LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 High bikes lift riders to new heights NEWS PAGE 5 Financial aid increases alongside tuition rates TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 71 THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, November 4, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Election wrap-up Political journalists from Texas Monthly, The Dallas Morning News, The Texas Tribune and Quorum Report will discuss the results of the midterm elections in a panel moderated by Sherri Greenburg, interim director of the Center for Politics and Governance. The free talk will be in the Bass Lecture Hall, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Light festival The Hindu Students Association will celebrate Diwali, the festival of light, with booths, games, a religious ceremony, dinner and fireworks around the Tower. The festival is free and will be on the Main Mall from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Fyer, my heart! The Madrigal Dinner Choir will showcase a sneak-peek concert for their performances that will take place later this month. The Renaissance choir concert is free to all students, faculty and staff and will be in the Jessen Auditorium HRH 2.104, 8 to 9 p.m. ÔWonder WindsÕ Local folk-pop rock band Marmalakes takes the stage at the Cactus Cafe with special guests Cole Wilson and Battle Bend. Tickets are $5 or $3 with a UT student ID for the show at 8:30 p.m. Toy in h istory In 2008 Barack Obama is elected the 44th President of the United States. ÒIÕm a fourth gener¥ation Austinite, and this city is absolute¥ly open to creativity and culinary design. Food trailers are one microcosm that rep¥resents the pur¥suit of the American dream and theyÕre here to stay.Ó Ñ Tiffany Harelik Host of the Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Festival LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Central Texas leads state in deportation cases By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff A federal program, recently im¥plemented in all Texas counties, that scans local jails for undocumented immigrants with criminal records has spurred controversy because it might lead to racial profiling and un¥derreporting of crime. The program, known as Secure Communities, aims to find and de¥port undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes such as homicide and rape. When an indi¥vidual is arrested and taken to a local jail, he or she must provide finger¥prints that will run in a multi-agen¥cy database and be verified with FBI criminal history records. Texas became the first border state to implement Secure Communities in all counties in September, with Trav¥is County joining in June 2009. Harris County was the first in the nation to enact the program. Gregory Palmore, ICE Ð Houston Field Office spokesman, said the U.S. Congress mandated the adoption of the program to all counties through¥out the nation by 2013. ÒWeÕre all on track, and there are no setbacks to implement it,Ó he said. ÒIt will expand local law enforce¥ment capabilities through the use of ItÕs neither a bird nor Superman Stephanie Meza | Daily Texan Staff Business freshman Max Tribolet obtained his pilotÕs license at age 16 and still flies his friends and family around the Texas sky. Lifelong dream of flying inspires UT business major to take to the sky By Lindsey Cherner M ax Tribolet walks around the runway, getting up to a speed of 55 to 60 the student actually go up in a plane with an the plane, completing tasks mph and taking off. examiner to prove he or she has an overall on a tedious list that in-To receive his piloting license when he was knowledge of how to fly. To pass the medical cludes testing the lights 16, business freshman Tribolet had to find a test, pilots are required to undergo an exami¥and switches in the cock-flight school, fly at least 40 hours in a plane nation from an Aviation Medical Examiner. pit, checking the weather and making sure and pass written, practical and medical tests. Though Tribolet had ambitions of flying since the air space is clear. After finishing this, Tri-The written test is 60 questions and tests the he was a child, no one in his family had ever bolet insists that what comes after is actual-studentÕs knowledge of weather and fly-taken an interest in piloting a plane before. ly the simple part Ñ lining up the plane on ing, whereas the practical test requires that HOBBY continues on page 6 INSIDE: Bullock museum honors female aviator on page 6 Students wake up to talk with deans of communication By Mary Ellen Knewtson Daily Texan Staff Three deans of the college stood near a long table with red cups and ping-pong balls in the lobby of the communication school Wednesday. Although it might have looked like an impromptu game of beer pong, the three deans were actually playing early-morning juice pong as part of Communication Coun¥cilÕs biannual ÒDonuts with the DeansÓ event. The council members organized the breakfast to bridge the gap be¥tween students and faculty mem¥bers, said council member Micaela Neumann, a communication stud¥ies sophomore. ÒThis is an opportunity for stu¥dents to interact with deans about any concerns they have about their educations,Ó Neumann said. She said the idea was to give stu¥dents a chance to meet their deans in a casual environment. Several dozen students stopped by the table to chat and pick up free breakfast. Dean Roderick Hart, who at¥tended the event, said he want¥ed students to see that he and the collegeÕs associate deans were ap¥proachable and available to talk. ÒThis gives me a sense of what excites [students] and what worries them,Ó Hart said. Hart talked about the field of communication as it relates to eco¥nomic and political trends. ÒCommunication students are liberal arts majors who are pro¥foundly impatient,Ó Hart said. ÒOur students are broadly educat¥ed, but thereÕs an implication to ap¥ply the knowledge.Ó Hart said an ideal communica¥tion student should be thoughtful, articulate and curious. He encour¥aged students not to get too dis¥couraged by the current scarcity of jobs. BREAKFAST continues on page 2 technology. ThereÕs really nothing else required.Ó Jim Harrington, director of the Tex¥as Civil Rights Project, said the pro¥gram could stifle undocumented im¥migrants from reporting crimes be¥cause of fears of deportation. ÒIt has an adverse effect on law enforcement because it discourages victims from reporting crime,Ó Har¥rington said. ÒIf they donÕt report crimes, theyÕre pretty prone to being victims again.Ó The San Antonio federal immigra¥tion district, which includes Travis IMMIGRATION continues on page 2 GOP to control gay rights debate By Matthew Stottlemyre impacts on gay rights in general,Ó Daily Texan Staff Rodriguez said. ÒThere may be a ItÕs likely that Republican mid-limiting impact on efforts to re¥term gains in Congress wonÕt peal the ÔdonÕt ask donÕt tellÕ pol¥lead to a federal ban on same-icy, which would require congres¥sex marriage, a UT law professor sional action.Ó said Wednesday. Rodriguez spoke to about 80 However, constitutional law people in a crowded courtroom expert Dan Rodriguez said the in the Connally Center for Justice election results may have ef-on campus Wednesday. He spoke fects on other aspects of the gay about the history of same-sex mar¥rights debate. riage laws in the U.S. and the po¥ ÒThere certainly may be some tential implications of a pending Republicans face battles over planned budget cuts By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Texas Republicans Ñ includ¥ing Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Da¥vid Dewhurst and House Speak¥er Joe Straus Ñ ran and won on a platform that promised a balanced state budget without new taxes. State budget and politics ex¥perts said Wednesday the legisla¥tive session may be just as pain¥ful for Republicans as election night was for Democrats if they balance the budget with huge cuts to education and healthcare. The budget shortfall could be as much as $25 billion, or about 30 percent of state spending based on the current budget. The reduction of Democrats in the Texas House means that Republicans will take sole re¥sponsibility for consequences of significant budget cuts, said Dave McNeely, a retired polit¥ical columnist for the Austin American-Statesman. ÒNov. 2 was a bad day to be a Texas Democrat, and the day the next legislative session opens will be a bad day to be a Repub¥lican,Ó McNeely said. ÒThe cuts are going to be savage Ñ Tex¥as already runs frugally and if youÕre trying to make up $25 bil¥lion with just spending cuts, itÕs going to be very difficult.Ó Spending on education and health and human services makes up about 75 percent of the budget Ñ eliminating all oth¥er spending still wouldnÕt com¥pletely close the budget gap. SPENDING continues on page 5 ruling on the Proposition 8 case in California. Prop. 8, which banned same-sex marriage in Califor¥nia, passed in a statewide vote in November 2008 and the state Su¥preme Court upheld the ban the next year. In August, U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn Walker overturned the ban, but the U.S. Court of Ap¥peals for the Ninth Circuit has i LAW continues on page 2 Law school lecturer Suzanne Schwartz listens to fellow professor Daniel Rodriguez speak on the complications of same-sex marriage law between states in the country. Corey Leamon Daily Texan Staff NEWS Thursday, November 4, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 104 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Sean Beherec (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 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. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 70 43 Something punny. BREAKFAST: Event provides informal environment to talk From page 1 ÒThese are hard times finan¥cially,Ó he said. ÒKeep in mind how quickly cycles change. ThatÕs true in politics and in economics, as well. My advice would be to keep a historical view even though we live in the present.Ó Hart said the landslide Re¥publican victory in TuesdayÕs midterm election is episodic, and, in its haste to cover the un¥usual, the media has overblown the influence of the Tea Party. He said he continues to encour¥age his students to vote in ev¥ery election, even if for no other reason than pure self interest. ÒIf you donÕt vote, I get two votes,Ó Hart said. ÒIf IÕm not there to make the case for aging white males, who else will be?Ó Students in attendance ex¥pressed their gratitude both for the free food and for a chance to make contact with the lead¥ers of their college. Advertising graduate student Josh Glick said he would prefer a casual setting to a formal of¥fice visit when finding out more about the deans. LAW: GLBT students defend same-sex marriage views From page 1 ssued a stay on the ruling until it can hear an appeal. Rodriguez said if the U.S. Su¥preme Court hears the case and strikes down the proposition, their decision could affect the le¥gal status of same-sex marriage bans in other states. He said the ef¥fects would depend entirely upon the reasons the court uses to strike down the law. OUTLaw and the law schoolÕs chapter of the American Constitu¥tion Society hosted the talk. OUT-Law is a social network for GLBT students and allies in the School of Law, and advocates for discus¥sions on issues that affect the com¥munity, said Sam Rettew, a law student and social coordinator for the group. By hosting the talk, the society hoped to enable students already supportive of same-sex marriage to defend their views, said Patrick Yarborough, a law student and the organizationÕs event coordinator. He said RodriguezÕs expertise in state constitutional law quali¥fied him to speak on the same-sex marriage issue. Rodriguez said both sides of the same-sex marriage debate push for legislation on the state rath¥er than federal level. He said the federal Defense of Marriage Act, which passed in 1996, provides a federal definition of marriage as between a man and a woman, but does not prohibit states from al¥lowing same-sex marriage. He said the Full Faith and Cred¥it Clause in the U.S. Constitution guarantees marriages performed in one state remain valid in ev¥ery other state, but because of the Defense of Marriage act, individ¥ual states who outlaw same-sex marriage donÕt have to recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere. ÒDOMA basically provides a public policy exception to the Full Faith and Credit Clause,Ó Rodri¥guez said. Although Rodriguez said sup¥port for same-sex marriage is in¥creasing nationwide, especially among younger people, he said only five states and Washing¥ton, D.C., perform same-sex mar¥riages. He said Arizona became the only state to turn down a ban on same-sex marriage by a state¥wide vote in 2006 but then passed a ban two years later. IMMIGRATION: Opponents question role of crime enforcement officers From page 1 County, accounted for 14 percent of the nationÕs total deportations ithis year The district has out¥numbered the other three Texas districts since it began in 2008 and has consistently deported more immigrants for non-criminal rea¥sons than for convicted crimes. UT sociology professor Nestor Rodriguez said it was hard to be¥lieve that Travis County has such a high deportation rate. ÒTravis County has a relative¥ly small immigrant population,Ó he said. ÒThe largest numbers of deportations in a county would come from counties that have very high numbers of immigrants, and Travis County only has 188,075.Ó Rodriguez said enforcement¥approach policies such as Secure Communities result from the U.S. CongressÕ failure to pass a com¥prehensive immigration bill. ÒIn the absence of such a bill, the trust of immigration policy be¥comes more dependent on enforce¥ment, especially as the number of migrants entering the country with¥out visas increases,Ó he said. Esther Reyes, coordinator of the Austin Immigrant Rights Co¥alition, said Secure Communities does not carry out the original mission of removing immigrants with serious convictions. In 2009, there were about 128,000 undoc¥umented immigrants removed mostly for drug charges and traf¥fic violations, according to the Im¥migration and Customs Enforce¥mentÕs website. ÒLaw enforcement officials are supposed to fight crime and pro¥vide safety to our communities,Ó Reyes said. ÒThereÕs a disconnect between the mission of this and how itÕs being implemented.Ó Denise Gilman, co-director of the School of LawÕs Immigration Clinic, said the number of calls to the clinic usually increases when the govern¥ment increases immigration enforce¥ment, such as through the Secure Communities program. However, the clinic cannot represent them all because of limited resources. ÒFortunately while there is al¥ways a lot of anti-immigrant leg¥islation, our leadership has most¥ly recognized that there are strong bonds between Texas and Mexico and that there are many genera¥tions of immigrants who we want to continue to welcome and work with,Ó Gilman said. THE DAILY TEXAN The Daily Texan Mail Subscription Rates One Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00 Summer Session 40.00 One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas StudentMedia', P.O. 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A reflective Obama acknowl¥edged the drubbing his party took in TuesdayÕs elections; Boehner, the speaker-in-waiting, seemed intent not to gloat. Yet the clearer reality is that these are men of vastly different agendas, styles and backgrounds. And it was telling that just about every mention of cooperation be¥tween them was accompanied by insistence on more give by the other Ñ essentially the same for¥mula for bitter gridlock that exist¥ed before voters tilted power to¥ward Republicans. ÒThe new majority here in Congress will be the voice of the American people,Ó declared Boeh¥ner. Obama offered an opposite analysis, saying any mandate to debate and vote again on the is¥sues of the past two years would be Òmisreading the election.Ó ThereÕs really no connection be¥tween them when they do talk. Boehner is an amiable politi¥cal animal, a happy warrior who Greece struggles to contain dangerous packages By Derek Gatopoulos checks on cargo inside Europe ... ital on Monday and Tuesday Ñ The Associated Press and then as far as possible world¥ one addressed to French Presi- ATHENS, Greece Ñ Greece wide,Ó Merkel told the daily Pas¥ dent Nicolas Sarkozy and eight stopped all outgoing airmail sauer Neue Presse. to the Athens embassies of Bul¥ packages and screened thou- The device found in Berlin ap¥ garia, Russia, Germany, Switzer¥ sands of boxes Wednesday in an peared identical in construction to land, Mexico, Chile, the Nether¥ attempt to stop a spate of bomb¥ those used in Greece, and seemed lands and Belgium. ings blamed on domestic mili¥ to contain a gunpowder-like sub- Three of the bombs exploded or tants targeting diplomatic mis¥ stance, German officials said. The caught fire in Athens, causing mi¥ sions and European leaders. countryÕs Federal Criminal Police nor damage and leaving one de- A 48-hour ban on all package Office said it had sent investiga¥ livery service employee burned. deliveries abroad took effect af¥ tors to Athens. Government spokesman ter mail bombs reached the of- The attacks, which followed an George Petalotis said that the fice of German Chancellor Ange¥ unsuccessful Yemen-based mail Greek mail bombs had no link to la Merkel and halted flights for bomb plot, highlighted the dif- Islamist groups. Petros Giannakouris | Associated Press hours at ItalyÕs Bologna airport, ficulty of keeping bombs out of Authorities have charged two Anti-terrorism police escort a mail bomb suspect, not named by where a package addressed to the international delivery system. suspects arrested Monday in con¥police, to the public prosecutorÕs office in Athens. Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi Several European governments nection with the bombings, and caught fire. urged vigilance but didnÕt say released the photographs of five group called Conspiracy Nuclei Greek terrorism expert Mary Bos¥ ÒThis incident and the prob¥ they were increasing measures al¥ other suspects believed to be as¥ of Fire. si told private Skai television. lem that we had at the chancel¥ ready in place at leadersÕ offices. sociated with them. The suspects, ÒClearly we are dealing with ÒThe suspects are all young but lery with a suspect package must At least 13 mail bombs were most in their early 20s, have been amateurs, but those are amateurs I have some reservations on who give cause to better coordinate detected sent from the Greek cap¥ linked to an anarchist militant who got worldwide attention,Ó might be guiding them.Ó came of age on Capitol Hill during the messy years of the so-called Republican revolution under for¥mer Speaker Newt Gingrich. Obama is the Ivy League-edu¥cated law professor who is known for keeping his composure. Obama offered fresh signals that he will negotiate with Repub¥licans. He acknowledged the slog toward a health care law eroded peopleÕs faith in government. So where does this all lead? ÒWe agreed that we needed to listen to the American people,Ó Boehner said of his brief chat with Obama after the election. ÒWe needed to work together on behalf of the American people.Ó They have a small window to find any ways to do that. ObamaÕs re-election bid will soon begin in earnest. NEWS BRIEFLY Paul the OctopusÕ young heir makes first public appearance OBERHAUSEN, Germany Ñ Paul the OctopusÕ successor has made his public debut Ñ but his keepers arenÕt yet promising deep soccer insight from the youngster. The 5-month-old, also named Paul, tentatively explored his new tank at the Sea Life aquarium in Oberhausen Wednesday. Paul hails from near Montpellier in south¥ern France and weighs nearly 10.5 ounces; he made his debut after two months in quarantine. The original Paul correctly pre¥dicted the outcome of eight matches at the World Cup. He died of natu¥ral causes last week. It isnÕt clear whether Paul the Sec¥ond will also try his tentacles at forecasting. Aquarium manager Stefan Por¥woll said he was Òactually supposed to meet his fellow octopus and media star personally and learn from him,Ó the news agency DAPD reported. Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Thursday, November 4, 2010 Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN Be sane and civil By Jonathan Rienstra Daily Texan Columnist IÕm intrigued by what happened last Satur¥day at Jon StewartÕs ÒRally to Restore Sanity.Ó Some have estimated as many as 200,000 people attended the Washington, D.C., event aimed at showing that most of Americans are in fact rea¥sonable, sane people. The Daily Texan estimated at least 6,000 peo¥ple attended a satellite rally here in Austin. News sites across the net covered the rally in some fashion, with many focusing on StewartÕs speech at the end. It was a serious, if somewhat vague, talk about how Americans work togeth¥er despite differences, yet that sanity is absent in Òthe countryÕs 24-hour politico-pundit-perpetu¥al-panic-conflictinator,Ó as he put it. Stewart attacked the left and the right for throwing labels at one another that were so pre¥posterous that if they were true, it would be in¥sane and delusional to expect them to work to¥gether.As Stewart put it, ÒWhy would you work with Marxists actively subverting our Consti¥tution or racists and homophobes who see no oneÕs humanity but their own?Ó As Americans, we have more in common than not and that is evident every single day as we interact with people and get things done without first won¥dering if the person weÕre talking to has differ¥ent viewpoints than us on gay marriage or un¥documented immigrants. The Rally to Restore Sanity was not a political rally, and it certainly wasnÕt a leftist response to Glenn BeckÕs rally in August, as some have sug¥gested. StewartÕs speech was focused on politics and the media, but it was not political. It was a speech that sought to bring Americans together, to quiet the din of the political arena, if only for an afternoon, and say, ÒI might not agree with you, but I donÕt hate you.Ó Stewart was not advocating some one-love, canÕt-we-all-just-get-along naive bullshit. What parties, as Stewart so aptly pointed out when he continuing it.Ó he was saying is that while it is possible to have noted that ÒIf we amplify everything, we hear ItÕs a step in the right direction. ItÕs not un¥ a differing viewpoint from the person youÕre nothing.Ó ItÕs the best line in the speech. But reasonable to ask for people on TV to be rea¥ talking to, it is also possible to have a discus¥what Stewart fails to mention is that ÒweÓ in-sonable. But we must demand it as consumers sion with them that doesnÕt become a shout¥cludes us, the consumer. The media pundits on by letting the news networks know we wonÕt ing match comprised solely of attacks. Rea¥cable television have become the bloated mon-stand for the broken system we have now. And sonable, mature discourse, as seen every day strosities they are because we as viewers al-we must demand it from all the newly-elected in businesses, homes and, as Stewart pointed lowed and encouraged it. representatives. Act responsibly and treat one out, tunnel entrances, does exist. We get things We sat back and watched the 24-hour cable another with civility and respect. Shouting over done by compromising and talking. If we act¥news channels go from reporting the news to one another or trying to one up on negative la¥ ed in life as politicians and pundits do on tele¥being the news themselves. WeÕve let pundits bels does nothing but push the country down. vision, we would be fired, because itÕs irratio¥become their own brands instead of telling us Early in his speech Stewart remarked, ÒWe nal, itÕs over the top, and itÕs not how people what is happening. WeÕve permitted them to be-live now in hard times, not end times. And we resolve issues. come hyperbole machines instead of, as Stewart can have animus and not be enemies.Ó If we As one rally participant from Washington, put it, our immune systems. wish to see our way out of these hard times, we D.C., told me, ÒI thought the RallyÕs point was ItÕs a game that everyone seems to be playing cannot do it divided and angry. Americans are clear: It doesnÕt matter which side of the polit¥but nobody will win. And itÕs a game that we not what the cable news tells us we are. We are ical spectrum youÕre on. What matters is how can all get out of if we try. MSNBC host Keith so much better than that. ItÕs time we let those in you approach public debate about serious is-Olbermann announced Monday on his show Washington and on TV know that by working sues ... leaving the discussion of those issues to that he was suspending his ÒWorst Persons in together on the media and politics, not in per- TV pundits and Capitol Hill ideologues isnÕt go¥the WorldÓ segment in response to StewartÕs fect harmony, but as we do it in our daily rou¥ ing to help us fix them. Solving our problems rally, saying, ÒIts satire and whimsy have grad-tines, as human beings working to make our means facing them like adults Ñ honestly, di¥ually gotten lost in some anger, so in the spirit of lives just a little better each day. rectly and, whenever possible, collaboratively.Ó the thing, as of right now, I am unilaterally sus- Why then, has it become so bad on cable TV pending that segment with an eye towards dis-Rienstra is a journalism junior. and in D.C.? 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Improve graduation rates By Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist In a time when higher-education fund¥ing is compromised on a nearly daily ba¥sis, the Texas Higher Education Coor¥dinating Board, a state agency dedicat¥ed to helping the Legislature meet high¥er-education goals, has developed a plan that will shift the funding incentive fo¥cus from enrollment to degree-comple¥tion. However, the boardÕs new formula may do more harm than good and create a situation where colleges and universi¥ties end up with less resources to achieve those degree-completion numbers and even less funding. The boardÕs goal is to have Texas col¥leges and universities award a total of 210,000 bachelor Õs degrees, associateÕs degrees and professional certificates by 2015; in 2009 the number sat at 164,491. Currently, the stateÕs funding formula is based on the number of credit hours students attempt. The boardÕs outcome¥based funding formula suggests that the state should fund 10 percent of base un¥dergraduate hours for each bachelorÕs de¥gree awarded. This sounds like a good idea at first, but the repercussions of this formula could be disastrous. State colleges and universities have seen enough budget cuts in the last several years, and this plan only makes schools more likely to lose funding opportunities. For exam¥ple, UT has been adamant about keeping budget cuts as far away from academics as possible. Administrative positions and other programs are the first to see the guillotine, which makes sense Ñ if you have to make cuts, you might as well cut around academics. However, the lack of resources result¥ing from these budget cuts makes gradu¥ating students out of UT or any other insti¥tutions in Texas more difficult. Programs meant to help students get past the dai¥ly struggles of college are shown the door. Graduate student teaching assistants are being paid relatively less and less, mak¥ing the appeal of helping undergraduates in their fields undesirable. Hiring freezes for faculty and staff make current faculty and staff spread themselves too thin, leav¥ing many students without the academic attention they need. TexasÕ abysmal six-year degree-com¥pletion rate was the impetus for the new formula: Only 55.9 percent of students enrolled in Texas institutions of higher learning will receive their respective de¥grees in six years. But the stateÕs colleg¥es and universities need funding to help students go from orientation to gradu¥ation. Not all students have the same fi¥nancial or academic situations Ñ if a stu¥dent has not completed his or her bach¥elorÕs degree in six years, it is probably due to circumstances other than academ¥ics. Financial troubles and personal issues plague many studentsÕ lives throughout their collegiate careers, making the need for expanded learning centers, expanded free tutoring, peer-support groups and ac¥ademic counseling programs pertinent for degree-completion numbers, and these programs are likely to be cut if more bud¥get restrictions arise for Texas colleges and universities. Texas Faculty Association executive di¥rector Mary Aldridge Dean told Inside¥HigherEd.com she finds the outcomes¥based formula to be Òhorrible,Ó saying the plan will severely cut funding to schools that serve disenfranchised students who often take time off from school to work and support themselves. She also said the plan would lead colleges and universi¥ties to lower academic standards in order to achieve their degree-completion goals and ensure more funding. I commend the board for thinking of in¥novative ways to ensure degree comple¥tion, but this is just not the proper mech¥anism. The best way to ensure graduation completion at this time is to forbid the Legislature from making any more bud¥get cuts for higher learning, not giving it more avenues to do so. Avelar is a government and journalism senior Thursday, November 4, 2010 NEWS Wipe on, wipe off Tuition, financial aid rise at four-year public colleges SPENDING: Budget deficit presents difficulty for anti-tax leadership By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Four-year public universities nationwide have increased their tuition and fees by almost 8 per¥cent this year. But students might not have felt the full effects of the increas¥es because financial aid has also increased, according to College Board reports. There has been a $10 billion increase in Pell grants, which has helped keep what stu¥dents actually pay down. The report said average tu¥ition and fees have increased by about 24 percent in the past four years. Students receive an average of $6,100 in grant aid and federal tax benefits at pub¥lic, four-year universities. ÒTuition was deregulated in 2003,Ó said Lizette Montiel, assis¥tant director for state relations for the Texas Higher Education Co¥ordinating Board. ÒSo institutions have the authority to increase or lower tuition as they see fit. But the legislature makes the decisions on how much financial aid or state grant money will go to the institu¥tion or how much is allocated.Ó Thomas Melecki, director of UTÕs student financial services, said the cost of running institu¥tions continues to increase. ÒHigher education is a fairly la¥bor intensive business,Ó Melecki said. ÒYou have to have top-notch faculty and staff. Higher education competes for those folks.Ó The tuition at UT increased by about 3.95 percent this year Ñ well below the national average. Inflation is part of the issue that has increased tuition costs, Melecki said. He also said legislative appro¥priation is part of the problem. ÒWhile we are grateful for them, they havenÕt been growing at nearly the rate of inflation over the past sev¥eral years,Ó Melecki said. ÒSo if we are going to maintain a quality insti¥tution with good faculty and staff, it takes a certain amount of money to make sure you can do that.Ó Melecki said there are many ef¥forts on campus attempting to pre¥vent raising tuition. ÒWe are trying to figure out ways we can be more efficient about spending money,Ó he said. Virginia resident and history sophomore Britainy Schwoebel said that she would not have been able to attend UT without finan¥cial aid. ÒItÕs about $40,000 to $45,000 a year to be out of state,Ó Schwoeb¥el said. ÒMy family is pretty well off but that is not the type of mon¥ey someone has lying around, es¥pecially after the economic down¥turn. UT was my dream school so I am glad I got to go here.Ó College of Liberal Arts selects chairs From page 1 ÒThere is literally no way to balance this budget with cuts alone,Ó said Dick LaVine, a senior budget analyst at the Center for Public Policy Priorities. ÒThere are ways to raise money that might be acceptable to the governor if theyÕre not called tax increases; like fee and tuition increases.Ó State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dal¥las, chairman of the House Com¥mittee on Higher Education, said it wouldnÕt be surprising to see an another 5- to 10-percent reduction in funding to high priority bud¥get items such as universities and public schools. ÒYou couldnÕt make the limi¥tations weÕd have to make to bal¥ance the budget if you didnÕt make [meaningful] cuts to the two larg¥est areas of the budget,Ó Branch said, referring to education and social services. ÒOur [funding] for our highest priorities is going to have to shrink because the budget is going to have to shrink.Ó Rep. Garnet Coleman, D-Hous¥ton, said that fewer Democrats wouldnÕt make a difference in what cuts are made and how they are made. ÒIt was in the hands of the Re¥publicans before,Ó he said. Sticking with the strategy of sig¥nificant spending cuts also carries political risks for the Republicans, said Sherri Greenberg, interim di¥rector of the LBJ SchoolÕs Center for Politics and Governance. In 2003, the Texas Legislature closed a $10 billion budget short¥fall by cutting spending Ñ includ¥ing reducing the number of chil¥dren on the ChildrenÕs Health In¥surance Program, which subsidiz¥es healthcare for children of low¥income families. Greenberg said that decision will hurt Republican representatives in swing districts during the next two elections. Women make up one-third of UTÕs department heads; appointees relish challenge By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Seven new department chairs have been appointed in the Col¥lege of Liberal Arts, UTÕs larg¥est college. Four are women, making one-third of the depart¥ment chairs in the University female. Kristen Brustad, Dan Dixon, Mary Neuberger, Jill Robbins, Christine Williams, James Pen¥nebaker and Cory Juhl were ap¥pointed as the new chairs. Department of Middle Eastern Studies Chair Kristen Brustad said there is still work to be done to achieve racial and gender equality. ÒOne-third of the chairs at the University are women,Ó Brustad said. ÒI think that it is excellent so many incredible women are being promoted. But we still have a long way to go with oth¥er minorities. We have made a lot of progress.Ó Brustad said big changes are on the horizon in Middle Eastern studies. The department is con¥solidating its majors to offer one major in Middle Eastern languag¥es and cultures, instead of sev¥eral in Arabic, Persian, Hebrew and Turkish. She said she feels honored that her colleagues are confident in her abilities. ÒThe support of the depart¥ment means a lot to me, and IÕm excited to be working with a re¥ally dynamic and excellent group of faculty,Ó Brustad said. ÒThatÕs what encouraged me to accept this position.Ó Jill Robbins was named chair of the Department of Spanish and Portuguese. All chairs re¥ceive a pay raise and two months of summer salary, but Robbins said pay was not a deciding fac¥tor in taking the position. ÒI was driven by my belief in the mission of this department, in the strength of our faculty, stu¥dents and staff, and in our future as the top department of Spanish and Portuguese in the country,Ó she said. Robbins said she is already tak¥ing steps to improve the depart¥ment by setting aside endow¥ment funds for graduate student research, revising and updating the curriculum and expanding the faculty. The department chair job re¥quires more multitasking and availability to other members of the department, she said. ÒBeing chair is a heavy respon¥sibility and takes a great deal of time. In addition to more paper¥work, I will be spending more time with my colleagues, admin¥istrators, staff and students but in a different role,Ó said Penne¥baker, the new chair of the De¥partment of Psychology. He said he feels honored to be chosen as the chair and is excited for the challenge. The Department of Slavic and Eurasian Studies chair Mary Neuberger said that this new po¥sition will require less teaching and more decision making. ÒThere is a lot of diplomacy in¥volved between faculty, students and administration,Ó Neuberger said. ÒItÕs more stressful.Ó However, her experiences have taught her a lot about how the University is run. NeubergerÕs department is in danger of being cut, but she said she is optimistic in saying Òlead¥ership is necessary in a time of crisis.Ó ÒItÕs challenging, but I think in a good way,Ó she said. ÒWe can step up and shine and make things work.Ó NEWS Thursday, November 4, 2010 Aviation series honors female pilot By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff Although the Ògrandmother of aviationÓ was born in Alabama, she was instrumental in bringing planes to Texas, astronomy ad¥ministrative associate Debra Win¥egarten said Wednesday. Katherine Stinson was a pi¥oneer in a field dominated by men, Winegarten said in a lec¥ture Wednesday at the Bob Bull¥ock Texas State History Muse¥um. The lecture, part of a series on aviation, coincides with an exhibit at the museum celebrat¥ing the centennial of the first suc¥cessful flight in Texas. The flight marked the beginning of aviation in Texas. ÒWhen the men wouldnÕt teach her to do something, she taught herself,Ó Winegarten said. ÒShe didnÕt let that stop her, and I think thatÕs extraordinary.Ó Stinson became the fourth woman to earn a pilotÕs license in the United States in 1912 after first having trouble finding instruc¥tion because she was a woman. She earned the nickname ÒFlying SchoolgirlÓ when she began exhi¥bition flying. ÒBecause she looked so young, she was billed as the schoolgirl who could outfly the men by her agent,Ó Winegarten said. Stinson was the first wom¥an to fly in China and Japan. When World War I broke out, she made a flying tour from Buf¥falo, N.Y., to Washington, D.C., to raise money for the American Red Cross. She raised over $3 million in one day for the organization, Winegarten said. Max Lille, StinsonÕs flight in¥structor, wanted to open a flight school in San Antonio because of its optimal weather. When Lille died, Stinson, along with her sis¥ter Marjorie, made his plans a reality. Stinson drove ambulances for the Red Cross in Europe dur¥ing World War I and eventual¥ly contracted tuberculosis in 1920, ending her aviation career, ac¥cording to the U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. School of Information profes¥sor Glynn Harmon said Stinson was a brave pioneer. ÒIn those days, there was con¥siderable prejudice from both men and women against women being pilots,Ó he said. Kate Betz, an education pro¥gram developer at the museum, said WinegartenÕs research on Stinson made her a natural choice to give the lecture on women in aviation. Betz said the exhibit about Tex¥as aviation has generated a lot of interest. ÒWe have a large communi¥ty of aviators in Austin and the Central Texas area, and Texas has such a big part in aviationÕs sto¥ry,Ó Betz said. HOBBY: Student fulfills childhood ambitions at 16 From page 1 ÒEver since I was a little kid I always wanted to fly, and the urge just never left me,Ó he said. The first few times that Tri¥bolet was actually flying the plane, though, he was scared. It was only after being in the air regularly and realizing that fly¥ing planes was actually safer than driving cars that he began to relax. ÒYou have a lot of freedom,Ó he said. ÒYou can go in three di¥rections since you can go up or down. ItÕs not like driving a car; thereÕs a lot more mobility.Ó Although thereÕs much more freedom in the air, there are a few restrictions that come with a new piloting license. Because of a lack of experience, Tribolet canÕt fly in clouds and is limited to single-engine planes. How¥ever, he can fly day or night and can fly with passengers. Tribolet believes that, on a nice day, itÕs not hard to fly, but when there are strong winds it can be difficult. Landing with a crosswind, for example, is de¥manding. This requires the pilot to alter his or her landing course and land directly into the wind. However, adapting to wind pat¥terns is all covered in training. ÒMy mom was nervous [about me flying] at first, but since sheÕs gotten to go up, sheÕs seen itÕs safe,Ó he said. ÒI try to be conservative [when it comes to flying].Ó The danger of flying is mis¥represented, and what many donÕt realize is that risk of in¥jury or death is 10 to 40 times greater in an automobile than in an aircraft, he said. ÒItÕs really different. The amount of people that have pi¥lot licenses is so small, especial¥ly kids,Ó Tribolet said. ÒI got my first student pilot license three days after I turned 16, so I was actually flying a plane the same day I got my driverÕs license.Ó So instead of driving to his favorite restaurant, he now flies when he has the time and treats his family and friends to his fa¥vorite burger place after a sce¥nic flight to Brenham, about 30 minutes outside of Houston. On Sunday, Tribolet took his friend Eli Arbov, a biology sopho¥more, up in the air to give him a taste of what piloting a plane is all about. ÒIÕve always been infatuated with the idea of flying,Ó Arbov said. Ò[Tribolet] asked me to go with him because he knew I wanted to get my pilotÕs license also and wanted to show me the ropes.Ó Despite all of the benefits of becoming a pilot, Tribolet says he doesnÕt actually want to fly for a living because of the lack of job security in the airline in¥dustry. But he still wants to maintain the hobby. ÒI donÕt like the long security lines or the public airports,Ó Tri¥bolet said. ÒItÕs just something I do for fun ... I love the feeling of having everything right at my fingertips. I get this huge adren¥aline rush from it.Ó By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff Drug abuse and genital warts are two often-ignored womenÕs issues that the sisters of Zeta Sigma Chi highlighted Wednes¥day during WomenÕs Health Day 2010. Women and womenÕs resource providers gathered in the Texas Union to inform students about the prevalence of issues that of¥ten afflict women but are seldom covered by the media. Speakers distributed informa¥tion about sexual and mental health, drug and alcohol abuse and nutrition. People often stigmatize wom¥en who struggle with addiction by thinking they look or act a certain way, said Ivana Graho¥vac, program coordinator of the Center for Students in Recovery. Grahovac said it took her eight years to complete her un¥dergraduate studies partial¥ly because she took time off to model, intern in Washington, D.C., and, later, struggle with drug addiction. ÒI struggled with bulimia and I was addicted to heroin,Ó she said. ÒI was letting my addic¥tion systematically destroy ev¥erything I had in my life, and I was ready to give up.Ó Grahovac has spent years ed¥ucating students and parents about how to deal with addic¥tion, and introducing them to re¥covery. She also welcomed stu¥dents to the womenÕs Alcoholics Anonymous group that meets Fridays at 8 a.m. ÒAt the center we let students know there is a beautiful life out there, and we want to help them find the best version of them¥selves possible,Ó she said. Sexual health issues often af¥fect college students, said Guli Fager, health education coordi¥nator at the Health Promotion Resource Center. Fager said although most of the diseases she helps students cope with are curable, they of¥ten take their toll on students emotionally. ÒA student having to deal with the reality of a [sexual¥ly transmitted infection] can be really heartbreaking,Ó she said. ÒWe try to comfort them and say, ÔWeÕll get you help,Õ but itÕs up to them to be proactive in stay¥ing healthy.Ó The center provides students with prevention information and up to three free condoms a day, and refer treatment in the event of an infection. WomenÕs Health Day is a Zeta Sigma Chi annual program that is usually hosted in Jester where members pass out informational pamphlets. Nutrition senior Peace Dike said it was important for this yearÕs event to be more effective because their former method of tabling was not sending the mes¥sage they wanted. ÒWe want to impact women and give them tangible informa¥tion about maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but we werenÕt doing that passing things out at a table once a year,Ó Dike said. Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN Horns lose in first round of tournament Sooners flourish in windy conditions; late comeback falls short for No. 24 Texas By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Staff SAN ANTONIO Ñ TexasÕ mot¥to all season long has been Òstart strong, finish stronger.Ó The Long¥horns failed to do either Wednes¥day, playing a sloppy game that led to a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma in the opening round of the Big 12 Tournament. ÒWe didnÕt play that well,Ó said Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli after the game. ÒWe had some chances but we werenÕt good all day.Ó The gameÕs lone goal was scored by Sooner forward Caitlin Mooney in the 14th minute, when she received a cross from forward Whitney Palmer inside the box. Mooney maneuvered around the Texas defense and sent a shot past Longhorn goalkeeper Alexa Gaul into the left corner of the goal. Texas should have been famil¥iar with the Mooney-Palmer con¥nection Ñ it was those two who connected on the opening goal in OklahomaÕs 2-1 win less than a week ago in Austin. Texas struggled to gain mo¥mentum after the early goal, and didnÕt play like the team that had just tied No. 6 Texas A&M at home last Friday. ÒThe first half was about as bad as weÕve played all year,Ó Petrucelli said. ÒWe didnÕt put the ball in the right spot when we had the chances.Ó The Longhorns outshot Okla¥homa 5-3 in the first half and 14¥11 for the game but most of those shots werenÕt on target. Texas sent balls either directly at Sooner goal¥keeper Kelsey Devonshire, allow¥ing her to make an easy save, or sailing over the crossbar and out of harmÕs way. The wind, gusting up to 20 mph at times, made it hard for ei¥ DaughterÕs deadly illness, muffed punts responsible for cornerbackÕs anger By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Curtis Brown had every right to be angry. After his second muffed punt inside the 20-yard-line on Sat¥urday, he threw down his hel¥met, kicked it to the sideline and screamed profanities. He felt like the LonghornsÕ loss to Bay¥lor was all his fault. Obvious¥ly it wasnÕt as if a loss canÕt be placed on one manÕs shoulders, but itÕs easy to understand why he let his frustrations get the best of him considering the kind of week he had. Last Tuesday before the Baylor game, Brown received a phone call every parent dreads Ñ his 1-year-old daughter, Alayah, was in the hospital in Houston with a deadly respiratory illness. Brown had to get to Houston immediately. But before he could leave Austin, BrownÕs name random¥ly popped up on a mandatory NCAA drug test that was sched¥uled for that Wednesday morn¥ing. He was told missing the test would cost him the standard penalty Ñ a one-year suspen- Photos by Lauren Gerson | Daily Texan Staff Above, Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli and his assistants walk off the field after the Longhorns lost to Oklahoma on Wednesday. Below, forward Hannah Higgins dribbles past a Sooner defender. Higgins sent a late cross into the box but it was headed just over the goal. ther team to accurately cross the ly went anywhere but straight up ball during the game. Oklahoma because of the wind. was playing with the wind in the Despite the sloppy play and The first half was about as bad as weÕve played all year.Ó ÔÔ Ñ Chris Petrucelli, Head coach second half, which put Texas at a disadvantage moving forward to mount a comeback. Several balls were booted hard by Texas de¥fenders looking to clear, but bare¥the wind, the Longhorns were still able to get their chances. In the 71st minute, midfielder Kylie SHUTOUT continues on page 8 FOOTBALL Teammates support Brown during trying week Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff Defensive back and punt returner Curtis Brown bobbles a punt against Baylor during SaturdayÕs game. Brown muffed two against the Bears and vented his frustration on the sidelines. soled his cornerback throughout the week. ÒItÕs tough. We wear a lot of hats other than just be¥ing a football coach here at Tex¥as. YouÕre an adviser, youÕre a consultant, youÕre a friend. You BROWN continues on page 8 NBA Miami fun to watch, easy to hate with LeBron By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Columnist After being assigned five games in the first seven days of the NBA season, the traveling Miami Heat circus show can finally take a few days of rest. And for goodness sake, they de¥serve it. They have been marching around the country putting their three-headed-monster on display for everyone to scrutinize. The first week of NBA play has been all Heat all the time, and even though they donÕt have a game for another two days, the basketball gods are still focusing their attention on the South Beach villains, as theyÕve been portrayed. ESPN.com has devoted an en¥tire page to the team with their new ÒHeat IndexÓ section, featur¥ing articles asking how LeBron James could have made ÒThe De¥cisionÓ tastefully. Nike has spent all summer coming up with an ad campaign to restore JamesÕ HEAT continues on page 8 Thursday, November 4, 2010 SIDELINE MENÕS TENNIS ITA National Intercollegiate Indoors Ed Corrie and Jean Andersen travel to ITA national championships. Date: Today through Sunday Time: All day Where: New York City WHAT TO WATCH NCAA Football Georgia Tech (5-3) at No. 22 Virginia Tech (6-2) Date: Tonight Time: 6:30 p.m. On air: ESPN Saturday schedule: 11:30 a.m. Baylor at Oklahoma State 2:30 p.m. Nebraska at Iowa State 6 p.m. Oklahoma at Texas A&M 7 p.m. Texas at Kansas State 7 p.m. Missouri at Texas Tech SPORTS BRIEFLY Oklahoma State, Nebraska cruise into Big 12 semifinals Top-seeded Texas A&M breathed a sigh of relief after the opening round of the Big 12 soccer tourna¥ment on Wednesday but must have gotten nervous looking down the bracket at what lies ahead. The Aggies finished regulation plus two overtime periods tied 0-0 with Colorado, the tournamentÕs lowest seed. They had to wait un¥til penalty kicks to knock the Buffs out of contention, 5-4. Meanwhile, No. 2 seed Oklaho¥ma State defeated Texas Tech 3-1 and No. 3 seed Nebraska crushed Missouri 4-1 in San Antonio. Tomorrow A&M will face Okla¥homa, which knocked fifth-seeded Texas out of the tournament. The tournamentÕs goal leaders, Oklaho¥ma State and Nebraska, will meet in FridayÕs other semifinals game. The championship will feature the winner of those two games on Sunday. The game begins at noon and will be broadcast on the Fox Sports Network. Ñ Will Anderson sion, which would have meant the end of his college football ca¥reer because he is a senior. ÒBless his heart,Ó said head coach Mack Brown. ÒHe got up at 5 Wednesday morning, took the test at 6 and got in the car and left.Ó Curtis Brown arrived back in Austin on Friday in time to meet the team at the hotel it stays at before home games. ÒLike anybody else would be, he was pretty distraught over the situation,Ó said defensive coordi¥nator Will Muschamp, who con- MENÕS TENNIS Duo heads to NYC for championships By Wes Maulsby Daily Texan Staff Texas has a very busy week¥end ahead of it, hosting the Tex¥as Invitational in addition to send¥ing Jean Andersen and Ed Corrie to New York for the USTA/ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships. ÒIÕm really looking forward to going because IÕve never been to Flushing Meadows,Ó Corrie said. He and doubles partner Ander¥sen qualified for the competition last week by winning the regional qualifier in College Station. They are part of a 16-team field that will all try to take home the second na¥tional title opportunity of the sea¥son. ÒItÕs going to be a great experi¥ence to go up there and be a part of this tournament,Ó Andersen said. Neither Corrie nor Anders¥en were able to come away with any titles at the previous nation¥al championship opportunity, and this will be their last chance to capture a title until the NCAA Championships in the spring. Although they only became doubles partners this season, they are already playing at a high lev¥el. ÒAt first we struggled a little bit because we hadnÕt played togeth¥er, but then at regionals, things re¥ally started to come together,Ó An¥dersen said. NYC continues on page 8 Scott Squires | Daily Texan file photo Ed Corrie returns a ball in MayÕs Big 12 Championships. Corrie and doubles partner Jean Andersen travel to New York City on Thursday. SPORTS Thursday, November 4, 2010 BROWN: Muschamp, team backed player even after miscues From page 7 wear a lot of hats in order to help these young men work through adversity.Ó In order to prevent conflicts like CurtisÕ in the future, Mack Brown explained that the NCAA needs some flexibility in its drug-testing penalties. ÒWe need to look at ways that we can get an emergency appeal in that situation because thatÕs not right,Ó he said. ÒItÕs not fair to put a young man in an awful position and he didnÕt know what to do.Ó Sometimes other things in life take priority over football, and in a time when the Longhorns are get¥ting ripped by fans and the media for their inconsistency and 4-4 re¥cord, itÕs easy to forget that. All of the Texas players and coaches were aware of Curtis BrownÕs situation and supported him during the week. ÒWe prayed for him and encour¥aged him,Ó said senior defensive end Sam Acho. ÒThat goes back to something bigger than football. That goes back to life and we can all learn lessons from that.Ó After Curtis Brown lost his com¥posure in the fourth quarter be¥cause of his second dropped punt, Acho was there to give his team¥mate a lift. ÒI told him, and he knows this, but I told him that football is a team sport,Ó Acho said. ÒItÕs not like golf or tennis where itÕs just one-on-one. ItÕs a team sport and weÕre all in this together. And thatÕs been the message and will continue to be the message re¥gardless of the outcome.Ó With the way TexasÕ season has unfolded, the players and coaches have learned how to pick each oth¥er up and forge forward. Though BrownÕs situation is much more in¥tense than losing a football game, missing a tackle or botching a punt, this group has learned how to face and handle adversity. ÒItÕs not just about what hap¥pens on Saturday afternoon,Ó Muschamp said. SHUTOUT: Texas falls to Oklahoma in quarterfinals of Big 12 tourney From page 7 Doniak was in a one-on-one with Devonshire after just staying on¥side to receive an almost perfect through-ball from Sophie Campise, but Devonshire pounced on the ball before Doniak could get a shot off. Doniak has been TexasÕ work¥horse in the second half of the sea¥son Ñ with three goals and four assists in the last six games Ñ and the Longhorns kept trying to feed her, but she wasnÕt able to get off a quality shot against OklahomaÕs smothering defense. Nothing seemed to be going the LonghornsÕ way offensively in the second half. Plagued by tough luck with the ball and bad touches on shots, the teamÕs closest chance came in the waning minutes with the Longhorns desperately trying to even the score. With less than five minutes re¥maining, forward Hannah Hig¥gins sent a cross into the box that midfielder Kristin Cummins got her head on, but the ball skimmed the crossbar and barely went over the goal. No. 24 Texas now has to wait un¥til Monday to hear if it will get an at-large bid to play in the NCAA Tournament later this month. With wins against three other top¥25 teams, itÕs very likely the Long¥hornsÕ season isnÕt over. Petrucel¥li only wonders how much longer it can last. HEAT: James, Wade put on good show From page 7 image after his messy breakup with Cleve¥land. Even the passive Canadians took shots at former Toronto Raptor Chris Bosh when he left, as did most of America. It is safe to say the majority of NBA fans and writers hate the team. IÕve heard a num¥ber of monikers for them such as Òthe new Yankees,Ó Òa team of narcissistsÓ and even the and mean-spirited Òteam of ugly fools.Ó But is all this resentment still worth it? The trades happened, the team is loaded and they are going to dominate the East. Get over it. I will be the first to admit that I was not happy about the three mega-stars joining forces when it happened. I subscribe to the school of thought that true competitors can take a deflated team and carry them to greatness. But when you take the names off the back of the jerseys and simply watch them play, how cool is this team? ItÕs like when you were a kid playing on the blacktop and all the really good, really tall players decided to play a three-versus-everyone else game. Or like when you spent all that time trading players on NBA video games to put together a mythical team of larger¥than-life stars. This team exemplifies greatness, and they are scary good from top to bottom. Consider this: Since losing their first game to Boston, the Heat have outscored opponents by 22.8 points per game. Also consider the fact that Miami never plays a five-man lineup that does not include one of the 10 best players in the game. The fact that James can come in with the sec¥ond team if he wanted to and still be just as strong is mind-boggling. James, as big-headed as he seemed over the summer, is willing to accept any role on the team and dish the credit to other players, and the Heat are gelling better because of it. ÒI think [Dwayne Wade] carried the scor¥ing load in the first half, and when you have that, you donÕt have to worry about scor¥ing as much,Ó James said after playing point guard against Minnesota on Tuesday. Wade finally has all the pieces around him to let him enjoy victories, rather than shoul¥der the burden of his lesser teammates of the past. HeÕs been given the green light to go be trigger-happy with the support of Bosh and James. ItÕs a beautiful thing, and itÕs fun to watch. After losing the season opener, Wade had that familiar feeling of personal responsibil¥ity for his Heat. ÒNot a great 1 but its 1 of 82..felt good 2 fi¥nally play a game this season. Now ill work on my rhythm and chemistry with the guys,Ó he Tweeted afterwards. I donÕt think he has to worry about that anymore. The team is moving to its own beat and dancing over teams in the process. It may be hard to swallow the fact that a team can be this good while the rest of the league is just chasing their shadow. But as a basketball fan, I canÕt wait to see the Miami Heat face the Los Angeles Lakers in the fi¥nals. It is going to happen. When it does, bas¥ketball enthusiasts can debate the Òone-star¥carrying-the-teamÓ vs. Òthe-star-studded¥teamÓ philosophies. So no matter how deep-seated your hate for LeBron, Bosh or Wade is, just imagine the names on the jerseys donÕt exist, that you are simply watching basketball and not the per¥sonalities associated with it. This is one instance where you can hate the players, but not the game. NYC: Pair begin tournament Thursday From page 7 bles partners until head coach what the fall is all about.Ó Michael Center decided to mix Center is hoping that his team But this shouldnÕt really come things up a little bit and make can continue to refine their game as a surprise. Corrie and Anders-some new teams. here in the early part of the sea¥en had been getting along well on ÒI decided to take a look at Jean son by improving their fit¥and off the court, so being named and Ed, and theyÕve clicked pret-ness and overall game. Once doubles partners was just the next ty well and played well togeth-the spring portion of the season step in the process. Their pairing er,Ó Center said. starts, then everything will start has been very successful, which Meanwhile, here in Austin, to count. The Longhorns wel¥can be attributed to their match-there is some quality tennis go-come some strong teams, includ¥ing playing styles. ing on, too. The rest of the team ing Florida, Oklahoma and Bay¥ ÒBoth of us have similar man-will try to gain experience as the lor this weekend. nerisms on the court,Ó Corrie end of the fall portion of the sea-ÒI think this is the best field said. ÒWe keep fighting hard, but son draws near. weÕve ever had [at the UT MenÕs we like to keep it a little loose and ÒWe want our guys to get in Invitational], so IÕm excited,Ó Cen¥have a joke here and there.Ó as many competitive matches as ter said. ÒI think itÕs going to be a The two didnÕt become dou-possible,Ó Center said, ÒThatÕs great challenge for our guys.Ó RECYCLE your copy of THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, November 4, 2010 SPORTS MLB Contract talk dominates as Rangers return home Texas to enter negotations with manager Washington beginning this Thursday By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press ARLINGTON Ñ While there have been no negotiations yet with free-agent ace Cliff Lee, the American League champion Tex¥as Rangers will talk Thursday with manager Ron Washington about a new contract. Nolan Ryan, the teamÕs presi¥dent and part-owner, said he ex¥pects Òno issuesÓ in getting new deals done for Washington, whose contract expires this year, and gen¥eral manager Jon Daniels, who has one year left on his deal. As for keeping Lee, that wonÕt be as easy, despite mutual interest on both sides. ÒItÕs hard for me to specu¥late on that because I donÕt know where this is going to go,Ó Ryan said Wednesday, two days after the teamÕs first World Series end¥ed. ÒYou read reports that the Yan¥kees are after him and they are de¥termined to sign him. What that means, I donÕt know. ... I think it will have a life of its own. It will be on a national level, so itÕs just hard to say where thatÕs going to go.Ó Ryan said the Rangers havenÕt gotten into any negotiations with Lee yet. Texas made one contract decision Wednesday, declining a $9 million mutual option on designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero, who will get a $1 million buyout and could still be chael Young said. ÒHe was a mas-ÒStill stings. Safe to say weÕre record in 39 seasons since moving look at what we accomplished eligible for salary arbitration. back next season. sive part of our team. Hopefully not over anything yet,Ó he said. to Texas after the franchise started this year, we feel very good about Ryan said he expects an in- Guerrero, the 2004 AL MVP, heÕs back next year. We need him, ÒBut weÕre getting to the point as the expansion Washington Sen-it. We feel that as an organization creased payroll, though he signed a deal last winter with a without a doubt.Ó also, we can appreciate the suc-ators in 1961. weÕre headed in the right direc-wouldnÕt speculate how much. But $5.5 million salary for 2010. Dan-Washington said he expects cess we had and the run we had After beating the defending tion and our goal this winter is try he also pointed out there are not iels said there was never any in-Guerrero to come back. and the fact that we had a great World Series champion New York to improve our ballclub any way the same restrictions of last winter tention on either side to exercise While the San Francisco Gi-we can and be ready for next year when the team was for sale. the option. ants had a parade Wednesday, the and hopefully have another sea-There was no way the Rangers ÒWe moved a little bit of mon-Rangers held a rally with an esti-son as we had this season.Ó would have been able to make a ey into the buyout,Ó Daniels said. mated crowd of about 10,000 fans Keeping Lee would be a big deal for Lee last winter. Now they ÒHe was outstanding for us on outside Rangers Ballpark to mark We didnÕt accomplish the ultimate goal, but we had boost, though most of the core have a chance, both financially and off the field, and the door is the most successful season in the a great year and I think itÕs something we can be of the team will remain intact re-and with a winning team. certainly open. I imagine weÕll franchiseÕs 50 seasons. ÔÔ gardless of the pitcherÕs decision. ÒObviously, itÕs going to be a proud of.Ó continue that conversation here at Guerrero and Lee werenÕt Josh Hamilton, a top AL MVP pretty competitive marketplace. some point.Ó among the players in attendance. candidate who led the majors with HeÕs going to be one of the premier Ñ Michael Young, Third baseman Guerrero hit .300 with 29 hom-The disappointment of losing a .359 batting average, slugger free agents if not the premier free ers and 115 RBIs in 152 regular-the World Series still lingered in Nelson Cruz and reliever-turned-agent on the market,Ó Daniels said. season games. The 35-year-old the clubhouse, where most of the starter C.J. Wilson, a 15-game win-ÒHeÕs earned this opportunity. ... I slugger batted .220 (13 for 59) lockers had already been cleaned year. We didnÕt accomplish the ul-Yankees in six games in the AL ner, are eligible for arbitration. But think we did a pretty good job of with no homers and six RBIs in out for the winter. timate goal, but we had a great championship series, Texas lost they are under the teamÕs control putting our best foot forward. One 15 postseason games, including 1 ÒItÕs not fun, honestly. You get year and I think itÕs something we the World Series in five games to for next season. of the key aspects any player would for 14 in the World Series loss to to the World Series, you expect can be proud of.Ó the Giants. The final game was a Young and Kinsler still have want is a place that we believe we San Francisco. to win. We didnÕt. Yeah, it hurts,Ó The Rangers had never won a 3-1 loss at home Monday night. multiple years left on their con-can win. We have now demonstrat¥ ÒHe was a huge member of our second baseman Ian Kinsler said postseason series, or even a home ÒWeÕre disappointed that we tracts, while shortstop Elvis An-ed that, and he has got some rela¥team, played hurt, played hard. before the rally. playoff game, before this year. didnÕt win the World Series,Ó Ryan drus, first baseman Mitch More-tionships in that clubhouse. WeÕll He was a great teammate,Ó Mi-Young had a similar outlook. This was only the 17th winning said. ÒBut when you sit back and land and others are still not even see what happens.Ó ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. 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More than that, Diwali will feature games and booths recreating the return of King Rama, food and the only fireworks show off the tower you will see except for graduation. WHAT: Diwali WHERE: Main Mall WHEN: Thursday, 7 p.m. TICKETS: Free, but food is extra Tucker Max book signing For fans who have read Tucker MaxÕs ÒI Hope They Serve Beer in HellÓ and thought, ÒI definitely want to meet this misogynistic, stupid but also shamelessly funny guy,Ó now is their chance. Max will be holding a signing in support of his latest book, ÒAssholes Finish First.Ó He will not be holding a Q-and-A beforehand, but Max will sign all memorabilia, personalize his signings and pose for photos without the need to purchase a book there. WHAT: Tucker Max Book Signing WHERE: BookPeople WHEN: Friday, 7:30 p.m. TICKETS: Free, but wristbands will be distributed starting at 9 a.m. on that day Pigeon party Get a definite nostalgia whiplash with Pigeon Party. The show, held at the Paramount Theatre, features Mo WillemsÕ Pigeon and his friends. Pigeon Party will bring feathers, laughter, audience participation, original music and a wish to be a kid again. WHAT: Pigeon Party WHERE: Paramount Theatre WHEN: Saturday and Sunday, shows start at 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. TICKETS: $12 Roman Polanski short films Before cementing his influence with ÒThe Pianist,Ó ÒChinatownÓ and ÒRosemaryÕs BabyÓ, director Roman Polanski made a series of short films, four of which will be shown at the Alamo Drafthouse. They vary in overall style, but share strong storytelling on the human condition and a dark, surreal nature. Sza/Za will accompany the films with live music in tribute to longtime Polanksi collaborator, Krzysztof Komeda. WHAT: Roman Polanski Short Film Showing WHERE: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema WHEN: Sunday, 7 p.m. TICKETS: $12-$15 The Octopus Project Local experimental indie pop group Octopus Project will play a free show at Waterloo Records tonight. The mostly instrumental band incorporates electronic music with sounds, creating a melodic noise that can vary from carnival racket to borderline eerie drones. WHAT: The Octopus Project WHERE: Waterloo Records WHEN: Thursday, 5 p.m. TICKETS: Free WEB: waterloorecords.com THIRSTY:Writer preferred sour over sweet cocktails From page 12 juice and maraschino liqueur. Although itÕs been a num¥ber of decades since most peo¥ple have probably had a tipple of the original Bacardi Rum that Hemingway drank, the rum dis¥tributors have recently released a 1909 limited edition white, or un-aged, rum. Allegedly, it would be more along the lines of what the author first drank and has a much more clean, re¥fined taste than its contempo¥rary grandson. However, if youÕre simply looking for the winoÕs cure to writerÕs block, you can go with a white rum thatÕs more in line with your budget. One of the two cocktails named after HemgingwayÕs nonfiction bullfighting novel, ÒDeath in the Afternoon,Ó Death in the Gulf Stream is even more tart than his daiquiri with its heavy bitters component and lime. But after one or two sips, the cool crushed ice and brac¥ing flavors make this one of his more favorite drinks. Baker would later go on to note that this recipe received more cor¥respondence than any of his oth¥ers and was rather popular at the Casablanca Restaurant near Har¥vard University in the Õ60s, ac¥cording to his correspondence with the owners. In addition to the believed Death in the Gulf Stream Ingredients: Crushed ice 4 dashes of Angosturra bitters Juice and crushed peel of 1 green lime 2 oz. Holland Gin or Genever How to: Fill thin water tumbler half¥ way with ice Lace with the purpled bitters, pour in the juice, genever and serve Source: Charles H. BakerÕs Gentle¥manÕs Companion Volume II Being an Exotic Drinking Book restorative power of the alco¥hol, the ÒdeathÓ does not com¥promise on sugars to sweeten it. Baker later noted that too much sugar in any cocktail was like a lovely lady wearing too much perfume. Both the woman and the drink are already gorgeous, so why pretend like they need to be masked? ÒNo sugar, no fancying.Ó Baker writes in the GentlemanÕs Guide. ÒIt is reviving and refreshing; cools the blood and inspires re¥newed interest in food, compan¥ions and life.Ó Courtesy of Strand Releasing The villainous Jimmy Conway (Tommy Lewis) is the best part of Patrick HughesÕ ÒRed Hill.Ó WESTERN: ÔRed HillÕ takes time to set up before intense action From page 12 the structure of the classic West-cast is composed of cannon fodder ern, mixing in a few moments of more than characters, the acting is ÒRed HillÓ is a deliberate film, quiet beauty with the abundance strong across the board. taking its time setting up its of shoot-outs and standoffs. Entertaining above all else, stakes and characters before let-Lewis is fantastic as Conway, si-ÒRed HillÓ is a treat for fans of the ting Conway sweep through the lent, imposing and unquestionably Western genre that have found city raising hell. In fact, almost lethal. Conway almost comes off as themselves shortchanged this half an hour passes before we a slasher-flick menace, with a horri-year. ItÕs an entertaining, blood¥meet the antagonist in a subtly ef-bly scarred face and a superhuman soaked ride and a smart, notewor¥fective scene. However, the pay-ability to outthink his prey. Kwant-thy debut for Hughes. off is more than worth it, as the en is equally great, effortlessly slip- Grade: B hour that follows is intense, atmo-ping into his stoic western hero and spheric and sublimely directed. playing things cool and understat-Playing exclusively at the Regal Hughes plays fast and loose with ed. While the rest of the supporting Arbor Cinema at Great Hills. BIKERS: Rising number of riders leads to races, jousts From page 12 According to high-biker Er-creation. She was completely streets, Haggen said she hoped high-bikers gear up with lances nie White, a part-time ACC stu-hooked on the experience of rid-the high-bike scene will develop and pedal straight for each oth- Some builders, such as Swaim, dent, it isnÕt too difficult. White ing a high-bike. So she learned to enough for her to recruit a lady er. The goal of each is to knock weld the bottom bracket of the said that a rider just has to tilt weld and now has her own. high-bike gang. the other to the ground using the top bike to the seat post of the bot-the bike towards them and get ÒItÕs hard for people to be up-ÒThis is the first time Austin lance. Unlike traditional jousting, tom bike. Swaim then saws off the a running start with the bike to set when they see it,Ó Haggen is having a lot of high-bikes,Ó these warriors have no armor or rear triangle on the top bike. Oth-build momentum. From there, said, beaming. she said. any other form of protection. er builders choose to leave the rear the rider places a foot on the With a tendency to perceive This developing band of bikers As outlandish as this group of triangle and add an extra design pedal and swings their other leg the increasing population of has also recently been coordinating riders may seem, they have rules. flourish by installing a wheel on over the seat. high-bikers as a fixation similar races, with one coming up within Well, at least one rule that ev¥the top bike. Shortly after this description, to social groups centered on clas-the next two months. ery high-biker echoes, including In the front of the bike, the wheel White asked to be referred to as sic cars, Haggen is excited to be a But as such a unique society, Haggen and Toblin: Never sell a fork is welded Òwhere the handle-ÒToblin Stardust.Ó The nickname part of the growing community. high-bikers donÕt just race. They high-bike. bars are [on the bottom bike], but is conspicuously reflective of the She plans to get involved with have their own strange custom one And while Toblin describes sell¥those are replaced with a big rod quirkiness of the high-bike com-rides exclusive to these lofty cy-would never encounter at a classic ing a high-bike as Òatrocious,Ó hav¥of steel,Ó Swaim said. He also bolts munity as a whole. clists. And just as stereotypi-car club: bike jousting. ing someone build one for you is the front fork of both bikes togeth-Thursday nights at 8, a group of cal, rough-and-tumble male mo-Following in the stead of tra-also discouraged, Òexcept maybe er. This technique acts as an exten-cyclists Ñ riding normal bikes and torcycle gangs run through the ditional horse-back jousters, two [in exchange] for a 12-pack.Ó sion of the top handle bars, allow-high-bikes alike Ñ meet where ing for turning. Interstate Highway 35 passes With the wheels touching the over Lady Bird Lake. Hundreds ground and feet in the air, the issue arrive for this social ride sporting of pedaling arises. To solve this, an dreadlocks, flannel, piercings, extra-long chain is needed. Multi-smokes and brew. The high-bike ple chains are strung together, and riders fit right in until the cycles this new chain is run from the ped-are mounted. als on the top frame to the gears Melissa Haggen, a pedi¥of the bottom wheel. And though cab driver, is one of the taller the question of how to connect the crowd. Her colorful tattoos are pedals has been answered, anoth-indicative of her colorful per¥er arises in its wake. How do you sonality, and as a new high¥even get up to the pedals? biker, Haggen is proud of her                                                 RECYCLE your copy of THE DAILY TEXAN Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Thursday, November 4, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Popular cocktails trace origins back to notable author THIRSTY THURSDAY By Gerald Rich EditorÕs Note: This is the first in a two-part series exploring the history and notoriety of the cocktails associat¥ed with Ernest Hemingway. While some English scholars de¥vote much of their time and research to author Ernest HemingwayÕs writ¥ing, Hemingway also continues to garner attention for his influence on and history with cocktail culture, with drinks ranging from the popu¥lar Mojito to the more obscure Fare¥well to Hemingway. ÒHemingwayÕs social life is well documented, perhaps partly be¥cause he traveled in literary so¥cial circles in exotic locales such as Paris, Key West and Cuba,Ó ex¥plains Molly Schwartzburg, Cline Curator of Literature at the Har¥ry Ransom Center. ÒHis biography is filled with drama Ñ particular¥ly his wartime experiences and his many marriages.Ó These drinks can be found be¥tween the drama written, the doo¥dles of his manuscripts and corre¥spondence with other members of the Lost Generation, cracked spine cocktail books and common ru¥mors found on said pages that are then swapped after youÕve had a few of these drinks. It is by no means a comprehensive list of his favorite cocktails and those he was associated with since tracing his drinks, especially for a well-known alcoholic, would be like tracing his life sip by sip. Adventurous imbibers should note beforehand that Hemingway always preferred more sour cock¥tails. In other words, these arenÕt for the appletini-lovers. Perhaps one of the most well¥known of Òthe PapaÕsÓ cocktails, Papa Doble/ Hemingway Daquiri Ingredients: 3.75 oz. rum (or 1.5 jiggers) 6 drops of maraschino liqueur (not the syrup from the jar) 2 limes, juiced 1/2 grapefruit, juiced How to: Frappe in a blender and serve up in a large cocktail class Source: A.E. HotchnerÕs ÒPapa HemingwayÓ the Papa Doble takes the original daiquiri and doubles the rum as the boozehound originally asked, notes Wayne Curtis in ÒAnd a Bottle of Rum.Ó The modern-day Heming¥way Daiquiri though, with its mere 2 oz. in comparison, hardly match¥es the originalÕs potency. Neverthe¥less the modern version is hardly the sweet candy-like daiquiri some might associate with daiquiris. By 1939, Charles H. Baker Jr., cocktail journalist, friend of Hem¥ingway and fellow lush, notes that the original, non-Hemingway dai¥quiri had already become the mar¥garita of his time Ñ a popular drink with everyone and their brother claiming ownership or relation to the creation of the drink. However in BakerÕs compila¥tion of stories and cocktail recipes, ÒThe GentlemanÕs Companion,Ó he asserts that he truly did know the original inventors back in Dai¥quiri, Cuba in 1898. Unfortunately for Hemingway, the original was too sweet or simply too weak so he replaced the sugar component with more tart flavors, like grapefruit THIRSTY continues on page 11 High-bikers take great pride in riding self-welded, double-framed bicycles CYCLISTS in the SKY T owering over sedans and minivans, high-bikers shock drivers as they weave through downtown traffic. Composed of two bike frames, one welded on top of the other, their popularity is growing. This increase in fame has led to a slew of admiring fans, the most interested getting involved. Not avail¥able in stores, high-bikers must build their own. Creativity and ingenuity are required in all phas¥es of bike building. For Chris Swaim, this need for in¥novation correlates with his past experiences and his daily job of designing medical devices. After seeing By Jonathan Hyak one of the bikes, he decided to build his own. Once he found two old bike frames, construction began. ÒI built race cars with friends in college. We built the frames ourselves so thatÕs how I learned to weld,Ó Swaim said. Attaching the frames is the first opportunity for cre¥ativity. A bike frame has no large amount of surface area at the bottom to act as an area of attachment. Ac¥cordingly, builders have to find a way to attach the two frames at multiple points. BIKERS continues on page 11 Food festival unites AustinÕs best food trailers Gypsy Picnic pays tribute that represents the pursuit of the American dream and theyÕre here to inspirations, traditions to stay.Ó Each trailer is to offer $3 and found in Austin food carts under samples to the public. By Sara Benner Owner of Man Bites Dog, Jer- Daily Texan Staff emiah Allen, shares his dream Tiffany Harelik, single mom, of ascending the restaurateur avid blogger, project organizer ladder. and, most importantly, trailer afi-ÒI just wanted to start with a cionado will be hosting the first restaurant and just jump right in, annual Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food but because it was a new concept Festival this week-and my first res¥end. The festival is taurant, all the a food truck cook-investors want¥off, pitting 30 of ed a lot of own¥ AustinÕs best food Trailers have become ership,Ó he said. trailers against ÒSo instead of so big in Austin that one another for doing that, I bragging rights. ÔÔpeople are seeking went the trail- Her fascina-er route, which them out.Ó tion with food I could pay for trucks began with Ñ Eric Silverstein myself and do her great grand-my own way.Ó Owner, The Peached Tortilla fatherÕs pursuit Man Bites of the American Dog will offer dream. Haskell Harelik, a Russian immigrant, bought a food cart in the ear¥ly 1900s and sold bananas for a penny apiece. Eventually his cart evolved into a produce stand, then a general store and finally to five store locations. ÒIÕm a fourth generation Aus¥tinite, and this city is absolute¥ly open to creativity and culinary design,Ó Tiffany Harelik said. ÒFood trailers are one microcosm samples two of their most popular hotdogs, the Old School Dog and My Big Fat Greek Dog, with a third special menu item, the spicy Earl Camp¥bell Hot Link Dog. Newcomer on the food truck scene, The Peached Tortilla, will also make an appearance at the festival, serving their hand-cut Belgian fries with two dipping sauces, Peach Mint and Bacon Ranch. ÒTrailers have become so big in Austin that people are seeking them out before they seek out tra¥ditional brick and mortar estab¥lishments,Ó said Eric Silverstein, owner of the trailer. The festival is to include live music from Junior Brown, J Roddy Walston and The Busi-ness, Gary Clark Jr., Ruby Jane, English Teeth and Noise Re¥vival Orchestra. Representa¥tives from BookPeople will read books to children and chefs from Le Cordon Bleu Col¥lege of Culinary Arts will hold cooking demonstrations. All of the food will be under $3. WHAT: The Gypsy Picnic Trailer Food Festival WHERE: Auditorium Shores WHEN: Saturday, 11a.m. - 8 p.m. COST: Free MOVIE REVIEW RED HILL Western film smartly uses classic shows as influences By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff ÒRed Hill,Ó written and direct¥ed by freshman director Patrick Hughes, is a film obviously influ¥enced by classic westerns. After all, its main character, played perfectly by ÒTrue BloodÕsÓ Ryan Kwanten, is named Shane Cooper, an amal¥gam of the titular character of the 1953 Western classic ÒShane,Ó and ÒHigh NoonÓ star Gary Cooper. It wears its influences proudly on its sleeve, making for a fun, superbly acted action film. The film begins with a retro set¥up: ItÕs CooperÕs first day on the job at the Red Hill Police Department, an isolated Australian precinct. When Jimmy Conway (the mag¥netic Tommy Lewis), a man with a grudge for Red HillÕs police de¥partment, escapes from prison and returns to exact his revenge, things get messy very quickly and in a very entertaining fashion. WESTERN continues on page 11