vqvzs v i s a i á v t f H v aao MS 3AV 1 S I 2 617017 WrI I 3 0 * I 3 I w 3DVI, IH3H o a v Q3XIW * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >ay Two | un & ads r>¡ H istorical look at Scottish Rite D o rm ito ry D a il y T e x a n Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Law dean candidates announced By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff A law school dean could be selected as soon as the last week in April, said Executive Vice President and Provost Sheldon Ekland- Olson Wednesday. A search committee headed by UT law professor Charles Silver has announced four candidates for the position vacated by UT President Bill Powers. He said there will likely be a two-week interview process during which the candi­ dates will meet with administrators, faculty and students. He said that although the April selection date is merely a "ballpark" esti­ mate, University administration will hope­ fully be "in negotiations" with the finalist by that date. "W e're looking for someone who has high academic credentials and a strong vision for where the law school should go," he said. "W e also want someone with international and national recognition. We also want a person who can look for ways for the law school to better engage with the University community." The committee can propose additional can­ didates or withdraw any of the announced four until it submits a final list to Ekland- Olson. The candidates include UT law professor Larry Sager, Boston University law professor and BU's law school Interim Dean Maureen O'Rourke, University of Virginia law and philosophy professor Jody Kraus and Cornell University vice provost for international rela­ tions and law professor David Wippman. Evening calls to Silver's home Wednesday were not returned. Law school Interim Dean Steven Goode will serve in the post until a permanent replacement is named. SOCCER IT TO ME Student debt on the rise More education loans borrowed than ever, according to report By Justin Ward Daily Texan Staff For Kathleen Coble, the decision to go to law school was not easy. "W hen I decided to go to law school, I asked myself, 'Do I want to leave my salary for a mountain of debt?'" she said. She left her accounting job and a $50,000 salary to become a full-time student. Now she is paying for it — $1,200 each month. Forty percent of Coble's income goes to pay nearly $100,000 in student debts. Coble, a UT-Austin alumna who graduated magna cum laude from the University of Houston Law Center in May, is working for a nonprofit organization while she gets her new firm off the ground. Unless it is successful, Coble said she could not see herself paying off her loans in less than 10 years, at beSt. "Right now the loans are killing me, but it's more of a big- picture thing," she said. Coble's story is becoming more common each year. Mon1 students are borrowing to fund their education now than ever before and face massive debts upon graduation, according to a report by the Project on Student Debt, a think-tank created last year by the University of California, Berkelev in response to concern about growing student loan debt. In 1993, less than half of college students graduated with debt, according to the College Board. In the span of a decade, that figure has climbed to more than two-thirds. The level of debt for an average graduating senior has doubled from $8,000 to $17,250, according to the 2004- 2005 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study by the U.S. Department of Education. Robert Shi reman, director of the project, cited soaring col­ lege costs and decreased state spending as reasons for the surge in student borrowing. For UT students, the Board of Regents recently approved tuition increases of 9.6 percent for 2006-2007 and 1.2 percent for 2007-2008. "Having a college degree, on average, is significantly better in terms of how much you earn," Shireman said. "However, that gap in earnings has not grown substantially, whereas debt has increased." As a percentage of total financial aid dollars, borrowing has stayed consistent during the past decade, according to the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation. Part of the reason for the increase in the amount of student borrowing is that more students are going to college than ever before, leading to a rise in total student aid, said Stephanie Babyak, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Department of Education. There are two types of loans: public, which are subsidized by the federal government, and private, which are unsubsi­ dized loans from banks. Public loans include subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford Loans and Federal Perkins Loans. For most public loans, except unsubsidized Stafford Loans, the government pays the interest while the student is going to school. Private loans, such as the Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, have steeper interest rates, and interest accrues while the borrower is in college. A growing number of students have reached the federal limit for how much they can borrow, so they are turning to high-interest, private loans, Shireman said. While the share of total financial aid coming from subsi­ dized loans has remained the same over the past decade, aid has doubled from unsubsidized loans and tripled from PLUS loans, according to the College Board. High interest rates have negative implications for gradu­ ates, according to the Project on Student Debt report. Interest Financial aid to college students Financial aid dollars (in m illions) Rafael De La Paz, UT clinical lab science student, and Melissa Rostro, a Texas State psychology student, play soccer together in the afternoon at Zilker Park. Hamas victory, response spark debate By Abby Terrell Daily Texan Staff The Bush a d m in is tra ­ tion has been unsym pathetic to Palestinians by pushing Europeans to keep a "hard line" to break the Hamas governm ent, Clem ent Henry, a governm ent professor, said Wednesday eve­ ning during a panel discussion held by the UT-Austin Palestine Solidarity Committee. About 40 students and faculty participated in a discussion led by Henry, government professor George Gavrilis and historv pro­ fessor Yoav Di-Capua about the Israel-Palestine elections. "We want to inform people and get the perspectives out there that are not in the media," said Plan II and philosophy senior Benjamin Douglas, co-chair of the com mit­ tee. "It's my belief that there's a wide gulf between what the main­ stream media and experts say." Universities to be checked for anti-bias compliance By Maggie Sharp Daily Texan Staff The U.S. Education Department 'Ians to investigate selected col­ iges and universities across the ation to ensure their compliance vith federal anti-bias laws that Totect women in science fields. Women in science fields are still aid less on average than men nd may also experience discrimi­ nation that affects their profes­ ional progress, according to a 004 report by the Government accountability Office. 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D EB T continues on page 2A Mike Bicknell | Daily lexan Staff INSIDE * DT WEEKEND The over 21 issue Key PLUS 'Unsubstdized Stafford Perkins Loans ■ Pell Grants Subsidized Stafford THURSDAY, APRIL 6,2006 ODDITIES Woman gives birth in Connecticut courthouse bathroom stall DERBY, Conn. — Verdicts and sum­ mons weren't the only things that emerged from Superior Court earlier this week. A woman visiting the courthouse for a small claims matter gave birth in a bathroom stall Monday, aided by courthouse marshals. "In 19 years, I’ve never done any­ thing like this," said marshal James Fraulo."We see mostly fights, seizures, or dope sickness. The birth of a child is a new one for us." Fraulo and fellow marshal Jack Getlein said they were called to the second-floor bathroom after a 911 call, and discovered that the woman had begun delivering the child. UW-Madison voted Playboy's best for'boobs, babes and beer' MADISON, Wis. — Where's the best place for a college kid to party? Right here in the heartland, Playboy maga­ zine says. The magazine, breaking a four-year hiatus by issuing a list of top party schools, has named the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 1 in its study of "books, babes and beer." The issue hitting newsstands Friday cites two annual parties that UW- Madison students love: a Halloween Party that attracts up to 100,000 people and a rowdy spring block party in the heart of campus. But the magazine also commends the city's vibrant music scene, its enthusiasm for the Badgers sports teams — and yes, its reputation as a good academic school. University officials said they weren't thrilled about top ping another list for party schools after the Princeton Review named the school its top party school last year. But "it's good to be known as a place where there's a lot going on for students," said UW-Madison spokes­ man John Lucas. Playboy editorial director Christopher Napolitano said the question the magazine was trying to answer was this: "Where would a guy who wants to live the Playboy lifestyle want to go to school?" Compiled from Associated Press reports EARN i | P ,™-T . T* i i i J T in D a i i .y T k y a n DEBT: Loans keep grads from low-paying careers From pagel A rates are compounded so stu­ dents pay not only the interest on the principal loan amount, but also the interest accrued. If loans are paid off during a period of 20 to 30 years, borrow­ ers could end up paying twice the amount that they borrowed. Shireman, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton's sec­ retary of education, said U.S. policy needs to be redesigned to help students cope with rising debt. Lawmakers need to take into account the amount of debt a person has relative to their income during a long period of time, he said. Debt impacts choices stu­ dents make after graduation, Shireman said. High debt bur­ dens sometimes force people to postpone costly decisions, such a s marriage, having children and buying a home. In 2002, 14 percent of graduates reported delaying marriage because of student debt, compared to 7 per­ cent a decade before, according to the National Student Loan Survey. Debt also prevents students from pursuing valuable low- paying careers, such as social work and teaching, Shireman said. High debt definitely drives many lawyers away from public service, unless they are indepen­ dently wealthy or have a spouse who supports them financially, Coble said. The spectre of high debt forc­ es many students to work long hours while in college, leading them to take fewer hours. Brian Zwem , a finance junior who plans to go to the UT School of Law next year, works 40 to 60 hours each week to avoid taking out any loans. Zwem said he anticipates racking up m assive debt while in law school. That is why he works an accounting job during the day and tends bar at Sam 's Boat restaurant in the evenings. "I don't even have time to watch TV," he said. "And my social life mostly revolves around Sam 's Boat." Zwern is taking 13 hours, but would prefer to take 18. Shireman said he wants Congress to pass a flexible pol­ icy for repaying federal loans that expands provisions for eco­ nomic hardships. Department of Education policy uses an all-or-nothing system when determining who qualifies for hardship assistance. Critics of the system said that it denies assistance to those with income and debt levels only slightly different from those who are eligible. For exam ple, a full-time worker who m akes $37,500 a year with a debt of $79,000 does not qualify for hardship assis­ tance, while that sam e worker would qualify if he or she had $1,000 more in debt. Shireman proposed a slid­ ing scale that would provide varying levels of assistance for those around the cutoff point and prevent what he called a "cliff effect." "The policies that we have now don't go far enough," he said. "What we are suggesting is that the secretary of education improve some of those mles, so that payments are manageable." The U.S. Congress is attempt­ ing to address concerns about college costs with legislation. In March, the House approved a $70 billion proposal aimed at expanding Pell Grants and con­ trolling tuition costs. The bill awaits Senate action. Students who want to lock in low interest rates can consoli­ date their loans — combining several different loans and inter­ est rates into one loan at one rate — with the federal government before July 1. Then, rates are expected to rise to 6.8 percent. Types of financial aid Federal Pell Grant The Pell Grant is a federal grant awarded to students working on their first undergraduate degree w ho have filed a FAFSA and demonstrated certain levels o f financial need. The am ount a student receives varies w ith their financial need. The m aximum award for a semester is $2,025. Need-Based? Yes Subsidized Stafford loans Issued by private lenders and subsi­ dized by the government. Payment while in School? No Subsidized interest while in school? Yes Interest Rate: 6.8 percent as o f July 1. Origination fee: 3 percent Need-based? Yes Maximum Annual Award: Am ount dependent on students'classification: $2,625 available to freshmen, $3,500 for sophomores, and $5,500 for juniors and seniors. ($23,000 lifetime for undergraduates). Applicable for the upcom ing academic year 2006- 2007. Unsubsidized Stafford Need-based? No Subzidized Interest while in school? No Interest rate: 6.8 percent as o f July 1 Origination fee: 3 percent Maximum Yearly Award: Freshmen can get either $2,625 in subsidized, com bination or all unsubsidized. The eligibility for subsidy depends on the family's finances. Source: Henry Urick, assistant director student financial services Perkins This is a campus-based loan pro­ gram for w hich UT acts as the lender and uses a lim ited pool o f funds pro­ vided by the governm ent. Subzidized Interest while in School? Yes Payment while in school? No. There is a 9-m onth grace period after gradu­ ation. Origination fee: None interest rate: Fixed at 5 percent, 10-year repayment Max amount a student can borrow in a year: $4,000 Loan issued to the parents o f a student. Payment while in school: Yes, pay­ m ent begins 60 days after loan is disbursed. The repaym ent term is up to 10 years. Interest rate: 8.5 percent as o f July 1 TODAY'S WEATHER Low ' ¿ ¡ d 6 1 i res? 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Lydia R eyn o ld s 3 A Thursday, A pril 6, 2006 WORLD&NATION BRIEFLY Insurgents reportedly shown dragging body of U.S. pilot BAGHDAD, Iraq — Gunmen shout­ ing, "God is Great!" dragged the burning body of what they said was a U.S. pilot in a horrific video posted Wednesday on the Web by a new al- Qaida-affiliated group that claimed it shot down an Apache helicopter last weekend. The U.S. military expressed outrage for the release of "such a despicable video for public exposure" but said it had serious doubts that the footage was authentic. The AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter was downed near Youssifiyah about 12 miles southwest of Baghdad on Saturday, killing the two pilots. A U.S. statement said troops had recovered "all available remains" although "reports of a Web site video suggest that terrorists removed part of a body from the crash site." The flaming wreckage of a helicop­ ter could be seen clearly in the video, including outlines of the aircraft's blades and jagged pieces of wreckage strewn over a field. The camera panned over blood­ stained debris, then showed several men dragging the burning body of a man across a field as they shouted, "Allahu Akbar,"or"God is great!" Migrant smugglers expecting more business from crackdown DOLORES HIDALGO, Mexico — Barely 18, Jose belongs to Mexico's new generation of migrant smugglers. He's happy to see Uncle Sam further tighten border security. Why? It's good for business, he says. Jose figures more migrants will seek his help if the U.S. Senate approves legislation to double the Border Patrol and put up a virtual wall of unmanned vehicles, cameras and sensors to moni­ tor the 2,000-mile border with Mexico. Border experts say the price for helping Mexicans move north has quadrupled from $300 to $1,200 since 1994, when the U.S. last tightened the rules. Cases are coming to light of smugglers making $1 million or more. And Jose reckons the earnings will rise yet higher if new obstacles go up. Jose says he started smuggling peo­ ple late last year and made $16,000 in his first three months. His mother wor­ ries, but needs the money — Jose was making $53 a week cutting lettuce. Maimed victims of Sierra Leone war still victimized, rebels aided JUI, Sierra Leone — Rebels who hacked off the hands of civilians have scholarships and tool kits to help rebuild their lives after the war ended. But their victims say they have been cast aside and left to beg on street corners by a society eager to forget the savagery. Lamin Jusu Jarka, who had both his hands chopped off, says he was full of hope when the 11 -year conflict ended in 2002 and he voted with his big toe dipped in ink in presidential elections. Now, he's disillusioned — and angry about the way his country is treat­ ing victims, whom he represents as chairman of the Amputees and War- Wounded Association. "They say we are lazy, and we want to just hang around the streets beg­ ging. But who is going to employ us considering our state?" Jarka asked, stretching out his two maimed arms. Even getting a bus driver to stop is a problem. "They just drive by us, because they say we are useless 'cut men'with no money to pay them," said Maxwell Kornah, who was shot by reb­ els and had to have his leg amputated 10 years ago. Moussaoui judge OKs first playing of Sept. 11 cockpit tape ALEXANDRIA Va. — The cockpit record­ ing from the hijacked jetliner that pas­ sengers tried to retake on Sept. 11 will be played in public for the first time — at the sentencing trial of al-Qaida conspirator Zacarías Moussaoui — the judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said the jury considering whether to execute Moussaoui could hear the recording from United Airlines Flight 93 and see a transcript of it. The flight is best known for one passenger's rallying cry to other pas­ sengers, "Let's roll," which was over­ heard over a cell phone connection between a passenger and a family member on the ground. This cockpit tape was played pri­ vately April 18,2002, for the families of Flight 93 victims, but it has never been played in public. Family members told reporters afterward they heard "yelling and screaming" and muffled voices. Compiled from Associated Press reports www.dailytexanonline.com W o r l d & N a t io n Levee break floods Calif, homes T h e D a i l y T e x a n By Juliana Barbassa The Associated Press MERCED, Calif. — Deputies evacuated ab o u t 100 hom es early W ednesday because of a storm -w eakened earthen dam that appeared close to rupturing. Two levees had broken a d ay earlier in the Central Valley, and homes were evacuated near San Francisco because of a threat of landslides from the heavy rain. The 12-foot earthen dam is at a golf course near Valley Springs in the Sierra foothills, surrounded by a semi-residential area of ranch hom es and horse properties. U p to 4 inches of rain had fallen in 24 hours in the area, w eakening the dam , said A ngus Barkhuff, a forecaster w ith the N ational Weather Service in Sacramento. If the dam w ere to fail, w ater w ould drain into a sm aller pond that will likely overflow into the Calaveras River. Teams from the C alaveras C ounty Sheriff's D ep artm en t began evacuating hom es during the night, an d the w eather ser­ vice posted a flash flood w arning for the area. Rain has been falling on N orthern California for the past m onth and meteorologists pre­ dict continued w et w eather for two m ore weeks. The two levee breaks Tuesday By Mariam Fam The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — Saddam Hussein dodged questions from prosecutors cross-examining him for Jie first tim e Wednesday over a crackdown against Shiites in the 1980s. But he acknowledged approving death sentences for 148 Shiites, saying he w as convinced they tried to assassinate him. At times sharp and combative but often relaxed or even smiling, the former Iraqi leader declined to confirm his signature on docu­ ments. W hen prosecutors pre­ sented identity cards of children w hose death sentences they said he signed, he m aintained they w ere forged. "You can b u y IDs like this in the market," Saddam said. "Is it the responsibility of the head of the state to check the IDs of defen­ dants and see how old they are?" Standing alone in a black suit in the defendants' pen, Saddam refrained from the outbursts he has m ade in previous sessions. But he denounced the court as EGG D O N O R S N EED ED If y o u are b e tw e e n th e a g e s o f 20 a n d 32, n o n -s m o k in g , a n d in g o o d h e a lth , p le a s e c a ll u s fo r a d d itio n a l in fo r m a tio n o n h o w you c o u ld h e lp in fe r tile c o u p le s b e c o m e fa m ilie s. $4000 COMPENSATION No travel required! 1 -8 8 8 - M Y -D O N O R Jack Bland | Associated Press Brenda Frank stands outside her family's hom e on Lopes Avenue in Merced, Calif., Tuesday after a levee break caused many neighborhoods in the area to flood. in the agricultural Central Valley forced evacuations of residential areas and inundated farmland. "The bad new s is rain stays in the forecast basically until further notice," said Ryan Walbrun, lead forecaster at the w eather service office in Monterey. The w eather service has been holding regular conference calls w ith state disas- ter-m anagem ent officials. Southern California has also been getting drenched. Two peo­ ple h ad to be rescued from swol­ len creeks on Tuesday: O ne was a m an w hose pickup w as sw ept off a road into a creek in Ventura County, and the other w as a 12- year-old boy w ho fell into a flood control channel in Los Angeles C ounty's San Fernando Valiev. Tuesday's 1.43 inches of rain in dow ntow n Los Angeles broke a record set in 1929, although the city's total since July 1 is only 11.85 inches, 2.3 inches below normal. Saddam dodges cross-examiners, admits to approving 148 Shiites’ death sentences "illegitimate" and attem pted to tap into Sunni resentment of the Shiite-led Interior Ministry, which m any Sunnis accused of backing death squads. The "D o n 't venture Interior M inistry "kills thousands of people on the streets and tortures them," Saddam said. into politi­ cal matters," Chief Judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman adm onished him. "If you are scared of the inte­ rior minister, he doesn't scare my dog," Saddam retorted. The session came a day after the tribunal indicted Saddam and six former members of his regime on separate charges of genocide for a campaign against Kurds in the 1980s that killed an estimated 100,000 people. A separate trial will be held on those charges, possibly beginning in 45 days, though some officials have questioned w hether the tri­ bunal will be able to conduct two trials simultaneously. In any case, it m eans a draw n-out legal pro­ cess am id continued violence and political wrangling over the for­ mation of Iraq's next government. In the current trial, Saddam and seven other former members of his regime face possible execution by hanging if convicted of a crack­ dow n on Shiites launched after a 1982 assassination attem pt against Saddam in the town of Dujail. In the sweep that followed, 148 Shiites were killed and hundreds were imprisoned. Many say they were tortured. After a six-hour session, the trial adjourned until Thursday. 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Buy in advance or ju st m inutes before at Funny Papers in the upper level of Dobie Mall. n e w l o c a t i o n ^ COLLIN COLLEGE C O U N T Y C O M M U N I T Y www.ccccd.edu M ay mes ter an d sum m er registra! begins A p ril 25 4A Thursday, April 6, 2006 T h e D a i l y T e x a > Unions should fear themselves VIEWPOINT VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS T H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A U S T I N j P.O. Bex 7699 ♦ Austin, Texas 78713 r • O 7s t z n 7699-(512) 471-1133' TAX (512) 471-5^38 ^ -i SI W j f J SéIP ^ January 13,2006 Editor: A.J. Bauer Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-m ail:editor@ dailytexanoni'nt a ■ Associate Editors: JJ Herm es M arjon Rostami Ken Tran By Grant M an n in g D a ily Texan Senior Columnist lo r years, the U n ited Automobile W orkers union has successfully negotiated for its members to enjoy the best paid blue-collar jobs in the w orld, it seem s the sam e but now high vcages an d benefits they ad\ ocated may threaten to send m any of them into the ranks of the unem p loyed. G en eral M otors finally announced M onday the sale of a majority stake in its G.M.A.C. financing unit for $7.4 billion to fund a m assive restructuring of the com pany including layoffs for thousands of w orkers. GM has offered all of its 113,000 workers u p to $140,000 each just to leave the company. M anagers hope they can then replace their old w orkers w ith younger ones who d o not dem and as m uch pay and benefits. The picture h asn 't alw ays been so bleak. Following World War II, the Big Three autom ak­ ers, GM, lo rd and Chrysler, thought their control of the auto industry was so secure they set­ tled for large pay increases and benefit promises stretching well nto the future in exchange for short-term labor peace, an d auto w orker com pensation began to far outstrip that of other blue- collar workers. As long as the Big Three could m aintain control of the American market, and produc­ tivity innovations kept u p with pay raises, this system seemed to w'ork. But the w orld began to change w hen serious Japanese com petitors em erged and pro­ ductivity gains slow'ed. A lthough w hat car com pa­ nies needed w as the ability to deal w ith labor more flexibly, the UAW continually d em an d ­ ed additional long-term benefits and job security m easures that severely restricted m eans for American companies to adapt. Today, m any GM w orkers m ake a remarkable $74 per hour in w ages and benefits according to The N ew York Times, which stacks u p to around $140,000 yearly. The coup de grace is G M 's job bank program , w hich pays w orkers from shut-dow n indefinitely to sim ply plants do nothing. Even a graduate from this University w ould be pleased to pounce on such an excellent package. U nions w ere indispensable during an era of frequent fae­ tó n injuries and absurdly low w ages for dangerous w ork, but w hen assembly w orkers p u t­ ting, bolts in doors can m ake as m uch as a college graduate w ho spent four years straining their THE FIRING LINE Learning from students Wednesday's editorial brings up some outstanding points regarding the state of undergraduate educa­ tion at the University. However, I think the writers have ignored a few factors contributing to the current situation. First, why would any tuition-pay­ ing student choose to sit in a class taught by someone who has virtu­ ally no command of the English language? An engineering major might be successful in a calculus class taught by a professor who has trouble communicating. However, would that engineer learn much in a music history class taught by someone who couldn't put a coher­ ent sentence together with two hands and a flashlight? Obviously, no. This might explain why many students do have what the editorial calls the "Facebook habit"— they don't understand a thing the teacher is saying and the notes are online anyway. Furthermore, maybe the teacher is just lecturing straight out of the book, in four years at this University, I can name two professors w ho really made reading the assigned material worthwhile. One of them, the history department's Dr. Michael Stoff, actually bothered to move around the room and engage students. I've taken a few education EDITOR'S NOTE m ind to learn differential equa­ tions an d electrom agnetism , som ething has gone wrong. This has p u t a trem endous burden on American auto com ­ panies struggling to com pete w hile facing bankruptcy. In response, com panies have des­ perately slashed thousands of jobs in an attem pt to get out of the red. N ow that the goose has been killed, w orkers can no longer count on the golden egg they have received for so m any years. W ould u n io n m em bers have p u sh e d for exorbitant pay an d benefit raises in the '80s, w hen the Japanese chal­ lenge had clearly em erged, if they h ad know n that in just 20 years G M 's factory workforce w ould drop from 457,000 to just 113,000? N ow they have hind­ sight in their favor, and if they w ant their em ployers and jobs to survive, w orkers will have to accept less com pensation. co m p an ies But not only are labor unions harm ing the com petitiveness of American com panies they w ork for, they are destroying them ­ selves. The prospect of hiring a union auto w orker has become so unappealing that Japanese and G erm an autom akers, the only com panies building new plants in the U.S., avoid them at all costs. T hese h av e instead invested in nonunion­ ized so u th ern states w here auto w orkers are ironically fac­ ing better security than their northern counterparts, because em ployers can afford to expand and offer m ore jobs, rather than spend billions in severance pay. The n um ber of autom obile jobs in the U nited States is not d ro p ­ ping as fast as m any think, b ut they have shifted from north to south, union to nonunion. U nions consistently are declining in alm ost all indus­ tries. In the past 50 years union p articip an ts h ave d ro p p ed from 35 percent to 8 percent of the labor force. Labor lead­ ers should also notice that the m ost heavily unionized sectors, including auto assembly, air­ lines and public education, are also facing the m ost hardships. In the past, industrialists feared the pow er of American unions, b ut now, unions have only them selves to fear. If these organizations w ant to survive well into the 21st century, they m ust learn to strike a sustain­ able balance betw een protecting w o rk er's rights and ensuring the survival of the hand that feeds them. Manning is a finance and economics sophomore. courses at UT, and every single one of them preaches the importance of "varied location" by the teacher. Many of the professors here like to vary the light dimmer, encouraging nap time, but few stray far from the crutch that is PowerPoint. So, before the University starts playing around with degree pro­ grams and core requirements, how about taking a good look at what students would really be subjected to. I encourage President Powers to sneak into the back of a dark, half­ full classroom to see what sort of knowledge he can glean from some of the faculty here at UT. Ben Silvermintz M u sic studies senior ON THE W E B Additional Firing Lines were posted today on the W eb site at www. dailytexanonline. c o m . SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines firingline@dailytexanonline. to com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. O p in io n s expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those o f the UT administration, the Board o f Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of O p eratin g Trustees. T o The University o f Texas C o m m u n ity ^ ^ — The University has also authorized M° ^ l^ ^ ^ et^ n t discount information Government student discount program through their cell phones. Mobile directly to students who choose r studcnt Discount Program o f The Campus has been designatcd a s the ( ™ University o f Texas at Austin Studen only company currently authoruec y comprehensive program o f product at on the IJniversity o f Texas at Austin campu s ^ As such? M obile Campus is the tQ advertisc and promote a c discounls and promotions to students ^ ^ ^ " ------ S S h - «. - *• ^ ma- Sincerely, mmm Selling out students Last year, Student G overnm ent representatives p u t out a Request for Proposal soliciting an outside com pany that w ould m aintain a discount program for students. SG eventually chose M obile C am pus, Inc., w hich provides a service that sends cou­ pons to subscribers via text messages on their cell phones, com ­ m itting to a five-year contract. You m ay have seen Mobile C am pus employees around already — they're also calling the service Longhorn Mobile. They have set u p tables in, am ong other places, the lobby of the Flawn Academic Center (where no student organization can check out table space) and in Gregory Gym. But plans are in the w orks for tw o perm a­ nent kiosks, phantasm agoric flat panel television screens and all, in the Perrv-Castañeda Library and Gregory Gym. Vice President for Student Affairs Juan C. G onzález's office has given the program his blessing. A m em o to the UT community, excerpted above, is for display on the Mobile C am pus Web site, announcing the official relationship between the University and the company. Focusing on future technology that m ay allow students and adm inistrators access to the Short M essage Service, G onzález's m em o says the program can provide students "m ean­ ingful savings" and "has the resources to deliver the services w e have in m ind." S tudent G overnm ent claims the Mobile C am pus service is a fulfillment of the Connect party platform 's prom ise to low er student costs. But this is not m uch about providing a service to students: It's about m aking money. According to an undated draft of the UT-Mobile C am pus contract obtained by the Texan, SG receives $1 for every student w ho signs up for the program the first year, and will receive a 15- percent share of all revenue from advertisem ents taken in by the for-profit vendor for the second through fifth years. Outgoing SG President O m ar Ochoa has said the money SG takes in from Mobile Cam pus will go into an endow m ent, w ith the end goal to make SG "less dependent" on student fees. While we applaud O m ar's desire to save students on tuition (where the hell w as he during the "unanim ous" student approval of TPAC's rec­ om m endation of a 9.6-percent tuition increase next year?), we are left to wonder: W hat is SG planning that is so far outside the m ain­ stream of student interests they w ant to raise their ow n money? At least in this case we have a governm ental body that is overt about its desire to privatize itself. Supporters say the Mobile Cam pus program has the ability to provide adm inistrators instant access to students and staff in the case of an emergency. We can think of few instances w hen this w ould need to be faster than by e-mail, sans "inclement w eather" school closures or ricin scares. This technology has yet to be implemented. But the bulk of "services provided to students" are advertisements, w ith many, b u t not all, providing exclusive discounts for students. The Web site for the program displays several current messages sent to subscribers. Most are unique offers, b ut one reads, "JAZZ on 6th * Always: Buy 1 entree get 1 FREE with student ID*." This is nothing m ore than an advertisem ent for a captive audience. Mobile C am pus em ployees are quick to tell students sign­ ing up that the service is free. That's true to the extent that a subscriber has an unlim ited text message plan from Ids or her cell phone provider. But for students w ith plans that require a paym ent per text message, they will pay out of pocket for each message received. "We're agnostic w ith the carriers," Mobile C am pus CEO George Tingo told the Florida Alligator last October — The University of Florida has a sim ilar text messaging arrangem ent. O n the Frequently Asked Q uestions portion of the Mobile C am pus Web site, the answ er to the question "W ho pays for the m essages I receive?" reads, "Based on your text plan this will vary. ... If you d o n 't have a bucket plan [unlimited free text messages] call y o u r carrier to find the best plan for you." UT students could find m ore than $6 in charges a m onth (if their phone plan charges $0.10 per text m essage, and they receive tw o messages a d ay from Mobile Cam pus). Few students are m ade fully aw are this disclaimer. Incoming freshmen will be targeted from the day they gain admission to the University. Once accepted, the University will fur nish Mobile Cam pus with the names and home addresses of these students to send their families information about the "'Official' Student Discount Program of The University of Texas at Austin Student Government." Mobile Cam pus representatives will also be guaranteed access to freshmen attending sum m er orientation. The Daily Texan does have a financial conflict of interest in the Mobile Cam pus affair, as the program will directly compete w ith our advertising departm ent's efforts to attract local advertisers. If corporations such as Mobile Cam pus are able to expropriate rev­ enue from the student newspaper, that challenges the p ap er's abil­ ity to make ends m eet and possibly its very existence, a direct blow to the free forum the paper provides the cam pus community. Currently, the m ost troubling aspect of this w hole deal m ani­ fests itself in the erosion of student-only space by for-profit enterprise, especially in the form of perm anent kiosks in Gregory G ym and the PCL. Students paid by Mobile C am pus will be recruited for the stations. This puts the U niversity on a slippery slope, opening possible loopholes for other corporations to gain tailored access to students. Mobile C am pus is hardly interested in the betterm ent of stu ­ dent life; it Ls interested solely in its bottom line. This scenario is inherent every time an entity w ith an otherw ise altruistic p u r­ pose, in this case Student G overnm ent, is exploited by an entity h ungry for access to a captive consumer. The U niversity's door is already open to Mobile Campus. But students still reserve the right to opt o ut of the program , or not join in the first place. We encourage this option as a m eans of reversing the dam age already done by Student G overnm ent and our adm inistrators. $750 million? No thanks. If and when they do decide to sell to the corporate world, they may have to take measures to maintain Facebook's hip image. By Nien Hsu Daily Texan Columnist Recall, for a moment, the Las Vegas "W hat H appens Here Stays Here" commercials. In one of them, an average-looking guy attempts to woo a bevy of babes by telling them that he is a lawyer, an invest­ ment banker, a Formula Two race car dnver and an author. In one of the scenes, average Joe is talking into his phone and turns down a supposed $20 million deal — presumably because $20 mil­ lion is not enough to entice him to work. (Is it the taxes, Joe?) Twenty million dollars isn't what it used to be, but it's still $20 million. Unfortunately, Joe doesn't have m uch to rely on except for a semi­ quick w it and a couple buddies to corroborate his case, but H arvard dro p o u t Mark Zuckerberg has som ething a bit m ore valuable — Facebook. Mark is the leader of a group of college sophom ores w ho collec­ tively ow n the seventh-most fre­ quently visited site in the world. Rum or has it that Mark and Co. turned dow n $750 million for their baby — a large am ount of money by any standard. Remember, LeBron only got $90 million from Nike for his shoe deal hLs first year in the NBA. Did Zuckerberg lose hLs mind? After all, this isn't the go-go '90s anymore. Three-quarters of a bil­ lion dollars isn't chum p change, especially not for an enterprise that d id n 't start out as a business and doesn't bring in much of any­ thing at this point to its owners. However, while the dot-com bubble m ay have burst, we still live in the inform ation age, and Facebook m ay be the m ost v alu ­ able database of inform ation — ever. Walk into the FAC com puter lab on any given afternoon, and chances are that one o ut of every five com puters has the ubiquitous Facebook profile flickering across its screen. Its clean form at (sorry, MySpace) an d intuitive layout (the wall is an absolutely brilliant idea), has m ade Facebook a virtu­ al prerequisite to college life, w ith a subscriber base that is estim ated to be 80 percent of all college stu ­ dents around the country. N o other m edium of any sort has such a stranglehold on the coveted college dem ographic, and no other m edium provides as m uch inform ation about our pref­ erences — music, movies, books, sports, hobbies, etc. Facebook already possesses the ability to track and rank changes in student tastes, and one can only imagine w h at m arketers can d o once they set their statisticians loose in this cornucopia of information. U ndoubtedly, Facebook will face challenges. H ow Zuckerberg; an d Co. will assure college stu ­ dents that their privacy will not be com prom ised, should the H arvard dropout decide to come to an agreem ent w ith a suitor, will be foremost am ong their con­ cerns. Additionally, if and w hen they do decide to sell to the corpo­ rate w orld, they m ay have to take measures to m aintain Facebook's hip image, an image that might be tarnished to som e degree by the transaction, w hich m a\ lead to a decrease in subscribers. Keeping Facebook's format clean and crisp will also be important, as this is one of the m ain reasons that Facebook w as able to spread so quickly around the country. U ltim ately, how ever, these concerns are m inor com pared to the vast potential that Facebook possesses. Zuckerberg initially set o u t to create a m ethod for his H arvard buddies to keep in touch an d w ound up creating an inge­ nious system that com pels col­ lege students to become their ow n public relations agents, advertis­ ing themselves to the world. After all, w hat w e place on our Facebook profiles is an ideal image, a snapshot of w hom w e w ould like others to know us as, and there are few tilings more valuable to a business than this. Average Joe w ould have bear proud. Hsu is a Plan II, philosophy and economics senior. w w w .dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Kathy A dam s Phonet (512) 232-2206 BIAS: GAO report finds more women in science From pagel A will be chosen for review. A ccording to the Web site for Women in N atural Sciences, a LIT C ollege of N atural Sciences program , only 10 percent of the faculty in the U niversity's natu­ ral sciences and engineering col­ leges w ere female. The program seeks to alleviate this d ispar­ ity by prom oting recruitm ent, retention and success of wom en at all levels throughout the co l­ leges by holding w orkshops and curriculum -based support groups. "The sciences in general are very poorly fepresented by wom en," said Jaquelin Dudley, a UT micro­ biology and immunology profes­ sor. Women's participation in the sciences has increased in the last three decades, and programs have been implemented to assist women who also have family responsibilities, according to the GAO report. In the past, women on the six- year tenure track experienced dif­ ficulties if they planned to have children, Dudley said. "W hen I came through the sys­ tem, there was not even a delay in the tenure decision, now they can take a year off of the tenure clock. I only took off three weeks for my first child and 10 days for my sec­ ond," Dudley said. Faculty Modified Instructional Duties is a policy established last fall that allows faculty who are pri­ mary caregivers to take a semester off if they find it necessary. "I think UT has made a lot of progress with becoming family friendly, but I think there is still a long way to go," said Carol Armga, director of the Department of Human Ecology. NI vFR SI i , i » > 1 1 1 i i i » i T h f , D a i l y T k x a n 5A Thursday, A pril 6, 2006 A DIRTY W O RLD Third time’s a charm: UT administrator retires, again By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff James Hill isn't very good at retiring. Hill, vice president for com­ munity and school relations at UT, announced Wednesday his decision to leave his administra­ tive post on Jan. 31, 2007. The 77- year-old, a longtime educator, has thrown in this towel before. from He retired the Texas Education Agency as a deputy commissioner and again after five years as a director for the Educational Testing Services southwestern office. He began administrative work at UT, his alma mater, in 1993. Previous retirement attempts have come unglued, but Hill intends for his third one to stick. "I hope I have more success with retiring this time," he said. "Every time I retire, I get a very attractive offer that I can't seem to refuse." Hill can relate to Michael Jordan, who announced multiple retirements before finally giving in to age, fatigue and a desire for more family time. While the professional basketball player has continued to contribute to nation­ al campaigns targeting underrep­ resented blacks, Hill has aided in similar work at the local level. He said money has not fueled his continued employment and that he only accepts positions designed to alter communities. During Hill's 13 years on the job, the great disconnect between the University and East Austin has continued to gamer public­ ity. He said his greatest work has been forging better community relations with people in the area who are still mindful of UT's seg­ regative practices, which occurred prior to civil rights strides and protective policies. "We put out a lot of grass fires," he said. "There are many people on the east side of Austin who still believe they are not welcome here. We've done tremendous work in turning that image around, but there's still a long ways to go." In 2000, Hill left a position in the president's office, after then- President Larry Faulkner appoint­ ed him to his vice president post. He has been a diversity advo­ cate for than.' presidential adminis­ trations: Robert Berdahl, Faulkner and current UT President Bill Powers. Although Hill said his interac­ tion with Powers as a president has been limited, he said he has been impressed with the former law school dean's forward think­ ing in continuing the diversity efforts of the last two decades. Powers worked with Hill dur­ ing his deanship when Hill was knee-deep in the Neighborhood Longhorns Program. Terry Wilson, associate vice president for community and school relations, credited Hill with developing pre-law programs at satellite universities, co-creat- ing the Barbara Jordan Historical Essay Competition and bringing civil rights activists, such as the Rev. Jesse Jackson, to campus. "H e's bowled well for the University," Wilson said. "We've gone a long way in having a broad dialogue with underrep­ resented communities across the state. But the work is ongoing, and there's still plenty of heavy lifting to do." Charles Roeckle, one of two deputies to Powers, said Hill is an avid sports junkie. He recalled a Texas-Oklahoma football game several years ago when Hill immersed himself in every offen­ sive run. "H e lives and dies with the Longhorns," Roeckle said. Hill said despite his long run in a administrative marathon, his years as a band director at Abilene High School are what resonate most in a sustained education career. The native Austinite admitted he'll likely visit the education buf­ fet for fourths, maybe fifths — just as long as he can shed long-wind­ ed administrative titles for gcxxl Ken Wills, sociology senior, plants Portulaca sundial flowers on the West M all W ednesday m orning. Rob Strong | Daily Texan Staff PSC: Palestinians complex, panel says From pagel A This was the first panel dis­ cussion this year for the group, which is dedicated to teaching people about the Palestinian cause, Douglas said. The orga­ nization's purpose is to pro­ mote the Palestinians' "struggle for freedom," according to the Student Activitiesand Leadership Development Web site. Each speaker stood to give a short version of his opinion on the political situation in Israel and Palestinian regions in light of recent elections in the area. The speakers focused on the election of the Hamas party to the Palestinian Authority Legislative Council, as well as the complicated nature of that political environment. Henry proposed questions about funding for the Palestinian government. He said the U.S. is pushing European countries to break the Hamas party "whether that means breaking it politically or making it go broke." Gavrilis said the Hamas victory will ultimately have a positive effect on the disengagement of Israel from Palestinian territories. "Israelis are saying, 'Look, they really are crazy for electing Hamas, so let's get out of here,"' he said. Israel's "looming" disengage­ ment from certain Palestinian ter­ ritories will probably start with the northern West Bank and include East Jerusalem, Gavrilis said. "The talk that East Jerusalem is indivisible is a myth," he said. Di-Capua said that the issue is far too complicated to be con­ densed. He talked about the fact that, to Israelis, there are different types of Palestinian settlers, far from the simple Palestinian-Israeli divide most of the world sees. Di-Capua also talked about the disorganization of the Hamas party. "This organization has a lot of different pressures — it's very fragmentary. This is a sign Hamas will not make it," he said. Ga vri 1 i s gave his sta nee on what action the United States should take. "Neither Palestinians nor Israelis are ready to talk," he said. "The U.S. should push Israel for a quick second phase of the dis­ engagement process, which may set the stage for talks." Jeremy Hollander, a computer sciences graduate student, said he attended the discussion to give what additional information he could offer. "I know the country. If some of the facts are not facts, I can give more insight," he said. Angela Giordani, an English and religious studies sophomore, said she attended to catch up on current events in the areas dis­ cussed. "This is great because it gets people together and talking," she said. "Intelligent people are arguing and provoking one anoth­ er, and it's a creative prcxess." expand your o p tio n s MR A Little Business Sense Can Help \bu Make More Dollars And Cents. S U M M E R BUSINESS INSTITUTE A Business Certificate Program For Non-Business Majors Location: Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business Enhance your business savvy. Get the com petitive edge. Learn practical business skills. In sh ort, acq uire a head for busin ess in a fu n but in te n se program. Learn the basics in key areas such as A ccounting, Finance, M arketing, and O p eration s M a n a g em en t. B ecom e more m arketable in just one m o n th w ith June 4 -3 0 ,2 0 0 6 th is certificate program offered to Save $ 500—Apply by 4/17/06 ju niors, seniors, and re c e n t grad u ates. 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By Treyci Bautista Daily Texan Staff The city of Austin wants to lower the amount that property values can increase each year and plans to seek approval from the Texas Legislature. Properties in Austin are allowed to increase in value by 10 percent each year, but the city is proposing to change the amount to 5 percent. The Legislature will begin a spe­ cial session later this month to con­ sider ways to fund public schools while lowering property taxes, said Brewster McCracken, Austin city councilman. The statewide 10-percent cap has been in place since 1997. Council members are asking the city manager to direct a lob­ bying team for the city in favor of the lower property appraisal cap, Ronn cited a 1978 example in approve a lower Ronn cited a 1978 example in which Californians passed a law to prevent real estate taxes from rising rapidly. approve a lower cap. cap. The 10-percent law applies only to homesteads, not to commercial or rental property, he said. The purpose of a property appraisal cap is to allow low7 and middle-income to afford housing, said Ehud Ronn, a UT finance professor. individuals Lowering the property appraisal cap would reduce property taxes, which may help individuals afford more expensive houses, Ronn said. Also, lower property taxes may increase real estate values. Ronn said a lower appraisal cap would encourage businesses to relocate to Austin. "Individuals who had purchased their homes many years earlier — especially individuals of mod­ est means — found their property values and taxes rising far faster than their income, and without a property7 cap, they would have to sell their real estate and move else­ where," Ronn said. Harvey Kronberg, political ana­ lyst and editor of the Quorum Report, a political newsletter hous­ ing on Texas government, said the Legislature would probably not "There is a fair amount of sup­ port for it in the House, but my opinion is that the Senate would not go along," Kronberg said. "I'm not even sure the House would go with it right now7, because it's an issue of local control." Kronberg said there are prob­ lems with appraisal caps. "One Is that it causes the market distortions in the housing market, because one person is paying a low property tax, but the house next- door was just bought by someone, and every time there's a house sale, they appraise it at the house value," Kronberg said. He said that if taxes were capped He said that if taxes were capp for one group of citizens, the reve­ nue loss would have to be made up somewhere else by other citizens. "A third problem is capping home appraisals gives no relief or benefits for renters," Kronberg said. The issue is particularly relevant in East, South and Central Austin, McCracken said. "If you bought a house seven years ago [in Central Austin] for $200,000, your appraisal is dou­ bled, and your property taxes have doubled in contrast to someone in East Austin living in a house that [was] worth $50,000 and is still worth $50,000," Kronberg said. FEMA approves assistance to six fire-damaged counties By Anna Ravensbergen Daily Texan Staff The fires Six additional counties qualified for individual assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency as a result of an increase in wildfire damage experienced in those areas. Panhandle coun­ ties Roberts, Wheeler, Gray and Hutchinson and Central Texas counties Caldwell and Guadalupe were added to the list Monday. that damaged the six counties were part of a series of Texas wildfires that began in December and have continued through last week. The fires wrere triggered by a combination of record high temperatures, drought and high winds in the region, according to the Climate Prediction Center Web site. At least 423 homes and almost 5 million acres have been burned, Ramos said. In January, nine counties became eligible for F E M A assis­ tance because of the fires, and four more were added to the list in mid-March. "As the fires have progressed, these counties have suffered enough damage to be declared eligible for assistance," said Franceska Ramos, FEMA spokeswoman in Austin. includes grants Individual assistance is p r o vided for losses incurred on or after Dec. 1, according to a writ­ ten statement from FEMA. The assistance for temporary home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from fire damage, accord­ ing to the statement. Comm unity relation teams are visiting the counties to "touch base" w ith local officials, com­ m unity leaders and residents to help them register and apply for individual assistance, said Hannah Vick, a FEMA spokes­ w om an in Austin. "We encourage everybody w7ho is affected by the disaster to register with FEMA," Vick said. FEMA visited employees Guadalupe County Monday to educate residents about the help FEMA offers. Five to seven houses and at least 10 cars in the county were destroyed by the fires, said County Judge Donald Schraub. Cattle fences suffered the most damage, Schraub said. The county has had a bum ban prohibiting open fires since July. "Our fire index is still very, very high," Schraub said. "There is not doubt that there [are] going to be more fires." Schraub said he didn't know yet how many Guadalupe County residents were going to apply for FEMA assistance but that most would. FEMA is also unsure of how many people will apply for aid, Vick said. Loans up to $200,000 are available to repair or replace real estate and up to $40,000 is available for replacement of per­ sonal property, according to a FEMA press release. Residents and business own­ ers in the 19 eligible counties can apply for assistance online at iirww.fema.gov. Success by 6 criticizes city’s inattention to youngest citizens By Kaitlin Chase Daily Texan Staff Sometimes it's not as easy as 1-2-3. A social service coalition gave Austin a poor report card based on the city's attention to the well-being of children under age 6. The city's grades, released Tuesday, were based on three community goals related to early childhood development. The report card gave Austin two Ds and a C in the "happy," "smart" and "healthy" categories, respectively. A coalition of more than 75 organizations and busi­ nesses implemented by United Way of the Capital Area, known as Success by 6, created these three categories after evaluating the developmental needs of children. They gathered data from national and state reports and surveys to determine the grades. "The report card helps give us a focus, and it frames the dia­ logue for moving forward," said Adrian Smith, director of Success by 6 in Austin. in Austin scored a C the healthy category, which assessed immunization rates, low birth weights and obesity rates among young children. One of the most alarming find­ ings was the low birth weights among black babies, Smith said. She said the coalition is unsure of the cause,, but is investigating the problem. Tine city earned a D in the happy category, which evaluated kinder­ garten retention, child abuse, early childhood mental health and fami­ lies in poverty. The main concern in the happy category was the treatment of mental health problems in child­ care centers, Smith said. Some child-care staff have not been taught to deal with mental-health issues and do not have access to a mental-health professional. As a result, some children are bounced from center to center, potential­ ly yielding social and emotional problems, she added. Austin received a D in the smart category as well, which focused on child-care • facilities meeting accreditation standards, child-care worker wages, education levels of care workers, reading to young children and per capita local fund­ ing for early care and education. Smith cited evidence that invest­ ment in high-quality early educa­ tion has a high financial return. "We have to prove that [educa­ tion] is not a waste of money," said Carol Armga, director of the Priscilla Pond Flawn Child and Family Laboratory in the UT Department of Human Ecology. "The best payoff is we educate them early on." Children learn the most in their first few years of life, she added. "The real purpose of the report card is for us as a community to get benchmarks and goals and see where we are doing well and where we need to improve," said Kaitlin Guthrow, execu­ tive director of the Texas Early Childhood Education Coalition, one of the members of Success by 6. "Right now, w e've got some work to do." ms II The Finger thinks studying is the worst reason fo r pulling an all-nighter. 9 m The Finger believes doodling is a legitimate form o f taking notes. The Finger thinks the smell test is an acceptable alternative to laundry. The Finger believes heavy p ettin g is every animal S right. fo llo w th e fm g e r.c o m ! COMING SOON See if Hardee finishes strong and sets more collegiate decathalon marks SECTION Thursday, April 6, 2006 Hardee breaks NCAA record "M y ankle felt really good Decathlete tops mark in 100-meter dash, sights set even higher By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff O ne down, one m ore to go. The Texas Relays started with a bang yesterday w hen Texas sen ior Trey Hardee shattered the 13-year-old N CA A outdoor d ecathlon record the 100- m eter run with a tim e of 10.36. in His big test com es tom orrow w hen he attem pts to break the N CA A outdoor record for the entire decathlon. H ardee led the first day's com petition w ith a point total of 4399, w hich puts him in contention to break leg­ end Tom Pappas' seven-year-old record of 8463. C o m m u n ity Pappas, who went on to win the w orld cham p ionships in 2003, got his start at O regon's C o lleg e Lane before heading to Tennessee in 1997. The favorite in the 2004 O lym pics, Pappas w as heart- breakinglv forced to w ithdraw after an injury in the shot put. H ardee had his own trou­ bles last month and was forced to sit out the N CAA Indoor Cham pionships in the heptath­ lon, two months after setting the record in that event'. His quick recovery puts him back in posi­ tion to break more records dur­ ing the remainder of the outdoor season. today," Hardee said. After five events, Texas junior D onovan K ilm artin follow s Hardee in second place with 4175 points. Kilm artin ov er­ w helm ingly won the high jum p with a bound of 6-11, more than two inches higher than his near­ est competitor. "It w asn't my personal best, but it was my collegiate PR [per­ sonal record],'' Kilm artin said. Hardee and K ilm artin both closed the day w ith the 400- m eter dash. H ardee fought a strong south wind to set a mark of 49.11.. "It was acceptable consider­ ing the w ind ," Hardee said. TRACK continues on page 2B Some of the best track athletes in the nation gathered at Myers Stadium on Wednesday to compete in the Clyde Littlefield Texas Relays. Marc Hamel | Daily Texan Staff Aggies upset Longhorns Texas unable to digout o f four-run hole, A&M’s Scarborough allows just two hits By Mark A. Hodgkin Daily Texan Staff The Texas softball team started first Wednesday night ranked in the nation. The visiting Texas A&M Aggies handed the Horns two other firsts: their first Big 12 loss of the season, and their first home loss of since April of 2005. The Aggies handled sophomore pitcher Meagan Denny and rode the strong pitching of Amanda Scarborough to a 4-2 win at McCombs Field. "They were the better team than us tonight," said coach Connie Clark. "It hurts, when its a rivalry game, and they came in here to your house and beat you." Denny immediately ran into trouble in the first inning when she loaded the bases with erne out before a wild pitch scored Texas A & M 's Jam ie Hinshaw. Then Megan Gibson scored on a sacri­ fice fly to center by Jami Lobpries. A strikeout of Rocky Spencer got Denny out of the jam, but the Horns were stuck in a 2-0 hole. Texas was able to tie the score in the bottom of the second with an unorthodox, two-out rally. With Chez Sievers on second and two outs, Rachael Cook struck out swinging but reached when the ball was hit past Aggie catcher Patti Wunderlich. Sievers, who was run­ ning the whole time, scored when Wunderlich's throw to Scarborough was wild. Cook, who went to sec­ ond on the play, scored when the next batter, Crystal Saenz, laced a single to right. "I was lucky to get on," Cook said. "The ball was behind the plate, so I advanced to second, and then Crystal executed the hit and ran really well." Denny's struggles continued in the third when Gibson served an RBI double over Tina Boutelle's head in center. Denny then wig­ gled out of further trouble with three straight outs. Holly Ridley led off the fourth with a home run, and coach Connie Clark called in senior Cat Osterman from the bullpen, but the damage was done. Denny took the loss (15-3) and suffered her worst start of the season after a brilliant one-hit complete game last weekend at Iowa State. "She's better than that," said coach Connie Clark. "She just didn't have very good command because she was overthrowing and over thinking a little bit." The story, though, was sophom ore Scarborough. The right-hander from M agnolia tossed 7 innings of solid, two-hit ball. After the rough second inning that she should have gotten out of with the strikeout, Scarborough w as nearly unhittable. Despite a scare in the ninth when the Longhorns mounted a desperate rally, Scarborough took the win (U-5). threw "She did a great job," Clark said. "She keeps the ball down­ stairs, and I didn't think we made great adjustments." O sterm an, who four innings of solid relief, also record ed a milestone in the seventh inning. Her strikeout of Hinshaw was the 2,000th of her illustrious career. She became the NCAA's all-time strikeout leader earlier this season. The loss drops Texas into a tie with the Aggies for first place in the Big 12. Both teams sport iden­ tical 5-1 conference marks. The two will meet again on April 26 when Texas travels to College Station. M arc H a m e l | Daily Texan Staff Texas A&M 201 100 0 — 4 6 1 020 000 0 — 2 2 0 Texas WP — Scarborough. LP — Denny. Rivalry between schools is strong, Big 12 race is on By Anup Shah Daily Texan Staff All season long, the Texas soft­ ball team has been quite aware of the parity that perm eates the Big 12 conference. It could not have been more obvious against Texas A&M on Wednesday. The Longhorns were handed their first loss in the Big 12 as well as their first loss at home this season. "This conference is so diffi­ Texas' MicKayla Padilla slides into a base during Texas' 4-2 loss to the visiting Texas A&M Aggies on Wednesday. The Longhorns suffered their first conference loss of the season and first home loss since last year. cult to play in ," said sopho­ more pitcher M eagan Denny. "I think if you look at it all the "This conference is so diff i cult to play in. I think if you look at it all the way down the board, this is the best conference in the country." Meagan Denny, Texas pitcher way down the board, this could very well be the best confer­ ence in the country." The rivalry betw een the Longhorns and Aggies is one of the m ost prom inent in all of college softball. With the two schools only about 100 m iles apart, the two schools have been in com petition in alm ost every possible way. While many of the duels that the Longhorns have with the Aggies are now shifting their focus to the grow ing rivalry with O klahom a, the hype sur­ rounding the m atchup betw een the two softball squads is grow ­ ing exponentially. "W hen you've got the A ggies and the Longhorns, it's alw ays going to be a rivalry," said head SOFTBALL cont nues on page 2B Sanders engages in preliminary talks with Wranglers Former NFL star could find him self with AFL team By Cody Hale Daily Texan Staff The Austin Wranglers might be ready for Primetime. Former Dallas Cowboys comer- back Deion Sanders visited with the Wranglers officials Wednesday and engaged in preliminary talks involve­ about possible future ment with the team. It marked the first formal meeting between the Wranglers and Sanders, who was accompanied by former Dallas teammate Robert Jones. Jones, a close friend of Wranglers General Manager and Director of Player Personnel Glyn Milbum, introduced Sanders to Milbum, and the two began to keep in touch via telephone for a short period. Now, w ith S an d ers' high profile and im m ense popular­ ity, many possibilities could be brought to life. "It was a very productive meeting today, very productive," Sanders said, "and there are some trem endous possibilities that could be on the horizon, and I'm very excited. I can't wait to get back and talk to my other part­ ners. I think we had a wonderful meeting, and this team is very committed to winning, and they want to have a very family-orient­ ed team and organization, and it's exciting. 1 think it's a tremendous possibility." While neither Sanders nor team officials will speculate as to what exactly Sanders' involvem ent with the team might be, other current and former NFL players, including Washington quarter­ back Mark Brunell, former Texas All-American Leonard Davis and former Jacksonville offensive line­ man Tony Boselli, share part own­ ership in the team. "Let's just say I'm looking for­ ward to having a good tim e," Sanders said. The Wranglers are now in their third season and have seen their popularity and attendance gradu­ ally increase since their inaugural campaign in 2004. But Austin (7-3), which sits atop the Arena Football League's Southern Division, is still consid­ ered new to the AFL ranks, and it is still trying to find its identity as a marketable team in the league. With Sanders, the Wranglers may have found marketability. "We have no interest in just a name on a mast head, and I saw the essential ingredients during our meeting," said team president Doug MacGregor. "N o. 1, you've got to have a passion for the sport, and I believe Deion has a genuine passion for the spirt. Then, with any partnership, you always want the whole to be greater than the sums. And I think that he could help us in an area that we need some help in right now, which is public marketing and in the awareness area." . If Sanders were added to the team's payroll, there is no doubt that he would add to the landscape of the Wranglers franchise. He could help market the Wranglers and give the team a national face and identity. "Sometimes when you look for partners is when you're in tough shape and you need somebody," MacGregor said. "A t the end of the day, we don't need anybody. Now, there's no question that hav­ ing somebody involved like Deion would help us accelerate the track that we re on, and it would be beneficial." As for now, the Wranglers are exploring all of their options with Sanders as to what would be his best fit with the organization. "Any successful team has the ability to fit people where they're best utilized," M ilbum said. "This is the same kind of discussion where someone has to have value on all sides." For now, the process will con­ tinue with no definite timetable in place — just like Sanders wants it. "I don't put a time on life," he said. "Life is precious and so valu­ able, and I can't put a time on that. Everything has to be in order and great for both parties, and I think it will get to that point." If Sanders isn't happy with where the team is headed after that, don't be surprised to see the return of primetime. "I may just have to go down there and play, if I don't like what I'm seeing," Sanders said jokingly. "W ouldn't that be good just to take off the suit and go out there and play?" www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Jake Veyhl E-mail: sports@dailytexanoniine.com Phone: (512) 252 2210 Newsworthy Imm ill Super Bowl MVP accepts heritage SEOUL, South Korea — Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward wept as he received honorary citizenship from the South Korean capital, where he was born 30 years ago and apologized for not previous­ ly embracing his Korean heritage. "I apologize for being ashamed to say I was Korean," the half-Korean Ward said as he broke down, receiving a reas­ suring pat on the back by Seoul Mayor Lee Myung-bak.Tm very moved, this really means a lot to me." The honor was part of the homecoming the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver received during his first trip to the country as an adult. Ward was born to a Korean mother and a black soldier father. The family left South Korea when he was a baby, but his parents divorced soon after. He grew up with his mother, who worked three jobs to support them. Ward said he was insulted many times as a child for his mixed background and had been ashamed to even let friends see his Korean mother — even chafing at the Asian custom of taking his shoes off indoors. But ever since he won MVP honors at the Super Bowl, he has been embraced by South Koreans as a hero of their own. Ward said he hopes to learn more about the culture. In the Seoul citizenship proc­ lamation, the city said Ward "showed perseverance, resilience and modesty — the core char­ acteristics of the Korean people — and gave pride to all Koreans at home and abroad." Ward's visit has been intensely covered by the country's media, with his sudden fame also plac­ ing attention on the discrimina­ tion normally faced in South Korea by children of mixed heritage. Ward met Tuesday with President Roh Moo-hyun, and also plans to visit other children of mixed race during his 10-day trip. — The A s s o c ia te d Press Boxer sentenced to 30 years, fines LOS ANGELES — Boxer James Butler Jr., who fought under the moniker "The Harlem Hammer," was sentenced Wednesday to nearly 30 years in prison for the death of sports journalist Sam Kellerman. The 33-year-old Butler will also pay $27,753 in funeral expenses to Kellerman's family and $11,881 in restitution to the owner of the victim's apartment, which was left torched and blood- soaked after the killing, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office. The 29-year-old victim's body was found in his Hollywood apartment on Oct. 17, 2004, near a hammer. The boxer pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and arson as jury selection was set to begin in his trial on March 27. Butler and Kellerman, the younger brother of New York- based boxing expert and talk show host Max Kellerman, had been friends, and the boxer had been staying at the freelance writer's apartment, police said. Prosecutors believe the attack came as Butler was having a tough time reviving his career and was depressed about a souring relationship with his girlfriend. "It's possible Mr. Kellerman asked him to move out or there was a disagreement over how long he could stay with him, and it resulted in him picking up a hammer," she said. "The judge called it‘a slaughter." Butler is best known for suck­ er-punching opponent Richard Grant in November 2001 after losing a charity bout in New York. — A P Thursday, April 6, 2006 2B www.dailytexanonline.com Longhorns travel to Aggieland Texas and A&M duke it out for Big 12 supremacy, seeding By Alex Spevack Daily Texan Staff The Texas women's tennis team will take the court tonight in College Station to take on in state foe Texas A&M in a battle to determine the top team in the conference. Although Baylor is currently first in the conference, boasting a 6-0 record, both UT and A&M enter the match at 5-0 in the Big 12, m aking the Lone Star Show dow n all the more impor­ tant in determ ining the seeding for the Big 12 Cham pionships at the end of the month. The No. 15 Longhorns are com­ ing off of three consecutive wins against the likes of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, and Washington. In total, Texas has lost just two points in those three matches, giv­ ing them a tremendous amount of momentum heading into their showdown with A&M. The 41st-ranked Aggies also enter tonight's match at the top of their game, armed with five straight victories, four of those coming against Big 12 teams. In those five matches, they have given up just four points. A&M is led by 50th-ranked Anna Lubinsky at first singles, who pairs with Nicki Mechem as the No. 25 doubles team in the country. This should make for an inter­ esting subplot considering the UT women have won three straight doubles points and nine doubles matches in a row. The Longhorns are led on the doubles court by the duo of senior Mia Marovic and sophomore Courtney Zauft. In their match last week against they dominated W ashington, the team of Dinka Hadzic and Victoria Brymer, ranked 38th at the time, by a margin of 8-3. Singles play has also been stellar lately and Texas boasts a line-up with two nationally ranked players in 68th-ranked Marovic and 81st- ranked junior Petra Dizdar who play first and second singles for the Longhorns, respectively. This match represents the first in a series of six matches the Longhorns have left to play on their schedule. All remaining matches are against Big 12 opponents. SOFTBALL: Team has ‘got to stay focused’ after loss From page IB coach Connie Clark said. ''The thing about this 'rivalry' is that you have to still let it be another game and avoid the external factors." At the start of the 2006 cam ­ p aign , the L onghorns were ranked fourth nationally, a pro­ gram best, while the Aggies gar­ nered a sixth seed. W hen the Big 12 preseason poll rolled around, how ever, Texas w as ranked sec­ ond behind A&M. E arlier last month at the Judi Garm an Classic, the Longhorns defeated the Aggies 1-0 to take the first game of the three game regular-season series. The Aggies took one back W ednesday in their 4-2 win. Another critical aspect of the rivalry that often falls behind the scenes for m ost observers has been the recruiting battle. Although both program s have their ow n prototypical player, many of the athletes that play on the two squads often com e from the sam e areas. "You w ant to try to get the best fit for your program but all the players are good athletes," Clark said. "W e often look at the sam e people, but ultimately, only one team gets the player." diate im pact on the Longhorn squad are Kacie G askin and Crystal Saenz — two freshman who originally played in College Station and ultim ately passed up the maroon for burnt orange. G askin and Saenz, both of w hom provide more fuel for the friendly fight, were the only Longhorns that collected hits against the Aggies. The effect of the outcom e in a rivalry match is often inevitable. A win can do w onders for a struggling program while a loss can dem oralize a team for the next few games. Two players on the Texas squad that have had an imme­ "It hurts, having them come in our house and take one away from u s," Clark said. "B u t w e've got to stay focused, and w e've got to get rid of it pretty quick- 1Y " Despite all the attention that it might get off the field, the battle betw een Texas and Texas A&M is alw ays a friendly one for the players. "It's a very healthy, friendly rivalry," Gaskin said. "It tears at you to lose to them, but you know that you're losing to some quality players." The Longhorns m ust quickly recuperate from the defeat as they w ill face the A ggies in the regular-season rubber m atch on April 26. Tino Mauricio | Daily Texan Staff The Texas women's tennis team takes on Texas A&M tonight in a match that could affect the Big 12 Campionship and seeding in the conference tournament. Both teams enter the match with identical 5-0 conference records, while Baylor sits atop the Big 12 w ith a 6-0 mark. TRACK: Decathletes enjoy home crowd From pagelB Kilm artin follow ed in a time of 51.78 but w as m ore frank about the challenge the wind presented. "T h e 400 w as a good test for m e," Kilm artin said. "There w as a bit of a tornado on the back stretch that m ade the race really, really hard ." Kilm artin is expected to chal­ lenge Hardee tom orrow when his favorite events begin. Last year at the N CA A O utdoor C h a m p io n sh ip s, K ilm artin cam e back from a fourth-place first day to sw eep the title thanks to his talent in the pole vault. "T h e pole vault is my best event, that's for sure. Both athletes appreciate the support of the Texas fans in their quest to set the record. "It's great — it helps you stay relaxed," said Kilm artin. "I like having the hom e-field ad vantage here w ith people clapping for you." 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Get your clients to get 10 friends to text in fake sightings o f any num ber o f stars. "A co u p le hundred conflict­ ing sigh tin gs and this Web site is w orthless," C looney wrote. "N o need to try to create new law s to restrict free speech. Just m ake them useless. That's the fun of it. A nd then sit back and enjoy the ride." R osenfield sa id he d id not know how the e-m ail, which w as A sso c ia te d Press intended as private, w as publicly released and reported Friday by the New York Post. G aw ker fired back online. It chastised C looney for clim b­ ing "on his hotmail so ap b ox to so publicly break ou r hearts." And then he issu ed a challenge to the public: be the first per­ son to send a new cam era-phone photo of Clooney to G aw ker and w in D V D s of his film s "O cean 's Eleven" and "O cean 's Tw elve." A lth ou gh o u tsp o k e n an defender of the First A m endm ent, C looney has criticized tab loid s and the p a p a ra /z i w ho sh oot for them as som etim es goin g over the line. FILM: Documentary best for classroom showing From page 6B they already know too well. The m o st touching m om ents are w hen the m u sicians show their vulnerability and explain how m usic has played in their personal lives. For som e, it has broken com m unication boundar­ ies; for others, it h as been the only w ay of grieving a loved one. "I cam e from a fam ily that w asn 't com fortable exp ressin g em otions," says one of the m usi­ cians, w hose nam e is only given as Elizabeth. "H ere w as a different language that w a s acceptable." The subject m atter seem s prob­ lematic because it isn't a w orld m ost people are unfam iliar with like "M u rderb all," "M arch of the Penguins" or "S p ellb ou n d ." The only w ay to m ake it really interest­ ing is to approach it in a w ay that show s h ow profound and pro­ vocative it can be. The film lacks the exposition and revelation that could sa v e it from being a boring an alysis o f a w orld that isn 't very en gagin g through the eyes o f not charism atic m usicians. It's just not the sam e a s seeing a y ou n g boy faint under the pressure o f spell­ in g a w ord correctly or a penguin en during perilous w eather condi­ tions to protect its eggs. The opening credits call it "A M usical Essay," an d that is w hat it is: a film that will be p layed more often in classroom s than in living room s. M usic teachers will give it m ore p raise than it deserves while their students w on't appreciate it enough. But m aybe that's w hat the film is all about. For som e, there's n o point in trying to explain som e­ thing so astonishing; for others, trying to explain m usic is essential to understanding it. A s another m usician Udi p u ts it, "T h is Ls a lifetime challenge — you expect a brief answ er?" "Musicfrom the Inside Out" opens April 14 in Austin at Landmark Dobie Theater. JUNE 18 a t LA ZONA ROSA tO £ T $ A V A i L A S ll a t G etT ix® W A T E S a O O REC O R O S a - O P i n k * S W IRELESS ■ ■ ■ " ■ ■ » I f l l N / BY P H O N E 1 866-l-GET-TIXW FO R IN F O R M A T IO N : 512-263-4146Z S E S T WWW.LAZONAROSA.COM ^>cn^ r ,NEB Sdirectevents venue ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY Eminem files for divorce again after less than three months DETROIT, Michigan — Eminem's dysfunctional relationship with wife Kim has hit another low. He has filed divorce papers, less than three months after remarrying her. "There has been a breakdown in the marriage relationship, to the extent that the objects of matrimony have been destroyed, and there remains no reasonable likelihood that the marriage can be preserved," according to the filing, which was made in M acom b County on W ednesday on behalf of Marshall Bruce Mathers III, Eminem's real name. The Grammy- and Oscar-winning rapper remarried Kimberley Anne Scott a month after the couple announced they were getting back together. Their first marriage ended in 2001. Eminem announced in December 2005 that they were back together. Aniston silent on 'Today' show wedding rumor questions NEW YORK — Silence. Awkward silence. That was Jennifer Aniston's tight- lipped response on Tuesday m orning’s "Today” show, when asked about the latest rumor that Oprah Winfrey is planning to host an $8 million wed­ ding for her and beau Vince Vaughn. The mom ent grew still more awk­ ward when Aniston's "Friends with M on ey" co- star, Catherine Keener, weighed in on her behalf. "I thought you weren't going to go there," she told entertainment correspondent Jill Rappaport. "But you did." Earlier in the interview segment, which also included co-star Joan Cusack, Aniston said she gives inter­ views to promote a movie, not her personal life. "Friends with Money," a drama about four wom en w hose varying degrees of success put a strain on their relationships, opens Friday. Tom Cruise says father was abusive, peers were bullies NEW YORK — Tom Cruise says his father was abusive, and that school, where he faced other bullies, was dif­ ficult, in an upcoming issue of Parade magazine. "He was a bully and a coward," the 43-year-old actor says of his father, Thom as Cruise Mapother III. "He was the kind of person where, if som e­ thing goes wrong, they kick you. It was a great lesson in m y life — how he'd lull you in, make you feel safe and then, bang!" Cruise has two children, Connor, 11, and Isabella, 13, from his marriage to Nicole Kidman, and his fiancee, Katie Holmes, is pregnant. The star of the upcom ing film, "Mission: Impossible III,"also says he was bullied regularly in the 15 schools he attended in 12 years. Rowling blames slow pace on lack of paper supplies NEW YORK — J.K. Rowling, well into her seventh and final "Harry Potter" book, says it is going fine despite one annoying obstacle: the lack of paper. "W hy is it so difficult to buy paper in the middle of tow n?" the author, a resident of Edinburgh, Scotland, lamented in a diary entry posted W ednesday on her W eb site, http j/ www.jkrowling.com. "What is a writer w h o likes to write longhand supposed to do when she hits her stride and then realizes, to her horror, that she has covered every bit of blank paper in her bag? Forty-five minutes it took me this morning, to find somewhere that would sell me som e normal, lined paper. And there's a university here! What do the stu­ dents use? Don't tell me laptops — it makes me feel like something out of the 18th century." SRD: Transition from old-fashioned to modern slow at Mason-operated all-women dormitory then granddaughters, and so on. If an applicant didn't have a fam­ ily tie to the M asons — and u su ­ ally, the dorm filled up with those w ho did — applicants had to get recommendation letters from two M asons and one from a M asonic lodge. But 15 years ago, the dorm w as only half-full. Dorm adm inistra­ tors appealed to the Scottish Rite M asons on the board of directors. They agreed to change the poli­ cy. N ow if you're not tied to the M asons, the dorm will secure spon ­ sorship for you. Suzie Holt, adm in­ istrator for the dorm , said that what matters now isn't Masonic sponsorship, but how quickly you turn in your application. "I know the M ason s probably w ouldn 't like to hear that, but that's just how it is," said Holt, sm iling. Since the dorm open ed u p its adm ission , there h ave been wait lists every year. The w ait list for next fall is already filling u p with girls putting dow n $250 d e p o s­ its. D epending on the size o f the room , board co sts ran ge from $8,085 to $10,435. H olt said that the you n gest applicant sh e's ever seen w a s in grad e school. "She m ust have been abou t 8 or 9," said Holt, o f the picture attached to the application. "H er m om went to SR D ." H olt said that usually, girls' from p aren ts are d isco u raged app ly in g before high school. K elso p raised H olt's leadership an d said that the M ason s — on the advisory com m ittee locally and the board of directors statew ide — trust her com pletely. K elso m entioned doing things a s sim ple a s checking bank rates and nego­ tiating contracts for w ork done on the dorm. Retired congressm an an d form er Texas Su prem e Court justice, "Ju d g e " Jack Hightower, president of the dorm board and head of the Scottish Rite M ason s in Texas, keeps his office in the basem ent. "W e're here to help S u zie out with w hatever she needs," said Kelso. But to so m e residents, the role M ason s p lay in heading the dorm is m ysterious. G lover and Ridout noted that "so m e g u y " who is a M ason has his offices in what, until last year, w a s the "g h o st w in g." "I don't know how often he's there or anything," Ridout sa id as the sun set and couples sq ueezed into the ham m ocks nearby. Ridout describ ed gettin g a m aintenance w orker to unlock the "gh o st w in g " last year. G irls used to live in that w ing, with a b ase­ m ent an d w in dow s that opened onto the law n in the 1970s, when it w as know n a s "the sketchy w in g" b ecause girls could sneak g u y s in easily. But it w a s shut down. When they visited, they found the b u sts of men, pain tin gs and M asonic hats in tissu e paper. The girls' room s w ere nearly unchanged; furniture w a s still in place, and there w a s still lipstick w riting on the mirrors. "It looked like they had left yes­ terday, y ou k now ?" said Ridout, sh uddering. Renovations last year took out the ghost wing. W hat's currently in the E ast Wing show s pretty well w hat SR D is like now: A cross the hall from a door to Ju d ge H igh tow er's office full of first- editions o f books about every­ thing from jurisprudence to the Masonry, girls punch in to the w orkout room an d use weights, step m achines an d skiers, and w atch M TV on plasm a screen televisions. NOTICE RE K09VR LICENSE RENEW AL FILING O n M a rc h 31, 2 0 0 6 , The University of Texas at Austin filed an application to renew the license of LPTV Station K 0 9V R , C hannel 9, Austin, Texas. The K09VR license expires on A ugu st 1, 2 0 0 6 . Individuals w h o wish to a d vise the Federal C om m unications C om m issio n of facts relating to the renew al application a n d whether the station has operated in the public interest should file com ments a n d petitions with the F C C by July I, 2 0 0 6 . Further information co n ce rn in g the F C C 's b ro a d ca st license renewal p ro ­ cess m ay be ob tain ed from the F C C , W a sh in g to n , DC 2 0 5 5 4 . From page 6B care, attention an d living con­ ditions p o ssib le ," said G ordon K elso, a s his pet C hih uah ua, Beanie, skittered across his desk. K elso is on the do rm 's advisory board of local M asons. K elso h as been a m em ber of the M ason s for m ore than 45 years and a m em ber o f the Scottish Rite for more than 35. He becam e a m em ber o f the M ason s because his d ad w a s one. The M asons are a fraternal organization with official roots goin g back a s far as 1700s Europe. But m any m em ­ bers think that their history goes back further. "H ell, w e d o n 't even know when it started," said K elso a s he leaned back in his chair. M any of the founding fathers of the United States w ere M ason s, and Kelso estim ates that 80 percent o f the founders of Texas were M asons. The Freem asonry has kept lodges in Texas since the 1830s. The M ason s im part m oral les­ sons to their m em bers through rituals. T h ose rituals generally include a short p lay that tells an old story about knights or kings in order to illustrate the duties o f that Rite. To becom e a M aster M ason, an initiate goes through three rituals after the lodge has checked into his character. The Scottish Rite an d the York Rite have m ore degrees, lessons and cerem onies. "It's sort of a graduate school for freem asonry," said Kelso. He said that the philanthro­ py of the M ason s grow s out of M asonic ideals — brotherhood, fraternity, equality and chivalry. Som e m em bers really get into the rituals — the different costum es and roles — and som e are more in for the charity. In A ustin, the Scottish Rite runs a children's theater and learn­ ing center for dyslexic children. In D allas, it m aintains a hospi­ tal. K elso said the Scottish Rite D orm itory is an extension of the M asons' w ork for the com m u ­ nity. "We protect ou r ladyfolk," he said. "Th at m ay soun d old-tim ey and idealistic, b u t w hat a w on ­ derful thing it is." lived Curfews, panty hose and radios Between 1934 and 1937, when in SRD , M argaret Berry house m others — often the w id ­ o w s of the M asons — planned pajam a parties in the grand ball­ room. The girls w ore silk pan ty­ hose, an d no one left the dining room table until everyone w as finished. Berry, a UT historian w ho is w riting a book about the dorm , rem em bers boys splitting the cost o f renting cars to go on double dates in a pasture w here a local m an n am ed Dillingham let students, w h o brought radios and picnicked, park safely. "They used to say it took 18 m inutes to get from D illingham 's to SR D ," Berry said. The dorm itory locked all its do ors at 11 p.m . on wee knights. To w arn stu d en ts curfew w as com ing near, D illingham shone a flashlight or rode a horse out to students. If Berry cam e in p ast sundow n w ithout perm ission, she risked having a note sent to the dean o f w om en. Three tim es a day, a bell rang, at which point the 300 girls rush ed dow n stairs to sit at the table for m eals served fam ­ ily-style. A senior w ould sit at the head o f the table and act as hostess. Berry rem em bers The D aily Texan criticizing SRD for m en­ tioning C hrist in the prayers the w aiters — sons o f M ason s — said before dinner. A t the time, the U niversity didn't provide health services, and there w a s an infir­ m ary at SRD. Local M ason s cam e over for dinner from time to time, and it w a s traditional to have a party on G eorge W ashington's birthday, because W ashington w as a M ason . Berry had a long line of M asons in her fam ily — she rem em bers her grandfather repeating the creed to him self — and so did m ost of her friends. "The M ason s felt that if they had the d au gh ters of M asons liv­ ing in the sam e place, it'd be a goo d thing," sa id Berry. "A n d they were right — 1 m ade a lot of lifelong friends." A s the y ears rolled on, the rules stayed just abou t the sam e a s they w ere in Berry's time. In a resident's handbook from the 1950s — "Y our G u id e to G racious L ivin g" — the rules are laid out next to ink d raw in gs of pretty girls with crim ped skirts: Rolled- u p hair, blue jean s and shorts w ere not allow ed in the dining room du rin g the three seated m eals of the day. If you h ad to stay out after 6 p.m ., you were to call the counselor on duty so that she could check your parental p erm ission form, take the escort's last nam e and sign you out. SRD girls w ho had taken 21 or more hours were allow ed six overnight visits in A ustin p er semester, pro­ vided they put in a request early enough for the do rm to call the hostess and m ake sure sh e w as expecting guests. But as the U niversity culture and dress code open ed up in the '60s, the dorm slow ly began to m odernize. Berry said that the M asons w ho h ave alw ays over­ seen the dorm often retained old- fashioned ideas. It w as difficult for the older m en to understand the lives of the teenage girls, Berry said. A fairly modern SRD In Berry's day, priority w as given to dau gh ters of M asons, L A n O I T I A R K ' t “DCEIE 21st I Guadalupe • (512) 472-FILM $ 6 .0 0 M o n - T h u r w it h co lle g e I.D. w w w . 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By Ingrid Norton Daily Texan Staff Sarah Ridout and Amie Glover sat at a picnic table in the backyard of Scottish Rite Dormitory, finish­ ing the dining hall pork tender­ loin, green beans and applesauce. "It's creepy w hen they all com e here in their suits," said Ridout. "I mean, if it w asn't an all girl's dorm , and w e d id n 't all know they were Masons." Amie Glover, a curly-haired Plan II and English sophomore, nodded. "Yeah, tike w hen they bring out the big poobah chair and p u t it in the ballroom, and you just know that's where the head guy is going to sit," she said. She took a bite of her roll and reflected. "Actually, I take that back ... it's not a poobah chair — it's a throne!" Several tim es a year, the M asons com e to board m eetings at the dorm . Glover said that her great uncle — "or som ething tike that" — had been a Masonic master. "O h," said Ridout, a com m u­ nication studies junior. "You are so in." The girls discussed form al Christm as dinners, w aiters w ho h ang around, boys sneaking in and couples m aking out in ham ­ mocks nearby. G lover said that the pros of being able to w alk around in a towel and borrow shoes and purs­ es definitely outw eigh the cons of living in a private dorm itory w here boys are only allowed to visit for 10 hours a d ay on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. "Basically, it feels like a big, old grandm a's house," said Ridout as she gently pushed a stray black cat the girls call Butch aw ay from the table w ith her flip-flop. Located on 27th Street and W hitis A venue, Scottish Rite D orm itory — or SRD as residents call it — looks m ore a m ansion than a dorm . Live oaks shade the w inding paths that lead to the building's w hite pillars, pink brick and w ide w indow s. Started in 1922 to create a w holesom e "hom e aw ay from hom e" for the daughters of M aster M asons during a housing shortage at the University, Scottish Rite is the only dorm in the country to be run by Masons. Some traditions, such as the Christm as dinners and w ait­ ers, have rem ained the same, but the 84-year-old dorm has changed w ith the times. C urfew s d o n 't exist — girls just have the m aintenance m en b u zz them in — and it is rum ored that the security cam eras in the stairw ays are there to enforce the anti-boy curfew s. M eals are now served buffet-style. A nd Rob Strong Daily Texan Staff now, because of changes in the application process, about half the girls d o n 't have M asons in their families. A round the corner from the front desk w here girls cash checks and the b u reau w here tow els are set out w hen it rains, tw o pictures tell the story of the d o rm 's changes. The first one is w ide and black and w hite. It show s girls w earing straight dresses w ith m odest necklines. It is som ething of a tableau, w ith the girls scattered around the lawn. They sit, stand and spraw l below the trees, som e sm iling wanly, som e pouting. A clum p of the ad m in istrato rs stand in black dresses to the right. The picture w as taken durin g the fall sem ester of 1922. Below it is last y e a r's group photo. The girls are crow ded together on and below the stage of the ballroom , w ear­ ing jeans, sw eaters and m ini­ skirts. In the bottom row, the w aiters — about 20 m ale UT stu ­ d en ts w ho go through a rigorous screening process — kneel, roll their eyes and grin. M asonic origins "The dorm w as designed to m ake dam good and sure our young w om en received the best SR D continues on page 5B Thought-provoking Room’ comes to Alamo Drafthouse Film follows womans struggles as mother; overworked employee By Emily Watson Daily Texan Staff D isturbing visions, frighten­ ing attacks, terrible deceit, grim darkness — sounds like your run- of-the-mill psychological thriller, right? Wrong’ In A ustin-based direc­ tor Kyle H enry's bizarre new film, "Room," he chronicles the Ufe of H oustonian Julia Barker as she searches for the answ ers to a per­ sonal dilem m a. Julia, played by actress C yndi Williams, travels to New York City on her quest to explain the strange visions that plague h er mind. "I w anted to tell the story of a pilgrimage — someone going on a journey to find herself — but in a nontraditional way. I decided to use an overworked, middle-aged w om an as the main character rather than a young man," said Henry. "R oom " does just that, depict­ ing Julia in her struggle of w ork­ ing tw o low -w age jobs w hile still trying to fulfill h er duties as a w ife an d m other of tw o chil­ dren. "W orking 12- to 16-hour days, it w as not hard to play an over­ w orked w om an," joked Williams. Williams has subsequently been nom inated for Best Actress at the Independent Spirit A w ards for her role as Julia by the Film Independent organization. Film Independent has aw arded such films as Q uentin Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction," w hich received the Best Director Award for 1995. "R oom " prem iered last year at the Sundance Film Festival w ith m uch acclaim. It also received a nom ination this year for the John C assavetes A w ard given at the Indep en d en t Spirit A w ards as w ell for the best feature film m ade for un d er $500,000. M uch interest in the film stems from its ability to raise questions in the audience about consciousness and hum an em otions. "Room " takes viewers into the mind of Julia and show s them a new w ay of looking at the questions w e ask of ourselves and the w orld around us. In other w ords, this film is sure to m ake you think. "I like films that stir up the w ater in our brains," said Henry. The film m arks H enry's debut directing a narrative feature-length picture and also Williams' debut acting on cam era rather than on stage, w here she previously had m uch of her experience. "Room" premieres tonight at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema South at 7 p.m. as a fundraiser fo r the A ustin Film Society. Admission is $15 for members o f A F S and $20 for non­ members, which includes admission into the after party. "Room" will also continue its national release at the Drafthouse on April 7. D avid Nicastro, practices for his perform ance by his m otorcycle in the d o cu m e ntary "M u sic from the Inside Out." The docu m entary seeks to explore w hat drives a m usician's passion for music. Photo courtesy o f Em erging Pictures Austin-based director Kyle Henry's bizarre new film "R o o m " op e n s at the A la m o Drafthouse Cinem a South Friday. The film marks Henry's debut directing a narrative, feature-length picture. Courtesy o f Siobhan Walshe ‘Music from the Inside Out’ tackles daunting field of sound By Robert Brown Daily Texan Staff tim e Show is approaching. The perform ers shine their shoes, straighten their ties and fix their hair. Backstage, they prepare for the long evening by gathering books and snacks. They take the stage, and the time has come to connect w ith the audience on a spiritual level as they share the m ost intimate aspect of their lives: their music. "Music from the Inside O ut" sets out to accomplish a daunting task: Define w hat music is and w hy it affects us the w ay it does, mostly interview ing m em bers through of the Philadelphia Orchestra. While it know ingly never arrives at a satisfying conclusion — this could be the point — it does raise thought-provoking observations about how music carries part of the soul an d how m usicians com ­ m unicate this abstract experience to an audience. The three-part docum entary starts off by introducing several m em bers of the orchestra and w arm ing up the audience to the foreign w orld of m usicians, focus­ ing on its quirks, such as the vio­ lin-induced hickey. Part O ne is as dull as it sounds, but in Part Two, the film livens up as the musicians try to describe music as som ething that nonm usicians can relate to — everything from colors and textures to riding a motorcycle. As one m usician wisely notes, really understanc ing music m eans know ing that isn't just a m athem atical formul it's a spiritual high w ith moi intricacies and vibrant flavor tha m athem atics could ever allow. The film can be enlightenin to anyone w ho has never unde stood w hy som e people, froi high school band nerds to class pianists, seem to be enrapture* even obsessed, w ith the w orld < music. In this sense, nonmusiciar m ay actually enjoy "M usic" moi than musicians. The musical! inclined will either love the fill because they can relate or find to be a predictable snooze-fes attem pting to discover a worl FILM continues on page 5B P ' s w e e k ly e n te rta in m e n t rag weekend ' •&ÉÉM ¡ K • ' H I . m - m re Kt '■ -iigw BÉr'N ■ 'M ■' m ■ y& *m I ^ Ü ' i ie k h age Two Tuesday Staff Picks April Thursday The Books The Parish Room that are The Books (of Manhattan) make kaleidoscopic electro­ sound-and-sam ple acoustic pieces thoughtful, clever and even rather daz­ zling. They'll be supported by Grimfeather, the new folk- meets-electronics project by a couple of former members of Cardboard Canary. — Kate Guillemette Friday Daniel Johnston Room 710 A Daniel Johnston show is unpredictable at its best, but Austin has always been his artistic stom ping grounds. Amid all his recent publicity, he's likely to find a warm and packed welcoming at this rare appearance. Teaming up on the bill with long-time locals Glass Eye, the show should recall Johnston's early days here in the '80s before he became an underground legend. — Doug Freeman An evening w ith Low The Parish Room Still working with the more- rocking sound of their 2005 record The Great Destroyer and now having broken in a new (as of December) bass player, M innesota's reverb-drenched slowcore heroes Low will be playing all night long. — KG Saturday Edith Frost Emo's In a marketplace chock-full of sound-alike sad ladies, Edith Frost has been bypassing the simply trendy to craft elegant, plainspoken melancholy folk songs for our listening pleasure for about a decade. Frost, who grew up in San Antonio, current­ ly resides in Chicago. This week, she'll be joined by brooding pop- folksters The Zincs, Austin's Knife in the Water, and Salim Nourallah (who bills himself as the anti-Justin Timberlake). — KG Unntfints F o o d Guide to B.Y.O.B. restaurants in Austin. F ilm Rolling Roadshow moves to The Glenn. M u s i c Local trio Hotiky, TC's Lounge. S o Y o u W a n n a . . . . . . Make Your Own Beer? O u t o n t h e W e e k e n d Death Cab for Cutie rocks the Backyard. I f * U lt im a t e B e e r G u id e The low down on locally brewed beer and keg suppliers. From the cover This issue is dedicated to the enjoyment of alcohol consumption, but no one here wants to receive your early morning drunk phone call. The photo illustration was done by Shaun Stewart, who threw a cold one down courtesy of Showdown. (heck out your weekly rag online at dtweekend.com for exclusive on-line features T h e D a i l y T e x a n DT Weekend Editor........................................ Austin Powell Associate Editor..................................Jonathan McNamara Brandon Gamm, Patrick Quiring Design Editors Photo Editor.........................................................Joey Castillo Photographers Chelcey Adami, Courtney Dudley .........................Celsio Gonzalez, Marc Hamel, Drew Smith Art Director..................................................... Shaun Stewart Copy Editor....................................................... Rachel Bilardi Writers........................ Kate Guillemette, Ramon Ramirez, ........................ Lauren Carter, Eddie Strait, Roger Gatchet, ............................................... Lucas del Pico, Doug Freeman Editor..........................................................................A.J. Bauer Managing Editor.............................................Noelene Clark Editorial Adviser.......................................... Richard Finnell Advertising Advertising Director........................................ Wayne Roche Retail Advertising Manager.............................Brad Corbett Student Advertising Director................... Brian Tschoepe Student Advertising M anager......................... Stacey Rives Courtesy of Rounder by Rick Henson Horse Trainer by day, legendary Texas honky-tonker by night, Hand's most recent album is the first to receive national release. Hand has long been respected among the best country songwriters, and he's now drawing much-deserved critical acclaim. Clad in his standard starched white shirt and cowboy hat, he recalls Hank Williams and the best classic country artists in more than just the authenticity of his songs. — DF Jam es Hand Jovita's Wednesday Two Gallants Emo's The rock that erupts from this drum and guitar duo is likely to take you off guard, especially con­ sidering their Saddle Creek label. But it shouldn't distract from the intensely literate tales that they spin through their songs — dark epics that seem to seep from the musical and narrative traditions of a haunted south. With veins pop­ ping and hair flying, the two seem as volatile as the music itself. Courtesy of Plus One Music — DF For display advertising, call 471-1865. April 6, 2006 DT OUT ON THE WEEKEND editor 3 5np*>P?< CHINESE CUISINE & SUSHI O pen M on -Fri 11-2:30, 5 - 1 0 Sat & Sun 12-10 sushi bar hours: M o n -F ri 11-2:30, 5 - 1 0 Sat 5 - 1 0 ushi happy hoy* s join us 5 - 6 - a ^ F f o r %\ 3 7 0 6 JEFFERSO N STREET W W W .SN O W P E A A U ST IN .C O M 454-3228 SET LIST V* * w By Austin Powell (makes Dr. Cornelius look good) 4/6 Robbie Fulks @ Cactus Cafe Cantankerous country from retro alt-country stalwart. 4/7 Dark Star Orchestra @ La Zona Rosa D SO recreates the exact same set list and arrangem ents once perform ed by The Grateful Dead. 4/8 D M C @ The Parish Room Steps away from "Run's House" with first solo effort Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll. 4/9 Go Set Go @ Red Eyed Fly Sunshine pop that has slowly becom e the soundtrack to "Grey's Anatomy." 4/10 H.E.A.R. benefit at Room 710 Blatherskyte, Lance Romance, Penurious and M oses and the Burning Bush prom ote Hearing Education and Awareness for Rockers 4/11 Elvis Costello @ Bass Concert Hall Performing tw o sets with the Austin Sym ph o n y Orchestra. The first will be a rendition of II Sogno, and the other will pull from his entire discography. 4/12 Razorwire, Pink Swords, The Score, Bearded Clam Diggers @ Room 710 Local, old school p u n k line­ up. Death Cab for Cutie, in all of their indie splender, performed at The Backyard last W ednesday night. The sold-out show, w hich was co-head- lined by a poorly amped Franz Ferdinand, w as the b and's fourth perfor­ mance in Austin since the release of their major label debut Plans. Joey C a st illo | D aily Texan Staff From the Editor First and foremost, The DT Weekend does not encourage or endorse underage drinking or the distribution of alcohol to minors (see page 15 for more). That being said, there are a lot of people out there that I need to thank for mak­ ing this issue happen. It all started with my parents, who once got so blitzed in Europe that my mom ended up driving the wrong way down a one-way road with my dad locked in the trunk. Then, there's my brother, who taught me the old fill-back- up-the-liqour-bottles-you-drink- f rom-w i th-water-and-m om -and- dad-will-never-notice trick. The best man at my cousin Jessica's wedding who traded my apple juice for his champagne, don't think I've forgotten about you. The entire city of Cairns, Australia, I love you and all of your free-spirited, tourist-domi­ nated glory. I would also like to thank the entire staff here at the DT Weekend for the extra hours and extensive field research that went into making this issue a reality. Your hangovers were all greatly appreciated. Lastly, thanks to all of my friends who assured me that if I for once wrote about something they knew about, they just might read it. 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Barbecue that's finger-licking good The Salt Lick offers authenic Texas flavor By Lauren Carter Daily Texan Staff If you crave authentic open-pit BBQ, the drive out to the Salt Lick in Driftwood, Texas just might be worth it. The décor of the rustic din­ ing cabin is distinctly Texan. Long rows of w ooden picnic tables crowned with wildflowr- ers in cowboy boot vases create a feeling of community. On the floor, at the foot of every table, is a beer cooler brought in by patrons. The ambiance however, is negligible because everyone here has one goal in mind — to experience the all-you-can-eat meat picnic. By far, the m ost popular item on the menu is the Family Style ($15.95) which features a platter overloaded w ith sausage, bris­ ket, ribs and sides. Everything is sm oked to perfection and filled with flavor. The caramel colored BBQ sauce is unique­ ly sw eet and tangy, im prov­ ing everything in its path. The salad, accom panying potato cole slaw and beans aren't just for decoration. They're equal­ ly as delicious as their meat counterparts. Hints: mix in BBQ sauce with your potatoes and request some o f the dense white bread to make sandw iches out of your meat. in The Salt Lick experience brings out primitive and essen­ customers. tial qualities Please pass the meat?” quickly becomes "m eat" while expres­ sions of approval soon escalate into grunts. The ritual of it all is easy and fun to get caught up in. So if you've got a lot of time of your hands, a lot of good friends, a lot of beer, and a han­ kering for BBQ, I can't think of a better place to go. The Low Down Hours of Operation: Monday - Sunday 11 a.m. -10 p.m. Phone:512-858-4959 Dress: Cowboy boots Payment: Cash, no cards Location: 18001 FM 1826 Driftwood, Texas April 6, 2006 food Sushi Niichi finds its niche Humble restaurant offers delicious sushi By Lauren Carter D a ily Texan Staff O ffering a w ide variety of negiris, sashim is and m ore, this inexpensive, close to cam pus B Y.O.B. restaurant is a m ust for sushi aficionados and neophytes alike. The inside of Sushi N iichi's m onochrom atic dining room features delicate blonde wood tables, chairs and partitions. The atm osphere is sim ple, clean and understated. A fter dark, soft light em anates from tall paper lamps and warm s the room. The m inim alist interior allow s cus­ tomers to focus on and appreci­ ate the delicious and artfully presented sushi rolls. Our salm on ($5.50) and Easter specialty rolls($12) were show ­ cased on a blu e rectangular platter drizzled w ith lime green wasabi sauce and pale pink gin­ ger strips. W hile the salm on was delicious, properly cut and fresh, the E aster specialty roll was phenom enal. The thick rolls of snow crab and battered shrimp topped w ith tangy sm oked eel and toasted sesam e seeds were wonderful, even to those who had previously professed a dis­ like of sushi. far Although various sushi rolls are by the m ost prom i­ nent m enu item s, m iso soup, dum plings, tem pura, and other Japan ese appetizers are also available. With its friendly yet unobtru­ sive w ait staff, intim ate environ­ ment and excellent eating, Sushi Niichi m akes for a great place to bring your own Kirin. The Low Down Hours of Operation: M onday - Friday 11 a.m. -1 0 p.m. Saturday - Sunday Noon -1 0 p.m. Phone: (512) 469-0499 Dress: Casual Payment: All Major Credit Cards Location: 705 W. 24th, Austin TX B.Y.O.B. Restaurants All of the following restau­ rants encourage patrons to bring their own beer and wine. Cosmic Café Hours of Operation: M onday-Thursday 11 a.m. -1 0 p.m. Friday - Saturday 11 a.m. -10:30 p.m. Sunday 12 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone: (512) 482-0950 Dress: Casual Payment: All Major Credit Cards Location: 1110 W. Lynn St., Madam Mam's Hours of Operation: M on day-Su nday 11 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone: (512) 472-8306 Dress: Casual Payment: All Major Credit Cards Location: 2514 Guadalupe St. Thai Kitchen Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. - 9:45 p.m. Friday - Saturday 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Phone: (512) 474-2575 Dress: Casual Payment: Mastercard, Visa Location: 3009 Guadalupe St. Buenos Aires Café Hours of Operation: Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 p.m. Friday - Saturday 8:30 a.m. -1 0 p.m. Phone: (512)441-9000 Dress: Casual Payment: All Major Credit Cards Location: 2414 S. First St. Mustache Pete's Pizzaria Hours of Operation: Monday - Friday 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Saturday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Sunday 11 a.m. - 9 p.m. Phone: (512) 447-7373 Dress: Casual Payment: All major credit cards Location: 415 W. 24th St. Above, A tasty sushi dish called "Red Devil" that feaures shrim p covered in rice. Left, Pien Chen, an em ployee at Sushi Niichi, prepares a fresh Hawaiian roll Tuesday afternoon Courtney Dudley Daily Texan Staff i l m April 6, 2006 Rolling Roadshow offers movies to go By Austin Powell Daily Texan Staff Let's face it, few people from our generation will ever get to experi­ ence the authentic feeling of sitting m the back seat of an Oldsmobile 88 or a Lincoln Mark IV with ice- cold lemonade in their hands while watching a black-and-white B-flick at a drive-in movie theater. to But thanks the Alamo- Drafthouse's Rolling Roadshow, Austinites soon will have the opportunity to experience the next best thing. Every Thursday in April, the Drafthouse will screen movies in some of Austin's most intim ate and relax­ ing settings, free for all ages. The series begins tonight at the Glenn with a showing of the James Dean classic "Rebel Without a Cause." The Glenn, which sits comfort­ ably beside the The Backyard in Southwest Austin, has quickly earned a name for itself since opening its doors earlier this year. The venue, which holds approxi­ mately 2,200 people, is a natu­ ral amphitheater set in the Hill Country — making it the perfect backdrop for listening to live rural country and blues music or watch­ ing a classic film. The venue also offers a full bar along with picnic baskets and blankets for patrons looking to make the most of their night under the stars. Its current collabo­ ration with the Alamo Drafthouse will continue through the sum ­ mer season and will feature such noteworthy films as "Guys and Dolls" and "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid." Aside from showings at The Glenn, The Rolling Roadshow will occasionally partner with the Austin Parks Foundation for free shows in the park (see side panel for more). As unusual as the idea of a traveling movie theater may seem, The Rolling Roadshow has been successfully doing it s[nce 2002. Last year, the pro­ duction w ent on its own tour, screening 11 dif­ ferent movies during a three-week time period. The trip, which logged in more than 6,000 miles, screened each of the films at its original location, most nota­ bly "Planet of the Apes" at Lake Powell in Page, Arizona. The traveling production system used by The Rolling Roadshow is state of the art. It features a 20-foot-by-40-foot inflatable movie screen with a 35 mm changeover system run from the back of a truck. While you may not be able to still catch a drive-in flick, with The Drafthouse providing the enter­ tainment and the city of Austin providing the ambient atm o­ sphere, the Rolling Roadshow may be as good as it gets. 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R I C H L A N D • D A L L A S E E L E C O E L E G E Hook'em Tuesdays U T Students/Facuty H A P P Y HOUR everyday from 4 :3 0 -7:3 0 • D A IL Y SUSHI H A P P Y HOUR Starting at $1 a piece •D R IN K S P EC IA LS $1 H ot Sake Sundays $4 M artini Tuesdays $3 House Red & House White Wednesdays Next to Oslo 3 I1 M IH I? » O nly sushi bar open til 3am on Fri. & Sat. K araoke room available! April 6, 2006 film 7 Rolling Roadshow movies in April All m ovies show n as part of the Rolling Road Show in April are free. D ogs, picnics and blankets are allowed and the concessions w ill be sold on sight. Seating for movies begins approxim ately two hours before the start time. "Rebel Without a Cause" James Dean took crap from no one during his tragically short career, and you can catch him not taking any crap on the silver screen in this 1955 Academy Award win­ ning movie. This movie screens as a part of the American Screen Legends series that will be show­ casing four of the most influential actors of all time. April 6 at 8:30 p.m. at the Glenn. "Dodgeball" Raw son M arshall Thurber got his start by directing com ­ mercials. In 2002, he garnered much attention for his "Terry Tate, Office L inebacker" com ­ mercial spoof, lie then made his feature writing and directing debut with this Vince V aughn/ Ben Stiller opus. "D od geball" is a perfect fit for an outdoor showing. Arguably the fun­ niest movie to feature mem­ bers of the comedy dynasty that revolves around Will Ferrell, Dodgeball is com ­ edy at its very finest. This movie screens as part of the Austin Parks Foundation's "M ovies at the Park" series. Before the movie there will also be a dodgeball contest. April 13 at 8 p.m. in the park. "East of Eden" Jam es Dean strikes again in another 1955 film. This one is about a man who finds himself short on fatherly affection, while his brother reaps all the attention. Dean battles for love amidst a myriad of other things that his character is being denied. This movie screens as a part of the American Screen Legends series. April 20 at 8:30 p.m. at the Glenn. "Cool Hand Luke" A seminal performance from Paul Newman is showcased in this film from 1967. Newman shines as a man in prison who refuses to be "broken" by his fellow inmates and the guards. The movie is an excellent look at a man that refuses to go along with what the world wants. This movie screens as part of the Austin Parks Foundation's "M ovies at the Park" series. April 27 at 8 p.m. in the park. — Eddie Strait Movies made better by beer By E d d ie Strait Daily Texan Staff In honor of this issue's dedi­ cation to activities for the over 21 crowd, here are some places and events w here one can com ­ bine his or her drinking with movie watching. On M ay 15 and 16 the Alam o D rafthouse w ill have an inter­ active presentation of the d oc­ u m en tary "A m erican Beer." The docum entary follow s five friends w ho set out on a 40- day road trip, m aking stops at 38 in d ep en d en t brew eries to sam ple som e of A m erica's fin­ est beer. You can take part in the sam pling as w ell, as servers will bring you a 4oz. sam ple of 15 o f the beers from the m ovie as they are show n onscreen. Tickets for the show are going for $20, but only the first 120 ticket-buyers at each show are guaranteed the beer sam pling. Tickets ju st to see the m ovie are $7. It's a great way to recover from finals and get your sum ­ mer started. If you'd prefer to get your d rink-and -m ovie on there are a couple of options. sooner, You can venture out to any of the four Drafthouse locations and catch a handful of movies that are best consumed with a beer in hand. The Village Drafthouse has the horror-comedy Slither on at midnight. The movie is superb, and I highly recommend it. Plenty of scares are mixed in with fiery one-liners that make the movie top-notch entertain­ ment; watching it with friends and in a deteriorating state of sobriety can only make it bet­ ter. Out in Lakeway the Lake Creek theater also has "Slither" to go along with the abomina­ ble "Larry the Cable G uy" and "Basic Instinct 2," each of which are destined to become cinematic whipping-boys. Closer to hom e there is the Theater. H ighland G alaxy Although they currently do not serve alcohol (they will in the near future), the theater does accom m od ate ad ults n icely on the w eekends. On Friday and Saturday nights the the­ ater only allow s patrons 18 and up into the theater. It's a nice way to see a m ovie w ithout the typical hassle of other the­ aters, plus the theater features A ustin's only two digital projec­ tors. Take advantage o f the age policy while it lasts, it could be gone soon. If you're in the crowd that just wrants to pick up som ething from the store and cozy up in front of the TV with some friends, then the best genre for your adven­ tures is the direct-to-video hor­ ror market. "Frankenfish" tells the riveting story o f m utant fish (their history is never real­ ly explained, but I don't care) that kill people and other large creatures to survive. How can a movie that features the line "You're beautiful for someone covered in giant fish guts," be denied? Another w inner is a little masterpiece called "Shark Attack 3: M egalodon" that m esh­ es cheesy effects, breathtakingly stupid action and a half-hearted love story in a blend of B-movie magic. These m ovies provide the laughs that few Hollywood movies can provide. TICKETS O N SA oP BUY TICKETS AT L iV E N a TION.COM TICKETS A LSO AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE TICKETS AVAILABLE AT ALL TICKETM ASTER OUTLETS T ICKETM A STER .CO M 512-494-1800 Ail dates acts and ticket prices sublet to cnaiige without notice A server crarge is added to each ticket MEAS.COM N O N D A C m a O U A .C O M Honky’s drunk and disorderly conduct Texas trio going strong after 10 years By Austin Powell Daily Texan Staff While his former bandmates in the Butthole Surfers were being inducted into the Austin Music Hall of Fame during last month's SXSW Music Conference, J.D. Pinkus was instead performing at a local gen­ tleman's club. "Nobody told me. I found out last Thursday," Pinkus said later of the ceremony. "Those guys are good friends of mine, I assume they knew about it, but nobody bothered to tell me. I haven't been in the band for 15 years, so I guess I didn't need to be the first to know." There is no sense of bitterness or resentment to be found within Pinkus' sun-baked, southern drawl. Perhaps that's because for foe past 10 years, Pinkus has been the leader of Austin's loudest and most ram­ bunctious band of country misfits ever to make their way from Red River to The Continental Club, Honky. The trio, of which Pinkus is foe only remaining original member, began simply as an excuse to get drunk and disorderly. "Music for me is getting together with people, plugging in and counting off and working together," Pinkus said. "In the beginning, we drank a lot of whiskey. We tried the grassroots approach and to not get a lot of exposure, which wasn't too hard to do. We just wanted it to be some­ thing we could do for fun and to build it up locally." Through four albums, Honky has developed their own brand of Texas twang that shares the martini-time rockabilly swing of Reverend Horton heat, the country-fried moonshine of Lynyrd Skynyrd's classic rock and the Jim Beam drenched guitar- based boogie of ZZ Top. "Everybody I've ever heard is an influence to me, whether I like it or I hate it," Pinkus added. "If I like it I take what I can from it, and then I stay away from the shit I hate." Pinkus' reckless attitude is made apparent through the band's live performances, which almost never see the light of day. "It's all about having a good time," Pinkus said. "The best way I can describe it is to play music to where the chicks can wiggle their asses, and the guys can come out and drink a bunch of drinks and watch the chicks wiggle their asses. If we can do that, then we have the recipe for success." The band's formula for success, which ironically seems to mirror that of mainstream hip-hop, has placed the trio in high demand. "We've done over 150 shows since September," Pinkus said. "Once we got the album [Balls Out Inn] out we've been hitting the road on a regular basis. I told my booking agent to keep me on the road, or else I'll need a day job, and I don't want that." The group also is looking to restart their weekly "Honky Hour performances, once held at Ego's, at Woody's. "It's not happy, it's not free, and it's not an hour, that's what makes it a Honky Hour,' Pinkus laughed. "W e'll usually play for about two hours, just long enough for me to bring out the banjo. Honky's distinctly Texan sound soon will be heading overseas as well. "W e're heading to Europe this summer," Pinkus said. "It w ill be strange being where Jim Beam is an import. Already people can 't understand me when I talk out here; I figure I'll really throw a wrench into their vocabulary over­ seas." While the 10-gallon-hat-wearin/ ZZ Top-bearded, bar fight startin' Southern spokesmen may soon find themselves acquiring national and international recognition the likes of which they never sought to achieve, it is doubtful that foe band will ever feel more at home than during their annual performances at Crazy Legs gentleman's club during SXSW. That right there is seeing Honky in their natural environ­ ment," Pinkus declared with a grin. There's not that many bands that get to do that." Bobby Ed Landgraf (Guitar, vocals) "W hen he strays from it's usually for Beam Jameson or Guiness* Justin Collins (Drums) "Justin, he was a Jack and Coke drinker. But I think that people drink Jack Daniels only if they like the taste of char­ coal in their mouth. Once we got him some Jim Beam the rocks he recognized taste between the two. There's a reason people like to mix Jack Daniels with and that's because it tastes like shit." J.D. Pinkus (Boss, vocals) "Right now, I drink Beam as my utility drink, but I know what it does to me. I put ice cubes in it sometimes, I call them speed bumps, to slow me down a little bit. CH'Forrester is what (pick up at home now. I really like the way that tastes." Pinkus'Past Butthole Surfers The notoriously perverse and twist­ ed underground psychadelic band gained unexpected mainstream acceptance and popularity follow­ ing their signing to a major label. Jeff Pinkus performed with the band for roughly nine years and left in 1994. His fondest memory: Getting paid for Lollapooloza. "We were the second band to ever play It. It was weird playing in the day­ light. We were used to playing with a light show and with movies and all of that kind of stuff. To do a day­ time show for us ... it was hard to get drunk by 4 o'clock in the after­ noon, and then you have the whole rest of the evening to get drunk too. So that's kind of a weird thing." Daddy Longhead With jam band tendencies, Daddy Longhead formed in 1990 as a plat­ form through which Pinkus could record his music that was not fit for the Surfers. After a dismal debut, the group received high amounts of praise for their sophomore effort, Supermasonic, though by this time Pinkus had firmly committed himself to Honky. Skinny Lynerd It doesn't take a genius to guess what this short-lived band sounded like. The group is best remembered as Pinkus' first collaboration with tat­ too artist Carson Vetter, who went on to become a founding member of Honky. Jackofficers Joined by fellow Butthole Surfer Gibby Haynes, Jackofficers was a one-time side project that resulted in an album, Digital Dump. The record was just that, a random assortment of samples edit­ ed and compiled into a single cohesive unit. 10 music April 6, 2006 TC's blues sanctuary The best music venue that we dont want you to go to By Roger Gatchet D a ily Texan Staff At the end of Tw elfth S treet in East A u stin lies a sm all, ru n ­ dow n shack in the m iddle o f a big dirt parking lot. This shack is the hom e of T C 's Lou nge, a ju ke jo in t that I'll tell you more about in a second . But for now you only need to know tw o things ab ou t T C 's: 1) It is my fav orite p lace in the w orld , and 2) D o not go there. In fact, stop read ing this article a lto ­ gether. ju k e rem aining Damn. You're still here. T C 's Lounge is one of the last jo in ts: those back country, hard -to- find, after-hours clubs w here deep blues, bourbon, and soul food are never in short supply. I came across T C 's by chance after a musician in town heard me lament about how Austin isn 't the blues scene it w as back when A ntone's and Stevie Ray ruled the city. “G o to T C 's," he said. "It's a real blues clu b ." Hell yea, it is. And on Monday nights, when the Little Elmore Reed Blues Band takes the stage around 10 o'clock, I can 't im ag­ ine why you'd w ant to be any­ w here else. T C 's is unlike any blues club I'v e ever seen in m y hom e state of California. T here's no sign outside, the inside is strew n with a tangled m ess of C hristm as lights, and a big crock-pot filled w ith som e g loriou s southern dish is alw ays there for the tak­ ing. All this on top of the fact that there's no cover charge and you can bring your own bottle of booze (I suggest Knob Creek — ice is available for purchase at the bar). But the best parts about TC 's are the people and the music. Little Elm ore Reed, T C 's house band, is form ed by som e of P h o t o s b y C h e k e y A d a m i | D aily Texan Staff T o p , D onald M a llo ry has been enjoying TC's Lounge for "longer than he can remember." R i g h t , Luke Sires w atches the Little Elmore Reed Blues Band play M onday night. HIGHLAND 10 " * « £ 3 8 ? '$ 100% STADIUM SEATING - All B A R G A IN M A T IN E E S CjMMPfe N O T I C E : N o O N E U N D E R 1 8 Y E A R S O F A G E W IL L B E A L L O W E D IN T H E T H E A T R E O N F r i d a y s & S a t u r d a y s A F T E R 7 P M W IT H O U T A N A D U L T . f j f r ' l j l B i U S w . 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April 6, 2006 music Photos by Chelcey Adam i | Daily Texan Staff Above, E.T. Townsend, a regular at TC's Lounge for about 18 years, lines up a shot while playing pool M o n d a y night. Right, Friends and regulars at TC's Lounge, John W ashington and retired Sgt. Al "Sarge" White enjoy drinks near the bar M onday night. B e l e g e n z a Extraordinary Hair Care A f a j t i f t u a i A u stin's finest blues veterans and delivers two pow erful sets every M onday. The rhythm section of Mark Hays and Pat W hitefield used to run with Anson Funderburgh and Sam M yers, w hile local guitar prod­ igies Seth W alker and M ike Keller share vocal duties. Their music is steeped in the rich sound of Texas and Chicago blues, and the dance floor is alw ays packed right up until last call. The clientele is an eclectic mix of long-tim e East Austin locals and tw entysom ethin g UT students, and TC, the club's owner, can alw ays be found m ingling with the patrons. You never know w ho m ight show up to sit in with the band. I've seen harm onica legend Jam es C otton and Stevie R ay's old drum m er take the stage there. Good people, good booze, and good blues, com bined with the laid -back, greasy atm o­ sphere you can only find at a southern juke joint, make TC 's a very, very special place. No doubt it is the best kept secret in Austin, and I'd like to keep it that way. Hopefully, I w on't be seeing you there next Monday. TC's Lounge is located at 1413 W ebberville Road, o ff the end o f 12th Street in East Austin. «JlJwflliebar'CW* Tonight Show w/ Jayleno Quo locos W 1 T ^ É 0 . s fP *" Que locos hernandez luco Comedy iam & £ G A L . d N E M J X S St.PtVcÁpfX»©' Tsftfcw iuW/MKt •* Pass i Discount Ticket Restrictions Apply ° l f ? = DIGITAL SOUND BARG AIN S H O W S IN < ) Wednesday - Discount Shows All Day Excluding ✓ Films Adv. Tix on SaleDCI C LASSIC COUNTDOWN (NR) ★ Adv. 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Expires 04/30/06. a free eventJiofted by D A O v W 1 , r ' ’ ^ ’ ? 1 1 if * I ’ • 1 ' 8 I* • Jl K . : : I * '< » m m 8pm-Hum \ i ■ ' ’ • A I 1 I i f n r * ‘J » i IR IíH T U f ^ V f e t s f f v ' C b O P pirits April ó, 2006 Lala's Little Nugget (2207 Justin Lane, off North Burnet). M y mother likes to talk about the bar my grand­ mother and her sister worked at in the '50s, and I imagine (somewhat anachronistically) that it must have looked a bit like Lala's. They have Ziegenbock on tap (but not Shiner) and always serve canned beer with a glass to pour it into. The jukebox heavily features the likes of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Ella Fitzgerald, and the décor includes multiple paintings on black velvet, a pool table, a foosball table and lots of Christmas decorations that have been up year-round since the 1980s— and look like it. Club de Ville (900 Red River). The bartenders at Club de Ville mix some very serious adult beverages, and their taste in music isn't bad either. You can sit inside where it's very dark or on the cool limestone grotto outdoor patio, which is larger than the interior of the bar itself. Happy Hour: $1 off drinks, all day M onday and from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. on the other weekdays. The Side Bar (602 E. Seventh). A perfectly fine bar, especially if you like to watch hipsters flirt awk­ wardly and/or keep tabs on what indie m usicians order w hen their show s let out early. You can also hear most of whatever's playing at Red Eyed Fly from the outdoor seating area. $3 wells and $2.50 domestic beers, all the time. N O whiskey! Casino El Camino (517 E. Sixth). Allegedly haunted (it's a stop on the Austin G host Tour), Casino El Cam ino regularly contends for the title of Best Burgers in Austin. Casino's drinks are fairly cheap by non-shot-bar standards and they still come in real glasses. The bar has a good jukebox, free WiFi, tw o pool tables, a patio with a foun­ tain, and the staff screens a crazy selection of cult films with the sound off on the TV sets around the main room. You have not really had a quality first date until you have spent that date chatting over drinks under subtitled vam ­ pire lesbian softcore porn. The Side Bar — 602 E. 7,h Posse East (2900 Duval St.). The Posse has the feel of a laid back cantina. Serving up Tex-Mex and deep fried goodness, the beer- only bar is fast and friendly. You can check out gam es on their big screens both in and outside. Happy Hour from 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. and all day Wednesday. Crown and Anchor (2911 San Jacinto Ave.) The C & A offers a h u ge selection of bottled beers from around the world, w hich m ore than makes up for the lack of liquor. The neighborhood bar atm osphere offers a huge outdoor area and tw o pool tables and darts inside. Happy Hour 2 p.m. - 7 p.m. The Hole in the Wall (2538 Guadalupe St.). The legendary Hole in the Wall is a cornerstone of Austin and the Drag. Offering live music every night with no cover, m any of the city's best bands continue to consider the Hole a second home. Com e for the full bar, pool tables, shuffleboard, and darts, and stay for the awesome music, both live and on the jukebox, and the colorful regulars. And we mean colorful liter­ ally — be sure to leave a good tip for Waldo and his many tattoos. Happy Hour M onday and Wednesday 4 p.m. -10 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4 p.m. - 7 p.m. — D o u g Freeman Casino El Cam ino — 517 E. 6th Club de Ville — 900 Red River The Clay Pit (1601 Guadalupe). Betw een 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, co ntem porary Indian restaurant the Clay Pit kn ocks $1 off their drink prices and offers excellent appetizers for half price in their small bar space. The regular h a p p y h ou r staff is friendly and helpful. The atm osp h ere is relaxed e n o u g h that you feel com fortable in jeans, yet classy e n o u g h that you m ig h t see one of your professors there and not be w eirded out. If you like seafood, the m ussels are Showdown (2610 Guadalupe). The Showdow n is best known for its "Happy Minutes." Every day between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., 10 oz. drafts of domestic beer are 40 cents, and between 5 p.m. and 5:15,10 oz. drafts of imported beer are 75 cents (limit three per person, and you have to drink one before you get another one).Technically, the Showdown also offers food. However, this food is prepared in about four cubic feet of "kitchen space" using only a micro­ wave, a crock-pot, and/or a George Foreman grill, so there can be quite a wait for it. Opal Divine's Freehouse (700 W. Sixth). Opal Divine's has a great Texas-style pub food menu and an impressive array of various whiskeys. Their happy hour specials vary by weekday (3 p.m.-7 p.m., and all day on Sunday) but the best deal is on Tuesdays, when select draft pints range between $2-$3.75. One thing you should not order at Opal Divine's is anything that comes in a martini glass. I learned the hard way that just because a bar has a multiple-page drink menu does not mean that they know how to mix a drink. — Kate Guillemette April 6, 2006 So You Wanna.. 13 So you wanna... By Lucas Del Pico Daily Texan Staff The curse of the college student is that we spend a lot of time drink­ ing really horrible beer. When try­ ing to throw a party on a student budget, quantity is more important than quality, and the end result is that w e've all had more "N ati" Light than we would like to admit. S ure, th ere's the high-scale end of the grocery store cooler, but for those more adventurous, hom e brew ing offers an interac­ tive alternative to standard keg fare. M aking your own beer is extrem ely easy, relatively cheap and as fun as fake volcanoes in fourth grade science class. Like any new hobby, hom e ini­ brew ing does require an tial investm ent in the proper equipm ent. These items can be purchased separately, but it is often easier and cheaper to buy an equipm ent kit. Kits can be purchased from any of the hun­ dreds of brew ing supply Web sites, or from Austin Homebrew Supply, located at 7951 Burnet Rd. The store offers a variety of equ ipm ent kits, ranging from just under $100 all the w ay up $550. Edw ard Peters, who w orks at AH S and has been home brew ­ ing for 13 years, recomm ends the $180 kit, w hich includes a few extra gadgets to sim plify the brew ing process as well as an advanced book on brewing. A fter purchasing the equip­ m ent, A H S offers ingredient kits that only cost about $25-35 and there are hundreds of Web sites that also sell ingredients and ingredient kits. M any of A H S's recip es hav e w on national aw ards and their Altbier reci­ pe (a m edium -bodied German brew) w as recently featured in "Brew Your Ow n M agazine." AH S offers original recipes as well as "clo n es" of many exist­ ing beers. Charles Culp has been hom e brew ing for eight years and, am ong his m any tasks and duties at AH S, he is in charge of d eveloping recipes. Custom ers often bring in their favorite beers to ask Culp to replicate them and usually he can taste what types of malts and hops were used. "A fter w orking with different ingredients for a while, you get to the point that you can tell if you need a little of this or a little of that," Culp said. "You're never 100 percent on, but that's what hom e brew ing is all about. Experim entation." Photos by Celsio Gonzalez | Daily Texan Staff Top, Sales associate John Brack answers a phone call in the Austin Homebrew Supply store. Above, A wide variety of barley grain, or hops, are available in Austin Homebrew Supply. Left, Shipper Geoffrey Graddy measures out malt extract into a container. Getting the party started Included in most equipm ent kits: • Five-gallon (or larger) carboy - This is where primary fermen­ tation takes place. M ost brewers recommend glass, but these are also available in plastic. • Rubber stopper and airlock (For the carboy) - This lets carbon dioxide out during fermentation. • Three to six feet of plastic tubing and a siphoning apparatus - For transferring the beer to bottles • Bottle caps and a capping m achine • Thermometer and hydrometer • M any kits also include clean­ ing and sanitation equipm ent and an instructional book Household items not includ­ ed in m ost kits: • Brewpot - Just a large stainless steel pot that can hold at least 16 quarts. Be wary of aluminum pots or cracked enamel, as these will make the beer taste funny. • Small bow ls and saucepans • Rubber spatula • M ixing spoon (stainless steel or plastic) • Bottles - The easiest way to get these is to collect them your­ self. No tw ist-offs, since you'll be recapping them later. The inaredients There are only four ingredi­ ents in beer: • Malt: Barley grain that is collected as young sprouts and dried or roasted. Experienced brew ers can alter the flavor, color and body of their beer by using different types of grains or drying them differently. As a Make beer continues on page 14 14 From p a g e 13 beginner, malt extract, available at any brewer's supply source, is probably the easiest way to start. • Hops: Hops are basically dried flowers that were added to beer as a preservative, but also bit­ ter the beer, giving it the flavor we've come to know and love. As with malts, there are a wide variety of hops that can be used for many different styles of beer. • Water: Spring w ater works best. Tap water has chlorine and distilled water has no salt, both of which can lead to an inferior beer. • Yeast: The magic ingredient that turns sugar into alcohol So You Wanna.. and w ort (malt, hops and water) into beer through fermentation. "You're never 100 per­ cent on, but that's what hom e brewing is all about. Experimentation." Charles Culp, home brewer April 6, 2006 Six steps to your own homebrew beer (Obviously, this m ay vary depending on your equipm ent, your recipe and how much beer you are brewing. If your kit comes with instructions, follow them closely to ensure the best beer possible) 1. Clean and sanitize every­ thing! "All of our recipes start w ith one thing in bold," Peters said, pulling one out to show the huge black letters that read, in all caps, "SANITIZE EVERYTHING FIRST." "You're basically cooking, so if you d o n 't sanitize, you'll have problems," Peters said. 2. Fill brew pot with about two quarts of water and heat until just before the water comes to a boil. Add your ingredient kit and any additional m alt extracts as per included instructions. Stir vigorously to be sure everything dissolves, cover the pot and let it sit for about 15 m inutes on low heat. 3. Fill prim ary ferm enter (the carboy) with about four gallons of cold w ater and add the con­ tents of your brew pot after let­ John Brack scoops barley grain into a container. The barley grain is boiled in water as part of the beer making process. Ce lsio G o n z a le z | Daily Texan Staff ting it cool. W hat you have now is w ort, a sugary concoction that isn't quite beer yet. When the carboy has cooled to the touch (75 degrees or lower), add the yeast and seal it with the rubber stopper and the airlock appa­ ratus. 4. Store the ferm enter some­ w here betw een 65 and 75 degrees, like in the back of your closet, for about three to five days. W hen the ferm entation has slowed dow n so that the wort only bubbles once every minute, remove a sample and the hydrom eter test daily. When the reading is the same for two days in a row, the beer is ready for bottling. it w ith 5. A five-gallon batch of beer will be enough for about 50 sixteen-ounce bottles. Using the siphoning apparatus, trans­ fer the beer into the bottles and put the caps on with the capper. Store the bottles at room tem ­ perature for about two weeks for ferm entation, which is w hen the carbonation develops. secondary 6. After two weeks, put the beer in the fridge and, once it is cold enough, call your friends and drink up. Yeast and other ingredients may leave a bit of sedim ent in each bottle, so it is best to pour the beer into a glass, leaving the sedim ent behind, before enjoying it. 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W e have a better option. Right now, PPD is looking for men and women for a post-surgical pain relief research study of an investigational medication. The surgery is performed by a board-certified oral surgeon, and managed through Austin Oral Surgery Associates by Jam es R. Fricke, Jr. DDS, MSD. Financial compensation is provided upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 462-0492 PPD Hogg Memorial RfAuditorium? T ic k e ts : w w w .u tp a c .o r g o r 477-tobo A ls o a v a ila b le a t Bass jjÉ i É U C o n c e r t H a ll, H o jg g flH A u d it o riu m ,' E r w in Cen teiyfl^ U fflm C e n t r a l M a rk e t tí H E R stores, . - a n d a ll Texas Box O ffic e o u tle ts 16 beer guide April 6, 2006 A quick guide for local beer and its suppliers Breweries Keg Stops Live Oak Brewing Company 3301 E. Fifth Street Ste B (512) 385-2299 At Live Oak, the classics never go out of style. Theirs is an Old-World method of conjuring up frosty brews, taking heavy influence from Germany and the Czech Republic. A decoction mash, open fermentation and secondary lagering are the keys to their rich flavors and maltiness. Live Oak beers are available all over Texas with three staple lagers and a rotating mash of delicious seasonal ales. Brewery tours are also extensively offered. Saint Arnold Brewing Company 823 Sahara Ave (512) 916-4565 Before founding Saint Arnold, Brock Wagner made billions working on corporate finance. But beer was in his blood as Wagner's great-great-great grandfather opened what today is one of America's oldest bars in San Francisco. St. Arnold revives the tradition of cask ales, a blend absent from Texas since Prohibition. It's paid off with awards in the World Beer Cup, the Colorado State Fair and the World Beer Championships. Bongo Bar-B-Que 1004 W 24th St (512) 478-7427 The Bar-B-Que is world class and the daily lunch specials are delicious and rea­ sonably priced. But can you fill up a barrel of frosty beer? Absolutely. Bongo has a key central location, and their selection is vast. Party Barn 3300 Guadalupe St (512) 451-8508 Campus Booze Mecca continually rotates specials and prices but has one stand out constant: its specialization in local brews. W h ip In 1950 S. Interstate 35 (512) 442-5337 Conveniently located just off of the highway, this keg supplier offers a wide selection that includes various types of Live Oak, Independence and St. Arnold's beer. With a couple of days notice, Whip In is more than wilting to special order kegs for their customers as well. Real Ale Brewing Company 405 3rd St Blanco, Texas 78606 (830) 833-2534 A brewery worth the beautiful drive out through the Texas Hill Country, Real Ale uses an extensive 15-barrel stainless steel brewin'g system, citing crystal clear water as the secret weapon in their handcrafted brews, They cook up six brands of beer ranging from the golden, spicy Rio Bianco Pale Ale to the Fireman's #4 Blonde Ale, which according to their website, is balanced with Crystal hops which eliminate the bitter taste found in typical beers. "V H.E.B d 2508 E Riverside Dr (512) 448-3544 This guide would be doing the university a disservice if it omitted Riverside's booming party scene. Countless apartment keggefs begin at one of Texas' most recognizable grocery stores, just down the street from a plethora of student apart­ ment complexes. Nine times out of 10, students spring for the cheapest and lightest brew: Natural Light, known to all as “Nati." Kegs are $65.99. Selection rotates based on orders but the most expensive keg is alwavs Dos XX, priced at $113.99. — Ramon Ramirez — RR Ramon Ramirez Presents: JHE OFFICIAL GETYOUR Dr. Dre "Xxpiosive" "Gin & Juice" is classic but cli­ ché. 2001 cut superior in every way as Nate Dogg laments a hook up the morning after, "Now that Fm sober you ain't that h o t" 50 Cent "In Da Club" If you attended prom in spring of '03, you heard 50's immortal nod to the good life like, eight times that night. "Go shorty, it's ya birthday." Slim Thug feat. B u n B and T.I. "Three Kings" 2005's best self-aggrandizing anthem with boasts about hav­ ing "drank by the jug." Monteil Jordan "This is How We Do It" Edges out "No Diggity" as ulti­ mate cheesy party song from '90s, enough booze references to meet this list's criteria. Twista "D rinks" Chubby Chi-Town rapper uses femirie cocktails as absur d met­ aphor for categorizing women through beat bangs. MF Doom "One Beer" Hip-Hop's masked babbler salivates over last long-neck in fridge. Bone Thugz-N-Harmony " l si of Tha Month" to crew Cleveland Welfare paydays while "sippin on 40 ouncers, thuggin." toasts Scarface "Southside" Mr. Face paints note-perfect, 40-filled gangsta portrait in mere two minutes. Jay-Z "It's Like That" Jigga has so many flawless numbers even old B-sides reso­ nate tremendously at parties. Bun B feat Pimp C, Young Jeezy, and Jay-Z "Get Thro w ed" Textbook Texas beat with all- star cast. The verses are dear indicators the rappers are properly smashed upon recording. that the Party Ja g g e d Edge feat. Nelly "W here at?" Omnipresent anthem from 2002 now so slept on DTW had to "Google" it to find out which irrelevant R&B group sang it. First of thousands ofrap tracks to rhyme "party" with "Bacardi." Busta Rhymes & P. Diddy "Pass The Courvasier" The key to this jam is Pharrel's syrupy, almost drunken instru­ mental which a drunken yet on-point Busta rhymes drives his rhymes on up and down, side to side as if switching lanes on an interstate,