SPORTS I POPZ3 V I S GI dVU 5 JY 0 3 0 n s 3AV I .S I 3 6P0P W 7 I 3 0 H 3 I W 3 9 V J i IH3H JQ Y Q3XIW ¥ ¥ ^ ^ ^ M ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ ¥ o Nebraska L I F E & ARTS PAGE 6B Blanton offers week of events Monday, April 24, 2006 T h e Da ily T exa n 197,000 IDs compromised Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Business schools files containing personal data, Social Security numbers breached By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff Approximately 197,000 people associated with the McCombs School of Business could be at risk for identity theft after a breach in the business school's database was discovered Friday, UT offi­ cials announced Sunday. Staff, faculty, corporate recruit­ ers and current and prospective students are at risk of identity theft, as some of the accessed files contained Social Security numbers and biographical data. UT President Bill Powers said although officials have leads on the intruder and how the system was hacked, it would be "inappro­ priate" to discuss such informa­ tion. The unauthorized log, which originated in East Asia, did have a purpose, he said. "We want to be careful about revealing how we network on this campus," he said. "We will purge files with Social Security numbers, and that is an ongoing process." This was the second time in three years thousands of sensitive UT files were compromised. Former UT stu­ dent Christopher Philips was found guilty of accessing files in 2003. Powers said a Web site and two phone banks have been created to instruct possible victims on how to protect themselves. With no breakdown of the 197,000 peo­ ple available, he said any person with a business school connection should act immediately to protect themselves by contacting data and identity theft organizations. Vice President for Information Technology Dan Updegrove said the breach was detected when Internet traffic patterns increased dramatically. Officials said an investigation revealed that the actual access occurred on April 11. "What happened and who did it Is secondary," he said. "Right now 100 percent of our energy and resources [are] focused on all the people that might have been affect­ ed. After we've dealt with that, then we can look into who did it." Those worried about stolen credit card information through Social Security numbers should contact one of the credit card fraud alert agencies on the information Web site, Updegrove said. Powers said administrators withheld a public announcement until Sunday because original cal­ culations had the number of pro­ spective victims "a lot lower than 197,000." The administration's priority was contacting affected people, but when the scale of the problem was discovered, that was no longer an option, he said. Vice President for Institutional Relations and Legal Affairs Patricia Ohlendorf said the University' will work closely with the Internet enforcement unit of the state Office of the Attorney General before uti­ lizing federal authorities. Powers said classes at the busi­ ness school should continue nor­ mally, and the source of the breach has been protected. "The door to that link has been shut," he said. Those who suspect they have been a v ictim of data or identity theft should consult http://umnv.mccombs. utexas.edu/datatheft/resources.asp or call 475-9020 or (866) 657-9400. Curricular reform questions continue By Robert Kleeman Daily Texan Staff The formation of a curricular reform implementation advisory committee has some wonder­ ing if bureaucracy is suffocating attempts to reform the under­ graduate core curriculum. The University College pro­ posed by the Task Force on Reform would Curricular include all incoming freshmen, provide University-wide aca­ demic advising and oversee the undergraduate core curriculum. Freshmen would defer major selection until their sophomore year. However, Cale McDowell, task force member and business graduate student, said in an April 7 Faculty Counci’ forum that the task force never intended to have the delay of major and the col­ lege packaged as one idea. This is one clarification of many that has some, such as Faculty Council chair Alba Ortiz, questioning the prospect of another committee or exten­ sion of the task force to rewrite opaque ideas in the report. Archie Holmes, a task force member and engineering asso­ ciate professor, said task force membership on the council's Educational Policy Committee should alleviate clarification issues. Holmes, who also chairs the policy committee, will lead the charge in sifting through comments from faculty, staff and students to develop an altered set of recommendations for the Faculty Council vote. Each college will have an advi­ sory committee representative, and several university adminis­ trators said some associate deans and assistant deans have already been tapped for the committee, which was convened by College of Pharmacy Dean Steven Leslie last week. Leslie could not be reached for comment. DEAN continues on page 5A TOMORROW'S WEATHER High mm >w * I I W eerierfyou were Wouldn’t to vlmethe first letter of every headline in the paper and it were to spell something? INDEX Volume 106, Number 137 25 cents World & Nation.............3A O p in ion ....................... 4A University..................... 5 A State & Local. . . . . . ...... 6A Sports................ 1-2B C la ssifie d s...............3-4B .......5 -6 B Life & A rts TSP still out on prior review By Meghan Young Daily Texan Staff Efforts to eliminate prior review of all editorial content at The Daily Texan have fallen short of Texas Student Publications officials' pre­ vious goal to complete the process by the end of the spring semester. At Friday's Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees meeting, the board's director reported that "not much has happened" regarding the reor­ ganization of TSP. Some members of the board are now saying they want to complete a «organiza­ tional agreement by the end of the summer, which would still require approval by the UT System Board of Regents. In January, TSP Director Kathy Lawrence told The Daily Texan the reorganization she hoped would be complete by the end of the spring semester. This followed a November UT System Board of Regents meeting in which the regents approved a motion to restructure their relationship with TSP. UT System General Counsel Barry Burgdorf told the Texan in November that the system hoped to have the reorganization com­ pleted within about a six-month period. "I think that it's important for us to move this as quickly as rea­ sonable, but I also think that it would be really foolish for us to do something this important in a hurry," Lawrence said last week. Burgdorf has been working with TSP's attorney to draft a new operating agreement between TSP and the UT System. System and TSP officials have said the operat­ ing agreement should make stu­ dent publications more indepen­ dent from the Board of Regents and end the mandatory practice of prior review. Lawrence said once a draft is made, TSP will seek input from students, faculty and alumni. "I don't think the end of this A d o g watches as cyclists ride d ow n the route of the BP M S 150. The 183-mile trek to raise m oney for multiple sclerosis research began in Houston and ended on Austin's C ongress Avenue. » S E E P A G E 6 A F O R M O R E C O V E R A G E Tina H ogue Daily Texan Staff Photos by Peter Franklin | Daily Texan Staff Above, Tom Firnhaber loads equipm ent in his Jeep after repairing sec­ tions of a stone path on the Lower Shoal Creek Greenbelt Saturday afternoon. Right, James Robertson clears bam boo in Zilker Park on It's M y Park! Day, Saturday. Austin lauded for greenness By M aggie Sharp Daily Texan Staff Austinites continued their leg­ acy as residents of the United second greenest city States' Saturday by participating in a series of events to clean up and protect the environment for Earth Day. Events included park clean­ ing and fundraising for philan­ thropic organizations. The Green Guide recognized Austin in an April 7 article as one of 10 outstanding cities across the United States for environmental achievement. Austin was award­ ed second place, behind Eugene, Ore., in recognition for its com­ mitment to solar power, accord­ ing to The Green Guide Web site. The fourth annual It's My Park! Day, organized by the Austin Parks Foundation, took place on Saturday in 45 parks across the city. The event focused on improv­ ing in the city's park system and encompassed at least 1,000 vol­ unteers this year, said Charlie McCabe, executive director of The Austin Parks Foundation. Volunteers cleared trails, paint­ ed signs, planted greenery and repaired landscapes in places like Zilker Park, Barton Creek and the Austin Nature and Science Center. Alan Harrey, volunteer at AmeriCorps, a community ser­ vice organization, has been work­ ing for the past month with his organization to clear bamboo shoots out of Zilker Rock Garden. Volunteers for It's My Park! Day came out to help with his project Saturday. "It's nice to get a chance to work with other people that get involved with this kind of thing. These people have jobs and fami­ lies, and they are still out here on the weekends volunteering," Harrey said. UT civil engineering freshman Phillip Pesek also attended with some friends from the Whitis Court dormitory. One of the terms of living at Whitis includes volunteering at community ser­ vice projects, he said. "It's good to do stuff like this, even though it is early," Pesek said. Rachel Cavin, an Austin High School freshman and creator of the volunteer group Pay It Back Austin, focused her efforts on rebuilding the duck habitat along Barton Creek. She said she cre­ ated the organization to help her friends and school get more involved in their community. "I think volunteering gives teenagers a sense of importance and belonging to the community. It also involves them in doing things that are good as opposed to being bad," Cavin said. Businesses around the commu­ nity also pitched in their share in recognition of Earth Day. Buffalo Exchange, a new- and House limits special | b id in g f o r r e s e a r c h session discussion GREEN continues on page 2A TSP continues on page 5A By Ashley Verrill Daily Texan Staff Despite limiting calendar rules passed by the House Friday, Texas representatives filed 124 amend­ ments to bills that attempt to fix school finance after heated argu­ ments during the special session. Friday's decision guarantees the House will not consider any other bill, such as bills currently under consideration in the Senate that would give teachers pay raises, before it settles the issue of school finance. Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine, and other representatives said the restrictive calendar rules "bar any meaningful conversation" on the bills. "This rule prevents any real debate on how much property tax relief we can give, whether you want to buy textbooks, whether you want to increase the benefits for retired teachers, whether you want to build facilities, whether HOUSE continues on page 2A TODAY'S WEATHER High 92 Low 70 , i ii i i W l i p i a rc a ii it 'w ild goose'chases. HOUSE: Amendments to finance reform bills From pagel A you want to provide a salary increase," said Gallego. "The rule kills off any of those opportuni­ ties, and quite frankly, I think it is another very bad proposal." The calendar rule debate may serve as an indicator of what lies ahead in the next three weeks. Today legislators will debate on several proposals, hoping to make some headway by the end of the week. It is unclear whether representatives will follow Gov. Rick Perry's lead by passing all five proposed bills, or listen to other proposals including one that saves tax reform for another day. All the bills will go to the House floor for second read­ ings after being approved by the Ways and Means Committee last week. The Calendar Committee presented the group's rules for amending the bills in order to quickly pass legislation through the House. Perry called the 30-day special session after the Texas Supreme Court ruled the school financ­ ing system unconstitutional in November. Legislators were given until June 1 to come up with a plan that would end the statewide property tax and find a sustainable, growing source of funding for public schools. This is the fifth legislative session to debate the issue, and likely the last chance to prevent schools from not opening in August. The school finance bills passed in committee originated from the plan created by the Texas Tax Reform Commission, a group chaired by former Democratic Comptroller John Sharp, but there is no guarantee that all the bills will make it through the House. Rep. Warren Chisum, R- Pampa, author of House Bill 1, has proposed buying down the property tax rate now. The plan, dubbed "Get out of Dodge" by Perry, would use $2.4 billion of the state surplus to lower prop­ erty tax rates by 11 percent from $1.50 per $100 in assessed prop­ erty value to $1.36 and leave the statewide cap at $1.50. While Perry's office is call­ ing the plan a short-term fix, other representatives might lean toward Chisum's idea in light of the current state revenue surplus, which stands at more than $8 billion. During a press conference Friday before the Legislature met, Chisum said his plan ensures that legislators are • not going to fail this session. M O N D A Y , A P R I L 24, 2006 Registration for the summ er session and the fall semester for continuing and readm itted students PAINT AND PEEL I "HIGHER EDUCATION QUALITY IN ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 12:10 VIETNAM'; 12 p.m., WCH 4.118. Dr. TranThi Bich Lieu, F ulbright Scholar at Texas Tech University, speaks. p.m.-12:50 p.m., SSB 4.212. For all students, fa cu lty and staff w ho have m ade the c o m m itm e n t to sobriety and for those w ho have the desire to quit. Call 475-8375 fo r more inform a­ BLACK APRIL EXHIBITION, 10 a.m .-2 p.m., G regory Plaza. The Vietnamese Students Association invites you to learn m ore a bout "Black A pril,"the m o n th Saigon fell. tion. MATRIX, 6 p.m., Baptist Student Center. Meet at the BSM for dinner, w orship and small g ro u p Bible stud­ ies. Visit www.utbsm .net fo r m ore inform ation. UNIVERSITY YOGA CLUB, 5 p.m. -6:30 p.m., Texas Union Eastwoods Room. Free w eekly classes. Wear loose c lo th in g and d o n 't eat tw o hours prior to class. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY, 7 p.m., GAR 1. See http://studentorgs.utexas. edu/habitat fo r more inform ation. UT FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL, 7 p.m., UTC 3.122. News and discus­ sion. CELTIC AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY, 7 p.m .-10 p.m., BUR 228. Enjoy Celtic and traditional music and enjoy playing w ith other people? Come jam ! Visit http://www.sbs. utexas.edu/philjs/CTMS/for m ore inform ation. CAPOEIRA ANGOLA GROUP, 1 p.m. -2 p.m., Texas Union Quadrangle Room. Interested in Capoeira? Capoeira is a Brazilian m artial art th a t com bines fig h t, dance, and music. No p rior experience is required. UT BALLET FOLKLORICO PRACTICE, 6 p.m .-8 p.m., AHG 136. Preserving and p ro m o tin g Mexico's rich culture thro u g h dance since 1976. No expe­ rience is needed! •A. D iffic u lt Dialogues a t UT S p e c ia l Course O fferings • Fall 2 00 6 The Ford Foundation has awarded a Difficult Dialogues’ grant to UT Austin to foster discussions of controversial topics in a context of open sch o la rly fo r d iffe re n t viewpoints D ifficult Dialogues sem inars are restricted to sophom ores and freshman who have completed 15 hours in q u iry a ca d em ic fre e d o m , and resp e ct D ifficu lt D ialogues: R eligion and S exu ality CXS 318 "Unique #33610 C ro s s -lis te d w ith : E 3 1 4 J, R S 3 1 6 K , W G S 301 Tuesdays from 2-5 p.m. D ifficu lt D ialogues: A ffirm ative A ctio n and R ace/E th n ic In eq u ality CXS 318 «Unique #33615 C ro s s -lis te d w ith : S O C 3 08, M A S 3 19, A F R 3 1 7 D , A A S 3 1 0 Mondays from 2-5 p.m. Find more listings a t www.dailytexanonline.com . To submit your event to this calendar, send your information to aroundcampus@ dailytexanonline.com or call 471-4591. S eventeen-year-old John Davila p a in ts a n e w a rt piece at his house on Third Street Sunday a fte rn o o n . C helcey A d am i | Daily Texan Staff GREEN: Austin businesses raise money for Earth Day From pagel A recycled-clothing outlet on the Drag, celebrated Earth Day by donating all proceeds from their Dollar Day Sale to the Humane Society of the United States. According to Michelle Livingston, Buffalo Exchange marketing director, the store has raised more than $125,000 for environmental causes through Dollar Day Sales on Earth Day since 1997. Another Earth Day event, spon­ sored by electronics company Spansion and carried out by elec­ tronics recycler Round2 Technologies Inc., worked to prevent mercury and lead from getting into landfills by recycling or reselling items such as computer monitors, cell phones and scanners. Many places will charge to dispose of a monitor, according to Britt-Taylor Burton, senior envi­ ronmental engineer at Spansion, so most people just throw these items away, allowing mercury and lead to get into landfills and damaging the environment. Proceeds from the event will be donated to Austin Free-Net, a nonprofit corporation that builds computer labs in "under­ served" areas in an attempt to make computer access possible for every­ one in Austin, according to their Web site. V isit T h e D a i l y T e x a n o n lin e a t www.dailytexanonline.com WITH A JOB AND THE REQUIRED MINIMUM DOWN PAYMENT editor@dallytexanonline.com W eb Editor: onlineeditor@dailytexanonline.com ................................................................................... ......................................... A.J Bauer Noelene Clark ................................. David Kassabian ......................................................... 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Financial compensation is provided upon study completion and the surgery is performed at no cost. For information, call 462-0492 PPD of the reorganization. "Given that, we should end prior review now. Why wait? There's no point in waiting, and it's techni­ cally hypocritical for the board to wait," he said. "If we don't regard the renegotiation as the be-all, end-all in m aking changes, why don't w e make the change that we all agree on now ?" During a heated debate follow­ ing Bauer's report, at-large student board m ember Brian Ferguson made a motion to vote to end prior review. The motion failed for lack of a second. "I think the point is that we are in agreement that it's going to be abol­ ished. The University's in agree­ ment. It's going to happen. I think it's inevitable. But today's not the day to do it," Richards said. During the meeting, Lawrence said one issue delaying the reor­ ganization is establishing a "land- lord-tenant" relationship between TSP and the University. TSP is housed in the C Building of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center on Whitis Avenue — a building in need of costly repairs. The construction could require closing the building, which would restrict access to the in-house printing press. This would force The Daily Texan to hire an outside printer, while still paying its cur­ rent print staff. At Friday's meet­ ing, the TSP board agreed those repairs, as well as any extra result­ ing costs, should be paid by the University. Bauer said while that is one reason the renegotiation is going slowly, he thinks the main rea­ son is that people are "dragging their feet," because they're over­ whelmed with the task at hand and because some fear change. The final proposal to the Board of Regents is tentatively scheduled for its August meeting, Burgdorf said. "O ur hope is that w e have something finished by the end of the summer," Lawrence said. From p a g e l A Leslie's newly formed advi­ sory committee throws spikes in the road for some task force members, who were ready to finish long ago. "I thought we were done when we signed the report," said Larry Abraham, task force member and education profes­ sor. "But I guess not." Abraham said that although the task force's work still has borne little fruit, all 19 mem­ bers who signed the report are committed to answering questions on the recommen­ dations. "If the president asked us to come up with an amended report, we w ould," he said. With questions emerging on how to fund a proposed college and freshman interdis­ ciplinary course, deans and faculty have lashed out at the proposals that will cost in the millions. In its October report, the Task Force on Curricular Reform laid out five recom- Choose your w indow of opportunity... Register for summer classes! ■ May I - R egistration o pens fo r c u rre n t and fo rm e r ACC students. 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Under some interpretations, this gives the adviser the authority to censor content, although this pow er has not been used for many years. operates the Declaration of Trust, established in 1971, which places control of the organization and its assets in the hands of the UT System Board of Regents. The document estab­ lishes the regents as "trustees" of TSP, meaning the board must make all decisions keeping the best interest of students in mind. under TSP "I don't think the board of regents is interested in acting ulti­ mately as the trustees of a bunch of student-developed products, and it doesn't make much sense that they would have to be, either," Lawrence said. Lawrence's view w as also reflected by the regents during their Nov. 9 meeting. The process of prior review makes the University legally liable for all Texan content. The TSP board is in agreement that the reorganization will end this pro­ cess and make The Daily Texan fully liable for its content. UT is one of the last public universities with prior review. Board member and UT adver­ tising professor Jef Richards said ending prior review was a "driv­ ing force" behind reorganization efforts. In his report to the TSP board Friday, Texan editor A.J. Bauer called for an end to prior review beginning June 1. Bauer said the board's tendency to unofficially use the name "Texas Student Media" in place of Texas Student Publications without also end­ ing prior review is hypocritical because both changes are techni­ cally undecided facets of the reor­ ganization. Bauer argued that the name like the end of prior change, review, is a "foregone conclusion" Recycle your copy of T h e D a i l y T e x a n EGG DONORS NEEDED I f y o u a r e 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 , an 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 t io n on h ow y o u 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 N o travel required!_____ 1 -888-MY-DONOR 6 A Monday, April 24, 2006 T u k D a i l i T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com State & Local Editor: Nikki Buskey Police & Courts Editor: Jim m ie Collins Phone: (512) 232-2206 J Sale of 10-foot GuitarTown sculptures will benefit nonprofit organizations City program plans Thom as W illo u g h b y and his m other M ette W illoughby cheer on Team Shell Sunday in th e BP MS 150 bike race. The race sta rte d Saturday in Houston and ended on Congress Avenue in Austin. Tina Hogue | Daily Texan Staff MS 150 ends in Austin Annual bicycle trek aims to raise millions to finance research By Adarsh Bagrodia Daily Texan Staff A steady flow of 13,000 riders wheeled onto Congress Avenue on Sunday afternoon, ending a 183-mile trek from Houston to Austin to help raise money for multiple sclerosis research. A sea of tents filled the parking lots at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Congress Avenue Sunday, with food, water and live music for riders at the finish line. Because some participants were still 60 miles behind the first people to finish, hundreds of riders milled around Congress Avenue, wear­ ing brightly colored jerseys, biker shorts and expressions of relief and exhaustion. Bruce Allen of Houston w as a first-timer this year but said that "besides the hills and the heat, the race was fun. I will probably do it again next year." The BP MS 150 race is spon­ sored by the Lone Star Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, the largest chapter in the United States, serving 17,000 cli­ ents in 141 counties in Texas, said James Black, a spokesman for the Lone Star Chapter. Multiple scle­ rosis is a chronic disease classified by a breakdown of the central nervous system, which in turn impairs communication from the brain to other parts of the body. More than 400,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with the disease. The Lone Star Chapter holds three marathon-length charity rides in Texas. The others run from Dallas to Fort Worth, and from San Antonio to Corpus Christi. The race that ended in Austin began in Houston. Riders traveled approximately 100 miles to La Grange and spent the night. From there, bikers rode into Austin and finished in front of the Capitol. "We prefer to think of it not as a race, but rather a two-day ride," Black said. The goal for this year is $10 mil­ lion, which would break last year's earnings of $9.6 million if reached, said Black. The money raised comes from companies that spon­ sor teams, as well as donations from nonprofit organizations. The money is then allocated by the NMSS to fund future research, as well as providing workshops, treatments and equipment to cli­ ents and families. "Everyone that is involved real­ ly has a commitment that we all have to work hard to maintain," Black said. With the damage that hurri­ canes Katrina and Rita unleashed on the southern United States last year, Americans have already donated so much to charities and nonprofits, that actually reaching a goal of $10 million will take hard work and cooperation from all involved, he said. to distribute funds to local charities By Jihae Min Daily Texan Staff Nonprofit organizations such as the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, the Austin Museum of Art, American Youthworks and the Austin Children's Museum will ben­ efit from funds raised by Austin GuitarTown, which promotes the growth of local art and music industries while celebrating the city's rich musical heritage. "Austin is known for its music scene around the world, so Austin is a natural choice to build a cool music town," said David Wyatt, spokesman for the Austin Museum of Art. "We're excited to be includ­ ed and to be collaborating for something we think benefits the entire community." Austin GuitarTown is a year­ long community project in which visual artists will paint 50 10-foot-tall Gibson guitar sculp­ tures, which will be displayed throughout Austin and auc­ tioned later for charity. The art­ ists have not yet been selected. According to Wyatt, The Austin Museum of Art will be involved in the project by selecting local artists and curat­ ing the exhibits. The money contributed to the museum will go to community programing, including lectures and exliibi- tions. The total amount for each charity has not been estimat­ ed but last year, Nashville's GuitarTown raised $300,000 at its GuitarTown Auction Gala, according to the project's Web site. Rob Strong | Daily Texan Staff Music legend Ray Benson kicked off the GuitarTown public art project w ith th e unveiling o f this 10-foot guitar sculpture. Gibson Guitar and the Austin Wynn, have worked together to GuitarTown Steering Committee, bring the GuitarTown art project which includes Austin Mayor Will to Austin. 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Hodgkin Daily Texan Staff In the midst of a two-and-a- half week road trip, the tough Big 12 — and tough Kansas pitching — finally handed the Longhorns a conference road loss. The Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks split a pair of hard- fought 1-0 decisions this weekend in Lawrence, Kan. "We knew that they had very good pitching," Texas head coach Connie Clark said. "Both IKassie] Humphreys and [Serena] Settlemier are very capable pitch­ ers. We came in and knew it would be a close battle. They got good outings from their pitchers, we got good outings from ours, and it ended up in a split." In a matchup between the two best pitching teams in the confer­ ence, runs proved to be hard to come by. The Longhorns (45-5 overall, 11-2 in Big 12 play) only managed four hits in the two games, and Kansas only two. Texas pitchers Cat Osterman (29-1) and Meagan Denny (16-4) both pitched solid ball games, but only Osterman was rewarded with a win. "I just connected and knew’ I had a good piece of the ball as soon as it left my bat," Hall said. In Game 1, O sterm an out- dueled Kassie Humphreys (12-14). Osterman finished with a two-hit shutout and 13 home runs. Her 29 wins are already the fourth high­ est season total in Texas history. The only offense in the 1-0 Texas victory came on a two-out, sev­ enth inning home run by senior Amber Hall. A crucial defensive play by catcher Megan Willis in the bot­ tom of the fourth secured the scoreless tie. With one out, Willis picked Val Chappie off second base before Osterman got Jessica Moppin to ground out to end the threat. SOFTBALL continues on page 2B SECTION Monday, April 24, 2006 HMMHMKIRNMMM9 Young inks deal with local company By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Staff Saturday morning ata downtown Austin hotel, the coffee was ready and Vince Young was buying. The former University of Texas quar­ terback passed frappucinos and lattes to his family after signing his first endorsement deal. Young signed with NetSpend, an Austin-based com pany that offers reloadable debit cards to peo­ ple without bank accounts. Terms of the deal were not released. former Texas QB Vince Young UT graduates Bertrand and Roy Sosa founded the company after emigrating from Monterrey, Mexico. The Sosa brothers realized transactions ranging from online purchases to car rentals required a credit card in the United States. Young said he relied on cash while in college on the advice of his family. "M y mom and uncles used to tell me when the [credit cards] come in, just throw them in the trash real fast," Young said. Young's endorsement deal also included a $10,000 scholarship to the University of Texas' College of Communication. Young handed professor Isabella Cunningham of the advertising department an oversized debit card emblazoned with his signature. The quarterback is travelling to New York this W’eek for the NFL draft. Mock drafts have Young as high as No. 3 to Tennessee and as low as No. 10 to Arizona. Young's agent Major Adams believes his cli­ ent will be picked in the top three. Young's team has dealt with sev­ eral issues concerning his image since the Rose Bowl, ranging from his low Wonderlic score to his casual dress at the White House in February. "Today I do have my tie on, so if the president is watching, I'm well dressed," Young said. Sophomore Courtney Zauft returns a ball at Penick- Allison Tennis Center over the weekend. The Longhorns won both of their matches by a combined score of 13-1. Junior pitcher Randy Boone pitches during Texas'6-0 loss on Sunday. Boone pitched two-plus innings in relief and gave up zero runs in the losing effort and pitched one inning of no-hit ball in Friday night's 6-2 victory. Chris Reichman | Daily Texan Staff Huskers win series 2-1 Nebraska ace propels club past Texas on Sunday By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff Offensive production is arguably Texas' strong point this season. The Longhorns went into Sunday's game with 24 home runs in their last 14 games and posted double-digits in the hits column 23 times this season. But No. 5 Texas (28-15, 13-4 Big 12) only managed five hits off of Nebraska's start­ er Johnny Dorn on Sunday as the No. 4 Comhuskers (32-6, 12-3 Big 12) capped off a 2-1 series win over the Longhorns with a 6-0 shutout. "You have to appreciate the pitching perform ance," Texas left fielder Carson Kainer said. "It's nothing you're doing or not doing. Some days the other pitcher just has your number." Dorn sat down Texas' first seven batters in order Sunday. In contrast, Nebraska got its first three leadoff men on the base paths. Nebraska also put runners on the comers with no outs in the first two innings and came away from them with an early two-run lead from which Texas never recovered. Dorn's domination of Texas was nearly a mirror image of what Texas ace Kyle M cCulloch did to Nebraska on Friday night. McCulloch made an outstanding Nebraska offense — which went into the series with BASEBALL continues on page 2B Game 1 Nebraska 000 000 101 — 2 10 1 102 011 10X — 6 9 0 Texas W — McCulloch Chamberlain (5-3). S — Alaniz (3). (6-4). L — Game 2 Nebraska 000 060 010 — 7 8 0 022 000 100 — 5 13 2 Texas W — Shirek, C. (3-1). L — Kasparek (3-2). S — Jensen, B. (8). Game 3 Nebraska 110 004 000 — 6 12 1 000 000 000 — 0 5 2 Texas W — Dorn, J. (7-2). L — Alaniz (5-2). Weekend series home to championship-caliber ball By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Columnist The air in Disch-Falk Field's parking lot was filled with the usual smell of stogies, beer and overpriced concession-stand food. The familiar tailgate noise and pregame country music could be heard, too. But there was also a tangible and not-so-standard anticipation surrounding the aged ballpark last weekend. The anticipation of a team that could finally get over its early-season hump. The anticipa­ tion of the Big 12 Championship that seem­ ingly waited at the end of a series win. And most importantly, the anticipation of the biggest test of the year for the hometown Longhorns. The excitement-inducing opponent: the Nebraska Cornhuskers — who came to Austin slightly behind the Longhorns in the Big 12 race, but slightly ahead of them in the national rankings. The series promised to be two storied pro­ grams getting down-and-dirty. It was a match made for Omaha, and all that was missing was the blistering June heat. "With the crowds we're bringing in, this seems like a playoff type of situation," sea­ soned Longhorn Carson Kainer said. "You've got the sights, the sounds and the atmosphere of a championship series." Disch-Falk saw some championship-caliber teams earlier this season, too. Oklahoma State was in last season's College World Series, and Rice walked away with the crown that Texas now holds just three years ago. This series had more hype than the others though, as Oklahoma State was billed as a sliding team before they came to town and the Owls ... well ... Texas just owns them. And by the time the dust settled, that hype was thoroughly justified. Not so much COLUMN continues on page 2B Longhorns drop doubles point, still win on senior night Ladies rout Big 12 North foes, clinch first-round bye By Bill Conrad Daily Texan Staff By Alex Spevack Daily Texan Staff Co-Big 12 Champions. State Farm Lone Star Showdown Champions. The Texas m en's tennis team clinched both of these titles Sunday with their 5-2 victory over Texas A&M. With the victory, Texas improved to 19-3 on the year and 6-1 in Big 12 play. They are tied with Baylor for first in the Big 12. The win also put Texas ahead 9 _ points to 5 points in the State Farm Lone Star Showdown, which seals the victory for the second straight year for the Longhorns. ''Winning the Big 12 was one of our goals at the start of the regular With seniors Mia Marovic, Kendra Strohm and Kelly Baritot all play­ ing at UT's Penick-Allison Tennis Center for the last time on Sunday afternoon, it was important to end their final season in burnt orange on a good note. The Texas women's tennis team- did not disappoint, capping regular season play with dominating perfor­ mances against Missouri and No. 63 Kansas this weekend in Austin. And on Saturday, Texas took con­ trol of unranked Missouri and never let go, dominating the Tigers 7-0. Texas took the lead early, winning all three doubles matches to go up on the Tigers 1-0. Singles play followed the same line, with Texas winning all six matches and all but two in straight sets. Courtney Zauft was the first to finish, winning 6-3, 6-3 at second singles. From there, Petra Dizdar and Ristine Olson both walked off with victories to guarantee Texas the win. Freshman Marija Milic, Strohm and Baritot won their matches too, giving the Texas women confidence and momentum heading into their regular season finale against Kansas Sunday. On senior day, everyone showed up ready to play, with Texas need­ ing less than an hour to sweep the Jayhawks in doubles to kick things off. In singles, Marovic made things look way too easy in her match at the No. 1 position, defeating Jayhawk Ksenia Bukina 6-1, 6-1. Strohm fol­ lowed suit with a victory at the Both tennis teams victorious at home over the weekend — Ryan Parr TENNIS continues on page 2B WOMEN continues on page 2B Chris Reichman Daily Texan Staff Newsworthy Softball trio invited to tryouts Senior pitcher Cat Osterman, senior outfielder Tina Boutelle and sophomore shortstop Desiree Williams were invited by USA Softball to try out for the 2006 Women's National Team and the 2006 World University Games team. Osterman, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in Sydney, is one of 30 players and seven current collegiate players chosen to attend the national team's selec­ tion camp. She holds a 29-1 mark, has 447 strikeouts and 20 shutouts and is the only player in collegiate baseball and softball to record more than 200 strikeouts. Boutelle and Williams were two of 27 players from 11 col­ leges who were selected to attend the World University Games team camp. Boutelle has a batting average of .318 and nine home runs. She is second to Williams, who has hit 11 home runs and boasts a .377 batting average in 2006. The Longhorns will try out at the Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., following the Women's College World Series in the first week of June. The trio has led the Longhorns to a 45-5 overall record and an 11-2 Big 12 record in the 2006 campaign. — Anup Shah Longhorns dive in Indianapolis Mary Yarrison spent a full week in Indianapolis taking on the best divers in the country at the Speedo U.S. Diving Open. She advanced to the finals in both the 1 -meter and 3-meter events. During Sunday's finals she placed sixth in the 3-meter event and fourth in the 1 -meter event. Yarrison, who hails from Virginia, transferred from Arizona this January and has made strides during her four months in Austin. She narrowly missed the finals at the NCAA Championships last month in all three diving events. Texas ex and Olympic gold medalist Laura Wilkinson showed why she is still con­ sidered one of the best divers in the world by winning the platform event in Indianapolis. After a tough fifth-place finish at the 2004 Olympics, Wilkinson has recovered in 2005, winning the world championship in individual platform and the U.S. Summer Nationals in synchro­ nized diving with Texas sopho­ more Jessica Livingston. Livingston also competed this weekend on the other side of the world. Livingston finished the platform finals late this weekend at the FINA China Open in Zhuhai, China. — Brad Gray Houston fan clam ors for V ince In Sunday's Houston Chronicle, a Houston Texans fan indentifying herself as "Holly F."took out a full-page ad imploring Texans owner Bob McNair to use the first overall pick in next weekend's NFL draft on Vince Young. She asserts that a great quarterback comes along once every five years and that "for the rest of your life, people will be talking about your deci­ sion." She continues, saying that Young has the potential to get coaches, players and fans excited about every single play and that Young will "change the way defenses are played." In the bottom half of the ad, she asserts that Houston has a chance to get another great hometown hero — compar­ ing Young with the likes of Hakeem Olajuwon and Earl Campbell. She concludes the ad by pleading for Houston fans to petition the Texan organization to draft Young and explain their reasoning, then lists the organization's e-mail address, fax number and mailing address. The draft begins next Saturday at 12 p.m. at Radio City Music Hall in New York. 2B S p o r t - M onday, A pril 24, 2006 Longhorns shine at Texas Twilight meet Victories, qualifing marks abound in weekend event five seconds, clocking in at 5:39.71 and took first, while teammates Darren Brown, Jeff Cutrer and Mark Floreará also broke the sta­ dium record and rounded out the top four places. Boles The highlight of the meet came in the 4x100-meter relay in which the team of seniors Quincy Boles, Trey Griffin, Trey Hardee and freshman Jamaal Charles claimed the event and posted the nation's second-fast­ est collegiate time this season with 39.30, good for an NCAA qualify­ ing mark. The relay was the first appearance of Hardee this season. Senior Brian Robison also contin­ ued his dominance in the throws, claiming both the shot put and the discus by almost five feet in each event. The reigning Big 12 shot put champion, Robison heaved his way to an NCAA qualifying mark with a toss of 61-10.25 to take the event. In the discus, Robison threw a personal best 193-6 to earn first and another NCAA qualifying mark. Sophomore Derek Randall took second in the discus with a personal best and regional-quali­ fying mark of 188-1. The Longhorns' long and mid­ dle distance teams also shined at the meet. Sophomore Leonel Manzano capped off a one-two- three finish in the men's A sec­ tion of the 1,500 meters. Manzano, the 2005 NCAA champion in the event, clocked in a regional-quali­ fying time of 3:44.03. Sophomores Kyle Miller and Jake Morse fol­ lowed close behind, finishing sec­ ond and third, respectively. In the B section, freshman Luke Hansen took first with a time of 3:54.88. first Texas claimed through fourth place in the 2,000-meter steeplechase, highlighted by four Longhorns breaking the stadium record in the event. Morse broke his own stadium record by nearly Three Longhorns took another one-two-three finish in the 200- meters, all claiming NCAA quali­ fying marks. Charles continued to shine in his debut in the 200- meters, placing first in 20.62 for the eighth fastest collegiate time this season. Boles and Hardee took sec­ ond and third in 20.79 and 20.98. led the Longhorns in places one through four in the 100 meters placing first in 10.36 good an NCAA qualifying mark. Sophomore Hamza Deyaf's time of 51.18 in the 400-meter hurdles gave him his second victory of the season and a NCAA regional mark, while junior Alan Bean took third in 52.77. Two Longhorns took a one-two finish in the triple jump as sophomore Joseph Davis won the event with a distance of 48-11.50, and freshman Elliot O'Hare fin­ ished second with 48-1.75. By Daryl Rentfro Daily Texan Staff The men's track and field squad claimed 11 victories and posted 15 NCAA regional-qualifying marks Saturday when they hosted the Texas Twilight meet at Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium. Women’s track keeps on winning BASEBALL: Nebraska comes out on top By Brad Gray D a ily Texan Staff The Texas w om en's track team took a break from the crow ds and posted nine victories before the largest meet in the country, the Penn Relays. In front of a nearly-em pty Mike A. M yers Track and Soccer Stadium , the Longhorns hosted the Texas Twilight and took the opportunity to allow som e of their top athletes to com pete in different events. Texas jumped headfirst into the lead as junior Marshevet Hooker took a break from defending her spot as the fastest woman this year and instead won the long jump. Her jump of 21-4.25 qualified her for the NCAA Regional meet next month in Austin. S en io r Y ch lin d ria injury from Sp ears returned fol­ to low H ooker in second place in the long jump and earn a vic­ tory of her ow n in the triple jump. H er leaps will bring her back to A ustin for the regional m eet and a shot at the NCAA Cham pionships. Freshman Alexandria Anderson dove into the sand for the first time this season, following the two vet­ erans with another regional quali­ fying mark of 19-7, despite a strong headwind. In the high jum p, H ooker's little sister, freshm an Destinee Hooker, cleared 6-01.50 for the second time this outdoor season to easily take first place. ''We have som e phenom enal jum pers that w ill start help ­ ing us a lot," head coach Bev Kearney said. Even when running its B team, Texas still dominated. Kearney decided to rest her world-class 1,600-m eter relay team and give her 3,200-m eter team a shot at the shorter sprint before they com pete at the Penn Relays. "We had fun running the 4- by-4 as a w orkout," Texas senior Dee Dee Cortez said. "I'v e got som e really good 800 runners as team m ates, and it really helps our sprints to com pete in an event like this. We won [the 3,200-m eter relay] at the Texas Relays, but w e're going to have a lot more com petition at Penn, so w e'll have to step it up." The team of Cortez, Temeka Kincy, Katara Rosby and Janine Davis won the relay in a time of 3:43.11. Davis led the sam e four team ­ m ates to a sweep of the open 800-m eter race, in w hich the Longhorns set three regional qualifying marks. In the 200-m eters, Texas also sw ept the top four spots, all with regional qualifying marks. Houstonian LaTashia Kerr won the race for the first time in her senior season. Pole vaulter Ashley Laughlin made her way over a 12-9.50 bar to win the event in yet another NCAA regional qualifier. Kearney said that the team is confident as they travel to Philadelphia this weekend for the Penn Relays. "W e feel really g oo d ," she said. "W e're strong and ready to go — m ost of us d idn't run last week, so w e're really rested and very confident." Big 12 Championship starts today By JJ Wells Daily Texan Staff The University of Texas men's golf team is in Tulsa, Okla., today to tee off in the ninth Big 12 Championship tournament. The competition in this year's conference tourney is bound to be fierce, with four of the teams in the Big 12 ranked in the top 20 latest coaches poll. Oklahoma State and Baylor are both ranked in the top 10, with Texas A&M in the 12th spot and Texas Tech claiming the 16th posi­ in the tion. Four other teams, including Texas, received votes in the poll as well. Strong showings in t\yo tournaments, the Morris Williams Invitational and the Hall of Fame Invitational, have helped the Horns' stock rise. Texas has a winning tradition in the Big 12 tournament, with three consecutive championship titles beginning in 2002. Since the inception of the conference, the Longhorns have never finished lower than fourth place in the tournament. Oklahoma State and Texas have won seven out of the nine Big 12 championships that have been played. The Horns are coming off a 10th- place finish in the U.S. Collegiate Championships in Georgia. Senior Jeff Bell, who was named a 2006 Academic All-Big 12 selection along with fellow seniors Matt Mills and Matthew Rosenfeld, led Texas to its spot on the leader board by shooting par for the tournament, which landed him in seventh place. Junior Jhonatton Vegas helped the Longhorns with a 21st-place finish, and Mills tied for 52nd place after shooting a three-round total of 232. TENNIS: Aggies falter after solid start From page 1B season," head coach Michael Center said. The night started out slowly for the Longhorns, as Texas fell behind 141 after losing the doubles point, but shined in singles action, win­ ning five of six singles matches. The Longhorns were led by the play of their two seniors, Callum Beale and Roger Gubser, who were making their final regular season appearances at Penick-Allison Tennis Center. Gubser won 7-6 (7- 2), 7-6 (7-4) over Conor Pollock at the No. 2 position while Beale won 6-2,7-6 (7-5) at the No. 3 position. "I felt a little nervous out there since it was my last home match," Gubser said. "But to get my 100th career win tonight was great." The match was clinched for the Longhorns when sophomore Milan Mihailovic won 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 over John Nailon at the fourth spot. "Milan was down 4-1 in the third set and I told him you have the biggest heart on this team and there is no one else I want in this position," Center said. The match was over when No. 11 ranked Travis Helgeson defeat­ ed No. 10 ranked Jerry Makowski 6-4, 4-6,6-4 at the top singles spot. With the win, the celebration and trophy presentations could begin on center court. Texas' next action will be on Friday at the Big 12 Tournament in Waco, where they will be the No. 2 seed. Discover RecSports From pagelB three hitters boasting a .385 aver­ age or better — look lost at the plate during the first six innings of the win. "O ur kids got off balance, and that's the first time I've seen that in a while," Nebraska head coach Mike Anderson said Friday. "You've got to give credit to McCulloch tonight." McCulloch used a nasty change- up to throw the Comhuskers off balance, keeping the team in check through two-thirds of the game. "When I'm feeling [the chan- geup], I'm going to stay with it till they make the adjustments," McCulloch said. "Then, when they start expecting the off-speed pitch, I go hard inside." Saturday's game contained more offense than pitching, as Nebraska edged out Texas 7-5 thanks to a Comhusker offensive surge in the fifth inning. "Today, it all came down to that big six-run inning," Garrido said Saturday. "They sustained that rally with five hits, and they had few walks thrown in there. That's •hard to do." Texas dropped its first Big 12 series Sunday, and with the series went its control of the Big 12, as the Longhorns fell one game behind Nebraska. "The league race is a part of it all, a big part," Garrido said. "But all's not lost if that doesn't work out." COLUMN: Teams could meet again in Omaha From page IB because of the outcomes of the games, but because all three were displays of hard-fought baseball. Don't be fooled by Friday's line- score; games with Nebraska are always closer than they appear. Although starter Kyle McCulloch dominated Nebraska's offen­ sive juggernaut for six innings, there was never the slightest sign that Nebraska was out of it. The Comhuskers scored their runs in the bottom third of the game, and it took another ninth-inning appearance by Adrian Alaniz to get the final out. Saturday was the game true col­ lege baseball fans were waiting for, as it contained an early lead, a pitching breakdown and leather flashing from both teams. The game was so good that even the sometimes-fickle Longhorn fans stayed until the last out was recorded — despite the home team's loss. "I think we did oiir best today," Texas head coach Augie Garrido said Saturday. "What you saw out there was a championship-qual- ity performance. They're a quality team and it's hard to break them." He also pointed out that the same things were said about his team the night before. fed The Com huskers the Longhorns a dose of lights-out pitching Sunday, handing Texas its first Big 12 series loss. It looked like a role-reversal of Friday. The difference between the two teams was Texas' bullpen, which has been unreliable all sea­ son. And if you tried to pinpoint the moment when Texas lost the series, it would be Nebraska's six- run outpouring in the fifth inning Saturday, when reliever Kenn Kasparek gave up the lead. Fans are no doubt unhappy with the outcome of the series, but they shouldn't treat it as a total loss, and as fans of college baseball they should feel fortunate to have seen the games. They got to see good old-fash­ ioned baseball at its finest. "Our team proved you can just go out there and play hard base­ ball and things take care of them­ selves," Nebraska head coach Mike Anderson said after clinch- . ing the series. The losses served a purpose for Texas, too. The Texas freshmen got an initiation into championship- style college baseball — the type they could see in June. "They say you've got to play that championship series before you ever get to Omaha," Kainer said. Now those youngsters can say they've been there, done that. And at least they know what's coming at them in June, if they can hold it together long enough to make it there. But know that if the Longhorns do make the trek to Omaha, the Comhuskers will be there, eagerly awaiting the comepetition. SOFTBALL: Teams split pair of pitching duels From page IB "W e are all accountable to each "A nd other," Osterm an said. when Megan [Willis] can clear the bases like she did today, we are going to succeed." In Game 2 Saturday, Denny wound up on the short end of a combined shutout from Serena Settlemier (15-5) and Humphreys, w ho recorded her third save. Denny ran into* trouble in the first inning. Despite allowing only one hit, Dennv walked two and hit another batter to force across a run. She avoided fur­ ther damage by getting Heather Stanley to pop out with the bases loaded. After that, Denny settled down. She did not allow another hit the rest of the game and allowed only two base runners. She fin­ ished with six innings of one-hit ball and eight strikeouts. "She had a greaj outing," Clark said. "She settled in to a rhythm and had a very good outing. In the big picture you always look at that. We didn't get the 'W ' but that was something we were looking for." With the series split and two Texas A&M wins over Missouri this weekend, the Longhorns now find themselves tied with A&M in the win column (though Texas still has two fewer losses). The two Lone Star adversaries will renew their rivalry when Texas travels to College Station on Wednesday for a huge game that could go a long way in deciding the Big 12 regular season champion. WOMEN: Longhorns dominate at home From page IB fourth spot, winning by the same score. With Olson's 6-2, 6-1 win over Stephanie Smith at sixth sin­ gles, Texas had clinched a second consecutive victory. Dizdar, Zauft and Baritot all went to three sets in their matches, playing third-set super-tiebreakers to decide the winners once the Longhorns took a 4-0 lead. Baritot and Dizdar emerged victorious, playing second and fifth singles, respectively. With the wins, Texas finishes the regular season 15-10 overall, going 9-2 in the Big 12. The conference championship is slated to begin on Thursday at the Baylor Tennis Center in Waco with the Longhorns assured of a bye in the first-round as the third seed. They will begin quarterfinal play on Friday. 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G ood rates, friends, and convenience O ur rates include all bills and all food paid. Single: $ 5 4 0 /m o Double: $ 4 4 0 /m o Daily: $ 2 0 Visit our website for more info: h t tp :// studentorgs.utexas.edu/ dhaus/ 440 - Roommates P ia z z a N a v o n a te n a n t lo o k in g fo r fe m a le ro o m m a te ! New condo, great location on 26th street, walking distance to UT. New 2 /2 , room unfurnished, parking spot in secure garage Looking for student around 19-21 years old, Christian, non-smoker, straight life style, neat housekeeper, serious student, out-going, but not a party girl. $ 1,000/m o plus 1 /2 electric/cable bills. Send resume w / picture to P ia z z a N a v o n a R oom m ate, P.O. Box 1985, M arshall, TX 7 5 6 7 1 . WALK TO UT! large fur- ^ ^ n is h e d rooms, quiet, non­ smoking, mainly senior, grad level Private bath, large walk-in closet. Fully equippped shared kitchen, laundry, DSL UT 4 blocks Summer $27 5/m o, 1 yr $46 5/m o. 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For more info contact Lori at 282-1144x278 or lpratt@marbridge.org http: / / www. marbridge. org 790 - Part time ATHLETIC STUDENTS $75 to $ 2 0 0 /h r. Modeling for calen­ dars, greeting cards etc N o ex­ perience needed. 684-8296 RECEPTIONIST & Kennel Assis­ tant needed for busy animal hos­ pital. 393 0 Bee Caves Rd Call 327-3170 Y YMCA of Austin N ow hiring staff for various sum m er camps: ...Adventure, Kinder, Sports, Theme. Also hiring enrichment instructors w / experience in Dance (Salsa), Theatre, Photography, Art. Camp runs May 30-Aug 11. M andatory training: last week of May. Camp hrs: 7:30am-6pm. M orning/after­ noon shifts available YMCA member ship w/employment. Download app at w w w austinym ca.org or call 512-236 9622 SPORTS-MINDED STUDENTS! $20/hour PT/FT, very flexible hours. West Campus Top Gun Promotions. 512 47 3 -0 3 9 9 P art Time W o rk A vailab le Im m ed iately Downtown learning software com pany is seeking part time content testers to start ASAP. Flexible hours, fun environment, no experience necessary. Pay is $8.5 0/hr. Interested candidates should contact Burnett S ta ffin g at 5 1 2 - 7 9 4 - 0 0 7 7 or email wendyh@ burnettsta ffing.co m HIRING FOR Summer Need Camp Coaches, Gymnastics and Swimming coaches Morn­ ing a n d /o r afternoon shifts avail. Rachel w / Flipnastics 266-8400 or info@flipnastics.com E x t e a d - A - C a r e V IMi j I PEOPLE SHOULDN'T j SE PAID TO HAVE SO MUCH FUN...BUT YOU COULD! Apply today to be a role m odel w o rk­ ing w ith elem entary age children in the afternoons. S tarting pay: $8.75-$9.35/hr. E0E. Sites at 61 elem en tary schools. Apply at Extend-A-Care f o r Kids 5 5 N . I H - 3 5 472-9929 x408 w w w eackids.org ATHLETIC MALE models, ages 18-29, make $200 to $1,000 each session. N o experience necessary. 927-2226 LEASING AGENT Part-time Leasing agent needed for Hyde Park Property Must posses excellent communication and sales skills w / emphasis in customer service. Sat required Fax resume 5 1 2 4 5 1 6 7 5 8 , email duvalvilla@mebapartments.com or apply in person 12-5pm at 4305 Duval St. CUSTOMER SERVICE Energetic, telephone associates outgoing to work in team environment. Fax/em ail resumes 467-7040, |kenedy@utaic.com OFFICE ASSISTANT/RUNNER for Mgmt. office, Central Loc PT/Flex hrs., various other du­ ties, reliable transportation, li­ cense & ins. required M-F $7.50 Apply al 1502 West Sixth Street law PART-TIME RUNNER needed for small firm. 15-20hrs/wk. Send resume to Stephanie sleiker@steveleelaw com S H IP P IN G A N D p a c k a g in g c le rk . PT person flexible hours M-F between 10AM6PM . Light work 10-20hrs/wk. $9/hr. La­ m ar/1 8 3 area Call Larry or Joel 346-0001. S W IM TEACHER Summer May30-Aug4, Morning, Afternoon & evening positions. Small classes, warm pool, great pay. Strong swimming background & love of children a mush Long established private swim school, 35 min north of campus. Barbara Denny Swim School btdenny@flash. net HYDE PARK BAPTIST C h ild Development Center at 3 9 0 1 Speedw ay needs teaching assistants for pre-school children and elem entary afterschool care. Just N o rth of UT. Shifts M-F, 8 -1 2 :3 0 a n d /o r 2 :3 0 6 :0 0 p m 4 6 5 -8 3 8 3 800 - General 800 General Help Wanted Help Wanted H O W W OULD YOU LIKE TO DRIVE THE UT SHUTTLE? W o u ld you like to secure your jo b now fo r the Fall Semester? First T ra n s it is h irin g d r iv e r s . First Transí* C ontractor fo r the UT Shuttle w ill be taking a p p lic a ­ tions starting A p ril 17, 2 0 0 6 fo r a bus ope ra to r tra inin g class in August. Secure your position now. First T ra n s it o ffe rs p a id tr a in in g a t $ 1 0 .0 0 / h r . You must have a high school dip lo m a o r equivalent. N O MORE TH A N 2 M O V IN G VIO LATIONS within the last 5 years and N O DWIs, N O FELONIES. 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The dates and tim e s o f th e s tu d y are lis te d b e lo w ; y o u m u s t be a v a ila b le to re m a in in o u r fa c ility fo r th e e n tire p e rio d to be e lig ib le : Check-In: Fri., M ay 12 Fri., M ay 19 Fri., Ju n . 2 Fri., Ju n . 9 Check-Out: S un., M ay 14 Sun., M ay 21 S un., Jun. 4 Sun., J u n . 11 To qualify, you must pass our free physical exam and screening tests. Meals, accomm odations, entertain­ ment, and recreational activities p ro ­ vided free of charge. For more information, please call 462-0492 P P D Monday, April 24, 2006 I FE& V RT S 5B Stores target plus-size market B y D e b o r a h Y a o The Associated Press KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa. Kathy Curtis waded through a sea of colorful camisoles, gypsy skirts and lacy tees at Lane Bryant, shopping for a deal. The 45-year-old suburban Philadelphia resident can afford to be picky. As a size 20, she hasn't always had as many choices in plus sizes. But more retailers are finally paying attention to cus­ tomers like her — if she doesn't like Lane Bryant, she can shop elsewhere. "They could do more, but things are much more stylish than they were 10 years ago. Five years even," Curtis said. Before, "they figured, give them a couple of extra large tops, and they're happy." As waistlines expand across America, fashionable plus-size clothes are proliferating and mov­ ing into the mainstream. In some cases, plus sizes are leaving the outer fringes of the store floor to hang next to "regular-sized" clothes, as the average American gets bigger. Where they remain separated, plus sizes are being dis­ played in specialized boutiques. Inc., W al-M art Stores the world's largest retailer, is adding more racks of plus-size apparel in its "George," "M etro 7" and other lines because of increased demand, said spokeswoman Linda Blakley. And the larger sizes hang right next to the smaller sizes. Retailers are expanding into larger sizes because demand has grown: Two-thirds of American adults are either overweight or obese today compared with 46 percent a quarter century ago, according to the American Obesity Association in Washington, D.C. Among children ages 6 to 11, about 30 percent are overweight or obese, up fourfold from 25 years ago. Nearly a third of those ages 12 to 19 are heavy, with the percentage more than doubling during the same period, the non­ profit advocacy group said. is looking to cater That's why "virtually every­ body" to the plus-size market, said Kurt Barnard, president of Barnard's in Retail Consulting Group Nutley, N.J. "That's where the dol­ lars are." But it took decades for many retailers to see the light. "The stores did not want the plus-size woman to mix with the svelte and slender," Barnard said. "Bad for the image, they felt." From March 2005 to February 2006, sales of plus-size women's apparel rose by nearly 7 percent to $19 billion, according to The NPD Group. That compares with a 3.4-percent increase in sales of women's clothing as a whole to more than $101 billion. Kathy Curtis, 45, of Malvern, Pa., shop s at Lane Bryant at the King of Prussia Mall in King of Prussia, Pa. Matt Rourke | Associated Press BLITZ: Mendez attacks hip-hop across the board one another, "D o it again!" and "Teach us to do that!" Mendez just smiles coyly and reminds his students that they're running out of break time. "H e starts instructing them, then, all of a sudden, he'll do a handstand on one arm. It really helps keep the kids motivated," Tyler says. "H e'll just break into something sometimes and make the kids go 'w ow .'" While hip hop is a big part of Mendez' life, in his spare time he plays basketball with his 6-year- old son, Christian J. Mendez, who aspires to be like his father. "H e likes basketball and break dancing," Mendez says. "H e also likes hip-hop clothes because he wants to look like his dad." M endez says he has several hip-hop business endeavors he's working on, but he just needs to present them to the right people. He is working on what he calls the biggest dance competition in Texas, which will have high-dollar cash prizes. "I don't want it to include any politics, nothing the crew," Mendez says about his including plans for his competition. "If the judge is part of a crew, then that crew will be out of the competi­ tion." Mendez smiles as he dismisses class and watches his students leave the studio. He turns the lev­ els on the radio off, picks himself up and starts to leave. After a long, busy day, it's finally time for him to go home. While Mendez owes his profes­ sional career to hip hop and to being a B-boy, he feels it's time to move onto bigger and better things: the industry. From page 1A Parents, too, are turning to Mendez for an alternative to tra­ ditional dance classes. Jill Tyler decided to enroll her daughter Sydney, 9, into Mendez's class because, to her and her daughter, the class looked more fun than the other more classi­ cal dance classes, ballet and tap, taught next door. "H e's fun to w atch," Tyler says. She smiles as she points to the TV screen outside Mendez' stu­ dio where parents can watch as their children practice. After about 30 minutes of intensive rehearsal, Mendez sends his students on a break. As everyone leaves to grab a sip of water, Mendez suddenly stands on one hand, spins around and lands with a loud "thum p" on the ground. All the students, who caught his act, immediately turn around and start shouting over SOU SAVE! 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TSTV is now hiring for the summer & fall 2006. Applications can be picked up at the business office on the 3rd floor (ground level) of the Texas Student Media building (CMC), located opposite the C M A building. Deadline for applications is M ay 5th at 5pm. All applications must be submitted to the T S M business office (CMC 3rd Floor). Resumes should be submitted with job applications. Questions should be directed to the station manager, Carlos Corral at ccorral@mail.utexas.odu. Open Positions: N e w s Director with the Production Department in making promos for Manages the News Department and works with the the TV station. News Executive Producer and TSTV in promoting Production Director student news for Austin TX. Asst. N e w s Director Manages all productions and commercial contracts for TSTV. Works with the TSTV Producers and Promo­ Assists in managing the News Department and works tions Department. with TSTV in promoting student news for Austin TX. Asst. 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Assists in maintaining the TSTV email list server and handles orientation for newcomers. Schedules production classes for new volunteers each week. Operations Director Maintains technical equipment for both studio and field productions. Organizes equipment check-out. Asst. Operations Director Assists in maintaining technical equipment for both studio and field productions. Promotions Director Promotes, advertises, and plans special events for Texas Student Television. Works with the Production Department in making promos for the TV station. Asst. Promotions Director Asst. Studio Supervisor Assists in maintaining the television studio for all productions. Archive M a n age r Organizes and maintains the TSTV Archive Server with new and old programming. Asst. Archive M a n age r Assists in organizing and maintaining the TSTV Archive Server with new and old programming. W ebm aster Maintains the Texas Student TV Website. www.texasstudenttv.com Asst. W ebm aster Assists in maintaining the Texas Student TV Website. Assists in promotions, advertisements, and planning of special events for Texas Student Television. Works www.texasstudenttv.com w ww .TexasStudentTV.com C o lle g e T e le v is io n fo r A u s t in 'Silent Hill' takes top spot over horror spoof, 'Scary M ovie ' in weekend ratings. Courtesy of Sony Pictures ‘Scary Movie 4 ’ beat by a scarier movie "This Dergarabedian, president of box- office tracker Exhibitor Relations. is exactly where the industry wants to be as we approach the biggest moviego- ing season of the year," he said. "It's night and day from where we were last year." The industry has a stron­ ger early-sum m er lineup this time compared to 2005, when "Kingdom of Heaven," "Kicking and Screaming" and "Monster- in-Law" debuted. Coming out over the first three weekends this May are Tom Cruise's "M ission: Impossible III," Tom Hanks and Ron Howard's "The Da Vinci Code," the animated comedy "Over the Hedge" and "Poseidon," a remake of "The Poseidon Adventure." "N ot only has the box office continued to be up, and up sig­ nificantly the last several weeks, but we're headed into what looks to be a terrific May," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution at Sony, which is releasing "The Da Vinci Code." Sony scored its fourth No. 1 opening of the year with "Silent Hill," starring Radha Mitchell as a mom hunting for her ailing daughter in a mysterious town. Along with "Silent Hill," two of Sony's other top debuts were horror m ovies that were not shown to critics beforehand, part of a growing trend in which stu­ dios skip critic screenings when they expect bad reviews. Two-thirds of the audience for "Silent Hill" was under 25, an age group less likely to pay attention to reviews, and the horror genre tends to pull in fans over open­ ing weekend no matter what the critics say. Ghost horror film ‘Silent H ill makes $20.2 million By David Germain The Associated Press fright Sony's LOS ANGELES — A real scary movie bumped off the spoof variety at the box office. flick "Silent Hill," set in an eerie ghost town, debuted with $20.2 million. It took over the top spot from the Weinstein Co. com edy "Scary Movie 4," which slipped to No. 2 with $17 million in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. The W hite House assas­ sination tale "The Sentinel," a 20th Century Fox thriller star­ ring Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland and Eva Longoria, opened at No. 3 with $14.65 mil­ lion. The w eekend's other major debut, Universal's George W. Bush-"Am erican Idol" parody "Am erican Dreamz," featuring Dennis Quaid and Hugh Grant, debuted at No. 8 with $3.7 mil­ lion. After two weekends in lim­ ited release, Jennifer Aniston's com ic drama "Friend s With M oney" expanded nationwide and came in at No. 10 with $3.55 million. Aniston plays a down- on-her-luck housecleaner with three well-to-do pals (Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Joan Cusack). Lifted by box-office lead­ ers that included 20th Century Fox's animated hit "Ice Age: The Meltdown" at No. 4 with $12.8 million, Hollywood revenues rose for the fifth-straight weekend. The top-12 m ovies took in $100.4 million, up 22 percent from the same weekend last year, when "The Interpreter" debuted at No. 1 with $22.8 million. After a prolonged dry spell in 2005, when movie attendance fell 8 percent, Hollywood is on solid footing this year heading into a potentially big summer. 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OF GREAT HILLS 80D-FAN0ANGO6MÍ 3S WITH MONEY (R)■ 10 REQ'D DIG (1150 1230 215 300 445 525)650 750 915 1005 YN HOTCHKISS BALLROOM DANCING I CHARM X (PG-13) DIG (1200 226 505«730 945 COME KNOCKING (R )- » REQ D O C 1250 430:710 950 (1210 1240 235 ( YOU FOR SMOKING (R) • ID REO D DIG 310 455 535) 700 740 930 955 (100415)720 1000 ¡1220 245 500 (R )-C REQ'D DIG JER DE Mi HERMANO (R) -10 REQ'D DIG 6B M o n d a y , A p ril 24, 2006 T h e D aii.y T e x a n mmmmm mu ** « w -s m m zmmm as ■ ■ s ■ A week in the art of Texas w w w .dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Editor: Ashley Eldridge Features Editor: Ruth Liao Entertainment Editor: Scotty Loew en E-mail: lifeandarts@ dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 A b o v e left, Je rry B yw a te rs, "O il Field Girls," 1940, O il o n b oa rd Above, Jo rg e d e la Vega, "G o G o Go," 1967, A c ry lic an d c o lla g e on canvas Left, O liv e r H erring , "Patrick," 2004, Foam core, m u se u m board, d ig ita l C -p rin t p h o to g ra p h s , an d p o ly s ty ­ rene Bottom , A lb r e c h t D ürer, "T h e M a rty rd o m o f Sain t C atherine," c. 1496-97, W o o d c u t MIX unites Blanton, students By Ruth Liao Daily Texan Staff Pre-med biology freshman Cristina Castillo had started doo­ dling an eye with a friend; she took one half of the butcher paper, he took the other. Above them, contem porary Latin American works of art hung on the walls, and wooden, colored block sculp­ tures were scattered on the muse­ um floor. A floor below, live music blasted from speakers and more students searched for prizes in a scavenger hunt. Before Castillo realized it, three hours had passed, and the work was complete. People who had come to look at the art on the walls of the museum had stopped to check out Castillo and her friend's work. "We were so proud when peo­ ple were complimenting us, peo­ ple who appreciate art," she said. Castillo w as one of the 1,900- plus students who attended the Blanton Museum opening preview MIX Thursday night. Live music by DJ Rob F and Dynah played throughout the night, while stu­ dents conducted docent tours for their peers. The museum officially opens to the public Saturday. "W e wanted to get students in the museum w ho probably wouldn't be there on any normal day," said Olivia Silver, commit­ tee chair of the Blanton Student Guild, the representative student body for the museum. Silver said the guild and the museum were trying to appeal to a younger audience with events such as MIX. She said they were trying to break down the stereo­ type that museums only cater to older patrons or an elitist class. Silver, a fine arts senior, said she's heard a lot of excitement from the faculty about using the museum as a teaching tool. Located right behind Jester Residence Hall, the museum offers free student admission with an ID. "It's really difficult for art m useums to find their niche, because there's so many people to please," said guild president Betony Latham. "Blanton does a really good job [of catering] to students and the wider Austin community." Students had a chance to see exhibits such as New Now Next and Am erica/Am ericas, as well as contemporary new media art­ ist Paul Chan's first solo museum exhibit. Some walked around tak­ ing photos with their cell phones, while others noted the names of the works, writing them down on their scavenger hunt lists. "M issao/M issoes" is a canopy of 2,000 cattle bones under a spire of communion wafers, hung over a square pool of shiny, new 2005 pennies and surrounded by wispy black drapes. Austin Community College stu­ dent Taylor Roderick thought the music, though loud, was appropri­ ate for the event. DJs from KVRX played between sets. "It was so different [from] what you'd generally experience at a museum," he said. Design senior Elana Farley said she's seen some of the Blanton works at previous exhibits but enjoyed seeing pieces that couldn't fit in the old space. She thought the contemporary works were worth seeing. "It's good for people to know what's going on in the art world," she said. MIX will continue as a monthly event beginning in the fall, accord­ ing to Kristina Elizondo, manager of University programs at the Blanton. She said the museum's program m ing will be geared toward both fun and academics, with the hope of creating a life­ long appreciation for the arts. Castillo said she and her friend now have "joint custody" of the drawing they created at the Blanton student preview. For one week, it's in his Jester room; the next, it'll be at her room in San Jacinto. Because she heard the drawing activity will occur again, Castillo plans to attend the grand opening for the public Saturday. "I think it's going to be my new Countdown to the Blanton: This week’s events Exclusive University Preview: World Premier of Music for the Blanton, Reception and Tour 4 p.m.-5:15 p.m. Com poser Donald Grantham's piece com m issioned for the Blanton's opening will be premiered by various ensem bles throughout the museum. Although seating is no longer available, we're sure you can buy the CD in the gift shop. 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Director Jessie O tto Hite and his band of curators will give a tour of the opening exhibitions. Seats are probably going to go fast, so if you want to get in early and free, call 471-7324 to RSVP. April 27 Sin Titulo 2006 10:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. Latin Am erican art specialists will be at the Blanton for a sym posium exploring the global context of Latin American art. The Gutenberg Bible in the HRC is getting jealous already. Art World Party 7 p.m.-10 p.m. One of the surprisingly few stuffed-shirt events for the Blanton's opening. For $300 to $1,000, you can get the Director's Circle mem bership that allows you access to plenty of cocktails and m oney-art types. April 29 **** Just for Members: Member Preview Day and Member Party 10a.m.-4p.m. For those w ho aren't 24-hour party people, the members- only preview m ight be for you. M em bership will get you in at 10 a.m. to see the prem ier of the exhi­ bitions w ithout th e distractions of live music, people doing yoga and all the other awesom e stuff at the Extremely Grand O pening later that night. At 6 p.m. the m em ber party begins, serving cocktails and hors d'oeuvres and then cleared out two hours later to make way f o r ... Blanton Museum: 24-hour Extremely Grand Opening 9 p.m. Chances are, this will be the best thing since you grew out of skat­ ing rink lock-ins. There will be yoga, music, im prov c o m e d y ... Basically all the fun stuff they can't have in the Ransom Center. — Scotty Loewen Key M em bers University faculty and staff RSVP required; call 471-7324 Public Director's Circle Hip-hop Breakdancer Blitz: dreams big with kids By Sarah Lim Daily Texan Staff The loud beats of Sean Paul then stop abruptly. start up, Gabriel "B litz" Mendez, 25, sits next to the speakers with one hand on the pause button and his chin resting heavily on the other. He sighs in frustration. "Y 'all are being brats today," Mendez says, while his students giggle and pretend to be offended. "W e got to get this down before I can teach y'all new stuff." O ne girl says to Mendez: "That's because you keep chang­ ing stuff on us." He smiles and sticks his tongue out playfully as he turns the music back up. Mendez has become the jack- of-all-trades of hip-hop: He teach­ es k id s hip-hop dance, produces his own albums, has his own line of hip-hop clothing coming out and is trying to make it in the industry. He started everything as a professional B-boy, or hip-hop break dancer. With the com ing generation turning more and more to hip hop, Mendez says he has to keep up with the growing changes and styles in hip-hop dance and music. "These kids are living a whole different kind of hip-hop than what I grew up with," Mendez savs "M y side of hip-hop is more for adults, when adults listened to the radio. Now' the radio has transferred over to the kids." Whether he likes it, Mendez says he has to be knowledge­ able of the current trends for his students, wherever the hip-hop industry is headed. Homegrown in North Austin, Mendez began his break-dancing career 17 years ago. He has com­ peted all over the world, includ­ ing France and Japan. But he says that he had to make it big in the United States in order to get to that level He says he was one of the first to master the windmill power move, which earned him the name "Blitz" from hLs brother. The windmill is quintessential among break-danc­ ing moves. To do a windmill, a per­ son rotates, shoulder-to-shoulder, with their feet spinning, spread apart in the air. "I didn't always know what that meant, but started under­ standing what it meant when people would say, 'You just went off and blitzed 'em !"' Mendez says. "I'd just shock people, and they'd go off." Mendez, however, is not just a professional break dancer. He's a hip-hop entrepreneur with big dreams. In addition to writing poetry and working on produc­ ing his own album, he runs his own business, Blitz Freestyle Productions. Mendez hopes that this venture will be big enough to take him and his students all the way to the top places in the hip-hop industry such as MTV and BET. "I want to show these kids a brighter future," he says. Many of the competitions for break dancing, according to Mendez, aren't geared for kids, and they really should be. One of the best-known compe­ titions in Austin is the annual B- boy City event and competition, which is intended for people of all "These kids are living a whole different kind of h ip -h o p than I grew up with." Gabriel "Blitz" Mendez, Hip-hop dance instructor and perform er ages and from all locations. The event brings together all four elements of hip-hop: the B- boy, DJ, MC and graffiti artist. The host and founder, Romeo Navarro, 30, says that he created B-boy City to serve not only as a competition and re-unification of hip-hop elements, but also as an organized competition setting. Crew-on-crew competition is notorious for its street violence. By creating rules and giving away cash prizes, Navarro says he's created a setting devoid of street violence. He says he mainly start­ ed B-boy City to keep himself out of such trouble. In an organized setting such as B-boy City, crew-on-crew tensions that would escalate to violence on the street fuel each crew's moti­ vation to compete harder. Crews that would otherwise be enemies can now embrace each other after a friendly competition. While B-boy City did include a category for ages 6-10 to compete, Mendez says that there is still too much favoritism and the street­ like politics in such competitions and is no place for kids to compete and grow. involved "They don't really want to see this kind of stuff," Mendez says, referring to the choreographic dance of his students. "They're looking for B-boys. If you don't have a certain kind of style, then you're out." For the past two competitions, Mendez has competed against his crewmates, he says, so that at least one member of his crew can be eliminated in the first round. Despite their fierce competition, Navarro and Mendez started out on the same crew together, but then went their separate ways, to Mendez says. Each wants make an impact on the upcoming generation of hip hop. "Mv main goal is to be able to get a grant and teach for free," Navarro says. In addition to teaching classes at Dance Works, Mendez runs several after-school programs promoting hip-hop dance and culture. In conjunction with the Youth Interactive Program, Mendez runs a free after-school program at Webb Middle School in Round Rock. He has also helped with fundraising endeav­ ors so that these children will have costumes for their upcom­ ing performances. "The roots [of the students] are a big minority crowd," Mendez says. "It's better to have them be interested in after-school pro­ grams instead of doing things in their free time that they shouldn't be doing." "It's a Many of his- students have taken his classes for several years, though some have just started. little com plicated, says Reyna Gallegos, 11, about Mendez's class. Gallegos has pre­ viously taken more traditional dance classes, such as ballet and jazz, but this is her first time in hip-hop dance. "I like it a lot," says Gallegos with a smile. "Blitz is enthusiastic." BLITZ continues on page 5B hangout," she said.