FOfrZS VI SaidVH HV03D MS 3AV XSTZ DGY G3XIW D aily T ex a n Serving The University o f Texas at Austin co m m u n ity since 1900 W TIJOHJIW 39VJ,IHaH w w w .dailytexanonline.com W ednesday, M arch 5, 2008 H il l a r y s t a n d s i n T e x a s Travis County DA election to face runoff Candidates work to earn student support on UT's West Mall By Katy Justice Daily Texan Staff S u p p o rte rs of R o sem ary Lehmberg and Mindy Montford watched anxiously by big-screen televisions at the watching parties for Tuesday's Travis County dis­ trict attorney election, only to find out the two candidates will be in a runoff election in April. None of the four Democrat­ ic district attorney candidates re­ ceived the majority vote in Tra­ vis C ounty. L ehm berg w on 36 percent of the votes and Mont­ ford w on about 31 percent in Tuesday's ballot, which means the two candidates will have a runoff election on April 8. Oth­ er candidates Gary Cobb won 21 percent and Rick Reed won about 12 percent of the vote. L e h m b e rg a n d M o n tfo rd hugged, shook hands and talked to the people who went to support them at their watching parties. "I am excited and totally op­ timistic. It's been a great turn­ out," Lehmberg said at her watch­ ing party at Joe's Bar and Grill. "I have spent the day going to pre­ cincts all over town talking to vot­ ers. They are interested in my is­ sues and interested in the fact I want to keep Austin a safe city." Lehmberg, who won 38 percent of the early votes, said when she gets up Wednesday morning she will continue her campaign and solicit votes in the runoff. The Lehmberg campaign has ta­ bled on UT's West Mall to tell stu­ dents about the district attorney race and encourage them to vote, said Katie Naranjo, a government and public relations senior and I^ehm berg's campus organizer. "In terms of the youth turn­ out, it's exciting we have so many young people that are voting right now," Naranjo said. Montford also has had a large student response, with West Mall campaigning and an endorsement from University Democrats. "It's been tremendous. I love R U N O FF continues on page 2A Nancy Rosenthal | Daily Texan Staff Assistant District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg, left, and Prosecutor Mindy Montford speak with supporters at their respective watch par­ ties Tuesday night. The district attorney hopefuls will compete in a runoff on April 8. Texas senator faces fresh foe in fall election By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff Outside of the Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama limelight, Democratic voters select­ ed a nominee to duel with Republican Sen. John Comyn in November. Houston Democratic Rep. Rick Noriega will run against incumbent Comyn for his Senate seat. Noriega defeated Gene Kelly, a retired Air Force colonel from Universal City; Ray McMurrey, a so­ cial studies teacher from Corpus Christi; and Rhett Smith, by winning nearly half tíre votes. "This is very exciting," said Holly Shulman, a spokeswoman for Noriega's campaign. McMurrey said though he lost the election, he will give his full support to Noriega's campaign. He said public financing of campaigns would have helped relay his own message to voters, but believes Noriega is a competitive candidate for the Senate. Kelly could not be reached for comment Tuesday evening. Shulman said the campaign had traveled through San Antonio, Lufkin, Tyler, Beaumont and several other cities in the past week, leading up to the elec­ tion Tuesday. "This is a 254-county campaign," Shulman said. "We've seen turn-outs soar through the roof, and we're going to keep doing what we're doing." Comyn was elected to the Senate in 2002, suc­ ceeding Sen. William Gramm, R-TX. Comyn's cam­ paign had no comment on the results of the Demo­ cratic primary. Front from left, Jeanne Nielson, Jehmu Greene and Mario Mrak celebrate Hillary Clinton's Democratic primary victory in Texas at Hill Cafe in south Austin early Wednesday morning. Greene exulted, "This is the moment in history that Texas made its stand. It's not about 'Yes we can/ but 'Yes we wil!7 Larissa Muallar | Daily Texan Staff Clinton victorious in 3 states New York senator looks to future, ends Obama's win streak By Teresa Mioli Daily Texan Staff The second Super Tuesday has come and gone, but Amer­ icans are waking up with a hazy picture as to who might spend the next four years in the White House. Voters in Texas, Ohio and Rhode Island kept Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton in the fight for the Democratic party nomina­ tion, while Sen. John McCain won the Republican nom ina­ tion after sweeping primaries in Texas, Ohio, Rhode Island and Vermont. C linton's trium phs broke her 11-state losing streak to Sen. Barack Obama, who took the Vermont primary Tuesday night. More than 300 Clinton sup­ porters went to rally for her at Hill's Cafe on South Congress Avenue. Former President Bill Clinton arrived m oments after CNN projected his wife as the winner in Texas. "Hillary came here to the dusty roads of Texas for her first political job," Bill Clinton said. Bill Clinton said the support­ ers of the campaign will look to the future and that his wife will continue to "brave the caucus­ es" and fight for victory. Kamyl Bazbaz, spokesman dailytexafg£gQgE9D • Watch video from both candidates' watch parties. for Clinton's Austin campaign, said the goal is to make sure everyone who wants to aid in the campaign goes out to help. "Tonight there was an incred­ ible amount of energy. The sup­ porters are so excited," Bazbaz said. "Winning in Texas is the proof in the pudding. And for President Bill Clinton to show up on his own accord says a lot. We look forward to a big future ahead of the campaign." Obama's supporters said the race is not over. Nick K im ball, a sp o k es­ man for Obama's Austin cam­ paign, said though CNN pro­ jected Clinton won Texas, votes still needing to be counted in Houston could sway the state in Obama's favor. "We always knew Sen. Clin­ ton had a very distinct advan­ tage in Texas with long-held ties to the Democrats established in the state," Kimball said. "But one thing I would caution you on is there's still quite a bit of votes still out there." The cam paign's objective was to keep things close and pick up as many delegates as possible, he said. PR IM A R Y continues on page 2A Left to right, Joel Moore, Geir Helieioid, Kelli Rankin and Thomas Douglass meet every Tuesday from 7 to 10 p.m. to piay bridge. They sometimes play for up to eight or nine hours, with a Starbucks run to keep them going. Mich«Jlc Connolly Daily Texan Staff Memorial service planned for former fraternity member By Andrew Garver Daily Texan Staff Jared Blue, a UT freshman who died in a car ac­ cident early Sunday morning, will be honored b y his Alpha Tau Omega fraternity brothers tonight The accident occurred on U.S. 290 in Manor as four students were heading back to Austin from the Houston Rodeo. Andres Carrera, 41, was driv­ ing eastbound in the westbound lane when his Dodge collided head-on with the Ford Mustang that Blue was driving, said Tom Vinger, spokes­ man for the Department of Public Safety. Carrera and Blue died, and three other UT students were sent to the hospital. Undeclared freshman Jenna Doyle, petroleum engineering freshman Seth Teigen and undeclared freshman Timothy Hultgren are recovering at Universi­ ty Medical Center at Brackenridge. Hultgren, who broke his hand, was set to be released Tues­ day. The other students will undergo surgery for multiple injuries. Blue's friends describe him as well-liked and say that though he could be quiet, it's hard to find people who have met Blue who didn't find him a great person to be around. "You could always count on him to be in the back of every picture. It helped that he was like 6'4" though," said Bryan Ott, president of the ATO fraternity. Blue pledged for the fraternity last semester. A memorial for Blue will be held at the ATO fra­ ternity house at 2317 Shoal Creek Blvd., tonight from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. The service will be open to anyone. There will be a collection of photos of Blue ahd a guest book to sign at the house. Bridge: Not just for your grandma Card game leaves comics section, joins University ranks By Sabrina Vera Daily Texan Staff UT students and an instructor pass card-game lingo and conver­ sation around the table at a Bridge Club meeting on Tuesday. "This is really difficult." "You can always rebid." "You know, I brought up bridge once at a job interview and didn't get the job. I decided to never mention bridge again." The UT Bridge Club is not run like most student groups and is not considered an organization by its members, said Kelli Rankin, a petroleum engineering senior and Bridge Club member. There is no official hierarchy and, besides a weekly meeting, there are no strings attached, she said. "We are essentially a social group," R ankin said. "O ther bridge matches are completely si­ lent. We keep conversations go­ ing, game-related or not." Table-top conversations can range from sports to the debate over Angelina Jolie versus Jen­ nifer Aniston, said member Joel Moore, a government junior. "Kids these days are playing games like Hold 'Em," Moore said. "It's a money game. It's a raucous and rowdy game. The difference here is that you don't have people shouting 'hell yeah' and '1 got a seven' and 'I got my one club.'" The card game has been close­ ly associated w ith housewives and sexism in years passed, said math instructor Geir Helieioid. A bout 200 years ago, bridge was a parlor game called Whist. Bridge evolved at the turn of the BRIDGE continues on page 2A I n d i * * * ,* 1 0 8 , Number 106 25 cents W orld& N ation 3A O p in io n____________ 4A N e w s Sports .......... 6A 1-2B Classifieds........................ 36 C o m ic s .............. 4B Life&Arts....................5-6B • OMORROW 5 W l ATNí R High \ L ® * Don't sugarcoat it. f WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5,2008 T h f, D a i l y T e x an TODAY'S W EATHER H igh 78 Low 46 Zippy the slavedriver. RUNOFF: D A hopefuls hit campaign trail, again From page 1A the energy, not o n ly in the n a ­ tio n al le v e l, b u t s tu d e n ts are a ctu ally re a liz in g they can a f­ fect the local e le c tio n ," M ont- ford sa id at h er w a tch in g p a r­ ty a t th e C o u n t r y S to r e A rt Gallery. M o n tfo rd s a id sh e w ill d is­ tin g u ish h e rse lf a n d o u tw o rk her o p p o n e n t fo r the d istric t atto rn ey p o sitio n . A t 37 y e a rs o ld , sh e is the y o u n g e st o f the d is tr ic t a t to r n e y c a n d id a t e s b u t sa id sh e se e s h erself a s the n ext g e n e ra tio n o f le a d e rsh ip in the o ffice, lik e R o n n ie E a r­ le w a s w h en h e took office at a g e 34. "M in d y is d o in g great w ork an d sh e n eed s to b e able to con­ tinue that w o rk in the d istrict attorney o ffice," sa id Jon ath an M a r tin e z , a M o n tfo r d c a m ­ p aig n representative. "It's been a w e lc o m in g e n v ir o n m e n t . There n eed s to b e ch an ge, and th ere n e e d s to b e u p d a t e s . I think sh e can d o that." L e h m b e rg s a i d sh e w o u ld k e e p A u s tin a s a fe city, ste p u p e n v ir o n m e n t a l p r o s e c u ­ tions, w o rk on altern ate d iv e r­ sio n p r o g r a m s fo r first-tim e d r u g o ff e n d e r s a n d p r o v id e effective p ro se cu tio n o f online crim es. M o n tfo rd sa id sh e w a n ts to create an In tern et crim e d iv i­ sio n a n d h a v e a p r o s e c u t o r a s s is t w ith the p o lic e d e p a r t­ m ent at all tim es. Christina Mechler, a recent UT graduate, watches Barack O b am a on a T V d uring an election n igh t watch party at Scholz Garten Tuesday night. % PRIMARY: Democratic race draws voters Peter Franklin | Daily Texan Staff From page 1A C a n d y O w e n s h a s m i s s e d e v e ry T e x as p r im a r y sin c e sh e m o v e d to O h io 20 y e a r s a g o , b u t m a d e it b a c k to her h o m e state for one o f the m o st im p o r tant p rim a rie s in T exas history. O w e n s w a s at S c h o lz G arten T u e sd a y for the o fficial B arack O b a m a s u p p o r t e r s ra lly , a n d sa id y o u n g p e o p le in sp ired h er to v o te an d cau cu s. " T h is w a s th e m o st im p o r ­ tan t ele c tio n I h a v e e v e r b een in v o lv e d in , a n d w h a t m a d e it s o e x c itin g fo r m e w a s s e e ­ in g th e y o u th in v o lv e d ," O w ­ en s sa id . T h e R e p u b lic a n ra c e w a s n ot a s h e a te d a s the D em ocratic on e a n d M c C a in 's c o m p e tito r h a s c a lle d it q u its. F o rm e r A r k a n ­ s a s G ov. M ik e H u c k a b e e c o n ­ c e d e d h is b id a n d p le d g e d to h elp M cC ain u n ify the p arty a f­ ter lo sin g in all fo u r states. M c­ C a in w ill n o w lo o k to the R e­ p u b lic a n N a tio n a l C o n v en tio n sta rtin g Sep t. 1 in M in n eap olis- St. P au l, M inn. T h e re w e re 228 D e m o c ra tic d e le g a te s u p for g ra b s in Texas. Th e p r im a r ie s d e te rm in e d 126 d e le g a t e s , the c a u c u s e s d e te r­ m in ed 67 an d 12 v o te s are deter­ m in ed b y su p e r- d e le g a te s from the T exas D em ocratic party. W ith 189 o f 210 T rav is C o u n ­ ty p re c in c ts r e p o r tin g at p r e s s tim e, O b a m a took 62.48 percen t o f the v o te a n d C lin to n to o k 36.86 p erc en t, a c c o rd in g to the T r a v is C o u n ty C le rk . M c C a in w o n 5 2 .1 8 p e r c e n t o f th e R e ­ p u b lic a n v o te in T r a v is C o u n ­ ty, H u ck ab e e took 26.66 p ercen t a n d T e x a s c o n g r e s s m a n R o n P au l took 16.91 percen t. B e tw e e n t o d a y a n d Ju n e 3, 10 m o re sta te s w ill h o st p r im a ­ rie s, c o n v e n tio n s a n d c a u c u s ­ es. To w in the D em o cratic n o m ­ in ation , a c a n d id a te n e e d s 2,025 d e le g a te v o te s. If a n o m in e e is n ot d e c id e d b y Ju n e 3, O b a m a a n d C lin to n w ill c o m p e te fo r the p a r t y 's n o m in a tio n a t the D e m o c ra tic N a t io n a l C o n v e n ­ tion in D en ver, C o lo r a d o st a r t ­ in g A u g . 25. BRIDGE: Many players learned game from family members From p a g e l A ce n tu ry an d the g a m e ch a n g e d from a p arlo r sp e c ta c le to a s o ­ ph isticated craft. There is no w a y to p u t b rid ge in s im p le te r m s, s a id m e m b e r T h o m a s D o u g la ss, a g e o g ra p h y senior. "It's a trick-taking gam e," D oug­ lass said. "I gu ess you could say it's Like Hearts — only complicated." A b o u t four to eight p eo p le ac­ tiv ely p a r tic ip a te in the b rid g e g a m e each w e ek , R a n k in sa id . H elleloid said the gam e is often a fam ily-taught tradition. W hen I w a s y ou n ger m y p ar­ en ts a n d g r a n d p a r e n t s p la y e d w ith o th er c o u p le s on S u n d a y nights, so I'd en d u p at all these h o u s e s ju s t s i t t in g a r o u n d ," Rankin said. "I w a s getting bored so I fin ally ju st sa id , 'S h o w m e how to play, too."' D o u g la s s sa id he first p lay ed on the ste reo ty p e o f b rid g e a s a gam e for old ladies. "Y ou know , I feel th at I'm an old lady," D o u g la ss said. "In fact, arou n d the tim e I w a s learn ing to p la y b rid g e , the m o v ie 'S e re n i­ ty' cam e out. Jay n e C obb h as this hat an d w e actu ally learn ed how to k nit h a ts a n d p la y b r id g e at the sam e tim e." The m em bers prid e them selves on the lon g g a m e s they play. "M y record is 12 or 13 h o u rs," D ou glass^said . "O u r record here at UT is eight h o u rs straigh t." H e s a id b rid g e is not a g a m e p e o p l e c a n p ic k u p q u ic k ly , a n d on e m u st d e d ic a te tim e to learning it. The g a m e h as led m em b ers to en list in v a r io u s b rid g e to u rn a ­ m ents a cro ss the state. "I'v e p la y e d a b o u t fiv e tim es at A u stin B r id g e C lu b e v e n ts ," D o u g lass sa id . "I w an ted to co m ­ p ete to b u ild m y m a ste r p o in ts, w h ich are p o in ts th at m a k e u p y o u r in tern ation al ran kin g. I am cu rrently at the a b so lu te b ottom o f the b arrel." - Ca m p u s W atch Racking up nothing 200 BLO CK JESTER CIRCLE DRIVE A U T student observed an un­ known subject stan din g next to the bike racks located on the north sid e of the Brazos Parking G arage. The student w a s unable to get a good view of the subject, but stated that his actions were odd. The officers searched the area with negative results. Oc­ curred on M arch 3 at 2:12 a.m. C rim e Prevention Tip: This stu dent did a great job in con­ tacting the police to report the su sp icio u s person. H ad this tele­ phone call led to an apprehen­ sion, UTPD w ould be m aking a call this m orning to set up a p iz­ za delivery. Can you repeat that, please? BRAZO S PARKING G A RA GE, 200 E ast M artin Luther K ing Blvd. A UT student w as discovered lying in the grassy area on the west side of the parking garage. The officers could detect a very strong odor of alcohol on the sub­ ject from several feet away. Dur- NOMINATE G i v e y o u r P r o f e s s o r s w h a t t h e y D e s e r v e ing the interview, the subject had a hard time answering the officers' questions and the officers had a hard time understanding the sub­ ject's m ush-m outh dialect. The subject w as taken into custody for Public Intoxication and w as trans­ ported to Central Booking. Oc­ curred on March 2 at 3:14 a.m. 'Tis but a flesh wound FR A N K ERWIN CEN TER , 1701 Red River A UT staff m em ber saw a non- U T subject staggerin g and stu m ­ bling a s he attem pted to w alk to­ w ard the entrance. A s the su b ­ ject presented his ticket to enter, the staff m em ber observed that the subject w as bleeding from a cut to his hand. The staff m em ­ ber also detected a very strong odor of alcohol on the subject's breath. D uring the investigation, the subject could not answ er b a­ sic questions or explain how he had gotten hurt. A ustin EM S treated the subject at the scene and released him. The subject w as taken into cu stod y for Public Intoxication and w as transported to Central Booking. O ccurred on March 1 at 7:15 p.m . Vodka as the passenger 2200 BLO CK SA N JA C IN TO BLVD. A tan H on da w a s observed com m itting several traffic viola­ tions. D uring the traffic investi­ gation, the officer sa w an open bottle of vodk a next to the d riv ­ er. The officer verified that the UT staff m em ber w a s over the le­ gal age of 21 to be in p o ssessio n of the alcohol. The subject w as issu ed a field release citation for P ossession of A lcohol in a M otor Vehicle. O ccurred on M arch 1 at 5:15 a.m. Compiled from UTPD Officer Darrell Halstead FI EC HON 2(X)8: OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS, 6:30 p.m., LBJ Li­ brary 10th floor atrium. A panel dis­ cussion including Dan Bartlett, for­ mer Director of Communications for President George W. Bush; Matthew Dowd, bt-partisan political strategist, former adviser to President George W. Bush, and ABC News Political Analyst; Wayne Slater, political re­ porter for the Dallas Morning News; and Thomas Mann, Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution. POETRY O N THE PLAZA, 12 p.m., Harry Ransom Center. Jeffrey Mei- kle and two students from his class "The Beats and American Cul­ ture," Meg Halpin and Tom Bev- ilacqua, will read poetry from the Beat Generation. They will be joined by Dr. Molly Schwartzburg, Cura­ tor of British and American Litera­ ture, who will read selections fea­ tured in the H RC's current exhibi­ tion, "On the Road with the Beats." Refreshments will be serv ed at this free event. FOUR POLICY PLANN ING STO­ RIES IN SEARCH OF A THEORY, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Etter-Harbin Alumni Center Legends Room. The Strauss Center presents Ste­ phen Krasner, former State De­ partment Director of Policy Plan­ ning. Dr. Krasner will discuss what he learned at the State Department about the Policy Planning bureau's role in formulating and implement­ ing U.S. foreign policy strategies and initiatives. BEGINNING LEVEL FLAMENCO CLASS, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., A HG 136. Grupo Hor y Canto will be teaching basic technique of the four Coplas of the Sevanillas. For more infor­ mation, email grupoflorycanto@yahoo. com or call 512-470-0749. C lass size is limited, so pre-registration is rec­ ommended. Find more listings at www.dailytexanonline.com. To submit your extent to this calendar, send your information to aroundcampus @driilvtexanonline.com or call 471-4591. CORRECTIONS In Tuesdays story "The eleventh hour," Sen. Clinton's quote in the last paragraph should have read, "We won't make progress until the oil men are out of the White House." On page 7 in Tuesday's paper, the story"Record caucus turnout expected," should have clarified in the third to last paragraph that the 15 percent threshold in Texas is used at party conventions later this year, not at the precinct level. A quote from assistant instructor of rhetoric and writing Eric Dieter in Tuesday's story "UT professors discuss new media in election," should have read, "The candidates combined have spent almost $1 billion." The Texan regrets the errors. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2008 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. 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M*cft i im ar\i Ge«Mn oo'dmor* « « ¡ i , ^ jwshíf ‘(«axtoc** « *Kt tapi*** Cdh1'.f/Q \ tí* ZiMnftom a K A P L A N TEST PREP AN D A D M IS S IO N S H I G H t k T E S T j C O R E S G U A R A N T E E D O R Y O U R M O N E Y B A C K Wire Editor: M eredith Margrave www.dailytexanonline.com W o r l d & N ation McCain reaches magic number to clinch GOP nod Wednesday, March 5, 2008 T h e D a i l y T e x a n By Liz Sidoti The Associated Press W ASHINGTON — John Mc­ C ain clinched the R epublican presidential nomination Tuesday, an ex traordinary com eback for a candidate whose W hite House hopes w ere dashed eight years ago and w hose second bid w as left for dead eight months ago. "The m ost im portant race be­ gins," he said in an Associated Press interview. According to the AP count, the four-term A rizona senator su r­ passed the requisite 1,191 G p P delegates as voters in Ohio, Ver­ mont, Rhode Island and Texas put him over the threshold. " It's a very hum b lin g thing, and I say that w ith all sincerity," McCain said of finally clinching the nomination. M cCain w as h e a d in g to the W hite H ouse on W ednesday for lunch with President Bush — and "The most im portant race begins." Sen. John McCain, Republican presidential nom inee an endorsem ent. The tw o will make a joint statement afterward. "T he p re sid e n t has said he looks forward to vigorously cam­ paigning for the GOP and tonight it has become clear that the GOP nominee will be Senator John Mc­ C ain," said W hite H ouse press secretary Dana Perino. "Of course the president is going to endorse the GOP nominee, which is going to be Senator John McCain." Shortly after AP called the race, his chief rem aining rival Mike Huckabee withdrew from the race. In Irving, Texas, the former Ar­ kansas governor praised McCain and said: "M y co m m itm en t to him and the party is to do every­ thing possible to unite our party but more im portant to unite our country so that we can be the best we can be." The general election cam paign for the Republican nom inee-in- w aiting starts now even though Democrats still haven't chosen a candidate. Sens. Barack O bam a and Hillary Rodham Clinton con­ tinue a protracted battle for their party's nod, leaving McCain an opportunity to unify his party. "The big battle's to com e," he said of the general election. "I do not underestimate the significance nor the size of the challenge." McCain added: "There are going to be stark choices between a liber­ al Democrat and a conservative Re­ publican. I believe I can prevail in that contest of ideas and vision." Clinton scores comeback wins in Texas, Rhode Island, Ohio By David Espo The Associated Press WASHINGTON — H illa ry Rod­ ham Clinton scored primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island Tuesday night, denting Barack Obam a's delegate lead in a rivet­ ing Democratic presidential race. C linton's three trium phs end­ ed a m onth of defeats for the for­ m er first lady, and she told jubi­ lant supporters, "We're going on, we're going strong and we're go­ ing all the way." Obam a w on the Vermont pri­ m ary, a n d so u g h t to co u n te r C linton's claims that the night had been a race-altering event. "We have nearly the same dele­ gate lead as we did this morning and we are on our w ay to w in­ ning this nom ination," he told supporters in Texas. Both Democrats called McCain — a Senate colleague — to con- A voter casts her ballot in the primary election Tuesday in Columbus, Ohio. Kiichiro Sato | Associated Press gratúlate him on his trium ph in the Republican race. In the four-state com petition for d eleg ates, C linton picked up at least 100, to at least 77 for O bam a. N early 200 m ore re­ m ained to be allocated for the night, 163 of them in the Texas primary and caucuses. Obama had a total of 1,466 del­ egates, according to the Associat­ ed Press count. Clinton had 1,376 delegates. It takes 2,025 to w in the nomination. AmericanAirlines’ AA.com/college K V U N CUT’S #1 RESOURCE FOR STUDENT H0HSM6 M N -2 9 7 -4ÍM WWWiTUDENTHOUSIKS.OflG Ron Heflin | Associated Press With the number of delegates posted on a sign, Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and his wife, Cindy, speak to the crowd at his primary watch party in Dallas Tuesday. McCain surpassed the requisite 1,191 GOP delegates to clinch the Republican presidential nomination. WORLD BRIEFLY As tensions grow, Venezuelan troops move to Colombia border BOGOTA, Colombia — Hun­ dreds of Venezuelan troops moved Tuesday toward the border with Colombia, where trade was slow­ ing amid heightening tension over Colombia's cross-border strike on a rebel base in Ecuador. The Organization of American States scheduled an emergency afternoon meeting in Washington to try to calm one of the region's w orst political show dow ns in years, p ittin g U.S.-backed Colombia against Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez and his allies. Colombian and Ec­ uadorean officials, meanwhile, traded accusations in the United Nations and the International Criminal Court. The escalation of tensions was triggered over the weekend when Colombia troops crossed the bor­ der with Ecuador and killed Raul Reyes, a top commander of the Colombian FARC rebels who had set up a camp there. Chavez, who sympathizes with the leftist rebels, condemned the killing and angrily ordered about 9,000 soldiers — 10 battalions — to Venezuela's border with Colom­ bia. He warned Colombian Presi­ dent Alvaro Uribe that any strike on Venezuelan soil could provoke a South American war. Uribe said he has provided Chavez with precise information on the location of rebel camps in Venezuela. He said one was home to Ivan Marquez, anoth­ er top leader of the Revolution­ ary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC. Palestinian leader rebuffs Rice for quick revival of peace talks RAMALLAH, West Bank — The U.S.-backed Palestinian president rebuffed the Bush administration's request Tuesday to quickly end a walkout of peace talks with Israel, saying Israeli military bombard­ m ent of civilians in the Gaza Strip is unacceptable under any circumstance. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said negotiations are the only solution and defended Israel's, right to seek out militants who use the tiny Hamas-held territory as a launching pad for increasing num­ bers of rockets targeting civilians in southern Israel. "I understand the difficulties of the current moment," Rice said following meetings with Palestin­ ian President Mahmoud Abbas. "We all must keep an eye on what is important." She won no public prom­ ise that Palestinians would end their boycott soon. U.S. officials say they understand his political predicament and predict talks will resume after a brief lull. Ab­ bas was not expected to relent before Rice leaves the Middle East on Wednesday. "I call on the Israeli govern­ ment to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created to make negotiations succeed, for us and for them, to reach the shores of peace in 2008,"Abbas said. He was re­ ferring to the goal — stated at a U.S.-sponsored Mideast peace conference in November — of reaching an Israeli-Palestinian peace treaty by the end of the year. Compiled from Associated Press reports NATION BRIEFLY Harvard tests women-only gym hours to accommodate Muslims BOSTON — Harvard Univer­ sity has banned men from one of its gyms for a few hours a week, a move to accomodate Muslim women who, for religious and cultural reasons, cannot exercise comfortably in their presence. The policy is already unpopular with many on campus, including some women who consider it sexist. "I think that it's incorrect in a college setting to institute a poli­ cy in which half of the campus gets wronged or denied a resource that's supposed to be for everyone," said student Lucy Caldwell, who wrote a column in The Harvard Crimson newspaper critical of the new hours. Student Ola Aljawhary, who is Muslim and works out else­ where on campus but is not one of the women who requested the change, rejected that argument. "The majority should be will­ ing to compromise," she said. "I think that's just basic courtesy. We must show tolerance and respect for all others." — The Associated Press Ú. Apple' Authorized Reseller & Service Provider Warranty Service New & Used Macs Upgrades & Peripherals Pro Video & Audio Pro-Tape Systems 512-443-3911 httr>:.7www. pro-tane.com Family-Owned Since 1986 O rd e r n o w to ensure ceremony delivery. Monday-Friday, March 3-7,2008 10:00 am - 4:00 pm ■g at the Etter Harbin 2110 Sanjadn 4A Wednesday, March 5, 2008 VIEWPOINT O pin io n T h e D a i l y T e x a n GALLERY Editor-In-Chief: Claire Harlin Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Leah Finnegan Aboubacar N'Diaye Andrew Vickers Taking off the Obama goggles Although many of the participants in precinct 275's caucus were confused as to how Texas' caucus process works, they were happy to be voting regardless. Last night, 611 people went to the Baker Center School at 39th Street and Avenue B to do the caucus dance, and the Obamamentum was overwhelming. Hillary Clinton's supporters petered out early into the night while those in Obama's support line waited up to an hour to sign in. The temporary caucus chair's direction of traffic seemed symptomatic of the events to unfold: "Obama people to the left, Hillary people and Republicans to the right!" he said. Anticipating defeat, a lone woman wearing a Hillary T-shirt walked past the effervescent Obama throng and smiled sadly. It seemed like Clinton would be a goner. But as Tuesday's returns trickled in, Clinton rose from the ashes and pulled off surprising victories in Ohio and Texas, leaving all those Austinites who had been see­ ing the world through Barack-tinted glasses wondering where the magic went. But Obama supporters shouldn't fear a Clinton-tinged future. Looking back at Clinton's speeches 15 years ago, the differences between her rhetoric then and Obama's now are miniscule. She espoused the same hope and change then that Obama employs today. On April 6,1993, Hillary stood before a crowd in Austin and professed a need for "spritual renewal," according to a 1993 article in The New York Times Magazine appraising the potential of her message. She told the Texans that America had come down with a "sleeping sickness of the soul" and that our country was inflicted with a "crisis of meaning" and "alienation and despair and hopelessness." "Who will lead us out of this spiritual vacuum?" she asked the crowd. The answer: "All of us." At the time, Clinton was derided by the press for spewing empty words, just as Obama is accused of being all rhetoric and no substance. And while many are loyal in their belief that hope, change and unity are concepts of only Obama in this race, Clinton has taken those words with her over the years, and they are woven into her current campaign. Instead of repeating them over and over, she knows them, and she knows that words alone cannot bring a revolution. In 15 years, Obama may know hope and change in the same way. Americans may start hearing less of those words, but they need not worry. Some things can go unsaid, and reality will come into focus. THE FIRING LINE Ignorance on Facebook As a former sports beat report­ er for the Texan, I often found myself struggling to maintain a balance between my personal life and my job as a reporter repre­ senting the University and fellow journalists. I remain a Longhorn and Cowboys fan always, but when I put on my Daily Texan cap, these things no longer matter. I owe it to myself and whatever media organization I represent to keep my personal opinions personal in order to keep my job (and my editor's sanity intact). I say this to point out a Daily Texan staff member who crossed the line and caused quite a frenzy with his Facebook profile picture depicting Barack Obama in black­ face with chicken and watermel­ on. While I understand the need to respect others'freedom of speech, as journalists, we have to respect the profession and realize that our right to express ourselves may infringe upon our ability to function as quality reporters and may affect the newspaper or TV station as a whole. One posted picture or racial statement reflects upon the organization as a whole, and may cause readers to doubt the journalist's ability to objec­ tively report, especially when handling sensitive issues. I have no idea how to handle the situa­ tion, but The Daily Texan would do well to use this situation as an opportunity to teach bud­ ding journalists the importance of keeping their noses clean, even on social networks such as MySpace and Facebook. Because someone's always watching or reading, even after the newscast is over and the newspaper has been distributed. Courtney Cox Broadcast journalism senior Ignorance on Facebook II I couldn't help but be infuri­ ated by what I saw on Facebook Monday morning. I was met with a very offensive caricature of Sen. Barack Obama, which is currently the profile picture of a person who writes for The Daily Texan. I don't know what kind of protocol you have your staff members follow, but I found it extremely inappropriate, insensitive and blatantly ignorant. I am a firm believer in freedom of speech and expression, but not when it infringes upon others. Within hours, several students felt the same way that I felt after seeing the picture(s) illustrating Sen. Obama as a sambo (an offensive and derogatory image of a black person), complete with watermel­ on, fried chicken and darkened skin. During the last few years, I have seen this type of thing on Facebook far too many times, and I think it has gotten ridiculous. When it comes to offensive pic­ tures, words, dress, parties, etc, people should be cognizant of what they are presenting to oth­ ers. If it is your aim to offend peo­ ple or gamer attention, have the courage to stop hiding behind your computer screen. I wasn't even the young man's friend on Facebook, and I was able to figure out that he works for the Texan. I hope people realize that employ­ ers can point and click just as easily as I can. Also, is this the kind of representation that the Texan wants from its staff? Andrew H. Lilly Sport management senior Ignorance on Facebook III Statistics say that about 85 percent of the students at UT are on Facebook. This, of course, is a large amount of people, so we should not be surprised if a few rotten apples use Facebook as a medium to make an ass out of themselves in a desperate cry for attention. Usually, I am of the opinion that if you refuse to give these people attention, they will crawl back into their little comer of the Internet and disappear. However, when I was made aware that a contributor of this very newspaper had Facebook pictures depicting Barack Obama in blackface, complete with chick­ en and watermelon, a change in my policy seemed appropriate. The image(s) I was met with when venturing to his comer of Facebook were the most offensive and disturbing images I have ever seen. To be fair, I will tell you that this man is reportedly a liberal, and even more ludicrous, an Obama supporter. If he thinks his vote makes it OK to mock Sen. Obama for being a black man, and thus degrade an entire population as a whole, he is sadly mistaken. Racism has many feces, and this happens to be one of its worst. The ignorance of one person really means nothing to me, but the feet that this person writes for the newspaper that I read every morning is absurd and ridiculous. The Daily Texan should take action immediately, or allow people to falsely make a connec­ tion between his twisted views and their publication. TJ Finley Government and sport management senior Risky health care As a future actuary, I feel the need to darify some issues sur­ rounding Sen. Clinton's health insurance policy ("Let's talk uni- versallyT Mar. 3). We should first discuss the fairness of premiums principle, namely, that it is unfair, and not a smart insurance prac­ tice, to make low-risk insureds carry any significant portion of the costs associated with high- risk insureds. More succinctly, you pay for your own risk and no one else's. This over-simplifies the associated math, but works as the basis of my argument To those who view this as unfair, let us look at an example Imagine that as you go to work every day you see this same person and that more often than not there is something medically wrong with them. Were that random unknown person to ask you to help pay their medical bills, even the most charitable among us would soon be at the end of your charitableness. Take this to a large scale and you have the fairness of premium prindple. This prindple is what often makes health insurance unafford­ able to most people. It is also the problem with Clinton's mandate for health care. Even if we unreal- istically assume that the growth in a company's covered risks would not cause premiums to grow, it would still take massive subsidies to cover every man, woman and child. Add in that the increased risk would increase costs and thus premiums and even more subsidies are required to push premiums back into the affordable range. Further low-risk insureds are also hurt because while they are, typically, middle-class or above they would bear the brunt of the necessary taxes to cover the new subsidies. Further as low-risk individuals they already have relatively lower premiums so they receive essentially no benefit from the subsidies. Lastly, as insurers would be carrying more high-risk individuals there will be more companies going bust when their luck runs out and they get the health insurance equivalent of a hurricane strike in Florida and thus at best causing the companies former low-risk insureds to have to find a new insurer. Jason Michael Actuarial science senior Get serious, UT The Austin American- Statesman announced Monday the UT System Board of Regents will be conducting interviews on March 26 for development of the 345-acre Brackenridge Tract. It is hard to consider UT a high- quality university system when what the professors teach has no recognition at the higher level of their own institution.The concept of preservation/conservation is taught at all levels of University education but it is not a concept enacted or recognized by UT in its own community? Why does no one at the top recognize this disconnect? Harvard has a 265-acre preserve with 4,500 dif­ ferent plant species from around the world. Established in 1872, this is the oldest public arbore­ tum in North America. One might think by 2008 other university systems would have jumped on the bandwagon. How can UT be taken seriously when they spend millions of dollars on a football stadium but no consideration is put into development along the city's only major river? UT needs to think about the residents of Austin and their future students before selling a major piece of property for short-term economic gain. I would like to see the University look into how they can slow commercial and residential development throughout Barton Creek Greenbett and along the Colorado River rather than encourage it I respect UT, but with every decision it seems the university regents are corporate, uneducat­ ed and disconnected (from both its students and the greater Austin community) developers prospect­ ing for their next venture. Jakob Grothe Geography planning senior Texas State University The effects of a political paparazzi By Jillian Sheridan Daily Texan Columnist Increased media coverage is chang­ ing the way our government works. It affects who gets elected, how they behave while in office and whether or not they get re-elected. The polls, opinions of broadcasters, columnists and the constant, paparazzi-like sur­ veillance by the media contribute to the increasing internal conflict and outward uselessness of the federal government. For example, when I was trying to decide who to vote for in the prima­ ries, I went straight to the media. I read articles and opinion summaries. Most importantly, I looked at recent polls to see where my vote would matter most. I did not even consider the candidates that the polls predicted would lose by large margins. The polls do more than predict who will win. They change who will win. This has been the most media-influ­ enced election in history. The politics of our country have never been more closely monitored. There are countless Web sites, magazines and even TV channels devoted to politics. Theoretically, this is a good thing. The government certainly exists only with the consent of the governed. The media allows us to keep an eye on our representatives at all times, and that's the way it should be. After all, they are working for us. The problem is that they aren't work­ ing for us, because they just aren't work­ ing. Our government has stalled. The priority of elected officials has changed from improving the nation to getting re­ elected. Who can blame them? The polls do more than predict who will win. They change who will win. Getting re elected has never been more difficult. Any mistake, any phrase not quite thought through by a public official will be replayed for weeks by the political paparazzi and analyzed by columnists like me. Unfortunately, one thing many con­ stituents view as a mistake is a com­ promise or a changed opinion. The intense media coverage requires can­ didates to stick with their views even after they realize they are wrong. If they change their mind or determine that the promise they ran on will really hurt the nation, they have only two options. Work on another solution, (possibly the other party's) and get booted by their constituents as soon as possible, or "stick to their guns" and keep fighting for their original idea — even if it's a mistake — so they can get re-elected. On the other hand, a good way to keep constituents happy is to prove that they made the right choice, by putting down and undermining the opposing party. The internal conflict in our government produces a constant fight for votes. This internal conflict keeps elect­ ed officials from being effective. Furthermore, as elected officials are constantly under surveillance, any action they take will be broadcast and criticized nationwide. Is it possible that we are micromanaging our gov­ ernment? Are we monitoring them so closely that we are keeping them from acting on our behalf? When the Constitution was written, it was done in complete secrecy. Members of Congress could speak their minds and make compromises without fear of consequences. While I certainly don't believe that Congress should do its business in secret, maybe our elected officials need some more room to breathe, to think and to get their priorities straight. If the media gave voters and the people they vote for a little more autonomy, maybe things could return to normal and we could all do our part to keep the country running smoothly. Sheridan is a Plan II and political communications sophomore. EDITOR'S NOTE The issue described in the firing lines titled "Ignorance on Facebook" was brought to our attention by way of readers' concerns, and we have taken the situation very seriously. The Texan has frequently covered issues relating to institutionalized racism and inequality in an effort to promote awareness and constructive change. Last year, we brought attention to a fraternity at UT that alledgedly hosted a "chulo"-themed party, and we've also in recent years covered a "gin and juice" party (in which participants wore "blackface"). The editorial board has continual­ ly pushed for the University to offer equal benefits for same-sex couples, another crusade against institutionalized discrimination. The Texan holds the same standards when such an issue arises in our own backyard, as it has in the past two days. We have discussed this matter thoroughly with Life & Arts senior writer Andy O'Connor, the person to whom those firing lines are directed, and the option of terminating this valuable Texan staff member was put on the table. But we believe O'Connor has learned a very crucial lesson as a consequence of his actions, and he will continue to be a part of the Texan team. This situation is a lesson for the staff of the Texan as a whole, and we hope it serves as constructive insight for readers as well. The following is a letter O'Connor has written in response to the situation. To more than whom it may concern I feel that iFs my responsibility first and foremost to clear up the mat­ ter regarding certain pictures people noticed on my Facebook profile this week. I did not intend to offend anybody. The pictures are not represen­ tative of myself or my contributions to the Texan. I realize that I go too far sometimes, and I'd like to take a moment to apologize to those who were offended. I have learned that I should be more careful about what I put out to the public. What one person may have thought about my pictures may not have been what another person thought. I realize that this poses some serious consequences for me, something I did not realize when I put the pictures up. The purpose of the Texan is to serve the UT student community, and we strive to put the readers first. In addition, I also want to apologize to Are staff of the Texan. Everyone here works very hard to put out a quality product, and I don't want them to be derailed for the actions of one person. And I voted for Obama. Sincerely, Andy O'Connor Life & Arts senior writer English senior RECYCLE! Recycling paper uses almost 60 percent less energy than manufacturing paper from vir­ gin timber, and commercial and residential paper accounts for more than 40 percent of waste that ends up in landfills. In other words, please place this copy of The Daily Texan in a friend­ ly recycling bin or back in the stand where you found it. That would make us very happy. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexan online.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. BE A COLUMNIST The Daily Texan is seeking opin­ ion and op/ed writers to contrib­ ute to the opinion page. No expe­ rience is necessary. 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Pafñ for 6 A N e w s Wednesday, March 5,2008 Problem machines cause voting delay Technicians out all day Tuesday, but not all problems reported By Lauren Winchester Daily Texan Staff When Laura Castro arrived at Lake Pointe Elementary School to vote at 9 a.m. Tuesday, she en­ countered an anxious and frus­ trated crowd. Castro, a technical writer for the UT School of Law, said the line of about 40 people was not moving because only one of about nine polling machines was working properly. one at the polling place would comment on the issue. A technician discovered that the machine responsible for printing out access codes for voters was broken. Voting resumed about 10 a.m. after the machine was shut down and replaced with a new one, Castro said. A school receptionist said no "Once it was working, things started to go smoothly, and it was really quick," Castro said. "Between that time, it was start­ ing to get crowded. It was a little chaotic." Officials at the polling place said the machines had worked when they were tested the night before, Castro said. County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir said the Travis County clerk's of­ fice had received reports of one or two machines that were not work­ ing, but not from Lake Pointe El­ ementary. She said broken polling machines are not always reported. Troubleshooters were in the field all day, DeBeauvoir said. "It's all very normal out there," she said. Tight Night’ raises cash for children’s center Basketball game holds ticket raffle for football By Lee Ann Holman Daily Texan Staff UT Athletics is giving 10 stu­ dents the guaranteed option to get seats to the 2008 Red Riv­ er Rivalry. UT Athletics said the pro­ motion is only open to stu­ dents who have a Longhorn All-Sports Package and are en­ rolled during the fall semester. Students can enter the drawing by attending the women's bas­ ketball game tonight and sign­ ing up at the Texas Athletics ta­ ble in section 44. Winners will not receive a free ticket, but will be given a guarantee to buy a $95 ticket lo the UT vs. OU football game on Oct. 11. The w inners w ill be an ­ nounced tonight during Coach Gail Goestenkors' post-game talk over the loudspeaker, and students must be present to win. Daniel Walk, spokesman for the Texas Wranglers, said they often hold events to support attendance at women's basket­ ball games. The group hosts pre-parties outside of the Frank Erwin Center with free food from Chick-fil-A and HEB, mu­ sic and basketball games. "I think the reason for low attendance at women's basket­ ball games stems from the suc­ cess of the m en's basketball overshadowing the women's basketball team," he said. UT w o m en 's b ask e tb a ll games average around 5,500 people per game, while the men's basketball games bring in close to 14,000 per game. Oversized boxing gloves helped prevent any serious injuries By Audrey Campbell Daily Texan Staff Hooks and jabs flew as UT stu­ dents battled w ith each other Tuesday night during UT College Fight Night. Trying their best to keep from being pinned against the ropes by their opponents, the boxers cir­ cled and danced around each oth­ er within the ring as cheers and jeers filled the room. Hideous Liqueur hosted the inaugural event at dow ntow n nightclub Vicci. Fight Night was created to raise money for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas. Donations at the door af­ forded onlookers the chance to watch the 12 three-minute fights. The fighters represented various UT fraternities and spirit clubs, in­ cluding the Texas Wranglers and the Texas Iron Spikes. Economics junior Jonathan Shih said that though he had nev­ er boxed professionally, he has a background in kickboxing. "It's harder to fight this way be­ cause you have to go against your instincts," Shih said. "It becomes counter-intuitive when you are NEWS BRIEFLY On-campus caucus overrun; more than 1,000 attend Students and other community members who caucused Tuesday evening faced an unprecedent­ ed Democratic and Republican crowd at UT's Jester Center. The 148th Precinct caucus was expected to receive no more than 25 people, said Michelle White, a history sophomore. "A member of the Democratic Party of Texas gave us the expect­ ed number," she said. "But when 1,000 people showed up, the cau­ cus became ver}’ unorganized." Polls closed at 7 p.m., but cau­ cus voters were not able to begin signing until 7:30 p.m. People waited in line for more than 40 minutes, said Jennifer Arreola, a chemical engineering sophomore. Procedures were compromised in the interest of time, which left some voters weary. "I think it's sketchy, because they didn't check anyone on the list," White said. "They just passed the list down the line, not even checking to make sure peo­ ple were who they were. I hope there is a lawyer who will be checking the list, making sure all the delegates are committed." Supporters of Sens. Clinton and Barack Obama waited out­ side Jester Center, cheering for their respective candidate until 8:10 p.m, when the caucus closed. — Sabrina Vera Michelle Connolly | Daily Texan Staff Senior Clifton King and Finance/Plan II Honors senior Mark Willey duke it out for Fight Night: College Edition, a boxing match hosted at Vicci to raise money for the Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas. trained one way but you have to fight in another." w ould be sporting traditional gloves. Each player donned over-sized gloves to prevent serious injuries. Terrence Nolan, an electrical en­ gineering senior, said that when he had agreed to particip ate in the fight night, he thought he "These gloves are really large and it's hard to keep them up be­ cause they weigh so much," No­ lan said. Despite the unwieldy gear, the matches became increasingly in­ tense as the night progressed. In a fight between biology junior Chris Marroquin and economics senior Mitchell Greene, the boxers were given an extra two minutes so that the judges could declare a winner. Shih said that he was not ner­ vous about the competition. ; ;• • ' Accessorize that great new look. Only at Dillard’s. ' Enjoy 20% off any GIANNI BINI handbag ‘ jfíg with this certificate. . Offer good through 3/30/Q8. One certificate per purchase. CIJNJQUE rln a e -o tf rung cle*1 Dramatically Different Moisturizing Lotion, Rinse-Off Foaming Cleanser, Lash Doubling Mascara in Black, Repairwear Intensive Eye Cream, Long Last Lipstick in All Heart, Colour Surge Eye Shadow Duo in limited edition Pink Chocolate, Bonus Extra Gianni Bini Certificate, Cosmetics Bag. Get Spring’s freshest makeup look plus a Gianni Bini Bonus Extra in your Clinique Bonus. Free* with your Clinique purchase of 21.50 or more. Value 50.00 Clinique. 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With less than a minute remain­ ing and the score tied at 61-61, Abrams converted his only 3-point­ er of the game, giving Texas (25-5, 12-3 Big 12) just enough breathing room to escape the Erwin Center with a 70-66 victory over Nebraska. "M y teammates do a good job of always telling me to keep shoot­ ing," Abrams said of his 4-for-ll performance. "That's my role on the team — to score — so I'm not going to let them down." Abrams finished with 15 points, including 11 in the second half, to complement D.J. Augustin's game- high 22 points and Damion James' near double-double {16 points, nine rebounds). The win was No. 9 Texas' 25th of the season, tying the 2005-2006 "Elite Eight" team for most regular season victories in school history while also putting them into a tie with Kansas atop the Big 12 standings. "We've put ourselves in a great position to come out on top," James Scoreboard 'Horns 70 ; Nebraska 66 • Win ties school record for most victories in a regular season said. "We know we have a game against Oklahoma State [on Sun­ day], so we hope to come out, play hard and win." Nebraska (17-11,6-9) exploded in the second period, hitting four of its first six 3-point attempts en route to outscoring the Longhorns 41-32 in the half, but they could never take control of the game as the Long­ horns converted six treys in the period. MB-BALL continues on page 2B Texas junior AJ. Abrams looks toward the sidelines in Texas' 70-66 win over Nebraska last night to tie a school record for most regular season wins. Shelley Neum an Daily Texan Staff Longhorns shut out of paint, not able to penetrate By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff D.J. A ugustin bounced off the perimeter like a me­ teor skipping off the earth's atmosphere. With the shot clock wind­ ing down he gave it one more try, found nothing yet again and jumped back to nail a short jumper in the paint to widen Texas' lead to 45-33. Nebraska outscored the Longhorns 28-10 in the paint. Damion James threw down two dunks, one off a fast break and one after missing a free throw. Augustin also scored a fast break — the only Tex­ as layup of the game — and Gary Johnson hit a jumper in the paint. "They were packing the lan e," A ugustin said. "It was hard to drive and get in the lane." During the second half, ev­ ery one of the Longhorns' 32 points came from the outside. While Johnson scored four points, Alexis Wangmene, D exter Pittm an and C lint Chapman all failed to score PAINT continues on page 2B Fulfilling their American dream Rowers leave Croatia for chance to become student-athletes at UT By Josh Foster Daily Texan Staff At universities throughout Amer­ ica, countless student-athletes are provided with free education in ex­ change for their gifted athletic tal­ ents. Take a trip across the Atlantic Ocean, and you will see that not all countries are familiar with the term "student-athlete." Freshmen rowers Tajana Lovric and Jelena Zunic journeyed to Aus­ tin from Zagreb, Croatia in order to pursue both parts of the term. "I'v e alw ays wanted to row in the U.S.," Lovric said. "In Croatia, you can't be an athlete and go to class. Here you can do both." A ssistant rowing coach M elis­ sa Perrone was the connection that brought head coach Carie Graves and the two women together. Per­ rone knew Lovric's older brother, Petar, through their rowing days at N o rth eastern U niversity. Af-. ter asking Petar at a regatta if he knew anyone in Croatia interested in rowing, Petar recommended his younger sister. When Perrone was hired as an assistant coach at Tex­ as, she advised the staff to look at Lovric. From Lovric, word finally got around to Zunic, who had been rowing competitively with her for the HAVK M ladost club team in Croatia the past three years. "Recruiting is a lot about connec­ tions," Graves explained. "H op e­ fully, when [Lovric and Zunic] go back to Croatia over the summer, more people will hear about [Tex­ as rowing]." G rav es w en t on a recru itin g trip last sum m er in order to vis­ it the girls' native country as well as look for more possible recruits, even though the girls had already com m itted to T exis. G raves b e­ lieves the girls, as well as other for­ eign athletes, know what is at stake when com ing to the U.S. to be a student-athlete. " I f you com e from a d iffe r­ ent country and you've com e all this way, you're not going to fail," G raves said. "It's not just about rowing; it's about getting a good education." The girls cite the significant in- Emily Kinsolvirtg | Daily Texan Staff Above, Freshmen rowers Tajana Lovric and Jelena Zunic came to the University of Texas from Croatia so they could study and row, an opportu­ nity they wouldn't have had in their home country. Below, The Texas rowing team rows at the Fighting Nutria on Lady Bird Lake on Feb. 16. "If you come from a different country and you've come all this way, you're not going to fail. It's not just about rowing; it's about getting a good education." Carie Graves, Texas rowing head coach "C om petition m akes you [per­ form] better," Zunic said. "We have gotten so much stronger here. Now we have a good chance of going on the Croatian National Team." R ow ing for the C roatian N a­ tional Team runs in the family for these two girls, as both their broth­ ers row for the team. Petar Lovr­ ic rowed for N ortheastern three yearrs ago and Jelena Zunic's broth­ er, Nikola, is currently rowing for the University of California. Petar Lovric is training with an­ other man to become the first Cro- atians to row across the Indian Ocean — 3,100 nautical miles. He is also attempting to qualify for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Tajana Lovric would like to fol­ low her brother in that regard, too. "I would like to go to the 2012 O ly m p ics in L o n d o n ," L o v ric said. On Feb. 2, the two girls compet­ ed at the Erg Rodeo, an event in w hich row ers are tim ed using a rowing machine. Zunic and Lovr­ ic held two of the top four times for Texas beh in d tw o sen io rs. T h eir co m p etitiv en ess w as ev i­ dent throughout the race as they fed off one another. "I was like 'No, she w on't beat m e,"' Lovric exclaimed. "W henev­ er she was ahead of me, I would sneak up, and then she would go ahead again." Zunic joked, "We went back and forth and I was thinking, 'Oh my god, she's crazy.'" Karl M cDonald | Daily Texan Staff crease in competition as the main reason they have had to work extra hard since crossing the Atlantic. "[In C roatia], you are satisfied with average," Zunic said. "And then you come here, and with aver­ age you are the worst on the team. You see another girl who is weak­ er than you doing better than you and it makes you want to go hard­ er and harder." Prior to attending Texas this fall, Lovric and Zunic tried out for the C roatian N ational Team but fell just short. A fter their experience with the Longhorns, the two say they are more confident they can make the team on their next try. W O M E N ' S BASKETBAl.l Win over Tech will boost NCAA tournament shot By David R. Henry Daily Texan Staff At this time last week the Longhorns appeared to be headed for the Women's National Invitational Tournament. But after getting their first win on the road against Kansas and shocking No. 10 Oklahoma Sunday on the road, the Longhorns have a legitimate shot at making the NCAA tournament with a home win over Texas Tech tonight. "I think we're in already, but I don't know for a fact, so that's why this game is so important," Texas coach Gail Goestenkors said. "We have some big Top 25 wins, and we have some wins over other teams that are on the bubble. I think we're in for sure with a win [tonight]." The 7 p.m. game against Texas Tech is the last home game of the season, the last regular-season game and senior night. Texas fans will only say goodbye to one senior: guard Emeisha Bailey. Bailey averages 7.3 points per game, but Goestenkors believes her impact goes be­ yond the stat sheet. "She brings a toughness to the team. She is our best defensive player," Goestenkors said. "She sets the tone for us on the defensive end. She also is the only one on the team who has played in the NCAA tournament before, and as our only senior she's become a leader down the stretch for us on and off the court." Tech (16-13,4-11 Big 12) defeated Texas (18-11,6-9) earlier this season 70-58 in Lubbock. Texas had 13 first- half turnovers and played without team co-captain WB-BALL continues on page 2B TONIGHT: Texas Tech (16-13,4-11) vs. Texas (18-11,6-9) W HERE Frank Erwin Center at 7 p.m. ON AIR: FSN, AM 1300 The Zone NEXT: Big 12 Tournament Sophomore guard Brittainey Raven defends Oklahoma State guard Andrea Riley in Texas' 70-63 win earlier this season. Raven is Texas' leading scorer. P « t*r FrankHn Daily Texan Staff B A S E B A L L Freshman helps Texas crush A&M-Corpus Christi 16-7 designated hitter to see what he could do. put in a lot of time on hitting." By Nathan Riojas Daily Texan Staff If you're not a starter for the Longhorns, op­ portunities to get in the game can be hard to come by. Tant Shepard got his chance Tuesday, and he took full advantage of it. The freshman went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two singles in his college debut — good for three RBI and three runs in the Longhorns' (7-2) 16-7 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (2-6) on Tuesday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. "It's a lot of weight off my shoulders," Shepa­ rd said. "It was awesome doing good in my first start, because it showed that I can play at a univer­ sity like this that has so much talent and showed teammates, coaches and fans what I can do." The freshman from Flower Mound impressed Texas' coaching staff in practice, so Texas coach Augie Garrido stuck him in the lineup as the Shepard responded by putting on a hitting clinic. Garrido said he would like to get Shepard in the lineup more often. A nother change G arrid o m ade Tuesday worked out for the Longhorns. He moved up Cameron Rupp to clean up the batting order. The freshman catcher continued with his hot- streak at the plate with a 4-for-5 night, getting four RBls and two runs scored. "I'm seeing the ball real w ell," Rupp said. "And when I get my pitch, I'm hitting it." The bad new s for the Longhorrts: Their defensive woes continued. They committed three more errors Tuesday, but players and coaches still aren't all that worried. "It's the easiest thing to fix," Garrido said. "A nd [right now] it's the thing we practice the least. There isn't time, the way they do these practices, to work on everything. We've Riley Boening got his second start of the year Tuesday and continued to work his way back from injury. The junior threw four innings and gave up two earned runs. Garrido was encouraged by the performance. Right-hander Casey Whitmer picked up the win. He allowed just one hit and struck out two in two innings of relief. The Longhorns' right-hander recorded 11 strikeouts in his first start against UT-Pan Amer­ ican last week. TODAY: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 14 Texas WHERE* UFCU Disch-Falk Field at 3:15 pm . ON AIR: AM 1300 The Zone NEXT: Stanford Texas shortstop Pat McCrory slides into third base safely in Texas' 16-7 win over Texas A&M Corpus-Christi cm Tuesday afternoon. Nancy Rosenthal | Daily Texan Staff ; S ports Wednesday, March 5,2008 2B MEN'S TENNIS Team hosts Monarchs Damico named player o f week, Texas now fourth By Andrew Martinez Daily Texan Staff After six convincing wins against top-25 opponents, the m en's tennis team claimed the No. 4 spot in Tuesday's release of the Intercollegiate T ennis A ssociation team rankings. The 11-2 Longhorns, previ­ ously No. 5 in the polls, have beaten Southern California, Duke, Michigan, Alabama, Rice and Texas A&M on their way toward earning the pro­ gram's highest ranking since May 26,2006, when Texas end­ ed the season ranked No. 3. The Longhorns face Old Dominion (15-9) today. The match is set to start at 6 p.m. at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center and marks the first time the schools have faced one another in men's tennis. Following this most recent poll, ITA team rankings will now be decided on a com­ puter-based format, as op­ posed to the voting format used for the first half of the season. Texas freshm an Kellen Damico was named Big 12 Men's Tennis Player of the Week on M onday after de­ feating two top-5 singles and doubles opponents. Damico edged out fifth- ranked singles player Dom­ inic Inglot of Virginia by a 6-2, 7-5 count in Texas' TONIGHT: No 4. Texas vs. Old Dominion $ WHERE: Penick-Allison i Tennis Center at 6 p.m. I NEXT: Florida State d isap p o in tin g loss to the No. 1 Cavaliers. Damico also took down the nation's top- ranked doubles pair of Som- dev D evvarm an and Treat Huey with help from fellow freshman Ed Corrie. D am ico is now No. 22 in the ITA m en's singles rankings, while sophomore D im itar Kutrovsky jum ps from No. 54 to No. 33. Cor­ rie sits in at No. 36 while se n io r L uis D iaz B a rri­ ga moves up to claim the No. 74 spot. M ichelle Connolly | Daily Texan Staff Eamesia Williams. Freshman Kellen Damico competes in Texas' win over Michigan last Tuesday at home. SOFTBALL 14th-ranked Houston provides challenge By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff A quick glance at the n a­ tional polls will tell the sto­ ry of last w eekend's softball tournament. Texas is relegated to a foot­ note in the weekly rankings af­ ter falling at home to Utah and Wichita State in the Texas Clas­ sic. The Longhorns took third in the tournam ent, posting a 3-2 record, but extracted re­ venge on the Utes w ith a 2-0 win in the consolation game. Texas (11-6-1) tu rn s from favorites to road underdogs W ednesday as they travel to No. 14 H o u sto n for a final tune-up before a Spring Break tournament in Hawaii. The Cougars boast a 14-2 re­ cord on the season, with both losses coming on the road to No. 2 Texas A&M last week. M ea g an D e n n y r e c o r d ­ ed two wins and a loss over the weekend, pushing her re­ cord on the year to 9-2 and is expected to start against the Cougars. "I think we took a step for­ w ard m e n ta lly th is w e e k ­ end," Denny said. "I think we learned a lot about each oth­ er, and w e're going to take that and move forw ard into Wednesday against Houston." After carrying the team to nine of their 11 w ins, D en­ ny faltered for the first time this season in the Texas Clas­ sic sem ifinal against Wichita State, surrendering four runs in three-and-a-third innings. The Longhorns lost 6-2. "[It] was just one of those day!," she said. "Every pitch­ er has them, and every player has them. It was just time for me to have one." T O N IG H T : No. 22 Texas (11-6-1) vs. No. 14 Houston (14-2) WHERE: Cougar Softball Stadium (Houston) at 5 p.m. NEXT: North Carolina However, she recovered to pitch a shutout against Utah, paving the way for a morale- boosting win. "It is always nice to end on a high note, especially on a long weekend," junior Desiree Williams said. "That last win really helps." TONIGHT! • erwin center fri/ sa t/ su n • ufcu disch folk field junior ashley lindsey sophomore ctavid hernandez MB-BALL: Marie dominates From page 1B Connor Atchley finished with five blocks and was crucial down the stretch, but he nearly gave the Com- huskers an opportunity to tie or take the lead when he forced a pass down court with less than 10 seconds left and almost had it stolen. "I used a few more expletives, but I told him not to throw the ball that deep in that situation," Abrams said. Luckily for Texas, Justin Mason came up with the loose ball and hit a pair of free throws after being fouled. "If I picked a player of the game, it would be Justin [Mason]," Texas coach Rick Barnes said. "That was a bad decision by Connor [Atchley] to throw it, but Justin made a great save right there." Mason finished with seven points, seven rebounds and four assists. Atchley's counterpart Aleks Marie tallied 17 points and 10 rebounds to pace Nebraska while Ryan Ander­ son hit four 3-pointers for 14 points. Marie dominated on both ends early, clogging the lane on defense while scoring six of the Comhusk- ers' first 14 points on offense. "They do a great job of looking for [Marie] and playing through him," Barnes said. WB-BALL: Raven catching fire From page 18 Without Williams, Lady Raider post Dominic Seals scored 27 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. "I think we really missed Eamie and her physical play and rebound­ ing," Goestenkors said. Seals leads Texas Tech in scoring with 13.8 points per game. Senior Erin Myrick and sophomore Jordan Murphree both average 9.7 points apiece. Seals is also the leading re­ bounder with 8.5 boards per game and leads in blocks. "Dominic is a very good player and really caused problems for us last time," Goestenkors said. "I wish I had her on my team." Team co-captain Brittainey Raven has come on strong as of late. The sophomore scored 21 points in Texas' win over Kansas and 16 in the Okla­ homa win. Raven, who has strug­ gled from beyond the arc for most of the season, hit a big three toward the end of the game to help Texas go on to a 65-50 victory. "I am so proud of Brittainey," Goestenkors said. "She's really blos­ soming right now." PAINT: Team outscored 28-10 in paint inside game] down. I don't know that they're an inside-oriented team," he said. "I don't know that it was much us." during the limited action they saw. And the Longhorns needed an From page IB inside presence. The 'Husker defenders dominat­ ed the lane, though Sadler thought Texas' lack of penetration had more to do with the Longhorns' offense than his defense. "I don't know that we shut [their But it was his decision to keep two players on Augustin at all times and the shifty point guard could never manage to split the defenders. "He got 10 points from m id­ range," Sadler said. 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Fans d o n 't have to w ait too m u ch lo n g er before they can finally b u st o u t their S h o rt R o u n d b a se b a ll c a p s an d p reten d to go along w ith the coolest archeologist ever. 'Step Brothers' This trailer for A d am "A n ­ chorm an" M cKay's latest film prem iered last w eek at Yahoo! M ovies an d definitely tickles th e fu n n y bone. W ill Ferrell an d John C. Reilly play n ew stepbrothers that go from h a t­ ing to loving each other in the sp a n of tw o an d a h alf m in ­ utes. The trailer features som e v e ry f u n n y m o m e n ts , b u t surely m ost of the film 's com ­ e d y is still h id d e n , th an k s to its R -rating. W ith th e d u o of Ferrell an d Reilly once again w o rk in g th e m agic they d id in "T a lla d e g a N ig h ts," th is sh o u ld tu rn o u t to be one of the funnier m ovies of 2008. Courtesy Apatow Productions Former "Talladega Nights" co-stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly perform as two stepbrothers with a love-hate relation­ ship in Adam McKay's upcom ing "Step Brothers." The trailer premiered last week on Yahoo! Movies. ^ tjirw are eem iat/y ¡twite*/ f<< a // um R elease Party! CALL: Project began with 6 boxes From page 6B H alstead said call boxes are useful in n on-crisis situ atio n s as w ell. UTPD e n ­ courages stu d e n ts to use the resource if they are lost, need an escort, see su s p i­ cious activity or need to re p o rt a crim e. U nlik e cell p hones, the boxes im m ed i ate ly co n n ect the stu d e n t to an officer an d let them know of their location. S ev era l s tu d e n ts sa id th e y felt call boxes w o u ld be m ore accessible if m ore w ere installed. "T hey are a positive resource, and I b e ­ lieve that they w ork, b u t there should be m ore in the line of sight throu g h o u t cam ­ p u s," said history senior Clay Cook. T he O ra n g e Jackets, a w o m e n 's s e r­ vice o rg an iz atio n , w as resp o n sib le for the call box installation project in 2005 in W est C a m p u s, called th e "P u sh for Safety Call Box Initiative." The six call boxes, run by the A ustin Po­ lice D epartm ent and m aintained by C ap ­ ital M etro, w ere placed near b u s stops to "increase aw areness of safety, serve as a deterrent for crime and provide an easily accessible m eans for stu dents to dial 911 for any em ergency situation," according to the O range Jackets' Web site. "T h e id e a of th e call box es are p a r t of so m e th in g bigger," said M egan Sud- d e rth , p re s id e n t of th e O ra n g e Jackets an d a Plan II senior. "T hey are a n eces­ sary tool an d a sym bol of U T 's co m m it­ m e n t to c a m p u s safety." S u d d e rth w as a fre sh m a n w h e n th e W est C a m p u s call boxes w ere installed a n d said th a t the O ra n g e Jack ets p r o ­ m o te d th e id e a b e c a u s e th e y felt th e b o x es w e re im p o r ta n t e n o u g h to e x ­ p a n d beyond cam p u s b ou ndaries. "They do prov ide a m echanism of safe­ ty if som eone has trouble, is in d anger or feels concerned," said Bob H arkins, U T 's associate vice p resid ent for cam p u s safe­ ty a n d security. "T h ey can p re ss th e m and have an open link to U TPD." H ark in s sa id the U n iv ersity d oes n o t rely on o n e asp e c t o f se c u rity a n d a c ­ k n o w led g ed th at the availab ility of cell p h o n e s d e c re a s e s th e n e e d for m o re call boxes. "T he call boxes are a n o th e r secu rity m eans," he said. "We use cell phones, w e use pagers, w e use e-m ails, w e use the si­ ren all in com bination w ith each other to m ake certain w e are getting w o rd o u t in case of an em ergency as fast as w e can to as m any people as w e can." Iij WSl Want to learn about production and programming for TV & radio? U n iversity o f Texas stu d e n t te le v isio n a n d ra d io w an t to te a ch you awn M ohaw k « '< //*>/r < < ro e / y / / 9:00 pm f ) f - r y (• 9:45 pm Meryl 1 10:30 pm H orse + Donkey 11:15 pm Yellow Fever 12:00 am {{{SUNSET}}} 1:00 am Brazos bwn/ytu ft* you fn fxtr/ 6u: 0 m . austmist ( » \«) Affordable S o u n d T e xa s S tu d e n t TV & KVRX 917 FM campos THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT M- Texas Student TV summer workshop ’0$ t h e U N IV E R S IT Y o f T E X A S A T A U S T IN GENEROUSLY GOURMET. 2 2 n d <& G U A D A L U P E UTPD encourages call box use Emergency boxes more reliable than calling 911 on cell phones, police say lieves call boxes are neces­ sary She is rarely without her cell and thinks most students would initially think to call 911 instead of looking for a call box. By Kate Hull Daily Texan Staff Connecting to the Uni­ versity of Texas Police Department is as easy as pushing a button on one of the many campus Emer­ gency Call Boxes. But as students overlook this safe­ ty resource, some debate whether call boxes have outlived their usefulness. There are 135 Emergency Call Boxes on campus that immediately connect a per­ son to the University Police Department and send an officer to the site. UTPD re­ sponded to 447 call box ac­ tivations in the 2007 calen­ dar year, 97 more than in 2001. Officers feel the call boxes should be utilized along with cell phones. "N ot every one has a cell phone, and not every one knows where the near­ est telephone is," said Offi­ cer Darrell Halstead, crime prevention specialist at UTPD. "The accessibility to make an emergency call is not always there." Halstead said that al­ though the call boxes are very efficient, many UT students are not aware of the system and rely on the availability of cell phones to contact help. Biology ju nior Mah- ta Rouhani relies on her cell phone but said she be­ The first call boxes were implemented in the 1970s and funded by UT. Since then, more have been placed on campus depend­ ing on student needs and traffic congestion. The ul­ timate goal, Halstead said, is to have call boxes in the line of sight or at least one every block. The call boxes are pur­ chased by UT through the communication manufac­ turer Talk-A-Phone Co. at about $750 to $3,000 for the pole. The cost of the wire­ less call boxes increases de­ pending on how far away they are from a building's phone system. "We look for a need when installing the call boxes," Halstead said. "What we would like to see happen is more and more students getting involved with in­ forming the police of suspi­ cious activity." He said UTPD has in­ tegrated placement of call boxes based on observation and student input on where they travel through campus and the shortcuts they take. CALL continues on page 5B Trailers offer sneak peeks of summer releases An on-campus call box stands in the foreground, backed by the UT Tower. There are 135 call boxes on campus, each of which connects the user directly to the University Police Department. Photo illustration by Kim Espinosa | Dally Texan Staff By Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff About 10 years ago, fans laid down cold hard cash to see films such as "The Siege," only to walk out two minutes into their movie- going experience. What those die­ hard film geeks paid for was the chance to see the teaser trailer for "Star Wars Episode I: The Phan- tom Menace." Thankfully, today there's no need to pay money in or­ der to get high-quality movie trail­ ers first. With the upcoming sum­ mer film season quickly approach­ ing, studios are pushing out trail­ ers for their big releases in order to whet the world's cinematic appe­ tite. Here's a rundown of the best of the bunch out right now. Judd Apatow's "Pineapple Express," starring Seth Rogen, is just one ol the forthcoming flicks with a recently released trailer. Courtesy Apatow Production! the red-band trailer for the lat­ est film from producer Judd Ap­ atow. This unrated look at the stoner action comedy, starring Seth Rogen and James Franco, pretty much assures that Apa­ tow is still Hollywood's Gold­ en Boy. When a trailer alone fea­ tures a song by M.I.A., Rosie Per­ ez kicking Franco's ass and tons of reefer, the makings for a good movie are all on display. Direc­ tor David Gordon Green, who made his mark with intimate dramas such as "George Wash­ ington" and "All the Real Girls," looks to be making a zany hy­ brid of "Cheech & Chong" and "M idnight Run" for the next generation. TRAILERS continues on page 5B T h e D a i l y T e x a n WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 2008 SECTION 0 www.dailytexanonline.com Life&Arts Editor: Vanessa Orr Associate Life&Arts Editors: Randi Goff, Alex Regnery E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 252-2209 C O N C E R T REVIEW Justice justification for Monday night dancing By Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff On Monday night, Justice kicked off the MySpace Con­ cert Tour at Stubb's, and what ensued was nothing short of dance-tastic. DJ Mehdi opened, and his spinning and mixing got the audience pumped — especially when he busted out "Signatune" and "I Am Some­ body." After about an hour, Me­ hdi left the stage, and the crew quickly set up for the main act. This isn't the type of concert where you expect the artists to put on a good show since, for the most part, they stayed be­ hind their mixing boards. For­ tunately, with a great light show, an epic wall of speakers and some truly awesome songs that get toes tapping and bod­ ies moving, the show was an amazingly fun experience. The French duo performed for al­ most an hour and a half, provid­ ing more than enough tunes to dance to, including "Phantom," "D.A.N.C.E" and "We Are Your Friends." Classes the next morn­ ing be damned, this was the best excuse to party and dance hard on a Monday night. French duo Justice perform ed for almost 90 minutes at Stubb's Monday night. DJ Mehdi opened. Courtesy Marco Dos Santos Open Arts. Open Minds. ! J R m m x & i i * * 1 V e n 1 S i £ s i % ■ ! » u ir >. ( m m I^INPIP ... .. ** * ■* • i The Long C will provide ( Austin has ever and local stars MARCH 6-9 Jn! doors to our Sneak www.tha* or call the at 4744. OPENING PERFORMANCES APRIL 2 - 12 RUDE MECHANICALS: Method Gun APRIL 7 KATHLEEN BATTLE Iron Man' Director Jon Favreau is a geek at heart, and he knows what com­ ic book fans want to see. A jok­ ey Robert DoWney Jr.? Check. An awesome rendition of Iron Man's armor? Check. Tons of explosions, bombs, flying and other special effects chicanery? Check. This is not only one of the most highly anticipated superhero films (next to July's "The Dark Knight") but also looks to be among the best. Favreau is the new king of mak­ ing a movie for geeks by geeks, which is always the way it should be (unless you happen to be Mark Steven Johnson, director of "Ghost Rider"). 'Pineapple Express' Sony Pictures Studios released tt& G X U L C # A / F M > a S ¡X - OPEN ''A0? CNE1' ' - V O O : Wea»>escl.is • D ^ c o i/ v V < >v:. AH 0 v/ E « s METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14 iOO-FANDANCO J6Í» i-35 S A T S T A S S N F V L A N E ; -v; . 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