VS¿E-E066L XI OStid 13 HQ U3ÜNtíAlStí3 ¿392 9NIHSI19ndOM3IW ÍS3HHÍÍ10S 09L DGtí H03 Vti ************** nmertainmentl Page 13 China at 50 Anniversary a key marker for republic World and Nation / Page 3 Let’s rumble Texas offense ready to bang heads with Kansas State Sports/Page 7 © tt ÍBctílu tttxmx KSU president apologizes for UT slur Celebrating 100 years of publication at The University of Texas THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1999 Volume 100, No. 20 25 cents Paul J. Weber Daily Texan Staff While most Kansas State fans will ch eer a g a in s t T exas S a tu rd a y because of the game's Big 12 impli­ cations, on Wednesday KSU presi­ dent Jon W efald offered his own opinion on why people outside of Texas root against the Longhorns. In a letter published on the offi­ cial Kansas State athletics Web site, W efald suggested that "v ery few p e o p le ch e er for the L o n g h o rn s because the University of Texas rep­ re se n ts in m o st p e o p le 's m ind s incredible w ealth and arrogance." W efald's letter was in response to a Sept. 25 The Sporting News online article, titled "We Hate K-State." W efald's letter w ent on to state that "M any Texans believe that the world begins and ends with Texas. After all, if you know your Texas history, Texas was an independent nation-state from 1836-1845. Many p e o p le in T exas still th in k th ey should be a separate nation." Kansas State sports inform ation director Kent Brown said the letter w as posted at the requ est of the O ffice of the P resid en t, but w as site rem ov ed the W eb from W ednesday afternoon following a "h a n d fu l" of phone ca lls and e- mails concerning Wefald's remarks. From his Manhattan, Kan. home Wednesday night, Wefald said his comments were never meant to be taken seriously, stating the article was written "in good humor." "It was a joke," W efald said. "I think the U niversity of Texas is a great institution, and I also know they have a great sense of humor." Wefald said the primary goal of his letter was to defend K-State in The Sporting Neu^s online's sugges­ the th at ev e ry o n e hated tion Wildcats. Hours later Wefald also issued a formal apology to the letter. "I ap o lo g ize to the p e o p le of Texas and the University of Texas, in regards to a letter to a reporter for The Sporting News online ... Texas was only m entioned b ecau se the reporter had written that everyone in America would be cheering for Texas in this w eekend 's fo o tb all game. The letter was certainly not. meant to offend anyone in the state of T exas or at the U n iv ersity of Texas. I have great admiration for KANSAS STATE/Page 2 D rugstore C ow boys TxDOT plans improvements to trade routes Chris Oliver Daily Texan Staff The T exas D ep a rtm en t of Transportation plans to spend $1.8 billion during the next 10 years to re lie v e tr a ffic co n g e stio n and improve trade routes at the Texas- Mexico border. The money will be used to build new roads, expand existing roads and construct new bridges to expe­ dite travel to and from Mexico, par­ ticularly in high-traffic cities such as Laredo and El Paso. Randall Dillard, spokesm an for TxDOT, said since the passage of the N orth A m erican Free T rad e Agreement in 1994, the number of trucks transporting goods between Texas and Mexico has dramatically increased, causing traffic problems at ports of entry. D illard said truck tra ffic is so heavy it has affected the Austin sec­ tion of Interstate 35. "If traffic flows easier and more economically, it can make trade eas­ ier," Dillard said. Source: Border Trade Institution H e said the p ro je c t w ill be financed entirely by funds TxDOT norm ally receives from the state, and no additional funds w'ill be nec­ essary. A ccording to the Bord er Trade Institute, more than $50 billion in TxDOT/Page 2 Policy committee discusses parking Emily Pyle Daily Texan Staff in the S tu d en ts S tu d en t G o v ern m en t U n iv ersity P o licy C o m m ittee d iscu ssed im p ro v e ­ ments to on-campus student park­ ing Wednesday. Stu d en t prop osals and the UT M aster Plan — an ou tlin e w hich gives guidelines for developing the campus — suggest solutions to the parking problem, such as increased sp ace for stu d en ts in p ark in g garages and more extensive busing. An estimated 63,000 student, fac­ ulty and s ta ff cars co m p ete for 14,000 o n -cam p u s parking spots each day, said A u stin G le eso n , chairm an of the Faculty Building A dvisory C ouncil, w hich creates and implements the master plan. Kyle Goyette, leader of the park­ ing subcommittee of the University Policy Committee, said the commit­ tee h o p es the U n iv ersity to set aside m ore on- campus parking for students. to w ork w ith "W e feel students should have a little m ore p rio rity to park near campus," said Goyette, a psycholo­ gy fresh m an . "O u r co n cern is spaces for students in facilities that already exist." Goyette said students may see a few changes w ithin the semester, but most of the committee's efforts hopefully will be completed in fall 2000. The com m ittee hopes to obtain more parking spaces for students in lots and garages and institute shut­ tle buses to run betw een parking garages and campus buildings. Sara Jones, an English senior, said ^PARKING P a g e l Student Government mem­ bers "Hooked the Vote" Wednesday on the West Mall, encouraging passing students to register to vote and informing them about Proposition 17, which is up for vote Nov. 2. SG also held a meet­ ing later in the day further explaining Prop. 17 and its signifi­ cance to the University. Kally W est DAILY TEXAN STAFF U.S. Customs agents use a mirror to check for contraband underneath a car on the U.SVMexican border in Laredo. Brendan Maloney/DAILY TEXAN STAFF Prescriptions are big business in Mexico Leah Shafer Daily Texan Staff Three American women stand­ ing at the back of the Discount P h arm acy in N uevo L ared o , Mexico, toss their Texas driver's licenses on the counter and list the medications they want to buy. The 16 boxes the clerks hand them contain an assortm ent of drugs, including barbiturates, sedatives, a n ti-d e p re ssa n ts, stim u lan ts, antibiotics and an anti-convulsant medication. Taking two hundred-dollar bills out of her leather fanny pack, one of the women emphatically insists that everything is much cheaper here. "I 'm buying these for my father," she adds. In Nuevo Laredo, just across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas, buying prescription drugs is easy for Americans. Steps away from the border, about a dozen pharma­ cies ca te r to A m erican "d ru g tourists" who come to buy cheap, easy-access prescription drugs to bring back home. A whole economy has formed aro u n d su p p ly in g A m e rica n s, esp e c ia lly T exans, w ith all the drugs they could wrant. But this practice creates a slew' of confus­ ing legal and medical issues. Conflicting laws M any d ru gs, like th e on es bought by the three women, do require a prescription in Mexico. But these pieces of paper are open­ ly for sale in Nuevo Laredo at ofici­ nas del doctores, d o ctor's offices, which are usually little more than a small room with a metal desk, a few' folding chairs and a w hite- coated employee ready to write a prescription for ju st about any­ thing. To obtain such a prescription, patients do not need to undergo a physical exam or answ’er q u es­ tions about their medical history, said Dr. M arvin Shepherd, a UT professor of pharmacy and author of a 1996 study on p rescription drugs imported through Laredo. "I don't think that they're get­ ting health ca re d ow n th e re ," Shepherd said. "T h e y 're paying for the prescriptions." DRUGS/Page 12 Brendan Maloney/DAILY TEXAN STAFF Mexican pharmacies sell a variety of drugs, including such drugs as these picture, to U.S. customers. Centennial Weather Whether you worked in '48 or '82, we're glad to have you here. Forget the deadlines, the stress and the late nights. And remember the good times you helped create. An a rtic le W ednesday stated that Student Government voted Tuesday night to change the date of the medical fee cap vote, but this was decided Sept. 24. The election and change of date cost nothing. The $6,000 to $7,000 men­ tioned in the article will be provided by University Health Services to pay poll workers. The Texan regrets the errors. Student leaders discuss Proposition 17 Kristen Farmer Daily Texan Staff About 25 students gathered in the W .C. H ogg A u ditoriu m W ednesday night to discuss the upcoming referen­ dum on Proposition 17. P rop o sitio n 17 is a co n stitu tio n al amendment which would allow a small percentage of the capital gains from the Permanent University Fund to be trans­ ferred to the Available University Fund, placing more money from PUF at the University's disposal. PUF is an endow­ ment which supports both the UT and Texas A&M University systems. One projected result of Proposition 17 is a 10 percent increase in the PUF's cap­ ital gains, of which the University is pre­ dicted to receive $10 million a year. The Student Government-sponsored forum — conducted by Dan Lissner, a history senior, and Ted Boquez, a gov­ ernment, history and American Studies senior — began with a synopsis of the proposition, followed by a question and answer session. The information session offered no official position, but the students in attendance were urged to take a stand and make an impact by voting. Although he did not attend the forum, SG E xecu tiv e D irecto r Randy Thompson, a finance senior, said stu­ dents should be aware of Prop. 17. "It is an issue so vital to students and to the University that the SG believes it is imperative they know and understand i _ * what Proposition 17 is all about," he said. Tori Hatada, a government senior and secretary of the College Republicans, said student involvement is the key to getting Prop. 17 passed. "It is important to get the message to students that the passing of the proposi­ tion will in crease funding for the University and therefore benefit all of our educations," she said. The forum was open to all students, though the C ollege R epublicans, U n iversity D em ocrats and SG w ere specifically invited. "Hook the Vote" advocates handed out fliers on West Campus and in the Beauford H. Jester Center. Hook the Vote is run by SG. Parking Continued frnm r Continued from page 1 she usually parks off campus and walks to class because she can't find on-campus parking. "It's frustrating when I can't get a parking place and I end up late for class," Jones said. Along with the University Policy Committee's efforts, the University is attempting to alleviate the park­ ing p rob lem as p art of the U T Master Plan. The m aster p lan recom m ends constructing new buildings in the in te rio r of the cam pus, in areas which are now parking lots, rather than building on land elsewhere in Austin. The University plans to build on p a rk in g lots across from the Be a u fo rd H . Je ste r C en ter and K in s o lv in g d o rm ito ry, G le e so n said. He added that as parking lots are lost to construction, the University tries to replace the lots with park­ ing garages. "O u r hope is we can keep ahead of the loss of p a rk in g sp a c e s," Gleeson said. He said the University can only expand p a rk in g by about 2,000 additional spaces. "You can't expand spaces indefi­ n ite ly ," G leeson said. "T h e real answer is in encouraging alterna­ tives." The master plan also encourages alternatives to driving by making the cam pu s m ore pedestrian- frien d ly and em phasizing trans­ portation such as bikes and buses. G leeso n said the p lan also encourages faculty and staff to use the bus system and bicycles. The current bus system eases the p a rk in g p ro b lem and w ill be expanded in the future, he said. "If these buses weren't there, we would have cars coming out of our ears," Gleeson said. u I don’t know how the networks work. I don’t know how it got there.” — Jon WefaU, KSU president "I don't know how the networks work," W efald said. " I don't know how it got there." W e fa ld 's 32-inch letter is a response to Sporting Neios O nline co lu m n ist W i l l L e itc h , w hose argued that "K-State w as a team everybody hated" because last sea­ son "they were infuriatingly cocky and feasted on an easy schedule." W efald opposes Leitch's article w ith numerous examples on w h y people instead like K-State, and said L e itc h 's article w a s "fille d w ith inaccuracies." "A fter beating the University of Nebraska last y ear to go 10-0 in November of 1998, the K-State foot­ ball team w as w ell on its w ay to becom ing A m e ric a 's team ," Wefald's letter stated. "The reason for that is sim ple: the A m erican people alw ays root for the under­ dog." The letter begins "D e a r M r. Leitch," and W efald said a written version of the letter was personally sent to the Sporting News Online. "This was not a news release, but a personal letter to the reporter, pointing at the challenges faced by K-State in turning its football pro­ gram aro u n d o v e r the past few years," W efald said. Page 2 Thursday, September 30,1999 T h e D a il y T e x a n Microsoft enlists 35 companies to attract users 1 Associated Press N E W Y O R K — Microsoft Corp. has enlisted more than 35 technolo­ gy and media companies in its latest effort to entice people to use its soft­ ware for watching videos and lis­ tening to music over the Internet. The goal of the p artn ersh ip unveiled W ednesday is to hasten the adoption of high-speed Internet access by consumers. M ic ro s o ft said the com panies planned to use its "streaming" soft­ w a re, w h ic h allo w s co n tin u o u s sound and video, such as movies or high-fidelity music, to be sent and received over the World W id e Web. The partnership is the latest effort by Microsoft to capture part of the customer base that uses "stream ­ in g " so ftw are m ade by riv a l R e a lN e tw o rk s In c., w hich' p io ­ neered the market and is still the dominant player. Stre a m in g m edia w o rk s best across high-speed networks, but the vast majority of Web users still gain access to the Internet through slow­ er dial-up modems. Microsoft can gain an edge over R e a lN e tw o rk s, an alysts said, by urging industry players to step up efforts to b u ild high-speed n et­ w orks and technology that takes advantage of them. Partners in the effort, such as cable T V companies, w ill cooperate by optimizing their networks to accept richer video and audio. R e a lN e tw o rk s said throug h a spokesman that it was well ahead of Microsoft in delivering streaming media that works best w ith high­ speed Internet access. TxDOT Continued from page 1 U .S . im ports and exports w ith Mexico go through Texas, which is alm ost 80 p ercen t of the total national trade with Mexico. V ic H ines, le g is la tiv e aide for Texas Sen. Carlos Truan, D-Corpus Christi, said all the money TxDOT plans to spend w o n 't remove the biggest impediment to traffic on the b ord er — fed eral inspectors for drugs and contraband. "The federal government's single- minded attempt to control contra­ band is the primary culprit in ham­ pering trade w ith M exico," Hines said. He said there aren't enough sta­ tions for truck inspection to keep the roads clear at the border. Hines said on a bad day, traffic at the b o rd e r near La re d o can be backed up for 15 miles due to slow inspections. " It 's just abject s tu p id ity ," he said. M anny Aguilera, deputy district engineer for TxDOT of El Paso, said the problem lies in the fact that fed­ eral inspectors want to slow traffic d o w n to search for ille g a l s u b ­ stances, while TxDOT concentrates on m o vin g com m erce th ro u g h quickly. Though the federal inspectors can be a problem, TxDOT has no control o ver the process, acco rd in g to Dillard. Michelle Sforza, research director for Pu b lic C itizens G lo b al Trade Watch, said another problem is the number of state inspectors available to investigate the condition of the trucks coming into Texas. She said less than 1 percent of the 33 m illio n trucks that come into Texas are inspected. Sforza said a Texas R a ilro a d Commission study showed that by 2000, almost 70 percent of Mexican trucks crossing the border will have no insurance, faulty brakes and will be overloaded. Dillard said the $1.8 billion w ill not be used to increase the number of inspectors or inspection stations, but another project is planned to address this need. Kansas State Continued from page 1 the people of Texas and the univer­ sity, w hich is certainly one of the greatest academic institutions in the world. Again, I apologize." Jim Vick, U T vice president for student affairs, declined to com ­ ment on behalf of the U T adminis­ tration Wednesday. W efald said he did not approve the letter to be posted on the W eb site, w w w .k -sta te sp o rts .c o m ., and added he was unsure of who autho­ rized making the response public. 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Monday, 4 p.m. Friday..........Tuesday, 4 p.m. 7, . m O m tm d Wora M i (Lift BufiniM Oiy Pnof to Pubicüionl ------- _L_ WORLD & NATION NEWS BRIEFS Serbs block road after fatal grenade attack P R I S T I N A , Y u g o s l a v i a — S e r b s b l o c k e d K o s o v o ' s m a i n e a s t- w e s t h ig h w a y for a s eco n d d ay W ed nesd ay , d em a n d in g bet­ ter security following a gren a d e attack in an o u td o or m arket that k illed t h r e e S e rb s an d in ju r e d d ozen s. Fou r people, tw o ethnic A lba­ nians and tw o o th e rs w h o w ere u n i d e n t if ie d , w e r e d e t a i n e d in the attack, which occu rre d T ues­ d a y in the S erb -p o p u la te d tow n of P o l j e , N A T O spokesm an Maj. Ole Irgens said. K o s o v o B u t U .N . s p o k e s w o m a n D a n iela R o z g o ro v a said th e tw o e t h n i c A l b a n i a n s w e r e q u e s ­ tion ed and re leased . Russia fears that militants may invade masked as refugees G R O Z N Y , R u s s i a — W h ile R u s s ia n je ts b o m b e d C h e c h n y a for an e ig h th day to d ay, o ffic ia ls w a rn ed Is la m ic m ilita n ts m ig h t s ta g e n ew a tta c k s in R u s s ia by th e b o r d e r s l i p p i n g a c r o s s a m o n g r e f u g e e s th e f l e e i n g a irstrik es. A b o u t 6 0 ,0 0 0 p e o p l e h a v e a b a n d o n e d t h e i r h o m e s s in c e R u ssia n je ts b eg a n b o m b in g the C h e c h e n c a p ita l o f G ro z n y and ou tly in g re g io n s sev en d ay s ago. T h e a i r s t r i k e s to d a y a g a in h it co m m u n ica tio n s ce n te rs, a m m u ­ n itio n d ep o ts, and oil and in d u s­ t r i a l th e R u s s i a n D efen se M in istry said . f a c i l i t i e s , C h e c h e n o f f ic ia ls c la im e d 10 p e o p l e w e r e k i l l e d d u r i n g W e d n e s d a y 's raid s. The R u ssian D e f e n s e M i n i s t r y s a id a ll th e c a s u a l t i e s w e re m i li t a n t s . T h e C h e ch e n s say 300 c iv ilia n s hav e d ied in s trik e s so far. A P photo People admire the brightly-colored Tiananmen Gate in Beijing W ednesday evening. China celebrates the 50th anniversary of the establishment of People's Republic of China Friday with a parade of about 500,000 people at the Tiananmen Square. China celebrates 50 years Beijing security intensifies in preparation for anniversary Associated Press BEIJING — Suspected members of an outlawed group protested today by m editating cross-legged in Beijing's Tiananmen Square, until police quickly pounced on them and dragged them away. Defying the intense security of cele­ brations Friday to m ark 50 years of C om m u nist Party rule, four to five people in their 20s or 30s sat dow n cross-legged together on the paving and adopted a meditation pose typical of the Falun Gong group, which Chi­ n a's co m m u n ist lead ers banned in July. W ithin seconds, uniformed police tried yanking the protesters to their feet by pulling on their arms. When the p ro testers refu sed to stand , p o lice dragged them away to a nearby pedes­ trian underpass. About two hour? later, a man in his 20s also began doing Falun Gong-type m editation exercises on the square, standing with his feet apart and eyes closed, arms raised to form a circle. A uniform ed guard quickly cam e o v e r to ta lk to the m an. T w o u n i­ formed police officers and another in plainclothes then walked him off the square. Police have imposed intense security in Beijing to prevent disruptions to a giant parade and other celebrations Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the Oct. 1, 1949, founding o f the Peo­ ple's Republic of China. Police pried open manholes Tues­ day along the Avenue ot Eternal Peace th at tra n se c ts B eijin g , a p p a ren tly checking for bombs, and sealed them with shiny new padlocks. On Friday, 500,000 people, including soldiers displaying som e of China's most modem military hardware, will parade dow n the avenue to Tianan­ men Square in the heart of the city. In the run-up to the anniversary, police rounded up street children, beg­ gars, prostitutes and others deemed undesirable. Thousands of m igrants were expelled. Authorities are particularly deter­ mined to prevent any public protests by Falun Gong practitioners, laid-off workers, democracy activists or others disgruntled with C om m unist Party rule. The government ban on Falun Gong came after thousands of followers sur­ rounded the Chinese leaders' Beijing compound in April in a silent day-long protest against official harassment of the group. Falun Gong, whose followers num­ bered 2 million to 70 million by vary­ ing government accounts, preaches a blend of slow-motion meditative exer­ cises and ideas borrowed from Bud­ dhism and Taoism that believers say promote health and morality. But Chinese leaders feared that the s e ct's p o p u larity and its ab ility to m obilize follow ers in protests w ere threats to Communist Party rule. A u th o ritie s fo rced d e v o te e s to renounce the sect after outlawing it. Thousand s w ere detained and sect leaders and publishers of the group's books and materials could face prose­ cution. * Clinton clears foreign debts Associated Press W A S H IN G T O N — P r e s id e n t C lin to n p le d g e d W e d n e s d a y to forgive all the debt ow ed the U nit­ ed S ta te s b y 36 o f th e w o r ld 's poorest cou ntries, lam en ting that n e a rly 40 m illio n p e o p le d ie of hu nger each y ear and 1.3 b illio n people stru ggle on less than $1 a day. ''Sim ply put, unsustainable debt is helping to keep too m any poor c o u n tr ie s an d p o o r p e o p le in poverty," Clinton said. He said the U n ited S ta te s cou ld not in good im p o v e r is h e d c o n s c ie n c e a s k nations to choose betw een making interest paym ents on their debt or investing in their children's educa­ tion. T h e p r e s id e n t a n n o u n ce d his in itia tiv e in a s p e e c h to fin an ce m in isters an d ce n tra l b an kers at the annual m eeting of the Interna­ tional M onetary Fund and World B ank. H is re m a rk s w ere greeted by applause, and advocates for the poor said C linton's announcem ent w o u ld p u t p r e s s u r e on o th e r lend ers to o ffe r 100 p ercent debt relief. A s A s ia r e b o u n d s fro m la st year's financial crisis and the Unit­ ed S ta te s an d m an y o f its allies bask in prosperity, debt relief has gained supp ort in w orld capitals. It is a cause w ith cham pions rang­ ing from Pope John Paul II to Irish rocker Bono of U2. The U.S. w rite-off m ostly would b e n e fit co u n trie s in su b -Saharan A frican that ow e huge amounts of m o n ey but have few or in expen­ siv e e x p o rts to o ffs e t th eir debt p a y m e n ts , T r e a s u r y S e c r e ta r y Law rence Sum m ers said. The relief is h in g e d on p r o m is e s th a t the m o n ey sav ed on d eb t p aym en ts w o u ld be w ell sp e n t a lle v ia tin g poverty at hom e. P o o r n a tio n s ow e th e U n ite d States $5.7 billion, in clu d ing $2.1 billion from so-called concessional loans, granted at interest rates of 1 p e rce n t or less, and $3 .6 b illio n fro m n o n c o n c e s s io n a l lo a n s extended at m arket rates by agen­ cies such as the U.S. Export-Im port Bank to prom ote sales of U.S. agri­ cultural and m anufactured goods. T h e v a lu e o f m u ch o f th e d eb t already has been written down. The U nited States and its allies in th e G ro u p o f S e v e n le a d in g industrialized nations already had ag reed to fo rg iv e 100 p e rce n t of concessional loans and 90 percent of nonconcessional loans. Clinton's pledge com m its the United States to forgive all of the nonconcession­ al loans. The president would pay for the initiative with a $970 m illion bud ­ get request subm itted to Congress last week, Sum m ers said. R ep . S p e n c e r B a c h u s , R -A la ., c h a irm a n of the H o u se B a n k in g subcom m ittee on m onetary policy and a supporter of debt relief, w el­ com ed C lin to n 's an n o u n ce m e n t. B a c h u s sa id d eb t r e lie f w as th e " m o s t e f f e c tiv e w ay to b r e a k s h a ck les o f poverty, h u n g er and disease burdening 700 million peo­ ple in the poorest countries." In his rem arks, Clinton said the w o rld h a s re b o u n d e d fro m th e fin a n c ia l c r is is th a t e ru p te d in Asia, triggering what he said was "p erh ap s the m ost severe financial crisis in the global econom y since the end o f the Second World W ar." N o w , h e s a id , " e c o n o m ie s th a t w e re s lid in g d o w n a re ris in g again." Yet, he said w ealthy nations can­ n o t sta n d b y as o th e r co u n trie s struggle. He said it was "fo r me a p e rs o n a l p rio rity o f th e h ig h e s t o r d e r" to sh a re p ro s p e rity w ith needy nation s throu gh trade and te c h n o lo g y an d in v e s tm e n ts in education and health care. " T o d a y I am d ir e c tin g m y adm inistration to m ake it possible to forgive 100 percent of the debt these countries ow e to the United S ta te s ... w h e n n e e d e d to h e lp them finance basic hum an needs, and when the m oney will be used to do so," Clinton said. WPPmmmm unat uiouin made normal people behave line this ? The QuickCam Exp ress Internet Video Camera \X ith a QuickCam Express hooked up to your com puter, it's em barrassingly easy to show p eo p le the real you. W h e th e r that p erso n is Mom and Dad’s perfect angel or their perfect spaz. Send full-motion video with sound or sharp, still images to anyone in the world. No matter how wacked, boring or uncensored, someone will watch. Get the QuickCam Express tor under $ 5 0 at the Logitech online store. www.buylogitech.com « Logitech It’s what you touch. | , 4 T h e D a ily T e x a n THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30,1999 EDITORIALS Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the University administration, tihe Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees.' N o n-G o v er n in g G o v er n m en t P r o p o s it io n 1 7 E sc a pa d e H ig h l ig h t s N e e d F o r D r a s t ic S G R e f o r m Live from the Department of Redundancy Department: Your powerless Student Govern­ ment is trying to acquire some real, tangible power! But, their current structure — a "gov­ ernment" which does not actually govern — keeps them sequestered as helpless prisoners of their own rules. Confused? So are they. In a noble effort to free up $10 million for Uni­ versity spending, SG planned on launching a widespread campaign in support of the Propo­ sition 17 referendum in this Novem ber's elec­ tion. The project was organized, the logistics in place, for SG to move beyond its usual mundane self-regulation and do some good on behalf of the University. Until, that is, their own constitution jumped up and bit them in the ass. Campus activist Marc Levin, who apparently spends his nights curled up with the SG by­ laws, coyly reminded them that, according to their own rules, SG "m ay not make endorse­ ments in any elections." As a final, goodbye kiss, he threatened to sue them if they didn't retract their sponsorship of the Prop. 17 mea­ sure. After wiping the layers of dust off their office copy of the constitution, the SG braintrust shook their heads, cursed and responded the only way they could: They agreed to retract pre­ vious resolutions that supported the referen­ dum and scale down their efforts to a voter reg­ istration drive. The proverbial morning after must have left SG members wondering why they ever joined an organization that had such crippling restric­ tions on its activity. B r ia n W in t e r A ssociate E ditor The problem is this: SG lies in an unenviable no-m an's land. That is, Student Government does not govern; it is a legislative body in name only. Yes, SG allocates money and makes important appointments, but it has no real poli­ cymaking capacity. In short, all they can do is talk. The real power of SG is in its advisory capacity as the elected representative body of student opinion. At its best, an SG resolution can strongly influence a University administrator or a state legislator on anything from parking to degree requirements to affirmative action. But, by insisting on keeping the "govern­ ment" tag — in name and in structure — SG has to live with the worst of both worlds. Compar­ isons to a government open up seemingly legit­ imate arguments about conflict of interest and the function of a legislative body. And then, when a golden opportunity like this one pre­ sents itself for real involvement, SG finds its hands tied and can't exercise its one true strength as an advisory group of student activists. Many times in recent years, some people have had the right idea and lobbied to change the organization’s name back to "Students' Associa­ tion." But, the problems with SG 's structure do not exist in name only. SG should consider a total re-write of their constitution and a subsequent shift in the basic philosophy of their organization. Students would be best served by a body of involved activists that focused all its strength on lobbying and serving student interests, not a quasi-leg­ islative assem bly that constantly throws its head against the wall in an effort to wield non­ existent power. Efforts like the support of Prop. 17 are precisely the kind of business that SG — or some version of it — should be able to do best. In a misguided drive to remedy the situation, some within SG are trying to hold a referendum that would essentially provide a short-term solution, but ignore the underlying problem. They're also conveniently ignoring the recent history that got them into this mess in the first place; Students have already spoken on this issue in a referendum. In 1986, voters turned out in overwhelming numbers and decided that SG, in its current form, could not make political endorsements. Today, drastic changes to the very structure of SG would erase worries about conflicts of interest and true strengths. the o rganization 's focus This year's SG boasts an unusually high num­ ber of highly visible, well-intentioned activists who earnestly want to serve student interests. Hopefully, they will have the vision to realize that future generations of similar student lead­ ers could best serve their constituency by com­ pletely redesigning their organization. O therw ise, Student G overnm ent will )ust remain a cruel joke, handicapped by its own rules while operating in the shadow of the power that it could potentially employ. Winter is a history/Spanish senior. ThAuguPM, Adore» , 2.001 ©hi ®aily ©exan R o b A d d y E ditor C e c i l y S a i l e r Associate Editor B r i a n W i n t e r Associate Editor B r i a n D u p r e Associate Editor K r i s s a h W i l l i a m s Associate Editor WAR! World War II was arguably the most important event of the 20th centu­ ry. So why do most UT students not have access to the only history class­ es that specifically focus on this global tragedy? Most students have to call their Grandpa long-distance if they want in- depth analysis of the Battle of the Bulge. Unless they're enrolled in the restricted-admission Normandy Scholars Í rogram, history majors and curious minds alike can't enroll in such ¿p pea ling history classes as “The United States and World War II" or "Hitler, Nazism, and World War II." l or its part, the history department does have offerings like "Europe Since IS 19 and "Germany in the 20th Century" — but nothing with the tightly focused curriculum offered to the Normandy students. 1 he Normandy Scholar Program is a top-rate educational program in which students spend the spring semester in Austin, immersed in classes on World War II history and culture, and then spend three weeks studying irTFrance. Amateur World War II buffs who can't fit such a demanding program into their schedule have no similar alternatives available within the history department. ‘As with most academic problems, the real source of this oversight in the curriculum is hard to pinpoint. But hopefully, professors will work with the chair of the Department of History to develop a World War II class that Aould be open to everyone. 1 he Normandy Scholar Program, according to its informational pam­ phlet, provides students an opportunity to study the background against which the Second World War unfolded." It would be nice if the rest of us could enjoy the same privilege. B r ia r s T im e To R eg ister With the same seemingly foolish persistence as that preacher on the West Mall, i he Iexan editorial board repeats the same sermon year after year about the importance of voting. And, also like the preacher, we find our­ selves either preaching to the choir, ignored or laughed at for taking on such a hopeless task. Nonetheless, we go through the obligatory motions: Urging students to register by the deadline, urging students to vote, and then lamenting the inevitably low turnout on election day. Here we go again. «On Nov. 2, Texas will hold an election seeking voter approval for 17 con- : 'Ttutional amendments, two of which will directly affect the University. If approved, Proposition 13 would provide $400 million in new student loans, and Proposition 17 would modernize the investment of the University's endowment to provide more funding for academics. The deadline to regis- ter to vote in that election is Monday, Oct. 4. T oung people of our generation often forget how unique it is that they can vote. Just 85 years ago, women couldn't vote in the United States. Just 40 years ago, 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds were legally prohibited from voting, and African-Americans were literally beaten away from the polls. Many civic-minded individuals — activists and ordinary citizens alike — fought and shed blood for a right many of us routinely dismiss as meaningless. Young people's poor record of voter turn-out gives politicians no reason to champion their interests in the halls of government. It's no coincidence that young people get cuts in financial aid and bear the brunt of tough zero- tolerance laws while the AARP gets pretty much everything it wants. But this has all been said before and more eloquently, in this paper and in others. If a student has already decided to take part in civic affairs that reach beyond his or her narrow personal sphere of life, then this editorial is redundant. And for those who haven't yet made that decision, hearing the same message for the thousandth time won't make a bit of difference. Sadly, for most people of our generation, it will either take another war ¡ike Vletnam or, more likely, the political maturation that comes with age to spur involvement in public life. See you next year. I hose not registered to vote in Travis County and wishing to do so can stop by the Student Government table on the West Mall Thursday, Friday or Monday between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Students can also pick up voter registration cards in the SG office on the 4th floor o f the Student Services Building. For more informa­ tion on SG's voter registration campaign, or to volunteer, call 471-3166. T he F irin g L in e fact that 70 students have made such a passionate commitment should be applauded, not trivialized. ----------------------------- If only programs that Of color' While I agree with almost everything Cecilia Casebeer said, I find it disconcerting that among Barbara Jordan's iccomplishments, she listed being "a woman .of color" • ight after "an outstanding Texas woman." Does being "a woman of color" somehow make her a better person? Was it necessary to state that Ms. Jordan was black? It real­ ly shouldn't make a difference. I enjoyed the letter, but when I got to that part, it was quite jolting. Braxton Thomason Computer engineering senior Debating Forensics' value A recent Daily Texan editorial argued that the UT Foren­ sics learn should not receive student services funding because we're not a true student service and that students don't benefit from our association. Our Forensics Team is open to anyone wanting to par- i£ipate, whether it is competing in national forensics com­ petitions or working with us to acquire superb research and communication skills. It seems this would justify funding, so we can continue to provide these benefits and also allow the many talented individuals involved in the program a chance to represent our university. Members have made an impact in other organizations, becoming useful resources when it comes time to organize a discussion forum or public debate. Many students in our competitive College of Communication are instructed by forensics coaches, who were attracted here by the possi­ bility of coaching a competitive and successful team. Our Forensics Team hosts a summer High School Forensics Institute for seven weeks, as well as a nationally renowned competition every year, financially offering a viable alternative to other expensive options. These events act as recruiting tools when a diversity of potential UT students are exposed to facilities on this campus. — ----------- t Cecily's rather defensive article even notes that the Fee Committee can justify financing this group through the Texas Education Code and that we have "a positive effect on campus." Our legal stance as a student service, our ability to recruit the best and the brightest, and the role we play in facilitating intellectual discussions on campus, are reasons why that 20 cents per student is justified. Pam Bowman Government sophomore Serving students Ms. Sailer claims that student services should be pro­ grams which benefit every student, while the benefits of Forensics are limited to team members. Debate team membership is not exclusive. Every student has the oppor­ tunity to participate, which would be obvious to anyone who has visited our meetings. Like all services, those stu­ dents who choose not to partake of opportunities won't receive immediate benefits. For those who do participate, Forensics offer immense educational benefits. Yet such benefits don't come easily. Being a competitive debater requires at least 40 hours of intensive research and pre­ senting per week, for nine months, on top of school. The serve all 50,000 students received student fee monies, no currently funded pro­ grams would remain. Not every student eats in the Union or uses the treadmill. The point of student services should therefore be to provide a variety of activities for students to select from, rather than requiring that each service please all people, all the time. For the last seven years, the UT Forensics team has won the American Forensic Asso­ ciation's top national ranking. Yet we remain consistently underfunded, especially in comparison to other Texas schools. Baylor's debate team receives thousands in fees, in addition to a multi-million dollar endowment. The Uni­ versity of North Texas' handful of debaters receive over $65,000 in student services fees alone. UT's current alloca­ tion of 20 cents per student is clearly inadequate. The log­ ical solution is more funding, not budget elimination. Daniela Dwyer Government/sociology senior Applying those debate skills Although Cecily Sailer may be astute enough to know what "most of us" think when we hear the term "student services," her understanding of the determination of value of "student services" represents a profound ignorance. Sailer's argument is based on the assertion that not all students benefit from the debate team's activities, there­ fore, the squad should not receive student fee money. Having never witnessed an inter-collegiate debate, it is astonishing that Sailer compares the debate team to other "debating and oratorical activities" like mock trial and Model UN. Perhaps spending less time in the isolation of the Texan editorial office cranking out random and unjus­ tifiable attacks on student activities would enable Sailer to make such distinctions. The squad and its meager resources are open to all who wish to participate. Unlike the "campus-wide" or "democratic" alternatives (Firing Line), the debate team doesn't reduce space for student opinions with increasingly lengthy editorializing. Twenty cents per student is a paltry amount of money given the huge amounts of tuition and prestige that the debate team brings to Austin. Every cent of my tuition is net profit for the University that would not otherwise be here if the debate squad were not nationally recognized. The same can be said for others who would otherwise be debating for North Texas, Kansas or Iowa. What other student service or program allows the Uni­ versity to beat up on Harvard, Emory, Dartmouth and UCLA? What other student service brings in brilliant undergraduate and graduate students from across the nation? A list of the prestigious alumni or a history of the successes of the debate team would make Sailer and fund­ ing critics ashamed of their attacks and would demon­ strate that the U1 debate team is in desperate need of more funding, not less. Stephen Stetson Journalism senior A s k Y o u r L a w y e r Students can submit questions to the bi-monthly "Ask Your Lawyer" column provided my Legal Services for Students. Please e-mail any legal questions you need answered to fcxan@www.utexas.edu. To protect your privacy, submitters' names will be kept confidential. liability. F i r i n g L in e L e t t e r s Please e-mail your Firing Line letters to texan@w w iy.utexas.edu. Letters must be under 250 words and should include your major and classification. Please include daytime and evening phone num ­ bers with your submissions. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and C o n t a c t i n g T h e D a i l y T e x a n S t a f f Ed ito rial...................................232-2212 Mailing Address: News ........................ Sports ............. Photo......................................... 471-8618 Austin, TX 78713 Entertainm ent........................232-2209 Copy Desk ............................232-2217 Campus M ail Code E4101 232-2206 232-2211 (512) 471-2952 (fax) P.O. Box D . News Editor Laura Offenbacher Loffen@mail.utexas.edu UNIVERSITY T h e D a i l y T e x a n THURSDAY, SfPTEMKR SO. 1888 6 Law sch ool financial aid director retires after 35 years Amy Westerman Daily Texan Staff Anna Maria Saldana, director of the financial aid office in the UT School of Law, will retire Oct. 1. Saldaña, who has worked at the University for 35 years, was honored by students and colleagues at a reception Wednesday. Despite being the only Hispanic secretary working at the law school when she arrived in 1964, Saldaña said she never felt out of place. “I never felt I was a lone Hispanic working here," Saldaña said. Kathy Richardson, assistant dean for career services at the law school, Said Saldaña helped alleviate stress for students. "She always had an open door and a smile," Richardson said. Saldaña always gave good advice and never let law students take out too many loans, Richardson said. Saldaña worked for several profes­ sors before she began working for Byron Fullerton, then dean of the UT School of Law. "I learned from him that your job is not just a job," Saldaña said. "It's to help the students, to serve the stu­ dents, to do what you can to make life comfortable for students." In 1990, when the law school creat­ ed its own financial aid office, Saldaña became its first counselor. Saldaña said she decided to retire from the law school in part because she wanted to spend more time with her husband, who has been retired for four years. "It's just like everything else, you always know when it's the right time to do anything," Saldaña said. Part of Saldaña's job is to help stu­ dents make crucial decisions about financial aid. Of the 1,394 students attending the law school, around 1,100 receive some sort of financial aid, Dean Mike Sharlot said. "She's the one who guides them," Sharlot said. "She always does it with a smile." Saldaña's commitment to helping students get financial aid is part of the reason she has been valuable to the law school, said Juan Zabala, assistant dean for administration of the UT School of Law. Saldaña was the first person Jen­ nifer Merrill, a third-year law student, met at the law school. Merrill said she was impressed with Saldaña's con­ cern for students. "She just loves the law students," Merrill said. Saldaña always made herself avail­ able for students, said J.C. Rodriguez, a third-year law student. "Her door is alw ays open," Rodriguez said. "We can talk about anything." . . u . Anna M a ria Saldaña, director of financial aid at the UT la w school, hugs her life-long friend Elizabeth Garcia, W ed n e sd a y at ner retirement reception. She w a s one of the first H ispan ic em ployees at the University. Shelley Milli/DAILY TEXAN STAFF . . Better jobs, higher salaries predicted for Hispanic students . Associated Press . W ASHINGTON — If H ispanic youths attended college at the same rates as the general population, they could get better jobs and earn a total of $130 billion more each year, according to a study released Wednesday. The study by the Educational Testing Service — the firm that develops SAT tests — says 22 percent of Hispanics 11_______ I j ages 18 to 24 attend college, compared with 32 percent of the general popula­ tion. Closing that gap would produce 430,000 more Hispanic college students and more than 100,000 more Hispanic college graduates, the study said. Those with college experience and degrees could then get higher-paying jobs, said the study's author, ETS researcher Anthony Camevale. Hispanic workers are currently con­ . . . . . centrated in lower-paying jobs that require less education, he said. "Hispanic workers are competing against others, but they aren't as well armed in the competition for jobs," Camevale said. Congressional Democrats who joined Camevale at a Capitol news con­ ference said the study showed the gov­ ernment needs to do more to ensure that Hispanics are successful in school and are able to go on to college. Many Hispanics attend sub-par ele­ mentary and high schools, they said. "In the low er-incom e n eig h b o r­ hoods, in the barrios, if you will, is where the worst teachers are," said Rep. Matthew Martinez, D-Calif., a member of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. The stu d y recom m ends w ays to boost H ispanic college enrollm ent, including increasing financial aid pro­ grams, expanding college affirmative action programs and enhancing bilin­ gual education. Those programs are part of the prob­ lem, not the solution, said Jorge Amselle, vice president for education of the Center for Equal O pportunity, a Washington-based group that opposes bilingual education and affirm ative action. 'Talk about having to be completely proficient in the English language, I can't think of a tougher test than the verbal portion of the SAT," said Amselle, who agreed Hispanics are underrepresented in college. "For them [ETS] to say that more bilingual educa­ tion is going to get you there is com­ pletely absurd. If anything, Hispanics are going to do worse on the SAT if there is more bilingual education." Search continues for missing UT senior l ^ i m K a r l u C o n f í n Kimberly Gentile Daily Texan Staff Jeff Lea, a 22-year-old Plan II English senior, was reported missing five days ago after his car was found abandoned on a rural road in Shackelford County. Since receiving the report Sunday, the Midland County Sheriffs Depart­ ment has found various clothing items outside of the car and footprints near­ by, which they believe to be Lea's. About 20 officers are helping in the ground search, and a helicopter has been searching overhead, said Midland Sheriff Gary Painter. He said there is no evidence of car trouble. "Right now, there's positive proof he's in the area," he said, adding that the heavily-wooded area near the road is making the search difficult. Ralph Lea, Jeff Lea's father, said his son left Austin at about 7 p.m. Heading to his hometown of Midland, Jeff Lea called his parents Saturday about 11 p.m. from a gas station pay phone near Book Market 2nd level Dobie Mall Sjpeciliilititg it scholarly Mon-Uiurs 10-8 • Fri-Sat 10-10 • Sun 12:30-8 We b u y b o o k s • 2 hr. v a lid a te d p a r k in g 499-8707 ‘B ul...it's h e lle r u ith o u l it on. " And now you are pregnant and your head is spinning. At LifeCare Pregnancy Services, we provide: pregnancy testing, information on abortion & alternativos, pregnancy support services, confidential counseling, and post abortion services. All free o f charge. That’s right - no cost to you or anyone else. 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The Lon gh orn s (9-2, 3-0 Big 12) w asted no time show ing B aylor that this w ould not be its night, jum ping out to an early 5-0 lead. T hat lead w ould quickly build to an 8-1 Texas ad v an tag e as the Bears (13-3, 1-2 Big 12) could not find a w ay to stop the L on gh orn offensive attack. H aving trouble on the defensive end, Baylor turned to its o ffen se to get b ack into the gam e. A 5-0 B ay lo r run, keyed by tw o Kia Y oung ace s, narrow ed the gap to 10-6. B ut th at w ould be as close as the Bears w ould com e. The H o rn s and Bears split the n ext fo u r gam es to m ake the m atch 12-8, b efo re an oth er 3 -0 run put B aylor aw ay fo r good. H olly D oran led the Texas attack, serv- ing up nine of the L o n g h o rn s' 15 points in the first fram e, w h ile E rin A ld rich and M eggan K ohnen com b in ed for 12 k ills and fiv e digs. D ow n 1-0 in the m atch , B aylor m an ­ aged to grab the first p o in t in the second set b e fo re th e H o rn s a n sw e re d w ith three o f its ow n. The B ears closed the gap to 3-2 by w in n in g the next point, but Texas once again answ ered w ith a 9-0 e x p lo sio n to hold a co m m an d in g 12-2 edge as the L on gh o rn s m angaged to hit every h ole the B ay lo r d efen siv e rotation left op en. W ith th e gam e alread y in T exas' hands and facin g an in ev itab le 2-0 d eficit, Bay­ lo r 's fin al attem pt to g et w ith in strik in g d ista n ce end ed w h en an E li s ia Polk sp ik e end ed up in the net. In the third fram e, B ay or fo u gh t back to stay w ith in one p o in t of the L ong­ h o rn s at 4-3 and 5-4. Th e gam e would stay at th at score fo r w h at seem ed like forever, un til the H orn s m anaged a three p o in t sp u rt to take an 8-4 lead. T h e B ears, h ow ever, w ould n o t go aw ay, rallying for a 5-0 run th at w ould g iv e them their first lead (9-8) sin ce that 1-0 q u ick ie in the second . Texas w ould co u n ter the B ay lo r run by w in n in g six of the next eig h t p o in ts off an A ld rich kill and three p o in ts off Sand ra R ebou cas' servin g effo rts. A ld rich th en took m atters in to her ow n hand s fin ish in g off B ay lo r w ith a kill acro ss the left side a fte r the Bears had fo u g h t o ff four co n se cu tiv e gam e and m atch p oints. VOLLEYBALiyPage 8 Erin Aldrich (2), who recorded a match-high 19 kills against the Bears Wednesday, blocks the ball at the net. Nathan Lambrecht/DAILY TE XA N STAFF Rockets sign Anderson to 2-year deal Associated Press HOUSTON — Free agent guard-forward Shandon Anderson, spum ing a more lucra­ tive deal to rem ain with the Utah Jazz, W ednesday signed with Houston, adding another piece intended to make the R ockets more of a ru nning team. " I think when you're dealing with athletes, people have a tendency to assum e m oney the 6-foot 6-inch means e v e ry th in g ," Anderson said. "I d on't think m oney ov er­ rules happiness. I think it's a matter of fit­ ting in. "It's a good fit for me. I come into a good situation, can com e right in and hopefully have an impact. I think I've made the right decision." The Rockets did not disclose terms of the deal, but a league source with know ledge of the negotiations told The Associated Press that Houston had offered Anderson a two- year contract w’orth $2 m illion this season and a 10 percent raise the second. The con­ tract also includes a player option for a third year at $2.4 million. It's the m ost the Rockets could give Anderson because they are over the $34 million salary cap for the upcom ing season. Utah, where A nderson has played since selected by the Jazz in the second round of the 1996 draft, offered the 25-year-old more than $ 3 m illion per season and a guaran­ teed spot in the starting lineup. Anderson, however, told the Jazz he pre­ ferred to sign elsewhere. Also interested in him were the Indiana Pacers. "I'm from Atlanta, so in terms of H ouston and Atlanta, they're sim ilar," Anderson said. "T h at's w hy I chose H ouston." "T h ere's been a great deal of speculation about Shandon not liking Salt Lake City," A nderson's agent, Dan Fegan, said. "T h at w as never the question. It was which place he liked m ore." Utah indicated last week it would refuse to m ake a sig n -an d -trad e deal, w hich would bring them som ething in return for Anderson. That worked against Indiana. "Indiana was a very strong situ ation/' Fegan said. "If the sign and trade m anifest­ ed itself, it was som ething Shandon would ANDERSON/Page 9 B * ? Mitchell (3) picks up a block from Ricky Brown during last Saturday's 62-0 win over Bavlor. Mitchell is averaging 5.3 yards a carry to lead the Horns in rushing, and w as named the No. 1 starter for Texas earlier this week by head coach M a ck Brown. A d ria n s Jaeckle/DAILY TEXAN STAFF When Giants Collide Horns, Wildcats have helmets strapped for certain heavy-hitting duel Damien Pierce Daily Texan Staff * 3 i fTTiTT- mmmmmieUmtm Just after hauling in a reception, Texas tight end Derek Lewis got up from the turf and promised Wildcats linebacker Jeff Kelly that he was going to be making catches all day long. Texas receiver Kwame Cavil overheard his team m ate and joined him in playfully taunting the linebacker. "I just said, 'that's right, it's going to be all day, b aby/" Cavil said of some of the talk that took place in last year's 48-7 Kansas State blowout win. "H e just said, 'N o it ain't. You're not m y man. W hen No. 34 gets the ball, I going to sm ack him in his f mouth. ing "A nd I'll be dam ned if he didn't hit him on his chin on the very first play/' Cavil added on w hat Kelly did to Ricky W illiams. The Kansas State linebacker has since departed, but that m entality hasn't vacated his former team. The W ildcats are hard hitting, they fly to the ball and given the opportunity, they'll smack you in your, uh, mouth. "I was so excited when some of those guys like Kelly and [linebacker Travis] O chs left," Texas quarterback M ajor Applewhite said. "But now that I'v e seen the guys that are playing now, I w ould n 't mind it so much if Kelly and Ochs w ere back." Travis Litton and Ben Leber are the two new guys at linebacker and they are sur­ rounded by a m ass of other defenders with plenty of talent. Darren Howard headlines the front four at defensive end and the secondary has two All-Am erican candidates in safeties Jarrod C ooper and Lamar Chapm an. As a unit, the W ildcats' defense is No. 11 in the nation, allowing only 245 yards a con- FOOTBALL/Page 8 ‘Other’ Ricky’s season over with knee injury A ssociate d Press LU BBO C K — Ricky W illiam s, the key to the Texas Tech offense, ag g rav ated a knee sprain during p ractice and is o u t for the rest of the season. Tech d o cto rs said W ednesday that su rgery w ou ld be scheduled later this week. Team personnel w o u ld n 't say w h eth er the sprain of his left knee will end his career. th in g ab ou t a th le tic s " I t 's gut w renching, no d o u b t," "T h e co a c h S p ik e D ykes s a id . w o rs t is in ju rie s, becau se these k id s put th e ir w h ole life into it, and it can be tak en aw ay in an in sta n t. It b reak s my heart to see so m eth in g like th at happen to good p e o p le ." W illia m s' ab se n ce the Red R aid ers, alread y flo u n d erin g a fte r last w eek end 's 21-1 4 lo ss to le a v e s N orth Texas, in disarray. It also dim s W illiam s' ch an ces of b reak ­ ing the N C A A D iv ision I-A rush­ ing record s e t by T exas' R icky W illiam s la st year. W illiam s had p lay ed every gam e at Tech (1-2) the past two seasons, ru sh in g for 1,582 yards and 13 to u ch d o w n s last year. The school had set up a Web site to th is sea so n ch a rt h is p ro g re ss called "H eism an C h a se ." "W e co u ld n 't have m ore hope or o p tim ism about a p lay er and his p o te n tia l," D ykes said. W illiam s had m issed the team 's last tw o gam es after in ju rin g the knee in the op en er ag ain st A ri­ zona State, and D ykes had listed the ru nning back as a "m a y b e " for S a tu rd a y 's gam e a g a in st N o. 5 Texas A & M . D uring p ra ctice Tues- "H e day, W illia m s a g g ra v a te d th e in ju ry w h ile ru n n in g in a n o -co n ­ tact e x e rcise . ju s t fa lte re d and w en t d o w n ," said tig h t end Kvle A llam - on, w h o saw a tape of the p ractice. There w a s n 't any hit or con tact. ... H e ju st p u t toó m uch p ressu re on the k n e e ." "W e are ju st going to have p lay n^íÜJAMS/Pagel Astros knot up NL Central race Associated Press HOUSTON — The Houston Astros' marathon with the Cincinnati Reds has become a sprint. Mike Hampton became the National Leagu e's first 21-gam e winner and D aryle Ward hit a tw o-run hom er W e d n e s d a y the night beat A stros Cincinnati 4-1 and once again tied the Reds for first place. as "W e've had no bigger win all year," said Hampton, who struck out eight and walked one. "W e've got to get on a roll." With three gam es rem aining, the Astros and Reds are both 95-64 after splitting the tw o-gam e series. In the wild-card race, each is 1 1 /2 games ahead of the New York Mets, who stopped a seven-gam e skid by beating Atlanta 9-2. Houston closes w ith three games at hom e against Los A ngeles and Cincin­ nati, which had its six-gam e winning streak stopped, ends w ith three games at M ilwaukee. "W e're still in control of our destiny," said Reds shortstop Barry Larkin, w hose throwing error led to three unearned runs. "We have to win. It's real simple." Hampton (21-4) stranded at least one runner in scoring position in the first three innings without allowing a run. Cincinnati’s Steve Parns (11-3) retired rune of the first 11 batters he faced. tied H am p ton, w ho the A stros' record for w ins set by Joe Niekro in 1979, allow ed one run and seven hits in eight innings with eight stnkeouts. "Taking nothing from Randy Jo hn­ son, but if I'm voting for Cy Young, I've got to give it to Hampy," team m ate Craig Biggio said. "H e goes out there and gives us this kind of effort every tim e." Pokey Reese, who drove in the Reds' only run, was more succinct. "H e was nasty. He was aw esom e," Reese said. "That's why he's won 21 gam es." Houston, which had lost eight of 11 and scored six runs in its previous three games, broke through in the fourth ASTRO S/Pagel) After Wednesday night's performance, M ike Hampton has his teammate talking Cy Young. A P ph MLB MTMMUU. LEAGUE St. Louis 4, San Diego 3 ,1 st game St. Louis 6, San Diego 5,2nd game Pittsburgh 7, M ilw aukee 5 ,1 st game M ilw aukee 5, Pittsburgh 2,2n d game Montreal 5, Florida 3 Philadelphia 5, Chicago 0 N e w York 9, Atlanta 2 Houston 4, Cincinnati 1 Colorado 4, Arizona 1 Los Angeles at San Francisco, (late) M/EfflCAN HAGUE Boston 6, Chicago, 2 ,1 st gam e Chicago 4, Boston 2, 2nd gam e N e w York at Baltimore, ppd., rain Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 2 K ansas City 5, Cleveland 2 Detroit 6, M in n e so ta 3 Seattle 7, Texas 3 Oakland at Anaheim, (late) COLLEGE FOOTBALL Maryland at Georgia Tech ESPN, 7 p.m. MLB Atlanta at New York TBS, FOXSW, 6 p.m. Mavs' Anstey sent to Chicago in trade ■ C H IC A G O — The C hicago Bulls acquired 7-foot center Chris Anstey from the D allas M aver­ icks on W ednesday in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2000 draft. Anstey, 24, w as taken by Port­ land as the 18th pick in the first round of the 1997 NBA draft. The Trail Blazers then sw apped him to Dallas for the rights to draft pick Kelvin Cato. In 82 g am es w ith D allas, A nstey averaged 4.6 points and 3.1 rebounds. "W e see C hris as a young play­ er with size and speed. H e's a good shooter and som eone who likes to com pete," Bulls general m anager Jerry Krause said. Anstey spent four seasons with the South East M elbourne M agic of the A ustralian N ational Basket­ ball League. He is a native of M el­ bourne. "H e'd been trying to get traded to thd Bulls for 8-9 m onths," said Ken Anstey, the p lay er's father, "co m m u n icatio n s w ho problem s with som e people" for his son's unrest at the M avericks. cited Ex-Virginia star charged with rape ■ ST. M A R Y'S CITY, Md. — Othell Wilson, who played with Ralph Sampson at Virginia, has been accused of raping a student and was placed on leave as bas­ ketball coach at St. M ary's Col­ lege. He was arrested Monday and charged with abducting a 22-year- old wom an and raping her at his apartment. The 38-year-old coach is being held on bond and also faces charges of false imprison­ ment and assault. A call to the home of a St. spokesm an w as not M ary's immediately returned. Wilson picked up the woman at her home in Fairfax County, Va., for a date Friday night, St. M ary's County Sheriff's Lt. John H om e said. Police said he then drove the wom an to his apartm ent in St. Ini- goes, held her against her will until Sunday morning and hinted he had a knife. Lakers sign Salley, Benjamin to deals ■ IN G LEW O O D , Calif. — Seek­ ing depth in the frontcourt, the Los Angeles Lakers signed veter­ ans John Salley and Benoit Ben­ jamin to contracts on Wednesday. They also signed rookie guard Melvin Levett Salley, 35, hasn't played in the NBA for three seasons, but brings extensive playoff experience to the Lakers, should he make the team. The 6-foot 11-inch Salley, a first- round draft choice of the Detroit Pistons in 1986, m ost recently played for new Lakers coach Phil Jackson with the Chicago Bulls in 19% . He played for three champi­ onship teams — two in Detroit along with the 1996 Bulls. He also played for Miami and Toronto before joining the Bulls. — Compiled from Associated Press reports Page 8 Thursday, September 30,1999 T h e Daily T exan W LONGHORN FOOTBALL NOTES Making his debut? Mitchell's woridoad Ready or not, freshman tight end Bo Scaife may make his Texas debut this weekend against Kansas State. With fellow newcomer Chad Stevens hurting with an ankle injury, head coach Mack Brown said he may use Scaife in limited action on three-tight end sets if Stevens isn't ready to play by Saturday. "With Chad Stevens' sore ankle, we're look- ing at possibly playing Bo Scaife," Brown said. "That's something we didn't know if we would do this year or not, but we still have a lot of games left. You get really thin, you need three tight ends, so that may be something that hap­ pens this weekend." Brown said he would prefer that the 6-foot 4- inch, 220-pound Colorado native redshirt this year. However, Brown said that he may not have any choice but to play Scaife if the Horns hope to win games. "T h at's w hat we thought and felt like for most of the tim e," Brown said of redshirting Scaife. "B u t our job and his job is to win every game we can this year. We want to make sure we put ourselves in a position to do that." "H e may be forced into action," Brown added. "It may not even be a question of whether he's ready to go or has played enough yet. We may have to have him." After naming Hodges Mitchell the clear-cut starting running back earlier this week, Mack Brown revealed Wednesday at practice just how much Mitchell will see the ball against K- State. "H e touched it about 25 times last week. That has been his number," said Brown, who expects Mitchell to receive close to that amount this week. The juni/lr won the job by compiling 319 yards on the ground over the past two weeks. Brown, however, said he'll still need another back to step up and give Mitchell some help against the Wildcats. "One of those other guys needs to come in and help [Mitchell] some too, because this game will be more physical than the last two," Brown added. teammates volunteered a quick practice session as they tossed the ball around with the kids. However, Cavil admitted that his mini look-a­ like doesn't quite have the Texas wideout's skills just yet. "He looks like me," Cavil said of the his younger impersonator. "I don't know if his visor is messing up his vision on the catches, but we're going to get him right." Once that's done, the kid should be ready for prime time thanks to some extra advice Cavil gave him. As Cavil rolled up the youngster's jersey sleeves, he passed along the most impor­ tant lesson for achieving success. "If you look good, you play good," Cavil said. End arounds Mini (Kwa)me If you could ignore the two-foot height dif­ ference and the 100-pound weight disparity, you may have thought there were two Kwame Cavils running up and down Denius field Wednesday. Wide receiver Jamel Thompson brought a group of children to the Horns practice, one of which was sporting Cavil's No. 9 jersey. Following practice, Cavil and some of his Defensive end Casey Hampton returned to practice Wednesday after hurting his leg dur­ ing Tuesday's workouts ... Mack Brown said he is still unsure of defensive end Aaron Humphrey's and linebacker Aaron Babino's status for the K-State game. Humphrey is suf­ fering from bruised ribs, while Babino has an ankle sprain. — Compiled by Robby Nisenfeld, Daily Texan staff THURSDAY'S LINE-UP: 5:00 What’s the Cover 7:00 Pitch Control 7:30 See 8:00 Wild Wild Web 8:30 America’s Black Forum 9:00 Texas Newswatch 9:30 On the Side 10:00 No Homers Show KVR-TV BROADCAST 9 / DORM 15 / CABLE 16 Exclusive Footage from Party on the Plaza with Tone Loc Tonight on S E E at 7:00 PM .MHHBUÜM*H,IIUf.UJ.IHlWJIIimfi We make a lot of things better (hair gels/shampoo) (sunglasses) d |(note books) ^$¡¡1— " " (toothpaste) (cosmetics) backpacks) Volleyball Continued from page 7 "I thou ght we p layed real w ell," said Texas head volleyball coach Jim Moore. "They w eren't sw inging real hard, they w ere placing the ball well as best they could and that made things kind of difficult." And although M oore w as pleased with the team 's overall perform ance, he and his senior leader noted that the Longhorns still have to w ork on staying focused for an entire game. "It's difficult to stay up, esp e­ cially w ith tw o-m inu te those breaks, when you're on a role and we just lost our focus a little b it," M oore said. "We can't continue to do that and we have to get better at it. "I know Baylor is a good team, and they've gotten a lot better this year, but we had a little bit of a letdow n in the third gam e," he added. "We needed to come out here and take care of business a little bit faster, but a win is a win and w e'll just have to work on that." (blueprint paper) (uv sunscreen) (helmet) n¡ir Football Continued from page 7 test, and is seventh against the pass. However, their focus is to stop the1 run, especially this weekend against Texas. "I think you have to stop the run if you are going to beat a team like Texas," Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder said. "You can let a team throw because if they do, they become pretty predictable. But if you let a guy like Major Applewhite get too much, then you've got another problem on your hands." Just like Stanford did. The Cardinal held the Hodges Mitchell and Victor Ike combination to an average of 2.89 yards a carry, but Applewhite lit up the Stanford secondary with 353 passing yards in leading Texas to a 69-17 win. The Kansas State tactic to let Applewhite throw did, however, work a year ago. The quarterback tossed for 239 yards, but Williams was held to just 43 yards on the ground and Kansas State rolled to victory. But that game was the first career start for Applewhite. "I've got more of a sense of the game plan than I did last year going into the game," Applewhite said. "But I think you have to give coach Snyder respect because he's proven that he knows what he is doing with that defense." Respect? That's something the Texas running game has been seek­ ing and in the last two weeks, Mitchell has brought it to them by bursting for a total of 319 yards. "It just seems like every part of the running game is coming togeth­ er," offensive tackle Roger Roesler Williams Continued from page 7 U I’m sure those guys over there are having to answer questions about Kwame and I because we can make some big plays.” —RymNum Ttxas nM i recetor said. "W e're getting our blocks where we like to get them and I think our backs are starting to find where those holes are going to be." And that7s allowed Texas to be a balanced attack. Texas is No. 10 in the nation in total offense, averaging 471.2 yards a game and is No. 13 in the country when throwing the foot­ ball. Cavil and receiver Ryan Nunez are first and second in the confer­ ence in receptions per game, averag­ ing 7.4 and 6.4 snags per game, respectively. "They've got some great players on defense, but we have some tal­ ented players to o ," Nunez said. "I'm sure those guys over there are having to answer questions about Kwame and I because we can make some big plays." Big plays on offense are what No. 15 Texas will need against No. 13 Kansas State on Saturday at Royal- Memorial Stadium. But with the heavy-hitting, they'll just have to keep their chin straps buckled. harder," offensive linem an Curtis Lowery said. "W e can 't get too upset about losing one person. He isn't the w hole team, h e's just a good part of it. If we ju st go out there and give up, then we m ight as well not go out there at all." The decision to put W illiam s back on the field seem s to have been prom pted by W illiam s' own com petitive spirit. Jam es E asterlin g, of W illiam s' backu p s, that Williams was itching to get on the field for the last several days. said one "R icky W illiam s is not a quit­ ter," Easterling said. "H e wanted to get back out there as soon as possible and the coaches liked that. But som etim es you ju st have to sit out until you're com pletely 100 percent well. With a knee injury, you can 't try to com e back too soon." Players d id n 't w ant to criticize coaches or players for putting the running back on the field during practice. "R icky know s Ricky," Allamon said. "H e know s his lim its and knows w hat he can do. It was mainly his decision, and you can't really second guess yourself." Now Tech w ill have to replace a crucial part of its offense, which was built alm ost entirely around W illiams. "It's probably goinj* to be like w e've done it in the past," run­ ning back coach Jack Tayrien said. "W e'll play it by com m ittee and go w ith the hot h an d ." 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ENTER FOR A CHANCE TO WIN 2 TICKETS WHEN YOU ORDER A ORDER NOW, PAY LATER ENTER TODAY TSP 3 .2 0 0 4 7 1 -5 0 8 3 OFFER EXPIRES OCT. 6, 1999 T he D aily T exan Thursday, September 30,1999 Page 9 Pippen rips Barkley, demands L.A. trade Associated Press BRISTOL, Conn. — S co ttie P ip ­ p en u n le a s h e d a to r re n t of c r iti­ cism at H o u sto n R ockets te a m ­ m a te C h a rle s B arkley, c a llin g B a rk ley “ s e lfish " a n d “ fa t" a n d sa y in g h e d o e s n 't h a v e th e d e s ire to w in an NBA c h a m p io n s h ip . A lso, tw o n e w s p a p e rs r e p o rte d th a t P ip p e n c o u ld be tr a d e d to tr a in in g c a m p P o r tla n d b e fo re o p e n s nex t w eek. a "I p ro b a b ly s h o u ld 'v e lis te n e d to M ich ael (Jo rd a n ) a y e a r ag o w h e n he said th a t C h a rle s w ill c h a m p io n s h ip n e v e r w in b e c a u s e h e d o e s n 't s h o w a n y d e d ic a tio n ," P ip p e n to ld ESPN . “ H e 's a v e ry selfish guy. H e d o e s ­ n 't s h o w th e d e sire to w a n t to w in . I h a t's m y rea so n for w a n ti- n g to g e t aw a y from p la y in g w ith h im — b ec au se he ju s t d o e s n 't s h o w th e d e d ic a tio n ." P ip p e n w as re sp o n d in g to c r iti­ in itia te d by B arkley, w h o cism w a s a n g e r e d th a t P ip p e n s a id h e 'd w elc o m e a tr a d e to th e L os A n g ele s L ak ers. B arkley s a id h e sa c rific e d g re a tly to m a k e s a la ry ca p ro o m on th e R o ck ets fo r P ip ­ p en , w h o sig n e d a fiv e-y ea r, $67.2 m illio n c o n tra c t b e fo re la s t s e a ­ so n . “ For h im to w a n t to le a v e a fte r it d is a p p o in te d m e o n e y ea r, g re a tly ," B a rk ley s a id T uesday. “ T he R ockets w e n t o u t of th e ir w ay to g e t S co ttie a n d th e fan s h a v e tr e a te d h im w ell, so I w a s ju st d is a p p o in te d in h im ." The Houston Chronicle a n d The Oregonian, c itin g u n id e n tif ie d le a g u e so u rce s, r e p o r te d T h u rs ­ d a y th a t th e R o ck ets a n d T rail B lazers w e re d is c u s s in g a tr a d e th a t w o u ld se n d P ip p e n to P o rt­ la n d fo r K elv in C ato , S tac ey A ug- m o n , W alt W illia m s, E d G ray, B rian S h aw a n d C a rlo s R ogers. P ip p e n w as o ffe rin g no a p o lo ­ g ie s W e d n e s d a y a n d r e ite r a te d th a t h e w a n ts to p la y e lse w h e re , p re fe ra b ly for th e L ak e rs a n d P hil Jack so n . “ I w o u l d n 't g iv e C h a rle s B arkley an a p o lo g y a t g u n p o in t," P ip p e n sa id , n e v e r r a is in g h is voice. “ H e ca n n e v e r e x p e c t an ap o lo g y fro m m e. ... If a n y th in g , he ow es m e a n a p o lo g y for c o m ­ in g to p la y w ith h is fat b u tt. “ I w a s v e r y s h o c k e d to s e t w h a t ty p e o f p la y e r he w as by s e a so n w ith s p e n d in g h a lf a h im ," he s a id of B arkley. " I 'm a g u y th a t's d e d ic a te d to w in n in g , an d I p u t o u t a lo t of effo rt on th e th a t fro m m y c o u rt. 1 e x p e c t te a m m a te s , e s p e c ia lly fro m a g u y of h is caliber. “ You k n o w h e 's n o t w illin g to go th e d ista n c e . T h e re 's n o re a so n fo r m e to p u t m y la st th re e or fo u r y e a rs a t risk o f n e v e r w in ­ n in g . “ C h a rle s is d e fin ite ly o n e of th e g u y s th a t n e e d s to s h o w m o re le a d e rs h ip fo r th is b all c lu b to be s u c c e s s fu l, a n d h e d o n 't s h o w th a t to m e. ... H e fee ls th a t if he g e ts 10 r e b o u n d s a n d d o u b le -fig ­ u re p o in ts , h e 's d o n e a g o o d job. B ut th a t's n o t w h a t th e g a m e 's a b o u t. I t's a b o u t d e fe n d in g , b e in g p ro fe ssio n a l a n d c o m in g to w o rk e v e ry d a y ." P ip p e n s a id o n e o f th e re a so n s h e w a n ts to p la y fo r Jack so n is b e c a u s e h e lo n g s to r e tu r n to the s y ste m in w h ic h th e y w o n six N BA title s to g e th e r in C h icag o . “ I w o u ld like to p la y fo r P h il," I 'm n o t " ( B u t) P ip p e n d e m a n d in g a tr a d e ." sa id . P ip p e n a v e r a g e d 14.5 p o in ts p e r g am e la st se a so n , h is lo w e s t sin c e h is ro o k ie y ear, a n d s h o t a c a re e r-lo w 43.2 p e rc e n t. H e also a v e ra g e d 6.5 re b o u n d s a n d 5.9 a s sists . Cfre Baxlu £exait i n v i t e s UT S tudents, Faculty and Staff to A tten d Its Centennial Symposium: Journalism and Democracy, W ill the M arriage Last? 9:30 a.m .-4 p.m. Friday, October 1 LBJ A uditorium 9:30 a.m. — Welcome, introduction, review of Texan history Astros second baseman 10:45 a.m. — Keynote: Walter Cronkite and Bill Moyers, Jnurnnjjjjn nn/j DufT.Dcracy: As We j t C It 12 Noon — WOW! Get a load of THIS CAKE! Ceremonial cake cutting with honored alums participating Noon to 1:30 p.m. — Lunch Break. Visitors may purchase lunch at nearby restaurants or in Thompson Center Cafeteria 1:30 p.m. "Politics and Journalism/' Dave McNeeiy, political editor, Austin Amerkan-Statesman; Mark Morrison, managing editor. Business Week; Mark McKinnon, political strategist currently working on George W. Bush presidential campaign 2:30 p.m. — "Domination of Journalism by Large Corporations/ Ronnie Dugger, founder of Texas Observer, populist political activist 3 p.m. "What Lies Ahead," Chair, Karen Elliott House, Pulitizer Prize-winning writer, now president of Dow Jones-International; Panelists Alejandro Junco, newspaper publisher in Monterrey, Mexico City and Guadalajara; M ary Walsh, Emmy Award-winning CBS Television producer; Karen Tumulty, Time Magazine, Washington D.C.; and Liz Smith, nationally syndicated columnist Response Panel: Chair, Lisa Beyer, Mideast Bureau chief, Time M agazine; M erry Clark, New York editorial consultant; Jane Chesnutt, editor, Woman's Day; Adam Clayton Powell III, Freedom Forum Technology Center 4 p.m. — Adjourn http://www.dailytexan.utexas.edu !.ox4*ifoitx t i j x u j ackers presen/ Student Tailgating ASSOCIATED PRESS Shandon Anderson shows off his new Rockets jersey Wednesday, after deciding to sign with Houston rather than Utah Anderson Continued from page 7 have h ad to consider." W ith th e R ockets, A n d erso n , w ho has av erag ed 7.6 poin ts an d 2.7 reb o u n d s o v er 197 gam es, w ill join v eteran s H akeem O lajuw on, C harles Barkley an d Scottie P ip­ pen, p lu s H o u s to n 's to p d ra ft choice, p o in t g u a rd Steve Francis. C oach R udy Tom janovich said his team w ill co ntinue to use the p o st-u p offense w ith O lajuw on and Barkley, b u t said the e m p h a ­ sis will be on b ecom ing a b etter ru n n in g team to take ad v a n ta g e of A nderson, P ip p en a n d Francis. "Shandon I th in k is one of the best ru n n ers of the lane in the le ag u e ," said. "W e're going to be better in that area. T o m janovich Astros Continued from page 7 in n in g after L ark in 's erro r allow ed Jeff Bagw ell to reach. C arl E v erett d o u b le d a n d K en C am initi dro v e in the g am e's first ru n w ith an RBI g rounder. W ard fol­ low ed w ith a liner off th e left-field facade for a 3-0 lead. Reese h it an RBI single in the sixth, b u t H o u sto n got the ru n back in the bottom half on C am in iti's sac­ rifice fly. After H am pton w as holding dow n the Reds, Billy W agner finished for his 38th save in 41 chances, the 100th of his career. W agner said a throaty greeting from the crow d of 52,242 — the fourth largest in club history — energized him. "I w as really p u m p e d ," W agner said. “This h as been draining, b u t this is w h at it's all about: 50,000 p eo ­ ple, p laying for the playoffs." P arris gave u p all four ru n s — b u t "And w ith new rules com ing in w ith less contact, the league is try ­ ing to p rom o te a m ore attacking type gam e, slashing, d riv in g to the basket. I think S handon is one of the m ost tenacious d riv ers in the league a n d w e're going to try to p resen t som e situations w here w e exploit th a t strength." T om janovich cautioned it could take som e tim e for all the new pieces of the team to m esh, b u t said he w as encouraged the Rock­ ets are able to retool w ith o u t sin k ­ ing so low in the sta n d in g s they w o u ld qualify for a lottery d raft pick. "It's su rp risin g to m e h ow fast w e 'v e been the m aking the tran si­ tio n ," he said. "W e're going to h ave a good team . I'm fired up. It's rejuvenated m y enthusiasm for the gam e." P ippen, startin g his second sea­ son w ith H ouston, has been su b ­ ject of m uch tra d e sp eculation a lth o u g h T om janovich sa id he expected P ippen to be w ith the Rockets w hen they start training cam p next w eek. "I u n d e rsta n d rum ors are flying all over the place," Tomjanovich said. "M ost are not true. It's just p a rt of basketball. A lot of things h ap p e n in g are out of o u r control a n d his control." 44 Taking nothing away from Randy Johnson, but if I’m voting for Cy Young I’ve got to give it to Hampy. He goes out there and gives us this kind of effort every time.’ ea rn ed just o ne — and six hits in five-plus innings. Notes: If the Reds and A stros finish w ith the sam e record, and the Mets finish w ith a w orse record, Cincinnati w ould w in the division because it beat H ouston 9-4 in the season series and the A stros w ould be the w ild card. ... The A stros w ere a com bined 13-25 against the Braves, Mets, Reds and ... C arl A rizon a D iam ondbacks. Everett is hitting .346 w ith runners in scoring position (470-for-136). ... Scott Williamson, from the H ouston suburb of Friendsw ood, leads all NL rookies in w ins, relief ERA and saves. ... Casey's first inning-double w as just the third extra-base hit H am pton allow ed to a left-handed batter this year. ... Cincinnati finished 156-160 at the A strodom e, w hich closes as a baseball park Sunday — unless the A stros are in the playoffs. Gr¿b your rriouf;c Si iCWf; i (Til, if ■; •fyli 11:30 A.M. át the LBJ Fountain Across from the Stadium Sat., October 2 EVERYONE'S INVITED!! Come for FREE food, live music and games! Welcome Rally @11:30 Spirit Stampede @ 1:45 request music online. http://www.utexas.edu/students/kvrx more info check out our website: www.collegestudent.com/linebackers Page 10 Thursday, September 3 0 ,1 9 9 9 9 T h e D a ily T e x a n West Mall advising a success : v ;.V :; . T : ' ' / v / ‘ '• U Make contact and they will keep you on track. You don’t want to find out you didn’t do your sequence right — we are here to prevent that.” — Krtaten Turner, academic advtsai* T u r n e r s a id s t u d e n t s s h o u ld meet regularly with their ad v is­ ers to p r e v e n t any m i s ta k e s in their degree plans and schedules. " M a k e c o n t a c t an d th e y w ill keep you on track," Turner said. "You don't want to find out you didn't do your sequence right — we are here to prevent that." W iley Koepp, an u n d e rg r a d u ­ a te a d v i s e r in th e S c h o o l of Music, said many students don't want to take the time to see their acad em ic ad visers every sem es­ ter. "A lot of students want to come [to i n d i v i d u a l a d v i s i n g ] , b u t don't make it over there," Koepp said. A m b e r J u t s o n , a p s y c h o lo g y freshman, said she wants to meet with an adviser during a sched ­ uled visit because she felt rushed on the West Mall. "I lik e it b e t te r o n e - o n - o n e ," J u t s o n s a i d . " T h e y p ay m o r e a tte n tio n to you and you d o n 't feel, like you are being rushed." K e v in R e h a k , a u n d e c l a r e d freshman, said he was able to talk to many co llege rep rese n tativ e s at o n e tim e in s t e a d of m a k in g several ap p o in tm ents for d iffer­ ent colleges. R eh a k said the a d v is in g was helpful but he will need to attend many more advising sessions to find a c a r e e r p ath he w a n ts to pursue. "I d o n't know w hat I want to d o," Rehak said. " B u t I want to know w hat my o p tio n s are and how to get there — I'm lost and I love it." M istie Householter D aily Texan Staff S t u d e n t s S e e k in g a c a d e m i c g u id a n c e had a ch a n c e to m eet with advisers from every college on the West Mall Wednesday. A c a d e m i c A d v i s i n g D ay in ten d s to m ake a d v isin g more convenient for busy students. Kristen Turner, co-chair of Aca­ d e m ic A d v i s in g D a y , said sh e encourages students to meet with their acad em ic advisers because the se r v ic e is in c lu d e d in their student fees. " T h e y sh o u ld take ad v an tag e of advising because they do pay for it," said Turner, an academic adviser for the College of Educa­ tion. A dvising fees range from $51 in th e C o l le g e of E d u c a t i o n to $105 in the C o l le g e of N a tu ra l Sciences. Z J: G r o u p P r o g r a m s Exploring the S e lf • Fall 1999 C ou nse ling & M ental Health Center Specialty Groups Join with others who share common concerns. Tuesdays African American Women’s 4 -5 :3 0 Daughter-Mother Relationships Tuesdays 2:30-4 Wednesdays 2 -3 :30 Wednesdays 4-5:30 Tuesdays 4 -5:30 Hispanic Women's Support Group: Survivors of Abuse Gay Men’s Growth Group Lesbian & Bisexual Women's Group Thursdays 4 -5 :3 0 Asian American Women's Support Group Mondays 3 -4:30 & Older 8r Younger Tuesdays 4 :3 0 -6 :0 0 Women’s Groups IN THEATERS OCTOBER 8 G r o u p s are o p e n to registered U T stu d en ts. I1 or an a p p o i n t m e n t fo r a co n fid e n tia l interview , c o m e by the C o u n s e l in g and M e n t a l H e a lt h C e n te r , 1 0 0 W . D e a n K e e t o n St. f ro m 8 till 5 M o n d a y th r o u g h Frid ay. A c o m p le t e listing o f o th e r g ro u p s is also avilable at th e C e n te r . G r o u p size is lim ited, so enroll early! C o u n selin g & M ental Health Center Christina Bailey, a psychology junior, talks to advisers at the psychology table on the W est M all Wednesday, where representatives from all colleges were available for Academic Advising Day. The service, paid for by student fees, is offered to help students answer academic questions. K e lly W m VD A ILY TEXA N STAFF IF YOU’RE A VEGAS SHOWGIRL, T| AND IF YOU’RE NQT A STUDENT, THEN YOU CAN’T BUY AT WWW.EDU.COM* introducing tdu.com, th t first «tort on the wtb whtrt only students can save up to 70% on neme brand computara, software, textbooks, and more, evary day. Tough luck V a n d a ,E S S S PROBABLY NOT A STUDENT! R&i mM *-edu. students get It' Autographed copies of the centennial history will be available at the B I R T H D A Y C E L E B R A T I O N FRIDAY. O CT■ 1 LBJ Auditorium & Foyer FRIDAY NIGHT S C H O L T Z GAR DE N Saturday. O c t 2. 10:00 a m Barnes & Noble, 2246 Guadalupe or c a ll 288-1771 EAKIN Li] J PRESS T he Daily T exan Thursday, September 30,1999 Page 11 FILM/LECTURE/DISCUSSION T h e H e a lth P r o fe s s io n s O ffic e h o ld s a m e d ic a l/d e n ta l interv iew w o rk s h o p 4 -5 p .m . T h u r s d a y in T exas U nion A sian C u ltu re Room 4 .2 2 4 . For m ore in fo rm a tio n v isit www. utexas.edi i/cons/hpo. MEETINGS The Texas Juggling Society meets T h u rsd ay s 7-10 p .m . at A ll Sain ts E p isco p a l-G re g g H ou se, 27th and W hitis streets. B eginners and spec­ tators are w elcom e! For inform ation call Jim M axw ell at 458-3276 or e- m ail jm ax@ m ail.utexas.edu. The M uslim Students A ssociation m e e ts 6 p .m . e v e r y M o n d a y in Texas U nion on the fifth floor. For m ore inform ation call A sad at 708- 1 7 9 7 or e-m a il F aiza at m oon _ star ©mail, utexas.edu. The Freshm an L ead ership O rg a­ nization m eets 6-7 p.m . Thu rsd ays in Student Services Building ground floor. All freshm en are w elcom e to atten d . For m ore in fo rm atio n call Colleen Thom pson at 495-3724. UT Central Shaolin Kung Fu Club meets from 8:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays in Gregory Gym Aer­ obics North. Techniques will concen­ trate on throws and takedowns For more information e-m ail Daniel Yee at dyee@vignette.com. The C o m m u nicatio ns A gency of the Student G overnm ent meets at 4 p.m. Thursdays in Student Services Building G1.310. E v ery o n e is w elcom e to attend . For m ore in fo rm atio n call Leanne Dibrell at 306-1391. T h e L e sb ia n , B isexu al and G ay Stu d e n t A sso cia tio n m eets 8 p.m . T h u r s d a y in G e o rg e I S a n c h é z Building 296. M an y re p re s e n ta tiv e s fro m on- cam pus and the Austin com m unity w ill b e a v a ila b le to a n sw er q u e s­ tio n s. F o r m o re in fo r m a tio n ca ll Bobby at 322-9509. The African Students Association m e e ts 6 p.m . T h u rs d a y in T e x a s Union Lone Star Room. Everyone is w elcom e to attend. For more infor­ mation call Bolaji at 385-3685. Under 21 is a group that actively o p p o se s all a g e -b a se d law s. T h is sem ester they will focus on com pul­ sory sch oo l a tte n d an ce . A fter the m eeting they will have a screening o f P in k F loyd: The W all. For m ore in fo rm a tio n call R hys Sou th an at 495-2126. VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES K M FA C la s s ic a l R a d io S ta tio n needs volunteers. Students can be a part of the KM FA team by helping o u t at th e o ffice a n d /o r a ssistin g with prom otions and special events th ro u g h o u t the y ear. T o find o u t m ore v isit the UT V o lu n teer W eb site at w w w .u texas.edu /depts/dos/uvc to link to our searchable database or call 471-6161. Be a part of AIDS W alk Austin '99 taking place Oct. 24. The event will start at W aterloo Park. G et a team to g e th e r, raise m oney and join in this 5k walk fund-raiser to help pro­ vide essential services to those liv­ ing with AIDS. Be a part of the Dean o f Stu dents Team , call 471-6161 or visit w w w .uiexas.edu/deptsldosluvc. The UT Volunteer Center is look­ ing for volunteers to assist with gen­ eral adm inistrative work in a small non -profit office offering advocacy and support for refugees and im m i­ g ra n ts. For m ore in fo rm atio n call 471-6161. vices Building, or call 471-6161 OTHER The M easurem ent and Evaluation Center announces that Oct. 1 is the registration deadline to register for the Nov. 6 G raduate Record Exam i­ n ation P ap er-B ased S u b je ct T ests. M aterials are available at the M ea­ s u re m e n t and E v a lu a tio n C e n te r and at the General Information and R eferra l D esk in the lob b y o f th e Main Building. For inform ation call 232-2662. Now students ean search for vol­ u n teer o p p o rtu n itie s on th e W eb! The UT volu nteer C enter's interac­ tive Web site contains over 1300 vol­ u n teer o p p o rtu n ities in ab ou t 700 agencies around Austin. C h o s e s o m e th in g you w a n t to learn about, to help the com m unity, o r e n h a n c e c a r e e r s k ills . G o to h ttp ://w iu w .u tex as.ed u /d os/d ep ts/u v c and co n d u ct a cu stom ized search. C om e visit the Volunteer Center on the fourth floor of the Student Ser­ T he UT D esig nated D river P ro ­ gram provides free cab rides hom e every Thu rsday, Friday and S atu r­ day n igh t from 11 p .m .-3 a.m . for c u rre n tly re g iste re d U T stu d e n ts and up to th ree g u ests w ho hav e been drinking or who are stranded without a sober driver. Students can only be taken to their current, local hom e address and verified by cur­ rent stu d e n t co m p u te r d ata. 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To register, please call 476-6088 or E-mail priddle@uachurch.org. U n i v e r s i t y A v e n u e C h u r c h o f C h r i s t 1903 University Avenue (at M LK) Midway between UT and the State Capitol i Sometimes it’s hard being Jewish ’ " : ... Sometimes it isn’t Jewish college students are eligible for a once-in-a-lifetime free trip to Israel. JKfiat’s the catch? There isn t one. it s our gift to 5000 Jewish college students who ve never been H i a group trip to Israel. Here’s how it works. Log on to our website and choose w hich p ro g ra ityl ^or ^ 0U’ ^ ls w ,n te i break you could be doing stuff like going on an archeological: P B n | o rif| É | p | u sale m , or relaxing in the Dead Sea A nd w e’ll pick up the tab. It's that Sé J I Í . www.israelexperience.org • (888) 99-ISRAEL r * ; B V K tftM C E T|*i GIFT OF iS tA IL l y y f ' H < t 1 ^ III Around Campus SPECIAL EVENTS The Indian Stu d ents A ssociation holds a rally noon Thursday on the W est Mall to celebrate Gandhi Day. The rally is to com m em orate G and­ hi. For inform ation call 420-8176. C o m m u n icatio n C areer Services holds a Career and Graduate School M arketplace for CSD 11:30 a.m. Oct. 6 in Jesse H. Jo n es C om m unication Building Lobby. There will be sem i­ nars and p an el d iscu ssio n s ab o u t careers and graduate school adm is­ s io n s . F o r m o re in fo rm a tio n c a ll Robert Vega at 471-9421. L ib e r a l A r ts C a r e e r S e r v ic e s anno u nces an in fo rm atio n session Thu rsday w ith com pany rep resen­ tatives present: Foley's at 5 p.m . in A lu m n i C e n te r; P eace C o rp s at 7 p.m. in U niversity Teaching Center. Stu dents are encou rag ed to attend to g et im p o rta n t in fo rm atio n and find out how to learn about em ploy­ ment opportunities. For more infor­ m ation call 471-7900. Ventura talks to Playboy Associated Press ST. P A U L, M inn. — In a n o th er rem inder that G ov. Jesse Ventura is no o rd in ary p o litician, the form er w restler told Playboy m agazine that o rg a n iz e d re lig io n is fo r "w e a k - m in d ed p e o p l e " an d th a t th e N avy's Tailhook sexual harassm ent s c a n d a l w as " m u c h a d o a b o u t nothing." He also said he b eliev ed P re si­ d en t K e n n e d y w as k illed by th e " m il it a r y - i n d u s t r i a l c o m p le x " because he opposed intervention in Vietnam. Ventura, w ho has gained nation­ al in flu e n ce in th e R eform P arty since he upset tw o veteran p o liti­ cians in M innesota's gubernatorial race last y ear, aired his view s on s u b je c ts ra n g in g fro m b e a u tifu l w om en to w h at life in the W hite House would be like. The in te rv iew , con d u cted ov er three days this sum m er w ith co n ­ tribu ting ed ito r Law rence G robel, a p p e a rs in th e N o v em b e r iss u e , which goes on sale Monday. Ventura said legalizing prostitu­ tion should be considered but is an unpopular idea because o f religion. "O rg a n iz e d re lig io n is a sh am and a crutch for weak-m inded peo­ p le w h o n e ed s tr e n g th in n u m ­ b e rs ," the g o v ern o r said . "It tells p e o p le to go o u t and s tic k th e ir noses in other people's business." T h e g o v e r n o r , a fo rm e r N av y SEAL who spent time in Southeast A sia in th e e a r ly 1 9 7 0 s , said he co u ld n 't co n d o n e w hat happened d uring the T ailh o ok A ssociation's co n fe re n ce in 1991, w h en fem ale Navy officers w ere groped and fon­ d led by a v ia to r s at a L as V eg a s hotel. But he said he understood it. "T h e se are p e o p le w ho liv e on the ra z o r's e d g e and d efy d eath and do thing s w here people d ie ," he said. "T h ey 're not going to con­ sider grabbing a w om an's breast or b u tto ck a m a jo r situ a tio n . T h a t's much ado about nothing." Grobel suggested it w asn't trivial for the wom en. "S o ? Y o u h a v e to c re a te th e se people for y o u r ow n p ro te ctio n ," Ventura said. V en tu ra d e c lin e d to d eta il h is military service or answer whether he had killed anyone, calling it an in a p p r o p r ia te q u e s tio n and "n o one's busin ess." V en tu ra ta lk e d ab o u t the b e st part of his jo b — "It's good to be k in g ," he said . "T h e best thing is that there's no one in this state who can tell me w hat to do." And the w o rst: "Y o u b eco m e a slave. I can 't go anyw here without guards. You becom e a prisoner of your ow n success." Although he has said he doesn't plan to run for president next year, V entura said if he did, he w ould wait until sum m er to enter the race. "I would let G ore and Bush hang each o th er w ith all the rope they have, to the point w here the public couldn't stand either of them. Their disapproval ratings would skyrock­ e t," he said . "T h e n you en ter the race three m onths before the elec­ tion and take the w hole thing." But he w ould n't run because the president "liv e s in a jail cell. H e's the king o f th e ja il cell. H e 's the m o st p o w e r fu l m an in th e fre e w orld, but h e 's not really free, is he?" V entura d etailed his previously e x p r e s s e d b e l ie f th a t Jo h n F. Kennedy's assassination was a co n ­ spiracy. He said he believes assas­ sins w ere hired. Playboy asked who hired them. "I d on't know if 1 want to get this on your tape. 1 d on 't want people to think I'm som e sort of erratic nut running the state of M innesota. If you truly w ant to know , I believe we did, the military-industrial com ­ plex. I believe Kennedy was going to w ithdraw us from Vietnam and there w ere factions that didn't want that," Ventura said. 12 T h e D a ily T e x a n THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 80,1999 FOGUS D rugstore Cowboys ? r T <• é Features Editor Jennifer Valentino jenval@mail.utexas.edu Two “steerers," in white shirts, lead an unidenti­ fied man to a pharmacy in Nuevo Laredo, Mexi­ co. Steerers often wait near the Mexico-U.S. border crossing for Americans who are looking to buy inexpen­ sive prescription drugs in Mexico. Doctors and dentists pay the steerers a small commission for bringing customers to their offices. Although carrying these prescrip­ tion drugs into the Unit­ ed States is allowed under federal law. His illegal according to Texas law. Even so, thousands of pills are brought into the state each year. Photo by Brendan M aloney/DAiLY t e x a n STAFF Top 5 Prescription Drugs Num ber of pills 1,000,000 900.000 800.000 700.000 600.000 500.000 400.000 300.000 200.000 100,000 Source: UT College of Pharmacy 1994-1995 study Drugs Continued from page 1 There is a major discrepancy betw een federal law and Texas state law that creates an ongoing headache for anyone trying to understand drug regulations. Federal law, observed by U.S. custom s agents at the border, allows prescriptions from foreign countries to enter the United States. But under Texas law, observed by police and state troopers, stricter guidelines make it illegal to bring prescriptions filled in Mexi­ co into the state. "It cannot by definition be a legal pre­ scription if it is issued by a Mexican doc­ tor," said Detective R. Travis of the Austin Police Department Narcotics Division. For Texans, this means that federal cus­ toms agents will allow them to declare and bring controlled or dangerous drugs into the state in limited quantities for personal use. But if stopped by any state officer, these people can be fined or arrested. "Dangerous drugs" are those that cannot be obtained in the United States without a doctor's prescription. If a dangerous drug could cause addiction, like some sedatives or anti-anxiety drugs, it is also classified as a controlled drug. Even law enforcement officials acknowl­ edge that the regulations can be confusing for people returning to Texas. "I think the laws need to be addressed," said Johnny Hatcher, assistant commander for the N arcotics D ivision at the Texas Department of Public Safety. Bringing medication to the United States without declaring it at the border is consid­ ered smuggling, and is never legal on a fed­ eral or state level. But none of this stops m illions of pills from entering Texas every year. Crossing the border Micah is not a stereotypical gun-toting smuggler. He is 3 UT engineering sopho­ m ore who resells prescrip tion d rugs he buys in Nuevo Laredo. He agreed to talk only if his real name was not used. "It's obvious — think about it," he said. "You buy a bottle of Valium down there with 100 pills for $10 to $12. Take it here and sell it for $2 a pill." Sometimes Micah claims the pills at the border and hopes not to be pulled over by a state trooper or caught at a second check­ point a few miles outside of Laredo on 1-35. More often, though, he hides Ritalin, Xanax and Valium inside the w aistband of his pants or stashes it in the sideboards of his 46 Ten times more are being smuggled and not declared. There’s not a doubt in my mind.” — Dr. Marvin Shepherd, UT pharmacy professor truck or under the spare tire. With his close- cropped dark hair, gold-rim m ed glasses and confident nature, he doesn't attract attention. He has never been caught after an excursion to Mexico, which begins on foot at the International Bridge linking Mexico to the United States. Five steps into Nuevo Laredo past the International Bridge that crosses the murky Rio Grande, visitors stand at a small but busy intersection of two dirt roads. Many Mexican men loiter around the intersection, waiting for Americans. These men aggres­ sively pursue tourists, walking with them while pitching their services. ous p rescription m edications. The total n um b er confiscated in 1998 was about 184,000, said Roger Maier, a spokesman for U.S. Customs, Texas and New Mexico divi­ sion. Many of the confiscated pills are taken from would-be sm ugglers who have not declared the medication. Pills are harder to detect than some other drugs, such as m arijuana, H atcher said. Drug-sniffing dogs usually will not detect prescription medications, although some are trained to smell the adhesive tape that is used to attach the drugs to a person's body or to a vehicle. "We rely on the experience of our officers "Hey, vato, you want to visit a pharm a­ [to catch smugglers]," he said. cy?" you. Come on." "Looking for Valium? Percodan? I take “Gnera, guera, you want to lose weight? You need medicine?" These men are called steerers, and they get a small commission from doctors and den­ tists for bringing customers to their offices. Near the bridge, tourists come to a small plaza ripped up by construction and crowd­ ed with bars, shops, and doctors' offices. One of the offices tucked away in a dark corner is a destination for steerers. An official-looking woman sits inside at a formica-topped desk with a laminated blue price list she keeps in the drawer. The drugs on it are conveniently divided into "weight loss," "sleeping" and "relaxers." One typed colum n lists the drug nam e and dosage units in a box. A second column lists the prescription price. The third column lists the drug price. There are injectable versions as well as the pill form s of p o p u lar favorites, like Quaaludes. She has a prescription pad ready. More tourists, more drugs A 1990 UCLA study reported that a quar­ ter of all Americans who visit Mexico buy prescription drugs there. Across the United States, law enforcement officials are seeing an increase in non-m edical use of these d ru g s and custom s agents are catching more and more people. In 1999, customs agents have already con­ fiscated almost half-a-million doses of vari­ But his study found that less than 10 per­ cent of the people declaring prescription drugs were older than 50. In fact, most were not sick or old, and they were bringing back vast quantities of medications that are tight­ ly controlled in the United States. The most frequently declared drugs were not antibi­ otics or arthritis medications, but controlled drugs: sedatives, stimulants, opiates, hyp­ notics and anti-anxiety drugs. These people were generally thirty-some­ things who bought two or three different pre­ scriptions in Mexico. Some came from as far away as Massachusetts, Alaska and Minneso­ ta, but more than half were Texans. Of the 15 most commonly declared drugs, 14 are classified as controlled substances in the United States. During Shepherd's study, which was conducted on 84 random days during a two-year period, people crossing the Laredo border declared almost 929,000 Valium tablets alone. Another popular choice was Rohypnol, a sedative known as the "date-rape drug," which was made illegal in the United States shortly after Shepherd's study was finished. It is still made and sold in Mexico, and in 1998 customs agents seized several thou­ sand tablets, Maier said. The most commonly smuggled drugs are sedatives, which doctors may prescribe to combat anxiety, panic disorders and sleep­ lessness. But because of the d rug com binations and number of doses declared, Shepherd said he has a hard time believing they were for medical use. "There is an u nderw orld prescription Valium Anti-anxiety Rohypnol Sedative/ Hypnotic Tafil Anti-anxiety Tenuate stimulant Asenlix stimulant The top five most commonly declared drugs at the Laredo, TX U.S. Customs checkpoint Charlie Fonville/DAILY TEXAN STAFF drug addiction problem," he said. Shepherd also said he believes that the drugs declared are just the tip of the ice­ berg, in terms of what is actually entering the United States. "Ten times more are being smuggled and not declared," he said. "There's not a doubt in my mind." Shepherd also said that drugs such as Valium and Rohypnol are popular because they increase the high of other drugs, like cocaine and heroin, and ease the com e­ down period. Travis agreed, noting that different types of people frequent the pharmacies. "I imagine there's a fair amount of people that want to party; they get some and wash it down with a six pack of Budweiser," he said. "Then there are also real addicts going down there." One of Micah's regular clients, Eve, consid­ ers h erself one of the p arty e rs. She has b ought several different types of drugs, including Valium and Rohypnol, from him. As an undergraduate, Eve occasionally took Mexican prescription drugs, usually on the weekend while drinking alcohol. Eve, a recent UT biology graduate who works full time in San Antonio, did not want her real name used. "Well, you get messed up faster," she said, "and as long as you're not driving and you watch how much you're drinking, the effects of the drugs are just enhanced." The health implications of this tidal wave of prescription drugs is not yet known. "People are self-medicating on dangerous drugs w ithout oversight," said Shepherd. He said prescription drugs sold in Mexico — almost always made there — do not have the same stringent quality checks as Ameri­ can-made pharmaceuticals. "I don't buy that the quality is the same. I don't buy that at all," he said. A n o th er h e a lth concern arise s w hen users of depressants like Valium or Rohyp­ nol combine these drugs with alcohol. The in to x ic a tin g effect of b o th is g re a tly increased, as is the risk that a person could stop breathing from the combination. Rohypnol has also been im plicated in many date-rapes. When it is dissolved in an alcoholic drink and consumed, it can cause a person to pass out. "Even though it may not be as dangerous as coke or heroin, they do present a danger to these kids," said Maria Reba, director of field operations for South Texas Customs. "W e're seeing death s — it's h ittin g our future generations." SYSIX TECHNOLOGIES O u r P e o p le A re The S olu tio n . 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Please visit with u s a t our Inform ation Session a t the University of Texas cam pus on Oc tober 25th in Welch Hall, Room 2304 a t 7pm which is open to all an d when we are on cam pus interviewing October 26th. if you are u nable to m ake either please send your resum e tojobs@ sysix.com . S ysix T ech n ologies is h ead q u artered in O akbrook Terrace, IL, a w estern su b u rb of Chicago. We also have offices in A tlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Los Angeles, Milwaukee and Seattle, f o r more iniorm ation please visit our web site at www.sysix.com . Entertainment Editor: Peter Debruge peterd@mail.utexas.edu concert preview ENTERTAINMENT T h e D a i l y T e x a n 13 Band brings lo-fi sound to Stubb’s T H U R S D A Y , S E P T E M B E R 3 0 , 1 8 8 9 Michael Chamy Daily Texan Staff I n t o th e e a r l y m o r n i n g , th e faithful stood transfixed befo re the w h it e s h e e t b e h i n d the v a c a t e d s t a g e . T h o u g h th e i m a g e s w e r e grainy, and the letters in a foreign s c r i p t , th e p r o j e c t e d w o r d th a t r e p e a t e d l y f l i c k e r e d on a n d o f f w a s " h o p e . " H o p e had d r i v e n a near-capacity crowd to the Stu bb's i n d o o r s ta g e on T u e s d a y to w i t­ ne ss tw o e n ig m a tic in s tru m e n ta l b an d s with little history of play ­ ing live. A f t e r L a b r a d f o r d o p e n e d th e evenin g with a re sounding "N o !," G o d s p e e d Y o u B l a c k E m p e r o r ! r e s t o r e d th e f a i th w i th an a w e ­ inspiring, tw o -h o u r set of intense c o m p o s i t io n s that b u ilt fro m the s e r e n e s t r a i n s o f a v i o l i n to an unbridled p sy ch e d e lic tribal fren­ z y , a n d v i s i t e d a ll p l a c e s in- betw ix t. N ot q uite the nine-piece behem oth they had been made out to be, the six individuals that took the stage nonetheless saturated the c l u b w i t h p i e c e s o f i m m e n s e po w er and beauty, bolstered by a backdrop of low -grade images and s p a rin g use of p o w erfu l sam pled voices. Th e net re su lt w as a fe e lin g of s o m e t h i n g e v e n g r e a t e r th a n its considerable parts. The use of the violin best e xe m p lifie s the ornate fe el o f the b a n d , w ith m a r i m b a s an d o t h e r p e r c u s s i o n g r a d u a l l y c r a n k i n g up the r h y t h m i c s id e , melding with the dual basses and the treated guitar to w eave a fo r­ midable sonic mass that som ehow flo w ed to g e th e r b e a u tif u l ly with Tortoise-like precision. Then the second d ru m m e r jack- Get to know Tennessee’s Self live music SELF When: Tonight, Sept. 30 Playing at Paradox Opening f o r M arvelous 3 i m n n .e u n x M O O D IS NO T IN D IG O . G odspeed You B la c k Emperor! lays a textured evening of lo-fidelity rock on ple ased listeners Tuesday. Jeremy Liebman/DAiLY TEXAN STAFF j » n. knifed the bass pedal, and all sonic hell breaks loose. The sound inten­ sified as the wall of sound grew, and even the take-it-in-stride post­ rock crowd couldn't stand still. Even the meandering atmospher­ ics that m ark e d the b e g in n in g of GYBE! compositions held the crowd t r a n s f i x e d b y the evening. Samples of a street-corner p re a ch e r talking about the end of the w o r l d r e s o n a t e d b e h i n d the band's light, string-driven ambiance the e n d o f and the b l a c k - a n d - w h i t e b a c k ­ ground shots. G o d s p e e d p a c k e d the v is cer a l p o w e r a n d d y n a m i c s h itts t h a t o p e n i n g a c t L a b r a d f o r d la c k e d . The dream like beauty of the slow­ ly d e v e lo p in g L abradford is s im ­ ply im possible to appreciate while s ta n d in g in a cro w d ed club. Th e band see m e d to realize that S tu b ­ b's is no E le c tric Lounge (R.I.P.), w h e re s h o w s su ch as the b a n d 's p r e v i o u s A u s t i n e n g a g e m e n t in 1996 w ere often marked by entire crow'ds s ittin g on the club floor. T h e m o s t l y p e r c u s s i o n l e s s trio ended their set Tu esd ay after play­ ing less than 30 minutes worth of d e l i c a t e m a te r i a l o f f th e ir l a te s t release E Luxo So. B u t G o d s p e e d 's s praw ding set m ore than made up for any early disappointment, and the band left in t h e s t a g e h a v i n g r e t u r n e d s p a d e s the h o p e o f t h o s e w h o brought it w ith them. M att Dentler Daily Texan Staff O n e b a n d a n d o n e s o u n d t h a t e n t i r e l y p e r s o n i f y th e " c o l l e g e music" m ovement is Self. Self? If the n a m e s o u n d s foreign, i t's tim e to learn the language. B om a few years ago, Self used to be a primarily one-m an band. That o n e m an, M a tt M a h a ffe y , c re a te d ro ck 'n ' roll fro m e le c tr o n ic s . H e b l e n d e d p o p c u l t u r e l y r i c s ( a la Weezer or Ben Folds Five) with hip- hop beats. In essence, it sounded a lot like Beck. Still, Self was different and created its ow n niche in alterna­ tive music. The debut album, Sublim inal P las­ tic M otives, was a cult phenom enon. Singles like "So Low " and "C a n on " became mainstays on college radio. It won raves from the indie crowd and was a welcome change of pace to th e t h e n - e x h a u s t e d g e n r e o f grunge rock. It was poppy, fun and it made you move. N ow adays, Self is back in stores an d on to u r. I t 's also a f i v e - m a n b a n d , c o m p l e t e w ith a f u l l - t i m e rh y th m sectio n and pianist. T h e ir new' record, Breakfast With Girls, was r e l e a s e d th is s u m m e r a n d S e l f sounds better than ever. T h e n e w s o n g s are m u c h m o r e d y n a m i c a n d th e t e x t u r e s m o r e flu id . M a h a f f e y still le a d s l ik e a p o stm o d e r n , M T V -fu e le d c o n d u c ­ tor. Very fewr in the b usiness do it b etter. T h e s o n g s mix p o etry and p o p , w ith a g re a t love fo r rap as well as punk. A u stin is not new for the band. They've been in town several times, a n d a r e S o u t h by S o u t h w e s t favorites. Fittingly so, since they mix intelligent w'ords with street smart rhythms. Self is one of the best-kept secrets in alternative music today. If you haven't discovered them yet, do so, and thank us later. 1 7 4 -5 3 1 4 2 i -a \v. r,th A u s t i n ’s H o i m <>f tin H i m C ulf Coast Playboys 6:30 Happy 10:0QHumble Bums Hour Panic Party | ■ L o w y IlllH A l t A ( . I S W E I . 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To book your private party call 499-0980 H O L L Y ^ W g r O D l S T O C K E X C H A N G E w ww m sx.com J I . . h u m a n n a t u r e w ith a c o n v e n ie n t Matlock "W hy I d id it" confession. 'T m of a conviction that w e can't fig­ u re that out, in life, I m ean. You can hear Milosevic talk 'til kingdom come about w hy he's doing w hat he's doing, bu t it doesn't m ake sense to me. A nd I th in k th a t w as o ne of the sard o n ic, w onderful things about Psycho: at the end Hitchcock h ad that sum m ing u p by that p edantic psychiatrist. A nd it w as a joke. I thought it was wonderful; I thought it w as funny." A s a th r ille r , The M in u s M an is leagues aw ay from the likes of Psycho or other high-intensity nail-biters. The m ystery here unfolds in our im agina­ tions, the physical threat ephem eral, perhaps even imagined. Still, the com­ parison is valid. The film's m ost d ra ­ m atic m o m en ts b o rro w from H itch­ cock's shocker. For starters, songstress Sheryl Crow, in her debut role, m akes a Janet Leigh- style exit early on (sans sh o w er an d screeching violins, m ind you). "This is a different movie, bu t I w as aw are ot that," fan ch er said. "It even follows through to the cop in the w in­ dow [after V ann's first m urder]. It w as on purpose. In fact, the cop w as a m an first. I lo v e th a t m o m e n t in Psycho w hen that cop knocks on the w indow after that night in the rain and w akes her up. It7s like, 'Whoa! That's the last thing you w ant to see.'" M ost of the film focuses on V ann's attem pt to fit into a new tow n, w hile try in g to contain (so m ew h at u n su c ­ cessfully) his curious drive to kill peo­ ple. After drifting along at the w him s of a passive killer (Vann provides the poison and lets his victims kill them ­ selves), th e film e n d s w ith an o th e r u n e x p e c te d H itc h c o c k ia n scen e, h eig h ten e d by m usic rem iniscent of Bernard H errm ann's Psycho score. "T h e P sycho th in g h a d v io lin s. [Com poser M arco Beltrami] does the sa m e th in g w ith a p ia n o , w ith a n arpeggio, w here it goes zheeeowl The kind of thing that7s like taking a chisel d o w n th e v erte b ra , you know . N o t hard, light like a marimba. It just shat­ ters you. I w anted that chill. I w anted that kinetic thing. A nd still, after all the tim es I've seen this fucking thing, it still does it to me. "There's som ething breathless about th a t m om ent. But it's in clu d ed w ith other things: the smile of the cop and her eyes, the w ay that's lit and every­ thing. [Beltrami] w as in a certain bag that he'd invented for the w hole film, and I w as asking him to break the bag. I w anted him to sm ash it against the wall, I w anted it to be splattered every­ w here. I told him, 'I w ant the thing I h a v e n 't d o n e in the film: I've kept it elliptical, it's all innuendo, it's all sub­ cutaneous and restrained. N ow I w ant to b re a k it.' T o ta lly fu ck in ' p iñ a ta , candy flies everywhere." W e d g e d b e tw e e n th e s e Psyclto- inspired bookends, at the heart of the film, Vann contends w ith the despera­ tio n of th e c h a ra c te rs a ro u n d him : Brian C ox's self-destructive landlord an d Janeane G arofalo's lonely, over- eager cow orker w ho falls for the first person to come around. T he c h a r a c te r -d r iv e n film rid e s heavily on the strength of its actors, w ith Cox an d G arofalo b oth in excep­ tional form and M ercedes Ruehl in a fine perform ance. It's som ew hat curi­ ous that Fancher o p ted to cast m usi­ cians C row an d D w ight Yoakam, nei­ th er of w h o m he w as fam iliar w ith, in a d v e rte n tly in c re a sin g th e film 's star pow er. "A cting and singing are very close, although a lot of singers d o n 't think they can act," Fancher said. "I think if they got w ith the right director or the r ig h t p r o je c t t h e y 'd b e a c tin g , b e c a u s e th e y a c t w h e n th e y sin g . T h e y u s e th e v o ic e ; th e y u se th e body. Sheryl never acted before, b u t sh e 'd been acting for years. In a w ay, sh e 'd been having to interpret som e­ one else's or her o w n w ords and p u t them into a theatrical form." 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Hampton Fancher knows something about our sadistic side, addressing those mysterious dark impulses in his unusual film The Minus Man. so m e th in g th a t is c o m p le te ly a n ti­ thetical to w h at he is, not only w hat he seem s to be?" The M in u s M an is o n e o f th o s e films that d o esn 't m ind m atu rin g at its o w n p a c e r a th e r th a n r u s h in g from one spectacle to the next. In his d e ta c h e d n a iv e te , V ann m a k e s an intriguing killer. He exists in a time zone all his ow n, alw ays connected w ith his su rro u n d in g s and separate fro m th e ru s h of h u m a n a c tiv ity . I m a g in e F o r r e s t G u m p le a v in g behind a trail of d ead bodies. "I sa id to e v e ry b o d y , th e w h o le film, m usic an d ev e ry th in g , sh o u ld take its cue from V an n 's character," Fancher said. "H e's a slow poke, and everybody else is very fast and n er­ v o u s an d fucked u p . H e 's 'sm a ll is beautiful,' et cetera. There's som ething about all that that appeals to me. The w hole film had to be that way." O n e o f th e m o s t f a s c in a tin g aspects of The M inus Man — or the m ost frustrating, d ep e n d in g on how you approach the film — is that the film never feels com pelled to explain w h a t m o tiv ate s V an n 's killings. By a v o id in g th is ro u te, F a n c h e r s id e ­ ste p s th e p ra tfa ll of la tc h in g on to pop-psychology m otives (think how poorly the explanations for antisocial b e h a v io r in Spellbound o r The Bad Seed hold up today). " T h o s e c o lo rs c h a n g e w ith th e w e a th e r of th e c u ltu r e ," F a n c h e r sa id . "O n c e th e re w as d e v ils, a n d th e n F re u d h a s an id e a ... a n d it keeps changing. I m ean, I can have th e sa m e th in g h a p p e n to m e th a t h ap p e n ed to [Vann] an d not do w h at he did. In term s of the pathology, I d o n 't thin k any of it a d d s up. 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Best of luck, C harlie Fonville & Roberto Rivera The Daily Texan Pet of the Week Staff Rhys Southan Daily Texan Staff The absence of copyright restrictions on classic literature is a mixed blessing. It's nice that anyone can toy with these brilliant works for free, but too often, the words of somebody who's been dead for hundreds of years become a crutch for would-be writers who have little creativity of their own. With Shakespeare’s R&], the Zachary Scott Theatre is following the recent trend of "u p d atin g " Shakespeare, which sometimes involves rewrites, but usually just means transplanting the bard's plays into more modem set­ tings. This version of Romeo and Juliet claims to be a "hot-blooded new adap­ tion" that puts a "new spin on the tale of the warring Capulets and M on­ tagues." The twist is that this Romeo and Juliet takes place in an all-male prep high school, but there's not a whole lot on this stage that isn't on the original page. However, even if R&J fails to accomplish anything new, it works very well as yet another perfor­ mance of this terrific play. * The set-up for the oppressive prep school environment is quick and effec­ tive. The four actors (Chris Hatcher, Martin Burke, Aaron Johnson and Jon Watson, donned in private school uni- GET THEE TO ZACHARY. Four repressed Catholic high-school students escape school drudgery by performing Romeo and Juliet in Shakespeare's R&J. forms) enter the sparse circular stage with only four benches, four note­ books, one long red sheet and one book containing Romeo and Juliet. The piercing school bell rings and the stu­ dents robotically pick up their benches, obediently march to class and rehearse their mindless lessons. This sequence contains the only non- People will do crazy things to W IN 000! ||$i ■ * > * % „ ! ii • A;: # ; ■ 7 ' 7 ' -7 ' : f i t U I " a You can just go to www.1gOOCOLLECT.com 1-800-COLLECT Save a Buck or Two. No purchase necessary. 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The students take on all of the roles themselves, male and female, eventually leading to conflict when Romeo (Burke) and Juliet (Hatcher, the only actor here that is convincing as a teen-ager) overly enjoy their romantic scenes in the opinions of the other two. It's im pressive that this subtext of repression and forbidden love works so well, even though the words were hardly altered to accomodate it. The tone of R&J's first act falls some­ where between farce and melodrama, with the actors really hamming up the female roles. It can be hard to appreci­ ate the story when the actors are swap­ ping characters, over-doing accents and being silly but the play redeems itself in the more serious second act. As the students immerse themselves in their roles, it becomes less distract­ ing that the women are played by men. Obviously Romeo and Juliet was origi­ nally done with only male actors, but the difference here is that Juliet is sup­ posed to be a guy. The real twist in R&J isn't the prep school aspect, but the homosexual implications. If R&J is meant to be taken literally, it's not very likely that the students would perform Romeo and Juliet so well spontaneously, but R&J appears m ore concerned with them es and symbolism. The red sheet is terrifically used to represent similar aspects of opposing emotions. It functions both as a sword and as a symbol of love, demonstrating the violent passion and constructive passion of the play. Not only that, but the fight scenes are choreographed so well that it's easy to forget that the actors are really just playing tug-of-w'ar. When something like Shakespeare's R&J comes around, claiming to be a fresh interpretation of the bard, it's rea­ sonable to expect new' material to justi­ fy the pomp. 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