@thedailytexan Friday, November 18, 2011 facebook.com/dailytexan >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY ÒDirty Martini & the New BurlesqueÓ Screening Spiderhouse Cafe (29th St. Ballroom) will host a screening of the award-winning documentary film at 8 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Burlesque performances to follow. The show is 21+ and tickets range from $15-20. La Luna Negra ChicagoÕs Luna Negra Dance Theatre will be performing tonight at the Bass Concert Hall from 8-10 p.m., delivering richly textured and highly original contemporary dance in a distinctive style blending the discipline of ballet with the fiery energy of Latin and Afro-Caribbean forms and rhythms. Caven Lacrosse Center opening Attend the official reopening and dedicaiton ceremony of the Caven Lacrosse & Sports Center at Clark Field at 3:00 p.m. The eent is open to the public. Graduate Student Potluck The Graduate Student Assembly is hosting a potluck night of food and games with fellow graduate students. The potluck will start at 7 p.m. on the 3rd floor of the SAC. Bring a recipe card with your dish! SATURDAY Texas Socialist Conference The Austin branch of the International Socialist Organization will be holding a day-long conference on the relevance of Marxism to current issues. Registration is $5 to $20 at 11:30 a.m. in MEZ 1.306. http://on.fb.me/ tWDFiA for more information. Today in history In 1307 William Tell shoots an apple off his sonÕs head to spare both of their lives. Quote to note Ô Ô ÒI know people roll their eyes and snicker about those creepy Twilight Moms. But have you helped a soldier today or raised money for a childrenÕs cancer research group? And taken three kids to school.Ó Ñ Candace Wheeler Austin Twilight Moms member LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Lin Zagorski | Daily Texan Staff When nature decides itÕs time to drop trou, consider our list of the best stalls on the way Ultimatum could mean no Formula 1 racetrack in Austin By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Plans for AustinÕs Formula 1 racetrack have met some unex¥pected turbulence this week, and Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone released an ultimatum to the com¥pany building the track Thursday: Sign the contract by the end of next week or say goodbye to the U.S. Grand Prix for 2012. Circuit of the Americas, the company building the Formula 1 track, halted construction on the South Austin racetrack Monday. Circuit of the Americas claimed Formula 1 had failed to provide a contract assuring that the U.S. Grand Prix will be held at the track in 2012, according to the compa¥nyÕs press release. Tavo Hellmund, CEO of the pro¥motion company Full Throttle Pro¥ductions, has known Ecclestone since he was young, according to the Circuit of the Americas web¥site. Hellmund originally won the contract from Formula 1 to bring the race to Austin, and proceeded Phishing scams scare UT faculty By Jillian Bliss Daily Texan Staff The number of phishing scams within UT computer systems has risen since previous months, but campus security officers are do¥ing what they can to make sure members of the UT community donÕt get hooked. ÒPhishingÓ describes a form of hacking which uses a Òbait and lureÓ technique. Hackers, hiding under the guise of email addresses, websites and screen names appearing to be official, phish for confidential infor¥mation pertaining to comput¥er users, such as account pass¥words. The UT Information Security Office sent an email Nov. 3 describing phishing at¥tempts which targeted 17 UT faculty and staff members dur¥ing the month of October. Ac¥cording to the email, the num¥ber of attempts had risen from just two in September. Chief Information Security Of¥ficer Cam Beasley said the Uni¥versity has developed techniques to ward off phishers, but those behind the attacks are constantly learning new methods to keep up with security systems. ÒThere have been a few target- PHISH continues on PAGE 2 a feature stands out on campus as it is more commonly found at ne¥glected gas stations. 2. The 10th floor menÕs bath¥room in the stairwell of Robert Lee Moore Hall offers a handy hangout for students sick of liv¥ing with roommates, as it provides lockers and a small shower. The bathroomÕs location in the stair¥well creates convenient (and hid¥den) access between classes. 3. Several buildings on campus were built during the 1930s, in¥cluding Waggener Hall, built in 1931. The building is home to the Classics Department and several ÒclassicÓ bathrooms reflecting the vintage Õ30s style. Rumors floated online of a secret tunnel once ex¥isting in the womenÕs bathroom on the third floor, although the door leading to it no longer exists. The menÕs bathroom also lacks urinals. POTTY continues on PAGE 2 By Jillian Bliss & Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff Sometimes the Òurge to goÓ comes when one may be in an un¥known area of campus, standing outside a building never before en¥tered but which hopefully has de¥cent facilities. Sometimes, perhaps after finding issues with long lines or crossing paths with a former roommate from hell, one may want to switch up their pit stop routine. Whatever the reason for oneÕs visit, Daily Texan staffers have compiled a list of the top 10 most interesting on-campus bathrooms. 1. Jogging through campus and need to make a pit-stop? Hom¥er Rainey Hall offers restrooms with convenient exterior entry so runners can avoid sweating through the halls in search of re¥lief. Whether the original archi¥tects meant the exterior entry for this purpose is debatable, but such to get Circuit of the Americas to fund the track for Formula 1. According to ÒThe Telegraph,Ó a London-based paper, Eccle¥stone said the halt in construc¥tion resulted from stalled nego¥tiations over whether Circuit of the Americas would pay up-front for the cost of bringing the race to Austin next year. ÒEverything was signed and sealed, but we kept putting things off like the dates, various letters of credit and things that should have been sent, but nothing ever hap¥pened,Ó Ecclestone said. In a press conference on Thurs¥day, Hellmund said the financing of the project was not his role at all. He said his role in everything was to be chairman of the Grand Prix, a position he hasnÕt been paid for in the last couple of months. Hell¥mund said the main issue lay with Circuit of the Americas. ÒThe likelihood of actual¥ly making a deal happen is now only 50 percent,Ó Hellmund said. RACECAR continues on PAGE 2 Work stopped Tuesday at the construction site of a new Formula One track in Del Valle. Circuit of the Americas investors suspended the construction because they donÕt have rights for the race yet. Tobacco-users to be encouragedto move away from bus stops Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff Rebecca Jinks smokes a cigarette while waiting for her bus outside the Hancock Center HEB Thursday afternoon. Capitol Metro announced that it will discourage smoking within fifteen feet Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff of bus stops starting next month. By Megan Strickland our riders,Ó Nyren said. McKewen said. Daily Texan Staff Nyren said riders should note McKewen said Capital Metro Capital Metro is not asking people couldnÕt cover the $230,000 need- The Capital Metropolitan Trans¥to quit smoking altogether, but in¥ ed to purchase and install signage portation Authority will begin ask¥stead to quit smoking when in the until funding became available ing riders to keep any tobacco use vicinity of non-smoking riders. through money the city of Aus¥ at least 15 feet away from their bus ÒWeÕre not asking people not tin received through the national stops beginning next month. to smoke,Ó Nyren said. ÒWeÕre Communities Putting Prevention New signage designating all 2700 just asking them to smoke a rea¥ to Work program. McKewen said of Capital Metro bus stops in Aus¥sonable distance away from the the program began as part of the tin, including 150 at UT, as tobacco bus stop and be considerate to American Recovery and Reinvest¥ free zones will be installed after the fellow riders.Ó ment Act of 2009. The only cave¥ board of directors secured funding Capital Metro spokeswoman Er¥ at is that Capital Metro must install and voted Wednesday to instate a ica McKewen said the company all signage by February, she said. ban, said Michael Nyren, Capital had wanted to institute the smok- McKewen said Capital Met- Metro risk management director. ing ban at bus stops for two years, ro does not currently have the re- While the new signs will impose after surveys conducted by the De¥ sources to enforce the policy, how¥ a voluntary ban on all tobacco, partment of Health and Human ever she believes the signage will Nyren said the ban primarily tar-Services and Capital Metro indi¥ reduce smoking, based on a pilot gets smokers. cated bus riders and Travis Coun¥ project instituted in June. The pilot ÒWhen we say tobacco free, weÕre ty residents support the ban. project installed signs at some Cap¥ referring to all forms of tobacco, ÒOverwhelmingly the com¥ ital Metro stops, including all UT but the main purpose is to reduce munity and our riders support¥ the effect of secondhand smoke on ed a tobacco ban at bus stops,Ó SMOKE continues on PAGE 2 POTTY continues from PAGE 1 4. A number of students know of the main restrooms in Gregory Gym, sporting showers and a sau¥na for sweaty students post-work¥out. Less commonly known facil¥ities, however, are located in the front lobby of Gregory before one even has to swipe their ID, giving an option of a pre-workout potty break without the hustle and bus¥tle of the main bathrooms. 5. Ernest Cockrell, Jr. Hall helps hungry visitors feel more at home with its diner-style de¥cor. Basement level bathrooms are tiled in black, white and red all over. The black and white checkered tiles with red accents are a design rarely encountered elsewhere on campus. 6. Those looking for solidarity can take comfort in the bathrooms down the hall from Texas Union Ballroom in the Texas Union. The womenÕs stall provides about as much space as an airplane latrine and allows one to close an actual door Ñ not just a stall door Ñ be¥tween the sink area and the toilet. 7.Sometimes students strug¥gle through the library, carrying a boatload of books, a loaded back¥pack complete with study-survival gear and a cup of coffee when the urge to go suddenly hits. The stalls in the Perry Casta–eda Library contain convenient shelves built into the walls above and behind each toilet to suppress all fears of dropping that late-night snack on the bathroom floor. 8.The modernistic style of the Student Activity Center contin¥ues into bathrooms. Technology such as automatic sinks, automat¥ic soap and lighting that turns off when vacant in addition to over¥sized mirrors provide an opportu¥nity for optimal usage. 9. Need a nap? Out-dated couch¥es put the ÒrestÓ in the restrooms of the Tower. Other couches are scat¥tered across campus as well, but the TowerÕs central location pro¥vides easy access from all areas of campus for those looking to relieve themselves in more than one way. 10. For a room with a view, check out either the menÕs or the womenÕs restrooms on the upper level on the ÒAÓ side of the Com¥munications Building. The floor to ceiling glass windows situated near the sinks make one feel as if they are standing on a high-rise balco¥ny overlooking the city. PHISH continues from PAGE 1 ed phishing attacks as of late which have masqueraded as the campus HelpDesk or University IT ad¥ministrators,Ó Beasley said. ÒCam¥pus users should know that legit¥imate University IT services will never ask for their password and should always be suspicious when such a request is made.Ó Beasley said his office also provides a website to worried ThereÕs a market for email and password lists. You can sell Ò peopleÕs information for money. Ñ Cam Beasley, Chief Information Security Officer Ò users with tips for safeguarding their information. Computer science senior Nick Johnson said those who take part in phishing typically have financial mo¥tivation. Johnson said he has been in¥terested in computer programming since age six and spends a lot of time learning about systems. He said users often provide similar passwords to multiple online accounts, which sim¥plify phishing efforts. ÒIf someone can phish a pass¥word through a UT account theyÕll try the same password on accounts and websites associated with that person,Ó Johnson said. ÒThereÕs a market for email and password lists. You can sell peo¥pleÕs information for money.Ó Beasley said personal informa¥tion appropriated through phish¥ing attempts can be used directly through online accounts contain¥ing personal information to cre¥ate identity theft scenarios. Biochemistry junior Shohreh Abedinzadeh said one of her friends fell victim to a phishing scam unrelated to the UT attacks and found the problem stressful. ÒHer credit card information got taken,Ó Abedinzadeh said. ÒShe had to file an identity theft claim and it took a few months to clear up.Ó Beasley said in addition to per¥sonal information, those behind the UT attacks may be after specif¥ic data accumulated through Uni¥versity research. Beasley said although num¥bers have risen since Septem¥ber, the total amount of phish¥ing victims is small compared to the campus population. Recent scams targeted faculty and staff, but students should be wary of the issue as well, he said. A BMX cyclist rides his bike on one of the ramps at Austin BMX and Skate Park on Thursday afternoon. The park officially opened on June 16, 2011. SMOKE continues from PAGE 1 stops, instructing riders how to smoker. She said she thinks the use smart phone applications to tobacco ban will help keep stu¥find Capital Metro information dents safe, people safe and pro¥such as bus schedules. Based on tect the health of the people. the dramatic increase of usage Theater studies freshman of the app, she said she thinks Madilynn Garcia said she isnÕt a the signage will be effective. smoker and believes the tobacco Bilingual education freshman ban is reasonable. Arinda Rodriguez sat by one of ÒItÕs not something that affects the pilot project signs at a bus me personally, but I do think stop on Dean Keeton Street on that if you are standing at a bus Thursday and said she isnÕt a stop itÕs reasonably respectful to RACECAR continues from PAGE 1 ÒLots of families have bickering. IÕm hopeful that all three of us want to make this happen.Ó In a statement Thursday, Circuit of the Americas responded to Ec¥clestone and said if he is consider¥ing moving the event to 2013 the company would still be interested and have time to prepare. Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, helped author the 2009 legislation that facilitated the process for proj¥ects like Formula 1 to receive state support and said no state incen- TSM BOARD MEETING Friday, Nov. 18, 2011 Executive Committee: 12:30 p.m. Full Board Meeting: 1 p.m. College of Communications CMA, LBJ Room #5.160 2600 Whitis Avenue Visitors Welcome We encourage any community member who has any kind of temporary or permanent disability to contact Texas Student Media beforehand so that appropriate accommodations can be made. Anyone is welcome to attend. tives have been given to the proj¥ect. He said funds will only be giv¥en after the race has taken place. ÒIt has always been incumbent on the race organizers to show that such a massive event can actually be held,Ó Watson said. ÒThat it would transparently provide the econom¥ic windfall they promised and that it would yield real tangible benefits to the people, that obligation remains.Ó Mark Wise, team manager for the Formula SAE team at UT, said heÕs been watching Formula 1 since he was 4 years old and that the industry has a complex political system in which there are a lot of different players. ÒWhat IÕm interested in seeing is how New Jersey plays into this,Ó Wise said. ÒBernie wants more money and now that New Jersey is at the bidding table it could have Batil Joselevitz | Daily Texan Staff stand a ways away from every¥one else,Ó Garcia said. Glen Martin, senior systems administrator for Information Technology Services, said he always tries to distance him¥self from other people when smoking and doesnÕt feel the ban infringes upon his rights as a smoker. ÒIt seems reasonable to me,Ó Martin said. some repercussions.Ó Bill Dollahite, a retired race car driver and founder of the local race track, Driveway Austin, said he is cautiously optimistic about the sit¥uation. Dollahite said he would love to see the racetrack in Austin because his racing academy could greatly complement the venue. He said although his business could vastly increase if the track comes to Austin and he hopes the parties work it out, it wonÕt hurt his busi¥ness if the track doesnÕt happen. ÒI would be disappointed for all the people who have put so much into it and because I know what it would mean for our community on the world stage and economi¥cally,Ó Dollahite said. ÒIÕve spent my whole life in this business and what it could do for Austin is huge.Ó CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Viviana Aldous (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Lena Price (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Multimedia O¥ce: (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O¥ce: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo O¥ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Comics O¥ce: (512) 232-4386 dailytexancomics@gmail.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2011 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER LowHigh 6982 Female dog is the new black, female dog. Architecture graduate student Kevin Olsen said he has confi¥ dence the track will be complet¥ ed. Olsen is the co-founder of the Austin Grand Prix, a local racing website created to bring Formula 1 news to Austin fans. Bernie is known for his very close and very extensive rela¥ tionships with people, Olsen said. What people are witness¥ ing right now is a high-stakes negotiations deal and theyÕre playing hardball, he said. Olsen said many people were very upset because the media sen¥ sationalized the situation. ÒThe major reaction was, Ôwe wanted this so bad, why is this happening,ÕÓ Olsen said. ÒBut peo¥ ple have calmed down and real¥ ized this is going to be okay.Ó The Associated Press HOUSTON Ñ Houston po¥lice have arrested 13 people during a downtown march that was sponsored in part by Occu¥py Houston protesters. Police spokesman Kese Smith says during the Thursday march, which also included individuals rep- Hundreds of demonstrators gather at Capitol to protest cuts to public, higher education school teachers. Others repeated slo-ous clashes between police and pro- By Chris Tomlinson The Associated Press gans calling for an end to bank bail-testers. The city has a designated free outs and the normal Occupy protest speech zone in an outdoor amphithe- AUSTIN Ñ More than 200 Oc-chants of ÒWe are the 99 percent.Ó ater. That is where the protesters are cupy Austin demonstrators rallied at Protester then marched the based. Both the mayor and the police the Texas state Capitol, focusing on length of downtown Austin to the chief have said they have no intention education issues. City Hall, where the Occupy Aus-of shutting down the protest. Speakers called for more spending tin camp is located. Organizers say there have been on education, particularly for public So far there have been no seri-38 arrests since the protest began. Thirteen arrested peacefully at Occupy Houston place without incident. All those arrested will be taken to the Harris County Jail for ar¥raignment. All are facing misde¥meanor charges. Kese says the march, attend¥ed by a couple hundred individu¥als, was mostly peaceful and police have had a good relationship with members of Occupy Houston. resenting unions and other groups, a dozen individuals were arrested af¥ter they sat down, linked arms and blocked an intersection during rush hour traffic. All were charged with obstructing a roadway. A thirteenth person was arrested for interfering with the duties of a public servant. Kese says all the arrests took World&NatioN 3 Friday, November 18, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Austin Myers, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com NEWS BRIEFLY Russia says rising local conflicts could trigger the nuclear option MOSCOW Ñ Russia is facing a heightened risk of being drawn into conflicts at its borders that have the potential of turning nucle¥ ar, the nationÕs top military officer said Thursday. Gen. Nikolai Makarov, chief of the General Staff of the Rus¥ sian armed forces, cautioned over NATOÕs expansion eastward and warned that the risks of Russia be¥ ing pulled into local conflicts have Òrisen sharply.Ó Makarov added, according to Rus¥ sian news agencies, that Òunder cer¥ tain conditions local and regional conflicts may develop into a full-scale war involving nuclear weapons.Ó A steady decline in RussiaÕs con¥ ventional forces has prompted the Kremlin to rely increasingly on its nuclear deterrent. The nationÕs military doctrine says it may use nuclear weapons to counter a nuclear attack on Rus¥ sia or an ally, or a large-scale con¥ ventional attack that threatens RussiaÕs existence. Germany launches investigation after neo-Nazi killing spree BERLIN Ñ Germany will fully investigate how a group of neo-Na¥ zis managed to operate under the radar of authorities for years, alleg¥ edly killing 10 people and robbing a string of banks, the justice minis¥ ter promised Thursday. Minister Sabine Leutheusser- Schnarrenberger acknowledged wide criticism Ñ focused on the domestic intelligence agency Ñ of authorities for apparently letting the gang slip through their hands for years. The case came to light earlier this month when two found¥ ing members apparently commit¥ ted suicide after police closed in on them following a bank robbery. ÒWe are all asking how it could be that the security authorities allowed it to be possible for a known group of neo-Nazis to go underground at the end of the Ô90s and apparently over 13 years murder people in var¥ ious German cities, carry out bomb¥ ing attacks, and lethally attack po¥ lice officers,Ó she said. The group called itself the Na¥ tional Socialist Underground Ñ a clear reference to the full name of the Nazis, a contraction of ÒNa¥ tional Socialists.Ó It is suspected of murdering eight people of Turkish origin, one person with Greek roots and a policewoman. The crimes have caused an out¥ cry and soul-searching across the country, especially among immi¥ grant groups who maintain that au¥thorities were too quick to dismiss the murders as regular street crime rather than extremism. Israel turns to eastern Africa for alliance against Islamicism JERUSALEM Ñ Israel has iden¥tified eastern Africa as an impor¥tant strategic interest and is step¥ping up ties with nations in the re¥gion in a joint effort to control the spread of Islamic extremists, offi¥cials said Thursday. In effect, Israel would become a player siding with Christian-led Af¥rican nations in conflicts with Mus¥lim movements, a fault line that has sharpened around the continent in recent years. Israeli moves come as the United States as well has hiked up military support for African governments, in large part to com¥bat al-Qaida-linked groups. IsraelÕs prime minister, Benja¥min Netanyahu, hosted the leaders of Uganda and Kenya earlier this week, following a meeting at the United Nations in September with the president of the newly liberated South Sudan, the mainly Christian and animist nation that gained in¥dependence from Muslim Arab-led Sudan in July. The outcome of the meetings Ñ and the extent of IsraelÕs moves to ally with the Africans Ñ remains murky. KenyaÕs leader went so far as to say Israel promised to provide security assistance to his country to help protect its borders Israeli of¥ficials say such claims are prema¥ture, but say an alliance with Kenya and other eastern African countries is natural. ÒWe have joint interests and we believe that mutual cooperation can be beneficial to us all,Ó said Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev. ÑCompiled from Associated Press reports Occupiers take on exchange Brown though said Thurs¥day that the situation Òjust became untenable.Ó Demonstrator Michael Curtis, 58, of Dallas, said he was sleeping at the campsite last night when he got word that the police were clearing it out and he left the site. ÒThey could have said ÔThurs¥day, be out by 9 a.m.,ÕÓ he said. Occupy London Faring Well LONDON ÑProtesters camped Idaho man attempts Obama assassination By David Rising The Associated Press BOISE, Idaho Ñ An Idaho man accused of firing an assault rifle at the White House believed he was Jesus and thought President Ba¥rack Obama was the Antichrist, ac¥cording to court documents and those who knew him. At one point, he even suggested to an acquain¥tance the president was planning to implant computer tracking chips into children. Oscar Ramiro Ortega-Hernandez, 21, was charged Thursday with at¥tempting to assassinate the president or his staff. He is accused of firing nine rounds at the White House last Friday night Ñ one of them cracking a window of the first familyÕs living quarters Ñ when Obama and the first lady were away. If convicted, Or¥tega faces up to life in prison. Ortega was arrested Wednesday at a western Pennsylvania hotel when a desk clerk there recognized him and called police. OrtegaÕs public defender, Christo¥pher Brown, declined comment after his first court hearing in Pennsylva¥nia. OrtegaÕs mother has said he has no history of mental illness, though when authorities were looking for him, they reported he had Òmental health issues.Ó In Idaho Falls, where Ortega is from, a computer consultant told The Associated Press that the two met July 8 after Ortega asked for help editing a 30-minute infomer¥cial. Monte McCall said that dur¥ing the meeting at OrtegaÕs familyÕs Mexican restaurant, Ortega pulled out worn sheets of yellow paper with handwritten notes and started to talk about his predictions that the world would end in 2012. ÒHe said, ÔWell, you know the president is getting ready to make an announcement that theyÕre go¥ing to put GPS chips in all the chil¥dren, so theyÕre safe,ÕÓ McCall said. Ò... And then he said, ÔThatÕs just what the Antichrist is going to do to mark everybody.ÕÓ At his first appearance in court in Pennsylvania, Ortega sat quietly, his hands free but his feet shackled. He said only, ÒYes, maÕamÓ when he was asked if he understood that he would be going back to Washington to face the charge. According to a court document released after the hearing, authorities recovered nine spent shell casings from OrtegaÕs car, which was found abandoned near the White House shortly after the shooting. An assault rifle with a scope was found inside. A person who knows him subse¥quently told investigators that he had become increasingly agitated with the federal government and was con¥vinced it was conspiring against him, the document said. NEW YORK Ñ Two days af¥ter the encampment that sparked the global Occupy movement was cleared by authorities, demon¥strators blocked traffic into New YorkÕs financial district on Thurs¥day and promised mass gather¥ings in other cities. Hundreds of protesters clogged the streets leading to Wall Street in lower Manhattan, bring¥ing taxis and delivery vehi¥cles to a halt. Police in riot hel¥thereÕs a concerted effort to stop the movement and IÕm here to make sure that doesnÕt happen.Ó Occupy Dallas Evicted DALLAS ÑOccupy Dallas pro¥testers were evicted early Thurs¥day morning after the demonstra¥tion at a campsite near City Hall reached a Òtipping pointÓ that included an offsite dispute be¥tween two participants, escalat¥ing offenses and unsanitary con¥ behind barricades. ÒAll day, all week, shut down Brown said. Brown said police arrested 18 don said Thursday they are staying put as a deadline passed for them outside St. PaulÕs Cathedral in Lon¥mets watched the protesters from ditions, Dallas police Chief David The app thatÕs gone viral Wall Street!Ó the crowd chanted. At the corner of Nassau and Pine streets protesters were sitting on people for violating the city or¥dinance against people sleeping or being on public property from to take down their tents or face le¥gal action. London officials attached evic¥ with all of the lights. the ground and refusing to move. The protest remained peaceful, and the demonstrators and police were still allowing workers to get to their offices. The day of action had been planned before the city and park owners cracked down on the en¥campment in Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, but took on added importance to the protest¥ers after tents, tarps and sleeping bags were cleared out early Tues¥day and the granite plaza was cleaned for the first time since the group arrived. ÒThis is a critical moment for the movement given what hap¥midnight to 5 a.m. He said that police gave protesters about 90 minutes to clear out before officers made arrests. The city last week accused pro¥testers of violating an agreement to allow the campsite near Dallas City Hall by putting up semi-per¥manent structures and signs, us¥ing City Hall restrooms and not properly collecting trash. A federal judge on Tuesday re¥fused to issue an order that would have blocked removal of the campsite, but Jonathan Winocour, who represents some of the pro¥testers, had said Wednesday that theyÕd reached an agreement with tion notices to the tents Wednes¥day, demanding they be re¥moved from the churchyard by 6:00 p.m. Thursday. The Occupy London group said no one had left by the deadline, and marked its passing with a ral¥ly and a minute of silence outside the cathedral. ÒThe general feeling is excite¥ment at the moment,Ó said pro¥tester Nathan Cravens, 27. ÒItÕs brought us together.Ó The City of London Corpora¥tion says that if the tents are not removed it will go to court seeking an eviction notice. The first hear¥ing will likely be next week, but Seriously, up to a MILLION colors.MILLION pened the other night,Ó said Paul Knick, 44, a software engineer from Montclair, N.J. ÒIt seems like the city that they could stay four more weeks as long as they obeyed the law. the process could take months. ÑCompiled from Associated Press reports FOR iPHONE DOWNLOAD NOW IN THE APP STORE AND GET DOWN! SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW / HOUSTON Contact our Admissions O¥ce at 713-646-1810 or www.stcl.edu Deadline for Fall 2012 admission is February 15, 2012 Get on the path to your future now! ÒSkyÓ Brown Õ12 Where IÕm Headed: Public Interest Law S OU T H TE X A S C OL L E GE OF L AW in downtown Houston puts you in the center of everything you need for a bright future. WeÕre near the Houston Pavilions, Discovery Green, Toyota Center and the offices of 6,000 practicing attorneys. We offer the excellent legal education that will help you get where you want to go. 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However in college, students find an area QuaziÕs column contains no facts and no research. on a national issue that has been given too little attention. I Ò many points out his column. However, his arguments are Luis Soberon also encourage readers to submit replies to The Daily Texan Standard but not equal as well as a response from Quazi. On Wednesday, The Daily Texan published my opinion column, ÒThe questionable value of arts programs.Ó Since that publication, many within the UT community felt com¥pelled to write their own responses to an admittedly con¥troversial viewpoint. IÕm grateful to hear your passionate, articulate and diverse viewpoints. In particular, IÕd like to thank those in our fine arts programs for responding to an issue very close to their educational and career goals. I concede that I was taken aback by the outcry generated by many fine arts students and alumni to my article. After all, the Texan reported on potential budget cuts to the fine arts in I am absolutely furious that The Daily Texan would publish this article and call it journalism. I use the term ÒarticleÓ loosely because frankly, a Wikipedia article would have more concrete evidence. IÕm a working filmmaker and, let me tell you, the creative fields are doing fine. WeÕre hit as badly as everyone else, but as long as there is a need for enter¥tainment, there will be a need for fine arts programs in our schools. Writing an opinion that they are not needed is fine so long as the writer has facts to sup¥port his opinion. IÕd be happy to give Quazi a lesson in the real Journalism is important to help people connect with QuaziÕs column has disturbing implications. economic realities of our field if he wants to drop one another, but it is important that journalists inter-Beyond its dangerous simplicity and poor under¥me a line. However, tell him the next time he wants rogate and investigate stories and present society standing regarding the internal workings of UTÕs to try and blindly tear down something he doesnÕt with facts. budget, it implies two things. First, that fine arts have the credentials to discuss in a public medium, In QuaziÕs column, many of these journalistic Ñ and all other studies for that matter Ñ should be he had better turn the lights on and bring a much qualities were lacking, as there was no attempt to scrutinized solely for their Òreal economic benefitÓ bigger hammer. verify sources. For example, Samian said, ÒParents and second, that individual career choices should be Andy Young of public school children often adamantly defend weighed by their monetary rewards. Undeclared junior school programs in music, visual arts, dance and The value of a university education is clearly theater. The parents argue such programs impart more than economic benefits. Moreover, the arts are It was with great disappointment that I read creativity, foster discipline and expose children to a foundational component of our modern society. QuaziÕs Nov. 16 column. The opinions expressed fundamental aspects of human culture. And I agree Throughout human history, we have found value within have been said over and over ad nauseam. As with that.Ó in creating, performing and constructing for its a student of both the liberal and fine arts, I have heard This is an assumption and a generalization. Even own sake, receiving inspiration from new forms of this criticism before and know that I will again. opinion articles should have clear, factual sources. expression. There is also a very tangible value that Ò I took Good journalism is not presumed, it is researched. art brings to society as a whole. When society suffers the greatest I could keep going, as this article is littered with trauma, art can be an alternative form of expres¥issue with unfounded claims and grandiose presumptions that sion. A nonprofit decided to use art as therapy for the follow-devalue an entire sector of the work force and the children displaced by Hurricane Katrina, providing ing state-University. This article has done nothing but cre-these children with a critical emotional outlet that ment: ÒBut ate anger and defensiveness. I have seen very little would otherwise be unavailable. [We] should the arts have constructive debate about what is a very real issue The second implication of QuaziÕs argument is tradition-because the author offered no facts to debate about. equally disturbing. Quazi may be advised to drop consider the ally been The online comments in response to the column are out of nursing and begin studies in finance. This rea¥the patron-mostly angry tirades of artists feeling that they have soning forgets that there are other factors in career importance and age of the to defend themselves. choice beyond maximizing personal income. wealthy Rowan Doyle As Harvard sociologist Daniel Bell once noted, value of Þne arts to a n y w a y. Ó Theatre graduate student ÒArt is an end in itself. Its values are intrinsic.Ó If True, spe-there are sacrifices to be made to the quality of aca¥ the human soul. cific arts Quazi seems to criticize more than the value of demic programming, it would be a tragedy for the Ñ Rachel Gilbert, Graduate student survived at state university-supported arts programs through-University to ignore the inherent value of fine arts. February, yet the communityÕs response was tepid at best. If my opinion column elicits coherent arguments in favor of the arts, then I can only hope fine artsÕ proponents will continue to advocate for their beliefs in public forums. WeÕre all aware of our nationÕs prolonged high unemploy¥ment, and recent news stories on debt-burdened college graduates unable to find relevant employment are all the rage in the mainstream media. Much of the public discus¥sion has focused on whether there are too many liberal arts and fine arts graduates in a market supposedly saturated with such majors. In turn, public officials have questioned whether continuing to fund such programs is still relevant given the current economic dynamics. Florida Gov. Rick Scott, for instance, called for universities in his state to real¥locate funding to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. He argued that many of the other fields werenÕt economically beneficial to Florida. Scott asked in a speech in October, ÒDo you want to use your tax dollars to educate more people in anthropology? I donÕt.Ó In Kansas, Gov. Sam Brownback eliminated all state fund¥ing for the Kansas Arts Commission, saying funding the arts was not a core function of state government. Even our stateÕs governor Rick Perry has targeted federal spending on the National Endowment for the Arts in his presidential bid. Is it fair that so many politicians are singling out arts programs, including those at public universities, as wasteful spending? IÕd venture to say no. But there is a strong percep¥tion among many in the public that the arts are an amenity whose costs arenÕt justified during tough economic times. ItÕs also fair to presume that arts advocates have not been as forthright in assuaging the publicÕs concerns that sustained in the form of firing lines on this and issues to come. Samian Quazi Daily Texan columnist, nursing graduate student LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not nec¥essarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Email your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clar¥ity and liability. RECYCLE Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. of patrons. of study that attracts them strongly enough and to It struck me as particularly mean-spirited and But while we wouldnÕt have Shakespeare without which they will devote four or more years. They will irresponsible. Queen Elizabeth I, the surviving words now belong likely change jobs many, many times in a lifetime of I and many others are starting to wonder if to the people. career and personal and economic changes. ÒSamian QuaziÓ is a real person or if this article Instead of focusing on the monetary or career Finely-honed artistic craft is actually a marketable was authored by a full-time staff member of The value of an education in the fine arts, we should and useful skill with income potential Ñ much more Daily Texan or the University. It has been suggested consider the importance and value of fine arts to the than many other types of majors. A drama gradu¥ by other outraged members of the College of Fine human soul. ate may be more skilled at negotiating contracts. A Arts that it was actually written by a member of the I am loath to think that Quazi would like to attend visual arts graduate may be better at design and, governorÕs office. Is it possible that it was written an institution that doesnÕt value art, that didnÕt make therefore, marketing campaigns. by an outside entity and yet slid by your editorial such wonderful art available to students or that A strong, healthy state institution must have staff? Your paper printed that ÒQuazi is a gradu¥ didnÕt realize that the purpose of learning is not to course offerings in a very broad range of sub¥ ate nursing student,Ó yet this personÕs name does trade your diploma for dollars. jects, and it must have departments strong not appear in the UT directory, and the registrarÕs Rachel Gilbert enough to train teachers and educators in all office confirmed to me today that no such student Theater and dance graduate student fields, especially those such as the arts that are is enrolled in the university. The student may have shown to enhance student creativity, discipline and requested to keep this information private, but I I am extremely ashamed of having The Daily academic success. wonder how much fact-checking the Texan did Texan as my school newspaper for allowing colum- Employment and career success is very related before this article ran. nists to write absolute garbage. That in no way makes to the discipline Ñ and not the subject Ñ learned The inclusion of this article in the Texan is wildly the Texan a quality piece of journalism. I expected in college. No undergraduate has finely-honed irresponsible, primarily because no equal space was much, much better from this publication and the self-discipline. A UT education should empower afforded to the opposing viewpoint in the same editors that reviewed this piece before going to students to adapt to any circumstance, to make issue of the paper. I support free expression and a print. There are rants suited for op-ed columns, and educated decisions throughout their lives and to free press, but kicking an entire industry while itÕs there are rants suited for Facebook and blog posts. creatively solve their own problems. Frankly, I canÕt down seems to me the height of arrogance and petti- I wouldÕve thought that you all could distinguish think of any college program that is better than fine ness and a lack of oversight by the Texan has added which is which. arts for that purpose. fuel to an unnecessary fire. Lauren Hundley Marilyn Harris Lane Harder Journalism junior Research assistant, cell and molecular biology Assistant instructor, music graduate student By Helen Hansen Daily Texan Columnist The past decade has seen a growing movement to remove the SAT from college admissions requirements. In its place, colleges and universities would require applicants to take three or four SAT subject tests. More colleges and univer¥sities should throw out the SAT and make subject tests the focus in the admissions process. My initial response to the SAT relevance debate was to staunchly support the SAT, the standardized test that I stud¥ied so hard for in a six-week prep course. I still remember the day my score was posted online. To me, that score validated all the hard work, money and time that my parents and I put into preparing for the mother of all college admissions tests. But that is exactly what is wrong with the SAT. Charles Murray, the W.H. Brady Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, wrote in his essay ÒAbolish the SATÓ that Òfar too many students see a high score on the SAT as an expression of their own merit, not an achievement underwritten by the dumb luck of birth.Ó The Òdumb luck of birthÓ Murray is referring to, in part, a studentÕs parents. Statistically, Òap¥proximately 90 percent of students with 700+ scores had at least one parent with a college degreeÓ and Òover half had a parent with a graduate degree,Ó according to a 2006 report by the College Board. I did well on the SAT because my parents could afford a prep course and one-on-one coaching. Many have argued Ñ students, teachers and parents alike Ñ that expensive coaching is the only way to succeed on this test of tricks, and my SAT experience confirms this. My score increased by more than 300 points from the first pre-coaching practice test to the actual SAT. My coach did not teach me anything about literature or trigonometry or grammar. Instead, he taught me how to recognize a certain kind of problem and how to know which tools to pull out of my bag to solve it. SAT subject tests, on the other hand, reflect an applicantÕs real knowledge, and they require a serious application to a subject the student has studied in high school. There is noth¥ing tricky about knowing what the Monroe Doctrine is for the U.S. History subject test. Students can study chemistry or Spanish on their own and still succeed on these tests. Murray also sees an added benefit of colleges emphasizing subject tests over the SAT. ÒThe substitution of achievement tests for the SAT will put a spotlight on the quality of the local high schoolÕs curricu¥lum,Ó Murray said. ÒIf achievement test scores are getting all of the parentsÕ attention in the college admissions process, the courses that prepare for those achievement tests will get more of their attention as well, and the pressure for those courses to improve will increase.Ó Having SAT subject tests as the keystone of college admis¥sions would have a plethora of benefits. Students would save themselves a whole lot of useless studying and gain deserved confidence in their academic ability; parents would save money by not having to hire expensive coaches; high schools would be pressured to improve their academics and colleges; and universities would admit more socioeconomically and culturally diverse students. Several top national universities have already made the switch to SAT subject tests. Some of the most notable include Wake Forest, Kansas State, DePaul, George Mason and the Unviersity of Mississippi. Perhaps it is time for the University of Texas to consider adding itself to the list. Hansen is a Plan II and public relations freshman. Local bookstore owners discuss futures By Omar Gamboa Daily Texan Staff The emergence of digital and online textbooks will not limit the value of bookstores in Austin, Steve Bercu, the owner of Book-People, said Thursday. As part of its current exhibi¥tion ÒBanned, Burned, Seized, and Censored,Ó the Harry Ran¥som Center presented a public discussion with Bercu, Russell Etchen, director of Domy Books, and Susan Post, the owner of BookWoman about the future of their local businesses. Part of the discussion also touched on how new technology will impact their businesses. ÒBoth Susan [Post] and I, through our websites, sell e¥books right now,Ó Bercu said. ÒWe would hope that soon every¥one would know that we charge the exact same price as everyone else who sells digital books.Ó Etchen said while Domy Books doesnÕt sell electronic books, his storeÕs future is not at risk. The store follows a contemporary art bookstore style and is considered an information source, he said. ÒPersonally, IÕm more interest¥ed in putting books on peopleÕs shelves Ñ to develop the mental¥ity that you should have books in your home,Ó Etchen said. ÒThereÕs this little John Waters meme go¥ing around in the Internet say¥ing ÔIf you go home one night with somebody and they donÕt have books on their shelves, donÕt sleep with them.ÕÓ The event also coincided with the Ransom CenterÕs Greenwich Village Bookshop Door exhibi¥tion. Almost 240 artists, writ¥ers, publishers, and others from New York CityÕs Greenwich Vil¥lage neighborhood signed a door to a back room in the bookstore between 1921 and 1925, which was once a part of an artistic hot spot. Molly Schwartzburg, Harry Ransom Center curator, said the relationship between the speak¥ers and the door provides a les¥son about how bookstores have added to their communities throughout history. ÒThe relationship shows small bookstore owners involved in the store and the day-to-day activ¥ities that it provides,Ó Schwartz¥burg said. ÒThey are focused on what a particular community wants, adding to a better process of selection for the customer.Ó Child psychiatrist accused of sexual abuse By Paul Weber The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO Ñ A child psy¥chiatrist fired over allegations that he sexually abused two residents at a state hospital for the mentally ill had been accused of sexually abus¥ing patients several times during his 21 years working there, state officials said Thursday. State investigators looked into all of the allegations of sexual abuse involv¥ing Dr. Charles Fischer when they were made, but they found no con¥firmation of abuse until last month, said Patrick Crimmins, a spokesman for the Texas Department of Family Protective Services. Fischer was fired Monday from the Austin State Hospi¥tal, where he worked in a supervisory role at the Child-Adolescent Psychi¥atric Services Unit. Austin police said Thursday that Fischer, 59, is under investigation but has not been charged. He did not immediately respond to a phone message left Thursday at his Austin home, and it was not clear whether he had an attorney. State officials declined to release even the most basic details of the al¥legations against Fischer, including how many people accused him of sexual abuse and how old they were when the alleged abuse occurred. ÒWe are all heartbroken over these allegations. WeÕre investigating the situation and considering our next actions,Ó Texas Department of State Health Services spokeswoman Car¥rie Williams said. ÒThese kids come to us to heal, and the situation is very sad and extremely troubling for ev¥eryone involved.Ó Disability Rights Texas, a federally funded nonprofit tasked by the gov¥ernment to help monitor state facilities for the mentally ill and disabled, said its records indicate there have been as many as eight allegations against Fis¥cher. Beth Mitchell, an attorney for the organization, said there is indication the allegations go back a decade. Mitchell said her organization is now trying to uncover why previ¥ous allegations against Fischer were unfounded. Mitchell said that while she doesnÕt believe the stateÕs stan¥dard for ÒconfirmingÓ an allegation is too high, she said investigations com¥monly end with the alleged victim being discredited. Mitchell said Fischer has never popped up on her organizationÕs ra¥dar before. Fischer had worked since 1990 at Austin State Hospital, which is part of a system of 11 state hospitals for people with mental illnesses. Crim¥mins said state caseworkers have re¥ceived Òseveral reports alleging sexu¥al abuse by Dr. Charles Fischer dat¥ing back several years,Ó but would not elaborate. Last year, state investigators con¥firmed 39 cases of sexual abuse in facilities that are either state-run or contracted by the state. Yet investi¥gators ÒconfirmingÓ an allegation of abuse are rare: Fewer than 2 percent of more than 2,100 abuse allegations made in state psychiatric hospitals in 2010 were confirmed by the state. Federal court issues new redistricting maps By April Castro The Associated Press AUSTINÑ A federal court on Thursday issued temporary political maps for the 2012 election in Texas that some say will give Democrats a greater chance of winning seats in the Legislature. The maps, which still must be given final court approval, will re¥main in place for state House and Senate districts until there is a reso¥lution to lawsuits filed over the Leg¥islatureÕs proposals Ñ likely through the 2012 elections. The court is ex¥pected to also release a proposal for new congressional districts. Republicans have acknowledged they are not likely to hold on to the 101-49 supermajority they have in the Texas House. Still Democrats argue that the GOP map drawers went too far in trying to preserve their power. Attorneys were still analyzing the maps Thursday evening. The court order from a three-judge panel in San Antonio requested that parties file comments and objections by noon Friday. A spokeswoman for Texas Attor¥ney General Greg Abbott, who is representing the state, said the of¥fice is reviewing the maps. ÒWeÕve received the courtÕs pro¥posed interim maps and weÕre re¥viewing them and working to pre¥pare a response as requested by the court,Ó said Abbott spokeswoman Lauren Bean. One of the biggest changes was in Senate District 10, which Re¥publicans had drawn so that Dem¥ocrat Sen. Wendy Davis would face little chance for re-election. Da¥vis had argued before the feder¥al court that the map discriminat¥ed against minorities in her district. The court apparently agreed, and largely restored her district to its original boundaries. ÒThese maps are a step for¥ward for Texas voters and under¥score the importance of the Voting Rights Act,Ó said Anthony Gutierr¥ez, spokesman for the Texas Dem¥ocratic Party. ÒWeÕre pleased that the judges took all the evidence into consideration and stood up for the voters.Ó Democrats and minorities have complained that the maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legisla¥ture prevent minority groups from electing their choice of candidate. A resolution in the San Antonio case is being held up by a separate case in Washington, in which a fed¥eral court refused to approve the maps. That court agreed with the U.S. Department of Justice that there was sufficient evidence to question whether the new maps hurt minor¥ity representation. That cleared the way for a trial and all but guarantees the 2012 elections will be conducted with temporary, court-drawn maps. District boundaries are redrawn every 10 years to reflect changes in census data. The legal fight centers around a requirement in the 1965 federal Voting Rights Act that cer¥tain states with a history of discrim¥ination, including Texas, be grant¥ed ÒpreclearanceÓ before changes in voting practices can be enacted. The legal standard is wheth¥er proposed changes have the pur¥pose or effect of diminishing voting rights based on race or color. The Justice Department contends TexasÕ legislative and congressio¥nal maps are retrogressive, meaning minority votersÕ ability to elect their candidates of choice is diminished. Etchen said Domy BooksÕ style is unique and has some adult themes. He said he did not want to create a traditional bookstore and wanted to cater to a more modern audience. ÒYou really have to be your own marketer,Ó Etchen said. ÒItÕs every man for themselves.Ó Post said while BookWoman is generally a feminist bookstore, only ten percent of the books in the store deal with that topic. She said being able to sell childrenÕs books and activities in store is a large component of her business. ÒPart of the reason [childrenÕs books] sell so well is that theyÕre just fun,Ó Post said. ÒYouÕve got to have a store where children can just go read and play.Ó SPORTS 6 Friday, November 18, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Trey Scott, Sports Editor | (512) 232 2210 | sports@dailytexanonline.com Spieth sizzles as season starts up By Peter Sblendorio Daily Texan Staff Entering his first season at the University of Texas, freshman golfer Jordan Spieth set a goal to become the top collegiate golfer in the NCAA. He just did not ex¥pect it to happen so soon. Just three events into his Long¥horn career, Spieth has surpassed his high expectations for this sea¥son, rising to the top spot of the Golfweek/Sagarin Rankings as collegeÕs No. 1 individual golf¥er on Oct. 31. Spieth has finished among the top-six individual golf¥ers in every event he has compet¥ed in so far, including a first-place finish at the Ilseworth Collegiate Invitation on Oct. 25, where he shot a 205 (-11) to led the field by eight shots. Not coincidentally, the Long¥horns have won each of the three tournaments that Spieth has played in, and Texas has climbed to the top spot in the national rankings. As a team, the Longhorns golfers have performed extremely well overall in 2011, and Spieth is pleased that he has been able to provide imme¥diate contributions. ÒI set goals coming in that SPIETH continues on PAGE7 Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff A two-time U.S. Amateur champion, freshman Jordan Spieth has quickly become one of the LonghornsÕ most prolific golfers. In just four tournaments this year, Spieth has already recorded his first collegiate win and is currently ranked as the No. 1 individual golfer in the NCAA. BASKETBALL TICKETCITY LEGENDS CLASSIC OREGON STATE VS. TEXAS MENÕS WOMENÕS Freshmen prepare for road trip Horns rely on veterans, By Nick Cremona Daily Texan Staff For the 10th season in a row, the Longhorns have started the season 2-0. After two convincing home wins, Texas now heads to East Rutherford, N.J., to compete in the championship rounds of the TicketCity Legends Classic. Texas will play Oregon State on Satur¥day evening in the IZOD Center, the former home of the New Jer¥sey Nets. Since Texas was select¥ed as a regional host for the tour¥nament, it will automatically ad¥vance no matter the result against the Beavers. North Carolina State and Vanderbilt also played host and will advance as well. This will be the sixth meeting between the Longhorns and Beavers, with Tex¥as holding a 4-1 series lead. The LonghornsÕ quick start can be largely accredited to the play of the six new freshmen, two of which have experience playing on the Eastern seaboard. Point guards Myck Kabongo GIBBS continues on PAGE 7 By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff ItÕs week 11 and the start of the home stretch of your fanta¥sy season, so here is some ad¥vice on who to start and who to sit. Start 1. Carson Palmer, Oak¥land Raiders Ñ Palmer had a bit of a rough start in his first two games in Oakland, but last week against San Diego he came through and led the team to an important division win. His numbers were good. He threw for 299 yards and two touch¥downs against a tough Chargers defense. This week Palmer goes against the fourth-worst pass¥ing defense in the league Min¥nesota, making Palmer a smart start or wavier pickup. 2. Reggie Bush, Miami Dol¥phins Ñ DonÕt look now but the Dolphins are playing well, winning two of their last three, and Reggie Bush is a big part of that. He has seen lots of touch¥es in both the running and passing game, and has scored three touchdowns. This week the Dolphins face the Bills, who have a poor rush defense, giv¥ing up 169 yards on the ground to Dallas plus passing yards to backs out of the backfield their last time out. So Bush has an excellent matchup this week. Sit 1. Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles Ñ The Eagles are reeling and have started off the season 3-6, despite the expectations they accrued in the offseason. On top of that, Vick has a pair look to improve record By Stefan Scrafield Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns (1-1) will look to cap off an excellent week with their second con¥secutive win when they take on the Alcorn State Lady Braves on Sunday afternoon. Texas, who signed high¥schooler Imani Stafford Ñ the 10th overall recruit in the na¥tion Ñ and got their first win of the season earlier this week, are hoping to get their second win of the season before they head to Honolulu for the Waikiki Beach Marriott Rainbow Wahi¥ne Showdown next weekend. The Longhorns got away with some sloppy plays against South¥eastern Louisiana on Monday night and will need to be much better if they want to make a statement at the Frank Erwin Center on Sunday. Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff ÒIt was very difficult to see A native of Scotch Plains, N.J., Sterling Gibbs will head back to his that many turnovers,Ó said head home state when the Longhorns take on Oregon State Saturday. coach Gail Goestenkors. ÒItÕs hard to watch. They werenÕt forced turnovers. A lot of our turnovers were just mental er¥rors, lack of focus.Ó Texas shot just 40 percent and turned the ball over 10 times in the first half of Mon¥day nightÕs game, but were able to get into their set offense in the second half and were much more effective. ÒWe didnÕt really make any adjustments at half,Ó Goesten¥kors said. ÒBut we were able to run more of our motion in the second half and our guards were able to get into a rhythm.Ó Texas is going to need more of the same from their veteran guards against the experienced Lady Braves. Alcorn State has nine upperclassmen on their ros¥ter, including all five of its start¥ers, and will be hoping to take advantage of TexasÕ mistakes. In order to be successful, Tex¥as will also need more from BRAVES continues on PAGE 7 Longhorns take on Missouri, Vick, Tebow better suited on the bench sights set on postseason run By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff The No. 9 Longhorns (19-4, 12-1 Big 12) are heading to Mis¥souri this weekend with a lot of momentum pushing them to¥wards a Big 12 conference vic¥tory. With just three games left in conference play, the Long¥horns have definitely hit their stride and are making progress as a team. They won their elev- Gregory Bull | Associated Press Fresh off his three month Òretirement,Ó Carson Palmer has returned to lead the Oakland Raiders to a 5-4 record so far this season. of broken ribs to deal with this week, which is painful for any position and especially tough for a quarterback. DonÕt expect much from Vick this week Ñ if anything at all Ñ because he might not even play. 2. Tim Tebow, Denver Bron¥cos Ñ The list this week has its share of high profile and overly discussed players on it, but none of the previous three have Tebow level hype. Tebow enth straight match on Wednes¥day against Baylor. As with any team there are setbacks, and this team seems to be injury prone. But, the team doesnÕt seem to be letting it bother them and players like Michelle Koch¥er, Madelyn Hutson and Haley Cameron are getting the oppor¥tunity to see the court. MIZZOU continues on PAGE 7 SIDELINE NFL TWEET OF THE WEEK SPORTS BRIEFLY Tigers coach suspended this week after DWI arrest Thursday night COLUMBIA, Mo. Ñ Missouri sus¥pended football coach Gary Pinkel without pay for the final home game of the season Thursday and froze his sal¥ary for a year following his overnight arrest on suspicion of drunken driving. Athletic director Mike Alden said Pinkel would miss SaturdayÕs game against Texas Tech and the coach will donate a weekÕs worth of his base salary and guaranteed incen¥tives Ñ approximately $41,000 Ñ to a campus alcohol-awareness pro¥gram when he returns. The disciplinary measures include a total of approximately $306,000 in penalties and 50 hours of commu¥nity service by next summer. If Mis¥souri (5-5) makes it to a bowl game, Pinkel wonÕt get the $75,000 bonus his contract stipulates. He forfeits a $100,000 annual payment for meet¥ing certain team academic and so¥cial goals. And he loses an automatic $50,000 raise at the end of the year. ÒGary is someone with tremen¥dous character and integrity,Ó Alden said. ÒHeÕs built something pret¥ty special here at Mizzou over the course of the last 11years. We do not want one incident certainly to tear down whatÕs taken place. However, this absolutely goes against every¥thing we stand for, and everything that he teaches his players in regard to their social responsibilities.Ó Boone County SheriffÕs Office re¥cords show that deputies pulled Pin¥kel over in Columbia, Mo., and jailed him Wednesday night on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. He was re¥leased from the county jail after post¥ing a $500 bond. Ñ The Associated Press Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff Freshman Haley Eckerman (10) rises up to block an Missouri playersÕ shot in a recent game. Eckerman has led No. 9 Texas to a 19-4 record. TEBOW continues on PAGE 7 ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. 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C L ASSIFIEDS BRAVES continues from PAGE 7 sophomore Cokie Reed on the offen-advantage. sive end. Reed got in foul trouble ear-ÒI have to be able to stay on the ly and had just seven points and five court for longer without getting tired,Ó rebounds in limited minutes against Reed said. ÒTheyÕre probably going to SE Louisiana. She will have the height have to double team and IÕve learnt advantage over the undersized Lady that I need to look for my guards Braves frontcourt and will have to take when the double team does arrive be- GIBBS continues from PAGE 7 and Ashton Sterling Gibbs both spent time in high school around the New Jersey area. Kabongo played at St. BenedictÕs Prep for a year before transferring to Findlay Prep, another prestigious basket¥ball school located in Las Vegas. Essentially New Jersey is Kabon¥goÕs third home, after his home¥town of Ontario, then Las Vegas. The tournament will be a home¥coming of sorts for Gibbs. He was born in Scotch Plains, N.J., and played his high school basketball in nearby West Orange, N.J. In his senior season, Gibbs averaged 21 points, four assists and two steals per game. HeÕs very familiar with the area and is excited to play near his old stomping grounds. ÒIÕm expecting family [in New Jersey]. And friends. Hopefully, IÕll get some good playing time in front of them but that doesnÕt mat- TEBOW continues from PAGE 7 has performed well in his time up against the Jets defense, a much as a starter going 3-1, while be-stiffer test than any of the other ing an above average fantasy play-opponent he has seen thus far. He er as well. But this week he comes only completed two passes against ter so much as we bring the trophy back with us,Ó Gibbs said. Senior forward Alexis Wangmene also has ties to the area. After playing for two years at Central Catholic in San Anto¥nio, he spent his senior season at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J. Former Longhorn and current as¥sistant also attended Blair Acad¥emy. Wangmene holds the hon¥or of being one of the most expe¥rienced players on the team, and he knows the importance of ear¥ly season tournaments such as the Legends Classic. ÒThese are the kind of games that get you ready for the Big 12,Ó Wangmene said. ÒItÕs such a plea¥sure to go back to New Jersey.Ó ÒIÕm anxious, if anything,Ó Gibbs said. ÒGoing to the airport, get¥ting out of class early, spending the weekend with your teammates. We MIZZOU continues from PAGE 7 Every player on the team can be subbed in at any time and the team doesnÕt miss a step. Hutson came into the game on Wednesday and had two kills in the second set and two assisted blocks. She was a key part in the teamÕs 25-19 second set victory. Kocher, who has been im¥pressing head coach Jerritt El¥liott in practice, has earned more playing time as the season has progressed. She came into the game in the third set and had eleven assists and helped the team hit .464 with 14 kills. Kocher and Hutson have an impressive connection on the court that led to HutsonÕs six kills on the night. ÒItÕs just conveying what we do in practice on the court in the games,Ó Hutson said. ÒWe work hard every day, so itÕs great to be able to show it.Ó The rest of the Longhorns are hitting their stride. On Wednes¥day against Baylor, ShaÕDare McNeal had nine kills and Ha¥ley Eckerman had a team high of 10. As the season comes to a close, no one can deny that this team is a force to be reckoned with. They face Missouri on Sat¥urday, who they swept earlier this season. ÒI like our team,Ó Elliott said. ÒI think weÕre getting bet¥ter. I think weÕre able to make good decisions.Ó have a really strong bond.Ó Gibbs has averaged almost 12 minutes of playing time through the first two games of the season, but he knows he could be called upon at any time to produce for his team. ÒIÕm still learning the game,Ó Gibbs said. ÒAll coaches expect things from freshmen, so I have to work on some things.Ó With JÕCovan BrownÕs recent point-surge, Gibbs may not have to become a star just yet, but the talent is certainly there Ñ itÕs just a matter of him harnessing it. ÒSterling is a very, very good shooter,Ó said assistant coach Rob Lanier. ÒWith all the young guys, the challenge is to stay on the floor so that you can shoot with confi¥dence, so he needs to get better at some other things so he can stay on the floor.Ó Kansas City last week, and going up against a stellar Jets secondary, he might not even get one. Sit him this week. SPIETH continues from PAGE 7 wentalong with the team goals, and IÕm just happy that IÕm play¥ing well individually and helping the team win,Ó Spieth said. ÒWe are where we want to be, and we are better than we expected [at this point] and, individually, IÕm just trying to do my job.Ó SpiethÕs success at Texas should not come as much of a surprise. As the U.S. Junior Amateur champion in 2009 and 2011, Spieth joined Tiger Woods as the only golfer to win the cham¥pionship multiple times. In 2009, he was named Rolex Ju¥nior Player of the Year, and be¥fore turning 18, he held the top spot in the Polo Golf Rankings. In his junior and senior years at Dallas Jesuit College Prepa¥ratory, Spieth accepted an ex¥emption to compete in the PGA TourÕs HP Byron Nelson Cham¥pionship, where he made the cut both years and finished in a tie for 16th place in 2010 and in a tie for 32nd in 2011. In September, Spieth com¥peted with 20 of the top am¥ateur golfers in the world when he represented the Unit- SPORTS BRIEFLY Ex-Packer headed for jail time, sentenced for drug possession HOUSTON Ñ Suspended Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Johnny Jolly was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for violat¥ing the terms of his probation for a drug conviction. State District Judge Denise Brad¥ley imposed the sentence despite tearful pleas from Jolly and his mother, Phyllis Jolly, to allow the 6-foot-3, 325-pound lineman to be treated for his addiction to codeine instead of going to prison. JollyÕs aunt, agent and drug counselor also testified on his behalf. ed States in 2011 Walker Cup, where he finished as the na¥tionÕs leading scorer. Despite all of his accomplish¥ments at the amateur level, Spi¥eth believes that he has elevated his play even more since join¥ing the Texas golf team, and he credits his teammates for much of this improvement. ÒI think that since IÕve got¥ten to UT, IÕve gotten bet¥ter and probably the biggest factor has been being able to learn from the [other Long¥horn golfers],Ó Spieth said. ÒWhen youÕre playing against these guys everyday, itÕs going to make you better, along with the guidance of [Texas head golf coach John Fields].Ó And while Spieth has tried to learn as much as possible from the more experienced golfers on team, senior Dylan Frittelli be¥lieves that the standout fresh¥manÕs personality and work eth¥ic have helped make everyone else on the Texas roster better as well. ÒHeÕs really energetic,Ó Frit¥telli said. ÒHeÕs not necessari¥ly bouncing off walls, but he is ÒI want to go to rehab to get help,Ó Jolly told the judge as he wiped away tears with a tissue. Jolly, 28, was charged with possession of a compound con¥taining codeine, a controlled substance, after a traffic stop in Houston in October. He also was charged with tampering with evidence for attempting to conceal the substance from the investigating officers. JollyÕs truck was pulled over af¥ter he was seen throwing a bag out the window. The bag wasnÕt recov¥ered, but Jolly was seen dumping a cup believed to contain codeine on the floor. Two bottles believed to contain codeine were recovered from the vehicle. The arrest put Jolly in jeopardy of receiving prison time because in April he had pleaded guilty to a co¥ very intense, very energetic and this correlates to good results. HeÕs a great player and he basi¥cally spurs you on days you play with him because you are just trying to compete with him.Ó The Longhorn coaching staff has been equally impressed with Spieth and they believe that he has been an extreme¥ly strong addition to an already skilled team. ÒHeÕs definitely meant a lot [to the team] in terms of his de¥sire and confidence,Ó Fields said. ÒIt was already a good team that he joined, with two All-Ameri¥cans in Dylan Frittelli and Cody Gribble, and he has invigorated the program. HeÕs had a positive impact on the team, and that is including the coaches.Ó Looking forward, Spieth has high aspirations of being the top player on the PGA Tour, and his dream is to win the Masters. For now, though, the freshman is fo¥cused on continuing to help the Longhorns win tournaments and compete for a national title, and no player will likely be more im¥portant in obtaining that team goal than Spieth himself. deine possession charge in a deal that wiped out an earlier charge and spared him from prison unless he stumbled again. After the hearing, JollyÕs attorney, Letitia Quinones, told The Associat¥ed Press that the player spent eight weeks in court-ordered rehab after his second arrest, but has only recent¥ly faced up to his codeine addiction. ÒI donÕt look at Johnny as a crim¥inal,Ó Quinones said. ÒI look at him as an addict.Ó Jolly, who grew up in Houston, was a sixth-round draft pick of the Packers in 2006 after playing at Tex¥as A&M. He was a starter for the Packers in 2008 and 2009. Howev¥er, he sat out the 2010 season after being suspended by the NFL indef¥initely the previous July. Ñ The Associated Press PICK UP DOUBLE COVERAGE TODAY!! CAMPUS Classic 2 bedroom 2 bath loft style apartment, 1300 a month, One year lease. dhays2000@mac. com x ID 3078686 ROOM TO RENT SOUTH LAMAR Quiet house in lovely location. Suit graduate student. Shared kitchen and bath¥room. $500 per month. OKU MOVIE REVIEw Melancholia By Alex williams Daily Texan Staff ItÕs an understatement to say Lars von Trier films are not for every¥one. His Bjšrk vehicle ÒDancer in the DarkÓ is widely credited with being one of the most devastating films ever produced and ÒAntichristÓ gained quite a reputation at 2009Õs Fantastic Fest for its bizarre imagery and content. However, ÒMelancho¥liaÓ finds von Trier reining in many of his more self-indulgent qualities and makes for a unique, discussion¥worthy experience. ItÕs well noted that von Trier has suffered from depression in the past and ÒMelancholiaÓ portrays the condition with harsh, brutal honesty through Justine (Kirsten Dunst), a newlywed attending her reception at sister ClaireÕs (Char¥lotte Gainsbourg) massive estate. With everyone, including brother¥in-law John (Kiefer Sutherland), waiting for Justine to dip into her familiar well of crippling depres¥sion, the impending apocalypse threatened by approaching plan¥et Melancholia goes mostly unno¥ticed. That is, until the filmÕs sec¥ond half, which focuses on ClaireÕs mental disintegration as the plan¥et threatens to collide with Earth, a disaster which oddly makes Jus¥tine much more serene. While von Trier often goes through great lengths to pun¥ish his lead actresses (especial¥ly Gainsbourg, who was absolute¥ly fearless in ÒAntichristÓ), Kirsten Dunst manages to escape much of the directorÕs notorious wrath. Her Justine is a delicate creature, sent on an emotional downward spiral for the slightest of reasons and Dunst easily gives the best performance of her career here. ItÕs easy to get frustrated with Jus¥tine, but DunstÕs despair over just how easy it is for her to fall apart is affecting enough to let us un¥derstand her, if not like her. In the filmÕs second half, when JustineÕs fear of inevitable doom is confirmed and she takes on a calmer demeanor, Dunst isnÕt quite as prominent, but still just as effective. Meanwhile, Gainsbourg almost gives two different per¥formances, playing annoyed and frightened for her sister very well in the filmÕs first half before she embarks on her own sobering de¥scent as Melancholia approaches. Gainsbourg shines in both halves, often playing a character more fully realized but a bit less mag¥netic than DunstÕs Justine. Sutherland proves to be a strong supporting player as ClaireÕs husband, and Alexander Skarsgaard brings his familiar ÒTrue BloodÓ charm to Michael, JustineÕs new husband who finds himself not entirely prepared for the condition his wife surrenders herself to over the course of their reception. Wedding planner Udo Kier brings sorely needed com- TV REVIEw hoMeland Showtime finds success with political thriller Katie Stroh Daily Texan Staff Much of ShowtimeÕs original pro¥gramming falls into the trap of over¥reliance on a central conceit, without which they generally struggle, hav¥ing little substance outside that con¥ceit on which to build a thematical¥ly strong story. ÒDexterÓ would have little to stand on if the title charac¥ter swore off serial killing, and if sub¥urban mom Nancy Botwin ditched the pot business for good, ÒWeedsÓ would certainly flounder. However, ShowtimeÕs new para¥noid political thriller ÒHomelandÓ defies that reliance. It is a subtly crafted show that expertly balanc¥es its many themes Ñ the ethicality of government surveillance, Ameri¥cansÕ perception of Islam and its re¥lationship with terrorism, the crip¥pling mental effect of war on soldiers Ñ with both ambiguity and delicacy, while also carrying off some spectac¥ular plotting and character twists. ÒHomelandÓ centers on Carrie ally and mentally unstable. Carrie lives with the unending guilt over not having caught a clue that might have prevented the 9/11 attacks and this guilt both motivates and handi¥caps her work. When Carrie is given a tip from an interrogation subject that an American solider has turned to al-Qaida, she immediately zeroes in on Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis), a recently recovered Ameri¥can prisoner of war who spent eight years being interrogated by the Iraqi regime of Abu Nazir (a fictional and vaguely bin Laden-like terrorist lead¥er). Carrie uses all the government power she can scrounge up to inves¥tigate Brody, beginning by setting up a surveillance system in his house and scrutinizing his every move. In contrast with all the political in¥trigue involved in ÒHomeland,Ó the show also manages to make its por¥trayal of its charactersÕ domestic lives just as compelling. CarrieÕs slow de¥scent into paranoia, fueled by her as¥yet unnamed mental illness builds Homeland Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa Starring: Claire Danes and Damian Lewis Airs: sundays at 9 p.m. on showtime Grade: A righteousness is blistering. Sgt. BrodyÕs wife JessicaÕs (Morena Baccarin) inde¥cision over whether or not to tell Nick that sheÕs fallen in love with his best friend while she took him for dead in his absence is also anguishing. ItÕs the delicate ambiguity with which ÒHomelandÓ treats subjects like American surveillance, mental illness and the revelation of BrodyÕs conver¥sion to Islam that make the show so remarkable. Paradoxically, the showÕs hesitance to make any hard-and-fast moral statements about these subjects make ÒHomelandÓ all the more bold in its ambivalent assessment of post¥ic relief with his growing frus¥tration with JustineÕs shenani¥gans and John Hurt is equal parts funny and heart-breaking as the girlsÕ dodgy father. Lars von Trier makes ÒMelan¥choliaÓ less of a typical disaster movie, starting the film off with a gorgeous (but self-indulgent) opening showing the planet col¥liding with Earth and preferring to focus on the psychological trau¥ma the end of the world has on its characters. ÒMelancholiaÓ is Lars von Trier in relatively noncon¥troversial mode, focusing on tell¥ing a small, intimate story about a family dealing with various emo¥tional apocalypses as a literal one barrels towards them. The film is very well shot and the final mo¥ments in particular have a strik¥ing beauty to them that makes the film more than worth seeking out in theaters. While its first half is much stronger than its second, ÒMel¥ constantly defying viewersÕ expec¥tations about the typical twists and turns of a political thriller. For in¥stance, any other serial drama might have drawn out CarrieÕs surveillance of the Brody household for an entire season. However, the show dispens¥es with this plot device within four episodes as CarrieÕs warrant expires, forcing her into more and more Alexander Skarsgaard, left, Kirsten Dunst, center, and Charlotte Gainsbourg are shown in a scene from ÒMelancholia.Ó Christian Geisnaes Magnolia Pictures Melancholia Lars von Trier Genre: science fiction Runtime: 136 min. For those who like: Antichrist, Deep impact Grade: B+ ancholiaÓ boasts some incredi¥bly strong performances (includ¥ing one that could possibly rede¥fine Kirsten DunstÕs spotty ca¥reer) and mostly restrained work from Lars von Trier. The film is equal parts experience and nar¥rative, and while its loose threads may frustrate some viewers, Lars von Trier provides a memora¥ble catharsis with his finale that makes ÒMelancholiaÓ something that can leave you elated, shat¥tered or just entertained. In ShowtimeÕs compelling new political thriller ÒHomeland,Ó Claire Danes portrays Carrie Matheson, a CIA agent convinced that recently recovered pris¥oner of war Sgt. Nicholas Brody (Damian Lewis) has aligned his loyalty with Al Qaeda and is a part of planned attack on American soil. Photo courtesy of Showtime Now that ÒHomelandÓ has been officially renewed for a second sea¥son and Showtime has confirmed that the enigmatic P.O.W. Sgt. Brody will be present for at least anoth¥er season, itÕs all the more uncer¥tain what direction ÒHomelandÓ will take in seasons to come. Luckily for us, uncertainty is what ÒHomelandÓ does best. MOM continues from PAGE 10 manager at Cisco, has been a mem¥ber of the group since 2009. She read the books after the second ÒTwi¥lightÓ movie, ÒNew Moon,Ó sparked her curiosity. The love story of Ed¥ward and Bella captured her atten¥tion and also brought a new dy¥namic to her own relationship. ÒIt led to me seeing our relation¥ship differently, what I expected and what I wanted out of things,Ó Cooper said. ÒMy husband and I both understood that protective nature [of Edward] and the need to do anything for the other person.Ó The Twilight Moms group has even helped some mothers redis¥cover their sense of self, that they are someone beyond just a ride to dance practice or Boy Scouts. ÒItÕs helped my to see the im¥portance in developing myself as a person,Ó Wheeler said. ÒI didnÕt pay attention to music, movies or have hobbies or girlfriends. I didnÕt do things for me and it made me hap¥py to do something again.Ó REVIEW continues from PAGE 10 has done good work in other films), but the filmÕs attempt to have her play seductive Ñ or, really, anything but angsty, Ñ fail miserably. The two romantic leads havenÕt fared any better as the series has developed. Pattinson has always been ÒTwilightÕÓs weakest link and here, heÕs characteristically stiff and mopey to a fault, bringing lit¥tle personality or charm to a card¥board cut-out character. Mean¥while Taylor Lautner, probably the best of the main three, brings a tiny bit of likability to the simi¥larly starchy role of Jacob, but still crumbles under the weight of his characterÕs dramatic arc. Splitting a book that would have been insipid but entertaining in one breakneck rollercoaster ride of a film into two prolonged install¥ments proves to be a fatal mistake, especially when this film seems to conclude Bella and EdwardÕs sto¥ry rather definitively Ñ that is, un¥til a mid-credits one-off creates a new conflict for the next install¥ment. If there wasnÕt a second part already announced, it would be easy to close the proverbial book on the ÒTwilightÓ franchise with the last shot here. Instead, the first half of ÒBreak¥ing DawnÓ is a mess of a film, all too happy in allowing itself to get bogged down in flat dramatic ten¥sion. Much of the filmÕs back half centers on Lautner and his werewolf tribe Ñ thankfully more clothed and looking much less like the Vil¥lage People than they have in pre¥vious films Ñ struggling to decide how to proceed with the issue of Edward and BellaÕs procreation, and just as the film reaches its tepid cli¥max, the conflict is explained away via the arbitrary invention of a rule that just so happens to render the battle null and void. ÒTwilightÓ films donÕt all have to be disasters. Director Bill CondonÕs restraint here proves to be the big¥gest of ÒBreaking DawnÓsÕ many flaws, never clearer than in the many scenes Edward is fully in view of the sun but thereÕs nary a spar¥kle to be found. What is a ÒTwi¥lightÓ film without sparkling vam¥pires, campy performances and sit¥uations, and boatloads of hilarity? More than anything else, itÕs bor¥ing, and that makes for a truly dis¥appointing addition to the series. LIFE&ARTS 10 Friday,November18,2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Aleksander Chan, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com MOVIEREVIEW BREAKINGDAWN Fourthinstallmentlacks character development By Alex Williams off, ÒBreaking DawnÓ starts with Daily Texan Staff the elaborate wedding of Bel¥la (Kristen Stewart) and Edward After three films, there is no (Robert Pattinson), and quick¥middle ground for the ÒTwilightÓ ly moves into their honeymoon. franchise Ñ youÕre either Team After an extremely carefully shot Edward or Team Jacob. The first sex scene (after all, a little side¥film was a hilariously awful di-boob could forever scar the mal¥saster, and things have been ever-leableyoung mindswho are busy so-slowly improving with each swooning over a 108-year-old consecutive film, but the ÒTwi-soulless monster), Bella finds her¥lightÓ franchise remains sad-self pregnant with a creature ofdled by its overwrought source indeterminate origin. material and weak principal ac-Easily the greatest weakness of tors. While ÒThe Twilight Saga: theÒTwilightÓseriesisitsmain Breaking DawnÓ is full of poten-characters and the unfortunate tial for campy ridiculousness, the souls tasked with portraying them. decision to split the film in two Kristen Stewart has done her best makes for a slog of a film thatÕs a to inhabit Bella Swan, a character distinct step down from the very thatÕs essentially a blank slate (andnearly passable ÒEclipse.Ó Picking up where ÒEclipseÓ left REVIEWcontinues on PAGE9 Thomas Allison |Daily Texan Staff Kristyn Chambers hugs a life-sized cutout of Twilight character Jasper Hale Thursday night in the IPIS theater at the Domain in North Austin. A The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn watchingpartywashostedbylocalfanclubAustinTwilightMomsbeforethemidnightpremierofthelatestinstallmentinthehitsaga. Bill Condon Genre: Romance Runtime:117 min. ÔTwilightÕ saga inspires local moms For those who like: Twilight, True Blood By Sarah-Grace Sweeney since been adapted into films and The group hasalso started raising their youth,Ó said April Cleaver. Daily Texan Staff the latest, ÒBreaking Dawn Part money for charities such as AlexÕs ÒPeople think we tend to be pretty Grade: D I,Ó opened today at midnight. LemonadeStand,whichbenefits aggressive, at least when it comes Itisalittleoff-puttingtomost Whilethenovelsandmoviesare childhood cancer research. to the stars of the movies and there people at first, the idea of moms marketed to a teen girl audience, ÒI know people roll their eyes are some of those.Ó obsessing over a teenage romance the appeal has spread to include and snicker about those creepy Cleaver is one of the members novel. But with Edward CullenÕs theirmothers. Twilight Moms,Ó Wheeler said. of the group who is not a mom, golden eyes and chivalrous ges-ÒBeing older, we had real life ÒBut have you helped a soldier to-but Òjust a grown up.Ó She works tures, he can be irresistible even to experiences to relate to the feel-day or raised money for a chil-as a controller at The Blood Cen¥the strictest of mothers. ings we had about the book,Ó said drenÕs cancer research group? And ter in Austin and began reading ÒTheTwilightSaga,ÓbyStephe-Austin Twilight Moms member taken three kids to school.Ó ÒTwilightÓ after her boss encour¥nie Meyer, is a four-part series Candace Wheeler. ÒI read ÔTwi-The moms are aware of the ste-aged her to do so. She became Òin¥aboutaforbiddenromance.The lightÕ in one day, a Monday. I felt reotypesoutthere,butitdoesnot fectedÓafterjustthreechaptersof heroofthestory,EdwardCullen, likeIhadtoknowwhatÕsnext.It seem to bother them all that much. the first book, she said. just so happens to be a devastat-was a need.Ó The moms are of all ages, from 20s ÒBella is the every girl, so she ingly handsome vampire in love Fan club Austin Twilight Moms to 50s, and their professions range reminded me a lot of me when I with an average human girl named met through the website twilight-from teacher to nurse or doctor. was that age,Ó Cleaver said. ÒAnd Bella Swan. Whilehe constantly moms.com after realizing there Some of the members are not even it reminded me of when I first got wants to drink her blood and is ac-was a large group of mother ÒTwi-mothers, just older than the typi-married and IÕve been married 27 tually forbidden to tell her his true lightÓfans in CentralTexas.They cal teenage ÒTwilightÓ fan. years. It brought back all ofthat identity,theirloveovercomesall. nowhostpremiereparties for the ÒMost people think Twilight new love, which was fun.Ó Andrew Cooper |Summit Entertainment The four novels tell of their strug-movies, DVD release parties and Moms are middle-aged women Jillian Cooper, a project In this image released by Summit Entertainment, Kristen Stewart, gles and journey together. other lunch and dinner dates for who are stay-at-home moms try-right, and Robert Pattinson are shown in a scene from ÒThe Twilight The best-selling books have occasions such as BellaÕs Birthday. ing to relive the past or recapture MOMcontinues on PAGE9 Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1.Ó Alumna lands role in ÔBreaking DawnÕ By Jody Serrano UT alumnus Daily Texan Staff Marlane Barnes has a small role in Bill CondonÕs POP indexindex UT alumnus Marlane Barnes onlyhadavagueideaofwhatthe ÒTwilightSagaÓwasaboutbefore ÒTwilight Saga:Breaking Dawn.Ó BYALEKSANDERCHAN she went in to audition for an op¥ portunity many would kill for: a part in ÒBreaking Dawn,Ó the fourthinstallmentofthesaga. Officialsgaveherthesceneand putherontapeÑtheaudition took30seconds.Threedayslater, Garrett Gilbert. DonÕt count him out yet. HORNS UP Darren AronofskyÕs series of anti-meth P.S.A.Õs. They are disturbingly, frighteningly effective. Barnesfoundoutshegotthejob. ÒOver20yearstoprepforthat 30 seconds,Ó Barnes said. ÒI think the secret is I didnÕt bother want- The first direct English ÒMelancholia.Ó Lars Von ing the job. I didnÕt think there wasany chance inhellI would get it, so I did my prep watching translation of Witold GombrowiczÕs ÒCosmos.Ó Translator Danuta Borchardt opens the Polish classic up to Trier directs the end of the world and itÕs more than fine. themovieandreadinguponthe a whole new world. characterandthenwentinand did it for me.Ó Barnes landed the role of Mag¥gie, a new vampire that knows when individuals lie to her in ÒBreaking Dawn: Part 2,Ó to be re¥leasednext year.She graduated from UT in 2010 with a Master in the University Resident Theatre Associationnationwideauditions. Rain on My Parade.Ó Ò[I hope this inspires stu-Photo courtesy of Marlane Barnes The trailers for the competing Snow White films. One looks like ÒLord of the Rings,Ó the other has Julia Roberts laughing. This map of a fantasy Austin subway system. A dream solution to our growing traffic and population. ofFineArtsinactingandmoved In this process, Dorn said, 30 dents] to hang on to their toLosAngelesaftergraduationto join her boyfriend at the Universi¥ty of Southern California. Barnes said her agents got her the audi¥tion because ÒTwilightÓ officials or more schools travel around the countryandseemorethan400 students interested in professional training at graduate programs.ÒI know the Twilight series has dreams of performing and to understand many artistsÕ suc¥cess is many hours of study and practice, hard work, tenacity, sacrifice and determination.Ó Overreaction to ÒCommunityÓ not being on NBCÕs midseason schedule. It isnÕt cancelled, so calm down nerds. Bill Crystal is hosting the Oscars. HeÕs sort of like a Muppet, right? were looking for low-profile ac¥ gotten mixed reviews,Ó said nurs- Barnes said she would advise torstoplaythenewcharacters. Barnes said UT helped prepare her for the movie industry by teach¥inghertodedicatetimetoworkon her craft and allowed her to experi¥enceatasteoftherealworld. ÒThe opportunity to make mis¥takes is really important,Ó Barnes said.ÒAnditshouldbeinschool, ing senior Jillian Ricciardi, a ÒTwi¥lightÓ fan who has seen all of the moviesatmidnightpremieres.ÒAt thesametime,Ithinkmanypeo¥ple will still support [Barnes] be¥cause UT has a lot of pride and supportsalumni.Ó TheatreandDancelecturerLyn Koenningsaid she was happy she any students looking to be suc¥cessful in the business to create their own opportunities first. Be¥cause there is time and money rid¥ing on every project, Barnes said, togetanywhereinthisbusiness you have to be trustworthy, de¥pendable and able to build genu¥inerelationships. Senate bill wants to count pizza sauce as a vegetable serving. While weÕre at it, letÕs count the cream filling in Twinkies as dairy. Grand Canyon ban on disposable water bottles blocked. After Coca-Cola, whose bottles make up 30 percent of the CanyonÕs litter, complained. on your time, not someone elseÕs.Ó Theater and dance professor Franchelle Dorn saidwhen she first met Barnes she thought she had a certain spark that lit up the room whenever she entered it. hadtheopportunitytoworkwith Barnes and felt Barnes was a very focusedandseriousstudentwho seemed more than willing to work hard. Koenning said her most prominent memory of Barnes was ÒNoonewantstohearabout how much you want to be an actor, they want to see you do¥ing it,Ó Barnes said. ÒBeing pre¥pared, on time, know your type, taking care of yourself and be- The shunning of Thanksgiving. Based on everywhere, the holiday doesnÕt exist. A&M is taking Òhorns downÓ too far. Dornsaiditwasthissparkthat motivated her to pursue Barnes coaching her through her ÒGlee ProjectÓ audition song, ÒDonÕt ing able to talk about something other than acting.Ó HORNS DOWN