LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Shop proves variety is the spice of life SPORTS PAGE 10 Volleyball to face first round of NCAA Tournament TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 62 THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, November 29, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Big screen classics The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will present the 1947 black comedy ÒMonsieur Verdoux,Ó based on a story by Orson Welles and directed by Charlie Chaplin. Tickets cost $9.50 and the show starts at 7 p.m. Urban rail car To encourage support for an Austin rail system, Oregon Ironworks will display one of its urban rail cars used in Portland at the Palmer Events Center from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. TUESDAY Leg heads up State Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, will give an overview of some of the major issues facing the Texas Legislature when it reconvenes in January. WEDNESDAY Harmonica Bob The Harry Ransom CenterÕs Poetry on the Plaza event will feature the works of singer/ songwriter Bob Dylan. Show begins at noon in the HRC plaza. THURSDAY Do animals have rights? The UT Objectivism Society will screen a film and host a debate about animal rights from 6 to 8 p.m. in Garrison Hall Room 0.120. FRIDAY Last class day No class next Monday or Tuesday, and the final examination period will begin on Wednesday, Dec. 8. ÔHello, AvalancheÕ The Octopus Project will play a show at the East Side Drive-In. Tickets start at $15. Quote to note ÔÔ ÒIt was an up and down season. But things are looking up. ThereÕs no question the team comes out next season with a fire and a passion from day one that Texas has never seen before.Ó Ñ Sam Acho Senior defensive end SPORTS PAGE 6 Journalism school to reduce number of adjunct professors By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The UT School of Journalism will lose several veterans of the news business next semester as budget cuts cause a reduction in the num¥ber of adjunct professors. The school will drop several spe¥cialized classes and assign full-time faculty to more basic courses, lead¥ing to fewer open slots for adjunct instructors. School director Glenn Frankel said adjuncts bring a great com¥bination of involvement in the real world of journalism and solid teaching experience, and many of them have long-standing relation¥ships with the school. ÒWeÕre using less this spring than we did in the fall, but everyone re¥mains on our roster of valued teach¥ers, and we wonÕt hesitate to turn to them again when we need to,Ó Frankel said. The College of Communication announced a policy in early Au¥gust that would increase the work¥load for full-time faculty without increasing the number of classes the college offers. Rod Hart, dean of the College of Communication, said the policy would help the college pay for one time, 2-percent merit-pay increases. Hart said it is difficult to cut back on faculty because the school has Òa lot CUT continues on page 2 Michael Baldon | Daily Texan Staff Because of the budget cuts in the College of Communication, many of the contracts for adjunct lecturers like Michael Whitney are not being renewed for the spring semester. Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Shoppers flood the aisles of the Cedar Park Best Buy in search of deals during the early afternoon of Black Friday. BLACK FRIDAY Holiday weekendÕs sales percentages rise little from last yearÕs numbers despite earlier hours By Allison Kroll Although some retailers opened earlier than usual to accommodate shoppers on Black Friday, the extended hours did not translate into more sales, according to a shopping trend analysis firm. Nationally, there was only a 0.3 percent increase in sales from this day last year, according to ShopperTrak, a shopper-traffic and data analysis company. Shoppers spent $10.69 billion on Friday, up from $10.66 billion last year. Advertising professor Neal Burns said shoppers probably spend more money during Black Friday than any other weekend of the year. FRIDAY continues on page 2 Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Detectives Michael Riojas and Joseph Silas of The UT Police DepartmentÕs Criminal Investigations Unit work together with Sgt. Chris Bonnet to assist UTPD officers with investigations. Odd investigations increase for UTPD By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff The three men responsible for on-campus criminal investigations said they have been exceptionally busy because of the higher amount of unusual cases this year. The UT Police DepartmentÕs Criminal Investiga¥tions Unit, comprised of one sergeant and two de¥tectives, used to conduct all aspects of an investiga¥tion, including interviewing witnesses and forming a suspect lineup. In 2003, the department switched to a new system, which gave patrol officers more respon¥sibility for seeing a case through conviction. Now, the majority of the unitÕs duties include assisting officers with investigations. ÒA large part of what we do is to facilitate their in¥vestigation, assist them with tools and expertise,Ó said Sgt. Chris Bonnet. ÒItÕs beneficial to the department, the officers and the public because they get to deal with the same person throughout the investigation POLICE continues on page 2 State budget may weaken Texas Youth Commission By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff The state budget deficit could force the Texas Youth Commission, the state juvenile corrections agen¥cy, to substantially lower the costs of providing services Ñ which may force layoffs and facility closures. The news comes after the agen¥cy, which was rocked by a series of child sex-abuse scandals that became public in 2007, received high marks earlier this month from a Sunset Advisory Com¥mission staff report as well as an internal evaluation. ÒThe biggest costs you have are personnel and facilities,Ó said state Rep. Jerry Madden, R-Plano, vice chairman of the House Corrections Committee. ÒThey will get the big¥gest look as we cut back on the number of youth there.Ó The population of children in TYC custody has declined from more than 5,000 to about 1,500 since the abuse scandals came to light, while the agency still main¥tains the facilities and staff from when it had significantly more children in its care. Madden said the agency would have to look seriously at cutting the number of facilities the agency maintains to house children. Longtime critics of the com¥mission said neither report ad¥dressed the fundamental issues facing the agency. YOUTH continues on page 2 DeLay found guilty of campaign crime, awaits sentencing By Nolan Hicks victions show these charges were Daily Texan Staff substantial all along.Ó He was one of the most pow-Just after the convictions erful Republicans in Washington were handed down, DeLay and and redrew the shape of Texas pol-his attorney, Dick DeGuerin, itics. But now former U.S. House said the verdict was a miscar¥majority leader Tom DeLay is a riage of justice. convicted felon ÒIÕm not going who is awaiting to blame anybody. sentencing and This is an abuse promising to ap-of power,Ó DeLay peal the jury ver-ÔÔIÕm not going to said on Wednes¥dict against him. day. ÒI still main¥ blame anybody. This A Travis Coun-tain that IÕm in¥ is an abuse of power.Ó ty jury convicted nocent and that DeLay on charges the criminaliza¥ Ñ Tom DeLay of conspiracy and tion of politics un¥money launder-Former House dermines our very ing on Wednes-majority leader system. Maybe we day Ñ five years can get it before after he was ini¥tially indicted by then-Travis County District Attor¥ney Ronnie Earle for alledgedly violating TexasÕ campaign finance laws. ÒThere were numerous com¥mentators who said this was meaningless, that the indictments were just a local prosecutor gone wild,Ó said adjunct UT law pro¥fessor Steve Bickerstaff. ÒThe con¥people who un¥ derstand the law.Ó Travis County prosecutors had their hands full from the start due to TexasÕs porous and contradicto¥ry election code laws, said Cal Jill¥son, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University. When prosecutors brought another subject of the DeLay DELAY continues on page 2 2 News Monday, November 29, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 119 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Sean Beherec (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Web Office: (512) 471-8616 online@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@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 2010 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. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 75 46 Did I read Hatchet? cut: Seasoned lecturers lose positions in layoffs From page 1 of students and a lot of teaching responsibility.Ó Michael Whitney, an adjunct journalism lecturer, received an e¥mail last week informing him that he will not be offered a teaching contract for next semester. For the past four years, Whitney taught J 315, the fundamental journalism class that teaches students how to gather information, report and write effectively. Whitney has five decades of news experience working in televi¥sion and was the senior broadcast producer of Ò60 Minutes.Ó He won 23 national news Emmy Awards, three Peabody Awards and two RTNDA/Edward R. Murrow Awards, according to the College of Communication website. Whitney said he would have loved to continue teaching, but as the new workload policy came down during the summer, it was clear there would be fewer ad¥junct lecturers. ÒI think if I were in their po¥sition, itÕs exactly what I would have done,Ó Whitney said. ÒBut I always thought we [adjuncts] brought a certain vitality to the [classrooms].Ó The cuts will affect the entire college, but one student said it may damage the School of Jour¥nalism the most. Lara Haase, a photojournal¥ism and psychology senior, said Whitney was a very encouraging teacher and showed great interest in his students. ÒThe whole situation is unfortu¥nate, especially for the journalism program. The adjuncts are crucial because they have been out in the field and can give students real¥world advice,Ó Haase said. friday: Shopping on Internet increases markedly for 2010 From page 1 ÒThere is a strong desire to stimulate the economy, espe¥cially during a period when the economy hasnÕt been doing too well,Ó Burns said. ÒEconomists will look at the results more se¥riously than they have in previ¥ous years to look for any chang¥es and improvements.Ó The sales increase from 2008 to 2009 was slightly higher at 0.5 percent, according to Shopper-Trak. However, total foot traffic in the United States increased by 2.2 percent this year. ÒConsumers think it will be a day of great buys and sales,Ó Burns said. ÒGenerally speaking, what youÕre trying to do is bring people into the stores with ex¥traordinary offers. ThatÕs a tactic that helps build traffic.Ó Debra Wendrock, store manag¥er for MacyÕs in Highland Mall, said the storeÕs turnout on Friday followed the national trend, see¥ing a large increase in foot traffic compared to last year. ÒThere were a lot of great of¥fers this year, and I think thatÕs what brought people into the are very planned with the way they shop,Ó Wendrock said. ÒFor some customers, itÕs a tradition¥al thing. Some bring their aunts, uncles, sisters and cousins Ñ their entire family Ñ to partici¥pate in this shopping event.Ó Black Friday trends have also recently translated to online sales, Burns said. ÒThe one thing that I think is interesting about Black Friday is that it is bleeding over into Black Thursday for a number of brick¥and-mortar stores,Ó said mar¥keting administration professor Leigh McAlister. ÒIÕve heard that this is a reaction to the fact that online stores are open 24 hours a day and the fact that online stores begin offering deals on Thanksgiving Thursday.Ó In comparison to the results of in-store sales, FridayÕs online sales increased by 15.9 percent and cus¥tomers spent 12.1 percent more than last year online, which fol¥lowed a 33-percent increase in sales on Thanksgiving Day, according to IBMÕs Coremetrics Benchmark Re¥port for Black Friday. Karrol Kitt, a human devel¥opment and family sciences as¥ ÔTis the season Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Susan Young, employee for Papa Noel Christmas Trees and Wreaths on South Congress Avenue, unfolds a fir tree for sale. The tree nursey is open from Thanksgiving up until Christmas and sells fresh trees from small tree farms in Oregon and North Carolina. delay: Felony disguised contributions From page 1 investigation, the Texas Associa¥tion of Business, to trial for violat¥ing TexasÕ campaign laws, many of their charges were tossed be¥cause of the problems with the Texas election code. ÒThe prosecutors for Trav¥is County decided that the cam¥paign finance rules were just too tenuous to base their case around,Ó Jillson said. ÒThey changed the theory of the case to a very novel interpretation of money laundering.Ó DeLayÕs Texas political action committee, Texans for a Repub¥lican Majority, sent $190,000 in corporate campaign contribu¥tions to an arm of the Republi¥can National Committee in Octo¥ber 2002, along with a list of sev¥en candidates to donate money to and how much money to send to each campaign. Just a few days later, the RNC sent a total of $190,000 from a separate bank account Ñ money that could be contributed to cam¥paigns in Texas Ñ to the seven listed candidates. ÒAt no point was it illegal mon¥ey or illegitimate money,Ó Jillson said. ÒIt was just transparent that it was the same corporate money sent to Washington coming back as individual contributions.Ó Bickerstaff offered a compar¥ative analogy Ñ a company canÕt donate $10,000 to a politi¥cal campaign; therefore it is ille¥gal to give their lawyer $10,000 with the instruction that he give $10,000 of his own mon¥ey to the candidate they want to back. He said itÕs not un¥common for national political groups such as the RNC to do¥nate to state campaigns, but the list of candidates and the level of specificity made the transac¥tion unique. ÒThe transaction was one IÕve never seen before,Ó Bickerstaff said. ÒIt was clearly an attempt to get around the law.Ó youth: Legislature grants less per kid and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission into one agency, the Sunset Commission staff report recommended that TYC remain its own agency but should be down¥sized to reflect the fact it is caring for fewer children. Child advocates warn that leg¥islators must focus on the impact that budget cuts will have on the children who are in either TYC or the juvenile probation system. ÒWe need to focus on the rami¥fications of the budget shortfall on the children, if we donÕt do that and the funding goes away, then what do they have to work with?Ó said Ana Y‡nez-Correa, executive direc¥tor of Texas Criminal Justice Coali¥tion. ÒBasically, the children can be put at risk by not giving them the resources that they need.Ó ra. But property crimes are the most prevalent on campus, Rio¥jas said. Bonnet said the hardest cas¥es to work on are those which suspects are found years after the crime took place or are nev¥er caught because of a lack of ev¥idence. In spring 2009, a male sus¥pect groped several women near bus stops around campus. Police never arrested anyone in connec¥tion with the crime. ÒSometimes you never will, so youÕll work a case as hard as you can and still have no known pay¥off,Ó he said. ÒAnd sometimes you know in your heart and in your brain who the suspect is, but you are not able to prove that or sub¥stantiate that enough for court.Ó Bonnet said he relies on the next case to move him forward. ÒYou just have to take what you learned from the last case and ap¥ply it, and hopefully the next one will turn out better,Ó he said. The investigative process typ¥ically includes getting suspect or property information, gathering witnesses to conduct interviews and suspect lineups, and writing affidavits or complaints to pres¥ent the case to a judge. However, the process varies depending on the information officers have at the time. ÒSometimes, we work some cra¥zy hours just because of our job duties, like going to New York for a day to do an interview and com¥ing back that same day, or doing prisoner transports halfway across the state,Ó said Detective Joseph Silas. ÒYou just never know what is going to happen.Ó From page 1 ÒThe jury is still out on TYC,Ó said Texas state Sen. John Whit¥mire, D-Houston, chair of the Senate Criminal Justice Commit¥tee. ÒWe will always need a juve¥nile corrections commission, but their mission will be defined by nificantly less than the $130,000 spent per year on each child in TYC custody. ÒIf you gave the juvenile proba¥tion department additional mon¥ey, you could keep more kids in their community, where they are close to their families, the courts and the services they need,Ó Whit- Wire Editor: Nolan Hicks World&NatioN www.dailytexanonline.com Monday, November 29, 2010 The Daily Texan China calls for emergency N. Korea talks Talks would bring powers US, South Korea begin together in most public showing of intervention joint military exercises By Gillian Wong The Associated Press By David Guttenfelder elation of a new uranium-enrich¥diplomatic efforts to ease tensions BEIJING Ñ China quickened its & Jean H. Lee ment facility, even as protesters between North and South Korea, The Associated Press begged President Lee Myung¥calling for an emergency meeting YEONPYEONG ISLAND, bak to find a way to resolve the of envoys to North Korean nuclear South Korea Ñ A U.S. supercar-tension and restore peace. disarmament talks. rier and South Korean destroy-The troubled relations be-Chinese envoy Wu Dawei said er took up position in the tense tween the two Koreas, which chief negotiators to the six-nation Yellow Sea on Sunday for joint fought a three-year war in the talks are being asked to come to military exercises that were a 1950s, have steadily deteriorat-Beijing in early December for the united show of force just days ed since LeeÕs conservative gov¥emergency session Òto exchange after a deadly North Korean ar-ernment took power in 2008 views on major issues of concern to tillery attack. with a tough new policy toward the parties at present.Ó As tensions escalated across nuclear-armed North Korea. ÒI want to stress that a series of the region, with North Ko-Two South Korean marines complicated factors have recently rea threatening another Òmer-and two civilians were killed emerged on the Korean peninsu¥ cilessÓ attack, China belatedly and 18 others wounded in the la,Ó Wu said Sunday in a statement jumped into the fray. BeijingÕs hailstorm of artillery that sent he read to reporters in Beijing. ÒThe top nuclear envoy, Wu Dawei, residents fleeing into bunkers international community, particu¥ called for an emergency meet-and reduced homes on the is¥larly the members of the six-party ing in early December among land to charred rubble. talks, is deeply concerned.Ó regional powers involved in North Korea blamed the The talks would bring togeth¥ nuclear disarmament talks, in-South for provoking the attack er the main regional powers Ñ the cluding North Korea. by holding artillery drills near United States, Japan and Russia as Seoul responded cautiously to the KoreasÕ maritime border, well as China and the two Koreas interview with CNN. ÒAnd I can-ous spike in tensions between the sinking of a South Korean navy the proposal from North KoreaÕs and has threatened to be Òmer¥ staunch ally, saying it should cilessÓ if the current war games years to persuade North Korea to in a mature fashion, not find it in ma objections this time. by a North Korean torpedo, while Ñ that have tried fitfully for seven not believe that the Chinese should, Koreas, but has issued only pro for-ship. Seoul says the vessel was hit be Òreviewed very carefullyÓ in Ñ set to last until Dec. 1 Ñ get relinquish its nuclear programs. their interest to restrain North Ko-Wu did not specify a date in early the North denies involvement. light of North KoreaÕs recent rev-too close to its territory. WuÕs appeal is ChinaÕs most pub-rea. So far, they are not.Ó December for when the six nations The U.S. envoy to the talks, Ste¥lic diplomatic intervention since The barb came as Beijing was would meet. He said they need Òto phen Bosworth, made hurried vis¥its ally North Korea pummeled a quickening the pace of its diplo-exchange views on these major is-its to Seoul, Tokyo and Beijing last South Korean island with an artil-macy with a flurry of meetings and sues and make due contribution to week after an American scientist re¥lery barrage last Tuesday, aggra-phone calls. maintaining peace and stability on ported being shown a new, sophis¥vating already high tensions on State Councilor Dai Bingguo, the peninsula and easing the ten-ticated uranium enrichment facility the peninsula. At first slow to react, ChinaÕs highest-level foreign poli-sion in Northeast Asia.Ó in North Korea. Bosworth, howev-Beijing has been under pressure by cy official, met Sunday with South Wu said China hoped the meet-er, played down any sense that the the United States to use its histor-Korean President Lee Myung-bak ing would also help relaunch nu-talks were urgent. ically strong relations with North in Seoul, and later spoke by tele-clear disarmament negotiations. The emergency session proposed Korea to defuse the crisis. phone with U.S. Secretary of State The six-nation talks have been by China would mark new ground. U.S. Sen. John McCain, the Hillary Rodham Clinton. largely moribund for the past two The six-nation talksÕ senior envoys top Republican on the Senate Underscoring BeijingÕs concern years. In that time, North Korea have not used the group to address Armed Services Committee, on about the latest clash between the tested a long-range rocket and ex-broader security issues beyond Sunday criticized China for not Koreas, its diplomatic initiatives ploded its second nuclear device, North KoreaÕs nuclear programs, doing more to rein in its unpre-come as the U.S. and South Ko-leaving the Obama administration though they have been discussed dictable neighbor. rean military are conducting war questioning whether the North is by lower-level officials. That poten¥ ÒThey could bring the North Ko-games in the Yellow Sea. Beijing interested in disarmament. South tially could help the group trans¥rean economy to its knees if they vehemently opposed such exercis-Korea also pulled back engagement form into a more full-bodied secu¥wanted to,Ó McCain said during an es four months ago during a previ-with the North, especially after the rity forum for Northeast Asia. Thousands of American diplomatic cables leaked By Matthew Lee The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ Hundreds of thousands of State Depart¥ment documents leaked Sunday revealed a hidden world of back¥stage international diplomacy, di¥vulging candid comments from world leaders and detailing occa¥sional U.S. pressure tactics aimed at hot spots in Afghanistan, Iran and North Korea. The classified diplomatic cables released by online whistle-blow¥er WikiLeaks and reported on by news organizations in the Unit¥ed States and Europe provided of¥ten unflattering assessments of for¥eign leaders, ranging from U.S. al¥lies such as Germany and Italy to other nations like Libya, Iran and Afghanistan. The cables also contained new revelations about long-simmer¥ing nuclear trouble spots, detailing U.S., Israeli and Arab world fears of IranÕs growing nuclear pro¥gram, American concerns about PakistanÕs atomic arsenal and U.S. discussions about a united Korean peninsula as a long-term solution to North Korean aggression. There are also American memos encouraging U.S. diplomats at the United Nations to collect detailed data about the U.N. secretary gen¥eral, his team and foreign diplo¥mats Ñ going beyond what is con¥sidered the normal run of informa¥tion-gathering expected in diplo¥matic circles. None of the revelations is par¥ticularly explosive, but their pub¥lication could prove problematic for the officials concerned. And the massive release of material intend¥ed for diplomatic eyes only is sure to ruffle feathers in foreign capitals, a certainty that prompted U.S. dip¥lomats to scramble in recent days to shore up relations with key al¥lies in advance of the disclosures. The documents published by The New York Times, FranceÕs Le Monde, BritainÕs Guardian news¥paper, German magazine Der Spiegel and others laid out the be¥hind-the-scenes conduct of Wash¥ingtonÕs international relations, shrouded in public by platitudes, smiles and handshakes at photo sessions among senior officials. The White House immediate¥ly condemned the release of the WikiLeaks documents, saying Òsuch disclosures put at risk our diplomats, intelligence profession¥als, and people around the world who come to the United States for assistance in promoting democra¥cy and open government.Ó It also noted that Òby its very na¥ture, field reporting to Washington is candid and often incomplete in¥formation. It is not an expression of policy, nor does it always shape final policy decisions.Ó ÒNevertheless, these cables could compromise private dis¥cussions with foreign govern¥ments and opposition leaders, and when the substance of pri¥vate conversations is printed on the front pages of newspapers across the world, it can deeply impact not only U.S. foreign poli¥cy interests, but those of our allies and friends around the world,Ó the White House said. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley played down the spying allegations. ÒOur diplo¥mats are just that, diplomats,Ó he said. ÒThey collect informa¥tion that shapes our policies and actions. This is what diplo¥mats, from our country and oth¥er countries, have done for hun¥dreds of years.Ó On its website, The New York Times said Òthe documents serve an important public interest, il¥luminating the goals, successes, compromises and frustrations of American diplomacy in a way that other accounts cannot match.Ó In a statement released Sun¥day, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said, ÒThe cables show the U.S. spying on its allies and the U.N.; turning a blind eye to corruption and human rights abuse in Ôclient statesÕ; backroom deals with supposedly neutral countries and lobbying for U.S. corporations.Ó Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Monday, November 29, 2010 Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY Take advantage of Eat Local Week By Kate Clabby Daily Texan Columnist AustinÕs annual Eat Local Week, sponsored by the magazine Edible Austin, will kick off Fri¥day with an event at BookPeople featuring local food writers and free tastings of chef-prepared, locally-sourced food. Events throughout the week include an urban farm bike tour, a Òdrink localÓ cocktail contest and a talk at Bass Concert Hall by Michael Pollan, author of ÒThe Omni¥vores Dilemma.Ó Over the past few years, the local foods move¥ment has been gaining traction, in large part due to the work of journalists including Pollan. But like all movements, it has its detractors. Stephen BudianskyÕs New York Times article ÒMath Les¥sons for LocavoresÓ attacks the claim that local food is inherently more energy-efficient than non-local food because it doesnÕt have to be transported as far. He argues that shipping food across the country by freight is actually relative¥ly efficient, and that if we grow crops in areas that suit them best climactically, we can spend less energy growing them. This argument has validity, but some of his points are off-base. For example, he correct¥ly notes that a tomato grown in California and shipped to New York in January probably has a smaller carbon footprint than a tomato grown in a heated greenhouse in New York. But few would advocate eating the greenhouse-grown tomato either: Eating local means eating in sea¥son. We shouldnÕt expend energy to adapt lo¥cal production to our preferred diets. We should adapt our diets to include more of the food that can be grown efficiently in the climates where we live. Advocates of local food system often use the argument that local food logs fewer Òfood milesÓ to justify their choice to source food lo¥cally, even though, for most, food miles are only a small part of that decision. This argument is easy to quantify, and itÕs easy for newcomers to the conversation to understand. When given only one sentence to argue for more local food, I have used this simplification myself. And international attention on global warm¥ing has made energy use the key issue in envi¥ronmental debates. Our food system does use far too much energy, but thatÕs not its only problem or even its main problem. Fertilizer runoff from cornfields in Iowa has created a Òdead zoneÓ in the Gulf of Mexico Ñ an area devoid of marine life Ñ the size of New Jersey. Topsoil erosion in the corn belt, a result of conventional monocrop agriculture, will soon make areas in the region impossible to farm on at all. More than half of all antibiotics sold in the United States are given to livestock in their feed, a practice that public health officials agree is leading to the develop¥ment of antibiotic-resistant strains of diseases. Many small farmers (but not all) are working to create better alternatives to this system. And most of those farmers (but not all) sell into lo¥cal markets. So when you buy a local product directly from the farmer, it is probably (but not necessarily) a more sustainable choice than a product you would buy from the grocery store. The fact that a product is local does not give it special dispensation Ñ if you choose local food because of its impact on the environment, itÕs important to ask the farmer about his growing practices and make your decision based on his answers. And thatÕs the key. If you know who grew your food and he lives in your commu¥nity, you can ask those questions. In a grocery store, the label tells you very little about how the food was produced. Some claims, such as ÒorganicÓ and Òcage-free,Ó give useful but lim¥ited information, and others, such as ÒnaturalÓ and Òfree-range,Ó are totally unregulated and give no information at all. As Elanor Starmer, of Food and Water Watch, puts it, ÒThe local foods movement isnÕt so much about choosing between whatÕs grown here and whatÕs grown elsewhere. ItÕs about having any sort of choice at all.Ó ItÕs possible to buy sustainably and ethical¥ly grown food from far away, and for certain products, such as staple grains, it makes sense. We should be looking into ways to circum¥vent the anonymity of grocery store transac¥tions and connect responsible farmers with eth¥ically-minded consumers throughout the coun¥try. But there is no substitute for face-to-face in¥teractions. So take the opportunities at Eat Lo¥cal Week to meet with local farmers and produc¥ers, ask them questions and start thinking about what you demand from your food. And while youÕre at it, sample their wares. You might dis¥cover the most basic reason people are choosing to buy local: It tastes good. Clabby is an English senior. 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 Me¥dia Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dai¥lytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submis¥sions for brevity, clarity and liability. Reform community colleges By Erin Gleim Daily Texan Columnist My schedule for next semester is less than ideal Ñ I couldnÕt get into some classes I needed and instead I had to add some unnec¥essary classes just to reach 12 hours. While I expect add/drop to solve some of the prob¥lem, itÕs relieving to know that I can always pick up a couple of courses at a community college to stay on track. Community colleges are an important re¥source for UT students. Some took classes at community colleges as part of dual-cred¥it programs in high school; others take class¥es during summer or winter breaks. They are cheaper and usually involve less work, so they provide an easy way for students to complete core requirements. But many often forget that thousands of students in the United States pursue higher education through community college alone. In todayÕs economy, graduates from even some of the nationÕs top institutions are hav¥ing trouble finding jobs. Subsequently, stu¥dents who graduate from the academically less competitive community colleges are at a huge disadvantage when it comes to find¥ing jobs. This may be a reason that, as the Center for Community College Student Engagement re¥ports, student graduation and retention rates are at a record low. The CCCSE claims if this trend continues, then for the first time in our nationÕs history, this generation may be less educated than the one before it. According to the CCCSE, only 45 percent of community college students graduate or earn a professional certificate in six years, and only 52 percent of community college attend¥ees return for a second year of school. The de¥cline in returning students can perhaps be ex¥plained by the fact that about 48 percent of students cite Òfinancial constraintsÓ as a ma¥jor factor in the dropout rates. Because a community college degree is not as competitive when seeking employment as is a degree from a four-year college or univer¥sity, many students may fail to see the bene¥fits in working and paying for a less compet¥itive degree. The system obviously needs substantial reform, and many people, including Pres¥ident Barack Obama, are working to solve the problems in community colleges. The CCCSE and its partners at UTÕs Com¥munity College Leadership Program are working to improve the community col¥lege experience. They are working to pro¥vide more specialized resources for stu¥dents, including academic advising and career counseling. The groups also plan to implement social networking systems that will allow students to access these re¥sources. UT students could be impacted by plans to make community college curriculum and coursework more challenging and rigorous, hopefully making the degree more valuable. Changes to the academic advising and regis¥tration processes may inconvenience UT stu¥dents as well. The changes will benefit com¥munity colleges. While it may no longer be possible to get college credit by reading a chapter every oth¥er day or by taking a 10-question quiz online, these changes will truly benefit the academ¥ic and professional prospects of many Ameri¥cans and ultimately improve education in the United States. Gleim is a journalism freshman. Monday, November 29, 2010 News Burrito company plans to expand with more stores By Mary Ellen Knewtson said. ÒWeÕre thrilled to be in a Daily Texan Staff position where we can put peo- After the first Freebirds World ple to work.Ó Burrito opened in California in Shawna Southard is an assis¥1987, the burrito chain restau-tant general manager at the Free¥rant quickly found a formula birds on South Congress Avenue. for success: Target the throng of She has been with the compa¥hungry students on the nationÕs ny for five years and remembers college campuses. volunteering for many causes, in- Now, the owners of Freebirds cluding Adopt-A-Family. are hoping to ÒRight now we follow their die-have a Christmas hard fans af-box set up for ter graduation Adopt-A-Fami¥to working life, ly,Ó she said. with plans to According to WeÕre thrilled to be build 38 new lo-the Salvation cations nation-in a position where ArmyÕs web¥ ÔÔ wide next year we can put people to site, the Adopt¥ Ñ bringing the A-Family pro¥ work.Ó total number of gram pairs im-Texas locations poverished Ñ Daniel Harf to 60. families with a The new loca-Tavistock spokesman group or busi¥tions will mostly ness, Freebirds be in Texas sub-in this case, that urbs, said Dan-can provide the iel Harf, spokes-family with gifts man for Tavistock, a company and food during the week be¥that has owned the Freebirds fore Christmas. chain for two years. Southard said she likes incor¥ ÒOriginally, the model was porating community outreach building on or near college cam-into her job. puses. [Tavistock] took it a step ÒI like how you can still be further. We realized the students yourself,Ó she said of her expe¥grow up,Ó Harf said. rience at Freebirds. He said the restaurants will Economics freshman Sahil Raj be built in neighborhoods with said he remembers enjoying his heavy concentrations of young first visit to Freebirds. families. Each location will re-ÒThe first time I got my car, quire 50-75 employees and man-I took my friends there,Ó Raj agers, he said. said. ÒI try to go back when IÕm ÒPeople need jobs,Ó Harf in town.Ó Running 2,000 miles for the cure As Rusty Tolliver and broth-alition to Salute AmericaÕs He-cided to join the team. vived two bouts with cancer, ers Scott and Rhys Jenkins ap-roes. The runners raised more Beginning in Boston on Sept. he said. While studying jour¥proached the end of their 2,000-than $10,000 for the four charities. 15, the group ran an average nalism in college, Tolliver cov¥mile run from Boston to Aus-Tolliver knew he wanted to of 35 miles a day. Tolliver and ered a story about Young Texans tin on Friday afternoon, they raise money through running Rhys made the 61.1-mile stretch Against Cancer and was interest¥were greeted by a small crowd and eventually shared the idea from College Station to Bastrop ed in what he describes as the or¥of friends, family and a few local with Rhys. The pair regularly the day before Thanksgiving so ganizationÕs distinctly local ele¥news cameras. ran together as camp counselors that they would be able to spend ment, which he felt was lacking The trio was running to raise in 2006, and Tolliver knew that Thanksgiving Day with Tolliv-in other cancer-support organiza¥money for four different charities, Rhys would be interested in a erÕs family. tions such as Lance ArmstrongÕs including Young Texans Against long-distance run. After Rhys be-The idea for the run started af-Livestrong and Susan G. Komen Cancer, the British Heart Founda-came involved, his older brother ter Tolliver lost an aunt to can-for the Cure. tion, Help for Heroes and the Co-Scott became interested and de-cer in 2009. His mother also sur-Ñ Michael Baldon Task force submits advice for SG revisions By Audrey White before the student body for a spe-The new executive structure authority to settle disputes be-ficio member of the task force, Daily Texan Staff cial election in February. creates multiple appointments tween the executive and legisla-said she was appreciative of the The Student Government Re-If the assembly, student body under each officer of the execu-tive branches, enforce the consti-work the task force put into its form Task ForceÕs completed list and administrators all approve tive branch and streamlines the tution and bylaws and oversee recommendations. One of the of recommended changes to SGÕs the recommendations in Janu-agency structure to reduce re-the Election Supervisory Board. most notable changes is the ad¥constitution and bylaws includes ary and February as the task force dundant positions and increase In advance of the February spe-dition of a new position Ñ chair an overhaul of the agency struc-hopes, the new constitution and efficiency. cial election, SG will hold public of the assembly, she said. The ture, the addition of a more per-bylaws will govern the next SG The task force included SG rep-forums, distribute information assembly would elect the chair manent judiciary branch and sev-assembly, which the student body resentatives and former SG mem-about the proposed changes and from its members to run meet¥eral new positions within the leg-will elect in March. bers as well as students with no encourage all students to vote, ings, a role currently conducted islative assembly. ÒWeÕre creating a more effi-previous SG involvement, which said University-wide represen-by the vice president. The task force presented its cient structure, and it will real-Lopez said allowed for diverse tative Natalie Butler, who served ÒCreating a chair is the most ef¥changes to the assembly for re-ly increase student involvement points of view in discussions. on the task force. fective and fair thing to do,Ó Ka¥view last week. SG representa-because agencies can now recruit The new structure would also ÒThe changes weÕre making bir said. ÒIÕve worked hard to act tives will propose a resolution more members,Ó said task force include a clerk to manage meet-will help SG serve students bet-as an impartial arbiter, but the as¥to support the changes in SGÕs chair Cecilia Lopez, educational ings and take minutes and a par-ter, so this is something we want sembly deserves the right to elect meeting Tuesday, but the assem-administration graduate student. liamentarian to monitor meeting them to be able to get behind and its own leadership.Ó bly will not take a final vote until ÒWeÕre creating other layers for procedure. In addition, the rec-vote for,Ó Butler said. its first meeting in the spring se-accountability, especially in the ommendations include the cre-SG Vice President Muneezeh mester. 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So now what? ÒWhat I will do is take my time and evaluate the coaches and the staff and each player and every¥thing that weÕre doing,Ó said Brown, who hasnÕt experienced a losing season since going 1-10 at North Carolina in 1989. ÒAt that time, IÕll be able to make the con¥scious decision on whatÕs best for the program.Ó ItÕs humorous to think that Tex¥as was ranked as the preseason No. 4 team, plastered on the cover of Sports Illustrated with a head¥line that read, ÒThe Longhorns have the defense to win it all.Ó Is that the same defense that al¥lowed a record 223 yards rush¥ing to Texas A&M running back Cyrus Gray and failed to make stops to reverse the momentum Thursday night in a must-win game? Sure is. Last season, defensive coordi¥nator Will Muschamp had the na¥tionÕs No. 1 rush defense that held opponents to 72 yards per game. This year, essentially the same unit allowed nearly twice that. ÒItÕs disappointing,Ó Brown said. ÒThis year was not our standard at all.Ó Corey Leamon | Daily Texan Staff A throng of Longhorns walk off of Joe Jamail Field after singing ÒThe Eyes of TexasÓ following their 24-17 loss to No. 19 Texas A&M. Back in August, Brown told good field position, as the of-able. But the offense never got half of the 37 forced last year. his defense that forcing turn-fense needed to piggy-back off into a flow, and the defense only overs would be key in getting the defense until it got comfort-caused 18 turnovers, not even BROWN continues on page 7 Shereen Ayub | Daily Texan Staff Texas sophomore swingman Jordan Hamilton rises up for one of his four second half 3-pointers, which were key in UTÕs 3-point win. MENÕS BASKETBALL Horns rely on threes to edge Rice By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns nearly fell vic¥tim to a Thanksgiving hangover as they narrowly defeated Rice 62-59 on Saturday. A 3-point barrage in the second half led by Cory Joseph and Jor¥dan Hamilton helped Texas avoid an upset courtesy of the Owls. Joseph, who had a game-high and career-high 14 points, con¥verted on four of six shots from behind the arc. ÒWe just got on a hot roll and we kept on going with it,Ó Jo¥seph said. The Longhorns were nine for 14 for three in the second half, including a two-minute stretch where Hamilton drained three ÒtreysÓ turning a four-point def¥icit into a four-point lead. The long range attempts came after RiceÕs zone defense prevent¥ed Texas from attacking the bas¥ket. The Longhorns made more 3-pointers (11) than two-point baskets (nine). ÒIt was clear that they were go¥ing to let us shoot all of the 3s that we wanted to shoot,Ó said head coach Rick Barnes. ÒEarly in the game, they werenÕt even guard¥ing Jordan on the perimeter.Ó Texas was unable to run with the ball as much as it wanted with the Owls choosing to take their time on offense and let the shot clock run low on most pos¥sessions. In running out the clock, Rice went into halftime leading 23-20 RICE continues on page 7 VOLLEYBALL Corey Leamon | Daily Texan Staff Texas senior outside hitter Juliann Faucette leads the rest of the squad in celebrating UTÕs 3-0 sweep of Texas A&M on Wednesday. McNeal helps UT win 15th straight match By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff No matter what the Long¥horns do, the teamÕs success¥es seem to be forever overshad¥owed by last yearÕs team that came into the NCAA Tourna¥ment ranked second and lost in the national championship game. But even last yearÕs Long¥horns did not enter the tourna¥ment carrying a 15-game win¥ning streak. Nor did they defeat the Iowa State Cyclones on the road. Texas swept Texas A&M 26¥24, 25-19, 25-22 at home Wednes¥day, and then traveled to Ames, Iowa, to beat Iowa State 22-25, 25-23, 27-25, 25-19 on Saturday to end the 2010 regular season. The ninth-ranked Longhorns will face off against UTSA in the first round of the NCAA Tour¥nament on Friday at Gregory Gym. If the team wins, it will play the winner of UCLA and American University on Satur¥day also at Gregory Gym. Of the teams ranked ahead of Texas in the tournament, only top-ranked Florida and fifth¥ranked Northern Iowa boast longer winning streaks. Head coach Jerritt Elliott said its im¥portant to have some momen¥tum to close out the season. ÒYou always want to play with some rhythm Ñ play hot Ñ going into the NCAA tour¥nament,Ó Elliott said. ÒWeÕre go¥ing to focus on our side of the net like we have all year long and get our rhythm going and play well.Ó The teamÕs Thanksgiving weekend started with host¥ing A&M on Wednesday. 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C L ASSIFIEDS From page 6 Another failure was the bal¥anced offensive attack Brown was hoping to implement, a smash¥mouth downhill running scheme and a nimble passing game that would blindside defenses. Those things never happened because Texas usually got behind early and had to rack up the pass¥ing yards in an attempt to catch up. The only game this entire sea¥son when Texas was balanced like Brown envisioned was against Florida Atlantic in the second-to¥last game of the year, when the Longhorns had 259 yards rushing and 263 passing. ÒWe were inconsistent,Ó Brown said. ÒThat was the theme.Ó rice: Joseph, Hamilton come up big from behind 3-point arc From page 6 after a dull opening 20 minutes. ÒWe probably tried to over¥think, and once the ball went in¥side, which we got it, it comes out,Ó Barnes said. ÒGuys had shots that they should have tak¥en and they didnÕt. I thought they got a little tentative there.Ó While the Longhorns struggled in the paint, Rice attacked the bas¥ket, finding its cutting guards, who were the recipients of several backdoor passes for easy layups. Quarterback Garrett Gilbert showed flashes of adequacy, if not brilliance, but also mediocrity. He threw for 2,744 yards, which was more than Ohio StateÕs Ter¥relle Pryor and TCUÕs Andy Dal¥ton, but he also tied the Duke and Central Michigan quarterbacks to lead the league with 17 inter¥ceptions (Colt McCoy had 18 his sophomore year). Gilbert also struggled on third¥down situations, especially in the red zone, forcing Texas to set¥tle for field goals. The Longhorns only scored touchdowns in the red zone 44 percent of the time Ñ the fifth worst percentage in the country. Brown said backups Case McCoy and Connor Wood will get the chance to compete for the ÒI thought that, of all the teams that we have played this year, that Rice did the best job executing on their offensive end,Ó Barnes said. The Owls went basket for bas¥ket with the Longhorns, who were unable to pull away in the second half. RiceÕs dribble penetration forced the rotate, and UT was un¥able to recover quickly enough. ÒWhen that happens, the guard has to get inside but they kicked out a few times,Ó Barnes said. ÒThe 3s they got were because they exe¥cuted and we didnÕt.Ó starting job in the spring, just like every other position. ÒTurnovers and explosive plays are the key to any ball game,Ó said offensive coordinator Greg Da¥vis. ÒThe most important thing for an offense to do has nothing to do with rushing or passing or anything else. It is to score points. We fell far below what we have become accustomed to in scor¥ing points. That is the most disap¥pointing thing.Ó But the offense just didnÕt have any explosive playmakers. The re¥ceivers had no chemistry with Gil¥bert, and the running backs were battered and unhealthy from the start (not that that really mattered as the talent level was inadequate anyway). The LonghornsÕ size and athlet¥icism ended up being too much for the Owls. Tristan Thompson earned the first double-double of his college career, scoring 10 points and adding 10 rebounds, six of which came on the offensive end. ÒI think, defensively, we had Texas guarded but we didnÕt fin¥ish the play with the rebound,Ó said Rice head coach Ben Braun. Guard Jai Lucas played a sea¥son-high 30 minutes and made his first two 3-pointers of the season as a part of his eight points. Not one tailback rushed for more than 600 yards this season, and only Cody Johnson ran for over 100 in a game (124 against FAU and 107 against A&M). And it didnÕt help that rare was the game when the offensive line opened up holes. ThereÕs a lot on BrownÕs plate heading into the offseason, but with the nasty taste of losing lin¥gering in his mouth, heÕs deter¥mined to get it fixed. ÒIt was an up and down sea¥son,Ó said senior defensive end Sam Acho. ÒBut things are looking up. ThereÕs no question the team comes out next season with a fire and a passion from Day One that Texas has never seen before.Ó Stay tuned, Texas fans. ÒThey hit some shots when they had to,Ó Braun said. ÒIf they donÕt make those shots, I think maybe we win the basketball game.Ó Rice had one final attempt to send the game into overtime, but RiceÕs Tamir JacksonÕs three-point attempt was off the mark, and the Owls were unable to get another chance as the clock expired. ÒThis game was good for us,Ó Barnes said. ÒWe needed a game like this, because it still got down to where we are going to have to make some stops.Ó WomenÕs basketball Stanford too strong for young Longhorns By Alexandra Carreno Daily Texan Staff Only five games into their season, the No. 16 Longhorns continue to use every game as a stepping stone from the pre¥vious one. Reiterating the positives and learning from the mistakes have been some things head coach Gail Goestenkors often reminds her players of, especially after Sun¥dayÕs loss against Stanford, 93-78. No. 2 Stanford (5-0) was the first major hurdle Texas (4¥1) faced. The Longhorns, who looked strong in their first four games of the season, struggled against the Cardinal, who relied heavily on man-on-man offense. The height difference between Texas and Stanford players posed a difficulty for Texas, with only three players measuring above 6 feet. Stanford features eight of these players its roster. ÒWeÕve pushed the ball on everybody else, but nobodyÕs pushed it back on us,Ó Goes¥tenkors said. ÒThat was new for us for somebody to attack us the way weÕve been attack¥ing other people.Ó Stanford looked like the stron¥ger team as it shot 54.7 percent and made 11 of 12 free throws. In an uncommon mistake, Tex¥as failed to turn in its lineup in time to the scorerÕs table, result¥ing in a technical foul. Stanford went up 2-0 before tipoff. Texas also started slow, allow¥ing Stanford to make 14 of its first 22 shots. ÒToday you saw a tough¥ness out of us and a will to per¥severe,Ó said Stanford forward Kayla Pedersen. ÒI think people are just learning their roles and learning how they can play with each other, and weÕre a lot more confident right now.Ó Freshman Chassidy Fussell led Texas with 17 points. Senior Kathleen Nash trailed close be¥hind with 14 points. ÒThey beat us in transition and on the offensive glass,Ó Goesten¥kors said. ÒWe got them to take tough shots at times, but we didnÕt rebound.Ó With Stanford being the first of a tough stretch of opponents, Texas will return to Austin for a week before traveling to East Lansing this weekend to take on No. 25 Michigan State. ÒWe are going to learn a lot through this game. We let them dictate the tempo,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒWeÕve got all week to break down the tape and learn and get better. And we can see very quick¥ly how much we learned because weÕve got another great team we are playing [Sunday].Ó From page 6 The sold-out game was also the final regular season home performance for the teamÕs se¥niors. Senior outside hitter Juli¥ann Faucette, who finished the game with a 16-kill, nine-dig ef¥fort and will finish her career with the fifth most kills among all Longhorns, sang the nation¥al anthem to start the match. Se¥nior outside hitter Lauren Dick¥son assumed her role as a serv¥ing specialist with the return of junior outside hitter Amber Rob¥erson and senior middle blocker Jennifer Doris finished with sev¥en kills and two blocks assisted. ÒIt was a great night. We had a huge fan turnout, which means a lot to us,Ó Doris said. ÒIt was so weird to think that this was my last home game here and to walk out there and get my jersey. It means a lot that coach Elliott gave me a chance to play here.Ó The senior class has the highest winning percentage of any class in Texas volleyball history at .878. ÒThey have been special,Ó El¥liott said. ÒThey were a big part of turning this program around. They have been to an Elite Eight, a Final Four and a Nation¥al Championship game in their first three years. WeÕd like for them to have another shot at it this year.Ó After Thanksgiving dinner and football on Thursday, the team traveled north to play 16th¥ranked Iowa State. Last yearÕs Longhorns suffered the lone blemish on its regular season re¥cord against the Cyclones, but Texas kept its win streak alive this year with a career-high 16¥kill effort from sophomore utility player ShaÕDare McNeal. Texas also got double-doubles from Faucette, who had 16 kills and a career-high 22 digs, and ju¥nior setter Michelle Kocher, who had 58 assists and 11 digs. Regardless of whether the team advances or not, the NCAA Tournament South Re¥gional will take place at Grego¥ry Gym starting Dec. 10. Monday, November 29, 2010 COMICS 7 6 4 8 3 3 1 4 9 5 2 8 4 8 3 4 2 7 9 4 6 2 3 9 7 1 1 9 9 8 5 YesterdayÕs solution SUD OKU FOR YOU 3 8 7 6 9 4 2 1 5 5 9 4 1 8 2 6 3 7 1 2 6 3 7 5 9 4 8 6 7 5 4 3 8 1 9 2 9 4 1 5 2 7 8 6 3 8 3 2 9 6 1 7 5 4 2 5 9 8 1 3 4 7 6 7 6 3 2 4 9 5 8 1 4 1 8 7 5 6 3 2 9 Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Monday, November 29, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com Life&Arts Killeen duo represents Southern rap success MUSIC MONDAY By Francisco Marin Texas hip-hop is a fickle creature. On the one hand, the third coast and dirty south hip-hop scenes have flourished since the late 1990s, and Texas icons such as The Screwed Up Click did a lot to bring gritty, urban rap to the fore in the big Texas cit¥ies Ñ namely, Houston. On the other hand, this is a state dom¥inated by (mostly) country, Top 40 and Christian radio, which leaves little airplay for groups like Crew54. Fortunately, in the ÒLive Mu¥sic Capital of the World,Ó groups like Crew54 can prosper. MCs M.O.S. and G-Christ are the heart and soul of Crew54, hav¥ing first met five years ago after realizing they were neighbors as well as MySpace friends. At the time, G-Christ was crafting his style with The Texas Immigrants and M.O.S. was penning rhymes for his solo career. The Daily Texan spoke with M.O.S. and G-Christ, as well as their bassist Ian Quinn at Fun Fun Fun Fest earlier this month to discuss the Wu-Tang Clan leg¥acy, their upcoming projects and unhealthy-but-delicious sand¥wiches. The Daily Texan: So what does the Ò54Ó in Crew54 stand for? Ian Quinn: The name comes from their area code, 254. DT: How did you enjoy play¥ing Fun Fest? IQ: Well, we are getting hit up walking around, and fans seemed to really like our set. This was the debut of our live band, because the MCs have been do¥ing their thing for at least ON THE WEB: five years, and they Read the full wanted interview to do a live band. @dailytexan We put to¥ online.com gether a bunch of songs for Fun Fest, and there was only one sample in the entire set. ItÕs all live, and [we were] all real¥ly happy to be here. I got to see Bad Religion, and [we planned to go] see P.O.S. As far as the live aspect goes, they opened for Bus Driver, one of my favorite rap¥pers. We like really kind of posi¥tive, party hip-hop. DT: I take it that most, if not all, of the members are out of Austin? IQ: Well, the music portion Ñ the live band Ñ of Crew54 is based in Austin, but the MCs are out of Killeen. Master-of-self: Through a mutual friend, I actually re¥alized that he lived right around the corner from me, and at the time, I was doing my solo thing, but we got to¥gether and did a track or two, and it sounded good. Then one day, I was joking about doing a show [and] said, ÒWe should do a project together!Ó Five years later, weÕve been in a bunch of different proj¥ects trying to get the word out there and spread our name. G-Christ: Yeah, we lived right around the corner from each oth¥er. At the time, we lived literal¥ly right around the corner from each other. Just kind of talking through MySpace, which was the hot thing at the time, and from there it kind of just hap¥pened, you know? DT: WhatÕs your inspira¥tion when it comes to hip-hop? What did you grow up listen¥ing to? Who do you look up to? M.O.S.: As far as hip-hop with me, I was a Wu-Tang head, man, anything Wu-Tang put out. Any¥thing East Coast like that is my thing, I love Wu-Tang, but like, today if you put a gun on my head, IÕd have to go with Good¥ie Mob. G-Christ: IÕd have to go with Outkast, myself. Jay-Z has al¥ways been my No. 1, but Red¥man has always been the dark horse, through and through, and IÕve always been a fan. The Daily Texan By Sara Benner Daily Texan Staff Karen Aboussie, owner of Sa¥vory Spice Shop on Sixth Street, sees her shop as a medium for cu¥linary experimentation and discov¥ery. Though the shop is the fourth in a franchise, it is the only special¥ty spice store in Austin and main¥tains the mom-and-pop feel of a lo¥cal food boutique. A UT alumna, Aboussie worked in corporate marketing before she became the fourth franchisee for Sa¥vory Spice. Although she loved her career, she ultimately was not pas¥sionate about it. Four years ago she took a vacation with her friends to India, where she stayed in a spice plantation and was intrigued by the growing and cultivating pro¥cess of the plants. ÒI was just so fascinated by it, but I realized just how difficult it was for an individual to obtain fresh herbs and spices,Ó Aboussie said. Aboussie came back to the Unit¥ed States and continued her job at Green Mountain Energy Compa¥ny. After traveling to Denver over two years ago and visiting the first Savory Spice Shop, she knew this was the way to continue what she practiced in India. Two years later, a layoff from her marketing job al¥lowed for an opportunity to fran¥chise with Savory Spice Shop and the Austin store was born. ÒI walked in the [Savory Spice Shop] door [in Denver] and literal¥ly threw my arms back,Ó she said with a gasp. ÒThis is exactly what I want. Then when this opportuni¥ty came along [to franchise] I went, ÔThere it is. ThereÕs my dream. ThereÕs my opportunity to be pas¥sionate about something.ÕÓ Carrying over 140 house blends of spices and seasonings, ranging from vanilla bean sugar to Peruvian chile lime seasoning, there are few spices that are not on AboussieÕs list. Aboussie encourages experi¥mentation by allowing her custom¥ers to taste and smell the spices by taking a small amount home and testing them before they purchase an entire jar. ÒThatÕs a nice thing about it: We sell in bulk, so it encourages that experimentation on the consum¥er side,Ó Aboussie said. ÒWhatever you have left over [from sampling,] we encourage you to throw on the floor. It helps season the store.Ó Another reason Aboussie pre¥fers to sell in bulk is so consumers can purchase only the amount they need. Depending on the spice, its shelf life ranges from a few months, like cinnamon, which lasts only six to eight months, to a few years, like saffron which can maintain its full¥ness up to seven years. BOOK REVIEW FULL DARK, NO STARS Novella series shines light on inner darkness By Katie Stroh Daily Texan Staff It has been 20 years since horror master Stephen King published his last set of novellas, ÒHearts in At¥lantis.Ó Consequently, his newest collection has been eagerly antic¥ipated by the legions of fans King has gained over his tremendously long and prolific career. At its high points, ÒFull Dark, No StarsÓ is just as good as King has ever written, and at its low points, it is still thor¥oughly entertaining. King tends to avoid the super¥natural in this collection of four stories. Instead, he focuses on the darkness that resides in even the most unexceptional, ordinary Americans. Those who enjoy KingÕs nonmystical side (ÒThe Shawshank Redemption,Ó ÒMis¥eryÓ) will especially relish the largely realistic horrors of ÒFull Dark, No Stars.Ó The opening volume, Ò1922,Ó is the first-person confessional of Depression-era Nebraskan farm¥er Wilfred James, who murders his wife, involving his impres¥sionable 14-year-old son in the gruesome process. As the guilt and paranoia inherent in such a deed creeps up on Wilfred, a se¥ries of adverse events befall him and his son and eventually drive Wilfred into madness. He is par¥ticularly haunted by the largely imaginary rats that eat away at his wifeÕs body as she lies rotting at the bottom of the family well. Ò1922Ó is a slightly unusual sto¥ry for King, who doesnÕt often do first person or historical fic¥tion. Nonetheless, this story is the creepiest of the bunch and ends with KingÕs typical outlandishly horrifying flare. ÒBig DriverÓ reverts back to typical King narration: deceptive¥ly casual and conversational, de¥spite the storyÕs content. The sto¥ry of mystery author TessÕ rape and her subsequent emotion¥al upheaval and manic revenge scheme is compulsively readable and relentlessly suspenseful. ÒFair ExtensionÓ is not only the collectionÕs shortest instal¥lation but also the only one that relies on a supernatural conceit. The story, in which a terminal¥ly ill man transfers his bad luck onto his best friend, of whom he is viciously jealous, is in keep¥ing with the collectionÕs over¥all theme. Unfortunately, the sto¥ry tapers off anticlimactically to¥wards the end and leaves some¥thing to be desired. Luckily, ÒFull Dark, No StarsÓ ends with ÒA Good Marriage,Ó a tense and brutally realistic story of a woman who discovers that her husband of 27 years is a seri¥al rapist and murderer, who King based on the real-life BTK (bind, torture and kill) killer. The story aptly encompasses and concludes KingÕs examination of the dark¥ness of the everyman and leaves readers questioning the moral¥ity of their own actions, should they find themselves in such dire circumstances. King is, as usual, unafraid to unflinchingly expose the dark, visceral side of humanity.As King himself eloquently asks his read¥ers in the afterword, ÒIf youÕre going into a very dark place, then you should take a bright light and shine it on everything. If you donÕt want to see, why in GodÕs name would you dare the dark at all?Ó Grade: B ed to the shelves, where storage tips and fun facts are posted among the rows of jars. One of which reads, ÒGerman lore counsels the future bride to sew mustard seeds into the hem of her wedding dress to ensure her dominance in the household.Ó Her store features so many vari¥eties of spices that even Aboussie hasnÕt tried them all, only lending to her fervor for discovery. ÒYou know itÕs not that hard when you can go in and start play¥ing with stuff and before you know it, youÕve created a wonderful dish. So are you ready to start cooking?Ó she said with a laugh. ÒOne reason people get bored with their spices is that theyÕre probably old,Ó Aboussie said. ÒMy cupboard was full of spices that were way too old, and youÕve just got to start throwing them out. Keep the jars and come back in. WeÕll sell you little baggies so you can refill your jars.Ó The store is impeccably orga¥nized, with every spice and season¥ing imaginable. Because of the per¥petual seasoning of the store by its customers, one is greeted by the melody of mingling flavors and scents upon arrival. Aboussie also enjoys her new job because her coworkers are her brother, niece and a few close friends who hold the same values on experimentation and passion for spice. ÒThis atmosphere is unlike any other retail atmosphere,Ó said Alai¥na Aboussie, KarenÕs niece and co¥worker. ÒWe interact with our cus¥tomers and they sometimes give us advice on how they use the spic¥es we sell. When people come in, theyÕre a little baffled at first, but we try to get them started in the tasting process. We want them to try everything.Ó Her inquisitive nature is translat¥