e Daily T ex/ IV D O U B LE COVERAGE 'H orns look for another ' W ' L IF E & A R T S PAGE 12 Need a ride? O M O f High l i n t ! Low Friday, September 25, 2009 ------------ Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 r ~ i i ' r r " iiilf if f liin x irt i ■*- t www.dailytexa Engineering cuts tech, career ser ¡s By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff UT President William Powers singled out the Cockrell School of E ngineering last week in his State of the U niversity address w hen pointing to the tough b u d ­ getary decisions facing colleges across campus. The school began making cuts to its In fo rm atio n Technology Group and Career Assisting Cen­ ter in the late spring to free up money for priorities like faculty recruitment and merit pay pools. For the 2009-10 school year, the engineering school reallocat­ ed $1.6 million — approximately 8 percent — of its $20 million op­ erating budget, which was set on Sept 1, from the IT group and ca­ reer sendees. Cockrell Dean Gregory Fenves said the m oney cut from the IT and career service departm ents w ill be used to sustain research u ncling, re c ru it new faculty m em bers and p rovid e targeted m erit p ay increases to about a third of professors based on reg­ ular perform ance review "These are three of oui highest priorities within the school of en­ gineering," Fenves said. The IT group in the school of en g in eerin g p ro v id es stu d e n ts an d faculty w ith technological support, and the career advising office introduces students to po­ tential employers. S ta te a p p r o p r ia t io n s ro se slightly during the spring legis­ lative session, but low er perfor­ m ances from UT en d o w m e n ts have co ntributed to a flat b u d ­ get across the University. Colleg­ es across the campus are seeking to ad d faculty despite tfie tight­ er budget. Because of the reallocations, the IT departm ent saw a 20 per­ cent reduction to its op eratin g budget. The equipm ent-loan pro­ gram , a service that allow ed for the rental of laptops and projec­ tors to students and faculty, was eliminated over the summer. Student technician Chase Co­ ney said the IT staff has dropped from 17 positions to 13 since he began w orking there in May. "I thin k every o n e w ho uses the IT services will see a change if they h av e n 't already," Coney said. "We are slig h tly u n d e r­ staffed, especially because we are in the process of training som e people w ho d o n 't have as m uch technological background." Fenves said stu d en ts will not notice the changes. "The stu d e n ts m ay see some evidence of these budget reallo­ cations," F enves said, "but we are trying to protect them from the majority of it." Like other career service cen­ ters across the University, the en­ gineering career center has had to reconsider some of the sende­ es available to its students. Sev­ eral job fairs norm ally held on ca m p u s for C ockrell s tu d e n ts were cancelled this year. Michael Powell, director of the career center, said if students no­ tice the changes, the center has failed at its job. "We h av en 't had to cut an y ­ thing," Powell said. "But we have had to evaluate some of the work­ shops and events we hold. O ur focus is to make sure the students are still receiving the same quality of service they always have." T h coun unab. position after an em ployee left. t c u t any but it was inistrative Research will no t be affected by the reallocations. The m ajori­ ty of research funding for the col­ lege com es from outside grants won by professors. "Research is a central p a rt of what we are trying to accomplish at the Cockrell School," Fenves said. "We will also continue to re­ cruit some of the best graduate stu­ dents from around the country." The en g in ee rin g school has o b ta in ed fu n d in g for 10 new ENGINEERING continues on page 2 Groups rededicate a ‘Dream’ TSM supervisor steps down, citing ‘some health issues’ By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff After 15 years as the director of Texas Student Media, Kathy Law­ rence announced her retirement in an e-mail to TSM staff and student managers Thursday. "I have som e h ealth issues, and this just seems to be the right tim e," Lawrence told The Daily Texan. TSM board m em ber and clin­ ical journalism professor W an­ da Cash said the board will dis­ cuss possibly hiring an interim or replacem ent director during to­ day's board meeting. Both Cash and Juan Gonzalez, vice president for student affairs and Lawrence's boss, did not know why Lawrence chose to resign. Texas S tudent M edia consists of The Daily Texan, KVRX 91.7 FM, the Texas Travesty, the Cactus Yearbook and Texas Student Tele­ vision. Cash said all facets of TSM will continue despite the absence of a director. Until a decision is made, Lawrence's position will be filled by a triumvirate of assistant direc­ tors, including Frank Serpas, Mer­ ry Tillman and Jalah Briedwell. "We expect operations to con­ tinue as usual," Cash said. "We have good lead ersh ip in place with our student and staff manag­ ers, and all systems are go." Gonzalez said Student Affairs A ssistant Vice President Jennifer H am m at has assisted him w ith TSM matters in the past. Hammat m ay be asked to do so again in Lawrence's absence, he said. "I may ask her to step up in a sort of interim role," G onzalez said. "She m ay be helping out a little more on a very short term basis." Gonzalez said he hopes to open up conversations w ith the TSM board concerning a replacem ent early next week. During her time as TSM direc­ tor, Lawrence fought for The Dai­ ly Texan to not come under prior TSM :ontinues on page 2 Bobby Seale, co-founder and chairman of Black Panthers, speaks about his experience in the party at Jackson Geological Sciences Building auditorium Thursday afternoon. By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff Bobby Seale, co-founder of the Black Panther Party, sat in the O akland A u d ito riu m in 1962 where he was first inspired bv Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s pow erful ideas about how to fight racism in the United States. Nearly 50 years later, Seale got the chance to speak at the 10th Anniversary MLK Jr. Statue Re­ dedication Ceremony on cam­ pus Thursday night. "He was the activist of activ­ ists for me," Seale said. Seale spoke in the Black Power Movement class taught by pro­ fessor Leonard Moore earlier in the afternoon. Seale has written several books, including "Seize the Time," which he wrote from jail between 1969 and 1972. In 1963, he ran for mayor of Oak­ land and lost. The event was sponsored by African-American Affairs, a stu­ dent agency within the Division of Diversity a n d ___________ C o m m u n i t y E n g ag e m en t's M u l t i c u l t u r ­ al Inform ation Center, as well as the D istin ­ guished Broth­ ers of the Epsi­ lon Iota C hap­ ter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraterni­ ty, Inc. King was ___________ an Alpha along with many other prominent black men, including Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall and W.E.B. DuBois. Kheri Henderson, agency co­ director of operations, said the group worked to plan a special event for everyone, not ju st the black community. ____________ "This is for all people; we can all le a rn from each oth­ er," she said. Senior Larry Chappie, presi­ dent of the UT C hapter of Al­ pha Phi Alpha, said he wants to do something to impact his com­ m unity as pre­ vious fraternity ------------------ members before him have. "I'm coming here with open ears," he said. "I'm trying to He was the activist o f activists fo r m e ." — B o b b y Seale M ary Kang | Daily Texan Staff soak everything up." The event featured perfor­ mances from UT students and groups, including the Student African American Brotherhood and Umoja. Liberal arts sophomore and SAAB member Nick Poole recit­ ed a poem entitled "And We Re­ member," emphasizing the leg­ acy of Dr. King. Gregory J. Vin­ cent, vice president for diversi­ ty and community engagement, and Student Government Presi­ dent Liam O'Rourke also spoke at the ceremony. "[King] w asn't an idealist, he was a realist," O'Rourke said, "He w asn't asking anything of anyone that shouldn't have been expected." MLK continues on page 2 Kathy Lawrence, center, listens to former TSTV station manager Brandon Farmahini at a Texas Student Media board meeting last spring. Lawrence resigned as director of TSM on Thursday. Sara Young | Daily Texan file photo One injured after chemical spills Council OKs high-rise plan amid protest By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff Within three hours of each oth­ er, emergency personnel respond­ ed to two chemical spills Thurs­ day evening in the engineering area of campus. A student w as transported to University Medical Center Brack- enridge w ith m inor injuries after dropping a container at a chem ­ ical lab in Robert L. Moore Hall at about 5 p.m. A second spill oc­ curred at about 8 p.m. at the SW7 psychology and natural sciences lab building and was cleaned up without any injuries. Emergency H ealth and Safety officials, in cooperation with Aus­ tin l ire D epartm ent and the UT Police Department, responded to the incidents, which were within two blocks of each other. "[A student] put something in a container," said AFD Division Chief Dawn M. Clopton, about the first incident in RLM. "It was capped, and it caused the contain­ er to break, so he was [injured] with chemical [bums] and glass cuts." She said the container that ex­ ploded caused a dom ino effect, im p actin g o th er bo ttles u n d er the fum e hood. Two gallons of an acidic liquid were spilled, but Clopton said the substance was "not anything bad." AFD resp o n d e d w ith ab o u t 35 members that later turned the scene over to Emergency Health and Safety and UTPD officials, she said. AFD had little time to pack up and head home, because shortly be­ fore 8 p.m. a second chemical spill occurred at the SW7 psychology and natural sciences lab building. "It was a release of a gas that is flammable and caustic," Clop- ton said. "[Building clearance] d e ­ pends’on the concentration of fire gases in there and w hat the gases turn out to be." C lopton said a diffusing bag w ith an am p u le holding a gas was dropped by a "person" work­ ing w ith it. She said no one was injured and that it w ould be re­ solved within an hour or longer. UT spokeswoman Rhonda Wel­ don identified that gas as ethylene oxide. UTPD Sgt. Wayne Coffey was on scene of the second incident and said UTPD's strategy was to setup a perimeter, prohibiting any pedestrians or vehicles from en­ tering the scene and to set up a command post. "We are not exactly sure [what happened]," Coffey said. "Some­ thing to do with some janitors, some type of chemical spill." Two janitors w ho may have been invok ed were being held aside to check for contamination Thursday night, he said. EHS scanned the area for contamination and cleared the building once it was d eter­ mined to be safe. The RLM had al­ ready been given clearance. By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Despite the protests of neigh­ bors and other A ustin activists, A ustin City Council passed, on first read, a developer's plan for a 20-acre co nstruction project along Lady Bird Lake Thursday night. The developm ent, proposed by Grayco Partners, a Houston- based real estate firm, could be the first to be approved by the City Council as an exception to the height building lim itations « near the water, causing concern among local activist groups such as Save Town Lake and the East R iv e rs id e /O lto rf C onnection Neighborhood. The project will include a wa­ ter treatm ent facility, a police substation, space for non-profits and day cares, 1,200 apartments and a minimum of 30,(XX) square feet for commercial use, among other features. The companv will Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell and Assistant City Manager Sue Edwards listen to Grayco Town Lake Investments'application for a planned unit development for the Town Lake area. Bruno M orían | Daily Texan St jff also offer $25,000 to Capital Met- should have density," said ]ohr ro to refurbish bus stops in the Dosini, an attorney for Grayco area and participation in Austin "It will bring the needed sp irk of CarShare "T his is an area w h ere we COUNCIL continues on page Th e D u n Tka \\ Volume 110, Number 77 25 cents MLK: Speaker reminisces of time with Panthers Fourth year electrical engineering Mesele Bedasa listens as Bobby 5eale speaks at the Jackson Geological Sciences Building auditorium Thursday afternoon. M a ry K a n g Daily Texan Staff COUNCIL: Possible plan would be first to bypass local ordinance From page 1 revitalization to the area." C oncerned citizens took is­ sue with the height exception, explaining how this would set a precedent for future planned- unit developments. Patty Sprin­ kle, member of the Glendale El­ ementary Neighborhood Associ­ ation, said even though Grayco has offered an array of commu­ nity benefits, the city needs to be respected. "I feel that it's very critical for the future of Austin," she said. "The lake belongs to all of us, the view belongs to all of us. It sets a precedent. It opens a door, a foot­ hold, if you will." The W aterfront O verlay or­ dinance places multiple limita­ tions on developm ents in cer­ tain zones along the lake, includ­ ing height restrictions, to protect the lake and increase accessibili­ ty. The Grayco development will include three buildings that ex­ ceeded the area's restrictions. Councilwoman Laura Morri­ son said the council has recent­ ly decided to grant Planned Unit Development exceptions to the Waterfront O verlay Ordinance on a case-by-case basis. If passed, the Grayco development will be the first to override the ordinance. The Council will go through two more readings before the devel­ opment is approved. Steve Drenner, another attor­ ney for Grayco, said at the meet­ ing, the proposed 90-foot build­ ings should not be an issue, de­ spite the 60-foot restriction. "We do not think that giv­ en our particular facts that the 90 feet in height creates a prob­ lem for the water overlay," he said. "This project meets the very goals of the Waterfront Overlay particularly in regard to access of the lake." Austin resident Ed Alexander, a local activist with the Riverside Farm s Neighborhood, said he was upset by the lack of public input earlier in the approval pro­ cess. He said long before Thurs­ day's vote, there was a general understanding that city staff rec­ ommended an approval of Gray- co's proposal. "C learly they have ignored the planning process," he said. "I would almost call it criminal. It's certainly not democratic." I W A N T T H A T O N E a r r r From page 1 Seale, has only fond thoughts of King, although he never had a chance to shake his hand. While King was cate of Seale's greatest in­ fluences, other Black Panther mem­ bers disagreed with his nonviolent approach to social change. Seale explained that the Panthers did not believe in sitting back and letting police barge in on peaceful protestors. "[King] did criticize us for our self defense rights," he said in an interview with The Daily Texan. "If we are getting shot at, I'm going to shoot back." Seale also did not view the Black Panthers like other radical groups, such as the Ku Klux Klan. "We never stoop to the low-level mentality of the radst," he said. The MLK Sculpture Project's Web site says students began plans to erect the statue in 1987. It was fi­ nally unveiled in the fall of 1999. "We should think about UT's ro le," Vincent said. "T h is is a shining example of UT changing lives." TSM: Former director had active role in renovations From page 1 review by the newspaper's adviser and oversaw the sale of the Texan printing press and the outsourcing of printing operations to the Aus­ tin American-Statesman. Under prior review, Richard Finnell, The Daily Texan's adviser, read all sto­ ries before they were published. "The greatest achievement of my career was the elim ination of prior review," Lawrence said. "W hen I got here, I had no idea that practice was still going on at the University of Texas. I had no idea it was going to take 12 years to eliminate, and I was completely elated when I found out the [TSM] Board eliminated it." Lawrence was responsible for making sure that all the students involved with TSM had the re­ sources they needed. "O n a day-to-day basis, my job probably sounds pretty damn boring," Lawrence said. "But ev­ ery time I interacted with a stu­ dent, I felt like my jobs was com­ pletely rewarding." Lawrence also had an active role in last year's renovation, and renam ing of the W illiam Ran­ dolph Hearst Building, formerly the Texas Student Media Building. Before the $750,000 donation from the Heafst Foundation in 2008, the TSM building had not been reno­ vated since 1972. "She helped us make signifi­ cant progress with the renaming of the Hearst building," Gonzalez said. "She made plans and moved it forward." Although Lawrence was not in­ volved in the day-to-day opera­ tion of The Daily Texan, Editor-in- Chief Jillian Sheridan said the lack of a director was disconcerting. "Especially because the media industry as a whole is so fragile right now, to be without a director makes me a little nervous," Sheri­ dan said. For now, Lawrence said she will continue teaching part time at the University of Phoenix Online and will look for more job opportuni­ ties in the future. "I really don't feel ready to put up my feet and watch soap operas all day," Lawrence said. ENGINEERING: Reassigned funds to create more faculty positions fill vacated teaching slots in the school. Tad Patzek, chairman of the Petroleum and Geosystems En­ gineering department, said his departm ent needs about two or three new faculty members to reduce its student-to-facul- ty ratio. Despite the changes to the IT department and career service center, Fenves said the en g i­ neering school was not hit hard­ er by the flat University budget than the other colleges. "Everyone got the same bud­ get increase this year, and that was exactly zero," he said. "The pain is equally distributed be­ tween all of the colleges." From page 1 facu lty m em ber p o sitio n s this year, part of which came from the reallocated funds. Some of the po­ sitions were created this year, and other professors were recruited to T h is new spaper w a s written, edited and d e sign e d with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. 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So we're suspending the 'Dillos as part of our balanced budget for the new fiscal year. To learn more, please visit capmetro.org or call the G o Line at 474-1200. astm -(a 6 . com Personalized review of your work starting at just $15.00 per paper. PAPER DUE? GIVE IT YOURAWL Visit: austinwritinglab.com M ETRO Wire Editor: Emily Chandler w w w i j ytexar nhn< com m V / I & Tni- l > \ i n T r \ w m l Escape from Tikrit jail triggers manhunt Iraqi police stand guard at a checkpoint in Tikrit, 80 miles north of B a gh d a d on Thursday. A curfew w as im posed on the city after 16 prisoners escaped W ednesday night in Tikrit and the U.S. military offered sniffer d o g s and conducted aerial patrols as part of the search for the fugitives. Ba sse m O aham | Associated Press outside Tikrit. At the request of local author­ ities, the U.S. military in the area provided search dogs and aeri­ al surveillance, spokesm an Maj. Derrick Cheng said. Iraq's prime minister, Nouri al- Maliki, has recently boosted his claims that Syria continues to har­ bor Iraqi insurgents. On T hurs­ day, al-Maliki said chances were "nearly hopeless" to resolve dis­ putes w ith Syria over claims it is providing refuge for Saddam loy­ alists blamed for bombings in Au­ gust that killed about 100 people in Baghdad. Iraqi Interior Ministry spokes­ m an Maj. G en. A bd u l-K arim K halaf w ould not com m ent on the inmates' possible links to al- Qaida, saying only that some of the escaped convicts are consid­ ered "dangerous." T he b re a k o u t cam e a b o u t 45 m inutes before m idnight in one of S a d d a m 's form er p a l­ ace com pounds in Tikrit, about 80 miles (130 kilom eters) north of B a g h d a d . In m a te s w e re h o used in a form er school of Islamic studies. Anarchists march in protest of U.S. capitalism « « 2* H ' * r By Brian M urphey The Associated Press BAGHDAD — U.S. aircraft and Iraqi patrols combined in a mas­ sive m anhunt Thursday after the escape of 16 prisoners — includ­ ing five al-Qaida-linked inmates aw aiting execution — w ho a p ­ parently crawled through a bath­ room w in dow in a m akeshift jail on a form er co m poun d of Saddam Hussein. T he ja ilb re a k in S a d d a m 's hometown Tikrit highlighted the struggles for Iraqi authorities to m aintain control over an over­ crow ded prison system and ab­ so rb th o u s a n d s o f d e ta in e e s turned over by U.S. forces as part of a broad security pact. At least two senior officials were fired af­ ter the late Wednesday escape. Few details on the fugitives were provided by Iraqi security chiefs. But five were Iraqis w ho were sentenced to death for ter­ rorism-related crimes and links to al-Qaida in Iraq, said a Tikrit po­ lice officer, said on condition of anonym ity because he w as not authorized to discuss the opera­ tion with media. The other 11 escaped convicts w ere jailed on charges that in­ clude kidnap ping and m urder, and some were awaiting sentenc­ ing, the officer said. At least one — a 19-year-old inmate — was re­ captured early Thursday and the others remained at large. A full-scale curfew w as im ­ posed on the city of 250,000 af­ ter the escape and eased before sundow n on Thursday. Soldiers, however, expanded checkpoints and displayed w anted posters with photos of the fugitives. Mil­ itary units also sharpened their watch on Iraq's borders — par­ ticularly the western frontier with Syria — as the dragnet w idened over sparsely populated regions By Daniel Lovering & Michael Rubinkam The Associated Press PITTSBURGH — Police fired canisters of p e p p e r sp ray and sm oke at m arch ers p ro testin g the G roup of 20 sum m it T hurs­ day after an a rch ists re sp o n d ­ ed to calls to disperse by rolling trash bins and throw ing rocks. The m arch tu rn ed chaotic at just about the time that President Barack Obama and first lady Mi­ chelle Obama arrived for a m eet­ ing w ith leaders of the w orld's major economies. The clashes began after h u n ­ dreds of protesters, m any advo­ cating against capitalism, tried to march from an outlying neigh­ b o rh o o d to w a rd th e c o n v e n ­ tion center w here the sum m it is being held. T he p r o te s te r s b a n g e d on d ru m s and ch a n te d "A in't no pow er like the pow er of the peo­ ple, 'cause the pow er of the peo­ ple don't stop." The m archers included small g ro u p s of se lf-d e sc rib e d a n ­ a rc h ists, so m e w e a rin g d a rk clothes and bandanas and carry­ ing black flags. Others wore hel­ mets and safety goggles. O ne banner read, "No borders, no banks," another, "No hope in capitalism." A few m inutes into the march, protesters unfurled a large banner reading "NO BAIL­ OUT NO CAPITALISM'' w ith an encircled "A," a recognized sign of anarchists. The m archers did not have a perm it and, after a few blocks, police declared it an unlaw ful assem bly. They p layed an a n ­ nouncem ent over a loudspeaker telling people to leave or face ar­ rest and then police in riot gear moved in to break it up. P rotesters sp lit into sm aller groups. Some rolled large m et­ al trash bins tow ard police, and a m an in a black hooded sw eat shirt threw rocks at a police car, breaking the front w indshield. P ro te ste rs bro k e w in d o w s in a few b u s in e s s e s , in c lu d in g a b a n k b ran c h a n d a B oston M arket restaurant. Officers fired pepper spray and sm oke at the protesters. Some of those exposed to the pepper spray coughed and com plained th a t th eir eyes w ere w aterin g and stinging. Police w ere p lanning a new s conference to discuss th eir re­ s p o n s e . O ffic e rs w e re se e n ta k in g a w a y a h a n d f u l of protesters in cuffs. A bout an hour after the clash­ es started, the police and p ro ­ testers were at a standoff. Police sealed off m ain tho ro u g h fares to downtow n. Twenty-one-year-old Stephon B oatw right, of Syracuse, N.Y., w ore a m ask of E nglish a n a r­ chist Guy Fawkes and yelled at a line of riot police. H e then sat cross-legged near the officers, telling them to let the protesters through and to join their cause. "You’re actively su p p ressin g us. I know you w an t to move," B oatw right yelled, to app lause from th e p ro te ste rs g a th e re d around him. Protesters complained that the m arch h ad been p eacefu l and th at police w ere tram p lin g on their right to assemble. "We were barely even protest­ ing," said T.J. Amick, 22, of Pitts­ bu rg h . "Then all of a su d d e n , they com e up and tell us w e’re gathered illegally and start using force, start banging their shields, start telling us we re going to be arrested and tear gassed. ... We haven't broken any laws." Bret Hatch, 26, of Green Bay, Wis., was carrying an American flag and a "Don't Tread on Me” flag. "This is ridiculous. We have c o n s titu tio n a l rig h ts to free speech," he said. The National Lawyer's Guild, a liberal legal-aid group, said one of its observers, a second year law stu d e n t, w as am ong those arrested . Its re p re se n ta ­ tives w ere stationed am ong the protesters, w earing green hats. I think he w as totally acting according to the law. I don't think he was provoking anyone at all," said Joel K upferm an, a m em ber of the guild. "It’s really upsetting because h e's here to serve, to make sure everyone else can be protected. ... It’s a sign that they are out of control." The march had begun at a citv park, where an activist from New York City, started it. off w ith a speech through a bullhorn. "They are not o p era tin g on Earth time. ... They are accom ­ m odating the devil," he said. "To love dem ocracy and to love the earth is to be a radical now." The activist, Billy Talen, trav­ els the country preaching against consumerism . He initially iden­ tified him self as "the Rev. Bil­ ly from the Church of Life After Shopping." The G-20 sum m it was begin­ ning T hursday evening w ith a welcome ceremony at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gar­ den and ends late Friday after­ noon after a day of meetings at the David L. Lawrence Conven­ tion Center. D ignitaries w ere arriving in w aves and w ere heading to a city u n d e r heavy security. Po­ lice and N ational G uard troops guarded m any dow ntow n inter­ sections, and a maze of tall met­ al fences and concrete barriers shunted cars and pedestrians. H undreds of police in riot gear were seen massing at Phipps, but only a handful of dem onstrators were there. WORLD BRIEFLY Pesticides in French Carribean lead to ban on fishing in rivers FORT-DE-FRANCE, M artinique — This French Caribbean island has banned fishing in all its riv­ ers and some coastal areas for the next year after finding high levels of a controversial pesticide. Recent studies by local health officials found more than double the accepted amount of kepone — also known as chlordecone — in 96 percent of samples taken at 40 locations across Martinique, a government,statement said this week. Concerns over chlordecone sur­ faced in 2007 after a French med­ ical researcher suggested it may have affected cancer rates in Mar­ tinique and neighboring Guade­ loupe. Last year, France pledged $51 million to monitor and elimi­ nate high levels of the pesticide as it warned residents to watch what they ate and drank. Guadeloupe already imposed a five-year ban on fishing in cer­ tain rivers and coastal areas after recording high levels of chlorde­ cone, which was used on banana plantations until its ban in 1993. Earlier this year, the pesticide was added to a U.N.-sponsored treaty aimed at combating highly dan­ gerous chemicals. Thierry Touzet, director of Mar­ tinique's veterinary services, urged islanders to buy fish from legal vendors to avoid possible contamination. Local fishermen decried the ban, saying it strips them of a livelihood already hurt by high oil prices and foreign competition. It's unclear how much the ban will affect commercial fishermen because the industry has been largely unregulated. — The A ssociated Press Police in riot gear redeploy after confrontations with protestors in Pittsburgh on Thursday. Protestors were a gain st the G-20 summit. Jacqueline Larm a j Associated Press The Fannie and Joh n H e rtz F o u nd a tio n Fall 2009 Fellowship Awards Paul Abel C he m ica l £ n gin e e rin g I freedom In innovate Mr. Abel is on e o f 10 Hertz Foundation Fellows ch ose n this year to receive a five year G rad uate Fellow ship Aw ard o f up to $240,000 in the A p p lie d Physical, Biological or E n gin eerin g Sciences. The Hertz Foun dation w ould like to extend co n gratu lation s to the U niversity of Texas at Austin for attracting this Hertz Fellow to the Univeristy of Texas graduate p rogram . Learn m ore or A p p ly for a 2010 Hertz Foun d ation Fellowship w w w .H ertzF oundation.org 3 Friday, September 25 200 NATION BRIEFLY Attempt at sm uggling illegal im m igrants ends in shooting SA N DIEGO — Two m en w ere charged T hursday w ith sm uggling illegal im m igrants in a failed attem pt to rush the nation's busiest border crossing in vans packed w ith suspec ted illegal immigrants. O ne defendant, Sergio G uz­ man, was shot in his "lower ex­ trem ities" w h en U.S. au th o r­ ities fired on the v an he was driving, according to a state­ m ent of probable cause. Guz­ m an allegedly agreed to drive a blue Ford Econoline van with 25 people inside in exchangr for free passage into the U nit­ ed States. The other defendant, Jose Ja ram illo, agreed to pay $4,000 to be sm uggled to the co u n ­ try. The complaint does not de­ tail his alleged role in the failed crossing but says he was previ­ ously arrested 28 tim es on im­ migration-related violation^ It was unknow n if either man had an attorney. Guzman was one of four peo­ ple injured w hen U.S. authori­ ties opened fire on one of three vans th a t a lle g e d ly trie d to storm through the San Ysidro border crossing connecting San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, on Tuesday, according to San Di­ ego police. O ne other person was struck by gunfire, and two w ere h u rt w h en the van hit a truck. N one of the i n j u r i e s w as life-threatening. A lberto Diaz, a spokesm an for the M exican consulate in San Diego, said one of the two w ho w ere sh o t w as released from the h o sp ita l T h u rsd ay and the other w as expected to rem ain hospitalized for sever­ al days. He did not know their names. A nother d riv er ran back to Mexico and was captured there, according to U.S. Custom s and Border Protection. That driver will be prosecuted in Mexico. The w hereabouts of the third driver was unclear. U.S. a u th o ritie s fo u n d 58 men, 15 w om en and five chil­ dren in the vans, all of them suspected illegal im m igrants from Mexico. Diaz said 66 h av e been re­ turned to Mexico. Authorities release inmates from Guantanam o Bay WASHINGTON — The Obama administration says at least 6, and as many as 8, Chinese Muslims held at Guantanamo Bay will soon leave the prison for freedom on the tiny Pacific nation of Palau. Word of the transfer came in a letter released Thursday by U.S. Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court. Kagan con­ firmed Palau has agreed to accept all but one of the 13 Chinese Mus­ lims, or Uighurs, who remain at Guantanamo. The administration is trying to fend off Supreme Court review of the Uighurs' case. Six of the Uighurs have agreed to the transfer and attempts to per­ suade two others are continuing, Kagan wrote. The exact date of de­ parture is classified, she added. In a letter to the court, one of the 13 had not been offered a chance to resettle in Palau. Compiled from The Associated Press TSM BOARD MEETING Friday September 25, 2009 2:00 P.M. College ot Communication L.B.J. Room, CMA 5.160 2600 Whins Ave. Austin, Texas ~X7 12 Visitors W elcom e We encourage any com m unity member who has an y k in d o f te m p o ra ry or perm an en t d isa b ility to con tact Texas Student M e d ia b efo reh a n d so that appropriate accom m odation s can be made. Anyone is welcome to attend. 4 Friday. Septem ber 25, 2009 X 1 1 1 T ilf l>\u ^ T i;\ vn v Sheridan Editor in Chief : Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@ dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David M uto Dan headw ay Lauren W inchester Using a new code O n Tuesday, I T 's Student G overnm ent approved a new election code that m akes necessary changes to the organization's operation. T h e code now allow s any U T stud en t to apply for a p o sitio n on the Election Su­ pervisory Board, the entity that oversees cam pus election s processes. P reviously, the board w as com p osed o f stu d en ts sele cte d bv the su p erv isory board chair, a position that w as ap p o in ted by the SG p resid en t. Now, leaders of organizations that use the election cod e Will choose the nin e board m em bers, and those m em bers will then appoint a chairperson. This policy change, w hile laudable, will only be effectiv e if students w ho are not m em bers of Sc. apply for a position on the board so they can bring an outside p er­ spective and critica: eye to an organization that has suffered under cronyism and poor decision-m aking. The Daily Texan reported last spring that Election Supervisory Board C o-C h air­ man C ésar M artinez E sp in o s* and th en -S G P resid en t K esh a v R ajag op alan used t h e i r official titles w hen sen d in g o ut e-m ails cam p aig n in g for execu tive allian ce Liam O 'R o u rke and Shara Ma — a violation o f election code in R ajagopalan's case. The board was also criticized w hen it im posed a d raconian punishm ent on Phillip Tau and Sarah M ichelle Stearns, cand id ates for presid ent and vice president, w hen the nam e of a popular Facebook group, "T exas did beat OU 45-35, lest we forg et," was changed to VOTE PH ILLIP A N D SARAH M IC H ELLE FO R SG President and V P !:)." Tau and Stearns denied any involvem ent w ith the nam e change but were hit w ith a $100 fine and were suspended from cam paigning for tw o days, w hich w ould have prohibited them from attend ing the SG debate. The punishm ent was lessened w hen Tau and Stearns appealed the d ecision to the ju dicial com m ission. T h e new e lectio n cod e now lim its the ju d icial co m m issio n to settlin g d isp u tes on ly ab ou t the SG co n stitu tio n . A p p eals to the b o a rd 's d ecisio n will now be d i­ rected to the a p p e lla te co u rt, w h ich c o n sis ts o f a fa c u lty m em b er and tw o U T law stu d en ts. The code also defines "cam p aig n in g " and "en d o rsin g " in an attem pt to prevent a repeat o f the controversy that arose in the spring. "E n d orsin g is expressing your or an organization's support for a cand id ate," said U n iversity-w id e R epresentative A lex Ferraro at the m eeting. "C am p aig ning is d i­ rectly soliciting votes for a candidate. Endorsing usually falls under cam paigning, but not all cam paigning is end o rsin g ." O rganization m em bers in leadership positions can show support for cand id ates, but only if they include a d isclaim er stating that their view s do not reflect the view s of the organization. But these reform s to the code and con stitu tion are not w ithout flaw s. T here are no built-in consequ ences for SG and Election Supervisory Board officials w ho v io ­ late the election code. W hen this point was addressed at the SG m eeting, U niversi­ ty-w id e R epresentative C arly C astetter said the p resid ent, for exam ple, could h y ­ pothetically be im peached. We w ould feel m ore confident, how ever, if the possible consequences w ere enum erated in the code. SG failed to ev en pass a resolution co n ­ dem ning R ajagopalan 's violation of the election code last spring, w hich would have been the legislative equivalent of a slap on the w rist. It seem s unlikely that SG m em ­ bers w ill take it upon them selves to im peach any erring m em ber. We hope that an influx of skeptical outsid ers will help p revent and punish e lec-' tion code violations in the future, but w ithout w illing students, the efficacy and im ­ partiality o f the new board w ill be com prom ised. — Lauren W inchester fo r the editorial board TEXAS CO'JPTS -AVE J>duED "‘HAT A MAN FACING THE X A T h PENALTY TOP MUPDEP CAN'* HAVE A NEW TPIAL DESPITE A LOVE AFTAIP BETWEEN T>£ PPOSECU’ OP AND THE AtDGE WHO TPIED HIS CASE In M fZ IIMVi Let police focus on im portant tasks The strangest thing happened to me on the way to a meeting the other day. I was riding my b ik e up the big ramp to the education building and I heard a shrill whistle, the kind cowboys use in the movies to turn cows from cliff edges. I looked around for the cow. I heard the whistle again. A c<>p was staring at me from about 50 yards away. 1 stopped and looked back, con­ fused. He pointed at my bike, making walking motions with his fingers. Oh. Walking on the sidewalk. Right. I walked up the deserted ramp, passing another biker pedaling the other way. "Watch out,” I said. Seconds later, a whistle. Leaving the meeting, I turned east toward the football stadium, passing Gregory Gymnasium. It was noon, and students were everywhere doing toe cellphone-lemming-walk-to-class- without-ever-watching-where-I-am-walking walk. Three undergraduate women quite liter­ ally stepped into traffic directly in front of me. 1 braked hard enough that my rear bike tire left the ground. The car behind me chirped rubber while stopping. I stared at the women. Absorbed in their phones, they still hadn't seen me. No cow whistles. No cops. They walked right past me into the traffic going toe other way. 1 get it, though: There are tens of thousands of us. There is neither room nor time for roads and sidewalks. Only about 200 cars actually fit on cen­ tral campus. Kick them out completely. Let the other 51,289 of us get from class to class biking and walking however we like. The undergraduate pedestrians are doing that already anyway, ticketless. Release the cops from bike duty. Let them focus on preventing assaults (62 in 2008), thefts (611), DWIs (191) and rapes (2). — Josh H olland Am erican studies graduate student L EGA LESE ( )pinions expressed in Lhe Daily Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board nr the writer of the article They are not n e c e s s a r i­ ly those of the UT administration, toe Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All lexan editorials are writ­ ten by the editorial board, which is listed in the top right com er of this page. SUBMIT A COLUMN Have someting to say7 S&y it in print, and to the entire campus community. The Daily Texan Editorial Board welcomes submissions for guest columns. Columns must be between 500 and 700 words. Send columns to editor@ dailytexanonline.com. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity and liabil­ ity if chosen for publication. ? if Of Fighting discrimination By Meg Susong Daily Texan Colum nist Amid criticism from the LGBT com m unity that the D epartm ent of Justice and C ongress have largely ig ­ nored LGBT concerns since the election of President Ba­ rack Obama, both the House and the Senate have intro­ duced a bill to forbid workplace discrim ination based on gender identity and «exual orientation. The House E d u catio n and L ab or C o m m ittee heard testim o n y Wednesday on the Employee N on-Discrim ination Act (ENDA), w hich is currently pend­ ing in the Senate. If passed, the bill would becom e the first federal ban on em ploym ent d iscrim ination of LBGT w orkers in the private sec­ tor (re lig io u s o rg a n iz a tio n s e x ­ em pted). Such protections are a l­ ready av a ila b le to em p lo y ees o f the federal governm ent. right direction and a bill that must be passed. C u rrently, fed eral law p ro v id es legal p rotection against employm ent discrimination on the basis o f race, sex, religion, national origin, age and disability — but not sexual orientation or gender identity. In 29 states, it is still legal to fire em ployees based on sexual orienta­ tion, and in 38 states it is still legal to fire som eone for being transgender. Texas, unsurprisingly, does not cur­ rently provide any means of protection against discrim­ ination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. ________ The city of A ustin does not require that com panies that submit bids for city contracts have LG BT non-d iscrim ination policies in place, and while UT prohibits discrim­ ination on the basis of sexual orienta­ tion, the University does not offer do- mestic-partner benefits for employees. The LGBT community needs ENDA. T h ou gh m u ch w ork w ould rem ain for LGBT activists if such an encom ­ passing and significant bill passed, it would add to the current encouraging climate in the private business sector. W h ile th e s o c ia l c lim a te o f th e U .S. w o u ld n o t d r a s tic a lly ch an g e im m e d ia te ly if th e b ill p a s s e d , it w o u ld s e r v e as a c r u c ia l s te p to ­ w ard e ra d ica tin g d iscrim in a tio n . "W e'v e found that in clu siv e no n ­ d is c r im in a tio n p o lic ie s and eq u al benefits are the essential first step to­ ward cultivating a productive and en- While the social climate of the U.S. would not drastically change immediately if the bill passed, it would serve as a crucial step toward eradicating discrimination. The first bill that targeted d is­ crim ination on the basis of sexual orientation was introduced in C on­ gress in 1974, w ith the first using the current "Em ploym ent Non-Dis­ crim ination A ct" title introduced in 1994. U ntil 2007, gender identi­ ty — whose inclusion continues to stir con troversy — was excluded from the provision and ultimately dropped in past bills in an attempt to ease their passage through C on­ gress. The current version of ENDA is thus extremely significant. The bill has garnered attention in _______________ ____________ gaged LG BT em p lo y ee," said Daryl part because of its focus on several high-profile LGBT issues, including the repeal of "d o n 't ask, don't tell" and the continuing fight for marriage equality. Additional­ ly, a recent report by the Hum an Rights Campaign, an LGBT lobbying group, found that, despite advances in employm ent policies at major U.S. corporations, a m a­ jority of LGBT workers continue to experience a range of struggles arising from sexual orientation and gender identity issues. Considering the present drive of the gay rights move­ ment, coupled with increasingly visibility and contin­ ued discrim ination, ENDA is a significant step in the H errsch aft, d irecto r o f the H um an R ig h ts C am p aig n 's w o rk p lace o u t­ reach project. "But they are not the last step." M ore im p ortan t than an en fo rceab le law, ENDA would provide legitim acy o f sexual orien tatio n and gender identity in American politics. This would mark the first time gender identity has been federally recog­ nized in any regard, and along with LGBT individuals, transgender individuals would gain political respect. Hopefully, in the process, ENDA can open the door to additional discrimination concerns that risk being hit by the door on the way out. Susong is women's and gender studies sophomore Address overcrowded busses By Dave Player Daily Texan C olum nist It's the last thing you want to see on a rainy weekday morning: an orange and white UT shuttle packed full of students zoom ing right past you without so much as a pumped brake. W hat was once a rare occurrence has become all too com m on this semester, especially on the system's West Cam pus bus route,‘on which students are likely to find longer waits, more crowded buses and oc­ casional fly-bys when buses are already too crowded to stop and let anyone else on. The West Cam pus bus route snakes through the neigh­ borhood, m aking seven stops before returning to drop off students across campus. According to Capital M et­ ro, which runs the U T shuttle service, four buses cur­ rently operate on the route during peak morning hours, making it the sixth-most-used UT shuttle in terms of the number of buses simultaneously en route. Over the years, Cap M etro has made adjustments to the number o f buses on specific routes to addresses fluc­ tuations in ridership. O ver the past five years, for in­ stance, the num ber of buses serving Intram ural Fields and Far West routes has risen. Why, then, have the over­ flowing West Cam pus buses not been addressed? One possible explanation is the sudden influx of new apartm ent com plexes into the neighborhood and with them, a dramatic boom in the area's student population. In September 2004 the city revised the zoning codes for West Campus to allow buildings to exceed the previous three-story limit. This change has opened the door for the construction of such new corporate developments as The Block, The Quarters on Cam pus and Jefferson apart­ ments, all of w hich have m ultiple properties in West Campus. Since 2004, 20 new com plexes have gone up, each with hundreds of bedrooms, bringing in hoards of students to their closest West Cam pus bus stop. Wha may have been an adequate num ber of buses in pas years, or even this past spring, is suddenly not. The West Cam pus shuttle is not the only bus rout feeling the crunch of the now densely populated neigh borhood. The popular Cap Metro Eating and Entertain m ent Bus, or "E-Bus,” which shuttles students to an< from the downtown district on Thursday, Friday am Saturday nights, has increased in popularity in recen years. The service operates a West Cam pus route tha has also come to feel the strain of too many passenger and not enough buses. With the neighborhood student population i\ot ex p ected to dip an y tim e soon , ad ju stm en ts m u st b m ade. Cap M etro is a taxpayer-funded m unicipal en tity that works to serve the public transportation in terests of local citizens. As such, the organization oftei seeks com munity input in order to provide the m ost ef feetive and efficient service possible. The question thei becom es how best to voice those concerns to a largi governm ent bureaucracy. Luckily, as members of the UT community, we have < vessel for that expressed purpose: Student Government SG first initiated the push for the E-Bus, w hich begai service back in 2002. The popular program was the by product of student involvement in SG, which engagec Cap Metro and the Austin Police Department. As an organization, SG is fundam entally lim ited b' the amount of support and involvement it receives fron the student body. The E-Bus initiative was a prim e ex am ple of students voicing their concerns and active! \ takmg control of their own quality-of-life concerns. H opefully, it can happ en again — before w e misi the bus. Player is a plan II honors junior E-mail: phot <3>dai!yl xan :i: ■ -'.com Phone: i £ 12)471-8618 www.dailytexanonline.com E xposure Twr D \ n t T exan Friday, September 2S 2009 Hailey Wegner, a 13-year-old contestant, waits fo r her m other after the preliminary to the Texas United America Pageant held in The Woodlands, Texas. As for many contestants, this was Wegner's first pageant. Months of preparation lead to a single day of competition for the young women who participate in beauty pageants. Workshops educate contestants about proper makeup, attire and stage etiquette. Traditional pageants aim to build the self-esteem of young women by emphasizing morals, personality and talents. Throughout the pag­ eant process, contestants' mothers play an integral role in preparing their daughters for competition. The winner of each pageant earns a crown and represents the title for one year. — Sara Young Above, Krista Garvis stands backstage to regain com­ posure as the pageant comes to an end. Left, Contestants practice stage etiquette with a fashion con­ sultant at a pre-pageant workshop. Pageant direc­ tors and former contestants often bring their daughters to workshops and competi­ tions to expose them to beauty pageants. Top, 15-year old Shelby Davenport prepares backstage with her mother for the "eve­ ning wear" segment. Middle, 13-year old contestant Kayla Coleman rehearses an opening dance routine minutes before the pageant begins. Bottom, Jen Burnes is crowned winner of the "Mrs." division at the finale of the pageant. Public transportation gains popularity, saves gas By Nihas Wagal Daily Texan Staff Record-breaking use of p u b ­ lic transit in 2008 caused Texans to save 115 milium gallons of gas­ oline, equal to the am ount con­ sumed by 200,600 cars in one year. Capital Metro experienced a 69 percent increase in usage during the sum m er, said C apital M et­ ro sp o k e sw o m an M isty W hit­ ed. She said the increase is d ue to the better-than-average w eath­ er A ustinites experienced during the summer. "D uring summbr m onths, gas prices also tend to be higher, and w ith the w ay ou r econom y is, people are taking approaches to save money by using public tran­ sit," Whited said. In 2008, in c re a se d n a tio n ­ al transit ridership saved m ore than 4 billion gallons of gaso­ line, which is the equivalent of the fuel that nearly 7.2 m illion cars — almost as m any passenger cars that are registered in Flori­ da — consum e in one year, said t.erri W itthuhn, a spokesw om an for Environment Texas. According to the statewide cit­ izen-based environm ental advo­ cacy organization, a num ber of initiatives are being taken by m a­ jor cities throughout the state to D u rin g su m m er m onths, gas prices tend to be higher, and w ith the w a y our econom y is, people are taking approaches to save m oney b y using pu blic transit." — M b t v W h i t e d reduce private vehicle usage and increase public transit. San Anto­ nio is looking to increase rider­ ship with its Smart Way San An­ tonio tra n sp o rta tio n plan. The plan will exam ine different city corridors in order to im plem ent high-capacity transit. Environment Texas is also push­ ing for full provisions of CLEAN TEA, or the Clean, Low Emis­ sions, Affordable N ew Transpor­ tation Equity Act. The legislation, proposed by Sen. Tom Carper, D- Del., would reinvest 10 percent of money saved from climate bill al­ low ances into clean transporta­ tion efforts that will save oil and reduce emissions. "Since America has the great­ est num ber of cars p er capita in the w orld, and the use of those cars is contributing to one-third of the global w arm ing pollution our country emits, it is refresh­ ing to know that m ore Texans are turning to public transporta­ tion. Green transit connects our com m unities, boosts ou r econo­ my and helps protect our envi­ ronment," W itthuhn said. "In or­ der to increase these benefits, our co n g re ssio n a l re p re se n ta tiv e s m ust increase federal investment in the public transit system." V e n onwireless Take the Internet Leave the bulk. The HP Mini netbook. Connected. Portable. Affordable. Introducing the ultra portable HP Mini netbook with America's Largest and Most Reliable 3G Network built-in. Loaded with an 80GB hard drive, webcam, and Windows® XP, it's anything but small. A n d no w it's o n ly $ 1 9 9 " with M o b ile B ro a d b a n d plans Activation fees, taxes & other charges apply* m o n th ly access. Suede Kam rides the bus to class T hursday afternoon, and to stay dry on rainy days. She uses public transportation to save money, tim e Kari Rosenfeld | Daily Texan Staff Austins tourism remains steady in shaky economy Federal analysis report indicates th at city ranks well with com petition By Jordan Haeger Daily Texan Staff W hile A ustin's tourism econ­ omy is not invincible, it is m ain­ taining stability compared to the rest of the country. T he U.S. B u rea u o f E co­ nom ic A nalysis released a re­ p o rt W ednesday d e m o n s tra t­ ing the slowing decline of tour­ ism spending across the coun­ try. While the national num bers still aren't climbing, they aren't falling as quickly as in the first quarter of 2009. After falling 8.9 percent in the first quarter of this year, nation­ al figures on travel sp e n d in g dropped by only 1.4 percent in April through June, according to the report. "W hile A ustin is not exempt, w e h av e been ab le to m a in ­ tain som e stability," said Beth K rauss, spokesw om an for the A ustin Convention and Visitors Bureau.. A ustin attracts about 19 m il­ lion visitors annually and earns $3.5 billion on tourist spending, according to a 2006 Convention and Visitors Bureau report. A ustin hotels are not at full occupancy, b u t th e y 're do in g better than hotels in com petitor cities like Phoenix, Denver and Dallas, Krauss said. Hotels cityw ide are 65 to 68 percent full compared to 72 to 75 percent in previous years. "W e're only dow n 7 or 8 per­ cent, w hile ou r com petitor cit­ ies are dow n 10 or 20," Krauss said. Like Austin, com petitor cities attract a lot of business conven­ tions, Krauss said. One reason for the higher ho­ tel occupancy is A ustin's smaller size, Krauss said. "W e're a sm aller city so we d o n 't have as m any dow ntow n hotel room s - it's easier to fill them," Krauss said. Alvin Cantu, the general m an­ ager of Texas R ow ing Center, said his business h asn 't seen a drop in customers. Most of Can­ tu 's custom ers are A ustin r e s i ­ dents, he said, b u t the num ber of to u rists v isitin g the center hasn't decreased. " I t's b ee n g re a t ac tu a lly ," Cantu said. "It's been our best years." M ic h ae l D a n k s of A u stin Duck A d v en tu res said his cli­ ents are about half tourists and half A ustin residents. H e said the n u m b e r of clients has re­ mained steady. K rauss said A u stin 's afford­ ability is the reason the city has been able to m aintain a stable level of tourism , particularly in the compact dow ntow n area that allows people to walk instead of paying for transportation. A ustin has a g rea t co n v e n ­ tion center and high-tech hotels which is w hy it is an ideal des­ tination for business m eetings and conventions, Krauss said. 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Webster, Engle and the Longhorns will seek Texas' first win in Lincoln, Neb. this weekend since 1988. Derek Stout | Daily Texan file photo Horns begin conference games without handful of valuable play makers By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns will have to turn all of their injuries, inexpe­ rience and mistakes into posi­ tives if they want to survive the weekend. The Texas w om en's soccer team (3-5) begins Big 12 play SOCCER continues on page 8 Richards heads to old stomping grounds with young, ambitious team By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff The only thing bugging the Texas women's golf team right now is the flu. "We have a couple players feeling a little under the weath­ er," said head coach Martha Rich­ ards. "Normally, I don't travel six, but this way we can be safe." The Longhorns tee off today at the Mason Rudolph Invitational G O LF continues on page 8 #1 * Paul Chouy | Daiiy Texan file photo SW IM continues on page 8 Texas swimming and diving open season with Orange- White Classic By Tara Dreyer Daily Texan Staff The University of Texas men's swimming and diving team will hold its annual Orange-White Classic today at 3 p.m. at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center. This will be the first chance fans will have to take a Longhorns look to end Nebraska's 82-game winning streak at home By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff As the second-ranked Texas women's volleyball team heads into Nebraska, they are reminded that it's been a while since Texas won in Lincoln — a long w hile. So long that in his eight seasons as Texas' head coach, Jerritt Elliott has never won in Comhusker ter­ ritory. "W e want to play in some V -B A LL continues on page 8 Sara Young | Daily Texan file photo Above left, captain Erica Campanelli looks up to pass as she takes possession of the ball. Above right, UT swimm er freestyles in 2008's Orange-W hite Classic. Bottom left, Megan Rosenfeld takes a swing at the Duramed Cougar Classic. Bottom right, Juliann Faucette spikes the ball in their most recent hom e game. These four U r teams will all show their com petitive edge in this weekend's myriad of events. Thanks to Baker, UT fans enjoy their Saturdays at DKR By M att Hohner Daily Texan Staff Eihtor’s note: This is thefirst in a se­ ries profiling the people that ivork be­ hind the scenes to make the game-day experience at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium possible. Darrell K Royal-Texas Memori­ al Stadium set a stadium and Big 12 Conference record this past Sat­ urday with 101,297 screaming fans packed in the stadium. What those fans probably do not know about, however, is the hun­ dreds of people and their intense efforts which are required to make a Saturday game-dav experience memorable. Jim Baker, Texas' associate ath­ letics director for events and op­ e r a tio n s , e n ­ sures that re­ cord crowds can enjoy Longhorn gam es. Baker oversees it all: g r o u n d s k e e - ping, m ain te­ nance, suite op­ erations, ticket operations, con- s tru ctio n , s e ­ curity and concessions. He's ev­ erywhere in and around the stadi­ Jim Baker um, and more than likely, you have never seen him. "I stay organized as much as I can," Baker said. "[I’m] just trying to anticipate your problems and making sure everybody has the in­ formation they need to provide a successful game day." It's the small things that Bak­ er worries about. His responsibili­ ty is to make sure all the little piec­ es are accounted for and fit into the larger equation of everything that makes game days relaxing. Toilet paper stocked in the bath­ room ? C heck — Baker does that. Enough workers to serve con­ cessions at the stand? Check — Baker makes sure of that. Securi­ ty to ensure your safety? Check — Baker takes care of that. A primetime game like against Texas Tech last week, creates add­ ed chaos for Baker — chaos which requires a lot of coordination. Baker likes to arrive eight hours before kickoff on Saturdays while staying for a couple hours after the final play of the game. "Gam e days are always hectic days," Baker said. "The first game is usually the most hectic, and as we go in it gets a little smoother." P rep a ra tio n for gam e day doesn't happen overnight. Unlike a typical college kid cramming be­ fore an exam, Baker must plan year-round for the football sea­ son and examine what areas need improvement and what already works well. Baker, havirtg been at Texas for 19 years, is not new to the pro­ gram. He has endured countless Saturdays and numerous stadium renovations to make Darrell K Roy­ al-Texas Memorial Stadium one of the finest college football venues in the nation. "Our facilities are as good as [an y b o d y 's] n ow ," B ak er said. "When I got here in 1991, they weren't very good. It's certainly in the top three. I think we're as good as anybody. Ev erything we're do­ ing is for the athletes; we're try­ ing to give them the best of every­ thing. That's our job, and that's what we're here for." It's not the "T h e Jim Baker Show," though, as he doesn't take aH the credit for everything that oc­ curs on Saturdays. "It's the University of Texas athletic department and the guys who work for me who get the job OKR continues on page 8 SOCCER WEEKEND: Texas (3-5.) at Oklahoma (5-3-1); Texas (3-5) at Baylor (4-1-2) WHERE: OU Soccer Complex Norman, Okla. WHEN: Today and Sunday at 7 p.m, M EN'S S W IM M ING TODAY: Annual Orange-White Classic WHERE: Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center WHEN: 3 p.m. W OM EN'S G O LF WEEKEND: Mason Rudolph Women's Championship WHERE: Vanderbilt Legends Club, Franklin, Tenn. WHEN: Today and Saturday at 8 a.m., Sunday at 7:3(1 a.m. V O L L E Y B A L L SATURDAY: No 2 Texas (8-0, 3-0 Big 12) at No. 6 Nebraska (9-3, 2-1 Big 12) WHERE: Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, Neb. WHEN: 1 p.m. W OM EN'S CROSS-COUNTRY TODAY: Texas A&M-Corpus Chnsti Islander Splash WHERE: West Guth Park, Corpus Christi WHEN: 6 p.m. Friday, September 25, 2009 SWIM: Annual meet serves as warm-up lor UI From page 7 kx>k at this year's team. The Orange-White Classic is the first competition of the year in which the team is divided in halt in order to compete against each other. "We try to split the team as evenly as we can so that it's com petitive," said Kris Kubik, the m en's swimming and div­ ing assistant coach who will an­ nounce the event. For each event, they pair the athlete who they think will finish first with the person they think will finish third. The swimmers whom they think will finish sec­ ond and fourth will com pete against them on the other team so that each event is as competi­ tive as possible. The team will participate in all of the same events that they will face during the regular sea­ son, so the Longhorns will get an accurate look at the team they have. "So basically, it's a dress re­ hearsal of what's to come later in the year," Kubik said. This meet will help prepan' the swimmers for their major dual­ meet season that starts in Janu­ ary. In January, they will compete against the defending national champion, Auburn University, to whom Texas finished second last year in the NCAA Champi­ onship. Along w ith Auburn, Tex­ as has Georgia and Arizona on the schedule for January, and in February, the Longhorns will face Texas A&M and SMU. "[The Orange-White Classic] is our initial groundbreak meet: a) to familiarize the new com­ ers to what college dual meet should be like, and then b) for everyone to race and kind of get a feel for college competition," Kubik said. At the event, fans can see about 13 swimming events, the 1-meter diving event, the 3-me­ ter diving event, and then a free­ style relay to conclude the meet. Teams w ill be scored, and a win­ ner will be declared. Among the swimmers com ­ peting today are Olympic gold m ed alists Ricky Berens and Dave Walters, Olympic finalist Scott Spann and two-time Big 12 Champion diver Matt Cooper. Kubik says the team is very dose day in and day out throughout the year as teammates, but dur­ ing this event they will not like each other depending on what team they represent. "The orange team is definitely a team, and the white team is def­ initely a team. And then... [after the meet concludes] we sing 'The Eyes of Texas/ and then we are once again the University of Tex­ as sw'imming team," Kubik said. PC GENIE ConputerS&m 'andf^. wr Our Most Popular Services ' Desktop / L a p to p Repairs ' S p y w a r e / Virus Rem oval * Windows Start-up problems * Hardware Installation ' W ireless Networking * Data Backup a n d Recovery Call us (512) 785 c254 (512) 531-0326 715 W 23rti S i, Suite G, Austin, TX 7870a MfWm Junior Niki Arlitt heads the ball in the team's first hom e gam e against TCU. After sitting out for the last three gam es, Arlitt is healthy and ready to play this weekend. Peyton McGee ¡ Daily Texan file p h o to SOCCER: Team sees Big 12 games as new season From page 7 tonight as it travels to Norman to face off w ith heated rival Oklahoma (5-3-1). Despite the season's rocky start in playing nonconference op­ ponents, conference games are seen as the real start of the season. "There's no easy game in the Big 12," said junior captain Erica Cam- panelli. "But I think more than fo­ cusing on a particular game, we're focusing on us as a team because we haven't gotten off to the best start. Conference [play] is a whole new chance for us, and we're go­ ing to get to be able to build off from where we left off in noncon­ ference play and hopefully turn this around into a great season." After playing Oklahoma to­ night, the Longhorns will head to Waco for another conference game at Baylor (4-1-2) on Sunday. After the way things have started for Texas, it's not ideal for the first two conference games to be away. The Longhorns' first two games of the season, however, were at home, and ended in a win and a loss. One thing the Longhorns can definitely look forward to, heading into the weekend, is the return of their first teammate off the injured reseñ e list. Junior Niki Arlitt, who was out for three games due to a concussion, will he back in the line­ up just in time for the first two con­ ference games. Another perk for this weekend is the anticipation of facing ex­ teammates. Campanelli explained she has played with and against a number of players from Oklahoma and Baylor back during her precol­ lege club days. "It's always fun to face old oppo­ nents and teammates," Campanel­ li said. "They know a little more about you, and you know a little more about them, but whether you know them or not when you step on the field, you're not going to act like you know them." Although the Longhorns have more numbers in their losses col­ umn, they have been going back to their drawing board and learning from their mistakes all week. "Every time we give up a goal, we go back and watch the film to see where we made a mistake," Campanelli said. "Keeping posses­ sion is a big thing we're working on [as well as] taking advantage of scoring opportunities. We've been good at creating [scoring opportu­ nities], but we just need to finish." The Longhorns have been put­ ting in an exceptional amount of work to make up for the ab­ sence of players due to injury. The team's losses aren't coming from a lack of skill, mentality or work ethic but rather a lack of experi­ ence on the field. "It's not easy," Campanelli ex­ plained about the team's progres­ sion and winning games. "The freshmen were thrown into the fire very, very quickly, but they've done a great job. We've just got to start getting results as a team now." Seven out of the 11 starters are freshmen, but because so many ot them have had to step up and log a lot of minutes, the team doesn't really see their freshmen as fresh­ men anymore. "I don't think freshman, soph­ omore, junior, senior means any­ thing to our team anymore because we'v e all played so many minutes with the injuries we've had," Cam- panelli s.ud. "That's actually one great thing we've gotten out of it ... that every single person all the way down the bench has gotten significant minutes." The Longhorns will play the Sooners tonight at the OU Soccer Complex in Norman, Okla at 7 p.m. and the Bears on Sunday at the Betty Lou Mays Soccer Field in Waco at 7 p.m. GOLF: Texas to face top-ranked teams in Tennessee From page 7 in Nashville, Tenn. and will com­ pete in a tightly contested field. The tournament, located at the Vanderbilt Legends Club, fea­ tures a surfeit of ranked oppo­ nents including the nation's top four teams— Arizona State, USC, UCLA and Oklahoma State. "This is just an outstanding field," Richards said. "It's just about an NCAA [end-of-the-year tournament] preview. With a young group, we just need to go play hard." 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Spencer Scorcelletti plays piano in his room on Wednesday. "Music, for me personally, is the most important thing in life,"Scorcelletti said. Peyton M cG e e I D a ily T exan S ta ff REVIEW: ‘Modern intuition thwarts gravity ot film’s outdated obstacles From page 12 understand that Keats is a man of substance — what that substance is, she doesn't quite know. As Brawne, Cornish carries this section of the film. Her soft fea­ tures juxtaposed against her dis­ cerning eyes allow her charac­ ter to play both the socialite minx and the love-stricken woman. Whishaw gives an adequate per­ formance, but his faraway glances cannot hold a candle to Cornish's nuanced character. But while watching them come together is enchanting, watching them tom apart is merely trying. As obstacles mount, both Keats and Braw ne grieve the loss of love, but the obstacles seem mea­ ger to the modern intuition. All you need is love, right? I under­ stand it was a different time, but tradition just doesn't mean what it once did. All in all, the separation is long and painful, but more the former than the latter. There's a lot to like in "Bright Star" — Cornish's near-perfect perform ance, C am pion's won­ derful insights into falling in love. But as the film reaches its climax, it feels forced. The tears flow out of characters we don't relate to anymore. We wish them the best in their troubles but don't quite know what the fuss is about. ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ ☆ DANCE: Profession requires blend oí art, lifestyles J From page 12 her work as an artist. T h e '90s saw E scq b ar's d e­ c isio n to sta rt a fam ily, q u it dancing with other com panies and create her own work. U n­ like m any dancers who leave the profession when they have ch ild re n , E scobar in teg rated her fam ily into her work and brought her children backstage and to rehearsals. She created orig in al w orks fo r th e p e rfo rm a n ce gro u p s M 'w ord!, Reza A bdoh's Dar a Luz and the N uyorican Poets Cafe, among others. Panel appeals to comic book writers By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff The Undergraduate Writing Center isn't just for those last- minute revisions on papers. To­ night the center will host a pan­ el in its "After Hours" series on comic book writing. "Yes, we help students with p ap ers, b u t our larg er m is­ sion is to establish a stronger com m unity of w ritin g ," said e v e n t m o d e r a to r A n d rew Friedenthal. The panel will include four writers and essayists: Matthew Stu rges (th e aw ard-w inning "Jack of Fables"), Alan J. Porter (historian/w riter), Paul Benja­ min ("Marvel Adventures" and video games) and Rick Klaw ("G eek C onfidential: Echoes from the 21st Century"). Addi­ tionally, most of the writers are local Texans. Corpics have been around since the early 1900s and saw their first boom during World War II. Since then, the genre has evolved and reflected numerous cultural Zeitgeists in its pages. One of the most noticeable ex­ amples is Batman's shift toward the darker, gritty Dark Knight. Previous incarnations featured sim ple stories of the masked hero fighting crime. But the '80s saw grow ing radicalism abroad as well as the punk renaissance. T h at's when Frank Miller and Alan Moore stepped in and rewrote the comic, completely shifting it from the "biffs" and "pow s" of yesteryear to a lone vigilante engaged in urban warfare with criminals. Besides appealing to comic book fans, the UWC hopes the panel will draw in a variety of different writers. It's probably most akin to play writing or screen writing," Friedenthal said. "You're writ­ ing a visual language." U nlike th ose other m ed i­ ums, though, comic books are unique. Their writing is bound to separate frames rather than uninterrupted visuals. 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T e x a s c h a n n e l A u s t i n T e x a s A & a/i 8 8 8 v o l l e y b a l l S a n A n t o n i o 888 ■ J W a c o 888 D a l l a s 185 C o r p u s C h r i s t i 100 R i o G r a n d e V a l l e y T5TV TEXA S S W 0 E N T TELEVISION Or stop by Walter Webb Hall 405 W. 25th Street at Guadalupe - 2nd Floor m r it sc:? tur’ no expesence « ¡ e j MORE ¡NfO >KVSL¡VESPOrt rSdGMAiL.COM [ Friday, September 25,2009 T he Dai 11 T i \ vn Cyclist in tandem with students i MOVIE REVIEW Life&Arts E d ito r Leigh Patterson E-mail: lifeandarts^dailytexarionline.corn Phone: ¡512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com ‘Bright Star’ fails to shine in telling tragic love story By Robert Doty Daily Texan Staff "Bright Star," written and di­ rected by Jane Campion ("The Piano"), chronicles the tumul­ tuous love affair of John Keats (Ben Whishaw), the Romantic poet, and Fanny Brawne (Ab- bie Cornish), a bold, intelligent woman who lives next door. It's a tragic love story about the rigid social codes of the era. But all the conventions of eti­ quette, traditions, archaic yes­ es and no's fail to resonate in our age in which "love con­ quers all." We understand the impediments in an intellectual sense but cannot integrate them into our emotions. In the end, we see the wreckage but can't grasp how inevitable it all was. A poor man with no com ­ mercial skill — yes, even then poetry m ade no m oney — Keats lives off the good graces of his wealthy friends, eager to promote his poetic ambitions, while simultaneously caring for his ailing younger brother. One friend in particular, Charles Brown (Paul Schneider), allows Keats to live and write with him. It is at Brown's summer home where Keats first encoun­ ters the married Brawne. On first meeting one anoth­ er, they mix like oil and water. Keats considers Brawne a hol­ low socialite, and Brawne, ever the realist, deems poetry to be an exercise in vanity. However, watching Keats care for his dy­ ing brother convinces Brawne to look deeper. Watching these two fall for one another is a wonderfully enthralling dance. Brawne re­ gards Keats with an inquisi­ tive eye; he is unlike anything she has seen before, and she has the innate intelligence to REVIEW continues on page 11 By Robert Rich Every morning, Spencer Scorcelletti wakes up at the "House o f Guys, a self-described “fa u x tem i- ty" that sits at the co m er o f M LK and Rio Grande Street. He gets out c f the lofted bed he built and ex­ its via a pole stretching from floor to ceiling — also built by him. H e gets ready, exits the house and takes a deep breath before m ounting the tandem bike he rides to school. He's the “free rides" guy, energeti­ cally riding around campus day and night offering rides to needy students. When he talks, it's clear he's capable o f hitting it big, discovering the next im portant philanthropic project that changes the uvrld. And like all great ini­ tiatives, you have to start unth a little freedom I was the only person in the house, and I was just so bored. One of my roommate's brothers had a tandem bicycle, and he left it at the house. I got to thinking about how bored I was and how fun it would be to fix up the bi­ cycle — because it was broken — and just ride around town and ask people if they wanted a ride home, because it's furtnv for one person to be on a tandem bicycle. After I fixed it, it ju st hit me: free rides. I got on there and rang that bell and said, "Free rides," and the whole sort of philosophy was made known to me. It's totally pointless; it's stupid, I know. I've given about 120 or so rides. That's less than, like, a thousandth of a percent of campus. But everybody sees it — half of campus at least. I can't tell you how many people have come up to me and said, "You just made my day." The philosophy is to spread this idea of freedom and break people out of their shells. I feel like everyone around us is always on their cell phone or always texting, and it both­ ers me. We're surrounded by beautiful, attrac­ tive, funny people. We're at the right age, and we re sitting here, and we're not enjoying each other. No tips accepted. No sexual favors; that's disgusting. I've been offered both. I think if I ever did accept them it would be, for example, to buy a helmet — but someone already donat­ ed one. All my passengers have to wear the hel­ met. I care a lot about my passengers. I give slightly more rides to girls, but guys usual- By Rachel Meador Daily Texan Staff There is something about Mbe- we Escobar that is both comfort­ ing and intimidating. Her slender figure and perfect posture reveal her profession at a glance. She ex­ udes a sense of calmness and wis­ dom that makes her audience feel at ease. Her face is striking and, for many, fam iliar but difficult to place. To dance students and fac­ ulty, she is a woman to be ad­ mired for her work as a perform­ er, teacher and choreographer, but to the average pop culture con­ sumer, this graduate student is a living piece of the dance film that has served as thé’ template for all others: "Fame." "It happened at the perfect time. It came out of a moment in our performance history and the dawn of the AIDS epidemic," Escobar said. "All this history that doesn't apply anymore." The remake of the 1980 film chronicling an aspiring teenage performer's journey through an arts high school comes out in the­ aters today. Escobar is most com­ monly know n for her role of 16-year-old Phenicia, the best fnend of main character Coco, but her work off camera is what distin­ guishes her as an artist. After 30 years in dance, Escobar made the decision to explore her deep interest in dance history and the anthropology of movement and performance at UT, and she's currently seeking her master's de­ gree in performance as public prac­ tice at UT. Escobar was bom in Honduras where dance was a part of her fam­ ily life. They immigrated to New York when Escobar was 6 years old, but her family kept the tradi­ tion of movement a central part of life in the United States. "In my culture, family comes together frequently to strength­ en bonds, celebrate milestones, to play music, eat and dance," she said. "But our gatherings are espe­ cially important when we come to­ gether to remember our ancestors. Honoring meant dancing." After a couple of years in col­ lege, Escobar dropped out. M b ew e Escobar, dance graduate student, played Phenicia' in the original 1980 version of the m ovie Fame. Shelley N eum an | Daily Texan Staff "I )ust couldn't continue where I was," she said. "I realized that I just had to dance. Dance as a the­ atre art was unacceptable to my family — it was primarily a spir­ itual practice for us, and they ex­ pected me to become a doctor or lawyer. Once I made the decision to pursue dance I was really on my own." In the mid-1970s, Escobar was introduced to Loremil Machado and felon Vieira by theatre friends. Credited with introducing the ex­ plosive Afro-Brazilian martial arts dance form, capoeira, to West­ ern audiences, Machado and Vie­ ira were in residence at The Clark Center for the Performing Arts in New York. They invited her to work with them, and she spent 10 years in the company as a performer, teach­ er and rehearsal director. At the same time, Escobar began her for­ mal dance training after meeting Louise Roberts, the center's direc­ tor, and receiving a scholarship to study there. "It was an important opportu­ nity for me," Escobar said. "I was not frustrated to begin my training at 2 0 .1 was motivated, curious and ambitious to make up for lost time. I worked endlessly." At the Clark Center, Escobar met Marjorie Perces, who served as her mentor outside of her de­ manding classes. Perces suggest­ ed Escobar continue training at the Alvin Alley American Dance Center. Perces introduced Es­ cobar to Ailey, one of the most well-known and respected men in dance, who made it possible for her to enter the school. "Mr. Ailey asked me what I wanted to do," Escobar said. "He said, Do you want to be a dancer and be used or be an artist and cre­ ate?' At the time, I couldn't under­ stand completely, but it revealed it­ self to me." In 1978, she was approached by Louis Falco, choreographer for the then-upcoming film "Fame," about being in the movie. She didn't even audition. "When my family understood that 1 was in a feature film, they re­ alized that I was doing something significant," Escobar said. "It was a level of professionalism they could relate to." Though she loved working with Falco, Escobar recalls dashing with director Alan Parker. There is a dilemma when one thinks of oneself as an artist, not just an entertainer, and has per­ sonal standards" Escobar said. "I wanted to do the best job 1 could on Fame,' but there were social expectations I did not want to be a part of." Much of Escobar's work was left on the cutting room floor. With the film complete, she hid in the concert dance world for several years, focusing fully on DANCE continues on page 11 Peyton M cG ee j Daily Texan Staff Spencer Scorcelletti, a Czech la n gu age and literature senior, stands in front of the H ouse of Guys on Wednesday. Scorcelletti offers free rides to students around cam pus on his tandem bicycle. FACES continues on page 11 Bright Star," a dram a based on the rom ance between 19th-centu­ ry poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne, opens today. 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A alok Bhattarai, ............. ....................................Matt Hohner, Austin Ries D esign A ssistant................................... Jordan Humphreys HnStfl WE ARE FAMILY Brothers Sam and Emmanuel Acho lead the Longhorn _ defense. PAGE I COME TO OUR TAILGATE PARTY AND WATCH THE GAME UNDER THE T3M TENT. Enjoy refreshments & prizes provided by our sponsors. Follow the game on our Big Screen TV! ■J L _ J M L K Get in-depth coverage before every Texas home game from: SjUttzHJl Tía Spend your 5th Quarter at The Quarters! « p ! - • 2-4 blocks from UT campus • concrete or wood flooring • Individual leases • choose from efficiency, 1, 2, 3, or 4 bedrooms • free cable and internet • parking on site • granite countertops room placement assistance " “ .......... Junior running back Vondrell McGee carries the ball in Texas' win over Louisiana-Monroe on Sept. 5. If McGee isn't healthy for the game, freshman Tre' Newton will get most of the carries. Peter Franklin | D aily Texan file photo Texas geared up for blitz heavy Miners By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff It's not often that gam e-plan­ n in g for one team one w eek ends up paying off more three weeks later. But that's the situation the sec­ ond-ranked Longhorns (3-0) find themselves in preparing for Sat­ urday's game against UTEP. For the most part, all prepara­ tions, at least offensively, have al­ ready been made. Texas game- planned for LouiSiana-Monroe's 3-3-5 defensive scheme for its opener oi i\ to see the Warhawks use four down linemen for most of the gair■<*. Louisiana-Monroe and the Min­ ers (1-2) use the same scheme, as both of the schools' respective de­ fensive coordinators came from New Mexico, where the forma­ tion was popularized. "I think ULM was a good 'fore­ taste' for what we're going to see this week," said center Chris Hall. "We're glad we had that experi­ ence but each Saturday's a differ­ ent one." But Texas learned its lesson against Louisiana-M onroe: Be ready to make adjustments. "UTEP is, like coach [Greg] Davis says, a mental gymnastics game," said flex tight end Dan Buckner. "They're doing a lot on defense, so we have to be ready for a lot of things." safety hybrid called the M iner back in their defense, a position popularized by NFL star Brian Urlacher, while at New Mexico. Senior Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith has thrived in that role and leads the nation with 42 total tackles. "I'm not saying this guy is Brian Urlacher but the defense is set up for him to be the No. 1 hit guy," said UTEP coach Mike Price. UTEP h a s been e ffe c tiv e against the pass (192.3 yards per game) but has struggled with the run (197.3 ypg). That could mean a big game for Tré Newton, who is listed as the starting tailback on the Texas depth chart. Texas coaches said that could change depending on the state of Von­ drell McGee's ankle. "It's given Tré his chance, and he's taken advantage of it," said Texas coach Mack Brown. "We think he's deserving." It w asn't UTEP's defense that gave the Longhorns trouble last year. Texas' 42-13 win is deceiv­ ing. The M iners actually out- gained the Longhorns 412 total yards to 404. "They really got on our d e­ fense," said Texas defensive end Sam Acho. Q uarterback Trevor Vittatoe threw for 267 yards and a score en route to passing for 3,274 yards and a school-record 33 touchdowns. But he h asn't been the focus The Miners use a linebacker- HORNS continues on page 14 S ta y at the HOTEL & SUITES DALLAS LOVE FIELD 1241 W . M ockingbird Lane Dallas, TX 7547 214-630-7000 ROOMS STARTING AT $99 Call Charles Harlos 214-640-9241 ■ E U R O P E A N ! fWAX CENTER T H E U L T I M A T E W A X E X P E R I E N C E for only $ 3 5 The Triangle 4700 W.Guadalupe St. Ste.10 Next to Mandola's and across from the Flying Saucer 512.961.5763 atf' Text: WAX To: 313131 F o r S p e c ia l Offers! 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In the first three games, McCoy has completed 68 percent of his passes for 859 yards and six touchdowns. Al­ though they are not quite the same as his num bers from last season, he will contin ue to put up big numbers. UTEP: Jun ior Trevor Vittatoe is off to a good start for the M iners, but it does not com pare to last se a s o n 's H eism an runner-up. Vittatoe has th ro w n fo r 602 y a rd s w ith o n e to u ch d o w n pass w hile co m p letin g 55 percent of his passes, but is projected to throw for close to 900 yards less than last season. Texas: T he ten ta tiv e Texas running game has temporarily been settled a fte r th ey a n n o u n ce d Tre' N ew ton w ill start in the backfield against the Miners. Newton was very im pressive against Tech and leads the team w ith 176 y ard s o n 32 carries with two tou ch­ downs. UTEP: UTEP running back D onald B uckram leads the team with two touchdowns in the M in­ ers first three games. He has 252 yards on the sea­ son and is projected to rush for more than 1,000, b u t he ca n n o t m a tch Texas' m ulti-player ap­ proach. Texas: A lthough Tre' N ew ton has in creased the H orns' game on the ground, Texas will con­ tinue to rely on the pass for th eir o ffen siv e a p ­ proach. As expected, Jor­ dan Sh ip ley is lead in g the team with 314 receiv­ ing yards and one touch­ d ow n, b u t D an B u ck ­ ner made a statem ent in last w eek's game against Tech with his late fourth- quarter touchdown. U T E P : W h ile U T EP re tu r n e d k ey r e c e iv ­ ers such as Kris Adam s and Jeff M oturi, neither of them have accounted for a tou chd ow n pass. And w hile the offense is struggling with only 306 total yards total, Vittatoe has to find a way to con­ nect with them. Texas: C o lt M cC oy's sack on Saturday was the result of left tackle Adam Ulatoski getting beat by the defender he was sup­ posed to block. The Long­ horn offensive line is deep and has been very good so far this season but has been far from great. M i­ chael Huey is back from injury which should help out the line. The Miners blitz more than 75 per­ cent of the time so the line must be ready to see rush­ ers from all angles. UTEP: The Miners re­ turn all starters to the of­ fensive line except for one. But the one loss, center Robby Felix, is pretty big. Felix is now with the Bal­ timore Ravens in the NFL. The four returning starters have been doing a solid job and could be the deep­ est the team has had un­ der the Mike Price era. Need a lift? One com pany, two great services. To and From Austin A irp o rt — Home, Office, Campus, H otel A round Town — Dinner, Lake, S porting Events, Festival, Party SuperShuttle 1-800-BLUE VAN (258-3826) supershuttie.com SuperShuttle offers a discounted and earth friendly shared-ride service or private vans. Prices start at $14 from campus. 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UTEP: The Miners de­ fensive line has been a revolving door this sea­ son with Aaron King off to a good start at end. In fact, the weak line is the reason the M in ers sw itched to a 3-3-5 last season. As a w hole, the line is undersized but do have quickness. Texas: W ith trou bles against W yom ing, Tex­ as' special teams played w ell ag ain st Tech w ith th e n ew r u g b y - s t y le punt. Jordan Shipley also ran back a punt for the H orns in the first h alf to get the offense going. T he b ig g est concern is the kick coverage. U T E P : T h e M in e rs have Jeff Moturi return­ ing kickoffs after av er­ aging 23.8 yards per at­ tem pt last season. Sp e­ cial team s co o rd in ato r Jeff Banks said the M in­ ers have to p rotect the punter better and operate m ore efficiently in field goal attem pts to counter their young kicker. tar T exas: T ay lo r P o tts picked apart the suppos­ edly experienced Long­ horn secondary last week fo r 420 p assing y ard s, but overall they did well h o ld ing the Red R aid ­ ers in the red zone. Earl Thomas did get a highly antk ipated interception and they should do bet­ ter against a stru ggling UTEP. UTF.P: T he se c o n d ­ ary has seen massive im­ provement from last sea­ son and is the strongest part of U TEP's defense. Braxton Army is back af­ ter m issing last season and Da'M on Crom artie- Sm ith is the national co­ leader in tackles w hile Clarence Ward, the other safety, had an interception last week. The three safe­ ties are part of an unusual defense1 that could be con­ fusing for the Horns. 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SuperShuttle and ExecuCar of Austin Sales AusSales@SuperShuttle.net 5 1 2 - 9 2 9 - 3 9 0 0 e x t. 4 (a fte r h o u r s u s e e x t. 2) e g a t n a v d A n w o d k a e r B e g a t n a v d A n w o d k a e r B Come early, stay late, be loud, wear orange By Austin Talbert Daily Texan Staff Recently, one of our wonder­ ful readers — yes, one of you, all of whom I love deeply — sent in a nice e-mail requesting for us at The Daily Texan to help you, the students and fans, becom e the best little Longhorn fans you could ever be. 1 personally feel like y'all are doing a d ecent-enough job al­ ready, but the pleadings of the concerned e-mail were pretty se­ rious, and fearmg for your safety, I decided to heed its call. That, and it was the first e-mail I had ever received from a reader, and I felt I should personally re­ spond to it through this column. By coincidence, 1 just so hap­ pen to be a student of both fan et­ iquette and history, m aking me perfectly qualified to teach you — the unwashed barbarian mass­ es who always sing "The Eyes of Texas" too quickly — the tricks of the good fan trade. For those of you concerned about my credentials, don't wor­ ry. 1 earned both my master's and doctorate degrees in advanced fandom under the tutelage of the world's foremost professor in ad­ vanced college football studies — Dr. Lou Holtz. And with UTEP mining its way into Austin this weekend, I have the perfect opportunity to teach you your first lesson in advanced fandom : how to arrive on time and stay for the whole game. W hile we could have started with a less complex lesson, such as learning how to clap with the rhythm of the band or under­ stand the rules of the gam e in­ Fans cheer in a game earlier this season. Sports editor Austin Talbert shares his tips on what fans can do to make an impact. Peter Franklin | D aily Texan file photo stead, I want us to first master the techniques required to arrive at our classroom — Darrell K Roy- al-Texas Memorial Stadium, one of the nicest, largest classrooms of its kind — on time. No teachers enjoy their pu­ pils arriving late, and I am no different. If you can't manage to reach your seat before the kick- off, exp ect to receive a tardy note, and we all know three tar­ dy notes adds up to a sw ift re­ voking of your season fickets. So to avoid this dim situation fol­ low these three simple steps: Know the actual time of kickoff. Do not rely on what your cousin's girl­ friend "thinks" is the correct time. We all know she isn't a credible source for anything. Sorry, some­ times the truth hurts. If all forms of reliable information fail to pro­ vide you this answer, check The Daily Texan, which may or may not have this little nugget of info. Once you have discov­ ered and verified the cor­ rect time — no, Wikipedia isn't a credible source for this ei­ ther — make sure to head toward the stadium at least an hour be­ fore this kickoff. If you live away further away from the 40 Acres, well, good luck finding parking and navigating the chaos. E n te r th e s ta d iu m m ore th an 10 m in u tes before k ick o ff to avoid the horde of idiots who haven't learned this lesson. I know what you are thmking: You actually en­ joy standing in the hot, throbbing mass of people all trying to cram their way through the gates at the same time. We have all suffered FANS continues on page 8 ^ A n d th e ^ Sw eet Sm ells o f Tailgate Parties! 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Together, they make one of the strangest tag-team s of defensive playmakers in recent memory, 81 and 18. They are th e A chos — pro nounced like “N acho" w ithout the N — comprised of junior de­ fensive end Sam and sophomore linebacker Emmanuel. Their story this year, their first as starters on defense for No. 2 Texas, begins with fumbles. Lots of them. Sam specializes in their recovery, with four in three games, while Emmanuel forces them, re­ cording three after twice stripping Texas Tech ball carries in Satur­ day's 34-24 victory. “It's so much fun [playing to­ gether]/' Sam said. "Even watch­ ing him on his first strip, I was on the sideline. I saw him punch it out. We're talking, trying to fig­ ure out which one of us is going to make a play out there." Lately, they've been sharing that duty as the Longhorn defense has started the season with impres­ sive perform ances against Wyo­ ming and Texas Tech in which the Achos have figured prominently. Together, they've combined for 18 tackles, four for a loss, two sacks and five turnovers. "E m m a n u e l had tw o g rea t ACHOS continues on page 8 am v e t l O H w ireless Sophomore linebacker Emmanuel Acho watches Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts in Texas' 34-24 victory. Defensive end Sam Acho rushes past Texas Tech offensive lineman Chris Olson in Texas' 34-24 win. Acho had a forced fumble. Caleb Miller | Daily Texan Staff Friends&Fa w w Now you can call more. And save more. Unlimited calling to your top 10 numbers and our 80 m illion customers. At no extra cost you can: • Choose 10 n um bers an yw h ere in Am erica, on any n e tw o rk , even landlines. W ith any N a tio n w id e Fam ily SharePlan* 1400 A n y tim e M in u te s o r m o re. Activation fees, taxes & other charges apply.* • Talk all you w an t w ith America's Largest M o bile to M obile Calling Family. 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But I promise that once you get past your pho­ bia of actually arriving on time, you 11 enjoy the open range of the bleachers before kickoff. So now that we have that set­ tled, let's move onto a more ad ­ vanced skill: actu ally staying the length of the gam e ... The whole game. With U T-C ream puff on the schedule for Saturday, you will need to practice these advanced techniques to keep yourself in the stadium for the totality of the shel­ lacking. Do whatever you have to do to stay interested. 1 know that in our ADHD society, it is nearly impos­ sible to focus on one thing for any amount of time over three hours. Luckily for you, there's an iPhone app for that. So when you feel the urge to skip the fo urth q u a rte r Satur- CANNOLf Joel's GOURMET ITALIAN FEAST Leg^wlcitffl& ar-B-Q GET IT ALL OVER YA'! ON THE HILL ON THE LAKE 6500 W. Bee Cave Rd 5204 FM 2222 327-1742 346-3664 c o u n t y lin e .c o m LUNCH ♦ BRUNCH * DINNER 4715 US Hwy 290 West 892-4444 Between Brodie Ln. and Westgate Blvd. c a n n o lij o e s . c o m Friday, September 25, 2009 day, sim ply open up y our iP­ hone and dow nload the "We only have six home games this season, so savor every moment of w hat you got because in Feb­ ruary I know you are going to be com plaining about no foot­ ball games" app It's free and a really cool tool that I find very useful. If you don't have the benefit of an iP­ hone, and somehow still find a way to survive till Saturday, try sneaking in a board game or a deck of cards to your section to keep you entertained to the final whistle. "YES!! TRIPLE W ORD SCORE," the crowd will roar as you celebrate your impres­ sive feat that coincidentally co­ incides with a rather mundane Colt McCoy spinning, juking, diving, flipping, flying touch­ down. Amazing what happens when you stay the whole game. The band will even play the fight song in honor of your feat. If you can't sneak the Scrabble box in — there is only so much room after the 64-ounce flask _ bring a sudoku or crossword puz­ zle in to help pass the time while you refuse to marvel at the unri­ valed athletic talent on displav rows below you. And if neith er of those o p ­ tions fits your fancy, start count­ ing those in attendance to effec­ tively double-check the num ber Godzillatron spits out late in the game. Because we all know you can never trust the counting abil­ ity of Godzillatron. Lastly, simply try to enjoy the football gam e— no matter how many points Tex­ as is up by. Because you may be witnessing som ething historical this year, and I w ould hate for you to miss even a moment of it. ACHOS: Brothers excel in the classroom, on the gridiron From page 7 strips of the ball. It's something we talked about all week. He's a very intelligent young man w ith a trem endous upside as a football field, said defensive c o o rd in a to r Will M uscham p. Sam plays hard. H e's alw ays com ing to the ball, and good th in g s h a p p e n w hen y o u 're around the football." As for their own personal ri­ valry? "Not th at we state it," Em­ m an u el said, "b u t w e know w h o 's leading in tackles and sacks, forced fumbles and fum ­ ble recoveries." S h aring a fo otball field is nothing new to the Achos, who dom inated offenses at the aca- demically-prestigious St. Mark's School of Texas. And as m ight b t expected of- two brothers, they've been driving each oth­ er to be better than their loud­ m outh sibling. Way back in m iddle school, it was Em m anuel's exploits as a running back that forced Sam into football, just to keep up. "(E m m a n u e l] w as lite r a l­ ly like Barry S an d ers, scor- ing touchdow ns every tune he tou ch ed the b all," Sam said. T h a t's w hat m ade me w ant to play football." Since then, the two have been playing together and com pet­ ing against each o th er in just about everyth ing. They have been bound by their athleticism as well as their intellect. Both p ro sp e re d at the St. M ark's w hile b o th m a in ta in g ra d e point averages well above par with degrees in business hon ­ ors for Sam and sports manage­ ment for Emmanuel. Yet, their reunion on the Roy- al- Texas M em orial S tadium turf almost d idn't happen. At first, I rebelled on com ­ ing to UT," Emm anuel said. "I didn t know where I w anted to go, but I just knew I d id n 't want to go to UT because of Sam. Then, I matured a little bit and wised up." It's a decision both the Achos and the Iexas d efe n se have prospered from. With an ear- 1} season injury to senior line­ backer Jarred Norton sidelining the veteran for the w hole sea­ son, Emmanuel has been a vital, if unexpected, cog in w hat Mus­ champ calls his "best 11." Now, with their reputations as ball-hawks established, the two brothers have ju st one ac­ co m p lish m en t m issin g from their resume: a com bined strip and fumble recovery. We hav en 't done that yet," Sam said. "We need to." Cash Back on all Debit Card Purchases. As a student or employee of The University of Texas you and your immediate family are eligible for membership. /'• ... >. - '• . " , * Join Online - rbfcu.org R A N D O L P H * B R O O K F e d e r a l c r e d i t u n l o n > 512-1 512-833-3300 or 1-800-580*3300* I • Federally insured by the N C U A F r i d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 5 , 2 0 0 9 Big 12 Power Rankings S o u t h : l r ^ v r ' r 1 »r ond week, the & y l„ r Bears fell for the scvrmd-stra.ght ywlr to C o t S í S Tfo, 2 3 S md 20 ra H S° F'homori' 3 “ * r t)a d < Robert Griffin to only 119 C S S s S ? 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N o t V a l i d o n S p e c i a l s > 7 o r C a t e r i n g UTEP Players to Watch — Aalok Bhattarai Trevor Vittatoe. No. 10 After throwing a school-record 33 touchdowns as a sophomore last season, Miner quarterback Trevor Vittatoe w as named to the honor­ able mention All-Conference USA team for the second consecutive year. The 6-foot-2-inch, 215-pound junior team captain from Bedford returns alongside his top two receiv ing targets — junior Kris A dam s and senior Jeff Moturi — for a passing attack that ranked 13th in the nation last season. On pace to break nearly every UTEP passing record after having thrown for more than 25 touchdowns and fewer than 10 interceptions in each of his first two seasons, Vittatoe will dictate just how well the Miners can execute against a tough Texas defense. M ich a el P. Reese | UTEP Prospector Kris Adams, No. 2 Leading the Miners with 958 receiving yards and 14 touch­ down receptions last season, 6-foot-3-inch junior wide receiver Krxs A dam s will likely receive a fair share of passes against the Longhorn secondary. In its season-opening loss to Buffalo, the Fort Worth native led UTEP with nine receptions for 98 yards. Though he has yet to catch a touchdown this season, A dam s will look to create offensive opportunities for the Miners with his playmaking ability. ' W S E I f lS AVAILABLE ?®1 RCM, HFLANBDFCPPVS * at sma mmi jut cows uar ¡«us tinm ocs eat, tins ♦ M W fe a ? IMIIUL » BHJÜÍ LBs H E « » K JK8 SX-a«Ei n h , a m u se m , %m\ t m u i L & w m m m / m m m n w m i mi msmb mrm & Brian K an o f 1 U TEP M e d i a Relations Braxton Amy, Ne. 14 After m issing the entire year with a torn ACL last season, ju ­ nior comerback Braxton Amy looks to pick up where he left off in 200/ w hen he led the team with 112 tackles as a sophomore. Lead­ ing the Miner defense against a tremendously talented Texas of­ fense, the v ersatile comer from Richmond will likely cover Long­ horn speedster Jordan Shipley. With two interceptions already on the year, Amy will play a key role in the success of the Miners' de­ fensive success. B rian K an o f | U TEP M a d ia Relations UT System schools have bright future F rid ay , S e p te m b e r 2 5 , 2 0 0 9 By Dan Hurwitz D a ily Texan Staff The U niversity of Texas Sys­ tem is am ong the largest of any in the country. From Austin to El Paso, Brow nsville to A rling­ ton and San A ntonio to O d es­ sa, nine universities enroll near­ ly 200,000 students. Football is one of the many tra­ ditions that UT-Austin is proud of, but as for the rest of the schools in the system the football programs vary. There is one program that is long gone, one enjoying the best years of its history and one start­ ing from step one. The football program , which attracted an average of only 5,600 fans in the final season, took up half of the athletic department's budget. According to university administration, the program was hemorrhaging nearly one million dollars and was digging into the school's "flexible money." At the tim e o f dism antling, the university had 23,100 stu ­ dents. Currently, UT-Arlington has 26,000 students enrolled and has no intention of bringing back a football program, according to its athletics department. UT-Arlington To the north of Austin, UT-Ar­ lington used to thrive as a junior college and a Division 11 school but was eventually dismantled. In the '50s, the school form erly known as Arlington State reached its peak, winning two junior col­ lege national championships. W hen the university becam e a fo u r-year in stitu tio n , it also reached Division II in 1959 and entered the Southland C onfer­ ence in 1964. The M av erick s won three Southland C h am p i­ onship s in the team 's history, but the program was disbanded after the 1985 season due to fi­ nancial reasons. UT-EI Paso To the w est, UT-EI Paso has had a squad for many years that only recently has begun to excel. In 2(X)4, UTEP brought in head coach Mike Price after he ran into some off-held trouble before even coaching a game with Alabama. Price immediately turned around what was a struggling Miner pro­ gram into a p erennial co n fer­ ence cham p ionship contender. Though, the Miners have strug­ gled the last two seasons. Since Price has been in El Paso, the Miners have ranked seventh am ong passing offenses and is the 20th highest-scoring team in SYSTEM continues on page 14 UTEP q u a rte rb a c k Trevor V ittatoe, bottom right, is he lp e d to his feet bv team m ate Tanner C u llu m b e r after he w a s sacked b y K a n sa s' C a le b B lakesley a n d R ich ard Johnson d u rin g the g a m e on Sept. 12. Victor C a lz a d a \ A sso c ia te d Press Larry C o k e r holds up the school sign after he w a s na m e d the first Texas-San A n to n io football c o a c h on M a rc h 6. C o k e r takes ov er a new foo tb all p ro g ra m that w ill p la y its first season in 2 0 1 1 . Eric G a y | A s s o c ia te d Press T h r o w ^t h e M o s t n O n t h e 4 0 A c r e s Tail Ta il g a t e F e a s t *129!,ñ Sen vs 10 S u pr em e Ta il g a t e F e a s t *20595 Serves 20 k La C a rte Items Also Available. P ick Up or D e liv e ry ! (Reheating required.) call 512-894-3117 fo r more details or to place your order today! Longhorns full of area products • \ * m * M M « By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff For most high school athletes in Austin, playing at the University of Texas is little more than a dream — but for the lucky few like cor- nerback Aaron Williams, it's mom like a dream come true. In his second year, Williams is coming into his own as a lockdown com er in Texas' experi­ enced secondary. As a former player at Mi Neil High School in Northwest Austin, he is also part of a growing minority of local Longhorns. Of the 111 players on the Horns' roster, 103 are from Texas, and of those 16 hail from the Austin area. Some, like injured tight end D.J. Grant, who grew up in Austin and played for the Johnson High School Jaguars, will not see the field this season, while others, like Williams, are a big part of this year's team. "It's great. I would hate to not have my fam­ ily there, have my support, that's all 1 need," Williams said. In comparison, 26 Longhorns call the Dallas- Ft. Worth metroplex home. Houston, the state's second largest city, has 13 players on the roster. The amount of local talent on the team has increased dramatically in recent years; 2005's national championship squad had only nine players from Central Texas. Texas head coach M ack Brown said he believes recruiting from area high schools is important for the program's visibility, and estimated that throughout his 12-year tenure in Austin, this year's roster boasts the highest amount of local talent. "We have a lot more people here [in Austin] than we had before and with more people and how football is so competitive in this state, the coaching's getting much better," Brown said. "So we're seeing a lot better players not only in Austin but in-Central Texas because of the growth." Others involved with college recruiting point tow ard a change in the perception of Central Texas football. "The last three to four years, up and down the 1-35 corridor, from Waco down through Austin to San Antonio, there's been more talent LOCALS continues on page 14 It's great. I would hate to not have my family there, have my support, that's all I need." — A a r o n W illia m s * y . i * t - * JamesKirkendoll,No.H Local Longhorns Player • Ryan Bailey • Mark Buchanan • Antwan Cobb • Blake Gideon • Garrett Gilbert • DJ. Grant • Paden Kelley • James Kirkendoll • Mac McWhorter •Tevin Mims • Alex Okafor • Charlie Tanner • Justin Tucker • Aaron Williams High School Anderson High School (Austin) Austin High School Pflugerville High School- Leander High School Lake Travis High School (Lakeway) LBJ High School (Austin) Lake Travis High School (Lakeway) Round Rock High School Westwood High School (Round Rock) Stony Point High School (Round Rock) Pflugerville High School Anderson High School (Austin) Westlake High School (Austin) McNeil High School (Round Rock) Blake Gideon, No. 21 Garrett Gilbert, No. 3 Alex Okafor, No. 80 Aaron Williams, No Ü” a f t . Friday, September 25, 2 0 0 9 LOCALS: Growth in Central Texas leads to more talent From page 13 and a lot more respect," said Jeff Howe, a recruiting analyst for the ESPN affiliate Inside Texas. Howe used to cover C entral Texas recruiting for Web sites like Rivals and Scout, Inc., and is now a statewide correspondent. He said that as jobs shifted to the middle of the state, big-time foot­ ball followed. "It's good schools, it's good co aches, it's g o o d p a re n ts ," Howe said. "Those coaches can show these young kids, 'Hey, look, if you're good enough to play at a place like Texas or A&M or Oklahoma, they'll find you.' A lot of coaches preach that, but if you're at coach at McNeil or R ound Rock or w herever you have something tangible to show your kids now." For Williams, that means get­ ting to play "in front of his family at every home game. Both of his brothers plus his parents make the trip dow n 1-35 from th eir house in Round Rock to see Aar­ on play in Royal Memorial Stadi­ um w hen the Longhorns are in town. Another added benefit is that Williams got to meet other local Longhorns after he committed to Texas. He covered current wide receiver James Kirkendoll during the junior's time at Round Rock and played against Blake G ide­ on when he was at Leander. Dur­ ing seven-on-seven tournaments in the summer, Williams said he would call up fellow commits on the phone or stop by to talk. "Once I knew who committed, 1 wanted to contact them so they could get well acquainted with me, because we're going to be to­ gether for the next four or five years," Williams said. "We hang out a lot [now]." Texas' 2010 recruiting class currently has one Austin athlete. Dominic Espinosa, a 290-pound offensive linem an from C edar Park, committed to Texas in the fall and is ranked as the No. 3 hig h school center in the n a­ tion by ESPN recruiting service Scouts, Inc. For local guys like Williams, it's a two-way relationship. "W henever we have time, we go back to our high schools to support our old teams,' Williams said. Last week, he was on hand to watch the Mavericks lose a close game to the Bryan Vikings. It just c o m e s with the territory of being a Longhorn with ties to Austin. Despite the loss, "they're doing pretty w'ell,' he added about his former team (0-3). "They've got a big quarterback, bigger than the quarterback my senior year, so they're doing )ust fine." The same could be said for Wil­ liams and the state of high school football in Central Texas. SYSTEM: UTSA confident it is on the right track with Coker hire From page 11 the FBS. The high-scoring offen­ sive system that Price installed has b rought confidence to his hopes that they will consistently score points. "We can score at anytime from anywhere on the field, said senior offensive lineman Mike Aguayo. "It's an easy offense to learn and obviously it works " Price has coached seven NFL players m his short time at UTEP including Cincinnati Bengals back up quarterback Jordan Palmer who gives plenty of credit to Price for getting him to the NFL. "In Mike Price's offense, you m ake every type of throw and have a lot of freedom to spread the ball around," Palm er said. Kick, Hit, Pass, Run, Block, Tackle, Punt, Catch, Cheer, Spike, Touchdown! (No wonder you're hungry.) 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The previ­ ous two bowl games for UTEP were played in 1988 and 2000. Attendance has risen signifi­ cantly since day one under the Price regime. The Sun Bowl av­ erag es alm ost 40,000 fans a game, more than any other C- USA team since 2004. UT-San Antonio Just miles south on Interstate Highway 35, another school in the UT System is jum ping on the football bandwagon. UT-San Antonio recently announced the start of a football program in its attem pt to improve its athlet­ ics department and possibly get into either the Sun Belt Confer­ ence of C-USA. UTSA is expected to kickoff in 2011 at the Alamodome and will remain in the Southland C onfer- ence playing against Texas State and Sam Houston State. The Roadrunners got off to a good start with their football pro­ gram by hiring form er Miami coach, Larry Coker. Coker, who won a BCS national cham pion­ ship in 2001 with the Hurricanes, already has his assistant coaches hired and has started recruiting. "Larry is the best hire for UTSA. He loves kids and the game of foot­ ball and has impeccable character," said Texas head coach Mack Brown. "Larry has been at the pinnacle of the college football world." UTSA is confident that Coker is the right guy to get this program off the ground. The university and its athletic department are under construction and the school is try­ ing to bring its name alongside UT-Austin's as one of the elite schools in Texas. HORNS: Passing game has struggled so far for Miners From page 3 of UTEP's offense so far in 2009. The running game was the key to the M iners' 38-12 win at ri­ val New Mexico State last week. Tire Miners ran for 156 yards and five scores. Donald Buckram had a breakout game with 113 yards and two touchdowns. There wasn't just lightning on the field, though. The game was delayed three hours by a thun­ derstorm. Price even had to go the stadium concession stands to buy turkey legs and sloppy joes for his players after they ran through their halftim e food in "about three minutes." "We dropped a few passes and missed a few tackles because of the grease on our hands [from the turkey legs]," Price said. Fortunately, Saturday's forecast is lightning-free. Instead, heat into the 90s will keep the players sweating — no turkey grease w'ill be needed to drop balls. 15 Anlok Bhattarai 4 Colt McCoy, Texas After a sluggish first half which included an uncharacteristic interception, Texas quarter­ back Colt McCoy bounced back in the second half while battling flu-like symptoms, going 15 for 18 and tossing his lone touchdow n pass Though the numbers for the senior from Tusco­ la are down compared to last year, the Heisman runner-up from a season ago will have at least three more nationally televised games, against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State and Texas A&M to make his case to become the third Longhorn to win the Heisman trophy. 1 X % S * • * ^ M 3 Case Keenum, Houston Leading Houston to its first victory over a top five team in more than 25 years, Houston quar­ terback Case Keenum looks to capture more of the spotlight with a likely shootout against Tex­ as Tech this weekend. Idle after his standout performance against the previously fifth ranked Oklahoma State Cow'boys two weeks ago, Keenum has thrown for 725 yards and seven touchdowns in just two games this season. If no other prominent play­ ers emerge and Keenum is able to continue his offensive onslaught, he could be­ come the first Heisman w inner from a non-BCS conference since 1990. I H ea lth y Vegetarian Cuisine SonHa Voted UTmost vegetarian cuisine by Daily Texan readers W E SERVE BU BBLE TEA 11-9 m o n - f r i / i 2 - 9 s a t - s u n 1 9 1 4 A G u a d a l u p e • 4 5 7 1013 T - S h i r t s f o r S a l e $5 W W W .VEG G IEH EA VEN A USTIN .COM W l W I I I l i t ( I O S I D J l I Y 1 6 1 8 C o r n u c o p i a i s n e x t t o V e g g i e H e a v e n a n d o f f e r s a v a r i e t y o f p o p c o r n s . T I H J D Y 'S TAILGATE WATCH PARTY!!! UVE 0M THE BIG SCREENS UT vs. UTEP SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER @ 2:30PM Friday, September 25, 2009 1 Tim Tebow, Florida Though he had two turnov ers in a less than impres­ sive 23-13 victory over heavy underdog Tennessee last week, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow maintained his push to secure yet another Heisman bid. The 6-foot-3- mch, 245-pound senior went 14 of 19 for 115 yards w'hile also rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown against the Volunteers. Tebow has led the No. 1-ranked Gators to the second most produc­ tive offense in the nation, averaging just below 540 yards per game. If Tebow continues his strong play (a quarterback rating of more than 170 so far this season) while leading the Gators to another national championship berth, he could become just the second two-time Heisman recipient of all time. 2 Jahvid Best, Cal The explosive junior from Vallejo, Calif., had the statement per­ formance of the week in the Golden Bears' 35-21 wrin over Minne­ sota last Saturday. The top returning rusher in the country had 26 carries for 131 yards and all five of California's touchdowns. The stocky, 5-foot-10-inch Best is a threat to score every time he touches the ball and could become the first running back to win the Heisman since another game-changing Pac-10 rusher,Reggie Bush, took the honor in 2005. : 8 V IM*! é 11 Pepperoni and Deluxe 4 Cheese served bylkestieaor whole for the entire family $1.89 slice 2 fo r $3.33 Choose traditional breaded, spiúy flavored Wing Zings, Asian style Dragon Wings or BBQ 2 fo r $ 2 .9 9 wvr. * 2 fo r $ 5 .9 9 6 * 7 24 fo r $ 1 0 .9 9 . . r ... - * * - ■ - - ' - 4 "'WS* * I j E I; O rín * H ttpon ubly, H eute ro u r B ackyard Parties Fraternity/Sorority Parties C om pany Events I I th e w a te rm o n s te r.c o m 5 1 2 - 4 4 5 -1 0 4 0 Friday, September 25, 200 9 Texas quarterback Colt McCoy directs a people to question why he is struggling. receiver in Texes' win over Texas Tech. McCay has ihrawn lour in te r c e p ts so far J s e a s o n ,' la d in g By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff There hav e been two sides to Texas quarterback Colt McCoy this season: first-half Colt and second-half Colt. But the senior has given some con­ vincing arguments for his struggles. B lam e an y m ista k es d u rin g the Louisiana-M onroe game on opening- day jitters. Wyoming? That thin air can cause a pass or two to sail on even a Heisman- caliber quarterback. it took a halftim e binge on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and Pedi­ alyte to com bat his case of the flu to ju m p-start M cC oy and a struggling Texas offense agayist Texas Tech. I just felt like I had no gas in the tank,' McCoy said. But for Satu rd ay 's gam e again st ’ McCoy doesn't plan on offering any excuses. He knows that he and the offense need to start playing four quar­ ters well sooner rather than later. 1 m getting more and more confident every week," McCoy said. "We've got so much room for improvement, and that's the exciting thing about this. We nev­ er have a doubt we're going to pull it to­ gether, but let's start playing four quarters, that's the bnght side of this whole deal." The problem could be just because McCoy was too good in 2008 when he hed as the runner-up in the Heis- man race. His num bers through three games this season would be taken by any team in the country: 859 passing yards, six touchdowns, 68.2 completion per­ centage. He actually has more passing yards this year than he did at the same point last season (833). The difference has been in touch­ downs and interceptions. He already had 13 total scores, 11 passing, after three games last year. He has four in­ terceptions this season after having just one last year, again, through three games. There seems to be no doubt that Mc­ Coy is pressing. Both Texas head coach Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Creg Davis have said they feel McCoy has put too much pressure on him self to be perfect. That can happen when you complete *70 percent of your pass­ es in a year. "W e've got an expectation that him and [Florida's TimJ Tebow and (Okla­ hom a's Sam ] Bradford have never thrown an incompletion," Brown said. "That's really unfair to those kids." McCoy knows he can't be perfect — but that's not going to stop him from trying. He has looked like the 2008 McCoy at times during this year. That just hap­ pens to be in the second half. His first-half struggles have perme­ ated the offense. McCoy ended up with 337 passing yard s and three touch­ downs at Wyoming, 166 of which came m the first half. Take into account his interception, 12 incompletions and it was disappointing showing. His production was even worse last week. He com pleted ju st nine o f 16 passes for 70 yards. McCoy also over­ threw multiple receivers in both games, although a couple tipped off receivers' hands — one resulting in an intercep­ tion. r "Overall, I feel like I'm throwing the ball as good as 1 ever hav e," M cC oy said. His take on his first-half performanc­ es? Pretty poor," M cCoy said. "B u t It's ( )K. We re coming back and play­ ing strong. There's never a doubt in anyone's mind that w e're not going to come out and get in a rhythm and start playing well. W e've ju st got to come out and be more consistent and play at the same kind of tempo at the beginning that we do when we're in a rhythm." Davis put the blame on him self for the offensive struggles against Tech and not callin g plays to get him in rhythm. "I did a poor job o f getting Colt start­ ed, Davis said. But if M cC oy gets ou t to a n o th ­ er sluggish start Saturday, there w on't be any excuses. There just aren't that many left. T , , quarterback Co It McCoy smiles after Tex™' vtctoT, over Texas Tech. McCoy has had a , Z Z „ t smile in the second half o f games. Cafeb M iller I Da 'ly Texan Staff ox Friday, Septem ber 25, 2 0 0 9 Michael P. Reese | UTEP Prospector UTEP quarterback Trevor Vittatoe prepares for the snap in the M iners' loss to Buffalo on Sept. 5. Vittatoe lost his mother in a car accident four years a q o and draws on her tor inspiration. 3 ' ' ( p e ra te ly needed a d istractio n . Above all, he needed an escape. By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff On a chilly Jan u ary night in 2005, Trevor Vittatoe drove to his high school practice field in Eu- Vittatoe played catch for two and spiration. My whole life." less, Texas, searching for comfort, Surrounded by the lingering re- minders, memories and pain from his mother's funeral, Vittatoe des- watching him play. takes great care of the ball " said toe said. "W ith a 3,000-yard run- El Paso Times sports writer Bret Arriving to the field with a sin- what had just happened," Vitta- ning back and a 1,500-yard run- B lo o m q u ist. "H e n eed s a bit "I had to get out and do some- eight times in high school," Vitta- thing o th e r th an th in k a b o u t gle football and a group of friends, toe said. "She was my biggest in- ning back, we didn't have to use more touch, but he's a good guv the passing gam e." to have in a close, late game " Now, four years after losing Now, as the captain and lead- a half hours and found his escape the Longhorns this Saturday for er of the M iners, Vittatoe says it in the game he grew up playing; his mother in a car accident, foot- is d rastically d ifferent running the second-straight season Last the game his mom never missed ball is as important as ever in Vit- tatoe's life. The junior from Eu- an offense built around throwing year, Vittatoe threw for 267 yards less Trinity High School began the football and that he is begin- with one touchdown in the Min- his third season as the starting ning to feel the pressure of pro- e rs' 42-13 loss at the Sun Bowl, quarterback for the UTEP Miners d ucing great num bers w ith o u t Vittatoe says the excitem ent of and has m ade it a point to bring a w inning record. He know s it playing the Longhorns has less- a winning record to El Paso for is his job to get the team going ened because he has already ex- the first time in his collegiate ca- when the game is on the line and perienced it once, but he is excit- give the team a chance to win ev- ed to play at Texas Memorial Sta- reer Vittatoe takes the field against 1 expect to win a m inim um ery week. dium in front of 100,000 fans, I eople can say all they w ant Before com ing to El Paso, Vit- "I'm look in g forw ard to the o f eight gam es this year, Vit- tatoe said. "T h is year, guys are that I m ight be the best quarter- challenge, and I think we have a lot m ore fo cu sed , so I think back to come through UTEP, but a team that's capable of going in that with the encouragem ent be- as of right now I'm nothing,' Vit- there and giving them a battle." tatoe said. "I have yet to have a tween players w e're going to be winning season so far." a lot more successful. ers will face the unbeaten Long- As a freshman and sophomore, horns at home, and Vittatoe will tatoe played at one o f the top Vittatoe put up impressive num - need every UTEP fan on his side, high school program s in the na- bers, throwing for 6,375 yards, 58 And w hile he says the pain of losing his mother will never van- touchd ow ns and only 16 inter- tion, winning a state cham pion- ish, playing football makes it eas- ship as a senior in 2006. And al- ceptions. In the first three games, though he w as d om in an t as a he has only completed 55 percent ier, and he knows she still hasn't high school quarterback, Vittatoe of his passes with one touchdown missed any of his games, only received offers from UTEP and is projected to throw alm ost "I w ant to m ake [my m om ] and Texas State becau se of the 900 yards less than in 2008 — but hap p y b eca u se I know sh e is looking down on everything I'm rush-heavy offense Trinity ran. he is confident in the pocket. It w ill be a b attle. The M in- "I only threw the ball six to "H e is exceptionally calm and doing," he said UTEP junior quarterback Trevor Vittatoe scans the field for a receiver in the M iners loss to Buffalo earlier this year Michael P. Reese | UTEP Prospector Recycle your copy of *1§| W m y ,> - ' r ^ ' r > 4 V,* •s * ■"* '»* 1 * ' . . . •*• v *J* • “.has* -S’» fc a d ’fib & J ' - t * ' . ' ‘ pi¿V ¡y ” CMt yycCvW . ‘ ¡i.. ..s - s /i é w location4 UNIVERSITY C O - O P It i I m I Frid ay, S e p te m b e r 2 5 , 2 0 0 9 Recent Big 12 struggles won’t keep happening By Will Anderson D a ily Texan C o lu m n ist D on't despair yet, ye Big 12 fans of little faith: As bad as it looks to lose to H ouston, it doesn't doom the entire confer­ ence. Not yet at least. To be sure, the season hasn't | panned out exactly as expect­ ed. The North's best win this sea­ son is probably Missouri's open­ er over Illinois, while the South's most impressive mark, Oklaho­ ma State over Georgia, is losing steam as the Bulldogs slip in the national rankings. The entire con­ ference's record sits at 24-10 (.706), although a g a i n s t ______________ Top 25 o p p o ­ nents, the teams are a less impres­ sive 1-3. national clout, especially when ESPN comes to town. But the biggest contributions actually came from the likes of re­ placem ent quarterback Landry Jones at Oklahoma and first-year starter Blame Gabbert at Missouri. Landry set a school record with six touchdown passes, while Gabbert threw for three and walked anoth er in against Furman These statis- ticsare gcx>d news for the depth at the top of the conference. And while there are only two Big 12 teams in the top 10, there are three others in the rest of the A ssociated P ress p o ll, w hich _____________ bodes well for the beginning of con­ ference play. Last year, the plethora of ranked team s playing each oth­ er every week led to a record five teams in the final poll of the season. And you'd bet­ ter b e lie v e that the winner of the Big 12, especially an unbeaten one, would have an in­ side track to the national cham pi­ onship game. Even in the worst- case scenario for Longhorn fans that has Oklahoma winning Oct. 17 at the Cotton Bowl, and even if the regular season ends in a tie, you can rest assured that Texas Tech will not be a part of the equation this time." And with Sam Bradford injured, Texas' C olt M c­ C o y s e e m s to be the lone chal­ lenger to F lo ri­ da's Tim Tebow in a n y r a c e s starting with an "H." Dez Bryant at OSU and Rob­ ert Gnffin at Bay­ lor are dark hos­ es for the presti­ gious award, but little more than that. B u t t h a t doesn't mean all is lost. -------------------- By most accounts, week three was actually a return to form for the Big 12. No huge upsets, only one hom e loss (way to go, Bay­ lor), and despite 25th-ranked Ne­ braska's last-m inute slip at No. 11 Virginia Tech, the conference went 6-3. There w as co n s is te n t play from all of the usuals: M cCoy had a hum an 24-o f-34 perfor­ mance (although he went 6-for- 7 in the fourth); Zac Robinson threw for 227 y ard s and tw o touchdowns in a win over Rice, even w ithout K en d all H unter perform ing run support; and at Kansas, Todd Reesing racked up 389 all-purpose yards in another blowout. The faces of the confer­ ence have to do well to maintain So d o n 't g iv e u p j u s t y e t . T h in g s s h o u ld co n tin u e to g et sm oothed out in the N orth, where Kansas and M issouri currently reside at the top — both have a chance in their respective games against the South (KU drew Tex­ as and Oklahoma, Missouri gets Oklahoma State and Texas), but the d ivision cham p w ill m ost lik ely be decided by w ho can beat Nebraska. Down south, Bradford is being nursed for the Red River Rival­ ry, and with a revamped defense (tw o straight shutouts is som e­ thing, even for Stoops), the Soon- ers poise a serious threat to the Horns' unbeaten record. Hie win­ ner of their contest is set to cruise to the Big 12 championship. Either way, there is no shortage of potential game-changers in the conference. « B * r i»>- W 4 - 4 , COUNtdowm TAILGATE PARTY presented by SXÍ)ODB[L[i'>T " ( WMmWGM SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS! RBFCU* 0 1 1 ^ Sp e c ’s r b f c u .o r g > / / Wir e s, Sp o u t s* Finer Foobs T IM E W A R N E R C A B L E T H E P O W E R O F Y O U ' V . OFFICIAL HD SPONSOR OF UT ATHLETICS E m b r o i d e r y P r o m o t i o n * ! l i c n u S c r c t n p r l n t M T U PREM IU M S 0 - • c* ' JEFFERSON Ultimate Student Living WÁ91 AI RS TR E AM Slow starts could end up haunting Texas By David R. Henry D aily Texan Columnist What a difference a year makes. Last year, the mighty fell because the de­ fenses came up short. Top-ranked Oklahoma fell to Texas be­ cause it couldn't stop Colt McCoy. Flori­ da's chance at an unblemished season was ruined when Ole Miss quarterback Jevan Snead put on a show at the Swamp. Jac- quizz Rodgers ran right by USC. And as we all saw in commercials throughout last week, Texas was done in when two defend­ ers couldn't stop Michael Crabtree. But this year, when teams have lost it has been due to poor offense. Oklahoma, albe­ it without Bradford, could only muster 13 points against a BYU team that gave up 54 points to Florida State. USC's hopes at a national title went out the window with a 13-point output against Washington. In USC's loss to Washington, the Trojans were zero for 10 on third down. T hat's w hy Texas coach Mack Brown is concerned with Texas' offense starting slow. The Longhorns opened the Texas Tech game offensively with a three-and-out. They finished the first half without an offen­ sive touchdown. "We talked all week about [starting fast] and put up pictures of fast cars, but I guess it didn't work," Brown said. "We've played as well offensively this year as last year in the second half of the game." So why has Texas gotten off to such a slow start offensively? For starters, the Longhorns are not in a rhythm yet. They lost leading receiver Quan Cosby to graduation and the fourth-leading re­ ceiver Brandon Collins due to eligibility is­ sues. Converted quarterback John Chiles, the starter at the Sub-B receiver spot, is still learning the position. It took McCoy a while to build up a comfort level with his receiv­ ers last year so it will be the same this year. With Chiles, Jordan Shipley, James Kirk- endoll, Malcolm Williams and speedster Marquise Goodwin at receiver along with Dan Buckner at the flex tight end, the Long­ horns have plenty of throwing options . Tre' Q uarterback Colt M cC o y gets chased down by the Tech defense in the first half of Texas' win. Three of M cC oy's four interceptions this season have come in the first half of games. Caleb Miller | D a ily Texan Staff Newton is the most complete player at run­ ning back that the team has had since Ja- maal Charles. D.J. Monroe gives the team a fast weapon at running back and receiv­ er and is the perfect complement to Chiles in the new Wild Horn package. "We have to figure out a way to make it all work together," Brown said. "Our timing hasn't been good." It doesn't help that McCoy hasn't been the same quarterback he was last season. In three games, he has thrown four intercep­ tions. And as McCoy goes, so do the Long­ horns. And that is why the offense has been derailed some in the first half. "He's pressing a bit and throwing high," Brown said. "People have some unrealistic expectations that he, Bradford and Tebow will never throw an interception. That's not fair to them." McCoy will settle in more once the com­ fort level with the players around him in­ creases and the team finds an identity. Brown said the team didn't find its identi­ ty last year until the Colorado game, so the Horns aren't too far behind. Even though the Longhorns don't have a tough schedule to worry about, anything can happen, so the offensive woes in the first half need to be fixed. USC probably didn't think it would have a problem with Washington until its offense sputtered. . Oklahoma's defense is much-improved this year, and once that gam e com es around, the Longhorns have to be in 2008 form. From what we've seen in the first few games, the only thing standing between Texas and a national championship is, sur­ prisingly, the offense. Get the lead and keep Linebackers must make up for missed man: Keys to the Game 3 Jared Norton is out for the year and he will be missed. But Emmanuel Acho, Dustin Earnest and Keenan Rob­ inson will have to make sure Nor­ ton isn't missed too much. Also, Roddrick Muckelroy, who has been playing near perfectly in the first three games of the season, will have to continue playing at the same level. er it is he did in 2008: I Colt has to do whatev­ Not much has changed since last season on offense, but Colt McCoy has yet to look as amazing as he did in 2008. There should be no excuse this weekend. There is no altitude and no flu (at least we think). McCoy needs to get more comfortable in the pock­ et and find the open receiver. So far this season, he has been over-throw­ ing and under-throwing his targets. Maybe McCoy just needs a couple more peanut butter and jelly sand­ wiches before the game. 2 ifc This should not be too difficult considering the op­ ponent, but Texas needs to look im­ pressive and score points as well as keep the Miners from scoring. While the Longhorns still have sub- par teams on their schedule, they should continue to try to impress the voters and make their resume look as good as possible. They can­ not afford to have a close game be­ cause come December, people will be looking at the scores from games like this and if it is not impressive, it will hurt. Prevent the Miners from getting good field position: 4 Against Texas Tech, the Longhorns kickoff team let the Red Raiders advance the ball 30-50 yards multiple times. This game should be a good warm up for the continua­ tion of the Big 12 season, but Texas needs to take advantage of this and hold UTEP from starting off with good field position. Stay healthy: The Longhorns need to make sure every play­ er makes it off the field on their own. The backups should get to see a decent amount of playing time and have another opportunity to show why they should be more involved on the field. — D an H u ru ritz P Jlflt Blake Hurtik 1 £ Texan Staff Picks íüi t\ o Laken Litman Dan Hurwitz Last Week's Record Overall Record UTEP at No. 2 Texas Arkansas at No. 3 Alabama No. 6 California at Oregon No. 9 Miami (FL) at No. 11 Virginia Tech No. 15 TCU at Clemson No. 1 Florida at Kentucky Notre Dame at Purdue UAB at Texas A&M Texas Tech at No. 17 Houston No. 24 Washington at Stanford David R. 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Last season , M iam i narrow ly knocked off V irginia Tech 16-14 at hom e, but the H urricanes have lost four out o f the last six again st the Hokies. This year, the two team s enter their annual show dow n from completely separate sid es of the spectrum. The H ok ies, w h o h ad a less-than-im - p ressive 16-15 last-m inute win over N e­ braska last week at home, will look to im­ prove to 3-0 at Lane Stadium after losing their season opener against A labam a in At­ lanta. A lthough Virginia Tech has played inconsistently so far this season, the team will try for its third-straight A C C cham pi­ onship with a win over Miami, vastly ben- eiitting its chances. On the other h an d, M iam i started the se a so n w ith b ack -to-back v ictories led by q u arterb ack Jacory H arris ov er Top 25-ranked teams. The 6-foot-4-inch so ph ­ om ore from M iam i went 20 of 25 for 270 y a rd s and three tou ch d ow n s last w'eek in an im p r e ssiv e 33-17 w in o v e r N o. 14-ranked G eorgia Tech. Additionally, the Florida State team the H urricanes defeat­ ed in their season opener dom inated No. / -ranked BYU last week, further strength- ening the team 's postseason resume. For Virginia Tech, Saturd ay's gam e will be argu ab ly the final b ig regular-season test, as the team has only one rem aining gam e again st a top 25 opponent (No. 22 North Carolina). If the H okies can avenge last season 's close loss, they will have the upper hand during the rem ainder of A CC conference play. If M iam i defeats V irginia Tech on the road and is able to follow up with a win ov er N o. 10-ranked O klah om a at hom e next week, "The U " sh ould leap into the top five, with an outside chance of going for its sixth national championship. M iam i s Derek Epps celebrates after scoring a touchdown in the second quarter against G e o rgia Tech on Sept. 17 in Miam i. M iam i won 33-17. H ans Deryk (Associated Press Big 12 Game of the Week Wes DeVoe Texas Tech at No. 17 Houston (Saturday 8:15 p.m., ESPN2) It's a battle of two team s that know a little thing or tw o about big-time upsets. One is com ing off of a big win on the road ag a in st then-No. 5 O klahom a State, while the other provided college football fans with the biggest, most dramatic upset of the year last season against then- N o 1 Texas in Lubbock. That can only m ean one thing: The No. 17 C ougars and the Red Raiders face off in this w eek's Big 12 gam e of the week in H ouston on Saturday night. And both program s also know a little th in g ab o u t offen se. In H o u sto n 's first tw o g a m e s, the C ougars have averaged 50 points and thrown for 725 y a rd s o f of­ fense. The Red R aiders, on the other hand, have begun this sea­ son ju st w here they en d every other year, throwing u p nearly 40 points per gam e along with 1,281 p assin g y ards in their first three gam es. Two w eeks ago, the C o u g ars, led by quarterback C ase Keenum, m arched into Boone Pickens Sta­ d iu m an d p ro v id e d the nation w ith p o ss ib ly the b ig g e s t u p ­ set of the young season, bucking the C o w b o y s in a fam iliar score to Longh orn fans, 45-35. It w a s H ouston's first win against a Top 10 team since 1984. "F o r u s a s a p rogram , this is a b ig w in b ecau se it legitim izes our university," said second year head coach K evin Sum lin. "It le­ gitim izes o u r p rogram . There's no doubt that one w in does not m ake a season . But I think any time that you can go on the road and win and beat a Top 10 team, it really h e lp s y o u r confidence a s a p ro gram an d it h elps your pride as a university." T exas Tech is c o m in g o ff o f an i m p r e s s i v e s h o w in g in a lo s in g e ffo r t a g a i n s t the N o . 2 L o n g h o rn s a w e ek a g o an d h o p e s to c a rr y m o m e n tu m it b u ilt in th a t g a m e o v e r in to R o bertson S ta d iu m . In the gam e, quarterback Tay­ lor Potts com pleted 46 of 62 p a ss­ es for 420 y ard s and three touch­ d o w n s to a d d to h is a lre a d y m am m o th n u m b ers that he ac- cum olated in the first two gam es. Tech kept the g am e close even until the final minutes, but costly pen alties an d turnovers proved to be too costly for the Red Raid­ ers in the end. "W e'd get on a roll offen sive­ ly and then get a penalty and go righ t b ack w h ere w e sta rte d ," Potts said. "We tried to beat Tex­ a s and ourselves in the first half. In the second half, w e ju st tried to beat Texas." Now, Mike Leach and Co. have a second chance at beating an in­ state foe, despite tire fact that this gam e doesn't present the flare of other in-state rivalries. For Tech, this gam e is a big step toward staying relevant in the Big 12 d u n n g what can be character­ ized a s a rebuilding year in Lub­ bock. For H ouston, this gam e is the next step in the process to be­ com e this year's team that breaks into the BCS from a m id-m ajor conference. Both d efen ses are fairly even sta tistic a lly an d w'ill su re ly be tested th ro u gh o u t the contest. The C o u g a r s an d Red R a id e rs h ave given up 21 an d 19 p oin ts p er gam e, respectively. Texas Tech quarterback Taylor Potts throws against Texas during the first quarter in Austin, Texas on Sept. 19. Erie G a y | Associated Press 600 W. 26TH STREET • AUSTIN, TX 78705 • 512.477.3400 y inte Offer!!!