OPINION PAGE 4 Working out at Gregory not worth the summer fees Carpool, anyone? Parking spots a rare find across campus » n e w s page 3 l i l i Friday, June 8, 2007 jJ a il y T e x a n Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com APD speaks out on shooting Acting Chief explains process behind Olsens job, promotion By Philip Jankowski and Am anda DeBard Daily Texan Staff Acting Chief of Austin Police Department Cathy Ellison said on Thursday the past suspen­ sions and disciplinary measures of Sgt. Michael Olsen, the officer involved in the fatal shooting of Kevin Brown, were not a factor in his promotion to sergeant. "When a person gets promoted, discipline doesn't come into that," Ellison said. Olsen was previously suspend­ ed 60 days for use of inappropri­ ate force in 2002, according to a memo from former Chief of PoLice Stan Knee. An altercation between Brown and officers on June 3 near East 12th Street and Airport Boulevard at Chester's Nightclub led to a foot pursuit. Olsen followed Brown to a nearby apartment complex, where he fatally shot him twice in the back, according to a prelimi­ nary autopsy report. In order to be promoted, an offi­ cer must stay at a certain rank for two years and then is allowed the opportunity to take an exam and go through an assessment process performed by assessors outside of the department. "With those two cumulative grades, you're placed on what we call a list, and when there's a vacancy, you get promoted," Ellison said. "That's how Sgt. Olsen got promoted." Ellison said that officers will aim at the torso because it is the biggest portion of the body. "It's TV that makes us think that we can shoot guns out of hands and things like that, but that is just not plausible," she said. "If someone was shooting at you and you shoot them in the foot, the threat hasn't been stopped, and so that is what our job is to do — to stop the threat." All officers are required to go through multiple hours of POLICE continues on page 2 P e r r y f ig h t s f o r Te x a s m e d ia Acting Police Chief Cathy Ellison speaks to reporters during an inter­ view at A P D H eadquarters Thursday afternoon. Ellison is one potential candidate to perm anently fill the role as A P D Police Chief. Joe Buglew icz | Daily Texan Staff City Council grants loan for local cafe By Lindsey Mullikin Daily Texan Staff City Council approved a $750,000 loan for the relocation of Las Manitas Avenue Cafe at its meeting Thursday. The council's vote of 5-2 granted the 20-year loan to the restaurant, pending an amendment requiring the establishment to remain under the ownership of Cynthia and Lidia Perez for a minimum of five years. The Perez sisters learned in July 2006 that WTiite Lodgings Services planned to redevelop the 200 block of Congress Avenue, displacing the restaurant from its current location, where it has served patrons since 1981 and forcing it to relocate further down the street. The loan is a part of the city's 24-month pilot Business Retention and Enhancement Program, which allows funds for businesses displaced due to redevelopment in a designated T-shaped zone. The specified area stretches from 11th Street to Town Lake on Congress and from Congress to Interstate 35 on Sixth Street. Among the restaurants' supporters at the meeting was former Austin Mayor Gus Garcia, who spoke in favor of Las Manitas receiving the loan. Council member Sheryl Cole said she was concerned with the boundaries of the program and chose not to vote in favor of the loan. Cole said the program should be expanded to other areas of Austin, outside of the downtown area. Mayor Will Wynn said creating boundaries makes good policy and expressed support for projects such as Las Manitas' relocation that diversify downtown. A group of protestors opposing the relocation of the Town Lake Animal Center also appeared before council. City Council also approved an ordinance prohibiting the tethering of dogs that will go into effect Oct. 1. It also approved a resolution for the creation of a contingency plan and task force to address a projected oil production crisis in Austin, stemming from an expand mg gap between supply and increasing oil prices. Council is not scheduled to meet next week. Protesters against the m oving of the Town Lake Anim al Center to Austin's East side stand out­ side Austin City Hall Thursday. M ore than a dozen protest­ ers turned out to show their discontent with the plan to move the center. Jo« Buglewicz Daily Texan Staff welfare group focused on saving animal lives, also opposes mov­ ing the shelter. The group feels that if the shelter is moved to the outskirts of town, volunteers and adopters would be discouraged from visiting, said Ryan Clinton, founder and president. "We are the only animal welfare group that questions the killing of animals," Clinton said "Between 12,000 and 14,000 animals at the Town Lake Animal Shelter are killed every year, and more will die if it moves." Lorri Michel, a member of FixAustin and Old West Austin Neighborhood Association, said the move is the biggest mistake the management team has under­ taken. "The problem us that citizens are being excluded from the decision­ making process," Michel said. "If the shelter is moved, an important part of West Austin will be taken away." Rick Perry speaks at a signing for HB 1634 at Austin Studios Thursday. Perry was joined by State Rep. Daw nna Dukes, Texas Motion Picture Alliance president Hector Garcia and actor Dennis Quaid to sign the $22 million bill to help bring jobs in the television and film industry. Perry works to keep Texas-related films' shooting locations local By Christopher Crawford Daily Texan Staff In selecting ^the shooting location for the 2006 basketball drama "Glory Road," a film about a college bas­ ketball team in El Paso, filmmakers decided on the obvious choice: New Orleans, La. Concerns regarding how to keep films about Texas, made in Texas, led Gov. Rick Perry to sign House Bill 1634 at Austin Studios, located on the site of the former airport. HB 1634 aims to make full use of the state's resources and talent as well as push Austin to the forefront of the film and television industry. The bill, which creates Texas' Moving Image Industry Incentive Program, was authored by Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, and intends to attract production com­ panies to Texas with publicly funded grants. The bill could give $22 million to qualifying companies, with more funds expected as in-state film and television production increases. to According the Texas Film Commission, a state agency, 23 other states have implemented similar programs, including Louisiana and New Mexico, and are now enjoying increased revenue and job growth. Carol Pirie, deputy director of the commission, said "Glory Road" is just one example of filmmakers TEXAS continues on page 2 Joe Buglewicz | Daily Texan Staff Proposed relocation of Town Lake Animal Shelter met with protests Group argues for site to instead be used for affordable housing could also help Austinites obtain homes at the site that would cost between $80,000 to $100,000. By Am anda DeBard Daily Texan Staff Twenty people gathered out­ side Austin City Hall Thursday to protest the proposed relocation of the Town Lake Animal Shelter to East Austin. Members of People Organized in Defense of Earth and Her Resources, who represent East Austin, want the proposed shelter site at 601 Airport Blvd. to be used for affordable housing. Instead of an animal shelter, the 44 acres could be used for Section 8 housing to provide homes for approximately 8,000 people, said Janie Rangel, board chair of People Organized. Section 8, the federal housing choice voucher program that provides assistance to low- income renters and homeowners, In November 2006, Austin resi­ dents voted in favor of a $58 mil­ lion bond, $12 million of which would be used to build the new animal shelter. "We feel like the city knew where the shelter would be locat­ ed but didn't tell us when we voted," Rangel said. "It seems like any time something undesirable is proposed, they put it on the East side." However, Carole Barasch, City of Austin Health and Human Services Department official, said the loca­ tion of the animal shelter was revealed before the bond vote. "We had several public hear­ ings in which the location was specifically dted," Barasch said. "This information was also avail­ able in the voter guide." The animal shelter is being moved because of reoccurring flooding, Barasch said. Each time this happens, the animals have to be moved to higher ground. In addition, the building is out­ dated and needs to be expanded. A new shelter will provide a bet­ ter opportunity for all animals "It doesn't make sense to renovate the current building, because we have to face the issue of where to put the animals during renova­ tion ' Barasch said. "Animals will stay at the current site while tire new shelter Is built." FixAustin, a non-profit animal I n d e x 10 7 Number 155 25 cents „ News...................... 3 3 V o l u m e 107, Number 155 world & Nation 4 O p in io n wppmoi........................ - 5 Life & Arts , , Classifieds.. — — Com ics c Spo'ts 6 - 7 M 0 H R 0 W S W EATHER «So, who does this song?" The Beatles' H ig h 90 W l . » " » L o w w -7 - 5 73 FRIDAY, JUNE 8,2007 Orientation for incoming freshmen. P a g eT wo Kids program teaches safety T h e D a h .y T e x a n Children participating in the Safe Kids Austin program rush to see the D anger Rangers at Blackshear Elementary on Thursday. This w as the first of sever­ al program s on safety at Austin area schools. By Katie Flores Daily Texan Staff A blue seal, a redbird and a big polar bear took the stage at Blackshear Elementary School in Austin Thursday morning as hundreds of green-clad children cheered. The three characters from “Danger Rangers," an Emmy- television program, nominated helped Safe Kids Austin launch their injury prevention program and will teach students safety pre­ cautions for the next five weeks. "Many of the children at the camp come from families who are struggling economically," said Tareka Wheeler, program coordi­ nator for Safe Kids Austin. "And national statistics show that chil­ dren from those families are more prone to accidental injury." The Danger Rangers program is a collaborative effort by Safe Kids Austin, which is sponsored by the Dell Children's Medical Center, the Danger Rangers and the Austin Police Department. The Hospira Foundation also donated $20,000 to the program Thursday. Children attending Camp Apple, a six-week camp oper­ ated by the APD Eastside Story Foundation, will be the first to experience the new program. The agenda for the course is set to cover basic rules involving water, fire and bike safety. Each week will feature a different theme, and teachers will educate children using worksheets, storybooks and activity games. Onesha Williams, program manager for the Eastside Story Foundation, said Safe Kids will pilot the after-school program to eventually be included in school curriculum. Austin will also make other efforts to further educate the pub­ lic in child safety. The Children's Hospital of Austin, which is closing and moving into Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas on June 30, has invested in a new trauma services department and comprehensive injury prevention and research programs. As a member of the Seton Family of Hospitals, the nearly completed Dell Children's Medical Center at the Robert F. Mueller Airport M atty Greene Daily Texan Staff redevelopment site will display more than 750 pieces of artwork, including paintings, sculptures, mosaics and even an interactive work by artist George Rhoads. The display is geared toward using art as a healing tool for hos­ pitalized children, said Matilda Sanchez, spokeswoman for the Seton Family of Hospitals. According to the U.S. Summer Safety Ranking Report released by Safe Kids Worldwide, Texas ranks 23rd among U.S. states in child safety during the summer months. Children's accidental injury deaths generally increase in the summer. Safe Kids Austin will hopefully clarify any potentially fatal ideas that children might have about safety precautions, such as 7-year- old camper Jaylin Busby's answer to the question of what to do in case of a fire. "Call 9-9-1," she said. TEXAS: Bill also recognizes independent films From page 1 bypassing Texas in favor of states incentives to offering financial filmmakers. The agency estimates Texas lost 29 films as a result of lacking competitive incentives, funneling $313 million and 4,500 jobs to other states. "A lot of those films that have gone to Louisiana and New Mexico are there using people that live in Austin, it doesn't make any sense," said Paul Stekler, UT pro­ fessor of radio-television-film. "So they want to be here, and [the bill] helps them be here." To qualify for a grant, the produc­ tion company must spend a mini­ mum of $1 million in-state for a film or television project, or $100,000 for commercials or video games. The bill requires that at least 70 percent of the crew, actors and extras be Texas residents and that 80 percent of the film be shot in Texas. T h e D a il y T ex a n T h is new spaper w a s printed with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. Editor Managing E< News Editor Copy Desk Chief Associate Copy Desk Chiefs Design Editor.................. Associate Editors Associate News Editors Senior Reporters Photo Editor Associate Photo Editor Senior Photographers Features Editor Entertainment Editor Sports Editor Associate Sports Editor Senior Sports Writers Comics Editor Web Editor.................... Associate Web Editor Editonal Adviser Robert Chan Permanent Staff ................................................................... Claire Hartin ......................................... ................................................................ 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Charles Moczygemba, N]ideka Onuekwusi Lorenzo Ramirez, Whitney Schneider, Joshua Volkening Lily Ko Sable W oods ..............Lisa Benhayoun, Lydia Reynolds Elena Watts .................... ............................... ......................................................... Danny Grover "This is really putting the money in the pockets of the Texas film industry because you're not going to get the money unless you hire Texas people," said Tom Copeland, former director of the Texas Film Commission. "Other states like Louisiana and New Mexico are kind of trying to butt their way into the business, but the business has been here for a long, long time." The program offers grants equal to 5 percent of the production company's in-state spending. The bill allows maximum grants of $2 million for feature films, $2.5 million for television programs, $200,000 for commercials and Mike Elliott $250,000 for video games. HB 1634 supporters, including actor Dennis Quaid, who spoke at the bill signing ceremony Thursday, said the bill will benefit many areas of the economy, not just the entertainment industry. Rebecca Campbell, executive director of the Austin Film Society, said the bill does not overlook the independent filmmaking commu­ nity in its desire to draw big-bud- get productions to Texas. "Central Texas is just full of independent filmmakers, and so it's going to be good for people who want to work and stay here," Campbell said. The bill also authorizes the col­ lection and preservation of Texas' film heritage. Caroline Frick, incoming RTF faculty member and founder of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, said Texas is the first state in the country to include film preservation as a component of a film incentives program. Critics of the bill expressed First Amendment concerns over sec­ tions granting the Texas Music, Film, Television and Multimedia Office the authority to deny grants based upon "inappropriate con­ tent or content that portrays Texas or Texans in a negative fashion." The bill requires the office to standards "general consider of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the citizens of Texas" when consider­ ing grant applications. The bill also requires submis­ sion of a final script to determine if changes occurred during pro­ duction would conflict with these standards. At the ceremony, Gov. Perry said questions over the con­ stitutionality were inappropriate and premature. "What we're trying to do here is pretty straight forward. It's trying to get the film industry to come and reinvest, and invest in a big way, in the state of Texas," Perry said. "And if the first thing that happens is we start seeing some type of censorship, then it's not going to happen." Campbell ineligibility said for an incentive grant does not bar filmmakers from shooting in Texas. "If there is a free speech issue, it will get challenged and it will get worked out," she said. "I think the most important thing was to get the law passed and funded, and it's going to make a difference." 17» D aly Texan (USPS 146-440) a student n ew spaix* at The University of Texas at Austin 6 published b y T e xas Student Media ¿-500 White, Ave Austin TX 78705 The D t iy Texan is published daily except Saturday Sunday, federal holidays and exam periods Penodicai Poataoe Paid a! 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UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY Construction worker injured after falling from ladder A construction worker working on campus was injured Thursday morn­ ing after falling off his double-rung- access ladder. The accident occurred at around 8:45 a.m. at Darryl K. Royal Stadium, where construction is being done to the north end zone, said University Police spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon. The man, who is an employ­ ee for the construction firm Raygo Formwork, was taken to Brackenridge Hospital where he was treated. He was discharged and returned to the work site later that day and will return to work on Friday, Weldon said. He fell from a double-rung ladder onto a gravel bed in the sub-base­ ment of the project, which helped break his fall, Weldon said. — Phil Jankow ski College students lean toward religion By Adarsh Bagrodia Daily Texan Staff A University professor and graduate student have conclud­ ed that students who attend col­ lege are more likely to maintain religious beliefs than those who choose not to attend higher edu­ cation. A paper written by assis­ tant sociology professor Mark Regnerus and sociology gradu­ ate student Jeremy Uecker ana­ lyzed the idea that college life influences religious faith and practice, based on the findings from The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health. "We wanted to know if the college experience had a secular­ izing effect," Regnerus said. The survey tracks 15,000 stu­ dents randomly selected from high schools across the coun­ try and monitors their religious devotion post-high school. In general, the survey has shown that "the young-adult years of many Americans are marked by a clear decline in outward religious expression, which is popularly thought to hit bottom during — and per­ haps because of — the college experience." Surprisingly enough though, college graduates reported a 59.2-percent decline in religious service attendance compared to a 76.2-percent decline among those who chose not to attend college, according to the report. Regnerus and Uecker explain that the structure of college life reinforces and provides for a more religion-friendly environ­ ment. Through student orga­ nizations and various network associations, college students live in an atmosphere that allows them to maintain their religious beliefs. "There is, in essence, a lack of structure for those students who don't go to college," said Uecker. Elizabeth Lopez, a second- year graduate student pursu­ ing Russian, east European and Eurasian studies, said that she attends church about twice a month, but that she used to go more as an undergraduate. She said she is just as confident in her faith now as she was then. This is not to say that people are very religious in college. Both Uecker and Regnerus agree that "in college, to be too religious is a type of kiss of death." Students who are extreme in their religious beliefs seem to be ostracized when creating new and lasting friendships, the two said. They went on to say that the majority of students can be char­ acterized as lax in their imposi­ tion of religion upon others. "With all the pressures of drinking, smoking and sex, you would think that people might end up less religious than before," said Jacqueline Adair, a psychology and Asian studies senior. "I haven't changed at all since I've been here." The study supports Adair's theory, showing that students who engage in drinking, mari­ juana use or sexual activities are less likely to attend religious ser­ vices. "In fact, many students find religion and religious organiza­ tions to be helpful and enriching aspects of their college and aca­ demic life," said Benjie Slaton, campus minister for Reformed University a Presbyterian-affiliated program. Fellowship, POLICE: Residents ask for officers to keep patrolling From page 1 sensitivity training, governed by the state, including completion of a course in Los Angeles titled "Perspectives on Profiling." "Every year our officers are getting some sort of training when it comes to cultural diver­ sity and sensitivity," Ellison said. "One of the things that we were asked to do was to develop a class where officers and the com­ munity could come together in the same classroom to hopefully break down barriers and stereo­ types of each other and get to know each other better." Despite last weekend's inci­ dent, Ellison said officers will con­ tinue their initiative to patrol the neighborhood nearby Chester's. Ellison said she met with Central-East Austin residents Monday. She said the commu­ nity asked that officers continue patrolling the area. The area's residents com­ plained of loud music, loitering and drinking in the streets near­ by Chester's. The department created initiative, which authorized overtime for officers in order to guarantee those resi­ dents the same quality of life the "Every year our officers are getting som e sort of training when it com es to cultural diversity and sensitivity." Cathy Ellison, Acting APD Chief that other neighborhoods enjoy, Ellison said. East Austin community groups threatened protest unless autopsy reports were released soon. Ellison said that a full autopsy report would not be available for two to four weeks, while medical exam­ iners perform a toxicology report. Olsen completed a 10-hour shift before beginning his patrol of that area. Ellison said that while the Austin Police Department has guidelines on how many hours an officer can work in a 24-hour period, Olsen did not violate any of those guidelines. "We don't have officers violat­ ing that policy often, and if they do, they come and see me," she said. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. The Texan strives to present all inform, fairly, accurately and completely If we h, made an error, let us know about it Call 232-2217 or e-mail manogingeditar&‘ daifytexanonline.com www.dailytexanonline.com Phon e: (512) 232-2206 Parking changes • F I 5 p a r k in g sp a c e s will be p lace d be tw e en 23rd a n d 24th Streets r w c J j \\ V T h e D aily T e x a n • T he F16 p a r k in g lot b e h in d the W.R. W oolrich Labo ratorie s h a s been tak e n ove r by new b u ild in g s that h a ve c lassroom s, c o m p u te r la b s a n d offices. • F16 p a r k in g s p o t s w ill be tu rn e d into F I 5 p a rk in g sp ac e s -riday, June 8. 2007 Proposed Wal-Mart still hotly debated that traffic v\ result of Wal-Mart's opening By Lindsey M u llikin Daily Texan Staff Some North Austin residents opposed to the addition of a Wal- Mart Supercenter at the redevel­ opment location of Northcross Mall brought their concerns to the Austin City Council Thursday "The big box stores' goal is to saturate every market. They will encroach further and further into our established neighborhoods until you stop them," said Ron Coldiron, who lives close to the proposed development location. Coldiron brought his small business to the community more than 20 years ago. He said he chose Austin because the city remained "charming" despite its growing size. The addition ol big businesses to the area, such as Wal-Mart, dispels the city's quaintness, he said. On May 30, the New York Times leaked a report created by GSD&M Advertising before Wal-Mart dropped the agency in January. According to the Times, the report warned Wal-Mart that its reputation was being dam­ aged because of its portrayal as a "bad corporate citizen who doesn't treat employees well and isn't acting as a good citizen of the planet." A Wal-Mart spokesman, Nick Agarwal, dismissed the report's findings as "plain wrong" in the same article. Melanie Mahaffev, spokes­ woman for the Austin-head­ quartered GSD&M, declined to comment on the leaked report but confirmed the company ere ated the document for Wal-Mart last fall. Much of the debate regard­ "W e have all been sucked into this vortex, I can't think of another store — short of a strip club — that w ould get people this fired up." J a so n M e e k e r, s p o k e s m a n fo r R e s p o n s ib le G r o w t h for N o r t h c r o s s Lincoln Property Co., which is overseeing the development of the Supercenter, has submit­ ted an updated traffic analysis survey for the area. The new sur­ vey said the areas new develop­ ments, including the Supercenter, would generate 20,602 trips by vehicle, a lower estimate than the previous survey released in 2005. "I have to be leery7 of who is giving me my information," said spokes­ man for Responsible Growth for Northcross, a group against the superstore's addition to the space. Jason Meeker, t Meeker said he wants devel­ opmental projects that better tit the community. "We are not an anti-Wal-Mart group. It just happens to be that our enemy is Wal-Mart, he said. "That is just the way it is." Meeker said he's been sur­ prised by the whirlwind of atten­ tion that the controversial super­ store has created. "We have all been sucked into this vortex," he said. "1 can't think of another store — short that would eel ing the Northcross project stems of a strip club MIRROR, MIRROR Jud y R ichey o f Tiny A rm s D e s ig n s w ip e s d o w n a m irro rb e it T h u rsd a y o n S o u th C o n gre ss. O n the first Thu •< / c local v e n d o rs sell crafts on S o u th C o n gre ss. M atty Greenei Ddi T he Daily T t vw V pic DAILY PHOTO R E P R IN T S Illustration by M ark Estrada | Daily Texan Staff C o n stru c tio n h as affected p a rk in g a cro ss cam pu s, such as the lot c h a n g e s pictu red above. New plans to ease parking woes Latest programs offer incentives to carpool, online permit services By R e g in a P hilip Daily Texan Staff Parking U niversity and Transportation Services will administer new programs this summer and fall to ease cam­ pus parking. They will promote their carpool program and add a "M y Parking Profile" tab to their interface on their Web site to help commuters with a variety of services. Parking Services M anager Jeri Baker said UT's parking lots have always been a sacrifice when it comes to construction because they are seen as free space. She said the swimming pool, Clark Field and the Blanton Art Museum took spaces from designated F permit parking in the past, and the continuing construction will take 55 more spaces this year. The F16 parking lot behind the W.R. Woolrich Laboratories has been taken over by new build­ ings that have classrooms, com­ puter labs and offices. Therefore, the F16 spots will be turned into F I5 parking spaces, Baker said, and will be placed between 23rd and 24th Streets. Accounting grad student Tina Philip said having a car seems useless because it is so difficult to park on campus. "I have received many park­ ing tickets because I cannot fig­ ure out the right spots to park," Philip said. "It gets really frus­ trating, and I give up." Baker said students can help reduce campus parking woes by participating in the University's carpool program. The program allows registered students, facul­ ty and staff to form a three-mem­ ber carpool group and purchase a $110 C parking permit. Each member will receive a $50 dis­ count, making the permit free. In addition, each member will get a $100 debit card to use in two university garages. Members can register one car with the program and bring it three days a week. "This program is so under­ utilized, but it is the best deal," Baker said. "There are 75,000 people who drive to cam pus everyday, but only 15,000 park­ ing spaces." UT alumnus Michael Perrone said he took advantage of the carpool program when he was in school last semester. "It is really helpful because my brother and I did not have to buy two parking perm its because they are so expensive anyway," Perrone said. "I am guaranteed a parking space whenever I go to campus because I can park in the university garages." Baker said parking is getting tighter and issuing one permit for a group of three people is better than issuing three differ­ ent permits. Baker "M y Parking Profile" is another feasible way to facilitate more efficient park­ ing on campus. The interface is a place where students, facul­ ty and staff can pay citations, update addresses and vehicle said information, purchase permits and appeal parking tickets. New parking permits will be available Sept. 1, including the regular C permit, which allows students to park in the surface lot. University residence hall stu­ dents can purchase the R permit, which allows them to park in the university garages. Faculty and staff will be able to renew permits including F permits and A permits. "Last year, students, faculty and staff needed to go to the PTS office and do it manually, but now the program allows you to do it whenever, even at 3 a.m," Baker said. Students, faculty and staff can purchase their parking permits through the online profile and the permits are mailed out in three business days. Baker hopes students will use the carpool pro­ gram and "M y Parking Profile" to combat the inconvenience of campus parking. "Our slogan right now is to 'do it online, or wait in line,"' Baker said. BRIEFLY Putin offers Bush anti-missile system in former Soviet republic ROSTOCK, Germany — Vladimir Putin, bitterly opposed to a U.S. missile shield in Europe, presented President Bush with a surprise coun­ terproposal Thursday built around a Soviet-era radar system in Azerbaijan rather than new defenses in Poland and the Czech Republic. Bush said it was an interesting suggestion and promised to consider it. Putin's formula would force a major rethinking of U.S. plans for defending Europe against attack from hostile regimes such as Iran or North Korea. While outright accep­ tance of Putin's idea appeared doubt­ ful, the White House seemed eager to avoid further inflaming tensions by giving it short shrift. The Russian president said he would abandon his threat to retarget missiles on Europe — if Bush accept­ ed the Kremlin's missile-defense proposal. "This is a serious issue and we want to make sure that we all understand each other's positions very clearly," Bush said after an hour long meeting with Putin. Speaking through a translator, Putin said he was "satisfied with the spirit of open­ ness* from Bush. Fadng veto, Congress again passes stem cell research bill WASHINGTON — The Democratic- controlled Congress passed legisla­ tion Thursday to loosen restraints on federally funded embryonic stem cell research, but the bill's sup­ porters lacked the votes needed to override President Bush's threatened veto. The 247-176 House vote marked the second time in recent weeks that Democratic leaders have chosen to confront Bush over an issue on which they command widespread public support, following a veto struggle over a proposed troop withdrawal timetable from Iraq. This time the controversy is at the uneasy intersection of medical research and politics, involving a type of cell that the National Institutes of Health says might serve as "a sort of repair system for the body." House Speaker Nancy Peiosi, D- Calif., appealed to Bush moments before the bill passed to sheath his “cruel veto pen" and sign legislation that she said could help "save lives, find cures and give hope to those suffering." But the president responded quickly with a written statement that accused majority Democrats of recy­ cling an old measure that he vetoed a year ago. Under the bill,"American taxpayers would for the first time in our history be compelled to support the deliberate destruction of human embryos. Crossing that line would be a grave mistake," he said in a state­ ment issued in Germany, site of a summit of world leaders. Negotiators try to save bill after it failed crucial test vote WASHINGTON — Republicans and Democrats scrambled Thursday to salvage a fragile compromise that would legalize millions of unlawful immigrants after it suffered setbacks. The measure, a top priority for President Bush that's under attack from the right and left, faced a crucial test vote designed to measure sena­ tors' appetite for the "grand bargain" between liberals and conservatives on immigration. The legislation failed a similar hurdle earlier in the day, and Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev,( threat­ ened that if it failed again, "the bill's over with." Republican negotiators were working to break an impasse on a proposal that would let employers continue to handpick the high-skilled workers they want to get green cards, rather than requiring workers to qualify through a new, govern­ ment-run point system. Feds may suspend new border rules to ease passport crunch W ASHINGTON — The Bush admin­ istration is poised to suspend a major post-9/11 security initiative to cope with increasingly angry complaints from Americans whose summer vacations are threatened by new passport rules. A proposal set to be announced as early as Friday will temporarily waive a requirement that U.S. pass­ ports be used for air travel to and from Canada and Mexico, provided the traveler can prove he or she has already applied for a passport offi­ cials said Thursday. The suspension in the rules is aimed at clearing a massive backlog of passport applications at the State Department that has slowed pro­ cessing to a crawl, they said. Some officials said the change would last several months; others said as long as six months. But the plan had run into opposi­ tion from the Homeland Security Department, which controls U.S. bor­ der points and fears the move could make it easier for terrorists or other undesirables to enter the country, the officials said. Instead of a passport, travelers will now be able to present a State Department receipt showing their passport application is being pro­ cessed and a government-issued ID such as a driver's license. For full stories visit www.dailytexanonHne.com Compiled from Associated Press reports ORDER PHOTO REPRINTS »T HTTP://PHOTOS.b»IUTE* Friday, June 08, 2007 VIEWPOINT $99 problems: gym ain’t one Students taking the summer off from classes may be, or have already been, in for a surprise if they plan to continue their workout regim en at Gregory Gym. There's a $99 fee to continue using the sam e gym facilities on campus, to make up for the fees students would be paying with their flat-rate tuition if they were enrolled. This cost seems like a lot when it's not lumped together with the thousands of dollars in tuition students usually get billed or that is paid for by loans, grants or parents. During the fall and spring, exactly $99 of each student's flat-rate tuition bill goes to UT Recreational Sports, and that sum includes separate fees which pay off bonds for previous renovations to the aquatic complex and Gregory Gym. Since flat-rate tuition is the same during the summer as it is in the fall or spring, RecSports officials have set the summer facilities fee accordingly. To students, this $99 may seem more like buying a gym member­ ship or pass, which translates to an extra charge on top of the thou­ sands we already pay in tuition during the year. Plus, many students don't enroll in summer school because, in addition to tuition already paid in the fall and spring, the flat rate is expensive when not covered by grants or scholarships. What seems a bit flawed about this $99 fee is that students get much less for their money in the summer than they would in the fall or spring — a whole month less. Charging the same amount for class credit earned in a shorter time is acceptable, but when it comes to a gym membership, losing out on an entire month is unfair. During the fall and spring, students pay the $99 fee whether they like it or not. So it's worth their time to go to Gregory and take advan­ tage of the work-out facilities, which include a newly-renovated aquatic center and excellent racquetball courts. But when it comes to the summer semester, there may be better options. For students interested in taking fitness classes, 24-Hour Fitness, located at 1000 E. 41st St., offers a deal that's a bit cheaper than RecSports. Their $149 summer special includes all classes, compared to RecSports' extra $65 fee for TeXercise classes, which you'd have to purchase on top of the $99 summer pass. Plus, 24-Hour Fitness never closes, whereas Gregory Gym closes at 1 a.m. during the week and 10 p.m. on the weekends. Hyde Park Gym, at 4125 Guadalupe St., charges only $107 for the entire summer. Gold's Gym, at 101 W. Sixth St., offers a student special for $139 for the entire summer, which includes a free session with a personal trainer. A session with a trainer through RecSports costs $32. Added to Gregory's summer pass price, Gold's is $8 more expensive, but the fact that it's open 24 hours and located downtown could benefit many non-enrolled students living south of campus. A number of other gyms around town offer prices and amenities comparable to Gregory, so students should explore the options that are most convenient for and suitable to them. Furthermore, a student loses out if he or she wants to sign up for a Gregory pass in June, as they're not prorated to $66 until July 1. Students of the University, even if not enrolled for the summer, are entitled to more than a summer pass that7s comparable to competing businesses around town. A step forward for stem cells? Thursday morning, the House voted 247 to 176 to pass a bill that would make federal funding for embryonic stem cell research possible even for research lines that didn't exist before 2001, when President Bush vowed he would not fund any new lines. “If this bill were to become law, American taxpayers would for the first time in our history be compelled to support the deliber­ ate destruction of human embryos/' Bush said in a statement. American taxpayers funding the deliberate destruction of lives sounds all too familiar, but while we could discuss taxes or the war in Iraq, instead let's look at why funding embryonic stem cell research, as opposed to adult stem cell research, is vital to advancing the in field of medicine — and why we should do so as soon as possible. With embryonic stem cells, the possibilities are essentially endless. Embryonic stem cells are “pluripotent,'' which means they have the ability to become virtually any type of cell and subsequent tissue found in the human body. Adult stem cells, on the other hand, have undergone development and have thereby lost the ability to become anything other than the tissue from which they originate. This means extracting adult stem cells from the blood will result in cells that can only create blood. Rather than vetoing yet another bill passed by Congress and supported by public opinion, President Bush needs to support this advanced research capable of saving lives. Until he does approve funding for embryonic stem cell research, these valu­ able research lines remain susceptible to private funding, which more often than not, causes medical treatments to be monopo­ lized by major drug companies. A somewhat similar situation played out in Texas earlier this year with the human papilloma virus vaccine. A life-saving tool became so enwrapped in drug company controversy that the public forgot the modem medicine behind the headlines. Underneath the politics and bribes lies a vaccine that prevents cervical cancer. With Bush's veto and money-hungry drug companies likely on the horizon, let's not forget what hangs in the balance — a tiny cell with the ability to heal the human body. Let's demand public funding for embryonic stem cell research before it's too late. SUBMIT A COLUMN DAILY TEXAN TRYOUTS Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexononline.com. Columns must be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to something that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brev­ ity, clarity and liability. The Daily Texan is holding try­ outs for the following positions: news reporter, sports reporter, entertainment reporter, edi­ torial columnist, copy editor, designer, cartoonist, Web staff and illustrator. To apply, come by the Texan office, located at the corner of 25th Street and Whitis Avenue. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page O p in io n T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor-in-Chief: Claire Harlin Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Robert M c D o n a ld Emily W atson Our insurgency at home By Dylan Miracle Daily Texan Columnist The shooting of a black man by a white police officer last Sunday resurrected the debate of whether the Austin Police Department is an intrinsically racist institution, or whether minorities experience a greater number of entangle­ ments with the police because a greater number of criminals are minorities. While there are prob­ lems within APD, this shooting points to a deeper problem in our inherently racist society. When a white officer shoots a black man, it is easy to fault a racist cop. When a white officer is quick to shoot a black man out of fear, the racist society is at fault. That officer may believe that the black man views the police as an institution made with the pur­ pose of arresting and harassing black men. We have passed the eras of slavery and Jim Crow, but they have left a virulent and powerful legacy. Our powerful economy was built upon slave labor, and the very group of people who were once slaves now suffer the most crime — poverty and incar­ ceration. The two major political ide­ ologies in the U.S. have differ­ ent solutions to the problems of black crime, black poverty White America must return to the source of its racist society. They must take responsibily for slavery, Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan. Restitutions must be made. and black incarceration. The conservative solution is one of punishment — the black com­ munities teach disrespect for the law and should therefore be punished. Further, this view claims poverty is a result of lazi­ ness and should not be reward­ ed with government handouts. Build enough prisons to contain criminals from the black com­ munities and eventually only those who respect the law will be left. This is the "strict father" model. The strict father will dis­ cipline his children when they do wrong and eventually they will be good. The model of dis­ cipline was also used between masters and slaves. The con­ servative solution to the prob­ lems facing black society is a perpetuation of the system that created the racist society in the first place. The liberal solution is one of nurturing — black communities are poor and helpless and need guidance by a helpful white soci­ ety. Parents should pick children up when they fall and nurture them to become compassionate adults. Welfare and education are the way to bring a decrepit black society into the light of lib­ eral whiteness, as the nurturing of a parent will create empathy and economic success. Liberal policy still holds black society as being a child who should be molded into the white ideal. Both major political philoso­ phies are racist in their solution to crime, poverty and incarceration in the black communities. White America must return to the source of its racist society. They must take responsibility for slavery, Jim Crow and the Ku Klux Klan. Restitutions must be made. As the U.S. pulls out of Iraq over the next decade, trillions of dollars will be spent on prop­ ping up the economy of the Iraqi people. No expense will be spared to make sure a powerful Iraqi economy exists and that the U.S. is its primary trading partner. A strong economy will also ensure that there is no effective Iraqi insurgency. Black society in the U.S. needs exactly that kind of economic restitution. Instead, societal pressures suggest blacks must abandon their culture and become more like their white counterparts in order to partici­ pate in the economy. White society is not improv­ ing black communities by treat­ ing them like children to be nurtured or punished. While white society and black soci­ ety are not completely segre­ gated, to many growing up in poor black communities, the affluence of white society may seem unattainable. Through this disparity, and through botched attempts to fix poor black com­ munities, white society has cre­ ated an insurgency of young, black men. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, a black male has a 32 percent likelihood of going to prison in his lifetime — that's 26 percent more likely than a white male. Police are on the front lines of a fight against our own citizens. If the police are on the front lines of a fight against black men, it is to be expected that black men will continue to be shot by police officers. Quelling the insurgency at home requires white society to invest trillions of dollars into giving black society the power to build itself, guard itself and support itself. Dylan is a physics graduate student. THE FIRING LINE Finger, not a gun As a UT graduate of 1992, I was profoundly moved by the murders of Jennifer Harbison, Sarah Harbison, Eliza Thomas and Amy Ayers ("Justice with a clause," June 7). I followed the case year after year as it went unsolved and was sur­ prised when Robert Springsteen, Michael Scott, Maurice Pierce and Forrest Welbom were arrest­ ed in 1999 for the killing. "Murdered Six years after the boys' arrests, I released my third true crime Innocents," book, about the case. It is an unbiased look at the case from the murders to the flaws in the police investi­ gation to the trials and tribula­ tions suffered by the families of both the girls and the boys. I interviewed hundreds of people involved in the case, poured over thousands of pages of court tran­ scripts, conducted my own inves­ tigation and watched dozens of hours of videotaped confessions. It is with that background that I would like to set the record straight. First, Robert Springsteen's con­ fession in this case was not coerced. After you watch his three-hour interview, he is apparent, defiant, confident and in no way harmed, threatened or cajoled into speak­ ing of his alleged participation in the murders. He is clearly in con­ trol of his actions in the interview room and is in no way in fear of retalation or physical or mental It was a gun, thank you If I were Dr. Death abuse from his interrogators. Second, the myth of Michael Scott having a gun pointed directly at his head during his interrogation is propagated here incorrectly. Detective Robert M errill never stuck a gun to M ichael Scott's head. Merrill removed the gun from Scott's hand, held it upside down in his own hand and moved behind the young man. He quickly poked his right index finger into the back of Scott's head for a split second. The videotaped confession clearly shows this to be the case. Furthermore, this occurred more than 24 hours after Scott had already confessed to the murders. This myth has been perpetu­ ated ever since Scott's defense team allegedly "accidentally" dropped an interrogation room photo at the courthouse that the m ysteriously hands of a local television news reporter. The photo was a blurry shot of Merrill poking Scott in the head. The defense suppos­ edly claimed Merrill was hold­ ing a gun to Scott's head. The media bought it hook, line and sinker. The videotape unequivo­ cally shows that it was his fin­ ger, not a gun. landed in The Daily Texan's statements about Springsteen and Scott's confessions are incorrect. I'd like to applaud the Texan for its position in favor of the Court of Criminal Appeal's recent decision in the Yogurt Shop Case ("Justice with a clause," June 7). Austin-area activists, not least of all Michael Scott's brave wife, Jeannine, have long called atten­ tion to the shame case the city built against Mike and Robert. Not only did a detective quite literally hold a gun to Mike's head, but police used manipula­ tive methods to lead both men to incriminate themselves. Contrary to Judge Sharon Keller's naive dissent in this deci­ sion, false confessions do hap­ pen. Police departments have become quite skilled at using a variety of methods to secure the results they want, especially in a case such as the Yogurt Shop Murders, where the Austin police were under intense politi­ cal pressure to make an arrest. All the more sinister is the fact that Mike Scott suffers from a learning disability, making him especially vulnerable to police manipulation. This encouraging decision by the court is undoubtedly a major victory for the Scotts, Springsteens and their allies. Now, it is time to make sure that both men receive not only a speedy, but a fair trial. Corey Mitchell UT alum Bryan McCann Communication studies graduate student While I applaud your libertar­ ian idealism of government stay­ ing out of its citizens lives ("Death worth fighting for," June 7), I can't help but think this will add more government into citizen's lives, predominately from a legal standpoint. If assisted suicide were legalized, consider these sce­ narios: If I were to stop a loved one from committing suicide, have I violated his or her rights, and could they then sue me? If I were a doctor who performs assisted suicide, and my patient doesn't die, could he sue me for malpractice? If I were a patient who suffers from depression that could be treated with any number of antidepressants but I go see a doctor that performs assisted sui­ cide, how does this doctor handle whether to help me or send me to a psychiatrist? People will stop helping each other and malprac­ tice insurance will rise, raising the price of all healthcare. It's practi­ cally not feasible. These issues will only lead to more laws telling me how to lead my life. Jeff Marin Online reader SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Entertainment Editor: Ramon Ramirez Features Editor: Katherine Fan www.dailytexanonline.com REVIEWS L i f e & A r t s T h e D a i l y T f. x a n Friday, June 8, 2007 Hostel gets bloodier; film probes Dalai Lama Though unoriginal, Roth’s sequel is well worth price o f ticket "H ostel" By Jeremy Rougeau Daily Texan Staff The premiere of Eli Roth's second installm ent went down at midnight Sunday, thanks to the folks at Alamo Drafthouse downtown. After a brief introduction, two female dominatrices and a cute sub­ missive took the stage to some awful techno music. It started out pretty hot, but the gig wore itself out quickly as they dragged it out. The ladies then took a "volunteer" from the stage and did a half-assed job spanking him on a platform. Roth was introduced and hopped up onto s a . d platform He kept the lip service short and sweet before the crowd watched a couple of vintage horror flick previews. "Hostel: Part II" has all the classic elements of a typical hor­ ror movie. Cheesed-out acting frequently emerges but fails to ruin the characters' credibility. I admittedly felt a little sorry for the tortured captives before my large testicles forced me to enjoy the creative ways they suffer. A cliched dream sequence and lots of exaggerated, obvious irony amuse the viewer. Roth some­ how manages to jump back ahd forth between inducing laughter and disgust. The best parts of the movie further exposed the audience to the men (and women) who get off on killing helpless college kids and the well-oiled cartel that facilitates the service. Crude millionaires bid on their PDA's for college girls to slaughter. We also get a peek at the makeup cage used to pretty up the prey, as well as a room outfitted with costumes and torture devices for killers to customize their fantasies. They should have spent a lot more time in that room. Cast as an eager custom­ er, Richard Burgi plays the best damn character in the movie. It's a shame he received little time on screen. The gore scenes are any movie pervert's wet dream. Roth has a talent for making extravagant violence enjoyable whi le resonat­ ing with his audience. Watching custom ers the helpless girls with a saw and machete makes one drool in anticipation of the kill. The sexual nature of the torture sequences really makes this movie. tease Complaints are few. There should have been more blood and more detailed depictions of the murders. More behind-the- scenes looks into the business and its clients would have been nice. The victims' pre-captive lives can get a little boring. The ending recalls another of Roth's films; it could have been more original, or at least more enter­ taining. Overall, worth a second viewing. Eli Roth recently released his second "Hostel" Installment. Documentary provides insight on His Holiness By Hotly Fulgham Daily Texan Staff "If you had only one hour, what would you ask?" is not only the byline of Rick Ray's latest documentary on the Dalai Lama but also the difficult ques­ tion he faced for three months as he prepared for an interview with His Holiness. "10 Questions for the Dalai Lam a" offers a lifetime's worth of insight and information in just 85 minutes. The film is beau­ tifully made, weaving together elements which appeal to every emotion. Images of the Tibetan countryside and its people serve as segues of serenity between thorough accounts of history, Buddhist monastery life and the 14th Dalai Lama. Ray does an undeniably fantas­ tic job of showing His Holiness in a genuine light. Little effort is made to convince the audi­ ence of his character, and we are left to absorb the smiles, laugh­ ter and wisdom he exudes. As the movie shifts gears toward the interview portion, it seems that the questions and answers become irrelevant, and the most important thing to take away is a new attitude. Ray even says one of two life-changing things he was told by His Holiness was, "Alw ays turn out the lights — it's good for the planet." Austin is one of only four places the coun­ try where this film has been throughout released, and it is right in our backyard at the Dobie Theatre. The Dalai Lama says, "If you tell the truth, you will lead a happy life." Selfishly, then, I will tell you that it is well worth going to see this movie for a rare glimpse into a man and nation so often surrounded by mystery. It’s all in the numbers: the nature and purpose of movie trilogies From left to right, Matt Damon, Brad Pitt, Shaobo Quin, Scott Caan, Don Cheadle, Carl Reiner, George Clooney and Eddie Jemison star in "Ocean's 13." Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. By J. Ridewood Daily Texan Columnist Much like background sing­ ers, blind mice and Chicago Bulls championships, this year's crop of summer movies come in threes — as in the formula of the movie trilogy. Hollywood's obsession with grouping movies in threes began with the advent of the summer blockbuster during the '80s. The success of the "Star Wars," "Robocop" and "Indiana Jones" trilogies introduced the term into popular culture, and, since then, many movie franchis­ es have conveniently stopped at three. Examples from this year include "Shrek the Third," "The Bourne Ultimatum," "Spiderman 3," "Ocean's 13," "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" and buddy com edy/racial allegory "Rush Hour 3." While cognitive scientists tell us that the human mind groups things in threes to process ideas and concepts more clearly, the skeptical moviegoer understands that Hollywood isn't necessarily making trilogies in order to pres­ ent one coherent series. Luckily, I've developed a classification for understanding trilogies and have fittingly divided them into three distinct categories. The proper trilogy The two best trilogies created (judging not only on overall qual­ ity, but on consistency through­ out the trilogy) are, without a doubt, the original "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings" trilo­ gies. What separates these from their counterparts is that they were originally conceived as such. George Lucas had the story of the Skywalker twins thought out before he started production on the first movie, just as the LOTR trilogy was adapted from Tolkien's literary trilogy. Another example is the "Mighty Ducks" trilogy, in which Emilio Estevez is inexplicably sentenced to coach a team of ragtag reprobates after being convicted of drunk driving. Amazingly enough, the second film has the Ducks playing in the junior Olympics, even though the third installment has them strug­ gling to make varsity at a snooty Minnesotan prep school. I would like to think this was planned. The two-sequel trilogy Most film trilogies fall in the second category — which is gov­ erned by the law of diminishing returns. Simply, the movie makes big bucks at the theater, and two sequels are pumped out as fast as possible. WTiile the second may be better than the third, they will definitely not reach the heights of the original. The most prominent recent example of this phenom­ enon comes from the "Matrix" trilogy. The first one was an unexpected mega-hit and had an incredible impact upon popular culture. In fact, I think every movie for the next two years included a parody of the red pill/blue pill scene or when Neo slows down time to dodge bullets. Sadly, the next two "M atrix" installments were complete shit and featured a five-minute rave scene inside of what I think was a volcano. The thematic trilogy Though it is rare, movies by one director can be grouped by theme. Sergio Leone's "The Man With No Name" trilogy comes to mind, but the most prominent example is Krzystof Kieslowski's "Three Colors" trilogy. Kieslowski's the­ matic trilogy is inspired by the French national colors: Blue repre­ sents liberty; white, equality; and red, fraternity. The "Indiana Jones" trilogy is the clear exception to this method of dissecting trilogies. The plots of the films were completely unre­ lated, there were no concurrent themes, and the third one was the best of the three (more Nazis, more Sean Connery, more people melt­ ing!). Then again, since George Lucas and Steven Spielberg are making a fourth installment, it no longer seems to count as a trilogy. Intent behind musicians’ self-destruction still unclear By John Bradley Daily Texan Columnist On May 11 infamous rock star Pete Doherty unveiled a gallery of personal sketches and paint­ ings at a London art gallery. This in turn caused some dismay as Doherty had used his own blood in many of the paintings. This incident comes after years of Doherty's run-ins with the law stemming from substance abuse and rock and roll excess. On March 18, while performing on stage, Modest Mouse frontman Isaac Brock whipped out a small knife and began to slash himself violently across the chest until a roadie wrenched the blade away from him. Brock continued to perform, bloodied and dazed. The Modest Mouse crooner has also had his fair share of run-ins with the law, including attempt­ ed murder charges and DWIs. These artists and others like them represent the current set of self­ destructive artists that continue in the vein of such ill-fated celebs as Kurt Cobain, Marvin Gaye, Jim Morrison and Sid Vicious. Another common element in all these artists as well, is their immense popularity, both criti­ cally and commercially. Which begs the question: what is the element in these self-destructive artists that audiences find so alluring? Or is self-destruction not the means but the result of the adulation of millions? Some of rock's first shockers were before the drug-addled likes of Keith Richards or even Presley. Among rock's first scan­ dalous performers were the likes of rockabilly star Gene Vincent (infamous for beating his wife and falling off of a stage drunk during the first song, both in the same day) and Jerry Lee Lewis (who married his thir- teen-year-old second-cousin twice-removed and shot a man while drunk). This was in the '50s, before the days of Punk excess but not before the days of pills and booze, which these men used in great amounts. This isn't to say that they weren't a product of their envi­ ronment; Lewis was from a working-class, strictly-religious household and Vincent suffered from a war injury that facilitat­ ed heavy drug use to ease his chronic pain. These two histories are not so far removed from the torrid tales of one Johnny Cash, another self-destructive but bril­ liant artist. Among Cash's tragic stories are the horrific young death of his brother and his trou­ bled early tours while addicted to barbiturates. Then of course we enter the likes of Sid Vicious, Ian Curtis, Keith Moon and other British rock icons that, at the top of their careers, found solace and acceptance at the bottom of a bottle or the tip of a heroin needle. A common factor in these troubled men, it seems, is a dif­ ficult or non-existent upbringing fraught with strife. But for all their excess and self-hatred, their childhoods often tell stories of drugs and alcohol. Vicious was involved in male prostitution; Moon was chastised throughout his adolescent and considered 'retarded' by his schoolteach­ ers; and Curtis suffered from epilepsy and severe depression throughout his short life which, in addition to poor mental and physical health, ultimately led to his suicide. The unique element among these stars is that what appears to fuel them creatively — their unique and, at times, tumultu­ ous past and experiences — also leads them down the path to self-destruction. Artists like Jim Morrison and Marvin Gaye found that when riches and fame threatened to loosen their gnp on reality, they had no solid founda­ tion of friends or family to fall back on. Morrison, long since distanced from his strict military family and finding himself sur­ rounded by groupies and drug addicts, spent his final days in self-exile in Paris where he even­ tually died of a heroin overdose. Gaye, on the verge of suicide due to drug-induced depression, was ultimately killed by his own father, a clergyman, whose house he had returned to in search of redemption. All this leads us up to the '90s and present day where a working-class kid from Seattle, in trouble with the law from a young age but possessing a bril­ liant mind for poetry and lyri­ cism, can create the biggest band in the world, only to be crushed under the enormous weight of what he had created. Indeed, Kurt Cobain's drug use and subsequent suicide offers up the most questions as to the reason­ ing behind the self-destruction of brilliant artists. The demons inside Cobain that he fashioned into music and lyrics on his albums were the same that took his life. Today artists like Doherty and Brock are not only selling chart-topping records but have become tabloid stars, due in no small part to their crazed antics. Record companies have now even begun to sell new artists based on their level of self-destruction, exemplified by the success of UK songstress Amy Winehouse, who owes no small part of her stardom to her well-publicized alcoholism. This leads one to turn an investigative eye back toward the audience, whose voyeuristic fascination with rock stars can be held just as complacent in the breakdown of these men and women as their own ineptitudes. However, as a fan in any regard, we can all be held complacent in the suicide and self-destruction of artist like Cobain or Curtis. The small amount of interest a person conveys in an artist can­ not begin to identify with the broken homes and shattered lives of these men and women. When we begin to empathize with the person behind the rock star image, we can start to under­ stand the art that fuels their self- destruction. Staff Rides of the week: DVD Release — "Apocalypto" This mythical and heart-radng film grabs the attention of an audience looking for historical adventure and a glimpse of the Mayan culture's des­ tined doom. — Regina Philip YouTube Gip — Penn Masala's "Facebook Skit" The University of Pennsylvania's a cappeila group, Penn Masala, reveals the subtle reality of Facebook-ing with their rendition of Enrique Iglesias' song, "Hero." — RP Single — R. Kelly, Tm a Flirt" This song is crazy dope. Holding strong for a second week in a row, I present Kelly's triumphant collabora­ tion with TJ. andT-Pain; there's simply nothing better out. — Ramon Ramirez Musk Video— "Thriller" by Michael Jackson For those of you who have never seen a Michael Jackson music video, go to the Internet and Google it now. 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The MLS is at an all-time high right now, with the Red Bull New York's addition of Columbian international Juan Pablo Angel, who has scored six goals and assisted on two in only five games of work. Angel has brought the flare of South American soccer and the experience he gained while playing in England to a major media market. American-bred Eddie Johnson is having one of the best months of his career, scoring back-to-back hat tricks against New England and New York, the first play­ er in MLS history to do so. Add to that David Beckham's expected arrival in July, and you have the most exciting MLS season since the league began. With all that being said, the suits behind the MLS can be pretty stupid. ESPN2 broadcasted their weekly "MLS Primetime Thursday" program last night during ABC's airing of the NBA Finals. Of the two, which do you think received higher ratings? If you're the MLS, you can't allow ESPN — which is owned by the same company that owns ABC — to put your league in direct compe­ tition with the NBA Finals. Not only was it the NBA, but it was first Finals appear­ ance for LeBron, the NBA's supposed savior in an era dominated by the boring-but- inaedibly-good Spurs. And what did the MLS offer to compete with LeBron? Two mediocre teams in Houston Dynamo and Colorado Rapids. Both teams are from the considerably weaker Western Conference, and, if the season ended today, the Dynamo wouldn't even make the playoffs. The Rapids have no one on their roster worth mentioning to someone who doesn't follow the MLS, and the Dynamo, last year's champions, are a shell of their former selves. So here's my question to the MLS: During the best season your league has managed to muster since its creation, how did you allow your only nationally tele­ vised match this week get overwhelmingly swamped by the NBA? I try to support the MLS any chance I get, but last night I was watching LeBron. The MLS should have rescheduled their match before the Finals began or moved it to a completely different day. At bear minimum, schedule a better match. Angel and Johnson have been making noise this season, and a televised game between the two would be a great opportunity to show­ case the two. But, like I said, they can be pretty stupid. New York Yankees relief pitcher and players' association pension committee member M . > ' on Bud Selig's request for Jason Giambi to speak with baseball's steroid investigator: "[They] want you to talk, but if they don't like what you say, they will punish you more.... [Giambi] spoke out against MLB, and Selig doesn't like that. Now we are going to see what happens* Multiple Longhorns advance onto finals at nationals By David Henry Daily Texan Staff Junior Hamza Deyaf advanced to the semifinals of the 400-meter hurdles at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Sacramento, Calif. Deyaf placed 11th in the pre­ liminaries, clearing the hurdles in 50.56 seconds. The semifinals of the meet are Friday, with the finals on Saturday. Leo Manzano took fifth in the 1,500-meter run prelims and earned a spot in the finals, running 3:42.13. Teammate Erik Stanley took 11th at 3:43.30 and will also advance to finals. finished Andrew Webb the decathlon in 15th place, while fel­ low freshman Shawn Schmidt ended up 23rd. On Wednesday night, two Longhorns earned a spot in the finals of their respective events. Two-time national champion Andra Manson finished second in the high jump prelims, while senior All-American Derek Randall took ninth in the discuss. Randall threw 192-5. IRL driver Danica Patrick talks to Michael Andretti dur­ ing time trials for the ABC Supply/AJ Foyt 225 race. Patrick was upset with driver Dan Wheldon over a spin during the race. Both will be in action this Saturday duing the Bombardier Learjet 550 at the Texas Motor Speedway. Morry Gash Associated Press Randall and Manson will both compete in the finals tomorrow. rexas' Chauntae Bayne, left, runs in front of Texas A&M's Katie Baker in a women's 1,600-meter relay semifinal at the NCAA Outdoor Championships Samyr Laine and Joseph Davis will n Sacramento, Calif. Texas finished first with a time of 3:32.51 while A&M finished second at 3:32.72. compete in the triple jump prelims. Womens track change relay team fo r success at nationals By Courtney Cox Daily Texan Staff Lucky number seven. The women's track team, cur­ rently ranked seventh in the coun­ try, continues competition today and Saturday at the 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships held in Sacramento, Calif. an With excellent start Wednesday, Texas ended the first day of competition with several Longhorns advancing past the first round and semifinals and pushing towards the finals. "We have to focus on execut­ ing. Before we can score points, we have to get in the finals," head coach Beverly Kearney said. "We know where we are predicted to finish and where we're capable of finishing." the high Sophomore Destinee Hooker will advance to Friday's finals in jump event after Wednesday's height of 5-10 3/4, which tied her for first place with 11 other athletes. Senior Michelle Carter took second in the dis­ cus event with a throw of 177- 4, following her younger sister, D'Andra Carter, of Texas Tech. Both will advance to the discus finals held on today. "For Michelle, that's very unusual, when that's not consid­ ered her primary event," Kearney said. "That shows how much everyone's working to win a national championship." The 400-meter relay team fin­ ished first in their heat with a time of 44.08, and advanced to the finals today, after switching senior Chauntae Bayne to the second leg and replacing the anchor leg with sophomore Alexandria Anderson. The new lineup proved successful and will be further tested at the finals. "What we were trying to do was execute our handoffs, because we switched the relay up," said senior Jerrika Chappie, who ran the third leg of the relay. "We really wanted to work on our handoffs. We had a few errors in there, but we're going to work on it, so we feel good about the finals." Bayne and Anderson also competed in the 100-meter event Wednesday, with both advancing past the first round to the semifi­ nals. Bayne finished second in the heat with a finals-qualifying time of 11.24 seconds while Anderson finished third in her heat with a time of 11.20. Both will advance to the 100 finals today. Junior Temeka Kincy competed in the 800-meter Wednesday, tak­ ing third in her heat with a time of 2:04.97, which qualified her for the semifinals, where her time will determine if she will advance to the finals on Saturday. On Thursday, senior Michelle Carter excelled in the shot put, throwing 56-03.25 (17.15 meters) on her first attempt, automatically qualifying her for the finals and placing first in the semifinals. Both Bayne and Anderson advanced past the first round in the 200-meter event, placing third and fourth in the same heat. In the semifinals, Anderson ran a time of 23.18, advancing to the finals on Saturday, while Bayne finished with a time of 23.27. Texas also advanced in the 1600-meter relays after taking first with a time of 3:32.51 with junior Jasmine Lee, freshman Devon Williams, Kincy and Bayne contributing to the win. relay The 400-meter team will compete with Lee, Bayne, Chappie, and Anderson pushing towards a championship win in the finals. The 2007 NCAA Outdoor Championships will continue through Saturday. Patrick’s blow up headlines Bombardier Learjet 550 Franchitti, Kanaan look to steal spotlight from Patrick By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff Danica Patrick has managed to stay in the news despite stay­ ing out of victory lane and the trend continues at Texas Motor Speedway on Saturday, where the Bombardier Learjet 550k has already been dubbed "Rumble at the Speedway" due to an off-track incident between Patrick and 13- time winner Dan Wheldon. Patrick grabbed Wheldon's arm and gave it a shove last week fol­ lowing the ABC Supply Co./A.J. Foyt 225 at the Milwaukee Mile, blaming him for spinning her out and damaging her suspension as she attempted to pass him. "I definitely think it was worth some sort of a penalty," Patrick told reporters after the race. "Unless 1 get a good reason why nothing was done, then I'll be disappointed." The two meet again at Texas' 1.5-mile oval just north of Fort Worth where they'll be joined by the rest of their Indy Racing League competitors. "I'm putting my money on Danica in this fight between her and Wheldon," fellow driver Ed Carpenter told indycar.com. "Dan has been pretty good down here in Texas, but I'm going to put my money on Danica." Neither the on-track incident or the following altercation result­ ed in punitive action. Instead, it has served to draw attention to the struggling IRL. Texas Motor Speedway even had the drivers don boxing gloves for a promo­ tional photo shoot. While those two duke it out, there will be a race going on. Qualifying starts at 6 p.m. Thursday night and Helio Castroneves has won four of the last five poles. They'll race under the lights at 8:30 p.m. Saturday with current points leader Dario Franchitti trying to maintain his spot in the stand- i Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili drives past Cleveland Cavaliers ward LeBron James for two points in the first half of Game 1. Spurs n the game 85-76 to go up 1 -0 in the series. T o n y D«>ak | Associated Press ings. Currently, Franchitti is only three points ahead of Wheldon and five ahead of Scott Dixon. The circuit's most recent win­ ner, Tony Kanaan, is fourth in points, fifteen behind Dixon. Kanaan's win was of the lucky variety as frontrunner Castroneves suffered a collapsed rear wing that sent him spinning with 25 laps to go. Despite the misfortune, he's fifth in points and still in contention. But he'll have a ways to go to catch Franchitti who clocked the fastest lap in practice with a speed of 214.138 MPH, but right behind him was none other than Kanaan at 214.072 MPH. Patrick and Wheldon may be in the spotlight this weekend, but with Kanaan and Franchitti run­ ning well, they've got their work cut out for them, whether they mix it up with each other or not. Spurs hold James in check, win 85-76 By Tom Wither The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — One of the most anticipated debuts in NBA finals history was way, way off the mark. A LeBrick, if you will. LeBron James couldn't solve San Antonio's stifling defense and the pick-and-rolling Spurs, as fun­ damental and selfless as ever, out­ classed Cleveland in an 85-76 win over the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night. Tim Duncan had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, and Tony Parker added 27 points for the Spurs, who began their quest for a fourth championship since 1999 by putting on a basketball clinic for the Cavs, finals rookies, who have a ton of work to do if they have any intention of making this a competitive series. With the eyes of Texas, a curi­ ous hoops nation and the world upon him, the 22-year-old James, who has rarely failed to rise to any occasion, flopped like never before on the game's grandest stage. James shot just 4-of-16 from the field and finished with 14 points against the Spurs led by Bruce Bowen, San Antonio's secretary of defense, who got plenty of help from his teammates in grounding Cleveland's soaring superstar. This was not the series opener James — or the NBA — had hoped for. His first foray into the finals was hyped in the days leading up to the game as many wondered if he could deliver the way Michael Jordan once did. But James came nowhere near­ ing matching Jordan's first game in the finals when he scorched the Los Angeles Lakers for 36 points on June 2,1991. Game 2 of the best-of-seven series is Sunday night in San Antonio. Games 3, 4 and 5 (if nec­ essary) will be in Cleveland. James, who began 0-for-8 from the field, finally got his first basket with 7:15 left in the third quarter, blasting down the lane through a pack of Spurs to hit a scoop shot that brought the Cavs within 46-41. The Spurs eventually pushed their lead to 64-49 after three, and then opened the final period with 3-pointers by Robert Horry and Ginobli to open their biggest lead, 70-52 with 8:50 left.