T e x \ SPORTS PAGE 6 Sidelined for the season H Low Monday, July 27, 2009 Serving the University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dai Protests affirm Iranian sol ity m _____________T he Cougars on the prowl Suspect arrested in 21st St. murders By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff Austin Police Department investigators arrested a suspect Friday who admitted to shooting recent UT graduates John Goosey and Stacey Barnett in con­ nection with a drug-related dispute in West Campus last week, officials said. Police obtained a warrant for 19-year old James Richard "Ricky" Thompson after receiving an anon­ ymous tip and viewing the victims' phone records. Thompson faces capital murder charges and is in custody at the Travis County Jail without bail, police said. Police indicated that the arrest is part of an on­ going investigation. "One of th< ke\ pieces to this has been the input that we have received through our continued re­ quests to the public for assistance in this case," said Lt. Mark Spangler of APD's violent crime unit. Span­ gler said investigators believe Goosey was killed in connection to the sale and distribution of a signifi­ cant amount of marijuana in Austin. Police suspect that Goosey distributed marijua­ na to other dealers, who sold to local consumers. Detectives said they believe Goosey had supplied Thompson with marijuana and was waiting to be paid back. "The unfortunate part of this crime is that John Goose)' was involved in the selling of pot here in Austin," Spangler said. "He was owed a substantial sum of monev by Ricky Thompson, and it's our be­ lief th.it Ricky rhompsi >n wound up being left, in his own mind, with no other option but to kill that per­ son he owed money to." Spangler said he did not know how much money Thompson owed Goosey, but said it was in the thou­ sands of dollars. "[Thompson] has said that he knew he owed him the money and he couldn't pay," Spangler said. "Fie was having financial difficulties, and that he was being pressed for payment for the dope. John had fronted him. He said John was unwilling to contin­ ue with that kind of an arrangement, and it's safe to say that Ricky didn't think like he had any oth­ er option." Barnett, 22, and Goosey, 21, were found dead Tuesday afternoon at the Preservation Square Apart­ ments at 904 W. 21st St., when Barnett's parents asked friends to check up on her. Barnett planned to return to her parents' home in Houston that day. The couple had been shot, and preliminary evidence sug­ gested they were killed by someone they knew be­ cause there was no sign of forced entry, police said. Barnett and Goosey graduated from UT in May, where Goosey studied history and Barnett studied interior design. When review mg Goosey's phone records from the day of the shooting, police found Thompson was one of the last to contact the victim before the murder. Through interviews with detectives, Thompson revealed information that led investigators to believe he was the man who committed the murder, Span­ gler said. He said no one else has been arrested and no other charges have been filed. "Fie gave particular details that only — and I can't say that strong enough — that only a person who A R R ES T continues on page 2 Above, Essei lhami helps hold up a banner during a protest for Iranian dem ocracy on the C on gress Avenue bridge on Sunday. Below, clutching a m egaphone. Morry, full nam e withheld, yells protest chants in support for dem ocracy in Iran. P h o to s by M a xx Scholten | Daily Texan St.a' Demonstrators at ‘Global Day of Action’ call for more democracy in Iran By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff More than 300 Austin protesters adorned with green sashes gathered at Austin City 1 lall Saturday and marched to Auditorium Shores, and with the support of others from more than 110 cities in 80 countries across the globe yelled, "N o more dictatorship! No more theocracy! Give us democracy!" The Global Day of Action is the culmina­ tion of a series of demonstrations that have been conducted in support of Iranian solidari­ ty. Groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International sponsored the event. Protest leaders said the purpose was to per­ suade the United Nations to call for a new vote for the election of the Iranian president that would be monitored by UN officials. The June 12 presidential election has spurred international concern that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's success was the result of elec­ toral fraud. Defeated candidate Mir Hossein Mousavi has led a movement to question the legitimacy of the election as well as to demand more civil rights. Austin for Iran sponsored the event with musical performances by Austin citizens and speeches by members and Amir Shaabani, who was imprisoned in Iran as a result of his in­ volvement in the 1999 student protests there. Shaabani said in his speech that Iran's cur­ rent clerics are aware of the effect past protests IRAN continues on page 2 Students host conference in West Africa By Nathan Batoon Daily Texan Staff Four UT students will journey to Mali in West Africa on August 13 to host an educational conference to help deaf people learn about various tech­ nological mediums to help them com­ municate with others. While the students say their goal is to benefit others, they said that this tnp will prove to be as much a learn­ ing experience for them as it Will be for the Malians. Jessica Ventura, a mechanical engi­ neering graduate student, formed UT for Rural Enhancement Through Edu­ cation and Design in 2007 after intern­ ing in Honduras, where she worked to provide prosthetics for poor peo­ ple who had lost limbs. Upon return­ ing, she was a teaching assistant for a bioengineering student and design project class. Her work in Honduras planted the seed for TJT for REED's eventual trip to Mali. Signs Project" team will spend 10 days in West Africa teaching representatives from eight schools for the deaf. Along with paying for the representatives' travel and food expenses and provid­ ing four new laptops and four camer­ as, the group will host four informa­ tional sessions covering sexual health and protection from HIV, camera tech­ nology and usage, editing and pro­ ducing videos and tutorials on how to share content on the Internet. neers to work with social-work-type people, to bring all of our strengths together," Ventura said. Ventura said another personal goal is to teach students to have an appre­ ciation for not only the engineering aspect and infrastructure develop­ ment of poverty-stricken communi­ ties, but also for the cultural nuances you have to deal with when you are hying to help people. This year, UT for REED's "Mali "One of my things is to get engi­ REED continues on page 2 New GI Bill helps veterans adjust to modern civilian life By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff Austin Community College held a veterans' appreciation and open house event Saturday that provided veterans with information regarding the U.S. Department of Veterans Af­ fairs, post-traumatic stress disorder and a new GI bill that will go into ef­ fect August 1. Former President George W. Bush signed the Post-9/11 GI bill into law in June 2008. The first incarnation of the GI bill, signed into law by Presi­ dent Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944, provided veterans of World War II with college or vocational educations as well as a year of unemployment compensation and several different types of loans. The bill's purpose was to provide veterans benefits in order to ease their transition into civilian life following World War II. Representative Lloyd Doggett at­ tended the event and referenced Pres­ ident Roosevelt's statement on sign­ ing the GI Bill. "[Roosevelt] said special benefits are due to members of our armed forc­ Ariel M in | Daily Texan Staff A P D Lt. M ark Spangler gives updates on the inves­ tigation of the murder case of Stacey Barnett and John G oosey at the press conference on Sunday. Scholarship representative Lila Manyw eather from the UT Military Science Department gives out free T-shirts at the veterans' meeting at ACC-Riverside. Ariel M in ! Daily lexan "-tatt es — for they 'have been compelled to make greater economic sacrifice and every other kind of sacrifice than the r e s t of us, and are entitled to definite action to help take i are of their partic­ ular needs, " Doggt rt said. ACC veterans affairs specialist Ter­ ry Cotton said the Montgomery GI bill, the variation of the GI bill that has served veterans since 1984, pro­ vided veterans entitlement benefits for 36 months of education based on full-time status. They would receive $1,321 a month while taking 12 cred­ it hours or more. The stipend would pay for tuition, fees and books. The re­ mainder of the stipend would be used at the veteran's discretion to pay for housing and other living fees. Cotton said the Post-9/H GI bill also provides entitlement benefits for 36 months, but if the veteran served 36 months active duty after 9/11 and has an honorable discharge, the en­ tire tuition will be paid directly to the school of their choosing as long as the cost does not exceed the maximum in­ state tuition and fees for a public insti­ tution of higher learning. The veteran also receives up to $1,000 per academic year for books as well as a housing allowance that var­ ies depending on the zip code of the school they attend. Austin M ayor Lee Leffingw ell served five years of active duty in the Navy, including service in Viet­ nam. He attended the event and said not enough credit is given to GI continues on page 2 IRAN: Freedoms for a new generation H ip r ~ j 2 From page 1 have had on the country, such a s the student uprising of 1999 and the Iranian Revolution of 1979, which he said led to the destabili­ zation of the shah's regime. He said they are fearful of the i'urrent protests' progression. "1 have no doubt that [the cler­ i c s '] fear will relieve pressure off the protestors and detainees," Shaabani said. "Let's keep our support for the Iranian people and keep them in the headlines all the way to ultimate victory." Austin for Iran member Akram Dadfar attended the event and s a i d the possibility of a new elec­ tion still exists, but that defeated presidential candidate Mousavi may be looking for compromise. [Mousavi] does believe in the -v-^tem He just wants to give more freedom, and he wants spe­ cifically young people [to have] more freedom," Dadfar said. "He is more [of a] human rights activ­ ist than [President Mahmoud Ah- madinejad's] group." Austin resident Shane Azar said a peaceful internal uprising would be ideal for change in Iran. "We are starting to see that there are the moderates that want to ac- be possible under such an oppres­ sive system but that demonstra­ tions are necessary. " I f the world sees and the gov­ ernment there sees they are still fighting, then hopefully there is more hope for some sort of ac­ tion to happen so they can get what they are fighting for," Goli Zarchi said, Mehdi Zarchi, father of Elly and Goli, said the struggle for democ­ racy has been an ongoing process. "|People of Iran have been] looking for democracy and free­ dom for more than a hundred y e a r s , " Mehdi Zarchi said. "Un­ fortunately, I have to say that for­ eign countries like U.S., England, Germany and the industrial coun­ t r i e s just try to support certain groups of government people in Iran for their benefit." The event marks a progression in demonstrations led by Austin for Iran, which began with a can­ dlelight vigil on the Pfluger Pe­ destrian Bridge in June. \ustin for Iran member Parviz Alivand said the demonstrations conducted in the U.S. are a reflec­ tion of the events in Iran. "Peo­ ple in Iran keep stressing their demands to the Iranian govern­ ment," Alivand said. Sapam eh M o sh fagh i holds a protest sign in front of Austin City Hall while aw aiting a march to Auditorium Shores on Sunday. M a x x Scholter» | Daily Texan Staff tually change," Azar said. "Give [citizens] more freedoms. It's going to happen slowly, but if they start doing that, slowly [Iran] will find a way to actually start getting back into what you would find as civili­ ty and order in their conflicts." Families flocked to Auditorium Shores in support of the Iranian solidarity movement. Protestors carried pictures of fallen Irani­ ans as well as citizens that are be­ lieved to be alive but imprisoned. The Zarchi family came to the U.S. in 1990. Elly Zarchi was bom in Iran and said America's leaders need to probe the situation further. "[Obama] should be a little more proactive as far as investi­ gating further what's going on [in Iran]," Elly Zarchi said. Her sister Goli Zarchi stood be­ side her, wearing the same black shirt with red, white and green lettering. She said a new election may not REED: Students find aid welcomed in Mali From page 1 "We work with people who al­ ready know the culture," she said. "We're not coming in and putting our American culture on anybody." In 2007, after studying abroad in Mali and doing an internship in a school for the deaf, recent UT grad­ uate Lizzy Dupont returned from /Vírica searching for an opportunity to help more. One of her South Af­ rican friends introduced her to UT for REED, and after pitching their idea at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in New Orleans, they received S3,500 to go to Mali. Dupont said that the four lap- \ tops and four cameras the UT for Reed program is going to provide will help because visual aid is a key factor in the mental development of deaf people. "The hardest thing is, you can't communicate with deaf people, so there are a lot of assumptions made about them," Dupont said. "And deaf people can only go up to ninth grade in Mali. The deaf schools end after ninth grade." , Dupont said that Malians are very welcoming once they realize volunteers are there to give back to the people as opposed to being cul­ tural tourists. "In the beginning, what I really needed help with [was] being cul­ turally competent with the deaf community," Dupont saidl.iber- al arts senior Abigail Cheney said that she got on board with the proj­ ect after meeting Dupont in a class on women and development in 20th century Africa. Cheney said that her first expe­ rience chatting with someone from Mali using Skype last Friday made the trip feel more mal and personal. "For me, I've been studying Af­ rica as a continent for the last three years. Professors at UT and peo­ ple I've met have really complete­ ly changed my outlook on these countries and these people — but I never experienced it," she said. "Learning it in a book and reading it is one thing, but going there — I hope and I pray — is a completely different experience that really puts things into perspective." Along with about $1,000 from each participant, the group has also received $2,200 from the bio­ medical engineering department and $5,000 from Sertoma Interna­ tional, which provided funds for traveling expenses. Before the team's departure, they will host a launch party next Friday at Dominican Joe on South Congress Avenue from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. "When you're in the moment of helping people, you don't think, 'Wow, this is me helping some­ one,"' Dupont said. "It's not a one­ way thing. We're giving to them, but they are giving to us, too. They are welcoming us into their com­ munity and sharing their lives with us." . .. ■ f - ■ ■ . > t . | ... k % Monday, July 27, 2009 GI: New benefits aiding veterans seeking skills From page 1 veterans for the service they give to the country. Leffingwell said ACC pro­ vides veterans with an avenue to progress in civilian life. "[ACC] is a gateway institu­ tion. Most of the course's that are offered here are transferable to other institutions," Leffingwell said. "We ought to do everything we can to encourage you once you complete your active service in the military. To take advan­ tage of the benefits that the gov­ ernment offers." Three information sessions were conducted to give veterans the opportunity to speak to ca­ reer representatives in the fields of construction, heating and air conditioning, jewelry and weld­ ing, automotive technology, elec­ tronics and renewable energy. Jake Stewart, founder and ex­ ecutive director of Green Veter­ ans, said his group is trying to bridge the gap between training and job opportunities for veter­ ans in the new-energy economy. Stewart, an army military in­ telligence veteran, said the new GI bill is an improvement in funding from the Montgomery GI bill, but it lacks the one-on- one care veterans need. "The GI bill should also pro­ vide the sort of personalized as­ sistance on talking to the veter­ an about what they want to do, what area they want to be in and sort of help make that transi­ tion," Stewart said. Nyron Davis, U.S. Navy in­ formation systems technician petty officer second class, has served 10 years in the military, including a 15-month tour in Afghanistan. He has been called back to active duty for a year but in­ tends to attend ACC eventually in order to become more com­ petitive in the job market. He said he has applied to jobs, but his 10 years of experience as a network adm inistrator in the military does not carry enough weight with em ployers that seek applicants with degrees. "We already proved we have discipline, we proved that we know what it is to be on time," Davis said. "People say they ap­ preciate you in the job world. I think they should provide what you need, which is a job. Davis said he is satisfied that the new GI bill provides a hous­ ing allowance, which will act in place of a job while he is in school next year if he is not re­ called into active duty for a lon­ ger period of time. Pre-pharmacy major Rakh- sha Ihami served four years in the Army, including two tours in Iraq. She said she is satisfied with the housing allowance, but the bill could improve in terms of medical care. "If you are a veteran, if you had catastrophic insurance to where if you went to the emer­ gency room and you couldn't af­ ford health insurance straight out of the military or your job — be­ cause [for] full time students it's hard to find medical insurance — something like that would definitely help," Ihami said. Davis, Ihami and Desert Storm veteran Kenneth Garcia all said the transition from military life to civilian life is difficult because of the loss of benefits and job se­ curity that the military provides during active duty. Garcia was a U.S. Army Staff Sgt. medic and intends to enroll in ACC in the fall to pursue a ca­ reer in nursing. He is grateful to know that he may receive up to $1,200 a month for living expens­ es during school. However, he said the transi­ tion from a life under military procedure to a civilian life lack­ ing a strict regimen has been difficult. "Everything was always a standard. You come to the civil­ ian world, it's a totally different animal out here," Garcia said. "In the military, you pay for not be­ ing precise with everything you had to do, and out here it's not that — it's a slap on the wrist." ARREST: Victims’ memorial held on Sunday in Houston From page 1 had com m itted this m urder would know," Spangler said. Spangler said he believes Barnett had no knowledge of G oosey's crim inal activities and was at the wrong place at the wrong time when Thomp­ son arrived at the West Campus apartment. "The most unfortunate per­ son who was involved — and while John's death was certain­ ly unfortunate — [was] Stac­ ey Barnett," he said. "Through our investigation, we have not been able to link her with ei­ ther the use of, or either, even having first hand knowledge that John Goosey was selling marijuana." A joint memorial for the vic­ tims was held at the George H. 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Email us and send your resume to: jbcorbett@mail.utexas.edu ^ Or stop by Walter Webb Hall 405 W. 25th Street at Guadalupe - 2nd Floor & China announces first panda from frozen sperm Monday, July 2 7 ,20 0 9 T i n D t i L t T i v only one male at a time, you start to get lower and lower diversity. This can help with issues of genet­ ic diversity among your captive population," he said. Besides preventing inbreeding, genetically diverse panda pop­ ulations are generally healthier, meaning they will also have a bet­ ter chance of thriving if releastxi in the wild, he said. Dr. Barbara Durrant, a repro­ ductive physiologist at San D i­ ego Zoo, said the success in China opens the way for frozen semen exchanges between zoos. "The ideal situation would be to get se­ men from every male in captivity and freeze the sperm," she said. "Exchanging frozen semen be­ tw een zoos is definitely in the p la n ," she added, noting this means "much less stress for the animals," than shipping them to other zoos, often thousands of miles away, to mate. Panda females have only three days a year in which they can con­ ceive — one reason their species is endangered. Ensuring that the male and female pandas are inter­ ested and able to mate during that short window is a challenge, and Durrant said some males never succeed at natural breeding. As a result, artificial insemina­ tion has become common prac­ tice when breeding captive pan­ das. In 2006, 34 pandas were bom through artificial insemination in China and 30 survived — both re­ cord numbers for the endangered species. ByTiniTran The Associated Press BEIJING — For the first time, a giant panda cub has been bom in China after being conceived using frozen sperm, officials announced Friday — an innovation scientists hope will help the endangered species avoid extinction. The new cub's birth Thursday means breeders will no longer be forced to rely on semen from Chi­ na's few virile males, and may even be able to bring in sperm from zoos in San Diego, Mexico City or elsewhere. T h a t's key to prom oting a healthy panda population be­ cause too much inbreeding can lead to birth defects that would further threaten the survival of the species. The new cub, bom to You You, a female panda at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in south­ western Sichuan, is the tenth bom at the breeding facility this year. It was You You's third successful pregnancy. Just after dawn, the pinkish, hairless cub em erged, and its mother was shown licking the tiny wiggling creature to clean it on footage broadcast by the state television channel CCTV. Panda researchers said Friday it was the first successful live birth worldwide using frozen panda sperm. "We did try before but it failed," said Huang Yan, a deputy research technician with the China Panda Preservation Research Center. A fem ale panda named You You gave birth to a new cub at the Wolong Giant Panda Research Center in southwestern Sichuan on Thursday. The Associated Press He declined to provide specif­ ics but said the Wolong team had improved its thawing techniques, making frozen sperm more via­ ble. Sperm samples are deep-fro­ zen using liquid nitrogen, and in the past, only 20 to 30 percent of the sperm survived. But this time the center managed to raise viabil­ ity to about 80 percent, he said. Scientists carried out the artifi­ cial insemination in March, and You You was found to be pregnant in June during an ultrasound. The sperm from male panda Lu Lu had been frozen for "a number of years," said Huang. The technique, if it can be rep­ licated, will be a boost for pan­ da conservation efforts, said Mat­ thew Dumin, regional science di­ rector in the A sia-Pacific and North Asia for The Nature Con­ servancy, a U.S.-based conserva­ tion organization. "In the past, they're limited to using semen from a few virile, re­ productive males. If you're using Iranian hardliners and Guard expand influence post vote By Hamza Hendawi The Associated Press CA IRO — The R evolution­ ary Guard tightened its already powerful hold over Iran during the post-election turmoil, raising alarm among some Iranians that it is transforming the Islamic Re­ public into a military state. The elite force and an affiliated volunteer militia, the Basij, led the crackdown against street protest­ ers who claim mass fraud in the June 12 election after President Mahmoud Ahmad inejad was de­ clared the winner in a landslide. At least 20 protesters have been killed in clashes and hundreds detained. Two days before the election, with the reformists' Westem-style campaign at its zenith, the Guard warned it would crush any at­ tempt at a popular "revolution A few days after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei admon­ ished demonstrators in a Friday prayer sermon to stop protests or face the consequences, the Guard followed up with its stern­ est warning to prepare for a "rev­ olutionary confrontation" if pro­ testers take to the streets again. A harsh crackdown followed. The Guard is also believed to be the vanguard for Iran's ties with militant groups abroad, pro­ viding training for Hezbollah in Lebanon and, the U.S. says, Shi­ ite militants in Iraq. That has led Washington to brand the force as a supporter of terrorism. Opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who claims he won the presidential election, and other pro-reform leaders appealed to Iran's top Shiite religious figures over the weekend to speak out against the growing crackdown. They warned of "the spread of tyranny in the Islamic Republic system." Last week, Mousavi warned Iranian society was becom ing "m ore m ilitarized" and being pushed into a "near coup d'etat atm osphere." He said security forces must adhere to the consti­ tution to guarantee the voice of the people in decision-making. But the G uard's pow er has been building for a long time and isn't likely to stop, Iran expert Frederic Tellier said. "T h e current crisis is less a coup d'etat than the final phase of their conquest of power and a likely foretaste of a far more ruthless and systematic political purge to come," said Tellier of the Brussels-based International Cri­ sis Group. Iranian Revolutionary Guards members march during a parade cer­ emony just outside Tehran, Iran on Septem ber 21, 2008. NATION BRIEFLY Secretary of State Clinton talks about US foreign policy issues WASHING! ON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stood fast Sunday behind the ad­ ministration's readiness to engage with foes like Iran and North Ko­ rea and heaped praise on Chi­ na in advance of two days of criti­ cal talks aimed at easing the global economic downturn. Clinton declined to reveal any specifics of a possible defense umbrella she recently mentioned as a means of protecting Mideast allies against Iran's nuclear pro­ gram. Clinton also implicitly urged Is rael to set aside any plans it might have for a pre-emptive strike on Iranian nuclear sites and to give U.S. policy time to work. Clinton also said that Iran must understand that the U.S. will never let it develop nuclear weapons. — The Associated Press Final Examination Schedule, Summer Session 2009 Nine-week Classes Wednesday, July 29 - Thursday, July 30 FINAL EXAM SCHEDULES ON THE WEB Students can access their final exam schedules for current classes online. Go to http //registrar utexas.edu/services/ and select "Finals for a Student." A public display of final exam infofmation by unique number is also available via the Web site listed above Final exam information on the Web supersedes the printed exam schedule below INDEX OF FINAL EXAMINATION TIMES BUILDING ABBREVIATIONS 2 . 3 0 - 4 : 0 0 p m 7:00 - 8:30 a m 8 . 3 0 - 1 0 .0 0 am 7 : 0 0 - 1 0 0 0 p m 2 00 - 5:00 pm 7 : 0 0 - 1 0 . 0 0 p m 1 0 : 0 0 - 1 1 :3 0 am I 00 pm 11.30 - 1 : 0 0 - 2 : 3 0 p m July 30 July 20 July 29 July 30 July 29 July 30 July 30 FINAL EXAMINATION DATE AND HME Thursday, Wednesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Wednesday. Thursday, Thursday, C LA S S M E E TIN G TIM E MTWTHF M TW TH F M TW TH F M TW TH F M TW THF M TW TH F A fte r 4 , 0 0 pm The final examination dale and time for a class is determined by the class meeting time as listed in the above index. Final examinations for classes that meet at times not listed in the above index are normally scheduled with classes meeting at the indexed time that most closely corresponds to the beginning cay and time ol the class For example, the exam for a class that meets TWTH 1:00 -4 00 p m will be at the same time as exams for classes that meet MTWTHF 1:00-2:30 p m . If the beginning time of the class is halfway between two standard class beginning times, the class will be grouped with those meet­ ing at the later time For example, the exam for a class that meets MWF 9:15-11:30 am will be at the same time as exams for classes that meet MTWT HF 10:00-11:30 a m . 9 0 0 - 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n 9 : 0 0 - 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n 2 0 0 - 5 : 0 0 n o o n 7 . 0 0 - 1 0 : 0 0 pm Questions about the final examination schedule should be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 475-7600 FINAL EXAMINATION POLICIES Note: Classes for nine-week and whole-sesston courses do not meet on final exam days for first-term courses However, classes for second-term and jfiffaale ae^aiaa. courses do meet on final exam days for nine-week courses When a conflict br tween a scheduled final exam and a class occurs, the student should consult ‘he course instructor(s). department chair(s), and/or college dean(s) In accordance with Policy Memorandum 3 201, class-related activities, with the excep­ tion of office hours are prohibited on designated no-class days and during the final examination period These dates are set aside for students to prepare tic and take scheduled final examinations During 'his period papers and projects are not to be due. review sessions are not'to be scheduled, quizzes are not to be given, and there are not to be any other class-related activities, with the exception of office hours The final examination days for nine-week courses are Wednesday. July 29, and Thurs­ day. July 30. There are no designated no-class days in the summer session There is no University policy that provides relief to students who have three examina­ tions scheduled the same day n that situation, students may seek the assistance of the course instructor(s), department chair, and/or dean of the college The following final examination policies are taken from General Information, chapter 4 Examinations should begin promptly at the scheduled hour and should not continue beyond the three hours allocated in the official schedule No final examinations may be given before the examination period begins and no change in tune from that printed ii 'tie official schedule is permitted An instructor with a compelling reason to change the time of an examination must obtain the approval of fiie department chair and dean of the < allege or school in which the course is taught before announcing an alternative examination procedure to the students, No substantial examinations may be given during the last week of class or during the no-class days preceding the fin a l. xamination period An examination counting for more tharr thirty percent of the tria l course grade is considered to bo substantial A change in the room assignment lor a final examination may be made only with the approval of the registrar. With the approval of the department chair, an instructor may choose not to give a final examination However, if an exam nation is given, all students must take it and no exceptions may be allowed except pursuant to a uniform exemption policy announced to the class For good cause, an instructor may give a student permission to take an examination with a different class section than the one in which the student is registered. For good cause, a student may petition his or her academic dean for permission to change the time or place of an examination from that specified in the official schedule If permission is given by the dean and the instructor, no penalty (such as a reduction in grade) may be assessed In a course extending over two semesters, when the subject matter is continuous, the' second-semester final examination may include the subject matter of the first semester A student may address complaints related to the final examination procedures in a course to the chair of the department or the dean of the college or school in which the course is offered, or to the Office of the Ombudsperson. GRADE REPORTING For classes having a final examination on: Wednesday, July 29 Thursday, July 30 Grades are due by 10:00 am on: Monda, August 3 Tuesday August 4 - Final grades for classes that have regularly scheduled meeting times but no final examinations are due at the same time they would have been if examinations had been scheduled. - Final grades for classes with no officially scheduled meeting times are due by 10 00 am on Monday, August 3 Final grades should be submitted online by the instructor of record by going to "Grade i Reporting" on the Web at http registrar utexas edu/staff/grades/ Online grade submis sion is available at all times during grade reporting except for short periods of routine maintenance. Grade Reports to Students. Grade reports are available to all students except in the School of Law at the end of each semester and summer session on the Web at http://registrar utexas.edu/students/grades/ Printed grade reports are mailed to students who have had a change of scholastic status, earned University Honors, or requested a mailed copy prior to the end of the semester or summer session through the Web site listed above Grade reports are mailed to the student's permanent address on file in the Office of the Registrar however, at the student's request or if the permanent address is outside the United States or its territories, reports are mailed to the local address. a c e: ARC AHG ART BAT BEL BEN BIO BRB BTL BUR CAL CBA CDL CMA CMB CPE DFA ECJ ENS EPS ETC FAC GAR GEA GOL GRG GSB HMA HRH Applied C( imputations! Engineering & Sciences Animal Resources Center Anna Hiss Gymnasium Art Building and Museum Batts Hall I . Theo Bellmont Hall Benedict Hall Biological Laboratories Bernard and Audre Rappaport Building Battle Hall Burdirte Hall Calhoun Hall College of Business Administration Collections Deposit Library Jesse H Jones Communica­ tion Center (Building A) Jesse H Jones Communica­ tion Center (Building B) Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Building E William Doty Fine Arts Building Ernest Cockrell Jr Hall Engineering-Science Building E. P. Schoch Building Engineering Teaching Centei Peter T. Flawn Academic Center Garrison Hall Mary E. Gearing Hall Goldsmith Hall Geography Building Graduate School of Business Hogg Memorial Auditorium Rainey Hall JES JGB JON LBJ LTH MBB MER MEZ MRH NOA PAI PAR PAT PHR PRC RAS RLM SHC SEA SRH SSW SUT SZB TAY TNH UTC WAG WCH WEL WIN VVOH WRW Beauford H. Jester Center Jackson Geological Sciences Building Jesse H Jones Hall Lyndon B Johnson Library Laboratory Theatre Building Louise and James Robed Moffett Molecular Biology Bldg Microelectronic/Engineering Resource Center (PRC) Mezes Hall Music Building East and Music Building/Recital Hall North Office Building A T S Painter Hall Pariln Hall J. T Patterson Laboratories Pharmacy Building J J Pickle Research Campus ( 1 0 1 0 0 Burnet Road) Russell A. Stemdam Hall Robert Lee Moore Hall Student Health Center Sarah M and Charles E Seay Building Sid Richardson Hall School of Social Work Sutton Hall George I Sanchez Building T U Taylor Hall Townes Hail Ur wersity Teaching Center Waggener Hall Will C Hogg Building Robert A Welch Hall F Loren W insbt Drama Bldg Wooldridge Hall W R Woolrich Laboratories Wednesday, July 29 9:00 • 12:00 noon Classes meeting MTWTHF 1:00 -2:3 0 pm Thursday, July 30 9:00 - 12:00 noon C lasses meeting M TW THF 2:30 - 4:00 pm Grades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Monday, August 3. G rades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Tuesday, A ugust 4. M E n302 M E n210, PHY n303K PHY n303L 7 7 6 6 0 7 7 6 7 0 92205 92210 ETC 2 132 ETC 2132 PHR 2.110 PAI 4.42 No exams are scheduled for this period Thursday, July 30 2:00 - 5:00 pm Classes meeting M TW THF 11:30 1:00 pm G rades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Tuesday, A ugust 4. C E n341 RTF n369 76855 73480 ECJ 1 204 C M A A 3.128 Thursday, July 30 7:00 -1 0 :0 0 pm Classes meeting M TW THF 7:00 - 8:30 am. and after 4:00pm. G rades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Tuesday. August 4 Wednesday, July 29 2:00 - 5:00 pm Classes meeting MTWTHF 8:30 - 10:00 am, Grades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Monday, August 3. C E n319F 76820 C E n319F 76825 M E n311 7 7 6 7 5 PHY n380N 92265 EC J 5.410 ECJ 5.410 CPE 2 210 RLM 5.114 Wednesday, July 29 7:00 -10:00 pm Classes meeting MTWTHF 10:00- 11.30 am 90100 CH n339K 90135 CH n369 77723 M E n326 77750 M E n338 77755 M E n340 M E n386Q 77890 78150 PGfc n381K 92160 PHY n302K 92165 PHY n302l 86840 PSY n418 86845 PSV n418 WEL 2.256 WF.L 3.502 CPE 2.204 CPE 2.206 CPE 2 208 CPE 2.216 C F 't 2.210 PAI 2.48 PAI 4.42 NOA 1.116 NOA 1.116 Vahid Salemi | Associated Press Submission of Grades to Registrar. Faculty are required to submit grade sheets to their departmental offices according to the following schedule and policies: Grades for these classes are due by 10:00 am on Monday, August 3. No exam s are scheduled fo r this period O p in io n T h e l> \n ^ T t v \ > GALLERY Editor-in-Chief: Phone: (512) 232 2212 E-mail: e<: tor@ da: lytexanor Lne.com A ssociate Editors: Jeremy Burchard Roberto Cervantes Monday, July 2 7 ,2 0 0 9 VIEWPOINT What we can learn from intolerance N YU w ill b e short o n e p ro fesso r th is fall. T h io L i-an n , a p ro fesso r at the N ation al U n iv ersity o f S in g a p o re and a m em b er o f that c o u n try 's P arliam en t, w as sched u led to te a ch a co u rse on h u m an rig h ts in A sia and a sem in a r on co n stitu tio n a lism as a v isitin g p ro fesso r at N Y U 's L aw Sch o ol. A ccord in g to the C h ro n icle o f H ig h er E d u ­ catio n , she can celled h er p lan s last w eek in resp o nse to cam p u s p ro tests of her co m ­ m en ts in op p o sitio n to h om osexu ality. M o re th an 740 p eo p le h av e sig n ed an o n lin e p e titio n say in g th at, by h irin g T h io, the law sch oo l w as " a c tin g in o p p o sitio n to its ow n p olicy o f n o n d iscrim in atio n and u n d erm in in g its com m itm en t to ad v an cin g hum an rig h ts w o rld w id e." In a statem en t p u b lish ed in T h e N ew York T im es, the law sch oo l s d ean , R ichard L. R ev esz, said T h io, "e x p la in e d th at sh e w as d isa p p o in te d by w hat she called the a tm o sp h ere o f h o stility by som e m em b ers o f our com m u n ity tow ard s her view s and by the low en ro llm e n ts in her cla s se s ," w hen she w ithd rew from the position. R ev esz to ld th e C h ro n icle th at N YU w o u ld n o t h av e asked T h io to step a sid e — b e ca u se N Y U stu d en ts "benefit greatly from a d iv ersity o f p e rsp e ctiv e s, not from h irin g only p eo p le w ho sh are the sam e v ie w s." H ad T h io tak en th e p o sitio n at N Y U , stu d e n ts w ou ld h av e learn ed from h er d i­ v erse p ersp ectiv e that, "W h ile w e ch e rish racial and relig io u s d iversity, sexu al d iv er­ sity is a d ifferen t k ettle o f fish ." In 2007, T h io sp o ke to S in g a p o re 's P arliam en t, arg u in g again st the proposed repeal o f s377A , a law crim in alizin g h om osexu al sodom y. "Y ou can n o t say a law is "regres­ s iv e ," ' she arg u ed , "u n le s s you first id en tify y o u r u ltim a te goal. If w e seek to cop y the sex u al lib ertin e e th o s o f the w ild w ild W est, then rep ealin g s377A is p rog ressive. But th a t is n o t o u r final d estin atio n . T h e o n u s is on those seek in g repeal to p rove this w ill n o t h arm so ciety ." Sh e con clu d ed that sex b e tw e e n tw o co n sen tin g ad u lts can be a sexual p erv ersio n e q u ita b le to p e d o p h ilia and b e stia lity if th ey are b o th m ale, and that as su ch , it is h arm fu l to society. In re sp o n se to th o se arg u in g th at a d u lts h av e the rig h t to m ake th eir ow n c h o ic ­ es in the b ed ro om , T h io , a h u m an rig h ts professor, sco ffed : "h o m o sexu al activ ists o f­ ten try to in filtra te and h ijack hu m an rig h ts in itia tiv es to serv e th eir p o litical ag e n ­ da, d iscre d itin g an o th e rw ise n o b le cau se to p ro tect the w eak and poor. You can n o t m ake a h u m an w ron g a h u m an rig h t." A nd so it goes. N YU stu d en ts are in to leran t of T h io 's in to leran ce o f h o m osexu ali­ ty, b u t N YU v alu es T h io 's " d iv e rs e " o p in io n that sex u al d iv ersity should not be v a l­ ued. A s T h io h as arg u ed ab o u t h o m o se x u ality , b e in g o u t o f th e m a in stream d oes not au to m atically m ake so m e th in g a v alu ab le com m od ity. D iv ersity is neith er in h e re n t­ ly good nor in h eren tly bad. W ords like d iv erse and to le ran t are em p ty w ith o u t con text. We are not exp ected to be to le ra n t o f co ck ro ach es in o u r k itch en s, and w e w ould rath er n o t hav e d iv ersity in frap p u ccin o q u ality from S tarb u ck s to S tarbu cks. T h io 's com m e n ts are m ore h a te fu l th an h elp fu l. Sh e d isco u n ts h u m an au ton om y, say in g that a m a jo rity 's m oral a v e rsio n to the p riv ate d ecisio n s o f ad ults giv es it the p ow er to e rad icate th o se ch o ices, w h eth er or not they affect the m ajority. T h io say s th e p e o p le c a llin g h e r in to le ra n t are d e m o n s tra tin g th e ir o w n in to le r­ an ce. H er claim is s im ila r to so m e o n e w ho re fu se s to sh o w er, co m p la in in g th at no one w ants to learn p erso n al h y g ien e from them . T h at ap p roach to h y gien e w ou ld be d ifferen t, b u t n ot som eth in g to striv e for. In the sam e way, N Y U stu d en ts sh o u ld not be exp ected to learn hu m an righ ts from a w om an w ho has w orked to op p ress th o se righ ts. H er u n iq u e o p in io n is not on e that should be p assed . — Jillian S heridan for the ed itorial board Build your own software boundaries By Rebecca Counts Daily Texan Columnist S u m m e r is th e tim e fo r rite s o f i n it ia ­ tion into colle g e : o rie n tatio n , th ro w in g o ut c lo th e s w ith y o u r h ig h s c h o o l lo g o an d , for m any stu d en ts, p u rch a sin g a new la p ­ top. T his p u rch ase is so in teg rated into the c o m in g -to -c o lle g e e x p e r ie n c e th a t m an y s ch o o ls, lik e the M cC om b s Sch o ol o f B u si­ n ess, o ffer d isco u n ts if you p u rch ase w ith a selected dealer. I t's n o t a bad tim e for u p p e rclassm e n to u p g ra d e e ith e r, w ith all th e se p ro m o tio n s . A p p le w ill g iv e you a free iPod i f y o u b u y a M a c B o o k , for exam ple. Before you commit to one side of the Mac vs. PC debate, take a minute to consider the third guy who belongs in those smarmy commercials: Mr. Open Source. But b e fo re you com m it to one sid e in the M ac vs. P C d e b a te , ta k e a m in ­ u te to c o n s id e r th e third gu y w ho b elo n g s in those sm arm y com m ercials: Mr. O p en Sou rce. O p en source s o ftw a r e is a lo o s e term fo r " p r o g r a m s w h o se li­ cen ses give users the free­ d o m to ru n th e p ro g ram for an y p u rp o se , to stud y an d m o d ify th e p ro g ram and to re d istrib u te cop ies o f e ith e r th e o r ig in a l or m o d ifie d p ro g ra m (w ith ­ o u t h a v in g to p ay ro y a l­ ties to p re v io u s d e v e lo p ­ e r s )," a c co rd in g to fam ed c o m p u te r s c ie n tis t D av id W h e e le r 's o n lin e su rv ey. F ire fo x is a p o p u lar exam p le of such a p ro ­ g ra m , a lth o u g h its c o d e is m ore re stricte d th an m an y o th er p ro g ram s. A s F ir e fo x illu s tr a t e s , o n e o f th e m ain b e n e f it s o f O S S is th e c o s t. O fte n tim e s , t h e s e p r o g r a m s a re f r e e — and a ll a re ch e a p e r th an th eir p ro p rie ta ry com p etitors. A qu ick G o o g le sea rch sh o w s the bread th of O S S av ailab le . T h e re are o ffice su ites (O pe- n O ffice ), o p e ra tin g sy ste m s (U b u n tu ), p h o ­ t o -e d itin g p ro g ra m s (G im p o r S e a s h o r e ) and ev en gam es (lik e Z o m b ie s.) A ll of these p ro g ram s are a v a ila b le in sta n tly from sites lik e O p e n S o u r c e W in d o w s .o rg and O p e n - S o u rceM ac.o rg O f c o u rs e , fre e d o e s n 't m ean a n y th in g if the p ro g ra m d o e s n 't d o w h at you w an t it to w h e n you w an t it to. T h e first p art o f th a t e q u a tio n , fu n c tio n a lity , is p r o b a b ly the trick ie st p art o f sh o p p in g for O SS. P ro ­ gram s lik e F irefo x h av e gained m arket sh are in p a rt b e c a u s e th e y o u tp e rfo rm e x is tin g p ro p rie ta ry m o d e ls . O th e r p ro g ram s h av e m ore lim ited fu n ctio n ality . T h is is e sp e c ia l­ ly tru e w ith d esig n so ftw are, alth o u g h O SS v e rsio n s are g e ttin g b e tte r e v ery day. A nd o f co u rse, th e re 's n o o p en -so u rce v ersio n o f W orld o f W arcraft. B ut fo r m o st p e o p le , the " lim ite d " fu n c ­ tio n a lity o f p ro g ra m s lik e O p e n O ffic e is m o re th a n e n o u g h for p erso n al, sch o o l o r b u s in e ss use. T h e re are a lso o th e r b e n e fits, lik e re ­ lia b ility . W h e e le r c it e s a p le th o ra o f s tu d ie s s h o w ­ in g d iffe re n t w ay s p ro p r i­ e ta ry sy stem s ca n n o t c o m ­ p e te w ith L in u x , th e p la t­ fo rm on w h ich m o st o p e n s o u rc e o p e r a tin g s y s te m s a r e b a s e d . IB M , Z D n e t , B lo o r R e s e a r c h an d o th e r firm s a ll p e rfo rm e d th e ir o w n s tre ss te sts w h ere L i­ n u x o u t p e r fo r m e d W in ­ d o w s. O th e r s tu d ie s h a v e sh o w n th a t th is r e lia b ility d o es n o t com e at th e p rice o f a slo w er system . In a d d itio n to b e in g a b e tte r-w ritten p ro g ram , L i­ n u x is also m ore secu re. O f co u rse , few er p eo p le w rite v iru ses for U n ix-b ased sy s ­ te m s lik e L in u x and A p p le 's O S , b u t it is also h ard er to do. P erh ap s the m ost te llin g s ta tis tic in th is area is th at J.S . W u r z le r 's "h a c k e r in s u ra n ce " costs five to 15 p ercen t m ore if W ind ow s is used instead of L in ux. T h a t s till le a v e s in e rtia as a m a jo r re a ­ son n o t to m a k e th e sw itch . To th o se w ho feel they ca n n o t learn a n o n -M icro so ft p ro ­ gram — no m a tte r how g reat it is — ta k e heart. My m orn, a w om an w ho can n o t use a D V D p lay er w ith o u t help , has used U b u n ­ tu for y ears w ith o u t p ro b lem s. You can a l­ w ays ask so m eo n e to set it up to look m ore or less e xactly like W indow s. Counts,*, a plan ll honors, business honors a n d history senior tewli >t !**•■ f >»* r f f c Remember our history By Dave Player Daily Texan Columnist Last w eek, D an Law ton, a jou rnalism student at the U niversity of O regon, accom p lished w hat co l­ lege new spaper w riters around the cou ntry dream of. He had a p iece syndicated in m ajor new spapers across the country. In June, L aw ton ad dressed the issue o f id eo lo g ical d iv e rsity am on g h is sch o o l's professors. H e found that a d isproportionate nu m ­ ber of p ro fe sso rs w ere reg istered D em o crats and only a few w ere Republicans. L aw ton's original article caused a stir am ong the faculty, so m uch so that he w as com pelled to w rite another piece d ocum enting his exp erience and the original article's reception. H is second piece, w hich w as sy n d ica te d in p a p e rs n a tio n w id e , in clu d ed com m entary from o utraged p ro ­ fessors w ho fe rv e n tly d isagreed with L aw to n 's analysis. _____________ their existen ce is a sym bol o f en d u rin g racism on our cam pus. Such claim s could not be further from the truth. T h e sta tu e s su rro u n d in g the S o u th M all w ere com m issioned by G eorge Littlefield, a m ajor in the C o n fe d e rate arm y w ho w en t on to b eco m e a U T System regent and one of U T 's largest benefactors in its early years. T h e statu es w ere o rig in ally in ­ tended to surround the L ittlefield Fou ntain at the base o f the South M all to sym bolize the transition and u n ity of C o n fe d e rate and U nion forces fo l­ low ing the C ivil War. H o w ever, situ ated in th e ir p re se n t p o sitio n s, the statu es draw fire from offend ed view ers w ho hav e m ad e repeated calls to hav e them rem oved. In 2004, follow ing stud ent com plain ts, form er un i­ v e rsity p re sid e n t L arry F a u lk n e r co m m issio n e d a t a s k fo r c e to s tu d y p o s s ib le c h an g es to the S o u th M all, but the subject rem ains unresolved. Id e o lo g ica l d iv e rs ity is n o t a new is s u e o n u n iv e r s ity c a m ­ p u se s . L a s t s p r in g , c o n s e r v a ­ tiv e a u th o r D a v id H o r o w itz , w ho com p oses a national p ro fes­ sors "w a tch lis t," visited U T and sparked heated protest on the is­ sue of ideological diversity. But w h at p ertu rb ed m e ab ou t Law ton's article w as not the issue being ad dressed , b u t a p articular com m ent from a university facu l­ ty mem ber. In h is s e c o n d p ie c e , L a w to n qu otes an a n o n y m o u s p ro fe sso r w ho co n fro n ts him w ith " I f you lik e c o n s e rv a tis m you can c e r ­ ta in ly a tte n d th e U n iv e rs ity o f Texas, and you can w alk past the statu e o f Je ffe rso n D av is e v ery - day on you r w ay to class." The statem ent im m ed iately im ­ plies th at U T is a c o n se rv a tiv e u n iv e rsity w ith a stable o f R ep u b lican facu lty read y to in d octrin ate their p u p ils into m in iatu re R u sh L im b au g h s and Bill O 'R eilly s. A n y o n e w ho has atten d ed the s ch o o l o r sat in on classes know s this is untrue. W hile situated in a trad itionally con servative state, the U niversity has a m ore politically liberal atm osphere than the state at large. Sim u ltan eo u sly, by referen cin g Jefferso n D avis, the p ro fe sso r in v o k e s som e o f the d arker chapters in the history of our school and state. T here are seven statues that lin e the South M all: fo rm er p re sid e n ts W oodrow W ilso n and G eo rg e W ashington, C o n fed erate p resid en t Je ffe rso n D a­ vis, C o n fe d e ra te g e n era ls R o b e rt E. L ee and A l­ bert S id n e y Jo h n s o n , P o s tm a s te r G e n e ra l o f the C o n fe d e ra c y Jo h n H. R e a g a n , and fo rm e r Gov. Jam es S. H ogg. C ritics of the statu es (and p resum ­ ably the an ony m ou s O regon p ro fessor) claim that Critics of the statues claim that their existence is a symbol of enduring racism on our campus. Such claims could not be farther from the truth. _____________ The m ain objection to the stat­ u es' existen ce is that they g lo ri­ fy racist m en w hose m orals co n ­ flic t w ith th e in c lu s iv ity and o p e n -m in d e d n e s s th e U n iv e r­ sity is su p p o se d to p ro m o te. It seem s, though, that criticism has been directed not at the choice of m en d ep icted , b u t at th eir a sso ­ ciations. T h e s ta tu e m o st p ro m in e n t­ ly featu red in the S o u th M all is that of G eorge W ashington, w ho asid e from b ein g o u r first p resi­ dent, w as a slav e holder. D irect­ ly to his righ t is ou r 28th p re si­ d en t, W oodrow W ilson — a d e ­ v o u t s e g r e g a tio n is t. If c r itic s w ere tru ly c o n ce rn e d w ith th e ch a ra c te r o f the m en en sh rin ed on cam p u s, certa in ly th ese tw o historical figures w ould be at the cen ter o f the controversy. Instead, opponents such as the anonym ous O regon professor tend to single out those figures w ho stand as sym bols of the Old South, m en like D avis and Lee. To b lin d ly p ain t a w hole era as im m oral is not ju st fo o lish , it also sho w s a p oor stu d y o f h is to ­ ry. Inclu d ed in the C o n fed erates statu es is form er p o stm a ste r g e n eral Jo h n R eagan — a m an w ho, w hile representing Texas as a con gressm an before the war, voted against secession. W h en v iew ed in a b ro a d e r sco p e, the issu e is m ore than ju st a few statues. T he U niversity has several m ore ties to m em bers of the Confederacy. Were it not for L ittlefield, w ho w as the sin gle largest con tribu tor d uring the U n i­ v ersity 's first 50 years, our school would look very different than it does today. Player is a plan II junior THE FIRING LINE Outdated v i ct imh o od M ahala G uevara argued in the Ju ly 24 colum n "A rrested for E quality" that Harvard professor Henry G ates, who turned a p otentially sm all m is­ understanding with Cam bridge police Sgt. Jam es Crow ley into a national catastrop h e," thrust the relationship betw een race and the law into the public eye - which is exactly where it needs to be." If G ates was trying to make som e profound point, then he picked the wrong person to use as an exam ple. USA Today reported that Sgt. Crow ley has taught a class on racial profiling for five years at Low ell Police Academy, and in 1993, he attem pt­ ed to perform m outh-to-m outh resuscitation on beloved C eltics player Reggie Lewis. This d oesn't sound like a man who likes to discrim inate against the black community. It is my desperate hope that A m erican poli­ tics will tire of the idea that our citizens harbor constant feelings of latent racism. M odern-day Am erica has seen the em ergence of incredibly successful political figures, corporate officers, athletes, artists, etc. irrespective of ethnicity and gender. G ates isn 't doing anything progressive for the black com m unity by throw ing a tantrum in front of law enforcem ent. H e's desperately trying to sus­ tain a perceived victim hood that's becom ing as old and outdated as the cassette player. — D oug B edell UT G rad S tu den t LEGALESE ( )pinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. 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Monday, July 27,2009 Museum engages kids’ minds using hands-on exhibits Tun-struction activities cater to blossoming skills o f creativity, imagination By Nathan Batoon Daily Texan Staff Standing at a mock construc­ tion site where a young boy picks up plastic colored balls w ith a pulley and then drops them on a conveyor belt, Janine Sisak said this is the first time she's brought her three-year-old daughter, Eliz­ abeth, to the Austin Children's Museum. "I want the kids to be kids /or as long as possible, so we do a lot of pool stuff, and park stuff and outdoor stuff," Sisak said. "But my daughter is getting to that age where she's ready for a little more educational, hands-on type stuff." Voted one of the "100 Geeky Places to Take Your Kids this Summer" on a "GeekDads" blog post on Wired.com, the Austin Children's Museum has created an atmosphere where children can learn to apply their fresh, creative minds. Children learn about construc­ tion in the "Fun-struction" zone, problem solving in the "Tinker zone" and about the food indus­ try at a mock counter and kitchen made of fake stoves, plastic food and cutlery — where parents can sit and enjoy the role reversal as their children serve them. Julie Almaguer, Austin Chil­ dren's Museum spokeswoman, said the museum's mission is to equip and inspire the next gener­ ation of creative problem solvers. "We open them up to their own creativity," Almaguer said. "Kids are learning how to make things, see how things fit togeth­ er, how things work and they are adding their ow n personal touches, their ow n imagination and their own creativity." On Saturday, tw o knee-high toddlers clad in matching out­ fits, red ribbons bouncing in their hair, worked diligently with their parents at a table overflow ing with a multitude of colored con­ struction paper, yarn and cloth. A sign in the middle of the table simply stated: "clean up." "The whole philosophy of the children's museum is hands-on experience," Almaguer said. C am i F red eric, The A u s ­ tin Children's Museum gallery manager, said she likes w ork­ ing with children and families because it keeps her m entally sharp. "The benefit for me is these kids," Frederic said while work­ ing on Saturday. "I've always en­ joyed kids, and when I walked in here, it just pulled me in." A girl examines a stamp before she finishes her art piece at the Austin Children's Museum Sunday afternoon. The exhibit at the museum attracts kids from across Central Texas to use their young minds. 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Citizens rally for health care Ariel M in | Daily Texan Staff By Brittany Wisch Daily Texan Staff Protesters lined Lavaca Street as U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Aus­ tin, joined government officials and local leaders in a public rally for health care reform Saturday. Organizing for America — formed by the Obama campaign as its outreach program — calls for grassroots support and a uni­ fied voice on health care reform legislation and sponsored the ral­ ly at the AFL-CIO Auditorium on Lavaca Street. More than 200 people for and against universal health care crowded the streets with signs and packed into the auditorium. "I just don't think government- run health care is the answer," said Katrina Boughal. "I hear sto­ ries from people in Canada, and they aren't good.” Universal health care is health care coverage for all eligible res­ idents and often covers medical, dental and mental health care. These programs vary in their structure and funding, and most costs are met by a single-pay­ er health care system or national health insurance. Universal health care is im plem ented in m ost wealthy, industrialized countries, with the one exception being the United States. "I'm on Medicare, and I believe TRICARE. Federal law ensures public access to emergency servic­ es regardless of ability to pay. However, Dogget said 20,000 people died in 2006 because they did not have health insurance. The reason we need health care is because 1.5 million children are w ithout health care in the U nited States. Is that a good enough reason?" — Cindy Flint, protestor everyone should have the same benefits as me," said Luna Caris- ford. "Pm here doing this for my grandchildren." The government currently cov­ ers 27.8 percent of the population through health care programs for the elderly, disabled, military ser­ vice families and veterans, chil­ dren and some of the nation's im­ poverished through Medicare, Medicaid, the State Children's Heath Insurance Program, and "The reason we need health care is because 1.5 million children are without health care in the United States," said Cindy Flint. "Ls that a good enough reason?" Health care reformers want to expand the population that re­ ceives health care coverage, offer more health care providers, im­ prove the quality and decrease the cost of health care in the U.S., Doggett said. "Access to health care should be I T h e D a i l y T e x a n c 4 \ a I ^ f J the right of every American," said State Sen. Kirk Watson, I>Austin. "The state of Texas has the high­ est percent of people and children without health care. We have a cri­ sis that needs to be met." Mike Litt, spokesman for Or­ ganizing for America, says they want to build on the momentum that elected President Obama. "We strive to empower com­ m unities across the country to bring about our agenda of change," Litt said. Doggett is a senior member of the House Ways and Means subcom m ittee on health, has been at the center of the debate on health care and is writing the bill to implement President Obama's goals. Doggett has led the fight in Washington for Texans wanting health care reform, said Andy Brown, Travis County Democrat­ ic Party Chairman. "I think President Obama is do­ ing a good job on health care and we need to get behind them," Dog­ gett said. "We need you and your active involvement. This cause is literally about life and death." S elf-serv e, 2 4 /7 on th e Web at w w w .D ailyT exan O n lin e.com HOUSING RENTAL theBEST DEAL i! 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W eight, Willing ness. W om en Lust A nsw er: B iblical Monday, July 27,2009 T iih D \ m T r \ \ x Sports Editor: f ist i Fa 1 e rt E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.cofn Phone: (512) 232-2210 w w w .dailytexar o n lin e c o m Late goals make hard Impact Tebow voting scandal unworthy of attention By Will Anderson Daily Texan Columnist Sham e o n y o u if y o u h a v e n 't been paying attention to the sport­ ing w orld recently. L ance A rm stro n g cam e back from over three years of retirement to finish an astonishing third place overall at the Tour de France while sim ultaneously setting u p a show ­ d o w n w ith race-w inner A lberto C ontador at next year's G randest Tour by announcing he will form his ow n U.S.-backed team. M ark Buehrle pitched a perfect gam e at the perfect time, catapult­ ing h is W hite Sox into a tie w ith D etroit for first p lace in the AL C entral as the MLB season hits its m ost exciting stride. Mexico p ut on an aggressive m as­ terclass in scoring five times on a young American team in the Gold C up final, setting the table for a fiery confrontation in Mexico's Azteca in the upcom ing World C up qualifier in a gam e that does actually matter — no offense to the Gold Cup. But double sham e on you if all you paid attention to this weekend was the brouhaha over the preseason All-Southeastern Conference team. South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier, the aging sage of the SEC, miscast his vote for the preseason team 's QB position, and the end re­ sult was one less first-place tally for Florida quarterback Tim Tebow. Tebow deserves all the credit in the w orld for leading the G ators to th e national cham pionship last year, b u t does Spurrier deserve all the flak for allegedly snubbing him on a u se le ss preseason roster? A dm ittedly, S p u rrier said the vote w as a fluke, som ehow perpe­ trated by South Carolina Director of Football Operations Jamie Speronis and his shadow y anti-Florida agen­ da. O r at least that's how Spurrier's convoluted, after-the-fact explana­ tion cam e out on Friday. W hether or not you believe Spurrier is a m at­ ter of opinion, but his explanation seems plausible as more and more coaches come out of the w oodwork and admit that they cop to the same practice for preseason votes. S p u r r ie r , th e c o a c h w h o 's know n for telling it as it is, is get­ tin g d o g g ed for a sem blance of d issid e n c e in the a ll-to o -m a n i­ cured w orld of collegiate sports. Does one less vote really m ake that m uch of a difference to Tebow and the H onda faithful? Obviously, it does to the SEC, w hich allowed S pum er to recast his vote and has am ended the official results. W hy should w e care, though? The angst of college football fans is understandable. It's been over six m o n th s since th e last gam e an d everyone is searching, reach­ ing, claw ing for som ething tangi­ ble to hold them over until the sea­ son opens in a few weeks. But sad ind eed is the d ay w e devote the new s cvcle to discussing Tebow's purity or MLS prim a donna Dav id Beckham's fan-inciting antics. Perhaps that's w hat w e've come to. M aybe th a t's all th at's left in this w orld of 15-second soundbites and ticker-tape updates. But that doesn't m ean it's w hat w e should s ta n d for o r accept. A t a tim e w hen m ainstream netw ork new s is divided by supposedly partisan lines into a daunting m onolith of arguing talk show hosts and red ­ faced p u n d its, sports is one area w e should be able to seek solace in, an d the ruckus over S purrier and Tebow just doesn't cut it. Irby's season robbed by injury Jeff Flarwell of the Austin Aztex, center, chases down the ball against the Houston Dyanmo in a U.S. Open Cup game loss. The Aztex gave up two late second half qoals in a 2-2 draw against the Montreal Impact at Nelson Field Saturday night. Aztex doomed to disappointing draw after Montreal goal barrage By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff Three times the linesm an's flag saved the Aztex as M ontreal closed in on the equaliz­ ing goal w ith time w inding dow n in a hectic second half. The fourth time, they w eren't so lucky. Clinging to a 2-1 lead with 12 m inutes to go Saturday night, A ustin survived three w ould-be Im pact goals, each of them ruled o ut for offside, before finally surrendering a heartbreaking equalizer in the final m inute of norm al tim e that barely inched over the goal line before being hacked away. The Im pact barrage came after Austin had taken a quick 2-0 lead w ith tw o second half goals just three m inutes apart But the Az- tex's defensive frailties w ere again exposed as they retreated into a shell and allowed the Impact to charge forw ard at will. After halv­ ing the deficit w ith a 77th m inute strike from P ierre-R udolph M ayard, M ontreal p u t the ball in the net three times in 10 minutes, but to their disbelief saw all three negated by the official's flag. T hen, in w h a t is b ecom ing a freq u en t scene a t N elson Field, A u stin saw its ef­ forts o v er 89 m in u tes u n d o n e in the 90th. Follow ing a 2-1 defeat against Portland in their last hom e gam e that saw A ustin level the m atch w ith an injury tim e goal, only to lose it m o m en ts later, the M ontreal eq u al­ izer h ad an air of inevitability about it. A nd finally it cam e, silencing th e hom e crow d of 2,786 as the ball in ch ed ov er th e goal line and linesm an's flag w ent u p yet again, this tim e signaling a goal instead of anoth ­ er incredible escape. "Y ou ng , n a iv e , silly, s tu p id ," A u stin h ead coach A drian H eath said. "We w ere all of tho se thin gs in th e last 15 m inutes. You go backw ards thinking you're protect­ ing the goal, b u t all y o u 're doing is b ring ­ ing them closer." There w as little foreshadowing of the sec­ o nd h alf's four goal-barrage in the first 45 m inutes of play. Aside from a Montreal siege of the Aztex goal in the eighth minute, which forced goalkeeper Sam Reynolds into three top-quality saves, there w ere m ore bruises than chances in a physical affair that often came close to boiling over. "In the first half, w e w ere the best team on the field," Montreal head coach Marc Dos Santos said. "They got tw o goals out of no­ where, bu t w e reacted very well, we alw ays try to win. In the end, we'll take the point.' The second half, how ever, looked like an entirely different game as A ustin took a quick lead and Montreal launched bodies forward looking to get som ething out of a gam e that w as alm ost o ut of reach. G ifto n N o el-W illiam s' first seaso n in A m erica h a sn 't gone as th e lanky English strik er p lan n ed , w ith m ore tim e sp en t on the tra in er's table than on the pitch. But in his brief forays into the starting lineup, N o­ el-W illiams has sho w n the com bination of pow er and finesse that m ade him a menace in England and Spain, if only in glimpses. Two of those flashes came in quick succes­ sion Saturday night as Noel-W illiams p o w ­ ered hom e the opening goal w ith a far-post header from A.J. G odbolt's com er in the 66th m inute. The striker th en tu rn ed provider, playing G odbolt into the M ontreal box for the A ustin native to finish high into the rriof of the net for a 2-0 lead. The gam e then turned on its head as M on­ treal took the gam e to the Aztex, launching long passes that probed an inexperienced de­ fense. M ayard got the first break, pow ering a ball hom e from 10 yards after a cross into the box fell invitingly to him. H e then broke aw ay from the A u stin d efen se an d b eat R eynolds twice, only to see the checkered flag of the linesm an deny him mid-celebra­ tion. But w ith tim e w inding dow n, M ontre­ al finally m ade one count as Roberto Brown scram bled hom e a com er kick after the ball pinged around the box. "We can 't keep doing this. People d o n 't m ake a career o ut of this gam e by m aking the sam e mistakes," H eath said. "In the end, they ended up w ith five strikers on the field out of desperation an d w e d id n 't know how to cope with it." Penn State primed for another championship Texas tight end Blaine Irby was injured in Texas' 52-10 win over Rice M a y -Lin g Lam | D a ily Texan S taff on Sept. 21. The Texas offense suffered an early blow Friday with the announce­ ment that junior tight end Blaine Irby will miss the entire 2009 season af­ ter failing to recover from a serious knee injury sustained early last year. The Longhorns' lone pass catching threat at the position missed most of 2008's 12-1 run after hurting ligaments and dislocating his nght knee against Rice. All hopes Texas had of Irby returning to tire lineup for any of the 2009 season were dashed Friday after it was determined Irby was not ready for the physical rigors of football. Texas played most of the season without a true tight end, often resorting to five wide receiver sets to get the most out of the passing game. Irby made an impact in the few games he played in, catching 10 passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns. — Michael Sheffield One call could save you hundreds. Do the math. • C o n v e n ie n t lo c a l office • M o n e y - s a v in g d is c o u n ts • Low down payments • M onthly payment plans • 24-hour service and claims • C o v e ra g e available b y p h o n e G E I C O L ocal Office . . , & CALI FOR A FREE K A ifc Q U O T E 732-2211 9041 R esearch Blvd., S uite 240 (A ustin) H w y 183 (a B u rn et Rd„ ab ove B lack-E yed Pea By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff Joe P atern o is back for an o th er y ear at P e n n State, his 44th sea­ son as h e a d coach for the N itta- ny Lions. P atern o h as seen thou­ s a n d s of s tu d e n t a th le te s com e in a n d o u t of C o lle g e P ark as p a rt of 383 w ins. A n d this year, the m ost p o p u ­ lar m an to ever step foot onto the Penn State cam pus looks to be on his w ay to another 10-win season d espite losing m uch of last year's Big 10 C ham pionship team. The p rim ary reasons w hy they sh o u ld b e able to be have anoth­ er successful season are the n i- ab le c o m b in a tio n of the stro n g ta le n t th e N itta n v L ions h a v e to re p la c e th e ir seco n d ary and w id e receiving corps, and an in­ credibly w eak schedule. Penn State should w in its first three gam es bv a com bined m ar­ g in of 100 p o in ts a s th e y face A kron, Syracuse, and Tem ple in consecutiv e w eeks an d then get to ru n all o v e r E astern Illinois later on. S h o u ld th e N itt a n y L io n s w ill b rin g h o m e a seco n d c o n ­ se c u tiv e co n feren ce c h a m p io n ­ s h ip , th e y 'll g et a n o th e r crack at the PAC 10 conference in The G r a n d d a d d y o f T h em A ll, o n N ew Y ear's Dav They w ill be able to reach this g o a l w ith a n o th e r ste lla r se a ­ son from their veteran backfield w hich includes q u arterb ack Da- ry ll C lark , w ho is re tu rn in g for h is s e n io r se a so n a n d ru n n in g back E van R oyster w ho tu rn e d h e a d s w ith a b reak o u t se aso n last year. H ow ever, C lark 's three favor­ ite targ ets are all gone. T he trio of D eon Butler, Derrick W illiams Team nam e: Penn State N ittany Lions H ead coach: Joe Paterno C onference: Big 10 2008 record: 11-2 ijjjk |H f Players to watch: • D aryll C lark — Senior — QB 2008: 2592 p a ssin g yards, 59.8 co m pletio n percentage, 19 passin g to u ch d o w n s, 282 ru sh in g yards, 10 ru sh in g touchdow ns. C lark is another one of the d ual threat quarterbacks w ho can get the job d o ne w ith both his arm and his feet. • N avorro B ow m an — Senior — LB 2008:106 tackles, 4 sacks, 1 interception. B ow m an re tu rn s as the lead in g tackier from 2008 for Penn State an d will be expected to be the leader of a d e­ fense replacing its entire secondary. G am e to w atch: Nov. 11 vs O hio State This gam e should be the closest thing to a Big 10 C ham pion­ ship this year as the Buckeyes come into College Park look­ ing for a little revenge from last y ear's defeat in Colum bus. The w ord on Penn State: A w eak sch ed u le sh o u ld enable the N itta n y Lions to w in at least 10 gam es. D aryll C lark at q u arterb ack an d Evan Royster at run n in g back should m ake u p m ost of the offen­ sive production, b u t an inexperienced secondary com e be­ tw een Penn State an d a chance at the BCS C ham pionship. 2008, and the fans in C ollege Park a re h o p in g th a t Jack C ra w fo rd will be able to com e in as a sop h­ om ore an d co n tin u e to g ive o p ­ pon ents the strong pass rush that Penn State has traditionally had. All of the defensive backs from 2008 are gone, w hich m eans tro u­ ble for Penn State. Fortunately for them , the Big 10 is not too deep at the quarterback position. A n en tire ly n e w crew in the se c o n d ary w ill n e e d som e help from re tu rn in g lin eb ackers N a ­ v a rro B o w m an a n d S ean Lee. B ow m an w as Penn S tate's le a d ­ ing tack ier last y ear a n d Lee is com in g off a knee in ju ry w h ich forced him to m iss all of 2008. To a d d to th e lo sse s o n o f­ fen se a n d d e fe n se , P e n n S tate w ill a ls o b e w ith o u t th e ir r e ­ lia b le p la c e k ick er K ev in K el­ ly, w h o is b e in g re p la c e d by a w alk -o n w h o h as yet to p la y a college football gam e. T h e A sso c ia te d Press Joe Paterno will look to lead the Nittany Lions to their second con­ secutive Big 10 title in 2009. a n d J o r d a n N o r w o o d m a d e C lark 's a n d P a te rn o 's jobs m uch e a s ie r la s t y ear, b u t th e P e n n State faithful are c o n fid en t their re p la c e m e n ts w ill q u ic k ly ste p u p in th e offensive system . O n e of th e re p la c e m e n ts w ill b e s o p h o m o re D e re k M o ye — w h o at 6-feet-5-inches, w on state c h a m p io n s h ip s in h ig h sch o o l in 2 0 0 -m e te r d a s h . A lso , t r y ­ in g to b o o st th e P e n n S tate o f­ fense w ill be so p h o m o re receiv­ er C haz Pow ell. 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T T m c u ^ Q d k e r u T a c o m 5 >h»'*fc I J u s i Uke U v k i n c j / c r y CK o í a n . /4 t i o - / " B ’ve q o o c { r k g Patters ' Life&Arts Editor: E-mail: lifeandarts'idailytexanonhne.com . Phone: (51 www dailytexanonline com * * Cougars give chase to joggers Event remembers former first lady’s life, achievements Wildflower Center hosts l ady Bird Tribute Day featuring videos, tours By Amber Genuske Daily Texan Staff W hen it seem s as th o u g h nothing can survive in the swel­ tering triple-digit weather, The Lady Bird Johnson W ildflower C enter, filled with flourishing plants, is not hurt by the blazing Texas sun. The South Austin reservation was established in 1982 by envi­ ronmentalist and first lady Clau­ dia Taylor "Lady Bird" Johnson. The center hosted the second annual Lady Bird Tribute Day on Sunday in memory of John­ son, who died in 2007. On Ju ly 26, 1968, P resid ent Johnson gave his wife 50 pens that were used to sign 50 differ­ ent conservation, preservation and beautification laws through the Department of the Interior's Appropriations Bill. P resid ent Jo h n son cred ited Lady Bird as the inspiration for the environmental movement — she did much of the heavy lifting for the bill's success by persuad­ ing m em bers o f C ongress and various organizations to support it, said Saralee Tiede, communi­ cations director at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. In an attempt to preserve and restore Texas' natural wildflow- ers, Johnson built the center in 1982 as a research lab, wild plant reservation and public garden. Built on 279 acres, the building's natural stone and the garden's tw isting pathw ays blend into the surrounding landscape. Since its creation, the center has been able to pursue m ulti­ ple conservation efforts such as land restoration and sustainable living. In 2006, it became an or­ ganized research unit of UT. Four decades after the bill was signed, the center dedicates July 26 to celebrate Lady Bird, one of the forerunners in the protection of wildflowers. In memoriam, the wildflower conservation's tribute day fea­ tured vid eos and p o rtra its of the form er first lady, including a p ain tin g by N orm an R o ck ­ w ell. D ocen ts g u id ed g u ests th rou g h the g a rd e n s, w hich contain over 650 native species o f p lan ts from the H ill C o u n ­ ty and South and West Texas. These plants are the central con­ servation focus of the center be­ cause of their continual deple­ tion caused by urbanization. "M rs. Johnson believed it was very im portant to preserve na­ tive plants," Tiede said. "If we lost them — and we do lose them — we lo se ou r re g io n ­ al identity. We lose our sense of place, we lose what she used to call the things that make you feel at hom e.'" The tribute also featured paper artist Joan Son, who encouraged visitors to take part in origami crafting. Son's exhibit, "The Or- agami Diva," is currently on dis­ play at the center. From a rainbow of butterflies pasted onto the wall to three-foot paper cranes posi­ tioned in a cluster on the ground, the exhibit features over 40 pieces of nature-inspired paper art. LaShara J. Nieland and Willa F. Finley, authors of Lone Star W ild flow ers,' and C lifford E. Shackelford, Madge M. Lindsay and C. M ark Klyn, authors of 'Hummingbirds of Texas,' were available to sign their respective books. As a parting gift, guests were given a packet of wildflow­ ers to plant in their own gardens as a reminder of the center 's en­ vironmental efforts. Forty years after her initial in flu ence, Jo h n so n 's en v iron ­ mental endeavors live on in the Wildflower Center. "T h e environm ent, after all, is w here we all m e e t," Lady Bird Johnson once said . "It is not only a mirror of ourselves, but a focusing lens of what we can becom e." j Courtney Livingston leans out for a high-five during the Cougar Classic 5K at The Domain on Sunday. Men were granted a 30-sec- ond head start and women were allowed to chase after them. Maxx Scholten | D aily Texan Staff Whimsical 5K raises money for group lighting sexual violence By Lauren Kusnierz Daily Texan Staff A Sunday morning run is not really un­ usual in Austin — the city is known for being one of the nation's fittest. This Sun­ day's inaugural Cougar Country Classic 5K, however, was slightly different. Hosted at the "Cougar Corridor," oth­ erwise known as shopping center The Domain, the race started out like a nor­ mal 5K — groups of fit men and wom­ en gathered in the morning. They picked up timing chips. They stretched. They chatted with groups of friends before the race's start. What made the Cougar Country Clas­ sic 5K special was its theme: a celebration of the cougars of Austin. For those not aware, a "cougar" is a middle-aged or old woman who pursues significantly younger men — think Demi Moore-Ashton Kutcher or Mrs. Robinson from "The Graduate." In the race, the male participants got a 30-second head start before the "C ou­ gars" (women 36 and older) and "K it­ tens" (35 and under) were released. In addition, the runners were faced with a mid-race obstacle — a Hula-hoop challenge in the first mile of the race, mostly inserted to slow the men down, though runners were free to avoid the ob­ stacle if they were running for time in­ stead of purely for fun. The race was the brainchild of Red Lic­ orice Events partners Erin Truslow and Leilani Perry, who plan events around the motto "sweet and twisted," a reference to Cougars are strong, empowered women, and it's really strong women who find their way to SafePlace." Leilani Perry licorice, Perry's favorite candy. "We want to make sure that we put on the best [5Ks, triathalons] that are fun," Truslow said. "[Many others are] all very well-produced events, but [they're] seri­ ous. We're not very serious ... so we want to create events the have that fun, quirky, twisted edge." Perry and Truslow created Red Lico­ rice Events when the two became friends in 2005 while working for Lance Arm ­ strong's Foundation in California. After both found themselves relocafed in Aus­ tin, everything began pointing toward starting an event organization together, Perry said. The p air's events are also com bined with a desire to help local organizations. This race benefitted SafePlace, an organi­ zation devoted to helping people in situa­ tions of domestic and sexual violence. "SafePlace seemed like a really good fit for th is," Perry said . "C ou g ars are strong, empowered women, and it's re­ ally strong women who find their way to SafePlace." Red Licorice also organizes other events — in all, Perry and Truslow will put on 10 events this year such as the Sweet and Twisted Triathlon, a women-onlv triath­ lon to be held in August. They also co o rd in ate oth er m icro ­ events such as weddings and galas. Ac­ cording to Truslow, though, the pair ex­ cels at its bigger events like the C ou ­ gar 5K. This was evident from the race, which was well planned with clearly la­ beled track. It started early enough in the morning that it wasn't until the mid­ dle of the race that the humidity began to be felt. The race participants seemed to be as eager about the cougar theme as the cre­ ators. Several women donned leopard print tops while men wrote their first name and phone number on their backs. Other men scribbled phrases like "C ou ­ gar Kibble" on their bodies. The most noticeably enthusiastic par­ ticipant was Mary Liz Boston, who won the title of "Q ueen of the Cougars" by com pleting a cougar-related trivia chal­ lenge at the race pre-party. Her royal du­ ties included opening the race wearing a tiara and sash while riding in the back of a Mercedes convertible. Overall, the Cougar 5k was a fun event that is definitely keeping Austin weird, and as Perry put it, hopefully it's slated to become the "next Austin cult classic." Video of Cougar Country Classic 5K runners Raunchy show attempts to rekindle the flame of Austin’s unique culture Horticulturist of the Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center, Phillip Schulze, checks on plants at the top of a tower on Ladybird Johnson Tribute Day Sunday. Maxx Scholten ¡ D aily Texan Staff Drunk crowd laps up the obscenity laced music, comedy o f‘Variety Show’ By Jordan Turk Daily Texan Staff Just when you thought Aus­ tin was slowly bleeding out its old, unique character, a show of epic insanity designed to "bring back a little bit of what Austin used to b e" pulls you out from the depths of coffee .shop chains. "T h e Troy D illin g e r V ariety Show " owned Saturday night at the U.S. Art Authority, located next to Spider House. The crowd was drunk before 9 p.m. and ready for a night of hilarity. H o p p in g o n to th e s ta g e , D illinger, the host for the eve­ ning, welcomed the crowd with a smile and a lot of f-bombs. D illinger gets a little em otion­ al when he starts talking about the purpose and history of the show . It's h is w ish to retu rn som ething u n iq u e and som e­ thing com p letely A u stin back to a city that som etim es seem s to be on the brink of forgetting its identity, he said. Starting off the variety show was the cabaret, punk, Texas- sw ing style band of "M istress S te p h a n ie and H er M e lo d ic C a t." T h o u gh the sty le co m ­ b in a tio n s m ig h t s o u n d o ff- p u ttin g , in re a lity , the band w as an insane am ou nt of fun to w atch, esp ecially the in te r­ actio n s of M istress S tep h an ie and her b o a-w earin g , ab ov e- the-knee-boots-stom ping, fish- n e ts -a n d -la c e - r o c k in g m a le cou nterpart, "K itty." After a brief interlude of O n­ ion N ews N etw ork videos, lo­ cal com edian Bryan G utm ann was n ext to the sta g e . O v e r­ all, G utm ann was very funny. H ow ever, this view w as not shared by the raging drunk in the third row, who cajoled and insulted him up until the very end, ruining what would have otherw ise been a pleasant set. The game-show portion of the variety show involved massive am ounts of sex, exploring the spectrum of mere innuendo to full-on orgasms. From b oyfriends eating p iz­ za off of their girlfriend s' laps to a ctin g ou t a scen e from a low -budget porno, sex was ev­ eryw here, and it was hilarious. For the final round, contestant were told to act out their best fake orgasm . M ost of the men when finished, fell to the floor. "I don't know why all the guys keep dying after they prgasm," Dillinger remarked on stage. T he ra u n ch iest p art of the show came when The Bat City Bom bshells took to the stage. A local burlesque troop, these w om en knew how to work a crowd. Those who had n't seen pasties since Lil Kim at the Vid­ eo M usic Awards circa 1999 got an eye-opening surprise while watching the group perform. The show was a blast, though those offended or not otherwise entertained by a dose of campy h u m o r ou g h t to stay hom e. W here else in Austin can you find sin ging cats, com ed ians, game shows, and burlesque all under one roof? The next "The Troy D illinger V ariety S h o w " is on Frid ay, A u g u st 21 st at th e U .S. A rt Authority. Local musician Chris Hawkes performs at the Spiderhouse Variety show on Saturday. The show included several artists and lasted until 2 a.m. M axx Scholten D aily Texan Staff ' v ! ■ WEt "(500) Days of Summer" review