_ ‘ i OSV.i '3 • ^ 3 0 N Í A f i j L t n i i Monday, October 18,2004 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com T o d a y 's N e w s ELEC TIO N 2004 The early bird gets the vote Andrea Bachhuber-Beam, a Spanish and history sophom ore, paints 'Vote' on governm ent freshman Alex Chang's face while Michael Fritz, a philosophy freshman, prepares with them for the University Dem ocrats' sleepover on the West Mall on Sunday night. Below, Katie Naranjo a first year governm ent and public relations major, adds color to the evening by applying patriotic ribbon to the statue in front of the Undergraduate Library. Rob S tro n g | Daily Texan Staft Benson leads Texas to win With the Longhorns’ quarterbacks struggling, running back Cedric Benson and the offensive line led Texas to a 28-20 victory over Missoug on Saturday. SEE PAGE 1C STATE & LOCAL Sugar Land tom over D e la y Though the suburb is dotted with Bush-Cheney placards, some residents are weary of DeLay. SEE PAGE 5C Meai delivery more than lunch For Meals on Wheels recipients and employees, a hot plate signifies friendship and care. SEE PAGE 1B WORLD & NATION U.S. troops hit Fallujah hard Airstrikes and tank fire pounded the insurgent stronghold Sunday, blocking a main road. SEE PAGE 3A U N f V E R S I T / Pride Week ends with party Homecoming king and queen were crowned at the event at the end of a week of hard work. SEE PAGE 6A ENTERTAINMENT Gospel show at Zachary Scott "Crowns" is complete with a live house band that gets the audience out of their seats. SEE PAGE 4B TODAY'S WEATHER Low 72 H ig h 92 Sklar wants to push your film and agitate your tanks. Index World & Nation......... 3A O p in io n ..................4A ' University............... 6A Focus..................... 1B Classifieds 2B Com ics................... 3B Entertainment........4-5B Sports................ 1-4C State & Local............ 5C Volume 105, Number 33 25 cents 44 People sleep out all night waiting for concert tickets. We want to show them that we can get just as excited about voting. E m ily Cadik, sp o k e sw o m a n for U n ive rsity D e m o crats University Democrats host UGL slumber party to be first in line to cast ballots By Becky Moseley Daily Texan Staff Early voting began this morn­ ing in Travis County, and the University Democrats want to be the first in line to cast their ballots. Starting Sunday night at 9:30 p.m., the University Democrats sponsored an all-night slumber party in front of the Undergraduate Library called Voterama. The UGL is one of many early voting loca­ tions. "We w ant raise aw are­ to ness about early voting," said Emily Cadik, spokeswoman for University Democrats. "People sleep out all night waiting for con­ cert tickets. We want to show them that we can get just as excited about voting." The group expected at least 100 people, said Marcus Ceniceros, University Democrats president, and there were about 40 by 10 p.m. Twenty people said they planned to stay the whole night. "After voting at 7 a.m., we are going to go sleep or maybe to class," Cadik said. Early voting began at 7 a.m. and will continue for two weeks, through Oct. 29. Travis County has 22 permanent early voting locations as well as a number of mobile locations. During early vot­ ing, anybody registered to vote in Travis County can vote at any of these locations, regardless of what precinct they are registered in. DEMS continues on page 5A Hellraisers, MIC to work together No complaint will be filed regarding controversial party By Noelene Clark Daily Texan Staff An agency of the Multicultural Information Center said it will not file a formal complaint against the Longhorn Hellraisers for a cow­ boys and Native Americans party that some UT students found offensive. Nathan Heinsohn, the director of the Longhorn American Indian Council, said last week he was con­ sidering filing a complaint with the dean of students, but said Sunday he has decided to take less severe action. The Daily Texan published an article Wednesday about the Multicultural Information Center's alleged intentions to file a complaint about the party. Monica Culver, an MIC employee who attended the party, told the Longhorn American Indian Council she thought it Was offensive. After the article was published, the MIC met with the Hellraisers, and now says the situation might actually be beneficial for both orga­ nizations. "It's been in a positive light, because we now have a relation­ ship with the Hellraisers, and it's a good relationship," Heinsohn said. He said because the Hellraisers were cooperative, the MIC will only send a formal letter to the group, and possibly UT President Larry Faulkner, documenting why they found the party offensive. The organizations will meet again to discuss racial issues and prepare a diversity seminar for November, Heinsohn said. "We see now that there was a pos­ sibility that we may have offended people by the party, where we didn't see that before," said Hellraisers spokesman Christian Dietering, a marketing and radio-television-film senior. "I think both sides agree that we see this as kind of a posi­ tive thing now, because now we're involved with the MIC." The Daily Texan has received 10 letters to the editor in two days on the subject, all but one criticizing the idea of filing a formal com­ plaint. "We didn't run most of them, because they contained attacks, which I considered personal," said Ben Heath, the Texan's editor-in- chief. Despite the letters, Heinsohn said the incident should be taken seriously. "There's been a lot of talk about how if only one person is offended, it shouldn't ruin an entire group's reputation, but more than one per­ son was offended here, Heisohn PARTY continues on page 5A Voters have option to cast vote by mail, by car or at station By Jeff Squire Daily Texan Staff Early voting starts today in Texas, and registered voters can cast their ballots for the Nov. 2 election at poll­ ing stations, by mail or even from their cars. "Curbside voting" allows voters who have difficulty walking or stand­ ing for long periods of time to call ahead and have an election official bring a ballot to the street. The » Locatiom For a list of places where you can vote early. cam paigns are also hitting the pavem ent — or at least the phones — to encourage their constituents to vote early. Workers for President George W. Bush's campaign have started going door to door to remind their supporters to get out early. Bush and Sen. John Kerry's campaigns have started diving into their phone banks. See page 5A "Statistically speaking, given a person's average dav, the chances of something coming up on Election Day and them not being able to vote are pretty high," said Alexis DeLee, a spokeswoman for the Republican Party' of Texas, which runs the Bush campaign in Texas. She said early voting is important, because the 12 extra days give every­ one a chance to vote. A spokesman for the Kerry cam­ paign, who refused to be named, said it does more than that. He said it gives the campaign a chance to focus its efforts to see where and how it can improve. The campaign will be monitoring elections online and from voting stations, where it will install pollsters to see how Kerry is doing. By taking names at those polls, he said, the campaign w on't waste time calling someone who's already voted, and it can estimate Election Day turn­ out. DeLee declined to discuss specific Republican political strategy. Timothy Fackler, a political science lecturer, said historically, early voting has established no predictable trends and can be both a convenience and a nuisance for campaigns. "It's a dicey thing to try and predict turnout from the early vote," Fackler said. While early voting lets the parties spread their efforts and message over two weeks, it creates inefficiencies when they campaign to people who have already voted. Many smaller campaigns in Texas have opted out of monitoring the early vote to save Dave Grems crosses the finish line and receives a yellow rose at the Lance Armstrong Foundation's Ride for the Roses at the Travis County Exposition Center on Sunday. Grems survived tes­ ticular cancer 23 vears ago. The Ride for the Roses brought 6,500 partici­ pants to Austin. R o b S tro n g Daily Texan Staff Jerem y B a lk in | Daily Texan Statt VOTING Continues On page 5A Indian group honors anniversary Student organization celebrates golden year with talent show By Tama Swan Daily Texan Staff Girls jum ped and screamed with joy as Sameer Kulkami's per­ formance came to an end Friday night. In honor of the Indian Students Association's 50th anniversary, the group hosted a culture and talent show, which included acts from the University's Hip Hop Culture group and 15 Indian fraternities. Roses ride through Austin Kulkarni, an MBA graduate stu­ dent, has performed solo for seven semesters in a row. Symbols of Indian culture, such as saris — colored green, orange and white — and chicken curry, flanked the area in front of the Tower on Friday night, as more than 500 stu­ dents celebrated cultural diversity. "When you ask people how old our organization is, they will guess two years or 10 years. They don't know it's been around for 50," said Sri Prabhu, ISA president. Organizers invited several non- Indian organizations, but only Hip INDIAN continues on page 5A ISA F a c ts • Indian Student Association started in 1954 and today has more than 500 members. • Largest student organization at the University. • Events include Festival of India, National Ghandi Day of Service, Student Hunger Awareness Week, Religious Forum and ISA Talent Show. • Goal is to integrate UT Indian com m unity with cam­ pus and promote cultural awareness. Source: Indian Student Association MONDAY, OCTOBER 18,2004 A R O U N D CAMPUS I OCTOBER 18 & 19 T h e D a i l y T e x w Hairv man bares it all HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND PREVENTION FAIR, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., in front of Gregory Gym Several tables will be set up to present information and educate students about HIV and AIDS for AIDS Awareness Month. Sponsored by Texas STATIC. UT AMATEUR RADIO CLUB, 7 p.m., RLM 7.114. Those interested in amateur (ham) radio are invited to attend. Club Web page: nSxu. ae.utexas.edu. SEMESTER IN LOS ANGELES INFORMATION SESSION, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., CMA 5.160. Communication Career Services will answer ques­ tions about academic require­ ments, coursework, internships, residence life, tuition and scholar­ ships. Applications for the summer 2005 session are due Nov. 30. EARLY VOTING CONTEST, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m., UGL. After cast­ ing your early vote, vote for your favorite registered student orga­ nization. The winning organiza­ tion will receive $300 from the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation, www.annettestrauss. org. HUMAN RIGHTS - CONFERENCE Call Event, 12:15 p.m. -1:15 p.m., LBJ School third-floor media room. LeRoy Potts, Deputy Director of the Office of Country Reports and Asylum Affairs at the U.S. Department of State will be answering student questions regarding human rights and public policy. same day. h ttp j/www.hrc.utexas. edu. 471-8944. AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION, 7 p.m., UTC 4.122. General meeting featuring Stephanie Bittner of Continental Airlines. Dinner will be provided by PF Chang's! SEMESTER IN LOS ANGELES Information Session, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., CM A 5.160. Communication Career Services will answer ques­ tions about academic require­ ments, coursework, internships, residence life, tuition and scholar­ ships. Applications for the summer 2005 session are due Nov. 30. HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION Information Class, 4 p.m. - 5 p.m., SSB 2.204. No registration required. Sponsored by University Health Services. PAGAN STUDENT ALLIANCE MEETING, 7 p.m., SZB 286. All pagan, pagan-curious and pagan- friendly folks are welcome. FREE YOGA CLASS, 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m., Texas Union Eastwoods Room. Wear loose clothing, and don't eat three hours before the class. Call Chris 217-1380 w ith any questions. FOREIGN POLICY COUNCIL WEEKLY MEETING, 7 p.m., MEZ 2.124. News, discussion, analysis, debate. Everyone is invited. FRANCOPHONE FILM FESTIVAL: "LES INVASIONS BARBARES," 7:30 p.m., Texas Union Theater. Winner of the 2004 Oscar for Best Foreign Film, this film portrays the final months in the life of a hedonis­ tic professor, who tries to make amends with friends and family. CACTUS YEARBOOK PORTRAIT SITTINGS begin, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m., CMC 3.302. Continues through Oct. 29. Graduating Seniors wanting to take cap and gown photos need to call 471 -9190 for a reservation, but all other students need only walk in for their class photos. Don't miss the chance to be in UT's first all­ color yearbook! STUDENT GOVERNMENT MEETINGS, 7 p.m., SSB G1.310. Discussion of campus issues and events. EXHIBIT OPENS, Harry Ransom Center. Free, http'J/www.hrc. utexas.edu. 471-8944. "MIGUEL COVARRUBIAS: MEXICO’S RENAISSANCE MAN", 7 p.m., Harry Ransom Center. Free, but limited seating. "Miguel Covarrubias: A Certain Clairvoyance" exhibit opens the For more events, visit www.daiiytexanonline.com today! To submit your event to this calendar, send your inform ation to aroundca mpus@dailytexanonline.com or call 471 -4591. This newspaper was printed with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Publications. T he D aily T exan Permanent Staff .......................... . . 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Austin TX 78713-8904, or to TSP Building C3 200. or call 471-5083 POSTMASTER Send address changes to The Daily Texan, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713 1 0 / 1 8 / 0 4 560 00 ' 20 00 Texan Ad Deadlines W ednesday M onday Tuesday.......... W ednesday, 12 p.m. Thursday............ Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday Friday, 12 p.m Cia*«ha0 woro AOs (la# Buitnesa Day Pnor to Publication) 11 am Monday, 12 p.m. I ......Tuesday, 12 p.m 1 I i Bare Weber shows o ff his winning body hair for the judges in the "hairiest man competition" at the Hairy Man Festival in Round Rock on Saturday afternoon. Weber was awarded a cruise among other prizes. Joe Buglewicz ¡ Daily Texan Staff Bare Weber wins hairy man contest a t annual festival By Victoria Rossi Daily Texan Staff Bare Weber tore apart his w hite T-shirt, shocking a crowd of parents and children and revealing a body covered in the fuzz that would win him this year's title of “The Hairy M an." W eber's antics formed the final part of Round Rock's 10th annual Hairy Man Festival, a children's event and fund-raiser for local charities. "M y mom couldn't keep clothes on me till I was nine/' Weber said. “The hair came later." Though the Hairy Man Festival normally hosts about 10 contestants, this year's con­ test only had four. Third place Tanto Qruuz said society has caused men to be ashamed of their hair, and potential con­ testants must have been intim­ idated by his friend Weber. "They chickened o u t," Qruuz said. "They must have seen Bare." NEWS NOTES UNIVERSITY Socialist organization hosts conference, speaker On Saturday, Oct. 23, the International Socialist Organization will be sponsoring the Southwest Socialist Conference 2004 on the UT campus. The conference will include a book fair, activist tables, an after­ party and workshops, sessions and dialogues dealing with topics from imperialism to civil rights. Attending the conference will be special guest speaker Alan Maass a Chicago native and the editor of Socialist Worker Newspaper, the official mouthpiece of the International Socialist Organization. Maass is also a regular contribu­ tor to CounterPunch Online, a highly popular political newsletter, and the author of "The Case for Socialism." Registration for the conference begins at 10 a.m. in Parlin 206. A $5 donation is requested. — Colin Kalmbacher Student groups can win money by getting vote out The student organization that turns out the most voters Monday, the first day of early vot­ ing, will receive $300 from the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Participation. The Institute will set up a table near the early voting location on campus — the Undergraduate Library — for students, faculty and In many ways a typical small town fair with moon walks, face painting and peach cob­ bler, the Hairy M an Festival focused on a local legend. Round Rock citizens often speak of a squatter who lived alone by Brushy Creek. Considering the land his pri­ vate property, the man would hang from trees to scare stage­ coaches away. Eventually, one of the coaches ran over him, but his spirit is said to haunt the surrounding area. Terri Allman, festival opera­ tions coordinator, said the Hairy Man legend was chosen as the festival's theme because of its proximity to Halloween. W hat adults considered a piece of Round Rock folklore, chil­ dren thought of as "a spooky Halloween story." "Hairy man is very unique to our com m unity and our area, so it just seemed like a fun thing to do." said Gwen King, a local historian. With this legend in mind, the Brushy Creek W omen's Forum teamed up with the Brushy C reek M unicipal U tilities District to sponsor the pre- Hallow een festival. Proceeds the W illiam son benefited County Children's Advocacy Center and area food banks. Local nonprofit organizations were also encouraged to spon­ sor games and food booths to raise m oney for themselves. Allman said the festival prob­ ably raised around $2,700 and drew about 5,000 people. The largely festival w as the result of the efforts of 15 women from the Brushy Creek W omen's Forum w ho began planning six m onths ago. Allman said the event has become an integral part of the Round Rock community. “People in the surrounding neighborhood look forward to this ‘festival evety year," she said. But the Hairy Man Festival did n't ju st draw attendees from the surrounding area. Weber drove 50 miles from his hometown in Page, Texas to participate in the event. Though he may have com e for the grand prize, a four- day cruise for two, Weber has participated in the festival for the last five years and brings his kids. "I just wish my oldest daugh­ ter could have com e," he said, "Sh e's pretty hairy, too." staff to visit after they vote in the election. There they can vote for their favorite student organization. Anyone registered in Travis County can vote for an organiza­ tion, and they don't have to be a member, according to a statement from the Institute. The contest is only open to offi dally registered student organiza­ tions at the University. Lilly Rockwell STATE & LOCAL Firefighters reprimanded for hosing incident FORT WORTH — A veteran firefighter from the Southlake Department of Dublic Safety has been fired for supervising the hos­ ing down of the Southlake Carroll band and color guard, injuring 13 students. Also, a firefighter was suspended without pay for 120 days, and a fire captain was given a one-day sus­ pension without pay for involve­ ment in the Aug. 4 event in the parking lot of Carroll High School. Fire Lt. Jeff Powell, a 14-year vet­ eran, was fired Wednesday. "In the city of Southlake, our supervisors are held to a higher level of accountability,"Rick Black, city DPS director, said in Saturday's Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Firefighter Clif Altom was given the 120-day suspension, and Fire Capt. Altom was operating the water gun that sprayed the stu­ dents, according to DPS reports. Starr assigned the event. Judge to approve Jiffy Lube settlem ent for drivers An Oklahoma judge is poised to approve a settlement of class- action lawsuits by drivers who say they were cheated when Jiffy Lube International Inc. added surcharges to their oil-change bills over the past five years. The settlement would close at least nine pending class-action cases from California to New Jersey — a similar accord has been reached in a New York case. Some customers would get $5 off their next oil change. The three law firms that negotiated with Houston- based Jiffy Lube would split $2.75 million. Some attorneys are trying to kill the nationwide deal, however, calling it a sham that would short­ change millions of customers. They plan to ask a state district judge in Tahlequah, Okla., to reject the deal at a hearing Nov. 17. * At issue is an "environmental sur­ charge" that ranged from 80 cents to $ 1.25 added to the price of an oil change at Jiffy Lube's 400 com­ pany-owned stores from late 1999 until April. Some but not all the 1,800 Jiffy Lubes owned by franchi­ sees also charged fees, according to the company. Jiffy Lube won't say how many customers paid the charge, which the company stopped imposing after customer complaints and several lawsuits. The company said there were 30 million oil changes performed last year at Jiffy Lube shops, including franchise stores. — The Associated Press — AP #1 College Sk! a Board W eek It’s Vegetarian Week at Alpine Bagel Cafe comer of University & Dean Keeton Buy any veggie sandwich o r w ra p (jerry Garcia, Hum m us Is Among Us, G et Your Veggies), and receive a FREE 21 o z. fountain drink. SMI 20 Mountains al £., ‘ v 5 Has arts lor Price ol 1 » ^ ' Breck m Beavercreek. Arapahoe B a s lh ^ ^ ^ lS l a Kevstone u . s k il 1-800-SKI-WllD In Austin 469-0999 600 W est 28th #102 4 TOMORROW'S WEATHER High Low 71 ^ 94 Muffin 1: "Wow, It's hot in this oven" Muffin 2:'Ah! That muffin is talking!!" CAMPUS PROFILE: Fred R ichardson, U nion B u ild in g D ire cto r Fred Richardson was once a prison counselor and is now the building monitor of the Texas Union. He's watched over every corner of the building for 19 years, he said. "I'm the only big, black and bald-head guy with a tie in the Union," he said. Richardson, who patrols with a walkie-talkie, said he mostly makes sure students, employee and guests are safe. He's also the first per­ son students talk to when they have problems, such as lost items. The Union is open until 3 a.m. everyday. — Alice Wu ODDITIES Bank clerk's bulletproof smile deflects w ould-be robbers ZAGREB, Croatia — A bank clerk didn't need a weapon to ward off a would-be robber. When the masked man pulled out a gun, she just laughed in his face. The suspect was so humiliated, he ran away. The bungled holdup occurred Thursday at a small bank on Zagreb's main square, police said. The 31-year-old clerk, identified only as Martina S., "laughed aloud" at the threat from the bandit, because she knew she was protected by a bul­ letproof glass, said Gordana Vulama, a police spokeswoman. After cackling at the thief, she coolly picked up the phone to call police, Vulama said. The failed robber spun around and fled the scene, police said. Police are searching for the suspect, Vulama said. — The Associated Press CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Ben Heath (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Brandi Grissom (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2206 news@dailytexanonline.com Features Office: (512) 471-8616 features@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Office: (512) 232-2209 entertainment@ dailytexanonline. com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanoi iline.coi n Web Editor: onlineeditor@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 4 / 1-1865 retail@mail.tsp.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classified@mail. tsp.utexas.edu The Texan strives to present all inform ation fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline. com. www.dailytexanonline.com W ire Editor: Robert Inks Phone: (512 ) 232-2215 W ORLD BRIEFS Israel calls refugee camp raid operation a success JEBAUYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip — Israel's military said Saturday that its 17-day incur­ sion into the northern Gaza Strip struck a heavy blow against Palestinian militants routinely firing makeshift rockets into the country's southern region. Palestinian residents, however, accused the army of wanton destruction, saying the broad mili­ tary offensive targeted densely populated areas never used to launch rockets. At least 110 Palestinians — including dozens of civilians — were killed, making this the bloodiest military offen­ sive in northern Gaza in four years of fighting. Early Sunday the Israeli army m oved elsewhere in the volatile territory, as 10 tanks and three bulldozers entered the Rafah refugee camp, near the Egyptian border. The army said the incur­ sion was aimed at rooting out weapons sm uggling tunnels in the area. No casualties were reported. Jordan indicts al-Zarqawi on chemical plot charges AM MAN, Jordan — Jordan's military prosecutor indicted Abu M usab al-Zarqawi, one of the most wanted insurgents in Iraq, and 12 other alleged Muslim militants Sunday for an alleged al-Qaida linked plot to attack the U.S. Embassy in Am m an and Jordanian government targets with chemical and conventional weapons, go v­ ernment officials said. Four suspects, including al- Zarqawi, are still at large and will be tried in absentia, the officials said. The trial was expected to begin in early to mid November. Al-Zarqawi and hisTawhid and Jihad group are blamed for a string of bom bings and other attacks in Iraq. Compiled from Associated Press reports & N aj T h e D a il y T ex \ n U.S. troops hammer Fallujah By Robert H. Reid The Associated Press shell BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. troops pounded the insurgent strong­ hold Fallujah with airstrikes and tank fire Sunday, and the Iraqi government appealed to residents of the city to expel "foreign terror­ ists" and "murderers" to prevent an all-out attack. A m ortar exploded Sunday ata Baghdad sports stadi­ um minutes before Prime Minister Ay ad Allawi arrived to inspect a cash-for-weapons program for Shiite fighters. Insurgents, mean­ while, ambushed and killed nine Iraqi policemen as they were returning home from a training course in Jordan. Throughout the crackle of autom atic w eapons fire and the thud of artillery echoed across Fallujah, 40 miles w est of Baghdad, as fighting between American troops and insurgents raged on the eastern and southern edges of the city, the day, witnesses’said. Clashes blocked the main road leading to Baghdad, and plumes of smoke rose above the flat- roofed houses in the city's Askari and Shuhada neighborhoods in eastern and southern Fallujah. Witnesses said a Humvee was seen burning in the eastern edge of the city, and hospital officials reported three civilians were killed. There was no casualty report from the U.S. military. American forces have stepped up attacks around Fallujah since peace talks between the Iraqi gov­ ernment and Fallujah clerics broke down last Thursday after city leaders rejected Allawi's demand to hand over "foreign terrorists," including Jordanian-born extrem­ ist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. insist Fallujah al- clerics Zarqaw i, w hose Tawhid and Jihad m ovem ent has claimed responsibility for multiple sui­ cide car-bombings and hostage beheadings, is not in the city. Anja Niedringhaus | Associated Press A n Iraqi w o m a n kneels for prayers as a U.S. A rm y soldier g u a rd s th e Syrian Christian C h u rch prior to a church service in Baghdad, Iraq, o n Sunday. Fallujah fell under the control of hardline Islamic clerics and their armed followers after U.S. Marines lifted a three-week siege in late April. As the Iraqis try to reach a peace­ ful end to the Fallujah standoff, the U.S. military is believed to be draft­ ing plans for an all-out assault on the city if negotiations fail. Study says wealth gap widened after recession By Genaro C. Armas The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The enor­ mous wealth gap between white families and blacks and Hispanics grew larger after the most recent recession, a private analysis of government data finds. White households had a medi­ an net worth of greater than $88,000 in 2002, 11 times more than Hispanics and more than 14 times that of blacks, the Pew Hispanic Center said in a study being released today. Blacks were slowest to emerge from the economic downturn that started in 2000 and ended early in 2001, the report found. Net worth accounts for the values of items such as a home and car, checking and savings accounts, and stocks, minus debts such as mortgage, car loans and credit card bills. Greater wealth means a greater ability to weather a job loss, emer­ gency home repairs, illness and other unexpected costs, as well as being able to save for retirement or a child's college tuition. According to the group's analy­ sis of Census Bureau data, nearly one-third of black families and 26 percent of Hispanic families were in debt or had no net assets, compared with 11 percent of white families. "Wealth is a measure of cumu­ lative advantage or disadvan­ tage," said Roderick Harrison, a researcher at the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies, think tank that a Washington focuses on black issues. "The fact that black and Hispanic wealth is a fraction of white wealth also reflects a history of discrimina­ tion." After accounting for inflation, net worth for white households increased 17 percent between 1996 and 2002 and rose for Hispanic homes by 14 percent to about $7,900. It decreased for blacks by 16 percent, to roughly $6,000. Regardless of race and ethnicity, the median net worth for all U.S. households was $59,700 in 2002, a 12 percent gain from 1996. Only white homes recouped all their losses between 2001 and 2002. Both Hispanics and blacks lost nearly 27 percent of net worth between 1999 and 2001; the next year Latinos had gained almost all back (26 percent) though blacks were up only about 5 percent. Only relatively recently were large numbers of blacks and Hispanics able to make invest­ ments and accumulate wealth. They were slower to enter the stock market during the 1990s rush and then had less of a cush­ ion when the market began its decline in 2000. Another factor affecting dispari­ ties is that whites are far more like­ ly to own their homes; homeown- ership is among the most common ways to build wealth. figures Census released in August showed the national medi­ an household income remained basically flat between 2002 and 2003 at $43,318. Median incomes for whites ($47,800) and blacks ($29,600) also were stagnant, while the median income for Hispanics fell about 2 percent to $33,000. 3A Monday, October 18, 2004 NATION BRIEFS Thousands lining up, some collapsing, for flu vaccine SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Seventy-year-old Homer Fink spent eight hours sitting next to a supermarket Halloween display to get a flu shot that he wasn't able to get at five other places. "I've had five bypasses and six stents in me now. I need the shot," said Fink, who got the third spot in line by arriving at 1 a.m. Friday for a clinic scheduled to start at 9 a.m. at the Kroger store. The scene was repeated across the country as the nation's sud­ denly limited supply of flu vaccine was drained. People lined up at pharmacies and supermarkets in the middle of the night: old folks with oxygen tanks, sleeping children bundled up in strollers, people in wheelchairs. Some collapsed in exhaustion. In the San Francisco area, a 79- year-old w om an died Thursday from head injuries after collapsing from exhaustion. Park rangers discover body matching possible arsonist's YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Park rangers Saturday discov­ ered a body that resembles a man suspected of setting a 2,000-acre fire in Yosemite National Park, authorities said. Rangers in a helicopter spotted the body in the Hetch Hetchy basin nearTiltill Valley, less than a quar­ ter mile from where the fire was originally ignited, according to park spokesman Scott Gediman. The body was sent to a medical examiner to determine its identity and the cause of death. 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For the past three Sundays, discussion dur­ ing our board's w eekly meetings has focused on who we would endorse for president. We disturbed our neighbors with rather childish names for John Kerry. We fought loudly over the ideals behind voting and the meaning of an endorsement. And w e never reached an easy peace. We could all agree that President Bush has to go. The Bush a d m i n i s t r a t i o n s claim that Saddam Hussein was restarting a vast nuclear w eapons program ignored the input of many of the most respected nuclear experts in the U.S. governm ent. Vtore than 1,000 Am erican soldiers have died for this oversight, and the United States continues to fight a w ar that has no defi­ Bush's record doesn't look any better on this side of the nite exit strategy. Atlantic. A draft report from the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights w rit­ ten in September 2004 took the administration to task for its domestic policy. "President Bush," the report claims, "has neither exhibited leadership on pressing civil rights issues nor taken actions to match its rhetoric." This problem is particularly obvious regarding gay rights. President Bush has opposed laws extending hate crime and em ploym ent opportunity laws to protect homosexuals. His endorsement of a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage in his last state of the union address was essentially an open attack on the gay community. Finally, this administration has displayed a terrifying tendency toward secrecy and surveillance. The Patriot Act, which Bush supports, has allowed the federal government to hold non-citi­ zens for weeks, sometimes without filing charges. Also, Attorney General John Ashcroft, a Bush appointee, instructed federal officials to interpret the federal Freedom of Information Act as narrowly as possible. The average citizen's relationship with the governm ent is worse than it was four years ago. His or her access to information has been significantly curtailed. It's easy to talk about ditching Bush. It's much harder to say who should replace him. Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., did not vote against the war in Iraq. Fie did not vote against the Patriot Act. Despite repeating the phrase often in the three presidential debates, Kerry has not told us "exactly how" he's going to do anything. The Bush-Cheney campaign itself offers the best endorsement for John Kerry: He changes his mind. When it became increasingly obvious that the w ar in Iraq was based on faulty intelligence and downright ignorance, Kerry was willing to call out the administration. As law enforcement officers began using anti-terrorism powers to create an unsettling culture of sur\ e ilia nee in America, Kerry attacked the way the Patriot act is used. Far from being a mindless flip-flopper, Kerry has proven that he is w illing to listen to public input. Kerry's brand of flip-flop­ ping would be a welcome change from an administration that simply refuses to admit mistakes or accept any responsibility for the disaster zone it has created in the Middle East. It's about time that someone in the W hite House has an open mind. United States. The Daily Texan endorses John Kerry for president of the i I O T h e Undecided S ta t« c£ A*>er-ica KN)o l o Ho U I T TVftMj OUTu L t ~ r TWfc OF Ü Í Left should look to Australia By Clint Rainey Daily Texan Columnist Comparative politics are not something Americans do a lot of, seeing as how we think we were the first to get the whole democracy thing right. But, there is something to be learned from fellow democracies, such as a les­ son on. campaign etiquette. Case and point: Australia. The Australians made history last weekend by re-electing John Floward to a historic fourth term as prime minister after a tight and divisive campaign w ar with his opponent, Mark Latham, that more than once conjured up images of the U.S. presidential race. Not a prefect match, but there are some eerie similarities: Australian voters had two options — John Howard, the conservative incumbent who defends the war in Iraq, brought the country out of economic decline, is anti-abor­ tion and opposes gay rights, or Mark Latham, the anti-war chal­ lenger from the Labor Party who criticizes involvement in Iraq, supports nationalized health care and contends that Howard has mislead the country repeatedly. The opposition party blundered in running a campaign where it tried to paint the incumbent with a negative and slanderous brush, causing some political analysts to fault this incessant incivility as a turn-off for Australian voters. It may have cost the Labor Party a close election. The Labor Party equiva­ lents in the United States — the Democrats — have pursued their own pre-election strategy of juve­ nile, school-playground-like slan­ der toward the president. It's an unwritten rule that branding one's opponent a liar is bad etiquette — not to mention risky business if your facts don't check out. And their mommies can't be pleased with their cut­ ting insults. Even through all of Kerry's flip-flopping, few conser­ vatives have sunk to labeling the man a boldfaced liar, and I dare say no major leaders of the GOP have done so. But Bush-hating has been a favorite pastime of the left since the president took office, and the venom seemingly stops for nothing. From a group of imma­ ture citizens who think this is somehow beneficial to the politi­ cal process, nothing more can be expected. From the leaders of a major party7 that know better, this is disgraceful. But, enough of my rhetoric. It's much more effective to let the Democrats incriminate them­ selves. From least- to most-offen­ sive: Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-Mass., in an interv iew with The Associated Press: "This was made up in Texas ... that war was going to take place and was going to be good politically. This whole thing was a fraud." Terry McAuliffe, national chair­ man of the Democratic Party, at a New York fund-raiser: "George Bush lied to the American public; he lied to the world." Rep. Dick Gephardt, D-Mo., during a Democratic presidential candidate debate: "[Bush] is a miserable failu re..." A1 Gore, mostly screaming, to a group of Tennessee Democrats: "[hush] betrayed America" and "took America on an ill-conceived foreign adventure, dangerous to our troops that was preordained and planned before 9/11." Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., to a crowd near Des Moines: "H e is a complete, unadulterated phony." In case his first accusa­ tion wasn't clear enough: "We have to show this president as the absolute phony he is ... He is a phony through and through." Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., at a campaign stop: "I think it would be wonderful to have a presi­ dent of the United States who could find the rest of the coun­ tries in this hemisphere." After Bush crashed on his mountain bike: "Did the training wheels fall off?" (Interesting irony: Kerry had fallen while road biking a few days earlier). And the real kicker: "W hat we need now is not just a regime change in Saddam Hussein and Iraq, but we need a regime change in the United States." W hat's the m essage the Democrats have for America? The president is a lying, fraudu­ lent, traitorous, idiotic, self-serv­ ing, miserable failure of a bru­ tal dictator whose regime needs overthrowing and whose bike needs training wheels? All this acerbic nattering nega­ tivity — where's Spiro Agnew when you need him? Forget any rules of civil engage­ ment, or anything about respect for the highest office in the land. Also forget whether any of these claims are true, or whether they even profess to be. These state­ ments have no intention of giving Americans a clearer understand­ ing of why to vote for or against a candidate. B u sh 's M ichael M oore insulting G eorge intelligence calling or Rush Lim baugh Sen. Kerry "Lurch" from "The Addams Family" is understand­ able — not justifiable, but under­ standable. These guys don't care about politeness or etiquette. But here are the core voices of the Democratic Party attacking the president with unsubstantiated claims, making Michael Moore — someone the party' has pushed to the periphery because of his extremism — look tame. If Barbara weren't such a tough cookie, I bet we'd even get a few "Yo' Momma" ' jokes before Nov. 2. Michael Kroger, former presi­ dent of A ustralia's Victorian Liberal Party, explained in The Australian, "So while month after month Labor accused the prime minister of being a liar, fraudulent, dishonest, Howard was contemplating a campaign on issues of concern to ordinary Australians." Sound familiar? It should — Kroger sums it up as a campaign of pure "hatred." I call it an omen, one that the Democrats should beware. Rainey is a journalism sophomore. horns up, horns down THE FIRING LINE Poster sale sells hypocrisy I just wanted to comment on last week's poster sale at Jester that comes every fall. At Jester they display myriad posters for freshmen to decorate their dorm rooms. But there was one poster that stuck out in particular. I'm sure we've all seen it — it's the one black and white photo of two picture-perfect models kiss­ ing each other, lying in a bed in their underwear. There it was in the main hall of Jester, mocking every woman who walked by it. So once again, it seems that the people whose money is green are males. I am paying thousands of dol­ lars to attend a university that preaches tolerance and under­ standing, only to be reminded that I am a second-class citizen. I have never understood the rabid fascination with the prostitution of lesbian culture and women's culture. The fact that one person's sex­ uality can only exist to satisfy heterosexual m ales is offensive. I just wanted to pose this question: If this poster depicted two nubile young males only in underwear groping each other, would it be up? Would it typify a store's inventory? Would it be displayed on a sandwich board as advertís- ing this store? I already know the answer to these questions: a resounding no! It seems that young women feel the need to kiss and make out with other women, but strangely only in the presence of males. I think if a woman wants to experiment and explore her sexuality, she should, but I would hope she would do it for herself and not to fulfill a male's sex fantasy. I also think that tout­ ing images around like this in a University-supported store is kind of ironic since the other day an article made the front page of The Daily Texan about celebrat­ ing gay culture. How respectful or tolerant is it to marginalize gay culture into smut for straight, sexually-stunted boys? It makes me feel like "we" haven't come a long way after all. Karen Thomas Visual arts studies junio r graduate student predilections onto questions of Constitutional law. After all, I probably don't need to remind Burnham which justices were in the majority in Bush v. Gore, one of the most activist interpretations of the 14th Amendment ever undertaken by our Supreme Court. The court's partisan activism was so obvious that the conservative-led major­ ity even took the unprecedented step of enjoining future judges against using the decision as legal precedent. is For the record, conservatives embrace judicial activism when it ideologically self-serving. The term onlv becomes an epi­ thet when the right wing wants to swaddle its bigotry' in a blanket of legalese — it's a lot easier to con­ demn "activist judges," for exam­ ple, than to condemn "tw o homo­ sexuals who love each other." James Scott UT alum and former Texan columnist Who's an activist now?! James Burnham's column on Roe v. Wade is typical conser­ vative m yth-mongering about judicial activism. It's laughable to suggest that Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas are examples of "restrained" judg­ es who never foist their own The Daily Massachusetts I have been a fairly regular reader of The Daily Texan over the last year, and I couldn't help But notice the content of your newspaper in the last few weeks has been increasingly directed at ridiculing the president and his party. This has prompted me to draw your attention to what is being published so that in the future it adequately reflects the sentiments on the campus. W hile I am an international student and do not have right to vote, neither am I concerned in the least about who will take office next year, it is obvious to me that the paper is making a deliberate attempt at a "subtle for the contender cam paign" John Kerry. Just one look at the cartoon sec­ tion (The Gallery) almost every single day of the last several weeks is enough to make one sick in the stomach. A nation loses its awe and respect in the eyes of other nations when it fails to stand behind its leader or respect its leader, especially in the diffi­ cult times. I personally think this president is worthy of respect, at least in his own state. He is sin­ cere, hardworking, courageous, morally upright and has been a model citizen. If this was The Daily Massachusetts, one would have understood, but it is a pity coming from Texas. I suspect many will be eating their words after Nov. 3. Sunil G. Thomas Applied mathematics graduate student '60 Minutes' On Sunday, CBS's"60 Minutes" did a rather unflattering piece on the University and the top 10 percent rule.Their anti-UT agenda was particularly apparent in the 10 pounds their cameras added to UT President Larry Faulkner. Sorry, Larry. ON THE WEB Additional Firing Lines were posted today on the Web site at www.dailytexanonline.com. SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your column to e d ito r@ d a ily te x a n o n lin e .c o m . Columns must be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to some­ thing that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clar­ ity and liability. John Stewart Anyone who calls Tucker Carlson a "dick"on national television deserves a horns up. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonHne. com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. EDITOR'S NOTE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the edi­ tor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not nec­ essarily those of the UT adminis­ tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. Monday, October 18, 2004 ANIMAL HOUSE \ i \\> DEMS: Republicans going door to door From page 1A their The University Democrats spent evening play­ ing games, discussing politics and visiting with local candi­ dates and representatives who dropped by. "I came to make sure that young people can voice their concerns to the ballot box," said Steven Ybarra, a representative from the Democratic National Committee. The students that gathered at the UGL ordered pizza and brought balloons, campaign signs, a bubble machine and face paint. "Like for me, this is the first presidential election for a lot of people," said government junior Elizabeth Kaigh. "There is a lot of excitement in that." Greg Hamilton, candidate for Travis County Sheriff, said he planned to stay at the party for a while. "I want to say thanks to these students. They have done a lot to support my campaign," he said. University Democrats aren't the only ones raising awareness of early voting. "We will be emphasizing it around cam pus with fliers," said Sachiv Mehta, chairman of College Republicans. "We will also continue to work on cam­ paign stuff." Mehta said the club has been campaigning door to door and sending members to political battleground states. Elizabeth Yevich, executive director of the Travis County Democratic Party, said there are more than 56,000 new voter registrations across the county. According to her, 90 percent of all people in Travis County of voting age are registered, and 50 percent of them have never voted before. Diane Henderson, candidate for the 3rd Court of Appeals, said early voting is not only con­ venient but important for those who work or go to school. "It is tough, especially for working people to get to the polls on November 2nd," she said. "Early voting makes it possible for more people to cast a ballot, and we have better elections when there is more participation." v o tin g : Poll says 13 percent plan to cast ballot early From pagel A money. Regardless of what it does for campaigns, early voting does not fulfill its original intention, which was to increase voter turnout, Fackler said. Early voting began about a decade ago in Texas as an expansion of absentee voting, he said, and voters had to prove by strict standards that they could not physically be pres­ ent in their districts on Election Day. Recently, Texas reduced those standards, as have many states. Now, everyone qualifies to vote early in person. But to cast a bal­ lot by mail, voters must prove one of four things: they can't make it to their assigned dis­ tricts, they are sick or disabled, they are at least 65 years old or they are in jail. Voters must submit their applications by Oct. 26. According to a Gallup poll conducted Oct. 1 through Oct. 3, 13 percent of voters nationwide said they expect to vote before the election. One percent has already voted, because some states have already begun elec­ tions. Eighty-three percent said they expect to vote on Election Day, and 3 percent said they don't expect to vote at all. Texans have until Oct. 29 to vote in person and until 7 p.m. on Election Day to vote by mail. 5A E L E C T I O N I 2004 Early Voting Locations The following locations are available Monday through Saturday 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sunday noon to 6 p.m. Central i • Randalls (35th Street); 1500 West 35th Street • University of Texas; Flawn Academic Center, UGL Lobby, West Mall, UT Campus • Travis County Airport Boulevard Offices; 5501 Airport Boulevard • Courthouse: 1000 Guadalupe Street • Fiesta Mart; 3909 North IH35 @ Delwood East • Northeast Health Center (Springdale Shopping Center); 7712 Ed Bluestein Boulevard, Suite 155 • HEB (East 7th); 2701 East 7th Street (temp. bldg. in parking lot) North • Randalls; 1700 West Parmer Lane • Northcross Mall; 2525 West Anderson Lane (Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday Noon to 6 p.m.) • Highland Mall; 6001 Airport Boulevard, lower level by JCPenney (Monday - Saturday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., Sunday Noon to 6 p.m.) South • HEB (South Congress); 2400 South Congress Avenue (temp. bldg. in park­ ing lot) • Randalls (Ben White); 2025 West Ben White Boulevard @ Manchaca West • Randalls; 3300 Bee Caves Road • Randalls (Lakeway); 2303 RR 620 South You want options. 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Prabhu said the event helped unify a South Asian student com ­ munity that has become more and more segmented in the last 10 years. to be "IS A used the only South Asian organization at the University, so it had a lot of power; but it's diminishing," she said. "It's very competitive these days, between the differ­ ent groups. Since we all have the same cultural activities, it's easier to get three different organiza­ tions together, rather than com­ pete." The show was a more elabo­ rate version of the groups annual, members-only, talent show. "O u r big events are usually off cam pus," said ISA treasurer Claire Joseph. "This time we wanted to increase our involvement." The show also served as a reunion for past members. "We wanted people who were here in the past to talk about how it was when they were here," said England native Noni Siddiqi, vol­ unteer coordinator for the event. Kulkami, one of the most well- received acts, said he doesn't know why so many girls were jumping and screaming with joy, a scene that brought to mind the Beatles' "Ed Sullivan Show" per­ formance. "It all depends on my mood, what I sing," Kulkami said. "I learned classic Indian songs when I was an undergrad in India." p a r ty : Groups will lead diversity seminar From pagel A said. Culver said the Texan article misrepresented her as being per­ sonally responsible for the MIC's intended complaint, and that she has been harassed as a result. "I've had a couple of nasty e- mails from people," Culver said. She said she told Heinsohn about the party in order to make the Native American community aware of the situation, but she had no intentions of personally filing a complaint. "I didn't think it was my per­ sonal responsibility to speak on behalf of that community, since I am not a leader in that com­ munity," Culver said. "Had they asked me to act as a witness in that complaint, I would have, but it hadn't gotten to that point yet, so I was not involved." Despite the negative response she has received, Culver said she would do it all again. "I learned that anytime you speak out on something that you believe in, that most likely-will draw criticism, and that's some­ thing I've learned to be OK with," Culver said. Heinsohn hopes educating people will prevent something like this from happening again. "In order to change these things, we need to let people know why it was offensive, because we can't promote spirit by perpetuating stereotypes," Heinsohn said. "Just because we played cowboys and Indians when we were kids doesn't mean it was right." 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"We really w a n t to establish bridges with other organiza­ tions and causes" A lexis Puchek H o m ec o m in g King A sm a tterin g of d an ce rs aband oned the floor for the the rest, m ost po lls, w h ile sp o rtin g eith e r seq u in s or activ ist bu ttons, danced to the rem ain d er of " I 'll M elt With Y ou," w h ile sing ing along. As th e song faded out, K ing A lex is Puchek, an -unde­ clared natural sciences junior, and Q u een R ach el O sier, a junior, w ere p re-jo u rn a lism an n o u n ced and, in v ited on stage. In front o f a m assive, inverted rain bow flag, they w ere crow ned, aw arded foo t­ balls and show ered w ith bal­ loons of >even colors and v ari­ áis -hapes, inclu d ing phallic. "I had a blast, and 1 think it was funny th at my friends voted for me for hom ecom ­ ing king rather than qu een ," said Puchek, co -d ire cto r of the UT Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Art lab houses various projects B uilding m o s tly used as gallery fo r Longhorns By Jessa Lauren H o lle tt Daily Texan Staff Just down the road from the UT campus is a place where events are called "happenings" and students sleep in human­ sized spiderwebs and write on the walls. At least that was the case dur­ ing Heydays, a 12-day cross­ discipline art festival that took place this month at the Creative Arts Laboratory, located in the Flatbed World Headquarters on East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Nestled between a yoga center and a small doctor's office, the lab is owned by the University's Department of Art and Art History. "It was a really great experi­ ence," said Hana Hillerova, lab director. "A s an artist, you nor­ mally work in isolation, so it's great to work with other artists and get a sense of community." As a part of Heydays, a gal­ lery of the Creative Research Laboratory was turned into a book hum an-sized pop-up during the "D raw ing Across Disciplines Marathon" on Oct. 2 . During the 12-hour art mara­ thon, the gallery was covered in white paper and attacked by eager art students with paint, markers, scissors and glue guns. Pieces of paper covering the floor were cut up and braced to create a "line-w eb-cocoon- dwelling." The following Thursday, a gallery was filled with a human­ sized spiderweb by transmedia art students, while theater art in perform ances took place another gallery. "It's a great place to explore," Hillerova said. "You'll see paint­ ers doing sculpture and archi­ tects drawing. There's a lot of cross-pollination going on." The laboratory is most often used as an art gallery for faculty and graduate student shows, such as Hive, which displayed the work of seven faculty artists earlier this fall. Next January, Land Arts of the American Wesl will feature the work of stu­ dents from UT-Austin and the University of New Mexico, whc spent two months living in a nomadic group in the wilder­ ness of the American West. "There's always something happening here," Flatbed co­ founder Katherine Brimberrv said. "We really enjoy the eclectic mix of tenants that we have." Flatbed has seven client galler­ ies, called tenants, because they rent their spaces in the building for a monthly fee. Besides the University's Creative Research Lab, some of these tenants include the University's Fine Arts Studio and the studios ol modem multimedia artist Bale Creek Allen and painter Denny McCoy. The building also serves as the world headquarters for Flatbed Press, a printing shop that spe­ cializes in helping artists cre­ ate limited series of prints and lithographs when the artists lack the expertise to work the hand­ made machines. Brimberry and Mark L. Smith founded Flatbed •Press with one machine in 1989. "W e wanted to continue the tradition of collaborative print shops," Brimberry said. "There are many in the Northeast and on the West Coast, but we w ant­ ed to make one here too. It's just a great environment for people who make a living off of creativ­ ity'." Drag p e rfo rm e r "Nadine" lip-syncs during a performance at the Queer Homecoming dance at Sidekicks night club late Friday night. The da nce hosted drag peformers, musicians and DJ's. Joe Buglewicz | Dail> Texan Staff Transgend er and Ally Agency. The Q u eer H om ecom in g dance, a $7 affair sponsored bv the A llian ce for a Fem inist O ption, also inclu d ed p erfo r­ m ances by local ban d s A ssacre, The W ilderness and The Vinyl Tiger, d eejay in g by A m erican stud ies g rad u ate stud en t Brea G rant and an after-p arty drag show. T h e dance, held Friday at Sid ek ick 's gay and lesbian sports bar and X -trem e n ight­ club, attracted m ore than 100 people. to "W e b a sica lly w anted throw a big party and give ev ery o n e w h o 'd w orked so hard on Pride W eek a chance to celebrate, dance and have a good tim e," said Chu, an event organizer. "T h e m oney that w e raised is going to fund future AFO projects, like the se lf-d e fe n se co u rses w e're offering free this m onth and som e w ork tran sg en d er in activ ism ." Puchek said the com bined efforts of AFO and G LBTA A A m ade " a good m ix," and she hopes the ev en t w ill be the first o f many. "So m e of o u r m em bers w ork with the W om en's R esource Center, w hich has alw ays been allied w ith the G LBT cau se," Chu said. "L ately, w e'v e been m ore into ally-bu ild in g and b u ild in g com m unity, so w e really w ant to establish b rid g ­ es w ith o th er o rg an izatio n s and cau ses. Fem inism extend s to m ore than ju st w o m en 's rights; it's tan gen tial to queer rights, race issues and class issu e s." Benjam in. D ouglas, a Plan II senior, said he found out about the event from a flier and th o u gh t the ex p erien ce w as w ell w orth his tim e. "It w as good people, good tim es and for a good ca u se," he said. "It w as all tied into activ ism , so it w as a party w ith a p u rp o se." BAPTIST U n iversity B aptist Church A t the corner o f 22nd and the Drag W e're not your m om and dad's b aptist Church! VI. 512-478-8559 • www.ubcaustin.org Sunday morning Bible Study Sunday morning W orship Wed. Dinner - Prayer - Bible Study Known as PB w ith J St. Jam es’ Episcopal Church An Inclusive-M ulticultural C om m unity Wherever you are on your journey offaith, you are welcome here. 8 am, 1 0 : 1 5 am, 2 p m (Espaiiol) & 6 p m 3"01 East Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd. 512.926.6339 www.s t jamesaus. o rg R ectoría/ St.JamesAus.org RSHIP You are welcome at the University Catholic Center! What is the U C C ? It is the Catholic campus ministry for the University of Texas. It is not your parent's church! Imagine a Catholic church where over 1.000 young adults can be found any given Sunday celebrating the Eucharist with energy. Imagine a warm and inviting place to attend daily Mass, celebrate the sacraments, meet new friends, study for classes and get involved in Catholic outreach ministries and social activities. As a member of the UCC community, you will have the opportunity to pursue your spiritual development while meeting and interacting with a diverse group o f people united by our Catholic faith. Our priests and campus ministers are always available to provide spiritual guidance and assistance. Our newly renovated building is conveniently located on the com er of 21 st Street and University Avenue, across from the Littlefield Fountain. Inside you will find a large chapel that seats 8 0 0 people, an intimate Blessed Sacrament chapel, a library and carrels ideal for reading or studying, a computer lab equipped with high-speed Internet, many classrooms, and a student lounge in the basement. Consider the UCC a place o f refuge from the craziness o f university life, and a place that will challenge you to become who God created you to be. Father Dave Farnum, C SP Director University Catholic Center 2 0 1 0 University Avenue Austin. TX 7 8 7 0 5 512-476-7351 frdave<§ utcatholic.org " Come V is it W ith U s" Church of Christ at Wheless Lane 2702 W heless Lane ' Austin, TX 78723 Office 512-926-2988 Sunday: Worship Service................10:00 am Bible C lass,......................... 11:30 am Evening W orship..............6:00 pm 7:00 pm W ednesday: Mid-Week Service Invited By: Arthur Mosely "A n East Side C on gregation” www.whelesscoc.org Gone from Texas..•• Register for a Maymester Abroad Program! What is a Maymester Abroad? What programs are available in 2005? Maymester Abroad programs are intensive 4-week study abroad courses that take place following the spring semester at an international course location Maymester Abroad programs feature 3-4 credit courses taught by UT faculty members They begin after the spring axam period and conclude prior to the second summer session. All Maymester Abroad programs have a mqmied component on campus during the to prepare semester students fot the cultural and academic experience abroad spring Australia, Lizard Island Biology 213 Diversity and Ecology (co-requisite with) Biology 237 Field Methods in Ecology Additional spring semester meeting times are required Taught by Dr. Mary Poteet Austria, Vienna Art History 374 From the Habsburgs to Hitler: Art, Culture and Collecting In Vienna, 1400-1945 Enrollment in FS 118 is required Taught by Dr. Louis Waldman China, Beijing Government 460N U.S.-China Relations Cross-listed with ANS 461 Additional spring semester meeting times are required. Taught by Dr. Peter Trubowitz r Who can go? England, London Maymester Abroad programs are open to all UT students who meet course prerequisites Students must have a minimum GPA of 2.5 and be in good academic standing to participate. What will it cost? 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Taught by Sherry Hendrickson Spain, Seville Advertising 334 International Advertisingt««iilLl2EL3 Enrollment in FS 118 is required. Taught by Dr. Meme Drumwright Biology 305E Plants, Environment and Human Affairs Enrollment in FS 118 is required. Taught by Dr Mark Biemer Government 357M Constitutionalism and Sovereignty: The United States and Europe Enrollment in FS 118 is required Taught by Dr H W Perry Com ing tomorrow: Feeling depressed? You're not alone. But does that mean you should take anti-depressants? www.dailytexanonline.conn Features Editor: Lomi Kr el E-mail: features@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232 2213 Fo us T h e D a il y T e x \n MM.*-' Food, friendship to-go Meals on Wheels drive with care IB Monday, October 18, 2004 Meals ñ Wheels By Alexis Kanter Daily Texan Staff About the time m ost people are eating lunch, Amy Atchley is m aking sure other people get theirs. Pulling up in her white, four- door Volvo, she w alks up to a small Southeast Austin house adorned with shrubbery, wind the acco m p an y ­ chim es and ing sound of daytim e telev i­ sion. Hot and frozen meals in hand (it's Friday, so on e's for the w eekend), A tchley gives the m eals to C laren ce Walker, one of 2,000 daily recipients o f M eals on W heels and M ore in A ustin. W alker say s he looks fo r­ w ard to receiv in g his m eal everyday, but h e's not fussy about w hat it is. " It d o n 't m ake no d iffer­ en ce," he says. D ow n the street, M arshall H ayw ood know s w hat he likes. H is favorite m eal is "p rim e ribs, greens and y am s." H ayw ood, like Walker, has received M eals on W heels for about three y ears and says he likes the vo lu n teers and looks forw ard to g ettin g his m eals everyday. T he kitch en staff, called the V alley G roup, and d ietician D iane Papillon prepare 2,000 n u tritio u s and tasty m eals each day. A tchley says all c l i­ ents have a social w orker w ho ev alu ates each o n e 's n eed s and determ ines if alterations need to be m ade. For exam ple, m any m eals need to be low - salt. A ll 35 em p lo y ees, ex cep t for the kitch en staff, volu n teer and d eliver m eals at least once a w eek. Even D an Pruett, p re s­ id ent and C EO o f M eals on W h eels and More, puts tim e in each week to volunteer. "It keeps you understanding the mission when you deliver," Atchley says. Atchley volunteered for two an y ears before becom ing em ployee two months ago, and says she does it because it makes her feel fulfilled. When she first started, she says she was nervous about being responsible for all that food, but delivering was so rewarding it became addictive. "I knew I wanted to do some­ thing where I could actually see someone benefit from what I was doing," she said. "IFs a gift to serve." Touching lives Many people at the nonprofit feel the same way. After a manda­ tory training session, volunteers deliver meals to clients on any one of the 210 routes. Typically customers are unable to cook for themselves and don't have anyone else to do it. Although there's no age or financial limit, 75 percent of recipients are low income, and those who can afford it donate money back to the pro­ gram, Atchley says. Ana Hernandez, development assistant at Meals on Wheels and More, says most of the money is donated by corporations, founda­ tions, churches and even neigh­ borhood associations. Hernandez, who does most of the fund-raising, also puts togeth­ er a weekly collection of photos of Meals on Wheels clients who are turning 90 or older, which is aired by KEYE-TV news Tuesday mornings. Hernandez also deliv­ ers and savs her.favorite part of volunteering is "putting a face with the name." She said she loves seeing how clients take care of Above, Am y Atchley gives the final meal on her route to Marshall Haywood. Right, Atchley uses a m ap to find her sec­ tion of houses for delivery. Drivers g o to various loca­ tions around Austin, though m any have consis­ tent routes. Photos by Joe Buglewicz D aily Texan Staff their yards and wait on the porch for the deliverers to come by. "T h ey 're still fully function­ ing p eop le," she says. E m ployees ty p ically drive many different routes, w hile regular volu nteers repeat the sam e route. N ot only is that m ore convenient for the vol­ unteers, but they also get to relatio n sh ip s w ith d evelop their clients. "It keeps you u nderstanding the m ission w hen you deliver." Amy Atchley, employee Like many others, Atchley says her biggest reward is helping cli­ ents get an "outside world con­ tact." "These people have their televi­ sions. Maybe if they7 re lucky they have a neighbor," Atchley says. "They are hungry on many differ­ ent levels." One of the saddest parts of delivering, Atchley says, is when a familiar name suddenly gets scratched from the list. "Sometimes someone's name would just go away," she says. "It makes you wonder if they've passed on." And then there's the time when one man wanted to kiss her on the cheek. "I felt a little strange about it. Normally it wouldn't bother me, but it felt a little weird, and then I realized, 'you know this guy doesn't have anybody/" she says. "I let him kiss me on the cheek, and -it made him well up with tears. I will-never forget that." More than just a meal In A ustin, 3,000 people v o l­ u nteer for M eals on W heels and M ore. T his may seem like plenty, but Su ellen M ills, vice presid en t of vo lu n teer serv ic­ es, says this num ber is in flat­ ed because som etim es corp o­ rations team up and share a w eek's w orth o f service. "W e alw ay s need v o lu n ­ teers," she says, sp ecifically p eop le w ho are w illin g to drive in north- and sou theast A u stin b ecau se p eop le are there. M ost alw ays need ed people w ho have the tim e and resources to v olu n teer live in C entral A ustin, she says, and w ant to work close to their hom es. H o lid ay s are esp ecially a tim e of need for volu nteers, A tchley says, b ecau se v o l­ u nteers are d oing their own thing and clien ts are the lon e­ liest during T h an k sgivin g and C hristm as. B ecause of the 15 d ifferent lo cation s aside from pickup the h ead qu arters on East Fifth Street, v o lu n teerin g is now m ore convenient. A h o st o f co rp o ra tio n s in clu d in g D ell, 3M , M acos A d vertising and Four Seasons m ake up about one-third of M eals on W h eels v o lu n teer base, w hile the rest is m ade up of ind ivid u als. M ills says about 1,500 volu nteers are UT stu d en ts, m o stly fra te rn ity and sorority m em bers w ho are doing com m unity service. C lasses in the hum an eco lo ­ gy d epartm ent also volu nteer hours to the organization. M ills says her volu nteers are "th e eyes and ears of the agen­ cy," because w ithout them , the o rganization w o u ld n 't exist. But M eals on W heels and M ore is, as their slog an says, "m ore than ju st a m eal." The o rganization also has a pro­ gram called G ro ceries To Go, w h ose v o lu n te ers shop for groceries for people w ho can ­ not shop for them selves. Care C alls p ro v id es clie n ts w ith daily or w eekly phone calls ju st to say "h e llo ." V olunteers are not lim ited to d eliverin g food and can also donate food, blankets, sw eat­ ers and even their cars. its from The organization has grow n stead ily in cep tio n in 1972, w hen eig h t people cooked and delivered m eals three tim es a w eek to 29 peo­ ple. N ow there are 210 routes and 713,168 m eals are m ade a year, accord ing to their Web site. And thanks to local p h i­ lanthropists, Joe and C herry Gray, a new b u ild in g w as erected a little over a year ago and now h ouses the org aniza­ tio n 's kitchen and th eir office. And as the new even ts co o r­ dinator, A tchley is trying to appeal to you nger groups of p eop le. Saturday, sh e o rg a­ nized a "Sh o p L ike a Rock S tar" b en efit at the M oxie and the C om pound boutiqu e in Sou th Austin, caterin g to a young, hip dem ographic. The event featured a new clothing line called "H iB ab y " and local m u sician s, and by Su n d ay afternoon, had m ade at least the o rg a n iz a tio n . $600 Future events include a fine art exh ibit inside the M eals on W heels and M ore h ead qu ar­ ters and a golf tournam ent. for Surprise seconds W alking up to the last house, A tchley en cou n ters an u nex­ pected note asking the driver to leave the m eal o u tsid e in a red bask et on the porch. the O ne o f fu n d am en tal rules in M eals on W heels is that u nless it's pre-arranged, w orkers cannot give m eals to anyone other than the client th em selves. In the p ast c li­ ents did not alw ays receive their m eals. O ccasionally o th ­ ers in the house w ould eat it. D rivers also cann ot leave m eals outsid e in case of food poisoning. T he solu tion for m ost situ ­ ations is to call the otfice and have them call the client at hom e. If th ey're not hom e, v o l­ unteers give the m eals away. "So m etim es I'll d rive by and see som e hom eless folks who are hungry," A tchley says. T h is tim e, A tch ley d rove back to H ay w ood 's house and surprised him : an extra por­ tion of Sp an ish beef patty, y el­ low squash, fiesta vegetables, a w heat roll and fruit. to get Top, M eals on W heels worker Diana Benitez the pre-packaged meals to lunch­ time Friday. Bottom, Benitez sorts meals to be picked up by driv­ Street. ers at M eals on W heels Headquarters on East Fifth volunteer drivers rushes for Meals on Wheels and More funding City of Austin Congregate 0.33% Client Cost Meals 8.34% Share 5.04% Contributions Private 27.57% TX Dept on Aging — CAPCO 8.64% TX Dept of Resources CBA 3.07% TX Dept of Resources Title XX 19.48% Investment & Other 0.13% Fund-raising Events 3.87% City of Austin/Travis County 7.01% Way City of Austi Travis County (Basic Needs) 3.31% Foundation Grants 5.89% 7.32% Source: Meals on Wheels Facts about Meals on Wheels and More Founded in 1972. The eight founders cooked and delivered meals three times a week to 29 people. Meals on Wheels and More has been named this year's on-Profit Organization of the Year by the Greater Austin hamber of Commerce. More than 50 percent of clients are 75 years and older. Today's Meals on Wheels menu: Lemon Pepper Chicken lacaroni and Cheese, Broccoli, wheat bread and seasonal 3 Highlights leals Prepared: 715,168 rocery Shopping Trips by Volunteers: 2,674 sire Calls Placed by Volunteers: 38,608 iedi Wheels Trips by Volunteers: 978 lients Helped by Handy Wheels Volunteers: 534 alue of Hours Contributed by Volunteers: $1,481,520 f you are interested in volunteering for Meals on Wheels nui More especially in north- and southeast Austin, please .all Volunteer Services at 476-6325 2B ( i \ " i i if,us Monday, October 18, 2004 A D V E R T IS IN G T E R M S In the event «ií e r r o r s ntnde In «d v e rtto e m e n t. n o lle * m u st be given bv II a m . th e flr-l day o f pu M k -atk m . us th e p u b lish e r * a re re sp o n sib le for ,m lv O N E In c u rre d In sertio n . 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The Texan recommends new favorites and a few classic albums. 'Crowns'brings the Deep South to Austin T h e D a il y T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Editor: E-mail: dailytexanmusicc hotmail com Phone: (512) 232 3208 Be > ENTERTAINMENT BRIEF 'Shark Tale,"Friday Night Lights'retain top positions LOS ANGELES — Movie-goers stuck with fish and football over puppets and prancers as "Shark Tale" and "Friday Night Lights" retained the top two box-office spots for another weekend. The animated "Shark Tale" was No. 1 for the third straight weekend, pulling in $22.1 million, studio estimates showed Sunday. The football flick "Friday Night Lights"came in at No. 2 for a sec­ ond weekend with $13.1 million, lifting its 10-day gross to $38.7 million. The puppet parody "Team America: World Police" debuted in third with $12.3 million. It was a so-so debut for "Team America" from "South Park" cre­ ators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, who crafted a foul-mouthed, bloody action comedy using puppets to satirize everything from U.S. global military muscle to Hollywood political activism. Critics generally praised "Team America"for its irreverent humor, but the movie came in on the low end of distributor Paramount's box-office expectations of a $ 12 million to $15 million debut. "The heat on the picture seemed to be building as we got closer to opening, but the weekend wasn't that disap­ pointing," said Wayne Lewellen, Paramount's head of distribution. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.: 1. "Shark Tale,"$22.1 million. 2."Friday Night Lights,"$13.1 million. $12.3 million. lion. 3. "Team America: World Police," 4. "Shall We Dance?", $ 11.6 mil­ 5. "Ladder 49," $8.6 million. 6. "Taxi," $7.7 million. 7. "The Forgotten," $6 million. 8. "Raise Your Voice," $3 million. 9. "The Motorcycle Diaries," $1.7 million. 10. "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow,"$1.3 million. Photos courtesy Zachary Scott Theater Top, singers blast out a chorus in Zachary Scott's performance of"Crowns." Above, Judy Arnold sings a solo."Crowns,"which will run through Nov. 14, is based on Michael C unningham and Craig Marberry's book, "Crowns: Portrait of Black W om en in Church Hats." 4B Monday, October 18, 2004 Headwear, gospel rock the stage at Zachary Scott By Jonathan Reynolds Daily Texan Staff Growing up and finding your true self is hard enough with MTV and Coke telling everyone who to be. That journey of discovery is even harder when you refuse to listen to the past about where you came from. The Zachary Scott Theatre's production of the gospel musical "Crowns" is the captivating story of a young black girl from Brooklyn who is sent to Darlington, S.C., to discover who she really is. Think of "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" if Uncle Phil was an old woman. Yes we've all been there and we've seen it in hundreds mov­ ies, but I never thought a pipe organ could have people danc­ ing in the aisles. Regina Taylor adapted the original picture book by Michael Cunningham and Craig Marberry into a very for­ mulaic and predictable play, but the music breaths life into the predictable plot. Gospel hymns from way down south provide the musical score, but this is not some quiet preachy sermon. With a hill live house band and voices that can lift you to heaven just before they take you to the grave, the music will have everybody, literally, jumping up out of their seats. This is not the fire and brimstone message that7s usually out on the West Mall. Joy and compassion are shouted and hummed into tales on the trials and tribulations of the lives of black women in the early part of the 20th century are praised through hats. Pride in who they were and they had come from, where strength to press on as new ominous hardships blocked the way, and the spirit of hard work and loyalty is all symbolized by the hats black women wore to church on Sunday morning. To strut down the street with your head held high and the hat cocked a little to the side is called "Hattitude." "Now a hat can cover a lot of joy and a lot of sorrow," one of the actresses blurted. But Michael McDonald and Leslie Bonnell have created hats that cover more emotions than Crayola has colors. With feathers, lace, sequins, flowers, fabrics and nearly dozens of styles, including "a fox hat with the eyes wide open," the hats are the most intricate part of the set and costumes. The only entity that can overpower the hats is the music. The voices come straight out of the pulpit with the Zachary debut of Mrs. Willie Gene Denmon who has traveled the countfy singing her faith. The entire cast brings the force of Mahalia Jackson, James Brown and so many B E N AFFLECK J A M E S GANDOLFINI C H R I S T I N A APPLEGATE C A T H E R I N E O’HARA others into the songs. Wailing high notes and rumbling bass roll through the house and touches the spirit in everyone. The soul of the black churches in the rural deep south has been transported to Zach's Kleberg stage. Tradition, pride and a bold legacy are carried in by the indomitable cast and given to everyone in the audience to help find their own. Crowns Where: Zachary Scott Theater Showtimes: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays 8 pm , Sundays 2:30 pm. (with an extra performance 7 pm. Oct. 24) through Nov. 14 Tickets: $36 Available through Zachary Scott Box Office: 476-0541 Share the warmth. 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But at the undeniably swanky Sky Lounge, the fate of the 18 finalists rested in the hands of three judges. Ali Bell (a creative executive at Nickelodeon), Garth Carter (an independent producer) and Brant Rose (of the Brant Rose Agency) listened attentively for 60 seconds then offered their criti­ cism on everything from pitch delivery to plot, or lack thereof. Rose seemed to be the most bru­ tally honest of the three, going so far as to tell one contestant that he was completely bored by his presentation. Once the final contestant had given it his all, the scores were tal­ lied and the winners announced. In first place was the much-deserv­ ing 16-year-old Brighton Linge who leapt onstage and delivered heartfelt and energetic pitch that was followed by deafening cheers from the audience. Close on his heels was Allen Keller in second place, whose story of a '70s drummer, once liv­ ing comfortably off royalties from his hit records, now on the verge of poverty, was possibly the most original and exciting pitch of the evening. The drummer watches his for­ mer bandmates reunite without him. Replaced by a drum machine, he is now forced to start all over again as the oldest member of a twenty something garage band. The organizers of the festival weren't satisfied with its selection of American and the compulsory European imports, so the obvi­ ous solution was to go to the other side of the world and honor the great tradition of Bollywood, By Chris Gamino Daily Texan Staff The 11th Annual Austin Film Festival began very quietly on Thursday night. Sometimes trav­ eling in packs, occasionally ven­ turing out alone, festivalgoers could be spotted wearing their official AFF Producer's badges, as they streamed from the Driskill Flotel to the Paramount Theater, from the Hideout to Dobie. A close look into their glim­ mering and slightly crazed eyes would reveal the passionate cine- phile inside, mentally reviewing film schedules and panelist's discussion times and deciding which films were worthy of their precious time. This year's films range from multimillion dollar epics to no­ budget productions made by an independent filmmaker with a camera, a dream and a story to tell. They run from well over three hours to only a matter of minutes, on every imaginable subject. The first screening at the festi­ val was "Overnight," a low-bud- get documentary on the rise and subsequent demise of Troy Duffy, a bartender who lands a once-in- aTlifetime deal with Miramax for his script "The Boondock Saints." 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It's common knowledge that the only way to fully experience Indian filmmaking is to have a party, and the Austin Film Festival leapt at the opportunity. Deliciously catered by Taj Palace and with all the Bombay Saphire Martinis the seemingly dehydrat­ ed festival-goers could drink, the Bollywood Wrap party (which interestingly took place before the final film was screened) was the perfect way for festival-goers to recharge before the six hours of screening that lay ahead. Adam McKay, former head writer of Saturday Night Live, brought a selection of his short films from the legendary sketch comedy show. Featuring such notables Willem Defoe, Andy Richter, Ben Stiller and Steve Buschemi, w e are taken on a series of magical journeys that delve into the psyches of a German intellectual arguing with a newborn baby, George W. Bush and his fear of horses, Neil Armstrong's narcissism, and the owner of a pawn shop that deals exclusively in pre-cooked food. McKay, somewhat resembling a middle-aged Harry Potter, intro­ duced his films by telling the audience the story of how they came to be and the secret meth­ ods employed to m anipulate Lome Michaels into giving him the budget. The Austin Club was the site of the Awards Banquet this year. Barry Levinson, who has sick of undoubtedly gotten being introduced by the phrase "Academy Award winner," was the recipient of a somewhat lesser but nonetheless dignified award in its own right, the Distinguished Screenwriter Award. He began his career as a writer on "The Carol Burnet Show" and made the obvious transition to "The Tim Conway Show" before find­ ing his calling as a writer and director, giving us classics such as "Good Morning Vietnam," "Wag the Dog," "Sleepers" and "Liberty Heights," which was screened to hefty applause at the festival. Gary Shandling of the aptly named "It's Gary Shandling's Show ," w as g iv en the O u t s t a n d i n g T e l e v i s i o n Writer award. know n B est fo r "T h e Larry Sanders Show," he was joined by Will Ferrell at the screening of some of his favorite clips. Gary Shandling Actor Though the conference section has ground to a halt, the Austin Film Festival is by no means over — the next four days boast 27 fea­ tures, just waiting for those crazy iH t ¿iiito. c t 'N .W f p i t r i i n f J llT iT iT r T i’A T i i i ifTiWilTWTiTJ ONE OF AMERICA’S BEST INDIAN RESTAURANTS -Bon Appetit Magazine UT SPECIAL 20% OFF W ith Student/Faculty ID | Dncouftt on Food Only inn* 1 entiM oí buffet por coupon Dm IS 7004 l¡M Lunch Hon-fn, Dmntr vun lhur Fresh Lunch Buffet ($6.95) Dinner from 5 pm Nightly Happy Hour M-F 4-7 pm (1 /2 P ric e A pps & D rin k s S p e c ia ls ) enough to try to watch them all. 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Free UT W i-Fi access TEXAS E XE S A L U M N I C E N T E R (W est of stadium on San Jacinto) • 4 7 1 - 8 0 7 6 Hours of Operation: M -F 7AM -10PM , Sat 8A M -10PM , Sun 10AM -10PM with any PINK purchase; H R STARTS TOMORROW! October 19 Offer valid at any Victoria’s Secret store. Free dog offer valid only on PINK purchases, not valid in conjunction with any other offer or discount. ‘ Excludes beauty products. Limit one per customer. While supplies last. Dive into the family of Texas swimmer Sarah Wanezek T h e D a i l y T e x a n TEXAS LONGHORNS 28, MISSOURI TIGERS 20 Running Wild SECTION t Monday, O ctober 18, 2004 COLUMN Trip to Lubbock spearheads tough remaining schedule By Ben Cutrell Daily Texan Colum nist The biggest game isn't always the next one. Before Texas opened the season against North Texas, the Longhorns were already being matched up against Oklahoma, and before the Longhorns took the field against Missouri, a night game with Texas Tech loomed ahead. But go ahead and load up your clichés for Lubbock. The Longhorns' biggest game of the season is next week. Last Monday Texas coach Mack Brown suggested that his team might have the toughest remaining schedule in the country, and admit it, you laughed. Having conditioned yourself to know "M ack-speak" when you hear it, you didn't even have to look to know Oklahoma is the only game on the Longhorns' schedule that counts, and Texas already lost that one But believe it or not, they do keep track of who wins those other games, and Mack might not be so far off. The Big 12 South has six teams. Well, five teams and Baylor. And those five are all ranked. The Big 12 is the most bottom-heavy con­ ference in the nation, with all of the football going on south of Stillwater, Okla. Texas fans are a bit frightened by the upcoming trip to Lubbock, and they should be. The nation's coaches must think Texas Tech is still scoring on Nebraska after mov­ ing the Red Raiders up to No. 24 in the ESPN /U SAToday Coaches poll after their bye week. After a 70-10 win over the Comhuskers last weekend at Jones SBC Stadium, the Red Raiders rank eighth nationally in scoring offense (39.2 points), first in passing (427.7 (517.3 yards) and yards). Tech — gasp — also boasts the 39th-ranked defense. Tech and defense used to be antonyms. total offense But then again, the rankings never matter in Lubbock. The Longhorns are 1-2 on the South Plains under Brown. Then-No. 4 I exas lost, 42- 38, to unranked Texas Tech in 2002. The No. 20 Longhorns outlasted the unranked Red Raiders, 29-17, in 2000, and Ricky Williams and the No. 18 Longhorns fell to another unranked Tech squad, 42-35, in 1998 during Brown's first season at Texas. The importance of this year's game can't be understated — unless of course Texas fans want to ring in the New' Year in San Antonio. A loss to Tech pushes the Longhorns out of contention for the three BCS bowls not tied to the national cham­ pionship (Sugar, Rose, Fiesta) and into the Riverwalk. The Longhorns wouldn't likely be welcomed back for another spot in Dallas at the Cotton Bow'l. Lose in Lubbock, and they w on't redeem their frequent flyer miles back out to San Diego for the Holiday Bow'l either. Bow'l officials need big crowds and fresh matchups, and Dallas and San Diego have had enough of the Longhorns. The Alamo Bowl could use the regional flavor. So for now, it's Lubbock or bust. If the Longhorns can escape the uniriendiv confines of Jones Stadium with a win, the table would be set for a Fiesta. Simply put, the Longhorns don't lose con­ ference games at home, and the) don't lose to Kansas anywhere. Next up after le c h would be Colorado, who barely beat Iowa State in Boulder. The Buffaloes will put up a fight on Pearl Street for Halloween, but unfortunately the game is the day before. Oklahoma State ran all over the Buffs, and the Longhorns run it better. Oklahoma State and Texas A&M both come to Austin in November, and Brown hasn't had any prob­ lems beating either. Both teams mirror Texas because all three are one-dimensional offensively. So expect games similar to Texas' win Rob Strong | Daily Texan Staff Texas running back Cedric Benson uses a Jason Glynn block as he scampers through the Missouri defensive line. Benson carried the struggling Texas offense to a 28-20 victory Saturday. The senior running back was Texas' only legitim ate offensive threat, as he posted 150 yards on the ground. Benson flourishes, passing game absent for second consecutive week By Phil Orchard Daily Texan Staff Greg D avis said. They did and didn't try to hide Cedric Benson might just keep a quarterback controversy from sinking his team. He did Saturday night against Missouri, scoring two touchdowns and carrying Texas to a key 28-20 Big 12 win. "We handled our share of adversity," said Texas coach Mack Brown after winning the 150th vic­ tory of his career. "For us to throw it that poorly and win against the No. 1 team in the North, it says something about the spirit of this bunch." Up only a touchdown entering the fourth quarter, the Longhorn offense moved like a salted slug. Starting quarterback Vince Young had struggled, complet­ ing only three passes for 19 yards and two interceptions, and had left the game before halftime with a rib injury. The team's leading passer was third-string running back Ramonee Taylor, who com­ pleted a 48-yard flea-flicker to a streaking Young, who may have dramatically improved his stock as an NFL receiver. "W e told the offensive line and C edric to take this game co o rd in ato r over," o ffen siv e it. The Longhorns lined up in obvi­ ous run formations, canning the shotgun and moving fullback Will Matthews up to block. Missouri schemed to defend the run, bring­ ing up the strong safety nearly every play to stack the line and shutdown Benson. None of it mattered. The Longhorns moved 72 yards on 11 plays, chewing up 4:23 off the clock. Benson carried the ball eight times, including a 14-yard touchdown run that drove the nail into the heart of the Tigers. "This game reminded me of my old high school days," Benson said. "We just came out and played smashmouth football. You send a big message when you play like that, and let them know you mean business. Benson continued his remark­ able roll through the season, fin­ ishing with 150 yards and two touchdowns. Despite three fum­ bles — including one lost at the Missouri 10 yard-line — Benson carried the team that displayed even more glaring weaknesses in the passing game. Young, who passed poorly in last week's shutout against Oklahoma, Team Missouri Texas 1st 0 14 2nd 3rd 14 0 4th 6 !— Total 20 7 0 7 28 RUSHING — Benson, Cedric 28-150, Young, Vince 5-53 PASSING — Taylor, Ramonee 1-48 RECEIVING — Young, Vince 1-48, Sweed, Limas 3 27 was off-target again Saturday. Last year's Big 12 Freshman of the Year completed only 3-of-9 passes for 19 yards. Young — who dazzled on the ground with 53 yards and a touchdown — also threw two costly interceptions, one of which led to a Missouri touchdown. Young left the game before halftime, after suffering a late hit from Tiger linebacker David Richard, and wasn't cleared until the fourth quarter. Senior backup Chance Mock didn't fare much better, completing only 4-of-10 passes for 39 yards. Following the game, Texas head coach Mack Brown hinted that a change might be made. "I don't know. I'm a little con­ fused right now, too," said Brown when asked about who would start. "We'll go back and look at it. It's not a one-guy problem. It's a group-of-guys problem." The offensive troubles kept UT UM First downs Rushes-yards Passing yards Return yards Comp-Att Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost Penalties-yards Time of Possession 25:34 15 39-193 106 38 20-8-2 1-13 6-42.3 4-1 7-51 18 47-173 185 42 34-20-2 2-20 8-42.5 1-0 3-29 34:26 the Texas defense on the field for nearly 10 minutes longer than M issouri's, but they made enough • big plays to win. The Longhorns got on the board first, when defensive end Brian Robison made a spectacular inter­ ception on the two yard line and returned it for a touchdown. "I saw him looking out to the flat, and I just hunkered down and waited," Robison said. "A s RECAP continues on oage2C Defense accounts for one touchdown, sets up another By Ben Cutrell Daily Texan Staff For the second straight week, Texas' passing game struggled mightily, and the Longhorns found them­ selves playing defense for much of the afternoon. For another week, Texas' defense stood tall. Missouri had 358 yards on 81 snaps, but the Longhorns' defense used big plays to hold off her­ alded Missouri quarterback Brad Smith. The Longhorns' offense struggled early in the game, setting up the Tigers with two turnovers inside Texas territory. Texas' defense responded by forcing Smith into two first-half interceptions. The Longhorns converted both into touchdowns. Texas took a 7-0 lead after defensive end Brian Robison used his athleticism and leaping ability' to intercept Smith and return the ball two yards for a touchdown. For Robison, who owns a 42-inch verti­ cal leap, it was his first career interception and the first pick-off by a Texas defensive end since Cory Redding returned an interception for a touchdown against North Carolina in 2001. "We w'ere slanting on the defensive line, and I dropped back into coverage," Robison said. "I was just in the right place at the right time." Robison had a breakout game containing Smith from his defensive end position. He struggled against Oklahoma, failing at times to keep outside containment on sweeps and playing out of position up-field on inside counter plays. But it appears that exas defensive ends Brian Robison (39) and Eric Hall (49) celebrate after Robison’s interception ind touchdow n in the first quarter of Texas'28-20 win. D EFENSE continues on page . C TEXAS TECH con tin ues on page 2C Meg Loucks | Daily Texan Staff w w w .dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: M elanie Boehm E-mail: sports@ dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 S ideline 1 vwp Boston stays alive in late innings In a game that lasted longer than five hours, the Boston Red Sox used a 12th inning homerun from David Ortiz to avoid elimination and force a Game 5 in the ALCS. Boston trailed entering the ninth inning but a Bill Mueller RBI single drove in Dave Roberts to force extra innings. Battle of ranked teams Saturday Folowing it's 28-20 win over Missouri, Texas will travel to Lubbock this weekend at No. 8 and No. 9 in the AP and USA Today/ESPN Coach's Poll, respectively. Texas Tech had the week off after beating Nebraska 70-10 last week, but moved into the rankings for the first time this season.The Red Raiders are No. 23 in this week's coach's poll. Gametime is set for 6 p.m. Saturday and the game will be televised on TBS. Texans, Cowboys split on Sunday The Houston Texans used a late score to secure their first-ever win over the Tennessee Titans, while the Dallas Cowboys handed their game to the Steelers in the final moments, when quarterback Vinny Testeverde fumbled, setting up a the go-ahead score for the Steelers. SEE PAGE 4C SCOREBOARD NFL Atlanta 21 San D iego 20 Buffalo 20 M iam i 13 W ashington 13 Chicago 10 Cleveland 34 Cincinnati 17 Green Bay 38 Detriot 10 Jacksonville 22 Kansas City 16 New England 30 Seattle 20 N.Y. Jets 22 San Francisco 14 Philadelphia 30 Carolina 8 Denver 31 Oakland 3 M innesota 38 New Orleans 31 ON TV MLB Playoffs N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 4 p.m., FOX St. Louis at Houston, 7 p.m., FOX NFL Tampa Bay at St. Louis 8 p.m., ABC 2C S P O R T E - Monday, October 18, 2004 Aggies end Texas' undefeated start at 16 time to sulk as No Nebraska comes to town Wednesday By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Staff COLLEGE STATION — Deep into the fourth game, Mira Topic fired a kill towards Texas A&M's Laura Jones. The shot glanced off Jones' head, ricocheting over the net and onto the Texas floor for Jones' 26th kill of the night. Like most of the night, Jones and the Aggies frustrated the Longhorns with crucial plays that built late runs Texas couldn't match. No. 20 Texas A&M (10-5, 6-3) broke Texas' (16-1, 8-1) winning streak Saturday with a 3-1 match win. The Longhorns won the first game after facing four game points, but slowly lost any edge as A&M took the final three games. Senior Mira Topic landed 25 kills and was one of three Longhorns to post a double-double, but the real story unraveled in the final games. "They took us out of the games," Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott said. "We had a system breakdown." Á&M hit for .261 on the match, the first time a Texas opponent cracked .250 mark. The Longhorns hit a combined .156, with Topic and Howden carrying a large number of attack errors. the The Aggies also out-blocked Texas 17 to seven, though the Longhorns blocked more through the first two games. As A&M fed off the crowd of 3,200, the Longhorns broke down more with every game. "A& M 's blocking was solid, and they won the pass and serve game," Elliott said. "We were too predictable." Texas A&M jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first game, but Texas rallied with a 5-0 run on kills from three players. The Longhorns broke for an 8-1 stretch as Topic landed tw o kills, and fresh­ man Alyson Jennings served an ace. But with the score 20-12, the Aggies ral­ lied on a 10-2 outburst fueled by Jones. The teams traded points until A&M forced game-point at 29-27. Texas held on through three potential game winners for the Aggies and broke the tie on a Howden kill to take game one, 34-32. Mira Topic Senior But the rally from 8 points down set the tone for A&M, and in the second game, the Aggies played comeback again. Texas built a slim 9-6 lead paced by Howden and Topic, but A&M stretched five straight points from three Jones kills. The teams began to dance and trade points, with A&M hold­ ing a slim lead. But up 24-23, the Aggies hit another 5-point stretch to seal the second game. The win signaled more trouble for Texas in the coming games as Texas' hitting percentage dropped significantly from that point. "Our conference is too good, and we've got to compete every match," Elliot said. "We knew A&M would be 4 or 5 points better at home, but we didn't compete as well as we could have." Texas took another early lead in game three, only to play catch up after a pair of Aggie runs. Up 7-3 thanks to three Brandy Magee kills, the Longhorns saw A&M register three blocks in a 7-1 out­ burst that retook the lead. Once again the teams traded points with A&M keeping a slim lead, but Texas rebounded with a three- point spurt to tie the game at 21 apiece. A&M responded on a 6-1 stretch that made it 28-23, but freshman Jen Christian pounded a pair of kills to give Texas a 4- point outburst. The points were Team Texas 2n d 3rd 4 th 21 27 24 Texas A&M 30 30 30 1st 34 32 KILLS — Topic, Mira 25 DIGS — Jennings, Alyson 20 ASSISTS — Moriarty, M. 62 ACES — Holloway, Sarah 2 not enough as A&M took the third game as well, and the late Texas run would be the largest in the final games. "We try to get a sense early on who was their spirit on the court," Texas A&M coach Laurie Corbelli said. "I saw that Mira and Bethany struggled, and that was major for them. I saw the rhythm wasn't there, and I emphasized my team to keep attacking that." The Longhorns to another early lead in the fourth game, but down 10-5 Laura Jones tied it on a 5-point A&M run. The Aggies built a 18-14 advantage, but Texas made its final rally with four points from a pair of Howden kills and Sarah Holloway aces. jumped A&M delivered the knockout punch with a 10-1 final run, and the match went to the Aggies. The half point in the Lone Star Shootout went to the Aggies, as did ownership of breaking Texas' winning streak. But with No. 4 Nebraska coming to Austin on Wednesday, the team looks to rebound fast. Elliott anticipated how his team would respond after dropping its first game of the sea­ son, but the next week is crucial for the team's postseason ranking as it responds to a match loss for the first time. Texas and Texas A&M will face off again Nov. 11 at Gregory Gym. From page 1C re c a p : Defense, running game pick up slack Weak competition no match for Texas Longhorns escape early scare to win four weekend games drove 66 yards on nine plays for a touchdown, Young was picked off at his ow n 27 yard- line. Tiger running back Damian Nash capitalized, scam pering 33 yards on the next play for the game tying touchdown. soon as I saw his arm m ove for­ ward, I just jumped and caught it. I've never really had a play like that before." Jacinto second baseman Arica Rodriguez. Texas defen­ sive end Eric Hall brings dow n Missouri quarterback Brad Smith in Saturday's 28- 20 Longhorn w in. Texas then scored again on a four-play, 80 yard drive five m inutes later. The drive started when Taylor snuck on the field during a timeout. Young handed the ball off to Benson, who pitched it to Taylor on an end-around. M eanwhile, Young raced down the right sideline wide open. Taylor threw a high floater as he got hit by the defense, but Young out-jum ped the sm aller cornerback and pulled down the pass, despite a defensive pass interference penalty. "I was going to either lead him or let him jum p and catch it," said Taylor, who completed 1-1 pass in high school as well. "I left it high, and he jumped up and caught it." Despite the fast start, obvious w eaknesses in the Longhorns' offense began to surface in the second quarter. After M issouri "W e just need to relax and start throw ing the ball better," Brown said. "W e need to quit talking about it and just go do it." Just three plays later, Young was intercepted again. This time, though, the defense responded, as cornerback Aaron Ross inter­ cepted M issouri quarterback Brad Sm ith's pass and returned it to the M issouri 12 yard-line. Benson made them pay, with a 13-yard touchdow n to give Texas a perm anent lead. throw "W e saw whefi we watched in that form ation, tape that they that d irection ," Ross said. "There w as a 95 per­ cent chance that they would either run a slant or the slant out, and th at's what it was. I guessed right." M issouri scored late in the fourth quarter on a one-yard Rob Strong Daily Texan Staff Sm ith keeper, but it was too little too late. Longhorn defen­ sive tackle sacked Sm ith on the T iger's last drive, and lineback­ er Robert Killebrew — subbing for the injured D errick Johnson — foiled M issouri's last play to seal the win. "D errick Johnson and the w hole defense pursued us h a rd ," tailb ack fresh m an M arcus Woods said. "This was the best defense w e have seen so far." texastech: Lubbock not Texas' favorite roadtrip From page 1C over Missouri. The Longhorns will give up yards but force turn­ overs. The games are close in the fourth quarter, and Cedric Benson carries the load and the Longhorns for two victories. But Benson alone won't get it done in Lubbock. Texas will need to control the clock, with Benson and quarterback Vince Young chewing up yards on the ground. But the Longhorns will also need to score — and score often. The Red Raiders are averaging 70 points per game at home this sea­ son, even though Texas' defense should put a dent in that average. The Longhorns' passing game will need to be led by more than Ramonee Taylor. When the back­ up running back leads the team in passing yards, the Longhorns just have more issues. than Whether Young leads the pass­ ing attack or yields the reins to backup Chance Mock, something has to give — and receive. "I don't know," Brown said Saturday about his quarterbacks and receivers. "I'm a little con­ fused right now, too. We throw it better in practice than we do in games. ... We've got to go back and look and see what we've got. We can't do it any worse than we did today, and we won." Another disappointing loss in Lubbock could turn up the heat on Texas' coaching staff, spe­ cifically on offensive coordina­ tor Greg Davis and even Brown. A last stand at the Alamo Bowl wouldn't be pretty. bowl Only and Oklahoma have been worse for Texas than Lubbock. games Longhorns outlast Red Raiders in doubles play Texas knocks o ff traditional powers en route to victory fall season w ith a victory in doubles. Roger G ubser teamed with new com er Callum Beale to coast to the title. in the quarterfinals and Illinois in the sem i's, w inning 8-5 in both. Eight game pro sets were played until the finals. By Shawn W hitehouse Daily Texan Staff The m en's team capped off its p en u ltim ate individual tournam ent of the ten n is The d uo knocked off M ichael Innerebner and Bojan Szum anski of Texas Tech 6-3, 6-3 to take the title. The team set the stage for the finals by also knocking off teams from pow erhouses Duke G ubser cam e up short of sw eeping the crow ns in singles. The junior lost in the finals 6- 4, 7-5 to Luben Pam poulov of UCLA. He kept him self alive by gut­ ting out a three set match over Szum anski in the quarterfinals in com eback fashion, w inning 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Beale also cam e up just short of w inning the consola­ tion draw in singles. The junior transfer from A ustralia fell to Benjam in Kohlloessel, also of UCLA, 6-2, 7-6. He, like Gubser, won a thriller in the sem ifinals. Beale knocked off Innerebner 7-5, 3-6, 7-6. The team w ill wrap up its ind ividu al fall season Friday, the h o stin g ITA C en tral at P en ick -A lliso n R eg ion al Tennis Center. V isit T h e D a iia Tesan o n lin e at w ww .dailytexanonline.com By Alex Blair Daily Texan Staff Texas' softball team got off to an inauspicious start Saturday at the Spring Klein Invitational, . before solid pitching and stel­ lar performances by freshman the Meagan Denny righted ship. In the top of the first inning of the Longhorns' 3-2 win over San .Jacinto Junior College, Texas' defense allowed an infield dou­ ble on a wild throw, putting a runner in scoring position who later scored on a squeeze play. Denny got her team out of the inning by striking out the final two batters, but the damage was already done. However, Texas' offense came through for the young pitcher when a two run homerun by freshman utility player Desiree Williams, which brought in junior Chez Sievers, got the Longhorns on the board. Denny pitched a solid game for the Longhorns, striking out six over four innings, but she gave up a homerun to San After the fourth inning, soph­ omore hurler Chnstina Gwyn finished off the game, and the defense redeemed its perfor­ mance in the first with a double play in the sixth. "We realize it's early," Clark said, "so I wouldn't say we're disappointed in our defensive performance." In the second game against Sam Houston, two Longhorn pitchers hurled a perfect game. Cat Osterman started on the mound, striking out 10 batters over four innings, before Lizi Sowers came in to finish off the Bearkats. Again Williams con­ tributed offensively, blasting her second two run homer of the weekend. Clark, who uses fall ball to sort out depth in her roster, spent the weekend trying to develop Williams' infield potential. "W e tried her out at first, short-stop, third base and even an inning at second," Clark said. "She definitely needs to be in the hitting lineup some­ where." The Longhorns swept their two remaining games against Nicholls State and University of Louisiana-Lafayette. DEFENSE: Robison improves from OU game to lead Texas defense From page 1C Saturday's performance could change Robison's label from con­ verted linebacker to play-making end. Texas' defense bailed out the offense again after Texas quar­ terback Vince Young's second interception. Young left the game with 3:56 remaining in the sec­ ond quarter after taking a hit on his sternum from Missouri's David Richard. The hit came late, well after Young had released the ball. As Young lay face-down on the turf, Missouri safety Nino Williams II easily intercepted the fluttering pass over the middle. Missouri took over at the Texas 33 but couldn't move the ball. On fourth-and-four from the Texas 27, back-up cornerback Aaron Ross stepped in front of Smith's pass and returned the pick-off 65 yards to the Missouri 12. Ross, who is more ball hawk than physical defender, noticed the Tigers lining up in a forma­ tion, with the outside receiver off the line and the inside receiver up on the line, which he had seen on film. Ross said he expected his receiver to run either a slant route or a slant-and-out, guessed on the out and intercepted the pass. With the Tigers down by seven and driving to send the game into overtime, the Longhorns pressured and sacked Smith to seal the win. Texas' depth allowed the Longhorns to maintain their pres­ sure on Smith late in the game. The Longhorns' defensive line rotated players heavily to deal with a hot October afternoon. tackle Rod Wright Defensive rotated with freshman Frank Okam throughout the game and ran down Smith in the backfield on the last drive to thwart a poten­ tial scramble. Redshirt freshman Robert Killebrew came in foi injured starter Derrick Johnson at weakside linebacker during the fourth quarter and hit Smith as he attempted to pass on the Tigers' final fourth-dow n play. "It was a 60-minute battle, and it came dowm to big plays at the end," Texas co-defensive coordinator Greg Robinson said. "It seemed like the game took forever." Without more help from its offense against Texas Tech, Texas' defense could have its longest dav still ahead. leed your wisdom teeth removed? Right now PFU Development is looking for men between the ages of 18 and 50 for a post surgical pain relief research study. The surgery is performed by a board certified oral surgeon and managed by Austin Oral Surgery Associates by James R. Fricke, Jr. DDS, MSD. Financial compensation is provided. A subsidiary of PPD Inc For more information, call Then let The Daily Texan help... Classifieds • Housing • Events 471 -£244 www. da i ly texa non line.com Texas cornerback Aaron Ross takes the brunt o f the hit as he tries to bring down a Missouri receiver. Ross'interception was a key play. Rob Strong | Daily Texan Staff Monday, October 18, 2004 Texas soccer blanks Mizzou Trio scores two goals apiece in Texas' 6-0 victory By Jake Veyhl Daily Texan Staff Behind Alex G agarin's 10th career shut out, the Texas soc­ cer team displayed a formidable defense coupled with a resilient offense to dominate Missouri 6-0. The Tigers came into Austin with a head of steam after upset­ ting No. 6 Texas A&M on Friday. The emotion did not carry over. Texas out-hustled Missouri to free balls and made defenders look like they were running in quicksand. With the v ictory, the Longhorns set a new school record for con­ secutive wins at home with eight. Texas now stands at 9-5-1 on the season and 4-3-1 in Big 12 action. “We got the best of both worlds today," head coach Chris Petrucelli said. “We scored a lot of goals, and we didn't give any up." - For the first time this season, three Longhorns scored multiple goals in the sam e game. Kelly McDonald, Ashley Foster and Kelsey Carpenter all tallied two scores in the rout, and six other Longhorns were credited with at least one assist. McDonald once again notched the Longhorns first goal 13 min­ utes into the game. After a Kelly Wilson cross into the box, Amy Burlingham popped the ball up around the 6 McDonald put a header off the crossbar and in the net. The senior forward has scored five goals and one assist during a five-game point streak. The gam e remained close until three minutes before the half when Foster put a shot off the right post and into the goal. Gagarin began the play by serv­ ing up a long ball to Nikki Thaden who found Foster on the far side. Foster would later earn her first career multiple goal gam e by fin­ ishing on a ball from Carpenter and Lauren Field. "I think I feed off of play­ ers like Kelly Wilson and Kelly McDonald," Foster said. "When they're on, it helps me out and gives me a lot of encourage­ ment." Though it w as only a two-goal game at the break, Texas w as quick to put it away. Gagarin earned her second assist from the goal, serving up another long ball to McDonald. She scored her sec­ ond goal of the game with a great individual effort and shot to the right of a diving goal keeper. With the gam e in hand, the Longhorns continued to pressure the goal and extended the lead to four scores. Carrie Schmit settled a ball around midfield and then sent a long pass to Carpenter down the near sideline. Carpenter accelerated behind the last line of defense and rolled a shot past M issouri goal keeper Kira Reyes inside the far post. She w ould add her second goal five m inutes later in alm ost identical M e g Loucks Daily Texan Staff fashion receiving a helper from Thaden. The victory against M issouri this weekend should give the into team m om entum going gam es again st K an sas and Iowa State next weekend. The Longhorns finish out the confer­ ence schedule with two more home matches. With two more wins, the team w ould have an excellent shot at another N CA A tournam ent appearance and might earn a top three seed in the Big 12 tournament. "We needed a big win ver­ sus a great team," Foster said. "This will help us move forward and leave all of the other stuff behind." Men's team rallies for Big 12 victory Texas comes back to edge Texas A&M by only four points By Stephanie Berlin Daily Texan Staff After winning only one race before the break, Texas' men's swimming and diving team came from behind to claim a victory at the Big 12 relays in Lawrence, Kan., on Friday. The Longhorns accumulated 105 points by winning seven of the last 10 races, edging out Texas A&M by four points, while Missouri fin­ ished in third with 82 points. "We had our backs against the wall the first half of the meet as Texas A&M swam very well and M issouri perform ed far above the level they were at last year," Texas assistant coach Kris Kubik said. "We are very proud of our upperclassmen for their leadership and the entire fresh­ man group performed at a higher level than we ever expect our freshmen to do." Several Longhorns played key roles on the w ay to another Texas Freshm an M atthew victory. McGinnis sw am at least one leg on each of six relay-winning teams, while fellow freshman Daniel Rohleder helped three relay squads to a win. juniors David Kahn and Wade Kelley swam for four and three winning teams respectively, while Senior Andrew Davidson also helped win three races. The Longhorns lost the first four relays of the competition with their first win coming in the 1,500-yard freestyle relay. The Texas team of McGinnis, Kahn and Kelley touched the wall in 14:11.53, well ahead of the second place Tigers who finished more than 16 seconds later. Texas came in second in each of the next three relays before posting another win, this time in the 400-yard medley. Davidson, freshman Matt Lowe, Rohleder and McGinnis took that relay in 3:23.59, while the A ggies came in a close second in 3:24.11. That relay started a winning streak for Texas which won the next three relays, and A&M con­ tinued to place second. The Aggies managed to post another victory in the 200-yard breaststroke relay, but glory w as fleeting as the Longhorns took top honors in the 200-yard back­ stroke and 800 individual medley relays. A&M won the final swim ­ ming event of the competition, the 100 freestyle relay, in 37.90, while Texas finished just under three seconds behind. In diving, Matt Bisordi and Brian Smith teamed up to take second behind Missouri in the 1-meter and first in the 3-meter event. "Brian and Matt competed well," diving coach Matt Scoggin said. “Brian nailed a two-and-a- half tuck that was really impor­ tant, so I am pleased with their overall effort. Thev went up against some good divers today and faired well." Sophom ore Carrie Schmit heads a ball in Sunday's 6-0 Texas win over Missouri. Texas improved its record to 9-5-1 on the season, including a 4-3- 1 coonference mark. 3C Split squad falls to A&M, beats UH By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff With the squad split, the Texas women's swimming team took second Friday in the Big 12 relays. The Longhorns only won four relays and finished 22 points behind their rival Aggies. started well Meanwhile, in Houston the other Texas swimm ers were able to squeak out a 123-115 vic­ tory against the University of Houston. Things in Lawrence, Kan., the site of the Big 12 Relays, as Texas won the first event, the 100-yard medley relay. Sarah Wanezek led off with the freestyle and gave the Longhorns large advantage. Elizabeth a Tinnon, Jennifer Robbins and Jaclyn Faulkner also took part in the race, which put Texas on top of the leaderboard. Texas A&M won the next race, with the Longhorns taking a close second. Texas then came back and won the 300-yard breaststroke with a final time of 3:15.54. The Aggies placed second, as they had in the first relay. The teams flipped positions again in the 300-yard backstroke, as the Aggies beat the Texas swimmers by more than three seconds. The teams' endurance was then tested in the 1,500-meter freestyle relay. Each team had three swim­ mers swim 500, and Texas won by a 13-second margin. But once again, the Aggies finished in sec­ ond, keeping the race close. But Texas A&M turned it up and notch and won the next seven relays. The undermanned team, perhaps a bit bred after yesterday's dual meet, didn't lay down and finished second in five of those races, but the damage was done. "The group fought hard, and they fought until the end," co­ head coach Jill Sterkel said. "The swimmers we brought had a chance to step in and fill some different roles, and I think it was a great learning experience for them. The Big 12 Relays are always hard and having a meet the night before did make things more challenging, but the swim­ mers knew what was ahead ol them, and they competed well." Elizabeth Tinnon came off the blocks strong and gave the team a lead in the 200 breaststroke The team didn't relinquish that lead. A&M swimmer Erin Briskie swam hard in the anchor position, but touched the wall one-third ol a second after Texas swimmei Paige Nath. It was the last evenl Texas won. The young Texas divers per­ formed well, but in both the 1- meter and the 3-meter events they finished behind the Aggies. "Ali Bunting had the best 1- meter contest of her career sc far, and Monica Maxwell and Ali Bunting teamed up in the 1- and 3-meter relays and competed well, placing second in both relays to a strong squad from Texas A&M," coach Matt Scoggin said. Co-head coach Mike Walkei was w ith the rest of the team ir Houston where they w on 10 ol the 12 races. Hayley McGregory Stephanie and Elizabeth Wydiffe each won twe races. Additionally, McGregors led off the 500-yard Medley relay It was the first race of the day, and Texas won it by nine seconds. Anderson They then won the next foui races. Michelle Molina w as anoth­ er Texas swimmer who took pari in the streak as she touched first in the 50-yard freestyle, followed by McGregory wrho had previ­ ously won the 200-yard freestyle event. Nicole Pohorenec w'as Texas' lone diving star, and she faced tough competition. Houston divers Anna Kiess and Azul Almazan finished ahead of hei in both diving competitions, bul she earned points crucial to the eventual Texas win with her third place finishes. Julie Ann Galloway won the 200 butterfly by a wide margin with a time of 2:04.76. Tracey Hemmerle w as the last Texa:- swimmer to win, taking first in the 200 breaststroke. Her first 51 yards gave her a large advantage, and she coasted to a 10 second victor)'. Texas faces strong competition Oct. 29 w'hen it hosts USC and Stanford. Both cross country squads dominate U . S . A I R F O R C E C R O S S IN T O THE BLUE Nine Texas runners finish in top 10 at Blue Ridge Open By Jeff Zell Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns have prac­ ticed and practiced, and as this w eekend's results show, practice makes perfect. The No. 30 Texas men's cross country team placed nine Longhorn runners in the top 10, including finishers one through five. The Longhorns put up a team score of 15 points — 44 ahead of host Appalachian State who finished second — in the four mile run at the Blue Ridge Open in Boone, N.C. Senior Mark Nichol posted a time of 19:34.2, 13 seconds bet­ ter than fellow Longhorn Matt Munoz to take first place honors in the individual competition. Andrew H. Middleton, Kyle Miller and Mark Floreani round­ ed out the top five for coach Jason Vigilant7s squad. Stanley Jeff Cutrer, Jon Von Letscher, Erik and Charles Hampton all posted times below the 20 minute mark as they fin­ ished seven thru 10, respectively. Zach Zeller finished 12th and Justir, Havard rounded out the Longhorns with a 22nd place finish. Competition at the Blue Ridge Open was meager, as no other team at the event even received votes in Track-wire's weekly rankings. Behind Appalachian, Western Carolina, Davidson and Virginia Military Institute round­ ed out the top five. The Longhorns return to action in two weeks when they travel to San Antonio to compete in the UTSA/Texas State Double Dual Meet on Oct. 27. 1, Mark Nichol 2. Matt Munoz 3. Andrew Middleton 4. Kyle Miller 5, Mark Floreani 6. Adam Puett 7, Jeff Cutrer 8. Jon Von Letscher 9. Erik Stanley 10. Charles Hampton Individual Top 10 Texas Texas Texas Texas Texas Western Carolina Texas Texas Texas Texas 19:34 19:37 19:47 19:49 19:51 19:53 19:55.4 19:55.9 19:56 I9 :s/ Texas women claim victory for first time of season By Emily McKee Daily Texan Staff The Texas w om en's cross country team brought home its third first-place finish in four meets Saturday. The Longhorns took Lutheran University 6k race in Seguin, with a combined 16 points. the Texas Texas runner Lan dra Stew ardson placed second with a time of 23:02 followed. Longhorn Brooke Stewart took third place three seconds later. Six Texas runners comprised the top ten individual place­ ments. Incarnate Word's Bree Wilson took the top spot with a time of 22:59. The Texas's competition included Huston-Tillotson, LeToumeau, South w estern , M cM urry, Texas Lutheran, Texas A&M- Intemational, Trinity and UT- D allas — all Division II teams. for­ ward to an intense week of practice for its next competition, the Big 12 Championship in Topeka, Kan., on Oct. 30. Colorado has won the conference title the last five years. in preparation team can look Longhorn tennis has productive weekend By Alex Blair Daily Texan Staff The Texas women's tennis team continued its solid doubles out­ ing of the fall season in addition to advancing four singles players this w'eekend at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Southwest Regional Tennis tournament |n College Station. Saturday juniors Mia Marovic, Kendra Strohm, Katie Ruckert and freshman Courtney Zauft all won their first round match­ es in the singles draw. Marovic defeated Kewra Nichols of TCU, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Strohm won 6-3, 7-5 over Anna Blagodarova of Texas A&M. Ruckert dominanted in her victory over Allison Leuszler of SMU, winning 6-1, 6-1. Zauft defeated Darya Ivanov of Tulane, 6-3,1-6, 6-0. Sophomores Ristine Olson and Petra Dizdar failed to advance in singles play, with Olson losing her qualifying match for the singles main draw. Junior Kelly Bari tot lost her first round singles match. Olson and Baritot defeated the No. 39-ranked pairing of Helga Vieira and Lauren Walker of Texas A&M, 8-4. Ruckert and Strohm, the No. 19 doubles team in the country', defeated Hayley Bakker and Kendall Gibbs of Lamar, 8- 3. Dizdar and Olson earned an 8-4 victory over Baylor's Zuzana Krchnakova and Klara Zrustova. The winning doubles team and the top two players in the for the ITA Regional qualify Indoor Championships, the sec­ ond major national tennis tourna­ ment of the season. THINK OUTSIDE FOUR PERPENDICULAR SIDES ON A GEOMETRICALLY SQUARED BASE. 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Ait rig h ts i-esnived P O R T S Monday, October 18, 2004 Beltran draw even with Cardinals 4 C Astros, Newest Astro hits another homerun to beat Cardinals By Joel Anderson The Associated Press HOUSTON — Roy O sw alt w as one w orry the H ouston co u n ted on A stros h ad n 't against the St. Louis C ardinals in the NL cham pionship series. The leagu e's only 20-gam e w inner Two w ins in tw o deci­ sions w ith a 2.25 ERA in three starts again st the C ardinals. C linching win over A tlanta in G am e 5 of the division series last Monday. Who better to try to even the NLCS at two gam es apiece? It d id n 't happen that way. H ouston won 6-5, but it was despite O sw alt, who struggled from the very start. “We felt like w e had an out­ stand ing chance to even the series at tw o," said H ouston's Lance Berkm an, who homered in the fifth. “Fortunately, we were able to get it d one." No thanks to Oswalt. M inutes before the first pitch, O sw alt was greeted to a stand­ ing ovation from thousands of tow el-w aving Astros fans. He w alked slow ly to the dugout, w aving to the crowd with a grin form ing.on his lips. the T hat was pretty much the only h ig h lig h t o f O sw alt's afternoon. inning, first in E arly O sw alt tw irled around and stared at third base um pire Tim Welke after a checked sw ing by L arry W alker w as called a ball. W alker walked on the next pitch, and A lbert Pujols fo l­ lowed with a tw o-run shot that just cleared the left-field fence. John M abry's RBI single gave the C ardinals a 3-0 lead later in the inning, and Osw alt already had the look of a beaten man. “I w asn't at my best. It was just a physical thing," O sw alt said. “I was just battling the w'hole tim e." Jim Edm onds' sacrifice fly to right scored Pujols in the third, in Tony and Pujols singled W omack in the fourth to give St. Louis a 5-3 lead. O sw alt w as clearly frustrat­ ed, w iping at his sw eaty brow after alm ost every pitch and shooting exasperated looks at the dugout after giving up hits. He left the mound after six innings w'ith the gam e tied at 5 and more than a few anxious fans in M inute Maid Park as Houston turned over the game to its unreliable bullpen. O sw alt allow ed eight hits, w alked four and d id n 't record a strikeout for the first time since July 29, 2003, at Atlanta. It w as onlv the third time in his career that had happened. "I knew' if I could just keep the game close, w e had a chance," O sw alt said. “Anytim e you can get into the bullpen, you've got a good chance of com ing back — especially with this team ." C arlos Beltran cam e to the A stros' rescue again, this time in the seventh with his record- tying eighth home run of the postseason. His solo shot off St. L ouis reliever Ju lian Tavarez gave H ouston its first — and "A n y tim e you can get into th e b u llp en, y ou've got a good chance o f com ing back — especially w ith this t e a m " Roy Oswalt, Houston Astros only — lead of the game. The A stro s' bu llp en even cam e through this time, get­ ting a scoreless seventh from Dan W heeler and tw o innings from Brad Lidge for the second straight day. With O sw alt struggling w hen they needed him m ost, alm ost everything else w ent right for the Astros in G am e 4. “There's so many times that h e's picked us up over the year," H ouston's C raig Biggio said. "Som e days, you're going to have to score som e runs. He gave us an opportunity to win today." Carlos Beltran points to the sky as he crosses the plate in the seventh inning o f Houston's 6-5 Game 4 win over St. Louis. Beltran's home- run gave the Astros a lead they wouldn't relinquish and was his eigth in nine post­ season games. Beltran has now homered in five consecutive games. David J. Phillips A sso cia te d Press Pittsburgh steals win from Cowboys with late touchdown Comparisons get grander by the week for Steeler's Big Ben By Jim Vertuno The Associated Press D A LLA S — The D allas C ow boys spent a week com paring Steelers rookie qu arterback Ben R oethlisberger to a young Dan M arino. How about som e Terry B radshaw to go with it? R oethlisberger com pleted 21 of 25 passes and two touchdow ns, com p leting 11 straight throw s on the Steelers' last tw o scoring d rives Sunday, leading P ittsburgh to a 24-20 com eback win over the C ow boys. R oethlisberger is the first rookie quarterback to go 4-0 since Phil Sim m s on the 1979 New York G iants. He also becam e the first Pittsburgh quarterback to beat D allas since Bradshaw in 1982. And w hile a rookie led the way, it was a tim e­ ly D allas fum ble and a short TD from a Steelers old -tim er that provided P ittsbu rgh (5-1) w ith the w inning points. A fter the C ow boys' Vinny Testaverde fu m ­ bled late in the fourth quarter, the Steelers drove to the 2. Jerom e Bettis rum bled in for the final touchdow n in the last m inute. The C ow boys (2-3) had one last chance to w in with som e razzle-d azzle. D allas covered 30 yards on a pass and lateral that moved the ball to the Pittsburgh 30 w ith 1 second left. But T estaverd e's final throw into the end zone fell incom plete. Jam es F arrior had tw o sacks and forced three fum bles for the Steelers, inclu d ing the last one by Testaverde that changed the gam e. But it w ill be R oethlisberger, the cool rookie w ho stood in the pocket against a tough pass rush, who will be credited with guiding the Steelers to the win. R oeth lisb erg er w as sharp at the o u tset. A fter R ichie A nderson capped the C ow boys' first drive w ith a 21-yard TD run, the Steelers m arched d ow nfield to tie it on R o e th lisb e rg e r's 5-yard pass to P laxico Burress. In that one play, R oethlisberger show ed more m obility than M arino ever did, scram blin g out o f the pocket to h is right and slin ging the ball to B urress an instant before M arcellus Wiley tackled him from behind. The play excited the m any Steelers fans sp rin ­ kled throu ghou t Texas Stadium who w aved th eir th eir sign atu re “Terrible T ow els" with every first down. The C ow boys led 13-10 in the third period w h en Testaverd e connected w ith K eyshaw n Johnson on a 22-yard TD. But the Steelers made it 20-17 on R o eth lisb erg er's TD pass to Jeram e Turnan. The C ow boys had a chance to close it out w hen Farrior m ade the d efensive play o f the gam e, hitting Testaverde and m aking the ball pop loose. Kim o von O elhoffen scooped it up and ran to the D allas 24 to set up the w inning drive. Steelers' running back Jerome Bettis makes a Dallas defender miss as he scores the deciding touchdown. LM Otero | Associated Press C N N D o c u m e n t a r y e x p l o r e s c h a l l e n g e s of our e du cat ion s y s t e m by f o l l o w i n g f our ne w Teach For A m e r i c a t ea c h e r s w o r k i n g in s o m e of the n a t i o n ’ s t o u g h e s t s c h o o l s . mm TEACH FOR AMERICA INFO SESSION: 7 PM • G a r r i s o n 1 TOMORROW FREE SCREENING: 7 PM • GSB 2 . 1 2 6 Texans beat Titans for first time Win means as much in standings as in hearts o f fans By Teresa M. Walker The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Houston Texans took another giant step forward. and David Carr threw for 266 yards touchdow n, a and Kris Brown kicked field goals of 21 and 50 yards, as the Texans beat the Tennessee Titans 20-10 for their first victo­ ry over the team they replaced in Houston. im proved The Texans to 3-3 for the first time in the franchise's three-season histo­ ry by winning in the stadium Nashville built to lure the for­ mer O ilers away from Houston. The Texans did it with defense, intercepting four passes and sacking Steve M cNair once. The loss dropped the Titans (2-4) into sole possession of the AFC South cellar. Worse yet, the Titans have lost three straight at home. McNair, playing behind a patchwork offensive line miss­ ing both starting guards, tried to rally the Titans and drove them to the Houston 4 in the final two minutes. But Marcus Coleman intercepted M cNair . on fourth-and-2 with 1:42 left, and the Texans ran out the clock. The Titans ban ged -u p played w ithout starting right guard Benji O lson because of a strained groin. Shad Meier, their top tight end, w as in a hospital after an em ergency appendectomy Sunday morn­ ing. They lost the AFC's leading rusher this season in the third quarter when Chris Brown hurt his right shoulder and was replaced by A ntow ain Smith. Houston cam e into the game w ithout starting right tackle Todd Wade because of an ankle injury, and running back Domanick D avis didn't play the second half after bruising his thigh. Carr helped the Texans play keepaway from the team that had led the NFL in time of possession. They held the ball for more than 32 minutes and gained more yards than the Titans (345-305). Tennesseestruggled through­ out the game. Interceptions ended its first tw o drives, and the Titans w ent three-and-out on the third. Tennessee dis­ integrated after yet another dropped pass in the fourth quarter. and Drew Bennett had a pass bounce out of his arm s on a third -and -5, receiver Derrick Mason pulled off his helmet in frustration, drawing a 15-yard penalty for unsports­ manlike conduct. to Carr, who tossed a 20-yard touchdow n pass Jabar Gaffney in the second quar­ ter for a 10-7 lead, drove the Texans methodically 65 yards in nine plays on the ensuing drive. Jonathan Wells scored on a 4-yard run to put them up 20-10 with 4:42 to go, and he finished w ith 73 yards on 22 carries. The Titans had just 15 yards in the first quarter. They led only once, 7-3, after M cN air's TD pass to Drew Bennett — set up w'hen safety Tank Williams blitzed Carr and poked the ball away for a fumble. California a nightmare for Texas golf By Ryan Derousseau Daily Texan Staff The w om en's golf team struggled as they finished 10th at the Stanford-Pepsi Women's Intercollegiate in Palo Alto, Calif, this weekend. léxas opened the first round with a 17-over-par 297,15strokes behind the leader Arizona St. that put them in 11th place. They improved their standing on the second day, but shot two stokes worse w'ith a 299. They then stood in 10th place going into the final round. The team shot a 15-over-par 295 on the final day, but it was not good enough to move higher in the standings. Texas finished four strokes behind ninth place finisher Arizona, and 39 strokes behind the winner Arizona St. The 10th place finish ties Texas' highest finish of the year which also was done at the NCAA Preview. This shows how tough the competition was in this tournament, because their final score was two strokes better than their third place finish and a stroke better than their sixth place finish. Arizona State finished the tournament 12-over-par which was there second consecutive victory. They won the Price's Give 'Em Five Intercollegiate on October 4 and 5. second place was Pepperdine, who was defeated by five strokes. Stanford, who hosted the tournament, finished in fifth place, 17 strokes behind Arizona St. In Big 12 rival, Texas Tech fin­ ished 15th out of 18 teams. They ended 20 strokes behind Texas. Lisa Ferrero continued her steady play as she finished tied for 16th. She shot a 3-over-par 73 the first two days of the tour­ nament, then finished with a 1-over-par 71. She finished at 7- over-par, 12 strokes behind the winner Anastasia Kostina from Washington State who won her first tournament of the year. 'Perry Swenson opened with an even par round 70. Swenson then plummeted dow n the leader board the next two days with a 76 and a 77. She finished in 35th position with a total of 13-over-par. Devan Andersen struggled the first day shooting a 78. She battled back though with a 75 and a 71, wrhich put her in a tie for 41st. finished Kelley Louth in her w'orst position of the year, 54th, after shooting 17-over-par. Ashley Prust, wrho was playing in her first tournament of the year, finished in 83rd place with a score of 31-over-par. team finally gets a break after playing three tour­ naments in as many w'eeks. Their next tournament is not until November 14-16 at the Collegiate Matchplay. The e & L o ca l T he D a il y T e x a n Center helps those with spinal cord injuries 5C Monday, October 18, 2004 www.dailytexanonline.com State Editor: Shaun Swegman City Editor: Claire Harlin Phone: (S12) 232 2206 De Lay's hometown torn over reprimands Some Sugar Land citizens back him, others want a recall By Michael Graczyk The Associated Press SUGAR LAND — If his­ tory and the proliferation of Bush-Cheney signs are accu­ rate indicators, the top of the Republican ticket should do well in November in this boom­ ing Houston suburb that House Majority Leader Tom DeLay calls home. Bush-Cheney placards plant­ ed on well-manicured lawns far outnum ber those advocating the Democratic presidential ticket of Kerry-Edwards. Republicans tra­ ditionally have done well in this town of 65,000, which grew from a 19th century rail stop for the Imperial Sugar Co., and DeLay has enjoyed double-digit per­ centage victory margins since he first was elected 20 years ago. “Sugar Land definitely is a Tóm DeLay town," said sup­ porter Deena Sargent, a stay-at- home mother of three. Still, some voters are con­ cerned about the reprimands DeLay has received from fel­ low House members for creat­ ing an appearance of giving contributors special access on pending energy legislation and for using the Federal Aviation Administration to intervene in Texas' 2003 redistricting dis­ pute. The House ethics panel also is awaiting the outcome of a grand jury investigation in Texas involving alleged campaign finance irregularities before it decides whether to consider a complaint that DeLay engaged in money laundering. “I think he ought to quit," said Amin Abdulla, 45, who owns an ice cream shop and who has voted for DeLay in the past. “I was in denial for the last year. But the reality is I'm disappoint- ed to see how much he's abused power. He takes it for granted. “I would recall him in a heart­ beat," Abdulla said. Other voters suggest the investigations are just election- year politics. "When it's time for vot­ ing, you get m u d s l i ng- ing," Karen Peppers, 46, said from the behind counter at a bagel shop. W h e t h e r voter Rep. Tom Delay, R-Sugar Land any discontent translates into a clos­ er race for DeLay on Nov. 2 as he seeks an 11th term to Texas' 22nd Congressional District is questionable. "We're talking about DeLay country, which is synonymous with Bush country," DeLay spokesman Jon Grella said. "Those who know him best like him best. There's a differ­ ence between the caricature the Democrats would like to portray in Washington and the congress­ man that's been effective for his constituents for 20 years now." DeLay's Democrat opponent, Richard Morrison, tells voters he's a person they can trust, but in his stum p speeches he steers dear of deliberately skewer­ ing DeLay for the ethics repri­ mands. "I don't take delight in anoth­ er man's pain," said Morrison, an attorney. "That's not what I'm about." Morrison can't escape the issue though. He usually gets asked about the investigations during campaign appearances. "I can just tell you if I'm your congressman, and the House eth­ ics committee gives me even one rebuke against any action I did for offidal conduct, I will resign immediately," Morrison told an audience earlier this month. "Voters must be represented with dignity, honesty and fair­ ness, and I would not subject y'all to that embarrassment if that occurred," he said. That kind of attitude gets Morrison the vote of David Brown, a NASA contractor who used to be a registered Republican. "Against DeLay, certainly/' Brown said. There's little doubt where Lynn Watkins' vote is going. Outside her house, a mile or so from DeLay's district office, is a Bush-Cheney campaign sign and a sign proclaiming support for Bush and U.S. troops. But instead of a DeLay sign, there's one for independent congressio­ nal candidate Michael Fjetland. "I just feel Tom DeLay has been in office too long," Watkins said. "When our forefathers set up elections, they were for peo­ ple like you and me for one or two terms and not for a lifetime commitment." As for questions about DeLay's potential misuse of power and influence, "all politi­ cians do that," she said. That kind of cynicism is not unusual. "I think all politicians are crooked," said Laurie Levin, 42, who manages the ice cream store Abdulla owns. Jon Taylor, who chairs the political science departm ent at H ouston's University of St. Thomas, said he believes DeLay's chances for re-election are safe. In his re-election bids, DeLay has carried Fort Bend County, which includes Sugar Land, gen­ erally with at least 60 percent of the vote, and normally exceeds the margins of the GOP top of the ticket. "I still don't see any way that DeLay will be seriously chal­ lenged," Taylor said. "He might have been admonished by the House ethics committee, but it doesn't seem to be hurting him ... because he's still, until proven to the contrary, the Teflon con­ gressman." DALLAS — With a harness supporting his weight over the treadmill, Chuck Benefield's legs and hips are strapped into a robotic exoskeleton, known as the Lokomat, which simulates a walking motion as he "stands" in front of a large mirror at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. Benefield is among 247,000 people nationwide who live with paralysis following a traumatic spinal cord injury, according to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical Center. Christopher Reeve, who became an advocate for spinal cord research after he was paralyzed in a horse riding acci­ Photo by Associated Press dent in 1995. Benefield says working on the Lokomat has helped reduce the swelling in his legs and improve his endurance. He's regained muscle tone and feeling in his legs. His fin­ gers, tightly curled before he started his workout, become more loose after an hour on the machine. Benefield said. "The best part is not necessarily watching his body, physical therapist Nathan Foreman said."It's watching the Spinal injuries and treatments for them were high­ smile on his face." lighted last week following the death of "Superman" star — The Associated Press Dallas diocese in protest By The Associated Press DALLAS — The Episcopal Diocese of Dallas has joined nine other dioceses nationwide in a conservative network created to protest the national denomina­ tion's approval of an openly gay bishop. Dallas Bishop James Stanton, one of the founders of the Network of Anglican Communion Dioceses and Parishes, said membership in the national network was not a move to leave the denomination. "I would not allow the diocese to leave the Episcopal Church," Stanton said in Saturday's edi­ tions of The Dallas Morning News. But some who attended the diocesan convention annual Friday said they feared the net­ work would split the denomina­ tion. "We are starting on a path that is something like entering tem­ porary orders in a divorce pro­ ceeding," said Susan Calhoon, a member of Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Dallas. "If you start on a path like that, it is very hard to turn around." Although no formal tally was taken, a clear majority of the 219 lay members and 125 clergy at the convention sided with the bishop, who appealed with attendees to support joining the network. The netw ork was created last year's decision by after the Episcopal Church — the U.S. branch of the Anglican Communion — to elect the Rev. Gene Robinson as bishop for New Hampshire. The Dallas vote came as the bishops and bureaucrats who lead the world's 77 million Anglicans of aw ait an emergency panel called the Lambeth Commission. recom m endations Texas business group lets campaign view mailings Recycle your copy of T h e D aily T exan Documents show ads were funded by companies By The Associated Press Company-funded advertise­ ments that the Texas Association of Business planned to mail to voters were secretly shared with a campaign, a newspaper reported Sunday. According to docum ents examined the Austin American-Statesman, a consul­ tant who worked for the politi­ cal action committee Texans for a Republican Majority discussed the mailings while advising San Aptonio legislative candidate Ken Mercer, a Republican, lead­ ing up to the 2002 election. by It is illegal in Texas to use corporate funds to influence a political campaign, but state law permits corporate money to be used for administrative costs of political action committees, such as rent or utility bills. For the past two years, a criminal investigation has been trying to determine if the TAB's ads broke the law. It's part of an ongoing grand jury investigation that centers around the political action com­ mittee, which is an offshoot of U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's fund-raising commit­ tee, Americans for a Republican Majority, or ARMPAC. The newspaper said hand­ written notes by the consultant, Kevin Brannon, show he knew about two ads prepared for the business association and a For the past tw o years, a criminal investigation has been trying to determ ine if the TAB's ads broke the law. donor who wanted to finance TAB mailings for Mercer. Mercer campaign manager Gene Ryder said Brannon rou­ tinely told the campaign when the association's mailings were being sent. TAB officials said they did nothing wrong. TAB President Bill Hammond said the mailings were to pres­ ent issues, not to sway voters. Andy Taylor, a lawyer rep­ resenting TAB, said Hammond never met Brannon. He added that Brannon is not a member of TAB, the state's largest business association. "No one at TAB coordinat­ ed with any candidate at any time," Taylor said. Cris Feldman, an attorney who has sued Texans for a Republican Majority and the Texas Association of Business on behalf of Democrats, dis­ agreed. "This is conclusive evidence of coordination," he said. "TAB made direct corporate contribu­ tions to the campaigns in bla­ tant violation of state law." Brannon and Mercer, who was elected in 2002 and is run­ ning for re-election, did not return the new spaper's calls seeking comment. Last month, a Travis County grand jury indicted Texans for a Republican Majority execu­ tive director John Colyandro, two other DeLay associates and eight corporations for alleged campaign finance violations related to the 2002 state legisla­ tive session. Delay, R-Sugar Land, has not been charged with any wrong­ doing. Read about what's going on in your world in T h e D a i l y T e x a n Expect news, viewpoints and entertainm ent in these sections every day: • Page Two • World & Nation • State & Local • University • Sports • Entertainment • Opinion • Comics And read the latest news on the Web at www.dailytexanonline.com Color is the word for the 2005 Cactus Yearbook. 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