Hvaao v i saiavtf nvaao ftS 3AV 1 S T 2 W IIIO H D IW 3 9 V 1 IH 3 H oav aaxiw * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Da ily T exan DOUBLE D o u b l e C o v e r a g e Texas to face former prospect, Missouri’s Chase Daniel U n iv e r sit y P age 6 A Lab utilizes scientific research data to create stunning visualizations L ife& A r t s P age 6 B Austin artists find a burgeoning indie art gallery scene Friday, October 17, 2 00 8 ------------------------------------------------ Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900------------------------------------------- — www.dailytexanonline.com í # « i " y , í«i¡ t 4 &/ B& ' f * t í 6 |- » ifSj . | . (¿R fifítf Travis County prepares for early voting By Stephen Keller & Stephanie Meza Daily Texan Staff With early voting rapidly approach­ ing, Travis C o u n ty em ployees turned on ballot m a ch in es T h u rsd ay at the "Mega Voting C enter," set up in A us­ tin to meet a record turnout of voters. Students w ishing to beat the crow ds on Election D ay can cast their votes starting M onday at the Flawn A cadem ­ ic Center, at tw o "M ega Voting C en­ ters" or at ab o u t 25 other polling lo­ cations around Austin. The mega cen­ ters, located at 5501 A irport Blvd. and 4534 West G ate Blvd., each hold about 50 electronic voting machines. Voters, if eligible, can also send in their ballots early via mail. A bout 227,800 of the 619,000 eligi­ ble Travis C o unty voters cast a ballot in the 2008 presidential primaries, and officials expect that num ber to double during the general election. H alf of the total votes in the county will be m ade during early voting, said M ary Fero, spokesw om an for the Tra­ vis County C lerk's Office. "We really w an t to encourage peo­ ple to take advantage of early voting," Fero said. T he c o u n ty c le rk 's office has re ­ ceived m ore than 16,000 applications for a mail ballot, exceeding the previ­ ous record of 15,572 set in 2004. The of­ fice sent ballots to Travis C ounty vot­ ers in 93 countries and U.S. territories, including active-duty m ilitary voters. "S om e p e o p le [w h o are in th e ir hom e county] d o n 't find the tim e to m ake it to the polls, but people across the globe are giving their time and care to voting," Fero said. "It's encouraging to see their efforts. As of now , 6,000 mail ballots have been returned." To be eligible to vote by mail, a voter m ust be 65 years of age or older, sick or disabled, out of the county during the entire voting period — which includes early voting and Election Day — or, if confined in jail, have voting rights. "We receive an average of 1,000 ap ­ plications a day, bu t w e've been keep­ ing up," Fero said. fice has recognized Travis as the coun­ ty w ith the highest voter tu rnout rate in Texas for the past three years. To meet dem ands, the mega centers will stay open until 9 p.m. on the last three days of early voting, which ends on Oct. 31. "You can come in your costume, but it ca n 't be political," Fero said. "But other than that, the Little M erm aid or anything else is OK." S tudents gave contrasting opinions on early voting. "Early voting show s the voter's p ri­ ority," said rad io-television-film ju ­ nior A lan Palom o, w ho is eligible for Fero said the secretary of state's of- VOTING continues on page 2A So u l s e a r c h in g Stephen Keller | D aily Texan Staff Scott Miller, a technical troubleshooter for Travis County, activates an eSIate machine at the Voting M e ga Center at 5501 Airport Blvd. Cornyn, Noriega duel at last debate By Erin Mulvaney Daily Texan Staff U.S. senatorial candidates Sen. John C ornyn and state Rep. Rick N oriega sp a rred o ver state eco­ nom ic policy an d ed u catio n re­ form in the final debate of the race T hursday in Dallas. T he c a n d id a te s ' p o sitio n s in p o lls h av e flu c tu a te d th ro u g h ­ o u t the election season. C ornyn, the incum bent Republican sen a­ tor from H ouston, has consistent­ ly held the lead and is now seven points ahead of N oriega, a D em ­ ocrat from H ouston, in the latest R asum ssen R eports poll. But the gap has been slowly closing since June, according to Po1Hter.com The senators, in keeping w ith the previous debate in H ouston, disputed the U.S. Senate's dealings w ith the ongoing financial crisis. "I d o n 't b e lie v e in v o tin g for a $700 b illio n b a ilo u t th a t d o e s n 't p u t Texas h o m e o w n e rs first," N oriega said, referring to C ornyn's su p p o rt of the econom ­ ic rescue plan. "H e p u t his Wall Street friends first." C ornyn said he has not heard his o pponent offer a positive so­ lution to the crisis and questions w hy he w ould disapprove of the tax credits that offer financial re­ lief to victim s of H urricanes Ike and Dolly. "I have o nly heard him c riti­ cize the bill. T hat's just not good eno u g h ," C ornyn said. "M y o p ­ ponent needs to learn som ething about bipartisan politics." Both ca n d id ates offered plans to im prove Texas education and lo w er its cost. C o rn y n said his plan w ould include reducing in­ terest rates for student loans and im p ro v in g c o m m u n ity colleges and public schools. "A m e ric a 's b ra in p o w e r has kept us prosperous," C ornyn said. "We need to train all of our chil­ d ren to qualify for g ood, high- paying jobs." N oriega said his plan focuses on p ro v id in g a m onetary incen­ tive to m a th an d science te ac h ­ ers, pro v id in g fixed tuition rates for public universities and low er­ ing taxes for the m iddle class to be able to send children to college. The close race betw een Cornyn an d N oriega has ren ew ed hope for D em ocrats that the state m ay change from red to blue, said Matt Glazer, a spokesm an for the Travis C ounty Democratic Party' and ed ­ itor of the p o p u la r political blog Bum tOrangeReport.com. "B ecause O b am a a n d M cC a­ in are not cam paigning heavily in Texas, the race betw een N oriega a n d C ornyn takes center stage," G lazer said. H e said Texas has been tre n d ­ ing Democratic the last few years, citing recent Dem ocratic victories in H arris and Dallas counties. DEBATE continues on page 2A Land commissioner reviews past decisions By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff When Jerry Patterson stepped up to the pcxlium, ready to charge into a variety of legislative topics, he made one thing clear: He loves controver­ sy. He adm its to creating it, and in his words, controversy Is good. Patterson, the Texas land com ­ m issio n er, sp o k e T h u rs d a y in the Dorothy L. G ebauer Building and kicked off UT's Texas Politics Speaker Series. James Henson, the associate director of Liberal Arts Instructional Technology Services, initiated the speaker series to foster more interaction between the Uni­ versity and political communities. "We try to invite prom inent of­ ficials from both political sides," H enson said. "[P atterson] is on the front of a lot of com m on is­ sues. H e's an effective leader." A s h e a d of th e o ld e s t s ta te agency in Texas, P atterson o ver­ sees the purchase of land in Tex­ as and the state's use of its n a tu ­ ral resources. P atterson began by asking the audience how m any of them be­ lieved the Second A m en d m en t protected their right to bear arms. A bout 25 curious students and governm ent interns slowlv milled into the conference room to hear w h a t the co m m issio n er h ad to say on subjects that are highly dis­ p u te d , such as the legislation he passed w hen he w as a state sena­ tor in 1995 that allow ed Texans to earn,’ concealed handguns. "I th o u g h t it'd be in terestin g to learn som ething new because I d o n 't really know w h a t a land C O M M ISSIO N E R continues on page 2A Texas Land Com m issioner Jerry Patterson gives a talk on cam pus as part of the Texas Politics Speaker Series. Pa u lC h o u y Daily Texan Staff H ig h 80 ¿0 Low 5 7 " Above, Associate psychology professor Sam G osling studies the belongings in associate history professor Howard Miller's office. Gosling claims people's offices say a lot about their personalities. Below, A wide variety of Christian memorabilia is on display in Miller's office. For author, items reveal lives Photos by Emily Kinsolving | Daily Texan Staff . ■ r ■ (ia ilyle ^ a jio i ityrw. com rf. 1 See video of Sam Gosling inspecting an office. By Maya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff W h en s tu d e n ts w a lk in to p ro fe sso r H ow ard M iller's office in G arrison Hall, all they see is Jesus. The Daily Texan and Sam Gosling, an as­ sociate psychology professor w ho has nev­ er met Miller, examined the associate histo­ ry professor's office to determ ine how the Jesus figurines that decorate the room re­ flect M iller's personality. Gosling, author of "Snoop: W hat Your Stuff Says A bout You," has searched through offices, bedroom s and bathroom s since he w as a graduate student at the U niversity of California at Berkeley, trying to unearth connections between peo­ ple's belongings and their personalities. Mil ler's im m aculate office houses shelves that run on half of tw o w alls and store per­ fectly aligned books, m ost dealin g w ith subjects of Christianity. The desk space is covered in Jesus paraphernalia, including pictures, action figures and lip balm. The artifacts face visitors, w ho are w elcom ed to sit in com fortable chairs and snack from a bowl of M&Ms. "H e m u s t be an easy p e rso n to b u y presents for," G osling said in a thick Brit­ ish accent. H e said th a t alth o u g h M ille r's office is satu rated w ith Jesus gear, som e of the m ore h u m o ro u s item s suggest that he is not a devout Christian. Miller said his office is a home for himself SNOOP continues on page 2A Border fence construction begins on Brownsville campus By Andrew Kreighbaum Daily Texan Staff W ork cre w s from C o n stru c - tion-Rent-A-Fence of Thrall, Tex­ as, broke g rou nd this w eek on a 10-foot border fence that will run 71 miles along the southern end of the UT-Brownsville campus. Tom Ford, president of the com­ pany, said only trenching for the new fence h as been com pleted. The project w ill likely not m ove forw ard for an o th er tw o w eeks because of heavy rain in the area. Last week, contractors removed an existing fence from sites w here the new fence w ill be installed, and surveyors w orked to decide on specifications for the fence. Ford said that without the exist­ ing fence in place, there is no phys­ ical bam er for security purposes on the southern end of cam pus, just north of the university's golf course. While the fence is constructed, the area will be heavily patrolled by border agents, Ford said. Ford described w orking on the border fence as "really just anoth­ er job." The federally m andated d ea d ­ line for the co n stru ctio n of the fence is Dec. 31. Ford could not provide a timeline for its com ple­ tion before that date but said he believes they will finish. T he a g re e m e n t rea ch ed b e ­ tw een the D epartm ent of H om e­ lan d S ecurity an d U T-B row ns­ ville in A ugust allow ed the u n i­ versity to avoid the installation of a new physical barrier on the c a m p u s a n d in ste a d e n h a n c e an existing fence to a sta n d ard height of 10 feet. A n o th e r ch a n g e from o rig i­ nal H om eland Security plans al­ low ed m anagers of the universi­ ty's golf course to keep an access gate open 24 hours a day. "The reason is that the univer­ sity a n d the UT System d o w n here is spending moneys on high- tech surveillance cameras that are going to be available," said Bob­ by Lucio, the UT-Brownsville golf coach and course owner. Lucio said he is receiving pos­ itive feedback from custom ers — m any from out of state — w ho w ere concerned before that the fence w ould make the golf course inaccessible. Some golfers had ex­ pressed concerns that they w ould have to present a passport to ac­ cess the golf course. "M y custom ers, and the whole general public and the e-m ails I've been getting from ou r m em ­ bers from up north — now they have a more positive feeling about w hat's going on," Lucio said. l n d 6 X W orld&Nation 3A State&Local................. 5A Sports 1-2B Comics............ 4B TODAY S WEATHER ^ 1 ^ 3 4 opinion ....... 4A............. University................... 6A Classifieds.................. 3B Life&Arts...............5-6B cheeseburger^! FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17,2008 T ' V f T T I I vgeT w o SNOOP: Professor's property gets author's analysis T h e D a i l y T e x a n From p a g e lA and his students. He spent about $1,000, mostly earned from a teach­ ing award, on the chair available for visitors. "T he b o w l of c a n d ie s, th e chairs — th is is a com fortable and in v itin g p lac e," G osling said. "This candy is a classic sign of extroversion." G osling said the m eticulous p la cem en t of the Jesus t r in ­ kets exhibits M iller's conscien­ tiousness, as does the um brel­ la he keeps in his office in case it rains and the extra Diet Dr. Pep­ per, which he stows away in case he runs out of the supply in his fridge. Miller is thus orderly, de­ pendable and efficient, according to Gosling's book. "People high on conscientious­ ness think this is norm al," he said. "He thinks, 'Well of course, I would buy new Dr. Peppers be­ fore my old Dr. Peppers run out,' but other people only notice they need m ore Dr. P ep pers w h en there isn't one left. And the um ­ brella — how is that for being pre­ pared? He even has a clump of pa­ per towels ready for the end of the wet umbrella when it's left there after use." G osling said that according to his studies, M iller's conscien­ tiousness approaches a level of behavior that could be considered som ewhat obsessive-compulsive or neurotic. "This guy really sucks as a psy­ chologist," Miller said. "Every­ thing is in their place, but that's because I'm basically diso rg a­ nized. If I d id n 't organize it, I wouldn't be able to find anything ever. That's actually one of the keys to some people who are me­ ticulously organized — because that's the only way to keep them from going crazy." Miller said he associates all his religious items with his profes­ sional life. "I am, in fact, a Christian, but until I started teaching a class on Jesus in American culture, I d id n 't have 90 million pictures of Jesus," he said. "This is part of the material culture of the course that I teach, and one of the rea­ sons that I have this here is, when students come to my office hours, they see it and they can begin to appreciate the complexi­ ty of the popular culture." He said positioning the items precisely was the only w ay he could fit the entire collection into the room. "If someone moved it, I would move it back so it won't get lost," he said. "T hat's not obsessive- com pulsive — you d o n 't w an t your stuff to get lost." G osling said individuals of­ ten do not w ant to hear criticisms about themselves. It is one of the difficulties in "snooping," he said. "P eo ple are d elu d ed a b o u t themselves," he said. "If I go in your office and say you're a nar­ cissist, no one is going to say, 'Yeah, I'm a narcissist.'" Gosling also said that based on the predominance of the Christian themes in Miller's office, Miller is likely to be less open than m any individuals. Open people tend to be imaginative, creative and have diverse interests, he said. VOTING: Mail-in applications must be received by Oct. 28 From p a g el A the first time to participate in the presidential election. "I w ant to be active in the political system. If I can make it, I will certainly be voting early." Public relations junior Ashley Zapata said she will wait to vote. 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Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday..................Tuesday, 12 p.m Wednesday Friday, 12 p.m TOMORROW 'S WEATHER H i g h 82 I J O n e d e g re e ... maybe. L o w 5 4 DEBATE: Some contest political trends From p agel A "I d o n 't think this is a red state," Glazer said. "It's a rapidly purple state." Hans Klinger, spokesman for the Republican Party of Texas, said the idea that Texas will become Democratic is a "pipe dream." "They are so desperate to be relevant in Texas," Klinger said. "The Democratic Party needs to do some soul-searching." He criticized the nomination of Noriega, who he said will re­ quire on-the-job training. "This election represents the passing of the torch — for the first time a Bush has not been on the ballot," Klinger said. "Comyn has the ability' to turn out Repub­ lican voters." University Democrats Presi­ dent Zach Hall said Noriega fa­ vors tuition deregulation and has a substantial plan to improve the state of the economy. "Cornyn offers no solution," he said. "He was wrong on ed ­ ucation. He voted for the GI Bill and voted against health insur­ ance for children." Brandon Lighton, former pres­ ident of College Republicans, said Cornyn relates well to Tex­ as because his bipartisan efforts m irro r Texas' in d e p e n d e n c e from Washington politics. Light­ on dismissed the suggestion that Texas could become Democrat­ ic and criticized Noriega for not crossing party lines. COMMISSIONER: Patterson may seek re-election From pagel A commissioner does," said adver­ tising sophomore Kevin Hale. He said opponents and the media painted the proposal as creating a "wild, wild west shoo­ tout at every four-way stop and end to civilization." He criticized what he believes was a "clueless gut reaction" by citizens and the media. "T he g o v e rn m e n t, in m y view, un d erestim ates its citi­ zens to m ake good choices," Patterson said. "A government that cannot trust its citizens to carry firearms is a governm ent that cannot be trusted." From 1993 to 1998 he served as state senator in District 11, which includes Galveston. Pat­ terson spoke about the effects of Hurricane Ike on the coastal city and questioned if it could return as an economic entity and if it could even recover as a city. Patterson w as also more re­ cently involved in ownership is­ sues concerning the Christmas Mountains, located just north of Big Bend N ational Park. After offering the mountains twice to the park and receiving rejections both times, he decided to put the area up for auction. "You w ould have thought it was the end of the w orld com ­ ing," Patterson said about the public reaction. He said the media slam m ed him for selling the land to d e­ velopers, though he contests that state law does not allow devel­ opm ent there in the first place. Currently, the public can access the mountains through a road in Big Bend, but some fear auction­ ing the land will shut the door on public entry. Patterson argued that he only wanted a buyer to turn the area into a better natural habitat and increase the im possibly rough terrain's accessibility for hikers. Patterson w arned against a "nanny " governm ent that of­ fers too much protection, claim­ ing that a government that takes away the ability to fail also takes away the ability to succeed. Pat­ terson said he will either seek re- election or attempt to run for Tex­ as lieutenant governor in 2010. N ext w eek, the Texas p o li­ tics organization will host state Rep. H enry Cuellar of Laredo. H enson hopes the speaker se­ ries will engage more students in politics. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2008 Texas Student Media. Ail articles, photographs and g raph­ ics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. 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ItvyuCey Y O U K W O « L TIXAS STUOINT T tiiV ISIO N • KV*X • » I TIXA S TAAVESTV • CACTUS V iAASO ot LONG HORN LIVING 0 *6 Wire Editor: M ik e M elanson w w w .dailytexanonline.com Wo r l d & N ation T h e D a i l y T e x a n Al-Qaida retains funding in crisis WORLD BRIEFLY Pirates continue to hijack ships off Somali coast NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. war­ ships watched a hijacked ves­ sel laden with tanks while oth­ er gunboats patrolled the danger­ ous waters off Somalia, but pi­ rates still seized another freighter this week — and now hold about a dozen despite the internation­ al effort to protect a major ship­ ping lane. The continued seizures of ves­ sels — despite the presence of U.S. warships — highlights the difficulties of patrolling the wa­ ters off Somalia. The chief con­ cern is that the brazen attacks could fuel terrorism and make one of the world's major ship­ ping routes too dangerous and expensive to traverse. Already some ransom pira­ cy proceeds are believed to go to al-Shabab, a Somali militia that the U.S. accuses of harboring the terrorists who attacked U.S. em­ bassies in Kenya and Tanzania in 1998. Worldwide stock markets drop in response to U.S. LONDON — World stock markets underwent a fresh round of bloodletting Thursday, unable to find relief in a late-session rally on Wall Street. The trading day began with steep losses in Asia, where Jap­ anese shares shed more than 11 percent in their biggest single-day drop since the 1987 stock mar­ ket crash. European markets also posted big declines, while Latin American shares gave back more ground, although the selling there was less intense than earlier in the week. The downturn partly reflected carry-over selling from Wednes­ day's sharp drop on Wall Street and reaction to U.S. data Thurs­ day that further stoked fears the world's largest economy is plunging into a deep and pro­ tracted recession. The Dow's late rally came too late to lift bat­ tered European stocks. C om piled from A ssociated Press reports By Sebastian Abbot The Associated Press C A IR O , E g y p t — A l-Q aid a, which gets its m oney from the d ru g trade in A fghanistan and sym pathizers in the oil-rich Gulf states, is likely to escape the ef­ fects of the global financial crisis. One reason is that al-Qaida and other Islamic terrorists have been forced to avoid using banks, rely­ ing instead on less-efficient w ays to m ove their cash around the world, analysts said. T h o s e m e t h o d s i n c l u d e h an d -carry in g m oney and u s­ ing inform al transfer netw orks called hawalas. While escapin g official scruti­ ny, those networks also are slower and less efficient — and thus could hamper efforts to finance attacks. "It would be inconceivable that large am ounts of [terror-linked] money would transit through the form al financial system , because of all the controls," said Ibrahim Warde, an expert on terrorist fi­ nancing at The Fletcher School at Tufts University. The question of where al-Qai- da and its sym pathizers get their money has long been crucial to ef­ forts to prevent terrorist attacks. A 2004 U.S. investigation found that banks in the United Arab Em ir­ ates had u n w ittin g ly h an dled most of the $400,000 spent on the Sept. 11 attacks. After the attacks, the U.S. made an aggressive push to disrupt ter­ rorist fin an cin g n etw orks and w orked with allies to im prove their own financial and regulato­ ry institutions. A l- Q a id a an d the T a lib a n h av e b en efited from the d ru g tra d e 's grow th in A fgh an istan a fte r the U .S .-le d in v asio n in 2001, and the boom ing busin ess likely will not be affected by the global slow dow n. O pium cultivation has fallen slightly this year but is still about 20 tim es higher than in 2001, ac­ co rd in g to the U .N . O ffice on D rugs and Crime. caclus yearbook Calling all UT Students! Campus-wide photo studio October 6-17 Graduating seniors must call 512.471.9190 to make an appointm ent All undergraduate photos are taken on a walk-in basis only on the 3rd floor of CMC Fraidoon Pooyaa ¡ A sso cia te d Press Afghan border policemen view confiscated opium and alcoholic drinks in Afghanistan. Al-Qaida and the Taliban have benefited from the drug trade's growth in Afghanistan after the U.S.-led invasion in 2001. Former U.S. drug czar Gen. Bar­ ry McCaffrey, who recently con­ sulted with U.S. and NATO offi­ cials in Afghanistan, issued a re­ port in July saying al-Qaida and the Taliban "are principally fund­ ed by what some estimate as $800 million a year derived from the huge $4 billion annual illegal pro­ duction and export of opium /her­ oin and cannabis." In ad d ition , w ealthy d on o rs and Islamic charities in the oil-rich Gulf, especially Saudi Arabia, con­ tinue to be "one of the most signif­ icant sources of illicit financing for terrorism," said Matthew Levitt, a former Treasury Department ter­ rorism expert. The Sau d is have long insisted they are doing all they can to rein in terror financing, and U.S. offi­ cials have praised their efforts. But, under a system known as "zak at," wealthy M uslim s are re­ quired to give a portion of their m oney to the poor. Much of that is given to Islamic charities, and U.S. officials say at least som e of that m oney con tin ues to be channeled to al-Q aida and oth­ er terrorist groups. S au d i A rabia and other G ulf countries have benefited in the last two years from a surge in oil prices from about $60 per barrel at the beginning of 2007 to more than $145 per barrel in the m id­ dle o f this year. Prices have fall­ en alm ost 50 percent in the last few months, but not before gen­ e ra tin g h u n d re d s o f b illio n s of dollars. Levitt said the covert nature of terrorist financing m akes it diffi­ cult to determine a direct correla­ tion between rising oil revenues and the am ount of cash al-Qaida has on hand. But "it stands to reason that if there is more oil revenue, there will be more revenue for all kinds of things licit and illicit," he said. A l-Q aid a and other extrem ­ ist grou p s have gloated in recent weeks about the West's financial w oes, p ain tin g the crisis as e i­ ther divine punishm ent for su p ­ p osed w ron gs or the last g a sp s of a dving empire. An American al-Qaida member, Adam Gadahn, said in a video re­ leased this month that "the ene­ mies of Islam are facing a crushing defeat, which is beginning to man­ ifest itself in the expanding crisis their economy is experiencing.'' Members of the militant Pales­ tinian group Hamas and hard-lin­ ers in Iran also have cheered the economic turmoil. Iran is thought to be the last m a­ jor government supporter of ter­ rorist groups. The majority Shiite country' is not believed to finance al-Qaida, a Sunni group, but does su p po rt the m ilitant H e/bollah faction in Lebanon. flagship store south congress shop online 6th and lam ar 1400 south con g ress b ygeorgeaustin.com 512.472.5951 512.441.8600 3A Friday, October 17, 2008 i NATION BRIEFLY New Jersey parents protest mandatory flu shots As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parents are fu­ rious over a first-in-the-nation re­ quirement that children get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day-care centers. The deci­ sion should be the parents', not the state's, they contend. Hundreds of parents and other activists rallied outside the New Jersey Statehouse on Thursday, decrying the poli­ cy and voicing support for a bill that would allow parents to opt out of mandatory vaccinations for tneir children. "This is not an anti-vaccine ral­ ly — it's a freedom of choice ral­ ly," said one of the organizers, Louise Habakus. "This one-size- fits-all approach is really very an­ ti-American.'' Obama extends campaign into Republican territory WASITINGTON — Demo­ crat Barack Obama extended his front-running campaign into West Virginia, a bastion of white, middle-class voters who rejected his primary season appeals, and confidently broached the sub­ ject of victory in a presidential contest playing out on Republi­ can turf. GOP rival John McCain found himself kxiking for a break as he was largely forced to defend his standing in states that President Bush won four years ago. "We are now 19 days not from the end but from the beginning," Obama told the crowd at a New York fundraiser a day after the fi­ nal presidential debate. "You know, I've been in these positions before where we were favored and the press starts get­ ting carried away and we end up getting spanked," he said. Obama won the Iowa caucuses, only to lose the New Hampshire primary to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. "We want to make sure that we are closing strong, run­ ning through the tape." C om piled from Associated Press reports nationally recognized distinctly austin. from c o n te m p o ra ry to d e s ig n e r fe a tu rin g c o ry lynn c a lte r trina turk velve t j bra n d m arni p ro e n z a s c h o u le r d rie s van noten 4A Friday, O ctob e r 17, 2008 VIEWPOINT Editor in Chief: Leah Finnegan Phone: (512 ) 232 2212 E-mail: editor@ dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Audrey Cam pbell Josh Haney Jillian Sheridan T i i r D a i l y T k x a n GALLERY A dinner party in the gutter By Leah Finnegan Editor in Chief One of the hardest games out there, harder than the Friday crossword puzzle or a match of chess against Bobby Fischer's spectre, is the dinner party game, the one that prompts people to ask, "If you could have din­ ner with any three people — dead, Liv ing or imaginary — who would they be?" In the past couple of weeks, I've been asked this in several awkward situations — in between bites of cold, chapstick-sized eggrolls at a fancy cocktail party I wasn't invited to, at the Valero on Guadalupe while get­ ting mv $6 worth of gas for the week and in the body of an e-mail from my wannabe-televangelist uncle. At first I tried to come up with a wit­ ty clever group for my response, but I concluded that there's no way to weasel out of the game and had to revert each time to the safe, stock an­ swer of Jesus, FDR and Mother Teresa. But I hate to lie to my elite acquaintances, fellow gas-pumpcrs and ideologically different family members, so I've been doing what I've been taught to do these past 20 years to more accurately and truthfully answer this pressing question: trolling the Internet, scanning blogs and reading term papers I wrote in high school. Before long, the answer was obvious. I’d love nothing more than to share some boiled potatoes with my favorite gutter urchins from early 20th-century fiction, Ragged Dick and Sister Carrie, who star in respectively eponymous novels by Hora­ tio Alger and Theodore Dreiser. As I prepare to graduate and become a well-educated sushi waitress, these two give me hope for the future — or at least some perspective to put mine in. Dick, who made his debut in 1926, is a scrappy thing — Alger de­ scribes him as wearing tom pants two sizes too big, a vest with most of the buttons missing and a shirt that looked as if he'd been wearing it for a month — trying to get by in filthy, industrial New York City. He's dirt- poor and seemingly untalented, but he's honest, hard-working and in­ genious and eventually works his way up through the echelons of so­ ciety by being lucky, clever and saving a millionaire's son from drown­ ing. Carrie, on the other hand, is not such a shining example of how’ to achieve success in America (she more or less sleeps her way to the top — quite a statement for 1900), but she aches for individual success all the same, despite the fact that she's from Wisconsin. She eventually makes it to Broadway, w’here she achieves glory as an actress, even though she re­ alizes in the end that success doesn't make her happy. Dick and Carrie are emblems of a time not so long ago when cities were dark and dank, women were expected to marry at 18 and one could rent a squalid studio in New’ York's East Village for less than $2,000 per month. Both characters bucked expectations, overcoming unsani­ tary conditions and scaling societal pyramids by relying on their own fiery will. In those days, you could find success not because you spent $160,000 on a college education or because your friend's cousin's aunt's cat was Warren Buffet's lawyer. You could get by even though you wore rags and started your career as a bootblack. Yes, life was like riding a bike — you got by on the power of you. it all goes along with the old, weatherbeaten American axiom that has long been relegated to needlepointed pillows from Maine to Alas­ ka: Character is capital. The adage comes alive more and more with each point that falls from the stock market into the center of the earth. As I w’rite this, buttons drop from my vest to the floor, black oil smudges ap­ pear on my cheeks and a pot of gruel simmers on the stove. My bank ac­ count should be accruing some extra character this month, just in time for dinner w'ith my idols. Finnegan is an American studies senior. Hook ’em, alternatively By Sara Haji Daily Texan Columnist I get ragged on a lot for not wearing burnt orange and for not doing things like bust­ ing at the seam s because our football team beats OU. It's wonderful that we triumphed against them last weekend and that our team once again exercised the athletic prowess for which we pay hundreds of thousands of dol­ lars in ticket fees. I simply don't find it an ac­ curate reflection of school pride to run around in a frumpy orange dress throwing up "hook 'e m " signs and hooting betw een gulps of C oors Light. But apparently that's the sort of thing you have to do to have school spirit. In fact, after OU weekend I saw a toddler decked out in UT football paraphernalia, and as he threw up his hand in a dimply hook 'em, it occurred to me that even 2-year-olds have more school spirit than I do. But what of school pride, of which I believe I have plenty? Ours is one of the largest universities in the country, providing more than 60,000 jobs. In 2004, the Times of London ranked UT 15th in the world, factoring in aspects of the Uni­ versity that the U.S. N ew s & World Report regularly overlooks. We have an incredible physics program , the w orld's most pow er­ ful laser, a stellar swimming team and what will soon be the largest university museum in the country. We own the w orld's first pho­ tograph and the W atergate papers, am ong P rid e a n d spirit a re not m utually inclusive o r exclusive co n cep ts. M ine is the k in d o f p r id e that com es without b u rn t-o ra n g e spirit. other authentic pieces of history. And yes, our football team just beat OU. But even be­ fore that, it was a phenomenal football team. In fact, even if it loses every other game this season, it will still be a phenomenal football team — and not just because it belongs to a phenom enal university. And that is school pride. Pride and spirit, how ever, are not m utu- allv inclusive or exclusive concepts. M ine is the kind of pride that com es without burnt- orange spirit, but there exists spirit w ithout pride as well as spirit predicated upon pride. To assum e that one necessitates the other is foolish. Burnt-orange gear is not the most ac­ curate indication of school pride; it's m ere­ ly one of many. The girl in Student G overn­ ment has school pride, as does the guy who com petes on the Frisbee golf team and the professor who leads a m entorship program. At the risk of disc rediting our football team, I urge all of you w ho wish to expand your school pride beyond the gridiron to consid­ er the many other things that infuse this uni­ versity with character. We would be remiss to conflate spirit for a football win with uni­ versity pride, just as we would a lack of spir­ it w ith lack o f pride. Because believe me, no toddler — even if he could scream "O U su cks!" right out of the wom b — has more Texas pride than I do. Haji is a Plan II and journalism junior. Hungry? Take it to the streets git ^ Wayne Cheong Daily Texan Columnist it played like a social commentary, until you realized he was talking about how the prices make it so he can't ride in his private jet and is now reduced to flying commercial on American Airlines. After the government used $85 billion to bail out American interna­ tional Group to prevent further collapse, the company spent $440,000 on a "retreat" for executives. AIG spokesman Peter Tulupman defend­ ed their pleasure trip, saying that the annual event was planned way before the bailout. 1 d on 't think I can rem em ber a time in my youth when I was Do these people have no concept of money? Do they not know the hungry. value of the dollar? If I ever felt peckish, there was always food on the table. Back home, I could trek to the nearest eating establishment and order something cheap. The refrigerator was never empty. It was seemingly magical that the box always produced whatever I wanted if I cried long and hard to my parents. Since com ing to Texas and living by myself, however, I've had go without food at times. You start skipping meals because "there's not enough time to eat," but it's always a money issue. Before long, you find yourself unable to fund even a Happy Meal. There's the Dollar Menu, but you don't have adequate health insurance. Of course, I can always hop over to a friend's abode and raid his or her larder. I can't speak for others who are inflicted by poverty, often­ times scraping by without food or shelter for several days. But in lean­ er times, I can't help but wonder where the money goes and why it so often drops into the pockets of the rich. I've got nothing against rich people, especially philanthropists who take action to change the world with what they have. It's the idiotic rich people whom I despise. When not leaving their entire estates to their pets or buying expensive items to placate their spoiled princes and princesses at their sweet-16 bashes, these morons spring for any­ thing, no matter the price. Take P. Diddy or Sean Combs or Puffy, or whatever he's called these days. H e's a self-made millionaire, which is com m endable, but his wealth and fame go to right to his head — and dull it. At the end of August, he posted a video about the tragedy of high gas prices. Sure, Apparently not. W hile Zim babw e experiences a hard currency shortage that has lead to hyperinflation and a shortage of goods, Ed- wina Rogers, the wife of Ed Rogers, a Washington lobbyist, loves to give gifts wrapped in U.S. $1 bills. In Zimbabwe they have issued a $10 million note that doesn't even cover the cost of bread. Here in America, meanwhile, Edwina Rogers uses actual uncut money, fresh off the mint, as gift wrap. She cuts up sheets of money to wrap things that were paid for with money. These are the kind of things that should spark riots and public be­ headings of the rich fat cats. Author Christopher Hitchens calls an in­ sensitive com ment, like the one made by A IG 's spokesperson or P. Diddy's complaint, a tumbrel remark — "unguarded comment by an uncontrollably rich person, of such crass insensitivity that it makes the workers and peasants think of lampposts and guillotines." It's a fitting name, as, according to Webster's Dictionary, a tumbrel was a "cart used during the French Revolution to convey victims to the guillotine." When Marie Antoinette's supposedly quipped, "Let them eat cake," the French people revolted and beheaded her. These days, we sit back and watch as the economy topples and the corrupted rich get away unmarked. I'm surprised that there isn't mayhem in the streets. It's the kind of action that would at least keep people's minds off the hun­ ger in their bellies. Cheong is a screenwrlting graduate student. 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BURNT ORANGE JUICE Check out the Texan's Opinion blog at http://umnv.thedailytexan- blogs.com/bumtorangejuue. 17 days BVSH NAS H I * vdOSfcVN6 OM v CARTOON CONTEST Are you an im pressive d ood ler? An art stu d en t? A p ain ter/ p o litician ? Thin k you can draw th e Texan's current 'to o n s o ff the new sprint? T he editorial board is h o ld in g a co n test for the b est U n i­ versity -related editorial carto on (b ecau se it's n ever too ear­ ly to begin satirically critiqu in g in stitu tio n s through art). U se w h atever m edium you w ish — your hand, P h oto sh op , M S Paint, Kid Pix — origin ality is all w e care about. Send su b m issio n s to ed ito r@ d n ily tex a n o n U n e.co m by Nov. l .T h e w in n er will recieve a $ 1 0 gift certificate to Cafe M edici. The perils of presidential bingo W hat bega n as a n exa m in a tio n o f the ca n d id a tes evolved m o re into a lesson to those in c h a r g e o f selectin g d eba te m o d era to rs. It is vital that g re a t m o d era to rs like Boh S c h ie ffe r not he u sed in f u t u r e d ebates so m y co ck a m a m ie exp erim en ts c a n be c a r r ie d out m o re successfully. ” By Dan Treadway Daily Texan Columnist In an effort to see which candi­ date followed his talking points more closely in the third and fi­ nal debate, I decided to conduct a small study. Some qualified po­ litical analysts may feel that qual­ itative research and comparative analysis w ould be the way to go, but I had another method in mind, and bingo w as its n am e- o. I wondered if it w as possible for a candidate to stick so close- ly to h is p re ­ dictable talking points that a per­ son could win a gam e of b ing o using a card that ra n d o m ly lis t­ ed p h rases the cand id ates had been know n to utter. I watched the debate with five o th e r U T s tu ­ dents. Three stu­ d e n ts p la y e d Sen. Jo h n M c­ Cain cards and three played Sen. B arack O bam a cards, which we o b tain ed from p resid en tia lb in - go.com. Very ear­ ly into the d e­ bate, a relative­ ly h e a te d d e ­ bate of its own o c c u r r e d b e ­ tween the players when decid­ ing if "Joe Six Pack" and "Joe the P lu m ber" were the sam e per­ son and could be marked off on the McCain cards. 1 determined that the rules of Presidential Bin­ go were unflinchingly rigid and thus "Joe the Plumber" and "Joe Six Pack" could surely not be the same person. The fact that I was playing an Obama card that had neither name on it had absolute­ ly no bearing on my decision. O bam a d id n't let me dow n in the first 30 minutes of the de­ bate. In his opening statement, he said the words "Worst finan­ cial crisis since the great depres­ sio n ," "Sen ato r M cC ain " and used a numbered list to outline his econom ic plan. All three of these things happened to be on my card, so I was in pretty good shape. The players with M cCa­ in cards let out a shriek of excite­ ment when "W all Street/M ain Street," was mentioned, a sena­ tor other than Obama and Biden was referred to and when M c­ Cain actually made eye contact with Obama. Everything seemed to be go­ ing just swimmingly until 1 dis­ covered one kink in my grand e xp e rim e n t — Bob Schieffer. W hile it's really im possible to determ ine w hich of the candi­ dates "w on" the debate, what is undeniable is that Schieffer won the award for best debate moder­ ator. In the first debate, Jim Leh- rer asked ques­ tio n s th a t th e candidates easi­ ly dodged w ith­ out much press­ ing. In the sec­ ond debate, the audience at Bel­ mont University threw the ca n ­ didates softballs and, depending on which side of the aisle you sit on, hit them out of the park. Schi­ effer's questions were insightful, interesting and they hadn't real­ ly asked before. E v e n w o r s e , when the candi­ dates started go­ ing off on a fa­ m iliar tangent, Schieffer called th e m o u t o n it and p ressed them to answ er th e q u e s t io n at h a n d . T h is was an effective method of field- ing a command­ er in chief, but it totally messed up my aspirations of becoming a debate bingo champion. When all was said and done, only one player, playing a M c­ Cain card, actually hit a bingo by getting "Sarah P alin," "m y F rien d s," "p ork -b arrel sp end ­ in g ," "n u clea r pow er p lan ts" and "tax relief" all in a row. I was naturally bummed because I was only one mention of "It's time for change" from getting a double bingo. W hat began as an exam ina­ tion of the candidates evolved into a lesson to those in charge of selecting debate moderators. It is vital that great moderators like Schieffer not be used in fu­ ture debates so that my — to quote McCain — "cockam am ie" experim ents can be carried out more successfully. Where's Tom Brokaw when you need him? Treadway is a radio- televis ion-film junior. Friday, October 17, 2008 5A Predicted decline leads city to re-evaluate budget Austin City M anager Marc Ott and other council mem bers discuss funding for the Lance Arm strong Bikeway in a meeting Thursday. M addie Crum | Daily Texan Staff Perry abolishes conservator position at Texas Youth Commission ACLU alleges reform does not adequately address past abuse By Sean Beherec Daily Texan Staff The conservator position estab­ lished last year to lead the Tex­ as Youth Com m ission through a host of reform s has ended after a proclam ation m ade this w eek by Gov. Rick Perry, despite ongo­ ing law suits and changes within the commission. The p o sitio n w as created in March 2007 and filled by Richard Nedelkoff following allegations of widespread abuse and reports of wrongdoing in state juvenile de­ tention cen ters by com m ission staff members. A c c o rd in g to a s ta te m e n t m ade by P erry th is w eek, the "fis c a l m a n a g e m e n t issu e s at TYC have been rem ed ied " and "confidence has been restored in agency operations." P e r r y a p p o in t e d C h e r i e Tow nsend of A u stin as ex e cu ­ tive com m issioner of the agen­ cy. Townsend has served as exec­ utive director since Oct. 1 and has worked in juvenile justice programs in Arizona, Nevada and Texas. TYC sp okesm an Jim H u rley said the com m ission will contin­ ue w ith reform s that w ere put in place during the conservator­ ship, including improving mental health services and increasing pa­ rental involvement. "The ending of the conservator­ ship was something everyone was w orking to w ard ," H urley said. "W e are very happy to have Ms. Townsend here. She's an expert in criminal justice and a demonstrat­ ed reformer." Perry said he is confident that Tow nsend's experience will help the agency through its reforms. "This has been a long and dif­ ficult road for the agency, but the culture at TYC today is substan­ tially different today than it was 18 months ago when we placed TYC in conservatorship," Perry said. "N ot only have we put measures in place — such as the creation of an Office of Ombudsman, Special Prosecution Unit and Office of In­ spector General — to deter future problems, the conservator has im­ plem ented reform s spelled out in TYC reform legislation passed during the 2007 session." Perry is expected to soon ap ­ point the members of a com m is­ sion advisory board, w hich will work with Townsend. The A m erican Civil Liberties Union of Texas filed a lawsuit in June against the com mission, cit­ ing that reform s had not affect­ ed the alleged mistreatment of fe­ male offenders in the TYC facility in Brown wood, Texas. According to the lawsuit, guards at the facility isolated and strip- searched the female offenders, vi­ olating their constitutional rights. Lisa G ra y b ill, leg al d irecto r for the ACLU of Texas, said the leadership change will have no bearing on the law suits against the co m m issio n and th at the union w ill do its b est to w ork with Townsend. "The issues that prompted the co n serv ato rsh ip w ere sev ere," Graybill said. "The om nibus bill was comprehensive. I'm not clear on the extent to w hich it's been successfully implemented." City Council suggests cutbacks, possible land exchanges By Andrew Johnson Daily Texan Staff The Austin City Council is con­ sidering cutting spending because of a predicted decline in sales tax revenu es, said C o u n cilw om an Sheryl Cole at a meeting Thursday Bill Newman Jr., m anaging di­ rector of The PFM G roup, and Leslie Browder, the city's chief fi­ nancial officer, discussed the state of the city budget in the wake of the current financial downturn. The briefing highlighted the ef fects of an economic recession on areas of the city budget such as in­ vestment and banking, debt man­ agem ent, utilities and expected tax revenues. The city's residen­ tial tax revenues are expected to stay on track, while revenues from sales tax are expected to decline, the two said. "Every city in the state and the country will see declines in sales tax revenues because people just spend less in a recession," Newman said. "A m ong other things, people will eat out less, buy fewer Christmas presents and buy less gas." The council said it will prepare for declining sales tax revenues by developing a "m enu of options" in w hich city spending could be cut. Neither funding nor eligibil­ ity requirem ents for city w ork­ ers on pension will be changed, Browder said. Newman said the city is not im­ mune to economic downturns but it has historically fared better than other cities during recessions be­ cause of its diversified economy. "Austin has a large government- based sector from the state and lo­ cal governm ent," he said. "G o v ­ ernm ent tends to produce very stable jobs. We're also very fortu­ nate to have a lot of jobs coming from the UT com munity and the high-tech industry. W hat makes the city stable is that we're not re­ liant on one single industry." C ity C o u n cil also voted 6-1 Thu rsday to approve a resolu ­ tion calling for an investigation into the possible purchase of Li­ ons Municipal Golf Course, which is located on the UT-owned Brack- enridge Tract. C ouncilw om an Laura M o rri­ son said the two com ponents of the resolution were to outline for the University the city's goals for the tract and exam ine possible methods for the purchase of the course. The office of the city man­ ager will undertake an inventory of city-owned lands that might be exchanged for the golf course in a transaction and report back to the council Dec. 18. St. Mary’s University Graduate School A Community of Leaders The St. Mary's University Graduate School in San Antonio is dedicated to the education of professionals who will become the leaders and managers of industry and the public sector. St. M ary’s develops analytical, intense graduates with specialized skills and a sense of creativity. Graduate education is quickly becoming the most essential level of education required by industry and the public sector. It extends a student's knowledge and intellectual maturity through analysis, exploration and inquiry. Apply online at www.stmarytx.eduigrad SIM AKyS UNIVERSITY Graduate School Admissions Office O ne Camino Santa Maria San Antonio,Texas 78228 (210) 436-3101 Fax:(210) 431-2220 gradsch@stmarytx.edu A Catholic and Marianist Liberal Arts Institution 6A U n i\ KRSi'n Friday, Ocotber 17,2008 Lab transforms research data into visualizations By Toree Roy Daily Texan Staff Turning data into an image requires serious computational power. T h e Texas A dvanced C om pu tin g C enter presented its new visu aliza­ tion lab designed to help researchers throu ghou t the UT system analyze data through a variety of advanced technologies. The center's 2,900-square foot "Vis- L ab" is housed on the ground floor of the Advanced Com putational En­ gineering and Sciences b u ild in g on cam pus, and it is available on a reser­ vation-only basis to researchers who use scientific visualization. "Scientific visualization is basically taking data and making it into an im­ age, much like the radars on w eath­ er reports or making a bar, pie or line graph on Microsoft Excel," said visu­ al scientist Paul Navratil. The cen ter built the lab using a $500 ,00 0 co lla b o ra tiv e g ra n t from Dell Inc., Intel Corporation, Microsoft Corporation and Cisco Systems. T h e ce n te rp iece of th e lab is a 184-m egapixel visual display screen donated by Dell known as the Stal­ lion, Navratil said. An average desk­ top com puter screen displays about two megapixels. "The Stallion allows scientists to get inside their data on a scale which was not possible before," Navratil said. The lab also features a Sony Pro­ jection System w ith a 2 0 -b y -ll-fo o t display, four high-end Dell w orksta­ tions with large LCD displays and a conference room. The lab is readily available to the UT com m unity, and althou gh m ost o f the u se rs to d ate are g ra d u a te stu d en ts and p ro fesso rs m ain ly in p h ysics and en g in eerin g , the co m ­ puting center wants to broaden their reach by d ev elo p in g u ses fo r the lab o u tsid e of the scien tific w o rld , Navratil said. "O u r d e p a rtm e n t is lo o k in g at th ree-d im ensional im ages from m i­ croscopes, and the equipm ent in this lab w ill allow us to view larger v i­ suals at a faster pace and to m ake c o m p u ta tio n s w ith o u t h a v in g to move to another system ," said Chris­ topher G ilpin, an assistant professor of cell b iolog y at U T -Sou thw estern Medical Center. The lab was dedicated Friday, and som e p ro fe sso rs are excited about being able to use the newly available technology. "It's really a big deal that we have a lab sp ace like this on ca m p u s ," N avratil said . "T h ere are only tw o other panels that can display visuals at this size — one in C alifornia and one at N A SA ." G reg P. Johnson, an em ployee at the Texas Advanced C o m p u tin g Center, show cases the new A C ES Visualization Laboratory's com pu tin g cluster called the Stallion. The lab utilizes 24 node com puters linked toge th e r to drive 45 30-inch displays. C a le b M ille r j D s íly Texan Anti-war veteran Mejia promotes biography of experiences in Iraq By Andres Martinez Daily Texan Staff Before going to Iraq for the first time, Camilo Mejia viewed the politi­ cal controversies surrounding the war as "somebody else's tragedy." He re­ mained detached from the events that occurred thousands of miles away from his home in Florida, but when he re­ ceived his call to duty in Iraq, he de­ cided to uphold the oath he had taken when he joined the military. So he went. Mejia, an Iraq War veteran and chair­ man of the Iraq War Veterans Against the War, promoted his new book, "Road from Ar Ramadi: The Private Rebel­ lion of Staff Sergeant Carlos Mejia" to a crowd of anti-war sympathizers Thurs­ day. After one Iraq tour in 2003, M e­ jia was asked in 2004 to serve a second tour but refused. He was court-mar­ tialed and sent to jail for nine months in 2005. M ejia and his u nit's first assign­ ment in 2003 was to guard a prisoner of war camp that held Iraqi combatants and civilians. "O ur main task was sleep depriva­ tion — to keep them alive, but to not let them fall asleep," he said. They kept the prisoners — hooded with sand bags and their hands tied be­ hind their backs — in a concrete bun­ ker. If one of them fell asleep, a soldier would grab a sledgehammer and bang the concrete wall. The resulting sound simulated a bomb. If that didn't keep them awake, soldiers were ordered to cock an unloaded pistol to the prison­ ers' heads. When he came back to the United States, Mejia found himself lauded as a hero by his friends and family. He said that while he was in Iraq, he never had the opportunity to process what was happening; he always had to focus on the next moment, on the next attack. It was when his friends and family asked him about his experiences that he first began to think about what had happened in Iraq. "'Did you kill anybody?' they would ask," he said. When the military called him for an­ other tour, Mejia said he faced a mor­ al dilemma. "I had to decide if I wanted to be a good human or good soldier," he said. Five months after receiving his let­ ter, he held a press conference an­ nouncing his decision and then imme­ diately turned himself into the nearest military base. Within two months, he was tried and sent to jail. Active Marine Michael Nordstrom and other m em bers of the Iraq War Veterans Against the War sat next to M ejia d uring the presentation and would occasionally answer questions from the audience. Nordstrom recent­ ly received a letter calling him back to Iraq for a second tour. The letter came this summer, and when N ord­ strom opened it, he said he couldn't stop crying. He plans to follow in Mejia's footsteps. "I'd rath er hang out in jail than spend 13 more months in Iraq," Nord­ strom said. "I'd rather be able to sleep at night." P h ilo s o p h y ju n io r Jo e y M e y ­ er cam e to the presentation with no expectations. "I had a blank palette, but I thought the talk w as effective and w as im ­ pressed by the warm oasis of support for M ejia," Meyer said. Cam ilo Mejia, an Iraq War veteran, discusses his book "Road From Ar Ramadi," concerning his experi­ ences and newfound anti-war opinions. Maddie Crum Daily Texan Staff Experience an energy-efficient home and a location close to U T — with David Weekley Homes in Mueller. We are pleased to offer Homebuyers an urban setting and unique award-winning floorplans that fit your lifestyle. Ya r d H o m i DavidWeekleyHomes.com D a v id Weeldey Homes offers Row Homes and Yard Homes within the urban villages of Mueller. Mueller features homes set within a traditional, yet eclectic n e i g h b o r h o o d i n a prime location. 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Sounds Under Radio was formed during Freeman and bassist Brad­ ley O liver's freshman year at UT. After playing around Austin, they brought in guitarist Doug Wilson and drum m er Sonny Sanchez to complete their lineup and began in­ dependently recording their debut recoaf. At the same time, the group was sending demos and early mix­ es to industry bigwigs and friends, which resulted in the addition of the tune "Portrait of a Summer Thief" to the "Spider-Man 3" soundtrack. As the only unsigned band on the record, the group was quick­ ly snatched up by Epic and found th e m se lv es en tren ch ed in the world of major labels. "It was just not what we expect­ ed with Epic," Freeman said. "But now we're out of it, and we had the Courtesy of Piper Ferguson Sounds Under Radio has returned their focus to their album Cinemático after the success of Spider-Man 3. record recorded before we went in, so it's still ours. Everything is still fine, and I am just as excited about playing and creating music as I was when we got signed." It's hard not to be excited with a group like Sounds Under Radio, a name Freeman agonized over. "N am in g a band is insanely d ifficu lt," Freem an said. "W h at the name implies is that we have these sort of pop-rock songs with more subversive elem ents, a bit m ore in te llectu a l m ayb e than you'd hear on the radio." The description fits, as evidenced by "Portrait of a Summer Thief," the "Spider-Man" track that immediate­ ly brings to mind the poppy glitz of the Goo Goo Dolls. Don't be fooled — these guys write unabashedly radio-friendly tunes, but they ap­ proach those tunes with the mind­ set of hipster, indie intellectuals. For now, the group is focusing on Cinem ática, that long-ago-re­ corded album which was finally released on Tuesday and cruising the states in their aptly titled "Spi­ der Van," so named because it was purchased with the income from their inclusion on the soundtrack. "O ur main focus is promoting this record appropriately," Free­ man said. "After that, we'll record and do more, but for now, it's all about Cinemática." Sounds Under Radio will play to­ morrow at 9 La Zona Rosa. FASTING: Muslim Students Association spreads awareness of world hunger From page 6B "The idea of Ramadan is essen­ tially self-im provem ent m onth," said ch em istry sophom ore and M u slim s S tu d en ts A sso ciatio n member Naveed Mughal. M ughal not only participated in the m andatory fasting during Ramadan but also read the Quran more often, tried to improve his p e rfo rm a n ce at w o rk and set higher academic goals. "This life matters as much as the next one, so you're supposed to do good deeds during this m onth," he said. Fasting is considered an act of piety in many religions. Biology sophomore Kinnari Pa­ tel participated in her first Fast- A-Thon pledge this year but has fasted before for religious purpos­ es. Patel, who is half Jain, and half Hindu, participated for a day in a form of Jainist fasting in which they only consum e boiled water for a week, she said. Christians, Jews and Taoists also apply som e form s of fasting to their liturgies. Ram adan started Aug. 31 and ended Sep. 29 this year. H istori­ cally, Fast-A -Thon has coincided with the Islamic holy month, but since Islam runs on a lunar calen­ dar, the holiday moves 10 days up from its previous spot on a Gre­ gorian calendar, the most widely used calendar in the world. The M uslim Students Associa­ tion decided to hold Fast-A-Thon ou tsid e of Ram adan partly b e­ cause the holy month began shift­ ing toward the front end of the se­ mester. W hile this has shifted at­ tention away from Ramadan, it al­ lows the group to focus on the pri­ mary objective of Fast-A-Thon — hunger aw areness, said associa­ tion president Hani Mirza. "U sually, everyone just thinks [the even t] is ab ou t Ram ad an aw aren ess," M irza said. "W h at w e w ere able to focus on now was the aspect of hunger aw are­ ness and hum anitarianism ." Friends of the World Food Pro­ gram , a non profit organization dedicated to hunger relief efforts, estim ates that 25,000 people die of hunger every day. "W h e th e r it's a sain t or the m ost evil person in the w orld , nobody d eserves to go through that," M irza said. "I think that's the most horrible torture — to go without water and food." 1 7 q u e s t i o n s w i t h . . . Austin Film Festival Director Barbara Morgan T h is w e e k e n d m a rk s the beginning of the 15th ann u al A u stin Film F e s­ tival. Every year, the fes­ tival d raw s p ro fession al and am ateu r film m akers to collectively view, praise and critiqu e the film in ­ d ustry and d evelopm ent production. This year, the festiv al's d irector is B ar­ bara M organ. Besides b e­ ing the v o ice of the lo ­ cal film industry, h e re 's w h a t's really im p o rta n t — we asked her our usual 17 questions. Courtesy of Korey Howell — Leigh Patterson 1. Name: Barbara Morgan 2. Age: 46 3. Job: Executive director, Austin Film Festival 4. What's the best thing about Austin? The am az­ ing, creative talent pool and the incredible array of outdoor events 5. What's the worst thing about Austin? There are too many cool things to do here, and the choosing is tough, especially in October. 6. Describe your perfect sandwich. Currently, the roast beef and pickle sand­ wich with jalapeno potato chips from Portabla on West Sixth Street. 7. Who is your favorite historical figure? Ben Franklin or Abe Lincoln. It's a toss-up. 8. Sugap Sweet 'N Low or Splenda? Sugar. I love sugar and cupcakes. 9. What are you reading right now? My reading ma­ terial these days is chosen by my 3-year-old and done aloud. Currently the favor­ ites are "Alice in Wonder­ land" and "There is a Mon­ ster at the End of this Book: Starring Lovable, Furry Old Grover." 10. What's the last thing you bought on eBay? A Le Verre lamp 11. The usual coffee shop order? Café au lait with whole milk 12. Best pair of shoes? My old, brown Nocona boots 13. Your favorite breakfast cereal? Familia Swiss Muesli Cereal with almonds 14. iPhone or BlackBerry? I'm still writing with pens, carrying a phone book and using a land line, but I bought a BlackBerry for my husband for Christmas. I don't know the brand of my current cell phone. 15. 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Text M essage ORIVE anti Your ZIP CODE te 43KIX (43549) O u t s id e t h e b o x T h e D u l y T e x a n T H U R SD A Y , O C T O B E R 16, 2008 SEC T IO N B Life&Arts Editor: Alex Regnery Associate Life&Arts Editor: Dylan Miracle E-mail: lifeandarts@dallytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com Fasting event raises funds for hunger relief By JJ. Velasquez Daily Texan Staff About 400 people gorged on Mediterranean cuisine in Gregory Gymnasium on Wednesday eve­ ning to break their daylong fasts for the Muslim Students Association's seventh annual Fast-A-Thon. The group received pled ges from people who vowed to fast from sunrise to sunset Wednesday and will donate $1 to the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas for every person who pledged. By the end of the night, $1,800 was raised, all of which will go to the Capital Area Food Bank of Texas. The event was held to raise aware­ ness of world hunger and educate the public about the holy month of Ramadan, in which Muslims ab­ stain from consuming food, drink and sex from dawn until dusk. R am adan, w hich is based on the Islamic calendar and shifts ev­ ery year on a Gregorian calendar, m arks the m onth in w hich the Quran was revealed to the Proph­ et M uham m ed, according to Is­ lamic belief. Muslims fast during Ramadan because it is mandated in the Quran and thus must be done to obey God. It is also seen to instill virtue. FA STIN G continues on page 5B M uslim Students Association members serve food for the group's annual Fast-A-Thon, which spotlights Ramadan and world hunger. Jeffrey M c W h o r te r | D aily Texan Staff Local Austin artists are striking out on their own to produce and showcase work independent of corporate influence. C a le b M ille r | D a ily Texan Staff Artists seek independence By M ary Lingwall Daily Texan Staff Austin is distinguished among U.S. cit­ ies for its eclectic m élange of the classic, the corporate and the cutting-edge. A us­ tin's pulsating environm ent of creativity and innovation has fostered the growth of an independent art scene that has been gaining momentum. Cropping up all around Austin are inde­ pendent, artist-run gallery spaces. Germaine Keller, former ow ner of the independent gallery St. Marks Position in New York City, said this movement "w as a reaction to com­ mercial galleries, the artist was choosing the work ... and the spaces were not primarily directed towards sales." The difference that a non-commercial atmosphere can make is stark. Keller's new Austin space, 1305 Posi­ tion, and older East Side galleries — includ­ ing Okay Mountain, MASS Gallery and The Donkey Show — are able to show experi­ mental work because of their independent status. "There's no corporate angle to the stuff that we do," said artist Tim Brown of Okay Mountain. "W e're free to do what we want and not have to censor it." Another unique facet to A ustin's inde­ pendent art scene is the caliber of non-lo­ cal artists who are bringing their work to these venues. Okay Mountain regularly at­ tracts renowned artists, putting the spotlight on Austin as a cultural center. Austin is now home to the Texas Biennial, which will cele­ brate its third season in 2009, as well as the East Austin Studio Tour, which will mark its fifth tour this fall (Nov. 22 and 23). Even more impressive than the sheer en­ ergy behind these galleries is the sense of com m unity am ong the artist-run spaces, the independent galleries (like Art Palace) and A u stin's m ore traditional m useum s (like the Blanton, A rthouse and AM OA). It's not uncom m on for an artist from one collective gallery to have an exhibition at another, or for guest curators from larger institutions to lend their expertise to the smaller venues. Xuchi Solis of MASS Gal­ lery credits the fluidity to A ustin's atm o­ sphere. "A ustin is a very com m unity-ori­ ented city, and that is reflected onto the artist com munity," Solis said. Despite the fact that A ustin's indepen­ dent art venues are often funded solely by the artists who own the spaces, the struggles are not stifling the artistic passions. The art­ ist collectives are growing in numbers, and new7 galleries are coming to town every year, bringing more creativity and buzz to an al­ ready vibrant artistic community. This Saturday, 1305 Position's first instal­ lation, "nim buslingus," featuring the work of Brooklyn-based artists Lisa Hein and Bob Seng, will show from 6 to 8 p.m. Also Satur­ day, Art Palace will have the opening recep­ tion for Peat Duggins's (one of Okay Moun­ tain's artists) new exhibit "Black Room" from 8 to 10 p.m. Also to check out this weekend: William C ord ova's exhibition "pachacu- ti pachacuti pachacuti" at Okay Mountain and an exhibition of work by Cody Ledvina at Domy Bookstore's Gallery. Do you consider the word “m otivated” an understatem ent? W e thought so. it s time for your hard work to pay off within an organization that was once again named one of BuxnessW eek s 50 Best Places To Launch A Career We offer a collaborative, inclusive culture. 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Chris Kominczak | D aily Texan Staff Tigers’ spread offense first of many tests for newly No. 1 Texas By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff H e ad coach M ack B ro w n didn't have to look very far for sage advice that he could give to his team. C om edian Bill C o sb y called Brow n on W ednesday to tell him one thing he could tell his players. "Is it just too m uch to ask a team to win a game each w eek?" Cosby asked. "It's not that big a deal, really." All joking aside, those weeks ju st keep g ettin g h ard er and harder for the Longhorns, with four ranked team s left in the schedule. A nd the first th in g th ey'll have to face is M issouri's spread offense, anchored by star quar­ terback Chase Daniel. Rushing Daniel w ill be quite a task this w eek, m ain ly b e­ cause of how deep he sits in the pocket. On som e p lay s, the se ­ nior quarterback lines up as far as 7 y ard s behind the line of scrim mage. " I t 's r e a lly h a rd to ru sh him from the ou tsid e, so what y o u 'v e got to do is ju st try to ch an g e up look s a s m uch as y o u c a n ," B row n s a id . "W e h av e g o t to c o n tin u e to get p re ssu re on the q u a rte rb a c k like we did last w eek with our front four." L ast week Daniel stru g g led under pressure and threw three interceptions, allowing O klaho­ ma State to squeak out a 28-23 win. Still, Daniel com pleted 39- of-52 for 390 yards. SATURDAY: No. 11 Missouri at No. 1 Texas, 7 p.m. WHERE: Darrell K Royal-Tex- as Memorial Stadium ON AIR: TV: ABC Radio: AM 1300 The Zone NEXT: vs. No. 8 Oklahoma State, Oct. 25 "H e m a d e so m e b ad d e c i­ sions, but he's still a great quar­ terback," T exas d efen siv e end Brian O rakpo said. "W e'll have to do w hat w e've been doing to get to the quarterback." P ressu rin g him consistently will be the only w ay the Long­ horns can ensure that he doesn't go to his p la y m a k e rs, receiv­ er Jerem y M aclin and tight end Chase Coffm an. M aclin set the N C A A fresh­ m an re c o rd la s t s e a s o n for a ll-p u rp o se y a rd s w ith 2,776 and c au gh t nine touchdow n s, ru sh ed for fou r an d returned three more. "H e can take it the distance for a touchdow n at any point," said defensive coordinator Will M uschamp. The so p h o m o re is threaten­ ing e n o u g h that team s av o id givin g him the ball on kickoffs and try to double him up in the secondary. "G a ry [P in kel] h a s d on e a great job of c o ach in g," Brown said. "H e'll m ove Maclin all over the place. You can't just double­ team him; you've got to find him and finish tackles in open space, TIGERS continues on page 8 Friday, October 17, 2008 5 t í n By Harsh Kalan t . v i Quarterbacks Running Backs Receivers Offensive Line 8> 2 c p o “ O a> CJ> 2 c I -8- * ICQ This Saturday's game, like the Red River Ri­ valry, will see two of the best quarterbacks in the country face each oth­ er. Both Chase Daniel and Colt McCoy are in Heisman contention and have led their teams ably so far this season. Daniel has the edge over McCoy in terms of passing, as he has 2,055 passing yards compared to McCoy's 1,557. But McCoy's rushing abili­ ties set him apart from any other quarterback this season. He has 348 rushing yards, which adds another dimension to his game. Another factor that tips the scale in Mc­ Coy's favor is the fact that he has one of the highest pass-completion percentages this year. Derrick Washington has led the ground at­ tack for Missouri with 75 rushes adding up to 511 yards, making for a formidable offensive pair with Chase Dan­ iel. Texas, on the oth­ er hand, has multiple rusher options, includ­ ing quarterback Colt McCoy. Texas RBs Chris Og- bonnaya and Cody Johnson have led the Longhorn charge along with McCoy. Missouri's defense will have a lot to contend with this weekend, since the Tex­ as offense has been thriving on the running game. Therefore, Texas holds the upper hand as far as running backs are concerned. Missouri wide receiv­ ers Jeremy Maclin and Chase Coffman have been on the receiving end of most of Chase Daniel's passes. Togeth­ er they have account­ ed for 83 receptions this season. This is sev­ en more than the num ­ ber of receptions Quan Cosby and Jordan Ship­ ley have between them. Still, Cosby and Shipley have scored three more touchdowns than Ma­ clin and Coffman. This has been one of the cornerstones of Tex­ as' success this season. The Longhorns have taken apart their oppo­ sition with their ability to convert on big plays. Therefore, they hold the upper hand in terms of receivers. The Missouri offen­ sive line has been up to the mark this season. It has protected its quar­ terback and receivers well enough for Chase Daniel to make big plays time and again this year. Chase Coff­ man, along with putting up big reception num ­ bers, is one of the most efficient tight ends in the Big 12. Texas, on the other hand, is trying to cope without Blaine Irby on the offensive line. Mis­ souri holds the edge in this respect, as Texas' of­ fensive line is still try­ ing to redefine itself this season. Defensive Line Linebackers Secondary Special Teams * \ m " f n Missouri is defen­ sively the stronger side. The Tigers average 319 yards per game as com­ pared to Texas' 380. Missouri defensive tack­ le Evander Hood will be a key in taking on the Longhorn charge led by Colt McCoy. Hood is known for his sacks across the Big 12 and the nation. Texas also has a good defensive line pow ­ ered by Lamarr Hous­ ton. Saturday's game could be decided on turnovers, and Tex­ as needs to up the ante to match Missouri. So far the Longhorns have been on the mark with forcing turnovers, but the Tigers' defense has a slight edge over theirs. Sean Weatherspoon and Brock Christopher have forced several fumbles and turnovers after Missouri was ini­ tially criticized for its linebacker strength this season. The Tigers' of­ fense has been well-sup­ ported by these turn­ overs, some of which have also resulted from interceptions. Texas' linebackers have also derived new­ found strength from de­ fensive coordinator Will Muschamp this sea­ son. Roddrick Muck- elroy's successful re­ turn has sparked the en­ tire Longhorn defen­ sive unit. This weekend will be a test for Mus­ champ's linebackers to prove their might. The Missouri second­ ary has been tire weak point of its defense. The Tigers' defense looked feeble against No. 8 Oklahoma State last weekend, especially without safety William Moore in action. Texas looks stronger in this department with freshman Blake Gide­ on and the Texas sec­ ondary in good form so far this year. Plus, the Tigers' secondary will have to deal with a far superior Texas offensive unit, which is as good at rushing the ball as it is at passing it forward. Missouri senior Jeff Wolfert's kicking and punting abilities could make the difference for Missouri this weekend. Its offensive woes do have a silver lining in the form of its special- team strength. Texas is also clinical in its con­ versions and punting at­ tempts. Therefore, field goals are likely to be impor­ tant for Missouri, as Texas' defense is strong enough to hold off the Tigers' offense. Consid­ ering Wolfert's experi­ ence and ability, Mis­ souri is ahead in this de­ partment. Bring in your ticket stub for 20% OFF FOOD One p e r person. O ffer valid gam e day only. 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"T h e offenses are ahead of the defenses in this case. The day we started going with the spread is when we played out of the I-formation in our loss to Ar­ kansas and stunk. We realized that we needed to change the of­ fense to beat the best teams on our schedule, and that was it." T he b a sic d e fin itio n o f the spread is an offense that spaces out the players on the field to ex­ ploit defenses and get the athletes on the field out into space. Missouri's version is definitely different than most. The offensive linemen line up in wide splits, and quarterback Chase Daniel lines up 7 yards behind the line of scrimmage. Tlie wide splits help create running lanes, and Daniel lines up that far back to avoid getting sacked. That will help Saturday against Texas' front fo u r led by Brian Orakpo. "The way they have their lineman set up helps if the defense brings an extra man because they are set up to block him," Brown said. D aniel has com pleted 76 per­ cent of his passes and has 2,055 yards so far. The Tigers run a lot of quick screens and slants to wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, which are almost like running plays. "They find so many ways to get [Maclin] the ball," said Texas defen­ sive coordinator Will Muschamp. "Their offensive coordinator is a pi­ oneer in that set. They are not con­ ventional, yet very effective." Oklahoma State's spread is dif­ ferent. The Cowboys line up with­ out the wide splits, and they run the ball more w ith quarterback Zac Robinson. They're currently fourth in the nation in rushing. Texas Tech has the wide splits on the line like Missouri, but the tw o offenses differ in that M is­ souri's is based on what the quar­ terback reads in the defense. Even Texas ru n s the spread now. The Longhorns prefer to line up with a tight end and three wide receivers, which is the more tradi­ tional spread, but showed a four- wide look for the first time in six years against Oklahoma. W ith all the spread offenses racking up huge numbers in col­ lege football, the big question is howr to stop it. "The most important thing you want to do is eliminate the explo­ sive plays that come out of it and tackle in space," Muschamp said. "W hen you have opportunities to tackle, you've got to get people on the ground." Lining up correctly is also im­ portant, especially against the no­ huddle. "You have to play assignm ent football to stop the spread and be in position to m ake plays," said senior middle linebacker Rashad Bobino. W hen team s com e out in the spread offense, Texas goes to a nickel look. Sergio Kindle comes Has a Masters in Geography V Z N avigator.SM Across town or around campus, navigate traffic with ease using VZ Navigator. Get constant updates, audible turn-by-turn directions, detour options and even find the lowest gas prices. All on your phone. And only from Verizon Wireless. Ü ÍI Ch ris Kominczak | D a ily Texan Staff Safety Earl Thomas tackles Ryan Broyles after a catch in the first half of Texas' 4 5 -3 5 win over Oklahom a. out, and the Longhorns add an ex­ tra comerback. If it is a pass rush situation, Kindle moves to defen­ sive end, replacing Henry Melton. "The nickel allows us to do so much more against the spread," M uschamp said. "We avoid hav­ ing a lin e b a ck e r m atch ed up against a slot receiver in man cov­ erage. W hen offenses have that mismatch it's dangerous." The Longhorns haven't given up a lot of points against the spread, but they have given up yardage. Teams are averaging 319 yards per game of total offense, 268 of that coming through the air. "W ith these sp rea d o ffen ses you're going to give up a lot of yards," Brown said. "A 300-yard passing game from a quarterback d oesn't really m ean m uch any­ more. It happens all the tim e." It seem s the spread offense is here to stay. "Until teams stop it, it's not go­ ing away," Brown said. "B u t like all offenses, the defenses will catch up sooner or later. T h a t's what happened with the wishbone." wireless Switch to America's Most R e l i a b l e Wireless Network Call 1.800.2.JOIN.IN Click verizonwireless.com Visit any store Subject to Customer Agmt & Calling Ran VZ Navigator-capable phone, monthly subscription, & download charges reqd for use, accuracy & completeness of info is not guaranteed, info about location of device will be used to delive- service, coverage not available everywhere © 2008 Verizon Wireless Friday, O cto b e r 17, 2 0 0 8 Davis has faced scrutiny over years but is drawing praise this season done a better job at that than our staff." M uch of D avis' job is w orking w ith and m entoring quarterbacks. F o rm e r p u p il Y oung stru g g le d w hen he first got to Texas, b u t Da­ vis never tried to change Young's aw kw ard throw ing motion. After Young threw three interceptions in Texas' 28-20 w in over M issouri in 2004, D avis decided to back off in term s of coaching at let Vince be Vince. Rather than act as a skeptic, Da­ vis acted as a supporter. "M uch w as m a d e ab o u t how I w as h is first w h ite coach and he w as m y first b lack q u a rte r­ back," D avis said. "A fter w e got to know each other m ore I devel­ oped into a father-type role w ith him . I'd show him selected clips from gam es of him m aking good p lay s an d use th a t to convince him that he w as m aking progress and build up his confidence." McCoy has a sense of trust and ease w ith Davis. DAVIS continues on page 11 sas a s Wine and Beer Selection * • WE'RE GLAD TO BE HERE, TOOt By David R. Henry D a ily Texan Staff W hen so m e o n e a sk ed o ffe n ­ sive coordinator G reg D avis if he w an ted q uarterback Colt McCoy to s ta rt ru n n in g o u t of b o u n d s m ore in stead of taking extra hits trying to gain yardage, D avis re­ sp o n d e d w ith, "You take a b ro n ­ co out in the pasture, you w an t to be able to saddle him up one day. But y o u d o n 't w a n t him to be a circus horse, either." T h at a n sw e r su m s u p e v e ry ­ th in g y o u n ee d to k n o w ab o u t D avis' personality. H ailing from dee p in th e h ea rt of East Texas, D avis is a n o ld -fa sh io n e d g u y w ho is a country boy at heart w ith a sense of w it and humor. Davis cam e to Texas w ith head coach M ack Brown and h as been here all 11 years. T hrou g h o u t his te n u re a t Texas, D avis h a s been often criticized for his p lay -call­ ing a n d ab ility to d e v e lo p an d utilize talent. W inning the Broyles A w ard , g iv en to the b e st assis­ tant coach in the country, after the 2005 season, d id n 't stop the neg­ ativity. Som e fans argued he just w on the aw ard because of Vince Young. But D avis has silenced all crit­ ics this season. The offensive co­ ordinato r helped Texas p u t up 45 p o in ts in its v ictory o v er No. 1 O klahom a and has helped devel­ op McCoy into one of the nation's best. Texas is 11th in the country in total offense. "We knew w e could execute this offense, an d w e knew w e could throw the ball," McCoy said after Texas b eat O klahom a/'C oach D a­ vis called a great gam e." Q u ite a c o n tra s t for a coach w ith a re p u ta tio n of being "too conservative" in big gam es. D a­ v is ' o ffe n se sc o re d ju st th re e points against O klahom a in 2001, w as blow n out in 2004 and scored only seven in Texas' 12-7 loss to Texas A&M at hom e in 2006. "We threw the ball 35 tim es one gam e that w e got beat in, and Greg w as called 'too conservative,' so if w e w o uld have lost Saturday the sam e stuff w o u ld have been said about h im ," Brow n said. "It's all about w inning. Five times against O klahom a h e 's d o n e a good job calling the gam e, and six tim es he hasn't." E v en B ro w n h a s n o tic e d a change in Davis. "O ne difference in G reg right now is that he is m ore patient w ith the ru nning gam e than he w as in some of the earlier years w hen we played O klahom a," Brown said. Davis h as chan ged the offense a lot d u rin g his 11 years at Texas. W hen he first got here Texas w as a ru n n in g team o u t of the I-for- mation. W hen C hris Simms start­ ed from 2000 to 2002, the team in­ corporated m ore drop-back pass­ ing. The L o n g h o rn s chan g ed to a ru n -b a s e d s p re a d team w ith Young in 2004 and now are aver­ aging 274.3 yards per gam e pass­ ing out of the spread. "To go from ru sh in g for over 300 yards a gam e in 2004 to w here we are at now show s how our of­ fensive staff takes the players and utilizes th em to the best of their abilities," B row n said. "I d o n 't think an y one in the country has 5 f NOW OPEN: University Oaks Shopping Center (Round Rock) 341-9066 10515 N. Mopac Expy 342-6893 • 4978 W Hwy 290@Brodie: 366-8260 • 5775 Airport Blvd: 366-8300 5% Cash/Debit Card Discount • Mon-Sat I0am-9pm • Must be 21 or up MORE CANS THAN YOU CAN HANDLE! X X N '' x 4 " i , - 4 * r ,. , . ; : , ) M . n t ' . r . r .i . - : . t l M i i y o u h i ¡ H i v . i h l y l i t h i y m n I m m i K M f i n s t h « - i i - ' U . n » . < y t u H ' . ' l i u u > : • 'v I ' ' .................., . tl , 1 i . Y 'X I -i DATE Saturday, Oct. 18 TIME 11am - 3pm PLACE Texas Tailgate. 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Stoops, OU need win over KU to remain in Big 12 title hunt By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff After the many one-loss teams that have made it to the national ti­ tle game in past years, Oklahoma isn't out of the race yet, especial­ ly because it is the highest ranked team with one loss at No. 4. Though, if Oklahoma has any hope of staying in the hunt for the national title game, much less making it to the Big 12 Cham pi­ onship game, it must overcom e three obstacles this weekend as it kicks off with No. 16 Kansas Sat­ urday at 2:30 p.m. First and foremost, the Sooners must forget its devastating Long­ horn loss. And who better to help a team snap out of it than head coach Bob Stoops? Under Stoops, the Sooners are 9-0 in their games after the Red River Rivalry. "T h e end all isn 't w ith that game," Stoops told the Oklahoman. Oklahoma head coach Bob Stoops shakes hands with Texas head coach "It's a long year, and you have to M ac|< Brown after OU's 4 5 -3 5 loss to Texas on Oct. 11. The Sooners will work your way through it." attempt to bounce back this week when they face No. 16 Kansas. Stopping Kansas prolific quar­ terback Todd Reesing, one of 22 native Texan Division I quarter­ backs, will be the Sooners' second obstacle. Last w eekend, the Jayhaw ks demolished Colorado 30-14, with Reesing completing 27-of-34 pass­ es for 256 yards and a to u ch ­ down. Last season, Reesing sur­ prised many as a first-year start­ er and had the greatest season ever for a Kansas quarterback. He even drew Heisman talk after put­ ting up 3,486 yards and 33 touch­ downs in the 2007 season. A nother hurdle for Oklahoma is the loss of the heart and soul of their defense — junior middle linebacker Ryan Reynolds, who ended his season when he tore his right ACL last w eek against Tex­ as. Reynolds is the Sooners' lead­ ing tackier, and his inju ry will leave a big gap in the Oklahoma linebacking corps for the remain­ der of the season. The injury was Reynolds' third major knee injury of his career. "H ow many tim es does this have to happen to one guy?" Okla­ homa defensive tackle Gerald Mc­ Coy asked The Kansas City Star. "I feel bad for Ryan. We'll be OK, but I'm more worried about Ryan." This weekend's matchup against Kansas will prove whether or not Oklahoma will really be "O K ." The Sooners certainly cannot lose this w eekend, because two losses in a strong Big 12 C onfer­ ence could mean the end o f any conference title aspirations. The gam e is not a m ust-w in just for Oklahoma, but for Kansas too. The Jayhawks are undefeat­ ed thus far in conference play and a win could do wonders for them in the polls — perhaps even pull them ahead of O klahom a and Missouri, who both have one loss going into their respective w eek­ end games. On the other hand, a Kansas loss could potentially kick it out of the top 20. going to be u n d e rd o g s every week," Jayhaw k com erback Chris Harris told the Star. "That's how it's going to be here at Kansas. That's how they look at us." After bein g criticized for its soft schedule last year, the only way for Kansas to earn and main­ tain respect is to w in big gam es against Big 12 Sou th opponents such as Oklahoma and Texas. "If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best," linebacker Joe Mortensen told the Star. And Kansas should get its taste buds ready for the best, because this weekend is just the appetizer. The Jayhaw ks have five cours­ es to finish, as they will face sev­ enth-ranked Texas Tech, Kansas State, Nebraska, top-ranked Tex­ as and No. 11 Missouri in the fol­ lowing weeks. With so m any talented teams, in the end it could come down to who has the most grit. OU and K ansas w ill find out "From here on, we know we're who has more on Saturday. PREVIEW: Coffman creates size mismatch From page 4 which is really hard to d o." And C offm an's size m atchup fits perfectly in their system as well. The Tigers move the tight end around ju st like a receiver and shift him ail over the field. T he 6-fo o t-6-in ch , 245-p o u n d - er is averaging 12.6 y a rd s per catch. Part o f the reason h e 's been so utilized in their offense is be­ cause of the numerous schem es that M issouri offensive coo rd i­ nator D ave Christensen em ploys to get the two threats open. "D a v e C h r is te n s e n d o e s a great job of being a pioneer with what they're d oing," Muschamp said. " I t's not con v en tio n al, so w e've got to m ake sure w e ad ­ ju st b e ca u se w e h a v e n 't seen anvthing like it." Friday, October 17, 2 0 0 8 P o w e r R a n k i n g s The Longhorns withstood every blow from Oklahoma and were able to outlast the Sooners, claiming the No. 1 ranking in the process. Re­ ceiver Jordan Shipley caught 11 passes for 112 yards and a touchdown He also scored on a 96-yard kickoff return in the second quarter. It doesn't get easier for the Longhorns with Missouri on deck. The Sooners led for most of the game but were unable to score when it counted most in their loss to Texas. Oklahoma was held to just 48 yards rushing and was O-for-3 on fourth-down conversions. Quarter­ back Sam Bradford threw for 387 yards and tied a school record and career high with five touchdowns but was intercepted twice. The matchup of the second- and third-highest scoring teams in the country did not turn into the shootout that was expected, but the Cowboys should be more than satisfied with their victory over Mis­ souri. Oklahoma State's defense tallyed three interceptions while quar terback Zac Robinson accounted for three total touchdowns. The Red Raiders escaped an upset at the hands of Nebraska when an interception sealed an overtime win. Quarterback Graham Harrell threw for two touchdowns and ran for another. Both passing touch­ downs w'ere to receiver Michael Crabtree, giving the duo a Big 12-re­ cord 32 career touchdown connections. Saturday's 23-point outing against Oklahoma State was an unchar­ acteristic performance for the Tigers, who had been averaging more than 53 points per game on the season. Quarterback Chase Daniel was also out of sorts, throwing three interceptions in the second half, yet Daniel accounted for all but 18 of their 454 total yards. The Jayhawks blew open a tight game with two early fourth-quarter touchdowns by running back Jake Sharp on their way to a 30-14 vic­ tory over Colorado. Kansas may have found an answer to its rushing problems just in time for the more difficult part of its Big 12 schedule. They face Oklahoma and Texas Tech over the next two weeks. The Comhuskers rallied from a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit to send their game with Texas Tech into overtime, but w'ere unable to capitalize on a blocked extra point in the bonus period as an errant throw' by quarterback Joe Ganz was intercepted, dashing Nebraska s upset bid. 8 The Wildcats used a balanced attack to snap a five-game losing streak to Texas A&M. Quarterback Josh Freeman completed 21-of-26 pass­ es for 234 yards and also ran for 95 yards and four touchdowns, and running back Logan Dold added 115 yards and a touchdown on the ground. For the amount of success the Buffaloes have had against ranked teams at home, they haven t been so lucky on the road. Colorado s loss to Kansas was its 10th consecutive road defeat against a ranked opponent. Quarterback Cody Hawkins struggled, eventually being re placed by backup Matt Ballenger late in the fourth quarter. The Bears ended a 13-game conference losing streak w'ith a 38-10 beating of Iowa State. Freshman quarterback Robert Griffin had the best game passing of his young career, going 21-of-24 for 278 yards and tw o touchdowns. Griffin also added a rushing score. For a school record fourth game in a row, Baylor did not turn over the ball. The Aggie offense was able to move the ball against Kansas State to the tune of 544 total yards but had difficulty converting its drives into touchdowns until it was too late. Quarterback Jerrod Johnson looked impressive in the loss, throwing for a school-record 419 yards and two touchdowns. 10 11 12 A week after having ranked-opponent Kansas on the ropes, the Cyclones were unable to even put a scare in former Big 12 bottom- feeder Baylor. They have now lost 13 consecutive road games. The Cy­ clones struggled to move tire ball against the Bears, constantly shtxrt ing themselves in the foot with 10 penalties for 70 yards in the gamt. Football's new Non By David R. Henry Not a good year to be No. 1 Friday, October 17, 2008 Col* for Hebman A Rocky Mountain News poll of Heisman voters listed Tex­ as quarterback Colt McCoy in the lead over Oklahoma quarter­ back Sam Bradford and Michigan State running back Javon Ringer. And just this week, Sports Illustrated put the ju­ nior from Tuscola on its cover with a head­ line that reads, "The Heart of Texas." Texas coach Mack Brown had of fensive coordinator Greg Davis call McCoy into his office to talk about the hype he's receiving. "[Colt] was a little upset with me for even bringing him in and talking about it, because he knows as well as we do that it's a team trophy, and if you win ball games, then it will take care of itself," Davis said. "I told him to not put any pressure on himself and just keep doing what he's doing, and that if he keeps winning, his stock will continue to rise, as it should. McCoy has completed 131 of 165 passes for 1 £>57 yards and 17 touchdowns. He's completed 79.4 percent of his throws. "That's hard to do against air," Brown said. 2005 The Longhorns may not have been No. 1 in a regular season As­ sociated Press poll since 1984, but it wasn't too long ago they saw the top spot in the BCS poll. Texas won the national championship in 2005, but USC was ranked first the entire season. However, the Longhorns were ranked first in the Oct. 24 BCS standings —vwhich came in large part because the computers had them a consensus No. 1. "I didn't feel like we should have been one," said Texas coach Mack Brown. Texas returned to No. 2 the next week after beating Oklahoma State 47-28. The Longhorns trailed the Cowboys 28-9 at the half. Texas went on to win their next games 62-0, 66-44, 40-29 and then beat Colorado 70-3 in the Big 12 Championship game. Despite that, they still remained No. 2 until the season-ending poll, which came after they knocked off USC 41-38 in the Rose Bowl. Receiver Quan Cosby was on the team in 2005 and got to expe­ rience a week of being No. 1. He gave advice to the younger play­ ers on what it's like. "I'll tell the guys to enjoy it," Cosby said. "[But] as quick as you can be No. 1 you can be number whatever." 2008 hasn't been kind to No. 1 teams. USC started the sea­ son No. 1 but was upset by Oregon State in week four to make Georgia the next highest ranked team. Georgia fell 41-30 to Al­ abama two days later to make Oklahoma the new No. 1 team when the week six Associated Press Top 25 poll came out. Oklahoma held the position for two weeks until Texas upset them 45-35 last Saturday to become the new No. 1. The shakeup this year mirrors what happened last season when LSU, Ohio State, Missouri and USC all held the No. 1 spot and then lost it. Quite a contrast from 2005 wften USC was No. 1 the entire year and Texas was No. 2. The question now is how long Texas will be able to stay No. 1. "Since we've already had four teams lose that No. 1 spot, I really think our guys aren't impressed by it right now," Brown said. "I believe they're in a position to con­ tinue to improve and fight the schedule that we have for the next six weeks because it's going to take a tough team to do that, but I think they can do that." Tough road ahead The Longhorns may be No. 1, but the road from here does not get any easier. They have No. 11 Missouri this week at home followed by No. 8 Oklahoma State. Then they face No. 7 Texas Tech on the road in a hostile en­ vironment in Lubbock. "The stretch ahead of us is as tough as I've ever seen," Brown said. "It's so important that we keep our focus and play one game at a time." Texas' win over Oklahoma puts them in the driver's seat for the Big 12 South. If both remain undefeated, the Longhorns hold the tiebreaker since they beat the Sooners head-on. However, if Texas loses to Tech and Tech loses to Oklaho­ ma for their lone Big 12 loss, there could be a three-way tie at the top of the division standings. "We do have a difficult schedule, but it may be good for this team," Brown said. "They're going to have to keep their foot on the pedal and they under­ stand they cannot slip." Texas' schedule concludes with Baylor at home, No. 16 Kansas on the road and T exas A& M at home. Caleb Miller | Daily Texan Staff 1984 even bom. Last time Texas was No. 1, most UT students weren't The Longhorns were the top-ranked team the week of Oct. 7,1984. Expectations were high as Texas started the season coming off of an 11-1 season in 1983. Back then Fred Akers was head coach and Todd Dodge, the current head coach at the University of North Texas, was Texas' starting quarterback. Dodge ranks ninth on Texas' all-time passing list. Texas head coach Mack Brown was Oklahoma's offen­ sive coordinator under Barry Switzer that season. The Longhorns lost the No. 1 ranking when they tied No. 3 Oklahoma 15-15 the following week, tarnishing their perfect record. Texas went downhill after that game, finishing the sea­ son 7-4-1. Coach Akers only lasted two seasons after that, getting fired after the 1986 season. Friday, October 17, 2008 M is s o u r i p l a y e r s t o w a t c h « — B y A a lo k B hattarai From page 7 Chase Daniel, QB Although his H eism an stock dropped follow ing last w eek 's disappointing 23-28 loss to O klahom a State, Daniel, the senior quarterback from South- lake, Texas, w ill look to rebound and lead the v isitin g Tigers to an upset over the No. 1-ranked Longhorns. Ex­ cluding his poor performance against the Cow boys last w eek (three inter­ ceptions w ith only one touchdow n), the second team All-A m erican quar­ terback from last year has played out­ standingly this season, already hav- ingjlhrow n for m ore than 2,000 yards and 1 to u c h d o w n s w hile com pleting 76 percent of his passes. After finishing last year w ith a school-best 12-2 re­ cord, Missouri started off the season with five consecutive wins (good for a No. 3 national ranking) before be­ ing knocked off in its second confer­ ence game. Daniel hopes to follow Oklahoma quarterback Sam Brad- fo rd 's p assin g d om inance (five touchdown passes against Texas) as the Tigers try to bounce back into the top 10 w ith a huge statement victory on the road. Associated Press William Moore, SS C hosen by his team m ates as one of four team cap­ tains, the senior strong safety has emerged into an im- protant team leader. Last season, M oore's eight inter­ ceptions were tied for the most in the country, and he is only six away from breaking the school record of 15. The 6-foot-l-inch, 230-pound All-American from Hayti, Mo., has been listed on the preseason watch list for the both the Nagurski and Lott awards. Moore will look to slow down the Texas receiving tandem of Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley, who so far this season have easily found gaps in opposing secondaries. Jeremy Maclin, WR i i As a redshirt sophomore in his first season last year, the versatile wide receiver quietly set records and was cho­ sen as a consensus first team All-American. Along with his 16 touchdow ns and 80 receptions during his fresh­ m an year, the native of Kirkwood, M o., also broke the NCAA freshman record for most all-purpose yards in a season with 2,276 yards (an average of 198.3 yards per game.) This season, M a­ clin has not showed any signs of slow­ ing down as he leads the team in receivin g yard s, to u ch ­ dow ns and average yards per catch. The Longhorns' secondary and special team s w ill have to fo­ cu s on M aclin to en ­ sure that he w on't have a repeat of his outings against Nevada (172 yards and three touchdowns) or Illinois (both a kickoff and a punt retrun for touchdowns). DAVIS: Shipley says coach deserves credit "A lot of the time now I know w hat he's going to call before he calls it," McCoy said. "H e does a great job of calling the game and allows me the freedom to unpro­ vise. We both have a lot of confi­ dence in each other." W hen Brown w anted to make M cC oy aw are of the H eism an hype he's been receiving, he let Davis do the talking. "[C olt] was a little upset with m e for ev en b rin g in g him in and talking about it, because he know s as well as we do that it's a team trophy, and if you win ball games, then it will take care of it­ self," D avis said. "I told him to not put any pressure on him self and just keeping doing what he's doing and that if he keeps w in­ ning, his stock w ill continue to rise, as it should." Part of the reason the players and Brown trust Davis is his ex­ perience. In 34 years of coaching, D avis has seen a lot. H e's been an assistant at A&M, Tulane, Ar­ kansas, Georgia and N orth Car­ olina and was head coach at Tu­ lane from 1988 to 1991 before be­ ing fired. Though he's been around the block a time or two and has won a national championship as an as­ sistant and the Broyles Award, Davis is always looking to change things. This year he experiment­ ed w ith the Q -package, w hich puts McCoy and backup quarter­ back John Chiles on the field at the same time. "Coach Davis deserves a lot of credit for our success," said receiv­ er Jordan Shipley. "H e's always com ing up with new plays and new ways to attack defenses." A nd w ith a ll the M o n d ay morning quarterbacks out there, it's a good thing the good ole boy from Groves, Texas, isn't resting on his laurels. DON’T SUFFER FROM PLATE ENVY Sample a wide variety of dishes, all freshly prepared by Chef R obert H auser of New York's acclaimed Culinary Institute of America. At Cannoli Joe's you can have it all. Lunch $ 8 .9 9 - $ 1 2 .9 9 Dinner $ 1 2 .9 9 - $ 1 5 .9 9 CANNOLI JoeS GOURMET ITALIAN FEAST _ '4715 US Hwy 290 West • 892-4444 • cannolijoes.com Between Brodie Ln & Westgete Btvd GO LONGHORNS! now available 1 W h iK ^ LONGHORN FANS SHOULD KNOW & DO BEFORE THEY 2 ) t e ; fIo4 IdtXtCftl fe, * also available WH VI ! M.Í VNV ID Hi. 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For his senior season, he succeed­ ed in bringing home the Dragons' second state championship in three years. His performance earned him the title of 2004 EA Sports National High School Player of the Year, and he was ranked the sixth-best dual­ threat quarterback in the nation by Rivals.com. It looked like he might be able to realize his dream of playing for Texas. But concerns over the 6-foot-l-inch Daniel's size and his ability to adapt to a new system caused Texas to offer scholarships to its other targets: Colt McCoy and five-star recruit Ryan Perrilloux. "I knew they were going in a different direc­ tion, which was fine," said Daniel, who com­ mitted to Missouri. "It's a business, I complete­ ly understand. They have to go for the best players that they think they can go for." But on the eve of national signing day, Per­ rilloux backed out of his verbal commitment to Texas, opting instead to stay in-state at LSU, and soon Daniel's phone was ringing and Tex­ as was on the other end. "When Perrilloux backed out we called to see if there was any interest," said Texas coach Mack Brown. "Chase said there was not, and he wanted to stay with his commitment to Missouri and honor that commitment. I really respected his decision to not back out, because that shows he has a lot of character." Despite being tempted with the last-min­ ute chance to play for the school of his dreams, Daniel wanted to focus on building a contend­ er at Missouri and, with the Tigers being na­ tional championship contenders this season, has succeeded. Daniel has helped turn a middle-of-the-road program into one of the top teams in the nation. The year before Daniel joined the team, the Tigers went 5-6 and had only been to a bowl game once in the past six years. Daniel backed up dynamic quarterback Brad Smith for 2005 as a true freshman before taking the reins full time in 2006 and leading the Tigers to an 8-5 record and a Sun Bowl berth. He com­ pleted 287 of 452 passes for 3,527 yards with 28 touchdowns and 10 interceptions, earning him second-team All-Big 12 honors. Heading into 2007, Daniel was poised for a breakout year. He built on 2006's success, pro­ pelling Missouri to a 38-7 Cotton Bowl win over Arkansas and a No. 4 final ranking — the highest in school history. Even more impressive were Daniel's indi­ vidual accolades. After piling up 4,170 pass­ ing yards, 33 touchdowns, a 151.9 quarterback rating and just 10 interceptions, the junior was named a Heisman Trophy finalist (he finished fourth), second team All-American, first team All-Big 12 and the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Year. And with the team in the thick of the nation­ al title hunt, Daniel can't imagine his college career playing out any better. "I'v e had the greatest experience of my life so far here at Missouri, and I wouldn't change it for the world," he said. "Everything worked out perfectly. We're at the spot that I thought we would be this far into my career, even past it." In 2008, Daniel has continued piling up gau­ dy numbers — 2,055 passing yards and 16 touchdowns in just six games — and had been at the top of the Heisman list until a three-in­ terception performance in the Tigers' loss to Oklahoma State last week. He's also been joined by a familiar face at the top of the Heisman heap: McCoy. To Dan­ iel, it shows that everything worked out after a dramatic recruiting process with both quarter­ backs enjoying successful seasons. "I don't really think about it too much anymore DANIEL continues on page 22 Daniel’s high-school alma mater upset Shipley’s father ends Southlake Carroll’s regular-season streak By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff In a telling sort of result, Missouri q uarterback C hase D an iel's high school team, Southlake Carroll, lost its first regular-season game in six years on Oct. 10. The loss occurred less than 24 hours before Daniel and Mizzou's upsetting by Oklahoma State, a game in which the Tigers' quarterback qua­ drupled his interception total for the season and had his second-low est completion percentage of the year. And perhaps in a bit of foreshadow­ ing, the team to beat Southlake Carroll was the Coppell Cowboys, coached by none other than Texas receiver Jordan Shipley's father, Bob Shipley. "Southlake is the standard; they*re what everybody around here shoots for," Bob Shipley said. "To be able to sneak up on them and to be able to beat them is really a tribute to our kids." In a familiar situation for many Tex- Southlake is the standard; they’re what everybody arou nd h ere shoots f o r .” — Bob Shipley, Coppell coach and fa t h e r o f Jo rd a n Shipley as football fans, Coppell went down by two scores early in the first but ral­ lied in the latter half of the game to force overtime. In a game that saw four ties and five lead changes, Cow ­ boys quarterback Konnor Joplin hit Jordan Tollett for a touchdown in the second overtime. Of course, Southlake (4-1) is in the highly competitive 5-5A district, and one loss will hardly slow the Texas powerhouse. With four state titles in the past five years, including a consec­ utive run through the past three, they remain a top team and playoff con­ tender heading into the second half of high school football in the Lone Star state. Daniel was a dual-threat quarter­ back when he played at Southlake, passing for 8,298 and 91 touchdowns and rushing for an additional 2,954 yards in his career. He compiled all of these impressive statistics in just two years, having played as a wide receiv­ er through his sophomore season. The 2004 National High School Player of the Year, according to EA Sports, Dan­ iel accounted for 70 total TDs his final season and was selected as the best 5A player in Texas for the second year running. Daniel was not heavily recruited by Texas, and Missouri snatched up the top-level prospect and played him as a true freshman. He has accounted for 10,235 yards of total offense since his first game and is a Heisman and All- American favorite this year. The Texas native now finds him ­ self the star of one of the Big 12's most prolific offenses. Missouri ranks be­ hind only Texas Tech and the Univer­ sity of Houston in passing yards na­ tionally, although it surpasses both in yards per attempt with 9.65. The Tigers will have to forget their loss to Oklahoma State and bring a SOUTHLAKE continues on page 17 Jeff Roberson Associated Press O u t-o f -state q u a r t e r b a c k s f r o m Te x a s Todd Reesing, Kansas Lake Travis High School Austin, Texas Year: Junior Chase Daniel, Missouri Southlake Carroll High School Southlake, Texas Year: Senior Casey Dick, Arkansas Allen High School Allen, Texas Year: Senior Matt Stafford, Georgia Highland Park High School Dallas, Texas Year. Junior Illustration by Mark Estrada | Daily Texan Staff B ig 1 2 N o rt h N o t e b o o k No. 16 Kansas at No. 4 Oklahoma The Sooners' stay atop college football's sum mit d id n 't last as long as they would have liked. A fter only tw o w eeks at No. 1, Oklahoma saw its unde­ feated start to the season end at the hands of now-No. 1 Texas in the Red River Rivalry. Now, the Sooners (5-1; 1-1 Big 12) must recover to face the rest of a demanding Big 12 schedule in the hopes of salvaging their sea­ son and national-title aspirations. After dropping a heartbreak- er early in the season to South Florida, the No. 16 Jayhawks (5- 1; 2-0 Big 12) have treaded wa­ ter against an underw helm ing schedule. However, they now stand poised to take control of the Big 12 North if they can overcome the mighty Sooners on the road. Oklahoma held up its end of the deal last weekend in Dallas, but with the game in control, saw its defensive leader and momen­ tum slip from its grasp. Junior m iddle linebacker Ryan Reyn­ olds took the heart out of the OU defense, and the Longhorns took full advantage, scoring 25 second- half points after his departure. While the Sooners could not mask Reynolds' loss against Tex­ as, they will have to improvise for the rest of the season, as a knee cruciate ligament injury, his third major knee injury, sees the junior on the disabled list for the foreseeable future. Meanwhile, sophomore quar­ terback Sam Bradford contin- — B y M ichael Sheffield ues to carry the Sooner offense, throw ing for five touchdow ns and m ore than 380 yards in a losing offense while the rushing game was anonymous. Leading runner DeMarco Mur­ ray was held to just 6 yards on six carries, the second time in three games the sophomore has been completely neutralized by oppos­ ing defense following a 13-carry, 23-yard effort against TCU two weeks earlier. Farther north, Kansas played its best game of the season in beating Colorado 30-14. Q uar­ terback Todd Reesing combined w ith running back Jake Sharp to provide a balanced assault on the Buffaloes before putting the game away with two fourth- quarter touchdowns. Nebraska at Iowa State W hile both sides continued their slides down the Big 12 stand­ ings, they did it in very different ways. The Cyclones (2-4; 0-2 Big 12) were embarrassed in losing to Baylor (3-1; 1-1 Big 12) Saturday night, allowing freshman quar­ terback Robert Griffin to threaten the Big 12 completion percentage record en route to 38 points. The freshman finished 21-24 (87.5 percent), just shy of Sam Bradford's record of 91.3 percent set against North Texas last season. The Cyclones m anaged just 10 points in response, long af­ ter the game had been decided. It marked a striking change from Iowa State's last performance in which it threatened No. 16 Kan­ sas until the last play, taking a S t a n d in g s C onf. OVERAtl B ig 12 N o rth 1. Kansas 2. Missouri 2. Kansas St. 4. Nebraska 4. Colorado 4. Iowa St. B ig 12 South 1. Texas 1. Texas Tech 1. Oklahoma St. 4. Oklahoma 4. Baylor 6. Texas A & M 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 0-2 5-1 5-1 4-2 3-3 3-3 2-4 6-0 6-0 6-0 5-1 3-3 2-4 C onf. OviRAIl 20-0 lead to halftime before fad­ ing to a 35-33 loss. The Cyclones have not w on a road game in their last 13 tries. Meanwhile, after being mauled by Missouri two weeks ago, Ne­ braska (3-3; 0-2 Big 12) respond­ ed with a gutsy loss on the road to No. 7 Texas Tech. After forcing overtime on a game-tying touch­ dow n w ith 30 seconds left, the 'Huskers had the chance to win with another touchdown on their first overtime possession. Howev­ er, quarterback Joe Ganz saw his pass intercepted by cornerback Jamar Wall to end the 'H uskers' challenge. "It's not fun whether you lose in overtime or you get beat by five touchdowns like last week," said receiver Todd Peterson. "There's no moral victories. We came in here to win, and we can play with these teams, and w e've got to come out with that attitude. Friday, October 17, 2 0 0 8 B ig 1 2 S o u th N o t e b o o k w — B y A u s tin Talbert No. 7 Texas Tech at Texas A&M With No. 7 Texas Tech — the nation's second leading offense — heading to Kyle Field this Sat­ urday, Texas A&M, who has giv­ en up 100 points in the past two weeks' losses to Kansas State and O klahom a State, is hoping for rain to stop the Red Raiders' high- powered offense. Lots of rain. "Pray for m aybe a torrential downpour," said A&M defensive coordinator Joe Kines. "If it rained about 14 inches in the first quar­ ter, that'd probably slow it down a little bit." The Red Raiders (6-0, 2-0 Big 12) have the m ost prolific pass­ ing game in the nation, averag­ ing 413.7 yards per game. While the Aggies (2-4, 0-2 Big 12) have the strongest pass defense in the Big 12 statistically, the defense did face an Army offense that neglects the air attack, completing a single pass for just 5 yards, drastically re­ ducing the Aggies' average. Even if Kines and the Aggies get their wish, and the rain pours, Tech would still outshine Army's measly passing production. The Heisman hopeful duo of quarter­ back Graham Harrell and receiver Michael Crabtree are soaring. In a season and a half playing together they have combined for 32 touch­ dow ns, setting the Tech record for most touchdow ns between a quarterback and receiver. The Aggies' young secondary knows they will have a huge test in slowing down the duo and try­ ing to contain Tech's high-fly­ ing offense. In the tw o consecu­ tive losses, the Aggies have given up 850 yards, a trend that doesn't bode well for Texas A&M. "We're getting better," said Tex­ as A&M head coach Mike Sher­ man. "But we still have a ways to go in order to cover the group w e're going to cover right here." Baylor at No. 8 Oklahoma State Last week's huge win over Mis­ souri vaulted Oklahoma State in the polls; its No. 8 ranking is the highest for the C ow boys in 23 years. But a week after slowing Dan­ iel down, the Cowboys' defense will look to slow dow n Baylor's true freshman quarterback Rob­ ert Griffin. Just don't expect Cowboys head coach Mike G undy to contribute to the defensive game plan. During the Cowboys win over Missouri, Gimdy was seen on the sidelines w orking w ith the of­ fense while his defense w as on the field. "Let me just say that we have a lot of confidence in our defensive staff, and everybody has a job," Gundy said. "My job is not to call defenses." "I have faith in those guys. They watch tape all week. I don't watch the tape. I don't know their tendencies, I d o n 't know their schemes, I don't know their as­ signments. 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After Florida's shocking loss to Mississip­ pi two weeks ago, Tebow has led Florida from the front to get back on track, earn­ ing 1,235 passing yards and another 179 rushing yards, which include 10 and three touchdowns, respectively. Tebow has com­ pleted 93 out of 149 yards and has only thrown a single interception this season. His leadership and passing abilities will be put to the test as the Gators face off against tough opponents, which in- ^ elude No. 10 Georgia and No. 22 Vanderbilt later this season. Wt A Graham Harrell, Texas Tech QB Harrell's passing game has led the No. 7 Red Raiders to a 6-0 record this season. He will be piv­ otal in Texas Tech's climb to the top of the nation­ al rankings as he continues to take apart defenses week after week. He has 2,311 passing yards to his name, and he has completed 178 out of 262 passes this season. His 20 touchdown passes have helped the Red Raiders live up to the preseason hype. Harrell will be an important factor leading into games against Big 12 rivals and na­ tional championship contenders Texas and Oklahoma later this year. Chase Daniel, Missouri QB 1 Despite No. 11 Missouri's disappointing loss against No. 8 Oklahoma State last weekend, Daniel remains one of the best quarterbacks in the Big 12 and the country. He has 2,055 passing yards and another 120 rushing yards this season, and he has 158 complete passes out of 208 attempts with 16 touchdowns. Dan­ iel will be the key for Missouri to crawl back into the national championship race, and his leadership will be tested this weekend against the Longhorns as his offensive unit tries to outdo one of the most improved defenses in the country. Friday, October 17, 2008 H e ism a n W atch By Harsh Kalan 1 Colt McCoy, Texas QB McCoy led the No. 1 Longhorns to an unexpected yet convincing win over the No. 4 Sooners last weekend. He will be in focus this week­ end as well when Texas plays No. 11 Missouri in Austin. McCoy has 1,557 passing yards that have resulted from 131 of 165 attempt­ ed passes, and he has 17 touchdown passes and three interceptions in the six games this season. McCoy's Heisman hopes are further boost­ ed by his rushing game, through which he has 348 yards and four touchdowns to his name. His leadership is the key for the Longhorns to maintain their undefeated streak this season as they attempt to make a statement in the national title race. 3 Sam Bradford, Oklahoma QB Although the Sooners were stunned by the Longhorns in the Red Riv­ er Rivalry, Bradford still managed to put up big numbers in the game. He had 387 passing yards against Texas, which has taken his overall tally to 2,052 yards in six games this season. Bradford has completed 134 out of 185 passes and has thrown 23 touch­ downs. 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G e t in -d e p th c o v e r a g e b e fo re e v e ry Texas h o m e g a m e . 4-7pmm»ndw;lM * ^ $5 HUMMMS zw m m m im ; * Freshman safety Gideon has been big surprise for ’Horns .com J e ffre y M c W h o rte r D aily Texan Staff By Brad Gray D a ily Texan Staff Blake Gideon is Mr. Cool. So much that the freshman safe­ ty even w ent up to head coach Mack Brown before the Oklaho­ ma game and said, "1 hope you're not nervous." He did the same to defensive coordinator Will M uscham p the night before. "I told him 1 was," Muschamp said. "1 think he's trying to get to me subliminally." So how does a freshman get to the point where he's leading the defense and even psyching out his head coach? It all comes down to the fact that Gideon is one of the most confident, calm players on the young Texas secondary. "He's more confident than any other freshman I've ever seen," Brown said. "It's not arrogance. He's been my surprise of the year." That's part of why the young secondary has grown up so fast. Against Oklahoma, Gideon and lineback er R oddrick M uckel- roy missed an assignment on Jer­ maine G resham w hen he ran a cross route to set up a 52-yard touchdown pass. T hat w as one m istake in a largely productive game. Gide­ on kept Gresham in check most of the game, tackling the 6-foot-6- inch, 261-pound tight end, even if it meant that he had to take him down by the legs. That's a lot for the 6-foot-1-inch, í f y o u a s k e d me a t the beginning o f the season [ a b o u t h a v in g f r e s h m e n s ta r tin g a t sa fe ty ] . I w o u ld h a v e s a id t h a t I w a s s c a r e d to d e a th ." — M ack B r o w n » Texas h e a d coach 197-pound safety w ho's skinny enough for quarterback Colt Mc­ Coy to call "Slim Gid." Still, Gideon earns respect from players and coaches because of his understanding of the game. "H e's a guy who walks out in that environment unfazed," Mus­ cham p said. "You walk on the field w ith Blake and say, 'If they get into three-by-one and run the Yogi Hawk, we need to be here.' Well, he un derstands that, and not many kids understand that at this point — or ever." As safeties, Gideon and fellow freshman Earl Thomas call plays for the defense and read offensive schemes. Safety is one of the po­ sitions where experience trumps physical ability. So Brown was right to be con­ cerned at the beginning of the sea­ son when he looked at the spread- heavy schedule of passing teams midway through the season and saw that he would have two fresh­ men as the last line of defense. "If you asked me at the beginning of the season, I would have said that 1 was scared to death," Brown said. "They've grown up and made us much more comfortable." But instead, the safeties have turned out to be bright spots on the Texas defense, making up for their rookie mistakes with huge plays that almost turn into interceptions. A lot of that is due to Gideon's familiarity with the game. Gideon learned football while watching film w ith his father, w ho coached him at L eander High School. Since he was around high-school football games his entire childhood, Gideon learned the ins and outs of playing the de­ fensive back position. By the time he was a senior at Leander, he played at quarter­ back, running back, defensive back and punt returner. While he was getting recruit­ ed, he and his father were hon­ est enough to disclose a nagging back injury that kept him out of games his junior year. "My family and I had a lot of respect for Coach Brown and didn't want to commit to anything SAFETY continues on page 22 STOMP THE TIGERS Friday, October 17, 2008 COMMENTARY Ogbonnaya doing more than score touchdowns for Texas By Anup Shah Daily Texan Columnist It w asn 't the 154 yard s. It w asn 't the tw o big p lay s. It wasn't really the touchdown. Chris Ogbonnaya did so many other things right in No. 1 Tex­ as' 45-35 win over Oklahoma on Saturday that he might not be getting enough credit. "H e's so sm art," said coach Mack Brown. "He was so patient on the 60-plus-yard run at the end of the game. He waited, he waited, and then just shot out of there and took off." Not only did Ogbonnaya's 62- yard run in the fourth quarter put the Longhorns in position to score the game-sealing touch­ down, but his blocks on Cody Johnson's three goal-line touch­ dow ns were what m ade Texas look like a team with an estab­ lished running game. O gbonnaya w as a freshman when the Longhorns were last ranked N o. 1 after the 2006 Rose Bowl, but even as a senior this year, he w asn't expected to make huge contributions to the team. Freshman Foswhitt Whittak­ er and sophomore Vondrell Mc­ Gee were the two expected to compete for the starting running back spot. But O g b o n n ay a h as done more than claim the starting role from the two youngsters. He's become the third receiver behind seniors Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley. "We said we were going to go with who has the hot hand, and he has had the hot hand for two weeks now," said offensive co­ ordinator Greg Davis. "H e al­ lows you great flexibility when he's out there because he's like a w ide receiver with his great hands." O gbonnaya lost significan t w eight d urin g the offseason , which is why few people at first expected him to be as quick as he's been this season. "I needed to do it," Ogbonna­ ya said. "I wanted to give myself a better chance to run the foot- Texas running back Chris Ogbonnaya breaks through an Oklahoma tackier during last week's victory. Ogbonnaya talliea 154 total yards against the Sooners, including a 62-yard run in the fourth quarter. Caieb Miller | D aily Texan Staff ball if I was going to do that this year." There's a reason why he's a semifinalist for this year's "aca­ demic Heisman." Ogbonnaya graduated in May with a degree in history and car­ ries a 3.4 grade point average. Even though he already has one diploma, he is still going for a sec­ ond degree in corporate commu­ nications and a minor in business. He's also taken the LSAT and plans to go to law school. Not bad for someone who has clearly spent a huge amount of time improving his football game. Until the Colorado game, Og­ bonnaya hadn't really had many chances on the field. He'd only carried the ball seven times for 22 yards and had caught one touchdown. But now, it seem s as though the senior has figured out a way to be a role model for teammates both on and off the field. "I think as a running back it's so im portant to stay patient," Ogbonnaya said. "A lot of times people get enamored with mak­ ing the big run and end up do­ ing too much, but we just have to play within our offense and stay patient." S tay in g p atie n t is exactly w hat O gbonnaya expects the rest of his team to do while they hold on to their precious No. 1 ranking. "The No. 1 doesn't matter to u s," O gbonnaya said. "We're happy that we're there, but it won't really matter until the end of the regular season and after the Big 12 Championship." 17 SOUTHLAKE: Texas’ Shipley receives advice from father From page 12 more balanced offense to Austin if they want to end their 100-year losing streak in the Heart of Tex­ as. Missouri hasn't beaten Texas at home since a 10-0 shutout in 1896. Coach Bob Shipley said that, in many ways, his Coppell Cow­ boys' season mirrors that of the Longhorns: a tough conference, a grueling schedule with games against the area's best, and a be­ lief by the coaching staff that you need to focus on one game at a time. Just like Texas' win over Oklahoma, the Cow boys had to overcome multiple def­ icits to ultimately capture the nail-biting victory against the Southlake Dragons. 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