TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 85 THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, April 22, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Clean up, clean up Volunteer for a two-hour shift to clean up Barton Springs. Visit www.austinearthday.com for more information. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. Civil rights panel The Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights presents a discussion panel on integration at the University. Texas Union 3.502, 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m. On rebuilding Iraq Rear Admiral David J. Nash speaks on the rebuilding of Iraq. ACES 2.302, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. cUT the Carbon! The UT Campus Environmental Center hosts a free cUT the Carbon Earth Day concert on the Main Mall, 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Real, in color The Black and White Years perform at StubbÕs, 10 p.m. Shop, eat, be green More than 50 local Austin businesses are donating 5 percent of their gross sales to regional nonprofits who help the community and the environment. Visit www. austinearthday.com for a list of businesses. Today in history In 1976 Barbara Walters signs a $5 million contract with ABC, making her the first news anchorwoman in network history. Inside In News: Business fair, concert raise Earth Day awareness page 5 In Opinion: Viewpoint criticizes UT for turning a deaf ear to students page 4 In Sports: Track stars jump, vault their way past the competition page 6 In Life&Arts: Structured shapes stride down runway for senior show page 10 Quote to note Ô Ô ÒI have nothing against fried chicken, bacon or cheese. But such culinary revisionism cannot be allowed to stand. WhatÕs next? Soup on a plate? Pizza with the crust on top? A fillingless Hot Pocket?Ò Ñ Dave Player Daily Texan columnist OPINION PAGE 4 Public weighs in on cafeÕs future Second forum provides outlet for discussion of three possible options By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Within the first few minutes of his presentation Wednesday afternoon, Juan Gonz‡lez, vice president for student affairs, made it clear that the ÒCactus Cafe lives on.Ó The following two hours be¥came a debate of ÒhowÓ and Òin what manner.Ó Gonz‡lez hosted the second open forum regarding the future of the 31-year-old on-campus mu¥sic venue at the AVAYA Auditori¥um. Three-fourths of the roomÕs 200 seats were filled by various community members, students, staff, faculty and administrators. In the first forum, held primar¥ily for student leaders on cam¥pus last week, Gonz‡lez outlined six guiding principles and three possible options regarding the future of the cafe. For Wednes¥dayÕs forum, Gonz‡lez scrapped his PowerPoint presentation and summarized the guiding princi¥ples of preserving the cafe in a self-sustaining business model Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff and of increasing student input and access. Advocates of the Cactus Cafe formed a human chain outside of the Texas Union on Wednesday and displayed a scroll containing about 6,000 Gonz‡lez also announced that signatures from supporters hoping to keep the cafe open. the University will no longer con¥ sider giving the Cactus to a third¥ was overwhelming to that con¥ ing a hybrid model. The hybrid Facing a recurring 2-percent party vendor, which was fol¥ cept.Ó model details a partnership with University-wide budget cut, the lowed by applause from the au- Gonz‡lez said the two remain- KUT and students. KUT would Texas Union Board of Directors dience. ing options include continu¥ be charged with providing pro¥ recommended on Jan. 29 to re¥ ÒItÕs simply not viable,Ó he ing as a self-operating entity un¥ gramming on the days the cafe is purpose the cafe and to phase said. ÒThe negative [feedback] der a University office or pursu¥ not booked by students. out the informal classes program Students go for gold at Longhorn Olympics By Shamoyita DasGupta Daily Texan Staff Strapped into a harness and bound by a bungee cord, finance junior Jonathan Semt¥ner raced his friend across an inflatable track Wednesday at Clark Field, hoping to reach the finish line before the cord pulled him back to his starting position. Semtner was among more than 50 UT stu¥dents to attend the first Longhorn Olympics. Hosted by the Federation of Lesbian, Ally and Gay Sports, the event featured a sports tournament with soccer, volleyball and bas¥ketball matches. The Olympics also featured a variety of inflatable games provided by Bounce Across Texas. These included an ob¥stacle course, a bungee run and a rock ÕnÕ roll joust, where opponents tried to knock each other off an inflatable pedestal with mallets in the center of a bounce house. ÒThe main reason for Longhorn Olympics is to introduce sports to students who usually donÕt play and to have tournaments for peo¥ple who usually play sports to be able to par¥ticipate in,Ó FLAGS president Daniel Otero said. ÒWeÕre just trying to create a fun envi¥ronment for students to come participate in.Ó Semtner said he came to support his friends participating in the sports tourna¥ments and to take advantage of the recre¥ational games available. ÒI think [Longhorn Olympics] is good be- Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff Undeclared freshman Margaret Wittenmyer challenges her brother John Wittenmyer, a Plan II junior, at the bungee run at Clark Field during the Longhorn Olympics on Wednesday. cause the organization is founded on shat-music from UT student DJ Trey and were tering stereotypes,Ó he said. ÒI havenÕt seen also given free food from Pluckers. FLAGS any of the other organizations do anything so hopes to continue this tradition and host the monumental.Ó Attendees of the Olympics listened to OLYMPICS continues on page 2 by August. E-mails obtained through pub¥lic records requests revealed that administrators at the Texas Union CACTUS continues on page 2 Group voices concern over fluoride level in city water By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff While many city officials tout the benefits of adding fluoride to the public water supply, some Austin activists question the safety of the practice on the grounds that the additive is a hazardous waste. Members of Fluoride Free Aus¥tin distributed fliers warning against fluoridation Ñ a practice that has been used in Austin for nearly 30 years Ñ as part of an Earth Day celebration Wednes¥day at the Austin FarmersÕ Market at Triangle Park. Rob Love, a psy¥chology graduate student at UT and member of Fluoride Free Aus¥tin, said fluoride is only beneficial to oral health if applied topically. ÒLook at your tube of tooth¥paste,Ó Love said. ÒDo you want WATER continues on page 2 College houses could receive tax break By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Students who live in off-cam¥pus, nonprofit residences such as Greek houses could catch a tax break that would help them make necessary safety and infra¥structure improvements, such as the addition of fire sprinklers and smoke detectors. Two UT students spent Sun¥day through Wednesday in Washington, lobbying on behalf of the Collegiate Housing Infra¥structure Act during the annual North American Interfraternity Conference. The bill would make it possi¥ble for people to make tax-de¥ductible donations to 501(c)(3) organizations Ñ a category of nonprofit groups that are ex¥empt from some federal income taxes. This could in turn give grants to off-campus, nonprof¥it housing entities to make spec¥ified improvements. The legisla¥tion has been addressed in Con¥gress for the past nine years, and students have lobbied for it since 2004, but it has never passed. This year, around 100 students participated. ÒThere are budget cuts for uni¥versities and programs across the nation, and we are all having fi¥nancial problems,Ó said Danielle Brown, a member of Zeta Tau Al¥pha and psychology senior who traveled to Washington for the conference with Nathan Sultze, a member of Zeta Psi and mar¥keting senior. ÒA lot of times, the first things that get cut are main¥tenance and safety improve¥ments that should be done.Ó One notable effect of the billÕs pas¥sage would be that alumni of Greek groups could make a tax-deductible donation marked specifically for safety and infrastructure improve¥ments to national fraternal or soror¥ity organizations, which are usual¥ly 501(c)(3) compliant. The national organization could then give the GREEK continues on page 5 Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff Geography senior Robin King relaxes in her room at the French House Co-op. Most co-ops are already eligible to receive tax-deductible dona¥tions for building improvements, but the College Housing Infrastructure Act could extend that eligibility to other off-campus housing. NEWS Thursday, April 22, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 192 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Jillian Sheridan (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Ana McKenzie (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News O¥ce: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports O¥ce: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts O¥ce: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo O¥ce: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu ClassiÞed Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all infor¥mation fairly, accurately and complete¥ly. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. CORRECTION Due to a reporting error, The Daily Texan misidentiÞed the group that is considering a resolution encouraging the University to reconsider its policy on political signs in TuesdayÕs front-page story entitledÒUniversityÕs sign policy sees further deliberation.ÓThe group considering the resolution is the Student A¥¥airs Committee. The Texan regrets the error. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 79 67 HeÕs got to keep o¥¥ all the Goodall Honeys. OLYMPICS: GLBT group unites students through sports From page 1 Longhorn Olympics every year, Otero said. The winners of the sports tournament were given prizes donated by the Division of Rec¥reational Sports, including TeXercise passes, gift cards to the University Co-op, intramural summer passes and RecSports water bottles. The recreational aspect of the Olympics attracted the attention of many different UT students, some of whom used the opportu¥nity to relax. ÒItÕs pretty cool because itÕs stress-reliev¥ing,Ó said Gloria Delgadillo, an undeclared freshman who ran the inflatable obstacle course with a friend. ÒFinals are coming up, and you kind of need to get out of your dorm and get some physical activity.Ó The organization was created in the fall for GLBT students to have an environment where they could participate in sports at all levels of competition, Otero said. ÒReally, our mission is to promote commu¥nity [through] sports and recreational events like Longhorn Olympics,Ó he said. Otero said that by holding an event that was open to anyone, FLAGS hoped to help bring more diverse groups of UT students together. Ò[The Longhorn Olympics] just keeps ev¥eryone involved,Ó said Dustin Haley, an exer¥cise science sophomore who played in the soc¥cer tournament. ÒIt raises awareness for gen¥der equality and keeps everyone open-mind¥ed. It shows the whole campus that everyone can have fun in the same way.Ó WATER: Official says fluoride is beneficial From page 1 to swallow those ingredients? No, but we are forced to consume them in our drinking water.Ó Many big cities add fluoride to the water supply as a means of improving dental health. But a number of smaller environmental groups and opponents say it pos¥es substantial health risks. Fluoride naturally occurs at about 0.2 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water. The Centers for Dis¥ease Control and Prevention calls fluoridation one of the 10 greatest public health achievements of the 20th century and defines optimal¥ly fluoridated water as containing between 0.7 and 1.2 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, depend¥ing on the maximum temperature in the region. For warmer regions like Texas, cities use less hydroflu¥orosilicic acid, assuming that peo¥ple drink more water. According to a November re¥port by the city of Austin, the Aus¥tin Water Utility uses on average about 0.75 milligrams of fluoride per liter of water, well below the Environmental Protection Agen¥cyÕs 4-milligrams-per-liter maxi¥mum contaminant level. Rae Nadler-Olenick, founder of Fluoride Free Austin, said the group is also concerned with the source of the hydrofluorosilicic acid Ñ the fluoride additive. The Mosaic Company, a glob¥al producer of phosphate fertil¥izer, produces the hydrofluoro¥silicic acid for Austin and other cities. Mosaic mines phosphate in rock form and adds sulfuric acid to the rock to produce a gas, which liberates fluorine and sili¥cone from the rock. Mosaic logistics coordinator Andy Martin said trace amounts of heavy metals, including arse¥nic, are in the hydrofluorosilicic acid at about 0.1 milligrams per li¥ter but are not dangerous at min¥ute levels. Jane Burazer, assistant direc¥tor of treatment at the utility, said the fluoride additive from Mosaic meets all the purity requirements set by the National Sanitation Foundation and is safe. Buraz¥er said opponents of the practice view MosaicÕs mining process negatively because they see it as a byproduct of the phosphate fertil¥izer industry. ÒThey have the ability to pro¥duce and sell two different prod¥ucts,Ó Burazer said. ÒA lot of books refer to [hydrofluorosilicic acid] as a waste product, but itÕs how you look at it Ñ either as a waste stream or a dual stream.Ó Nadler-Olenick agrees with the former. She founded the group in 2008 after she learned her hus¥band, a construction worker who had been diagnosed with os¥teopenia, a precursor to osteopo¥rosis, was in a high-risk group for fluoride poisoning because of the large quantities of water he con¥sumed. Since then, the group, which has had many supporters and a solid core of 10 people, has been addressing the City Council and plans to speak at ThursdayÕs council meeting. In the cityÕs 2009 report, Phil¥ip Huang, medical director of the Travis County Health and Human Resources Depart¥ment, said ad¥verse effects INSIDE: associated with the in-Check out a story gestion of about Earth Day excessive on page 5 amounts of fluoride only occur after long¥term exposure to high lev ¥els of the element. Skeletal fluoro¥sis, or bone disease, occurs when people ingest more than five times the amount of fluoride typically found in fluoridated water, and dental fluorosis, seen as brown stains on teeth, requires more than 30 times the optimal amount. ÒIt has been rigorously eval¥uated,Ó Huang said in an inter¥view with The Daily Texan, Òso I agree with what most other major health groups say, that it has very positive public health benefits and it is safe.Ó CACTUS: Thousands petition in favor of keeping cafe open From page 1 had made the decision to close the cafe as early as December. All of the boardÕs recommendations must go through President Wil¥liam Powers Jr. for final approval. Gonz‡lez and Dean of Students Soncia Reagins-Lilly have spent the past five weeks discussing the future of the cafe with a six¥person committee. Biology grad¥uate student Hayley Gillespie and fine arts senior Matt Portillo serve as student representatives on the committee while Camer¥on Smith, director of marketing at Texas Perform¥ing Arts, and Brad Stein, chair¥man of the Aus¥tin Music Com¥mission, serve as community rep¥resentatives. The forum was preced ¥ed by a dis¥play of taped-to¥gether petitions signed by about 6,000 communi¥ty members in favor of keeping the cafe open in its current form and location. Da¥ing it more relevant to students through more diverse program¥ming and internship opportu¥nities. Some of SmithÕs students also spoke at the forum. ÒIt has infinite possibilities,Ó Smith said. ÒIt could improve the brand of the Cactus, improve the brand of KUT and improve the brand of the University. [Students interested in the music business] are scraping for morsels of expe¥rience. To have this opportunity on campus would be fantastic.Ó Andrew Nash, a theater and dance junior, president of the Student Events Center and mem¥ber of the Union board, showed his support for the KUT propos¥al, saying that It is my firm belief students should not be subsidiz¥ that the KUT plan ing a venue that ÔÔ will provide an does not serve opportunity to pump them. ÒThe reason a new sense of life that you donÕt see into the Cactus Cafe.Ó more students here [at the fo¥ Ñ Andrew Nash rum] is because Student Events they just donÕt Center president care,Ó Nash said. ÒIt is my firm be¥lief that the KUT plan will provide Spring 2010 Health Professions Lecture Series Charles D. 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ÒMany of [the signees] were in disbelief that UT would do this with their mission to support the arts and the community.Ó Smith, who teaches a class at UT called ÒArtist and Venue Management,Ó showed his sup¥port for the KUT model because he feels it can keep the culture of the cafe intact while also mak¥pump a new sense of life into the Cactus Cafe.Ó Betty Soo, a UT alumna and a singer-songwriter who performs at the cafe, advocated for a joint model that would keep the cur¥rent management while allowing KUT to broadcast the shows. ÒI donÕt know why they would need to come in here and take over the booking because many of us who play [at the cafe] are on the KUT playlist and could use the support,Ó Soo said. ÒIt seems really ignorant when peo¥ple say that the current Cactus staff is not uniquely qualified to keep the place running.Ó vid Kobierowski, an opportunity to Follow us on Twitter! twitter.com/thedailytexan LIVE NEAR UT 3105 Lafayette 3107 Hemphill Park 1308/1310 Concho 3 Br/2 Ba, Huge Outdoor Living Rm, Big Lot, 2 Car Ga., Wood Floors, $425,000 4 Br/4.5 Ba, Stone Home + 1/1 Ga. Apt, Wood Floors, Almost 1/2 Acre Lot, 2 Blks to UT, $799,000 2 Brand New 2 Br/2 Ba Homes, Wood Floors, Granite, $219,000/$189,000 Other properties not in MLS available www.AustinInformation.com Deborah Ben Nun 699.8877 Texan Ad Deadlines Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m.Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m.Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m.Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m.Classified Word Ads 10 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) Wire Editor: Keith Gardner www.dailytexanonline.com Thursday, April 22, 2010 WORLD&NATION THE DAILY TEXAN Obama weighs abortion rights in decision President to consider court nominee who backs womenÕs rights By Ben Feller The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ President Barack Obama, treading careful¥ly in the explosive arena of abor¥tion and the Supreme Court, said Wednesday he will choose a nominee who pays heed to the rights of women and the priva¥cy of their bodies. Yet he said he wonÕt enforce any abortion rights Òlitmus tests.Ó Obama said it is Òvery impor¥tant to meÓ that his court choice take womenÕs rights into ac¥count in interpreting the Consti¥tution, his most expansive com¥ments yet about how a womanÕs right to choose will factor into his decision. He plans to choose someone to succeed Justice John Paul Stevens within Òthe next couple weeks,Ó he told CNBC. Obama accelerated his political outreach and his conversations with candidates, positioning himself for one of the most con¥sequential decisions of his presi¥dency. He invited Senate leaders Ñ Republicans as well as Demo¥crats Ñ to discuss the issue at the White House and commented briefly to reporters before their private meeting. His rejection of the idea of Òlit¥mus testsÓ was standard presi¥dential language, keeping him from being boxed in and protect¥ing his eventual nominee from charges of bringing preconceived decisions to the bench. ObamaÕs pick is not expected to change the ideological balance on the court, though Stevens, the leader of the courtÕs liberals, has played a major role in the courtÕs upholding of abortion rights. Ste¥vens, who turned 90 on Tuesday, is retiring this summer. The president is consider¥ing about 10 people, including a newly confirmed name, feder¥al appeals court Judge Ann Wil¥liams of Chicago. Among the candidates are ap¥peals court judges Diane Wood, Merrick Garland and Sidney Thomas, former Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, Solici¥tor General Elena Kagan, Mich¥igan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, Homeland Security Secretary Ja¥net Napolitano and Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow. When asked if he could nom¥inate someone who did not sup- Gunmen abduct three from hotel By Olga R. Rodriguez The Associated Press MEXICO CITY Ñ Dozens of gunmen burst into a Holiday Inn hotel in the northern industrial city of Monterrey on Wednesday and abducted at least three peo¥ple, prosecutors said. The Nuevo Leon state attorney generalÕs office said it was not clear what motivated the abduc¥tions or who the victims were. Local media reported that as many as 50 masked gunmen hi¥jacked several trucks and used them to block streets near the ho¥tel during the raid. But a prose¥cutorÕs spokesman, who said he was not authorized to be quoted by name, said it was unclear if the two events were related. The U.S. Consulate in Monter¥rey denied media reports that an American woman had been kid¥napped from the Holiday Inn, and it repeated warnings to U.S. citizens to be wary of violence in Nuevo Leon state. Violence by battling drug car¥tels has become increasingly in¥trusive in Monterrey, where drug cartels have tried to confound po¥lice and soldiers by blockading roads with stolen, sometimes¥burning vehicles. On March 19, two university students were killed in the cross¥fire of a shootout between gun¥men and soldiers outside the gates of their campus. Since those shootings, at least three U.S. universities, includ¥ing UT, have suspended their ex¥change studies programs in Mon¥terrey, a major industrial hub. In one wealthy suburb on Mon¥terrey, the mayor created a group of private crime fighters, unaffil¥iated with police and paid with donations by local businessmen Ñ a security force he now says will be disbanded. Mayor Mauricio Fernandez of San Pedro Garza Garcia said the group was ÒsmearedÓ by allega¥tions it might itself be involved in illegal activities. He previously said the group would perform Òrough work, I would call it cleansingÓ and sug¥gested it might operate illegally. Elsewhere, police found the bodies of two men in the Mexi¥can city of Cuernavaca, alongside a banner that threatened to kill 25 more drug cartel members. thing thatÕs very important to me, because I think part of what our core constitutional values promote is the notion that in¥dividuals are protected in their privacy and their bodily integri¥ty. And women are not exempt from that.Ó ÒI think a litmus test is when you say, will you ask a direct question about Ñ do you believe this? Do you believe that?Ó White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said. ÒI think the presi¥dent will ask any nominee dis¥cuss how they view the Constitu¥tion and the legal principles en¥shrined in it.Ó The Supreme Court declared in 1973 through its Roe v. Wade de¥cision that a woman has a consti¥tutional right to an abortion, and close questioning on the issue has been a feature of Senate con¥firmation hearings for some time. Federal courts have battled with the ramifications of the landmark decision, although the core ruling has gone untouched. ObamaÕs language largely meshed with what he said dur¥ing a Democratic primary debate in November of 2007 during the presidential campaign. NATION BRIEFLY At least 11 missing as oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast NEW ORLEANS Ñ An explo¥sion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire into the sky and touching off a fran¥tic search at sea Wednesday for 11 missing workers. Most of the 126 workers on the rig Deepwater Horizon escaped safely after the explosion about 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. Three were critically injured. The rig, more than 50 miles southeast of Venice on LouisianaÕs tip, was still burning Wednesday af¥ternoon. It was tilting about 10 de¥grees. There was no estimate of when the flames might be out. Helicopters and boats searched the Gulf of Mexico for any sign of the workers who had not been ac¥counted for. ÒWeÕre hoping everyoneÕs in a life raft,Ó Coast Guard Senior Chief Pet¥ty Officer Mike OÕBerry said. GM repays billions in government loans five years ahead of schedule WASHINGTON Ñ Fallen gi¥ant General Motors Co. an¥nounced the repayment of $8.1 billion in U.S. and Canadi¥an government loans five years ahead of schedule. The Obama administration crowed about the ÒturnaroundÓ at GM and fellow bailout recipient Chrysler LLC, saying that the bail¥out is paying off. Much of the improvement comes from GM slashing its debt load and workforce. But the auto¥maker is a long way from regain¥ing its old blue-chip status: ItÕs still losing money Ñ $3.4 billion in last yearÕs fourth quarter alone. And while its car and truck sales are up so far this year, thatÕs pri¥marily due to lower-profit sales to car rental companies and other fleet buyers. Chrysler, now run by ItalyÕs Fiat Group SpA, said Wednesday it lost almost $200 million in the first quarter. Compiled from Associated Press reports port a womanÕs right to choose, Obama said: ÒI am some¥body who believes that women should have the ability to make often very difficult decisions about their own bodies and is¥sues of reproduction.Ó He said he would not judge candidates on a single-issue abor¥tion test. ÒBut I will say that I want somebody who is going to be in¥terpreting our Constitution in a way that takes into account indi¥vidual rights, and that includes womenÕs rights,Ó Obama said. ÒAnd thatÕs going to be some¥ Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Thursday, April 22, 2010 Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. THE FIRING LINE Guns can save lives, too In his Monday Firing Line, John Woods suggested that, because IÕm not a student, my involvement in the fight to legalize licensed concealed carry on campus is noth¥ing more than Òastroturfing (fake grass¥roots) by the gun lobby.Ó My involvement began as I watched breaking news of the Virginia Tech massa¥cre. Hearing initial reports, I thought about the play IÕd attended three days earlier on the campus of Texas State University with my girlfriend at the time, a Texas State student. Listening to accounts of students being gunned down as they hid under desks or ran for exits, I wondered what I would have done if a madman had opened fire in that theater. Would I have grabbed my girlfriend and made a run for the exit? Would we have hidden under our seats, waiting and hoping Ñ as a wounded Virginia Tech student later recalled doing Ñ that the gunman wouldnÕt get to us? What if there had been nowhere to run and nowhere to hide? Would I have found myself reaching Ñ as one survivor of the 1991 LubyÕs massacre recalled doing Ñ for a gun that wasnÕt there? Would my last thought have been of a pistol secured in a lockbox under the front seat of my car? Or might I have survived, only to watch my girlfriend die? That afternoon, absent any motivation or compensation from the gun lobby, I started researching and writing about this issue. Four months later, I heard about Students for Concealed Carry on Campus and vol¥unteered my services. IÕm no longer affili¥ated with SCCC, but IÕm still writing, still researching and still doing it all for free. IÕm now married to an amazing woman who, when we met (at SCCCÕs first national conference), was a full-time college student. SheÕs planning on going back to school next year, and neither she nor I would support campus carry if we thought it might make her less safe on campus. What we want and what every person fighting for campus carry wants is to ensure that state law never forces a concealed handgun license holder on a col¥lege campus into the awful position of reach¥ing for a last line of defense that isnÕt there. Ñ W. Scott Lewis Austin resident Protesters not denying free speech With all of the discussion about con¥cealed handguns and Karl Rove, thereÕs been a lot of rhetoric about protesters ÒdenyingÓ speakers their right to free speech. ItÕs a sign of the poor state of the Texas education system when college students donÕt understand that the Bill of Rights protects citizens from the govern¥ment, not from each other. Protesters shout¥ing down Rove or John Ashcroft are not denying them their rights Ñ theyÕre deny¥ing them their platform. In fact, these protesters are exercising their right to free speech, which they can exercise simultaneously with any other citizen. It may be in poor taste. It may inap¥propriate. It may even be detrimental to their own cause. But it is not an abridgment of anyoneÕs Òrights.Ó Lauren Winchester THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY DonÕt call it a sandwich Monday, April 12, 2010: A date that has burned itself into the hearts and minds of Americans. Or maybe just caused heartburn. Last week, fast-food restaurant KFC debuted the Double Down, a chicken ÒsandwichÓ that consists of cheese, bacon and mayonnaise placed between two fried chicken patties. Promoted by KFC with the slogan ÒSo meaty, thereÕs no room for a bun,Ó the Double Down packs a whopping 540 calories, 32 grams of fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium. Pushing the boundaries of the fried-foods frontier is nothing new. As anyone whoÕs ever been to the State Fair of Texas can attest, if you fry it, they will come. Fairgoers in past years have been tempted by fried candy bars, fried Twinkies, fried bacon strips and, most recent¥ly, fried butter. However, the unveiling of this concoction appears to be the first time such a product has been mar¥keted and distributed on a national scale. The move is especially surpris¥ing considering the recent fast-food industry trend toward offering more health-conscious dishes (IÕm looking at you, Taco Bell Drive-Thru-Diet). But the real tragedy of the Dou¥ble Down is not its heart-stopping nutritional content Ñ itÕs the dishÕs flawed labeling. Another sign of the poor state of Texas education was Kory ZippererÕs insinuation in a Tuesday Firing Line, ÒStudents for con¥cealed carry,Ó that if 25 people protest guns on campus and 55 take a handgun licensing course, an overwhelming majority of stu¥dents on campus support arming the stu¥dent body. Get real. But more importantly, take a statistics course. Ñ Patrick Meaney Government senior Protesters not denying free speech II I am not shocked to hear outrage over the supposed denial of free speech imposed on Karl Rove by protestors, as expressed by Jeremy Grodin in a Firing Line on Tuesday. This meme has been repeated by the right for years in an attempt to claim that the left actually despises free speech. This is an extremely simplistic viewpoint that ignores the fact that suppression of free speech is inherently an act of govern¥ment. OneÕs freedom of expression is not violated when one is told to Òshut upÓ by a fellow citizen (as Rove demonstrated in his response to a protester). It happens only when our government is the suppressor. One would hope that a government major would be able to grasp this distinction, though Grodin is certainly not alone in making the same mistake. Grodin also lauds the tea party protesters as fulfilling a civic duty in standing up to government. I happen to agree in principle, though the tea party movement itself has not expressed much that I find worth listen¥ing to. I wonder how many of them were Be it sub, club, panini or bocadil¥lo, sandwiches the world over share a defining trait: bread. The Double Down boasts that it doesnÕt need a grained companion. The Double Down would prefer to label itself using the verb form of the word Òsandwich,Ó which is used to describe the act of placing mate¥rial between two other objects. By that definition, its two fried chick¥en patties are ÒsandwichingÓ its slic¥es of cheese and bacon. Yet, to accept such a liberal usage of the word is to turn against its very etymology and to spit in the face of history. The source of the term ÒsandwichÓ can be traced back to the 18th centu¥ry and the English Lord John Mon¥tagu, the fourth earl of Sandwich, for whom the Sandwich Islands of the South Pacific are also named. Sand¥wich itself is a small coastal town in southeast England. According to legend, the earl was an avid card player and would often take his meals at the table to avoid missing a hand. But he found that in doing so, his fingers became covered in messy grease, soiling his playing cards. To prevent this disaster, the earl instructed his servants to wrap his dinner in two pieces of bread. He was then able to dine without get¥ting grease on himself and could thus continue his game. The litmus test for the validity of a sandwich, then, is clearly es¥tablished: If you can eat it with¥out a Wet-Nap, itÕs authentic. And, therein lies the fatal flaw of the Double Down. protesting military spending and tax cuts during George W. BushÕs presidency for their contribution to the deficit. GrodinÕs praise for them exposes an obvious double standard: Why are their protests a sacred expression of patriotism while those against RoveÕs speech are some¥how limiting free speech? This is shown in the juxtaposition of the second-and third-to-last paragraphs. When congressmen are Òshouted downÓ by tea party members, they are being held accountable, but when Rove, a former government official, is Òshouted downÓ by protesters, he is being denied his freedom of speech. And this is used as an example of the hypocrisy of the left? Ñ Zach Wegner Computer engineering sophomore Fringe protesters are ÔfascistsÕ In the days leading up to the Karl Rove event on campus, a troubling revelation sur¥faced. Lost in my own naivete, I was under the impression that the attacks on Rove as a war criminal who should face jail time were nothing more than the political hyper¥bole one sees routinely directed at divisive figures when substantive arguments are lacking. Thorough policy arguments rarely make catchy signs or chants, so I was convinced that the radical protesters were oversim¥plifying their points through exaggerated terms, in the same way an attention-whor¥ing 10-year-old tells his parents he hates them because they refuse to buy him the lat¥est video game. ThereÕs no real animus, just A few seconds of handling the pseudo sandwich will leave your hands greasy enough to lubricate a small car. If anything, the Double Down is the antithesis of what a sandwich is meant to embody. If youÕre unsure, I invite you to swing by KFC on the way to your next poker night. Try cradling the Double Down in one hand while you arrange your cards in the other. See if your dinner does not directly impair your ability to shuffle or deal. Harden yourself for the condemnations of your fellows as oiled-up cards slip through your now-greasy fingers. I have nothing against fried chick¥en, bacon or cheese. But such culi¥nary revisionism cannot be allowed to stand. WhatÕs next? Soup on a plate? Pizza with the crust on top? A fillingless Hot Pocket? To go on parading the Double Down as a sandwich is not just a crime against food Ñ itÕs the first step on a slippery slope toward dis¥order and anarchy. Polls show that Americans donÕt trust their own government. The economy is still in the midst of a re¥cession, and weÕre fighting two wars on the other side of the world. Someone, somewhere, must take a stand, put their foot down for what they know is right so that our chil¥dren will inherit a world unpollut¥ed by the toxins of our own excess¥es and hubris. ItÕs not a sandwich. Player is a Plan II and history senior. a facade of loathing to most efficiently reach their ends. Unfortunately for the republic, some of these protesters fully believe RoveÕs speech is not protected and that he should face trial for his influence on policy. If these radicals had their way, they would play judge, jury and executioner. Rove serves as a lightning rod to provoke debate over which measures are necessary to secure AmericaÕs national security with¥out jeopardizing civil rights. My Republican cohorts and our Democratic political rivals believe political debate is necessary in a functional democracy. We also believe the peaceful exchange of power is also a staple of our liberal political system. It is disheartening for me to wit¥ness a small but vocal minority who seems to believe free speech is only protected for those they agree with, and that political predecessors who differ ideologically are guilty of crimes and deserved to be jailed, or worse. It is easy for my side to deride these people as radical liberals, members of University Democrats who forgot to take their lithium dosage this morning. Besides being factually inaccurate (there were a number of paleoconservatives who espoused these views while protesting), it is dangerous to not recognize the fringe protesters for who they are. They are neither Democrats nor Republicans, neither liberals nor conservatives. They are fascists. To think of them as anything else is a gross misun¥derstanding of their intentions. Ñ Geoffrey Geiger History senior College Republicans at Texas Thursday, April 22, 2010 NEWS GREEK: Students lobby in Washington Texas two-steppers to push bill for collegiate housing act From page 1 money as a grant to a local chapter for the specified improvements, said Alex Green¥berg, a member of Sigma Alpha Mu and University-wide representative in Student Government. The act could also apply to other clubs and organizations that have houses, such as Tejas Club, Greenberg said. He worked with professors in the business school to de¥termine exactly how the bill would affect tax codes. ÒThe ultimate goal is to allow people who donate to fraternities and sororities for the reasons specified by this bill to get tax deductions,Ó he said. ÒIt allows this hous¥ing to be at the same level of tax breaks that people get when giving to an on-campus housing unit. Alumni will have better in¥centive to give to college students to make their houses cheaper and safer.Ó Originally, the students working on be¥half of act thought it would also apply to cooperative-living houses, Brown said. But because most of those are already 501(c) (3) organizations, people can make tax-de¥ductible donations directly to the houses for improvements under the existing tax code, said Brian Donovan, the general ad¥ministrator of the Inter-Cooperative Coun¥cil in Austin. Donovan said he was concerned that be¥cause many alumni of Greek organizations are financially successful, they may be able to donate to fraternities and sororities with or without a tax break. Due to budgetary stresses facing the country, he said he was not sure legislators would support a bill that would take away tax monies. ÒIt may be difficult to try to get [the act] to come back to life in Washington, D.C.,Ó he said. ÒPeople are already freaking out about the deficit, and this would only add to it. Every little bit does count, and who is going to push a bill that says we need to add to the deficit to help fraternities and sororities?Ó However, Donovan said student safety should be a No. 1 priority, and he supports the bill if it is the only way students living in these houses will be able to make necessary improvements. Sultze said that although it is a tough year to move legislation, he is optimistic about the lobbying students did this week. He and Brown went to Washington with the support of both the 2009-10 and 2010-11 SG assemblies Ñ both passed resolutions in support of the act. ÒBecause itÕs an election year, both par¥ties are going to be hesitant,Ó Sultze said. ÒWeÕre not done yet. WeÕre still making calls and writing letters and e-mails to let [mem¥bers of Congress] know this is an issue that students care about and that can really af¥fect housing on college campuses.Ó Doctor studies cancer treatment through personalized therapies By Radhika Sakalkale Daily Texan Staff A UT System doctor hopes to improve treatment for lung cancer by using a method that would personalize medica¥tion to target each patientÕs condition. For the past few years, Dr. Edward Kim, an oncology professor at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been working on a unique study that could in¥dividualize the treatment of lung cancer. The current treatment for the disease is two-drug chemotherapy Ñ or, if the can¥cer progresses, a single-drug chemother¥apy. By using the new technique, patients can be given specific treatments to target their individual condition. ÒPersonalizing therapy for lung cancer has never been done before,Ó Kim said. ÒIt opens up a new paradigm for con¥ducting new research.Ó In 2005, Kim applied for a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to pur¥sue this study. After receiving the grant in April of 2006, he began clinical trials the following November. He then began his preliminary study, which was completed in October of 2009. For the clinical trials, researchers took a biopsy of 250 to 300 patientsÕ tumors and measured certain biomarkers to see which drug would match a patientÕs spe¥cific condition. A biomarker is an area in a cell that shows irregular growth and is more likely than other parts of the cell to experience mutations that lead to cancer, Kim said. It can be a gene, a protein regu- UT celebrates Earth Day with fair, concert lating a gene or a cell receptor that causes abnormal cell growth. ÒInstead of having the attitude Ôone size fits allÕ [for treatment], we decided that we were going to perform biopsies on each of the patients that we studied,Ó he said. Currently, scientists have not officially identified the biomarkers associated with lung cancer, and this study, which is in its early exploration stage, aims to identify biomarkers in lung cancer to find more effective drugs for the disease. After the biomarkers were studied in the tumor tissue, Kim said he want¥ed to specialize treatment for each pa¥tient based on his or her biomarker pro¥file. At the time, none of the drugs used in the trials had been approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat lung cancer. ÒIn a preliminary fashion, we found certain markers in which therapies may work better or worse,Ó Kim said. ÒThis will be the subject of further research.Ó Kim has made a repository of all the tissues collected to further explore differ¥ent markers and to determine the bene¥fits of various drugs, such as Gleevec and Herceptin, which were both used in his clinical trials. ÒWe knew that we wouldnÕt have all of the answers,Ó he said. ÒBut since we saved tissue, we can go back and look at additional samples and explore dif¥ferent markers in association with these treatments.Ó By Radhika Sakalkale Daily Texan Staff Earth Week, which stresses the impor¥tance of being environmentally friendly at UT, will come to a close Friday with various events, including a business fair and a carbon-themed concert on the Main Mall. For the past three days, UT organi¥zations have been preparing for Earth Day with a week of events that stressed the importance of being environmen¥tally friendly. The Campus Environ¥mental Center has organized and pub¥licized a week full of events promoting the practice of sustainability. The stu¥dent-run organization manages differ¥ent projects around campus that focus on the preservation of the Earth. The Green Business Fair will be held by Net Impact Undergraduate on the McCombs School of Business pla¥za today to promote green business practices. Various student organiza¥tions and local companies will set up RECYCLE your copy of THE DAILY TEXAN booths to demonstrate environmen¥tally friendly initiatives. Net ImpactÕs goal is to educate students on sustain¥ability and to connect them to green¥business professionals. ÒA lot of these things are not talked about in classes, so this fair allows for students to be exposed to environmen¥tally friendly business practices,Ó said Elaine Hsu, academic director of the or¥ganization. A few of the companies include Re¥newable Energy Systems Americas Inc., which promotes clean energy; Theo Chocolate, which sells fair-trade choco¥late; and Green Living Everyday, which sells eco-friendly products. Since UT students will eventually en¥ter the workforce, it is important for them to have a sense of social responsi¥bility for the environment, Hsu said. To round off the week, the Cam¥pus Environmental Center is hold¥ing cUT the Carbon, a concert fea¥turing three bands: Channel One, Jon Burklund & The Recycled Red¥necks and Mobley. ÒA concert is a great way to gath¥er students from a variety of differ¥ent backgrounds and with a variety of different beliefs,Ó said Andrew Townsend, assistant director of the center. ÒThe CEC wanted to bring new groups of students into the sus¥tainability conversation.Ó The program will also feature speakers who will address issues such as climate change, the future costs of carbon use and the importance of car¥bon neutrality. Ò[Student] involvement will hope¥fully lead to a growth in awareness of Earth Day and sustainability, which will further Earth DayÕs ultimate goal Ñ to inspire people to protect our planet,Ó Townsend said. Events held earlier this week includ¥ed a recycling taste test, the distribution of free aluminum water bottles and tree planting by the Gardening Committee. Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Thursday, April 22, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN MENÕS AND WOMENÕS TRACK AND FIELD Longhorns prepare for Penn Relays Jamaican high jumper carries weight of his native country every time he competes By Jim Pagels Daily Texan Staff The track stands were almost empty at last weekÕs dual meet against Arkansas, but high jumper Jamal Wilson still knew that he had thousands of eyes on him. Wilson, a Jamaican native, is one of the top jumpers in the small track and field¥crazed nation. While his performances at UT may not attract very much media atten¥tion, he is regularly covered in The Bahama Journal, The Nassau Guardian, and other Jamaican publications. ÒIt can be intense at times,Ó Wilson said. ÒBut every time I get out there on the track, I know that there are people watching me.Ó Competing for one of the most presti¥gious athletic programs in the country at UT is especially pressure-filled for Wil¥son considering where he was at just five months ago. Wilson spent the first two years of his college education at Southwest Mississip¥pi Community College in Summit, Miss., a city of less than 1,500 people. ThatÕs half the size of Jester. JUMP continues on page 7 Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff TexasÕ Junior high jumper Jamal Wilson clears the bar during the Texas Relays earlier this season. Wilson, a Jamaican native, has grabbed the attention of his native newspapers because of his success while in the U.S. Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Freshman pole vaulter Natasha Masterson clears the bar during Texas Relays. Masterson has already tied the national record for indoor pole vault and is only two inches away for the Texas outdoor record. Freshman pole vaulter inches closer to school record despite only three years of experience By Ryan Betori Daily Texan Staff Natasha Masterson is one of the most decorated pole vaulters in Texas history, and sheÕs only a freshman. Masterson tied the indoor record (4.12 meters) in January, and last week, she notched the schoolÕs second-highest outdoor clearance (4.20 meters) at Bay¥lorÕs Michael Johnson Classic. The feat, which puts Masterson a mere two inch¥es away from former Longhorn Ashley LaughlinÕs record, was accomplished in spite of strong winds and poor weath¥er. Because pole vault is highly techni¥cal, such conditions can hinder a perfor¥mance tremendously. With clear skies forecasted for this weekÕs Penn Relays in Philadelphia, one of the premier track events in the nation, she could potentially perform even better. MastersonÕs potential is made all the more impressive because of her history. She has only been competing in the vault for three years. Coincidentally, Masterson was first introduced to the event at a Tex¥as track and field summer camp that she VAULT continues on page 7 NFL DRAFT Two Horns expected to be first round draft picks By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Columnist IÕm not sure if youÕve heard, but the NFL Draft is coming up. Forgive me, I couldnÕt keep my¥self from making a small joke about a gargantuan, oversized and just a little over-hyped occasion. The draft has gotten so big that this year, ESPN is showing it over three days in prime time, starting tonight. ItÕs also gotten so big that it has overtaken the military draft as Òthe draftÓ in casual conversation. ThatÕs pretty big. And while more than a few foot¥ball fans Ñ and almost all non-fans Ñ will rightfully roll their eyes at Mel KiperÕs self-importance (and his hair), for the 255 players who will be picked over the course of the weekend, this is as big as it gets. About five to eight of your favor¥ite former Longhorns are among that 255 While for the past four years, Texas football has started and end¥ed with quarterback Colt McCoy, the soon-to-be Mr. Rachel Glandorf isnÕt going to be the first Longhorn drafted. That distinction will be¥long to safety Earl Thomas, who tied a school record with eight DRAFT continues on page 7 MENÕS TENNIS TEXAS 7, TEXAS A&M 0 Texas clinches share of Big 12 title By Rishi Daulat Daily Texan Staff The stage was set to decide the regular-season Big 12 champion. UTÕs Penick-Allison Tennis Center was nearly filled to ca¥pacity, by far the largest crowd of the season, and fans of both No. 3 Texas and No. 9 Texas A&M were in full force. And once again, the Long¥horns did not disappoint as they destroyed the Aggies, 7-0, to clinch at least a share of the reg¥ular-season Big 12 championship and the No. 1 seed in next weekÕs Big 12 tournament. Texas started off the match with a bang as it swept all three doubles matches to grab the ear¥ly point. The ITA No. 23 duo of juniors Ed Corrie and Kellen Damico rolled to an 8-2 victory over Al¥berto Bautista and Alexey Grig¥orov, and UT newcomers Vasko Mladenov and Jean Anders¥en clinched the point with their 8-5 win over Alexis Klegou and Marcus Lunt. Seniors Dimitar Kutrovsky and Josh Zavala im¥proved their No. 6 doubles rank¥ing after beating No. 3 Austin Krajicek and Jeff Dadamo 8-6, even though the doubles point was already won. The singles were much more interesting, though. Andersen was the only Long¥horn who had an easy time with TENNIS continues on page 7 Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Senior Dimitar Kutrovsky goes after a ball in TexasÕ shutout win over Texas A&M to clinch a share of the Big 12 title and guarantee a Texas victory in the year long Lone Star Showdown. SOFTBALL TEXAS 4, TEXAS A&M 1 Horns guaranteed Lone Star Showdown title By Kate Guerra Daily Texan Staff Wednesday nightÕs game against Texas A&M would be a big deal, regardless of who was on the team. However, this par¥ticular matchupÕs clash of the ti¥tans added a little something extra to the intensity that is the State Farm Lone Star Show¥down, as Texas beat A&M 4-1. The game tied the season se¥ries between the two opponents at 1-1 and helped guarantee the LonghornsÕ win over the Aggies in the yearlong Lone Star Show¥down competition. Texas has the best pitcher of the Big 12 in Blaire Luna. The Aggies have Meagan May, the freshman superstar who leads the conference with 18 home runs and a whopping 55 RBIs. Texas hadnÕt played in seven days. With all of these factors, the game was a toss-up. ÒMy only concern was that we hadnÕt played in a week, so when youÕre used to playing so much, you wonder how thatÕs going to show up,Ó Texas head coach Connie Clark said. ÒWe always have special instructions on how to face Meagan May. SheÕs put up amazing numbers, sheÕs a great hitter, but we cer¥tainly had a plan of attack.Ó The two teams have a lot in common. Both are relative¥ly young teams who have re¥ceived extraordinary produc¥tion from their freshmen. In their last meeting in College Station, Aggie freshman Melis¥sa Dumezich had the walkoff hit in the seventh inning to win the game 1-0. ÒI donÕt think I approached the game differently,Ó Luna said. ÒI just wanted more revenge, just wanted to get the outcome this time. I had the same mind¥set going in of just going out there and doing my thing, and having the defense back me up, which they did.Ó A&M grabbed the first run of the game in the top of the fourth inning, when Kelsey Spittler had a one-run triple to deep center. Center fielder Britta¥ny Chalk tried to chase the ball WIN continues on page 7 SIDELINE NBA Playoffs San Antonio 102 Dallas 88 Charlotte 77 Orlando 92 NHL Playoffs Washington 6 Montreal 3 Vancouver 6 Los Angeles 4 Buffalo 2 Boston 3 F/2OT MLB National League Florida 4 Houston 5 Milwaukee 8 Pittsburgh 0 Chi Cubs 9 NY Mets 3 LA Dodgers 14 Cincinnati 6 St. Louis 9 Arizona 4 San Francisco 2 San Diego 5 Colorado 4 Washington 6 Philadelphia 2 Atlanta 0 American League Kansas City 4 Toronto 3 F/10 Texas 7 Boston 8 F/12 Cleveland 0 Minnesota 6 Tampa Bay 12 Chi White Sox 0 Detroit 4 LA Angels 3 NY Yankees 3 Oakland 1 Baltimore 1 Seattle 4 SPORTS BRIEFLY Astros extend winning streak to four with win over Marlins Geoff BlumÕs first career pinch-hit triple drove in two runs in the sev¥enth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Florida Marlins on Wednesday night. BlumÕs hit off Burke Badenhop (0-2), gave the Astros their fourth¥straight win and fifth in the past six games after an 0-8 start. Humberto Quintero had two hits, including a homer for the Astros to send the Marlins to their first series defeat of the season. Wilton Lopez (1-0) allowed one hit and no runs in two innings for the win, and Matt Lindstrom pitched a scoreless ninth for his fourth save. Houston had consecutive sin¥gles by Pedro Feliz and Kaz Matsui in the seventh inning before BlumÕs two-RBI triple with one out gave Houston a 5-4 lead. The hit com¥pleted a comeback for the Astros who trailed 4-1 after FloridaÕs four¥run fifth inning. Michael Bourn doubled in the sixth inning before a walk by Jeff Keppinger. Lance Berkman reached on a fielderÕs choice, and Keppinger was out at second, leaving Bourn stuck between second and third. Hanley Ramirez got an error after crashing into Bourn after the fourth throw of the run down, allowing him to reach third. Carlos Lee drove in his first run of the year on a single to left field in the sixth to get Houston within 4-3. Astros starter Bud Norris didnÕt allow a hit until Dan UgglaÕs single to start the fifth inning. He walked John Baker before striking out Cody Ross. A single by Gaby Sanchez scored Uggla to tie it at 1 before Baker scored on a sacrifice bunt by Johnson. Maybin pushed the lead to 3-1 with his run-scoring triple, which fell just behind a sprinting Bourn in center field. Norris left after giving up three hits and four runs with five strike¥outs in five innings. Ñ The Associated Press Thursday, April 22, 2010 SPORTS DRAFT: Houston, Shipley, JUMP: Juco national champ excels at UT McCoy to go later in draft From page 6 ÒI was actually supposed to go to [the University of] Alabama af¥ter high school, but I wasnÕt aca¥demically eligible, so it just became a matter of which school had an in¥terest,Ó he said. ÒThat ended up be¥ing Southwest Mississippi.Ó After winning the high jump at the NJCAA Championships last year, Wilson thought it was time to move to a bigger program. ÒThe tradition is what real¥ly brought me to UT. I know they have a good high jump program, and I just wanted to be a part of it,Ó he said. Wilson joined the team in Jan¥uary, joining fellow Jamaican Kei¥ron Stewart as the only Caribbe¥an natives on the team. He had an immediate impact on the team, winning the high jump at his first meet against Texas A&M in Janu¥ary. While Wilson has only been a Longhorn for four months, coach Bubba Thornton has had his eyes on him for much longer. ÒWe knew about Jamal when he was coming out of high school,Ó he said. ÒA talent like that doesnÕt go unnoticed in the recruiting process.Ó For Wilson, coming from rural Mississippi to downtown Austin has been quite a change. ÒIt was definitely a big transi¥tion, especially the mental factor, just trying to figure out how ev¥erything worked, put everything in place, and bring it all together,Ó he said. ÒIt was difficult just get¥ting used to a faster pace of life. Be¥ing at a smaller school, classes are easier, everything is more compact, so it doesnÕt take a big toll on your body compared to being at UT, Longhorn off the board, with ex¥pectations somewhere in mid-to- VAULT: Former heptathlete relies on family for support late first round or early second. From page 6 attended after her sophomore year of high school. She turned out to be a natural, winning the state cham¥pionship in her senior season. Still, Masterson was recruited as a heptathlete. Although it is com¥posed of seven different events, the heptathlon is not scored very high for its difficulty. ÒIn the words of coach Bev [Kear¥ney], ÔThe heptathlon is the most grueling event for 10 points,ÕÓ Mas¥terson said. ÒSo we thought it was the best move to gain points as a vaulter since I was excelling at it.Ó Masterson believes the shift to just one event has contributed to her rapid progress. ÒIn the beginning of the season, I had so many other events going on,Ó Masterson said. ÒBut now that itÕs just pole vault, itÕs allowed me to focus and break the vault down and really take it all in.Ó Despite this additional practice, even she has been surprised by the impact sheÕs had on the team this year. But she refuses to use her inex¥perience as an excuse. ÒI think people expect to me to use that as a crutch, the fact that IÕm a freshman and I havenÕt been doing this that long.Ó Masterson said. ÒBut that makes want to do it that much more and prove peo- From page 6 his opponent as he cruised to a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Grigorov. The next match wouldnÕt be over for anoth¥er 45 minutes. After a relatively close first and ple wrong.Ó In fact, Masterson has been aim¥ing to prove people wrong since the day she set foot on campus. ÒIÕve had people in the past say that IÕd just blend in at Texas, or that I should go to a small school because they could put more time and effort into me,Ó she said. ÒI knew that could happen, but I knew the oppor¥tunities here were so much great¥er than any other school.Ó Texas was also appealing because of its proximity to MastersonÕsfamily in Pflugerville. She goes home near¥ly every weekend and has her par¥ents at the track for home meets. Having a bad meet can really hit home ÔÔ when youÕre wearing that burnt orange.Ó Ñ Natasha Masterson Freshman pole vaulter ÒShe has a great family support base,Ó assistant coach Rose Brim¥mer said. ÒWhether she vaults good or bad, theyÕre her No. 1 fans. And she needs that.Ó This added support helps a lot at a place like Texas, where a winning tradition also creates extra pres¥sure to succeed. Although it helps to push her, trying to live up to this er in the country, Krajicek, No. 11 Kutrovsky lost the first set and then had a set point, up 6-5 in the second. Kutrovsky hit a perfect passing shot that would have gone right past his opponent, but in¥stead, the ball clipped the net and flew out, putting the game back at deuce. Krajicek then blasted two first serves to win the game and force the set into the tiebreaker. Instead of folding after such an unlucky moment, Kutrovsky put on a display of incredible shot¥making in the tiebreaker and pulled even before riding his mo¥mentum in the third for an amaz¥ing 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 win. At second singles, No. 21 Ed Corrie battled through the first set, where you have to walk around all the time, and classes can be like two miles apart.Ó Since winning that first meet, Wilson has improved his height each meet and finally broke the 7-feet mark last week against Ar¥kansas. He credits his new team¥mates for helping him through the process of transferring. ÒThe guys here are cool peo¥ple, and they made sure that I was comfortable,Ó he said. ÒAt first, it was kind of hard for me in terms of competition, but no matter what, no matter how I did, they would try and motivate me and make me do better for next time.Ó Wilson will need all the moti¥vation he can get in order to break his personal record 7 feet, 3.75 inch jump set two years ago. But he al¥ready seems to have plans down the road. Having a bad meet can really hit home when youÕre wearing that burnt or¥ange.Ó These nerves have come out at the teamÕs larg¥er meets. Both of her records were set at small regu¥lar-season meets that have little im¥pact on the out¥come of the sea¥son. However, at the Big 12 indoor championships and the Texas Relays, two of the largest, most heavily scrutinized meets of the year, Masterson did not perform well. She placed 10th at both events, clearing 3.88 meters and 3.86 meters, respectively. Mas¥terson called both meets Òvery dis¥appointing.Ó ÒI think itÕs great,Ó Brimmer said about MastersonÕs accom¥ lost a close second and then fought back in the third set in his 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 win over No. 43 Dadamo. No. 96 Damico, a Colorado na¥tive, was the last to finish but may have had the most exciting match against No. 124 Klegou. Both play¥ers served unbelievably, and in all three sets, just a single break of serve decided each set. Damico won the first set 6-3 but then lost a tight service game at 4-5 down in the second to lose the set 4-6. Even though the match was meaningless in terms of the overall team win, Damico, to the delight of all his Longhorns teammates and fans, fought back in the third and came through huge in the clutch with a 7-5 third set win to complete ÒI feel itÕs my duty to UT to go potential general managers look for in a top-10 pick at quarterback, but heÕs a safe bet for a second-round pick with a chance to compete for a starting spot on a bad team or backup on a good one. Kansas City, Buffalo and Cleveland at the top of the second are likely desti¥nations. Pack a coat, Colt. He might be joined in his new home by Jordan Shipley, the re¥ceiver McCoy made his name throwing to the past two years. Not blessed with top-end NFL speed, and perhaps having to overcome the stereotypes associat¥ed with being a white wide receiv¥er, Shipley is expected to fall some¥where between rounds two and three, where he could go to offen¥sively challenged Cleveland. The two major injuries that robbed him of two seasons at UT donÕt help his case, and at 24, heÕs one of the old¥er draft prospects. Rounding out the marquee of Texas men is the oft-forgot¥ten Lamarr Houston. In any oth¥er year, Houston would be a top¥20 pick. This year, heÕs the third¥best tackle coming out of his own conference and will most likely be a second-round pick, where he will be a steal. After bounc¥ing around from end to tackle and dealing with injuries, Hous¥ton exploded last year, coming second on the team in sacks and first in unnoticed tackles at the line of scrimmage. He could be joining Thomas in Houston as a second-round pick. From here, itÕs a crap shoot. Linebacker Roddrick Muckel¥roy is the most-likely other Long¥horn to be drafted, but that will come on the last day, while kick¥er Hunter Lawrence and the three graduated offensive linemen will likely have to work their way on to teams as free agents. But what do I know? Spend your whole weekend watching to find out. pressure can sometimes cause Mas¥terson to become Òher own tough¥est critic.Ó ÒIt probably is the pressure,Ó Masterson said about the hard¥est adjustment in college. ÒEv¥eryone looks from the crowd, expecting Texas to do well. said. ÒWe know what to say to get one another over the bar.Ó After working so closely with WIN: Horns take down A&M Masterson, Doyle has confidence in her ability to step up at big meets. She believes Masterson will shine with pair of two-run homers at the Penn Relays and beyond. The Longhorns wasted no TENNIS: Texas secures win with dominant singles play time in retaliating. Sophomore Lexy Bennett knocked a single ÒI think she can do it. She works so hard and is so levelheaded.Ó From page 6 Doyle added. ÒSheÕs a phenom.Ó down but ran into the fence and had to leave the game after the collision. second set, Mladenov blew past Colin Hoover in the third set, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. Zavala clinched the over¥all team win when he pulled out a tight first set and then cruised in the second for a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win over Bautista. Even though the win was al¥ready in the bag, TexasÕs top-three singles players all still won thrill¥ing matches to complete in the shutout. Facing the sixth best play¥out there and win the Big 12 cham¥pionship [in three weeks],Ó he said. The determined jumper is also trying to qualify for the Olympics someday, but for now, he just wants to take things one step at a time. That next step will be at this weekendÕs 116th annual Penn Re¥lays, which start today. The event is the largest in the nation, attracting over 100,000 fans each year. ÒItÕs absolutely good prepara¥tion for nationals, not so much about the competition, but just about how we handle this kind of experience,Ó Thornton said. ÒThere are so many distractions they have to get though before they even get on the track.Ó WilsonÕs already been through this kind of pressure, though. After all, he has an entire nation watch¥ing his every jump. plishments. ÒBut weÕd like to see her be able to do it in the big meets, the pressure meets, the meets that count.Ó At the Penn Relays, Master¥son will have the chance to do just that. For Masterson, success will come not from a more fine-tuned focus but rather from stepping back and letting her skills take over. ÒI put too much pressure on ac¥tually winning the event instead of just going out there for myself,Ó she said about past meets. Brimmer seconded this belief. ÒShe was too uptight for those meets. She just needs to relax and vault,Ó she said. Although MastersonÕs fami¥ly wonÕt be making the journey to Philadelphia, she will look for support from teammate and close friend Jessica Doyle. The two count on each other for both encourage¥ment and coaching. ÒWe feed off each other,Ó Doyle the game and got two insurance runs from a Bennett home run in the sixth. ÒEspecially this game, I know we came out ready to beat this team,Ó Bennett said. ÒThey beat us at their field, and thereÕs al¥ways that rivalry. I donÕt think anyone is thinking that it has to be just one person to do it; itÕs going to take everyone. And itÕs not just nine people, itÕs 15 of us, and weÕre all going to do it in some way.Ó the Aggie beatdown. The win helped the Horns clinch a 10-5 win in the Lone Star Show¥down, which is the annual all¥sports competition between the two schools. From page 6 interceptions last year, or defen¥sive end/outside linebacker Ser¥gio Kindle, who had 16 sacks the past two years. Thomas, who declared for the draft after only two years of playing time as a redshirt sophomore, was the biggest playmaker in the Texas defensive backfield. He has every¥thing an NFL team could want in a defensive back: intelligence, speed and versatility. Except for size, that is; Thomas bounced off a few tack¥les in college, which could be a big¥ger problem in the NFL. That could mean his future lies somewhere between safety and corner back, but no matter where he ends up, heÕll make plays. Ex¥pect him to fall no lower than Houston at 20. Kindle should be the next While his senior year didnÕt yield the type of sack production many wanted (six total, with 2 1/2 com¥ing in the BCS title game), his first season as a full-time defensive end showed up much better on film than on paper. He also has a couple other things going for him. First, ver¥satility and pass rushing are very ÒinÓ right now in the NFL. A player who can hit a quarterback one play as an end, drop back in coverage the next and then stuff a running play for good measure is in demand. This brings us to McCoy. The concerns around the NCAAÕs all¥time wins leader are as well-doc¥umented as his impressive skills: his small stature, inconsistent deep throwing and occasional terrible decision. The good: off-the-charts accuracy, great athlete and great leader without use of eye-black or screaming. McCoy doesnÕt have the type of through the left side, and with one out, third baseman Nadia Taylor launched a home run to left field to take the lead. Fresh¥man Luna (23-5) kept the Ag¥gies at bay for the remainder of COMICS Thursday, April 22, 2010 $%# "#! !$%"!"&#!&#$    Complete the UT word #$ %       jumbles to the right to     solve the puzzle.    2 4 8 5 3 1 9 3 1 7 7 2 3 9 3 6 2 2 3 4 5 7 9 3 1 3 9 8 8 7 YesterdayÕs solution 7 6 4 8 1 2 3 9 5 8 5 3 9 6 4 1 7 2 9 2 1 3 7 5 6 8 4 1 4 6 2 9 8 5 3 7 5 8 7 1 4 3 2 6 9 2 3 9 7 5 6 8 4 1 6 7 2 5 3 9 4 1 8 3 9 5 4 8 1 7 2 6 4 1 8 6 2 7 9 5 3 Thursday, April 22, 2010 LIFE&ARTS DATING: Website fails to give an answer for serious daters From page 10 who would show up at my door¥step with a handle of Jack Dan¥ielÕs at 3 a.m. on a school night. You know, because he doesnÕt have a job or go to school or do ... anything. Naturally, this method of ÒdatingÓ quickly proved to be a bust. After whining for a bit to my friends, I caught wind of OkCu¥pid. Unlike larger dating sites like eHarmony.com, OkCupid is dedicated to connecting mem¥bers of a younger crowd Ñ espe¥cially because itÕs free to use and the object of the site isnÕt to link people up for marriage. Basical¥ly, OkCupid is like Facebook, ex¥cept with no pretenses. With nearly 735,000 unique visitors in the month of January alone, according to comScore, an online research firm, the proba¥bility of finding a suitable match on OkCupid seemed reasonable Ñ or so I thought. IÕm not quite sure what I did to attract the scum who began filling my inbox. Maybe it was the fact that my interests includ¥ed Òeating contests and avoiding getting on ÔSnappedÕÓ or that my only prerequisite for messaging me was the warning, ÒNo idi¥ots.Ó But whatever it was, it rang in about a hundred dudes with leftover MySpace pictures (you know, the bathroom shot where heÕs not wearing a shirt, and it was obviously taken with a cam¥era phone) and offensive profile pseudonyms. My first few hours on the site were promising. I found a 23-year-old Austin resident who likes Òbike riding and books.Ó This seemed promising. But he never messaged me back. And I was stuck with an inbox flooded with messages like, ÒBlahblah¥blahblahblahblahbeer?Ó And then it dawned on me: Using OkCupid for dates is just like sitting at a bar pound¥ing Jameson and waiting for a classy guy to fall in love with you. It will never work. The peo¥ple who are decent enough for you to actually be interested in arenÕt interested in dating the version of you at the bar. And, invariably, the people who will notice you in a bar are not the people you want to date. Four months later, IÕm still at step one of the dating game, but at least IÕm out of the matrix. But if chatting it up with Ò[blank] DestroyerÓ while gazing at cir¥ca 2004-style softcore camera¥phone porn is your thing, then OkCupid is your Shangri-la. IÕd almost rather be the girl at the bar. DESIGNER: Senior looks to create made-to-order, quality clothing From page 10 it out to give the presence of a so¥phisticated woman,Ó French said. She said she could see her cock¥tail dress going for about $400, but itÕs her distinct detail and two and a half weeks of labor that make it worth it. ÒI value individual style, and sometimes I feel like mass-pro¥duced clothes donÕt appreciate the amount of work that goes into designing clothes,Ó French said. ÒMaking a structured pattern takes a lot more time than any¥thing thatÕs mass-produced, and thereÕs so much room for mathe¥matical error if you try to change the sizes. ThatÕs why I want to make made-to-order clothes for individuals. YouÕre buying for quality. TheyÕre lifetime pieces that no one else has.Ó Triple threat takes off on national tour By Kate Ergenbright Daily Texan Staff From the moment Arielle Jacobs opens her mouth to sing, she cap¥tivates audiences with her power¥house voice Ñ a surprisingly large sound from such a small person. Jacobs is starring in the first na¥tional tour of ÒIn the HeightsÓ as Nina Rosario, a bookish young girl home from her freshman year at Stanford University. The show is playing in Austin through Sunday. ÒIn The Heights,Ó winner of four Tony Awards and a Gram¥my, is a musical about the vibrant community of ManhattanÕs Wash¥ington Heights and its inhabit¥antsÕ daily struggles to get by while enjoying lifeÕs simple plea¥sures and dreaming of better jobs and better opportunities. Jacobs said there are many sim¥ilarities between herself and her character, Nina. ÒSheÕs very academic, very much the girl next door. In some ways I think I am like her, Ó Jacobs said. ÒI put a lot of pressure on myself to always succeed in everything I try and put my mind to and in a lot of ways, I take on too much respon¥sibility. When IÕm struggling with something, I try to fix everything myself, and I think Nina does that as well.Ó She said the showÕs music and dancing are the reason for its popularity. ÒItÕs just very lively, joyous and contagious, the way that itÕs so beautifully melded together,Ó she said. ÒI donÕt think IÕve ever seen a show that the choreography is so tied into the lyrics.Ó She says the playÕs positive portrayal of the Latino commu¥nity also contributes to its wide¥spread popularity. ÒItÕs the only show out there that represents Latinos in a good light,Ó Jacobs said. ÒMost of the time you see them as gangsters or servants, and this is the only show out there that allows you to experience their culture as something that is beauti¥ful. It really gets you back in touch with being proud of where you came from.Ó Jacobs, like many in the enter¥tainment industry, started train¥ing and performing at an early age. She started dancing when she was 3 years old and singing at 7. ÒWhen I was younger, I thought I wanted to be a pop singer,Ó Ja¥cobs said. ÒI wanted to be like Ma¥riah Carey, so I started doing a lot of singing and community theater, but I wasnÕt sure musical theater was what I wanted to do with my life.Ó Jacobs began her career in the entertainment industry almost by fate. When it was time to search for colleges, she applied for theater and music at New York University but applied for environmental sci¥ence at every other school. NYU was the only school that she was accepted to, and Jacobs went on to graduate magna cum laude with a bachelorÕs in music. Originally playing the role of Ga¥briella in the theatrical version of ÒHigh School Musical,Ó Jacobs was surprised at the overwhelmingly positive response she received from audiences. ÒIt was kind of like being part of The Beatles or being in a rock con¥cert,Ó Jacobs said of her experience touring with the show. ÒLiterally, these kids were so obsessed that when the lights went out at the be¥ginning of the show, they would be screaming. They wanted to be a part of it so bad.Ó To her surprise, starring in such a beloved role placed Jacobs in a leadership position. ÒI used to receive e-mails from girls who were having a hard time in school, who were having a hard time with their confidence,Ó she said. ÒIt put me in this mentor posi¥tion that I had never been in before. It was weird for me to think of my¥self as someone whose advice they were going to take so seriously.Ó Whiletouring with ÒHighSchool Musical,Ó Jacobs used her influ¥ence as a mentor to raise aware¥ness among her young fans about environmental issues through her website, helphealtheearth.com. ÒBecause all these kids are look¥ing up to me, I thought maybe I can make a difference,Ó Jacobs said. ÒSo, thatÕs basically why I started the website as a resource where I could let kids know that there is a place they can go and read about the environment, just hoping that if they thought I cared about it then maybe theyÕd think it was cool to care about it too, even if their parents and community didnÕt.Ó Although the idea of touring as a cast member of such a wildly successful show may sound glam¥orous, Jacobs admits that itÕs not always easy living out of two suit¥cases. 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And after reading his elo¥quently graphic and horrifyingly unattractive message, I began won¥dering: How did I let this happen? Well, it all started in January when I realized I had never been on a date. And by date, I mean an agreed¥upon time when an agreed-upon person comes in his automobile to pick me up from my place of resi¥dence and takes me somewhere, then brings me back to my house before sleeping at his house. Dating had always sounded very old-fashioned to me. But dates looked so damn nice in movies, and my friends seem to have so much fun going on them that the fact that I had never been on a date became a little depressing. So, when I became single in January, I decided that a date might be a nice thing to try. And then nothing happened. I soon discovered it is very diffi¥cult to get an official date. And be¥lieve me, IÕve tried. IÕd go out to a bar or a show and meet someone, exchange numbers, and then all of a sudden, I would figure out my spe¥cial someone was actually a weirdo DATING continues on page 9 Seniors stitch up fashion sculptures EditorÕs note: This is the fourth sto¥ ry in a series that highlights trends for the upcoming UT fashion show, which will be held April 29 at 8 p.m. in the Frank Erwin Center. By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff While the current issue of News¥week magazine screams ÒAmerica is back!,Ó the truth is that the fash¥ion industry isnÕt Ñ something that is on every graduating senior designerÕs mind. Yet, that hasnÕt stopped de¥sign seniors from making highly structured collections and want¥ing to continue making incredibly unique garments with architectur¥al and sculptural qualities. ItÕs not just students who have a hard time affording these designs. At the height of the recession, high¥end designers sharply cut back on haute couture in favor of minimal¥istic looks with lower price points. ÒThe thing about this major thatÕs indicative of the fashion ma¥jor as a whole is itÕs very rough to get in,Ó said Ashley Westerman, a marketing and textiles and ap¥parel senior. ÒSome people wind up doing something else entire¥ly. They could end up working for an ad firm or as a flight attendant. ItÕs kind of scary, but I also know a girl who graduated who works at Marc Jacobs.Ó WestermanÕs collection was in¥spired by well-fitted menÕs suits, reflecting her own mix of busi¥ness and fashion to help make her¥self more marketable in an already tough business. Combining a short skirt with a peplum curving out at the hips and a light-blue flowing tank, she says she wanted to capture the hard structure of masculine de¥signs while imbuing it with the femininity of softer fabrics to fur¥ther Òone-up it.Ó One key in getting a garment to remain fitted is boning, also used to give corsets their shape. By in¥serting boning, or sticks usually made of plastic or steel, the fabric can be made to maintain a tighter, more structured shape. Another way designers create sculptural designs is through sew¥ing. By treating the fabric like a piece of Japanese origami, senior designer Michelle French sewed the fabric into a structured pattern with hard folds and creases. ÒThe sewing is very elaborate,Ó French said. ÒYou have to take into consideration all the different di¥mensions and seam allowances. Each line that you sew has to be a sharp angle, and all those angles have to be consistent. ItÕs all about having control.Ó The fabric in her collection dou¥bles over like paper, creating ac¥cents like two sharp, diagonal folds running along the back of her oth¥erwise soft brown skirt, which she paired with a flowing ivory silk blouse with dark-blue and bright¥red splotches reminiscent of Japa¥nese calligraphy. ÒEven though origami is not delicate and soft like flowing silk, I wanted something that had a rough edge yet [would] still be ef¥feminate, something that balanced DESIGNER continues on page 9 With the ETS My Credentials Vault SM service powered by Interfolio   #       "  " #letter writers and applicants#     ! My Credentials Vault !  "     #  #     # " My Credentials Vault!     !#  My Credentials Vault !      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