SPORTS PAGE 6 Dexter Pittman and LeBron James bring the Heat SPORTS PAGE 6 Basketball and football join the kidsÕ movie bracket TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 92 THE DAILY TEXAN Friday, July 9, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY ÔNothing will stop me nowÕ Mother Falcon and Marmalakes play an EP release show at the Cactus Cafe at 8 p.m. ÔItÕs the hard-knock lifeÕ Zilker Theatre Productions presents ÒAnnieÓ at 8:30 p.m. Admission is free. When it rains ... The Eli Young Band plays Carlos Ôn CharlieÕs at 7 p.m. Tickets are available starting at noon and cost $29. SATURDAY ÔOnly bloodÕ Shapes Have Fangs play Beerland at 10 p.m. ÔStrong man, old manÕ Alfred HitchcockÕs ÒRebeccaÓ shows at the Paramount Theatre at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $9. Aquapalooza The wetter the better: Cool off at Aquapalooza at the Reserve. Event begins at noon, featuring special guest Brad Paisley. SUNDAY World Cup final 1:30 p.m. VS. Spain Netherlands ÔHeathcliff, donÕt break my heartÕ The 1939 classic ÒWuthering HeightsÓ shows at 5 p.m. Tickets cost $9. Quote to note ÔÔ ÒIÕm excited. I know that I could be the type of guy to fill in a spot on the court [for Miami]. I could be the energy guy, the guy doing the dirty work.Ó Ñ Dexter Pittman Former UT basketball player SPORTS PAGE 6 Showdown in San Marcos Photos by Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff Gubernatorial candidates Bill White and Rick Perry speak at the Texas Farm Bureau Summer Commodity Conference in San Marcos on Thursday afternoon in a bid for the bureauÕs endorsement. White attacks, delegates criticize PerryÕs stance on eminent domain By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff SAN MARCOS Ñ For the first time during the 2010 gubernato¥rial campaign, former Houston Mayor Bill White and Gov. Rick Perry addressed the same audi¥ence in back-to-back speeches. The Democratic gubernatori¥al candidate attacked Perry at the Texas Farm Bureau Summer Com¥modity Conference in San Mar¥cos, claiming he was attacking the Obama administration and feder¥al government policies as a way to detract attention from his failures of leadership while governor. ÒHe thinks that if he attacks the [federal] government, youÕll forget he attacked you,Ó White said to the audience. ÒYou should be respected instead of [campaign] props.Ó White was referring to com¥ments made by chief Perry spokesman Mark Miner, who said, ÒItÕs not surprising that an insurance company that support¥ed the bailout would support someone who was for the bail¥out,Ó after AGFUND, the political arm of the Texas Farmers Bureau, endorsed Kay Bailey Hutchison during the contentious Republi¥can primary battle. These attacks on Perry conclud¥ed WhiteÕs almost 50-minute ad¥dress, in which he spent a signif¥icant amount of time discussing eminent-domain reform and wa¥ter rights issues Ñ both identified by Farm Bureau spokesman Gene APD to request review of crime lab EmployeeÕs allegations could jeopardize cases involving DNA evidence By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff The Austin Police Department and Travis County District At¥torneyÕs Office will offer a joint resolution asking for a thorough inspection of the departmentÕs DNA lab by an independent agency, authorities said at a press conference Thursday. The move came in response to allegations made by Cecily Ham¥ilton, a former DNA analyst with the police department, in a Feb. 11 memo detailing a hostile work environment, retaliation among workers and DNA-testing quality concerns. Hamilton also alleged supervisors helped analysts pass proficiency tests. The police department inves¥tigated the allegations during the spring and deemed the com¥plaints to be unfounded. Hamil¥ton resigned from her position in the APD lab in May and could not be reached for comment. ÒWe will provide the Texas Fo¥rensic Science Commission with all of the documentation regard¥ing the allegations and the find¥ings,Ó APD Chief Art Acevedo said. ÒWe will make a joint formal request that they review all of the documents, they review all of the allegations and they report back.Ó The allegations could place up to 2,000 cases involving DNA evidence in jeopardy if the test¥ing commission determines there were procedural errors. While many of the cases are still ongoing, there could be fur¥ther complications with cases where convictions arose from DNA evidence. Authorities said state LAB continues on page 2 Floods in Laredo prompt evacuations By Nolan Hicks, Cristina Herrera & Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Police were busy evacuating people from Laredo on Thurs¥day as the Rio Grande contin¥ued to rise, flooding portions of downtown and shutting down key border crossings between the U.S. and Mexico. The river rose more than 40 feet above flood stage Thursday afternoon. City officials said the Rio Grande was expected to crest 2 feet above its current level. As of press time, thousands of peo¥ple have been evacuated from Laredo because of the rising wa¥ter, a Laredo Police Department shift commander said. Ò[We need] calm,Ó said city spokeswoman Xochitl Garcia Mora when asked what Laredo needed most. ÒThere are a lot of people locally who are really just panicking, and a lot of misin¥formation is getting disseminat¥ed about the water system and Tony Medina removes paintings and other prized belongings from his father-in-lawÕs home as the Rio Grande floods the Dellwood neighborhood in Laredo on Thursday. bridge closures.Ó darity international bridges were Mora said the city was work-closed, and that the Ju‡rez-Lin¥ing with local media to ensure coln and World Trade interna¥that accurate information is re-tional bridges were still open but leased. She said the Gateway to the Americas and Colombia-Soli-ALEX continues on page 2 Hall as key concerns of the group. White pledged to back the em¥inent-domain reform bill that was supported by the Farm Bureau but vetoed by Perry in 2007. He also pledged to support historical wa¥ter-usage rights, which have be¥come a major issue as cities start¥ed consuming water previously reserved for farmland. ÒI will keep these promis¥es to you even if I donÕt get the DELEGATE continues on page 2 Co-investing disallowed for directors of UTIMCO By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The controversial rule allowing directors of The University of Texas Investment Management Compa¥ny to personally invest in compa¥nies that are in UTIMCOÕs invest¥ment portfolio was repealed Thurs¥day morning. UTIMCOÕs Audit and Ethics Committee moved to change the rule, but the committeeÕs plan will be presented to the UT System Board of Regents in August for fi¥nal approval. In August 2008, UTIMCO changed long-standing rules in its Code of Ethics to allow directors to co-in¥vest in hedge funds, real-estate part¥nerships and other investments. Ac¥cording to a 2008 article in the Aus¥tin American-Statesman, UTIMCO banned co-investment in 2000, a few years after the investment manage¥ment company was created in 1996. With the new rule change, as with the Code of Ethics before 2008, co¥investment is allowed if a directorÕs interest in the fund or investment is less than 5 percent. Jerry Turner, UTIMCOÕs outside general counsel, said there was con¥cern and misinterpretation of the rule when it was originally imple¥mented. Turner said one of the rea¥sons for the current reversal is that the ethics code has evolved to the point that itÕs too complicated to un¥derstand and should be simplified. ÒIt was never really a change that produced any real benefit to UTIM¥CO because it was [an activity] nev¥er really implemented or exercised,Ó he said. ÒSo what weÕre doing in or¥der to react to some of the concerns expressed in the political sector or elsewhere, [is that] we are revers¥ing the amendment and going back to the prior standard that says a di¥rector may not have any interest in a RULE continues on page 2 Patrick Lu | Daily Texan Staff An employee of the Cactus Cafe wipes down the bar. KUT initiated its series of ÒCactus ConversationsÓ to discuss the future of the cafe. KUT brings public into cafe meetings by invitation only By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff KUT 90.5 FM, UTÕs National Public Radio affiliate, hosted the first of several ÒCactus Conversa¥tionsÓ on Thursday, inviting only KUT staff and a few students and professors from the University, be¥hind closed doors. Between Thursday and the end of August, KUT will host five sim¥ilar meetings with artists, patrons, students and professors. Though The Daily Texan and other media outlets were not invited to attend, the meeting reached out to stu¥dents and the Òcampus communi¥ty,Ó KUT spokeswoman Erin Gei¥sler said. ÒThe reason weÕre not inviting media is because we want to make sure the people who are there feel comfortable, and having a report¥er there would change the tenor of the conversation,Ó Geisler said. ÒWe want them to feel like theyÕre in a safe environment.Ó She said the people invited to ThursdayÕs meeting would not necessarily be invited to any of the other meetings, though some will be invited to every meeting. She said the invited attendees will include students, musicians, pa¥trons and other members of the community who will be invited to discuss campus, student and com¥munity engagement, artist and audience experience, musical her¥itage and opportunities, the sus¥tainability of the cafe and ways to expand its audience in Austin. CAFE continues on page 2 News Friday, July 9, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 27 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Ben Wermund (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Web Office: (512) 471-8616 online@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 dailytexan@gmail.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. 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. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 7487 Something about cheese. Delegate: Perry misses mark with refusal to discuss issues From page 1 [AGFUND] endorsement,Ó White said. ÒEvery Texan has a stake in the future of agriculture.Ó White concluded his address by calling on the audience to de¥mand specific positions from Per¥ry regarding water rights and em¥inent-domain reform. He said that instead of addressing the Farm BureauÕs issues, Perry would at¥tack Washington instead. Just minutes after White con¥cluded his address, Perry took to the podium and gave almost the same speech he gave at the Inde¥pendence Day parade celebra¥tion in Round Top on Sunday. He spent less than a minute speaking about eminent domain and only mentioned water rights once. ÒPeople do their best, when they are free, to pursue their dreams without the hand of government on their back or in their pocket,Ó Perry said at both the Round Top and Farm Bu¥reau forums. In the press conference after his speech, Perry rejected the asser¥tion he didnÕt spend enough time explaining his issues on the veto of eminent-domain reform. ÒWeÕve explained it as many times as we can,Ó Perry said. ÒI feel very confident the Farm Bureau knows who the candidate is who understands farm issues, whoÕs pro-business and pro-Texas.Ó When pressed about his rela¥tionship with the Farm Bureau, which Hall described as strained because of the veto of eminent-domain reform, Perry denied problems existed between his of¥fice and the farmers. ÒIÕm here,Ó Perry said. ÒWeÕre talking every day to Farm Bu¥reau members, you know. ThatÕs [HallÕs] call. I donÕt consider my relationship strained with the Farm Bureau Ñ these are people that know me.Ó Out of more than a dozen del¥egates interviewed at the forum, none of them spoke positively about PerryÕs address. ÒI thought Rick Perry was run¥ning for the Senate. God, Mom rule: Changes reverse shift from 2008 policy revision From page 1 fund that UTIMCO invests in.Ó The proposed changes to the Code of Ethics may need to un¥dergo further tweaks before they are presented to the UT System Board of Regents, he said. ÒWe [originally changed the rule in 2008] because we thought the benefit would be that one of our directors would come across interesting investments that they personally wanted to invest in,Ó said Bruce Zimmer¥man, CEO and chief investment officer of UTIMCO. ÒWe made the change and we lived with it for a couple of years; the fact is that we havenÕt found any ben¥efit yet to having such referrals and recommendations. A lack of proactivity on our part to ex¥plain [the rule], the motivations behind the change, the implica¥tions of the change, caused dis¥comfort in the media and our constituents.Ó Zimmerman said the rule doesnÕt reflect the way UTIM¥CO does business these days. UTIMCO Policy Committee chair Janiece Longoria said one reason the change was made in 2008 was that many of the in¥vestment companyÕs peer insti¥tutions do not have rules pro¥hibiting co-investment. ÒIt is my understanding that our Code of Ethics is signifi¥cantly more stringent on these issues than any other peer insti¥tutions,Ó Longoria said. Erle Nye, a member of the board of directors, said the re¥versal is a positive change and will eliminate past anxieties about the rule. Policy Committee member Ardon Moore raised the ques¥tion of whether the reversal is a more stringent rule than state law requires, and Turner re¥sponded that it is. Moore con¥tinued to question Turner. ÒSo, if someone were to come on [to the UTIMCO board of di¥rectors] and has a very diverse investment portfolio ... UTIM¥CO is unable to make invest¥ments during the tenure of that person in any of those funds?Ó Moore asked. Zimmerman said that would be the case Ñ unless the direc¥tor had less than a 5-percent in¥terest in the investment. and apple pie Ñ thatÕs not what we wanted to hear,Ó said Char¥lie Wilson, vice president of the Gillespie County Farm Bureau chapter. He called PerryÕs refus¥al to address the issue of eminent domain a Òcop out.Ó ÒI donÕt know who Perry was speaking to, but it sure wasnÕt us,Ó Wilson said. Veteran political observer Dave McNeely said White skill¥fully managed to set Perry up by demanding the governor address specific agricultural issues in¥stead of using his stump speech. ÒBill White teed him up and Rick Perry hit himself,Ó said Mc-Neely, a retired longtime politi¥cal reporter and columnist for the Austin American-Stateman. McNeely said farmers and ranchers were hesitant to sup¥port Perry because of his previ¥ous support of the Trans-Texas Corridor and his veto of the emi¥nent-domain reform bill. ÒItÕs one of those once-burned, twice-leery things,Ó McNeely said. NEWS BRIEFLY Gay marriage gets boost from Boston judgeÕs ruling A U.S. judge in Boston has ruled that a federal gay mar¥riage ban is unconstitutional be¥cause it interferes with the right of a state to define marriage. U.S. District Judge Joseph Tauro on Thursday ruled in fa¥vor of gay couplesÕ rights in two separate challenges to the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act. The state had argued that the law denied benefits such as Medicaid to gay married cou¥ples in Massachusetts, where same-sex unions have been legal since 2004. Tauro agreed, and said the act forces Massachusetts to discrim¥inate against its own citizens. Ruling in a separate case filed by Gays & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, Tauro found DOMA violates the equal protection clause of the Constitution. The law was enacted by Con¥gress in 1996 when it appeared Hawaii would soon legalize same-sex marriage and oppo¥nents worried that other states would be forced to recognize such marriages. The lawsuit challenges only the portion of the law that prevents the federal government from affording pen¥sion and other benefits to same-sex couples. Since then, five states and the District of Columbia have legal¥ized gay marriage. Ñ The Associated Press alex: Tamaulipas reports first death from disaster From page 1 only carrying limited traffic. ÒThere were tractor-trailers parked down by the river. They were empty, so they floated,Ó Mora said. ÒThe concern is if they hit the bridge. WeÕre not worried so much about the bridge struc¥ture or the crest Ñ itÕs more of the debris.Ó National Guard troops arrived Thursday to help with evacua¥tions, according to an Associated Press release. Tens of thousands of people in Mexican towns had already been forced from their homes as offi¥cials dumped torrents of water into flood-swollen rivers to avoid the risk of dams overflowing out of control in the aftermath of Hurricane Alex. Humberto Moreira, the gover¥nor of the border state of Coahu¥ila, said more than 20,000 homes had been flooded in his state alone, and about 80,000 people had Òlost all of their furniture.Ó Gov. Eugenio Hern‡ndez of the border state of Tamaulipas reported the first fatality there, telling an emergency evaluation meeting attended by President Felipe Calder—n in the border city of Matamoros that the victim tried to cross a flooded road. ÒNow comes the part that has us worried, which is the rise in the level of river,Ó Hern‡ndez said. The tropical depression made landfall at South Padre Island late Thursday morning and is expect¥ed to dump 4 to 8 inches of rain across the area, with as much as 10 inches in some parts, the Na¥tional Weather Service said. That rain comes on top of the 5 to 7 inches that Hurricane Alex de¥posited last week. Additional reporting by The Asso¥ciated Press. lab: Review provides opportunity for defense lawyers to appeal cases From page 1 prosecutors are informing people convicted in DNA cases about the crime-lab allegations through letters. The news sent defense lawyers scrambling, as they will have the option to appeal their clientsÕ cas¥es and convictions. The Austin American-States¥man reported one lawyer, Stephen Orr, filed a motion to stop prose¥cutors from using DNA evidence in a sexual assault case against his client this week. The judge will rule on the motion Monday. However, as early as April Ñ several months after HamiltonÕs allegations Ñ the DNA lab was reviewed and reaccredited by the American Society of Crime Lab Directors, the societyÕs executive director Ralph Keaton said. The voluntary inspection found no deficiencies in the test¥ing procedures. ÒI believe that when it is all said and done, there wonÕt be any problems,Ó Travis County District Attorney Rosemary Leh¥mberg said. She also said she will not order a full review of all the items used as DNA evidence in trials, but the Texas Forensic Science Commis¥sion could order such a review. The veracity of DNA evidence was thoroughly discussed in the highly publicized trial of Laura Hall. Last week, Hall received the maximum 10-year sentence and a $10,000 fine for tampering with evidence in the 2005 murder of Jennifer Cave. In that case, DNA evidence linked Hall to the hand¥gun used to kill Cave. DNA lab specialist Cassie Car¥radine testified that the police de¥partmentÕs lab has never had a de¥ficiency found by independent auditors. Additionally, indepen¥dent DNA specialist William Wat¥son, who was part of the board that reviewed and accredited the lab, confirmed that it met industry standards. HallÕs attorney, Joe James Sawyer, could not be reached for comment. cafe: Campus leaders weigh merits of student involvement in meeting From page 1 Hayley Gillespie, a graduate student and co-founder of Stu¥dent Friends of the Cactus Cafe, said she was not invited to the meeting, though some of her fel¥low supporters of the cafeÕs orig¥inal business model were invited after they requested entrance. ÒKUT did not reach out to [the Student Friends of the Cac¥tus Cafe] on their own,Ó Gillespie said. ÒI think thatÕs unfortunate, and a little bit silly. IÕm hoping this will be better than the last round of Cactus Conversations.Ó Matt Portillo, a Student Gov¥ernment representative and co¥founder of Student Friends of the Cactus Cafe, said he was invit¥ed to the meeting and attended alongside others from the Friends of the Cactus Cafe, SG and the Graduate Student Assembly, as well as KUT staff and professors. ÒIt was a productive meet¥ing and there were a lot of peo¥ple who provided good perspec¥tive,Ó Portillo said. ÒWe talked about a variety of things, such as what value there is in the Cactus Cafe, student involvement in the cafe [and] if thatÕs something we want to pursue and why.Ó SG Vice President Muneezeh Kabir said others raised seri¥ous questions about why stu¥dents should be involved with the cafe. ÒI answered that by saying that this is a university, and we have a very good learning oppor¥tunity that hasnÕt been extended to many people,Ó Kabir said. ÒI think weÕd be remiss to not re¥spond to students who advocat¥ed for, [or] wanted to feel more included in, the [Cactus Cafe] and to deny them any opportuni¥ties Ñ whether that be business-related or music-related. I said we ought to market [the Cactus Cafe] as a cultural experience.Ó Women Ages 18 to 40 PPD conducts medically supervised research studies to help evaluate new investigational medications. PPD has been conducting research studies in Austin for more than 20 years. Right now, PPD is looking for healthy and non-smoking women ages 18 to 40 to participate in a medical research study. The study will require the participants to have a BMI between 19 and 30 and weigh between 110 and 220 lbs. The study will require 2 weekends in our overnight research facility and multiple brief outpatient visits. Study participants will receive up to $4000 upon study completion. Please call today to Þnd out more. 462-0492 ppdi.com PPD Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Heath Cleveland Doug Luippold OPINION Friday, July 9, 2010 Dave Player Dan Treadway THE DAILY TEXAN EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are written by The Daily TexanÕs Editorial Board. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@ dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words.The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. 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Although the FAFSA is still important and retains its place in the mountain of paperwork awaiting ev¥ery freshman, the new PLUS loan qualifications do not require a FAFSA application because the federal government is now doling out the loans. The FAFSA is still necessary for those wanting to exhaust all potential options to fund their education, though. While student loans and debt will always be a fixture in a college studentÕs life, living with loans is not innately a problem. After all, generations of Americans have become independently wealthy while spending decades paying a home mortgage or car loan. The problem arises when students find themselves riddled with debt into the six figures before their professional career has even started. Fortunately, the new program makes the whole process of paying for college just a little bit easier. Though I can breathe a welcome sigh of relief from student loans, the price of college is still stressful. I know a college education is a cherished, powerful thing, but I feel the same frustration as I pay for it, regardless of lower interest rates or easier logistics. Hale is an undeclared senior. Life&Arts Editor: Mary Lingwall E-mail: dailytexan@gmail.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Life&Arts Friday, July 9, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Indigenous music sings a siren song to roving student THE A-LIST By Mary Lingwall This afternoon, UT graduate stu¥dent Eliot Stone will leave for Rus¥sia, where he will spend the rest of the summer continuing his re¥search on the indigenous music and cultures of inner Asia. While this task might seem daunting to most, Stone smiles in anticipation. His at¥traction to this area of study focuses on one of the worldÕs most unique treasures: Tuvan throat singing. last year of graduate study in UTÕs Russian, East European and Eur¥asian Studies department. So for now, youÕre going to have to get to know him from a distance, starting with an introduction to his favorite music. And StoneÕs current top 10 songs Ñ which range from tracks exploring religious themes, such as Modest MouseÕs ÒSpitting Venom,Ó to the hip-hop-inspired electroni¥ca band Massive AttackÕs ÒAngelÓ Ñ are bound to keep even the most open-minded listeners on their toes. The playlist opera preview the man who mistook his wife for a hat Music exposes heart of science 123456789 One of the oldest singing traditions wherein individual singers are able to perform in multiple pitches si¥multaneously, Tuvan throat singing has captivated Stone since he stum¥bled upon it while studying abroad in Amsterdam a few years ago. But this Del Rio native isnÕt strict¥ly research-minded. When Stone isnÕt studying the Tuvan peoples Haun Haur Tu, ÒTuvan InternationalÓ Modest Mouse, ÒSpitting VenomÓ Crystal Method, ÒStarting OverÓ Massive attack, ÒAngelÓ of Russia, he likes to rock climb at the Greenbelt, kayak and handcraft wooden musical instruments Ñ es¥ russian folk song, pecially the didgeridoo, an indige¥ above, Matthew Trevino performs as Mr. P in the Austin Lyric Opera performance of ÒThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatÓ at St. ÒOh Frost FrostÓ MartinÕs Evangelical Lutheran Church on Wednesday. Below, Brian Joyce sings as neuroscientist Mr. S. nous Australian wind instrument. StoneÕs musical tastes are almost as eclectic as the activities that col¥or his life. From Modest Mouse to Bulgarian folk songs, a conversa¥ tion with Stone about music is one that spans the globe. ÒI like pretty much everything,Ó Stone said. ÒI like expressions in all forms ... but I especially enjoy the blending of folk music and electronica.Ó The avalanches, ÒFrontier PsychologistsÓ Opera based on neurologistÕs book ten evokes the coloratura vocal style and fat women pining away in Italian, this work is much more modern and, therefore, easier for to¥dayÕs listeners to follow. All the words are sung in Eng¥lish Ñ with the exception of one scene where a Schumann piece is performed in German Ñ and the bel canto style is kept to a minimum, making this opera more comprehensi¥ble than some of its Romantic predecessors. The minimalist style works exceptionally well in this one-act drama. The small yet ever-oscillating strings underline a constant, complementary mor¥phing of rhythmic and chord¥al modes that smoothly tran¥sition from one emotion to the next. Instrumental repetitions come in short motives pulled through a range of tones, matching onstage moods with seamless shifts between hope wHaT: ÒThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatÓ wHere: St. MartinÕs Evangelical Lutheran Church, 606 W. 15th St. wHeN: Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 3 p.m. TiCkeTs: $25; available online at austinlyricopera.org and despair. Bright sonorities resonate as Mr. P feels content with himself and slip nearly unnoticed into a minor chord¥al structure as devastating in¥formation about his condition is revealed. This musical approach by Nyman is performed excep¥tionally well by the entire cast in an inspiring and intrigu¥ing work like nothing youÕve ever seen. ÒThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatÓ will be showing this week¥end, and tickets are available through the Austin Lyric Op¥era box office. Justice, offers glimpse into human mind All songs By Jordan Bodkin neuroscientist Dr. S slow¥ alash ensemble, Daily Texan Staff ly moving through the audi¥ ÒEne SaiÓ As Mr. and Mrs. P prepare ence while explaining the term to leave the neuropsycholo-Òdeficit.Ó He claims that brain sicks pack, gistÕs office, Mr. P reaches to-science is all about the loss of ÒLose and Lose Can BeÓ ward the coat rack to take his brain function and shouts a Though Stone will be away from Austin for the rest of the summer, A Bulgarian folk song 10 he will return in August to finish his ON THE WEB: watch the full interview @dailytexanonline.com Anthropology graduate student Eliot StoneÕs taste in music spans a variety of genres, such as folk and electronica. Stone studies Tuvan throat singing, a form of singing that allows a single person to perform multiple pitches simultaneously. patrick Lu Daily Texan Staff hat, but instead places a firm hand on his wifeÕs head, yank¥ing it toward his own head Ñ mistaking his wife for a hat. The story of Mr. PÕs condition is told in the book ÒThe Man Who Mistook His Wife for a HatÓ by Oliver Sacks and was rewritten as a chamber opera in 1986 by Michael Nyman. The Austin Lyric Opera will be performing the minimalist work this weekend. Austin Lyric Opera gener¥al director Kevin Patterson calls the production a return to pure opera. ÒNo scenery, sets or cos¥tumes to distract the view¥ers. Instead, the form is ide¥ally suited to the story, forc¥ing the viewer to focus on the sheer drama of the story with¥out a spectacle of distractions,Ó he said. With only three vocalists and a handful of instrumen¥talists, the novelty of this op¥era lies in the interaction be¥tween the small cast, instru¥mentalists and their proximity to the audience, as well as the true-to-life nature of the non¥fiction drama. The prologue opens with multitude of terms that might explain the condition of the main character. At the begin¥ning of the opera, the condi¥tion ailing the main character is unknown. Music professor Mr. P begins losing his ability to recognize the faces of his students and is forced to listen to their indi¥vidual voices to identify them. When he and his wife visit the neuropsychologist, Mr. PÕs deficit is seen as an inability to perceive and construct fac¥es in the brain, evident as he mistakes his wife for his hat just before they leave the of¥fice. But, his diagnosis doesnÕt help Mr. P get any closer to be¥ing cured. The drama unfolds almost as a mystery, leaving the view¥er to question the causes of Mr. PÕs condition. Ultimately, Mrs. P explains to the neuroscientist that her husband is only able to cope with his daily percep¥tual problems through music, which offers a sensation strong enough to ground him in reali¥ty despite his inability to make visual connections. Unlike the common per¥ception of opera, which of- video GaMe review naughty bear Bear-homicide video game suffers from redundant play Story follows bearÕs rampage as he kills others by using traps, weapons-based special attacks By Zach Miller Daily Texan Staff The video game ÒNaughty Bear,Ó re¥leased last week for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 consoles, may sound en¥ticing, but the only detail most buyers will find appealing is how much they can get for returning it. The plot of the game centers around colorful and hap¥py stuffed bears who constantly party Ñ except for one, Naughty Bear, who nev¥er gets invited to any of the festivities. In an attempt to teach his less-than-hospi¥table bear peers a lesson, Naughty Bear violently lashes out against them. The cute bears, parties and the playful cartoon landscape contrast sharply with the carnage you will cause as Naughty Bear on the secluded island. Game play consists of Naughty killing, scaring and trapping other bears. Instead of beating them to a pulp, Naughty can perform special kills, such throwing a bear on a fire or drowning one in the toilet. Naughty uses scare tactics in the game to cause bears to go crazy and end their own lives. A key strategy in the game involves sabotaging machines so some¥one will come to fix it, giving the play¥er an easy kill and many more points. As more levels are unlocked, Naugh¥ty gets to use a wide range of weapons, and each weapon he uses has a unique Ultra-kill involving a slow-motion kill¥ing sequence. Advancing in the game, however, in¥volves more hiding in the woods and setting traps and less hand-to-hand com¥bat. Only having three maps and four different challenge types feels repetitive. The weapons are also hard to find ear¥ly in the game, so the play is more like¥ly to see the same slow-motion sequence again and again. Despite the fact that the game is all about death and driving other bears in¥sane, itÕs rated for teens. Instead of shed¥ding blood, the bears loose cotton or fluff as they die. No one speaks on the island except for the English narrator. He instigates Naughty BearÕs bad behavior by insist¥ing the others deserve to die. The little dialogue he provides adds nothing to the experience besides making the game feel more childish. Instead of providing a quick way to retry a failed level, the game forces play¥ers to click through three menus and two loading screens. As if failing a level werenÕt bad enough, the other bears get to point and laugh, and then two min¥utes later the level can be retried. Naughty BearÕs movement is fairly shaky. The camera drops frames often, making game play dizzy and challeng¥ing. The music in the beginning levels isnÕt just creepy, itÕs disturbing and an¥noying. This eerie music coupled with the camera work is similar to an expe¥rience on a carousel Ñ itÕs fun until you want to vomit. The game also freezes fairly regularly at the end of certain lev¥els. These small things turn a potentially fun game into a waste of cash. The fun of the game comes after trudg¥ing through the first few levels. Once more levels and new, improved Naugh¥ty Bears become available, the game gets easier and more playable. The problem lies in wanting to get past the initial bad music, bad menus and shaky cam¥era work. The game is simply too con¥fusing at the beginning to be as fun as it can be. 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The Heat gave up the 18th overall pick in the Orioles 6 Rangers 4 draft, and guard Daequan Cook to Okla¥homa City, in order to acquire the early Pirates 0 second-round selection that they used to Astros 2 nab Pittman. ÒIÕm excited. I know that I could be the LA Angels 0 type of guy to fill in a spot on the court [for Chi White Sox 1 Miami],Ó Pittman said in a phone interview Thursday. ÒI could be the energy guy, the Giants 9 guy doing the dirty work.Ó Brewers 3 The Heat lost to Boston in the first round of last seasonÕs playoffs but came away from the draft with Pittman Ñ plus pow¥ er forward Jarvis Varnado of Mississippi SPORTS State, whom they selected 41st overall, and forward DaÕSean Butler of West Virginia, BRIEFLY who went one pick later. ÒWeÕre going to be hard to deal with. Peter Franklin |Daily Texan file photo Golfer Goydos just fourth player WeÕve got one of the best power forwards Texas center Dexter Pittman wears a look of frustration during a game against Texas Tech. in the game and one of the best guards, to shoot 59 in PGA Tour history and we might get one of the best all- By his own admission, Paul Goy- around players available,Ó Pittman said ami after being signed but did not get the forward Michael Beasley. supposed to be one of the best big men, and dos has spent the past four months before LeBron James made his announce-chance to meet Wade or, obviously, Bosh, ÒMe and Mike have known each oth-he hated me because I was supposed to be scuffling around the PGA Tour. ment to join Miami on Thursday. ÒAnd who was still an unsigned free agent at er since AAU,Ó Pittman said. ÒWe were the best big man. ItÕs funny, though, now He has missed almost has many IÕll have the opportunity to get better, for the time. Luckily the former Texas play-talking the other day about how when we weÕre great friends. And after seeing Miami cuts as heÕs made. He hasnÕt had a them to teach me things.Ó er did meet up with an old Big 12 com-played each other for the first time, we hat-work out to get ready for summer league, top-40 finish since early May. He led The 6-foot-10 Pittman traveled to Mi-petitor and rival, former K-State power ed each other. I hated him because he was IÕm ready.Ó the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in February by a stroke with five holes to play, only to tumble out of contention with an embarrassing quadruple-bogey 9 on No. 14. ÒIÕve been very good at playing poorly now for the last 10 tourna¥ ments or so,Ó Goydos said. STAFF PICKS: FOOTBALL & BASKETBALL Summer Movie Madness continues Well, those days appear to be over. Goydos, with only two victories in his 18 years on the PGA Tour, be¥came only the fourth player in tour history to shoot a 59 after he craft¥ed a magical opening round at the John Deere Classic on Thursday. His tee shots found the middle of the fairway. His approaches stuck on the green. And, most important¥ ly, his putts found the middle of the cup over and over again. ÒToday was a nuclear bomb,Ó said Goydos, a 46-year-old pro from Dove Canyon, Calif. ÒI donÕt know where it came from. If I knew that, I wouldnÕt be able to touch it.Ó PLAY BALL: GO ONLINE TO VOTE ¥dailytexanonline.com! Burst tire causes major setback for Armstrong in Tour de France Lance ArmstrongÕs hopes for vic¥ tory in his final Tour de France hit a setback Tuesday when a burst tire cost him time during a jarring stage over cobblestones that was won by NorwayÕs Thor Hushovd. Space Jam (1996) Teen Wolf (1985) Invincible (2006) Little Giants (1994) ÒOur chances took a knock to- Starring: Michael Jordan, Bill Murray, Starring: Michael J. Fox, Lorie Griffin Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Greg Starring: Rick Moranis, Ed OÕNeill day,Ó Armstrong said. ÒIÕm not go- Bugs Bunny Rated: PG Kinnear, Elizabeth Banks Rated: PG ing home. WeÕll stay in the race and Rated: PG Rated: PG keep trying.Ó Fabian Cancellara of Switzer-When the servants of Swackhammer At a certain age, boys and girls be-Vince Papale gets to live many menÕs As a child, Danny OÕShea never got land finished the third stage in a come to take Bugs Bunny and his Loo-gin to notice hair in new places on dream when he earns a spot with the to play football with his future Heis¥ five-man group behind Hushovd, ney Tunes buddies back to the amuse-their bodies. ThatÕs an understate-Philadelphia Eagles after impressing new man Trophy-winning brother Kev¥ but he regained the yellow jersey ment park planet, they are challenged ment for Scott Howard, as the high head coach Dick Vermeil. He becomes a in. Thirty years later, Becky ÒIce¥ he ceded a day earlier to Sylvain to a basketball game for the TunesÕ right school student turns into a full-blown hero when he makes his first NFL tackle boxÓ OÕShea, DannyÕs daughter, is Chavanel of France. Hushovd was to their freedom. The Looney Tunes werewolf Ñ complete with mad bas-as a special teams player. PapaleÕs story not picked to play for her uncle Kev¥ ahead of Geraint Thomas of Britain and world champion Cadel Evans of Australia in a sprint finish among 18 27 use ÒMikeÕs secret stuffÓ and square off ketball skills. Will he make it through helps carry the city through tough times inÕs team, resulting in the Little Giants against the Monstars in an epic battle of this hairy situation, or will his trans-as a beacon of hope and a guiding light meeting up with the Cowboys in the the leading group of riders. NBA stars and cartoon characters. formation prove to be too much for in this inspirational rags-to-riches tale. biggest David-and-Goliath matchup The 132-mile ride from Belgium him to handle? since, well, David and Goliath. to France was the most dread¥ed stage of week one Ñ with sev¥en sections of bone-jarring cobble¥stones that threatened injury, bike damage or lost time for contenders. ÒBad luck,Ó Armstrong said, re¥ ferring to his mishap in the fifth patch. Some had worse luck: Frank Schleck of Luxembourg, who won the Tour of Switzerland last month, crashed on the fourth section and was out of the race and taken to hospital. Armstrong noted thereÕs still a lot of racing left in the three-week race, which now heads toward the Alps and later the Pyrenees before the Paris finish on July 25. ÒItÕs the nature of the sport,Ó he said. ÒSometimes youÕre the ham¥ mer, sometimes youÕre the nail. To¥ day I was the nail. I have 20 days now to be the hammer.Ó Remember the Titans (2000) Air Bud (1997) Rudy (1993) Like Mike (2002) Compiled from Associated Press reports Starring: Denzel Washington, Will Starring: Kevin Zegers, Michael Jeter Starring: Sean Astin, Jon Favreau Starring: Lil Bow Wow, Morris Chestnut, Patton, Wood Harris, Ryan Hurst Rated: G Rated: PG Jonathan Lipnicki, Brenda Song Rated: PG Rated: PG Based on a true story from 1971, When Josh Framm loses his father Growing up, Rudy dreamed of a Teenage orphan Calvin Cambridge Herman Boone is hired as head foot-and moves to a new town, he finds chance to play football for the Fighting gets a pair of sneakers from a Salvation ball coach, enlisting the help of be-comfort in a dog named Buddy, who Irish. Coming out of high school, Rudy Army thrift store labeled with the ini¥loved coach Yoast to maintain peace happens to share the 12-year-old boyÕs had neither the grades nor the athlet-tials ÒMJ.Ó Wearing the sneakers, Cal- RECYCLE on the team. Racial tensions are high, love for basketball. Together the two ic ability to get into Notre Dame. Af-vin goes to a pro basketball game and but the team learns to get along de-make the local team and become fan ter his best friend dies, Rudy leaves his is selected to participate in a halftime your copy of 36 45 ¥ spite racial differences and to come to-favorites. After all, thereÕs no rule that hometown to go to South Bend, Ind., contest. He discovers he has NBA-level THE DAILY TEXAN gether in an inspiring story of friend-says a dog canÕt play basketball. and pursue his dream. He eventually talent, which leads to a life of luxury he ship and perseverance. works his way into Notre Dame Ñ just has never experienced before. in time for football tryouts.