The UT classroom is com- ing to the web, and the web is coming to the classroom. “In the next 18 to 36 months, some really pro- found changes are going to occur in public higher edu- cation,” said Steven Mintz, executive director of the UT System Institute for Trans- formational Learning. “Na- tionwide, universities are go- ing to move aggressively into the online space — students are consuming education in multiple ways.” The University’s new ap- proach focuses on two pri- mary goals: making its re- sources available to people outside of the University and making the educational experience more personal for students. Part of that initiative is massive open online courses, or MOOCs, which are courses that any- one in the world can take online for free. Earlier this month, the UT System de- buted four of these courses on the edX platform. With- in three days, nearly 15,000 students had enrolled. “MOOCs are aimed at large audience around the world, to showcase some of the strengths of the Universi- ty,” said Harrison Keller, vice provost for higher education policy and research. Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Re- gents, said he feels this reflects the System’s role on the fore- front of education innovation. “There’s a paradigm shift going on in higher educa- tion in America,” Powell said at a recent board meet- ing. “The UT System is leading it.” Personalized learning initiatives largely rely on data analytics, which Mintz said he hopes will make the educational experience more effective. For exam- ple, some online courses will anonymously track students’ keystrokes, us- ing speed as one factor for calculating understanding. Following a bombing in Boston and an explosion in West last week, UT stu- dents held a vigil on West Mall Wednesday in honor of the victims. “Whenever crisis and devastating events happen, it is important to stand up and show support,” Stu- dent Government presi- dent Horacio Villarreal said. “This shows the vic- tims that we support and care for them.” Student Government and the Senate of College Coun- cils sponsored the vigil, in which students held candles in remembrance. On April 15, a pair of bombs went off during the 117th annual Boston Marathon. The bombing killed three people — in- cluding an 8-year-old boy — and injured more than 200 people. About 27,000 runners entered the competition this year. Two brothers, Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, have been identified as suspects behind the bombing. Dzhokhar is be- ing held in custody, while Tamerlan was killed in a standoff with the police later during the week of the bombing. Two nights after the Boston bombing, an un- related explosion oc- curred at a fertilizer plant in West, a small town about 20 miles north of Waco. The explosion killed 14 people, injured more than 200 people Sitting in James Vick’s multivariable calculus class, students may notice that Vick does not write on the board very much. Vick suf- fers from Parkinson’s disease, a condition affecting the central nervous system that causes uncontrollable jitteri- ness and shakiness. Although young adults are usually not the key de- mographic for Parkinson’s disease, UT students showed support for Parkinson’s dis- ease research at Pancakes for Parkinson’s 3rd annual fundraiser Wednesday at Gregory Plaza. The fundrais- er is held in honor of Vick, whose daughter Stuart Smith first thought to organize the fundraiser shortly after her father was diagnosed. Vick, mathematics profes- sor and a former vice presi- dent for student affairs, was diagnosed five years ago with the disease and since then organizations from Texas Round Table to RecSports The Texas House of Repre- sentatives’ chief budget writer said Wednesday he intends to keep amendments to the pro- posed state budget limiting the spending power of the UT Sys- tem Board of Regents and UT System administration. State Rep. Jim Pitts, R-Waxa- hachie, chairs the House Ap- propriations Committee and attached the amendments to the Senate’s budget bill in re- sponse to the board’s March 20 decision to conduct an external investigation of the UT Law School Foundation and UT School of Law. Lawmakers interpreted the investigation as a political move intended to oust Univer- sity President William Powers Jr. and advised the board to allow the Texas Attorney Gen- eral’s Office to conduct another investigation in order to avoid spending additional tax dollars. Regents have since decided to follow that advice, but Pitts said he would keep the amend- ments while the budget confer- ence committee meets. “My fear is, if we take that out, that once we leave here, the board will continue acting the way did prior to the session,” Pitts said. “It’s really my inten- tion to keep a watchful eye on the UT Board of Regents.” One of Pitts’ amendments would allocate the $23.9 mil- lion originally intended to fund the UT System Administration during the 2014-15 biennium to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. Doing such would require the coordi- nating board to transfer those funds to the System with per- mission from the Texas Leg- islative Budget Board and the governor’s office. The System could not use those funds to investigate its individual institutions or the administration of those insti- tutions, or to request records April 25, 2013@thedailytexanfacebook.com/dailytexanThe Daily TexanServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900dailytexanonline.com Men’s golf clinches Big 12 title. SPORTSPAGE 7Aca-awesome Ransom Notes senior preps for concert. LIFE&ARTSPAGE 10Observatory director to retireDavid LambertUT astronomy professorHe first developed an in- terest in astronomy as a high school junior in Kent, England. He joined the UT Faculty in 1969. Now, after 10 years as director of UT’s McDonald Observatory, David Lambert is planning to retire. “When I step down, I shall be 75, and that sounds old enough to let someone young- er have a shot,” Lambert said. “It will be nice to get fresh blood into the system.” Lambert, who is also an as- tronomy professor, will step down by August 2014. He said he has not yet decided if he will continue to teach. Astronomy professor Chris Sneden is chairing the search committee to find a new director — he said the committee has already compiled a shortlist which in- cludes candidates who already work at UT. “The ideal director has to lead a major research enter- prise and hopefully improve it through the years, but the di- rector has got to be more than a good scientist,” Sneden said. “The director must be a per- son who is able to work with By Jordan RudnerCAMPUSCakes for a causeEmily Ng | Daily Texan Staff Advertising senior Dominic Ferrario and Plan II psychology junior Elyssa Klann serve pancakes during the third annual Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraiser benefiting the Michael J. Fox Foundation in Gregory Plaza on Wednesday morning. Pancakes for Parkinson’s fundraises for research in honor of professorBy Zach LozanoSenate votes to amend UT System budget billSTATEBy Joshua FechterUNIVERSITYCAMPUSAmy ZhangDaily Texan StaffStudents attend a candlelight vigil held to honor the peo- ple affected by the recent trag- edies in Boston and West. Vigil honors last week’s victimsBy Zach LozanoUT leads many colleges, moves into online spaceBy Jordan RudnerRETIRE continues on page 2BILL continues on page 2CAKES continues on page 2MOOC continues on page 2VIGIL continues on page 2INSIDENEWSJail-a-thon fundraiser takes UT professors in custody to raise funds for Camp Kesem, a program for children of cancer victims. PAGE 5 Campus Environ- mental Center Panel hosts panel on climate change and economics, featuring Austin mayor. PAGE 5SPORTSWhere will Texas safety Kenny Vaccaro land? Take a look at our NFL Draft experts’ first-round projections. PAGE 6Marquise Goodwin, Alex Okafor and D.J. Monroe among the former Longhorns hoping to be selected in this week’s NFL Draft. PAGE 7LIFE&ARTSWhatever happened to Paris Hilton’s un- expected marriage? Science Scene explains why even psychics can’t tell the future. PAGE 10There’s more to Elgin than sausage. Two artists find it to be an inspiring oasis. PAGE 8All-day photo exhibit spotlights De CesareUT professor Donna De Cesare, an award- winning photojournalist, exhibits “Unsettled: Children in a World of Gangs,” which looks at the effects of war and gang violence on Cen- tral America youth. Sid Richardson Hall (SRH), floor 2. Free and open to the public. Noted ESPN talent appearing on campusESPN anchor and national correspondent Jeremy Schaap will speak as part of the Frank Deford Lecture in Sports Journalism, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Belo Center for New Media (BMC). Free and open to the public. TODAYWhat is today’s reason to party? SEE COMICS PAGE 9VIEWPOINTAustin needs an urban rail system that con- nects the city’s center with its outer edges. But that can only happen if UT students have a greater say in the plan- ning process. PAGE 4UNIVERSITY people, and share a vision for how the observatory will pros- per in the future.” Lambert also emphasized the leadership aspect of the di- rector role and said it was one aspect of the job that he had not anticipated. “I think I didn’t understand how interesting and complex dealing with an organization this size would be, especially in terms of personalities,” Lambert said. “People come in all differ- ent flavors, and that presents all different kinds of challenges.” Lambert said his proudest accomplishments as direc- tor include his work securing funding for the Hobby-Eberly Dark Energy Experiment, which the Observatory hopes to begin next year. Dark energy, a term used to represent the unknown force causing the universe to expand faster than scientists predicted it would expand in the 1990s, is not yet understood in the scientific community. “Normally, when something explodes, it eventually slows down, but the universe sped up again,” chemistry senior Pablo Alvarez said. “It’s like a car running when we don’t know what’s fueling it.” “Even astronomers and physicists don’t know what dark energy is,” biology junior Nicole Vojnovich said. “We can’t calculate it definitively.” The Hobby-Eberly project, the first major experiment to search for dark energy, will use the McDonald Observatory’s Hobby-Eberly Telescope to collect data on at least 1 million galaxies over 9 billion light- years away, creating a map of the universe larger than any- thing that exists in the world today. The map will allow as- tronomers to chart the growth of the universe through differ- ent periods in history. Lambert said he hopes the project will help contribute to the world’s understanding of dark energy. “My hope is that we will carry out the observations for the Dark Energy Experiment, and really make a very, very serious contribution to un- derstanding what dark energy is,” Lambert said. Lambert, who came to UT almost 45 years ago in order to use the McDonald Obser- vatory’s telescopes, said he ap- preciates the full-circle nature of his work. “I’ve had great fun using the telescopes at McDonald – ba- sically made my career using them,” Lambert said. “It’s fun to continue to improve the facili- ties and enlarge them in such a way that the next generation of young people can make their own careers here.” Though he is ready to retire, Lambert said he will look back fondly on his years as director. “I’ve enjoyed it,” Lambert said, laughing. “I hope I’ve con- tributed a little.” May 6–May 22austincc.edu/registerPlan your summer classes at ACC. Take affordable classes that transfer. News2Thursday, April 25, 2013Pearce Murphy | Daily Texan StaffSelf-employed woodworker Richard Fisher builds kitchen cabinets for his friend out of the garage of his Austin home Wednesday night. FRAMES | FEAtuREd photo Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591Editor: Susannah Jacob(512) 232-2212editor@dailytexanonline.comManaging Editor: Trey Scott(512) 232-2217managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.comNews Office: (512) 232-2207news@dailytexanonline.comMultimedia Office: (512) 471-7835dailytexanmultimedia@ gmail.comSports Office: (512) 232-2210sports@dailytexanonline.comLife & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209dtlifeandarts@gmail.comRetail Advertising: (512) 471-1865joanw@mail.utexas.eduClassified Advertising: (512) 471-5244classifieds@ dailytexanonline.comCONTACT USTOMORROW’S WEATHERHighLow7969It smelled like manureCOPYRIGHTCopyright 2013 Texas Student Media. 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UT System spokeswoman Jenny LaCoste-Caputo said the System intends to con- tinue discussions with Pitts in the hope that “a positive reso- lution can be reached.” “However, were the amendments to remain in the bill, there is no doubt that the impact would be signifi- cant,” LaCoste-Caputo said. “Specific details would have to be determined if we come to that point.” In addition to the amend- ments, legislators have sought to realign the board with what they consider the board’s proper governance role. The Joint Oversight Com- mittee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence and Transparency was relaunched to investigate the ongoing conflict between the board and UT-Austin, but has not met since an organizational meeting in March. State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, co-chairs the com- mittee with state Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo. Branch said committee members have been review- ing information they request- ed from the System. He said the committee may schedule a meeting within the next few weeks, but could continue its work while the legislature is not in session. Lawmakers have also sought to limit regents through legislation. A bill filed by Seliger, who chairs the Senate Higher Edu- cation Committee, would lim- it regents from “interfering” in the daily operations of uni- versities under their purview. It would also prohibit regents who are appointed when the legislature is not in session from voting until regents have appeared before the Senate Nominations Committee. Gov. Rick Perry has appointed all sitting regents. The House Higher Educa- tion Committee left the bill pending Wednesday. The Senate approved the bill 29-2. Branch said he is unsure if Perry will sign the bill or if the House will pass it. Branch said the bill would help quell conflicts between boards and university ad- ministrations statewide, al- though the bill was filed in response to controversy at the UT System. “To me, while an incident often brings into focus what the statutory and constitu- tional and regental rules are, which is what this has done, we’re trying to step back and think broadly and make sure we’re doing something that’s good for all of Texas higher education going forward,” Branch said. BILLcontinues from page 1have become actively involved in raising funds to research cures for Parkinson’s disease. Vick said living with Par- kinson’s comes with a con- stant awareness that some- thing is wrong. “I have stiffness and bal- ance issues, but my symptoms have not been as severe as what others have,” Vick said. Vick said that there is cur- rently no known cause for the disease, although there is speculation it is genetic or a result of environmental is- sues. Even though the disease is known for getting worse before it gets better, Vick said he tries not to let the condition hinder him. “There are lots worse things to have than Parkinson’s dis- ease … I don’t let it stop me,” Vick said. Texas Round Table, a group comprised of presidents from service groups on campus, has hosted Pancakes for Parkin- son’s since it first began at UT and has raised thousands of dollars in efforts to contribute to research on Parkinson’s dis- ease, said Dominic Ferrario, advertising senior and presi- dent of the group. Ferrario said the group aims to raise $20,000 this year after raising $17,000 the past two years. Ferrario said one in three people will eventu- ally be diagnosed with the disease and it affects millions of elderly adults. “This is the one time a year where all the service organiza- tions across campus can come together to work for one com- mon goal,” Ferrario said. Pancakes for Parkinson’s is held on college campuses nationwide and benefits the Michael J. Fox Foundation, an organization that devotes itself to research to help find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. “I think it’s a great thing,” government freshman An- nie Meyers, whose uncle suf- fers from Parkinson’s, said. “I think scientists will be able to find a cure for Parkinson’s, it’s just a matter of when. Therefore, the more research that they are able to do, the closer I feel that they are to finding a cure.” “Students have different pathways and trajectories, so let’s tailor education to suit that,” Mintz said. “We’re going to use a lot of diagnostic software to figure out when students don’t know something, and we’re going to be able to create more personal- ized modules that will strengthen students in pre- cisely the area where they need help.” Keller stressed the fac- ulty-driven nature of edu- cational experimentation, as well as the wide variety of new techniques being tested out. “Our professors are asking really interesting questions about how we can improve individual student learning in large courses,” Keller said. “Some faculty are experiment- ing with systems students use on their phones, in or- der to collect information in real time about what students are understand- ing or not. Others com- bine online elements with face-to-face engagement.” Keller said it is impor- tant to remember that some techniques have been around for decades. He cit- ed “flipping the classroom,” an approach where stu- dents listen to lectures and study content before class in order to do hands-on learning once class begins, as an example. “We frame ‘flipping the classroom’ as a novelty, but we’ve had faculty do- ing versions of it for a long time,” Keller said. “One professor said he supposed he’d been using the prac- tice for years — but he just called it homework.” and demolished several neighboring buildings. Villarreal said both events hit close to home, as many students know members of the West com- munity, and the terrorist attacks and corresponding shooting occurred near college campuses with many students close in age to UT students. “Coming together to re- member is a healthy way to respond to tragedy,” vice president for student affairs Gage Paine said. “This is a time for every- one to take a moment to stop and think.” Paine said that while people were impacted by the tragedy, they plan to continue doing what they love. “People who run find that their community was hurt, but runners won’t let that stop them,” Paine said. Undeclared freshman Shaina Flowers, who is from Burleson — about an hour north of West — said she was not directly affected by the events in either city but is aware of friends and family of friends whose lives have been changed forever. “It makes me scared that something like that could happen so close, so it’s important to show this kind of support,” Flowers said. “It reminds people how unity and coming together are vital to emo- tionally healing and being there for others.” VIGILcontinues from page 1CAKEScontinues from page 1MOOCcontinues from page 1RETIREcontinues from page 1check outONLINEstoriesvideosphoto galleriesdailytexanonline.com RECYCLETexan AdDeadlinesThe Daily Texan Mail Subscription RatesOne Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00Summer Session 40.00One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas Student Media', P.O. 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Aaron Rodriguez, Amanda Nguyen, Samuel VanicekMonday .............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 11 a.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) PHOENIX — Ticket scalp- ing is nothing new in the sports and music world, but for a murder trial? Dozens of people flock to court each day for a chance to score one of a handful of seats open to the public in Jodi Arias’ ongoing mur- der trial in Arizona. This week, one trial regular sold her spot to another person for $200 — and both got reprimands from the court on Tuesday. Desiree Lee, a regular at- tendee, said another woman had traveled from Michigan to see the trial but couldn’t get a seat because she was too far back in line. “She was asking a couple of people ahead of me if they wanted to sell their seats,” Lee, who lives in the area, told ABC15 in Phoenix. “I said yes ... I seriously didn’t know I was going to get in trouble.” Arias faces a potential death sentence if convicted of first-degree murder in the June 2008 killing of her one-time boyfriend at his suburban Phoenix home. Authorities say she planned the attack on Travis Alexan- der in a jealous rage. Arias initially denied involve- ment then later blamed it on masked intruders. Two years after her arrest, she said it was self-defense. BEIRUT — The 11th- century minaret of a famed mosque that towered over the narrow stone alleyways of Aleppo’s old quarter collapsed Wednesday as rebels and government troops fought pitched battles in the streets around it, depriving the an- cient Syrian city of one of its most important landmarks. President Bashar Assad’s government and the rebels trying to overthrow him trad- ed blame over the destruction to the Umayyad Mosque, a UNESCO world heritage site and centerpiece of Aleppo’s walled Old City. “This is like blowing up the Taj Mahal or destroying the Acropolis in Athens. This mosque is a living sanctuary,” said Helga Seeden, a professor of archaeology at the Ameri- can University of Beirut. “This is a disaster. In terms of heritage, this is the worst I’ve seen in Syria. I’m horrified.” Aleppo, Syria’s largest city and a commercial hub, emerged as a key battle- ground in the nation’s civil war after rebels launched an offensive there last summer. Since then, the fighting has carved the city into rebel- and regime-held zones, killed thousands of people, forced thousands more to flee their homes and laid waste to entire neighborhoods. The Umayyad Mosque complex, which dates most- ly from the 12th century, suffered extensive damage in October as both sides fought to control the walled compound in the heart of the old city. The fighting left the mosque burned, scarred by bullets and trashed. Two weeks earlier, the nearby medieval covered market, or souk, was gutted by a fire sparked by fighting. With thousands of years of written history, Syria is home to archaeological treasures that date back to biblical times, including the desert oasis of Palmyra, a cultural center of the ancient world. The nation’s capital, Damascus, is one of the old- est continually inhabited cit- ies in the world. At least five of Syria’s six World Heritage sites have been damaged in the fight- ing, according to UNESCO, the U.N.’s cultural agency. Both rebel and regime forces have set up bases in some of Syria’s significant historic sites, including citadels and Turkish bath houses, while thieves have stolen artifacts from museums. The destruction of the minaret — which dated to 1090 and was the oldest sur- viving part of the Umayyad Mosque — brought outrage and grief. “What is happening is a big shame,” said Imad a-Khal, a 59-year-old Christian busi- nessman in Aleppo. “Thou- sands of tourists used to visit this site. Every day is a black day for Syrians.” The main Western- backed opposition group, the Syrian National Coali- tion, accused the govern- ment of intentionally com- mitting “a crime against civilization and humanity” by destroying the minaret. Brands, Wire Editor World & Nation3Thursday, April 25, 2013Fighting topples Syrian minaretScalpers sell tickets to murder trial in ArizonaNEWS BRIEFLYKidnapping suspect brought back to U.S. LOS ANGELES — A fu- gitive charged with abduct- ing and sexually assaulting a 10-year-old Los Angeles girl was returned to the U.S. Wednesday after being arrest- ed in a Mexican village where he’d checked himself into a rehabilitation facility under a fake name, authorities said. Tobias Summers, 30, was being brought to Los Ange- les to face 37 felony charges, including numerous sexual assault counts, FBI Special Agent in Charge Tim Del- aney told a press conference. Summers was a fugitive for nearly a month. Police Chief Charlie Beck credited the ar- rest to a $25,000 FBI reward. Group urges Kuwait to ditch media finesKUWAIT CITY — An international press freedom group is urging Kuwait to abandon proposals to tighten media laws that could bring fines of nearly $1 million for insulting the Gulf nation’s rul- er and allow further clamp- downs on blogs and websites. A report Wednesday by the New York-based Com- mittee to Protect Journalists said the steep fines could bankrupt media outlets and bring jail time for journalists unable to pay. Kuwait has the most politi- cally open system among the Gulf Arab nations, but the ruling family is now locked in escalating showdowns with opposition groups. —Compiled from Associated Press reportsBy Brian SkoloffAssociated PressBy Ryan LucasAssociated PressPhoto Courtesy of Aleppo Media CenterImage shows the damaged famed 12th-cen- tury Umayyad mosque without the minaret in the northern city of Aleppo, Syria on Wednesday. in-Chief Susannah JacobOpinion4Thursday April, 25 2013City planning needs student involvementLEGALESE | Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article or cartoonist. They are not nec- essarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE | E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters should be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. The Texan does not run all submissions. RECYCLE | Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. EDITORIAL TWITTER | Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTedito- rial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. VIEWPOINTGALLERYBy Barron PeperGuest Columnist Demand a decent DragFIRING LINEGive Luhnow credit forAstros’ promising futureWhen I first saw that there was a column in the Texan concerning the Houston Astros, I knew I would be reading another piece that would call my beloved 9 a laughingstock and wonder why the old days have left us so sud- denly. I was surprised, however, that the au- thor, who purports to be a fan, left out the most important person within this entire pro- cess: General Manager Jeff Luhnow. I always hear people ask, “Why did we get rid of Hunter Pence/Wandy Rodriguez/so- and-so?” It’s simple: We were going to lose with them, so why not lose without them and build for the future? Luhnow recognized this and made the best of a horrible situation and picked up Carlos Correa, someone who could help compose one of the best middle infields in the game in the future. Luhnow also has the first overall pick again in this year’s draft, and it appears we could receive a franchise starter in Stanford’s Mark Appel. Yes, the Comcast Sports Net debacle is awful, and yes, the current product is awful (although I’d say the Marlins have it a lot worse), but the rational fan can see that there is a light at the end of this tunnel and that this light is something to look forward to. The rational fan can also see that Astros owner Jim Crane, unlike his prede- cessor Drayton McLane, can handle losing if it is coupled with building. It’s going to be rough, but good times are ahead, and I’m ready for them. Joseph CookJournalism sophomoreNearly 10 years ago, the Aus- tin City Council approved a plan to improve the Drag between MLK Boulevard and 29th Street. Ten years later, the Drag is just as neglected as it was when the project was approved, students are unaware of the plan and the city of Austin is in no hurry to improve the Drag’s conditions. Why? Because City Council is simply not ranking UT students as a priority. “I don’t think city govern- ment services its students very well,” said architecture profes- sor Larry Speck, who supports the improvement plan. “I don’t think they’re in franchise with the students in this city. [They think] this is just a student area, so maybe we don’t have to pay attention to it like we might a downtown street, but students vote too and they deserve equal treatment.” The components of the plan to improve the Drag are simple, but the effects would be phe- nomenal: Trees would be plant- ed periodically from MLK to 29th Street, sidewalks would be- come up to 10 feet wider and, at busy crosswalks, the sidewalks will pull out eight feet, provid- ing generous standing space and reducing crossing distance. It can be difficult to picture what the Drag could be, but to do so, look to some of UT’s successful community spaces. You enter the Texas Memorial Union courtyard and find peo- ple meeting with friends, doing homework, eating lunch, read- ing a book and even just people- watching. It’s an enjoyable place to be — it is shaded, convenient and has a soothing water fea- ture. There is no reason why the Drag cannot incorporate simi- lar characteristics of successful community spaces. Every year, hundreds of stu- dents make the decision to come to this campus largely be- cause of its beauty, legacy and the community spaces it holds. These spaces give the impres- sion that we take pride in who we are. And yet, shockingly, you walk down the Drag — a street directly adjacent to our distin- guished University — and get the impression that people don’t care about the place. The Drag is an opportunity for the Univer- sity to engage a part of Austin just outside of its borders and to share the UT legacy of beauty, strength and community. It is a shame that UT and Austin are associated with such a pathetic street. Speck agrees. “The current conditions of the Drag are wrong. Wrong because I believe in the idea of community that comes with great public space,” Speck said. The Drag can and should be a great public space, one that has the potential to fos- ter community. “Thousands of people walk from their homes in West Campus. The Drag’s improvement is fantastic for the city. This is economical. This means they don’t have to build more streets and build more buses, because people are walk- ing from their homes to school and work. But, you have to have a little bit of infrastructure,” Speck said. According to the Economic Impact section of the UT web- site, students contribute $823 million to the local economy every year. Consequently, we deserve the same considerations as local residents. Simple imple- mentation of trees and sidewalk adjustments will transform the atmosphere of the Drag, helping to develop it into a place to ex- perience, rather than a place to quickly pass through. Moreover, Guadalupe is a gateway between the city and the University. It is one of Austin’s iconic streets. If it looks neglected, if the thou- sands of visitors UT brings to Austin for football games and other campus events walk down the Drag and get the impres- sion that we don’t care, it re- flects poorly on our city and our school. Students need to demand of their city government what any citizen can: to take care of their streets and sidewalks. Citi- zens are right to demand that of their city, and students are citi- zens. Peper is an architecture junior from Waco. Going to school in the center of an exciting and grow- ing city makes the UT experience unique among Texas’ public universities. But along with growth come growing pains — traffic, most notably — which cause the glamour of urban life to fade. To make Austin more accessible and to keep pace with comparably sized cities, we need a rail transit system that can effectively and efficiently connect the densest and most vibrant parts of the city, and students need to be involved in the planning that is necessary to make this happen. Plans to build an urban rail system similar to those in Houston and Dallas have been in the works since the mid- 1990s, yet no tangible progress has since been made in Austin’s center. In March 2010 Capital Metro opened the Red Line, a 32-mile commuter rail service that brings sub- urbanites into downtown Austin. But congestion in down- town and near campus necessitates a rail service that can move people around the city’s urban core. On April 24 Student Government unanimously approved a resolution that asks the city to better involve students in the planning process to bring the city just such a rail line. The resolution raises concerns about a 2012 proposal that planned for rail to run through the UT campus along San Jacinto Boulevard, a route that is too far from the density of activity and residents along the western edge of campus. The resolution endorses a rail line along or near Guadalupe that would “directly serve students in their home communities, by building through the heart of residential student density.” The resolution further demands “additional public input concerning the proposed urban rail program in the form of a Citizen’s Advisory Committee or an additional formal process that includes a student voice.” Such a student voice has been missing from prior urban rail initiatives in Austin. The Urban Land Institute, a city planning think tank, is- sued a report in February that specifically calls for Univer- sity students to be engaged as stakeholders in the planning process for Austin’s future urban rail. Student Government’s City Relations Task Force can provide a sustained student voice at City Hall, but more students must get involved in order for our voices to be heard by city policymakers. Jace Deloney, co-founder of Austinites for Urban Rail Action and a commissioner on the city’s Urban Trans- portation Commission, spoke on behalf of the resolution during the April 25 Student Government meeting. In his presentation, Deloney recalled that at a recent commu- nity meeting regarding the urban rail project, “one of the comments we received was that ‘just because a bunch of UT students who don’t vote want a certain route doesn’t mean that it is the optimal one.’” Deloney described the comment as a call to action for students who care about the city in which they live. Students should absolutely care about Austin. After all, the city is our home for at least four years — sometimes longer, if you’re lucky enough to find a job in town after graduation. In the past two years, students have shown that their voices can lead to results. John Lawler, a former Student Government representative who also advocated for the resolution, pointed to successful student-led cam- paigns to get a cycle track built along Rio Grande Street and to reduce the number of new parking meters in West Campus as recent examples of how students can effect change in the city. According to new census data, the UT campus and West Campus are among the most densely populated census tracts in the state. Failing to link these neigh- borhoods to a new rail system would be a disservice to the students who live there — all of whom contribute to the city’s property tax revenue every time they mail their sky-high rent checks. With this in mind, we welcome the city planners to our campus to discuss students’ goals for a future urban rail system, and we support Student Government’s ef- forts to put more student voices in the ongoing dialogue about urban rail. We think students contribute a lot to what makes Austin great — both in the money we spend and in the youthful energy we contribute — so it only makes sense that we would play a role in what is poten- tially the most transformative investment the city will make in the near future. The UT campus and West Campus are among the most densely populated census tracts in the state. Failing to link these neighborhoods to a new rail system would be a disservice to the students who live there. When English professor James Cox and chemistry professor Brent Iverson were arrested Wednesday morning, the only way they could receive bail was by following members of Camp Kesem in a sing-a- long and dance song on Speedway in front of thou- sands passing by. Camp Kesem, a col- lege student-run summer camp, free of charge for children whose parents have or had cancer, held a jail-a-thon fundraiser to reach their goal of $40,000. Professors were willingly arrested if their students raised enough money while students were able to donate $5 to arrest anyone. After visiting the camp last summer, Iverson, whose twin daughters, Al- exandra and Alanna Iver- son, cofounded the chap- ter at UT, said the scene of the children was so mov- ing that he came back a changed person. “When cancer affects family, it affects more than one person,” Brent Iverson said. “The kids get the brunt of it. It takes a financial toll on the fam- ily and this gives them the opportunity to just be a kid which is oftentimes the best thing you can provide for families af- fected by cancer.” According to Alanna, Camp Kesem received its grant from the Livestrong Foundation in 2011. While the first week-long session occurred in 2012, Alanna said she could see the transformation un- ravel from both campers and counselors. “The camp was more amazing than words can say,” Alanna said. “Getting to see the growth in such a short time was incredible.” Last summer, 24 kids attended the camp, and this summer the organi- zation expects to double its attendance according to psychology senior Re- becca Torres. With about 19 counselors on site, two nurses and a therapist, Torres said the program corresponds to the needs of the children accordingly by providing a balance be- tween fun and guidance. “I went to a camp that was similar when I was a young kid, and it meant so much to me, and I remem- ber I loved it, especially all the counselors,” Tor- res said. “That experience drives me more to make sure they have just as good of an experience as I did and to let them know they have a second family here with Kesem.” On May 4, Camp Kesem will be hosting a “Share the Magic” fundraising event at The Upper Decks from 4:30 to 7:30. Ten percent of the profits will go directly to funding the camp. Prize-winning Staff Writer for The New YorkerContact: Phillip Dubov dubov@austin.utexas.edu 512.471.2960 The Condition of the Humanitiespresented byThe Plan II Honors Programat theUniversity of Texas at AustinLouis Menand Today! The 2013 Julius and Suzan Glickman Centennial LecturePresented by the Plan II Honors Program PLANIIApril 25, 2013Texas Exes Alumni CenterJohn Connally Ballroom2110 San Jacinto Blvd. Austin, 78712Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Talk begins at 7:00 p.m. FREE and Open to Allwww.TABCToGo.comGet Certified Today! Quick & Easy Online Alcohol Certification Valid anywhere in TexasUse Code SUMMER13 when registeringTABC To Go is produced by the Texas Restaurant Association NewsThursday, April 25, 20135CAMPUSEmily Ng | Daily Texan Staff English professor Dr. James Cox, organic chemistry professor Dr. Brent Iverson and human biology junior Camille Alilaen demonstrate a funny dance in order to get out of jail on Wednesday. Camp ‘arrests’ professors to meet fundraising goalBy Alexandra DubinskyCAMPUSSpeaker breaks free from norm, talks prison privatizationPanel links issues of climate, economicsHoping to advance envi- ronmental policy and sus- tainability awareness, experts discussed the relationship between climate change and economics at a panel Wednesday evening. The Campus Environ- mental Center, the only UT- sponsored environmental student-run organization, hosted “Climate Change in Texas: Risks and Opportuni- ties,” featuring former Austin Mayor Will Wynn. As chairman on the Board of Directors of Austin Ener- gy for nine years, Wynn said he has seen the momentum of climate change and global warming fluctuate. Wynn also highlighted the dichot- omy between Texas as the worst carbon-emitting state and yet the state that offers the most renewable energy, attributable to wind power. “There’s a revenue source for some land out in West Texas that wasn’t particu- larly profitable otherwise,” Wynn said. “That’s a good example, though. You can make an economic argu- ment, set aside the envi- ronmental debate and show somebody how it’s benefi- cial economically. That’s re- ally [what] the big opportu- nity and challenge is for in Texas — to figure out and sell the economic benefits of environmental protec- tion and just know it in our heart that we’re also helping the environment.” Others on the panel includ- ed Ramon Alvarez, senior scientist at the Texas office of Environmental Defense Fund; Zach Baumer, climate program manager for the city of Austin; and Kerry Cook, professor at the department of geological sciences. Cook said by 2050, Aus- tin’s climate will increase by three degrees Fahrenheit and precipitation will decrease by 10 percent in the winter and 15 percent in the summer. “We have a huge challenge in front of us to perform in- terdisciplinary research when we have different jargon, dif- ferent ways of approaching and different ways of thinking about this,” Cook said. “We are trying to educate the next generation of scientists more broadly so they can all com- municate effectively.” Collin Poirot, political communication, Plan II hon- ors and history senior and assistant director of the Cam- pus Environmental Center, said the importance of this discussion is highlighted by the fact that people don’t know what to believe. “Adapting to climate change means that you have to make some chang- es, it doesn’t mean you have to lose money or shut down your business,” Poirot said. “It just means you have to change the way you go about your business, and people don’t want to have to do that.” By Alexandra DubinskyNEWS BRIEFLYCAMPUSPrison privatization, the delegation of government prison control to private companies, proved a con- troversial topic in a lecture given by Malcom Feeley, a University of California, Berkeley law professor. The Wednesday afternoon lecture, titled “Prison Priva- tization in Australia and the United States: Differences in the Role of the State” discussed the successes of prison privati- zation in Australia, including less violence, reduced suicide rates and more dedicated pris- on officials. Feeley said despite some very strong arguments against prison privatization, Australia has proved the possibility of success. “In Australia, I found something that genuinely surprised me, and that was pretty good prisons,” Fee- ley said. “There’s no good moral theory for privatiza- tion other than cost-benefit analysis. Propriety of pun- ishment isn’t something people readily condone.” Government professor Rhonda Evans Case said Fee- ley’s lecture is the first of a new series hosted by the Clark Center for Australian and New Zealand Studies. “We’re bringing people who have held the Fulbright Dis- tinguished Chair in Ameri- can political science in Aus- tralia to UT Austin after they come back from doing four to six months of research in Australia,” Evans Case said. “When you’re a Fulbriight, you are able to travel all around Australia and learn about it, and also talk about American politics in various forms.” Feeley said that although Australia has experienced suc- cess with prison privatization, the culture there is also fun- damentally different from that within the U.S. in that it is less crowded and has considerably less violence. “My answer about ‘Should we privatize prisons and can they work?’ is: it all depends,” Feeley said. “Not a very power- ful answer, but it seems to me that that is the only reasonable answer. It can’t be categorically yes, or categorically no.” Government senior Mariela Rubio said she hopes research like Feeley’s helps to fuel ex- perimentation with privati- zation in the U.S. “I’m in the human rights and politics class, and this is the exact kind of topic we deal with,” Rubio said. “After hearing Feeley talk, I’m intrigued that privatization is met with so much opposi- tion here in the U.S. Australia acts as a direct example of this method working for and improving the country that works to employ it.” By Amanda O’ DonnellConcealed carry bill approvedUniversities would not be able to prohibit students with concealed handgun licenses from storing hand- guns and ammunition in their vehicles on university property if a proposed law passes the Texas Legislature. The Texas Senate Com- mittee on Criminal Justice approved the bill by a 4-1 vote Wednesday. The bill, filed by state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy, would pre- vent universities from adopting policies that would disallow licensed stu- dents from storing weapons in privately owned vehicles in parking garages, parking lots and streets located on university property. State Sen. John Whit- mire, D-Houston, and Sen- ate Committee on Criminal Justice chairman, said he believed Hegar’s proposal is a reasonable alternative to separate legislation that would allow concealed car- ry license holders to carry concealed handguns inside campus buildings. Whitmire said he will not bring legislation allow- ing guns in campus build- ings up for a hearing in his committee, citing the Dec. 14 shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, Conn., and law enforce- ment’s quick response to the Jan. 22 shooting at Lone Star College-North Harris near Houston. “Quite frankly, I think there’s probably people right at this moment on campus with illegal guns in their trunk and on their person, but they’re doing it illegally, and that’s wrong,” Whitmire said. “For us, the state to al- low it, sanction it, I think is wrong at this time.” State Sen. Brian Bird- well, R-Granbury, authored legislation in the Senate that would allow concealed carry licensees to carry on campus. Birdwell’s chief of staff Ben Stratmann told The Dallas Morning News that he believes the legisla- tion is “still alive.” The situation is different in the House. A bill authored by state Rep. Allen Fletcher, R-Cypress, allowing con- cealed handgun license holders to carry those weap- ons on campus, gained the approval of the Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee and is set to be heard before the full House. —Joshua Fechter RECYCLE .The Daily TexanAFTER READING YOUR COPY — Malcolm Feeley, University of California, Berkeley law professorThere’s no good moral theory for privatization other than cost-benefit analysis. Propriety of punishment isn’t something people readily condone. —Collin Poirot, Plan II honors seniorAdapting to climate change means that you have to make some changes, it doesn’t mean you have to lose money or shut down your business. Sports19. NY Giants - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State19. NY Giants - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia SPTSPOKER WALK 2013 SIGN UP NOW www.utrecsports.orgFUNSTARTS HEREChristian Corona, Sports Editor 6Thursday, April 25, 2013 FEELING A DRAFTBy Christian CoronaSports EditorBy Trey ScottManaging Editor32. Baltimore - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee32. Baltimore - Kevin Minter, MLB, LSU1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M1. Kansas City - Luke Joeckel, OT, Texas A&M2. Jacksonville - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan2. Jacksonville - Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon3. Oakland - Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida3. Oakland - Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida4. Philadelphia - Dion Jordan, OLB, Oregon4. Philadelphia - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama5. Detroit - Lane Johnson, OT, Oklahoma5. Detroit - Eric Fisher, OT, Central Michigan8. Buffalo - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU8. Buffalo - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia9. NYJets - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia9. NY Jets - Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina10 .Tennessee - Dee Milliner, CB, Alabama10. Tennessee - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama11. San Diego - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah11. San Diego - Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah12. Miami - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame12. Miami - Xavier Rhodes, CB, Florida State13. NY Jets - Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU13. NY Jets - Barkevious Mingo, DE/OLB, LSU14. Carolina - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri14. Carolina - Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri15. New Orleans - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas15. New Orleans - D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama16. St. Louis - Alec Ogletree, MLB, Georgia16. St. Louis - Kenny Vaccaro, S, Texas17. Pittsburgh - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington17. Pittsburgh - Alec Ogletree, MLB, Georgia18. Dallas - Jonathan Cooper, OG, North Carolina18. Dallas - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina20. Chicago - Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame20. Chicago - Tyler Eifert, TE, Notre Dame21. Cincinnati - Eddie Lacy, RB, Alabama21. Cincinnati - Tavon Austin, WR, West Virginia22. St. Louis - Cordarrelle Patterson, WR, Tennessee22. St. Louis - Keenan Allen, WR, Cal23. Minnesota - Geno Smith, QB, West Virginia23. Minnesota - Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State28. Denver - D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston28. Denver - Datone Jones, DE, UCLA29. New England - Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State29. New England - Jamar Taylor, CB, Boise State30. Atlanta - Kyle Long, OL, Oregon30. Atlanta - D.J. Hayden, CB, Houston31. San Francisco - Jonathan Cyprien, S, FIU31. San Francisco - Matt Elam, S, Florida6. Cleveland - Chance Warmack, OG, Alabama6. Cleveland - Ezekiel Ansah, DE, BYU7. Arizona - D.J. Fluker, OT, Alabama7. Arizona - Lane Johnson, OT, OklahomaLUKE JOECKELBefore signing Alex Smith, the Chiefs were in desperate need of a quarterback. Now that they’ve got one, they’re going to need someone to protect his blind side. He helped Ryan Tannehill become last year’s No. 8 pick and helped Johnny Man- ziel become the first freshman Heis- man winner. Joeckel is a no-brainer here at No. 1. KENNY VACCARO With the Rams losing both of their starting safeties from last year after Craig Dahl signed with the 49ers and Quintin Mikell was released last month, the hard-hitting and versatile Vaccaro is a perfect fit. DEANDRE HOPKINS Andre Johnson asked the Texans to draft a wide receiver and, with Austin and Allen off the board, Hopkins would be a good way to fulfill Johnson’s request. Clocked at 4.41 seconds in the 40-yard dash at Clemson’s Pro Day, Hopkins scored in all but one of the Tigers’ games last season, ending his Clemson career with a 13-catch, 191-yard, two-touch- down performance. GENO SMITHYes, the Vikings spent a first- rounder two years ago on Christian Ponder, but Smith here is too good to pass up. Why waste the prime of Adrian Peterson’s and Greg Jennings’ careers with Ponder, who has completed only 59 percent of his passes in his career? TYLER EIFERT Offense is the priority here, and without reaching to take a tackle to replace Jake Long, the Dolphins get Ryan Tannehill the next best thing: a versatile weapon in the passing game. EZEKIEL ANSAH The offseason signing of Mario Williams did little to help Buffalo get after the quarterback; the Bills finished with a middle-of-the-road 36 sacks. Add the freakish Ansah, who’d play outside lienbacker in the Bills’ 3-4 scheme, and you’ve got the makings of a dynamic front-seven. With two games per year against Tom Brady, Buffalo, which signed OLB Manny Lawson in the offseason, can afford to get greedy with pass-rushers. STAR LOTULELEILotulelei has, by far, the best name in the draft and has one of the best games, too. The 6-foot- 2, 311-pounder made 42 tackles, 10 for loss, including five sacks last year while breaking up four passes, recovering four fumbles and forcing three others — massive numbers for a defensive tackle that will fit in great in San Diego’s 3-4 scheme. 11116278122319XAVIER RHODES This has been a cursed position for the Giants in recent years. Aaron Ross is back on the team after failing to meet big expecta- tions in his first go-round. Terrell Thomas can’t stay healthy, while results have been mixed for Prince Amukamara in two seasons. With graduation near, two NFL nuts find ample free time on their hands ... 2013 24. Indianapolis - Desmond Trufant, CB, Washington25. Minnesota - Manti Te’o, MLB, Notre Dame26. Green Bay - Menelik Watson, OT, Florida State27. Houston - DeAndre Hopkins, WR, Clemson25. Minnesota - Sylvester Williams, DT, North Carolina26. Green Bay - Margus Hunt, DE, SMU27. Houston - Justin Hunter, WR, Tennessee24. Indianapolis - Jarvis Jones, OLB, Georgia Despite shooting an 8-over- par 288 in the final round, the Longhorns won their first Big 12 Championship since 2004 on Wednesday. “Anytime a golf tournament says ‘championship,’ it’s a big deal,” head coach John Fields said. “And the Big 12 Cham- pionship, for the University of Texas and our athletic depart- ment is a very big deal. We don’t take it lightly.” The Longhorns came into the final day of competition with only a six-shot lead over Oklahoma State. But the Cow- boys had troubles of their own, shooting a 6-over-286 in the final round. Because of inclement weather, the tournament was shortened from four to three rounds. On Monday, rain caused an hour-long rain de- lay during the first round and forced six teams to finish their second rounds Wednesday. Freshman Brandon Stone took home the individual championship , edging Okla- homa State’s Talor Gooch by three strokes with an even-par 210 during the week. His sec- ond round score of a 3-un- der-67 was tied for the low- est individual round score of the tournament. Senior Cody Gribble finished the tourna- ment in a tie for third, five shots off of Stone’s pace with a 5-over-215. Sophomore Kramer Hickok finished tied for tenth with an 8-over-218. Texas had a rough start to the tournament after shoot- ing a 10-over-290 in the first round. In the second round, however, the Longhorns took over the lead with a 1-over-281 and were one of the few teams to finish their second round on Monday. The Big 12 championship is Texas’ first since 2004, which was the end of three straight conference championships. In those seasons, however, the Longhorns finished no higher than tied for third in the NCAA Championship. Despite win- ning the national champion- ship last season, Texas finished in second the Big 12 Champi- onship behind Texas A&M. Texas will compete next in the NCAA Regional Champi- onship May 16-18 at a site to be determined. If the Long- horns advance, they will look to defend their national cham- pionship at Capital City Club in Atlanta, Georgia May 28 through June 2. TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. 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Wide receiver D.J. Monroe could earn a spot on a team as a late draft pick. Mon- roe spent five years with the Longhorns but only started twice last season. “I’m just ready to see who is interested and who is not,” Monroe said. “I’m ready for another step, another chap- ter to open. This is my last goal in life. I feel like I ac- complished the rest, and now I’m about to show them I can play in the NFL.” sportsThursday, April 25, 20137By Rachel ThompsonNFL DRAFTFormer Horns wait to be draftedAndrew TorreyDaily Texan file photoFormer Longhorns defensive end Alex Okafor tries to make a tackle against the TCU Horned Frogs on Thanksgiving Day last season. Okafor, who is expected to be drafted in the early rounds of the NFL draft, had eight tackles and 4.5 sacks in the Alamo Bowl last December. Brandon StoneFreshmanTexas wins Big 12 title, Stone best individualMEN’S GOLFBy Jacob MartellaKraner HickokSophomoreCody GribbleSenior COM • 2323 SAN ANTONIO ST • 512.478.9811apply online today @ thecastilian.com Rates, fees & utilities are subject to change. Limited time only. GREAT LOCATION—WALK TO CLASS + SHARED & PRIVATE ACCOMMODATIONS + DINING HALL WITH MEAL PLAN OPTIONS + INDOOR POOLHOUSEKEEPING SERVICES + ON-SITE LAUNDRY FACILITIES + UPGRADED FITNESS CENTER + STUDY LOUNGE + THEATER/MEDIA ROOMoff-campus residence hallBEST VALUEAustin’sELGIN — Jillayne Hunter and KB Thomason live in a minimalist oasis. With stark white walls, natural light and a Zen rooftop garden, the build- ing looks like it could be found in downtown Manhattan. But instead of Manhattan, Hunter and Thomason reside in El- gin, participating in an artist residency program. Together, they form “The House of ia,” an art collective working out of a studio space in Elgin. “ia”, which they define as “the in between,” represents both the artists’ collaborative work, as well as the physical space where they live and create. “We immediately found an effortless understanding for one another’s creative inspira- tions,” Thomason said. “We share a mutual desire to let go in order to receive uncharted direction from the demands of our artistic processes.” Through support from a pri- vate grant, Hunter and Thoma- son are renting the studio space from the Sawyer Foundation. The foundation is facilitated by Margo Sawyer, a visual and installation artist, and profes- sor of sculpture and studio art in the masters of fine arts pro- gram at the University of Texas. Sawyer selected Hunter and Thomason as the first residents of the space in Elgin partly because she was impressed by how well they worked together. Sawyer feels strongly about the importance of building com- munity within the art popula- tion and recognizes the signifi- cance in having like-minded people living and working in a space that is completely dedicated to the creation of new works. “They are both amazing art- ists and it has been a pleasure to watch how the space and place has been an inspiration for their work,” Sawyer said. “They are creating works from dawn to dusk.” Sawyer chose Elgin as the location for her studio, ex- plaining that the city remind- ed her of artistically vibrant Marfa, an art oasis in a small desert town. She hopes that the quiet nature of Elgin will inspire new works from Hunter and Thomason and that the ex- perience of the residency will be one of the factors in further- ing their careers as artists. “Elgin is out of the city, and yet close enough to Austin to pull from and pour into the creative pool,” Hunter said. “Elgin is desolate in this way, so there is a necessity to cre- ate. We are able to wake up to a blank slate.” One of the duo’s newest projects is a short experimental film called “Quiet Creases” that explores the concept of non- verbal communication. Hunter and Thomason recently shot a dinner party scene that served as a platform for further ex- periments in the filming of “Quiet Creases.” “Our inspiration for this project sparked an interest in taking a closer look at non- verbal language and expression in our patterns of verbal com- munication, in a seemingly cu- rated social environment, aka, the dinner party,” Hunter said. The filming process in- volves 14 distinctive people from different walks of life, socializing in a dinner party setting. Through the film, Hunter and Thomason explore the inside of this common sce- nario by examining concepts such as witnessing degrees of intimacy, gesture, transparency, body language, information in expression, as well as the ritu- alization and performance as- pects of human relations. The artists hope to further explore the medium of film. Following their residency in Elgin, which will expire in June 2013, Hunter and Thomason plan to return to Europe to at- tend a two-month summer performing arts intensive and complete a fall residency in Stolzenhagen, Germany. They plan to show the works they created during their time in Elgin in Berlin and France, and will continue to seek financial support to fund their careers. After that, Hunter and Thoma- son are unsure of where their artistic endeavors will take them next. “The House of ia is a nomad- ic house,” Thomason said. “Our embrace of the unknown has become a perpetual practice.” Life & Arts8Thursday, April 25, 2013ARTBy Stephanie RobalinoPhoto courtesy of Jillayne Hunter and kb ThomasonArtists Jillayne Hunter and KB Thomason are “The House of ia,” an art collective based in Elgin. Artists find inspiring oasis in ElginMichael Aaron, a journal- ism sophomore, first heard Khoury sing with the group last year. “I’ve heard Caroline sing several times, and I think she has an immense amount of talent,” Aaron said. “There is definitely a lot of soul in her voice. She reminds me of Chris- tina Aguilera in a way.” Though she is only 5 feet 2 inches, Khoury described her voice as surprisingly strong and soulful. While she knew she wanted to join an a cap- pella group in college, she was unaware of how much it would impact her life. “I realized that if I didn’t have Ransom Notes, I’d probably be depressed without even knowing it, because music would have been missing,” Khoury said. She has found her love for music leaking into other areas of her life. Recently, she has explored combin- ing her passion for per- forming with her future journalism career. “I think if I never did anything in music again, I’d be extremely sad,” Khoury said. “As a journalist, I can see myself being a potential music critic.” Her final performance with Ransom Notes will be Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m. in Hogg Auditorium, the day after a free per- formance at the Blanton Fifty Fest. “I am so blessed to have found an outlet to sing while in school,” Khoury said. “Ransom Notes was the best decision I’ve made at UT.” willingness to deceive. The main ideas come down to basic psychology. People often have an inflat- ed opinion of themselves and nobody will argue too much if you say something flattering — sensing that your mark is “kindhearted” or “good friend” will start you out on the right foot during a psychic reading. Questions that sound like statements are also effective. “Are you an only child?” can be counted as a hit no mat- ter how the subject answers — “No, I’m not” can gar- ner a psychic’s response of, “I didn’t think so,” whereas “Yes, I am” requires nothing more than a smile and a nod. From here, the subject will more or less lead you down a path where you can make educated guesses that sound right. Eventually, in your predictions you may come up with a genuine miss — a statement with a reaction of, “No. That’s not right at all.” Remain calm. You might take this opportunity to re- mind your subject that psy- chic powers are mysterious and more of an art than a science, so you’re not going to be right all of the time. Another option is to rephrase the statement as something metaphori- cal. For example, “No, you didn’t have an actual pup- py. What I meant is that you have the outlook of a puppy, full of wonder about the world around you.” And, of course, when all else fails, blame the subject for blocking your connection to the spirit world by not keep- ing an open enough mind. These techniques may seem obvious and transpar- ent, but people have an obvi- ous desire to want to believe in psychics. As we enter adulthood, we need to make more and more decisions for ourselves. It would be nice to think that somebody has all the answers and can walk us down the right path. Unfor- tunately, there isn’t. Nobody knows how your choices will play out and you’re going to make mistakes. It’s better to make them on your own than let a charlatan with a crystal ball make them for you. PSYCHICcontinues from page 10NOTEScontinues from page 10I am so blessed to have found an outlet to sing while in school. 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Freshman year, her room- mate encouraged her to au- dition for the group. Khoury soon realized she missed the deadline for auditions, and during her sophomore year there were no open spots. Khoury, now a journalism senior and music director for Ransom Notes, auditioned for the group her junior year. “I was sitting in my room junior year, minding my own business when I randomly remembered about Ransom Notes,” Khoury said. “I don’t know if it was by chance, luck or God, but when I looked up audition dates, they were in two days.” More than 70 girls au- ditioned for the group and only three made it, Khoury included. She auditioned with “Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé and “At Last!” by Etta James. Within two weeks of making Ransom Notes, the group had Khoury perform- ing monthly for crowds of 200 people. Her first perfor- mance with the group solidi- fied her passion for music. The Ransom Notes consist of 13 people: six boys and seven girls. They perform anywhere from 20 to 35 gigs during the school year and have an annual winter concert in December and spring concert in April. With a repertoire covering ev- erything from Beyoncé and Patty Griffin to the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Ransom Notes explore many genres of music. “For my first gig with Ran- som Notes, all I remember are the smiling faces in the audience,” Khoury said. “I was standing on the smallest, gray-carpeted platform and realized there was no other place I wanted to be.” Lexi Bixler, direc- tor of Ransom Notes and economics senior, said that Khoury was a shoo- in from the second she sang the first verse of her audition performance. “We look for two main things in our potential can- didates: talent and personali- ty,” Bixler said. “Caroline was outstanding in both areas and has grown into a fearless performer. Her incredibly powerful voice, control and clarity set her apart.” Khoury and Bixler worked closely this year as they or- ganized rehearsal schedules, picked setlists for gigs and pieced together arrange- ments for the group. “Caroline has been an incredible music director and absolutely wonderful to work with,” Bixler said. “She is a perfectionist, yet has a disarming quality about her that allows her direction to be accepted.” The Ransom Notes have performed for many UT stu- dents throughout the years. MUSICA cappella senior hits right noteRemember last year when all the banks around the world merged into one? What about Paris Hilton’s unexpected marriage? Or how about when a solar star dwarf, whatever that is, broke off from the sun, causing serious damage to our planet? No? Maybe it’s because none of these things actually happened in 2012, even though psychics predicted that they would. One cannot definitively say there are no “true” psy- chics, just as no one can de- finitively say that there’s no Bigfoot in the forests, aliens in the sky or good Chinese food in Austin — all one can do is point out is that psychic predictions are hit- or-miss, with a heavy em- phasis on the miss. Or, to put it another way, psychics who swear their powers are real don’t perform any better than self-proclaimed fakes, who use simple techniques that exploit human psychol- ogy to create the illusion of clairvoyance. In 1949, psychologist Bertram Forer gave his class a personality test and then, a week later, returned with evaluations providing analysis of the individual students’ character traits. When asked, the students said they found the analysis very accurate — only one of the 39 ranked the effective- ness of the test below a four out of five. There was a catch, though. Every one of those personalized evaluations said the exact same thing. The content of the analy- sis consisted of sentences taken from an astrology book, and included state- ments such as “You have a great need for people to like and admire you” and “Your sexual adjustment has presented problems for you,” which are true of virtually everybody, to one degree or another. When presented together in a scientific manner, like a personality test, or a meta- physical one, like a psy- chic reading, it’s easy to mistake their universality for profundity. And this is the effect in- duced by an unpersonal- ized paragraph — imagine how much better you could do if you’re in the same room as someone, able to pick up on body language, reactions and, most impor- tantly, their desire to fill in the blanks for you. The de facto manual on this is Ian Rowland’s book “The Cold Facts Book of Cold Reading,” which offers a slew of tips for would-be fraud psy- chics. The process requires no extrasensory powers, just a little practice and a SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY‘Real’ career as fortune teller not foreseeable in your future We predict many of you will watch the Science Scene video. Are we right? bit.ly/dt_vid SCIENCESCENEBy Robert StarrBy Katie PaschallGabriella Belzer | Daily Texan StaffCaroline Khoury, a senior member of the Ransom Notes, practices for her upcoming April concert. The Ransom Notes is an a cappella group at UT consisting of 13 people who perform 20 to 30 gigs a year. NOTES continues on page 8PSYCHIC continues on page 8Illustration by Ploy Buraparate | Daily Texan Staff