LIFE & ARTS PAGE 8B Up-and-coming play ight Hey, batter, batter... Freshman pitcher puts on intimidating game face « s p o r t s page i b T h e Da ily T e x Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 W ednesday, April 18, 2007 www.dailytexanonline.com d M M W St. Edward’s receives threat Campus closes for day; note did not specify bombs location By Lindsay Stafford Daily Texan Staff St. Edw ard's University closed Tuesday after a bomb threat in the form of a note was found in a campus building. Officials took the threat very seriously and evacuated cam ­ pus buildings, said university spokeswoman Mischelle Amador. Because the note did not men­ tion a specific building where the bomb would be, the St. Edward's Police D epartm ent and Austin Police Department inspected every building, she said. Officials did not release any more information about the note during a Tuesday- morning briefing. Students in on-cam - living pus dorm itories evacuated and gathered on the soccer field. St. Edw ard 's freshm an busin ess Adam Ford said he was woken up by his resident assistant banging on the door and telling him to go outside. "You probably take things more serious, you kind of have to after the shootings," Ford said. Ford "They were pretty on top of it," Ford said of the way the univer­ sity handled the situation. and entrepreneurship freshman Phillip Leong left cam ­ pus to get food, but said the stu­ dents who stayed were outside for one to two hours. Students couldn't get back into their dorms until later in the morning after the buildings had been inspected and secured. loudspeaker system The St. Edward's dean of stu­ dents sent out a mass e-mail, and the in the apartm ents near the university was used to warn students that do not live on campus about the threat, Amador said. O ut of the university's 3,600 undergraduate students, about 40 percent of them live on campus, she said. THREAT continues on page 2A St u d e n t s g a t h e r t o r e m e m b e r t h o s e l o s t St. Edward's University Police officers stop students, faculty and visi­ tors at the entrance to the university Tuesday e ve n in g after a b o m b threat was received earlier in the day. Joe Buglewicz j Daily Texan Staff UT System suspends use of preferred lender lists General counsel advises against continuing practice after scandal By Julio Trujillo Daily Texan Staff The University of Texas bystem 's general coun­ sel ordered all of its 15 academic and medical institutions to stop the use of preferred lender lists M onday in the wake of the investigation of a UT financial aid officer. "Because a full and com plete review will*be necessary to verify the purity of UT System pre­ ferred lender lists, UT System administration is asking that you take steps reasonably necessary to immediately cease and desist use of all preferred lender lists," wrote U T System General Counsel Barry Burgdorf in the e-mail. Burgdorf said he was asked by the UT System Board of Regents last week to do a review of the financial aid programs in response to the nation­ wide investigation of manipulation of the stu­ dent loan industry that has embroiled UT-Austin Director of Financial Aid Lawrence Burt, who is on paid leave during the investigation. "System leadership decided [stopping the LOAN continues on page 2A SGs first session produces vigil for Tech victims Burnt-orange memorial ribbons to be passed out on UT campus By Julio Trujillo Daily Texan Staff Student Government passed legislation supporting the vic­ tims of the Virginia Tech shoot­ ing during the first meeting of the new adm inistration Tuesday. The legislation will organize a candlelight vigil on the one- week anniversary of the shoot­ ing on Monday and distribute 5,000 burnt-orange m em o­ rial ribbons on campus. Burnt orange is a university color shared by both UT and Virginia Tech. SG A ndrew Solomon said the vigil wnll like­ ly be held at 9 p.m. Monday at the foot of the Main Building. President "I am really thankful to the SG m em ber> for passing the resolution for the m em orial, Solom on said. "It's already a good start of the year to have this on the first m eeting. 1 really think it really sets the S G cont lu e s o r page A Andrew Solomon, SG President Nicole Trinh, SG Vice President » Victoria Via, 21, and Kenny Chernauskas, 21, both from Charlottesville, Va., take part in a candlelight vigil Tuesday following the shootings on the Virginia Tech cam pus in Blacksburg, Va. Charles Dharapak | Associated Press Identity of Tech killer confirmed Officials seek motive in creative writing work, say student was ‘loner By Claire Reynolds Daily Texan Staff Police and Virginia Tech offi­ cials have identified the gunman in M onday's shooting as Cho Seung- Hui, an English senior at the uni­ versity. Seung-Hui, 23, was in the U.S. as a resident alien from South Korea in with a residence established Centerville, Va. He was living on campus in Harper Residence Hall, according to the Virginia Tech Web site. A 9-millimeter handgun and a 22-calliber handgun were found in Norris Hall, the site of the sec­ ond shooting. The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearm s and Explosives lab in Maryland con­ ducted ballistic tests on the evidence seized from the Norris Hall and the West Am bler Johnston Residence Hall scenes. Lab results confirmed one of the two weapons seized in Norris Hall was used in both shoot­ ings, according to the site. Thus far, there has been a lot of sp ecu latio n as to the gunm an's m otives, but no real conclusions have been made. Cho Seung-Hui, gunman Law enforce­ o fficials m ent have described the gunman as a sullen loner whose creative writing in English class was so disturbing that he was referred to the school's counseling service, according to Associated Press reports. News reports also indicate that he may have been taking medication for depression. Although the Virginia Tech Web site reports there is no evidence at this time to suggest that Cho left behind or distributed a suicide note, a law enforcem ent official told The Associated Press Tuesday that a typed, eight-page note rant­ ing against rich kids and religion was found either in his backpack or dormitory. The official spoke on TECH continues on page 6A UTPD reviews campus safety procedures in wake o f Virginia Tech shootings By Lindsay Stafford Daily Texan Staff After the Virginia Tech university shoot­ ing Monday, the possibility of copycat events resonates across the country. In response to this possibility, the UT Police Department reviewed its policies and procedures with officers in a weekly meeting Tuesday, said UTPD Chief Robert Dahls trom. The departm ent is trying to make sure everybody is capable of handling a situation like the one at Virginia Tech, Dahlstrom said. "W e're really not taking extra steps except for being on a higher awareness," he said. Universities in Florida, North Carolina and other states also began to look at their security and warning systems in the wake of Monday's massacre. About one month ago, UTPD began working on a safety protocol addressing what to do in a situation involving disrup­ tive and armed individuals, and decided to release it early on U T 's emergency procedure Web page because of Monday's events. Some of the recommended steps include contacting UTPD and, if the armed person is outside the building, turning off the lights and getting on the floor. If the person is inside the building, the protocol calls for fleeing the area if possible or lock­ ing all doors to secure the area. As time goes by and more information is released about the way in which the incident w as handled, lessons Virginia will be learned, Dahlstrom said. Once that information is released, UTPD plans to SAFETY continues on page 2A The Tower was dark­ ened Tuesday evening and will remain dark through Thursday night in rem em ­ brance of the victims of the shooting inci­ dent M o n day at Virginia Tech. Joe Buglewicz D aily Texan Staff Index Volume 107, Number 133 25 cents W orld&Nation..........3A O p in o n .................. 4A University.................. 6-7A State&Local.................. 8A S p o rts Life&Arts ........ 1-3B ...... 4,7-8B Classifieds Com ics - 5B 6B T O M O R R O W 'S W E A T H E R Ice cream is more important than ballroom dancing. H ig h 83 Low WEDNESDAY, APRIL 18,2007 Registration for the summer session and the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students. HOW TO TRANSFER TO RADIO TV-FILM, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., CMA Auditorium. TO TRANSFER TO HOW COMMUNICATION SCIENCES & DISORDERS, 5 p.m. - 6 p.m., CMA 7.208. The College of Communication is holding informa­ tion sessions all weekfor UT students interested in transferring. All ses­ sions will be led by Communication academic advisers. POETRY ON THE PLAZA: LIVING POETS, 12 p.m., Harry Ransom Center. In celebration of National Poetry Month, living poets will read their own works and the works of poets they admire. Refreshments will be served. GOLDEN WEEK: MOVIE NIGHT, 8 p.m. - 10 p.m., MEZ 0.306. The Japanese Association w ill be screening "Super Happy Fun Monkey Bash," depicting some aspects of the Japanese culture: comedy and humor. PROMOTION & TENURE PANEL, 5 p.m., Texas Union Sinclair Suite. Carol MacKay will be the moder­ ate. HABITAT FOR HUMANITY DISPLAY, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Gregory Gym Plaza. Letter w riting campaign, a papier-máché house build, and inform ation about the poverty statistics. There will be free food throughout the day. Continues Thursday. CELTIC AND TRADITIONAL MUSIC SOCIETY, 7 p.m. - 10 p.m., BUR 232. Enjoy Celtic and traditional music and enjoy playing w ith other people? Come jam! Visit www.sbs. utexas.edu/philjs/CTMS/ for more information. FREE LUNCH FLOW: ON WEDNESDAY, 12 p.m., Baptist Student M inistry - 2204 San Antonio. Hang out with friends as you enjoy a free, home-cooked meal. See www.utbsm .net for more information. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS, 12:10 p.m. - 12:50 p.m., SSB 4.212. Open Meeting: For anyone who has a desire to quit drinking, stay sober and work the 12-step program. Call 475-8375 for more informa­ tion. "THE L WORD" VIEWING PARTY, 7 p.m., SSB 1.302. Sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Center. Snacks provided. GRUPO FLOR Y CANTO, 4 p.m. - 6 p.m., 136 Anna Hiss Gym. Interested in dancing? Drop by our rehears­ al. For more information, email grupoflorycanto@ yahoo.com. Find more listings at www.dailytexanonline.com. To submit your event to this calendar, send your information to aroundcampus@ dailytexanonline.com or call 471-4591. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2007 Texas Student Publications. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Publications and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. K A P L A N TEST PREP A N D A D M IS S IO N S Think about law. FREE L A W F O R U M Learn a b out the law school adm issions process. Get va luable te st-ta k in g tip s and strategies. Hear from experts at a panel discussion. Wednesday, April 18th 6:00-8:00 PM I Thompson Conference Center Special guest: Roxanne Wilson U. of Michigan law school graduate I The Apprentice Season 5 candidate Space is limited! To register, visit us online at kaptest.com/law or call 1-800-KAP-TEST. Law Forum participants: Baylor Law School; SMU Dedman School of Law; South Texas College of Law; Texas Tech University School of Law; University of Houston Law Center; University of Texas School of Law; Texas Wesleyan University School of Law •AD ¡aw forum participants many not be represented at every event Creating a Star on Earth: T h e Challenge of Fusion Energy PagkTwo T h k D a i l y T e x a n 80 "What's Why SAFETY: Students should report suspicious activity, says chief From pagel A review its policies and make any necessary changes, he said. The roughly two hours that it took Virginia Tech officials to send out e-mails informing students about the shooting has been widely criticized, although Virginia Secretary of Public Safety John Marshall has told the media that law enforcement made the right decisions in handling the emergency. Dahlstrom said he recognizes the need to distribute important information quickly, but added that the time frame at Virginia Tech depended on w hat was going on at the scene, much of which has not yet been disclosed. "Our policy is not a lot differ­ ent than the way [Virginia Tech] handled it," Dahlstrom said. UT's month-old siren system, which is mainly for weather warnings, could be used for a security situation to give verbal instructions that would be heard outside of campus buildings, he said. University police officers have specific training on how to handle an active shooter and bomb threats, he said. The most important safety measure people can take is to call UTPD when they see something they don't feel right about, he said. "That gives the police depart­ ment 70,000 pairs of eyes that can tell us information," Dahlstrom said. In the case of a bomb threat, UTPD has dogs trained to smell out explosives, but the Austin Police Department w ould be called in for its additional resourc­ es for checking packages. Safety concerns are ongo­ ing issues that the Division of Housing and Food Service con­ stantly addresses, said Doug Garrard, associate director of the division. To reinforce safety policies and the steps to take in a security situation, the Division of Housing and Food Service sent out reminders to staff Monday, he said. Some of these include using the siren system and a fire panel that can be used to communicate verbally with an entire building, he said. The division is also work­ ing on a text messaging system to inform students who sign up about emergency situations, Safety in the dormitories relies on physical elements, such as ID card access and video cameras, and also on educating students about the role they play in their safety. Though most students feel they are being courteous by let­ ting someone in the door to a dorm floor, this "tailgating" can be dangerous, he said. "If you lived in a house, you w ouldn't let somebody in the door," Garrard said. The University can also issue cam pus-wide alerts using e- mails, and for the approximately 8,000 subscribers to UT's mobile campus, via text message. SG: Members pass legislation, say year is off to smooth start LOAN: UT requests financial offices track perks received From pagel A tone for the year." SG also gave consent to the appointm ent of five executive directors of Student Government and 18 additional positions, all of whom were sworn in during the meeting. "We got off to a great start," said SG Vice President Nicole Trinh, who also runs the meet­ ings. "We got some great legis­ lation passed, and it was very successful." Two UTPD officers spoke to the SG meeting about how the University is prepared for cam­ pus violence. They both stressed how the new UT siren system will help notify students about situations on campus, and that UTPD is extensively trained to deal with violence. editor@dailytexanonlme. com CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: JJ Hermes (512) 232-2212 Managing Editor: Kathy Adams (512) 232-2217 m anagingeditor@ dailytexanonline. com News Office: (512) 232-2207 "We got off to a great start. We got some great legislation passed, and it was very successful." NicoleTrinh, SG Vice President SG also debated legislation that would oppose tuition dereg­ ulation. The bill, written by leg­ islative relations agency co-chair Zack Hall and former presidents of the Young Conservatives of Texas and University Democrats, should be voted upon at next week's meeting. 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Burgdorf's e-mail also asks that each UT System school's student financial service office report any payments, travel or other perks to financial service staff. Don Davis, UT's acting direc­ tor of Student Financial Services, said his office will be taking the necessary steps to stop using the preferred lenders list while avoiding disruptions to students' financial aid process. "We have a pretty complex system on how we process loans in general. There is a whole huge process that we'll have to go through," Davis said, adding that his office will likely take down the preferred lenders list on the financial aid Web site by tomorrow and look at alternative ways to present lender informa­ tion to students by next week. Burgdorf's e-mail suggests financial aid offices can pro­ vide a link online to the lender lists maintained by the Texas G uaranteed Loan Corporation, or give students a list of lenders produced only through information, such as the companies' volume of lending on campus. Student factual THREAT: APD blocks campus entrances for safety reasons From page 1A "This type of response is absolutely typical regardless of the tragic events of yesterday," Amador said. The Austin Police Department blocked off several entrances to the campus with their cars so that commuting students, faculty and staff could not go on cam­ pus. Derek Israel, an APD corpo­ ral, said the St. Edward's Police Department contacted APD to provide traffic and crowd control and help gather evidence. The St. Edward's Police Department is leading the investigation and will file any charges necessary, he said. "Our main concern is to make sure when students leave, they leave in a safe manner and don't return to campus," Israel said. Because the bomb threat could have reasonably been carried out, officials took it seriously, he said. "Given w hat's going on nationally, it is a very credible threat," Israel said. On page 5 A of Monday's Texan, the story "UT professors receive presti­ gious grants" should have reported that Guggenheim Fellow Cynthia Talbot's research project "Recasting the Medieval Indian Past" will focus on an Indian leader from 800 years ago, King Prithviraj Chauhan, whose rule marked the end of Hindu rule in North India. Talbot should have been quoted as saying that over the years, the medieval leader became a symbol of Hindu pride. The Texan regrets the error. U F I I A T T Y A l U L i X / / V I X i l I k Y A N X J L Z X / V I I Pride by The Dally Texan and Texas Student Publications. rT ^ This newspaper was printed with Permanent Staff JJ Hermes ...................................... ............................................................................................. Editor......................................................................................................................................... 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IIS C U L A T A * * M e t s a n d * u * J I M M Y J O H N S 3A Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Wire Editor: Robert Chan www.dailytexanonline.com T h e D a i l y T e x a n Pentagon to improve care for injured soldiers By Hope Yen The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Under criti­ cism for poor treatment of injured soldiers, the Pentagon announced new measures Tuesday to provide more health screenings, improve its record-keeping system and simplify an unwieldy disability claims system. Testifying before a House panel, Michael D om inguez, principal deputy undersecretary of defense, and Major Gen. Gale Pollock, the A rm y's acting surgeon general, acknowledged a need for major changes in the outpatient treat­ ment of wounded soldiers and veterans. They expressed confidence in a new leadership team oversee­ ing Walter Reed Army Medical Center following disclosures of shoddy treatment in February and urged lawmakers to be patient. The new initiatives come fol­ lowing a blistering report last week by an independent review group former co-chaired by Army Secretaries John O. “Jack" Marsh and Togo D. West that found money woes and Pentagon neglect were to blame for many of the problems at Walter Reed. Concluding that Pentagon offi­ cials should have known about problem s but chose to ignore them , the panel ordered by Defense Secretary Robert Gates called for a quick infusion of funds, a new “center of excel­ lence" for brain injury cases as well as an overhaul of the disabili­ ty claims system, which critics say shortchanges injured soldiers. O n Tuesday, Pollock and Dominguez said they had already begun changes im plem enting even as they awaited the findings of several investigations under way by presidential commissions, task forces and congressional com ­ mittees. Pollock also said the Army was taking steps to speed up fol­ low-up medical appointments as a result of its probe of 11 other m ilitary hospitals around the country to determ ine w hether problems existed. That recently completed review, which has yet to be released, found "outstand­ ing rehabilitative work being done given available resources" but urged efforts to reduce bureau­ cracy, Pollock said. P a l e s t i n i a n s d e m a n d r e l e a s e o f p r i s o n e r s i n I s r a e l i j a i l s World waits to see if Sudan honors deal to accept peacekeepers in Darfur region By Alfred de Montesquiou The Associated Press NYALA, Sudan — Sudan's sur­ prise decision to allow 3,000 U.N. peacekeepers into Darfur was due to pressure from the U.S. and Khartoum 's top ally, China. But questions remain whether Sudan will honor the deal and whether major countries will step forward with enough troops. Sudanese governm ent agreed Monday after five months of stalling to accept the deploy­ ment of the peacekeepers, along The with six U.N. attack helicopters, to help 7,000 African troops try to halt the violence in the desert region. It's a major step toward coping with a humanitarian crisis that has claimed more than 200,000 lives since 2003. But many details in the arrange­ ment remain unclear. Sudanese President Omar al- Bashir is still resisting internation­ al demands that he accept another, final phase of deployment of thou­ sands more U.N. troops to build a joint U.N.-African Union force of 20.000 soldiers and police. Sudanese Foreign M inister Lam Akol said the 3,000 troops would be the total U.N. quota for Darfur, and that in the final phase, the U.N. would only provide logis­ tical help to the African force. Also, many are worried Sudan could even try to roll back on the 3.000 troops. "W e'll see w hether they've agreed when they actually start to deploy," the acting U.S. ambassa­ dor to the U.N. Alejandro Wolff told reporters Tuesday in New York. A y o u n g boy reacts as p o u n d ­ in g w aves from h ig h tide sm ash into the seawall at H am p ton Beach in H am pton, N.H., Tuesday. NATION BRIEFLY Democrats must decide how far to go to challenge Bush on war WASHINGTON — Congressional Democrats say there is no doubt President Bush will soon be confront­ ed with legislation calling for an end to the Iraq war. But the new majority must decide how far to go in trying to tie Bush's hands and what will happen after the president's inevitable veto. The debate is likely to expose fis­ sures among Democrats, who remain divided on whether to cut off money for the unpopular war. As early as Tuesday, House and Senate appropriators were expected to begin negotiating a compromise that won't turn off more liberal Democrats and retain the backing of the party's more conservative members. M a sk e d Palestinian protesters w earing sym bolic handcuffs m arch d e m a n d in g the release of prisoners held in Israeli jails, in the W est B ank village of Bethlehem , Tuesday. The annual Prisoners D a y is held in re cogni­ tion of Palestinians im p rison e d by Israel, m an y o f them for security offenses ra n gin g from stone-throw ing to plotting suicide b om b in gs, and cam e as n e gotiations continued for a prisoner sw ap in return for Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier captured by Ham as-linked militants last June. Northeast picks up, as remnants of storm, flooding still linger TRENTON, N J. — Floodwater still swirled through low-lying communities Tuesday after a deadly spring storm swept the Northeast, but commuters and air travelers swept an easier time. The nor'easter left a swath of devas­ Jim Cole A sso cia te d Press tation from South Carolina to Maine. The storm system was blamed for at least 17 deaths nationwide. WORLD BRIEFLY Organized crime chief shoots Japanese mayor to death The storm dumped up to 9 inches TOKYO — The mayor of the of rain on parts of New Jersey, and more than 8 inches fell in New York City's Central Park. Compiled from Associated Press reports Japanese city of Nagasaki was shot to death in a brazen attack Tuesday by an organized crime chief apparently enraged that the city refused to com­ pensate him after his car was dam­ aged at a public works construction site, police said. The shooting was rare in a country where handguns are strictly banned and only five politicians are known to have been killed since World War II. Mayor Iccho Ito, 61, was shot twice in the back at point-blank range outside a train station Tuesday eve­ ning, Nagasaki police official Rumi Tsujimoto said. One of the bullets struck the mayor's heart, and he went into cardiac arrest, according to Nagasaki University Hospital spokesman Kenzo Kusano. Ito died after emergency sur­ gery, said Nagasaki prefectural police official Hirofumi Ito. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe called for a "rigorous investigation." Compiled from Associated Press reports “They must he expelled from universities ... once it becomes known that they are Baha’is.” — M em o ra n d u m p r e p a r e d by the S u p rem e R ev olu tio n a ry C o u n cil o f Iran h u m an o f the B a h a i Faith, proclaim ed that there is only one G o d , one ONE HUNDRED FIFTY YEARS AGO in Iran, B ah á’u’üáh, the founder whatever cou ntry they live. D espite this message of peace and obedience to gov­ ern m en t, m em bers o f the Bahá i Faith in Iran, the co u n trv s largest religious B ah á ’u’lláh explicitly forbade his followers from co m m ittin g acts o f violence and instructed them to obey the governm ent in fam ily, and on e progressively u n fo ld in g religion . m inority, con tin u e to suffer decade after decade o f state-sponsored persecution because o f their perceived heresy. For 3 0 years Bahá is in the hundreds have been arrested and killed solely for their beliefs. Pa r t o f THE g o v e r n m e n t ’s STRATEGY to persecute the Baha is is to deny young people access to higher education. D espite the Universal D eclaration oi 1 luman Rights, w hich states that “higher education shall be equally accessible to all,” regardless o f religion, Bah á’í students have been denied the opp ortunity to enter any university in Iran since 1 9 7 9 . Iran refuses to respond to the outcries of the international com m unity, or to acknowledge its hum an rights violation. B a h á ’í STUDENTS AT UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE WORLD are w orking to restore these rights to their Iranian counterparts, i he Bahá i A ssociation at I I has joined these efforts and has begun a cam paign to raise awareness about this issue. YOU CAN TAKE ACTION and help the Iranian Bahá i stu d e n ts in th e fo llo w in g w ays: • Increase your own awareness. V isit h ttp ://d en ial.b ah ai.org / for derailed in for­ m ation on the denial of education to Iranian Bahá is. • Make your voice heard. W rite letters to the U N Secretary-G eneral, Iran s repre­ sentative in the U N , the U N Fium an Rights C om m ission , the D irector-G en eral o f U N E S C O , and the Executive D irector o f U N IC E F . • Get involved. C o n tact the U 1 Bahá i A ssociation at u tb ah ai@ g m a il.co m , or com e by our table on the W est M all, to discover even m ore ways to help. “The world is hut one country, a n d m a n k in d its citizens. O — Bahá u 'lldh The B a h a 'i Association o f 1 he U niversity o f Texas Blueprint has the highest advertised score increase in the nation: 10.5 points •if* *Nrtv *s* *ii i Classes for the September LSAT start July 7th. Call now to enroll! 1-888-4BP-PREP www.blueprintprep.com 'S e e w ebsite fo r details 4A Wednesday, April 18, 2007 EDITORIAL Proverbial whys? As the media conducts the ghastly business of reporting body counts and identies of victims in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre, talking heads at major media outlets continue to ask, without finding an answer to the king of the five W questions: w hy? C on i m e n ta to r s left absolutely baffled by the enormity of such events seem to settle for the lesser truth that there is no reason, no cause for such senseless killing. Others w ill focus on the indi­ vidual. Thev'U say he was a "loner" or "the quiet type who kept to himself" or any number of other cliches for which people grasp when thev can't think of decent words to quantify things of such magnitude. Still o th e r s w ill "blame society." W hatever that really means. Gun 1 1mtrol advocates such as "Bowling for Columbine" director Michael Moore blame the "gun culture" in America. But if society is really to blame for mass murders in schools, then it's time for anthropologists and sociologists to study the issue in more depth. The gaps in social sciences research on school shootings are appalling. Most research on the subject revolves around studying people's perceptions, reactions, explanations and the construc­ tion of violence in the media. Very few sociologists are ambitious enough to trv to find the root causes of the phenomenon. And those few who have tried to find explanations have only done so on a basic theoretical level in a speculative fashion without any extensive experimentation. Sot ial scientists aren't asking the hard questions and not experi­ menting enough to find the right answers. One sociologist, Daniel Cook of the University of Illinois, theorized that a contradiction between children s expectations and reality leads to the phenom­ enon. However, the studies, experiments and empirical data need­ ed to give any theory legitimacy are absent from Cook's work. Social scientists need to address the question of w hy school shootings, w hile not completely an isolated American phenom­ enon, seem to occur here more than anywhere else. Is there some­ thing about American culture that causes this kind of anti-social behavior? Some might say the question is not applicable since the gunman hailed from South Korea, but he was still exposed to the cliquishness and alienation of American student life, as evidenced by his rants against women and "rich kids." Researchers should take a page out of Yale psychologist Stanley M ilgram 's play book. Milgram sim ilarly wondered in the wake of the Holocaust if Germans were socialized to be prone to violence or obedient to the point of murder. H e conducted an experiment where he had subjects on one side of a w all push a button which they believed was sending electric shocks to a person on the other side. Some of the subjects broke down into tears as they heard the person on the other side of the w all feign severe pain and e v e n tu a lly death but continued to push the button at the researcher's insistence that the experiment must continue Milgram conducted his experiments on Americans, showing that it wasn't a uniquely German phenomenon, but a tendency for people in modern societies in general to submit to authority. Social scientists today must develop creative experiments such as Milgram's to try to find an answer to the question everyone else is asking. Science exists to solve problems. And it's clear that this one isn't going away. SUBMIT A COLUMN Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor or writer of the piece. They are not necessar­ ily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All editorials are written by the editorial board, listed in the top right corner of this page. Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexanonline.com. Columns must be fewer than 600 words, and should be an argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to something that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clarity and liability. House’s revolving door keeps spinning T h e D a i l y T e x a n EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION These former lawmakers now push agendas as lobbyists on the current Legislature. By 2009, perhaps we'll have a fresh batch of lawmakers-turned- lobbyists unleashed on Austin, using connections at the Capitol to score lucrative deals for their clients. The minimum and maximum value of their contracts, including major clients, include: • Allen: $395,000 to $835,000, including at least $50,000 for AT&T, Public Strategies, GEO Group, Inc. and Jones Lang LaSalle • Baxter: $225,000 to $350,000, including at least $ 150,000 from the Texas Cable and Telecom Association and $50,000 from the Alliance of Retail Markets • Luna: $20,000 to $320,000, including potential contracts of $10,000 with AT&T, HEB and WTU Retail Energy • Goodman: $110,000 to $245,000, including at least $50,000 from the Texas Association of Independent Child Welfare Administrators and at least $25,000 from TXU Corp. • Casteel: $95,000 to $200,000, including at least $50,000 from the Texas Association of School • Hupp: $55,000 to $145,000, including at least $25,000 from a Houston real estate law firm Boards Source: Texans for Public Justice Ironic ire aimed at neocons By Salil Puri Daily Texan Columnist Today's political environment is extremely cross-pollinated, and the line between parties is fairly blurred. Despite this, bitter parti­ san opposition results in blanket criticisms that are either delib­ erate obfuscations or rooted in ignorance. One example of this tendency is the ubiquitous dero­ gation of the evil "neoconserva­ tive" by today's left. Due to the volume of these attacks, it seems intuitive that the claim of these detractors that the neoconservatives have moved the G O P to the extreme right is genuine. W h y else would they react with such vitriol? This simply is not the case. In fact, as many disaffected conser­ vatives w ill tell you, the opposite is true. Neoconservatives are a select group w ithin the conservative movement that found their w ay to the G O P via Trotskyism and other far-leftist philosophies. Supporters of the New Deal, the Great Society and other sweeping social programs, these individu­ als were domestic liberals who were also staunch anti-Stalinists. This led them to support hawk­ ish Democrats such as John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. President George W. Bush is not a neoconservative, but his admin­ istration has been impacted by their influence. Neoconservatives have affected every administra­ tion since the 1960s. Kennedy and Johnson harked back to the Wilsonian liberalism advocated by neoconservatives. Richard Nixon's often over-looked robust civil rights record reflects the staunch neoconservative promo­ tion of gender and racial equality. Neoconservatives found their foreign policy footing again under Ronald Reagan, with his forceful confrontation of the Soviets. Although less influential in the '90s, neoconservatives even served in Clinton's administra­ tion. They saw their influence in Clinton's frequent realized interventionist and nation-build­ ing policies. During the adm inistrations of the first President Bush and President Clinton, neoconser­ vatives stood side-by-side-with liberal academia in criticizing our policy of controlled liberal­ (supporting autocratic ization regimes so long as they showed tendencies toward democrati­ zation) and advocated a more forceful approach. In 1991, neo­ conservatives (along with many Democrats), then- Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and his decision not to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Under Clinton, they marched in step with every Democrat in the Senate, working to make the overthrow of Hussein criticized an overt national priority with the Iraqi Liberation Act in 1998. Neoconservatives are far less conservative than "paleoconser- vatives." In fact, they were once referred to as "paleoliberals." Neoconservative affection for social programs can be seen work­ ing in tandem with the "compas­ sionate conservative" domestic policies of the current administra­ tion. Democratic opposition fails to acknowledge that entitlement spending has skyrocketed under President George W. Bush. In fact, they often claim otherwise. For instance, Democrats claim that Bush has slashed education funding. According to factcheck. org, in Bush's first four years, he increased education spending by 58 percent. A t that rate, he would have more than doubled Clinton's spending by 2008. Since then, the rate of increase has slowed but has not fallen anywhere close to Clinton-era levels. Conservative critics of the president are more than happy to point out that this is in large part thanks to Sen. Kennedy's No Child Left Behind bill, and that there is no evidence that federal interference from the executive branch has any beneficial affect on public education. The president's welfare plan, which was outlined in 2003, has more than doubled the average yearly benefit for welfare families THE FIRING LINE Why not grade out of 100? I have a question for the people attempting to give UT a plus/minus grading scale: Why don't professors just give students a grade out of 100? Wouldn't that make getting a 100 per­ cent GPA all the more "meaningful" and "special?" Or better yet, why not a million? Or a trillion? Or a googol? If you professors did that, then we really could separate the students from the slackers in this school, because our grades would differentiate by hun­ dreds of millions of points! Or we could keep it simple. Bad students are going to get bad grades, and good students are going to get good grades, even if there's five units (A, B, C, D and F), 10 units (the five letters and their plus/minuses) or a googol unit. Wesley Bruce Business sophomore April 17, 2007 Shi, Texas Ranger I appreciated the privileged access Jeff Shi granted The Daily Texan’s readership to his fantasy, vigilante- justice Rambo world in his April 17 Firing Line. The senseless shootings at Virginia Tech could have been inter­ rupted or even avoided altogether, he argues, if universities (and state legislatures) relaxed their gun control standards. Monday's tragedy would have played out quite differently in Jeff Shi's mystical world of boundless courage and zero-hesitation gunpoint heroism, you see: Jeff Shi notices Cho Seung-Hui, the 23-year-old Virginia Tech gunman, out of the corner of his eye as he escorts four of his six girlfriends to their sorority house. His astute sense for danger alerts him to the impending maelstrom of violence. He dismisses his harem and reaches for the Desert Eagle he keeps strapped to his thigh. It's gone — he sent it to the shop to have "THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS" engraved across the barrel. Without faltering, Shi grabs a Mac 10 from the small of his back and coolly loads a fresh clip. His massive pecs buckle and strain the material of his shirt, so he tears it off — revealing a network of holster straps and an armory of concealed weapons. Before taking aim, Shi removes his Bowie knife from his steel-toed boot, douses the tip in ink and adjusts the kill count tattooed on his forearm. Two-hundred-and- sixty ... seven. If only the world had more guns. And more Jeff Shis. Eric Seufert UT alum April 17,2007 Imagine if Hitler had nukes In response to Mishal Al-Johar's Firing Line on April 17,1 find it inter­ esting that whenever there is a prob­ lem in the Middle East, some people always blame Israel. To begin with, it has never been proven that Israel possesses nuclear arms capabilities. Second, for Al-Johar to state that Iran is trying to attain nuclear capabilities because of Israel is simply unfounded and ludicrous. Iran desires to obtain nuclear weapons and has threatened to wipe Israel off the map not because Israel may or may not possess nuclear weapons, but because it is led by a leader who is an extreme anti-Semite and denier of the Holocaust. Iran is not just a threat to Israel and other moderate countries in the region but to the entire free world, including the United States. When Iran hosted the conference "A World Without Zionism" more than a year and a half ago, Ahmadinejhad asked those in the audience to picture a world without Israel and the United States. Although Iran is halfway across the globe, we in America know all too well that distance does not prevent extremists from striking the United States. We, as Americans, must encourage our government to remain steadfast in its commitment to preventing Iran from attaining nuclear capabili­ ties. Just as Hitler and the Nazis were a threat to the entire world, so are Ahmadinejhad and other extremists throughout Iran a threat today. Can you imagine if Hitler had possessed nuclear arms? 2007 is 1938, and Ahmadinejhad is another Hitler. Rachel Bresinger Plan II Honors and Jewish studies senior April 17,2007 Single-serving humanity I am disturbed by the flippant attitude that the April 1 > Viewpoint "You are what you eat on death row" takes toward the criminal justice system. Indeed, if the author doubts that prison issue sushi is any good, I'm sure certain that she would pass on the food loaf, a bread-like substance baked from leftovers, that is often served to inmates on Texas'death row. There is certainly much about the experience of inmates that is down­ played by focusing only on their final meals. The life and humanity of Stan "Tookie"Williams would certainly be better remembered by his efforts to inspire social and political change, rather than his choice of oatmeal as a last meal. Many inmates on Texas' death row have committed themselves to a similar project by struggling against Texas'inhumane justice system. Members of the DRIVE movement protest their 6-foot-by-9- foot cells, extremely limited visitation rights and the injustice of death pen­ alty itself through non-violent pro­ tests such as hunger strikes. Perhaps as a final act of defiance and dissent, they too will deny their final meals. Maybe then, they will be remem­ bered for their struggle against a system that reduces their humanity to a single meal. Merry Regan Communication studies and history sophomore Campaign to End the Death Penalty April 17, 2007 Great Texan photos Monday The photography on the front page of The Daily Texan on Monday was stunning. Chris Kominczak eloquently cap­ tured in one shot the beauty and power of both a lightning storm and the UT Tower. Shaun Stewart's photo of "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane speaks volumes about its subject and Joshua Jow's solemn shot of the Luminaria Ceremony deserves praise too. Whatever is going on in the pho- tog office down in that basement, keep it up. Brian Dupré First-year law student April 17,2007 Go veg, but consult doctor first While Vanessa Roma's article "From Prime Rib to Tofu in 7 steps" was an excellent introduction to vegetarian­ ism, she forgot to mention one key step: Consult your doctor. Just as one should when starting any other diet, anyone considering making the transition to vegetarianism should talk to their physician, who can give them further literature and suggest proper supplements. This is especially important if you have any preexisting health conditions. Many people who attempt to become vegetarian often become anemic and weak. Your doctor can help you identify foods to cut, keep and add. So please don't put your health at risk when starting a vegetar­ ian diet. Kanaka Sathasivan Biology and English Senior April 16, 2007 YCT's disingenuous gestures Brianna Becker's attempt to frame the YCT's "Professor Watch List" as a mere "evaluation form" is a thor­ oughly disingenuous gesture that has become the mark of the Young Conservatives of Texas (Firing Lines, April 17). To view this list as anything short of a witch hunt directed at left-wing professors is to ignore the broader context in which these lists take place. While Becker may trace the "aca­ demic freedom" movement back to the 1940s, its contemporary manifes­ tation is a cynical campaign led by David Horowitz. Horowitz, the YCT and others speak about an inclusive University while simultaneously pur­ suing an extreme right-wing agenda bent on scapegoating minorities and justifying historical injustices like McCarthyism and Japanese intern­ ment. Theirs is a hostile agenda that they have craftily shrouded with the appearance of good intentions. The claims of lists such as these are consistently discredited. Both Dana Cloud and Thomas Garza have already addressed the YCT's accusa­ tions. In the past, Robert Jensen has noted that David Horowitz — whose writing on academic freedom is often identical to that of the YCT — attempted to pass content from an article Jensen wrote as something he said in a lecture. Furthermore, the list's token conservative professor is described in the rqpst apologetic tone, and there is no mention of the Editor-in-CHief: Jazzy Jeff Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Leah Finnegan Adrienne Lee Justin Ward In Texas, there's no law against going directly into lobbying after serving in the Texas House or Senate. In fact, six representatives who served in 2005 have lobbying contracts this year that each could potentially be worth $100,000. (The Texas Ethics Commission makes lobbyists declare a maximum and minimum to their contract, not the exact amount.) Starting from the center of this illustration and moving clockwise, these lawmaker-lobbyists include former Reps. Carter Casteel, R- Bulverde; Suzanna Hupp, R-Killeen; Vilma Luna, D-Corpus Christi; Toby Goodman, R-Arlington; Ray Allen, R- Grand Prarie;Todd Baxter, R-Austin. since Clinton's historic welfare reform in 1996. Bush has also continued the growth of federal outlays for health-care programs. Even in the 2007 budget, which many assailed for "cutting" health-care spend­ ing, Bush sim ply rolled back health-care spending relative to defense spending, with overall spending still increasing. As with education, while the rate of gov­ ernment spending increases on healthcare has declined, the actual spending is still increasing. G O P critics of the president have argued that Bush's social programs amount to the largest increase of the Great Society since LBJ's first initiatives, and congres­ sional budget analysis seems to concur. It seems quite odd that the left, in response to a conserva­ tive movement that has embraced many of its tenets, would respond by adopting such a venomous stance in opposition. It seems that the hawkish ten­ dencies of this administration and neoconservatives and their forceful application of W ilsonian interventionsism has created an entire generation of leftist reac­ tionaries who have abandoned their idealistic roots in favor of isolationist rhetoric that is ironi­ cally reminiscent of paleoconser- vatives like Pat Buchanan. Puri is a government, psychology, history and free market politics that no doubt permeate the business school or the myriad of oil contracts rewarded to professors in the geology depart­ ment. Topping it all off, the YCT has been caught in a lie, as numerous profes­ sors included on the list were not notified before it went to press. The shoddy job the YCT continues to do in constructing this list betrays an agenda that has very little to do with intellectual integrity and everything to do with undermining the values of critical thinking that are central to a thriving university environment. Bryan McCann Ph.D. student in Communication Studies April 17, 2007 A closer look at UT's motto I have always wanted to know what our motto "Disciplina, Praesidium, Civitatis" meant, and to this day, I have not been able to get a satisfactory reply. When I initially arrived here, I was told it meant, "Education, the safeguard of democracy." But anyone who knows a bit about roots knows that the word democracy comes to us from French, then Latin and finally Greek. The Latin root is "democratia," which is nowhere in UT's motto. I cid a bit of research on my own, and me closest I got was "Discipline, the guardian of the state."That sounds a lot mere reasonable, given the last v'ord "civitatis" implies a city or state. The* correct authorities should enlighten us to the exact meaning of the phrase, since it is part of our college identity, and we as students should display and uphold this motto wherever we go. Rehan Younas Malick F I R I N G U N E S continue on page 5A Wednesday, April 18, 2007 O p/ E d 5A THE FIRING U N E, II Tuition'deregulation' bad name and its fees from the voter-responsive Texas legislature to unelected uni­ versity administrators and Boards of Regents. Garth Heutel has no understanding The recent doubling of tuition of the concept of "deregulation" if he believes the sham perpetrated on stu­ dents in 2003 by the Texas Legislature falls under that moniker ("An equitable tuition solution," April 17). Tuition "deregulation" deregulated nothing. It simply shifted the respon­ sibility for regulation of a state agency amounts to nothing more than a mas­ sive fee (tax) increase on middle-class Texas families. Because a college edu­ cation seems so necessary to success in today's environment, millions of families feel forced to pay much more than they should, taking out loans and adjusting their family priorities in order to meet the skyrocketing prices. Have excessive tuition rates benefited higher education? Unfortunately not. The facts are that public Universities exhibit no market behavior. When tuition is hiked, state and federal money is there to cushion any market reaction, leaving millions of loan-hold- ers and taxpayers on the hook for unnecessarily high prices. The idea that after 120 years of stable rates our University somehow needs to double tuition in the span of a single student's college career is foolish and seems to suggest that administrators are waste­ ful and completely unconnected with the real needs of our students. Students should demand that our legislators act to end the abysmal failure that tuition "deregulation" has become and again bring some accountability for the tuition rate we pay. We cannot afford to allow unelected University administrators to use the University tuition scheme to subsidize waste or to fund social and political advocacy programs. I'm sorry, but I believe YCT members understand our principles. We're no reactionaries to deregulation's abysmal failure — we've been fighting it since this misguided and misnamed policy was proposed. Tony McDonald Economics and government junior Chairman emeritus Young Conservatives of Texas April 17, 2007 0 N T H E W E B Additional Firing Lines were posted online at dailytexanonline.com. S U B M I T A F I R I N G L I N E Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline.com. Let­ ters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clar­ ity and liability. Google Use email? Google wants your opinion. Schoolwork, activities, parties - if you’re like most students, you’ve got a lot on your plate. With Google, your school can give you Gmail and other tools to help you make the most of your time - for free. Already, schools like Arizona State University and Northwestern University are working with Google. Maybe your school should be next. T a k e th e G o o g le s tu d e n t su rve y. Does your school’s email system give you the tools you need to manage your life effectively? Are there ways Google could help make it better? V is it h ttp :/ / w w w .g o o g le .c o m / s tu d e n ts u rv e y a n d tell us a b o u t it. T H E T E X A S U N I O N A D V I S O R Y C O U N C I L congratulates E L I Z A B E T H B R U M M E T T 2007 Recipient o f the J. J. " J a k e " P i c k l e C i t i z e n s h i p A w a r d In 1999 the Texas U nion Advisory Council created an endowed campus-wide student award to honor the career and achievements o f the late Congressman ]. J. “ R L C Pickle, B A ’38, and to motivate and inspire University oí Texas students to follow his example oí public service. I he award is presented annually to an outstanding university student whose contributions to campus life exemplify the high standards o f leadership and service that were the hallmarks o f Congressman Pick le ’s life and career. 1 The award is presented at the spring meeting o f the Texas Union Advisor)’ Council. The recipient receives a $4,000 cash award, a certificate, and an autographed copy o f Congressman Pickle’s autobiography, Jake. The first Pickle Citizenship Award was presented in 2000 to Pansa Eatehi. Subsequent recipients were Daron Roberts (2001 , Andrew Bruinmett (2002), Kevin Robnett (2003), Brian Haley (2004), Brent Chaney (2005), and Jose Julio J.V* \ela (2006). Elizabeth Brummett, Plan II graduate and U T Law student, is widely respected as an effective student leader and tireless volunteer. She joined Student Government as a freshman and served as Liberal Arts Representative, Two Year at Large Representative, and Vice President. As chair o f the Student Services Budget Committee, Brummett was responsible for stewarding the student fee allocation process and ensuring the committee's accountability to fellow srudents. As Vice President, she developed an innovative program— the Austin Mayor’s Council on Student Affairs. T h e Council provides a formal structure to foster collaboration between the City Council and student representatives of the six local universities and colleges on policy issues that impact the collective student community. H er volunteer activities include working as a Camp Texas Counselor, a LEA P (leadership Education and Progress) mentor, an Orientation Advisor, a Project 2 0 0 4 Volunteer Coordinator, a Plan II Peer Advisor, and a member o f Orange Jackets. Brummett currently serves on the Texas Union Board o f Directors. She has been recognized for her scholarship and leadership by the M ortar Board H onor Society, the Order o f Omega Honor Society, and the briar Society. Advisory Council luncheon on March 3y Eluahcth Brummett received the Pickle Citizenship AwnrJ from Student Affairs TV* President Jmn C González at the Texas I men TECH: Gunman’s body discovered among victims Facebook helps T h e D a i l y T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Stephanie Matlock Phone: (512) 232-2206 6A Wednesday, April 18, 2007 From p a g e ! A condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. As of now, 32 victims are confirmed dead, plus Seung-Hui who com m it­ ted suicide. A total of 14 more victims remained in stable condition at hospi­ tals Tuesday. Local, state and federal investiga­ tors spent Monday night collecting, processing and analyzing evidence from within Norris Hall, according to the Virginia Tech Web site. The site also said the deceased were recovered trom at least four classrooms on the second floor and a stairwell of the engineering building. "It goes to show how precious life is and how you can't take it for granted." Domenick Nolfi, th e a te r and dance freshman Police discovered the gunman's body in a classroom among the victims. The site also states that the names of the 32 deceased students and faculty will be released once all victims are positively identified and their families notified. 1 kindreds of Virginia Tech students and staff, President George Bush, well- known poet and English professor Nikki Giovanni and religious leaders held a convocation on the cam pus in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday afternoon to mourn the lives lost. Virginia Tech's classes have been canceled tor tht rest of the week, and N orris Hall will be shut down for the remainder of the semester, according to university officials. "It is just horrible that it happened," said Domenick Nolfi, a UT theater and dance freshman. "I used to live in Virginia and have friends that go to Virginia Tech." Nolfi said he contacted them all on Facebook and found them all to be unharmed. *•. •*. i. President Bush, left, greets a mourner after a convocation to honor the victims of a shooting rampage at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., Tuesday. "It's just really sad that something like that could happen in an instant," he said. "It goes to show' how precious life is and how you can't take it for granted." UT darkened the Tower Tuesday night in remembrance of the victims. It will remain dark through Thursday night. "I have contacted the president of Virginia Tech University to express our com m unity's regrets for the uni­ versity's monumental loss and to offer whatever support we may provide in the coming weeks," UT President William Powers said in an e-mail to students, faculty and staff Tuesday. "I know the entire University of Texas at Austin com m unity joins me in expressing our deepest condolences to the Virginia Tech community." Flags will also be lowered half-staff through Sunday as a symbol of com ­ passion and concern for the members of the Virginia Tech community. A d d itio n a l reporting b y The Associated Press. Tech survivors cope Networking Web site opens avenues fo r communication By I. Rees Shapiro Collegiate Times Staff W riter BLACKSBURG, Va. — For a generation that has grown up with the evolving tech­ nology of the time, it seems m ost fitting for memorials and prayers to be passed around through the Internet. Facebook, a social networking site, has been hit with an influx of recent "groups" created to honor the Virginia Tech students caught in the throes of M onday's events. By searching "Tech Shooting," 362 groups come up as hits, most of them dedicated to the memory of the students and their families. One group created by Tech student Tim Hall is called "April 16,2007 — A Moment of Silence" and has 8,712 members thus far. "It was like having a good dream and waking up in the middle of a nightmare," Hall said. "Virginia Tech needed unity. By expressing what I felt on Facebook, I knew the entire campus would rally and support the group. We are going through one of those rare times when every student on campus is feeling the same emotion: emptiness. It was my way of bringing the university together and showing my classmates that the entire country supports us. It is truly an amazing way of watching our beautiful country come together to start the healing process." Each group has a "w all," which mem­ bers, after they have joined, may write on to express their thoughts on topics about the group. In a 5-m inute span on the wall for Hall's Facebook group, stu­ dents from Old Dominion University, New York University, Florida State University, Texas State, Marshall, Christopher Newport University, the University of Miami, Auburn, North Carolina A&T, Seminole Community College, Rice and SUN Y Potsdam all wrote messages expressing their prayers and con­ dolences to Tech students and the hardships everyone on campus was enduring. University studies student Kara Whipkey joined Hall's group to honor a friend of hers who was shot in the massacre. "I personally joined the group to let every­ one who is grieving know that we are all thinking and praying for them ," Whipkey said. "I have a friend, Kristina Heeger, who is tragically a victim as well, and I am waiting to hear her status. "I just can't believe something like this has happened," Whipkey said. "I really have no words to show how I'm feeling. All 1 can really say is that I am praying for the victims and their family and friends." Thousands of students expressed the same sentiments. One group called "A tribute to those who passed at the Virginia Tech shooting" is the largest group so far created for memorializ­ ing the victims of April 16. At 4 p.m. yester­ day, the total number of members was up to 5,738. By 7:30 p.m., there were close to 31,000 members. The events on campus have spread their way across international boundaries. The creator of this group, Paul Jansen, is in Greece. Another group created by Tech fresh­ man Michael Leonard is called "Virginia Tech Massacre Memorial Group." "I thought this would be a good way to increase awareness," Leonard said. "I was in lockdown in Torgersen Hall, and I wondered if anyone had done it. W hen I got back to my room, I decided I would just make one myself." However, not all Facebook groups created take a positive standpoint. One such group is called, "D uck n Cover — The saga continues." Many students have voiced their opinions of the group on its wall, asking the creator to erase the group entirely. "I was offended by the nature of that group," said Tech freshman Alex Weaver. But groups like these are few and far between. Students and Facebook members have mobilized themselves on a digital front to show their support for the Hokies and every­ one touched by the events on this day in April. Supporters increase by the minute, and the Hokies hear their heartfelt offerings of remorse. COME HEAR Ra’anan Gissin SENIOR ADVISOR AND SPOKESMAN TO " A FORMER ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER ARIEL SHARON V ________________________ y An Insider’s Look at Contemporary World Issues: The U.S. Role in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Thursday, April 19, 2007 7:30 PM (Doors Open at 7:00) University of Texas-Austin Location: Santa Rita Suite- Texas Union Photo ID REQUIRED • No Bags Allowed * Register at the door For more inform ation, con tact: Becca Levy rmhlevy@gmail.com or Michelle Miro Michelle.Miro@mail.utexas.edu Call 1-800-969-5585 x 247 or visit w w w .caravanfordem ocracy.org Caravan for Democracy drives constructive dialogue on college campuses throughout the United States by bringing different speakers from Israel to discuss the challenges Israel faces as the only democracy in the Middle East. Caravan for Democracy provides access to resources and opinions to encourage critical thinking about the issues affecting Israel, how it is covered in the media and its unique role in the region. | Democracy freedom Solidarity U niversity Dem ocrats College Republicans CARAVAN for DEMOCRACY ( » Israel and America: Sharing hopes Sharing values. ★ ) icr K ÍM L Oh/ CAm/VÍ CO A im ov rexas v i # HiixeL Caravan for Democracy is supported by: rO JNF. for | www.caravanfordemocracy.org JyJR forever mediaw atch Wednesday, April 18, 2007 l MW R s r n 7A Symposium focuses on justice system flaws Former death row inmate and ensure conviction. says death penalty ‘targets the poor during speech By M aya Srikrishnan Daily Texan Staff * There are five flaw s in the A m erican ♦justice system , said K erry M ax C o o k, a m an w h o w a s incarcerated for 22 years after bein g w ro n g fu lly convicted o f rape and murder. n C o o k m ade the op en in g address at an annual sym p o siu m on civil rights held at the U T School o f L aw Tuesday. The sym p o siu m focused on prison sys­ tem s in Texas and across the U.S. “These flaw s send innocent m en and w om en to their deaths," said C o o k, w ho w rote a bo o k called "C h a sin g Justice," addressin g his experiences w ith the legal system . T he first fla w is an error o f m is­ taken identification , and the secon d is the use o f w e a k inm ate testim ony b y the p rosecu tion , he said. T he third flaw is "ju n k scien ces." C o o k said this is w h en the p rosecu tion calls exp ert w itn esses w h o e ssen tia lly tailor their f i n d i n g s to rem o ve reasonable do u b t T he fourth flaw, prosecutorial m is­ conduct, C o o k deem s the m ost critical in regards to his o w n false conviction, he said. "T he reason for that degree o f pros­ ecutorial m isconduct is that prosecutors enjoy qualified im m unity, and in the w ro n g hands, it becom es nothing short o f a license to lie and cheat," he said. The fifth flaw Is ineffective assistance counseling, C o o k said, usin g a com ­ parison betw een Km art and Saks Fifth A ven u e shoppers to sh o w w h at havin g the m on ey to hire the best law yers can do for som eone. "M o n e y is w h a t determ in es w h o lives and dies in this country. The death p en alty is not racist; the death penalty targets the poor," C o o k said. juven ile T he sy m p o siu m 's first panel dis­ cu sse d justice, sp ecifically sexual abuse w hich the Texas Youth Com m ission failed to report in a tim ely manner. Speakers in this panel included Scott M edlock o f the Texas C iv il Rights Project, Will Harrell of the A m erican C iv il Liberties U nion o f Texas and Isela G utierrez o f the Texas Coalition A d v o ca tin g for Juvenile Justice. T he second panel addressed w h at ordin ary peop le can d o to reform pris­ ons and featured speakers N icole Porter o f the A m erican C iv il Liberties U nion o f Texas, J. R ogue o f the A ID S Coalition to U nleash Power, A ndria S h iv ely o f the Inside Books Project and M ichele Deitch, adjunct professor at the Lyndon B. Johnson School o f Public Affairs. D eitch discussed non-litigation strat­ egies to address the problem s in the Texas prison system , sayin g the judicial standards aren't adequate enough. T he first strategy is to reduce this co u n try's reliance on incarceration, she said. "W e lock u p m ore p eop le in this co u n try than an yw h ere else in the w o rld ," she said. "If Texas w a s its o w n country, w e w o u ld h ave the sixth- m ost peop le locked up. We lock up m ore p eop le than five European co u n ­ tries p u t together, in cludin g Britain, France, P ortugal, D enm ark an d the N eth erlan ds." The U nited States doesn 't h a ve as m any com m unity-based strategies as other countries, w h ich better address social issues, such as d ru g abuse and m ental-health problem s, and em p h a­ size last resort, D eitch said. im p risonm en t as a STOP AND REFLECT Students get outside and enjoy a brief break from the drizzle Tuesday eve­ ning at the intersection of 24th and San Antonio streets. Jordan G om ez Daily Texan Staff UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY I UT computing center to help Dell improve systems The Texas Advanced C om puting Center, a UT com puter technology research facility, will collaborate with Dell Inc. in the Dell XL HPC Consortium to enhance Dell's large- scale high performance com puting systems. The group focuses on the poten­ tial effects of high-perform ance com puting systems within the scien­ tific and business realms in society. The com bined efforts of the con­ sortium will lead to opportunities in developing technology including software stacks, file systems, net­ w orking and processor technology. M em bers of the consor­ tium include several institutes, such as the National Center for Supercom puting Applications, California Institute of Technology and Maui H igh Performance Com puting Center. The g roup will continue to co n ­ vene in Austin every spring and fall. — D avid Cabañero Exonerated former death row inmate Kerry M ax C ook shares his experiences fighting for his freedom at the UT School of Law on Tuesday. His 6-year-old son Chris looks on. B ry a n t H a e r t ie in | D aily Texan Staff UT Habitat chapter will hold contest to educate on poverty The Texas C am pus Chapter of Habitat for Hum anity will construct four houses created from cardboard and paper mache on G regory Plaza during its first Act! Speak! Build! event today and tomorrow. The event was scheduled to begin Tuesday but was postponed due to rain. "The purpose is advocacy and education about poverty ho u sin g and Habitat for Humanity," said inter­ national business senior Paul Tilton, piesident of the University's Habit for Hum anity chapter. G roups of Habitat members, called "families" within the organization, will com pete to assem ble the best ho using structure. The winner will be selected based on the num ber of votes each house receives from visitors to the event w ho make don a ­ tions. The organization will also publicize its letter-writing cam paign aim ed at international budget issues concern­ ing global poverty, Tilton said. The event replaces the organiza­ tion's annual spring Shack-a-thon, in which Habitat m em bers sleep in small "shacks" for several nights on the plaza. Tilton said he hopes the change will put m ore em p ha sis o n its Shack- a-thon this fall. — Lindsey Mullikin C la s s e s begin M a y 29 - R e g iste r and pay early! w w w .austincc.edu/h ow toreg ütter W bUi/HiAW ej^>es\ Current and former ACC students register between April 30 and May 23. Check the schedule for your eligible dates. New, current, and former ACC students register May 7-May 23. S ta rt H ere. G et T h ere. W orkforce Training • University Transfer • A c c e ss Program s • Great Faculty & Staff SILVER S P U R S SILVER S P U R S STUDENT-OF-THE-YEAR SC H O L A R S H I P ONE $IOOO CASH GRAND PRI ZE W I N N E R E I G H T $ 5 0 0 CASH W IN N E R S O ne M ale and one Female student from each class: Freshmen (first years), Sophomores (second years), Juniors (third years), and Seniors (fourth year plus) A P P L I C A T I O N S D U E W e d n e s d a y , A p r i l 2 5 T H b y 4 p . m . A T T H E 4 T H F L O O R DE S K OF T H E SSB W I N N E R S A N N O U N C E D F R I D A Y , A P R I L 27, 2 O O 7 Applications need to include • A copy of the student’s transcript (2.5 minimum G P A ) • A resume highlighting campus involvement (athletic, social, spirit, professional, etc.) • O ne page 250 word max essay explaining: How do you define the true spirit o f being a Texas Longhorn? and How have you exhibited that spirit while at U T ? The Silver Spurs encourage E V E R Y eligible student to apply Please contact the following with any questions: Robert Wooten, President: robertwooten@mail.utexas.edu Reed Burgess, Vice President: rburgess@mail.utexas.edu Seth Taylor, Scholarship Selection Chairman: seth.m.t@gmail.com 5 8A W e d n e sd a y , April! 8, 2007 Hillary Perlman, a 20-year-oki psychol­ o gy junior, puts plastic grocery sacks into the trunk of her car after shopping at H.E.B on Red River. S t a t e & L o c a l K ___/ JL -L JL JL Jl_J J L J V / -i- JL - I ___i T h e D a h .y T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com State & Local Editor: Behnaz Abolmaali Police & Courts Ed ito r Maggie Sharp Phone:(512) 232-2206 City ponders plastic bag ban Council members aim to fi n d solution to pollution issue By Lindsey Mullikin Daily Texan Staff The A ustin C ity Council will consider a resolution on T hursday to limit or ban the use of plastic bags m ade from petroleum products in Austin stores. "We d o n 't know w hat we w ant to do or how w e are going to do it, but w e know w e w ant to reduce the num ber of plas­ tic bags in ou r landfill," said C ouncilm an Lee Leffingwell, w ho sponsored resolu­ tion w ith C ouncilm an Mike M artinez and M ayor Will Wynn. the If passed, the council will have 90 days to explore potential solu­ tions to the pollution created by the plastic bags, he said. San Franscisco's city coun­ cil passed an ordinance ban­ ning the use of plastic bags in March. The city, w hich has a population of approxim ately 752,000, estim ates that it gener­ ates 1,400 tons of plastic bag w aste each year. Austin, w ith a sim ilar population of approxi­ mately 660,000, probably gen­ erates m ore than 1,000 tons, Leffingwell said. "I d o n 't anticipate that there will be a ban on plastic bags," he said. "The ideal solution w ould be re-use." Leffingwell said the use of non-petroleum plastic bags could be an option, however, those bags are m ore expensive. Local grocery com panies have been cooperative in discussing their use of plastic bags, but there m ay not be m uch Austin can do about the problem , he said. "I expect [the resolution] will be well-received," he said. "It is just a recognition of a problem." The im proper disposal of the bags is problem atic to the environm ent, said C orinna Kester, staff adviser for the UT Environm ental Center. "A nim als d o n 't know not to eat them. They think that they are food," she said. O ne of the best w ays to reduce use of this resource is to deter custom ers from using plastic bags by charging them extra, said Kester, w ho said she keeps cloth bags in the trunk of her car for im prom ptu gro­ cery shopping trips. Even w hen plastic bags are her only option, Kester said she later reuses them for trash bags in her house. "I think w hen you try to pro­ tect the environm ent, you have to be realistic. Im m ediately w hen I hear about it, I think the idea of banning plastic bags is logistically im possible," she said. Plastic bags are used in the K in's and Jester City m arkets on the U niversity's cam pus. Scott Meyer, associate director of the Division of H ousing and Food Service, said he is unsure of the changes the resolution w ould have on the cam pus facilities. "O bviously, w e are going to do w h at is best for the U niversity of Texas and the Earth," he said. Seth W haland, assistant ser­ vice m anager at HEB's Central M arket, said he believes the com pany will continue to offer both paper and plastic bags to custom ers in the future. W haland said he personal­ ly chooses to use paper bags, because they do not fund oil com panies and are m ore easily recycled. "A nd they just hold m ore," he said. Ry an Killian Daily Texan Staff Bill to rename organ donor registry after former representative By David Cabañero Daily Texan Staff Earl Taylor w holehearted­ ly w ore a green ribbon say­ ing "organ recipient" Tuesday m orning during a press confer­ ence at the Capitol on a recent biU to rename the Texas organ donrtr registry after form er Rep. Glenda D aw son, R-Pearland, an organ recipient. After receiving his heart transplant nearly 10 years ago, Taylor w as again able to meet w ith his d o n o r's mother, Yvonne Martinez, to celebrate the "gift of life," he said. Joseph Martinez, w ho w as m urdered in February 1997, was imm ediately identified as an organ donor from his driv­ er's license and organ donor card. "H e gave me a w hole new life of 10 years and counting," Taylor said. "If w e just touch one person to donate, then it's a win for me, for everybody. I w ouldn't be alive if it w eren't for organ donors." Taylor joined a few dozen organ donors, organ recipients and their family m em bers in support of renam ing the state organ registry to the "G lenda D aw son D onate Life-Texas Registry," u n d er Senate Bill 1500 and H ouse BiU 2145. Judith Zaffirini, D- Sen. Jodie L aredo, a n d Rep. L aubenberg, R-Wylie, in tro ­ duced the legislation to honor the late D aw son w h o w as the sponsor of the initial legisla­ tion to create the state donor registry. The nam e change will also m ake Texas the 27th state to join the national D onate Life America initiative. In efforts to save m ore than 7,000 Texans w aiting for an organ donation, the legislation aim s to increase the num ber of registered donors through education efforts during April, w hich is designated N ational D onate Life m onth, said M ichelle Segovia, a spokes­ w om an for The Texas O rgan Sharing Alliance. The program allows prospec­ tive donors to register w hen renew ing their driv er's license or personal identification card or online at nnvzv.texasdear.org, w hich requires signatures from tw o witnesses. "G lenda felt strongly about educating others on the sub­ ject of organ and tissue d o n a­ tion," Laubenberg said. "This is an honor to Rep. D aw son's m em ory and to her passion for this program ." There is no age lim itation in becom ing a registered donor as long as there is parental con­ sent for m inors, according to the Texas D epartm ent of State H ealth Services' Web site. Jennifer Mir, a m arine biol­ ogy senior, has been an organ donor since 2005, she said. Mir said she carries her organ donor card behind her d riv er's license in her wallet. "I know it is a w eird concept at first, but realize that your donation can save som eone's life," she said. "Besides, I'll be deceased. M ight as well p u t these precious organs to use." Students, staff offer their opinions on organ donation Sam arth Kejriwal, an econom ics and finance junior "O rgan donation is inherently correct, but it depends on w h o you are. Personally, I think it's wrong, because the hum an body m ust be preserved away from society after death." "Personally, I w ouldn't do it. I'm not really into that kind of stuff. But I guess as long as I'm dead, I would be all for it." "Well, organs? M ay the force be with y o u ..." Moham m ad A. Mohammad, Middle Eastern studies a s so ­ ciate professor and Arabic p rogram coordinator "I think it's a great idea, as long as you're not tak­ ing it from living people. It's h um ans helping humans." .auren Abram , a pre-com puter sciences freshm an A n ge la Stahl, system s analyst for Inform ation Technology Services s o n y s t y I e Now open at The Domain, Austin www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Eric Ransom E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 T h e D a i l y T e x a n SECTION B Wednesday, April 18, 2007 Russell claims home run record By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff HOUSTON - Kyle Russell pumped his fist right as the ball went off his bat. He knew that he had just broken the Texas single­ season record for home runs with 21. "I'm usually not the kind of guy to do that kind of thing," Russell said. "I can't control my emotions sometimes. I was so excited for this to finally happen, and it was a great honor, but I'm not ever going to do that again." Russell's shot was about the only legitim ate offense Texas could muster against Rice's pitch­ ing staff. Owls starter Chris Kelley struck out seven batters in six innings of work, setting up a 7-4 win. "I think our hitting has come around," Rice coach Wayne Graham said. "Texas played a fantastic defensive game, or we would have scored a lot more." Rice started hitting as early as the first pitch. triple and then scored on a Chad Lembeck sacrifice fly. "I know that [Wood] has a tendency to throw a lot of first pitch fastballs, and I went for it," Henley said. Wood then settled down and retired the side for two more innings before struggling again in the fourth, getting pulled for Pat McCrory. From that point on, Rice toyed with Texas' pitchers with a series of quality at bats. Tyler Henley led the game off for Rice by drilling Austin Wood's first pitch to center field for a "It isn't always about what you're doing w rong," Texas coach Augie Garrido said. "Sometim es it's about what they're doing right. They took their walks, and they were very aggressive. They did a better job of responding than we did." Even despite ail the Rice runs, Texas could still have rallied in the seventh inning thanks to a couple of Rice mistakes. Nick Peoples hit a single just one pitch after fouling a ball into his own wrist. After that, Rice pitcher Scott Lonergan misthrew a routine play to third base on a fielder's choice, allowing Peoples to score. Chais Fuller then scored on a wild pitch, ushering in Rice closer Cole St. Clair St. Clair, who dom inated last year as Rice's closer, had missed the season's first half to a left shoulder strain. He struck out tw o batters and three innings of no-hit ball to finish out the game. threw "I felt fine," St. Clair said. "I didn't have much time to warm up. Every time I get out there, 1 get to feel a little bit more like 1 did last year. It's been a while since I've seen hitters in a game situation." T h e n e w f a c e o f l o n g h o r n s o f t b a l l Freshman pitcher Erin Tresselt has become one of the Big 12's best in a very brief time. Tresselt is expected to receive significant time on the mound tonight when Texas plays Texas State at McCombs field in San Marcos. Joe Buglewicz | Daily Texan Staff Freshman pitcher a natural winner Erin Tresselt expected to carry on Texas tradition that Osterman began By Colby White Daily Texan Staff T h re e years ago, a changing of the tide occurred. It was small, subtle and unnoticed by most. But it happened nonetheless. cham pionship, largely behind the arm o f senior pitcher Ragan Blake. Blake had led the Lady Knights to a perfect 39-0 record and posted an am azing 0.08 ERA With the team com posed of m ostly seniors that would be gradu­ ating that year, a com m ent w as made after the win about how their depar­ ture would affect the team. A ccording to head coach Jam es M cC lanahan, then-sophom ore Erin Tresselt's response w as simple. In M issouri City, Elkins High School had just won the national softball "W hat? We'll be back next year," he rem em bers Tresselt saying. "I don't see what the problem is." And that w as it. The tide had officially shifted for Elkins. Tresselt becam e the pitcher for Elkins the next year and led the Lady Knights to a 37-1 record and another district championship. "Ju st un flap pable," M cC lanahan said. "If you looked [Tresselt] in the face, there w as the same expression all the time. It looks like she's mad as hell. ... She m ay have just struck out the first hitter, she may have given up a hom e run or she m ay have hit the kid in the head; it was the same look on her face." Tresselt finished off her high school career strong w ith a 66-6 career record, while Blake had a short stint at M ississippi State and then trans­ ferred to Texas State. I think I w anted to fill her shoes, because she did such a good job while she was [at E lkins]," Tresselt said of Blake. "S o I did the best I could." Now in her fresh m an y ear at SO FTBALL continues on page 2B N H L N O T E B O O K Marty Turco steps up, Stars continue to struggle in playoffs By Steven Kreuzer Daily Texan Staff As Dallas Stars fans and M arty Turco are discovering, it's a lot harder to get a playoff m onkey off your back w hen your for­ w ards are unable to score. The sixth-seeded Stars find in their them selves dow n 2-1 C o n fe r e n c e Q u a r t e r fin a l m atchup with the No. 3 seed Vancouver C anucks despite the solid play of all-regu lar se a ­ son goalie Turco. Turco, w ho's been criticized for poor play in the Stars' past tw o first round exits, has m anaged to m aintain the level of play for which h e's know n in the regular season through the first three gam es of the series, including a shutout in the Stars G am e 2 victory. D espite these efforts, how ever, the Stars' forw ards have been unable to beat C an ucks' goalie and M VP- cand id ate R oberto Luongo at critical m om ents The series has already seen inclu d ­ five overtim e period s, ing the four in last W ednesday night's G am e 1, w hich clocked in as the sixth longest in league history. The gam es have been largely d ecid ed to this point by the ability o f the Canucks to find a hero when necessary. For a Dallas team which built its regular season on attention to defense, the lack of offense at critical junctures could spell yet another early exit, and for Turco, the undue persistence of that frustrating m onkey for yet another year. Radulov suspended E lsew h ere the W estern in Conference Q uarters, the fifth- seeded Sharks and fourth-seed Predators have built on their year-old rivalry to ratchet up the tensions dating back to the Sharks' dism issal of the Predators in last v ear's first round. The bad blood this year began with a questionable kneeing p en ­ alty on Predator Scott H artnell, lead in g - w hich left S h a rk s' scorer Jonathan C h eechoo out indefinitely in a G am e 1 double overtim e victory for the Sharks. W hile Cheechoo w ould return in G am e 2, the story o f that tilt would be Predator rookie Alex R adulov's hit from behind, w hich m o m en tarily in cap aci­ tated San Jo se's Steve Bernier. Radulov, w ho would be given a gam e suspension for the hit, had a goal and an assist in a fight- filled 5-2 win for the Predators. G am e 3 M onday night went off w ithout m ajor incident and saw San Jose outplay N ashville in a 3-1 win back in San Jose. Anaheim, Detroit roll T h e re m a in in g W e stern C o n feren ce series, m ean w h ile, have lacked a sim ilar sp ice as each has seen the h ig h er seed ro llin g . No. 2 seed A n aheim has m ethodically d ism an tled a M in n esota W ild squ ad , w h ich the p la y o ffs on had en tered N H L continues on page K Vancouver Canucks goalie Roberto Luongo defends the goal against a shot as Dallas Stars left wing Mathias Tjarnqvist tries to get out of the way during the first period of the hockey game in Dallas Sunday. LM Otero | Associated Press N B A C O L U M N By Ariawna Talton Daily Texan Colum nist Bad teams cant rely on the lottery to save franchises W hat happens when you lose 50 or more games in an 82-game season? You get a handful of lottery balls and hope to draft a player who can turn around a franchise. Whether or not Memphis, Atlanta, Boston, Minnesota and Milwaukee have thrown games near the end of the season, these teams have all had horren­ dous seasons, and are hop­ ing the 2007-2008 season will bring better fortune. But is it fair for these fran­ chises to expect one draft gem to completely revamp the organization? History tells us they can expect all they want, but they had better be prepared for a little disappointment. Let's take a look at how some top draft picks can shape or break a team. Sure, LeBron James has put the buzz back in Cleveland, but with the current team, his chances of ever advancing to the NBA finals are rather dubious. And where will Cleveland be in the next few years if Jam es wants to opt out of his contract and join a TATLON continues on page 3B SPORTS BRIEFLY Woman's golf finishes second round in last After the second round of the Big 12 tournament, Texas shot 39-over par as a team, carding 327 for the day to sit in 12th and last place (71-over, 647). Tying for 24th place, fresh­ man Shannon Fish carded 7-over 79 while sophomore Kristin Walla sliced off 6 shots from yesterday's score to card 6-over 78, ending in 41 st place after round two. Both Arliss Hoy and Ashley Prust are in a tie for 47th place, Prust hitting 12-over and Hoy 14-over. Junior Kelley Louth was withdrawn from the tour­ nament and was unable to compete in round two. All the while Oklahoma State contin­ ues to lead the pack (35-over, 611), one round closer to their sixth championship title in Big 12 history. Only hitting 15-over par 303, Oklahoma State has a substantial lead over 12th place Texas (39-over par 327). The three-day tournament con­ cludes today. — LoRae Scharnhorst Women's tennis match against A&M postponed After a 4-hour rain delay Tuesday evening, Texas and Texas A&M agreed to resched­ ule the women's tennis match, which will be today at 2:30 p.m. at the Penick-Allison Tennis Center. Both schools worked furiously to dry the playing sur­ face after the rain had passed, but as of 9:30 p.m., the courts were still not in playable condi­ tion. — Nathan Riojas RANKINGS Baseball America Top 25 1. Vanderbilt 2. N. Carolina 3. Florida St. 4. S. Carolina 5.Texas 6. Virginia 7. Rice 8. Oregon St. 9. Arkansas 10. Wichita St. 11. Arizona St. 12. Arizona 13. Pepperdine 14. Clemson 15. Okla. St. 16. Texas A&M 17. Cal State- Fullerton 18. UC, Irvine 19. San Diego 20. Miss. St. 21. Coastal Carolina 22. Michigan 23.Tulane 24. Mississippi SCORES NBA 118 102 98 92 95 89 DET TOR LAC PHO DAL GSW 100 84 103 99 82 111 ATL IND CLE PHI ORL WSH Chicago holds on for 4-3 win in extra innings San Diego Padres' Russell Branyan is tagge d out at hom e by Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett, right, during the 10th inning of a baseball gam e Tuesday in Chicago. M. Spencer Green | Associated Press catch during the fifth inning on disabled list, even though an MRI Angel Guzman to Triple-A before I like to play everyday," Soriano the game and called up Pie, a top said Tuesday morning. "I think Monday. I want to be there for them in a on Tuesday revealed no major The Cubs mulled putting the structural damage. Instead, they right-handed pitcher five-time All-Star on the 15-day optioned "I'm upset right now because week." prospect who batted leadoff. Referee suspended for ‘improper conduct’ By Andrew Seligman The Associated Press CH ICAGO — Geoff Blum dou­ bled in the go-ahead run in the 14th inning and the San Diego Padres defeated the Chicago Cubs 4-3 on Tuesday. Khalil Greene led off the 14th with a double to the right-field com er against Will Ohman (0-1), and with one out, Blum sent a shot to left that Jacque Jones let skip by him. Ohman then retired Rob Bowen on a fly to center and pinch-hitter Jake Peavy on a pop to second. But it was the third straight rough outing for the left-hander He allowed a three-run homer to Marcus Giles in M onday's 12-4 win, and he walked in two runs in a 6-5 loss to Cincinnati last week. Blum 's hit made a winner of Doug Brocail (1-0), who struck out four and allowed one hit in two scoreless innings. Trevor Hoffman pitched the 14th for his third save in as many chances. Chicago's Daryle Ward hit a bloop double to center with one out in the bottom of the 14th, but Hoffman got Jones on a flyball to left and struck out Ronny Cedeno to end it. The Padres loaded the bases in the ninth but failed to score, and two big defensive plays stopped them in the 10th and 12th. With runners on first and sec­ ond in the 10th, Brian Giles sin­ gled to center off Bob Howry. Felix Pie — making his major league debut for the Cubs — charged in and unleashed a throw that hit Michael Barrett on a fly and beat Russell Branyan by a couple feet. Mike Cameron then grounded out to end the threat. And with a runner on second in the 12th, second baseman Mark DeRosa dived to his right to snag Marcus Giles' line drive for the final out. Adrian Gonzalez tied a career high with four hits for San Diego. Greg Maddux allowed three runs and six hits in five innings in his first start against the Cubs since they traded him to the Los Angeles Dodgers at the deadline last July. He walked one, did not strike out a batter, but was unable to protect a 3-1 lead. That evaporated in the fifth. The Cubs' Henry Blanco led off with a double to right and scored on a double to left-center by Pie, who was called up from Triple- A Iowa because Alfonso Soriano has a strained left hamstring. Pie scored on Derrek Lee's single. Until then, Wade M iller appeared headed to his second loss. He struggled through five innings, allowing six hits and four walks while striking out three after getting hit hard by Milwaukee in his first start. C h icago's Aramis Ram irez started at third after missing four games with tendinitis in his right wrist and delivered an RBI tri­ ple off the right-field wall in the first inning. But while one star returned, another was missing. Soriano expects to sit out about a week after straining his left ham­ string while attempting a diving By Brian Mahoney The Associated Press NEW YORK — Joey Crawford is done ejecting players and coaches this season. On Tuesday, he was the one getting tossed. The veteran NBA referee was suspended indefinitely by com ­ m issioner David Stem for his conduct toward Tim Duncan, who contends the official chal­ lenged him to a fight during a game in Dallas. Crawford has worked more postseason games than any active ref. His suspension will last at least through the NBA finals, and he apparently will have to meet with Stem after that to discuss reinstatement. "Especially in light of similar prior acts by this official, a sig­ nificant suspension is warrant­ ed," Stem said in a statement. "A lthough Joey is consistently rated as one of our top refer­ ees, he must be held accountable for his actions on the floor, and we will have further discussions with him following the season to be sure he understands his responsibilities." Crawford ejected Duncan from San Antonio's loss after calling a second technical foul on the Spurs star while he w as laughing on the bench. "H e looked at me and said, 'Do you want to fight? Do you want to fight?"' Duncan said. "If he wants to fight, we can fight. I don't have any problem with him, but we can do it if he wants to. I have no reason why in the middle of a game he would yell at me, 'D o you want to fight?"' cited for "im proper conduct" and "inap­ propriate com m ents made to Duncan during the gam e." Stem said Crawford's actions "failed to m eet the standards of profession­ alism and game management we expect of NBA referees." C raw ford w as The NBA also fined Duncan $25,000 for verbal abuse of an San Antonio Spurs guard Tony Parker looks dow n as NBA referee Joey Crawford makes a call during their basketball gam e against the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas Sunday. Crawford was suspended indefinitely by com m issioner David Stern on Tuesday for his conduct toward Spurs player Tim Duncan, w ho contends the official challenged him to a fight. Donna McW illiam | Associated Press official. Crawford said Duncan referred to him with an exple­ tive. during the regular season and 252 in the playoffs, including 36 in the NBA finals. Crawford was the first referee suspended since Rodney Mott was banned three games on Jan. 12 for making an obscene gesture toward a fan and also using inap­ propriate language in Portland. Crawford comes from an offici­ ating family. HLs brother, Jerry, is a major league umpire, as was his father, Shag. But his temper has gotten him noticed before, especially in Game 2 of the 2003 Western Conference finals, a matchup involving the same teams as in Sunday's game. Crawford called four technical fouls in the first 10-plus minutes, leading to ejections of then-Mavs coach Don Nelson and assistant Del Harris. Joey Crawford is in his 29th season as an NBA referee. He has officiated more than 2,000 games Crawford also called a tech nical in a recent game against Duncan, who said Sunday that Crawford has a "personal ven­ detta against me." Duncan was called for his first technical foul Sunday with 2:20 remaining in the third quarter for arguing about an offensive foul. Crawford hit him with the second technical 1:16 later after Duncan was on the bench laugh­ ing about a call that went against the Spurs. gone, the With D uncan M avericks rallied to beat the Spurs, ending San A ntonio's chance of earning the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference. Virginia Tech head football coach shares thoughts on university tragedy By Hank Kurz Jr. The Associated Press BLA CKSBU RG, Va. — Frank Beam er grew up about an hour from Blacksburg, played foot­ ball for Virginia Tech and has becom e the very fam iliar face of the university as the man who built the Hokies into one of the nation's elite football programs. But on Monday, Beam er was like so m any others — glued to the television and watching as the details of mass m urder on the cam pus he loves slowly dribbled out. O n Tuesday, he canceled his team 's last three spring practices and Satu rd ay's spring gam e, w hich is alw ays a big draw at Lane Stadium . None of his play­ ers were hurt in the shooting spree that left 32 victim s and the gunm an dead. "T h ere's things more im por­ tant than football right now ," he said after attending a som ­ ber convocation. "T h ere's a lot of grieving families here, and there's going to be a lot of griev­ ing fam ilies here Saturday. I just thought it was the right thing to d o." The school Tuesday also post­ poned a baseball game against William & Mary that was sched­ uled Wednesday. Five spring sports teams will participate in ACC championships as sched­ uled, the school said. Beam er w as in his office when new s of the shootings broke, and when he was cleared to leave at about noon, there was no way to avoid watching. He said he tried to w ork out when he got hom e, but the phone kept ringing, so finally he just watched. like," he said in his spacious football office. "A nd all of a sud­ den you have a m assacre." He said he the im agines schoo l's reputation w ill take a beating in the com ing days as the nation remains gripped by the details of the murders, but that he expects the best of Virginia Tech will com e forth, as well. "If 1 know anything about Hokies, and I think I do, I think w hat's going to happen is we're going to becom e closer, show even more respect for each other," he said. "W e're going to be even more proud, and it's going to draw us closer together." M en's basketball coach Seth Greenberg has a daughter, Paige, w h o's a freshm an at Virginia Tech and w as unharmed. "T h e most am azing thing is you know w hat this place is "I'm numb right now think­ ing about the parents com ing to cam pus to identify their chil­ dren," Greenberg told the Web site. "It's hard to put into words. W hat would drive som eone to do this? "T h is is the m ost peaceful, tranquil and safe environm ent. is But this show s that there now here that you're safe from tragedy or this type of senseless violence. It's devastating." The conv ocation Tuesday packed Cassell Coliseum , and more than 20,000 people who d idn't fit in the basketball arena w atched on a huge video screen inside Lane Stadium. "I think what took place at the end of the ceremony, people wanted to let it out and say, 'Hey, this one guy's not going to beat u s,"' Beam er said. "W e're hurt, but this one guy's not going to dictate how we're going to act." * SOFTBALL: Freshman pitcher hopes to continue tradition From p agelB Texas, Tresselt is the second leg of a rotation that is being asked to do the sam e thing she did in high school: con tinu e a trad i­ tion. In Cat O sterm an's time wear­ ing the Longhorn uniform, she layed down the foundation for a new softball program and brought over the Texas tradition that exists in the school's other major sports. One of the main questions facing this year's team entering the season was how the pitching unit would carry the torch O sterm an lit. Ju n io r ace pitcher M eagan Denny, Tresselt and fellow fresh­ m an Torrey Schroeder started off the season looking poised to pick up where Osterman left off. During the team 's first 20 games, they only allowed four runs or more four times and com bined for seven shutouts. During that stretch, Tresselt consistently held one of the lowest ERAs in the conference. Things have changed for No. 19 Texas since then, however, posting a conference record of 3-7 and being shut out five times by Big 12 teams. But Tresselt has still showed consistency, as she remains in the top three in ERA for the confer­ ence. A big part of her success has been her ability to produce m ovem ent on her pitches. ''She is a finesse type pitcher," M cC lanahan said of Tresselt's style in high school. "Sh e w asn't going to ju st blow people aw ay w ith how hard she threw, but she d id n't throw very straight either in the fact that she had such great m ovem ent on her p itches." "If you looked [Tresselt] in the face, there was the same expression all the time. It looks like she's mad as hell." James McClanahan, Elkins High School softball head coach The struggling Longhorns will get a break from their tough con­ ference schedule tonight as they host Texas State at M cC om bs field, but they w ill still have to match up against Tresselt's for­ mer teammate, Blake, who has won the Southland Conference Pitcher of the Week two w eeks running. Denny is the usual starter for the Longhorns, but with Texas having troubles and opposing batters catching on to D enny's riseball, Tresselt may see more time tonight, w hich would mean she and Blake would face off against each other. But Tresselt w on't sw eat it, she's "just unflap­ pable." C o t t o n B o w l h o n o r s T e x a s l e g e n d Courtesy of the Cotton Bowl A pair of Texas football greats were among the six new inductees to the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame Tuesday. Former coach Darrell Royal and former line­ man Jerry Sisemore were voted into the postseason bowl's seventh class. Royal coached the Longhorns from 1957 to 1976, winning three national titles before retiring to become the school's athletic director. The school's stadium now bears his name. Sisemore might be the most highly decorated lineman to play for the Longhorns. He earned consensus All-American honors twice at right tackle and was a Pro Bowl player for the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1980s. Both Sisemore and Royal are also members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Other inductees included Oklahoma A&M's Bob Fenimore, USC's Keyshawn Johnson, Texas A&M's Dat Ngyuen, Notre Dame's Ara Parseghian and Brad Bradley, who photographed 60 consecutive Cotton Bowl games. — Eric R a n so m Wednesday, April 18, 2007 3B Sl'OH' M EN S TENNIS Hoyas duo declares for draft B y J o s e p h W h it e The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Big East player of the year Jeff Green said Tuesday there is a "70-30" chance he will return to Georgetown for his senior season. Green and fellow junior Roy Hibbert submitted their names as early-entry candidates for the NBA draft last week. Neither has hired an agent, so both could return to fulfill their oft-stated goal of playing four years with the Hoyas. "Right now, 70-30 — 70 coming . back," Green said. "It depends on whether I'm ready. I still have a lot of things I need to work on to play at that level." want to get a gauge of what their N B A value is now and what it might be if they stay in school another year. "D o I want to go eight-through- 14, or do I want to go top three next year?" Hibbert said. "That does play a factor in my deci­ sion." H ibb ert put his od d s of returning at 50-50, even though he said Green is the more NBA- ready player. Shou ld both return, coach John Thom pson Ill's team could be a favorite to w in the N C A A title next season. The H oyas m ade the Final Four this year before los­ ing to O hio State in the national sem ifinals. Both players are potential lot­ tery picks, and both said they "I wouldn't want to be at the end of a bench on an NBA team, not being able to develop and show what I can do, so another year here would be great, obvi­ ously," Hibbert said. "But I'm just going to see if Coach thinks I'm ready. I would love to com e back and get a national championship banner in here. We were close this year, but next year could be great." Green and H ibbert have until June 18 to withdraw their names if they want to return to Georgetown. The draft is June 28. "School is only going to be here four years," Green said. "The NBA will be there forever. You can't just give up that. That's a big thought in this process. Either way, I'm going to come back and get my degree." TALT0N: Too much is expected from draft gems From page 1B championship-caliber team? In 2000, the New Jersey Nets drafted one of the fiercest college players in Kenyon Martin with hopes of solidifying the Nets as a top Eastern Conference team. In return for $16.5 million, the Nets went from a 1999 record of 31-51 to 26-56 in 2000, and after a few eventual playoff runs, Martin opted out and headed to Denver in 2004, where he has spent much of the last two seasons on the bench with nagging injuries. The No. 1 pick that every­ one, especially Michael Jordan, wants to forget is the Washington Wizards' 2001 selection of high school player Kw am e Brown. Before Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler came together, the Wizards franchise believed Brown would put them back on the map. Instead, after four seasons, he ended up in Los Angeles and has proved to be one of the worst top selections in NBA history. forgettable In 2005, the Milwaukee Bucks selected A ustralian Andrew Bogut as the No. 1 pick. Bogut earned his stay by starting 143 games in his first two seasons, but now the Bucks are vying for another No. 1 pick as they end the season with one of the worst records. We all know by now that Kevin Durant and likely Greg Oden are headed to the NBA. The only question is w here each will go. Both are unique talents, but placing them in environ­ m ents like Boston or M em phis and expecting these team s to win 60 games is nothing short of ridiculous. G ranted, one of the two is sure to be the 2007-2008 Rookie of the Year and possibly aver­ age double figures in points and rebounds. As the gam e has proven time and time again, one player might m ake a franchise, but he can 't necessarily advance that franchise. Just ask Kobe Bryant, w hose Lakers are on a freefall from their one-tim e elite status. There is obviously a lot to be expected of young athletes when team owners lace them with mul­ timillion dollar contracts. And often times these players pay div­ idends on an individual effort, but what good is that when a team, coaching staff and fran­ chise as a whole still struggle? It appears the same teams are contending for the worst records each year to secure the top draft picks. W hat does that tell us? When w as the last time San Antonio, Dallas, Phoenix, Detroit or Utah got the No. 1 draft selec­ tion? O r even the No. 2 or 3 guy? It's been awhile, and yet these teams are the mainstays in the playoffs. So where is the production on all of these teams with three and four years' worth of No. 1 picks? Maybe the likes of Charlotte and Memphis are canceling out the diversity factor of a team by drafting the top players year after year. There's no guy used to being the sixth man, therefore players are not as hungry for the chance to move up in the ranks because each is already used to being the go-to guy. Let's hope that for Durant and Oden the cities they land in will be prepared to allow them to develop into 18- and 19-year old professionals; after all, it's well within a team's rights to demand of these players their full effort, but it would be foolish and unfair to presume they'll immediately take struggling franchises straight to the finals. Big 12 championship rematch for Longhorns B y B la k e H u r t ik Daily Texan Staff With the race for the top seed in the Big 12 Championships coming down to the wire, Texas needs a win over No. 4 Baylor tonight to keep pace. For the No. 11 Longhorns, the Bears' reputation as a powerhouse tennis team isn't playing a fac­ tor in how the team prepares for the match. Also fresh on Texas' mind is their 4-1 triumph over Baylor in Waco to win the Big 12 Championship last year. "W e treat every match the sam e," Texas coach M ichael Center said. "They're definitely a difficult team to beat, but we're confident." The Longhorns (15-6,3-1 Big 12) are coming off a tumultuous road trip in which they lost to the other player in the Big 12 race, No. 7 Oklahoma State, and defeated No. 28 Oklahoma. Center attributes the loss to Oklahom a State to sophomore Miguel Reyes Varela being unable to play, junior Milan Mihailovic sustaining an injury and playing on indoor courts. With Reyes Varela and Mihailovic hopefully on board for tonight's match and with the team play­ ing on their home outdoor courts, look for the Longhorns to be play­ ing their best tennis. "W e didn't play terribly [against Oklahoma State]," Center said. "They just out-served us indoors. I don't think we need to change anything." "[Baylor's] definitely a difficult team to beat, but we're confident." M ich ael Center, Texas m en's tennis coach Junior Luis Diaz Barriga is rid ing a 14-match winning streak since dual match play began and will look to further increase his total. Texas' talented freshman Dimitar Kutrovsky finds himself ranked 88th by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association for the first time in his young career. Kutrovsky has forged a reputation as an intense competitor and will look to land another upset against a talented Bears team. The Bears (19-3, 3-0 Big 12) are the bad boys of the Big 12, but they aren't invincible. Having suffered their last loss being a shutout at the hands of No. 1 Georgia April 12 and barely pulling out a 4-3 win over No. 43 Texas Tech Sunday, the Bears have proven to be beatable. But that's not to say they don't have one of the most talented teams in the country. Baylor fea­ tures three players ranked by the ITA in Michal Kokta (No. 23), Lars Poerschke (No. 14) and Dominik Mueller (No. 102) w ho have a com­ bined dual match singles record of 39-12. The Bears also boast the No. 18 doubles team with Matija Zgaga and David Galic. For Center and his team, it's just another match, and his team is approaching it like any other. "We just need to come out strong and play hard," Center said. NHL: Rangers, Lightning poised for early upsets From page IB Eastern Series a tear, to b u ild a 3-0 series lead. The W estern C onference cham p ion D etroit Red W ings m eanw hile shelled the C alg ary Flam es through their first two m atchups in D etroit, com binin g to ou tshoot C alg ary by a total o f 97-35 in taking a 2-0 lead b ack to A lberta. T h e Flam es, w hose 13-20-8 road record w as by far the w orst of any playoff team , w ill need to feed off the consid erable energy of the fans in the Sad d led om e if they have any hope of reversin g cou rse against an exp erien ced D etroit squad. in A tlanta behind At least tw o upsets are b rew ­ ing back east as the No. 6-seeded N ew York R angers w on both the gam es inspired play of Jarom ir Jagr. The Tampa Bay Lightning, the 2004 Stanley Cup cham ps, have sim ilarly ridden the stellar play of Vincent L ecavalier to storm to a 2-1 lead over the No. 2-seeded D evils after splitting the op en­ ing pair in New Jersey. The Buffalo Sabres, favored by many to steal the Cup largely due to the relative weakness of the East and the presumably easier route to the Cup Finals, have had trouble dispatching the New York Islanders as quickly as expected. After being dominated in Game 1, the Islanders welcomed back franchise goalie Rick DiPietro, who promptlv stole Game 2 in Buffalo, N.Y. 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Subject to change at ler 3 Interest rate reduction for students mat select to have their monthly payments automatically deducted from their c savings account. ©2007 KeyCorp W ednesday, April 18, 2007 CANIBUS: Acts preceding performance also dull From page 8B Bus has also butted heads with Wyclef and Eminem. Canibus took his sweet time getting to the stage — disap­ pointing, considering his bare -bones crowd amped enough to throw down a $10 charge. Between his battle-friendly and highly technical flow, personal philosophies and scraps with prominent artists, I thought the event would be more interest­ ing. The opening band sound­ ed like a joke. I counted the "crow d " on one hand and retreated outside for a while. Even after a few' cold ones, it didn't get much better. I spent more than 2 and a half hours watching a slew of rappers molest the stage, most so-so at best. There were some gentle­ men from Compton, though, who made things pretty inter­ esting with a rap battle open to the crowd. When Canibus hit the stage after 1 a.m., I was already over it. He performed a variety of new and old material accom pa­ nied by his own vocal backing tracks. Bus sounded all right, but fans can pop in his CDs for that. Where was the show m an­ ship, the signature freestyling or anything besides an exact reproduction of his record­ ings? It's sad to see someone so good fade into obscurity. Sad to see only a handful of people watching him, not even on the main stage. Sad it took so damn long for him to get on stage. Still, his now cult follow­ ing looks forward to hearing the new album, For Whom the Beat Tolls, when it drops next month. Recycle your copy of T h e D a i l y T e x a n 4B I A FI' & A !ITS Internet sees surge in religious sites By Jake Coyle The Associated Press the name of M ySpace, YouTube and the holy Internet, amen. In A number of religious Web sites are aping the names and styles o f some of the Web's most popu­ lar sites. Chief among them are GodTube.com, a video-sharing site for Christians, and MyChurch.org, a social networking realm. The explosion of niche social networking sites that divvy up into various your personality identities h a s extended into reli­ gion with Mi/Church.org. The site describes is NOT itself: "This MySpace for Christians/ this is MyChurch for EVERYONE." All are invited to MyChurch, including nonbelievers who can pick from the 4 3 0 6 churches that have pages on the site. You first form a Facebook-style profile that can be linked to friends and differ­ ent churches. Users can share sermons saved as podcasts, blog about their faith and leam about church activities. If you pay an optional fee of $12, you get perks like more space for multimedia. The site, owned by a com pa­ ny called JCMedia, is essentially devoted to various denom ina­ tions of Christianity. It is, after all, MyChurch, not MySynagogue These sites have argu ably m ade the b ig g e st online religious im print using the form s of YouTube and MySpace, but they aren't alone. or MyMosque. But more on that later. GodTube's mission is to "uti­ lize Web-based technology to con­ nect Christians for the purpose of encouraging and advancing the Gospel worldwide." Its "Broadcast H im " slogan is a cléar riff on YouTube's "Broadcast Yourself." The site was formed by 38-year- old Chris Wyatt, a Dallas seminary student and former TV producer. He earlier tried a Christian ver­ sion of Netflix, and after starting GodTube in January, has found more than 50,000 unique visitors a day. Many of the videos are playful. Its most popular video is titled "Baby Got Book," which is per­ haps the most disturbing remix of Sir Mix-A-Lot ever. One line goes: "I like big Bibles and I can­ not lie." Videos jibe with that d on't the GodTube com m unity are "vigilantly" monitored, the site explains, keeping the rhetoric safe and Christian. These sites have arguably made the biggest online reli­ gious imprint using the forms of YouTube and MySpace, but they aren't alone. M uslimSpace.com, created by Mohamed el-Fatatry of Finland is a similar commu­ nity for Muslims. IslamTube.com also mirrors YouTube, though it requires becoming a member to view videos. Other faiths, too, can be expect­ ed to soon embrace Web 2.0 forms. And it's rather refreshing to see something online that isn't all about "you." T H F U N I V E R S I T Y O F T T H E T E X A S U N I O N congratulates M A N A S I D E S H P A N D E 2 0 0 7 Recipient o f the P a l - M a k e a D i f f e r e n c e A w a r d A passion for helping others inspired Jaspreet Singh Pal, BBA '9 5 , to establish the Pal— “Make A Difference'’Endowment in the Texas Union in spring 2 0 0 6 . H e established the endowment to prom ote student participation in leadership and public service initiatives, noting “U T and the U nion, in particular, played a key role in my life. I made a com m itm ent that I will try to give som ething back early in my professional career that will recognize students who go over and beyond to make a difference. 1 he Pal endowment supports the annual Pal—M ake A D ifference Award to recognize students who make significant contribu tions to campus life or the broader community. T h e award is presented at the spring Student A ffairs Leadership Award program. I he recipient receives a S I , 0 0 0 cash award and a certificate. M anasi Deshpandc is the first recipient of the Pal— M ake A D ifference Award. W hen Manasi Deshpande encountered the difficulties i>i negotiating the U 1 campus in a whec lchair. she decided to take action. Over a two-vc ,ir period, she designed and conducted a study to measure how perceptions o f campus accessibility change when ambulatory individuals simulate wheelchair use. N o t only did the study’s participants experience high levels o f frustration and loss o f independence, but their willingness tea pay for accessibility also rose accordingly. Deshpande s 60-page report and recommendations have motivated kev administrators to participate in disability simulation, have influenced the design plans of the new Student Activitv Center, and have reinvigorated the discussion on campus accessibility. Deshpande is a Truman Scholar, a Cactus Yearbook Outstanding Student, a member o f the Friar Society, and a Supplemental Instruction leader in the D epartm ent o f Econom ics. She will graduate m May with a BA in Plan II, economics, and mathematics. i I President Juan C González at the Student A flairs leadership Wednesday,. 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I I T . & \ H I - 7 B Registration creates headaches, opportunities for student body Long waitlists, similar course numbers pose problems in process a two hour-long labs w ith an hour break in between, so I'm on cam pus alm ost the entire d a y It is aw ful." "I was on a waitlist for an organic chemistry lab, and if you don't take the lab and the class at the same time, you will forget half the stuff you need by the time you end up taking it." Travis Biles, physics junior Briles eventually got into the class he needed, b u t there are countless other stories that d o p 't have such a hap p y ending. O n the other hand, m any students get exactly the classes they w ant bu t are left w ith inconvenient tim es a n d /o r locations. A rc h ite ctu ra l e n g in e e rin g freshm an Sarah Wilson said she got all the classes she w anted, b ut w ith terrible times. "I have chem istry at 8 a.m. on M onday, W ednesday and "O n Friday," W ilson Tuesdays and T hursdays, I have three hour-and-a-half classes and said. W hile som e struggle to ad a p t to the rigorous schedule of u n i­ versity academics, m any students also juggle full course loads, a job and extracurricular activities. So throughout this registration, if the w aitlist spectre haunts your registration inform ation sheet, or RIS, take com fort in the fact that you are not alone. U T's Counseling and M ental H ealth C enter offers services for those struggling to cope w ith stress. M any cam pus organiza­ tions also offer stress-relief pro­ gram s d uring exams, including free coffee and cookies at som e dorm itories. Stress fighting tips •Take a deep breath • Connect with others • Engage in physical activity • Manage time • Know your limits • Have a good cry • Avoid self-medication Source: UT Counseling and Mental Health Center "Mental Stress"pamphlet By Kelly Treleaven Daily Texan Staff Registration is easily one of the m ost stressful tim es for students at UT. A nything can go w rong, from missing the assigned reg­ sw itching istration block a few digits and ending up in Introduction to O ceanography (27155) instead of H istory of Rock Music (21755). to Of course, registration prob­ lems are not alw ays a result of carelessness. M any underclass­ m en, and even som e u p p e r­ classm en, end up being put on waitlists, because courses fill up too quickly. Physics junior Travis Briles recalls the agony of being w aitlisted during registration his freshm an year. "It w as frustrating," he said. "I w as on a w aitlist for an organic chem istry lab, and if you d o n 't take the lab and the class at the sam e time, you will forget half the stuff you need by the time you end up taking it." News, Trailers, Reviews, and more... ideoqame - maw - — — - ék a . videogam ehourlive@ texasstudenttv.com O n l y O n antenna 9 dorm 15 WEDNEDAYS GAME OVER S p O H S O f O d b y T E X A S S T U D E N T T E L E V IS IO N C a b l e 1 6 at 10pm VJLP E O G A M E S w w w . g a m e o v e r v i d e o g a m e s . c o m IN T E R E S T E D IN W O R K IN G IN T E L E V IS IO N P R O D U C T IO N ? N e w s D i r e c t o r W orks w ith the Production Depart­ M anages the N ew s Department and ment in making promos for the TV w orks w ith the N ew s Executive Pro­ station. ducer and TSTV in promoting student new s for Austin, TX. A s s t . N e w s D i r e c t o r A ssists in managing the N ew s P r o d u c t i o n D i r e c t o r M anages all productions and com­ mercial contracts for TSTV. W orks w ith the TSTV Producers and Promo­ Department and works w ith TSTV in tions Department. promoting student new s for Austin, TX A s s t . P r o d u c t i o n D i r e c t o r S p o r t s D i r e c t o r M anages the Sports Department and A ssists in all productions and com ­ mercial contracts for TSTV W orks w orks w ith TSTV in promoting UT w ith TSTV Producers and Promotions Sports for Austin, TX. Department A s s t . S p o r t s D i r e c t o r A ssists in managing the Sports P r o g r a m m i n g D i r e c t o r Schedules TSTV Programming, Department and works w ith TSTV tn development and approval of TSTV promoting UT Sports for Austin, TX show s for air, and m aintains the S t a f f D i r e c t o r M aintains the TSTV email list server and handles orientation for newcom ­ FCC/PACT policies and procedures. A s s t . P r o g r a m m i n g D i r e c t o r A s s is ts in Scheduling TST V for new volunteers each week Famil­ Program m ing, developm ent and iarizes new volunteers w ith TSTV approval of T ST V show s for air, and station and programming m ain tain s the FCC / PACT p o licie s A s s t . S t a f f D i r e c t o r A s sists in maintaining the TSTV and procedures S t u d i o S u p e r v i s o r email list server and handles orienta­ M aintains the television studio for all tion for newcom ers Schedules pro­ productions. TSTV TEXAS STUDENT TELEVISION O pen P o sitio n s T e x a s S t u d e n t T e l e v i s i o n is t h e o n l y s t u d e n t run, s t u d e n t p r o d u c e d , F C C l i c e n s e d c o l l e g e t e l e v i­ s i o n s t a t i o n in t h e c o u n ­ try. S t u d e n t s c a n learn p r o d u c i n g , w r i t in g , a n d m u c h m o r e . T S T V is n o w h i r i n g f o r t h e S u m m e r & Fall 2 0 0 7 . 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R e s u m e s s h o u l d b e productions. s u b m i t t e d w i t h j o b a p p l i ­ P r o m o t i o n s D i r e c t o r c a t i o n s . Q u e s t i o n s s h o u l d Promotes, advertises, and plans E n t e r t a i n m e n t D i r e c t o r M anages the Entertainment Depart­ ment and assists the executive producers of various entertainm ent show s w ith their weekly broadcasts. A s s t . E n t e r t a i n m e n t D i r e c t o r A s sists in managing the Entertain­ ment Department and works w ith TSTV w ith promoting vanous enter­ b e d i r e c t e d to t h e s t a t io n m a n a g e r at m a n a g e r ® t e x a s s t u d e n t t v . c o m special events for Texas Student Television W orks with the Produc­ tion Department in making promos tainment shows. W e b m a s t e r for the TV station. A s s t . P r o m o t i o n s D i r e c t o r A ssists in promotions, advertise­ ments, and planning of special events for Texas Student Television M ain tain s the Texas Student TV W ebsite ww w texasstudenttvcom A s s t . W e b m a s t e r A ssists in m aintaining the Texas Student TV W ebsite www. texasstudenttv com www.fexasStudentTV.com C o l l e g e T e l e v i s i o n f o r A u s t i n Brightblack Morning Light plays Emo's inside stage tonight. Courtesy o f M a ta do r Records Emo’s to showcase new indie musicians tonight By Brad Barry Daily Texan Staff to n ig h t is your chance to catch tw o of the fastest-rising stars of creative independent music, as Brightblack M orning Light's Crystal Totem Turr and D eerhunter's jaunt with the Ponys for one night only, here in A ustin at Emo's. Though both bands are relative new com ers to the scene, having only released tw o album s each, the depth of their ideas and cohesiveness of their sounds lends them the air of seasoned vets. Atlanta, Ga.-based D eerhunter w ill m an the outside stage. The five-piece band started in a p u n k com m une called Die Slaughterhaus, w here founding m em ber Bradford Cox (guitar, vocals) collected a motley crew of 1 musicians. Cox recalls "I m et Colin [Mee (guitar)], because he lived there ... he had a book about surrealism and w ore this ratty Black Flag shirt." Surrealism and Black Flag aren't bad touchstones w hen attem pt­ ing to describe D e e rh u n ter's sound. The b a n d 's recordings can sw itch from a bottom less pit of avant-garde drone an d feed­ back to a breakneck, punk-influ­ enced anthem before you can say "A ndré Breton." W hen asked w hether the drifting experim en­ tal com ponent or the upbeat rock side of the band w ould be fea­ tured more prom inently in their stage show, Cox im plied that w as a choice for the A ustin crowd. "It really depends on the mood w e are in and the m ood of the audience," he said. This m ood will dictate the tracks the band plays, but for the m ost part, they will be sticking to tracks from their new est releases: this y e a r's critically-acclaim ed album , Cryptograms, and their new EP, Fluorescent Grey. W hatever the song selection, D eerhunter prom ­ ises a good time. P sychedelic "It's definitely a less serious vibe than m ost people expect. I w ould say w e are like a party band at a suicide cult." soul sham an s Brightblack M orning Light will set u p cam p inside. O riginating in A labam a, N athan "N abob" Shineyw ater (guitar, vocals) and Rachael "Rabob" H ughes (organ, vocals) soon set out for California, w here they settled in a tent village. The tw o places that Brightblack has called hom e are strong influ­ ences on the b an d 's sound. One can feel the w arm th and earthiness of the Mississippi River Delta in the slow sw ay of per­ cussion and Rhodes organ, and the aura of California is beauti­ fully channeled through the sun­ drenched vocals and spraw ling atmospherics of their recordings. These regional aspects are com­ bined with lighter-than-air harm o­ nies, pulsing bass and shim mering horn parts to derive a product that approxim ates w hat a sepia-toned picture might sound like. The regional aspect also plays a large roll in how the band sounds from night to night. Shineyw ater said the type of set "really just d epends on w here w e are. The songs w ork on a lot of different levels, and w e're alw ays bring­ ing different instrum ents into the mix, as well as people we know in different towns," Cox said. There are other w ays, as well, in w hich the Brightblack concert experience is different from nor­ mal bands. "I think people forget that we aren't com ing from your usual band experience," Shineyw ater said. "I mean, w e recorded this thing in a tent. We do it, because w e love music and w ant to share it w ith people. We're not trying to shove it dow n their throats." N ot that w e'd m ind. Because there is such significant crossover between the fan bases of both groups, Emo's is allow ing fans to see both bands for the price of one. With this chance to see tw o of the hottest bands of 2007 play­ ing only feet apart, being hip isn't even hard. Brightblack Morning Light, The White Lodge, and Silver Pines play Emo's inside stage. Deerhunter, Ponys, and Lomita play Emo's out­ side stage. Doors open at 8 p.m. NAMESAKE: Recent film based on novel From page 8B w ith in the vast foreign la n d ­ scape that is America. A shim a constantly cooks Bengali food and invites dozens of Bengali fam ilies over for holidays to cure her hom esickness. Gogol finds refuge in blend­ ing in w ith the A m erican life­ style and adapting to the culture, but this is im m ediately halted at every introduction. The origin of "G ogol" is not even Indian, w hich causes m ore em barrass­ m ent through confusion. After high school graduation, G ogol petitions for a legal nam e change, and thus begins his search for self. W ith the freedom of a new, m ore "acceptable" nam e (Nikhil), Gogol begins his creative life as an architect, against his parents' w ishes for a career in engineer­ ing. W hat follows is a journey in search of a home, som ew here to belong. Entering his 30s, w ith false periods at contentm ent, Gogol recognizes that nam es are not the crucial factor he felt w as holding him back for the first 18 years of his life. D uring a dinner party, thinking of nam es for an expect­ ant mother, he abruptly states, "There's no such thing as a per­ fect nam e. 1 think that hum an beings should be allow ed to nam e them selves w hen they turn 18. Until then, pronouns." Lahiri provides an adequate portrayal of life's search for p u r­ pose and the conflicting em otions of a family divided by national­ ity. She is creating ideas w ith distinct descriptions that provide adequate sim ilarities for anyone w ho has felt the discom fort asso­ ciated w ith the unknow n. Elegant portrayals and vivid sentim ents drive "The N am esake" to leave a Sat April 21 & Sun, April 22 «Auditorium Shores Admission fee = $ 10.00 per day + 2 cans of food Gates open at I 1:30 am; music runs until 10:00 pm. A p r il 2 1: Sinia Fiyah ( 12 00), Mr. Brown ( 1:20), Heigher Heights (2:40), Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans (4:00), Grimy Styles (5:20), Shantytown Underground (6:40), Easy Star All-Stars (8:00) A p r il 22: Don Chani ( 12:00), RokkaTone (1:20), Mystic Bowie (2:40), Jah Roots (4:00), Mau Mau Chaplains (5:20), Ricardo Lemvo (6:40), Morgan Heritage (8:00) All subject to change. See website for most current schedule. w w w .austinreg gaefest.com o r call 5 12-684-2525 lasting impression. "The Namesake" recently tran­ sitioned to the silver screen in a Mira Nair-directed film starring Kal Penn that is now playing in limited release. E G A L C I I S / E M A S ÓC = OPEN CAPTIONED DA t DESCRIPTIVE AUDIO AVAILABLE * Pass / Discount Ticket Restrictions Apply i D IG . D IG ITAL S O U N D B A R G A I N S H O W S IN I ) Wednesday - Discount Shows All Day Excluding / Films M E T R O P O L IT A N STADIU 1-35 S. AT STASSNEY LANE 800-f ANDANGO 368» Adv. 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Tlx on Sale DIRTY DANCING 20TH ANNIVERSARY (PG-13)* PERFECT STRANGER (R) • O RECD MG (1155 115 235 430 515) 715 800 10051045 (1145 220 455:730 1015 (1205 1250210 410 500)720 g!5 ojo PATHFINDER (R)-10 REQD DIG GRINDHOUSE (R) - ID REQ D dig MEET THE ROBINSONS (G) DIG THE REAPING (R) - ID REQ'D DIG BLADES OF GLORY (PG-13) DIG (1210 240 510)745 1025 (1200 1230225 300 450 525) 720 805 955 1035 (1150 1215225 250 500 5301 735 1010 810 1035 (1220 100 410 440) 700 740 950 1030 <1215 250 520.750 '020 THE HILLS HAVE EYES II (R) - ID REQ'D DIG 300 (R) ■ ID REQ'D DIG WILD HOGS (PG-13) DIG W E S T G A T E S T A D I U M 11 SO LAMAR & BEN WHITE SOO-FANOANGO 369# Adv Tlx on SWeSPIDER-MAN 3 (PG-13) * PERFECT STRANGER (R) -10 REQ D DIG 1200 235 510)745 1020 (1145 220 455)730 1005 DISTURBIA (PG-13) DIG (1220 30C 53C : 8101030 PATHFINDER (R) - ID REQ'D DIG (1205 400)800 GRINDHOUSE (R) ■ ID REQ'D DIG (1250 315 5A01805 1025 THE REAPING IR) - ID REQ'D mo (1135 205 440; FIREHOUSEDOG(PG)0ig ARE WE DONE YET’ (PG) DIG (1215 245 505)725 940 (1150 215 500)740 1010 BLADES OF GLORY (PG-13) DIG (1130 200 430) 700 925 MEET THE ROBINSONS (G) DIG TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES (PG) DIG 1210 225 435i 300 (R) ■ ID REQ'D DIG 1130210 450)735 1015 WILD HOGS (PG-13) 0#G 70S 930 SHOOTER (R)-ID REQD MG 710'000 G A T E W A Y S T A D IU M 16 CAPITAL OF TEXAS AT 183 BEHIND WHOLE FOODS 800-F ANDANGO 368* Adv. 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Kim Espinosa D aily Texan S taff T h e D a i l y T e x a n W EDNESDAY, APR IL 18, 2007 SECTION www.dailytexaopnline.com Entertainment Editor: Emily Watson Associate Entertainment Editor: Alex Navissi M usic Editor: Ramon Ramirez Features Editor: Lauren Thom pson Associate Features Editor: Jennifer, Cooke E-mail: rfeandartspdaiiytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232 -220© B O O K REVIEW ‘Namesake’ tells tale of self-discovery 'iaw B a n d r o m a n c e s t h e s o u n d s o f Q u e e n No matter how bad Gerard Way wishes to be a larger-than-life Christ-figure, his stage persona remains grounded in humility. "I went to the Alamo today," he told Wednesday night's AT&T Center faithful, face buried in white makeup and body clad in black leather. "I know that sounds touristy, but my dad loved Davy Crockett. It was really special for me." For all the confetti, Gotham City back-drops, stretchers and impromptu Mariachis, My Chemical Romance leaned on guitarist Ray Toro's searing solos while muscling through last year's ambitious, operatic and Queen-style behemoth, The Black Parade album. Yes, the Queen comparisons are rampant and an easy out for hack writers, but everything — from the Gibson Les Paul solos, with which Toro channels Brian May, to the commanding, triumphant cho­ ruses and flamboyant posturing — positively screamed Freddy Mercury. First appearing under the name "The Black Parade," Jersey's goth poster boys spent the first part of their career presenting the entirety of The Black Parade album during live performances, an artistic whole meant to be digested in one lump serving. Then came the assault of hits from 2004's breakthrough, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge, though uber-singles like "Helena" were packaged with questionable taste in the form of a massive banner that read "REVENGE," plastered in pistols. 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