' 1 j V I SÍ1I3 v T as 3AV isi; Wednesday, N ovem ber 8, 2006 wiLioaoiw :jri' J \ 11 a T e x a n Perry wins with 39 percent Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Strayhorn says she will keep watching out fo r Texas £ Bell asks state leaders to leave partisan politics in the election £ Kinky, coming in fourth, refuses to concede late Tuesday Proud * m . :«f'iexas- Proud i e x ;t> Proud&fí P r o u d * ? A ' •***#* W W W PAGE 8A Austinites approve $567.4 million in bonds Money to fund parks, central library, water quality PAGE 5A Rep. Lamar Smith keeps House District 21 Incumbent beats out Dem. challenger John Courage PAGE 5A Kay Baiiey Hutchison keeps U.S. Senate seat Incum bent carries 62 percent o f the vote PAGE 6A Republican Greg Abbott to serve 4 more years Attorney general to tackle abuse in Medicaid system PAGE 8A Republicans hold control ofTexas Legislature GOP claims 86 seats in House, 11 in Senate PAGES 5-6A, 8A Full listing of state, local election results Republican incumbent holds It. governor spot Above, Rick Perry, the incum bent Texas governor, gives his victory speech at the Om ni Hotel Tuesday evening. Below left, Independent gubernatorial candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn concedes the Texas gubernatorial election Tuesday night at the Driskill Hotel downtown. Below middle, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell concedes his defeat in Houston. Below right, Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman tips his hat to supporters and the future of Texas politics Tuesday evening at Scholz Garten. Jacq u elin e W a lk e r | D a ily Texan Staff Ste p h e n D u r d a | D aily Texan Staff Patrick M ic h e ls | D a ily Texan Staff K atrin a P erry | D a ily Texan Staff 2 0 0 6 ELEC TIO N R E S U L T S By Andrew Egan Daily Texan Staff A fter accusations of racism, corruption and dullness, the 2006 Texas gubernatorial race came to a predictable close Tuesday night, setting incumbent Gov. Rick Perry up to be the longest-serving governor in state history. By 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, both Democratic candidate Chris Bell and Independent candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn conceded the gubernatorial election to Gov. Rick Perry. Independent candidate Kinky Friedman refused to con­ cede, instead saying he was "ready to form a shadow government." At 2 a.m. Wednesday, with 95 percent of precincts reporting, Gov. Rick Perry led with 39 percent of the vote. Bell and Strayhorn followed with 30 percent and 18 percent, respectively. Friedman held firm, refusing to yield with 12 percent of the vote. Libertarian candi- date James Werner took a paltry 0.6 percent. Bell conceded shortly before 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, after being announced on stage by his 8-year-old son. "It has been a long, hard battle, and one I will always believe has been worth fighting," Bell said, speaking from Houston's InterContinental Hotel. Bell asked state leaders to look to the future and leave partisan politics where it belongs: in the election. "Partisanship is not leadership. Partisanship may result in a successful election, but it will never result in a successful state or country," Bell said. The future of the Democratic Party does not lie with any one victory or loss, but is a steady struggle for long­ term goals, he said. Strayhorn spoke to an eager audience at the Driskill Hotel in downtown Austin Tuesday night. She spent 39.15 percent □ Perry, Í¡HÍIÍ 29.79 percent □ Werner, □ Friedman, P 8 J Strayhorn, lwF; 1 17.97 percent 12.46 percent 0.60 percent GOVERNOR con tinu es on page 8A Source: Texas Secretary of State Office, as of 2.4S a.m. Wednesday Democrats win majority in House, gain ground in Senate By Tom Raum The Associated Press P O W E R SH IFT SENATE TOO C LO SE TO CALL DEMO CRATS W IN BAC K HOUSE WASHINGTON — Democrats captured four of the six Republican Senate seats they needed to take control of the Senate, winning critical contests in Ohio, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Missouri and inching closer Wednesday to erasing the GOP majority. Seizing on voter discontent with President Bush and the war in Iraq, Democrats mounted challenges for two remaining Republican-held seats in Virginia and Montana. In Virginia, Democratic challeng­ er James Webb's lead over Republican incumbent George Allen was razor thin and a recount was likely. Republicans and Democrats both dispatched law­ yers to Virginia to tally uncounted absentee ballots Wednesday, as well as to canvass votes counted on Election Day. Demcxxats captured four of six Republican-held se ats to take control of the Senate. A s of press time, close races In Virginia and Montana were still undecided and showed a slight Democratic lead. Dem ocrats won control of the House after 12 years of Republican rule. A s of press time, Democrats were leading in five more seats, while Republicans lead in 12. Senate Today 49 - Republican Yesterday__ 55 - Republican 2 undecided 17 untteddeO House 1 Independent. Yesterday NATION continues on page 8A G ra p h ic b y S h a u n S te w a rt | D a ily Texan Staff E-voting machines fare well in most precincts nationwide By Ingrid Norton Daily Texan Staff Five years ago, ballots in Austin elections were wheeled into the cavernous basement of the Palmer Events Center in metal suitcases five years ago. They were unload­ ed onto folding tables and hand- counted before being fed into machines that filled the room with a loud clacking noise. Tuesday night Travis County Sheriffs deputies milled around rooms in the back of the county clerk's office while election offi­ cials moved small cardboard boxes containing memory drives to a central computer to be checked in. Travis County is one of more than 800 counties nationwide that switched to electronic voting sys­ tems in the wake of the disputed 2000 Bush/Gore presidential elec­ tion and the 2002 Help America Vote Act, which phased out paper ballots, punch cards and lever machines, according to Election Data Services, a consulting firm that studies election administra­ tion. Though some are skeptical about e-voting and the rapid­ ity of the changes, most precincts nationwide reported few systemic failures following Tuesday's mid­ term elections. E-VOTING continue:, on page 2A SPORTS PAGE IB Houston Rockets ready to launch This year’s team could be UNIVERSITY PAGE 7A Regent donates $1 million to Texas Exes # Group’s magazine will LIFE & ARTS PAGE 8B 'Midterm Midtacular provides alternative Humorous discussion of the best in the Southwest benefit the most from gift 2006 election outcom e V°IUme2 5 c e n r b e,5 ° 0piniOn........................ 4A Sme&Locál..........................4B................... -....... I IB Comics......................... bB * ¡¡g ¡¡¡ .1.1 ,* World & N ation 3A University .... 7A Election.....______5-6A.8A Classifieds................... 5B Life&Arts -8B 0 M 0 ROV > H i g h L o w £, <" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2 0 06 Registration for the spring semes­ ter for continuing and readmitted students. Around Campus today STATE SEN. JUDITH ZAFFIRINI SPEAKS, 3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m., GEB 3.312. "Paradigm Shifts: A brighter future for higher education inTexas?" 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If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@ daitytexanonlirte.com. P ageT wo Students gather, watch results come in High 87 T h e D a il y T k x a y TODAY' By Cara Henis Daily Texan Staff W hen students gathered at Burdine Hall to m onitor results in the m idterm elections heard the D em ocrats had retaken the U.S. House of Representatives, the D e m o c ra tic crowd erupted in cheers and applause. la rg e ly Around 200 students gathered Tuesday night to join in an elec­ tion-view ing party sponsored by Student Government and the government department. Assistant government profes­ sor Sean Theriault and govern­ ment senior lecturer Gary Keith began the election-viewing party Tuesday night by setting up a large projector to show election polls and facilitate discussions about certain races. The event was casual and meant to be something fun and educational, said Adelina Bryant, government senior and director of UT Votes, a Student Government program encouraging students to vote. About 29 percent of regis­ tered voters in Texas cast ballots The crowd erupts in excitement at the UT Election Party as the results for the House of Representatives are announced Tuesday. Joshua Jow | Daily Texan Staff Tuesday, according to the Texas Secretary of State Web site. Though Democrats regained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, Theriault and Kei tli said they were not surprised there was not a similar shift in the Texas Legislature. Theriault said he believes the Democratic take­ over will affect President George W. Bush's ability to get certain laws passed. Students spread out around the auditorium snacking on pizza and cake and listening to the pro­ fessors and the election results, which slowly trickled in through­ out the evening. Chatter focused primarily on political events, with Republican and Democratic stu­ dents engaging in joint dialogue within small groups. Whenever a new race was called, students booed or cheered. Bryan P atten, an u n sp eci­ freshm an and fied bu sin ess In d ep en d en t, Jo n a th a n and Shuffield, a governm ent sop h ­ om ore and R ep u blican, d is­ cussed the gubernatorial race and possible 2008 presidential candidates w hile sitting several rows aw ay from each other. "E v en though we had separate view s on things, w e respected each oth er's op inions," Patten said. "It w as refreshing to have a conversation with a person about p o litics w ithou t arg u ­ ing." A bout 70 stu d en ts stayed past 10 p.m. to w atch the com ­ bined special of "T h e D aily Show With Jon Stew art" and "T h e C o lb ert R ep o rt" on a projection screen. To prevent those faithful to election results from m issing anything, Keith and Theriault flipped betw een C om edy Central and CNN. E-VOTING: Voting times extended in 8 states From pagel A state. " It's been lots of little and few b ig s," said A lyson Freed m an, a researcher for election lin e.org, w hich provid es non -p artisan inform ation ab ou t electio n s. "T h in g s have run relativ ely sm oothly." In eight states, votin g hours w ere exten d ed b eca u se o f technical issu es. In H ou ston Tuesday m orning som e voters had to w ait 45 m inutes for a m achine to be replaced. D uring early voting there w ere a few problem s w ith touch screens throughout Texas, w hich have been corrected , accord in g to county officials throughout the "W ith all the ch an g es w e pushed through in this elec­ tion it'd be a m iracle if we d id n 't have problem s so m e­ w h ere," said D oug L ew is, exec­ utive d irector of the N ational A ssociation of State E lection O fficials. Lew is said after the 2000 electio n , p o litician s on both sid es o f the aisle w anted a new system in place by the 2008 p resid ential election and w ere looking at 2006 as a year to iron ou t kinks. In A ustin, problem s in clu d ­ ed polling places staying open late becau se of long lines and short staffing at the A nderson Lane substation. C ounty C lerk Dana D eBeauvoir, w ho ov er­ sees elections, said her office asked voters to help man voter tab les and drew em p loyees from other polling places. "Y ou ju st hav e to pull it together," she said as results w ere checked into the co m ­ pu ter at the C o u nty C lerk 's Office. D eB eauvoir said there were no m ajor problem s w ith the eSlate voting m achines, w hich the county ad opted in 2002. "T h e c h a lle n g e o f goin g to a new system is p u rely one of ch a n g e ," said P eter the d irecto r of L ich ten h eld , for train in g co n su ltin g and H art InterC ivic, w hich m akes the eS late m ach in es. "S o m e people had used pu nch cards for 20 or 30 y e a rs." A m erican R ecreation C e n ter on East Third Street Tuesday in as m ornin g, vo ters cou nty officials scanned reg­ istratio n card s and d em o n ­ strated how to use the eSlate consoles. filed " I t w as sim ple for m e, d if­ ficu lt for m y m o th er," said P riscilla Katz, an A ustin resi­ dent. Katz, 57, said she uses com puters all the tim e but her 80-y ear-o ld m other, P riscilla M artinez, d id n 't know w hat an access code was. K atz said though she d o esn 't trust the eSlate system to be im m u ne from h ack in g , she d oesn 't tru st it any m ore or less than the old pu nch cards. "I ju st hope and pray that it A t the A .B. C a n tu /P a n w o rk s," she said. The Container Store' The Original Storage and Organization Store The Neatest 10 Days You’ll Ever Work! Short Time Frame. Great Pay. 40% Merchandise Discount. 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Barot, a 34-year-old British convert to Islam who pleaded guilty last month to conspiring to commit mass murder, remains wanted by the United States and Yemen on separate terror-related charges. Under British law, he could be temporarily transferred to the United States to stand trial. Investigators said Barot traveled the world to gain ter­ rorist training, meeting terror leaders including Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington. His targets included landmark London hotels such as The Ritz and The Savoy, and railway sta­ tions such as London's Waterloo, Paddington and King's Cross, pros­ ecutor Edmund Lawson said at the two-day sentencing hearing. Panama takes contested U.N. Security Council seat UNITED NATIONS — Panama won a seat on the U.N. Security Council with the 48th bal­ lot Tuesday after U.S.-backed Guatemala and Venezuela, led by leftist anti-American President Hugo Chavez, dropped out to end a deadlock. Panama got 164 votes in the 192-member U.N. General Assembly, more than the 120 needed to win a two-year term starting Jan. 1 on the U.N.'s most powerful body. Venezuela got 11 votes, Guatemala 4 votes, and Barbados 1 vote. The race for the council seat, which began Oct. 16, became highly political because of the U.S. support for Guatemala and Chavez' speech at the General Assembly in September in which he called President Bush "the devil." A number of countries said Chavez'anti-Bush comments hurt Venezuela's chances. The standoff was the third- longest battle for a seat on the Security Council in the U.N's 61- year history. TION T h f. D a i l y T e x a n Voters reject abortion, affirmative action Stem cell measure, gay marriage ban too close to call By David Crary The Associated Press South Dakotans rejected a toughest-in-the-nation law that would have banned virtually all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest — defeating one of the most high-profile state measures facing voters Tuesday. The outcome was a blow to con­ servatives, who also had cause for worry in Arizona. An amendment to ban gay marriage was trailing there with returns nearly com­ plete; it would be the first defeat for such a measure after prevail­ ing in more than two dozen states in recent years. Five states approved increases in their minimum wage, while Arizona passed four measures tar­ geting illegal immigrants, includ­ ing one making English the state's official language. In Michigan, voters took a swipe at affirma­ tive action, deciding that race and gender should not be factors in deciding who gets into public uni­ versities or who gets hired for government work. In Missouri, returns were too close to call on a proposed amend­ ment allowing stem cell research. It had been a factor in the crucial Senate race there, with incumbent Republican Jim Talent opposing the measure and Democratic chal­ lenger Claire McCaskill supporting it. Nationwide, a total of 205 mea­ sures were on the ballots in 37 states, but none had riveted politi­ cal activists across the country like the South Dakota abortion measure. Passed overwhelmingly by the legislature earlier this year, it would have allowed abortion only to save a pregnant woman's life. Lawmakers had hoped the ban would be challenged in court, pro­ voking litigation that might even­ tually lead to a U.S. Supreme Court reversal of the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Jan Nicolay, a leader of the Viola Felker, 3, peers out from behind a voting booth curtain while her grandfather, Irving Felker, studies a ballot in Yarmouth, Maine, Tuesday. Pat Wellenbach Associated Press state's anti-ban campaign, said voters viewed the measure as too intrusive. "We believe South Dakotans can make these decisions themselves," she said. "They don't have to have somebody telling them what that decision needs to be." 57 Iraqi police charged with torture of detainees First time government presses charges against mainly Shiite force the gunmen to violate curfews and pass through checkpoints. tens of thousands of people. The concerns were underscored by the discovery of a police torture chamber in Baghdad last year, and by the apparent complicity of police in a mass kidnapping of Sunni workers that prompted authorities to take an entire police brigade out of sendee for retraining. Authorities reported finding the bullet-riddled bodies Tuesday of 15 apparent death squad victims floating in the Tigris River south of Baghdad, all blindfolded and bound at the wrists and ankles. The victims apparently were tor­ tured before being shot to death. attacks, police said two mortar shells slammed into a coffee shop in a Shiite neighborhood in north Baghdad late Tuesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding 16. The attack appeared to have been in response to mortar fire on a Sunni neighborhood across the Tigris earlier in the day that killed seven people and wounded 25. A top Shiite leader said Tuesday that Iraq's neighbors could play a positive role in improving the deteriorating security situation in the country, but first they have to be convinced that U.S. troops are not a danger to them. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, leader of "As you know, the lack of sta­ bility in a country could be the result of an internal or external factor. Some neighboring coun­ tries could have a negative effect on the situation at the same time these countries could play a posi­ tive role," al-Hakim said. His comments came a month after former U.S. Secretary of State James A. Baker III suggested Washington should engage Syria and Iran in the effort to pacify Iraq. Iran and Syria strongly deny being involved in aiding the insur­ gency in Iraq. 3A Wednesday, N ovem ber 8, 2006 NATION BRIEFLY Democrats succeed in taking majority of governorships Democrats reclaimed governors' offices Tuesday from the Northeast to the Rockies and even in the South, giving them control of the top political job in a majority of states for the first time in 12 years and an edge in places critical to the 2008 White House race. A string of victories means Democrats will control the gov­ ernorship in at least 28 states. They also held onto vulnerable seats that had been targeted by Republicans in Iowa, Michigan, Oregon and Wisconsin. Massachusetts Democrat Deval Patrick will be the first black gov­ ernor of his state — and just the second elected black governor of any state. In Ohio, Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland easily defeated Republican Ken Blackwell. Massachusetts and Ohio hadn't elected a Democrat since 1986. Parents try to take control of children's career hunt CHICAGO — Some parents are writing their college-age kids' resumes. Others are acting as their children's "representatives,” hounding college career counsel­ ors, showing up at job fairs and sometimes going as far as calling employers to ask why their son or daughter didn't get a job. It's the next phase in helicopter parenting, a term coined for those who have hovered over their children's lives from kindergarten to college. Now they are insert­ ing themselves into their kids'job search — and school officials and employers say it's a problem that may be hampering some young people's careers. "It has now reached epi­ demic proportions," says Michael Ellis, director of career and life education at Delaware Valley College, a small, private school in Doylestown, Pa. Compiled from Associated Press reports P R E S E N T S TH IRTYSEC O ND STO MARS HEAD AUTOMATICA Getting to the Heart of Matter: New Ways to Understand Mass We See and Don’t See • ; -« * T IS % É * it I T T - - 1 By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press BAGHDAD, the Shiite-dominated Iraq — In an Iraqi unprecedented move, authorities charged 57 members of Iraqi police force, including a general, in the alleged torture of hundreds of detainees at a prison in east Baghdad, the Interior Ministry announced Tuesday. Torture is considered wide­ spread among the poorly trained police force, which has suffered heavy losses at the hands of Sunni insurgents and criminal gangs, but Tuesday's announcement marked the first time the government has pressed charges. Iraqi police are accused of close ties to the Shiite death squads, whose daily abduc­ tions and killings fuel sectarian violence convulsing the country. Some officers were accused of abetting the violence by allowing Me 50000 Hungry! W a n t free pizza for a year!?! I B 7 V Enter to win and get a sweet deal! www.banzai.com W aT / j ' 7 7 ^ 1 4A W ednesday, Novem ber 8, 2006 VIEWPOINT Noted in passing... And the wimps go marching home Though it was clear from the election's beginning that incumbent Rick Perry would probably be re-elected for governor, his oppo­ nents fought hard, with the hearts of Texas high school football players, ready to finally win a game. That is, until more empirical evidence proved Perry was the winner, and two of the "Beat Perry" team members decided to walk off the field. The saddest, lamest and perhaps most defeatist part of Tuesday night was the concession of Democrat Chris Bell and Independent Carole Keeton Strayhom. The two gubernatorial candidates obvi­ ously didn't want to lose so badly, but they waved their white flags and retreated to their dark comers while Perry took center stage. With both Bell and Strayhom demanding voters oust Gov. Perry, conceding proved their fighting techniques wimpy at best. Kinky Friedman, on the other hand, stood his ground, even after there was no point. He didn't win, but he didn't stop fighting. Compared to his teammates, Friedman was the MVP — Most Vainglorious Politician. But, yet again, Perry's hair got the trophy. It's all a game — ours just has different rules Not only did Tuesday's gubernatorial race leave a combined $20 million hole in the pockets of Democrat Chris Bell and his two Independent opponents, but it left the majority of Texas voters unhap­ py, as Perry took only 40 percent of the vote in our winner-take-all system. If we were to have a run-off between the top two candidates, as France does, Bell would stand a large chance at taking the pie. Or we could look to the approval method used by the United Nations to choose the Secretary General, in which the voter checks "yes" for each acceptable candidate and the most "yes" votes win. (That'd be a challenge for this year's candidates.) Or if we played by instant run-off rules, as do Vermont, Michigan, San Francisco and a few others, Kinky would have been eliminated and the No. 2 choice of his voters would have been used until someone got 50 percent. Majority rule? Texas doesn't like that game. M-i-c-k-e-y-Space-M-o-u-s-e In former House Majority Leader Tom Delay's district, Republican Shelley Sekula-Gibbs put up a fight to prove wrong the notion that write-ins never win, but fell short of Democrat Nick Lampson. That means 40 percent of District 22 voters turned the video game-like wheel on voting machine screens to select S-h-e-l-l-e- y-Space-S-e-k-u-l-a-G-i-b-b-s, pressing "Enter" after each letter or space. That's some good campaigning on her part, when many write-ins are often made-up characters. Who did you write in this year? Send us an e-mail with your best name this election. Results will be posted. Creativity counts. Remind us to vote, but only once In trying to up the student vote and curb voter apathy, the University Democrats and other students did their part to help voter turnout. Groups reminded people to vote by calling, text messaging, calling, e-mailing, leaving voice messages and calling some more. We commend their utilization of civic duties as political party participants, and agree with the idea behind bothering registered voters to go out and vote. But, it was a bit over-the-top, and annoy­ ing. (And, by the way, it costs some people money just to receive those text messages.) Not only did some messages infiltrate all of our seemingly pri­ vate modes of electronic communication, the messengers also took it upon themselves to remind us of our addresses, voting precincts and locations, and even our own narpes. Thanks. Not quite courageous enough When it came to the U.S. House seat that represents the University, Tuesday was pretty lop-sided. Republican incumbent Lamar Smith handily secured a majority over his biggest opponent, Democrat John Courage. With 95 percent of precincts reporting, Smith had 59 percent of the vote, to Courage's 25 percent. Earlier this semester, on Aug. 30, both main candidates for this race were invited to submit guest columns to this newspaper. While Smith's piece left out his particularly gross affiliation with last semester's legislation that would have made felons out of illegal immigrants and those who aid them (he was a co-sponsor of the House bill), he was eager to point out the millions in federal pork he had directed towards the University. But for all the money Smith may funnel into research here at UT, he should be held responsible for his votes to cut federal student aid and Pell grants. Unfortunately, students were not powerful enough to hold Smith responsible this time around. But that doesn't mean he can't try watching out for both students and research projects in his 11th session in Congress. Hit 'em while they're up State Rep. Patrick Rose, D-Dripping Springs, may have been named "Rookie of the Year" among Texas Monthly's Best and Worst Legislators in July 2003, but the former UT law student isn't the best slugger. While standing outside a church polling place Tuesday, former State Rep. Rick Green, who Rose barely beat four years ago, allegedly lost his temper, shoved the incumbent can­ didate against an SUV and threw a punch at him. Rose still won. (Insert your own punch-line here.) Raise my neighbor's property taxes! State politics and school finance troubles may be all about find­ ing ways to cut property taxes, but Austin voters sent the message Tuesday that they don't mind raising their own. At least that was the message, in effect, sent by approving all seven municipal propositions, which total more than $56C million. While election workers didn't ask for a credit check at the polls, citizens put a down payment on an estimated $50 per person property tax increase from the bonds. All seven passed handily. But it was kind of a gravy train for students who rent. Why not approve what you won't directly have to pay for, especially if it means skate parks, film studios, animal shelters and more bike lanes? The property taxes may influence rent on down the road, but it's a whole lot easier to vote on something the old farts are pay­ ing for. Perhaps our comeuppance will arrive when they bankrupt Social Security before we reach their age. LE6ALESE O p inions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan editorials are writ­ ten by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page. O p in io n T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor: JJ Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Claire Harlin Adrienne Lee Reggie Ugw u CIVICS LESSON 320 300 U.S. House seats by party U.S. Senate seats by party 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 Daily Texan staff illustration Running from the truth By Chris Jones Daily Texan Columnist For the past month, Congres­ sional Republicans have been looking down the barrel at what can only be described as impend­ ing electoral doom. After solid victories in the 2002 and 2004 elections, Republicans stood to lose control of the United States House of Representatives for the first time since 1994 and possibly the Senate as well. And such a prospect must seem especially galling, given that only a year ago, the Democrats seemed as hapless as ever. led What the Republicans here? Looking back, the main problem seems to be an increas­ ingly head-in-the-sand approach to plain, simple reality. Which reality? Pick any one you choose: The reality of the Iraq war, the reality of the eco­ nomic well-being of the average American, the reality of the level of competence and deliberation that governance requires and how much of that competence has been AWOL, as of late. The Republican problem with reality might be traced back to the mid-1990s, when traditional news outlets increasingly came under fire as being the "liberal media." The term had its gen­ esis in studies which showed a majority of journalists to have liberal political stances, as well as a school of commentary which suggested that the media played down stories which helped Democrats and played up stories What led the Republicans here? Looking back, the main problem seems to be an increasingly head-in- the-sand approach to plain, simple reality. which hurt Republicans. And there may well have been an argument to be made about problems in the "liberal media." Perhaps right-wing viewpoints were getting short shrift, and cer­ tainly the public sphere rarely suffers from the addition of more voices, and different points of view. But the right-wing solution to liberal media was deeply flawed — rather than engaging with the media and proving their argu­ ments to be correct, they sought to create parallel media networks that conveyed the news that they wanted to hear. Rather than a group effort to nail down the truth, truth now came in flavors. Which may go some way towards explaining the infamous term "reality-based," which can be traced back to a 2004 New York Times Magazine article by Ron Suskind. In the article, Suskind quoted an unnamed aide to George W. Bush as dis­ paraging those who "believe that solutions emerge from [the] judi­ cious study of discernible real­ ity," and that the United States was, in fact, "an empire now, and when we act, we create our own reality." And the 2006 Congressional campaign gave us an excellent chance to survey that reality: The Mission Accomplished ban­ ner on the USS Abraham Lincoln in 2003, Sen. Bill Frist's insis­ tence that Terri Schaivo was not really in a persistent vegetative state, the president's word games as to the meaning of "stay the course" and a recent Pentagon Powerpoint slide, leaked late last month, which shows Iraq headed straight into the bad side of the peace/chaos spectrum. At this point it's almost certain that reality will come crashing down on the Republicans, either in the form of a Democratic sea change or merely in the dete­ riorating on the ground, both at home and abroad. One way or another, the consequences of reality cannot be denied. circumstances However, it's important to rec­ ognize that reality is fundamen­ tally a non-partisan thing, and Democrats, even as they antici­ pate victory, may well end up crushed by an overabundance of it. The Iraq war seems, in many ways, fundamentally unsolv- able at this point — violence is steadily increasing, and even a huge influx of troops far beyond our capacity to provide might not be enough to turn the tide. At the same time, any kind of with­ drawal seems likely to unleash massive sectarian violence, and staving the current course seems politically toxic, as well as practi­ cally useless. Likewise, many of the tough problems the country faces over the next several years have no easy solutions. Any health-care fix seems likely to upset some large constituent group, while global warming and entitlement spending alike represent prob­ lems that will be painful and expensive to fix, but catastrophic if left unchecked. And in an eco­ nomic environment where only the richest of the rich see substan­ tive increases in their standard of living, it's hard not to question whether the classic ideal of the American middle class has much relevance in an outsourced, glo­ balized world. Absent a truly heroic figure who can transcend these diffi­ culties, a Lincoln or an FDR, it seems likely that Democrats are doomed one of two ways: To either become beaten and bloody grappling with these issues like Jimmy Carter, or to stick their heads in the sand and ultimately be swept out of office, like the current Republican Congress. At which point we'll doubt­ less hear how out-of-touch the Democrats have become and how it's time for Republicans to step into the breach and deal with reality. Here's hoping they'll have learned how to do a better job of facing up to it by then. Jones Is an electrical engineering graduate student. A death knell for toll opposition By Garth Heutei Dally Texan Colum nist The first phase of Central Texas's toll road project opened on Halloween. Resist the tempta­ tion, as so many others didn't, to exploit this coincidence and make a joke about how "scary" the toll roads are. The toll roads aren't scary. They are good for Texas, and we should welcome them. Unfortunately for toll road opponents, most people are doing just that. As their debut approached, a mini-resurgence of anti-toll-road arguments appeared, including on this very editorial page. Most of these arguments are bad. At the top of that heap is the con­ tinued assertion that tolls are a "double tax," since roads are also paid for by a gas tax. Many government services are paid for both through taxes and user fees, including state parks. Are park entrance fees a double tax? Some imply that we have a right to drive for free. Others make that assertion explicitly, including a letter writer appear­ ing on this page, who claimed that free mobility of people and goods is an American ideal. That is wrong for two reasons. First, no roads are free, even Toll roads aren't scary. They are good for Texas, and we should welcome them. Unfortunately for toll road opponents, many people are doing just that. non-tolled roads. They are paid for by gas taxes and other taxes. Second, what is so special about roads that make us entitled to have them for free? We have to pay to park, we have to pay for gas, we have to pay for a car wash. If we're entitled to free roads, aren't we also entitled to all of these other driving-related amenities for free? One of the most transparently bad arguments against toll roads is that they only benefit the driv­ ers who can afford to pay for them. In fact, by diverting traffic from non-tolled roads, new toll roads reduce congestion every­ where. Finally, some Austin activists are claiming that the toll roads are "economic racism," because there are six times as many toll lanes is East Austin as in West Austin. This is true, but let's not omit the origin of the inequity. Originally, the plan includ­ ed more toll roads on the west side of town, including parts of Loop 360 and Mopac at William Cannon, The initial objections to the toll roads mainly came from people living in (mostly white, mostly middle- to upper-class) West Austin. It was their anti-toll road campaigns which led to the elimination of certain toll roads on the west side and the current unbalanced distribution. Though their arguments may be weak, there will always be those against the tolls. However, now that the roads are open, more and more people are real­ izing the benefits. Namely, vastly shorter commutes. Some posts from drivers on a local news Web site are so adoring they almost sound like they were planted by toll road contractors: "The tolls are awe­ some!"; "I thought they were great!"; "I LOVE toll roads;" and "Awesome! I loved every minute of it!" (although I'm not sure if that last writer just got through driving on the new roads or see­ ing "The Departed.") Still, many posts list a strenu­ ous objection and a refusal to pay for the roads. Guess what? If you don't want to pay for them, you don't have to drive on them. In fact, if the roads were paid for by a gas tax, as many toll road oppo­ nents support, then you would have to pay for them even if you didn't drive on them. One positive aspect about this debate is that it has become mark­ edly more civil. This is due in large part to the growing obsoles­ cence of factions like the Austin Toll Party (despite that group's bizarre tryst with Carole Keeton Strayhom). These groups and individuals were not above smearing oppo­ nents by bringing up personal problems like old divorce cases. The current opposition to toll roads, including those lobbying against the Trans-Texas Corridor, is more professional (though still guilty of overuse of the word "boondoggle"). But, while their arguments are more civil, they are no less wrong. Toll roads are good for Central Texas, people are start­ ing to agree, and no amount of distraction can convince them otherwise when they're getting to work in half the time. Heutei is an economics graduate student. ELECTION RESULTS STATE RACES 95 percent o f precincts reporting GOVERNOR Rick Perry (R)...................... Chris Bell (D)...................... Carole Keeton Strayhorn (1) Richard "Kinky" Friedman (1) James Werner (L)................ 18% ...12% LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR David Dewhurst ( R )............ 58% Maria Luisa Alvarado (D)....... ...37% Judy Baker (L).................... ATTORNEY GENERAL Greg Abbott (R )................. David Van Os (D)............... Jon Roland (L).................... COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS Susan Combs (R)................ 60% Fred Head (D ).................... Mike Burris (L)................... COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE Jerry Patterson (R ).............. , 55% VaLinda Hathcox (D)........... 41% Michael A. French (L).......... 4 % COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE Todd Staples (R)................. 55% Hank Gilbert (D )................. 42% Clay Woolam (L)................. 3% RAILROAD COMMISSIONER Elizabeth Ames Jones (R) 54% Dale Heny (D).................... 42% Tabitha Serrano (L).............. 4% CHIEF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT Wallace Jefferson (R)........... 76% Tom Oxford (L)................... 23% JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 2 Don Willett (R)................... , 51% William E. "Bill" M oody (D) 45% Wade Wilson (L)................. 4 % JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 4 David M. Medina (R)............ 76% Jerry Adkins (L).................. 24% JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 6 Nathan Hecht (R)....... ........ 76% Todd Phillipi (L).................. 24% JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT, PLACE 8 Phil Johnson (R)................. 76% Joy H. Cookingham (L)......... 24% JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 2 Jim Sybert (D).................... 50.3% Alan Waldrop (R)................ 49.7% JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 3 Diane Henson (D)............... , 52% Will Wilson (R).................... ....48% JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 5 David Puryear(R)............... ...51% Mina A. Brees (D ).................. 49% JUSTICE, 3RD COURT OF APPEALS DISTRICT, PLACE 6 Bob Pemberton (R)............. 49.7% Bree Buchanan (D).............. 50.3% DISTRICT JUDGE, 147TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Wllford Flowers (D)............... 100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 201 ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Suzanne Covington (D)......... 100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 250TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT John K. Dietz (D).................. .,100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 261 ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Lora Livingston (D )............. ,100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 299TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT 37% Madeleine Connor (R)......... Charlie Baird (D)................. 63% DISTRICT JUDGE, 331 ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT Bob Perkins (D).................. 100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 403RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT Brenda P. Kennedy (D)......... 100% DISTRICT JUDGE, 419TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT Angelita Mendoza-Waterhouse (R)..... 37% 63% Orlinda Naranjo (D )------------ Listinas continue on page 6A E lection 2 0 0 6 Hutchison holds on to Senate seat — Wednesday, November 8,2006------------------------------------------------------------- T h e D a i l y T e x a n _______________________________________________ By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff In a campaign that's focus ranged from Iraq to transporta­ tion, projections Tuesday night show Texans re-elected U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison by a land­ slide. "I believe the senator's formida­ ble lead will hold," said Democratic candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky at 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, emphasiz­ ing she would not concede the election. As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, voting results showed Hutchison lead­ ing Radnofsky by roughly 26 per­ centage points, with 95 percent of Texas precincts reporting. At this time, Hutchison had won 62 per­ cent of votes and Radnofsky had won 36 percent. "I will continue to strive to be a senator for all Texans," Hutchison said in a written statement. Hutchison is widely viewed as a conservative with an indepen­ dent streak. She supports the Bush administration's domestic secu­ rity policies, backs the president on Iraq and supports his judicial nominees. However, she has also voted in favor of stem-cell research and abortion rights. She also backs a proposal from the U.S. House of Representatives to build a 700- mile wall on the border. While not a vocal member of the Senate, Hutchison has deliv­ ered for Texas, said James Bemsen, press secretary for Hutchison's re- election campaign. For example, she helped to ensure Texas was reimbursed for Hurricanes Rita and Katrina damage and relief efforts, he said. She also helped to save Texas military bases and veterans hospi­ tals, Bemsen said. Radnofsky ran her campaign for more than two years, involving more than 500 trips around Texas meeting voters and speaking to groups. The Oct. 19 debate, ana­ lysts said, was Radnofsky's chance to break through the campaign clutter and overcome the huge advantages Hutchison enjoys in campaign funding and name rec­ ognition. However, Radnofsky wasn't able to capitalize on the opportunity. Radnofsky hinted she may run against U.S. Sen. John Comyn when his seat comes up for re-elec­ tion in 2008, but said she hadn't made up her mind regarding plans. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith beats out 6 opponents for District 21 House seat By Joshua Winata Daily Texan Staff In the seven-candidate cace for the 21st Congressional District, 20- year incumbent Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, easily avoided a runoff election, maintaining an almost 60-percent majority throughout Tuesday evening's special elec­ tions. "We were hoping for 50 percent plus one, and we did a lot better than that," said Smith, who had 60 percent of the vote at 2 a.m. Wednesday, with 95 percent of precints reporting. Smith's nearest challenger, Democrat John Courage, received 25 percent of the vote. District 21 is one of the five congressional districts in Texas redrawn after an August court ruling. The ruling followed a June decision by the U.S. Supreme Court declaring congressional lines pro­ posed by Republican members of the Texas Legislature in 2003 a vio­ lation of the Voting Rights Act. The redistricting decision nullified the March primaries in the districts and opened up candidacy for the special elections. According to the U.S. District Court order, a candidate must receive more tiran 50 percent of the vote to claim office, or the decision is made in a runoff election set by the Texas Secretary of State. After spending election day visiting polling locations, Smith waited for the results with sup­ porters at the Hilton San Antonio Airport hotel. "We campaigned hard, talked to a lot of people and discussed a lot of issues," Smith said. "I'm looking forward to going back to Washington and going to work on behalf of all of my constituents in all eight counties." Smith has represented the 21st Congressional District since 1987. Smith's re-election campaign focused on the congressman's efforts "to stop child pornogra­ phy on the Internet, secure our borders and bring good jobs to the 21st District," said Gerardo Interiano, Smith's campaign manager. Courage returned to UT Tuesday afternoon to end the day of cam­ paigning at Jester Dormitory, said Teri Sperry, Courage's campaign coordinator. He later joined the True Blue Travis 2006 Coordinated Campaign Party at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel before driving back to his head­ quarters in San Antonio to await the final numbers. Despite Smith's solid majority, Courage refused to concede at any point in the evening, said Sandy Levy, Courage's communications director. "I know there have been a lot of problems with voting machines in this district, and we're questioning a lot of that," Levy said. District 21 serves eight counties, including the northwestern area of Travis County and parts of San Antonio and New Braunfels. Page 5A U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison U.S. SENATOR .: Kay Bailey H utchison ....... 6 2 % } Barbara Ann Radnofsky..... 3 6 % S Scott Lanier Jam e son......... 2 % H ‘ As o f 2 a.m. with 9 5 % precincts reporting 2 U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith Ü.S. DISTRICT 25 Lamar S m ith ...................6 0 % John C ourage................. 2 5 % Gene Kelly....................... 9 % James Lyle Peterson........... 1 % Mark R ossano................... 1 % James Arthur Stro h m ......... 2 % Tom m y Calvert................. 2 % ‘ As o f2 a.m. with 9 5 % precinr ts reporting U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett Lloyd D o gg e tt............ ... 7 0 % Brian Parrett............... ... 2 4 % 1 Barbara C u n n in g h a m ... ..... 4 % Grant R ostig............... ..... 2 % ! ‘ As o f2 a.m. with 80% precincts reporting 1 U.S. Rep. Lloyd D o ggett joined the Travis County Democratic Party at the Stephen F. Austin hotel Tuesday evening to celebrate the Democratic takeover of the House. Sru Jan a P a tta b a th u la Dally Texan S taff Rep. Lloyd Doggett wins 4-way race for District 25 House seat By Julio Trujillo Daily Texan Staff With 80 percent of precincts reporting at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Incumbent Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett was re-elected Tuesday by a margin of 70 percent. Doggett faced Republican Grant Rostig, Independent Brian Parrett and Libertarian Barbara Cunningham in an open spe­ cial election for U.S. House of Representatives District 25. "It looks like I was ahead in all the counties in the district," Doggett said in response to early voting indications that he was ahead. By gaining more than 50 per­ cent of the vote, Doggett has forestalled a possible runoff election in December necessary if no single candidate in the spe­ cial election received a majority of the vote. The special election in District 25 was a result of the U.S. Supreme Court's June decision declar­ ing the Texas Legislature's 2003 redrawing of Texas congressional districts unconstitutional because it violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting the minority vote in District 23. In August, a three-judge panel redrew five districts in line with the Supreme Court's decision, changing District 25 from an area stretching from Austin to the Mexican border near McAllen to a more compact district includ­ ing eastern Travis County and other Central Texas counties. three months before the elec­ tion. Despite the changes in his district, Doggett was widely expected to win the election. In an interview with the Daily Texan last week, UT govern­ ment professor Sean Theriault said Doggett faced no serious opposition from his challengers. "I am so fortunate that even with all the changes to my district, the voters encouraged me all the way," Doggett said. As a result, Doggett had a than new constituency less According to Doggett cam­ paign manager James Paver, the representative spent most of the day traveling around his district. Doggett ended the evening at the Stephen F. Austin InterContinental Hotel in Austin to give a speech at the Travis County Democrats elec­ tion-night party. "We're about to see 12 years of darkness leave," Doggett said referring to the takeover of the U.S. House of Representatives by the Democrats Tuesday night. "It might say [it's] 10 p.m., but I see a new day dawn- mg. Democrat Nick Lampson to take over former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s District 22 seat By Brad Gray Dally Texan Staff HOUSTON — The Tom DeLay era is officially over. Democratic candidate Nick Lampson beat out Republican write-in candidate Shelley Sekula- Gibbs Tuesday in the race for U.S. House of Representatives District 22, formerly held by majority leader Tom DeLay. Lampson led with 51 percent of the vote over Sekula-Gibbs' 43 percent at 2 a.m. Wednesday, with 95 percent of precincts reporting. Although Lampson won the general election, Sekula-Gibbs won a separate special election to replace DeLay for the next seven weeks until the inaugura­ spoke tion, when Lampson will take over the seat. Lampson openly Tuesday night about the possible impact of De Lay's former House seat, representing Sugar Land, going Democratic. "In my opinion, this just shows that we're finished with corrup­ tion. We're finished with scandal, and now we just need to get down to business," Lampson said after his speech Tuesday night. In 2004, Lampson lost his House seat in District 2 to Republican Ted Poe after DeLay's controver­ sial 2003 redistricting plan split up his Beaumont district. The race to replace DeLay has been a peculiar one. Tainted by scandal and an indictment filed in 2005 on charg­ es of money laundering and con­ spiracy, DeLay announced April 3 that he would not run for re- election, forcing Republicans to scramble to pick up a candidate. After a federal appeals court ruled that Republicans could not replace DeLay on the ballot, Sekula-Gibbs was forced to run as a write-in candidate for the general election. Running as a write-in candidate tends to be extremely challenging, as Texas has never elected a candidate that was not on the ballot. I think a lot of people knew how to vote for me." Sekula-Gibbs' campaign spent millions flooding Houston tele­ vision stations with ads telling citizens how to "vote twice" — in the special election meant to tem­ porarily fill DeLay's seat and in the general election. Sekula-Gibbs promised she would serve in the House, even if only for a short time. "I committed that I would serve them," she said. "They've effectively been without a repre­ sentative since March, so there's a lot that's been missing." "It's difficult with the write-in issue," Sekula-Gibbs said. "But with our campaign of education, Lampson's victory marks the first time that a Democrat has won the district since 1984. Former U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay U.S. DISTRICT 22 1 Nick Lampson.......... .... 50% , Shelley Sekula-Gibbs...... 43% I I BobSmther............. ____ 5% 1 'A s ¡ y J a m w itn 9 5 % precina s reporting I j E l e c t io n Wednesday, November 8, 2006 T h e D a i l y T f v a n Page 6A Travis County voting Web site hits snags By Michelle West Daily Texan Staff Local voters w ho attempted to access the Travis County Tax Absessor-Coliector Web site to retrieve their precinct number and find out where they were registered to vote encountered an abnormally slow site Tuesday morning. At approximately 8 a.m., the office noticed the site took longer to load than most people would wait, said Tina Morton, a spokes­ woman for the Travis Countv Tax Assessor-C ollector Office. The office underestimated the number of hits it would receive on election day, Morton said. By m idday the site had received 50,000 hits, maxing-out the server bandwidth, Morton said. In the 2004 presidential election, the site received 22,035 hits the entire day, she said. The site is the only one that allows voters to access their pre­ cinct number by entering their name, Morton said. Most state and local government Web sites require a precinct number in order to determine a polling place for a registered voter. The Office of the Texas Secretary of State Web site allows voters to enter a driver's license or voting certificate num­ ber to retrieve a precinct number. The office was reachable by phone and had access to an inter­ nal database not linked to the Web site to assist voters at the time the site was experiencing slow­ downs, Morton said. The tax office uses a server housed by Hamer Enterprises, a private McAllen-based company. The company rectified the prob­ lem around 10:30 a.m. by moving files from the tax office Web site to another server, Morton said. Owner Bill Hamer did not return phone calls by press time Tuesday. "This is the beginning of prop­ erty tax-collection season as w ell," she said. "There are a lot of people collecting that information on our Web site, so that's going on at the same time." She said records for Tuesday morning show 25 percent of the information accessed on the Web site was property-tax related. "This Is extraordinarily slow," said Philip Doty, associate profes­ sor in the School of Information, as he accessed the site at approxi­ mately 1:18 p.m. Government Web sites on vot­ ing days are subject to failure because of the large number of vot­ ers, campaign workers and those studying voter behavior accessing the sites, Doty said. However, they may also be vulnerable to hackers enacting "m alevolent behavior" to skew the election to one side or the other, he said. "Especially in an acrimonious political environment, like the one we have now, it's very easy for people to believe immediately that it's malevolent insiders or benevolent insiders," Doty said. "B u t that shouldn't be our first thought. M y first thought is that their servers were overloaded." Systems fail all the time, Doty said. "W hat's important is that we determine what went wrong and w h y and what we can do to prevent them," he said. Greg Abbott retains Texas attorney general position In cu m b en t prom ises Roland. to spend term guarding Texas children, values By Soonhyong Seth Kwon Daily Texan Stuff As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, Texas Attorney G eneral Greg Abbott was re-elected w ith 60 percent of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate D avid Van Os and Jon Lib ertarian can didate Abbott celebrated his re-election with supporters at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown Tuesday night. ■ "Texans have show n they w ant an attorney general who w ill aggressively enforce the law s of our great state," Abbott said in his acceptance speech. "W e w ill spend four more years protecting Texas children and defending Texas valu es." Although the attorney general's primary role is chief legal officer of ATTORNEY GENERAL Greg Abbott....................59% David Van Os.................. 37% Jon Roland....................... 3% the state, some criticize Abbott for being weak on consumer protection. His primary focuses during his four years in office have been open gov­ ernment and child protection. A fter taking office in 2002, Abbott created a C yber Crim es U n it to arrest crim inals w ho use the Internet to prey on children. H e also collected more than $7 b illion in child support for children in Texas, according to Abbott's cam paign Web site. Abbott's policy over the next four years w ill also include halt­ ing excessive and fraudulent use of public funds. "Another term in office w ill allow Attorney General Abbott to continue cracking down on waste and abuse in the Medicaid s y s t e m , " said^ Daniel Hodge, direc­ tor of Abbott's r e - e l e c t i o n c a m p a i g n . "Since tak­ ing office, he has recovered Greg Abbott, more $150 m illion in fraudulent overbilling for Texas than attorney general Voters re-elect David Dewhurst as Texas lieutenant governor By Jihae Min Daily Texan Staff Republican David Dewhurst secured his second term as lieutenant governor Tuesday night aga inst Democra t Maria Luisa Alvarado and Libertarian Judy Baker, grabbing around 58 percent of the vote as of 2 a.m. Wednesday morning. "I am honored to be lieutenant governor," Dewhurst said. "M y focus right now is on the next regular session. W e've got lots of challenges in front of us." Texas' lieutenant governor is one of the most powerful in the U.S., serving as presi­ dent of the Texas Senate, with authority to appoint committee chairs, assign members to committees and refer bills, said Gary Keith, a UT government senior lecturer who special­ izes in Texas politics. Dewhurst said in his new term he w ill work to create a safer environment for children and lobby for a bill punishing molesters who target children under 14 years of age with 25 years in prison and a lifetime of G PS monitoring. He said he w ill also work to im prove public schools and universities. LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR David Dewhurst............... 58% Maria Luisa Alvarado.........37% Judy Baker.........................4% * As of 2 am. with 96 percent precincts ' ' V- "W e w ill keep our universities accessible and affordable," he said. Dewhurst said in his four years in office, he assisted in balancing the budget, increased teacher salaries and created more jobs. "W e are putting all of Texas first, and I think voters are responding to this," Dewhurst said. " I think this is a great victory." Alvarado said Tuesday before results came in she believes Dewhurst is using the position of lieutenant governor to advance his political career. Baker said challenge the she hopes Dewhurst Perry w ill on Corridor. Trans-Texas Congratulations to Dewhurst," she said. "It has been a fun race." Gov. Rick § % * * \ I J ;V ' ■ M Í Lt. Governor David Dewhurst speaks to the press at the Omni Hotel Tuesday evening. Dewhurst came out for personal interviews before making his speech just after 8:00 p.m. Jacqueline Walker | Daily Texan Staff Republican will remain Texas railroad commissioner with 54 percent of vote | | E ÍF ! ' served as chairwom an of the Railroad McClendon, contributed another $25,000. RAtt RAMY COMM IS S By Jessica Sondgeroth Daily Texan Staff House of Representatives from San Antonio in Oklahoma. The company's C EO , Aubrey Republican Elizabeth Ames Jones secured 54 percent of the vote to retain her misno- mer title of Texas Railroad Commissioner as of 2 a.m. Wednesday, with 100 percent of B precincts reporting. Democratic challenger Dale H enry received 42 percent of the vote and Libertarian Tabitha Serrano pulled less than ■ 4 percent. Elizabeth Ames Jones Dale Henrv t * C o m m i 54% 42% s ^........................... Tabitha Serrano................... 4% * As of 2 am. with % percent precincts i o n after Gov. Rick Perry appoint- s ed her to fill Charles M atthews'unexpired seat in 2005. Matthews left to serve as chan- cellor of the Texas State University System. Jones said she w ill make sure Texas Jones was elected to a third term as state groundwater is protected and the rules representative, but declined being sworn in applied to the "oil patch" are all followed, after her appointment to the commission. "W e can have responsible production and make sure that we leave Texas prettier than we have it," Jones said. 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YOU HAVE OPTIONS.lÉ JlE T O USE THEM. t v l N I V I R s I T Y O I I l X A S A l A IJ v I I N continue UN I V E R S Í T Y EXT E N S I O N D I V I S I O N O F C O N T I N U I N G E D U C A T I O N R E G I S T E R A N D L E A R N M O R E AT W W W . U T E X T E N S I O N . O R G RESULTS C0NTD from page 5A STATE RACES STATE SEN., DISTRICT 14 Kirk Watson (D)................. 80% Robert "Rock" Howard (L).... 20% STATE SEN., DISTRICT 25 Jeff Wentworth (R)............ 59% Kathleen "Kathi"Thomas (D)---- 37% James R. (Bob) Thompson (L)----- 4% STATE REP., DISTRICT 46 Dawnna Dukes (D)......... 85% Richard Wedeikes (L)..........15% STATE REP., DISTRICT 47 Bill Welch (R)...... 46% Valinda Bolton (D)------- 50% 4% Yvonne Schick (L)--- STATE REP., DISTRICT 48 Donna Howard (D)......... Ben Easton (L).................. 22% 78% STATE REP., DISTRICT 49 Elliott Nasishtat (D)............84% Lisa McKay (L)................... 16% STATE REP., DISTRICT 50 Jeff Fleece (R)..~................. 34% Mark Strama (D)................61% Jerry Chandler (L)................5% STATE REP., DISTRICT 51 Eddie Rodrigues (D).......... 86% Arthur DiBianca (L)............ 14% 100 percent of precincts reporting BOND ELECTIONS PROPOSITION 1 FOR/AGAINST.......... .73%/27% PROPOSITION 2 FOR/AGAINST ........ 70%/30% PROPOSITION 3 FOR/AGAINST............75%/25% PROPOSITION 4 FOR/AGAINST 59%/41 % PROPOSITION 5 FOR/AGAINST............64%/36% PROPOSITION 6 FOR/AGAINST 61%/39% PROPSOITION 7 FOR/AGAINST............72%/28% 100 percent of precincts reporting LOCAL RACES COUNTYJUDGE Sam Briscoe (D) ...............79% Matt Turner (L ).................. 21% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 1 David Phillips (D )__ _____ 100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 2 Eric Sheppard (D).............100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 3 David Crane (D).............. 100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 4 Mike Denton (D)________ 100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 5 Nancy Hohengarten (D) 100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 6 Jan Breland (D )__________100% JUDGE, COUNTY COURT AT LAW, 7 Elisabeth Earle (D)_______ 100% JUDGE, COUNTY PROBATE COURT Guy Herman (D)....... 100% DISTRICT CLERK Amalia Rodriguez-Mendoza(D) 100% COUNTY CLERK James Crabtree (R)-------30% Dana DeBeauvoir (D)_____ 64% Allan Juranek (L)___________ 6% COUNTY TREASURER Dolores Ortega Carter (D )... 81% Robert Brushaber (L)-----------1 9 % 100 percent of precincts reporting listings continue on page 8A 7A Wednesday, November 8, 2006 www.dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Phone: (512) 232-2206 T h e D a i l y T e x a n LEAN ON ME Regent gives $1 million endowment to Texas Exes Funds to be granted over 5 years, primarily to bimonthly magazine By Cody Schultz Daily Texan Staff Texas Exes alumni association members Jane and John Barnhill will donate a total of $1 million over the next five years to the organization's bimonthly maga­ zine, The Alcalde. The endowment, announced Friday, is the largest non-scholar­ ship donation ever given to Texas Exes. The alumni association has received donations of $1 million twice before — for remodeling its building in 1989 and for major renovations to the property in 2001 — but never for the maga­ zine, said Jim Boon, Texas Exes executive director. John Barnhill, a UT System regent, will release equal por­ tions of the endowment every year for five years. The money will be invested with the rest of the association's funds, said Avrel Seale, editor of the 93-year-old publication. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, having what you do on a day-to-day basis endorsed in this kind of way," he said. "John had talked to me over the years about someday doing something for the magazine, but I never dreamed that it would be this generous." Interest made from investing the donation will initially be used to offset some of the magazine's regular expenses, Seale said. As the endowment grows over time, it could eventually underwrite the entire operation of the magazine, he said. "This is the first gift that has been earmarked for communica­ tion. [The Alcalde is] supported by member dues, predominantly, and advertising," Seale said. John Barnhill said he and his wife, who have been Texas Exes members since they graduated in 1959, believed donating to the magazine was important because of its widespread role in uniting alumni and fostering their involve­ ment with UT. Barnhill, chairman of the Bank of Brenham, was pres­ ident of the alumni association from 1993 through 1994. During his tenure, he noticed there was always a shortage of money for the publication, he said. "I felt like donating money to the magazine would give assur­ ance of it being around for a long time," he said. "I think that hav­ ing this endowment will allow some funds to be used in other worthwhile purposes [for] the ex­ students." The couple said they have wanted to do something for the University for sometime now, and they decided the endowment was a good way to give back to UT and its alumni. "One of the reasons I wanted to donate the money was because I have a real love for the University of Texas," Barnhill said. "I had three kids who graduated from there, and that's where my wife and I met." Hispanic student association wins 1st for spirit By Joshua W inata Daily Texan Staff Blending Star Wars, country music and rap, the UT Hispanic Business Student Association beat out 26 teams in the National Spirit Competition at the National Hispanic Business Association's annual Leadership Conference in Los Angeles Friday. The winning six-minute pre­ sentation opened with a Star Wars-themed membership video. As the clip ended, a group of women took the stage, singing and dancing to "Man, I Feel Like a Longhorn," a parody on Shania Twain's country hit "Man, I Feel Like a Woman." The men fol­ lowed with a humorous rap based on Nelly's "Grillz." "It's just a way of friendly competition and to bring further together our schools," said David Pena, National Hispanic Business Association executive director. "It's a way of learning from each other." The competition was judged by company representatives from Abercrombie & Fitch, a confer­ ence sponsor, based on presenta­ tion, performance, creativity, and theme. California State University- Northridge placed second, fol­ lowed by Texas A&M. The conference brings together 47 chapters from 26 states to net­ work and build leadership and professionalism, Pena said. From the UT chapter, 24 members attend­ ed the conference, said Christopher Ochoa, Hispanic Business Student Association spokesman and finance junior. The weekend-long event featured workshops, speakers, lun­ cheons, and a career fair, according to the conference schedule. Katrina Perry | D a ily T e xa n S ta fl David Wilson leans against a telephone pole on the corner of Ninth and West Lynn Streets near Matthews Elementary Tuesday afternoon. Gay group meets with Powers to discuss recommendations By Stephen Clark Daily Texan Staff In a meeting with advocates for LGBTQ students Tuesday, President William Powers expressed concern about issues outlined in a report detailing issues gay and transgender stu­ dents face at the University. Powers met with six represen­ tatives from the Queer Students Alliance Tuesday afternoon in his office to discuss the 192-page report, written by the UT organi­ zation. The meeting was initially scheduled to last just 30 minutes, but was extended to more than an hour, said Jake Holbrook, the alliance's spokesman and a radio television-film senior. Members of the alliance were encouraged by Powers' response and want to schedule another meeting with the president before the end of the semester, Holbrook said. "I think by then he will have had a chance to look over the report and identify some of the things he feels are implementable on his end," he said. Powers said during the meet­ ing he will meet with the group again soon, and in the meantime he wants to discuss the issues with other UT administrators including Gregory Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engage­ ment. "[Powers] was very supportive, but he just wanted some time to sit down with Dr. Vincent and maybe talk to some of his other adminis­ trators and really get at where we go from here," Holbrook said. During the meeting, members of the Queer Students Alliance touched on specific recommenda­ tions mentioned in the report. Holbrook said much of the meeting was spent discussing restrooms and gender-neutral dormitories and a more inclusive non-discrimination policy for the University. The report also com­ pares UT to other universities in 13 LGBTQ services the group deems important, saying the University only offers four. Holbrook said he wants UT to meet and surpass the services offered at other institu­ tions. Powers' questions were specific and offered hope to members of the alliance, Holbrook said. Powers told the attendees he had read the executive summary of the report and had tried to become more familiar with its points before the meeting, Holbrook said. "All of that was very encourag­ ing to us," he said. The Queer Students Alliance hopes to create a partnership with the president's office to further deal with LGBTQ issues in the coming months and years, Holbrook said. "It's one of those things that we don't want to end," he said. 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Merrill Lynch ml.com /careers t E l e c t i o n 2006 T i i k D a i l y T e x a n Page 8A W ednesday, N o vem b er 8, 2006 continued from page 6A GOP keeps majority in Texas Legislature 86 o f 150 state House seats, 11 o f 16 Senate spots go to Republicans By C o d y Schultz Daily Texan Staff In the settling dust of the elec­ tion, the Republican Party again emerged retaining firm control of the Texas Legislature Tuesday, although Democratic challengers put up a fight in several hotly contested seats. Out of the 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives up for grabs Tuesday night, 86 were taken by Republicans and 64 by Democrats. O f the 16 state senators elected, 11 were Republicans and five Democrats. The remaining 15 senators, com ­ prised of nine Republicans and six Democrats, were not on the ballot this year, because they have staggered terms up for elec­ tion every two years. Jam es R. Henson, director of the Texas Politics project and project coordinator in the College o f Liberal Arts, said, before results were released, he believed the Legislature would undoubt­ edly stay in Republican control, because the Democrats were too weak in certain areas. The poll results verified H enson's predic­ tions. "Texas is insulated from the national trend, Democrats have had no statewide traction yet," he said. "This year, the top of the tick­ et was underfunded, and with no money, you can't win elections." One of the most hotly con­ tested seats this year was Rep. Hubert Vo's District 149. Vo, the first Vietnamese person to hold a seat in the Texas House, was challenged by his predecessor, Talmadge Heflin. Vo beat Heflin by a small margin in 2004, and won again this year by less than 9 percentage points. Tensions also built in Hays County early Tuesday where State House District 45 Rep. Patrick Rose was allegedly assaulted by his 2002 Republican opponent, Rick Green, according to Joyce Cowan, elections administrator for the county. She said voting was unaffected by the incident. "For some reason Mr. Green hit Rep. Rose and, I believe, knocked him to the ground," Cowan said. "It was just a little scuffle though, and then they quit." Green was charged Tuesday with assault with bodily injury, a Class A misdemeanor, and was later released on a $5,000 bond, according to The Associated Press. GOVERNOR: Perry, Bell urge state leaders to put partisanship aside From left, Roxanna Menger, Jam es Strohm 's c am ­ p aign trea­ surer; Jam es Arthur Strohm; Libertarian for U.S. Congress, Erik Ellison, a com puter technician; and Jon Airheart, M ichael Badnarik's A ssistant C a m p a ig n Manager, w atch election results unfold on a laptop at their h eadq u ar­ ters in a H oliday Inn at the Arboretum . Jeremy Balkin D aily Texan Staff RESULTS C0NTD US RACES UNITED STATES SENATOR Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) ...................... 6 2 % Barbara Ann Radnofsky ( D ) ....................... 3 6 % Scott Lanier Jameson (L )......... 2.% ' CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION U.S. REP., DISTRICT 10 Michael T.M cCaul (R)..............5 5 % Ted Ankrum ( D ) .................... 4 1 % Michael Badnarik ( L ) ............... 4 % * 91.54 percent of precincts reporting at 2 a.m. Wednesday SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, U. S. REP., DISTRICT 21 Lamar Smith (R )..................... 6 0 % John Courage (D ) ...... 2 5 % Gene Kelly (D) ..................... 9 % Tom m y Calvert (I).....................3 % James Arthur Strohm (L)........... 2 % James Lyle Peterson (I).............. 1 % M ark J. Rossano (I)..................0.7% 88.03 percent of precincts reporting SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS, U.S. REP., DISTRICT 25 Lloyd D o gg e tt ( D ) ..................7 0 % Grant Rostig (R)......................2 4 % Barbara C un n in gh am (L)...........4 % Brian Parrett (I).........................2 % 80.24 percent of precincts reporting NATION: Dems one seat short of 50-50 Senate split From p a g e l A R epublican incum bent Sen. Jim Talent in M issouri conced­ ed defeat early W ednesday to Dem ocrat Claire M cCaskill, the state auditor. "A ll of our efforts fell a little bit short this time, but they were worth the w aiting," Talent told supporters. In Pennsylvania, D em ocrat Bob Casey, son of a popular for­ mer governor, soundly defeated incum bent Sen. Rick Santorurr£ a conservative and third-ranking m em ber of the Senate GO P lead* ership. D em ocratic Rep. Sherrod Brown easily beat GO P incum ­ bent Mike DeWine in O hio, a state w here Republican scandals were devastating for the party.. ' ju st one more seat to produce a 50-50 Senate, like the one that existed ip early 2001, when Vice President D ick Cheney wielded tie-break­ ing authority. D em ocrats needed A m ericans "h ave com e to the conclusion, as we did som e time ago, that a one-party town sim ply doesn't w ork," Senate M inority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., told party w orkers early Wednesday.-. Reid said a strong D em ocratic turnout in both Senate and House races show s "w e m ust change, course in Iraq." Webb, a form er Navy secretar^ under President Reagan, claim ed victory early W ednesday with $ nearly 12,000-vote lead but Allew urged his supporters to watch the rem aining returns carefully. "T h e election continues," A llen told them. "T h e counting will continue through the night. It w ill continue tom orrow ." A D em ocrat also was ahead in M ontana. With more than half the vote in, state Senate President Jon Tester held a 4 percentage point lead over incum bent three- term R epublican Sen. Conrad Bum s, w ho becam e caught up in the Jack A bram off lobbying scandal. D em ocrats also kept their seat in another im portant race in M aryland, w here Rep. Ben Cardin held off a late surge by R epublican Lt. Gov. M ichael Steele to succeed retiring Sen. Paul Sarbanes. Form er First Lady H illary Rodham C linton, consid ering a D em ocratic bid for the W hite H ouse in 2008, easily won re- election to a second term from New York. Republican Sen. John Kyi won re-election in Arizona despite Dem ocratic hopes for an upset by w ealthy businessm an Jim Pederson. R ep u b licans also w on re- election Ind iana, M aine, M ississippi, W yom ing, Texas, Utah and Nevada. in From p a g e l A night with her family watching election results in one of the hotel's suites and was joined at the podi­ um by her husband, her sons and three of her six granddaughters. She graciously accepted the loss and thanked all of her sup­ porters, calling them her family. "W e made a strong showing for the Independent party, but not the strong showing we needed," Stray horn said. "W e focused on the issues that mattered. Putting Texans first and education, edu­ cation, education." Strayhom then said she looks forward ti> many more years of watching out for Texas. Strayhom has served as Texas comptroller since 1998. "I will continue to be one though grandma watching out for our m ost precious resource: our children," Strayhom said. From his home Tuesday night, Werner said the election played an important role in increasing vis­ ibility for the Libertarian party. "This year's results show that hard work has an effect," he said. Perry accepted the candidates' concessions as he addressed sup­ porters at the Omni Austin Hotel Downtown. Joined on stage with members of his family and newly elected Republican heads of the state's departments, he agreed with Bell's message, saying it was time to put partisanship behind them. "Texas is better when we all work together," Perry said. "And the fact of the matter is, no party controls the government, it belongs to the people." Partisanship played a definite role in Perry's victory, said UT assistant governm ent professor Sean Theriault. "R ick Perry won because there are more Republicans in Texas than D em ocrats," he said. In the weeks prior to Tuesday's election, Perry campaigned on his record in office and counted on the support of Republican voters to carry him to victory. Campaign ads championed his efforts on border security and the economy, including the creation of 600,000 new jobs in three years. In the last month of the elec­ tion, the incumbent aired attack ads against Bell titled "Sharks" and "The Tax Man Com eth." His target was a bit surprising consid­ ering that early election polls pre­ dicted a Novem ber showdown betw een Perry and Strayhom , not between Perry and Bell. Recent polls predicted a Perry victory, but the second place posi­ tion had changed from earlier predictions. A SurveyUSA poll put Bell firmly in second place, with 26 percent of likely vot­ ers over Strayhom 's 19 percent, putting her in third. Perry was predicted to take a dominant 36 percent of votes, and Friedman trailed with 16 percent. The crowded race ultimately benefitted Perry, because the other candidates failed to articulate views that appealed to the moder­ ate voters who would determine the outcome, Theriault said. ju st "Everyone w as trying to get back to their base con­ stituency, just trying to make sure they turned out," he said. "[Perry] only needed to go back to the base, to rely on those core Republican voters and make sure they turned out." The results were a little surpris­ ing considering the strength of the economy and a president from the same state, Theriault said. "If he finishes with less than 45 percent, it says he doesn't have much of a mandate and he's pret­ ty unpopular," he said. Perry said he's humbled by the prospect of becoming the longest- serving governor in Texas history. "Today's victory must be about preparing for tomorrow's Texas," Perry shouted at the end of his victory speech. "This campaign is over, but our work has just begun." Additional reporting by Laura Blewitt, M.T. Elliott Ricardo Lozano an d Carter Wilson. 7 propositions overwhelmingly earn voters’ approval $567.4 million bond package will fund parks, roads, library By M ichelle W est Daily Texan Staff Voters in Austin Tuesday night a p p ro v e d all se ven p ro p o sitio n s in the city's $567.4 million bond package. With the bond package ALL BONDS PASSED 1.Transportation 73% 2. Drainage, Water quality.. 70% 3. Parks and recreation...... 75% 4. Community, cultural facilities 5. Affordable housing.......... 64% 6. Central library................... 61% 7. Public safety facilities......94% 'Asot2 a.m with too percent of precincts reporting fa in tively to what I think has been Tuesday s election, Austinites approved funding for road con- a very judicious almost two-year struction, water quality, parks, a process in coming up with what new Central Library, low-income should be our investment strat- com m unity egy in the city's people," said housing, cultural Austin Mayor Will Wynn regard- centers and public facilities. ing preliminary results at an elec- tion-night party held at Joe's Bar "I'm very pleased and very thankful that our citizens/v ot- ers/taxp ayers responded posi- and Grill at 506 West Avenue. 59% The least popular item in the package was Proposition 4, with 59 percent of voters' approval as of 2 a.m. This proposition allo­ cates $31.5 million in funds for creative and cultural community projects, including a larger the­ atre for the Zachary Scott Theatre Center, an African American Cultural and Heritage Facility, an Asian Am erican Resource Center, renovations to the Austin Film Studios, improvements to the Mexican American Cultural Center and a contribution toward a larger facility for the Mexic-Arte Art Museum. "I think maybe why [Prop. 4] lagged behind the others is because it was a little bit differ­ ent," said Mark Nathan, a cam ­ paign consultant for the 7 Steps For a Better Austin political action committee. "A lot o f these invest­ ments were in very basic types of infrastructure, and this was more of an investment in our cultural and creative economy." Propositions 1 ,3 and 7 garnered the most support, with more than 70 percent of voters' approval as of 3 a.m. Prop. 1 allocates $103.1 mil­ lion for road construction, Prop. 3 allocates $84.7 million for parks, and Prop. 7 allocates $58.1 million for public facilities, including a new Emergency Medical Services station, a public safety training facility, a new municipal court­ house, a police substation and an animal shelter. Prop. 2 allocates $145 million to improve Austin's water quality, Prop. 5 gives $55 million in grant money to develop low-income housing, and Prop. 6 gives $90 million for a new Central Library. Voters passed all propositions on the city's last m ajor bond package in 1998, to the tune of $672.4 million. "Frankly, one of our challeng­ es now is to remind folks that these tilings don't happen over­ night," Wynn said. "Several of these propositions w on't occur for years. One has to go purchase property, hire engineers, hire architects, design the buildings, make construction plans. ... But I think vye can be very judicious about Working with our citizen advisory committees to see that we proportionally invest each year to get these projects done over five, six or seven years." State Supreme Court incumbents to serve 6 more years Justice Willett defeats Democratic opponent in most contested race All By Ste ph e n Clark Daily Texan Staff incum ­ five Republican bents up for re-election to the Texas Supreme Court, including the chief justice, received the nod from state voters Tuesday to serve six more years on the bench. The Texas Supreme Court is the highest state appellate court for civil cases and currently consists of nine justices, all Republican. Chief Justice Wallace Jefferson celebrated hLs first election vic­ tory as head of the court Tuesday night. Jefferson was running for an unexpined seat after his pre­ decessor, Thomas Phillips, retired in 2004. Gov. Rick Perry initially appointed Jefferson to the court in 2001, he then w en election for the seat in 2002. Perry appointed Jefferson chief justice in 2004, after Phillips' retirement. Unexpired seats are those filled with appointees when previous justices leave office mid-term, and the appointees must be elect­ ed during the next election cycle to retain their seats. With more than 76 percent of the vote, Jefferson soundly defeated Libertarian candidate Tom Oxford. Write-in candidate Charles Waterbury was a distant third-place finisher. In the most contested Supreme Court race, incumbent Republican Don Willett edged out Democrat William E. "B ill" Moody to retain STATE SUPREME COURT 76% Wallace Jefferson (R)__ Don Willett (R)__________ 51% | David M. Medina (R)______76% Nathan Hecht (R)________ 76% 1 Phil Johnson (R)___ „.76% "As of2 am. with 9531 percent p of precincts reporting $ the Place 2 seat. Willett won by less than 7 percentage points in one of the closest statewide races, according results Wednesday morning. to election "W e've run a lot stronger than a lot of the rest of the ticket," Moody said. Moody, an El Paso native, still held out hope for a victory three hours after polls closed in Texas, but Willett eventually pulled away with the race. "W e tried to run this campaign very positive and very clean," Moody said. "A nd I hope that our campaign, win or lose, stands for that." W illett w as appointed to a vacant position on the court last year and is its newest member. This was his first election as a court justice. "I'm deeply grateful for the confidence and trust that Texans have placed in m e," Willett said. "I com m end Judge Moody, a genuine gentleman, for a hard- fought race." Incumbent Republican David M. Medina was appointed to the Texas Supreme Court by Perry in 2004, and easily won his contest against Libertarian Jerry Adkins to hold onto the Place 4 seat. Republican Nathan Hecht, the longest serving member of the Supreme Court in the Place 6 seat, was also a landslide win­ ner Tuesday evening as he faced off against Libertarian candidate Todd Phillippi. Place 8 incumbent Republican Phil Johnson, who was appointed by Perry to the position last year, will also spend six more years as a Suprem e Court member. Johnson beat Jay H. Cookingham, the Libertarian nominee for the office. Jefferson, Medina, Hecht and Johnson all placed more than 50 percentage points higher than their Libertarian challengers, according to Tuesday night elec­ tion results. O f the other four members of the court, one is up for re-election in 2008, while three others will seek voter approval in 2010. INSIDE Colt McCoy impacts Heisman Trophy race www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Eric Ransom E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone. (512) 232 2210 Spo r ts T h e D a i l y T e x a n NBA showdown in the Texas Triangle SA N A N T O N IO S P U R S By William Wilkerson Daily Texan Columnist Father Time will have to wait a little bit longer to catch up with these Spurs. They may be as old as Tim Duncan looked last season, hobbling around with plantar fasciitis, but Mr. Fundamental is healthy, Eva Longoria is still sporting the silver and black (Thanks, Tony), and Rasho Nesterovic isn't. W hat's there not to like about the Spurs? So there are nine players on San Antonio's roster over the age of 30. The Spurs still won a franchise record 63 games last season with a banged-up roster, which also included Manu Ginobili (knee) and the SPURS continues on page 38 DALLAS MAVERICKS By Ariawna Talton Daily Texan Columnist What are the Miami Heat w ithout Dwayne Wade? Definitely not NBA champi­ ons. What are the San Antonio Spurs without Tony Parker and Tim Duncan? A team with an out-of-control Argentinean, named Manu, running like a maniac and flopping on every play. And then there are Avery's boys, who can afford to rest a starter on any given night and still get the win. He'll step back and shoot the jumper in your face, he'll drive to the hoop while you get lost in the screen, and he'll make a dozen straight free MAVS continues on page 3B Troy Smith, QB, Ohio State — Even There's a T V com m ercial h yp ­ ing this year's Heism an race. It's got a truck w ith the trophy tied dow n in the bed being chased by the live mascots of just about every D ivision I-A team. If this w ere an accurate depiction of the race, Troy Sm ith w ould be d rivin g the truck around N ew York and everyone else w ould be w ander­ ing around Fifth Avenue. Brady Quinn, QB, Notre Dame — Down Q uinn has emerged as the best of the rest, though his Heism an cam­ paign is still a far cry from w hat he w as looking for. It's going to take a lot more than w hat he's been bring­ ing to the table to take Sm ith out of the d river's seat. But his stats and leadership ability (except for the M ichigan game) on a tradition-rich team like Notre Dame keep him in second place for now. Mike Hart, RB, Michigan — Up A s long as his team keeps w in ­ ning, H art w ill stay a prom inent part of the H eism an picture. M ichigan's game last w eek w as closer than it should've been, but w inning is all that matters com ing dow n the stretch. It's alw ays hard to pass up a veteran quarterback in the Heism an race, but right now H art is the most lik e ly can­ didate to overtake Q uinn's N o. 2 position. Steve Slaton, RB, West Virginia — Down W e ll, the rid e 's over, Steve Slaton. Unfortunately, it's hard to be a Heism an frontrunner on a one-loss team in a conference as h eavily scrutinized as the Big East is right now. Slaton hurt him self in d ivid u ally Saturday, too, produc­ ing his second sub-100-yard rush­ ing perform ance of the season. It'll be hard for him to leapfrog any­ body this late in the season. Colt McCoy, QB, Texas — Up The last freshman to have an im pact on the HeLsman race w as A d rian Peterson. C o lt M cC o y doesn't have w hat Peterson had in terms of raw talent and poten­ tial, but M cC oy does have gaudy enough stats to m ake him men- tionable in this ye ar's Heism an discussions. H e probably w o n 't finish in the top three this year, but next season looks prom ising. — Ricky Treon NHL Leafs pull off Buffalo shocker; Avalanche contend in Northwest By Steven Kreuzer Daily Texan STaff W ith no dram atic changes in the fortunes of the upper-echelon teams this w eek (Anaheim keeps w inning, Stars are steady, W Ud impresses, Sabres roll w hen not playing the Leafs, Thrashers fly­ ing under the radar), w e'll take this opportunity to give some love to a few of the m iddle-tier teams in both conferences. Lik e ly the biggest success story in the East continues to be the Penguins and their stable of w hiz kids. The Pens had rattled off five straight w ins before starting a West Coast sw ing w ith losses against W est Coast powers San Jose and Anaheim . W h ile it appears this team Isn't quite ready to count itself among the league elite, it has made a convincing case for lead­ ing the also-rans. The artists form erly known as the Toronto M aple Laughs have been playing a steady if not over­ ly im pressive game. H anding the Sabres their first regulation loss on Saturday night in front of a ro w d y Buffalo crow d sent a statement out to the rest of the league. "F o r us, w e're still looking for an identity and consistency to be a good team in this league. I thought tonight w e w ere a good team " said captain M ats Sundin on their handling of m ighty Swords. Carolina rocks it like Hurricanes D ow n in the Southeast the C arolina H urricanes are begin­ ning to m ake a case in their defense of the C up. W ith im pres­ sive w in s at A tlanta and O ttaw a (som ew hat im p ressive less this year), the 'C anes m ay be finding the groove that m ade them a Category Five last year. Assum ing C am W ard can find some sem blance of consistency, this team could compete. O u t w est, the N a sh v ille Predators have gone unbeaten in regulation over the last 10 to jum p out to a share of the C entral D ivisio n lead. O nce Thom as Vokoun fin ally remembered he w as a good goalie, the Preds han­ dled tw o road trips w ith ease, including solid victories over the W ild and all the western Oahe Bejoo-’i WiáA £Lit and Home, JínonymouA the, H olidays LOOK FOR the, Beao-’i, U/Lih £U t (hUton iid e an the, 'dyJhi the pnye. KeAxdJUi um £¿ p x M iá A 3 ’^idcu^, 9)ecem & eA, 8 . ‘Deadline to- complete iuAoey, Li ílooem&eA 10. fteqidieA $oA A PARTY a chance to- ui-in fQj| ]JJ jj| — ■> 9 t — H. Rumph Jr. | Associated Press Pittsburgh Penguins'Sidney Crosby, left, celebrates with Máxime Talbort after Crosby scored a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers in the first period of their NHL hockey game Oct. 28. C anadian clubs. N ash ville w ill have to hold off a n ew ly invigo­ rated Detroit squad, w hich has w on six straight, including one over 'Pacific' giant Dallas. Despite having a pow er p lay better than the East Coast H ockey o n ly League Flyers, P h ila d e lp h ia the Red W ings have ridden the solid defence of stud N icklas Lidstrom to a share of the Central. H ockeytow n is praying Dom inik H asek can som ehow keep his groin healthy for the entire year. The neck bottle Northwest? More like Northbest behind Minnesota in the N orthw est fea­ tures Vancouver, Colorado, and Edm onton. W h ile neither team has been able to separate itself so far the story of the vear in these parts has been the play of the Avalanche. Projected by some pundits to miss the playoffs, the A vs have gotten stellar p lay fron old reliable Joe Sakic and solic w ork between the pipes fron a resurgent Jose Theodore. Th< N ucks have been thanking thi hockey gods for delivering a goal ie in the form of Roberto Luongi in a trade w ith the Panthers fo Todd Bertuzzi, w h ile the O il seen to be on the w ay out, losing fou of their last five. Fin a lly out the P acifi D ivision, the San Jose Sharks a r trying their hardest to be includ ed w ith Dallas and A naheim h talks of the elite. Despite w inninj against some solid foes, the Shark have just lost too m any games ti be considered in the same breatl as the Ducks and Stars. A rg u ab l the top second-tier team so fai Big Joe Thornton needs to lead hi troops in taking advantage of w eak upcom ing schedule to buili some street cred. in Wednesday, November 8, 2006 SIX-MAN FOOTBALL S p o r t s Richland Springs QB star of Texas 6-man By M ike Lee The Associated Press RICHLAND SPRINGS, Texas — How's this for capturing the quirkiness of six-man football: When Tyler Ethridge of Richland Springs set what is believed to be the national record for career touchdown passes, it came on a toss to his center. "It was supposed to be a deep slant route to another receiver, but they stayed with him. So I checked off and threw to my cen­ ter," Ethridge said. "He made it look easy. He kind of pranced into the end zone." Ethridge's 26-yard toss to Jestin Fox in the first quarter of Friday night's game against Eden was the 149th of his career. Record-keep­ ing is scarce in six-man football, but Ethridge surpassed what was believed to be the previous mark of 148 set by Nathan Strand of Greenville (Texas) Christian, who last played in 2004. Fox, the center who is an eli­ gible receiver in six-man, made the catch along the sideline and scored unchallenged, giving the Coyotes a 62-0 lead on the final play of the first quarter. Richland Springs went on to win 96-0 in a game stopped at halftime by the 45-point mercy rule. "I didn't realize that pass was the record until all of my teammates came up to me," Ethridge said. "That's when the emotions really hit me hard. These guys, my team­ mates, they're all that matter to me. just a "I don't deserve all the credit I'm getting. All I do is throw the ball. They're the ones who catch it and do what they have to do to get in the end zone." Ethridge, still junior, managed to get the record out of the way before the playoffs for the Coyotes, who want to regain the six-man state cham­ pionship they won in 2004 but lost to Throckmorton last year. He finished the night 8-of-ll passing for 231 yards and six touchdowns, extending his career TDs to 151. "It's a tremendous record and accomplishment for Tyler and all those receivers who have caught passes for him," Richland Springs coach Jerry Burkhart said. "But we're glad to get it behind us so we can focus on the playoffs." After the history-making TD, Burkhart retrieved the ball from the referees and presented it to Ethridge, who promptly went to the sideline and gave the ball to his father, Coyotes offensive coor­ dinator Harley Ethridge. "I'll have to put it in my tro­ phy case, as soon as I build one," Harley Ethridge said. Ethridge improved his career passing yardage total to 6,414. He also has rushed for 3,015 yards and 57 touchdowns in his third season on the varsity, but he didn't have to carry the ball Friday. The 5-foot-8,170-pound Ethridge is 55-2 as a starter in organized foot­ ball games. His only losses were in the state semifinals last year against Throckmorton and in the sixth- grade, when his junior high team in Hermleigh lost to Ira. HOUSTON: Rookies make impact From page 1B Rudy Gay for Memphis' Shane Battier. This was the perfect move for Houston. Battier pro­ vides the veteran leadership and defensive skills that coach Jeff Van Gundy craves. Besides, Houston made enough good draft picks so that Rockets fans won't waste time dreaming of Gay jumping out of the Toyota Center. There's Steve Novak, out of Marquette. If Novak's perfor­ mance in the preseason is anv indication, it looks like Houston has finally found the reliable 3-point threat it so desperately needed. Last season, the Rockets changed from NBA play­ ers into bricklayers once they moved past the arc. Another rookie who should contribute is Vasilis Spanoulis. In leading Greece to a surprising World Championship in the offseason, Spanoulis looked like a hairy Manu Ginobili. But the most significant addi­ tion to the Houston Rockets is Bonzi Wells. Wells signed a one- year deal with the Rockets for $2.1 million. Considering that Wells averaged 23.2 points and 12 rebounds in the playoffs with the Sacramento Kings and was offered a chance to resign for $40 million over five years, he's a bargain. Wells adds a level of versatility to the Rockets that they have never had before. He can fill in at shooting guard, small forward or power for­ ward. With Wells, Houston has someone to shoulder the scoring load should anything happen to its dynamic duo of Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady. Last season, when Yao and McGrady played together, they won 68 percent of the time. When Yao is on his game, there is no answer for him. His jumper is the most undefend­ able shot in the NBA. Yao has packed more muscle on his 7-foot-6-inch frame. This year will be the beginning of a run of Shaq-like dominance that was predicted for Yao when the Rockets selected him. The 36 points he dumped on the Mavericks in 36 minutes last Saturday was just a sampling. Look for Yao to be in serious contention for the MVR Then there's Tracy McGrady. At his best, T-Mac is the most dynamic scorer in basketball. When he's off, he's abysmal. There's no middle ground. McGrady has started the season cold, but look for him to turn it around as he gets back into the swing of things after a season plagued with back problems. On paper, Houston is already one of the best in the .West. When other teams were trot­ ting out their benches in the preseason, Van Gundy played his starters in hope of fostering the chemistry needed to propel a squad to the Finals. As the season progresses, no one, not San Antonio, not Dallas and not Phoenix will be able to hang with the Rockets. From page 1B throws in the clutch to secure a fourth-quarter comeback. But who is it? It's Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Terry, Josh Howard, Jerry Stackhouse and Devin Harris. Any of these guys are capable of putting up double figures in points, rebounds, foul shots or assists on any given night. Without question, the team with the most depth and tal­ ent in the NBA is the Dallas Mavericks. Many may doubt that the Mavericks will return to the finals, but one thing is a constant: This is a minimum 50-victory team The playoffs will take care of themselves. With the additions of former Maverick Greg Buckner and veterans Devean George and Austin Croshere, Aviry Johnson's defense is back and thriving, with a lot of playoff experience. Rookie Maurice Ager is fresh off of Tom Izzo's Michigan State bandwagon SPURS: Recipe intact for championship season From page 1B to them in a Game 7 defeat. oft-injured Tony Parker. Except for Parker's right index finger, which he broke in training for the FIBA World Championships this offseason, the trio is intact and appears ready to make another push for their fourth title in nine years. Judging the 19 points Parker dropped in a 97-91 vic­ tory at Dallas in the team's first game of the season on Thursday, it appears like the French floor man is good to go. from The loss of Nazr Mohammed looked like it could be pretty det­ rimental to the team. He was good enough on the glass and agile enough defensively to com­ plement Duncan in the paint. But he lacked one thing that newly- acquired Francisco Elson does have — speed. That is something the Spurs desperately lacked out of its fifth position when they faced Dallas in the Western Conference semifi­ nals last season. Greg Popovich was forced to keep his bigs off of the floor because they could not keep up with the Mavericks up-tempo pace. That eventually caught up Elson supplies San Antonio with flexibility. He was able to get out in the open and guard Dirk Nowitzki in the season opener, which allowed the Spurs to stick with what has helped them win their championships; having two big bodies down low. He also chipped in with 12 points and has been said to be the second- fastest player on the team behind Parker. Bruce Bowen, who guarded Nowitzki in the playoffs, was able to concentrate on his usual match-up, Josh Howard, who missed nine shots and received a flagrant foul for blatantly shoving Bowen. If the Spurs and Mavericks meet up in the postseason, that could pay dividends. Popovich knows the limits of his players and will spare min­ utes to his veterans whenever he can — meaning Robert Horry may stay in his warm-ups until the playoffs. The defense and half-court efficiency will always be there and so will the Spurs in the end. Did I mention the Mavericks are 0-3? Visit T h e D a i l y T e x a n o n lin e at www.dailytexanonline.com 2K Sports College Hoops Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer, Austin Regional^ T h u rs ., N ov. 9 G am e 1 : C h icago S t . v s . S t . B o n a v e n tu re , 5 : 3 0 pm] G a m e 2 : TEX A S v s. A lc o r n S t a t e , 8 :3 0 pm Fri., Nov. 10: C o n so la tio n G a m e ; 5 : 3 0 p m C h a m p io n sh ip G am e: 7 : 3 0 p m Live music ail season! Check the SOB page at TexasSports.com for post game concert info! Frank Erwin Center (Red River between 15th & M.I.K.) 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Johnson and his team of leg- to chase his own record for the endary assistant coaches have most technical fouls, and Tony everything covered on the court, Parker will worry about what Eva while the greatest ownei in the Longoria is thinking in the stands. league has the crowd under con- Carme,0 Anthony wjll stm be Roo|d(, trol. Clearly having Mark Cuban in the stands makes for a pleas- £ ., , antly entertaining game expert- ence for any fan. What other Wl11 contmue watch' team can say their billionaire owner wears a team jersey and in& him do a11 the work on the mingles with the fans at every court and in a^ those commer- game? , of the Year to his buddy a few , years ago, and Lebrón James s bMer abou, , . . , cials. TA7, , , r , . . . ° And then there wil1 be There are only a handful of lone legitimate finals' hopefuls, and Mavericks, with little off-court the Mavericks are certainly at the distraction and plenty of motiva- top of the list. So while Shaq tion to get back to the finals and continues to complain about the take what D-Wade and the refer- new league basketball, as if it ees stole from Big-D a year ago. APPLICATIONS ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED for the fo llo w in g stu d e n t p o sitio n w it h Texas S tu d e n t P u b lic a tio n s Daily Texan Managing Editor Spring 2007 Semester A p p l i c a t i o n f o r m s an d a lis t of q u a l i f i c a t i o n s are a v a ila b le in t h e O f f ic e of t h e D ir e c t o r , T S P 3.304 The TSP Board of Operating Trustees w ill interview applicants and appoint a Spring '07 M an ag in g Editor at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, December 1, 2006 in room 3.302 of the Texas Student Publications building (CMC), 25th and W h itis Ave. DEADLINE Noon, Tuesday, November 21,2006 Please return completed applications and all supporting m aterials to the Director's Office. Interested applicants are invited to stop by and visit w ith the Director to discuss student positions. Sfafe Farm Lorn Star Showdown: #8 TEXAS» TEXAS A S M 7 p m T O N I G H T ! (W e d .11 / B l CSTV National TV Students; ‘Make Them See Orange' - Be sure to wear orange! And enter to win a 27 ” TV from Aaron's! KifM ff g tie t«»e Of UT tewi- L J U P V ' - ST | ’ i v , v T É K A S V O U E Y B A t jP A S P Sreyorf Bymnaiiwn >S»Md* 1 V I T & ! , ( ) ( \ l Wednesday, N ovem ber 8, 2006 Bush bumper sticker designer gets day in court By Paul J. Weber The Associated Press The key brand of President Bush's 2004 re-election campaign is set for center stage in a federal trial, with the case boiling down to a single letter: that ubiquitous W. Wichita Falls insurance agent Jerry Gossett claims he created the blueprint for the popular "W '04" bumper sticker for Bush's campaign, but that the Republican National committee and a cam­ paign supplier stole the idea he copyrighted in 2001. Jury selection is scheduled to begin in a Texarkana courthouse Tuesday over Gossett's lawsuit, which the committee has called frivolous and the campaign sup­ plier has called "fantasy." The suit does not seek specific damages, though in a court filing an expert for Gossett's attorneys estimate actual damages between $500,000 and $7.5 million. "It's had a devastating impact on Mr. Gossett," said his Dallas attorney, Scott Hemingway. "He didn't have any health problems until he started seeing all these stickers everywhere. Now he's had seven heart stints." The oval logo used by Bush's campaign — plastered all over sup­ porters' cars two years ago — fea­ tures a block-lettered W against a white background. Attached to the right of the W is an American flag, which rests above the '04 lettering. Gossett's logo was inspired by the Sept. 11 attacks and contains a thin, serifed W followed by a period. A flag also flutters from the W, and toward the right end of the sticker is the number 43, meant to distinguish Bush from father George H.W. Bush, the 41st president. According to the suit, Gossett pitched his logo to then-commit- tee chairman Ed Gillespsie in 2003 during a meeting in Washington. Hemingway said the Committee liked the logo but ultimately told Gossett that contracts with other licensing agreements precluded them from using his design. Months after the meeting, Gossett received a campaign solic­ itation from the GOP that includ­ ed a logo similar to the design he showed Gillespie, the suit claims. Calls to the committee office weren't returned Monday, but in court filings the committee has said there's nothing to the suit. The campaign supplier named in the suit is the Spalding Group, a Louisville, Ky.-based company that has printed campaign materi­ als for Republican candidates since 1984. Ted Jackson, the company's owner, said he's mystified why his company is named in the suit while the Austin advertising agen­ cy that designed the logo is not. In a court deposition, Rodney Richburg of RSD Advertising Inc. said he was paid about $600 by the Bush-Cheney campaign to design the logo in 2003. Richburg said that creating the W '04 mark was done quickly, in part, because he simply modified an existing brand that already used the flag and W in other Bush campaign materials as far back as 1999. One of those includes a thin, serifed W that appears similar to Gossett's logo. "There's thousands of fonts. Mr. Gossett used the exact same W font," Jackson said. "Mr. Gossett created nothing. This is an abso­ lute fantasy." Hemingway, whose client remains a loyal Republican, said the designs are not similar. Jerry Gossett on A pril 14, 2005, w ith the bu m per sticker he designed. Gossett has sued the Republican National Com m ittee and one o f its su p ­ pliers, claim ing th ey stole his design for the "W '04" b um per stickers. Gary Lawson | Associated Press would have thrown this out a long 2005, and opening arguments in the trial are scheduled to begin time ago," he said. "If that was the case, the judge The lawsuit was filed in March Nov. 13. No stopping you now. Decision upheld to vacate Lay conviction By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON — A federal appeals court has upheld a judge's ruling to vacate the conviction of Enron Corp.'s late founder Kenneth Lay, who had been found guilty earlier this year of committing fraud and conspiracy in one of the big­ gest corporate scandals in U.S. history. The challenge to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake came from Russell Butler, an Enron shareholder who lost $8,000 in the company's col­ lapse. Butler, a Maryland crime vic­ tims attorney, had asked Lake for an order of restitution based on Lay's conviction under the Crime Victims' Rights Act. Lake ruled he was bound by previous court rulings, which stated that a defendant's death pending appeal extinguished his entire case because he hadn't had a full opportunity to chal­ lenge the conviction. Butler appealed the decision to the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals but a three-judge panel of the court agreed with Lake. "Unless the law of this cir­ cuit ... is changed retroactively by Congress, by the Supreme Court or by this court revisit­ ing our precedent... we and the courts of this circuit are bound to apply and enforce the doc­ trine of abatement," the panel wrote in its Nov. 1 four-page ruling. Prosecutors offered no coun­ ter legal argument in the case, but asked Lake to hold off on a ruling until the end of October so Congress could con­ sider legislation from the Justice Department that would change current federal law regarding the abatement of criminal con­ victions. Congress recessed for the elections without consider­ ing the legislation. In court filings, prosecutors said they took no position on Butler's appeal but added the federal government is propos­ ing legislation to protect crime victims in such situations. Samuel Buffone, the attorney for Lay's estate, did not imme­ diately return a telephone call seekmg comment on Tuesday. Lay was convicted of 10 counts of fraud, conspiracy and lying to banks in two separate cases on May 25. Enron's col­ lapse in 2001 wiped out thou­ sands of jobs, more than $60 billion in market value and more than $2 billion in pension plans. Lay, 64, died of heart disease July 5 while vacationing with his wife, Linda, in Aspen, Colo. Lake's ruling stopped the government's efforts through the criminal courts to seek $43.5 million in ill-gotten gains pros­ ecutors allege he pocketed by participating in Enron's fraud. Last month, the federal gov­ ernment filed a civil forfeiture action against Lay's estate in its efforts to recover more than $12 million it claims were "proceeds of the fraud proven in die crimi­ nal case against Lay." Enron crumbled into bank­ ruptcy proceed mgs in December 2001 when years of accounting tricks could no longer hide bil­ lions in debt. « We want you to succeed, and all the signs say GO. That's why we’ve created an environment that’s conducive to personal and professional growth and success. At Ernst & Young, we offer award-winning learning tools and a range of experiences, so that you keep moving ah ead - from your very first day. So visit us on campus, or at ey.com/us/careers. 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C o m e to M o m m y - m ixer on Nov. 9th and find yo u r perfect holiday se m e ste r and See babysitting jobs. m o m m y m ixe r.co m for m ore inform ation. sp rin g THE P E N S K E JO IN Rental R e p re ­ T E A M ! sentative P enske Truck Leasing, a G E com pany, is lo o kin g is lo o k in g for sale s oriented in d iv id u ­ als w /strong interper­ son a l skills to provid e front line contact w/our custom e rs, as well as telephone contact to o b ­ tain 8< retain accounts. You will record re se rv a ­ tions, m atch ve h icle s to rese rvatio ns, p ro ce ss 8t rental check v e hicle s in 8c out. Penske Truck L e a sin g be ­ lieves in p ro m o tin g from w ithin 8< this entry level position is a fast track to p o sitio n s of greater re sp o n sib ility in either sale s 8(/or m anagem ent. W e com petitive co m p e n sa tio n includin g tuition reim bursem ent. Please em ail re su m e to Penske Truck L e a sin g att. Jo h n Green em ail John. 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González and Femando Leos P S T O N É W W MPE PO THIS O N É K e A T A a n M & m i.c a tfi FRÉF G\36L£PANTS IMPROV SHOW FRI, NOV \Q CALHOUN ICO 7 P/VI t w i s t e d l i f t e rosSi FILM GEEKS by ftastin Hambrick w w w . m y s p o c « . c o m / f l l m _ g « « l u IN THE INTEREST OF HONESTY, WE'RE JUST GOING TO CHANGE THE TITLE TO "COME LOOK AT THE BIG, HYPOCRITCAL VOUCHEBAG" ww* t*i*t<»fA. , Venue; UT CMA A2.320 I Qfy} % I • •• 'Love for Share' (Indonesia) Thursday, Nov. 9,9 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'From Dust'(Sri Lanka) Friday, Nov. 10, 3 p.m. Venue: UT CMA A2.320 FREE Shorts Program Friday, November 10,4 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater FREE 'Little Birds' (Iraq/Japan) Friday, Nov. 10,4:30 p.m. Venue: UT CMA A2.320 FREE 'A Cry in the Dark (India) with Red Saga'(USA) Friday, Nov. 10,6 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater 'Inside/Out' (Iran) Friday, Nov. 10,6 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'iron Island'(Iran) Friday, Nov. 10,7 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'Mighty Warriors of Comedy' (USA) Friday, Nov. 10,8 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater The President's Last Bang' (South Korea) Friday, Nov. 10,9 pm. Venue: Millenium Theater 'Asian Stories Book 3' (USA) Friday, Nov. 10,10 pm. Venue: Hideout Theater 'Evolution of a Filipino Family' (Philipines) Saturday, Nov. 1112 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater Producer/Cinematographer in attendance UT Shorts Program Saturday, Nov. 1112 p.m. Venue: Millenium Theater FREE 'Beauty Academy of Kabul' (Afghanistan) Saturday, Nov. 11 2 p.m. Venue: Millenium Theater 'Little Birds' (iraq/Japan) Saturday, Nov. 11,4:30 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater FREE 'Dreaming Lhasa'(lndia) Saturday, Nov. 11,6 pm. Venue: Millennium Theater 'We Loved Each Other So Much' (Lebanon) Saturday, Nov. 11,6 p.m. Venue: UT CMA A2.320 FREE 'The Cow' (Iran) Saturday, Nov. 11,8 p.m. Venue: UT CMA A2.320 'Amu' (india) Saturday, Nov. 11,8 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'Yang Ban Xi'(China) Sunday, Nov. 12,1 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'The Cleansing Rites' (India) Sunday, Nov. 12,1 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater 'Postmen in the Mountains' (China) Sunday, Nov. 12,3 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater 'Sentenced Home' (USA/Cambodia) Sunday, Nov. 12,3 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater 'From Dust' (Sri Lanka) Sunday, Nov. 12,5 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater 'The Slanted Screen' (USA) Friday, Nov. 10,9 p.m. Venue: Hideout Theater 'Climates' (Turkey) Sunday, Nov. 12,7 p.m. Venue: Millennium Theater Source: Austin Asian Film Festival, http-J/www.cinemaasiaaustin.org By Katherine Fan Daily Texan Staff in The A ustin Asian Film Festival is back in town. A cutting-edge festival its third year, the event debuted in the spring of 2004. In fall 2002 professor Chiho Sawada taught a Korean film and liter­ ature course at the University, introducing Korean New Wave films. The class inspired two of his students, Apostolos P apapostolos and Daniel Reyes, to create CinemaAsia, an organization to bring such films to the Austin com m u­ nity. The festival films for 2006 provide a glimpse into Asian fea­ cinem atography w ith tures from Iraq to Indonesia. This year's offerings include "Climates," w ritten, directed and starred by m ulti-award w inner N uri Bilge Ceylan. "Climates" won Ceylan the prestigious Fipresci Award at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and reflects the fragility and complexity of hum an relation­ ships. "Rigodon" explores the relationships of Filipino immi­ grants in post-Sept. 11 New York City. Lav Diaz's "Evolution of a Filipino Family" examines the effect of 15 years of martial law in the Philippines from the per­ spective of the Gallardo family. Huo Jianqui's "Postmen in the Mountains" tells the story of an old Hunan mountain postman who is training his only son to take over his duties. As they journey together through the mountains of China, the father and son bond in a deeply mov­ ing experience. The founders seek to con­ nect both UT and Austin to the Asian film scene, which is why many of the screenings are free to the public. "As the need for cross- cultural understanding and global awareness increases, CinemaAsia aims to cultivate a better understanding and appreciation of Asian cinema as art and culture," according to its Web site. The A ustin Asian Film Festival will host screenings at the Millennium and Hideout Theaters as well as on the UT campus from Nov. 8-12. Spears serves K-Fed with divorce papers; seeks custody of kids By Jeremiah M arquez The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Britney pears is saying bye-bye to K-Fed. The pop princess filed for ivorce Tuesday from her hus- and, former backup dancer nd aspiring rapper Kevin ederline. The Los Angeles County uperior Court filing cites "irrec- ncilable differences." Spears, 24, married Federline, B, in 2004. They have a 1-year- ld son, Sean Preston, and an if ant son who was bom Sept. 2. The divorce papers iden- fy the baby as Jayden James ederline. A message left with Spears' ttomey, Laura Wasser, was not nmediately returned. Spears m arried Federline ight m onths after ending a 5-hour Las Vegas marriage j her childhood friend, Jason dexander. Her second marriage as provided endless fodder for ibloids, which have speculated ■equently that the union was in ■ouble. Federline's attorney, Mark rincent Kaplan, issued a state- lent declining comment. "There is no statement at this me as requested by M ark's lient, Kevin Federline," said lichael Sands, spokesman for 'apian. But in an interview with The associated Press two weeks ago, ederline had nothing but praise or Spears. "Her influence on me has been eally big," he told the AP. "She s strong woman, and she knows /hat she wants out of life and aat helps build a strong man. 1 x)k up to you, baby." In flip divorce naners. w hich do not mention a prenuptial agreement, Spears asks for cus­ tody of the couple's two chil­ dren, with visitation rights for Federline. The filing does list as separate property, and thereby off-limits to Federline, "miscella­ neous jewelry and other person­ al affects," earnings and other assets to be determined later. The filing came a day after Spears, back in shape after the birth of her second child, made a surprise appearance on David Letterman's "Late Show" in New York by popping up behind him as he was sitting at his desk. Bom in Kentwood, La., in 1981, Spears got her first taste of fame at age 11 when she joined the "The All New Mickey Mouse Club" TV show. Her fellow Mouseketeers included future superstars Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera. Five years after leaving the show she released her debut album, "Baby One More Tune." In a video for the title track, Spears dressed provocatively in a school uniform and cemented her reputation as a sex sym ­ bol. Yet, throughout a years- long romance with Timberlake, Spears always proclaimed her chastity. she had By 2003, fully embraced her sex-charged image, sharing an open-mouthed kiss with Madonna during the MTV Video Music Awards. in Federline appeared the movie "You Got Served" and performed as a backup dancer for singer Justin Timberlake, Spears' former boyfriend. He was pre­ viously involved with actress Shar Jackson of TV's "Moesha." Federline and Jackson have two children. 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