SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS FOR MORE THAN 100 YEARS ll'l 0 S T exan 4, 2002 25 CENTS m 113GNVA 1SV3 ¿Z9Z 9 N I H S H 3 ! l é 0 é 3 1W IS 3 0 8 ¿ 3 0 V dO d 1 1V twisted tales Spike and M ike’s wildly popular animation test is in town, and the Texan makes sure you don’t get bit. S ee E n terta in m en t, Page 12 We’re Texas to hit $1B this year By Jennifer Mock Daily Texan Staff The University's We're Texas Campaign will meet its $1 billion goal sometime this year — two years ahead of schedule — a UT official said Wednesday. Jim Kunetka, executive director of commu­ nications for the resource and development raised said office, $972,397,000 by Jan. 15. the U niversity had The University launched the We're Texas Cam paign in 1997 to raise money for schol­ arships and program s beyond what can be covered by the general UT budget, Kunetka said. t "Universities need campaigns to help them undertake not just ordinary expenses but to fund those activities at the margin," he said. "In one way or another, all of the money is going to the faculty and students. None of the money is going to paying the electricity or mowing the law n." Kunetka said the $1 billion goal is a University-wide goal that is composed of sev­ eral sm aller goals from each college. For example, the Red M cCom bs School of Business has a goal of-$130 million, 13 percent of the overall campaign goal. David Lotz, assistant dean for resource development in the business school, said the school exceeded that ftoal last month. He said the next three years of the cam p aig n will be dedicated to raising en d o w m en ts for the school. Originally, the school wanted $103 million of its $130 million goal to be in endowment form. However, Lotz said the school only raised about $60 million in en d o w m en t funds, leaving the school with the g oal of raising about $40 million in end ow m ents over the next three years. An endow m ent is a perma­ nent sustaining fund that a llo w s only the interest earned to be spent. Lotz said the business school h a s an advan­ tage over other colleges w hen approaching possible donors because $45 m illio n of the $50 million that McCombs donated to the school in 2000 was set aside to match donations dol­ lar for dollar as they come in. Lotz said this allows the business school to tell donors their money will be doubled if they opt to donate to the school. Of the $45 million set aside for matching funds, $32 million is still available to match donations coming in. "It is an advantage we have over other schools because w e can tt'll donors their money will have double the impact," he said The College of Liberal Arts has raised $82 million of its $100 million campaign goal, said Becky Prince, director of development for the College of Liberal Arts. S ee CAMPAIGN, Page 5 S e a r c h in g f o r R a c h e l Campus reacts to alarm over meningitis Kellar Hall/Daily Texan Staff Volunteers David Broil, Bill Gardiner and Jenny Leonard search the Middle Gabriel River for any signs of missing Georgetown resident Rachel Cooke. Search parties consist of about six people working for up to four hours at a time. Authorities continue to look fo r Georgetown woman By Esther Wang Daily Texan Staff As an overcast Wednesday wound down last evening, details surrounding the disappearance of a 19-year-old Georgetown woman remained equally as cloudy. Rachel Cooke, a college student from San Diego, Calif., disappeared two weeks ago while jogging in her neighborhood of Northlake, west of Georgetown. And despite the efforts of law enforcement agencies, search-and-rescue organiza­ tions and concerned community mem­ bers, there is still no word on where she is or what happened on Jan. 10. Williamson County Sheriff's Depart­ ment officials questioned a possible wit­ ness early this week, but released him once they determined he was not involved with Cooke's disappearance. So far, the search for Cooke has been a community effort, with hundreds of con­ cerned citizens offering money, food or their own time. A private search-and-res­ cue organization is also helping in the investigation. The parents, Robert and Janet Cooke, last week enlisted the aid of the organiza­ tion Texas EquuSearch to help locate their daughter. EquuSearch, formed by Timothy Miller in response to his own daughter's abduction and death in 1984, See SEARCH, Page 2 T IM E L IN E : SEARCHING FOR RACHEL COOKE Jan. 10,10:30 a.m. Jan. 18 Neighbors see Cooke for the final time. Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Williamson County Sheriff's Department releases information about the two men seen in the area at the time of her disappearance. Williamson County Sheriff’s Department releases sketch of possible witness. Jan. 20 Possible witness is questioned and cleared of any involvement. Today, Jan. 24 Texas EquuSearch is brought in to help with search. Still no clues as to her where­ abouts, search continues. Source: Williamson County Sheriff's Departm ent, Robert a n d Ja n e t Cooke Before the search party for Rachel Cooke goes out, Jeff Ezell, executive director of U.S. Regional Search Dogs, practices fol­ lowing a scent with Hunter. Today marks two weeks since Cooke’s disappear­ ance. Amanda Abel/ Daily Texan Staff Shelly Hardln/Daily Texan Staff Biology senior Kristin Ortiz takes Cipro, a meningitis antibi­ otic, at University Health Services in the Student Services Building- Students given antibiotics after possible exposure By Elizabeth Esfahani Daily Texan Staff In response to the death of a UT student Tuesday, University Health Services have offered protective treatment to students who may have been exposed to bacterial meningitis over the weekend. Joseph Blackstock, an undeclared business junior, died early Tuesday from what preliminary tests have shown to be bacteri­ al meningitis. No other cases have been reported in the ¿irea since Tuesday, said Bob Flocke, spokesperson for the Austin and Travis County Health and Human Services. As a preventative measure, UHS distributed the antibiotic Cipro to 160 students on Tuesday and 56 students Wednesday. Some of these students had classes with Blackstock, while others had contact with him over the weekend. Many of the students who received the antibiotic Wednesday may have been exposed to the bacteria Sunday, when Blackstoc k attended three or four parties during the course of the evening, said Beth Bushey, spokeswoman for UHS. Bushey said the chance of any other student developing bac­ terial meningitis is very slim. "Mainly, meningitis incidents are isolated to one or two peo­ ple," she said. "It is a rare disease, and is not an easy disease to get. But if students are worried, then, for peace of mind, they s h o u ld get a vaccine." The implementation of UHS's plan to control meningitis exposure has been greatly aided by the actions of UT students, Bushey said. "UT students are being so responsible in coming forth, self-sporting, and saying that they will call everybody that they know who was at the parties," Bushey said. "It could have been really hard to find out who may have been exposed but students have been really helpful in helping us know who needs the antibiotics. Stephanie Peterson, an advertising freshman, agreed that stu­ dents have been very responsible about informing others. Peterson took the antibiotic Wednesday after learning from a friend that she had been at the same party as Blackstock. "Although 1 don't think that people are as worried as they S ee UHS, Page 2 City drops charges against pipeline Hopwood ruling may affect governor’s race By Miguel Uscano Daily Texan Staff Dan Morales' decision as former Texas attorney general to limit affirmative action in Texas might hurt his chances of win­ ning the Democratic primary race, an analyst said Wednesday. The 19% Hopwood decision effectively ended affirmative action in Texas public colleges a ’d u nive^if s and restricted the use of race as a factor in financial aid and scholarships. Following the decision, fall enrollment rates of Hispanic under­ graduates dropped from 14.7 percent to 13.6 percent in 2001, while African-American enrollment fell from 4.1 percent to 3.5 percent in 2001. Harvey Kronberg, editor of the Quorum Report, an online non­ partisan publication focusing on state politics, said the ruling will hurt Morales in the primaries because Democratic primary voters typically believe in affirmative action. "If Morales has any hope of succeeding, it will be with the help of Hispanics. And my suspicion is tb ft everyone will know his position on Hopwood before the primary, and that will undercut into his support," he said. Doug Laycock, a UT law professor who has studied the Hopwood ruling, said enrollment of minorities in the UT School 8m SANCHEZ, Paga 2 By Esther Wang Daily Texan Staff Another round in the court battle between the city of Austin and Longhorn Partners Pipeline LP was fought and won Wednesday by the pipeline company, when all charges of illegal construction were dropped by the city. Longhorn Pipeline had brought the case against the city earlier this month, after Austin officials had charged that the company was illegally building without a city permit and ordered it to stop con­ struction. This case was separate from a pending federal suit between the city and Longhorn Pipeline concerning the effec­ tiveness of the environmental assessment conducted on the safety of the pipeline. Assistant City Attorney David Smith said the decision to drop the charges was made by city management. A factor in the decision was Judge Sam Sparks' state­ ments during the hearing for the federal court case, in which he said the city had no jurisdiction over the interstate pipeline. The city of Austin dropped charges Wednesday that could have stopped the Longhorn Pipeline from being built. Seen at left is a section of the pipeline under construction. Gerry McCarthy/ Daily Texan Staff "We've been th in kin g about this since that hearing, becau se Sparks expressed such strong opinions that we didn't have the ability to enforce city codes," Smith said. The city's on ly g 0 a j jn filing the charges was to get the company to com­ ply with codes like the Save Our Springs ordinance, which protects the water qual­ ity of the Edwards Aquifer, he said. Smith said he believes the city had valid com­ plaints against the pipeline company. However, he added, once Sparks said he didn't believe Longhorn Pipeline had to abide by city codes, continuing with the charges would have been meaningless. Longhorn Pipeline spokesman Don Martin said that while he is pleased with 8m PIPELINE, Page 2 Tnr VOL. 102, NO. 79 Aroun theWoii Bush seeks military spending WASHINGTON — President Bush pro­ posed Wednesday the biggest increase in mil­ itary spending in 20 years, nearty $50 billion more next year, and said Americ^ “will not cut comers" in the war against terrorism. The president outlined the military part of his 2003 fiscal budget proposal and said his highest budget priority is twofold — the mili­ tary abroad and safety at home — even though this will create a financial strain for the federal government. ► See BUSH, Page 3 Locals oppose Montana mine NOXON, Mont. — Mary Mitchell was hik­ ing in the rugged Cabinet Mountains in 1995 when she came upon the last thing she expected to see in one of the nation’s oldest protected wilderness areas. It was a small metal plate attached to a rock, indicating the location of an underground mining claim. Alarmed, Mitchell joined the Rock Creek Alliance and has spent the past six years try­ ing to stop the proposed Rock Creek Mine near the Montana-ldaho state line. The fight is not going well for mine opponents. The day after Christmas, the U.S. Forest Service and the state of Montana issued permits allowing Sterling Mining Co. to begin exploratory work. Yasser Arafat tries to carry on RAMALLAH, West Bank — An incessant globetrotter in normal times, Yasser Arafat is now under a house arrest of sorts, working and sleeping at his government compound in Ramallah for nearly two months straight as Israel tries to pressure him into rounding up more militants. Arafat’s confinement has further compli­ cated his efforts to run the chaotic, impover­ ished Palestinian territories in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, and the confrontation with his longtime rival, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, shows no signs of easing. British tear down watchtower GLASDRUMMAN, Northern Ireland — For 15 years, the British army has relied on a for­ tified watchtower along Northern Ireland’s most treacherous stretch of border to keep an eye on the reputed Irish Republican Army chief next door. But in another important move in Northern Ireland’s peace process, British soldiers began Wednesday to tear down the hilltop tower — arguably the most politically signifi­ cant of the army’s border outposts to be sac­ rificed, since it offers a bird’s-eye view into the home of a former IRA chief of staff. Somalis flock to see U.S. film MOGADISHU, Somalia — Hundreds of men and a few women crowded into theaters throughout the Somali capital to watch bad copies of the pirated version of Black Hawk Down — reportedly cheering during a scene showing a U.S. helicopter crash. The film recounts the Oct. 3,1993, mission by U.S. Army Rangers and Delta Force opera­ tors to capture senior aides to Mohamed Farah Aidid, then a top warlord in Somalia. Eighteen American soldiers — and hundreds of Somalis — died during the mission. Compiled from Associated Press reports INSIDE AGGIES pull the UPSET T.J. Ford and the Longhorns suffered their first conference loss at the hands of rival Texas A&M, 80-74 See Sports, Page 7 WORLD & NATION OPINION UNIVERSITY STATE & LOCAL SPORTS NEWS CLASSIFIEDS CO M ICS ENTERTAINMENT 3 4 _________5 6 7 8 9&10 10 11&12 CONDITIONS High 50 Low 44 Not a good day to go topless. Si j i up for Texan nows updates www.dailytexanonline.com X P a g e 2 Thursday, January 24, 2002 T he D a ily T e x a n Analyst: Morales’ ruling may weaken voter support SANCHEZ, from 1 of Law plummeted after the ruling, limiting the diversity of the U T student bodv. Enrollment of Hispanics in the law school dropped from 11.8 percent to 9.5 percent and Afncan-Amenean enrollment dropped from 6.4 percent to 2.9 percent. "It's a radical opinion," he said. "It says race is socially irrelevant — it's like blood type — and it doesn't matter if we have an all-white law school and the history of dis- crimination doesn't matter." M ireya Zapata, a spokeswoman for Morales, said the differences in enrollment statistics from before I lopwood to today are insignificant. She said Morales believes race should be one of many factors in deciding admittance to a university, as opposed to the sole deciding factor. S h e said affirmative action should be one of the issues disc ussed in debates between the Democratic gubernatorial contenders "1 think this is the kind of thing that needs to be discussed in debates so that Texans know where Mr. Morale’s stands on this issue, or Mr. Sanchez stands on the issue, and what the truth is behind the numbers," she said. In a recent speech to the Texas AIT ,-CK), Tony Sanchez, a Laredo businessman and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, accused Morale’s of benefiting from affirmative action to gain admittance into Harvard University and then turning his back on minorities with the I lopwcx)d decision. Zapata said I harvard uses race as a small part of the entire number of qualifications considered for admittance and not as the sole deciding factor. M ichelle Kucera, a spokeswom an for Sanchez, said the 1 lopwood ruling is one of many pertinent issues in the prim ary race and has come up because of M 'ales' direct role. She said the ruling punishes people of eth­ nic backgrounds by limiting the tutoring and scholarship programs that were previously offered to young people. "The decision carved out children of minority or ethnic backgrounds and said to them ,'Nc>, we're n< >t going t< > help you break the cycle of poverty/" she said. "A nd he think- that that's a huge problem." Sanchez supports affirmative action, she said, but is opposed to admission quotas bast'd on race. John WorldPeace, a Houston lawver and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, said he opposes extensive affirm ative action but does not agree with Morales' ruling. He said certain children who were not provided a sufficient education because of a weak public school system should be offered a "btxist." "It slammed the door on a lot of kids that an- not able to get in," W orldI\ ac» said. "And thi-. theory that you need to be able to make the grade before you can get in, I certainly agree to that if all schools in Texas were equal." Bill Lyon, a Waxahachie businessman and Democratic gubernatorial contender, said every Texan should have the opportunity to have an education. "W hen peqple get that education, we'll have one [or] two more productive members in society that won't be'pulling, they'll be putting," he said. "That's what we need — we need more input and less outgo." Ciene Acuña, a spokesman for Gov. Kick Kerry, said the lone Republican gubernatorial contender dtx’s not believe in enrollment quotas based on race, but instead said insti­ tutions of higher education should take steps to better recruit minorities. 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"In some ways this feels like the 9/11 of the community, and I let people know that we are here to die end; that we're not going to let this person who took Rachel control the community," he said. "W e know that Rachel is alive until we have reason to believe something different." And the only w ay that Would happen, M iller said, is it her body is found. Until then, he and the hundreds of volunteers w ill keep looking for any clues to her disappear­ ances But he acknowledged that the search is get­ ting harder. Each day that passes brings no new developments, he said. "W e're tw o weeks into it now, people are phys­ ically worn out, people are emotionally worn out," M iller said. Through it all, Cooke's parents have main­ tained hope that they w ill once again see their daughter. "W e have no reason not to hope," Janet said. "The fact that they've not found anything doesn't mean there isn't anything out there — doesn't mean we need to quit hoping and looking." The strain from the uncertainty of the past two w'eeks is taking its toll on the couple, sending them on a roller coaster of emotions. W hat has been the hardest to cope with, they said, is the complete lack o f knowledge. "It7s just unbelievable. The not knowing is so hard," Janet said. "A t first you keep thinking it's just a dream; I'm going to wake up. But we're liv­ ing a parent's worst nightmare, and it's very real." W hat is keeping the two going is the outpour­ ing of concern and aid from the Georgetown community, things that Robert and Janet said have been the rock on which they have been lean­ ing for support. "W e've had people cooking meals for us; indi­ viduals in the community have come forward with reward money," Janet said. " I need it. They give me strength." Despite the lack of concrete leads and evi­ dence, everyone involved in the search is deter­ mined to keep going until Rachel is found. "To be honest, the investigation is going to con­ tinue until we solve it. There is no doubt," said Wendy Denson, W illiam son County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman. The Sheriff's Depart­ ment is looking into hundreds of tips that have flooded their office over the past week. Authorities are searching for two men they believe may be connected in Cooke's disappear­ ance. The two men, described as about 17 to 21 years old, were seen driving an older model Camaro or Trans-Am in the neighborhood at the time she vanished. "W e really want to talk to those individuals,' Denson said. "W e're hoping someone can come up with an ID ." If you have any information about these two individuals or wish to help look for Rachel, please contact the Sheriff's Departm ent at 943-1300 or EquuSearch at (281) 309-9500. City to continue other lawsuit PIPELINE, from 1 the citv's decision, it does not re a lly change anything because the com pany is alread y com ­ plyin g w ith A u stin rules and regulations. "W e 'll still act as it we have a p erm it," M artin said. "F o r example, w e're using the same erosion and sedim entation controls, fo l­ low ing all the SO S rules." Longhorn Pip elin e has been fo llo w in g city ordinances since it began construction, he said. Sm ith disagreed, saying the com pany v io la t­ ed those regulations when it did not obtain a w ork perm it. "1 hey continued to w ork even though we had issued a stop w o rk order," he said. "T h e y cam e into the process vo lu n tarily, and w e had told them , 'If you come into our process, yo u 're going to abide by the p rocess.'" The city w ill s till continue to ask the federal governm ent to p ro vid e a more adequate e n v i­ ronm ental im pact study, Sm ith said, and w ill continue to have discussions w ith the p ip elin e com pany on its com pliance w ith city codes. O n the other side of the báttle, Longhorn Pip e lin e plans to m ove forw ard w ith b u ild in g in the face of w hat it believes are city efforts to d elay construction. 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Friday, 4 p.m. Classified ,LasI Business Day Prior to Publication) Bush touts defense spending By The Associated Press W ASHINGTON — President Bush proposed W ednesday the biggest increase in military spend­ ing in 20 years, nearly $50 billion more next year, and said America "will not cut com ers" in the war against terrorism. He pledged he would not seek political advantage from the war. the in a The president outlined the mili­ tary part of his fiscal 2003 budget luncheon speech proposal R eserv e Officers before Association. He said his highest budget prionty is twofold — the military abroad and safety at home — even though this will create a financial strain for the federal gov­ ernment. "1 have a responsibility to prepare the nation for all that lies ahead," Bush said. "There w ill be no room for misunderstanding. The most basic commitment o f our govern­ ment will be the security of our country." Bush spoke a few hours after a closed-door session with House and Senate leaders at the White House, in which he gave an update on the anti-terrorism effort and told the lawmakers, "I have no ambition whatsoever to use this as a political issue. There is no daylight between the executive and the legislative branches." According to congressional and White House sources who related the scene to The Associated Press, Bush's pledge drew no response. Among those present was Bush's senior adviser Karl Rove, who incensed Democrats last week when he told a GOP conference that the Republican Party is better suited for carrying out the w ar on terrorism. A senior W hite House official said Wednesday that Rove was reflecting on the viewpoint of parti­ san and independent pollsters — that Republicans are considered stronger on national security than Democrats. The Dem ocrats turned the speech into an issue by accusing him of politicizing the war, the offi­ cial said. If approved by the House and Senate, the $48 billion would be the largest increase in military spending since President Reagan held office tw o d ecad es ago. Bush said the extra m oney would go toward mis­ sile defense, pay increases for serv­ ice personnel and acquisition of pre­ cision weaponry, unmanned vehi­ cles and high-tech equipment. O n Capitol Hill, some Democrats greeted Bush's plan with skepti­ cism . Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, d efense chairman for the Senate A pprop riation s Committee, said law m akers would be reluctant to sign on to the plan "unless the presi­ dent can justify it." B ush said the $2 trillion budget he w ill submit to Congress next m onth w ill devote $380 billion to the Pentagon, an increase of $48 bil­ lion from last year's. That includes a $10 billion "war reserve" for active m ilitary operations overseas, said W hite H ouse budget chief Mitchell D aniels. B u sh 's budget will project deficits of $10 6 billion for this year and $80 billion for the 2003 fiscal year that b eg in s O ct. 1, Daniels said. He said B ush anticipates a return to surplus­ es in 2005, with $61 billion in black ink. B u sh said that acquiring more m o d e m weaponry may strain the bud get, but "we will not cut com ers w h en it com es to the defense of our great lan d ." Retired Air Force Col. P.J. Crowley, national security spokesman under President Clinton agreed that it is necessary to increase defense spend­ ing, in Afghanistan. But he said that Bush m ay run into problems sustaining high funding levels over time. the operations given "D efen se spending works most effectively when there are steady increases that allow the military to plan," Crowley said. "Given that we hav e seen surpluses change to deficits, if this defense program ends up g oing in fits and starts ... we'll spend a lot of money but not trans­ late th at into increased m ilitary capability." Grairans’ Enron ties called into question By The Associated Press W ASHINGTON — H e's the top Republican on the Senate Banking C om m ittee and a b ig recipient of Enron cam paign contri but ions. She's on Enron's board and audit com m it­ tee. Together, they are Phil and Wendy Gram m , a W ashington pow er couple entangled like no other in Enron's fall. the G ram m s lost nearly $700,000 when the com pany went under, but sym pa­ thy m ay be hard to com e by. their ow n accou nting, By and directors, Wendy G ram m is named in a suit filed by investors against Enron exec­ utives and Phil G ram m 's role in reducing govern­ m ent oversight of energy trading, w hich helped Enron in its rise to power, is under the microscope as well. As devoted free-market economists, the Gram m s have long espoused a hands-off approach to governm ent regulation. The G ram m s' econom ic jibed perfectly with philosophy Enron 's business Sen. interests. G ram m collected almost $100,(XXI in cam paign contributions from Enron over the past 12 years, the second- b iggest draw in C ongress. And W endy G ram m collected betw een $915,000 and $1.85 million from Enron stock in salary, attend ance options and dividends betw een 1993 and 2001, according to Public Citizen, a Washington w atchdog group. fees, W endy G ram m took a seat on Enron's board in 1993, just five weeks after resigning as chairwom an of the C om m odity Trading Com m ission, w here she pushed through a key regulatory exemption that benefited Enron. Futures at She heads the regulatory studies program G eorge M ason University's Mercatus Center, which received $50,000 from Enron since 1996. The contribution represents less than 1 percent o f total corporate gifts to Mercatus. Mrs. Gram m did not return calls seeking com m ent Wednesday, nor did an attorney for Enron. But Phil Gram m tried to soften their portrait by offering what he calls "the rest of the story" on Enron. The Republican senator said his family lost $686,000 in deferred com ­ pensation that had been set aside for later payment to his wife in an account tied to the value of Enron stock. Because of the bankm ptcy tiling, the account is worthless. "She is now a general creditor of Enron, like so m any of its employees and form er em ployees," he said. Gram m said he had no warning of the com pany's bankm ptcy or its dire financial situation. And he said his wife had done nothing wrong from her vantage point on Enron's board and audit committee. G ram m said his wife sold all her Enron stock in the fall of 1998 to avoid any conflict of interest with his Senate work, m aking a net gain of about $207,(XX) on the transactions. Because the value of the com pany's stock soared over the next two years, she might have m ade far more if she'd sold it later, he said. "Obviously, ou r loss at Enron is small as com pared to som e people's," he said. "I'm not com plaining about it. I just wanted people to know what the facts w ere." Now Gramm, who is retiring from the Senate at the end of this year, has to decide how to handle the Enron debacle not only at hom e but in Congress. He says he'll sit out any investigations specifically aim ed at Enron's conduct, but participate in "forw ard-looking" work on revising accounting standards, safeguards for 401 (k) accounts, retirement policy and the like. _ Ahk, ur PosirioM you can C/fcuftl. o u r U M IC M U A -/ n L»P