@thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Thursday, September 15, 2011 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com Calendar Music for Bastrop Several local artists, including Mother Falcon and the Sour Notes, will team up to raise money for victims of the recent wildfires. Admission is $5, and the show starts at 8:30 p.m. at the 29th Street Ballroom. UTÕs Birthday The tower will burn orange to celebrate the 128th anniversary of the day the University opened. Third Thursday The Blanton Museum will host a free evening of art, literature and yoga from 5 to 9 p.m. Be That One University Future First Responders, Longhorn EMS and the UT Counseling and Mental Health will host a program designed to give students a greater awareness of suicide prevention. The event starts at 8 p.m. in SAC 2.120. Today in history In 1954 A photographer takes the famous image of Marilyn Monroe laughing as her skirt gets caught in a breeze from a subway vent. Campus watch Grand Theft TV DKR TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM, 2200 Robert Dedman A UT staff member discovered eight 32-inch flat screen televisions were stolen from the stadium. During the investigation, the officer learned all of the televisions had been removed from several unsecured concession stands and one secured concession stand. Loss value: $4,000. Inside In Life&Arts: Bands take a break from ACL preparation to chat page 6 Quote to note Ô Ô This is my favorite lineup of any festival weÕve done in the U.S. ItÕs nice to be in a lineup of people you listen to Ñ Fleet Foxes, Empire of the Sun, Kanye [West]. ItÕs like hanging out to your iPod. Ñ Noah ÒXaphoon JonesÓ Beresin Chiddy Bang ACL PAGE 6 Powers eyes UT grad rates, budget By John Farey Daily Texan Staff President William Powers Jr. challenged the University to boost its four-year graduation rate from 51 to 70 percent in the next five years. At the same time, he defend¥ed current faculty members from outside critics and suggested con- The Austin City Limits Music Festival on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2006 fea¥tured Massive Attack, Willie Nelson, TV on the Radio, the Shins, Brazilian Girls, Sterling Lands and the Warrior Gospel Band. Marc Hamel Daily Texan file photo crete plans about a UT medical school in Austin will be announced next week. During his annual State of the University speech Wednesday, Powers addressed students, facul¥ty, alumni and state leaders at the B. Iden Payne Theatre on the eve of the UniversityÕs 128th birthday. He stressed the need to keep tu¥ition costs affordable while oper¥ating under an overall 16.5 per¥cent smaller budget and state fund¥ing down $46 million from a year ago. Despite tighter economic con¥ditions, the University received the second-highest annual donations of $374 million, only $9 million less than the 2008 record, Powers said. He said increasing UTÕs four¥ year graduation rates by 20 per¥cent would be a huge savings for students, for families and for the University. ÒIt will take a combination of de¥signing better pathways through the University, incentivizing students to make the right choices and holding students to degree plans that lead to timely graduation,Ó Powers said. INSIDE: Turn to the Life&Arts section for The Daily TexanÕs coverage of the Austin City Limits Festival, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year and will kick off on Friday. This issue includes a history of the festival, artist interviews (including a special ACL Basement Tapes session with Cowboy and Indian), tips on dressing fashionably for a three-day outdoor music celebration and some alternatives to the festival for budget-conscious music lovers. If that isnÕt enough, make sure to check out this weekÕs Longhorn Life for a map of Zilker Park and recommendations on everything from who to see to what to eat. UT celebrates 128 years of progressive development By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff The University of Texas is cel¥ebrating its birthday today, 128 years after the original opening in Old Main, where the Tower and Main Building now stand. When the University first opened to eight professors and a class of 221 students, cam¥pus construction was incom¥plete and classes were held in the temporary Capitol build¥ing, which has since burned down, said Texas Exes histori¥an Jim Nicar. Officials separat¥ed the House and Senate cham- As more students graduate in a timely manner, other students will be granted entry into the Universi¥ty, Powers said. Redesigning courses would be a major part of the initiative to im¥prove graduation rates, with $50 million being delivered over five UT continues on PAGE 2 SG looks to cooperate with organizations, protest meters By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff After a welcome week with re¥cord attendance to promotion¥al events, Student Government has been checking things off of its to-do list, said SG president Natalie Butler. All of the research on its cur¥rent projects is complete, and now the focus is on getting feed¥back from student groups on what improvements, such as room renovations, need to be made in order for student ac¥tivities to run more smoothly, she said. ÒThe semesterÔs already pret¥ty much underway,Ó Butler said. ÒNow that everyone is back on campus, we really want to sit down with a lot of different groups to work with them.Ó This year is the first year that SG will have first-year represen¥tatives, she said. Wednesday was the first night freshman candi¥dates were allowed to campaign. STUDENTS continues on PAGE 2 ÒUniversity Avenue, whose cool parkades tempt Ed and Co-ed from Library and porch swing on moonlit evenings.Ó ÑAn excerpt from the Cactus Yearbook, 1920. Cactus Yearbook file photo the College of Academia includ¥ed English, ancient languag¥es, physics, psychology, chem¥istry and other typical academ¥ic programs, he said. A stu¥dent could enroll in the School BIRTHDAY continues on PAGE 2 bers into classrooms with ply¥wood dividers, he said. The opening ceremony of the University was held in the un¥finished west wing of the Old Main, where the Tower stands today, he said. ÒThe UniversityÕs first chair of faulty spoke last. His name was Mallett,Ó Nicar said. ÒHe made a really neat quote at the end of the ceremony about it really being the students who are the University, that the faculty were looking to the students and how important it is that you hear ÔWendyÕs GuyÕ inspires students with record By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff Junior, ÒThe WendyÕs Guy,Ó celebrated both his 13th anni¥versary working at the Wen¥dyÕs in the Texas Union and his six-year anniversary of breaking a fast food world record at the place he loves most Ñ behind the register. Six years ago, a man known as only as Junior to friends, co¥workers and supervisors made 246 sales, earning $1,035.43 for WendyÕs in the 30-min¥ute time span between 12 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. Ñ a world re¥cord for the fast food chain. The event can be seen on the¥wendysguy.com in a 12-minute documentary by UT alumnus Stephen Stephanian. ÒI went after a record, and I broke it,Ó Junior said. ÒThe dream came true.Ó The film was shown at The Union Theater in 2006, and at South By Southwest before trav¥eling to Denver, Colo., Palm Beach, Fla., and even reaching Hollywood, Junior said. ÒMy movie helped open the door for the film students who made it,Ó Junior said. ÒTheyÕre working for TV stations now, and their bosses told them they were hired because they saw my movie. IÕm so glad to have helped them.Ó Along with helping the stu¥dents who made the documen¥tary, Junior said he inspires oth¥ers to reach for their goals and never give up. ÒThe WendyÕs GuyÓ said he can tell many sto¥ries of UT students he has be¥come close to while working in the Texas Union. JUNIOR continues on PAGE 2 phrases like, ÔIÕm going to the University, enrolled in the Uni¥versity or coming to the Uni¥versity,Õ not realizing that you are the University.Ó UT consisted of the College of Academia and the School of Law, Nicar said. Programs in Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff Junior,ÒTheWendyÕs Guy,Ócelebrated his six-year anniversary of breaking a world record for the fast food chain located inside the Texas Union. 2 NEWS Thursday, September 15, 2011 The Daily Texan UT Volume 112, Number 38 continues from PAGE 1 years for research into new degree CONTACT US pathways and curricula that reflect the latest knowledge about the stu- Main Telephone: dent learning process, Powers said. (512) 471-4591 Powers said Sen. Kirk Watson, Editor: D-Austin, will deliver a collabora- Viviana Aldous tive plan for a medical school next (512) 232-2212 week while the University contin¥ editor@dailytexanonline.com ues talks with Austin health care providers. Managing Editor: Lena Price ÒWe need to continue to push (512) 232-2217 forward to bring all this together managingeditor@ in a medical school,Ó Powers said. dailytexanonline.com Powers also used the speech, his News Office: sixth as president, to defend faculty (512) 232-2207 members who he said were unfair¥ news@dailytexanonline.com ly criticized as being under-produc¥tive in a series of external reports Multimedia Office: last year. (512) 471-7835 dailytexanmultimedia@gmail.com ÒThe faculty are our biggest as¥set, and we need to recognize that,Ó Retail Advertising: Powers said. ÒThey carry an aver¥ (512) 471-1865 age of 33 percent more teaching load credits than the UT System re¥ joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: quires.Ó (512) 471-5244 School of Information professor classifieds@dailytexanonline.com Loriene Roy said she expected Pow¥ersÕ speech to have a unifying effect on the faculty and was a welcome The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If vote of confidence in the facultyÕs we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail ability to improve graduation rates. managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. ÒHe spoke for the faculty but also for the way we do our work, our writing, our research and our COPYRIGHT teaching,Ó Roy said. ÒThe responsi¥bility to get students graduating on Copyright 2011 Texas Student time in four years extends not only Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and to the current faculty but to high school advisers, counselors, parents online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be and the students themselves.Ó reproduced or republished in part or Rhetoric and writing senior Matt in whole without written permission. Portillo said he worried that the pressure to graduate in four years might detract from the university experience. TOMORROWÕS WEATHER ÒAs a fifth-year senior, I donÕt think itÕs a one-size fits all,Ó Porti- High Low llo said. Ò[A fifth year] allowed me Lawrence Peart|Daily Texan Staff to develop a breadth of experience and insight into myself that I need¥ 98 72 Bill Powers makes his annual State of The University Address on the 128th anniversary of UTÕs Would you like to know more? inception. Powers stressed the importance of raising the rate of graduation and responded to criti-ed to decide what direction I want¥cism of UTÕs research initiatives. ed to go in academically.Ó This newspaper was printed with THE DAILY TEXAN pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. BIRTHDAY continues from PAGE 1 Permanent Staff Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Huma Munir, Colton Pence, Victoria Pagan able to graduate and pass the as residency in the fall of 2010, would have been out of office Senior Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jillian Bliss, Liz Farmer, Allie Kolechta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Syeda Hasan bar exam in two years, he said. according to a report released by the time UT opened, and the Copy Desk Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Austin Myers Associate Copy Desk Chief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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The deci-sity instead of installing a pres- Senior Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Nick Cremona, Christian Corona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren Giudice, Chris Hummer people, and the roads were not sion on whether or not to allow ident to please community Comics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Victoria Elliot Associate Comics Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Multimedia Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jennifer A. Rubin pay $15 in dues each semester House of Representatives had ÒThatÕs pretty progressive for Issue Staff until it was raised to $25 in the to cast the deciding vote. UT. At places like Princeton, it Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . John Farey, Kayla Jonsson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Jennifer Berke, Shreya Banerjee Copy Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hannah Kim, Amyna Dosani, Alexandra Feuerman 1920s and doubled to $50 in In the end, women were al-was all male until 1968. 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(Last Business Day Prior to Publication) STUDENTS continues from PAGE 1 ÒThis group is kind of our guinea pig,Ó Butler said. ÒTheyÕll be full members. TheyÕll have full voting rights and be able to bring things up that represent their constit¥uents. The idea is that weÕll coach them so theyÕll know how things work, and they wonÕt feel lost.Ó Transportation is a large part of the platform that But¥ler and her vice president Ash¥ley Baker are supporting. But¥ler said they are currently try¥ing to work with Parking and Transportation Services to al¥low students to purchase park¥ing permits which would let them park on campus at night. Under current policy students are not permitted to purchase nighttime parking permits, she said. Student Government is working with the city to pre¥vent the installation of park¥ing meters in West Campus, and with a stakeholdersÕ group to make them as student¥friendly as possible, said John Lawler, College of Liberal Arts representative. The city is at¥tempting to put 900 new park¥ing meters in West Campus by January, he said. The ordi¥nance was put into place about a year ago but was postponed because the original proposal was proven to be inadequate, he said. ÒWeÕre trying to create a public process so that student renters can find out about it, protest it and possibly defeat it,Ó Lawler said. ÒThe next step is how weÕre going to fight the parking meters. That will be a big, arduous process, let¥ting students know where to go to protest, to get their voices heard.Ó There were people who were against having women, who thought it should just be guys. It was a big compromise.Ó UT currently has more wom¥en undergraduates than men, with 53 percent of undergrad¥uates being female. ÒThe University makes ef¥forts to encourage women to enter programs that are typi¥cally viewed as male-oriented, such as engineering,Ó said Rob¥ert Meckel, director of pub¥lic affairs for the Office of the President. ÒThe University has changed in more ways than you can count, including its food, its programs offered, its stu¥dent life and its atmosphere.Ó engineering junior Jessica Nguy¥en said. ÒHe made my day a little brighter because he was so happy.Ó Junior will attempt to break his record and make $1,200 in half an hour on Dec. 1, accord¥ing to his Facebook page. ÒHeÕs really efficient and loves his job,Ó biomedical engineering senior Kurt Fraivillig said. ÒHe does a great job.Ó BUYS OF TEXAS HAS GOT A DEAL FOR YOU! ¥ 2 Deals a Week ¥ 50 percent off local businesses COLLEGE SKI & BOARD WEEK ¥ OfÞ cial UT group c buying program Vail ¥Beaver Creek ¥Keystone ¥Arapahoe Basin 20 Mountains. 5 Resorts. 1 Price. SIGN UP TODAY! plus t/s FIND DEALS AT: DEALS.DAILYTEXANONLINE.COM WWW.UBSKI.COM 1-800-SKI-WILD ¥ 1-800-754-9453 WORLD&NATION 3 Thursday, September 15, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Klarissa Fitzpatrick, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com Memphis doctors separate twins Adrienne Spates holds her son Joshua, as he gets to see his twin brother Jacob for the first time Wednesday in Memphis, Tenn. Doctors said practice was the key to the successful surgery. Mike Brown Libyan council to host world dignitaries By Elaine Ganley The Associated Press PARIS Ñ The leaders of France and Britain will make a quick vis¥it to Libya on Thursday, an offi¥cial with LibyaÕs governing body said, becoming the first foreign heads of government to travel to the country in the post-Moammar Gadhafi era. There was no official confir¥mation of the visit by the offic¥es of President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron. ÒOur policy is never to comment on the prime ministerÕs schedule,Ó a spokesman for Cameron said on condition of anonymity. Suleiman Fortia, a representative of the Libyan city of Misrata to the National Transitional Council, told The Associated Press on Wednes¥day that the two leaders were expected to visit. France and Britain pressed for NATO action to protect civilians against GadhafiÕs troops, and a French aircraft was the first to fly in the air campaign over Libya. France was the first country to rec¥ognize the council, known as the NTC, the closest thing to a govern¥ment that Libya currently has. ÒThose who helped us, we are so happy to receive them as the first leaders to come,Ó Fortia said. Sarkozy and Cameron will visit Benghazi and Tripoli, according to Fortia. ÒWe also invite them to vis¥it Misrata because this is the place which showed Gadhafi how Libya is strong,Ó he said. He added that he did not know whether the in¥vitation would be accepted during ThursdayÕs trip. The western port city of Mis¥rata was a stronghold of the re¥volt against GadhafiÕs 42-year-long rule, playing a central role in the war. The former rebels swept into the capital Aug. 21. Gadhafi is being hunted down but numerous close family mem¥bers have fled to neighboring Al¥geria and to Niger. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is also expected to visit Libya this week. 4 OpiniOn Thursday, September 15, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com Embracing change and continuity The stage had been set long before the Longhorn NetworkÕs Lowell Galindo delivered a lead-in tinged with an intensity best suited for a live broadcast of a battlefield rather than a uni¥versity presidentÕs speech in a partly filled auditorium. No, this was the moment that he had waited for, and Wednesday afternoon, President William Powers Jr. delivered. Powers left no leaf unturned as he took on the horcruxes of Texas higher education through the last year in a single speech. After he was finished, he stepped in front of the podium and re¥turned an applause of his own to the crowdÕs standing ovation. He made a gesture of two fists forward. It wasnÕt a pre-scandal Tiger Woods fist pump, but it might as well have been. Powers addressed all the major issues that have been hurled at UT and higher education, from faculty productivity to un¥dergraduate teaching to academic research. He took on re¥ports, op-eds, interviews and sentiments that have been tossed around in front of the publicÕs eye. More than anything else, this was a public defense of faculty. Of all the highly publicized debates in the realm of higher edu¥cation, the stigma of the lazy professor has been the least de¥fended up to this point. A universityÕs unique business model combined with relatively high faculty salaries, public uncer¥tainty about their roles and a perceived lack of community en¥gagement makes professors vulnerable to criticism. The speech culminated a display of savvy politics from Powers over the last few months. While he dabbled in a few op-ed pieces and took part in interviews, Powers avoided taking too controversial of stands publicly. After coming out against the guns on campus legislation during the 82nd Leg¥islature last spring, Powers was already politically vulner¥able. Additionally, pursuing a knife-fight through the press would have made higher education institutions seem even more intractable to change. Instead, riding a tide of patience and behind-the-scenes diligence, Powers waited for the opportune moment. The con¥troversy spurned into blocks of UT support, such as the Texas Coalition for Excellence in Higher Education. The Texas Exes publicly supported Powers, while the Joint Oversight Commit¥tee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence and Trans¥parency sent a message to Boards of Regents that their actions were facing legislative scrutiny. The speech also comes shortly after UT System Chancel¥lor Francisco CigarroaÕs Framework for Academic Excellence, which drew a unanimous vote of approval from the Board of Regents. And with the higher education controversyÕs enabler¥in-chief, Rick Perry, chasing the bright lights of Washington D.C., distractions are plenty for some of his cash-flushed friends who were embroiled in this debate in the first place. The biggest reminder from PowersÕ speech is that a univer¥sityÕs role goes well beyond job training. The greatest skill a university can teach its students is critical thinking. The United StatesÕ economic past, present and future rests not on any spe¥cific job sector but rather on a creation and ownership of ideas. A university that can empower students to channel intellectual curiosity to create these ideas is the university of the future. The Longhorn Network may not have been able to de¥liver PowersÕ speech to as many households as it would have liked, but itÕs clear that his message was catered to a much larger audience. Ñ The Daily Texan Editorial Board EditorÕs note: The following quotes are from President William Powers Jr.Õs State of the University Address Wednesday evening. ÒIf universities stand for anything, it should be the pursuit of critical thinking. They should be a coun¥tervailing force against the sort of willful ignorance and anti-intellectualism Ñ indeed Philistinism Ñ we see manifested in ways large and small across our culture.Ó ÒPut bluntly, tilting at the windmills of supposed fac¥ulty who donÕt work hard or who donÕt care about our undergraduates Ñ for all the rhetoric about dodgersand coasters Ñ will simply divert us from the realtasks at hand. And it will severely damage our abilityto attract and retain our talent.Ó Ñ Powers referring to Rick OÕDonnellÕs report published in July that categorized UT professors based on teaching workloads and the amount of research revenue generated. The report segmented professors into five categories: Òdodgers,Ó Òcoasters,Ó Òsherpas,Ó ÒpioneersÓ and Òstars.Ó ÒOur faculty are not the problem. ... Not only are theynot the problem, they are a big part of the solutionsto the very real challenges we do face. We canÕt design and implement sustainable change without their help.They care deeply about their teaching and about thesuccess of our students.Ó Ñ Powers alluding to accusations that UT facultyÕs focus lies on research over teaching. ÒYou get better results if you hire quality people and then trust the process by letting researchers followtheir natural curiosity. And you get better professorsthat way.Ó Ñ Powers defending purely academic research that may not have a tangible outcome. ÒCritically, improving graduation rates would not di¥minish the quality of a UT education and degree. Butit is a huge project. We canÕt get it done unless we aregiven room to focus on it.Ó Ñ Powers addressing his goal to improve four-year graduation rates. Powers chal¥lenged UT to achieve a 70-percent four-year graduation rate Ñ which currently stands at 51 percent Ñ in five years. ÒFor Texans, who comprise 92 percent of our under¥graduates, tuition is less than $10,000 a year. For aquarter of our freshmen, after scholarships and grants,itÕs less than $2,500 per year. ThatÕs less than $10,000for four years.Ó Ñ Powers alluding to Gov. Rick PerryÕs proposal for the creation of a $10,000 bachelorÕs degree. LEgaLEsE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writ¥er of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. 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Remember policy, not politics by dave Player Daily Texan Guest Columnist At MondayÕs CNN/Tea Party Republican de¥bate there may have been eight candidates on the stage but all eyes, including those of his opponents, were on the man in the middle: Gov. Rick Perry. The majority of the evening was occupied by also¥rans, such as former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick San¥torum and Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, desperately striving to stay relevant by hurling criticism at the apparent frontrunner. And while the majority of their attacks were focused on PerryÕs 2007 executive order concerning HPV vaccines, one of the criticisms lobbed at Perry has particular gravity for many UT students. When asked how the GOP planned to attract Latino voters, Santorum immediately turned the question into an opportunity to attack Perry and the state of Texas for a 2001 law that allows un¥documented students to pay in-state tuition rates. Other candidates joined the piling-on, including Bachmann, who chimed in that ÒI think that the American Way is not to give taxpayer-subsided benefits to people whoÕve broken our laws.Ó Of course, children who are illegally brought over to this country by their parents are not criminally li¥able in the sense that Bachmann asserted, but the congresswoman has always been more disposed to sound-bites than to actual policy analysis. Even former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, a candidate whoÕs always sounded more Òcoun¥try clubÓ than Òcounty fair,Ó took the opportunity to attack the policy saying that it Òonly attracts people to continue to come here and continue to take advantage.Ó Why of course Romney, itÕs not potential em¥ployment or freedom from violence thatÕs driving illegal immigrants across the border. ItÕs the prom¥ise of $5,000 instead of $12,000 for a liberal arts de¥gree. How blind weÕve been. At the root of the issue is a certain moral cav¥ity that rears its head every election cycle: that politicians abandon sensible policy positions for party-line talking points to pander to a base that makes up a tiny fraction of the electorate. In this case, both TexasÕ policy and the proposed national DREAM Act are smart, efficient policies that get thrown to the wayside because Bach¥mann is louder when she screams for English to be the national language. There are already eight states other than Texas that offer in-state tuition rates for undocumented students including California, Illinois, New York and candidate Jon HuntsmanÕs Utah. Furthermore, only two of the other seven GOP candidates have executive leadership experience (Huntsman and Romney) and neither has had to govern a state with a scope of issues as broad as TexasÕ. TexasÕ in-state tuition policy is more than a civil rights, immigration or law enforcement issue Ð itÕs good economic sense. Currently the state invests significant funds in educating undocumented stu¥dents from K-12. By denying those students access to higher education or to the job market, Texas would be wasting that investment while squander¥ing valuable human capital. The students targeted by this type of legislation are not your run-of-the¥mill teenagers. They are exceptionally bright, hav¥ing performed well enough to matriculate and graduate from a top university, and could immedi¥ately contribute to the work force. The only alternative would seem to be to deny undocumented children even basic access to edu¥cation, a course of action that is as irresponsible as it is repulsive. If the issue is truly a matter of taxes, as Bach¥mann implies, then providing a path to permanent residency should only help alleviate that problem. These students already pay sales tax. Why not allow them to pay income tax, property tax, etc. as well? Besides, there are already many Texans who pay less in taxes or receive more in-state benefits than undocumented families do. Yet we do not try to make a moral or economic argument to bar them from state higher education. To deny qualified undocumented students ac¥cess to the work force because of some asinine political grandstanding is a preposterous waste of human capital and state resources. Given vicious rhetoric thrown around in recent months and the promise of an especially contentious election, it was refreshing to see Perry defending this stateÕs policy amid an ever-growing rabble of fear-mongering and name-calling. Other moderate-conservative candidates such as Romney should take note that rallying the partyÕs base doesnÕt have to mean aban¥doning sound and thoughtful policies. Player is a first-year student in the School of Law. Joe Klein, a renowned TIME Magazine col¥umnist, visited the LBJ Library on campus yesterday evening to discuss issues pertaining to the war, which are mentioned in his article entitled ÒThe Next Greatest GenerationÓ. The article and the discus¥sion shed light on how war veterans are able to use skills learned in the military to better their communities once they have returned home. Andrea Macias-Jimnez Daily Texan Staff Veterans utilize military skills for disaster relief By Jennifer Berke operations so weÕre good at bringing our Daily Texan Staff skills together to solve problems. Lots of what we know how to do is applicable in Iraq and Afghanistan veterans apply-these situations.Ó ing their military strategies to disaster re-Team Rubicon has helped disaster efforts lief efforts around the world are challeng-in Chile, Burma, Pakistan, Alabama and ing World War II veterans for the title of the Missouri following natural disasters. greatest generation. The organization also allows veterans Time magazine columnist Joe KleinÕs 2011 to find a sense of community again when article ÒThe New Greatest GenerationÓ told coming back from a tour, according to the the story of American soldiers using their organizationÕs website. leadership skills in remark¥ ÒYou get the validation able ways to help others. of being with other vet- Team Rubicon, a disas-erans in Team Rubicon,Ó ter relief organization and Pelak said. support squad operated by Christopher Araujo, a veterans, was formed to The best thing for member of Iraq and Af¥help relief efforts in Hai-ghanistan Veterans of veterans coming ti after the devastating America, said a sense of earthquake in 2010, said back is to spend community he feels in Matt Pelak, Army veter-his organization is im¥ Ò an and current East Coast time with other portant for those just re-Regional Coordinator for turning to the U.S. veterans Team Rubicon. ÒThe best thing for vet¥ÒWe noticed how unor-erans coming back is to Ñ Christopher Araujo, Veteran ganized the relief efforts spend time with other vet¥ were, so we organized a group via Facebook, be¥ lieve it or not,Ó Pelak said. Ò erans,Ó Araujo said. ÒThere are message boards where you can contact other vet- Pelak said the group asked for donations and received enough money to fly veterans and medical profes¥sionals to the Dominican Republic in order to transport them to Haiti. Pelak and two other war veterans spoke at the LBJ library Wednesday night with Klein, describing how overseas experiences have enabled them to help others at home in the U.S. ÒWar veterans have a great deal of ex¥perience in dealing with disaster in times of crisis,Ó Pelak said. ÒWe do a lot of joint erans, and there is always someone to talk to.Ó Pelak also said communication is essential for growing re-accustomed to civilian life. ÒWhatÕs important is figuring out how to bridge the gap between Washington and the military,Ó Pelak said. ÒI believe people have the desire to serve, to help, to give back, but they donÕt know how.Ó Both Team Rubicon and Iraq and Afghani¥stan Veterans of America are advocating a fo¥cused and simple approach to solving major problems, which emulates military strategy. Engineering tuition may rise to improve schoolÕs rankings By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff Tuition may increase by 5 percent for engineering students in the 2012¥13 school year if a proposal by the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee passes in March, said the dean of the Cockrell School of Engineering. The increase is a last resort to the schoolÕs budget after it was cut by 17 percent in all areas except facul¥ty salary, said Gregory Fenves, dean of the engineering college. ÒAny further cuts will be more like an amputation so thatÕs not an option without hurting the value of the engineerÕs degree,Ó said Fenves Wednesday night at the schoolÕs College Tuition and Budget Adviso¥ry Committee student forum. He said the increases to the bud¥get would still be swmall compared to those of other state universities. ÒI know tuition increases are hard for families, but look at whatÕs going on around the country,Ó Fenves said. ÒSome states have 10 percent in¥creases. We have been planning for this for three years, and we will keep the increase modest.Ó He said a downgrade in the rank¥ing of many fields within the col¥lege for 2012 is a motivation for the change in budget. ÒMany rankings dropped dras¥tically, and this is unusual,Ó Fenves said. ÒI believe word is being spread that the budget has been bad for our programs, so we need a plan so this does not become a reality.Ó Only 30 percent of engineering freshmen graduate in four years and 50 percent graduate in six years, Fenves said. This is lower than other schools and a high student-to-fac¥ulty ratio is the main source of the problem, he said. ÒOur student-to-faculty ratio is off the charts,Ó he said. ÒOur goal is to hire four new professors every year. This will ensure smaller, more comfortable class¥es as well as more accessible instructors and keep UT competitive.Ó Fenves said if ranks continue to fall, professors will be tempted to leave UT for higher ranking univer¥sities and further heighten the issue. ÒOur faculty is very intelligent, and we donÕt want to lose them to other colleges,Ó he said. ÒWe need to keep our faculty here by having a competitive environment.Ó Mechanical engineering junior Zachary Wilhoit said he was open to the idea of paying a bit more for tuition if it meant he would receive a high quality education. ÒWhile I know raising tuition isnÕt very popular, I think you have made a very compelling argument,Ó Wilhoit said. ÒI came to a great engineering school, and I want to graduate from a great engineering school, and if this is what it takes, IÕm all for it.Ó FenvesÕ argument that more fac¥ulty is needed was also met with support by electrical engineering ju¥nior Vik Parthiban. ÒI really agree we should hire more professors,Ó Parthiban said. ÒThat would help a lot.Ó Students gather on plaza for hot poems, cold treats By Shreya Banerjee Daily Texan Staff A presentation of summer and heat themed poems attracted stu¥dents and faculty to the ÒEmperors of Ice CreamÓ event Wednesday at the Harry Ransom CenterÕs Poetry on the Plaza. The Ransom Center began hosting Poetry on the Plaza many years ago on the first Wednes¥day of the month and the tradi¥tion stuck, said Ransom Center humanities coordinator Gregory Curtis. Curtis said the poetry se¥lected for the readings is regularly coordinated with current exhibits at the center. The poets featured during the hour included former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove, Pulitzer Prize winner James Tate, Robert Frost and Elizabeth Alexander, who composed the poem ÒPraise Song for the DayÓ for President ObamaÕs inauguration. In addition to liter¥ature, the event also featured free ice cream sponsored by AmyÕs Ice Cream. ÒThe poets and scholars we are bringing in model many ways of having a life in poetry,Ó said Lisa Moore, associate professor for English and WomenÕs and Gen¥der Studies. ÒWe hope this will in¥spire students to become readers and lovers of poetry and for some, it may spark the desire to write po¥etry as well.Ó WednesdayÕs Poetry on the Plaza was hosted in conjunction with the Texas Institute for Liter-ary and Textual Studies (TILTS), a UT English department pro¥gram. ÒThe English department often helps with [Poetry on the Plaza],Ó English department chair Eliza¥beth Cullingford said. ÒThe loca¥tion allows people to wander by because they are eating lunch and [the poetry] hooks people.Ó Some classes recommend or require students to attend these events. ÒIÕm here for my poetry and fic¥tion writing class, but it is won¥derful how [the readers] enunci¥ate the words and recite the po¥ems,Ó English sophomore Mon¥ica Chakraborty said. ÒI can feel what they are saying because it is hot [outside] and we are eating ice cream, which is what many of the poems are about.Ó Others came in support of the Ransom Center, such as Austin resident Bill Stout. ÒThe Ransom Center is my fa¥vorite library and these events are very thoughtful and provoking,Ó Stout said. ÒThe selections are of such high quality and there is a great range of poems and readers.Ó The next Poetry on the Pla¥za is scheduled for Wednesday, Sept. 28 at noon. The event will feature ÔActors from the Lon¥don StageÕ, an educational the¥atre group from the Universi¥ty of Notre Dame which travels around the country to teach and perform ShakespeareÕs works to college students. Seminar examines impact of Islamic culture on American art By Shreya Banerjee director of Public Engagement at Shaheed Muhammad and Lupe Fi-more graphic artists use their medi-Daily Texan Staff the Center for Middle Eastern stud-asco have used their experiences as um as a way to represent Muslims as ies. growing up as a Muslim in America a part ofAmericaÕs population. Students gathered Tuesday night Rashid has done research into in their songs. Rashid played a song Rashid said the group Muslims at the Texas Union for a presenta-how Islamic culture has influenced by Muhammed entitled ÒI Declare,Ó on Screen and Television did a study of how hate crimes against tion of research intended to shed American culture and art. He dis-a title he said serves a dual purpose Muslims increased after episodes more light upon the Islamic cul-cussed music as well as four other as Muhammad raps the U.S Decla¥ of Ò24Ó which featured Muslims tureÕs effect on American art. aspects --architecture, literary art, ration of Independence for the du¥ in a negative light. The Center for Middle Eastern graphic art and television. ration of the song, and because ÒAfter 9/11, people wanted studies at UT hosted Dr. Hussein ÒI got into art and popular culture the first thing Muslims say in their to see Muslims as the baddies,Ó Rashid, professor of religious stud-because that was the one space peo-prayers is ÒI declare.Ó Rashid said. ies at Hofstra University, for a semi-ple were ignoring,Ó Rashid said. ÒPeople listen to these artists Middle Eastern Studies and In¥ nar on the effect of Islam on Amer-Rashid said because music is im-without knowing they are Mus¥ ternational Relations and Global ican art. The event was sponsored portant to the Islamic culture, Mus-lim and that knowledge will help Media sophomore Ariam Macias in cooperation with His Highness lim slaves played music on string change the way people view Mus¥ felt that it brought out new aspects Prince Aga Khan Shia Imami Is-instruments, which may have influ-lims,Ó Rashid said. of studying the Middle East. maili Council for the Southwestern enced rock and blues in the U.S. The architecture section of the ÒI feel that after learning about United States. Rashid also played clips of sev-seminar focused on the Moorish in-the importance of Islam in pop ÒThere is a popular perception eral different hip-hip songs during fluences in buildings across the U.S., culture, I will be more inclined that the Middle East is foreign and the presentation and discussed how while the literary section showed to studying Islam in cartoon ep¥different, so this allows students to the Muslim call to prayer could be how Muslim writers express their isodes, TV shows and music be¥work backwards and delve into fa-heard in those songs. experiences of being Muslim in cause many things in American miliar territory while still studying Rashid discussed in the seminar America through novels and plays. media reflect the evolution of Is¥the Middle East,Ó said Chris Rose, how rappers such as Mos Def, Ali Thegraphicartsegmentshowedhow lam in the U.S.,Ó Macias said. Hip-hop duo looks forward to releasing first full-length album By Christopher nguyen Band: Chiddy Bang Daily Texan Staff day&Time: Sunday, 3:30 p.m- Striking it big with its MGMT¥ 4:30 p.m. sampling song ÒThe Opposite of Adults,Ó genre-bending alternative sTage: Google+ hip-hip duo Chiddy Bang is about to release its first full-length album WHaT: ACl After Party with after a year filled with mixtapes and Skrillex single teases. After a chaotic show at SXSW earlier this year, Chiddy WHeRe: la Zona Rosa Bang said it hopes to bring the same energy to ACL and its aftershow WHen: Friday, 10:00 p.m. with Skrillex at La Zona Rosa. The Daily Texan spoke to the TiCKeTs: Sold Out producer half of the duo, Noah ÒXa¥phoon JonesÓ Beresin, about com¥ing back to Austin and releasing fucking backflips. WeÕre just going their first album, Breakfast. have fun with it. The Daily Texan: I know youÕve DT: So, you guys are set to re¥been here pretty frequently. What lease your first full-length album, do you guys love about Austin? Breakfast, later this year. What Xaphoon Jones: I love cuisine. I can fans look forward to? love the crepes place. I love the food Jones: You can expect the usual trucks. The bars are great. Austin is oddball samples, but you can expect a lot of fun, a lot of fun. At SXSW, them to be deeper and a little bit un¥we may have taken it a little too far. known. The sampling choice is go¥ ing to be a lot less obvious, and the DT: Anything about ACL youÕre sound is going to be a little bit more pumped for? polished. Like a lot of songs from Jones: This is my favorite line-up artists, weÕre adding background of any festival weÕve done in the U.S. to the songs. Things that make the ItÕs nice to be in a line-up of people songs sick and rich, so compared to you listen to Ñ Fleet Foxes, Empire our earlier stuff, which is Ôlaptop in of the Sun, Kanye [West]. ItÕs like the bedroomÕ kind of sound. hanging out to your iPod. DT: Was recording this any dif¥ bel. And one of my favorite studios ery day; youÕre eating Thanksgiving as a producer to have sounds big-catchy, so I know when both of us DT: How long are you here for? ferent from making your previous is called Wendy House in West Lon-roast every day. ger and wider and crazier with this are nodding our heads, weÕve found Do you have time to see some of mixtapes? don. We were there for two to three new one. something is really unique and cool these guys? Jones: ItÕs all about the physical weeks. DT: Is there any burden to meet sounding. Jones: WeÕre going to be here for space youÕre in. For this album, half expectations with this album? DT: You mentioned having big¥three or four days because weÕre do-of it is recorded in West London and DT: Is there anything really Jones: The only burden is be-ger and crazier sounds. On the flip DT: Do you guys do anything in ing an after party with Skrillex that half of it is recorded in New York; a unique about recording in Lon-tween us and our label just be-side, how do you make sure it still particular to relax? sold out a couple of months of ago, little bit is recorded in my house in don? cause weÕre releasing it in America sounds cohesive? Jones: We smoke a lot of weed, so weÕre going to do that and have a Philadelphia. WeÕre growing as art- Jones: Absolutely. London is just first even though we are on a Lon-Jones: ThatÕs a good point. ThereÕs and we play video games in the bus. day in between. ists, and weÕre getting better tools so diverse, which is very much like don label. ThereÕs confusion with less limitation, so itÕs almost hard-I work on our music almost con¥and engineering and IÕm getting New York in that respect, but the the people in charge of the project. er to lock down what you want but stantly because IÕm doing remix- DT: What can people expect better as a writer. kind of music, centered around But I know Chiddy and I were re-luckily, Chiddy is a really good ra-es and mixtapes, so IÕm almost al¥ from that show? drum breaks and Jamaican culture ally proud of the project. ItÕs been dar of whatÕs going to reach across ways constantly on my laptop. IÕm Jones: The usual pandemonium DT: How did you end up in Lon-and everything, from two-step to a gap from our last mixtape. I look a lot of people. I start nodding my starting getting into DJ more. When of our show and the usual pande-don? grime, is amazing, and IÕm just a back and listen to those mixtapes, head when something is weird and youÕre on tour, you have to do any¥monium of a Skrillex show. I mean, Jones: WeÕre signed to Parlo¥huge fan of it. And it comes out in and I canÕt believe I did this. I used freaking, and Chiddy starts nodding thing to survive. just mayhem. Dancing on the stage; phone, which is a London-based la¥the studio. YouÕre drinking beer ev-this compressor. ItÕs just been great his head when something is really English musician prepares for Texas heat By Julie Rene Tran dic stock, there is no way on Earth Daily Texan Staff Daily Texan: YouÕre kicking off I could be prepared. I was in New your North American tour with York during their heat wave and Inebriating listeners with melod-Austin City Limits. Have you been scuttled around like a startled cock¥ic capsules of breathy falsettos, skit-to Austin before? roach, and I imagine it has nothing tering beats and erotic yet keen in-Tom Fleming: Our first trip to on Texas. nuendos, Wild Beasts have drawn the U.S. was SXSW 2009. It still a strong fan base in their English stands out to me as the best time DT: What can ACL go-ers ex¥homeland. But hit singles, includ-IÕve had in a band. We have friends pect from your set? Any crazy an¥ing ÒAlbatrossÓ and ÒBed of Nails,Ó there who have produced wonder-tics planned? from their third and latest album ful dance videos for us. Fleming: We donÕt so much do Smother have generated interest antics, but weÕre definitely a live across the pond. Chock full of po-DT: What are some things you band, even with our new machines. etic lyrics and romance, the album want to do this time? Also, our drummer is very good; epitomizes compulsive love. Fleming: I want to watch the bats watch him. The quartet is starting its North come out at sunset. And have Wil-American tour for its latest album, lie NelsonÕs breakfast [chicken fried DT: I know you like to stream fa-Smother, at the Austin City Limits steak and a Bloody Mary]. vorite quotes from literature and Festival this Saturday. films into your music. What are The Daily Texan interviewed DT: ItÕs really hot here. Do you some used in Smother? Tom Fleming of Wild Beasts about think you are prepared for the Fleming: We tend to use then as their upcoming performance at heat? jumping off points. ThereÕs ÒFranken-ACL, their latest album and their Fleming: Oh, never. As an Eng-steinÓ in ÒBed of NailsÓ and T.S. El¥fascination with sex. lish northerner of Irish and Nor-iot in ÒBurning,Ó but we use the sam- Artist mixes eclectic music with fashion By ali Breland vintage hats and Jordans. His inter-Daily Texan Staff est and involvement in style exceeds even West, hip-hopÕs fashion pur¥ Theophilus London has been veyor. making a name for himself Ñ his The Daily Texan spoke with Lon¥ brand has almost taken precedence don about the singer-songwriterÕs over his music. He managed to col¥ latest shoe line and fashion sense. laborate with Gucci, Cole Haan and Band: Theophilius london day&Time: Friday, 12:30 p.m. sTage: Bud light Tommy Hilfiger, and meet Kanye The Daily Texan: Your publicist coming out? West, a fan of his music, all before said that you were busy with Fash-London: Yeah. I designed the he even put out his first album. ion Week in New York this past shoe with Cole Haan. TheyÕre Every artist claims to be creating weekend. Could you explain a lit-owned by Nike. I did a blue suede forward-thinking, genre-bending tle bit more about your involve-buck. TheyÕre coming out today, music, but London is one of the few Ò ment with that? actually. TheyÕre being released in stores from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. DT: How widely are they going to I would say itÕs grandmother jewelry be released? London: ItÕs limited only. TheyÕll be because only grandmas wear jewelry exclusively available in New York. the right way. DT: I will not be getting those then. Ñ Theophilus London London: (laughs) ThereÕs always Ò eBay man. IÕm going to be doing boots. I like all types of footwear. London: ItÕs got a patriotic mes¥more shoes and stuff. ItÕs all good. DT: You were quoted in oth-sage in it. ItÕs just my country, my DT: How would you describe er interviews about how ÒI Stand flag and how I stand alone. DT: On the topic of shoes, you your style? In interviews, youÕve AloneÓ is your favorite song of have really interesting style. You talked about how you dig grand-the new album Timez Are Weird that actually does that, meshing in-Theophilus London: I guess you die-rock, pop, electro, hip-hop and could say IÕm involved in it. Today, pair a lot of classic things with Jor¥ mother jewelry. You like skin-These Days. Why is it your favor¥ soul. Although heÕs only been put-my shoe is releasing. I did a colla-dans. You seem to have an affinity ny jeans, but you mix it up on all ite among everything else on the ting music out since 2008, heÕs man-bo with Cole Haan. I just went to for Jordans in general. Could you sorts of levels. record? aged to create one of contemporary the Tommy Hilfiger fashion show. explain about where that stems London: Basically, IÕm just into London: Just the message, itÕs a musicÕs most diverse catalogs. IÕm not really that much involved from, and what are some of your classic, vintage jewelry. I would say patriotic song. The message is what His eclectic range of tastes is also with it. favorite shoes? itÕs grandmother jewelry because I stand for. clearly exemplified in his personal London: Um, IÕve got a lot of fa¥only grandmas wear jewelry the fashion choices. He meshes Club-DT: You said your shoes vorite shoes man. I like the clas¥right way. I like gold. My style is DT: What is the message of what master glasses with classic jackets, dropped. You have a line of shoes sic Jordans, I like the loafers, some pretty much just raw. you stand for? Band: Wild Beasts day&Time: Friday, 1:10 p.m. sTage: Honda pling rationale of being playful and re-contextualizing things. Nothing is really used to the end it was in¥tended for. DT: Was there a central idea for Smother? Inspirations? Fleming: TheyÕre really 10 love songs and mainly about intimacy and being close, too close, to some¥one Ñ hence Òsmother.Ó ItÕs an at¥tempt to reclaim what is important in the madness of being on the road all the time, an attempt to remem-Fleming: Sex brings people to-DT: And between the other guys, ber where youÕve been and whatÕs gether, but itÕs not the thing, you who would you say has the best happened. know? ItÕs kind of an extension of game in winning womenÕs hearts? what you feel for someone you like. Fleming: WeÕre all shy English DT: Wild Beasts is well associat-Also, if youÕve had bad sex, I think boys with pretty dark imagina¥ed with sex. To you, what is good it helps. Be good to each other! tions. Listen to our songs; weÕre car sex? What does it take? crashes. Karina Jacques | Daily Texan file photo Alison Mosshart, lead singer for The Dead Weather, performs on the Livestrong stage at ACL on October 4, 2009. Zilker delivers decade of beats Mary Kang | Daily Texan file photo Hayden Davis and Steven McGinty enjoy the live performance of Phoenix at ACL Friday, October 10, 2009. T his year marks the 10-year anniversary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Zilker Park. The festival started as a spin-off of the eponymous seminal PBS series, where artists record intimate, acoustic sets in a studio in UTÕs College of Commu¥nication. The first festival was a two-day event and included Wilco and Ryan Adams in its lineup. Through the years, the festival has seen stage fires, a practical dust bowl and the Flaming Lips lead singer surfing the crowd in a giant, inflatable sphere. Last year the festival took place in the crisp October air, with The Strokes, M.I.A. and The Ea¥gles closing out their respective nights. This year, some of the biggest names in music, Cold¥play and Kanye West, along with a music legend, Stevie Wonder, are headlining this yearÕs fes¥tival. Since the inaugural festival in 2002, it has expanded to the destination attraction it is to¥day: a sprawling, three-day celebration of music, food, art and sun that draws 70,000 people from around the world to Austin. Ñ Aleksander Chan SIGN UP FORINTRAMURALS NOW TEAMWORK STARTS HERE www.utrecsports.org FOOTBALL Hicks confident Longhorns can stop Bruins By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff Sophomore linebacker Jordan Hicks was a wide-eyed freshman when Texas lost to UCLA last year and played only on special teams against the Bruins. This time around, heÕll have a much bigger role. ÒWe all have that in the back of our mind,Ó Hicks said. ÒIt was tough, but itÕs a new year, and weÕve worked since January to become a better team and a better defense. I think we are.Ó The Longhorns were ravaged for 264 rushing yards in the 34-12 de¥feat at the hands of the Bruins a sea¥son ago. This weekend, Texas trav¥els to Pasadena hoping to return FOOTBALL COLUMN Texas needs more out of its receivers By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist Though they failed to move the ball last year, the Longhorns en¥tered this season with a group of young, up-and-coming wide re¥ceivers that looked like it had the potential to grow into one of the best units in the conference. And now, after two straight weeks of so-so play, they head to Los Angeles with a whole lot of question marks. Obviously, thatÕs bad news for a team breaking in two new quarterbacks. Consider the top targets for Case McCoy and David Ash : Jaxon Ship¥ley and Mike Davis. ThatÕs about it. WeÕll have to wait and see how the benching of Garrett Gilbert affects Davis, who caught three balls for 115 yards against Rice but didnÕt register a reception against BYU. Sophomore Darius White boasts a ton of talent but only has three career catches. He even fumbled Ñ without cause Ñ after making a reception last week. SomethingÕs missing there. Still waiting on DeSean Hales to become the impact player he was in high school, but that hasnÕt happened yet either. Now a junior, Hales is bur¥ied at No. 3 on the depth chart. John Harris proved he could RECEIVERS continues on PAGE 9 the favor. HicksÕ name was not in the box score for that 22-point demolition, but the six-foot-two, 228-pound¥er from West Chester, Ohio is the LonghornsÕ second-leading tackler. Hicks did not start at all in 2010 but has been relied on much more this season, starting at outside lineback¥er from day one. Despite the drubbing Texas took last year, Hicks is confident in his teamÕs chances Saturday. ÒIf we focus on what weÕre doing and execute, no team, we think, can beat us,Ó Hicks said. The Longhorns can certainly feel good about themselves with Hicks on defense. Hicks racked up 11 tackles against VOLLEYBALL Yogi focused on return to Final Four By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff Sydney Yogi stands out. As the Longhorns take the court for introductions, their height is obvious when you go down the line and you see players between 6 feet 1 inch and 6 feet 5 inches. Then in a bit of comical irony, the 5-foot-2¥inch Yogi is introduced. The senior, though, stands tall in a line-up of giants. Yogi plays the libero position for the team and also sticks out on the court because of the black jersey she wears, instead of the home col¥ors of orange and white. The libero position is a special¥ized defensive player who stays in the back row, cannot hit and doesnÕt count for a sub. They are usually the shortest players on the court and the team leaders in digs and keeping plays alive; they also are a great help to coaches, as they can be switched out without penalty. ÒIt is useful to the game because now that you can have a lot of hit¥ters that do not play defense in and not waste a sub on that,Ó Yogi said. Texas was without its starting libe¥ro for the end of last season, as Yogi was sidelined by a hip injury. Now, sheÕs back and completely healthy after a summer of rehab work. ÒItÕs good, IÕm back, and IÕm 100 percent. It was definitely a very frustrating last year though,Ó Yogi said. Her return is an excellent addi¥tion to the talented offense group that Texas has up front. Yogi serves as a defensive specialist on the back line, adding a dimension to the team that was missing at the end of BYU, eight of them before halftime. ItÕs only been two games, but Hicks has already notched 16 stops and has a chance to put a triple-digit num¥ber in the tackle column this season. Not bad for someone who had just 23 as a freshman last year. But if HicksÕ performance against BYU was any indica¥tion as to how the linebacker will play this season, 100 tackles is a legitimate possibility. Ò[JordanÕs] really played well the first two weeks,Ó said defensive co¥ordinator Manny Diaz. ÒHeÕs a very physical tackler. We think very high¥ly of Jordan. He takes his craft very seriously. YouÕre happy for all your guys, but JordanÕs a guy that when you see him playing well, it gives last year, when she was injured. ÒSydney has come back strong after last year. ItÕs a big piece for us especially after losing ShaÕDare [McNeal] right now and for hold¥ing down our passing,Ó said head coach Jerritt Elliott. ÒSheÕs also the one that is directing the back court; we need someone to teach our younger players how to be orga¥nized back there and [understand] the things that theyÕre supposed to be seeing. When you have some¥one back there thatÕs a senior with the experience she has, itÕs a big bo¥nus for us.Ó Yogi is a part of a senior class that has been to the Final Four three times in three years, and would love to make it a four for four. This time however, she would like to seal the deal with a national title. ÒIt would be the cherry on top of a perfect four years here. WeÕve been through our ups and downs, and I think our loss to Penn State two years ago was the most disap¥pointing in all of our eyes,Ó she said. ÒBut if we could finish it, especial¥ly because itÕs in San Antonio with a lot of our fans there, it would be awesome to say the least.Ó Yogi knows her family will be there with her for the ride, despite the fact that they live in Hawaii. She says her mom tries to be at as many games as possible every year and has already attended the tourna¥ment in California this year. ÒMy mom is racking up some crazy airlines this season, especially since itÕs my last year,Ó she said with a laugh. Looking forward past volley¥ball, she is looking to go to phar¥macy school. For now though, she you a lot of pride.Ó Emmanuel Acho is the only play¥er who made more tackles than Hicks for Texas in its contest against BYU, and his 23 tackles lead the team. Acho and fellow senior line¥backer Keenan Robinson have done well leading a group of linebackers that, with the exception of Acho and Robinson, is made up of entirely un¥derclassmen, including Hicks. ÒI thought the linebackers played well,Ó Diaz said. ÒThey understood the challenge, first of all, in terms of attacking the line of scrimmage in order to contain the run game. It turned into a passing game and we were able to do some things from there to shut them down.Ó Diaz has been demanding of his defense, and itÕs paid off so far. Tex¥as has allowed only one touchdown and has buckled down when need¥ed to, as it gave up only three points and held the Cougars to less than three yards per play in the second half this past weekend. ÒWe have to do everything ex¥actly right,Ó Diaz said. ÒNot almost right. Not a little bit right. When we fly to LA, we want the pilot to land the plane exactly the way itÕs sup¥posed to land. ThereÕs a lot of air¥ports in LA. It can land in Burbank. It can land in Orange County. No, we want it to go to LAX. We want it to be exact.Ó Wherever the plane lands, the Longhorns will be glad that Hicks is on it. SIDELINE MLB COLLEGE FOOTBALL LONGHORNS IN THE MLB TexansÕ Foster back at practice after missing season opener Houston running back Arian Foster returned to practice Wednes¥day after missing the season opener because of a left hamstring injury. Coach Gary Kubiak said Foster took the normal repetitions for a starter in the workout. ÒI guess the key probably is how he comes out of practice [Thurs¥day],Ó Kubiak said. ÒDoes he feel good? But everything was positive today at practice, so weÕll see.Ó Kubiak was encouraged by how Foster looked in his return Wednes¥day. ÒI think itÕs about him getting his confidence back and just cutting it loose,Ó he said. ÒI just told him to be smart today, but heÕs on top of his stuff.Ó Foster was happy to get back on the field after dealing with the inju¥ry for so long. ÒIt felt good,Ó he said. ÒIt was pretty fluid.Ó Ñ Associated Press wouldnÕt mind playing overseas af¥ter her time as a Longhorn, to earn a little money. ÒI would be open to playing over¥seas for a while if the opportuni¥ty presents itself, and I could make a little money to pay for school so that would be nice.Ó ThatÕs in the future though. As of now, she is only focused on one thing Ñ helping the Longhorns reach the Final Four and obtain¥ing the national title that has elud¥ed her so far. Starting quarterback, run defense CASE MCCOY Position: Quarterback hot topics as UCLA rematch nears bert played this past weekend, itÕs Coy and Malcolm Brown just step Christian: MVP honors when Texas faced Missed our live chat? WeÕve got suddenly McCoyÕs job to lose. If on the field, the Longhorn faithful ItÕs a run defense that wonÕt give BYU. you covered. Make sure you join us he plays the way he played against go nuts. up the 264 rushing yards it allowed Austin: next week at 4 p.m. BYU, McCoy will remain the starter Sameer: to UCLA last year. Defensive co- Dorsey will have a big impact, Double Coverage Editor Sameer and Gilbert will stay at third string. We shift now to a concern a fan ordinator has pounded the impor¥ he was the teamÕs defensive MVP Bhuchar: Austin: has about the running game. tance of stopping the run into his in the BYU game. He will bene-Hey there, Double Coverage I think Gilbert will play QB at playersÕ heads, and theyÕve bought fit from playing next to Kheeston fans! We are excited about getting Texas again. When? IÕm not sure. Question From William: in. Randall and should have some our fourth Chat underway! Once But if McCoy and Ash struggle, How do you think Malcolm lanes to the QB. Dorsey is only go¥again, we are joined by Austin Lay-donÕt be surprised if Gilbert is back Brown will do now that heÕs the No. Question From Bane Baneson: ing to get better, so he will help mance and Christian Corona ... the in there. 1 running back? When they arenÕt running, UCLA shore up the run D. UT football beat writers. Austin: likes to complete short, quick pass- Sameer: Question From LateGameHe-I see Gilbert playing on the road, Austin: es. BYU QB Jake Heaps was able to Okafor is not a beast, yet. Some-Our most famous fan has a ques¥ro: not at home. You heard the boos If you ask Mack Brown, heÕll say complete many of his quick strikes times he does not finish plays, the tion regarding ... the law? What is it about Texas and its last week. Why not build his confi-Brown is not the No. 1 running during SaturdayÕs game, so how will coaches are on him to reach his po¥slow starts? dence away from home? back. HeÕs listed as co-starter with the defense be ready for this quick tential. But heÕs not there yet. Question From Lil Wayne: Sameer: Fozzy. attack? Christian: IÕd like to sue the Texas defen-Associate Sports Editor Austin From the sounds of it, the coach-Christian: Jeffcoat hasnÕt been productive sive backs for copyright infringe-Laymance: es do have a lot of confidence in Malcolm Brown has led Tex-Austin: either. Jeffcoat and Okafor have ment ... Quandre The Giant??? Se- The new system Ñ it takes some their younger QBs though. Harsin as in carries both games but hasnÕt Texas will go with man coverage combined for just nine tackles this riously? time for the players to adjust and really runs plays catered to their seen much playing time in the ear-if the Bruins start throwing it short. year. Texas has gotten away with get used to it at game speed. There styles. ly parts of games yet. Now that heÕs Quandre Diggs and Adrian Phil-not getting much production from Christian: are a lot of new plays, formations Christian: the starter, the Longhorn offense lips can stick to the UCLA receiv-their defensive ends so far, but thatÕs Quandre plays a big game thatÕs and schemes being used this year, Players on both offense and de-will get a boost right away. ers, and the outside linebackers are going to have to change soon. [how] he has that nickname, sor¥so it was expected for Texas to start fense have mentioned how vocal Austin: mobile enough to limit the slant. ry. slowly. McCoy was in the BYU game. Not But I think he will do well against Christian: Comment From wow: Quandre went up against a BYU Football beat writer Christian only has McCoy played better than UCLA this week. HeÕs a powerful Despite being the defenseÕs Alex Okafor is not slow guys; heÕs receiver that had about six inch-Corona: Gilbert thus far, but he has seemed runner with good vision. HeÕs aver-youngest unit, the secondary may been double-teamed. No way is he es on him and picked it off. HeÕs Texas has had problems coming to win the respect of the locker aging more than four yards per car-very well be the most impressive. Òslow.Ó Get out of here. earned the right to be called a ÒGi¥out of the gate. They led Rice by just room. Not sure if Gilbert ever did ry. Sophomore Carrington Byndom Austin: ant.Ó four at halftime and trailed BYU by that. was TexasÕ defensive MVP Week HeÕs fast and quick. Just getting Sameer: 10. But itÕs been a point of emphasis Question From Fazzad Wang: 1 while freshman Quandre Diggs blocked. LetÕs keep the talk about the DBs in practice this week, so the Long-Question From Stephen Farne-Do you expect Fozzy to be rele-and sophomore Adrian Phillips Sameer: going ... IrateFan has something to horns could strike first this week-sworth: gated to a Wildcat/passing-game-each had an interception Week 2. HeÕs been getting double teamed, say. end against UCLA. So is it true that McCoy and only role? With Malcolm now list-The Bruins will have their hands but a player of his potential canÕt Sameer: Shipley are roommates? ed as co-starter, the promise that full when they put the ball in the consistently get held up like that. Questionfrom IrateFan: Texas finishes strong though ... Bergeron would get more carries at air. Sameer: I canÕt get over how sloppy Blake the Longhorns havenÕt given up a Austin: UCLA, and Cody Johnson, do you Sameer: Speaking of [Ashton] Dorsey Gideon has been recently. What fourth quarter point all season. Yes, just like the older duo. think there is any place for Fozzy to Minny has a question about Alex though ... gives? Austin: Christian: be getting carries? Okafor! Christian: Yes, they have a 21-0 advantage Yes, McCoy did confirm after If Okafor is getting double-Austin: in the fourth quarter SaturdayÕs game that he and Ship-Austin: Question From Minny Jackson: teamed, thatÕs fine. Then Jeffcoat Not tackling. And the coaches Sameer: ley, like their older brothers, are Fozzy will see more time in Wild-Help! IÕve been looking all over should be wreaking havoc in the admit it. But shifting to the most impor-roommates. cat than in running sets, yes. And the place for Alex Okafor, and I opponentÕs backfield. No team is He got juked at least once against tant news coming out of Mack Austin: Cody Johnson will be the goal line-canÕt seem to find him. Do you going to line up with seven offen-BYU. If he does not play better BrownÕs office ... the QBs. Jaxon plays guitar, same as Jor-back. guys know why he hasnÕt been as sive linemen. against UCLA, watch out. dan Shipley did. Jordan sang; now Christian: productive as they said he would Christian: Question From William: itÕs Case doing the vocals. Not at all. Malcolm Brown may be? Question From Rusty Dicken-Missed a couple open-field tack-What can we expect from David Sameer: eventually prove himself to be the son: les against BYU. As a safety, heÕs Ash vs. UCLA now that Case Mc-A couple more QB questions teamÕs best running back, but heÕs Austin: What impact will Dorsey start-the last line of defense and is sup-Coy is the starter? Will he see more coming in here ... learned a lot from Fozzy over the Want to find Alex? Just look for ing have on the defense? posed to be one of the teamÕs surest playing time? offseason and in these first couple him stuck to a lineman. HeÕs not tacklers. Gideon needs to improve Question From Poopycat Mc-of games. Also, WhittakerÕs a senior getting off blocks, period. Christian: in that area. Christian: Gee: so heÕll always get a fair amount of Sameer: Despite being suspended against Austin: The coaches have said that the If McCoy and Ash struggle, how carries, some in the Wildcat, some Slow. Slow. Slow [off the blocks]. Rice, Dorsey was good enough He may be thinking too much out package for Ash has only five plays, do you think the fans will react to not in the Wildcat. Austin: against BYU to earn defensive there. Just needs to make plays. but thatÕs sure to expand. Ash has Gilbert? With all the clamor to get Austin: done well when heÕs seen the field Gilbert out of the QB spot, do you Malcolm Brown will be the work¥ and has earned the right to more think theyÕll be willing to see him horse. Bergeron did not play last playing time, especially with Mc¥ play, or will he be welcomed with a week, so his carries may be limited. Coy making his first start. chorus of boos? Sameer: Austin: The people want to know about David will see a good amount of Austin: defense! time this week at the Rose Bowl. He will be booed the moment he OC Bryan Harsin likes to use two throws a pick. But if he moves the Question from William: QBÕs, he did it very successfully at ball and limits the turnovers, heÕs UCLAÕs run game really hurt Tex- Boise State and will do as well this going to be cheered. as last year. Will the LonghornsÕ run week. David Ash should be on the Christian: defense step up this time around? field for at least 10-15 plays, and When Gilbert didnÕt complete thatÕs if Case is moving the ball. passes, he was booed. When he Austin: threw interceptions, they could hear To a certain extent. Remem- Question From Berrington: the boos all the way at Lake Travis. ber, UCLA went for more than 250 Do you think Gilbert will So, yes, the fans will not react kind¥ yards last year. So Texas should im¥ ever get his spot back? Or is this ly if he returns. prove from that mark. But I donÕt change permanent? Christian: see them completely shutting down The fans are so eager for change the BruinsÕ attack. Christian: after a season like the one Tex- Christian: After the way McCoy and Gil¥ as had last year. When Case Mc- Texas has a good one. RECEIVERS continues from PAGE 8 toss a nice ball. Miles Onyegbule, workouts, jump back in with the Texas has devoted so much of its who cross-trained at several po-team out of the blue and be start-time and recruiting focus the past sitions in high school, has unique ing after one week of practice? few seasons to fielding a roster of versatility. Maybe it means nothing Ñ talented catchers and throwers Ñ Add Marquise Goodwin to that Shipley says theyÕll take all the Òfast in turn, making the Longhorns a mix, and youÕve got seven receiv-playersÓ they can get Ñ but itÕs not team that struggles to run the ball ers jockeying for playing time. Sev-exactly a stamp of approval for the Ñ that it canÕt afford for the receiv¥en receivers who, against BYU, re-other guys on the roster. ers to turn in sub-par performanc¥corded a combined seven recep-The LonghornsÕ wide receiv-es for consecutive years. tions for 57 yards. ers donÕt need to be world-beaters. The wide receivers should What does it say about the rest They just need to be better than have enough talent to make sure of the receivers that Goodwin can last yearÕs group, which lacked a that doesnÕt happen. Emphasis bypass spring, summer and fall true go-to guy. on Òshould.Ó SUDOKUFORYOU YesterdayÕs solution OKU 1 3 6 2 8 7 4 1 9 2 9 4 2 1 7 2 8 3 2 4 5 5 3 3 9 4 8 7 2 9 1 7 8 1 3 4 5 9 2 6 2 4 6 8 9 7 3 5 1 9 5 3 6 1 2 4 8 7 6 7 9 1 8 4 5 3 2 3 1 4 5 2 6 8 7 9 8 2 5 9 7 3 1 6 4 1 3 2 7 5 9 6 4 8 5 9 7 4 6 8 2 1 3 4 6 8 2 3 1 7 9 5 Weekend concerts, festivals provide cheaper alternative to ACL First ACL performance, absurdity in store for band two rehearsals. band is playing for the first time at Plemons: WeÕve been having a lotAustin City Limits Festival on Sat¥of pep talks. urday. They are also kicking off the Dorian Colbert: WeÕve been festival with a performance Friday hot. WeÕve been getting really hot. night at midnight at MomoÕs Club. [Laughter] The Daily Texan interviewed Cowboy & Indian during Basement DT: Are you stocking up on sun- Tapes about their preparation for block? Planning on not wearing the festival, living in different cities, clothes on stage? and their excitement about seeing James: No clothes. ThatÕs howfellow local bands play. we write our songs. [Laughter] Our practices [have] actually been us just The Daily Texan: What has prep¥ all being in the same room and play¥ aration for ACL been like for the ing. ThatÕs been our biggest prepara¥ band? ing at ACL? think itÕs going to be exciting that we ing to pull some craziness? tion for ACL. We just got off of a tour Daniel James: This is our first James: IÕve never even been before. DT: What are some acts youÕre know and be proud of them. IÕm ex-Mills: WeÕre going to ride horses that was months and months. Actu¥ band practice. [Laughter] really excited to see? cited to see Stevie Wonder too but onto the stage. ally, our biggest preparation is tak- Jesse Plemons: Binge eating. DT: WhatÕs your thought on the op-Hunt: Steve Wonder! I just think itÕs cool to sit back and Daniel: Dropped in by helicopters ing time off to recoup so we werenÕt [Laughter] portunity? Colbert: Stevie, Stevie. watch Gary play for all these people Mills: WeÕre actually going to just completely haggard. And here we are, Jazz Mills: WeÕre not all in Aus- Stephanie Hunt: Super excited, be-Mills: IÕm actually most excited to and same with Ruby, to be like Ôyay, be dropped from the helicopter on a completely haggard. [Laughter] tin all the time, and so weÕve kind of cause IÕve lived in Austin my whole life see Gary Clark Jr. and Ruby James. thatÕs our buddy.Õ horse. have to work our schedules around and to, now with friends that I love so IÕm excited to see acts on stage that Colbert: So, if you call that crazy DT: So this is your first time play¥ where everyoneÕs been. WeÕve had like much, to me itÕs really exciting. we know that are local. Because I just DT: So itÕs ACL. 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By Julie Rene Tran Daily Texan Staff From the bluesy drone of the har¥monica in the bandÕs hit single Trou¥ble Tracks to frontman Jesse Plem¥onsÕ lonesome voice and melan¥choly lyrics, the sound and energy of indie folk band Cowboy & Indian is as warm as a swallow of old whis¥key and fulfilling as a nightÕs sleep. Composed of Plemons, who is also known for his role in Fri¥day Night Lights, Jazz Mills, Daniel James (of Leopold and his Fiction), Peder Gilham, Dorian Colber and Stephanie Hunt, the Austin based BAND: Theophilius London DAy&TImE: Friday, 12:30 p.m. STAgE: Budlight By Eli Watson Daily Texan Staff ACL is not the only option. For those that cannot afford a three-or one-day pass to this yearÕs ACL, this weekend has a few alternatives that will keep you entertained at afford¥able prices: DITCH THE FEST FEST 2 Created by local indie rock band Les RavÕs Naomi Cherie and Joseph Salazar, Ditch the Fest Fest original¥ly began last year at Cheer Up Char¥lieÕs with Ikey OwenÕs (formerly of Mars Volta) Free Moral Agents head¥lining the festival. The event featured local acts such as Megafauna, Ringo Deathstarr and The Sour Notes. Now, a year later, the festival is still an all¥day event but features many more venues and bands than before. More than 70 local acts will be in atten¥dance, including Noise Revival Or¥chestra, Mother Falcon and The White White Lights. The growth of the event caught the attention Lau¥ren Bruno, Les Rav member and collaborator. ÒItÕs more than the music, itÕs all about the community,Ó said Bru¥no, who is also the director of non¥profit organization $2 Shows. Col¥laborating with Cherie and Sala¥zar, BrunoÕs $2 Shows have helped Ditch the Fest Fest become even larger and keep things affordable and entertaining. ÒThe focus of the organization is to give back to the community,Ó Bru¥no said. Most of the proceeds from $2 Shows benefit local charities and organizations such as Austin Chil¥drenÕs Shelter, Town Lake Animal Shelter and the ChildrenÕs Miracle Network. WHAT: Ditch the Fest Fest 2 WHERE: Cheer Up CharlieÕs, Scoot Inn, Red 7, Beauty Bar, and Club de Ville WHEN: Saturday, September 17 WEB: www.lucythepoodle. com/ditchthefestfest/ TICKETS: $2 (per venue) -$5 (all access wristband) LEARNING SECRETS New YorkÕs Metro Area, known for their innovative house and techno sound, will be performing alongside Indian Jewelry, Rickey Jean Francois and AustinÕs Learning Secrets. Met¥ro Area will provide booty-shaking grooves throughout the night. ÒIf you only come to one Learn¥ing SecretÕs party, this is the one,Ó said Jeramy Neugent, half of the DJ duo Learning Secrets. WHAT: Learning Secrets Club Party WHERE: Beauty Bar WHEN: Saturday, September 17 WEB: www. learningsecretsmusic.com/ rsvp/ TICKETS: w/ RSVP $5, $8 w/ no RSVP SILENT CITY LIMITS Described as the ÒSilent Disco,Ó Si¥lent City Limits provides attendees with wireless headphones that con¥nect to two different channels. These two channels will feature sets from DJs such as Orion, the All Good Funk Al¥liance and Kangaroo Sexy. Made fa¥mous at events such as Bonnaroo, Camp Bisco and Treasure Island, these ÒSilent EventsÓ headphones will allow WHAT: Silent City Limits WHERE: Austin Enchanted Forest WHEN: Friday, September 16, and Saturday, September 17 WEB: www.sunsetpromotions. com/event/60385/ TICKETS: $15 in advance, $20 at the door listeners to have a good time and not have to worry about noise complaints or deafening speakers. DJs will be spin¥ning, and thereÕs no set end time. gAyCL Featuring artists such as Boy Friend, Agent Ribbons and Follow That Bird, gAyCL will be happen¥ing at Cheer Up CharlieÕs, benefit¥ting the Equality Texas organization, WHAT: gAyCL WHERE: Cheer Up CharlieÕs WHEN: Friday, September 16 WEB: Free/ benefit for Equality Texas TICKETS: www.girlfriendatx. com/gaycl and there are talks of a surprise spe¥cial guest. These alternatives are not only easy on the wallet, but they all offer a different taste of what Austin has to offer. Whether youÕre looking for a night of dancing or want to catch some of AustinÕs rising indie rock acts, these events will keep you enter¥tained and give you plenty of bang for your buck. Advanced Math/Science TEACHERS /Study Skills tutor need- WORLD NEEDED ed for K-12. Flex hours, (but only as weÕve come Fun job. $15 per hr. 512¥ to know it)! 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Read all new cars with ads. www. gence.org FreeCarJobs.com Dressed for Fest the By Julie Rene Tran In Texas, where the scorching heat often dictates what you wear, looking trendy and comfortable for special events, such as this weekendÕs music festival, can be tricky. But with the help of experts, here are four favorite ACL looks put together by local boutiques Dog & Pony, Cream Vintage and Charm School Vintage Ñ perfect for beating the heat, turning heads and feeling comfortable. Dog & Pony Cream Vintage Charm School Vintage ÒPutting together an ACL look requires a quick weather ÒThe key to staying cool in the midst of ACL Ò[The first look] is whateverÕs on the summer rack. ItÕs one check Ñ important when youÕre planning on being outside madness is to rock something breezy in a light last run of your summer look before you put a jacket over it. all day. Still infernally hot with a chance of thunderstorms, fabric. This two-piece cotton, crop top and maxi The [second look] kind of reminds me of a young Teddy Ken¥ we dressed the model accordingly in saddle shoes (plastic, skirt is fun with its tribal pattern and little peek of nedy. He is wearing bowler shoes, white midriff, but will still keep you covered from the rinses out, great for potential muddiness) to start. The crin¥ shorts, an orange shirt, with a beat up, sun. A wide brim hat like this black one will shade kle cut cape top will catch the breeze and keep the sun off. old fedora. The hat was all crumpled Shari Gerstenberger your face from rays and give your outfit a little Star Lee ItÕs laidback with enough drama to keep things interesting. Gary Massey up. The fact that [the look] was all Boutique Owner Boutique Owner edge. Then throw your water bottle, sunscreen, The distressed cutoffs are done in house at Dog & Pony and Sales Associate creased as well is pretty cool. It is al¥ camera and wallet into this cute leather backpack [are] great for lying in the grass Ñ even cuter dirtied up. most like the morning after, like he and slip on some not-too-flat, woven wedges, and youÕll be cool Finishing touches Ñ Cheap Monday hawk earrings and Jacqueline Rose lion pulls the clothes out of a big pile. The and comfortable all festival long.Ó cuff. We left the neck bare to keep the look from being overdone.Ó hat got squashed, the shirt is wrinkled.Ó Thursday, September 15, 2011 ACL 13 BALANCE continues from PAGE 14 case out from the confines of Zilker Park and into a city-wide spectacle. Unlike the general benefits a city derives from a large-scale event (e.g. increased revenue at restau¥rants, hotels and other tourist-re¥lated markets), ACLÕs influence ex¥tends to more niche levels of the local economy. Local venues ben¥efit from it all, especially from af¥ter shows that sell out in higher frequency than in any other time of the year. Tickets for the Cults and the Smith Westerns sold out in a matter of minutes and hours this year. Local artists often get the chance to open at these events, ex¥posing themselves to the slew of tourists visiting the city for the fes¥tival. Events created in response to the festival, including Ditch The Fest Fest, can never truly escape the shadow of ACL because it thrives solely on ACLÕs existence. The dis¥gruntled hipsters gets their own event, and C3 Presents looks good without losing any market share, creating a win-win scenario for ev¥eryone. But as much as ACL has ad¥vanced, which is evident in its fo¥cus on audience experience Ñ such as charging your cell phones at the Google+ Lounge and refilling your water bottles at the CamelBak Fill¥ing Stations Ñ and on generat¥ing money into the city, the festival has failed to improve where it has needed to most: its relatively lack¥luster lineup. ACL has traditionally put out a praiseworthy lineup. In 2008, the headliners included the Foo Fight¥ers, Beck and The Mars Volta. However, in recent years, the fes¥tival has not stepped up its game to match its increased notoriety as its counterparts, Coachella and Bonnaroo, have done. CoachellaÕs 2011 lineup, featuring the likes of Daft Punk, The Beastie Boys and Odd Future, sent the Internet mu¥sic world into a frenzied state of frothy salivation, and Bonnaroo achieved a lesser but similar effect with Girl Talk, Eminem and The Decemberists. Even Lollapalloza, ACLÕs C3 Presents-owned coun¥terpart in Chicago, arguably super¥seded the live music capital of the world. Lolla 2011 included talent ranging from breakout acts such as Skylar Grey and Ellie Goulding to mainstream darlings Eminem, The Cars and the Foo Fighters. While analysis of festival line¥ups is subjective to each individual, ACLÕs lineup can be criticized on an objective level in regard to the press each band receives. Each festival operates, more or less, on a system that involves booking huge bands and then sup¥plementing the lineup with scores of lesser known indie rock groups. The problem with ACL, this year especially, is that most of those groups have received extremely lit¥tle press within alternative and in¥die media. YouÕll be hard-pressed to find anyone who has heard of Ha Ha Tonka, The Cavesingers or Reptar. I get paid to write about music, and I donÕt even know who those people are. Bonnaroo, on the other hand, had ÒlesserÓ acts such as J. Cole, the Cold War Kids and the Smith Westerns. Neither ACL nor C3 Presents have an excuse to lose out to these festivals. Coachella is in a desert in the middle of nowhere. And Bonnaroo happens in the southern summer heat of rural Tennessee. Austin boasts tremendous ame¥nities to rival both of these places with a vast array of hotels and ac¥commodations for travelers and a city full of music-hungry fans. Per¥haps C3 Presents is getting lazy be¥cause it can count on the city to at¥tract music lovers with these fea¥tures and sell out ACL. If the festi¥val is actually about the music and the art, then this shouldnÕt be the case. Money is always a factor in deciding things, and this is okay. A problem arises, though, when the supposed music capital of the world gets upstaged by a desert town of 70,000. Even so, other Austin music festivals, including Fun Fun Fun Fest and South by Southwest, have managed to acquire an arguably better lineup Ñ maybe not me¥gastars such as Kanye West or Ar¥cade Fire but an overall breadth of performers. If this trend contin¥ues, itÕs only a matter of time be¥fore the rapidly growing Fun Fun Fun Fest gains more mainstream acts and becomes AustinÕs premier music festival. ACL as a whole is extremely beneficial for many sectors in the city of Austin. In spite of this, the festival has a long way to go before RENT continues from PAGE 14 Breakfast and a ride might be what it takes to catch the attention of travelers in need of a place to stay. A quick Craigslist housing search for ÒACLÓ results in at least 1,000 houses, apartments and rooms, each one available to book for the festival weekend and the days leading up to it. Prices are all over the board, rang¥ing from cheaper $175 ÒACL Crash PadsÓ to luxurious, downtown con¥dos complete with granite counter¥tops and access to the on-site salt¥water pool. ItÕs a quick way to make cash for local residents, but itÕs especially lu¥crative for the hospitality business. Most hotel rooms, besides vacan¥cies from cancellations, vanished in the summer or before. The Aus¥tin MotelÕs 41 rooms filled up three months ago, just one hour after they began to take reservations for the festival weekend. ÒIt seems like everybody is pretty booked,Ó said Luke Cullins, assistant manager of the Austin Motel. ÒEspe¥cially when it gets this close, if people arenÕt on the ball, theyÕre out of luck with hotels. I tell them you have to be on the ball if you want a room. You have to call places pretty early.Ó Apparently, the same concept ap¥plies to potential hosts Ñ be on the ball and post a listing early or get HISTORY continues from PAGE 14 lost in the flood. Garibay, despite the perks she offers in her ad, hasnÕt found anyone to stay at her house yet. She said that when it gets this close to the festival, Craigslist becomes com¥pletely inundated with offers. Sar¥ah Tabor, who posted an advertise¥ment on Craigslist for her bedroom on Sept. 10, is in the same situation. ÒI havenÕt really gotten too many responses for ACL,Ó said Tabor. ÒItÕs kind of a bummer.Ó She said that it was different with South By Southwest, which was the first time she opened up her house to strangers. She and her roommates posted their listing the week of the festival and ended up with nine to 12 people (Òdepending on who came home that nightÓ) spread out across their living room floor. She attributes this to the fact that ACL, which reported about 75,000 peo¥ple in attendance in 2010, is small¥er than South By Southwest, which brings hundreds of thousands to downtown Austin. Nevertheless, Tabor is hopeful that some last minute stragglers will take her up on her offer. Renting out her bedroom, which she has listed for $175, will not only give her some extra cash this month, but she said itÕs a good way to make connections. She said she used couchsurfing.com first festival, which featured an ar¥ray of artists from Gillian Welch to String Cheese Incident, set a prec¥edent of eclectic line-ups that the festival has kept as its popularity has grown during the last 10 years. Some highlights of the decade in¥clude Pixies in 2004, Coldplay in 2005 Ñ the dustiest year in the fes¥tivalÕs history, Dave Matthews Band in 2009 and the Flaming LipsÕ in¥famous bubble entrance last year. This yearÕs festival features less well¥known groups Reptar and AWOL-NATION, as well as international superstars such as Stevie Wonder. After a record 75,000 people at¥tended on the Saturday in 2004, promoters lowered the festivalÕs maximum capacity at the request of surrounding neighborhood as¥sociations. A new contract last year with the City of Austin authorized C3 Presents to sell up to 75,000 tickets, and attendance last year was around 70,000 each day. Bailey said the reputation of the ACL television show helped con¥tribute to the success of that first festival. Now that the festival is an established destination, it brings major bands to the television show that might not otherwise have made the trip. In past years, Pearl Jam, My Morning Jacket, Wilco and The Na¥tional have all doubled dipped, per¥forming for both the festival and the show, and this year Austin City Limits Live will be taping Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Randy Newman, The Head and the Heart, and Gomez over the festival weekend. Looking forward, ACL must continue to adapt by making to find a place to stay while road¥tripping to New York last summer and had a great time with her host, who took her out and showed her around Tennessee. ÒYou can definitely meet some cool people,Ó Tabor said. ÒAs long as I donÕt need something too pri¥vate, I would always try to stay with someone [from Craigslist]. You nev¥er know who youÕre going to meet, and it could open some kind of door for you.Ó Of course, thereÕs a dark side to staying with a stranger. TechCrunch reported in July that people who list¥ed their homes on AirBnB, a service that connects travelers with hous¥ing, have returned home to find their places trashed or worse. AirBnB has begun to deal with situations like this, introducing a policy in August that covers up to $50,000 in losses or damage. Craigslist Ñ Garibay and TaborÕs chosen service Ñ offers no such insurance plan. Tabor asked for a $75 depos¥it in her ad, just in case some¥thing gets damaged or stolen, and Garibay, who didnÕt request a de¥posit, said that first impressions are an important factor in decid¥ing what feels right. ÒYou can get a lot from a person just based on that first interaction,Ó content of the festival and tele¥vision show directly accessible from computers and phones, Bai¥ley said. Last year, a number of performances at the festival were made available for live streaming for the first time. This weekend, C3 Presents is making 35 perfor¥mances available for live stream¥ing through the online magazine ÒSpacelab.Ó ÒThe business models of the record industry and the busi¥ness models of television have changed so radically that if Aus¥tin City Limits is going to be in the conversation 10 years from now, weÕre going to have to do a massive amount of change,Ó Bailey said. Lawrence Peart |Daily Texan Staff Sarah Tabor, who stands in the spare bedroom of her North Austin home, rented the room to SXSW Conference attendees earlier this year and hopes to do the same for Austin City Limits. Garibay said. ÒAnd if you donÕt get a ÒMake them feel really welcome,Ó good one, just sort of politely decline. Garibay said. ÒFor me, itÕs just cook You donÕt want to piss anybody off ei-dinner and chitchat, just try to be as ther. People can be crazy.Ó helpful as I can. At the end of the For the most part, however, day, people are traveling, and they Garibay said that gracious, respect-want to experience a new town. ful guests arenÕt hard to come by, es-Sharing that excitement with them pecially if hosts go the extra mile to is pretty awesome. If you can do make them feel comfortable. that, itÕs a good thing.Ó ÒBRILLIANT.Ó Ð Peter Travers ÒA TOTAL BLAST.Ó Ð Eric Kohn, indieWIRE ÒGOSLING... 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Staff humble beginnings Spawned from the decades-old PBS concert series, in only ten years Austin City Limitis Festival has grown from a showcase of local mu¥sicians to one of the premier music festivals in the United States. By Clayton Wickham from T he sweaty, three-day, five stage, 130-band extrava¥ganza that is the Austin City Limits Music Festival celebrates its 10-year anniversary this weekend. The festival has taken the ACL name places Ed Bailey, ACLÕs vice president of brand development, never envi¥sioned. Twelve years ago, he sat down with the KLRU staff and its board of directors to expand the brand beyond the long-running public television series. Never did he imag¥ine that during the next 10 years, the festival would have hosted performers such as Spoon, Pixies, The Strokes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Dave Matthews Band, Coldplay, Bjork and Kanye West. ÒTen short years ago, all you had was the television tap¥ing six floors up in the communications building in the University of Texas,Ó Bailey said. ÒAmazingly, all this came just from that.Ó The non-profit KLRU wanted to create a festival that would add another dimension to the ACL live music ex¥perience while staying true to the showÕs vision. The vi¥sion is, in BaileyÕs words, Òto create a space where bands just let loose with their fans.Ó To create this, KLRU outsourced production of the fes¥tival to a group of business partners that would eventual¥ly become C3 Presents, the music industry powerhouse thatÕs also responsible for Lollapalooza. ÒThere was no long-term deal; it was all, ÔLetÕs go do it,ÕÓ Bailey said. ÒÔLetÕs try to make it stand for what the TV show has always represented. LetÕs take what we could do in a yearÕs worth of television shows and do it in a week¥end.ÕÓ Within a span of three or four months Charlie Jones and Charles Attal, the future co-founders of C3 Pres¥ents, developed a two-day festival with five stages and 67 bands. One-day passes were $25. Organizers had ex¥pected between 20,000 and 30,000 to attend, but 42,000 people showed up on that first Saturday in 2002. The HISTORY continues on PAGE 13 By Simonetta Nieto The Antlers TOPARTISTS TO SEE@ACL 12:30 - 1:15 AMD Cowboy and Indian 1:00 - 1:40 Austin Ventures Twinshadow 1:15 - 2:00 Google + Young the giant 2:00 - 3:00 AMD Iron and Wine 4:00 - 5:00 AMD Skrlliex 5:00 - 6:00 Google + Cee Lo 6:00 -7:00 Budlight Cut Copy 6:00 - 7:00 AMD Chromeo 7:00 - 8:00 Honda Stevie Wonder 8:00 - 10:00 Budlight By Ali Breeland Daily Texan Columnist The moment the ÒStar WarsÓ theme plays this Friday at Zilker Park will mark the 10th anniversary of the Austin City Limits Music Festival. The festival has come a long way since its inception in 2002. Initially marketed as more of a local festival, capitalizing off By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff The Austin City Limits Festival always gives the city a chance to show off a little to out-of-town visitors, but with the rise of sites such as CouchSurfing, AirBnB and Craig¥slist that connect travelers with places to stay, itÕs not just downtown and South Con¥ of the branding of the pre-existing televi¥sion show ÒAustin City Limits,Ó ACL stands among the big four Ñ along with Coachel¥la, Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza Ñ in the sphere of music festivals today. Whenever a staple of indie music hits mainstream, itÕs often contested and reject¥ed by early adopters, something Austin, on the forefront of music, has a lot of. Even so, ACL has managed to effectively dodge the designation of a has-been or sellout, earn¥ing and retaining its status as one of the gress that get attention anymore. Austini¥tes are taking festival-goers into their homes and beneath the surface of the cityÕs eclectic exterior, and whether theyÕre simply offer¥ing guests a place to crash or cooking them breakfast and chauffeuring them to the fes¥tival, visitors now have access to a more per¥sonal side of Austin. ÒI just wanted to make it a little bit more most coveted music festival tickets. It is in this aspect that ACL has been able to retain and thrive from the balance of local versus national acts, with which local bands such as Sound Team can share a lineup with be¥hemoths such as The Killers. The festival has also given the Austin scene more than just notoriety. After par¥ties, concerts and other promotional events have extended the sanctioned music show- BALANCE continues on PAGE 13 appealing,Ó said Kandice Garibay, 26, who is trying to rent out a room in her house this weekend. ÒSo I threw [rides and breakfast] in there. I wanted to kind of stand apart a little bit with the whole giving people rides thing. It can be a pain in the butt to try and find a way to the park.Ó RENT continues on PAGE 13