Students on the Drag walk by The Cadeau, which will be closing in January along with its sister store on Lamar Boulevard. The Cadeau is the last store to close on the Drag that was opened in the 1950s. Drew Sm ith Daily Texan Staff spor Michig¿ Spartans prevail in final minute )& NATION PAGE3A Dcrats embrace, v„di snubPelosi Party ignores speakers preference in naming No. 2 Last Food Nation Linklater bites off more than he can chew LIFE & ARTS PAGE 6B T h e Da ily T exan Serving The University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Friday, November 17, 2006 www.dailytexanonline.com $26.6 million added to stadium Board o f Regents also approves purchase o f new downtown building funds for energy efficiency By Jessica Sondgeroth Daily Texan Staff The repetitious rap of a new commemorative gavel sounded the only variation separating the 125th anni­ versary Board of Regents meeting Wednesday and Thursday from the usual routine of coffee drinking, suit-shuffling, power-point presenting and near-unan­ imous approving of all agenda items. The regents approved more funds for the football stadium's renovation budget, upgrades for the baseball stadium, the purchase of a nearly 225,000-square-foot building downtown, money for technology research programs and improving energy efficiency programs on campus. The UT System Board of Regents will lend an additional $26.6 million for the Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium renovations and $2.7 million for upgrades to the aging Disch-Falk Field. UT System Associate Vice Chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction Michael O'Donnell said inflation in the construction industry accounts for the cost escalation for these and other system institution projects. Regent H. Scott Caven raised contention with cost increases, dismissing notions that they were only attri­ buted to inflationary costs and citing a major change in the scope of the projects as a primary source. “It seems it should have been considered in the original proposal," Caven said. “It troubles me to have to come out and have to be asked to approve an additional $30 million." In August2005, the board approved $10 million as the total project cost for the football stadium renovations, according to the regent's agenda. That total was raised BOARD continues on page 2A Au R e v o i r , C a d e a u Jacqueline Walker | Daily Texan Staff Chairman James Huffines looks toward his fellow regents at the UT Board of Regents meeting Thursday. Rates of female homeless rising, report finds By Joshua Winata Daily Texan Staff Low incomes and a lack of affordable housing trap women and children in a cycle of homelessness, according to the Community Action Network Report on Homelessness released Thursday. The report also found that women are the fastest- growing homeless population. Local homeless services reported a 60-percent increase in the number of female clients during the first six months of 2006, compared to the same time period last year, according to the report. The Report on Homelessness, updated every 18 to 24 months, compiles the most current statistics on homelessness and documents demographic trends for the community and policy makers, said Sam Woollard, associate director of the network. There are approxi­ mately 4,000 homeless people in Austin on any given day, according to the report “It's assumed that people are homeless because there's some fault with them," said Rick Rivera, vice chair of the Austin/Travis County Homeless Task Force. “The underlying issue that we do see as to why people continue to fall into homelessness is that they're continually not being able to afford paying for their monthly outgoing costs. And as those costs build up, things start falling apart, and they become homeless." treatment, turbulent domestic relationships and utility debt are barriers preventing women from finding stable shelter, said Executive Director Mary Rychlik of the Trinity Center, a volunteer organization to help the homeless. Inadequate mental-health “There is a growing acknowledgement of a lack of services for single, adult womai who are homeless in our community," Rivera said. “We do Lick in our com­ munity a shelter facility that is specifically for single, adult women who aren't experiencing domestic violence." The report also indicates that the Austin Independent School District identified 1,556 of its students as home­ less during the 2005-2006 schixil year, but based on sur­ veys sent out to families, the district estimates between 3,000 to 5,000 students could be homeless. The biggest obstacles for students and their families are the lack of affordable housing and parents' low educational attainment, said Cathy Requejo, supervisor for AlSD's Homeless Education and Learning Project. "We collaborate with social services and other non­ profits and faith communities to make sure that we are addressing the needs that they bring forth," Requejo said. "But you know, no matter how much we have, there's always more families than what's available." The report's release coincides with the Homeless Educational Forum meeting today at St. David's Episcopal Church. Speakers will discuss the issues of affordable housing and the needs of the homeless. Giftshop to close doors after more than 50 years By Shara Challa Daily Texan Staff The Cadeau, the last remaining Drag store from the 1950s era, will close its doors for good in January. Jeanette Nassour, owner of the gift shop, said she decided to close her two store locations after the death of her husband, Ferris Nassour, in August this year. The second store, located in the Central Park shop­ ping center on North Lamar Boulevard, opened in 1994, she said. "I don't have Ferris, so it's not as much fun," Nassour said. "We did everything, buying and sell­ ing, together." The lease on both stores expires soon, so it seemed right to close them now, she added. of the closing sale, Nassour said. The Cadeau's closing adds to a trend of local stores and restaurants leaving the Drag over the past few years, including Little City in August and Peet's Coffee & Tea, Nomadic Notions, and Legs Diamond last school year. The latest influx of stores to replace the closures include pizza eatery Mellow Mushroom, book store Intellectual Property and clothing store Wish. • Nassour said she was doing her graduate work at the University when she decided the Drag needed a gift shop. She married her husband and opened The Cadeau one year later in 1952. Many loyal customers have been visiting with Nassour and taking advantage Austinite Pat Connolly, who has been shopping at the store for decades, said she will miss the variety and selection The Cadeau offers. "You can find any gift," Connolly said. "They have everything you're looking for." The gift shop Ls full of decorative dish ware, glassware, vases, scrapbooks, picture frames, lotions, soaps, watches, jewelry, clothes and other items. Austin resident Jes Fraga said he started shopping at The Cadeau when he was in high school and has been coming back for at least 20 years. CADEAU continues on page 2A TOMORROW'S WEATHER Senate of College Councils, student groups debate diversity resolutions High Low By Ian Warren Daily Texan Staff Two hours of debate were not enough to bring the Senate of College Councils, representatives from other student governances and a number of student guests to agreement over a resolution encour­ aging the creation of a Presidential Diversity Advisory Committee Thursday night. The Senate drafted the resolu­ tion as an alternative to adding two diversity seats to the exist­ ing President's Student Advisory Council, an idea supported by Student Government and numer­ ous campus multicultural groups. The Presidential Diversity Advisory Committee would discuss diversity issues that pertain to cam­ pus life with the president, accord­ ing to the resolution. It stated the advisory body should be composed of members from diverse groups, including the disabled, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning persons, underrepresented races, ethnicities and nationalities, as well as people who represent spiritual and religious communities. Two other diversity resolutions were also presented at the meeting. One resolution was designed to refocus the Senate's commitment to diversity through increased col­ laboration with campus entities committed to diversity, the recruit­ ment of new Senate members from within similar groups and the co­ sponsoring of diversity-focused events, like Campus Fusion. A third resolution called for the senate's executive board to undergo diver­ sity training. Kate Nanney, a finance/ business honors and Plan II senior and chair of the Senate, said Wednesday she had been encouraging concerned students to attend and voice their opinions. The Senate delayed dis­ cussion of the resolutions one hour to allow more attendees to arrive. A large group of students eventu­ ally showed up, lining up at the microphones for a chance to speak to the assembly. Approximately 10 people were waiting to speak at any given time. Mary Gonzalez, an ethnic stud­ ies senior, said she applauded the Senate for caring about diversity but was disappointed by the lack We were moving couches — it's the new waffle party... with our moms INDEX Volume 107, Number 56 25 cents World & Nation........... 3A O p in io n .....................4A University 5 A State & Lo ca l.............. 6A Sp o rts.................... Classifieds.................. 3B C o m ic s...................... 4B Life & A rts ................5-6B Kate Nanney, Chair of the Senate of College Councils, speaks about the recent history of requests for diversity on the President's Student Advisory Council. Jacqueline Walker ¡ Daily Texan Staff of Latino representation on PSAC. She did not support the creation of the presidential diversity com­ mittee as an alternative to the two diversity seats on PSAC, and saw the addition of diversity seats as the only way to ensure the minorities voice be heard. "1 acknowledge the Senate's claims that adding two seats is PSAC continues on page 2A Need a video, C D , D V D , commercial or infomercial produced? Texas S tu d e n t Television can help your d e p a rtm e n t reach th e eyes and ears o f th e Austin com m unity or any audience you are targeting. S ta ffe d by University o f Texas students, Texas S tu d e n t Television is ready to produce and d irect your video needs fo r all viewers. We o ffe r several services in th e line o f video production. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1 7 ,2 0 0 6 CORRECTIONS On page 7 A o f Wednesday's Texan, the story" State reps, criticize mental health care system" should have read that House Bill 2292 narrowed the definition by which consumers are eligible for insurance and Medicaid. 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Interested applicants are invited to stop by and visit with the Director to discuss student positions. T iik D a il y T e x a n PSAC: Balance key to diversity solution From page 1A like adding tokens of diversify to PSAC, but that may be the only way for minorities to get a seat at the table," Gonzalez said. She later said creating a sepa­ rate group for underrepresented students mirrored the outlawed American doctrine of minorities as separate but equal. treating Nanney em phasized the Senate's commitment to diversify, but said there are more authentic means for improving diversity on PSAC. UT can implement diver­ sity in a more permanent fashion by starting with the core structures of student governance. SG representative Vivek Sakhrani, a mechanical engineering senior, said Student Government advocates the diversification of the core struc­ tures on campus, but a process like that takes time. He said the addition of two diversity seats is an opportu­ nity to balance the current system and provide the perspectives not present in UT's core structures. Current PSAC member and pharmacy major Grace Wang defended the current diversity of PSAC and encouraged anyone not satisfied with it to apply for one of the positions, which are open to all UT students. CADEAU: Owner remembers Drag of 1950s From pagel A "It's such a treat to come shop here on holidays," Fraga said. "I'm going to miss it so much." Mellow Mushroom, which took the space occupied by Legs Diamond and Nomadic Notions, is hoping to attract and keep cus­ tomers by blending in with the Austin culture, said part owner Sharon Strickland. "This restaurant is owned and operated by Austin people," Strickland said. "We fit in with the city. We have that cool hippie vibe." Other stores, such as Wish, are focusing on keeping prices rea­ sonable for college students, said Davina Hirsh, the store's assistant manager. Nassour said she misses the old Drag, which had a great mix of stores when she first opened The Cadeau. There was a hardware store, an ice cream shop, a news­ stand and a barber shop, she said. The changes are not bad, just dif­ ferent, she said. "The kids were great," Nassour said. "I made some friends. Professors came, students came, I think we all bonded with each other." BOARD: $67 million to replace energy equipment From pagel A twice within the following three months. In February, the Board of Regents approved a total budget of $149 million. The total has now reached $176 million. At the point a proposal comes to the board, there's an implied level of precision between the scope and estimated cost, O'Donnell said. Board of Regents Chairman James Huffines said the board tasked O'Donnell and Executive for Business Vice Chancellor Affairs Scott C. Kelley, with re­ viewing the process by which the board approved and reapproved the increasing expenditures. Renovations and additions to the football stadium include a hydrotherapy area, fire protection sprinklers, a back for the score­ board, an additional elevator, toi­ lets to comply with safety codes, more underground utility relo­ cations, abatement of hazardous material, completion of the aca­ demic suite on level five and the relocation of 16 oak trees, accord­ ing to the agenda. Stadium seating capacity will also expand to more than 90,000 as a result of the upgrades. The UT System will supply funds to the University in the form of revenue bonds. The University will repay nearly $130 million from revenue generated by sta­ dium ticket sales. The rest will be supplied by about $35 million from gifts and $11.5 million from unexpended plant funds, accord­ ing to the agenda. Interest collected from University investments composes unexpended plant funds, which are intended only for initiatives with a strong academic component. 5 Officer Kevin Hegarty wrote in a Daily Texan firing line Tuesday that $5.3 million would go to con­ struct general-purpose gyms to replace older gyms, $2.8 million to meet code in areas designated for academic purpose, $2.4 million for undetermined academic use, $300,000 for new* classrooms and academic advising for the kinesi- ology program, and $700,000 to transplant 16 oak trees otherw’ise lost to construction. He also said the athletics department would pay back the funds borrowed from the University. The Turtle Pond north of the Tower used to ring up a water bill of $2,000 per month, but in 19%, the University started harvest­ ing rainwater from the roof of the nearby greenhouse, said Patricia Clubb, vice president for employee and campus services. More investments in water and energy conservation are en route, as the UT System approved $67 million for a two-phase project to replace old equipment, such as a 41-year-old gas turbine generator to improve efficiency. Two of the University's water-chilling stations w’ill also receive upgrades. UT-Austin Chief Financial The University uses more than T e xa s W esley UMCM invites you to H E L P H U R R I C A N E V I C T I M S Hurricane Relief Trip December 28- January 7 South Texas Assist fam ilies, rebuild hom es and help restore com m u nities d ev as tated by H urricane Rita. Cost is $ 1 2 0 , with a $ 5 0 deposit due by N o ve m b er 30. C ontact Rusty fo r m o re in fo rm atio n a t R u sty@ tex as w e sle y .co m , 4 7 4 -1 1 5 1 . 1 billion gallons of water each year and, with efforts to conserve water, recovers 100 million gallons of water in a year. "Water is going to be an issue in the next decade, water scarcity and the cost of it," Huffines said. in conservation Investments to $13.5 mil­ efforts accrued have lion in produced million in sav ings, according to the agen­ da. $11.6 1998 and The Board of Regents also approved a motion to match funds System institutions may receive from the state's Emerging Technology Fund, a grant allocat­ ed for technology research. The approval is intended to give leg­ islators more incentive to allocate the grant to UT System institu­ tions, according to the regent's agenda. The University also received the funds and approval to pay $22 million 1n revenue bonds for a nearly 225,000-square-foot build­ ing at the comer of Guadalupe and 16th streets formerly owned by SBC Communications. The pur­ chase will free up space on cam­ pus, recapture money that goes into rented space and create more parking availability, according to the agenda. 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Enjoy a sa fe and clean high-tech facility under medical supervision. E a r n u p t o $200 A M O N TH two donations a week B r i n g a f r i e n d a n d EARN AN EXTRA $ 3 0 after they donate twice $ 1 0 B O N U S to first-time donors with this ad- Call fo r information or to set an appointment Austin Bio Med Lab • 251-8855 E A S I L Y A C C E S S I B L E O F F I H - 3 5 4A Friday, Novem ber 17, 2006 O p in io n T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor: JJ Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Claire Harlin Adrienne Lee VIE W PO IN T Crowded justice Condemning for Christ ^ 1 • C / ^ l • iMii J what is acceptable in the public what is acceptable in th arena and what is not. If a group is making others feel afraid and uncomfortable, the shield of free speech is not valid. They are welcome to proclaim the views of Jesus through a megaphone. But the moment it becom es abu­ sive to those nearby, the rights of others supersedes the First Amendment. There are many constructive Christian groups at UT, includ­ ing Chi Alpha, a Christian frater­ nity, that do not offend anyone. Chi Alpha sponsors a speaker by the name of Cliffe Knechtle, who answers questions from an audi­ ence in a level-headed fashion. He is not to be confused with the more radical group mentioned above. In fact, most students, when questioned, find Knechtle's behavior more than acceptable. Groups like Chi Alpha attract m ore students, because members feel comfortable. No one should feel com fortable with religious extremism. R eligious extrem ism has earned its fair share of press coverage ever since the Sept. 11 attacks. Am ericans tend to closely align the term "religious extrem­ ism " with those of Muslim faith. However, m ost who are Muslim are not part of the extrem ist com­ munity, just as most Christians do not find it necessary to yell on street com ers. However, the dangers of religious extremism should not be discounted. When anyone is fanatical about som e­ thing, objectivity and common- sense become occluded. Wednesday morning I passed by tw o m em bers preaching beneath the Tower, and my eyes glanced upward to the letters above the entrance: "Ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free." The irony was palpable. Powers is a Plan II and English freshman. The "everything's bigger in Texas" slogan is especially true for belt buckles, bangs, cowboy hats and prison systems. With more than 150,000 prisoners behind bars, the corrections system in Texas is experiencing an overcrowding problem not unfamiliar to those in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. In the mid-1990s, Texas legislators nearly tripled the number of inmate beds for new prisons to ease overcrowding. So w hat's hap­ pened in the past 10 years to bring the problem back? Maybe more people are becoming criminals. Maybe more are getting caught. Or, maybe there is still something wrong with the Texas justice system. Not only will building new prisons cost more than $100 million, it is clearly just a temporary fix. Ten years ago, the state chose to invest in prisons, and that's done nothing but put us right back in the same situation. This time, as the Sunset Advisory Commission suggested earlier this week, the state should focus on making programs for prisoners more available, more accessible and more helpful. The insufficient rehabilitation programs and slow-moving and inconsis­ tent parole decisions highlight the state agency's disorganization, as well as a lack of faith in a criminal's ability to change. On Tuesday, the Sunset Commission made recommendations for correcting the corrections system. Commission Chairman Kim Brimer suggested during the hearing to draft legislation to overhaul the entire system. W hile no vote was taken, that is exactly what needs to be done. Without appropriate rehabilitation programs in buildings other than prisons, criminals are further cast down as society's rejects. This despondency could lead to second-time offenses returning that person to prison and further crowding an overcrowded system. Rehabilitation is less likely to lead to reincar­ ceration, and should be taken seriously. Additionally, parole and probation programs are not functioning in a timely manner. Last year, Gov. Rick Perry rejected a probation reduction bill, which would have helped lift some overcrowding due to reincarceration. House Bill 2193 would have reduced the maximum probation sentence from 10 years to five years for some offenders. Next session, legislators should revisit a plan to reduce the number of inmates by putting non-violent parolees in timely programs to help reintegrate them into society. One option for easing overcrowding is a new trend in prison policy: tent jails. At the beginning of the month, Bexar County offi­ cials traveled to Arizona to check out the tent option. But tent jails are a cheap gimmick, like elementary school portable buildings, and Texas officials should instead focus time on relieving overcrowding through rehabilitation. According to the Sunset Commission's report, it costs $40 a day to incarcerate an offender in a prison; it costs $33 a day to house an offender in a privately operated community treatment facility; and supervision of an offender through parole and probation costs less than $10 a day. It's obviously more cost effective to help offenders understand the nature and motivation behind their crime rather than to simply put them in maximum-security time-out. Although the commission deemed the justice system's infrastructure effective enough to operate, seeing improvements is a matter of taking that infrastructure and putting it to work. Ultimately, a complete dissec­ tion and reformation of the justice system is long overdue. RU By Harrison James Powers Daily Texan Columnist They stand by the Tower, and near West Mall, haranguing pass- ersby with tales of their own eter­ nal damnation. Dressed in pleat­ ed pants and fully equipped with sweater vests, suitcases and worn Bibles, these disciples preach Christian values to anyone w ith­ in earshot. On Wednesday, one man within the zone of prosely- tization was accused of being a degenerate alcoholic and, accord­ ing to the man in pleated pants, had a one-way ticket to hell. These men practice a unique is form of proselytizing that rem iniscent of the A m erican E nlightenm ent. These m en, although they do not display a particular church affiliation, sense a calling from God to pres­ ent the message of Jesus Christ toward people who might be dis­ believers or even hostile to reli­ gion. The speakers believe every person should be approached as if they w ere "pre-C hrist" and had never heard of Jesus. The prem ise itself is laden with problems and incongruities. We live in a post-Jesus era. We have God in classrooms, on the national currency and in govern­ ment. It w ouldn't make sense for som eone desiring converts to approach them as if they lived in a cave. If people are hostile to religion, yelling that they are bound for hell is not the most effective w ay of bringing them into the fold. If anything, these "preachers" serve as an amusing spectacle. The main issue at hand is free speech. W here does one draw the line betw een what is acceptable in the public arena and what is not? On Tuesday, a fellow stu­ dent arrived late to a class we share in tears, because she had been verbally attacked by one of the preachers. W hile most who com e under fire are able to shrug Jerem y O'Connell | Daily Texan Staff off the attack as merely obnox­ ious, those who are devoutly Christian are most likely to react differently. An atheist is more than likely able to completely ignore a w ind­ ed rant about hell when he does not believe in it. But one who truly fears hell and attempts not to sin would feel deeply offended by accusations that she was a "slu t." Last week, a member of this group was escorted off campus for verbally assaulting a student. The speaker crossed the line of Finding the soul of a new Texas Democratic party By Patrick Brendel Daily Texan Colum nist A cool wind w hipped along the peeling, pink-painted boards o f m y gran d d ad 's house in Kerm it, Texas, w est of Odessa near the New M exico border. Steam rose from the two bowls of chili on opposite sides of the breakfast table. It w as October, and the topic w as politics. The w ords of the white-haired man — betw een red and yellow bites of con cam e and com bread — cut through the vapor separat­ ing him from me. "Everyone around here used to be D em ocrat," the octogenar­ ian explained, "u ntil it began to be identified as the party of m inorities, black people and H ispanics." Feeling that w hat's good for those probably isn't good for them, w hite D em ocrats w ith low er-and-m iddle incomes started drifting, later flocking to the GOP. R epublicans have d om inat­ ed Texas politics since before I w as born, partly because, as m y granddad put it with aplom b, m any Texans associ­ ate Dem ocrats w ith welfare and affirm ative action — not to m en­ tion gun control, abortion and ram pant secularism. Also, as Dave M cN eely wrote in a Nov. 14, 2002, colum n, "The Texas D em ocratic Party has rather cand id ate-based been than organizationally based ever since Texas w as a one-party state. Since it's becom e a two-party state, that hasn't changed." This kind of strategy works better w hen th ere's an Ann Richards or a Lloyd Bentsen around whom to rally, but with­ out a single Dem ocrat elected to a statewide office since 1994, the party has been struggling to establish itself as an entity in Texas, rather than having can­ didates rely on the coattails of strong Dem ocratic incumbents. Am ber M oon, w ho w as hired as com m unications director of the Texas Dem ocratic Party in D ecem ber 2005, said, "W e want­ ed to start putting in place all the facets that make a statewide party and form the infrastruc­ ture o f a statew ide party." A form idable endeavor, but a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step. And estab­ lishing the Texas D em ocratic Party can start with "som ething as sim ple as having an organized and professional office with pro­ fessional staffers," M oon said. the Signs o( progress have includ­ ed im plem entation of a new, "state-of-the-art" voter-file system , fu nd rais­ intensified ing efforts by party chair Boyd Richie and the expansion of the party's e-mail list to more than 50,000 addresses, an increase of nearly 20-fold in 12 months. R ath e r Moon pointed to Dem ocrats' successes in counties like Dallas, Travis, H ays and H arris, in South Texas and around Corpus Christi. "The places we played, we w on," she said. d e fin in g than Dem ocrats as gay, aborting, sec­ ular gun controllers and their ilk, M oon identified her party as one of inclusion — focused on im proving the health and education of Texans. She said th e R e p u b lica n -co n tro lle d Legislature has m ade it harder for parents to secure health care for their children, kept low the salaries of Texas teachers and even had the school funding system ruled unconstitutional by the Texas Suprem e Court. As for my granddad's asser­ tion the that D em ocrats are party for people of color, M oon said the Republican Party has exploited racially divisive issues such as illegal im m igration in order to rally its conservative base. conversely, D em ocrats, in response to the changing dem o­ graphics of the state to a slightly tanner Texas, have tried even harder to raise voter turnout am ong H ispanic com m unities. For exam ple, in an effort to com ­ municate more effectively with constituents for whom Spanish is their first language, the state party now has one bilingual speaker in the office full-time and two more in the field, she said. "T he Dem ocratic Party is fhe party that represents the values of H ispanics," M oon said. M aybe she's right. But maybe it's not that simple. According to The Associated Press, exit polls show that H ispanics favored Chris Bell to Rick Terry by a m argin of only 10 percent (41 percent to 31 percent). M oon said such figures are tenuous, because people don't specify ethnicity when they reg­ ister to vote. Also, it's difficult to determ ine som eone's ethnic­ ity, even face-to-face, especially over the phone. Perhaps these data are merely a reflection of a convoluted gubernatorial race or a testam ent to the fact that the O rtiz, w hose family has been in Texas since before the Alamo, differs from the Ortiz with par­ ents from Mexico or Spain, or San Dim as, Calif. O r maybe people just didn't take to Chris Bell much. W hatever the reason, it's evi­ dent that establishing the Texas Dem ocratic Party as a legitim ate political force requires a schem a, not sketched in various shades of brow n (recall 2002's "D ream T eam " of Ron Kirk, Tony Sanchez, John Sharp and Kirk Watson) — but inked in green. "You have to have m oney to win elections, but you need to w in elections to raise money," b eliev e M oon "W e said . last in D em ocratic victories w eek's elections w ill help m oti­ vate donors who are eager to see those results repeated in 2008." Texas D em ocrats will likely enter January with a disadvan­ tage of 81-69 in the House and 20-11 in the Senate. There still is no Dem ocrat elected to a state­ w ide office. And Texas is one of a m inority of states where President Bush's approval rating is above 50 percent. However, it's worth noting incum bent House that every Dem ocrat was reelected, and the D em ocrats gained five seats in the House this election, six if you count a special election ear­ lier in the year, cutting in half the Republican majority from last session. The Texas Democratic Party has a long way to go, but this N ovem ber was a step in the desired direction. Toddling, per­ haps, but a step nonetheless. Brendel is a journalism graduate student. THE FIRING LINE Diversity not assimilation Paras Doshi's sensational con­ demnation of ethnically-focused professional organizations ironically represents the type of insensitivity that characterizes what he termed "a serious obstruction to creating ... racial respect and fairness" ("Pop ethnically insular bubbles," Nov. 14). Complete integration, as Mr. Doshi recommends, would induce the fusion of various racial and ethnic groups at the detriment of the individual cul­ tural vestiges that contribute to overall group diversity. It is not diversity In the ethnic makeup of student organiza­ tions, but the subsistence of multi- culturalism that must be advocated. Multiculturalism encourages the main­ tenance of separate, non-discrimina- tory cultural interest student groups, as the preservation of each group's unique ethnic heritage contributes to racial harmony. With regard to the Asian Business j Students Association, allow me to clarify that this organization neither mandates undergraduate interest nor ethnicity as criteria for member­ ship. Given the numerous business accolades received in recent years, ABSA has demonstrated merit in its establishment as a foremost profes­ sional organization. The professional skills developed in ABSA are pervasive regardless of major and ethnicity. In fact, you will find an active presence of non-business majors and non-Asian students in the organization. The cul­ tural focus exists and is significant, but our attachment stems not from a defi­ ciency in social networking skills, as Doshi so condescendingly implicates, but from a cultural obligation and desire to learn and associate with stu­ dents of similar backgrounds. It would be inexcusable to be so "diverse" in your approach that you neglect the culture to which you belong. The ethnic diversity within the Asian-American community itself is extensive, and there is a high rep­ resentation of various Asian ethnic groups in A BSA allowing for inter­ nally-driven multicultural awareness. Furthermore, active participation in these organizations does not constrain students from involvement in more ethnically neutral establishments, nor does it debilitate our capacity to engage in diverse social networks. If ABSA or any comparable organiza­ tions can effectively cater to both my cultural identity and professional ambitions concurrently, I have entirely no shame in claiming the organization as an indispensable element in my overall multi-culturally diverse lifestyle. I suggest that in future columns Doshi conduct more intensive research before directing unfounded accusations. Diversity is not about the assimilation of all ethnic groups. It's about sharing and appreciating cul­ tures beyond your own, and Mr. Doshi, it would do you well to practice what you preach. Thao Tran Business senior November 16,2006 Don't defend sex offenders I am disturbed and disgusted by Thursday's Viewpoint concerning sex offenders. These predators are forfeit­ ing their rights when they actively participate in harming minors. When you commit a crime against someone, you forfeit some of your rights. In this case, sex offenders are monitored for the rest of their lives. Is this too high a price? I think not. Sex offenders often go on to com­ mit even more atrocious crimes. Five-year-old Samantha Runnion was raped and killed in California in 2002 by a released sex offender. Dru Sjodin was kidnapped and murdered by a released Minnesota sex offender in November 2003. Jessica Lunsford was murdered by a released sex offender in Florida in 2005. Countless other sex offenders have been "lost" by officials and may be committing other crimes while they fly under the radar. Other research yields that "a study of 31,216 sex offenders found that, on average, the observed sexual recidivism rate was 13 percenti'This may seem small, but if one does the math, that is roughly 4,058 sex offenders who re-offend. In my opinion, that is too many. I think that it is appalling that The Daily Texan would rather take the side of an offender who is harming society rather then stick up for the thousands of children who are victimized. Normally I enjoy the Viewpoint, but Thursday the Texan let me down. I don't believe it is right to support a paper that condones such perverted behavior and then attempts to convince its readers that we should feel sorry for these sickos. Rehabilitation doesn't seem to work. That is why "To Catch A Predator" has cap­ tured multiple repeat offenders on its shows. M ore than once we have seen an individual w ho was filmed previously appear again. This should be a huge indicator. Honestly, I would rather see these criminals get busted on TV than watch "America's Next Top Model" or "The Real World." I could care less if they are "embarrassed." I believe that it serves them right and should feel ashamed of themselves. Allie Harmon French senior November 16,2006 Racial quotas misrepresent I caution Student Government and the Senate of College Councils to be pragmatic in how they handle the inclusion of all University com­ munities in our representation to President William Powers. The idea of "diversity seats" has been pursued at other universities with poor results. The seats have proven divisive not only because they are deliberately prejudiced against white students but also because in some years they have yielded inferior representatives when more qualified candidates were available. The proposal of adding two diver­ sity seats to the Presidential Student Advisory Committee is also problem­ atic in the simple fact that there are dozens of cultural communities on campus. Does the proposed system mean that those communities should only expect to be represented when they are lucky enough to have one of their own on the committee? We must remember that the goal of diversity is not simply to make sure the average shade of the room is a light brown. Racial quotas are one of the simplest and least meaningful ways of bringing diversity. There are dozens of types of diversity: cultural, socio-economic, political, etc Each of these viewpoints brings more to the table and is more representative of their respective groups than race. The solution to the problems the University faces in representation before President Powers lies in having better representatives in general, not in simply making the superficial move of "adding a little color" to the com­ mittee to keep certain groups quiet. Representatives to PSAC need to do a better job of meeting with all com­ munities on campus and relaying their concerns. Excluding white representa­ tives who could potentially be better qualified at accomplishing this task would be a serious mistake. Tony M cD onald Economics and government sophomore November 16,2006 ON THE WEB Additional Firing Lines were posted today on the Web site at www.dailytexanonline.com. SU BM IT A FIRING LINE Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@ dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. All Texan edito­ rials are written by the Editorial Board, which is listed in the top right corner of this page. 5A Friday, N ovem ber 17, 2006 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Library makes LBJ recordings public Newest batch only 10 percent of library’s collection By Evan Furman Daily Texan Staff The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum will release more than 50 hours of presidential telephone conversation tapes to the public today, covering portions of the former president Johnson's elected term of office. The tapes cover Johnson's con­ versations from August through touch on Decem ber 1966, and everything from the Vietnam War to his daughter Lucy's wedding present. They make up less than 10 percent of the entire collection of tapes, most of which is stored at the library and available to the public. Archivists first started releasing the recordings in 1993 in batches, said Anne Wheeler, LBJ Library communications director. . Regina Greenwell, an archivist studying the LBJ presidential tapes, said the release of the movie "JFK" spurred so much controversy that Congress passed the President John F. Kennedy Assassinations Records Collections Act to make archives available to the public. "The purpose of this act was to make everything in government archives on the assassination of President Kennedy available to the people so that they could make their own judgem ent," Greenwell said. N early 87 percent of the collec­ tion has been released at the LBJ Library to date, and archivists w ill release the rest as they fin­ ish archiving and enhancing the tapas for sound, W heeler said. Less than 2 percent of the tapes are deemed too personal, too con­ fidential or too vital to national security to be released, Greenwell said. G overnm ent professor Bruce Buchanan said he recommends that everyone on the UT campus listen to at least one or two of the more famous tapes. "These tapes bring things alive, and these things become real in a way that people who want to either experience history or learn about it find much better than reading cold transcripts or cold books about these events," Buchanan said. Students and researchers can listen to the recordings in the library's reading room or purchase copies of individual conversations, according to a written statement from the LBJ Library. talking "To actually hear the voices of the men and women in the White House, candidly and unscripted, provides the listener with information that is not avail­ able in any other collection in our holdings," Greenwell said. UT Leadership Board event helps students hone skills More than 250 attend first-ever conference, www.dailytexanonline.com University Editor: Robert Kleeman Phone: (512) 232-2206 UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY Chevron gives $260,800grant to engineering, geosciences The Chevron Corporation has presented the University with a $260,800 grant for program­ ming and scholarships in the College of Engineering, Jackson School of Geosciences and McCombs School of Business. "Chevron has identified UT as one of the key universities to invest in as far as programming and recruiting,"said Kristin Casey, development specialist for the Office of the Vice President for Development. The grant will fund diversity programs, such as the Women in Engineering Program and the National Society of Black Engineers, Casey said. Chevron is interested in cul­ tivating a relationship with the University to help with recruit­ ing, said Mili Christner, associate director of development for the College of Engineering. "Chevron, like many energy companies, is looking at an aging workforce," Christner said. "They need to recruit young engineers and professionals." — Sharo Challa Student pageant to benefit hospital in Kumasi, Ghana Women in Medicine will host the Hope Africa: Mr. and Miss Women in Medicine pageant Friday at 7 p.m. in the Texas Union Quadrangle room. The pageant will include casual, business and formal dress competitions, a talent showcase and interview, said Amber Soares, Women in Medicine president and social work junior. The winner will receive a $300 scholarship. The pageant and accompa­ nying silent auction are part of the organization's efforts to raise $ 15,000 to send to Ghana, Africa, Soares said. Proceeds will go toward raising funds to buy various medical supplies for the non-profit Manhyia Hospital in Kumasi, Ghana, which plans to use the money for an incubator and for renovations to the pedi­ atric unit, Soares said. — Su yu n H o n g Compiled from Associated Press reports discuss campus issues By Weiwen Ji Daily Texan Staff The UT Leadership Board h ost­ ed its first-ever cam pus leader­ ship developm ent event Thursday evening, w hich included discuss­ ing cam pus issues and offering leadership know ledge for fresh­ men and sophom ores. joined A p proxim ately 250 students and ad m in istrators the event, m ore than one-third of w hom were leaders of the stu­ den t com m unity, said Evelina Solis, UTLB adviser and student affairs adm inistrator. The more experienced student leaders led discu ssion s of cam p u s issues, such as affordable tuition, quality of student services and diversity, during the forum . Solis said the event, LOUDD, is the com bination of leadership, outreach, unity, d iv ersity and developm ent. Ethnic stu d ies sen ior M ary G onzalez, the finance co-director of the Latino Leadership Council and a board m em ber, said racism is the m ost im portant issue for her, w hich she hoped to address w ith other stud ent leaders at the forum . " I f all the students leaders unit­ ed together to change one com ­ mon issue, it w ill be a m ore sig­ nificant change than those indi­ viduals w orking ou t separately," G onzalez said. The leadership board, a liaison betw een the Office o f the D ean of Students and registered student organizations, organized LOUDD to create dialogue betw een stu­ dent leaders about cam pus issues, she said. "U niting the talented leaders together is the best part of this event," Solis said. "This event encourages them to exchange ideas and share the sources they have." M ore than 100 freshm en and sophom ores engaged in a w ork­ shop session aimed at teaching them perception m anagem ent, leadership ethics and the deci­ sion-m aking process, said Jam es Baker, a governm ent senior, pres­ ident of the Resident A ssistant A ssociation and a m em ber of the leadership board. These skills are useful in stu­ dent organization affairs and per­ sonal career developm ent, said Jerem y Wetzel, a biology sopho­ m ore attend ing the w orkshop. He is also a m em ber of Future Leaders in Health Professions. T he U T L ead ership Board lead e r­ w ill hold ad d itio n al ship enhancing program s in the spring, Gonzalez said. Fly to the Airport for FREE! Take the Route 100 Airport Flyer bus to the Airport this Thanksgiving. Students listen to Margarita Arellano, the associate dean of students, Thursday evening outside the San Jacintc Residence Hall. The UT Leadership Board gathered new students to teach them leadership skills for the future. Drew Smith | D a ily Texan Staf Flexible time commitment. Real world experience in marketing, advertising, design, photography and writing. Make history with the Cactus yearbook! APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE for the following positions: Marketing Manager Photo Editor Staff Reporter Staff Photographer U T students and faculty ride FR EE with a U T ID. Buses leave every 4 0 minutes. Convenient pick-ups at the U T cam pus, downtown and 7th and Pleasant Valley. For more information, call the G o Line at 4 7 4 -1 2 0 0 or visit capm etro.org. Please come to the Cactus yearbook office at C M C 2.114c for an application or for more information. All students welcome to apply. Applications due Monday, November 27 @ 5pm. n m y r p É» up Mp yearbook www.cactusyearbook.com T h e l ) A i n T e x a n 6A Friday, November 17, 2006 Kit Adams, owner of ClayWays Pottery Studio and Gallery, shows off a bowl auto­ graphed by Lance Armstrong. The Empty Bowl Project garners much attention from celebrities whose signa­ tured bowls auction for hun­ dreds of dollars. Tina H ogue Daily Texan Staff V e t! 'O n w Part MP3 Player. Part Phone. vm i/un w w w .da ilyte xan o n lin e .co m F ea tu res E d ito r: Kim Garza A sso cia te F ea tu res E d ito r: Katherine Fan E -m ail: lifeandarts@ dailytexanonline.com P h o n e : ( 512 ) 232-2209 Pottery studio raises money fo r food bank By M e a g a n T h o m se n Daily Texan Staff Walk through the Clay Ways into the pottery gallery door studio, and you'll be greeted by a ceramic totem pole. Twelve hand-made, brightly painted pots encircle a metal beam, stacking up almost to the ceiling. Beyond that, everything seems putty- colored. Unfinished pottery and damp gray clay fill the metal shelves and worktables running down the middle of the room. This Sunday, the rest of this room will become as colorful as that totem pole. Thousands of hand-painted bowls will fill the tables during a fund-raising event for the Capital Area Food Bank. The Tenth Annual Austin Empty Bowl Project is part of a national potters' effort to end hunger. ClayWays Pottery Studio and Gallery invites anyone to purchase a bowl from the donat­ ed selection, then fill it with com­ plementary soup and bread. Each bowl costs $15, and all proceeds go directly in the form of dona­ tions to the Capital Area Food Bank. "It's held the first Sunday before Thanksgiving to remind us, going into Thanksgiving dinner, that some people have empty bowls," said Kit Adams, owner of ClayWays. The Capital Area Food Bank is able to provide five meals for every dollar, Adams said. After this year's event, the Austin Empty Bowl Project will have provided more than 1.5 million meals for Texans. The nearly 30 Austin restau­ rants donating soup and bread for the event include Wink, Zoot, Café Josie, Z Tejas and Upper Crust Bakery. The project will fea­ ture a silent auction with bowls signed by celebrities, including Carol Burnett, Lance Armstrong, Lyle Lovett, Jimmie Vaughan, Benjamin McKenzie and Willie Nelson. Hester Weigand, event coordinator, said artist Amado Peña painted an original Peña image inside his signed bowl. Charitable pottery connois­ seurs will also be able to enjoy live music while sipping their soup. Guitarist Nick Hurt and violinist Sarah Pizzichemi, both freshman music performance majors, will play during the event. "We feel very fortunate that we are given the opportunities we have in our lives and want to give back to our community," Pizzichemi said. Pizzichemi and Hurt will play several classical duets by Nicoló Paganini. Hurt said he feels lucky to be able to devote his higher education studies to music, and he doesn't take it for granted. "I am very aware that this study is a luxury that, unfortu­ nately, many people are unable to enjoy," Hurt said. "So I try and give back to the community as often as I can." For pottery student Debbie Besch, one of the best parts of the day is when someone chooses a bowl she made. "I get such a charge out of it," Besch said. "People are so happy. They get their bowl. They love it. They hold it and carry it around like it's a treasure." Potters from all over Central Texas and as far away as Baltimore are donating bowls this year to help ClayWays reach their goal of 1,800 bowls, Weigand said. Though it may sound like a high number for a four-hour event, Weigand said they usually don't have a problem selling all the bowls. "The first person in line last year showed up at 8 a.m.," Weigand said. "By the time we opened at 11, there were 400 people in line." She recommends coming later in the day to avoid long lines. Not all of the bowls are put on display at once, so if you show up later "all the good bowls won't already be taken," Weigand said. Adam s' inspiration for the Austin Empty Bowl Project was her mentor, a nun in Illinois who had a craft school. "She always said that you need to give back to the community," Adams said. ClayWays plans on continuing to give back to the community beyond Empty Bowl. Two Airstream Trailers sit parked on Shoalmont Street, next to the pottery studio and gallery. A group of engineers have volun­ teered to clean, paint and polish the trailers. Soon they will become mobile clay studios. Project Clay Play will bring the art of pottery to underprivileged and at-risk kids across Central Texas. "1 love teaching," Adams said. "It's all about community." The Austin Empty Bowl Project will be held on Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at ClayWays Pottery Studio and Gallery, located at 5442 Burnet Road. the new I i l l ' i i | \ II VERIZON WIRELESS % s^ r % % %*-■ h v L C V CAST Music & Video Capable Holds up to 1,000 Songs* ' , ' T i R S . i n D i s k i t ' q m u ' d . 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T in a H ou ge | Daily Texan Staff COMING M O N D A Y See if Oklahoma can stay in the Big 12 South race with a win over Baylor www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: Eric Ransom E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 Newsworthy Longhorns seek 4-0 start to season The Texas women's basketball team travels to No. 23 New Mexico in the Longhorns'first road game this season. » S E E P A G E 2 B T h e D a i l y T e x a n Basketball displays youth in loss to Michigan State By Anup Shah Daily Texan Staff Playing at Madison Square Garden, Texas' mens basketball team showed that though it has some of the best recruits in the country, a win in the clutch is still one late shot away. Though it gave Michigan State its most versatile attack of the season, the effort w asn't enough as they lost 63-61. With 8.4 seconds left in the game, Michigan State junior Drew Neitzel used a screen at the top of the key. The guard squeezed through two Texas that defenders for a floater dropped in, leaving Texas with 2.4 seconds to score. But w hat happened next showed Texas' youth. As the ball fell through, Texas freshman Damion James got the rebound and threw the ball down the court to A.J. Abrams, who was calling for a timeout. Luckily for Texas, head coach Rick Barnes had already called timeout giving the Longhorns a second chance. Forced to use the whole court, Abrams - who hit six three- pointers in the game — dribbled just inside the midcourt mark for a shot which ended up just inches to the left. D urant scored 21 points, pulled down nine rebounds, and had four blocks in the first nationally televised game of his career. Abrams put in 20 points himself, while guard D.J. Augustin also put in eight points and six assists his first time in New York. With the lack of big-game experience on the floor, the Longhorns got of to a rocky start BBALL continues on page 2B Frank Franklin | Associated Press M ich igan State's M aurice Joseph cel­ ebrates w ith team m ates after beating Texas, 63-61, in New York Thursday. Loyalty demands respect V O L L E Y B A L L By Brad Gray Daily Texan Staff Jerri tt Elliott received a text message early Thursday morn­ ing, just hours after returning from a road match. It read, "the national champi­ onship is one month away from today." The text didn't come from one of his starters. It came from the team's backup setter, senior Jenny Andrew. Texas' volleyball team will honor its seniors in a ceremony Saturday night before its last reg- ular-season home match. Andrew is the only senior to have played at Texas for her entire career. She might get a little emotional against Iowa State. "Singing 'The Eyes of Texas' and seeing my family in the stands is going to get to me," Andrew said. Most people say they're a team player, but nobody shows it quite like Andrew. She came to Texas as a highly touted recruit out of Kingwood High School near Houston, starting every game of her freshman season as Texas' setter. Alter one season, Texas signed Michelle Moriartv, considered by some to be the best setter in the nation. Andrew's time as a starter was over. Most players w ould have packed up their bags and left. Andrew stayed. She stayed when she could have been the star at almost any other Division I volleyball program in the country. She stayed knowing that, for the rest of her career, she probably w ouldn't ever start again because of Moriarty. "I have more respect for her than for any other player that I've coached, because of the things that she's had to go through and her work ethic and commitment to this team," Elliott said. "A per­ son's true colors come out when there's adversity. She could've transferred or said poor things and been a cancer in this team's side, but she's been nothing but positive." A ndrew 's personality sticks out as a strong antithesis to the By Dennis Killian Daily Texan Staff Texas w om en's soccer returns this Sunday to Mike A. Myers Stadium to continue its run at an NCAA championship. The Longhorns face defending cham pion Portland at 1 p.m. The last time Texas advanced to the Sweet 16 was in 2004, though their title hopes were crushed by the very same team they face this weekend. "I get a sense that this team isn't satisfied where they're at right now," said Texas coach Chris Petrucelli. "The last time we w ent to the Sweet 16, it was new ground for them, and they were happy to be there." Longhorn fans can only hope itself. history do esn 't In fact, they should throw the records out all together — Texas is 0-7 all-time versus the Pilots. repeat But this is a different year and, SOCCER continues on page 2B Track coach pleads not guilty of lying SAN FRANCISCO— Trevor Graham, who has coached Olympic champions Marion Jones and Justin Gatlin, pleaded not guilty Thursday to accusations he hindered a federal steroids investigation targeting baseball star Barry Bonds and other high-profile athletes. Graham is charged with three counts of making false statements to federal agents in an indictment issued Nov. 1 by the grand jury investigating performance-enhancing drugs in professional sports. He was freed on $25,000 bond after appearing briefly before U.S. Magistrate Edwin Chen. His attorney, Gail Shifman, entered the plea on Graham’s behalf. Graham did not comment, but Shifman told reporters outside court that "he'll be vin­ dicated" at trial. If convicted, Graham faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and a $750,000 fine. — The Associated Press » S E E P A G E 2 B F O R M O R E S T E R O I D C O V E R A G E West Virginia beats Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH — And to think Pat White and Steve Slaton may go against Pittsburgh's defense two more times in their West Virginia careers. White and Slaton crossed up Pitt by teaming as a passing combination in a high-scoring first half, then put away the Panthers with a string of long runs in a come­ back second half to lead No. 8 West Virginia's 45-27 victory Thursday night. The Mountaineers (9-1,4-1 Big East) beat their biggest rival for the fourth time in five seasons, though not quite as easily as in last year's 45-13 romp in Morgantown in which White and Slaton combined for 399 of West Virginia's 451 yards rushing. — AP Rankings BCS 1. O hio State 2. M ichigan 3. USC 4. Florida 5. Notre Dame 6. Rutgers 7. Arkansas 8. West Virginia 9. W isconsin 10. Louisville 13. Texas Kim Espinosa | Daily Texan Staff D espite not starting, Texas senior setter Jenny A ndrew stayed a Longhorn, even when transferring may have seem ed like the right choice. She is the on ly senior volleyball player to have played her enire career at Texas. individualistic culture that per­ vades most sports. "As long as we're winning, and if I'm making someone better by pushing them in practice, it's all worthwhile," she said. "The A team only gets as good a* the B team pushes them." Andrew's work ethic shows, even to those who don't know her. She leads the team from the bench at Texas' matches. She yells louder when Texas scores a point than any other player on the sidelmes. She runs drills during timeouts with an intensity one typically w ouldn't expect from a player who doesn't often play in that match. "I think w hat's most noticeable about Jenny is that she shows up everyday ready to compete," Moriarty said. "We rub off on each other — when you have somebody that works that hard it just shows everybody else that we can work that hard and that we should." Andrew's reluctance to leave Texas kept her from transfer­ ring and will probably keep her around for a few more years. After graduating with her sport management degree in May, she plans to either work for the Texas athletics departm ent in event planning or continue her educa­ tion by studying sport manage­ ment in graduate school. Like many other students who have fallen in love with Austin, she just doesn't want to go anywhere else. "I'm not going to be leaving the city anytime soon," she said. Soccer faces defending champs in Sweet 16 SEC T IO N Friday, N ovem ber 17, 2006 Michigan vs. Bucs instant classic By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Colum nist The football planets have aligned once again, this time over Columbus, Ohio. It's No. 1 versus No. 2 with a shot at the national title on the line. Didn't this just happen like two months ago? It did, but Texas-Ohio State didn't live up to the Game of the Century, or at least this year's ver­ sion of it. Michigan-Ohio State has a simi­ lar if not a greater chance to be this year's best game. At the very least, it holds huge implications for the national title game. The winner is in, but the loser might be, too. No. 1 and No. 2 have never met this late in the regular season in the BCS era. The most recent match-up came in 1996, before the BCS was in place. On Nov. 30 of that year, No. 2 Florida State beat No. 1 Florida, 24-21. How the loser of this game ends up in the bowl picture is a major story line. Should the Buckeyes and Wolverines just line up and play again on Jan. 8? The 1996 Gators met up with the Seminóles again in the Sugar Bowl only to win the national title. If teams reach this far into the season and remain undefeated, w hat's one loss? The nature of the beast says that the loser will drop out of the top five, thanks to the punish­ ment inflicted in both the human and computer polls. Then again, a close game or a dramatic finish might leave enough doubt in vot­ ers' minds. At the very least, the game should be a bam-bumer. Let's go through it real quick. Ohio State has the Heisman frontrunner in Troy Smith and a surprising defense that made a nam e for itself against the Longhorns earlier in the season. As we all learned, linebacker James Laurinaitis is the son of a former WWF wrestler. But as I learned the other night, receiver Anthony Gonzales sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber. As Texas found out two months ago, Bubble Boy can catch. As for Michigan, the Wolverines are powered by running back Mike Hart and quarterback Chad Henne. Henne is attempting to shake off a year that included seven interceptions. Michigan owns the nation's best run defense but, like Texas, is susceptible to the pass. The X-factor for Michigan will be wide receiver Mario Manningham, who torched Notre Dame with a three-touchdown game. Since there is no Big 10 cham­ pionship game, the loser must sit idly while the rest of the teams work themselves out. USC m ust get though Cal, Notre Dame and UCLA in order to keep up. Because of the nature of the BCS, it leaves up to question whether a USC loss merits better or worse consideration from the Michigan-Ohio State game. Florida remains right behind USC in its composite BCS rank­ ing. After the Gators face Western Carolina, they m ust also beat Florida State and likely Arkansas in the SEC title game. That leaves Rutgers as the dark horse candidate. If the Scarlet Knights can hold on for three more Saturdays, head coach Greg Schiano will have his team chop­ ping wood in the national title game. The com puters love the Scarlet Knights, but the coaches and Harris polls may keep Rutgers out of the title pictun*. Of course, all of that depends on them win­ ning out. As for Michigan-Ohio State? I'll take the Wolverines in a Forward Kelsey Carpenter slides for a ball w hile trying to fend off Colorado's Laura M un n elly du rin g the Lon g ho rns'a nd Buffaloes' Big 12 tournam ent gam e on Nov. 5 in San Antonio. Tina Hogue Daily Texan Staff close one. Hail to the victors. 2 B SPOt rs Friday, Novem ber 17, 2006 Women’s basketball looks to stay undefeated Longhorns hit road for first time this year; young players step up By D ennis Killian Daily Texan Staff No. 25 Texas women's basket­ ball faces No. 23 New Mexico tonight at 8 p.m. in their first regular season road contest. The Longhorns will hx)k to improve their 3-0 record in the Lobos' famous arena, "The Pit." Texas won the Basketball Traveler's Classic on Tuesday, after defeating Texas State 74- 55. Tiffany Jackson recorded her second straight double-double and got help from junior guard Emeisha Bailey, who recorded a career-high 17 points. Coach Jody C'onradt said Bailey's play early on this season, as well as other upperclassmen, has contributed to the team's early success. "They have been "Bailey and Katrina Robinson stepped up big tim e," Conradt said. in the program for a while and haven't really gotten a lot of minutes. What you see now is their commitment to help our team win." Bailey's play defensively and on the boards will be needed against a worthy Lobo opponent tonight. UNM is 1-2 on the season, with their only win coming against Florida Atlantic. Their two losses this season have been to Arizona State and Nebraska. Lobos' senior Julie Brody is an offensive threat, averaging 13.3 points per game this season. On the glass, UNM is led by junior Dionne Marsh, who is averaging 7.3 rebounds per game. Marsh should have a more difficult time crashing the boards, as she will have to contend with the length of Jackson and Robinson. "Tiffany [Jackson] was the best Tiffany we've seen in her four years here." Jody Conradt, Texas head coach Jackson scored 23.3 points a game during the recent Classic. "Tiffany was the best Tiffany we've seen in her four years here," Conradt said following the Texas State win. "She's lead­ ing her team and just play­ ing solid on both ends of the floor." The Longhorns are young, with only three upperclassmen on the team. But the freshman and underclassmen have stepped up these first three games. Niqky Hughes showed her offensive potential with 12 points against the Bobcats. Look for her to find her rhythm on the road tonight once again. Freshman guard Brittainey Raven has yet to find her shoot­ ing touch this season, but she will be a dangerous threat before season's end. Conradt wasn't quite sure what to expect from her group this year, but so far they've had success and look to continue that success on the road tonight. Texas guard Erika Arriaran tries to take the ball away from Texas State guard Ashley Banks during the Longhorns 74-55 win over the Bobcats on Tuesday at the Frank Erwin Center. Stephen Durda Daily Texan Staff SOCCER: Several players have potential to step up for Longhorns From page IB more importantly, a different team. Texas played well in the first two rounds of the play­ offs, defeating Long Island 4-0, and then getting past a tough Connecticut team with penalty kicks. Both victories were on the road, which can only add to this team's confidence now that they're playing at home. "It's great to be back, because it felt like Connecticut was our new permanent address," said forward Kelsey Carpenter. "It's good to get away a little bit, but it's important that we're back here in school and in our normal routine. Hopefully that will play to our advantage this weekend." Nothing will be routine about this game, however. If they win, the Longhorns will have gone further than any other team in program history, not to mention the fact that they would play again at home in the next round. But the numbers, records and his­ tory mean nothing to Carpenter, who seems poised and focused on her opponent. "We've played Portland three times since I've been here and our record doesn't really prove that we're team," Carpenter said. "We're ready to prove something on Sunday." the better Portland's squad is different from last year's in the fact that they lost their senior leader and leading offensive threat Christine Sinclair. Sinclair scored an amaz­ ing 39 goals in 2005. The Pilots still have tremendous potential offensively, with speed and stra­ tegic play. The Pilots' primary offensive is sophomore Megan threat Rapinoe, who leads the team with 10 goals this season. On defense, junior Stephanie Lopez anchors a talented Pilots' back- line. Texas can counter with their speed offensively with scorers Carpenter, Amy Burlingham and Carrie Schmit. Defensively, Kasey Moore, Stephanie Logterman and Jill Gilbeau have continued their solid, physical play. For Moore especially, this game carries extra meaning, as her sister Kristen won a national championship in 2003 playing for Portland. "[Kristen's] trying to remain neutral as much as she can," Moore said. "I know a lot of the girls that play there. I played with two of them during the summer and two of them at national camps. I know them pretty well, and I almost went there." Moore said that knowing some of the players and her sister's his­ tory with the team may add fuel to the fire, but she's approaching it like any other game. A calm and focused attitude has gotten Texas a long way into the playoffs. One of their goals at the beginning of this season was to get further than any other Texas team, and they are one vic­ tory away from doing just that. With playoff pressure mounting, it will be interesting to see who will come up big in the clutch. "Kelsey [Carpenter] has scored big goals all year," Petrucelli said. "Kasey [Moore] is such a weapon for us and at any time of the game. I think the one that has done really well all year long is [Stephanie] Logterman. She's not scoring goals or getting all the headlines, but she's been really good back there." BBALL: Texas ‘overanxious,’ Durant plays solid first half From page IB shooting 4-for-14 from the field. But solid defense led Texas past Michigan State, giving the team a 40-36 half time lead. "We came in taking quick, bad shots," head coach Rick Barnes told ESPN. "We settled down. I think we were just overanxious and jumpy." Durant did everything he could in the first half. In addition to his 16 points and seven rebounds in the first 20 minutes, Durant played solid defense — dramatically blocking a Spartan dunk and deflecting several passes. But the Longhorns couldn't keep up the intensity in the sec­ ond half. Durant went only l-for-7 in the second session. Early in the half, Michigan State went on a 12-0 run that gave them a ^4-47 lead — including three three-pointers — that took the momentum away from Texas. Abrams tried to mount a come­ back and the Longhorns came back to tie the game at 59 with four minutes left in the game. The Longhorns shot 36 percent from the field and were only 7-for- 26 from three-point range. Texas will play in the consola­ tion game against St. John's at 6 p.m. today. DWI? CRIMINAL CHARGES? JAIL RELEASE? yes, bad things DO happen to GOOD people. If you find yourself, a loved one or a friend in this situation, let me help. 512 - 857-6692 R Scott M a g ee • M A G E E L A W FIRM. 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The San Francisco Giants slug­ ger, who's now a free agent, told a 2003 grand jury that he believed Anderson had provided him flax­ seed oil and arthritic balm, not steroids. Anderson's attorney' Mark Geragos could not immediately be reached for comment. Federal prosecutors believe Bonds committed perjury in 2003 when he appeared before anoth­ er grand jury that was investi­ gating the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative, which turned out to be a steroids ring. Anderson was convicted in the BALCO probe, pleading guilty to steroid distribution and money laundering charges. He served three months in jail. In July, Anderson served 15 days in prison for refusing to talk to the grand jury' look­ ing into Bonds' testimony but was released when the panel's term expired. He was held in contempt a second time after a new grand jury was formed but got out of prison after 37 days when the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals failed to uphold the citation within 30 days as the law requires. Geragos argued Anderson shouldn't have to testify about whether he gave Bonds steroids, contending prosecutors illegally recorded him in 2004 on a tape in which Anderson is overheard discussing steroids. Prosecutors say the recording was made during a face-to-face meeting and wasn't obtained improperly. A lower court judge ruled the recording, which was made by an unidentified person, was legal and did not prejudice the grand jury against Anderson, as Anderson claimed. The San Francisco-based appeals court agreed Thursday with the lower court, ruling there was ample evidence beyond the tape to justify the grand jury's interest in questioning Anderson about Bonds. Prosecutors said the questions they want answered are based on athletes' secret testimony in the BALCO case and a search of Anderson's house that turned up drug records, some with Bonds' name on it. Other than the tape dispute, the appeals court already had rejected the merits of Anderson's appeal. 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Vice President of Marketing Don Anderson (Greg Krnnear) goes on a quest to find out where exactly this m eat is coming from. The results were quite grim. "It all represents this m odem disconnect," Linklater said. "I saw a whole family sitting in front of the TV eating fast food." All of this m ay seem irrelevant to college students rushing to pre­ pare for final exams. As Linklater points out, the fast food industry is a part of everyone's life and college is the first time people have a chance to make their ow n choices. Also, the years a person spends at the university are those in which he or she becomes aware of society, in w hat Linklater calls the "birth of a citizen." "High school, junior high, ele­ mentary school — you're kind of a sitting duck, you're not a con­ sumer," Linklater said. "You have to eat w hat is p u t in front of you. A nd the w ay it works, it's the least healthy foods." You eat cheap at first, but you pay later, Eric Schlosser says in his novel. Questions arose at the Austin premiere as to how the film relates to its predecessor in the sub-genre, "Super Size Me." "Fast Food says N ation" goes hand-in-hand w ith M organ Spurlock's 2004 docu­ mentary. Linklater "'Super Size Me' is about w hat goes on in front of the burger," Linklater said to the audience at the P aram ount Theatre, '"Fast Food Nation' is about w hat goes on behind it." L inklater an d S chlosser co­ w ro te the m ovie's screenplay as a fictional sto ry in o rd e r to establish a connection w ith au d ien ces th a t ca n n o t be done as easily in docu m en tary -sty le films. The decision to m ake the m ovie into a n a rra tiv e cam e from S chlosser h im self w h o told L inklater to "th ro w o u t the book all together." "Ultim ately the m ovie is a com panion piece to the book," Linklater said. "A nyone has access to a lot of nonfiction m ate­ rial — Schlosser's book being at the top of the heap — but I w as happy to throw in a fictional rep­ resentation to p u t another choice on everyone's m enu." W hile Linklater confesses to eating a lot of fast food during his own college career, he gave it all up 20 years ago and says he has physically felt better ever since. He recommends staying healthy by eating the right foods — like fresh produce, organic m eat and free-range chicken. "At a consumer level, you can vote your values," Linklater said. In addition to buying these foods, Linklater also believes in supporting one's com munity by shopping at locally run businesses rather than those of large corpora­ tions. "It's good to start thinking as an engaged local citizen rather than a disconnected consumer," Linklater said. "You're just a little asset on their bottom-line corpo­ rate quarterly report. Jum p out of that mentality." So, w hat can college students do about living in a fast food nation? Linklater throws caution to the wind: "You can't be paranoid enough actually — these aren't benevolent corporations." REVIEW: S ta r p a r a d e p r e v e n ts fo c u s o n is s u e s From page 6B film. Set your w atch, Linklater busts out a different celebrity every ten m inutes that rem inds view ers m ore of their past w ork (Ethan H aw ke in L inklater's earlier films, Lou Taylor Pucci from "Thum bsucker," and Bruce Willis from "Die H ard") than the film 's message. D uring the Q&A, w hich Linklater provided after the A ustin premier, he said m any actors w orked for free on the low -budget picture, w hich m ade its pro d uctio n possible. U nfortunately, this com prom ises the them es that are com m uni­ cated because of the em phasis on star power. O ne w ould question w hy a film that is speaking about the voiceless m inorities w ould use very recognizable faces. The actress th a t steals the show is the relatively u n k n o w n C a ta lin a S a n d in o M o ren o (M aria Full of Grace). She sells her exploited H ispanic hou se­ keeper role so w ell by rem ain­ ing an un k n o w n treasure in the film industry. H ow ever, the rela­ tionship w ith her h u sb a n d Raul seem s aw kw ard, because it is played by W ilmer V alderram a (Fez from "T hat '70s Show "). N o t to say his acting w asn 't great, because it w as indeed, b u t all you can see in the film is M oreno w alking a ro u n d w ith P oint Place, W isconsin's favor­ ite foreign exchange student. Honestly, go see Fast Food N ation. The m essage presented is scary and im p o rtan t to see in a film period full of quirky com edies ab o u t dysfunctional families and hip, young lovers. L inklater sacrificed the integ­ rity of the novel, b u t a p p a r­ ently Schlosser w as okay w ith that since he w aited to sell his book rights to the right director. L inklater does m ake one think about the big picture as w ell as the star stu d d e d cast, so be care­ ful to question w hy y o u 're sm il­ ing in the m iddle of a film about greed, death, exploitation, an d hope for the A m erican drive. O f course w e w a n t fries w ith that. CASINO: New Bond lives up to legend From page 6B reason this is the first Bond film w here it rains. The old Bond seem ed to alw ays be one step ahead of things, even the w eath­ er. H e lived in a w orld w here he w as never out of com plete control, b u t here h e's entirely vulnerable. This B ond's vulnerability, how ever, is serving as a back- story. It's justifying the cool dem eanor o u r hero show s later in his life. Watch the w ay he becomes em barrassed in front of w om en at the beginning of the m ovie — it show s just how far this young Bond has to go before h e's racked u p insurm ountable notches on his bedpost. This m ovie follows Flem ing's novel closer than all others, and w hile fans have com plained that Bond falls in love d uring this film, he falls in love m ost other m ovies w ith various Bond girls. It's w h at hap pen s after he falls in love w here the film 's m ain flaw7 lays and is also w here the screenplay veers m ost from the novel. "If I cared about killing", he says, "1 w o u ld n 't be very good at m y job." W hich Ls very true, and any am ount of sappy rem orse he feels for his actions is the result of rew rites to the original novel's storyline. O th er fans' p rotests w ere directed tow ards the color of this Bond's hair. H ow ever, these com plaints are about as trivial as if a different b rand of vodka w ere used for his fam ous m ar­ tini, and any tim e spent discuss­ ing the issue is a disservice to the rest of the film. A fresh start m eans a new Bond, and Daniel Craig takes the role and makes it his own. Even though he's a grittier Bond than w e are used to seeing, he still looks better in a tux than any m an should be allowed. Craig has protruding ears that are adorably childlike com pared to his exceed­ ingly masculine body. The arro­ gant m anner in w hich he m um ­ bles his lines makes it seem as if he doesn't care w hether w e catch w hat he's saying, and his playful banter with M, show s that he has the acting chops to challenge even the Oscar w inner Judi Dench. Craig already proved he could handle the action entailed for this role in 2004's "Layer Cake," yet this skill is underappreci­ ated, as there are very few action sequences in the film. Instead the m ain action revolves around a card gam e, and w hile the plot is m ore cerebral than visual in parts. 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But instead of p rem a tu rely m o u rn in g the death of a 44-year-old franchise, "Casino Royale" breathes new life into the dying dynasty and is an exciting indicator of the fantastic films to come. I W G H I A N D 10 " 'E S S S T " * 100% STADIUM SEATING - ALL DIGITAL SOUND I B A R G A I N M A T I N E E S DAMLY N O T I C E : N O O N E UNDER 1 8 YEARS OF ACE WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE THEATRE ON F AFTER 7PM WITHOUT AN ADULT. r i d a y s 6 < S a IV. 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The studio is part of the East Austin Studio Tour. Jordan Sm otherm on | Daily Texan Staff ARTISTS: East Austin art district has eclectic, industrial vibe From page 6B A ustin painter w ho is a key tour organizer. "The gallery scene, if you go and w ant to talk to an art­ ist, it's really hard. I never do, and w henever I have a show, people never talk." By presenting art in a m ore inform al location, conversation becomes easier, said Fisher, w ho w orks at U T's Fine Arts Library. "M ost of the people I know are painting in sheds or in industrial spaces," and the tour helps visi­ tors see art outside the safe con­ fines of a gallery. "East A ustin is a little m ore guerilla," says Fisher. "B eing an a rtist is m a k in g d o w ith w h ate v er is here an d u sin g w h ate v er space y o u can find," says Fisher of som e of the stu d io s. "You can m ess it u p because it'll ev en tu ally fall d o w n , an d n o b o d y cares." While Little calls m uch of the area "neglected," developm ent is already starting to set in. "I hate to adm it it, b ut artists do act as the forefront of gentrification," he says. M any of the visitors now are "m iddle class people w ho com e over to check o ut the funky East Side studios." Studios on the tour are all locat­ ed east of Interstate 35, w ith som e of them located all the w ay at the east end of Cesar C havez Street. "I think tw o years ago, w e h ad 56 studios, and som e person tried to do it all. They w ere exhausted," says Shea. "C re ativ e p eo p le like N ew York an d San Francisco, because you h av e m ore of an a rt b u y in g public, b u t A u stin is m ore afford- " M o s t o f the p e o p le I k n o w are p a in tin g in sh e d s or in industrial spaces. East A u stin is a little m ore guerilla." H olly Fisher, painter able," says jew elry d esig n er Lisa C ro w d er, a UT g ra d u a te w ith a BFA in stu d io a rt a n d n o w an artist a t Flux stu d io s. 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SATURDAY, NOVEM BER 25 FREEMAN COLISEUM S A N A N T O N IO B B L i v E n p T i o n . m m TICKETS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE BOX OFFICE ¿ILAMEIICAN1ÜCCTS.C8H TICKETS AVAILABLE AT AU tKketmaitef OUTLETS TICKETMASTER.COM 512-494 1800 T h e D 4 I l y T e x a n FRIDAY, N O V E M B E R 17, 2006 PAGE 6B www.dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Editor: Lauren Thom pson Features Editor: Kim Garza Associate Features Editor: Katherine Fan M usic Editor: Ramon Ramirez Fine Arts Editor: Emily Watson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Local artists showcase art, interact with buyers By Bhargav Katikaneni Daily Texan Staff This town is about music and technology, and art is just struggling along," says painter Holly Fisher of Blackspeer Studio, about Austin. "[Art] exists, and it continues to survive" but it has always been overlooked. Many of Austin's painters, sculptors, glass- blowers, and photographers who have studios in the East Side will get to temporarily transform the town into an artist haven this weekend with the East Austin Studio Tour. The two day open- house event spreads out across 80 studios, where visitors are welcomed to talk to artists and buy their art. "It is the kind of a thing that you don't really get to do, see people's studios and talk to them [in their working environment]," said Shea Little, an ARTISTS continues on page 5B REVIEW Linklater tries to include too much in ‘Fast Food Nation By Drew Smith Daily Texan Staff Maybe it was Richard Linklater biting off more than he could chew, because his fea­ ture film "Fast Food Nation" failed to capture the energy and anger that made the source novel such a compelling hit. Linklater attempted to provide a narrative for every point the author, Eric Schlosser, addressed in the novel, such as exploitation of illegal immigrants, white- dominated corporations and the corruption that exists, and of course, filthy fast food restau­ rants. The result is a choppy presentation of ideas that come through in character interaction and exploita- M tion. ™ Linklater does a bet- ter showing of how much Hollywood power he has accumulated over the years by bringing togeth- er star actors and actress- N(| es (and Avril Lavigne) that seldom have more than one or two scenes in the REVIEW continues on page 5B REVIEW ‘C a s i n o R o y a l e ’ H i t s J a c k p o t By Jocelyn Ehnstrom Daily Texan Staff The Bond persona needed a change in direction, away from the character who started to resemble a superhero, and back to the secret agent who uses only his charm and quick wit to get out of tough situations and into beautiful girls' beds. And if the Bond franchise is looking for a fresh start, it seems the best place to begin is at the very beginning. Coming full circle Is a proper adaptation of Ian Fleming's first novel, "Casino Royale," proving that sometimes it is better to take a step back, so that you can really move forward. In "Royale," James Bond is on his first mission as 007 and exudes a defi­ ant teenage naivete that Bond fans are not used to seeing. He makes mistakes, sheds tears, and is injured more seri­ ously than in any past films. There's a CASINO continues on page 5B Austin director teams up with author on fast food industry expose By Emily W atson Daily Texan Staff "The newest civil disobedi­ ence is being healthy," Richard Linklater said defiantly. "The big­ gest stick you can put in their cor­ porate machine is to be actively healthy of mind and body " * Linklater, who calls Austin home, presents him­ self as a champion of the nontraditional. He arrived Tuesday night to the Austin premiere of his latest directing effort, "Fast Food Nation," clad in jeans and an unassuming but­ ton-down shirt with the sleeves pushed up to his elbows. Such attire stands out when compared to the usual suits and ties seen on Hollywood red carpets. "Fast Food Nation" is a fic­ tional retelling of Eric Schlosser's nonfictional novel of the same name published in 2001 as an expose about the fast food industry. The film follows several characters while examining the social, envi­ ronmental and health con­ sequences of the industry. ^ K B "I think awareness of what's really behind [the fast food] meal is a really good thing," Linklater said. 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