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IX 78710 News contri!xe*xxi *>» t* ,«i>x4e<:1 by trxe,itx«x» (4/1 4581) or rtl «»• «Mnnal i« x * (lenas StoiteS PvttJlcrtixw R u k S n g t .V ) For kxatt and naSonat -fcspley ackertMng . a M / i isa*» f o« d teacher," D o ty said. " I’m v ery d e m a n d in g , a n d it's reallv g ra tify in g th a t s tu d e n ts a p p re c i­ ate th a t I iisk th e m to w'ork e v e n h a rd e r th a n th e y th in k th e y can." The C o m m u n ic a tio n C o u n cil a w a r d e d C a u le e n S m ith , an a s s is ta n t ra d io -te le v is io n -film p rofessor, a n d Tim Steffensm eier, an a ss ista n t in s tru c to r in c o m ­ m u n ic a tio n s tu d ie s d u rin g th e ir c lasses M onday. c lasses M onday. S m ith , w h o b e g a n h e r se c o n d y e a r a t th e U n iv e rsity th is s e m e s ­ ter, said sh e w ill u se th e m o n e y to s tu d v S p a n ish in M exico. "I really p u sh s tu d e n ts really h a rd a n d m a k e th e m d o d e a d ­ lines a n d p re tty activ e ly criticize th e ir w o rk ," S m ith sa id . " I t's really nice to know ' th a t it's g o o d , that th e y like it." M att R o b ertso n , a ra d io -te le v i­ likes sio n -film S m ith b e c a u se sh e is " a b ra siv e ." ju n io r, sa id h e "S o m e tim e s it p isse s y o u off, b u t it's O K b e c a u se y o u k n o w th a t a t le a st y o u 'r e th in k in g ," R o b ertso n said . is w a tc h in g S m ith sa id h e r fav o rite p a rt of th e s t u ­ th e te a c h in g d e n ts d e v e lo p th r o u g h o u t sem ester. " J u s t g ro w 'th p ro c e s s is so fu n ," S m ith sa id . " I t's really nice to be th e p e rs o n s e e in g th a t fa c ilita tin g th a t g ro w th ." fa cilita tin g th a t g ro w th .' S te ffe n sm e ie r, a th ird v e a r Ph.D . s tu d e n t in c o m m u n ic a tio n s tu d ie s, s a id h e w ill b u y b o o k s w ith his $5(X) aw 'ard. "I just w a n t m v P h.D .," S teffensm eier said. "( The a w a rd is] g o in g to go tow ai d s that. T h a t's w h a t I w a n t for C h ristm a s." is C ásele D avila, a p re -jo u m a l- ism fre sh m a n , sa id sh e c an see S te f fe n s m e ie r 's p a s s io n in b is lectu res. "1 le th e m o s t p a ssio n a te , c a rin g a n d c o n s id e ra te m a n th at I'v e m e t o n t h is c a m p u s so far," s h e sa id . T h e o f N u r s in g a n n o u n c e d P atricia C a rte r a n d 1 isR C .lovna a s re c ip ie n ts o f the aw 'ard , a n d th e School o f Social W o rk a w a r d e d L ori D o lie ra n a n d B rian n e U ngar, D e a to n said . O th e r re c ip ie n ts w ill b e s u r ­ p rise d th r o u g h o u t th e w eek . S c h o o l Proposal must comply with University policies COMPLAINT, FROM 1 w h e th e r E m p lo y e e C a m p u s a n d S e rv ice s, w h ic h w ill re v ie w th e c o m m itte e 's p ro p o s a l to d e te r ­ it m in e fits w ith U T p o licy a n d if it w ill re a c h th e d e s ir e d g o a l, sa id P a tric ia C lu b b , vice p r e s id e n t fo r E m p lo y e e a n d C a m p u s S ervices. lo n g C lu b b said s h e d id n o t know to it w o u ld h o w re v ie w su ch a p ro p o sa l, b u t she said it w o u ld n o t b e lo n g e r th a n a few m o n th s. ta k e " T h e co n c e p t, 1 think, is so m e ­ th in g w e c o u ld c e rta in ly w o rk w ith ," C lu b b sa id . "I th in k it's a goo d idea." O th e r d e p a rtm e n ts , in c lu d in g the U T P D O v e rs ig h t C o m m itte e a n d th e O ffice o f th e D e a n o f S tu d e n ts, w ill a lso b e in v o lv e d , C lu b b said. U T P D C h ief Jeffrey V an S lyke said h e th in k s th e a lte rn a te c o m ­ p la in t sy ste m c o u ld b e n e fit s tu ­ d ents. "A n y k in d o f a lte rn a tiv e to the s ta tu s q u o o r n o rm — if it's w o rk e d o u t p ro p e rly a n d h a s a p r o c e ss th a t w ill p ro ject tru st a n d c re d ib ility w ith s tu d e n ts — th e n 1 th in k it's a g o o d th in g ," Van Slyke said . Planned Parenthood exceeds fund-raising goal CLINIC, FROM 1 fig h t "W e w ill th is if th a t's w h a t fro m to m o rro w u n til th re e y e a rs from it ta k e s," n o w , D a n z e said . "T h e o n ly d iffe ren c e n o w is th a t w e h a v e m a n y m o re p e o p le h e lp in g us. I'm g e ttin g le tte rs e v e ry day, o u r e -m a il list is g ro w in g daily, a n d w 'e're g e t­ tin g n a tio n a l re c o g n itio n in th e n e w s . W e h a v e tr e m e n d o u s m o m e n tu m a n d w ill fight th is e v e ry stic k o f th e w ay." P la n n e d P a r e n th o o d 's a n n ­ o u n c e m e n t c a m e at its e ig h th a n n u a l P ublic A ffairs L u n ch eo n , a fu n d -ra is in g e v e n t c o m m e m o ­ ra tin g P la n n e d P a r e n th o o d 's sin ce 65th y e a r in A u stin . T h e g ro u p ra is e d $180,087 a t th e e v e n t, e x c e e d in g th e ir go al o f $175,000. "W e've seen a lift in fu n d -ra is­ in g first T exas th e L egislative session this year," said Tierney, referrin g to a law' p a sse d by the Texas L egislature th at cuts federal fu n d in g to o rg an iz atio n s that p erfo rm ab o rtio n s. liv e a g a in s t P lan n e d P a re n th o o d o f A u stin a n d P la n n e d o th e r P a re n th o o d affiliates filed a la w ­ T exas s u it D e p a rtm e n t o f H e a lth e a rlie r this y e a r to k e e p th e ir fe d e ra l fu n d ­ ing. That su it is n o w p e n d in g in th e 5th C ircu it C o u rt of A ppeals. th e Program was set to air in October, no word on new date MTV, FROM 1 "T h e w h o le e x p e rie n c e o v erall w as p o sitiv e ," M cG u ire .said. "I'll just n a v e to h a n g o u t a n d see — h opefully, I d o n 't look to o silly o n te le v isio n ." B icy cle O ffic e r C h r is A lle n said s tu d e n ts w 'ho s a w the film crew fo llo w in g him w o n d e re d w 'hat w'as g o in g on, a n d he trie d to e x p la in th e s itu a tio n to s t u ­ d e n ts h e s to p p e d . "T h e re w e re q u ite a few cool w ith it," A llen said . " I 'd sav o v e r h a lf s ig n e d s h o w n o n TV." th e w a iv e r to b e F o u r U T s tu d e n ts w e re a rre s t­ e d d u rin g th e tim e p e rio d : o n e fo r p u b lic in to x ica tio n , o n e for m in o r in p o ss e ssio n a n d twro for u n d e ra g e d rin k in g , sa id U T P D re c o rd s a d m in is tra to r R o x a n n e H o d g in s. V an S ly k e s a id " C a m p u s C o p s " p ro d u c e r s to ld h im th e s h o w w 'ould a ir in O ctober. B ut th e sh o w h a s n o t a ire d , a n d h e h a s n o t h e a rd fro m th e p ro d u c ­ e rs sin ce th e n . "W e're all g o in g to b e excited to see it o n telev isio n ," V an Slyke sa id . " It's n o t e v e ry d a y y o u get to e x p erie n ce 1 T ollyw ood co m in g in to y o u r d e p a rtm e n t." CORRECTIONS POLICY The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail man ;\oji )geditor@( taifytexanc mlino.n >m. H A R D I N H O U S E S i n c e 9 3 7 O u ch lliW l Sprain Your Ankle? O ur dorm itory housekeepers, and hom e-cooked m eals perfect place for college girls to be pam pered! com plete with housem others, is the Located in the heart o f West Cam pus, just 3 blocks from UT. 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NOV 13 Studant S a r v u s j B u ild in g , 2 n d FÍo oi. 12 4 pm THURt, NOV 13 U N B , Q u a d ra n g la Room , 12 4 pm Q ] h u n iv i km n « Í 0 111 AI I I I S 1 K V R T S iiii <1 m<*mt I P \ 11 \ 1 I \ V \ Our Holiday Tab is coming November 20th. It’s NOT all about you, so get in the spirit of things. There’ll be lots of great specials and ideas for vybui holiday shopping, WORLD BRIEFS 'No evidence' Iran tried to make nukes, U.N. says VIENNA, Austria — A confkferv tial U.N. nuclear agency report has found ‘no evidence’ to back U.S. claims that Iran tried to make atomic arms, but it cannot rule out the possibility because of past cover ups by Tehran, diplomats told The Associated Press on Monday. In Moscow, a top Iranian official said his country is temporarily halting its uranium enrichment program and has agreed to tougher U.N. inspections. Citing the report by the head of the Vienna-based International Atomic Fnergy Agency, the diplo­ mats said the 29 page document faults Iran for not telling the truth in the past about its nuclear pro­ grams. Prepared for a Nov. 20 meeting of the IAEA board of governors, the 'eport was less than the clear condemnation of Iran’s nuclear activities the United States had been looking for. The Bush administration has argued that Iran should be declared in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty at that meeting a move that would lead to U.N. Security Council involvement and possible sanc­ tions. Saudi conservatives decry even small social reforms RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — As Saudi Arabia moves cautiously to reform its religious establish­ ment, education and media, extremists are saying even these small steps go too far and will corrupt the birthplace of Islam — an argument like those Osama bin Laden uses to justify his demand for the Saudi regime's fall. Resistance to change is not since King Abdul-Aziz Al new Saud established the kingdom in the 1930s, the ruling family has had to contend with conserva­ tives who objected to each step toward modernization. Even so, the government gradually intro­ duced the telegram, radio, cars, girls’ schools and satellite televi­ sion. But now, increasing violence — most recently Saturday’s car bomb attack on a housing com­ pound for expatriate Arabs that left 17 dead and scores wound­ ed Sauds that time is not on their side. has brought home to the Al “The state is in trouble now," said Abdulaziz al-Gasim, a reformist lawyer. “It was the one that created Wahhabism, and Wahhabism is what's strangling it now. It's strangling it because the state wants to fight al-Qaida." Governing Council delays Iraq constitutional process BAGHDAD, Iraq — Delays in drafting a new constitution, a key part of Washington’s political blueprint for Iraq, are fraying rela­ tions between the U.S.-led coali tion and the U.S.-appointed Iraqi interim leadership. Some American officials believe key members of the 25-seat Iraqi Governing Council are stalling in hopes of winning concessions from American politicians eager to turn power over to the Iraqis quickly. Civil administrator L. Paul Bremer has so far held firm against suggestions by some council members that the politi­ cal piocess he has charted — a seven step program that con­ cludes with a democratically elected government in place by the end of 2004 — should be set aside. Instead, some council mem­ bers, who were appointed by the coalition in July, are pressing for full sovereign powers as a provi sional government, with the United States handing over responsibility for security to an Iraqi led paramilitary force com­ posed of private militias. Bremer, however, will only hand over power to an elected govern­ ment after a constitution is in place to ensure Iraq's future, said a coalition official closely involved in the process. Compiled from Associated /Yess reports STOCK WATCH Closing Monday, Novem ber 10 DOW JONES 9 ,7 5 6 .5 3 53.26 \ I NASDAQ 1 1,941.64 T 29.10 New Palestinian Cabinet could hurt talks, lawmakers say Page 3 T h e D aily T kx w W o r l d & N a tio n Court to hear first case from war on terrorism Tuesday, November 11, 2003 By Anne Gearan Associated Press W A S H IN G T O N — The Supreme Court agreed M onday to hear its first case arising from the w ar on terrorism, an appeal asking whether foreigners held at the U.S. N avy base in Cuba may contest their captivity in Am erican courts. The case concerns mom than 650 prisoners held essentially incommunicado at Guantanam o Bay. The Bush adm inistration maintains that because the men were picked up overseas on sus­ picion of terrorism and are being held on foreign land they may be detained indefinitely without charges or trial. The men, m ostly M uslim s, have no access to law yers or other outsiders, and do not even know they are the subject of the case the court agreed to hear, according to law yers who have taken up their cause. Som e among them may eventually be tried before m ilitary tribunals, but the adm inistration has not said when. H ow the court rules could affect those plans. The detentions are part of a global cam paign against terror­ ism that has outraged civil liber­ ties groups and left some U.S. allies grumbling. The adm inis­ tration has gained expanded powers to investigate and detain people suspected of terrorist links, has reorganized the w ay the government defends U.S. bor­ ders and has increased security at airports and other ports ot entry. The Suprem e Court passed up several earlier opportunities to hear terrorism cases. In the Guantanam o case, the justices lim ited their review to the narrow but significant ques­ tion of access to U.S. courts. The case concerns only Guantanam o although detainees, most of whom wen* picked up during the I'.S . war in Afghanistan, the United States holds prisoners in numerous other places overseas. Law yers for the Guantanam o detainees had raised broad civil liberties objections their detention and treatment, but the high court declined to look at those issues. The men could pre­ sumably renew those challenges if they w in this case. to Several U.S. allies have com­ plained about the open-ended detentions, and at least 40 pris­ oners have been returned to their home countries. Last International month, Committee of the Red Cross said the mental health of a large number of inmates was deterio­ rating. the C ivil liberties law yers were rebuffed as they tried to chal­ lenge the detentions and interro­ gations on the m en's behalf. Low er courts found that the Am erican civilian court system had no authority to hear com­ plaints from the alleged al- Qaida and Taliban foot soldiers. "The United States has creat­ ed a prison on Guantanam o Bay that operates entirely outside the law ," lawyers for four British and Australian detainees argued in asking the high court to con­ sider the case. The four were seized in Pakistan and Afghanistan and have nothing to do w ith al- Qaida, other terrorist organiza­ tions or with the events ot Sept. 11 lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights told the high court. The justices also w ill hear a sim ilar challenge concerning 12 Kuw aiti men seized in Pakistan and Afghanistan and shipped to Guantanam o in early 2002. Kerry replaces campaign manager NABLUS, Palestine — A Palestinian runs holding a smoke can as he prepares to throw it bar k toward 1st. diers during clashes in the northern West Bank refugee camp of Balata, adjacent to the t its of Nablus . n ' The new Palestinian Cabinet, stacked with ministers hand-picked by Yacs^r Arafat, is set to win approval ment this week but may have trouble renewing talks with Israel, lawmakers said Monday The new lineup leaves Arafat in control of Palestinian security forces, despite Israeli and U 5 dem.ma . tl step aside. Israel expressed dismay, but stopped short of saying it would not deal with Palestinian Prime N' Ahmed Qureia. N n w Ishtayeh V NATION BRIEFS Lost radioactive material in U.S. sparks terror concern WASHINGTON — Federal investí gators have documented 1,300 cases of lost, stolen or abandoned radioactive material inside the United States over the past five years and have concluded there is a significant risk that terrorists could cobble enough together for a dirty bomb. Studies by the Energy Department's Los Alamos laboratory and the General Accounting Office found sig mficant holes in the nation's securi ty net that could take years to close, even after improvements by regulators since Sept. 1 1. 2001. “The world of radiological sources developed prior to recent concerns about terrorism, and many of the sources are either unsecured or pro vided, at best, with an industrial level of security," the Los Alamos lab concluded two months ago in a report that was reviewed by The Associated Press. The report concludes that security improvements under wav “are unlikely to significantly alter the global risk picture for a few years,’ it added. U.S. faces $2.2 billion in European Union sanctions GENEVA The United States faces up to $2.2 billion in European Union trade sanctions after a World Trade Organization appeals panel ruled Monday that U.S. tariffs on imported steel are illegal. In a 170 page report, a three member WTO panel rejected the bulk of the U.S. appeal of an earlier ruling that said duties of up to 30 percent introduced in March 2002 by the Bush administration breached trade rules. The appeals body is WTO's highest tribunal, and the decision is final In a joint statement, the countries that brought the case said the United States had “no other choice’ hut to remove the import duties without delay. The IU said it will impose retaliatory sanctions of up to $2.2 billion by introducing 100 percent duties on some U.S. imports, effectively pricing those goods out of the I U market. The United States insisted it was right to impose the tanfts for three years. Panel says use of federally approved stem cells unethical BALTIMORt A medical ethics panel said Monday it would be unethical and risky to treat people with the emtrvomc stem cells approved by President Bush foi fed erally funded research. The approved cell lines, created for possible future disease tre.it ments, were initially grown on mouse cells That could expose humans to an animal virus their immune systems couldn't fight, the panel said. The experts said that safer stem cell lines now exist, but those would not be eligible for fed eral funding. The ethics panel announcement was the latest sign of th. f fietween stem cell s enti Bush, who two o' if ,tgo - on the controvee o| ie >> destroys human emliryos f arlier this year, tin' dire. National Institutr s of He dt on tht' president to litt his tions Anti a number ot note that research into st< progressing over s. \> President, first lady w the campaign money < fie t I ITTl I R0( K Aik Bush vowed Monday to focused on out e .«moiny too many people remain ot despite fresh signs if i v business ret overy "I'm encoutaged by what Bush said at tht» out' * ! • >1 which he and his wit*'. I aut splitting up re ele* tion cam duties The pan w< is appe. his and her fundraiser- k. i- and Northeast Monday's fund raisn wil more than $2 1 million to f pargn account, pushing tin roughly $*a8 million That p campaign well on it-, way t of $ 170 million o -urn t* only be used (or the pi nmr son, in which he is unoppo the Republican nomin, it h At a fundraiser here, lire about the latest e. onomu tics, including one show ing strongest quarterly growth - 20 years A s s . >ci, i!i Charlie Neibergall/Associated P re ss DES MOINES, Iowa — Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is questioned about the firing of his campaign manager following a stop in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Kerry replaced campaign manager Jim Jordan with Mary Beth Cahill on Sunday night in an attempt to shake up his beleaguered presidential bid. 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I C O N C O R D I A University ★ Austin A c c e le r a te d A c c r e d ite d - A p p rov ed K A P L A N Test Prep and Admissions 1 - 8 0 0 - K A P - T E S T k a p te s t.co m / b u sin e s s O pin io n | hi |) v i n ! > \ \ n Page 4 Tuesday, November 11, 2003 VIEWPOINT Honoring all veterans At 11 a.m. tinLiv, at the Tomb of the U nknow ns in Arlington National ( emotury, a combined color guard tvp- resenting all military s e r v ic e s w ill "Present Arm s." The bugler w ill plav "ta p s " A presidential wreath w ill be placed on the tomb, symbolizing the nation's tribute to those w ho gave the ultimate sacrifice. As it has since every Nov. II since 1921, the United States w ill honor its soldiers. Hu* Veteran's Administration estimates more than 42 million Americans have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. And oi that group, almost H),(XK) have died, about 4(H),(XX) o! those losing their lives in W orld W ar 11. Today w e thank .ill ol the men and women w ho have served the country through participation in the armed forces. O riginally a celebration marking tin* end of W orld W ar I, the holiday was expanded to include the veterans of all conflicts by President Eisenhower in 1954. Eisenhower stat­ ed the purpose of the holiday was, in order that a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of .ill its wars w ho have contributed so much to the preserva­ tion of this Nation ... Eisenhower urged citizens to remember not only "the saerifices of .ill those w ho fought so valiantly ... but also to rededicate themselves "to the task of promoting an enduring peace ... Veterans Day provides an opportunity to thank and honor all those w ho served honorably in the military —- in wartime o r peacetime. According to the Veterans Day Web site, Veterans I )av was intended to thank living veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions the security of the United States are appreciated and to reinforce that .ill those* w ho served not only those v\ho died have sacrificed and done their duty. You don't need to attend the parade in Austin today or be a flag w avin g patriotic zealot to pay respects to those soldiers w ho have defended and continue to serve the country. As Adlai Stevenson said, Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime." Ibdav, w e thank servicem en and wom en lor their servil e to their country and encourage fellow students to do the same. THE GALLERY 4 Olio I a u u It should be clear to all that Islam the faith of one fifth of humanity is consistent with democratic rule.” P rftid on l Bu*h, in * *p«#ch nturtday prodding Saudi Arabia and Egypt to lead Arab nations toward democracy. a certainly don’t a The country has to move from loyalty to persons — especially to loyalty warlords to institutions.” German U.N. Ambassador Gunter Pleuger, regarding Afghanistan. begrudge memorials to the veterans of other wars, but ours was a big one. And I think it’s going to be a very fine tribute to my colleagues.” Eddie Dontz, wbo fought in the Battie of tho Bulge and was awardod a Bronn Star, regarding the planned National World War II Mamo rial. ‘I’m not a pretty woman or a model. Pm a woman of poli­ tics. The world is ready to accept the full participation of women in politics." Milagro* Orth Bosch, a 67-yoar- otd grajr-bairod, botpoctecM giaadw*otb*r who wants to bucowte the Dominican RopuMich first temalt protktont. Sho% already vico presMswt EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Kevin Kushner Associate Editors Bob Jones Cart Hammerstrom 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. Democrats’ Southern dilemma This shift in these rating attitudes can he attributed to ser- eral stances taken by Democratic Party elites. ned by Bill Clinton largely because ot a shift in voting pat­ terns by rural and blue collar whitt*s. 9 Paul Matthews Daily Texan Columnist CONTACT US Editor: Kevin Kushner (512) 232 2212 editor@daitytexanonline.com Managing Editor: P Ryan Petkoff (512) 232-2217 manc^ingeditor@dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2206 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Entertainment Office: (512) 232-2209 entertainment@dailytexanonline.com Features Office: (512) 471-8616 features@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Copy Desk: (512) 471-8147 copy@dailytexanonline.com Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 _______ SUBMIT A COLUMN Please e-mail your column to editor@dailytexanonHne.com Columns must be fewer than 600 words. Your article should be a strong argument about an issue in the news, not a reply to something that appeared in the Texan. The Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for brevity, clarity and liability. This shift in these voting atti­ tude's can be attributed to several stances taken by Democratic In particular, the Party elites hatnxl of the Second Amendment by liberal elites, the party's grow­ ing secularism and antithesis toward god (including some open opposition to the use of the word God in the Pledge of Allegiance and hostility' to the appearance of "In God We Trust" on U.S. curren­ cy), as well as the party's absolute support for affirmative action pro­ grams in all cases partly explains the declining support for the party by rural and blue collar vot­ ers. Given the further shift in the composition of the Electoral College from New England and the old rust-belt Midwest to the South and West (a net gain of 14 votes toward Bush after the 2000 census), coupled with the likeli­ hood that Bush w ill probably carry many of the states he barely lost in the 2000 election (New Mexico, Iowa, Oregon and W isconsin) solely because of the the power of Democrats w ill likely need to cap­ ture at least one southern border state and/or Florida in order to have a chance of winning the 2004 election. Based on last week's reaction by the rest of the insignif­ icant eight, it appears that Dean might be the only candidate aware of this fact. If so, the Democrats are in serious jeopardy of losing the 2004 election before the real campaign even begins. incumbency, M a tth e w s is a g ra d u a te stu d en t in th e M e C o m b s S c h o o l o f B u sin e ss. Last week, apparent Pem ixratic front-runner I toward Dean created quite a firestorm within the lX*mi>cratic Party for suggt'sting that he "wanted to be the candidate for the guys with Confederate flags on their pick-up trucks." Although this comment was quickly bianded as both the racist and offensive, Democrats have any real chance of winning next year's election, I V an's comment could very well be right on the mark. if Last week's reaction to Dean's comments was largely amplified by second- and third-tier candi­ dates John Edwards and the Rev. Al Sharp ton. Coincidentally, nei­ ther of these candidates said any­ thing back in February of this year when Dean made almost the exact same comment while speak­ ing at a gathering of Democratic activists. to the ( )f course, now that we are nine months closer first Democratic caucus and the first set of primaries, both the Edwards and Sharpton campaigns are floundering. In fact, after spend­ ing millions of dollars of hard earned contributions from trial lawyers, the Edwards campaign remains mired in the mid-to-low single digits. M eanwhile, the Sharpton camp is irate because of w idely published reports that Congressman I esse Jackson jr. is on the verge of throwing his sup­ port behind Dean. So given this setting, what Ix'tter w ay to derail the front-runner while generating some free earned media for your campaign than to accuse the party's front-runner of being a bigot? I loward Dean is not a bigot. In fact, the disingenuous outrage shown by Edw ards and by Sharpton and then pik'd onto by Joe John Kerry and both 1 ieberman smells of almost silly political opportunism that is like­ ly to turn off many Southern blue collar whites. In fact it is very like­ ly that many of these voters may in fact have Confederate flags on their pick-ups. But it is also a fact that many of these workers have tended to vote Democratic in the past, and it is a mistake to further antagonize these potential voters now by suggesting that their votes do not matter. (W hatever happened to Nelson Mandela s view ol one man, one vote mean­ ing something?) Taking a look at the 2000 elec­ toral map, a victory by A l Gore in Florida (he lost by 537 votes), Tennessee (80,220 votes), or Arkansas (50,172 votes) would have thrown the election to the Democrats. However, Gore lost all three states that were handily ear­ CBS smartly cancels Reagan miniseries The faults o f the movie are almost too numerous to count. By Matt Maddox This fall, there were two hatchet jobs made into movies T he first is "T he Texas Chainsaw Massacre," the gory remake of the classic hor­ ror movie The second film of the fall is the gruesome remake of the legacy of President Ronald Reagan, a pitiful attempt to duplicate the presidency, and one that is not w orth viewers' time or money to sit'. C B S was right to cancel the made-for-1V movie about the Reagans, but Showtime w ill have to make numerous fundamental changes to the film before it dix's justice to one ot the greatest presi­ dents of the 20th century. " I Tie Reagans," which has been in the making for four years, was scheduled to air on C BS on Nov. 18. Much to the displeasure ot its pro­ ducers, there has been a public out­ cry in fhe wake of the release of its script. I he Media Research Center called on advertisers to boycott the film, w hile the Republican National Committee asked that C BS submit the film to historians for review prior to release. Critics of the film are not just coming from the political right, though. M erv Griffin, a 1 lollyvvood icon and friend of the Reagan family, said of the f ilm, "It's a cowardly act. Is that what the 'C ' stands for in C B S?" 1 esl ie Moonves, the chairman of THE FIRING LINE The Asian-American dilemma It is true that Asian Americans have succeeded where major minority groups have failed. As a group they have achieved eco nomic empowerment and aca demic prowess. But at what cost? Asian Americans are the "Quiet Minority," almost invisible in entertainment, sports, politics and other important spheres of American life. Why is this so? Some may argue that Asian Americans simply do not have the numbers. However, I would like to postulate th.it, over the years, they have shunned the political action th.it blacks and Hispanics have undertaken, believing "It's a tough world out there, try your hardest, and you will achieve the American dream" (to quote Kai Pan from Monday's Firing Line). It is instructive to note that right up till the 60s, African Americans believed too that hard work alone could win them equality. They eventually realized the folly of their ways and resorted to political action to ensure their inclusion in the American politic. Asian Americans must resist being labeled as the "good minor Ity" and used as a tool of white America to disparage the perti nent demands of other minorities, affirmative action being a case in point. Always remember the vision of the founding fathers was that "this was to be a nation by white people and for white peo that CBS, acknowledged the biopic, "did not present a balanced portrayal of the Reagans." In a Pyrrhic victory for conservatives and historians alike, C BS canceled its release of the film, but shifted it to air on Showtime. The faults of the m ovie are almost too numerous to count. The largest fault is the film 's complete lack of historical accuracy that por­ trays Reagan as a man of such small intellectual and moral fiber that only former President Clinton could compare. In one scene, Reagan tells the first lady that A ID S patients deserve to die. Not only did Reagan never say such a thing, as admitted by the producers of the movie, but Reagan greatly expand­ ed funding for A ID S research dur­ ing his presidency. Other scenes portrav Reagan as foul-mouthed and Michael Reagan, President Reagan's son, told Fox News, "They also have my dad ... calling another person in anger an S.O.B. I've never seen my Dad that angry, and I've never heard him use the 'G-D' word in my life." Meanwhile, at age 92, President Reagan is too stricken by Alzheim er's to defend himself. Ibis kind of indecency has not blasphemous. been perpetrated on the presidency since Monica Lewinsky became a household name. The lies in the film don't stop there. its previews, According to critics who have seen the biopic libelously portrays Nancy Reagan as the true leader in the W hite House while Reagan is afflicted with Alzheimer's. There is no evi­ dence that Nancy' made any execu­ tive decisions or that Reagan suf­ fered from Alzheim er's during his presidency. It also falsely show's Nancy as an abusive mother addicted to prescription drugs. This level of smear can only be motivated by one thing: hate. After this list of lies, it is little wonder that the undisputable pos­ itive events of the Reagan presi­ dency are conspicuously absent from the film. Reagan was the leader of the free world who over­ came an assassination attempt, brought the E v il Em pire to its knees, led a revival of pride in America, and induced the longest period of economic prosperity that the country had ever witnessed through tax aits. But, according to the script obtained by The New York Times, these facts are not mentioned in the movie. It is one thing to destroy the reputation of a political figure, but re-writing his­ tory to suit a political agenda is a tactic borrowed straight from the communist re-education camps that Reagan helped defeat. is Perhaps the greatest testament to the slanderous intentions of the film 's producers the cast. According to The Washington Post, those making the tilm are ideologi­ cal enemies of the Reagans. James Brolin, the actor who portrays President Reagan, is married to Democratic Barbra Streisand. Actress Judy Davis, who plays Nancv Reagan in the film, and Craig Zadan and Neil Meronis, the film's producers, are all self-described liberals. Avowed communists must bo kicking them­ selves for not making this kind of propaganda themselves during the Cold War. activist C BS was right to stop its airing of "The Reagans." Presenting such grossly fictional material as histori­ cal fact does a great disservice to the education of the generation of people now living who do not know what life w'as like w ith Reagan as president. M addox writes tor Jhe Battalion, sin dent new spaper o f Texas A & M University. pie.” They never dreamed you’d one day be American (no mischief intended here). Minority Americans will only achieve inclu­ sion by hard work and political action, not one or the other. Ike Ofili Computer engineering senior Give it a rest To everyone complaining about the YCT watch list who cares? Did anyone force you to read it? No. It is promoted by a conserva tive organization, of course it is going to be dominated by a conser vative point of view. And to those who say that 90 percent of the list is centered around liberal profes sors, has it occurred to anybody that the explanation may be that 90 percent of the professors on campus are liberals? This is a student club posting its opinions. It is not officially sane tioned; therefore it is not Orwellian (It is amusing how many times that word is thrown around by morons), it is not stifling free speech, and it is not preventing anybody who wants to hear differing ideas' from taking these classes. Furthermore, it is not particularly important enough to dominate this much of the Texan’s opinion page. So, to everyone who still wants to com plain about how this list is some how hurting you, shut up and find a new pet cause this one isn't enter taining me anymore. David Ransom Government senior BusMs Mideast folly I am quite disappointed with Bush's policy of democracy of the Middle East. Yes, democracy is a very good form of government. Few people would disagree. However, imposing views on other nations might not go so well. The Middle Eastern countries are all quite young. They need to find out themselves what they think is best for themselves. President Bush pushing them to follow his lead would not help the situation. It will just add fuel to the terrorists and their argu ment that the U.S. is a bully and wants to conquer the world. Some of the countries in that region are doing quite well with their monarchal governments and they're happy. Ah Majid Economics junior Restad attempted to skew her teachings based on her political beliefs. She is a wonderful teacher who does an excellent job of conveying the material to her students. Dr. Restad encour­ ages her students to think for themselves and seeks to engage her students in stimulating dis­ cussions in all of her classes. Her teaching abilities and scholar ship are exemplary. When I look back at my time at the University, I fondly remember Dr. Restad as a teacher who seemed to truly care about me, my values and my goals. She sought to help me prepare for law school by critically examining my written work and offering exten sive constructive criticism. I left her class feeling confident in my ability to write well and express myself in a thoughtful, concise manner. I often sought out her help, and she always delivered Thank you, Dr. Restad. Watch-list error The fact that the Young Conservatives of Texas would include Dr. Penne Restad on its watch list is laughable. As a for mer staffer to Gov. George W. Bush, House Majority Leader Tom DeLay and Republican state rep resentative Buddy West as well as a member of the Federalist Society, I certainly consider myself to be a conservative. As a conservative, I never felt that Dr. Dan MacLemore UT alumnus SUBMIT A FIRING UNE Please e-mail your Firing Line letters to IMntflM@dallytexanonllne.com Letters must be fewer than 250 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. BRIEFS ITT System chancellor's compensation ranks 4th UT System Chancellor Mark Yudof’s compensation package fell in rank against his national public university peers from first to fourth, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. University of Michigan President Mary Coleman was ranked first, with combined salary and benefits totalling $677,500. David Roselle, pres ident of the University of Delaware, receives the second highest annual compensation package at $630,654. Rutgers University President Richard McCormick was third, with $625,000. Yudof receives a combined salary and benefits package of $624,052, paid almost entirely from private sources. The annual survey includes the salaries and benefits for 131 public universities. / Mott fttx'kUim FBI agent testifies he feared Tech professor^ actions LUBBOCK — An FBI agent testi­ fied Monday that at one point, he feared a Texas Tech professor was growing plague bacteria "like a farmer grows hothouse tomatoes.’ “We don't believe he brought back that much. My fear was he was growing it like a farmer grows hothouse tomatoes,’ FBI agent Miles Burden testified during the federal trial of Dr. Thomas Butler. Butler faces 69 charges that he smuggled plague samples from Tanzania in April 2002 and illegally transported them in the United States and overseas. Other charges include lying to FBI agents about the missing vials, theft, embezzlement and fraud. Prosecutors allege that Butler reported the vials as missing in retaliation for and to deflect atterv tion from difficulties with the uni­ versity’s Institutional Review Board. Associated Press Governor appoints 3 regents to Texas Southern U. Gov. Rick Perry has appointed three people, including two from the Houston suburb of Missouri City, to Texas Southern I University's board of regents. ¡ Perry announced Monday his I appointments of attorney Harry I E. Johnson and the Rev. Robert I Earl Childress, both of Houston, ■ and banker Belinda M. Griffin ^ from Plano. The three will serve terms set to expire Feb. 1, 2009. AP NEW WORD OFFENDS MCDONALD’S CHICAGO — McDonald's says it deserves a break from the unflattering way the latest MemanvWebster's Collegiate Dictionary depicts its job opportunities. Among some 10,000 new additions to an updated version released in June was the term “McJob,” defined as “low paying and deadend work." McDonald’s CEO Jim Cantalupo said the term is “a slap in the face to the 12 million men and women" who work in the restaurant industry. Page 5 Tuesday, November 11, 2003 Report: Bonfire rescuers disorganized Review shows A&M collapse response lacked order By The Associated Press W A S H IN G T O N — The 1999 collapse of the Texas A & M bon­ fire lacked a command system to manage the thousands of police, fire and other responders to the t disaster, according to a review of the collapse bv federal officials. The unlit bonfire, a 59-ioot- high, wedding-cake-style stack of more than S.(XH) logs, collapsed Nov. IS, 1999, while under con­ struction. Eleven students and one graduate, who were on the stack helping to build it, died, and 27 others were injured Having a command in place would have allowed tor better management ot the more than 3,lHH) responders from 50 differ­ ent agencies, according to a news release on the report issued by Federal Emergency Management Agent v on M onday A copv of the report was not immediately available. It was compiled bv the U.S. Fire Administration. The fire administration reviews major tires and emergencies, usu­ ally involving multiple deaths or loss of property, for "lessons learned" or to emphasize ongo­ ing issues in firefighting, the agency said in its news release'. A university commission in 20tX) blamed flawed construction inadequate techniques and supervision ot the students assembling the stack. The col­ lapse brought an end to the 90- vear tradition Fed eral o fficials said the d isaster show ed em ergency responders need "think b ig " by ordering ad d ition al resources im m ediately to meet m anagem ent needs It also showed the need for planning to fo r d i s a s t e r s " In t h is case, there had been a tabletop exercise \Mth city and university responders |ust one week prior to the event, and the u n iversity's em ergency m an­ agement service personnel had conducted a drill tw o weeks before. Michael Brown, a Hom eland Security official, said in the release ju->t is F E M A Department Security' now of in the Homeland UT students erect wall in protest Research fu n d in g Sterling Garmon, a physics grad uate student and member of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, nails a piece of siding on the wall erected by the group on the West Mall on Monday. The Palestine Solidarity Committee constructed the 30 foot wall Monday to symbolize the 650kilometer security barrier that the Israeli government is building through the West Bank. Members periodically nailed boards on one side of the wall to cover up photographs depicting ordinary Palestinian life. PSC merrv bers said the boards symbolized the oppressive effect of the barrier. The student organization chose the date to follow the 14th anmver sary of the Berlin Wall destruction. Mani Mostofi, a PSC member, said the path of the Israeli wall, which cuts deep into the West Bank, demonstrates its true pur pose — to annex Palestinian land. Also at the event, members of Texans for Israel passed out fliers in support of the Israeli government. “If it saves lives, it is worth a minor inconvenience," said Natalie Lascar, vice president of Texans for Israel. “We are all working towards peace. The fence will achieve that.” C/ay Reddick Rlza Falk/Daily Texan Staff may be reallocated FORUM, FROM 1 changes. But concern and contu­ sion over the proposed tuition increases remain. "I think that then* is some dis­ trust of the administration," said Don Drumtra, co-chair of the assembly and member ot the campus committee that recom­ mended the increases. "The argu­ ment is that we have not seen any changes to the reimbursements for the LAs and Als, but they can­ not be reimbursed until the regents set tuition on the 18th University administrators have promised that tuition reim bursement for teaching assistants and assistant instructors w ill in accordance with increase tuition. The ( >SA passed a resolu tion Monday calling tor the cre­ ation of a committee to address that issue. Drumtra said research .isms tants contracts w ill be rewritten to include the increases. It is pos sible, however, that the contracts will not be revised in time for the spring semester, he said. It that happens, funds from research budgets may be reallo­ cated to compensate for tuition increases tor graduate students. As a result, faculty may have to make cuts in research programs, Drumtra said. Administrators have also said students receiving currently financial aid w ill receive cover­ age of the increase in the same form of aid. “ I think that there is some distrust of the administration.” Don Drumtra, GSA co-chair "The problem is that it your financial aid is in loans, th .it ivist increases sour 1 )rumtra said loan burden,' G.SA members hope then q u e s ­ t io n s w ill be answered in an open forum with administrators .itter tuition rates are finalized next Tuesday I hev said most gradu ate students an* uninformed about the increase's because thes are focused on finishing thou degree's and finding jobs D o n ' t b e l e f t in t h e d a r k WHEN YOU PAY FOR COLLEGE There are 250,000 ways to pay for college with our Scholarship Channel. Search over 250,000 scholarships in our free database ; V v. 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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — About 50 transplanted Buffalo Bills fans almost missed Sunday's game against the Dallas Cowboys after their chartered bus broke down during a beer run in Buffalo, Texas. A new bus finally arrived in Buffalo and hauled the remaining fans to Texas Stadium, where it pulled into the parking lot soon after the end of the first quarter. Cell phone users may keep their own numbers Mandate allows changing provider's without the hassle By Megan Jacob Daily Texan Staff Soon ev ery o n e w h o o w n s a cell p h o n e can also o w n their n u m b er, th a n k s to a F ed eral C o m m u n ic a tio n s C o m m issio n m a n d a te th at allow s p eo p le to sw itch p h o n e co m p an ies w ith ­ o u t sw itch in g p h o n e n u m b ers. Wireless local n u m b e r p o rta­ bility will be available Nov. 24 to cell p h o n e users in the top 100 m etropolitan areas in the country, including the A ustin-San M arcos area. The se rv ia 1 will be available n ationw ide beginning M ay 24. The change will increase com ­ petition am o n g w ireless co m p a­ nies an d ad d benefits to cu s­ tom ers, said FCC sp o k e sp erso n C helsea Fallon. "It will bring greater freedom and flexibility to custom ers w ho w o n 't lose investm ent on their phones in the form of low er prices and better service," she said. It will also b ring a h u g e ch u m n u m b e r the sw itch in g of rate, or p h o n e c u sto m e rs com panies once their contracts ex p ired . The C e llu lar h av e T eleco m m u n icatio n s a n d In tern et A ssociation estim ated that 22.2 m illion custom ers will ch u m in the first year after intro­ d u ctio n an d that n u m b er could increase by 25 percent to 50 p e r­ cent, as it has in international m arkets. Currently, 30 percent to 35 percent of all custom ers ch u rn every year, said Jeffery N elson, a Verizon W ireless spokesm an. The w ireless industry will spend between $90 million and $1 bil­ lion to implement number portability across networks. Verizon, th e largest w ireless co m p an y in the country, said so m e com panies w ill try to slow d o w n n u m b e r portability in fear of losing custom ers. "W e d o n 't w a n t co m p an ies to erect n ew b a rrie rs th a t d o n 't exist today," N elson said. H e said in June, w hen wireless the in clu d in g Verizon, com panies, stro n g ly law, o p p o sed som e w an te d to enforce rules req u irin g cu sto m ers to sw itch only betw een 1 a.m. and 4 a.m. or pay a $200 fee. T he w ireless in d u stry w ill spend b etw een $90 million and $1 billion to im plem ent n u m b er portability across netw orks and alm ost $500 m illion to su p p o rt it the acco rd in g annually, C e llu lar T eleco m m u n icatio n s an d Internet Association. Verizon has sp en t $65 million in softw are, ch an g es in n etw o rk an d cu s­ tom er call centers, N elson said. to H o w ev er, co m p an ie s are allow ed to com p en sate for losses any w ay they like, Fallon said, w hich com es in the form of s u r­ charges ran g in g from a few cents to a little m o re than a dollar. Both V erizon an d T-M obile w o n 't be charging, b u t Nextel, S p n n t an d AT&T all require a fee. Shane Brown, a sales represen­ tative at the N orth Hills T-Mobile store in A ustin said he expects to see a lot of custom ers changing providers. "A lot of people like to hold on to their n u m b ers— that's w hy a lot of people d o n 't switch," he said. Grecia Montoya, 4, takes a ride down the slide at Sanchez Elementary School in East Austin Monday afternoon. Not yet In school, she came with her mother, friends and sisters, who attend Sanchez Elementary. M u-M Ing C h a n /D a ily Texan Staff Photos of progress to be at Blanton ARTIST, FROM 1 "S eein g re la tio n sh ip th e b etw een art an d n atu re is inter­ esting," I antos said. "It will bo interesting to see the d y n am ic after the pho to g rap h y ." P h o to s will be taken o v er th e course ot th e w eek an d d isp lay ed in the Blanton m u seu m . to co nnect S cherpenberg, th e d a u g h te r of to Brazil, a B ritish d ip lo m a t s tu d ie d art at th e U n iv ersity of M u n ich . S ch erp e n b erg said art o u t slu* d e v e lo p e d h e r to h er of a n eed h o m e w h e n sh e to Brazil in 1983. "I w a n te d «1 w ay o f b e tte r co m p re h en d in g the place w here said. I "I h a d th at landscape, th a t culture, an d I w as liv ed ," S ch erp e n b erg to be a p a rt of re tu rn e d able to d o th a t by p u ttin g my p a in tin g lan d sca p e. 1 am a painter, not an en v iro n ­ m entalist." in to th e “ I wanted a way of bet­ ter comprehending the place where I lived.” Katie van Scherpenberg, Brazilian artist G abriel Perez-Barreiro, cu rato r ot 1 atin A m erican Art at Blanton, d escrib es h is first en c o u n te r S cherpenberg in 1993 as a defin­ ing m om ent in his lite an d career. "I m et h er on a stu d io visit to Rio De Janeiro, an d I w as very im p ressed w ith h er w o rk ," Perez- Barreiro said. "She has such an [artistic] u n d e rs ta n d in g practice: T hat it's very d e e p and very inform ed. T h at trip stayed w'ith m e." of A fter 20 y ears as a painter, S cherpenberg said she finds th at sh e is d o in g the sam e th in g she h as life: h e r d o n e so m eth in g different. e n tire a to "W hen I w as a little girl, p eo ­ ple w o u ld m ock m e w h en 1 said I w a n te d p ain ter," b e S ch erp e n b erg $aid. "I w an te d to d o so m eth in g I h ad n ev er seen before. My en tire life 1 h av e d o n e th in g s that no o n e w o u ld expect. W ith this p articu lar form and this w ork, 1 su rp rise m yself." New rules to prevent misuse of credit scoring By The Associated Press T h e Texas D e p a rtm e n t of Insurance on M o n d ay ad o p ted initial rules on the u se of credit scoring by in su ran ce com panies th at require certain disclosures to consum ers. U nder the new rules, once an insurance application is received, an insurance com pany using cred­ it inform ation m ust provide a dis­ closure statem ent to the consum er notifying that person if credit scor­ ing will be used in setting rates. T he disclosure also m u st describe the co n su m er's rights an d protections and explain the co n su m er's right to appeal an adverse ruling that results in high­ er rates. The com pany m ust pro­ vide a contact telephone num ber the consum er can call to disp u te inaccurate or ban n ed inform a­ tion. A co n su m er living on a cash basis w ith little credit history, for exam ple, m u st be notified th a t th e ab sen ce of a cre d it h isto ry m ay not be a n egative factor in setting h is or h er rates. Sim ilar protections w ill exist for peo p le w ith p ast-d u e m edical collection accounts an d extraod- inary life events, according to the in su ran ce d ep artm en t. Senate Bill 14 m ad e provisions for the use of credit scoring in set­ tin g b u t m an d ated th at the state insurance com m issioner regulate its use. in su ran ce rates, BRIEFS Local museum awarded grant to restore pieces The Elizabeth Ney Museum on Monday received a $250,000 grant from the Save America's Treasures Initiative. A fiveminute bus ride from the UT campus, the museum houses 50 pieces of art and personal memorabilia of renowned European sculptress Elizabeth Ney. She was the first female sculp­ ture student accepted into the Munich Art Academy. “She was an early Texas femi­ nist,” said Liz Carpenter, a femi mst and equal rights advocate, at a press conference Monday. Ney’s willful attitude, studio and artwork are all part of her legacy, said Elizabeth Blackmon, Ney Museum curator. The museum will use the grant funds to raise more money to finance a comprehensive restore tion plan targeted for completion in three years. — • By Kristi Hsu Veterans Day in Austin will feature parade, speakers The annual Veterans Day Parade will begin today at 9 a.m. and end about 10:30 a.m. A ceremony honoring Korean War veterans at the Capitol will follow. The Del Valle High School band and drill team will lead the marchers, followed by the UT Army ROTC color guard. Veterans groups, active and retired military personnel and the Boy and Girl Scouts are among the 70 parade entries, said Beverly Gainer, Travis County assis­ tant veteran services officer. At the ceremony, U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, will speak, and the South Korean government will award medals to Korean War veterans. Also, a wreath will be laid on the tomb of an unknown soldier. The parade route will start at Congress Avenue Bridge at Town Lake and march up Congress Avenue. Information on street closures can be found at http//mvw.cujustin.tx.us/news/2 003/veterans /oarade.htm. Brian Boyko Government cutting funds to some disabled refugees WASHINGTON — The government has begun cutting off payments to thousands of disabled and elderly refugees and people seeking asy­ lum who missed a deadline to become American citizens. About 4,300 people who have been in the country at least seven years are losing monthly Supplemental Security Income checks. When that happens, they also lose eligibility for Medicaid, the health insurance program for the poor and elderly. Unlike other legal immigrants, refugees and asylum-seekers are not sponsored when they enter the United States. A sponsor agrees to be financially responsi­ ble for the immigrant until the immigrant becomes a citizen. Associated Press ÜÉft MAVER C O U P O N « g iP K P SAVER C O U PO N SB SU PE R SAVER COUPO N J SA V E 3 Adult Haircut Void with other offers. 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Jackson led the Longhorns in scoring with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Carey scored 15 points and had six assists in the 103 54 win over the Houston Jaguars. Jill Koehler Daily lexer» Staf! S p o r t s T h f 1)m i > T i \ v \ Page 7 Tuesday. Novem ber 11, 2 0 0 3 TEXAS FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK THE ADMIRAL HONORED COMING TOMORROW The San Antonio Spurs retired David Robinson's number in a ceremony after M onday’s game with the Utah Jazz. Due to technical difficulties, the Big 12 notebook will be in tomorrow's issu e of the Texan. Tech’s Symons being compared to old teammate Kingsbury By Clint Hale Daily Texan Staff Texas Tech quarterback Kliff Kingsbury lit the Texas defense up last year to the tune of 473 yards and six touchdowns in a 42-38 win. Kingsbury is gone now', but if successor B.J. Symons lives up to the hype, this season could be much of the same for the Longhorns. “H e's probably better than Kliff w as," cornerback N athan Vasher said of Sym ons. "H e's real accu­ rate and can throw it deep." lead s Sym ons cu rrently the nation in passing yardage and is a Heisman Trophy contender, but it was w'hat Kingsbury did to Texas in 2002 that has defensive tackle R od riqu e W right thorou ghly preparing for the Red Raiders. "It w as like there w as no hope last year ag ain st K liff," the so p h ­ om ore said. "I rem em b er o n ce 1 thought I sacked him , and w hen 1 looked up, the receiver had the ball. "W e expect the sam e kind of effort out of Sym ons this year." Texas not talking BCS It cost The L onghorns am tired of talk­ ing. a Bowl C ham pionship Series game the last tw o seasons, head coach Mack Browm said Monday. them "I'v e run dow n every possible scenario with our team, so them 's no need for them to talk about it, he said. "It's time to take care' of business on the field." Texas has seen a BC S game slip out of its grasp the past two years after losses to Colorado and Texas Tech. And while the Longhorns am aw are of whem they stack Lip against the nation's elite, that's not going to hinder their perform ance on the gridiron. "With all the talk going on about the BCS, it's hard to not pay any attention to what's going on," line­ backer Derrick Johnson said. "You just have to put it in the back of your head and focus on winning games." Offensive lineman Justin Blalock is happy that people who once wrote oft the l onghorns are com ing around. "W e've got everybody back on the bandw agon," he said. Players of the Week C ed ric A number of players faired well in Satu rd ay's 55-16 w in over O klahom a State, but it was a select few that stixxl out in the victory and Will Benson M atthew s shared offensive player o f the week honors, while defen­ siv e b ack N athan V asher was nam ed defensive player of the week. David Thom as earned spe­ cial team s honors. Benson, on a tear since sitting ou t the Baylor gam e two weeks ago, rushed for 180 yards on 27 car ries with a touchdown. Matthews, a fullback, reached the end zone three times. Vasher recorded a tackle in the win and broke up four passes, but his biggest play of the gam e came when he intercepted a pass and returned it 16 yards. Thom as, a sophom ore tight end, posUxl a tackle on special teams Senior day approaching Tor some, it s merely the la s t home game of the season. For oth­ ers, this Saturday will mark the final time they w ill set foot on the turf of D arrell K Royal Texas M emorial Stadium . Roy Williams, Tillman 1 lolloway and Nathan Vasher are just a few of the players w ho will be playing their final hom e game, and it s up tor debute as to who's going to shed the first tear. "I'd sav probably lillm an will get the most em otional," Brown said. "B u t it's going to be big for all the seniors. "If they win Saturday, they will tie last year's senior class tor the most wins in a career by one group, so they've also got that to look forward to if we take care of business." Game time set Saturday's game with Texas Tech See NOTEBOOK, page 8 Longhorns dominate Jaguars By Elizabeth McGarr Daily Texan Staff The Texas w om en's basket­ ball team com pleted its presea­ son schedule M onday night at the Erwin Center with a con­ vincing 103-54 victory over the Houston Jaguars. Freshm an Tiffany Jackson led the No. 3 Longhorns in scoring for the second time in two out­ ings after scoring 14 in her colle­ giate debut in last Thursday's exhibition game. Jackson 's 18 points and 11 rebounds against the jagu ars gave her the only double-double of the evening. Ju n io r M ercedes W illiam s went 4-6 from the field and came up with eight boards of her own. "W e d o n 't h av e a hard er w orking player on our team [than M erced es W illiam s]," Texas head coach Jody Conradt said. "T h e progress she's made has been partially due to the fact that she's stayed positive with herself. I feel like she's being rewarded now w ith the opportunity to show w hat her hard w ork has brought." Jam ie Carey continu ed to w ork hard as a vocal team leader on the floor, and the sen­ ior point guard led by exam ple as well, scoring 15 points and assisting on six shots. "O n e focus that w e've had in practice has been com m unicat­ ing on the floor, especially on the defensive end ," Carey said. 'W hen you start talking, you really help your team out a lot." Stacy Stephens scored 11 and pulled dow n three rebounds dur­ ing the first half but left only 11 seconds into the second half after com mitting her fourth foul of the game. Conradt was pleased with the way players like Williams and Jadcson stepped in to pick up where Stephens left off but knows the senior center will need to cut down on careless fouls. The Longhorns managed 60 points in the paint and held the Jaguars to just 16 inside points. "T his is a team that can have depth and can be v ersatile," Conradt said. "W e just need to continue to improve." Conradt em ptied the bench against the Jaguars as she did against the Perik Jum pers last w eek, and every player con­ tributed at least one field goal. A three-pointer by junior Kala Bow ers put an exclam ation point on a 12-0 Longhorn run to start the game. Latoya Thom as provided all the Houston offense until m idway through the first half when Renae Jones nailed a three-pointer, her only offense of the evening. M elissa Abraham only had four points in the first half for the Jaguars but would end up leading her team with 13 by the end of the night. The L onghorns face No. 2 Duke on Sunday at 1:30 p.m. The gam e will air on ESPN2. MEN’S BASKETBALL UConn No. lin A P poll By Jim O’Connell Associated Press Connecticut is thrilled to be the runaw ay No. 1 pick in The Associated Press' preseason col­ lege basketball poll. The Huskies can only hope it leads to better things than the last time they started the season on top. Connecticut received 67 first- place votes and 1,793 points from the 72-m em ber national m edia panel, which likely found it hard to overlook the returning inside- outside com bination of Em eka O kafor and Ben Gordon. "T h e No. 1 ranking m atters because it does put som e high­ lights on your program and helps som e of the kids get recognized," coach !im Calhoun said Monday. "I d on 't find it being pressurized. It's how you handle it because we all aspire to be No. 1 at the end." Connecticut never even cam e close to being there at the end of the 1999-2000 season, the last time it was the preseason No. 1. The H uskies lost the opener to Iowa and finished 20th in the final poll — the only time since 1980 a No. 1 preseason team did not end up in the Top 10. can do w ith out th at,” " I Calhoun said. He preferred, instead, to talk about the season before, when C onnecticut was No. 2 in the pre­ season voting to Duke. "T h a t year it w as us and Duke, the and one of us w as No. 1 w hole season. Then w e m et in the cham pionship gam e — and I'll take that again," he said, refer­ ring to C onnecticut's 77-74 victo­ ry and its only national cham pi­ onship. This time, Duke is No. 2, with three first-place votes and 1,667 points. C o n n ecticu t w en t 23-10 last season and reached the third round of the N CA A tournam ent. "I would make us one of the top five with Em eka, with Ben and with a deep and fairly expe­ rienced team ," Calhoun said. "I can 't argue if som e people think w e're No. 1 of that top five." T his is the fourth tim e the H uskies have been a preseason No. 1. They were also on top in 1994-95 and 1998-99. D uke lias four starters back from a team that went 26-7 last season and, like C o n n ecticu t, reached the third round of the NCAA tournam ent. M ichigan State received one No. 1 vote and was No. 3 with 1,607 points. It was followed in the Top 10 by A rizona, M issouri, Kansas, defending national cham ­ pion Syracuse, Florida, N orth Carolina and Gonzaga. Kansas had the only other first- place vote. Kentucky w as 11 th and was Illinois, follow ed by Texas, O klahom a, W isconsin, Louisville, Sain t C incinnati, Jo sep h 's, Stanford and Wake Forest. The final five team s in the pre­ season poll w ere N otre D am e, P ittsb u rg h , M a rq u ette, N orth C arolin a State and O klaho m a State. The last preseason No. 1 to win the national cham pionship was Kentucky in 1995-% . Fight Big 12 teams selected for NCAA tourney — 1 By Elizabeth McGarr Daily Texan Staff round the Big The Texas soccer team U>st to No. 7 seed O klahom a State in the first 12 of Tournament last Thursday 1 hat was a surprise. So was the fact that O klahom a State went on to win cham pionship game over No. 8 seed Missouri in double overtim e. But the biggest surprise cam e Monday, when the NCAA released the brackets tor its postseason tournam ent and revealed eight Big 12 teams. S u n d a y 's Am ong those* eight were the Longhorns (12-8, 7-3), but the Selection com m ittee's decisions prom pted Texas head coach Chris PetruceUi to a s k , "W ho did n't m ake it?" PetruceUi may have been sui prised, but he recognized the sig nituance of the num ber of bids that Big 12 teams received 'This is what we play for all year this ch an ce.’’ Karen Haight, freshman soccer player We ve been saving toi a long tune that then* are a lot ol good team s in our conference and a lot of tough gam es to play, and 1 tlunk the [selection] com m ittee reio gn i/ed that he said lexas w .is one of 3 * teams to at lam * bid to the toui - n>i »>i\e nament and \\ ill face f Me Miss (14 3-2) in Gainesville, I la Trida\ during the first round Should the I onghorns defe.it the Rebels, the\ would play the winner of the f lorida t entral Honda match-up Honda n*ceived a No f ranking and v\ ill h o s t the bracket "I m \erv excited treshman 1 his is what Karen I laight said w e play tlus chance We were all fairly confi dent that we had a gi>od shot at m aking the tournam ent, but see ing our nam e (in the brai ket| was a great feeling for all year I laight will have hei first N CA A postseason chance Friday, while senior I errin Biggers will m ake her consecutiv e third appearance in the tournam ent See SURPRISE, paga 8 Ben Sklar/Daily Texan Staff The Texas soccer team w as selected M onday as one of 6 4 team s to play in the NCAA Cham pionship soccer tournam ent. Homed Frogs crack top 6 in latest BCS rankings By Josh Dubow Associated Press Texas C h ristian U n iversity m oved a big step closer to bust­ ing up the BCS. sixth place The H om ed Frogs jum ped up to the Bow l Cham pionship Series standings Monday, the highest ranking ever for an outsider to the system . in "W e u n derstand those things are in the hand s of o th er peo­ p le," TCU coach G ary P atterson said. "W e feel privileged to be w here w e're at. We really appre­ c ia te the resp ect aro u n d th e cou n try." TCU needs to remain in the top six to guarantee a bid to one of the four most lucrative bowls. O klahom a remaintxl the run­ away leader in the standings that will determ ine which two team s will play for the national < hampi- onship in the Sugar Bowl. The Sooners (10-0) are No. 1 in both polls and the seven com put­ ers used in the BC S. T h e Southern California leads the three one-loss teams hoping to challenge O klahom a tor the title, follow ed bv O hio State and LSU the AP form u la u ses m ed ia and USA Today /E SP N coaches' polls, seven com puter rankings, strength of schedule, losses and a bonus-point system for quality wins The Sooners have a 1.0 for poll average, 1.0 for com puter-rank average, 0.28 for strength of schedule, zero for losses and 0.6 bonus points for beating fifth- place Texas for a 1.68. USC w a s second with 6.27 points, follow ed by Ohio State at 7.73 and L SU at 13.17. "W ith all t h is BCS and ranking stuff 1 really don't even know how they figure it out or how they com e up with it," LSU defensive end M arcus Spears said. "F o r us it's just beat Alabama, Ole Miss and Arkansas, and t h a t 's what w e’re focused on ” The Buckeyes could pass the Trojans for the No. 2 spot even if neither team loses becau se of their tougher schedule dow n the stretch. O hio State finishes the season against No. 11 Purdue and No. 5 M ichigan, while USC has gam es Sm BCS, page 8 >0 1 — - u Huy Nfuyun/Assoctated Press % Texas Christian players celebrate their 31-28 win over Louisville last Wednesday In Fort Worth. TCU Is 9-0 for the first time since 1938 and moved to No. 6 In the latest BCS poll. Page 8 Tuesday, November 1 1 , 2 0 0 3 Berroa, Willis take home Rookie of the Year awards in MLB By Ronald Blum A ssociated P ress N EW YO RK Kansas City shortstop Angel Berroa beat New York Yankees outfielder Hideki M atsui in the closest Al R o o k íe of the Year vote in 24 years Morula pitcher D ontrelle Willis won the Nl award Berroa received 12 first-place v o te s, seven seconds and seven th ird s for 88 points in balloting released M onday by tin* Baseball W rite rs ’ A ssociation ot Am erica. Matsui got It) firsts, nine seconds and seven th ird s for K4 points. It w as the clo sest vote sin ce the B BW A A ad op ted the c u r ­ rent fo rm at in WHO, a year after M in n e so ta 's John C’a stin o and Toronto's A lfred o G riffin tied w ith sev en vo tes each. B erroa and M atsu i ea* h w ere picked on 26 of 28 b allo ts In the NL, W illis received 17 lirst place votes and 118 points, easily defeating M ilw aukee out­ fielder Scott Podsednik, who got eight l u s t s and 81 points. "I never thought 1 would make it to the big leagu es so soon, let along have su c c e s s ," said Willis, who signed out of high schtxil in 2000. Berroa hit .287 with 17 homers, 7 3 RBIs, 21 steals and 92 runs, cu t­ ting his errors from ll) in his tirst 63 gam es to five in his last l>3. "W h en the second half of the season arrived, I listened to a lot ot people, team m ates, coaches, m anagers," Berroa said through m anager Tony Pena, who trans­ lated "I tried to concentrate." Matsui batted .287 with 16 homers, 106 RBIs, two steals and 82 runs I le was a three-time MVP of Japan's Central lea g u e before signing with the Yankees after the 2002 season. W hile som e have argued Japanese players shouldn't Ix1 eligible, the BBWAA has always allowed voters to pick them "1 g u e s s I just looked too old for a ro ok ie." M atsui said in a statem ent, going on to con gratu ­ late Berroa. "I think he d eserves to w in ." Pitcher lh d e o N om o won the Nl award tor 1 os Angeles in 1995. Seattle reliever K a/u h iro Sasaki won the Al award in 21XH), and team m ate Ichiro Su /u k i tixik it hom e the follow ing year. "R o okies an> rookies, regard­ less of the age," said Willis, who doesn't think older p la y e rs such a s Matsui should be ineligible. W illis went 14-6 with a 3.30 ERA a s Florida won the Nl wild card, slu m p in g in the second half o f the season. The h igh-kick­ ing left-hander w as 9-1 with a 2 0 8 I RA b efo re the A ll-Star break, then w ent 5-5 with 4.60 FRA. He was dropped from the M a r l i n s ' rotation d urin g their W orld S eries win again st the Yankees. for .315 Podsednik hit the Brewers with rune homers, 38 RBIs, 43 steals and 11X) runs. Arizona's Brandon Webb was third in the NL voting with 73 points, lam pa Bay outfielder Rocco Baldelli finished third in the Al voting with 31 points, followed by C leveland ou tfield er Jody Gerut (2 0 ). Berroa is the fourth Kansas City player to win the award, following I on Piniella (1969), Bob Hamelin (1994) and Carlos Beltran (1999). Willis is the first Florida player to win the Nl honor. Florida Marlins pitcher Dontrelle Willis won the National League Rookie of the Year award Monday. Willis helped the Marlins win the World Series this year. Alan Diaz/ Associated Press WOMEN’S TENNIS Longhorns end fall season By Jake Veyhl Daily Texan Staff W hile the Texas w o m en 's ten­ nis team w as un able to achieve a fourth straight to u rn am en t victory over the w eekend, they did end the fall season in grand style. Freshm an Petra D izdar lost the first m atches of her collegiate career on Thursday and Friday. D izdar traveled separate from the rest of her team m ates to Ann Arbor, Mich., for ihe ITA Indoor C ham pionships. She qualified for the national tournam ent by w inning IT A Sou th w est Regional C ham pionships in Fort Worth on Oct. 2 0 . the "Petra has already proven that she is one of the elite players in the country'," Texas head coach Jeff Moore said. "She has really added a spark to this program by trem endous not only having results,but by also having a tremendous desire to help this team." The fall cam paign has been fo r D izdar. su ccessfu l very in A side from w in n in g the ITA R eg ion al, she also took first place the H -E -B Baylor Invitational earlier in the year. The tw'o losses for D izdar at nationals yielded the tirst sets that she has dropped all season. All 11 of her previous victories have been in straight sets. W hile D izdar w as up north, the other seven m em bers of the Texas squad journeyed to Palm Springs, C alif., the 2003 D esert Classic. for Overall, the Desert Classic was arguably the most productive tournam ent of the fall for the young Texas team. Sophom ore Kelly Baritot led the team on the weekend with a 4-1 accord, reach­ ing the finals against Pepperdine's Natalie Bravennan. Baritot, who competed in her first tournament o f the fall, beat out teammate Katie Ruckert in the semifinals. Ruckert continues to impress so far this year. Three' straight set vic­ tories earned her the right to play Baritot in the sem ifinals. This marks her second straight tourna­ ment in w'hich she has lost a match to a teammate. Also playing well this w eek­ end w'ere senior M ichelle Krinke and sophom ores Kendra Strohm and Mia M arovic. Each player posted a first-round victory. Strohm, once in the consolation b rack et, won straight m atches and advanced to the con so lation sem ifinals before dropping a three-set m atch to B ay lo r's Carolin Walter three has C o ach M oore been p leased w ith each p la y er's progress throughout the dura­ tion of the fall season. "O u r players' hard w ork over the sum m er and this fall has real­ ly' paid off," M oore said. "This tou rnam ent served as a final exam for the fall and several of our players had breakthrough perform ances. This weekend val­ idated that we will have a very deep team this year and we're looking forward to the start of the dual-m atch season." take o n T exas will the U niversity of Richm ond to open their dual m atch schedule on Jan. 2 3 . MEN’S GOLF Texas places sixth in South Carolina By Ben Cutrell Daily Texan Staff The UT m en's golf team w'as outlasted Sunday by Clemson in the W inner's Consolation B final at the C ollegiate M atchplay Cham pionships, hosted by the Golf C oaches A ssociation of America at the Barefoot Resort in Myrtle Beach, S.C. The eighth-seeded Longhorns finished sixth in the prestigious matchplay event. Texas defeated on fou rth-seed ed G eorgia (^arrangem ents f| V i| | and more! 4 5 1 - 0 6 9 1 ^ I * available | * q . ■ - 1 "-daily specials, too! 1806 W. Koenig Lnj FTD * j j ■- cash ü c a r r y Extra Income $250 to $500 a Week Track and File U.S. Government Paid HUD/FHA Mortgage Refunds No Experience Necessary Will Train to Work at Home Call T.P.l. Research 1-888-908-8333 Saturday to advance to the w in­ n er's consolation final and its u n su ccessfu l sh ow d o w n w ith th i rd-seeded C lem son . The strong p lay of ju nior Shaun Goodw in in Texas' No. 5 position highlighted the w eek­ end for the Longhorns. Goodw in im proved to a perfect 4-0 on Sunday with his 2 and 1 victory over C lem son's Brian Duncan. Texas senior Rusty K ennedy im proved his record to 2-1 on the w eekend writh his defeat of the Tigers' Brent D elahoussaye, 5 and 3. In the m ost h igh-profile match-up, senior Jason H artw ick fell to C lem son's Matt Hendrix. Entering the w eekend, Hendrix w as the n atio n 's 10th-ranked goiter, and 1 lartw ick w as ranked 13th. H artw ick the finished weekend with a 2-2 record. Sophom ore M atthew Rosen- feld dropped his match to the Tigers' Jack Ferguson. Rosenfeld was ranked No. 2 6 at the start of the tournament, while Ferguson was ranked No. 27. In the Longhorns' final match, to Je ff Bell the sop hom ore C lem so n 's G regg Jon es, nation's 30th-ranked golfer. fell Texas had one of the toughest draws at the Collegiate Match- defeating plav, ninth-seeded Augusta State in the first round, falling to top-seeded Florida in the second round, defeating fourth- seeded Georgia in the third round and third-seeded to Clemson in the w inner's consola­ tion B round. falling In the Golfw eek/Sagarin rank­ ings released prior to the event, Florida w as ranked No. 1, Clemson was No. 2, Georgia was No. 3 and Augusta State was No. 9. Texas entered the tournament ranked 14th. In the event's cham pionship I lth- m atch, Florida d efeated seeded UNLV. With the com pletion of the Matchplay Championships, lexas has completed its fall season as a team and will resume tournament com petition in February. The Longhorns will travel to compete in the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Cham pionships at the Sawgrass C ountry Club in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on Feb. 8-10. H artw ick and Rosenfeld are not d one with fall com petition. T he duo will play in the All- A m e r i c a n Golf Classic, hosted by the Sun Bowl Association at the El Paso Country C lub in El Paso on Nov. 24-25. Read the Texa n? We want to your opinions! G e t ...................and spend an hour just chatting with Only two Big 12 teams selected to host games Vasher honored SURPRISE, FROM 7 Biggers know s that she and her fellow upperclassm en teammates will be able to impart their post­ season wisdom to the eight new ­ com ers on the team but also knows that Texas' tough non con fetvm e si bed ule did nun h to p o ­ pare the squad tor w hat ahead. l i e s "W e've been through a lot this seaso n ," B iggers said. "W e'v e played great team s and great players Because of that, w e've learned .1 lot, and 1 think we're going to be ready to play." The NCAA ranked the Top 16 team s 111 the held of 64, ami the North Carolina Tar H eels o m e again topped the list. Colorado n ceived an autom atic bid to the tournam ent by virtue ot its regu­ lar season Big 12 Cham pionship, but neither tin- Bullaloes nor the No 13 Kansas Javhaw ks will host tournam ent m atch es. N o. 10 Colorado will face BYU in Salt 1 ake C ity, Utah, while Kansas will in Illinois C olum bia, Mo. Host M issouri plays Eastern Illinois as the other half of the Colum bia bracket. State play only The N C A A invited Missouri and Texas A&M to host lirst- and second-round matches. The Aggies will play SM U, who defeated Texas in the first round of the tournam ent last year. No. 12 seed D uke will actually travel to College Station and play Stephen F. Austin to com plete the bracket. Nebraska will play Washington in Portland, Ore., Oklahom a will make its first tournam ent appear­ ance against host Tennessee in Knoxville and conference tourna­ ment champion O klahom a State in will Tallahassee, Fla. on Auburn take NOTEBOOK, FROM 7 will begin at 6 p.m. and will be* televised live on Fox Sports Net. Thorpe list amended When the list of Jim Thorpe Award semi-finalists was origi­ nally was released, Texas com er- back Nathan Vasher's name was not on the list. The 'Thorpe Award is given to the nation's top defensive back. Vasher was added to the list ot 12 semi-finalists Monday after holding O SU 's Rashaun Woods, one of the nation's top receivers to just four catches and 43 yards on Saturday. "O ne of my personal goals for the season w as the Thorpe Award, and I'm excited they decided to include me among the semifinalists," Vasher said. TCU thinks it belongs in BCS Bowl BCS, FROM 7 left against Arizona, U O A and O regon state who have a com bmed rei ord of 14-15. The Be s was started five years ago to i reate a national title game without plavotfs. Cham pions ot s i x conferences the ACC, Big l ast, Big ion, Big 12, Pac 10 and SI C quality lor a BC S game, and tw o at large teams are selected to till out tin- field. I-A No team from the live other con feren ces — D iv ision the M id- C o n feren ce USA, A m erican, M ountain West, Sun Belt and W estern Athletic has earned that berth. The 1 lorned Frogs will be eligi­ ble it they finish in the top 12 and will clinch a spot by being in the top six "A lot of team s have w'on all their ballgam es, a lot of teams win their conference. But very few times are you able to do to m ake history," som ething Patterson "W e have a chance to do that." said. However, even it they win out they could drop because of their w eak ranked 87th am ong the 117 teams. schedu le, There h as been pressure from schools outside the big six confer­ e n ce s to im prove access to the BCS bow ls — O range, Sugar, Fiesta and Rose. TCU, a m em ber of Conference USA, hopes that helps its cause, "T h e story stand s on its o w n ," C onference U SA com m issioner Britton B anow sky said. " They have a great football team. If they rem ain u n d efeated they w ill be an unbelievably strong candidate. " The B C S stand in g s w ill be the released each w eek rem ainder of the season. for The seven com puter rankings are op erated by A nderson & Hester, Billingsley, Colley Matrix, Kenneth Massey, The New York Times, Jeff Sagarin's USA Today and Peter Wolfe. You’ll be impressed. Wit h the people, the place and the p a y c h e c k , k r i s r e c o m m e n d s IM M ) D e v e l o p m e n t us ¡i «rront t<> m a k e p v t r a money a n d a lew new liieiuls. 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SOUND BITES See w hat’s new in the world of indie-hardcore, hip-hop and electrónica, plus R.E.M. ’s greatest hits B u c k C .H i H ' S O r \ l III \l \ rt I H i e n a i v e ” I M il I Initial / 1 ijii.il N i»m>»i days of God or even 4(X) Years were known for in their respective hey­ In the past few years, hardcore music has made a huge comeback in the form of m any genre-bend­ ing bands breathing new life into a seen*1 that appeared to be on the w ay out W hat isn't so apparent now is the spawning of acts that illustrate a sound reminiscent of its predecessors (>ne listen to "A rt Offensive" from I ouisville's Black I ross, and the labels that have- eome to define hardcore throughout its long his­ tory become strikingly clear. technically Aside from being one of the im pressive most records m ret ent memory, Black Cross meld elements from old- school, anthem-like N ew York hardcore w ith early '90s, D.C . post-punk a la Swi/,, and incorpo­ rate a late '90s sen511x10-rock aes­ thetic sim ilar to what By the I irate Ironically enough, the rem ­ n a n t s of By the Grace of t kxl and the National Acrobat an1 what make up the composition of Black Cross, resulting in a highly suc­ cessful musical baton pass. "A rt Offensive" is, in itself, a chronolo­ gy of where hardcore has been and where it presently i s . Fans of the new school w ill certainly be excited to hear those unforget­ table ear splitting, angular break­ downs and fist-raising hooks, but might be turned off by the lack of substance consistent through the short duration. O n e's personal taste w ill q uickly determ ine whether or not Black Cross possesses any real lasting power, but one thing is for sure: The shi’er variation of this record alone is worth check­ ing out. Tito Bel is K.K.M. I n \ l ill M III M I'lHH ★ I ' i m r I In- B i ' k I n i I M il I : W a r n r r U r o » Recognizt?d as one of the most influential bands of our time, R.K.M. has continually imp-ressed the nxk world with their expres­ sive lyrics and cultivating har­ monies lo r 21 years, M ichael Stipe, M ike M ills and Peter Buck have produced a mound of time­ less masterpieces that are now compiled onto one album. “ In Time: The Best of R.E.M . 1988-2003" ,i most features im pressive collection of the band’s greatest hits recorded during their IS years w ith W arner Bros. From "M an on the M oon,” " l osing M y Religion" and "N ightsw im m ing" to Frequency/' the "Everybod y H urts" and "Stand," the album includes 16 beloved classics, a s well a s two new origi "W h a t's S m r n 11 \km ★ ★ ★ ★ Y> S t r o m ; \l 111 M T 1 mu 1 Sitlul Slate Rec o íd ' S r o k L N ★ ★ Y -A Ar \l III M " \ ........ 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(NRlOtO - 13) hg (122Ú 240 Y(«J.13)0tG (1245 315 545) 815 1045 1230! 700 (1220 2 I0 500) 735 1010 (1220 250 520 520) 750 1020 UN0ER THE TUSCAN SUN (PO-13) mo (415) 1035 SCHOOL OF ROCK (PO-13) OtO Mat» imm$ Apph * Tim m Picking up where By The Grace of God and National Acrobat left off, Black Cross document where hard­ core music has been and where it's going in the future with their latest, “Art Offensive." r in jiu L-uui icoy v/i l-muui t h s n iiS T » f R E M - 4 4: -HÑ' ’ * ■■'S'- I Photo courtesy of Warner Bros. nals, "Bad D ay" and "A nim al." "In lim e" reproduces a remark­ able collage of R.E.M .'s unbound­ ed themes, provocative lyrics and the entrancing melodies. As album flows from one gripping harm ony to the next, the band consistently restates their sound­ ing Charism atic rhythm s shadowed by Stipe's magnetic vocals echo in each of R.E.M .'s unforgettable ballads. brilliance. vocalists crying about how they "hate everything about you," Stretch Arm Strong certainly stands out. Stretch's "En g ag e," fourth album (first with Christian-core homeland Solid State Records), is chock-full of posi-core anthems, youth-crew-style chanting and mosh-friendlv break downs. "I think the new record is mom to the point and a lot less pretense. It's very stripped down and in your face," lead singer Chris McClane said. for equality now," From the opening salvos of "W e Bleed," w ith it's YC-influenced chants "Right Now ! Mom than ever! W e've got to stand together! to M ake "Detect," vvnich features a spoken- word interlude of Thoreau's "C iv il Disobedience," it's clear where M cClane and guitarist/back-up vocalist D avid Sease's hearts lie. For kicks, Stmtch Arm Strong has included their high-energy hardcore rendition of the N W A classic "Express Yourself." A slew of guest vocalists thoughtfully lend their talents to "Engage," doing well to not take the spotlight aw ay from Stretch themselves. Thursday trontman Geoff Rickley lends his vocals to the heartfelt "M ile s A p art," lan Larrabee screams along on the aforemen­ tioned "W e Bleed, and Under the G un's Rob Vitale contributes to "Black Clouds." Sticking with the optimistic out­ In addition to the anthology album, R.E.M . assembled a special lim ited edition of "In Tim e," which features a second disc of B- sides and rarities. Acoustic and demo versions of soundtrack hits and other various tunes including: "Po p Song 89," "Im itation of Life." "Revolution" and "E v e ry ­ body H urts" can be found on the collection. "In Tim e" tributes the evolving sound of R.E.M . throughout their 15 years with W arner Bros, and displays the idiosyncratic origi­ nality that has remained their trademark. The genius of R.E.M . is reflected in the unrepressed vitality of their innovative music that refuses to be categorized. Any R.E.M . fans out then1 w ill not be disappointed with this col­ laborated collection of beautiful music. "In Time: The Best of R .E.M ." is an album that is noth­ ing short of what it claims to be. look, Arkansas-natives Spoken made their debut on Tooth & Nail (Solid State's parent-label) last month with the edgy yet evangel­ ical "A M om ent of Im perfect Clarity." Produced by the brilliant G G G arth the Machine, Chevelle), "A Moment" is hard rock with a pop sensibility; radio-friendly acts like Hooba- stank, iTie Used and Finch cer­ tainly come to mind when listen­ ing to Spoken. (Rage Against Lead singer M att Baird has incredible lungs — his vocals out­ right soar over Aaron Wiese and Jef Cunningham's crunching gui­ tars. Lyrics liko "1 could see the glorv of God shining through" w ill undoubtedly scam some lis­ teners aw ay and that's cool — but Spoken is a whole lot better than G ... I mean, PO D or Creed, and both those bands have man­ aged to rock both secular and Christian audiences. James Taylor I G i y' 1 LI Photo courtesy of Tooth and Naif Weezie Melancon T h em selv es \l III M: “ The Ni» Music: Remixed" I ,Mil I : anticon Photo courtesy of Fanatic Promotion Jel and Dose One are Themselves. The duo released a remix of their sophomore effort on anticon, a label they also help run. A 1.1 \S \l Hi \l: “ Muted” I,Mil I : anticon W hen it comes to hip-hop, at the experim ental forefront lies the Bay Area record label anticon — but more notably, Themselves (Dose O ne/Jel), whose brand of highly obscure, at times unintelli­ gible, arrangements leave listen­ ers w ith more than just a con­ fused look on their faces upon first spin. to "The N o M usic of A iff's. The N o M usic Rem ixed," is the coun­ terpart last year's well- received album, "The No M usic," that contains a m yriad of artistic interpretations by the likes of the entire anticon crew, the N otw ist and John Herndon (Tortoise), in addition to a few others. Taking this album for what it's worth, the m ultitude of layers and disso­ nant reverberations make for a slightly more user-friendly record than the tem plate for w hich this new record builds upon. O n the other hand, fellow emcee / producer and undisputed "godfather of goth-hop," Alias, steers his carefully crafted pro­ duction work down a different ! path w ith the release of his new j‘;*LP, "M uted ." I ■“ YOU m ay be asking yourself, y W hat the h ell is "goth-hop" i an yw ay? tag to define W ell, the term coined by Alias him self has now become the accepted the entrancing, doom sday sound­ tracks he has been know n to effectively place over a barrage of menacing trip-hop and fam iliar b-boy rhythms. Void of intense mental the demented, spoken-word flow that clouded his previous anticon release, "The Other Side of the Looking Glass," the new album finds Alias viciously swinging his creative pendulum across the blurred d ivision between hip- hop and electronic definitions in an entirely instrumental fashion. confliction and In addition to being a very catchy and m oving record, "M u te d " slightly strays aw ay from Alias' m usical fam iliarity (Deep Puddle D ynam ics/Sole) and offers an array of engrossing beats and samples that would appeal to hip-hop and electronic heads alike w ithout alienating anyone in the process. H aving already mastered the art of com­ petent emceeing, A lias directs his full attention to the production aspect w ith wonderful and pleas­ ing results. Continuing dow n the "love it or leave it" pathway, anticon has a tendency to keep paving for itself w ith each release. These two albums make suitable addi­ tions to their growing catalog that new and old listeners w ill either appreciate for their cre­ ativeness and angularity, or sim­ ply view as nonsensical noise. — Tito fíelis Mando Diao stun crowds at CMJ, Austin show By Gil Song Daily Texan Staff Fo r Svveden-natives M ando Diao, it w as a hum bling experi­ ence to come to Austin, to say the least. After com ing off a five-stop tour of Japan w ith crowds in excess of th.lXX) and breaking onto the U.S. scene by playing the ultra-hip C M J M usic M arathon in N ew York C ity, Sw edish band M ando D iao d id ­ n 't expect such a m inuscule crow d for their indoor set at Stubb's Thursday night. The 20- 25 that did attend, though, were treated to a gem of a show. "W e w ere expecting a lot big­ ger cro w d ," said Sam uel G iers, w ho plays drum s. "O u r show w as pretty much based on anger today, seeing there were no peo­ ple. We w ere fucking m ad." H ow ever, the anger on ly served as fodder to propel the band to a new level of onstage rhapsody. None of the hordes of emo kids who came to see head­ lin er Saves the D ay stuck around. They have no idea what they missed. Between wnst-breaking guitar ritts and screeching w ails, the tw o frontmen, G ustaf Noren and Bjom Dixgard, strutted the stage w ith cocksure uber-Swedish cool. Noren has the swagger of M ick lagger and the voice of Ray Davies, w hile Dixgard looks a bit like D avid Hasselhoff and sings like the lovechild of Tom Jones and Ringo Starr. The pair make an odd couple, but, w ith all com parisons to rock gods and m ovie stars aside, the duo is the best singer/songw riter tandem to come about in a long time. En ter "B rin g Em In ," their debut album released in August by M ute Records. M ando D iao (pronounced mon-do dee-ow), a five-piece rounded out by bassist Carl- Johan Fogelklou, organist/per­ cussionist D aniel H aglund and drum m er G iers, has been described as a union of latter- day Beatles, about whom all the band members testify to grow ­ ing up on, and the Sex Pistols. T h e y've been com pared to their Sw edish contem poraries, The H ives, arid the Soundtrack of O u r Lives, but don't take kindly to the comparisons. "They have the sound and the style, the form ula," said Noren. "Those bands are good, not great. But we don't fancy good — we fancy great." Their brand of 'feOs-style rock has a genuine quality to it, pay­ ing homage to The Zombies, as evidenced on tracks like "M r. M oon " and "To C hina w ith Lo ve ." The album 's single, "Sheepdog," is an urgent, stab­ bing song that can only come from a band w ith the elan to take over the world. Com ing from a m usically list­ less country whose prim ary include A B B A and exports gum m y hsh has made it difficult to spread their m usic, but M ando Diao wants to make a name for themselves on an inter­ national level. "N othing can stop us. We hon­ estly believe our record is better than anything by The W ho or The Kinks or The Sm all Faces," said Noren. "The whole experi­ ence of M ando D iao is about not caring what the outside w orld thinks as w e head toward our goal." Their words m ay corne off as a little boastful, but it isn't brag­ ging if they can back it up. Take a listen. It'll be a hum bling expe­ rience, to say the least. SOUND BITES R k l iil v l v i’KI Í w w w \l 111 M: “ D ire c to r'» < a it” I . \m I : VIill*- P la te u x “Director’s Cut,” the new album by Berlin's Rechenzentrum, demonstrates the new spirit emerging at the vanguard of elec tronic music. For years, progres­ sive releases have been marked by an obsession with the capabil­ ities and limitations of emergent digital media, its surgical preci­ sion and cleanliness, as well as its failings, exemplified by the "glitch" which seemed for a time to have all of electronic music under its spell. Now, however, many of the musicians who so recently invented shaky ideologies to explain their error fixations are seeking ways to integrate cutting edge technology and more tradi­ tional instrumentation, as well as field recordings and noisier, non-musical elements. Rechenzentrum are a perfect example of this shifting approach. The group’s first, self­ titled album was typical of the sleek, severe minimalism that defined many releases in 1999 and 2000 — sculpted, unabashedly computer-generated tones gliding smoothly across a background of scrubbed and pol­ ished silence. Several EPs and an excellent Peel Session have seen Rechenzentrum take a more inclusive approach to non-digital sources. The trio have embel­ lished tracks with strange, exotic instruments and processed sam­ ples of traffic, but nevertheless, their sound was still patchy, inchoate and largely unsatisfying. Happily, the group has finally come into its own. “Director's Cut,” a lavishly packaged CD/DVD double-disc release on Mille Plateaux, is mature, absorbing and sonically diverse set, easily Rechenzentrum's best to date. Across 14 tracks, Rechervzen- trum unobtrusively incorporate a host of sounds — from bells and woodwinds to ghostly, gibbering voices and slamming doors — into a seamless, elegant suite by turns ambient and underpinned by abstract techno rhythms. It’s a colorful, fitting accomplishment for a group whose name trans­ lates as “Data Processing Center.” A highlight is the two- part composition “Benshi”/”Synchron,” which evolves from a dissolute collage of ambient found sound into a finely honed piece of microhouse over the course of 12 minutes. Rechenzentrum's compositions work well because the source material is veiled but still leaves a definite sonic fingerprint. It's an intoxicating, somewhat bewilder­ ing effect, like the parallax view of a city as seen from a speed­ ing train. The DVD provides a fit­ ting companion piece to the album, as both representational and abstract forms move across the screen in a tightly choreo­ graphed pulse. Kevin Greenberg ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ H e ijc o it k k H R lJC O iT F .lt \l HI M: "W ild Dog.» with \-Ray Kyos” L a b k i : Initial Records Helicopter Helicopter’s "Wild Dogs with X-Ray Eyes” is, quite simply, a perfectly forgettable pop- rock album. The problem with it is that it’s too good. It's as if the band put every good pop-rock song ever written into a computer, figured out the formula of a good pop song, and wrote every song on this record precisely according to that formula. Yes, each song is a perfect little three-minute gem of pop good­ ness, but none of the songs stand out and none of them stick with you. “Wild Dogs with X-Ray Eyes” is an album without a soul. This album is just too slick. Every note is exactly where you want and expect it to be — there are no surprises. The synth riff on “Talk the Flyer Down” — yep, right after the “hey! hey!" — just where it should be. The backing vocals on the chorus of "Helicopter Fight Song” kick in at just the right time. The album's token ballads, “The Devil,” "Like Detroit” and "Pine Trees on Fire,” are all placed in the perfect spots on the record to move you appro priately through the pop-rock emotional spectrum. The Beatles, Guideíd by Voices, the Breeders, Tom Petty, the naming Lips, The Cars, Superchunk — they're all in here. Their songcrafting secrets have been figured out. What's missing is the innovation, the imperfec­ tion — the feeling. This makes the perfection of this album feel just a bit insulting. It sounds like the band is cheating. Yet, there is a good place for an album like this — in the back ground. It is completely inoffen­ sive pop goodness. Everyone you know will like this album. However, no one you know will ever love this album — none of them will remember it after it's over. Helicopter Helicopter has made a good album — which is some­ thing many bands never do. However, if they ever want to make a great album, they need to stop focusing on perfection and start thinking about reality. Nothing perfect is ever real. Am anda Tm phngan