No need to worry about UT scientists answer quake Bradley burning out questions for national TV NEWS PAGE 6 SPORTS PAGE 7 TOMORROWÕS WEATHER High 62 THE DAILY TEXAN Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com SG campaigns commence with conßict Complaints filed along with accusations of multiple election code violations presidential candidate Muneezeh Kabir violated the election code by campaigning before the offi¥ was passed in December. The board was not established until Friday, and Monday was the submitted in the claim and what the punishment will be. Charles Maddox, the boardÕs chair, said mails that discuss campaign meet¥ings, such as a mixer in Novem¥ber and a Òsupporter rallyÓ on cial Feb. 17 start date. Ferraro is first day to file complaints. The the board decided Tuesday night Jan. 27 that 70 to 80 people attend- By Audrey White an SG representative filed a com¥ working for the executive alliance board is required to rule on wheth¥ to hear the case. Pending arrange¥ ed. He said the events and the e- Daily Texan Staff plaint against one of the executive of University-wide representa¥ er to hear or dismiss a complaint ments, the hearing will take place mails that announced them vio- Today marks the first day of offi¥ alliances Monday morning. tives as well as presidential hope¥ within 48 hours of receiving it. It is Friday evening. late the code because they might cial election campaigning, and the Alex Ferraro, a University-wide ful Minator Azemi and vice presi¥ the boardÕs responsibility to inter- Ferraro filed a variety of docu¥ have solicited votes prior to the Election Supervisory Board and representative, claimed that mem¥ dential candidate Justin Stein. Fer¥ pret the election code and deter¥ ments that he said indicate ParksÕ designated two-week campaign new Student Government election code are facing their first test after bers of the campaign for presiden¥tial candidate Scott Parks and vice raro was also one of two lead au¥thors of the new election code that mine whether a violation has been committed based on the evidence campaign violated two sections of the election code. He submitted e- ELECTION continues on page 9 Vogue performers have a ball By Rachel Burkhart Daily Texan Staff The speakers were play¥ing Jazmine SullivanÕs ÒBust Your WindowsÓ as Saha¥ra Davenport, in a pink-and champagne-colored bodysuit, jumped into the air and land¥ed into vertical splits. Davenport, who appeared in the most recent season of ÒRu¥PaulÕs Drag RaceÓ on Logo TV, performed with Vogue Evo¥lution Ñ the five-piece dance outfit featured on season four of AmericaÕs Best Dance Crew Ñ minus member Leiomy Maldonado, who did not per¥form. They were the main act of Tuesday nightÕs Evolution Ball, which was hosted by the UT Queer People of Color and Allies, or QPOCA. ÒThis is the first time weÕve performed at a college cam¥pus,Ó Vogue Evolution mem¥ber Malechai Williams said. Choquette Hamilton, direc¥tor of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, said this was the first time a drag show has been featured on the University campus. Several performances from student groups such as the House of Booty, the Queer Sol House of Drop Dead Gor¥geous, Redefined Dance Com¥pany and Alien Tactics, Ep¥idemic and STEEL Dance DANCE continues on page 2 Graduate students assist with campus energy programs By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff The UniversityÕs power plant is running at maximum capacity, and updates to light fixtures and heat¥ing and air-conditioning units are making buildings on campus more efficient, according to UT officials. It is now up to students, faculty and staff to take on energy-saving initiatives, UT Director of Sustain¥ability Jim Walker said. ÒFor energy-efficient materi¥als to work, people who are in the buildings need to be energy conscious,Ó Walker said. ÒItÕs not anything new, itÕs things students and faculty have been hearing for years. Now we have to put that into practice.Ó There are programs in place to investigate the UniversityÕs ener¥gy use, from the Campus Environ¥mental Center that coordinates ac¥tivities and initiatives to improve campus sustainability, to an an¥nual energy challenge that takes place in the campus dorms. In April, a group of graduate students investigated energy con¥sumption in the Chemical and Pe¥troleum Engineering Building for a project through the Scientists and Engineers for America, a non¥profit that examines scientific pol¥icies and procedures. Jamie Vernon, a cellular and molecular biology postdoctoral student, led the project and said that during the two-week peri¥od when the group conducted the study, they reduced energy con¥sumption by about 2 percent sim¥ply by turning off lights in unoc¥cupied rooms and shutting down computers at night. They adver¥tised their work through flyers and a blog to alert students to the efforts and encouraging them to participate. The success of the study de¥pended on the behavior of indi¥viduals, Vernon said. The willing¥ness of graduate students in the building to be active in the project made the reduction in energy use possible, he said. The team is looking to expand its ideas to schools throughout the UT System, he said. Although the team is not planning to conduct further studies, Vernon said he wants to continue meeting with student and faculty groups to dis¥cuss the findings and use them to implement policy. ÒCampus policy is all based on recommendation or sometimes incentives, but thereÕs no policy that dictates how we use energy on campus,Ó Vernon said. ÒThere is room for policy to be written. If we can have some way of encour¥aging people to conserve more en¥ergy through behavior change, we could make some real impact on campus.Ó UT Facilities Manager Al Le¥wandowski said teams such as UTakeCharge are looking to cre¥ate such a policy. UTakeCharge is a program developed by the Fa¥cilities Services and Project Man¥agement and Construction Servic¥es departments in 2007 to target different elements of the Univer¥sityÕs energy consumption. The team is examining energy poli¥cies at other comparable universi¥ties to see what has been success¥ful, with the hope of writing, ap¥proving and implementing a cam¥pus-wide energy-use policy over the coming years, Lewandowski said. Areas addressed in the po¥tential policy include computer use, lighting, the power plant and smaller details such as when Uni¥versity vehicles are and are not al¥lowed to idle. ÒWeÕve reviewed a possible pol¥icy internally for some time,Ó he ENERGY continues on page 2 Proposed light-rail system may decrease street traffic Transportation agency evaluates cost, impact; plans to present to city By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff The city of Austin may place a light rail over Lady Bird Lake, formerly known as Town Lake, to help alleviate traffic conges¥tion, according to a propos¥al that will be shown to City Council on Feb. 25. The urban rail has been stud¥ied intensely since 2004 and the Austin Transportation Depart¥ment is currently evaluating the South First Street and Con¥gress Avenue bridges to see if they can support the light railÕs capacity and load. The depart¥ment is also taking into account the cost and environmental im¥plications of the rail, depart¥ment spokeswoman Karla Vil¥lalon said. ÒWeÕre trying to develop a distinct proposal, and we are looking at the urban rail to get people in the central core with¥out adding more travel lanes,Ó Villalon said. She said the system will ten¥tatively run north through downtown, toward the Capitol and UT, and then out toward Austin-Bergstrom Internation¥al Airport. UT engineering professor Chandra Bhat said it is difficult to say what kind of impact the light rail would have and how effective it would be in alleviat¥ing congestion. ÒThe issue of land use and transportation integration is very critical,Ó Bhat said. ÒIf you put in light-rail systems, we have found people have a much more favorable opinion of riding rail systems than bus systems.Ó Ricky Gravois, president of RAIL continues on page 2 UT submits prioritized plan for budget cuts By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff The UT System submitted its prioritized plan to cut 5 percent of state revenue to the Legislative Budget Board and Gov. Rick Per¥ryÕs office Tuesday afternoon. The plan identifies areas for possible reductions from each of the nine universities and six health institutions in the UT System. The universities and health institutions individually drafted plans and then sent them to the UT System for approval. Potential reductions were ranked by their importance. ÒWhile we know it will be dif¥ficult for our academic and health institutions to cut 5 percent of state appropriations over the bi¥ennium from their budgets, par¥ticularly in the middle of a fiscal year, we pledge to do our part to help state leaders address these continuing concerns,Ó UT Sys¥tem Chancellor Francisco Cigar¥roa said in a statement. On Jan. 15, a letter signed by Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. Da¥vid Dewhurst and Texas Speak¥er of the House Joe Straus asked all state agencies Ñ including the UT System Ñ to prepare a priori¥tized plan to cut 5 percent of their budgets containing state revenue. The letter, which extended the planÕs deadline to Tuesday, came as a result of lower than antici¥pated sales-tax revenues from the holiday season. According to the plan submit¥ted by the University, UT would save $1 million from last fallÕs re¥organization of the Information Technology Services department. A total of 25 staff members were cut in October due to the changes. The second area of reduc¥tions would come from the Uni¥versityÕs trademark and licens¥ing budget. A total of $5 million would be taken from the money the University receives from li¥censing the Longhorn brand, as well as other sponsorships. The third major cut the plan identifies is $7 million in savings from the vice presidentÕs bud¥get. The University currently has 12 different vice presidental posi¥tions, and an implementation of the plan would force the depart-ments to restructure and down¥size to be more efficient. The University also has about $7 million saved from imple¥menting a non-faculty hiring freeze in February 2009. Oth¥er potential savings could come from deferring about $4.5 mil¥lion in capital investment. The final item in UTÕs plan iden¥tifies $2 million in reductions from its colleges. President William Powers Jr. said during MondayÕs Faculty Council meeting that the University will do its best to avoid any cuts in academic programs, BUDGET continues on page 2 bill needed a two-thirds majority to THE DAILY TEXAN NEWS BRIEFLY pass, and there was little discussion before the vote. Volume 110, Number 151 DANCE: Group aims to connect SG strikes down legislation After an hour of debate at last 25 cents weekÕs meeting, the representatives that creates speaker position postponed the vote until Tuesday. CONTACT US Student Government represen- John Lawler, liberal arts represen¥ gay community to mainstream tatives struck down legislation that tative and co-author of the bill, had Main Telephone: could have led to the creation of a moved for the postponement of the (512) 471-4591 speaker of the assembly position at bill to hold a series of informal dis- From page 1 and QPOCA co-chair of the event. Another goal of Vogue Evolu¥TuesdayÕs meeting. cussion sessions to explain the details Editor: ÒThey would have these balls tion is to help fight the HIV/AIDS The speaker would have been of the bill. He said the meetings had preceded Vogue EvolutionÕs per- and kind of mimic and escape epidemic, Malechai Williams Jillian Sheridan responsible for leading SG meet- very poor attendance. formance. Many of the perform- from the reality of being poor. For said. He also said the group re¥ (512) 232-2212 ings, a task currently performed ÒA lot of people have put time ers were dressed in drag attire Ñ some, it was the drag aspect of quires that people who take their editor@dailytexanonline.com by the vice president. If the legisla- and energy into this,Ó Lawler said. high heels, sequins, skintight leg- being a different gender; for oth-vogue classes be tested. They also tion had passed, the student body ÒWe do want this legislation to be Managing Editor: gings and long, curly wigs. ers, it was so they could dress up promote awareness through pan¥ would have voted on whether or available for student body to vote Ana McKenzie ÒWe were expecting to see nice and glamorous like the social el discussions and workshops, he not to create the new position dur- on.Ó (512) 232-2217 Vogue Evolution, but this has elite.Ó said. ing the University-wide general Student Government President managingeditor@ been really fun,Ó geography se-The five members of Vogue ÒWe all have experience work¥ election in March. Liam OÕRourke said someone may dailytexanonline.com nior Riley Rainosek said. ÒItÕs Evolution Ñ Devon Webster, Ma-ing in nonprofits as HIV tes- Twenty representatives voted in introduce the legislation in the fu¥favor of the legislation, nine were ture, but for now, itÕs dead. such a warm and welcoming at- lechai Williams, Dashaun Wil-ters and community organizers,Ó News O¥ce: mosphere.Ó liams, Maldonado and Jorel Rios Dashaun Williams said. A presenter at the event said Ñ were once rivals in the ball-The Evolution Ball was co¥ opposed and four abstained. The Ñ Lena Price (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com vogue involves choreographed room scene of New York City, said sponsored by the Multicultural dancing and drag attire, as well as Dashaun Williams during a ques-Information Center. Sports O¥ce: Òintricate hand movements, mind- tion-and-answer session with stu-ÒThe purpose of MIC is to en- RAIL: Construction may have (512) 232-2210 blowing body contortions and, of dents. He said they put aside their sure that our campus is welcom¥ sports@dailytexanonline.com course, a splash of fierceness.Ó differences in 2008 and began us-ing for all people regardless of ÒBall culture is [a GLBT] social ing their celebrity status to pro-their race, gender or identity, and damaging effect, activist says Life & Arts O¥ce: family network where there are mote awareness of GLBT issues. putting on a program for [GLBT] (512) 232-2209 houses, or [GLBT] gangs, but in-ÒWe want to bridge the gap be-is visually and symbolically rep-From page 1 Town Lake, a nonprofit com¥ lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com stead of street fights, they would tween mainstream success and resentative that this community is mitted to preserving Lady have ball contests where they the gay community,Ó Dashaun welcome on campus and that we the Zilker Neighborhood As- Retail Advertising: Bird Lake, said he thinks the would do vogue and drag,Ó said Williams said. ÒThe vogue as-appreciate the art form and cul¥sociation, said he thinks build¥ (512) 471-1865 city sometimes does things Victor Bui, a biology, premed, pre- pect opens the door, forms the ture that QPOCA brings to cam¥ing a light rail would develop joanw@mail.utexas.edu before studying their impact. dental and preveterinary senior bridge.Ó pus life,Ó Hamilton said. the regions south of the river, Villalon said officials will connecting and compacting ClassiÞed Advertising: share any new information the city while alleviating au¥ (512) 471-5244 with the public as it devel¥tomobile traffic. classiÞeds@dailytexanonline.com BUDGET: Student ops and a projected construc- ENERGY: UTÕs size does not ÒI think itÕs important to tion date has yet to be deter¥preserve [Lady Bird Lake], mined. group protests and you can do that by put¥ÒIn any program, the public allow for wind, solar power The Texan strives to present all infor¥ ting another bridge [there],Ó mation fairly, accurately and complete¥ involvement and aspect is im¥ ly. If we have made an error, let us know Gravois said. ÒIt would avert tuition increase portant to the City Council,Ó about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail From page 1 positive energy trends. automobile pollution because managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. Villalon said. ÒWe have been ÒThose kinds of studies have there wouldnÕt be as many using community input to help From page 1 said. ÒNow itÕs a matter of going been done, and the findings al¥ cars coming into town.Ó base our decisions off of.Ó up the management tree to see ways show how easy it is to Some are not convinced but deans have been asked to According to Cooke, Save how we want to promote that to make a big impact,Ó Walker that the city has sufficient¥prepare in case the state asks for COPYRIGHT Town Lake has not formed a the customers Ñ the faculty, stu-said. ÒPeople individually need ly researched the impact of a full cut. collective opinion about the Copyright 2009 Texas Student dents and staff. If the whole unit to assume responsibility with building the light rail. Thom-In 2009-2010, state general rev¥light rail. Their decision will Media. All articles, photographs does not buy into the plan, it will their computers and the space as Cooke, chairman of Save enue made up about 30 percent depend on where the light and graphics, both in the print and just sit on a shelf. We want to do that theyÕre in. The University of the UniversityÕs core academic rail would cross the lake and online editions, are the property something that can create a pos-wants to help with that.Ó budget. The core academic bud¥what kind of effects it would of Texas Student Media and may    itive effect on the campus.Ó Some have questioned UTÕs get primarily covers faculty and not be reproduced or republished have. Even without a major policy continued use of natural gas staff salaries but also includes in part or in whole without written ÒThe city really doesnÕt change, Walker said there have over renewable energy sourc¥ scholarships, utilities, mainte¥ permission. have impact studies that are c already been changes that show es such as wind or solar pow¥nance and operation. A 5-per¥even satisfactory,Ó Cooke a positive trend toward smart-er, Walker said. The size of the cent cut in state general reve¥said. ÒThe light rail may help er energy use and lower costs. University and its needs, how¥      nue from the budget amounts to [the city overall], but I donÕt 20 Mountains. 5 Resorts. 1 Price. Over the last few years, UT has ever, do not allow the methods about $29 million. CORRECTION think we really know. They spent $15.1 million upgrading of wind and solar energy to be If the state decides to imple¥ need to approach [building plus t/s light fixtures from incandescent financially or environmental- A reporting error in TuesdayÕs ment the cuts, the University the light rail] cautiously, and to fluorescent bulbs, a move that ly practical for the school, said page one article ÒUT System can no would not have to provide the I havenÕt seen enough to be convinced that itÕs a good or is projected to save $2.5 million Juan Ontiveros, executive di¥ per year. He said Vernon and his rector of the Utility and Energy longer subsidize cutsÓ provides the incorrect source of the $5 million cash revenues. The $5 million would come from the Trademark Revenue money until the end of the 2010¥ 2011 biennium Ñ though the ef¥    a bad thing.Ó team are encouraging students Management department. fects would be felt right away. The rest of the cuts will be made        to become more aware of their ÒOur plant sets an internation- Reserve Fund, which is the fund that is also used to subsidize the energy trends by taking intia-al standard for power plants,Ó by the Legislative Budget Board tive and spreading information Ontiveros said. ÒWe monitor from the Higher Education Group athletics spending deÞcit. These are on their own. He said it is en-and upgrade it constantly to Insurance. not Òathletic revenuesÓ but rather general UT revenues that can be used for any purpose. couraging that students like Ver-make sure our energy needs are The 5-percent state revenue cut non and his team are willing to met efficiently. Given the state    comes during a time when the take the initiative and spread in-of renewable energy and tech-University has been reallocating    The Texan regrets the error. formation on their own in order nology, our power plantÕs natu¥ to keep students more aware of ral gas is still the best option to some of its funding to make up for a shrinking endowment . how they can be involved with meet UTÕs needs.Ó   The Stop the Cuts Coalition, an on-campus group dedicated to TODAYÕS WEATHER reducing budget cuts, met Tues¥    day to further develop plans to High Low protest rising college costs and      61 37 You are invited for Ash We welcome you to any Wednesday and all budget cuts by holding a rally on the day of the March 4 Board of         of our services and activities! 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Box D, Austin, TX 78713. 2/17/10 Monday .............Wednesday, 12 p.m.Thursday.................Monday, 12 p.m. Texan Ad Tuesday.................Thursday, 12 p.m.Friday......................Tuesday, 12 p.m. Classified Word Ads 10 a.m. Deadlines Wednesday................Friday, 12 p.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) Wire Editor: Melissa Jacobs www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, February 17, 2010 WORLD&NATION THE DAILY TEXAN An archaeo¥logical worker gazes at the Astronauts move face of the mummy of King Tut as he is removed space port adapter from his stone sarcophagus on Nov. 4, 2007. using robotic arm By Marcia Dunn the stationÕs mechanical arm. The Associated Press MondayÕs work unfolded on the CAPE CANAVERAL Ñ As-eve of the third and final space¥tronauts did some rearranging walk of EndeavourÕs mission. at the International Space Sta-Robert Behnken and Nicholas Pat¥tion for the second night in a row rick will venture back out Tuesday Monday, moving an old docking night and unlock the shutters on adapter into a new position. the lookoutÕs windows, enabling A pair of spacemen used the their colleagues inside to crank stationÕs hefty robot arm to re-open the shutters. move the 10-year-old adapter The center window is the big¥from the space station and trans-gest one ever flown in space. fer it to a port at the new room, Behnken and Patrick were the Tranquility. There, it will provide ones who operated the robot arm an extra parking spot for visit-during Monday nightÕs moving Ben Curtis ing vessels and serve as a buffer operation. Associated Press against micrometeorite hits. Mission Control gave the two As that work was going on, the crews Tuesday morning off to pre¥crews of the shuttle and station pare for the spacewalk finale. were connecting power and data Endeavour and its crew of six A frail King Tut died of malaria lines in the new $27 million ob-will depart the space station Friday servation deck that was moved to after a visit of one and a half weeks. By Paul Schemm nine years at a pivotal time in spine and club feet. long-standing questions about its permanent location early Mon-TheyÕve already accomplished their The Associated Press EgyptÕs history. Speculation has Dr. Howard Markel, a med-TutankhamunÕs family, trac¥ day. Later this week, the domed, major objective: delivering and in-CAIRO Ñ EgyptÕs most fa-long swirled over his death at 19. ical historian at the Universi-ing his grandfather to Pharaoh seven-windowed lookout will get stalling Tranquility and the obser¥mous pharaoh, King Tutankha-A hole in his skull fueled specu-ty of Michigan, said some of Amenhotep III. It now appears its most important addition: a ro-vation deck, which are European mun, was a frail boy who suf-lation he was murdered, until a King TutÕs ailments, including that TutÕs father was Akhenat¥ botic work station for operating contributions to the station. fered from a cleft palate and club 2005 CT scan ruled that out, find-his bone disease, likely were the en, who attempted to change foot. He died of complications ing the hole was likely from the result of his parentsÕ incestuous millennia of religious tradition from a broken leg exacerbated mummification process. The scan marriage. by forcing the country to wor¥by malaria and his parents were also uncovered the broken leg. Like his father, Tutankha-ship the sun god Aten, instead most likely brother and sister. The newest tests paint a pic-mun had a cleft palate. Like his of a multiplicity of deities. Two years of DNA testing and ture of a pharaoh whose immune grandfather, he had a club foot DNA tests pinpointed the CT scans on TutÕs 3,300-year-old system was likely weakened by and suffered from KohlerÕs mummy of TutÕs mother Ñ mummy and 15 others are help-congenital diseases. His death disease, which inhibits the and confirmed she was a sister ing end many of the myths sur-came from complications from supply of blood to the bones of of his father Ñ but the mum¥rounding the boy king. the broken leg Ñ along with a the foot. my has not yet been firmly The study, which will be pub-new discovery: severe malaria. In TutÕs case it was slowly de-identified. Brother-sister mar¥lished Wednesday in the Journal The team said it found DNA of stroying the bones in his left foot. riages were common among of the American Medical Associ-the malaria parasite in several of It noted that 130 walking sticks EgyptÕs pharaohs. ation, provides the firmest family the mummies, some of the oldest and canes were discovered in TutÕs The tests also disproved spec¥tree yet for Tut. The tests pointed ever isolated. tomb, some of them appeared to ulation that Tutankhamun and to Pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried They also highlighted the role have been used. members of his family suffered to revolutionize ancient Egyptian genetics play in some diseases. The study is part of a wid-from rare disorders that gave religion to worship one god, as The members of the 18th dynasty er program to test the DNA of them feminine attributes and TutÕs father. His mother was one were closely inbred and the DNA hundreds of mummies to de-misshapen bones, including Courtesy of NASA of AkhenatenÕs sisters, it said. studies found several genetic dis-termine their identities and Marfan syndrome, a connective Tut, who became pharaoh at orders in the mummies tested their family relations. tissue disorder that can result in Astronaut Robert Behnken participates in the construction and main¥ tenance of the International Space Station on Sunday. age 10 in 1333 B.C., ruled for just such as scoliosis, curvature of the The new study answered elongated limbs. Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard David Muto Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION Wednesday, February 17, 2010 Lauren Winchester THE DAILY TEXAN THE FIRING LINE The color of money In the Feb 16. article, ÒUT System can no longer subsidize cuts,Ó it was reported that UTÕs budget reduction plan Òdips into about $5 million worth of cash revenues acquired from athletics revenue.Ó This is incorrect. President Powers reported at the Faculty Council meeting in question that the $5 million would come from the Trademark Revenue Reserve Fund, which is the fund that is also used to subsidize the ath¥letics spending deficit. These are not Òathletics revenuesÓ but rather general UT revenues. These funds are generated from income on the University of Texas name, and as President William Powers Jr. also stated at the meeting, they are part of the general budget of the University and can be used for any purpose. Ñ David M. Hillis Alfred W. Roark Centennial Professor of Integrative Biology The Cactus Cafe Ñ just another empty room The University needs to cut costs and has scheduled the close of the Cactus Cafe as part of a cost-cutting measure. In addition, closing the cafe is sup¥posed to provide much-needed room for student activities. As a fan of the cafe, I was very dis¥appointed to see the news and GALLERY Thanks to Austin Water AustinÕs water war By Calvin Sloan Daily Texan Columnist The sun finally came out Sunday after what seemed like an endless streak of cold, wet misery (I wonder what people from Minne¥sota or Seattle would make of that statement). To take advantage of the 70-degree freedom, I biked across Austin, from West Campus through the Capitol grounds and downtown, across East Fifth Ñ my favorite street in the city Ñ and beyond. The ride reinforced what I already knew: Austin is quite a town. We should be forever grateful to call it home. Although UT and Austin are deeply inter¥connected, they are not entirely dependent on each other, and itÕs better that way. As the late, great Walter Cronkite said in one of those UT commercials that I still watch occasionally on YouTube, ÒItÕs hard to describe the heart of a city as diverse and creative as Austin.Ó Given the healthy synergy between the University and the city, itÕs in our best inter¥est as students, faculty and administrators to ensure that Austin develops in a positive manner. We canÕt deny that Austin is grow¥ing Ñ upperclassmen and Austin locals can attest to how dramatically the skyline has changed in a matter of years Ñ but we can attempt to direct the growth in a progressive, sustainable direction. The construction of the $1.2 billion Water Treatment Plant #4, if realized, will be a de¥cidedly regressive step away from that goal. The plant is set to be built in northwest Austin and will draw water from Lake Tra¥vis. Austin Water Utility has requested funds from City Council to construct the plant and claims that Austin needs to increase the cityÕs treatment capacity, which they say will soon be threatened by population growth. Public advocacy groups like the Austin Neighborhoods Council, Clean Water Action, Public Citizen and the Austin Sierra Club have denounced the proposal and cite prob¥lems with Austin Water UtilityÕs methodol¥ogy and outlook. These critics question why the city would choose consumption over con¥servation and efficiency, especially given the economic climate we face (the $1.2 billion construction cost isnÕt petty cash). In 2002, Austin Water Utility told the City Council that peak day demands for water would rise from the 2001 figure of 240.3 mil¥lion to 281 million gallons a day by the sum¥mer of 2009. Yet, as of February 2010, despite an increase of 100,000 citizens to the city, wa¥ter demand has declined since 2001. This downward-sloping plateau can be attributed to gains in efficiency and conservation, and Ñ as the City Council would be wise to re¥alize Ñ the initiatives that have thus far been implemented are just scratching the surface. As Colin Clark of Save Our Springs repeat¥edly pointed out in a public debate over the plant in October, if the city spent only a frac¥tion of the money designated for the plant on implementing policies that involved ef¥ficiency, conservation and reuse, Austin citi¥zens would be far better off, both monetarily and culturally. Yes, this is a cultural issue. In the long run, living with less water is going to be a reali¥ty that all Americans are going to have to face. Despite what weÕre taught in elementa¥ry school about the Òwater cycle,Ó the truth is weÕre draining water tables across the coun¥try Ñ and globally Ñ at an unsustainable lev¥el. WeÕre treating fresh water as a replaceable commodity, and not as the valuable resource that it truly is. But when problems arise, so do solutions and opportunity. Austin could incentivize Ògrey waterÓ systems and develop rainwater harvesting. We can fix leaking pipes, install efficient appliances and plumbing fixtures and enforce responsible irrigation techniques. We can create green jobs for a new, ecological¥ly conscious economy. When biking around Austin, I realized that the city currently stands at a crossroads. It can follow the typical model of expansion or re¥define it and institute smart growth policies. The debate over Water Treatment Plant #4, which if implemented will lead to the formi¥dable building of tract homes in the north, is a fight over AustinÕs soul. ItÕs not that Austin Water Utility is entire¥ly wrong about their estimates; itÕs that they have a different vision of AustinÕs future. But do we want to submerge ourselves in debt just to subsidize some developerÕs vision of endless suburban sprawl? That experiment has already failed our country. If you enjoy that Austin doesnÕt resemble Los Angeles just yet and would like for city policies to revolve around sustainability and not short-term gain, hereÕs some good news for you: You can do something about it. Attend the rally on March 11 against the Billion Dollar Boondoggle, and let Mayor Leffingwell and City Council members know that their actions have electoral consequences. For more info visit savewatersavemoney.org. Sloan is a government senior. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Me¥dia Board of Operating Trustees. have avidly followed this story. I certainly understand that the Union should cater to students; however, on three visits to the Union in the past two weeks, I noticed that many of the rooms were not in use. The Union has four larger venues, the Union Theatre, the ballroom, the showroom and the Cactus. Reviewing the UnionÕs February calendar (available online) reveals that the Cactus will have hosted 23 nights of live music. The Union Ballroom has only three nights of activities listed for February, while the theater has nine. Information on the showroomÕs use is not provided on the calendar. There appears to be only one night where the Cactus, theater and ballroom are all in use. So does the Union really need to close the Cactus because additional space is needed? If February is an indication, it seems the answer is no. There are also many places a student can study throughout the Union, including the 40 Acres Room, Pierce Hall, the Sinclair Lounge, the GovernorÕs Room and the Presidential Lounge. During my visits, most of these rooms were underuti¥lized, to say the least. So it seems that the real problem is money. At first the shortfall was given as $50,000 or $66,000 per year. Later this was clarified to be for a two¥year period. What seems clear is that we did not get an honest, thoughtful dialogue between By Emily Grubert Daily Texan Columnist The Austin Water UtilityÕs mission statement begins by stating its vision Òto be the best water utility in the nation.Ó Amused and encouraged by the ambition, I started poking around Austin WaterÕs Web site to judge how close it is to its goal. I had no¥ticed signs for the Austin Clean Water Program around Hyde Park on a coffee excursion, so I looked that up. ÒACWP Named Top 10 Infrastructure Project in North ÉÓ read the Google-truncated head¥line. Expecting to see that the Clean Water Pro¥gram was a top-10 infrastructure project in north Austin, I clicked the link and was shocked to see that the headline ended in ÒAmerica.Ó So I kept reading. The Austin Clean Water Program took eighth place in a vote on the infrastructure projects most influential on American quality of life over the past 75 years. Also on the list: the Interstate Highway System (voted No. 1), the Hoover Dam (No. 3) and the Golden Gate Bridge (No. 10). I was in love by the time I downloaded the Austin Water mission statement poster. Established in 2001 and involving more than 400,000 feet of pipe, the Austin Clean Water Pro¥gram was created to help Austin comply with an Environmental Protection Agency adminis¥trative order that called for the elimination of sewer overflows. Water systems are an amazingly important supporter of city life Ñ and theyÕre often not that visible. Clicking through Austin WaterÕs press releases, though, shows how closely the water system follows our lives. IÕm almost tempted to propose a class on anthropology for civil engi¥neers Ñ ÒLife Through Your Pipes. Meets Mon¥days, Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m.Ó ThereÕs the Nov. 23 press release begging citizens Òto stop the Grease Blob from invad¥ingÓ during the cooking-heavy holiday season. Another Web site includes a reference to the amount of oil used for frying turkeys and a link to Ñ yes Ñ the city of AustinÕs YouTube page, which features a horror movie-style public ser¥vice announcement Ñ complete with screams Ñ that explains what oils and greases can do to water pipes. Then thereÕs the Jan. 11 press release that sym¥pathizes with residentsÕ recent brush with cold temperatures. Starting Jan. 8, Austin Water crews worked 12-hour emergency shifts to deal with more than 600 calls about broken and frozen wa¥ter pipes, including 243 broken pipes on private property and 45 broken mains in the city. The water system celebrates Thanksgiving and winter along with us. Hurricane seasons, drought seasons, flooding, pool parties Ñ the water system sees them all. HereÕs my message to the water system: Thanks, buddy. Running water is a recent devel¥opment in human history, and itÕs done a lot to improve health conditions and convenience for modern societies. Texas is certainly no stranger to water chal¥lenges. Droughts can be severe; the complica¥tions of water laws here Ñ often characterized as Òthe biggest pump winsÓ laws Ñ can be strik¥ing. The Gulf Coast can be crushed by massive hurricanes while the interior of the state gets thrashed by a lack of water. Water is vital, and water services seem fair¥ly basic. Despite that, the complexity and chal¥lenges of the process of obtaining, conveying and treating water for human use are much greater than is initially apparent at the tap or the sprinkler level. Mistakes such as allowing sewage to spill or pipes to burst can be incredibly disruptive and create major health hazards. One of Califor¥niaÕs major water projects is a seismic retrofit of urban supply lines. In the event of an earth¥quake, damaged water lines could lead to chol¥era outbreaks. Given this, perhaps it shouldnÕt have surprised me that a massive water supply project in Austin is considered more influential with regard to quality of life than the Golden Gate Bridge. So hats off to water supply projects. And Aus¥tin Water, good luck becoming the best water utility in the nation. Grubert is an energy and earth resources graduate student. the interested parties before students took advantage of the and cuts. The position of many this rash decision was made. centerÕs programs and opposed to them is a universal We have also learned that all exhibitions. opposition to all cuts or tuition members of the Union Board As Ransom Center Director increases. That is unreasonable were not fully involved in this Thomas F. Staley has said of and unrealistic. decision as it was not on the centerÕs collections in the Contrary to what some the agenda. past, ÒThese materials are rich seem to believe, the adminis- I hope that the University resources for the students of our tration canÕt create money out can admit that it made a rash University, who can see, and in of thin air. When less income decision and let the interested turn be inspired by, the original comes in from outside sources, parties find a way to keep the texts, artwork and photographs such as state funding and Cactus Cafe open Ñ allowing a that they study in their classes.Ó endowments, either tuition jewel in AustinÕs music crown The mission of the Ransom has to rise and/or cuts have to to survive. Center is to advance the study be made. There are many parties who of the arts and humanities by While there is certainly a case are willing to fund the Cactus making accessible cultural to be made that the administra-Cafe, but it seems like the material and providing educa-tion needs to be more transpar-University doesnÕt really want tion and enrichment for stu-ent and open about the budget to even explore this option. dents, scholars and the public process, it is not their fault that through exhibitions, public cuts are necessary, and IÕm sure Ñ Joe Sherfy, CPA, performances and lectures. they arenÕt happy about having Alumnus, 1978 Similar to the breadth of its to make them. holdings, the Ransom Center There is one very legiti¥recognizes that its audiences, mate complaint about Mack The Ransom center serves more than 75,000 visitors in BrownÕs salary. However, students 2009, are equally diverse. the villain in that situation is Nevertheless, providing stu-not the administration and In ÒStudents rally to rescue dents with unique opportuni-Powers but Mack Brown and Cactus Cafe,Ó Hayley Gillespie, ties to study the humanities the other athletic coaches a co-founder of Student Friends has been, and continues to be, a and administrators at Texas of the Cactus Cafe, is quoted priority of the Ransom Center. and across the country who as saying that Òthe cafe mirrors The Ransom Center wel-believe they are entitled to other UT attractions, including comes all students, or anyone seven-figure salaries. the Harry Ransom Center and with an interest in the humani-They seem to believe that the Texas Memorial Museum, ties, to explore the collections. their salaries should be based which are more frequently used on for-profit business prin¥by alumni.Ó Ñ Jennifer Tisdale ciples and not those of a public Although alumni visit and Public Affairs Director at the university. However, even use the Ransom Center, as do Harry Ransom Center reigning in their greed (which scholars and general visitors would have to happen at the from around the world, one of national level) would not stop the centerÕs primary audiences Defending the cuts cuts or tuition increases from is students. Last year, more Like many students, IÕm not having to be made. than 500 classes and some 5,500 happy with the budget cuts and students accessed collection tuition increases lately. No one Ñ Timothy Bray materials at the Ransom Center. is. IÕve also been following the Government and Furthermore, thousands of opposition to those increases history senior By Julie Bissinger Daily Texan Staff The Hindu Students Council is hosting Hinduism Awareness Week to eliminate Òcommon misconceptionsÓ about the third¥largest religion in the world. The UT chapter of the nation¥al organization kicked off the awareness week Monday by ta¥bling on the West Mall and host¥ing a guest speaker Tuesday. To¥day the council will host a re¥ligious panel in the Pharmacy Building to educate fellow stu¥dents about Hinduism and oth¥er major religions. ÒMany people think Hin¥duism is a polytheistic reli¥gion even though it isnÕt,Ó said Apoorva Murthy, a Plan II senior and president of the council. ÒAll of the gods are manifestations of one supreme god, Brahman.Ó Pictures and descriptions of Hindu gods, including Dur¥ga, Ganesh, Saraswati and Shi¥va, lined the table Monday af¥ternoon. Each god symbolizes a certain aspect of life for Hindus, but the exact number of gods is unknown because Òeach village in India might have [its] own de¥ity,Ó Murthy said. Originating in India and hav¥ing almost 1 billion followers, Hinduism is the third-largest re¥ligion in the world, after Chris¥tianity and Islam, according to the Smithsonian InstitutionÕs Web site. Another common misconcep¥tion of Hinduism is that its fol¥lowers worship cows, said Atul Agrawa, a chemical engineering senior and the organizationÕs re¥gional chair. ÒWe are trying to demystify our religion [this week],Ó Agraw¥al said. Former UT student Ashok Bail discussed the importance of meditation Tuesday night in Garrison Hall. Bail is a member of the Life Bliss Foundation, an organization that promotes med¥itation and yoga. ÒMeditation allows people to really live life,Ó Bail said. ÒIt teach¥es techniques for how to cope with anxiety and depression.Ó UT students of BahaÕi, Hindu, Islamic and Jewish faiths will constitute todayÕs panel to an¥swer questions about their reli¥gions, said Jaimin Patel, a bio¥chemistry sophomore and the councilÕs secretary. Plan II and journalism soph¥omore Debbi Wolfson said she will attend the religious pan¥el discussion because of the unique combination of reli¥gions represented. ÒIt seems cool to see what the religions have in common and how they differ,Ó Wolf¥son said. ÒI donÕt really know much about other religions be¥sides Judaism and maybe some Christianity.Ó The awareness week will end Saturday with a celebra¥tion of Sankranti, a festival hon¥oring the beginning of the har¥vest season. The organization teamed up for the first time with Delta Kappa Delta, a so¥rority for students interested in Southeast Asian culture, to help run the festival, said Sonya Seth, an English senior and president of the sorority. The council will host the inter¥faith panel tonight in PHR 2.110 at 7 p.m. UT scientists aid Haiti TV specialwith fault line data By Katherine Noble Daily Texan Staff Two scientists from UTÕs Insti¥tute for Geophysics contributed to a Discovery Channel special on the recent earthquake in Haiti. Paul Mann and Sean Gulick were interviewed for the Discov¥ery Channel special titled, ÒHaitiÕs Killer Quake: Why it Happened.Ó The show premiered Thursday and explored the scientific impli¥cations of the deadliest natural di¥saster to hit the island since 1750. The Discovery Channel first con¥tacted Mann, an expert in plate tec¥tonics, for the special. Mann said the show was filmed before he had an opportunity to go to Haiti to see the damage in person, but he had studied the fault systems in Haiti since graduate school. Mann then contacted Gulick when Discovery needed another researcher to speak more generally about the influence of faulting and plate tectonic on the earthquake. The show explained why the earthquake occurred Jan. 12 and whether it is possible to predict large-scale earthquakes. Mann said the first thing to understand is that the earth is divided into plate boundaries. The one beneath Haiti is a strike-slip fault similar to the San Andreas Fault in Cali¥fornia. Since the last large earth¥quake in Haiti occurred 250 years ago, the strain on the fault line has been accumulating and locking the plates in place until the fault line finally broke, causing the re¥cent earthquake. In 2008, Mann and other re¥searchers labeled the area around Haiti a significant hazard. They predicted the size of the next earth¥quake to be about 7.2 on the Rich¥ter Scale, and the actual earthquake measured 7.0. They had no idea, however, when it would occur. ÒIn the earthquake world we try to avoid predictions Ñ instead, we forecast,Ó he said. ÒScientists can determine the size of future earth¥quakes and where they might hit, but we try to avoid saying we know when it is going to occur.Ó There is always increased risk for large-scale disasters when ma¥jor cities are built near fault lines, Mann said. Mann and fellow UT research sci¥entist Fred Taylor will travel to Hai¥ti on Feb. 22 to survey local coast¥lines for a few weeks. Taylor, who spent some time in Haiti during the 1980s, said he and Mann will be us¥ing corals and other shoreline or¥ganisms as tide gauges in order to measure water displacement. This will allow them to see if tides have raised or lowered relative to their normal positions, which they hope will help determine the frequen¥cy and extent of earthquakes along the primary fault extending across southern Haiti. Gulick, UT research associate Matt Hornbach and technical sup¥port specialist Marcy Davis will spend two weeks aboard the re¥search vessel Endeavor at Port-au-Prince later this month. The fault that ruptured in Haiti has nev¥er been mapped, and they are not exactly sure how frequently it ac¥tivates, Hornbach said. ÒFor this study, we will map the geologic structure beneath the sea floor near Port-au-Prince,Ó Horn¥bach said. ÒFrom this we hope to identify the location of active faults across the region and to de¥termine what triggered an un¥usual tsunami reported along the coast during the earthquake.Ó The research of both groups fo¥cuses on understanding the cause and frequency of EarthÕs major geohazards, such as earthquakes, landslides and tsunamis. ÒEven Haiti and the Dominican Republic should plan for more quakes,Ó Gulick said. ÒHaiti must rebuild on as much safe ground as possible with new buildings able to sustain another disaster.Ó Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, February 17, 2010 NCAA COLUMN UT coaches not thrilled with recent Big Ten talk By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Columnist Over the weekend, speculation about Texas leaving the Big 12 to join the Big Ten has become a hot topic in Austin as well as the rest of the country. All the banter erupted follow¥ing a report last week from the Lawrence Journal-World that, ac¥cording to an anonymous source, the Big Ten and the University of Texas had Òpreliminary exchang¥esÓ about adding the Longhorns to the nationÕs oldest conference. The Big Ten, which already has 11 teams, is looking to add a 12th. Notre Dame passed anoth¥er opportunity to join. Pittsburgh, Louisville or Missouri may make more sense geographically. Texas, on the other hand, is at least 1,000 miles away from every university in the conference. Although it appears unlikely that the two parties would join each other, most of the discussion regarding the Longhorns bailing on the Big 12 has been centered around football. But the deal, which has been rumored to be around $8 million going to Texas, doesnÕt just in¥clude Mack BrownÕs bunch. All Longhorn sports would have to make the long trips north to com¥pete in the freezing weather of Minnesota, Michigan and Wis¥consin. Yes, football gets the most na¥tional attention and makes the most money, but there are more than a BIG TEN continues on page 8 UT vs. Missouri Tonight at 8 p.m., ESPN2 THE DAILY TEXAN MENÕS BASKETBALL BradleyÕs hot hand mobilizes tempo The freshman shooting guard takes open shots, increases pace of game By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff If Rick Barnes was wor¥ried about freshman Avery Bradley being too tired to give a 110-percent effort, he shouldnÕt be. At least, not anymore. On Saturday against Ne¥braska, Bradley hit six of sev¥en 3-pointers and scored 25 points in 26 minutes of play. Additionally, in Big 12 games he is averaging 15.1 points and 4.3 rebounds per game. Barnes opted to sit out his freshman star for the major¥ity of the second half so he wouldnÕt burn out, especial¥ly with No. 15 Texas facing a hard-running and pressing Missouri team tonight. After the Nebraska game, Bradley was asked if he thought he had hit a hurdle in the last few games, be¥cause he had been flying un¥der the radar Ñ not taking over games as expected. Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff ÒI wouldnÕt say I hit a wall,Ó Bradley said. ÒI wasnÕt Freshman Avery Bradley looks to shoots a 3-pointer in TexasÕ 91-51 win over Nebraska last Saturday. Bradley went 6-for-7 from the really tired at all. I just wasnÕt arch (5-for-5 in the first half) and scored 25 points in 26 minutes of play. playing good, and thatÕs it.Ó When a player with as much talent as Bradley has a poor game, the explanation usually is that he is only a freshman. ItÕs because Bradley shows maturity on the court that makes him appear as if heÕs one of the teamÕs veterans. Against Nebraska, Brad¥ley had one of those veter¥an-like performances. For most of the first half, Bradley found himself open, making open shots and picking up the LonghornsÕ pace. ÒMy teammates saw I was open and making shots, so they got me the ball,Ó he said. ÒThatÕs what weÕve been focusing on in becom¥ing a better team. We played at our tempo the whole time. We wanted to come out and push the ball and play hard the whole game, and thatÕs what we did.Ó One reason the Longhorns played such a complete game against the Cornhuskers on Saturday was that the players werenÕt being greedy. Fresh¥man JÕCovan Brown could have easily driven inside the paint to attempt layups or jumpers, but instead, he saw that Bradley had the hot hand and knew the smarter play would be to pass. ÒIt wasnÕt my day. When I saw Avery make three shots in a row, I was like, ÔGet it to him. Ride the horse all day,ÕÓ Brown said. One of TexasÕ biggest prob¥lems in its most recent games has been the assist-to-turn¥over ratio. Barnes has said all year that the key for this team to win is simple: Keep the turnovers to a minimum and pass the ball. Players have chosen to at¥tempt the all-star move in¥stead of keeping with the team-player mindset. Brown has been guilty of this and is tied for first with senior Da¥mion James in turnovers with 57. But against Nebraska, Brown only had three, and he came up with six assists. ÒIn our losses, we were giving away 21 points on av¥erage,Ó Barnes said. ÒThis is where it goes back to turn¥overs. We were trying to make great plays. ÒThink of it in football terms: You drive down inside the 10-yard line seven times, and you miss seven straight field goals,Ó Barnes added. ÒThatÕs what free throws do TURNOVERS continues on page 8 Texas spotlight What to watch for JÕCovan Brown, Point Guard Show-Me game in the Show-Me State Maybe head coach Rick Barnes found the solution Contrary to what a 40-point victory looks like on pa¥in Brown. Against Nebraska last week Brown was in-per, it doesnÕt mean that the Longhorns have solved all serted as the starting lineup in hopes that he would their problems. What No. 15 TexasÕ 91-51 win over Ne¥provide the offense that neither Dogus Balbay nor braska last weekend proved was that the Longhorns can Justin Mason could. win the games theyÕre supposed to win. Now comes a Brown did just that with 12 points and a game-matchup that brings something Texas hasnÕt handled so high six assists. But if Texas wants to build on the well this season: adversity. A road win at Missouri, which strength of its 40-point shellacking of the Cornhusk-has only dropped one game at home this season, would ers, Brown will have to continue that consistent play give Texas some much-needed credibility. for the Horns to bounce the ship fully right. ItÕll also help to keep him in the lineup if itÕs a close Forty minutes of hell game, with a .913 free-throw percentage, heÕs TexasÕ The Longhorns will have to be ready to run. Missouri best hope from the charity stripe. likes to push the ball quickly on offense and relentless¥ Ñ Chris Tavarez ly press defenses in order to wear them down Ñhence the Ò40 minutes of hellÓ style head coach Mike Ander¥son has earned. And it works. The Tigers lead the nation in steals with 11.4 per game and are second in turnover Missouri spotlight margin. The consistency of style has enabled Missouri to stay competitive after losing its two top players last year, Zaire Taylor, Guard DeMarre Carroll and Leo Lyons, to graduation. He may not be the flashiest player or have the most attractive stats, but Taylor is consistent. Was it the uniforms? Taylor averages the most minutes of anyone on You may have had to squint to notice, but the Long¥the team and protects the ball better than anyone horns pulled a rare, midseason uniform switch start¥with 2.4 assists for every one turnover. ing last Monday against Kansas. Texas scrapped its usual Taylor also puts up consistent numbers that a Miz-duds for some fancy new ones from Nike. Design-wise, zou can lean on in the form of eight points a game they are relatively similar from the front, but things get and three rebounds. Those stats will certainly help a interesting on the back. It features a watermark-like de¥team trying to break out of a three-way tie with Tex-piction of the UT Tower, a longhorn and the state of Tex¥as and Baylor into the top tier of the Big 12. as. With so much going on, maybe Nebraska got dis¥ Ñ C.T. tracted by trying to read the backs of the jerseys. Maybe the Jayhawks just have better attention spans. Ñ Blake Hurtik SOFTBALL WOMENÕS BASKETBALL No. 20 TEXAS 6, Centenary College 0 Reed becomes TexasÕ confident, go-to player By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are looking to ex¥ tend their five-game winning streak tonight against Kansas State. During the streak, Texas has won in a number of ways. It got ahead early and ran away with a victory against Colorado and Texas Tech. Against Kansas, it battled back from a deficit and scored buzzer beaters to win in double overtime. Either way, the Longhorns are finding ways to win, and that is all that matters. Tonight, however, they may find themselves in a shootout against a team that can put up plenty of points. ÒK-State scares me,Ó UT coach Gail Goestenkors said. ÒThey take a lot of 3s. When you have four players on the floor who all shoot the 3 very well, it extends your defense.Ó Getting the first rebound and not allowing the Wildcats to get mul¥tiple shots each possession will be a key for the game. Responsi¥ble for getting a number of those rebounds is freshman post Cokie Reed, who has been receiving more playing time due to her improve¥ment on the court. Coming off the bench, Reed has begun to get into a groove offen¥ sively. Longhorns remain undefeated ÒWe feel like we have a go-to player on the low block that we didnÕt have in the first half [of the By Matt Hohner ÒPersonally, it was great for on a single. The Horns added er threw a perfect pitch, and it season],Ó Goestenkors said. ÒGoing Daily Texan Staff me,Ó Tresselt said. ÒBut most two more tallies in the third, went pretty far.Ó through the Big 12 wars, you learn After cracking into the Top 25 importantly, it is just nice to using a sacrifice fly by Hooks A small group of young Long¥a lot and you grow a lot. Now she rankings this week, No. 20 Tex-continue the winning streak for to score sophomore Courtney horn fans rallied around the ju¥feels very confident that she can as remains undefeated after beat-the entire team.Ó Craig and a throwing error by nior and started to chant ÒRay¥score on anybody.Ó ing Centenary College 6-0 Tues-Bruins came in the fifth inning the Centenary catcher to score gan FeightÓ to the rhythm of ÒTex-Reed scored a career-high 18 day night. to relieve Tresselt and picked up sophomore Lexy Bennett. as Fight.Ó points against Kansas on Satur-In the spirit of Fat Tuesday, fans right where she left off, striking Second baseman Raygan Feight ÒI smile about it, but I got to day by both posting up and taking were given burnt orange beads out five batters in three innings Ñ made her contribution with a focus on the next pitch,Ó Feight jump shots facing the basket. for their attendance. They were earning a save. stand-up double and a home run said. ÒShe just gets the ball and goes also treated to a combined shut-The Longhorns were efficient at over left center field. Feight put an Coach Connie Clark explained out pitching performance by se-the plate as well, cranking out six early defensive error behind her that the LonghornsÕ win over Cen¥ nior Erin Tresselt and freshman runs in just six hits. and redeemed herself at the plate. tenary was a perfect way to come Kim Bruins. Texas struck first in the sec-ÒI definitely think it was a mo-off of last weekendÕs champion-Tresselt notched her first win of ond inning when an RBI single mentum builder,Ó Feight said. ship win in the Time Warner Ca¥ the season, tossing four innings of by freshman right fielder Taylor ÒDefensively I had an error, but I ble Texas Invitational. work, striking out four batters and Hoagland scored junior catcher bounced back and got the confi-ÒIÕm glad we had this game only allowing two hits. Amy Hooks, who had reached dence I needed. Luckily, the pitch-scheduled for tonight,Ó Clark said. ÒIt was a good test for our mentality and our approach and process. WeÕre playing the game, not the opponent.Ó Clark expects more of the same in an upcoming tour¥nament this weekend at Houston. ÒComing off such a hot weekend, the key for the team now is consistency,Ó she said. ÒWe have to keep our energy up, stay focused and maintain ourselves from here on out.Ó WHAT: No. 12 Texas (18-6, 7-3 Big 12) vs. Kansas State (12-12, 4-6 Big 12) WHERE: Frank Erwin Center WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. to the basket without anyone stop¥ping her,Ó junior Kat Nash said. ÒI feel really confident throwing her the ball, and I know she is going to score most of the time.Ó Since the beginning of Big 12 play, Reed has shot 56 percent from the field, scoring 9.1 points and grabbing 4.2 rebounds per game. ÒCokie has improved her game a lot,Ó sophomore guard Ashleigh Fontenette said. ÒShe is getting up and down the floor better and is be¥coming a bigger threat inside.Ó Starting post Ashley Gayle likes what she is seeing from Reed as well. ÒI think she is really peaking and starting to get a handle on the game,Ó Gayle said. ÒItÕs nice to know that if I do get in foul trouble, there are others on the bench that can come in and be effective.Ó The Longhorns look to contin¥ue feeding Reed the ball as they try to counter Kansas StateÕs long¥range threats with the strength down-low from the 6-foot-4-inch Waco native. ÒAnytime she gets the ball we be¥lieve she can score, whether itÕs on the low block or at the high post,Ó Goestenkors said. ÒShe has got a nice shot from up there as well.Ó Reed, who is nicknamed ÒGrand¥maÓ for her caring personality, will be looking for her fourth straight double-digit scoring effort tonight at the Frank Erwin Center. ÒThey have had a tough time stopping her,Ó Nash said. TURNOVERS: Horns look to share ball, play simpler From page 7 whatÕs happened to us. Think maintain that philosophy of to you. Then imagine running about how many times weÕve sharing the ball and not trying the triple option, and you fake given people just wide-open to make spectacular plays ev¥ the hand-off to the guy up the looks. You canÕt win.Ó ery time they touch the ball, the middle, and when you pitch The Longhorns had 19 as-Longhorns will be able to play it, you pitch it to the other sists compared to 13 turnovers free and easy tonight against team and they run it in. ThatÕs against Nebraska. If they can Missouri. BIG TEN: Switch would be inconvenient From page 7 Bloomington, Iowa City, Evan-Stillwater and Lubbock. ston, East Lansing, West Lafay-ÒThe amount of money teams dozen other teams that would be ette and State College home. ItÕs would spend and never play a affected by this. one thing to catch a Southwest game once they got there would Baseball head coach Aug-Airlines flight to an in-state town be difficult,Ó Garrido said. gie Garrido does not seem too like Lubbock. ItÕs a whole other Meanwhile, other coaches could keen to the idea of making mul-deal to fly to Happy Valley, Penn care less at the moment about the tiple trips to the other side of the StateÕs home. Big Ten. country, where he would have to Garrido asked, ÒHow do you ÒWe havenÕt even thought be outside for three long games get to Happy Valley? IÕm not even about it at all,Ó womenÕs basket¥a weekend. sure theyÕre happy there. ball head coach Gail Goesten¥ ÒThe weather is terrible,Ó Gar-ÒAll of those places are in re-kors said. ÒIÕm so wrapped up in rido said. ÒYou canÕt play there mote towns, so getting there the Big 12 that we donÕt even re¥till the [baseball] season is al-would be a nightmare. To get to ally pay attention to what every¥most over, and when you can Illinois we would have to fly to St. one says about potentially being play, itÕs so bitterly cold and un-Louis or Chicago or Indianapolis, in the Big Ten.Ó predictable.Ó and then it would be a two-hour For the golf teamsÕ purposes, For the teams that compete bus ride.Ó the conference switch could be outdoors, they have become ac-The time factor alone would seen as a benefit. customed to playing in 90-de-take away from the athletes who ÒI think going to the Big Ten gree weather. The cool temper-are used to short drives to Waco would potentially helps us be¥atures that have delayed Tex-or College Station. cause weÕve got the best climate,Ó ans from hanging up their coats Is it right to make the track and womenÕs golf head coach Mar¥over the past few weeks would field team travel a thousand miles tha Richards said. ÒIt doesnÕt im¥be considered a perfect day in just to run 100 meters or to have pact us a whole lot. Golf plays big Bloomington, Ind. one attempt at the shot put? These national tournaments and not as ÒTheyÕre barbecuing there in are student-athletes. They should much with schools in the confer¥51-degree weather, and we are not have to spend all this time on ence. I imagine it impacts football freezing,Ó Garrido said. the road Ñor in the air, for the and basketball more. ItÕs not like In addition to the harsh and un-most part. switching to the SEC and the Pac familiar climate in Big Ten coun-ÒTeams would have to leave 10, [which] are the top conferenc¥try, just getting to their destina-early. Then you get there and itÕs es, golf-wise.Ó tion would be a pain. snowing and youÕre freezing your But that doesnÕt mean a move ÒBig Ten schools are indoor ass off and canÕt play anyway,Ó to the Big Ten would leave some teams a long ways away from us, Garrido said. teams out in the cold Ñ literally. and the travel would be incredibly Economically, the move may ÒFor us, it would not be good,Ó demanding,Ó said Michael Center, not make sense. The cost of get-Center said. ÒIÕm for whatÕs best UT menÕs head tennis coach. ting just 25 female soccer players for the athletics department, but Not to mention the fact that Big to Happy Valley, Columbus and for me, selfishly speaking, it Ten schools call not-so-sprawling East Lansing would far exceed would not be great for the ten¥metropolises such as Champaign, the cost of traveling to Norman, nis team.Ó Wednesday, February 17, 2010 NEWS Give me a break ELECTION: Candidates hope for fair ruling from board From page 1 period. He also submit¥ted pages from a Dec. 7 meet¥ing of ParksÕ campaign that listed information about the campaign platform as well as a schedule of meetings and events that all fell before Feb. 17. ÒOur whole election process is based on a two-week campaign pe¥riod, so if youÕre campaigning before that and making flyers and holding events, that goes against the whole basis of the system,Ó Ferraro said. The case questions the restric¥tions of public versus private com¥munication and campaigning, Parks said. Parks, who currently serves as SG external finance direc¥tor, and University-wide represen¥tative James Talarico said although they have held several meetings and sent e-mails to potential sup¥porters, they have not engaged in illegal campaign activities. Instead, their goal was to have conversa¥tions about SG, share ideas and gather a core support base so they would be prepared to launch an ef¥fective campaign at the start date. Members of Azemi and SteinÕs executive alliance have also sent e¥mails reaching out to individuals Ñ including other SG members and leaders of major student groups, who were not confirmed supporters of their campaign Ñ in the hopes of discussing the election. They com¥municated largely with individuals and small groups while ParksÕ cam¥paign sent e-mails to larger num¥bers of potential supporters and encouraged them to bring friends. These activities fall within the scope of the necessary processes to build a campaign team, Talarico said. He said he believes neither campaign has violated the election code. ÒThe election code, which I was involved in writing, created lines to try to make a fair election,Ó Ta¥larico said. ÒBut it was written with the knowledge that each can¥didate, in order to win, will try to push right up to the legal parame¥ters. IÕm proud that our campaign has done everything we can with¥in the rules to reach out to as many students as possible.Ó Azemi said he cannot specu¥late about what the boardÕs ruling will be, but he hopes it will be a fair process. ÒThiswillbethefirsthearingofthe newESBunderanewelectioncode,Ó Azemi said. ÒI think theyÕll have the ability to set a lot of precedents and interpret the code as they see fit, but it is hard to say exactly how I see it going because of how new the pro¥cess is. By us taking the appropriate steps, weÕre respecting that process and allowing it to work.Ó Both Talarico and Parks saidthey were frustrated that AzemiÕs cam¥paign went directly to the board rather than seeking out members of ParksÕ campaign to express their concerns directly. ÒThe fact that Justin and Mina¥tor or their agents did not reach out to Scott and Muneezeh or their campaign agents is a sign that these complaints are tactical decisions in order to score polit¥ical points and not an attempt to find a real, fair interpretation of the ESB rules,Ó Talarico said. ÒThe rules state that it is the duty of can¥didates and their team to try to re¥solve these matters outside of the ESB before filing complaints.Ó Azemi said they did not ap¥proach ParksÕ campaign directly because they wanted to allow the board to resolve the matter in a fair and comprehensive way. ParksÕ campaign has gained an unfair ad¥vantage by holding meetings so far in advance, Azemi said. ÒJustin andIhavenÕt hadachance to express our platform to large numbers of people and ask them to vote for us,Ó Azemi said. ÒWe have not been soliciting votes at all. When any other executive alliance does that before the campaign peri¥od, it puts us at a disadvantage.Ó Parks said the campaign meet¥ings they held were not intended to solicit votes or support from any¥one outside a small circle of sup¥porters, and the campaign has not violated the election code. ÒIf it doesnÕt have the effect of soliciting votes, itÕs not campaign¥ing,Ó Parks said. Additional reporting by Viviana Al¥dous, Daily Texan Staff. ÔMisleadingÕ magazine ratings of law schools, firms raise questions By Joshua Michaels Daily Texan Staff The American Bar Associa¥tion, which oversees the accred¥itation for all law schools in the U.S., announced last week that it will investigate the methodol¥ogy behind law school and law firm rankings. The investigation was prompt¥ed by U.S. News and World Re¥portÕs announcement last year that it would begin ranking law firms in addition to law schools. The magazineÕs venture into law firm rankings is troubling because its prior work with rank¥ing law schools has shown evi¥dence of being misleading and open to manipulation, said Bri¥an Leiter, professor at the Uni¥versity of Chicago Law School. ÒBecause more than half the total score in U.S. News depends on manipulable data, schools in¥tent on securing the public-rela¥tions benefits of a higher rank simply Ôcook the books,Õ or ma¥nipulate the numbers, to secure a more favorable U.S. News out¥come,Ó Leiter said in an open letter to the magazine in 2008. U.S. News and World Report relies heavily on self-report¥ed data to formulate the rank¥ings. Median undergraduate GPA, acceptance rates, employ¥ment rates after graduation and expenditure per student consti¥tute more than 40 percent of the assessment. Each of these is ca¥pable of distorting a schoolÕs rank. For example, law schools can draw disproportionately from universities with rampant grade inflation to boost the me¥dian GPA rates of their own en¥tering classes. The wariness surrounding the magazineÕs plan to rank law firms also stems from the level of influence held by the maga¥zineÕs law school guide. Monica Ingram, assistant dean for admissions and finan¥cial aid at UTÕs School of Law, said prospective students place too much emphasis on the mag¥azineÕs law school rankings. ÒThere are a lot more objective Questionable data spurs investigation of college rankings resources for prospective stu¥dents to use,Ó Ingram said. ÒWe give too much attention to U.S. News and World Report, but it is what it is.Ó Philosophy senior Dera Bar¥low said that when she first started thinking about law school, she lived by the maga¥zineÕs rankings. ÒI trusted [U.S. News and World Report] to tell everything I needed to know about a law school,Ó Barlow said. The UT School of Law, which is currently ranked 15th by the magazine, routinely earns high¥er rankings in peer-reviewed systems, law school dean Law¥rence Sager said. The inherent problem with the magazineÕs method of rank¥ing schools is that the quality of education between schools can often be negligible, and a rank¥ing system doesnÕt reflect that, Leiter said. The bar associationÕs resolu¥tion originated from concern about the specific criteria the magazine would use to evaluate law firms, which could disad¥vantage smaller or specialized firms, especially those located outside of New York, Washing¥ton, D.C., and Los Angeles. ÒWe wanted to make sure their methodology accounted not just for profitability or pres¥tige but also diversity, pro bono work and the region a firm was located in,Ò said Michael Get¥nick, president of the New York State Bar Association and a sponsor of the resolution. ÒOth¥er guides ranking law firms do exist, but they donÕt have the same readership U.S. News does, so the potential for ad¥verse effects increases.Ó The law firm rankings, which come out this October, could in¥fluence where clients as well as graduating law students choose to go. Assistant law school dean Da¥vid Montoya said that law firm rankings are just one factor stu¥dents should consider when de¥ciding where to work. ÒThe most important factor, though, turns out to be [the stu¥dentÕs] own interaction with the attorneys at the firm,Ó Montoya said. SPEND YOUR BARTENDING! SYSTEMS GETTING LOCATION! CORNER-2004 2BR 2BA, 2 pkg gar. LOCATION! FOR RENT UT CONDO SUMMER IN $300/DAY ADMIN/DATA-MARRIED W. campus $274,900. J. H. G. ALL BILLS PAID-ALL STONE a lakefront cabin in POTENTIAL BASE DVLPER SOON? Kathlyn at Moreland HANDYMAN Maine. If youÕre lookingSIZE APARTMENTS UT CONDO Properties (kathlynsny- No experience necessary. near UT. Troubleshoot, Recently Married? 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Short- Exfoliation can be as simple your face with a washcloth ly thereafter, the company was cre¥ as taking a damp loofah and and letting your skin absorb ating concert posters for everyone scrubbing the body in a gen¥ tle, circular motion before tak-the vitamins and minerals and from Willie Nelson to The White ing a shower. The rub not only from the juice for about 10 Stripes, artwork for Anthropologie removes all the unwanted skin minutes, then wash it off catalogs and promotional flyers for cells, revealing the newer and with warm water. If your SXSW entertainers. Cactus Goodfellow healthier layer, but also boosts skin tends to be overly oily SherradenÕs knack for captur¥ blood circulation underneath or acne-prone, use an acid¥ing the history behind the com¥ the skin. ic juice like lemon or grape¥pany wasnÕt the only catalyst Other forms of exfoliating in-fruit to evaporate the oils Awards for success. clude using body scrub cream, and dirt. ÒThe computer has been bene¥ brown sugar or a sea salt scrub ficial for us because we donÕt use after cleaning the body with Face Masks and Peels one,Ó said Sherraden, who likened mild soap. For extremely rough The Cactus Yearbook is soliciting Face masks and non-chem¥letterpress enthusiasts to vinyl col¥ areas like elbows, knees and lectors. ÒI think itÕs appealing to ical face peels are other good heels of the feet, use a pumice nominations for their Outstanding Student ways to remove dry, dead people who are tired of a screen¥ stone. saturated society.Ó skin. There are many types of If SherradenÕs job didnÕt al¥ and Cactus Goodfellow Awards. For your face masks in the beauty mar- Moisturizing ket like olive and oatmeal, things classic, his jolly Southern ready imply an advocacy for all convenience, we have placed the Moisturizing is a key com-but those can be pricey. ponent to a good skin-care HereÕs a cheap and easy 1966 Canadian-made, red rotary demeanor and ownership of a nomination forms on the Cactus web page: regimen. When skin is dry, it homemade mask that can be is not because it is lacking oil quickly made. motes a partnership between old phone might. However, he pro¥ but because it is unable to re-In a small bowl, mix to¥and new methods. tain water. Moisturizing hy-gether one tablespoon of fine¥ http://www.cactusyearbook.com drates the skin and locks in ly ground oatmeal with one er child for universal letterpress,Ó ÒIÕd never want to be the post¥ the water to prevent dryness. tablespoon of plain yogurt. Sherraden said. ÒItÕs a valuable tool It also maintains elasticity, Add a few drops of honey to All rules and instuctions are included, so all which keeps skin from sag-the paste and stir. Apply the typography and the original intent for graphic design students to learn ging and wrinkling from age. mask onto your face and leave you have to do is either print the nomination ÒThink of your skin like a it to harden for about 10 min¥of their creations.Ó form from our web page or pick up one at the William Randolph Hearst Building (HSM),    25th and Whitis Ave., Room 3.304. The deadline for nominations is February 26th,             so send us your applications today.           Please call 471-1084 for more information.    2010  Recognizing  extraordinary UT students for over 75 years.           VIDEO GAME REVIEWS Games fail to surpass precursors By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff DanteÕs Inferno (PS3/Xbox 360) It might not be a substitute for reading the book in your world literature class, but ÒDanteÕs In¥fernoÓ is a worthwhile adventure that gets by with its inspired set¥ting and tried-and-true design. What separates it from its con¥temporaries is Visceral GamesÕ re¥lentless depiction of hell that walks a thin line between uncomfortably gross and needless shock value. As you travel down the nine rings of hell, you hack and slash your way through an army of unbaptized babies. These fatties spit out excre¥ment and nude temptresses who ART: Letterpress advocate values history of craft From page 12 raised surface, which is then ap¥plied to paper. ÒWe werenÕt very busy at first,Ó Sherraden said. ÒWeÕd print any¥thing from business cards to adult¥theater posters.Ó However, Sherraden quickly put his educational background to good use, emphasizing the histori¥cal value of the company. He began photographing and archiving vin¥tage woodcuts and posters. ÒI was still used to being a stu¥dent when I first arrived at Hatch,Ó Sherraden said. ÒIt was intuitive for me to collect stories.Ó have a tendency to throw their man-eating genitals at your face. I applaud the developerÕs em¥brace of the gameÕs setting and not settling for a Teen rating, but so much of the game is filled with gruesome, unwarranted violence that isnÕt properly justified with¥in the story. On top of this, the game plays like a second-rate ÒGod of WarÓ and, as good as the visuals are, itÕs not as good-look¥ing as the ÒGod of WarÓ sequel coming next month. If you have the stomach for it, ÒDanteÕs InfernoÓ might be worth a rent. Otherwise, seek out ÒBay¥onettaÓ or wait for the upcoming ÒGod of War.Ó Grade: B- Bioshock 2 (PC/ PS3/Xbox 360) The origi¥nal ÒBioshockÓ was a milestone in gaming. The world of Rap¥ture, a utopia submerged in SKIN: Fruit concoctions cure skin woes From page 12 conditions like eczema, ex¥perience a worsening of their symptoms. With the three methods of store and home skin rejuvena¥tion below, you can easily take care of your skin. Mechanical Exfoliating Exfoliating is the easiest and quickest way to remove old, dead skin. Mechanical exfoli¥ation is the process of physi¥cally scrubbing the skin with an abrasive. It is important to exfoliate because dead skin plugs up skin pores, which then causes blackheads and acne and makes the skin sur¥face look dull. the Atlantic Ocean-turned-dysto¥pia by the 1960s, was one of the most unique settings to explore in a video game. It was complement¥ed by a memorable story that was filled with a scathing, hilarious take on Ayn RandÕs objectivism. Fur¥thermore, the narrative was one that could only be told through the medium of games. After hearing news of a se¥quel being built without the orig¥inal creators, Ken Levine and his team, many fans hoped that it would Ñ at the very least Ñ keep the originalÕs tone. ÒBio¥shock 2Ó is finally here, and though it might not reinvent the wheel, it functions as a welcome continuation of the original. ItÕs hard to compliment the game too much since the four developers behind this sequel played it safe. The world, game¥play and graphics all feel like an untouched expansion rather than the vast refinement one expects after sequels like ÒUncharted 2Ó and ÒMass Effect 2.Ó The story has a couple of moments that will ex¥cite fans, but overall itÕs consider¥ably weaker. On the contrary, the vegetable that youÕve sliced up to serve later,Ó Reichen¥berg said. ÒIf you put the fresh veggies on the counter¥top, the next day they will be dried out and no amount of water will rehydrate them. But if you throw them in a plastic baggie, the bag locks in the moisture and keeps them fresh; and moisturizers are like the bag that keeps the moisture in.Ó Reichenberg suggests us¥ing moisturizing, soap-free cleansers like Cetaphil or Aveeno instead of soap-based cleansers like Irish Springs or Ivory. This is because soap¥based cleansers remove oils from your skin and leaves the skin exposed to the air, gameplay feels more intuitive and fun, but at the cost of losing some of the creepy atmosphere that de¥fined the original. A lot of the effort behind the game was put into its multiplayer component, which is surprisingly deep and builds on the ÒBioshockÓ ethos. Unlike the original, this isnÕt a game that everyone must play. But for fans, it will be seen as a faithful, if weaker, sequel to a classic. Grade: A¥ utes. Rinse off the mask with warm water, dry your face with a warm washcloth and apply moisturizer. Another way to add a healthy glow to your face is through a homemade face peel. The peel not only perks up your complexion and skin texture, it also restores elastic¥ity, reduces pore size and pre¥vents wrinkles. Try a tropical fruit peel. Pu¥ree one cup of fresh pineapple, a half-cup of fresh papaya and one tablespoon of honey to¥gether in a blender. Apply the mixture to your face and allow it to dry for about 18 to 20 min¥utes. Wash the mask off with warm water. STUDENT: First breakup leads to sexual curiosity From page 12 for hours at a time on his fam¥ilyÕs computer. Inevitably, his mother walked in on him once and scolded him, saying, ÒReal women arenÕt like that.Ó But his motherÕs anger didnÕt keep him away from the comput¥er, and before he left middle school, Charles learned how to masturbate from a male friend. ÒWe would end up playing truth or dare, and I think this is more common than people ad¥mit, but we would dare each other to show his dick,Ó Charles said. ÒAnd one time, he basi¥cally told me what [masturba¥tion] was, then showed me a lit¥tle bit. And I had never heard of this before, and he explained what an orgasm was and that white stuff would come out. So yeah, I would consider that my first gay experience and how I learned to masturbate.Ó Not much happened to CharlesÕ sexual self during high school, but he kept his curiosi¥ty pretty well satisfied with ed¥ucational books, Web sites and pornography. ÒI like gang-bang porn a lot; thatÕs probably my favor¥ite,Ó Charles said. Ò[But] IÕve seen a lot of different things [in porn], and I really value that. [Porn] helped me get a sense of the sexual diversity that is out there. Like you might not think that a guy would ever kiss a girl after a blow job or after he came on her face maybe or something, but then you see it in a porn, and youÕre like, OK, so that isnÕt disgusting.Ó Charles hadnÕt had sex when he came to UT, but he soon met a girl with whom he quickly en¥tered into a three-year sexual rela¥tionship. And contrary to popular belief, CharlesÕ proclivity toward gang-bang porn didnÕt make him a sexual predator. After Òtaking it slowÓ for months and playing a few rounds of Òjust the tipÓ with his girlfriend, Charles made his sexual debut at age 19. When job opportunities fat¥ed Charles and his then-girl¥friend to try a long-distance re¥lationship, they broke up, and Charles had time to re-evaluate himself and his opinions on sex and sexuality. With his first girl¥friend, sex was fairly Ònormal.Ó She refused him when he want¥ed to talk about anal sex because she Òhad to put her limit some¥where.Ó In addition, his interest in an open relationship was met with equal opposition. His interests in non-normative sexual and lifestyle exploration led Charles to invest in the work of contemporary feminism. ÒIn college I realized that nor¥mal is not real,Ó Charles said. ÒLately, IÕve been reading books on sex and sexuality, especially by Susie Bright and Jessica Val¥enti. ... IÕve become a lot more comfortable with myself.Ó But even more importantly, Charles feels that political fem¥inism has helped him become more empowered against the stereotypical gender norms that he has always struggled to not fit into. ÒCertainly, as a guy who identifies as a feminist, there are a lot of things that hurt women that donÕt hurt me nec¥essarily,Ó Charles said. ÒBut there are also a lot of things that hurt me, that are against me as a person. One of my pet peeves is when people make fun of me for not liking to drink beer. I mean, that is not how I want to define my masculinity.Ó Multifaceted and unreserved, Charles is excited to continue his exploration in sexuality with an open mind. ÒIÕm still finding out what I like, and so far, IÕm not super experienced Ñ knowledgeable maybe, but not experienced,Ó Charles said. Ò[But] in high school, I couldnÕt even say the word ÔsexÕ out loud by myself in my room. I couldnÕt, I was too embarrassed. So IÕve defi¥nitely changed a lot in that re¥spect. And IÕm comfortable with who I am.Ó Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Wednesday, February 17, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Student breaks preconceptions of the UT male partners, Charles doesnÕt quite fit into most peopleÕs precon¥ceived notions about what it means to be a male at UT. ÒI had, like, the nerdiest By Mary Lingwall EditorÕs Note: This is the first in a four-part series profiling sex lives across campus. All names have been changed to ensure the safety of the subjects. ÒIÕmmostlystraight,ÓCharles said. ÒBut, I donÕt know. IÕve never really been attracted to a guy, but in porn when there are a lot of dicks and stuff, that definitely doesnÕt bother me. ... I kind [of] like it.Ó Charles is studious, intellec¥tually driven and doesnÕt like to drink beer much. His career goals, well-kept figure, neutral¥toned wardrobe and upper¥middle class background may lead some to believe that he is just another average guy. But as a self-identified femi¥nist who enjoys watching gang¥bang porn and the occasional oral rendezvous with same-sex said. ÒI donÕt think they real¥ized that sex existed. This was kind of frustrating for me be¥cause I didnÕt have anybody to really explore with.Ó CharlesÕ parents were even less interested in helping him learn about sex. After a one¥unit health course with in¥struction on reproductive anatomy, Charles was left up to his own devices. Naturally, he started reading about sex¥uality online, and by age 10, Charles had already discov¥ered Internet porn. ÒI remember getting an erec¥tion, but I never had an orgasm then because I didnÕt even know how to masturbate,Ó Charles said. Unable to reach a climax, Charles would look at porn STUDENT continues on page 11 Antique art tells American story By Madeleine Crum Daily Texan Staff A faded, black Õ50s-era post¥er depicts a red coffeepot whis¥tling ÒPure Coffee: ItÕs Better!Ó A nearby sign depicts a translucent Johnny Cash nonchalantly toting his guitar. These are the creations of Hatch Show Print, a Tennes¥see-based letterpress company responsible for images that have defined American culture since 1879. The Austin Museum of Art will house the exhibit ÒAmerican Let¥terpress: The Art of Hatch Show Print,Ó created by the Smithsonian Institution and the Country Mu¥sic Hall of Fame, through May 9. Hatch Show Print designer, man¥ager and archivist Jim Sherraden spoke this weekend about the his¥tory of the company to kick off the collection. Lacking a traditional artistic ed¥ucation, Sherraden began work¥ing for Hatch Show Print in 1984. He majored in history and Eng¥lish but took an interest in visual arts. After graduating, Sherraden decided to hang his artwork in lo¥cal restaurants and was eventual¥ly recognized by a Vanderbilt pro¥fessor who admired his woodcuts. He was offered a job with Hatch Show Print shortly after. ÒStudents and recent graduates Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff This modern poster carved from wooden blocks is on display at the ÒAmerican Letterpress: The Art of Hatch Show PrintÓ exhibit at Austin Museum of Art on Congress Avenue. The exhibit features more than 100 contemporary and historical handcrafted posters. should understand how impor-Hatch Show Print, the company quicker methods, such as Photo¥tant it is to be persistent and have had seen a decline in clients, par-shop or computer-based graph¥faith in oneself,Ó Sherraden said tially due to a lack of dependence ics. Letterpress is a process that in¥after explaining that he only took on letterpress Ñ an outdated tech-volves applying ink to a carved, nine hours of art classes. nology invented in the 15th cen- Before Sherraden arrived at tury Ñ and more emphasis on ART continues on page 11 A cheap, homemade Cold weather calls for zit-popping remedies skin remedy to remove dead, dry skin can Methods for healthy skin the bitter cold has sucked our breathe and shine, leaving Dermatology in Austin, em¥ be created skin dry. Now our epidermis you feeling renewed, fresh phasized this importance. by blending include proper nutrition, is left dull and parched with and clean. ÒIt is the largest organ and together pine¥ clearing away dead cells red blemishes and flakiness to Taking care of your skin the only one that people see,Ó apple, papaya greet spring Ñ a time when should be as big a priority Reichenberg said. and honey. By Julie Rene Tran we can usually bare almost as taking vitamins or drink-Reichenberg said dry win-Daily Texan Staff every inch of our skin. ing milk, but we often for-ter air can make people with The unusual freezing cold As in spring cleaning, we get or overlook it, treating it normal skin end up with dry in Austin has gotten the best need to remove that built-up as another high-maintenance skin or xerosis, and those with of us Ñ and our skin. gunk. By clearing the dead chore. underlying sensitive skin The fierce wind has blown skin that has been wilted by Dr. Jason Reichenberg, di- Peyton McGee Daily Texan Staff away our summer glow, and winter, the skin beneath can rector of UT Medical Branch SKIN continues on page 11