T h e Daily T exan Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1 9 0 0 www .dailytexanonline.com Friday, October 20, 2006 Art Car Parade benefits disabled artists Personal expression gets mobile Saturday LIFE & ARTS PAGE8B 'That's Awesome'asks what others won't Zany comedy result o f player being himself On the road again C ornhuskers look for an unset in game FOCUS PAGE 8A Group calls gay blood ban discriminatoiy StandOut says gay male donors could have saved 216 lives By Cody Schultz Daily Texan Staff UT student Jake Holbrook was one of 10 8 gay men who donat­ ed signatures instead of blood on campus this week because of their ineligibility to donate in the biannual Alpha Phi Omega blood drive due to federal regulations. StandOut, a student organi­ zation dedicated to promoting LGBT issues on campus, gathered the signatures Monday through Thursday and then calculated the number of lives that could have been saved from the donations of gay men on campus. The 108 prospective donors turned away equates to 216 lives that could have been saved through blood donations, said Jason Ome, director of StandOut and humani­ ties junior. This would amount to nearly 1,300 lives saved annually if they gave regularly — six times per year. Because of Food and Drug Administration regulations, sexually active gay, healthy males, like Holbrook, a radio-television- film senior, are ineligible to donate blood. The regulation states that a male who has had sexual contact with another male since 1977, can­ not donate. Holbrook said it's "dehumaniz­ ing" to be asked to give blood and have to respond that he can't. "Heterosexual people are just as likely to be infected [with HIV/ AIDS] as me, and all the blood is tested anyways," he said. "The ban is discriminatory." Standout's efforts have brought the issue to the attention of other organizations, such as OutLaw, the gay, lesbian and bisexual alliance at the UT School of Law. "The tired and stereo­ typical assum ption that we all have or could have A ID S is a slap in the face" Jake F-lolbroook radio-television-film senior w ho signed Stan d ou t's petition "I think that if they are going to create some type of ban, it needs to be not sexual-orientation specific. It needs to be applied to hetero­ sexual, homosexual and bisexual people," said Mary Heard, presi­ dent of OutLaw and a third-year law student. While Standout's operation is working to bring gay discrimina­ tion issues to local attention, the issues have started to be recognized on a national level, said Heather Parsons, director of development and community relations at the Blood Center of Central Texas. When the policy was installed in 19 8 3 , it was necessary in the eyes of the FDA, because at the time AIDS was thought to be most prevalent in that community, she said. "America's Blood Centers, The Red Cross and The American Association of Blood Banks have BLO OD continues on page 2A C a m p u s F u s i o n f i n a l e f e a t u r e s c u l t u r a l p e r f o r m a n c e s Clay C oo k helps Stand ou t raise awareness about ga y m en banned from donating blood. Students w anted to spread the word this w eek that if the FDA lifted the ban, m ore than 62,300 people could donate, thus saving m ore than 170,000 lives. K im E s p in o s a | D a ily Texan Staff Fourth annual diversity event ends in music, dance By Soon h yong Seth Kwon Daily Texan Staff As the sun set Thursday, more than 4 0 0 students and faculty members gathered on the Main Mall to watch cultural performances and music as the fourth annual Campus Fusion conclud­ ed. the event, Campus Fusion is the to four-day cam paign promote diversity on campus. On the last day student of including organizations, the Vietnamese Student Association, entertained the crowd by performing cultural dances such as a Latin dance called Ballet Folklórico, hip-hop dance and an Indian dance called Nritya Sangam. a This year, Campus Fusion organizers tried to cover the inclusive aspect of diversity which embrac­ es not only national origin, but also gender, race, sexu­ ality and weight, said Ryan Miller, Campus Fusion co-director and former Daily Texan associate edi­ tor. Marilyn Wann, author of the book "FATISO?" appeared in the program Love Your Body to give a speech about weight issues, he said. The main of Campus Fusion is to create a communication among UT students about diver­ sity across campus, said goal T e ssa M o ll | D a ily Texan Staff Craig Newm ark, founder of the com m unity-based W eb site craigslist.org, speaks to students via Internet on his support of citizen journalism and em erging m edia versus traditional newspapers. Craigslist.org founder speaks on media issues By Stephen Clark Daily Texan Staff The founder of the online community Craigslist. org discussed citizen journalism and his opinions on problems facing the news media when he spoke to several dozen UT journalism students Thursday Craig Newmark said a crucial issue for the news industry today is a loss of trust from the public because a lot of traditional media don't have the courage to "speak truth to power." News media should get citizens more involved in their work, he said. Newmark has long been interested in citizen journalism, where the pub­ lic contributes stories and pictures to traditional Kaushiki Chowdhury, Campus Fusion recruit­ ment chair and govern­ ment junior. "We really want to bring faculty and students together to produce the dialogue on diversity that people usually don't talk about," said Miller, a jour­ nalism junior. For programs such as the Town Hall Meeting and Spoken Word Night, nearly 200 students and faculty gathered to share and express their opinions about diversity issues at the University, Chowdhury said. Campus Organizing Fusion approxi­ cost mately $40,000, of which FUS ION continues on page 8A J o rd a n S m o th e r m o n j D aily Texan Staff Top, Andrea De Luna dances with the Ballet Folklórico at C am pus Fusion's Cultural Show case on Thursday night. Right, M e m be rs of the Epidem ic dance team crowd around Nancy Edw ards after w inning the $500 first prize. J o rd an S m o th e rm o n ¡ D a ily Texan Staff CRAIGLIST continues on page 2A U.S. senate debate focuses on transportation funding Hutchison, Radnofsky discuss war in Iraq, term limits in forum By Elizabeth White The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — The Republican and Democratic can­ didates for U.S. Senate engaged in a lengthy back-and-forth about transportation funding, the war in Iraq and term limits during an hour-long forum Thursday night. While there were a few light moments, Democrat Barbara Ann Radnofsky focused on Republican Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's record during her two full terms in the Senate. time change," for a "It's Radnofsky said. Radnofsky spoke forcefully. Hutchison, the clear frontrun- ner in the race, was confident and calm. Scott Jameson, 40, the Libertarian candidate, agreed and disagreed with both candidates and also pushed the idea of voting for third-party candidates.. Radnofsky and Hutchison spent much of the time that was supposed to be used for other questions discussing transporta­ tion funding. Hutchison said she has helped make Texas second in the total number of transportation dollars brought to the state. judgment "A per capita is always going to put the small states at the top," Hutchison said. "The key is the total, and Texas is No. 2 behind California, exactly where we should be." Radnofsky said the total figure isn't what counts, it's the amount spent on transportation per per­ son that matters. says "Anyone who that Delaware has the same infrastruc­ ture needs as Texas is not of this planet," she said. On Iraq, Hutchison, 63, said her DEB A TE continues on page 2 A 3 D D A U I H igh Low Hey Peanut... Kofi Annan says there's a cold front City council votes to keep security funding despite state request By Michelle West Daily Texan Staff Tie Austin City Council voted inimously Thursday mom- to deny the state's request •etain more than $1 million in neland security funding bud- ?d for Austin. he Office of the Governor's Division of Emergency Manage­ ment is asking 280 cities and coun­ ties to help shoulder the cost of an almost 31-percent reduction in the state's allotment from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Grant Program. The fed­ eral grant program as a whole was cut by $500 million for 2006, according to a memorandum sent by the division on Sept. 29. The program funnels federal money to the states for use in their own security projects. This is the first time the office has made such a request said Betty Voights, executive director of the Capital Area Council of Governments, the local entity rep­ resenting 10 counties that propos­ es local projects to the state. "The state has concerns about the Department of Homeland Security's new funding formula," states the memo. "With your dem­ onstrated leadership and support, the state of Texas will continue to lead the nation in prevention and preparedness to meet the chal­ lenges of very real and present threats." However, concern within the city's own Office of Emergency Management that the relinquished FU N D S continues on page .: A Volume 107, Number 37 25 cents World & Nation .3A O p in io n . . . . . . .. . . V.,, ,,4A University..,.,,.,,». »,..6A State & L o c al.............. 7A Focus ......... 8A Sports ......... .1-3B Classifieds...»............. SB C om ics 6B Life & A r t s .................7 - 8 B FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20,2006 P ageT wo T h e D a i l y T e x a n BLOOD: Donation issues gaining national recognition From pagel A lobbied on a national level to change the ban from permanent­ ly to 12 months [of prior sexual activity), which is in place for other risks of diseases," she said. "Those three major blood collec­ tors are looking to change the deferral time. They don't think it is medically or scientifically justi­ fied." Those who have been incarcer­ ated for mom than 72 consecutive hours, have had sexual contact with someone infected with hepa­ titis, have been treated for syphilis or gonorrhea or have received a tattoo in a state that does not regulate tattoo facilities must wait 12 months before giving blood, according to the American Red Cross Web site. If 108 gay men at the University could potentially save thousands of lives, nationally, the numbers would be huge, Ome said. "Up to 7,000 lives could poten­ tially be saved just from a couple of gay men, but because of this federal law mandate, gay men are not allowed to give blood. Because of the tired and stereo­ typical assumption that we all have or could have AIDS, is a slap in the face," Holbrook said. CRAIGSLIST: Founder lauds citizen journalism From pagel A media organizations. "Newspapers need to reinvent themselves as community servic­ es," he said. Newmark said Craigslist prides itself on community involvement. "People can see that we're hon­ estly committed to our commu­ nity," Newmark said of Craigslist. "This culture of trust is really important." Newmark also discussed a new $25 charge beginning next week for help-wanted advertisements in Seattle, San Diego, Boston and Washington, D.C. Craigslist already requires payment for some ads in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco, but no other cities are being consid­ ered for new charges, Newmark said. The 54-year-old entrepreneur spoke to students via a video screen for a class focusing on technology and innovation in media. The class chose Newmark because of the business impacts of Craigslist and Newmark's advo­ cacy of journalism issues, said Mark Dewey, the class lecturer. "They're mature markets and suffer from 'spamvertising,'" he said in an e-mail interview. "A token fee will address that." Newman's speech addressed problems confronting journalism today. He said newspapers are faced with a loss of circulation and a loss of trust from the pub­ lic. Critics have charged Craigslist with taking away readership and revenues newspapers used to receive from classified ads. The Web site offers free online classified ads and discussion forums in most of the more than 300 U.S. and international cities now boast­ ing local Craigslist sites, according to the company's Web site. "Newspapers did miss the boat when it comes to the whole online classified thing," Newmark said. Newmark founded Craigslist as a hobby in 1995 to provide a resource for San Francisco resi­ dents to learn about local events, but the company soon grew beyond his expectations, he said. Most of the ideas for the site have come from the 15 million users who visit Craigslist each month, Newmark said. After graduating from Case Western Reserve University with a master's degree in computer sci­ ence in 1977, Newmark worked for IBM and Charles Schwab Corp. before establishing Craigslist. FUNDS: State projects to use money outside Central Texas From pagel A funds would not be utilized in the Central Texas area prompted the office to recommend that city council deny the request. "The projects that the state wants to do are great projects, but the city also has projects that would not be able to be funded," said Otis Latin, Austin's Office of Emergency Management direc­ tor. "We have not been able to get enough information from the state in reference to the cost of these particular projects." In August, Gov. Rick Perry outlined two security technol­ ogy projects that he emphasized as priorities for the year. Live Scan is a digital identity retrieval technology that allows for instant access to an individual's identity through a fingerprint scan. The Texas Data Exchange System is a law enforcement database net­ work that connects local, state and federal database information. The Austin Police Department already has Live Scan technology, said APD spokeswoman Laura Albrecht. thinks "The governor it's important that all counties have this capability," said Kathy Walt, Perry's spokeswoman. "These technologies make Texas safer." As of Friday, 31 jurisdictions agreed to allow the state to use their funds. Communities have until Nov. 1 to notify the gov­ ernor's emergency management division of their decision. " [The state] cannot guarantee that all the funds will be spent in Austin, and it cannot guarantee that a por­ tion of these funds will be spent in Austin," said acting assistant dty manager Michael McDonald. Local jurisdictions that with­ hold funds may have to wait to be fully incorporated into the database network, Voights said. "We will proceed on a case-by- case basis," Walt said. "The state will continue to do what it can to continue to move forward on pro­ viding these capabilities, but we won't be able to do it as quickly as we could have." DEBATE: Transportation, Iraq focus of discussion INTERNATIONAL DRAG KING EXTRAVAGANZA, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m., Texas Union. Celebration of gender performance and drag king culture, with an academic conference and film festival at UT, as well as perfor­ mances and other events around town. Keynote speaker 11:15 a.m. Saturday. "THE SUN ALSO RISES: HOW A RECOVERING JAPAN COULD CHANGE ASIA,” 5 p.m., Alumni Center. Lecture by Bill Emmott, an independent writer, speaker and consultant, who recently retired from The Economist after 13 years as edi­ tor-in-chief. TEXAS BALLROOM GREAT WALTZ, 8 p.m. - 12 a.m., Texas Union Ballroom. A night filled w ith ballroom dances and some Latin dances thrown in. Live music and refreshments. A chance to put on your tuxedos and ballroom gowns and dance the night away. 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Radnofsky, 50, countered that the U.S. presence in Iraq is desta­ bilizing and that the U.S. must set a timetable to withdraw. Yolette Garcia, of PBS affili­ ate KERA in Dallas, moderated the panel. On the panel asking questions of the three candidates were Clay Robison, Austin bureau chief for the San Antonio Express- News and Houston Chronicle, Carlos Guerra, a columnist for the Express-News, and Christy Hoppe of the Dallas Morning News. Hutchison was the first woman from Texas elected to the Senate and is seeking a third full term. Radnofsky is a Houston attorney, and Jameson is a Plano real estate agent. Hutchison has been consis­ tently ahead in the polls and has far more money than Radnofsky, with $9.5 million cash on hand at the end of September to Radnofsky's $65,500. The debate was taped at the studios of KLRN, a PBS affiliate, in San Antonio and was then broad­ cast on several stations around the state Thursday night. C-SPAN also was carrying the debate. 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Nolan Hicks JeSS ILM Bu»nM6 Day * 10. to PuMcaaor n«m www.dailytexanonline.com WORLD & NATION BRIEFLY Priest adm its being naked with Foley, denies having sex ROME — A priest acknowledged Thursday that he was naked in saunas and went skinny-dipping with Mark Foley decades ago when the former congressman was a boy in Florida, but denied that the two had sex. The Rev. Anthony Mercieca, 69, speaking by telephone from his home on the Maltese island of Gozo, made his comments after the Sarasota Herald-Tribune published an interview in which he described several encounters that he said Foley might perceive as sexually inap­ propriate. Mercieca said the Florida newspaper report was "exaggerated." "We were friends and trusted each other as brothers and loved each other as brothers," Mercieca told The Associated Press in Rome. Am ong the activities described by Mercieca in the newspaper were massaging the boy in the nude, skinny-dipping together at a seclud­ ed lake in Lake Worth, Fla., and being nude in the same room on overnight trips while he was a priest and Foley was a parishioner. Sarasota Herald-Tribune Executive Editor Mike Connelly said Thursday the story is accurate, including the reference to a night in which Mercieca said he was in a drug-induced stupor due to a nervous breakdown and couldn't clearly remember what happened. Judge rules former NYSE chief must pay back up to $100 mil. ALBANY, N.Y. — In a sternly word­ ed decision, a judge ordered former New York Stock Exchange chief Richard Grasso on Thursday to pay as much as $100 million back in his contested compensation package. Grasso's claim for another $48 million from the exchange was also rejected in the ruling. New York State Supreme Court Justice Charles Ramos also said in a partial summary judgment that he was "shocked” at one aspect of Grasso's defense that he believed stock exchange officials were fully aware of all the elements of his compensation as they increased it annually. "The question is whether his duty included disclosure of the m agni­ tude of his SERP benefits," Ramos stated. "It did." The decision states Grasso's SERP of $36 million in 1999 grew to more than $100 million in less than three years. Russia halts non-governm ent organizations' activities M O SCO W — Russia brushed aside U.S. objections Thursday and forced nearly 100 foreign non-governmen- tai organizations to suspend opera­ tions for missing a deadline for re­ registration under a tough, new law. Those who had to stop work included Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, which have been persistent critics of President Vladimir Putin, and some accused the authorities of deliberately keep­ ing them in legal limbo. Kim Reed, an N G O lawyer who is advising several foreign groups, told The Associated Press that the Federal Registration Service was creating constant delays by insisting on minor changes to documents that the head offices had to prepare from scratch. "It appears that if you are an organization involved in human rights or democracy activities, then your application gets much harsher scrutiny. Even if you are not send­ ing police and court bailiffs to shut down their office, by not registering them, you are effectively doing that," she said. Compiled from Associated Press reports U.S. military reconsiders Iraq strategy 3A Friday, O ctober 20, 2006 By Christopher B o dee n The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military acknowledged Thursday that its two-month drive to crush insurgent and militia violence in the Iraqi capital had fallen short, calling raging bloodshed disheartening and saying it was rethinking its strategy to rein in gunmen, torturers and bombers. the The admission by military spokesman Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell came as car bombs, mortar fire and shootings around the country killed at least 66 peo­ ple and wounded 175. The dead included the Anbar province police commander, slain by gunmen who burst into his home in Ramadi. TheU.S. military also announced the deaths of three U.S. troops in fighting, raising the toll for American troops in October to 74. The month is on course to be the deadliest for U.S. forces in nearly two years. The high death tolls this month for both Americans and Iraqis have pushed the long and unpop­ ular w ar back into the public eye in the United States, forcing the Bush administration and the mili­ tary to address difficult questions in the final weeks of the midterm U.S. election campaign. Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States was not looking for a way out of Iraq. "I know w hat the president thinks. I know w hat I think. And we're not looking for an exit strategy. We're looking for victory," Cheney said in an interview posted on Time magazine's Web site Thursday. Caldwell told reporters the U.S.- Iraqi bid to crush violence in the capital had not delivered the desired results, with attacks in Baghdad ris­ ing by 22 percent in the first three weeks of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when compared to the three previous weeks. "In Baghdad, O peration Together Forward has made a dif­ ference in the focus areas but has not met our overall expectations in sustaining a reduction in the level of violence," Caldwell said at a news briefing. He was refer­ ring to the security sweep, which began Aug. 7 with the introduc­ tion of an additional 12,000 U.S. and Iraqi troops into Baghdad. "The violence is indeed dis­ heartening," he said. Caldwell said U.S. troops over to the last week were forced launch a second sweep of south­ ern Baghdad's Dora district after a surge in sectarian attacks. At least eight people, including four policemen, were killed in bomb­ ings and shootings in Dora on Thursday, police said. "We find the insurgent ele­ ments, the extremists are in fact punching back hard, they're try­ ing to get back into those areas," Caldwell said. He said security plans were being reviewed for the sprawling, low-rise capital of 6 million people, where rival Shiite and Sunni Muslim sects live in uneasy proximity to each other and the A firefighter sprays an Iraqi arm y H um vee after a car b o m b exploded in Kirkuk, Iraq, 180 miles north of B a gh d a d Thursday. The Kirkuk b o m b in g w as aim ed at a bank where a crowd o f civilians and arm y soldiers waited to get their wages. Associated Press bodies of victims of sectarian death squads are found dum ped on the streets each morning. "It's dear that the conditions under which we started are prob­ ably not the same today and so it does require some modifications of the plan," Caldwell said. His gloomy assessment came amid tensions between the I nited States and the nearly 5-month- old government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. Frustration over al-Maliki's fail­ ure to crack down on sectarian groups could be exacerbated by revelations that the prime minis­ ter ordered U.S. troops to release Mazin al-Sa'edi, a top organizer in western Baghdad for radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. The newly reported U.S. deaths included a Marine and a soldier killed in Anbar province in the Sunni heartland west of Baghdad and another soldier who died in a roadside bombing near Balad. N. Korean general says nukes defensive, not on market By A ud ra A n g The Associated Press BEIJING — A Chinese envoy met North Korean leader Kim Jong II and delivered a personal message from President Hu Jintao on Thursday in the highest-level Chinese visit to its ally since the N orth's nuclear test last week. A North Korean general, meanwhile, told ABC News that Pyongyang's nuclear weapons were defensive only and would not be sold to third parties, but he added that war on the peninsula was inev­ itable if President Bush continues to ask the country to "kneel." In response, White House press secretary Tony Snow, denied that the U.S. w anted the North to "kneel down," but was trving to offer them a "better deal. Better economy, more security, better their neighbors, relations with integration into the world econo­ my as opposed to isolation." "We right now are focused on using all of our efforts on a diplo­ matic path," Snow said. The meeting with Kim by State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan came as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was making an Asian tour to push for cooperation in enforcing U.N. sanctions for the N orth's Oct. 9 blast amid signs that Pyongyang may be preparing a second test. She said the United States wants to lower tensions, not aggravate them. "We want to leave open the path of negotiation. We don't want the crisis to escalate," Rice told reporters in Seoul. mmmMMMmmmmm... Me s oooo Hungry! Want free pizza for a year!?! Enter to win and get a sweet deal! www.banzai.com Chinese Foreign Ministry spokes­ man Liu Jianchao said he had no details of the message conveyed by Tang in Pyongyang, but said Kim and the diplomat had "in-depth discussions" about the nuclear dis­ pute. North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency said Tang also brought a gift for Kim but did not say what it was. Tang's trip might be a way for Beijing to express frustration at the test and w arn against con­ ducting any more while wooing it back to six-party talks on the North's nuclear program. But relations between N orth Korea and China have deterio­ rated in recent years, and Beijing's influence over Pyongyang appears to be eroding. "This is a very significant visit, against the backdrop of major changes on the Korean Peninsula," Liu said at a regular news brief­ ing. "We hope China's diplomatic efforts ... will bear fruit." Washington hoped that Tang delivered a stem warning to the North Koreans, said a senior U.S. official speaking to reporters on Rice's plane as she traveled to Seoul from Tokyo. "I'm pretty convinced that the Chinese will have a very strong message about future tests," said the official w ho spoke on condi- tion of anonymity, due to the sen­ sitivity of the issue. A Tang, a former foreign minister whose Cabinet post ranks above minister, was accompanied by Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo and Wu Dawei, the Chinese envoy to the six-nation nuclear disarma­ ment talks. day said Pyongyang would face "a grave consequence" transferred nuclear weapons to Iran or al- Qaida, N orth Korean Gen. Ri Chan Bok told ABC that the arms were to defend the country and not to earn money or be trans­ ferred to third parties. after Bush if it "We have nuclear weapons to defend our country and our peo­ ple," said Ri, chief of the Korean People's Army Panmunjom mis­ sion. Ri told ABC that Bush wants North Korea to "kneel" but that the communist country cannot agree to that. If that continues, he said, "war will be inevitable," ABC corre­ spondent Diane Sawyer quoted Ri as saying. "He keeps talking about North Korea as the 'axis of evil,' as an outpost of tyranny, as an unaccept­ able government that makes its own people hungry," Ri told ABC. "We would ask him please to stop College Ski & Board Week Unlimited Long D istance Unlimited Local Unlimited TEXT, Caller ID, Picture M Bring this ad to get a FREE standard car charger & holder or case 2004 GUADALUPE «494-8300 I Ski y o Mountains a * J r HHh| I 5 Resorts tor I Price ot 1 Breck. 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The rush of diplomatic exchang­ es has sparked speculation that a larger conference was imminent. But Liu said he could not confirm news reports of a planned meet­ ing in Beijing of officials from the six governments in the nuclear talks. \ P n r f F a l i D j a ^ u a q VISITING AUSTIN Admissions Representative F e rn a nd o Guerrero will be attending UT College of Communication Fall Career Fair Wednesday, October 25th. To schedule an individual appointment on Monday, October 23rd, please call or e-mail Fernando directly 404 808 1038 cell or fernando@portfoliocenter.com. www.portfoliocenter.com T h e school for D esign and A rt D irection, D igital Design, W riting, A dvertising A rt Direction, P hotography, & Illustration. THE YELLOW RO SE IS ALW AY S LOOKING FOR THE M O ST BEAUTIFUL & CHARISM ATIC W OMEN FOR W A ITSTA FF & EN T E R T A IN E R S. 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His com m ent has become well known, because it has some validity: College is the first time many students are able to act on their political views, often newly developed. Because we are political vir­ gins, we don't yet have a perspec­ tive that gives us clues about the consequences (or lack thereof) to winning or losing. Small stakes become so fought over, because they are the first battleground for the politically interested. Kissinger's comment is better known, because it is funny, and funny because it expresses some­ thing that is absurd. Shouldn't there be a direct proportion between the importance of an event and the intensity given to it? W hy should columnist Bill Kristol be shouted down at the LBJ school and listened to intently on the nationally broadcast Sunday morning talk shows? A look at a variety of campus political events gives plenty of examples. the most. The truth is, almost all body that feels sympathetic t body that feels sympathetic to the cause but embarrassed by the the cause but embarrassed by th tactics. All of this sounds worn out or trivial. The Minutemen recently went The Minutemen recently went the most. The truth is, almost all to Columbia University to talk of the people who enter politics to Columbia University to talk of the people who enter politics about immigration, but unfurled have college degrees, a fact that banners and some high-volume will become increasingly true as them. The slogans prevented time passes. And if our funda­ story spread to news outlets mental political views form at this across the nation including The time, it should be obvious that Daily Texan. they would need to be sharpened through debate, however sheep­ ish we might feel in joining the current atmosphere. A few years ago, Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation, came to UT to talk about the fast food industry. The College Republicans boycotted by passing out cinna­ mon rolls and Burger King French fries. Apparently, junk food was a symbol against food regulation. W hile I suspect the stunt's ulterior motive was to eat the delicious leftovers, it nonetheless made the front page of the Texan. But while those of us who write about and participate in such events might find them politi­ cally stimulating and even fun, it seems the rest of the student body considers them juvenile and a good reason to stay away from political participation until the future. This is bad, as participation at the incubation ground of col­ lege campuses is where debates and ideological fights are needed I talk to my friends who don't feel a connection to debates held on campus and read the columns and Firing Lines of students who cautiously take an "above-it-all" persona before writing in. I sym­ pathize with them out of my own self-consciousness. But ultimately, it is inability to move beyond that self-consciousness that stands in a shamed contrast to those coun­ tries where the youth are embar­ rassed to admit they don't have strong opinions about political affairs. A banana cream pie is thrown in the face of a well-paid speaker. A banner unfurled, others stick duct tape on their mouths or chain themselves to a pole. A speaker whose audience has turned their backs awav from him; a student Less trivial is a need for collec­ tive action in spite of hesitance, a need for people to realize that democracy is, or at least should be, merely a collection of active voices talking. The output of the conversation produces represen­ tative democracy, and its quality determined by the original chat­ tering. The United States has the lowest voter turnout of nearly all indus­ trial countries. But the industri­ alized country with the greatest ethnic and class diversity in the world must work more than other countries to form a national con­ sensus that has not been natu­ rally formed by ethnic or ancient national bonds, and cannot over­ come its problems by maintaining apathy or embarrassment. We'll only get back to embody­ ing our national motto "EPluribus Unum ," or "O ut of Many, O ne" if we stop trying to fit in at the cool kids' table and join in the debate. Lo veg re n is a g o v e r n m e n t a n d history senior. development Ahh the serenity of a Hill Country landscape. Nothing but roll­ ing greens and natural beauty. That is, until the landscape is trans­ formed into a small housing subdivision. Nothing but cemented driveways and cookie-cutter houses. But, wouldn't allowing half as many cookie-cutter homes be worth it if we could save half of the land? It would certainly be better to see 500 acres of environment preserved, than 1,000 acres turned into a subdivision. Next Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court will con­ sider adopting a county ordinance that would theoretically reach a middle ground between environmental conservationists and sprawl-supporting developers. Since it's impractical to ask that we simply stop developing and infringing on environmentally sensi­ tive areas, this new movement of "conservation development" is the best option. A conservation development plan has two main goals: to protect open spaces from too much development and to develop that open space without encroaching on ecologically sensitive spots. As Travis County continues to be threatened by Austin's increas­ ing outward growth, conservation development is the only way to protect what we can of our rural Texas, the only way to put limita­ tions on unstoppable development. At least half of an undeveloped tract, the space with the most env ironmental sensitivity, would be recognized as preserved space. The Travis County Commissioners Court will make the ultimate decision, using its power to regulate development, a power the county could use more often to block over-suburbanization and the infrastructure that accompanies it. For example, the court's clout was much-needed when the backyard of The Backyard changed. The overlooking hills were made into retail boxes, replacing a natu­ ral escape with another eye-sore. The ordinance is currently defined as a voluntary program that would appeal to developers through incentives offered for fol­ lowing the conservation development plan. The program could potentially include incentives such as a faster application-for-devel- opment process, fee reimbursements and tax exemptions to act as a driving force for developers to comply. With conservation development as the seemingly solitary option for protecting as much open space from development as possible, the commissioners should consider making the ordinance mandato­ ry. If a developer wants to build on a piece of land in Travis County, he or she ought to respect the environmental aspect of that land and do so by preserving at least half of it. After all, earlier this month, the Commissioners Court rejected a city of Austin plan to build a water plant on the Balcones Canyonland Preserve. Again, as growth continues, it is likely developers, even after reject­ ing the ordinance, will eventually turn to the "protected" sites. If we already have a mandatory policy in place requiring a portion of land to be preserved, while still including certain incentives, developers will either comply or go to another county. In that case, the preserved land would be even better off with no development at all. There are additional concerns of the program, such as cost, acre­ age allotted per home and which areas of Travis County would fall under the ordinance. The Commissioners Court has some tweaking to do on the ordinance and, hopefully, won't be too hasty in reaching a decision Tuesday. Development is about money, and this middle-ground conserva­ tion dev elopment plan would best protect the precious eco-systems of Travis County. The biggest obstacle, it seems, will be making conservationists out of developers. Saddam served as a This November a pollster s paradise necessary evil in Iraq Data from this election will be picked, shucked, removed from the cob and baked into a delicious Texas cornbred to feed the future decisions of politicians. By Patrick Brendel Daily Texan Colum nist By Harrison Jam es Powers Daily Texan Columnist America's concern with Iraq usually centers around two things: Why are we there, and When are we getting out? Few, however, question the necessity of ousting Saddam Hussein in the first place. While I do not deny the horrific crimes that this particular tyrant committed, I w onder if we doused the fire w'ith oil. Prior to the U.S. occupation, Iraq was relatively peaceful. This does not mean that it was safe enough to take a family walk at night, but it does mean that there were fewer suicide- and car bombings. Since U.S. involvement in 2003, suicide bombings and related terrorist attacks have increased exponentially. Saddam Hussein also served as a counterbalance to the other forces in the region. Since 1950, Iran has possessed a rudimentary nuclear program, which to the dismay of many, the United States helped create. The U.S. had considerable control over the program until the revolution of 1979, when relations changed for the worse Little changed until 2004, when the Iranian government pushed for the rights to enrich uranium. This Ls one year after the United States invaded Iraq. Iran knew that Iraq had con­ siderable military sway while in power, and Saddam was would vociferously oppose its nuclear program. If Iraq had nuclear weapons, then it would have probable cause to use them against Iran, whereas the United States would be less likely to do so. With Saddam and Iraq dismantled (not to mention U.S. forces that are stretched far too thin to ever be able to enter Iran), President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad saw no reason to fear pursuing his coun­ tries' nuclear ambitions. Many western nations benefit­ ed from Saddam's reign as well. France, according to the Heritage Foundation, controls more than 22.5 percent of Iraq's imports. French trade with Iraq under the oil-for-food program was the third-largest, totaling $3.1 bil­ lion since 1996, according to the United Nations. China, Germany, Russia and the United States also benefited significantly from Hussein's regime. It is significant to note, however, that Hussein in 1999 banned direct communication with U.S. and Bntish corpora­ tions. This forced the use of third- party vendors to communicate and profit from Iraq. On Monday, the verdict date for the "first real trial of the century" will be set, and the ever-shrink­ ing audience for this trial will await the final decision with rapt anticipation. The spectacle that is the trial of Saddam Hussein has been a subject of waning interest and little debate. Most legal experts are in agree­ ment that he will be found guilty and be executed sometime early next year. However, the context of his actions is not what is being questioned. Was Saddam Hussein a neces­ sary evil? Based on the increase in violence in the region, the mount­ ing deaths on both sides of the battlefield, and the economic col­ lapse, he was. Po w ers is a P la n II a n d E n g lis h f r e s h m a n . LEGALESE Opinions expressed in T he Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the artic le. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees All Texan editorials are writ­ ten by the Editorial Board, whir h is listed in the top right corner of this page. When the dust settles and the cigar smoke clears from the air in November, Texans will have elected a governor, but what will prove more important than which individual we select is how we voted. Therefore, it is that much more vital that you vote this time, not so much to bring a Kinky Friedman in or kick a Rick Perry out, but to leave a record of your choice in an election that wül be scruti­ nized closely, if only because it's unique. "This is less an election than a political science experience," said Ross Ramsey, editor of political newsletter Texas Weekly. Consider the players: Rick Perry, Aggie Republican, has a chance to become the lon­ gest-serving governor in Texas his­ tory. He has a strong conservative base, but less than half of Texans approve of the job he's doing. A good situation for Perry is a nor­ mal turnout for the election and for Republicans and Democrats to vote along party lines. Chris Bell, Longhorn Democrat, is aching to topple a Republican for office after being gerryman­ dered out of a job by Tom Delay. He is counting on the liberal vote and, to that effect, even asked Independent Kinky Friedman to step out of the race. A normal turnout might not be bad for Bell, assuming that the Independent candidates are able to fracture Perry's base. Carole Keeton Strayhorn, Longhorn Independent, is "one tough grandm a" and the state comptroller, which the dictionary says has something to do with auditing finances. Strayhorn has held positions at multiple levels of government, yet is billing her­ self as a political outsider. She also has a lot of campaign funding. To win, she needs a high level of support by Independent voters and disaffected Republicans and Democrats. Kinky Friedman, Longhorn Independent, has promised to take long vacations in Las Vegas and also calls himself the Good Shepherd. Friedman is similar to Jesus in that he's Jewish and will be crucified by the public — unless Fnedman receives more support from his followers than Jesus had in front of Pontius Pilate. Kinky can win if registered (but normally non-voting) people show up specifically to dip "their middle fingers in purple ink," in Ramsey's words. In sum, we have one candidate with base and money, one with base but less money, one with no base but mucho dinero, and then there's Kinky. Ramsey basically said that the November vote will make it pos­ sible to measure how many people THE FIRING LINE A man and his tricycle I thoroughly enjoyed the witty interjection of homophobia in Paras Doshi's column ("Thanks to the state of Texas, we motorcyclists are given the freedom to make our own choice ... After all, we're talking about a man on his hog, not a fairy on a tricycle"), and I was especially impressed that the Texan Opinion page decided to highlight this comic gem in its own pull quote ("Get off your high hog," Oct. 19). Doshi's argument in favor of a state-wide helmet law was other­ wise well reasoned and persuasive, but this little bit of stereotyping added an obvious degree of sub­ stance to the column. Kudos! It really solidified my view of the law, and from now on this limp- wristed, lisping fairy will definitely wear his hot pink helmet every time he rides his tricycle, just like those "real men" on their hogs. Christopher Smith Plan II and biology freshman October 19,2006 Accessible voting information I agree that the government should provide us with more detailed information, but that prob­ ably won't happen any time soon ("Viewpoint: Making voting more studious," Oct. 18). So I get by using the Austin area League of Women Voters Guide, which does provide city of Austin and Travis County election information. It can be found on their Web site, www. Iwvaustin.org, or usually you can find a copy at your local iibrary. Leah Stoddard UT staff October 18,2006 Bring on a fair tax revolution Garth Heutel has shown his superficial understanding of sales taxes and income taxes ("Tax-hungry Republicans," Oct. 18). With a deeper understanding, he would have also pointed out the social impact of income taxes on the personal lives of millions. Taking just the middle class as an example, you are punished by way of a higher income tax bracket for making more and trying to achieve the American dream. When you have less control of your pay­ check, that is not a good thing, even m liberal socialism. The backhanded statements of this article, that Republicans support more taxes, are wrong. It is cute to slip in the last paragraph that the national plan got it right, but the point is lost in the obvious bias of the column. The fact that Texas is even trying to address an issue without crushing our economy with a state income tax is also lost. in Texas make up the Republican base, how many make up the Democrat base and how many are w illing to vote for an indepen­ dent: the stuff of which political scientists' dreams are made. To exempt yourself from this experiment is to do more than fail to vote — you will be failing democracy even more than yonder usual election circumstances. Data from this election will be picked, shucked, removed from the cob and baked into a delicious Texas com bread that will feed the future decisions of politicians: Who runs and for what position, what groups of voters to court and by what media to communi­ cate with these groups. Many people say they don't vote because their vote doesn't really count. And usually, they might be right. But not this time. This time people are watching. This time your voice will be heard and will echo for years, regardless of who's sleeping in the gover­ nor's mansion come January. B rend e l is a jo u r n a lis m g ra d u a t e student. I applaud Heutel for even writing about the issue, as bad press is still press, but his poor attempt cover both sides does a disservice to those who are not educated on the issues and look to this column for understanding. I suggest a careful reread of the piece after looking at www.fairtax.org. Chris Daniel UT alum October 18,2006 SUBMIT A F I R I N G L I N E Please e-mail your Firing Lines tofiringline@dailytexanonline.com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Additional Firing Lines were posted today o n the W eb site at www.dailytexanonline.com. Friday, O ctob er 20, 2006 N e \* 5A Liz Carpenter stresses importance of humor Former Lady Bird aide kept crowd laughing at LBJ Auditorium By W eiw en Ji Daily Texan Staff People should utilize humor to improve their public speak­ ing abilities and hold an audi­ ence, author Liz Carpenter said Thursday. crowd of about 600 people, she shared jokes from her book that can be used for public speaking and for private entertainment. "I look forward to making you laugh here," she said. "Presidents are working under stress. The one who can survive in the speech with a funny joke usually gets the most respect. Humor is not always characteristic of politi­ cians. Everybody who wants to hold an audience could have it." The audience laughed continu­ ously throughout her speech. Carpenter, 86, brought copies of her fifth book to sell and sign and shared stories and political insights with the audience. In the book, Carpenter writes that read­ ers can steal her jokes and adapt them to their ow n uses. "I think the funniest Republican w as Ronald she said. "K ennedy is the funniest Democrat. They used humor to reply to criticism ." R eag an ," Carpenter, once a Daily Texan Staff member, started out in pro­ fessional journalism as a White House reporter covering President Franklin D. Roosevelt. She became a speech writer and media advis­ er to Lyndon B. Johnson when he was vice present. "She is one of the m ost famous ladies in Texas," said Wynnell Noelke, a member of the Friends of the LBJ Library. "We expect her humor and am azing speech." Carpenter helped found the N ational W om en's Political Caucus, served on the International W om en's Year Commission and is a member of the Texas Women's Hall of Fame. C arp en ter E leanor Roosevelt had a huge influence on the position of first lady in American history. said "M rs. Roosevelt was very help­ ful to poor people and people with handicaps," Carpenter said. Carpenter said she encourages female students to participate in political activities. "Liz Carpenter is a witty, wise and wonderful speaker," said Anne Wheeler, LBJ Library and m useum spokeswoman. Carpenter, former press secre­ tary and chief of staff for Lady Bird Johnson, gave a speech and signed her new book titled the "P resid ential H um or" at Liz Carpenter, fam ed activist, journalist, hum orist and presidential speech- Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium writer, spoke to a packed crowd at the LBJ A uditorium Thursday Thursday night. Speaking to a , - - , ----------- Jeremy Balkin | Dally Texan Staff C ab le 16 > D orm 15 ion Antenna 9 www.da ilytexa non I ¡ne.com University Editor: Robert Kleeman Phone: (512) 232-2206 UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY UT Southwestern researches asthma meds for children UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will give inner-city children with severe asthma a new medication to reduce the sever­ ity of asthma attacks as part of a nationwide assessment, according to a UT Southwestern news release. The National Institutes of Health is supporting UT Southwestern, which will work at one of 10 sites to evaluate an asthma therapy involving the drug Xolair, which has already been found successful in treating adults and adolescents, according to the news release. Approximately 50 Dallas chil­ dren will receive an injection every two or four weeks, along with medical care for their asthma, according to the release. Researchers hope to reduce the severity of asthma in inner-city chil­ dren, who are at higher risk of severe attacks than other children because they are exposed to higher allergen levels, according to the release. — Suyun Hong Waggoner Center receives grant to study alcohol The Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research at the University will now have $6.25 million more to fund its research studies. The $6.25 million is part of a $38 million grant from The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism that was distributed to six research facilities around the nation. The allotment will fund five separate research studies that use mice to investigate the genetic appeal of alcohol and its effect on the brain. Just like with humans, some mice drink very little, some drink in moderation, and some drink in , excess, said Adron Harris, director of the Waggoner Center and professor of molecular biology in a written statement. He said the goal of the research is "to understand the genetic and environmental factors that promote alcoholism in order to develop treatments that will help people break their addictions." — Evan Furman 6A Firday, O ctober 20, 2006 Mashhood Khawar, a government senior and Voices Against Violence Student Coordinator, pins up photos o f students at the VAV table on Thursday. Students write their own mes­ sage against violence on the bottom o f the picture showing sup­ port for the cause. VAV works to raise awareness of domestic violence, which affects 1 -in-3 women and 1-in-6 men, through tabling and performance events. Jordan Smothermon Daily Texan Staff Group honors domestic violence victims T h e D a i l y T e x a n By Shara Challa Daily Texan Staff The 39 Texas women between the ages of 15 and 26 who died as a result of domestic violence in 2005 were memorialized with carnations Thursday on the West Mall. Members of the Voices Against Violence program handed out 170 carnations and hundreds of wrist bands, each bearing the name of one of the 39 women, said Tara Buentello, student coordinator of the program. In total, 143 Texas women died last year from domes­ tic violence, a 20-percent increase from 2004, she said. Buentello, a Plan II senior, said the effect domestic violence has had on her own family encour­ aged her to educate students on the issue. "We are going in classrooms and different places just to make stu­ dents aware that there are peo­ ple their age that are in domestic violence situations," said Pamela Cook, senior program coordinator for UT's Counseling, Learning and Career Services. Most students fall into the 16-to- 22 age group, which is the most at- risk group for dating and domestic violence, Cook said. Statistically, one in four college women are vic­ tims of rape or attempted rape, she said. There are many reasons contrib­ uting to sexual violence among students, including high alcohol consumption, Cook said. UT's Counseling and Mental Health Center sees between 80 and 100 students who are victims of domes­ tic or dating violence each year. "All of the issues we deal with have to do with power and con­ trol, and if people have learned that kind of behavior either in their home or from all the images they've seen in music videos and in movies and on TV, they think that it's OK not to respect their partner," Cook said. Dating violence is a rising issue, said Jitin Hingorani, spokesman for the Texas Council on Family Violence. In a 2006 survey, the council found that 75 percent of Texas youth ages 16 to 24 years old have personally experienced dating violence or know someone who has. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, as set by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Both men and women should be educated about healthy relationships, Hingorani said. "Most men are not perpetrators," Cook said. "Most respect and value women. They can be allies in this effort." Voices Against Violence, which works on reducing relationship violence, sexual assault and stalk­ ing, will soon need more funding, Cook said. Their grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that pro­ vides about $35,000 each year will end in December 2007. UT's Counseling and Mental Health Center will continue provid­ ing funding for the program, but students will need to compensate for some of the expired grant funds, she said. The money will go toward keeping the program's educational and counseling resources free and accessible to students. Without the program, students who are victims of domestic violence will have to go to a kxral center, where there is often a wait list, she said. The program's emergency fund, which provides victims with enough money to get out of crisis, will not be harmed, since it relies on donations only, she said The National Domestic Violence Hotline, 1-800-799-SAFE, provides callers with information on where they can get help, Hingorani said. The hotline is maintained by the Texas Council on Family Violence, he said. Advocates answer on aver­ age 500 to 600 calls from throughout the nation each day and connect the victim with local aid, he said. "We let the victims know they're not alone, and there are resources out there," Hingorani said. Upgraded Lonestar supercomputer makes first appearance By Evan Furman Daily Texan Staff The UT System unveiled an updated Dell Inc. supercomputer, Lonestar, during a ceremony at its home, the J.J. Pickle Research Campus, on Thursday. The supercom puter's updates were finalized Oct. 1 and include a peak performance of more than 55 teraflops, or the ability to perform 55 trillion calculations at a time. With a memory more than 10,000 times that of a home computer, Lonestar is the fastest academ­ ic supercomputer in the nation, said Jay Boisseau, director of the Texas Advance Computing Center where Lonestar is housed. The supercom puter makes it possible to study such topics as the dynamics of the Earth's cli­ mate, the origin of the universe and the method by which complex biological molecules mediate pro­ cesses that sustain life, according to a statement from the center. The supercom puter, w orth about $10 million, is funded by Dell, the University and the UT System. Dell founder Michael Dell, University President William Powers, UT System Chancellor Mark Yudof and Boisseau spoke at the ceremony. "[It] takes us to a much high­ er level, because it makes things possible that never were possible before," Yudof said. Powers said the new system will provide University and national scientific researchers with the abil­ ity to conduct ground-breaking research. He said the UT System is at the very top of the computing community because Lonestar is the leading scientific infrastruc­ ture in the country. Research conducted since Lonestar reached its full produc­ tion status earlier this month was displayed during the ceremony, including a simulated shifting of the San Andreas Fault and the simulated m ovem ent of w ater particles. The supercomputer is housed in the Texas Advanced Computing Center at the University, with a team of 60 people researching and maintaining it. Boisseau said the team works to create software that will make Lonestar even more efficient and accessible to the sci­ entific community. Call 511 a T ^ o T o m tk e an appointm ent- Make your mom proud. Get your picture taken! FREE PORTRAIT STUDIO Monday thru Friday OCTOBER 9-27,2006 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. C M C 3 .3 0 2 (a c ro s s f r o m C M A ) Need video, CD, DVD, com m ercial or infom ercial produced? 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"If we put the centers where they're geographically separate and more convenient to a different set of em ployers and set of workers, then we w on't cut into the business of the first center," Sherr said. Sherr said the committee is also interested in smaller, simpler centers around the city in the future, because putting a lot of money on a lease­ hold can be risky and limits flexibility of the site The second day-labor center will serve the same purpose as the first center, but the committee will deter­ mine the functions of the second center by looking for the best prac­ tices needed to run the facility. Between 150 and 250 laborers visit the current day-labor site near 51st Street in north-central Austin daily. — Jessica Sondgeroth NO TRESPASSING. PROSECUTORS WILL BE VIOLATED. the world copy needs editors^} If you're up to the challenge, come by the Texan offices in the bas- ment of the C M C building. Death row prisoner commits suicide Inmate died in cell with execution hours away By Michael Graczyk The Associated Press LIVINGSTON — Facing lethal injection later in the day, con­ demned Texas prisoner Michael Dewayne Johnson beat the execu­ tioner to it Thursday, fatally slash­ ing his throat and arm in his death row cell just over 15 hours before he was scheduled to die. Johnson, 29, was found in a pool of blood and unresponsive at 2:45 a.m. by officers making routine checks on him every 15 minutes at the Polunsky Unit of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Fifteen minutes earlier, he was talking to prison staff and awaiting breakfast. “He had used som e sort of metal blade or razor to cut his right jugular vein and an artery inside his right elbow," prison system spokesw om an M ichelle Lyons said. “He had made no indications that he was contem­ plating suicide." Words written in blood were on the wall of his cell, but pris­ on officials declined to disclose the nature of the writing because Johnson's death remained under investigation, Lyons said. Johnson was taken to a hospital in Livingston, a few miles away, where he was pronounced dead about an hour after he was found. He had been set to die after 6 p.m. Thursday for the 1995 slay­ ing of Jeff Wetterman, 27, gunned down at his family-run gasoline station and convenience store in Lorena, just south of Waco. Johnson is at least the sev­ enth condemned man in Texas to take his own life since death row reopened in 1974, but no other prisoner has killed himself so close to his scheduled execu­ tion time. On Dec. 8, 1999, inmate David Long was executed two days after he tried to overdose on prescription medication. Authorities were not immedi­ ately certain where he would have obtained the piece of metal that had been attached to a small wood­ en stick, which Lyons described as resembling a Popsicle stick. It also was unclear if the metal was a razor blade or a metal piece that had been sharpened. Some inmates are allowed to shave but must check out a razor and return it to a corrections officer when they are finished, Lyons said. Besides the routine 15-minute checks that begin for inmates 36 hours before their scheduled exe­ cution, officers on death row in Texas also routinely search the inmate's cell every 72 hours for contraband. “We just never had con­ versation that he was near the end, and I'm d oom ed' and any of that kind of stuff." Greg White, lawyer for M ichael Dewayne Johnson An appeal to block the punish­ ment was in the U.S. Supreme Court, where Johnson's lawyer Greg White was asking justices to reconsider their rejection last week of an earlier appeal. White also said he had worked until 2 a.m. on another round of last-day appeals and had notified state and federal appeals courts they would be filed early Thursday. "N o point in filing that stuff," W hite said. “It's just sitting in a chair in my office." White also said he had no indi­ cation that Johnson was despon­ dent. "I've never seen him not in good spirits," the lawyer said. “I'm not trained in those things, but just from a common person's stand­ point, we just never had conversa­ tion that he was near the end, and 'I'm doomed' and any of that kind of stuff." Crawford Long, an assistant district attorney in M cLennan County who prosecuted Johnson, said he also was surprised “We were prepared to be han­ dling a last-minute filing with the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals," Long said. Johnson would have been the 22nd Texas inmate executed this year. The total is the highest in the nation among states with capital punishment. As part of the usual proce­ dure, he would have been taken about midday Thursday from the Polunsky Unit, where the inmate population includes the state's now 380 condemned men, to the Huntsville Unit's death chamber, about 45 miles to the west. In an interview with TheAssoda ted Press two weeks ago, Johnson said he remained optimistic. "You never know w hat the courts are going to do," he said. Johnson, who as 18 at the time, insisted it was a compan­ ion, David Vest, who had gunned down Wetterman in September 1995 after the pair, in a stolen car, fled the store on Interstate 35 about 12 miles south of Waco , because they didn't have the $24 to pay for their gas. “I never even saw the dude," Johnson said. "(Vest) jumped back into the car, and we took off. He hollered: 'Go! Go! G o!'" Vest blamed the shooting on Johnson, took an eight-year prison term in a plea bargain and testi­ fied against his friend. Vest is now free. Johnson w as involved with other teenagers in what authori­ ties said was a stolen car ring in Balch Springs, near Dallas, when he was arrested for the slaying. Johnson and Vest were heading to Corpus Christi for a day at the beach to celebrate Vest's 17th birthday. "H e unquestionably was guilty," Long said. "H e had made adm is­ sions to a number of people." Four other Texas inmates are scheduled to die over the next month. Former Longhorn, therapist tours with first book Hal Runkel coaches patience, honesty in parenting guide By Suyun H o n g Daily Texan Staff Though Hal Runkel, founder of Scream Free Living, did not graduate from UT, he still w on a $5 bet on the annual UT-OU football gam e. Runkel said he continues to "H ook 'e m " everyw here he goes. Runkel spent four years at UT and is now a licensed m arriage and fam ily therapist as well as founder of Scream Free Living, a com p any p ro d u cing books on parenting and relationship advice. Runkel is currently in A ustin on a tour prom oting his book "Scream Free P aren tin g", the first in a series. " S c r e a m F r e e P a re n tin g " coaches parents to rem ain calm and connected w ith kids, he said. Runkel said his parenting book differs from others because he believes parenting is about parents, not kids. "K id s w ill alw ays continue to be k id s," Runkel said. "I can only control m yself, not my kids." R u n k el's philosophy lies in con trollin g em otional reactiv ­ ity. Scream ing and overprotect­ ing kids only m akes us just as im m ature as they are, it does not make the kids m ore mature, Runkel said. R unkel's approach also pushes parents not to have their lives revolving around children. "P aren ts shou ld n't m ake kids their w h ole w o rld ," he said. the kids, "T h a t's d on 't screw up, or you 'll ruin the w orld ." telling like Runkel said his com pany con­ nects this philosophy to all types of relationships. On the Web www.screamfree.com ^ ally, th at's w here m ost people quickly react and cause prob­ lem s in relationships." R unkel's plans include releas­ ing m ore books on Scream Free Living, touching on all types of relationships. "Stayin g calm despite the pres­ sure is key in relationsh ips," he said. "D o n 't take things person- "Scream Free P arenting" will be relaunched by Random H ouse Inc. this fall. F R O M T H E D IR E C T O R O F “B A T M A N B E G I N S ” a n d “M E M E N T O .” HUGHJACKMAN C H R IST IA N B A LE SC A R L E T T JO H A N SSO N MICHAELCAINE Integrating Faith and R e aso n at th e University of St. Thomas School of Law W ith a quality of life ranked #1 in the country in 2005 by the Princeton Review, our nationally-recognized mentor externship program, our commitment to community service and our distinguished faculty, it is time to consider the University of St. Thomas for your law degree. V isit u s at the U niversity of T e x a s at A u stin Thursday, Oct. 26 11 a .m .-3 p.m. T e x a s Union B allroom Apply online by December 31, 2006 and pay no application fee! For more information or to schedule a campus visit: (651) 962-4895 • (800) 328-6819, Ext. 2-4895 lawschool@stthomas.edu • www.stthomas.edu/law A R E Y O U W A T C H I N G C L O S E L Y ? ¡H i" PK ¡1 HP- w N E W M A R K E T IL M S prestige-movie.com IPG 13 PARENTS STRONGLY CAUTIONED VI0UNCE «NO DISTURBING IMAGES V U ni vhksi i \ <>, S i 8A Friday, O ctob er 20, 2006 ~1 1Focus T h e D a i l y T e x a n w w w .da ilytexan o n lin e .co m Features Editor: Kim Garza Associate Features Editor: Katherine Fan E-mail: lifeandarts@ dailytexanonline com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Art car enthusiasts prepare for parade By Meagan Thomsen Daily Texan Staff M ore than 100 plastic ani­ mals and figurines are glued to Lois Goodman's car. Sharks, octopi and fish cover every door. Small gray aliens stand beneath the solar system model on the roof, with Captain Kirk commanding from the center. Seals, penguins, tigers, snakes and turtles are geographically grouped on the hood. Painted appropriately on the front bum ­ per are the words "Mother Nature." Although Goodman decorated her car specifically for an annual parade, she still drives it around town on a daily basis. "This is my only car," she said, laugh­ ing as she circled it, giant glue gun in hand. Goodman, with the help of two young friends, was replacing plastic figu­ rines that had fallen off the car in prepa­ ration for Austin's fourth annual Art Car Parade Saturday. In 2003, West Austin News, a local newspaper, started the Austin Art Car Parade after publisher Bart Stephens saw a televised documentary about an art teacher in Houston who helped her stu­ dents create a car for the Houston Art Car Parade. The Houston parade is now in its 20th year, and Stephens said he thought the event would be perfect for Austin. "It just fits Austin, fits the lifestyle," Stephens said. "It's kind of the 'Keep Austin Weird' thing." The parade benefits VSA arts of Texas, a nonprofit organization that promotes arts for the disabled. Approximately 80 cars will start their engines at 11:30 a.m., kicking off the parade from 300 Congress Ave. and finishing at the Congress Avenue Baptist Church. From noon to 4 p.m., the cars will be stationed at the church parking lot for a free carnival featuring live entertainment from Quiet Company, Attic Ted and the Austin Dance Company. Rebecca Bass, the art teacher at Waltrip High School in Houston, actually donat­ ed her award-winning car, themed "Bom to Ride," to the West Austin News. The car is covered in Mardi Gras beads and mirrors, several Harley Davidson motor­ cycles, and about 50 tailpipes. The car was a collaborative effort between Bass and her students and will be on display at the parade tomorrow. Katy Gieselman, production manager for the West Austin News said she's excited about this year's parade because it will be more festive than past years', and the representation from Austin is higher this year. "This year we have a lot more artists from Austin than ever before," she said. "We're hoping to grow more of an art- car community in Austin." Goodman has participated in Austin's parade all four years and the Houston parade for the past seven years. "For a local car, mine's a little more involved than some of them, but my car is a very average car compared to most," Goodman said. She opened the driver's side front door and pointed out areas of the paneling and dashboard that many art-car enthusiasts thoroughly decorate, showing that her interior was sparsely adorned in comparison. Goodman said she has often returned to her parked car after running an errand only to find that someone has left a thrilled note for her, or another plastic figunne to add to the decor. "That's the whole point of the car," she said. "To make people happy." Goodman's first art car was themed "Psyched Out" and was covered in tarot cards donated from BookPeople and a gypsy mannequin holding a crystal ball rising from the roof. With her long black hair and bejeweled fingers, Goodman may look the part of a gypsy fortune teller. She said she's an intuitive, which is "kind of like a psychic," but she swears it's not as hocus-pocus as it sounds. Goodman runs her business out of her home, most of which she has remod­ eled to be every bit as artistic as her car. Her latest home decorating project was her bathroom. A black shower, black toi­ let, artisan-glass tiles, an above-counter aqua-colored glass sink, a rainbow of LCD lights dancing under the counter and about a dozen different shades of paint all come together in a room the size of a walk-in closet. "How do you put something togeth­ er like that and have it not be tacky?" Goodman asked, flipping the switch to make the colorful lights dance even fast­ er. "That's why I'm a good artist." In a parade preview, her auto art will be parked along Congress Avenue and Ninth Street tonight, along with the cars of the other parade artists, while they attend a reception at the Austin Museum of Art. On parade day, Goodman's car will be filled with friends, all wearing oversized sunglasses and silly hats and armed with squirt guns. Chris Reichman | D aily Texan Staff Top, Lilo and stitch figurines are am ong the m any toys th a t make up the m other earth section o f the car. Middle, Lois G o od m an has participated in art car show s for 16 years both in A ustin and in Houston. This year's car takes inspiration from Austin, the sea, space and m other earth. Above, Lois has w orked on the car for six years slo w ly a dding different elem ents. "We squirt people with squirt guns in the parade," she laughed. "We're the only people who do it. We're very popular, they don't expect it." One year, Goodman's water spray was returned with an ice cube chucked through her window. She was surprised, but her boyfriend, much less fazed, simply leaned over from the passenger seat and blasted the jokester with his Super Soaker. "I don't know if we're weirdos or eccentrics," Goodman said, "but there's people from every walk of life that do art cars." FUSION: Co-op, SG donations fund event From page! A was donated by the University Co­ op and $2,000 came from Student Government and Multicultural Information Center's annual bud­ get, said Aamer Patel, Campus Fusion financial director and biol­ ogy junior. More than 30 staffers h aw prepared for the annual event since last February, Miller said. D uring Fusion reaction the week C am pus passio n ate elicited from UT students, C how dhury said. "UT itself means diversity," Patel said. "In this diverse campus, we should bring all those peo­ ple together through the cultural showcase like Campus Fusion." Jonathan Dang, a member of Vietnamese Student Association and a biochemistry sophomore, said this was the first year he par­ ticipated in Campus Fusion. "I think it definitely helps to unite all the organizations from different cultures," he said. COMING SOOf See how the Longhorns fare against the Cornhuskers w w w .d a ilyte xa n on line .co m Sports Editor: Eric Ransom E-mail: sports@ dailytexanonline.com Phone: (5 1 2 ) 23 2 -2 2 1 0 SECTION Friday, O ctober 20, 2006 -Newsworthy Ross rising rapidly after rough start By W illiam W ilkerson Daily Texan Staff Aaron Ross has a smile that is almost as loud as the clothes he wears. That's saying something, considering his teammates say he is the best dressed player on the team. "You guys see me smiling 2 4/7," Ross said. "There is not a single thing I have to be unhappy about." No one can argue with that. In his first full year as a starter in the Longhorns' secondary, Ross is second on the team behind Michael Griffin with 46 tackles and has notched team-high totals with 10 pass breakups and four interceptions During a 9minute span in the fourth quarter of the Longhorns' 28-10 victory over Oklahoma on Oct. 7, Ross intercepted two pass­ es on consecutive Sooner drives and scooped up a fumble for a touchdown. Mack Brown immediately began promoting Ross as a legiti­ mate All-America candidate in the post-game press conference. The following three days turned into an award marathon for the senior. He was named the Big 12 and National Defensive Player of the Week. "If he's not the best defensive back playing in the country, I don't know who it is," said Duane Akina, Texas' co-defensive coor­ dinator and secondary coach. The last time Ross said he had a frown on his face was in 2002, as he sat through a two-year hiatus between high school and college, until the NCAA eventu­ ally allowed him to play football again. The problem arose after he transferred from San Antonio Fox Tech High Schopl to John Tyler High in Tyler after his soph­ omore year. He said he wasn't getting along with his father so he moved and became a three- sport star. Ross signed with Texas in February 2001 and joined Derrick Johnson and Cedric Benson in a highly-touted recruiting class. All was well for Ross, who par­ ticipated in two-a-days and team meetings. "Then coach Brown called me in and told me that I am not clear in the [NCAA] Clearinghouse, and I have to leave," Ross said. "That was the worst feeling in my life. Honestly, I cried. The whole year, I was stressed out." The NCAA said he lacked enough core credits in English. No one could find the transcript that said he had taken English 2. He thought the problem was gone the following year, when he signed another letter of intent with Texas. But the NCAA had the same negative answer. "The second year was getting pretty hard on me when I found out I still couldn't get in," Ross said. He thought about going to play football at Blinn College before ROSS continues on page 2B After spending tw o years trying to clear NCAA regulations to play football for Texas, the 24-year-old Ross is finally developing into one o f Texas'finest. Jordan Smotherman | Daily Texan Staff Cardinals defeat Mets for pennant A ninth-inning home run by Yadier Molina propelled St. Louis 3-1 past New York and into the World Seriés » SEE PAGE 3B Knight agrees to extension at Tech Texas Tech coach Bob Knight has agreed to a contract exten­ sion that would keep him with the Red Raiders through 2012. Knight, who needs 11 wins this season to pass Dean Smith's 879 to become the winningest men's coach in NCAA Division I history, has not yet signed the extension, Tim Knight, an assistant athletic director at the university and Knight's son, said Thursday. The contract, which also needs to be approved by the university’s board of regents, would be for $300,000 a year with a guaranteed $600,000 in outside income, athletic director Gerald Myers said. The 65-year-old Knight has a career record of 869-350 in 40 seasons of coaching at Army, Indiana and Texas Tech. He is 105- 61 in five seasons at Texas Tech. — Associated Press Mens tennis heads to tourney The Longhorn men's tennis team will be taking the courts in the ITA South Central Regional Championships tournament this weekend in Fort Worth. After several soltd performances earlier In the season, the team is looking to land its first finals appearance. Texas has seen strong showings from junior Luis Diaz Barriga, sophomore Milan Mihailovic and transfer Jonah Kane-West (Tulane). Freshmen Evan Bridges, Dimitar Kutrovsky, Rook Schellenberg, Jon Wiegand and Josh Zavala have all scored match victories this year. The TCU-hosted event will crown a singles and doubles champion, respectively, who will move on to the ITA National Intercollegiate. Indoor Championships hosted by Ohio State in Columbus, Ohio. — Blake H u rtik MLS soccer to be shown on ESPN2 ESPN2 will broadcast Hve the first-round playoff match between the Houston Dynamo and Chivas USA this Sunday at 3 p.m. (CT). Every Major League Soccer broadcast partner, Fox Soccer Channel, ABC/ESPN and HDnet, will carry at least two first-round matches. This marks the first time in league history that every first-round match will be aired on national TV. — Sim on Provan Rankings AP College Football 1. Ohio State 2. Michigan 3. USC 4. West Virginia 5. Texas 6. Louisville 7. Tennessee 8. Auburn 9. Florida 10. Notre Dame BCS Rankings 1. Ohio State 2. USC 3. Michigan 4. Auburn 5. West Virginia 6. Florida 7. Lousiville 8. Notre Dame 9. Texas 10. California cornfields By Ryan Killian Daily Texan Staff When Texas lines up on offense against Nebraska's vaunt­ ed Blackshirt defense, they'll be under the leadership of the nation's current Cingular Player of the Week. Colt McCoy beat out Oklahoma State wide receiver Adarius Bowman and two other players to win the award with 39 percent of the vote after throwing for six touchdown passes against Baylor in the 63-31 win. No. 5 Texas has had their way with Nebraska in years past, winning five of the six games they've played since the Big 12's inception. But a win at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Neb .^doesn't come easy, and the C o rn h u sk ers are ranked No. 17 in the country. Though Nebraska coach Bill Callahan brought a West Coast offense to the Midwest, it's his team's running game that's been really effective as they've gotten off to a 6-1 start. "They seem to be a pretty balanced attack in what they do," Texas' Derek Lokey said. "We're going to have to be able to stop the run and the pass." Only USC stopped both well enough to beat the Huskers this season. Nebraska and the Longhorns are the only unbeaten teams in Big 12 play this season. Only fifth-year seniors have been in Lincoln, Neb., as Longhorns, and the players are excited about experiencing one of the best atmospheres in college football. The Huskers don't lose often at home, and Texas needs to show that this 2006 squad has the home-wrecking capabilities the they've become known for. They've gone on the road and won 15 straight times, and come home victorious after 27 of their last 28 games. Two of their most significant victories came in Memorial Stadium as they ended Nebraska's 47-game home winning streak in 1998 with a 20-16 win, then ended the Husker's new streak at 26 games in 2002 with a 27-24 win. "It's kind of like you against the world, when you go on the road, and that's fun for the kids," Texas head coach Mack Brown said. The crowd is expected to be as loud as any the Texas offense has played under, and coaches and players are counting on the time they've spent since summer with hand signals to pay off. Additionally, the offense often operates out of the huddle, lessening the need for vocal communica­ tion. Despite his recent accolades, McCoy faces a test of a new sort Saturday. He's passed each one presented with flying colors, and his teammates and coaches have no doubts he'll manage the offense as efficiently as he always does. But the Huskers are blitzing almost 39 percent of the time, which is more often than anything the Longhorns have faced, and McCoy will need to know where he can safely dump the ball when the pressure comes. Quan Cosby will be one of McCoy's many options and he's looking forward to the game as much as anybody after getting to know Nebraska great Tommie Frazier while in high school. "I've heard so many stories, amazing stories," he said. "It's going to be awesome." Sophom ore Jamaal Charles has been a solid force all season for Texas. Last year against Nebraska, Charles rushed for 463 yards and three touchdow ns this season. Jordan Smotherman | Daily Texan Staff Beating Texas could resurrect glory days for Nebraska By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Columnist kind of respect," Nebraska quarterback Zac Taylor said. "We feel like, if we have the successful season that we're on track to have, people will notice us." A win over Texas will shake up the Big 12 title race, but also help vault Nebraska into football legitimacy once again. But does anyone our age really remem­ winner Eric Crouch, who won the Heisman that year. The Huskers lost to Colorado in their final regular season game, knock­ ing Nebraska out of the Big 12 title game. Those with long memories know Texas lost that title game, and Nebraska was served up to Miami in the national title game. That year symbolizes the fall of glory- ber Nebraska in its glory days? days Nebraska. The Longhorns travel outside of Texas for the first time this season, and a little more than cold and rain awaits them in Nebraska. The Cornhuskers are quietly trumpeting up their team to the old days. It's not like the national titles and the Heismans went into the broom closet. The rebuilding under Bill Callahan also took longer than some thought. But as it stands now, Nebraska is priming itself for an upset. Here's a brief reminder. In the 1990s, Nebraska was the force to be reckoned with in the Big 8 and what eventually became the Big 12. Running the option attack, Nebraska won national titles in 1994, 1995 and 1997 with players like Tommie Frazier and Ahman Green running their offense to perfection. The defense, meanwhile, struck fear into the hearts of men as the 'blackshirts.' "We want people to notice, and if you beat a team like Texas, you'll get that Many more students probably remember the 2001 Nebraska team, led by Heisman- There were 10-3 and 7-7 seasons under Frank Solich, but the Huskers coudldn't turn the comer into glory. Under Bill Callahan, the Huskers missed a bowl game in 2004, and had a losing season. They improved to 8-4 last year, capping off the year with a wild win over Michigan in the Alamo Bowl. Does anyone remember it? The final play involved a hook and ladder from Michigan, who would have won if not for a last min­ ute save from a Nebraska comerback. What's the hook and ladder? Think of the Music City Miracle or the Cal-Stanford game. You know, 'The Band is on the Field!' Check out Youtube, it's worth your time. But will Saturday's game need any last- minute theatrics? Their fans will definitely be ready for some. "I enjoy atmospheres like the Cotton Bowl, Ohio State, and stuff and from what I've heard, that's what Saturday should be like," comerback Aaron Ross said. "It moti­ vates me to be around fans that are really pumped up for the game." The Cornhuskers are starting to hint at the glory days, casually referring to their defense as the 'blackshirts'. There's little chance Nebraska will break out the option against Texas. But the hook and ladder? If it remains close in the cornfields, anything is pos­ sible. Chris Schmidt Cody Hale AnupShah Dennis Killian William Wilkerson Brad Gray Ryan Killian Eric Ransom Alex Blair ROSS: S l ’O K Friday, October 20, 2006 2B TEXAN STAFF PICKS Overall Record Last Week COLLEGE Texas at Nebraska Georgia Tech at Clemson Boston College at Florida S t N. Dakota St. at Minnesota Harvard at Princeton NFL Giants at Cowboys Lions at Jets Steelers at Falcons Panthers at Bengals Cardinals at Raiders So p h o m o re defender Kasey M oore grew up idolizing her older sister Kristin, w h o also played for the Lon g h orn s in 2002. Kasey M o ore and the Lon gh orn s will play host to M issouri and Iowa State this w eekend at M ike M yers sta­ dium. Celsio Gonzalez Dally Texan Staff Blood alone m oves the wheels of history. Get ready for som e Shah-shank redemption! Moore following in footsteps of sister, Texas faces Missouri and Iowa State By Dennis Killian Daily Texan Staff Kasey Moore remembers how excit­ ing it was to sit in the stands at Mike A. Myers Stadium that day back in Dec. 2002 and watch her older sister live out every athlete's dream. In double overtime, Kristen Moore, who was a sophomore defender that year for the University of Portland, sent a pass across the field to her team­ mate Christine Sinclair. Sinclair's ini­ tial attempt at the goal was thwarted, but as the ball trickled back towards her, she fired the game winning goal to defeat Santa Clara 2-1 and capture her school's first national champion­ ship in any sport. "I definitely look up to my sister, just because we've kind of followed the same path. I've always been known as Kristen's little sister," said Kasey Moore. "She encouraged me to look at a big school, because at first I thought I wanted to go to a small school." Fast-forward to 2006, when the younger Moore sister is mak­ ing a name for herself at Texas. The sophomore defender is help­ ing anchor a Longhorn backline that has limited opponents to just 8.2 shot attempts per game this season. Moore says her older sister's biggest advice is to stay focused and think of things in a big context. "It's good to go to her, because she's been where I've been. She's been at a top soccer program," Moore said. "She's been in the Final Four and won a national championship, so it's easy to talk to her, because she knows where I'm coming from." The stingy Texas defense will likely not be tested so much this weekend, as a pair of below 500 conference teams visit Austin. Tonight, the Longhorns take on the 1-6 Missouri Tigers at 7 p.m., followed by Sunday's match up with 2-5 Iowa State. Looming ahead, however, is undefeated arch rival Texas A&M, who the Longhorns face next Friday at home. "We're third in points in the conference, so we just need to win these games and keep pres­ sure on the teams that are sitting in front of us," said Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli. "If you ask our players right now, they probably don't know where we sit in the conference, because it's not something we talk about. We just talk about trying to play the game." Moore realizes the importance of not taking any team lightly, pointing out the disappoint­ ing weekend of games against Oklahoma State and Oklahoma earlier this season as evidence. "Right now, we're trailing A&M, and if we don't get these two wins this weekend, we basi­ cally take ourselves out of con­ tention to win Big 12," Moore said. "It's up to us, whether we want to win it or not." The Longhorns still need help this weekend to land atop the conference standings. But with Big 12 leader Oklahoma State and second place Texas A&M both playing weaker opponents, a slip-up doesn't seem likely. With all the pressure and wor­ ries of the big games Texas has ahead in the Big 12 Tournament and NCAA playoffs, one might wonder how an athlete unwinds from the stress. "I love to shop. I'm a big Nike Outlet person and a big Nike person in general," Moore said. "I love Nike stuff, and I buy a lot of stuff off eBay as well." UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RECEIVE t 9 p 3 * | ^ ^ ^ ^ M ^ E tfC T IO N O F GOT SEATS FOR THE UT VERSUS NEBRASKA GAME? y o u do now! SCOUT OUR LINEUP: * E S P N College G ameDay * NFL Sunday Ticket * 16 delicious draft beers * 20 plasma TVs * Open 6:00 am daily CHAMPIONS RESTAURANT & SPORTS BAR DOWNTOWN AUSTIN THE CORNER OF 4th & TRINITY Monday thru Friday from 4 til 7pm! Domestic Dr eh Beer... $2 Frozen Merge rite *4 Well Drink..................t2 House Wine.............. t4 ¿ t ' f . % v* lammm W IT H S T U D E N T ID OCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF MEMORIAL STADIUM Senior DB trying to earn All American From page 1B he got a call from former Texas assistant Darryl Drake, who offered him another solution. "He told me to retake the class and join the team the next summer," Ross said. Grateful that he didn't have to spend two years at a junior college, Ross, then 20 years old, lived with friends and worked as a file clerk in a doctor's office while he repeated the sopho­ more English class at Tyler's John Tyler High School. "It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be," he said. "Everybody was pretty happy for me to do what I needed to do and get into college. There were no negative comments." Ross was quick to point out that he made an "A ," which he said was the same grade he made in the honors course he took at Fox Tech. Now, instead of worrying about honors classes, Ross could very well be honored with the Thorpe Award, given to the nation's best defensive back, at the end of the season. "I have a lot of respect for de­ fensive backs in general. There are lots of good ones around the nation, but I have yet to see one like him," sophomore receiver Quan Cosby said. Added teammate and fel­ low Thorpe Award candidate Michael Griffin: "He's my lead­ ing candidate." Ross arrived at Texas with untapped talent. He had the speed, versatility, and could dress the part of a shutdown comer like Deion Sanders. Like Primetime, though, he wasn't the type of comer who lived for the knockout hit. "Coming in, in 2003, I felt like I was just a speedy cover comer and Coach Akina taught me to be physical," Ross said. "I felt like that is what really improved my game." Now Ross is bringing a punch, much like former Longhorn and current San Diego Charger Quentin Jammer is known for. "The physical nature that he brings to the game helps us create the personality of our defense that we are looking for," Akina said. that's something to Now smile about. Spurs lose by 33 to improved Bulls squad By The Associated Press Ben Gordon scored 19 point* in 21 minutes to lead the Chica go Bulls to a 99-67 preseasor victory over the San Antonie Spurs on Thursday night. Although the new-look Bullí (4-0) used eight players whc were not with the team las season, Gordon and the othei holdovers led the way. Gordon was 7-of-12 from the field, including making five ol his first six shots. Kirk HinricF scored 10 points on 5-of-7 shooting and had five assists in 19 minutes. With the Spurs trailing by six points, Gordon and Hinrich scored the Bulls' first 12 points in the third quarter when Chicago scored 14 straight points. Tim Duncan scored 11 points in 12 minutes for the Spurs (2- 2). None of the Spurs' starters played beyond the first quarter The last time the Bulls had an undefeated preseason was before the 1992-93 season when Chicago won a third straight NBA title before Michael Jordan retired for the first time and played baseball. The Bulls' new additions also contributed. Ben Wallace, the Bulls key free agent signing from Detroit, had 10 rebounds, half coming on the offensive end. First-round draft choic­ es Tyrus Thomas and Thabo Sefolosha each hit double fig­ ures with Thomas scoring 11 anrl SpfrtlneHa addin» in * J u n io r Leticia A rm s tro n g (24) a n d fre sh ­ m a n D estin e e H o o k e r (21) g o u p a gain st N e bra ska 's p otent offense o n W e d n e sd a y night. The L o n g h o r n s lost the m atch 3-2 b ut fo u n d o u t that they c o u ld keep up w ith the top - ranked team in the country. Texas re m a in s at h o m e this w e e k e n d to h o st No. 23 O k la h o m a , try­ in g to a v e n g e their loss to the S o o n e r s three w e e k s earlier. Friday, O c to b e r 20, 2 0 06 S pobts Longhorns look to spike Oklahoma B y A n u p S h a h D aily Texan Staff When you take the No. 1 team in the country to five games and come within two points of pull­ ing off the upset, there is no place to go but down. Texas volleyball needs to make sure they don't trip into the same hole they fell into three weeks ago. After being brutally swept by then-No. 17 Missouri, the Longhorns traveled to Norman and suffered their first loss to the Sooners in 30 meetings. emotions following the game and cursed the inconsistency that allowed the Nittany Lions to pull off the comeback. After the Nebraska loss, sev­ eral Longhorns took a different approach. Freshman Destinee Hooker, who was unable to hold back her tears after the Penn State loss, looked far more poised on Wednesday. "There's no frustration for us, 'cause we played our best/' Hooker said. "Coming out and showing Nebraska that we're no joke this year, showed a lot of our team's bravery." Texas planned on defeating the Tigers but w as soon dealt its first loss of conference play on September 23. Following the match, coach Jerritt Elliott said the per­ formance w as the worst of the season for Texas. And Oklahoma. M u ltim e d ia^ See www.daily- texanonline.com for a feature on Wednesday's dose gam e against No. 1 Nebraska then came Coach Elliott was also pleased with Texas' perfor­ mance against the Cornhuskers, point­ ing out that the con­ sistency was there, but just not to the level that would allow them to beat the top Texas had not lost a single game to the Sooners since 2000 and expected to go in holding onto a No. 5 ranking and com­ plete the sweep once again. However, Oklahoma stun­ ned Texas by taking the first two games and prevented the come­ back by edging out the Longhorns 15-13 in the final game. "We've been right there, and we've just got to figure out how to get over the hump," Elliott said. "Consistency is such a big part, and we've got to be able to learn that and do that and execute at a high end." This time however, the Longhorns are a little bit more optimistic as they once again pre­ pare to face Oklahoma at home. When it lost to No. 2 Penn State earlier in the season, the Texas squad was unable to hold in its teams in the country. The young Texas squad has grown up this season with all the improvements and adjustments they have made. However, those improvements alone might not be sufficient to beat the Sooners, who have gained more ground than they could have imagined before the season. After upsetting then-No. 5 Texas and jumping out to a 9- 1 conference start, the Sooners have earned the right to a No. 23 ranking second place in the Big 12, edging out now No. 9 Texas and No. 12 Missouri. Oklahoma will also be carry­ ing in momentum after sweep­ ing Missouri on Wednesday. W?ith both teams coming in at the high point of their seasons, expect this Red River Rivalry to be a turning point in 2006. Cardinals’ ninth-inning burst pushes St. Louis into World Series to face Detroit Joe Buglew icz Daily Texan Staff In one motion, the 6-foot Chavez jumped with all his might and reached his right arm up and over the 8-foot wall as far as it would stretch. His mouth wide open, he snagged the drive in the tip-top of his glove — the white of the ball showing atop the webbing like a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Chavez banged into the padded blue wall, buckling a couple of pan­ els, but landed on his feet and came up firing back into the infield. Jim Edmonds, who had walked, had already rounded second, so second baseman Valentin relayed to first for a spectacular double play that ended the inning with Albert Pujols and the bewildered Cardinals watching from the top step of the dugout in amazement. A few Mets raised their arm high as they came off the field, an Perez waited near first base to giv a hearty greeting to Chavez, wh got more hugs by the bench. Fans chanted "En-dy Cha-vez! and roared "Whooaaa!" over am over again as the replay was showi several times on the big video boan in left-center. Chavez watched, too, and finall’ came out for a curtain call — quit a rarity for a defensive play. New York took the lead with . two-out rally in the first. Beltrai beat out a double, Carlos Delgadi walked and Wright blooped an RB single to right. But the Cardinals responded t( New York runs all series, and the' did it again in the second. w B y M ik e Fitzpatrick The A ssociated Press No way anybody was catch­ ing Yadier Molina's ninth-inning shot. And by the time it landed beyond the left-field fence, the St. Louis Cardinals were headed to the World Series. Molina's tiebreaking homer and another Game 7 gem by Jeff Suppan helped St. Louis over­ come Endy Chavez's astounding grab, giving the Cardinals a 3-1 victory over the New York Mets on Thursday night for the NL championship. Adam Wainwright wriggled out of a bases-loaded jam in the bottom of the ninth, striking out St. Louis nemesis Carlos Beltran to end it and leaving a stunned crowd in deflated silence just moments after it had Shea Stadium shaking. And with that, the Cardinals earned their second pennant in three years and a date with the Detroit Tigers on Saturday night in Game 1 of the World Series. Hey Motown, here come the Cards. Molina, a .216 career hitter with only six home runs during the regular season, drove the first pitch he saw from reliever Aaron Heilman into New York's bull­ pen for a 3-1 lead in the ninth. Chavez, who made one of the most memorable postseason catches just three innings earlier, could only stand and watch at the fence as the Mets' World Series hopes were dashed. Scott Rolen, robbed of a homer by Chavez in the sixth, got the St. Louis rally started with a single. But the Mets, resilient through­ out their stirring season, nearly came back in the ninth. Jose Valentin and Chavez opened the inning with singles before pinch-hitter Cliff Floyd struck out looking. Jose Reyes lined out to center for the second out, but Paul Lo Duca drew a walk that loaded the bases. Wainwright, a rookie fill­ ing in for injured closer Jason Isrmghausen, got ahead in the count against Beltran immedi­ ately and froze Beltran with a breaking ball for strike three. The Cardinals, with their 17th pennant in hand, charged out of the dugout and mobbed Wainwright front of the in mound. Suppan won the MVP award for two outstanding starts. He lim­ ited the Mets to one run and five hits in 15 innings, and once again was at his best in a big game. Suppan, who won Game 3, is 106-101 lifetime, but 2-1 with a 1.69 in five NLCS starts. In 2004, he outp itched Roger Clemens in Game 7 of the NLCS to lead St. Louis over Houston. With a runner on in the sixth and Rolen coming up, Mets manager Willie Randolph went to the mound for a chat with Perez, who was 3-Í3 with a 6.55 ERA this season. But Randolph, who often talks about how he likes to challenge his young players, stuck with the kid even though a reliever was warming up — and it nearly cost the Mets. Rolen pulled the next pitch deep to left and Chavez, a defen­ sive whiz starting because Floyd has an injured Achilles' tendon, raced back to the fence as fast as he could. St. Lou is catcher Yadier M o lin a celebrates the C ard ina ls' 3-1 w in over the N e w York M e ts in G a m e 7 o f the NLCS, T h u rsd a y at Sh e a Stadium . Kathy Widens | Associated Press Presented by H E-B: #9 TEXAS #23 OKLAHOMA T O M O R R O W a t 6 :301 CSat.1Q/2U ÜT Students! Enter to win H-E-B Gift Cards! Ressstet at the marketing tatite local ¡d by the Texas b e n * . « H i M M . ¡ g ? ^ » « m * ! j | Looking for Discounts? 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( Mo, B v y -fy o v p \ K ■ - -i P> -,1 Ü&Mté ul&l f-o&A líj/ula: You I z 2 r . ¿A \ D on't te ll /rfcw , oka.y 7 Friday, October 20, 2006 i & \ 7B FLAGS: Film shows reality i behind iconic myth i ► From page 8B "Flags of O u r Fath ers'" cinem a­ tography is sim ultaneously fan­ tastical and m uted. The blues ! and grays that fill the screen for , m uch of the tw o hour running tim e give it a dream-like qual­ ity that stands in stark transi­ tion to the nightm arish circum ­ stances of the exhilarating battle ■ sequences. W h ile not as graphic as "Savin g Private R yan," the devastation of the battle is very unsettling. A n other technical strength is Eastw ood's brilliant com position, a su rp risin g ly sim ple score that causes chills w ith a couple faint keystrokes of the piano. "F la g s of O u r Fath ers" is not a perfect m ovie. A s the film enters its final third, it begins to drag. The book covered 60 years of history, and Eastw ood stuffs a little m ore of it than he should into this one section. Too h u rried ly, they w rap up the stories of a ll but one of the characters. D eath scene. Death scene. D eath scene. M arriage. D eath scene. The rap id suc­ cession (if the aforem entioned events detracts from the pacing and em otional tone of the film . L u c k ily for Eastw oo d, "Flags of O u r Fath ers" is alm ost com ­ p letely redeem ed b y an em o­ tional final scene and touching credit sequence. film O ne reason Eastw ood is so h ig h ly regarded is that his film s are incred ibly com plex texts that w ork on m u ltip le levels, "Fla g s of O u r Fath ers" being no exception. O b vio u sly the is m eant to ed u ­ cate audiences on a sym bol so prevalent, especially back then, that it has becom e m ired by m yth, but in true Eastw ood fashion, the film also focuses on the nature of m asculinity and w h at it means to be a hero. W h a t makes those three men m ore or less heroic than those that perished on the beach? "F la g s of O u r Fa th e rs" also serves as a m oving discourse on father/son relationships. T his is d efin itely a m ovie to see w ith Dad, an equal oppor­ tu n ity tear-jerker. "Flag s of O ur Fathers" is an o vertly political film , a depar­ ture for the typ ically live-and- let-live Eastwood. H e em ploys ve ry thinly veiled m etaphors that attack the current adm inis­ tration. For example the film 's opening explains how everyone is sick of the w ar and how they w ant it to end. Then the govern­ ment creates a propaganda cam ­ paign rallying around images that arouse solidarity. It's not m uch different than show ing the W orld Trade Center or pu t­ ting President Bush in a pilot's uniform on an aircraft carrier w ith huge banners overhead that declare victory. "Fla g s of O u r Fath ers" is some of Eastw ood's finest w ork. H e set out to tell a m oving story that is as political as it is endear­ ing, one that challenges author­ ity w h ile it embraces hum anity. M ission accom plished. ANTOINETTE: Beautifully made, not heavy on plot From page 8B leaves som ething to be desired in the protagonists's story line. lack of Despite its w ell-know n cast, foreign accents the the characters em ployed by also cheapens the m ovie's overall effect. D unst and Jason Schw artzm an d o n 't seem at all convincing as a king and queen or as a m other and father. Rather than acting like French royalty, Schw artzm an appears to be revivin g his role in "R ush m ore" and D unst is stuck in "C ra z y/ Beau tifu l". A ll tog eth er, "M a rie is a b e a u tifu lly A n to in e tte " shot m ontage of ornate pas­ tries, fancy parties and period costum es set to the tune of a great soundtrack. D o n 't be alarm ed b y the pesky p lo t line that sneaks its w ay in from tim e to tim e. Celebrating 40 years in Austin! 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LAMAR TICKETS BY PHONE! 476-0541, xl or at zachscott.com AWESOME: Unusual questions perplex celebs From page 8B "W h ate ver I w rite, and I show to the guys, no m atter w hat, the fun­ niest things are w hat Zach comes up w ith on the spot," M oorefield said. "A ll of m y characters are a foil to Zach, w e just kind of use that to create little conflicts." The crew creates situations and storylines for Anner to w ork w ith, and he adm itted he has also been able to use his disability to his advantage. "You don't w ant to rely solely on that, I can charm anybody's pants off (not literally, I'v e tried )," A nner said. "B u t the w heelchair thing comes in handy w ith celeb­ rities, because even though most people in w heelchairs are ass­ Taking holes, it's not common know l­ edge. And they w on 't hit a guy in a w heel chair." a non-trad itional approach to interview ing, Anner uses his com edy strengths to his advantage, and most of them have nothing to do w ith the w heel­ chair. "Take for instance K evin Sm ith, when w e talked to him , he w as like 'W h o 's this pathetic young gent in a w heelchair?,' Anner said. "A n d then I came on to him , and he w as taken by surprise — both of us w ere." A fter asking K erry a ques­ tion about religion and receiving a p o litically friendly answer, he grinned and said, "Jo h n K erry's mid-section is very attractive." To C linton he asked the question no one thought to, "Dem ocrats are very concerned w ith the environ­ ment, how do you intend to save the trees w ith a book this lon g?" "Yeah, w e should have made it out of plastic," C linton said w ith a slight chuckle. O rig in ally a N ew Yorker, Anner dropped out of high school and w orked at D isney W orld before he made it to UT. Austin w as alw ays the only place he wanted to go to school. " I had been dow n here for South b y Southw est and saw the A lam o D rafthouse and loved it," A n n er said. Tim Leag u e, m asterm in d behind the A lam o D rafthouse and S X S W , supports A n n e r's show and has been instrum ental in some of the celeb rity in ter­ v ie w s the show has done. " I'll support an yb o d y that's re a lly funny. I saw a couple of his clip s from our open screen night, that's w here 1 first cam e across his stu ff," League said. " If som eone's in tow n, and I see Z ach ro llin g up, I u su ally greenlight the in tervie w , if [the celeb rity] is doing in te rvie w s." W h en asked w h at he w anted to do in the future, A n n er said he'd like to find a w a y to use com edy and satire to shed light on im portant issues 'That's Awesome’ airs on TSTV Friday at 9 p.m., Time Warner channel 16, antenna channel 9, dorm cable channel 15. DEAD: Unique cast makes film unusual R E V I E W ‘A Lobster Tale’ shines with veteran cast and sweet message B y Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff A ll too often in this day and age, w h at passes for a fam ­ ily film is a bunch of ta lk ­ ing anim als w h o are out to save som ething (forest, house, brothel, etc.). This year there has been a rid icu lo u s influx of such m ovies, and it seem ed like parents w o u ld never get a pardon from clo yin g kid d ie m ovies. " A Lobster T ale," w h ich is an en try in the N a rra tive Feature C om petition at the A u stin Film Fe stival, seems lik e just the thing to w ash the aftertaste of com puter generated creatures out of said parents' m ouths. C o lm M eaney, last seen kicking ass and taking nam es in 2004's "L a y e r C a k e ," p lays C o d y Brew er, a q u iet N e w En g lan d fisherm an w h o isn 't doing too w e ll for him self. H is w ife (A lb e rta W atso n ) feels neglected, and his son (Jack K n ig h t) keeps getting picked on by the school bully. W h ile out collecting his lobster traps one day, C o d y finds a strange green moss that holds m agical pow ers. O nce w ord gets out about the m agical moss, the entire tow n su d d en ly becom es C o d y 's best frien d, a ll hop­ ing to get a piece of it. W ith the tow nspeople clam oring for some m oss and the a lrea d y delicate state of the Brew er fam ily, C o d y has a tough tim e figuring out exactly w h a t to do. First-tim e d ire cto r A d am M assey has crafted a fine film filled w ith enjoyable p erfo r­ m ances and a sw eet message. O ne p a rtic u la rly fu n p er­ form ance is g iven b y actor G ra h a m G ree n e ("D a n c e s W ith W o lv e s ") as the to w n 's laid b ack, Frappu cino-sipping sheriff. Fin a lly , a film that a w h o le fa m ily can cu d d le up to and enjoy w ith o u t the nam e P ix a r at the start of it. “A Lobster Tale" is showing at the Austin Film Festival in the Narrative Feature Competition on Saturday, Oct. 21 at 7 p.m. at the Texas Spirit Theatre. The film will play a second time on Wednesday, Oct. 25 at 7:15 p.m. at the Regal Arbor Theatre. From page 8B up in a m ortuary in an attempt to survive the night. " It w as a lot of fun w orking w ith the cast and crew. It w as a hard shoot because w e w ere alw ays being hosed dow n w ith w ater and getting caked w ith m ud ," said B e ve rly Randolph w ho played good g irl Tina in the film . "W h e n 1 had to lay dow n in the pool of m ud, it w as freezing!" "It w as a real labor of love," said Don Caifa, a character actor whose career has spanned decades. "In the late '70s, I W orked w ith some of the best: Bogdanovich, Spielberg, Scorsese. 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