NEWS PAGE 5 ÔMilkÕ screenwriter talks about film, GLBT issues LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Authors gear up for Texas Book Festival this weekend TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 86 THE DAILY TEXAN Friday, October 15, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com FRIDAY Fest Africa The African Students Association presents Fest Africa 2010, which will include live singing, dancing and poetry. Starts at 7 p.m. on the Main Mall. Executions Kenneth Land, a Duke University professor, gives a talk on Texas executions and short¥term deterrence. Starts at 12 p.m. in Burdine 214. SATURDAY Books The Texas Book Festival, which marks its fifteenth anniversary this year, kicks off at the Texas Capitol and the Paramount Theatre. Starts at 10 a.m. and runs through Sunday. Outdoor art The Art Ride will take bicylists on an easy ride around campus to view public art projects. Ride departs from Mellow JohnnyÕs Bike Shop on Nueces Street at 8:30 p.m. SUNDAY Day of the dead Celebrate Dia de los Muertos when Grupo Flor y Canto presents their dance show, Las Calacas. Starts at 3 p.m. in the Texas Union Theater. Funnyman Comedian Aziz Ansari performs his stand-up act at the Paramount Theater. Tickets are $39 and show starts at 7:30 p.m. Campus watch Stolen jacket PERRY-CASTA„EDA LIBRARY, 101 E. 21st St. Theft: A dark grey wool Columbia jacket was stolen after being left unattended and unsecured inside the Periodicals section of the library. During the investigation, the officers searched the area with negative results. Loss value: Occurred on: Tuesday, between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. Quote to note Ô Ô ÒWe need to get away from this idea that itÕs all about convenience and refocus on the fact that the parent is making this impact on their childÕs whole entire life. Young children are having adult diseases because of their food choices.Ó Ñ Deanna Staskel UT human ecology lecturer LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Oil companies impact UT research By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff A UT research contract with 10 oil com¥panies fosters biased research in favor of industry interests, according to a report re¥leased Thursday by the progressive think tank Center for American Progress. The Advanced Energy Consortium is a three-year, $30 million contract between UT and 10 oil companies, including Cono¥coPhillips and BP America Inc., to research micro- and nanotechnology. The contract created a technical review board to oversee faculty research ideas and sign off on re¥search decisions Ñ a board made up of 10 oil company representatives and four inde¥pendent researchers. The report highlights 10 contracts be¥tween universities and the oil indus¥try, which author Jennifer Washburn said skews research toward corporate profits. Scott Tinker, the UT representative on the governing board of the energy consortium, said the report is an inaccurate representa¥tion of the research consortium. The report also discussed contracts at Stanford University, the University of Cal¥ifornia at Berkeley and Texas A&M Univer¥sity, among other schools. ÒWhat we found was that the contract language in these 10 agreements did not al¥ways protect academic freedom and trans¥parency, exactly the characteristics of the Flooding strikes close to home Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Just days after UT Anthropology PhD student Hafeez Jamali returned to Austin for the fall semester, his home village in southern Pakistan had been flooded, and was under several feet of water. Since then he has worked collaboratively with other UT students to raise money to assist those affected by the flooding through a group they started called Fighting the Flood. Graduate student works to provide aid to family, survivors in Pakistani village By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Hafeez Jamali smiles when he de¥scribes Chowki, the southern Paki¥stani village where he grew up. He led a simple life growing up with his extended family playing crick¥et after school and running home from the onion fields to his moth¥erÕs arms for a snack of sweet bread and yogurt milk. The corners of JamaliÕs mouth turned down as he said Chowki is a ruin of the vibrant home it once was. After August floods that dis- Eugenia Willingham, Cameron Todd WillinghamÕs step-mother, wipes away a tear as she listens to Doctor Gerald HurstÕs testimony during her sonÕs exoneration trial at the Thurman-Blackwell Justice Center on Thursday afternoon. Caleb Bryant Miller Daily Texan Staff placed 20 million people and de¥stroyed 4,700 villages in southern Pakistan, only eight or 10 struc¥tures still stand of the 150 that once crowded Chowki. ÒI was hoping to go back to Paki¥stan in the winter, and IÕm thinking what am I going to go back to when our village is destroyed?Ó said Ja¥mali, who is now an anthropolo¥gy doctoral student at UT. ÒThis is just a temporary place. When I think of home, when I think of the FLOOD continues on page 2 Courtesy of Aziz Jamali Court order delays innocence trial By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff An appellate court ordered a lo¥cal judge to halt proceedings that could potentially exonerate con¥victed arsonist Cameron Todd Will¥ingham after nearly four hours of testimony Thursday. The trial was originally sched¥uled for Oct. 6, but Navarro County District Attorney R. Low¥ell Thompson filed a motion for Judge Charlie Baird to disqual¥ify himself from the case. Baird served on a court that previously deliberated on WillinghamÕs case, which Thompson said could indi¥cate a bias. The judge denied the motion and continued to hear testimonies from those wishing to clear Will¥inghamÕs name. Thompson, who left the court¥room after the motion was denied, petitioned for Baird not to issue his decision of WillinghamÕs exon¥eration. The state appellate court granted Thompson a stay until they make a decision. Willingham was accused of set¥ting fire to his Corsicana home TRIAL continues on page 5 academy that make universities so credible for research and development,Ó said Kate Gordon, CAPÕs vice president for energy policy. ÒThese characteristics made the cor¥porations go to them in the first place.Ó The report states that the oil compa¥nies are the real drivers behind AECÕs re¥search, the main research initiative origi¥nated from the oil company representatives OIL continues on page 2 UTPD gives explanation on TooleyÕs gun access By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff The AK-47 rifle UT mathe¥matics sophomore Colton Tool¥ey used on Sept. 28 was a gift from his father, UT police said Thursday. UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom said Tooley took a Capital Met¥ro bus that day from his home in South Austin to the UT cam¥pus with the gun in his backpack with its stock removed. Dahl¥strom said websites Tooley vis¥ited suggest that he may have had depression, but police have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. ÒThere were some websites that he visited that showed he possibly did have depression,Ó Dahlstrom said. ÒThey may have indicated he was looking for help or discovering things on them, but as far as we know, he wasnÕt taking any medications.Ó Police said there is not an on¥going threat and that no one else is involved. Dahlstrom said Tool¥ey was a loner, and everybody investigators have talked to who knew him didnÕt know him well. Tooley wrote in a class assign¥ment that his parents frequently argued about gun violence. ÒIÕve grown up in a house¥hold where my mother is abso¥lutely appalled by guns, and my dad grew up with them out in rural Oklahoma and sees them as an extraordinary part of life,Ó he wrote. Tooley boarded a Capital Met¥ro bus in South Austin, most like¥ly the 101 or the 1L/1M routes, at about 7:22 a.m. with the rifle in his backpack. He got off nearly 50 min¥utes later on Guadalupe Street, where he changed into a black suit jacket and a cloth ski mask. REPORTS continues on page 2 Program offering HIV medication faces lack of funds By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff The Texas HIV Medication Pro¥gram provides medication for more than 15,000 low income Tex¥ans and is facing considerable fi¥nancial strain caused by the rising cost of HIV medicine, as well as a growing number of people who need assistance. To keep up, the Texas Depart¥ment of State Health Services has requested an extra $20-30 million for the medication program over the next two years. ItÕs not clear where that money would come from as Texas faces a budget def¥icit, which lawmakers now esti¥mate may be as high as $24 billion because of a shortfall in property tax revenue. He was a 19-year-old sopho¥more at UT when he discovered he was HIV positive. The student, whose name was withheld to protect his privacy, said his life changed forever when the test came back Ñ the results were reported to the federal gov¥ernment. He had to tell a social worker the names of every person heÕd ever had sex with. The social worker in turn had to notify each individual they had been exposed and needed to be tested. ÒThey sent the results to my permanent address, which I didnÕt know,Ó he said. ÒMy mom discov¥ered [I had HIV] by opening the mail.Ó Since his income is less than $17,700 dollars a year, his HIV medicine is paid for by the Texas HIV Medication Program, which is run by State Health Services. The deficit has already resulted in HIV continues on page 6 NEWS Friday, October 15, 2010 REPORTS: First 911 calls came as UT gunman entered library From page 1 Tooley took out the rifle and hid his backpack at an un¥disclosed location, where UTPD Sgt. Chris Bonnet later retrieved it. When he reached 21st Street, Tooley walked east, only stop¥ping to fire 11 rounds into the air and the ground near the University Catholic Center. He then entered the Perry-Casta–e¥da Library at 8:12 a.m. where he waved to the guard and ran through the sensors, as shown in video footage released Wednesday. ÒThe guard did not pur¥ sue,Ó Dahlstrom said. ÒHeÕs not armed, so I would not expect him to pursue. He did step in to see where the person had gone. His job is to observe whatÕs go- The guard did not pursue.Ó ÔÔ Ñ Robert Dahlstrom UTPD chief ing on and report it.Ó Tooley ran up the stairs to the sixth floor, where he took his own life and was found with the rifle and one magazine. Documents released by UTPD show that the first 911 call came at about the same time Tooley entered the PCL, and that the first three officers Ñ one from campus police and two from the Austin Police Department Ñ arrived on scene nearly four minutes later. Police have not found any other significant details from TooleyÕs laptop, phone records or video games. Dahlstrom said the depart¥ment will have to look at the whole situation before making any campus security reforms, including arming guards or in¥stalling cameras. Jono Foley | Daily Texan Staff UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom takes questions during a press conference at the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center on Thursday morning. OIL: Federal government oversight leading to increased University investments the Los Angeles Times claiming that intention of the AEC to develop oversight than most federally fund-has abdicated its role and the oil in-field. The combination of oil indus- From page 1 British Petroleum ÒboughtÓ UC-commercial nanotechnology for oil ed academic researchers are used dustry is trying to pick it up.Ó try experts and nanotechnology ex¥ and UT does not have a vote on the Berkeley with a research contract. companies. Instead, it intends to to, Tinker said. But even that investment wonÕt perts was required for the project to review board that rates faculty re¥ ÒThe contracts show that univer-pursue basic, Òpre-competitiveÓ re-Because the federal government be enough to produce the same re-move forward at all, he said. search projects. Nine of the 10 con¥ sities are signing these long-term search while third parties pick up has singled out the oil and gas in-sults the federal government could ÒMost of the folks doing nano¥ tracts examined, including UTÕs, agreements with big oil and energy the research to go through the com-dustry as an industry that must if it invested in oil research more tech research have never done any¥ fail to retain academic control over firms that fail to adequately protect mercialization path. pay for its own research, he said oil fully, he said. thing in the earth before, especial¥ the review board, she said. their academic independence and The review process is more rig-companies are stepping up their in-According to the report, the ly in oil and gas. They work on the Washburn, an investigative re¥ their research objectivity,Ó she said. orous than CAP portrays because it vestment in university research. oil representatives are allowed to human body,Ó he said. ÒItÕd be like porter and independent research- But Tinker, director of UTÕs Bu-is staffed largely with technical an-ÒNow the irony is, people are ÒdominateÓ the review board. saying we want to put nanosensors er, wrote ÒUniversity Inc.: The Cor¥ reau of Economic Geology and ex alysts from the member companies asking, ÔBoy, why are you doing Tinker said the oil representatives into the human body but weÕre not porate Corruption of Higher Educa¥ officio member of the AEC Board and academics. The board reviews that?ÕÓ Tinker said. ÒItÕs kind of a were certainly part of the technical going to have any medical doctors. tionÓ and penned a 2007 column in of Management, said it is not the the research quarterly Ñ a lot more catch-22. The federal government review but they are experts in their We have to have both.Ó Wire Editor: Cristina Herrera WORLD&NATION www.dailytexanonline.com Friday, October 15, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Obama urges judge to delay ÔdonÕt ask, donÕt tellÕ ruling By Anne Flaherty & Pete Yost The Associated Press WASHINGTON Ñ After two days of silence, the Obama ad¥ministration urged a federal judge on Thursday to let the mil¥itary press on with its ÒdonÕt ask, donÕt tellÓ ban on gays serving openly in the military. Still, Pres¥ident Barack Obama insisted the policy that has divided the na¥tion for two decades Òwill end on my watch.Ó The Pentagon said the military Òwill of course obey the lawÓ and halt enforcement while the case is still in question. But gay rights advocates cautioned gay service members to avoid revealing their sexuality in the meantime. A federal judge abruptly threw out the Clinton-era ban on Tues¥day, setting in motion a legal, po¥litical and human-rights back¥and-forth that put the adminis¥tration on the spot just two weeks before crucial midterm elections. Obama has consistently argued against the ban, approved by Congress in 1993. But he says it is up to Congress to repeal it. The policy, summed up as ÒdonÕt ask, donÕt tell,Ó refers to guidance that gay or lesbian Americans can serve in the mil¥itary but not openly. Their su¥periors are forbidden to ask about sexual orientation, but service members can be thrown out or denied enlistment if they talk about being gay or let it be known that they engage in ho¥mosexual acts. ObamaÕs Justice Department asked U.S. District Judge Vir¥ginia Phillips to stay her ruling that overturned the ban while the government prepares a for¥mal appeal. Asking the judge for a response by Monday Ñ Ògiv¥en the urgency and gravity of the issuesÓ Ñ the government said that suddenly ending the ban would be disruptive and Òirrep¥arably harm the public interest in a strong and effective military.Ó Obama, challenged Thursday at a town hall meeting by a How¥ard University faculty member who questioned his Òalleged com¥mitment to equality for all Amer¥icans, gay and straight,Ó said his stance has not wavered. He canÕt end the ban with the stroke of a pen, he said, but ÒweÕre going to end this policy.Ó University budget woes Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OPINION Friday, October 15, 2010 Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN VIEWPOINT The case against the curve Breach of trust The Texas Association of Community Colleg-By Brandon Curl es submitted a complaint Tuesday to the state at-Daily Texan Columnist torney general accusing the UT College of Ed¥ ucation of inappropriately reallocating money With the first round of from restricted funds intended to finance com¥ exams upon us, I have a munity college research and support. message for all residents The association raises and donates funds to of the UT campus. support the Community College Leadership To all teachers, lectur-Program (CCLP), a graduate program with¥ ers, professors and as¥in the College of Education that helps students signers of grades every¥hone the skills necessary to serve as leaders at where I say, ÒDown with community colleges. the curve!Ó Education Dean Manuel Justiz Òexpressed his To all students I say, intentionÓ that the A.M. Aikin Chair in Commu¥ ÒBear with me.Ó nity College Leadership will not be replaced af-I recognize that call¥ter the current chair leaves the department in ing for an end to a grad-December to serve as president of the American ing policy that typical-Association of Community Colleges, according ly results in a grade in¥to the complaint. crease will be unpopular. However, the funds for the position exist and Essentially, in making this the reassignment is Òan unethical bait and switch argument, I feel like the that usurps the trust of the donors that funded student who asks ÒWhat the position,Ó the association said in a letter to about the homework?Ó President William Powers Jr. dated July 23. seconds before class lets The dean has assigned two tenured faculty out. Students, I hear your members to oversee one or two dissertations per collective groans. year until someone in the CCLP is appointed to But hear me out. In the fill the chair position, said Provost Steven Leslie long run, abandoning the in a letter last week to the Southern Association curve is the right thing of Colleges and Schools. Though they will not be to do. holders of the endowment, they will be compen- The tried and true jus¥sated with money from the endowment. Leslie tification for grading on affirmed that this practice was Òfully legal.Ó a curve is that it accounts In the letter, Leslie cited the budget crisis as for testing errors. How can the reasoning behind the delay. However, if the we hold students account¥ position is funded by an endowment, the Uni¥able for exams when they versityÕs budget should remain irrelevant. The are so often flawed and chair position should be filled by a member of regularly fall short of ac¥the CCLP, one who is qualified to understand tually measuring student the demands of the program and its students achievement? and one who has a commitment to supporting In essence, the curve is community colleges. a method for normalizing Additionally, Leslie said it Òmay be true to student test scores to re¥some extentÓ that the college is reallocating flect performance relative funds from CCLP initiatives to other areas of the to the group rather than to collegeÕs budget. The funds will support grad¥ an absolute Ñ and often uate students Ñ even those not in the program flawed Ñ standard. a story. for testing error,Ó I said. gesting that curves pre-on an assumption that all Ñ because the funds Òexceed the demands for On top of these justi-Two years ago, I was ÒHuh,Ó they said. vent any sort of evaluation exams are the same.Ó themÓ and that the move should not impair the fications, students actu-giving my first test to stu-ÒBonus points,Ó I said. of teacher performance But these justifications, CCLP, he said in the letter. ally like the curve. As an dents in my middle school Students were happier, when studentsÕ scores are to me, suggest that we The association raises and donates money undergraduate, the only science classroom. and I was happier. When automatically adjusted to need to focus on design¥ to fund the departmentÕs efforts in supporting thing that saved me from As I began to grade the the semester was over, the the mean. ing more effective stan¥ community colleges, not to help the College of harrowing organic chem-stack of papers that week-studentsÕ grades ended up Still, the argument dards of assessment rather Education meet other needs. Any excess funds istry exams was partial end, the early results were about where youÕd expect. for the curve continues than superseding the pro¥should stay within the programÕs budget to fur-credit and the hope that not promising. For a true/ The hard-working kids to persist. cess with a curve that im¥ther support and advance its mission. Outsourc¥ somehow I could eke out false question, one stu-got AÕs, the kids who did ÒStudents are both poses undue competition ing them may not impair the program, but it cer-50 percent. dent had written Òmay-nothing failed and every-measured in an absolute in a system where some¥ tainly hinders the potential the program could Yes, 50 percent. Some-be,Ó and the average hov-one else ended up some-sense and relative to their body has to fail. achieve with the additional funds. how knowing half of what ered around 40 percent. where in between. peers,Ó notes Dr. William Getting rid of the curve The inappropriate reallocation of funds I was supposed to was When I returned the ÒGood job,Ó I was told. Cunningham, former pres-will lead to less competi¥undermines the trust between the Universi¥ considered average and tests, the room of 13-year-But nothing had changed ident of the University and tion between students and ty and the association. Ultimately, this breach warranted a grade of ÒB.Ó olds revolted. Worse, my except the curve. one of my professors who will hold faculty more ac¥ of trust could threaten the future of the pro- These are the moments principal wasnÕt happy. My students werenÕt grades on a curve. ÒThis is countable for their stu¥gram if the association chooses to no longer we start to say to our-ÒYou canÕt fail this many benefiting from the curve. how it is in the real world dentsÕ performances. provide funds. selves, ÒSomethingÕs not kids,Ó I was told. As a teacher, I was hiding as well.Ó Until that happens, Dr. Last week, President Barack Obama hosted right here.Ó So what did I do? When behind it. ÒI think it is difficult to Cunningham, if youÕre the first White House Summit on Communi-WhatÕs not right is the next test yielded iden-I recognize that the artificially impose a stan-reading this, I still would ty Colleges, affirming the role these institutions that the curve, masquer-tical results, I instituted quality of faculty at UT far dard in which 90 percent is appreciate being graded will play in AmericaÕs educational future. Com-ading as a friend to stu-a curve. exceeds my limited facul-an A, 80 percent is a B, 70 on the curve for our last munity colleges are expected to award 5 million dents, is actually a means ÒWhatÕs a curve?Ó they ties and am not suggesting percent is a C and 60 per-exam. Thanks. degrees and certificates in the next decade. How¥ for teachers to avoid asked. that UT professors engage cent is a D,Ó Cunningham ever, community colleges can only succeed with accountability. ÒItÕs a method for nor-in this type of deceptive argues. ÒThis is nothing Curl is an advertising graduate strong leadership and with support from the Let me explain with malizing data to account behavior. But I am sug-more than a curve based student. state and other higher education institutions. Ñ Viviana Aldous for the editorial board GALLERY RECYCLE Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt¥orange news stand where you found it. LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submis¥sions for brevity, clarity and liability. EDITORIAL TWITTER Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twit¥ter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials and columns. Friday, October 15, 2010 NEWS ÔMilkÕ screenwriter talks about his own sexuality By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan staff Emotions ran high as stu¥dents cried, came out and gave a standing ovation after a speech given by the ÒMilkÓ screenwrit¥er on Thursday. Academy Award winner Dustin Lance Black spoke in the Tex¥as Union to around 600 students about the movie ÒMilkÓ and the GLBT civil rights movement. Black told the story of his own realization that he was gay at the age of 6 and of his discovery of Harvey Milk, the first open¥ly gay elected politician. Black grew up in the Mormon Church, fearing both the religious and political repercussions of his sexuality, he said. ÒI knew I was going to hell. I knew I was a second-class citi¥zen, so I thought, IÕve got two choices,Ó Black said. ÒNo. 1 was to hide. No. 2, what I thought about constantly, was to take my own life. That should surprise no one. There is no spike in gay sui¥cides right now. There is a spike in the mediaÕs attention.Ó Gay and lesbian kids are four NEWS BRIEFLY Exxon Mobile grant contributes to companyÕs UT investments Exxon Mobil further strength¥ened their ties to UT with a $198,000 grant, making them the UniversityÕs largest corpo¥rate donor. To date, the Exxon Mobil Corp., which is headquartered in Irving, has invested nearly $14 million in UT research projects. They also an¥nually recruit at UT, both at the undergraduate and graduate ca¥reer fairs. The grant will go to the Cock¥rell School of Engineering, the Mc-Combs School of Business, the School of Law, the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the Jackson School of Geosciences. The grant will fund scholarships, equipment, academic-related travel activities for students and faculty and other educational pursuits. Mark Blount, director of devel¥opment in the University Devel¥opment Office, said Exxon Mobil based their grant on their corpo¥rate core values and goals. ÒThereÕs a relatively even dis¥tribution to the departments, but roughly $35,000 has gone to the Equal Opportunity in Engineer¥ing and Women in Engineer¥ing programs, as they match the companyÕs core value of diversi¥ty,Ó he said. Compared to other large oil and gas corporate donors Ñ including Shell, ConocoPhillips and BP Ñ Exxon Mobil clearly shows interest in having a large percentage of UT hires each year. ÒA large percentage of UT stu¥dents get hired on an annual ba¥sis,Ó Blount said. ÒThe company is a strong match for students in [the science, engineering, business, law and public affairs] disciplines. They also look to the UniversityÕs research in the areas of oil and gas recovery and alternative fuels.Ó ÑPreethi Srikanth times more likely to attempt sui¥cide than straight kids and are nine times more likely to die by suicide if they come from intolerant homes or environments, he said. ÒSadly, I think that most of the major gay and lesbian organiza¥tions in the past decade and a half have become myopic,Ó he said. ÒTheyÕre so focused on gay and lesbian rights they forget how in¥terrelated they are to other mi¥nority groups. The good news about this country is that at this point, weÕre all minorities. It just depends on how you slice that pie. ItÕs about having your gay and lesbian organization associ¥ate with those other organizations so that you have the stories to hu¥manize your struggle.Ó The Student Events Center Distinguished Speakers Com¥mittee worked in conjunction with the Queer Student Alliance to bring Black to the Universi¥ty during National Coming Out Week, said Matt Bosch, a bio¥medical engineering senior and chairman of the Distinguished Speakers Committee. BlackÕs success can provide inspiration for members of UTÕs GLBT com¥munity, he said. ÒMany gays and lesbians can look up to him and see that they can be just as successful,Ó Bosch said. ÒHe can show them they have nothing to be upset about, they can be proud and they arenÕt alone.Ó BlackÕs story provided inspira¥tion and motivation to help strug¥gling members of the GLBT com¥munity on campus who might not be comfortable with their sexu¥alities, said cultural anthropolo¥gy sophomore Lexi Schooley after coming out to Black and attend¥ees during the question-and-an¥swer section. ÒIÕm so excited to get around campus and meet people and do whatever I can because I want to make a difference and help other people who felt the way I did,Ó she said. ÒItÕs scary when you hold in truths youÕre deal¥ing with. Those were the things I found ugly about myself. ThatÕs the thing, when you allow other people to see it, then you see it, too, and you realize that youÕre still beautiful.Ó Recycle your copy of the Texan! ¥¥ Task force continues process of increasing SG efficiency By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff The Student Government Re¥form Task Force entered the second phase of a process de¥signed to make changes to SGÕs internal structure and exter¥nal outreach processes with an open meeting Thursday night. The group began work over the summer to examine how to make SG a more efficient, trans¥parent and effective organiza¥tion. Goals under consideration include streamlining SGÕs exec¥utive and legislative hierarchies and roles, increasing interaction with other student organizations and improving relations with the Senate of College Councils, Fac¥ulty Council and Staff Council. ÒWe need to get things pro¥posed so the assembly will ac¥tually do something about it before the election cycle,Ó said task force Chairwoman Cecilia Lopez, an educational adminis¥tration graduate student. Members of the committee have reached out to those involved with different elements of SG and UT who would be affected by chang¥es to get feedback and ideas. ÒWe want to figure out what student organizations, Senate of College Councils, Graduate Student Assembly and Faculty and Staff councils perceive of SG,Ó said task force Vice-Chair¥man Mykel Estes. ÒWe didnÕt go with a set agenda about what we wanted to change in these relationships. We reached out to find out what they want to change with us.Ó No one except task force members attended the open meeting. Lopez said once pro¥posals are more solid and ready for a vote, students will hope¥fully be interested in engaging with the task force. ÒThis is a phase when weÕre going to receive feedback from each other,Ó she said. ÒWe have had very little public participa¥tion and feedback. I wonder if it will get more interesting when we say weÕre going to vote.Ó The group will hold its next meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. in MEZ 1.202, and members en¥courage feedback, they said. The task force plans to vote on its fi¥nal proposal and present it to the assembly before Thanksgiving. TRIAL: Questionable testimony, bias cast doubt upon execution From page 1 and killing his three daugh¥ters in 1991. A jury found him guilty of arson and murder, sentencing him to death. Will¥ingham was executed in 2004 and maintained his innocence from the start. Gerald Goldstein, who rep¥resents WillinghamÕs surviving relatives, attempted to prove that Willingham was wrong¥fully convicted to salvage his reputation. Goldstein argued that fire marshalsÕ testimonies from the 1992 trial would not have supported conviction of a crime or that Willingham com¥mitted arson. ÒThereÕs a lot of BS Ñ bad sci¥ence Ñ that has been in the fire investigation for a lot of years,Ó said fire analyst John Lentini. ÒIf WillinghamÕs case is based on flawed science, then con¥temporary cases are probably based on flawed science, too.Ó The familyÕs attorney also accused the former Navar¥ro County District Attorney of Òpurchasing testimonyÓ in WillinghamÕs murder trial from his former cellmate, Johnny Ev¥erett Webb. Webb asked for im¥munity for testifying against his cellmate but received reduced charges, Goldstein said. ÒJohnny Everett Webb is like a grandfather clock,Ó he said. ÒEv¥ery time he opens his mouth, itÕs like that clock that turns 13 and calls into question everything youÕve heard before.Ó Goldstein said the only thing anyone can argue to convict Willingham would be based on forensic science, but the science itself is flawed. ÒItÕs not possible to exclude arson because you can always create a scenario that looks like an accident,Ó said Gerald Hurst, a nationally renowned arson expert. ÒBut thereÕs noth¥ing in the evidence that sug¥gests arson.Ó WillinghamÕs stepmother, Eugenia, said she did not know in the last week if Judge Baird would even hear the case. ÒIÕm really emotional in all of this,Ó she said. ÒI canÕt tell you why. ItÕs been 18 years.Ó Eugenia Willingham and Cameron Todd WillinghamÕs cousin, Patricia Willingham-Cox, said no matter the out¥come of the trial, they will con¥tinue to fight for other arsonists on death row who were con¥victed on faulty evidence. % )&"! &'$% %&$#% $"  #"&"$#*%+$%&*$%"!%"&$  %&&(%%$!"(!$!&$ &"& ' %%&"$* &%!'& +$%&#"&"$# ("$%*!!&!&!&'$* %&$%%'%(% $$"'$$&  $"!! !$*"!%"! !"!  %* "$!#"&"$#$%%'%! * ($%&"!! !$ $&$ $%%"! WELCOME, PARENTS! "$!$",%&!2''#3&$&% 4!5$%&*")%  #'% 1$ %%"! ((($'&)%' ,-./0-¥ NEWS Friday, October 15, 2010 Marathon series challenges runners to go the distance By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff About 1,500 runners will crowd Burnet Road from the Austin IBM Research campus to The Domain on Sunday for the IBM Uptown Classic 10K Fun Run. The race, which will take place on one of AustinÕs flattest cours¥es, is the first race in the Aus¥tin Distance Challenge, a series of road races that increase in dis¥tance, starting with 6.2 miles and ending with 26.2 miles, said Aus¥tin Distance Challenge manag¥er Rob Wetzel. The races include: Run for the Water 10-mile race on Oct. 31, the Austin Runners Club Decker Half ÔÔ The challenge is Marathon on Dec. 12, the 3M the series itself and Half Marathon we really push our and Relay on runners.Ó Jan. 30 and fi¥nally, the Lives¥ Ñ Rob Wetzel trong Austin Austin Distance Marathon on Feb. 20. Challenge manager ÒThe chal¥lenge is the se¥ ries itself and we really push our runners,Ó Wetzel said. ÒItÕs really a test of endurance and mental will. ItÕs a gratifying ex¥perience even if you are a be¥ginner runner or an experienced runner.Ó Amy Saberian, an attorney and a 2003 UT law alumna, will participate in the challenge for her third consecutive year. She had not run anything more than a 10K before she did the chal¥lenge the first time. Saberian, 34, entered her first distance chal¥lenge three years ago wanting to complete a half marathon before she turned 33. ÒI get a lot of satisfaction that IÕve completed all the races, espe¥cially during the winter months when itÕs just easy to lay around the house or sit on the couch and eat a lot of cheese,Ó Saberian said. ÒItÕs a good time of the year to be motivated and these races keep you in check.Ó Saberian does two short runs during the week and one long run during the weekend to train for the races. She said the biggest obstacle in run¥ning is taking time to stretch and preventing injuries be¥cause it takes more time than people realize. ÒBefore my inju¥ry last year, I was in the top four for my age group and that was really ex¥citing for me,Ó Sa¥berian said. ÒIÕm not particularly fast. IÕm just good with finishing.Ó The IBM Up¥town Classic will benefit the Mind, Exercise, Nutri¥tion...Do it! pro¥gram, or MEND. MEND is a child¥hood obesity inter¥vention program that is sponsored by the St. Da¥vidÕs Foundation and the YMCA of Austin. It is a free 10-week program that focuses on chang¥ing the attitudes of families about the importance of healthy living, including exercise and nutrition, said program director Roberto Ayala. ÒThe idea is that weÕre trying to give families that might not have the opportunities to learn about this and families that are disproportionately obesity af¥fected,Ó Ayala said. ÒThatÕs the purpose of it being free to the community: to help families that might not have the resources to get help.Ó Foreign species invade Texas habitats By Amy Thornton Daily Texan Staff The alien species that are in¥vading Texas are not extraterres¥trials but they have the potential to wreak havoc on native Texas communities. In a lecture at Brackenridge Field Laboratory on Thursday night, integrative biology grad¥uate student Laura Dugan ex¥plained the problem of invasive species, which are plants and animals that are introduced to a region outside of their histor¥ic geographic range. The lecture was sponsored by Science Under the Stars, a group of graduate students in the UT Section of Integrative Biology who work to enhance the rela¥tionship between research biolo¥gists at UT and the local commu¥nity through the lecture series. ÒI heard a story about a stu¥dent who had recently returned from a trip in Africa, set down his luggage and returned to find a black mamba snake in his liv¥ing room,Ó Dugan said. ÒIn¥creased travel can create a huge problem of hitchhikers across the globe.Ó As community members and UT students sat outside listen¥ing to a chorus of crickets, Du¥gan spoke about the impacts of invasive species, the reason they are spreading and the meth¥ods being employed to combat them. One of the greatest threats to global biodiversity because of predation and competition, in¥vasive species can include or¥ganisms such as red imported fire ants from South America and Chinaberries in Texas. With modern global trav¥el, species are being transport¥ed all over the world through unintentional means such as plane traffic or ship ballast wa¥ter and intentional reasons such as pet trade and erosion control. Because of the destructive im¥pact the plants and animals can have, researchers and officials are taking steps to stop inva¥sives, including legally banning their transport and increasing public awareness. Currently, there are at least 122 known invasives in Tex¥as, including Africanized honey bees, and the costs to prevent, monitor and control them across the United States totals $13 mil¥lion a year. Since the 82-acre research sta¥tion doesnÕt have regular pub¥lic hours, the Science Under the Stars lectures take place during the main times that Bracken¥ridge Field Laboratory is open to the public. ÒThere are a lot of science talks that happen at UT,Ó said Eben Gering, an integrative biolo¥gy graduate student. ÒHowever, Science Under the Stars presents talks that are more accessible and applicable to the community.Ó The lecture series will contin¥ue next month with a talk on sperm biology, which will be held from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Brackenridge Field Laboratory on Lake Austin Boulevard. HIV: Budget cuts may endanger services From page 1 deep cuts to HIV prevention pro¥grams at State Health Services: $196 million was spent in 2010 on HIV and sexually transmitted dis¥ease prevention efforts, $187.6 mil¥lion is budgeted to be spent on those programs in 2011 and only $168 million has been requested for 2012. Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pam¥pa, who announced Wednesday he was challenging current House Speaker Joe Straus for the power¥ful position, said he believes that the education and health and hu¥man services budgets should bear the burden of the budget cuts. ÒWe havenÕt gotten down to those levels on each and every one of those issues,Ó Chisum said, when asked if the HIV medication program should be cut. Multiple attempts to contact current Appropriations Commit¥tee Chairman Jim Pitts, R-Waxa¥hachie, were unsuccessful but in an interview last week with The Dallas Morning News, he said the long-term costs of reducing spend¥ing on the HIV medication pro¥gram could outweigh the short¥term savings. Cuts to the HIV medication pro¥gram are a non-starter for Rep. Gar¥net Coleman, D-Houston, whoÕs a member of the Public Health Com¥mittee and has been involved in past budget negotiations. ÒItÕs real simple, cut something else,Ó he said. ÒWeÕre human be¥ings, this is where being human matters. If [cutting this program] is the choice of our legislature, then shame on them. The purpose of this program is to save lives.Ó Even though State Health Servic¥es hasnÕt designated the HIV med¥ication program for cuts as part of its budget request to the Legisla¥ture, it could lose funding. ÒThe final budget is not written based on those recommendations, itÕs based on how much mon¥ey you have and what the [con¥ference committee] wants to cut,Ó Coleman said. Coleman said that cuts to the HIV medication program were proposed by Gov. Rick Perry and others during the 2003 legislative session, when the state was facing a $10 billion deficit Ñ less than half of the current projected deficit. The program was ultimately spared. Cuts to the program would also make it more difficult for nonprof¥it organizations and charities to as¥sist low-income HIV patients. ÒIt would be pretty detrimen¥tal,Ó said Erin Bechnel, director of access services at AIDS Services of Austin. ÒIf they were without a means to obtain medication, it im¥pacts their entire life and to main¥tain any other sustainability for their basic needs.Ó Outside of the Texas HIV Med¥ication Program, ASA has helped provide 77 people pay for their HIV medication. Bechnel said agencies such as ASA would be unable to help out in any significant way be¥cause of their financial condition. ÒWe already struggle when it comes to medication assistance to maintain the 77 clients weÕve al¥ready assisted,Ó she said. ÒLast year, we had to implement a slid¥ing scale and weÕre looking at cap¥ping assistance because we canÕt assist everyone coming in.Ó As the budget battles rage on, the once sophomore, now a UT graduate student, works to deal with the side effects of the drugs he has to take Ñ vivid dreams, nightmares and nausea Ñ and the social toll of the disease. ÒWhenever I meet people, I start planning how IÕm going to tell them IÕm positive,Ó he said. ÒWhat will their reaction be? Will they ac¥cept me? Will they reject me? Will they tell others?Ó HeÕs improved significantly since his diagnosis, in part, because he says he takes his medicine ev¥ery night. In the spring, just a few miles from his apartment, state leaders will debate funding for the program, which provides the medicine that keeps him alive. Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com Friday, October 15, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN SOCCER Texas hopes to kick road play up a notch Once a potent offense, Longhorns floundering against conference teams By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Texas has proven that it has the ability to score in games against Navy, Virginia and the Universi¥ty of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. But in their last three games, they have only scored one goal in total. The Longhorns, who are 1-2¥2 in Big 12 play, need to per¥form at their highest potential at their away games this weekend against Missouri and Iowa State. The team, which has only scored twice in Big 12 play, needs to be a threat on offense to keep up with the Tigers, a team with the ability to net goals in a hurry. Missouri is led by senior for¥ward Alysha Bonnick, who is tied for fifth for the most goals in the Big 12, and the team boasts 10 goals in conference play. Missouri, last yearÕs Big 12 champions, split their games last weekend by beating Colo¥rado and losing to Nebraska. Although they are excellent on offense, their defense is sus¥pect. The Tigers have already given up nine goals in Big 12 play, and to win, Texas will need to capitalize on this deficiency. ÒThe team focus this sea¥son has centered around mov- VOLLEYBALL HornsÕ kill count rises as team plans to battle Raiders Injury-plagued Longhorns put three-game win streak to the test in home game By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns are killing the competition. Texas returns home Saturday to face Texas Tech after a two¥game road trip, riding a three¥match win streak with much of the LonghornsÕ recent success a product of their balanced play. Texas had five players with double-digit kills in Wednes¥dayÕs victory over rival Okla¥homa. Junior middle block¥er Rachael Adams paced the No. 11 Longhorns with 16 kills while senior outside hitter Ju¥liann Faucette and junior out¥side hitter Amber Roberson chipped in a pair of 13-kill ef¥forts. Sophomore opposite hit¥ter ShaÕDare McNeal and se- CROSS COUNTRY By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff This Saturday, the Longhorns will take part in the Princeton In¥vitational and Concordia Invite in Cedar Park. While the matches wonÕt be filled with top teams, they are equally important to helping assis- Brian Rhodes-Devey prepares to run in a Texas Relay event last sea¥son. Rhodes-Devey will represent Texas in the Princeton Invitational. Derek Stout Daily Texan file photo Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan file photo Senior Kirsten Birkhold dribbles past a Brigham Young defender looking to score in a game earlier this season. ing forward,Ó said Texas soph¥omore midfielder Kristin Cum¥mins. ÒFor me, I want the ball, I want it in front of the goal and I want it in the back of the net. ItÕs a simple mentality.Ó Though it is simple enough to say, this point of focus has yet to emerge for the Long¥horns this season. They have nior middle blocker Jennifer Doris added 10 kills each. Freshman libero Sarah Palm¥er led a balanced Longhorns de¥fense against the Sooners with 12 digs while McNeal added 10 digs for her third kill-dig dou¥ble-double of the season. Fresh¥man setter Hannah Allison also contributed 10 digs while Fau¥cette and Roberson just missed out on double-doubles, finish¥ing with nine digs apiece. Adams earned Big 12 Play¥er of the Week honors for the second straight week Monday, and has continued her impres¥sive play as she looks to receive the award for the third week in a row. She has led the Long¥horns in kills in eight of the last nine matches. Texas head coach Jerritt El¥liott is working with a short ro¥tation as the Longhorns are still LINEUP continues on page 8 By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff Despite inconsistencies connected with the renovations at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center that forced the closure of the pool throughout their summer practice schedule, the Longhorns are poised for an exciting season. Texas travels this weekend to compete against the University of California in their first true contest of the season. Divingcoach Matt Scoggin praised the team for how they have handled these less-than-ideal conditions. ÒWhen we moved back in, things werenÕt exactly perfect just yet, but kudos to the team for really not throwing a single complaint up through the whole month,Ó he said. ÒThey are ready to go.Ó Swimming and diving head coach Kim Brackin mirrored ScogginÕs op¥timism despite the renovations, maintaining that the team is Òwell¥conditionedÓ heading into the fall. The team has positive expecta¥tions as it heads to California Ñ the same place they began their 2008 campaign. ÒJust knowing what the pool looks like and having that sense of familiar¥ity is a positive thing,Ó Brackin said. This sense of familiarity will go a DEBUT continues on page 8 Runners poised to sprint to victory nent on Sunday, is coming off a four-game losing streak against Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, ROAD continues on page 8 WOMENÕS SWIMMING Season opens against familiar foe Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff file photo Maren Taylor completes a dive during a meet against SMU last season. The diver completed a diving sweep that day. Upcoming tournament a gauge for Big 12 meet By Julie Thompson Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns will split up this weekend, with sev¥en runners competing at the ISU Pre-Nationals Invi¥tational in Indiana and six running at the Concordia University Invitational in Round Rock. The Pre-Nationals In¥vite will feature runners from 80 teams competing between two races. Each school is only allowed to send seven runners. With the Big 12 Cham¥pionships taking place in two weeks, itÕs important for head coach Steve Sisson to have the rest of the team compete this weekend. ÒThe idea is to basical¥ly have them run the same day, keep them on the same training schedule and go into the Big 12 meet with the best nine athletes on the starting line,Ó Sisson said. The Longhorns posted perfect scores at the first two meets Ñ placing run¥ners in all top five spots. Sisson, however, feels that the smaller initial meets are too different from Pre-Nationals for him to accu¥rately predict how his team will do. ÒWe are happy with the races we have had,Ó Sisson said. ÒWe are running a lit¥tle blind on where we are at from a racing perspec¥tive. You have to get into the storm and see how you respond to the storm. I am confident they will do well but I am interested to see how it turns out.Ó Sisson said that Pre-Na¥tionals differs from the sea¥sonÕs previous meets in the mental challenges it pres¥ents. Although the team has not used strategy so far in the season, for Pre-Nation¥als each athlete will have MEETS continues on page 8 SIDELINE MENÕS CROSS COUNTRY Princeton Invitational Date: Saturday Time: 9 a.m. Where: Princeton, N.J. Course Distance: 8K Who: Nathan Christianson Leon Dean Ryan Dohner Bradley Lowry Patrick McGregor Will Nation Joey Niland Brian Rhodes-Devey Austin Roth Brock Simmons Collin Smithz Phil Wood Concordia University Invitational Date: Saturday Time: 8 a.m. Where: Cedar Park Course Distance: 5K Who: Logan Gonzales CJ Jessett Raymond Joseph John McNamara Mike Quercia Chase Rathke Keven Rayes Kirk Wilkinson WOMENÕS CROSS COUNTRY ISU Pre-Nationals Date: Saturday Time: 10 a.m. Where: Terre Haute, Ind. Course Distance: 6K Who: Allison Mendez Christina Henderson Julie Amthor Mia Behm Laleh Mojtabaeezamani Marielle Hall Megan Siebert Concordia University Invitational Date: Saturday Time: 8 a.m. Where: Cedar Park Course Distance: 5K Who: Megan Vasquez, Ginny Simon Jordan Clark-Mand Heather Canizales Katie Hoaldridge Sara Sutherland WOMENÕS SWIMMING AND DIVING Texas vs. California Date: Saturday Time: 1 p.m. Location: Berkeley, Calif. NCAA FOOTBALL Kansas State Kansas 59 7 JOKE OF THE WEEK What do basketball players and babies have in common? They both dribble! tant coach John Hayes accomplish his goals. ÒOur teams are looking just fan¥tastic, with new people and re¥turning experience,Ó Hayes said. ÒOur depth is getting better, and IÕm prepared to see whoÕs going to be out in front.Ó The team is sending the top 12 men most likely to bring home a win to Princeton, while Concor¥diaÔs meet will boast middle dis¥tance runners. Despite already competing in a couple of events, Hayes con¥siders this to be the first real INVITES continues on page 8 only two goals so far against conference opponents, the few¥est goals scored of any team in Big 12 play. Iowa State, TexasÕ oppo¥ SPORTS Friday, October 15, 2010 Rachael Adams goes in for the kill versus LINEUP: Texas not Colorado on Oct. 6. Their victory against the Buffaloes discouraged by lack marked the beginning of their three¥game win of available players streak During TexasÕ three-match From page 7 win streak, the Longhorns have without injured junior libero dominated the competition, Sydney Yogi, a co-captain, and dropping just one set to Oklaho¥freshman outside hitter Ashley ma after a pair of sweeps against Bannister. But Texas has not let Colorado and Kansas State. the injuries get in the way of its The Longhorns sit behind improvement in recent weeks. No. 3 Nebraska in the Big 12 ÒWe have had so many dif-standings and are two games ferent lineups and so many behind the Cornhuskers, who people out at different times,Ó are undefeated in league play. Elliott said. ÒThe team contin-Texas Tech is last in the Big ues to learn how to work well 12 with a 1-7 conference re¥together and that is important cord while the Red Raiders for us as we gain continuity. have only won three matches We havenÕt had it most of the in the year. Texas is undefeated Andrew Torrey year, so it is nice to see us start against Texas Tech in 18 match- Daily Texan file coming together.Ó es under Elliott. photo ROAD: Multi-goal games continue to elude Horns From page 7 to transfer this to our next game,Ó Cummins said after Nebraska and Colorado. the teamÕs win against UW- Iowa State is 11th in the Milwaukee. Big 12 with a record of 1-4. The Longhorns have the ÒWe want to score four upper hand in both all-time and five goals a game so we seriesÕ records, 11-4-2 versus can prove that we can score Missouri and 14-2-1 versus that much,Ó Cummins said. Iowa State. However, TexasÕ hopes of Stats and records aside, a high-scoring game will be Texas head coach Chris difficult to manage because Petrucelli wants to win away Iowa StateÕs goalie Maddie from the 40 Acres. Jobe has been a very strong ÒIowa State and Missouri player and has the fifth most are very similar to Baylor saves in the Big 12. in the way that they play, Ò[Scoring multiple goals a so this was probably good game is] hard to do when you preparation for us,Ó Petru¥play against teams in the Big celli said last weekend after 12 because their mentality is TexasÕ 1-0 win over Baylor. very defensive, so we are go-ÒBut we have to go get some ing to have to figure out how wins on the road.Ó DEBUT: Longhorn team features young talent From page 7 that this is the University of Tex-omores Maren Taylor, Diana Wil¥ as and [that] they have to work re-cox and Samantha Holland and long way as the Longhorns face ally hard.Ó redshirt sophomore Shelby Cull¥a strong California team lead by In addition to a large amount inan lead a diving team that will sophomore Caitlin Leverenz, ju-of freshman talent, Kathleen be a Òforce to contend with.Ó nior Liv Jensen and senior Han-Hersey, along with Laura Sogar The Longhorns surprised Cal¥nah Wilson. and Karlee Bispo, lead a strong ifornia when the two squads Texas brings a team heavy returning group. last faced off in 2008. This year, with freshmen, but Brackin is The diving team is no less Brackin knows the Golden Bears confident that they are where prepared. will be ready. they need to be. Ò ÒPhysically weÕre stronger than ÒThey know when Texas trav¥ ÒThey are doing a great job,Ó weÕve ever been,Ó Scoggin said. els to a meet that weÕre ready to Brackin said. ÒThey understand Junior Lauren Caldwell, soph-race,Ó Brackin said. INVITES: ÔDress rehearsalÕ sets tone for Big 12 meet From page 7 racing weekend. ÒWe understand where these meets sit in the whole scheme of things,Ó Hayes said. ÒWeÕve been focusing on getting mentally pre¥pared, as this weekend will serve as a dress rehearsal of sorts for the team end up finishing in all of the top five spots this weekend, Hayes is not focused so much on the top spots. ÒI just want us to end up inju¥ry-free and a step closer to being as good of a team as we can pos¥sibly be going into the conference ping it up in practice to lead the pack. Junior Bryan Rhodes-De¥vey finished seventh in the fi¥nals last year. Patrick McGregor has shown leadership already as a red-shirt freshman, as has new¥comer Ryan Dohner. ÒThings are always differ- MEETS: Mental toughness key to upcoming competition From page 7 their own individual race plan. Sisson believes that the most significant tests of this week¥end are going to be mental challenges. ÒAre you ready to go through fire. Are you ready to fight? Are you ready for this to be diffi¥cult and to respond to it?Ó Sis¥son asked his team. Despite the difficulties ahead, Sisson feels his team has the potential to be massive¥ly successful. ÒThis is the best cross-country team I have ever coached,Ó Sis¥ Friday, October 15, 2010 COMICS 2 1 8 4 7 2 8 7 3 1 8 2 6 7 8 6 1 2 2 3 1 5 9 2 7 7 5 3 3 9 5 YesterdayÕs solution SUD OKU FOR YOU 9 1 2 8 6 4 7 5 3 5 8 3 7 1 2 6 9 4 4 7 6 5 3 9 8 1 2 3 2 5 9 7 1 4 6 8 1 4 7 2 8 6 9 3 5 8 6 9 3 4 5 2 7 1 6 3 4 1 2 7 5 8 9 2 9 1 6 5 8 3 4 7 7 5 8 4 9 3 1 2 6 LIFE&ARTS Friday, October 15, 2010 Opting to cook over eating out keeps pounds off ages of 2 to 18, according to a re-ories in their products clear by in¥cent study released by the Jour-cluding serving size, as well as HEALTHY nal of the American Dietetic As-the full calorie count, which they HOOK sociation. 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Many Convenience foods, such as piz-gets older.Ó times this leads students to eat za and fast food, have taken over Some blame the food industry fast food and pizza for meals be¥in many AmericansÕ busy lives, for the health issues in the coun-cause of convenience or taste. and whatÕs available and conve-try. The food industry has put ad-However, students have the abil¥nient is not the healthiest or most ditives Ñ extra sugar, fats and salt ity to choose healthier food op¥nutritious food with added sug-Ñ into the food for longer shelf tions and learn to cook. ars and solid fats. Many Amer-life and cost-efficiency, which has ÒStudents should look for va¥icans have not learned how to made the food much less nutri-riety,Ó said Bethany Dario, a reg¥cook because they were brought tious but convenient for anyone istered dietitian at University signal to whatÕs good for you and trients Ñ we need those nutrients ÒHopefully thereÕs a chance up on convenience foods. How-to buy. 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EQUIPMENT SUPPLY Sales, shipping, tech support of commercial equipment. Knowledge of wine, beer spirits pro¥duction desirable. Part time or Full time.. $12+/ hr, North Austin. Email resume to: stpats@ bga.com Friday, October 15, 2010 LIFE&ARTS WALLACE: Author anticipates memento, receives his loafer From page 12 this book? David Lipsky: [In the Rolling Stone piece] I really wanted to describe why he was alive and I think that is why I released this book. ItÕs like watching the best of the minds at work. And what his writing is like is like a primer for how to be alive. And so it was very hard that this mind had died the way it did. So I thought the best way to tell his story kind of was for him to tell the story himself. He and I had spent five days trav¥eling around when his book ÒInfinite JestÓ came out. And when I started reading it to do the piece about him in Rolling Stone, it was just clear that this was the best way for the read¥er to spend time with him, not to have to have a biography where you have to cut to have what other people thought about him. Also, his compa¥ny for me is very much like his writing: incredibly charm¥ing, brilliantly smart and in¥credibly alive. DT: Was this interview your last contact with David Foster Wallace? DL: I actually had one more contact with Wallace. HeÕs great to be around and I clearly didnÕt want to leave. At the end of the book, itÕs me trying to find rea¥sons to stay in his house, like IÕm reporting whatÕs in his ga¥rage, IÕm reporting whatÕs in his living room. And I clearly didnÕt want to go home, but I clearly wanted to leave a foot in his world because a week or two after I came home, I got this big package in the mail and I recognized his return ad¥dress. I wondered if heÕs send¥ing me some great book he wants me to read, or if thereÕs some terrific thing in there that has to do with him being a writer. And what was in there was my shoe. I left behind one of my loafers. I lift this thing up and thereÕs my giant size 12 loafer with a little note written on Chicago Bears stationary, and heÕd written ÒYours I pre¥sume?Ó and heÕd drawn a smi¥ley face under it. And thatÕs the last I heard from him. Verizon, Apple announce iPad deal NEW YORK Ñ In a sign of warm¥ing relations between the two com¥panies, Verizon Wireless is going to start selling Apple Inc.Õs iPad at the end of this month, the companies said Thursday. The news follows published reports that Verizon Wireless will start selling a version of the iPhone early next year. The companies have not confirmed the reports, and Verizon Wireless has downplayed the possibility of an iP¥hone for its current network. AT&T Inc. is AppleÕs exclusive U.S. carrier for the iPhone. ItÕs also the only U.S. carrier thatÕs compatible with the Ò3GÓ version of the iPad, which al¥lows for cellular data access. Verizon Wireless wonÕt sell the 3G version. Instead, it will sell the Wi-Fi version, with the option of bundling it with a ÒMiFiÓ gadget for about $130. MiFi, a Post-It-pad sized, battery-pow¥ered device, connects to VerizonÕs 3G network and relays the data to the iPad via Wi-Fi. Data plans will start at $20 per month for 1 gigabyte. The iPad is also sold by several retail chains, including Best Buy Inc. AT&T said separately Thursday that will also begin selling the iPad in its stores on Oct. 28. The carrierÕs data plans for the iPad start at $15 per month. Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. of New York and Vodafone Group PLC of Britain. ÑThe Associated Press SECRET: History left mark on all South, Norris says From page 12 people engaged in these con¥versations away from the mi¥crophone, starting with her own family, Norris said. ÒPeople are reticent to talk about race in the public for a vari¥ety of different reasons,Ó she said. ÒPeople donÕt want to come off as insensitive. They donÕt want to seem like theyÕre dividing people up or that theyÕre out of touch.Ó It was over breakfast in down¥town Chicago one morning when her uncle revealed her father had been shot by the Birmingham po¥lice several weeks after he was discharged from military service in World War II. Her uncle had been expressing his frustration with young peo¥ple not knowing the sacrifices made so they could vote. During his venting, he spilled the story of her fatherÕs shooting. It was the first time Norris had ever heard of it. ÒThe discovery was shocking,Ó Norris said. Ò[My father] kept it in the dark because the mem¥ory was painful for him, but it was also painful for me thinking of how difficult it must have been for him to carry that weight around.Ó Although she had planned on using the anecdote in her book about the hidden conversations of Americans, it was some¥thing Norris could not let go. As she felt the story tug harder at her curiosity, Norris realized the book she wanted to write about was her familyÕs silenced conversations. Norris traveled from her childhood home in Minneapolis through the Deep South, explor¥ing not only the history of her familyÕs suffering during segre¥gation, but also the long-lasting burden carried by whites who once enforced segregation. ÒOne of the revelations I had deep in my experience, as I was pulled back in time, is that these stories are a part of Amer¥ican history that is in danger of being lost to us,Ó Norris said. ÒWhat made this such a rich ex¥perience was learning so much about America along the way and how the past prologues to today.Ó COOK: Host prefers food to appear natural From page 12 passion of cooking. With the knowledge from culi¥nary school and experience in tele¥vision, Robinson combined the two worlds and began working as a culinary producer for food tele¥vision shows. After working for some time, RobinsonÕs world sud¥denly changed when she was ap¥proached by a team that suggested she have her own cooking show. ÒI turned it down at first. I was really looking for the right team to work with,Ó Robinson said. ÒMy training was very ingredient-driv¥en and technique-heavy. So, I took recipes and decided to make them easier for everyone by cutting down the ingredients.Ó Meeting with Food Network producers, Robinson decided that stylized look. I wanted the food to five was a simplistic and approach-be shot in natural light only and able number of ingredients for a shot right as they were finished recipe. Many of her television rec-preparing,Ó Robinson said. ÒFood ipes found their way to print in her cookbook, which includ¥ed some new approaches to its design. She said she took the idea of us¥ing muted col¥ors and matted pages from Brit¥ish cookbooks for her book. Robinson also ÔÔ I took my recipes and decided to make them easier for everyone by cutting down the ingredients.Ó Ñ Claire Robinson Cookbook author has imper¥fections, but thatÕs what makes it so beautiful. ItÕs how Julia Child would have had her recipe photos shot.Ó Robin¥son said she cherish¥es her collec¥tion of cook¥ had specific desires for how the books, which over the years have recipe photos needed to be shot. acquired numerous notes in the ÒI didnÕt want them to have a margins and a collection of splatter marks. She doesnÕt fear any day soon that cookbooks will be avail¥able only through the technology of iPads and Kindles. Ò[Those devices] arenÕt for me,Ó she said. ÒPeople want something tangible they can write in and look over through the years. Cook¥books will always have a future [in print].Ó For Robinson, being a part of a network that has transformed the way people view and exe¥cute cooking is still sinking in every day. ÒEating is the one thing that everyone in this world has to do. It brings us all together and makes it a social forum,Ó she said. ÒThe Food Network start¥ed this movement to get everyone cooking again.Ó    ') (+)'&* ++&"&   *!'.* ,)"&  .#& 7   1,"2 .3*5*!  04 "#+"& &'+ "&$,) '' ."+! -$"+,&+  1,-)1( $%&'($) 6) 7 7   1, /,. 4+1  /. *)//-13,11) Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 LIFE&ARTS Friday, October 15, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Food Network personality keeps recipes simple By Layne Lynch into her new role as an author and admits Daily Texan Staff she never had any inclination she would one Through the television screen, Claire Rob-day pen a book, let alone be guiding thou¥inson has inspired thousands of viewers sands of viewers through the art of cooking with her can-do attitude and deliciously ap-on her very own show. proachable recipes with her show Ò5 Ingre-After obtaining a communication de¥dient Fix.Ó gree at the University of Memphis and lat- The showÕs concept ultimately led to an er working in television production at Mem¥idea for a cookbook, which, by no coinci-phisÕ local news station, Robinson decid¥dence, carries the name Ò5 Ingredient Fix.Ó ed it was time for a change. She packed her This weekend at the Texas Book Festival, bags, moved to the Big Apple and attended Robinson will be in the cooking tent perform-The French Culinary Institute to pursue her ing cooking demonstrations, as well as pro¥moting her first book. Yet she is still settling COOK continues on page 11