Local band Drew Smith struggfes to bra* into Austin* musk tcme FOCUS SPORTS T«xa. baseball team faces fcxas State on today J a il y T e x a n Serving the community of The University of Texas at-Austin since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Tuesday, May 4, 2 0 04 Students weigh in on suspected murderer Fellow musicians divided on N gais behavior before crime By Daniel K. Lai Daily Texan Staff Former students of a UT piano professor, still in shock over her vio­ lent death, said they didn't think their classmate was capable of com­ mitting such a crime. Friday, police charged Jackson Fan Chun Ngai, a 22-year-old grad­ uate student in the School of Music, with the murder of Danielle Martin. Officials said he used a meat cleaver to kill her after claiming a computer chip was embedded in her brain. Trevor Gureckis, a music perform­ ance junior, said he knew Ngai and that he didn't feel Ngai acted any dif­ ferently before the murder. "He's a funny guy and happy most of the time," Gureckis said. "Everyone liked being around him." Gureckis said Ngai would have occasional "up-and-down days, but he noticed no dramatic change in his character in the past three weeks. "Sometimes he would be a little strange but nothing frightening or intimidating, that's why this is all a shock to us," Gureckis said. Ngai never seemed like he was threatening and said that's probably why "she remained so close to him," Gureckis said. "He adored her." Friends and police said Ngai often ran errands for Martin, who had multiple sclerosis. But Ju Kyung Kim, an applied music graduate student, said three weeks ago Martin asked her to pray for Ngai because "he was not in good condition." Another of Martin's students, who wished to remain anonymous, said she thought Ngai started acting unusual two weeks ago. County Probate Judge Guy Herman said Ngai was previously seeking voluntary treatment at the Austin Travis County Mental Health and Mental Retardation clinic for an undisclosed illness but checked him­ self out April 20. "He was receiving voluntary serv­ ices at the clinic, and they cannot make a person stay if it's on a volun­ tary basis, unless they feel the person could cause substantial harm to him­ self or others," Herman said. Assistant Police Chief Robert Dahlstrom said Ngai called 911 at 9:15 p.m. Thursday from Martin's home. According to the affidavit, Ngai asked for help because some­ one in the house had a computer chip in their brain. Ngai then hung up the phone, disconnecting his con­ versation with the 911 operator. Police arrived 29 minutes after the 911 call. Police Austin Department spokesman Kevin Buckman said hang-up calls are typically regarded as lower-priority calls. Dispatchers were also not told a crime was in process. A memorial service is scheduled at Bates Recital Hall at the School of Music on May 10. A memorial schol­ arship fund has also been estab­ lished in memory of Martin, and donations can be sent to the School of Music. Jackson Fan Chun Ngai Danielle Marlin UT still hoping for Bush library Mediation Center head released UT Law students unhappy professors contract not renewed, question policies By Krystal De Los Santos Daily Texan Staff the future of UT School of Law students have said they are concerned about the school's M ediation Clinic after its director was told that her contract would not be renewed next fall. Some worry that the law school is more concerned with increasing its prestige than hiring quality professors. for Kim Kovach, who declined to comment for this story, worked 10 years the University and was highly esteemed in the field of alterna­ tive dispute resolution. She has written several books on the subject and served on the State Bar of Texas Council on Alternative Dispute Resolution. Kim Kovach "The stu­ dents who enrolled in class that think she's going to be t e a c h i n g the clinic," Young said. T h e M e d ia tio n Clinic uses alternative dispute resolution to help the parties involved come to a settlement and has been successful in getting sev­ eral cases off the court docket. Young said according to some students and professors in the law school, Cynthia Bryant, who was chosen to replace the lecturer, has "never mediated a case in her life." ‘It’s important to have someone with experience teaching the course and mediating the clinic.” Lauren Young, UT law student Two weeks ago, some of her students wrote a Firing Line to the Texan, concerned about how their teacher was let go so suddenly. "I don't think she saw it coming," said Lauren Young, one of the students who wrote the Firing Line. "We would expect she'd get a little more notice than that." The lecturer was listed in the course schedule to teach a mediation course in the fall. The law school dean, how­ ever, said she is an excellent lawyer and will be a good fit for the position. Bryant currently serves as Texas deputy attorney general for child support. Young said that a com m on com plaint among the students is that the law school makes a greater effort to hire prestigious pro­ fessors than those who will better serve the needs of the students. "It just seems there's a lot of politics involved in the hiring and firing process," Young said. She added that she is skep­ tical about Bryant's creden­ tials and worries she won't be as good a teacher. W hile w orking at the Mediation Clinic, she has had to ask Kovach complicated questions about mediation, See LAW, page 2 Five floors up sits the only salon that h as ever existed inside the Blanton Dormitory. Using a patch of floor and a d esk chair, Anna Shoem aker, a Plan II and studio art junior, cuts the hair of fellow stu­ dents on a regular basis at no cost and do es it with a sm ile. Chris Nguyen/ Daily Texan Staff Clav Johnston and his m other and father, Sharon and Lee, walk up the stairs in front of form er President Lyndon B. J®hn^ " \ pr® ^ ® ntial do cu m ents in the LBJ Library and M u seu m on Monday. Below, form er Presidents Richard Nixon and Johnson, in front of the building. Joe Buglewicz/D aily Texan S ta ff B a y lo r cam p aig n in g p resid en tial library ; agg ressiv ely f o r UT, SMU w ishful By Krystal De Los Santos Daily Texan Staff While Baylor University administrators have made attempts in recent weeks to per­ suade President George W. Bush to choose their campus as the location for his presidential library, UT officials said they have no immediate plans to actively pursue it. Texas A&M University, Southern Methodist University and the city of Arlington are also vying for Bush's library. letter to Bush UT President Larry Faulkner wrote a in August 2001 suggesting two locations for the library, one west of the Pickle Research campus and another across from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum. "Your presidential library will be a magnet for scholars and for casual visitors. It will be both an archive and a museum. It needs a location where it can have a strong, elegant presence, but also one where access is assured," Faulkner said in the letter. Since receiving a response from one of Bush's staff mem­ bers, "We just left it at that," said Roeckle, Charles Faulkner's deputy. Baylor University has taken a different approach. In October, 100 Central Texas mayors sent a letter to Bush endorsing Baylor. A month later, Baylor formed a steering committee to plan and raise funds for its efforts to land Photo courtesy of LBJ Presidential Library the library. In March, the num­ ber of mayors who endorsed Baylor had grown to 400. "We feel like it would be a great stopping-off point from Dallas to Austin," said Tommye Lou Davis, director of Baylor's Bush library project. Davis said Baylor is also a good fit for the library because the university and the president have similar ideologies. See BUSH, page 2 Reports: Too many people on one side, witnesses disagree By Graham Schmidt Dally Texan Staff An investigation has been opened into Sunday's capsizing of a double-decker party barge, which sent about 60 revelers into Lake Travis. tumbling Initial reports indicated too pnany patrons rushed to one side of the vessel's upper deck, causing the boat to go belly-up. ! But conflicting eyewitness accounts muddy the waters of die Hippie Hollow Park acci­ dent. Austin's only clothing- optional area hosted Splash Day, a semi-annual event put on by the Austin Tavern Guild, a gay and lesbian bar association. sheriff department's fledgling investigation and eye­ witness accounts agree that the Club Fred, a two-deck party barge owned and operated by Just for Fun Inc., began listing to starboard, away from Hippie The Hollow, at about 3:40 Sunday afternoon. Soon after, the barge went belly-up. The accounts agree on little else. “ It’s a miracle that people did not get killed.” Don Perry, a.k.a. DJ Bang, who manned the DJ booth on Club Fretfb upper deck "A lot of people were coming up to the edge, on one side, and the uneven distribution of weight caused the boat to slow­ ly lean and tip over," said Krista Umscheid-Mount a spokesperson for the Lower Colorado River Authority. Joy, LCRA rangers, as well as members of the Travis County Sheriff's Department and Travis County Emergency Services, See BARGE, page 5 Studio art junior Anna Shoemaker styles, snips in Blanton dorm By Zein Basravi Daily Texan Staff A good haircut can define self- image, increase a person's confi­ dence and is often too expensive for the average student, said Anna Shoemaker, amateur hair­ stylist and studio art junior.f "Your hairstyle is a physical part of who you are, and that's why it's so important to your identity," Shoemaker said. "I think the way we look really defines who we feel we are." Shoemaker said she was tired of paying princely sum$ at local salons for sub-par haircuts, so she decided to take matters into her own hands. Since fall 2002, Shoemaker has been offering stu­ dents free hairstyling services See HAIRCUTS, page 5 Cutie and Kweller Death Cab for Cutie played Stubb’s last Wednesday. See what we thought of the show. SEE PAGE 16 Index World & Nation ..................... 3 Opinion .................................4 Inside N e w s ........................ 5-8 Focus ..................................11 S p o r t s ...............................9-10 C la s s ifie d s .................... 12-13 C o m ic s .................................14 Entertainm ent................. 15-16 W eather High 82 Low 60 I love chips. Chips are great. Volume 104, Number 140 25 cents Investigations reveal little on barge collapse INSIDE For a free haircut, one doesn’t need to travel off campus P ageT wo Tuesday, May 4, 2 0 0 4 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Page 2 A TASTY DETERRENT LONDON — Drunken brawlers beware — the weapon of choice for police in the southern England seaside town of Bournemouth is choco­ late rather than truncheons and handcuffs. In an effort to reduce alco­ hol-related violence, police are handing out chocolate bars to late-night revelers as they leave the town’s bars and clubs. HITTING THE BOOKS TUESDAY, MAY 4 Preliminary registration for the fall semester for continuing and readmitted students. CORRECTIONS POLICY The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we ha/e made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217, or email man- agirgedtior^ailytexanonline.com. CLARIFICATION •A photo caption on Page 5 of Monday’s Daily Texan should have credited the Delta Epsilon Psi fraternity for hosting Project Come Together, which brought more than 1,000 elementary stu­ dents to the UT campus Friday. CORRECTIONS • Monday's front page skybox should have read: Kidnapped American civilian makes escape from Iraqi captors. •A photo caption on the front page of Monday’s Daily Texan about the alleged murder of UT professor Danielle Martin should have been attributed to Austin police. The Texan regrets the errors. STATE & LOCAL BRIEFS Federal funding will improve homeless centers Federal funding will allow health centers to provide dental and vision care to Austin’s homeless population. Austin’s Community Care Services Department has received one of 15 “Healthcare for the Homeless" grants from the federal government. The department will receive an annual amount of $559,692 from the federal government as long as it serves at least 3,300 homeless people. Currently, the downtown center receives $150,000 and serves about 3,300. With the new grant, it will be able to expand its services to different areas of Austin, provide additional health services, and quadruple its patient load, said John Gilvar, Community Care's spokesman. Past resources allowed the health center to provide the "bare minimum.” But that’s not enough in the long run, because health prob­ lems are results of several com­ plications including mental illness or substance abuse, he added. “It’s a very tricky population to serve,” Gilvar said. With the new funds, centers will be able to treat everything from chronic illnesses such as AIDS to hygiene problems and refer patients to mental illness and substance abuse special­ ists employed in the Austin Resource Center for the Homeless. — Kristi Hsu Valley supermarkets pull candies after lead fears HARLINGEN — A chain of 13 supermarkets in the Rio Grande Valley is pulling all Mexican candy from its shelves after reports that similar candies in California contained high levels of lead, officials said Monday. “We feit that we would best serve our customers by taking this seriously,” Jaime Lopez of Lopez Supermarkets, Inc. said after a series of newspaper arti­ cles by the Orange County Register that appeared prominent­ ly in Valley newspapers last week. Officials with the Texas Department of Health have col­ lected Mexican candies from around the state for testing but don’t expect results for several days. The Register reported that more than 100 brands of candy sold in the United States had tested positive for dangerous lead levels over the past 10 years but were still on store shelves. Most of the dangerous candy came from Mexico. — Associated Press campuswatch Campus Watch, compiled daily by U T police Sgt. William Pieper, details the crimes and incidents reported to or observed by U T police officers. The following were selected from the previous week. Unidentified suspect eats cigarette Failure to Identify: While patrolling the area around Waller Creek in the 2300 block of San Jacinto, a UTPD officer noticed the distinct odor of mar­ ijuana. While investigating the smell, the officer found a UT employee under the bridge west of the Alumni Center. The sub­ ject ate a "filter-less cigarette" that he was smoking and drank some mouthwash when he saw the officer approach. When questioned by the officer, the subject refused to give his name. Occurred April 26 at 3:10 p.m. Girts suspicious of man asking about their hair Suspicious Activity: Two UT students reported that a "suspi­ cious person" was following them from the bicycle rack on the west side of Kinsolving Dormitory, asking them ques­ tions about their hairstyles and inviting them to his salon. When the students went into the dormitory, the subject sat on a bench outside. The students called for the police, but the sub­ ject was gone when the police arrived. The subject was described as a white male, 5- feet-8-inches tall, 180 pounds with blonde curly hair, wearing a tan T-shirt, khaki cargo pants, and carrying a brown backpack. Occurred April 28 at 8:55 p.m. Intoxication “curbs” student’s drive home Driving While Intoxicated / Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT student, who was under the age of 21, was found in the 2000 block of University next to a Chevrolet sport utility vehicle with two flat tires on the left side of the vehicle. The student advised he had struck a curb while attempting to make a U-tum. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was driving while intoxicated. Occurred April 30 at 12:10 a.m. Unusual discharge caused by alcohol consumption Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor / Criminal Mischief: A UT student, who was under the age of 21, had discharged a fire extinguisher throughout the first-floor lobby of Living Learning Hall. The student was found to have consumed alcoholic beverages. Repair cost: $30. Occurred May 2 at 4 a.m. Drug user says ‘radio' ordered him to garage Suspicious Activity / Assist Outside Agency: Responding to a report from a UT staff member of a subject pulling on door handles of parked vehi­ cles inside the garage, UTPD officers stopped a non-UT sub­ ject who matched the descrip­ tion next to a parked vehicle. The subject advised "the radio had been telling" him to go to the Trinity garage to "pick up" a car. The subject admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamines. The sub­ ject was found to have two out­ standing outside agency arrest warrants for traffic violations. Occurred April 30 at 4:30 p.m. — Compiled by Brandi Grissom UT letter to Bush still pending BUSH, FROM 1 "We're a faith-based institu­ tion and believe in his faith- based initiatives," Davis said. Baylor is prepared to offer 150 acres of Brazos riverfront property for the library. "It would make us a reposi­ tory of history just like UT is with the LBJ library," Davis said. "The conferences, digni­ taries and symposia that it would bring would be a great addition to our campus." Every president since Herbert Hoover has a presiden­ tial library managed by the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration — except Richard Nixon, whose library is privately operated, said William Harris, a spokesman for NARA's office of presiden­ tial libraries. NARA also over­ sees the libraries' design and construction, ensuring that the building is fit to house presi­ dential documents. Not all presidential libraries are on university campuses. Dwight D. Eisenhower's library is in Abilene, Kansas, the for­ mer president7s home town. "It's all up to the president," Harris said. "It just depends on who makes the best offer and what the president's feelings are." library The Texas Rangers have even offered to donate land should the president decide to locate his in Arlington. Southern Methodist University is also a likely choice for the library because first lady Laura Bush graduated from SMU and serves on its board of trustees. Though Baylor seems to be lobbying more aggressively for the library, UT officials have not given up on becoming the first university to house two said presidential Patricia Ohlendorf, vice presi­ dent for institutional relations and legal affairs. libraries, "Our letter to him is still pending, and we expect that when he is closer to making a decision about the location, that we will be in touch with his representatives," Ohlendorf said. leed your wisdom teeth removed? Right now PPD Development is looking for men for a post surgical pain relief research study. The surgery is performed by a board certified oral surgeon and managed by Austin Oral Surgery Associates by James R. Fricke, Jr. DDS, MSD. Financial compensation is provided. PPB D e v e l o p m e n t # A subsidiary of PPD Inc For more information, call: 462-0492 UNIVERSITY BRIEFS TWo UT seniors named GoMwaAer Scholars In recognition of outstanding work in the fields of math and science, Rachel Ward and Jeffrey Woodruff have been named 2 0 0 4 Goldwater Scholars. Ward, a mathem atics senior, and Woodruff, a biology senior, will receive an award of $ 7 ,5 0 0 each year for the rest of their undergraduate educa­ tions. Ward has participated in sev­ eral projects and conferences across the country, including ones at Cornell University and the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey. She plans to pursue a Ph.D in applied mathematics and a fac­ ulty position so she will be able to conduct research, according to a press release issued by the UT Office of Public Affairs. “She has insight and ability that go far beyond the typical undergraduate. That would be the one line I would use to describe her,” said Oscar Gonzalez, a mathematics pro­ fessor who worked with Ward on a project funded by the National Science Foundation. Woodruff also plans to become a tenured professor. Currently he is studying regulat­ ing mechanisms of the embry- ological development of leeches. His previous research involved structures occurring on heart cells that influence a person’s heartbeat and could be used by pharmaceutical companies. — Kristi Hsu Columbia student, 1 other die, 3 injured in car crash CHICAGO — A 37-year-old radio major at Columbia College with a history of drunken driving charges was behind the wheel with a revoked driver’s license when he struck two cars head on, killing himself and another person and injuring three in an early morning accident April 26, according to police and pub­ lished reports. Cleotho Woullard, a part-time disc jockey on the college's radio station, had his license revoked after two charges of driving under the influence of alcohol, reported a number of media outlets. His license was suspended until 2008. Officials would not confirm reports to The Chronicle, citing confidentiality rules that protect driving records.There is no evi­ dence that alcohol played a part in the accident on the city’s South Side, police said. Woullard was traveling south on Indiana Avenue at a high rate of speed when he ran a red light at 87th Street at 12:20 a.m. He collided with two cars traveling in opposite directions on 87th Street. He hit a parked car before his vehicle came to a stop. — U-Wire Chris Nguyen/Daily Texan Staff As libraries become crowded close to exam time, Jam es Courtney, a liberal arts sophomore, and Alison Lay, a biology sophomore, study in the nearly empty architecture library Monday morning. New hire has experience as family lawyer LAW, FROM 1 she said. "It's important to have some­ one with experience teaching the course and mediating the clinic," she said. Bryant referred all questions to the dean's office. Though Young said she has had good law professors, some of her friends complain that many are inaccessible and tell students to ask their questions via e-mail. "They don't even want you to come to their office hours," she said. Bill Powers, the law school dean, said Bryant's reputation teaching at the UT law school Children's Rights Clinic before working for the attorney general qualifies her to run the Mediation Clinic. "She has a great deal of experi­ ence as a family lawyer," Powers said of Bryant. "We're just very confident she will be an excellent fit for this program." Powers said Kovach wasn't fired as stated in her students' Firing Line. "She was on a year-to-year contract," he said. "All we said was, we are not going to renew her contract." Powers said he could not com­ ment on Kovach's credentials as a mediator, but some of her col­ leagues on the State Bar said she was a leader in the field of alter­ native dispute resolution. "She's a very big contributor to the dispute resolution process in Texas," said Bill Lemons, chair- elect of the State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Council. "She does her job very well." Kovach is lauded on the State Bar's Web site as having helped preserve the history of alterna­ tive dispute resolution in Texas. "She's a very good professor I understand," from what Lemons said. I This newspaper was printed with pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Publications. T h e D aily T e x a n Permanent Staff ............................................................................. Kevin K ushn e r Editor ............................................. ............................................................................ 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W Page 3 o r l d & N a t i o n T h e D a ily T e x a n Tuesday, May 4, 2 0 0 4 STOCK WATCH Closing Monday, May 3 DOW JONES A NASDAQ 10,314.00 A 1,938.72 + 8 8 .4 3 + 1 8 .5 7 t Americans told to leave Saudi NATION BRIEFS South Dakota politician to undergo sex change RAPID CITY, S.D. — After getting involved in a fight in the Legislature over a bill to ban civil unions, Tom Murphy decided to reveal a secret he had kept for four decades, through school, an Air Force career and then a s a member of the City Council: He feels more like a woman than a man. In fact, he plans to undergo a sex-change operation. Tom will become Marla. Murphy thought he might have to leave town after going public. But to his surprise, he said, the reaction around this Black Hills city of about 60,000 has been largely supportive. The transition from man to woman will not happen until after he completes his term on the council. He has decided not to run for another term next year. Former star banker found guilty of obstructing justice NEW YORK — Frank Quattrone. a star investment banker during the Internet stock bubble, was convicted Monday of obstructing justice by sending a 22-word e- mail encouraging colleagues to destroy files while a criminal probe of the bank was under way A federal jury in Manhattan, deliberating on its second day. returned guilty verdicts on all three counts against Quattrone — obstructing a grand jury, obstructing federal regulators and witness tampering. The verdict likely means Quattrone will go to prison, perhaps for more than a year. Quattrone rose to stardom in the banking industry in the late 1990s, while dot-com stocks boomed. Massachusetts proposes death penalty reforms BOSTON — A commission appointed by Gov. Mitt Romney to bring back capital punishment in Massachusetts proposed new legal and scientific safeguards Monday that the panel said woulc create a nearly foolproof death penalty system. Romney, a Republican who vowed during his campaign to reinstate the death penalty, embraced the findings. He so; his staff would draft legislation soon based on the commission's report. The report, featuring 10 pro­ posed reforms, said the recom­ mendations would lay the ground work for a death-penalty law that is “narrowly tailored and as infall, ble as humanly possible." Massachusetts abolished capi tal punishment in 1984. Compiled from Associated Press reports U.S. ambassadors blunt message prompted by attacks By Adnan Malik A ssociated Press YANBU, Saudi Arabia — The U.S. ambassador traveled to this Saudi oil-industry city Monday with a simple message for the gathered Americans: Go home. We cannot protect you. Huddled in a meeting room in a Holiday Inn still pocked with bullet holes after the latest in a string of attacks on Westerners killed two Americans and four others, many said they would heed his words. The first to go were among the 90 foreign em ployees of ABB Lum m us Global Inc., a Houston- based oil contractor whose offices were attacked Saturday by four gunm en trying to encourage join the resistance Sau d is to against the U.S. occupation of Iraq. The Saudi interior minister said early Tuesday that the attack appeared to have been carried out by al-Qaida. Arriving in Kuwait City for a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Prince N ayef w as asked whether Osama bin Laden's ter­ rorist network w as responsible. "Yes, but we need time to con­ firm this," he said. The first ABB employees — all Europeans — boarded a van for the Yanbu airport Monday night. "Money is money, but it's not worth your life," said Armando Rosiglioni, 63, of Venice, Italy, who arrived in Yanbu 10 days ago on a three-month contract. "I WORLD BRIEFS Sharon to rework West Bank plan after its defeat JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said Monday he will rework his plan for pulling out of Gaza and four West Bank settlements to sal­ vage the proposal following its resounding defeat in a ruling party referendum. Sharon told a meeting of law­ makers from his Likud Party that he would submit the new version to the government and the parlia­ ment for approval, according to officials who attended the meet­ ing. “I want to say in the clearest fashion there will be another plan that I will come up with,” Sharon said, according to the officials. With a turnout of only half the 193,000 Likud members, 60 per­ cent voted against the “disen­ gagement plan,” leaving Sharon politically weakened and scram­ bling for an alternative. 9 charged in alleged plot to bomb NATO convention ANKARA, Turkey — A Turkish court on Monday charged nine suspected members of a group linked to al-Qaida in an alleged plot to set off a bomb at a NATO summit in Istanbul next month that President Bush is scheduled to attend. Private CNN-Turk television said three of the suspects had been plotting a suicide attack on Bush and other Western leaders at the summit, but officials could not confirm the report. Authorities detained 16 alleged members of Ansar al-lslam on Thursday in the northwestern province of Bursa, Gov. Oguz Kagan Koksal said. The suspects also planned to attack a syna­ gogue in Bursa and rob a bank to raise funds, Koksal said. France targets radical imams to prevent terrorism PARIS — They have lived largely unnoticed for years, isolated from the French mainstream by lan­ guage and religion. Now these imams, accused of preaching a radical brand of Islam, are being tracked, investigated and in some cases expelled. Taking the lead in a budding get-tough trend among some European governments, France has expelled at least two imams, or prayer leaders, since January, calling them a public danger. It is threatening to expel two more, and a fifth is under arrest. France has set a policy of actively going after imams whose discourse veers into a defense of violence or espouses values counter to democracy or human rights. Mexico, Peru recall their ambassadors from Cuba MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s ambassador to Cuba returned home Monday, recalled after Fidel Castro condemned the govern­ ment for supporting a U.N. reso­ lution criticizing Cuba’s human rights record. Peru recalled its ambassador from Cuba for the sam e reason. The actions, announced late Sunday, stopped short of sever­ ing diplomatic relations but reduced them to the level of charges d'affaires. The Mexican government, accusing the com­ munist island of meddling in its internal affairs, also expelled the Cuban ambassador. An announcer on Cuban state television read a Foreign Ministry statement saying the Mexican declaration was “inspired by arro­ gance, haughtiness, obstinacy and lies." Compiled from Associated Press reports Amr Nabil/Associated Press A Saudi policemen guards U.S. am bassador to Saudi Arabia, Jam es Oberwetter, right, as he leaves a press conference in Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, on Monday. Unidentified gunmen opened fire Saturday while being chased through the city by police after the militants went on a shooting rampage that killed at least six people, including five foreigners. don't want to take a stupid risk." A Western diplomat and an ABB official said all foreign ABB em ployees and their families would depart on chartered flights by Tuesday. Jam es meeting Journalists were barred from between the C. A m bassador Yanbu's Oberwetter American But Oberwetter later told a news con­ ference that he had encouraged the families to leave the country. community. and "While we are doing this urg­ ing, the U.S. government is not in a position to cause that to hap­ pen," he said. "Those are individ­ ual private Americans and by those compa­ nies." decisions by People who attended the meet­ ing said the am bassador spoke bluntly. His m essage was, '"It is time for us to pack our bags and go home ... We cannot protect you here,"' said a teacher at a local American school. A col­ league nodded in agreement. The violence began Saturday when four men sprayed ABB's offices with gunfire, then tied the body of one victim to the bumper of a car and headed for the Ibn Hayyan Secondary Boys School. Two Americans, two Britons, an Australian and a Saudi died in the attack, which ended with gunbattles as police gave chase. All four attackers — who police said were Saudi brothers — were killed. I ! j Bush campaigns by bus in swing states By Deb Riechmann Associated Press NILES, Mich. — President Bush used a campaign bus tour Monday to rally support for the war in Iraq and energize grass­ roots support in a swing state where polls and Democrat John Kerry are neck- and-neck. show he "I'm not changing my mind," Bush said, rebutting critics who the adm inistration's question plan to transfer sovereignty to Iraqis next month and worry' that U.S. troops will be in the Middle East for years. "We'U always honor those who sacrificed for our freedom," he said. "We will not allow them to die in vain. Iraq will be free." Election Day is six months off, but the president is barnstorming across the battlegrounds of Michigan and Ohio in a sightsee- * with the economy.' Bus tours are a staple of politi­ cal campaigns, but they usually come late in the game. This year he is aboard months earlier, ushering in an intense phase in his struggle against Kerry. The Democratic challenger toured four battleground states, including Michigan and Ohio, by bus last week. Yet voters remain about equally split in their preference for Bush or Kerry. In a Michigan poll last they month, 47 percent said favored Kerry, while 45 percent preferred the president, with 8 percent undecided. ing-style coach — eight wheels and red, white and mostly blue. triangle along By midday, his convoy of about eight buses w as rolling through a voter-rich the southern flank of Michigan, a state demoralized by the disap­ pearance of hundreds of thou­ sands of manufacturing jobs. The buses, which were to stop in Kalam azoo and the Detroit suburb of Sterling Heights, were emblazoned with the words "Yes, America Can" — a slogan meant to inspire confidence that the nation's economy can be revital­ ized, its soil can be m ade safe from terrorists. The Democratic National Committee planned a "Mission Not A ccom plished" counter­ tour in Michigan and Ohio to "highlight what Bush has failed to do on the economy and home­ land security," DNC spokesman Jano Cabrera said. Dem ocrats at news confer­ ences in Ohio and Michigan plan to argue that Bush's economic policies have lost jobs, Baltimore M ayor Martin O 'M alley said Monday. Worse, O'Malley said, the administration has failed to invest enough in protecting the country, which he said amounts to playing "R ussian roulette M. Spencer Green/Associated Press President Bush speaks Monday in Niles, Mich. The president is travel­ ing through Michigan and Ohio on a two-day bus tour. 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(0 o S EDITORIAL BOARD Editor Kevin Kushner Associate Editors Matt Wright Bob Jones Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. Skleiner exits with heaviest of hearts O p in io n Page 4 T he Daily T f.x \ n Tuesday, May 4, 2004 FIRING LINES Opinion Page: Have an opinion Once again, The Daily Texan edito­ rial board has managed to say noth­ ing and take no sides: how delight­ fully tactful. I learned back in my Student Government days that there is no more potent a political force on campus than The Daily Texan. Too bad the current editorial board continues to waste away this advantage with opinion-absent, compromise pieces. Our petty SG resolutions never did anything more than serve as press releases to foment public dialogue. And while a single good quote would certainly help our cause, you Daily Texan editors are actually allowed several paragraphs daily to inform and motivate readers. Since you are nominally and financially our student newspaper, why not fight on our behalf? UT Watch bust­ ed the UT System on illegal lobby­ ing, so face it: This is our final hope to stop tuition deregulation, which is fervently opposed by students the campus over. Stand up! And SG President Chaney, my friend and former SG colleague, please read UT Watch’s Lobby Report prior to commenting publicly again. You voted against deregula­ tion, so mobilize SG to help UT Watch stop it. Students do not need both the Editorial Board and Student Government playing the part of administrative apologist, at least until they wine and dine you at Jeffrey’s and extend adequate finan­ cial contributions (like they did our legislators). Jordan Buckley Sociology senior Former SG representative Coffin misidentifications In regards to the Viewpoint given on May 3 “Images of War,” I agree that some photos need to be shown, but not over and over again. This happened in Vietnam and many far-left wingers would like to make it look and sound like that particular war. I also feel that the real images should be shown. When you speak of the coffin pho­ tos, I hope you and everyone else knows that many were not soldiers. Yes, not soldiers! Several of the photos splashed on newspapers and TV screens were that of the Columbia Shuttle Astronauts. Many news columns and shows never mentioned that due to bias or the fact they don't want you to know they made a mistake. For more information and to read for yourself see msnbc. msn. com/id/4807865/ (scroll down to "Many photos misidentified”) for more about the real coffin photos. Rachel Wells Geology junior Weapons, academics don’t jibe Monday’s Firing Line supporting UT’s bid for Los Alamos National Laboratories makes several errors, but I'll just address the ridiculous argument that managing Los Alamos is the reason that UC has six schools in the top 50 while the University has none. The specific name for this logical fallacy is “Cum hoc, ergo propter hoc," meaning that the simultaneous occurrence of two events does not imply that one caused the other. For one thing, 44 colleges not in the University of California System are ranked in the top 50 without contributing to the management of Los Alamos. Seeing as that amounts to 88 percent of the col­ leges in the top 50, it’s clear that the “Los Alamos Management Effect” is a fluke rather than a pre­ requisite. Beyond that, the University has ranked in the top 50 in the recent past, despite its distinct lack of Los Alamos management. The University ranked 49th in 2000, 48th in 2001, 47th in 2002, and a respectable 53rd in 2003. I’m not bored enough to do a full statistical analysis, but a correlation between national ranking and weapons laboratory management is rather unlikely. Instead of looking to a nuclear weapons laboratory for a rankings boost, the University should use methods that will actu­ ally benefit students: reducing its huge class sizes, keeping tuition affordable, and providing sufficient financial aid. Chris Kennedy Government/economics junior SG two-year at-large Representative Whoops, wrong lab Dear Gerardo Interiano, Courtney Livingston and Grant Stanis: I would like to clear something up. The quotes you use for the meat of your Firing Line Monday (“Support Los Alamos”), actually refer to Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. Lawrence Berkeley (LBNL), not to be confused with Los Alamos (LANL), resides down the road from UC Berkeley, hence the "mechanisms and incentives that make it much easier for researchers from the labs to interact with the campuses, and especially with students.” Because of its physical proximity and unclas­ sified research, which allows for open publishing, unlike the situation with Los Alamos, Lawrence Berkeley works closely with UC- Berkeley. It's important to note that although the UC Academic Council’s Special Committee on the National Laboratories (ACSCONL) clearly sup­ ports continued management of Lawrence Berkeley it “has not taken a position on whether UC should continue to manage Livermore and Los Alamos, which conduct classi­ fied nuclear-weapon and other national-security related research.” I'm sure this was just an honest mistake, and I appreciate counter­ arguments. This is exactly why a real and substantive dialogue needs to happen on campus. For anyone interested in the article it can be found at:http:www.berke- ley.edu/news/berke- leyan/2004/04/15_labs.shtml Nick Schwellenbach History senior UT Watch member Inappropriate caption The caption on Monday’s largest front-page image reads, “Martin, a piano professor, was killed in her home Thursday evening by Jackson Fan Chun Ngai, 22, a graduate music student.” It is grossly irresponsible and inappropriate to state this as fact when the crime is under investiga­ tion, and the suspect has been neither tried nor convicted. Todd Iceton Biology senior Inks — I'll never forget senior- reporting next to you. You're a best friend to me, Inkser. I'll keep "w oebegone" on my computer until he falls apart. Thanks for lis­ tening to me cry. We still have to take a trip to see Anderson Cooper in New York. Willie K. — You continue to impress me with your encyclope­ dia as a brain. And if I ever get in touch with Earlene Meckenspretzel or Judith Zeckenmretzel, I'll tell them you sent me. Keck — You are one of the only girls I can converse with about "Lord of the Rings." You are an awesome softball player, and you have a great sense of humor. Take care of Inks for me. York — I can't wait to read conspiracies you the about unearth. A.J. — For giving me my first rockgasm, I thank you. I'll miss our ritualistic fist-knock greetings. You are fabulously talented and a pleasure to be around. I can't wait to see what you make of yourself. Anjali — Remember our inebri­ ated moments together: telling secrets and dancing until we cry about leaving. I'll never forget the time my computer crashed after a 20-minute with Faulkner. Thanks for taking me to the bathroom. Covering the administration with you was a blast. interview Nathan, Timbo, Michelle, Richard, Gabe and Garrett — Rollergirls, Tetris, Texas Hold 'Em,and swinging in the park at 2 a.m. after Posse. I wouldn't have made it through the semester without you all next door. The new neighbors will get tired of me accidentally walking in this sum­ mer. Much love and good luck. Les — We still need to have our chick batting practice. Thanks to DT softball we became friends. Best wishes at Columbia. Elliott — You know your stuff, and you're going places. Perhaps I'll read your articles in the WSJ someday. Lomi — If your leg hadn't been broken last summer, I would still be clueless as to what I wanted to do with my journalism degree. I'm sorry you had to suffer, but I thank you for helping me cover the lege. Emma, Megan, Claire, Rachna, Brandi - Thank you, ladies, for making the Texan feel like home this semester. Dirty P and Goob - Good times, boys, good times. Thanks for all the parties. Lilly R. — I'll never forget the day you called from England to find out who was appointed as managing editor. We had so much fun reporting together last sum­ mer, and I'm sorry I wasn't there this semester. Chris N. — Thank you for opening my eyes. We've been through a whole lot in the past four years, and I wouldn't change it for the world. Aaron Dubrow — The most knowledgeable TA in the DV lab. Thanks for being patient with me. Documentary clas^ would not have been what it was without By Sarah Kleiner Daily Texan Staff They say you're supposed to live your life so that you regret recollecting when nothing decades of triumphs and trials. Though I won't lament on my deathbed the four years I've spent in Austin, I regret in my 22nd year that I did not descend sooner the dark steps into the basement that houses The Daily Texan. For better or worse, I am not the same person who paused timidly outside the heavy metal door, debating about whether to knock or walk inside. The Daily Texan became my family when I needed one the most. I think back to my high school newspaper and the final column I wrote as an editor. I knew at that point that I wanted to major in journalism, but I didn't know exactly what that meant. I certainly didn't realize how quickly the years would pass. For one of the first times in my life, I'm not exactly sure where I'm headed, but that's not such a bad thing. Perhaps after 17 years of pre­ dictable monotony, it's time for a little excitement. Thanks to everyone who helped me shake off my naivete: Laura — The best roommate I've ever had ... only sisters could get along as well as we did. I leave you memories of a keg party and victory party (both of which were worth the clean-up), me burning rice so badly we had to ditch a pot, the Keebler Elves flinging cookie dough and your 19th birthday. Thanks for taking care of me and for letting me take care of you. I love you. Kat — You are one of the best friends I've had in a long time. tears We've spilled so many together this semester, whether laughing at ourselves or worrying about the future. You have no idea how much I'm going to miss you after we both move to different newsrooms. Thank you for your confidence, your advice, and your friendship. You're going places of which I can only dream. Wes — I could not have been more fortunate that you were my first friend at the Texan. You've got what it takes to be the next Woodward. I leave you memories of ping-pong, Cannonball Run, and Pedernales. And thank you for my introduction to fermented beverages. Stupak - Who the hell's Bob Woodward? Ben H. — We were friends long before you started dating my sis­ ter, and we'll always be friends. You're spastic, neurotic and sar­ castic, and I love you. Don't forget those campaign promises we made as you reign over the Opinion page next year. Congrats on achieving what seemed at first to be a futile effort. Sarah Kleiner (middle) with her two younger sisters, Laura (left) and Emily (right) during spring break. No Kleiners were harmed in the shooting of this photo. you. Mark S. — Well Smoot, if s been four long years, and we're still friends. I'm sorry we were never at Hole In the Wall on the same night. Keep up the good work with the WT. You've got some­ thing good with the band. Alicia D. — You and Smoot are some of my only friends left from our FIG four years ago. Thanks for your friendship, and good luck leaving Texas. You are braver than I am. Casey Z. and Adrienne C. — I'll miss saying hello to my copy desk ladies. Mel G. — No matter the weeks between the times we talk, we can still pick up right where we left off and never skip a beat. I can't believe you lived across the bath­ room from me in Jester. Don't for­ everything w e've been get through together (noises through the bathroom, guy stories and one pretty insane roommate). Mu C , Bin C., Jennifer S., Nicole M., Thomas M., Brandon M., Mike B., Jones, Sasha H., Andy P. — I've loved bridging the gap with you guys. Wherever you end up, don't hate reporters ... we're not all bad. Dave H. — Thanks for dissuad­ ing me from the "dark side" and into the print newsroom. Laylan — If I ever have to write an article about dikes, at least I'll be able to spell it correctly next time. Thanks for your superior editing. David P. — I'll never look at the table in the Senate chamber the same way. My fellow broadcast majors: red and blue lights. Melanie K. — Thank you for the year of friendship you've given me. I'm so proud of you and happy that you found Michael. You two are destined for happi­ ness. Phill T h e Thrill' R. — Thank you for everything ... you were always too nice to me. One day when you take over for David Letterman, keep a spot open on the set for me. I might need a job. Jesús C. — I could always count on you for a big hug and a srhile. Lots of love! Emiko F. — Thanks for the help with hair and makeup before my first attempt at anchoring. I'll see you on television one day and think, "Hey, I was in her class!" Thomas P. — Constantly sur­ rounded by the ladies. You are loud and fun and full of happi­ ness. Don't let Los Angeles change that. We still need to hang out in Port Aransas. Justin S. and Brian T. — I'D always have a soft spot in my heart for you two. Richard Garcia — For the inside scoop and copious story ideas. Don't forget the media after you're elected to office. Kyle Steuck — You're one ol the strongest people I've ever met. If it weren't for you, TSJCL would not have made it through the dust storms of Amarillo. Ryan — For unintentionally calling me "skleiner," not realizing it would stick. Connor — Don't hate me for trying to punch you. MIS Group 16 — We're num­ ber one! And "One." The Misguided Lemming plus Jeff — Thanks to Heath's cam­ paign, we were able to come together. For those of you sticking around, keep on rockin' and rollin'. Jeff, break a leg in Chicago. Manoj T. — You probably have known me better than anyone out­ side my family. I leave for you memories of completing each other's sentences, communicating without speaking, laughing sc hard it hurt, driving over a dead dog, speeding tickets, and Cougar Tracks. Mom and Dad — I owe to you everything I have done with my life. I love you. Emily — I had to start and end with my sisters: You were there for me in the beginning, and you'll be there for me, when I bid the world sayonara. The only way this year could have been better is if you had decided to be a t-sip instead of a farmer. I'm so proud of you for making your own way and becoming the person you are. I want you to teach my children one day. D on't forget about Christmas and California. We can make fun of Laura's "s-tum s" for eternity. To everyone else who has touched my life: many thanks and best wishes for the future. Departing AME remembers DMB, eats and friends out the music for the celebration when you win your first Pulitzer. ("Simply the Best," of course!) Lindsey: I'm so glad you moved here this year. Who else shares my passion for carbohy­ drates, DMB (Bartender!), Will Ferrell and EZ's? I love hanging out with you, and I am going to I miss you so much next year. know whatever path you end up on, you're going to be loaded and be surrounded by hot people. Please introduce me to some of them. Thanks for helping me sur­ vive your sister. Melanie: It seems like only yes­ terday that I answered the door to my dorm room in Jester to find Little Mel standing there ready to introduce herself. We shared a room together for a year, and somehow our friendship survived completely intact and stronger. You are the messiest person on the planet, but you also have one of the biggest hearts I have ever encountered. Thanks for always knowing how to bring a smile to my face and providing me with your life's randomness for enter­ tainment. You can always call me to come pick you up when a bird takes a crap on your head. Kandace: I'm so glad we've been roommates this year, even though I feel like I hardly ever see you. I'm going to miss you next year and your random outbursts at the TV. Thanks for putting up with my messiness and for shar­ ing my deep love of B.K. and for indulging my own West Wing obsession. Vince: You've been one of my best friends longer than just about anyone I know. We survived jun­ ior high together, for Christ7 s sake. I've missed you a lot this year, but I wish you all the best in the future. Even if you never caU me first, Jerkface. lobby trek over Will: You rock my face off. I can't believe it's been four years since we started meeting in the Jester to to Burdine at 8 a.m. twice a week. I'll never forget the ACL Festival, see­ ing you turn somersaults down the parking lot after "Save the Last Dance," or watching you give Natalie a lap dance. I can't wait to come see you in "Cirque" some­ day. Sarah K.: I' m so glad we re-con­ nected over the summer last year, but it sucks that I never get to see you anymore. I promise we'll grab that elusive lunch before we leave. Hello Melissa Drosjack: Best of luck in the Big Easy next year — maybe I'll come see you! You're gonna kick some AP butt. Thanks for being my sounding board and giving me sound advice. We share that special bond of those who shared a room with the mess of Hurricane Melanie and survived. God bless her. AMC: Only a year ago, I didn't know who you were, but I'm so glad you ended up on slot last summer. I love working with you, and your random acronyms (J/ K, Double-O-C, etc.) crack me up. You're gonna knock Houston's socks off this summer. Mandy: You are one of the most positive people I've ever encoun­ tered, and I love working with you. Thanks for being so support­ ive as we embarked on Job Hunt 2004 this year. Keep your chin up — you deserve the best! By the live at way, remember you straight Jefferson Commons, ahead. Rae Ann: You took my love for West Wing and took it to a whole new level. As you pursue your dream of becoming the first lady, I know you'll continually ask your­ self, "W hat's next?" Casey: You are one of loudest people I've ever encountered, but you make me laugh. Tiphany: You also make me laugh, and I've missed seeing you at the Texan. Lom e, Connor and Clint: Thanks for making me feel wel­ come when I come hang out in the sports office. You guys all crack me up, and I know you will aU do great things someday. Brandi G.: Good luck in New Braunfels this summer, and I wish you luck in the fall. P. Ryan: We've had some ups and downs, but I wish you all the best. I fuUy expect to see you run­ ning for Congress or something someday. Thanks for taking a chance on me as a department head last summer and for sharing my deep love of the NYT maga­ zine. Jenn Percy: Thanks for hooked- up-edness at the ARN. Kyle, Christine, Karen, Gus, Mary, Sue and all the other CVC people: You guys made working there fun, and I miss you all. And if you're looking for the Capitol, it's that large pink building you passed on your way into the CVC. Tours run every 15-20 minutes. Cora and Avrel: Thanks for let­ I ting me intern at The Alcalde. had a great time, and doing Alumni Notes was a real charac­ ter-building experience. You guys do great work, and I look forward to getting the magazine as an alumna. Rusty Todd: You are by far the most useful professor I've had at UT. I appreciate your no-bullshit personality and sage wisdom. Thanks for the advice — I'D keep you posted. Mr. and M rs. Howard and the Terry Nancy Terry and Foundation: I owe so much to you and your foundation. I never would have been able to afford to work at the Texan for less than minimum wage without your financial support, and my experi­ ence here is what is going to get me my first job. Plus, you're help­ ing my parents be able to afford to send my brother to coUege in the faU. I will be eternally grateful to you for your help, and as I pledged in my interview as a sen­ ior in high school, I will give back to the foundation someday. By Alicia Dietrich Daily Texan Staff So, as per usual, I have man­ aged to procrastinate until the last possible minute to start this col­ umn. I am baffled at how the past four years went by so quickly and more than a little scared about what happens next. It's hard for me to deal with a big hole in my life after May, as I wonder where I'll end up. I'm probably at a job interview in Alabama as you read this, but even if it doesn't pan out, I know something will work out, hopefully sooner rather than later. For now, I'm grateful that I've had such a fantastic four years and that I've met so many incredible people. I'm going to miss you all. Speaking of people I know and love, on to the shout-outs: Natalie: I'm sorry you didn't like me when you first met me, but I'm glad you changed your mind. We've certainly had some ups and downs in the past four years, but thanks for always stick­ ing by me. You've helped mold me into who I am today. You intro­ duced me to everything from sushi to DMB, and for that, I thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'll miss you next year, but I know you're only a phone call away, since your phone never leaves your ear. I can't wait to help pick CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Kevin Kushner (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com • Managing Editor: Wes Ferguson (512) 232-2217 nwiagi ngeditor@dalytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2206 news@dailytexanonline.com Features Office: (512) 471-8616 features@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dai lytexanonl ine .com Entertainment Office: (512) 232-2209 entertainment@dailytexanonline.co m SUBMIT A FIRING UNE Please e-mail your Firing Line letters to fiririggn 3daitytexanonflne.com Letters must be fewer than 250 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. Tuesday, May 4, 2004 \ i;\\' Page 5 Witnesses: Boat leaned before people ran to side 989/838| BARGE, FROM 1 arrived on the scene within min­ utes of the accident. Two people were treated for minor injuries, and the city's evidence recovery the boat divers shortly after the accident on Sunday afternoon. Everyone was accounted for. investigated "It's a miracle that people did not get killed," said Don Perry, a.k.a. DJ Bang, who manned the DJ booth on the upper deck throughout the afternoon. Perry said the Club Fred had been listing before it arrived at Hippie Hollow around noon. the toward "I've been on Club Fred eight or nine times, and it was obvious the boat was listing," Perry said. At Hippie Hollow, Perry said the boat continued to lean to star­ board, lake. Meanwhile, the port side repeat­ into Hippie edly Hollow's rocks, shaking Club Fred enough to skip Perry's CD's. Perry left the DJ booth and went below for a break, then "the floor started filling up with water, and I could hear the people on top screaming," Perry said. slammed Some eyewitness say the cap­ sizing wasn't caused by uneven weight distribution. Marcus Overton said the only rush to one side he saw happened when peo­ ple noticed Club Fred beginning to roll and tried to counter by gathering on the port side. Bret Harrell climbed aboard Club Fred at about 2 p.m., and spent most of his time on the upper deck. "I was up there most of the time, and [people] looked pretty evenly distributed when I was there," Harrell said "It went, and it went real quick, like five to seven seconds." Pete Clark, owner of Just For Fun, Inc., said he did not know why the boat capsized. "I've seen a group of 70 stand along one side [of the upper deck] and take a group photo, and that didn't cause any problems," he said. "We've been doing this since 1988, and we've never had a situ­ ation like this arise." “A lot of people were coming up to the edge, on one side, and the uneven distribution of weight caused the boat to slowly lean and tip over." Krista Um scheid-Mt Joy, spokesperson for the Lower Colorado River Authority Several passengers noted gashes and scrapes in the boat's styrofoam pontoons after Club Fred capsized. Unless such scrapes are severe, they would not have likely caused the acci­ dent, said Roger Wade, a spokesman for the Travis County Sheriff's department. "The scars on the pontoon are under investigation," Wade said. "Right now we're in no position to speculate." This double-decker party barge capsized Sunday on Lake Travis. An investigation has been opened to find out what made it flip over. Photo courtesy of David Green Amateur hairstylist’s first customer was her roommate HAIRCUTS, FROM 1 from her Dormitory. room in Blanton "I would go home and do little touch-ups to it with regular scis­ sors," she said. "It lead to me fig­ uring out, if I can do the touch- ups, why don't I try to teach myself how to do the whole thing, and then I don't have to pay for it at all." Shoemaker's first customer and roommate, Claire Altman, a sociology junior, said now she rarely leaves the dorm for a hair­ cut. "I was her first-ever client, and it was great," Altman said. Word of mouth about Altman's haircut made her roommate a celebrity at the honors dorms. Shoemaker now has a list of 10 regulars whose hair she has been styling for almost two years. She also gets the occasional newcom­ er. Shoemaker said her usual cus­ tomers are mostly friends. David Tianda, a stylist at Alante hair salon on Guadalupe Street, expressed concern that operating out of a dorm room might violate state regulations. "If someone does something like that, and they're not thor­ ough ... that could be a problem," Tianda said. But code 1602.002 of the Texas Occupations Code defines cos­ "perform ing or metology as offering to perform " cosm etic services for compensation. "State legislature gave jurisdic­ tion to cosmetology laws only where compensation of any kind is put in place," said Antoinette Humphrey, executive director of the Cosm etology Commission. "So the key is, if they're not charging anything or receiving compensation, it is not cosmetology." Texas Shoemaker said she gives hair­ cuts for free. She said it is not about the money — she enjoys the creative outlet. "I'v e alw ays been a visual artist," Shoem aker said. "If grad school doesn't work out, maybe I'll go to cosmetology school." Shoemaker will be taking her skills to Paris, France, where she will study next year. Friends who've come to rely on her hair- styling skills said they will miss Shoemaker. "N ext year, when Anna goes, I'm going to have to pay to get [haircuts]," Altman said. But she said she won't miss the "leftovers" from her roommate's art projects. "It's always interesting when I come home and see a big wad of hair in the trash can," Altman said. "I know Anna's been cut­ ting hair." Shoem aker said her lack of professional training does not keep her from feeling comfort­ able with a pair of scissors between her fingers. "In a weird way, it is artistic," she said. "I enjoy getting to do it. I'm glad people let me." current opportunities Give us a call and we'll tell you about a research study to evaluate an investigational medication. By participating, you'll receive a medical exam at no cost to you, plus you could help advance research in medicine. 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Call our Go Center/Info Shop at 1-877-882-8721 for information on programs of study, transfer applications, financial aid and more. www.utb.edu Man pleads guilty to owning cyanide By the Associated Press NOONDAY — An East Texas man who had accumu­ lated a massive amount of cyanide was described as a white supremacist and a stu­ dent of militia-led revolt. William Krar is scheduled to be sentenced in a federal court Tuesday after acknowledging that he possessed enough sodi­ um cyanide to fatally gas every­ one in a 30,000-square-foot building, such as a civic center or high school basketball arena. But investigators say they still don't know what Krar intended to do with the deadly materials. Krar, 63, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing a dan­ gerous chemical weapon in November. He faces up to life in prison, but officials have said that he's expected to get less than 20 years under federal sentencing guidelines. Law officers said Krar was a supplier of explosives, danger­ ous chemicals and high-pow­ ered guns. "If you had a McVeigh type and a Krar type come together, you might have had a very big explosion," assistant U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston, lead prosecutor in Krar's case, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram in Monday's editions. Timothy McVeigh was exe­ cuted after being convicted of federal murder charges in the bombing of the Oklahoma City federal building. Although Featherston said there is no indication that Krar and McVeigh ever crossed paths, there were many simi­ larities between them. Both McVeigh and Krar had in their possessions at the time of their arrests "The Turner Dianes" and "Huntex;" two novels pro­ moting racism, hate and reasons to attack the government. The government has said "The Turner Diaries" was used as a blueprint by McVeigh in planning his April 19, 1995, attack that killed 168 people, 19 of them children. Court docum ents show that K rar's reading materials also included pamphlets enti­ tled "Firearm s Silencers," "Expedient Hand Grenades" and "Boobytraps." And, like McVeigh, he owned "The Anarchist Cookbook" and "Poor Man's Jam es Bond." Krar's cache of weapons included nine machine guns, three silencers, 67 sticks of explosives, more than 100,000 rounds of ammunition, 800 grams of near-pure sodium cyanide and the acids to turn it into poisonous gas. Featherston said he does not believe Krar was simply a col­ lector of dangerous goods. "The majority of what Krar possessed, you only possess to kill and maim human beings," the prosecutor said. Krar's legal problems began in 1985, according to court records and FBI affidavits, when he was arrested in New Hampshire and charged with impersonating a police officer. He did not fight the charge, instead opting to pay a fine and be set free. In 1995, Krar was under sus­ picion again when his business card was found in a Tennessee home, along with what federal reports "large say were amounts of bomb-making components" and a "large number of firearms and ammu­ nition." According to an FBI affidavit, that discovery placed Krar and a man identified as Sean Bottoms under police scrutiny for "serious allega­ tions ... to carry out a specific act of domestic terrorism against the United States gov­ ernment." An informant also described Krar as being a "good source of covert weaponry for white supremacist and anti-govern­ ment militia groups in New Hampshire." Page 8 \ YW - Tuesday, May 4, 2004 U.S. officers punished for alleged prisoner abuse Far left, American sol­ diers stand behind a pyra­ mid of naked Iraqi prisoners at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, Iraq. In the second photo, a hooded and wired Iraqi prisoner is seen at the Abu Ghraib prison. Both photos are undated. Soldiers allegedly abused several Iraqi prisoners By Jim Krane Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — The US. military has reprimanded seven officers in the alleged abuse of inmates at Baghdad's notorious Abu Ghraib prison, the first known punishments in the case, an official said Monday. Two of the officers were relieved of their duties. The American officer who oversaw the prison said many more troops might have been involved. The soldiers were reprimand­ ed on the orders of Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, commander of U.S. forces in Iraq. Six of them — officers and noncommissioned officers — received the most severe administrative reprimand in the U.S. military, a military official said, speaking on condi­ tion of anonymity. Two of the six were "released for cause," meaning they were relieved of their duties and reas­ signed "with prejudice," Larry Di Rita, spokesman for Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld. "There may well be additional decisions" about disciplinary action against others as a result of the investigation, he added. A seventh officer received a more lenient admonishment. The official said he believed the officers would not face fur­ ther action or court martial, but the reprimands could mean the end of their careers. Another six U.S. service members — all military police — also may face criminal charges. Bush President called Rumsfeld before a campaign trip Monday and urged him to make sure the U.S. soldiers are pun­ ished, White House spokesman Scott McClellan said. "The president w anted to make sure appropriate action is those taken against being responsible for these shameful and appalling acts," he said. The U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council joined the chorus of international criticism of the alleged abuse, terming it a violation of international law and the Geneva Conventions. The council demanded that U.S. authorities allow Iraqi judges to take part in the interrogation of prisoners and open the deten­ tion centers to inspection by Iraqi officials. At a news conference in Baghdad, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zibari condemned the alleged abuse and called for an independent inquiry. Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski, who oversaw the prison, said she did not know about the prisoner abuse while it was happening. "They were despicable acts," Karpinski said Monday on M orning "Good ABC's America." "Had I known any­ thing about it, I certainly would have reacted very quickly." Karpinski, commander of the 800th Military Police Brigade, said one photograph from the prison appeared to show more Americans the alleged abuse than the six MPs who have been charged. involved in "One photograph showed — it didn't show faces completely, but the photograph showed 32 boots," Karpinski told ABC. "I'm saying other people than the military police." It wasn't clear if that would include the seven soldiers repri­ manded. Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, chief U.S. military spokesman in Iraq, said on ABC that he isn't sure Army military intelligence "had anything to do with the individual acts of criminal behavior" as Karpinski and oth­ ers have alleged. Kimmitt said, however, that the investigation "concerns is expressed about the military intelligence." reviewing Last week, CBS' "60 Minutes II" broadcast images allegedly showing Iraqis stripped naked, hooded and being tormented by their U.S. captors. An internal U.S. Army report found that Iraqi detainees were subjected to "sadistic, blatant and wanton criminal abuses," according to The New Yorker magazine. A British new spaper also published photos purporting to show members of a British Army regiment abusing prison­ ers, but a former commander of the unit said Monday that the photos had "too many inconsis­ tencies" to be genuine. The Daily Mirror newspaper stood by the ■ photos, which allegedly show a hooded Iraqi Associated Press being pushed, threatened and urinated on by a soldier from the Lancashire Regiment. Q ueen's Col. David Black, who led the regiment in the 1980s, told British Broadcasting Corp. tele­ vision that equipment and a truck pictured in die photos had not been used by the regiment in Iraq. He said he did not believe the photos had been taken in the Middle Eastern country. "The evidence we have seen so far looking at the photo­ graphs, there are too many inconsistencies," he said. British military police are con­ ducting an investigation in Iraq, in Britain and in Cyprus, where the the regiment Ministry of Defense said Monday. is based, The Daily Mirror said the photos were supplied by two serving members of the regi­ ment. On Monday it quoted one of the unidentified soldiers as saying he had seen "literally hundreds" of similar pictures. Prime Minister Tony Blair has condemned the alleged abuse by British soldiers, but said the vast majority of troops "are doing a fantastic job for the Iraqi people." The Arab language television station Al-Jazeera broadcast an interview M onday with two Iraqis who said they were abused at Abu Ghraib. Ofie,~~ * identified only as Hashim, said guards "covered our heads with bags, they beat us with the butts of their guns without any fear, that we would die o£iba> blows. "They m ade us take our clothes off, and they pushed us against the wall," he said. "They did things to us that I am unable to talk about." The other Iraqi, Haider Sabar, said an American intelligence officer, along with an Iraqi and an Egyptian translator, showed him "immoral photos of the acts that took place" — apparently to frighten him. WASHINGTON — The report­ ed abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers threatens to undermine part of President Bush's rationale for unseating Saddam Hussein: that the United States had ended a regime that was torturing and abusing Iraqis. The disclosures undermine American claims to a moral high ground as the United States tries to put down a growing insur­ gency and gain international sup­ port in Iraq. "Saddam Hussein encouraged and tolerated this kind of behav­ ior — the U.S. does not," Bush spokesman Scott McClellan said Monday, reporting that the presi­ dent had called Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld to make sure any guilty soldiers are punished. Even so, the allegation of mis­ treatment of prisoners "makes the U.S. and coalition forces a legiti­ mate enemy in the eyes of more Arabs than was the case before," said Anthony Cordesman, an Associated Press By Tom Raum Associated Press U.S. public opinion about Iraqi war now divided h a lf and h a lf of the U.S. and British occupation. expert on Middle East security "This has been a very difficult issues at the Center for Strategic period. I don't think it is too late and International Studies. for us to get this right, but I don't think we have a lot of time to turn this around," said Sandy Berger, President Clinton's national secu­ rity adviser. "Anything short of a court- martial of general officers will be seen throughout the region as a cover-up." The latest setback to U.S. efforts in Iraq comes as the administra­ tion passes an embarrassing land­ mark — the first anniversary of Bush's "mission accomplished" speech — and just two months before the United States is to turn over civilian authority to a new Iraqi interim government. It also come§ as the United States attem pts tP encoynage more international participation in establishing a stable Iraq, par­ ticularly by Arab nations, and as the Justice Department gathers evidence for a war crimes case against Saddam and other senior members of his government. The worldwide circulation of photos showing U.S. soldiers humiliating and abusing Iraqi prisoners at the U.S. Army-run Abu Ghraib prison has further stoked international disapproval Thus far, U.S. officials have con­ demned the prisoner treatment as an aberration. Bush expressed "deep disgust." Secretary of State Colin Powell told reporters on Monday that U.S. soldiers "are there to help, not to hurt." 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S3 OFF with coupon $11 95 ragubr No» valid with other offers jaW fentM BtW BE VO BUCKS Page 9 S p o r t s Garnett wins NBA MVP in landslide Tuesday, May 4, 2004 T h e D a il y T e x a n MADDUX LEADS CUBS TO WIN OVER CARDINALS Greg Maddux might be finally starting to hit his stride. Maddux upped his season record to 2-2 as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-3. Albert Pujols hit his eighth home run in the defeat. COMING TOMORROW The -30- Columns continue as Clint Hale explains why a tree still makes a sound if it falls in the woods and no one's there. Texas hoops writer says goodbye to UT By Dave Campbell Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — The Kid of can be called “MVP," too. Kevin Garnett the Minnesota Timberwolves won his first NBA Most Valuable Player award Monday, easily beating two-time winner Tim Duncan and Jermaine O'Neal. Garnett received 120 of 123 first-place votes in balloting by the Pro Basketball Writer's Association for a total of 1,219 points. San Antonio's Duncan got Indiana's 716 points, while O'Neal had 523. The Associated Press reported that Sunday, citing sources, Garnett would win the honor. Garnett led Minnesota to a 58- 24 record and the top playoff seed­ ing in the Western Conference, averaging 24.2 points and a league-leading 13.9 rebounds. He joined Larry Bird as the only players to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds and five assists for five consecutive years. Garnett credited team vice pres­ ident Kevin McHale, who played with Bird for the Boston Celtics. “This is best situation I could ever think of, or dream of," Garnett said. “I had to believe I could get there, because of him and his belief in me." coach Minnesota Flip that Saunders said Monday Garnett has wanted to win the award since the team drafted him out of high school in 1995. “When he came in the league nine years ago, the No. 1 thing he said to me and Kevin McHale is he wanted to be the best player in the league," Saunders said. The success of players such as Garnett, nicknamed “The Kid," and Kobe Bryant helped usher in a generation of preps-to-pros players who skipped college. McHale said he told the skinny kid from Chicago's Farragut Academy to work hard and see what happens. "H e reminds me of how bas­ ketball should be played, with passion, hard work and disci­ pline,'' McHale said. Andy King/Associated Press Kevin Garnett celebrates earlier this season with Minnesota teammate Sam Cassell. Garnett, as expected, was awarded the NBAs Most Valuable Player award Monday afternoon. Garnett also got out of the first round of the NBA Playoffs for the first time last week when the Timberwolves ousted the Denver Nuggets in five games. It was the first time in eight seasons that Garnett was able to reach the second round. Longhorns vying for Big 12 title Brandon McKelvey/Daily Texan Staff Texas Longhorns’ third baseman J.D. Reininger is one of the many reasons why the Longhorns are still in contention for the Big 12 regular season title. Texas faces Texas State Tuesday in non-conference action. both Kansas and Kansas State and took two of three in the Bedlam Series with archrival Oklahoma. Oklahoma State is still strug­ gling to make waves in the national polls, coming in this week at Nos. 23 and 25 (an aver­ age of 22 spots behind Texas), and has a difficult stretch ahead of them to finish with the title. This weekend the Cowboys host a tough Nebraska squad. hosting four of their only six con­ ference games remaining. For the Longhorns to regain and secure the top slot, they can start with a sweep at home this week­ end against last-place Kansas. After a weekend break from conference play with a double- header against North Carolina State, the Longhorns will end conference play with their annual split-location clash with Texas A&M. Texas (14-6, 42-8) The Longhorns have perhaps the easiest road in front of them, Oklahoma (28-18,14-7) The surprising Sooners have played well, with sweeps over Baylor, Kansas and Missouri but have lost two-of-three to both their rivals. Still only a half-game behind Texas, a solid run the rest of the way could give Oklahoma their first Big 12 regular-season crown. Texas Tech (31-13,11-6) After managing only three hits in two games at home against Texas, the Red Raiders have gone on an offensive tear that has kept them in contention. Last week­ end alone against Kansas, the Raiders scored 48 runs in three games. Williams using German Open as tuneup By Phillip Orchard Daily Texan Staff Texas' tw o upset losses to Missouri this weekend did more than just knock the Longhorns from the perch as the college baseball's No. 1-ranked team. They proved that on any given day (or days), even the Big 12's bottom dwellers could com­ pete with the elite and ensured that the race for the Big 12 con­ ference cham pionship would continue to be the “dogfight" predicted by Texas head coach Augie Garrido. Entering Big 12 play over spring break, the Longhorns appeared poised to m ake an easy blitz to the crown with a mere two losses on the season, while the rest of the conference had struggled somewhat with their non-conference schedules. But despite coasting with the nation's top ranking, it took until last weekend for the Longhorns to finally grab first place from Oklahoma. And after suffering losing through streak of (three games) and their worst loss of die season (8-0), their hold on first place could barely last a week. longest the season their So as the Longhorns take on Texas State again tonight at Disch-Falk Field, w e'll give you a rundown of the Big 12's four teams with a realistic shot at the crown. Oklahoma State (12-5 Big 12, 29-15 overall) Upstart Oklahom a State becom es the third team this month to lead the conference, headed by new head coach and form er Texas pitching coach Frank Anderson. Despite losing two of three in Austin earlier this season, the Cowboys have made a strong run of late. They swept By Roy Kammerer Associated Press BERLIN — A healthy Venus W illiams can focus on tennis, which is bad news for other play­ ers at the German Open. The former No. 1 brings an 11- match winning streak into the $1.3 million tuneup for the French Open. Sixteen of the world's top 20 women are entered. “I'm feeling good," Williams said Monday. “I think it was good for me to be away — I think it extended my career. At this point I prefer to do tennis more than anything else." Williams endured a string of including a strained injuries, abdominal muscle that sidelined her the final six months of 2003. She struggled when she returned to the tour, leading some to wonder whether she could recover the powerful game that once made her so feared and helped win four major titles. But Williams knew she still could play well, and she got plen­ ty of support from younger sister Serena and the rest of the family. I could do “They were always positive — it," they knew Williams said. “I would just play a terrible match and my father, Richard, would say the most pos­ itive things. It really helped me through a difficult time." Kim Clijsters, seeded No. 1 this week, is also entered after a wrist injury sidelined her for six weeks. Other top players in the field include Amelie Mauresmo and Jennifer Capriati. Like Williams, they won't play until Tuesday or Wednesday. Several seeded players were in action Monday. No. 16 Anna Sm ashnova-Pistolesi beat Magdalena Maleeva 6-3, 6-1, No. 11 Paola Suarez defeated Anabel Medina Garrigues 6-2, 7-5, and No. 14 Maria Sanchez Lorenzo eliminated Conchita Martinez. Williams, finally shaking off a nagging leg injury, bounced back to win her first title in 14 months two weeks ago at Charleston, S.C. She then won two singles match­ es to help the United States beat Slovenia in the Fed Cup. And last week, she sailed through the field at Warsaw to win the tournament where she picked up the abdomi­ nal injury last year. But keeping alive her winning streak isn't the major goal for Williams this week. "I'll keep an eye on the streak, but I want to just keep doing the right things," she said. Now that she's pain-free, the American says she gets ahead of herself trying to figure out how to use all her skills again. Texan sports writer Carrie Crossman, top right, poses for a photo with friends while in San Francisco during Spring Break in March. Crossman covered the Texas women’s basketball team last season. Crossman o ff to C hicago after graduation have to trade Longhorns for Bulls and Bears and take a piece of “y'all" with me. Mom and Dad: You two have done so much for me that there is way too much to thank you for. But I will start with thanking y'all for sending me to Texas, even though, Dad, I know you w eren't nearly as excited as M om was. M om, maybe you should be thanking me for com­ ing here! Just kidding but thank you for giving me the chance to follow the same dream that I have had since I was in fourth grade. Also, thank you for letting me move to Chicago, although it took me a while to finally ask if you two were OK with it. I am very appreciative of the chance that y'all are giving me to go out and do what I want to do. Gretchen, Barry, Lee, LeeAnn and Cody: Thanks for all of your support and love. 1 have enjoyed all of our fun Cowboy adven­ tures together; especially Super Bowl XXVII and w atching Emmitt Smith break the career rushing record. Mimi and Papa: Thank you, Mimi and Papa, for always giv­ ing me your support in every­ thing that I have ever done. I have appreciated each word of advice that y'all have given me, especially when it comes to my education. I promise the calls won't stop, but you just might have to give me some calling cards so I can afford it! Elizabeth, Hayley, Katy, Laura Lee, Linds and Mary C.: My girls. Thank you for always being the ones to laugh at my stories and me. Each of you are a major part of me, and I would not have made it to where I am today if it w eren't for y'all. We have m anaged to stay best friends despite spending four years apart, and I know we won't stop now, so don't forget to come and visit Linds and I. Krissi: For being my constant inspiration and guiding light. You never seize to amaze me with the overwhelming faith and strength you exhibit each and every day. By Carrie Crossman Daily Texan Staff How far will “y'all" take me? With graduation looming on the horizon, I am not worried about the harsh realities of life, like employment (still without a job) and housing (my roommate is taking care of that) that plague my fellow seniors; instead, my mind is occupied by the national distribution pattern of Blue Bell, the quality of M exican food north of the Mason-Dixon line and whether or not "y'all" trav­ els all the way to Chicago. Yes, I have taken that giant leap of faith, and the “Windy City" will be my post-graduation destination. (As a side note, the “Windy City" doesn't sound that inviting, but I will brave it the best a Texas girl can.) In July, I'm leaving behind all the comforts and familiarity that I have known for the past 22 years and heading out into the great unknown. I've never even been to Chicago before (but I consider that an insignificant detail). By staying in Texas for college, I have been able to remain close to my family. I am glad I was able to take advantage of that when I needed to go back home. I also ate my fair share of Mexican food. I think I even ate enough for all my high school friends who went to school out- of-state. I will miss it, though. In the end, however, it was the thought of not getting to see my Texas sports teams play that has alm ost made me rethink my decision a few times. My room­ mate doesn't seem too worried about not getting to see her col­ lege team play; after all, she did go to Vanderbilt, and there isn't too much to see anyways. But I am a fan by every definition of the word. My family is just a phone call away, and they make some cute wool coats, but Longhorns and Cowboys are hard to come by in Chicago. Like many of my fellow I have grown up a Texans, Longhorn and a Cowboys fan. Make that a die-hard Cowboys fan. I was a fan during the 1-11 seasons, the 13-3 seasons and in betw een. My everything niece's middle nam e is even Landry, after legendary Dallas Cowboys head coach. I have also stayed faithful to the Rangers and the Stars. The Mavericks, on the other hand, are a different story. While I am a fan, I grew up loving the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, who I named two of my dogs after. Even without MJ, I still followed the Bulls. In that regard, Chicago and I will get along just fine. the In addition to the Bulls, I guess I can take some comfort in the fact that I will be able to watch new Chicago Bear Nathan Vasher each and every week along with Roy Williams, Shaun Rogers, Cullen Loeffler, Sloan Thomas and Kalen Thornton, among others. But what I'm going to have a hard time adjusting to is the loss of Southern life. No more coun­ the try music, Guadalupe River or 100-degree weather. And more importantly, no more "y’alls " floating on Ultimately, with the help of W hitney and Tiffany: My roommates this year and last year. I am so thankful for your friendships and for the fact that I haven't driven y'all crazy with my late-night writing and con­ stant questions about whether or not som ething m akes sense. Hopefully 1 helped enhance your sports knowledge while I was at it also. Amy, Jessica, Flannery, Lauren, Marti and McCoy: For being great friends and people I can always count on. Allison, C arm en, C aroline, Jeannie, Jennie, Jessica, Juli, Leigh, Kelly, Nicole and Rachel: For making this year so much fun. Liz, Joe and Lane: For being three of the five people besides my immediate family members that read my articles (the other two being the people I most likely wrote about!). Whether you were just being polite or not, just men­ tioning my articles meant a lot. The biggest thanks of all goes out to my fellow staffers in the big and spacious com er office. Elizabeth: We came into this thing together and now are going out together. We had a lot of adventures this past basketball season between our journeys to the Big 12 Tournament, Seattle and New Orleans. No matter what happened, I always had Darko Bandlc/Associated Press Venus Williams is expected to take top honors in the German Open. satellite TV, I guess I will just See CROSSMAN, page 10 Page 10 S ports Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Overcoming the odds: Gagne now a superstar By Ken Peters Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Plopped dow n in rural America, unable to speak or understan d English, the 18-year-old pitcher felt so lonely and isolated that he desperately w an ted to Montreal. retu rn hom e to Fortunately for him — and the Los A ngeles D odgers — Eric G agne stuck it out. "It was the toughest thing I've experienced in my life. I was aw ay from my family really for the first time, in a different cul­ ture, and it's a lot harder when you do n 't speak the language," Gagne recalled. Those were the early days for Gagne at Seminole State College in O klahom a, long before he becam e a Cy Young Award-win­ ning closer. He picked the school because several other Canadians h ad gone there. "I d id n 't really have any con­ tact with anybody besides my team m ates and coaches, and I co u ld n 't even talk to them . It w as hard just to leave the house. I ju st w anted to go home. I was crying and asking myself, 'W hat am I doing here?'" T hat's difficult to picture, now th a t the burly, b eard ed and begoggled former youth hockey play er from Quebec has become b ase b all's m ost intim idating closer. The 28-year-old Gagne has a rem arkable save string going, a m ajor league record streak of 70 in a row dating back to Aug. 28, 2002 . H e's 7-for-7 on save chances this season, with a 1-0 record and 2.31 ERA in 10 games. "It's pretty am azing w hat he's doing. His consistency is unbe­ lievable, phenom enal. IPs usually lights o u t," said John 1-2-3, Franco, the N ew York Mets pitcher w hose 424 career saves are the second-m ost in major league history. G agne's team m ates think he's special, too. " H e 's incredible," Shaw n G reen said. "H e's the m ost dom ­ inant closer I've seen. W hen he gets into trouble, which he rarely does, even the bases are loaded, it's not that big a deal because you just expect him to come through." if In 77 appearances and 82 1-3 innings last year, Gagne had a 1.20 ERA and struck out 137 for a m ajor league m ark of 14.98 strikeouts per nine innings. He w as perfect in 55 save chances — the one he blew in the All-Star gam e does not officially count. Gagne became the first pitcher to record two 50-save seasons, reached the 100-save m ark faster than anyone in big league history, and was the ninth reliever to w in the Cy Young Award. "G agne's aw esom e," Mets slugger Mike Piazza said. "He's really im proved his game, and he's got nasty stuff." Gagne considers his year in Seminole — a tow n of som e 6,900 about 58 m iles east of tu rn in g O klahom a City — a point. "I think that m ade me w ho I am. I learned a lot about myself," he said. "T hat's the thing that told me, 'Hey, I really w ant to be a baseball player because I'm going to make every sacrifice.' I knew then that I loved the gam e so much, I was going to fight for it, keep trying to get better at it — and better at English." D odgers m anager Jim Tracy knows of the challenges Gagne faced w hen he arrived from Montreal. "I know those were tough tim es for him , and I believe that's when Eric's real character began to show, the strong charac­ ter that we see in him now," Tracy said. Lloyd Simmons, the longtim e coach at Sem inole who now m anages the Kansas City Royals' rookie team in Arizona, distinctly remembers Gagne's early days in Oklahoma. "W hen I first saw the ball come out of his hand, I told an assistant coach, 'This guy's spe­ cial,"' Simmons said. He saw Gagne as sort of a jewel in the round. "Eric was a short, fat, soft-bod- ied guy obviously out of shape," Simmons said by telephone from Arizona. "I think w hat I did was to help him get in shape and to realize just how good he was. "I hold really hard w orkouts, push them to the limit, and he d id n 't like it. But he learned to, and now I know he really w orks hard at it. I knew he had that tenacity about him, and w hen he competes, he's got that fire com ­ ing out of his eyes. He w anted the ball, and he w anted to be great." Gagne also learned English in a hurry because his French w asn't of m uch use in Seminole. "I could com m unicate some in two or three months. When you can't speak a word of English, you're going to pick it up pretty quickly. It's a survival skill," said Gagne, who speaks English now as if he grew up in the M idwest. "People say, 'Hey, you d o n 't have a French-Canadian accent.' I tell them, 'That's because I didn't learn English in Canada; I learned it in Oklahoma,"' he said. Los Angeles Dodgers closer Eric Gagne is arguably the top relief pitcher in all of baseball. He set the record last year for most saves in a row. Nam Y. Huh/Associated Press Tillman mourned Monday evening in hometown of San Jose By May Wong Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. — Before Pat Tillman was hailed as a national hero for leaving the NFL to fight and die in the m ountains of Afghanistan, he was a high school football star with a bright life ahead of him. Friends, family and other adm irers gathered Monday to mourn Tillman in his hometown — to remember a man so moved by the Sept. 11 attacks that he walked away from a multimil- the lion-dollar contract with Arizona Cardinals to join the U.S. Army. NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Gene Upshaw, a Hall of Fame inductee and execu­ tive director of the players' union, were among those who attended the public memorial. Police said 2,000 people had gathered before the ceremony began. "The underlying thing was his courage and selflessness on the athletic field, in his community and now as a soldier," Tagliabue said before the afternoon service. Tillman, 27, died April 22 in a firefight near the Pakistan border while helping comrades caught in an ambush. The Army gave few details of how Tillman was killed, but said he was fatally shot while fighting "without regard for his personal safety." Last week, the military posthu­ mously promoted Tillman, a member of the Arm y's elite Ranger unit since 2002, from spe­ cialist to corporal. He also was aw arded a Purple Heart and Silver Star. Tillman attended San Jose's Leland High School and was drafted by the Cardinals after starring at Arizona State. He became the Cardinals' starting safety and broke the franchise record for tackles in 2000. Though he never publicly offered reasons for his decision to join the Army, several friends have said the terrorist attacks affected him deeply. "He wasn't interested in head­ lines," Upshaw said. "But he was interested in giving everything for a cause, whatever the cause may be." Tillman was assigned to A Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, and was based at Fort Lewis, Wash. D o you like soccer? D o you w a h ttc ^ b e p a rt of a w ish in g tra d itio n Jiere a t UT? *r yWANTEDl W OM EN* SOCCER MANAGER “ JOB R E S P O N S IB IL IT IE S ;., *** • y V a d m in istra tiv e d u tie s */ on-field se t up for p r a c tic es and g a m es ✓ e q u ip m e n t and uniform m a in te n a n c e and inventory ✓ o t h e r tasks as assign ed by coach in g staff ✓ m ay also include travelin g w ith te a m B E N E F IT S : ✓ pay is $ 6 .5 0 p e r h o tif, ^md in clu d e s a le tte ^ a w a frd For m o r e inform ation, p le a se c o n ta c t A ssista n t C oach T on y C ap asso at 232-1838. The Daily Texan... M in U T’s Best Friend! coupons now dmivf$f!*!| dailytexanonline.com Grossman bids adieu to university living CROSSMAN, FROM 9 fun, and I'm just glad we never were thrown in jail. You will always be someone I know I can count on. Thanks for everything, and good luck in New York. Phillip: Good luck next year with football. You have worked so hard and deserve the oppor­ tunity. I, for one, will be reading to see what you have to say. I enjoyed our time spent covering the track and volleyball teams. I am sorry that we had to go sep­ arate ways this spring, because I missed our conspiracy theories. They just weren't the same with out you! Good luck. Natalie: Thank you for always answering my ques­ tions, which have been more than I can possibly care to remember. I have had a great time getting to know you and about laughing w ith you Bourbon the Street Continental Airlines Phone Operator. Good luck next year. (By the way, if I fail my classes, we will know why!). and Clint: Well, we m ade it through J373D — barely. Thank you for always helping me out and dealing w ith my extended deadlines. Good luck nexftyear; you are going to do great. Lome: I am happy to say that I think I did OK following in your footsteps. However, I am happy to say that I was a little better when it came to making deadlines. my Maybe. I enjoyed the laughs over basketball and tardiness. From now on, when I think of ; Canada, I will think of you. Good luck next year. basketball Melanie: Poor M elanie • seemed to be the one that ’. always had to put up with me ; when I was on deadline and when a game decided to be extra long. 1 am glad to say that we both made it though; some­ thing I would have thought at one point wasn't going to be the case. Thanks though for push­ ing m e along. Good luck. And thank you to < anyone else that I may be leaving out. I promise it is not on purpose. I just ran out of time and space! Hook 'em and God Bless Texas! Carrie Crossman served as a sen­ ior writer covering women's bas­ ketball, and as a beat writer cover­ ing the volleyball and men s track teams. DID YOU KNOW? Drew Smith band will play at Momo’s every Tuesday night from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. COMING UP It’s that time again. -30- columns are on the way. Tuesday, May 4, 2004 Page 11 T h f D a i l y T e x a n Focus Trying t o m a k e The Drew Smith band, which includes 2 UT students, plays hard to rock on By Lome Chan • Daily Texan Staff In the tradition of VIP rooms at nightclubs, the side room of Pok- E-Jo's smokehouse is reserved for a local rock band. "A nything the Drew for Smith band," says waiter Matt Groerer, as the group's members amble into the room to scarf dow n brisket, corned beef and beer. This honor would be much sweeter except that it's a slow business day, and Groerer only got clearance to close off the room because the restaurant's five patrons, taking up two of the 20 tables in the main seating area, said they didn't care. D epending on w heth er or not they catch their big break, the four m em bers of D rew Sm ith could either be VIPs w herever they go or w aiting tables at Pok-E-Jo's them selves. M aking it in the music scene of the self-proclaim ed Live Music C apital of the w orld has proven to be an increasingly difficult task. club Originally from Omaha, Neb., the b an d 's 25-year-old front man, A ndy Smith, gained a at large C reighton University. He moved to Austin after gradua­ tion to pursue a music career but found the city's music scene tricky to break into. following "I'd given my disc to a booking guy in town [under the band name] and he loved it, but I didn't have a band with me," Smith said. "The guy says 'Call me back when you have a band,' but then he didn't remember who I was. "I started calling him more, but then he would say stupid things like 'You should have gotten me when I was hot on you.' So then I gave him the same CD with the same music, but called it Drew Smith instead, and he was like 'Hey, you got this band in town? This is great stuff.'" The band specializes in what Smith calls "singer-songwriter pop," that fans say sounds a lot like Dave M atthews. Smith writes all the songs and plays lead acoustic guitar. Smith says the band is so good because he is the least talented musician of the four. "The songs and concerts keep getting better, because they're pulling me up," Smith said. Rich Stanmyre, or "Daddy Drew Smith," is the elder states­ man of the band, a 40-year old from California who bassist toured with Super Tramp and Coco Montoya. “I don’t think we’ll ever be famous, but there’s a big difference between being a rock star and a successful musician.” Matt Russell, keyboardist Drummer Jeremy Brown and keyboardist Matt Russell are graduate students at UT's School of Music, and Brown once played with Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones through a college music program with Disney. They're definitely not rock stars. Smith says he's so awk­ ward that his best pickup line is asking women, if they want to go do cannonballs in a pool after the show. "I don't have dirt, I just have lame m oments," said. "Cannonballs? Who does that? I'm supposed to be doing coke." he For them, it really is about the music. After a show, Stanmyre goes hom e to practice some more, while Brown and Russell hang out at The Elephant Room and play jazz. "I don't think we'll ever be famous," Russell admits, "but there's a big difference between being a rock star and a successful musician. Our idea of success is keeping musical integrity, and maybe even 20 years from now someone will still be putting in our CD." For now, they're far from suc­ cess. Smith pays his band mates $50 per show, which they don't even take sometimes. It's not enough to let them quit their sec­ ond jobs — Russell plays the key­ board at weddings every week­ end. "It gets tired after two years of playing 'Brickhouse' and 'I Will Survive,"' he said. To support the band, Smith works 70 hours a week as a waiter at Shady Grove restaurant and as a receptionist at a law firm. "I've had a couple people rec­ ognize me ... and they're always so disappointed," he said. "They're like 'Aww man, I saw you,' but then I'm asking them if they w ant cheese fries to start." Last Tuesday the band began a stint at Momo's, where they'll play every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m indefinitely. It's a long way from their first show two years ago, when Smith rounded up to play at Schlitterbahn Water Park in South Padre Island. Although Smith said they were doing pretty well, the audience wasn't having it. the group "I usually play bass with my eyes closed," Stanmyre said. "When I open them near the end of a song, Andy is shaking so bad. There's this drunk lawyer in the front row that's heckling him for the entire show, and Andy can't take it anymore." On this particular Tuesday night, Momo's is pretty much cleared out to begin with. There are 16 people in the audience when the band starts to play, and the first two rows are empty. Chris Case/Daily Texan Staff Top, saxophone Eric Harget, left, trumpet Russ Haynes, middle, and lead singer Andy Smith play a concert at Momos on Tuesday. Bottom, three audience members enjoy the sounds of Harget, Haynes, Smith, drum­ mer Jeremy Brown, back, and keyboardist Matt Russell. Brown and Russell are both UT graduate students and half of the Drew Smith band, who have been together for two years and are looking to make it big. The Drew Smith band plays at Momo’s every Tuesday from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. During one of the songs, a drunk blonde woman in her late 30s shouts something about her Camaro and actually drowns out Smith's smooth voice. "It's hard not to take it person­ ally," Smith said. Sometimes Smith pays for a horns section to back up the band, which puts him out $200 for the night if there's a poor showing at the door. Smith calls the m oney an investment for the future. Last year it was a $10,000 invest­ ment, and he made about $3,000 back. Smith says this sum m er's demo CD is going on his credit card. It's becoming progressively harder for a band like Smith's to make it in Austin, where he says clubs are saving money and drawing crowds with DJs, who work for far less. The band members have a lot of friends who are successful in the music industry, which frus­ trates Smith. "You d o n 't know how it's done," Smith said. "Everybody's striving to be professional m usi­ but cians m aking money, nobody knows how it happens. Maybe some day the right per­ son will see us, and it will start happening. Until then, I have no idea. But I know one thing for sure: I know we can tap Austin.' Tonight the seats start filling up halfway through the show, and the crowd has grown to about 40 people. By the end the front row is full, including two guys in Converse and vintage thy T-shirts w ho w hoop at beginning and end of every song. As Smith starts his final song, the audience quiets. Everybody, even the d ru n k lady in the back, is entranced. For a moment, Andy Smith is a rock star. 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W a u g h Properties, Inc. 451-0988 PRELEASING FOR FALL 2 0 0 4 U N IV E R S IT Y / C E N T R A L A R E A S * 1 9 0 7 Robbins Place* Sm a ll c o m p le x with 1/1 & 2 / 1 A p artm en ts in W e s t C a m p u s. $ 4 9 5 to $ 8 4 5 * 1 91 3 Robbins Place* Efficiencies in W e s t C a m p u s $ 3 9 5 “ G R EA T FOR L A R G E ** “ G R O U P S * * * 3 2 1 5 - A D ancy* 4 / 1 with Large bdrm s. G re a t h a r d w o o d s , 2 livin g a re a s w / fire p lac e s, Large trees o n property, W / D in clu d ed a n d sm all pet O K $ 2 9 0 5 * 3 6 0 7 Bridle Path* 5 / 2 H o u se with 1/1 A p t in rear. 2 livin g a re a s w / fire place . Saltillo tile, Lg d eck a n d lots of trees o n property. S to ra g e room . $ 2 d 0 0 C a ll 4 0 7 - 3 7 0 0 F O R C U R R E N T A V A IL A B IL IT Y H A U ST E IN PROPERTY C O . G A R A G E A P A R T M E N T W a ik - in g d ista n ce UT O th e r 1 a n d 2 b e d ro o m apartm ents for FALL H a r d w o o d floors 9 2 4 - 0 1 11. ALL BILLS P aid & W a lk to S c h o o ll Stud io $ 4 7 5 , 1-1 $ 5 7 5 , Finders 2 - 2 $ 8 9 5 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 A p artm en t H Y D E P A R K H id e w a y C ute & Sm a ll C o m m u n ity 2-1 $ 7 9 5 G a s P a id A p artm e n t F in de rs 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 SH U T T L E S P E C IA L S H u g e Flo or Plansl 3 B d 's starting at $ 7 1 5 2 B d 's $ 5 2 5 l B d 's $ 3 9 9 A c c e ss G a te s, Fitness, W / D in Select Units 4 4 2 - 9 3 3 3 ( 8 8 8 ) 5 8 3 - 9 8 9 3 a pa rtm e n th e a d q u arte rs.co m Pool, o n G u a d a lu p e S U M M E R S U B L E A S E . N e w Vil­ la s M a s t e r Bd/Bth. Perfect size for o n e / t w o girls P o o l/ H o tT u b / P a rtie s/ F u n ( 5 1 2 ) 2 9 3 - 6 5 7 9 A V A IL A B L E 1- B E D R O O M apart- m ents $ 3 9 5 - $ 4 9 5 , $ 2 0 0 d e p o s ­ it 3 8 1 6 S p e e d w a y , UT busline. C a ll Fra n k 3 4 5 - 2 0 6 0 , 9 1 7 - 0 4 7 0 J a c k so n ia n , The C E N T R A L -P R E L E A S E 3 -1 .5 $ 1 2 0 0 , 2 -2 $ 9 2 5 , 2 4 $ 8 2 5 . n o sm okers, pets n e go tia b le 4 7 9 + 6 1 5 3 , 6 5 8 4 2 5 7 S O O O C L O S E to UTi 1 bed- ro om + L O FT L arge b a lco n y, c e ilin g laundry. fans. O n s ite 2 0 2 0 N u e c e s $ 6 5 0 . Pre-leasing sp e cials! 4 5 1 - 0 4 1 4 M O D E R N E F F IC IE N C Y in a ter- rific com m unity. N a t u ra l light­ ing, full kitchen W a lk to UT 1 0 1 3 W 2 3 r d $ 4 5 0 . Pre-leas­ in g sp e c ia lsl 4 5 1 - 0 4 1 4 Resort Style livin g o n U T Shuttle & A m m e n ity P ac ke d 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 's . $ 3 3 9 + Inclu d es W / D , c a b le , & b a s ic p h o n e ! A p artm e n t Experts 4 1 6 - 8 1 0 0 G I A N T 2 X 2 @ $ 9 5 0 for PreLease-June o r A u gust- W a lk to C a m p u s or # 1 Free bus! A p artm e n t Experts 4 1 6 - 8 1 0 0 S O U T H UT Shuttle Eff $ 3 7 5 1/1 $ 4 2 5 , 2 / 2 $ 5 7 5 M o s t Bills P a id A p artm en t Experts 4 1 6 - 8 1 0 0 W E S T C A M P U S eff's, 1 's & 2 's for P release -w alk to class-starts at $ 4 7 0 up to $ 1 0 1 5 . E a s y o n credit. A p artm e n t Experts 4 1 6 - 8 1 0 0 R e m od e le d H y d e Park W o n d e r - 3 b u s routes to c a m p u s / d o w n ­ town. l ' s @ $ 5 7 5 2 '% @ $ 9 5 0 , but P re-Leasing F A S T I A p artm e n t Experts 4 1 6 - 8 1 0 0 G R A N D O A K U T I blk S p a c io u s 2 / 2 B a y w in d o w / C a - b le / H is p e e d W / D C o n n 2 9 0 1 Sw ishe r. For Four $ 1 5 5 0 4 7 7 - 3 3 8 8 Internet. 5 - M IN W A L K to w e st cam p us. 8 0 7 W 2 5 th Rent n o w / p r e ­ le a se sum m er/fall. 2 B D w / p a rk - in g w a sh e r/ d ry e r a n d more. C a ll 6 5 6 - 5 6 1 6 M A R Q U IS M G M T N O W PRE-LEASING SUMMER/FALL Prices Start at $400. A W E S O M E L O C A T IO N S ! 6 0 5 W . 28th Street 472-3816 S U B L E A S E ( A u g 2 4 , 2 0 0 4 - A u g 1 3 , 2 0 0 5 ) F E M A L E O n l y 1 0 'x 1 7 ' ro om in 3-2, w / p a rk - ing, $ 7 2 5 + u tilitie s A c t n ow , Em ail b e a stin a @ a o l.c o m today! 9 0 0 W 2 3 r d @ P e a r l Q U IE T com m u nity in desira ble, location. 1/ 1 , close-in, N o rth $ 4 2 5 , b us o n route,im m ediate move-in, 4 6 5 - 9 6 1 8 $ 9 9 d e p o sit , C lo s e to C a m p u s, o n shuttle Large laundry. $ 4 9 5 Sm all, quite com m unity 4 7 4 - 1 2 4 0 pool, 1 / 1 , 1/1 $ 4 2 5 , sm all S P A C I O U S com m u nity o n N o rth Lam ar W / D conn., fireplaces, private patio. Pool, ia u n a ry .4 6 5 - 9 6 1 8 PRE-LEASING HANCOCK SQUARE 924 E. 40th on the Red River shuttle efficiencies $450 D O LPHIN 921 E. 46th on the Red River shuttle efficiencies $395 BARCLAY 700 Franklin near l.F. shuttle efficiencies $395 DEMING REAL ESTATE 3 2 4 - 4 1 1 2 D O L L A R S P E C IA L , M o v e -in sp e ­ cial First month. C e n tra lly locat­ e d UT H o u s in g S a g e b r u s h A p artm en ts 4 7 8 - 0 9 9 2 C U T E S T 1-1 in W e s t C a m p u s with red u ce d price! Pool, gates, b alco n ie s, elevators, a n d h u g e Fin de rs flo o rp lan s 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 A p artm e n t & W A L K to A F F O R D A B L E school! Eff $ 4 9 9 , 2-1 $ 7 8 9 G a s p a id a n d furniture a v a ila ­ ble A p artm en t 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 Finders in W e st S U M M E R S U B L E A S E C a m p u s U niversity G a rd e n s. 1-1, 5 6 4 s q ft. n o w until A u g 6 . $ 5 0 0 / m o W a lk / b u s to c a m ­ pus. 5 6 7 - 1 1 3 0 S T U D E N T R O O M S 2 b lo ck s to c a m p u s Su m m er rates: $ 3 6 0 - $ 3 7 5 ALL BILLS P A ID ! Laundry, p ark in g, on-site m a n a g e m e n t P e a ch tre e A p ts , 1 8 0 4 L a v a ca 4 7 6 - 5 1 5 2 370 - Unf. Apts. 370 - Unf. Apts. E F F . & 1 -2 -3 -4 B D R M Now Preleasing! Starting in $400s; ^ P R O P E R T Y O F T H E Gated Com m unity 1 Student Oriented I» O n U T Shuttle Route • Free Video & D V D Library M icrow aves Water & S a n d Volleyball • Sp ac iou s Lofts W /Fans us Floor Plans «Basketball I* 5 Min. to Downtown p o i n t s o u t h 444-7536 Rental Office: 1910 Willowcreek 3 7 0 -U n f. Apta. JSSSSZS 3 7 0 -U n f. Apta. Best Deal On UT Shuttle Eff M 2-1 2-1.5 2-2 3-2 $395+ $435+ $495+ $555+ $555+ $795+ Features: Energy efficient, ceramic tile entry & bath, walk-in closets, spacious floor plans, cats allowed. GATED COMMUNITIES FREE TIME WARNER CABLE ParklaneVNas SherdhM Apts. Autumn Hills 444-7555 442-6668 444-6676 370 - Unf. Apts. W ALK TO C AM PU S $325 Great Apartment N e w Carpet, Paint & Tile Free C able - on bus Route 472-6979 E F F IC IE N C Y 4 b lo ck s UT Vault- e d ceilings, private c o u rtyard A v a ila b le M a y $ 4 6 5 3 0 th 9 0 9 W . 2 3 r d 4 8 0 - 0 9 7 6 I M M A C U L A T E 2 / 2 S P A C I O U S 1 B lock LBJ/Law school P la n k F lo o r s / W / D C o n n / H ig h S p e e d Inte rne t/ C ab le C le a n / S m o k e le s s/ P e t le ss / Q u ie t 2 9 0 1 S w ish e r $ 1 4 5 0 . 4 7 7 - 3 3 8 8 / 4 7 2 - 2 0 9 7 S U M M E R S U B L E A S E M a y 18- A u g 10. W e s t C a m p u s 1 BR 2 2 n d / R io G r a n d e $ 4 5 0 . 4 7 2 - 8 7 7 9 W A L K T O c am p u s. H u g e effi­ ciency. W / D , c o v e re d p ark in g, a v a ila b le pets A u g u s t $ 6 5 0 r d ro t h _ 9 9 @ y a h o o .c o m N o 5 1 2 - 8 6 3 - 4 9 1 4 9 M O N T H L E A S E S A V A IL A B L E ! 1 & 2 b e d ro o m s, W e s t c am p u s, N o rth c a m p u s, a n d H y d e Park A p artm en t F in de rs 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 C L O S E - IN L U X U R Y at b a r g a in p rices! W a s h e r / D r y e r , hot tub, p o o l p rivate d e c ks 1-1 $ 4 9 5 , 2 -2 $ 7 2 0 . A p artm en t Fin de rs 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 S T A I N E D C O N C R E T E F L O O R S , A C C E N T E D P A IN T E D W A L L S , f r e e h ig h sp e e d internet, a n d m ore! Eclectic Apartments, So u th L a m a r a n d O lt o r f a re a Starting @ $595.00/ $100 deposit, call 6 5 6 - 4 5 3 2 FREE H IG H S p e e d Internet a n d C a b le in H y a e p a rk n e ig h b o r­ h o o d ! G ate s, Pool, Ele vators 2-1 $ 9 9 0 2-2 $ 1 0 9 5 A p artm en t F in de rs 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 L A R G E 2 / 2 o r 2 / 1 d e s ig n e d for room m ates, pea ce ful se rio u s stu­ dent com m u nity in H y d e Park, p ool, a c c e ss ga te s, # 7 bus, c o v ­ e re d p a rk in g, 4 5 1 - 2 3 4 3 H Y D E P A R K V ILL A G E , sh o ps, street, the restaurants a c r o ss la rg e 2 / 2 , a c c e ss ga te s, pool, c o v e re d p a rk in g, # 7 bus, Em ily 4 5 1 - 2 3 4 3 330 - Furnished Duplexes S P A C I O U S F U R N IS H E D 2 b e d ­ ro om w / d , fenced ya rd. Pets a l­ low ed. W e ig h t room , hot-tub, d r iv e w a y $ 5 9 5 . 4 7 2 - 4 7 4 0 390 - Unfurnished Duplexes UT INTRAMURAL AREA 3 / 1 - C A C H , Large living room a n d kitchen, all a p p lia n c e s, W / D con ne ction s, c eilin g fans, n o pets. Available August $1 17 0 467-1841 7 8 7 0 4 ! E C L E C T IC 2 X 1 , 1 G a - r a g e / Y a r d $ 7 2 5 Front P a g e 4 8 0 - 8 5 1 8 S U M M E R G R A B T W O F R IE N D S for 3/ 1 N . C a m p u s S U B ­ L E A S E ! W - D / C A C H / d is h w a s h - e r/ h a r d w o o d s . W a l k to c a m ­ pus! 3 0 2 - 4 2 5 2 n ego tia ble. Price B L O C K 1 2 / 1 & 1/1 5 0 6 & 6 0 0 E lm w o o d PI. m er/Fall. 7 3 6 - 7 7 7 5 L a w / E n g in e e rin g . tile / h a rd w o o d . S u m ­ W A L K -T O -U T P R E -L E A S IN G for A u g u s t l st 2 0 8 A & 2 0 8 B W 3 1 st 5 / 3 , h a rd w o o d s , g a r a g e , $ 2 4 0 0 / m o . B is u p ­ stairs 3 / 1 h a r d w o o d s $1 3 5 0 3 5 0 2 - A D u val, 3 / 2 , h a rd w o o d s , $ 1 7 0 0 / m o . ; 3 5 0 2 - B D u val, 3 / 1 , m odern, $ 1 3 5 0 / m o N e w M a n a g e m e n t C o m p a n y 4 7 6 - 6 6 1 6 . o n quiet 1 9 4 0 'S 2 / 1 street, ya rd , beautiful o a k floors, lots of w in d o w s, W D ; 1 4 0 1 A s h w o o d . $ 9 0 0 4 7 2 - 2 1 2 3 400 - Condos- Townhomes REFURBISHED 1/1, o n 5th floor, v ie w of UT T o w e r a n d D o b ie M a ll. 1 b lo ck to UT N e w a p p lia n c e s Se cu re d p a rk in g a n d b u ild in g Pool a n d hot tub. A ll bills p a id $ 7 0 0 month. (210) 4 9 6 -8 9 0 4 utcondo@aol.com H Y D E P A R K 3 B R / 2 B A , G a r a g e . S u p e r efficient C A C H , W / D , L ap pool. $ 1 6 5 0 4 8 0 - 9 5 7 6 400 - Condos - Townhomes D O S Centennial Large 3/2 - $2200 Centennial 3/2 - $2000 Croix I 2/2 - $1500 Croix 3/3 - $2000 Orangetree 3/2.5 - $2300 1 Parapet 2/2-$1400 3/2-$1650 Pointe Large 2/2 - $1200 I Treehouse I 4/2 - $2400 2/2 - $1650 Westview Large 2/2 -$ 1 2 0 0 [ West University 2/2 -$1200 I Old Main 2/2-$1500 North Campus 3/3 - $1700 2401 Rio Grande 512-479-1300 www.uhnetro.com W A L K T O U T L a rg e 1 / 1 . 5 loft C a n a c c o m m o d a te 2 students w / d . m icro w a ve , d ish w a sh e r, 1 p a rk in g spot $ 7 9 5 / m o . A v a ila ­ ble A u gust. 3 2 2 - 9 2 9 2 W A L K T O UT. 2 / 2 , w / d , m icro­ w a v e , d ish w a sh e r, 2 p a rk in g sp ots A v a ila b le June 3 2 2 - 9 2 9 2 $ 1 0 9 9 / m o . M E T R O * W PRELEASE R E A I T Y U p t o f f 0 5 3 o f o 1** m onths rent on select units. A ll M e tro Jun e m o v e -in s receive $400 2 4 0 1 Rio G ra n d e 5 1 2 . 4 7 9 . 1 3 0 0 w w w .u tm e tro .c o m T O W N H O M E R E N T Reduction! E le ga n t 2-story units with pool, W e s t w a sh e r/ d ry e r, ga te s, C a m p u s. Fin de rs A p artm en t 3 2 2 - 9 5 5 6 Condos For Sale 1 bdrms 57 K+ 2 bdrms 105K+ M E T R O R E A L T Y 4 7 9 - 1 3 0 0 [ w w u M i t m e t r a c ^ G R E A T l X l I W a lk / S h u t t le / B ik e UT! 4 9 5 + 5 2 5 1 Sm a ll C o m p le x Front P a g e 4 8 0 - 8 5 1 8 l / l $ 7 7 5 / m o . , N O R T H C A M P U S , 3 1 l I Tom G re e n , 1st- floor, reserve d -p ark ln g, gated- a cc e ss, W a s h e r / D r y e r A v a ila ­ ble A u gust. 8 7 7 - 6 4 7 - 7 8 9 2 se a n a n d k iki@ e arth lin k.n e t N O R T H C A M P U S I H u g e 2 x 2 1 1 4 E. 31 st! $ 1 1 5 0 Front P a g e 4 8 0 - 8 5 1 8 2 / 2 C O N D O N o rth C a m p u s. 2- c a m p u s! m in $ 1 3 0 0 / m o . A v a ila b le Su m m er o r Fall 0 4 2 9 4 - 3 6 2 0 . w a lk to G R E A T C O N D O 1 8 th / L a v a c a . P re-le asin g S u m m e r/ F a ll 2 / 1 , p ool-spa, controlled p a rk in g . v ie w $ 1 2 0 0 ( in c lu d in g utilities). 3 4 9 6 1 0 3 / 4 0 1 - 9 4 9 8 a cc e ss, Tow er, U T LA CASITA 2 9 0 0 Cole 2/1 's only $695 3 Blocks to UT Great Pool 4 7 6 - 1 9 7 6 C A M P U S W E S T 1 B R w / sp a - c io u s loft. Id e a l for 1-2 people. W a lk / sh u ttle to c a m p u s. A v a ila ­ ble A u g u s t $ 7 7 5 / m o . 7 8 9 - 3 3 8 5 420 - Unfurnished Houses 3 B / 1 B A U S D o w n to w n Bike to UT. R e n o v a te d $ 9 0 0 / m o Lease req ( 5 1 2 ) 7 3 6 - 1 1 8 8 2 3 1 1 10th E. St 400 - Condos- 400 - Condos- Townhomes Townhomes I B ! PMT is The Place to BE For The Best Condo Deals San Gabriel Gazebo Rio Grande Condos Hyde Park Oaks Pearl Dominion Graham Place 2300 Leon Sunchase Criox Villas West University l- l Walk to campus $475 Í-1 $525 Cute, bright 1-1 Includes W /D $550 1-1 Huge, classy $700 2-1 Gated cvrd parking $800 2-1 Close to campus $850 2-2 Incredible view $1100 2-2 Pergo wood floor $1050 2-2 Huge bedrooms $1200 2-2 Tropical setting $1300 2-2 Only a few left $1595 3-2 Granite, stainless $1800 476-2673 Property M an age m e n t o f Texas RENTAL RENTAL EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT | EMPLOYMENT f EMPLOYMENT j 800 - General M 0 - General 890 - Clubs- n i p M W ml 1 1 1 III women n tip ____» ___ 1 womeo Restaurants Tuesday, May 4 , 2 0 0 4 H E Z E u H l 420 - U nfum lsh od Hom o» HUGE 6BR/4BA house in North UT campus available for Fall pre-leasel To be remodeled over the summer! 3 min. Walk to UTI Hardwoodsl Huge rooms! 10ft ceilings! Great campus/ downtown view! 6 02 Elmwood $3900/m o or best offerl www.silentmarket com Agents welcome! Agt/497-5475 LARGE 5 /4 Sleeps 6. UT Shut­ tle Lake Austin Blvd CA/CH, etc $2,500 Available August 901 Newman 589-7525 'C A N 'T GET A N Y CLOSER TO UT!" Pre-leasing for August. 3/4 bedrooms Parking $!500& up Tina 331-1009 SU M M ER LEASE. New 4/2, 2- story, oak floors, w/d, CACH , marble showers, jacuzzi, stained concrete, large covered porch St. $ 1500/mo. 694-0801 3 4 0 4 King NEAR IF Fields! Very Spacious 5/3. Hardwoods Porchl Newly hardtiled kitchen+bath. $ 2400 Front Page 480-8518 ***HYDE PARK*** 3 0 0 0 sqft, 9 bedroom, 2 living, 3 bath, refinished hardw ood floors and stained concrete, new paint, new tile, new central A /C , new w asher & dryer. 300-2355 SES & LEXES 2105 W. 11th $3000 2905 Robinson 2/1-$1100 4/2-$2400 310 Franklin 4/2-$2100 1706 Timber Ridge 4/2-$1400 3203 Guadalupe 1/1 - $700 4504 Etwood 4/2-$2400 4330 Airport 4/2 - $2400 with spa 607 E. 43rd 4/2-$2200 706 W. 32nd 3/1-$1700 4/3 -$2300 416 W. 32nd 3/1 -$1750_____________ 2401 Rio Grande 512-479-1300 www.Btmetro.coin O O - U a f a r n l i l m l Horno» PDCI C A C lk I f ' l l l i / r ___ 51 1 0 Evans 3/1 Hdwds $ 1150 2301 W 10th 3/2/1 Gar $1500 2844 San Gabriel 3/1 6 blocks to Campus $1500 2844 San Gabriel 4/2 Hdwds 6 blocks to Campus $2000 2105 Glendale 5/2 Biq $2100 49 1 0 Ave H 4/2 Hdwds $2200 60 0 E. 46th 4/2 Hdwds Biq $2200 3107 Whitis 4/3 Hdwds $2200 361 2 Bonnie 5/3 Tarrytown 1 block to Shuttle $2250 4011 Crescent 3/2/2/2 Cool $2400 1106 W . 7th 4/2.5 Clarksville $2400 2821 Salado 4/1,5 Pool Hdwd $2425 901 Newman 6/3 Spacious $2500 26 0 9 Great Oaks Pkwy 5/3/2 plus bonus rooms $ 2950 EyesOfTexasProperties.com 4 7 7 -1 1 6 3 PRELEASING LARGE HOUSES 3,4,5,6 bedroom Big yards, lOmin to UT. Pets Ok $1200- $1950. 928-4944 3405 B Hampton. 1 bedroom historic type home. 2 blocks from campus. $680/mo. Trees, wood floors. Available M ay 2004. Call 512-848-4010 905 D U N C A N . New 6BR/3BA house 2 blocks from campus. Available M ay 20 0 4 Nice small yard, upper deck, plenty of parking. Contact 512-848-4010 Floors, HUGE 3-2-2 All Appliances Hardwood C A /C H Fenced Yard, Pets O kay CR Shuttle. Available 8/1 Ridgehaven Dr $1475 657-7171 1201 dg< NICE 3-2 Fenced Yard, Applian­ ces, Includes W /D, C A /C H on CR Shuttle. Pets O kay 1310 Berkshire Dr. $ 1200 Available 8/1 657-7171 HUGE 5/3- all new, shuttle, fenced, super nice! W on't last! August Pre-lease, $1900/mo. I Alan 626-5699 PRELEASE FOR Aug. 2004 4BD/2BA. C A C H Ceiling fans, fenced yard, fully equipped kitchen, deck. $ 1320/mo. Call for appt 933-0826/471-1370 420 - Unfurnished Houses downtown & UT! Available N O W !!! Open kilchen/living room, 3 bedtooms, 2 bath/lG, Home security, Refrigerator, Washer & Dryer included $ 1,300 0 0 per month (Maximum 3 Occupancy & N o Pets) Contact Charlene @ Recar & Assoc Realtors 512-699-2515 AUGUST PRE-LEASE Park 4-6 Large homes, $2800/mo. N o pets. 8294 C A C H in Hyde bedroom $2200- 826- AUGUST 1 PRE-LEASES W EST C A M P U S 3 /2 Very large house, hardwoods, garage, w/d conn., fireplace $ 1900/mo HYDE PARK 3 /2 C ACH , hardwoods, big yard, w/d conn. $ 1575/mo TRAVIS HEIGHTS 5 /2 Fenced double lot, screened porch, 2 living areas, w/d conn $ 2 1 00/mo. 2 3 1 -1 0 0 7 SU M M ER RENTAL W alk to UT nice 4/2 CA/CH , fenced yard $ 1 2 0 0 809-1336 TARRYTOW N CHARM ERS 1 block to UT Shuttle 2503 Bndle Path 2/1 Duplex Saltillo Tile C A C H Small Yard $850 Wtr Pd Av: M ay 1 st. 361 2 Bonnie 5/3 House, Hardwoods, Fire Place $ 2 5 0 0 Av: August 1 st 477-1163 EyesOfTexasProperties.com 5/2. MLK/AREA! Cool house Good price! Front Page 480-851 8 2-STORY R O O M M A T E S 3BD/2BA House located behind Capitol Plaza UT Shuttle $ 1650 monthly. $ 1 5 0 0 security deposit Availa­ ble June 1st. Owner/Agent. 217-8676 C O UNTRY LIVING-UT 14mi Older Clean Spacious 2 1 24sqft 4/1 C A /C H WDConn/Porches/Yard/Car- port 18733 FM 9 69 $ 9 5 0 472-2097 6-8 BEDROOM Houses & Duplexes Best West & North Campus Properties available Well maintained properties with large bedrooms and lots of windows $30 00/m o . - $52 00/m o . 4 7 6 -1 9 7 6 EPI C O UN TRY LIVING; Older 3-1-1 Convenient 183/FM969. Hard- w oods/Blinds/CACH/21 acres. 986sqft. 6 4 0 2 Johnny Morris. $ 7 5 0 472-2097 LO W RENT! 3/1 w/detatched Art/band/bedroom studio! real nice. uses. Hardwoods, 1502 Ln. $1000/mo, Alan 626-5699 Koenig W . NEAR D O W N T O W N . 3/2/1 Hardwoods $950. 2/1/1. $700. Both have W / D conns One Month Free!I 328-8744 PRELEASING FALL 04. Nice. 2 4 Bedroom Houses. Great Locations, Appliances, Fenced- Yards, CA/CH . UTShuttle Pets- O kay 6 57-7171/626-5699 W ALK TO UT Large nice 4 and 5 bedroom houses. $1 6 0 0 CACH , ceiling fans, w/d, tile floors, fenced yard, water paid and yard maintained by owner, Available June 1st. 809-1336 lila 4/2 HOUSE. Fenced yard, CACH , vinyl floors. CR Shuttle. $1000/mo, negotiable 554- 9433 420 - Unfurnished Houses 420 Unfurnished Houses FALL '0 4 PRE-LEASE 4-2 @ 38 0 0 Ave F $ 2800 3-1 @ 81 9 E. 31 ST (2 blks from Law School) $1600 2-1 @ 27th & Nueces $950 C a ll 8 4 4 -5 1 7 1 425 - Rooms HYDE PARK Female roommate wanted for 3/2 beautiful, newly remodeled house Central A/C & heat, washer/dryer, wood floors, fenced yard, + much more 771-1776 SU M M ER SUBLEASE at River­ side. $323.33-includes rent+util- ities. Female roommate to share 4/2. Call (956)341-1514 440 - Roommates 2-1 OUT of 4-3 4300sqft West to Austin, UT. minutes $1,150+ Female(s)/couple. 1 /2utilities-$700+ l/3utilities References. Gated Lake Travis waterfront included 420-0157 440 - Roommate» 4 BLKS to UT - Nicel Large pri­ vate upstairs room, bath, walk-in non-smoking closet W / D big shared kitchen. $445 fall, year ABP 474-2408, 474-2036, obbey-house com Quiet, A/C, furnished, R O O M M A T E S TO share 4/2 near UT with male college stu­ Internet $300+1 /4 bills dents No-smoking 507-0272, 689- 2144 M O VE-IN N O W ! Hyde Park Private Condo Fully bedroom/bath/balcony furnished, close to campus $500+1 /2utilties lindsey_jones@msn com R O O M M A T E W A N TE D for 2/2 Condo Fireplace, garage park­ North ing, Campus $6 0 0 ABP 826-6565 privately-owned 45th/Duval VILLAS GUADALUPE. Need a fe- male roommate $465/m o Fall 2 0 0 4 Call Kristen 361-649- 4551 or 361-676-4889 N O N -S M O K IN G , FEMALE roommates for one bedroom in 2/1.5 condo, within walking distance to UT, year lease start­ ing August, $295/m o Call Karen 361-648-9493 FarWest FEMALE FOR 2/2 shuttle Sublease now to 7/31 $385/m o + utilities. Own bed­ bathroom room/connecting 343-8589. O N E MILE to UT New 3/2 house E 16th St. Available July 1 st. Send email: dprechter@austin.rr.com 15 MIN. from campus. In M an­ or, 2 car garage, quiet neigh­ borhood $350/m o + $ 1 3 0 util- ites. Jeff Turner 844-0831 ANNOUNCEMENTS 560 - Public Notice $ 3 5 0 0 PAID. Egg Donors SAT >1100/A CT >24 Ages 19- 29 N/smokers lnfo@eggdonorcenter com Inquire at: EG G D O N O R S needed Earn $5,000-$ 10,000+ while help­ ing other create their families For more information, go to www.familymiracles com 570 - Music- Musicians S A N M A R C O S/ A U ST IN based rock band seeks singer Have good range/presence, dedicat­ ed, reliable belowsounder@yahoo.com EDUCATIONAL 590 - Tutoring Having Trouble Concentrating in Class, Completing Your Studies, or Staying Focused? We can help. 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N o sales - Research only Part of UT College of Communication Registered college students only $7 per hr. - ability to work Saturdays a plus! 5 1 2 -4 7 1 -4 9 8 0 p e r s o n FixTf 0 7 $ 10/hr 5-25 hours, general re­ pairs. 474-261 8 www.LawyersAidService.com 17 STUDENTS needed who will be paid to lose weight 100% natural. www ezthin.com 329-5413 Vivian SALESPERSON FURNITURE Needed Great Opportunity Weekend, hours $ 15/hr Call (512)565-4649 daytime PT positions available at THE R EPU B LIC A N PARTY O F TEXAS Entry-level contribution processing. Perfect job for students. Casual dress, relaxed atmosphere, flexible hours. Min 15 hrs/wk Fax resume to 5 1 2-480-0709 or email LParks@texasgop.org IN SU RA N C E A G E N C Y near Highland Mall seeks a part-time employee Duties include date entry phones, light errands Flexible schedule Call Dottie 8 30-12:30. 454-5266. K IN D PERSO N needed to care for pets, keep house clean, do light secretarial work, etc On shuttle. 345-4555. PART-TIME INTERN ET SUPPORT T E C H N IC IA N O n e of A m erica's largest internet technical support companies is expanding and needs qualified technicians W e provide training, but knowledge of Windows 20 0 0 and XP, M a c O S a must, Internet Explorer, Netscape, Eudora, and modems strong plus If you need training, you'll make $8/hr while you learn. Working hours are flexible with day, weekend and 3T' ught shifts available. You'll be Tearninq valuable skills in a casual environment and working someplace that looks nice on your resume W e are hiring now! A pp ly online at www.telenetwork.com ifts ng - PART-TIME CHILD CARE in our home M-F, 8-12, Sat, 10-6 Summer help extending into fall Convenient location, West of Zilker. Some light housekeeping, errands, dependable transportation, good references, great compensation, Dave or Cheryl, 347-7797 N O W H IR IN G S W IM IN STR U C TO R S! Emler Swim School of Austin is looking for teachers. Teaching swim lessons is a fun ¡ob if you like the water and love children! Full training provided Both daytime and evening hours available. Come |Oin the best of the best! Get application at www iswimemler com/staff/ and fax to 817-459-2636 (ATTN Austin Location) or contact us at jemler@iswimemler.com to learn more. Part time 790 - S U M M E R C H IL D C A R E o o s it io n S e e k in o r e lia b le mommy's helper 1 0 -1 5 hrs a week for children ages 7 ,5 ,3 ,1 8 m o s.,l yr Must have experience with 4 + children References. CPR certified G ood driving record with own transportation. Please call 970 -3 3 93 GET PAID for Creativity. GET PAID to Play GET PAID to W o rk Flexible Hours. GET PAID to W ork with Young Children at Radijazz Playnasium. Visit www.radijazz.com , then call 3 0 2 -5 2 9 9 for interview PART-TIME TECHNICAL/FACILITIES SERVIC E PO SITIO N . The Thompson Conference Center is seeking individuals to fill part-time service position. 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VICAU, W I JosT p\t>)T L |K £T M € O c c u r s o u ¿3 AAV A66 (JUa a jjk Apf* • -bhe. d rc v J c a We­ T o o M IT tH /0< Tuesday, May 4, 2004 E n t e r t a i n m e n t OUND BITES They Might Be Giants, Spymob, Thrill Jockey, local rockers Blue October and more in this week's Sound Bites Spymob, left, is also known for its work with the Neptunes, but on their new album “Sitting Around Keeping Score,” the group show­ cases its knack for crafting piano- infused pop music. S p y m o b Ai.Bl M: “ Sitting Around Keeping S core” L a b e l : R u th le ss When we esteemed members of the music staff here at the Texan receive CDs to review, the first thing we do — after popping in the disc, of course — is take a gander at the press release. When Spymob's "Sitting Around Keeping Score" press release started bragging (they all do) about an appearance on "The Late Show with David Letterman" (who hasn't?) and a producer who once worked with Hanson (who would?), my suspi­ cions were confirmed. I was not going to like this album. I was reviewing it more out of curiosity, anyway — to check out N.E.RD.'s backup band and see if they would be worth a salt on their own. T h e B a d P l u s ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ A l b I M: “ G iv e ” L a b e l : C olum bia R ecords Whether you call them a jazz trio dabbling in rock and pop, or a rock band trying their hand in jazz, The Bad Plus successfully balances these different worlds with its second release, "Give." Let's define such an infusion of jazz and rock, because any meshing is delicately done — this isn't the chops-laden world of fusion or the scatter-brained domain of acid jazz; The Bad Plus creates its sound by apply­ ing a pop/rock sensibility to jazz music. So while it might be appealing to compare the band to avant-garde piano trios Medeski, Martin and Wood, or the Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey, such a connection would be mis­ leading — The Bad Plus is much more accessible to non-jazz lis­ teners than those counterparts. thundering their most Keeping such music accessi­ ble is no easy task, and listening to some of pianist Ethan Iverson's more wayward lines or a chaotic drum intro, such an intention seems ludicrous; even in moments, The Bad Plus don't really push past the realm of tra­ ditional harmony. Drummer David King adds a great rhythm, always changing his beat to his bandmates' playing, yet never stepping on any toes. His style merges fluidly with Reid Anderson's bass playing, which oscillates between melod­ Photo courtesy of Girlie Alt-titans They Might Be Giants, above, celebrate their long career and debut Barsuk release with “Indestructable Object.” T h e y M ig h t b e ★ ★ ★ ☆ ☆ GlANTS ALBUM: “ Indestructible O bject” LABEL: Barsuk R ecords As the writing on the CD and the case point out, They Might Be Giants have been "installing and servicing melody since 1982." So, after all these years, how hard must it be for a band that has put out countless music on records, a children's book, movies and, of course, answering machines to put out original music? Well, apparent­ ly not that hard. Or it least it doesn't sound like it. Composed of the two Johns, Linnel and Flansburgh, the band's latest release, an EP titled "Indestructible Object," can, like the every other TMBG release, be called quirky or any other word that goes along those lines. Either way, like any good EP, this snapshot of a later release will leave their fans looking forward to their next endeavor. "Indestructible" starts off with the track "Am I Awake," which sounds less like some­ thing you would expect from them than rest of the tracks. The track almost sounds as if it were written for the Flaming Lips on one of their hundred "Yoshimi" EPs, but with a splash of the Johns thrown in just in case you get confused. The next two tracks are text­ book songs for them — "Memo to Human Resources" and "Au Contraire," which manages to drop the names of FDR, David Bowie, Gandhi and Jodie Foster in just under two-and-a-half minutes. The album finishes with a live and very interesting ver­ sion of "Caroline, No" by everyone's favorite Beach Boy alum, Brian Wilson, also done in TMBG fashion, complete with the tuba and trademark accordion. — Andy Comeaux B u j e O c t o b e r ★ ★ ☆ ☆ ☆ A I.in M: “ Calling You” LABEL: B ra n d o Blue October's recent radio success, "Calling You," is quite a deceptive release. for The song might have audi­ ences believing them to be an upbeat pop group specializing in love songs, but buyers beware, "Calling You" is as studio-slick as the band gets on their album "History Sale." Comparatively, the rest of the disc comes off as nothing but an angry mess. Lead singer Justin Furstenfeld's scattered lyrics are delivered to the listener through an ineffective snarl that would disappoint even a long-time fan who knows to expect of them songs that are a little rough around the edges. combination But getting past all the yelling is not the hard part. Thevolume- and-anger can work well for some groups, at times. The real disappointment is in the lyrics. Previous to this album I believed Furstenfeld to P a t t y G r i f f i n ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ A m i M: “ Impossible D ream ” LA BEL: ATO R ecords Beauty, poetry and tragedy pour out in an abstract yet almost tangible art form when Texas singer/songwriter Patty Griffin opens her mouth. She embodies everything an artist should be (but never is) in this time of bare midriffs and lip-synching. But don't just take my word for it. In March, Austin Music Awards presented Griffin with the award for Best Folk Artist. Her talent also lured big-name country trio the Dixie Chicks to invite her to be the opening act during their Fly tour, and her gift as a songwriter led them to cover "Let Him Fly" from Griffin's debut album, "Living With Ghosts." Despite these successes, Patty Griffin has not become a house­ hold name, probably because it is nearly impossible to nail down the genre to which her music belongs. You can't wrap Griffin's distinctive style in a be a solid songwriter, perhaps even above average, depending on the song. "History" certainly proves that idea wrong. In some songs, metaphor replaces hon­ esty, resulting in a messy bunch of nonsense that makes it diffi­ cult for an audience to relate. This is a problem that plagues virtually the entire album, not just a few songs. They would have been better off skipping the attempt at depth and poetry in favor of a more straightforward approach to songwriting. Fans of Calling You would be better off downloading the song or buying a single. If curiosity gets the better of you, or if you just have to support a Texas band, may I suggest "Razorblade," a twisted tale of religion and sexual abuse. The anger on this track is justifiable, and the story is tragic. If you must listen to the rest of the album, at least beware of the m e t a p h o r - g o n e - w r o n g "Chameleon Boy," which deserves the biggest thumbs down of them all. — Angela McKendree neat little package and call it country or folk or anything else. Then again, if you are a fan, you already knew that. Her latest album, "Impossible Dream," hits the shelves today. Expect the usual Griffin style, just with a little less whimsy. She has a more direct approach this time. The use of others' experi­ ences and views are replaced with her own reflections. In the end, the album will seem pretty familiar. The listener still hears Griffin wander through life look­ ing for peace, love and home. While "Dream" does not con­ tain her best 11 songs, it is cer­ tainly no disappointment. "Useless Desires" alone would be a good enough reason to pick up a copy of the album,' but "Florida" and "Top Of The World" come in at a close sec­ ond and third, respectively. To sum it up in two words: Buy it. But be prepared; this is not party music. Count on enduring some slow and tortur- ously sad tracks. —Angela McKendree ALSO OUT THIS WEEK The Beta Band — “Heroes to Zeros” Demon Hunter — “Summer of Darkness ” Los Lobos— “Ride” Mission of Burma— “On Off On” Sevendust — “Southside Double-Wide” Ween — “Live in Chicago” Young Heart Attack — “Mouthful of Love ’ Photo courtesy of Girlie Then the lead track, "2040," kicked off with a rapid-fire piano similar to The JB's classic instru­ mental "The Grunt," and dread began to give way to curiosity, if anything else. The thing about Spymob, see, is that they tend to sound a lot like Ben Folds Five, that other pop/piano posse that sounds so happy, it makes you dwell on why you are not. But, in the end, I think they may have won over my respect. Saying I'm a new fan would be too much, more so because this stuff just is not up my alley than anything else, but I imagine this album will make a lot of people pretty dam happy, including Spymob themselves. If that is possible. It all started when Neptunes gum Pharrell Williams inexplica­ bly found Spymob's sound similar to "Steely Dim crossed with The Meters and Prince" and was blown away. Keyboardist and lead singer (and primary songwriter and undeniable frontman) John Ostby said, "One day we were playing hole-in-the-wall gigs in our hometown of Minneapolis, and the next we're touring Europe. I call that a really good year." Williams and partner Chad Hugo (with credits along the lines of Nelly, Kid Rock and Mary J. Blige) chose Spymob over several A-list session players to back the re­ cut of Williams' newly hatched brainchild/Neptunes side project N.E.RD.'s debut album, "In Search and Of..." Entertainment Weekly fawned over both the albums and Williams' guts to bring in unheralded kids just out of college to do it. Rolling Stone With "Sitting Around," Spymob presents 12 uppity, piano-driven pop songs led on occasion by soar­ ing symphonic backdrops, but always by Ostby's downright beautiful falsetto. Each of the four members use vantage instruments, the effect of which is a warm, old- fashioned sound funneled through top-of-the producers line and Hugo executive (Williams produce) and blasted out state-of- the-art technology. Subjects range from the life of the family dog and a divorce custody battle (it still sounds happy) to driving the Autobahn and stubbing your toe, taking Ostby's "quirky witticisms and observations about the world and wrapping them in music you can move your ass to," said drum­ mer Eric Fawcett. While my ass may not be moving all that much, for many, it will be a mission accomplished. — Ford Gunter The Bad Plus, above, is the musical result of three musicians dipping their hand into genres such as rock, pop and jazz to form a sound all their own. “Give” marks the band's sophomore release. ic, driving funk and holding that rapturous groove. "Give" moves as an album; every track is sculpted to keep the listener interested — no gra­ tuitous jamming or solos here. the stripped-down, From melodic opener "1979 Semi- Finalist" the Latin-tinged "Cheney Piñata" to the exultant cover of the Pixies' "Velouria," The Bad Plus varies both song to style and structure in a refresh­ ing fashion; "G ive" delivers singable melodies, impressive virtuous displays and music that's just beautiful to listen to. Avimaan St/am Photo courtesy of Big Hassle B o b D y l a n ★ ★ ★ * ☆ A im M: “ LIV E: 1 9 6 4 : C o n ce rt at P h ilh arm on ic Hall — T he B ootleg Series Volume f>” L a b e l : C olu m b ia/Legacy On Oct. 31, 1964, Bob Dylan was at a curious crossroads in his career, though no one in the audi­ ence knew it. Two months removed from what would be his last acoustic album, he would soon shock his followers with the electric debut "Bringing It All Back Home," recorded only weeks after the Halloween concert at New York's Philharmonic Hall that would become recently released double-disc "LIVE: 1964." In fact, several songs that would wind up on "Back Home" were previewed in rare acoustic form at the Philharmonic. the Like Dylan, the world was reshaping itself (as it was during most of Dylan's formative years) quickly and often violently. Kennedy had not been dead a year, Mississippi had been "burn­ ing" since the summer, Vietnam was surging in unpopularity and, on a single day earlier in October, Khrushchev was overthrown in the Soviet Union, and China deto­ nated its first atomic bomb. Dylan and his peers thrived in the tumultuous social unrest, pen­ ning the anthems for a discon­ tented country. In "Talkin' John Birch Paranoid Blues," Dylan coaxes the audience into nervous but cathartic laughter about an anti-Communist society that still exists today. Dylan's music will never mean as much to us as it did to those who lived in the '60s, but it will always remain a priceless lesson in American history and sociology. Besides, it is pretty damn good, although the fragile minimalism of a man and his acoustic guitar will sadly never be enough to hold the interest of today's modem music moron. Having some idea of what equipment must have made the original recording, "LIVE: 1964" has been remastered beautifully, making Dylan's then-23-year-old voice (can you believe he was ever that young?) sound only 45, and eliciting the warmth of the audi­ ence, who laughs early and often at Dylan's snide lyrics and quick jokes in between songs. Despite all the turmoil, the '60s were apparently quite a time for good spirits, because Dylan appears to be in a much better mood then than he is now, often snickering between songs, either at himself or jokes he plays on the audience, such as introducing "Gates of Eden" — a song publicly performed only once before — as in D "A Sacrilegious Lullaby Minor." Part-time collaborator, part-time lover Joan Baez guests on four of the 19 tracks, lending her sultry tremble, soaring over and ducking below Dylan's signature nasal twang. Casual Dylan fans will rec­ ognize the staples of countless greatest hits collections like "The Times They Are A-Changin'," "Mr. Tambourine Man," "A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall" and "It Ain't Me, Babe," but the true beauty' lies in the lyrics of lesser-known gems like "Who Killed Davey More?" and "If You Gotta Go, Go Now (Or Else You Got To Stay All Night)," as well as in the 52-page booklet which features unreleased photos and a brilliant essay by Sean Wilentz, who attended the concert at age 13. — Ford Gunter E n t e r t a in m e n t T h e D a i l y T e x a n Tuesday, M ay 4 , 2 0 0 4 Page 16 UT WIND ENSEMBLE The University of Texas Wind Ensemble performs tomorrow night in the Bates Recital Hall of the School of Music. Check out tomorrow’s Texan for a full preview of this performance. K w eller and th e D eath C a b S hine Chicago-based Thrill Jockey turns from post-rock to jazz 2 new albums document label’s jazz (r)evolution sound in the past, Thrill Jockey conbnues its stream of fine, bona fide jazz releases w ith "Shed Grace," the d ebut full-length from Chicago trio Sricks and Stones. By Sam Monreal Daily Texan Staff As dusk settled on the sold-out crowd at Stubb's on Wednesday, Death Cab for Cutie took the stage after an incredibly short C en tro Matic set. They started off the night w ith "N ew Year" from 2003's 'Transatlanticism," b ut oddly d ed­ icated it to Cheap Trick. According to lead singer Ben Gibbard, some Cheap Trick album was recorded exactly 26 years ago that day. It got me thinking about the dis­ parity between the thrashing, hair- m etal icons and o u r beloved DCFC. References to em o and shoe-gazing, thrift store indie-pop aside, Death Cab sits on the com­ plete opposite end of the rock spectrum from the '70s and '80s arena rock heroes. O r does it? Steve A lm ond's short story "My Life in H eavy Metal" describes a Skid Row concert this way: "These w ere kids lousy w ith bad hor­ m ones of adolescence, hum iliated by the poverty of their prospects, and this w as their dance, their chance to be part of some larger brotherhood; the notes lashed their rib cages, called out to their beautiful furious w ishes." This line crossed m y m in d as the crowd, full of earnest youth, sang the line "I loved you, Guenivere" from "We Laugh Indoors." A nd I fully believed that they all once did love the ephem eral Guenivere. I leaned over at one point during Joe Bu gle w lcz/D a ily Texan Staff Dallas native Ben Kweller, above, and Ben Gibbard, right, of Death Cab for Cutie performed at Stubb’s last Wednesday night. "We Look Like Giants" to ask the stunning blonde next to me if she thought that "The Photo Album" or "Transatlanticism" was the bet­ ter of the two albums, to which she dem urely replied w ith a blank look. In the day of burned CDs and umpteen "Best Senior Class Ever" mixes, the audience that Death Cab for Cube speaks to the most m ay know them in spirit only. It's a far cry from w hen the folds of the CD jacket were w orn thin from memorizing lyrics. But the loving adorabon of a nearly speechless crowd is a tell-tale sign that the impact is in no way less­ ened. In some kind of self-aware complaint, Death Cab reminds us that "informahon travels faster in the m odem age." We m ay just have to take it for gran ted th at the arena rock­ ers of days gone by em body "th e b eau h fu l furious w ishes" of th eir tim e. But that d o e sn 't m ean th at sm aller venues an d a softer so u n d d o n 't contain th e sam e k in d of em otio n al verve. The an g st w as palpable. The y o u th of to d ay have far m ore in com m on w ith generations past th a n C h eap Trick an d D eath C ab have in com m on musically. So, m ay b e the n ig h t's initial dedicabon w asn 't so odd. The undercurrent of youth is the vital­ ity to it all. cuts that comprise "Shed Grace," all three musicians remain within tradibonal time signatures, only occasionally veering fully into free jazz. The m ood throughout is one of almost effusive w arm th and refined elegance, with thoughtful attenhon paid to bm bres and tex­ tures. The approach is perhaps not the most avant, but is remarkably pleasant w ithout ever sounding even the slightest bit contrived or vacant. Happily, Sricks and Stones is able to confidently find its own voice w ithout disrespeebng its influential forebears. Both the original material and those songs penned by other musicians are given equally deft interpretahons, the band's voice shining clearly through in every instance. The trio's cover of K uti's sem inal "Colonial Mentality" is understat­ ed and unique, yet wholly recog­ nizable. Too often these days, young jazz musicians w ho have attem pted to tackle material out­ side the jazz canon have created only a pasbche, doing a disservice both to the originals and to them ­ selves (think of The Bad Plus, w ho scored an unlikely hit w ith their one-dim ensional recasbngs of Aphex Twin and "Smells Like Teen Spirit" in a trio setting). Overall, "Shed Grace" is a memorable and distinctive exam ­ ple of m odem jazz in its m ost del­ icate, accessible and distilled form, and is a remarkable debut outing. — Kevin Greenberg A n d e r s o n & D r a k e ★ ★ ★ * ☆ Al.HI M : “ Bark Together A gain” LA B I I : T h rill Jockey and "Back Together Again" teams old-school free saxophonist Fred Anderson with fellow Chicagoan drum m er Hamid Drake for eight cerebral em otive duets. Anderson and Drake are w ithout a doubt two of the most underap­ preciated voices in jazz music of today and yesterday, and this record proves their shared bril­ liance. After more than 30 years of perform ing together in im prov groups both large and small, the 49-year-old Drake and 75-year-old A nderson have developed an unmatched chemistry that shines beauhfully on "Back Together Again." Anderson was one of the found­ ing members of the Chicago-based Associabon for the Advancement of Creabve Musicians, a free jazz collechve that gave birth to some of the genre's most im portant figures, such as the Art Ensemble of Chicago and A nthony Braxton. Drake has been mentoring with the elder Anderson since lbs Kart Wolf jazz-rock band opened for Anderson's great quartet in the 1970s. As Drake puts it, "We've been knowing each other a long rime," refusing to use the past tense S t i c k s a n d S t o n e s * * * ★ * • AI HI M: “ Shed Grace'.' L\BF.I.: T h rill Jot key Gradually shifting away from jazz-influenced post-rock artists such as Tortoise and The Sea and Cake, w ho were the bedrock of its P tE G JX L. 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The album is a col­ lection of mostly original material pun ctu ated w ith three eclectic covers (by Fela Kuh, Thelonius Monk and Billy Strayhom), which despite their disparate origins, m anage to blend stylishcally w ith the hard-swinging w arm th of the rest of the album. O n the eponym ous opening cut, Roberts states the them e with relish and strength, his variabons anchoring A bram s and Taylor, w ho drift in different but comple­ m entary direcbons, establishing the energebc yet subtle pahna that m arks "Shed Grace" from start to finish. 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As an extra-special treat, the good folks at Thrill Jockey have included a second bonus video disc containing three in-studio per­ Forw ard," formances ("Leap "Lam a "Black W omen" Khyenno") and two in-depth inter­ views w ith Anderson and Drake. an d Chicago independent Thrill Jockey's willingness to release such a musically pow erful album should be applauded. The indie credibility the label carries will surely introduce more hip, young music fans to the free jazz scene and the beautiful w ork of saxo­ phone stalwart Anderson and the enigmabc Drake. — James Taylor Visit The Daily Texan online at www.dailytexanonline.com BRIEFS Monty Pythonh ‘Brian* set for rerelease PHILADELPHIA — Monty Python's Hying Circus alumnus Terry Jones doesn’t mince words about why the troupe’s film "Life of Brian" is being rushed into rerelease this month. “It’s sham eless commercial opportunism on our part," Jones told the Philadelphia Inquirer in Sunday’s editions. The original plan was to get the movie prints out in August, the month that marks the 25th anniversary of the Python's tale of an accidental messiah. Then came Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of the Christ.” “We just saw the opportunity and thought we’d take it," Jones said. “W e’re definitely trying to cash in on M el’s enormous suc­ cess.” Jones, who directed the hilari­ ous biblical send-up, also helmed “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” and “The Meaning of Life.” A quarter-century ago, “Life of Brian” sparked controversy and bans. “That was rather good, really, because it gave us a lot of pub­ licity," Jones said. “It also gave us a great ad line in Sweden, because the Swedes regard the Norwegians as having no sense of humor, and as it was banned in Norway the Swedish distributor ran a line that read, ‘This film is so funny it was banned in Norway!’” * < f i 3 Associated Press W rongly accused, Patrie no longer faces charges. APD drop charges against film star Jason Patrie Both charges against actor Jason Patrie have been dropped following his arrest in March. Travis County Attorney David Escamilla said his office decided not to pursue the resisting arrest charge after reviewing evidence and determining that Patric’s actions didn’t constitute resisting arrest under Texas law. “Merely retracting your arm or som e other similar uncooperative action won’t suffice to support a conviction,” Escamilla told the Austin American-Statesman over the weekend. The city attorney’s office also dropped a public intoxication charge against Patrie last week from the same arrest, so no charges are pending any longer against the actor. “Mr. Patrie is extremely pleased and feels vindicated. He is now consulting with legal counsel to consider his next step regarding his arrest, imprisonment and treatment at the hands of the Austin Police Department,” Patric’s publicist Michelle Bega said Monday. “I am really looking forward to going back to Austin and taking care of business," the 37-year- old actor said in a statement that Bega released. Patrie stars as Texas hero James Bowie in “The Alamo.” His other films include “The Lost Boys,” “Sleepers” and “Speed 2: Cruise Control.” Associated Press ‘80 s Brlt-poppers, the Cure, left their m ark on the m usic world, in more ways than one. The Cure gets place on the Hollywood Rockwalk LOS ANGELES — The British rock band The Cure has been honored with a place in the Hollywood Rockwalk. The band's five members placed their hands in concrete Fnday to be installed outside the original Guitar Center store on Sunset Boulevard, joining other music legends such as Chuck Berry, Los Lobos, The Ramones and Van Halen. The Cure’s signature melan­ choly sound influenced numer­ ous other acts in the years fol­ lowing its founding in 1976. Singer Robert Smith, 45, crafted haunting, emotional songs that spawned millions in record sales and legions of devoted fans. Compiled from Associated P re ss reports