NEWS PAGE 5 Crew team ÔRows Across TexasÕ with fundraiser LIFE&ARTS PAGE Deaf student participates, appreciates music making TOMORROWÕS WEATHER Low High 68 THE DAILY TEXAN Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Calendar Foreign film night International Education Week will screen several foreign films Ñ including GermanyÕs ÒThe Edukators,Ó RussiaÕs ÒCountry of the DeafÓ and MexicoÕs ÒRojo AmancerÓ Ñ around campus beginning at 5:30 p.m. Game on A panel of five Austin-based video game programmers will lead a discussion about how to break into the industry from 3:30 to 6 p.m. in UTC 2.102A. Wars in the Muslim world Independent journalist Nir Rosen will speak about his reporting in Lebanon, Iraq and Afghanistan from 7 to 9 p.m. in TCC 1.110. ÔFightÕ UT playwright Kimber LeeÕs production about a female boxer will premier at 8 p.m. in the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. Tickets start at $15. Today in history In 1973 Richard Nixon infamously told a group of reporters ÒI am not a crook.Ó Campus watch Unsolved robberies Two robberies occurred in West Campus over the weekend of Nov. 14 with the same suspect description. In both cases, the victim was walking down the street when a white or cream colored sedan pulled up alongside of them. The three suspects exited the vehicle and robbed the victims at gunpoint. If you have any information on these cases contact Detective Steve Boline with the Austin Police Department at (512) 974¥5000. Online Poll Do you think the Food and Drug Administration should have banned energy drinks, like Four Loko, that contain alcohol? Vote at dailytexanonline.com Quote to note Ô Ô ÒItÕs really eye¥opening to see that music really shapes all aspects of life. The way that music changes, remixes and grows to become popular over time really fascinates me.Ó Ñ Jannifer Wilkins UT studio arts major LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 Liberal Arts deficit jeopardizes ethnic studies By Audrey White last week that under a recommendation dents Speak meeting Tuesday night with centers for classes, research, programs and Daily Texan Staff from the Academic Planning and Adviso-about 50 students from different area stud-organizational support. Ethnic studies centers and the Center for ry Council, 15 centers and institutes stand ies majors, as well as Student Government ÒI started school at Brown, and I trans¥WomenÕs and Gender Studies may fall un-to lose a combined $1 million, with the cen-representatives and other interested stu-ferred here because of the Center for Mex¥der the swinging axe of University budget ters for African and African American, Mex-dents. They said they hope that through ican American Studies,Ó said Diana Gomez, cuts, and members of a new student organi-ican American and Middle Eastern studies protests, education and working with stu-a Mexican American studies senior. ÒWeÕve zation called The Students Speak said they taking the largest hit. dent leaders and the administration, they agreed that this organization needs to be a will do whatever it takes to fight back. In response, members of Chicano advo-can reduce cuts they say could irreparably The College of Liberal Arts announced cacy group MEChA organized the first Stu-harm the education of students who use the SPEAK continues on page 2 By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Sta¥¥ TOP TEXAS CITIES UP IN ARMS Confiscated firearms leave officers on gun-tracing campaign Texas ranks fourth Explosives estimated that there were about 48,000 among all U.S. states in firearms dealers nationwide and 3,800 firearms the number of guns sold dealers, or nearly 8 percent, in Texas. Casey Wat¥that are eventually used non, an owner of Tex Guns in South Austin, said in crimes. ATF agents inspect his store and records at least One of every 50 guns once a year. recovered by Texas law ÒIf youÕve been in business for any amount of enforcement agencies dur-time at all, youÕll have at least one gun trace,Ó ing criminal investigations Watnon said. in 2009 can be traced to Austin. The The ATFÕs National Tracing Center began tak¥city ranked ninth among all municipalities in ing gun-tracing requests in 1988 as a result of the Texas for guns used in crimes, following Hous-Gun Control Act of 1968. The federal law stipu¥ton, Dallas, and San Antonio, among other cities, lated regulations on ownersÕ firearms, including according to statistics from the federal Bureau of requiring dealers to maintain records. The cen-Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. ter traces guns for domestic and international The bureau says Texas is the nationÕs fourth-law enforcement agencies that need to know the largest interstate exporter of guns involved in gunÕs owner in criminal investigations. The bu¥criminal matters. Pistols and rifles made up near-reau traced more than 343,000 firearms across the ly 70 percent of the weapons recovered by Texas world in 2009. authorities, 256 weapons out of a total of 16,149 Once agents receive a request, they will hand¥ recovered statewide last year. write records to trace the firearm from the manu¥ ÒTexas has really weak gun laws and a number facturing company to the retailer, then to the first of interstates,Ó said Josh Horwitz, executive di-purchaser. The bureau is not allowed to collect re¥rector of the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence. ÒThe cords in a computerized method because of gov¥sheer volume of firearms in Texas may also have ernment restrictions on registration databases. something to do with it.Ó The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and GUNS continues on page 2 Illustration by Camri Hinkie Source: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Cuts endanger UT jobs, programs By Collin Eaton nounced further budget cuts after setting the Daily Texan Staff stateÕs spending limit for the next legislative ses- The latest round of 3-percent budget cuts to sion at a meeting of the Legislative Budget Board state agencies could mean a reduction of about $9 on Monday. About 14 percent of the UniversityÕs million in UTÕs state funding. But University of-overall budget comes from state funding, com¥ficials could not say a day after the cuts were an-pared to 47 percent in 1985. nounced which jobs or programs might be vulner-Kevin Hegarty, UTÕs chief financial officer, said able. the University does not yet have a plan to deal The University received $300 million in state with the new budget cut, but there will likely be funding for the 2010-2011 biennium. Leaders of the Texas House and Senate an- BUDGET continues on page 2 Elaine Thomas | Associated Press Alcoholic energy drinks are seen in a cooler reflecting overhead lights at a convenience store. Four Loko has been under investigation by the federal Food and Drug Administration. Four Loko to eliminate caffeine By Ahsika Sanders ministration would rule caffeine alcoholic beverages such as Four Daily Texan Staff is an unsafe additive to alcohol-Loko and Joose. The makers of the popular caf-ic beverages. ÒWe are taking this step af¥feinated alcoholic drink Four The three founders of Phusion ter trying Ñ unsuccessfully Ñ to Loko announced Tuesday that Projects insisted that Four Loko navigate a difficult and politically they would remove caffeine and and other alcoholic energy drinks charged regulatory environment other stimulants from their prod-were still safe but acknowledged at both the state and federal lev¥ucts. Phusion Projects made the the products had received in-els,Ó the statement said. announcement after it became creased scrutiny recently. Four apparent the Food and Drug Ad-states have banned caffeinated LOKO continues on page 2 Michael Baldon | Daily Texan Staff Josue Joseph of the Haitian National Amputee Soccer Team moves to keep Austinite David Escame from gaining control of the ball. Haitian amputees tour United States, compete at Capitol By Yvonne Marquez the executive director of Coalition Daily Texan Staff of Texans with Disabilities, and Jer- Emmanuel Ladouceur was on ry Davis, Goodwill of Central Tex¥the bottom floor of a three-story as CEO. building with his family when a 7.0 ÒPeople with disabilities are magnitude earthquake struck Hai-typically the most disadvantaged ti last January. A goalkeeper for a group demographic in every so¥local soccer team, Ladouceur lost ciety,Ó Borel said. ÒThese folks are his parents when the building col-coming from the poorest country lapsed, and only he and his sister in the Western Hemisphere. These survived. After the loss of his left folks have demonstrated that giv¥arm in the quake, he is determined en the opportunity and the encour¥to continue playing the sport. agement that they can do incredi- Of the 15-member Haitian soccer ble things.Ó team, three players lost their limbs Ladouceur and his teammates in the earthquake. The team played played on forearm crutches on a on the Texas Capitol grounds Tues-field smaller than one used in pro¥day afternoon as part of their na-fessional soccer games. They could tional tour. The team faced repre-not use their crutches to detour the sentatives from various nonprof¥it groups, including Dennis Borel, HAITI continues on page 2 2 News Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 113 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline.com Managing Editor: Sean Beherec (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailytexanonline.com Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 sports@dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Office: (512) 232-2209 lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 photo@dailytexanonline.com Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 joanw@mail.utexas.edu Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifieds@dailytexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2010 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. TODAYÕS WEATHER LowHigh 76 43 ÒWhereÕs Claire?Ó guns: Unlicensed vendors prevent tracking From page 1 The challenge of gun tracing is in carrying out the process, said ATF-Houston Field Divi¥sion spokeswoman Franceska Perot. ÒYou have to depend on everybodyÕs records,Ó Perot said. ÒThe paperwork is main¥tained by the dealerÕs store¥front, and the paper trail only gets you to the original pur¥chaser. Sometimes, it can take quite a while.Ó Gun control advocate Abby Spangler is the founder of pro¥testeasyguns.com. She said guns sold at a gun show Ñ where up to 50 percent of sellers at the show are private and unli¥censed Ñ are usually untrace¥able. Federal law does not re¥quire private vendors to per¥form a background check or keep records on customers. ÒYou can be a felon, have left jail yesterday, walk into a gun show and buy a gun from an unlicensed seller as eas¥ily as a candy bar,Ó she said. ÒThe background check takes a matter of minutes and is all computerized, but private sellers would rather just sell their gun without taking re¥sponsibility to protect their fellow Texans.Ó When unlicensed vendors sell their firearms to anoth¥er individual, the gun-tracing process reaches a dead end or a partial trace, at best, Span¥gler said. ÒWe want the gun show loophole to be closed to protect our police, our children and Americans,Ó Spangler said. But gun tracing allows the gun-control lobby to demon¥ize a firearms dealer, said Dave Workman, spokesman for the Second Amendment Founda¥tion, a pro-gun rights group. ÒOnce a firearm leaves a dealerÕs building, heÕs not re¥sponsible for what the user does with it,Ó Workman said. ÒPeople blame dealers for ca¥tering to the criminal market, but just to say that a particular gun dealer is an outlawed gun dealer is not really fair.Ó budget: Board discusses reducing research funding in 2012 From page 1 more jobs lost. Ò[Our response] will be as methodical and thoughtful as it possibly can, the worst thing we can do is just react,Ó he said. UT cut $14.6 million from its budget earlier this year Ñ most¥ly from administrative and non¥academic areas Ñ after legis¥lative leaders asked most state agencies to cut 5 percent of their budgets. By comparison, the School of ArchitectureÕs budget is $8 million. Months later, they asked for cuts of 10 percent to state agenciesÕ 2012-13 budgets. haiti: ÔTherapeutic recreationÕ primary goal, translator says From page 1 ball and can only use one leg. Fred Sorrells is the teamÕs translator and organized the U.S. tour. Most players do not have access to rehabilitation re¥sources in their home country, said Sorrells, the president of the International Institute of SPORT, which provides therapeutic rec¥reation and education to ampu¥tees in poor countries. ÒWeÕre basically using thera¥peutic recreation to help them develop self-esteem for them¥selves but more importantly in Texas universitiesÕ only op¥tion to avoid dropping jobs and programs is to raise tuition Ñ a choice higher education lead¥ers will be reluctant to make be¥cause of political constraints and relationships with state leaders, said Eva DeLuna Castro, a bud¥get analyst with the progressive think tank Center for Public Pol¥icy Priorities. Castro said the cuts in state funding for higher education will also mean less state finan¥cial aid and that thousands of entering, eligible students will not obtain the TEXAS Grant and several other grants. The Texas more opportunities on the am¥putee soccer team. ÒItÕs been [an] extremely im¥portant thing to be involved in recreation therapy, particularly with amputee soccer,Ó Ladou¥ceur said. ÒI never had a chance to be involved, just at a low level when I was playing able-bodied soccer as a goalkeeper.Ó Ladouceur said he was de¥pressed when the nonprofit re¥habilitation group was look¥ing for new goal keepers to play in the 2010 Amputee Football World Cup in Argentina. He was Higher Education Coordinating Board in September proposed cuts that would drop grants for 24,000 first-time recipients of the TEXAS Grant program. During a September Legisla¥tive Budget Board meeting, offi¥cers asked UT System Chancel¥lor Francisco Cigarroa and sev¥eral UT System presidents if they would prefer to cut their fund¥ing for special items, such as the McDonald Observatory or for¥mula funding, which makes up most of UTÕs state funding. Most of the presidents responded that their special items are crucial to the growth of their institutions. Pass the word UT budget director Mary Knight said the UniversityÕs spe¥cial items include large research units that benefit Texas, such as the Bureau of Economic Geolo¥gy, which provides research on energy and environmental is¥sues in the state. ÒI donÕt know that itÕs an ei¥ther or question, [UT needs] both,Ó Knight said. UT is still going through the process of planning for the pos¥sible 10 percent cut, and if the new budget cuts affect UT dur¥ing this fiscal year, the bud¥get planning process would be rushed, Knight said. loko: Media scrutiny of drink generates quick FDA response ing caffeinated alcoholic bev¥erages led the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission to dis¥cuss an action plan to regulate drink sales said spokeswoman Carolyn Beck. Beck said TABC will do as mandated by the FDA once a law is in effect because the ad¥ministration has deemed the drinks hazardous. ÒIf FDA makes the deci¥sion, there will be a quick turn¥around,Ó she said. The TABC would post bulle¥tins online and e-mail notifica¥tions to permitted merchants. speak: Council works with SG to open forum From page 1 student initiative because weÕre in these courses and these centers, and weÕll fight to keep them in place.Ó The $1 million dollars is part of $3.5 million that the deanÕs adviso¥ry council must identify for cuts to fill an unexpected shortfall in mon¥ey received from tuition. That mon¥ey was used to fill other budgetary holes in response to cuts ordered by legislative leaders. Other plans include cutting faculty by offer¥ing early retirement packages and leaving vacant positions unfilled. The College of Liberal Arts will not be out of deficit until the 2014¥15 school year, according to projec¥tions from the advisory council. Richard Flores, the senior asso¥ciate dean of the College of Liber¥al Arts, attended the Liberal Arts Council meeting Tuesday night and gave a presentation to explain the metrics used to determine cuts for each center, including how they use the funding they have and how many students major in programs related to the centers. Although the original recommendations includ¥ed no student input, Flores said College of Liberal Arts Dean Ran¥dy Diehl and other administra¥tors hope to meet with students, faculty and staff from each center to get input on the possible effects of the cuts. ÒWeÕre pulled in two directions. Wire Editor: Cristina Herrera World&NatioN www.dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, November 17, 2010 The Daily Texan Nuclear treaty set back by Ariz. GOP senator By Desmond Butler the senator wasnÕt sufficiently im-The Associated Press pressed. WASHINGTON Ñ In a blow to In a statement Tuesday, Kyl said President Barack Obama, chances he didnÕt think the issue should be faded Tuesday for Senate approv-considered this year, citing a busy al of a major nuclear arms trea-Senate agenda and the complexi¥ty with Russia this year, tripping ty of the treaty. Democrats are un¥up one of the administrationÕs top likely to be able to move forward foreign policy goals: improving without his support. relations with Moscow. ÒWhen Majority Leader Har- Obama has been pushing to get ry Reid asked me if I thought enough Republican support for a the treaty could be considered in vote before the Democratic ma-the lame duck session, I replied I jority shrinks by six in January, did not think so given the com¥and was optimistic just over the bination of other work Congress weekend about sealing perhaps must do and the complex and un¥his most significant foreign policy resolved issues related to START achievement. and modernization,Ó Kyl said. Part of the task included win-The administration reacted ning over Sen. Jon Kyl, the lead-swiftly with Vice President Joe ing Republican senator on the Biden warning that Senate fail-New START agreement, who has ure to ratify the treaty would en¥demanded more funds for the danger the national security of the U.S. nuclear arsenal as a condi-United States. Without ratifica¥tion for approving the treaty. The tion, Americans will have no way White House proposed adding to verify RussiaÕs strategic nucle¥$4.1 billion to modernize the arse-ar arsenal and cooperation would nal and officials traveled to KylÕs weaken between two nations that home state to sell the pact, accord-hold 90 percent of the worldÕs nu- Scott Applewhite| Associated Press ing to a congressional aide. But clear weapons, he said. President Barack Obama presents the Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Salvatore Giunta, who rescued two members of his squad in October 2007 while fighting in the war in Afghanistan on Tuesday, at the White House. ring that belonged to his late moth- NEWS BRIEFLY er, Diana. ÒI thought it was quite nice be-Prince William, fiancŽe schedule cause obviously sheÕs not going to be around to share any of the fun royal wedding for upcoming year Soldier receives highest medal and excitement of it all. This was LONDON Ñ Thirty years after my way of keeping her close to it the fairy-tale nuptials with the un-all,Ó William said. By Darlene Superville living medal recipient in nearly him Òa soldier as humble as he Hiawatha, Iowa, said afterward happy ending, Britain will finally While the romance of the two The Associated Press 40 years. is heroic.Ó on the rain-soaked White House have another big royal wedding: Its 28-year-olds is the stuff that dreams WASHINGTON Ñ Ambushed Far from the perilous ridge ÒWhen you meet Sal and you driveway. dashing helicopter-pilot prince Ñ are made of, it is no exaggeration to in Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Salva-where his unit was attacked on meet his family, you are just ab-Obama said Giunta Òcharged second in line to the throne Ñ will say that the future of the Windsor tore Giunta stepped into a Òwall a moonlit night in October 2007, solutely convinced that this is headlong into the wall of bul¥ marry the lovely commoner who dynasty depends to no small de¥ of bulletsÓ and chased down Giunta stood in the glittering what America is all about, and it lets.Ó The sergeant at first pulled may someday become queen. gree on the success of their union. two Taliban fighters who were White House East Room, in the just makes you proud.Ó a soldier who had been struck Prince William and Kate Middle-ÒWeÕre massively excited,Ó Wil¥carrying his mortally wounded company of military brass, past For Giunta, the tribute was in the helmet to safety, then ton bubbled with joy Tuesday eve-liam said in the televised interview friend away. Medal of Honor winners, his bittersweet. It was a bloody day sprinted ahead to find two Tali¥ ning in their first public appearance that marked the first time they have Three years after acts of bat-surviving comrades and fami-in AfghanistanÕs Korengal Valley ban fighters dragging away the since the palace announced their spoken publicly about the trials tlefield bravery, Giunta on Tues-lies as President Barack Obama and the two soldiers he rescued stricken Sgt. Joshua C. Brennan. engagement after more than eight and tribulations of their love affair, day became the first living ser-hung the blue ribbon cradling later died. ÒSal never broke stride,Ó years of dating. Their wedding will which dates back to their days as vice member from the Afghani-the medal around GiuntaÕs neck. ÒAlthough this is so positive, Obama said. ÒHe leapt forward. be next spring or summer. university freshmen. ÒWeÕre huge¥stan and Iraq wars to receive the ÒIÕm going to go off script I would give this back in a sec-He took aim. He killed one of In a poignant symbol for Wil-ly excited. WeÕre looking forward to liam, his betrothed wore the sap-spending the rest of our lives nationÕs top military award, the here and just say, ÔI really like ond to have my friends with me the insurgents and wounded the phire and diamond engagement together.Ó Medal of Honor. HeÕs the first this guy,Ó Obama said, calling right now,Ó the 25-year-old from other, who ran off.Ó Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob OpiniOn Doug Luippold Dave Player The Daily Texan VIEWPOINT Cooperation fails For the past 19 years, an agreement between Texas Southmost College, a community college in Brownsville, and the nearby University of Texas branch, UT-Brownsville, provided students the opportunity to transfer from TSC to UTB without having to re-apply to the four-year college (UTB). The program func¥tioned much in the same way that the CAP program does and guaranteed students admission to UTB provided they maintain a certain GPA at TSC. All that changed on Nov. 10, when UT regents decided to sever the relationship Ñ previously agreed to last 99 years Ñ over a rent dispute in which TSC claimed UTB owes $10 mil¥lion. The decision, which will phase out the current opportunity of seamless transfer by 2015, will be most injurious to students, even more than any single administratorÕs ruffled feathers on either side of the spat. The decision also comes at a time when community colleg¥es are viewed as a linchpin to economic recovery, particular¥ly in Texas. A recent study conducted for the Texas Association of Community Colleges showed that Texas taxpayers get a 6.9 percent rate of return when they invest in community colleges. The study also showed that the average mid-career annual in¥come of someone with an associateÕs degree is 35 percent great¥er than that of someone with only a high school diploma and that those increased earnings boost the Texas tax base by a stag¥gering $4.25 billion each year. Furthermore, that education and the resulting increase in income improves peopleÕs health, em¥ployment odds and overall economic well-being to the degree that it saves the state $190.9 million each year. Needless to say, steady commitment to community colleges, especially financial commitment, is critical. Perhaps most aggravating, the dispute between TSC and UTB had nothing to do with the success of the nearly two-de¥cade-old transfer program, but everything to do with a turf war between the UT regents and the TSC trustees. Earlier this year, when TSC made noise over the $10 million in building rent UTB owed, UTB responded by proposing to le¥gally absorb TSC into UTB Ñ an agreement which would give the UT Board of Regents governing power over the presently independent community college. TSC trustees rejected the pro¥posal, and after three weeks waiting for a counterproposal, the regents returned with their decision to end the relationship en¥tirely, effective 2015. The rhetoric on both sides rose in rancor up to the point of decision. UTB and TSC have been at odds about how to gov¥ern admissions for the past few years. The present fracture wid¥ened at an October TSC board meeting when TSC trustees ar¥gued they should have control since TSC collects local taxes. UTB-TSC President Juliet Garcia responded by asserting that UTB has brought TSC $100 million in state funds, which should be acknowledged as outweighing the debt. Ultimately, the UT regents rejected cooperation. ÒIn our re¥peated good faith efforts to negotiate an acceptable partnership agreement, we have been both ignored and rebuffed,Ó said Jan¥iece Longoria, Board of Regents vice chairwoman. ÒWe cannot afford to be held hostage by unreasonable and unrelenting de¥mands of new members of the TSC Board of Trustees.Ó Francisco Rendon, chairman of the TSC trustees, countered by stressing the poor reasoning he saw in UTBÕs logic. ÒInstead of paying the rent, they proposed, ÔWell, why donÕt you give us all your assets and weÕll take them over,ÕÓ Rendon said. That is not exactly a lesson in grown-ups practicing prag¥matism. Again, the consequences of the agreementÕs termination wonÕt harm the trustees or regents, but it will hurt students. While many TSC students will still be able to transfer to UTB, even without guaranteed admission, the relationship between the two schools fostered an environment that geared TSC stu¥dents to seek a four-year degree. Furthermore, while the schools will probably continue to maintain some kind of relationship, the cost of dissolving the numerous institutional relationships, in the form of programs and cost-saving measures, will be high. After the fact, TSC trustee David Oliveira told the Texas Tribune in a statement, ÒI can think of no way to effectuate all of these changes caused by separating the two institutions without cut¥ting programs and services or a dramatic increase in taxes. Ob¥viously, neither option is desirable. At a time when the state of Texas is facing a twenty billion dollar plus shortfall, now is not the time to be terminating a partnership model that has saved this community millions of dollars over the 20 years it has been in existence.Ó Point taken, grimly. Reading through the remarks of both parties, one gets the impression few gave little consideration to the consequences of their decisions. Ñ Susannah Jacob for the editorial board GALLERY Talking about conservation By Emily Grubert al Warming Issue From 2 Or 3 Years Ago The most likely alternatives to Upton Daily Texan Columnist May Still Be Problem.Ó Like most other en-seem to be TexasÕ own Barton, the former vironmental issues, climate change is not committee chair and current ranking mi-I spent part of the weekend in Joshua something that gets fixed with talk, and the nority member, or IllinoisÕ Shimkus, who Tree National Park in the California deserts. risk associated with inaction does not less-frequently cites Biblical passages as solid While wandering up a steep slope to an en with time (and inaction). To draw again evidence that climate change cannot harm abandoned gold mine in a landscape that from The Onion: humans and claims that preventing carbon was industrially timbered, burned, grad-Ò... it turns out that the things needed to emissions from entering the atmosphere ed and mined more than 100 years ago, stop [climate change], like substantive ener-will hurt plants, which convert carbon diox¥my companion and I realized a truth about gy legislation, worldwide cooperation to re-ide to fuel themselves. By the way, a long¥our modern perception of wild nature: We duce carbon emissions, and a massive cul-term study at Stanford that exposed plants arenÕt talking about the same things Teddy tural shift toward sustainable living actual-to higher CO2 concentrations and other con-Roosevelt was when we discuss conserva-ly didnÕt happen at all ...We kind of just as-ditions expected from climate change sug¥tion. sumed that the threat of total annihilation gests a dramatic decrease in species diversi- The lands we fight to conserve now are spurred everyone into action back in Ô07 ty because of higher atmospheric CO2. not the pristine forests and grasslands past and that everything got better.Ó Barton is at the center of a heated de-Americans and others recognized as valu-So the fact that the Colorado House of bate about Republican House committee able, but the mined-out desert areas of the Representatives changed the name of the term limits: House Republicans may not Southwest, lands deemed of limited val-House Transportation & Energy Commit-serve more than six years as chair or rank¥ue for human use and a few anomalous tee to the Transportation Committee seems ing minority member of a committee, and treasures such as the Grand Canyon and like a step in the wrong direction to me, giv-Barton was chair for two years and ranking Yosemite Valley. All beautiful in their own en that no stand-alone ÒEnergy CommitteeÓ member for four. Though he has requested way, and environmentally precious, to be has been created in its stead. Likewise, the a waiver on the grounds that time spent as sure, but our modern concepts of ÒpristineÓ current battle for control over the United ranking minority member is not equivalent and ÒwildernessÓ are quite different from States House Energy and Commerce Com-to time spent as chair, few predict he will re¥what they used to be. mittee is being fought among three Repub-ceive that waiver. Barton is famous for hav- As we use more of our land and resourc-licans who have made their disapproval of ing apologized to BP after the Macondo oil es, what environmentally sensitive, relative-climate and many other environmental reg-spill in spring 2010; Shimkus will likely not ly untouched areas remain become more ulations clear. seek the chairmanship unless Barton is de¥important to us as wildlife refuges and rel-Frontrunner Fred Upton, R-Mich., re-nied a waiver. atively humanless ecosystems. And as we cently wrote in The Washington Times that It seems likely that the U.S. will end up face growing populations, growing envi-the HouseÕs Select Committee on Climate with Upton as chair of the Energy and ronmental awareness and growing under-Change should be ended and the Environ-Commerce Committee. Though Upton is standing of the risks of threats such as cli-mental Protection AgencyÕs regulations on the most moderate on environmental issues mate change, other air pollution, stressed issues such as smog and coal ash disposal of the major candidates, he has made it clear water supply and rapid land use change, should be halted. Like his main competitors that environmental protections will not be a we also are challenged to develop physical for the Energy and Commerce Committee priority. In this time of major infrastructure and legal infrastructure that will support a chairmanship, Joe Barton, R-Texas, and John and policy choices, coupled with increas¥healthy environment, adequate energy and Shimkus, R-Ill., Upton has expressed doubt ingly precious environmental resources, the clean water. that climate science accurately predicts ma-effects of this attitude remain to be seen. Which is why some of the political she-jor risk from human-caused climate change nanigans visible in the United States right pollution. However, Upton does support Grubert is an environmental and water resources engineer¥now are, frankly, frightening. phasing out energy-intensive 100-watt in-ing graduate student. The satiric newspaper The Onion put candescent lightbulbs, which has led other it well with its Nov. 10 headline, ÒGlob-Republicans to attack him as too liberal. Age limits and concealed carry By Marc Nestenius Daily Texan Columnist Seven weeks after tragedy occurred on the sixth floor of the Perry-Casta–eda Library, students at UT have resumed their weekly routines. However, just a few blocks down Congress Av¥enue, the Texas Legislature will surely keep re¥minding us of the incident throughout the spring. In January, the 82nd legislative session will com¥mence, and a bill on concealed carry on college campuses has already made it on the agenda. Filed by Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, H.B. 86 will no doubt be one of the most close¥ly followed bills of 2011. As Simpson states on his website, ÒIn light of the recent incidence of gun¥fire on the University of Texas campus, this legis¥lation is overdue.Ó Can we, as young adults, expect ourselves to be¥have civilly enough to bring weapons to class? Is there a chance the presence of handguns on cam¥pus will be dangerous? I, and probably many others, asked these ques¥tions during the Sept. 28 lockdown. It is clear that we need reasoned, healthy debate on this issue. But as much as I want to hear the best persuasive arguments on campus, I must point out a blatant, yet overlooked, flaw in the debate. If the Legislature passes the bill, students must obtain a state concealed handgun license before legally carrying a handgun on campus. They must have clean criminal records, of course. They must be of sound mind. Makes sense. And they must be 21 years of age. This is exact¥ly where my support begins to unravel. Many UT undergraduates are under 21, and if the Republican-controlled Legislature only grants students over 21 this power, it would discriminate against younger UT students and make us more vulnerable than ever. Why? The right to protection should not be se¥lective, but current concealed carry laws would make my safety contingent upon older studentsÕ prudency. I would never trust the sixth-year se¥nior sitting in the back of my lower-division phys¥ics course to be the only one in class allowed to pack heat. As with the Virginia Tech shooting, campus shootings are often planned and calculated. A gunman could know to choose an introductory chemistry class filled with 400 freshmen over an upper-division government class with potential concealed-handgun license holders. Many have heard the two schools of thought regarding nuclear weapon proliferation: disar¥mament and deterrence. A weapons-less utopia is popular; President Barack Obama won a Nobel Peace Prize largely for his efforts in bringing the nuclear world to ÒGlobal Zero.Ó But as Roger Cohen opined in The New York Times last Friday, this type of Òidealism will not keep [countries] safe.Ó Supporters of nuclear de¥terrence claim that if all countries had nukes, then it is less likely anyone will dare to use them. The same arguments can apply to campus car¥ry. Supposedly, a campus filled with CHL holders is safer than one without any. But a plan only al¥lowing some students to carry guns will be hypo¥critical, discriminatory and even dangerous. Legis¥lators should either grant concealed carry privileg¥es to all students or not even consider the notion. There is no room for compromise or experiments. If legislators are unlikely to grant CHLs to re¥cent high school graduates, would I suggest the campus carry debate be dropped completely? Maybe. Debating legislation without addressing the underlying policy upon which the legislationÕs intent is contingent doesnÕt make any sense. But to many, 18 is far too young for someone to carry a weapon, and legislation to lower the CHL age requirement would probably be more hot¥ly contested than the idea of concealed carry on campus. Permitting guns in classrooms would be a mon¥umental action, but if it only half-heartedly fulfills its purpose, then it will do students no good. Nestenius is a mechanical engineering sophomore. LEGALESE RECYCLE SUBMIT A FIRING LINE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanon¥ the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not nec¥ paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in line.com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer essarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the burnt-orange news stand where you found it. than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 News By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Texas Crew members said pas¥sion for their sport gets them up each weekday at 5:15 a.m. for prac¥tice. They took that passion to the West Mall on Monday and Tues¥day to raise awareness and funds for their sport. The teamÕs 50 members collec¥tively rowed 801 miles Ñ the dis¥tance between the two farthest points in Texas from Brownsville to the north part of the Panhan¥dle Ñ on a set of rowing machines, called Òergs.Ó The Texas Crew team has conducted the Row Across Tex¥as fundraiser for years in hopes of attracting attention and donations through a letter-writing campaign to let alumni, friends and family know about their efforts. Because menÕs crew is not an NCAA sport, the team receives no funding from the athletics depart¥ment. NCAA does sponsor wom¥enÕs rowing, so women can choose between the NCAA team and club team. It costs Texas Crew about $150,000 to pay coaches, fund travel to competitions and pur¥chase the equipment they need each year, and the $15,000 they re¥ceived this year from the Division of Recreational Sports as a club team barely scratches the surface, so every team member must pay $700 per semester in dues. ÒAll our operating costs come from dues and the allocation that we get from RecSports,Ó said Tex¥as Crew captain Tyler McDon¥ald, a biochemistry and psycholo¥gy senior. ÒThe money we get from fundraising helps us grow as an or¥ganization and lets us expand our fleet and buy new boats.Ó Row Across Texas raises be¥tween $20,000 and $50,000 each year. The team hopes to raise enough money this year to buy a new eight-man boat for their var¥sity menÕs team. The team has to regularly buy new boats to replace out-of-date equipment, since new¥er boats are faster and more ef¥ficient, said varsity menÕs team member Zach Boven, a Plan II and business honors sophomore. In addition to raising money, the fundraiser helps the team recruit new members and educate the cam¥pus about the team, Boven said. ÒYou make good friends, get in good shape, the competition is in¥credible because we get to race some of the best athletes from around the country,Ó he said. ÒItÕs something a lot of people donÕt know about because [the sport is] not as big in Texas. Row Across Tex¥as is something we do as a team to Book explores Latino depictions By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff Moving Òbeyond el bar¥rioÓ means challenging stereo¥types and highlighting the so¥cial, cultural and political strug¥gles that shaped Latina/o com¥munities in the past and present Ñ ideas the five authors of ÒBe¥yond El Barrio: Everyday Life in Latina/o AmericaÓ convey in their anthology. A symposium and book sign¥ing sponsored by UTÕs Center for Mexican American Studies, the Department of American Studies and the Department of History honored the book in the San Jacinto Conference Center on Tuesday. ÒBeyond El BarrioÓ is a collection of essays analyz¥ing Latina/o representations in the media, popular culture and public policy within and across national affiliations. History and African Diaspora associate professor Frank Gu¥ridy said it is important to ex¥plore the problems and pos¥sibilities of Òel barrioÓ as a framework for understanding Latina/o experiences. ÒFor some Ôel barrioÕ sig¥nifies Ôghetto,ÕÓ Guridy said. ÒFor others, it means an au¥tonomous Latina/o commu¥nity with vibrant cultures in the face of American assimila¥tion. We interrogate the notion of Ôel barrioÕ as a way to high¥light how our understandings of Latina/os remained trapped in many racial, gendered and class-based stereotypes.Ó Co-editors Guridy and Gina Perez discussed the motivations behind the book and its broad¥er conceptual framework, along with their own personal essays. Guridy said recent debates about Latinos in the U.S. make the anthology relevant. ÒThe book is timely in that it sheds light on larger politi¥cal questions, such as immigra¥tion, that affect U.S. society as a whole,Ó Guridy said. ÒSometimes methodologies donÕt capture the lifestyles of the people,Ó Perez said. ÒThe 2000 census and political and demographic shifts that oc¥curred during that time inspired us to create an interdisciplinary approach to Latin studies.Ó Three of the contributors Ñ associate professors in the Col¥lege of Liberal Arts: Deborah Paredez, John McKiernan-Gon¥zalez and Cary Cordova Ñ summarized their individual essays and how they explored different meanings of Òel bar¥rioÓ in the U.S. McKiernan-Gonzalez focuses on the diverse Latina/o popula¥tions in Tampa, Fla., while Cor¥dova delved into the Mission District in San Francisco. Paredez focused her essay on the absent mother figure in Latina representation. She said visibility in the media and pop¥ular culture doesnÕt always re¥sult in power. ÒEven among Latinos, there was an anxiety of young Lati¥nas and their economic autono¥my and mobility,Ó Paredez said. ÒThis strategically relocates the problem onto the mother, be¥cause she prevents the daugh¥ter from aspiring.Ó Meteor showers cascade in Austin sky By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff Between 20 and 100 meteors will be visible early Wednesday morn¥ing as the Leonid meteor shower soars into sight. StarDate, the bimonthly maga¥zine of UTÕs McDonald Observato¥ry, recommended that the best time to see the meteor is Nov. 17 and Nov. 18, just before sunrise. Astronomy Professor Eiichiro Komatsu said when Earth orbits into a region where there is a lot of debris, dust comes into the EarthÕs atmosphere and we see a meteor shower. ÒThey occur so regularly because we travel along the same path ev¥ery year,Ó he said. ÒUnlike comets, that happen to fall to Earth, we are actually going into its path.Ó The Leonid shower is unique be¥cause more than the usual dozen meteors will be visible every hour, said Rebecca Johnson, a McDonald Observatory spokeswoman. ÒItÕs generally one of the bet¥ter showers in any given year be¥cause itÕs one of the big ones,Ó she said. ÒThere should be a minimum of 20 meteors per hour and possi¥bly more.Ó Researchers at the McDonald Ob- We are calling this unknown force thatÕs ÔÔcausing [EarthÕs expansion] to speed up Ôdark energy.ÕÓ Ñ Rebecca Johnson McDonald Observatory spokeswoman servatory generally research stars, galaxies and planets surround¥ing stars, but the National Science Foundation recently awarded a $3.6 million grant to research dark energy, an unknown force in space. They will combine efforts with Tex¥as A&M University and Pennsyl¥vania State University using the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, one of the worldÕs largest. Johnson said astronomers thought the planetÕs expansion would slow down and stop be¥cause of gravity, but surprisingly, the opposite has occurred. ÒEarthÕs expansion is actually speeding up, and no one knows why,Ó Johnson said. ÒWe are calling this unknown force thatÕs causing it to speed up Ôdark energy.ÕÓ There are four to five major mete¥or showers every year with the big¥gest occurring in August, Novem¥ber and December, she said. Astronomy graduate student Paul Robertson said the research will give insight into the beginnings of Earth. ÒItÕs going to give us an immense amount of observational data to help pin down how this force is working,Ó he said. ÒFor people who want to know about EarthÕs origins and how it will evolve, this study will be a source of answers.Ó show the University that we have dedication to our sport and show our gratitude for everyoneÕs sup¥port of our team.Ó Such student interest and dedi¥cation keeps Texas Crew and other club teams alive, said RecSports as¥sistant sport club coordinator Chad McKenzie. RecSports can only allo¥cate $200,000 total to various club teams, and they look to give the most support to teams that show the most passion and interest in their sport, he said. ÒThese students do this because they absolutely love the sport, and their funding comes from them,Ó McKenzie said. ÒWe have ath¥letes in our clubs that could play NCAA sports at other schools, but they came to UT to get their edu¥cation, and we are glad to be able to support their interests in our club teams.Ó Environmental group promotes recycling, reusing By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff While the Campus Environ¥mental Center has seen its share of success in the past year with an expanded on-campus recy¥cling program, the student group urged students on Tuesday to continue embracing sustainabil¥ity efforts on campus, said en¥vironmental science sophomore Michelle Camp. The center celebrated America Recycles Day on the West Mall as the group gave out free T-shirts to students who took a quiz on recycling on campus. All of the T-shirts were gone by 11:45 a.m. Formed in 2002, the organi¥zation is plan¥ at UT in the fiscal year 2008-09, according to UTÕs Facilities Ser¥vices website. While the CEC is getting ready to do another trash audit, they expect to see the numbers go up, said gov¥ernment senior Rachel Aitkens, the groupÕs director. ÒIÕve seen a major change since the green outdoor bins went out,Ó she said. ÒI know that recycling has gone up be¥cause we take it to the com¥panies we recycle with, and weÕve physically been having to make more trips. ItÕs really exciting to see that happen.Ó The student environmen¥tal group is working with the Freshman Ori¥ ning other cam-entation Pro¥paigns to dis-gram and res¥tribute reusable idence halls bags and water to spread the bottles, as well word about on¥ ÔÔ We need student as T-shirts made campus recy¥ support to change from recycled cling, Aitkens cotton, in or-UTÕs practicesÓ said. The next der to increase step to increase awareness and Ñ Michelle Camp recycling on the draw students Assistant director UT campus is into the idea of a change in the of CECÕs recycleing recycling, said attitude toward Camp, assistant committee it and increas¥director of the ing its aware-CECÕs recycling ness, she said. committee. Students can ÒStudents re-take the next spond really well to free stuff, especially if itÕll save money,Ó she said. ÒWe need student support to change UTÕs practices.Ó This semester, UT placed 35 new outdoor recycling bins with separate compartments for pa¥per, plastic and aluminum, as well as indoor recycling bins for almost every building on campus and compost bins for on-campus eateries such as Jester City Lim¥its and Cypress Bend Cafe. A total of 21,406 trees were saved by on-campus recycling step in solv¥ing the UTÕs sustainability problem by monitoring what they buy, instead of what they throw away, said geography senior Mark McKim, a mem¥ber of the groupÕs recycling task force committee. ÒRecycling is very important in the realms of environmen¥tal responsibility but itÕs not the most important,Ó he said. ÒAs students, we should take the time to think about our purchas¥es and reduce and reuse rather than force ourselves to recycle.Ó Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN Bass leads Horns off bench in blowout Shereen Ayub | Daily Texan Staff Freshman Chelsea Bass brings the ball up the court during WednesdayÕs 112-53 win over Northwestern State. Bass led all Texas reserves with 18 points. By Alexandra Carreno ter the LonghornÕs 112-53 defeat everyone playing like that.Ó points and grabbed six rebounds some great games as well. They Daily Texan Staff of Northwestern State Tuesday Inexperience proved to be and was one of three players to come in with a lot of confidence After last FridayÕs season night: The bench took heed of a one-time hindrance for the have points in the double digits and energy.Ó opener, Texas head coach Gail GoestenkorsÕ advice. squadÕs fresh faces, as the re-at half time. Sarah Lancaster and Hartung Goestenkors made her needs ÒI think they did a better job,Ó serves combined for 30 points ÒThe freshmen give us some also came out strong off the clear. She needed her bench play-Goestenkors said. ÒItÕs still not on Tuesday. great versatility,Ó Goestenkors bench, combining for 10 points ers to come in with the same fo-where we want it to be. Chelsea Bass was a standout coming said. ÒChelsea did a real great and 11 rebounds. cus and intensity as if they were [Bass] came in very focused and off the bench for the Longhorns. job tonight, and Anne Ma¥starting. One thing was clear af-ready to play, weÕve got to get The freshman guard scored 18 rie [Hartung] has already had BLOWOUT continues on page 7 Point guard Fontenette steps up with 23 points By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff In a game where seemingly every player on the Texas squad made respectable strides for¥ward in their individual games, Ashleigh FontenetteÕs day was particularly special. ÒA-T,Ó as she is affectionate¥ly called by her teammates and coaches, was the driving force behind the LonghornsÕ 115-53 victory. She dropped a game¥high 23 points on Northwest¥ern State for her second straight 20-plus scoring performance of the season. In addition to her scoring, she snagged eight re¥bounds, made six assists to just two turnovers, stole the ball four times and the 5-foot-8-inch guard even had a block. In addition Fontenette was 2-of-4 from long range and only missed one of six free throws. ÒI think [Ashleigh] is one of the best point guards in the FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert, 7, scrambles between Oklahoma State defenders during SaturdayÕs game. Gilbert finished with 55 yards on the ground and is now second on the team in rushing. Gilbert to start because of rushing By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Quarterback Garrett Gilbert is not going to get benched. His interception to touchdown ratio may be 15:7, but heÕs become a valuable part of the teamÕs run¥ning game. Last Saturday night against Oklahoma State, he ran for 55 yards and became the teamÕs second leading rusher. HeÕs credited with 324 yards on 74 carries this season just behind tailback Cody JohnsonÕs 361 yards on 92 carries. ÒBut most of those were scrambles,Ó said Gilbert, who doesnÕt consider himself a du¥al-threat quarterback. ÒThatÕs not really a situation you want to be in.Ó That may be, but Gilbert is going to need to finish out the rest of the season as a runner since the tailback depth chart slimmed down this week with TreÕ Newton ending his foot¥ball career because of a series of head injuries. That means Fozzy Whittaker, Johnson, Chris Whaley and D.J. Monroe need to pick up their games. Whittaker, who has the best yards-per-carry average on the team (4.5), went down Saturday GILBERT continues on page 7 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 SIDELINE LONGHORN SPOTLIGHT TREY HOPKINS Height: 6Õ4Ó Weight: 297 lbs. Class: Freshman Hometown: Galena Park When starting left guard Mi¥chael Huey injured his knee against Baylor, true freshman Trey Hopkins was thrown into the game. HeÕs been the LonghornsÕ starter ever since. Head coach Mack Brown and offensive coordinator Greg Da¥vis are excited about Hopkins not only because of his impressive performances in the Kansas State and Oklahoma State games, but also because of his versatility that allows him to play all five spots on the line. ÒHe might be as good as any lineman weÕve ever had before he finishes his career at Texas,Ó Brown said. ÒHeÕs doing real¥ly well for a true freshman and thatÕs really unheard of in mod¥ern day football for an offensive lineman. HeÕs got great feet, great length, great quickness and great athletic ability.Ó Davis compared Hopkins to for¥mer Texas right tackle Justin Blal¥ock, who was a part of the 2005 national championship team. Hopkins is one of three fresh¥men (Mason Walters and Paden Kelley are the other two) to have started on the offensive line the past couple of games. ÑLaken Litman LONGHORNS IN THE NBA LaMarcus Aldridge, PF 9-of-17 shooting 23 points 4 rebounds T.J. Ford, PG 3-of-10 shooting 6 points 5 assists Daniel Gibson, PG 6-of-12 shooting 18 points 8 assists Maurice Evans, SF 0-of-3 shooting 2 rebounds SPORTS BRIEFLY Lee meets with Rangers GM amidst surge of trade talks Free agent pitcher Cliff Lee has had another high-level visitor. Texas Rangers general manag¥er Jon Daniels said he met with Lee and his agent on Monday in Arkansas, the left-handerÕs off¥season home. Daniels was at baseballÕs GM meetings on Tuesday. Lee also is being pursued by the New York Yankees. Earlier this month, Yankees general manag¥er Brian Cashman visited Lee at his home. The 32-year-old Lee was a com¥bined 12-9 with a 3.18 ERA for Se¥attle and Texas last season. He was 7-0 with a 1.26 ERA in eight career postseason starts before twice losing to San Francisco in the World Series. Ñ The Associated Press National organization names 10 Longhorns to regional team Following the NCAA Regional Championships last weekend, the U.S. Track and Field Cross Coun¥try Coaches Association announced a list of almost 450 all-regional Divi¥sion I cross-country runners, includ¥ing 10 Texas runners. The Longhorn runners in¥clude: Mia Behm, Marielle Hall, Julie Amthor, Sara Sutherland, Laleh Mojtabaeezamani, Ryan Dohner, Patrick McGregor, Bri¥an Rhodes-Devey, Bradley Low¥ry and Brock Simmons. The menÕs and womenÕs teams will compete at the NCAA National Championships next Monday. Ñ Will Anderson country,Ó said Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors. ÒI think she showed that. SheÕs been really consistent with her play. SheÕs a tremendous defensive player, and sheÕs also got a lot of confi¥dence offensively now.Ó Goestenkors said she also saw a much smarter basketball play¥er on the court. ÒI think last year was a learn¥ing year for her at that point position,Ó she said. ÒNow she knows exactly what we need and when we need it.Ó Fontenette knew she needed FONTENETTE continues on page 7 VOLLEYBALL Faucette provides spark as others sit with injuries By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff ÒFear the FaucetteÓ may be the most appropriate saying to write on a sign for tonight as eighth-ranked Texas (19-5, 14-2 Big 12) faces off against Mis¥souri (19-8, 11-6) at 6:30 p.m. in¥side Gregory Gym. The senior outside hitter and team co-captain has been on a tear as the LonghornsÕ season approaches its final lap. The San Diego native has strung together averages of 27.3 kills per match on .389 hitting, to go along with 9.67 digs and 1.67 blocks. On Monday, she earned Big 12 Player of the Week honors for the second time this season for her performances at Baylor and Texas Tech last week. Ò[JuliannÕs] been playing re¥ally well,Ó said head coach Jer¥ritt Elliott. ÒItÕs how sheÕs doing it. Her attack selection has really changed, her feet to the ball is a lot better, and her confidence is a lot better.Ó Faucette, who is also on the Academic All-Big 12 second team, has stepped up in place of injured teammates with some great setting. Ò[The situation] just calls for me to step up and [junior setter FAUCETTE continues on page 7 Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Juliann Faucette, left, has been an integral piece of TexasÕ latest winning streak, notching 54 kills in the last two games. Wednesday, November 17, 2010 SportS fontenette: Junior Ôone of the best,Õ says coach Goestenkors From page 6 to force turnovers. Like a heat¥seeking missile, she was relent¥less in her pursuit of the ball in all phases of the game. After scoring the first bucket of the game, a 3-pointer, she im¥mediately stayed under the Tex¥as basket to defend the inbound pass. Fontenette was alone at first on the press but then demanded help from her teammates. Her persistence paid off because that is where most of her six steals came from. Most of her damage came in the first half of the game when she said she was looking to get as many people involved as pos¥sible. ÒI think early I just looked to attack in transition and the de¥fense started to collapse on me and I just found the open play¥er,Ó Fontenette said. ÒWe were looking to share the ball and I think we did a great job of do¥ing that.Ó FontenetteÕs calm demeanor off the court does not translate to passive play on it. She was Tex¥asÕ workhorse last night, and she knows that she needs to contin¥ue having that attitude to ensure TexasÕ long-term success. Luckily, despite individual ac¥complishments, Fontenette al¥ways has a team-first mentality. ÒI personally love it,Ó the freshman guard said, referring to the teamÕs tempo. ÒAs a team, we have a lot of athletic guards and our posts can run the floor, and I think itÕs great for us to be able to pressure the other team and get out and run.Ó blowout: Reserves put up 30, Texas scores most since 2000 From page 6 Ò[The coaches] want us to push the tempo more than any¥thing,Ó said guard Chassidy Fus¥sell. ÒJust get it up the court and if you donÕt have the shot, find an open player. I think we did a great job of that tonight.Ó True to form, the four veteran players laid the foundation for victory against the Demons. Ashleigh Fontenette was in the zone all night as she shot 8-of-13 from the floor. Just five minutes into the first half, the junior had scored 10 points and racked up two assists, two rebounds and a steal. She went on to score a game-high 23 points. The only freshman in the starting lineup, Fussell came out strong for the Longhorns, as she recorded her second¥straight double-digit scoring ef¥fort of the season with a career¥high 21 points. ÒWhen you have leaders like we do, they pull me along with them and they drive us. It carries over into the game.Ó But once again, turnovers con¥tinued to plague the Longhorns and they finished with 21. It was an improvement over the 24 turnovers they amassed against Mississippi Valley State last Fri¥day but Goestenkors is confident thereÕs room to grow. ÒI want to score 100 points ev¥ery game. ThatÕs the mindset I want to go in with,Ó Goesten¥kors said. ÒIf it doesnÕt happen it doesnÕt, but thatÕs the way we should go in to every single game we play. I think we are develop¥ing that mindset and identity.Ó gilbert: QB now teamÕs No. 2 rusher From page 6 in the first half because of a re¥curring stinger in his shoulder. Johnson hasnÕt performed like the back the coaches thought they were getting in fall camp, but as of late heÕs getting more reps. Whaley, a redshirt fresh¥man, has only appeared in one game this season and as far as Monroe goes, heÕs not even list¥ed on this weekÕs updated depth chart despite leading the team with 9.4 yards per carry. Senior send off The senior class is only guar¥anteed eight more days, five more practices and two more games until their football career at Texas is over. That is unless the seniors beat Florida Atlantic this Saturday and Texas A&M on Thanksgiv¥ing and become a 6-6 bowl-eli¥gible team. ÒThe only thing weÕre talking about now is getting the seniors out on the right note,Ó said re¥ceiver Malcolm Williams. But despite the desperation surrounding Texas right now, the players and coaches are stay¥ing calm and positive. ÒWe can still have a winning season. We can still finish above .500,Ó said receiver James Kirk¥endoll, because if Texas wins its next two games plus a bowl game, it would end with a 7-6 record. ÒItÕs crazy how you can go from playing in the national championship game to having a struggling season.Ó Injury report Defensive end Jackson Jef¥fcoat, who hasnÕt played a snap since Nebraska, says his sprained ankle is feeling bet¥ter than it has in weeks. Jeffcoat told the coaches and head train¥er Kenny Boyd that he should be able to play Saturday against Florida Atlantic. Starting left tackle Kyle Hix, who got a concussion in the second half of the Kansas State game and didnÕt play last week¥end against Oklahoma State, is also probable for the weekend. Whittaker Õs stinger is still nagging him, but he said Tues¥day afternoon that his first practice back went well and he should be good to go for the game on Saturday. faucette: Senior earns Big 12 weekly honor From page 6 Michelle] KocherÕs setting great right now,Ó Faucette said. ÒItÕs kind of just panning out that way. ItÕs definitely me wanting to go out there and win the game.Ó Texas played its last two games without junior outside hitter Am¥ber Roberson, the latest victim on a laundry list of injuries the team has faced through the season. With their second leading scor¥er out, Faucette shouldered a lot of the scoring burden, posting a career-high 30 kills against the Bears in an emotion-filled match that included plenty of jawing with the referees. Three nights later, she posted 24 kills against the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Even with FaucetteÕs offensive showcase and RobersonÕs injury, the team has managed to main¥tain the much-coveted offen¥sive balance Elliott has preached about since the beginning of the year, as the team continues to get double digit kills from se¥nior middle blocker Jennifer Doris, sophomore utility play¥er ShaÕDare McNeal and junior middle blocker Rachael Adams. ÒItÕs all pretty much coming together full circle from the be¥ginning of our season to now,Ó Faucette said. ÒWith just the ups and downs weÕve had, ev¥eryone has seen our chemistry grow. Supporting each other and getting to know each oth¥er off the court is really show¥ing on the court.Ó With Roberson listed as day¥to-day, senior outside hitter Lauren Dickson has stepped into the starting role. The Uni¥versity of Virginia transfer and Westlake High School graduate operated primarily as a serving specialist until these last two games. Dickson notched eight kills and 11 digs against Texas Tech on Saturday. ÒSheÕs a great player,Ó Doris said. ÒSheÕs such a good contrib¥utor with her defense. ItÕs fun to play against her, but to see her get her shot and see her shine. WeÕre so happy for her.Ó The Longhorns hope to extend their winning streak against a Missouri team that is boasting its own six-game tear. Texas has also dropped a set in each of its last three matches. Doris said that has more to do with the teamÕs own mishaps rather than being overmatched. 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People with other disabilities might be uncomfortable, but for me, itÕs not uncomfortable.Ó With interpreters such as Park¥er on campus, who has been in¥terpreting professionally for the last 15 years, the hearing-impaired community has been provided with a sense of comfort on campus. Parker has had a desire to make a positive impact on the lives of oth¥ers for years. This urge was what brought her to UT and eventually to Wilkins. Ò[As an interpreter] I could learn every day and enjoy every day,Ó Parker said. ÒInterpreting is a skill Ñ itÕs my profession Ñ and you have to have manual dexterity to interpret while someone is speak¥ing.Ó This connection between in¥terpreter and student has made it so that both sides learn every day about the community, and for Wilkins, this specifically concerns her love of music. ÒI have other ways of enjoying the music life, by watching the peo¥ple singing in American Sign Lan¥guage, feeling the vibrates of the beats and I also enjoy watching the musical movies,Ó Wilkins said. ÒI look for a deeper meaning in the visuals [instead of the sound].Ó meal: Laughs are part of lively performance From page 10 harmonies of the Renaissance tradition. In addition to this form of audience interaction, magic tricks will also be per¥formed for the audience on dinner breaks. Despite a somewhat tense rehearsal atmosphere, Spanish senior Sandra Khalil sat calmly in the back of the room. She listened attentively to questions and groups practicing their wenching, but overall the showÕs producer seemed at ease. ÒWeÕve put a lot of thought into this show,Ó Khalil said. ÒItÕs going to be really epic.Ó After acting for Madrigal Dinner for the past two years, Khalil decided to take on a different role for her senior year. Juggling publicity and management of both behind the scenes and on-stage production was a sharp juxtaposition to her time spent acting on stage, but Khalil said she appre¥ciated the opportunity to participate in Madrigal in a differ¥ent way. ÒIÕm super excited about being a part of Madrigal in its 30th year,Ó Khalil said. ÒI fell in love with it my first year, and one of my dreams that surfaced through that was want¥ing to make the show grow. I think weÕve been able to do that.Ó Khalil notes that it is the enthusiasm of the students that carries the production and makes it memorable. ÒIt has a very specific atmosphere,Ó she said. ÒWhen youÕre watching you can tell how much the actors and sing¥ers are having fun singing songs to you and interacting with you. The energy is infectious.Ó Panel: Students can network, ask industry successes advice From page 10 ÒConsidering the market right now with the way the recession is going, I think a lot of people would probably be interested just to see if there is another field,Ó Seymour said. He has been running around the past week posting flyers and letting students know about the event. ÒI donÕt think video games instantly comes to mind.Ó Driver admits to not knowing the average salary of a video game designer ($75,573 according to Game Developer ResearchÕs 2009 report), but he says there are still commitments to be made, as with any competitive industry. ÒIf itÕs going to take you four more years, are you willing to commit to that? If itÕs going to take an internship, are you willing to commit to that?Ó Driver said. ÒAt the end of the day, itÕs really your decision. We are just lucky enough to be facilitators of that conversation.Ó Tess Snider, a programmer who has worked in the industry for near¥ly a decade, will be one of the pan¥elists to join the conversation. She has worked for three Austin game developers, but now does contract work and runs her independent studio Pixelsea Entertainment. ÒThere is enough game develop¥ment and support activity in Aus¥tin at any given point in time that there are always jobs for people with the right skills,Ó Snider said. The event will be organized into two sections. The first will be a panel with four questions posed by the moderators, followed by audience questions. Afterward, the panelists will invite audience members to converse with them, giving students a rare opportunity to network with Austin game in¥dustry professionals. ÒItÕs one of those careers that I think that if you lived in any oth¥er city, probably getting six people who work in video game design wouldnÕt be possible,Ó Driver said. ÒI can tell you right now, back in Florida I couldnÕt have done it.Ó THE DAILY TEXAN C L ASSIFIEDS ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the Þrst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect insertion. In consideration of The Daily TexanÕs acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its ofÞcers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print¥ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorneyÕs fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. From page 10 new game types, including one where players start with only a knife and a pistol with one bul¥let. Zombie mode from ÒWorld at WarÓ also returns with minor im¥provements. The single-player mode is where the game falls short. ItÕs the most ambitious campaign yet, packed full of set piece moments every five minutes. Some players will get a thrill out of the rollercoaster pac¥ing and constant interruptions, but I personally found these scenarios Ñ along with sawing through the necks of unaware Vietnamese sol¥diers while a squad mate cheers, ÒNever gets oldÓ Ñ to be a try¥ing attempt at creating shock val¥ue where a better designed se¥ries once stood. The good news is that most of what you like about the series remains. The bad news is that you probably own those parts already. Grade: B For fans of: ÒApocalypse Now,Ó Alex Jones and presidents killing zombies. Medal of Honor (PC, PS3, Xbox 360) ThereÕs an irony that comes with the release of ÒMedal of HonorÕsÓ 2010 reboot. The franchise respon¥sible for creating the World War II console shooter that led to genre fatigue has now returned in the form of a modern military shoot¥er in a year that is full of them. Thankfully, there are novel ideas, gorgeous visuals and a unique aesthetic to set it apart from the competition. In what was a terrible deci¥sion from the start, the gameÕs two components are developed by separate teams. DICE handled the multiplayer, essentially strip¥ping away the best features of their ÒBattlefield: Bad Company 2Ó without adding the ideas that stand out from the single-play¥er campaign, developed by Dan¥ger Close. There is a grounded realism to ÒMedal of HonorÓ that is at times fascinating in concept but too of¥ten boring in execution. Being able to slide to cover, peek around corners and pull out a pistol with the double tap of a button are all great additions (none of which appear in multiplayer), but they canÕt prevent the game from feel¥ing like an endless shooting gal¥lery from an earlier age. Grade: C For fans of: ÒCall of Duty 4: Mod¥ern Warfare,Ó ATVs and gnarly beards. By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff Jannifer Wilkins spoke without words, her hands forming a language that Barbie Parker, her interpreter, decoded. Wilkins was born deaf, and has been singing since she was a child; since before she could re¥member. When asked about music, her hands moved with even greater dexterity exemplifying her passion for the subject. Part of this passion inevitably came from her father, a professional jazz drummer who played gigs around the Houston area for years. Wilkins credits much of her pas¥sion for her studio arts major to him, as well as her overall love of music. Because of this upbringing, Wilkins enrolled in a Literature in Music class because itÕs part of her degree requirements, and because she wasnÕt inter¥ested in taking a music class that required instrument use. ÒThey do play music in the class, but for eryday life. me, the teacher uses images as a substitute,Ó ÒItÕs really eye-opening to see that music Wilkins said. ÒIÕm given a visual image and really shapes all aspects of life,Ó Wilkins said. then look for the meaning ÒThe way that music chang¥behind it and I also have es, remixes and grows to be¥an interpreter in the class come popular over time re¥that signs whatÕs being ally fascinates me.Ó ÔÔreally shapes all ItÕs really eye-opening heard Ñ like rhythms and Her fascination with mu¥expressions so I can have to see that music sic has never just been in an understanding.Ó the classroom either. Mu¥ Although Wilkins is 36 sic has surrounded her for aspects of lifeÓ years old, before taking the years. WilkinsÕ husband is class, she only knew the also deeply rooted in the Ñ Jannifer wilkins very surface of all types of music industry, and like Musician music, and most of what her father, is a drummer. she knew came from her He plays rock ÔnÕ roll but father. She appreciates in his younger years tried the music more now after out R&B and soul. To help learning about the different genres of mu-Wilkins hear what heÕs playing, sometimes sic and their evolution. Wilkins also finds it heÕll sign the songs to her so she can see interesting to see context and music in ev-what theyÕre like. ÒItÕs funny, when people say to my hus¥band, ÔWhy would you marry a deaf wom¥an? Because she canÕt even hear the music.Õ My answer is that he can play as loud as he wants and I still canÕt hear it,Ó Wilkins said. Although she canÕt hear the lyrics of songs, Wilkins can feel the rhythms in the vibrations. ÒI can turn up the bass loud in my car, for my husband, and for my three kids,Ó Wilkins said. ÒI turn up the music at home. IÕm not always involved [with the music] in a partic¥ipatory manner, but itÕs always there.Ó She no longer uses a hearing aid because she feels more comfortable without one. In¥stead she focuses on seeing and feeling. She finds her days are more fulfilling without it, and feels natural without the aid of the de¥vice. Wilkins says she is glad UT has such SOUND continues on page 9 Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 Wednesday, November 17, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com Life&Arts The Daily Texan Dinner offers traditional Renaissance food, music Classical theater, modern humor creates atmosphere in annual student-run play By Abby Johnston Daily Texan Staff There will be plenty of sing¥ing, sword fights and bread pud¥ding at the Texas Union this week when the 30th annual Madrigal Dinner takes over the ballroom from Nov. 19 to Nov. 22. The cast and crew have revamped old tra¥ditions for this milestone anniver¥sary, with additions sure to please both the ears and the stomach. Madrigal Dinner is a longstand¥ing student-produced play. Each year, open auditions are held to cast actors, singers and crew, all supervised and coached by fellow students. The night includes sing¥ing classic Christmas carols, origi¥nal songs and, this year, tradition¥al Renaissance madrigals, all ac¥companied by dinner and dessert for the audience. Musical num¥bers center on a student-penned play that is largely in the vein of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, combining both classical theater elements and modern humor. The cast and crew practiced far into the night in the Union Ballroom, perfecting fighting se¥quences and practicing audience interaction. Even during rehears¥al breaks, the actors never broke character and instead practiced Òwenching,Ó or serenading indi¥viduals or small groups, to stand¥in audience members. Directors and costume designers did not break their focus while groups of actors circled them and sang snarky a capella, and modern madrigals sang in perfectly sweet MEAL continues on page 9 wHaT: Madrigal Dinner wHere: Texas Union Ballroom wHeN: Wednesday - Friday, 6:30 -9:30 p.m. TiCKeTs: Student tickets start at $13; General admission tickets start at $26 Video game reViews call of duty: black ops, medal of honor Panel will prove gaming jobs exist students on Wednesday. High school fitness coaches and parents often tell teenagers that getting a job in video game de¥velopment is a pipe dream. Kar¥en Weems and Joel Driver, career counselors at the Sanger Learning and Career Center, have talked to many kids over the years who have been told the same. ÒA lot of times we are talking and IÕll ask, ÔWhatÕs your interest?Õ and they say, ÔI like to play video games, but thatÕs not a career,ÕÓ Weems said. ÒSo we are doing this panel to show that, yeah, there really are careers as¥sociated with that interest that could be viable.Ó Weems develops iPhone apps when she isnÕt on campus, and Driver plays video games with old classmates as a way to keep in touch, but putting together the panel has been a learning experi¥ence for both of them, Weems said. Through a partnership with Inter¥national Game Developers Asso¥ciationÕs Austin chapter, the career center will bring five local game designers representing different as¥pects of game design to speak to UT students about a career that is open to them, Òmore so then the ones people usually think of,Ó ac¥cording to career center assistant Matthew Seymour. PANEL continues on page 9 Just another beautiful day in Austin Video gamesÕ multiplayer aspects vary in excellence By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff Finding a job in the video game industry has long been thought to be an extremely difficult task with suc¥cess limited to a few lucky comput¥er science majors. A panel on find¥ing a career in video games sought to dispel this myth and others to UT wHaT: Video Game Career Panel wHere: UTC 2.102A wHeN: Wednesday 3:30 - 6 p.m. web: lifelearning.utexas.edu Both titles feature slight innovations while failing to significantly advance By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff Call of Duty: Black Ops (PC, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360) The latest annual update to AmericaÕs favorite murder simulator presents many ene¥mies to the player: Tropas in Cuba, Vietcongs in Vietnam and Russians in the Arctic. But Treyarch, which previous¥ly developed ÒCall of Duty: World at War,Ó remain the greatest enemy of all. After playing through a campaign filled with unreliable team AI, getting stuck because of mis¥direction and facing endless swarms of Vietnamese troops that donÕt stop until you per¥form a non-indicated action, it will be TreyarchÕs name that you curse above all others. Most of the 5.6 million cop¥ies sold on the gameÕs release date were likely purchased for multiplayer: TreyachÕs strength. This yearÕs new fea¥tures and maps are welcome additions to one of the best online shooters available. The perks and personalization of ÒModern Warfare 2Ó are faith¥fully implemented along with a new leveling system that lets players earn points from matches that can be spent on new gear and perks. These points can also be gambled in HONOR continues on page 9