t?oi?3S v i s a i a v d . n v a a o MS S A Y X S I Z ófrOfr W 1 I I O H D I W 3 D V 1 I H 3 H t (toier white8 K " Texas artists ad.one Starflavor LIFE & ARTS PAGE 10A richer white» i & U ; W i i' V illV st> British police thwart plot to blow up plane headed to U.S. WORLD & NATION PAGE 3A T h e Daily Thursday, A u g u st 10, 2006 Serving The University of Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Architectural firm up for approval U T System Regents to m eet w ith p o ten tia l designers o f S tu d e n t A c tiv ity Center today By Stephanie Matlock Daily Texan Staff ARLINGTON — An architecture firm was chosen from two finalists to go before the UT System Board of Regents for approv­ al Wednesday to design the new Student Activity Center. The Facilities Planning and Operations Committee announced its recommendation of San Antonio-based Overland Partners Architects to design the Student Activity Center. The recommendation will be brought before the hill board at today's meeting for approval. “We found both teams very strong in the interviews," said Regent John W. Barnhill, chairman of the committee. Both candidates had designed projects for the UT System in the past, said David Dixon, interim associate vice chancellor for Facilities Planning and Construction. The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center is an Overland project, and the firm is cur­ rently working on the LBJ plaza renova­ tion at the University. The second finalist, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects of New Haven, Connecticut, designed the Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Building as well as the ini­ tial master plan for the UT-Austin campus, IDixon said. Overland's associate company on the project is the Pennsylvania-based WTW Architects, who has designed student SELECTION continues on page 2A Israel halts invasion plan i---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------■— —— ■ Officials considering new look for Austin By Behnaz Abolmaali Daily Texan Staff New citywide design stan­ d ards could change the look of Austin, from the sidewalks along Riverside Drive, to the creation of m ore resid en ­ tial and com mercial devel­ o pm ents like d o w n to w n 's Second Street District along G uadalupe Street. City leaders and design­ ers touted the 92-page draft ordinance for citywide design stan d ard s during a special A ustin City Council m eeting W ednesday. Regulations r n building location and design, streets, w alkw ays and parking w ould create a more pedes­ trian-friendly environm ent, increase aesthetic appeal and economic developm ent, and preserve A u stin 's u n ique character, city officials said. the A ustin has low est design standards of any city in Central Texas, according to council members, w ho in February 2004 passed a reso­ lution to create a task force on the initiative. Since then, about 100 m eetings w ith city lead­ ers, developers and neighbor­ hood groups have taken place. The council stopped short of finalizing the proposed ordi­ nance Wednesday, saying it w ould continue to hear p u b ­ lic feedback from the m eeting and make some adjustm ents before final approval. The design changes also propose stricter environm en­ tal regulations on big-chain retailers that will now have to build with brick or lime­ stone. The largest changes involve the Core Transit C orridors like East Riverside Drive, South First Street, A nderson COUNCIL continues on page 2A Israeli soldiers march alo ng a road in southern Lebanon after crossing from northern Israel Wednesday. Israel's Security Cabinet overw helm ­ ingly decided W ednesday to send troops deeper into Lebanon in a major expansion of the ground war, an attempt to further dam age Hezbollah before a cease-fire is imposed. Oded Balilty | Associated Press Israel holds o ff on large-scale movement o f troops into southern Lebanon to stop Hezbollah rockets By Ravi Nessman The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israel has put its mas­ sive new ground offensive into southern Lebanon on hold to give the U.N. Security Council more time to come to an agreement on a cease-fire, an Israeli Cabinet minister and senior officials said Thursday. Israel's Security Cabinet on Wednesday approved an expanded ground offensive in Lebanon, but Prime Minister Ehud Olmert decided to put the campaign on hold for two or three days to see whether diplomatic efforts will produce results, a senior Israeli government official said on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media. Asked by Israel Radio about the plans for such a delay, Cabinet minister Rafi Eitan said: "There are diplomatic considerations. There is still a chance that an international force will arrive in he area. We have no interest in being in south Lebanon. We have an interest in peace on our borders." The United Nations has been under tremendous pressure to agree quickly on a cease-fire to end the fighting that has caused widespread destruction across southern Lebanon and forced hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters. Israeli officials implied they would halt the new offensive if a cease-fire agreement removes Hezbollah from the border. Diplomatic efforts to reach a quick U.N. resolution faltered over differences between Washington and Paris on an Israeli with­ drawal from southern Lebanon. France backed Lebanon's call for Israeli troops to pull out once hostilities end, while the United States supported Israel's insistence on staying until a robust international force is deployed. Lebanon has offered to send troops to patrol the border region Despite the delay in the offensive, Israeli troops, backed by tanks and armored vehi­ cles, entered several southern Lebanese towns early Thursday and took up posi­ tions, witnesses said. The decision to escalate came on the dead­ liest day of the war for Israeli troops in Lebanon, with 15 soldiers killed. It coincided LEBANON continues on page 3A TOMORROW'S WEATHER High 1 0 2 Low 77 Waffles, waffles, waffles, waffles, waffles, waffles ... pancakes? INDEX Volume 106, Number 199 25 cents 'W orld & Nation 3A O p in ion.....................4A Sports....................... 6A Classifieds.................. 7 A 8A C om ics............. Life & Arts..............9-10A Danica Driscoll, a hum an ecol­ o g y junior, folds burnt- orange T-shirts W ednesday at the University Co-op on Guadalupe Street. A U.S. district court judge ruled that Sm ack Apparel C om pany can't use school colors to sell its merchandise. Callic R ichm ond Daily Texan Staff The best of the summer issue d t w e e k e n d Higher ed commission to conclude its report Early drafts criticized for placing blame on university spending By Justin Ward Daily Texan Staff The Commission on the Future of Higher Education will meet today for the last time to amend or approve its report to U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings. The commission, created by the secretary to make recom­ mendations to policymakers on ways to improve higher edu­ cation in America, released its third draft of the report one week ago in anticipation of today's meeting. The first draft drew fire from higher education organiza­ tions, such as the Association of American Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-grant Colleges. Critics of the first draft objected to the harsh tone found in the preamble, which placed blame on universities for many of higher education's ills. There are very few changes to the content of the third draft. The preamble, absent from the second draft, returns in the third in tamer form. The commission also added a conclusion at the end making the report nearly complete. Tom Palaima, a classics pro­ fessor at the University who also studies education policy, said that while the third report does recognize the issue of declining state and federal financial support, it m istak­ enly puts the onus on univer­ sities to decrease their spend­ ing. Palaima cited the report COMMISSION continues on page 2A Court rules company can’t use school colors By Andrew Egan Daily Texan Staff The Collegiate Licensing Company and four major universities have beer granted a summary judgement agains the Smack Apparel Company prevent ing Smack from using school colors t< sell its merchandise. The judgement immediately applie to the universities in the suit; how ever, the implications of the ruling m a’ extend much further, said Jerre Swanr who helped represent the licensinj company. Smack Apparel has not beei sued by The University of Texas an< does not anticipate any additions COLORS continues on page 2A THURSDAY, AUGUST 10,2006 COUNCIL: New design standards must allow flexibility From pagel A First Street, Anderson Lane and A irport Boulevard. Sidewalks along these roads will be wid­ ened to 15 feet to accommodate outdoor seating and plazas. C o u n c ilm a n B rew ster McCracken, who has led the project for the last three years, rem inded the council that since city design stan d ard s were first proposed a decade ago by former Mayor Pro Tern Jackie G oodm an, other cities have adopted and seen success with similar measures. Any ordinance w ould be im plem ented no sooner than 135 days after approval, in order to allow the citv staff, developers and other affected parties time to transition to the new code provisions. Another design ordinance, one pertain­ ing to landscape developm ent will go before the council in the fall. City M anager Toby Futrell also recomm ended new staff positions to deal w ith the ad d i­ tional w orkload that w ould be required to finalize the ordi­ nance. Council mem bers said any finalized plan should allow flexibility, especially for small business ow ners w ho could face unintended consequences from the standards. Mayor Pro Tern Betty Dunkerley said the finalized draft w ould also have to allow flexibility for build­ ers to accommodate disabled individuals. About half a dozen Austin residents and neighborhood leaders spoke largely in favor of the initiatives, but called on the council to adopt safe­ guards for neighborhoods to custom ize standards as they see fit. “We think this is one of the m ost things im p o rtan t the city has ever done," said Gerald Kinney, a m em ber of the design com mission. “[But] it's not perfect. N one of us got everything we w anted to out of this." GRU PO FLOR Y CANTO, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m., AH G 136. Everyone welcom e. Our Sum m er 2006 P rodu ction, "Rasquache," w ill showcase dances o f the M exican Revolution, political For theatre and activist poetry. m ore c o n ta c t grupoflorycanto@yahoo.com. in fo rm a tio n Find more listings at www.dailytexanonline.com. To submit your event to this calendar, send your information to aroundcampus@ dailytexanonline.com or call 471 -4591. CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: JJ Hermes (512)232-2212 editor@dailytexanonline. com M anaging Editor: Zachary Warmbrodt (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailyte''anonline.com Web Office: (512) 471-8616 online@dailytc l3 » 0 D 1 1 2 9 l> ll< SSKSSoo— u « i t For advertising inform ation, call 471-1865 From pagel A as evidence that showed the consumer price index rose by 80 percent from 1995 to 2005, public university tuition and fees w ent up 54 percent, while state support dropped to its all- time low. "Take a look at that and tell me if those stats tell you that public higher education has been on a spending spree," Palaima said. Some organ izatio n s th at criticized the first and second drafts of the report say that the third has not attem pted to ad d ress their concerns. The N ational Association of In d ep en d en t C olleges and U niversities sent a letter to C om m ission C hairm an and form er UT System regent Charles Miller criticizing the report for not addressing p ri­ vacy issues arising out of the proposed unit-record tracking SVStPTTl. data on individual students. Calls by several o rganiza­ tions for the removal of stan­ dardized testing from the com ­ m ission's recom m endations remain unheeded in the third draft of the report. Palaim a also p o in ted in to som e co n trad ictio n s the reports recom m endations that have never been resolved. The report sets forth the goal of reducing adm inistrative costs for universities, in tu rn reduc­ ing tuition and m aking col­ lege m ore affordable. At the sam e time, it advocates stan ­ dardized testing, w hich w ould increase adm inistrative costs, he said. The third report also retains its focus on u n d erg rad u ate education, ignoring calls by the Association of Am erican Universities and others for bet­ ter assessm ent of the state of graduate education. Miller w as unavailable for rnm m ent At nrpRR time www.dailytexanonline.com T h e D a i l y T e x a n LEBANON: Israel strikes Palestinian refugee camp Hussein Malla | Associated Press M ourners carry som e of the flag-draped bodies of Lebanese citizens, killed w hen an Israeli airstrike hit an apartment building late M o n d a y in the Beirut suburb of Chiah, during a m ass funeral procession Wednesday. Lebanese security officials said the death toll in an Israeli airstrike in the region three days ago had risen to at least 41, with 61 w ounded. From p ag el A with mounting demands from the international community for both sides to halt the fighting, which has killed at least 829 people. The plan to force Hezbollah guerrillas — and their short- range rockets — out of southern Lebanon and past the Litani River would have escalated the fierce fighting there and, if successful, would have left Israel in control of a security zone that it evacuated six years ago after a bloody 18- year occupation. Israel Army Radio reported early Thursday that heavy battles were in progress in south Lebanese villages across from Israel's Galilee panhandle, hard hit by rockets. Hezbollah said its fighters were engaged in "a violent confronta­ tion" with Israeli forces advancing on a border village. No details were immediately available. A new Israeli offensive would have also put tremendous pres­ sure on the United Nations to agree quickly on a cease-fire to end the fighting that has caused widespread destruction across forced southern Lebanon and hundreds of thousands of Israelis into bomb shelters. Israeli officials have implied they would halt the new offensive if a cease-fire agree­ ment removes Hezbollah from the border. The White House said Wednesday neither Israel nor Hezbollah should escalate their war. Hezbollah said that its guer­ rillas were engaged in "a violent confrontation" with Israeli forc­ es whose tanks tried to advance toward the border town of Khiam, the group's Al-Manar television Israel Army Radio reported. reported that heavy battles were in progress in south Lebanese vil­ lages across from Israel's Galilee panhandle, hard hit by rockets. Nasrallah rejected a draft U.N. resolution that would temporar­ ily let Israeli troops remain in south Lebanon and take defensive action. "The least we can describe this [draft resolution] is as unfair and unjust. It has given Israel more than it wanted and more than it was looking for," he said. He also signaled Hezbollah's intention to step up attacks, calling on Israeli Arabs to leave the northern city of Haifa so Hezbollah could pound it with rockets and not worry about killing fellow Muslims. Israel also hit Lebanon's larg­ est Palestinian refugee camp with an airstrike, killing at least two people. Israeli attacks Wednesday killed eight Lebanese civilians, according to Lebanese officials, and three guerrillas, according to Hezbollah. An Israeli TV station, quoting unidentified sources, said Iranian Revolutionary Guard soldiers were among the Hezbollah dead. The Israeli military was unable to con firm the report. Israel has charged that Iran is aiding Hezbollah on the ground as well as supplying the guerrillas with weapons. Iran has denied the charges. Israeli warplanes also dropped leaflets over the southern port city of Tyre and over Beirut proper for the first time. The fliers criticized Nasrallah, saying he was "playing with fire" and that the Lebanese people were "paying the price." Hezbollah fired at least 170 rockets into Israel on Wednesday, the army said. Since the fighting began, at least 711 people have died on the Lebanese side of the conflict. The Israeli death toll stood at 118, including 36 civilians and 82 sol­ diers. The government's decision came two days after Lebanon offered to send 15,000 soldiers to patrol the border region, a key Israeli demand intended to pre­ vent attacks on Israel. U.S. military arrests suspects in Carroll kidnapping By Vijay Joshi The Associated Press BAGHDAD, Iraq — U.S. troops have arrested four Iraqi men in the kidnapping of American journalist Jill Carroll, who was freed in March after 82 days in captivity, a U.S. spokesman said Wednesday. Maj. Gen. William Cald­ well said the four, who were not identified, were arrest­ ed in Anbar province west of Baghdad but he did not say when. jniCarro„ Another U.S. official, Lt. Col. Barry Johnson, said the arrests were made about a month ago. Caldwell said Carroll, who works for the Christian Science Monitor, was held at three loca­ tions, including one about seven miles west of Fallujah before she was freed March 30. The 28-year-old journalist was kidnapped Jan. 7 in west Baghdad and her Iraqi interpreter was shot dead. She was released near a Sunni Arab political party office in Baghdad and returned to the United States on April 2. "Sound intelligence was para­ mount here," Caldwell said. for involvement Four of the detainees were in arrested Carroll's kidnapping. The role of the fifth suspect was unclear. "U.S. and Iraqi authorities are currently discussing prosecutorial options and will make the determination shortly," Caldwell said. The Christian Science Monitor said it was aware of the announce­ ment in Baghdad and expressed gratitude for U.S. efforts to win her release. "Like reporters everywhere, we are reassured to hear that several of those believed to have held Jill have been apprehended," editor Richard Bergenheim said. "The daily threat of kidnapping in Iraq remains acute for all. Everything possible needs to be done to relieve Iraqis and others of this scourge." Associated Press correspondents Rawya Rageh, Qais al-Bashir, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Sameer N. Yacoub and Bushra Juhi contributed to this report. Alaska governor sets hiring freeze in response to oil field shutdown In this photo released W ednesday by U.S. Marine Corps, the em pty kitchen of a rural hom e outside a U.S. air base in Taqqadum, Iraq, where Jill Carroll is th ou gh t to have been held, Friday, M ay 19. By Matt Volz The Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska — Gov. Frank Murkowski imposed a state hir­ ing freeze Wednesday because of the millions of dollars in revenue Alaska is losing as a result of the Prudhoe Bay oil field shutdown and said he would support hear­ ings into BP's maintenance prac­ tices. The governor also said he would direct Alaska's attorney general to investigate whether the state could hold the oil giant fully accountable for the state's losses. Earlier this week, BP said it would shut down Prudhoe Bay — the biggest oil field in the nation — because of a small leak and severe pipeline corrosion. Energy officials have said the pipeline repairs are likely to take months, curtailing Alaskan production into next year. The expected loss of 400,000 barrels per day at today's oil pric­ es means the state is losing about $6.4 million a day in royalties and taxes, Revenue Commissioner Bill Corbus said. The state receives 89 percent of its income from oil revenue. Alaska has no state sales tax and tax. The no personal Prudhoe Bay shutdown will cut in half Alaska's total oil production and the resulting revenue. income Without money coming in from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska's govern­ ment can operate for only about two months before going into the red, Corbus said. "BP must get the entire Prudhoe Bay back up and running as soon as it is safely possible," Murkowski rold a joint session of the state Legislature. BP, the world's second-largest oil company, said it will replace 16 miles of pipeline that carries oil from Prudhoe Bay to the 800- mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline. The Prudhoe Bay field accounts for 8 percent of U.S. domestic output. "We obviously apologize for the impact this is having on people, and we regret having to take these actions, but our focus is on safe operations and environmental protection, and that's the reason why we've undertaken the action we have," BP spokesman Neil Chapman said. Three Democratic legislators released a letter to Murkowski calling on the governor to hold hearings and have BP officials explain under oath what they did, or failed to do, to maintain Prudhoe Bay's pipelines. Alaska Gov. Frank M urkow ski speaks to a joint session of the Alaska State Legislature at the state Capitol in Juneau, Alaska, W ednesday.The governor spoke o n BP's decision to shut dow n the Prudhoe Bay oil field in Alaska. Brian Wallace | Associated Press 3A Thursday, A ugu st 10, 2006 WORLD BRIEFLY Police break up terrorist plot to explode bombs on plane L O N D O N — A major terrorist plot to blow up an aircraft mid-flight between Britain and the U.S. has been disrupted, police said Thursday. Police arrested a number of people overnight in London after a covert counter-terrorist operation lasting several months, police said in a statement. The plot was believed to have involved smuggling explosive devices on board an aircraft in hand luggage, police said. It was likely to target flights from Britain to the U.S., police said. British Airways advised passengers on its Web site Thursday that no hand luggage was to be permitted on any aircraft leaving Britain. Partial ballot recounts begin in Mexico's presidential race MEXICO CITY — Electoral offi­ cials fanned out across the country Wednesday to begin a partial recount in Mexico's tight presidential elec­ tion, while leftists alleging vote fraud blocked bank headquarters in the capital and vowed to take their dis­ ruptive protests nationwide. Guarded by soldiers and moni­ tored by electoral judges and rep­ resentatives of all of Mexico's five political parties, authorities started sifting through ballots cast at 11,839 polling booths, about 9 percent of the 130,000 booths used during the July 2 election. The count must wrap up by Sunday, after which the Federal Electoral Tribunal will review the results and decide by Sept. 6 whether to declare a president-elect or annul the election. Wal-Mart tries to hold talks with Chinese labor unions BEIJING — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has asked to meet with China's state- sanctioned labor group after employ­ ees formed unions at five stores in a campaign to unionize all of its 60 Chinese outlets, the labor group and a state news agency said Wednesday. The request for talks with the All- China Federation of Trade Unions was Wal-Mart's first public step in response to the union votes over the past two weeks. The ACFTU is the umbrella group for unions permitted by the commu­ nist government. It has lobbied for the creation of Wal-Mart unions and had accused the company of block­ ing its efforts. China doesn't allow independent unions, and activists are frequently jailed and harassed. The ACFTU often is regarded not as an advocate for better pay and working conditions for employees but as an intermediary that represents employers to workers. NATION BRIEFLY High-ranking Democrats give support to primary winner HARTFORD, Conn.— Top Democrats on Capitol Hill aban­ doned Sen. Joe Lieberman one by one Wednesday and threw their support to Ned Lamont, the anti­ war challenger who defeated him in the primary. But Lieberman said his conscience demands that he run as an independent in November. Top Senate Democrats, including John Kerry and Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts, Harry Reid of Nevada, Frank Lautenberg of New Jersey and Chuck Schumer of New York, said they supported Lamont as the duly-elected choice of Connecticut's Democratic voters. Reid and Schumer — the party's Senate leader, and the head of the Democratic Senate campaign com­ mittee — said: "The perception was that [Lieberman] was too close to George Bush and this was, in many respects, a referendum on the presi­ dent more than anything else. The results bode well for Democratic vic­ tories in November and our efforts to take the country in a new direction." Lieberman showed no signs of backing down, even though the Democrats' withdrawal of support also means he will be starved of money from party sources to again take on the millionaire Lamont. Powerful union will advocate for immigrant day laborers LOS ANGELES — The nation's largest federation of unions agreed Wednesday to work with a net work of immigrant day laborers to improve wages and working condi­ tions for those who solicit work regularly across America. The agreement between the AFL- CIO and the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, formally adopted in Chicago, is a sign of day laborers'growing role in the U.S. economy. The agreement allows the network's 40 nationwide centers to affiliate with the federation and receive representa­ tion on local labor councils. Com piled from Associated Press reports 4A Thursday, August 10, 2006 VIEW PO INT WRITE YOUR OWN EDITORIAL T h e D a i l y T e x a n Editor: JJ Hermes Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Claire Harlin Clint Johnson Ryan Miller The SAC legacy An advisory committee has selected an architecture firm for the Student Activity Center, marking another milestone paving the way for the new East Mall facility. But it's time for a political look in the mirror regarding what the SAC will mean for future students. The referendum for the SAC that was strong-armed through students last spring in truly "dem ocratic" fashion, where the ballot only linked to a pro-referendum Web site, will have lasting conse­ quences. Administrators — and more importantly, regents — now have reason to believe that not only are students not concerned with tuition increases, they're asking for more of them. And we students didn't just ask for a $2 statue fee. We "asked" for a $65-a-semester fee that would raise tuition $520 over four years. Since tuition-setting Was deregulated in the spring of 2003, rates have increased roughly 5 percent each year. Decreased legislative support has meant shouldering the burden on students by means of tuition. Or so the argument goes. In reality, the vast majority of students attending the University do not pay their own way: Their parents do. This is evident in the sheer lack of student outrage at these mas­ sive tuition increases, year after year. If Social Security withhold­ ings went up 5 percent every year, workers would riot, because they all pay the tax. In contrast, most students are not being directly affected by these tuition increases. The increases are also tiered so that students with family incomes less than $80,000 only pay a fraction of the increase. Students with family incomes less than $40,000 don't pay a penny more the next year. These financial aid set-asides are a progressive way to dole out the increases, but they are not grandfathered. This means that stu­ dents whose family incomes are less than $40,000 will still be pay­ ing what anyone else pays their first year. This cost may not change while the student is at the University, but the initial cost grows prohibitively higher with each round of tuition increases. Say tuition continues to rise 5 percent a year. By 2012, the year estimated for the completion of the SAC, tuition at UT will approach $10,720 a year. The SAC's $130-a-year fee would bring that to $10,850, almost $3,000 more than students pay now. Over four years, that's another $11,000 families would have to find to send their children to college. As it is worded in the referendum, the $520 in increases for the SAC will be faced by all students, regardless of family income. This is an issue that, should the building continue to go forward, must be addressed. These tuition increases are pricing even more lower-income fami­ lies out of attending the University. We have moved completely to a voucher model of higher education, where the only way these families have a chance of affording public universities are through financial aid, always on the political chopping block (remember threats to Pell Grants less than a year ago?). So long as families writing the tuition checks are able to afford a few hundred dollars more, the cycle will continue. Students trying to work their way through college will be hit hardest, but they are busy enough without pushing a movement to reverse the trend. With the regents' blessing at this week's meeting in Arlington, the new student building will be well on its way to reality. A new building funded solely by tuition — and filled with who knows what — will be constructed on campus. And tuition increases will have further gentrified the University population, making UT accessible mostly to families able to afford $ll,000-a-year tuition. THE FIRING LINE A call for peace on all ends Thanks for your letter, Dr. Kushner (Firing Line, Aug. 8). Civilians should not be the pawns in any wars — little ugly wars, big nasty ones, terrorist wars, wars by proxy or state-sponsored ones. All civilians in the Middle East are the victims in this horrendous and increasingly worsening carnage and violence. What is very interesting to me about the responses that the faculty letter generated is that the angry respond­ ers completely fail to mention the hundreds of civilians on both sides who are dying in this violence. It is as if they do not exist. I signed the letter because I am ashamed that the world is standing by letting people be buried in their houses and bombed in their cars trying to escape. I signed because ambulances are being bombed, aid is being denied and U N. workers are being killed working for peace and human compassion. No one will be safer or stronger as a result of these actions, not in Israel, not in Lebanon, not in the United GALLERY States or elsewhere, in a world in which endless cycles of retaliation and revenge are the rule of the day and logic of the future. When the Bush administration shamelessly describes the current situation as an "opportunity" to re-draw the map of the Middle East and refers to the car­ nage and death as the "birth pangs of a new Middle East," I am appalled as a scholar, U.S. citizen and human being. And yes, outraged, too. M ia Carter Interim director Center for Asian American Studies August 8, 2006 S U B M I T A F I R I N G U N E Please e-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. com. Letters must be fewer than 300 words and should include your major and classification. The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liabil­ ity. A dditional Firing Lines were posted today on the Web site at www.dailytexanonline.com. \ J S S O -9IW IS kiuwLa \ \ i l l *OTL3 Thinks a b o ü ? EDITOR'S NOTE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the iditorial Board or writer of the article. They are not necessarily those >f the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student >ublications Board of Operating Trustees. A statue worth riding Not another statue o f___________ ! Finally, UT has been given a gift that it Homo sapiens can ________ Active Verb : A statue of a saber-toothed cat. The University announced the acquisition this week and said a committee considered erecting a statue of a(n) , or Amphibian Metaphysical Being Land Mammal before deciding that those options lacked “poise, power and Gender-Neutral Noun » The statue reportedly cost $ thousand, but students won’t have to pay to Number see this one, charisma and all, arrive on campus. Though the piece will be placed outside of the Texas Memorial Museum, a group of professors lobbied for the statue to remain outside of to reflect the historical tension large cats have had w ith___________ Place on Campus Barnyard Animal Administrators still fear that the statue may be overrun with Adjective Describing Paris Hilton graffiti. “We hope all students will swell with _ Adjective when they see this statue,” a University spokesperson said. But we foresee good things for this art piece’s future: Drunken students stumbling home from _______________ will finally have a statue worth riding. Place of Business Woe, the gravitas By Garth Heutel Daily Texan Staff Last week the Barbara Jordan Statue Committee decided to scrap its chosen design and start over again with a new call for artists, claiming that the origi­ nal design lacked the "presence, power, and gravitas" to com ­ memorate the first black U.S. rep­ resentative from Texas. There's nothing wrong with spending the time to ensure a fitting memorial for Jordan. UT is spending $400,000 in student fees, so it might as well get it right the first time. While the com mit­ tee is at it, they also might want to take a second look at some other statues on campus. On an otherwise peaceful stroll through the South Mall, one is unpleasantly reminded of Texas's embarrassing past by the stat­ ues of various leaders of the Confederate States of America. These statues would be laughable if they weren't so insulting, and they need to be removed from the campus of a university that is try­ ing to become one of the premier institutions in the nation. This argument has been had many times before, and while we may hate to relive it yet again, Instead of men of letters carved in stone on our campus, we have the postmaster general of the Confederacy. The N CA A we should hate even more the thought of sweeping under the rug a potentially serious problem. is considering strengthening a ban on postsea­ son collegiate athletic games in South Carolina that exists because a Confederate flag flies on the statehouse grounds. If flying the Stars and Bars at your state capí­ tol is sufficient reason to punish your athletic programs, it's not inconceivable that monuments to Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee could provoke the same response. The real reason to get rid of the statues has nothing to do with sports. It has to do with how we remember our past, and of what parts we're proud and of what parts we're not. To groups such as the Descendants of Confederate Veterans, which held a celebration of Robert E. Lee's 199th birthday at the Texas Capitol this January, the statues represent history and heritage. However, are proud of their Southern heri­ tage should be horrified that this those who heritage has been co-opted by "neo-Confederates," people who would have the Confederacy stand as the ultimate representa­ tion of Southern culture. If it's Southern heritage you want to commemorate, erect a statue of William Faulkner or Tennessee Williams, rather than of leaders of a failed rebellion that killed almost a million Americans and led to the economic devasta­ tion of the South. Instead of men o f letters carved in stone on our campus, we have the postmaster- general of the Confederacy (John H. Reagan, standing proudly in front of Mezes Hall). That the statues are shameful rather than historical is a view that is sensible but also appears to be in the minority: A poll of students by Student Government and The Daily Texan in April 2005 found that 49 percent opposed the statues' removal, while only 15 percent were in favor. In the face of such opposition the statues are unlikely to be removed, but we could at least expect that the University honor its commitments to those who find them offensive and ask for something to be done. Last October, then-UT Presid­ ent Larry Faulkner promised that, in lieu of creating a committee to address community concerns, a plaque would be placed by the statues to "explain the artist's original intent." This plaque was promised to be there by April of this year. Like the Barbara Jordan statue, it's still not there. Current President William Powers nixed the idea, according to his deputy, Charles Roeckle, claim ing that the plaque wouldn't adequately address the issue. For such a small gesture, it's a big disappointm ent that the University didn't follow through. The right thing to do would be to remove the statues altogether. For the current UT president to suggest that would undoubted­ ly create intense controversy. It would take a great deal of "pres­ ence, power, and gravitas" to do a thing like that. Do we know of anyone who had those qualities? Heutel is an economics graduate student. A sane guide to online research By Shelley Powers Daily Texan Guest Columnist Say you've got to w rite a five-page paper about the first lunar landing. To get yourself to start thinking, you run a Google search. You've got nearly four million sources staring you in the face. Now what? If you scan the first page of results, you'U notice something alarming. Some of the sources provide information about the landing, and some declare that it never happened. That's right: The resources on your Google search flatly contradict one another. You may wonder how this hap­ pened. Before you get annoyed, remember what Google is. It's a way to search for text. It is not an editor, a librarian or an instruc­ tor. Search engines can only give you what you've asked for. In this case, you've asked for docu­ ments that contain the text "lunar land mg." Any reliable or unreli­ able source can fit that criterion. That leads to another big prob­ lem with your search results. You've got an overw helm ing amount of information. Before you can even think of starting to digest the material, you've got to narrow it down. At this point I'm going to sug­ gest a radical idea: Start over. This time, don't use a gener­ al Web search. Start with an Search engines can only give you w hat you've asked for Before you can even think about starting to digest the material, you've got to narrow it down. online tool that's been designed for academ ic research instead. Fortunately, the UT libraries have made several excellent resources available online. In fact, the UT library Web site, w w w .lib.utexas.edu, contains a concise introduction to research. From the hom e page, click "G et Started w ith Researching a Paper." There you'll find a user- friendly guide to college-level research and its related ques­ tions. If you'd like to cut to the chase, you can also nav igate to several types of resources from the library home page. The "Research Tools" menu contains links to full-text databases and the library catalog, as well as librarian-edited tools for research. These resources are tailored for the needs of UT students. They're managed by profession­ als, and they're intuitive. Best of all, they'll save you time. But let's return to an earlier problem. The Google search for "lunar landing" yielded a daunt­ ing list of results. The same search term in just one of U T's databas­ es of full text scholarly articles yields 1,088 results. While this second list of sources has greater status in the academ ic world than the sea of Web information you found, the list is still too large. The good news is that you're not on your ow n. The paper assignm ent is part of the context of your course, and you can use your course materials to generate more specific search terms. Ask yourself: Am I really writ­ ing about the lunar landing? You might not be. You could be writing about the impact of the lunar landing on the Cold War. You could also be writing about the technical advancements nec­ essary to achieve the landing. Equally, you could be writing about lunar landing conspiracy theories. All these options suggest more specific search terms. And that means a narrowed, manageable list of results. You'll have to try a few combinations of terms, but eventually you'll com e up with a core set of materials you'll be ready to read with care. Since no search engine — not even an academic one — can do it for you, evaluating the results is your job. You are the intelligent reader with the ability to choose w hat to believe. Be ruthless. If the author has a financial interest in the topic, look for bias. If the author is unconnected to authori­ ties in your field, be skeptical of his source materials. Researching well means not taking anyone's word at face value. As you read, keep track of your sources. If you do, it will be easier to document them as you write your essay. Remember: You must cite ¿my information or idea that is not your own. It's not only good manners to give credit, it's required. And that's true even if you're using informally pub­ lished information. Opinions a person expresses on her blog are still hers, not yours, and an inde­ pendent researcher could legally sue you if you fail to credit one of his graphs. You can do a sound job if you use researching online academic tools, remain critical and stay focused. Coupled with responsible documentation, Web research can expand the possi­ bilities for your academic work. Powers is a Ph.D. candidate in American Studies and staffer a t the Undergraduate Writing Center. The center (FAC 211) offers free, one-on-one writing advice for UT under­ graduates on any writing project. Their num ­ ber is 475-6222. Thursday, August 10, 2006 l'.\ WJ SCHKDI I i: 5A FINAL EXAM INATIO N SCHEDULE, SUMMER SESSION 2006 SECOND-TERM AN D WHOLE-SESSION COURSES • SATURDAY, AUGUST 12-MONDAY, AUGUST 14 F IN A L E X A M SC H E D U L E S O N THE W E B Students can access their final exam schedules for current classes via the Web. G o to http://www.utexas edu/ student/registrar/rose/ and select "Final Exam Schedule for a Student." Identification and password are required. A public display of final exam information by unique number is also available via the W e b site listed above Final exam information on the W e b supersedes the printed exam schedule below. S a tu r d a y , A u g u s t 12 9 : 0 0 - 1 2 : 0 0 n oo n C la s s e s m e e tin g M T W T H F 1 1 :3 0 -1 :0 0 P M M o n d a y , A u g u s t 14 9 : 0 0 - 1 2 : 0 0 n o o n C la s s e s m e e tin g M T W T H F 1 0 :0 0 -1 1 :3 0 A M G r a d e s fo r these c la sse s a r e d u e on T h u rsd a y , A u g u s t 17. G r a d e s fo r these c la s se s a r e d u e o n T h u rsd a y , A u g u s t 17. IN D E X O F F IN A L E X A M IN A T IO N T IM E S Class Meeting Time Final Examination Date and Time M TW THF 7 :0 0 -8 :3 0 A M Monday, August 14 7 -1 0 PM MTW THF 8 :3 0 -1 0 :0 0 A M MTW THF 10:00-11:30 A M MTW THF 11:30-1:00 PM M TW THF 1 0 0 - 2 : 3 0 PM Saturday, August 12 Monday, August 14 Saturday, August 12 Monday, August 14 7 -1 0 noon 9-12 noon 9-12 noon 2 - 5 PM MTW THF 2 :3 0 -4 .0 0 PM Saturday, August 12 2 - 5 PM After 4 :0 0 PM Monday, August 14 7-1 0 PM The final examination date and time for a class is determined by the class meeting time as listed in the above index. Final examinations for classes that meet at times not listed in the above index are normally scheduled with classes meeting at the indexed time that most closely corresponds to the beginning day and time of the class. For example, the exam for a class that meets TW TH 1:0 0 -3 :3 0 PM will be at the same time as exams for classes that meet MTW THF 1:0 0 -2 :3 0 PM. If the beginning time of the class is halfway between two standard class beginning times, the class will be grouped with those meeting at the later time For example, the exam for a class the meets W THF 9:15—11:30 A M will be at the same time as exams for classes that Questions about the final examination schedule should be directed to the Office of the Registrar at 475- meet M TW THF 10:00-11 30 A M . 76 0 0 F IN A L E X A M IN A T IO N P O L IC IE S N ote : Classes for nine-week and whole-session courses do not meet on final exam days for first-term courses. However, classes for second-term and whole session courses do meet on final exam days for nine-week courses. W hen a conflict between a scheduled final exam and a class occurs, the student should consult the course instructor(s), department chair(s), and/or college dean(s). In accordance with Policy Memorandum 3.201, class-related activities, with the exception of office hours, are prohibited on designated no-class days and during the final examination period. These dates are set aside for students to prepare for and take scheduled final examinations. During this period, papers and projects are not to be due, review sessions are not to be scheduled, quizzes are not to be given, and there are not to be any other class-related activities, with the exception of office hours. The final examination days for second-term and whole-session courses are Saturday, August 12 and Monday, August 14. There are no designated no-class days in the summer session. There is no University policy that provides relief to students who have three examinations scheduled the same day; in that situation, students may seek the assistance of the course instructor(s), department chair, and/or dean of the college. The following final examination policies are taken from General Information, chapter 4: Examinations should begin promptly at the scheduled hour and should not continue beyond the three hours allocated in the official schedule N o final examinations may be given before the examination period begins, and no change in time from that printed in the official schedule is permitted. An instructor with a compelling reason to change the time of an examination must obtain the approval of the department chair and dean of the college or school in which the course is taught before announcing an alternative examination procedure to the students. N o substantial examinations may be given during the last week of class or during the no-class days preceding the final examination period. An examination counting for more than thirty percent of the final course grade is considered to be substantial. A change in the room assignment for a final examination may be made only with the approval of the registrar. With the approval of the department chair, an instructor may choose not to give a final examination. However, if an examination is given, all students must take it and no exceptions may be allowed except pursuant to a uniform exemption policy announced to the class. For good cause, an instructor may give a student permission to take an examination with a different class section than the one in which the student is registered. For good cause, a student may petition his or her academic dean for permission to change the time or place of an examination from that specified in the official schedule. If permission is given by the dean and the instructor, no penalty (such as a reduction in grade) may be assessed. In a course extending over two semesters, when the subject matter is continuous, the second-semester final examination may include the subject matter of the first semester. A student may address complaints related to the final examination procedures in a course to the chair of the department or the dean of the college or school in which the course is offered, or to the Office of the G R A D E R E P O R T IN G S u b m is sio n o f G r a d e s to R e gistrar. Faculty are required to submit grades according to the following Ombudsperson. schedule and policies: For c la s s e s h a v in g a fin al e x a m in a t io n on: G r a d e s a r e d u e on: Saturday, August 12 Monday, August 14 Thursday, August 17 Thursday, August 17 -Final grades for classes that have regularly scheduled meeting times but no final examinations are due at the same time they would have been if examinations had been scheduled. -Final grades for classes with no officially scheduled meeting times are due on Thursday, August 17. Final grades should be submitted online by the instructor of record by going to "G rade Reporting" on the W e b at http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/egrades/. Online grade submission is available at all times during grade reporting except for short periods of routine maintenance G r a d e R e p o rts to Stu de n ts. Grade reports are available to all students, except in the School of Law, at the end of each semester and summer session on the W e b at http://www.utexas.edu/student/registrar/ grades/. Printed grade reports are mailed to students who have had a change in scholastic status, earned University Honors, or requested a mailed copy prior to the end of the semester or summer session through the W e b site listed above. G rade reports are mailed to the student's permanent address on file in the Office of the Registrar; however, at the student's request or if the permanent address is outside the United States or its territories, reports are mailed to the local address. 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Texas is slated to face at least six of the top 25 squads this season. Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas State are also in the Top 25 from the Big 12. The Cornhuskers, the 2005 NCAA runner-up, will enter the season atop the mountain at the No. 1 spot. Penn State and Washington round out the top three. While Stanford, Florida, Santa Clara Hawaii, Texas, Wisconsin and UCLA are all in the top 10. — W illia m W ilkerson Texas-ex Jammer signs extension SAN DIEGO — San Diego cornerback, and former Longhorn, Quentin Jammer signed a five-year contract extension on Wednesday, taking him through the 2012 season. "Quentin is a major part of our defense," General Manager A. J. Smith said. "He's a true pro." Jammer had career highs with 19 passes defended and 72 tackles — third-best among Chargers. He's had two inter­ ceptions in his past 36 games. Last season, the team was ranked 28th in pass defense. Jammer has started every game for the Chargers since 2003. Financial terms were not disclosed. — The A sso cia ted Press Anthony listed as day-to-day DENVER — Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony had no swelling or pain Wednesday and was walking normally, one day after hyperextending his knee while playing for the U.S. national team in China. Anthony is considered day- to-day, the Nuggets said. The injury came in the U.S. team's 90-86 victory over Brazil in Guangzhou, China. Anthony, who scored 15 points in the first half, slipped while chasing a ball to the sideline with 2:21 left in the second quarter. — AP Scoreboard MLB Toronto 4, Baltimore 3 Philadelphia 9, Atlanta 3 Texas 14, Oakland 0 Seattle 2, Tampa Bay 0 Washington 5, Florida 2 Cleveland 4, LA Angels 0 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3 Cincinnati 8, St. Louis 7 NY Mets 4, San Diego 3 Houston 14, Pittsburgh 1 Milwaukee 6, Chi Cubs 3 NY Yankees 7, Chi White Sox 6 Kansas City 5, Boston 4 San Francisco, Arizona LATE Colorado, LA Dodgers LATE COMING SOON More on Texas football s first week of practice T h e D a i l y T e x a n M W W f M t l www.dailytexanonline.com Sports Editor: William Wilkerson E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (5 1 2 ) 2 3 2 - 2 2 1 0 Clarett’s troubles continue In this photo taken and released Wednesday by Franklin County Corrections Center in Columbus, Ohio, a booking mug shot of Maurice Clarett is shown. Clarett was arrested early Wednesday after a highway chase. Photo courtesy of Franklin County Corrections Center By Andy Resnik The Associated Press arrested COLUMBUS, Ohio — Maurice Clarett was early Wednesday after a highway chase that ended with police using Mace on the former Ohio State running back and finding four loaded guns in his tnick, a police spokesman said. Officers used Mace to subdue Clarett after a stun gun was ineffec­ tive, because the former Fiesta Bowl star was wearing a bullet-resistant vest, Sgt. Michael Woods said. "It took several officers to get him handcuffed," Woods said. "Even after he was placed in the paddy wagon, he was still kicking at the doors and being a problem for the officers." Clarett was taken to police head­ quarters to be interviewed. Police planned to charge him with carry­ ing concealed weapons and other counts, Woods said. Clarett made an illegal U-turn on the dty's east side and failed to stop when officers, in a cruiser with lights flashing, tried to pull him over, Woods said. Police were pursuing Clarett on eastbound Interstate 70 when he darted across the median and began heading west. Clarett drove over a spike strip that was placed on the highway, flattening the driv­ er's side tires of the SUV, Woods said. Clarett exited the highway and pulled into a restaurant parking lot, where officers removed him from the SUV after he failed to obey numerous orders to exit the vehicle, Woods said. After Clarett was placed in a police van, officers discovered a loaded rifle and three loaded hand­ guns in the front of the vehicle, Woods said. Woods said he did not know where Clarett got the guns or why he had them, and that federal authorities plan to trace their own­ ership. Clarett, 22, is currently awaiting trial on two counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of robbery and one count of carrying a con­ cealed weapon in a separate case. Authorities said he was identi­ fied by witnesses as the person who flashed a gun and robbed two people in an alley behind the Opium Lounge in the early hours of Jan. 1. Clarett scored the winning touch­ down in the second overtime to lead Ohio State to the 2002 national championship, the school's first since 1968. But that was the last game the freshman played for Ohio State. He sat out the 2003 season after being charged with misde­ meanor falsification on a police report, then dropped out of school. He sued to be included in the 2004 NFL draft and lost in court. Longhorn living it up in Cape Cod By Ricky Treon Daily Texan Staff Kyle Russell isn't a professional baseball player yet, but he knows what to expect if he gets there. in is playing Russell, along with six other Longhorns, the Cape Cod Baseball League in M assachusetts w here college baseball's finest from across the S nation gather to play on one of the legend- ary league's 10 teams. "This is a learning great experience for 1 every college baseball player," Russell said. "It opens their eyes to what pro baseball is like, if they choose to take it that far." The competition Russell now faces as a member of the Cotuit Kettleers is basically the same as w hat he dealt with last year when he was a freshman for Texas. But all of the first-time Cape players have to deal with one big on-field difference. The Cape League is a wood-bat league, which initially makes at-bats dif­ ficult for the rookies. Three times harder if you ask Russell. "If you divide the sweet spot of an aluminum bat by three, then you've got the sweet spot of a wood bat," Russell said. "If you don't hit that sweet spot, you're basically out. It's a whole different game." Russell said, like most new players in the league, he struck out more than usual at first, and his batting average took a dip. But batters do adjust, he said, lev­ eling the playing field between them and pitchers, like Russell's roommate at Texas, Kyle Walker You've got to be Codding • One in seven of all Major League Baseball players (1244) played in the Cape Cod Baseball League. • One in three MLB players who played In college (515) played in the CCBL • Notable CC8L alumni who are on 2006 MLB rosters: Kris Benson, Craig Biggie, Sean Casey, Darin Erstad, Nomar Garciaparra,Todd Helton, Mike Lowell, Marie Teixeira, Jason Varitek, Billy Wagner and Barry Zito. Source: Cape Cod Baseball League (Bourne Braves), and Longhorns (Hyannis closer Austin Wood Mets). One Texas hitter who has adjust­ ed well to the wood bats is Bradley Suttle, who plays for the Wareham Gatemen with Longhorns pitcher Riley Boening. During the regular season, Suttle ranked third in the Cape League in extra base hits, and fifth in doubles. For hitters, using the wood bats helps sharpen their skills. "I've learned you've got to pay more attention and focus more," Russell said. "If you don't, you'd better get used to the dugout, because that's where you'll be." But even more important than learning to swing a big-league stick is the experience players in the Cape Cod League get living life on the road. "It isn't a walk in the park," By William Wilkerson Daily Texan Staff One year removed from a four- year minor league baseball career, Quan Cosby has forgotten about the pine tar and the art of the pop up slide; except for when he watch­ es games on television. He is a football player, and he couldn't be happier. Cosby was a two-time all state gridiron star coming out of Mart High School who signed with Texas in 2001, but elected to take his tal­ ents to the baseball diamond where he was drafted by the Anaheim Angels in the sixth round. Last season, the 5-foot-U-inch flanker proved to be a valuable commodity for the Longhorns. He caught 15 receptions for 270 yards and two touchdowns in 2005, and is expected to do more of the same this season. "He is so much better at receiver and running routes," head coach Mack Brown said. "He is more comfortable. We think he can be an impact players at every down this year, as compared to being a spot player last year." His niche for football started to reoccur last season, and it is in full swing as the Longhorns head into its 2006 campaign. "That hard work this sum­ mer really paid off," Cosby said. "Looking good, feeling good out there. Last year, I started feeling like a football player. This year, every­ thing is a lot smoother." Brown looks for new fullback Ahmad Hall used the gritty men­ tality of a US. Marine to his advan­ tage last season, and parlayed his toughness into a solid season as the battering ram for Texas' backfield. Now that Hall is gone to gradua­ tion, those same running backs are in need of a new fullback to open holes. According to coach Brown, Marcus Myers and Chris Ogbonnaya are the two candidates to fill the spot. Myers, a 6-foot-3-inch, 255 pound senior saw action in seven games in the backfield last season. His first three years, the Austin Connally High School product worked as a linebacker. The 6-foot-1-inch, 230 pound Ogbonnaya gained 76 yards on 22 carries and a touchdown as a full­ back in 2005. Defensive players could be sought for short yard and goal line ( Texas Longhorn first baseman Kyle Russell completes the putout against UTSA. Russell is competing in the Cape Cod Baseball League where he has made the adjustment to wood bats. Jo«y Castillo | Daily Texan Staff Russell said. "You're always playing. You just don't get any breaks." And life on the road in the Cape League includes much more than just the non-stop schedule. Like most of the players in the league, Russell is living with a host family which welcomed him into their home with open arms. "They're always there to pick me up at every single game. It's hard for me to think about some­ one doing that for me," Russell said. "You'd think it would be overwhelming, but they just do it." Russell's host family, which has three children of its own, has been taking ball players into its home for three years. Hosting players is a common practice in the league's 10 towns. Cape Cod League players spend months away from home, sleeping in someone else's house and playing non-stop games. In other words, they live the grueling minor-league life, but don't make any money. So why do they do it? Because playing in the Cape Cod Baseball League is its own reward. Making a team means a player is, as it's put in the movie based on the Cape League, "Summer Catch," the cream of the college crop. "I'll get to tell my kids one day that I played with some of the big­ gest stars," Russell said. "It's just an honor to be up here." Quan ready to put on his own Cosby Show this season Colt McCoy (12) prepares to fire a pass as fellow quar­ terback Matt McCoy (13) looks on. The tw o are relatec only by posi­ tion, and Matt not in the hun for the starting job. Colt is bat tling for that role with true freshman Jeva Snead (7). situations; in particularly, defensive tackles Derek Lokey (6-foot-2, 280 pounds) and Roy Miller (6-foot-2, 290 pounds). "Lokey actually did it in high school," Brown said. "We have even talked about the possibility of (linebacker) Rashad Babino. "We will borrow those guys from the defense at the point that it comes up in those situations and they are excited about it. Plus, they can all catch, believe it or not." Ohio State TE suspended The game may still be 31 days away, but that doesn't mean that news pertinent to the Longhorns bout with Ohio State has to be kept on the back burner. After m n r p bad npws broke Jennifer Jansons Daily Texan Staff the wire Wednesday morning about yet another arrest of former Buckeyes running back Maurice Clarett, Ohio State later announced tire season suspension of tight end Marcel Frost. According to The Associated Press, Frost, who was slated to start this season, was suspended for vio­ lating team rules. He will be eligible to reioin the team next season. T h u rsd a y, A u g u s t 10, 200 6 C i . 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BtCOCN '£¿i! a o o D V 'a i’. ($< rr£ MEANWUUE... eo6<5r PlSCOylERS ONE Of TUF MAnY ACNAN1AG6S Of UaMiN&WEAD. Answers to the Wednesday, August 9 puzzle 5 3 6 2 8 4 1 9 7 8 1 2 7 9 3 5 6 4 4 7 9 1 5 6 2 3 8 2 4 7 9 3 1 8 5 6 9 6 5 8 4 7 3 1 2 3 8 1 5 6 2 4 7 9 6 2 4 3 1 9 7 8 5 7 5 3 6 2 8 9 4 1 1 9 8 4 7 5 6 2 3 Thursday, A ugust 10, 2006 Lin & Vkrs 9A Musician adds humorous twists to his songs B y J u s tin P a t c h Daily Texan Staff If Central Texas were a medieval kingdom, Todd Snider would be its jester. His performances combine musicianship and storytelling with biting political satire, and insight from his years of living in a suitcase and getting to know the darker, shadier side of everyday life. More than a decade ago, the wandering youth set himself up on the sofa circuit of the San Marcos to Austin area, hoping to find gigs playing the harp. After seeing Jerry Jeff Walker perform, he went out and bought a $300 guitar and began to play. Apart from turning him down the path of alt-country and Americana, the Texas outlaw- country sounds of Walker, Billy Joe Shaver and Kris Kristofferson changed his life. "They made me want to live life at a little faster speed, just so I have something to write about," said Snider. Even after the last few years have been good to him, Snider's latest album, The Devil You Knoio, comes back with the critical force of Phil Ochs and Steve Earle. "G od gave me kind of a break for a while," Snider said. "But I've been kind of wrestling with the last few years." Snider has a lot to be angry with as he watches the political landscape change, and personal tragedies alter his outlook on life. Although most of the songs on the album seem to be pure story, each and every one is inspired by a true incident, many of which are at least uncomfortable, if not downright painful. But Snider's magic exists in Iris ability to put a humorou* twibt on anything. Stories like Phil Ochs being thrown out of the car by Bob Dylan, getting beaten up by frater­ nity brothers, being at the mercy of one's employees, or getting robbed in Memphis at gunpoint all take on the air of stand-up comedy or a good story told at the bar after a few drinks. Neatly cloaked in the time-honored sounds of clas­ sic Americana are the mean gristle of life on the edge, and the surly remains of the day. Even when taking on such unlikely themes as the tale of a hus­ tler and a prostitute finding solace in a cheap motel, Snider begins his process by asking "What would Shel Silverstein do?" in reference to one of his favorite writers. Humor is not a by-product in his artistic process; it's a necessary step. Apart from the lyrics, The Devil You Know is a fresh musical step for Snider as he experiments with a "new " instrument, the electric guitar. Although he admits that he is a less-than-accomplished electric guitarist, the jagged textures of his playing add to the angst of the album. "I feel like I got all of my anger out, and from now on I'm just doing pussy stuff," Snider said about the finished product. But even the dmnkest person in the audience knows that when the EVENTS: Ways to stay entertained before the start of fall dasses The Devil You Know features Central Texas artist Todd Snider experim enting w ith electric guitar and putting a hum orous spin on dark stories. Photo courtesy of www.toddsnider.net upcoming major label debut should make him a legit star. What does this mean? You get to be one of those obnoxious clowns who saw Devine before he w as a VH1 "You Oughta Know " artist. Guy Forsyth (live CD recording) with EricTessmtr Band and 8 Million Stories Antone's on Saturday, Aug. 19 Doors at 7 p.m. / Show starts at 8 p.m. Guy Forsyth plays all the dam n time at Antone's. Antone's is a legendary blues establishment with high standards and a fine reputation. Thus, Forsyth must be a live music messiah. If nothing else, he's probably a good dude humbly making the best of his insider's connection. Music: The Zom Zoms with Manager's Choice and Chad The Sword with Saviours, Disfigured and Raines and the Simple Pleasures Em o's on W ednesday Aug. 16 Doors at 8 p.m. / Show starts at 10 p.m. The Zom Zom s have a terrifying lead singer (creepy faces, gets too into himself, morphing vocals) and will more than likely intimidate casual onlookers. But they m ake good dance-punk and you can move, groove and sweat to it. Cross Canadian Ragweed Stubb's on Friday, A ug. 25 Doors at 7 p.m. Corinne Bailey Rae with Gran Bel Fisher and Kevin Devine Antone's on Monday, Aug. 14 Doors at 7 p.m. / Show starts at 8 p.m. Kevin Devine has skills to pay bills; his pon­ derous, gloomy narratives are infectious and his Blackholicus Em o's on Tuesday, Aug. 15 Doors at 8 p.m. / Show starts at 10 p.m. Austin's leading nerd metal-heads unsheathe some of the most volatile, suffocating rock that's more fly than a 12-sided die with D & D imagery and song titles like "Lam ent for the Aurochs." It's glorious riffage without that off-putting, "I'm a big strong d u d e" attitude. The Spazmatics and Trent & Dave Cedar Street Courtyard on Wednesday, Aug. 16 Doors at 6 p.m. / Spazm atics play at 9:30 p.m. For whatever reason, a generation that w as in diapers when Michael Jackson w as black loves dancing to bad, cheesy '80s songs. With this in mind, The Spazm atics are your instantly lovable local fix for crazy fun sing-a-longs. From page 10A Art: Simulacra" "Spirits, M achines and New art exhibit opening on Friday, A ug. 11 at La Peña Gallery. Features paintings by Juan J. Hernandez. "Nueva Villa: Reflections" Exhibit opening on Friday, A ug. 11 at L as M anitas Avenue Cafe. With Villanueva. "Making it Together" Opening with a reception on Aug. 12 from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Creative Research Laboratories. The exhibit is the second of two collaborations done by the Department of Art and Art History's Master of Fine Arts candidates and graduate stu­ dents. Lu Ann Barrow's '"Soul- Journers': Friends, Family & the Fabric of Daily Life" Opening on Aug. 19 at the Showcases the folklore oil paintings of Lu Ann Barrow, who tells the story of life in the Texas countryside. "Mary Lee Bendolph, Gee's Bend Quilts, and Beyond" Also opening on Aug. 19 at Austin Museum of Art. Features quilts and sculptures created by three generations of African-American women. "W illia m K e n trid ge : Weighing and Wanting" A third exhibit opening on Aug. 19 at Austin M useum of Art. With unique anim ated films by William Kentridge. art by Ju an M. Austin Museum of Art. Theater: "Crowns" C eleb rates the lo sse s and victories in the lives of A frican-A m erican w om en. Directed by D ave Steakley. Aug. 10-Sept. 17. Thu.-Fri., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2:30 p.m. & 7 p.m. (512) 476-0541 x l. $34-40 ($15 student rush tickets available one hour before each curtain time), xmvw.zachscott.com "Camp Shrewd" B u rlesq u e n au g h tin ess and live m usic brought to you by the ladies of Shrewd Productions w ho are raising funds for their upcom ing sea­ son. Fri.-Sat., A ug. 11-19, 9 p.m. The Blue Theater, (512) 927-1118. $15. "W ork at the Crossroads" Baker Theater in Lockhart. Fri.-Sat., Aug. 11-26, 8 p.m. Extra show: Sat., Aug. 19. 2 p.m . Baker Theater, 216 S. Main, Lockhart, (512) 398- 3812. "New Plays/Fresh Voices" The Vortex. Two different plays by local talent. Slam poet and playw right offers a m usical "ride of reflection on innocence to maturity," while British stan d-up com edian depicts her first meeting with her birth mother. Aug. 17-26. Thu.-Sun., 8 p.m. The Vortex, 2307 Manor R d„ (512) 478- 5282. $10-30. "Confessions of a Morm on Boy" The true story of a young, gay M ormon from Utah who became a high-priced call boy in New York City. Written and perform ed by Steven Fales, directed by Jack H ofsiss. Aug. 17-Sep. 9. Thu., 8 p.m.; Fri.- Sat., 8 p.m. & 10 p.m. Arts on Real, 2826 Real (behind Flatbed Press), (512) 472-2787. $30. MCAT: Switch expected in 2007 to quicker, electronic version From p agelO A you on is your problem -solv­ ing ability and how you can integrate w hat you know into som ething you don't know at all. So another im portant thing when you're doing the practice questions is to see how the questions are structured, and be able to take those questions into your head and be able to do sim ilar questions that just aren't sim ilar in content," he said. That's why even though the M CAT's form at is changing in 2007 from a p ap er test to a com ­ puter-based test, students who have been stu dyin g with paper tests will still be prepared. The type of critical thinking the MCAT looks for isn't going to change. C hris M anuel, an instructor at the A ustin Princeton Review branch, said the new computer- based testing is fantastic for students because it cuts test­ ing time from m ore than eight hours to a little more than five hours. It's no longer a test of endurance. The test itself is being cut in length, but the stan dardization of proctoring will also help cut dow n time. The test will now be adm inis­ tered by Thom son Prometric, a testing and assessm en t com pa­ ny. Test proctors w ill be trained p rofession als w ho sy stem ati­ cally run the test. This will cut dow n on pre-test activity time, as well as distracting behavior by untrained proctors, such as eating noisy food during the test. M anuel said the com puter test will also tell students exact­ ly how much time they have left to com plete each section. "A nother huge thing is you can get your scores back in 30 d ays, as o p p o sed to two m onths, and then the next year it's going to drop to 14 d a y s," M anuel added. H ou se of Tutors instructor Kelley C ollier said the test will now be offered close to 20 times a year, as op p osed to the two tim es it is currently offered. She said that stu d en ts have expressed concern over being able to m ark questions they'd like to return to, which is p o s­ sible w hen flipping through a p ap er test. Those students sh o u ld n 't w orry, said , because a highlighting tool will be available on the com puter screens for students to scroll through the questions in each section. she rum or "T h ere's a flying around that there will be no scrap paper, but it's not true," C ollier can 't bring their ow n, but Thom son Prometric will provide that, and also quieting headph ones." "T h ey said . the Until test has been adm inistered, nobody know s ju st w hat p roblem s m ight arise. M anuel, of the Princeton Review, said the only question he has is about the difficulty of the test changing. "B ecau se they've shortened the content," Manuel said , "I'm w ondering if you're still going to have the level of difficulty. 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Mon-Thurs. 10 00 Sat & Sun (4 10) 10 00 SH0WTIMES VALID FRIDAY, AUG. 11 - THURSDAY, AUG. 17 B a r g a in S h o w t i m e * m ( ) Members of your organization distribute The Daily Texan and special advertising supplements to earn advertising credit in The Daily Texanl AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2006 DATES: Aug. 23,25,30,31 S e p t . 1,2 (prior to football gam e) Tam one-half column inch ($10.93 value) per hour, per person! Opportunity available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Contact Matt Mider @ 471-7835 or Grculation@dailytexanonHne.com to reserve your spot. 10A Thursday, August 10, 2006 T h e D a i l y T e x a n www.dailytexanonline.com Life & Arts Editor: Scotty Loewen Features Editor: Katherine Fan Entertainm ent Editor: Lauren Thom pson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 252-2209 ,, '*• .... a* J L * - Miss us, but try not to miss these By Lauren Thompson, Emily Watson, Ram on Ramirez and Katherine Fan Daily Texan Staff There's more to Life and Arts than the Sudoku. The Daily Texan will be on hiatus for two weeks, so we've compiled a list of the events you'll miss while we're out (besides the crossword). You can thank us when we resume publication on Aug. 25. Film : "Sn a ke s on a Plane" Directed by David R. Ellis. Starring Samuel L. Jackson. Jackson attem pts to guard a witness in protective custody while on board a flight en route to Los Angeles from Hawaii. An assassin lets loose a crate full of deadly snakes to kill the pas­ senger before he can testify in a high-profile case. The intense bloggers rallied together to make sure Jackson would say the already infamous line everyone can't w ait to hear, "I've had it with these mother- fucking snakes on this mother- fucking plane!" "Little M iss Su n sh in e " Directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Starring Abigail Breslin, Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette and Steve Carell. A dysfunctional family rush­ es to get their young daughter, Olive, to the finals of a beauty pageant on a cross-country trip in their VW bus. The film originally premiered at Sundance last January and looks to be a surprise indie summer hit. "M ate rial G irls" Directed by Martha Coolidge. Starring Hilary and Haylie Duff. Two wealthy heiresses (not Paris and Nicky) are given a wake-up call when a scandal renders them poor. "Low er C ity" Directed by Sergio Machado. Starring Lázaro Ramos, Wagner Moura and Alice Braga. Deco and N aldinho's lifelong friendship is in shambles after they meet strip-dancer Karinna. Showing at Dobie Theatre. "T h e O h in O h io " Directed by Billy Kent. Starring Parker Posey, Paul R udd, Mischa Barton and Danny DeVito. Priscilla Chase (Posey) seeks help from a quirky sex therapist because she has never had an orgasm. "T h e Illu sio n ist" Directed by Neil Burger, Starring Edw ard N orton and Jessica Biel. In Vienna, a magician uses his abilities to secure the love of a wom an far above his social standing. EVENTS continues on page 9A Texas artists make their mark nationally Left, Michiel Persyn looks at M eggie Chou's mixed- media piece, Incubation Machine No. 2, at the New American Talent exhibition at the Arthouse Tuesday afternoon. Below, Michael Perry, RTF and government senior, passes by Rebecca Ward's colored duct tape exhibit. Tape 5, at the Arthouse. Photos by Jennifer Jansons Daily Texan Staff By Gerren LaQuint Fisher Daily Texan Staff Texas artists are making an impres­ sion in the pool of emerging national artists. Twenty-two of the 59 artists fea­ tured in "New American Talent: The 21st Exhibition" reside and work in the Lone Star State, including several Longhorn alumni. Aimee Chang, a UT alumna and cura­ tor of contemporary art at the Orange County Museum of Art, juried the exhibi­ tion and chose the artists out of a pool of 1,152. The exhibit will run at the Arthouse at the Jones Center for Contemporary Ants until Aug. 20 before touring the state. "Early on, I decided not to do a themat­ ic show," Chang said. "From the nature of the show, it made sense to leave it open." She said the high level of Texas repre­ sentation was pure chance, as she didn't look at profiles and only tried to consider the art. "The quality of the work was really high," Chang said. "In terms of the work as a whole, there was a lot of work that was handmade." The Daily Texan spoke with four UT alumni about their New American Talent selection, their experience at UT and the Austin art scene. Polly Lanning Sparrow "Recto-Verso" "Never be afraid of change. I learned that it's vital to keep your ideas fresh, not just for your own sake but also for the sake of your audience." This lesson has stayed with Polly Lanning Sparrow from her days as both an undergraduate and graduate student at UT to this point in her career. "It has always been incredibly impor­ tant to me to create the best work I can," Sparrow said. "But, depending on where I am in my thinking, how I define T>est' may not always mean the same thing. Today it means conceptually engaging, visually compelling and, if I'm lucky, maybe a little cheeky. I think I take art a little less seriously today than I did when I was younger — and that's a good thing." Explaining the work "Recto-Verso," Sparrow said, "I want people to know that painting can be an aura that's cast by color on the wall, a kind of color shadow. A painting doesn't have to be seen imme­ diately to be understood — often my painted surfaces face the wall and are later turned to face the viewer. And a fin­ ished painting does not have to be static — it can keep on changing." Michael Berryhill "Shiptrick" "Austin's pretty wide open," Berryhill said about tire numerous new galleries that have emerged. "If you work hard and produce work, your work can be shown." Berryhill sees potential in further growth of the Austin art scene, but feels that local artists need to attract the inter­ ests of collectors in order to acquire the financial backing they need to reach that potential. Berryhill describes "Shiptrick" as an exercise in flat space and dimension. Done in colored pencil and tempera on wood, the work contrasts the flat space of ship, water and sky with the detail and dimension of the figures on the boat. Robert Lee Vanderpool "Western Tendencies" "New American Talent" marks the first juried exhibition for Robert Lee Vanderpool and highlights the current period in his life that's a source of pride for him. "It's an honor to be shown alongside so many respected artists," Vanderpool said. "New American Talent" has granted Vanderpool exposure and recognition he hadn't achieved in previous exhibitions. He says in "Western Tendencies" he hopes to foster an appreciating of paint­ ing in viewers. "It's my passion and I want people to enjoy what I do," he said. Vanderpool hopes his work gives peo­ ple new perspectives in life. "I just hope in some way I make an impression and ripple to the culture," he said. "1 want to keep human progress for­ ward, and turn people on to art." Rebecca Ward "Tape5" A 2006 graduate, Rebecca Ward views her selection in "New American Talent" as a good starting point for her career. "It really was nice in generating interest in my work," Ward said. Commenting on the many UT alumni featured in the exhibition, Ward credits the faculty in place for helping develop the students' talent. "Every student can find a mentor in their department to nurture them," she said. Coupled with the local artistic com­ munity, Ward called Austin a hot spot for emerging artists, In experiencing her work "Tape 5," Ward hopes people appreciate its abstraction. She doesn't expect anyone to pull any deep meaning from the piece, however. "I want people to look at my piece and appreciate it for what it is," Ward said. Student has tips for med school hopefuls on how to ace the MCAT By Sara Scott Daily Texan Staff Da O uyang is in that uncom ­ fortable position of w aiting around to hear if he got accepted to medical school. The senior finance major has applied for early decision admission to the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, so he will know by October if he got in. O uyang may spend his final u n d erg rad year w ithout the pressure of trying to figure out w here he w ants to go next and how to make it happen. O uyang has already cleared w hat is the most daunting hurdle for prospective med students — the MCAT. He was so successful at the standardized test that he m et BCM's score requirem ents for early decision application. He said the key to doing well on the test is dedicating plenty of p reparation time. "If I had to sum everything up, the m ain point is you have to have the tim e to put into it," O uyang said. ’or Ouyang, that m eant study- ; five hours a day, four days a ek, which he likens to having art-tim e job. As most students , O uyang took preparatory arses at a test prep center. The ss helped him learn w hat he ers to break dow n the tests to see w hat questions you missed and how you missed them , and learn from your mistakes," Ouyang said. He adds that the m aterial on the test is usually obscure and MCAT going paperless: • Test administrations will increase from twice per year to 22 times per year. • Morning and afternoon sessions will be available on weekdays and Saturdays. • Students may take the MCAT exam up to three times per year (but may be registered for only one testing date at a time). • The computerized test day wilt be about half as long as the paper-and-pencii administration day, primarily because there is less administrative overhead. • Beginning in 2007, the number of questions will be reduced by about one- third (without changing the content representation), and the allowed testing time will be reduced by about 30 percent. Research showed that a shorter MCAT exam would retain its predictive power. • Beginning in 2007, scores will be reported in 30 days instead of 60 days. Our objective is to eventually reduce reporting to 14 days. id to know on the test in- i. His success on the MCAT iirectly linked to his hard in the class, he said, a all the hom ew ork ques- go to all the [practice] and meet w ith your teach- alm ost guaranteed to be some­ thing you've never seen before, no m atter how m uch biology or chemistry you've studied. "W hat they're really testing MCAT continues on page 9A Da Ouyang, a finance senior, is entering his final year of undergraduate education waiting to hear if he will get into the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston through their early admission program. creative collaging at Laguna Gloria P98 _ the best summer sweets austin has to offer pg 4 UT math department members add up P9 5 Former Longhorns give real world advice P9 3 Latino Leadership Council pg 5 L o n g h o r n € L i v i n g The UT Community's Preferred Guide to Living • An Advertising Supplement of The Daily Texan ¡Rockstar: Supernova By Lara Meyer show. Since local A u stin sing- performers who face the possi­ From edgy rocker to er Patrice Pike was a contender b ility o f leaving the show and housewife, and everyone for elim ination in week four, the mansion they all share, ¡tC in between, a diverse there was an excited energy in hut T o m m y Lee (M o tle y g f é ' crow d gathered at the air to see how she w ould C riie ), G ilb y C la rk (G u n s | | V I P last w e e k ’s view- stack up against her compe- N ’Roses) and Jason Newstead L party, anxious- tition. There were shouts to (M e ta llica ), the members o f B E f e r V ly aw aiting “ R o ck let the group know the show Supernova, ultim ately have the M F f t P Star: Supernova’s’’ started, and cheers erupted as final say about who stays or five Pike took stage for the first goes. As of last week, 10 per­ perform ance. Pike sang the formers remained, w ith nine R ed H ot C h ili Pepper’s ver- more weeks to go before a lead w «ion o f “ H ig h G ro u n d ,” after singer is selected. , w h ich everyone m urm ured “ It totally freaked me out,’’ l|g>' how great her performance Pike said o f being in the bot­ f was. A n d despite Tom m y tom three two weeks in a row. Wp*. Le e ’s typical show-steal- “ I mean, everyone gasped w§g| in g guest appearance [because they thought it had ’W ' ' on the drum s, everyone been a great performance].” ¡§¡1 f||p |y saw’ heard and Pike- loved She was fortunate enough to not be elim inated either time. “ R o c k S t a r : T w o things may be w orking in M p f L Supernova” is a C B S her favor, both her encore per­ « g ill reality series that fea- f i p p * fturcs 15 performers, from 25,000 apk-~. chosen formance on elim ination day and her experience. “ I ’ve toured, I ’ve w ritten g P S p who auditioned around hit songs, and Í know how the nation, all ing to prove they have try- to be in a hand. I can get up early for interviews and still ’ what it takes to be the practice and play through the m * ' J p | leaa singer in T om m y L e e ’s band Supernova. night,” she said. “ It definitely gives me an edge, since I think Eve ry week, one rocker [Supernova] can see themselves is elim inated and thus going out w ith someone who J | t h e band is one step can relate.” J f f i f ; . closer to having their Pike said that she does not lead singer. 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Su n 1 p m 6 pm Inndt Your World For a d v e r tis in g info, call 512-471-1865 r v Thursday, August 10,2006 L o n g h o r n L i v i n g TFVBC from Success Spotlight M elissa K epke G robm yer EXE Tips from Texas Exes Joseph Ski hell schedules,” Grobmyer said. She plugged into that group of women to create a flex­ ible, team-oriented company that allows its employees to make time for their families. “ There are so many smart, educated, articulate and business-savvy women out there who feel compelled to quit their jobs once they have children,” Grobmyer said. “American corporate culture is very male-dominated and if you can't work a full-time week you will not excel.” She said that all o f her employees have responsibili­ ties that must be fulfilled for their clients, and that she is happy as long as the clients are happy. “At M K G everyone sets their own hours and are paid by the hours worked,’ Grobmyer said. ‘These hours are flexible according to the needs of the employee.” The responsibilities of the seven professionals w ho currently w ork at M K G vary from guiding and advising art purchases for clients to appraising client's art collections. M K G does not m aintain an art inventory and when they purchase art for c li­ ents, all trade discounts are passed on to their c li­ ents. Ihe most expensive piece of art that G robm yer has obtained for a client was a Jo h n Singer Sargent portrait that was on the market for $2.5 m illio n and By Meagan Thomsen Grobmyer's own love of art grew when she studied By Jaclyn Kerbow P h o to co u rte sy M elissa K e p ke G ro b m yer sold for $1.5 m illio n . P h o to co u rte sy Jo sep h SkiheH M K G A rt Management is a Houston-based company abroad in Italy during her junior year, where she said that W r itin g comes naturally to novelist Joseph Skibell. that acts as a liaison between its clients and the art world, she was introduced to art on a large scale. G ro w in g up, he and a childhood friend entertained and boasts high-profile clients such as Rice University, “ In Italy I saw art that took my breath away and made their elem entary classes w ith fictional stories. Years The Woodlands Development Com pany and the Houston me cry,” she said. “ I had never experience that before and later, Skibell has penned two novels that are trans­ Holocaust Museum along with a number o f prestigious I guess it left an impression.” lated in six different languages. Ihe world is now private individuals. After earning her bachelor’s degree from U T in 1990, Sk ¡bell's classroom. It was after Melissa Kepke (Trobmyer married in 1998 she moved to N ew York to try her hand at the gallery Skibell considered himself a strange child ¡.row ­ that she decided to take a break from her fast-paced job business. ing up in a large Jew ish fam ily w h ile living in and start M K G . She said that she started the business out “ I quickly decided that I would rather study and buy Lubbock, Texas. Skibell s fam ily lived deep in the of her guest bedroom with one client. art than sell it, Grobmyer said of her gallery experi­ D iaspora, but he has grown to be th a n k fu l for every­ “M K G now employs seven professionals and we regu­ ences. thing he got out o f livin g in Lubb ock, including larly receive referrals from museums, architects and collec­ W h ile living in the Big Apple, she was introduced to m eeting great teachers, musicians and artists such as tors,” Grobmyer said. Carey Ellis Company, an art consulting company whose Jim Ep pler and Joe Ely. W h e n she founded M K G Art Management, L L C , she work seemed fun and interesting to Grobmyer. She “ I can remember being about 14 or 15, and w a lk ­ knew that there were others like her in the world: Women returned to U T where she earned her master's degree in ing down Q u ak e r Avenue to 19th Street to Texas wanting to work in corporate America w ith a need for 1994 and was hired by Carey Ellis Company shortly after. accommodating work hours to balance family life. H er job required extensive traveling to buy art for large, “ M y thought was that 1 would formulate a company, corporate clients. one comprised of people who were motivated and degreed, O ne corporate client in but with husbands and families and in need of flexible particular, S B C Continued on page 8 Tech every Saturday afternoon to see a series of docum entaries on E urope an art and history called ‘K en n eth C la rk s C ivilisation»’ Skibell said of his adolescent years. “A n d of course, most weeks, I was Continued on page 8 .y. 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Photos by Stephen Durda Summer Sweets from Austin's Top Pastry Chefs B y M e g a n Larson tive p astry chef, has been with favorites like van illa b ean creme dies take the sh ape o f lon ghorns a n d other tea m m a s c o t s d u r in g search o f sexier su rro u n d in g s. O n e o f A m e r ic a ’s top 10 p as try chefs, A. F o u r S ea so n s H o te ls &c R esorts for more than a dozen years and ch a n ge s the c a f e ’s m e n u every six brulee a n d hot soufflés in c h o c o ­ late or G r a n d M arnier. The apple footb all season. tart with ice cream , ch eesecake a n d “ It’s a little hectic, but a lot o f M a r k C h a p m a n is the p as try c h e f for both re staurants a n d creates m o uth-w aterin g desserts that tease m o n th s to one year. She reserves the more form al and involved d e s­ chocolate torte are also c o m m o n ly featured on the m enu, as well as ice fu n on football ho m e g a m e week­ ends," M a r t s said. the eye a n d taun t the tongue. W a lk in g o f f one s dinner is the perfect prelude to a dessert cre­ lead in g ated by one o f A u s tin ’s p astry chefs. W heth er enjoying the n igh ttim e views o f dow ntow n while stro llin g the serene ca m p u s, listening to the faint m ixture o f serts for the café and features the home-style basics on the room ser­ d o g b a rk in g and locust bu zz in g while w a lk in g m o onlit n eighbor­ h ood streets or w a n dering d o w n ­ vice menu. “ There’s a lot o f c o m fo rt food on “ We do what they wan t us to,’ the menu right now," M a r t s said. she said a bou t the elaborate U T A n d o c casion ally , M a r t s creates w e d d in g cakes. fruits, su g a re d p e ca n s a n d cheeses p an n a co tta with R ie slin g peach are c o m m o n d eligh ts for the wine festivals a n d other local events and that people love their pecans. so up a n d fran gip ane twigs as a bea u tifu l m arriage o f peach fla­ vored cr e a m a n d crisp, a l m o n d cream s, sorb ets a n d m ilk sh a k es. She sa id th at truffles, dried C h a p m a n d e s c r i b e s v a n il l a town th ro ugh the thick so u n d o f live music m i n g li n g from the m an y The berry napoleon will debut on the menu in a couple of weeks. gro o m s cakes. A c c o rd in g to M a r ts , longhorn Fou r S e a s o n s is the D risk ill H otel, J u s t four block s n orth o f the twigs. H e rests the twigs across the bowl o f so u p a n d a rose b u d sits on It is filled with raspberries, blue­ and U T Tower shapes are often anoth er o f A u s t i n ’s extremely ele­ top o f the twig bridge. This b ea u ti­ m usic venues, A u s tin ’s top pastry chefs await passers-by with their epicurean creations. berries and blackberries for a col­ orful assortm ent. Key lim e cheese­ requested, a n d the University seal is a n o th er p o p u l a r in f r o s t in g Idte perfect place to view the s u n ­ set over su m m e r sweets is the F o u r cak e is a s u m m e r t im e favorite on the room service menu, because order. gan t a c c o m m o d a t io n s , at the cor­ ner o f Brazo s a n d S ixth Streets. F or those with an affinity for his­ ful a rran gem en t co m b in e s just the right a m o u n t o f cream , a lm o n d a n d peach flavors w ithou t over­ S e a so n s H otel at 9 8 San J a cin to Boulevard. The café offers o u td oo r s e a tin g bord erin g their lawn on M a r ts uses a light, cornflak e pret­ zel crust instead o f the typical g ra ­ h a m cracker one. T o w n Lake. Ju d y M a r ts, the execu­ The current m enu hosts other for visitors and special occasion s. M a r ts may m ak e ch ocolates with C a f é & Bakery, with its stained gla ss w in dow s a n d classic café feel, C h a p m a n said that he ow ned a caterin g c o m p a n y in Florida before p ecan s in the shape o f T e x a s for out-of-state visitors, while the c a n ­ attracts late night strollers, while the D risk ill G rill attracts those in b ein g a p astry c h e f was cool. W hen Continued on p age 6 The hotel also offers sp ecialties torical ch arm , the D r i s k i l l ’s 1886 w h e lm in g the taste buds. A b o v e Key lim e che ese cak e is a su m m e rtim e favorite o n the room service m en u at the Four Se a so n s Hotel. To p Right: Th e Four Se a so n s Café prov id e s an elega n t se ttin g to view the sunset. B o tto m Left The fresh berry n a p o le o n is filled w ith raspberries, b lueberries an d blackberries for a c o lo rfu l assortm en t. B o tto m Right: Judy M arts, pastry chef at the Four S e a so n s Café, c h a n ge s the m e n u e v e ry six m o n th s to o n e year. Photos Paul Wantzall t Thursday, August 10,2006 L o n g h o r n L iv in g UT's Finest Take Center Stage UT Student Organization S P O T L I G H T Latino Leadership Council By Cynthia Houchin fosterin g frien dships an d co m ­ T h e L a tin o L e a d e rsh ip m unication betw een the various C ou n cil (L L C ), an extension o f groups. the U n iv ersity ’s M u lticu ltu ral Inform ation Center, is com posed o f L atin o student groups that have In the fall, L L C also sp on ­ sors S áb ad o G igan te. T his event w elcom es new stu dents, p artic­ joined to create a unified force in ularly L atin o freshm en, with a the com m unity. Since its incep­ tion in roughly 1997, the coun ­ day of entertainm ent, free food and lots o f so cializin g w ith fel­ cil has evolved into an internal team o f 14 elected co-di rectors l o w “ fish.” Ihe ultim ate objective o f the event, slated this fall lor from leadership positions in the S ep t.16 from 12 p.m . to 6 p.m . U niversity’s 32 different Latino- b ased student groups. i n G regory G y m , is to help stu ­ d e n t s with sim ilar b ack groun ds “O u r m ission is to serve and em pow er all L atin o stu d e n ts,” sity environm ent. find a niche in their new univer­ said M ary G onzalez, a L L C co ­ director. “Ju st because we are all L atin o doesn’t m ean we all think alik e,” Ifie council prom otes under­ stan d in g o f Latino culture and G on zalez said. “ It's being able to unite together that m akes [the history an d serves as the center for experience] pow erful.” discou rse about com m on goals Last year, L L C organized the an d events. M eetings range from first national L atin o Leadership ed by representatives from each L atin o stu dent organization to inform al m eetings about individ­ Su m m it. H osted on the U T c a m ­ pus, this collaboration gave stu ­ dent leaders across the nation a foru m to address shared ch a l­ Photo by Paul Wentzell Photo courtesy Ben M cReynolds Professor Profile W illiam T. Guy, Jr. D epartm ent of M athem atics Student Spotlight Ben McReynolds D epartm ent of M athem atics By Abhinav Kumar his doctorate. D u rin g his By Chelsea Phillips multiple times, M cR eynolds official bi-weekly events attend­ The world today is a m ag­ three-year stint at C altech, L o o k in g at Ben decided to m ake a final nificent one. Thanks to the Internet, an unlim ited su p­ ply o f knowledge and on-line he received n u m erou s requests from the University o f Texas to com e back and gam es are available in the teach. H e returned to the blink o f an eye. Television, a University in 1951, armed M cR ey n o ld s tod ay you switch from English and w ould not know that he philosophy to math. lacks a high school degree or that at one point it seem ed he would be spending the “ I enjoyed w riting a lot ual projects. Studen ts, faculty and lenges faced on college cam pu ses but in the end, with writing, whether or not my au d i­ sta ff are en couraged to attend inform ed to rem ain m eetin gs and an opportun ity to celebrate through w ork­ Latin o cu ltu re marvel that infiltrates alm ost with his doctorate, to pre­ rest o f his life behind the ence appreciated [my work] ab o u t the L atin o com m u n ity , shops and guest speakers. Ihe every household in Am erica, provides news, sports and entertainm ent in the com ­ vent generations o f students from succum bing to a m ath­ em atical slump. counter o f a fast food restau­ depended on my audience,’ even if they are not currently rant. In fact, you would not M cReynolds said. “ I think even be able to guess it. I just enjoyed the absolute m em bers o f a related organ iza­ in Septem ber, tion. B egin n in g conference also add ressed co n ­ cerns about education, im m igra­ tion, racism , leadership an d gov­ fort o f people's homes. Life “I try to encourage them ,” M c R e y n o ld s, w h o nature ol m ath.” m eetings are held every M onday ernm ent, offering op po rtu n ities is wonderful. However, there is a dow n­ side to having so m any con­ he said. “ I think they realize that I like the subject [m ath­ ematics] very m uch.” veniences. In today’s fast- It has been nearly 55 paced world of autom atic years since G uy first started flushing toilets and artificial teaching at the University, received his doctorate in T h ro u g h o u t co llege, at 6 p.m . in the M u lticultural for students to work together on m athem atics in May, will be a Toussky-Todd instructor at C al Tech in the fall, a presti­ gious entry-level position for a m athem atician. another source o f strength Inform ation Center, S S B 1.104. solutions. cam e front the m em ory o f “ The fall is ou r busiest p eriod,” Ih e L a tin o L e a d e rsh ip a high school friend. At eighteen, M cR eynolds’ best G on zalez said. C oun cil W eb-site provides m uch To kick oft the new school useful inform ation, including a friend died o f a heroine over­ year, L L C sponsors the Latino H isp an ic alum ni network, schol­ list arship opportunities an d a hearts, im aginations are a and his students have rec­ M cReynolds has received dose. Leadersh ip R etreat, a weekend thing o f the past and peo­ ognized him for his ability ple are finding themselves to engender motivation to without the need to learn understand m athem atics. num erous awards for his “W henever I got down retreat attended by the top three o f active Latino organization s on work in mathematics includ­ ing the V IG R E Fellowship, on m yself in college and thought I m ight fail, I d elected officials from each L atin o cam pu s along with the resources student organization . Ihe retreat available to them . V isit w w w .utla­ m any things, m athem atics “H is tests are not designed U T 's C ontinuing Education think o f him, how lucky helps introdu ce gro u p leaders, tin os.com for more inform ation. Photo courtesy Latino Leadership Council C a c t u s M O M E N T first am on g them. to be finished...H e knows Fellowship, U T s Graduate I was and how he would S tu d en ts w onder the every lecture by heart, and Instructor ol the Year Award have liked to go to college, point o f derivatives, addi­ tion and correct gram m ar he has determined a way to explain every difficult topic when their T I-8 9 plus sil­ he teaches in terms that the and U T-A rlington’s Junior M cReynolds said. and Senior M ath M ajor o f the Year Award. But achieve­ D u rin g graduate school at U T , M cR eynolds met ver ed ition s, which retail students can grasp, said m ents did not com e to graduate student advisor for $139.99, anxiously await them. Christine L. Hayes, one o f G u y s form er students, in M cR eynolds on the sam e path they have come to most and m athem atics instructor, Professor Allen Reid. T h a n k fu lly , P rofessor an interview with Focus on academics. M cReynolds said that he W illiam T. G u y o f the d epartm en t m ath em atics Science. “ H e has changed my life...He has created a passion has trium phantly stood in for math inside o f me. the way of idiocy’s progress for over 50 years by touch­ G u y said that he cares about his students a great ing the m inds o f im pression­ able college students. deal and that he attributes his success as a teacher to his “ B ill the M athem atics Guy,” as he is G u y , patience. In h igh owes much ol his success to M cR eynolds lived Reid. sc h o o l, the in shadow o f his father who “ H e always seem s to graduated valedictorian o f do really strong work, not his class. because he attracts the best “A fter I got my first B, stu den ts but because he I was behind by his stan ­ is such a strong advisor,” dards,’ M cR eynolds said. M cR eynolds said. “ Part ol “ I try to explain in a M cR eynolds Tailed his me thinks it w ould have fondly known, has perfected fashion that they [students] junior year o f high school been too difficult to get a his teaching style, reinvigo- can understand...I explain after skipping more than the Ph.D . if I hadn ’t met him rating a subject considered the big idea and develop in a allotted number o f classes. [Reid].” dry by some - m athem atics. th in k m athe­ “ People m atics is static,” G u y said. “M ath is grow ing...grow ing sequence where each step is explained nicely,” G u y said. “ I enjoy seeing their eyes light up when they finally H e decided to give school W ith Reid as his advi­ one more try and m ade straight A s on the second sor, M cR eynolds is spending this sum m er w orking with run through his junior year. the geom etry o f spaces lor phenomenally. understand som ething. H ow ever, M c R e y n o ld s’ the C lay M ath Society. H e said that his field o f In addition to being teachers were unable to over­ “ We re interested in what world revere him. A m on g his m any honors, M cR ey n old s dropped out “ I think teach in g is ical engineering from Texas sive academ y include a m ake a pivotal realization. mathematics. his official title. However, a fast food restaurant for the G u y joined the University Guy, an advocate o f good rest o f my life,” M cReynolds with his students as part o f Texas at A ustin right after health, did not accept the said. study gets a bad rap because revered by his students, many students do not like G u y has received countless w orking to understand it. awards. Fortunately, G u y ’s students who will become the pro­ fessionals and leaders o f the said. “ [The awards are] Too rem em ber,” he to m any M athem atics has always been G u y ’s first love, and G uy was inducted into the A cadem y o f D istinguished physics his second. H e earned a bachelor’s degree in mechan­ Teachers at the University. Perks of being in this exclu­ A & M University in 1940. Afterwards, he worked as an engineer at W estinghouse, an environment saturated by $ 5 ,0 0 0 bonus to his sala­ ry, a permit for a conve­ nient parkin g sp ot and “ D istinguished Teacher” in World W ar II as a student working toward his m aster’s degree. Because o f the G I Bill, U .S . soldiers returning from war could attend col­ parking perm it because he likes to get som e exercise by w alking to his building. G u y usually teaches a begin ning calculus course lege, but there was a severe shortage o f teachers. So in in addition to courses like differential equations, vector addition to his duties as a calculus, Fourier and LaPlace student, G u y worked as a transform s (a senior graduate special instructor, teaching course) and tensor analysis. the barrage o f incom ing stu­ H is classes range in size from dents. It was during his time 50 to 130 students. as a special instructor that After sum m er 2 0 0 6 , G uy G u y realized he loved teach­ will begin a m odified ser­ vice program enabling him ing math. A fte r m aster’s in 1948 from the keep students num erical­ University, G u y attended the C aliforn ia Institute o f ly knowledgeable for three more years at m ost before he Technology where he earned settles into retirement. look his past and m aintained their low opinion o f him, spaces look like and the sym ­ m etries ol spaces,” he said. withholding their support. M cReynolds is setting out Facin g the prospect o f sum m er school classes at to be the teacher he never had in high school, who inspired the end o f his senior year, him in college. o f high school and entered probably the most im por­ the workforce as a last food employee. H e said that this experience helped him to tant thing a m ath professor can do, their lasting effect interaction co m es from “ I was w orking 60 hours a week...I guess my real with students and peers,” “O u r M cR ey n o ld s said. research is not as im m edi­ motivation [to go to college] ately relevant.” was not w anting to work in a M cR ey n old s m akes point o f sharing his story in M cReynolds worked fast food for one year alter o f his constant attempt to motivate and support them. “I f you tell yourself you re high school belore apply­ junior college. H e ing to sm art often enough you’ll become more confident, and was not required to have confident people tend to be a high school diplom a or G E D , instead he was asked to take an entry exam and was accepted into the school. more successful, it’s kind o f a cycle where the more suc­ cessful you are the more con­ fident you become,” he said. Ironically, he Tailed the math M cR eynolds said that portion, lazily leaving many because confidence played questions unanswered. such a big role in his life In college, M cReynolds that it is im portant for him thrived. A fter junior college, in his U T-A rlington profes­ students. to instill confidence in his leedback and support that had been lacking in his high little confidence - I had to build m yself up and it was school teachers. hard,” M cReynolds said. “ I receivin g his to teach part-time. H e will sors, he found the positive “ I started out with very A fter sw itching m ajors just don t like to fail.” Cham pionship celebration. UT student gives the hook em sign in front of the lit Tower after the Rose Bowl P hoto by Joe Buglew icz LOMiHORN LIMNG Thursday,August 10,2006 Summer Strolls Pair Well with Desserts Continued from page 4 field began to develop and the become more creative, he moved ro New York and aimed high, only working at the top five restaurants in the city. After working several years in New York, Chapman found him ­ self in Texas at the Texas State In Mexico, he saw that chefs offers cookies, individual cakes, created tequila-spiked fruit or dip­ ping sauces to accompany the chur­ ros. At the 1886 Café 6C Bakery, three dipping C h a pm an makes sauces: spicy caramel, chocolate and vanilla. In the café, the sauc­ pies, sorbet and hom em ade ice cream. The banana split is one o f their bestsellers. Ju st north o f campus, the Hyde Park neighborhood is home to Asti Trattoria, a popular restaurant at es and churros are served chilled, while they are served warm in the the corner o f 43rd Street and Duval. A grocery store, laundry mat, res­ Fair. He tried his first churro there, and began a quest for the perfect Driskill Grill. Chapm an describes his churros as TexM ex with French recipe. “I played around with recipes I and just made my own, he said. really looked into it, and know the exact temperature - 333 degrees.” innovations. He tries to keep his ingredients close to home, using local brands and farmers whenever possible. taurants and coffee bars fill the eclectic, peaceful block. According to pastry chef, Kay Weidner, they focus on traditional Italian desserts with their own twist. Three stan­ dard desserts, including Tiramisu, regulars, while two others change seasonally. Weidner said ihat this they are light enough that guests do not feel as though they are wad­ presents new challenges, or at least a change, when she grows tired o f making the same desserts. "I stopped using plums because the skin was sour and the meat taste good,” o f the fruit d id n’t Weidner said. “Í also avoid using sugar because it hides the true fla­ dling out the door after dinner. She said that she always features gelato on the menu, though the flavors change, because it provides a non­ dairy, low-sugar option. Granita, which is like an Icee, is also popu­ lar. A fter-d inn er walks are even vor o f the fruit.” T iram isu is their bestseller, fol­ lowed by blueberry crepes. Weidner said th at the crepes are filled with sampling more desirable when some o f the superior confections along the way. Austin’s excellent pastry chefs in different pockets o f sweet ricotta cheese, that two peo­ the city offer variety to those who The 1886 Café & Bakery also are always on the menu for their ple can easily share them and that enjoy sweet strolls. Left: In the Driskill Café and Bakery, the sauces and churros are served chilled, while they are served warm in the Driskill Grill. Top Right: A. Mark Chapman, pastry chef for the café and bakery and the grill, is of America's top 10 pastry chefs. Bottom Right: Vanilla panna cotta with Riesling peach soup and frangipane twigs is a beautiful marriage of r v o a r h f l a t / n r f l d s ~ r a z m a n d r r i « n a in v n n H tw i n * ; mm m Photo by Pawl W entzell Austin's Patrice Pike Contender on 'Rockstar' Reality Show Continued from page 1 “Her first bands, from the age o f She went on to explain that bubble, but that the rockers are 15, were rock bands.’ she was listening to P ik e ’s They saw me perform twice this it week; imagine that I can’t base.” In addition to her music, it’s According to the foundation’s fired up to help, Pike said. like a family even though they There may not be a consen­ music when C h ris C olem an, a wouldn’t have been worth it, Pike’s warm and genuine person­ Web site, the foundation selects are competing for the same spot sus about Pike's true sound, but good friend o f Young’s, walked Pike said. ality that endears her to her fans young individuals who demon­ in the band. when the guests attending the by and stopped to discuss the According to Davis, fans and friends alike. Davis recalls strate their desire to leave the “Some of the most intense viewing party were asked who music. gather at voting parties with several instances in which Pike streets in order to begin cultivat­ their laptops and drink for the was warm and accepting o f over- ing a more whole and fulfilling conflicts you have are with the their least favorite rocker still people you love, since you re on the show was, the consensus And while her performance on the show is reminding fans four hours during which they more comfortable with going was clear. about her versatility and expos­ can cast as many votes for Pike there,’ Pike said. “We re all real­ “Zayra is the least best fit for ing her to a reality show addicted as they want. zealous fans who might normally warrant some concern, helping life. From enrolling in school, completing drug and alcohol them understand she’s just a nor­ rehabilitation and facilitating ly tight. the show, but she’s so entertain­ nation, Pike was still hesitant to “[W hen she decided to do it], mal person. entrepreneurial ideas to simply Being on the show has been ing and original that I believe get involved. we had to fly to California since “She’s passionate, and means integrating body, mind and spirit an opportunity for Pike to get they keep her on and care about “She knew it was T V real­ back to her rocker roots, a musi­ originality,” Todd Young, Pike’s ity and they could make her she missed the Austin auditions, Young said. “But she’s in the top what she says, always,” Wayne Sutton, guitarist and close friend wellness, the Grace Foundation serves those who have survived cal style she replaced with a manager and long time friend, look however they want; she 10 now, and that’s great.” o f Pike’s who has played over the homeless journey by helping rhythm and blues sound, as said. signed a contract that said they Pike, an Austinite, is well 2 0 0 0 shows with her, said. them to enrich their lives, and described by a fan at the view­ Stacey Colem an, who agreed could, Davis said. “But for her, known in the local live music Her passion extends to The the lives o f others. ing part}-. And while some say with Young, admitted that while th.it the new genre was her true “R ock Star: I N X S kept her it’s about the music. As I always say, live it and have an absolute scene, in addition to touring Grace Foundation, an organi­ Her support o f the founda­ the nation and Europe. But, zation she and Young founded tion and her own musical career sound (and her love o f Joni attention for a while last season, blast, and if people think you like all performers, Pike expe­ together. Pike agreed to sing makes Pike more than just her Mitchell might tell the same she was really only watching made a mistake, you chalk it up story), her sister disagrees. Davis this season’s show for Pike. and move on. said that one o f her first well- known bands. Little Sister, was “I saw her perform at a bar However, the decision proved on the square [in San Marcos] worthwhile. slumps. rienced down times, and it was M o m o s Club on Sixth St. that Young recalls helping during the back up vocals for Young’s band as a favor, and really got to know each other during a trip Star: appearance on Supernova. She and Young have been working on her new album “R ock to Nashville, Tenn. The Grace for the last two and one-half a ro ck/funk group. “Saying that rock isn’t her thing isn’t true, joy Davis said. in 1992, and I ’ve been a fan ever she said. “In fact, I met since, my husband because o f [her].” “Last week there were 9 mil­ lion viewers in the U.S. alone, “They really supported her, Foundation helps at-risk kids he said. “She always had a place who are living on the streets years. It will be released in the next 30 days regardless o f Pike’s and it’s shown in 9 0 countries. to play, and always had a fan Best Part-time Job on Campus! 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BookPeople offers thousands of titles, awesome events, comfy chairs, free wi-fi in the café and a staff that loves to talk books, movies, music...any- thing. For cool reading over hot coffee and pastries, hop on the Lake Austin bus and get off at 6th and Lamar. Baby Proof By Emily Giffin “ Baby Proo P’ is the third novel by chick-lit writer extraor­ dinaire E m ily G iffin. G iffin does this genre better than most writers because she builds complications in the usual girl-likes- boy-overcomes-obstacie-to-get-boy, happily-ever-after story. In “ Baby Proof,” heroine Claudia must make the decision to have a baby or end her marriage amidst other closely observed situ­ ations about pregnancy and marriage. ■ ■ . ■ • i***?' Ü v v; v 5* ' ' *' 1 v w*-. i , • i c % v *• . x , l i t y t ; . ? ' A DI ARY Of LO VE, S E C R E T S AND G RO WING U P I » THE ' 7 0 S M I SS AMERICAN PIE m s b g a r e t s a n t ó n e m i l y g i f f i n Sew York Tines B estselling a u th o r of Something Borrowed and Som ething Blue me*» Continued from page 7 he has received for his work, perform ances, the dancers H o o d , C in d e re lla , and M ills has worked at compa- attend class and rehearsals Puss ‘n Boots. “ Serenade,” nies all over the world and six days a week. They begin choreographed by G eorge has created over 40 works preparation for the ballets Balan ch in e, is the second for them. Though he has approxim ately one to two h a lf o f the performance. The been a choreographer for a months prior to the opening theme is blue, w ith danc- long tim e, he was a high- day. U n lik e most com panies, ers wearing all blue, danc- ly respected dancer w ith Ballet A u stin requires all of ing in front o f a blue back- both the C in c in n a ti B a llet their dancers to audition for drop, under a blue-lit stage, and The Indianapolis B a llet all of the roles, including C o m p o ser P y o tr Ily ic h Theater at one time. Aside the leads. M ost companies T c h a ik o vs k y is credited from choreographing, M ills save the leads for their danc- w ith the score for “ Classic is also dedicated to teaching ers w ith seniority, but Ballet Beauty. ‘“ Classic B e a u ty' w ill be a night o f clas­ sical ballet fea­ t u r in g ‘T h e Sleeping B e a u ty ’ a n d G e o rg e Balanchine s ‘Serenade. Johnson said. “ If you like classi­ cal ballet you w ill love this night. A ttend ing “ The N u tc ra c k e r” is a holiday trad ition for m any families. Because o f the popularity o f this ballet, m any dates are scheduled . Fam ilies can enjoy it the entire m onth o f December, w ith the last perfor­ mance on Dec. 23. T h e N u tc ra c k e r is choreographed by Stephen M ills 2006/07 Golden Anniversary Season Sept 23-24 Not Afraid of the Dark Oct 27-29 Classic Beauty Dec 9-23 The Nutcracker Feb 15-18 Director's Choice/Golden A p r 6-8 The Taming of the Shrew M a y 10-13 A Special Evening with Stephen Mills A u stin w ants to ensure the right dancer perform s the right role each tim e. T hey also believe the audi- ence deserves the best dancers avail­ able, so B a lle t A u s tin a u d i­ tions new dancers in over 20 cities nationwide, m ak­ ing it extrem e­ ly com petitive to land a spot in the company. V isit www.bal- letaustin.o rg for more inform ation or to purchase tick e ts. Season tic k e ts, w h ic h allo w patrons to exchange tickets for one ballet for those to a n o th ­ er and preview the casting and special program w h ile T c h a ik o vs k y com- upcom ing dancers. notes prior to the perfor­ posed the score, performed B a lle t A u stin changes mance are available at W e b by The A ustin Symphony. their ballet selection each site as well. Stephen M ills , B a lle t season. W it h in the com- W h ile there are m any A u stin ’s artistic director, has pany, Stephen M ills cre- fall performances in Austin, brought much attention to ates at least one w orld pre- B a lle t A u s tin ’s up com ing the company. A m ong other miere each year. In 2006, he performances deserve a top I f you wrote a diary when you awards, the Steinberg Aw ard w ill produce a total o f three spot on show goers’ lists. The were little, w hat did it say? O r if you at the Festival des A rts de works. com pany’s talented dancers Saint-Sauveur International T w o o f B a lle t A u s tin ’s make every performance an C horeographic C om p etition 20 dancers are new to the experience not to be missed is one o f the highest honors company. T o prepare for the by Austin audiences. Miss American Pie By Margaret Sartor d idn’t, what w ould it have said? M in e would have included stories about my annoying sisters and musings about whether M ich ael Baker liked me. In “ M iss Am erican Pie,” M argaret Sartor publishes her diaries from age 11 to 18 word-for-word. They are priceless. She goes from talking about her pets, to her family, to her ever-changing best friend, to a boy in the span o f one sen­ tence. I f any book is made to make you reminisce about your own childhood, this is the one. W e have homes made to fit your lifestyle. W e have homes made to fit your lifestyle. 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Adult classes include the Da Vinci Drawing Workshop, Painting Large: Super Size It, Santa Fe Style Painting, Metal Sculpture Weekend and An Illumination Weekend: Book Arts. W hile most of the summer classes are over, Laguna Gloria’s upcoming fall class schedule can be down­ loaded at www.amoa.org. Even for those not interested in art, a stroll around Laguna Gloria’s beautiful grounds is a worth­ while, illuminating experi­ ence. By Cynthia Houchin Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria offers weekend and weeknight classes for those with limited free time who want to explore their inner artist. Classes are offered during spring, summer and fall semesters to children, teens and adults. The “Jumpstart Your Art class series allows students to learn a new art technique in just one intensive weekend. The main offices and a small gallery are housed in the restored Driscoll Villa, while classes are scat­ tered across the 12-acre historic grounds of Laguna Gloria. Nine bright, sunny studios are utilized for classes, while the messier medi­ ums, such as pottery, are taught in outdoor tents. An artist could hard­ ly ask for a better workspace. Those needing inspiration find it at every turn, whether wandering through the shady groves of trees, sitting on Lake Austin's water’s edge, explor­ ing the old sculpture-spotted gar­ dens or touring other studios to see fellow students work. Class size is limited to allow students as much one-on-one time with instructors as possible. The experience levels range from beginner to advanced, and regis­ tration is easily completed online. Course offerings are quite diverse, including drawing, collage, paint­ ing, watercolor, mosaics and digital art. The instructors, experienced in their respective mediums, act as guides for the students’ artistic prowess. The collage class earlier this sum­ mer began Saturday at 9 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m., while the Sunday class was from 1 - 4 p.m. The two- day course quickly immersed stu­ dents in the medium, directing them to dive into cutting and past­ ing within five minutes of the start of class. Mary Frasher, who taught the collage class, offered lots of help­ ful tips about brainstorming for themes and the best techniques. A special wheat paste was provided to best hold down and smooth cut-out papers. Students were instructed to bring supplies from home, but Frasher also provided a special stash of old letters, scraps of fabric, old book covers and textured papers for students. Smooth-cut pieces of Masonite board, onto which stu­ dents glued their work, were sup­ plied in all shapes and sizes. “ Be sure to experiment with both large and small, Frasher advised. Small-scale pieces lent them­ selves to the best compositions and much of the subject matter was material cut from other sources. With concerted overlapping, link­ ing these fairly small and already cropped objects within the frame often led to more pleasing and successful results. The larger work tended to be more complex and sometimes overwhelming because using the necessary number of small pieces tended to look jumbled. The class was liberating and relaxing, allowing students guilt-free time to just create artwork. Many students made collag­ es from snapshots of family and friends, some with recent vacation themes. Others made decorative accessories for their friends or fam­ ily and were happy to share in discussions with other students about their work and finish­ ing touches. While the price may be steep for some pock- etbooks, the class pro­ vides students invalu­ able confidence to con­ Classes are offered during spring, sum m er and fall semesters to children, teens and adults. The "Jumpstart Your Art" class series allows students to learn a new art technique in just on e intensive weekend. P h o to s by P aul W entzell Success: Skibel! Continued from p age 3 the only one there in that large auditorium.’ Because Skibell grew up in Lubbock, the idea of attending The University of Texas seemed cosmopolitan. He felt Austin was an attractive city for him at that point in his life. Most of Skibell s family members attended U T, so he felt it was a natural choice. The three years he spent as a graduate student in the Michener Center for Writers are among Skibell’s happiest memories. Skibell s first novel, “A Blessing on the Moon,” is a fictional novel that takes place during the Holocaust, about which there was an eerie silence in his family. The genocide that cost Skibell close fam ily members strong­ ly haunts him. W riting this novel was the best way for him to face the demons he had lived with his entire life. Skibell felt it his duty to break the silence and bring back the memory of his relatives who had been murdered dur­ ing the Holocaust. “And I realized that it was my job, some­ how, to remember these people,” Skibell said. “ To literally remember them, and also to make them members again of the family.” When Skibell is not teaching his classes at Emory University, he writes. He is currently in the process of writing a 1,000-page novel. He is at 800 pages right now, and hopes to finish the book by his birthday on Oct. 18. The book takes place in Europe during 1880 and follows Dr. Y.Y. Sammelsohn from his childhood, to his friendship with Freud, to his involvement in the early Esperanto move­ ment, to the Warsaw Ghetto where it ends. W h ile it takes a team of experts to create a successful novel, Skibell considers his wile, Barbara Freer Skibell, his number one asset. She is the first one to read and critique his work. “ I always tell my students you need the opinion of someone who loves you and who w ill tell you the truth,’ Skibell said. “ Either of those things alone, and you re sunk. W hile Barbara Skibell is the first critic to read the manuscripts, she is certainly not the last. Skibell counts on trusted friends includ­ ing former classmates from graduate school, colleagues from Emory University and for­ mer professors, particularly U T's own, Jim Magnuson. Skibell learned quite a bit by working on this novel. He learned Esperanto, an artificial language created in 1889 by eye doctor L.L. Zamenhof, which was intended to be a uni­ versal auxiliary language. Zamenhof hoped this language would be common among humans everywhere and that it would stop violence and hatred among those who could not communicate with one another. W hile the language is functional, and is used in places throughout the world, human charac­ ter has hardly been reformed because of it. W ith many awards under his belt, Skibell is no stranger to positive recognition. He said that the Rosenthal Award from the American Academy of Arts and his award from the Texas Institute of Letters stand out most in his mind. The Rosenthal Award ceremony was followed by a lunch in New York where famous writers congratulated Skibell on his accomplishments. Both Skibell’s books have received awards from the Texas Institute of Letters, which also holds great meaning for him. “ I try to point out to people that because Texas is as big as France, an award from the Texas Institute of Letters is tantamount to winning the Prix Femina or the Prix Goncourt,” Skibell said. Writers can be influenced by anything in the world. Skibell considers his main influ­ ence the unwritten story itself. He loves the process of writing, and surrenders himself to the enriching process whenever he writes. Skibell’s advice to college students is to “ hurry slow. “ M y working mantra has always been: Festina lente (hurry slow),” Skibell said. “ It’s the best advice I know, in storytelling and in life.” Continued from page 3 Communications, had such an extensive art col­ lection, that it merited a book, which Grobmyer edited: “American Images: The SBC Collection of American Art. Grobmyer s personal life has also gone through dramatic positive changes with the birth of two children. Her daughter Olivia is almost five and her son, Albert V, “Cinco,” is 22 months old. “M y son likes to draw on himself - particu­ larly on his face,” she said. “I ’m just happy magic marker is washable now - maybe he will be my arty one.” Grobmyer said that although she wants to be around for her children, she also values what her business brings to her life. “I try to plan my days so that my work cor­ responds with school and naps,” she said. “Some days it works well, some days not. She said that she runs around a lot and that it is tiring, but worth it. To U T students who also desire to have a family and career, Grobmyer advises above all to make good grades. “Making good grades helps you to start the game with many more choices, she said. A head start and more choices at the beginning of your career lead to more choices further down the road.” August 10, 200 6 — Volume 3 — Issue 9 The best of summer music Some pretty good films 'Tweekend staffers choose the diam onds in the rough from this summer's releases. page 3 W h a t do Garrison Keillor and W o o d y Allen have in common? They just made our list. By Lauren Thompson and Alex Navissi page 6 DT Weekend Staff Editor Joey Castillo Web Jockey Shaun Stewart Designer Jimmie Collins Writers Alex Navissi Lauren Thompson Ramon Ramirez Stephen Keller Emily Watson Eddie Strait Ricardo Lozano Halie Pratt Contact Info e-mail: dtweekend@dailytexa non I ¡ne.com phone: 5 1 2 . 2 3 2 . 2 2 0 9 www. dtweekend. com www.dailytexanonline.com Cover illustration: Joseph Devens for the DT W eekend Editor's Note In case you haven't noticed, for the third week in a row, Sony BMG Strategic M arket­ ing Group's compilation, Noiv That's What I Call Music! Volume 22 has been at or near the top of the Billboard 200. It debuted at No. 1 on the list, which measures the best-selling albums in a given week. This m eans that for almost a month now, more copies of NOW 22 have been sold than just about any other album in existence. It's worth mentioning that Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group is a subsidiary of Sony BMG Music Entertainm ent's Com m er­ cial Music Group, which a July press release describes as an entity "dedicated to capital­ izing on the com pany's strengths in catalog recordings ... and to developing new op­ portunities in the areas of licensing, strategic marketing and television." In short, it exists to make money. Lots of money. The CD offers tracks like Nick Lachey's "W hat's Left Of M e," Kelly C lark­ son's "Walk Away" and N ickelback's "Savin' Me." It serves up songs that have the po­ tential for making vast sums of cash before being wholly forgotten. Eight years ago October, the first NOW compilation in the U.S. was released featur­ ing songs by the Backstreet Boys ("A s Long As You Love M e"), Spice Girls ("Say You'll Be There"), and Hanson ("M M M Bop"). On the one hand, it serves as a time capsule, some­ thing to marvel at with soft cries of, "rem em ­ ber when we actually listened to this crap?" But on another hand, it represents something that is endemic within the music industry. You can't run from what they call music. You hear it on television and on the radio, through convenience store M uzak speakers and through thousands of watts of speak­ ers at your nearest Best Buy. It's incessant. You're almost forced to wonder why people bother to buy the compilation. Is there some situation in which these songs might fail to reach them? It's not even so bad that the m usic is everywhere. W hat's terrible is the reason it's there. Nobody sat down in a room at Sony BMG Strategic Marketing Group and truly considered music. Nobody there sat and de­ bated with friends or got drunk and listened to that one song on repeat for hours. There's no sincerity to it. A group of executives sat down and considered what would m ake the most money, and that's what they call music. NOW 22 sold 400,000 copies in its first week of sales, and remains at #2 on the charts. This week, we've compiled a list of w hat we call music (and movies too). We're call­ ing it the best of the summer, and we really do believe it. And if you doubt our sincerity you should know: We're technically not al­ lowed to make money anyway. Now that's what I call love. — Joey Castillo ‘Tweekend summer Top 50 Contributing writers: Ramon Ramirez Stephen Keller Emily Watson Eddie Strait Ricardo Lozano Halie Pratt Thom Yorke The Eraser XL Are nine lush, focused and 1 well-arranged j songs the land­ mark work of ; the season? 1 Are nine politi- ; cal, disturbed gems from Radiohead’s ! evil genius the ! most important recordings released in the past four months? Doubtful. So why are nine ominous, frantic tracks with imagery about U.N. weapons inspectors that wouldn't make the final listing of Radiohead's weakest album victo­ rious? Because rarely is one artist so undeniable, so tangibly and universally hailed, and so worthy of his hype. In many ways Eraser is obvious: Critics have been sucking at Yorke's succulent teat since the early'90s. He's a warm, nurturing giver of life. He's a made man, an untouchable of whom respectable professionals would be foolish to speak ill of. Sra&v ■ ; V. ■ ■ H B & L L - . „ - . --------------- We can’t afford pop-up ads. so do us a big favor and tape this to your friend’s computer screen while they aren’t looking. BARKLEY ELSEWHERE Gnarls Barkley 5f. Elsewhere Downtown The dynamic duo of Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo crafted the funkiest and catchi­ est single of the summer with "Crazy.” As Gnarls Barkley, the pair compliment each other with flair they never had alone: Each was a funky, genre-blending maestro and together they conquered mainstream America. St. Elsewhere tests the limits of "experi­ mental,"yet leadoff track, "Go-Go Gadget Gospel," embodies this non-stop fun, care­ free masterpiece. Inner demons ("Boogie Monster"), suicidal tendencies ("Just a Thought") and cutting it up on the dance floor all receive equal importance. No topic is too serious to be converted into an easily digestible jam. Gnarls Barkley has made a rare summer album in which the musicians appear to be having as good a time creat­ ing the music as the world has had listening. - Eddie Strait Muse Black Holes and Revelations Warner Bros. Although Black Holes and Revelations has received mixed reviews, the recent release is still above and beyond its competition. Black Holes is an expression of the band's fascination with space and the Book of Revelation. Cydonia, of the "Knights of Cydonia," is a region on the surface of Mars that transi­ tions between the crater-marred areas and the Northern Plains. The song, released last month, is more radio-friendly than previous Muse singles, meeting great success for that reason. ► ►see page 4 Yorke's first solo venture, The Eraser, is refreshingly song-oriented. Floaty, diminished piano chords and techno beats are still the vehicle of choice, but Yorke's voice is now behind the wheel. No longer a mere ingredient in the bubbling cauldron of sound (like on the equally drooled over but slightly droning. Kid A), weary vocals generate verses and memorable choruses. "People get crushed like biscuit crumbs,"Yorke moans on "Black Swan," and precisely here, on track four amidst a looping guitar motif, listeners are once again blindsided by his subtle genius. - Ramon Ramirez E A R N W H I L E Y O U L E A R N Wireless Internet Available PttEGLAi- CifiJEMLAS a v a iu B Í Í K Í W n' c a p t i o n e d * Pass I Discount Ticket Restrictions Apply DIG = D IG ITAL S O U N D B A R G A I N S H O W S IN ( ) Wednesday - Discount Shows All Day Excludmq / Films M e t r o p o l i t a n s t a d i u m 14 800-FANOANGQ 388° I-35 S AT S T A S S N E Y L A N E Adv. Tlx on Sale T06Y KEITH (NCM EVENT) (PG-13) * DCIQUATERFINALS (NCM EVENT) (NR) DIG WORLD TRADE CENTER (PG-13) DB 500 ¡12101230115 315 3S5 425i 630 700 730 935 10051035 DESCENT. 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Is this middle class smart-ass'hood enough to be a solo entity in rap? He's shown flashes of microphone skills, most notably on Slim Thug's Already Platinum and any­ thing with Clipse, but can he sustain listeners for an entire album? Where does Pharrell find balance between his falsetto crooning and rhyming? Obviously, the beats are bananas (not a surprise given the track design­ er) and when rhymes stall, A-listers like Jigga, Snoop, Nelly and Kanye West take over. This Kanye collabora­ tion results in a fruitful clash of pro­ ducer titans; the layered and brilliant "Number 1" makes you wanna dance, rock out in your sedan and make steamy love...at the same time. -RR TV on the Radio Return to Cookie Mountain 4AD Brooklyn's TV on the Radio is an experimental, multi racial indie band. Buyer beware, the term "experi­ mental" is a license for artistic merit, though much too often an excuse to make abstract, expressionistic noise in the studio. ► ► see page 5 The Black Angels Passover Light in the Attic The combination of raw instru­ mentation, eerie vocals and an ever­ present drone reminiscent of The Doors and The Velvet Underground submerges listeners into the dark and hellish reality of war. Once here, there is no escape from Austin's Black Angels who have taken flight on the eve of a new Passover. -SK_____________________________ The Raconteurs Broken Boy Soldiers V2 Abandoning an already successful band for a new effort is often a bad idea. The guys from blink-182, for example, can't seem to get | it right. Jack White, known as front man for The White Stripes, has proven his side-project a grand idea. For Broken Boy Soldiers, White collaborated with Brendan Benson and two members of The Greenhornes. "Steady, As S h e 1 Goes" was one of the best modern rock songs (despite its throwback, Zeppelin qualities) of the summer and a great representative of a superb work. - Emily Watson 4 < M u se , from page 3 A riveting Western, "Knights" is both playful and energetic, making for a great summer hit. "Supermassive Black Hole," the band's first release off the new album, is a flaunting of Matthew Bellamy's famous falsetto, which marks all things Muse. The album is disap­ pointing for early fans, as it is certainly no Absolution, the 2003 album with which Muse saw the most critical acclaim. Still, the band continues to chart new ground and stay true to their eccentric obsessions with the future and space. Absolution focused more on the supernatural and future tech­ nological advances, while Black Holes focuses on the end of the world and human life, noted in the song "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse."The album is easily worth the $ 10.89 it costs on iTunes. Listen to indulge your imagination to the soaring vocals of Matthew Bellamy, and then go see them at the Austin City Limits Festival and experience Muse in the best way — live. -Halie Pratt Sonic Youth Rather Ripped Geffen The phrase "college rock" brings many bands to mind, but Sonic Youth personifies the genre. The members aren't so youthful anymore, and ironi­ cally, the band, formed in 1981, is now older than most college students. But 25 years spent as the avant-garde of the New York art-punk scene has given them an opportunity to re-evaluate their musical past and impending future. Rather Ripped is in many ways a "revival of the roots," stripping the band back down to a four-piece and thereby rekindling the magic of the early days. The move allows complete immersion into the dirty, gritty and noisy indie rock underground patrons have come to know and love. With songs like the powerful and reflec­ tive "Reena" and the feedback driven "Sleepin' Around," their latest release proves that there is still some sonic left in Youth. -Stephen Keller w e e k Islands r**}* A aron August 10, 2006 Yes, TV on the Radio sounds at times like an impromptu jam session, but it's a damn interesting one filled with saxophones, sitars and hip-hop break beats playing 70s funk and '50s doo-wop. Cookie Mountain is also a politically jolted session that may or may not have been named after a "Super Mario World" level, with David Bowie-contributed back up vocals and a positive, infectious world outlook stressing love. Pour this blended delicacy over a blank canvas of studio takes, condense it into 11 songs, all connected though distinctly individual and, however ambitious, the results are grand. -RR The Futurehead News & Tributes Vagrant The Futureheads are back and better than ever. Their sophomore album, produced by Ben Hiller, features a surprisingly polished sound, suggest­ ing that these Sunderland boys have grown up. With tracks such as the guiltily poppy'Skip to the End" and the incredibly multilayered "Back to the Sea" News & Tributes combines danceable drum beats, catchy vocal harmonies, and post-punk guitar into a sound that is certain to make dents on U.S. charts. However, fans of the more aggressive Futureheads style need not worry as "Return of the Berserker" shows they aren't about to sell out any time soon. -SK Rhymefest Blue Collar J-Records Rhymefest is the lat­ est emcee to represent Chi-Town to the fullest. On his debut album he rocks hilarious one-liners and lay­ ers stories with ease. It's filler-free hip-hop 101. Every track brings something to the table. Blue Collar continues a rich tradition of Chicago rhyme and reason. He keeps it realer than any other rapper while thankfully avoid­ ing the pom pous arrogance that has tarnished many a debut. Rap's reigning fast talker has pro­ vided the best pure hip-hop album of '06 thus far: a unique, one-liner heaven pulling double duty as party banger and moral compass. -ES Johnny Cash American V: A Hundred Highways Lost Highway Johnny Cash's first collaboration with Rick Rubin signaled a resurgence of the great Cash onto a whole new generation. Nostalgic music historians like to note concerts where old, dusty cowboys sat alongside trendy college kids w ho were learning for the first time what it rneant to shoot a man in Reno justto watch him die. In this final release, Cash and Rubin already have the nation's attention, almost more so than in any other time in Cash's career, and Cash can appro­ priately say goodbye. This isn't Cash in his viril prime. He isn't screaming with intensity that his name is Sue; rather, this is reflective and pensive. He is no longer the outlaw or the rambler. Now, Cash is the old man aiming to make amends as much as possible before passing on from this world. - Ricardo Lozano Billy Talent Billy Talent 2 Atlantic Like AFI before they incorporated synthesizers and became mascara-dad caricatures, Billy Talent is a bruising, street-punk band with Goth imagery and fist- pumping chants to spare. "Devil in a Midnight Mass" christens the Ontario quartet's second album with the furious pace of a drunken jog through dark cemeteries. "Worker Bees" waxes political discontent with­ out immersing itself in cliches, while "Red Flag" embraces said redundan­ cies shamelessly and manages to kick even more ass. -RR The Budos Band The Budos Band Daptone Records If you're looking for something orig­ inal, be sure to add this shiny gem to your collection. The Budos Band fuses Afro-beat, Soul Jazz, and Latin percus­ sion into a simplistic, truly addictive sound, dishing out insatiable funk grooves that'll keep you listening. -SK Thursday A City by the Light, Divided Island Thursday has never gotten proper respect their music demands. On their third full-length these New Brunswick, New Jersey, thrash veter­ ans swing for the fence by stretching their collective talents. Few bands can expand their sound ("Sugar in the Sacrament") on one track, then drop something for the Warped Tour faithful on the next ("At This Velocity") with such steady handling. The scene darlings pick up where they left off on 2003's War All the Time with similar themes and emotions. Thursday is sidestepping the genre norm of puppy love towards grander ideas like the state of the world and alienation. City signals Thursday's maturation from young and aspiring to a deep-thinking U2 for the next generation. City's release coincided with a new album from arena monsters, Tool. It still hasn't found its expected mass appeal. Tragic, if only because the artistry displayed here is far more enthralling that Maynard James Keenan's latest rehash. Palo Santo marks the fourth full- length release of this Austin band and is available internationally through three separate record labels. Known for a unique pairing of folk and indie, Shearwater has finally compiled an album reflecting the intensity of their passionate live shows. -ES Shearwater PaloSanto M isra fe i;! -SK Rakes Capture/ Release The Rakes brandish a delectable breed of U.K. indie pop that is guaranteed to lift the spirits, cleanse the mind and warm souls stateside. English low-fi bands are inescapable and have quietly overpopulated uni­ versity play lists. Thankfully, The Rakes selectively gather this rotting foliage and rise above. -SK 5 Various Artists KVRX Local Live Vol. 10 Self-Released How many major universities produce an award-winning line of self-booked, self-recorded compila­ tion albums from scene bigwigs who volunteer their in-studio performances because they know Local Live is sold in stores ail over town? Who cares, Athens and Berkeley got nuthin'on this playa-made ATX entity. -RR Tom Petty Highway Companion American Ever since his first Solo album, "Full Moon Fever" (1989) Tom Petty has been making memorable anthems with his scratchy voice and trusty acoustic guitar. Highway Companion proves he's still got it. Look for him to be performing new songs and old favorites at ACL this September, when he headlines the festival with aging ba by-boomers like Van Morrison. -EW Taking Back Sunday Louder Now Warner Brothers First and fore­ most, Taking Back Sunday's big bud­ get arena-ready embodiment of a genre's evolution from yearbook club fodder for adolescent make out sessions in the dark room to sound tracking youth culture is far supe­ rior than Tom Petty's record. Unfortunately, TBS isn't headlining ACL, and Adam Lazzara didn't write "Free Failin''¡n 1989. But if you're looking for the highest grade radio rock complete with gargan­ tuan choruses and emotional catharsis, look no further than these superstar musicians. Alternative radio hasn’t sound ed this good since Bush's "Glycerin." -RR Toussaint The R im in Reverse Verve Forecast Known as one of the kings of pop music, Costello has been reinvent­ ing himself for nearly 30 years. June's River in Reverse was recorded in post- Katrina New Orleans.The collaboration with Allen Toussaint, a musician from New Orleans, has its own blues-pop sound, a trademark of the versatile Costello. -EW Nelly Furtado Loose Geffen - Nelly Furtado has successfully made the shift from racially ambigu­ ous, adult-contemporary crooner to blazin' hip-hop siren. Or at least if her Timbaland-produced, cell-phone cel­ ebrating leadoff single "Promiscuous" is any indication. Boy is it ever. Turns out Furtado jetted to Miami to collaborate with Timbo, and the all-star beat junkie pro­ duced over half the album. Loose is experimentation into sounds that sell: Lester Mendez (Shakira's puppet master) verses his vocalist in reggaeton. Pharrell effort­ lessly adds his Midas touch as well. Idiot-proof, hot beats have yielded a hot album, but one question remains: Is the hip-hop world ultimately big enough to embrace two Nellys? -RR Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album Asthmatic Kitty It's usually clear why most artists'collections of B-sides and cutting room floor material were left out. They're usually rough, rambling or pointless and made only for the die-hards who really need to hear the clever banter between the vocalist and the keyboard player. Avalanche doesn't follow that tradition. In so many ways the leftovers are better. It says a lot when an artist's B-mate rial is still blowing people away. Standouts include poppy, airy"Adlai Stevenson" and the three versions of Illinois favorite"Chicago.'The singer song writer retains the truth of his simple folk tunes in ambitious and grandiose premises, exactly as he did in the original cut. -RL ► ► see p a g e 10 Top 20 Films < )f the Summer 3. The Descent 5. Scoop It's hard to decide what to eat for lunch, much less put together a list of the best movies of the entire summer. It was a task we were willing to take on, and like deciding where to eat, much fighting ensued as to which movies to include in which and order they would lie forever, listed in the 'Tweekend. After much blood, sweat and tears, this is the run­ down on what impressed us this summer. PS. "Snakes on a Plane" comes out on Aug. 18, which will prob­ ably move to No. 1 on this list or Samuel L. Jackson will kill us. At least that's what he said when he called. Lauren Thompson and Alex Navissi • * i t AP In a summer filled with car chases and explosions, "A Prairie Home Companion" stands out for its sheer smallness. An out-of-touch Minnesota radio program during its final show is the stage for this human drama. In true Robert Altman fashion, the film has a loose plot, allowing the audience to meander from character to character as they reminisce about the good old days of radio and their anonymous, but meaningful lives. By the end of "A Prairie Home Companion," you will find yourself nostalgic for a time and a plqce that you never knew existed. - . . . . . . -AN 4. Strangers With Candy Stephen Colbert fills living rooms with laughter every Monday through Thursday evening with his informative parody of "TheO'Reilly Factor," "TheColbert Report." One of the most memorable episodes of the Emmy-nominated program was July 10 when Colbert's co-stars of this summer's TV showr-tumed-film, "Strangers With Candy," Amy Sedaris and Paul Dinello performed a tumbling routine with him. Sedaris wore a green leotard, while Dinello posed as a correspondent named Tag. The three comedians have not only made this brilliant piece of television this summer but also a movie about a 46-year-old junkie returning to high school after a life on the streets, "Strangers With Candy." The off­ beat humor and Amy Sedaris' hilarious demeanor — complete with pounds of make-up, a fat suit and the kind of face your mother warns you will stick if you keep doing it — make "Strangers With Candy" one of the best movies of the sum­ mer and the year. -LT jCourtesy of Fox Searchlight film about a suicidal uncle joining a family on their road trip take their daughter to a beauty pageant sounds like a bit of a downer. But "Little Miss Sunshine" is a funny, heartwarming film with a realistic feel. With an all-star cast including Steve Carrell, Greg Kinnear and Toni Collette, and up-and-coming actors Abigail Breslin and Paul Dano, "Sunshine" will make you laugh, cry and leave the theatre feeling an odd sense of comfort in an uncomfortable world. -IT_________ ____________________________________________ British horror import, "The Descent," has incredible depth. In addition to being the scariest film of the year, director Neil Marshall also crafted a tightly constructed character drama with six strong, versatile, diverse women who never resort to horror movie stereotypes. -AN Full of Woody Allen's unique brand of neurotic, ranting comedy, "Scoop" combines hearty laughs with killing and deception. His young protege, Scarlett Johansson, channels a young Diane Keaton as she plays a student journalist entangled in a murder mystery. The film has one of Allen's strongest plots and his cantankerous father figure character is one of Allen's sweetest and most sympathetic in his long, illustrious career. -AN AP 7. The Devil Wears Prada Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures While dozens of movie trailers will claim heir movie is the must-see movie of the summer, year, or millennium, it is "District 313" that actually deserves fire title. This French action flick is what the French call 'impressionnant because it kicked so much iss. With the lead characters jumping from -ooftop to rooftop of buildings in a 2010 Paris subdivision called District B13, the Film won't be winning an Oscar, but is jlready a classic. Courtesy of ThinkFilms Courtesy of 20th Century Fox For Meryl Streep alone this film is a must-see. As fashion empress Miranda Priestly, Streep delivers an Oscar-caliber performance as she torments her new assistant, played by Anne Hathaway. As Hathaway scrambles about New York City looking for the seventh Harry Potter book, the audience almost hopes she fails just so Streep can toy with her a little more. ► ► see pages 8 & 9 8 _________ 8. Clerks II August 10, 2006 10. An Inconvenient Truth Who would have thought A1 Gore would be the next big thing in Hollywood? As the mercury climbs higher and gas prices con­ tinually frustrate our finances, Gore's con­ troversial presentation is preaching on the dangers of global warming to an increas­ ingly converted audience. Maybe losing Florida in 2000 wasn't so bad after all. -AN 11. The Break Up Courtesy of The Weinstein Company Kevin Smith has struck again and this time, it's actually good hilarious, even. While "Clerks" was Smith's comment on what it was like for him to be in his 20s, "Clerks II" takes a look at his view askew characters Dante and Randall as thirty somethings. Not much has changed except they work at a fast food restaurant instead of a food mart. Jay and Silent Bob make a comeback appearance, as Smith made a promise to actor Jason Mewes (Jay) that if he got through rehab, he would make another Jay and Silent Bob movie. Rosario Dawson joins the cast. "Clerks II" will restore faith in Smith fans as we leave behind and forever forget the Affleck/J-Lo Jersey-gate scandal. -LT 12. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Courtesy of 20th Century Fox 9. Superman Returns The costly "Superman Returns" may have disappointed at the box office, but this is one of the strongest superhero films in memory. Clark Kent has never been so human, as the Kent-Lane-White love tri­ angle unfolds amidst Lex Luthor’s insane grab for power. Even with a running time of well over two hours, "Superman Returns" never wastes a moment of screen time. The perfect summer film. -AN Courtesy of Universal Studios As the title suggests, "The Break-Up" is about the breaking up of Gary (Vince Vaughn) and Brooke (Jennifer Aniston). One of the most realistic romantic com­ edies in recent years, this film should teach everyone to lay off Aniston a bit. Despite some movie flops, she's made some sound choices that show off her range, such as "The Good Girl," "Office Space," and now, "The Break-Up." Jennifer Aniston proves herself to be more than just Rachel from "Friends." -LT 13. X-Men: The Last Stand Courtesy of Sony Pictures Entertainment It's a good sign when the audience is cracking up before the film begins. Will Ferrell's racecar film is just as hilarious as his other Adam McKay project, "Anchorman," and can still play in the red states. With one of the strongest comedy ensembles of the year, "Talladega Nights" will keep you laughing long after the checkered flag. -AN -AN Courtesy of 20th Century Fox The X-Men world is quite a complex, comic cosmology to put on film, yet this is the third installment which has managed to do so. Although Brett Ratner can't quite live up to the lofty expectations audiences held after Bryan Singer s first two films, deals with the Phoenix saga and issues of societal acceptance in a manner that gratiated many devotees of the franchise. ITie Last Stand August 10, 2 0 0 6 14. The Puffy 15. A Scanner 16. Wordplay Chair Darkly Courtesy of The Puffy Chair A first-tim e effort for the A ustin-based D u plass brothers, "T h e Puffy C h air" fol­ low s three tw enty som ethings on a road trip to d eliver a big, puffy L a-Z -Boy for a birth d ay present. In essence, it m oves arou nd the dynam ics of Jo sh 's relationship w ith h is brother Rhett and his girlfriend Emily. A low -bud get, ind ep en den t film , "T h e P uffy C h air" is a character-oriented piece w ith realistic leads. -LT Courtesy of Warner Independent Pictures R ichard Linklater returns to rotoscoping, the style of film m aking used in "W aking L ife" (2001), but with a different subject m atter: drug use. K eanu R eeves plays tw o sides o f the sam e character — a narcotics officer nam ed Fred, w hose identity is usual­ ly hid d en from the public behind a "scra m ­ ble su it," and a m an on the other side of the drug issue w ho slow ly cracks u n der pres­ sure, Bob Arctor. W oody H arrelson, Robert D ow ney Jr. and W inona Ryder round out the cast. T he film su bjectiv ely exam ines d rug abuse in A m erica, allow ing audiences to m ake their ow n ju d g m en ts on the char­ acters' choices. 17. Lady in | 18. Miami the Water y j c e -LT Courtesy of IFC T h is docu m entary takes an in-depth look at T he N ew York T im es' long-tim e crossw ord pu zzle editor W ill Shortz and his loyal fan base. R em iniscent of "S p e llb o u n d " and "W ord W ars," this quirky d ocu m entary is charm ing and interesting. T he view er travels behind the scenes o f a w orld — w ith help from big n am es including Jo n Stew art — in w hich crossw ord s are m ade and the m an behind the w ords. 19. Cars AP Yes, this is M. N ight Sh yam alan 's m ost self-ind ulgent project to date. Its convoluted m ythology and overt storytelling m ethod turned m an y v iew ers off to this quirky film. But at the core o f "L ad y in the W ater" is a parable about m aintaining faith in a bleak p o s t -9 /11 w orld. W ith Paul G iam atti and B ryce D allas H ow ard at the cen ter o f this strong ensem ble piece, "L ad y in the W ater' d eserv es a second chance. -AN M ichael M an n 's surprising choice to turn "M iam i V ice" the television show into a m ovie seem ed like an od d m ove from the perspective of a M ann fan, but it turned out to be a great action film . Jam ie Foxx and C olin Ferrell give top-notch perform ances . M ann stays true to his ow n fast-paced style. Like m any greats before him , M ann uses the city o f M iam i as another lead character, like he did w ith Los A ngeles in "C o llateral" and W oody A llen has d one in his film s w ith N ew York and now London. -LT -LT -AN AP/Pixar Animation Studios L ig htning M cQ u een, a cocky anim ated car voiced by O w en W ilson, gets held up in R ad iator Springs after falling ou t of the 18-w heeler enlisted to brin g him to the biggest race-off o f his career. "C a rs " is m eant to be a child ren 's film about friendship and family, b u t ad u lt aud iences relate as w ell. The film left m e feeling the sam e giddy excitem ent I felt after "T h e Little M erm aid " w hen I w as a child , this hopeful m o tiv atio n to change the w orld — but I'll probably ju st call m y m om m ore. AP 20. Poseidon Based on a m uch better 1972 film , "T h e P oseidon A d ventu re," the rem ake still m anages to captivate, thrill and entertain audiences. A fter a rogue w ave capsizes a luxury liner, a diverse group o f survivors m u st overcom e the insurm ountable to survive. "P o se id o n " is filled w ith intense, often clau stroph obic action scenes that tap into the prim al fears o f both the characters and the aud ience. miuvmmsmm Willie "Big Eyei Smith Way Back Hightone The former Muddy Waters Band drummer steps out from behind the kit to take on the front man role, rekindling his first nusical passion: the blues-harp. Guest staring other legends such as Pinetop Perkins, Way Back belts out the blues Chicago style. -SK Raekwon The Da Vinci Code Vatican Mixtape, Vol. 2 IceWater The Chef is back with some gutter, gangsta tracks. Get your bulletproof vest and start simmering the baking soda — this Wu-Tang hustler got flow. Raekwon is like New York's chief of police, running streets, keeping them sucker-free, and turning a blind eye as his associates gun down minori­ ties that cross him. We're talking East Coast beats, helicopter and siren sound effects, crazy scratching and incredible lyricism. -RR Various Artists Electrolush OM Record: Put on your dancing shoes, it's time for yet another memorable electro-dance compilation from OM. Though the two-disc set isn't groundbreaking, OM 's artists showcase a seemingly inherent ability to make infectious, rave-inciting beats. Ecstacy not included. -SK The Early November The Mechanic, The Mother and The Path Drive Thru This young band's juvenile high school love rock was always bet­ ter than their peers', but it was still merely emo for teens. So why is this 3-disc, 46-song monster of a record so impressive? Few could have predicted such a quantum leap. The Mother is the acoustic, soft-ballad third; The Mechanic is unfiltered, crunchy guitar pop. The Path, however, is ambitious and extravagant, always theatrical, but always grounded by its gripping narrative. -RR Buttercup Hot Love Bedlamb It's good to know that when a band as eccentric and ostentatious as Buttercup release an album as great as Hot Love, they don't mellow. Before, Buttercup albums couldn't be bought — fans would have to call frontman Erik Standen's"Dial-a-Song" hotline once a week to hear a new track. The San Antonio band is still evolv­ ing, and this sophomoric effort is proof the band still has more than a few tricks up their sleeve. "Hello Goodbye" has all the makings for a hit single to bring the band onto the scene. This relatively still-unknown band is Central Texas’ gem, and Hot Love holds rts own against the slew of Billboard-charted hits. -HP Ice Cube Laugh Now, Cry Later Lench Mob Just as the sun began to set on a generation of West Coast titans, Ice Cube has returned to save the game like a memory card. On his finest post- Jerry Curl album, Cube effortlessly juxtaposes socially conscious tirades with the G-funk bangers that have defined him. Themes are typical (Bush's inepti­ tude, race relations, class division), but Cube has rediscovered his inner angry black man, resulting in the bullying vocals that made albums like Death Certificate landmark works. -RR Underoath Define the Great Line Tooth & Nail They rock for Jesus, but rather than preach, these rural Floridians write the soundtrack to revolution, war and Judgment Day with lung-coughing screams, dueling guitars shredding in opposite direc­ tions and long hair. Seemingly aware of commercial potential, drummer-singer Aaron Gillespie spends Define mostly pound­ ing away behind his kit in resignation of hype. The move means fewer lushly crafted choruses and more blood- coughing screams from "vocalist" Spencer Chamberlain. -RR Diana Ross Blue Motown Blue is the soul equivalent to Brian Wilson's ' mile: a never-before released masterpiece ahead of its time.Though thankfully Ross didn't overdose on LSD, Berry Gordy just shelved Blue, because he wanted a more pop direc­ tion for his songbird. -RR Scott H. Biram Graveyard Shift Bloodshot The ATX's outlaw, guitar-slinging trucker returns for a reckoning. Biram makes country music deeply rooted in soul, as this technically gifted and heavily bearded man picks away like a lunatic. A local staple, Biram is a textbook example of why Austin's live music is not only bountiful, but of the highest grade -RR Slayer Christ Illusion American Christ Illusion is a concept album from angry, aging metal messiahs about the absurdities and conse­ quences of organized religion. No song exceeds five minutes. Messages are poignant and direct, and Dave Lombardo has returned to drumming like a monkey on Adderall. Bottom line: Slayer's reunion has yielded one of the year's best. -RR Pat Marino Remember: A Tribute to Wes Montgomery Blue Note Records Several years ago, Pat Martino suffered a brain aneurysm and under­ went emergency surgery. Severe amnesia resulted With no recollection of his musical career, he was forced to completely relearn how to play the jazz guitar. But from his latest recording, you could never tell. NEIL YOUNG LIVING WITH WAR Rise Against The Sufferer and the Witness Geffen When done right, one of the most punk thing punks can do is go pro. By uncompromising their sound and using corporate America to reach the "emerging artist" racks in Best Buys and Targets nationwide, Rise Against takes their Chicago punk revival politics to unsuspecting ears coast to coast. -RR Regina Spektor Begin to Hope Sire Neil Young Living with War Reprise/Wea There is a reason why Neii Young is listed as an influence for many college students'favorite bands. His talent has taken him through the music industry since the late'60s. Living with War is a showing off of Young's disgust for the current state of politics, and he sings the protest with the grace and heart­ break only he can produce. -EW PimpC Pimpalation Rap-A-Lot U.G.K.'s (Under Ground Kingz) other half is finally free after doing a bid, and it's time to party. Heavy on the Bun B guest vocals, this is almost another U.G.K. classic But if you ain't up on things, first check out Bun's solo album, Trill. Put on your pimping shoes. -RR Spektor has the goods. A new addition to Sire, Begin to Hope has enough radio-ready golden nuggets (most notably "Apres Moi,"an excuse to show off her domination of the ivory keys) for big things. Fiona Apple comparisons, hype and sales are imminent for this quirky Soviet songstress. -RR Various Artists Putumayo presents Latin Lounge Putumayo In its latest world music compila­ tion, Putumayo allows you to travel to the for distant dance floors of Latin America from the comfort of your own living room. Immersing yourself in sounds from outside these borders quickly proves an enlightening experi­ ence. -SK The World/lnfemo Friendship Society Red-EyedSoul Chunksaah Records There's is a circus vibe to the album following from the theatrics the band often employs, such as Halloween- themed shews that culminate in parades down New York streets that flow in full costume flourish. But just like a circus, the clowns might be scary and the tight rope walkers may appear to be In terrible peril, but relax kids, it's all under control. The combination of multiple gui­ tars, boms, drums and an accordion never foil into cacophony. Somehow the amalgamation of these sounds, and front man's Jack Terricioth's lounge-act voice, feel well managed and accessible to create well-orga­ nized, adorable lunacy. -RL Cansei de Ser Sexy Canseide Ser Sexy Sub-Pop While there are musicians out who take music very seriously, Cansier de Ser Sexy (CSS) began as a joke. The six-member band originates from Sáo Paulo, Brazil, and sings nonsense lyrics in Portugese and English. Music from CSS is great because it encourages listeners to play along and remain as light-hearted as the band Is. -EW SOUND TEAM Submarines Declare a New State! Nettwerk Typical taie: boy meets girl, couple mutually records solo material, indus­ try pressures end love, inspired so much by break-up songs that couple decides to form a band, romance returns, said break-up songs are mas­ tered as a wedding present. -RR Harmonica Shah Listen at Me Good Electro-Fi Listen at Me Good features straight- up mid western blues courtesy erf the Motor City Mojo Master. Kick back with this insider's pick of a musician's musi­ cian with a cold one in the Texas sum­ mer, and you're good to go. You're welcome. Dashboard Confessional Dusk and Summer Vagrant Dashboard has smoothly morphed into a radio powerhouse, but in doing so they've effectively ended an era of grassroots-driven emo. It is simply impossible to take one sad dude with tats and tears seriously anymore, given the sheer volume of imitators. Dusk and Summer is chocked full of upper division songwriting and the earnest sentiments expressed on "Vindicated,"Carrabba's mush-tastic, cathartic ballad from "Spiderman 2." Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium Warner Bros. This album finds the Chilis continu­ ing down the path that their two previous albums set them on. A tad bloated at times (but what double album isn't?), the band puts most of the two-and-a-half hour run time to good use. At times it's great, at others is slightly odd, but in the end it's gravy. -ES -RR Art Brut Bang Bang Rock & Roll Downtown/ Fierce Panda Keane Under the Iron Sea Universal Keane is very good at what they do. The British trio bangs on the piano until finding arena-ready harmonies, then rapidly proceeds to let the masses in on their diminished chord- dialogues. Under the Iron Sea also allowed itself to be shaped by the world's fragmented tone on bitter songs like "Crystai 6311." All the while, singer Tom Chaplin keeps the m usty romance to a minimum. -RR Art Brut is the kind of band the Brits used to produce regularly — clev­ er, innovative and whimsical. Art Brut gets to laugh at the world's little quirky behaviors, from not being able to get over a broken heart to buying albums at the supermarket. By focusing on the fun, they effort­ lessly pull off clever, hip and trendy Any band that can write, "I wanna be the boy, the man who writes the song, that mates Israel and Palestine get along,"knows how to tap into the same feels-good-because-its-smart- and-topical part of the brain that finds "The Daily Show" hilarious. And just like watching Jon Stewart, Art Brut will make you feel good and snarky. -RL Field Mob Light Poles and Pine Trees Geffen Dirty South Ludacris prodigies are a welcome ATL alternative to Dem Franchise Boyzand Lit Jon.Thankfully, snapping is kept to a minimum on an album morefotused on illuminating its rural and country culture and com­ munity. If Boondox and Kalage grow up to become Outkast, don't say DT didn't warn you. -RR Snow Patrol Eyes Open A&M/ Pofydor One of the most repugnant things a band can do is shoot forfoe mainstream. The mainstream is where the Rkes erf Britney Spears and Shakira live and where musicians with talent like Outkast and Green Day, become overplayed and nauseating. But somehow, Snow Patrol gets away with it. On their fourth album, after reaching success with 2004 singles "Run" and "Spitting Games," Snow Patrol continues to dip at foe heels of feBow-Brits Coldplay in the runfor preeminent sensi­ tive, anfoem-makers that your girlfriend will love. - RL S N O W P A T R O L E Y E S “MOVIE M O NSTER” Sound Team Movie Monster Capitol Peaches Impeach My Bush XI Recordings For foe local sextet, this time wound is aH about working for the man constfucting mellow indie gerfd with hopes of landing on a Volkswagon commercial. Given its timing and budget, longtime fans w it forever scoff at its inevitable success. Question Monster's quality at your own peril. -RR Though Peaches' new album is not quite as groundbreaking as its prede­ cessor, The Teaches of Peaches (2000), * its just as filthy and fantastic. Because, let's face it, a good beat augmented by explicit lyrics will always be great to dance to. -EW DT WEEKEND TOP FIVES LOCAL TOP 10 Box office National ranking as of M/06 Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby Sure, you love us, but you in love w ith us? If you want to take our relationship to the next level, don't just read the 'Tweekend — write Jot thg''*ftvipkfWTHl Wb'II be hjñhg writers for the fall in the first few weeks of the semester. Come by the dungeon of the CMC here at 2 5 0 0 Whitis Ave. for details. Whisper us sweet nothings at dtweekend@dailytexanonline. com L Flaming Lips At War w ith the Mystics Minutemen We Jam Econo Jurassic 5 Feedback