Da ily T exan POR IS PAGE 7 Hold the line L IF E & A R T S PAGE 11 'Hump Day' tackles open relationships f '™ Low Hie ( Wednesday, September 2,2009 Serving the University o f Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 s www.dailytex D in in g a t t h e t a b l e o f A b r a : UT begins $5 million budget upheaval Memo asks liberal Arts department chairs to cut non-tenured positions By Andrew Kreighbaum and Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff Department chairs from the College of Liber­ al Arts received an internal memo Aug. 20 tasking them with reallocating $5 million to new priori ties, largely at the expense of non-tenure track faculty. Efforts are underway throughout the University to re-evaluate departmental budgets and reallocate funds from non-tenure track faculty jobs to fund the recruitment and retention of top faculty. The Dean's Council set a goal this summer for each college to identify 3 to 4 percent of its budget to redirect toward UT President William Powers' initia­ tive to become the top public university in the coun­ try by attracting the best faculty and graduate stu­ dents. In last fall's State of the University address, Pow­ ers highlighted the successful faculty recruiting ef­ forts of English department chair Elizabeth Culling- ford and history department chair Alan Tully. Kevin Hegarty, UT vice president and CFO, said the College of Liberal Arts is now looking to repli­ cate those successes in other departments with ma­ jor budget reallocations. "That's why in a market today, nationally, when people are leaving well-known institutions, we're out there trying to hire," he said. The fallout The p r o p o s e d cut' in the College of Liberal Arts will primarily affect non-tenure track positions such as lecturers, assistant instructors and graduate assis­ tants. The fallout from those cutbacks could affect class sizes, course offerings and graduate student enrollment. The memo asks for a 20 to 33 percent budget cut for non-tenured positions in each department for the 2010-11 budget. Randy Diehl, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, is in the process of appointing a com­ mittee of liberal arts faculty which will help identi­ fy another S7 million to $8 million in savings for the next three budgets One of the guiding principles of the budget cuts is excess capacity in classes. The College of Liber­ al Arts could operate with fewer instructors if clos­ ing limits for classes are opened up to larger sizes, the memo states. The memo also indicates that by B U D G E T continues on page 2 Newly elected SG President Liam O'Rourke addresses the student bod y during the first m eeting of the fall at the Spanish Oaks Terrace w ithin Jester Dormitory. Ta m ir K alifa j Daily Texan Staff Resignation leads to review of UT system police After Ramadan dinner M on da y evening, Gulsah Yildirim waits for water to com e to a boil as her husband finishes his evening prayer. The water will be used in the preparation of several servings of tea. E dm arc H e d rick D a ily T e x an S taff [INSIDE; A closer look at Ramadan on page 12] At ‘tame’ meeting, SG kicks off semester Incoming representatives introduce themselves to more than 1,200 students By Viviana Aldous Daily Texan Staff More than 1,200 students en­ joyed free food, T-shirts and guest speakers, Tuesday evening on the Jester Spanish Oaks Terrace at the first Student Government meet­ ing of the semester. E x e cu tiv e board m em b ers introduced them selves at the meeting, which SG Vice Presi­ dent Shara Ma, marketing and h isto ry sen ior, d escrib e d as "tam er" than usual. SG boasted a m ystery guest speaker, who turned out to be assistant wom­ e n 's b a sk e tb a ll co ach M ick- ie DeMoss. The event also fea­ tured Juan Gonzalez, v ice pres­ ident of student affairs. "W e speak on b ehalf of the student bod y," said SG P resi­ dent Liam O 'R ourke, a historv senior. "This event w'as a touch- point event. They saw lead er­ ship, they saw ou r rep resen ­ tatives and they got an idea of what we're about." University-w ide Rep. Justin Stein introduced legislation to support and help prom ote the Counseling and Mental Health C e n te r's new suicid e-preven- tion week, taking place Sept. 14- 18. One of the week's main events is a suicide-prevention workshop to help participants understand signs that suggest their friends may be contemplating com mit­ ting suicide. "T h e m essage w e're tryin g SG continues on page 6 Online university brings classroom to Facebook University of the People delivers college classes using social networks By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff Students enrolled at the Uni­ versity of the People, the first completely online, tuition-free university, will actually have an excuse to spend hours on Face- book. The school, founded by Israe­ li entrepreneur Shai Reshef, will use social networking sites, in­ cluding Facebook, to encourage a new method of learning that focuses on peer-to-peer teach­ ing. "While working in the Neth­ erlands, I realized that with the new phenomena of social net­ working, people can actually help each other free of charge," Reshef said. "I wanted to intro­ duce these social behaviors into the University." Andrew Dillon, dean of UT's School of Information and an Internet psychology expert, said utilizing Facebook or Twitter could help alleviate the sense of isolation some students feel when taking online courses. "Social networking is a fact of life and all students use the tools,” Dillon said. "The real question is how to leverage the benefits and minimize the po­ tential for distraction." The initial cost of the uni­ versity was about $6 million. Reshef put up $1 million of his own money, and the school is accepting donations and fund­ raising to make up the oth ­ er $5 million. There are no stu­ dent fees for the first semester, but the school will eventual­ ly charge $10 to $100 for exam processing fees. About 180 students are set to begin classes at the University of the People on Sept. 10. By the second semester, which starts in November, the school antici­ pates at least 300 new students* The school is not yet an ac­ credited university, but it will seek accreditation after classes start. In the U.S., a college may offer classes and never actually earn accreditation. "That's a risk that the stu­ dents must be willing to take," Reshef said T he four-year institution of­ fers two bachelor degree tracks: business adm inistration and computer science. "We are really only at the beginning of understand ing how learning might be enabled O N LIN E continues on page 6 UT-Dallas chief stepped down after allegations of improper vehicle use By Katrina M unez Daily Texan Staff The resignation of former UT- Dallas police Chief Colleen Ridge was one of many recent events among UT System schools that spurred a formal review of 14 campus police departments, in­ cluding the UT Police Depart­ ment. Ridge resigned on May 11 af­ ter a month of paid leave with a number of allegations agaiast her, inclu ding unauthorized use of her state-issued vehicle, which she allegedly used to run personal errands for both her family and consulting business on the side. Three other employ»- ees of the UT-Dallas Police De­ partment were fired or forced to resign for allegedly running Ridge's errands or failing to re­ port them. Follow ing the system 's re­ view of UTPD, officials said they found nothing wrong within the department. "A s far as I know, all correc- tioas were made while the panel was still there, before they even left," said UTPD Chief Robert Dahistrom. "I don't have the final results, but there were only two or three minor issues." The UT System implemented the formal review on Friday, us­ ing it to take a detailed look into operational aspects, including fi­ nancial accounting, record keep­ ing and compliance issues. The panel is composed of a number of individuals, including law en­ forcement officers and auditors. "The utm ost concern to all campus adm inistration is the safety of students, staff and es­ pecially visitors that attend per­ forming arts and other univer­ sity events," said UT System spokesman Anthony de Bruyn. "It is prudent to form the review panel to make sure university departments are operating at an efficient level." Past events at other state uni­ versities added to the urgency of the formal review. Last year, form er UT-Pan Am erican po­ lice Chief Howard M iller was term inated after an internal investigation. In July, UT-San A ntonio p o lice C h ief David H ernandez resigned after an employee filed a sexual harass­ ment complaint. Though there were no imme­ diate concerns for UTPD, Dahi­ strom said he is open to improv­ ing the department. "If they find som ething we need to do better in, we'll do it," Dahistrom said. "We have p o licie s and p ro ced u res in place; we ju st have to follow them and stay w ithin what thev call for." The UT Police D epartm ent underw ent a form al review this summer. Officials say they found nothing wrong with the departm ent. Tam ir Ka!ifa| Daily Texan Staff 2 BUDGET: Chairs balk at proposed cuts From page 1 sh ifting to m ore in ten sive lan* guage instruction in low ei-divi­ sion courses it could redirect re ­ s o u r c e s to advanced language courses Diehl also lays out plans to cut the size of graduate student en­ rollment in the memo and move "into a new era in which we w ill focus on the successful training of fewer, select graduate students," Savings from fewer graduate stu­ dent seminars could be reinvest­ ed into undergraduate education, according to the memo. H e g a r ty s a id w ith fe w ­ er graduate students enrolled , the colleges w ill be able to se­ lect the highest q u alified can­ didates and pay them m ore at­ tractive stipends. G overnm ent C hairm an G ary Freem an said the 20 percen t cu ts h is d ep artm en t is being asked to m ake could force the e lim in a tio n of the entire staff of lecturers. T his year, the de­ p artm en t em p lo ys e ig h t le c ­ turers. Because some lecturers teach m ore than one course, that num ber could translate to 10 or 12 few er courses offered per semester. "T h e big im pact is on lectur­ ers w ho w ould be out of w ork, but it's not clear w e have the faculty resources to teach those courses w ith regu jar fa c u lty ," Freem an said. Psychology chairw om an Ja c ­ queline W oolley said her depart­ ment w ill be raising class limits to accommodate a m inim um of 75 students. But w ith already large classes, students should not see much of a difference, she said. W oolley, how ever, disagreed w ith the notion that the graduate psychology program w ould im ­ prove w ith fewer students. "In order to m aintain a vita l graduate departm ent, w e sim ­ p ly need num b ers," she said. "T h e m ore grad students there are, the more intellectual energy there is." In Natural Sciences The College of N atural Scienc­ es faced cuts to instructional bud­ gets as w ell, but the im pact var­ ied at each department, depend­ ing on the role and num ber of graduate students. Mathematics chairm an W illiam Beckner said he did not expect the department to face reductions in non-tenure track faculty due to the need for classroom presence — though he said he w as plan­ ning for a smaller budget for non­ tenured positions. "Because we teach a large num ­ ber of low er division classes, we need to rely on fairly large tempo­ rary faculty," Beckner said. The large number of waitlisted students in the mathematics de­ partment — more than 600 at the beginning of the semester — sug­ gested that students were not get­ ting into the courses they needed, he said. " It pushes students to spend more time on campus to satisfy their basic core requirements, so that's not good," he said. H en ry Bose, director of m o­ lecular genetics and m icrobiolo­ gy, said the school has been told it needs to cut 10 percent of its in stru ctio n al budget. H e said funds could be found w ith o u t reducing teaching assistants and lecturers, includ ing cutting the num bers of unfilled sections of the same course. Bose said that in the 2010-11 budget, his departm ent w ould face reductions in both new grad­ uate students and lecturers hired w hile reallocating funds for ten- ure-track hires. Graduate student positions re ly on endow m ent funds, w hich are returning few­ er funds in a rocky stock market, he said. The dean of each college w ill be resp onsib le fo r d e te rm in ­ ing what funds should be taken from low er p rio rities and ded­ icated to facu lty qu ality. U lti­ m ately, Pro vo st Steven Le slie w ill determ ine the success of each college in that endeavor, Hegarty said. "W hen we spend $1.1 billion a year on academics we ought to — we have an obligation to, ev­ ery year — take a re-look from the ground up to n w e sure ... we're spending it in the wisest fashion," he said. — Additional reporting by Lena Price TRYOUT FOR T h e D a i l y T e x a n JUN 3 JUN. 16 We are currently hiring in all departments: Sign up in the 2nd Floor o f Walter Webb Hal! (W W H ) on Guadalupe St. across from the Communications Plaza. Questions? E-mail us at managingeditor@dailytexanonline.com Wednesday, September 2,2009 T h e D a il y T e x w V o lu m e 111, N u m b e r 62 25 cents CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471 -4591 Editor. 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S e p te m b e r 2 , 2 0 0 ° J j * - T h e I H ii.y T ex ay — — — — — _ — __ _ .______________________ — 3 First couple weds under new ruling ' night Tuesday. By Joh n Curran The Associated Press DUXBURY, VT. — A fter 17 years together, Bill Slimback and Bob S ullivan c o u ld n 't w ait a n ­ other m inute to get m arried. So they didn't. W ith V erm ont's new law al­ lowing same-sex marriage only a m inute old, they tied the knot in a m idnight ceremony at a rustic Vermont lodge, becoming one of the first couples to legally wed un­ der a law that took effect at mid- D ressed in suits, saying their vow s un d er a large w all-m ount­ ed m oose head, the tw o W hite­ hall, N.Y., m en prom ised their love, exchanged rings and held hands during a m odest 17-min­ u te cerem ony. M oose M e a d ­ ow Lodge co-ow ner G reg Trul- son, w ho's also a Justice of the Peace, presided. Slimback said he and Sullivan, 41, have long w anted to cement their relationship with a wedding, but since they co u ld n 't legally marry in New York they chose to wed even before Vermont's gay marriage era officially dawned. V ermont is one of five states that now allow same-sex couples to marry. Massachusetts, Connect­ icut, N ew H am pshire and Iowa are the others. Vermont, w hich invented civ­ il unions in 2000 after a same-sex couple challenged the inequali­ ty of state m arriage statutes, was a mecca for gay couples who, to that point, had no way to official­ ly recognize their relationships Som e co u p le s — in c lu d in g many w ho obtained civil unions in Vermont — plan to return to the state to get married. But most are in no rush. City and town offi­ cials say only a handful of licens­ es had been issued to same-sex couples in anticipation of Tues­ day's start. “We've waited a long time to do this — basically, our whole lives," Slimback said Monday. "W e've been w aiting for a chance to ac­ tually solidify it," he said. He and Sullivan said they never w an t­ ed to obtain a civil union because they believe that's a kind of sec­ ond-class recognition. Bill Slimback and Bob Sullivan, of W hitehall, N.Y., exchange rings dur­ ing their w edding ceremony in Waterbury, Vt., on Tuesday. A n d y D u b a c k | A s s o c ia te d Press Tourists move their je t skis out of the marina as Hurricane Jimena approaches Cabo San Lucas in Mexico's Baja C a lifo rn ia on Monday. G u ille rm o Arias | A s s o c ia te d Press Locals, tourists brave hurricane By Mark Stavenson The Associated Press LOS CABOS, Mexico — Tour­ ists fled resorts at the tip of the Baja C alifo rn ia P en in su la as H urricane Jimenn roared their way Tuesday, but m any slum dw ellers concerned about loot­ ing refused to leave their imper­ iled shanties. Jimena, a C ategory 4 h u rri­ cane w ith w in d s of near 145 m ph, could rake the region of harsh desert fringed with pictur­ esque beaches and fishing villag­ es by Tuesday evening. Police, firefighters and navy personnel drove through shanty­ towns, trying to persuade some 10,000 people in the Los Cabos area to evacuate shacks m ade of plastic sheeting, wood, reeds and even blankets. W hile the sto rm 's eye w as forecast to pass west and north of the city, another 20,000 were expected to evacuate elsewhere in the peninsula. The Mexican governm ent de­ clared a state of em ergency for Los Cabos and the Baja Califor­ nia Sur state capital of La Paz and schools, m any p o rts and m ost businesses w ere closed. Rescue w orkers from the Red Cross and the Mexican military prepared for post-hurricane di­ saster relief. Forecasters expect the h u rri­ cane to leave between 5 and 10 inches of rain in Baja, but already the dry stream beds had turned into gushing torrents. In a nearby shantytown, Mar­ co Nina, 24, a bricklayer, w ari­ ly eyed a grow ing stream that rush ed past his plyw ood and sheet metal home. “We are here with our nerves on edge," he said. "If this hits, the roof is not going to hold. O ther storm s have passed but not this strong." Hotels, which ordinarily have low occupancy this time of year, reported just a 25 percent occu­ pancy rate. The local hotel asso­ ciation estim ated 7,000 tourists were left in Los Cabos, a town of 58,000 residents. Tuesday morning, Jimena was a Category 4 storm that w eak­ ened slightly as it moved north- northwest near 12 mph, the U.S. N ational H urricane C enter in Miami reported. It was centered about 140 miles south of Cabo San Lucas. Hurricane force winds extend­ ed as far as 45 miles and tropi­ cal storm force w inds extended 140 miles. M eanw hile, Tropical Storm Erika formed in the open Atlan­ tic, east of Antigua and Barbuda. 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TRG Trinity Garage 1815 Trinity St. fSG 27th Street Garage 109 W. 27th St. r Conference Center All Other Garages 1 Pull a garage 1 ticket on m your way in and pay the following rates: ^ Up to 30 min FREE 30 min to 1 hour 1 to 2 hours 2 to 3 hours $3 $6 $10 $ i 4 $18 3 to 4 hours L over 4 hours FREE $3 $5 $8 $10 $10 For better ways to access campus Parking & GREEN uT~>. » a -u - Transportation Services f « i t J P resents ********•*•"***•.to th « single o c c u p a n c y vaflicta www.utexas.edu/parking Wednesday, September 2,2009 Mismanagement costs A report released by human resource consultants Employment Practices Solutions Inc. reveals what the Austin American-Statesman describes as "a six-year history of threats, intimidation and disrespectful behavior in the human resources department, where some supervisors yelled at em­ p l o y e e s and slammed doors." Travis County hired the human resource firm to investigate em­ ploy tv claims that an ongoing feud between Alicia Perez, executive manager of administrative operations, and Human Resources Director Linda Moore Smith created an extremely negative en­ vironment that resulted in abuse of and retaliation toward employees. Both Smith and Perez had been suspended since late July, and County Judge Sam Biscoe had said keeping the two employees was "not an option," according to the Statesman. Travis County commissioners voted Tuesday to fire the two employees. The county hired the firm to investigate employee complaints to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and, as the report reveals, many recent occurrences of workplace dis­ crimination, weak svnergy and poor communication within the department. Employees actually filed complaints against Perez and Smith as early as 2000 and 2001, respectively. In other words, the county managed to disregard and ignore complaints until it had to pay $54,5(X) to have an outside investigation reveal what employees had been saying for nine years. Despite long-standing complaints, Biscoe said he hadn't known of the bitterness between Per­ ez anil Smith and its adverse effects on employees until the 22-page report documented the ha­ rassment. Even more surprisingly, county commissioners learned of complaints more than three vears ago but failed to address the situation. Instead of addressing employee complaints and dis­ ciplining Smith and Perez, they waited until March to spend $12,900 on coaching to mediate rela­ tions between Perez and Smith — and until Tuesday to take stronger action. Biscoe defended the department's actions by telling the Statesman that the near $13,000 invest­ ment was reasonable for the long-time employees and that the commissioners "acted reasonably the more we found, the more we acted ... 'quickly' might not be the best adjective, but I be­ lieve we acted appropriately based on the facts as we knew them." The commissioners obviously do not consider its employees' nine years of feedback useful or factual, nor do they consider swift action part of a reasonable response. In the past six months, the county spent $67,400 to deal with the situation, while employees were forced to either work in fear or quit. Instead of dealing with the problem immediately, the county allowed frustration and discord to boil over into a serious problem. When complaints re­ garding human resources come from the human resources department, the county would be wise to listen before it is forced to hire a consultant to clear up the mess. If anything, the University can learn from the shortcomings of the Travis County management. While the goals of the two entities differ, they function similarly. Both make decisions and have obligations that directly influence hundreds of thousands of people. Both manage their opera­ tions in a bureaucratic fashion. Both run under a rigid hierarchy. Both would do well to acknowl­ edge that the people who ensure overall success and efficiency are the people at the core of the in­ stitution — for UT, those people art* the students, faculty and staff. For the past few months, several student, faculty and staff-related issues have dominated local headlines. From the Brackenridge Tract, to staff pay cuts, to combating gender inequality, to do­ mestic partner benefits for faculty members, to eliminating merit-based scholarships, the Univer­ sity has dealt with its fair share of difficult issues. Fortunately, the UT administration has the ex­ pert advice of students, faculty and staff at its disposal. Dealing with these issues wisely and re­ spectfully means embracing feedback and complaints from students and faculty who will be most affected by the outcomes. The University has a choice to make. On the one hand, it could let the concerns of students, fac­ ulty and staff fall by the wayside until it pays the price (literally), much like Travis County com­ missioners. On the other, the University can learn from the coftnty's mismanagement and con­ front issues directly with those who ultimately ensure its suecas — Jeremy Burchard for the editorial board Texas Democrats must divide to conquer By Dave Player Daily Texan Columnist Students outside L. Theo Belmont Hall two weeks ago got a swine surprise — and not the flu kind. In the bed of a large pickup truck parked outside the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center was a wire cage holding two small piglets. The message was directed at a fundraising event for Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison taking place inside — specifically that Hutchison represents wasteful Washington pork-barrel spending. Hutchison is looking to challenge incumbent Gov. Rick Perry in the Republican primary for the 2010 Texas gubernatorial race, pitting two of the state's biggest political ifcunes against each other. The two seem to be perfect rivals: Hutchi­ son, a former Longhorn cheerleader, has served in Washington for more than 16 years, while Per­ ry, a former Aggie "yell leader," has voiced op­ position to federal intervention into state and local government. In essence, it's the corrupt Washington insider versus the rogue secession­ ist governor. At least, that's how one party would like you to see it. The group that stands to gain the most from a hard-fought Republican primary is its opposition: Texas Democrats. Having the two heavyweights slug it out over the course of sev­ eral months would soften up the eventual nomi­ nee for the general election, especially if the pri­ mary becomes the type of mud-slinging affair it seems poised to. Democrats have made major gains in the state over the past several election cycles. In 2006, Houston congressman Chris Bell ran a surpris­ ingly com petitiv e race, losing by approximately 400,(XX) votes — less than 10 percent. In last No­ vem ber's presidential election, Barack Obama carried the state's five largest cities — Hous­ ton, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and El Paso. If there was ever an opportunity for Democrats to take back the still-charred Governor's Mansion, 2010 will be the year. The only remaining ques­ tion is whether they can find a candidate capa­ ble of issuing a real challenge to the Republican stalwarts. So far the field of D em ocratic challengers looks fairly bleak. At the moment, the most via­ ble candidate appears to be Tom Schieffer, a for­ mer state representative who spent several years in private legal practice before becoming a U.S. ambassador. Party loyalists may recoil because of the Fort Worth native's affiliation with former president George W. Bush, a past business part­ ner whom he supported in previous elections, going so far as to say he "voted for George Bush every time he ran for office." While that record may not lose him any undecided conservatives, it may not pull liberals to the polls. ! he rest of the field doesn't offer many alterna­ tives. Hank Gilbert, a rancher and former candi­ date for agriculture commissioner, offers a folksy populist appeal, but it's unlikely he will be able to pull together the financial backing necessary to mount a meaningful campaign. M eanw hile, the eccentric Kinky Friedman, who ran as an independent in 20 0 7 , has tossed his cowboy hat into the ring as a Democrat this time around. Whether his campaign is substance or comedy is something only time will tell. Surely in a state as large and diverse as Texas, the Democratic Party should be able to field at least one candidate capable of taking on Hutchi­ son or Perry for the governorship. And maybe it can — he's just in the wrong race. Once Hutchison commits to the upcoming gu­ bernatorial race, she will v acate her current Sen­ ate seat, spurring a special election to fill it. While a bevy of Republican names have been discussed to fill the vacancy, two Democrats have emerged as strong contenders: former comptroller John Sharp and current Houston mayor Bill White. Sharp has pulled slightly ahead of White in re­ cent polls, but it is hard to judge the accuracy of such counts so far ahead of the election when a majority of voters are not familiar with the can­ didates. Of the two, Sharp is the only one with legislative experience, having servecl four years each in the state House and Senate. White, on the other hand, has extensive exec­ utive experience as a corporate CEO, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party and mayor of the fourth-largest city in the nation. It seems a shame for the Democrats that they are running two ex­ trem ely qualified candidates in one race and none in the other. The logical option would be to split the candi­ dates between the two races. Of the two, White has significantly more financial resources. Ac­ cording to Burnt Orange Report, his campaign has already raised $4.3 million. Any viable chal­ lenger to the Republican candidates must have deep pockets. Hutchison and Perry have already raised over $20 million between them, though it is likely they will spend a considerable chunk of that sum railing against each other. Perhaps the W hite cam paign already has such designs brewing in its war room. White's election com m ittee is conspicu ously nam ed "B ill White for Texas" rather than "Bill White for Sen ate," while his larger signs and ban­ ners lack any mention of the Senate. A jump to the gubernatorial race is not out of the ques­ tion, as White has both the financial means and popular support to make the race competitive. White could ultimately end up in Austin, not Washington. Texas Dem ocrats should hope so if they are to have any prayer of winning back the governorship. Player is a Plan II junior. Editor in Chief: Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editori i dailvte -anonline.corr Associate Editors: ieren v Bur( hard 01 David Muto Dan Treadway Lauren Winchester T i l l l ) \n> T k\\% GALLERY ■Democrat Part¿/ ^\atrorni Voice your opinion By You Daily Texan Columnist Have something to say? Say it in print to the entire campus. The Daily Texan Editorial Board is currently accepting applications for colum ­ nists and editorial cartoonists. W e're looking for talented w riters and artists to provide as much diversity of opinion as possible. Anyone and everyone is encouraged to apply. W ritin g fo r th e T exan is a g re a t w ay to g e t y o u r v o ic e h e a r d . O u r c o l u m ­ n is ts ' and r e p o r te r s ' w o rk re a ch e s m ore than 20,000 people every day and is often syndicated nationwide. The Texan is also a vehicle for prompting de­ bate on campus. 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If you have any ad d ition al q u estio n s, p lease con tact the e d ­ itor, Jillia n S h e rid a n , at (5 1 2 ) 2 3 2 -2 2 1 2 or editor@dailytexauonluie.eom . You can be a Daily Texan columnist or cartoonist. A popular fantasy By Daniel Earnest Daily Texan Columnist It is time that 1 confess a dark, secret fantasy of mine. No, I am not a new Hump Day columnist. Rather, I am going to tell you about my grow­ ing addiction: fantasy sports. For the last six years, I have spent hundreds of dollars and hours upon hours doing my best imitation of Theo Epstein and Jerry Jones. If you are not familiar with fantasy sports, they essentially put any regular person in charge of cre­ ating and managing a team com­ posed of real professional ath­ letes in such sports as baseball, basketball and football. Friends and coworkers form leagues of such teams and compete against each other with the ultim ate goal of scoring more points than the other. Points are awarded based on real-world athletes' on-field per­ formances. It takes perfect chem­ istry and management to win. (See Budweiser's "Real Men of G enius" salute to Mr. Fantasy Football Manager Guy for fur­ ther description.) Every year, I spend an ungod­ ly amount of time preparing for drafts, negotiating trades, watch- ing games in which I have no interest and, of course, talking smack. The latter has created trouble for me be­ cause, despite my efforts, 1 have only been crowned champion once. The sheer euphoria in my victory, however, made everything worth it. _________ Though it may sound absurd, it really is addict­ ing. At times, my zeal for online glory has even caused me to be a Benedict Arnold of sorts, root­ ing against my hometown teams, the Astros and Texans. It is not unusual for me to go to a game and hope that players on my fantasy team, the Sultans of Swat (yes, that it is a "Sand lot" ref­ erence), punish the Astros' weak pitching staff This summer I even stood up and cheered when they did. While it may seem that a 20-year-old college student should be too mature to compete in on­ line fantasy games, I have learned that fantasy sports are far from atypical. In fact, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association, nearly 30 million Americans 12 years and older play some v ariation of fantasy sports, and about 22 percent of 18 to 49 year-old males currently own a fanta­ sy team. Who are these people7 According to a study conducted by Don Levy, a sociology professor at West Virginia Wesleyan College, an overwhelm­ ing majority of the participants ----------- are white males. Yeah, go fig­ ure — white guys idolize ath­ letes who can do things they can only dream of. More interestingly, fantasy sports players are also mostly married, well-educated and fi­ nancially successful. As Levy recognized, "These are not so­ cial misfits living in their par­ ents' basement." Fantasy sports is a big busi­ ness, estimated to have a $3 bil­ lion to $4 billion — yes billion — annu al econom ic im pact across the sports industry, in­ cluding everything from ticket to memorabilia sales. Perhaps President Barack Obama could think of some way to tap into this burgeoning market to turn our economy around. All of this might not justify my enthusiasm for fantasy sports, but it feels good to be in the com­ pany of several million people, even if we may all be a little juvenile. Then again, I don't care what you think. I will be too busy tinkering with my baseball team 's lineup or studying for my up­ coming football league draft to even notice your judging eye. By the way, does anyone else think Steve Breas- ton will be a sleeper this year? Earnest Is a finance junior At times, my zeal fo r online glory has even caused me to be a Benedict Arnold o f sorts, rooting against my hometown teams. LEGALESE RECYCLE! TRYOUTS Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the ed­ itor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Re­ gents or the Texas Student Me­ dia Board of Operating Trust­ ees. All Texan editorials are writ­ ten by the Editorial Board, the members of which are at the top right corner of this page. Please place this copy of The Daily Texan in a friendly recy­ cling bin or back in the burnt-or­ ange stand where you found it. SUBM IT A FIRING LINE P lease e-m ail your F irin g L ines to fir in g lin e @ d a ily te x - an on lin e.com . The Daily Tex­ an reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. The Texan is conducting try­ outs for entry-level positions in all departments. Jobs available include news reporter, photog­ rapher, colum nist, entertain­ ment or sports writer, features writer, copy editor, d esign­ er and cartoonist. Please come to the Texan office on the sec­ ond floor of Walter Webb Hall, 2500 Guadalupe St. to sign up. Send questions to editor@daily- texanonltne.com. M i r r o r , m i r r o r o n t h e w a l l Wednesday, September 2, 2009 Study details how teens find out about sex Study reveals teenagers m ore likely to learn about sexual health from peers By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Discrepancies between parent perception and teen sexual behav­ ior were revealed Tuesday morn­ ing by a new study released by Austin LifeGuard. The find ings w ere a part of the n o n -p ro fit o rg a n iz a tio n 's recent study on sexual percep­ tions and b ehav - ___________ iors am ong Aus- tin-area teenagers and parents. "A s part of our key find ing s, we d is c o v e re d th a t A u s tin p a r e n ts overstate their role in providing sex­ ual information to th eir te e n a g e rs," said A ustin Life- G u a rd D ir e c to r Amanda Brown. A u s t i n L i f e - G u a r d , a te e n character and sex­ u a lity ed u ca tio n p ro g ra m , se n d s v o l u n t e e r s to teach sex e d u ca ­ tion to schools in the A u stin area. The program discourages p re­ m arital sex and teaches teen ­ agers about certain u n in ten d ­ ed con seq u en ces of sex, such as sexually transm itted d iseas­ es pregnancy. ----------------- Vincent Salas, an advisor and a volunteer for the group, said the program is meant to help teenag­ ers make healthy decisions and has received predominantly posi­ tive feedback. "Everybody that has sat through the curriculum walks away with tremendous respect because they know that it is all factual and it's not preachy," he said. Salas attributes the feedback to the open lines of communication betw een the stud ents and the volunteers. Communication is not so com­ fortable at hom e, according to the study. Teens put less impor­ tance on sex and found sex less scary than parents assumed, ac­ cording to the study, which col­ lected data from 223 teens ages 14 to 18 and 142 parents from the Austin area. In a d d itio n , th e s tu d y r e ­ veals that teens are significantly m ore lik ely to get information from their peers rather than their parents. " A l t h o u g h we plan to use from th e d ata in refinin g our cu rricu lu m for students, it also wi l l h e l p us wi t h our o u t ­ reach efforts to parents as an in­ flu ential factor on their teens," --------------------- Brown said. Art Coleman, p re s id e n t and CEO of the Medical Institute for Sexual Health in Austin, said that parents often don't feel prepared enough to talk about sex with their children. "It's not just a one lecture type of thing, but it's something that need s to be approached co n ­ stantly," Coleman said. "Data is overw helm ing in show ing that when parents do communicate, it has a tremendous influence on the teens." ... Austin parents overstate their role in providing sexual information to their teenagers. " — A m a n d a B r o w n d ire c to r, A ustin LifeGuard D'Wanna Whitener looks through stacks of antique photographs at Uncommon Objects on South Congress Avenue. T a m ir K a l i f a | D a ily T e x a n S t a ff UT charity program may see less contribution By Thu Pham Daily Texan Staff Despite economic lows, UT's Hearts of Texas Charitable Cam­ paign hopes U n iv ersity staff members will continue to con­ tribute part of their payroll to lo­ cal, national and international charities through the State Em­ ployee Charitable Campaign. The campaign allows state and higher education employees in Texas to pledge money to more than 500 charities through pay­ roll deductions or single contri­ butions. The charities are care­ fully screened to ensure they are efficiently managed, beneficial to the community and serve the greater state area. In 2008, the em ployee cam ­ paign gathered more than $2.1 million in donations, the larg­ est contributor by far bemg UT staff, said cam paign m anager Jackie Rogers. More than 2,000 UT staff mem­ bers participated in the program, raising more than $600,000 last year.. The second biggest con­ tributors at the time were health and human services agencies, which are comprised of several small agencies, with about 1,500 participants. This year, UT offi­ cials hope to generate as much money for local charities as they did in 2008, said Deb Duval, last y e a r's sp okesw om an for the Hearts of Texas. Each fall, the campaign has a period when employees have re­ search charities and designate which one they wish to contrib­ ute to. The Hearts of Texas cam­ paign is UT's chapter of a larg­ er statewide program, the State Employee Charitable Campaign, which will run Oct. 1-31. Duval said she realizes that, during these econom ic tim es, it's not always easy for people to give to charity. "But we're hoping that we will increase funds a little bit while keeping the same goal as last year," she said. Some departments saw small­ er donations in 2008 because of the economy. "Donations were down last year when the economy took a dive, so we don't know what it's going to look like," said Jeanne Boylan, de­ partmental representative from the McCombs School of Business. Duval said she hopes the cam­ paign's efforts draw attention to the needs in the community and solutions to help the charities. She also wants to encourage con­ tributors to donate online in an effort to decrease administrative costs. Having donations taken di­ rectly from payroll helps charities avoid fundraising and adminis­ trative costs, allowing them more time to focus on other priorities. The employee campaign, creat­ ed in 1994, is the only statewide workplace charity program. Each city in Texas has its own cam ­ paign, the largest being in Aus­ tin, because so many state agen­ cies are located in the area. Austin's charity campaign has set a goal of raising $2.5 million for the upcoming year. m Wednesday, ’ O A M - g p m 1 9 - 2009 GREfi0fi Y GYM PLm f t '' : >< ra in SHINE! if m 4 & MI § In i I ** $ % r * CHECK ONLINE FOR THE LATEST UPDATES SSKeduieomventskm STUDENT ORGANIZATION FAIR < 10am-4pm TAILGATE GAMES 10am-5pm PHOTO BOOTH 10am-4pm SCHOLARSHIP SHOOTOUT In partnership with Ñeese's 10am-6pm MINI-PUTT CHALLENGE 10am-5pm PIZZA LUNCH 11am-2pm IC E C R EA M 1 1 a m - 2 p m TEXAS STUDENT MEDIA 10am-4pm I SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS l| RecSports THÍ IINIVFRS ^ l/u ú rlct ‘ ’• V ’ • ‘ a t > * r * A . * F M í KA*> í> u ■ t V I S I O N * * . ' : m T f X A S T R A V E S T V . C A C T U S Y E A R B O O K met Of THE BEAN flE STudenTs Wednesday, September 2, 2009 \ l l & I . < K \i ONLINE: Professors volunteer to teach internet classes From page 1 through technology, so it seems likely that we will see offerings expand in the years ahead," Dil­ lon said. "It seems unlikely that a university will be content to offer just tw o degrees if they believe there's a market for more." More than 800 professors from around the w orld volunteer to teach online classes at the univer­ sity in their free time out of their homes. The majority of them are based out of the US. "In o u r research, w hen w e asked stu d e n ts 'W hy d o you spend so much time in the class­ room ?' They usually said Be­ cause we have to,'" Reshef said. "Online study is |ust as effective, and the students can study any- time and anywhere." UT is a predom inantly in-per­ son learning environm ent which offers some online networks for its students. "T h ere are o n lin e o p tio n s through UT Extension and many faculty now offer computer-based support for learning through Web sites," Dillon said. The U niversity of the People was not created to compete with existing colleges like LT and was not designed to bring in the tradi­ tional university student, Reshef said. "We are there to bring an op­ tion for those who have no oth­ er option," Reshef said. "If peo­ ple can consider us instead of an established university, it w ould mean that we have failed," O nline classes are not a sub­ stitute for the experience of liv­ ing on and attending a universi­ ty campus, Dillon said "They might offer similar pro­ gram s," he said. "But there's a quality to campus life and the re­ sulting educational experience that only comes from being im­ mersed with your peers and fac­ ulty in the same space." i I u p ­ a f m SAVE 12% . 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AT&T, the AT&T logo, and all other marks contained herein are trademarks of AT&T Intellectual Property and/or AT&T affiliated compames All other marks contained herein are the property of their respective owners UNIVERSITY BRIEFLY Business school encourages students to study abroad The McCombs School of Busi­ ness is gearing up for its seventh annual Study Abroad Fair, to be held today in McCombs Plaza, in « an effort to encourage business students to go overseas About a third of the business school's students study abroad, the highest percentage of any college, according to Claudia Prieto, the international pro­ gram coordinator for the busi­ ness school. "We want our students to have some type of global per­ spective," she said. "Over 33 percent of our business students have international experience at graduation time." The Study Abroad Fair will focus on 27 partner schools that cater to business students. Only students enrolled in the busi­ ness school can participate in the programs. Meanwhile, the University-wide Study Abroad Fair takes place to­ day in Gregory Plaza, and will in­ clude programs available to all majors. The University-wide fair takes place twice a year. Other colleges, including the College of Communication and the Cockrell School of En­ gineering, will also hold their own study abroad fairs later in the semester. — Thu Pham SG: Suicide prevention on agenda at first meeting From page 1 to send is stu d en ts can th e m ­ selves be tra in e d to h elp p r e ­ vent su icid e," Stein said. "N ot a w h o le lo t of p o lic ie s seem m o re im p o r ta n t to m e th a n this. I'm rea lly th rille d w e 're p ic k in g th is u p a n d h e lp in g them m ake it a success." The L egislative Pokey C om ­ m ittee m ust pass the legislation b efo re it rea ch es th e g e n e ra l assem bly next week. They saw leadership, they saw our representatives and they got an idea of what we're about ” Liam O'Rourke In h o p e s of re c ru itin g s tu ­ d ents to join SG agencies, m em ­ bers held an agency fair before the m eeting to fam iliarize s tu ­ d en ts — p articu la rly freshm en — w ith SG and w ays to get in ­ volved. The Freshm an Leadership O r­ ganization and Longhorn Legis­ lative Aide groups are comprised mainly of freshmen. "(T his m eeting w as] a great w ay to see w hat SG does," said Louis A rm en d ariz, d irec to r of th e F re sh m an L ea d ersh ip O r­ ganization. "Even if y o u 're not th in k in g of g e ttin g in v o lv e d w ith SG, students can m eet rep­ resentatives and put pressure on them so they can represent their needs." O 'R o u rk e said stu d e n ts can hold the assem bly accountable based on SG's platform goals of affordability, accessibility for peo­ ple w ith disabilities, technolo­ gy, academic service learning and leadership. A m o n g th e f ive p l a t f o r m goals, SG hopes to expand the U n iv e rsity 's w ireless In te rn e t co v e rag e, in crease in c e n tiv e s for professors who include com ­ m unity service projects in their classes and create a lead ersh ip and ethics major. "W e s e t o u t o u r g o a ls ," O'Rourke said. "Come April, peo­ ple will see that we accomplished them." To im prove representation, SG will encourage increased inp u t from students, said spokesw om ­ an Danielle Brown. "We w an ted this m eeting to be o p en an d accessible to e v ­ e ry o n e ," Brow n said. "T h a t's one reason we had it in a differ­ ent location across cam pus. We w ant to invite new people to our meetings." The next SG meeting is 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Student Services Building. Wednesday, September 2 ,2 0 0 9 ^ "V—^ X P x w -' T h e i >\ i i T e x a n Sports Editor: E-mail: sportsi Phone: ( 512) 2 www.dailytexai Several former Longhorns gear up for start of season By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff As of Tuesday, 45 former Long­ horns are on NFL rosters. Some of the players are going through an­ other year of training camp with a starting spot guaranteed, but oth­ ers will have to fight for it. But there are four NFL veterans, all of whom played together at UT, who will continue their careers as profes­ sional athletes in new cities this sea­ son. And two happen to be members of the same offensive unit. M ike W illiam s and D errick Dockery reunited this season as members of the Washington Red­ skins. These offensive linemen pro­ tected Major Applewhite and Chris Simms at UT in the latter part of the 1990s and the early 2000s. Dockery is back in Washington for his second stint with the Red­ skins after spending the past two seasons with the Buffalo Bills, the team that originally drafted Wil­ liams fourth overall in 2003. Dock­ ery has been a starter in the NFL since day one but was released by the Bills in February. Williams has been out of the league since 2005. After struggling during his first four seasons in Buf­ falo, he was dubbed a bust and not resigned by the Bills. After failing to make the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2006, Williams' weight escalated to 450 pounds, 70 pounds over the maximum playing weight required for the Redskins. While Williams attempted to lose weight for health reasons, Dockery recommended his friend and former teammate to the Red­ skins' front office, and Williams was signed earlier this spring. Despite being away from the game for three seasons, Williams felt ready to play months ago. "It felt like 1 didn't miss a day, which obviously I have missed quite a bit of days," Williams told the Washington Post in May. While Williams and Dockery found a new home with the Red­ skins, the man they protected in college is on a new team as well. Simms has had a rough journey in the NFL. He has floated among several teams, and when it looked as if he was finally going to be the regular starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, he suffered a season- ending injury when his spleen ex­ ploded. Currently, he is the backup quarterback for the Broncos. Simms, who is also known as "the guy who could not win the big game," is second string behind Kyle Orton, who suffered an inju­ ry in Sunday's proseason game and is not expected to be ready for the season opener. Now, Simms is suffering from a high ankle sprain and may not be ready for opening day either. Another former Longhorn sport­ ing a new uniform is defensive tackle Cory Redding, who joined the Seattle Seahawks this year. Redding spent the first six seasons of his career with the Detroit Lions, and was one of the few high notes for the team. Redding, who played alongside Williams, Dockery and Simms at Texas, hopes to find a perfect fit at his new home. Denver Broncos quarterback Chris Simms hands off to Darius Walker against the Seattle Seahawks in an NFL preseason football gam e. Elaine Thompson ! Associated Press Experienced O-Line provides relief Underclassmen rule majority of 2009 roster, take minutes on field Petrucelli sees freshmen naivete as an opportunity to pass on wisdom By Ben Freed Daily Texan Staff Sometimes, the turnover rate in college ath­ letics seems to be higher than that of your lo­ cal McDonald's. While this may seem especial­ ly true in football and basketball, where play­ ers often leave early for professional leagues, it is felt in other sports as well. This year, Texas soccer head coach Chris Petrucelli feels the sense of "newness" even more acutely than in years past. The Longhorns have a roster that is more than one-third fresh­ men, and almost two-thirds underclassmen. "Last year, we had a very veteran team," Petrucelli said. "This year, we have a very young team. That's just the way it is, and it means we just have to try some new things this year." The team has been trying new things since preseason training when they packed up and went to C orpus Christi for practices. The Longhorns spent a week down by the G ulf where they trained and hosted a youth soccer camp. "The main goal of the trip was bonding," Petrucelli said. "We wanted the girls to get to know each other a little bit." Having a young team has also given Petru­ celli a chance to do something that he doesn't get to do every vear — teach. "Normally, we just give them the opportunity to play during practice," he said. "Now, there's much more teaching, much more activ ity." This has been especially evident in the coach's work with the new starting defenders. Only one of the starting four on the back line had experience playing for the Longhorns be­ fore the season started. Needless to say, they are still getting used to working and mo\ mg with each other. Petrucelli has also been looking for new and innovative ways to help the group play together. "We've even gone as far as tying them up to­ gether with bungee cords so that they move together," he said. "W e're just trying to keep them organized, connected and together. It's a day-by-day process." The process will continue this weekend when the squad heads west to play two games in California. The coaches are looking forward to using this trip as further team bonding and as a test against top competition on the road Senior center Chris Hall charges the Missouri defensive line last season. Hall's positive attitude, experience and character on and off the field will benefit the Longhorns in 2009 as the offensive line looks to keep quarterback Colt McCoy untouched. Curt Youngblood | Daily Texan file pho to Senior offensive linemen to give Horns a major advantage in Big 12 play By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff With the season opener against Louisiana-Monroe just three days away, the Longhorns have been a little more on edge during their last few practices. "It got pretty chippy," said Texas head coach Mack Brown. And while the defensive backs d eveloped a rep u tatio n as the team's top trash talkers and the of­ fensive and defensive lines had a few shoves, center Chris Hall had no part of it. The senior, a devout Christian who regularly leads Bible studies, is the kind of guy who wears a big sm ile as he clears running lanes and is more likely to tell an oppo­ nent "God bless" rather than insult his mother. "It's really ju st not som ething I think about," Hall said with a laugh. He's also the rock holding togeth­ er one of the top offensive lines in the Big 12. offensive line that kept quarterback Sam Bradford's uniform squeaky clean. Bradford has been sacked just 23 times in his career. T h at's an advantage that the Longhorns plan to enjoy in 2009. Texas has four starters returning from the 2008 team — Hall, left tack­ le Adam Ulatoski, left guard Char­ lie Tanner and right tackle Kyle Hix. The co-starters at right guard, Mi­ chael Huey and David Snow, have starting experience. Last season, much of Oklahoma's success came from an experienced "I feel like everything starts with the offensive line," said quarterback Colt McCoy. "If they play well, then pretty much our offense is going to be clicking. Those guys are really working hard, and they really play well together." The line's experience and past success is a large part of why Texas coaches aren't too concerned about which tailback is running the ball. McCoy, Vondrell McGee and Cody Johnson will have the same holes to run through. "I don't know anything about FOOTBALL continues on page 8 Top quarterback trio plays it safe, signs insurance policies By M att Hohner Daily Texan Columnist As most freshmen learn at the be­ ginning of school, college is all about preparing for the future and readying yourself for the real world. The top three college quarterbacks in the nation, Florida's Tim Tebow, Oklahom a's Sam Bradford and Tex­ as' Colt McCoy, are already thinking about continuing their careers. All three have taken out hefty million- dollar insurance policies in case they suffer a career-ending injury while in college. This summer, McCoy in­ vested in an insurance policy rang­ ing anywhere from $3 m illion to $5 million. Tebow took out an estim at­ ed $2 million, and it is unknown how much Bradford took out. The quarterbacks' policies are al­ lowed under the NCAA. The premi­ ums on the insurance are not paid until after the players ink with an NFL team. These policies are available through the NCAA and independent agencies. Colt's father, Brad McCoy, said it was a smart investment for the Long­ horn quarterback. "The premium is astronom ical," he said . "B u t the payback in the "But if it did happen, and you had the chance to insure, chances are you would feel pretty dumb. You're insur­ ing earnings power." Professional athletes have taken out permanent disability insurance poli­ cies, guaranteeing themselves a pay­ check in case of a career-ending inju­ ry. These collegiate quarterbacks don't have any nagging injury to hide, nor have they lost any confidence from their fans or coaching staff. They are just attempting to secure the future. According to most NFL mock draft boards, Tebow, Bradford and McCoy are all expected to be selected in the first round, which guarantees them money and a contract. You can't blame them. After all, they turned down entries into last year's NFL Draft. But is it too early to be thinking about investing for the fu­ ture? Maybe the trio of quarterbacks have nightm ares about New Eng­ land's quarterback Tom Brady's pain­ ful misfortune during the first week of the NFL season. But the insurance policy definite­ ly shows that they hope to be making FUTURE continues on page 8 Q uarterback Colt McCoy fakes out a Florida Atlantic player in 2008. McCoy must remain injury free in order to have a successful NFL draft. Caleb M iller ¡ Daily Texan file photo event of a catastrophe puts the mon­ etary value there. We felt it was the prudent thing to do." Tebow didn't even think about in­ surance until Gators' head coach Ur­ ban Meyer encouraged the idea. "How many times does a guy real­ ly take advantage of that insurance?" Tebow said. "1 have it, but that's be­ cause 1 Meyer] made me get it." Sam's father, Kent Bradford, is an insurance specialist and declined to release any information involving his son as a client. "The odds of a kid getting a career- ending injury are slim ," Kent said. Peyton McGee Daily Texan file pho to Freshman Leah Fortune runs down a TCU forward in Texas'first gam e of the season. Fortune is one of eight freshmen on the team . Rubio backs out of NBA chance 8 By ion Krawcyznyski T h e A s s o c ia te d Press MINNEAPOLIS — After say­ ing all summer long that his pref­ erence was to play in the NBA, Ricky Rubio apparently got a case of cold feet at the last minute Less than 48 hours after the Tim berw olves, Rubio's agents and the Spanish team DKV Jo- ventut agreed in principle to a deal to bring the 18-year-old point guard to Minnesota, Rubio changed his mind. He told Tim berw olves pres­ ident David Kahn on Monday night that he wanted to stay in Spain for the next two years to better prepare for life in the NBA — a blow to a team that was hop­ ing to have the popular passer on the court this fall. "O f course there's disappoint­ ment, but I don't think that disap­ pointment should overshadow the big picture, which is, he's still so young," Kahn said Tuesday dur­ ing a call from Spain, where he spent the weekend negotiating the deal. "It appears now we will have a two-year wait. But if you frame it as he'll be 20 years old and he'll have two more years to develop, I can think of a lot worse things to happen to us as a franchise." The Timberwolves drafted Rubio fifth overall in June, even though he was still under contract with DKV Joventut in a deal that included an $8.1 million buyout clause. Kahn made three trips to Spain over the summer to try and help Rubio's representatives negotiate that num­ ber down, a process that was hin­ dered by NBA guidelines capping the amount that Minnesota could contribute to $500,000. Kahn said Rubio's agent, Dan Fegan, delivered a package of en­ dorsement deals and sponsorships that helped make the NBA deal at­ tractive enough for Rubio and Jo­ ventut to enter into an agreement Saturday night. When Rubio backed out of the deal, DKV Joventut reluctantly agreed to trade him to rival Regal FC Barcelona, which will pay $5.3 million to buy out his contract. The FC Barcelona's basketball new signee, Ricky Rubio from Dkv Joventud, juggles with the ball during his offi­ cial presentation in Barcelona, Spain, on Monday. M anu Fernandez j Associated Press The Minnesota Timbenvolves continue to be my first option, and I wish to play with them in the near future." — Ricky Rubio, point guard buyout, Kahn said, is the largest in European basketball history. In a statem ent, Joventut not­ ed the big e ffo r t" m ad e to reach a deal. "In front of this situation, and in contradiction with what he has been saying to us and to Tim berw olves' representatives from time to time, the player has announced the decision that he wants to be transferred to FC Bar­ celona," the team said. The deal with FC Barcelona requires Rubio to stay in Spain through the 2010-11 season, at which time the buyout price tag w ill plum m et about $1.4 m il­ lion. T h at's a much more m an­ ageable number for Rubio to af­ ford, but he said he was m ore con cern ed about being read y for the NBA. "T h e reason lead ing me to take this next step is to have a period of preparation to better take the challenge of the NBA in better conditions as a player," Rubio said in a statement. "The M innesota Tim berw olves co n ­ tinue to be my first option and I wish to play with them in the near future." So what changed between Sat­ urday and Monday? Kahn said Rubio and his fam­ ily were under pressure from his Spanish national team teammates, members of the Spanish media and other people in their home­ town to stay in Spain. "It's just been a tough sum ­ m e r," K ahn s a id . "F ro m an 18-year-old's perspective and his family's perspective, it was very nerve-racking." The decision saves Rubio mon­ ey in the short term, but could cause long-term consequences, both on and off the court. The Tim berw olves will hold Rubio's NBA rights as long as he is playing professionally. They also have rookie point guard Jbn- ny Flynn, who was drafted No. 6 overall right behind Rubio, to take over while Rubio is in Spain. Flynn im pressed at the Las V egas su m m er le a g u e , and K ahn said he w ill lik e ly be nam ed the sta rte r g oing into training camp. "I explained to (Rubio) that I can't predict the future," Kahn said. "I did specifically mention that Jon- ny would be two years ahead of him. He understood that." GO HORNS! U\7. W e d n e s d a y , S e p t e m b e r 2 ,2 0 0 9 FOOTBALL: Hall, Ulatoski, deemed the leaders of unit From page 7 running backs, but I sure do like it when they break out in the clear and run for a bunch," Hall said. "As an offensive lineman, we al­ ways want to run the ball." Hall and Ulatoski have estab­ lished themselves as the lead­ ers of the line. Ulatoski has ap­ peared on many preseason All- America lists, while Hall pro­ vides chemistry and the invalu­ able ability to play any position along the line. "Chris Hall has been the best player |on the lin e]," Brown said. "H e's been the most con­ sistent player up front, and he's a guy that comes ready to play every day." Brown pointed to last season's game at Central Florida where Hall played 90-plus snaps in the sweltering conditions as a testa­ ment to the center's work ethic. "In that muggy heat, with the constant no-huddle and I was play­ ing tackle that game, it was defi­ nitely pretty intense," Hall said. Brown hopes the Longhorns' young backups can follow his lead. He wanted to see more out of true freshman Mason Walters and redshirt freshmen Mark Bu­ chanan and Luke Poehlmann during preseason workouts. Still, the Longhorns are more than happy with their starters — so much so that com pari­ sons to the 2005 squad, which featured three future NFL play­ ers, have been thrown around. "Just like the 2005 offensive line — we had a lot of guys coming back that year, so ob­ viously there's a natural com ­ parison," said offensive coor­ dinator Greg D avis. "I think it'd be a little unfair to com ­ pare this group in the open­ ing ball gam e to w hat that group was 14 games into the season. Hopefully, because of the num ber of snaps they've had together, by the end of the year, they'll be working as well as that group was." Hall and his line mates are up to the challenge. "O f course, all of the great teams in the past are always there in your m ind," he said. "We want to have success to the standard that all the other teams here have had." FUTURE: Insurance policy a smart move for players From page 7 huge contributions to an NFL team soon. However, what if they don't make it to the NFL? Chris Weinke and Jason White, who are past Heisman winners, had very successful college ca­ reers, but tanked in the profes­ sional ranks. If they had invest­ ed in million-dollar insurance policies before leaving college, maybe they would not have suf­ fered the consequences The in su ran ce p olicy is a calculáted financial risk that these p lay ers are w illing to take and may pan out to be a new trend among high-profile college athletes. Too bad there isn't a plan for football coaches. RECYCLE your copy of T h e D a i l \ T e x a n C o in in g S o o n : Tak§ The, Daily T exan’s ánonym ous survew at, D ailyTexancfnline.com and pick the COME JOIN T E XAS STUDE NT MEDIA B E F O R E E V E RY HOME GAME! 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Apts. 400 Cundds-TownhousRs □ 3 E 3 ... m w * - S e w W orkers In stitu te in form s em ployees of penalties, budget issues By Molly Triece Daily Texan Staff Changes in family violence laws that take effect today increase the penalty for strangling or suffocat­ ing one's partner. The Texas C ouncil on Fam i­ ly Violence held its 12th annual N ew Workers Institute on Tues­ day at the C row ne Plaza H otel to educate em ployees about n ew m ethods for working with victims of dom estic violence and recent changes in fam ily violence law s pertaining to strangulation. "[Strangulation] is a particu­ larly sa v a g e crim e," said A u s­ tin area law yer Jackie Pontello,. "You have to m ean to be d oin g bodily harm." Texas is ranked second in the nation for the num ber o f calls m ade to the N ational D om estic V iolence H otline. P ontello said she hopes the changes to state law will help reduce this statistic. "This absolutely provides more necessary avenues for prosecution in these cases," said Gloria Ter­ ry, president of the family violence council. "It's unthinkable that in cases of strangulation, prior to this law change, you could have walked away with a misdemeanor." [Strangulation] is a particularly savage crime." Jackie Pontello Lawyer The law increases the p en al­ ty for first-time offenders from a m isdem eanor to a third-degree felony punishable by tw o to 10 years in prison. A ny follow in g convictions w ou ld be m et w ith sentences between tw o to 20 years in prison and a second-degree fel­ ony charge. "We m ake sure that now that the laws are in place, communities can put them to use," Terry said. "It's certainly a priority for us." Terry and other members of the council organized Tuesday's insti­ tute and said the program evolved to teach information useful to new worker-' and veterans of the field. "The state of the econ om y is escalating the need for services," Terry said. W hile victim serv ices are more in-dem and — w ith 74 percent of Texans affected either person al­ ly or through a fam ily m em ber or friend by som e form o f d o ­ m estic violence — the providers are suffering from less funding, Terry said. The institute featured sp eak ­ ers w h o a d d ressed its lack of fu n d in g as w ell as the link b e­ tw een substance abuse and d o ­ m estic violence. Hattie Heiner, mem bership co­ ordinator for the fam ily violence council, said she never saw her­ self w orking with the subject of domestic violence, but organizing the institute and mem bership for the council h a s becom e a profes­ sion she enjoys. "Working at a shelter for five years you see m an y d ifferen t things," Heiner said. "You see so m any p eo p le gettin g h elp and you realize how many people out there need more help." 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Crosswords for young solvers: nytimes com learning/xwords BE VO B U C K S a t th e c e n tr a l s to re S tu d e n t D is c o u n t Th urs S ales and R en tals Two fo r One Tues and Weds VULCANVIDEOCOM CENTRAL STORE • 6 09 West 29th *4 7 8 .5 3 2 5 I SOUTH STORE*112 West Elizabeth • 326 262 9 VULQANViDEO.COM We take half off afi late fees on the first day of every month. Across 36 Arthurian times, 66 “ la Douce" 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 M ) 11 12 13 I ’Y o u AAe Su c h A c v T E LITTLE. K I T T Y ! Y o u 1 Clinks 6 Way out say (1963 film) 37 Name in 2001 67 Fish-eating bankruptcy news raptor O u v t n < c 6$ Honesty about lifestyle scary, but worthwhile RAMADAN: Guests gather to feast, dispel stereotypes of their faith is still very wary of open-mind­ ed investigation of non-monog- amous relationships. And your apprehension at telling friends and family about your lifestyle is understandable. First of all, 1 think you do understand why many people see polyamorous relationships as "d irty or im m oral." Think for a second about where you are. In A m erica, ideals about sexuality are still firmly based in a hetero-normative, pro-mo­ nogamy tradition. Not to say that being straight and monogamous are not posi­ tive attributes, but when a cul­ ture is dominated by any single tradition, fringe traditions are often deemed scary, wrong, im­ moral, dirty, etc. As for disclosure, I think this is a delicate question only you and your partners can ultimate­ ly decide. 1 would suggest full disclo­ sure to friends. I know it may seem scary, especially because you will most likely be met with confusion and ridicule. Often, people assum e that p o lyam ­ orous relationships are based solely on sexual prom iscuity and aren't aw are that, unlike the sw inger culture, polyam ­ orous relationships are in fact relationships. a long conversation. Give your friends time, but if a friend sim­ ply won't accept this part of you or can't accept that you would make this choice, 1 suggest that you move forward with your life sans that friend. W hen it com es to fam ily , I am a little more h esitan t to make suggestions. Every p er­ so n 's fam ily is d ifferent and, d e p e n d in g on w h e re y o u r fam ily stand s on the scale of social thought, there are d if­ ferent w ays you should deal with the situation. B ut, o v e ra ll, I th in k you should make sure to ask your­ self what would be gained by disclosure. If this is something that you think is important and you have decided you w ant support from your family, then go to them. But if you think that this is ju st experim entation, or that you d o n 't p articu larly need your fam ily's support and you just want to tell someone about your new life, m aybe think about it a little longer to see if anything is actually gained by the disclosure. I think you are on the right track by being thoughtful, but I don't think you should ever hes­ itate to step on a few toes on the path to being true to yourself. So, if disclosure is the direc­ tion you are looking toward, then you need to be prepared for P eople m ay get up set, but that is their choice and problem — not yours. From page 12 customs to me as I eagerly watch the sun melt over the horizon, my stomach begging the clock on the wall to tick a little faster. "It's a Turkish tradition to try to have guests as often as possi­ ble," Demir says. "Som e can be Muslim fam ilies, but m ost are our American friends that don't know anything about that, but they are learning." Yildirim explains the trad i­ tion stems from the teachings of Abraham. "He had a tent and his tent had four doors looking north, east, south and west, so he was open to everyone," Yildirim says. "Inviting people to share is like a prayer." Demir says the dinner, which covered the table quite nicely as night overtook day, is traditionally called the "Table of Abraham." We take our seats along with Demir and Yildirim's wives and Dem ir's parents. Bowls of lentil soup set at each seat create a bor­ der for a cornucopia of lentil, egg­ plant, tomato, tuna, rice, com and spinach dishes. Demir fills a series of glasses with water, and I can feel the fast reaching its breaking point. Everyone seated, Demir says a few words, assuring us before­ hand that the pre-dinner prayer will be short. I raise my glass to my lips and, as beautiful, clear water fills my mouth, my fast finally breaks. Over one of the best dinners I've had, a feast comparable to Thanks­ giving minus the turkey, Yildirim and Demir discuss the stark differ­ ences between the stereotypes and the realities of their culture. "Most people know about other countries from movies or the news, but those are the extreme cases," Yildirim says. "It's like science fiction," Demir adds. They are both members of the Institute of Interfaith Dialog, an or­ ganization that aims to explore the similarities between the various re­ ligions of the world. HUMP DAY By M ary Lingwall Editor's Note: Since last Jan­ uary, "Hump Day" has sparked dialogue and lots of opinionated comments about sexual educa­ tion by openly addressing topics from birth control to sex toys. By talking about sexual curiosities, we hope the social taboos that often come attached to them can be lessened. So, as a new semes­ ter begins, we're jumping right back in w here "H um p D ay" left off. Bring on the comments, outrage and, most importantly, questions. We're ready. Dear Mary, M y husband and I are polyam - orous and h aw a "limited open mar­ riage," as in, both o f us together are dating and intimately involved with another couple. We both thoroughly enjoy this life­ style ch o ice... [But] we feel we must keep it hidden from our frien ds and family. I want to be open and honest about something that brings both o f us so much joy, and I can't understand ivlty anyone ivould see something so happy as bad, dirty or immoral. M y question to you is — should we play it safe and continue to hide our true personalities fro m people to m ake things ea sier f o r us and keep others com fortable? Hopefully, you will be able to give your best and most honest advice to my husband and me. Cheers, Polyamorous in Hiding Dear Polyamorous in Hiding, The culture in which we live Edmarc H edrick I D a ily Texan Staf* V ey sel D em ir a n d Y etk in Y ild irim p e r fo r m M ag h rib , t h e fo u r th o f th e fiv e d a ily s a la ts o r p ra y e rs in Islam , a ft e r th e ir e v e n in g m e a l. "If you want to understand Is­ lam, you have to look at the source," Yildirim says, passionate and fo­ cused. "Looking at the Quran, it's so clear there's no way to allow ter­ rorism in Islam. A Muslim cannot be a terrorist, and a terrorist cannot be a Muslim." There is a warmth to the room as the two friends expel myths. Every face at the table bears a smile. "There are so many similarities, especially between Islam, Christi­ anity and Judaism," Yildirim says. "They all focus on the Ten Com­ mandments — those are the main pillars of religion. What is wrong for Jews is wrong for Muslims." Demir agrees; then, glancing over the feast before us, cuts Yildi- rim off. "Ok, for five minutes, nobody talks — just eat," he says. After a long day of doing just the opposite, Demir's suggestion is golden. With a cleared plate and a full stomach, I finally taste the satisfaction Demir, Yildirim and their families feel each of the 30 nights of Ramadan. Texas Student Television Ever wonder what it’s like to be on TV or to work behind the scenes at a real television studio? /B R-JITP sa lfL . 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