Awards PAGE 13 SPORTS Both Texas basketball teams prevail in weekend contests in n , ±>aily T e x a n Monday. March 1. 2 0 0 4 ^ Serving the community of The University of Texas at Austin since 1900 www.dailytexanpnline.com Jester Store to be replaced with burger joint Board votes to give Aramark control of Texas Union store By Lilly Rockwell Daily Texan Staff In 15 months, nine full-time UT em ployees will lose their jobs when the Jester Center C am pus Store is torn dow n to m ake way for a fast food restaurant. At a U nion Board m eeting Friday, Union Director Andrew Smith said that after May 31, 2005, the Jester Store w ill be replaced with a ham burger joint, and the Texas Union C am pus Store and coffee shop will com e under the control of food m an­ agem ent giant A ram ark. The changes are part of Union Board plans to offset financial losses over the next tw o years. "This is the only w ay for the Texas Union to remain financially viable w ithout raisirtg fees," said Smith. The closing w as based almost entirely on a Division of H ousing and Food Service decision to open a convenience store a few feet aw ay in Jester City Limits. "It will undoubtedly greatly harm our operation," Smith said. The Union Board runs the Jester Store, as well as the Union Campus Store and coffee shop in the Union. All the other food services in Jester are run by the Division of Housing and Food Service. Smith said the H ousing and Food division plans on opening its store in fall 2004 and currently sells "com peting items," such as microwave dishes and hygiene products in Jester City Limits. Doug Garrard, associate direc­ tor of H ousing and Food, said the decision to open another store in Jester w as based on "stu d en t needs." He said he was unaw are of any plans to open the store in the fall. An online survey was conduct­ ed that indicated students w anted more convenience-store items in the dormitories, Garrard said. Smith said the Red McCombs School of Business also plans on eliminating its Burger King, run by A ram ark, and replacing it wi th an 0 's Cam pus Cafe. This would result in an annual loss of $50,000 for Aramark, which m an­ ages the U nion's food services. To com pensate for this, the Union is handing over control of its cam pus store and coffee shop to A ram ark w hen the com pany's contract is up for renewal May 31, 2005. "Students will receive the same See JESTER STORE, page 6 Thomas Meredith/Daily Texan Staff Molecular biology senior Krystle Bell shops for snacks at the Jester Store on Sunday afternoon. STUDENT GOVERNMENT 10 candidates vying for SG president spot Tickets present p l a tf o r m s a s s t u d e n ts vo te to d a y , tomorrow By Megan Jacob Daily Texan Staff With the largest Student Governm ent presiden­ tial candidate field in five vears, platform s range from the am bitious to the absurd. But the 10 candidates said thev aren't worried about the votes being split. Books N ot Bombs candidate Brent Perdue opposes the planned bid on Los Alamos Labora­ tory, wants better wages and working conditions for UT shuttle bus drivers and wants to lower tuition rates for —— -------------- students. Take a look at the Texan's voter guide before heading to the booth. He said the University shouldn't create barriers if it wants a more diverse student body. Patrick George of the Represent ticket said that if elected, he can bring more student support back to SG by addressing the issues stu­ dents say they're concerned about. SEE PAGE 5 Voter turnout show's the lack of support for Student Governm ent," George said. George's platform includes "prom oting cultural awareness for a m ore diverse campus, opposing tuition deregulation and standardising tuition across colleges, creating better bus driver rates and benefits and increasing student parking. Focus candidate Brent Chanev said he opposes tuition deregulation and has been fighting against it since it w as being considered at the state Legislature. "O ur cam paign manager, Dan Paschal, led the student charge against deregulation," Chaney said. The Focus platform also includes getting seniors early football tickets, capping top 10-percent stu­ dents to 50 percent or 60 percent and getting a stu­ dent representative on the UT System Board of Regents. Bears Can t Vote candidate Josh Hug, w ho ran SG candidate gets 1 -day suspension for inappropriate flier Dobbs apologizes. but savs sign was approved. with in legal rights By James Hale Daily Texan Staff The Election Supervisory Board decided Friday to suspend Reprezent tw o-year, at-large candidate Andrew Dobbs from one dav of cam paigning after ruling on a sexual harassm ent complaint. Michelle Fuller-Wigg and Katie Herbek, two SG m embers currently w'orking on the Focus cam­ paign, filed sexual harassm ent com plaints against the Repre/ent ticket for a flier distributed last Monday. The flier contained a photograph of SG m embers in bathing s u its at a retreat. Dobb s singled out Focus supporter Katie Herbek in front of a large crow d .is one ot the people show n on the flier, H erbek said. She said she ran into a bathroom crying. 1 he ESB suspended Dobbs on Sunday from cam­ paigning from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. today. Fuller-Wigg and Herbek declined to com m ent to The Daily Texan, but at the hearing they claimed the image on the fliers was not intended to be seen by the student body. I hev also said the image was "sexually suggestive and inappropriate tor distri­ bution. It I w anted the people in the West Mall to see me in a bathing suit, 1 w ould walk around the West Mall in a bathing suit," Fuller-Wigg said. Repre/ent m em bers argued the flier wras certified by the board chairm an, Coleman I ew is, before they distributed it. They said a ruling in favor of Fuller- Wigg and Herbek w ould contradict the flier's prior certification. Ben Durham, another Repre/ent candidate, said Photos by Sasha Haagensen/Daily Texan St; D , . . Both Ian Crocker and Sarah Wanezek broke conference meet Championships at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Cent records this weekend during the Big 12 Swimming and Diving in Austin. . . . _ . . See CANDIDATES, page 6 Men: 25th consecutive championship in hand Women: Seniors lead team to win in swimming, diving By William Wilkerson Daily Texan Staff By Jacob Brown Daily Texan Staff "Iaking Care of Business" — the ever-so-catchy hit single by Bachman-Turner Overdrive has been the theme song for the University of Texas men s sw im m ing and diving team for the past 25 years. f his year s scjuad once again pressed the rewhnd and play but­ tons on their w ay to winning the school's 25th consecutive con­ ference cham pionship under the helm of head sw im m ing coach Eddie Reese. The Longhorns, w ho finished the meet with a total of 1,072 Texas senior sw im m ers Jenna Bridges, Lacey Elliott, Laura |o Leininger and diver Ally Hartzell hoisted the Big 12 Conference sw im m ing and diving trophy over their heads when all w as said and done Saturday night, as the Longhorns w'on their sixth straight conference championship. This team has worked incredibly hard at bringing themselves together, co-head coach Mike Walker said. "They've taken per­ sonal responsibility, they've made sacrifices, and the thing I'm most proud about is that each and every one of them has contributed to See MEN, page 8 See WOMEN, page 8 Coalition backs Books Not Bombs S G ticket prom ises to fig h t f o r f a i r w a g e s ' fo r sh u ttle bus drivers By Kristi Hsu Daily Texan Staff UT’ officials should recognize they are on m orally shaky ground to get for refusing involved in the UT shuttle bus contract negotiations, SG presi­ dential candidate Brent Perdue said at a rallv Friday. Ih e UT Shuttle W orkers S upp ort Coalition end orsed P e rd u e 's Books N ot Bombs cam paign at the rally, w hich pledges "fair w'ages" for all UT shuttle workers. Perdue w ants the University to assist in nego­ tiations betw een m em bers of A m algam ated Transit U nion Local 1549 and their employer, ATC/Vancom of Texas. Norm Couture, the coalition's spokesm an and president of the shuttle drivers' union, spoke on Perdue's behalf. The coalition is m ainly com posed of stu d e n t groups, labor organizations and individual students. Perdue's position on actively helping the bus drivers is one of the prim ary reasons the coali­ tion decided to endorse him and not the other SG tickets, Couture said. "If you go to the ice cream store, and you like chocolate, you get chocolate, "C outure said. "But if they have double­ chocolate ice cream, you get that. There's n othing w'rong w'ith chocolate ice cream — dou ­ ble-chocolate is just better." O ther g ro u p s they weren't slighted by the endorse­ ment. said "Brent Perdue is the most vocal and passionate about fighting for them. W hether or not they chose to endorse us, See BUSES, page 6 INSIDE Index World & Nation Opinion . . . . 3 ........................ 4 Voter G u id e ...................5 Inside N e w s ............. 6-7 F o c u s ..............................8 S p o r t s ......................9-10 Classifieds . . . . 12-13 C o m ics .........................14 Entertainment . . 13, 15 W e a t h e r High Low You’re boring. Volume 104, Number 99 25 cents Groovy Dog Baker\' cooks up tasty canine treats. SEE PAGE 8 See SUSPENSION, page 6 I'll i Dv i n Ti \ \\ Monday, March 1, 2004 PROSTITUTE TRICKS POLICE, ESCAPES PHILADELPHIA — Talk about turning tricks and tools of the trade. A prostitution suspect managed to flee in a stolen police van Thursday night, despite being handcuffed at the time, police said. Philadelphia police fasten handcuffs behind suspects’ backs, Detective Debra Kelly said, and it was not immediately clear how the woman managed to get her hands in front. Tfte woman abandoned the stolen van and remained at large late Thursday. MONDAY, MARCH 1 Application deadline for study abroad programs for the sum­ mer session and the fall semester. A round C a m p u s Monday 8 p.m., Sanchez 240. Topic: Recent abortion-rights legislation. Wednesday THE WEEK OF MARCH 1-7 , STATE & LOCAL BRIEFS p Tech official resigns after reports of improprieties JBBOCK ctor of a Texas Ter ly after tf e center at rsity quit short- >1 learned he criminal record ployers about redentials, and dece his educe according to a published report. Patrick Helton for a decade had been executive director of the Northwest Texas International Trade Center, a publicly funded export institute at Texas Tech. Texas Tech officials placed Helton on administrative leave Friday when they learned about his criminal record resume padding and bogus travel expenses, The Dallas Morning News reported. Later in the day. Helton told the newspaper he had resigned. "I'm gone," he said. “I don’t want any damage to come to the program. That program real­ ly needs to survive.” Baylor student newspaper endorses gay marriage WACO — The student newspa­ per at Baylor University, the world's largest Baptist college, where dancing on campus was banned until 1996, has endorsed legal marriage for gays. "Taking into account equal protection under the law, gay couples should be granted the same equal rights to legal mar­ riage as heterosexual couples,” the editorial board of The Baylor Lariat said in Friday's edition. - Larry Brumley, a spokesman for the university, said editorials in the student paper don’t nec­ essarily reflect the views of the school or its president, Robert Sloan Jr.. He said the adminis­ tration has no control over The Lariat's content. Harvard education to be free for poorest students BOSTON — Harvard University is guaranteeing that households earning less than $40,000 annually won't have to pay for their children's education at the school, which plans to reach out more to students from low- and moderate-income families. Through the initiative, announced Saturday, Harvard also will reduce the contribu­ tions expected of families earn­ ing between $40,000 and $60,000 and intensify its efforts to recruit talented stu­ dents from disadvantaged back grounds. It will set aside an additional $2 million to cover the expanded financial aid com­ mitment. About 1,000 of Harvard’s 6,600 undergraduates are expected to benefit from the new program. Compiled from Associated Press reports Korea Seminar/Lecture by Min- Jung Son 3 p.m. 5 p.m., Meyersoh Conference Room, WCH 4.118. Topic: The politics of the Korean popular music style T ’urot’u. Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week speaker, 8 p.m.. GAR 1. Free food and T-shirts. UT Leadership Week: Synergies and Snacks. 1 p.m. 3 p.m., Jester Spanish Oaks Terrace. Network with students and lead­ ers; learn to get involved on campus. “Overcoming Dyslexia” Lecture, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., LBJ Auditorium. World-renowned Yale professors Sally Shaywitz, M.D., and her husband, Bennett Shaywitz, M.D., share cutting-edge research and offer practical advice. 472-1231 or www.scot- tishritelearningcenter.org Official UT Ring Sales, today through Friday., 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. Students with 75 credit hours who purchase this week will be eligible for the Ring Ceremony in May. Noah’s Pudding, “A Sweet Day of Sharing,” 11 a.m.-4 p.m., in front of Gregory Gym and UGL. Remembrance and giveaway by the Islamic Dialogue Student Association. Free. http://stu- dentorgs.utexas.edu/idsa Foreign Policy Council meeting. 7 p.m.-8 p.m., Texas Union Asian Culture Room. News, discussion, analysis, debate. www.utfpc.org Texans fpr Israel Coffeehouse. 9 p.m., Texas Union Eastwoods Room. Discuss current events affecting Israel, www.texansforis- rael.org Pagan Student Alliance Meeting, 7 p.m., SZB 296. www.paganstudentalliance.org Free Yoga Class. 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m., Texas Union Eastwoods Room. Don’t eat two hours prior; wear loose clothing. Call Chris at 217-1380 for more info. Japanese Conversation Table, Monday, Wednesday and Friday 4 p.m.-5 p.m., GAR 5. Native speakers and learners welcome. Come chat in Japanese. Texas Sweethearts’ Game- Watching Party. 7:30 p.m., Pluckers (north). Men’s basket­ ball vs. OSU. Free wings to first 100 UT students. Door prizes. Voices for Choices Meeting, Tuesday Phyllis Bennis Lecture: “The United States and the Middle East: Permanent War or Internationa! Law?” 7 p.m., Bass Lecture Hall (Sid Richardson Hall). 471-1990 or http://thirdcoastactivist. org Cecilia Vicuno Poetry Performance, 5 p.m., Waller v Creek, across from Blanton Museum, free. info@blantonmuseum. org Vote Online for Student Bill of Rights, today and Wednesday at SG elections Web site. Student Government Meeting, 7 p.m., SSB G1.310. Discuss campus issues and events. Students In Free Enterprise Meeting, 7 p.m., UTC 3.122. Open to all majors at UT. Gypsy Spirit Concert, 8 p.m., Hogg Auditorium, $20-$42 from iitpac.org or 477-6060; $10 stu­ dent RUSH at PAG Box Office day of show. Cash only. UT Leadership Week: Real World Leadership Panel, 7 p.m., San Jacinto Multi-Purpose Room. Leaders in Austin industry answer questions and share experiences. Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Campaign, brochures in front of UTC and inside Jester. Sponsored by Delta Sigma Pi. Japan seminar/lecture by Patricia Maclachlan, 3 p.m.-5 p.m., Meyerson Conference Room, WCH 4.118. Topic: The “specter” of genetically modified foods in Japan and the West. University History Society Lecture, 5 p;m.-6:30 p.m., GAR 100. Dr. Terri Givens presents “Encounters With The Radical Right in Europe." Refreshments provided. Art of living 6-day Course- Introductory Talk. 5 p.m., SSB G1.104. Alleviate stress and Improve energy level through simple exercises and breathing techniques. American Marketing Association Meeting, 7 p.m., UTC 4.132. Free food, door prizes and a speaker from Ford Motor Co. Earth Day Planning Session, 6 p.m., WMB 4.122. Everyone wel­ come. www.UTenvironment.org Celebrate Texas Independence Day, with The Young Conservatives of Texas , 10 a.m.-3 p.m., West Mall. Texas Independence Day Celebration, noon-2 p.m., Main Mall. Free cookies and iced tea courtesy of Texas Exes Student Chapter. “The Failure of Homeland Defense: Lessons from History” lecture by Dr. John Lewis, 7 p.m., JES A121A. http://utars.objectivismonline. net Communication Job and Internship Fair, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Texas Union Ballroom. More than 45 employers. Open to all UT students. UT Watch Meeting, 7 p.m., Texas Union, room 4.110. New members welcome. Baptist Student Ministry free lunch, noon, 2204 San Antonio St. Home-cooked meals and chance to meet other students. UT Economics Association meet­ ing, 6 p.m., UTC 4.122. All majors interested in economic issues welcome. Guest speakers, free pizza. Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week Massages, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Atrium. Relieve stress for a great cause. Donations encouraged. UT Leadership Week: Longhorn Leaders Lunch, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Texas Exes Alumni Center Ballroom. Free food. Meet UT administration to discuss Issues. Social Change Career Opportuni­ ties information Session, 7 p.m., BATTS 217. Learn about the available jobs and apply. www. pirg. org/jobs UT’s Chamber Winds, 8 p.m., Bates Recital Hall, free. 4714093. Texas Student Psychological Association Meeting, 7 p.m., BUR 116. Speaker UT professor Dr. Norman Li. Refreshments served. University Scuba Club Meeting, 7:30 p.m., Texas Union 3.116. Guest Walter Hokanson will do an introduction to D-l-R and cave diving. University Democrats meeting, 8 p.m., UTC 4.102. Speaker: Patrick Rose. Poetry on the Plaza, noon, Harry Ransom Center, free. 471-8944 or www.hrc.utexas.edu. Thursday Barbara Jordan National Forum on Public Policy, today through Saturday, LBJ School of Public Affairs. Register free at www.bar- barajordanforum. org Art of Living Club Yoga Sessions, 5 p.m.-6 p.m., and 7 p.m.-8 p.m., mats provided. Free and suited for beginners. 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PPD DEVELopmENr MA subsidiary of PPO Inc For more information, call: 462-0492 Tickets on sale 45 min. before play. For mature audiences. utfrenchplay2004@yahoo.com Baptist Student Ministry Crossroads Cafe, 6:30 p.m.-B p.m., 2204 San Antonio St. A cafe for internationals to learn English speaking with Americans. Free coffee, games. Art History lecture: Women, Sexuality and Construction of Gender in New Kingdom Egyptian Art, 4 p.m., ART 1.120, free. 471-5851. Super Bevos Open Meeting, 6 p.m., NOA 1.102. Help your com­ munity, and meet people in this flexible, fun student organization. Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Week: “Breathless" party at Club EndUp, 5th and Trinity streets. Half of proceeds go to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. UT Jazz Ensemble, 8 p.m., Bates Recital Hall. $5 at door. johnmllls@mail. utexas.edu Israel Block Party, 3:30 p.m.- 9:30 p.m., Texas Hillel. Experience the sights and sounds of an Israeli thoroughfare; booths, exhibits and activities. Jack Shaheen Lecture, 7:30 p.m., UTC 2.112A. Topic: “Reel Bad Arabs” a Key to Middle East Problems. Reception follows. naajaut@uts. cc. utexas.edu Environmental Center Meeting, 6 p.m., Texas Union Chicano Culture Room. www. UTenvironment. org “Would you stlli be against the death penalty if your daughter was murdered?” , 7 p.m., LBJ School of Public Affairs, Sid Richardson Hall 3.110. Guest: Jeanette Popp. Free pizza, BYO drink. 302-6715 www. texasmoratorium. org Books not Bombs Day of Action, 11 a.m, South Mall. Get info and learn what you can do. Friday Lunchtime Talk on Death Penalty, noon-1 p.m. Speaker Bill Vaught witnessed his brother’s execution in Huntsville. At 3 p.m.- 5 p.m.: workshop on grassroots anti-death penalty activism. Both events in Texas Union 4.118. Graduate Student Conference: "Race/Gender/Nation: Expressive Culture and Representation," today and Saturday, Winship 2.112. 471- 1784 caaas@uts.cc.utexas.edu Sueno, (revered Golden Age Spanish drama), through Mar. 7, 8 p.m., plus Sat. & Sun. at 2 p.m., Oscar G. Brockett Theater, Winship Building. $16 adults/ $10 students with ID, Texas Box Office or at door. 471-5793. Shabbat at Texas Hillel, 6 p.m. (for Conservative, Reform or Orthodox services); 7 p.m.: homestyle Kosher dinner. Do either or both. www.TexasHillel.org Saturday Texas Lonestars’ Project Princess Donation Day, noon-2 p.m., parking lot at Dean Keeton and Whitis across from Kinsoiving. jcsunshine@mail.utexas.edu or 542-9670. Jessen Series IV - Richard MacDowell (clarinet) & Friends, 8 p.m., Jessen Auditorium, Homer Rainey Hall. $10 Gen/$5 UT w/ ID at door; Season ticket, $40 at 471-1444. Call 471-5401, or visit www. music, utexas. edu/pro- grams/jessenseries.asp Springtime Action Against the Death Penalty, sponsored by Texas Moratorium Network, www. texasmoratorium. org. 512-302-6715. Sunday UT Peace and Conflict Studies Benefits, (today and Mar. 21, 28), 9 p.m.-midnight, Antone's. All-ages show, but ID required. Tailfinl43@aol.com Harp Ensemble, 3 p.m., Bates Recital Hall, free. 471-0620 or fedsonde@mail. utexas. edu Voices for Choices Service of Renewal, 3 p.m., First Unjted Methodist Church, 1201 Lavaca. To add your event, send a submission to aroundcam- pus@dailytexanonline.com, or call 471-4591. House speaker^ lawyer defends fund raising A lawyer for Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick defends the Republican lawmaker’s fund­ raising activities by saying that Democrats did the same thing. The lawyer, Ed Shack, says Craddick and his Democratic predecessor, Pete Laney, didn’t do anything illegal by working with political action committees while they were running to lead the Texas House. A Travis County grand jury is investigating allegations of influ­ ence buying by outside groups in the 2002 elections. State law bans the offering of a financial benefit to influence the election of a Texas House speaker. Craddick, R-Midland, distrib­ uted $152,000 in checks from Texans for a Republican Majority to Republican candidates who later voted to make him speak­ er. He also distributed campaign contributions from a Union Pacific Railroad political commit­ tee. In defending Craddick, Shack said Laney, who was speaker from 1993 to 2002, had direct control over some spending by Texas Partnership, a committee formed by House Democrats in 1994. Officials investigating jailers after prison escape BROWNSVILLE — Authorities are investigating whether jailers helped three federal inmates escape a Cameron County jail over the weekend by using a mop handle. Maximo Manuel Ravell, Mario Alberto Hernandez Villarreal and Francisco Ramirez Guerrero remained on the lam Sunday fol­ lowing their escape from the Ruben M. Torres Sr. jail Friday. Officials said they are follow­ ing several leads. One of the inmates is charged with drug trafficking and the other two with illegal entry into the United States. Jail officials said the inmates used a piece of a mop’s metal handle to chisel a hole in a bathroom ceiling and climbed to the attic, where they bent some steel and busted another hole on the roof. Houston pension program a billion dollars short HOUSTON — City officials say they will have to change Houston's generous city pen­ sion program, which has a bil­ lion dollar shortfall after a firm underestimated how much it would cost to implement. The Houston Municipal Employees Pension System, which covers about 12,000 workers, offers benefits far more generous than those offered in Dallas, Phoenix, Denver and Philadelphia, the Houston Chronicle reported in Sunday's editions. The funding problems can be traced to 2001, when former Mayor Lee Brown’s administra­ tion agreed to increase benefits, based on a report by a firm that does work for the city’s inde­ pendent pension boards, all of which are controlled by employ­ ees and retirees. Student suspended in connection with pom tape FORT WORTH — A 16-year-old Southwest High School student has been suspended, and the police are investigating whether charges will be filed against other students after the girl allegedly showed a tape of herself and other juveniles engaged in sex acts. The girl was suspended from school Thursday and taken into custody after allegedly show­ ing classmates a tape of herself and what appeared to be two other girls and a boy engaged in consensual sex acts, police said. Lobbying firm suspected of conflict of interest A Washington firm that gets paid to lobby for Texas interests has come under scrutiny for negotiations with Florida. The firm of Piper Rudnick said in a statement that it wouldn’t participate in activities that pose a conflict with clients. But Kathy Walt, a spokes­ woman for Gov..Rick Perry, said there is concern about a poten­ tial conflict of interest. The firm is paid $15,000 a month to lobby for Texas on such issues as military bases. Ed Prez of Texas’ Office of State-Federal Relations said Friday he called the firm and sug­ gested it notify Texas if it saw a potential conflict of interest. Compiled from Associated Press reports. CORRECTIONS POLICY The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217, or e-mail man- agingeditor@dailytexanonline.com STOCK WATCH Closing Friday, February 27 T h e D u n T t \ \\ I 2,029.82 Aristide resigns, flees Haiti Marines deployed, DO W JO N E S 10:583.92 -*•3.78 Monday, March 1, 2004 N A S D A Q -2 .7 5 t United Nations OKs multinational force By Paisley Dodds Associated Press flew PO RT-AU-PRIN CE, Haiti — President jean-Bertrand Aristide into exile resigned and Sunday, pressured by. a bloody rebellion and the United States. Gunfire crackled as the capital fell into chaos, and U.S. M arines were sent to the country. The contingent totaled fewer than 100 M arines and more were to arrive today, the vanguard of a m ultinational force that the U.N. Security Council approved late S u n d ay night. France said it w ould send troops today. "T he governm ent believes it is essential that Haiti have a hope­ ful future. This is the beginning of a new chapter," President Bush said at the W hite H ouse. "1 w ould urge the people of H aiti to reject violence, to give this break from the p ast a chance to work. And the United States is prepared to help." A ristid e's w hereabouts were uncertain late Sunday, with offi­ cials sayin g his jet stopped to refuel in the C aribbean island nation o f A ntigua. A senior C aribbean C o m m u n ity official said A ristide told him during the refueling stop he w as bound for South Africa. After word spread of the presi­ dent's departure, angry A ristide su p p o rte rs roam ed the streets arm ed with old rifles, pistols, m achetes and sticks. Som e fired w ild ly the the m ain C h a m p s de M ars, square in front of the National Palace. into crow d s on The head of H aiti's suprem e court said he w as taking charge of the governm ent, and a key rebel leader said he welcom ed the arrival of foreign troops. "I think the worst is over, and we're waiting for the international forces. They will have our full NATION BRIEFS Tanker explosion off coast of Virginia kills 3 men PORTSMOUTH, Va. - The Coast Guard on Sunday night suspended the search for 18 crew members missing from an ethanol-laden tanker that explod ed in the Atlantic Ocean, and were unsure whether search efforts would resume this morn­ ing. The Coast Guard will decide whet* ter to continue the search after a crew flies over the area Monday morning, Chief Warrant Officer Gene Maestas said. “Realistically, the longer the search goes on, the less likely it is that we will find anyone who is still alive,” Rear Adm. Sally Brice- 0 ’Hara, commander of the Coast Guard’s 5th District, said at a news briefing earlier Sunday. The Bow Mariner, a tanker car­ rying 3.5 million gallons of ethanol, exploded and sank Saturday night about 50 miles off Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Three men died and six were rescued. U.S. faces a 5-percent penalty tariff from WTO WASHINGTON - The United States comes under World Trade Organization penalties for the first time today, the result of congressional failure to steer through presidential politics, employment anxiety and budget deficits and head off the tariffs. A 5-percent penalty tariff awaits U.S. exports such as jewelry and refrigerators, toys and paper. The penalty climbs by 1 percentage point for each month that law­ makers fail to bring U.S. laws in line with international trade rul­ ings. The tariffs penalize the United States for failing to eliminate a tax break that is worth $5 billion a year to U.S. exporters. It was declared an illegal export subsidy by the WTO, and lawmakers agree they must repeal it. But the House and Senate dis­ agree on tax cuts to replace the old ones. American business, divided between manufacturers hoping for help and multinational companies hoping to modernize American tax laws, cannot agree on a solution. Compiled from Associated Press reports Rodrigo Abd/Associat9|i Press Supporters of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide protest outside the presidential palace in Port-au-Prince Haiti on Sunday. cooperation," G uy Philippe told CN N . The crisis has been brew ing sw ep t since A ristid e's party legislative elections in flaw ed 2000, p rom p tin g international donors to freeze m illions of d ol­ lars in aid. also O p p on en ts accused Aristide of breaking prom ises to help the poor, allow ing corrup­ tion fueled by d rug trafficking and m asterm inding attacks on opponen ts by arm ed g an g s — charges the president denied. The discontent erupted into violence three-and-a-half w eeks ago as rebels began driving police from tow ns and cities in the north. On Sunday, France decided to send a detachm ent of between 120-140 sold iers to H aiti, said C atherine C olonna, sp o k e s­ w om an for President Jacq u es Chirac. She said the troops would arrive today, an d they w ould work "in coordination with the United States." A 50-member Marine anti-ter­ rorist security team has been in Port-au-Prince for several d ays helping secure the U.S. Embassv. C an ad ian seen guardin g the airport in Port-au- Prince. troops were T h ough not aligned with rebels, the political opposition had also pushed for Aristide to leave for the good o f H aiti's 8 m il­ lion people, angered bv poverty', corruption and crime. The u p ris­ ing killed at least 100 people. Anarchy reigned for m ost of the d ay in Port-au-Prince. More than 3,000 inmates held in the Penitentiary' were N ational released. L ooters em ptied a police station and hit pharm acies, su p erm ark ets and other b u si­ nesses, m ostly on the capital s outskirts. "C h o p off their heads and burn their h om es," rioters scream ed, echoing the w ar c n o f Jean- Jacques Dessalines, tjie general who ousted French troops and torched plantations to end slav ­ ery in Haiti. Som e anti-A ristide m ilitants organ ized arm ed p o sse s that prow led the streets in picku p trucks, search in g for A ristid e supporters. In the back of one a m an lay unconscious — or dead — with a head wound. But police m oved in during the afternoon, the scared crowd in the front of the palace, and the violence ebbed. aw ay Jam es Voltaire, 28, said H aiti's constitution had been violated. "W hoever the president is, it's going to be a losing situation. A s long a s w e don't see our real pres­ ident [A ristide] w e w ill stay m obilized," he warned. It w as unclear where A ristide w ould go. U.S. National Security A dviser C ondoleezza Rice said he w as going to a "third" country, m ean in g he w ould not take refuge in the United States as he did the last time he w as ousted, in 1991. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN OFFICIAL RING ORDERING EVENT Mary Altaffer/Associated Press Sen. John Edwards, D-N.C., points to Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., left, as Al Sharpton looks on during a debate of Democratic presidential hope­ fuls Sunday in New York. Edwards trades his congenial style for swipes at Kerry By Nedra Pickier Associated Press u n d erd o g NEW YORK — D em ocratic p resid en tial John E d w ard s dism issed John K erry's "th e id eas old feisty talk" W ashington debate Sunday, two d ay s before the 10-stato slate of contests known as Su per Tuesday. sam e in a as E d w ard s shed his congenial style and delivered his toughest critique yet of the Dem ocratic front-runner. H e said Kerry voted for bad trade agreem ents and that h is p ro p o sa ls w ould "d riv e u s deeper and deeper into deficit." sen ator In a sw ipe back at the fresh­ m an from N orth Carolina, Kerry', a 19-vear-Senate veteran, said the country needs a p resident with experience and "proven ability to be able to stand up and take on tough fights." the states Polls show E dw ards trailing in all that vote on Tuesday, and he faces increasing pressure to bow out if he can't turn it around. He rejected the suggestion that he w as angling to becom e vice president. "O h, no. Oh, no, no. Far from it,' he said, then tried to prove his point bv putting Kerry on the defensive. When Kerry said he and Edw ards had the sam e position on trade, Edw ards ticked off a list of agreem ents where they differed — pacts with Singapore, Chile, Africa and the C aribbean that Kerry' voted for and he opposed. When Kerry said he w ou ld have a 120-day review of all trade agreem ents, Edw ards said that w ould be of little com fort to the jobless. "D on't worry, w e've got a W ashington com m ittee that's stud yin g this for you," E d w ard s m ocked. Kerry, of M assachusetts, q ues­ tioned how som eone w ho served five years with him in C on gress can call anybody a W ashington insider. "T hat seem s to m e to be W ashington, D .C ," Kerry' said. The candidates, joined by Al Sharpton o f N ew York and Ohio Rep. D ennis Kucinich. sparred h ou rs after H aiti's em battled President Jean-Bertrand A ristide resigned and flew into exile. As into chaos, the the capital fell United States said international in clu ding p eacek eep ers — A m ericans — w ould be d eployed soon. E dw ards agreed with that, but accused President B ush of neglecting the nation for too long. "H e's ignored Haiti the sam e w ay he's ignored m ost of the countries in this hem isphere," he said. For those who are eligible, this is your oj portun ty to order your oificial ring. Be a part oí I he tradition. Come bv the Texas lives Etter Harbin Alumni Center 2110 San Jaeinto Blvd. TE X A S 0 E X E S 'til Gabriel blows his horn. MARCH 1-5, 2004 10:00 a . m . - 4:00 p. m . JUNIORS AND SENIORS: Order your class ring today! FRESHMEN \NI) SOPHOMORES: Come cheek out your ring options and eligibility (must have com pleted at least 75 credit hours) JOIN THE UT OFFICIAL RING TRADITION B Page 3 WORLD BRIEFS Iraqis reach agreement on interim constitution BAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi officials agreed on an interim constitution early today and are expected to sign the document after a Shiite Muslim religious holiday ends this week, a spokesman for an Iraqi Governing Council member said. Entifadh Qanbar, spokesman for council member Ahmad Chalabi, said the meeting ended at 4:20 a.m. with “full agreement... on each article." Qanbar expected the document to be signed Wednesday — one day after the end of the Shiite feast Ashoura. He said the draft charter will recognize Islam as “a source of legislation" — rather than “the” source as some officials had sought — and that no law will be passed that violates the tenets of the Muslim religion. The draft charter accepts the principle of federalism but leaves it to a future elected national assembly to decide the details of self-rule for Iraq's Kurdish minority. Israeli court stops barrier construction in West Bank JERUSALEM — The Israeli Supreme Court on Sunday ordered a one-week halt to con­ struction at a section of the West Bank security barrier where sol­ diers shot dead two Palestinians during a violent protest last week. Under intense international pressure, including last week’s highly publicized hearing about the legality of the barrier at the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, Israeli officials had already pledged to change the planned route of the barrier to ease hardships on Palestinians. The Israeli court on Sunday issued an order to temporarily stop work on a section of the barrier being built near Jerusalem while the military considers alter­ nate routes. Egypt, Saudi Arabia call for Middle East reform CAIRO, Egypt — Egypt and Saudi Arabia will propose at an Arab summit that the region adopt a unified strategy for politi­ cal and economic reforms, according to a document obtained by The Associated Press on Sunday. The idea is partly a response to a Bush administration proposal for political reform in the Middle East that is modeled on the 1975 Helsinki pact the West used to press for greater free­ dom in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe. Egypt and Saudi Arabia have criticized the idea. Their three- page document has few specifics but calls for Arabs to play a greater role in running their politi­ cal, economic, social and cultural affairs. Diplomats said the proposal will top discussions at the Arab summit March 29-30 in Tunisia. Arab foreign ministers open four days of discussions in Cairo today to prepare an agenda for the summit. Thousands in Venezuela march to support president CARACAS, Venezuela — Chanting “Chavez! Chavez!” more than 100,000 Venezuelans marched Sunday to support President Hugo Chavez as opponents demanding his recall staged demonstrations in several cities. Venezuela’s National Elections Council post­ poned until today a decision on the validity of more than 3.4 mil­ lion signatures opponents say they submitted to demand the vote. Council director Jorge Rodriguez said the council wanted to avoid more violence. Last week, the council announced it would ask hun dreds of thousands of citizens to confirm they signed petitions that have technical problems. The decision infuriated opposition leaders, who have urged follow­ ers to wage a campaign of civil disobedience. Chancellor's party falters in Germany elections HAMBURG, Germany — Exit polls showed Gerhard Schroeder's governing party slumping to a historic low Sunday in local elections in Hamburg, reflecting voter discontent over the chancellor’s push to cut cher­ ished state benefits. Projections based on exit polls taken by ARD and ZDF public tel­ evision stations gave his Social Democrats as little as 29 per­ cent of the vote in the northern port city. The polls suggested the city-state’s governing conserva­ tive Christian Democrats would retain control of the local legisla­ ture and the mayor’s office. Mayor Ole von Beust led the Christian Democrats to a narrow majority in the state legislature, according to the projections. Compiled from Associated Press reports Opinion age 4 Monday, March 1, 2004 EDITORIAL 80ARD Editor Kevin Kushner Associate Editors Bob Jones ", M att Wright Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or w riter of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT adm inistration, the Board o f Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees. VIEWPOINT Get informed and vote lake a few minutes Tuesday or Wednesday and do som ething for yourself. Something for the University. Vote in the student elections. important. Som ething You don't even need to come to campus to vote. ! hanks to technology and SG, you can vote from your dorm, apartment or house by logging on to the Internet. the Student Government Web site (www.utstudentgovernment.com), and follow the instruc­ tions. Just go to While the decision of whether or not to vote should be easy, deciding who to vote for can get complicated. There's plenty of information to base a decision on. Most candidates and tickets have comprehensive Web sites where voters can find information about the candidates and their positions. Texan editor candidates wrote editorials in Monday (Feb. 23) and Wednesday's editions and had their plat­ form statements published in Friday's paper. All are available at our Web site, itnuw.dailytexanonline.com. Also, look for the the SG Presidential candidates debate and the Texan editor debates on KVR-TV — channel 16 in the dorm, Channel 15 on cable, Channel 9 on antenna. The Texan editor debates will be replayed Monday night at 9 p.m, Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. and again Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. SG debates will air Monday at 10 p.m. and Tuesday at 9 p.m. THE GALLERY THE. BU5U WHITE MOUSE. HAS DELIBERATED/ AND SYSTEMATICALLY TVI6TED OR SCIENTIFIC. FACTS IN SERVICE- OF ITS POLICIES' n i tve&t T© Z004 'V— - Clarifying gay marriage By Chad Hanak Daily Texan Columnist Once again, Senator Ted Kennedy has refused to let ration­ al thought get in the way of a good argument. Revealing a poor understanding of cause and effect, he has accused President Bush of driving a wedge into American society with his support of the It was marriage amendment. clearly the gay-marriage advo­ cates that brought this "wedge" issue to the forefront. However, Kennedy's preference for rhetoric over logic has characterized this debate. It's time to clarify a few things. Gay-marriage advocates have worked hard to implant in our consciences that the fight over gay marriage is a civil-rights issue. Whether or not people are bom gay, they still have the ability to choose whether or not to act on those impulses. By contrast, minorities and women had no choice concerning their condition. The civil-rights issue is whether or not homosexuals are given this choice, which they are. Couples of the same sex are free to marry' in whatever religion they can find supports homosexuality. that However, like any choice made by individuals, society is under no obligation to approve of it. Thus, it is clear that the fight over gay mar­ riage is not a fight over civil rights at all. A gay person can marry a member of the opposite sex, just as a straight person can, which is equal application of the law. The fight is really over the stmggle to gain mainstream acceptance of homosexual behavior. Gay-marriage advo­ cates have worked hard to implant in our con­ sciences that the fight over gay marriage is a civil-rights issue. This argument inevitably brings out the charge that government has no right to legislate based upon Judeo-Christian morals. This isn't true for two reasons. First, the historical basis for a law has no bearing on its constitutionality. Murder is clearly against Jud eo Chnstian tradition, but no one seriously contends that outlawing murder unconstitutional. Second, the government does indeed have the right to create laws that protect morality in the public arena. This is why we can have laws against public nudity, though a person has every right to be nude in his own home. is Consider the case of prostitu­ tion. It is a fundamental right of every American to start his or her own business. However, it can be argued that prostitutes are pre­ vented from starting their own businesses, relegating them to sec­ ond-class citizen status. This argu­ ment is at once seen to be absurd. Prostitutes are not prohibited from starting their own businesses; they, like everyone else, are just prohib­ ited from engaging in a certain type of business. This distinction is based upon the morality of the majority in the public arena and is not at all unconstitutional. to demonstrate The last lapse in logic often put the forward unconstitutionality of prohibiting gay marriage is that not all hetero­ sexual couples have children. This is a response to the assertion that marriage is recognized by the state in order to encourage healthy and stable procreation. However, as Dinesh FT Souza has pointed out, this reasoning portrays a poor understanding of the nature of social laws. Using voting as an example: We require that a person be 18 years old to vote, because voting requires a cer­ tain amount of maturity. It is true that many people probably don't possess this maturity when they turn 18, but they still get to vote. As shown here, social laws are established based on a general connection between their lawful criteria and a desired result. No law is perfect in this regard, but this is no reason to do away with such laws. it abuses In closing, I would like to note that I do oppose the marriage amendment — the Constitution. We are governed by a contract between people that we must adhere to whether it pleases us or not in every situation. The choice of whether or not to rede­ fine marriage to include homosex­ ual couples should rightfully be left up to the people of each state. If someday the overwhelming majority of each state wants to offi­ cially acknowledge gay marriage, then those who oppose the issue will have to live with the decision. Hanak is an aerospace engineering graduate student. 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The Texan reserves the right to edit all letters for brevity, clarity and liability. scientists said tdd» that white HOUSE POLICIES ARE A SERVICE TO THE SYSTEM AND, IN FACT, "YOU'D HAVE 10 BE TVJ1STE0 TO THINK OTHERWISE'. O Jpi THE FIRING LINE Leave Ferguson alone While I certainly understand the anger towards Brian Ferguson that many at The Daily Texan feel, I wish it was being expressed in a way that sounded less like the temper tantrum of an unruly 4-year old who might not get his way For example, Ferguson’s editonai contnbution Wednesday was pathetic enough on its own; readers did not need the additional 35Gword Viewpoint to figure out that this is not the guy they want in charge of their newspaper. Even worse, a search at dailytex- anonline.com reveals that since Feb. 9 — the day Ferguson was certified - there have been 15 mentions of his name in editorials, Firing Lines, news stones, and most recently (and absurdly) the sports page. This is ■specially ridiculous considering there have only been 14 issues since that day. Please realize that people like Ferguson thrive on controversy, and every additional word you print only provides more fuel for his crusade. I was actually planning on voting for r erguson, just in protest, until I real­ ized that the TSP did not waive the experience requirement, and thus Ferguson would be in charge of the whole paper instead of just the opin­ ion page. The best thing The Daily Texan staff can do at this point is to leave Ferguson alone and allow his cam­ paign to succeed or fail based on its own merits (or lack thereof). My sus­ picion is that perhaps the student body is a little smarter than you are giving them credit for. William Rothwell Computer engineering junior Electing the unqualified I am appalled by everything that has taken place in the last few weeks. I consider it an insult to the student body that the TSP board would even consider approving Ferguson’s application for editor, which generally only contained a web of loopholes and legal threats. Does the board not think that the 50,000 students here deserve to read a paper that is overseen by someone who has actual editorial experience and education? And if there was any doubt that Ferguson does not have that ability, he proved it on Wednesday with that pathetic excuse for an editorial — whining about an assignment. I am scared for the future of this paper and TSP in general. Brian Ferguson and his "team” have the potential to significantly reduce the amount of freedom of speech acces­ sible on this campus. Texas has already had a bad reputation for electing unqualified officials, and I hope that this whole ordeal does not end in the same manner. Christopher Rose Radio-television-film senior Texan elitism All this Brian Ferguson bashing smacks of elitism. It’s elitism when an institution, be it Congress or the Texan, denies open participation in matters of governance, prejudicing some groups while protecting others. It’s elitism when an institution lacks a fair and adequate means of evaluat­ ing the qualifications of a candidate, who is not fortunate enough to already enjoy membership in some favored group. Be it nepotism, favoritism, or prevk ousemployment requirements that prevents leaders of important institu­ tions like the Texan from being run by otherwise qualified people, such prac­ tices will ultimately be deleterious all around. Requiring our editor to own into, and thus yield to the internal pol­ itics of the Texan will perpetuate, not the proliferation of good news report­ ing, but stagnant and homogenized perspectives. The Texan does not belong to its staff, not even the editor (certainly not former editors, much to their cha­ grin) any more than it does to the Los Alamos bad for UT, U.S., the world By Esther Wang Daily Texan Columnist In 2004, America will spend $19.3 billion on nuclear weapons research and $4(X) billion total on defense. Since 1940, the U.S. gov­ ernment has spent almost $6 tril­ lion on nuclear weapons and a lit­ tle more than a fourth of that on education, job training and other social services, according to the Brookings Institute. It's easy to see where our nation's priorities lie — apparently, making thousands of weapons of mass destruction takes precedence over educating our nation's chil­ dren, health care and other pro­ grams that actually enrich the lives of people in this country But what does this have to do with us? The University of Texas System has officially declared its intention to pursue management of Los Alamos National Laboratory, the birthplace of the atomic bomb. University administrators and the UT regents may think of bil­ lions of dollars in federal money and additional prestige when they think of Los Alamos, but this is what I think of: I think of the more than 200,000 rest of us who enjoy it. Assertions otherwise, again, smack of elitism. Personally, I’m voting for Brian Ferguson, because I know of his intel­ lect and interest in seeing the Texan return to its former glory as being an advocate for diverse perspectives, and a challenger of institutionalized barners to political participation. Those who attack him merely for being an outsider attack the freedom of OUR press. Douglas S. Martin Law student Ferguson unfit I found it telling that Brian Ferguson, given the opportunity to discuss his views on an important UT issue, used his column (“From Ferguson,” Feb. 25) instead to com­ plain about the Texas Student Publications rule that required him and other Texan editor candidates to write the column in the first place. Ferguson says his knowledge on the topic of labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and ATC/Vancom of Texas "is limited.” Perhaps if Ferguson read the Texan on a regular basis, he would be more informed about the issue. Since Jan. 27, the Texan has published at least six articles on the topic, totaling 5,332 words. How can Ferguson purport to be qualified for the editor’s job if he a) doesn’t even read the newspaper reg­ ularly, b) doesn’t understand the issues facing the UT community and c) has never held a position on the Texan staff? The other editor candidate, Ben Heath, seemed to have no problem fully understanding the issue and writ ing a well-informed column (“Heath: Bus drivers deserve University's sup­ port,” Feb. 25) under the same rules Ferguson complained about. Heath is clearly the most qualified candidate to lead the Texan. Ryan Pittman Former Daily Texan managing editor, 2002-03 living people Japanese in Hiroshima and Nagasaki who died when the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on them during World War II. Their cities were devastated — two-thirds of Hiroshima and about 40 percent of Nagasaki were com­ pletely destroyed. Here's one survivor's descrip­ tion of those who died: "They all had skin blackened by bums ... At a glance you couldn't tell whether you were looking at them from in front or in.back ... Their skin, not only on their hands, but on their faces and bodies too, hung down ... Wherever I walked 1 met these people ... Many of them died along the road. I can still picture them in my mind, like walking ghosts." That is what the University is proposing we support. And this continues today — test­ i.e., ing of nuclear weapons, exploding bombs in the atmos­ phere, has serious health and envi­ ronmental costs. Some people esti­ mate that as many as 800,000 peo­ ple worldwide have died or will die from a cancer caused by fallout from testing. Thousands in the U.S. have been harmed by the nuclear Lawyer or journalist? Brian Ferguson: You state in your editorial “From Ferguson,” on feb. 25, “ i've been given four hours to form a well-educated opinion...” about a complex matter and offer excuses as to why an editorial on the topic at hand was not produced. You follow that with, “That's not how I practice journalism,” by which you later qualify as the “half-cocked and ill-informed” kind. Are you not a law student? Journalists practice journalism, lawyers practice law. Considering you’ve reached this point, you’ve only proven the latter. Tan Doan Computer sciences senior Staying unbiased Until last week, I had thought that The Daily Texan was an open-minded student” publication. I was under the impression that it would equally represent each candidate for Daily Texan editor by allowing them to write an equal number of editorials in the Opinion page. What I did not realize was that the Thursday, Feb. 26, issue would include a Viewpoint and a col­ umn by Associate Sports Editor Lome Chan that would bash Brian Ferguson. in addition, I didn’t think that the current editor Kevin Kushner would select three Firing Line letters that all put down Mr. Ferguson. Instead of being a "student” organization and open to other views, it seems as if the Texan is an exclusive, “agenda driven” group that excludes anyone that is outside the paper’s inner cir­ cle. I don’t mind if the Texan decides to select Mr. Heath as the candidate that they support when the Texan does its candidate recommenda tions; however, Mr. Kushner and Mr. Chan, even if you refuse to stay unbi­ ased for the rest of the SG cam­ paigns, at least do the student body a favor and keep the sports section free of this bashing. waste dumped in their communi­ ties that comes from mass produc­ tion of weapons. Vast areas of land remain severely contaminated, and it w ill require hundreds of billions of dollars and decades of effort to dean this land. support Those who the University's bid argue that Los Alamos doesn't simply conduct nuclear weapons research — it also researches sodally benefidal tech­ nology. But more than 80 percent of the research done there is on nuclear weapons. And why is it that nanotechnology and alterna­ tive fuels are linked to weapons of mass destruction? Billions of dol­ lars pour into Los Alamos for weapons research; billions aren't pouring in to research solar energy or hydrogen fuels. It will cost the UT System $6 mil­ lion to bid for management of Los Alamos. But aside from this waste of students' money all members of this University should feel a deep horror that we will be intimately linked to such destructive weapons that not only kill bodies but kill our humanity. Do we want to support such a life — and soul — diminishing war Ornead Adib Business Honors/Finance senior Keep it on the Playground The Reprezent ticket, who barely deserves to have their ticket name capitalized, has turned this SG race into nothing more than a playground dodgeball game. The only problem is Reprezent acts as the dodgeball while nobody else out for recess seems to be playing with them. Your fliers of half-truths and suggestive rhetoric only further the question of why anybody would vote for a cam­ paign stuck in denial. By denial I am referring to Patrick George and Matt Stolhandske’s attempted explana­ tions and finger pointing at other Reprezent supporters who they say are responsible for the fliers. Guess what guys, it did not work for President Nixon, and it will not work for you. The latest flier of FOCUS presiden­ tial candidate Brent Chaney takes the cake. Not only was Chaney never the chairman of any kind of committee authorizing $14 million for the pool; the referendum approving it was passed in 1999 before Chaney attended his high school prom. Please get a life, and keep it as far from SG as possible. If there is one thing that should outshine any SG campaign, it should be integrity and respect for your opponents. Jason Ricke Government senior Planning too far ahead On Tuesday I heard three speeches from the Focus campaign. Two from presidential candidate Brent Chaney and one from vice presidential candi­ date Rachel McGinty. In each of the presentations these two stated that they have been organizing their Focus campaign since August. I would like to know why. Why were current student govern­ ment representatives (Chaney 2-year at large and McGinty education) work­ machine? When do we realize that we want better education, a deaner environment, and more peace in this world a hell of a lot more than we want bombs and nuclear weapons? We can make a significant and powerful statement against bombs and for people by refusing to allow' our money and our name to be tied to weapons of mass destruction. Nudear weapons do not stop war; they do not deter; they do not make us safer. A safe world, in my eyes, is one where people do nof have to live in fear that their lives may vanish in the next moment because one country maintains the ability to wreak devastation with one executive dedsion and one push of a button. A safe world is one where peo­ ple take priority over bombs, where people's lives are valued more than strategic calculations of their deaths and their status as "collateral damage." That's the world that I want to live in. And we all need to start envisioning what that world might look like. Wang is a Plan II and Asian- Am erican studies senior. ing on getting input from students to create their platform, instead of using this information to initiate change in the current student government 2003-2004? Any time these two spent on their campaign would have negatively affected their current repre­ sentation of the students who voted them into office last year. If Chaney and McGinty actually cared about making a change for the student pop­ ulation, why were they focused on their own campaign rather than push­ ing for student issues with prompt­ ness? What is going to happen if these two are put into office? Are they actually going to focus on stu­ dent issues or are they going to focus on picking two members of their student government to groom for the campaign for the 2005-2006 student government year? Lauren Glasscock Government junior Too many promises It's completely ndiculous for any Student Government candidate or party to promise things like lower tuition, a 10-percent rule cap, or can­ cellation of the Los Alamos labs bid. When will students realize that SG has virtually no power over anything that matters? The student organiza­ tion function is the only valuable prod­ uct I’ve ever seen from SG (other than the oh-so-worth-rt orange curbs and street signs). Seriously, who doesn’t campaign under a promise of lower tuition? No one I can remember from the past four years. Has tuition been dropped since I came to UT? No. Increase the amount handed over to student organizations to 100 percent of SG’s budget and stop wasting student money on elections, campaigns, and the illusion that student-elected offi­ cials can change things that regents and legislatures control. Todd Iceton Biology senior Monday, March 1 , 2004 Sri I) FAT GOYHKMli VI Y our campus is diverse ? The most necessary stt keeping our campus di.r keep education afford cannot expect to achieve of diversity with stru It ers, such as exorbitant ti and the University can ta steps outlined above ' keep our campus div< r eating privileged p- 4 nature of their privileg help create an inviting e ment for under represen* groups. The University - u use holistic review in its sions policy. What makes you the best candidate? I am the best candidate, because I refuse to promote my personal agenda in any arena. As president, I will serve as the mouthpiece for all students on this campus. We need a president who is going to stop just listening and actually hear what the student body has to say. We can sit in the Student Services Building and work every night until 2 a.m., but as long as the students see us as being an inactive group that sits up in our offices and works to serve our­ selves and our own résumés, then we have not done an effec­ tive job as servants to those who we have been elected to repre­ sent. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? We have clearly stated in our plat­ form that we will do everything with­ in our power to fight for better wages and benefits for UT bus driv­ ers. To be honest, the lobbying power of students is at its best when we are united in one voice. The problem is that year after year, our representatives pass legislation that is not reflective of what the whole campus thinks. Our mission is to keep students up to date, and to fight apathy by bringing impor­ tant issues like these to the sur­ face so that we are not misrepre­ senting the masses. We can promise nothing as far as wages and benefits go . . . we are not about to say what stu­ dents want to hear just to pull their votes. Rest assured, howev­ er, that we'll do everything in our power to fight for the bus drivers who work day in and day out to provide an invaluable service to our University. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? Tuition deregulation is another “hot topic" that we would like to address frankly to the student body. Let’s be honest. . . we have no control over our legislators. All we can do is hold them accountable, and continue lobbying as students to see the end of tuition deregula­ tion. The real problem is that we can’t point fingers at our state legis­ lators for ignoring our voices if we are misrepresenting our own stu­ dent population as a student gov­ ernment. Our action as far as tuition deregulation is concerned will be to continue our lobbying efforts, to fight for a student regent, so that at least a student perspec­ tive can be heard at that level, and to work on our own infrastructure so that when we put out legislation, it has more potency as a united stu­ dent voice. The most effective way that my vice president and I will be able to address this issue is by giving our stipends back to the student body in the form of scholarships. We will create an endowment with this money, and fund raise throughout the year to build up these scholar­ ships so that they can be more substantial with every passing year. By doing this, we can help at least a few students who are hav­ ing a difficult time with tuition increases in a definite and tangible way. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? We must begin the proc ther diversifying our c-.mif ing a student governmer reflective of our campu again, we can make the I dents all kinds of prom s' own shortcomings in this major implications into t ing issues on ouf campm done our best to put top et of diverse represent including representatives multitude of communit encompassed political, s; tation, religious, cultural gender, organizations ■ nomic class. Let’s be clear. . . a re; tive from every spirit grou Greek crowd on campus token minority students 1 diversity. We have really ti something different ar id 1 our ticket. What makes you the best candidate? I think I’m the best candidate for SG presi­ dent, because one time this huge giant Stay-Puft ... ZUUL What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? Bobby Martinez Anti-Human lem — curing AIDS. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? I think they should deregulate tuition, because we need more money for pools and stuff. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? By outlawing homosexu­ al marriage, the end of the ATC/Vancom dispute is imminent. Unfortunately, this will cause homo­ sexuals to revert into statues that spray the AIDS virus on passers-by. I guess that creates another prob- Well, they could give Hispanics the right to vote in SG elections, because I can’t even vote for myself ... and also to keep it diverse by taking away the right to vote' for white people. Los Gringos Diablos. Thomas LaGatta Disen­ franchise What makes you the best candidate? Instead of listing my own strengths, I would rather list the other can­ didates’ weaknesses: Patrick George — male pattern baldness; Tim Sookram — multiple sclerosis; Josh Adam Hug — paranoid delu­ sions; Lisa Quinn — weak moral structure; Mike Litt — not even run­ ning for president; Brent Chaney — glass teeth; and Zara Steadman — an insatiable lust for pornography. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? This entire pyramid scheme is despicable, from top to bottom. The bus drivers were foolish to think that if they sent $5 to ATC/Vancom, then they too could be research powerhouses. On the other hand, the University should not be in the business of chain letters. As SG President, I will revoke the University’s mail privileges until its What makes you the best candidate? I care deeply for all the issues at hand and will strive to meet the expec­ tations of my fellow stu­ dents by working on their behalf with the university. I want you to want me, I need you to need me. I’m begging. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? It seems to me that this issue has been blown out of proportion don’t think it is SG’s place to get involved with that. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, If any, lesson is learned. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? First, I will spend the months of June and July training to become the greatest blackjack player in the world. Then I will spend August in Las Vegas, playing blackjack with the extra tuition money. Hopefully, I can double the money, and give an equal amount back to the students and the University, so everybody wins. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? I propose we send a bomb into space to blow up God. With our Creator destroyed, mankind will return to homogeneity, and diversity will become a non-issue. Los Alamos is the only lab that can cre­ ate a bomb so big that even God cannot stop, so I naturally will push for the University to take control of the facility at whatever costs neces­ sary. will you take? In my opinion tuition deregulation is a horrible idea and a direct result of low voter turnout among young people. The only way to fix this is more student representation on the Board of Regents. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? I wish people would stop trying to classify others based on the color of their skin or their sexual orienta­ tion. That’s not diversity; it’s just shallow. Diversity is not just skin deep: It’s what’s on the inside, it’s what you believe in; it’s your person­ ality. NOTC to me stands for “NOT Color.’’ Zara Steadman NOTC Lilana Wofsey Enervate What makes you the best candidate? I represent the majority of UT alumni, the Departed. People are unaware of the power inherent in UT’s spirit pop­ ulation. Deregulation? Our UT ancestors are angry. No diversity? Nobody has explained to UT’s depart­ ed alumni that slavery, segregation, etc. are out­ dated. I’m interested in harnessing the clout of ethereal Longhorns. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? I think that they should receive just as much pay as other shuttle and bus drivers do, or I will hex them. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? What makes you the best candidate? I am 5’4 ”, have failing dreadlocks, ride a badass Segway, and I play a malevolent snowman in Lisa Quinn’s short film “Snowman.” Also, I am willing to address any questions anybody has, and anyone may call me at (512) 567-9571. I’m also open to people assisting me in fixing my dreads. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? The leader of the ATC/Vancom union will be identified, his family will be liquidated, and he will be re­ educated by Li Jong, the “Golden Tongue" of the East. His family’s remains will be defecated on and pushed into the ocean. I’ll summon thousands of departed alumni and send them to the regents to say, “Back then, UT cost one dime per class! Ancient Greeks thought education was important! If we can’t take a page from them, where can we? Not these expensive textbooks! Rip a page, and buy-back value disap­ pears!” What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? Admit more undead. The zombie, werewolf, mummy and vampire pop­ ulations on campus are at a scan­ dalous nationwide low, and our sad percentages of these minorities is only rivaled by other primitive, non­ progressive states such as Arkansas and Alabama. It is a dis­ grace that we are sorely in need of rectifying. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? I have written up a map detailing the location of a vast undersea treasure trove, and no ship but the HMS Cutter dare brave the uncharted waters of that accursed cove. None but the regents are sea­ worthy enough to handle this stalwart ship. Thus, without the regents, further increas­ es in tuition are impossible. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? My gametes will be mandatorily issued to the wombs of fertile UT women in such a proportion as to attain the desired race ratio. Additionally, Chinese students will be forced to adopt a second race permanently. Josh Hug Bears Can’t Vote Lisa Quinn Pro-ject What makes you the best candidate? I have a vitreo-retinal membrane growing across the retina in my right eye. This extra blood vessel causes a large dark circle to constantly sit in the center of my vision. I can no Jonger wink with my left eye, because if I do, I’ll be temporarily blind. I know what it’s like to be different. What do you think about the ongoing labor negotiations between UT bus drivers and their contractor, ATC/Vancom? Negotiations are long and tedious. But a good honest fight will result in justice for all. How do you feel about tuition deregulation? What action, if any, will you take? I believe in the philoso­ phy, “You have to spend money to make money." College is the ultimate investment you can make in your future. If you want to have a suc­ cessful and meaningful life, you must expect to pay the price, and the Board of Regents knows that. What do you think SG and the University can do to ensure that our campus is diverse? Separate but equal facilities will show how UT wants to focus on every different nationality. Having special separate services dedicated to each race will help everyone feel more welcome here at the University, and making everyone feel welcome is what Texas is all about. Student Government elections will be held Tuesday and Wednesday. Vote online at www.utstudentgovemment.com Daily Texan editor debate KVR-TV moderator: In your opinion, what sort of relation­ ship should there be between the student body and the Texan, and more specifically, Student Government and The Daily Texan? Brian Ferguson: I think there should be a positive relation­ ship with The Daily Texan and its constituents, the students. I think that we’ll work to maintain a positive relationship between The Daily Texan, student organi­ zations, Student Government and other folks on campus. I think the most important thing we can do is have fair and objective coverage, and in doing so we’ll let the relationships fall where they may. Ben Heath: We do want to have a very good relationship with campus organizations and in particular Student Government. We don’t want to stop looking critically at things that happen. We do want to report to the students exactly what student government is doing and what student organi­ zations are doing. This includes positive things, and we do want positive coverage, and there hasn't been much in the Texan. We do need to fix that. We also need to continue having people doing investigative work and finding out what the administra­ tion is doing for them and what the administration isn't doing for them. Moderator: What kind of paper should The Daily Texan be as far as news coverage, etcetera, hard news, concen­ trate on UT news, news in the community? Heath: The Daily Texan needs to focus on issues that relate to students, and this doesn’t just mean tuition and affirma­ tive action. This also means things that student organiza­ tions are doing, and it also means things that are going on in the community that don’t directly affect students, such as police in Austin, things like that, things that students expen ence, things that students really care about because students are global people. They know the news, but we want to bring it to them, and any time it's possible, tell them how it direct­ ly affects their lives. Ferguson: I think you’re look ing for a balance, and you also want to make sure you focus on having a paper that’s relevant and reliable to students, some­ thing they can use to make decisions in their own lives. Moderator: Does the daily edi torial serve to represent the student body’s voice or to inform them about one aspect of an issue? If it is meant to represent the student body, how can one piece represent such a diverse student publication? Ferguson: I think that's a diffi­ cult question in the way it's phrased. I think what we want to do is present an opinion based on the facts that we have and let students make up their own mind. Editor’s note: Thi taken from a deb Daily Texan editor 1 which was produce For a complete 1 of the debate, visit Government Votin www. dailytexanc Heath: I think that don’t want to say the speaking for the whc body, because you c that; we’ve got 50,0' here. We do want to for what we can bes are students' rights dents' interests. We dents, we’re funded i dents, and we shot for students. Moderator: Whc goals for The Daily T< Heath: My goals fo Texan, like I’ve said, make it more oper A lot of people are they can’t come dc for us or that we w them if they bring < And in the past oc with some leaders been true. That sh pen — that should case. We need to I to everyone. I also our Web site mote and I want our edit a firmer prostuder Sometimes we wal on the issues. Ferguson: thir to serve the stude represent their int have a fgir. accu of campus life. o c Moderator: W biggest problem with the Tt and your proposed solute Ferguson. Ith ! problem with The Daily T< right now is the w ay tí : ers the campus, and I thin we've outlined our solutic great depth, probably than we give in here todav ing the campaign, but the tral element of that is fix on covering campus. Heath: I think t ■ I problem is its openn ss. I to touch on hiring. I th ¡I very important. I think th< a lot of people who in t journalism school who are journalists who don’t vva : come down to the Texan other schools who won d very good journalists bt afraid to come dow 1 to tl < Texan. And aiso we ck staff that represents th. dent body in a racial C' m nic manner. And sun.• c.-: dent body doesn't even re­ sent the state that way th problem for our staff Th ü something we need to wo- and that's one of the edite main responsibilities. ; Ferguson: I thinl I ag the staff does not r e lee 1 1 University correctlv. and I It one of the things you want is look at who's had a prov track record in making surt their staffs reflect the uwve and the state of Texas Page 6 V :\ ts Editor candidate certification questioned Managing editor claim s signatures invalid By Megan Jacob Daily Texan Staff adve A co m p la in t a lleg in g sig n a- turt's D ailv I'exan e d ito r ca n d i­ d ate B rian F erg u so n co llected from n e w s p a p e r a d v e rtis in g staff are in v alid for ce rtific a ­ tion r e q u ire m e n ts w as d is ­ m issed F rid a y by th e T exas S tu d e n t P u b lica tio n s ele ctio n co m m ittee. Com m ittee chairm an Jonathan Fee said he dism issed the com ­ plaint. tiled by D aily Texan M anaging Editor Wes Ferguson, bt\ a use it was an issue for the full T SP board to consider. W es Ferguson tiled the com plaint ini­ tially Feb 23 with the Election S u p erv iso ry Board . C olem an Lewis. FSB chairm an, dismissed the com plaint, and Wes Ferguson filed an appeal Thursday with TSP Director K athy Law rence. Law rence called a m eeting of the TSP election com m ittee to hear the appeal. Lee said he would notify other board mem bers of the com plaint and let them decide w hether to call a special meeting to hear it. Three board m em bers must call the meeting, said Lee, who said he supported calling the meeting, along with board m em ­ ber Diane Beckham. Wes Ferguson According to the TSP hand­ book, an editorial candidate must “[obtain] signatures from at least five mem bers of the Texan staff." said Brian Ferg u son 's sig n atu res do not qualify as "Texan staff" signa­ tures, because advertising staff are not appointed by the m anag­ ing editor. the m an agin g The handbook defines student staff m em bers as those appointed by editor. Advertising staff, how ever, are the ad vertisin g appointed by director. Elections com m ittee m em ber C ale M cD ow ell said "stu d en t staff" is different from "Texan staff," w hich applies to everyone who w orks for the Texan. Board m em bers were aw are of the staff members w ho signed for Brian Ferguson when they certi­ fied him, M cDowell said. Brian Ferguson was certified by the I SP board Feb. 9 to n in for editor o f the Texan w ithout the required two sem esters of staff experience. in "I think we all had this infor­ m ation first p la ce," the M cDowell said. "W e already cer- tified Brian. I think sending it back [to the board] w ould be to no avail." W es Ferguson said the board should address any q u estio n s that arise concerning the certifica­ tion process. "1 think a ¡udge would say the TSP board needs to m ake sure they're follow ing procedure. And if they're not follow ing proce­ dure, they need to act on that im m ediately," he said. Beckham said the com plaint should be heard by the full board, because m em bers might not have realized advertising staff are not editorial staff. "I think the fact that these people d o n 't w ork for The D aily Texan e d ito ria l staff is new inform ation to th em ," Beckham said. Law rence said she talked to Brian Ferguson about the signa­ tures when he applied for certifi­ cation. Law rence said she told him it would be better to get sig­ natures from staff in the new s­ room. "W h ile the language w asn 't specified, I knew that's w hat was intended," said Law'rence. Law rence said Brian Ferguson told her P. Rvan Petkoff, w ho was m anaging editor during sum m er and fall 2003, and current editor Kevin Kushner asked him specif­ ically not to get signatures from the newsroom. Both Kushner and Petkoff said they never d iscou raged Brian Ferguson from getting signatures from staff in the newsroom. They said they did tell Brian Ferguson, then a TSP board member, to stop com ing in the new sroom at the beginning of last sum mer, because he w as vis­ iting often. Board m em bers are prohibited from influencing the content o f the Texan. "W e d idn't want a board m em ­ ber frequently com ing dow n to discuss the content of the paper," Petkoff said. L aw ren ce said the requ ire­ m ents need to be clarified for future cases, but a special m eet­ ing probably would not change Brian Ferguson's certification. "U nless one of the six m em bers [who voted in favor of Ferguson] w ants to reconsider, the board might be wasting its time to meet again," Lawrence said. In a televised debate Friday, Brian Ferguson's opponent, Ben Heath, said he intends to sue the board over Brian Ferguson's cer­ tification. Brian Ferguson said he has not had time to consider the com ­ plaint. Monday, March 1, 2004 Focus: Ticket mix of old, new SG parties CANDIDATES, FROM 1 last year, said he is not w or­ ried about the num ber of can­ d id ates sp littin g the votes, because som e students will vote randomly. d og statu es H u g 's platform inclu d es replacing the tw o statues on the West Mall with "th o se from tw o G hostbu sters" and creating a dozen outdoor pools that will also be turtle ponds, because turtles will bring more diver­ sity to the University. Candidate Tom LaGatta for D isenfranchise said there are m any sim ilarities betw een Focu s and the current SG president Brian H aley's party, Students First.' "T h e y 'r e the ex a ct like sam e party," said L aG atta, w ho also ran for president la st year. "E v e ry o n e w h o w as in Stu d en ts First is in Focus now. T h at's weird to me. With 10 candidates, this year is the largest field for the position of SG president in several years. But Brent Chaney said his party is a m ixture of new and old parties — som e students from Envision and som e from Students First. L aG atta p ro p oses he w ill the d iv ert re so u rce s from " in c r e a s in g ly u s e le s s " C o lleg e o f L ib eral A rts to a p ro d u ce s th a t fa c to ry m in iatu re to ilets for p la ce­ in sid e larg er to ilets. m en t L a G a tta 's a lso p la tfo rm in clu d es th e fo llow in g : fo r­ b id d in g the m eld in g of m en and m a ch in e s on ca m p u s for the n ext 100 years and settin g tu itio n rates in v e rse ­ ly p ro p o rtio n a te to a s tu ­ d e n t's I.Q. Lisa Q uinn for Pro-ject said diversity can be addressed by dividing different ethnicities into different buildings. "T h is way, it's very easy to see exactly how diverse UT is," Q uinn wrote in an e-mail. "Ju st cou nt the num ber of b uild ings." Enervate candidate Lilana W ofsey p rop oses hau ntin g the Board of Regents m em ­ bers until they cease deregu­ lation and prom oting diversi­ ty by adm itting more of the undead. M akeout Party, N O TC and A nti-hum an parties did not offer platform s for publica­ tion. Smith hints Wendy’s may replace Jester Store JESTER STORE, FROM 1 range of services," Sm ith said. H e declined to say what ham ­ burger restaurant will replace the Jester Store, but hinted that W endy's w as a possibility. Sm ith said he is giving the nine em ployees who will lose their jobs 15 m onths' notice to find another job. He said he has been in contact with Jester Store m an ag ers ab ou t the b oard 's plans. Laurin M urrie, a biology sen­ ior and student supervisor with the Jester Store, said she heard nothing about plans to close the store. A fter working there for two years, she is sad the store is closing. "O f course I'm upset, but I can understand why," M urrie said. "F o r me it's a staple on cam pus. We have served so m any students over the years." M u rne criticized the H ousing and Food division's decision to open a convenience store. "T h ey d on't need to put us out of business to m ake more m oney," she said. Perdue wants a UT shuttle worker on bus committee BUSES, FROM 1 w e'll fight for better benefits and w ages for this group," said R eprezent v ice-p resid en tial candidate M att Stolhandske. W hile the Focus cam paign's key issues did not include bet­ ter benefits for shuttle workers, everyth in g possible is being done to ensure satisfaction for everyone in the dispute, said Brent Chaney, Focus' presiden­ tial candidate. "I think this is im portant," said F ocu s' v ice-p resid ential cand id ate Rachel M cGinity, "but our focus is student life, and other issues seem ed more im portant to students." If elected, Perdue said he would like a U T shuttle w orker to serve on the Student Shuttle Bus Com m ittee. "It m akes sense that w orkers provide com m entary and opin­ ions on the struggles and prob­ lem s they face daily," he said. Two SG m em bers are already part of the seven -member com ­ mittee, said Gerald Harkins, the d irector o f U T P arkin g and Transportation Services. Harkins said that he is not sure that it would be possible for a driver to be included on the Student Shuttle Bus Committee, the w hich University and not by SG. is organized by This com m ittee may not even be the right place for him to bring problem s, he said. "W hat the com mittee looks at are the requirements levied by the students and the funding the University has, and then tries to bring the two together," Harkins said. The overall com m ittee does not want to get involved in the dispute, which reflects the University's position, he said. "A ll I'm concerned about contractually is that a driver is in the bus, and the bus picks you up at 6:30 a.m .," H arkins said. "It is a noble goal [to try to help workers], but I'm not so certain it's attainable. I'm sorry the drivers had to put the stu­ dents in the m iddle of this." Mass CPR certification held at UT H eather H illiard/Daily Texan Staff A n dre w D obbs, a second-year communication studies and history major, talks to the ESB about how he se le cte d the picture that ran on a flier for the Reprezent party. Members of the Focus party who were fea­ tu red in the flie r filed complaints with the board claiming that the picture was sexually suggestive. Reprezent candidate punished with today’s campaigning ban SUSPENSION, FROM 1 the flier w as not intended in the w ay that Focus' campaign m em ­ bers claim. "Fundam entally, there's a mis­ understanding on the part of the other ticket of our intentions," Durham said. Reprezent would not appeal the ESB ruling, he said. Durham argued the flier was meant to highlight student governm ent's spending procedures, not attack the individuals in the picture. "O u r intent w asn't to harm any bod v," D urham said. "W e realize the picture wre used hurt feelings, and w e're p eop le's apologetic about that. We hope that by apologizing and stopping the proliferation of the flier, peo­ ple will understand we're taking responsibility for our actions." D urham also contested the claim s of sexual harassm ent on the grounds that the picture in question had been posted online by Jonathan Lee — photographer for the retreat — and linked to an e-m ail that went out over the stu­ dent governm ent listserv. D urham claimed that the pho­ tograph w as taken on public property and can legally be used as long as the photo is distributed w ithout cost. "Legally, they have no case," Durham said. D obbs apologized in a Firing Line the follow ing Friday for m aking any of the w om en on the flier feel uncomfortable. "O n a personal level, I'm very sorry for what happened ," Dobbs said. "O n a legal or statutory or constitu tio nal level, w e were w ithin our rights." Focus presidential candidate Brent Chaney said he w as unhap­ py w ith the board's decision and that the pu nishm ent w as not severe enough. “Our intent w asn’t to harm anybody. We real­ ize the picture we used hurt people’s feelings, and we’re apologetic about th a t.” Ben Durham, member of Reprezent campaign "Su sp en d in g one person for I d o n 't think th at's one day, enou gh," C haney said. The decision to use the picture had to go through several people, C haney said, and if he had been in charge, the photo w ould not have been used. "W e haven't attacked anyone, and I think voters will see that and know who to vote for," C haney said. 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Mu-Ming C hen/D aily Texan Stal Read about all of your favorite things in • Page Two • Entertainment T h e D a il y • World & Nation • Opinion T e x a n • Sports • Comics Monday, March 1, 2004 \ i:\\ s Amendment to teacher is unfit, teachers porary two-year teacher certifi­ cate to teach grades eight through 12. as much as someone with experi­ ence. The mentoring program is vague and has no accountability system, Empson said. Opponents: Program need more training By Tran Pham Daily Texan Staff The State Board of Education voted 8-7 against proposed am endm ents to allow individu­ als to obtain a Texas teaching cer­ tificate w ithout being enrolled in a teacher preparation program, but the board did not m anage the 10 votes needed to reject the measure. for The rule will go back to the State Board E ducator Certification, the committee that first introduced the am endm ents last Novem ber, final is approval. O nce m ade final, it will be im plem ent­ ed. for the policy The proposed am endm en ts allow anyone w ho has a bache­ lor's degree and passes certain exam s and a crim inal back­ ground check to acquire the tem ­ “It's a sad day," said Susan Em pson, a UT professor in the College of Education. "To certi­ fy som eone w ho h asn 't passed the test of real know ledge that goes along w ith teaching seem s ignorant." "To certify someone who hasn’t passed the test of real knowledge that goes along with teaching seems ignorant.” Susan Empson, College of Education professor Em pson, w ho attended the p r e - v o t i n g d i s c u s s i o n o n Thursday, said that although the certificate provides the person with m entoring and pre-service training, he or she w on't progress closely, The new certificate needs to be said UT exam ined physics professor Michael Marder, w ho gave an oral testi­ mony Thursday. M arder said that once the certi­ fication is in place, the perform ­ ance of new stu d en t teachers w ho go through this process m ust be monitored. to “ I'm sym pathetic rural neighborhoods that have crush­ ing shortages of teachers, but on the other hand, obtaining educa­ tion degrees and experiences are very im portant," M arder said. "There needs to be a discussion for both sides w ho do n 't fully understand the issues." He said people w ho do not have education degrees should not be prevented from teaching but should be prepared for a classroom. “The more im portant thing is to get a chance to practice — certification finalized Don McLeroy, representing District 9 on the State Board of Education, votes on the teacher certifi cation deci­ sion Friday. Although McLeroy voted for the propos­ al, passage failed. Benjamin Sklar Daily Texan Staff help w ith different things in a classroom ," M arder said. “With the certificate, you go into teaching w ith o u t h aving had tim e dem an d s, ability levels, special education skills, legal obligation to som eone and dis­ cipline. 1 w ould love for people to know som ething about the teachers are and how' w ay they're prepared." Ron Kettler, director of the educator certification board, could not be reached for com­ ment Friday. Austin City Council gives $120K to AIDS Services of Austin Members voted 7-0 to reallocate funds from media campaign By Angela Grant Daily Texan Staff funding instead of The C ity Council voted Thursday to reallocate $120,000 to an HIV / AIDS organization for an information and referral serv­ ice an H IV / AIDS prevention m edia campaign. T he an d c ity 's H ea lth H u m a n S ervices D e p a rtm e n t had recom m ended the city stop fu n d in g th e service th ro u g h AIDS Services of A ustin and instead give $40,000 to U nited Way C apital A rea to provide inform ation and referrals. The departm ent had also allo­ cated $80,000 for an H IV /A ID S prevention media campaign. After debating the two issues, the council voted 7-0 to give that money to ASA as part of a two- year contract renewal between the city and Travis County and service v a rio u s H IV /A ID S organizations. said e d u c a tio n ASA p ro v id es HIV testing, p rev en tio n a n d direct services to H IV /A ID S o rg a n iz a tio n p a tie n ts, spokesm an Sandy Bartlett. The group has provided the infor­ m ation an d referral service, funded by the city and Travis County, for 17 years, Bartlett said. Anyone can call ASA for infor­ mation about the virus, and peo­ ple w ho are HIV-positive or infected with AIDS can call to find the right place to go for treatment. Lurie said the media campaign was meant to target Austin’s minority communities, which have higher rates of AIDS/HIV infection, not to take money away from treat­ ment. ASA does an in-depth screen­ ing of callers to determ ine their needs and refer them to the p ro p e r agency for treatm ent, said ASA executive director Lee M anford. The departm ent w anted to scale back the scope of the service to provide only information and referrals instead of the in-depth screening provided by ASA, said Vince Cobalis, assistant director of Hum an Services. M anford arg u ed the c u t­ backs w ould h u rt victim s of H IV /A ID S , because in -d ep th screening e n su res callers get the help they need on the first try. “The more the delay there is in that individual being able to access services, the more likely that individual is going to fall through the cracks," M anford said. David Lurie, director of the city's H ealth and H um an Services Department, said United Way could have provided ade­ quate access. U nited Way operates 2-1-1 Texas, an information and refer­ ral serv ice for health and hum an services, basic needs, education and com m unity safety. In addition to the relatively low cost for United Way to pro­ vide the service, Cobalis said the dep artm en t w anted 24-hour service and an organization that is disassociated with AIDS serv­ ice providers and could offer “nonpartisan" referrals. But Council Member Brewster McCracken said he did not w ant to exclude HIV/AIDS organiza­ they have the tions, because expertise to make the service a success. "The folks in the trenches w'ho are working to treat folks with AIDS and make sure people w ho are HIV-positive know' where to go, w e're disrupting that sys­ tem," McCracken said. McCracken said he was also concerned w'ith the council m ak­ ing a policy of taking monev aw ay of HIV/AIDS-infected people for a media campaign. treatm ent from Lurie said the m edia campaign w'as m eant to target A ustin's m inority com m unities, w hich have higher rates of AIDS/HIV infection, not take m oney to aw ay from treatment. Council M em bers Raul Alvarez, Danny Thomas, Daryl Slusher, Betty D unkerlev and McCracken said the media cam ­ paign is valuable but requested City Manager Toby Futrell find another source to fund it. Engineering recruits sharply increase Men’s club soccer team in limbo for next season RecSports hasn't answered 3rd appeal of team 's suspensión The request to punish m em ­ bers of the team on a case-by- case basis w'as denied during the second appeal, N eidhardt said. The team has now appealed a third time to the Sport Club Council, under the Division of Recreational Sports, asking them not to penalize the 11 mem bers of the team w ho were not involved in the misconduct, but still in uniform. and people “I think that you have to dif­ people betw een not ferentiate involved involved," Linn said. C had McKenzie, assistant director of recreational sports, personally issued the original penalty but refused to comment, because a decision on the appeal has not yet been released. But in a letter from McKenzie outlining the penalty, he wrote that their m isconduct w as “detracting from the reputation of the University." Linn and N eidhardt said the team identified w ho was at fault and determ ined a just punish­ m ent for each player. The p u n ­ ishments range from suspension from two regular season games for the least severe infraction to suspension from three regular season gam es and the national tournam ent in 2004, which will be hosted by the University. the N eid h ard t said team 's punishm ents w eren't “prop or­ tional" to their actions. He said they w anted to w ork w ith RecSports to come up w'ith a fair punishm ent. "We have never said that there should not be a punishm ent," N eidhardt said. Randall Ford, the Intramural and RecSports club coordinator who denied the first appeal, also declined to comment. N eid h ard t said Ford and McKenzie put the Sport Council "on alert," before the team had a chance to explain their story. "These people have been sit­ ting on three m onths of one side of the story. It's already an uphill battle," N eidhardt said. Ford said his com munication with the Sport Council, is part of his job. “I serve as the advisor of the Sport Club Council and as the advisor, I have talked with them about several things, sometimes once a week," Ford said. Linn said the team w on't give up on the appeals process. “We're not going to p u t our heads do w n and w alk aw'ay. We'll keep fighting," Linn said. By Jennifer E. Spencer Daily Texan Staff After three months, m embers of UT M e n 's C lu b S o c c e r Team's A-roster still d on't know w'hether they'll get to play next season. The Division of Recreational Sports suspended the team last November for verbally assault­ ing a referee during a quarter­ final gam e at the N ational Intram ural-R ecreational Sports A ssociation's national to u rn a­ m ent at the U niversity of Alabama, said Cody Linn, for- “We’re not going to put our heads down and walk away. We’ll keep fighting.” Cody Linn former president of men's club soccer team mer president of the team. “We definitely lost our cool when we sh ouldn't have, and we apologize for that," said Linn, who was one of the players w ho yelled at the referee. T h e te a m h a s a p p e a le d th e s u s p e n s io n th re e tim es, because they allege that not all of their team m em bers w ere involved in the incident. N ot everyone sh o u ld be penalized, Linn said. Originally, all 20 m em bers of the team were suspended from playing for the fall 2004 season. Three of these mem bers wrere not in uniform w hen the assault occurred, and one of the three was in Austin, Linn said. He said the team later identified the six m embers w ho were involved in the misconduct. RecSports reversed the deci­ sion to include the three team m em bers after their second appeal. Their first appeal was denied. "The decision of the second appeal is im portant, because it shows that you can draw a line and do a case-by-case study of what people did," said Tanner Neidhardt, one of the team m em ­ bers not in uniform. R E C Y C L E YOUR T E X A N Committee's efforts increase petroleum engineering majors By James Hale Daily Texan Staff Recruiting measures suggested by a p e tro le u m e n g in e e rin g departm ent committee appear to have increased the departm ent's enrollment. Petroleum engineering enroll­ ment increased in almost every Freshm an class over the last two academic years, according to the depart­ m ent. enrollm ent jumped from 68 to 146, and the num ber of applicants under the top 10-percent rule increased ten­ fold. A large part of the increase can be attributed to UT alum nus Tim Taylor, who was hired in 2002 to inform students of the career pos­ sibilities in petroleum engineer­ ing, said departm ent chairman Mukul Sharma. “The m isconception is that the oil business is a dying business, From gumdrops to biodomes and you can't get a job," Taylor said. "I'm just trying to get the to [students], so inform ation inform ed they can m ake an decision." Gail C henow eth w as chair­ wom an of the petroleum engi­ neering d e p artm en t's external last year advising com m ittee when the committee decided stu­ dent perception of the depart­ m ent w as at fault for falling enrollm ent numbers. "I think the oil industry as a w h o le d o e s n 't h a v e th e b e st r e p u t a t io n w ith s tu d e n ts ," Chenoweth said. The advising committee sug­ gested hiring a faculty member to speak to high school students and encourage them to consider petroleum engineering as a viable career choice, Chenoweth said. Taylor has extensive experi­ ence in different aspects of the industry', m aking him ideal for the position, Sharma said. After starting at G ulf Oil Limited Partnership, Taylor went into business in an independent consulting firm before m oving to for SOCO London International. A fter retiring, Taylor w as asked to come to the University to help bolster enroll­ ment. to w ork “The first thing I decided to do W'as to get our alum s involved," Taylor said. "I used them to iden­ tify the top students and top- ranked schools." Tavlor travels to high schools and community colleges around Texas to encourage prom ising students the University. apply to to Of the different fields in engi­ neering, petroleum engineering offers the highest salanes out of college, Chenow eth said. It also places a large percentage of stu­ dents in jobs imm ediately after graduation. Recycle your copy of T h e D a n a T e x \\ Coming Soon J . \ J . v J j J J j J y J j l i J j J j j j Mar. 25th! Call 4 7 1 -1 8 6 5 for advertising info ^ ^ The Daily Texan... ]\#n UT’s Best Friend! Mu-MIng Chen/Daily Texan Staff Natasha Krisan, a second-grader at Patton Elementary School in Austin, constructs a small geodesic dome using gumdrops and toothpicks during "Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day.” Held at the University on Saturday, hundreds of first- through 12th-graders came from all over Texas to build paper sailboats on wheels, fire cottonball catapults, learn how to apply to the college, and participate in other engineering-oriented activities. The event was one of the many educational outreach programs that the College of Engineering holds each year to encourage women to pursue a career in engineering. Tricia Berry, director of the Women in Engineering Program, said having more women in the profession is critical. “The more diverse it is, the more perspectives they bring in,” which will lead to a workplace with a greater creativity of ideas, she said. As for Krisan, she likes science and math but doesn’t yet know if engi­ neering is in her professional future. For her, the event was “hard, but fun.” b e s t a v a ila b le co p i P a g e 8 r h k D a iIV T í \ \n Mon da y , M a r c h 1 , 2 0 0 4 A DID YOU KNOW? Groovy Dog Bakery offers dog treats humans can eat too. COMING UP: UT janitor Aldo Prado immigrated from Cuba, losing his credentials and pro­ fessional experience in the process. DELICACIES FOR YOUR Groovy Dog Bakery dishes up treats fo r your beast OGGIES By Erin Gage • Daily Texan Staff Texas finishes 201.5 points ahead oí 2nd-place A&M Crocker sets record in ith m in ia­ ture bund t cakes, ginger coo kies snap pin and the w heels, bakery counter looks like any other. But Beagle Bagels, Banana M utt Cookies and barbecue dog treats can't be found in just any bake shop. "[C u sto m e rs say], 'O h mv gosh, I've never seen anything like that in mv life. 1 have to get that for my d og ,'" said Reneé Agee, co-ow ner of Groovy Dog Baker\', a privately owned busi­ ness that has been selling special­ ty dog treats since 1999. The bakery' sells bone-shaped birthday cakes for $25 and recent­ ly sold its first cake for a dog wedding, Agee said. O ther local favorites are Ruffles, carob and white-chocolate truffles for dogs that cost about $9. Custom ers buy treats as casual gifts for their dates' dogs or as a trendy offering to a dinner party co-ow n er Brenda host, Barnes, w ho received a degree in business adm inistration from the University in 1983. said "W e have ever)' kind of cus­ tom er im aginable," Agee said. Groovy Dog attracts all kinds of dog lovers. "W e have the kind of people who love their dogs, who will spend $10 on treats, who w ould­ n't spend $10 to go out to eat," said Agee, who worked in pho­ tography and Web design before opening the baker)'. "W e from started baking Brenda's kitchen and had a low rate of success," Agee said. Barnes said she and A gee began with about $40,000 out of pocket and got a $40,000 loan. In the last tw o years, the com pany expanded from its w holesale and Internet m arkets to include two Austin retail stores. The Groovy Dog Bakery on Balcones Drive opened in 2002. Last November, Agee and B am es added another store near the West Gate Central Market. "It's a big grow th process," Agee said. "I com pare it to build­ ing a city with toothpicks." Last year, the bakery's revenue reached about $190,000, Bam es said, and they expect to turn a profit of about $100,000 this year. "We've been able to grow in the sorriest econom y in 40 years," Agee said. "I think it's because it's a novelty item ." Groovy D og Bakery has been able to stay in business, even at a time when people are spending less on culinary luxuries like fine dining. William Cunningham , a m ar­ keting professor at the University, said extravagant dog treats and pricey human food are in very different markets. "M an y p eople can afford a doggie treat when they cannot afford a $40 b ottle of w in e," Cunningham said. Cheaper than a bottle of wine, the first Groovy Dog Bakery treat, PeaM utt Butter Pleasers, sell for $7.50 per pound. "M ost dogs do like peanut but­ ter, but m ost of the time you are selling to the ow ner," Agee said. Cunningham agreed. "D on' t w aste your print adver­ tising on the d og ," Cunningham said. "Focus your energy on the pet owner." The com pany uses its signature red boxes and logos of Xena, the sunglasses-sporting Boston terri­ er that serves as Groovy D og's mascot, to catch ow ners' eyes. But the food is the real draw. "These look good enough for me to eat," said Austinite Rebecca Trahan as she noticed Pizza Bites in the display case. Trahan, a nurse, shops at the bakery every few weeks for her 6-w eek-old pug, Oliver, and her d aughter's Tibetan spaniel, Beasley. Because all ingredients in these treats are hum an grade, Agee said, people can and do eat them too. "It's not like w e're encouraging them to, but we do try to keep it clean, like a restaurant," Agee said. "I'v e eaten m ost everything in here. We have som ebody who loves our C innaB ones." Between 1999 and 2002, NBC brought dog treat bakeries to tel­ evision prom inence on the show "P rovid ence." C haracter Joanie Hansen operated The Barkery, w hich A gee says catered to hum ans and dogs. But a Texas law that prohibits pets from din­ ing rooms prevents Groovy Dog from doing the same. "Legally, we can't sell to dogs and people," Agee said. "It's kind of a reverse discrim ination: I can sell to dogs and not you ." The ow ners of Groovy Dog chose their m arket wisely. In a 2 0 0 3 /2 0 0 4 survey, the Am erican Pet P rod ucts M anu factu rers A ssociation found that pets out­ num ber people nationw ide. The study counted almoét 400 million pets and only about 300 m illion people. The association estimated that ow ners spent $13 billion on pet food in 2003, and the majority had purchased at least one gift for their com panions in the last year. Trahan is one of Groovy D og's usual customers. "M y daughter tried to make biscuits one day, but they were too chewy, and the dog couldn't eat them ," Trahan said. "Beasley is very particular, and he likes these biscuits. They are w onder­ ful." Good biscuits require the right ingredients, Agee said. "M ost of the time, there are som e very gray terms when sell­ ing food for anim als, and they could basically throw the kitchen sink in there," A gee said. GrooVy D og Bakery substitutes rice or barley flour in treats for dogs that are allergic to com or w heat and does not add salt or sugar to any products. Sim ilar to the way restaurants are adapting menu items to fit the latest popu­ lar hum an diets, Agee said the WOMEN, FROM 1 this win. They've all put in not just physical effort and training hard, but the em otional effort required to really carry on the tra­ dition that people before them have set up." Texas opened u p a 116.5-point lead ov er the rest of the field head ing into the final night of com p etition, largely in part to fre sh m an E liz a b e th T in n o n 's re co rd -b re a k in g p e rfo rm a n ce Friday. In the 100-yard b reast­ stroke com p etition , Tinnon set a new Big 12 m eet record w ith a tim e o f 1:00.66, b reakin g the previous m ark that had stood since 1997. "It feels really good to get in there and represent well for my team and just get the job done," Tinnon said. "I w’anted to do m y best, and I'm glad that my best w as that Tinnon w as also a part of the relay team, along with freshman Connie Brown, sophom ore Jaclyn Faulkner and All-Am erican ju n­ ior Sarah W anezek that set a new meet and Texas team record in the 400-yard medley. The win can be attributed to the chem istry of the squad as well as the experi­ ence of Wanezek. "Sh e's been here, and it's really nice to have her to talk to us before the relay," Tinnon said. "W e all swim really well together. It was really exciting to win with them, because they're such great teammates, and w e wanted to do well for our team ." Brown, w ho started things off for the relay team, w as confident they would do as well as they did. "I'm very excited w e cam e through with it," she said. "It feels am azing to have three other girls right there behind me ready to do what it takes." W anezek w as nam ed Big 12 Sw im m er of the Year for the sec­ ond consecutive time after win­ ning the 50-yard freestyle, the 100-yard butterfly, the Í00-yard freestyle, the 200-yard m edley relay, the 200-yard freestyle relay and the 400-yard m edley relay and finishing second in the 400- yard freestyle relay. them "T h e re 's a lot o f th in gs that are hidd en in S a ra h 's su ccess for the w e e k e n d ," W alker said. "S h e took o u r team , and she is h eld startin g to b eco m e a glue. She is startin g to be so m eo n e that can really h old o u r g ro u p to g eth er and p ro v id e not ju st le a d e rs h ip , b u t also a th le tic to g eth e r. She Join us on cam pus for a day of discovery, learning and fun at EXPLORE UT: The Biggest Open House in Texas! Saturday, March 6, 2004 ★ 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The University of Texas at Austin Adventures await explorers of all ages - rain or shine www. utexas .ed u/e vents/exp loreut r H E U N I V E R S I T Y O F T E X A S AT A U S T I N S p e c ia l th a n k s to o o r s p o n s o r cp u n i v e h s i t y c o - o p com pany has treats to m eet the needs of any dog. "There are dogs, like people, who have to avoid high fat and high protein," Agee said. "People are looking for a healthier alter­ native for their anim als." Groovy Dog Bakery has a con­ tract with W hole Foods. Its prod­ ucts becam e a quick regional suc­ cess at W hole Foods because of its ingredients, said Lisa Gargas, a W hole Foods gro cery team lead er w ho has follow ed the com pany from the start. "There's no junky filler like in most dog foods," Gargas said. "We love them. They sell really well." V eterinarian D eborah Besch, w ho w orks the A ustin at V eterinary H ospital, said pet ow n ers the ingredients in each. She said spe­ cialty dog treats are generally a better alternative to feeding table scraps. con sid er should "If it's a young, healthy animal and not overw eight, treats are probably fine," Besch said. Though Groovy D og Bakery sells treats over the Internet, Agee said online orders m ake up only about a half-percent of its sales. The treats can be found in other stores, such as Tom linson's Pet and Feed and Bark 'N Purr Pet Center, and are m arketed in sev­ eral Texas cities, as w ell as C aliforn ia, C olorad o, K ansas, L ou isian a and New' M exico. M any dog-treat com panies focus all their m arketing energy on Internet buyers, Agee said, but G roovy D og B akery has an advantage. "3 here are a m illion people do w h o that, b u t they d on 't have tw o retail stores said. like u s," A gee Though no other dog-treat bakery operates a brick-and- m ortar business in Austin, A gee said a few com panies have set up shop in other cities. Three D og insp ire Bakery, w h ich helped B am es to create her own, began in Kansas in 1989. T h ere are 34 T h ree D og B ak eries in the U nited States, C anada, Japan and South Korea, said Bootsie Cobden, m anaging "m u tt" of Three D og Bakery's H ouston shop. "W e d on't think there are m any com panies that can com pete with us on a large scale," Cobden said. "W e, o f course, w elcom e any com petition." T h ere are no plans for an A u stin location of Three D og Bakery, C obd en said, b ecau se G roovy D og already has a ver)' strong follow ing. "Usually, there is only room for one baker)' at a tim e," Cobden said. "ITs hard to hone in on som e­ body in such a niche m arket." B a rn es and A gee said they hope to expand to other niche m arkets. "W e w ant to franchise, and we w ant to build the com pany up through w holesale distribution and sell it probably w ithin five years," A gee said. "W e w ant to get rich." e m o tio n al lea d e rsh ip ." Walker said he is also proud of W anezek for settin g a good exam ple for the team in term s of training. "So,m any events takes a toll on a body, and she has done a great job of taking care of herself and really show ing her team m ates how you need to take care of yourself over a four-day com peti­ tion," he said. W anezek gives m uch of the credit for her success to the sup­ port of her team. "I think as the year goes on, you build up m ore confidence ju st n atu rally ,' she said, "b u t a lot o f it has to do w ith m y team ­ m ates being here and cheering m e o n ." Texas tinished with 964 points, and Texas A& M ended up in sec­ ond place w ith 762.5 K ansas follow ed by cam e in N ebraska, and M issouri. third, State Iow a finishes Sw im m ers with m ultiple first- the B ig 12 in place than oth er C h am p ion sh ip s W anezek freshm an include Step h an ie A n d erson (500-yard freestyle 1,650-yard and freestyle), Brown (200-yard m ed­ ley relay and 400-yard m edley relay), (200-yard freestyle relay and 400-yard m ed­ ley sop ho m ore K risti Sim inski (200-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay) and Tinnon (100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke, 200-yard m edley relay and 400-yard m ed­ ley relay). Faulkner relay), Several U T sw im m ers earned autom atic berths and considera­ tion in different events for the N C A A C h am p ion ship s, w hich take place in C o lleg e Station M arch 18-20. "W e 're really in a g reat p o si­ tion right now. We took care of w hat w e n eeded to take care o f," W alker said. "W e have a great group that w ill represent the U n iv ersity of Texas — a you n g group, but a grou p that I think can really do som e d am ­ age on a national level. And th ey 're fighters. They w ill not give u p ." W anezek does not w ant to look too far ahead before enjoying the conference cham pionship. "I'm just going to take it one day at a time and try to stay relaxed and have fun, because that's really when I perform my best," she said. 100-yard butterfly event MEN, FROM 1 points, used victories in 12 of 14 events over the final tw o days of the cham pionships to dis­ tance them selves from the sec­ ond-place Texas A& M Aggies, w ho finished the m eet w ith 933 points. Bringing up the rear in the m e n 's division w ere the M issouri Tigers, w ho totaled 604 points. T hree o f those 12 w ins in the final tw o days cam e from Ian Crocker, the Big 12 Sw im m er o f the Year. C rocker totaled six victo ries during the three-day ch a m p io n sh ip , in clu d in g a w in in the 100-yard butterfly, w h ere he b ecam e first A m erican to ever sw im un d er 45 second s. the "I am excited ab ou t the record ," Crocker said. "I think it show s good signs of things to co m e the O lym pic trials, and I am really excited that we are all on the right path." for N CA A 's and In his other two individual ev en ts, C rocker establish ed new Big 12 Conference records in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard freestyle, with tim es of 19.18 and 42.68, respectively. Three other titles cam e with the 200-an d 400-yard m ed ley relays, as well as the 400-yard fre e sty le relay b rin g in g his career Big 12 cham pionship win total to 21. " I f the truth w ere know n ab o u t h ow hard [C rocker] w orked this year, how little he is rested for this m eet and the fact that he is totally unshaved for this meet, people would not believe those tim es," said Reese, the Big 12 swim m ing coach of the year. "H e has been unbe­ lievable." W h ile C rocker took yet a n o th er stroll dow n record - b ook lane, his team m ates ven­ tured to follow his lead as they had their own record-breaking perform ances to pave. O ne o f those records cam e from A ll-A m erican sen ior B ren d an H ansen in the 100- yard breaststroke. His tim e of 52 .50 shattered the p reviou s conference record of 53.24 set by Jay Schindler in 1998. "T h is one is one that I really w anted to get," H ansen said. "T h e last three years, I knew I w as fast enough to break it, and to break it by seven-tenths and sw im a great race w as a great w ay to go ou t." H ansen also d efended his 200-yard breaststroke title. His tim e o f a 1:55.49 narrow ly m issed his conference record time of 1:55.40, which he set last year. Big Tony D iers, In the 200-yard freestyle, sen­ 12 ior N ew com er of the Year, Garrett W eber-G ale and ju n io r John N abors all sw am N CA A con­ sideration times. S o p h o m o re s W ade K elley and D a v id K ah n k e p t th in g s g o in g for the L o n g h o rn s in th e 4 0 0 -y a rd in d iv id u a l m e d ­ ley w ith an e x c itin g ra ce from b e g in n in g to en d . K ahn, w h o w o n the 2 0 0 -in d iv id u a l m e d le y e a rlie r in the m eet, w as in co n tro l for m u ch o f th e race, b u t K e lle y u sed his 6 -fo o t-3 -in c h fram e to o u st the N ew Je rs e y n a tiv e by h a lf a seco n d . for O ther notable Big 12 cham pi­ on sh ip s the L ongh orns cam e in the 200-yard backstroke in w h ich sop h o m ore A aron Peirsol, the m eet record-holder in this event, narrow ly missed breaking his ow n record set last year, w hen he touched the wall in a 1:41.71, four-tenths off of his record of 1:41.36. The 200-yard butterfly meet record was also in trouble of being erased this w eekend, as junior Rainer K endrick's time of 1:45.10 w as a second off of his ow n conference record, 1:43.92, which he set in 2002. Kelley and junior N ate O 'B rien rounded out the top three spots. In diving, sophom ore Mark Sh attu ck, w ho earlier in the m eet took hom e gold in the 3- m eter springboard, decided to seco n d s and go b ack claim ed the top score in the 1- m eter as well. These two victo­ ries earned him Big 12 Diver of the Year honors. for "[Shattu ck] has really been able to successfully and dili­ gently train and stay healthy," said M att S co g g in , Big 12 D iv in g C o ach o f the Year. "B ecau se of that, he has been getting better and stronger, and he deserved those victories." NO ‘LOVE’ FOR DAVIS AT ACCENTURE MATCH PLAY TOURNEY Luck finally ran out for Davis Love III at the Accenture Match Play Cham pionship on Sunday afternoon. After outlasting a fading Phil Mickelson in the quarterfinals and going extra holes in the semis, Love III was beaten in the finals by a rejuvenated Tiger W oods. COMING TOMORROW Check back Tuesday to see how the No. 10 Texas m en's golf team fared on the opening day of the Cleveland Golf Invitational. Page 9 I h i D aily Téxan Monday. March 1, 2004 Carey pulls out n By Elizabeth McGarr Daily Texan Staff Junior Jamie Carey played 40 m inutes in Sunday afternoon's gam e against Kansas State. But no m inute was more important than the last. After defeating Baylor in dou­ ble-overtim e W ednesday night, thanks in part to two three-point­ ers from Carey in the second overtime period, the junior guard made the game-winning shot to give No. 5 Texas a 65-63 victory over the No. 9 Wildcats. team "N obody w orked h arder on than Jamie Carey," ou r Texas head coach Jody Con rad t said. "She was in [Wildcat guard Laurie] Koehn's shirt for 40 min­ utes, and to still have the compo­ sure and the legs to knock dow n a crucial shot is a testament to how good she is. But credit goes to our whole team." Senior Stacy Stephens grabbed the rebound from an unsuccessful shot by Kansas State's Kendra Wecker to give the Longhorns a chance to call a tim eout and set up a final possession with 17.3 sec­ onds left. Then junior Heather Schreiber found Carey on the perimeter. The 10,092 fans in attendance — the third largest crowd to see a Texas hom e game this season — were on their feet. A win w ould give Texas the opportunity to play for the Big 12 regular season championship and a No. 1 seed­ ing in next w eek's conference tournament. Needing only a field goal to tie the game and having only nine seconds in which to do it, Kansas State's Nicole Ohlde waited until the final two seconds to get a shot off. The shot bounced off the rim and allowed Texas to extend its hom e-court win streak to 34 games — still the longest streak in the nation. The home crowd and the team honored Stephens before her last career regular season appearance at the Erwin Center. The senior didn't disappoint. She grabbed 14 rebounds and scored 12 points to collect her seventh double-double of the season. Wecker led all scor­ ers with 24 points and notched her 11th double-double of the year. Kansas State (22-4, 13-2) and Texas (25-3, 13-2) matched up evenly during a first half that saw the teams head to the locker room knotted at 31. The Longhorns began the first half on a 6-0 run, courtesy of Schreiber and fresh­ man Tiffany Jackson, but it didn't take long for the Wildcats to respond with a seven-point run of their own. The two teams traded leads six though neither squad times, trailed six. by m ore Sophomore Nina Norman — who would end the afternoon with a than team-high 15 points — took con­ trol m idway through the half and scored six unanswered points. Kansas State and Texas contin­ ued to battle and trade leads d u r­ ing the second half until Stephens converted a three-point play from the free-throw line with just less than 12 minutes to go to put the Longhorns up 47-45. Texas would extend its lead to 10 over the next four minutes, a run capped off by another three-point play, this time from sophom ore Coco Reed. A fter grabbing an offensive rebound, Reed drew a foul on a jum per and converted from the foul line to give Texas a 58-48 advantage. Kansas State played well in the second half and chipped away at lead. the 10-point Longhorns With just under tw o m inutes remaining, Ohlde scored to give the Wildcats a 63-62 lead. The two teams went scoreless until Carey's crucial three-pointer. Texas outlasts Tech By Patrick Daniel Daily Texan Staff ’{’he Texas basketball team could have been distracted by the pregam e cerem onies h o n ­ oring five seniors. The players could h av e looked ah ead to M onday n ig h t's gam e against O klahom a State that has con­ ference ch am p io n sh ip im plica­ tions. The L onghorns could have o verlooked a Texas Tech team th at had lost its last five Big 12 ro ad gam es, but instead No. 10 Texas took care of bu sin ess by beating the No. 25-ranked Red R aid ers 74-71 at the F rank Erw in Center. "It w ould have h u rt us big tim e," senior Royal Ivey said. "We are playing for a ch am p i­ onship, and we c an 't afford to lose." S en io r B rand on M outon, w ho h a d scored at least 20 p o ints in each of the last four gam es, led the team in scoring w ith 17 points, w hile Ivey had a team -high seven assists! Both m en w ere honored tor four years of dedicatio n to the L on g h o rn s pro g ram p rio r to the gam e. Brian B oddicker, D rew G ressett Jam es Thomas w ere also honored. and " It's h ard to believ e four years have com e and gone w ith these guys," Texas coach Rick Barnes said after the gam e. The Red Raiders' planned to turn the gam e into a 20-m inute contest, and the team w as suc­ cessful as it w as only dow n by three points at half time. Texas held A ndre Em m ett, the coach­ es' preseason selection for con­ ference player of the year, to just four first-half points, but Tech w as able to stay w ith Texas, because it forced eight turnovers that turned into 10 po in ts. Texas d id n 't convert any of the four tu rn o v ers Tech com m itted into points. D u rin g the first 10 m inutes of the second half, Texas sta rt­ ed to sep arate itself from the By Melanie Boehm Daily Texan Staff With 27 seconds remaining in the gam e and Texas holding a tw o-point lead, freshm an P.J. Tucker stepped to the free-throw line — right where he w anted to be. "I w anted them to foul me," Tucker said. "I w as just thinking, 'W e've got to have th e m / The gam e was on the line, so you've just got to step up." It w as the scenario that Texas Tech coach Bobby Knight wanted as well. Tucker missed tw o of his last three attem pts from the char­ ity stripe, including one that barely hit the rim. Tucker entered S atu rd ay 's m atchup shooting only 64 percent from the line for the season — the second-worst percentage on the team am ong players who average m ore than 15 minutes. Tucker m ade them both. "Those were tw o huge points, particularly for a guy w ho isn't a good free-throw shooter," Knight said. " The kid really needs a pat on the back for having doing that." In the game m eant to celebrate the five seniors' contributions to the Longhorn program , Tucker recorded his first double since Dec. 29. The freshman scored 15 points, including 6-of-12 shoot­ the field. H e also ing from grabbed 10 gam e-high a rebounds. "The bigger it is, the more some guys like it, and 1 would put him in that class," Barnes said. "H e likes being on center stage. H e's so competitive, he w ants it there." Texas head coach Rick Barnes started four seniors and Tucker in the Longhorns' 74-71 w in over the Red Raiders in a fitting mix of the "foundation" of the program with the future of the program. "I told the coaches before the gam e it's probablv fitting that we started four seniors and PJ., because he is the one guy that Red Raiders. The three-point h alftim e lead slow ly got larger and larger. Kenny Taylor hit tw o threes d u rin g the stretch, an d M outon eig h t points. scored H is final three p o in ts of the run cam e as the sh o t clock w o u n d d o w n . A fter b a d ly m issing a shot, a scrum of play ­ ers knocked the ball to w ard the half-court line. Ivey corralled the ball and saw M outon w as open. M outon cau g h t the ball w ith his back to the basket, tu rn ed and heaved a d e sp e ra ­ tion shot tow ard the goal. The field goal gave th re e -p o in t Texas a 10-point the largest of the gam e. lead, "H e threw it up," Ivey said w ith a laugh. "B ra n d o n 's a great shooter, and scoring is scoring. We n eed ed that." Ju n io r Jason K lotz scored five p o in ts d u rin g th o se 10 m in u tes and finished the gam e w ith 11 points, w hich p ro m p t­ ed Tech coach Bob K night to praise Klotz after the gam e. "If I could have any player in this league it w ould be Klotz. He w ou ld be m y choice over an y bo dy ," K night said "H e plays his ass off all the time. He m ay only score five, six, seven points, b u t they com e at big times. He is tough. There is nobody in the history of the w orld th at appreciates to u g h ­ ness m ore than me." The Red R aiders battled back and cut the L onghorns' lead to just five w ith 4:25 to play. Texas freshm an P.J. Tucker w as the Longhorns only offense du rin g Tech's 16-11 run as he scored nine of the 11 points. "The thing th at w ould p ro b­ ably stan d out the m ost is that they had a chance to break it open, and we got back into it, See TEXAS, page 10 Longhorns beat Red Raiders, prepare for 0SU three-pointers late, game. Em m ett w as held to only four points in the first half off 2- of-8 shooting from the field. Emmett misses two Freshman star P.J. Tucker shines in win over Red Raiders has really learned from these older guys w hat it takes to be at the highest level," Barnes said. "H e's going to be one of the guys wrho is key in passing that on down." Brandon McKelvey Daily Texar Staff Heather Schreiber goes up for a shot in a win over Kansas State Sunday. "I w anted to m ake him score above high hands," Tucker said. "Coach w anted him to have to score over us and take long jum p shots, because he's real deadly iaside." Tucker d id n 't guard Emmett as much in the first half due to foul concerns. The Red Raiders had trouble stopping Tucker as the continually attacked Robert Tomaszek, who had four fouls. freshm an Tucker five quick scored points w ith less than nine m in­ utes rem aining in the gam e to give Texas a 59-50 lead. "We w ent at him, because we w anted him to have the ball in his hands," Barnes said. "He n or­ mally does a good job at reading defenses." “[PJ.Tucker] likes being on center stage. He’s so competitive, he wants it th ere.” Texas coach Rick Barnes Tucker's pair of free throws gave the Longhorns a four-point lead. After a three-pointer by Texas Tech's Andre Emmett, fol­ lowed by two free throw s by sen­ ior Brandon M outon, the Longhorns led 74-71. The Red Raiders, w ho were o ut of tim e­ outs, got two strong looks at the basket by Emmett in the final four seconds, but both rattled out. With the seniors, who at most have 35 days of Longhorn basket­ ball remaining, on their way out of the Frank Erwin Center, Tucker's Tucker perform ance Saturday ensures Em mett, that with the foundation of Texas Preseason Player of the Year, basketball set, the future building throughout a big portion of the A ndre the coaches Big 12 blocks are already in the gym. g u ard ed Photos by Sasha Haagensen Daily Texan S taff Above left. Texas guard Kenny Taylor has provided a spark off the bench this season. Above, Jason Klotz plays defense in a Saturday victory. Texas baseball finishes off sweep of San Diego State By Phillip Orchard Daily Texan Staff Common baseball knowledge says that it's real easy to w'in when you don't make errors or allow the other team to scon* And so the No. 2 Longhorn baseball swept Tony G w ynn's San Diego State, 6-Ü, 3-2 and 9-0 — playing error-free ball for the entire weekend and holding the Aztecs scoreless in 27 out of 28 innings. "I think we re building," head coach Augie Garrido said. "W hat I like in this team is each week we're getting a little bit better." Gwynn, a future Hall of Famer and current Aztec head coach, said he brought his team to Austin to show his guys "what it's like to play big-time college baseball." Before this weekend, the Longhorns had com m itted 30 errors in only 14 games — a stat that hardly constitutes big-time. But after the efficient play this weekend, big-time baseball is w hat they saw. Saturday's season-high crowd was treated to an extra-inning senior thriller, and subs made the differ­ ence. J. Brent Cox worked 3.2 innings of scoreless relief to get the win, and Dooley Prince and H unter Harris came off the bench to spark a two-out comeback win. Both starting pitchers were stel­ lar until ninning into trouble in the seventh. Texas Justin Simmons worked six shutout innings, striking out four. But after the Aztec bats knocked Simmons, Randy Bex me and Kyle Yates out of the seventh inning to take a 2-0 lead, Cox struck out the final two batters of the inning and shutout San Diego State the rest of the way. In need of a comeback, Seth Johnston and J.D. Reininger led off the following inning with back-to- back doubles and scored off pinch hits by Prince and Harris. And in the bottom of the 10th, Curtis Thigpen doubled and scored off Taylor Teagarden's double to give Iexas its fifth come-from-behind w in of the year. The other two wins w eren't nearly as close. Friday's 6-0 opening win set the tone for the weekend, as the defense was flawless and starting pitcher J.P. Howell dominated — allowing only two hits over six innings and striking out eight, including four in one inning. " They were making plays," Howell said, giving credit to the defense. "I had no problem just throw ing dowm the middle, because I knew they would get it for me and pick me up." Texas received all the offense it needed in a fifth-inning power dis­ play, when Thigpen and Johnston each blasted home m ns en route to a four-run inning. Ryan Russ col­ lected his first hit of the season the next inning — a double that would lead to two runs. On Sunday the Longhorns got on the board early and often, despite being held hitless until the fourth inning. In the third with two men on, senior nght fielder Ryan Russ collected his first career triple to drive in two RBIs and put the Longhorns up 3-0. And later in the sixth, Russ smashed another tripie to the same spot, sailing Reininger. Longhorn gloves flawless in weekend set against Aztecs By Lome Chan Daily Texan Staff D uring Texas' 9-0 w in over the sound San D iego State, o p erato r for Disch-Falk Field liberally played a three-second clip of the Sportscenter theme song. The music, norm ally for highlight-reel plays, w as used nearly 10 times, including a rou­ tine fly out to left field and g ro un d out to shortstop. The sound o perator w as onto som ething. Texas sw ept San Diego State wuth the help of flawless defen­ sive play, a rarity early in the season. A fter co m m ittin g at least one error every gam e prior to the series, the L ong horns w ere perfect all w eekend. The defensive p lays m ight m ake for a boring Sportscenter highlight, but it's w hat Texas head coach A ugie G arrido likes to see. "It wras alm ost like a profes­ sional baseball game," G arrido said. "Real clean and straigh t­ forw ard. Very w'ell done. We had several challenging plavs and handled all the plays w e needed." After com m itting 10 errors in the Stanford series and three errors against Rice on Feb. 14, sm ooth defensive play w asn 't happening, an d bad w eath e r h a d n 't allow ed the Longhorns to practice either. W ith clear wreather last week, Texas spent a great deal o f time w orking on fielding and w ere able to plav the San Diego State series w ith ­ out the hiccups. "It's not an excuse, but the last three w eeks we only h ad one or two days in practice to w ork on d efen se," Johnston said. "We needed exp erience and playing tim e to play like w e did, and we knew w e had it in us." A h uge perform ance from a that h eld San p itch in g staff Diego State scoreless for 27 of 28 innings help ed out as well, g iv ­ ing the Aztecs little to hit, and m aking the L onghorns d efend­ ers jobs m uch easier. "O ne ot the things that h ap ­ pened wras the pitching really dom inated," G arrido said. "The kind of balls put in plav w ere not the kind that w ere in the Stanford series or Rice game. Texas also got a boost from five d o u b le p la y s over the series, three on Fridav and one each the o ther tw o gam es. O ne of them cam e in th e eighth in nin g on Fridav, w h en San Diego started a rallv w ith ru n ­ ners on first and second base. Iordan San D iego Sw avdan hit a hard shot, but th ird basem an D avid M aroul grabbed it, stepped on the base, and threw it to lirst for the d o u ­ ble plav. catch er "The pitches m ade on the infield were also very timely," Garrido said. "Maroul stepped it on third base and across the diamond just like a major league player." threw Page 10 SPOR Monday, M arch 1, 2 0 0 4 Women s basketball extends streak Women’s tennis pulls out victory By Carrie Crossm an Q l y i i r r i A C f A c c m ' i M Daily Texan Staff I cap w a r wcm s to agree v\ith Texas. \fter losing the last tour games against \o. 9 Kansas State, the Texas women s basketball team did something they have not been able to accomplish since Jan. 5, the last time there was a leap vear — win Sunday's game The game was important for fifth-ranked Texas in more than one w ay Texas' 33-game home- court win streak — the longest in the nation -— was on the line, as w ell as at least a share of the Big 12 Title streak Ironically, Texas began after losing a double-over­ time game to Kansas State, 80-76, on Jan TO, 2002. The game was also senior Stac\ Stephens' last home game. Stephens and fellow senior Anrussa 1 Listings, who is redshirt- ing this year, have never beaten Kansas State. r • >1 "Com ing into the game, I men­ tioned that to everyone in the locker room, [about] trying to do something that none of the play­ e r s in hem have done." Stephens said. They always play us really tough, and they've always been reallv good games. " Í here are some of my favorite people on that team, so it's always i lot of fun playing them." \\ ith the win, the two teams are now m a tie for first place in the Big 12. The winner or winners w ill be determ ined on Wednesday, after Texas travels to Norman to take on Oklahoma and Texas Tech takes on Kansas in Manhattan. It both Kansas State and Texas w in, the two w ill share the title. If either team loses, there w ill be one winner. State "I know we are looking for­ ward to a challenge [when Tech comes to town]/' Kansas State head coach Deb Patterson said. "I don't know whose got the edge. It is going to be a battle of another two great teams. Tjiat is the excite ment of playing in this league. "It's always so special to watch the best players in the game [like we did today] on the floor at the same time competing against each other. It's just phenomenal basket­ ball, and that's just what Big 12 basketball is all about." Kansas State almost took away anv hopes Texas might have had about a second consecutive Big 12 Title when the W ildcats came back after being down by 10 points to go ahead 63-62 w ith a little under two minutes rem aining in the game. Jhe Texas Right stayed alive though as guard Jam ie Carey hit her second game-winning three- point shot, in as many games. Against Baylor, Carey hit a three- point shot with under a minute left in the second overtim e of the game to give Texas the 73-72 win. The Colorado-native's shot yester­ day put Texas ahead for good. Softball drops four in tourney By Kyu-Heong Kim Daily Texan Staff A number of streaks came to an end for a No. 15 Texas team last week, but they could not break the one that mattered most. .After hav ing a 26-game home winning streak snapped to Texas State last Wednesday, shortstop Amber Hall's hitting streak came to an end Friday at the N C FA Classic in Columbus, Ga. The 15- game streak ranks second in the Texas record books and stops one short of tying the record of 16 set by Lindsay Gardner. Texas w ould have been content to have another streak broken, but they could not shrug off the string of consecutive losses to ranked teams. The ID-game losing streak dates back to Texas' elimination from last year's Women's College World Series and includes four losses over the weekend. W ith junior and staff-ace A m y Bradford on the bench with a knee injury, the Longhorns had to rely on pitching junior Lizi from Sowers and freshman Christina Gvvvn, neither w ith extensive starting experience. On Sunday Iexas started off w ith a 7-1 v ictory over DePaul in the silver bracket consolation semifinals with a strong complete game five-hit, zero-earned run performance by Gw yn. The victory set up the final w ith third-ranked California, the who Longhorns to three hits in a five- inning, 10-1 mere}' rule decision. held The rocky weekend started for Texas on Friday with a rematch with No. 4 Washington, who had mercy-ruled the Longhorns earlier in the year at the Fiesta Bow l Tournament. Although Texas avoided the mercy rule, the Huskies pounded out five nans early on Sowrers and never looked back despite solid relief by G w yn. Washington allowed only five hits in the 6-2 victory — none of them to Hall, ending her streak that dated back to 2003's final game. Later in the afternoon, G w yn pitched a gem, holding Florida scoreless over seven State innings, but the Longhorns could not m uster anv offense to aid the pitching. Second baseman Chez Sievers finally pounded in a run in the first extra inning, but the Seminóles responded with two of their own, handing Texas their second extra­ inning loss of the season. The Longhorns concluded pool play Saturday as G w yn earned her first collegiate victory as Texas rolled 6-3 over unranked Army, but the two losses on Friday placed Texas in the silver bracket for the tournament. Texas had another opportunity to top a ranked team, but No. 16 Fresno the Longhorns to the consolation bracket with a 4-0 victory. relegated State The Bulldogs plated two runs in their first two innings, and that was enough for starter Jam ie Southern, who one-hit Texas. The perfect bid was broken up by none other than H all, who accomplished a sim ilar feat two weeks ago w ith a lone Texas hit on Arizona. The Longhorns drop to 11-9 and w ill return to Austin for a double- header with Stephen F. Austin on Friday. 77T Keep your money in your pocket! The Villas are inno­ vative residences featuring the next generation in student living including designer kitchen appliances, high-speed internet service, fitness centers, swimming pools and much more. Call today to save big bucks on your next move. 220-0200 Villas on Guadalupe 2810 Hemphill Park Villas on San Gabriel 2424 San Gabriel Villa Nueces 2203 Nueces Call Today For Rent Specials! No application fee! www.villasonguadalupe.com _____________________________________ éx t=] By Jake Veyhl Daily Texan Staff The Texas wom en's tennis team capped off a perfect week­ end Sunday by upsetting eighth- ranked U C L A 4-3. the season, In perhaps the most grueling the match of Longhorns (7-1, 4-0) used four- and-a-half hours to upend the Bruins. No. 13 Texas now holds a 2-1 record against top-10 teams so far this year. Texas lost the doubles point early but rebounded in the sin­ gles. Freshmen Petra Dizdar and Ristine Olson each took care of their matches in straight sets but four other Longhorns went to three sets. After M ia M arovic won the third match for Texas, Kendra Strohm lost a heartbreaker 1-6, 6-2,6-4 to even up the match. But in the end, sophomore Katie Ruckert broke the 3-3 tie by out­ lasting U C LA 's Feriel Esseghir 6- 7, 6-4, 6-2. "W e put ourselves in a hole after losing the doubles point," Texas head coach Jeff Moore said. "Everyo n e continued to fight though, from beginning to end." On Saturday, the Longhorns improved their Big 12 leading record to 4-0 after defeating Iowa State and Missouri by 7-0 mar­ gins. Texas cruised by Iowa State in the morning by dropping only a combined 18 games in singles. The afternoon match proved to be much more competitive than the score indicated, but Texas pre­ vailed without dropping a set. Texas forward Klotz has another strong showing in win over Tech TEXAS, FROM 9 w h ich w as really good for us. W e h aven 't played very w ell on the road," K n ig h t said. O ver the final three m inutes, the Red Raiders chipped aw ay at the Lo ng horns' lead and fin a lly got it to one w hen Em m ett, w ho finished w ith 21 p oints, hit a three-pointer. Brandon M outon w as fouled after Em m ett's three and m ade both free throw s to put Texas back up by three w ith 14 sec­ onds rem aining. Em m ett had tw o chances to tie the game but m issed on both. “[We are] taking care of the ball. We didn’t play aggressive [against OSU]. They played aggressively and took t right to us. ” Texas guard Royal Ivey The w in sets up a champi- onship-caliber gam e for the Longhorns on M onday. Texas is scheduled to face off w ith O klahom a State on E S P N 's Big M onday, and the tw o squads are tied for first place in the conference w ith 12-2 records. The C ow boys beat Texas ear­ lier this season in A u stin 72-67, but the Longhorns said late turnovers hurt their chances in they have that gam e and im proved since the Jan u ary 24 meeting. "[W e are] taking care of the b a ll," Iv e y said. "W e d id n 't p lay aggressive [against O SU ]. They p layed aggressive and they took it right to us. It's tw o great team s going head-to- head and ihe best team 's going to w in ." Men’s track places fourth By Jeff Zed Daily Texan Staff The Nebraska Comhuskers stole the show on their home track this weekend, almost doubling the point total of second place Kansas State at the Big 12 Track and Field Championships. Texas posted a fourth-place fin­ ish accumulating 67 points at the points championships, behind first-place Nebraska. A ll athletes garnering top-eight finishes were deserving of A ll Big 12 hon­ ors. 74.6 Excellent individual perform­ ances came from Jermaine Cooper and Andra Martson, as they cap­ tured Big 12 individual titles in the 60-meter hurdles and high jump, respectively. Martson, freshman, just a wrapped up the high jump title easily on Saturday, but refused to stop there. Martson attempted a 7- 7 3/4 foot jump, but failed to clear the height — the jump would have resulted in a new championships record. a Cooper won his fourth Big 12 title in the 60-meter hurdles with a 7.79-second effort, and younger brother Dion finished sixth place w ith 8.17-second mark. Sophomores Brendan Christian and Quincy Boles posted 6.81 sec­ onds and 6.94 seconds times to capture fourth- and seventh-place honors, respectively, in the 60- meter dash. Christian also accu­ mulated honors in the 200 meters, finishing seventh while teammate Ashton finished two spots ahead of him at the fifth spot. Collins also added three points with a sixth- place finish in the 600 yards. Sophomore Brian Robison brought his game to the yard, toss­ ing a collegiate best and provisional mark of 58-6 3/4 to add four points to the Horns overall total. Junior Zach Zeller one-upped senior. Jonas Hamm in the mile, and the tow finished seventh and eighth, respectively. Zeller docked a mile time of 4:09.21, six seconds in front of Hamm. Sophomores John Arnold tal­ lied five points in the 1,000 meters with a fourth-place finish, and Tomas Finol held on to an eighth- place finish in the 800 meters with a mark of 1:54.04. (Freshman Donovan Kilm artin finished in third place, pole-vault­ ing a collegiate-best clearance of 17-0 (5.18m). Next week, coach Bubba Thornton has some dedsions to make. There are a handful of last- chance qualifiers that Thornton can enter athletes in, in hopes of qualifying more partidpants for the National Championships. The N C A A Indoor Cham pionships take place in Fayettesville, Ark., in less than two weeks. Men’s tennis pummels Tulsa By Shawn Whltehouse Daily Texan Staff The 17th-ranked men's tennis team defeated Tulsa soundly 6-1 Saturday. The w in marked the second tim e this season the Horns (7-4) have defeated the G olden Hurricane. The team took the doubles point by sweeping all three of the matches. Seniors Ryan H aym ond and Jim m y H aney showed their leadership, w in ­ ning 8-3 at No. 2. The usual No. 2 team of sophomore Antonio Ruiz and senior Jose Zarhi m oved up to No. 1 and won 8-5. They m oved up due to the in ju r)' to senior Pete Stroer. The team of G arrett freshm an Snyd er and A n d y M ack fin ­ ished off the sweep w ith a 9-7 victory at number three. " I thought [the freshmen] did a really good job out there today," said Zarhi. "T hey were a little tentative, but they stayed focus and saved some match points. They are a good group of freshm en." In singles, Flaney storm ed past his opponent 6-1, 6-1 at No. 6. Ruiz, ranked 51st in the nation, dom inated the 57th- ranked player in the nation 6-3, 6-2 for his team-leading 19th w in . H aym ond clinched the w in for the Horns, w inning 6-4, 7-6 at No. 4. Also picking up w in s w ere freshm an H ubert Chodkiew icz as w ell as Zarhi. C hodkiew icz won 6-4, 6-4 in the No. 6 and Zarhi came back from getting shut out in the first set to w inning 0-6, 6-3, 6-3 at No. 2. it w ould be " I played the guy before and I knew tough," added Zarhi. " I started getting into a better rhythm and played much better after the first set." The team next travels to Durham , N.C., to take on 15th- ranked Duke and 27th-ranked Virginia. Duke, like the Horns, holds a 7-4 record on the year and V irginia boasts a 9-1 record. "These are both going to be tough matches on the road," he added. "W e need to be more intense than them to give our­ selves a chance to w in ." Texas women’s track team gets second place at Big 12 Indoors By Eric Ransom Daily Texan Staff Unable to overcome a 61-point deficit, the Texas women's track team fell short of Nebraska to claim second at the Big 12 Indoor championships. The Huskers dominated Friday's field events, scoring 1175 of their 171.5 points in six events. Texas made gains in the field and regained ground in Saturday7s running events, finish­ ing with 158. threw for second put, w hile On Fnday, freshman Michelle Carter to Nebraska's Becky Breisch in the shot freshman Marshevet Hooker took a provi­ sionally qualifying silver in the long jump. Sophomore Ychlindria Spears also placed fifth in the long jump, as well as fourth in the triple jump. Sophomore Sanya Richards was in a 60-meter shootout with Oklahom a's LaVem e Jones all weekend. The pair tied for a Big 12 meet-best 7.29 in the preliminaries, only for Jones to better the record in the semis at 7.27. But the finals would be all Richards, sending her personal- best 7.21 to edge Jones. Hooker and senior Nichole Denby also ran in the finals, addmg to Texas' 88 total points in the four sprint events. led they Another duel occurred in the 60-meter hurdles, between team­ mates Denby and senior Raasm M cIntosh as four Longhorns to top-five times in pre­ liminaries. In the semis, McIntosh broke Denb/s school record with a 7.95 Big 12-best, .05 shy of the col­ legiate record. The two have traded the school record three times this season, but Denby had the final word as she skimmed the hurdles at 8.01 in the finals to edge McIntosh. Richards continued in the 200- meter, leading seven Longhorns in the top 10 prelim inary times. Oklahom a's Jones looked for another showdown, but Richards picked up her second Big 12 crown in 22.86 seconds, the first of three Texas runners in the finals. A quartet of Longhorns posted top-six times in the 400-meter pre­ lims and lined up together in the finals. McIntosh circled the track in a personal-record 52.23, with team­ mate Jerrika Chappie finishing a provisionally qualifying second. Another quartet of Longhorns lined up for the 400 meters, this time with baton in hand. The relay team consisting • of Richards, McIntosh, Natasha Staten and Alyssa Aiken took first with a pro­ visional 3:36.52. In the 600-yard run, sophomore Sheretta Jones earned her first Big 12 title, edging Kansas' Kim Clark. Teammates Evelyn D w yer and Carlee Clark ran for fourth and fifth, respectively, in the 800meters while Katie Scarlett posted a per­ sonal best 2:48.73 for second in the 1,000 meters. The quartet teamed up for the distance medley relay, taking third with a provisionally qualifying 11:29.17. The Huskers and Horns w ill meet again on Mar. 12 and 13 at the N C A A Indoor championships in Arkansas. Monday, March 1, 2004 \ !)\ KKTÍSKM! VI Page 11 University Co-op Board of Directors Candidates. Student Election Platform .............................................. Personal Qualifications: EDUCATION: Second year Accounting student at M cCom bs School of Business • Philosophy m inor SKILLS: People skills • Adaptability tow ards new tasks EXPERIENCE: Resident Assistant for Sim kins dorm • Intern for P ick-a-Prof.com • Sales Associate for Kohl’s • Food line w orker for Jason's Deli Personal Statement: I will work to decrease the cost of student textbooks. As UT begins to grow more expensive, it is im portant to keep costs down so that everyone can afford a UT education. Christopher Ha Place #1 Goals & Objectives: 1. D ecrease the cost of student textbooks at the U niversity Co-op. 2. Cut the length of the lines at the Co-op by stream lining the textbook purchase process. 3. Help students receive m ore m oney from textbook buybacks 4. Im prove the overall quality o f goods and services at the Co-op by w orking with other m em bers of the Co-op. Personal Q ualifications: EDUCATION: BBA Business Honors/Finance • BA Economics • Expected Graduation May 2006 S K ILLS : Visual Basic Net • Microsoft Office • Working knowledge of Spanish EXPER IEN CE: • Time Warner Cable - B jilt a database, which enhanced the company's ability to negotiate cable rates with local municipalities • Student Advising Council - bool. • Worked to enhance student input in the business Texas Blazers • Honors Business Association • f sr Mentor Personal Statement: When i look at the ;o-op there are a lot of things i like, but there are also a lot of things that I feel need improvement How can one improve the system of allocating money to organizations/events on campus? How can textbook prices be lowered? How can we ensure that the Co-op has enough textbooks for all Michael O’Hanlon Place #2 ___________________ students7 I cannot make unrealistic promises of dramatically reducing textbook prices or ending an imagined monopoly Rather. I would like to implement several realistic and doable solutions to these and other issues faced by students Goals & Objectives: Organizational/Event Funding - Needs to be streamlined, consider instituting an electronic application process Student Feedback - Develop a system to allow students to d ire c t th e ir s p e c ific concerns about Co-op issues (focus groups, electronic surveys etc.) 3. On-time Delivery - Ensure that the Co-op orders enough books for all students in a class, no more waiting for a special order to come in 4. Textbook Pricing - Find most economic overall prices for students; evaluate new ideas (i.e. buying electronic rights to books and printing on own); re-evaluate bundling (make bundles easier to sell back and buy as used) 5. Return Policy - Make it easier for students to return items. Evaluate whether the practice really lowers prices. Personal Q ualifications: EDUC ATIO N: Kealing JH Magnet School (Austin) • LBJ Language Arts and Science Academy • Dean's Scholars Honor Program of the UT College of Natural Sciences S K IL L S : Proficient in a number of programming languages and molecular biology techniques • Violin player for 7 years • Soccer player for 10 years • Attentive listener • Structured organizer • Punctual in delivering results EXPER IEN C E: President of the UT Society of Computational Biology, a group consisting of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as faculty, whose aim is to ishare information in the field of bioinformatics, proteomics. and genomics with an emphasis on teaching current methods. • LBJ Campus Advisory Council • HALO Interact community service organization • National Youth Leadership Forum on Medicine Personal Qualifications: EDUCATION: 2002-Present: University of Texas at Austin • B.S. Computer Sciences SKILLS: CompTIA Certified • First-hand small business operation experience EXPERIENCE: I deferred my admission to UT Austin for a year to start and operate an immersive imaging business. I have also started a Marine sales business and continue to operate both ventures today. • I've been employed in the private sector in various positions, giving me experience dealing directly with complex customer and end user issues. • ALD/PES Freshman Honors Member Personal Statement: With any situation in life, it pays to have someone with experience on your side. I can offer the students of UT my diversified skills in running a business enterprise. I believe that the Co-op must be operated with a committed focus on its customers: the students of UT deserve nothing less. I am prepared to act as Personal Qualifications: EDUCATION: Finance m ajor • Accounting m inor • Expected G raduation Date: May 2006 SKILLS: Know ledge of finance and accounting, which is necessary to serve well on a board that controls the largest independent college bookstore in the United States. • Experience in other com m ittees, w hich has left me with a solid understanding of how to get things done in a boardroom setting. EXPERIENCE: Eagle Scout • Medical S ervices Fee A dvisory C om m ittee • H om etow n Holiday R ecruitm ent Team Leader • "The Project" volunteer Joseph Harbolovic Place #3 ________________ their representative and guide the Co-op in a manner that best serves their needs. I will bring a unique and experienced background to the board, and I am prepared to dedicate my full resources to serving the students of UT as their board member representative. Goals & Objectives: 1 In order to benefit the students of UT, I seek to ensure the long-term financial viability of the Co-op, thereby increasing the ability of the Co-op to give back to the University of Texas community. 2. To better provide for the needs of all University students, to communicate to the students such decisions that are made in the pursuit of this goal. 3. Develop a direct method for students to voice concerns regarding Co-op procedures and 4. To be of service to the University of Texas and return something back to the community that has given me so much. * 5. Utilize the Co-op's purchasing power with its suppliers to lower the cost of textbooks for policies. students. Vlad Codrea Place #4 Personal Statement: Hey y'all! My name is Vlad Codrea, and I am a Biochemistry with Computation major. I would be honored to represent you at the University Co-op. As students, we've all dealt with the Co-op at some time or another, whether to buy books and supplies for our classes, burnt orange and white clothes for football games, or souvenirs for our friends and families Please feel free to contact me at VladCodrea@mail.utexas.edu. Your suggestions will always be welcome and acted upon promptly Goals & Objectives: Keep the prices of books low so they are affordable for all students. Maintain and expand the current selection of supplies and merchandise Increase the accessibility of the store, both its physical location and its website. Support UT student organizations, projects, and activities by distributing the Co-op profits. Bring student input - compliments, suggestions and grievances - to the attention of the Co-op management. Personal Q ualifications: EDUC ATIO N: All French School-Le Verseau-m Brussels. Belgium (1st-6th grades) • Memorial Middle and High School (Houston) • Business Honors/Finance major • GPA 4.0 S K ILLS : Bilingual • Communicate effectively with people • Run marathons • Computer proficiency EXPERIENCE: Internship with Deil and FIN/FCACorp • Community Service Director for Freshman Leadership Organization • Member of Leadership, Education, and Progress organization • Member of Dance Marathon Family Relations' committee • Texas Spirits • Camp counselor * Lifeguard • Swim coach • Volunteer every weekend at different charities Personal Statement: By being placed in d iffe re n t environments throughout my life, I realize the benefits of peoples' suggestions and opinions on things. I believe that there is always a way that compromise can be reached. I Jwould like to make it my goal that if you want to be heard Rich Frazier Place #5 Personal Statement: Upon my election to the Co-op Board, I will use my skills to work for the students' best interests. As a student, I understand that high textbook prices are a burden, and as a business student, I know that this burden is Laura Smith Place #6 unnecessary. W ith the W om en's Co-op as a perm anent fixture on the Drag, the Co­ op is offering m ore goods, resulting in more profits and, therefore, higher rebates for students and m ore m oney for student organizations and innovative cam pus im provem ents. Making the C o-op accountable to the students who own it is o f the utm ost im portance to me. you will be heard. I may not be able to perform miracles, like not having to wait for the West Campus bus forever, but I will always be there to support your opinions and beliefs as students to the best of my abilities. That is a promise Goals & Objectives: 1. Make it possible for students to create new organizations with the help of necessary Goals & Objectives: 1. G et the highest possible rebates for students. 2. Investigate and fix the textbook situation. 3. D iscounts for students on UT apparel. 4. Help m ore student organizations funding. 2. Draw awareness to the valuable diversity that UT students possess 3. Get feedback from students on what they want done or accomplished 4. Represent the student body with pride and good leadership skills 5. Make no promises that I do not fully believe I can accomplish. 6. Put all my efforts into being a Board Member, while giving up personal concerns or beliefs. 7. Add value to the University and the surrounding community as a whole Tuesday, March 2, 2004 & Wednesday, March 3, 2004 VOTE ONLINE VOTING INFORMATION will be noted in The Daily Texan U N I V E R S I T Y C O - O P SERVING THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SINCE 1896 2244 Guadalupe Street 512-476-7211 Parking at 23rd & San A ntonio Page 12 CLASSIFIED! 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Lease starting at $6 2 5 Apartment Finders 322- 9 5 5 6 FREE A /C and Heating! Spa­ in cozy Hyde cious Hoorplans Park neighborhood 1 1 $599, 2-1 $8 9 9 Apartment Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 ON-LINE APARTMENT Search form-best and most complete covered service Apartment Finders w w w ausapt.com areas All BEST 2-2 in W est Campus! Huge floorplan, awesome pool, sun-deck, $995 gas Apartment Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 paid GARAGE APARTMENT for FALL. H ardw ood floors, walking dis­ tance UT Other 1 and 2 bed­ room available 924-0111 apartments Condos For Sale I b d r m s 5 7 K + 2 b d r m s 1 0 5 K + M E T R O R E A L T Y 479-1300 ^ w w j u t m e t r o j c o n j FIND YOUR PERFECT APARTMENT HOME www.magiclamp.com ADVERTISING/MARKETING/B ’ USINESS STUDENT wanted to live m l / I at North Ridge Ter­ race Apartments Rent paid(bills not in exchange for advertising and marketing serv­ ices 4 5 9 -47 83 included) HARDW OO DS! W asher/D ryer! 4plex Cool Place $72 5 June Front Page 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 living on UT Individual & Roommate RESORT STYLE Shuttle matching, I / 2 / 3 / 4 's $350/start-includes W /D , cable, & basic phone! Apartment Experts 4 16 -8 10 0 REMODELED HYDE Park Town- house-Nowl-3 bus routes to cam­ pus/dow ntow n 742sqft @ $650-summer only Apartment Experts 4 16 -8 10 0 G IA N T 1X1 7 6 7 sqft $695 for Prelease W a lk to Campus & RR Shuttle, built in dresser 2 clos­ ets! Apartment Experts 416- 8 1 0 0 p o i n t s o u t h 444*7536 Rental Office: 1910 Willowcreek SOUTH UT Shuttle Eff $37 5 1/1 $ 42 5, 2 / 2 $575. Most Bills Paid Apartm ent Experts 4 1 6 -8 1 0 0 WEST CAMPUS eff's Ts & 2's for Prelease-walk to class-starts at $ 4 7 0 up to $ 1 0 1 5 Easy on credit Apartment Experts 416- 8 1 0 0 LE M E D APARTMENTS 1 20 0 W est 40th Street 2-1 $599, 1-1 $ 4 99 Central No application fee $99 move in special 00 Free gas 453-3545 W A L K T O C A M P U S $325 Great Apartment N ew Carpet, Paint & Tile Free Cable - on bus Route 472-6979 AVAILABLE N O W ! 1/1 near campus 3rd floor quiet condo, laundry CACH, parking space on-site, back balcony, no pets $495+deposit (512)8 4 4 -5 5 5 0 Chantal AVAILABLE IN M AY & AUGUST O N W C SHUTTLE ROUTE 2 2 0 4 SAN GABRIEL Very nice apts w /B erber carpet, Ceiling fans, High ceilings, M icrowaves and SO MUCH M ORE!' 1 /1 $725 2 / 1 .5 $ 1 1 0 0 476-011 1 Leave Message NEIGHBOR WONDERFUL H O O D community! W a lk to school, 9 month lease available 1-1 $52 5, 2-1 $7 2 5 Apartment Finders 3 2 2 -95 56 BEST BARGAIN in W est Cam­ pus! W asher/D ryer. Patio, Cov­ ered Parking, 1-1 $ 6 0 0 Apart­ ment Finders 322 -9 5 5 6 & W ALK to AFFORDABLE location school! W est campus and gas paid 2-1 only $78 9 Apartment Finders 3 2 2 -9 5 5 6 TIRED OF Roommates? W e have efficiencies in W est Campus, North Campus and Hyde Park $3 7 5 + Apartment Finders 322 9 5 5 6 Preleasing for June! TIRED OF: Riding th e bus? Sharing a bathroom? Parking hassles? Paying for u tilitie s? MOVE BACK TO CAMPUS TODAY! 5 6 5 - 6 1 1 s q . f t 1 B e d r o o m s ALL BILLS PAID! (Gas, water, cable & DSL) P arkin g & Laundry room s included E ffective rental rate $475 Bring this ad for $75 o ff 1st full months rent with ly r lease W est 24™ STREET APARTMENTS 477-3619 SPACIOUS 2 / 2 Plank F loors/W D C onn/Free C a b le /H ig h Speed Internet UT 1 Blk 2901 swishei $ 1 2 5 0 4 7 7 -3 3 8 8 /4 7 2 -2 0 9 7 NEAR LAW School, on shuttle Large laundry. $49 5 Small, quite community 4 7 4 1240 pool, 1 /1 , UNIVERSITY GARDENS A GATED C O M M U N ITY' N o w Pre-leasing sum mer/fall Super-sized 1 bedroom apts SUPER GREAT RATES' Microwaves, elevators, & More! 2222 Rio G rande St #D 476-4992 ASK ABOUT OUR RESERVED PUBLIC PARKING! M A R Q U IS M G M T N O W PRE-LEASING SUM M ER/FALL GREAT RATES AWESOME LOCATIONS! 605 W . 28th Street 472-3816 "ALORI IS EZ O ínTuT W e have comfortable apartments, convenient locations, reasonable prices and easy applications PRELEASING FOR WEST A N D NORTH CAMPUS Alori Properties w w w .alori.net 454-HOME AVAILABLE 1-BEDROOM apart­ ments $ 39 5-$ 495, $ 2 0 0 depos­ it 3 8 1 6 The Jacksonian, Speedway, UT busline Call Frank 3 45 -20 60, 9 1 7 -0 4 7 0 B e s t D e a l O n U T S h u t t le Eff $395+ 2-1.5 $555+ $435+ $495+ $555+ $795+ Features: Energy efficient, ceramic tile entry & bath, walk-in closets, spacious floor plans, cats allowed. 2-1 2-2 3-2 G ATED C O M M U N IT IES FREE TIME WARNER CABLE Parklane Villas Shoreline Apts. Autumn Hills 444-7555 442-6668 444-6676 G r e < x i E f f i c i e n c y Í 3 2 5 - I W - U M K t o C M i p v y f t - e e C a U c ' E o l U Schedule your ow n free individual app oin tm ent a t your convenience. Call to d a y for a personalized tour. AFS A partm ent Finders Service 2 1 0 9 Rio G rande 322-9556 wvvw.auscipt.com UNBELIEVABLE-DEAL, HydePark- Efficiency from $39 5, Furnished- available.Free Extended Cable Wireless-lnternef-Available D W /DISP 10 8 W 45th 4 5 2 1 4 1 9 /3 8 5 -2 2 1 1 /4 5 3 2771 w w w . 108place com "IF" Shuttle $ 1 4 9 M OVE-IN Rent Special. Plus paid W ater and Cable Pool,Gates, Bus route G ood Location 1 Omins to Downtown 45 1 -4 5 1 4 3 8 0 - Furnished! Duplexes UT 12 BEDROOM DUPLEX FURNISHED Parking, cable, mo. to mo. $ 3 0 0 / room 1912 Nueces 6 5 7 -3 9 3 5 3 9 0 * Unfurnished Duplexes 1 5 BLK W est of UT GOR­ GEOUS 3-2 duplex, W /D , Park­ ing, CACH, Non-smoking, Q uiet $ 1 6 5 0 N ear A r c h ,.F a ll, Yr $ 4 9 5-$ 585. 4 7 4 201 4 w w w abbey-house com/nueces HYDE PARK 2 /1 hidden in trees, appliances, FP, CACH, W /D conn, $ 75 0, 4 3 1 0B Elers Ave. 3 4 2 -9 5 6 7 /8 2 6 -6 2 0 8 Prime Properties SYLVAN-BEAUTIFUL 1719 3 / 2 5 / 2 pergo/carpet, stain­ data less appliances, w /d , ready. Close to UT/Shuttle, SoCo. parks and trails August- $ 1 4 5 0 /m o . 5 6 0 -0 6 4 6 GREAT CRIB in the 'hood Big 2 / 2 in Hyde Park N e w paint C A /C H , W /D , Pets Okay, $ 8 0 0 47th&Duval 2 6 3 -41 28 2 /1 UT shuttle CACH, fenced yard, garage, alarm system, Ideal place to M aytag W / D study. $ 6 3 0 328 -92 45 1907 A W est 38th U pstairs/ Spa­ Convenient M opac/U T cious 2 /1 DR/Hard- w o o d s /A C 's /F a n s / 1073 sqft. $ 8 5 0 4 7 2 2 0 9 7 Brick, FOR RENT 1BD/1BA triplex unit 2 blocks from campus Ex­ cellent condition A vailable im­ mediately 930- 4 8 2 8 $ 5 0 0 /m o . 601 TEXAS Avenue 2B R/2 5BA All $1 1 7 5 /m o . 476 -3 6 3 4 appliances 4 0 0 - Condos* Townhomes BOARDWALK CAMPUS MANAGEMENT. N o w pre-leasmg the finest apartments, duplexes,and townhomes for 20 04-2 005 ! Different sizes and styles offered all over campus - 2 to 7 bedroom homes still available! Call us at 499-0001 or come by our office at 2 4 1 7 Leon Street Centennial Large 3/2 - $2200 Centennial Small 3/2 - $2000 Croix 2/2-$1600 Croix 3/3 - $2200 Orangetree large 3/2 5 $3200 Orangetree Small 3/2.5 - $2300 Parapet 2/2-$1400 3/2 -$1650 Pecan Walk 4/2 - $2000 Pointe Large 2/2 $1200 Treehouse 4/2-$2400 2/2-$1650 Westview Large 2/2 - $1300 West University 2/2-$1300 2401 Rio Grande 512-479-1300 www.utmetro.com B O A R D W A LK campus management Now Pre leasing the finest apartments, duplexes, and townhomes for 2004-2005. Different sizes and styles offered all over cam pus - 2 to 7 bedroom homes still a v ailab le 1 Call us at 499-0001 or come by our office at 2417 I.eon street. HYDE PARK O aksl Very large 2x2 $ 1 2 0 0 1 14 East 31 st Front Page 4 8 0 -8 5 1 8 a b le A p r il 1. C a ll A B to see it! G E T PUB LISH ED b e fo re you RENTAL RENTAL ANNOUNCEMENTS ■ EMPLOYMENT 4 0 0 - Condos- Townhomes 4 2 0 - Unfurnished Houses 5 6 0 - PuMk 790 - Port rime W A L K T O U T -L arge 1 / 1 5 loft C a n a c c o m m o d a te 2 students. 4 8 0 7 A V E N U E G 2 B R /1 B A 2 9 T H /P E A R U V e ry c o o l s p a ­ 2 x 2 ! S m a lle r c o m p le x ! cious W D , FP $1 2 0 0 A u g Front P a g e 4 8 0 8 51 8 G lo rio u s a n d best kept cond om iniu m s Close to UT Cam pus. O n e bed roo m s from $ 7 0 0 Tw o bed roo m s from $ 1 2 5 0 . Best proven & c a rin g la n d lo rd . K H P : 4 7 6 - 2 1 5 4 REFURBISHED 1 /1 , on 5 th flo o r, v ie w o f U T T o w e r a n d D o b ie M a ll 1 b lo c k to UT N e w a p p lia n c e s S e c u re d p a rk in g a n d b u ild in g Pool a n d hot tu b A ll bills p a id $ 8 0 0 m onth (2 1 0 ) 4 9 6 - 8 9 0 4 utcondo@ aol.com W / D , M ic r o w a v e , D is h w a s h e r. 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G r e a t c a m p u s /d o w n to w n v ie w ! 6 0 2 E lm w o o d $ 4 9 5 0 / m o A g t/4 9 7 -5 4 7 5 $ 9 5 0 / m o 4 7 6 - 3 6 3 4 C O O L 2 / 1 h o use o ff M L K n e a r D isch F aulk lin e N e w a p p lia n ­ ces N ic e la n d lo rd $ 7 5 0 A v a il­ 4 7 8 - 0 2 2 3 MARCUS MANAGEMENT Preleasing homes for the Fall of 2004. 2 to 6 bedrooms. G reat Prices and location. Close to campus. 4 7 4 -4 4 8 4 LA R G E 5 / 4 S leep s 6 U T Shut­ tle Lake Austin Blvd C A / C H , etc $ 2 , 5 0 0 A v a ila b le A u g u s t 9 0 1 N e w m a n 5 8 9 - 7 5 2 5 4 2 5 1 Rooms G R E A T D O R M G R E A T F O O D G R E A T PRICE T he C a s tilia n H Y D E PARK 4 5 t h A v e C N e w L o c a te d 1 b lo ck w e s t o f the co n stru ctio n , 5 / 3 . 5 G a m e - T e x a s U n io n . Im m e d ia te m o ve- ro o m 2 -c a r g a r a g e , b a lc o n y , ins a v a ila b le . N o w Leasing fo r stainless steel g ra n ite , s ta in e d F all 1 2 0 0 4 C o m e S ee Usl c o n c re te flo o rin g $ 3 5 0 0 / m o A S K H O W Y O U C A N W I N A 5 5 4 - 2 6 1 6 SES& LEXES 2105 W. 11th $3000 2304 Leon 2/2 $1050 2905 Robinson 4/2 $2400 310 Franklin 4/2 $2300 3500 Duval 6/3 - $4000 3804 Duval 5/3 - $3500 403 E. 33rd 7/4 - $4850 3201 Guadalupe 3/1 $1750 4330 Airport 4/2 - $2500 607 E. 43rd 4/2 - $2500 706 W. 32nd 4/3 $2400 2W I Rio Grande 512-479-1300 www.utm etro.com H O U S E FOR LEASE IN NORTH CAMPUS, 4 bedrooms, on UT shuttle. A v a ila b le August 2 0 0 4 $ 2 4 0 0 /o b o . C a ll today 413-1919 PRELEASING LARGE HOUSES 4 ,5 ,6 bedroom Big yards lO m in to U T Pets Ok $1500- $ 1 9 5 0 w w w austmbighauses com 9 2 8 -4 9 4 4 CENTRAL 3 / 2 . N e w house 3- blks to downtown 12-blks to UT 1166 W alle r W /D $99 5 791-3341 AW ESOM E LOCATIO N' Travis Heights pets-O K, 2 / 1 , A C /Fence/W ood-Floors, 1 block M ove in N o w ! 6 3 3 -94 45 to S Congress&Bus PRELEASING CLOSE io UT Photos and M aps at EyesofTexasProperties com 477 -1 1 6 3 GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD Available N ow! Spacious 3BR, 2 living areas, kitchen appliances,Tots of bookshelves & storage Fenced backyard N ear park, pool, & shopping N ear shuttle. Close to UT 1 4 2 3 Larkwood Dr. $9 75 References, deposit. 694-59 42. 601-73 6-3 960 PRE LEASE FOR A U G U S T 1900+sq ft. 4 /1 |ust blocks from UT. Recently remodled 19 20 's bungalow w / w ood floors, high ceilings, central air, w /a conn 8 1 0 E 31st, $ 2 ,4 0 0 /m o , 314-50 45, owner COUNTRY LIVING 3 /1 C A C H /W D Conn/Porch­ e s/Y ard 21 24 sqft UT 14 miles 18733 FM 9 6 9 $ 1 0 0 0 4 7 2 -2 0 9 7 FREE SEM E S TE R S T U IT IO N w w w .th e c a s tilia n com 4 4 0 - Roommates G R E A T D O R M G R E A T F O O D G R E A T PRICE The C a s tilia n L o ca te d 1 b lo c k w e s t o f the T e x a s U n io n . Im m e d ia te m o ve- ins a v a ila b le N o w Leasin g for Fall 2 0 0 4 C o m e S e e U sl A S K H O W Y O U C A N W I N A FREE S EM ESTER S T U IT IO N w w w th e c a s tilia n com R e s p o n s ib le /a c c o u n ta b le d e n t stu­ ro o m , s p a c io u s Larg e h o m e /S h o a f C re e k 5 m in /s h u t­ tle A v a ila b le im m e d ia te ly . $ 4 0 0 s h a re d utilities. 1 - 8 7 7 - 4 5 8 - 2 4 0 5 - e x t . 3 6 0 2 1 5 1 2 - 3 2 3 - 6 8 8 8 R O O M M A T E S -W A N T E D , L E N O X c o m p le x , 2 B D /2 B R , m a s ­ ter B D /B R o p e n , c o v e re d p a r k ­ in g , security, fp , W / D , p o o l, hot-tub, 3-b lks from c a m p u s , $ 6 5 0 , 2 9 6 - 4 5 9 1 , D a v e o r M e r c e d e s FE M A L E R O O M M A T E w a n te d W e s t C a m p u s c o n d o $ 2 9 5 / m o + 1 / 4 utilities. in, 5 7 7 - 0 8 8 0 Im m e d ia te m o ve- S E .A U S T IN N E E D 1-2 n o n ­ s m o k in g ro o M m a te s for a 3 / 2 W /c lu b h o u s e M H P refer m a le $ 3 2 5 / m o . facilities 9 1 6 - 8 0 2 3 ANNOUNCEMENTS 5 3 0 - Travel- Transportation S P R IN G BREAK 2 0 0 4 1 T ra v e l w /S T S , A m e ric a 's #1 S tu d e n t T o u r O p e r a to r to C a n c ú n , A c a ­ p u lc o & F lo rid a ! 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Apts. 4 3 5 - Co-ops 435 - Co-ops Monday, March 1, 2 0 0 4 E.ntert.\inmk\t/G \ S M I II |>« L o r d o f t h e O scar K evork Djansezian W riters Fran Walsh, left, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson accept Oscars fo r best a d a p te d their work on “Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King” at the 76th Annual Academy Award adaptation racked up 1 1 awards, including Best Picture. Peter Jacksons fantasy-epic wins 11 awards By David Germain Associated Press LOS ANGELES — "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" w on a record-tying 11 A cadem y A w ards on Sunday, including best picture and direc­ tor and becoming the first fantasy to win the top Oscar. In the acting categories, all the w inners took hom e their first Oscars: Charlize Theron won best actress for her transform ative perform ance as serial killer Aileen W uom os in "M onster," and Sean Penn was nam ed best actor for playing a vengeful ex­ hoodlum w ho falls back on his criminal ways in "M ystic River." Tim Robbins won the support- ing-actor prize for his perform ­ ance as an emotionally crippled m u rd er "M ystic River," and Renee Zellweger took supp orting actress as a hardy Confederate survivor in "C old M ountain." suspect in After the first two installm ents of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy were shut out of major awards, "R eturn of the King" sw ept all 11 categories in which it w as nom i­ nated. It matched the record 11 wins of "Titanic" and "B en-H ur" and became only the third movie to sw eep every nom inated cate­ gory, following "Gigi" and "The Last Emperor," which both w ent nine-for-nine. "I especially just lastly w ant to thank our wonderful cast w ho just got their tongues around this rather aw kw ard text and m ade it come to life w ith such devotion and passion and heart," said "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, who shared the screen­ play co-w riters Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh. Composer Howard Shore took his second Oscar for writing "Lord of the Rings" music, having w on two years ago on Part 1 of the saga, "The Fellowship of the Ring." prize w ith "Into the West," the wistful tune of farewell from "R eturn of the King," w on the best-song Oscar. The song was w ritten by Fran Walsh, the film's co-screen­ writer; H ow ard Shore, its music com poser; and Annie Lennox, who sings the tune. after co-star a year Zellweger w on for playing a character in frum py clothes a n d a layer of dirt from w orking the "C old fields, M ountain" Nicole Kidman received the lead-actress Oscar for w earing a fake nose to sim ulate Virginia Woolf's plain- Jane features in "The H ours." And best-actress winner Theron, in "M onster," gained 30 pounds and w as disguised behind dark contact lenses, false teeth and splotchy makeup. "I hope it's a trend, meaning interesting parts playing wom en w ho are multifaceted and really rich in their journeys. It's w hat interests me m ost," Zellw eger said backstage. "The more you can change yourself, the more rem oved the character is from your ow n experiences, the more rew arding it is." Robbins w on with his first- ever acting nomination, though he had been nom inated as best director for 1995's "D ead Man Walking." "In this movie, I play a victim of abuse and violence," Robbins said. "If you are out there and are a per­ son w ho has had that tragedy befall you, there is no shame in seeking help and counseling." Sofia Coppola won the origi- Kevork DJansezian/Associated Press Actress Renee Zellweger holds the Oscar she won for best supporting actress for her work in “Cold Mountain” at the 76th annual Academy Awards. nal-screenplay prize quirky Tokyo, "Lost in Translation." tale of friendship for her in French-C anadian film m aker Denys A rcand's "The Barbarian Invasions," an alternately merry and melancholy story of a dying m an's reunion with his estranged son, won the foreign-language honor. The $340 million blockbuster "Finding Nemo," the story of a clownfish on a mission to rescue his w ayw ard son from a dentist's aquarium , earned the Oscar for animated feature. to "I'm going to be forever grate­ the cast and crew of ful 'Finding N em o' for giving their incomparable talents to this little fish story I had," said Andrew Stanton, director of "F inding Nemo," the latest film from the m akers of "M onsters, Inc." and the "Toy Story" flicks. Director Errol Morris' "The Fog of War" — a portrait of Robert McNamara, U.S. defense secre­ tary for much of the Vietnam War — w on the Oscar for feature- length documentary. Morris com­ pared U.S. military action over­ seas today w ith the Vietnam era. "Forty years ago, this country w ent dow n a rabbit hole in Vietnam — m illions died," Morris said. "I fear w e're going dow n the rabbit hole once again." Film m aker Blake E dw ards received an honorary Oscar for lifetime achievement. The cere­ mony included a spirited m on­ tage of clips from Edw ards' films, including "The Pink Panther," "Breakfast at Tiffany's" and "Victor/Victoria." E dw ards said: "M y m other thanks you, my father thanks you, and the beautiful English broad with the incom parable soprano and prom iscuous vocab­ ulary thanks you," the latter a ref­ erence to his wife and frequent star, Julie Andrews. Billy Crystal, returning as host for the first time in four years, opened with his usual m ontage of nom inees, having him self inserted into spoofs of key Oscar including Diane contenders, Keaton's screeching nude scene in "Som ething's Gotta Give." He joked that for the first time, the show w as being simulcast in Aramaic, a poke at "The Passion of the Christ," Mel Gibson's divi­ sive religious film that took in $117.5 million in its first five days. The movie w as done in Aramaic and Latin, w ith English subtitles. Crystal said that the first time he hosted the Oscars 13 years ago, things were different from today: "Bush was president, the economy w as tanking, and w e'd just finished a war w ith Iraq." With all the aw ards for "R eturn of the King," produced in N ew Zealand, Crystal joked: "It's now official. There is nobody left in New Zealand to thank." The Oscars returned to full- glam our m ode after two years in which Hollywood's prom night w as muted by world events — the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2002 and the Iraq w ar in 2003. With the passage of time, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences figured it was safe to m ake m erry again for the 76th annual Oscars. "R eturn of the King," the clos­ ing chapter of Jackson's epic ad ap ted from J.R.R. Tolkien's M iddle-earth saga, dom inated earlier Hollywood awards. The best-picture w in was the first ever for the fantasy genre, generally overlooked by Oscar voters w ho favor heavy dram a over otherworldly stories. Only a handful of fantasy or science-fic- tion tales have earned best-pic­ ture nominations, among them "The Wizard of Oz," "Star Wars," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and the first tw o "Lord of the Rings" installments, "The Fellowship of the Ring" and "The Two Towers." W hile "R eturn of the King" scooped u p technical awards, it w as shut out in the acting cate­ gories, which the film's Oscar- w inning costum er designers lamented backstage. "It's a sad day they haven't been recognized, but they do know themselves they have done a beautiful performance that peo­ ple will cherish for generations potentially," said Richard Taylor, w ho shared the costume-design Oscar with Ngila Dickson. Oscar host Billy Crystal looks up at a giant leaning Oscar statue on the stage of the K od ak The id rehearsal for the 76 th Annual Academ y Awards. Kevork Djansezian classifieds continued EMPLOYMENT t EMPLOYMENT ! 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VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT • VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT • VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT • VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT • VIDEO GAME SPOTLIGHT Gotham 2' improves with multi- car mayhem By Max Harger Daily Texan Staff since Though it7s been more than two "Project G otham years Racing" set the standard for Xbox racing gam es, surprisingly little has changed within the genre. M ost titles still rely on gim micky gam eplay elements, spectacular crashes or even flashy cover art as a substitute for genuine'innova­ tion. Now, Microsoft G am e Studios and developers Bizarre Creations present "Project Gotham Racing 2," a revitalization of the original that ad d s more of w hat everyone wants in a racing series — new venues, im proved m ultiplayer competition and, of course, more cars. While the intuitive control interface allows fans of the origi­ nal to jum p right in, those new to the series will find "PG R 2" to be m uch more im pressive, overall, than m ost of its competition. Like the original, "PG R 2" does a remarkable job of balancing real­ istic gam e physics and stunning visual effects with enough arcade­ like action to m ake things interest­ ing without being entirely frus­ trating. A unique "K u d o s" system nets you points for racing with style, and serves as the primary m eans by which you can unlock new cars, though there are plenty available from the get-go. Each event in a given car class m ust be com pleted sequentially, though "PG R 2" m akes a vast im provem ent on its predecessor by allowing the player to choose from five race-difficulty settings By lyter Carson Daily Texan Staff Jaleco Entertainment's "Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde" for the Nintendo Gamecube is a unique gam e that attempts to com­ bine the elements of Nintendo's "Pikm in" and Blizzard's popular "Warcraft" series. The result is an extremely interesting gam e that is plagued with slight design flaws and m issing the stylistic touches that make a gam e great. The first thing one notices about "G oblin C om m an d er" are the largest screens. The load in g advantage that the Gam ecube has over other consoles is its near instantaneous loads, but players can expect to stare, mind-numb- ingly often, at a black screen while a Spartan load-gauge slowly fills up. L oad tim es are excusable when they lead to elaborate cut- scenes, but there are none of these to mention in the gam e. The brief cinematic m oments during play are rendered in-engine and have a hasty, tacked-on feel. "G oblin C om m ander's" plot is ludicrous and m akes little sense. The goblins were created by an evil w izard to build a giant machine, but he is m urdered by his brother, shortly after the tutori­ al segment. This leaves the player in com m and of the puissan t Stonekrusher tribe, a group of sudden ly autom ata deprived of their purpose. The player takes the roll of top-goblin N og, who has the abilities to range about in spirit form and com muni­ cate telepathically with the other goblins under his command. As the gam e progresses, the player encounters the four other tribes who add their unique abilities to the goblin arsenal. that are Whether by intent or faulty design, the AI of the goblins under the player's com m and is almost nonexistent. They cannot be given any com m ands except "G o here" or "Attack this." This approach worked in "Pikm in," but when the player is trying to hold strategic objectives, the goblins' inability to act as guards begins to become annoying. The fart that the player m ust scroll around the m ap at tor­ toise-like speed and has no method of jum ping the cursor to different MOVIE REVIEWS Photos courtesy of Movieweb Romola Garai and Diego Luna star in the new ‘Dirty Dancing.’ 'Havana' unworthy of hype Don’t be fooled by the explo­ sive, energetic trailer for “Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights." It won’t take long for you to realize you’ve been deceived. You were prom­ ised the spicy salsa, and the waiter brought some sort of mild version that has left a rather bland aftertaste in your mouth. D i r t y D a n c i n c z ★ # # # # H a v a n a N i g h t s St x RRIMG: D iego Luna and R om ola Garai DIRECTED B y : G uy Ferland it’s a shame, too. Who could forget the 1987 original “Dirty Dancing," with its impressive, pelvic-thrusting, rip-your-shirt-off- because-l’m-that-good moves? Apparently, "Havana Nights” director Guy Ferland did. The movie offers none of the spell­ binding, crisp talent of the first. It’s still dirty all right. But it’s not dancing. A big part of the problem lies in the horribly miscast leading lady, Katey Miller (Romola Garai), who plays an 18-year-old good-girl forced to move to Cuba in 1958, because her dad gets a job with Chrysler. She is immediately sur­ rounded by a sea of spoiled teenagers who don’t associate with the locals and would rather sip mojitos by the pool all day. Similar to Jennifer Grey in the original “Dancing," Miller is drawn to Cuban pool boy Javier Suarez, played by Diego Luna ("Y Tu Mama También”), who proves to be a slightly better dancer than Miller. But as soon as she tries to get some Cuban action for her American sweet self, problems arise. Early in the film, Javier loses his poolside job after being seen with pale-skinned Katey, thus causing him to worry about supporting his family. President Fulgencio Batista has already made things so difficult that Javier had planned to make enough money to leave the coun­ try. Katey suggests a dance con­ test, which offers a handsome sum as a prize. For him to enter, though, she has to be his dance partner, and her moves are hard­ ly dirty. Her parents are ballroom dance champions, so Katey plans to combine what she has learned from them with Javier’s Cuban flair to invent a style that is sure to win. As Javier teaches her his signature style and as their love slowly blossoms, you keep waiting — and waiting — for her talent to suddenly match his, as Jennifer Grey’s did with Patrick Swayze in the original. But it never does. It looks like Ferland thought if he cast a very sexy girl who can’t dance worth a second mention, our sex-driven society would be so captivated by her beauty and not notice her lack of dancing ability. But, come on, don’t call the movie “Dirty Dancing” then. For a moment in the movie, it looks like Katey might have a chance to get up to speed with her dance moves when she comes across an inspirational dance teacher, played by Patrick Swayze himself. If any­ one could teach you how to win a contest, wouldn’t it be Patrick? Sadly, Johnny has aged quite a bit, and although he can still mambo magnificently, he must have lost his magic touch sometime between put­ ting ‘Baby’ in a corner and hav­ ing the time of his life. Another small part worth men­ tioning is Katey’s mother, played by a still-stunning Sela Ward. She perfectly plays her posh role as socialite mother who only wants the best for Katey. It is ironic, though, why she gets embar­ rassed when Katey graces the dance floor in a plunging, low-cut dress when Sela herself can’t be seen throughout the film in any­ thing that doesn't expose a fair amount of decolletage. The dancers who appear throughout the film are OK, but with all the hot, young talent brewing in Hollywood, you would have thought Ferland could whip up a more extraordinary cast. Although the movie disappoints on the dance front, it does offer plenty of upbeat Cuban music throughout the film that makes you want to jump out of your seat and imitate Javier and Katey’s moves at the nearest salsa club. It shouldn’t be too hard. - Laura Zvonek Microsoft’s “Project Gotham Racing 2" expands on its highly success­ ful predecessor with more tracks, more cars and an incredible multi- Photo courtesy of Microsoft Game Studios player system. Players with X-Box live can race against the ghosts of “all-tim e” greats, as in the bottom right photo. that affect the victory conditions and the speed of your computer- controlled competitors. But the m ost significant advance is inarguably the gam e's online capabilities. A long with the obvious enhancements to head-to- head racing, players can also dow nload new cars, tracks and "gh osts" of top-rated Xbox live racers. Overall, "PG R 2" boasts a num- ber of im pressive features, rock- solid gam eplay and enough open- ended m ultiplayer excitement to lend it plenty of long-term appeal. ‘Goblin Commander’ a sorry attempt at a decent format points — as one can with a m ouse in most real-time strategy gam es — is exceptionally frustrating. If there are two battles going on, the player generally has to resign one of his armies to annihilation, as the goblins often will not attack with­ out the express order of the player. The gam e's true Achilles heel, though, is its save system. To save one gam e of "Goblin Com m an­ der" requires 50 of the 59 blocks of a standard memory card. It's hard to understand why; the player can only save in between missions, and none of the units or resources rollover from mission to mission. The gam e does have its strong points; listening to N o g 's lieu­ tenants flatter and toady him is am using, though the voice-acting is only standard. The highlight m ay be controlling the special units called "titans;" the first of these, tire ogre, is about 10 times the size of a goblin and can wade through your opponent's forces, crushing them with his club or eat­ ing them whole. Getting the titan dowm the goblin-sized paths can be difficult, but it's worth it to m ake snacks out of your oppo­ nent7 s carefully built defenses. "Goblin Com m ander" for the Gam ecube is a decent first-effort at a strategy game, but it feels unfin­ ished and needs a good deal of polishing. Most people w ould be better-served by picking up "Pikm in," but the die-hard fans of that title might find a lot to like in "Goblin Com mander." Other real­ time strategy fans m ay be both­ ered by the inability to coordinate complex attacks or precisely guide the goblins under their com mand and could probably get through the entirety of the gam e with one rental. It will be interesting to see whether Jaleco Entertainment will be able to improve on the modest success of "Goblin Com m ander" with future efforts. There are seri­ ous problems with this game, but t* E € 3 M JL C T IiS U E M JU 5 DIG = DIGITAL SOUND BARGAIN SHOWS IN ( j ' * Pass / Discount Ticket Restrictions Apply Wednesday - Discount Shows All Day Excluding / Films METROPOLITAN STADIUM 14 800-FANDANGO 368# I-3SS. 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