SPORTSPAG F1P nj\ ¿ Q 3 D 7 6 & 0 t | - * « " £ * « « » s » s 3A’ „ vnisoas ** **** ,»*»**»** aB * atfo* I M onday, M arch 23, 2009- s m en's and w o m en 's team s elim inated from N CA A tournam ent T ex a n TOMORROW'S WEATHER High 75 / j Low r 59 - Serving the University o f Texas at Austin com m unity since 1900 w w w .dailytexan o nline.com ----------------------- Fire consumes condos, displaces UT students Some residents return after North Campus blaze; two left homeless By Avi Selk Daily Texan Staff A fire d e stro y e d several North Campus condominiums Friday night, leaving at least two students without homes. Don Smith, a battalion chief w ith the Austin Fire D epart­ m ent, said the fire sta rte d in a second-story unit of the H eritage C ond om in iu m s at about 11 p.m. The blaze spread to the at­ tic and dam aged three units before it was extinguished at 1 a.m. Four more apartm ents were flooded with water, Smith said. H om er Johnson, a spokes­ man for the Red Cross, said about 70 residents were tempo­ rarily displaced by the fire af­ ter w ater and electricity were cut off in the building, which is located a few blocks north of campus at 3111 Tom Green St. Johnson said the American Red C ross and U T 's Office of the Dean of Students were w orking to find new homes for two students whose apart­ m ents w ere destroyed. The Red Cross will tem po rarily house the students at a hotel in Cedar Park. Some residents of the 33-unit building had returned home by Sunday morning, but the units closest to the fire was still heav­ ily damaged and littered with debris. The fire ate through two lev­ els of the building's back wall, allowing camera-toting onlook­ ers a clear view of the gutted apartments. Directly beneath the burned units, planks of charred wood lay on top of a silver H onda with a caved-in roof. C h a rc o a l b la n k e te d th e p a v e m e n t a ro u n d th e car, h a lf-c o v e rin g b ro k en w in ­ dow panes and tw isted drain pipes. In the back lot, a nest of crumpled tin panels had fallen from the roof and collected in a small tree. Smith said the fire d e p a rt­ ment was still investigating the cause of the blaze Sunday. SXSW renews its rockin’ reputation Sunlight pours in through the roof of Stephanie Bowey and Peter Avigne's fire-ravaged apartment. Jordan Sm otherm on Daily Texan Staff Federal changes to student loan lenders impact PLUS program By Mohini Madgavkar Daily Texan Staff Changes to federal student loan policy will affect more students than ever as the financial crisis brings them in growing numbers to loan office doors. “We just have a sense that there will be more than in past years," said Tom Melecki, director of the Of­ fice of Student Financial Services. “That's based on the fact that we have had a steady stream of new stu­ dents saying, 'Gosh, you know my family's been neg­ atively impacted by the economy, how do I go about applying?'" This year, federal PLUS loans — which parents borrow to cover undergraduate education costs — will be administered by only two banks per state. Banks placing the two most competitive bids in a statewide auction will get exclusive rights to admin­ ister the loans. Congress voted for the auction system in 2007 to drive dow n the projected cost of federal subsidies and simplify the loan process. Melecki said the system may not be completed in time to award PLUS loans for the 2009-2010 school year and that the UT student financial services of­ fice was hoping to notify students about their finan­ cial aid by April. “Since the U.S. Department of Education has not yet conducted that PLUS loan auction, any parent borrower who has not yet borrowed a PLUS loan — we have to send them a message and say as soon as the DOE tells us who wins the auction rights, we'll let you know," Melecki said. "Until then, we can't take steps." Congress has imposed a July 1 deadline for com­ pleting the auction. The FAFSA priority deadline is March 31. D uring the 2007-2008 fiscal year, 3,644 UT stu­ dents' parents borrowed $44,267,358 in PLUS loans, Melecki said. President Barack O bam a's budget includes an­ other change in the student loan process: Whereas in previous years private banks administered stu­ dent loans that were in turn guaranteed by the fed­ eral government, the current administration hopes to eliminate the intermediary and administer loans directly to students. Melecki said that, while this is a drastic change for banks, loan and repayment prixredures for students will remain the same. “I don't think it'll have much effect on our stu­ dents, because the terms and conditions on the loans are virtually identical between the federal direct loan program and the Federal Family Education Loan Program," Melecki said. Melecki said the governm ent's plan to remove private banks from student lending may discourage banks from bidding on PLUS loan contracts since they would likely only administer loans for a year. Loan giant Sallie Mae, which awards 40 percent of federal PLUS loans, announced last week that it w ould not participate in the auction. Sallie Mae's exit may deter smaller lenders from participating in PLUS continues on page 2A Emily K insolving | D aily Texan Staff Arizona rockers Meat Puppets entertained a crowd at Stubb's on Thursday night during the South by Southwest music festival with their mix of country, rock and blues. See pa g e 6B for more coverage o f SXSW, and v is it dailytexanonline.com fo r v id e o s from the festival. Food, fun and fandango excite and overwhelm fans at m am m oth music festival By Andy O'Connor Daily Texan Staff South by Southwest is a compli­ cated beast. Changing set times, $4 Lone Stars, hype that could crush an elephant and living on a diet of street vendor food are all part of the fest: It is not for the faint of heart. The fol­ lowing is my account of trying to tackle the behemoth that is SXSW. Wednesday Lake, which kicked off the Terror- bird/Forcefield party at Red 7, was the first band of my SXSW experi­ ence. One of Lake's singers sported a beard and played the keyboard, but if he thought he was as badass as Michael McDonald, he was quite m istaken. After an unrem arkable set from Sw iss electronic duo Laryt- ta, W awes came on. Essentially, the band was No Age with less noise and the guitarist singing instead of the drummer. One of its songs, titled "So Bored," describes my feelings to­ ward it perfectly. H aving had enough of hipster shenanigans, I headed down to the Brooklyn Vegan/Solid Pr party at Em o's Jr. Brazil's G arotas Suecas performed an uninspired set of ga­ rage rock — definitely not the next Os Mutantes. After them, Psychdel- ic Horseshit used out-of-tune guitars and effects pedals to stir up chaotic noise w'ith traces of melody Then came Trash Talk. Good God, this band killed it. They played furious street punk from the bowels of Sacra­ mentó, alternating between lightspeed riffs and slow, painful breaks. Vocal­ ist Don O'Reilly didn't mess around, mutilating his forehead w'ith his mi­ crophone and jumping into the crowd to preach to the moshers. M etal-tinged punkers Annihila­ tion Tune couldn't quite match that intensity but put on a solid set nev­ ertheless. Most notably, vocalist Jim­ my Rose ranted against the corpo­ rate nature of SXSW and tossed the SXSW banner into the crowed. L ondon am bient artist Ulrich Snauss was the first performer I saw as part of the official showcase se­ ries. Having decided I wrasn't in the FEST continues on page 5A Caleb M iller | D aily Texan Staff Anni Rossi performs at the Central Presbyterian Church on Wednesday night. Sagging econom y didn’t dent festival returns, officials say By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff Even w ith co nsum ers cutting back on personal expenses, Austin received an economic jolt from the annual South by Southwest festival, w hich attracted more than 100,000 visitors from around the world. While the festival's eco­ nom ic im pact is still be­ ing calculated, officials ex­ pect 2009 estimates to con­ tinue the trend of previous festivals, said Beth Krauss, spokeswoman for the Aus­ tin Convention and Visitors Bureau. Jennifer W alker, m a r­ keting spokesw om an for the bureau, said she w as SXSW continues on page 6A UT sex researchers identify correlation between sexual motives and satisfaction By Viviana Aldous Daily Texan Staff Sexual satisfaction in both males and females is often related to mo­ tives for having sex, UT research­ ers have found. Psychology graduate student Kyle Stephenson is leading the analysis of data collected for sever­ al years through 2008 from nearly 1,000 UT undergraduates in psy­ chology professor Cindy Meston's Sexual Psychophysiology Labora­ tory. In addition to studying satis­ faction, the lab also examines vari­ ous other aspects of sex, including arousal and dysfunction. "There were some interesting gender similarities," Stephenson said. “Self-esteem motives — for example, if people have sex to feel better about themselves — were associated with decreased satis­ faction in both men and women." The data also displayed gender differences, he said. "Love and com m itm ent m o­ tives — for example, 'I have sex to show my love' — was associated with increased satisfaction," Ste­ phenson said. "But these were a better predictor of men's satisfac­ tion than women's." Women who had sex for phys­ ical pleasure, to experience some­ thing new or to express gratitude were slightly more satisfied than wom en w ho rarely had sex for these reasons, Stephenson said. "Of course, these are all correla­ tional findings, so we can't say that different motives cause differences in satisfaction — only that they're related som ehow," Stephenson said. "This is really just a first step in exploring the relationship be­ tween these two variables. " "What contributes to sexual sat­ isfaction? This really is an impor­ tant question," Meston said. "You would think the answer is obvious, but it's not that simple." The lab focuses more on wom ­ en's sexuality than on m en's and is leading a num ber of other on­ going studies, including research on long-distance relationships, the effects of sexual abuse and nico­ tine's effect on arousal. While intercourse does not oc­ cur in the lab, researchers m ea­ sure arousal as participants view pornography. SEX continues on page 2A "We're interested in ail sorts of aspects of sexuality" — Cindy Meston, psychology professor 2 A — ------------------------------- ru . Monday, March 23, 2009 A r t i s a n f e s t i v a l a t t r a c t s l o c a l s The Lady Bird Johnson Wild flow­ er Center showcased the work of 24 local artists and craftsmen during its annual Art & Artisans Festival on Saturday. The event's popularity has in­ creased over the years, attracting 2,300 attendees to the center's out­ door plaza, compared to 1,600 last year, said Wade Bohanon, facility and events manager. The artwork on sale included pottery, porcelain crafts, woodwork items, jewelry and paintings. The festival has become a popular venue for artists to sell their work. "For some people, this is their livelihood," said Frances Cushing, a craftswoman who sold handwo- ven basketry at the event. "They go from festival to festival selling their art. It's how they make their living." Cushing has participated in the festival since its inception and looks forward to putting her work on dis­ play each year. "It's a very low-key event," Cush­ ing said. "I think that's why people enjoy coming. There's always a very friendly crowd here. They're always interested in how you make your art. I often see the same people ev­ ery year." — Andrew M artinez T h e D u l y T e x a n Volume 109, Number 110 25 cents CONTACT US M ain Telephone: (512) 471-4591 Editor: Leah Finnegan (51 2) 232 2 2 12 M anaging Editor: Vikram Swaruup (512) 232-2217 managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com editor@dailytexanonline. com News Office: (512) 232-2207 news@dailvtexanonline.com The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If we have m ade an er- rot let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail managingedltortadailytexanon- line.com. COPYRIGHT Copyright 2009 Texas Student Media. All articles, photographs and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole w ith o u t w ritten permission. High 81 Low 63 Today's w eather LAB: Study examines sex, gender differences From p a g e l A “We're interested in all sorts of aspects of sexuality/' Meston said. "I'm interested in gen­ der differences. Not a lot of re­ searchers look at the dynam ­ ic betw een a cou ple — they look at ju st the man or the woman." The lab was mentioned in a chapter about women in Mary R oach's "Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex." "[T h e lab] w as a critica l part of the book," Roach said. "There aren't very many places that bring subjects in and study sexual arousal and orgasm." Roach w ill discuss her book at BookPeople on A p r il 14. PLUS: Private banks reluctant to bid on loans ■ From p a g e l A the auction as well. 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Lombardi said the Vatican's No. 2 official Cardinal Tarcisio Pertone will visit some 40 injured people in the hospital. Sunday's Mass in a huge vacant lot near a cement factory is the last major event of the Catholic leader's first pilgrimage to Africa. Police station attack leads to arrest of Tibetan monks BEIJING — Nearly 100 Tibet­ an monks were arrested or turned themselves in Sunday after hun­ dreds of protesters attacked a po­ lice station in northwest China, state media reported. The protest appeared to be in re­ taliation for the disappearance of a Tibetan who escaped from police custody in Qinghai province, the of­ ficial Xinhua News Agency reported. The demonstration was the lat­ est sign of Tibetan anger in a tense month of tightened Chinese security in the region because of a number of sensitive anniversaries. Several hundred people — in­ cluding nearly 100 monks from the La'gyab Monastery — attacked the police station of La'gyab, a town­ ship in the Tibetan prefecture of Golog, assaulting policemen and government staff on Saturday, Xin­ hua said. The report said the assault caused some slight injuries. C om piled from Associated Press reports NATION BRIEFLY Protesters object to AIG bonuses with visits to executives' homes FAIRFIELD, Conn. — A busload of activists representing working- and middle-class families paid vis­ its Saturday to the lavish homes of American International Group ex­ ecutives to protest the tens of mil­ lions of dollars in bonuses awarded by the struggling insurance compa­ ny after it received a massive feder­ al bailout. About 40 protesters urged AIG executives who have received a por­ tion of the $165 million in bonuses to do more to help families. "We think $165 million could be used in a more appropriate way to keep people in their homes, cre­ ate more jobs and health care," said Emeline Bravo-Blackport, a gardener. Last week, news of the bonus­ es ignited a firestorm of controver­ sy and even death threats against AIG employees. The New York- based company has received $182.5 billion in federal aid and is about 80 percent government-owned. Mean­ while the national housing and job markets have collapsed as the coun­ try spirals into a crippling recession. Natasha Richardson's coffin arrives at actress's N.Y. home NEW YORK — A mahogany cas­ ket bearing Natasha Richardson's body was taken Saturday to the country home where she married Liam Neeson in 1994, according to a published report. The actress's coffin was driv­ en from a Manhattan townhouse to the couple's farmhouse near up­ state Millbrook, the New York Dai­ ly News reported. Screen and stage stars had paid their respects at a pri­ vate viewing the night before. The newspaper said state po­ lice and local sheriff's deputies kept reporters at a distance as a sil­ ver hearse turned into the couple's home, located in a scenic stretch of hills and horse farms about 90 miles north of New York City in the Hud­ son Valley. Com piled from A ssociated Press reports . Tony Avelar | Associated . A m an leaves flow ers at the front entrance o f the police station in O akland, Calif., on Sunday. A m an w anted for violatin o his parole killed four veteran police officers in tw o sh o o tin g s Saturday. „ , Four officers die after shootings By Terry Collins & Lisa Leff The Associated Press O A K L A N D , C alif. — An O akland police officer shot during a traffic stop died Sun­ day, bringing the num ber of officers killed to four on the deadliest day in the depart­ ment's history, police said. Officer John Hege, 41, died at Highland Hospital after be­ ing w ounded in the first of tw o shootings on Saturday, O akland police spokesm an Jeff Thomason said. A 2 6 -y e a r -o ld p a r o le e w an ted on a p aro le v io la ­ tion opened fire on Hege and 40-y ear-o ld Sgt. M ark Du- nakin after they pulled him over Saturday afternoon, po­ lice said. Dunakin died that day. Hege w as hospitalized with a major brain injury and survived through the night, his family said. Suspect Lovelle Mixon was killed later Satu rd ay a fte r­ noon in a gunfight with po­ lice that left tw o m ore offi­ cers dead. Thomason identi­ fied those officers as Sgt. Er­ vin Romans, 43, and Sgt. Dan­ iel Sakai, 35. The violence began when Hege and Dunakin, both on m otorcycles, stopped a 1995 Buick sedan in east Oakland ju st after 1 p.m ., Thom ason said. The driver opened fire, killing Dunakin and mortally wounding Hege. The gunm an then fled on foot, police said, leading to an intense m anhunt by doz­ ens of O akland police, C al­ ifornia H ighw ay Patrol o f­ ficers and A lam eda County sheriff deputies. Around 3:30 p.m ., officers got an anonymous tip that the gunman was inside a nearby apartment building. A SWAT team entered the b u ild in g and th e g u n m a n o p en ed fire, police said. Romans and Sakai were killed and a third officer was grazed by a bullet, police said. Officers returned fire, killing Mixon, acting Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said. Gov. Arnold Schw arzeneg­ ger ordered flags at the state capítol be flown at half-staff Sunday in honor of the slain officers. Schw arzenegger ar­ rived in Oakland on Sunday to meet with Mayor Ron Del- lums and members of the po­ lice department. Police said Mixon used dif­ ferent weapons in each inci­ dent. One gun was used at the first scene and an assault ri­ fle was used at the apartment building where he was hiding. P olice said they did not know w hy the officers in i­ tially stop ped the su sp ect, but said it apparently was a routine traffic stop. 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Cilenn Hegar, R-Katy, who authored the bill, retorted the measure does not translate into an "unsafe work environ­ ment," echoing co-sponsor of the bill Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Hous- ton, who labeled business concerns as weak. Senate Bill 730, a push by certain Texas lawmakers with pro­ gun agendas, dismisses the serious threat posed by the osten­ sible safety measure. State law prohibits concealed weapons in schools, courthouses, bars and hospitals and allows businesses to decide whether or not bringing handguns are permitted on their premises. Fairey mural shelved Last week, the College of Fine Arts announced that Shepa­ rd Fairey s mural, which was scheduled to be completed on the Art Builing last Ihursday, has been postponed indefinitely. Ac­ cording to Dean Doug Dempster, the school "could not move fast enough for this project to happen" or to even reschedule it for a future date. Fairey, creator of the iconic Obama "FTope" posters and the Obey Giant street art campaign, approached UT earlier this month with the idea and, according to his representative, is still interested in a future project. While the delay is unfortunate, we are just glad that they aren't replacing his installation with some more of Donald Lipski's penny-covered steel buoys. I hen again, a second Lipski work on campus could result in more hilariously juvenile photography. Hurricane relief bill makes it out of House committee Hurricane Ike victims found a hero in Rep. Craig Eiland, D- Galveston, after a bill he authored, which will allocate $700 million in emergency spending to pay for hurricane recovery, passed the Flouse Appropriations Committee Friday. The pro­ posed bill has cleared its first hurdle, passing in a unanimous decision. Eiland has been at the forefront of the UTMB rebuilding de­ bate since Ike swept through Galveston in September. Recent­ ly, he helped convince the UT System Board of Regents to allow UTMB facilities to remain in Galveston and to fund the medical branch as it rebuilds. Eiland's advocacy for UTMB will hopeful­ ly lead to the reinstatement of more than 3,000 employees who were laid off in the hurricane's aftermath. Because the funding for the bill will be taken from the state's rainy day' fund, the bill's final approval will depend on the approval of two-thirds of House. The bill will help repair state and University facilities damaged by Hurricanes Ike and Dol­ ly, allocating $300 million to UTMB. Obama to speak at ASU graduation; filmmaker to address UT students The White House announced that President Barack Obama will deliver commencement addresses at three universi­ ties this spring Arizona State University, the University of Notre Dame and the U.S. Naval Academy. Meanwhile, filmmaker Robert Rodriguez will speak to UT graduates. Rodriguez, a L T alumnus who used to produce a comic strip for this very paper, has directed blockbusters like "Spy Kids" and "Sin City." While presidents, supreme court justices and international political and professional leaders address our peers this year at other institutions across the country, we will have to settle for a L T alum who is best known for leaving his wife for Marilyn Manson's ex-fiancee. UT students deserve to conclude their education with a more notable speaker. While we don't expect Obama, or even George W. Bush, who spoke to Texas A&M gradutes in December, to grace our campus for commencement ceremonies, we think our school could afford us a more inspirational speaker at this major precipice in our lives. Editor in Chief: Leah Finnegan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Audrey Campbell Abhinav Kumar Abby Terrell Josh Haney Jlllian Sheridan MaryTuma T h k D a i l y T e x a n GALLERY LEROY OPfTBERGER of W6HINSCH.&C., ie> o n e Ma er kan wwo n ever h a s TO WORRY ABOUT BESN& VM> 0TE W & Z--& L He m aintains, the- NATIONAL D EB T CLOCK. Leveling the playing field By Dan Treadway Daily Texan Columnist On March 6, the NCAA Com m ittee on Infractions found Florida State University guilty of unethical conduct, academic fraud, providing athletes with extra benefits and failing to mon­ itor its office of Athletic Academic Support. As punishment, the NCAA has placed FSU on probation for four years and forced the school to vacate wins in 10 sports. But here's the best part: The committee has cut the number of athletic scholarships FSU will be allowed to dole out in the coming years. With the economic decline and tuition costs on the rise, it seems FSU will have a few extra scholarships lying around as a result of this punishment. What better opportunity to give some deserving students a full ride to the school? With any luck, these students won't have to cheat with assis­ tance from university officials to pass classes. In an internal investigation that began in the spring of 2007, FSU officials found that Hillard Goldsmith, an academic advis­ er, and Brenda Monk, a learning specialist, as well as an un­ named tutor, enabled — and at times encouraged — 61 student athletes to cheat. The investigation mostly focused on an online music course titled "Music of World Cultures." Yes, officials hired by FSU, the same school that had a Rho­ des Scholar starting safety on its football team last season, have also helped athletes cheat in a course called "M usic of World Cultures." While this in itself seems troubling, the big story reported at major news outlets was that the infractions will result in head football coach Bobby Bowden's having to forfeit wins and, in all probability, losing a shot at becoming the most successful divi­ sion 1-A head football coach in history. In 2006 and 2007, the seasons FSU may have to forfeit, Bowden only won seven games each — his lowest win totals since 1981. Coincidentally, it seems internal investigations were put at bay at FSU in the 1990s, when the school won two national titles and was the most successful program of the decade. The vast majority of college athletes attend school in hopes of receiving a free education. More often than not, stories of their failures get attention in the press, while their success stories are ignored. In this case the NCAA should have set a precedent. This was a scandal that spread across multiple sports, and it conflict­ ed with the term so often repeated with pride by athletic de­ partment officials around the country — student athletes. This wasn't the case of an athlete happening to peek at question No. 6 on another student's psychology exam. This has been a long­ standing scandal carried out with the help of hired universi­ ty officials. Some FSU officials, angered by the prospect of their team los­ ing its reputation, are hesitant to be held accountable. In a state­ ment to the press, FSU athletic director Randy Spetman said, Some of our student athletes engaged in academic misconduct and we will suffer the consequences, but I believe vacating wins is just wrong." A state school that is wasting scholarships on kids who want to play sports but have no interest in earning a degree (consid­ er Texas' paltry football player graduation rate, which hovers at the 50 percent mark, according to NCAA data) needs to serious­ ly reconsider its priorities as an institution of learning. There are simply too many students who are actually motivated to learn but are struggling to afford tuition. According to the FSU student handbook, in order to uphold the school's honor code, each student has the responsibility to refuse to tolerate violations of academic integrity in the Univer­ sity community and to foster a high sense of integrity and so­ cial responsibility. As a result of completely ignoring this code in the cheating case, the implicated athletes were forced to a sit out a few games. That might have seemed harsh to them, but consider this: If you or I were caught cheating by the University on an online course, we d most likely have to sit out a ceremony more mo­ mentous than any sporting event: graduation. Treadway is a political communication junior. THE FIRING LINE Moving on with SG redone — the results will not amend any of the wrongs the student body feels have been committed and will not fix any damage to the in­ tegrity of the election. not be tested. I am taking very seriously the charge that Student Government has lost legitimacy in light of recent revelations.regarding the impartiality of former Election Supervisory Board Co-chairman Cesar Martinez Es­ pinosa and President Keshav Rajagopalan ("Election board co-chairman < ampaigned for candidates," March 10, "Rajagopalan used official title while campaigning for O'Rourke," March 12). The fact that this debate is occurring belies the vague and cloudy wording of the election code itself. We must clarify it. Last year the elec­ tion code underwent a drastic overhaul, and this election cycle has re­ vealed several kinks that need to be addressed. I particularly support proposals to take control of the board out of the hands of SG and to include faculty and staff on the board. Another sug­ gestion involves the College Councils and the Senate of Councils tak­ ing a role in the SG's board member selection. Clearly, members of SG cannot have the power to appoint the board, retain their rights to make personal endorsements and expect total confidence in the impartiality of the elections process. Being new to the process, I feel betrayed by the revelation that forces were working to prevent the election of "outsiders" despite lofty rhetcv iic urging more students to run. But we as a campus must look forward. I am confident that the legitimacy of the incoming administration will be upheld by the Election Review Task Force. And we will work dili­ gently and quicklv to reform the SG election system so that we can shift our f(x us tc> ¡mpn >v ing our campus and addressing student concerns as soon as possible. 1 encourage anyone interested to come to our working session this Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Glenn Maloney Room of the Student Servic­ es Building. Matt Daley Biology and history junior College o f Natural Sciences representative-elect Moving on with SG II In light of the recent events surrounding the student government elections, a large percentage of the student body is calling for Presi­ dent Keshav Rajagopalan's dismissal, a re-election and drastic chang­ es to L 1 elections. While I agree that the UT system of elections is bro­ ken, I don't believe the president should be dismissed or the election A gracious opponent would recognize that no "secret" organiza­ tion could have gathered the 2,000-vote majority carried by the Liam O Rourke and Shara Ma Kim campaign the weekend prior to the elec­ tion. Phillip lau seems unwilling to acknowledge the obvious — he was out-campaigned, outshone and simply outdone in an election which was not as close as he would have you believe. Furthermore, a new election would simply have people voting the same exact way they did three weeks ago, accomplishing nothing. The students calling for our president's dismissal also forget that Ce­ sar Martinez Espinosa was found to have done nothing illegal (ditto with Rajagopalan). Espinosa resigned of his own volition, and the elec­ tions monitors were quoted in The Daily Texan saying he did nothing illegal. If so, how can our president be dismissed for doing absolutely nothing wrong? The issue of election transparency is one for campaign platforms — not informing the student body of a potential illegality is within Rajago­ palan's rights as president of the student body; he did acknowledge it to the proper authorities, but he should not be forced out of office for not being as transparent as he claimed he would be when he campaigned — U.S. Presidents have remained in office after worse offenses. Zachary Garber Government and physics freshman Creationism does not belong in Texas schools Creationism, intelligent design — it has gone by a number of names, but its central agenda is the same: to water down the teaching of evolu­ tion in schools. The never-ending permutations about "weaknesses" in evolutionary theory have now led to a dangerous attack regarding "suf­ ficiency and insufficiency" of evolutionary theory in the Texas school science curriculum. On March 27, under questionable motives, the Texas State Board of Education will vote to revise the state's science standards. According to the Austin American-Statesman, Don McLeroy, head of the state board, has incorrectly claimed that he is "the defender of science." McLeroy, an avowed Young Earth Creationist (those who believe that the Earth is only about 6,000 years old), wants to add provisions that question the sufficiency of natural selection to explain the complexity of cells." McLeroy has been on a long crusade to undermine the teaching of evo­ lution in schools. In fact, he relishes debate" with his opponents, with­ out acknowledging that science is not the art of persuasion but a sys­ tematic evaluation of observed data. Intelligent design, by default, can­ The consensus among Texas professors about scientific education standards is clear. A survey by the Texas Freedom Fund showed that of 464 Texas science professors, 98 percent did not consider intelligent de­ sign a valid science. Moreover, 92 percent of respondents agreed that in­ telligent design should not be taught in Texas public schools. The final strike against the board's "scientific" plans includes 94 percent of sci­ entists who feel the wording about "weaknesses" should not exist re­ garding evolution in science education, and another 80 percent felt this wording would undermine student readiness for college. In January UT biology professor David Hillis told The New York Times that "it's a clear indication that the chairman of the state school board doesn't un­ derstand the science. The record of federal legal rulings is quite clear: Kitzmiller v. Dover (2005), Edward v. Aguillard (1987) and Epperson v. Arkansas (1968) and more have all ruled that teaching creationism in school is unconstitutional. If you re like me, you ve probably paid good money for an education, and part of that education is the teaching of evolution as science So you too should be outraged. There is little room for doubt that the education board is trying to sneak creationism into science education standards As a member of the Texas student chapter of Scientists and Engineers for America, I urge you to write to your board member and demand they uphold the rigorous scientific standards that have made our nation the leader in scientific innovation and discovery. Information on how to identify your board representative, how to contact them and a full back­ ground of the proposed changes can be found on the Scientists and En­ gineers for America — Austin Chapter's Facebook group. Please take the time to ensure that Texas students receive the educa­ tion they deserve. David Truong Cell and molecular biology graduate student Scientists and Engineers for Austin Chapter LEGALESE Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the ed­ itorial board or the writer of the arti­ cle. They' are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. All Tex­ an editorials are written by the Editorial Board. SUBMIT A COLUMN The Daily Texan welcomes submissions for guest columns. Columns must be between 500, 7( X) words. Send columns to edi- tort&dailytexanonlme.com. The Tex reserves the right to edit all colui for clarity and liability if chosen f publication. University-related columns preferred. M onday, M arch 2 3 ,2 0 0 9 N FWS FEST: Bands disappoint, delight and surprise fans From p a g e l A mood for a dude m essing around with his laptop, I sprinted over to Em o's to catch Gallows. The band combined punk with modem hard­ core elem ents, and while it w asn't my thing, it got a good reaction from the audience. I next trekked to the Central Pres­ byterian Church to see St. Vincent and m anaged to g et there early enough to see Department of Eagles. Vocalist Daniel Rossen, also of Griz­ zly Bear, began the set with a solo banjo performance, which led well into the b an d 's folksy indie pop. O riginally from Dallas, St. Vincent performed pop songs ranging from the ethereal to the knotty, with the occasional whammy bar abuse. The Texans in the crowd reacted well to her W hataburger shout-out. The church was a great venue for both, providing a peaceful sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of Sixth Street. Thursday U nable to get into the Full M et­ al Texas party (RSVPs = not metal), I decided to chill instead at the NPR party at the Parish. Thao N guyen and the Get Down Stay Down were the first group of the day. An Asian girl playing country songs and occa­ sionally beatboxing? Yes please! I d id n 't care m uch for BLK JK S and Blind Pilot, but rapper K'N aan p u t on an im p re ssiv e show . H is com bination of hip-hop and tradi­ tional Ethiopian and Som alian m u­ sic was fresh, and his Som ailian up- bringing gave his songs a sense of authenticity. The Dirty Projectors came on next with their interlocking guitar lines, b ad ass b ack in g vo cals and good looks. They easily got the best reac­ tion of the whole party. 3oh!3 kicked off the evening at Stubb's, and the band was horrible. Imagine half-assed versions of The Lonely Island's "On a Boat" for near­ ly every7 song, and you've got a pretty good idea of what 3oh!3 sounds like. L uckily, A rizona rockers M eat Puppets were there to save the day. Their mix of country, blues and rock is especially potent live. DJ duo NASA was among one of the hokiest groups I experienced , New York natives Sean Bones perform in the Emo's main room on Thursday. C a leb M iller | D .uly T exan S ta ff and this is com ing from som eone who jams to MANOWAR. The group perform ed in orange sp ace suits, and two women in green full-body paint, silver bikini tops and extreme­ ly short skirts masqueraded as mar- tians throughout the performance. Friday W hen I ar rived at Em o's for the Pitch fork/W indish party, indie-pop quartet Girls were doing their thing. A friend who had seen them the night before said they w ere "stuck in the '90s alternative scene," and I couldn't agree more. The Pains of Being Pure at Heart was one of the major buzz bands of this year's SXSW. Its sound is a mi$ of early -'90s shoegaze and pow er pop. I l l probably kick m yself for not seeing King Khan and the Shrines, but A-Trak and D iplo w ere worth it. The duo made the tiny interior of Emo's go nuts, bringing not only big beats but also smart samples. O h, M etallica played? My high school self would have been freaking out, but I'm getting older and proba­ bly not wiser. The m em bers of Devo exceeded my expectations in their highly pub­ licized set at the Austin M usic Hall. First, their new costumes raised some eyebrows. For the first half of their set, they wore grey suits with or­ ange construction jackets, and were missing the "flower pot" hats. How­ ever, the hats — krtown as "Energy D om es" — came on for the perfor­ mance of the smash hit "W hip It." Saturday A warning: I was not at the Kanye West show at Fader Fort. If there is a time you need to catch up on Pla­ to, it's now. I made the m istake of attending the High Times Party to see Wino, who I had missed to get into the line for Devo. From w hat I had heard, he freaked out during sound check and bailed on the show. W hile most of the bands there were boring ston- er rock, one band did catch my atten­ tion: Earthless. They were on a major psychedelic trip, jamming on and on ... and on and on. Totally engrossing, totally awesome. I also managed to catch Zoroaster at Room 710. The band was the dark­ er version of Earthless - its wall of sound was quite menacing. My night began at Club de Ville, where I saw Iran. They played indie rock with poetic lyrics and occasion­ al slabs of noise. Considering that I had just been destroyed by Zoroast­ er, it was a nice change of mood. E fterk lan g played their spacey, popish p o st-rock at E m o's Jr. The D anish unit d id n 't com e off as in­ teresting or novel, so I headed back to C lub de V ille to catch V iolens. The b an d m ixed ind ie pop w ith am bient rock and noise freak-outs. C o m p e te n t stu ff, but not mi nd- blowing. Voxtrot also played at E m o's — how it has a fan base is beyond me. Finally, I got onto the patio of the Radio Room to watch Steve Aoki do a DJ set. He got the crowd even more w orked up than D iplo, flail­ ing around stage, headbanging like a true rocker. Was the w hole experience worth sore feet and overpriced beer? I must say it was. 5A Federal law could allow for cheaper birth control By H u d s o n Lockett Daily Texan Staff C h eap er birth co n tro l p rices could retu rn to the U niversity H ealth Se rv ices P harm acy — if pharm aceutical com p an ies are w illing to m ake the first move. The re ce n tly s ig n e d $ 4 1 0 b illio n fe d e r a l spending package in clu d es a provision to allow com panies to offer d iscou nted con traceptives to colleg e health centers, reversin g a p ro v isio n in the D eficit Reduction A ct of 2005 that ended the practice in 2007.. I he issue is w h eth er d ru g com p an ies w ill offer discounted pricing ag a in ," said U n iv ersity pharm acist Terry W eaver. In D ece m b e r 2 0 0 6 , U H S re ce iv e d a le tt e r from prescription m e d icin e provider O rg an o n s ta tin g it w ould n o lo n g e r su p p ly d is c o u n t p ric e s fo r the c o n tr a c e p tiv e s C y c le ss a , D e s- og en and N u v aR in g. A v erb a l co n tra ct w ith Jo h n son & Johnson fo r d isco u n t p rices on th e birth control pill O rth o Tri-C yclen Lo w as also canceled . 1 he m ove to end d isco u n t agreem ents cam e sh o rtly befo re the D e fic it R ed u ction A ct w as slated to go into effect at the beginning of 2007. W eav er said th a t b e fo re d isco u n ts e n d e d , m o st clin ic co n tracep tiv e p acks offered by th e pharm acy were $15 p e r cycle. He said U H S has been able to offer ch e a p e r generic m ed ication s and d iscou n ted p ricin g fo r buying m ore th an one cy cle at a tim e, b u t th at N uvaRing and O r­ tho Tri-C yclen Lo have no generic op tio n s and cu rren tly cost more than $60 per m onth. There is no way to tell if reduced prices w ill com e ab ou t," W eaver said . " If they do, there is no w ay to know7 if d iscou n ts w ill be as deep as they w ere several years a g o ." B iology senior Lauren King said she w as buy- ing generic con traceptiv es at retail stores w hen the contracts were canceled . I never felt there w as ever a huge p ro blem ," K ing said. P sychology ju nior R achel Rode said she su p ­ ported the new p ro v ision and w ould buy co n ­ tracep tives at the U H S pharm acy if m anu factu r­ ers began offering d iscou n ts again. "I w ould definitely d o it," Rode said. and your world matters Day one. It’s not just about work. It's about the chance to make a difference to the wider community, to connect with a diverse range of people and places around the world. Bring your passion and interests and we'll help find a way for you to contribute to the things that matter to you. 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This led to a lengthy and vigorous, though not very edifying, debate. "N orth is this way," said the student for the sixth or seventh tim e, gesturing confidently to the west. "I told you, and you're still ar­ resting me!" he exclaimed a few minutes later as the officers sat him dow n beneath a parking sign, his hands cuffed behind his back. "W e're not arresting you for not know ing d irection s," said Officer Chris Vela. The officers arrested him for public intoxication, and a few m in u tes later, the m u d d ied , m u dd led stu d en t w as in the back seat of a patrol car on his way to Travis County Central Booking. He was one of four ar­ rests UT Police Department of­ fice rs m ade on cam p u s that night during a Texan ridealong. A broad, quiet presence U T PD arrests h u n d red s of people, issues more than 1,000 traffic tickets and responds to tens of thousands o f em ergen­ cy calls and other alarms around cam pus every year. Yet police say few students understand the department or its purpose. "I talk to lots of people who don't even realize there is a po­ lice d ep artm en t at U T ," said crim e-prevention O fficer W il­ liam Pieper. U T PD is e n tire ly sep arate from — but just as powerful as — the city police force. Its offi­ cers can enforce state and fed­ eral law in any county that con­ tains University property, giving the department authority across most of Texas. A UTPD officer can make an ar­ rest in Dripping Springs or even set up a speed trap at the Mexi­ can border. But with only 64 of­ ficers to police a campus of more than 50,000, the departm ent is rarely able to patrol the Drag. At any time, between four and eight UTPD officers (and usual­ ly one drug-sniffing dog) are pa­ trolling campus. A separate pa­ trol makes a circuit around Aus­ tin, checking on the U niversi­ ty's various properties scattered throughout the city. The U niversity has relative­ ly low crime rates, partially be­ cause only about 7,200 students live on campus. In 2008, UTPD responded to two rapes, three armed robberies and two armed assaults, though these num bers do not include incidents around the U niversi­ ty usually handled by the Aus­ tin Police Department. It's been more than a decade since the last campus murder. W h ile b ic y c le and la p to p thefts are the U niversity's m a­ jor dayligbjt crim es, night offi­ cers like Vela and H arris tend to spend their shifts looking for burgled cars, broken locks, traffic violations and — a nightly sta­ ple — the publicly intoxicated. A common scene At 2 a.m., about an hour after the mud-soaked drunk was tak­ en to jail, .Vela pulled up behind an SUV packed outside Jester Center. A passer-by had report­ ed that a man inside the vehicle was verbally abusing a woman, and pólice were called to ensure that she w^Tsáf^í*1*" Vela and his sergeant, Robert Stock, questioned the w om an — a rail-trtin TfT^ear-old whose boyfriend had dropped her off at the dorm — as she shivered in the rain outside the SUV. But the w o m an had been drinking and didn't want police to bother her. When Stock asked to see her identification, she got angry and shoved him. Seconds later, she w as d ou­ bled over at the waist, sobbing, as Stock and Vela handcuffed her in front of startled passers-by and her boyfriend, who would be released without charge. "Ow! Ow! Oh my god. I'm not resisting," said the woman as the officers lowered her to the curb. UTPD is entirely separate from the city police force. Its officers can enforce state and federal law in any county that contains University property, giving the departm ent authority across most of Texas. "You don't push me and call me a cock su ck er," Sto ck said quietly. He had seen drunks as­ sault police before and didn't be­ lieve the woman had acted m a­ liciously. As Vela drove her to central booking, the woman sobbed be­ hind bullet-proof plastic and al­ ternately apologized for and de­ nied pushing Stock. Vela, a UTPD officer for about two years, listened patiently as the woman he had been sent to rescue from an argum ent with her boyfriend yelled at him for ruining her night. "A re you going to give me a chance to respond ?" he asked. "You keep cutting me off. You don't ever let me finish." "I could be a cop if I wanted to b e," said the student as a gi­ ant metal door behind the Black- well-Thurm an Crim inal Justice Center swung open to admit her to jail. "It's not that hard." A D IF F E R E N T KIND OF SPRIN G BR E A K Nich Hearn, Matias Brizuela, Will LaRue and Todd Hyden, members of the Brotherhood of Christian Aggies, discuss how to tackle the debris that still litters East Beach at Galveston six months after Hurricane Ike hit. More than 500 college students from across the country gave up their spring breaks to do yardwork, gut houses, serve the homeless, build homes and clean beaches for Good News Galveston's volunteer cleanup program. M a y -Y in g L a m | D aily Texan S ta ft SXSW: Officials optimistic despite economy From p a g e l A pleased with participation and attendance levels for this year's festival. "W e are cau tiously optim is­ tic about everything right now," W alker said. "W e never know how things are going to pan out. Right now we are happy about the attendance." Festivalgoers congregated in Austin starting. March 13 to at­ tend more than 1,500 live music perform ances, film screenings and industry-based conferences. The 2008 festival generated $103 million, and in 2007 it generated $95 million, according to reports released by AngelouEconomics, a company hired by SXSW to assess the festival's fiscal impacts. According to the company, SX- SW-driven income is determined by the amount of money generat­ ed explicitly by the festival, sales from participating retail vendors ánd sales from supporting com ­ panies that help supply the fes­ tival with, for example, printing materials for brochures. Last y e a r's festival w as the biggest in its history, and SXSW officials said they were confident that 2009's festival would contin­ ue its growth. By comparison, the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival gener­ ated $34.6 million for the city. Walker said officials expect a strong finish through the week­ end for the 10-day festival, which drew to a close Sunday night. "Attendance for film and inter­ active is up but down for music slightly," Walker said on Friday. "But they expect to do just as well as last year if not better. People are attracted to the festival because it is industry-driven." Brad Stein, chairm an of the A u stin M u sic C o m m is sio n , said he hadn't seen any poten­ tial downturn in attendance or sponsorship. "I think the festival is expand­ ing b ecau se it has b ecom e a more international m usic festi­ val, and I think the sponsorship dollars — I didn't see a drop in that/' Stein said. Stein said the revenue gener­ ated by the festival would have surprised him , considering na­ tional market conditions, had he not seen businesses and individ­ uals budgeting and planning for the festival beforehand. "A lco h o l p ro v id ers, m ag a­ zines, record companies — they were all out in full force and ef­ fe ct," Stein said. "P eo p le still have money for SXSW music-re­ lated activities. Some see it as a necessary expense." B Monday, March 23,2009 W O M E N 'S BASKETBALL Mississippi State 71, Texas 63 T h e D a i l y T e x a n Sports Editor: David R. Henry E-mail: SpoftB@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com Horns upset in NCAA first round Rebounding, Racks play help MSU hold off Texas’ second-half comeback By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff COLUMBUS, O H IO — A fter her team beat Texas 71-63 on Saturday, M ississippi State head coach Sharon Fanning said it w asn't a surprise: H er players just did all the basics and did them well. The Lady Bulldogs m ade their free throws, rebounded the ball and played tough defense, w inning a hard-fought battle against the Long­ ho rn s on S atu rd ay at N atio n w id e Arena in Columbus, Ohio. E leventh-seed M ississippi State threw Texas for a loop w hen it knocked out the Longhorns, w ho entered the NCA A to u rn am en t w ith a higher- than-expected sixth seed thanks to their strength of schedule and 5-6 re­ cord against ranked opponents. "I thought [Mississippi State] just did a great job," Texas head coach G ail G oesten k o rs said. "T hey d id w hat w as necessary. They rebound­ ed the heck o u t of the basketball, they hit their free throw s. In a tight game, those are tw o big factors." Senior Bulldog Alexis Rack, whom G oesten kors co m pared to A ndrea Riley e a rlie r th is w eek , fin ish ed w ith a gam e-high 20 points, includ­ ing 13-of-13 from the free-th ro w line. Rack's effort w as part of MSU's 96-percent free-throw shooting, which dried up the Longhorns' evaporating offense in the gam e's final minutes. Poor shooting leads to yet another defeat as team struggles with loss of senior By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff COLUMBUS, O HIO — It d o esn 't take a detective to figure o u t w hy the Longhorns were upset in the first round of the NCAA tournam ent. The Longhorns shot less than 35 per­ cent from the field for the third- straight game in their loss to Mississippi State, the biggest reason they lost the gruel­ ing eight-point contest, according to Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors. The team 's 27-percent shooting in the first half w as its second low est of the postseason, only better than a 7-of-29 halftime perform ance against M issouri in the Big 12 tournam ent. The Longhorns, seeded sixth in that first-round gam e, came back to beat the Tigers by three thanks to Brit- tainey R aven's layup in the gam e's final m om ents. But on Saturday, the H orns w ere unab le to topple their llth -s e e d o p p o n en ts, w ho shot 40 percent from the field and m issed only one free throw all night. Texas p la y e rs an d coaches said th a t th e a b se n c e of se n io r p o in t guard Carla Cortijo was a big reason for the lack of offensive production. Cortijo h a d n 't m issed a start since January 2008, b u t she broke her fin­ ger against the Tigers on March 12. Despite her injury, Cortijo logged 16 minutes in Texas' loss to Iowa State the next day. Goestenkors played Cortijo WB-BALL continues on page 3B SHOOTING continues on page 3B DUKE 74 TEXAS 69 Longhorns’ valiant effort falls short Kiichiro Sato | Associated Press Senior Ashleigh Fontenette wipes away tears after Texas lost 71-63 to M ississippi State on Saturday in the first round of the women's N CA A tournam ent in Columbus, Ohio. BASEBALL Kansas wins series 3-0 Team has now lost four of its last five games By Austin Talbert Daily Texan'Staff Before Texas ascended to Baseball A m erica's No. 1 ranking on March 9 , the Longhorns w ere cruising. The team w as rew arded w ith the top ranking after a strong 12-1 start. Since securing the top spot in the poll, the Long­ horns have done anything b u t cruise. O n Sunday, the Longhorns fell to Kansas 4-3, their third-straight one-run loss to the Jayhaw ks at H oglund Ballpark and their fourth consecutive loss overall. T he L o n g h o rn s ' rh y th m w a s in te r ru p te d by weather: A nonconference gam e against Baylor w as postponed because of rain. Texas' opening Big 12 se­ ries against M issouri w as also affected by the rare rain in Austin, forcing a Saturday doubleheader. Once the rain finally subsided and Texas w as on the field again, the L onghorns doubled their season losses. Missouri ace Kyle Gibson turned in a brilliant start to open the series, his com plete gam e sh u to u t giving the Tigers a 2-0 run. Just h o u rs later Texas ju m p -sta rted its offense, w hile sophom ore standout Brandon W orkman com ­ bined w ith closer A ustin Wood for a sh utout of their ow n, leading to a 5-0 Longhorn win. But there w ould be m ore hiccups for Texas (14-6, 2-4 Big 12). If not for a three-run ninth-inning come­ back in the rub b er m atch against M issouri, Texas w ould have lost its opening Big 12 series, a series the Longhorns played in the friendly confines of UFCU Disch-Falk Field. The Jayhaw ks' (13-7, 3-0 Big 12) sw eep of Texas further highlights the im portance of w inning hom e gam es during conference play. Instead, the L onghorns m ounted a furious com e­ back w ith their final three outs against the Tigers, erasing a 3-1 deficit by m anufacturing runs. They utilized, am ong other techniques, pinch hitting, n u ­ m erous pinch ru n n ers, a suicide squeeze attem p t (am ong other bunts), a passed ball and a throw ing error from Tiger shortstop Michael Liberto on a d o u ­ ble-play attem pt to score the gam e-w inning and se­ ries-clinching run. "One or tw o gam es in such a short conference sea­ son m akes a heck of a difference," Texas coach A u- gie G arrido said after the Longhorns' late-inning he­ roics. The heroics w ould not continue for Texas. The Longhorns' w inning w ays, clutch hitting and nearly perfect pitching w hich helped Texas secure five one- run w ins w ould take a spring break along w ith Tex­ as students. On Tuesday, Texas fell 6-3 to the No. 7 Rice Owls. The spring break w oes continued for Texas over the w eekend in Kansas as the Longhorns, w ho had been perfect in one-run games this season, dropped three straight gam es by a single run. The L onghorns fell to K ansas 5-4 on Friday and BASEBALL continues on page 3B Freshman swimmer Kathleen Hersey competes in a meet earlier this season at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center. Hersey placed third at the national cham pionships in the 400 individual medley. Texas had its best finish at the meet since 2001. Peter Franklin Daily Texan Staff • Ik* By Joedy McCreary The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — D uke m ade every clutch play in their 74-69 victory over the Longhorns on Saturday night in the East Re­ gional, propelling them into the secon d w ee k en d of th e N C A A tournam ent for the first time since 2006. G erald H e n d e rso n sco red 24 points and hit three free throw s in the final m inute, Kyle Singler a d d e d 17 p o in ts before fo uling out late and Jon Scheyer added 13 for the second-seeded Blue D ev­ ils (30-6). The Atlantic Coast C on­ ference to u rn am en t cham p s and w inners of five straig h t w ill face third -seed ed V illanova (28-7) on T hursday night in Boston. A.J. A bram s scored 17 p o in ts on 5-for-13 sh ooting for the No. 7 seeded L onghorns (23-12), w ho rallied from a late 10-point defi­ cit to tie it twice in the final 2 m in­ utes — the last time com ing w hen G ary Joh n so n 's free throw w ith 1:07 rem aining m ade it 69-all. "We told o u r g uys w e w o u ld stick arou n d ... and actually told them at 4 m inutes w e w ere right w here w e n eeded to b e," Texas coach Rick Barnes said. "A t no point in tim e d id ou r guys really flinch and think they couldn 't get back in the gam e." • N olan Smith hit tw o free throw s w ith 47 seconds left to p u t D uke u p 71-69, a n d th e L o n g h o rn s missed tw o chances in the final 40 seconds to tie it. D am ibn Jam es' 3-pointer over H en d e rso n circled th e rim an d p o p p e d o u t. A fter H e n d e rs o n added a free throw w ith 30.8 sec­ on d s left, A bram s m issed a ru n ­ ner and Jam es c o u ld n 't convert th e follow -up. T hen, as the re­ boun d sq uirted tow ard the Tex­ as bench, Scheyer w ent all out to chase it and hurl it dow n the floor to Elliot Williams. Williams missed tw o free throw s w ith 11.5 seconds left, and the re­ bound bounced off a L onghorn's fingers before M cClure tip p ed it to H enderson, w ho p u m p e d his fist as he hit the floor, then hit two foul sh o ts w ith 7.2 se co n d s re­ maining to seal it. Texas' D o g u s Balbay grabs a rebound over Duke's Lance Thomas (42) and Kyle Singler during the Horns' second-round loss in Greensboro, N.C., on Saturday. The Blue Devils overcam e the L o ngho rns' 50 percent shooting perform ance by forcing 15 tu rn ­ overs. Texas' Varez Ward, a freshman, scored a season-high 16 points in his second double-digit gam e of the year and James finished w ith 15 points. But A bram s w as sh ad ­ ow ed all night by Scheyer — who, at 6-foot-5, is 6 inches taller than the Texas sharpshooter. NCAA tournament scores Saturday UCL A 69, Villanova 89 Maryland 70, Memphis 89 Texas A&M 66, Connecticut 92 Purdue 76, Washington 74 LSU 70, North Carolina 84 Michigan 63, Oklahoma 73 W. Kentucky 81, Gonzaga 83 TEXAS 69, Duke 74 Sunday Arizona St. 67, Syracuse 78 Wisconsin 49, Xavier 60 Dayton 43, Kansas 60 Cleveland St. 57, Arizona 71 Oklahoma S t 76, Pittsburgh 84 Marquette 79, Missouri 83 USC 69, Michigan St. 74 Siena 72, Louisville 79 W O M E N 'S S W I M M I N G Hersey helps Longhorns capture fifth place at NCAAs By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff he Texas W omen's Swim m ing D iving team reached unfamil- aeights at the NCAA Cham pi- hip w ith a num ber of stellar in- idual perform ances and a fifth- re overall finish, the highest for Longhorns since 2001. re s h m a n K ath lee n H e rse y ie a strong third-place showing lay in the 400 individual medley lier in the day, Hersey tied Stan- I's Julia Smit for second place in prelim inaries However, Smit a during the finals w ith a time minutes, 0.56 seconds, edging out Hersey by 1.45 seconds. Fellow freshm an Karlee Bispo represented Texas in the 200 free­ sty le e v e n t. B ispo sw am h ard th ro u g h o u t the race and w as in the leading three for the first 150 yards before slipping to fifth. Texas h ad a th ird-place finish in the grueling 800 freesystle relay b ehind p o w erh o u ses C alifornia and Georgia. Texas finished with a 6:58.37 time and earned 32 points. Senior diver Jessica Livingston took fourth place in the three-meter dive, scoring 366.60, a mere 03 points behind third-place finisher Bnttany Feldman of Indiana. Shelby Cullinan placed in the top eight of this event, finishing sixth with a 358.90 score. Bispo ignited a sp a rk in the Longhorns on Saturday, rewriting a school record that stood for eight years in the fast-paced 100 freestyle. She posted a tim e of 47.48, beat­ ing the old school record of 47.88. Hee-Jin Chang placed eighth in the event and secured her second ca­ reer individual All-America finish. H ersey also broke a school re­ cord in the 200 b u tterfly w ith a 1:51.18 time. Hersey barely placed b e h in d A m erican re c o rd -h o ld ­ er and first-place finisher Elaine Breeden of Stanford. As if breaking school records w as just a m atter of a day's work, the Longhorns broke the 400 free­ style relay school record again. By p o stin g a 3:11.69, Texas beat its previous school record for the third time this season. D ivers Jessica L ivingston and Shelby Cullinan perform ed w on­ derfully on the platform dive, plac­ ing second and third, respectively. T exas c o n c lu d e d th e N C A A C ham pionships in fifth place be­ hind fourth-place Stanford. ’C ali­ fornia, G eorgia and A rizona fin­ ished in first, second, an d third place, respectively. 2B S po r ts Monday, March 23, 2009 M E N 'S TRACK Hernandez captures gold at indoor championships By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff COLLEGE STATION — It was a bittersweet moment for Bubba I hornton when his men's track team reached the finish line at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships. "Just a little bit more in several events and our finish would look very different," the m en's track head coach said of the team 's 10th-place finish. This came amid the celebra­ tion of Jacob Hernandez's victo­ ry in the 800-meter. The return­ ing outdoor champion clocked in at 1 minute, 48.04 seconds, just missing his indoor personal best of 1:47.89. "It was a long week and I was nervous coming in, but I just gave it my all," Hernandez said. "It's just unbelievable." The first half of the race be­ longed to H ernandez's team ­ m ate Tevan Everett. Through the first two laps of the race, Ev­ erett dom inated the field, lead­ ing by as m uch as three sec­ onds at one point. But m idw ay through the third of four laps, H ern an d ez passed his te am ­ mate, and there was no looking back. Everett finished sixth in the race at 1:49.13. H ernandez just m anaged to qualify for the finals after clock­ ing 1:49.75 in the prelim s and squeezing in at the eighth and final qualifying spot. Everett's qualifying time was the best in the field at 1:49.04. Upon w inning the race, Her­ nandez hoisted a "H ook 'em Horns" sign high into the air. Im­ mediately after the race, still short of breath, H ernandez pulled off his spikes hurriedly. "I w on't be able to make it to the awards ceremony," he said. "My sister has her w edding to­ night, but I will definitely have some good news for the family." On the not-so-sweet side of the weekend, Texas collected just 9.5 points outside of the 800. On Fri­ da v, the distance medley relay team placed fourth to give the Longhorns five points. The team of seniors Everett, Hernandez, Jake Morse and sophomore Dan- zell Fortson clocked a 9:32.77 to finish behind Oregon, Arkansas and California. Maston Wallace finished 10th in the pole vault after placing third in the Big 12 Cham pion­ ships two weeks ago. On Saturday, Texas turned to Raymond Harris to deliver a strong performance in the high jump. After defeating five-time cham pion Scott Sellers of Kan­ sas State at the conference cham­ pionships, Harris couldn't find the same outcome. A clearance of 2.14 meters gave him a four-way tie for third place. The team finished 10th. "It w as nice to have another national champion in Jacob Her­ nandez and it was great to fin­ ish 10th," Thornton said. "But we w eren't able to repeat some of the performances that got us here. If we had, we would have finished much higher, and those are the things we'll be working on during the outdoor season." P eyton M c G e e | Daily Texan Staff Senior Jacob Hernandez runs at the Big 12 cham pionships Feb. 28. iiS II to e io lsponsors- v e riT O nwireless Sp e c 's W i n e s , Sp i r i t s & Fi n e r Fo o d s W O M EN 'S TRACK junior’s performance breaks record By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff COLLEGE STATION — After leaving the crowd wanting more two weeks ago, Destinee Hook­ er delivered. After clinching the Big 12 In­ door title in the high jump with a mark of 6 feet 4 inches, the junior went for 6'6 and failed on all three attempts, to the crowd's dismay. At the NCAA Indoor Champion­ ships, she didn't want to let them down again. And she didn't. On her second attempt at the nine-year-old NCAA indoor re­ cord Hooker m ade history by clearing the 6'6 bar, which also broke an 11-year-old Texas record. "I just have to say one word: blessing," Hooker said. Although she won two outdoor NCAA titles in the event, she had never been able to win the gold indoors. Hooker said she prob­ ably wouldn't have been able to do so in record fashion had it not been for her competition from Ar­ izona, Elizabeth Patterson. "If [Pattersonl w asn't jum p­ ing as well as she was, I probably w ouldn't have that motivation," Hooker said. "If we didn't have a competition, I don't know what the outcome would have been." The fact that a Longhorn was making history in front of an all- Aggie crowd d id n 't even seem to matter. Before each attempt at 6'6 and then 6'7, Hooker was the sole focus of the stadium, which seemed to live and die by each try. After she cleared the bar the crow d erupted into applause and gave her a standing ovation. But even with all the love, rival­ ry was still there. "I pray my nam e will be up there for a while at A&M's stadi­ um," Hooker said. • Also helping Texas tow ard its fourth-place finish at nation­ als w as junior thrower Jordyn Brown, who placed fourth in the shot put. In her second NCAA Indoor competition, Brown sur­ prised the field by throwing 55-3 1 /2, nearly two feet better than her all-time personal best. "I tend to not throw as well in­ doors, so I was really excited to get a PR," Brown said. Senior sprinter Alex A nder­ son provided the most points for the H orns in her last colle­ giate indoor meet. After finish­ ing in fourth place in the 200-me­ ter dash, Anderson went on to finish second in the 60 and was the first leg in the sixth-place 4x400-meter relay team, which also included the freshman trio LaKeidra Stewart, Angele Coo­ per and Judy Nwosu. One call could save you hundreds. Do the math. • C onvenien t local office • M o n e y -sa v in g discounts • Low d o w n paym ents • M o n th ly paym ent plans • 24-hour service and claim s • C o ve ra ge available by phone GEICO L o c a l O ffice mm C A L L FO R A FREE RATE QUOTE. 732-2211 9041 Research Blvd., Suite 240 Hwy 183 @ Burnet Rd., above Black-Eyed Pea Some discount* coverages,,payment plans, and features are not available in alt states or in all GEICO companies, Government Employees Insurance Co. GEICO General Insurance Co. GEICO Indemnity Co GEICO Casualty Co. These companies are subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway GEICO auto insurance is not available tn M A GEICO. Washington, DC 20076. © 2007 GEICO The GEICO gecko image © GEICO 1999 200/ "I'm so proud of the three freshmen girls that were here," Anderson said. "I'm proud of our upperclassm en Destinee and Jordyn who were able to come down here and score big points for our team." Head coach Beverly Kear­ ney echoed those sentiments. "Since we had such a young team and such a small team coming in, we knew it was go­ ing to be a challenge," Kear­ ney said. "For us to finish even with a shot of getting in the top four was amazing." Tennessee won the m eet, followed by Texas A&M and Baylor. The indoor season is done for Texas, and it began the outdo or season Saturday at the Black and Gold Challenge in Orlando, Fla. On March 17, Hooker w as nam ed the U.S. Track an d Field and C ro ss C o u n try Coaches A ssociation W om ­ en's Field Athlete of the Year. She is the first Texas w o m ­ an to win the aw ard, w hich comes after her record-setting performance at the NCAA In­ door Championships. This Saturday Texas posted seven NCAA regional quali­ fying marks at the UCF Black and Gold Challenge in Orlan­ do, Fla. M A R C H 2 5 & 2 6 • 11 A . M . - 5 P . M . G r e g o r y G y m C o n c o u r s e Com* piepaied with a completed application. Forms available at www.utiecspoits.oig. Sports 3B Horns split weekend series with Tigers Monday, March 23, 2009 SOFTBALL By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff A fter k n ock in g o ff No. 13 M issouri (26-4) in a 10-inning game Saturday, the Texas soft­ ball team (23-11) ended its con- ference-opener w eekend on a low note Sunday. The Longhorns tied Saturday's game at one run apiece in the fifth inning, when sophom ore pitcher Brittany Barnhill hit her fourth home run of the season. Barnhill also pitched the en­ tire gam e Saturday, allow ing only 11 hits and four walks. The team pulled together in the 10th under the offensive leadership of senior first base­ man Desiree Williams. Williams hit an RBI single and allowed senior outfielder Kacie Gaskin to run home. "[W illiam s] is ju st stepping up in every departm ent," head coach Connie Clark said. "And she looks great in the circle as well. She's a great leader and re­ ally helping the young ones out." Freshman rightfielder Court­ ney Craig secured a win for the Longhorns when she hit a two- run homer in the 10th, bringing junior designated player Loryn Johnson home as well. Craig ex­ tended the Longhorns lead to five runs. Although the team secured a win in gam e one of the series, Texas fell to Missouri on Su n ­ day. The Tigers took an early five-run lead in the bottom of the first, and Texas was never able to recover. Barnhill started for Texas but was taken out in the first inning after allowing five runs. Williams and junior pitcher Erin Tresselt relieved Barnhill, but neither was able to stop Missouri's offense. The team was also busy over spring break. Texas finally re­ turned hom e after playing 14 gam es on the road. The team competed in three matches and won two. T h e L o n g h o rn s s p lit tw o games with Houston in a double header. After securing a narrow victory in the first game, Hous­ ton shut out Texas in the second. In their last non-conference gam e before heading to M is­ sou ri on Saturday, the Long- Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff WB-BALL: Raven finishes with 15 Sophomore pitcher Brittany Barnhill pitches in a Texas gam e earlier this season. Barnhill helped Texas upset Missouri on Saturday. horns took the lead from North Texas in the third inning and never relinquished it. W illiam s, the school record holder for m ost career hom e runs, brought her total count up to 30 against North Texas. "Home runs have never been in the basket for me, honestly," W illiam s said. "T h ey 'v e come every once and a w hile, and they have been wonderful. I've alw ays w orried about getting on base or doing my job." Junior outfielder TallieThrash- er said the team as a whole was happy for Williams. "S h e 's hitting the ball real­ ly hard, and sh e's getting the results she w an ts ou t of it," Thrasher said. Texas will be back at home on Wednesday to face Texas South­ ern in a double header. SHOOTING: Freshman trio struggles From page IB for about four minutes against MSU before sitting the team's assists-lead- er for the rest of the contest. She to­ taled five points and two assists in her final two games. "S h e m akes us go and sh e's played the majority of the minutes at the point," Goestenkors said of Cortijo. "You're just not as com ­ fortable when you're used to get­ ting the ball in certain situations." Guard Kathleen Nash said after the w eekend's gam e that Corti- jo's absence was no excuse for the team 's inability to convert shots. Another factor in Texas' arid of­ fense was the lack of scoring from its trio of freshman. After a Jan. 28 loss to Texas A&M , G oestenkors moved freshmen Ashleigh Fonte- nette and A shley G ayle into the starting lineup, but tow ards the end of the year both slowed in of­ fensive production. Yvonne A n ­ derson, the team 's third freshman and leading scorer off the bench earlier in the year, put in only four points in the final three games. From page IB 10 points from Raven. "We shoot about 100 free throws in practice," Rack said. "I felt like I was in practice." Senior Earnesia W illiam s, in her final gam e as a L onghorn, scored a team-high Í7 points and grabbed five rebounds. Kathleen Nash reached double-digit scor­ ing for the second time this post­ season with 11, while Brittainey Raven made her first start since before the Big 12 tournament and finished with 15. The Longhorns started the game with ball-handling trouble — af­ ter winning the tip, senior Ashley Lindsey turned the ball over, allow­ ing MSU to score the first points of the game off an Armelie Lumanu jumper. The first half was give-and- take until a 3-pointer from Rack started a 12-point Bulldog run near the period's end. Texas added five points on a Nash 3-pointer and two free throws but went into the lock­ er room down by 10. Texas trailed 34-24 at half but slo w ly crept back in to co n ten ­ tion with m eticulous free throw s h o o tin g a n d an o c c a s io n a l 3-pointer. The H orns tied it up at about the tw o-m in u te m ark thanks to an 11-2 run sparked by Mississippi State turned the ball over on the ensuing possession, al­ lowing freshman Ashleigh Fonten- ette to race down court, split her de­ fender with the cross-over she per­ sonalized in Big 12 play and make a layup over her shoulder to cap off the run at 59-all with 2:17 left. But Mokango Chanel scored on a put-back for the Bulldogs, m ov­ ing her team back up 61-59. W il­ liam s then turned the ball ov er before fouling Rack, w ho began a four-point surge from the free- throw line. The Longhorns began fouling to save time, but that only put m ore Bulldogs on the line, w ith Rack adding another four- point boost 30 seconds later. Raven said the gam e w ould have been different if she had shot better earlier on. "M aybe if we would have hit a three or got some stops or got some rebounds, it would have changed the ending of the game," she said. W hen the buzzer sounded, the L on g ho rns appeared subd ued. Fontenette hid her face in her jer­ sey on the arena's big screen, and the others wandered back to the bench without saying anything. "W e'll just be back next year," Goestenkors said. 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M fcfJcxYi & Y ; H q U v i L e a r y L u s l w ? e K I'JvPlyi 5 <15Li r e «¡“f* 1 1 ASÍ’ I ) J É . o s p hodlf I _»cO*mV> y i n « m íe te * l? o \ . C oYO 4 o t | i > l e Jrr> T n y 1 " w e n t l o *H e « ^ c t í 0*" \o < i4 .y 4 n 4 -» W 4 S r€ 4 1 1 y «f£eTr» & \ R T S 5B SXSW: Hearing bad lyrics ranks among best moments From page 6B G.O.O.D. Music. It felt bizarre to see someone who plays the Erwin Center perform in a tent from 20 feet away, with free admission. Kanye himself is a force to behold, but when his guests came on stage, especially Common and Badu, the show turned into a on^e-in-a-lifetime event. It was incredible. 2 Discovering the secret to If you act like they know SXSW success w hat you are doing, you can really do anything during SXSW. I got into multiple VIP functions just by being confi­ dent and acting like I belonged there. My friend scored tons of free clothing and some headphones by saying he was in a band. We also saw a guy dressed as DEVO pissing on a bicycle right in front of a cop. No one hassled him During SXSW, anything goes. Take advantage of it. er, a sweet reliable machine?" and "Sometimes a blow job's not enough." You should also probably check out the lyrics to "Non-Dairy Creamer." Stephan Jenkins, I know you dated Charlize Theron, but your new output is unforgivable. 3 The hilarity that is Third Eye Blind During the band's two shows, it played a total of two songs from its self-titled mas­ terpiece. This was a little disap­ pointing, maybe even insulting to the fans. However, the act was redeemed by the ridicu­ lousness of Third Eye's new songs, all of which have terrible lyrics like "Why can't you be like a Waterpik shower massag­ The most networking I did during this industry- centric event occurred while I waited for Dinosaur Jr. (which was awesome) or in line for pizza. I met the director of "Australia" and a guy w ho runs a record label in Sweden, both of whom were great to talk to. The Swedish man was amazed at how friendly Austin was, and he bought my friend a slice The act was redeem ed by the ridiculousness of Third Eye's new songs, all o f w hich have terrible lyrics like "Why can't you be like a W aterpik shower massager, a sweet reliable m achme?"0 and "Som etim es a blow jo b is not enough." of pizza as a symbolic gesture to repay the hospitality he had received from Austinites all week People from all over the world are impressed with our city. Way to go, Austin. The overall experience SXSW, whether in a show or out on the streets, is an altogether unique and incredible event. Everyone at UT should experience it once before graduating, no excep­ tions. I can't imagine it getting much better than this, for all the free or cheap food, drink and music. This is an internationally acclaimed festival, and it hap­ pens right where we are. We have it pretty damn great. Meeting people i MHM1 * *. » „ FILM: Visions’ movies change view of cinema From page 6B groundbreaking pieces as a 60-foot tower of self-tuning guitars. The “Em erging V isions" show case contained an ar­ ray of films that changed the way we look at cinema. The docum entary "Trust Us, T his is All M ade U p" p resents the im provisation- al com ed y artists T.J. Jag- odow ski and Dave Pasque- si. The film docum ents an hour of one of the du o 's live sh o w s. A lm ost too a m u s ­ ingly, a c e rta in q u e stio n keeps p o p p in g up that the film 's title answ ers w ithout falter. The category also featured "Four Boxes," a film by Wyatt McDill. "Four Boxes" is a sol­ id thriller in which 20-some­ things numbly watch violent acts via the Internet while si­ m ultaneously raising som e p e rce p tiv e and im p o rta n t questions about the chang­ ing face of hum anity in the Web generation. 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Intentional­ ly avoiding the "soon-to-hit-the- aters" category, the following are some of the highlights from three o f the festival's show cases. O ne e x c itin g a s p e c t o f th is y e a r's festival w as the addition o f a new film category, "SX SW Presents Fantastic F e st." A n y o n e f a m ilia r w ith the m ulti-genre F an tastic Fest film fe stiv a l w ould h av e been im ­ p re s s e d w ith th e la te - n ig h t screenings of "O n g Bak 2 " and "T h e H orsem an." In the form er, Tony Jaa lays conv in cing claim as the latter- day Bruce Lee. "T h e H orsem an" is a gruesom e revenge film re­ plete with tortured individuals dripping oil-black blood (a stylish move adding some extra grit). M u sic d o c u m e n ta rie s w ere plentiful in the "24 Beats Per Sec­ ond " showcase. W ithout preach­ ing solutions, "N u m ber One with a B u lle t" exp lores the co n n ec­ tion between gang violence and rap music by offering a com pre­ hensive picture of the situation. "Trim pin: The Sound of Inven­ tion " centers on the sound artist Trimpin, largely know n for such F IL M continues on page 5B 1 J F E íSz T h e D a i l y Life&Arts Editor: Ana McKenzie E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com P h o n e : (512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com 5 to remember as the spotlight leaves Austin Erykah Badu performs at a free show at Auditorium Shores on Saturday during South by Southwest Emily Kinsolving | Daily Texan Staff The bright spot of South-by is often the experience itself By John Meller Daily Texan Staff South by Southwest was one hell of a time. Here are my top five experiences from the past five days. See you again next year. Kanye West with Common, Erykah Badu and a dozen other performers Kanye played a well-known "secret" show at the Fader Fort Saturday night with other rappers from his record label, S X S W continues on page 5B Electronic/dance band 30HI3 performs at Stubb's on Thursday during SXSW. Caleb Miller | Daily Texan Staff Worldwide Search fo r Talent • f f j « « « a * # City University o f H o n g K o n g In order to fulfill our aspiration of achieving a position of global leadership and regional pre-eminence in research and education in the 21st century,City University is launching a worldwide search for talent of the highest caliber. Within the next five years, City University will: • require 250 more scholars across all areas, covering science, engineering, business, social sciences, humanities, law and creative media; • seek experts to help develop new ventures which address the pressing issues of our tirhe and meet regional demand, including energy, environment, and biom edical & veterinary sciences; • expand its cam pus area by 60 percent, including a state-of-the-art Multim edia Building designed by the w orld-renowned architect, M r Daniel Libeskind The President of City University of H ong Kong, Professor Way Kuo, together with the Dean of College of Science and Engineering, Professor Chi Chan, will visit Houston and Dallas during end March /early April 2009 to present City University's vision for the future. P r i c e s t a r t i n g at X B $16,420 M S R P P r ie s s t a r t in g at P r i c e s t a r t i n g a t t u $17,670 M S R P XU $15,320 M S R P ’ Get by with a little help fro m y o u r local car d ealership. W e ’re h o n o rin g recent colle ge g r a d s with a $A 002 rebate on any new Scion. A s k y o u r d e a le r for details. S c io n ’s “Pure Price '™ policy m e ans the dealer’s advertised price is the price you pay. Dealer price m ay vary from M S R P . furitré iñtht ririrtt mm! ' Cities Houston, USA Date/Time March 31, 2009 (Tuesday) 7:00 - 8:30 pm Dallas, USA April 1,2009 (Wednesday) 7:00 - 8:30 pm Venue Om ni Houston Hotel Four Riverway Houston, Texas 77056 The fütr-Cwrtton, Deltas 2121 McKinney Avenue Dallas, Texas 75201 SCI0N.COM/UTAUS For r*9tt(t«tton, ptNS* «marl: ptYtfctKftyu ediLhk You are also welcome to contact the Office of the Provost via e-matl at to make an appotntment M S R P in< lu d e s delivery p rocessing , and handling fee. exclud e s taxes, title, license, and optional equipm ent O e aler price m ay vary 'R e ba te ottered by Toyota M otor Sa le s, U S A Inc Rebate witl be applied on lease c on tra cts first tow ard the a m o u n t s due a* lease sign in g or delivery, with a n y rem aind er to the capitalized cost reduction, or tow ard the dow n payment on finance c o n tra cts One rebate per finance or e ase tran sa ctio n C olle ge Rebate P ro gra m and Military Rebate P ro gra m are not compatible. Fin an ce o r lease contract m ust be d ated by M a r c h 31. 2009 O nly available on new untitled Scion m o d e ls P r o g r a m s are available on approved credit to qualified c u sto m e rs th ro u g h Toyota Financial Se rvic e s and participating Scion d e a le rs P r o g r a m s may not be available in a ll states a nd are subject to ch a n g e o r term ination at a ny time S o m e restriction s apply Not all applicants will qualify P le a se see y o u r participating Scion dea er for d etails Toyota Fin an cial S e rvic e s is a service m ark of Toyota M o to r Credit Corporation and Toyota M otor In su ra n c e Services, Inc © 2008 Sc io n , a m arq u e of Toyota M otor S a le s U ,S A , Inc All rights reserved Scion, the Scion logo, xB, xD and tC are tradem arks of Toyota M o to r C orp o ratio n C Ü * { « I N < * 8 w m m $ it * * h**» m HTTTffmT^I t t T T 1 u « | o 1 iut f tjitf | hsB kti t rfüftíitfiiili S ü f l a ir i b i ml AabiAM a i r v e w ^ ^ fjff w M! IMP? 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