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1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Republican plans for student loans nothing TOURNAMENT TIME DRAGONBORN Student continues legacy of new; Obama offers recommendations Soccer team heads to San Antonio hoping to win a Big 12 title. fire breathing at 21st Street Co-op OPINION PAGE 4 SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Perry, Cain neck and neck Rick Perry Herman Cain GOP Canidate Poll shows the two Republican primary candidates are tied in Texas GOP Candiate By Andrew Messamore ular online system called YouGov The margin of error in the poll was him. The wax and wane in the pop- UT Chapter. “Rick Perry has per- TEXAS Daily Texan Staff Polimetrix, said government pro- listed at 3.46 percent, while for vot- ularity of Republican candidates formed poorly in the debates and fessor James Henson, director of the ers listed as Republicans the margin has created a current lineup that’s has doubled down on some policies REPUBLICAN POLL If the 2012 Republican prima- Texas Politics Project, who co-runs of error was 4.93 percent. very interesting.” that are unpopular among Texans. I ry were held today, Herman Cain the polls. While Perry remains a front-run- Cain has only recently been given don’t think it’s especially surprising According to the poll, Cain led ner, the fact that he is running into extensive media coverage following that Cain and Perry are at the top.” and Gov. Rick Perry would be sta- Herman Cain tistically tied among Republican pri- with 27 percent, Perry followed with such stiff competition in his own his 9-9-9 plan for a simplified, flat The results differ significant- Other 27% 25% mary voters in the state of Texas, ac- 26 percent, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul held state has intrigued pollsters, said tax and success in the Florida straw ly from polls taken earlier in the cording to an online survey con- 12 percent, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Ross Ramsey, executive editor of the poll, and this surge appears to corre- year, when Sarah Palin was a popu- ducted by the University and the Romney held 9 percent and former Texas Tribune. late with the results from the survey, lar candidate for the 2012 election, Rick Perry Don’t Know Texas Tribune. U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich “It looks like the Texas governor Henson said. Ramsey said. 26% 11% followed with 8 percent. Michele is in a dead heat in his own state,” The survey ran from Oct. 19 to “I think Herman Cain’s appeal for “There aren’t a lot of polls going Ron Paul Oct. 26 and included 800 respon- Bachmann, Jon Huntsman, Gary Ramsey said. “Cain has risen from Republicans is that he seems to use on in Texas, so we do see a lot of dis- 12% dents from around the state. The re- Johnson and Rick Santorum each his performance in polls and de- common sense and straight talk,” tance [between poll results],” Ramsey received 2 percent or less, while 11 bates through October and vot- said Jenna White, chairwoman of Margin of Error: ± 3.5% sults were part of a much larger sur- vey of political attitudes using a pop- percent indicated they “don’t know.” ers have clearly taken a notice in the Young Conservatives of Texas POLL continues on PAGE 2 Source: UT and the Texas Tribune RESENTING THE AST Austin Water TODAY P P raises rates, utility costs Calendar The Miles Davis up for some Experience By Sarah White Miles Davis will be performing Daily Texan Staff at the Bass Concert Hall, featuring a new multi media In 2009, Austin Water lost almost musical production. The event $53 million in revenue because of in- is from 8 to 10 p.m. and tickets creased rainfall across Texas and low- range from $10-34. er consumption rates, said David An- ders, assistant director of business sup- port services for the utility company. Avoiding In response, this Tuesday, Austin Water enacted the new fixed Revenue Plagiarism Stability Fee, which will cause monthly The University Libraries are rates to increase based on the amount hosting a session that covers of water used, he said. mistakes that can lead to “Our average customer consumes plagiarism, strategies for 7,700 gallons of water and 4,700 gal- avoiding these mistakes and lons of wastewater [monthly],” Anders practical techniques for using said. “Currently, that costs the con- sources correctly. The course sumer about $64.88. Under the new will be held from noon to 1 p.m. rates, it will rise to $72.67, which is online at bit.ly/lib_plagiarism. about a 12 percent increase [per con- sumer on average].” He said the fee will most sig- Go hungry to nificantly impact consumers who use more than 15,000 gallons of feed others Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff water monthly. Join The Texas Muslim Students’ On the first night of Dia De Los Muertos, Zenyase Tellez dances with Groupo de Danza Azteca-Chichimeca Tlaltechuhtli at The Gregory Gym Director of residential facili- Association to support the East plaza Tuesday night. The four-person dance ensemble celebrates and preserves Mexico’s Aztec heritage. ties Randy Porter said the Depart- African Famine Relief. Pledge ment of Housing and Food Servic- to fast from 1-7 p.m. today, and INSIDE: Dia de los Muertos committee celebrates holiday through dancing on page 6 es would certainly be affected by an sponsors will donate money increase in rates. towards the cause. It is located “Utility rates are obviously part of in the Student Activity Center our expenses, and they factor into our ballroom, and there is a free anticipated costs,” Porter said. dinner afterwards. He said the department has been Playboy curator shares unusual career trying to limit water usage by replac- Israeli Jewish/ ing all shower heads and toilets with By Megan Strickland Baker spoke from experience at an estimated worth of more than to do or were limited to doing.” low usage systems during any re- Daily Texan Staff Arab school the Art in Practice series sponsored $25 million. Xochi Solis, program coordina- modeling. He also said the depart- students speak by the Visual Arts Center on Tues- “Be patient,” Baker said. “Be open tor for the Visual Arts Center, said ment tries to educate its residents From 6-9 p.m. in JGB 2.218 Students should keep an open day. He detailed his journey from a to new opportunities and don’t as- the center wanted to feature Baker in about conservation. today, hear both a Muslim mind and be willing to think out- post-graduate student working as sume that all you can do is teach. Just the speaker series because the Art in “We implement a lot of conserva- and Jewish student recount side of the box when pursuing ca- a furniture mover to curator of the be open to being a creative person in Practice program’s goal is to inform the experiences they have reers, said Aaron Baker, curator of collection of all Playboy memorabil- different ways than what you’ve tradi- had while attending the same the Playboy Collection. ia, including an art collection with tionally thought you were supposed PLAYBOY continues on PAGE 2 WATER continues on PAGE 2 multicultural high school. There will be a dessert reception afterwards. Good reporting still works, Today in history In 1983 former Post editor explains President Ronald Reagan signs By Lydia Herrera Bob Woodward which recounts a bill creating Martin Luther Daily Texan Staff their journalistic endeavors dur- King, Jr. Day. ing their investigation of the Despite technologies that Watergate scandal. have been recently introduced Downie worked for the Wash- to journalism, basic reporting ington Post for 44 years and techniques have remained the served as executive editor for 17 same, and any one reporter can of those years. While he was exec- make a difference, said Leonard utive editor, the Post won 25 Pu- Downie Jr., former executive ed- litzer Prizes. Downie now serves Quote to note itor of The Washington Post. as vice president at large for The “Honestly, you’ve Downie discussed his expe- Washington Post. got to have balls to rience working at The Wash- Downie said the report- ington Post during the Water- ing techniques used in the film ‘do‘ this.” gate scandal after a Tuesday are the same techniques some screening of the film “All the of the best reporters use now, President’s Men,” hosted by the which includes working sourc- — Robert Camp School of Journalism. The film, es from the bottom up, mak- Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff Fire breather starring Robert Redford and ing cold phone calls to see what Leonard Downie Jr., executive editor of The Washington Post from 1991 to 2008, speaks about The Watergate Dustin Hoffman, is based on scandal and the state of journalism in Studio 6A of Communication Building B following a screening of “All LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 the novel by Carl Bernstein and DOWNIE continues on PAGE 2 the President’s Men.” With Downie worked as executive editor, The Washington Post won 25 Pulitzer Prizes. 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, November 2, 2011 THE DAILY TEXAN DOWNIE Volume 112, Number 72 continues from PAGE 1 information can be found and knocking unexpectedly CONTACT US on doors of possible sources. “The film is about how Main Telephone: journalists do journalism,” (512) 471-4591 said Glenn Frankel, director Editor: of the School of Journalism.