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1 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 7 Art car enthusiasts keep Austin automobiles weird Coaches look for reasons behind Saturday’s 28-21 loss to Iowa State NEWS PAGE 6 Architecture students house the homeless TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 88 68 Monday, October 25, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com THE WEEK UT staffers AHEAD bemoan loss of jobs, lack TODAY Keep Austin of discussion Weird By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The National Trust for Historic In early October, Dianne Kline Preservation will film a received a short letter saying she documentary about Austin at would become one of the more 11:30 a.m. in the Renaissance than 270 UT employees quietly Market. Stop by to share what you laid off this year because of bud- love about about Austin and what get cuts. you think should be changed. A senior administrative associ- ate for the Center of Teaching and Learning, Kline had worked at UT for nine years. She said when she TUESDAY and a few co- INSIDE: workers were ‘The Difficulty of Read about job cuts laid off, the in Texas Student Being Good’ management Media Author Gucharan Das will in her depart- on page 6 speak about his book that deals ment handled with dharma and why people the process poor- choose to be good. The event ly and should have starts at 3:30 p.m. in UTC 4.112. communicated their decisions in a Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff more timely and efficient manner. “People were anxious, and they Christina Dismuke walks with hundreds of people in a parade as part of Mexic-Arte’s 27th annual Viva la Vida Fest. were left wandering for a con- siderable amount of time,” Kline said, her voice shaking. WEDNESDAY Mexic-Arte Museum festival During the next Texas legisla- celebrates el Día de los Muertos tive session, lawmakers — deal- Zombie Attack ing with a possible budget def- Get ready for Halloween with arigolds, art displays and hundreds of people in skeleton icit of $25 billion — will consid- a “Shaun of the Dead” quote- costumes celebrated Día de los Muertos at the Mexic-Arte er deep cuts to UT and every oth- along at the Alamo Ritz at 7 er state agency. In May, state lead- Museum’s 27th annual Viva la Vida Fest, Austin’s largest p.m. Tickets start at $10. Viva ership asked each agency to plan and longest-running Day of the Dead festival. for 10-percent budget reductions. El Día de los Muertos is an annual tradition in Latin For UT, this could mean as many AmericanM culture to celebrate lost loved ones. The theme of this year’s event was as 600 jobs if the legislature cuts Mexican Independence and Revolution, which honors the bicentennial of the be- 10 percent of the University’s ginning of the Mexican independence movement and centennial of the Mexican state funding. THURSDAY Revolution. But one Staff Council ad hoc committee is working at full Cooking demonstrations by Texas chefs Iliana de la Vega and Ernesto Torrealba ‘Sad Sad City’ la speed to see their job security By Lauren Giudice gave viewers a taste of traditional Mexican cuisine. The chefs created a menu to Ghostland Observatory will Vida policy recommendations reach launch their latest album Daily Texan Staff Continues on page 5 Codename: Rondo at 8 p.m. at JOBS continues on page 2 the Cedar Park Center. Tickets for the show start at $27.50. H FRIDAY Get the Vote Out Candidate rematch takes a nasty turn Friday is the last day of early By Nolan Hicks voting before the Nov. 2 election. Daily Texan Staff Cast your vote at the FAC. When it comes to the race for Texas agricultur- al commissioner, a rematch of the candidates from On the web: Check out early 2006 may result in the same outcome in a much nas- voting locations in Travis county tier campaign. at http://ow.ly/2YGQw The race for agricultural commissioner is typi- cally a low-key affair even though winning the of- fice helped Gov. Rick Perry and State Comptroller Susan Combs launch their statewide political ca- reers in the 1990s. The office is charged with regu- lating pesticide use, exports of livestock and mak- ing sure weights and measures used at gas sta- Todd Staples Hank Gilbert tions and grocery stores are accurate. home and get a real job like the rest of us.” Stephanie Meza | Daily Texan Staff Todd Staples, the Republican incumbent “They ran against each other in 2006 with- Texas safety Blake Gideon, right, and defensive end Eddie Jones stand who has served as commissioner for four years, out so much nastiness,” said Harvey Tuck- Quote to note on Joe Jamail Field, perplexed by Saturday’s loss. has called Hank Gilbert, his Democratic chal- er, a political science professor at Texas A&M. “When I saw all the lenger, a “pathological liar.” Gilbert called Sta- INSIDE: Read more about the Iowa State game on page 7 ples a professional politician who should “go CAMPAIGN continues on page 2 cars, I said ‘I’m going to do‘ one.’ And I’ve had a ‘car in the [art car parade] ever Dietary needs not met on campus since.” By Audrey White ing and Food Services does not and off-campus dorms mostly eat — Lois Goodman Daily Texan Staff have the ability to meet their vegetarian, said business graduate Art car designer College students love to eat. It’s needs in dining halls, said Bran- student Sabina Mohammed, who one of those universal truths; like dy Shih, a dietitian for DHFS. only eats Zabiha meat. LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 “grass is green” and “OU sucks.” The two diets require certain There are no kosher restau- But it can be harder for stu- types of meat and specific prepa- rants within walking distance dents with health, lifestyle and re- rations, and DHFS doesn’t have of campus and the only grocery ligious dietary restrictions to eat the resources to kosher- or halal- store that sells kosher meat in at UT. Vegan, gluten-free, kosher certify its kitchens, given the limit- Austin is the HEB in Far West. Check out the and halal diets pose challenges ed demand and high costs. Texas Hillel offers kosher Shab- DAILY TEXAN for students trying to eat on and There are a number of restau- bat dinners on Fridays, but most around campus. rants in Austin that offer Zabihah kosher-observant Jewish stu- UT Employee Jewish students who keep ko- meat, which requires that the ani- dents have to stay vegetarian sher and Muslim students who mal was slaughtered by a Muslim the rest of the week, especially if Salary Database Photo illustration by Andrew Torrey, Michael Baldon and Mary Kang $$$ observe halal or Zabihah face in the name of Allah, including Kis- they live on campus. @dailytexanonline.com greater challenges, and for the met Cafe on 24th Street. Students Meal choices for students with vegetarian, gluten-free, kosher and most part, the Division of Hous- who keep Zabihah and live in on- DIET continues on page 2 other special diets are limited on and around the UT campus. KVRXKVRX CONCERTCONCERT SERIESSERIES Find for the %), ! #%#$at %%%$#%&%!#%' +"( %Ticketsinserted # !'in on campus%)*( %), !# 2 2 NEWS Monday, October 25, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN A ’ Volume 111, Number 96 25 cents JOBS: Employee stress spreads CONTACT US Main Telephone: (512) 471-4591 as fears of termination increase From page 1 mental stress that has been on- are, so part of it is that each unit Retail Advertising: going and will continue to ramp is making decisions on its own (512) 471-1865 President William Powers Jr. by up, and that’s where you’ll see budget,” Hale said. “That doesn’t [email protected] February, so he can be armed the exit of people as the econo- make it easy, but I understand going into the legislative session my turns around,” Frahm said. the concerns about people’s jobs. Classified Advertising: on behalf of UT. Phillip Hebert, recording I know Powers wants to make (512) 471-5244 Erika Frahm, chair of Staff secretary for Staff Council and sure people are informed as best classifi[email protected] Council’s job security ad hoc an administrative associate at as we can do it.” committee and a senior admin- the Charles A. Dana Center for UT’s Human Resources Ser- The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If istrative associate, said spe- Science and Mathematics Edu- vices has seen an increase in the we have made an error, let us know cific policies aren’t formulat- cation, said he couldn’t speak number of staff members who about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail [email protected]. ed yet, but the committee is for the council, but from what come in for services related to Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff targeting those surrounding he has been hearing in his dis- fatigue, stress and anxiety. Aaron Walther, media editor for the Texas Travesty, protests at the layoffs around campus, mer- trict, he would like hear some Julien Carter, associate vice COPYRIGHT Texas Travesty’s Grand Old Tea Party at the Capitol on Sunday. it-based raises and mandat- plain talk from the administra- president for human resourc- ed performance evaluations. tion to the staff so they can be Copyright 2010 Texas Student es, said most employees have Media. All articles, photographs As the economy turns around, more informed.