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>> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Students may now list preferred name on records TODAY By Jody Serrano medical files and other UT re- to change the name appearing Daily Texan Staff cords. While transgender stu- on their records in September dents were first allowed to use 2011, but had to personally re- For some students, roll call a preferred name on their offi- quest the change at the UT Gen- Calendar in a classroom is exactly what it cial documents beginning last der and Sexuality Center. sounds like — the reading of a fall, this new policy will also up- Music studies sophomore Joey Faith versus name. However, for transgender date the preferred name to their Ovalle identifies as a trans man fundamentalism students who identify by a dif- medical records. Patrick White, and was approved for a preferred Join in a discussion of fringe ferent name than the one listed, a student member of the LGBT name last fall. Ovalle said when groups in Christianity and Islam roll call can open the door to be- presidential task force, said the he first came out as transgender in relation to the respective ing outed to classmates. task force plans to inform trans- he asked all his friends to call him mainstream religions. The The University will promote a gender students about the poli- “Joey.” Ovalle said while he had discussion will be held in JGB new policy this summer to allow cy through orientation this sum- never had a professor call him 2.324 at 6 p.m. transgender students to list their mer and programs next fall. by the wrong first name because preferred names on University This policy was initiated by of the change, he did have a pro- records, a name that may be dif- the LGBT presidential task force, fessor mention his middle name, ‘Get Sexy, Get ferent from their legal name. Un- a committee of faculty and stu- which was a feminine name, be- Consent’ der this policy, a student’s pre- dents who advocate for LGBT cause the preferred name policy Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff Attend this highly interactive ferred name will appear on class rights on campus. Transgen- Music Studies sophomore Joey Ovalle, who identifies as trans man, one-hour program that rosters, identification cards, der students were first allowed NAMES continues on PAGE 7 changed his name on the UT records to differ from his legal name. examines how we negotiate sex and consent, boundaries and safety in Burdine Hall from 7-8 p.m. Sponsored by Voices Credit card Against Violence. theft burdens Latino Comedy Night UT students Attend Omega Delta Phi’s 13th annual Latino Comedy Night, By Sarah White featuring comedians Manny Daily Texan Staff Maldonado and Dillon Garcia. The comedy show will be held Information stolen from some at the SAC Auditorium from 7-9 students’ credit and debit cards p.m., and admission is free. has been used at the same online stores, leading to privacy and safety concerns on campus. Chairlift concert Law enforcement officials urge Synthpop band Chairlift play at students to report card informa- Mohawk with Nite Jewel and tion theft. Bell opening. Tickets are $10 in Six UT students interviewed advance, $12 day of the show. by The Daily Texan reported Doors open at 6:30 p.m. having their credit card information stolen in the past two weeks. Two victims said their cards were used to buy items Today in history from Sephora, while others reported charges from Bloom- In 1961 ingdales and Fandango. The The Bay of Pigs invasion began. amounts of the reported fraud- More than 1,000 Cuban exiles, ulent charges ranged from $200 armed and trained by the to $600. All of the victims in- United States, landed in the Bay terviewed by The Daily Texan were able to have the fraudulent of Pigs, where they were almost Rebeca Rodriguez | Daily Texan Staff immediately defeated by Fidel charges dismissed, however none Theatre and dance students Josephine McAdam and Emma Dirks embrace during the Virginia Tech commemoration Monday morning. In honor of the Castro’s army. of them had filed police reports 2007 shooting at the Virgina Tech campus, theatre and dance students performed 27 monologues simultaneously from “What a Stranger May Know.” with UTPD or the Austin Police Department as of Monday. Supply chain management junior Cheyenne McClaren said she thinks her information might On the web have been stolen when she pur- Actors remember massacre chased a restaurant gift card from Learn more about By Reihaneh Hajibeigi Stranger May Know,” a dedication to across the U.S. at schools includ- ter killing 32 people and wounding a door-to-door salesperson. the Center for Daily Texan Staff those who died, by Erik Ehn on the ing Brown University, UT-Arlington 25 others. “I swiped my card through Electromechanic’s South Mall. and Whittier College performed si- This commemoration piece is an the reading device that was at- The UT community remembered Each participant represented a multaneously, took place between act Ehn wrote to be performed out- tached to a [mobile cell] phone,” Electric Vehicle McClaren said. “I really should Program. the 2007 Virginia Tech massacre victim that lost his or her life. Only 7:30 and 9:30 a.m. to coincide with doors, Gomez said. Audience mem- Monday with a theatrical memori- 27 monologues were performed out the time when the attacks occurred bers and performers who serve as not have done it, because I know al that schools around the country of respect to the families who re- on April 16, 2007.The Virginia Tech “witnesses” are able to walk through those devices are not secure.” bit.ly/dt_electric also performed. quested their loved ones not be a massacre was the deadliest attack by other performances until the end- She said she has not yet report- UT commemorated the shooting part of tribute, journalism and the- a single gunman in the history of the ing moments when the ensemble ed the incident to the police, but by having theatre and dance students atre and dance junior Isaac Gomez U.S., which ended when perpetrator come together to perform “What a said. The monologues, which groups Seung-Hui Cho died by suicide af- V-TECH continues on PAGE 2 THEFT continues on PAGE 2

Incumbent Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Hospital to be named right, and his opponents, Brigid Shea, middle, and after former governor Clay Dafoe, left, prepare By Reihaneh Hajibeigi The new facility will be able to for more questions during the Daily Texan Staff take patient care to a new level, mayoral debate and the hospital is excited to have Former Texas Gov. William P. held Monday the support of the Clements fami- afternoon at Clements Jr. will be memorialized ly, Warner said. the LBJ School with a new hospital as part of the “The Clements family has been of Public Affairs. UT Southwestern Medical Center involved with the efforts of med- in Dallas. ical care in Dallas for decades,” With an expected completion in Warner said. “Having this new late 2014, the new William P. Cle- hospital named after former Gov. WATCH TStv ON ments Jr. University Hospital will Clements will be an honor.” CHANNEL 15 replace the existing St. Paul Uni- According to the plans for the Skylar Isdale versity Hospital. hospital, the new facility will have Daily Texan Staff UT Southwestern CEO Dr. John 460 all-private patient rooms and 9:00 p.m Warner said the hospital will not will integrate research and clini- only be innovative and beautiful- cal care by providing patients with Mayoral debate covers possible medical school Videogame ly constructed, but its focus will be technology they need in each of centered on patient care. the rooms. Gov. Clements donat- By Hannah Jane DeCiutiis Candidates in the debate includ- and elected mayor in 2009. The Hour Live “This new hospital focuses on ed $100 million to the university in Daily Texan Staff ed former city councilwoman Brig- debate was held at the Bass Lec- VGHL has reviews of the three aspects of UT South- 2009 that will be used to construct id Shea, who works as an environ- ture Hall in the Lyndon B. Johnson Journey and Mass Effect 3. western medical care,” Warner the $800 million hospital. Hot topics at Monday afternoon’s mental consultant, Clay Dafoe, self- School of Public Affairs, where can- After the taped show, we’ll said. “It will be there to provide “Gov. Clements’ only in- mayoral debate included the addi- proclaimed citizen activist and re- didates discussed a range of issues be playing Skullgirls live on outstanding patient care, an area struction when he made this tion of a medical school to the UT cent UT alumnus and incumbent involving making Austin a more tv, so tune in! Don’t forget for education as well as serve as campus and solutions for traffic Mayor Lee Leffingwell, who was you can tweet us at @VGHL. an institution.” HOSPITAL continues on PAGE 5 congestion throughout the city. first elected to City Council in 2005 DEBATE continues on PAGE 2 2

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do about a crime if we do not a medical school,” Dafoe said. “I significant priority by current offi- know about it.” think we should focus our energy cials, Shea said. The Daily Texan THEFT He said the first step in find- DEBATE on providing a better infrastructure “We’re smart enough and cre- Volume 112, Number 156 continues from PAGE 1 ing the perpetrators who are continues from PAGE 1 for Austin, reigning in the spend- ative enough as a community to stealing credit card information ing, and decreasing the scope and come up with these solutions,” she is planning to file a report as is for victims to report the inci- affordable and accessible city for size of city government.” Shea said. “I don’t think the city soon as possible. McClaran said dent with UTPD or the APD. everyday citizens. The mayoral Each candidate had a differ- has made resolving congestion CONTACT US having her information stolen “What I would like to see is election will occur May 12. ent approach in dealing with Aus- in general enough of a priority. led her to monitor her online people getting involved in re- Both Leffingwell and Shea sup- tin’s heavy traffic congestion. Leff- Either that or we just flat failed Main Telephone: interactions more carefully. porting crimes that happen on port the proposal from Senator ingwell said current initiatives for miserably at addressing it, be- (512) 471-4591 “After I got the charges tak- this campus,” Halstead said. Kirk Watson to build a medical solving the city’s traffic issues will cause we are still such a con- Editor: en off my card I made a point Once officers know that a school near UT. Austin is one of be beneficial in the future. gested city.” Viviana Aldous to change all of my passwords,” student’s credit card informa- the largest cities in the nation lack- “We’ve been pursuing innovative Sherri Greenberg, lecturer and (512) 232-2212 McClaren said. “I also created a tion has been stolen, they can ing a medical school, Shea said. solutions,” Leffingwell said. “We director for politics and gover- [email protected] second bank account as a secu- begin to work with the cred- “I think that a medical school just completed recently the fly- nance at the Lyndon B. John- rity measure where I kept less it card company to verify that is important for the future of this overs at I-35 and Ben White [Bou- son School of Affairs, was one of Managing Editor: of my savings. I use it when I a crime has been committed, city,” Shea said. “I have met with levard]. Currently under construc- the panelists appointed to pose Audrey White make purchases that I think are Halstead said. Officers can then hospital officials for briefings on tion are the fly-overs at Mopac and questions for candidates. Green- (512) 232-2217 less secure.” investigate the locations where this. They do make a very power- Ben White [Boulevard]. Those fly- berg said student involvement managingeditor@ UTPD officer Darrell Hal- the credit and debit card num- ful case that a medical school is a overs are going to be completed should be an important part of dailytexanonline.com stead said he has not seen an bers have been used illegally. very important way to retain top- and they’re going to save Austin these local elections. increase in reported fraudulent According to APD’s inci- flight doctors with the best experi- drivers 2000 hours of driving time “Students live here, and what News Office: credit and debit card activity dent report database there ence with medical specialties.” every day, by estimates of our driv- happens in the city affects stu- (512) 232-2207 or information theft, but this were three reported incidences The positive aspects of building ing department.” dents,” Greenberg said. “We [email protected] could be explained by the fact of “credit card abuse by fraud” a medical school in Austin may be Shea said higher efficiency for have 50,000 students here liv- Multimedia Office: that students are often reluc- for each of the past three weeks outweighed by the further debt it Capital Metro’s bus system is a crit- ing all over the city. Turnout (512) 471-7835 tant to report these incidents. in the City of Austin. Cpl. An- would cost the city, Dafoe said. ical part of increasing the quality has been very low, but students [email protected] “A lot of times people think thony Hipolito with APD said “While having a medical school of public transportation in the city. can register to vote here and there is nothing that the police incidences of credit and deb- in Austin sounds like a great idea, The issue of congestion through- participate. I encourage stu- Sports Office: can do about [credit and debit card theft are classified with I do not believe we [can] afford out the city has not been made a dents to get involved.” (512) 232-2210 it card information thefts] so all other types of theft by the [email protected] they do not report these inci- police department. Therefore, dents,” Halstead said. “In not he said it would be difficult for Life & Arts Office: reporting crime, they prove APD representatives to know if (512) 232-2209 themselves right because there the number of thefts has been [email protected] is absolutely nothing we can increasing in recent weeks. Photo Office: (512) 471-8618 [email protected] RECYCLE Comics Office: (512) 232-4386 ♲ your copy of [email protected] The Daily Texan Retail Advertising: (512) 471-1865 This newspaper was printed with pride [email protected] by The Daily Texan and Texas THE DAILY TEXAN Student Media. Permanent Staff Classified Advertising: Editor ...... Viviana Aldous (512) 471-5244 Associate Editors ...... Matthew Daley, Susannah Jacob, Samantha Katsounas, Shabab Siddiqui Managing Editor ...... Audrey White [email protected] Associate Managing Editor ...... Aleksander Chan News Editor ...... Jillian Bliss Associate News Editors ...... 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Victoria Grace Elliot should have identified one of the Web Editor ...... Ryan Sanchez In 1966, UT student Charles ter reading the monologue of one Senior Web Staff ...... William Snyder, Stefanie Schultz protesters as Sophia Poitier. Associate Web Editor ...... Hayley Fick V-TECH Whitman killed 16 people and of the victims she immediately felt Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren continues from PAGE 1 wounded 32 others in a shooting the meaning behind the text. Issue Staff Reporters ...... Reihaneh Hajibeigi, Hannah Jane Deciutiis, Sam Liebl, Sylvia Butanda rampage primarily in and around “The Virginia Tech massacre Multimedia ...... Skylar Isdale, Pu Ying Huang, Gabriella Belzer Sports Writers ...... Matt Warden, Ryan Haddox congregated at the steps of the main the UT Tower. was an event that I had heard about Columnists ...... Stephen McGarvey, Melissa Macaya COPYRIGHT Editorial Cartoonist ...... 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Ex-GSA chief pleads fifth on wasting money By Larry Margasak Neely was largely responsible for this month, said the Western Re- The Associated Press an $823,000 Las Vegas conference gions Conference “had evolved into in 2010 that was the focus of Mill- a raucous, extravagant, arrogant, WASHINGTON — The Gener- er’s report. Three other congressio- self-congratulatory event.” al Services Administration inspec- nal committees also are looking at Previously, Neely had told in- tor general said Monday that he’s the conference spending and a cul- spector general investigators that investigating possible bribery and ture of waste at the agency in charge a $2,700 party he threw in his Las kickbacks in the agency, as a central of federal buildings and supplies Vegas hotel suite was an employee- figure in a GSA spending scandal “Mr. Chairman, on advice of awards event, according to a tran- asserted his right to remain silent at counsel I decline to answer based script of the interview. a congressional hearing. on my constitutional privilege,” “This is an award recognition Inspector general Brian Miller, re- Neely said in response to questions ceremony ....” Neely insisted to an sponding to a question at the hear- from chairman Darrell Issa, R-Ca- internal investigator. “That’s what ing, said, “We do have other ongoing lif. The conference was the sub- this was. That’s...not a Neely par- investigations, including all sorts of ject of a highly critical report by ty right. I actually...it was in a suite improprieties, including bribes, in- Miller issued on April 2. Taxpay- that wasn’t even mine.” cluding possible kickbacks.” ers picked up the tab for a clown, a The investigator then confront- Jeffrey Neely, who asserted his mind-reader, bicycles for a team- ed Neely with his email saying that Fifth Amendment privilege before building exercise. he and his wife “are hosting a party the committee, has been placed Martha Johnson, who resigned in our loft room. There will be wine on leave as a regional executive in as chief of the agency after the in- and beer and some munchies....” Western states. spector general’s report was issued There was no mention of awards. Musadeq Sadeq | Associated Press Afghan special forces on top of a building previously occupied by militants, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday. Insurgents were earlier holed up in the building but were overcome by heavy gunfire.

T h e B u ys o US nears final Afghan offensive f Te x a By Patrick Quinn reputation and frighten foreign- militants from provinces such as s The Associated Press ers into fleeing the country. That’s Ghazni, just south of the capital. why insurgents on Sunday struck The pivotal region links Kabul with KABUL, Afghanistan — For Tal- locations that were so fortified they the Taliban homeland in the south iban militants and U.S. strategists could cause little or no damage, in- and provinces bordering Pakistan. alike, all roads in this impoverished cluding the diplomatic quarter, the Afghan and U.S. officials blamed country of mountain passes, arid parliament and a NATO base. the Pakistan-based Haqqani net- deserts and nearly impassable goat “These are isolated attacks that work, which is part of the Taliban tracks lead to this ancient capital of are done for symbolic purposes, and and has close links with al-Qaida, for 3 million people nestled in a high they have not regained any territory,” the weekend attacks that left 36 in- and narrow valley. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said. surgents, eight policemen and three The Taliban made their intentions The U.S.-led spring offensive, civilians dead in Kabul and three your e-mail address clear over the weekend, mounting expected to begin in the coming eastern provinces. But Army Gen. to our list and we spectacular coordinated attacks that weeks, may be NATO’s last chance Martin Dempsey, chairman of the will send you the spawned an 18-hour battle with Af- to shore up Kabul’s defenses before U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said officials opportunity to … ghan and NATO forces. And now, a significant withdrawal of combat have not concluded whether the at- the U.S. is gearing up for what may troops limits its options. The fo- tacks emanated out of Pakistan. be the last major American-run of- cus will be regions that control the Declining numbers of interna- it with your friends fensive of the war — a bid to secure main access routes, roads and high- tional troops in the coming months and save even more! the approaches to the city. ways into Kabul from the desert are also forcing coalition forces to While bombings and shootings south and the mountainous east. focus less on remote and thick- $14 for a personalized elsewhere in Afghanistan receive These routes are used not only by ly populated places such as eastern iPhone 4 Cover relatively little attention, attacks in militants but by traders carrying Nuristan. They hope to move re- up to 50% off of the capital alarm the general popu- goods from Pakistan and Iran. sponsibility for those areas to the local businesses! lation, undermine the government’s The strategy involves clearing Afghan security forces.

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VIEWPOINT Longhorn of the Year is back! Fewer grapes won’t fix gripes The Daily Texan Editorial Board is seeking suggestions for our Longhorn As Marvel Studios gets ready to roll out its planet-saving the depths of a $2.3-billion budget. of the Year distinction. The Longhorn of the Year is an individual who had the most positive impact on the UT community throughout the 2011-12 team in e Avengers, President William Powers Jr. trium- Powers has also been careful in conveying that the commit- academic year. phantly announced the creation of his own squad of well- tee will be dealing with the University’s operations and not its You can suggest a candidate by emailing the name of the nominee footed business leaders to improve the University’s e ciency. academics. is somewhat quells the signi cant concern of and a short explanation to [email protected] for potential e group of 13 individuals, many of them with ties to the corporate models being blindly applied to higher education, publication or tweeting us @DTeditorial. McCombs School of Business, will be charged with examin- at least in this manner. We’ll print finalists later in the semester and announce our selection ing three primary areas to increase e ciency: the University’s However, another possible title for the group could be in May. administrative structure, technology commercialization and e Cut-Spenders. Kevin Hegarty, executive vice president asset management, according to e Daily Texan. and chief nancial o cer, said that while it’s much too early e group is composed of several regarded business lead- to speculate on layo s, “It’s hard not to eventually a ect the ers, ranging from Hector Ruiz, the former CEO of Advanced numbers of jobs.” Micro Devices, to Charles Tate, an investment banker whose In an era of reduced funding from the state, sacri ces are THE FIRING LINE ngerprints are scattered from the Cancer Prevention and Re- being shared across campus. Yet sta have been hit hardest Leave the policing to the police search Institute of Texas to the Commission of 125. by budget cuts. ough the majority of sta reductions have e team plans to examine various aspects of the Universi- taken the form of not lling open positions rather than layo s, While I thank Nick Roland for his service to our country, it’s entirely misguided and ty’s business processes and issue recommendations at the end sta job security and morale continue to be an overlooked and inappropriate for him to use the fifth anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings to of 2012. e frequency and logistics of their meetings, such as unappreciated aspect in budgetary decisions made at the top. espouse a pro-guns-on-campus line in his firing line published Monday. His two institu- who will pay the travel costs and accommodations, are all still Finally, it’s hard to escape the most probable of potential tions, Virginia Tech and UT, have been the scenes of some of the most violent mass shoot- being worked out. titles: e Pretenders. ough well-meaning and innovative, a ings on college campuses in this country. While the squad is o cially dubbed the Committee on committee digging for cost savings in the operational budgets Proponents of guns on campus think that their ability to “come to the rescue” is val- Business Productivity, we will take the opportunity to toss out strays far from answering the fundamental nancial questions iant, but it disguises the real issue. I think back to the incident of Sept. 28, 2010. Imagine a few potential movie titles — in case the Longhorn Network that hound higher education. For that matter, deploying the if we had a campus full of armed students trying to take out Colton Tooley. What would wants to pick it up. committee reinforces the talking points that University crit- have happened when armed police officers, knowing that there was an active shooter, e rst possibility is e Defenders, which is likely the ics wield with fervor: that all of higher education’s nancial had come across Roland or some other student “taking out” the real gunman? An even University’s rst pick for the title. A er all, the committee’s problems can be solved by e ciency tweaks such as reduc- greater tragedy. involvement brings positive publicity for UT, as many of the ing the number of grapes in the Jester City Limits parfaits — Leave the policing to the police, and keep guns off this campus. Michael Redding individuals are alumni who are able to use their expertise to not the refusal of state leaders to value higher education, or Graduate Student Assembly president assist in the state’s higher education goals in an active way, the emerging view of higher education as a private and not a Texas Student Media contract employee rather than just writing a big check. And while administra- public good. tors are quick to point to the low administrative costs as a So as the committee members begins meeting in the com- percentage at UT compared to other institutions in the state, ing months, we need to see them for what they are: hope but Email your Firing Lines to [email protected]. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer there will always be ways to be more e cient and e ective in no hero. than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability.

A breath of fresh air

By Melissa Macaya Daily Texan Columnist

roughout my journalism education at UT and various internships, I have rmly believed that journalism is not dying but rather is changing in new and exciting ways. As I prepare to graduate and enter the professional world in one month, it is comforting to see those changes acknowledged at the School of Journalism. e department is undertaking the biggest change to its curriculum in almost 20 years and moving across the street to the state-of-the-art Belo Center for New Media. Rather than selecting one structured track in topics such as print or broadcast, students will now undertake ve levels of coursework where they will learn multiple storytelling techniques, create their own digital portfolio, complete a senior capstone and participate in an internship. Students will also still be instructed in the basics of writing and media ethics. e “new digital-based, state-of-the-art curriculum,” as it is described on the website, is a breath of fresh air for the University and symbolizes the vi- tality of journalism in both the academic and professional realms. e shi also represents a wave of change toward positive modernization and away from the pessimistic rhetoric that has been plaguing the media environment for the past ve years. Multiple journalism schools around the nation, such as Columbia University and the University of Missouri, have also made curriculum changes. Although the new curriculum’s focus on digital skills is essential, it is also instrumental that the department continue to stress the importance of courses that are theme-oriented and provide students with the critical think- ing skills they need to navigate complex reporting scenarios. Critical skills, Illustration by Blair Robbins | Daily Texan Staff not equipment or video skills, help a journalist report a story in a thorough way. Even more of these courses should be added to the curriculum. During my four years at the School of Journalism, it was the courses that taught me about journalism’s role in historical, international, political and social processes that I found most valuable. rough my certi cate in La- tino Media Studies, I learned about the press’s role in Hispanic and Latin American communities. ese types of academic opportunities help give the 1,001 problems and UT ain’t one contextual knowledge needed to e ectively report a multifaceted topic. e department must also expand its study abroad opportunities and internship partnerships across the country. Annual summer internships at By Stephen McGarvey ankfully, the ever-benevolent city of vard, this poor man and casual smoker was local and national news organizations could be set aside for UT students. Daily Texan Columnist Austin has come to the rescue, banning those plagued for months with the choice. But with A journalism career fair organized in partnership with prominent news or- insidious disposable bags. Hallelujah! ose the new tobacco ban in e ect, the decision ganizations would also be very bene cial to graduating students. e school I have a problem — and a serious one at darn bags were too convenient. And having was made much easier, and my dear friend currently supports three short study abroad programs in China, the Czech that. You see, I have quite a lot of trouble them right there at the register made me feel Winston Smith is now happily enjoying life Republic and Austria. In order for students to report about the world and making decisions. Just this a ernoon I was in like I was being a lazy American. I want to in Cambridge. their communities, they must see the world. International experiences, my local Walmart for two full hours trying work to buy my groceries, dang it. Still, more could be done. We all know that alongside skills acquired in the classroom, will help create even more well- to choose the right type of lightbulb. When I Reusable bags know how to keep me on water is better for us than soda, so it would rounded journalists. reached the checkout line, I held up the oth- my toes. By having to consciously lug them be smart to ban all carbonated beverages. As I have discovered in my undergraduate career, the traditional lines of ers behind me trying to choose the bag that around everywhere from Walmart to the And since electric vehicles are better for the print, broadcast and Web are long gone. e path is now the convergence best t my needs. And as I got gas on the way Home Depot, I exert far more time and environment than gas vehicles, perhaps UT of all of these. is merging has created an industry that is exciting, quick, home, I saw some tempting Marlboros that energy. While some might call that an ob- should make it illegal to park on its campus creative and challenging. is path does not lead to death, as many would le me quite curious about what it would noxious burden, I call it a glorious govern- without an EV. And while we’re at it, we all like to believe, but opportunity. ere are now unparalleled ways to tell sto- be like to become a smoker. ankfully, my ment-imposed workout, as well as useful know PCs are better than Macs, so let’s just ries in even more engaging and powerful mediums. Students at journalism country, city and most recently University mental exercise. ban those, too. schools are now at the center of this change and can even be creators of new have all got my back, happily ready to remove Also, I used to reuse those plastic bags as Despite the inherent brilliance of all of storytelling techniques. those pesky decisions from my life. elegant liners to the trash can in my dorm. this, some people disagree for some reason. Although I will not be able to take advantage of the curriculum chang- Banning incandescent lightbulbs was a But with the ban in place, I get to buy speci c ey are against government intrusion in es, I am proud to be part of a department that not only embraces change, fantastic idea. eir so , warm light lls me liners, thus supporting the trash can liner in- their lives, and they feel that these govern- but creates it as well. I am looking forward to seeing the results in with rage, and the way they immediately turn dustry and stimulating the economy. Austin mental and institutional moves are over- future generations. on at full brightness makes me suspicious of really is brilliant. bearing and infringe on people’s rights. I say Macaya is a journalism and Latin American studies senior. potential black magic. I much prefer these But I still feel like more could be done to pish posh. ose silly anarchists must realize newfangled compact uorescents, and my really streamline my day and inhibit those we’re far too dumb to be le to make any government agrees with me. Waiting for the pesky choices. ankfully, I am a proud decisions ourselves. bulb to illuminate in any room I walk into student of the University of Texas at Austin, I am in love with government. In fact, I adds a quaint sense of suspense and joyous where they understand my need for this. truly think it is infallible. Every decision it LEGALESE anticipation. I love when my household ap- erefore, they recently helped make it al- makes about my life is surely for the better, Opinions expressed in e Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board pliances can do that. most impossible for me to choose to use to- and the less choice it leaves to me as a con- or the writer of the article. ey are not necessarily those of the UT administration, But the federal government really doesn’t bacco products by banning them everywhere sumer, the better o I am. I know it has my the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. do enough. ere are still far too many choic- on campus. best interest at heart and could never comes I make in the day. For example, President And I’m not the only one ecstatic about promise that for the sake of any corporate, Barack Obama is OK with my choosing what this new authoritarianism. I know a bril- political or nancial gains. RECYCLE type of bags I use! What nonsense. I have liant professor who has also been greatly as- at would be utterly absurd. Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on 1,001 decisions to make every day, and I don’t sisted in his decision making as well. Forced campus or back in the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. want my type of bag to be one of them. to choose between teaching at UT or Har- McGarvey is a business honors freshman. 5 NEWS

Tuesday, April 17, 2012 NEWS 5 Teen faces murder charges By Christopher Sherman Homeland Security Investiga- The Associated Press tions to arrest six people suspect- ed of involvement in the smug- PALMVIEW — A 15-year-old gling operation on charges re- South Texas boy charged with lated to harboring illegal immi- nine counts of murder after he grants. At least four of the six crashed a minivan packed with crash survivors were detained as illegal immigrants, killing nine material witnesses. of them, cried and expressed re- Through interviews with morse before a judge Monday, them they found the teen driv- police said. er, said Palmview police Chief The boy, who is not being iden- Chris Barrera. tified because he is a juvenile, ap- “He wanted to come clean so peared at a probable cause hear- he came out and gave us a state- ing at a juvenile detention facil- ment,” Barrera said. “He ex- ity. He was also charged with 17 plained to us exactly what had counts of smuggling of a person happened, what he had done.” causing serious bodily injury or Palmview Detective Saul death, and one count of evading. Uvalle, who attended the prob- Border Patrol agents pulled over able cause hearing, said the teen the van last Tuesday night about told the judge that if he didn’t 10 miles west of McAllen. As it drive the van they were going stopped, one person jumped from to kill his family. Uvalle said the the vehicle and ran. When agents teen didn’t say who “they” were. pursued him the van sped off. “He was very remorseful of what It crashed just a few blocks away happened,” Uvalle said. scattering a parking lot with bod- State prosecutors can pursue the ies, backpacks and water bottles. felony murder charges because the The driver escaped, but was ar- deaths occurred during the commis- rested two days later at his home. sion of a felony, in this case evading

Gabriella Belzer | Daily Texan Staff Palmview Police worked Border Patrol. A judge will eventu- with agents from Immigra- ally decide whether the boy will be Students listen as Kirsten Calloway and Donnesh Amrollah conduct a workshop on the power of language and how it impacts the LGBT tion and Customs Enforcement’s tried as an adult. community. This workshop is a part of Sexual Awareness Month.

Workshop educates on power of words HOSPITAL continues from PAGE 1 remarkable gift more than two years it will mean to have a new facili- By Samuel Liebl “‘Sticks and stones may break my of values, it’s a symptom of het- Journalism freshman Shan- ago was that it be used for some- ty with their namesake,” de Bruyn Daily Texan Staff bones, but words can never hurt me’ eronormativity,” she said. “Words non Price said we should be more thing that would have a transforma- said. “UT Southwestern submitted is a total fallacy,” Callaway said. “We like ‘fag’ are common and harm- aware of how the words around us tional impact on UT Southwestern,” the request in to the Board, and we Words can hurt as much as don’t need to walk on eggshells when ful like the N-word used to be.” affect our thoughts. said UT Southwestern President Dr. were eager to memorialize the Cle- sticks and stones, as many people we speak, but we should be mindful Journalism freshman Ken- “Media makes society think the Daniel Podolsky. “We were deep- ments name in the UT System.” identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexu- of what we say.” ny Chilton, who works for a dat- way we do,” Price said. “I think ly honored by his confidence and Ehssan Faraji, biomedical engi- al or transgender can attest. Callaway said the use of the ing abuse hotline, said even com- I’m relatively aware but I always are now pleased and proud to name neering and pre-med junior said Students gathered Monday to words “rape,” “gay” and “whore” mon words can initiate debilitat- need to be on guard.” our new hospital in commemora- the plans for integrating research in discuss the power of language should be removed from ing flashbacks. Monday’s event was a new spin tion of a true Texas giant, certain the health care system is an innova- during “Word! Your Language casual conversation. “A woman called the hotline on the Panty Line Project, a lan- that it will have the transformation- tive step that he believes will help Matters,” a workshop hosted by “Using the word ‘rape’ as in because someone said ‘You’re guage awareness event that Voices al effect he envisioned.” the overall care of patients in the the student organizations Voices ‘Dude, I raped that test’ has be- being really bitchy right now,” Against Violence hosted in years Anthony de Bruyn, assistant vice long run. Against Violence, Queer Student come so normal that we don’t Chilton said. “Her abuser past, Callaway said. chancellor for public affairs said the “Incorporating elements such Alliance and the Gender and Sex- realize how harmful it is,” used to say that and it brought “A lot of people in Voices Against Board of Regents’ said members as in-room monitors to ana- uality Center Leadership Council. Callaway said. back memories.” Violence who identify as LGBT were unanimous in their decision lyze charts and images as well For members of sexual violence Callaway attributes the inclu- We cannot always know which made it known that [the Panty Line making because of the long-stand- as video conferencing capa- or gender discrimination, words sion of offensive words in our words will offend or hurt oth- Project] was not gender inclusive,” ing relationship between the UT bilities might seem like mi- can trigger debilitatingly pain- everyday vernacular to the in- er people, but we should be she said. “We’re trying to be more System and the Clements family. nor changes to a room,” Fara- ful memories, said biology senior creasing heteronormativity of straightforward and ask others gender inclusive with this event be- “When an institution puts in a ji said. “But these are all things Kirsten Callaway, who helped or- our society. if we suspect we offended them, cause people from all genders are name request for the approval of the that can significantly im- ganize the event. “It’s not because of an erosion Chilton said. victims of sexual assault.” Board of Regents, we analyze what prove the diagnostic process.” ©Evofem Inc, 2012. ©Evofem Instead Inc, Softcup 2012. is not a contraceptive nor can it protect against sexually transmitted infections.

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6 NEWS Tuesday, April 17, 2012 Siri-like technology may STUDY BREAK A student sits be future of data analytics in the third floor hallway of the Art Building By Samuel Liebl and Museum Daily Texan Staff while taking a break from Universities may use voice rec- class Monday ognition technology similar to Ap- By 2014 there will be afternoon. ple’s Siri to analyze data collected more mobile devices about students, faculty and staff. John Rome, deputy chief in- than laptops formation officer at Arizona State University, spoke Monday to a or desktops. crowd of about 40 business intelligence professionals from colleges — John Rome, deputy chief information and universities around the world. officer at Arizona State University Business intelligence, also known as BI, is the use of data systems to improve decision making. Rome’s talk about voice recognition technology was part of the Higher Ed- while, but if it’s something our ucation Data Warehousing Con- university puts out, it needs to fol- ference hosted by UT April 15-17. low our standards.” Rome said the convenience and Jeff Stark, a data warehouse accuracy of technologies like Siri manager for Rensselaer Poly- prove that universities will inevi- technic Institute and an organiz- tably apply voice recognition tools er of the conference, said the field to business-oriented tasks. of data analytics is trying to find “The future, sooner rather than a balance between usability and Shannon Kintner Daily Texan Staff later, is that we will use something technical depth. like Siri on top of BI,” he said. “Many of our tools are too ro- “There will come a day when we bust for mobile apps because they can use phones for data analytics.” were developed for researchers Rome said universities use and statisticians,” Stark said. data analytics to more effec- Among universities, UT is at the Brockett Center will honor former professor tively recruit students, identi- forefront of developing data analy- fy struggling students and dif- sis tools and making those tools By Sylvia Butanda her husband Jim Pedicano, we’ve Brockett’s collection of books, pa- Ph.D. programs in theater,” Demp- ferentiate between good and bad more accessible, said Vijay Thiru- Daily Texan Staff achieved stage one of the plans to pers, journals and artifacts, which ster said. “The creation of the Brock- teaching techniques. vengadam, the director and data build the center,” Pope said. will allow scholars to study and use ett Center and the Brockett Profes- As content and businesses be- architect of the University’s Infor- Oscar Brockett, a former UT pro- Pope said the center will begin as a his collection to write theater history, sorship is an expression of our and of come more geared toward smart- mation Quest project. fessor, was one of the world’s leading think tank in order to discuss how it Pope said. our supporters’ institutional determi- phones and tablets, so too will “Our mantra is ‘Crawl, walk, theater historians, and his leadership will be structured. “Now that he’s gone, scholars that nation, to remain in this elite compa- data analysis tools, Rome said. run,” he said. “We take an incre- will continue to be honored by the “The legacy of Brockett will extend used to come to talk to him can now ny of Ivy League and public flagship “By 2013, 33 percent of BI will mental approach and do smaller development of an academic research into the 21st century by being a think come to the center as a place of inspi- research universities.” be consumed on mobile devices things first.” center in his area of expertise. tank and will allow the discussion of ration where [they] can use his col- Heather Barfield, theater and dance and 80 percent of businesses will In the opinion of other universi- The Oscar and Lenyth Brock- all aspects of theater history and per- lection and write and study theater graduate student and former student support tablets,” he said. “By 2014, ties, UT is more than running — it ett Professorship in Theatre History formance,” Pope said. “We will be history,” he said. of Brockett, said he was a gentle pro- there will be more mobile devices is flying, Thiruvengadam said. But has been established as the first en- able to craft what that field of study Douglas Dempster, dean of the fessor, a thorough historian and an than laptops or desktops.” only high-level faculty and staff dowment in support of the develop- would be in the 21st century, what College of Fine Arts, said UT has inquisitive thinker. IT professional Carrie Shu- currently have access to UT’s busi- ment of the Oscar G. Brockett Cen- kind of things we should be studying long been a top center of theater ed- “Our opinions as students were re- maker of the University of Mich- ness intelligence tools, and the In- ter for Theatre History and Criticism. in that area, what kind of labs should ucation in Texas and a center of cut- spected and, in fact, requested in or- igan, one of UT’s peer institu- formation Quest project has a lot The professorship will fund faculty we build and what the curriculum ting-edge theater scholarships in der to cultivate an appreciation for tions, said students demand more more scaling up to do, he said. and student research in theater his- should be.” the country. both the mysteries and grounded evi- data-driven applications from “[Information Quest] has 1,800 tory, allowing the plans of the cen- During this stage, the center will “Brockett, along with many oth- dence of theater history,” Barfield said. her university. users who can look at financial, ter to move forward, said Brant Pope, also be able to fundraise and build to- er former and current faculty mem- “Having a professorship in his honor “Students want to develop apps student and faculty data,” Thiru- chair of the Department of Theatre ward raising enough money for an bers, have been responsible for ele- is a testament to Brockett’s profound and to access data to build their vengadam said. “People want us to and Dance. endowed chair of the Brockett Cen- vating UT’s theater history program effect upon countless students, schol- apps around,” Shumaker said. “We be at the fly stage, but we’re at the “With the assistance of Brockett’s ter, Pope said. to a top 12 ranking in the Nation- ars and historians, including those in- will develop the app if it’s worth- walk stage now.” daughter, Francesca Brockett, and At the core of the center will be al Research Council’s evaluation of side and outside theater studies.”

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012 News 7 NEWS BRIEFLY continues from PAGE 1 Private company’s first space NAMES station visit continues on track did not apply to middle names identification cards. is to assist transgender students in at the time. Ovalle said he also Ixchel Rosal, Gender and Sex- transitioning to the University in a A private U.S. company is on faced problems buying foot- uality Center director, said about way that will correspond with how The whole point of the policy is to assist track to become the first commer- ball tickets because his preferred five students have updated their re- they live and how they identify,” cial visitor to the International name did not match the one on cords using the preferred name pol- Graves said. transgender students in transitioning to the Space Station. his credit card. icy since it launched last fall. Ro- White said the task force ad- University in a way that will correspond to NASA said Monday there’s a Ovalle said he felt outed when sal said she does not ask if studens dresses many policy issues af- good chance that Space Explora- people would call him by his birth are transgender when she meets fecting the LGBT community by how they live and identify. tion Technologies Corp., or SpaceX, name instead of his preferred name. with them about their request but breaking down barriers and pro- — Jeffrey Graves, associate vice president for legal affairs will make its April 30 date to launch “It’s not necessarily being outed by that most students who requested moting a climate of inclusion and a cargo ship to the space station. it that bothered me,” Ovalle said. “It’s it were. Rosal said all the feedback togetherness. White said the com- More software testing is needed be- the questions and the explanations from students who were approved mittee tries to address big and not only benefited people who iden- “It’s not about acknowled- fore a final “go” is given. Managers that people feel entitled to after that for a preferred was positive. small things in the UT communi- tify as transgender, but also people ing an accomplishment,” White said they will meet again next Mon- which can be difficult to deal with.” Jeffrey Graves, associate vice ty that would make a difference. with disabilities, people with a med- said. “It’s the fact that we were day to review everything. While only students who request president for legal affairs, said UT For instance, White said the addi- ical condition who need a private able to put a different lens on The Dragon spacecraft will be the change through the center will considered many factors before ap- tion of many family and gender-neu- place to administer medication and something that should be there hoisted aboard the company’s Fal- have their name changed on class proving the policy. Graves said pre- tral bathrooms on campus last year people with small children. for all our students.” con rocket from Cape Canaveral. rosters and other official records, ferred names cannot go on diplo- The company’s chief executive of- all students will be able to take ad- mas or transcripts without a legal ficer and chief designer, Paypal co- vantage of the UHS policy and use name change. founder Elon Musk, said the Falcon a preferred name on their medical He said one of the legal issues UT and Dragon are proven vehicles. records. However, preferred names faced was putting preferred names What’s new is getting the supply cannot go on an official University on UT ID cards. ship to the space station. Musk was diploma or transcript. In cases such as police stops or hesitant to give out odds for success, According to the center’s website, when asked to surrender an ID card, stressing that this is a test flight. preferred name changes are granted Graves said, UT officials need to be campusampus environmental center presents: NASA has paid $381 million to after the student has a conversation able to confirm a student’s official SpaceX to get this far, under its post- with a staff member who determines name with the name on record with shuttle push for commercially pro- that the use of the name would facil- the University regardless of their pre- vided cargo and, in three or more itate a student’s success at UT. The ferred name. To address this, a stu-

years, possibly crew. Musk said the preferred name appears on class ros- dent’s preferred name goes on the

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Snow prepared for pro career NBA Editor’s Note: This is the first in an eight-part Three-year starter’s versatility series about Longhorns FRESHMAN (2008): SOPHOMORE (2009): SPURS hoping to be drafted into Games Snow Played- 13 Games Snow played- 14 helps chances of being drafted the NFL. Average points per game- 42.4 Average points per game- 39.3 Average offense per game- 475.8 Average offense per game- he can continue playing football. yards 421.2 yards by Lauren Giudice Snow appeared in all 52 games Average rushing per Average rushing per game- during his four-year career at game- 167.5 yards 147.6 NFL DRAFT 2012 Texas. Snow prides himself on WARRIORS Average pass- Average passing per game- versatility — he can play center, ing per game- 273.6 yards left guard and right guard. He 308.3 yards said he will play wherever he is needed in the NFL. Scouts have David Snow has always want- told him they like his versatility. ed to be an NFL player. But come “Being able to play multi- draft day on April 26, he won’t be ple positions does ultimate- NUGGETS sitting around eagerly watching ly help you a whole bunch in the television. Instead, he will be the NFL,” Snow said. “You nev- out fishing with his friends. er know when someone’s go- “I’m going to be really exciting to go down and you’ll ed,” Snow said. “But I’m not go- need to move over and play a ROCKETS ing to be sitting around.” different position.” JUNIOR (2010): Once he was offered a schol- In his senior year, he start- Games Snow played- 12 arship to UT, the center from ed all 13 games at left guard, but Average points per game- 23.8 Gilmer knew that his dreams to in his junior year, he spent most Average total offensive per play professionally could hap- of the season at center. He plans game- 382.5 yards pen. Snow graduated in De- to be ready to step up whenev- Average rushing per cember and has been training er his potential team needs him. MAVERICKS game- 150.5 yards and preparing for the draft ever The Longhorns’ practices are set Average passing SENIOR (2011): since. Leaving UT was difficult up very similar to NFL practic- per game- 232.0 Games Snow played- for Snow, but he is ready to be- es, so he feels confident that he is yards 13 Average Points per gin the next part of his career. ready to play professionally. game-28.7 “I really like starting new stag- “Center is a unique position, JAZZ Average total offense per es of life and I am really excit- of course, and you can’t get ev- game- 404.0 yards ed about the opportunity of the eryone to play that position,” said Average rushing per game- next level and getting to play Texas head coach Mack Brown. 210.4 yards some more football,” Snow said. Texas coaches have helped Average passing per game- 192.6 yards “You’re kind of sad, but at the him progress, and the advice same time you’re also really hap- and help of Longhorn alumni MLB py. It’s a weird combination of will also help him. Snow knows t h e t w o.” he won’t have any problems, but Snow has no preference to continues on PAGE 9 Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan file photo what team he goes to, as long as SNOW ASTROS

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two-year extension Kenny Vaccaro the American swimming team in @KennyVaccaro4 this summer’s Olympics, has made By Christian Corona winning conference titles and top- “Love how every Daily Texan Columnist five finishes at the NCAA Champi- time they show onships. Longtime coaches Connie Texas has its fair share of Clark and John Fields have the soft- Ryan tannehill on great coaches. ball and men’s golf squads ranked espn there isn’t any Head football coach Mack Brown No. 5 and No. 1, respectively. highlights on Texas. brought the Longhorns their first But Texas head baseball coach DBU!” national title in more than three de- Augie Garrido, the winningest skip- cades and, until a brief hiccup in per in Division I history, is arguably 2010, made them a perennial power- the best coach on the 40 Acres. He’s Rebecca Rodriguez | Daily Texan file photo house once again. Men’s swimming Freshman pitcher Parker French has yet to allow a run in more than 25 innings at home this year. French coach Eddie Reese, who will lead AUGIE continues on PAGE 9 improved to 4-1 in his last outing, throwing eight scoreless innings Saturday against Oklahoma State. LONGHORNS French fooling hitters in role as starter IN THE NBA Kevin Durant By Chris Hummer Coming into the start Texas need- Texas vs. Texas State Daily Texan Staff - 24 points ed French to produce a long out- - 5 rebounds ing to help ease the burden that a Parker French was an All-State doubleheader can put on a bullpen pitcher in high school and a four-year if the starters don’t pitch well, and Date: Today Maurice Evans letter winner for Dripping Springs. he delivered. Time: 6 p.m. Despite his All-Star background, he In his eight innings on the rubber, Location: Austin -14 points (5-8 still can’t remember a longer or more French scattered six hits and only al- FG) impressive outing than his scoreless, lowed one walk. He kept the Cow- eight inning gem against Oklahoma boys’ hitters on their toes all after- ground balls. State Saturday. noon by mixing his hard sinker and “My sinker was moving late and “One time in high school I went slider with an on-point breaking ball, working really well, and being able Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan file photo eight, but this is the first time I went which caused the Cowboys to make Head baseball coach Augie Garrido instructs sophomore Mark Payton. eight scoreless,” French said. FRENCH continues on PAGE 9 Garrido’s two-year contract extension has him signed through 2015. weak contact and hit a lot of soft SPOTLIGHT WOMEN’S TENNIS Senior Krista Damico helped Texas get Cierra Gaytan-Leach past Texas Tech by Sport: winning her singles Longhorns look to stay perfect match in straight Tennis sets. The Longhorns Height: 5’ 10” are 6-0 against Big Class: against conference competition 12 foes and will Sophomore try to improve to Hometown: By Matt Warden said head coach Patty Fendick-Mc- 7-0 when they face Daily Texan Staff Cain. “It is just a really good win to Texas A&M Tuesday. Corona del Mar, get at home.” California Following a pair of impres- Sophomore Elizabeth Begley sive conference wins, the Long- has emerged as of late, becoming After delivering a pair of match- horns are ready to face off with an a kind of backbone for the wom- clinching victories, sophomore Cierra en. She currently holds an unde- Gaytan-Leach was named the Big 12 old rival. Women’s Tennis Player of the Week for The team is 6-0 in Big 12 play feated conference record and a the first time in her career. Gaytan-Leach and ranked No. 13 in the coun- 12-1 record overall after two wins took down Ema Burgic, 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, to try. Victories over the likes of top last weekend. Ling Chen break a 3-3 tie and give the Longhorns 25 teams such as Baylor and Tex- “Elizabeth Begley was terrific Daily Texan file photo a win over Baylor last Saturday. The as Tech proved that these accolades out there [against Tech],” Fendick- following day, against Texas Tech, Gaytan- Leach triumphed over Caroline Starcks, are no fluke. McCain said. earned her attention for her singles against Texas Tech the next day. ing down to me and I have to do it 7-5, 5-7, 6-4, despite trailing, 3-0, in “Texas Tech came in undefeat- Cierra Gaytan-Leach has earned play as well. She fought back from a “I went down 3-0 and was kind for Texas,’” Gaytan-Leach said. “I the third set. She becomes the second ed in conference play this year and numerous victories in doubles play third set deficit to clinch the match of moping around a little bit and stepped it up and everything went Longhorn to earn conference player of has been playing some great tennis this year, but her nail-biting victo- point for the team against Bay- trying to keep my head up, but I the week honors. Senior Krista Damico with some very scrappy players,” ries in the last few matches have lor and proceeded to do the same told myself, ‘Okay, I know it is com- HORNS continues on PAGE 9 became the first March 19. 9 SPTS

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son, a starter. seen in a normal box score. His most Early on, he was a key member of impressive number comes when he’s FRENCH the Texas bullpen serving as the set-up on his home mound at UFCU Dish- HORNS continues from PAGE 8 man to closer Corey Knebel. He per- Falk Field, where he sports a pristine continues from PAGE 8 my way.” beth [Begley] and Cierra [Gay- formed well in that role, and was effec- 0.00 ERA for the season and where the Texas vs. Texas A&M Gaytan-Leach’s resolve did not tan-Leach] have been playing so to mix in the slider and the changeup tive as a bridge pitcher to Knebel — he Longhorns will face Texas State Tues- go unnoticed. great at four, five and six [singles],” kept them off balance,” French said. “It even picked up two saves in his time as day at 6 p.m. They beat the Bobcats, “You could see the determina- Fendick-McCain said. “I thought was around the fifth inning where they a reliever. 6-1, March 13 earlier this season. tion in her eyes when she came those three matches were going to just started pounding the ball in the But, after John Curtiss and Hoby “It’s a great ballpark to pitch in — Date: Today back out for the third set,” Fendick- be over with pretty quickly today ground, and the defense went to work. Milner struggled in the beginning of you have the fans behind you,” French Time: 6 p.m. McCain said. “I felt good about it. [against Baylor] because they’ve all It was awesome.” the season, French was given the op- said of pitching in his home park. “I Location: College Station I just kind of sat back and enjoyed been playing well.” Perhaps the most impressive part of portunity to start March 18 against think we feel comfortable pitching the third set because I felt really Padegimaite, a freshman for the French’s performance is that he’s just a Oklahoma. He did not waste the op- here. There’s definitely a comfort lev- good about it.” Longhorns, currently holds 12 sin- ally get back on form, because freshman, but he makes up for his lack portunity. In a hostile rival ballpark, el pitching at home compared to on Veterans Krista Damico and Ae- gles wins this year, putting her near they’ve struggled, but I thought it of experience by displaying a high lev- he went 6.2 innings and allowed t h e ro a d .” riel Ellis have buoyed the team’s the top on this solid team. But her was great to see them clinch the el of maturity on the mound. He never four earned runs, narrowly missing French may have taken an odd road charge all season long and not doubles play may be the most im- point [against Baylor],” Fendick- seems to be rattled and is often able to out on a quality start in his first ever into the rotation for Texas, but since much more can be said about their pressive feat of her first season, as McCain said. “That couldn’t have work out of tough spots, whether it be collegiate start. he has secured his spot he has made a impact. However, the bottom of she and fellow freshman Noel Scott been better. It was awesome.” a 0-2 count or a bases loaded jam. French has done nothing but im- huge impact for Texas in the win col- the Longhorn’s lineup is filled with are ranked No. 42 in the country as With all of this momentum, The calm demeanor he has on the prove since that moment. For the sea- umn. He has gotten better almost ev- newcomers who are performing at a duo. the women will head to Col- mound might also account for the way son his record sits at 4-1 with a 3.31 ery time out, and being as young as he a level impossible to miss. “They’ve worked so hard in lege Station for a battle with he’s been able to handle his two distinct ERA, both bests among starters for is, he will only continue to improve. “Lina [Padegimaite], Eliza- the last couple of weeks to re- the Aggies. roles on the team this season — as a re- the Longhorns. Heck, maybe next start he can go liever and, about a month into the sea- However, French’s best statistic isn’t all nine.

As Garrido is well aware, the bot- Augie Garrido SNOWcontinues from PAGE 8 tom line at Texas is simple — get to former players like Derrick John- AUGIE Omaha. In more than 40 years as a Wins: 1,837 continues from PAGE 8 college baseball head coach, Garri- son and Jamaal Charles have told do has taken his team to the College CWS Appearances: 12 him to be responsible once he en- won two of his five national champion- World Series 12 times, including sev- ters the NFL, especially early in 25 ships and 686 of his record 1,837 games en times in 14 seasons. The five-time Conference titles: his career. since taking over at Texas in 1997. Gar- National Coach of the Year is also the Conference tournament titles: 4 “A lot of people when they go rido, the only Divison I baseball coach only Division I coach to win national to the NFL and they get paid a in history to win 600 games and win na- titles in Omaha in four different de- National Titles: 5 bunch of money off the top, they want to go spend it,” Snow said. tional titles at two different schools (Cal cades. He led Cal State Fullerton to Coach of the Year awards: 6 State Fullerton and Texas), received a national titles in 1979, 1984 and 1995 “That can cause you a lot of prob- two-year contract extension last Friday while bringing championships to Tex- lems. They told me to get in there through 2015. The 73 year old current- as in 2002 and 2005. and work your tail off.” ly earns a salary of $935,000 and will get Longhorns head men’s basket- Goestnekors took the Longhorns to Although Snow was not invit- an annual raise of $50,000. ball coach Rick Barnes hasn’t quite the NCAA Tournament each of the ed to the NFL Combine, he feels After his Longhorns dropped their struggled the past few years, but five seasons she was in charge, win- he performed well enough at Tex- series opener against Oklahoma State, his squads haven’t excelled, either. ning only one game at the Big Dance as’ pro day to convince coaches and scouts that he is ready to play 3-1, in 11 innings at UFCU Disch- Barnes signed the nation’s fourth- and ending her tenure with four Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan file photo at the next level. But he knows Falk Field on Friday, Garrido claimed best recruiting class, according to straight first-round exits. David Snow made 32 starts over the last three years, showing his that it’s a combination of four to be unaware of the extension. ESPN, the fourth straight year he Texas’ chances to return to Oma- versatility by starting all 13 games this past season at guard after But the way Texas bounced back brought in a top-five class. Texas will ha aren’t as good as they were when years that teams look at when de- moving over from center, where he started all 12 games in 2010. from that heartbreaking defeat, sweep- welcome the likes of ESPNU 100 it made a NCAA record 33rd College termining who they will call on always want to be the best at it,” “I had a great time at UT,” ing the Cowboys in a doubleheader members Cameron Ridley (No. 8 on World Series appearance last season. April 26. Last year 59 players who Snow said. “When I started play- Snow said. “The greatest thing the following day showed why Garri- the ESPNU100), Prince Ibeh (No. The Longhorns began this year 2-5, the were not invited to the combine ing football, I always wanted to be is that a lot of the guys helped do deserved it. 59), Javan Felix (No. 72) and Connor worst seven-game start in school his- made it on a pro team. the best at it. I’ve always felt like me do my spiritual walk and we “Last year’s team and this year’s Lammert (No. 93). But, despite the tory since 1944. But they’re 18-8 since “I put up a lot of solid numbers I could always outwork every- get to play football together. The team are the same way. There’s just annual haul of top-notch prospects, then and have won all four of their during my four years at Texas and one. That was just my mentality combination of the two gave me a something inside of us that just lets the Longhorns have just one NCAA conference series so far with a three- that helps a lot, so now we just about it.” great experience.” us battle. We hate to lose,” said soph- Tournament in the last three years game set against Kansas on the hori- wait,” Snow said. Snow graduated from Tex- No matter what the future omore right fielder Mark Payton, who to show for it, not winning multi- zon. Texas has yet to play top-10 teams He has filled out questionnaires as with a degree in corporate holds for Snow, he is going to has reached base in all 33 of the Long- ple postseason contests since a trip Baylor and Texas A&M as it saves its for all 32 teams and has worked communication and could see keep pushing and working. horns’ games this season and who hit to the Elite Eight in 2008. best Big 12 opponents for last. out for coaches from Denver. But a future for himself in commer- “My work ethic is really great,” a go-ahead home run in Texas’ most At least Barnes still has his job. Gail But, as long as Garrido is in the if he is not drafted, he will go as a cial real estate. But he will al- Snow said. “So I am just go- recent victory Saturday afternoon. Goestenkors became the former Tex- dugout, don’t count the Longhorns free agent and try out. He hopes ways have his time at UT to look ing to keep on working no “There’s an instinct inside us that just as head women’s basketball coach after out. They’ll always have a chance to he will earn a spot on a team. back on. matter what.” says to pick it up another notch.” resigning a month ago. Like Barnes, get to Omaha. “Everything in life that I do, I

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By Ryan Haddox Saturday was the night of the Express Daily Texan Staff outfielders as Borbon, Martin and But- The Round Rock Express lost 3-2 to ler combined to go 7-for-12 with a home the Iowa Cubs Monday night, capping a run and three RBIs in the Express’ first four-game series that saw the teams take home victory of the young season. Ex- two wins apiece. press starter Zach Johnson went five in- The Express drew first blood in the nings, allowing 10 hits and four earned bottom of the second with a sacrifice fly runs in the seesaw battle that saw the from third basemen Tommy Mendon- Express score three runs in the bottom ca, giving the Express a brief lead before of the seventh, giving them a lead they heading into the third. Express starter would not relinquish and snapping their and top Rangers pitching prospect Mar- six game losing streak. tin Perez threw a strong 5 2/3 innings, Sunday afternoon presented the but the defense behind him did him no Round Rock faithful with free baseball favors. Perez only allowed two hits in as the Express went to extra innings for his outing, but the four errors behind the second time of the season. Open- him, two by Mendonca on consecutive ing day starter Mark Hamburger had a plays, allowed two unearned runs to be rough outing as he gave up 12 hits and scored in the top of the third, and the seven earned runs in only 2/3 innings. Cubs would not forfeit the lead. Facing The Express clawed back in the bottom pat sullivan | Associated Press a 3-2 deficit in the bottom of the ninth, of the second, scoring four runs of their Houston Rockets forward Patrick Patterson secures a loose ball between a trio of Denver Nuggets defenders. Patterson scored nine points and Express outfielder Joey Butler singled to own. Martin continued his hot start at grabbed seven rebounds in Houston’s 105-102 loss to Denver Monday night, the second time the Nuggets lost to the Rockets in as many nights. start the inning. Second baseman Greg the plate, doubling to right field and Miclat walked with two outs, moving plating two runs. Brad Nelson tacked the tying run into scoring position for on a two out single and the Express had former Rangers center fielder Julio Bor- dug themselves out of the early hole. bon. However, Cubs relief pitcher Blake After trading runs down the stretch, Rockets lose crucial contest to Nuggets the ninth inning ended with the teams Parker slammed the door on the Ex- By chris duncan who were both playing later Monday. Patrick Patterson hit a short jump- the first shot of the second as Denver press rally by striking out Borbon, con- tied at 10 runs apiece, and on to extras The Associated Press Goran Dragic and Chandler Par- er, and Luis Scola had a chance to tie trailed by as many as 11 points. cluding the seventh straight one-run they went. The Express won the game sons scored 21 points apiece for the it, but his runner in the lane rattled out But with Houston center Marcus game for the Express. in the bottom of the 13th with a sacri- Arron Afflalo scored 26 points, Ty Rockets, who have dropped four with 6 seconds left. Afflalo, a 79 per- Camby sidelined with a back injury, The series kicked off Friday with fice fly from Matt Kata that scored Luis Lawson had 25 and the Denver Nug- straight after a four-game road win- cent free-throw shooter, split two free Denver got some easy baskets down Omaha taking the opener in what Hernandez who had singled to lead off gets continued their playoff push with ning streak. throws with 3.9 seconds remaining, low. Afflalo cut inside for consecu- would become a series of nail-biters. the inning. a 105-102 victory over the fading Denver led 75-74 after three quar- giving the Rockets a chance to tie it. tive layups to trim the deficit to 38- Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo belt- After the loss on Monday, the Express Houston Rockets on Monday night. ters, and the fourth was tight all the But Parsons’ desperation 3-pointer 33 and force Rockets coach Kevin ed his fourth and fifth home runs of the saw their record fall to 4-8, good for a tie Al Harrington added 15 points way to the end. hit off the front of the rim, and Den- McHale to burn a timeout. season, and Iowa took a 6-2 lead into in last place with the Albuquerque Iso- and Andre Miller had 13 assists for The Nuggets took a 99-98 lead into ver sent Houston to its fourth straight The Rockets, meanwhile, went the bottom of the ninth. In the bottom topes and five games back of the Ameri- the Nuggets, who swept back-to-back the final 2 minutes, and Afflalo found home loss, a season high. cold in the second quarter, miss- of the ninth, the Express tried desperate- can Southern Division leading New Or- games with the Rockets, the team di- Harrington with a wraparound pass Brewer scored all 11 of his points ing 8 of their first 11 shots, includ- ly to mount a late comeback, thanks in leans Zephyrs. rectly behind them in the Western for an easy layup with 1:19 left to in the second half, and the Nuggets ing three 3-point attempts. Kyle Low- large part to total loss of the strike zone Round Rock begins a new series Conference standings. make it 101-98. Parsons rattled in a finished 9 for 18 from 3-point range ry hit a 3-pointer with 5:41 left in the from the Cub’s pitching staff. Three Tuesday, matching up with the Omaha Denver began the night holding the jumper from the free-throw line, but to win in Houston for the first time first half, but Houston missed its next walks and two hit-by-pitches scored the Storm Chasers who swept a four game No. 7 spot in the Western Conference, with all the Nuggets standing on the since October 2010. two shots and Lawson swished an an- first run of the inning, and the Express series with the Express just a week ago. 1 one game ahead of the Rockets. Hous- sideline, Lawson hit a 3-pointer from The Nuggets shot 33 percent (8 swering 3 with 4:36 to go before the would tack on two more runs before Neil Ramirez, who has a 5.00 ERA in ton was only one game ahead of Phoe- the corner with 45 seconds left to si- for 24) in the first quarter, and Mc- break. Afflalo then drove for another falling short on a Leonys Martin fly out nine innings this season, gets the start nix and 1 1/2 games ahead of Utah, lence the noisy crowd. Gee missed a point-blank layup on layup to tie it at 41-all. with the tying run 90 feet away. on the mound for the Express. day, month day, 2008 Classifieds 3B

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Alternative rock group Neon Trees returns Artist reflects on her relationship with music this week with their sophomore album, By Elizabeth Hinojos doing really ethereal vocals and ti-status quo vibe. It’s for people Picture Show. Daily Texan Staff stuff like that. When I started do- who are not just eating up what- Vocalist and ing Nite Jewel, it was this combi- ever the media gives them as reg- keyboardist For Ramona Gonzalez, com- nation of that style of ethereal vo- ular. It can be somewhat really Tyler Glenn posing music and songwriting is cals with all that other music that off-kilter and you relate to it be- spoke with The second nature. Recording under I had grown up on. I don’t think cause you feel off-kilter as a per- Daily Texan the moniker Nite Jewel, Gonza- about the it was intentional, it just sort of son. That’s what I love about mu- lez has approached music-making happened naturally. sic. It speaks to the part of me that album, among through a much different method other things. feels like I don’t fit in and I want than her contemporaries — that DT: What prompted you to to be able to give that back. is, until recently. While she usu- incorporate a poppier element ally records on portable 8-track on the new album? DT: Are you over using the cassette deck, arranging her songs Gonzalez: The songs them- fuzz and layers that were more through layered tape edits, she’s selves, except for one or two embedded in the music from transitioned into a cleaner sound of them, are less convention- your past albums? Photo courtesy of with her second full-length al- Neon Trees al than the songs on the first al- Gonzalez: No, no, I don’t think bum, One Second of Love. bum. They’re a little bit weirder in so. I would hate to think you can Gonzalez, who will return to style so I wanted the production just get over anything musical- play in Austin tonight at Mohawk to be really accessible. I think I ly. Obviously you would want to after her last visit during South By also just wanted to make a record be better, but I don’t think stylis- Neon Trees’ vocalist talks new album Southwest, spoke with The Daily that sounded really classic this tic choices should ever be thrown Texan about her new album. time around. out. In fact, I think this album is By Elijah Watson I’ll see it on a billboard, and realize VEVO first started, we [Neon Trees] about continuing the thread of Daily Texan Staff that it represents the type of music had just started. When we put Hab- The Daily Texan: When you DT: In what sense are those musical styles that shouldn’t be we create. its out, VEVO did a lot of things to were younger, what was your ex- songs weird? given up. I’m still recording songs Hailing from Provo, Utah, al- help us promote the album. I feel perience with music? Gonzalez: I was really exper- that have various degrees of re- ternative rock group Neon Trees’ DT: How was it recording your that they’ve always been in our band Ramona Gonzalez: I started imenting with things. Like that verb layers and you decide later upbeat, pop-savvy vibe, is com- debut album, Habits, with produc- life since the beginning. I’m excit- writing lyrics in journals as a kid track, “She’s Always Watching what you want to keep. plimented by a strong, new-wave ers Ian Kirkpatrick and Tim Pag- ed to do a show with VEVO be- and used my mom’s tape record- You.” I started by making these rock backbone. It works — their notta, and what would you say is cause they’re always trying to help er at night in my room. Every- weird drums. I was listening to Be sure to check dailytexanon- debut album, Habits, peaked at No. the main theme present throughout an artist. thing on the radio was emblemat- a lot of Prague and Prince at the line.com for the full interview with 15 on the U.S. Billboard Alterna- out the album? ic of the time, so I would listen to time. I just think the song is a Ramona Gonzalez of Nite Jewel. tive Albums chart, and today the Glenn: With Habits we wanted the DT: If you could be any neon radio shows in my room at night weird mixture of styles and it’s group releases their follow-up al- album to have a very upbeat feel to sign in the world, which one would and would mimic an announce- pretty strange. I wanted to make bum, Picture Show. it. With Tim [Pagnotta] being a mu- you be? ment or song that was on popular it punchy because I wanted it to Vocalist and keyboardist Tyler sician and a singer in a band already, Glenn: [laughter] I would be the music radio. be able to be heard under all the Nite Jewel Glenn spoke with The Daily Tex- he just pushed and helped us to write “Welcome to Las Vegas” sign be- stuff that’s happening. an about the band name’s origin, some great songs. cause, it’s so prominent, and I think DT: How did that evolve into Where: The Mohawk being influenced by punk and the when people think of neon, that Nite Jewel? DT: What do you hope that When: April 17 Talking Heads and what neon sign DT: What would you say is dif- sign comes to mind. Honestly, the Gonzalez: Well, that’s when people get from your music? he’d like to be. ferent from your upcoming al- McDonald’s sign in Times Square I was really young, like 6 or 7. I Has it changed over time? Tickets: $10 in advance, bum, Picture Show, in comparison popped up into my mind first, but started being in bands in col- Gonzalez: I guess I’ve never re- The Daily Texan: The band’s to Habits? I would totally choose Las Vegas lege and started listening to dif- ally thought about it that much. $12 at the door; Outdoors Glenn: The sound of the album over that. ferent styles of music across the name derives from the In-N-Out I think if they were to see me at and all ages Burger neon sign. Have you con- [Picture Show] is definitely fresh. We board. I think at one point I was a show I would want them to get tacted them for any endorsements, didn’t flip the script completely — in a shoegaze band and started this anti-industry-capitalist, an- Web: nitejewel.com or free food yet? it’s still a pop album, but a rock re- Tyler Glenn: [laughter] What’s cord at the same time. funny is that I’m a vegetarian, so I Singer/song- don’t even eat hamburgers anymore. DT: One song that I enjoyed in writer Ramona I still go to In-N-Out for their fries, particular from your first album, Gonzales will and I’ll order off the menu items is “Love and Affection.” It reminds be performing as Nite Jewel sometimes, but I wouldn’t want to me of the Talking Heads because tonight at the push a fast-food band agenda, you of the new-wave, funk feel it has. Mohawk. know? I think it’s fun and nostalgic Have groups like that influenced that the band kind of derives from your sound? our youth and hanging out, but I Glenn: That’s actually one of my don’t think the name goes much fur- favorite songs [off of Habits]. The Picture Show ther than that. Talking Heads are a massive influence on us. David Byrne is superb. Neon Trees DT: I also think the name rep- We’re also heavily influenced by the resents the band’s sound very ac- energy and attitude of punk music. Genre: New Wave, curately, considering how upbeat alternative rock and vibrant your music is. DT: You guys were a part of the Glenn: Yeah. Originally when the VEVO showcase during this year’s For fans of: The Killers name came up, I imagined it would South By Southwest. How did that be for an energetic band. Sometimes come about? Web: fameisdead. I think it’s a silly name, but then Glenn: I remember that when com/pictureshow Photo courtesy of Nite Jewel

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lot of people have groups in high school and when they come off to Band has look, sound that makes a phenomenon GAMING college, they lose contact with those continues from PAGE 14 groups but still want to play. When they come to the meetings they get By Chris Talbott was founded. to meet with a bunch of other play- The Associated Press Pokemon Club ers and hopefully find someone to play with.” Brittany Howard already had her If you’re interested in a club fo- life planned out by the time she hit According to Bieber, many of the cused on a specific game rather than people who come to the meetings her 20s, and it didn’t include any a free-for-all, Pokemon Club might of this. have never played the game before, be the place for you to catch ’em all and the organization is happy to The lead singer and force of na- with a kick of nostalgia. Founded ture in Alabama Shakes, rock ‘n’ help teach newcomers the ropes. in fall 2010 by radio-television-film “Our favorite event is the dice roll’s newest phenomenon, already senior Lee Caffee, Pokemon Club had a good job delivering mail and draft,” Bieber said. “We try to hold focuses on everything from the old one or two of those every semes- hoped to hold onto it. Like many Game Boy games to the more re- folks reared in the rural South, she ter. We buy a few hundred dice, cent additions to the series. put them into a bunch of gi- didn’t expect much more. Maybe “Once a year we hold a Pokémon she could carve out a little happiness ant piles and people take turns Stadium tournament and Pokémon pulling out what they want to with a husband and some kids. Snap tournament, and we’re cur- “Where we’re from, playing music complete their set.” rently watching every episode from Although many may associ- and just playing music is not an av- the first season as well as every enue to take,” Howard said. “It’s not ate tabletop games with the cli- movie,” Caffee said. che of basement dwellers, the an option. Because like, where we’re Pokemon Club is also involved from, most of the people, they’ve sheer amount of activity and di- with the Intercollegiate Pokemon versity in UT’s gaming commu- tried their best to get the best job League (started in 2010 at Penn- they can and then they stay with nity has proven that the hobby is sylvania State), in which they bat- inclusive enough for anyone to that job until they can retire. So mu- tle other schools and universi- sic was just kind of like our hobby. It Photo courtesy of the Alabama Shakes get involved. Delta n Delta jok- ties competitively through the ingly claims to offer “no preferen- was something we would do to like card game. release at the end of the day or still Warm and open, but a little shy the group on the road, compared my God!’ And so we sort of started tial treatment towards basements feel like human beings.” and hesitant to make eye contact, her ability to mesmerize a crowd working with them right then.” Delta n Delta because that would be unfair to- In less than a year, all that has Howard hardly resembled the larg- to Bruce Springsteen’s audience- “Boys & Girls” — a self-funded However, not all gaming organi- wards study lounges and other changed and her quartet from Ath- er-than-life figure she is on stage. winning ways. He says she has “the album of raw, jubilant rock ‘n’ roll zations require a controller — if ta- playing environments.” ens, Ala., has become a success sto- With only an EP, a handful of pro- undescribable thing — the thing that’s very much of the northern Al- bletop role playing games are more Regardless of specific inter- ry so unlikely even the band’s man- fessionally produced videos and a le- that separates people who are real- abama soil it was recorded on — your style, you can roll your dice ests or preferred platform, get- ager calls it “an anomaly.” Max- gion of YouTube fan postings, there’s ly good from those that have that sold 25,000 albums during an iTunes with Delta n Delta, a Dungeons & ting your game on at UT has never imum buzz has preceded the been little for the curious to go on extra something.” exclusive release last week, good for Dragons organization at UT. been easier. Shakes’ debut album “Boys & Girls” since the band first started gaining “To me that applies there,” Hood No. 16 on the Billboard 200 list, and “The club was originally found- “Our meetings are usually small with sold-out tours of the Unit- attention last summer. But every said. “There are people who tech- was released wide last week. No one ed to help people who play DnD enough that you can get to know ed States and Europe, fawning me- time Howard and her bandmates nically have as good a voice as she knows what to expect next because (or any role-playing game) find everyone there by name after com- dia coverage and an endless string — bassist Zac Cockrell, drummer does; I’m sure better. She doesn’t do everything so far has been, well, un- other people to play with,” said An- ing a few times,” Bieber said. “We of surprises. Steve Johnson and guitarist Heath anything fancy. It’s not a new way of expected. Morris hasn’t experienced drew Bieber, electrical engineering mostly just like spreading a great Howard, 23, sat down for a morn- Fogg — play live, they gain more doing anything. But it’s the way that anything like it. senior and president of the club. “A game around.” ing interview early in the band’s true believers who turn and pass on she connects with the people in the “I’ve never seen something spread overstuffed run through the South the word. audience that, so far everywhere I’ve word of mouth like this,” said Mor- By Southwest Music Festival last The Shakes’ musical approach is seen them, it’s been pretty amazing. ris, who manages the band with month. The band rented a house in laid back — simple riffs that sway It seems like the bigger the room, the Christine Stauder. “It doesn’t usually a tony section of town and was loose and build laid down over fertile greater the connection seems to be.” happen like this. Usually the record and celebrating over breakfast tacos grooves. There’s nothing elaborate Kevin Morris remembers becomes out and there’s a build after after a successful “Austin City Lim- and no need to be because with- ing a part of that connection for the the record comes out. This, so much its” taping and in anticipation of a in a few bars, Howard comes in first time as a transcendent experi- of this happened for them pre-re- heavy schedule of live showcases at with a voice that rattles the room ence. The band invited the prospec- cord. It’s an anomaly.” the music conference. and shakes the soul. Already visual- tive manager to a show in Tuscaloo- One that lets Howard imagine They’d just learned they’d be join- ly arresting — it’s not often you see sa, home of the University of Ala- a very different future for herself ing Jack White for part of his tour a bespectacled, full-figured black bama. Morris boarded a “dilapidat- these days. and big opportunities seemed to be woman with a red electric guitar ed cruise thing” with 150 college “I know the thing I want to do coming up every day. Howard ad- strapped over her shoulder fronting kids crammed aboard and found is sit in my own studio,” How- mitted it all still felt a bit miraculous, a rock ‘n’ roll band — when Howard the Shakes jammed into a corner. ard said. “Not something elabo- even in the age of instantaneous In- opens her mouth and sings, it’s like “And they go into ‘Hold On’ and rate. Just something where I can ternet buzz. Until the band start- completing a circuit. within 30 seconds I couldn’t believe sit in the corner and write songs. ed to tour she’d never been farther Patterson Hood, The Drive-By what I was seeing,” Morris said. “I Because that’s where it all start- Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff away from Athens “than somewhere Truckers frontman who spread the started texting every single person, ed: I was just sitting in a corner Danny Banh plays Street Fighter X-Tekken on club provided equip- in Tennessee.” gospel as an early adopter and took ‘Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Oh, writing songs. ment such as TV monitors, consoles and different controllers. 14 LIFE 14 IFE RTS Tuesday, April 17, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Katie Stroh, Life&LArts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | [email protected]&A

Gamers unite for friendly fun Mathew Vogel By Rainy Schermerhorn plays against Daily Texan Staff Chris Henao in “Ultimate Marvel vs. With summer quickly approach- Capcom” on ing, many video game enthusiasts are console No. 1 eagerly awaiting the new gaming re- at Caffe Medici leases and announcements that often Saturday come with the heat wave. As gam- afternoon. ers wait for summer titles to hit the Longhorn shelves, student organizations are of- Gamers hosted fering platforms for gamers to keep a video game tournament busy in the meantime, from fighting open to hoards of zombies to scorching their members and opponents with a Charizard card. non-members Longhorn Gaymers where proceeds made went to Longhorn Gaymers, an LGBTQ- the Japanese based gaming organization, was Tsunami and founded in fall of 2010 by Asian cul- Earthquake tures and languages senior Brian Da- Relief Fund. vis. Although LGBTQ gamers may seem like it might be narrow demo- graphic, with a count of 88 members in its Facebook group, Longhorn Gaymers provides a surprisingly active meeting place for students of any sexual orientation — whether they’re into saving the princess or more interested in leveling up with the overall-clad Italian plumber. “The organization is basically a safe place for people of LGBTQ orientation to have fun and play games in an environment that’s extremely warm and friendly,” said Daniel Jen- kins, journalism sophomore and vice Pu Ying Huang president of Longhorn Gaymers. Daily Texan Staff “During a typical meeting we play games, make announcements about mester, Longhorn Gaymers holds open the club up to.” future plans and pretty much just various themed meetings (such as While Longhorn Gaymers was give the students some time to un- “Horror Night,” focusing on surviv- founded as a safe place for LGBTQ Pokemon Club Longhorn Gaymers Delta n Delta wind, which is something we all al horror games) along with special gamers to hang out. Students of definitely need.” events and tournaments. all sexual orientations and gender Where: Garrison Hall 3.116 Where: Mezes Hall 1.210 Where: Garrison Hall 1.126 Longhorn Gaymers recently host- “Brian [Davis] founded the club to identities are welcome to attend, When: Wednesdays 7-9 p.m. When: Thursdays 7-10 p.m. When: Thursdays 7 p.m. ed a fighting game tournament at help with his own coming out pro- as long as they share a love of Caffé Medici Espresso & Coffee cess,” Jenkins said. “He wasn’t a ‘ste- gaming and respect the LGBTQ prin- Web: facebook.com/groups/ Web: facebook.com/groups/ Web: facebook.com/groups/ House, and all the proceeds went to reotypical gay guy,’ he was more re- cipals from which the organization the Japanese Earthquake and Tsuna- served and not very outspoken, and pokemonclub longhorngaymers DeltaNDelta mi Relief Fund. Throughout the se- to these people, is who we want to GAMING continues on PAGE 13

MUSIC REVIEW Band finds unusual influence in Prince

MUSIC REVIEW By Elijah Watson marily relies on his own moun- Although you won’t be seeing Daily Texan Staff tain-man nasal drawl to re- Maps and Atlases bringing Pur- tain that definitive Maps and ple Rain-era neon suits, heels and “We have been listening to a Atlases sound. makeup back (although David- Cliches fill Mraz’s latest release lot of Prince over the years, so it’s Songs like “Old and Gray” and son’s beard with a touch of neon definitely an influence on this re- “Remote and Dark Years” shine blue might be great to see), it’s Pop heartthrob cord,” said Maps and Atlases gui- because of Davidson’s funk-laced impressive that the band takes tarist Erin Elders of the group’s lat- vocal delivery. On the latter song, inspiration from such unforeseen By Elijah Watson Jason Mraz est album, Beware and Be Grate- the vocalist may be at his best. sources on Beware and Be Grate- Daily Texan Staff returns with his fourth album, ful in an interview with The Dai- It’s not necessarily the lyrics that ful, all while maintaining the cre- Love Is a Four ly Texan during this year’s South make “Remote and Dark Years” ativity and energy that has made Since 2002, lover-boy Jason Mraz Letter Word. By Southwest. In renovating their so great, but rather the way he them so great in the first place. has become a part of an acoustic sound by following a more new- says a certain word. How he re- beach-rock scene shared by artists wave, ’80s funk direction, the peats “I” in the chorus, which like Jack Johnson and, more recent- band takes a new and unpredict- receives the shrill and desper- ly, Eddie Vedder. Mraz relies on sim- able approach on their second ate reply “Don’t want anymore,” plicity in his music, using straight-to- full-length album. paints a tale of absolute sorrow. the-point lyrical content and sooth- The influence seems unlike- It’s like Cyndi Lauper’s “Time Af- ing, soft-rock arrangements, to cre- ly — Maps and Atlases, who ter Time” — you can’t help but ate multiple radio hits. Having spent have often been praised by crit- want to slow-dance and cry at the some time away from music, Mraz re- ics and fans alike for their odd same time. turns with Love Is a Four Letter Word, time signatures and intricate du- It’s kind of a 1980s dance par- his follow-up to 2008’s We Sing. We eling guitar parts (a genre more ty with Maps and Atlases on this Dance. We Steal Things. commonly known as math- album, but they still retain what It’s undeniable that Mraz knows rock), don’t come off as Prince makes them Maps and Atlases. how to write a catchy pop song. His fans upon listening through “Be Three Years Old” has that Pe- down-by-the-beach acoustic guitar their discography. Until now, ter Gabriel tribal guitar that en- and luscious, ukulele-driven melo- that is. Beware and Be Grateful compassed much of Maps and Beware and Be dies have spawned hits such as “The is Maps and Atlases’ funky road Atlases 2010 LP, Perch Patch- Remedy,” “I’m Yours” and “Lucky.” Grateful less traveled. work, while “Bugs” has the folksy, But they’ve come with a price: His Take album-opener “Old and finger-tapped/picked electric lyrics are often laughably cliche and Gray” for example. Reminiscent guitar technique that has been a Maps and Atlases akin to high school pickup lines. This Photo courtesy of of Prince’s 1999, “Old and Gray” staple of the band’s sound since seems to be the case as well with the Jason Mraz moves creepily with moody their inception. Unlike past re- singer-songwriter’s latest release. Genre: Folk/indie rock chords that grow with layered leases though, the guitar is sec- For example, album-opener “The George. The song has the potential vocals from frontman Dave Da- ondary. The band has incorpo- For fans of: Vampire Freedom Song” would be great if it did to be this generation’s “Girl From Ip- vidson. Strangely, it works. Da- rated new instruments and other not have lines like, “When I feel good, anema.” Its tropical, bossa nova feel is Weekend, Prince vidson imitates Prince’s fal- sounds, using the guitar to em- I sing,” or “We’ve got some life to bring pina colada friendly, but when Mraz setto-to-low-mumble singing phasize a certain melody or pro- Web: mapsandatlases.org / We’ve got some joy in this thing.” It’s opens his mouth you can’t help but technique precisely, but pri- gression in the song. just so banal — the listener could imag- down as many drinks as you can in ine such lines being sung in a fast-food the hopes that the singer’s lyrics will Indie rock commercial or as a corporate slogan. fade into incomprehensibility. group Maps “In Your Hands” further epitomizes It’s great that Mraz is all lovey- and Atlases Mraz’s songwriting mediocrity. “I love dovey, but it comes off as complete- gets funked-up making breakfast for someone, instead ly artificial. There’s no heart and soul for their latest of me,” or “It’s like diving into a pool behind the album when there should release, Beware without water and praying for rain.” It’s be, considering the album’s name. At Love is a Four Letter and Be Grateful. unintentionally laugh-out-loud ma- least contemporary Jack Johnson bal- Channeling artists like terial that undermines the moody at- ances out his cliches with introspec- Word Prince, the mosphere of the arrangements that active beach narratives and Vedder em- Jason Mraz band explores a company it. It’s as if Mraz is trying to bodies all that is right with his ukule- more electronic use every break-up cliche possible in le riffs and insightful lyrical content. Genre: Acoustic rock, sound, while under five minutes, hoping that his Mraz is at the bottom of the totem maintaining lover will fall for his self-proclaimed pole, satisfied in making songs that pop their definitive wittiness. But it’s not clever at all — sacrifice originality for radio appeal. For fans of: Jack John- sound. these are the reasons the girl left. Love Is a Four Letter Word is just There’s an imbalance between the bad. If you can find an instrumentals- son, Colbie Caillat lyrical content and the music that only version, go for that, but if lyrics Web: jasonmraz.com/ supports it. Take “Be Honest,” fea- are included, do yourself a favor and turing the lovely songstress Inara skip this one. Photo courtesy of four-letter-word/ Big Hassle Publicity