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1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 THE KETTLE RIDING THE CHILLWAVE JUMP RIGHT IN FIGHTS BACK Instrumental electronic artist Baths Sophomore diver gains success, Tea gives coffee some competition in discusses his new tour, favorite sandwich looks toward Olympic opportunities the world of caffeinated drinks LIFE&ARTS PAGE 6 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 9 SPORTS PAGE 8 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, February 4, 2011 ONtheLEGE Austin records WEEKEND unusual freeze, meteorologists FRIDAY Legislators push for guns on campus expect snow ‘Wild at heart’ By Melissa Ayala Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, istrators to make any changes to our er to regulate something that is not a The Harry Ransom Center is Daily Texan Staff have each filed bills to allow car- current policy,” said Associate Direc- law versus something that is. It’s easier By Jody Serrano celebrating the opening of rying licensed concealed hand- tor for Residence Life Hemlata Jhav- for officers to monitor if someone is Daily Texan Staff its Tennessee Williams exhibit Higher education campuses in guns on campus. eri, in a statement. breaking the law than having to check Friday evening at 6 p.m. The Texas have been designated gun-free UT Division of Housing and Food University Operations spokes- who has a license to carry on campus This week’s biting cold and frozen event is free for Ransom zones for 15 years, but lawmakers Services follows institutional rules woman Rhonda Weldon said the and who doesn’t.” precipitation are quite unusual for Center members and $20 for will try again to change that this leg- that ban all weapons and facsimiles UT Police Department will not be- Driver also filed a campus con- Central Texas, said meteorologists. nonmembers. islative session. on all areas of campus, subject to a gin any campus planning until there cealed carry bill during the 81st The temperatures in the low 20s Since the start of the 82nd Tex- third-degree felony. is a final outcome on the bill. Legislative Session, in 2009, made Thursday the coldest Feb. 3 ‘We are as Legislature last month, Rep. “If the legislation was to pass, “If this legislation passed, it would with 75 co-sponsors. The bill on record, according to My Fox Aus- Joe Driver, R-Garland, Sen. Jeff DHFS would consult and work with make things a little more complicat- tin. A week that started with sunny the people’ weather quickly turned — and stayed Zach Scott Theatre is hosting Wentworth, R-San Antonio, and legal counsel and University Admin- ed,” Weldon said. “It’s always easi- GUNS continues on PAGE 2 — freezing. The sub-32 degree tem- performance of ‘Red Hot Patriot,’ peratures will continue until at least a play about acclaimed Austin INSIDE: The editors weigh in on the concealed carry debate on page 4 noon today, according to the Nation- writer Molly Ivins, at 8 p.m al Weather Service. The service also Friday night. Student tickets forecasted a 70-percent chance of are $15. snow, likely about one inch. Troy Kimmel, senior Geology lec- turer and local KEYE weatherman, said the current weather was unusu- SATURDAY al for the Austin region. “Most of the time you get cold Black History air freezing on the ground, but not Month freezing all the way up to get to Special guest Barbara Conrad snow,” Kimmel said. “Snow itself is is appearing at a free concert not that unusual. We normally see Saturday night celebrating snowflakes every few years, just not black musicians and composers. on the ground.” The event begins at 7:30 p.m. Kimmel said the matter of univer- at the Butler School of Music’s sity closure depended on the early Bates Recital Hall. morning weather. “Every situation is different,” he ‘Indoorsy’ said. “This is not a decision made by Electronic musician Baths is the University in a vacuum, it’s a deci- playing at Mohawk Saturday sion made by the whole community.” night with supporting acts Kimmel said he doubted that Braids and Star Slinger. Tickets Travis, Harrison and Williamson are $8 in advance and $10 at counties would get above an inch the venue. Doors open at 8 p.m. or two of snow, expecting the areas to the east to get the heavier snow, possibly 2-3 inches. Steve Smart, meteorologist for the SUNDAY National Weather Service, agreed. “We advise residents not to travel Super Bowl if it’s not necessary. The snow event is Alamo Drafthouse Downtown is going to occur in the overnight hours hosting a ‘pigskin party’ at 5:30 when it’s dark and we’re going to lose p.m. Admission is free, but seats some visibility,” Smart said. “If you can be reserved by purchasing Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff have to travel, slow down, and allow a $5 food and beverage The Texas Dragon/Lion Dance Team performs at the opening of the celebration of the lunar new year in The Union Ballroom. Lunar new years extra time to reach your destination.” voucher online. are given names of animals, this year being the year of the Rabbit. At press time, the University had not confirmed whether campus tenacious New Year despite the frigid temperatures, would close today. Thursday evening, students from all cultures celebrated the Lunar New University officials sent an e-mail that Year with traditional Asian foods, music, and décor Today in history said they would announce a decision in the Texas Union Ballroom Thursday night. by 6 a.m. Friday. When the guests arrived, the hosts of the celebra- In 2004 Frozen streets and Wednesday’s Mark Zuckberger creates of tion passed out red money envelopes. The envelopes resembled the rolling power blackouts have forced onesA adults give the children in Asia, usually accompanied by money. Facebook in his Harvard dorm Year closures at campuses across the state, The envelopes at UT contained raffle and voting tickets for karaoke. room. including the University of Texas at the At the beginning of the celebration, the lights dimmed to prepare Arlington, Texas State University and the stage for the traditional lion dance, where members from the the University of Texas Pan-American. local Asian community dance around energetically one behind the Because there was no snow previously Rabbit other, all while sporting a traditional lion costume. Campus watch in Central Texas, and because UT op- Organized by the Asian American Culture Committee and the Chi- erates its own power plant and did not Moving on out nese Student Association, the event attracted 10 organizations and more Communications Building A, By Jody Serrano 2504-A Whitis Ave RABBIT continues on PAGE 2 SNOW continues on PAGE 2 UT Police Officers observed a known offender sitting at a computer terminal located inside the 3rd floor lobby. The Tier one universities to increase in Texas known offender observed the officers and quickly began to By Allie Kolechta The 82nd session will increase the Improving performance at schools log off the computer as well as Daily Texan Staff number of tier one universities in like Texas Tech University, the Univer- packing up his belongings. The Texas, he said. The University of Tex- sity of North Texas and the University officers noted the subject had A state like Texas should have more as at Austin, Texas A&M University, of Houston to include them in the tier a container with alcohol inside tier one universities, higher standards Rice University and the University of one ranks is a goal, Branch said. next to the computer he was in terms of student performance and Houston are the states’ only tier one “We have got to do a better job of working at. The officers took the a more efficient higher education sys- universities, while the state of Cali- presenting to people that universi- subject into custody for Criminal tem to properly educate its growing fornia has nine and the state of New ties are job manufacturing machines,” Trespass and transported him to population, said Dan Branch, R-Dal- York has seven. he said. “This university is a brilliant Central Booking after verifying las, who spoke at UT on Thursday. While no standard definition of a place of human capital with knowl- he was not there for official Branch, former chairman of the tier one school exists, common qual- edge and technology just spinning off business. In addition to the law House Committee on Higher Ed- ities among these schools mostly in- of it. I think pretty soon we’re going enforcement action taken, the ucation, said the 82nd Legislature clude a focus on influential research to be competing with China and In- subject was issued another will face an unprecedented budget among its faculty, world-class institu- dia, other states and countries, and Bicente Gutierrez | Daily Texan Staff Criminal Trespass Warning crunch this session, which could im- tions and multi-billion dollar endow- Dan Branch, former Texas Committee of Higher Education chairman, pact higher education. ment funds. EDUCATION continues on PAGE 2 discusses the issues facing higher education this legislative session. 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