1 ON THE WEB Check out more photos of the LIVESTRONG Mar- HE AILY EXAN athon and Half T D T Marathon online: Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 bit.ly/dt_video Breaking down the food industry’s latest Read more quotes to note buzzwords. What do they really mean? from Gardner & Guevara LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 OPINION PAGE 4 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Monday, February 20, 2012 THE WEEK Endowments alleviate UT’s financial burdens AHEAD By Liz Farmer Endowments are donations that the type of funding that every depart- sion in 2011, $92 million of state fund- as sending a student to a conference or Daily Texan Staff are invested by the University. How ment strives to receive in order to get ing to the University was cut. Since last purchasing new equipment. the returns of these investments are faculty to remain at the University. year, the UT System Board of Regents, “These are very important things Pressure has mounted on faculty in used is chosen by the donor. Tade- “Suddenly you don’t need to seek among other groups, has scrutinized for running a big and complex de- TODAY the semesters following the last Tex- usz Patzek, chairman of the depart- outside employment,” Patzek said. the importance of research in higher partment,” Patzek said. “We are one Campaign to end as legislative session, but endowments ment of petroleum and geosystems “You can have more time to think and education. of the most overworked depart- can ease the increasing financial bur- engineering, administers a $1 mil- be creative. It’s sort of an engine that Patzek said the endowment serves ments. In that stressed-out environ- death penalty dens that may otherwise push faculty lion endowment within his depart- powers creativity within the faculty.” as a funding safety blanket to help with Campaign to end the death away from the University. ment. Patzek said he believes this is During the last Texas legislative ses- general departmental functions, such FUNDS continues on PAGE 2 penalty- UT chapter The event is a “teach in” on Feb. 20 from 6-7p in the SAC 3.116 balcony room C. The campaign is a part of the National Occupy Newspapers for Prisoners Day of Action. Demonstrations are occurring across the nation and can be missing from found at occupy4prisoners.org. UT stands By Sarah White TUESDAY Daily Texan Staff Terror Tuesday An undetermined number of Tomorrow at 10 p.m. Alamo copies of Friday’s Daily Texan ap- Drafthouse will be showcasing pear to have disappeared from “Pumpkinhead,” a film about news boxes across campus, accord- a single dad who goes on a ing to the operations manager for vengeful rampage after his Texas Student Media. Frank Ser- son is fatally mangled by teen pas III, Texas Student Media oper- tourists. Admission is only $1! ations manager, said he was con- cerned when he discovered the missing papers, which are print- ed and distributed by the Austin American-Statesman. “After notic- WEDNESDAY ing some empty boxes while walk- The American ing to work, I contacted the States- man to make sure there wasn’t a Shakespeare problem with delivery,” Serpas said. Center “They confirmed that the delivery drivers had distributed the papers.“ The American Shakespeare No one frm the Statesman deliv- Center performs “A Midsummer ery department could be reached Night’s Dream” at 7:30 p.m. in for comment on Sunday. the Black Box Theater in the Serpas said he has worked with SAC. Tickets are $15 and doors The Daily Texan for 11 years and to the event open at 7 p.m. Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff has never seen anything like this About 12,500 runners registered for the 21st edition of the Austin Livestrong Marathon and Half Marathon. Sponsored by Lance Armstrong’s happen before. fundation, one priority of this year’s event is to raise financial support for cancer research. “From 11 a.m. to noon, I checked a few dozen boxes on campus and THURSDAY in West Campus and found all but a handful completely empty,” Ser- The Chronicles of pas said. “I didn’t find a large stash a Badass Woman of papers anywhere, [but] I did find “The Chronicles of a Badass Marathon raises awareness small stacks of Friday’s edition in a number of trash cans and recy- Woman,” a collection of By Reihaneh Hajibeigi marathon. Hahn said the key is making payments is expected to reach cle bins around campus, including outlawed histories retold Daily Texan Staff This year’s full marathon male the community mindful of the up to $50,000. some near the post office. It looks as through a woman’s perspective, winner was Edward Kiptum efforts surrounding cancer re- Each one-mile stretch was though the culprits threw away the will be shown tonight in the Runners from the community with a time of two hours and 22 search and participation in the sponsored by a participating copies box-by-box instead of doing Brockett Theater. Tickets for the came together Sunday to race for minutes and the female winner marathon continues to grow af- organization as part of the “26 a massive dump somewhere.” show are $10 and the show cancer research awareness in the was Shannon Bixler with a time ter 21 years. Miles for 26 Charities” program, Serpas said he can only specu- starts at 8 p.m. annual Livestrong Austin Mara- of three hours and two minutes. While Hahn said he believes providing water and resting ar- late as to why someone would steal thon and Half Marathon. The half marathon male winner awareness is the number one eas for runners. the copies of The Daily Texan and Livestrong Austin spokesman was Siyabonga Nkonde with a priority of the marathon, raising Members of the Boys & Girls hopes the UT Police Department Jeff Hahn said this year about time of one hour and four min- financial support is also crucial. Club of Austin set up tables and will find the answer soon. FRIDAY 12,500 people registered for the utes and the female winner was According to Hahn, total prepared thousands of water “I rescued a few of the copies half marathon and 5,500 people Allison Mendez, who came in at fundraising through donations, Stand up Comic registered for the full, 26 mile an hour and 18 minutes. sponsorships and registration Standup comic Jeff Dunham CANCER continues on PAGE 2 MISSING continues on PAGE 2 comes to Austin with brand new laughs and hilarious Public relations additions to his famed troupe senior Antonio Madison and of sidekicks. The show is at the Guevara, left, Man killed in car wreck and Spanish Frank Erwin Center, tickets are Antonio Platform By Jody Serrano and finance tinued to travel approximately $43.50 and the show starts at Daily Texan Staff senior Madison 100 yards to hit a sign for Four 8 p.m. Gardner, right, Sons’ Quality Cleaners. are one of five A man has died and a wom- The man and woman were tak- executive allianc- Top 5 Goals an was critically injured after en to University Medical Center es running for being hit by a car while stand- Brackenridge, where the woman Today in history SG president and ing outside the Wheatsville is now in stable condition. vice president. In 1792 Unite Texas by breaking down Food Co-op on 30th and Gua- Economics sophomore Tom- Elisabeth Dillon dalupe streets at around 7 p.m. my Cao said he was stopped at a Daily Texan Staff social barriers and eliminate The United States cultural stigmas that commu- on Sunday. red light on 30th Street and saw nities have about one another. Austin Police Department the accident unfold. Cao said Postal Service was 1 spokesman Kevin Leverenz he was on his way to a meet- created. said the driver of the car was ing when he saw a car approx- SG hopefuls plan to ‘Unite Texas’ traveling southbound on Gua- imately 20 feet away from him dalupe Street before crossing drive up at what he says was a Editor’s note: This is the first in a se- dent and vice president. Gardner and Increase minority representa- into the north lane and hit- ries of profiles of the five executive alli- Guevara are one of five executive al- tion in Student Government. ting two pedestrians, and con- continues on PAGE 2 ances currently in the running for stu- liances, a team of two students run- CRASH dent body president and vice president. ning for student body president and 2 vice president. They are running on a platform focused on benefitting stu- Lobby for more money, the dent retention while improving safety, dream act, voter ID, student Quote to note affordability, student engagement, ser- exemption, competitive vices and traditions. benefits, and keeping guns “You have to go with By Jody Serrano Gardner, a Dallas native and Span- off campus. Daily Texan Staff ish and finance senior, has been in- 3 what the‘ game is giv- volved in Student Government for A year ago, Madison Gardner and three years, during which he served as ing you. I think we Antonio Guevara stood campaign- Help increase student a representative for the College of Lib- ‘ ing on opposite sides of the Student retention (minority are doing a better job eral Arts, University-wide representa- Government elections. Gardner wore focus). tive and as the Butler/Baker external with that mentality blue and white to support presiden- financial director.