Man Executed Despite Plea for Clemency on His Behalf
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1A THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 The Daily Texan will only print on Mondays FRANKLY MY DEAR BATTER UP Major League Baseball hopefuls and Thursdays over the summer. We will Ransom Center to restore iconic dresses from “Gone With the Wind” try out for a spot on the Rangers resume a regular print schedule in the fall. NEWS PAGE 5 SPORTS PAGE 8 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Thursday, July 21, 2011 WEEKEND Man executed despite plea THURSDAY for clemency on his behalf By Jillian Bliss er Mark Stroman on Wednesday af- the right to mediation with his attack- Wordsmiths Daily Texan Staff ternoon. Yeakel said in a court order er. Bhuiyan, who was shot in the eye that he lacks jurisdiction to interfere by Stroman while working at a Dal- Skinny’s Ballroom hosts a book A man convicted of killing two with executions and the criminal jus- las gas station, said he didn’t learn he signing featuring local authors people in Dallas in 2001 died by le- tice system would be corrupted if the had the right to meet with his attack- from 5-9 p.m. thal injection Wednesday evening, court granted Stroman clemency. er until May. despite pleas to stay the execution Rais Bhuiyan, the only survivor of Stroman, a former methamphet- from a man who survived an attack amine addict and white suprema- by the murderer. Stroman’s post-9/11 shooting spree, Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff FRIDAY announced a lawsuit last week against cist, claimed the alleged death of his U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel up- Rais Bhuiyan looks on outside a U.S. District Courthouse in Austin on I Heart Local held the execution of convicted kill- state officials claiming he was denied EXECUTION continues on PAGE 2 Wednesday. The inmate, Mark Stroman, was executed that evening. The Global Youth Peace Summit is raising funds with an event featuring local musicians, artists and businesses at 6 p.m. at the Report divides Amala Foundation . UT professors SATURDAY into categories 69 Love Songs Gnap! Theater Projects conducts based on work its final performances of a set of By Huma Munir short plays based on the iconic Daily Texan Staff Magnetic Fields album. The show starts at 8 p.m. A new report by former UT Sys- tem employee Rick O’Donnell di- vides the University’s profes- sors into categories based on their SUNDAY teaching loads versus the amount of external funding they bring Lady Bird in, fueling the controversy about The Lady Bird Johnson higher education. Wildflower Center hosts a O’Donnell, who received a tribute day featuring tours, a $70,000 set- book signing and a singing tlement af- zoologist from 9 a.m. to ter threaten- 5:30 p.m. ing to sue to the UT Sys- tem Board of Today in history Regents, au- thored the In 1954 r e p o r t i n Vietnam splits into North and which profes- Rick O’Donell South during the Geneva Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff sors fall into UT system employee Conference. Audience members Vanessa Parner and Dylan Reynolds watch a screening of “Nightmare on Elm Street” at the Blue Starlite Mini Urban Drive- five catego- In Theatre in East Austin on Wednesday night. The theater has been open for almost a year and shows films from a variety of genres and eras. ries: “Dodg- ers,” “coasters,” “sherpas,” “pioneers” and “stars.” DT Blogs Most professors at the University A country concept in an urban setting fall under “dodgers” and “coasters” who are considered the least pro- By Aaron West tique Drive-in Theatre showed branch on Sixth Street, the theater ductive faculty, according to the re- Daily Texan Staff WHAT: The Blue Starlite Mini port. “Sherpas” and “stars” bear the its first film, “Pee Wee’s Big Ad- claims to be the “first and only” Urban Drive-In Read about Rick venture,” just one year ago, and mini urban drive-in. Unlike a tra- greatest teaching loads and bring in O’Donnell’s analysis As dusk falls and ushers help late since then has gotten attention ditional drive-in movie theater, more external funding than “coast- arrivals get squared away in their for its unique take on an old con- owner Josh Frank said Blue Star- WHERE: 2326 E. Cesar Chavez St ers” and “dodgers.” “Pioneers” have of UT faculty spots, popcorn crunching and the lowest teaching load, with an av- efficiency, and about cept — classic movie soundtracks lite’s metropolitan setting adds a hushed laughter die down as the streamed through an FM radio in magic touch that makes the theater HOW MUCH: $25 for four people erage of 65 students per year, and a man found dead screen flickers. All eyes are glued the comfort of your vehicle. a unique movie-watching experi- in one car “stars” teach the most students, with in a parked car on on the screen at Blue Starlite, Aus- With two locations in town, a ence for customers. an average of 503 per year. Guadalupe Street at tin’s only urban drive-in theater. brick-and-mortar location on Ce- WEB: bluestarlitedrivein.com bit.ly/dtupdate The Blue Starlite Urban Bou- sar Chavez Street and a satellite THEATER continues on PAGE 8 RESEARCH continues on PAGE 2 Two UT police officers patrol If you’re looking on campus. Student organizations UTPD and for something to University do this weekend, officials are check out the adapting emer- given more funding gency response Life&Arts’ weekend practices based recommendations at on lessons bit.ly/dtculture learned during by budget committee the response to the shots fired By Victoria Pagan mendations were reflective of who we on campus last Daily Texan Staff felt needed our funding most.” September. The committee will distribute The Student Services Budget Com- funding to the Gender and Sexuali- mittee approved new allocations of ty Center, the Forensics Program, the money from student fees to five Uni- Counseling and Mental Health Cen- versity organizations who displayed ter, the shuttle bus system and the particular needs, the committee’s for- Office of Student Financial Servic- Erika Rich Daily Texan Staff mer chairwoman said. es’ Bevonomics program, Kabir said. Former Student Government Vice She said funding will be distributed Quote to note President Muneezeh Kabir, who Sept. 1 — the beginning of the fis- chaired the committee, said the nine- cal year. UTPD to improve emergency response member group of students and facul- The SSBC distributes about $42 “It’s the drive-in ty reviewed budget requests last year million in student fees each year. By Katrina Tollin “If there is any one thing — and steps the University plans to take, for the modern from 17 university centers, offices Funding to all other organizations Daily Texan Staff it’s true in any event like this — you said David Cronk, UT’s director of ‘ SSBC allocates student fees to re- can always improve on communica- emergency preparedness. ‘ and programs vying for added fund- age. It’s small, it’s ing, Kabir said. She said the commit- tained their previous funding levels. The UT Police Department is ad- tion,” said UTPD chief Robert Dahl- In addition, each campus building compact and it’ll fit tee decided to use money from the Groups include the Campus Envi- justing its practices after a Septem- strom. “If this happened today, I now has a specific building manager SSBC’s reserved funding to support ronmental Center, Texas Student Me- ber on-campus shooting, according think we’d be better prepared.” trained and equipped to organize in anywhere.” programs that seemed most bene- dia and Student Government. to a new report. More restrictions on access to the event of a lockdown. Each man- ficial to the University and those in Once the committee finalized its On Sept. 28, a mathematics soph- campus buildings during a lock- ager carries a pager to alert them in most need of financial assistance. recommendations, it submitted them omore fired an AK-47 on 21st Street down, new locks on many class- case of a security threat on campus. “People would come and give de- to Vice President of Student Affairs before taking his own life in the Per- room doors, a computer pop-up “If we give people as much infor- — Josh Frank tailed presentations about how their Juan Gonzalez for approval, which he ry Castañeda Library. The 18-page alert system on many University mation as we can, we reduce their owner of Blue Starlite programs contributed to the Univer- gave in May. The recommendation report praises actions taken by au- computers and a new signage ini- anxiety and increase their security,” sity and why they needed funding,” thorities that day and makes recom- tiative with directions for emer- LIFE&ARTS PAGE 6 Kabir said. “I would say that recom- FUNDING continues on PAGE 2 mendations for future preparedness. gency circumstances are among RESPONSE continues on PAGE 2 2A 2 NEWS Thursday, July 21, 2011 the new Student Activities Center,” handle more students. al declined to comment. THE DAILY TEXAN Rosal said. “The funding will help us hire Wahid claimed in court that Bhu- Volume 112, Number 15 FUNDING Rosal said the center will receive more workers to help students find EXECUTION iyan was not informed of his right continues from PAGE 1 $10,000 from the SSBC to be dis- the help they need through a system continues from PAGE 1 to communicate with Stroman un- tributed in two increments at the be- called triaging,” Bost said.