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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

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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. “Through til May, which violates his freedom of became official last week. ginning of each of the next two fis- the system, we do a quick assessment half-sister in the 9/11 attacks led him expression. Wahid said the case is not CONTACT US Gender and Sexuality Center Di- cal years. She said the center has seen of students who walk in here, find to shoot three men he thought were an attempt to reverse original rulings Main Telephone: rector Ixchel Rosal said the funding an increase in student traffic, and the out what it is that they need and ex- Muslims. He killed two of them and but to address victims’ rights. He said (512) 471-4591 from student fees have been the only money will help hire student workers plain to them what we offer.” received a death sentence for mur- because Bhuiyan’s decision to request source of income to run the center to help incoming students. Many students go to the center dering Vasudev Patel, an Indian im- mediation was based on his Muslim Editor: and expand it. She said she went be- Jane Morgan Bost, associate di- needing long-term counseling, while migrant who was working at a Mes- belief, the state is also violating his Viviana Aldous fore the committee last spring to ask rector for the Counseling and Men- the center offers sessions that are quite, Texas, gas station. constitutionally protected freedom (512) 232-2212 for their continued support. tal Health Center, said the center has meant to council students that need Yeakel heard from representatives of religion. [email protected] “I shared with them our current received an increased number of vis- immediate assistance but do not re- of the state attorney general‘s office Bhuiyan told The Daily Tex- budget, talked about trends and itors since an on-campus shooting quire continuous sessions, Bost said. and Khurrum Wahid, an attorney an his religion has been his primary Managing Editor: things that we were noticing in the Sept. 28. She said the center asked She said the triage system cuts representing Bhuiyan, at the U.S. Dis- strength in the years following the at- Veronica Rosalez new space. They helped us get at the council for funds to be able to down on waiting time and prevents trict Court in Austin before making tack and the reason behind his pleas (512) 232-2217 students from having to talk to a decision. to grant Stroman clemency. He said managingeditor@ multiple people before they find “These men have been tied togeth- family members of Stroman’s other dailytexanonline.com This newspaper was printed with the assistance they need. er for 10 years but kept apart by writ- victims also feel the convicted killer News Office: HE AILY EXAN pride by The Daily Texan and Gonzalez said some years the ten law,” Wahid said. “Moving the ex- deserves amnesty. T D T Texas Student Media. (512) 232-2207 University does not have funds to ecution date a few months isn’t really “There is a reference in the Quran Permanent Staff add to the SSBC reserves. He said that says a person who believes in tol- [email protected] Editor ...... Viviana Aldous going to harm the state of Texas. It’s a Associate Editor ...... Dave Player Managing Editor ...... Veronica Rosalez the recommendations from the stroke of a pen.” erance and forgiveness is closer to Associate Managing Editor ...... Dan Hurwitz Sports Office: News Editor ...... Audrey White SSBC were well thought out and Assistant Attorney General Cyn- God,” said Nadeem Akhtar whose Associate News Editor ...... Matt Stottlemyre (512) 232-2210 Senior Reporters ...... Huma Munir, Victoria Pagan did not require too much spending thia Burton said in court that Bhu- brother-in-law, Waqar Hasan, was ...... Katrina Tollin, William James [email protected] Copy Desk Chief ...... Reese Rackets on their behalf. iyan did not have proper cause to Stroman’s other victim. “We don’t be- Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Kaine Korzekwa, Brenna Cleeland Design Editor ...... Simonetta Nieto Gonzalez said before approving ask courts to redraw the original or- lieve in revenge.” Photo Editor ...... Mary Kang Comics Office: Associate Photo Editors ...... Andrew Torrey the recommendations he consulted der for execution and classified him Bhuiyan said despite the outcome, Senior Photographers ...... Allen Otto, Ryan Edwards (512) 232-4386 Life&Arts Editor ...... Julie Rene Tran with his Associate Vice President as a third-party unrelated to Stro- he plans to continue to educate the Associate Life&Arts Editors ...... Aleksander Chan Senior Life&Arts Writers ...... Alex Williams, Aaron West Donna Bellinghausen and spoke man’s murder trial. They also said the public on the consequences of hate Retail Advertising: ...... Pooneh Momeni Sports Editor ...... Trey Scott Associate Sports Editor ...... Sameer Bhuchar with representatives of a number case should never have been moved crimes. Bhuiyan said he wanted to (512) 471-1865 Senior Sports Writers ...... Christian Corona, Nick Cremona Comics Editor ...... Katheryn Carrell of organizations that will receive from a state court, and the feder- speak to Stroman “from his heart” [email protected] Video Editor ...... Jacqueline Kuenstler Web Editor ...... Gerald Rich the money. al court did not have jurisdiction in and felt a meeting with his shoot- Associate Web Editor ...... Abby Johnston Classified Advertising: Senior Web Staff ...... Ryan Sanchez, Michelle Chu “I made no changes but had sev- cases involving execution. The Fifth er would be the only way to recover Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren (512) 471-5244 Multimedia Adviser ...... Jennifer Rubin eral considerations to address be- Circuit Court of Appeals denied a from the attack. [email protected] fore I made the final approval,” further appeal, according to The “How can I find closure if Mark is Issue Staff Photographers ...... Rebeca Rodriguez, Andrew Edmonson Gonzalez said. Texas Tribune. gone?” Bhuiyan said. “He will be gone Sports Writers ...... Sara Beth Purdy Columnists ...... Matt Daley Kabir said Gonzalez was not Because the case involves an active from this world forever. That will put Designers ...... Chris Benavides The Texan strives to present all information Copy Editors ...... Cindy Brzostowski, Benjamin Holder able to approve the committee’s re- lawsuit and pending litigation, staff me into another trauma and open Reporters ...... Jillian Bliss, Liz Farmer, Will Alsdorf fairly, accurately and completely. If quest for a 10th member. we have made an error, let us know in the Office of the Attorney Gener- another chain of mental agony.” about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or email Advertising [email protected]. Director of Advertising & Business ...... Jalah Goette Business Manager ...... Lori Hamilton all confusion was resolved quickly. At least once a year, UTPD officers Business Assitant ...... Amy Ramirez Advertising Adviser ...... CJ Salgado Senior Local Sales Associate ...... Brad Corbett The level of anxiety that results undergo active shooter training with Broadcast & Events Manager ...... Carter Goss Campus & National Sales Associate ...... Joan Bowerman RESPONSE from one of these events can cause other law enforcement agencies, Wel- Student Advertising Manager ...... Cameron McClure COPYRIGHT Student Assistant Manager ...... Veronica Serrato continues from PAGE 1 human error, UTPD spokeswoman don said. Student Acct. Execs ...... Casey Lee, Emily Sides, Emily Zaplac ...... Jason Tennenbaum, Paola Reyes, Sarah Hall Rhonda Weldon said. Dahlstrom said prevention is an Copyright 2011 Texas Student ...... Susie Reinecke, Zach Congdon Student Office Assistant/Classifieds ...... Rene Gonzalez Cronk said. 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Law enforcement agencies also had High Low ty comprised of the heads of each de- pens here at UT again, but you train 7/21/11 discrepancies about which radio partment and the same structure UT for this and you do the best you can 103 77 channel to use. The report does say officials use at special events. when it does happen.” Monday ...... Wednesday, 12 p.m. Thursday...... Monday, 12 p.m. Goodbye, Dan! Texan Ad Tuesday...... Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday...... Tuesday, 12 p.m. Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. cation responded to O’Donnell’s re- productivity might be missing from Wednesday...... Friday, 12 p.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) Deadlines port in a press release and said he his analysis because administrators RESEARCH does not offer a new perspective. have failed to show transparency in continues from PAGE 1 The coalition started as a way to ad- tracking research dollars. The in- dress growing criticism of research formation about where the money O’Donnell said the purpose of at tier one institutions. The contro- comes from and how it is used is not the new report is to spur discussion versy became public in the spring easily accessible to public, he said. Better clinic. about higher education and help in- with growing interest in a report Vice President of Research Juan stitutions become more produc- from the Center for College Af- Sanchez said most research invest- Better medicine. tive by reducing cost and improving fordability and Texas Public Policy ment is from external funding. Re- the quality of education. According Foundation’s and Gov. Rick Perry’s search brought in $642 million to Better world. to the report, UT has slightly more support of the “Seven Breakthrough the University in 2010, mostly from than 3,000 professors, of which Solutions” — both suggest separat- federal grants and state and private Everybody counts on having safe, 1,784 are “dodgers” whose teaching ing teaching and research budgets agencies, Sanchez said. The threat to effective medicine for anything from costs exceed the amount of money and eliminating “excessive” academ- eliminate research undermines the the common cold to heart disease. But they bring back to the University. ic research. future of students who would not making sure medications are safe is a “At UT Austin, there are 1,784 fac- “[The report] is a dance remix be as prepared to enter the job mar- complex and careful process. ulty members who consume 54 per- of a bad song,” said JJ Baskin, a UT ket as they would be while doing re- cent of instructional costs but teach alumnus who serves on the execu- search at the University, he said. At PPD, we count on healthy volunteers only 27 percent of the student hours tive committee of the coalition. “It Grant Willson, chemical engi- to help evaluate medications being and generate no external funding,” doesn’t appear that there is any new neering and biochemistry professor, developed – maybe like you. You must according to the report. framework that’s helping to advance said he cannot imagine a university meet certain requirements to qualify, O’Donnell said 20 percent of the the discussion.” without research. He said he teach- including a free medical exam and University’s professors are bring- Baskin said the report breaks es a freshman seminar every semes- screening tests. We have research ing in 90 percent of the external re- down the professors’ productivity ter, and it takes him about five hours search as shown by the faculty data in numbers and degrades their val- to prepare presentations and hand- studies available in many different released by the UT System in July. ue by leaving out a lot of context. outs for each lecture. Additional- lengths, and you’ll find current studies He said the University can save up He said most research is support- ly, he leads an interdisciplinary re- listed here weekly. to $573 million if it eliminates the ed by endowments, as well as phil- search group that studies organic “dodgers” and puts more emphasis anthropic efforts of the University materials. Most professors are as de- PPD has been conducting research on teaching rather than research. and community investments. The voted to teaching as they are to re- studies in Austin for more than 25 years. “If you ask the public, 87 percent report is misleading because it does search, he said. Call today to find out more. say the primary purpose of univer- not paint the full picture, he said. “The combination of the sities is to teach,” O’Donnell told “Frankly, it is insulting to the pro- two is quite interesting,” Will- The Daily Texan after the report fessors at UT to be categorized that son said. “They will not succeed came out. way,” he said. in making me feel guilty about Texas Coalition for Higher Edu- O’Donnell said some factors for doing research.”

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US sends famine-relief aid to Somalia By Kathatine Houreld The Associated Press

NAIROBI, Kenya — Tens of thou- sands of Somalis are feared dead in the world’s worst famine in a gener- ation, the U.N. said Wednesday, and the U.S. said it will allow emergency funds to be spent in areas controlled by al-Qaida-linked militants as long as the fighters do not interfere with aid distributions. Exhausted, rail-thin women are stumbling into refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia with dead ba- Jim Mone | Associated Press bies and bleeding feet, having left Gov. Mark Dayton is handed the last state budget bill which he signed, weaker family members behind ending the government shutdown Wednesday in St. Paul, Minn. along the way. “Somalia is facing its worst food security crisis in the last 20 years,” Minnesota’s government said Mark Bowden, the U.N.’s top of- ficial in charge of humanitarian aid in Somalia. “This desperate situation ends statewide shutdown requires urgent action to save lives ... it’s likely that conditions will deteri- By Martiga Lohn In contrast, the proposal be- orate further in six months.” The Associated Press ing floated Wednesday in Washing- Oxfam said $1 billion is need- ton would cut entitlement programs ed for famine relief. On Wednesday, ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minneso- while raising some taxes. In both cas- the U.S. announced an additional Mohamed Sheikh Nor | Associated Press ta’s state government shutdown end- es, members of both parties have bit- $28 million in emergency funding Somali women displaced by drought, wait to receive rations at a camp in Mogadishu, Somalia, on ed Wednesday after 20 days, millions ter pills to swallow. on top of the $431 million in assis- Wednesday. Tens of thousands of Somalis have already died in the worst hunger emergency in a generation. in lost revenue and frustration on the Dayton said the budget was the tance already given this year. part of residents and politicians. best deal he could get given what he The Horn of Africa is suffering The stoppage made the state a na- called Republican stubbornness. a devastating drought compound- than half of children are acutely bi-based company often asked to worsened by international apathy tional example of political dysfunc- “I signed it because otherwise Min- ed by war, neglect, poor land poli- malnourished, Bowden said. Pric- evaluate international aid efforts and incompetence. tion, a small-scale mirror of the dis- nesota wouldn’t go back to work,” he cies and spiraling prices. Some ar- es of staple foods have increased in Somalia. “There is no clear cut answer,” pute in Washington over whether to said at a Capitol bill signing ceremony. eas in the region have not had such 270 percent over the last year, He said aid groups found fund- he said. “People are suffering and raise the debt ceiling. But while feder- Republicans were equally unhap- a low rainfall in 60 years, aid group compounding the misery. raising easier if they blamed nat- there is a need to respond. But al lawmakers appeared close to a deal py, having voted to spend more than Oxfam said. Somalia’s civil war is partly to ural disaster rather admitting drought is not the only cause. Con- to slash spending, no such progress they wanted. They also gave up on In some areas of Somalia, six blame, said Joakim Gundel, who the emergency was partly caused flict is a key reason and it is not be- was made in Minnesota, where the proposals to ban funding for stem cell people are dying a day and more heads Katuni Consult, a Nairo- by a complex, 20-year civil war ing addressed properly.” budget was widely panned for just research and curb public employees’ putting the problems off until later. bargaining rights, while agreeing to a Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton $500 million construction financing doch were briefly suspended from liamentary pass for breaking strict authorities” — and officials lat- pushed for months to raise taxes on package Dayton wanted for universi- NEWS BRIEFLY working in the British Parliament rules on where journalists can film. er said the two men’s passes had the state’s richest residents to provide ty buildings and flood projects. on Wednesday, after falling afoul of The Press Association news been restored. more money for social services, while “We did compromise with the Journalists’ credentials restored authorities there. agency said its reporter Theo Ush- The office of Speaker John Ber- Republicans adopted a “live with- governor in giving him more mon- after photographing Murdoch One of those suspended was erwood was also suspended for cow said that although the journal- in our means” motto. In the end, the ey, more money than a lot of Repub- BBC producer Paul “Gobby” Lam- covering the same incident. ists had broken the rules, they had LONDON — It was a splat heard bert, who captured the assailant be- A “Save Gobby” campaign erupt- done so in “unprecedented and un- state will spend more by delaying aid licans wanted to spend, more money around the world. ing dragged away by police. ed on Twitter, with lawmakers and predicted” circumstances. to schools and borrowing against fu- than I wanted to spend,” House Ma- But two journalists who covered Lawmaker Louise Mensch told journalists offering support. ture payments from a legal settlement jority Leader Matt Dean said on Min- the aftermath of Tuesday’s shav- the House of Commons that offi- The BBC said it was “looking with tobacco companies. nesota Public Radio. ing cream attack on Rupert Mur- cials had revoked Lambert’s par- into this matter with the House — The Associated Press

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OVerVIew gallery Austin needs single-member districts

The Austin City Council and various neighborhood groups are currently exploring options for creating sin- gle-member districts to elect members of Austin’s city council. Currently the council’s six members are elect- ed at-large via citywide elections. Under the new pro- posals, the city would be divided into six districts, thus ensuring every part of the city was represented on the Council. Austin’s at-large city council structure makes it an anomaly. Austin is currently the largest city in the coun- try without single-member districts. Coincidentally, Austin also has one of the lowest rates of voter turnout nationwide in local elections. Single-member districts can help curb that voter ap- athy primarily by making city council representatives more accountable to their constituents by giving those representatives a smaller constituency. It follows that a city council member would be more knowledgeable of the needs and wants of one-sixth of the city’s popula- tion, especially if he or she hails from that part of town. Likewise, it is difficult, if not impossible, for a city coun- cil member to authentically represent the interests of over 790,000 constituents, as is required by the current city council structure. Students in particular would benefit from a switch to geographical representation. Such a move would so- lidify Austin’s student population as a formidable voting bloc and would require candidates who decide to run for a Central Austin district to take student concerns se- riously. Of course, that legitimacy can only become a re- O’Donnell misses the mark again ality if students increase their level of participation in local elections, which has historically been pathetical- ly low. Yet creating districts for geographical representa- By Matt Daley all. Yet many professors do not conduct research; they are tions spawns controversial issues of its own, especially not hired to do so. O’Donnell’s formula penalizes them for Daily Texan Columnist when so many of the interested parties bring their own this and spits out a number that leads O’Donnell to con- political agendas to the table. Austin is no stranger to Is your professor a sherpa? Or is she a pioneer, a coast- clude they are unproductive relative to their peers. gerrymandering via the state legislature, and Austinites er, a dodger or a star? Rick O’Donnell could tell you. Yes- This conflation haunts his argument throughout the re- should be wary of that type of behavior from local of- terday morning, O’Donnell — of “seven breakthrough so- port. He pays little mind to the fact that tenure track and ficials. lutions” fame — released a report based on data recently re- non-tenure track positions are fundamentally different. For the sake of maintaining a healthy and repre- leased by the UT and Texas A&M University Systems. In it, Within tracks, he also does not separate the chemists from sentative democracy, Austin badly needs single-mem- he placed each faculty member into one of five categories the poets. O’Donnell compares the two as if they were pro- ber districts. The only questions that remain are logisti- based on their teaching loads and the amount of research ducing the same widget-like “research” product. cal: Who gets to draw the district borders, what demo- funding brought to their universities. Three marquee engineering professors could bring in re- graphic requirements must be met, etc. We hope, for the Stars are those faculty members who bring in large search funding that would dwarf entire departments in the sake of this city’s future, that our leaders will not allow amounts of funding and teach large numbers of students. humanities. This is not necessarily because they are relative- themselves to be drawn into the type of childish political Pioneers bring in research money but do not teach as much, ly more successful in their fields, but it could be because while sherpas bring in little research funding but bear their research costs more money or is valued more highly games that our state and federal representatives engage heavy teaching loads. Coasters neither teach much nor gen- by the private sector. It should go without saying this sort in when they draw their electoral maps. In the mean- erate much research funding. Dodgers are a special rung re- of valuation should not factor into discussions of what type time, we encourage you to contact your city council served for the worst of the coasters; those who have, to use of research is more valuable at a university. members and advocate for creating single-member dis- O’Donnell’s description, “figured out how to dodge any but To his credit, O’Donnell raises an important issue. There tricts this year. It should be easy; you have six of them. the most minimal of responsibilities.” are certainly problems in the higher education labor struc- According to O’Donnell, UT has 30 stars, 54 pioneers and ture. The tenure system’s incentive structure does present 856 sherpas. This leaves 3028 professors, some 76.4 percent concerns about the potential for abuse. Adjunct professors of the total, as either coasters or dodgers. and lecturers are paid significantly less than those on the reCyCle O’Donnell cites this “productivity gap” between high- tenure track. And ridding the system of free-riders to en- Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper and low-performers as a key reason higher education costs sure our universities provide a quality education without in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt- are increasing so rapidly. If UT had no dodgers, he explains, undue waste is an admirable goal. orange newsstand where you found it. and the teaching loads of these professors were redistribut- But his generalizations render his analysis meaningless at ed to coasters — around 97 more students per year apiece best. Its only redemption may be its potential to get admin- legaleSe should do it — UT could completely eliminate tuition and istrators to start thinking about the problem. To the extent give $65 million back to the state of Texas on top of that. that there is a problem, it must be solved locally. Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Such is the scope of the alleged waste. In this sense, O’Donnell’s alarmist “crisis of productiv- Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily He also cites a vast gulf between “big-time” researchers ity” rhetoric may do more harm than good. State policy- those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas and the rest. At UT, he reports, 19 percent of faculty mem- makers should certainly hold public universities account- Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. bers accounted for 99 percent of external research funding able for their spending habits. But by framing the problem in 2010. as “waste” sucking Texas taxpayers dry, O’Donnell encour- Perhaps some of the data O’Donnell has presented is ages politicians to act rashly. SUBMIT a FIrINg lINe valuable. He certainly makes a compelling case for the ex- Politicians face a different incentive structure than uni- Email your Firing Lines to [email protected]. Let- istence of large disparities in faculty workloads, at least ac- versity administrators. They are rewarded at the polls for, ters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Tex- cording to the metrics he chose. among other things, short-term relief and are penalized for an reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and But he paints in too-broad strokes a picture of scores of in- short-term pain inflicted as part of a longer-term plan. liability. dolent faculty members who spend hours plotting ways to Education is essentially long-term. So let politicians put cheat the system supported by a few superstars who man- general pressure on universities to improve their labor SUBMIT a gUeST COlUMN age to keep the whole bloated thing afloat. It would be in- structures. But allow UT to solve its problems without the teresting to know whether that is true or not. Unfortunately, excessive micromanagement and “breakthrough solutions”- The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Columns O’Donnell’s analysis lends little support to his rhetoric. type edicts from the state that this type of alarmism is like- must be between 600 and 800 words. Send columns to editor@dai- The report ultimately suffers from extreme generaliza- ly to elicit. lytexanonline.com. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all col- tion. He lumps all faculty members together, tenure and umns for clarity, brevity and liability. non-tenure track alike. Most professors teach, though not Daley is a biology and government senior.

gallery The FIrINg lINe Staff deserve merit raises administrative professionals, health care professionals or IT staff. Rather, In your July 13 editorial “Put a we compete with state and local gov- pause on pay raises,” you argue that ernment, national companies with this is an inappropriate time to award local offices and retail outlets, hospi- a permanent merit-based pay increase tals and clinics, and local businesses, to faculty and staff at the University, including the many Austin-based going so far as referring to it as “rep- technology companies that have spent rehensible” to do so. Your position the last several years hiring away is based largely on two stated facts. university programmers and technical First, that faculty salaries have already staff who have grown tired of work- increased dramatically in the last ing in an environment of layoffs and decade. Second, that other universities increasing workload without even the are unable to offer truly competitive promise of a small merit-based pay salary increases in this economic cli- increase. mate, making it an unnecessary luxu- Clearly the current economic envi- ry to offer raises at UT at this time. ronment calls for prudent and careful Unfortunately, by making these management of the University’s trea- arguments regarding the approxi- sure. But please remember that when mately 4,000 full-time teaching staff you argue for denying pay increases at the University, you are also argu- to all UT faculty and staff because you ing to deny the first opportunity in think that faculty earn enough as it is several years for a very small merit- and aren’t in a competitive job mar- based pay increase to the much larger ket, you are also arguing to deny pay (approximately 20,000) number of increases to thousands more staff who full, and part-time non-teaching are either struggling to get by in an staff on our campus, many of whom increasingly expensive city on stag- are not participants in the national nant state wages, or are participants higher education job market. The in what is actually a competitive local competitive health of that market is market for knowledge workers. Either not a benchmark that should be used way, your position does not do justice to determine whether a merit-based to the institution, and will eventually increase is appropriate for the univer- result in further degradation of the sity’s non-teaching staff. university’s already frayed spiritual Practically speaking, the University and physical fabric. of Texas at Austin does not com- pete with UC Berkeley, Michigan or Harvard for custodial and mainte- Paul Grotevant nance staff, food service workers, UT Staff 5A CLASS/spts/ent/news

Thursday, July 21, 2011 NEWS 5 Return of Atlantis ends shuttle flights, not space program

By Will Alsdorf Press. “You’ll hear me say that over Daily Texan Staff and over and over again.” NASA will continue sending as- After 30 years, 135 missions and tronauts to the International Space more than 350 astronauts, today is Station but does not have any the last day for NASA’s space shut- planned manned missions to celes- tle program. The space shuttle At- tial bodies before 2025. lantis was scheduled to land af- “The first manned missions will ter press time early this morning probably be to an asteroid, then we at Kennedy Space Center in Cape will probably go back to the moon,” Canaveral, Fla. Fowler said. “The reason we want The shuttle program served many to go back to the moon is because purposes, including taking astro- they’re finding significant amounts nauts to repair the Hubble Space of water there.” Telescopes and ferrying them to the Fowler said the results of space- International Space Station. Until related research has had practi- NASA develops a new method for cal value for the public, not just transporting astronauts, the agen- for the immediate needs of the cy will rely on Russian Soyuz cap- space program. sules and commercial operations to “If you go back and you think Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff take U.S. crew members between about the Apollo program, can you Cara Varnell works to preserve one of the original “Gone With the Wind” dresses in the Harry Ransom Center on Wednesday morning. the space station and Earth, accord- guess what came out of it?” Fowl- ing to NASA. er said. “The microcomputer. The Although the space shuttle pro- first microcomputer was the Apollo gram may be ending, the space pro- guidance computer. Now we proba- gram is not, said Wallace Fowl- bly all have things on our desks that Ransom Center restores aging dresses er, aerospace engineering and en- can do 10 times more than it.” gineering mechanics professor The end of the shuttle program By Liz Farmer but have been available to scholars. mous green curtain dress to leave a Varnell to tend to the dresses. She is and director of the Texas Space causes more immediate concerns for Daily Texan Staff The stress of age and gravity wore record of the original stitches and a costume and textile conservator for Grant Consortium. some people. Thousands of workers on the materials, said Ransom Cen- those added later. a conservation studio in California. “[The space program] is not at the Kennedy Space Center are ex- In “Gone With the Wind,” Scar- ter media coordinator Steve Wilson. “It was hard,” Villarreal said. “It’s Her main focus is to stabilize winding down. The unmanned pro- pected to be laid off in the months lett O’Hara braved the Civil War “They were only made to last as very different from knowing how to the dresses so they undergo as little gram is going on,” Fowler said. “The following Atlantis’ landing with an- in fashion, but the lavish dresses long as they were needed for the put something together.” damage as possible as they contin- manned program is on hiatus.” other 800-900 layoffs at Mission she donned haven’t retained their film,” Wilson said. “I think Selznick The Civil War epic captured the ue to reside in the center. The cen- On July 7, one day before Atlan- Control in Houston, according to rich color. realized he had a promotional gold imagination of the American peo- ter plans to house a “Gone with the tis’ final launch, NASA Chief Charlie CNN and the AP. UT’s Harry Ransom Center, mine. They were sent to various ple at another time of war, Villarre- Wind” exhibit in 2014, the movie’s Bolden was also optimistic about the “I’d love to have each and every where the costumes permanently re- places to be exhibited.” al said. 75th anniversary. future of human spaceflight while one of you to stand up and take a side, is working on conservation ef- When the film came out in 1939, “It was on the brink of World War The exhibit will include items announcing an agreement with Sier- bow, a round of applause,” shuttle forts in hopes that the dresses will be Selznick ordered that the dresses II,” Villarreal said. “I think that was from Selznick’s extensive collection, ra Nevada, a commercial spaceflight commander Chris Ferguson said to ready for display by 2014. tour the country. part of the whole appeal. You could but it’s still to be determined wheth- firm, at Kennedy Space Center. Houston flight controllers Wednes- Last year the Ransom Center Wilson said travel and dry cleanings lose yourself in the dresses.” er the dresses will be in good enough “The future of human spaceflight day, the last full mission day, accord- raised $30,000 of outside donations done after each stop on the tour re- Portions of the dark forest green condition to be displayed as part of is bright,” Bolden told the Associated ing to the AP. for the project. sulted in some of the damage the cen- curtain dress faded to a lighter olive the1 exhibit. The center received the dresses in ter is researching and hoping to fix. color. Two of the other dresses have “We can’t really responsibly dis- 1981 from a collection from David Nicole Villarreal, textiles appar- similar discoloration issues, but the play it unless we find out why it’s fad- RECYCLE O. Selznick, the film’s producer. They el technology graduate student, cause of the problem is a mystery. ing,” Varnell said. “That’s the goal — ♲ haveday, notmonth been day, on display 2008 at the center Classifieds your copy of 3B mapped every stitch on O’Hara’s fa- The Ransom Center hired Cara to make them exhibitable.” The Daily Texan

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Slow Family Living urges careful thought in parenting choices

By Pooneh Momeni students, such as Contey, are not Daily Texan Staff parents, everyone was once a child and therefore has opinions on par- Parenthood exerts financial, enting. The phenomenon that Slow physical and emotional stress Family Living attempts to counter- on every parent. But the stress- balance is called “over-parenting,” es that come with parenting can where parents attempt to foster a be reduced if parents are willing child’s talents through regimented to slow down and listen to their leisure activities. children and their intuition, ac- Since 76 percent of UT’s admits cording to the philosophy of Slow of the 2010 freshman class were Family Living, an Austin-based in the top 10 percent of their high familial organization. school, according to the Office of The success of other slow move- Admissions student profiles, a few ments such as Slow Food and Slow UT students might be familiar with Sex prompted Austin co-author of over-parenting as well. “Make Stuff Together,” Bernadette However, as negative as it Noll and Carrie Contey, a parent- sounds, over-parenting may not be ing coach with a doctorate in pre- a bad thing. natal and prenatal psychology, to In her book “Unequal Child- create Slow Family Living — a par- hoods,” sociologist Annette Lareau, Andrew Edmonson | Daily Texan Staff enting philosophy based on the ba- who teaches at the University of Until 1981 Texas had a minimum drinking age of 18. A federal law passed in 1986 tied to highway funding spurred states such as Texas to raise sic tenants of the other slow move- Pennsylvania, follows 88 families the age to 21, despite the fact that many European nations maintain much lower minimum legal drinking ages. ments. The organization, which with third graders from different started in 2008, offers classes and social classes and finds that con- workshops on familial topics such certed cultivation, or over-parent- as prenatal parenting and sibling ing, can develop in children skills relationships, as well as one-on- that are necessary for adulthood. one coaching with parents. Those children who were raised Drinking through the ages “We were working with new participating in organized activi- moms and we started to notice ties with strict schedules learn to that there was a lot of anxiety,” cope better with the time manage- young anti-war protestors. Texas then ing age,” wrote John McCardell, pond, drink-driving. But the Euro- Contey said. “They were already ment necessary in college and the raised the drinking age to 19 in 1981 president emeritus of Middlebury pean Union’s 2009 Alcohol Strategy worried, and these were babies, workforce, according to the results shortly before President Reagan used College in a 2004 New York Times Progress Report also points out oth- that they were going to screw up or of Lareau’s research. Additional- his federal power to override individ- op-ed article. “Would we expect a er factors that have successfully re- miss something.” ly, the constant interaction with ual states’ MLDAs in 1986. student who has been denied access duced the number of drunk-driving The heart of the Slow Family adults provides children with the “There were arguments that the to oil paint to graduate with an abil- deaths, such as lowering the blood al- Living philosophy is the belief that ability to ask questions and negoti- lower drinking age was contributing ity to paint a portrait in oil? Colleg- cohol content limits without raising children are capable of express- ate, which cultivates their ability to to more highway deaths and, in fact, es should be given the chance to ed- the MLDA. ing, not necessarily verbally, what communicate better as adults. the number of highway deaths fell sig- ucate students, who in all other re- After 24 member states adopted a works for them and if parents tune Both Noll and Contey made nificantly after the drinking age went spects are adults, in the appropri- BAC limit of 0.05 percent by volume in to their children, then they can points in stressing that the philoso- Editor’s note: This is the second in- back to 21,” said Carolyn Beck, direc- ate use of alcohol, within campus or below in 2004, with some adopt- alleviate the external stresses relat- phy is not a prescription, but rath- stallment in a bimonthly, three-part tor of communications and govern- boundaries and out in the open.” ing a graduated limit for younger or ed to parenting, Contey said. er an evolving formula for raising series of Thirsty Thursday Investigates mental relations for the Texas Alco- However, McCardell’s argument more at-risk drivers or an overall lim- Like other slow movements, children. Although the philoso- underage drinking focusing on mini- holic Beverage Commission. “Addi- for a more open society that allows it of 0.2 percent or even 0 percent, the Slow Family Living does not re- phy may leave parents the option mum legal drinking age. tionally, the federal government tied for people to learn their limits at a number of deaths fell from 54,000 in quire participants to literally slow of pushing their children and orga- By Gerald Rich highway funding to alcohol younger age ignores some 2001 to 39,000 in 2008. That’s an im- down the pace of whatever they’re nizing their life, the cornerstone of laws, including the drink- important numbers. pressive 28-percent drop. Converse- doing. Instead, the philosophy asks the philosophy certainly discour- Why is the minimum legal drink- ing age and the allow- ON THE WEB: “The year that Rea- ly, Texas’ BAC limit remains at 0.08 parents to focus on what works for ages the regiment necessary for ing age 21 and not 18? able blood alcohol con- See the how law gan passed MLDA 21, percent by volume for anyone of le- them and their families — slow is concerted cultivation. The answer is more complicated tent for drivers. Those enforcement fits into crashes went down by gal drinking age. not the same speed for everyone. Since the group has only been than you might think. Every aspect of states who didn’t con- the alcohol network at an overall 15 percent Unfortunately in the U.S., here’s Where some families can handle around since 2008, no one has the regulation of alcohol, beyond the form their laws lost fed- bit.ly/ nationwide and 20 per- where the game of politics becomes shuffling between school, gym- seen the final result — adult- dt_video one regarding underage drinking and eral funding.” cent in Texas,” said Jill tricky. In recent legislative sessions, nastics, piano lessons and tutoring, hood — for children raised under counterfeit IDs, depends upon al- So, not only are MLDA- Johnstone, state and central MADD has tried to introduce more others may find the whole ordeal this module. most innumerable factors. The ques- and DUI-related fatalities ma- program specialist for Mothers legislation such as random BAC tests exhausting and resent it. The conflicting parenting styles tion of the minimum legal drinking jor factors in the decision, but the Against Drunk Driving. “The brain in high-risk areas, but to no avail. “Slow Family Living is about are a part of modern society’s view age being 21 is more than someone’s federal government ensures this isn’t doesn’t stop developing till you’re “It has to do with a lot of civil lib- taking the necessary pauses before on reality and there is probably bluff to keep kids wholesome. It’s a a law for states to mess with. If states 22 or 24, specifically your ability to erties and potential racial profiling,” reacting. It’s about asking yourself no correct method, said Cathe- question of public safety for multiple do not comply with the law, the gov- make judgments, risk assessments Johnstone said. “The fact of the mat- as a parent, ‘Is this what we want?’” rine McNamee, a graduate student groups of voters and state versus fed- ernment can subtract up to 10 per- and short-term memory. An 18-year- ter is that’s not supposed to happen. Noll said. “It’s not about doing and assistant instructor in the de- eral power. cent from the National Highway Sys- old isn’t mentally developed to make Police officers are supposed to look nothing, it’s about being thought- partment of sociology and special- There was a time when an 18-year- tem Component, Surface Transporta- the right decisions.” at areas with high rates of DUI fa- ful about what you are doing.” ist in family demography. She said old could buy alcohol. From the end tion Program and Interstate Mainte- Nevertheless, what about Europe, talities, not tell people where that While Contey has no children, because of the complexity of our of Prohibition until the Vietnam War, nance Component budgets, totaling the seemingly fantastic “open waters” is and know how many cars they’re she said she feels her experience culture, we encourage multiple op- the minimum legal drinking age, or millions of dollars and jobs lost for where almost any Longhorn study- pulling over.” as a child and her education quali- tions and discourage the notion MLDA, was 21 in a majority of states, the state, according to Title 23, Sec- ing abroad can pull up a chair, order If politicians play the civil liberties fy her to give advice on parenting. that there is only one right way to with each state deciding their own tion 158 of the United States Code. a stiff drink and play the game? card well, it trumps everything else And Noll, a mother of four, said do something. minimum. In 1973, Texas lowered the “State legislators, many of whom In recent years, Europe has been regardless of perceived civil liberties since starting the group, she has “It’s more of a way of seeing drinking age to 18 — only two years will admit the law is bad, are held rethinking their minimum drink- of the 18- to 20-year-old voting bloc. implemented the philosophy she things and a way of being in the after the 26th Amendment lowered hostage by the denial of federal high- ing age, their policies on alcohol and Leave us a tip at thirstyatx@ teaches in her own parenting. world,” Contey said. “It’s simple, the voting age to 18 during the tide of way funds if they reduce the drink- what they commonly call across the gmail.com While most University of Texas just slow down, connect, enjoy.”

took over and now that’s my job.” Frank said the theater appeals to BLUE STARLITE THEATER everyone, from couples on a date to MINI URBAN continues from PAGE 1 people who just want to do some- thing quirky and fun. It’s an easy way DRIVEIN “It’s the drive-in for the modern to experience movies in a setting Upcoming Shows at age,” said Frank, who was born in from a bygone era, something that - Cesar Chavez location: Austin and has a film degree from many of their customers have never the State University of New York. had the chance to do. “Westworld” “Sixteen Candles” “It’s small, it’s compact and it’ll fit “We have teenagers and college July 21, 9 p.m. July 27, 9 p.m. anywhere. We came up with a mov- kids coming in that have never been “Back to the Future II” ie experience that you can’t have to a drive-in and they’re actually get- July 30, 9 p.m. anywhere else — even at the Ala- ting a taste of a drive-in movie the- mo Drafthouse. So that’s really nice ater for the first time in their lives,” - Sixth Street location: that there are two really cool, origi- Frank said. “We’ll have a truckload of “Big” nal movie experiences right here in kids come and sit in the back of the July 23, 9 p.m. the middle of Austin.” truck and hang out and watch a mov- Frank, 36, said he had the idea for ie. It’s not just going to the movies, it’s the Blue Starlite theater when he was an evening.” but there’s also the nostalgic factor. I trying to think of something to do In addition to serving up flicks in a always try to mix in something alter- to celebrate his six-month anniver- nostalgic setting, Blue Starlite special- native or subversive or heady,” Frank sary with his girlfriend last August. izes in showing not only movies that said. “Like ‘Hook’ is a total crowd- At the time he was renting out space theatergoers grew up with, such as re- pleaser and our patrons have been to artists in an art gallery he owned. cently shown “Back To The Future,” asking for it, but then ‘Westworld’ He said he thought it would be cool “The Goonies” and “Teen Wolf,” but is a 1970s sci-fi movie that probably to create a little drive-in theater for also older, more obscure movies that hasn’t been shown in a long time. So Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff the night, so he set about converting haven’t been played on the silver- we try to mix it up.” Families and friends gather at the theater to watch films out of the back of their cars. part of the building. screen in years. Frank always tries to While the brick-and-mortar the- ater on Cesar Chavez Street is the “Some of the artists in the building add some context to his movie picks that’s more of a destination that you how I had experienced [drive- “I continue to be blown away and epicenter of Frank’s business, the that I was renting came out and said by keeping the featured film relevant would drive to for an evening.” ins] because it was so Austin-y,” humbled by the mere fact that when portable version on Sixth Street is ‘Oh, this is so cool, can I come?’ and to current events. Within the next year, Frank said Berthelette said. “It seems super ... we help the car to their space and what Frank is working to improve. so, lightbulb!” Frank said. “I add- Since Jon Favreau’s rendition of he wants to test the urban drive-in Austin-y — like the decorations, the put the speaker in their window, nine “I imagine more satellites and I ed a couple more spaces and started “Cowboys & Aliens” releases Fri- experience in other cities as well. atmosphere. The fact that we were times out of 10, the person looks up imagine having satellite locations in inviting my friends, and then their day, the drive-in is showing “West- Theatrical design graduate stu- watching this old, obscure movie ... with just a giant smile on their face other cities too,” he said. “We’re also friends wanted to come and I made world” — a film centered on futur- dent Renee Berthelette said her ex- it wasn’t like a traditional drive-in and they’re like, ‘This is the coolest looking into the idea of doing one some more spaces. And pretty soon istic robots dressed as cowboys — perience at Blue Starlite was differ- experience to me.” thing ever,’” Frank said. “That smile in a big field in a smaller town out- I had a little business. It was an art and the less analogous “Hook.” ent from the drive-ins she grew up Frank said the awe patrons derive makes it all worthwhile. It’s what gets side of Austin like once a week. Like gallery that basically morphed into “We always have some sort of fun going to. from the experience is what sustains us through the dog days of summer exploring a larger drive-in version the drive-in and the drive-in sort of tie-in that ties into something today, “It was definitely different from his interest in the business. and the cold days of winter.” 7A COMICS

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BASEBALL SIDELINE Dell Diamond hosts first-ever open tryouts PIRATES By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff

It was the chance of a lifetime, an opportunity that only seems to REDS emerge from big-budget Holly- wood movies. Hundreds of hope- ful ballplayers descended upon Round Rock to take a crack at be- ing the newest Major League Base- ball player. The Rangers, in association with their Triple A affiliate the Round ASTROS Rock Express, held open tryouts at the Dell Diamond in Round Rock. The tryouts brought in more than 300 baseball players from around the country praying for the oppor- NATIONALS tunity to live out their singular boy- hood dream. “This opportunity means the world to me, and it’s something I’ve dreamt about since I was six,” said Austin-American Statesman employee and former high school catcher John Quintillo. “Besides my BIG 12 fiance, baseball is my No. 1 love.” The tryouts brought out a range PRESEASON POLL of hopefuls with varying degrees of skill and a number of different mo- Oklahoma (41) tivations for trying out. 1 Corey Peoples, 23, first picked up 2 Texas A&M (1) a baseball when he was 6 years old in Victoria, Texas. Peoples is on a Andrew Edmonson | Daily Texan Staff 3 Oklahoma State (1) baseball scholarship at a junior col- Several hopeful players prepare for batting practice during the Texas Rangers open tryout Wednesday. Over 300 people tried out. lege in New Mexico, and he drove 4 Missouri more than 10 hours to try out for his family as much as himself. He Peoples’ brother, Blaine, died last one found him yet, and that’s Mark these days with the sophistica- this moment his whole life,. 5 Texas said the potential contract could year. He said that he was also trying Hamburger, who is a relief pitcher tion of scouting, but there is still “It just makes me proud just to Baylor help pay for his mother’s overdue out in his honor. for us,” he said. “In 2007 he walked the belief out there that no matter see him out there giving it his all, ” 6 Round Rock Express General into the Metrodome in Minneapo- how good that system is, there are she said. medical bills, as well as provide for Texas Tech his young nephews. Manager George King was among lis for an open tryout like this with still diamonds in the rough. This According to Rangers manage- 7 the scouts assessing the talent. Al- the Minnesota Twins and walked is the original American Idol. It’s ment, the team didn’t offer any of “This opportunity would mean 8 Kansas State having a chance to pay off my mom’s though the chances of anyone mak- out with a professional contract. ” been around as long as baseball’s Wednesday’s prospects a contract, brain surgery, as well as getting my ing it are slim, he said open tryouts King also said the tryouts repre- been around.” but were nonetheless impressed 9 Iowa State nephews out of the situation they are still important and have yielded sent a throwback to a brand of base- Just as baseball is part of the fabric with a handful of players. And al- are in,” Peoples said. “Right now some success in the past. ball that is slowly disappearing. that makes up America, so too are though no one got the call from the 10 Kansas they are all living in a four-bed- “We have a great example on “It used to be a normal thing big dreams. Andrea Newton went majors at this tryout, the dreams of room house with eight people in it. our own roster right now of some- in old-school baseball,” he said of to the tryouts to watch her 18-year- these lifelong baseball lovers still They need a place to play.” one who was lying out there and no the open tryouts. “It’s more rare old son. She sad he has dreamt of lives on. FOOTBALL BASEBALL SPORTS Teagarden brings local flair BRIEFLY College GameDay to help kick to Round Rock clubhouse off Longhorn Network’s debut

By Christian Corona Teagarden hit .318 during The group who many avid col- Daily Texan Staff his most recent trip to the big lege football fans are accustomed leagues, saving his best game for to starting their Saturday morning Those who attend minor last when he went 3-for-5 with with will help Longhorn Network league baseball games are usu- two doubles July 1 against Flori- kick off their much-anticipated pro- ally unfamiliar with the players da. Since being sent back to Triple gramming. From the Longhorn Net- they watch, but there is one name A Round Rock on July 4, howev- work, Lowell Galindo, Samantha that piques fans’ interest when it’s er, Teagarden has just four hits in Steele, and Kevin Dunn will join the ESPN’s College GameDay crew of called at the Dell Diamond. 31 at-bats. On June 5, he boast- Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Lee “You get some UT fans out ed a .355 batting average with the Corso, Desmond Howard, and Erin there in the stadium, and I get Express. Teagarden is still hitting Andrews for a two-hour special some extra cheers when my name a respectable .281, but may need from the South Mall on campus Fri- gets called,” said Round Rock Ex- to recall some lessons he learned day, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. press catcher Taylor Teagarden. while in a Longhorn uniform to “In true Texas fashion, we’re go- “It’s pretty cool to see that peo- break out of his slump. ing to launch Longhorn Network ple still remember me. It says “[Playing at Texas] let me know in a big way,” said vice president of a lot about UT fans in gener- that I’m a winner and I can sur- programming Dave Brown. al, and how much the University vive any challenge,” Teagarden The Longhorn volleyball team’s season opener against Pepperdine impacts people.” said. “Baseball’s a game of fail- will air live at 8 p.m. following the When J. Brent Cox finished off ure. I experienced that a little bit special. The Longhorn Network also Daily Texan file photo the Florida Gators in the 2005 and figured out how to overcome announced that it will air all five Cedric Benson tries to get past a couple of Baylor defenders in 2004. Once the NFL lockout ends, Benson College World Series, it was Tea- it, how to work hard and improve seasons of Friday Night Lights. is set to become a free agent, but teams may be wary of signing Benson after another arrest last weekend. garden that caught the champion- myself. It taught me how to ap- ship-clinching strike three. Now, proach baseball and the game — Christian Corona Teagarden is catching for the Ex- of life.” press pitching staff. Following a Before Teagarden was called up Benson faces legal troubles off the field three-week stint with the Tex- June 12, the Express were a half Stanford, Tennessee, Michigan as Rangers, Teagarden is back game back in the PCL Ameri- long ago. He was arrested twice in mates, operating both cars and boats in Round Rock, minutes from can South Division. When he was State among 2011-2012 foes college; once for possession of mar- while intoxicated, barging into liv- sent back to Round Rock, they By Trey Scott where he played college baseball. ijuana (charges were dropped after ing rooms and smoking a little too He’s helping the Express hang on were seven games ahead of Al- The Texas women’s basketball Daily Texan Columnist team will open its 2011-2012 season a friend came forward and claimed much dope. By my count, no other to a division lead that currently buquerque. If the Express stay on against Stanford on November 11. the drugs were his and not Ben- Longhorn has had as many legal is- stands at eight games. top of their division through the The Cardinal, who finished last sea- son’s) and another for criminal tres- sues as Benson. The guy makes Ra- “I’m having a blast here,” Tea- end of the regular season, they’ll Fool me once, shame on you. Fool son ranked fourth, are expected to pass after he kicked down an apart- monce Taylor look like a saint. garden said. “This is one of the be in the playoffs and in pursuit me twice, shame on me. Fool me six crack the top ten again this season. ment door in an attempt to recover It is unfortunate. Benson rushed best clubhouses I’ve ever been a of a championship. After hosting Southeastern Lou- times? You need some serious help. a stolen television. His punishment for the second-most yards in school part of. There’s a lot of talent, a lot Good thing they have Teagar- isiana and Alcorn State, the Long- Former Longhorn running back after that was something reserved history, won the Doak Walker of leadership and a lot of veteran den behind the plate. Thanks horns will head to Honolulu, Ha- Cedric Benson had his sixth run-in for when an athlete skips too many Award and was drafted fourth over- guys here. We’re winning games. to his days at Texas, he knows waii for the Rainbow Wahine Show- with the law last weekend when he classes or speaks out at practice. He all in the 2005 draft. He wore out Hopefully we’ll keep this up and a thing or two about winning down. There they will face Califor- was arrested and jailed on a charge missed the 2003 game against Bay- his welcome with his first team, the make a nice little playoff run.” championships. nia, Virginia and host Hawaii dur- of assault causing bodily injury lor. Oh no! Not the Baylor game! Chicago Bears, who had no choice ing the three-day tournament. to a man now identified as a for- The Longhorns rolled anyway, 56-0. but to release him. With the team’s return to the con- mer roommate. According to NBC Where’s the discipline in that? As a Bengal, things have gone tinental United States comes more Sports, here’s how it went down. Mack and company should have well for Benson. He eclipsed 1,000 tough opposition: Tennessee and “According to the affidavit, the Michigan State. Texas will travel to seen the signs of trouble and nipped yards in each of the past two sea- Knoxville to face the Lady Vols Dec. roommate [Charles Clavens] was those in the bud. Nobody learns sons. But his contract is up, and it’s 4. for what has become an annu- talking on a cell phone on a street something from having to miss a hard to say if a team with a peren- al game. corner at 5 a.m. when Benson ap- game nobody cares about. In 2008, nial image problem is willing to risk On December 10, Texas will par- proached him. Benson allegedly Benson had two alcohol-related ar- re-signing him. ticipate in the second Big 12/Big told him they “need to talk about rests in the span of two weeks. One So many people are against any Ten Women’s Basketball Challenge their problems” and then repeated- by land and one by lake. Somehow thought of their “perfect” Long- when it faces off against Michigan ly hit him in the face. The police re- he managed to slip out of major pun- horns being bad people that they’ve State in Austin. Last season, both port said the roommate was bleed- ishment, as a grand jury declined to made countless excuses for Ben- conferences agreed to an inter-con- ing from the mouth and possibly indict him. But he still awaits trial son: “It wasn’t his weed, it was ference series of games. lost teeth.” To cap off its non-conference for allegedly assaulting a Sixth Street his friend’s.” “He needed his TV schedule, Texas will host Arkansas- Nice timing, considering he’s days bar employee last summer. back.” “He wasn’t drunk.” “Cedric Pine Bluff, North Texas, Grambling from being a free agent and all, but Visions of Benson barreling over was just in the wrong place at the State and Delaware State in Austin it’s not like this most recent alterca- would-be tacklers have instead wrong time.” James Garner | Round Rock Express throughout December. tion raises any red flags for interest- been replaced by thoughts of him That latter argument works once, Taylor Teagarden, middle, hit .333 in 2005, when he helped Texas ed NFL teams. No, those were raised punching out bartenders and room- maybe twice. But not six times. win a national title. Now he’s trying to bring a title to Round Rock. — Sara Beth Purdy