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>> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, February 18, 2011 ONthe WEEKEND up for the LEGE FRIDAY count DALLAS COUNTY Proposed law Broken Social would merge Scene The Canadian indie rock band LOSS 0-5% 5-15% 15-25% 25% + two statewide will play a sold out show at La Zona Rosa with Zues. Doors open at 8 p.m. By Melissa Ayala school boards ‘Midnight Train By Allison Kroll ensus data re- Daily Texan Staff to Georgia’ leased Thurs- The Paramount Theatre day verifies Two Texas education agencies may presents Motown singer Gladys what most Tex- merge to ease the transition from high Knight. Doors open at 7 p.m. ans already know — schools to universities if a proposed and tickets start at $30. Cin the last 10 years, the state has seen a bill passes this legislative session. huge population boom and dramatic de- Rep. Fred Brown, R-Bryan, pro- mographic shifts. posed the bill to incorporate the Tex- Texas is still the second most populous state as Higher Education Coordinat- SATURDAY in the nation, after California, growing 20.6 per- ing Board into the Texas Education cent — 4.2 million people — since the 2000 Cen- Agency, which would assume the co- KVRX Pledge sus. The nation as a whole grew by 27.3 million ordinating board’s responsibilities, Drive Benefit people, most of whom settled in the South. Austin said Austin McCarty, Brown’s legislative director. The bill could also trans- alone grew from 656,562 to 790,000 people. Illustration by Veronica Rosalez Show “The data verifies that the Austin metropoli- HIDALGO COUNTY fer the functions of the State Board of The show costs $5 and will tan region has been nothing short of an extreme- Education to the TEA. feature Knifight, Literature, My “[It] is about getting our students ly rapidly growing region, in terms of its population TRAVIS COUNTY Milky Way Arms, Dark Water gained over the last 10 years,” said city of Austin de- prepared to make that jump from the Hymnal, Masonic. Show starts mographer Ryan Robinson. “Totals are all a little bit 12th to 13th grades, which is an issue,” at 8 p.m. in the Spiderhouse above what everyone thought they would be.” McCarty said. “There is a very high Ballroom. Robinson said demographers expected the 2010 number of students going from se- population to be about 785,000 people. The His- niors in high school to being a fresh- Austin Nordic panic population grew more than any other ethnic man in college and requiring devel- Film Fest group and now makes up 35.1 percent of the city opmental education courses, former- The eighth annual film festival total, about 250,000. Austin is now a majority-mi- Texas Demographic Shifts ly known as remedial classes.” will feature works from Norway nority city, meaning that the non-Hispanic white The number of students who are population is less than 50 percent of the total. Percent in need of developmental education and Finland, as well as a City 2000 Census 2010 Census change documentary about novelist “Within the city of Austin, Hispanics now make courses when they graduate from Stieg Larsson. The films start up more than 35 percent of the population, five Houston 1,953,631 2,099,451 7.5 high school, which is up to about at 7:30 p.m. in the Bob Bullock percentage points higher than in 2000,” Robinson San Antonio 1,144,646 1,327,407 16 EDUCATION continues on PAGE 5A Museum. said. “It shows that we have diversified significantly Dallas 1,188,580 1,197,816 0.8 from a racial and ethnic standpoint. Anybody who Austin 656,562 790,390 20.4 INSIDE: lives here knows that.” The editors weigh in on Sociology professor Jacqueline Angel said the Fort Worth 534,694 741,206 38.6 proposed higher ed changes state’s additional four million people translates into El Paso 563,662 649,121 15.2 SUNDAY on page 4A higher costs for state agencies that assist students, Plano 222,030 259,841 17 The Run Around Laredo 176,576 236,091 33.7 For more on the 82nd The Austin Marathon will kick Legislature COUNT continues on PAGE 6A Souce: U.S. Census Bureau off at 7 a.m. from 16th and see page 6A Congress Streets. Registration slots are filled. Journalism junior Chris ESPN, UT discuss home Benavides Today in history attends the opening of In 1931 the Oscar for Longhorn network Sanchez Toni Morrison, the first black show. The By Allistair Pinsof woman to receive the Nobel and performances. The network, show depict- Prize in Literature, was born in Daily Texan Staff which UT and ESPN announced ed Mexican Lorian, Ohio. last month, does not yet have an gay, lesbian Sports broadcasting giant ESPN official name. Programing will in- and transgen- may be taking over the entire sec- clude Longhorn sports as well as dered fami- ond floor of the Jesse H. Jones studio shows, historical program- lies in their Communications Center Building ming and other academic and cul- homes. B to house studios for its $300 mil- tural events when it launches this lion Longhorn network, said Col- summer. lege of Communications Dean Three weeks ago, ESPN rep- Roderick Hart. resentatives identified the build- Quote to note The plan might impact the De- ing as a strong candidate for the partment of Radio-Television- studio. Legendary news anchor “We know these Film, which uses space in the and former UT student Walter Allen Otto places [colonias]. CMB, one of the buildings in the Cronkite once said the building Daily Texan Staff ‘‘ communications complex. RTF was better than the CBS studio in We know what production faculty are meeting to New York. we’re doing here, discuss ESPN’s interest in the stu- “It is probable [the facility] will dio space today, according to an be in the CMB, which will pro- Photos showcase LGBT Mexican families and it’s that truth e-mail RTF production area head vide optimal opportunities for fac- By Marty McAndrews nas series in the mid-1990s, docu- ed through daily cohabitation,” said the Census Bureau Andrew Shea sent to the faculty ulty and student participation and Daily Texan Staff menting the families going about ALonzo, who spoke with about 50 members. learning,” said UT vice president daily life in their homes. Leticia people at the opening. “The con- should remember “I believe this has potential to for legal affairs Patricia Ohlendorf. Editor’s note: Some statements Bonifaz Alonzo, professor at the nections are not established through whenever they’re be seen as one of the best things “I expect we will conclude the lease were partially translated from Universidad Nacional Autónoma blood relation or reproductive sex- to ever happen to the RTF depart- document very soon.” Spanish. de México in Mexico City, said uality but through the union of in- dealing with us.” ment,” Hart said. “It’s a wonderful With the potential arrival of A series of black-and-white por- the unity in the families included dividuals pursuing happiness and building. To build studios of this ESPN in the building, the big- traits reveal the private lives of gay, in the project have nothing to do commitment in love.” — Mike Seifert quality today would be extraordi- gest challenge for the RTF depart- lesbian and transgender families in with biological similarities. Associate Spanish and Portu- spokesman, narily expensive.” ment would be finding a space for Mexico City in a new exhibit at UT’s “The exhibition takes the reinven- guese professor Hector Dominguez- Equal Voice Network The 20-year deal would also the all the broadcasting equipment Fine Arts Gallery. tion of family as a plural phenom- Ruvalcaba, who is also a co-chair of give ESPN rights to Studio 6B, cur- Óscar Sánchez took the pho- enon, based on a variety of effec- NEWS PAGE 6A rently home of KLRU broadcasts STUDIO continues on PAGE 2A tographs in the Familias Mexica- tive relationships that are construct- EXHIBIT continues on PAGE 2A TICKETS ON SALE NOW! FEB. 22-27 • LONG CENTER Tickets available at BroadwayAcrossAmerica.com, 512.474.LONG (5664) and the Long Center Box Office. For groups of 15 or more, call 877.275.3804

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EXHIBIT continues from PAGE 1A organizing for the Queer Studies English translator. Cluster, said the goal of the exhibi- “The decision was influenced by tion’s opening night was to bring in Alonzo’s fluency, but I also believe people centrally involved in the pro- that Texas is not English country. It’s cess of legalizing same-sex marriage Spanish country,” Dominguez-Ru- in Mexico. valcaba said. “It was something of The first civil unions, including a political statement to hold the lec- those for same-sex couples, took ture in Spanish.” place in Mexico in 2007. In Janu- The audience for the lecture ary 2009, an amendment to Mexi- and the opening included Spanish co City’s civil law legalized gay mar- speakers, bilingual people and Eng- riage in the capital. Dominguez-Ru- lish speakers. valcaba said the amendment en- “I’m interested in how the work dured constitutional debate, and in highlights a social situation that August 2009, the Mexican Supreme I’m not really aware of,” said stu- Court upheld the decision, legaliz- dio art senior Erica Holloway, who ing gay marriage and gays’ rights to took advantage of the audio transla- adopt throughout the country. tion. “I simply didn’t know anything “Sánchez is an activist through about same-sex marriage in Mexico, his photos, and Alonzo was instru- and I came to learn more.” mental to making this amendment In addition to the Queer Studies possible,” he said. Cluster, several UT centers and pro- The lecture and question-and- grams supported the exhibition, in- answer section were conducted in cluding the Teresa Lozano Long In- Spanish and mediated through an stitute of Latin American Studies.

STUDIO continues from PAGE 1A presently housed in rooms on the be a part of this,” said Jennifer Ham- second floor. mat, interim director of Texas Stu- Hart said RTF classes would be dent Media. “Twenty-four hours of spread across the communications programming is a lot of program- Photo courtesy of Gizmodo complex at Whitis Avenue and 25th ming for a day.” Street for the short term. Once the Location negotiations are ongo- IBM super computer Watson defeated two reigning Jeopardy champions this week. $50.6 million Belo Center for New ing, but Hart said he believes UT Media opens in June 2012, RTF fac- and ESPN must agree on a location ulty will move into vacant space in for the network by the end of the the CMA. month. When President William Elementary, my dear Watson ESPN will have its own security Powers Jr. announced the deal in on the second floor and will pay for January, he said the network would IBM computer wins Jeopardy Watson is an intellectual ques- ent colors and movements show programs that IBM used to build all renovations, Hart said. He said have its facilities at the Darrel K tion-and-answer system with a how confident Watson was when Watson. Porter is one of three UT the network will bring in 75 em- Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. in match against champions command of natural language. It answering a question. Watson professors whose research IBM ployees, including some new hires Nick Voinis, senior associate I’ll take artificial intelligence can simultaneously launch hun- didn’t lead the whole game. He credits in the Watson project. and employees transferred from athletics director for communica- for $77,147, Alex. dreds of information-seeking al- was tied with Rutter after round “For this generation of young other facilities. ESPN may also hire tions, declined to comment on ne- That’s how much IBM super- gorithms, making it fast and effi- one, fell behind during the sec- people, seeing Watson winning UT students as interns to help with gotiations, as did an ESPN spokes- computer Watson earned over the cient. The screen that represented ond round and came back for a ‘Jeopardy!’ is similar to my gen- programming and other aspects. man. Voinis said there will be an an- course of two games when he de- him on Jeopardy is not the actual victory in the third. eration watching the lunar land- “We’d love to have our students nouncement soon. feated two “Jeopardy!” champs, computer — it is just a represen- UT Computer Sciences Chair ing,” Porter said. Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter this tation of a much larger computer. Bruce Porter did fundamental re- Watson’s $1 million winnings

This newspaper was printed with week. Watson came out $53,147 His display has different ava- search in programming comput- will go to charity, according to the The Daily Texan pride by The Daily Texan and ahead of second place Jennings’ tars that show how Watson felt ers to read and understand text. IBM website. Texas Student Media. two-game total. at that particular moment. Differ- His research helped lead to the — Donovan Sanders

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Wisconsin democrats delay union bill vote by fleeing to Illinois

By Scott Bauer dicting that the group would come The Associated Press back in a day or two, after realiz- ing “they’re elected to do a job.” MADISON, Wis. — Faced with Walker said Democrats could a near-certain Republican victo- still offer amendments to change ry that would end a half-century the bill, but he vowed not to con- of collective bargaining for pub- cede on his plan to end most col- lic workers, Wisconsin Democrats lective bargaining rights. retaliated with the only weapon With 19 seats, Republicans they had left: They fled. hold a majority in the 33-mem- Fourteen Democratic lawmak- ber Senate, but they are one vote ers disappeared from the Capi- short of the number necessary tol on Thursday, just as the Senate to conduct business. So the GOP was about to begin debating the needs at least one Democrat to measure aimed at easing the state’s be present before any voting can budget crunch. take place. Once the measure is By refusing to show up for a brought to the floor, it needs 17 vote, the group brought the debate votes to pass. to a swift halt and hoped to pres- Erpenbach said the group had sure Republicans to the negotiat- been in Rockford, Ill., but they ing table. dispersed by late afternoon. “The plan is to try and slow As Republicans tried to begin Hasan Jamali | Associated Press this down because it’s an extreme Senate business around midday, Bahraini women wait outside a hospital in Manama, Bahrain, where victims of the confrontation between anti-government protesters and riot piece of legislation that’s tearing observers in the gallery screamed police are being treated Thursday. Tanks appeared in the streets for the first time after riot police drove protesters from a main square. this state apart,” said Sen. Jon Er- “Freedom! Democracy! Unions!”

penbach. Opponents cheered when a leg- The move drew cheers from islative leader announced there tens of thousands of protesters — were not enough senators present teachers, prison guards and others to proceed.

Bahrain sees violent reaction to protest targeted by the proposal — who The sergeant-at-arms immedi- filled the Statehouse during the ately began looking for the miss- Riot police using tear gas, pit the majority Shiites against the lence against largely peaceful demon- gated and added that authorities chose past three days. ing lawmakers. If authorized, he Sunni elite. strators was a sign of how deeply the to clear the square by force at 3 a.m. shotgun sprays of birdshot Republican Gov. Scott Walker, can seek help from police. After allowing several days of monarchy fears the repercussions of a — when the fewest number of peo- who took office just last month, The drama in Wisconsin un- increase death toll to seven rallies in the capital of Manama by prolonged wave of protests. ple would be in the square — “to min- has made the bill a top priority. folded in a jam-packed Capitol. disaffected Shiites, the island na- In the government’s first public “ imize any possibility of casualties.” Madison police and the State De- By Barbara Surk & He urged the group to return and tion’s Sunni rulers unleashed riot comment on the crackdown, For- Many of the protesters were sleep- called the boycott a “stunt.” partment of Administration es- Hadeel Al-Shalchi police who stormed a protest en- eign Minister Khalid Al Khalifa said ing and said they received little The Associated Press “It’s more about theatrics than timated the crowd at 25,000 pro- campment in Pearl Square before it was necessary because the demon- warning of the assault. anything else,” Walker said, pre- testers, the largest number yet. dawn, firing tear gas, beating dem- strators were “polarizing the coun- In the wake of the bloodshed, MANAMA, Bahrain — Bah- angry demonstrators who milled rain’s leaders banned public gather- around one hospital for treatment ings and sent tanks into the streets or to transport wounded friends Thursday, intensifying a crackdown and relatives chanted: “The regime that killed five anti-government They think they can clamp down on must go!” protesters, wounded more than 200 They stomped on and burned and turned a hospital into a caul- us, but they have made us angrier. pictures of King Hamad bin Isa Al dron of anguish and rage against Khalifa outside the emergency ward the monarchy. —Makki Abu Taki, Protester at Salmaniya Medical Complex, the Bahrain’s streets were most- hospital where most of the casualties ly empty after the bloody clamp- were taken. down, but thousands defied au- “We are even angrier now,” shout- thorities by marching in cities in ed Makki Abu Taki, after viewing Libya and Yemen as the wave of onstrators or blasting them with try” and pushing it to the “brink of the birdshot-riddled body of his son political unrest continued in the shotgun sprays of birdshot. Along the sectarian abyss.” in the hospital morgue. “They think wake of uprisings that toppled with two who died in clashes with Speaking to reporters after an emer- they can clamp down on us, but they leaders in Egypt and Tunisia. “police Monday, the new killings gency meeting with his Gulf counter- have made us angrier. We will take While part of the recent revolt in brought the death toll this week in parts in Manama to discuss the un- to the streets in larger numbers and Andy Manis | Associated Press the Arab world, the underlying ten- Bahrain to seven. rest, he called the violence “regretta- honor our martyrs. The time for Al Protesters to the proposal to eliminate union rights for many state sions in Bahrain are decades old and The willingness to resort to vio- ble,” said the deaths would be investi- Khalifa has ended.” workers gather in the rotunda at the State Capitol in Madison, Wis.

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THE BILL:

House Bill 104: Relating to abolishing the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and transfer- ring the coordinating board’s functions and activities and the State Board of Education’s statutorily assigned functions and activities to the Texas Education Agency.

Sponsor and contact information: Author: Rep. Fred Brown, R-Texas: (512) 463-0698

To find contact information for your local state representative or state senator, please visit the Capitol’s “Who Represents Me” page at http://fyi.legis.state.tx.us Editor’s note: This is the third installment in a six-part series about legislation that would directly affect students. We have asked campus leaders, students, faculty, politi- What’s your opinion on the Higher Education Coordinating cians and administrators to weigh in on this week’s topic of debate: abolishing the Tex- Board bill? E-mail us at [email protected] as Higher Education Coordinating Board.

The question: How will abolishing the Higher Education Coordinating Board affect the quality of curriculum at UT?

Senate of College Councils Rep. Donna Howard, D-Austin Quotes to Note: the higher educatioN Administrative Director Allie Smith The main focus of the Texas Higher Educa- & Executive Director Carisa Nietsche tion Coordinating Board is to provide lead- coordiNatiNg Board Bill ership and coordination of efforts aimed at meeting the goals of the state’s higher educa- Editor’s note: The following are quotes from H.B. Representative Fred Brown’s rationale for abolishing the Texas Higher tion plan, Closing the Gaps by 2015. In regard 104 author Fred Brown, R-Texas. Education Coordinating Board is two-fold. First, he aims to save money to curriculum, the board’s primary responsi- in times of budget cuts. Secondly, he hopes to enhance college readiness bilities include reviewing new degree programs by merging the management of higher education and K-12 curriculum offered by post secondary institutions, improv- “We see in the numbers that we into one agency. ing developmental education offerings and pro- have so many students that are col- UT’s curriculum will not be affected directly, as it sets its own core moting policies to improve a student’s ability to lege-bound that were not ready for standards. However, this institutional merge will create a college readi- transfer credits among institutions. They have ness gap between hopeful transfer students enrolled in the Coordinated also been heavily involved in the development college. They have to go through re- Admission Program — who follow the state-set core requirements — of the state’s college and career readiness stan- medial courses. So, hopefully, this versus the students following the UT-Austin set core requirements. dards which have been incorporated into high will be a more seamless transition. ” This educational gap results in a reallocation of UT’s resources and school curriculum. - Rep. Brown explaining the need for continuity in Tex- funding to be spent on remedial coursework programs rather than I do not believe that abolishing the board as public education, which he argues would be accom- resources that maintain UT’s standing as a Tier One institution. and adding its functions to the current scope of plished with the consolidation, according to the Bryan- Another side effect of the abolishment of the Higher Education Coor- the Texas Education Agency would have an im- College Station Eagle. dinating Board is the dissipation of the standards that qualify institutions mediate, material impact on the quality of the to become Texas state schools. This decrease in standards and state over- curriculum at the University of Texas at Austin. “We need to be thinking about sight will lead to a boom in the number of schools given State University These agencies already work together on poli- K-16. For the sake of our students, it status, a status that enables them to receive state funding. This increase in cies to promote P-16 alignment like the college the number of institutions receiving state funding will result in a lack of readiness standards. However, this might not just makes sense.” Rep. Brown, according to the Texas Tribune. funding to undergraduate education across the state, as the state pocket be the case for other initiatives like developing - book will become stretched thin. more Tier One universities in Texas or increas- The decision to cut the Higher Education Coordinating Board is a ing the number of graduates in critical fields legalese short sighted response to budget cuts. Ultimately, investing in Texas’ like nursing or engineering. In addition, agency higher education will generate more revenue than abolishing the Texas staff does not have much experience with ad- Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the edi- Higher Education Coordinating Board ever would. ministering financial aid programs. tor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Re- gents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees.

UT should eliminate trans fats from dining halls

By Kate clabby are a few natural fats with this shape, such as the trans fat from your diet, you have to look at the nia have banned restaurants from serving food Daily Texan Columnist conjugated linoleic acid sometimes found in meat ingredients list. The FDA allows companies to with more than .5 grams of trans fats per serving. and dairy products. However, studies have not claim that foods are trans-fat free as long as they These new laws have forced large-scale, corporate Partially hydrogenated oils, invented in 1910, linked these fats to the same problems as artificial have less than .5 grams of trans fat per serving. suppliers, the same suppliers that DHFS uses, first became popular as cheap alternatives to trans fats. But anything that contains a partially hydrogenat- to develop alternatives. And Wal-Mart has just animal fats, such as butter and lard. Then, in the While the mainstream medical community ed oil contains some trans fat. This is especially announced that they will be totally eliminating 1950s and 60s, when doctors told us to cut down continues to recommend vegetable oils, includ- important to keep in mind when you eat more hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils in on our saturated fat intake, companies started ing canola and soybean oils, a growing minor- than one serving — and the listed serving size the packaged food they sell by 2015. They, too, marketing these oils — found in hard margarines ity of nutrition experts warns that these highly is often small. Several more items on the menu have huge influence on suppliers. and vegetable shortening — as health foods. refined oils can cause health problems and ques- at Kinsolving tonight, including all of the pizza Let’s ask DHFS to develop a speedy and Now we know better. Strong evidence shows that tions the scientific basis behind the demonizing and the vegetable pot pie, are listed as containing realistic timeline for getting the artificial trans partially hydrogenated oils, the only major source of saturated fats. But still, nobody recommends 0 grams of trans fat but contain partially hydro- fats out of our dining halls. Items with more of dietary trans fats, increase the risk of heart trans fats. genated oils. And trans fat content is not listed than .5 grams of trans fat per serving should disease. They may also be linked to liver dysfunc- Unfortunately, partially hydrogenated oils are for every item on the menu, because some of the be eliminated as soon as possible. After that, tion and diabetes. Oops. still in a lot of processed food, including some of nutrition data was entered before suppliers were sourcing products that are totally free of par- Butter, most animal fats and tropical oils such the food served by the Department of Housing required to list trans fat content on their nutrition tially hydrogenated oils should be a priority as coconut and palm are made up of mostly satu- and Food. The frying oils do not contain hydro- labels. Items such as the hot fudge chocolate top- — and as the Wal-Mart influence widens, it will rated fats. Saturated fats work best in certain reci- genated oils, and all home-baked goods, except ping and the country style gravy contain partially become easier. pes because they are solid at room temperature, the pie crusts, are trans-fat free. Large amounts hydrogenated oils but do not have the trans fat Ultimately, it’s up to students to make healthy shelf-stable and able to withstand extreme heat. of trans fats are only found in a few items. Nutri- content listed. food choices. It’s a good idea for health-minded Unsaturated fats, the main components of liquid tion facts for all food served by DHFS, including DHFS is in the process of hiring a new dieti- students to become familiar with the nutrition oils including olive, canola and soybean, don’t ingredients and trans fat content, are posted cian who DHFS Environmental Expert Meagan content of common dining hall foods, but we have these properties because their molecules online. In tonight’s dinner at Kinsolving Dining Jones said will be working to eliminate remaining can’t be expected to check them online before contain fewer hydrogen atoms. To make vegetable Hall, the whipped margarine contains 5.1 grams trans fats. However, there is not an official policy every single meal. Trans fats are harmful, artificial oils act more like saturated fats, food processors of trans fat per serving, the white cake with on trans fats or a timeline for their elimination. and unnecessary. Getting them out of the meal “hydrogenate” the unsaturated fats by adding a buttercream icing contains 1 gram per serving, DHFS works to include students in discussions plan is an easy way to make every choice a little hydrogen atom to each molecule. But this process and the beef and soy fajita wraps each contain .4 about menu changes. We need to let them know bit healthier. also changes the shape of the molecules from grams per serving. that eliminating trans fats should be a top priority. their natural cis forms into trans forms. There But if you want to totally eliminate artificial New York City and the entire state of Califor- Clabby is an English senior. 5A UNIV

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EDUCATION continues from PAGE 1A 40 percent, is unacceptable, McCa- basically sit down and work on de- rty said. veloping the curriculum that’s going “There’s a little quote that [the to be better preparing our students board members] always like to for that transition,” McCarty said. use about ‘closing the gap,’” McCa- “On top of that, you’re spending ba- rty said. “Well, the biggest gap is sically two budgets on two different the communication gap between state agencies, and the result just isn’t the TEA that handles K-12 and the there at the moment.” higher education board that covers If the bill passes, the higher ed- 13 through 16.” ucation board would also create The TEA focuses on the inner an electronic system for keeping workings of education for K-12 track of student records and aca- students by managing the textbook demic progress. adoption process, overseeing the The bill could also create a Texas development of statewide curric- State Board for Career and Technol- ulum and administering the state- ogy Education, which would assume wide assessment program. TEA responsibility for state level adminis- declined to comment due to pend- tration of technical vocational edu- ing legislation. cation programs in public commu- The higher education board looks nity colleges, public technical insti- at the performance of Texas univer- tutes and other eligible public post- sities and colleges and helps to estab- secondary institutions in Texas. lish curriculum and development. Abolishing the higher education They also assist in higher educa- board and the SBOE would result in tion planning, the effective delivery less community involvement in the of higher education and the admin- education process, said SBOE chair istration of university-specific pro- Gail Lowe. grams — including establishment “It will create less transparency in of degree and research programs — the decision-making process since according to the board’s website. all SBOE meetings are open to the Lizzie Chen | Daily texan staff “We’re trying to get everybody to public,” Lowe said. Leslie Potter, a psychiatrist, came with co-workers from Ft. Worth to the Capitol to support Mental Illness Awareness Day Thursday afternoon. Mental health care advocates Children advocacy groups lobby legislators call on lawmakers for funds By Shamoyita DasGupta to health care. The event was attended by mem- cerns with legislators. By Jake Hong of funding and the vast majority un- Daily Texan Staff “We work on effecting change bers of Project GRAD, students “It’s important for our legislators Daily Texan Staff willing to seek treatment,” said Frank for policy,” said Dawn Lew, staff at- from Quest High School in Hous- to see everyday folks coming here Webb, a senior police officer in the Members from Children at Risk torney for the organization. “We ton, pediatricians with Doctors for to tell them that we need to give Funding for mental health care Houston Police Department’s men- collaborated with other organiza- thought this would be an oppor- Change and members of Prayer for kids the chance at success,” said keeps people out of the prison sys- tal health unit. Out of the 10,000 in- tions to give a voice to children who tune time to raise awareness about Freedom in Fort Worth. Bob Sanborn, President and CEO tem and encourages proper diagno- dividuals in custody at the Harris are too young to vote for them- our issues and speak with legislators “You want children to progress,” of Children at Risk. sis and treatment, members of the County Jail, 2,500 use psychotropic selves, group members said. and get the community involved.” said social work sophomore Bren- Doctors for Change members National Alliance on Mental Illness drugs, Webb said. The organization hosted Chil- The main goal of the event was da Cazares, who is a member of who were part of the group fo- said at a rally Thursday. According to statistics from the dren’s Advocacy Day for the first to bring awareness to legislators Project GRAD. “The more resourc- cusing on health, expressed wor- A group of about 60 people ad- alliance, the average cost of mental time at the Capitol on Thursday about children’s issues on their be- es that you have available, the more ries about the budget deficit, which dressed the role of legislators in en- health treatment is $12 per day, and to allow participants to meet with half, since most kids do not have chance you’ll have that a child will would mean loss of funding for suring that mental health services the average cost for treating some- legislators and encourage them to the ability to do so themselves, said be successful in life.” health care. and programs can continue to oper- one in jail is $137 per day. make children a priority this leg- Houston pediatrician Jamil Joyner. After a rally for mental health “Our legislators are making re- ate and expand, even as state men- “If you’re looking from a dol- islative session. The organiza- “Children don’t vote,” Joyner advocacy by the National Alli- ally important decisions [about tal health services face a slew of lars and cents perspective, it makes tion hosted the event to educate said. “Someone has to be a voice for ance on Mental Illness, nearly the budget],” said Houston pedia- proposed budget cuts to balance a sense,” Webb said. “You’ll save money the community about children’s them, so we have to remind [legis- 40 people split into four groups, trician Claire Bocchini. “Every de- $27-billion budget shortfall. by spending it on these programs.” health, education, food and nutri- lators] that investing in our children which then met in 30-minute increase in funding impacts the care Elizabeth Smalling, the group’s Speakers at the rally said an in- tion, human trafficking and access is a good investment for them.” crements to discuss their con- we can provide.” Metropolitan Houston program vestment in mental health care assistant, said mental health care would pay for itself. impacts entire communities, not “So many of us will lose our med- just individuals. ications and treatment, and without “We’re trying to keep people out them we will end up back in the sys- of jails, institutions and treatment tem,” said Michael Barton, a mem- Sonogram bill centers,” she said. ber of St. Joseph House, a Hous- Rally participants called on leg- ton-based club for people with men- passes Senate, islators to make health care more tal illnesses. Diagnosing a mental accessible and expand the scope health issue early and effectively is of coverage. yield better results than jailing them, moves ahead Smalling said that because many said Ana Yañez-Correa, executive mental illnesses lead people to com- director of the Texas Criminal Jus- mit criminal acts, individuals who tice Coalition. for House vote do not have access to appropri- “It is unconscionable how many ate health insurance and treatment people end up behind bars for some- By Chris Tomlinson could end up in jail. thing that they have no control over,” The Associated Press “Police officers have become the she said. “It has to stop. It has to stop de facto social workers of the twen- now, and it should have never oc- AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Sen- ty-first century because of the lack curred to begin with.” ate passed a bill Thursday that would require doctors to conduct a sonogram before performing an abortion and to describe to the mother whether the fetus has arms, legs or internal organs. Think Senate Bill 16 requires doctors to perform the sonogram at least Green? two hours before an abortion takes Allen Otto | Daily texan staff place and to provide the wom- Collin Goddard, a former Virginia Tech student, speaks with the media Thursday about prohibiting an with the opportunity to view a concealed handguns on campus. He was both shot by Cho Seung-Hui, the Virginia Tech gunman, and sonogram or hear the fetal heart present when Cho took his life. Join the beat. The bill makes exceptions for cases of rape, incest or where the Green fetus has fatal abnormalities. The vote was 21 in favor of the bill Survivors decry campus gun legislation and 10 opposed, with three Demo- Fee crats voting for the bill and one Re- By William James bullets around the room. Woods who get a concealed handgun li- publican against. The state House Daily Texan Staff was not directly injured from the cense by having a clean mental Committee! must now pass one of four similar attacks, but his girlfriend was shot health bill and completing a train- bills before it goes to the governor Two survivors of the 2007 Vir- and killed. ing program can carry a gun almost for signature. ginia Tech shooting want Tex- Wentworth said in a statement anywhere, including on the public Applications are due Republican Gov. Rick Perry made as lawmakers to vote against bills that the Virginia Tech shooting is streets that surround campuses. the bill emergency legislation, and that would allow students to car- one reason he believes campus car- “School campuses are not sanc- Tuesday, March 1, 2011! state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, ry concealed handguns on cam- ry is essential. tuaries from crime,” said Jeff Shi, authored the Senate bill. pus, they said at a press confer- “I want to put an element of president of Students for Concealed

“I commend the Texas Senate for ence Thursday. doubt in a potential shooter’s mind,” Carry on Campus. “Allowing cam- quickly passing SB 16, an important Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San pus carry will give students and achievement in our efforts to protect Antonio, Sen. Brian Birdwell, R- faculty the same means of protec- life,” Perry said in a statement. Granbury, and Sen. John Carona, tion they are afforded virtually any- To have a final vote on the same R-Dallas, filed a bill that could al- “ where else.” day that debate began, Lt. Gov. Da- low licensed individuals to car- We need to focus on Woods said allowing students vid Dewhurst adjourned the ses- ry concealed handguns on college to have guns on campus puts ev- The window is now open for students to apply for sion and then immediately opened campuses. Rep. David Simpson, the real underlying eryone on campus at risk. Because a new one. R-Longview, filed a similar bill in many campus shooters are suicidal, two at-large member positions on the UT-Austin Opponents, including the Tex- the House. issue causing gun the threat of death at the hands of a Green Fee Committee. This committee will be as Medical Association, said the bill The Brady Campaign To Prevent violence.” concealed handgun licensee would responsible for soliciting, reviewing and awarding interferes with the doctor-patient Gun Violence hosted the event at not deter them, he said. funds from the � rst ever UT-Austin green fee for relationship. If passed and signed the Capitol on Thursday morning “We need to focus on the real un- innovative environmental projects proposed by by the governor, the law would be to persuade lawmakers not to vote “ derlying issue causing gun violence, — Scott Parks, SG President the first time lawmakers have dic- for the bill. John Woods, a graduate such as mental health resources and students, staff and faculty. tated when doctors must perform a representative in UT Student Gov- things of that nature,” said SG Pres- procedure and how they do it, ac- ernment and the president of Stu- ident Scott Parks, who also spoke at Applications and Green Fee history available at cording to the TMA. dents for Gun Free Schools, and the press conference. www.utexas.edu/operations/sustainability Patrick rejected the criticism. Colin Goddard, the Brady Cam- he said. “And, if some deranged per- President William Powers Jr. has “This is the only medical pro- paign’s assistant director of federal son does open fire in a Texas col- also firmly denounced concealed cedure [in which] the goal ends in legislation, reflected on their expe- lege classroom or dormitory, I want carry on campuses. death. There is no patient relation- riences at Virginia Tech. to give faculty, staff and students the “There need to be many other ship between that baby and the doc- When English senior Seung-Hui ability to defend themselves.” steps before we consider this leg- For more information, email tor,” Patrick said. Cho killed 32 people on campus Gov. Rick Perry endorsed Went- islation,” Goddard said. “Options, [email protected]. But Patrick faced fierce criti- before Cho died by suicide, he shot worth’s bill. Although SG’s official such as providing locks on the in- cism from Democrats in a proce- Goddard four times. Goddard sur- stance is against concealed carry, side of doors to protect classrooms, dural debate that lasted more than vived by lying still while the gun- some UT students support the legis a good step toward making cam- two hours. man continued to fire rounds of islation. Individuals older than 21 puses a safer place for everyone.” 6A NEWS/ENT

6A NEWS Friday, February 18, 2011 Students petition regents TRAINING DAY for socially aware investing Carolyn O’Connor and Stephanie By Matthew Stottlemyre good idea and wanted to take this Twohey train Daily Texan Staff on,” Snyder said. with Jake Student regent Kyle Kalkwarf, a Saenz, owner of A UT student presented a resolu- fourth-year medical student at the Atomic Athlete tion to the UT System Board of Re- UT Health Science Center at San in Hyde Park, gents on Thursday suggesting that Antonio, expressed interest in pur- on Thursday they change the system investment suing the issue, Snyder said. Al-Jo- afternoon. policy, which the student said disre- har said by changing its investment gards the social and political impacts policy, UTIMCO would follow the of its investments. examples set by investment compa- Mishal Al-Johar, a former geolog- nies at other public and private uni- ical sciences graduate student, made versities, including those at Har- the proposal on behalf of the group vard University and Stanford Uni- Longhorns for Investing Responsi- versity, which UTIMCO was mod- bly. Six UT students authored the eled after. proposal. Student Government and “There are many major universi- the Graduate Student Assembly both ties who have this policy and many passed resolutions recommending investment groups who consider the policy change last year. social responsibility,” Al-Johar said. In the proposal, the group recom- “If UTIMCO is to follow a prudent mends the University of Texas Invest- investment standard, shouldn’t the ment Management Company change UT System consider adopting the its policy to “[consider] investments policies of our colleagues?” in line with its values.” The current In his presentation, Al-Johar said policy states that the corporation can- UTIMCO’s policy does not ad- not use its investments to “advance here to the standards set for the UT Lizzie Chen social or political purposes.” Board of Regents in the Texas con- Daily Texan Staff UTIMCO, independent from any stitution, which requires the regents campus, is the nonprofit corporation to use available University funds to created by the UT System in 1996 make reasonable investments that NEWS BRIEFLY to oversee UT and Texas A&M sys- benefit the state’s flagships. Census problems plague border towns tems’ investments. UT System Regent “It is our hope that the commit- Hyde Park tire slasher arrested Paul Foster is the chair of UTIM- tee would be willing to discuss the Editor’s note: This is the first install- Preliminary 2010 census data places in Hidalgo County colonias, focused CO’s board of directors, and UT Sys- proposal and discuss how we can ment in a two-part series about the the number at 774,769. on how easy it was to complete and after 16-year crime spree tem Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa is move this forward,” Al-Johar said. 2010 census in South Texas. Texas boasts more colonias than return the form. The communi- The Austin Police Department vice-chair for policy on the board. UTIMCO officials and system any other state and the largest colo- ty groups also emphasized that the arrested a North Campus tire- Ben Snyder, a theater and dance spokespeople did not respond to By Bobby Cervantes nia population in the nation. More forms were confidential (no U.S. slashing vigilante after releasing a graduate student, was instrumen- requests for comment as of press Daily Texan Staff than half of the 400,000 Texans that citizenship questions) and impor- warrant early Thursday. tal in the creation of the responsible time Thursday. live in these communities are locat- tant to return (the census count Tommy Joe Kelley was involved investment group. He said the sheer In a May 2010 Daily Texan arti- ed in the Valley, according to the would determine the allocation of in at least five separate document- size of the bureaucracy surrounding cle, UTIMCO chief executive of- A group of long-standing com- Texas Secretary of State’s website. A federal funds). ed cases of tire slashing in and UTIMCO makes changing the pol- ficer Bruce Zimmerman said the munity groups and local officials are network of 11 community groups U.S. Rep. Ruben Hinojosa, D- around the Hyde Park area in the icy challenging, and UTIMCO’s in- corporation should not use in- ramping up their charge of a massive called Equal Voice Network have McAllen, distributed 100,000 bilin- last 16 years. Kelley is suspected of vestments have out-performed many vestments to make social and po- undercount of South Texas colonias, worked in the communities for de- gual fliers about the mail-in form to committing hundreds if not more other universities’. litical statements. the low-income communities along cades and volunteered their help as colonia residents in his district. Se- than a thousand criminal mis- “Maybe in these economic times, “It is not UTIMCO’s position to the Texas-Mexico border. The move the bureau began to count the co- ifert credited the community out- chief offenses, according to the ar- that’s all they want to focus on,” Sny- make [ethical] judgments,” Zim- comes after the U.S. Census Bureau lonias. The groups include some of reach effort — most of it done four rest affidavit. Although he began der said. “But you are dealing with merman said. “The reason there is released preliminary figures Thurs- the most notable of the Mexican- months before Census Day — with by using knives, Kelley invented the money of a public institution the bright line to not take in those day of the 2010 census, including American civil rights era, includ- educating colonia residents about his own puncturing tool that left here. We have a mission statement, considerations is that it’s a slippery county breakdowns in Texas. ing La Unión del Pueblo Enterno, the importance of returning the a mark barely visible to the naked and we need to adhere to that.” slope. There is an endless list of po- The Rio Grande Valley, the state’s which César Chávez founded, and form. He said the bureau provid- eye, according to the affidavit. Snyder, one of the proposal’s au- tential social and political grievanc- southernmost region, includes four ARISE, an empowerment group ed adequate resources to help the Police charged Kelley, 56, with thors, said approaching the board es. Whatever judgments we make counties and is home to more than for colonia women. groups, including census literature four counts of unlawful use of a with the suggestion was the most ef- would incur an economic cost, so 1 million Texans. In Hidalgo Coun- “We know these places,” said and trained personnel. criminal instrument, a third-de- fective way to push for the change. we would be taking resources away ty, the Valley’s most populous, the Mike Seifert, the network’s spokes- “The initial response we got from gree felony. “We were hoping for one person from the University system, and estimated population in 2000 stood man. “We know what we’re doing residents was, ‘We wanted to be Kelley’s criminal record dates on the board who thought this was a that is not our role.” at 569,463, according to census data. here, and it’s that truth the Census counted,’” he said. “The census did back to 1973 and includes 500 Bureau should remember whenev- a great job of having people on the involvements with APD, 57 ar- er they’re dealing with us.” g rou n d .” rests and 23 convictions. Kelley’s Colonias started gaining popu- However, about a week before nearly 40-year-long crime spree Attention Faculty and Administrators: larity in the 1950s, when proper- Census Day, April 1, colonias con- spanned three states, six different ty developers bought cheap, low- tacted some community groups be- dates of birth, 44 aliases and nu- March 4, 2011 is the deadline for the lying land not viable for agricul- cause they did not receive any forms. merous social security numbers. tural production — usually in ru- Some reported unannounced visits His arrests range from burglary ral and unincorporated areas — from census workers. to prostitution. to build houses that often lacked “It was on April 1. We thought Major spikes in criminal mis- 2011 WILLIAM S. LIVINGSTON OUTSTANDING proper infrastructure. The 2,294 that was kind of ironic — looking chief tire offenses from the area colonias in Texas remain an af- back on it — that it was April Fool’s in the past three years coincid- GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEE AWARDS fordable housing option for the Day because we didn’t think it was ed with Kelley’s jail release dates, state’s low-income families, most really funny that we got contacted according to the affidavit. Police COMPETITION notably Hispanic migrant work- that they were not mailing them out used the Hyde Park Tire Slasher ers and illegal immigrants. to the colonias, that they were go- Tracker website, dedicated to re- The Graduate Student Assembly, with the generous support of Colonia communities continue to ing to walk the colonias,” said Ann porting tire slashes, to gain more the University Co-op, will present a $2,000 award to the winner face issues with access to basic ame- Cass, executive director of Proyecto information about Kelley and his nities, including potable water, elec- Azeteca, another community group mode of operation. in EACH of the following categories: tricity and indoor plumbing. Heavy in the network. Kelley is also a suspect in ap- • Graduate Research Assistant rainfall, for example, will leave some Gabriel Sanchez, the Census re- proximately 53 cases of smashed areas flooded for months because of gional director in Dallas, said the bu- car windows in the Hyde Park • Teaching Assistant the lack of basic irrigation and drain- reau has used door-to-door updates area in the last four years. • Assistant Instructor age systems. for the South Texas colonias since — Mary McAndrews Still, in the past 30 years, colonia the 1970s. residents have organized to get some “We’ve always done it like that Strauss Texas Leadership Award All graduate students are eligible for nomination if they held the basic necessities, including their down there because it is so difficult appointment title of GRA, TA, or AI at the university during the mail, which was key when the 2010 to count,” he said. “ to be given to Sen. Hutchinson census was set to begin. Sanchez said the bureau finalized U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison Spring 2010, Summer 2010, or Fall 2010 semesters. The bureau prepared for a large- the door-to-door count, officially will receive the Inaugural Annette scale public relations campaign in called Update/Enumerate, in Febru- Strauss Texas Leadership Award One nomination for each category is allowed per program. South Texas, including the colonias. ary 2009. on Feb. 22. Valley lawmakers and community As the group’s scrambled to The Annette Strauss Texas Leader- All nominations must be submitted by a Faculty Member groups said the Census Bureau told change their message, Census Bu- ship Award reflects the standards of or Administrator for the receptive academic unit. them in January 2010 that colonia reau Director Robert Groves arrived civil service established by the An- residents would receive their forms in the Valley, facing a tough crowd. nette Strauss Institute for Civic Par- in their mailboxes. This series is made possible by the ticipation. The group chose to hon- The media campaign, particularly Helen M. Powell Traveling Fellowship. or Hutchison for her civic contributions, according to the Institute. Information and Applications can be found “She was a person who knew Mayor Strauss and worked with at the Graduate School homepage: continues from PAGE 1 her in Dallas. And when we start- www.utexas.edu/ogs/awards/livingston COUNT ed the institution 10 years ago, even low-income people, the young and How we respond to that is where though they were of opposite po- the elderly. That means the state our political leadership matters.” litical affiliations, she was gracious Legislature will now have to figure As a result of the increase in enough to endorse us,” said Col- out how to address the increasing population reflected in the Census lege of Communications Dean Rod- cost of state programs like Medicare, count, Texas gained four seats in erick Hart, who chairs the Annette Medicaid and education, she said. the U.S. House of Representatives in Strauss Institute. “The growing number of younger December, bringing the total to 36 The award ceremony coincides and older people are going to need a representatives. The release of Cen- with the 10-year anniversary of the lot of support to compete in a glob- sus data also marks the beginning of nonpartisan organization. al economy,” Angel said. “The 2010 state redistricting — the process of “This an attempt to dramatize the Census has very important political redrawing district lines for state and importance of civic engagement,” implications for our state’s future.” national legislative seats. Hart said. With increasing student pop- Texas Legislative Council spokes- The proceeds of the ceremony ulations, she said University tu- woman Anna Abraham said the will go to the organization’s educa- ition rates are likely to increase to population data will be input into tion fund, which promotes scholas- compensate for the increased costs a redistricting application for law- tic outreach to secondary and colle- of providing higher education to makers to begin to outline proposed giate learning. more people. district boundaries by next week. The selection process for the “This increase is going to put “We have some computers set award is entirely nonpartisan, pressure on the state to fund all of up here in the office with the soft- Hart said. our programs,” she said. “More stu- ware so that anyone from the gen- The fourth-term senator will re- dents are going to be demanding eral public can take a stab at mak- ceive the award upon the premise of higher-educational opportunities, ing their own maps, or if there are her civic commitment to the public but they may not be able to come any maps that have been released and her demonstration of leadership to flagship universities because of as open records, they can also play within her community. Hutchison the lack of availability of openings with that,” Abraham said. “Or they announced in January that she will

2011 WILLIAM S. LIVINGSTON OUTSTANDING GRADUATE STUDENT EMPLOYEE AWARDS COMPETITION STUDENT EMPLOYEE AWARDS GRADUATE WILLIAM S. LIVINGSTON OUTSTANDING 2011 because enrollment numbers are can just look at how things are not seek another term in 2012. just exceeding capacity nationwide. right now.” — Jake Hong 7A ENT

Friday, February 18, 2011 LIFE&ARTS 7A

work in Wimberley. There will still be showing op- GALLERY portunities in Austin, though. Ber- HEALTH continues from PAGE 8A man has made an agreement with continues from PAGE 8A amusing (Tracy Morgan). Gensler architecture firm in down- Old Kyle road in Wimberley, will town Austin, where D Berman art- WARM-UP WEIGHTLIFTING only be one-third of what it is now. ists can display their work. Al- “Stretching: The Truth,” a 2008 Depending on your goals, the Berman added that he couldn’t though the space is a private of- article published in Play Magazine frequency and intensity of your turn down the space, which is full fice, public viewing will be avail- from The New York Times famous- weightlifting routines will differ, but of windows looking out to Cyprus able. The first showing at the firm ly debunked your high school gym important to all weightlifters, espe- Creek, when it opened up. will be in early March. class stretch routines (“touch your cially novices, is proper technique. Wimberley doesn’t have a seri- Instead of dreading the loss, Ber- toes and count to ten”) in favor You’ll get the most out of the vig- ous contemporary art gallery, Ber- man said people should use the of dynamic stretches that involve orous exercises but also avoid hurt- man said, a gap he is hoping to fill. gallery’s relocation as an excuse to movement. A cursory YouTube ing yourself. ExRx.net has a handy There are several little galleries make a trip into the country. The search would yield plenty of op- directory that provides step-by-step and shops in Wimberley that draw grand reopening of the gallery will tions, but the article’s Web page of- animations for many of the com- people from big Texas cities on the be designed as a destination open- fers specific breakdowns, diagrams mon weight room movements that Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff weekends, he said, and hopeful- ing, he said, where there will be live and a video of the warm-ups and also include documentation on ex- ly, they’ll also be interested in see- music daily and bed-and-breakfast David Berman sits in front of Beverly Penn’s artwork in his Austin gal- stretches mentioned in the piece. actly what muscles you’re working ing what is happening with region- setups for out-of-towners. lery, D Berman, on Guadalupe Street. Berman is moving his gallery to and how to keep yourself safe when Wimberly, Texas in March. al Texas art. Berman, who graduated from UT CARDIO handling heavier weights. Associate director Anastasia Co- in the late 1960s, decided in 2000 to And for the dumbbell-adverse, lombo will also be let go once the open a contemporary art gallery fo- of contemporary American paint- will be the gallery’s last at its Austin The Nike+ app is a useful (and there are plenty of weight-free move is made. Colombo, who has cusing on Texas artists after getting ing, sculpture and photography location. Featuring Penn’s play on free) application that tracks how workouts that garner similar results. been with the gallery since the very burnt out in the TV commercial in- from national artists and local art- the undrawn border of civilization far and long you’ve run, plus how J.P. Müller’s “My System,” first pub- beginning, has been an essential el- dustry. Berman was looking for an- ists, including organic sculptures and wilderness with cast-bronze many calories you’ve burned. The lished in 1904, is a daily 15-minute ement of the gallery, Berman said. other way to spend his time, and a from Virginia Fleck, paper collag- sculptures and Yeager’s large, oil- app, which comes standard with workout that many have sworn by “She has been the major factor in gallery was best since his wife, Ellen, es from Lance Letscher, fanciful on-canvas abstract paintings of newer iPod models and iPhones, — look up “Kafka’s Calisthenics” at helping the gallery accomplish what was a painter, and he had some ex- paintings and drawings from Mal- floating fragments, the exhibit ends allows you to access your play- Slate.com to see a video of the father it did in Austin,” he said. posure with art exhibitions through colm Bucknall and abstract paint- Saturday, Feb. 26. lists and monitor your progress of the article’s writer, who is still us- Berman said he’s still wrestling her showings. ings from Sydney Yeager. Because of the 30 miles separat- over time by syncing your workout ing the routine into his 60s. with maintaining good relations Located in the 1930 Chapline The gallery’s first exhibition this ing Austin and Wimberley, Berman data online. One caveat: the app re- with D Berman artists, but so far, Building, the limited, yet intimate season — concurrent solo shows of will continue to put all pieces of fu- quires that you have a compatible COOLDOWN AND IN-BETWEEN everyone he’s talked with has been 1,000-square-foot exhibition space Yeager’s “Inclining Toward Chaos” ture exhibits online so viewers can Nike shoe (chances are if you’ve enthusiastic about showing their has hosted more than 80 showings and Beverly Penn’s “Still Nature” — virtually visit the gallery. bought a pair recently, you’re fine), Soreness is a natural afteref- but the $1.99 Nike+GPS app offers fect of exercise, though alleviat- the exact same features and more ing it is not always easy. The “In a and allows you to wear whatever Pinch” iPhone app (free) is like dig- continues from PAGE 8A shoes you want. ital acupuncture: You indicate down GATSBY DANCE Unique to the Nike+GPS are so- to the muscle whether you’re sore, explicable stuff in it, like this one lev- impressive. All the music Smith video games. It’s an incredibly adult continues from PAGE 8A cial networking features, which al- stiff or stressed, and it recommends el where you fight giant scorpions in created for the game was in 45-sec- game, made for a very specific audi- low you to update your Facebook stretches and breathing with match- this desert with the Egyptian pyra- ond loops created in four channels, ence — themselves. plus music from “Hey Arnold!” and Twitter feed when you start ing pictures to reduce whatever pain mids in the background.” just like the original NES synthesiz- “I mean, clearly this is the work and “SpongeBob SquarePants.” a workout — every “like” and re- ails you. And if you plan to com- The game in earlier stages of de- er. The music in “Gatsby” is incred- of geekling best friends,” Hoey said. In the past, families that have ply plays cheering sounds on your plement your workout habits with velopment leaned toward this style ibly catchy and classic Nintendo. “We weren’t sure we were gonna been directly affected by the do- headphones, and when you suc- healthier eating, sites such as My- of humorous surrealism. The final Smith looked to ragtime music and amuse anyone else, but we were cer- nations at Dell Children’s Medical cessfully complete a workout, FitnessPal.com and MyFoodDiary. boss fight was originally a show- early jazz references for his com- tainly amusing each other.” Center have come to the mara- you’re met with a congratulatory com allow you to input your meals down versus a giant clam; another positions (Billie Holiday, Chopin’s Neither Hoey nor Smith expect- thon and interacted with the ben- message from celebrities both ap- to evaluate their nutritional value. cut driving section allowed the play- “Nocturnes”) as well as the hooky, ed it to go viral in the mainstream, eficiaries. Two of the children at- propriate (Lance Armstrong) and Both have apps and mobile versions er to take control of a drunken Daisy addicting video game music in- but it blew up regardless. It’s prob- tending this year are twins Major as she attempts to not run over pe- grained in the memories of an en- ably because of the palpable heart and Mason. Proceeds raised al- destrians in Gatsby’s roadster. tire generation of gamers. and joy that went into the game, as lowed the hospital to buy special- USEFUL TOOLS FOR WORKING OUT “A lot of that we ended up pull- “Verisimilitude was a big concern well as the ubiquitous source ma- ty MRI machines for Major. ing back on,” Smith said. “We re- for us,” Smith said. “We knew that terial. Just as Nick Carraway, in the All of the proceeds from the marathon go toward improving Apple Apps: Articles: Websites: ally wanted to honor the book too, there were those geeks out there, last lines of Fitzgerald’s novel, gazes • The Couch-to-5K Plan so we just ended it with the play- ourselves included, that would total- across the lake at the green light, one the building or buying expensive • Nike+ (free; requires • “Stretching: The Truth,” equipment that the hospital may on Coolrunning.com er jumping towards the green light, ly pick this apart.” of the great things about this game compatible Nike shoes The New York Times need, Cox said. • Hundredpushups.com caught in mid-air. It seemed much The end result works. Two sets of is the nostalgia of watching oth- or a separately sold shoe • “Kafka’s Calisthenics,” “We are pledging to stand for • Keas.com more appropriate.” nostalgia are working concurrent- er people play it. They become kids sensor) Slate • ExRx.net Hoey added, “Plus, the driving ly — Gatsby’s memories of his past again, spending their carefree sum- kids that can’t stand for them- • Nike+GPS ($1.99) • MyFitnessPal.com section wasn’t too fun. And it was romance with Daisy and the player’s mers away with their favorite past- selves,” Vo said. “And pretty • In a Pinch (free) • MyFoodDiary.com kind of horrifying!” memories of childhood afternoons time, “borne back ceaselessly into much everyone is dedicated to The duo’s attention to detail is spent with the simple joys of playing the past,” as Fitzgerald wrote. the idea.”

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After celebrating its 10th anniversary in December, D Berman Apps Gallery will relocate in March from its current space on Guada- lupe and 17th streets to Wimber- ley, Texas. A variety of technology-connected fitness tools Director and owner Da- to help combat typical freshman dormancy vid Berman, who made the an- nouncement in December, said his decision to relocate the gallery, tentatively By Aleksander Chan set for March 26, rested ON THE WEB: heavily on check out his hour- more art long com- ou don’t have to be a freshman to find yourself gaining an unflattering mute from @dberman- paunch — if anything, the all-you-care-to-eat campus meal plans and the his home in gallery.com inviting Austin food scene make it all the easier to weigh down the scale. Wimberley to Worse, the most convenient options for those late night hunger pangs near work every day. campus are fast food such as Whataburger, Big Bite or Taco Cabana. But “I was feeling it in my body Austin is also one of the most active and plugged-in cities in the nation, and the Web’s and in my spirit,” Berman said. vastY resources offer a unique and helpful convergence. From pre-jog stretches to relaxing Berman said his philosophy is breathing exercises, your workout can be as connected as your phone. Here are some of if work isn’t fun, then you should the best health programs technology has to offer. change to make it fun again. He said he hopes to find that joy FITNESS PLANS again with D Berman’s new location, but that there are no guar- The Web offers plenty of choices, with the best ones doing all of the math and planning antees in life. for you. Dead-simple plans like The Couch-to-5K Running Plan and the popular One Another factor in the move Hundred Push Ups give day-by-day, motion-by-motion guidance. For something more was the increased expenses in comprehensive, Keas, an all-inclusive health site started by the former head of Google running a gallery in Austin, Ber- Health, makes personalized health plans using your actual medical data that allow you to man said. The rent for the gallery Photo Illustration by Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff get as specific (such as lowering your cholesterol) or general as you would like. space located in the square on In the digital age, maintaining a proper workout regimen is easier than ever. A variety of fitness applications are now available for mobile devices. HEALTH continues on pAgE 7A gALLERY continues on pAgE 7A Students raise money VIDEO GAME REVEW for children’s hospital Classic American novel inspires game By Ao Meng scanned image from the game’s cof- 1925 novel. “I did it in the limited Smith said. “More earnest, less lov- Daily Texan Staff fee-stained instruction manual. NES color pallet and added ‘press ing. Ours is really, really silly, but we with dance marathon You play as a pixelated Nick Car- start’ in blocky graphics. We both really, really love the book.” On Monday afternoon, the In- raway, collecting the scattered riches thought it was hysterical!” “Gatsby” is short, composed of ternet was abuzz over a piece of of Jay Gatsby throughout a surreal The two had been talking about four levels requir- By Jody Serrano inexplicable ephemera — an 8-bit recreation of 1920s New York. You making a video game for a while, ing only 10 to Daily Texan Staff WHAT: UT Dance Marathon adaptation of F. Scott Fitzger- kill enemies — including Gatsby’s and ”Gatsby” is a first for both of 15 minutes ON THE WEB: ald’s great American novel, “The butlers, Charleston-ing flappers and them. After a few false starts and to complete. Play the game This Saturday, UT students Great Gatsby.” drunken hobos — by throwing your some prototypes, the pair began to What is not WHERE: Gregory Gym online will stay on their feet for 12 hours Within 30 hours of hitting the hat at them. put the game together during eve- obvious is straight in the 10th annual Dance WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 19th, 11 web, the game racked up more than “The Great Gatsby” is the brain- nings and weekends. how much @www.great- a.m. to 11 p.m. gatsbygame. Marathon, a community service 200,000 hits. child of two guys from Boston — “We both really love the book,” consideration com project to benefit Dell Children’s WEB: Register to become an “The Great Gatsby (for NES)” San Francisco-based developer Smith said. “The prose is absolute- and editing went Medical Center of Central Texas. official participant at www. purports to be a long-lost unreleased Charlie Hoey and Brooklyn-based ly beautiful. I’d go back to the text to into the translation One of the first things to note is utdm.org localization of a Japanese Nintendo editor and artist Pete Smith. A la- get a reference for something, and I’d of a novel from the Jazz Age into the the title’s subtle irony. Although it TICKETS: $10 donation per Entertainment System action-plat- bor of love nine months in the mak- just keep reading.” strange, cheesy medium of an ’80s is called a “Dance Marathon,” there hour former from the late ’80s, early ’90s ing, the game, which is programed Surprisingly, they’re not the first NES game. is not much traditional dancing called “Doki Doki Toshokan: Gats- in modern Flash, actually started as ones to adapt Fitzgerald’s novel into “Those old Nintendo games were that takes place at the event. Partic- a cross between a good deed and by no Monogatari.” The “About” sec- a joke between friends. a video game; 2009 saw casual devel- always so weird,” Hoey said. “I re- ipants can choose to dance, but it is good company.” tion of the game’s website displays a “It all started with mocking up oper Big Fish Games’ “Classic Ad- member this one movie tie-in game not required. Instead, participants Rhonda Cox, assistant director grainy cellphone snapshot of the al- that title screen,” Hoey said, refer- ventures: The Great Gatsby,” a point- for ‘Star Wars.’ There was all this in- stand on their feet for 12 hours for the Division of Recreation- leged NES cartridge, as well as aged ring to the classic, instantly recog- and-click hidden object game. without a break. al Sports and Dance Marathon magazine advertisements and a nizable cover art from Fitzgerald’s “Our game is a whole lot goofier,” gATSBY continues on pAgE 7A “We’re the first organization adviser, came to UT with Dance to do a lock-in on campus and Marathon experience under her show families where their mon- belt from her previous position ey’s going,” said Danica Schmidt, at Iowa State University. Cox said advertising senior and morale the marathon raised $12,000 its chair of the UT Dance Marathon first year at UT. This year, it has committee. raised $15,000. To participate, each dancer “One of the reasons I’m involved must raise at least $100. The com- in advising and why the students mittee provides various events for work so hard to raise money is be- participants to reach their goal, cause it stays local,” Cox said. hosting all-you-can-eat pancake The trend of dance marathons nights and other events. Chem- took off in 1923 when dancer Alma istry junior Derek Vo has already Cummings danced nonstop for 27 raised $500 this year through var- hours, wearing out six dance part- ious fundraisers. ners and inspiring women all over Vo first became involved in the the U.S. to try and break her re- marathon his freshman year. He cord, according to the encyclope- heard about the event through the dia U.S.A. Twenties. Freshman Leadership Organization Later, hosts began to offer prize and participated as a dancer. The money to the dancers in these com- following year, he joined the com- petitions, often including activities mittee, which plans the events for like vaudeville acts or burlesque the 12-hour marathon and strives to keep the dancers stimulated. to keep participants energetic. This year, the marathon has a “’90s “Dance marathon is more fun, Nickelodeon” theme and will in- and in its own way, more challeng- clude activities from “Nick Sports,” ing than your traditional commu- Courtesy of Michael J. Dimotta nity service activities,” Vo said. ”It’s DANCE continues on pAgE 7A Nick Carraway battles the eyes of Dr. T. J. Eckleburg in this promotional illustration by NY-based artist Michael J. Dimotta.

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By jon parrett Texas pitcher bolster last year’s Daily Texan Staff Taylor Jungmann What would you do for fields a ball $300,000? during practice Would you sign a piece of pa- on Wednesday. 50-win Longhorns Jungman will per? Would you leave the school be the team’s By jon parrett the Big 12. The only thing miss- that you love, teammates who’ve No. 1 starter Daily Texan Staff ing was a trip to Omaha. become best friends, a city that and along with It will be difficult for Texas has everything? second starter It’s already that time of the to duplicate the success it had Cole Green didn’t. Cole Green year. a season ago, most notably be- Green was drafted in the fourth they will lead a defensively Spring is around the corner, cause of the losses it’s suffered round by the Detroit Tigers and with the recent cold front last summer but turned down experience on offense. Gone are offensive squad. still fresh in our memories, stalwarts Cameron Rupp, Kevin a $300,000 signing bonus and a baseball season is upon us. No. Keyes and Russell Moldenhau- chance to play professionally for 6 Texas opens the season with a er, who combined to produce 34 another year at Texas. four-game home series against home runs and 154 RBIs. With- “It was what was right in my Maryland. out those hitters, Garrido said heart, so I just decided to do it,” “It’s exciting to start the season Texas will play more small-ball Green said. “I understand I’m because you know you don’t have this year, relying on manufac- probably going to lose a bit of control of what’s going to happen,” turing runs and good defense. money, but the college experience said Texas head coach Augie Gar- “This team is built on pitching,” — living in Austin, going to UT, rido. “It’s like hide-and-go-seek: Garrido said. “Disch-Falk Field playing here — is irreplaceable.” Ready or not, here I come.” really favors pitching and defense, Six Longhorns were drafted The Longhorns are looking to with its high, deep fences and last year; Green is the only one shrug off a heartbreaking ending slow infield. Good pitching helps returning. to 2010, when they fell one step the infielders play well.” “It’s a sign that he’s unselfish,” short of the College World Series. But the Longhorns are not said pitching coach Skip John- Last season was almost too good without loss there, too, as pitch- son. “He wanted to come back for to be true: a 50-13 record, 21 wins ing aces Brandon Workman and his team and for his school, and I in a row, completely dominating Chance Ruffin have moved on to think it’s pretty special when you see a kid that does that.” Green returns for his senior year to build upon a 2010 season where he compiled an 11-2 record as a starter with a 2.74 ERA. But Green’s presence isn’t only felt on the mound. The entire Texas defense gets a boost when Green is in the game. “Whenever you have any one pitcher that is a dominating- type player like he is, it’s ex- tremely important,” said Tex- as head coach Augie Garrido. “It makes everyone else on the Erika rich whole team better.” Daily texan staff Garrido explained that if a pitcher is good enough, a bat- ground outs and fly balls to get thing like that, anything with- son surrounded by hype, having Bobby Longoria | Daily texan file photo ter can’t square up when he hits hitters out as opposed to strik- in your teammates to keep you been named to several preseason Texas lost 4-1 to TCU in Game 3 of last season’s Super Regional and the ball and can’t hit it as hard. ing them out like teammate Tay- pumped and competitive, it’s a all-American lists. Green is also missed out on a trip to the College World Series. The less contact, the less speed lor Jungmann. Though the two great thing.” a preseason all-American and of the ball, allowing infielders pitchers have different styles, But through all the competi- knows something about hype, to make plays they otherwise they do everything together and tiveness and strenuous workouts, after starting last season 9-0 and wouldn’t make. are still able to find ways to make the two manage to keep it light. going 30.2 consecutive innings “Pitching affects everybody,” each other better. “When he’s on the mound, without giving up a run. Garrido said. “Last year, we had a thing with I’m goofing around talking “I just tell Taylor not to worry But Green needs the guys be- me, him and Brandon Work- about him, and when I’m on the about [the hype]; do what you do hind him just as much as they man going on, who was going mound, I’m sure he’s doing the and play your game,” Green said. MEXICAN need him. Green is a contact to do the worst out of the three,” same thing,” Jungmann said. $7 MARTINI pitcher, which means he relies on Green said. “If you can find any- Jungmann enters the sea- DUO continues on pAge 4B BASEBALL: notEBook MONDAY’S Garrido sorry to hear voice of baseball team leave By jon parrett & trey Scott in for Santo on WGM-AM, and 10 years. “Calling a game with him, Bye-bye, home-run bats Daily Texan Staff beat out other candidates after he’d be two or three pitches ahead. Always a place with a low num- two months of interviews. The He’ll never be over anybody’s head, ber of home runs, roomy Disch- Texas is losing its captain. former Longhorn also played for but you’ll be impressed with how Falk Field has a reputation as a Radio broadcaster Keith More- the Cubs for six of his 12 seasons he sees the game.” pitcher’s park. land, who captained the 1975 na- in the MLB. The 56-year-old Moreland, With a new NCAA-mandated tional championship baseball team “Keith is a big loss for us, and it who signed a three-year deal bat to make its appearance today, and has been the voice of Texas isn’t the emotional loss that’s the with WGN-AM, said Wednes- expect even fewer balls to make it baseball and football since 1996, big part of that, it’s the profession- day he was excited about work- over the walls. will serve in the same capacity for al loss,” Garrido said. “He had al- ing with play-by-play man Pay ing “The game will be dramatical- t the Chicago Cubs. most a perfect balance between be- Hughes, and making the tran- ra ly different with the new bat,” Gar- eb “He’s going to be pretty hard to re- ing loyal to the University and be- sition from collegiate to profes- el rido said. “We played 72 innings in C 30 place, but we’re happy for him,” Texas ing professional in his responsibil- sional sports. the fall against 17 top-rated teams, Years in Austin baseball coach Augie Garrido said. ities as a sportscaster.” “I understand there’s a lot of dif- and there wasn’t one home run hit Moreland will replace legendary Garrido added that Moreland had ference in an 18-year-old getting his in any of the 72 innings.” Cubs broadcaster Ron Santo, who a great balance of educating those education paid for free and a pro- While the bats will still be alumi- Home of the world famous Trudy’s Mexican Martini! died last December after a long bat- who were listening to him, while fessional athlete,” Moreland said. num, they’ll play more like a wood- tle with cancer and diabetes. making it exciting for them to hear. “I’m not a critical guy; though, if en one because of the new Bat-Ball “Nobody’s going to replace Ron “More than anything, Keith made somebody’s not hustling, I’ll say it. 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BASEBALL SPOTLIGHT: OFFENSE PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP Take me out to the small-ball game Below is the Texan’s projected starting lineup, with Tim Maitland leading off and Jordan Etier hitting at By Trey Scott Texas’ Brandon the bottom of the order. Taylor Jungmann pitches Daily Texan Staff Loy exits the on day one, with Cole Green filling in as the second dugout during day starter, Sam Stafford sitting at No. 3 and Hoby In head coach Augie Garrido’s uto- Wednesday’s Milner projected to start the final game against pia, the leadoff batter always finds a practice. Loy is Maryland this weekend. way to get on base. The next man second in the up always lays a good sacrifice bunt, batting order this season, a taking the out but advancing the crucial position runner to second. A few pitches latin head coach er, the leadoff batter is always cross- Augie Garrido’s ing home plate, thanks to a hit from offense. Tim Maitland, DH either the three- or four-hole man. Runs are always on the board and Height: 5’11” rallies are never-ending. Weight: Most call it “small-ball,” but locals 165 lbs. like to refer to it as “Augie ball.” Gar- Class: rido has ridden the game plan rely- Junior ing on singles and bunting to histor- Hometown: ical heights: five national champion- Brandon Loy, SS Colleyville ships and 1,629 career wins, the most all-time of any Division I coach. Height: 6’0” Garrido likes the style — he’s nev- Position: er needed too many runs because of 170 lbs. the wealth of great pitchers he’s put Class: on the mound, and it’s the best way Junior to score at the cavernous Disch-Falk Hometown: Field, a venue where it’s sometimes Mark Payton, OF impossible to clear the fences. Rowlett “This ballpark favors pitching and Height: 5’8” defense,” he said. “To score, you have Weight: to be able to execute. You need to be 165 lbs. able to bunt and to understand the Class: concepts. When you play like this, Freshman you need every guy in the lineup Paul Montalbano, OF to perform consistently in order to Hometown: score runs.” Orland Park, Ill. Height: 6’1” The Longhorns will rely on the Weight: fundamentals of Augie ball more than ever this year. Gone to the pros 175 lbs. are the powerful Cameron Rupp, Class: Kevin Keyes and Russell Molden- Senior hauer and their combined 34 home Kevin Lusson, 3B Hometown: runs from last season. Galveston Erika Rich Height: 6’1” OFFENSIVE continues on PAGE 4B Daily Texan Staff Weight: 205 lbs. Class: SOFTBALL: SEASON PREVIEW Junior Hometown: Tant Shepherd, 1B Austin Off to 6-0 start, team sets sights on CWS Height: 5’11” Weight: 210 lbs. By Chris Hummer Class: Daily Texan Staff Senior The Longhorns’ season got Hometown: underway last weekend with Cohl Walla, OF Flower Mound the Texas Classic in which they went 5-0 and won the tourna- Height: 6’3” ment then beat Wisconsin 15-1 Weight: on Thursday. 165 These wins started the sea- Class: son with high aspirations: to re- peat as Big 12 champions and Sophomore Jacob Felts, C eventually reach their ultimate Hometown: goal, the College World Series Austin in Oklahoma City. Height: 6’0” “Their expectations are ex- Weight: tremely high,” said head coach 200 lbs. Connie Clark. “We’re talking Class: about World Series on a dai- Freshman ly basis, and that’s our expec- Hometown: tation. [It] helps us backtrack Jordan Etier, 2B Orange and work on the daily process to get there.” Height: 5’11” The team is looking to re- Weight: bound from a loss in the re- 175 lbs. Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan file photo gional round of the NCAA Class: Texas softball fan Venona Thomas cheers on the team during last week’s game against Louisville, which Tournament last year and are Junior Taylor Jungmann, P the Longhorns won 14-4. The team is 6-0 and already talking about the postseason. using the early exit as motiva- Hometown: tion this year. Austin Position: “You talk about last year early in the Texas Classic. Howev- ing lettermen and five freshmen will serve us well.” Shortstop and use the pain as a motivation er, Texas faces stiff competition — two of whom are stepping Texas will look to its offense Height: 5’5” and use it to work hard on dai- this year for the Big 12 crown into starting roles. This blend to help carry the load as they did Class: ly basis, then shelve the feelings; with six other Big 12 teams cur- gives the team an advantage any last weekend averaging 9.6 runs Freshman returners can use them for mo- rently in the polls — including team would love to have: depth. a game. The Longhorns have re- Hometown: tivation this year,” Clark said. two top-10 teams in Oklahoma “This team is associated with turning power in the middle of The Longhorns came into the and Nebraska. two words we couldn’t start this the lineup as they showed in the Cedar Park season ranked No. 15 in the na- This team will use an impres- meeting with last year: experi- Texas Classic with eight home tion and climbed to No. 13 after sive blend of experience and ence and depth,” Clark said. “I their dominating performance youth this year with 10 return- think the depth and experience CWS continues on PAGE 4B

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SOFTBALL SPOTLIGHT: TAYLOR THOM & RAYGAN FEIGHT CWS continues from PAGE 3B runs, but will also look to their freshman Rachel Fox. speed on the base paths to man- The Longhorns will use the ufacture runs this year. combination of a balanced of- LONGHORNS’ “Taylor Hoagland was pretty fense and a lights out pitching deceptive in her speed and ability staff to take on the Big 12 this to steal bases last year and drop a year. Clark has been stressing bunt when the infielders moved that everyone gives their best ODD COUPLE back on her, but we have sever- effort daily. al in the lineup that can do that “We live by ‘DIRT,’” said junior this year,” Clark said. “We have a Nadia Taylor. “Discipline, integ- lot of ways to score runs and get rity, respect and teamwork, and them into scoring position and what comes with that is account- be very aggressive on offense.” ability; you have to be account- By Chris Hummer between the second base and shortstop in Taylor. They work tremen- but she definitely took me in and Texas is also expected to re- able, coach instilled that in us.” Daily Texan Staff stop is very important.” dously well together. If we can get made me feel good. [She] helped ceive a strong performance The team has high goals and Despite the novelty of their re- our pitchers committed to not just me when I was struggling, and she’s from its pitching staff. expectations this year and will A sharp grounder is hit to the lationship and Thom’s overall in- think, ‘strike out,’ and think, ‘ground just been great like a big sister.” Blair Luna, the 2010 Big 12 look to use the lessons instilled second baseman, who makes a pre- experience at the collegiate lev- ball,’ we can get a lot of 6-4-3 or 4-6- That’s a good sign just five Player of the Year, returns for by DIRT to reach their goal in cise flip to the shortstop standing el, they have already developed a 3 plays throughout the year.“ games into the season. Feight her sophomore season and will Oklahoma City at the College on the second base bag; then the special connection. While Feight and Thom’s on-field is in her final year at Tex- be joined by the highly touted World Series. shortstop catches it clean and de- “It’s been very good. I love hav- chemistry is still developing, their as, meaning this double- livers a laser to the first baseman. It ing her at shortstop,” Feight said. “I friendship off of it has been strong play pair has only one goes down in the box score as 5-4- feel confident about her being there, since the start. season together at 3, or as it is better known in softball and I think she feels confident be- “Me and Raygan are tight,” Thom most, but both — the double play. ing there. She got her first jitters out said. “She always says I’m just like wom- OPENER continues from PAGE 2B For this year’s team, the combina- of the way the other day when she her when she was a freshman.” en be- the pros. Taylor Jungmann and Longhorns led Division I in field- tion of senior Raygan Feight at sec- made a diving play, and it was awe- Despite their difference in ages, lieve it will Cole Green will carry the pitching last season with a .980 mark. ond base and freshman Taylor Thom some. I feel really good with me and their similarities are stark. be an efficient ing load for the Longhorns this Texas opens its season against at shortstop is a peculiar defensive her up the middle like that.” “We’re really good friends,” Feight one. season, and until they can find a Maryland this weekend, and element. A senior and a freshman That connection is important as said. “We love country music, “I think we’re reliable closer to replace Ruffin, Garrido said he’ll be looking to working together in this important Texas focuses on building up its de- we’re both family girls, so both going to Andrew McKirahan and Stay- see how his team responds when tandem is a bit of an oddity because fense this year. it is very much an on- get a lot of ton Thomas will close by com- things go wrong. It’s a long sea- teams usually pair up seasoned vet- “I love seeing those two up the the-field, off-the-field reps under mittee. son, and he wants to see if they erans who know each other’s moves middle,” said Texas head coach type friendship.” our belts and “We certainly are not perfect can play hard when faced with and can function well together from Connie Clark. “Taylor just did some Their bond can be be stopping at this time, and maybe never adversity, and play with confi- season’s start. of the little things exceptionally well, attributed to Feight tak- balls not a will be, but I’d rather be us than dence when they’re behind. “It’s very important to know their and you put her side by side with ing the younger player lot of people them,” Garrido said. “We have a good team,” Gar- arm, to know their techniques, to Raygan Feight, who I think is one under her wing. are going to Though Texas has lost a lot rido said. “But we have to have a know everything about how they of the best defense players we’ve had “Raygan’s taken me in stop and just of firepower on offense, nearly great team to become a champi- like to throw, to know that they can come through the program, she’s and made me feel like I’m be great to- its entire infield returns, includ- on, and that can only take place trust you to be at the base, to hear able to help verbally and help build part of the family here,” Thom gether,” Thom ing four players who started 95 through the ups and downs of you talk,” Feight said. “Everything confidence with a freshman short- said. “I mean everybody did, said. percent of last year’s games. The the season.”

SOFTBALL SPOTLIGHT: PREPARATION OFFENSE continues from PAGE 3B The first step to successful small- dirty work at the plate. ball is a good leadoff hitter, one “I’ve embraced this role and the Clark establishes game plan for opponents who has a good eye for the ball, can fact that I have to sacrifice an out to make contact and has first-class get the runner to second,” he said. By Sara Beth Purdy speed on the base paths, should he “My job is to find a way to get him Daily Texan Staff need to steal a base or beat a throw over any way possible. It’s some- home. Junior Tim Maitland will get thing that I’ve worked hard on.” The Longhorns will face up- first crack at the spot. Loy will usually be asked to bunt, ward of 35 opponents, each with “The best player of the fall was which forces the throw to first base, their own style this season. Often- Maitland,” Garrido said. “He does thus giving the runner an open times, they have less than a week to everything right, every day. And of route to second — but almost al- prepare for a game, which can be course, he’s been productive. He’s ways sending Loy back to the dug- tricky, especially if they don’t play certainly earned the leadoff spot.” out. Garrido once said that he’d bunt the opposing team regularly. Texas Maitland only appeared in 18 with even Babe Ruth at the plate — has developed an effective method games last season and started that the task of effectively getting for preparing for a game that has three. He is one of the fastest guys the leadoff runner to second base is already proven effective for the un- on the team and is capable of steal- more important to the offense. defeated Longhorns. ing bases, but only logged one run Once the leadoff batter is at sec- Step 1: They have to figure out all of last season. After a summer ond, it takes just one hit out of the their opponent’s strengths and spent practicing and working out, infield to get him home. That’s weaknesses. During the week pri- he looks up to the job. where Mark Payton and Paul Mon- or to a game, the Longhorns watch “The main thing I did over the talbano come in. video of their next opponent. They summer was play every day in “It’ll be my job to bring the lead- figure out how the other team bats Alaska,” he said. “I was able to get off batter home,” said Payton, a — Are they conservative or risky? a lot of at-bats in and just worked freshman from Chicago who will Are they right- or left-handed? seeing the ball. I also hit the weight hit in the three-hole. “It won’t hap- “We’ll look at video and look at room and added some muscle.” pen every time, but I have to find a the hitter’s strengths and weakness- Maitland replaces sophomore way to get a productive at-bat and es,” said freshman pitcher Rachel Cohl Walla, who batted .316 last get a run on the board.” Fox. “[We then pick] certain pitch- Andrew Edmonson | Daily Texan file photo season. Walla’s play during fall Montalbano, a senior who trans- es to get the effects that we want.” Texas head coach Connie Clark, left, speaks with pitcher Kim Bruins last Saturday. Clark’s experience fac- practices resulted in him being ferred from Weatherford College The Longhorns also learn about ing different teams has helped the Longhorns prepare for opponents. moved down in the order. in 2010 will most likely start the the pitchers they are facing. For ex- Once Maitland reaches base, season at the cleanup spot, where ample, Wisconsin’s starter Meghan years, so she has faced a bunch of Step 3: The Longhorns ap- book, and you take notes on your it’ll be junior Brandon Loy’s turn he’ll be asked to continue sustain- Mcintosh is left-handed. That the teams that we play,” Fox said. ply what they have practiced to at-bat,” Washington said. “That to advance him, a job he’s famil- ing the rally with a hit. knowledge affects a right-handed “She knows their weaknesses, and game-time situations. Game day way, if you mess up on your last at- iar with, as he hit in the two-hole Though the lineup will under- and a left-handed batter differently. we try to focus on that and go right ignites nerves in players regard- bat, you can go back when you’re last year. Loy is a skilled defensive go changes during the long season, “I think about what a lefty at them.” less of experience level and can in the dugout waiting and look at player with a wide range at short- it’ll be up to those four to get Au- would normally throw to me on a Step 2: They put it into practice. lead to mistakes. those notes.” stop, but he’ll be asked to do the gie ball rolling for now. daily basis,” said left-handed fresh- To be able to perform in a game, “Mentally, you have [to] real- A hitter has an advantage know- man Brejae Washington. “Proba- Texas takes what it’s analyzed and ly be prepared so you don’t think ing what a pitcher is likely to throw bly an inside curve or something applies it. Sophomore Taylor as much and just play the game,” and what she is not. Through this else inside.” Hoagland stresses that using these Washington said. “[You need to] practice, a missed opportunity in For a right-handed batter, it’s the notes and improving on past per- react to different situations and be one inning can turn into something opposite analysis. formances is crucial in practice. able to adjust.” much better next time. DUO continues from PAGE 2B Pitchers have a favorite set of Hitters also have the opportu- The proper mental outlook can Step 4: All of the preparation “He doesn’t have to change any- each other on the honors or spo- pitches that they rely on. An expe- nity to prepare for a pitcher. Bat- come in different forms for dif- in the world may become use- thing or prove anything to any- ken one word about them to their rienced batter can use this knowl- ters practice against a pitching ferent positions. A pitcher who is less when on the field. Games are one. He just needs to go out there coaches or teammates. edge to predict what pitch might be machine that can imitate the op- frazzled needs to remember to take as unpredictable as the weather in and be himself.” “I have very high feelings for coming if the count is full or if the posing pitcher. each pitch as it comes. If she gives Austin, and what really matters is Both pitchers are honored by the this program and this team and I pitcher is desperate. Pitchers and hitters are not the up a hit, she needs to be able to see getting out there and dealing with preseason accolades but both real- wanted to come back and win and The coaches also have their own only positions analyzed. A poor that a new batter is a fresh opportu- the unexpected. ize it’s only preseason, and individ- play another year here,” Green notes that come from additional infield can motivate a hitter to hit nity to get an out. “Obviously, if they have a lot of ual awards mean nothing to a team said. “To win a national champi- videos or from experience playing short ground balls to get a batter to For a hitter, analyzing past at- slappers or a good catcher, we will trying to win a championship. The onship is really my only goal this the other team. first, while a great defensive team bats can help deal with future ones. try to work a little better on base two haven’t even congratulated season.” “Coach Clark has been here 15 can lead to power hitting. “Our coach gives us a batting running,” Hoagland said. “But really, it just comes down to playing the game.” BATS continues from PAGE 2B safer for bystanding players and spec- tators. The bat will also shorten the length of the games — because of less scoring — and diminish what has become an inflated home run statistic. The bat should have a dramatic effect on the game. Distances of fly balls should decrease by 10 to 15 percent, meaning many balls that might have left the park will instead become pop flies. The effect shouldn’t change the offensive scheme for the Longhorns, who prefer the small-ball method anyway. “With the new bat, the offense is going to be about sustaining rallies and getting guys to the play,” Garrido said. “All of the little things are going to matter more.” 5B COMICS

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The Texas bench cheers Longhorns during the 15-1 win over Wisconsin on finish game Thursday. The Longhorns have scored 43 in third with runs in three mercy rule games.

By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff

Early season tournaments are meant to prepare a team for the rig- ors of their conference schedule and postseason, but at this rate, all Texas is learning to do is go home early. The Longhorns (6-0) finished their third straight game in the fifth inning because of the NCAA’s mercy rule, beating Wisconsin 15-1 on Thursday at McCombs Field in the opening round of the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. Texas accomplished all this with just 18 base runners and 23 at- bats. The Longhorns are beating opponents by an average of 9.32 runs per contest. “It gets us really hyped when we can all [play] a part and score a lot of runs,” said Texas freshman Brejae Washington. “We have 43 runs in three games. It’s really good to know that everyone is on offensively.” Thomas Allison Daily Texan Staff Washington, along with sophomore Taylor Hoagland, led the Tex- ues to look that good,” said Texas demolished any hope Wisconsin had about some things between the in- At the top of the fifth inning, as it prepares for its second-round as offense against Wisconsin. Both head coach Connie Clark. “We had of coming back. After sending four nings, specifically where the Wis- sophomore reliever Kim Bruins matchup with Missouri State on Fri- hitters were perfect during their at- some great at-bats early and [were batters up to face Luna in the first in- consin hitters were setting up in the came in and logged two strikeouts of day night. bats, going a combined 5-for-5 with able to work] really deep in the ning, the Badgers sent the minimum box against her,” Clark said. “It’s al- her own without giving up a hit in “Today before we started the five hits and five runs. counts, and when we get to see a lot up to bat the rest of the game. In four ways that game within the game. her first outing for the season. The game, our chant was to start fast,” Seniors Amy Hooks and Shel- of pitches, that helps us.” innings of work, Luna had seven You want to make the in-game ad- Texas pitchers struck out nine of the Hooks said. “We want to start fast, by Savony each got home runs The Texas pitching staff, led by strikeouts against 13 batters. justments that you need to, and she 16 batters they faced on Thursday. and we want to jump on them early for Texas. sophomore Blaire Luna, started off “Blaire did a great job; she made was able to do that immediately into Texas started out fast and fin- and not wait until later in the game “Hopefully [the offense] contin- slow in the first inning but quickly some adjustments and we talked the second inning and had success.” ished fast, a good sign for the team to score runs.” Washington sets school record for triples By Chris Hummer Washington’s speed brings a new Washington’s other hit in the Daily Texan Staff element to the lineup this year, as game came off a bunt in the sec- she is a dangerous runner who stole ond inning that put two on for The long ball once more paid 137 bases in her high school career Texas. The Wisconsin pitcher then off for the Longhorns, who scored at Cajon in Southern California. made two illegal throws, allowing more than 14 runs for the third Texas stole just 61 bases last year, one Longhorn to walk home, be- game in a row. but the freshman thinks the team fore a sacrifice fly allowed Wash- But a new threat emerged for the can blow past that number in 2011. ington to score. Texas offense in the form of fresh- The single-season team record at Washington adds other elements man Brejae Washington, who went Texas is 107 steals. to the team as well — her speed 3-for-3 from the plate with two “I’m just really quick on my feet makes her an excellent center field- runs scored, one RBI and two tri- ... It feels great to know that I could er who can cover a lot of ground. ples. It was the first multiple-triple be the fastest runner at Texas,” Plus she has an excellent glove, night from a Longhorn in the pro- Washington said. “We’re going for which she showed when she posted gram’s 15-year history. the stolen base record. My role on a perfect 1.00 fielding percentage in Washington didn’t know about the team is to run.” her senior year of high school. her record-breaking performance Head coach Connie Clark is uti- Washington’s talents are unique until afterward. lizing Washington’s speed to bol- but will mix well with the other “It feels like I want to get three ster the bottom of the order this Longhorns’ impressive power hit- next time,” Washington said. “It year, placing her in the ninth hitting. Even if the remarkable pow- feels great to be able to do that be- ter’s spot. This essentially gives Tex- er doesn’t stick around all year, they 1 cause I know a lot of people can’t as an extra leadoff hitter at the bot- can count on at least one constant Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff get the ball in the outfield and leg tom of the order that can cause hav- on offense. Freshman Brejae Washington raises her horns prior to Thursday’s game. She became the first Longhorn to out a triple, so it feels really good to oc on the bases late in games and “I’m going to be stealing bases for ever hit two triples in one game. The outfielder scored two runs and was 3-for-3 at the plate. be able to do that.” set up the top of the lineup. sure,” Washington said. day, month day, 2008 Classifieds 3B

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Friday, February 18, 2011 SPORTS 7B THOMPSON continues from PAGE 8B 8B and points are all fine and dandy deflect it and get back on offense.’” the other teams that target him. WEEKEND PREVIEW for Thompson, it’s the stat that he Don’t expect to see Thompson “I just try to push him as much leads the team in that means the try to take a charge. That’s not his as I can and try to make him work most to him: blocks. style. From time to time, he will as much as he can so that once he men’s tennis Thompson averages more than stand tall with his hands up and gets to game it’s like this isn’t too two blocks a game and has become that alone makes a difference. But bad,” said senior Matt Hill. one of the most feared defenders no flopping. Head coach Rick Barnes praised in the Big 12. His long arms physi- Opposing teams have learned Thompson’s ability to open things Championship tournament gets underway cally give him an advantage on the that Thompson is going to go for up and do a lot of the “little sub- defensive end. His fearless mental- the blocks. But one pump fake is tle things” that he has been doing By Wes maulsby gles points wherever they can. Florida State. ity helps as well. But it’s his pure not enough. If Thompson does fall all year. Daily Texan Staff That strategy has paid off so far, Kentucky has three players enjoyment of blocking shots that for a pump fake, there is usually “The more he plays, the more with the Longhorns undefeated ranked in the top 100 national- has made him a force in the past. a teammate right behind him to familiar he becomes with every- Texas takes its show on the road and ranked No. 5 in the country. ly in singles, including the third- “That’s the greatest feeling I have back up and contest the shot. thing,” Barnes said. again this weekend, heading to the Texas has taken the doubles point ranked player in the country. Tex- when I block a shot,” Thompson Playing on one of the most phys- And the more he dunks, the ITA National Team Indoor Cham- in every match it’s played so far as may not be as strong at the top said. “Using my athleticism to say, ical squads in practice every day more familiar he will become with pionship against Kentucky. Tex- this season, and with four pairs of the singles draw but it is deep- ‘Hey, I can jump, so let me try to has helped Thompson be ready for the rim. as is the No. 5 seed in the 16 team ranked in the top 100 nationally, er with five players ranked. Ben bracket, and the Wildcats are in they’ll need to continue that ear- Chen and Daniel Whitehead, a the 12th spot. The field includes ly domination. Ed Corrie and Jean pair of sophomores, have clinched some of the top teams in the Andersen are the second-ranked many of Texas’ matches so far country, and Texas’ side features doubles pair in the country. Ken- and, along with fellow sophomore SOONERS continues from PAGE 8B fourth-seeded Ohio State and the tucky doesn’t have a ranked dou- Vasko Mladenov, are climbing up Nebraska. They are 6-2 since Texas’ 79.6 points a game is points a game to Texas’ 68. No. 1 overall seed Virginia. Last bles team, which should play right the rankings. Texas has yet to re- facing the Sooners and have the third-best scoring team in Exemplifying the idea of year, Texas made it to the semis af- into Texas’ strong suit. cord the same singles win combi- fixed many of the problems that the conference. Oklahoma’s 76.4 honing “student athletes,” Tex- ter upsetting top-ranked USC but After registering easy wins to nation multiple times this year, so plagued them early in the season is fourth. To maintain their min- as and Oklahoma enter Satur- lost to Tennessee in the finals. start the year, Texas has been fac- any player on the roster could step — namely, limiting turnovers iscule scoring edge, the Long- day’s contest featuring 2011 Ac- The blueprint for Texas this ing stiffer competition over the up this weekend and provide the and grabbing rebounds. horns will need production from ademic All-Big 12 players, in- year has been to take the dou- last few weeks, posting 4-3 wins punch the Longhorns need to be “It just comes with concen- their top scorer, freshman Chas- cluding Nash. Anderson, Ash- bles point first and get the sin- over Michigan, Texas A&M and successful. trating in practice,” Nash said of sidy Fussell. leigh Fontenette, Ashley Gayle Texas’ early season woes. “Now “I think that [Fussell] came in and Sarah Lancaster. Oklaho- men’s GOLF we’ve learned how to maintain a with the attitude that she want- ma placed a Big 12-leading six lead, keep our foot to the ground ed to contribute right away, and student athletes on the squad, and not let them come back.” that is definitely what she is do- including Robinson. Despite the obvious disparity ing,” said junior guard Yvonne Though their similarities Texas tries to replicate success in Puerto Rico in their national ranking, Texas Anderson. “She is very consis- abound, Texas is hoping that it and Oklahoma games are usually tent on the offensive floor.” can come away from Saturday By nick Cremona The Longhorns are no strangers in the event. close ones. Both teams are neck- Both teams also rank at the further differentiating the two Daily Texan Staff in Puerto Rico — they beat peren- “It’s a golf course that some of and-neck in almost every statis- very bottom of the Big 12 in scor- teams — with a Texas win and a nial powerhouse Oklahoma State our guys are familiar with, though tical category. ing defense. Oklahoma yields 65 Sooner loss. Texas is once again island hop- by six strokes to win the last Puer- we’ll be taking two guys who are ping — the team travels to the to Rico Classic. The top-ranked not familiar with the course,” Rio Mar Beach Resort to com- Cowboys, along with many more Fields said. pete in the Puerto Rico Classic of the nation’s best teams, will be The two newcomers to the this Sunday. looking for revenge. course, Wennerstrom and Haku- MARATHON continues from PAGE 8B The Longhorns finished second “The field for this event is tre- la, will have to learn the terrain in their last outing, the Amer Ari mendous, as usual,” said Texas quickly, as nearly all of the teams Nemzer is aiming for the talking about the experience of when you have been there and Invitational in Kohala Coast, Ha- head coach John Fields. “We like from last year’s field are back. full marathon with multiple running. The key, both agreed, done it when you can get rid of waii. Senior Bobby Hudson and to play against the best teams in Along with Oklahoma State, No. 4 5ks, 10ks and other races under is knowing what to expect from the butterflies and trust your- sophomore Cody Gribble led a late the country, and this is another Alabama, No. 5 Georgia Tech and his belt. the wear and tear of an endur- self. Knowing you have run the push and each finished in the top opportunity to do that.” 14th-ranked Georgia return, plus “Other than a quick check of ance race. miles before helps you train 10. Those two, plus juniors Dylan The Longhorns will play on the host school Purdue. my feet and arms, I mostly just “Who wouldn’t want experi- mentally. That X-factor relax- Frittelli and Adam Wennerstrom River Course of the Wyndham Winning a second-straight try to stay loose,” he said. “I try ence in this type of running?” es you and helps you focus on and freshman Toni Hakula, start Rio Mar Beach Resort, a course Puerto Rico Classic against such to do what feels right and focus Weidenheft said. “I’m really just what is going to push you to the for Texas in this weekend’s three- designed by golf legend Greg Nor- stiff competition is a tall order, a majority on the mental aspect. nervous because I don’t want to next level.” day tournament. man. Norman’s first Caribbean and Fields knows it. I get in the habit of talking to disappoint myself.” No matter the experience, At this point in the season, Tex- course design stretches more than “If we play really good golf, myself and occasionally singing Nemzer, as a veteran compet- personality or training tech- as has not finished worse than 6,900 yards and features wide fair- we will have a chance to win,” he to myself in order to keep that itor, is not as worried. nique, there is one aspect that ninth place in any team event and ways, open greens and shallow said. “We’ve prepared as best we pace I want.” “The first time is always remains the same for all run- is No. 6 in the most recent Golf- bunkers. This design should lend can, and we will see where that The pair’s race philosophies hard,” he said. “You question ners at this weekend’s marathon week Magazine rankings. itself to lower scores for everyone leads us.” converged once more when yourself and get butterflies. It is — the finish line.

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Thank you to our sponsors: Simplicity Wine &? ?Eats Trudy’s Jolie Vue Farms Wag-A-Bag Whataburger CACTUS YEARBOOK PHOTO STUDIO TEXAS FEBRUARY 21 - 25 | 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. STUDENT HEARST STUDENT MEDIA BUILDING (HSM) 3.302 Support KVRX by attending this year’s pledge drive MEDIA concert on Saturday, Feb. 19 at USAA. cactusc yearbook CALL 471.9190 FOR DETAILS 8B SPTS 8B PORTS HE AILY EXAN S Friday, February 18, 2011 | T D T | Will Anderson, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | [email protected] AUSTIN MARATHON SIDELINE After months of training, Aaron Nemzer, NBA left, and Alex Grueling workouts, Weidenheft SPURS will run in Sunday’s Austin Marathon. Last sacrifices worth it year, more than 4,000 people finished the BULLS marathon. for devoted runners By Chris Medina easy part. What separates this life- Daily Texan Staff style from others is the sacrifice. “Sleep is what I sacrifice the As 6 a.m. arrives, and while most,” Weidenheft said. “But many students lay blissfully un- along with sleep, there is also the NCAA aware or dreaming in their beds, a food and time aspect. I have to small group of them wake up and keep a closer eye on the types of begin preparing for their days. food I take in and how much of WASHINGTON The preparation begins with it. It’s almost like a full-time job.” tying their shoes, then getting Runners like Weidenheft and in a quick stretch or warm up. Nemzer usually consume a diet After that, they’re off, sprint- full of carbohydrates, fiber, pro- ing into the brisk morning cold tein, fat and, most important- (13) ARIZONA that nips at the body as they ly, lots and lots of water. The diet start to stretch the muscles that is essential for a distance runner are still asleep. because it prevents the body from A 10-mile run, maybe more. becoming ill and helps the run- Then, it’s back home for a quick ner concentrate, recover and per- shower, a bite to eat, then class, form better. homework, meetings and finally But, of course, running in- TWEET OF THE DAY back to bed. cludes many mental and physi- It’s a life that could be mis- cal struggles. Nemzer and We- taken for a NCAA athlete, but idenheft agreed on the general as- DJ Monroe it’s actually led by normal stu- pects of training such as paying dents preparing for this week- attention to the way their feet land @Dj_Monroe26 end’s Austin Marathon. on the ground and the way their The race compels people arms move while they run, but about to go support such as kinesiology freshman their specific techniques differ. Texas Softball there Alex Weidenheft and econom- “When training, I try to focus ics junior Aaron Nemzer to live a lot on my breathing. It is when always in the front slightly different lifestyles. I control my breathing that I can row cheering us on “You really have to have a love focus on muscle memory,” said for [running],” Nemzer said. “It Weidenheft, whose half-mar- so its my turn is one of those things that can athon this weekend is her first help you feel really good about competitive race. “The rest is yourself because of the dedica- pretty easy.” Andrew Torrey tion it takes.” Daily Texan Staff To say you love running is the MARATHON continues on PAGE 7B JOKE OF THE WEEK MEN’S BASKETBALL No. 3 TEXAS at NEBRASKA Why was Cinderella cut from the baseball After years spent watching others, team? Thompson making own highlight reel ball. the ?from away ran She Answer: By Dan Hurwitz The freshman comes up with for, averaging 12.8 points and 7.4 Daily Texan Staff dunks you would not think possi- points per game — both second on TEXAS BASEBALL This time of year, Tristan Thomp- ble by someone not named Blake the team entering Saturday’s game BY THE NUMBERS son only needs to know two chan- Griffin. After getting an offen- against Nebraska. While dunks sive rebound underneath the bas- nels on his television. THOMPSON continues on PAGE 7B “My television always sits on ket and being surrounded by three ESPN or ESPN2,” Thompson said. defenders, there is no way anyone That is all he needs so that he can would be able to throw one down. 43 keep watching basketball. But with patience, Thompson finds the perfect time to go up and rat- Home runs hit by His favorite players to watch in- vs. clude LeBron James and Kevin Du- tle the rim. returning players last rant. His favorite NBA team: his “If you have that dunk-first men- Date: Saturday season. There were hometown’s Toronto Raptors. tality, things will go good for you,” Time: 5 p.m. Thompson said. 81 total home runs in He compares himself to Chris Place: Devaney Sports Center 2010. Bosh, the former Raptor who Things have been better than (Lincoln, Neb.) Thompson has met a few times. Thompson could have hoped And he loves seeing big guys make big dunks. He also loves being one of the big guys making a big dunk. 2.39 “I think it just comes from growing up watching players like Dwight Average ERA of Howard and Shaq [O’Neal] being Taylor Jungmann so dominant trying to dunk every- and Cole Green last thing,” Thompson said. The 6-foot-10 forward was season. Both return not the first to dunk growing to make up Texas’ 1-2 up though. pitching tandem. “Everyone started dunking early on in eighth grade,” Thomp- son said. “I didn’t start until late in Derek Stout | Daily Texan file photo eighth grade, early on in the ninth Tristan Thompson, No. 13, has been a dominant force on offense and 4 grade. I haven’t stopped since.” defense for Texas this season. The freshman forward averages nearly Combined seasons at Cory Leamon | Daily Texan file photo 13 points and two blocks per contest. Texas between Tim Maitland, Brandon Loy, WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Junior guard Mark Payton and Paul Yvonne TEXAS at No. 15 OKLAHOMA Montalbano, the Nos. Anderson, left, 1 through 4 batters looks to make a play against this year. Nebraska Longhorns need win over rival Sooners on Tuesday. Saturday’s BIG 12 BASEBALL By Sameer Bhuchar but we didn’t finish. We’ve learned five steals. game against PRESEASON RANKINGS Daily Texan Staff` how to do that since then.” “Stopping her was our focus in Oklahoma is This matchup is the first of three practice yesterday,” Nash said on Texas’ first of three straight The last time Texas and Okla- straight games against ranked op- Wednesday. “We want to take her 1 Oklahoma homa met, the two fought an epic games against ponents, and with the Longhorns out of the game early because she ranked oppo- back-and-forth battle that culmi- barely breaking .500 in the Big 12 is quick and can change a game.” nents. 2 Texas nated in a frustrating 71-67 over- standings, they desperately want The Longhorns are coming off time loss for the Longhorns. to come away with a victory. of a much-needed victory over 3 Texas A&M When the unranked Long- “This one is huge. We need ev- Baylor horns head to Norman this Sat- ery game but especially this game,” 4 urday to take on the 15th-ranked SOONERS continues on PAGE 7B Nash said. “They are our rival, Kansas State Sooners, Texas is bringing the and they are a team we know we 5 same strategy but hoping for a can hang with.” 6 Oklahoma State different result. Facing a highly ranked oppo- “We aren’t really fixing our nent is hard, but facing one with 7 Texas Tech game plan,” said Texas senior one of the nation’s top players is vs. Kathleen Nash. even tougher. Last time around, Nebraska Date: Saturday 8 “Last time we faced them, our Oklahoma’s Danielle Robinson Time: 5 p.m. shots just weren’t falling, and we 9 Kansas started slow but eventually got go- Place: Lloyd Noble Center didn’t protect the ball. We hung ing and torched the Longhorns (Norman, Okla.) Ryan Edwards Missouri with them for most of the game, for 30 points, seven rebounds and Daily Texan Staff 10