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THE WEEK Event allows AHEAD Girl Talk rocks Forty Acres Fest UT students TODAY to pitch their Calendar: Miss UT The Asian American startup ideas Culture Committee presents the Miss UT ‘3 Day Startup’ provides Asia cultural pageant to groups with opportunity increase awareness of and celebrate Asian-American to launch business plans culture, heritage and By Aziza Musa traditions, Texas Union Daily Texan Staff Ballroom, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. It took psychology graduate student David Lewis nine cups On TSTV: Watch it of coffee and 11 energy drinks KVRX News 9 p.m. to make it through the first 48 College Pressbox 9:30 p.m. hours of the fourth biannual “3 Day Startup.” The event takes place once ev- ery semester and allows students the opportunity to bring their TUESDAY ideas for potential businesses to In Sports: Bobcats life. Students are broken up into Baseball vs. Texas State, small teams and then have three UFCU Disch-Falk Field, days to conceive an idea and de- 6:05 p.m. velop a business model. Nearly 150 undergraduate and graduate In Life&Arts: Good students apply every semester, taste in a taco shell but only 40 are accepted. The smaller the group, the Taco Stand By Me heads more synergy they are going to to North Lamar Boulevard have, event spokesman Ruben for a taste of Honduras. Daniela Trujillo | Daily Texan Staff Cantu said. He said the small Greg Gillis, professionally known as Girl Talk, performs at the Forty Acres Fest on Saturday as students dance onstage. groups allow participants to col- laborate more efficiently during a small period of time, which WEDNESDAY Annual festival showcases hundreds of student-run organizations will bring them toward the ulti- mate goal of completing a busi- Calendar: ‘Hercules’ By Aziza Musa attendees. Taylor Steinberg, said. “I was able to talk with [Gil- For many students, the fes- ness model. Daily Texan Staff MEC chairman and manage- lis] after the show, and he was tival started well before Girl The SEC Film Committee “3 Day Startup” attracts stu- Swarms of people danced, ment senior, said Greg Gillis, so enthusiastic about the crowd Talk took the stage. Members dents from all academic back- hosts a “Hercules” sing- sang and fist-pumped as mash- the artist behind Girl Talk, told and his experience in Austin.” of more than 100 organizations grounds, including engineer- along, Texas Union up DJ Girl Talk turned the South him the concert was one of the Nupur Shah, head chair of set up booths showcasing their ing, business, law, communica- Theatre, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m Mall into an outdoor club Satur- best he had ever played because the Forty Acres Fest committee groups throughout the day. tions and design. Four business In Sports: Luna, Luna day night. of the audience’s energy. and human biology junior, said “Forty Acres Fest provides ideas were chosen after students The concert, organized by the “It’s amazing to me how one she was excited to have Girl an opportunity for students to pitched their plans to all of the Softball vs. Baylor, Red and Music and Entertainment Com- guy can command that kind of Talk perform at the festival be- showcase who they are,” said participants on Friday. Charline McCombs Field, mittee as part of the Forty Acres energy and get the crowd as ex- cause he would attract a differ- Lewis, who developed a plan 6:30 p.m. Fest, boasted more than 10,000 cited as they were,” Steinberg ent type of crowd to the event. FORTY ACRES continues on page 2 PITCH continues on page 2 THURSDAY Vietnamese program cut In Life&Arts: Playing Student sets multitasking record it close to the vest By Destinee Hodge The Daily Texan takes Daily Texan Staff because of lack of funds a look at men’s fashion Multitasking has taken on an By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert ter English and Spanish. in our ongoing seniors entirely new meaning for one Daily Texan Staff Joel Brereton, the chair of the in textiles and apparels UT student who can recite the Starting in the fall, students in- Asian Studies department, con- series. first 100 digits of the mathemat- terested in signing up for a Viet- firmed the Vietnamese program ical constant pi while solving a namese language course will have would be canceled as part of the Rubik’s Cube and balancing 15 to choose another class to fill their department’s 30-percent budget books on her head. language credit. cut, a response to the Universi- Lauren Moore, a liberal arts Professor Hoang Ngo announced ty’s overall budget cut. The de- FRIDAY honors and philosophy fresh- to his Vietnamese class last week partment also had to reduce the In Life&Arts: Don’t go man, performed her unique tal- that the program would be canceled number of lecturers, teaching ent on the “The Ellen DeGeneres in the fall due to financial restraints, assistants and cultural courses, against the grain Show” on Friday, which was sparking a student-organized peti- he said. The Daily Texan trims also her birthday. tion to the program. “If you want to blame someone, away the confusion on “It’s really not that interesting “I was a bit shocked and thought blame me, but it was the last deci- how to keep facial hair of a story,” Moore said. “In high it was an unfair decision,” Ngo sion made, and I didn’t do it hap- neat and stylish. school, in one of my math classes, Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff said. “The program is so beneficial pily,” Brereton said. “The decision there was a poster on one of the because the Vietnamese communi- has nothing to do with the quality Lauren Moore, a liberal arts honors and philosophy freshman, has walls with pi around the edges. I’d ty is very big and well-developed of the course — it was purely bud- gained notoriety for her ability to solve a Rubik’s Cube and recite the be doing my homework and said, first 100 digits of pi while balancing a stack of books on her head. in Texas.” getary, and I wish we didn’t have ‘I could actually memorize pi,’ so Ngo, the only Vietnamese lan- to see it go.” FRIDAY that’s how I got to 100 digits.” plete the puzzle. ance multiple books while doing guage instructor at UT, said al- The cancellation of the Vietnam- She acquired her Rubik’s “The fastest I’ve solved it is in other tasks. though there are only a few ese language program will save the Aggie agony Cube skill during her sopho- 40 or 50 seconds,” she said. “I was with my church youth Vietnamese language classes of- University approximately $50,000 a more year at Cypress Commu- The book-balancing came more group a lot, and I was always bal- fered at the University, he con- year, he said. Jackie Robinson Day: nity Christian School in Hous- recently. Two summers ago, while ancing Bibles on my head,” she said. sidered the classes important in A college proposal to reduce the Baseball vs. Texas ton when one of her friends with her church youth group, a state where Vietnamese is the A&M, UFCU Disch- taught her a fast way to com- Moore realized that she could bal- RECORD continues on page 2 third most-spoken language af- LANGUAGE continues on page 2 Falk Field, 6:05 p.m. Acevedo one step closer to Dallas job By Bobby Longoria Suhm, Acevedo said if he is not a $12,000 salary increase from Daily Texan Staff hired by the city of Dallas, he will Austin city manager Marc Ott Austin Police Chief Art Aceve- not pursue another position for on March 11 and said money is do is one step closer to potential- four to six years. not a factor in his consideration ly being hired as the new Dallas “You guys better get used to for the Dallas position. police chief after Dallas city man- me. I will probably stay here till As Austin’s first Hispanic po- ager Mary Suhm made a recent [I am] at least 50 or 52, and then I lice chief, community members visit to Austin. will move on — unless I get run credit Acevedo with mending Suhm said Friday that she vis- out,” said Acevedo, who will turn race relations in the city and re- ited Austin to meet with commu- 46 in July. “Like I said, job securi- ducing the crime rate. nity members and police officials ty is a concern that really worries “He redefined policing in to get a perspective of Acevedo’s you when you are a police chief the city of Austin by being ac- job history and performance. in a position like this.” cessible,” said Nelson Linder, Suhm said she will choose from Acevedo was appointed Aus- president of the NAACP Aus- six finalists, including Acevedo, tin police chief in July 2007 af- tin Branch. “He made folks feel toward the end of April. ter spending 21 years in Los An- welcome and [like] they were Bruno Morlan | Daily Texan Staff Although happy with the pro- geles County with the Califor- Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo, center, arrives to give a press conference ceedings of his discussions with nia Highway Patrol. 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The Daily Texan pitch: Students Volume 110, Number 184 apd: 25 cents introduce viable Chief’s departure wouldn’t hurt morale CONTACT US From page 1 era, not addressing himself as an Association President Wayne Vin- ately to high-profile situations. officer and using excessive force. cent said. “The problems in Dallas are Main Telephone: business models important.” As punishment, Acevedo sus- “We have gone through chiefs different. It’s a bigger city ... It (512) 471-4591 Linder said Acevedo has ad- pended Quintana for 15 days before. If the chief stays, we are has a different makeup, but from From page 1 dressed the use of force in the city and suspended detective Chris good, and if for some reason he what I hear, [Acevedo] is very Editor: and has established policies to en- Dunn indefinitely for showing gets chosen to go to Dallas, we adaptable,” Suhm said after sev- Jillian Sheridan for a Web-based “diet coach,” sure officer accountability and bias in his internal investiga- got the big infrastructure — we eral meetings Friday, includ- (512) 232-2212 used his biology undergrad- the prevention of excessive force. tion of the shooting. Communi- will do just fine,” Vincent said. ing one with Linder. “[Linder] [email protected] uate degree and psychology However, Linder said Acevedo ty members felt at the time that “The ship [isn’t] run just by one thinks he has done well in the graduate experiences to create made at least one wrong decision Acevedo showed inconsistency person. The chief along with the community and healed bridges Managing Editor: an algorithm for a fat-burning regarding punitive action after in his judgment. other chiefs have developed a po- that were broken.” Ana McKenzie diet. the shooting of 18-year-old black “Sure, that was a very tough lice department [so] that the ship Acevedo praised the city of (512) 232-2217 “It’s basically Pandora for Austin resident Nathaniel Sand- decision, but I think he failed in can be steered in the right direc- Austin’s administration and en- managingeditor@ your mouth,” Lewis said. “You ers by officer Leonardo Quintana. that process,” Linder said. “It was tion for a long period of time.” sured that it will progress, even if dailytexanonline.com tell it the foods you like, so you Sanders was fatally shot in the a poor decision, but I think it’s Suhm said she is looking for a he departs. go online and create a user pro- back of the head March 11, 2009, only one decision.” successor to Dallas Police Chief News Office: “The bottom line is, there [are] file that has a mobile applica- by Quintana, who was criticized Acevedo’s potential move will David Kunkle who can continue some things Dallas has that I find (512) 232-2207 tion. Just as you create a sta- by the Austin community for not not deteriorate morale in the po- the city’s reduction in crime and appealing, and we will see what [email protected] tion in Pandora, you create a turning on his on-dash car cam- lice department, Austin Police has the ability to react appropri- happens,” he said. Web Office: meal in this situation. When you create a meal, the site will (512) 471-8616 show you foods that have sim- [email protected] ilar properties. You can give a Language: record: Book balancer’s video tongue-up or tongue-down to Students urge Sports Office: the different foods that you like (512) 232-2210 or don’t like.” has gone viral on Internet site [email protected] Business graduate student UT to reconsider decision Cam Houser, an organizer and From page 1 tin and one of the largest at the From page 1 viral, and the response from her Life & Arts Office: former participant in the pro- (512) 232-2209 University, said Madeline Hsu, internet audience has been sub- gram, advised all the teams to “So, it just kind of happened.” stantial. At press time, her video [email protected] number of required foreign lan- the director of UT’s Center for focus on launching products guage hours for all students was Asian American Studies. Although Moore has been had 447,273 views. that have viable markets. Photo Office: shot down last semester after over- Communication studies junior able to do each component of “There are pretty much three “If you’re solving a problem (512) 471-8618 whelming faculty disapproval. Kaylinh Ly expressed disappoint- her trick for a few years, it was categories of comments,” she said. that no one else cares about or [email protected] One of Ngo’s students, his- ment when she found out about not until last summer that she “‘Marry me,’ ‘You’re faking’ or there’s no money attached to, tory senior Nickie Tran, began the language cut. combined all three elements. something really disgusting that I Retail Advertising: it’s not as meaningful from a a petition to save the Vietnam- “The reason why I wanted to “We did a talent show and can’t repeat.” (512) 471-1865 business perspective as solving ese courses last week with the take Vietnamese was because thought, ‘Hey, I should do all three Moore was confirmed in No- [email protected] a problem that someone would help of her classmates and lo- my grandma only speaks it,” of these things I can do at the same vember in the Universal Record pay for,” Houser said. cal organizations, including she said. “I wanted to be able time,’” she said. “So I did it, and database as the first and only Classified Advertising: As an organizer, he wan- UT’s Vietnamese Students As- to talk to her more, and now I everyone knew me as this crazy person to do all three things (512) 471-5244 dered around asking the four sociation. She also started a Fa- don’t have the chance to conve- girl who could balance books on in about 30 seconds. She also [email protected] groups difficult questions cebook event for the petition, niently learn it here.” her head.” earned first place in the Liberal so they could tighten up the which had 820 supporters as of Tran will turn in the signatures Moore has balanced 21 books Arts Honors Talent Show. weaker aspects of their busi- Sunday afternoon. to the Student Government office without the other tricks and 16 As for other hidden talents, The Texan strives to present all infor- mation fairly, accurately and complete- nesses and prepare for the pan- “This class is important be- on Tuesday before the SG meet- in conjunction with reciting pi Moore is not lacking. ly. If we have made an error, let us know el pitches. cause if you talk to a lot of sec- ing. Tran and liberal arts repre- and solving a Rubik’s Cube. “I have an excellent chame- about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail [email protected]. The panel pitches, in which ond-generation Asian-Americans, sentatives will present a resolu- The books she uses varies from leon impression,” she said, as she the groups presented their you hear it’s hard for them to re- tion urging the University to find textbooks and novels to chil- moved her eyes in different direc- business ideas to local inves- tain their native language,” Tran an alternative to removing the dren’s books. tions individually. tors, entrepreneurs and law- said. “Even though it doesn’t per- Vietnamese language program at As for the Rubik’s Cube, Moore Even though combining the COPYRIGHT yers, took place during the end sonally affect me because I’m in the meeting. usually solves it completely in two three skills demands balance of the program Sunday night. my last semester [of Vietnamese], “I can only see the petitions minutes. A video of her doing the and poise, Moore claimed that Copyright 2010 Texas Student The panelists and investors Media. All articles, photographs the people who took the first-year making a difference if they lead trick is on YouTube. those are not two of her most were mainly interested in two and graphics, both in the print and classes can’t finish it, so it’s like to additional funding,” Brereton “In the [YouTube] video, I have prominent qualities. of the four business products. online editions, are the property they wasted a year.” said. “There’s not much we can it about halfway solved so that I’ll “People assume that just be- of and may One, named Shark, was a head The Vietnamese population do, or I can do on my own, unless finish solving it at the same time I cause I can do this that I’m coor- not be reproduced or republished set for swimmers that allowed makes up the largest Asian- someone brings a new solution, finish reciting pi,” she said. dinated,” she said. “But I’m actu- in part or in whole without written them to count laps, listen to American community in Aus- and I’m open to suggestions.” Moore said her video has gone ally wildly clumsy.” permission. music and see the data regard- ing their workouts. The other, Clinch, was Lewis’s business idea. TODAY’S WEATHER Lewis said he will be setting FORTY ACRES: Food, freebies draw large festival crowd up a provisional patent, or a le- members joined Shah in counting but the exact number may not be Hector Rangel, scouted the premis- High Low gal document protecting his in- From page 1 tellectual property, today. down the seconds until the begin- known until sometime next week. es for food and live performances. 80 58 Cantu said it is still too soon Trinity Smith, senior student af- ning of the festival, marked by the Thousands of UT students “Getting funnel cake is on my to say how much funding each fairs administrator for the Stu- lowering of the Texas flag over the and Austin residents reveled in to-do list,” Rangel said. Basic furniture design. company will receive. dent Events Center. “It really is a Main Building. the day’s activities, which in- Shah said the festival showcased student festival — run by the stu- Shah said the committee expect- cluded dunking booths, ball the energy and diversity at the dents, for the students.” ed the event to draw a crowd of pits, ring tosses, water pong, University. Festivalgoers and organization 10,000 people throughout the day, pie-a-face and sumo wrestling. “I think the Forty Acres Fest is Chemistry junior Peggy Huang part of tradition now,” she said. dressed up in an orange sumo suit “The festival all started with a April 16 thru 18 to wrestle her opponent. 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Wire Editor: Beth Waldman 3 www.dailytexanonline.com World&NatioN Monday, April 12, 2010 The Daily Texan Divisions arise over adoption of Haitians in US By David Crary plications before the quake. That The Associated Press pool of children in Haiti is slow- NEW YORK — Logistical chal- ly dwindling, and adoption ad- lenges and potentially bitter dis- vocates — including many reli- putes lie ahead as passionate ad- giously affiliated agencies — are vocates of adoption press for now ratcheting up their efforts to changes that might enable thou- get a new, larger stream of adop- sands of Haitian children affected tions in the works. by the earthquake to be placed in “There is great support in the U.S. homes. United States to begin to open The obstacles are daunting, up opportunities for adoption as starting with a need to regis- soon as possible,” Landrieu said. ter Haiti’s dislocated children. If “There are thousands of children done right, this would enable au- who don’t have parents or even thorities to distinguish between extended families to be reunified children who might be good can- with.” didates for adoption and those UNICEF says a time may come with surviving relatives willing when large-scale foreign adop- to care for them. tions would be appropriate — no- There also will be efforts to tably for older children and those overhaul Haiti’s troubled child with disabilities. But the U.N. protection system, update its agency and like-minded groups adoption laws and boost support are asking for patience, saying the for family reunification programs next priorities should be to regis- Petr David Josek | Associated Press in Haiti. ter vulnerable children and try to Volunteers carry candles in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday in memory of Polish President Lech Kaczynski, who died But even before those goals improve conditions for them and in a plane crash in Russia on Saturday. Kaczynski, his wife, some of the country’s highest military and civilian leaders and 96 others were killed. are pursued, there are sharp di- their families in Haiti. visions over how vigorously and “It’s complicated,” said Susan quickly to seek an expansion of Bissell, UNICEF’s chief of child such adoptions. protection. “We’ve got to get a A prominent leader of the cam- registration system in place. Once Poland grieves loss of president paign to bring more orphans to we have that, we want families American homes is Sen. Mary for children — and that includes By Matt Moore & day wracked by grief for the 96 body Sunday to the presidential ailing mother Jadwiga, who has Landrieu of Louisiana, who be- adoption. We are not against in- Vanessa Gera dead and laced with reminders palace after it was returned from been hospitalized. The president lieves some of the major aid or- tercountry adoption, but we are The Associated Press of Poland’s dark history with its Russia’s Smolensk airport, the had canceled several foreign trips ganizations active in Haiti — in- against exploitation.” WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s powerful neighbor. The Saturday site of the crash. lately to be by her side. cluding UNICEF — are not suffi- Bissell said she was frustrated government moved swiftly Sun- crash occurred in thick fog near The coffin bearing the presi- The coffin was placed aboard a ciently supportive of internation- by the hostility toward UNICEF day to show that it was staying the Katyn forest, where Josef St- dent’s remains were met first by Mercedes-Benz hearse and slow- al adoption. that is commonly expressed by on course after the deaths of its alin’s secret police in 1940 sys- his daughter Marta, whose moth- ly traveled several miles to the “Either UNICEF is going to leading supporters of internation- president and dozens of political, tematically executed thousands er, the first lady, Maria Kaczyns- palace, watched by thousands of change or have a very difficult al adoption in the United States. military and religious leaders, of Polish military officers in the ka, also perished in the crash. She weeping Poles. time getting support from the “I find myself saddened by it, even while tens of thousands of western Soviet Union. knelt before it, her forehead rest- “He taught Poles how to re- U.S. Congress,” Landrieu said in but it’s not going to take the wind Poles expressed their grief over President Lech Kaczynski and ing on the coffin. spect our traditions, how to fight a telephone interview. out of our sails,” she said. the plane crash in Russia that those aboard the aging Soviet- She was followed by Jaroslaw for our dignity, and he made Landrieu and a few other mem- The chief operating officer for shocked the country. built plane had been headed there Kaczynski, the former prime his sacrifice there at that tragic bers of Congress visited Haiti last Save the Children, which is deep- Newly appointed acting chiefs to honor the dead. A preliminary minister, and the president’s place,” said mourner Boguslaw week, meeting with top Haitian ly engaged in helping Haitian of the military were already in analysis showed the plane had twin brother. He, too, knelt and Staron, 70. officials to discuss the plight of orphans, said the tensions and place and an interim director of been working fine, a Russian in- pressed his head against the flag- President Dmitry Medve- the devastated nation’s orphans. disputes were likely to revolve the central bank was named on vestigator said. draped coffin before rising slow- dev declared Monday a day of Since the Jan. 12 earthquake, around timing — with some Sunday, with work running just Tens of thousands of Poles soft- ly and crossing himself. mourning in Russia, and his about 1,000 Haitian children groups seeking to resume large- as usual, said Pawel Gras, a gov- ly sang the national anthem and Standing sentinel were four country held two minutes of si- have been brought to U.S. fam- scale adoptions much more ernment spokesman. tossed flowers at the hearse car- Polish troopers bearing sabers. lence in memory of those killed ilies who had filed adoption ap- quickly than other groups. It was a rare positive note on a rying the 60-year-old Kaczynski’s There was no sign of the twins’ in the crash.

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On the gay Jesus play “As an organization with a firm background in arts education, we believe that the arts are important in the academic and personal growth of all students. The choice to provide the students from Tarleton State University a safe place to continue their artistic and academic study coincides with this fundamental belief.” — Posted Wednesday on the Web site of Fort Worth’s Rose Marine Theater, which had picked up a Tarleton State University student’s production of “Cor- pus Christi,” a play featuring a gay Jesus, which the university canceled two weeks ago amid public outcry.

“The Rose Marine Theater will not be hosting these ... students and their casts at any time in the future. We appreciate the public response on both sides of this de- bated issue.” — Posted Saturday on the theater’s Web site after the Fort Worth Star-Tele- gram reported Thursday that the theater had rescinded its offer to host the Tarleton State production. A theater spokesman said a violent threat had been posted on the theater’s Facebook page but would not offer any other specifics on the decision.

On Perry’s nepotism “It seems like the only qualification to be a regent is to give big money to the governor.” — Craig L. McDonald, director of Texans for Public Justice, on his group’s study, which found that 63 percent of the regents appointed by Perry were big donors to his campaign, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

On UT’s policies regarding transsexuals “The University has definitely worked for gay and les- bian rights on campus, but they’ve been shy about com- ing out for trans rights up until now.” — Sandy Stone, associate communications professor and male-to-female Don’t take it personally transsexual, on her work to establish a database that allows transsexuals to change their name and sex in UT’s database in Friday’s Daily Texan. a group’s membership list with friends young, idealistic college students work- possessing no connection or interest ing for a cause is replaced by practices in the group. Most pathetic of all, of- that make “Glengarry Glen Ross” look By Douglas Luippold On the state board of education fice seekers will work to elect poten- like an ethics seminar. Daily Texan Columnist tial benefactors over close friends, then Some dismiss it as “playing the “Government-run schools have gotten so bad that it justify actions with some derivation of game” without acknowledging that is nearly tantamount to child abuse to put one’s kids in Although students just finished “it’s business, not personal” — seem- they are perpetuating it. Others ap- one of these institutions nowadays. It is exactly the sort nursing the figurative hangover of last ingly forgetting that speakers of that proach elections with a deluded per- month’s Student Government elec- mafia mantra have usually just killed ception of leadership. Leaders stand of person who is afraid to leave their kids in the hands tions, other organizations throughout a best friend. An election with 50 vot- out, and those who need to orchestrate of the government five days a week, nine months a year, campus are already gearing up to elect ers is always personal, and a student the system and “play the game” obvi- who I think adequately understands the problems facing next year’s officers. group is not a business. ously haven’t convinced voters of their While SG’s symbolic importance al- These aspiring leaders don’t have own merits. For the many involved stu- Texas education.” ways garners attention, these organi- malicious intent and are usually gen- dents who want to be lawyers, here is — Tony McDonald, former president of Young Conservatives of Texas at UT, zations are equally important. They in- uinely doing what they think is best. the LSAT version of my argument: A in a Facebook note defending Brian Russell, Republican candidate for the State volve thousands of students in a more However, upon getting a taste of im- title is a sufficient, but not necessary, Board of Education, and his decision to home school his children. personal way, cultivate connections portance and a seat at the cool kids’ condition for leadership. within close-knit communities and of- table, many student leaders join what I have only been at UT for three On student health care ten shape the agenda on which SG acts. New York University journalism pro- years, so maybe this is how campus or- Small organizations are the city council fessor Jay Rosen calls the Church of ganizations have always been, but it is “Many of the sponsored health care plans looked at to SG’s congress. Savvy. “Savvy is what they themselves not how they need to be. There is no during our investigation leave students at risk while Unfortunately, the same way mal- dearly wish to be (and to be unsavvy is reason members of a group bound by feasance pervades all levels of govern- far worse than being wrong). Savviness similar beliefs and goals should step providing massive profits for insurance companies ... It ment, the type of accusations and dis- — that quality of being shrewd, prac- on each other to pick the leaders whose is important for students to have adequate health care honesty we saw in the SG elections will tical, well-informed, perceptive, ironic, entire purpose is to help accomplish coverage to protect themselves during times of illness occur in organization elections as well. ‘with it’ and unsentimental in all things those goals. The only difference is that the inner political — is, in a sense, their profes- If you are running for something, re- or injury, but a bad health insurance plan can have cat- politics of student organization elec- sional religion. They make a cult of it.” sist the Church of Savvy. Before nar- astrophic and long-lasting effects on a young person’s tions are not corrupt or tactical — they While Rosen is referring to problems rowly pursuing your goal and sacrific- life.” are usually just embarrassing. in journalism, his observations are an ing friendships in the process, remem- — New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on the results of a year- Presidents brazenly ask members eerily accurate description of those who ber that “even if you win the rat race, and-a-half-long investigation into health insurance provided by public and not to seek offices for which they hand- yearn to be UT’s movers and shakers. you’re still a rat.” private universities that require students to have coverage in the Chronicle of pick a successor. Candidates lacking The Church of Savvy is pervad- Luippold is a government and journalism senior. Higher Education. confidence in their chances will flood ing campus culture. The stereotype of

I find it very disturbing to use THE FIRING LINE trickery to get readers to look at con- troversial material that is disturbing to UT misguided about Cactus Cafe some. Regardless of personal thoughts A bad ad and morals over the issue of pro-life I am appalled that The Daily Texan versus pro-choice, I think that it is irre- By Hayley Gillespie ment — meaning no oppor- of student activity during the rent management structure would choose to include the anti- sponsible to allow a piece with blatant Daily Texan Guest Columnist tunity for students to learn day; it opens at 11 a.m. and and improving the business choice propaganda thinly disguised as errors (the piece has incorrect informa- from professionals through is run by loyal student and model. an advertising supplement from the tion about breast cancer and abortion internship programs. staff employees. Students are in over- Human Life Alliance in Friday’s paper. as well as statements making it seem UT administrators have re- The KUT plan significant- It is risky to ask KUT to whelming support of the This supplement contains misleading that abortion was created as a form of leased a “new” plan for the ly fragments Cactus oper- step in and take financial and Cactus Cafe. Both the Grad- and incorrect information concerning genocide against African-Americans; it Cactus Cafe that is essential- ations. The administration programming responsibili- uate Student Assembly and emergency contraception (the morning- also has misleading information about ly a dressed-up version of now wants to break the Cac- ty for the Cactus Cafe out- Student Government Assem- after pill) as well as other health topics. sex and the hormones related to it) and the Student Events Center tus Cafe into three segments: side the academic year. Last bly have passed unanimous The supplement deems emergency unchecked opinions to be run in any proposal, but adds program- management by student com- summer KUT lost some ma- resolutions in support of the contraception an abortion method, respectable publication. ming by KUT radio during mittee, management by KUT jor street cred with the Austin Cactus Cafe, and the College although emergency contraception The job of a newspaper is to report the summer, holidays and and franchising to a food- community by cutting local Council presidents have is- does not cause an abortion if a woman facts, not to create scare tactics that sup- special occasions. service provider to run the programming and DJs, citing sued a statement against the is already pregnant. This supplement port a political bias. I support freedom In the SEC plan, the space daytime cafe and bar (only budget difficulties. A better administration’s actions. also incorrectly states that having an of speech, but freedom means allowing would go into room inven- if profitable). collaboration with KUT (or The SG resolution specifi- abortion increases a woman’s risk of viewers a choice in looking at what you tory and be programmed by A fragmented program- KVRX for that matter) would cally states that the SEC pro- developing breast cancer, which is not present them. The manner in which a student committee during ming model will significantly improve the current business posal would “negatively af- true, according to the National Cancer this supplement was presented was the long semesters. The SEC compromise decades-long re- model through live broad- fect the character of the ven- Institute. misleading. does not advocate closing the lationships between the Cac- casting of shows. ue.” Adding to student sup- This material is no better than the If advertisers have to resort to trick- cafe, and its plan was contin- tus Cafe and performers and The admin blog states that port, the Faculty Council sensationalist anti-choice displays set ery to get readers to read the material, gent on the administration’s patrons of the establishment. three options for the Cac- plans to take action on a res- up on campus last spring, which were maybe you should reconsider including decision to close it. The KUT plan is vague tus are being “thoroughly re- olution in support of the Cac- conveniently devoid of any sound it as a part of your journalism practice. The Cactus Cafe is more about establishing a mech- viewed” — third-party fran- tus Cafe today. medical information. I am disappointed at the lack of than a reservable space with anism to add communi- chising, the KUT plan and It’s time for the administra- responsibility on the part of The Daily occasional music, and the ty funding. The $23,000 al- improving the current busi- tion to stop paying lip service — Elizabeth Caldwell Texan. new KUT plan gets us no ready raised by Friends of ness model. to and actually act on student Kinesiology and Latin junior closer to saving the venue. the Cactus Cafe (a nonprof- It is clear they are only se- wishes. We do not want more — Helen Savino The KUT plan was a sur- it) is proof that the commu- riously considering the third- franchising in our Union. A bad ad 2 UT staff prise to those of us in weekly nity stands ready to finan- party franchising and KUT op- We value student jobs As a reader of your newspaper Editor’s note: The Daily Texan staff “Cactus conversations” with cially support the Cactus. It tions. In fact, they seem will- and current Cactus employ- and an employee of UT, I was highly administrators. It fails to is doubtful, however, that the ing to do anything necessary ees. We want to keep the did not write, design or in any way pro- disturbed that The Daily Texan would duce the aforementioned advertisement. meet the so-called “guiding community would donate if to make their plans workable, current management struc- allow the advertising supplement “I concepts” that took us four the KUT plan were adopted including working around ture, improve the busi- The ad was produced by the Human Life care…” to be part of the newspaper. Alliance. It was a paid advertisement weeks to draft (available on because it does not preserve tax rules on private use of ness model and increase This advertisement was nothing more that did not violate the Texan’s advertis- the administration’s Cactus the fundamental character of public facilities. student involvement. than a politically contrived piece of ing policy and was clearly marked as an Comments blog, along with the venue. They don’t seem willing to How long will the admin- propaganda filled with false statements advertisement on every page. the KUT plan: http://blogs. And say goodbye to the do the same for the two stu- istration remain deaf to stu- that were meant to create distress While the editors of the Texan did not utexas.edu/cactuscafe). last pub on campus — the dent proposals by Student dent and community wish- and fear. approve the ad and were unaware that These are the major flaws: KUT plan ends daily cafe Friends of the Cactus Cafe es before finally getting The supplement was cleverly dis- it would be packaged with our product, The Cactus would be oper- and bar operations that con- and students Taylor Stein- on board? guised as an environmental article with we recognize that allowing paid adver- ated by an ad hoc student com- tribute significantly to the berg and John Meller. the cover picturing a girl in front of a tisers to promote a product or message mittee during the school year, cafe’s character and atmo- Both student proposals Gillespie is a graduate student and co-found- tree, lots of green and leaves and in a clearly delineated ad is a generally and not professional manage- sphere. The venue is a hub recommend keeping the cur- er of Student Friends of the Cactus Cafe. flowers. accepted practice in the news industry. 5 UNIV

Monday, April 12, 2010 News 5 Special advocates help Express yourself kids find loving families Austin residents Ricky By Alex Geiser al time. Every hour you spend Cruz and Robby Daily Texan Staff with the kid is so meaningful.” Gonzalez play Last week, Olivia Kim walked In addition to filling out an a role in the with the foster dad of an 11-year- application and going through performance- old boy to visit the child for the an extensive series of interviews, art piece first time at his new school. Kim, Kim and other volunteers are “Floodlines,” the boy’s court-appointed special required to take 10 three-hour created by local advocate, peeked into the small training courses and complete artistic director window on the closed classroom courtroom observations before Jaclyn Pryor. door. The boy’s desk faced the they are assigned to a child. door behind which Kim stood, Once assigned to a case, volun- and when he caught sight of his teers are encouraged to spend at advocate peering in, he immedi- least 20 hours a month with or ately smiled. advocating for their child. “This was the first time that Langford said volunteers typ- I realized he was presently ically spend about 10 months surprised to see his CASA,” to a year working on each case. Kim said. “I am still moved by While some take less time, oth- that reaction.” ers require a longer advocacy CASA of Travis County, the lo- period. The 11-year-old boy with cal branch of a nationwide non- whom Kim has been working profit organization, trains vol- since June has already spent a unteers to represent the best in- couple of years in the program. terests of a neglected or abused The difficulty with the boy’s child or sibling group in court, case comes from CASA’s desire schools and in the communi- to place him permanently with ty. The ultimate goal of CASA is a relative, Kim said. She said to help these children find safe, the boy’s grandparents are very permanent homes. important to him, but health Derek Stout The organization is composed problems and concerns that the Daily Texan Staff of 28 staff members and howev- grandparents will allow contact er many volunteers they can re- between the boy and his parents, cruit, CASA spokeswoman Cal- whose rights have been termi- lie Langford said. Last year, nated, have left Kim searching CASA had 444 volunteers and for another familiar connection Golden Week highlights Japanese life worked on more than 1,000 cas- with which to place the boy. es. During National Child Abuse Although the judge doesn’t By Destinee Hodge of Golden Week included every- games are Japanese games,” Da- think] it’s all anime. We want Prevention Month in April, the always rule in favor of CASA’s Daily Texan Staff thing from a car show to games vidoff said. them to learn about festival food organization hopes to increase recommendations, Verma said Pikachu and his kimono-garbed after its general meeting. They As a result of the association’s and also the games.” awareness of abuse and active- they do everything they can to friends handed out “yakisoba” also had a night where club attempts to reach out to the Legris, who served as the or- ly recruit volunteers through re- make sure the child is safe, de- bowls of yakisoba noodles on the members and guests could make community, UT ganization’s president last year, cruitment fairs around the state. spite the judge’s ruling. But Ver- Gregory Gym Plaza on Friday. and eat “onigiri,” a type of rice students were not the only peo- wore a floral “yukata,” which is Cases are brought to CASA ma said it can be very upsetting The Japanese Association held ball. ple in attendance. variation of the kimono. by district court judges who be- when the judge rules differently its fifth annual spring Golden Matoiki said that since there is “We had to do a project on cul- “It’s a lighter fabric,” she said. lieve the advocacy group has the from what the CASA specialists Week celebration, featuring ev- not a very large Japanese com- tural events,” high school student “It’s more for festival-type things. potential to help the children in- see fit for the case. erything from traditional Japa- munity in Austin or at UT, they Maddy Brotherton said. “I think The formal ones have more mate- volved. Staff members delegate “You feel very disappointed nese games to Japanese music. try to help educate the public on the music is pretty interesting.” rial and more to them.” cases to volunteers and super- and disheartened, but maybe “It’s to get people together,” as- Japanese culture. In addition to bringing Japa- University alumnus Tatsuhiro vise the work they do with their it’s just a little bit better [for the sociation spokeswoman Tama- Secretary Yuki Davidoff, who nese culture to Austin, the asso- Carleton created the association child. When there are more cases child],” she said. mi Motoiki said. “But it’s also for was outfitted in a Pikachu cos- ciation wanted to fight some of five years ago and attended this than volunteers, the staff mem- No matter what the out- people who are interested in Japa- tume and selling food at the sta- the stereotypes of Japanese peo- year’s event. ber plays the role of the volun- come in the final court hearing, nese culture. You can’t just go to a tion, said that the main reason for ple and culture. “When I was looking into or- teer working with and advocat- the volunteers and other CASA restaurant and get an idea of what the festival was to share all the as- “I think we hope that peo- ganizations that I wanted to ing for the child involved. workers eventually have to part it is.” pects of Japanese culture possible. ple get a little more away from join, I noticed that there were all Kamini Verma, a UT gradu- ways with their representative Golden Week is a national Jap- “We want people to get a lit- the stereotypical [interpreta- these other cultural groups but ate student and Kim’s supervi- child. To help with this sepa- anese holiday characterized by tle bit of Japanese culture, let peo- tion],” Japanese senior Gene- no Japanese ones,” he said. “So, sor, said 10 of her 33 cases do not ration, Verma said the cours- cultural festivities and is usually ple try Japanese food. 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Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (512) 232-2210 7 www.dailytexanonline.com SportS Monday, April 12, 2010 The Daily Texan BaseBaLL SIDELINE GAME 1: TEXAS 3, KANSAS 2 (11) GAME 2: TEXAS 3, KANSAS 1 GAME 3: TEXAS 10, KANSAS 4 Masters Final 1 Phil Mickelson -16 Horns keep rolling with Kansas sweep 2 Lee Westwood -13 3 Anthony Kim -12 Texas offense awakens T4 Tiger Woods -11 in series finale, keyed T4 K.J. Choi -11 by a Lusson grand slam 6 Fred Couples -9 By Chris Tavarez 7 Nick Watney -8 Daily Texan Staff Kansas should have known T8 Y.E. Yang -7 bad things were about to T8 Hunter Mahan -7 happen. T10 Ricky Barnes -5 In his first at bat, Tant Shep- herd lined a foul ball into the T10 Ian Poulter -5 KU dugout, hitting a Jayhawk player and stopping the game for several minutes as every- one went to the Kansas bench to MLB check on the injured player. American League But Shepherd wasn’t done torturing the Jayhawks. Cleveland 8 In his next at bat, he lined an- Detroit 9 other shot into Kansas’ dugout, except this time, no one was Toronto 5 hurt. Kansas players put on their Baltimore 2 helmets, grabbed their gloves and started heckling Shepherd. New York 7 “That was completely un- Tampa Bay 3 expected. I don’t know what happened,” Shepherd said as Minnesota 4 he laughed. Chicago 5 On the next pitch, down in the count 1-2, he answered Kan- Boston 8 sas’ jeers with an RBI single to Kansas City 6 right that started a six-run in- ning, blowing the game wide Seattle 2 open for Texas en route to a 10-4 Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Texas 9 win for the series sweep against Texas catcher Cameron Rupp went 3-for-5 with two runs scored in Texas’ 10-4 win over Kansas on Saturday at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. Oakland 9 the Jayhawks and Texas’ eighth Los Angeles 4 straight win. Double plays, defense ing it. A pitcher’s best friend. bag and fires to first. they swept Kansas and their sec- There are even more possible They can be out of the ordi- ond conference series in a row. “That was a big play. It real- National League ly demoralizes the other team,” becoming hallmarks combinations. nary, like a -throw out It was a series built around They can be tailor-made up or doubling up a runner on a pitching and defense, a game Texas head coach Augie Garrido Atlanta 3 of talented Longhorns the middle. A two-bouncer to the deep fly ball. the Longhorns have no problem said about two-strike hits. San Francisco 6 A Cameron Rupp single and By Austin Ries shortstop or second baseman, Whatever paper they came playing. But that was before the back-to-back walks for Russell Daily Texan Staff then a quick underhand toss or wrapped in, they only meant offensive explosion and 10-4 win St. Louis 7 There are a lot of names for a short arm throw before the re- one thing to the Longhorns over Milwaukee 8 SWEEP continues on page 8 double play. Turning two. Roll- ceiver works his feet around the the weekend — three wins — as DEFENSE continues on page 8 Chicago 1 Cincinnati 3

Washington 5 WoMen’s TennIs Men’s TennIs New York 2 TEXAS 6, NorThwESTErN 1 TEXAS 4, BAylor 3 Los Angeles 5 Florida 6 Ellis closes out surprising upset Freshman comes through Philadelphia 2 Houston 1 By Alexandra Carreno in clutch for tough win San Diego 2 Daily Texan Staff Colorado 4 The shrieks of the Texas play- By Rishi Daulat went out there and executed his ers as they ran across the courts Daily Texan Staff game plan. He was aggressive, and Pittsburgh 6 to congratulate freshman Ae- With his clutch win on Satur- I believe he finished all four of his Arizona 15 riel Ellis on her impressive, day, freshman Vasko Mladenov points at the net. That’s how you down-to-the-wire win could be might as well be a veteran on the want to draw it up.” heard across the Penick-Allison team now. Texas took the doubles point eas- Tennis Center on Saturday af- The Bulgarian has started every ily through its wins at second and ternoon. As Ellis’ match went match for the Horns this season, third doubles. final, the loud whoops and and on Saturday night in Waco, he The singles were a much sPorTs chants of “” from picked up what was, no doubt, the tighter session with the match fans signified the importance biggest win of his young career. coming down to Mladenov. BrIeFLY of the feat: The Longhorns up- With all eyes on his deciding “This was an unbelievable col- set No. 5 Northwestern by a fi- match, the Bulgarian fought back lege tennis match,” he said. “We Women’s golf team finishes 11th nal match count of 6-1, and El- from a set down to earn a singles knew we were going to get Bay- at deep PING/ASU Invitational lis’ match closed out the win. win over Julian Bley, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4, lor’s best shot at home and that rachel Taylor | Daily Texan Staff It’s not often the case in most It has been four years since clinching the team victory for they were going to fight, claw and Texas freshman Aeriel Ellis prepares to serve against sports, but Texas will be looking Texas last took down a top- No. 5 Texas, 4-3, over No. 9 Bay- scratch. So, we had to be ready. We five opponent. Northwestern on Saturday. Ellis clinched the 6-1 for Texas. forward to an easier field at the lor in the process. The win keeps did a good job in doubles and got Big 12 championships. The past few weeks, the team Texas as the frontrunner for the on top of them, and that was a crit- after a big team, and that’s what Junior Amanda Craddock The Longhorns finished 11th at has spent a lot of time focus- Big 12 title. ical point tonight. In singles, it was ing on how to close out a match they did today.” and sophomore Krista Dami- the top-heavy PING/ASU Invita- “I tip my hat to Vasko Mladenov a back-and-forth battle.” tional this weekend in their last when ahead. Finally, it paid off Texas wasted no time as it co assumed a 1-0 lead against for finishing off that match. What a It was Texas’ third straight win tournament before the conference for the Longhorns. quickly jumped out to match Northwestern’s Samantha Mur- fabulous job he did tonight,” Tex- in Waco. tournament. leads in doubles play. Senior ray and Kate Turvy and never “We can’t relax or back off,” as head coach Michael Center said. “I don’t know what their record The three-day, 54-hole tourna- Vanja Corovic and her partner looked back as they went on to Texas coach Patty Fendick-Mc- “His toughness was tremendous. is here, but they have probably ment featured a jumble of the na- Ellis, as well as the tandem of win their match 8-1. Cain said. “We need to stick We talk about preparing to be the won 95 percent of their matches tion’s top-ranked teams — includ- senior Sarah Lancaster and ju- “Damico and Craddock with it and play with a sense of last guy on the court with every- here,” Center said. “It’s one of the ing seven of the top 10 — and the nior Caroline Larsson, claimed urgency. I felt that if we could one chanting and cheering. He toughest venues at which to win.” Longhorns were seeded 13th in do that more, that we could go the doubles point of the match. UPSET continues on page 8 the 17-team field. The tournament took place at the world-renowned Arizona State University Karsten Golf Course and boasted three Men’s Lacrosse days of perfect weather. “I thought overall, we did a lot of good things,” head coach Mar- tha Richards said. “We never re- LXM Tour showcases growing sport, Horns ally got hot until today, so I’m pleased with the last days.” The team finished with a By Johnie Glasenapp personal hatred for each other. 23-over-par 887 over the three Daily Texan Staff “Texas and A&M are two of days, but showed steady im- St. Stephen’s Episcopal School, the best teams in the conference,” provement as the tournament a normally quiet private school off said midfielder Stu Graham, a ju- progressed. After firing 11- and Highway 360 in Northwest Aus- nior from Houston. 9-over-pars as a team on the first tin, was anything but on Saturday. The fans praised Texas lacrosse and second days, respectively, the The school played host to the after the win. Longhorns finished with a 3-over LXM Tour, one of the biggest la- “These college athletes are the par on the final day. crosse events in the country, cream of the crop at the Univer- Steady-handed freshman De- which included a rivalry game sity of Texas,” said Sandy Erick- siree Dubreuil led the Longhorns between Texas and Texas A&M, a son, whose son plays high school for the third time in four tourna- professional lacrosse game featur- lacrosse and whose husband ments as she continues her spring- ing some of the top players in the played at Boston College. season tear. Dubreuil shot an even nation and a concert by a nation- The event also provided a la- round at 2-under-par on the sec- ally touring band to cap it all off. crosse clinic for fans from the pro ond and third days to finish with “We love the Texas atmosphere players on the tour. They taught a three-round score of 2-over-par 218 and a tie for 24th place. and we want to make Central younger players the basic funda- Freshman Madison Pressel and Texas an annual stop on the LXM mentals of the game, and the kids sophomore Nicole Vandermade [Lacrosse and Music] Tour,” event even got a chance to share the fired three-round scores of 8-over- organizer Craig Hochstadt said. same field as the Longhorns, run- par 224 and 9-over-par 225. Van- The Horns dominated the Ag- ning onto the field after the game dermade stood at a 5-over-par to- gies during the entire game Satur- with their sticks, lacrosse balls ward the end of round two be- day with an unexpected 21-8 vic- and jerseys for autographs from fore carding an awe-inspiring ea- tory behind the sticks of Johnny the Texas players. gle and three birdies in her last McKnight and Doug Boyer, who Texas coach Noah Fink said five holes, good enough to place finished with a combined seven he thinks an event like the LXM 20th overall. However, she spent points in the big win. The Texas Tour can help bring more kids scott squires | Daily Texan Staff day three battling sickness, fall- and Texas A&M lacrosse teams, Texas midfielder Austin Mai streaks past a Texas A&M defender during the Longhorns’ 21-8 win over the ing to 51st. as with any other sport, have a LACROSSE continues on page 8 Aggies at St. Stephen’s Episcopal School on Saturday as a part of the LXM Tour lacrosse event. — Shabab Siddiqui 8 SPTS

8 SportS Monday, April 12, 2010 SWEEP: Longhorns prevail DEFENSE: Double-play tandem excels in pair of pitchers’ duels From page 7 From page 7 he could take back. on Sunday. “It felt good,” Shepherd said. “[Saturday’s] game was what Moldenhauer and Kevin Keyes “Honestly, I didn’t think it had is becoming Longhorn baseball: loaded the bases afterward. With enough height to it to get out of the great pitching and outstanding the bases loaded, Kevin Lusson ballpark, but it just squeaked over defense,” Texas head coach Augie launched a 2-1 grand slam to right for me.” Garrido said. “That’s what we put field — his first since he was 9. Rowe would provide the insur- most of our effort and spend most “My older brother [Kyle] was ance run on Brandon Loy’s RBI of our time on.” like, ‘What happened? I was in single to short. The bulk of Texas’ double plays the bathroom.’ He was joking, of “On the offensive side, we’re came in Saturday’s 3-1 win, where course,” Lusson said about his re- battling,” Garrido said. “We’re Brandon Loy and Jordan Etier ception in the dugout. battling to get on base, we’re turned three to help bail out start- Lusson’s grand slam did more battling to advance runners. We ing pitcher Cole Green. than just give Texas a 7-1 lead, were very opportunistic to get The clutch one came in the sev- though; it also gave his mom a the three runs.” enth inning. After Tant Shepherd nice souvenir. Cole Green earned his seventh homered to give Texas a 2-1 lead “I’ll be sure to get the ball from win of the season with seven in- in the bottom of the sixth, Green somebody. I’ll give it to my mom. I nings pitched and five . allowed a single from first base- told her I would,” Lusson said. He got plenty of support from man Brett Lisher and walked Texas’ run barrage in the third his defense — especially his mid- catcher James Stanfield. game contrasted sharply with dle infield, as Loy and Jordan Etier After getting Jake Marasco to the pitchers’ duels that were combined for three double plays. line out to right, Green got Bran- the first two games of the series, On Friday, nine innings weren’t don Macias to roll over on a low where both teams combined for enough for Texas, which needed 11 fastball right to Loy at shortstop. nine total runs. innings to finally put away the Jay- Nothing new. Scott Squires | Daily Texan Staff In Saturday’s 3-1 win, Texas had hawks 3-2, thanks to Jordan Wey- “It’s in our practice plan to work Shortstop Brandon Loy, left, beats a Kansas baserunner to second base in Texas’ 3-2 win on Friday. to come from behind after Brandon mouth and Tim Maitland. on double plays, and our coaches, Macias singled up the middle, ad- Weymouth, in just his sixth pitchers and everybody [know] then threw three straight balls be- Texas played stout defense with knew I had to pick it up again.” vanced to second on a Casey Lytle plate appearance of the season, we will get opportunities,” Green fore getting Brian Heere to hit a only one error in three games, Texas turned another dou- walk and scored on an RBI slow- a triple to right and was brought said. “They put a lot of time and ef- sharp ground ball to Loy’s left. The which came in the bottom of the ble play Sunday courtesy of Tant hit dribbler to third base by Rob- home by Maitland on a walk-off fort into it, and that’s why they do rest went according to plan. sixth on a hard ball to Etier’s right. Shepherd stepping on first and by Price. sacrifice fly to right. it so smoothly. It’s something we “It’s just clutch,” Loy said. “It The sophomore took it personally. then throwing to Loy to tag a slid- Texas came back with an RBI “I know what this name is, and count on.” starts with pitchers throwing On the very next play, Etier made a ing Robby Price. sacrifice fly from Connor Rowe I know what he looks like, and The last double play came an down in the zone, and it’s some- diving play between first and sec- This double play didn’t save the that scored Moldenhauer in the I know what his uniform num- inning later with Texas up by one thing me and Jordan have been ond to get Tony Thompson. game, but it got two outs and end- fifth. Shepherd gave Texas the lead ber is,” Garrido joked about Wey- and freshman Hoby Milner on the working on all year. He’s telling “I needed to stay focused for ed the inning. with a two-out home run on a fast- mouth. “But I don’t have a clue as mound with one out. He gave up me a specific place to put it, and Cole,” Etier said. “I felt really bad A pitcher couldn’t ask for a bet- ball pitcher Cameron Selik wishes to who he is.” a single to the first batter he faced, that’s what I’m doing.” after I missed that one, and I just ter friend.

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By Kate Guerra On the defensive side, Texas had From page 7 sport,” said promidfielder Steven Daily Texan Staff one error in the third that led to Brooks, who played at Syracuse, If there were a highlight reel fea- an unearned run for Missouri. But into the sport. one of the top lacrosse schools in turing the best plays of the Long- that mistake was wiped from the “Reception has been a fight, the country. horns’ softball season, Sunday af- minds of fans and players when but once a kid gets a lacrosse stick Scott Hochstadt, Craig’s broth- ternoon’s game against seventh- left fielder Courtney Craig sprint- in his hand, they immediately be- er, is the man who organized ranked Missouri would provide its ed toward third base to make a come hooked,” Fink said. LXM and says that the players fair share of memorable moments. sliding catch in shallow left field. After the Texas “love to showcase And considering that Texas is en- The game finished just as excit- game, some of the the sport.” joying a record-smashing season, ing as it began when freshman To- best lacrosse play- “These guys are that’s saying something. rie Schmidt advanced to third on a ers in the world Once a kid gets existing pro play- The No. 16 Longhorns (34-9, 7-1) wild pitch by Lindsey Muller, Mis- split into Team a lacrosse stick ers who enjoy were already down by one when souri’s fourth pitcher of the game, C a s c a d e a n d the ‘tour model’ they came up to bat for the first and raced home on a throwing er- Team Luminous ‘‘in his hand, they over the summer time. Missouri pitcher Kristin Not- ror. That ended the game in the fifth Capital for the pro immediately become leagues,” he said. telmann gave up two walks to first on a run-rule victory 10-2. Freshman game. The players hooked.” Concluding the baseman Lexy Bennett and third (21-5) got the win. are part of Major day’s events was baseman Nadia Taylor and a single “We’re on a high right now, and League Lacrosse, — Noah fink music from lo- to catcher Amy Hooks to load the Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff I’m hoping we can keep it up,” Hooks going on the LXM cal Austin bands, bases. Senior shortstop Loryn John- Texas third baseman Nadia Taylor rounds the bases following one of said. “We talked about it all summer Tour with the goal Texas coach headlined by Los son came up to bat with two outs, a her two home runs in Saturday’s 5-2 win over No. 7 Missouri. and all fall: We have to have that Tex- of spreading the Angeles-based .333 batting average and the cheers as swagger. It’s not cockiness, but it’s game to smaller Carolina Liar. of the largest crowd of the season. pounded a home run to right center for the day. She knocked two more swagger, and we have it right now.” lacrosse markets For the Long- She knocked a two-RBI single field that scored the remaining three balls out of the park in the third and The Longhorns also won Satur- throughout the country. The tour horns and lacrosse fans in the through the left side for a standing baserunners. The inning showcased fifth innings to gain six total RBIs by day 5-2, when sophomore Taylor hit also stops in Minneapolis, Port- state of Texas, the event was a ovation after a long battle with Not- the talent of the Texas seniors, who the end of the game. two home runs for four RBIs. Those land, Las Vegas and San Diego. success. telmann. Little did the crowd know have carried the relatively young “I’m still shaking from all the two homers broke the UT team re- Austin was the first stop. “This was an exciting win,” it would soon be jumping back to team with their leadership. excitement,” Thrasher said. “It cord for most home runs in a season, “LXM in comparison to the Fink said, “and what LXM did its feet when senior Tallie Thrasher Thrasher was by no means done hasn’t really set in yet.” topping last season’s total of 58. Sun- MLL, is much better for the today was exciting for Austin.” day’s four home runs bring the 2010 season total to 63. “I’m focused, and I think as a whole collective group, we’re all fo- UPSET: cused,” Taylor said. “When we’re Freshman’s gutsy win at the plate, there’s one chance, and we’re executing.” HOW FIT ARE YOU? Sweeping the Big 12 champion motivates, inspires Horns and No. 7 team in the country is a From page 7 al singles match win by Coro- huge accomplishment for the Long- vic against the Wildcat’s 45th- horns, but they aren’t surprised that have been playing fantastic ranked Murray. they were up to the challenge. doubles,” Fendick-McCain said. Ellis’ lengthy center-court “We’re just trying to go out and “They took it upon themselves match against No. 13 Maria Mo- win every game,” Thrasher said. “It’s to win, and they went out there solova went back and forth be- t fired up.” ut always good to get a sweep, especial- tween each player. Ellis held her oou ly over teams that are ‘supposedly’ The Longhorns pushed their ground even after she was bro- ndnd sss ranked above us.” lead to 2-0 with an emotion- ken by Mosolova, winning the ese r first set 7-6. Fatigue was a large FindFFin outittntnne ere factor as Ellis began making FiF ntntte some errors. But Ellis was able e F en to claw her way back into the tthhe CCe match, pushing play to a second t t ntt One call could tiebreaker. Then it was Mosolova ata the Fitnesse making errors as she repeatedly m hit forehands into the net, with ssssm save you hundreds. a final error costing her the tie- ees break point and, ultimately, the ssse match victory. Ellis’ 7-6, 7-6 (6) AssessmentAAs Center win secured the stunning match Do the math. victory for the Horns. The excitement of their up- set over Northwestern trick- led onto courts five and six as the remaining two Texas play- • Convenient local office ers fought hard to hold onto their • Money-saving discounts early match leads. The entire Tex- • Low down payments as squad and the remaining fans • Monthly payment plans were on hand to cheer the two • 24-hour service and claims players to victory. Larsson de- • Coverage available by phone feated Northwestern’s Stacy Lee 6-3, 7-5. 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Monday, April 12, 2010 News 9 UT System’s TeleCampus Volunteers gather to clean creek to become decentralized Waller cleanup exposes By Collin Eaton “Over the years, each of the ‘unusual’ trash built up Daily Texan Staff individual institutions with- by runoff from storms The UT TeleCampus pro- in the UT System started devel- gram’s central administration oping their own distance edu- By Vidushi Shrimali office is restructuring and decen- cation programs,” Flores said. Daily Texan Staff tralizing its role in producing on- “There hasn’t really been a need About 100 volunteers met at the line courses for the UT System’s for a central TeleCampus like corner of 24th Street and San Jacin- 15 educational institutions. there [had been for the past to Boulevard on Saturday morning All courses will still be avail- few years].” ready to find unusual treasures able and students should no- Enrollment in TeleCampus’ while participating in the semian- tice no appreciable differ- 30 online degree and certificate nual Waller Creek Cleanup. ence in distance education ser- programs has risen from 788, This year, the group of vol- vices, UT System spokesman in the 1999-2000 academic year, unteers collected 1,600 pounds Matt Flores said. when the program first began, Since 1998, TeleCampus has to 16,062 in the 2008-09 academ- of trash and 400 pounds of 1 household goods, includ- been the administrative arm ic year. ing a metal trash can, two for all UT System online cours- The now-mature individu- mattresses and an unused es, coordinating course-building al campus online programs will syringe.day, month In pastday, 2008years, volunteers CLASSIFIEDS between UT System universities. operate independently, fund3B- have retrieved a baby carriage, If a campus did not provide an ed by the tuition and revenue an air-conditioning unit, a shop- on-campus course that students that they generate, said William ping cart and textbooks from the needed to completeWeekly their degree, Rates: Fannin, provost and vice presi- creek. Campus they could enroll in the distance dent for academic affairs at UT- “I run by the creek every day, education program$100 and take – theLarge Permian Basin. Initially, the UT and it’sADVERTISE nice just to see the differ- course over flexible hours. System will support the pro- Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff After the end$50 of its current – Medium fis- grams with infrastructure sup- ence whenYOUR you STUDENT are running by and you know you cleaned it up,” said Left to right, UT graduate students Maria Moura and Ben Pagano, and UT alumnus Randy Rosenberger par- cal year on Aug. 31,$25 TeleCampus – Small port personnel and technolo- Lucy Wu,ORGANIZATION! an accounting freshman ticipate in the Waller Creek Cleanup on Saturday. will cut its administrative staff by gy assistance, but Fannin said ORKBOARD 23 positions in order to refocus he expects that eventually the and volunteer. C Environmental Health and Safe- becauseContact it flows from North Joan Austin atto pay512-232-2229 to give Landfill Servic -orvironmental email assistant [email protected] April Idlett on marketing its online cours- programs will support them- ty organized the cleanup and fo- through the city and campus and es their trash, [like mattresses], so said she believes most of it is run- es, among other duties, Flores selves and even expand their cused on the stretch of Waller into Lady Bird Lake, becoming part they dump it in the creek,” Sim- off from storms. said. As TeleCampus becomes a course menu. Creek that flows through Universi- “We have a lot of wildlife,” Idlett UT System administration office “Eventually, when [the uni- ty property to the edge of campus said. “The cleaner we keep it up, the charged with fewer duties, the versity programs] mature and on 15th Street. better for them, the better for us.” production and maintenance of can be self-supporting, some- After 11 a.m., LBJ Green Society The cleaner we keep it up, the better for them, the Seven volunteers from the Green online courses will shift to indi- thing else that is new and inno- volunteers from UT’s Campus En- better for us.” Society were also attended the vidual universities. vative would be invested in by vironmental Center sorted the trash event. The cleanup is close to the Flores said the distance edu- the UT System,” he said. and estimated the total weight col- ‘‘ heart of Julia Burch, a first-year cation programs at individual Martha Ellis, committee chair lected before it was picked up by — April Idlett, EHS environmental assistant public affairs graduate student, institutions have matured to the on the UT TeleCampus execu- Landfill Services. because of her interest in environ- point that operations through a tive committee, said the 23 ad- Fred Simmons, safety coordina- mental science policy. central TeleCampus administra- ministrators who will be laid off tor for EHS, has attended the clean- of the water supply that Austin res- mons said. “People should recognize this is tion office would be less efficient may have opportunities to fill up since it started in 1999. He said idents receive in their homes. Though some of the trash found their own backyard, and they are than universities managing ad- positions handling online edu- keeping the creek clean is important “Sometimes people don’t want in the creek might be litter, EHS en- destroying it,” Burch said. ministration on their own. cation on different campuses.

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MOvie Review ‘Rocket Man’ lands at Erwin Center ‘Date Night’ fails to live up It’s been more than 10 years since the Rocket Man last touched down to comedian’s past work in Austin, and in the words of Sir El- ton John, that has simply been “a By John Ross Harden been given. With stars such as long, long time.” Daily Texan Staff Fey and Carell, a pair of prov- John performed for a sellout After first seeing the trailer for en jokesters, and a very respect- crowd of 16,755 people Saturday at “Date Night,” it seemed like the able supporting cast including the . The British perfect film for just that — a date. Mark Wahlberg, James Franco rocker played most of his hits, along After actually watching the mov- and Mila Kunis, one would as- with an unreleased song from his ie, though, I’m glad I went solo. sume that this cat-and-mouse tale upcoming , which will be re- Starring comedic icons Tina would be a nonstop hoot. In ac- leased later this year. Fey and Steve Carell, “Date tuality, though, Levy tries to cre- Opening with “Funeral for a Night” focuses on the lives of ate more than just an adult com- Friend/Love Lies for Bleeding,” John Phil and Claire Foster, an ex- edy with an attempt at a fami- mixed soulful piano melodies with hausted couple with day jobs ly film, which ultimately creates his more lively power anthems, such that are about as exciting as their problems within the movie. as “Bitch is Back” and “Philadelphia lackluster nightlife. If you’re anticipating this film Freedom.” Playing with a full band that in- To ignite a new spark in the re- to be the next “40-Year-Old Vir- cluded a keyboardist, cymbalist and lationship, they head to Claw, a gin,” you may want to reconsider. drummer, John took time to address trendy, upscale New York City While at moments Carell achieves the audience between songs. He restaurant. Unfortunately, some the same stellar level of humor said that he always loves coming to things are better left alone, and the as in his classic 2005 hit, it is of- America to perform and tries to cross Fosters’ choice to fake their identi- ten played off by “cute” moments the pond at least once each year. ty to grab a spot at the booked eat- intended for the more sensitive, After almost three hours of an en- ery proves to be a terrible one. lighthearted crowd. Fey also suf- ergy-filled performance, the 63-year- What ensues leaves the Fosters fers from the script’s limitations. old John proved that there truly isn’t — now under the pseudonym As arguably one of the funniest Daniela Trujillo | Daily Texan Staff an age limit for rock ‘n’ roll. Tripplehorns — on a wild jour- people in America, Fey is slotted Elton John performed in Austin for the first time in 10 years at the Frank Erwin Center on Saturday. – Jim Pagels ney to retrieve a flash drive for a to play second fiddle to Carell. crime lord who, just like the res- However, there are still many ervation staff at Claw, is oblivi- moments where the two shine ous to the fact that they aren’t the together as the perfect comedy EnERgy: couple everyone thinks they are. couple. There are several scenes SingER: Home-schooling Alternative medicine Fortunately for director Shawn in the film, especially during the Levy (“Night at the Museum”), couple’s encounter with the hunk ‘more of a calling,’ healers say Fey and Carell play a brilliant Wahlberg and his refusal to put on allowed outlet for music on-screen couple thanks to their a shirt, where writer Josh Klausner hilarious back-and-forth ban- (“Shrek” series) effortlessly blends From page 12 ing with the body and keeping ter. What’s unfortunate for Levy, hilarity with awkwardness. From page 12 that, and I just got the oldest Rufus it healthy.” though, is his lack of directing Wainwright CD, which is a self-ti- De Rosa never intended to Mainstream medicine seems consistency with the cast he’s Grade: B AA: Eighteen, as of last August. tled. Really great stuff. make energy healing her ca- to be catching on as well. More I’m young. I’m young for my age DT: If you could collaborate reer. As a touring musician she than 50 hospitals and clin- group ... wait, what? [laughs] with any musician in the world, would trade energy healing ses- ics across the country now of- DT: Did you grow up in Austin? who would it be? sions for a place to stay, but one fer energy healing to their AA: Until I was 9, I grew up in AA: Oh, Elvis Costello, of course. referral led to another, and her patients. East Texas ... and then I moved And Jim James from My Morning business began to grow. “We’re all energy,” Smith here when I was 9. I went to Mc- Jacket would be amazing. “It was more of a calling,” said. “There is nothing com- Callum [High School] my fresh- DT: I love them. They were on De Rosa said. “My phone nev- plex about it, nothing dark, or man year and then was home- Darla Records like you, weren’t they? er stopped ringing. It was very sinister, or evil about it. We schooled afterward. AA: Yeah, they were on there for confirming by the universe that have been given incredible in- DT: What was that like, being years and years. this was the path I was sup- struments; our human bodies home-schooled? DT: Do you get a chance to listen posed to take.” are phenomenal, and we have AA: It was great. It gave me an to Jim James in Monsters of Folk, About five years ago, Smith the ability to take care of them outlet for my music that I wouldn’t by any chance? said she had a similar kind of in a way that is constructive have had if I weren’t home-schooled. AA: Aw, man, I really wanted to. I experience when she realized and complementary to their es- While everyone was in school, I’d heard they were coming into town a that she “had the responsibili- sence. I believe that everybody take my books to my producer’s while back and never got a chance to. ty” of developing her gift. is a healer, and everybody has house to work on music. DT: I loved that whole collabo- She said alternative healing, the capacity for doing this. It’s DT: Not a really traditional high ration. M. Ward and Conor Oberst, like energy healing, has benefits just a matter of believing that Courtesy of “Date Night” school experience. What did you too? Amazing. But it’s weird that that cannot be found in Western they can. It’s pretty powerful Tina Fey and Steve Carell star in the comedy “Date Night,” which also listen to during that time? you listened to, like, Juice Newton medicine. stuff.” features a supporting performance by Mark Wahlberg. AA: A lot of Juice Newton. Elvis and Elvis Costello when you were “With energy healing, there Costello. Oh man, and of course, in high school. When I was in high are no side effects. With all Rufus Wainwright. school, I listened to screamo and the medications that are DT: I have some standard, in- chopped-and-screwed rap. thrown at us through the terview-y questions. What album AA: [laughs] I really genuine- doctors and the media, so have you listened to the most in the ly love Lady Gaga, to be honest. I many of the prescription last month? think she empowers women. drug side effects are real- AA: Interview-y, I like that. Prob- APPLY THIS SEMESTER Visit dailytexanonline.com for ly dangerous,” Smith said. APPLY THIS SEMESTER ably SPEAK’s new album — they more about Abshire’s thoughts on “Energy healing is not for- gave me their new album. My cheesy pick-up lines, eating ranch eign, like prescription boyfriend gave me SPEAK’s al- wings at Pluckers and her perfect drugs. It’s natural — it’s the The Texas Student Media Board of bum that isn’t out yet. I listened to day in Austin. most natural way of work- Operating Trustees has an opening for one at-large student board member to fi ll an unexpired term from June 2010 to May 2011.

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Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: [email protected] 12 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Monday, April 12, 2010 Life&Arts www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan Energy heals physical, emotional ailments By Kate Ergenbright Not only is energy healing used Daily Texan Staff to heal emotional issues, it is also For thousands of years, people used to treat physical injuries and have turned to alternative medi- ailments. cal practitioners to treat their emo- Jacque Smith, director of the tional and physical scars. Approx- Gayatri Healing Center — whose imately 38 percent of adults and practice includes a numerologist, 12 percent of children utilize some an astrologist and a naturopathic form of alternative medical treat- doctor — has developed a meth- ment, according to the Nation- odology of energy healing called al Institutes of Health’s Nation- restorative therapy. Through her al Center for Complementary and energy work, Smith said she has Alternative Medicine. healed broken feet, lowered blood Energy healing, one form of al- pressure and removed intesti- ternative therapy, may have its nal polyps, among other things. fair share of skeptics, but its us- Smith said she can even heal inju- age is surprisingly common. Ac- ries from a past life. cording to a Na- “This is kind tional Health Sur- of stretching the vey conducted in bounds of peo- 2007, 1.2 million ple’s beliefs, but adult Americans if you are in- and 161,000 chil- Basically, I was clined to believe dren had used absorbing all the in past lives ... energy healing I had a patient within the previ- ‘‘energy around me.” with an excruci- ous year. — Wendy De Rosa ating pain in her O n e o f t h e side every time Tamir kalifa | Daily Texan Staff goals of ener- Energy healer she got up from 18-year-old singer-songwriter Ariel Abshire has attracted national attention since the release of her debut album “Exclamation Love.” Her gy healing is to sitting. She’d al- mature vocal style has been compared to Pasty Cline and Jenny Lewis. clear “emotional ready visited a blockages” rang- doctor, and he ing from childhood experiences hadn’t found anything wrong. to major life decisions. This problem was not physical; “We have pathways through it was energetic, the remnants of Singer defies age expectations our bodies called meridians, an incident that had occurred in or energy channels, and when a previous life, in which she had praise from The Boston Globe for that? woman. And Juice Newton. Re- they’re free, clear and open, we been impaled on a sword and and The Austin Chronicle. AA: I’m in the process of record- ally powerful female vocalists. MUSIC MONDAY feel free, clear and open. When murdered,” Smith said. The Daily Texan spoke with Ab- ing. In a couple of months, maybe? DT: How did you get into they’re blocked, then we feel Both Smith and De Rosa al- By Francisco Marin shire at the Zilker Botanical Gar- DT: Is this a solo thing, or are Linda Ronstadt? stuck and blocked,” said Wen- ways knew they were healers, den about how she got involved you working with anyone? AA: My label, Darla Records, dy De Rosa, a local intuitive en- and began their careers in ener- with Darla Records, an atypical AA: I’m still working with my messaged me on MySpace and Austin singer-songwriter Ar- ergy healer and contributing au- gy healing because of “a calling” high school experience and the producer, and yeah, it’s pretty said, ‘We could use a Linda Ron- iel Abshire is just 18 years old, thor to “Bouncing Back: Thriving of sorts. merits of listening to Lady Gaga. much just me. stadt-kind of person.’ [laughs] But but you wouldn’t know that in Changing Times.” “I was very sensitive growing The Daily Texan: Let’s talk DT: Let’s talk about who you I had never really heard of her, so from listening to her most recent De Rosa uses different tools to up,” De Rosa said. “I would walk about you. Let’s talk about your sound like — I have some opin- I looked her up and thought she album, Exclamation Love. provide healing. into a room and feel very over- music ... So, besides Exclamation ions, but I want to know where was just so classy and amazing, On songs like “Everybody “I look at the energetic body whelmed. I would end up having Love, what else have you been you draw influence from. and of course I started listening Does,” she channels Jenny Lew- from an intuitive perspective. I to leave because I could feel that working on? AA: Vocally, I’m really influ- to a lot of her music. is’ melodrama and Linda Ron- have an ability to see energies. this person had a stomachache or Ariel Abshire: I’m working on a enced by Linda Ronstadt. DT: How old are you, by the stadt’s melancholy with the sort It’s called clairvoyancy,” De this person just broke up with their five-song EP now. Hopefully that’ll DT: ‘Blue Bayou!’ way? of lush, sonic skillfulness of sing- Rosa said. “I help people clear partner. Basically, I was absorbing be soon. New songs, very fresh. AA: [laughs] Yes, ‘Blue Bay- ers twice her age — so, it’s no blockages in their system by all the energy around me.” DT: When will we see a release ou,’ but I’ve got nothing on that wonder why she’s received high SINGER continues on page 11 guiding them into meditation, breath and awareness.” ENERGY continues on page 11 Violinist champions lesser-known pieces By Elana Estrin a choice and putting a stamp on Daily Texan Staff it that says, ‘I think this is really a WHAT: Elmar Oliveira Today, classical music stands at great work.’ You’re putting your- a crossroads. Audiences are dwin- self out on a limb much more, WHERE: Bates Recital Hall dling, and there’s widespread re- and you hope people will play it sistance to new music. Critics and like it,” Oliveira said. WHEN: Tonight at 7:30 have written reams on the sub- Oliveira started playing violin ject, but violinist Elmar Olivei- at age 9 at his public school. TickETs: $20 for general 84% of iPhone� users are ra responds simply, “If you grow “I heard violin music every day admission, $17 for faculty/ staff consuming news media exas Student Media is proud to present the up eating nothing but steak, you of my life,” Oliveira said. “My fa- and $10 for students; available on their phones in com- never know how good fish is.” ther adored the violin. My older brand NEW iPhone app. READ: News with pparison to 58.2% on other at the door One of today’s leading violin- brother played violin when I was in Tall the new top stories, smartsm phones. ists, Oliveira is dedicated to intro- the womb. So by the time I actually state, local and university. Fol- 11/1/2 of all iPhone users ducing audiences to what he might decided to take up violin seriously, Oliveira will then switch from low Longhorn sports, entertain- aarare under 30 years of age. consider the caviar of classical mu- I could sing all of the violin concer- the light world of Mozart and ment, comics, and multimedia. sic — both new music and older, ti. At a certain point I realized, ‘I’m Schubert to the pathos of Swiss- LAUGH: Follow UT’s student � forgotten music. Oliveira will per- a violinist, this is what I do.’” born, Jewish-American composer humor publication.. The one form on campus tonight as part of Along with pianist Bob Koenig, Ernest Bloch. In accord with his that’s really really really conde- the Starling Distinguished Violin- Oliveira will open his program mission, Oliveira will perform scending! LISTEN: get your indie ist Series, treating his audience to with a standard in the violin rep- the lesser-known of Bloch’s two violin sonatas, “Sonata No. 2.” on with KVRX 91.7. Hear what’s a selection of lesser-known works ertoire: Mozart’s “Sonata for Violin “It’s an incredibly dramatic piece, playing and get connected with and popular favorites. and Piano in B Flat Major, K. 378.” In many ways, Oliveira is a “All of the Mozart violin sona- its own very personal statement,” upcoming KVRX shows. AD- trailblazer. He was the first vi- tas are outstanding. I’d be hard- he said. “It’s quite different from VERTISE: Connect with UT Stu- olinist to win the coveted Av- pressed to say why I chose this everything else on the program, dents, Parents, Staff, and Alumni ery Fisher Prize and remains the over another, except that it fits and so it fits perfectly. It allows the with one of the most innovative only American to win the gold the program in terms of its length players and the listeners to depart and successful smart phones medal at the prestigious Interna- and style. It’s just a beautiful, from the rest of the program.” available to date! tional Tchaikovsky Competition. charming piece,” Oliveira said. Oliveira will close his program As tonight’s program will show, Next, Oliveira will perform Schu- with a number of short pieces, he has championed lesser-known bert’s “Rondo Brillant for Violin and though those titles will remain Download works, fighting for their place in Piano, Op. 70,” a largely unknown top-secret until the concert. 1) Go To: texasstudentmedia.com/ the violin canon, and he has pre- piece, even among violinists. “I’m keeping it a secret. If I re- iphoneapp/ miered numerous contemporary “I love Schubert. I’m absolute- veal them, it loses all of its fun,” 2) Click On iPhone image works for violin. ly crazy about him,” Oliveira said. Oliveira said. 3) Download from iTunes “The idea of reviving some- “I find this to be one of the most In addition to his perfor- 4) Done! thing is great, but the idea of add- outstanding pieces Schubert wrote mance tonight, Oliveira will con- ing something new to the reper- for violin and piano. From the mo- duct a masterclass on Tuesday toire is a whole different con- ment it begins until it ends, it’s an from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Bates cept. Then you’re really making amazingly constructed piece.” Recital Hall.

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