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1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 TALKIN’ TEXAS FOOTBALL EVERYBODY DANCE NOW REEL IT IN Join us at 4 p.m. on Wednesday for Former Radio City Rockette dancer Check out our highlights of several our weekly live chat bit.ly/dt_chat brings barre fitness to Austin films featured at Fantastic Fest LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, September 27, 2011 Latin major TODAY FIRE EXTINGUISHER given chance to increase Calendar Flu Shots recruitment University health services will offer flu shots from noon to 4 p.m. in By Jillian Bliss SSB G1.310 For a full list of flu shot Daily Texan Staff dates, visit healthyhorns.utexas.edu. Members of the Texas Higher Ed- ucation Coordinating Board direct- Inflammatory ed UT officials to remove a major in a Speech present-day language last week, but al- A panel of first amendment lowed the University to retain a major experts will discuss and take in the defunct language of Latin. questions about inflammatory Board members classified bachelor’s speech at 7 p.m. in GSB 2.124. degrees as low-producing if less than 25 students graduated with the degree 3 Day Startup during the past five years. A total of 14 Ever wanted to start your own bachelor’s degrees at UT did not meet company in one weekend? Learn the board’s enrollment requirements. more about UT’s 3 Day Startup In addition to those granted tempo- program at an information session rary extension, seven were approved from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Avaya to consolidate with other programs. Auditorium. Latin, along with five other majors, was deemed low in productivity by the board, but was granted a tempo- rary extension to increase enrollment Today in history over the next four years. Members of the Department of Classics filed ap- In 1928 Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff peals for both of the department’s ma- The United States recognizes the Austin Firefighter Rex Dorado extinguishes a fire after a pile of brush caught flame on a trailer bed while the truck was in transit on Interstate-35 jors in Latin and Greek, but only the Republic of China. near the Manor exit Monday evening. Dorado said the fire was relatively minor and the driver was able to exit the highway quickly. Latin major was granted a request for temporary extension of the program. Dominic Chavez, spokesman for the Texas Higher Education Coordi- Campus watch nating Board, said in four years the board will review the UT Latin pro- Course teaches sexual assault defense gram, along with the other majors Taxi! By Nina Hernandez Abuse and Incest National Network, ening situations. in the program [come] because granted the extension, to determine 200 BLOCK EAST DEAN KEETON Daily Texan Staff an organization dedicated to edu- Sergeant Laura Davis of UT Po- you get to put into effect the phys- whether they have progressed in pro- A non-UT cab driver flagged cating the public about sexual as- lice Department said the fourth ical techniques that we teach.” ductivity. Chavez said appeals made down a UT Police Officer and Out of the one in 12 college males sault and finding counseling for vic- day of the course is the most im- Davis said it is important for wom- from each department needed to in- informed the officer he had an who have committed a sexual as- tims, a sexual assault is committed portant because students put what en to try to stay in a public, well en- clude a plan on how to increase re- intoxicated subject in the back sault, 84 percent did not think it was in the U.S. every two minutes. they’ve learned to practice dur- vironment to increase their safety. cruitment, retention and graduation of his vehicle. The subject could rape, said UT police officer Ashley The Rape Aggression Defense ing an optional simulation test. “If you’re being attacked you want rates within the department, in addi- not provide the driver a correct Griffin during a women’s defense System course is a four-day course “I feel strongly about people do- to be able to yell loud enough that tion to other details on why the major address and location that he class Monday. that teaches women how to defend ing the simulation,” Davis said. “I needed to be dropped off at. According to the website of Rape, themselves in potentially life-threat- believe the biggest learning curves DEFENSE continues on PAGE 2 LATIN continues on PAGE 2 During the investigation, the officer discovered the subject had created a personal Splash Zone in the back passenger compartment of the taxi. The Flu shot campaign promotes vaccines Students commemorate subject was unable to answer basic questions for the officer. The subject was taken into for students with or without insurance previously banned books custody for Public Intoxication and transported to Central By Nick Hadjigeorge full list of dates and locations can in the last 12 months because of By Rachel Thompson braries together through other Booking. Daily Texan Staff be found on the UHS website. a cold, the flu or sore throats, ac- Daily Texan Staff events such as trivia, bake sales The flu shot is available for free cording to a 2010 campus health and the library crawl. The organi- With the high temperatures to all students and faculty who assessment survey. When Information sciences zation also offers networking op- lasting into the fall, it may not present their UT ID and a health She said providing a flu shot graduate student Jessica McCleane portunities for those interested in Inside feel like the flu season is fast ap- insurance card, not including campaign is central to UHS’s pur- was in high school, she read J.D. becoming librarians. proaching. But University Health Medicare, Medicaid, Tricare or pose of promoting a healthy envi- Salinger’s “The Catcher in the Rye” Members brought books rang- In News: Services is taking precaution- HMO plans. The shot costs $10 ronment on campus. — a coming of age story that was ing from Madeleine L’Engle’s “A Natural Sciences Week begins ary measures against the virus for those without health insur- “Campus is, by nature, crowd- once the most censored book in Wrinkle in Time” to Alice Walker’s page 6 through a campaign to distribute ance. ed, so it makes it much easier to U.S. high schools. “The Color Purple,” all of which vaccines to students and faculty Senior UHS coordinator Sher- pick up viruses that cause cold One of her friends had to leave had been banned at one time, and during the coming weeks. ry Bell said the flu is more serious and flu,” Bell said. the room while the class read parts some of which remain banned in In Sports: The UHS Flu Shot Campaign than students usually realize and Bell said the University is pre- of the novel. various schools. Longhorns release Iowa State begins today at the Student Ser- stressed the correlation between pared to distribute 10,000 vac- “She had to read a different book UT ALA/TLA co-director Anna depth chart page 8 vices Building in room G1.310 contracting the virus and de- cines during this year’s campaign because her mom thought it was so Fidgeon said some of the books from noon to 4 p.m. The cam- creased academic performance. and said last year’s immuniza- inappropriate,” McCleane said. were challenged, meaning some- paign will continue to offer the Bell said almost 20 percent of tions totaled 9,028. Bell also said McCleane and other literature one requested that the book be In Life&Arts: vaccine in various locations respondents said they have suf- lovers from the School of Informa- taken out of public and school li- Review of the new Droid Charge around campus until Oct. 20. The fered a negative academic impact FLU SHOT continues on PAGE 2 tion celebrated “The Catcher in the braries, while others were banned page 12 Rye” and similar banned books in outright. the South Mall Monday night dur- “I think it’s important to read ing the American Library Associ- banned books to sort of bring at- ation and Texas Library Associa- tention to different ideas that may- tion’s Banned Books Week Read- be someone doesn’t agree with,” Austin ranks No. 12 in list of Out. Fidgeon said. “It’s always good to They discussed formerly taboo have both sides.” subjects such as homosexuality Fidgeon said she encouraged and racism. members to bring their favorite most livable American cities The UT ALA/TLA chapter brings students interested in li- BANNED continues on PAGE 2 Texas capitol recognized for ed the number of restaurants, Austin’s centrally located Quote to note bars and museums as well as 209 bars and 1,818 restaurants, lively social faire, economic the city’s income, poverty, un- many of which offer live mu- insulation, low crime rate employment, crime and foreclo- sic, helped contribute to Aus- It was probably the sure rates. tin’s high ranking according to toughest‘ decision I’ve By Brianna Pelayo “I imagine on a per capita ba- the report. ‘ Daily Texan Staff sis, the number of entertain- According to Businessweek. had to make so far in ment outlets like bars and res- com, Austin would have made my life. But I think, at Austin placed highly in a taurants and that sort of thing the top ten were it not for a high recently released ranking of is probably on the higher end,” property crime rate.