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TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 95 75 Friday, June 25, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com City drives transit shifts forward Research WEEKEND measures FRIDAY impact of Up against the wall, redneck investment By Collin Eaton mother Daily Texan Staff Veteran Texas songwriter Ray UT has a leading role in testing Wylie Hubbard plays the Cactus a new federal pilot program de- Cafe at 8:30 p.m. Tickets cost signed to create a scientific, quanti- $15 at the door. fiable measurement of the economic and social impacts of federal re- The Dude search spending. Devin the Dude takes the STAR METRICS, or Science and stage at Lamberts Downtown Technology in America’s Reinvest- Barbecue at 10:30 p.m. Tickets ment: Measuring the EffecT of Re- cost $30. search on Innovation, Competitive- ness and Science, is a data-compil- ing program that will report the Dinner and number of jobs created as a result a movie of federal research spending at all Master Pancake Theatre takes universities. on “The Blind Side” at the Alamo Susan Sedwick, co-chair of the Drafthouse Cinema at the Ritz STAR METRICS steering commit- at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $13.50. tee and director of UT’s Office of Sponsored Projects, said the Uni- versity became part of a working group of six universities that was established to develop a standardized measure of the effects of feder- SATURDAY al research spending, or phase one Photos by Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff of the STAR program. Keep Austin Sedwick said the program is Weird Above, Austin McDaniel leaves a City Council meeting on the expansion of bicycle lanes in Austin on Thursday. McDaniel is a member of The aimed at demonstrating the val- League of Bicycling Voters and relies on his bike for transportation. Below, Major Lee Leffingwell listens to speakers at Austin City Hall at ue to society of investments by de- The eighth annual Keep Austin Thursday’s briefing on the proposal to build a light-rail system in Austin. veloping a mechanism for demon- Weird festival kicks off at 2 p.m. strating matching data from institu- on the South First Street Bridge tional administrative records with and includes a 5K run, as well as Bicycle boulevard, bond those on outcomes such as patents, live music, food and vendors. publications and citations on City Council’s agenda “[UT] is participating in the proof Bad to the bone of concept — we extract data from Stubb’s Bar-B-Q’s second round in last session before break our systems and provide that to of celebrity-chef cookoffs [STAR METRICS operators]. They By Destinee Hodge & Michelle Truong begins at 8 p.m. at the Waller import that data into their system, Daily Texan Staff Creek Amphitheatre. Audience manipulate it and publish it into City Council convened for its last session Thurs- text voting decides the winner. their reports.” day to discuss more than 150 items before a month- When the U.S. Congress passed long break. Council members spent much of the time the American Recovery and Rein- Who’s the discussing the Downtown Bicycle Boulevard, which vestment Act of 2009, the $787 bil- is slated to begin construction in the winter, as well dummy now? lion distributed across the country as the mobility bond that is part of the Austin Strate- Ventriloquist comedian Jeff came with requirements for quar- gic Mobility Plan. Dunham cracks up the Frank terly reports on how the money Erwin Center at 8 p.m. Tickets was spent and how spending trans- start at $55. Bike Boulevard lated into job creation. The Downtown Bicycle Boulevard saga pushed Congress spends more than $31 on and was arguably the lengthiest discussion at the billion on research every year, and meeting. Because of the varying opinions on the ef- the idea of a quantifiable way to fectiveness of the plan, the discussion leading up to measure research spending’s effect SUNDAY Thursday has been contentious at times. on the economy came to the fore- The plan, proposed by the Public Works Depart- Rail system to be reviewed; front of federal science policy soon ment, is to have Nueces and Rio Grande streets spe- after the stimulus bill was passed. ‘Go Daddy-O’ Julia Lane, program director at Big Bad Voodoo Daddy swings cifically cater to bicycle traffic. From Third and Fourth streets to MLK Boulevard, the department plans to the National Science Foundation, is its way through a set at the One have more lanes for bike traffic as well as fewer stop ridership increase expected now spearheading the effort to pres- World Theatre at 6 p.m. Tickets signs and lower speed limits. ent early STAR METRICS testing to start at $20. “We are considering looking at lowering the speed By Nolan Hicks ban rail system so far. The council will de- the Federal Demonstrations Partner- limit on Nueces as part of the staff recommendations,” Daily Texan Staff cide whether to take the next major step, ship. Lane said before STAR MET- said Annick Beaudet, project manager with the de- City planners told the City Council in starting the environmental-review process, RICS, there was no empirical infra- partment’s Neighborhood Connectivity Division. its meeting Thursday that Austin’s best for the urban rail system in December. structure or any cumulative data on “However, we didn’t want to outright recommend it, long-term option to relieve traffic con- “We have to find ways for people to get the impact of $31 billion in federal Inside as we will be looking at removing some north-south gestion in Central Austin is to build an into Central Austin,” Spillar said. tax dollars spent on research. stop signs.” urban rail system. He said that widening existing streets Early tests show that once re- In Opinion: Beaudet stressed that because of the high UT and Mayor Lee Leffingwell and the council throughout Central Austin wasn’t an op- search administrators collect the Slow Simkins response Austin Community College student traffic in the area, members were briefed during the meeting tion because there simply isn’t any space existing, scattered data created by tarnishes UT’s image page 3 by city transportation director Robert Spil- CITY continues on page 2 lar on the progress of planning for the ur- RAIL continues on page 2 STAR continues on page 2 In Sports: Two Longhorns picked in the NBA draft’s first round page 6 Campaign sheds light on light pollution TEXAS 40 In Life&Arts: “Amelie” director releases a By Shamoyita DasGupta top-notch new film page 4 Daily Texan Staff Mountains provide In an effort to help reduce light pollution, the UT McDonald Observatory is launching a radio and Internet cam- encouragement, paign to educate the public about people’s effects on the night sky. “What we’re doing in our campaign change of scenery is trying to educate people to the prob- Editor’s note: Riders from the Sense Corp Texas 4000 for lem,” observatory assistant director Cancer correspond with The Daily Texan through a series of Anita Cochran said. “We’re utilizing articles from the road. Each week over the 70-day trek, riders Quote to note our [radio] programs along with edu- from the Rocky Mountain and Coastal routes will describe cation on the Web in order to sort of their experiences along the journey, depicting the places they explain to people not only what the pedal through and the people they meet along the way. “Not everyone who problem is, but how they can go about plays is always the helping to alleviate the problem.” By Jordan Deathe ‘ Light pollution is caused when ex- Daily Texan Guest Columnist best of athletes.‘ But cess lighting from man-made fix- Rocky Mountain Route it seems as though tures on the ground radiates upwards, Our team began a new chapter this past week as it drowning out the night sky. The light entered the Rocky Mountains pathway. The moun- they all have their effectively prevents researchers from Jose Castillo | Daily Texan file photo tains were so faint in our first sighting that they could moments.” observing stars and other objects. UT’s McDonald Observatory, located in West Texas, is launching a campaign to have been mistaken for clouds. But, our arrival was While the observatory is located in one increase public awareness of the causes and effects of light pollution. exciting and brought new energy to everyone. of the darkest regions of the country, Riding through Colorado has been beautiful — far bet- West Texas, growing and glowing met- This light pollution can be caused crease their usability and save energy, ter than the droll wheat fields of Oklahoma. Of course, the ropolitan areas miles away are slowly by anything from lights on billboards Cochran said. scenery of the front range of the Rockies is a sight to see: shining away what it can see. pointing skyward to lights placed on “If you focus the light downward From the sprawling and rolling plains, the ground shoots — Kyle St. Nicholas “When light goes up into the sky, people’s property as a safety measure. — which is where you want it, on the Intramural sports official upward, eclipsing everything behind the mountains. it’s making the whole background The best way to reduce light pollution ground — not only does it not block Our hosts continue to greet and provide for us, lighter, so you can’t see the stars,” Co- is to point these lights at the ground SPORTS PAGE 6 chran said. instead of into the sky, which will in- LIGHT continues on page 2 RIDE continues on page 2 2A

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The Daily Texan Volume 111, Number 17 ride: Cyclists make epic trek 25 cents Red-light cameras see CONTACT US to Colorado mountain peak Main Telephone: From page 1 of road inside the Arapaho Nation- (512) 471-4591 fewer traffic accidents al Forest to the Mount Evans peak, and their hospitality keeps our rising about 9,000 feet over Denver Editor: By Michael Sherfield far less than many other cities in uating circumstances, Telles teams alive. There is simply no at an elevation of 14,270 feet. The Lauren Winchester Daily Texan Staff Texas. The Texas Tribune report- said, such as turning right on way that we could make the trip scenery was as awesome as you (512) 232-2212 Austin’s traffic collisions have ed cities in the state collected $62 red or having to move for an if our hosts didn’t provide food could imagine it to be. On one side, [email protected] been reduced in a flash — a red- million from traffic citations from EMS vehicle. and shelter for us. you could see flat earth strolling light camera’s flash — after the cameras last year and more than Each camera costs the city a flat In Oklahoma we faced head- away, and on the other side rose Managing Editor: implementation of a 2-year-old $100 million since 2007. rate of $4,870 per month to oper- winds and crosswinds from the ridge after ridge of mountains. Ben Wermund safety program that is making Austin contributed just ate through Redflex, Telles said. south, which came in handy as we All six Rocky Mountain Route (512) 232-2217 strides to limit the number of $750,939 to that total, compared “There’s a human element,” he turned north for Colorado. Since riders who attempted the ride to managingeditor@ collisions and fatalities that oc- to Houston with $24 million and said. “People think it’s just a flash then, the wind generally has been the summit on North America’s dailytexanonline.com cur when people run red lights. Arlington with almost $7 million. and a ticket.” in our favor. At the Colorado bor- highest paved road completed it. Collisions are down in the 10 in- Reyne Telles, who manages the A team of APD officers then re- der, the team celebrated visiting its The climb to 14,000 feet was in- News Office: tersections that have cameras, said municipal court part of the pro- view the tapes and decide wheth- third state during the trip by climb- credibly difficult, and our riders (512) 232-2207 Austin Police Department Lt. Bri- gram, said that disparity comes er or not to issue a ticket. ing all over the “Welcome to Col- suffered multiple moments of ex- [email protected] an Gruetzner, the APD manag- in part because of the emphasis “We review each violation orado” sign and taking a variety haustion. Yet, like the cancer vic- er of the “Keep Austin Safe” pro- Austin put on safety, not on rev- thinking, ‘If you’re a patrol on the of pictures. Shortly afterward, we tims we ride for, we had to per- Web Office: gram, which works with the mu- enue, when instituting the pro- street, would you write a ticket?’” headed north to Springfield, Colo. severe. We put ourselves into a (512) 471-8616 nicipal court to run the cameras. gram in 2008. Gruetzner said. Here, we stayed at Springfield state of mind in which failure was [email protected] “We have so few locations, This means vendor Redflex Revenue raised from the cam- High School, home of the Spring- not going to happen. Despite rest- it would be unfair to compare Traffic Systems from Arizona, the eras is split between the state, field Longhorns. It was nice to see ing many times, we eventually Sports Office: all over the city,” he said. “But company that operates the cam- which takes half, and a traffic- Longhorn decor all around us. reached the summit. Once there, (512) 232-2210 we have averaged a 30-percent eras and reviews infringements safety fund that is used to main- We finally saw the Rocky Moun- we celebrated with enormous [email protected] reduction in collisions in those before sending them to APD tain street safety. tains as we road toward Pueblo, smiles and hugs, took our pic- intersections.” for further action or dismissal, Most of the cameras are posi- Colo., two days later. The next five ture, loaded our bikes and drove Life & Arts Office: In 2007, the city estimated doesn’t have an incentive to seek tioned near Interstate Highway days took us along the eastern edge to Boulder, Colo., to meet up with (512) 232-2209 that more than 1,300 collisions out more citations than it should. 35, with the most active intersec- of the mountain range. During that the rest of the team. [email protected] were caused by drivers running This results in more than 50 tion at I-35 and 11th Street, while time, a group of team members at- By the end of that day, we had red lights. percent of potential violations some also monitor Lamar Boule- tempted the Mount Evans chal- all accomplished something that Photo Office: Austin uses red-light cameras being disregarded for exten- vard and MoPac Expressway. lenge, which consists of 72 miles we weren’t sure was possible. (512) 471-8618 [email protected]

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Classified Advertising: From page 1 Mobility Bond to the [Austin-Bergstrom] Inter- may increase with trains national Airport,” Spillar said. (512) 471-5244 In response to overwhelm- From page 1 of the Downtown Austin Alli- the boulevard is a particular advan- As a result of pass-through fi- [email protected] ing concerns about the growing ance. “We can’t just do mind- tage in increasing safety. nancing being used for some of to do so without seriously im- less sprawl anymore.” The department also allowed traffic congestion in Austin, City the projects, the contracts will pacting existing neighborhoods Betts said urban rail sys- economist Angelos Angelou to Council discussed the almost $85 be subject to the new Texas De- The Texan strives to present all information million mobility bond propos- fairly, accurately and completely. If and businesses. tems have been effective in speak on the effectiveness of the partment of Transportation rules we have made an error, let us know As currently proposed, the promoting developments proposition. He vouched for the al that was revealed by city man- that put a 10-percent cap on the about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail ager Marc Ott earlier this month. [email protected]. system is projected to cost with a high population den- plan by drawing on success stories difference between contracted $885 million — laying 33.8 sity in other cities where in California, Arizona and Oregon Rob Spillar, the city’s Transpor- budget prices and the actual re- miles of track, which would they’ve been deployed. as case studies for the potential of tation Department director, pre- imbursement a city receives for create two rail corridors link- “[Urban rail] is an impor- the boulevard. sented detailed information about highway projects. COPYRIGHT ing Austin-Bergstrom Interna- tant part of the city’s ability Contention over the proposal the proposed distribution of the One of the major questions funds to council members. Copyright 2010 Texas Student tional Airport, downtown, UT to increase population density comes mostly from business own- asked regarding the bond was Media. All articles, photographs and East Austin. downtown,” he said. “It could ers who fear that diverting traf- The package includes improve- why the improvement of In- and graphics, both in the print and “Trains are larger and more go north all the way to the Tri- fic and possibly reducing parking ments for sidewalks, bicycle ame- terstate Highway 35 and Texas online editions, are the property of comfortable,” Spillar said. “Cit- angle [Residences] and south spaces will reduce the number of nities, trails and transit facilities. Loop Highway 1 was not includ- Texas Student Media and may not be ies that have replaced bus routes down Congress into [South customers they receive. Some busi- Spillar said that with regard to ed in the proposal. reproduced or republished in part or with urban rail have seen dra- Congress],” he said. “It’s a sol- ness owners also feel that the way roadway projects, there will be Spillar said that because those in whole without written permission. matic increases in ridership.” id core.” the plan was proposed to them significant investments in high- roadways are managed by Tx- He said that installing urban Spillar said the plan was part gave the impression that they were way improvement, although the DOT, they would have to con- rail systems will aid efforts to of a larger regional effort to ex- being taken advantage of. urban rail system is not part of tinue discussions with the de- boost the number of people pand the availability of mass “Well, the initial circumstance the bond proposal. partment to implement changes. CORRECTION and increase the population transit services, including Cap- that made us oppose it was the “By 2015, once our pass-through He said that a way of addressing Because of a reporting error, density of Central Austin. ital Metro’s just-launched Red way it was handled,” said Monica finance project gets underway, we the problem more holistically is the NBA draft story on page six of “We’re encouraged by the Line, which provides service Thomason, who owns a software will soon have a continuous road- to work with all the regions that Thursday’s paper should read Damion work the city transportation to Leander, and the proposed company on Nueces Street. “We way without stoplights from ap- have highways feeding into I-35, James entered his name in the 2009 department is doing,” said Green Line, which would run found out through the newspapers proximately where the road be- rather than adding a few lanes to draft but did not hire an agent. Charles Betts, executive director to Elgin. that they were going to build it.” gins at Oak Hill now, all the way facilitate more traffic. The Texan regrets the error. Star: TODAY’S WEATHER light: Pollution obscures sky observation Program totals growth data From page 1 mittee and associate vice president High Low From page 1 At UT, members of the De- the public about how easi- of research administration at the partment of Astronomy orga- ly light pollution can be re- individual researchers, the pro- California Institute of Technology. out the light, but you can use a 92 75 nize star parties twice a week, duced and prevented. gram can turn the large data Seligman said he has heard it could lower-wattage light bulb to give where members of the pub- “Once you get rid of light dump into a standardized report be by the end of the current year. Note to self: basically the same effect, so you lic view the skies from tele- pollution, it’s actually gone. in one hour and can create a jobs ”When we get to phase two, we GET NAKED. can save energy,” she said. scopes atop Robert Lee Moore There’s no residual,” obser- report in 24 hours. will be using information that identi- Hall, which is one of the tall- vatory spokeswoman Rebecca After phase one, the steering fies investigators, so there’s the whole This newspaper was written, est buildings on campus. Par- Johnson said. “[The campaign] committee will collaborate with issue of privacy and the federal re- he aily exan edited and designed with pride ticipants have noticed the det- is really about letting people the universities to develop data quirements regarding information T D T by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. rimental effects light pollu- know how easy it is to prevent on the impact of research spend- and what can be released,” he said. tion has on their ability to see light pollution.” ing on social health, the environ- The program may give policy- Permanent Staff Editor ...... Lauren Winchester farther into the sky. The McDonald Observato- ment, the growth of the economy makers at the federal-, state- and Managing Editor ...... Ben Wermund Associate Managing Editor ...... Francisco Marin Jr. “[Light pollution] kind of ry plans to use StarDate, a ra- and scientific knowledge by com- local-government levels a scien- Associate Editors ...... Heath Cleveland, Douglas Luippold pile information on patents, uni- tific approach to investing in re- ...... Dave Player, Dan Treadway washes out most of the sky, dio program that broadcasts News Editor ...... Claire Cardona especially in the warmer- nationally about science every versity-based business start-ups, search, he said. Associate News Editors...... Pierre Bertrand, Kelsey Crow, Cristina Herrera Senior Reporters ...... Collin Eaton, Nolan Hicks weather seasons when our air day, and Universo, a Span- publications and citations, student “[Congress] invests a tremendous ...... Destinee Hodge, Michael Sherfield Copy Desk Chief ...... Vicky Ho quality might not be as good, ish-language radio program mobility and employment. amount of money in research and Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Elyana Barrera, Kelsey Crow Cynthia Hope, assistant vice development, largely at universities, Design Editor ...... Olivia Hinton like on Ozone Action Days,” that broadcasts daily in Cen- Senior Designers ...... Veronica Rosalez, Simonetta Nieto, Suchada Sutasirisap said Lara Eakins, a laboratory tral America. It will air in- president for research at the Univer- and while we all think that it’s in- Special Projects Designer ...... Thu Vo Photo Editor ...... Bruno Morlan and technical services super- formation on these stations sity of Alabama and STAR MET- herently a good idea, it’s very hard Associate Photo Editor ...... Lauren Gerson Senior Photographers ...... Tamir Kalifa, Mary Kang, Peyton McGee visor with department. “Even from June 28 to July 4. In ad- RICS steering committee member, to demonstrate that it makes sense ...... Derek Stout, Danielle Villasana said the variety of methods used to not just for being a good idea, but Life&Arts Editor ...... Mary Lingwall when we’re looking through dition, it has created a video Associate Life&Arts Editor ...... Madeline Crum the telescopes, we can’t see a about light pollution that can compile existing data, rather than that it actually has a very positive Senior Entertainment Writers ...... Addie Anderson, Katherine Kloc ...... Mark Lopez, Julie Rene Tran lot of faint objects.” be viewed at the observato- generating new economic data and and notable impact on the economy Features Entertainment Writers ...... Kate Ergenbright, Gerald Rich Sports Editor ...... Dan Hurwitz The observatory hopes this ry’s website, mcdonaldobserva- jobs reports, reduces the amount and on life in general,” he said. “Re- Associate Sports Editor ...... Austin Ries of paperwork and makes the pro- search and development at a uni- Senior Sports Writers ...... Will Anderson, Chris Tavarez, Bri Thomas campaign will help inform tory.org. Comics Editor ...... Carolynn Calabrese gram less costly for university sci- versity, over the long haul, has an Multimedia Editor ...... Ryan Murphy Associate Multimedia Editor ...... Carlos Medina ence administrators. impact that far exceeds the amount Senior Videographer ...... Joanna Mendez Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren The program has taken off at of the investment. What we need to “warp speed,” but it’s impossible to do is start finding the methodolo- Issue Staff predict when phase two will begin gy that we need to start using now Reporters ...... Michelle Truong, Shamoyita DasGupta Photographers ...... Caleb Fox, Erika Rich to be implemented, said Richard Se- to what the investments of the past Sports Writer ...... Naishadh Bhonsle Life&Arts Writer ...... Zach Miller ligman, co-chair of the steering com- have produced.” Columnist...... Susannah Jacob �� Editorial Cartoonist ...... Michael Murphy

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GALLERy VIEWPOINT Give Pride and students precedent a voice It’s a little embarrassing to attend a University that is now nationally recognized for having a dorm that commemorates a for- By John Alexander Lawler mer Klansman, and it’s frustrating that the name change had not Daily Texan Guest Columnist been addressed sooner. Allegedly, the news about William Simkins’ KKK involvement As reported by The Daily Texan this wasn’t a surprise to UT, and according to the University’s first of- week, looming alterations to the cur- ficial response to the subject in May, it wasn’t planning on chang- rent residential zoning of the University ing the name. In a May 5 KXAN article, Leslie Blair, UT’s associ- area — including portions of West Cam- ate director of communications, said, “We feel that a better use of pus and North Campus neighborhoods our time and money would be to continue to recruit and to pro- — threaten to minimize the availability vide programs that support more students, faculty and staff from of Greek, cooperative and semi-dense populations underrepresented at the University and to further a housing. Besides a misunderstanding climate of inclusiveness and cultural diversity that looks to the that the changes would affect a centrally future instead of dwelling on the past.” located portion of West Campus known Although changing the name of Simkins Hall Dormitory will as University Neighborhood Overlay, or not be cost-prohibitive, as was explained by the committee in UNO, I am proud that The Daily Texan Tuesday’s forum, the University was worried that changing the is bringing to light such a critical con- dorm’s name would set a precedent “that could end up costing a versation going on within the Universi- great deal of money and time,” Blair said. ty community. It was only after a community outcry that the administration For those new to the world of zoning, decided it would consider changing the name of Simkins Hall. its applicability to everyday life may be Now, almost six weeks after the controversy started, we are hard to appreciate at first. In fact, the awaiting the recommendation of a 21-member panel, which was zoning and ordinances that Austin uses created to advise President William Powers Jr. regarding the Higher-education have a dramatic impact on nearly every name change. facet of an individual’s day. The places But the administration should recognize how much its hesi- we live, the paths we walk and even the tance to address race on this campus is really costing. By pre- reforms should be realistic food nearby is pre-determined by zon- serving Simkins’ name on our campus, or even showing that it’s ing. Obviously, any changes to the laws a consideration, UT is doing everything but fostering inclusive- governing an area’s zoning will impact ness — it’s alienating the majority of its students and the major- By Susannah Jacob track is preposterous, and it’s fright- its population. ity of U.S. population. Daily Texan Columnist ening that Texas A&M has put this Of course, navigating the issues of zon- UT’s slow response in considering the dorm’s name change idea into motion. ing, ordinances and city planning often sends a discouraging message to talented prospective students New York Times blogger and con- So far, UT regents haven’t pushed requires a bit of bureaucratic background and faculty across Texas and the country. Most students or pro- tributor Stanley Fish had a few words the changes with the same forceful- knowledge. In the case of a West Cam- fessors would not want to be associated in any way with the Ku to say about the allegedly nonpartisan ness as their Aggie counterparts, but pus tenant such as myself, my duplex re- Klux Klan or an institution that has any connection with it, even think tank Texas Public Policy Foun- it’s incorrect to assume UT may nev- sides in the central portion of West Cam- if the relationship is symbolic. Those targeted by the terrorist or- dation, which has proposed a number er be subjected to similar reforms. Re- pus, which is part of UNO. UNO, which ganization — any non-white ethnicity group, non-Protestant or of reforms to higher eduction. “Ret- gardless, the purported practical im- will not be impacted by these changes, member of the GLBT community— would be especially appre- rograde,” “cockamamie,” “formulaic” plications of the reforms — good and resides in the area overseen by the larg- hensive about attending a school that continues to host land- and “dumbed-down teaching” were bad — are hard to entirely accept from er West Campus association, Universi- marks named after prominent Klan leaders, such as Simkins. some of the choice phrases Fish used adults so far away from their own col- ty Area Partners (UAP). Next up the lad- This debacle could have a significant effect on the Universi- to describe the foundation’s sugges- lege careers. der is the Central Austin Neighborhood ty’s recruiting, in-state and out-of-state. Honoring diversity and tions, which are backed by Gov. Rick On the touchy matter of the student- Planning Advisory Committee (CAN- attracting talented scholars trump any financial costs associated Perry and enthusiastically embraced evaluations reform mentioned above, PAC), which serves as an umbrella advi- with renaming Simkins Hall. If the administration valued diver- by Texas A&M University regents. Fish argues that college students lack sory board to the citywide planning com- sity as much as it claims, then the decision to change the dorm’s The foundation’s objective, which the perspective to effectively evaluate mission. The planning commission holds name would have been made long ago — without negative press was originally introduced during a professors. Perry and others argue that the ultimate authority to recommend ac- as a catalyst. May 2008 higher-education summit at- evaluations are necessary to make uni- tion to City Council. The administration said the deliberative process is necessary tended by Perry and 45 regents from versities accountable for their spend- Changes to zoning, such as the ones be- to establish a precedent for this type of issue. What does it say Texas universities, is to return con- ing. However, both sides are slight- ing currently proposed, are complicated, about our University and its devotion to diversity if it must set a trol of universities to “the customer”: ly misguided in assuming all students easily misrepresented and require a bit precedent for deciding whether or not it will continue honoring students, parents and taxpayers. The take evaluations completely seriously. of research and personal interest to tru- violent racists such as Simkins? think tank says there is little oversight At the close of last semester, I was ly grasp. — Heath Cleveland for the editorial board of the money students and parents in- tasked with picking up student eval- It’s an intricate issue that requires criti- vest in higher education, and their re- uations for my Music for Non-Majors cal thinking. But that’s what we students forms will make the system more effi- class, distributing them to my peers do on a daily basis during the school THE FIRING LINE cient and transparent. and returning them to an administra- year, right? If anything, our classroom One of the proposed reforms would tive office in the music building. I was experience and firsthand knowledge of Gov. Perry has led Texas to prosperity award instructors with up to $10,000 the only one who showed up. I filled the area should be considered a double- based on anonymous student evalua- out my evaluation in a hurry and in In response to Professor David Herrin’s call for new leadership, I ask: asset to discussions such as the zoning tions, according to The Eagle. This re- typical fashion: checking off the boxes Why? Under Gov. Rick Perry’s watch, the state has become a model of pros- debate, right? Furthermore, we as stu- form in particular inspired the swift- without too much thought and leaving perity. Six out of 21 (nearly a third) of “recession-proof” cities are in Texas; dents make up the majority of the Uni- 43,600 jobs were added in just the month of May, with 136,000 this year; and est rebuttal by Fish, who said educa- the “further comments” section blank. versity-area population, so we should at Texas has pretty much avoided any kind of real estate crash suffered by other tion is a utility that may not be im- If $10,000 was hinging on my response least have the opportunity to generate a states. Texas has consistently been pointed to as the best state to do business, mediately recognized, unlike other — after all, I was the only one to fill out stance on the issue, right? and more people are moving into Texas than are moving out. goods and services. Identifying the the form — I’d like to say I would have Wrong. Herrin goes on to claim that Perry has “lost his authority he once had as crux of the issue, Fish said, “They ac- filled it out a little more carefully. According to the City of Austin Plan- a leader in education.” But what about the fact that financial aid levels have tively want their colleges and univer- Whether you support the reforms ning Commission’s subcommittee on increased by 900 percent, public education funding in Texas has increased sities to be like car dealerships, with hinges on whether you believe that zoning and ordinances, the simple re- by 43 percent and the state has introduced performance pay for teachers? an emphasis on the bottom line, effi- the consequences of treating the Uni- quest of waiting to hear student opin- I would argue that Perry’s leadership has proven to be beneficial to ciency and consumer choice.” versity as a business will be negative ion about zoning changes was ignored. Texans. Furthermore, what we know of Bill White’s track record shows And he’s right. There is no real dis- or positive. But when making such a In a letter to the subcommittee from him leaving Houston in a financial crisis, giving advice to President agreement about what the intentions determination, it is important to ask: UAP, the West Campus neighborhood Barack Obama on how to sell cap and trade and using his position as of the reforms are — just their con- “How would this actually pan out?” association — which is composed of mayor of Houston to give business to (and benefit from) companies he sequences. Reform backers see high- My own reflection led me to skepti- property owners, businesses, Greek life has ties to. And this is just from what we have been shown, as he has yet er education as a business and believe cism, not because students lack the and church representatives — request- to release his tax returns for all of his years in public service. their changes will increase efficiency ability to evaluate their college classes ed the city hold off on any action un- So I close by asking the question: Why should we replace proven lead- and customer satisfaction. Conversely, but because of the reality of my own til students had a chance to consider the ership with a man who will not even show us where he made his mil- Fish and other naysayers see the pro- experience in the music building, fill- options at hand. The city staff request- lions during his years of public service? posed reforms as a perfect storm. The ing out a form alone and a little hap- ed the same action of the subcommit- — John Chapman notion that college students could be hazardly. tee, citing the necessity to build a neigh- Public relations director, College Republicans at Texas equipped with the power to determine borhood-wide consensus on individu- Advertising junior their professors’ salaries and tenure Jacob is a history sophomore. al properties. These requests were over- ruled, and now the planning commission, the rung on the ladder just below LEGALESE GALLERy City Council for zoning issues, will hear the zoning proposals while students are Opinions expressed in The Daily Tex- gone for summer break. an are those of the editor or the writ- If you favor students having an active er of the article. They are not necessar- voice in how the community we live in ily those of the UT administration, the is shaped, then I assume you are equal- Board of Regents or the Texas Student ly frustrated by not being given the time Media Board of Operating Trustees. to organize ourselves and provide a thought-out response to the changes. It would be fairly simple for myself, or any student remotely involved with activism SUBMIT A FIRING LINE on campus, to charge into City Hall, pro- claim a stance on the issue and deem it E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dai- to be the best option for students. How- lytexanonline.com. Letters must be few- ever, individual actions are nowhere near er than 300 words. The Texan reserves as effective as an organized response. Re- the right to edit for brevity, clarity and li- gardless of where you may stand on the ability. issue of zoning, the fact that students are not given a chance to respond is truly the controversy at play. This year, Student Government is tak- REcycLE! ing a much bigger role in representing student concerns before the City Coun- Please recycle this copy of The Daily cil, neighborhood associations and the Texan by placing it in a recycling bin or community at large. Please get involved back in the burnt-orange stand where with the different facets of municipal ac- you found it. tivism SG is currently spearheading. Fur- thermore, I implore you to contact city relations co-directors Thaddeus Woody and Nicole Faulkenberg at [email protected] for more information. SUBMIT A cOLUMN Together, we have the ability to make a difference not only in the places we live The editorial board welcomes guest but also in how the larger student voice columns. Columns must be between is perceived. 200 and 700 words. Send columns to Together, students can. [email protected]. 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Life&Arts Editor: Mary Lingwall E-mail: [email protected] 4 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Friday, June 25, 2010 Life&Arts www.dailytexanonline.com The Daily Texan restaurant review festival preview jax neighborhood cafe cinema east Cafe’s sandwiches mix bland flavors, reasonable prices

By Zach Miller wHat: JAX Neighborhood Cafe Daily Texan Staff wHere: 2828 Rio Grande St. JAX Neighborhood Cafe, located off 29th Street near Toy Hours: Sunday-Friday, 11 a.m.- Joy, is one of the newest addi- midnight; Saturday, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. tions to the campus-area food web: jaxjoint.com scene. This eatery provides sandwiches, salads and pizza, offer quality or uniqueness. as well as a wide assortment of The Pollo Italiano chicken alcoholic beverages. sandwich has the same bland With the majority of its sand- taste as the Italian Classic but wiches priced at $5.95, JAX isn’t with some basil paste. It is fill- a burden on the wallet. Unfortu- ing and only $6, but the mellow nately, the quality of the food re- peppers and basil flavor fizzle flects the cost. quickly and eventually fade out The Italian Classic sandwich all together. seems like a winner until the JAX also provides a make-your- first bite. The sandwich’s com- own section, where you can build bination of mortadella sausage, the sandwich of your choice for del oro salami, provolone cheese only $6. Compared to other sand- and chopped peppers didn’t wich shops, this is a good value make for a pleasant eating expe- for students on a budget. Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff rience. The meat was very thin- Although JAX does offer Maggie Lea and Scott Jawson organized Cinema East, an ongoing film series that features indie-film festival favorites every other Sunday on ly sliced and didn’t play a dom- something for a wide range of a field behind Baby Blue Studio on East 12th Street. inant role in the flavor of the patrons, its looks less like a suc- sandwich. The provolone could cess and more like it’s having an have been excluded as well. identity crisis. Only the roasted peppers suc- Many students aren’t old ceed in adding flavor, albeit a enough to take advantage of the Cinema East hosts film favorites very mild one. beer specials, and the skimpy, By Addie Anderson for film as it is for music,” Jawson Lea felt as though the job wHat: Cinema East Only a small step better than impractical menu isn’t thor- Daily Texan Staff said. “Something that anyone can would be a perfect fit and eager- wHere: 522 East 12th St. something pre-made at the gro- ough enough to please an old- Every other Sunday, as the sun go to, easy to find out about and ly accepted. cery store, the sandwich didn’t er crowd. sets on a usually unused field be- create the same experience people “It’s really fitting because it’s wHen: Every other Sunday at 8 hind Baby Blue Recording Studio would get from a film festival, but what I’ve been getting into the p.m. through September on East 12th Street, groups of film- for free.” past few years — a lot of film stuff web: cinemaeastaustin.com hungry Austinites gather with After working in several event in the Austin film community, and adMission: Free blankets, towels and baskets of coordination and production posi- a little bit outside of it,” Lea said. food and drink for what becomes tions, including Transmission En- “I had gone to a bunch of festivals a miniature film festival at dusk. tertainment and the company’s this year, and most of these films The screenings are all ages, and Cinema East, an ongoing film se- annual music festival Fun Fun were screened at the festivals. It there wasn’t a particular age de- ries featuring more than 15 of the Fun Fest, Jawson felt as though was a culmination of all of these mographic missing at the last year’s indie-film festival favorites, he could actually pull off his SX- other things I had been doing.” screening, which pleased Jawson was conceptualized by Scott Jaw- SW-inspired idea. However, ex- The film to be screened this and Lea. The two anticipate the son and Maggie Lea. perience aside, Jawson felt that he week will be “The Fearless crowd growing as the series con- After witnessing the success needed someone a little more con- Freaks,” a documentary about the tinues throughout the summer. of South By Southwest this year, nected to the film scene to help band The Flaming Lips, directed “It’s a good way for people to Jawson and Lea decided to cre- him recruit content. He immedi- by Bradley Beesley. break into Austin’s culture, you ate a film series that highlights ately thought of Lea. Food and beverages will be know, break into the community the same caliber of entertainment “The reason I approached served by Karibu Ethiopian Res- here,” Jawson said. “It’s very easy, without the financial burden or Maggie in the first place is be- taurant & Bar, Mama’s, Frank and I imagine, to feel detached from hectic schedule of a major film fes- cause she’s been to a lot of these Daily Juice Foods, and the event is the city if you’re living on cam- Caleb fox | Daily Texan Staff tival like SXSW. bigger festivals and she’s more BYOB if you’re over 21. There will pus all the time, but this is a real- The Pollo Italiano chicken sandwich at JAX Neighborhood Cafe is filling “We wanted to make some- plugged into the film communi- also be a pop-up vintage boutique ly great way to integrate yourself and costs just $6, but its bland flavor reflects its low price. thing that was just as accessible ty,” Jawson said. by Laced With Romance. into the community.”

Movie review micmacs à tire-larigot ‘Amélie’ director comes back with ‘Micmacs’ By Gerald Rich though it could have been co- made the bullet — located across Jeunet always sprinkles through- Daily Texan Staff written by Charlie Chaplin and from its rival, the weapons facto- out his films. From the Congolese “Amélie” writer and director Rube Goldberg. ry that made the land mine — he ethnographer who scrambles up Jean-Pierre Jeunet returned to the “Micmacs” follows the un- enlists the help of his new friends all the way to the literally explo- U.S. screens this month with his lucky and ordinary Bazil on a to get revenge. sive finale, Jeunet provides one sixth and by far most entertaining quest to get revenge on the two However, that’s where some massive cinematic treat. vaudevillian film, “Micmacs.” rival arms companies that have critics feel the movie is too Disregarding the film’s fanci- Drawing upon classic, come- ruined his life. As a young boy, shallow. ful nature, which may not be fa- dic and creative minds such as Bazil was orphaned after his fa- “Micmacs” is not a dramatic vored by more serious moviego- Buster Keaton and Jacques Tati, ther accidentally stepped on a tour de force like Jeunet’s World ers, its R rating from the MPAA Kiersten Marian | Daily Texan Staff Jeunet offers a tantalizing visu- land mine. Later, Bazil himself War I love story “A Very Long for “some sexuality and brief vi- al feast of comedy that seems as was struck by a stray bullet to the Engagement,” and it’s definite- olence” seems odd. Don’t be Guli Fager, supervisor of sex education and outreach at UT, dishes on her current favorite music. head from a car chase. ly not a darkly romantic post- fooled, though — “Micmacs’” In most movies, having a apocalyptic comedy like “Delica- jokes are funny because it’s like character shot in the head might tessen.” “Micmacs,” just like its watching a Warner Bros. cartoon. mark the ending, but for Jeunet full French title “Micmacs à tire- By more conservative stan- this is only the beginning of an larigot,” is exactly what it trans- Sex educator gets down, dards, Bazil could be seen as a FREE PARKING IN THE DOBIE GARAGE absurdly fatalist adventure. lates into in English: “Nonstop All Shows $6.00 With College I.D. malevolent Frenchman hell-bent www.landmarktheatres.com Bazil, now with a few invol- shenanigans.” on bringing down the military-in- untary muscle spasms here and With a cast that Jeunet fans dirty with top 10 songs dustrial complex, but it’s doubt- there, soon is welcomed into have come to adore, featuring ful, considering the guy also does a diverse circus of people liv- Dominique Pinon and Yolande “the robot” for spare change. and outreach under her belt, ing in a scrap-heap bunker. Af- Moreau, the movie is a great cel- Fager’s musical tastes have Opens Tue, 6/29 at Midnight! ter discovering the factory that ebration of all the screwball jokes Grade: A+ Wed–Thur: 7:00, 9:45 THE obviously reflected some of A FILM BY JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET the sexiest tunes, but she still A-LIST counts her brother- and sister- in-law’s, Asa and Dorthy Fag- By Mary Lingwall er’s, self-recorded ode to their Fri: (5:15) 7:45, 10:15 recently born daughter among Sat–Sun: (2:45, 5:15) 7:45, 10:15 the top 10 songs she’s listening Mon–Thur: 7:45, 10:15 After graduating with a master’s degree in public health to now. Her No. 8 pick — Out- from Columbia University in kast’s “I’ll Call Before I Come” TOM TIM 2007, Guli Fager had a very dis- — is especially interesting to HANKS ALLEN mal view of Texas. Known for the college crowd. failing abstinence-only sex-edu- “This is a great song about Fri: (4:45) 7:15, 9:55 cation programs and a teen sexual etiquette, [which is Sat–Sun: (2:00, 4:45) 7:15, 9:55 important] because Mon–Thur: 7:15, 9:55 pregnancy rate constant- ly hovering among guys don’t want to the top three in the ON THE WEB: ask and girls don’t entire nation, Tex- check out guli want to tell,” Fager Fri: (5:15) 8:30 as was never where fager’s full playlist said. “So, then the Sat–Sun: (1:45, 5:15) 8:30 Fager thought she with links to songs guy just does what Mon–Thur: 8:30 would find herself. @dailytexan he thinks he should, JONAH HILL & RUSSELL BRAND But after a job online.com and then the experi- search that favored ence turns out unsatis- New York, Washington, factory for everyone.” D.C. and San Francisco, she Fager’s top 10 songs reflect a wide range of artists, from Fri: (5:00) 7:30, 10:05 stumbled upon UT’s sex-edu- Sat–Sun: (2:15, 5:00) 7:30, 10:05 cation outreach supervisor posi- R. Kelly to Passion Pit, and in- Mon–Tue: 7:30, 10:05 tion. Now, Fager heads UT’s sex clude The Bird and the Bee’s “I SHOWTIMES VALID education by training peer ed- Can’t Go For That,” Black Joe FRI, JUNE 25 – THUR, JULY 1 Bargain Showtimes in ( ) ucators, distributing condoms Lewis & the Honeybears’ “Get JOIN OUR FILM CLUB AT and counseling students. Yo Shit” and the Dixie Chicks’ FILMCLUB.LANDMARKTHEATRES.COM ©2010 LTC With years of sex education “The Long Way Around.” 5A CLASS/COMICS

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By Bri Thomas Indians 3 Daily Texan Staff Phillies 12 The C-league softball team was down one run with two outs in the Twins 0 final inning as its last batter stepped Brewers 7 up to the plate. The batter whiffed at the first pitch, which was lobbed Padres 3 right over the plate. The next pitch Rays 5 came; he swung and missed again for strike two. Pirates 5 The outfield scooted in after wit- Rangers 6 nessing previous poor performanc- Cardinals 0 es from this player. Then, with his Jays 5 eyes closed, the batter swung at the final pitch, only to hit the ball over the entire outfield and drive in two WORLD CUP runs to win the game. The victors went crazy, and no one knew how Group A W L D P it happened. Uruguay Official Kyle St. Nicholas was 2 0 1 7 as surprised as anyone else to see the championship game conclude Mexico in this fashion. 1 1 1 4 “It just reminded me how anything can happen, and that the South Africa game is never over,” St. Nich- 1 1 1 4 olas said. “I really enjoyed being proved wrong, and some of France the most enjoyable times reff- 0 2 1 1 ing are the ones like that where you get surprised.” St. Nicholas, an internation- Group B W L D P al relations senior, transferred to Argentina Texas from UTSA and decided 3 0 0 9 to start officiating games to earn Natasha Lee | Daily Texan Staff some extra cash. He has officiat- Intramural official Kyle St. Nicholas, an international relations senior, intently watches a volleyball match in Gregory Gym while refereeing for South Korea ed every intramural sport UT of- RecSports on Tuesday. 1 1 1 4 fers, from softball to pool volleyball, working his way up to be an fort he would expect when he “It seems as though almost ev- play sometimes seems unfair football championship when a Greece 1 2 0 3 intramural supervisor, who over- is playing.” ery championship game for ev- to play against.” player bobbled the ball in the in- sees and trains other officials. St. An athlete himself, St. Nicholas ery sport comes at a high lev- After serving as an official for zone,” he said. “I said he caught Nicholas now works in five dif- Nigeria is often surprised by how some el of intensity, no matter what so long, the rules and regula- it, causing this girl to get pissed. 0 2 1 1 ferent positions at RecSports in of the most surprising people ac- division is playing, Men’s A or tions usually come back to this She started yelling and cursing, all, including one as a lifeguard. complish amazing things. Coed C,” he said. “It’s always student easily year-after-year, and I tried to calm In the fall, St. Nicholas will “Not everyone who plays is great to see such athletic ability in though there are still those nerve- her down, but Group C W L D P serve as a program assistant, always the best of athletes,” St. recreational games.” wracking moments. it was funny. a promotion that will include Nicholas said. “But it seems as According to St. Nicholas, “Basketball is the hardest be- There are al- ON THE WEB: USA more responsibilities, such as though they all have their mo- many teams pass through intra- cause in football, I can throw a ways frus- Check out more 1 0 2 5 solving player conflicts and ments. Take the batter who won mural sports simply to have fun. flag and have time to think about trations.” photos of St. Nicholas leading supervisors. England the softball game, for example. On the other hand, there are what I’m going to call,” St. Nich- Despite in action 1 0 2 5 “Kyle is one of our best offi- The student seemed quite unath- players within intramurals who olas said. “Basketball is too fast- all the dis- @dailytexan cials,” student employee supervi- online.com letic, yet with a little luck, was shine and possess the skill to play paced for that.” agreements, Slovenia sor Darci Doll said. “His strengths able to win the championship, at a lower college level but in- With so much pressure, St. St. Nicholas is al- 1 1 1 4 are his positive communication causing a huge uproar.” stead chose to attend UT to pur- Nicholas said he always wants to most always thanked style, rules knowledge and his ex- St. Nicholas‘ own volleyball sue academics. make a strong appearance to re- for his good work after games. Algeria perience as a player. Our top of- team made it to the semifinals “It’s nice to see that they mind himself that he’s a trained “I totally understand when it 0 1 2 1 ficials are the students who work this past year, and he hopes that haven’t completely given up on professional, but everyone doesn’t happen, though,” he said. really hard for the players, and in his last year at UT, he finally sports and can still enjoy them,” slips up. “I’m competitive, too, but I just Kyle gives them the type of ef- goes all the way. he said. “Though their level of “My first year, I was reffing a try to keep my cool.” Group D W L D P Germany 2 1 0 6 NBA WORLD CUP Ghana 1 1 1 4 Italy goes down; Japan advances Australia Two Longhorns 1 1 1 4 By Naishadh Bhonsle Serbia among rst picked Daily Texan Staff 1 2 0 3 Slovakia 3, Italy 2 Group E W L D P As the defending world champion, Italy has been very Japan 2 0 1 3 in basketball draft disappointing so far in the By Will Anderson Atlanta took Damion James World Cup, notching only two Netherlands Daily Texas Staff with the 24th overall pick, just points from two draws. Its 3 0 0 2 By the time Washington the second time in Texas history game against Slovakia was an easy game on paper, but in re- opened the 2010 NBA draft with that two Longhorns went in the Denmark the first overall first round after ality turned into a struggle for 1 0 2 1 pick, it was most- Travis Mays and the Italians, who found it hard ly a formality Lance Blanks to muster any creativity the Cameroon that the Wizards Avery Bradley was both went in entire tournament. 0 0 3 1 would select John 1990. James set The Slovaks took an unlike- the rst Longhorn Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff Wall. The former the all-time re- ly lead early in the game from Kentucky point to go in this year’s bounding record Róbert Vittek, who received Ruben Keijzer and Arend Moerman watch the Netherland versus Group F W L D P guard was pre- draft when Boston at Texas and had the ball after some casual de- Cameroon World Cup game at Fado’ Irish Pub on their last stop in a three-week vacation through America. The Netherlands beat Slovakia dicted to go No. selected him 19th the second-most fending from Daniele De Ros- 1 1 1 3 1 since the end of double-doubles Cameroon 2-1 to win Group E with nine points. overall. Bradley left si, and finished with a precise the season. in school history shot. The Italians seemed shell- Italy Avery Brad- school early to join with 55. shocked, as it was the third Paraguay 0, New Zealand 0 Japan 3, Denmark 1 0 2 1 2 ley was the first With Bradley the NBA after an straight game where they had Paraguay needed a win Both teams knew a win Longhorn to go and James going gone down a goal early. to assure it the top spot in would seal the second spot in New Zealand in this year’s draft impressive freshman in the first round, As the pressure mounted, Group F and possibly a much the group behind the Nether- 0 3 0 0 when Boston se- season that saw him 12 Texas players World Cup-winning coach more favorable draw for the lands, with Japan in the more lected him 19th have now been earn All-Rookie and Marcello Lippi brought on at- comfortable position of being Paraguay overall. Bradley selected in the next round. A win was equal- tacking players in the second able to draw and still advance. 1 2 0 0 left school early to All-Freshman honors NBA draft since ly important for New Zea- half to find the goal needed Japan hit Denmark early on join the NBA af- 1999. land, which found itself in the in the Big 12. for qualification. Instead, the a free kick from 30 yards out as ter an impressive Former center unexpected position of hav- Slovaks doubled their lead in Keisuke Honda hammered the freshman season Dexter Pittman ing not lost a game. The pres- Group G W L D P the 73rd minute through Vit- ball from distance past Thomas that saw him earn did not go in the sure was on New Zealand to tek again, who finished the Sørensen. Thirteen minutes lat- Brazil All-Rookie and All-Freshman first round but was predicted to be a win as a draw would satisfy 2 0 0 6 first time after an accurate ball er, Japan won another free kick honors in the Big 12. mid-second rounder. Paraguay, still earning it the from Marek Hamšík. The goal from a central position, and meant Italy’s chances looked top spot. Portugal Yasuhito Endo curled the ball 1 0 1 4 bleak, but it finally seemed in- Both teams had a number of missed opportunities into the back of the net, mak- spired as Antonio Di Natale ing Denmark’s job increasing- as New Zealand’s defense, Ivory Coast finished into an empty net to ly difficult. led by captain and Blackburn 0 1 1 1 make it 2-1. The Danes got back into the Rovers player Ryan Nelson, Italy had another goal dis- game a little too late after Jon stood strong. Shane Smeltz, North Korea allowed and a ball cleared off, Dahl Tomasson converted his 0 2 0 0 who scored against the Ital- and it was Slovakia who put saved penalty on the 90th min- the game away on the 89th ians in the last game, missed ute to make Japan nervous in from outside the box in the minute after substitute Kamil the last 10 minutes of the game. Group H W L D P Kopúnek beat the Italian keep- fifth minute. Nelson Valdez That was the idea, at least, but and Óscar Cardozo nearly Chile er to the ball to finish with his Honda, the man of the match, 2 0 0 6 first touch. Italy fought back scored before the half, and the received the ball in the box, again after an exquisite chip second half producing more juked past a Japanese defend- Spain from Fabio Quagliarella in the of the same disappointment. er and played an easy pass for 1 1 0 3 91st minute. The game eventually end- Shinji Okazaki to finish into an ed in a stalemate as Paraguay Italy’s inspired 10 min- open net. Switzerland utes was not enough, though, sealed the top spot in the The game ended in Japan’s 1 1 0 3 as Slovakia held on for a his- group, and New Zealand’s favor, making it the second Associated Press toric win that put it through World Cup campaign ended Asian nation to qualify for the Honduras John Wall, the first pick of the NBA draft, sports a cap supporting his to the next round and undefeated and just one goal next round. Its opponents will 0 2 0 0 new Washington team while addressing fans and press. eliminated Italy. short of qualification. be Group F winners Paraguay.