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THE WEEK Education prioritized for next legislative session AHEAD By Audrey White of student government leaders from Texas islative session to make a difference,” said the partners of GLBT employees, and con- Daily Texan Staff colleges and universities, met this weekend John Lawler, the association’s chair and a cealed carry on campus did not make the

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8, 2010 EXAN NOVEMBER zon and textbook costs rising, college afford- they lobby at the state legislature in the Government. “These are things that if you be hard to accomplish goals that fall along IP OFF ability is on the minds of many students, Tex- session that begins in January. The lobby- walk up to a student on the sidewalk and such partisan lines, Lawler said. as student government leads said at a confer- ing goals — tax free textbooks, maintaining ask if they support this, you won’t find any- Questions of partisanship came up any- ence to set lobbying goals for the next legis- state funding of universities — impact all one who doesn’t agree.” way, as some representatives questioned lative session. students, representatives said. Issues like domestic partner benefits, The Texas Students Association, a group “We have so many opportunities this leg- which would provide insurance benefits to PRIORITY continues on page 2 Retired UT GETTING BACK ON TRACK

THE D 8 AILY TEXAN P RESENTS: EXAN NOVEMBER 8, 2010 TAKING OVER professor, IP OFF THE REIGNS author dies By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Oscar Brockett, a former UT professor who was considered one of the world’s foremost the- ater historians, died early Sun- day morning from a stroke. He was 87. Brockett served as dean of the College of Fine Arts from 1978 To read about Longhorn to 1980. He left the post to run basketball, see Texan Tip-off the Department of Theatre and Dance’s doctorate program, TODAY which he expanded Season opening from five The Longhorn basketball team students will kick off their season at 8 to 30. p.m. at the . “He was probably one of the most im- Oscar Brockett TUESDAY Retired UT professor portant the- ‘Amélie’ ater historians, not only national- The Alamo Drafthouse Photos by Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff ly but internationally,” said Rich- Downtown will present a special Above, On the one year anniversary of the Fort Hood shooting, a relative of Michael Grant Cahill, the only civilian killed during the ard Isackes, a UT theater professor screening of the French film at 7 attack, mourns following the unveiling of a granite memorial stone honoring the 13 victims killed. Below, A pair of boots, an M-16 and a who worked with Brockett. “He’s p.m. Tickets start at $8.50. helmet stood at the center of the stage during the public remembrance service attended by hundreds of family members. had a profound effect on theater students for the last three or four generations.” Isackes said even though WEDNESDAY Brockett had retired from teach- Rock on REMEMBERING ing full-time, he kept an office Reel Rock Tour presents the fifth in the basement of the Win- ship Drama Building where annual showcase of top rock he would talk to groups of climbing videos from around graduate students throughout the world. The event begins at the day. 7 p.m. in the Gregory Games FORT HOOD “He would regale them with Room. Admission costs $5. Families, colleagues gather on anniversary stories about the department to remember 13 victims and about his teaching career,” Lyle Lovett Isackes said. The Texas singer-songwriter will by erecting memorial stone Theater professor Fran Dorn, play a show at the Paramount who helped engineer Meryl Theatre. Tickets start at $50 and By Collin Eaton Streep’s visit to the UT cam- doors open at 8 p.m. pus on Friday, said Brockett was known for empowering A young boy made faces and held tightly to his father’s silent memorial as friends and family gathered to hon- his students. THURSDAY army fatigues as they smiled for a photograph with the sec- or the living for their courage and to remember their “He was frank and brilliant,” retary of the Army. fallen comrades at the ceremony for the shooting’s ON THE WEB: said Dorn, who moved into Veterans Day Rockett’s office after he retired. The city will host a parade to Maj. Steven Richter led the medical operation during one-year anniversary. See our Fort Hood memorial slideshow “Fortunately, I’m in his old of- commemorate the holiday. Line- last year’s Fort Hood shooting and was nearby when he Secretary of the Army John McHugh awarded 52 fice, and the vibe is very good up begins at 7 a.m. at the Ann heard gunfire rip through the air 50 feet away in an adja- medals to service members and civilians for acts of @dailytexan in there.” W. Richards Congress Avenue online.com cent building. In 2001, the Winship Drama Bridge, and will begin marching Building’s Theatre Room was But Friday morning, only a breeze swept through a Continues on page 5 toward the Capitol at 9 a.m. renamed the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre in his honor. His friends INSIDE: Check out more photos from the Fort Hood memorial on page 5 FRIDAY THEATER continues on page 2

Election Vicky Formica, a debriefing two-year breast If you aren’t burnt out on cancer survivor, politics, stop by New Politics Former Longhorn waits for her Forum’s Election Debrief ride near the Conference from 1 to 9 p.m. in survivor tent as the Capitol. Panelists will give the Komen for an overview of the midterm and killed by gunshot, the Cure’s fes- tivities come to discuss what it might mean for a close Sunday the next legislative session. afternoon. The woman le injured Austin affiliate was founded in 1999 and has On the Web: By Aziza Musa Doan Bui, a UT alumnus who donated nearly ‘Epic Mickey’ Daily Texan Staff joined both organizations with $7 million Check out game footage and Family and friends laid to rest the two, said Truong was nice, toward the fight an interview with Austinite and two former UT students this hard-working and motivated. against breast creative director of “Epic Mickey,” weekend after a Nov. 2 incident in “Sometimes I think how nice cancer. the Wii’s latest game featuring North Austin left them dead and he was got the best of him be- Disney creations in a desolate one woman injured. cause he was always willing to Danielle Villasana world. Phu Truong and Howard help,” he said. “He went out of Huynh met through their involve- his way to help me move when Daily Texan Staff ment in the Vietnamese Student everyone else was busy with Association and IC2 Productions, finals.” a community service and social At about 5:20 a.m. on Nov. 2, Austin hosts eighth Race for the Cure organization. They later lived to- Austin Police responded to a Check out the gether with two other roommates shooting call in a residence near By Nick Mehendale my support for the cause,” Thib- when she was pregnant. The baby AILY EXAN in a home near MoPac Boulevard 12300 Tomanet Trail. The officers Daily Texan Staff ert said. was delivered two months prema- D T and Parmer Lane. Huynh worked approached the front door, and Cancer treatments left Austin Thibert underwent a single ture and is now doing fine, Thib- UT Employee at an Asian fusion restaurant, Sea Huynh fired at them. He fled the resident Nancy Thibert too weak mastectomy, the result of a breast ert said. $$$ Dragon, while Truong graduated scene when Officer Jason Martin to walk the 5K route at Sunday’s cancer diagnosis three years ago. “We all help each other,” said Salary Database from UT with a philosophy degree fired back in response, said Senior Susan G. Komen Race for the She said both of her daughters- Thibert, whose sons and daugh- @dailytexanonline.com in spring 2010 and who friends Police Officer Veneza Aguinaga, Cure. Instead, she sat at the finish in-law were diagnosed with can- ters-in-law walked in the race. said wanted to pursue law. an APD spokeswoman. line to support her family and oth- cer — the first with breast can- “We depend on each other for Friends remembered both as er participants. cer in March and the second with $$$ helpful, loyal and full of life. SHOOTING continues on page 2 “I come here every year to show brain and lung cancer in June, RACE continues on page 2 2

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THE DAILY TEXAN Ruby Herber, THEATER: who is cur- Volume 111, Number 106 Book rently fighting 25 cents breast cancer, noted, revered attends Susan CONTACT US G. Komen’s Main Telephone: Race for the (512) 471-4591 in classrooms Cure with her daughter, Editor: Jill Herber. From page 1 Westwood High Lauren Winchester School students (512) 232-2212 and family also established a cheer for her at [email protected] $500,000 trust to help pay for the theater’s productions and the finish line. Retail Advertising: facility maintenance. “I was totally shocked and (512) 471-1865 surprised but very appre- [email protected] ciative,” Brockett said after learning of the honor. Classified Advertising: Born in 1923, Brock- (512) 471-5244 ett grew up on a tobacco classifi[email protected] farm in rural Tennessee. He served aboard a troop trans- The Texan strives to present all information port ship in World War II, fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know which delayed his under- about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail graduate education. When [email protected]. he returned home from the war, he earned both his mas- COPYRIGHT ter’s and doctoral degrees at Stanford University in Palo Danielle Villasana Copyright 2010 Texas Student Alto, California. Daily Texan Staff Media. All articles, photographs His 1968 book, “Histo- and graphics, both in the print and ry of the Theatre,” is one of online editions, are the property of the most widely used texts and may not be in theater history courses. It reproduced or republished in part or CURE: has been translated into al- More than 20,000 participants walk in whole without written permission. most a dozen languages and as, including offices in Austin and the Cure Grants Program, which An estimated one in eight wom- is in its 10th edition. From page 1 San Antonio, with its state head- funds breast cancer research, mer- en will develop breast cancer in Throughout his career, support and guidance.” quarters in Dallas. itorious awards and educational their lifetime, according to the Na- TODAY’S WEATHER Brockett received many hon- More than 20,000 people walked The Austin affiliate raised programs around the world. tional Cancer Institute. ors, including a Guggen- High the Austin race at the Domain $741,000 of its $1.2 million goal. “This is a way for people to Cathy Ramoin, diagnosed with heim Fellowship and Ful- Low shopping center, the 13th held in The organization will accept dona- come together and show their sup- breast cancer last summer, strongly bright Award. He was also a 77 the city, to raise money for breast tions for the race on their website port for a disease that affects or encouraged women to get regular 56 fellow at the Kennedy Cen- cancer research. until Nov. 30. will affect all of us in some way,” mammograms to catch the cancer “It’s really hard to balance being a ter for the Performing Arts Susan G. Komen for the Cure, About 75 percent of the money said race co-chair Kheira Ardjani. before it reaches the later stages. professional and a ex-chola” in Washington, D.C. which started as a 700-member raised in the Austin race will help Breast cancer is a widespread “To everyone struggling with foundation, is now the world’s fund organizations that provide disease that randomly afflicts wom- cancer of all forms, keep your spir- largest breast cancer organiza- breast health education and breast en and men of all ages and races. its up,” Ramoin said. “It can only tion. Since its inception in 1982, the cancer treatment programs for About 1.3 million people are diag- beat you if you let it beat you. group has raised $1 billion toward women without health insurance, nosed annually, which makes breast There is a network of survivors breast cancer research, screening according to the group’s website. cancer the most prevalent form of ready to support you. If you [have] and treatment programs. The or- The remaining 25 percent supports cancer in the world today, accord- seen someone who has fallen, pick ganization has 12 affiliates in Tex- the national Susan G. Komen for ing to the foundation’s website. them up.” SHOOTING: Friend attempts to make sense of tragedy From page 1 pronounced dead at the scene. pecially recalled his love of tra- Huynh and Truong whenev- Officers later found the body ditional Vietnamese folk music. er she came back to Austin. She Officers heard more gunshots of 26-year-old Truong in the “He was always singing it,” said the men were reliable, car- down the road, where they found home, where the fire department Bui said. “He was never afraid ing and genuine. When she a 29-year-old female with a gun- received the first call. He was to be himself. He always told heard about the incident from shot wound, police said. Trav- pronounced dead at the scene. us, ‘Be proud of who you are,’ a friend’s text message, she said is County EMS transported the Police have not yet identified and that we should not be em- she was in disbelief and stayed woman to Round Rock Medical a motive for the shooting. barrassed of it.” home that night to grieve and Center, where she was in stable “I think it’s something that Bui said after graduating, he contemplate. condition. happened in the heat of the mo- and Huynh remained close. Bui “It was hard to swallow and Officer Will Ray found Huynh ment and just got out of hand,” said he last saw Huynh in late accept that this tragedy oc- in the parking lot of a Jaguar deal- Bui said. “They were almost like September at a friend’s wed- curred,” she said. “Now, I know ership on the 12300 block of North brothers — they loved each oth- ding, where Huynh seemed to it has happened, and regardless MoPac. Authorities said Huynh er and sometimes got into little be the same, light-hearted guy. of how it happened, what I’m pointed an assault rifle at the arguments.” Helena Kean, a graduate feeling now is how I’m going to officer, which prompted Ray to Friends at Huynh’s funeral nursing student at UT-Arling- miss my best friends. I’m going shoot the suspect. Huynh was service in Arlington Saturday es- ton, said she hung out with to miss them so much.” PRIORITY: Higher learning funding conflicts with balancing of budget From page 1 to raise tuition. Campus Progress, the youth out- whether the state legislature would reach arm of the Center for Amer- be willing to prioritize higher edu- ican Progress, a progressive think cation funding and financial aid tank, cosponsored the association’s while it tries to fill the estimated Saturday conference, donating $21 billion budget shortfall in the $400 to cover the event’s costs and spring. However, the group vot- provided a speaker to inform the ed to go ahead with a push for in- representatives about the different creased funding and financial aid. avenues of state lobbying. “I don’t care that it’s a Re- “It’s important for these stu- publican congress, if we want it dents to continue to fight, because and students want it, we should the fight for affordable education go get it,” said Oliver Sudduth is a national fight, not just a Texas about the fight against higher ed- fight,” said Angela Peoples, the ucation budget cuts. Sudduth, an policy and advocacy manager associate justice with the Univer- of Campus Progress. “This is the sity of Houston-Downtown be- kind of thing Campus Progress lieves increasing state funding to looks for to help students on the higher education is a key part of ground to help them advocate for keeping universities from having what’s important to them.”          JOIN.. Want to save      nearly 50% on some of the best places around       Austin?                                

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Hwy 183 @ Burnet Rd., above Black-Eyed Pea TEXAS FOR MORE INFORMATION STUDENT " !# # # !                      P 512.471.1865 MEDIA  "#                       ! "  visit us at WWW.UTEXAS.EDU/TSM CONTACT US        #$ % &   '())*+ ,())*  ,-.../())* 3 W/N 3 Wire Editor: Elyana Barrera Monday, November 8, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com WORLD&NATION THE DAILY TEXAN NEWS Gay activists gather for protest in Spain BRIEFLY Senate leader open to banning Pope denounces abortion, complicated ‘earmark’ projects WASHINGTON — Republican same-sex marriage in push Senate leader Mitch McConnell says to disparage Spanish laws banning pork-barrel projects known as “earmarks” from congressional By Nicole Winfield legislation is more complicated than The Associated Press it appears but that he is willing to BARCELONA, Spain — Pope consider such a ban. Benedict XVI strongly defend- McConnell says that ending the ed traditional families and the common practice of slipping fund- rights of the unborn Sunday, di- ing requests for home-state projects rectly attacking Spanish laws into legislation won’t cut spending. that allow gay marriage, fast- A ban on earmarks will only lim- track divorce and easier access it the discretion of where to spend to abortions as he dedicated the vast federal budget and not curb Barcelona’s iconic basilica, the spending. Sagrada Familia. Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of It was the second time in as South Carolina has said he wants many days that Benedict had crit- to ban all lawmakers’ requests for icized the policies of Spain’s So- specific spending. President Barack Obama has backed that idea. cialist government and called for McConnell says Republicans are Europe as a whole to rediscov- ready to cut federal spending but er Christian teachings and apply says banning earmarks is not a real- them to everyday life. istic way to do that. As he headed to the basili- McConnell spoke Sunday on CBS’ ca, about 200 gays and lesbi- “Face the Nation.” ans staged a ‘kiss-in’ to pro- test his visit and church poli- cies that consider homosexual Nevada Wal-Mart evacuated acts “intrinsically disordered.” over suspicious equipment Later, a few hundred women LAS VEGAS — Authorities say marched to protest their sec- they have found what looks like ond-class status in the church a hand grenade inside a knapsack and the Vatican’s opposition to dropped by a gunman at a Las Ve- birth control. gas-area Wal-Mart. But in contrast, some 250,000 A Las Vegas fire spokesman people came out to cheer the Daniel Ochoa de Olza | Associated Press says the knapsack was secured by pope and watch as he formally Gay activists protest against Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday holding banners reading “Father why did you leave us” a bomb-squad, but investigators inaugurated Barcelona’s newest and “God loves all.” weren’t immediately able to deter- basilica, an architectural marvel mine Sunday if the object inside was still unfinished after more than Art Nouveau basilica with sand- their conception.” mocracy to civil war. gay ‘kiss-in’ who smooched as a real or fake hand grenade. 100 years of construction. castle-like spires — was initial- Spanish Prime Minister Jose Before boarding his flight back his popemobile went by. Metro Lt. Steve Herpolsheim- Benedict has focused much ly conceived of as a temple to the Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s Social- to Italy on Sunday, Benedict met Sergi Benavent, a 22-year-old er told the Las Vegas Sun the inci- of his pontificate on trying to sacred family of its name, Jesus, ist government has supported a with the king and queen at the nursing student, said he joined dent began Saturday when the Hen- derson store to cash a man’s fight secular trends in the West Mary and Joseph. legislative agenda that has deep- airport and then with Zapatero the ‘kiss-in’ to show his opposi- check. A guard followed him out- such as the legal recognition of He railed against same-sex ly angered the Vatican, allowing at a 10-minute, informal and low- tion to those “who want to love side where the man allegedly struck same-sex unions. He has visited marriage and divorce, saying gay marriage, quicker divorces key reunion in keeping with their in just one way.” the guard with a gun and fled, drop- Spain twice and has a third trip families are built on the “in- and easier abortions. divergent views. “This is a peaceful demonstra- ping the bag. planned next year, an indication dissoluble love of a man and a On Saturday, Benedict blast- Municipal authorities said tion that there are more ways of Las Vegas police say the suspect he sees this once staunchly Ro- woman” who should be provid- ed such policies, saying today’s 250,000 Spaniards lined Benedict’s expressing one’s love,” he said. remains at large. man Catholic country as a bat- ed with financial and social ben- “aggressive” anti-church, sec- motorcade route and watched At a separate, feminist-inspired A week earlier, a disgruntled Wal- tleground for the future of the efits from governments. He criti- ular movement in Spain was the Mass, cheering and wav- demonstration, upwards of 500 mart employee in Reno shot and faithful in Europe. cized policies allowing for abor- reminiscent of the 1930s, when ing the yellow and white flags of people marched behind banners wounded three of his managers be- During his homily Sunday, tions, saying “the life of children the church suffered violent the Holy See. Mixed among the reading “The woman decides fore surrendering. Benedict noted that the church of [must] be defended as sacred and persecution as the country throngs outside Barcelona’s ca- to be a mother” and “Condoms the Sagrada Familia — a soaring, inviolable from the moment of lurched from an unstable de- thedral were 200 members of the save, the pope damns.” Compiled from Associated Press reports

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TM Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: [email protected] 4 Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob Monday, November 8, 2010 OPINION Doug Luippold Dave Player THE DAILY TEXAN

GALLERY VIEWPOINT Building a foundation Americans visiting stores this weekend probably noticed the yearly seasonal shift of Halloween decorations being re- placed by autumn and holiday-themed merchandise. This week, UT students will notice a similar shift in ambiance as the political signs and stickers indicating election season are suddenly absent. However, one election-themed entity shouldn’t go into the attic next to Halloween costumes and the hopes and dreams of Democrats: Hook the Vote. Established in 2008 by a coalition of political organiza- tions including University Democrats, Student Govern- ment and LULAC as a thinly veiled guise to register young Obama supporters, the program evolved into a major cam- pus operation registering thousands of new voters through block-walks and political events, and it served as a truly nonpartisan facilitator of student political action. Through- out the semester, the program received tremendous ac- claim from the press, UT administration and, in typical SG fashion, itself. Now that the election is over, Hook the Vote leaders are faced with a decision that will fall somewhere between two extremes. Will they suspend the program until the 2012 election or use the infrastructure they worked to establish and use the program to develop a perpetually political UT student population? We support the latter — Hook the Vote leaders are clear- ly good at what they do, and they should continue their ef- forts, though all the while making sure the focus remains on students. Their next target would probably be the Texas Legisla- ture — and for good reason. Republicans control 99 of the 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives and 19 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate. This, coupled with a multi- Eating local and organic, affordably billion dollar state budget shortfall, does not bode well for the University. We sincerely hope Hook the Vote is plan- average around $30 a week for enough veg- son’s Backyard Garden, for example, didn’t By Kate Clabby ning lobby days, rallies and marches to involve students etables to feed a family of four. And that’s get a very heavy fall tomato crop this year. Daily Texan Columnist with the Legislature. a family who eats a lot of vegetables. If you But they did get lots of okra, green beans and However, Hook the Vote should not become primarily Last Friday I peeked into the cardboard box split a share with three friends or roommates, squash, so their boxes have still been full. focused on lobbying the Legislature. It should also direct its in the refrigerator. I found a bag of crisp green you’ll have as many veggies as you can eat Another benefit of a CSA is that you can efforts toward engaging students. beans, three eggplants, jalepenos, arugula, cu- each week for just $7.50. If a quarter-share learn to cook new vegetables and to appreci- The UT student body is not the serious political force it cumbers, squash and several less-celebrated proves too abundant, split it even further and ate seasonal combinations. Some people are should be, on or off campus. If there had been an active vegetables, such as the bulbous purple relative intimidated by the idea of figuring out what UT student political force when the recession began and of broccoli known as kohlrabi. to do with so much fresh food, especially it had been pressuring the Legislature and administra- I live at a co-op, so I don’t buy my own food. when some of it won’t be familiar. But many tion throughout the entire crisis, we don’t think education But every other week, two of our members farms offer recipes with each week’s share. would be in such a precarious position. If Hook the Vote work at a local farm, Johnson’s Backyard Gar- I first encountered the vegetable kohlra- continues its effective campaigns of student engagement den, in exchange for that week’s Community “Community bi in a CSA over the summer. I had no idea in the holistic political process, then UT will have a solid Supported Agriculture share of vegetables. what it was, and I didn’t have access to the foundation to protect student interests past this legislative A CSA is an arrangement between farm- Supported Internet, so I improvised. I cooked up the session and throughout the next election cycles. Essentially, ers and consumers in which the consumers, Agriculture is an leafy green tops and ate them with my eggs, Hook the Vote can help make students proactive instead of known as “members,” pay at the beginning of and I turned the knobby round base into a reactive for important issues and decisions. the season for a portion of the farm’s harvest affordable way makeshift sauerkraut. Both were delicious. This weekend, the Texas Student Association (TSA) held throughout the season. Each week, members to support local I’ve since learned that kohlrabi can be peeled a conference in Austin as part of an attempt to become a pick up a box filled with a variety of season- farmers and make and eaten like an apple, grated into salads or formidable political force once again. The TSA has the po- al vegetables. Some weeks, a farm might have chopped and cooked into soup and stir-fry. tential to represent hundreds of thousands of college stu- a particularly heavy harvest, and the boxes local, seasonal food I never would have bought kohlrabi unless dents throughout Texas. If successful, the TSA may become will be overflowing with ripe produce. Oth- a signi cant part a CSA had introduced me to it, but now, I’ll a viable statewide political force that the Legislature will be er weeks, if Texas’ summer heat or a late frost incorporate this Vitamin-C packed food into forced to take seriously. has taken a toll on the crops, the boxes will of your diet.” my meals whenever it’s in season. If the TSA represents students in lobbying efforts, and be sparsely filled. By joining a CSA, members At least a dozen farms in the Austin-ar- Hook the Vote engages them for rallies, marches and oth- agree to share the risks of farming as well as ea offer CSAs. For a list, visit edibleaustin. er mass events, then UT students can join in on that formi- the rewards. com and search “CSA.” Most CSAs drop off dable political force. It’s hard to make a living as a small farmer, weekly shares at convenient locations such Abraham Lincoln once said, “If I had eight hours to chop and the CSA model has helped many farms pay even less. Lots of students see the bene- as the downtown Austin Farmers’ Market or down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax,” and get started and be sustained through good fits of eating fresh, organic, local produce, but Wheatsville Co-op at 29th and Guadalupe. Hook the Vote should take the same approach. Its leaders years and bad years alike. Because mem- find its cost prohibitive. Community Sup- For those who are interested in saving even could treat the program like a Christmas ornament; some- bers pay at the beginning of the season, farm- ported Agriculture is an affordable way to more money and spending time on a farm, thing shiny and impressive that everyone anticipates but ers can pay for up-front costs such as seeds support local farmers and make local, season- many farms also offer work-trade agreements. is only taken out once a year — but that approach would and equipment without going into debt. And al food a significant part of your diet. You can help them plant or harvest produce waste the impressive infrastructure and relationship with with guaranteed customers, farmers are free And while CSA members do share risks in exchange for a free or reduced-price CSA the UT student body that Hook the Vote’s leaders built. In- to spend less time marketing and selling their with the farmer, farmers work hard to keep share. Contact the farms for details. stead, Hook the Vote should take President Lincoln’s ap- produce and more time farming. their members well-fed. CSA farms are highly proach and continue engaging students to build a founda- But the model benefits members, too. The diversified, so one crop’s failure is often com- Clabby is an English senior. tion for UT student political involvement. most important benefit is cost. CSA shares an pensated by another crop’s abundance. John- — Douglas Luippold for the editorial board GALLERY Support ‘sweatshop-free’

By Erin Gleim thousands of lives and many communi- Daily Texan Columnist ties across the globe. Many colleges have gone “sweatshop As you walk through the West Mall free” over the years as a result of student to class today, you’ll see yet another ral- protests. Knights Apparel, a leading sup- ly. You’ll immediately try to look busy plier of collegiate apparel, and the Work- somehow in case they want you to do ers Rights Consortium have been working something or commit to something or together over the years to create good con- give them something. But today, they ditions and to secure at least a minimum only want your signature on a petition wage for workers. More than 180 colleges and your support for “Get the Blood and universities are affiliated with the part- Out of Burnt Orange” — to make UT nership, including Harvard, Ohio State, merchandise sweatshop-free. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill I’m sure everyone agrees that sweat- and Vanderbilt. UT should be on that list, shops are bad — the working condi- and that’s what the petition today is for. tions and schedules are gruesome and Why is it so important that UT make this the pay is unfair. But the issue is re- change? The Longhorn brand is the most moved from campus and even this profitable in the country by a long shot. If country in manyof cases. Even when all of the Longhorn apparel and parapher- we know products come from sweat- nalia were to become sweatshop-free, it shops, we often choose the lower price would make an actual difference in the in- over the working conditions of a per- dustry. It would also, if only for bragging son we don’t know. People don’t nat- purposes, make us one of the first of the urally question or think about the or- major public universities in the South to be- igins and conditions of production come sweatshop-free. SUBMIT A FIRING LINE of the products they buy. This is how This is one of those issues that defines RECYCLE businesses — UT included — get away what an institution really stands for. The E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place with partnerships with, or ownership problem is obvious, but the solution is un- com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus of, sweatshops. popular and difficult. Sweatshops are re- words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submis- or back in the burnt-orange news stand where It’s easy to stick a big recycling ma- sponsible for our plentiful, cheap burnt or- sions for brevity, clarity and liability. you found it. chine in the University Co-op to say ange (insert pretty much anything here), we’re “going green” or invest in LEED- and ending our partnerships with them certified buildings on campus. These will affect all of us monetarily. projects end up benefitting the school by So today, instead of avoiding the pro- LEGALESE conserving energy or creating positive testers at all costs, stop by and sign the pe- publicity for the university. But to be- tition. Even if you’re stressed or in a hur- Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Editorial Board or come a sweatshop-free institution would ry, it’s worth it to participate. It only takes the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the put more strain on the University finan- a minute, and it could actually make a big Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. cially. Aside from making us look and difference if they get enough signatures. feel better, the benefits would not be seen on campus, though they would change Gleim is a journalism freshman. 5 NEWS

Monday, November 8, 2010 NEWS 5 REMEMBERING FORT HOOD Photos by Tamir Kalifa

From page 1 ed murder. Hasan’s trial will re- sume on Nov. 15. Hasan could courage during the shooting. A sol- face the death penalty if convicted dier then pulled back the cloth cov- of the shooting. ering a memorial stone that read, Mental Health Noncommis- “Death leaves a heartache no one sioned Officer Aaron Puckett, a can heal; love leaves a memory no 31-year-old Kentucky native, said one can steal.” he was watching the events unfold Under the inscription were the when Spc. Logan Burnette burst names of the 12 soldiers and one ci- through the double glass doors vilian who were killed. 50 feet away. Puckett, who was McHugh said the story of Nov. awarded the Meritorious Service 5, 2009 will always be one of over- Medal, then charged outside and whelming sadness for the Army dragged Burnette inside the build- and Fort Hood, but there is another ing before applying first aid to the story about courage and sacrifice in wounded soldier. the face of deadly challenges. “If I live to be 300 years old, “For all its glory, this is real- I’ll never see nothing like that ly a story that is very common in again,” he said. “All the news- this great land and in our history,” papers back home asked me, ‘Do McHugh said. “Our hope is lifted you feel like a hero?’ But, you and our resolve is strengthened by know, we just reacted.” those who rush toward the burn- Michael Cahill was a physician’s Panou Xiong and the family of Spc. Kham Xiong grieve in front of his photo at a memorial service for the Fort Hood shooting on its one year ing building, toward the sounds of assistant at Fort Hood and was the anniversary Friday afternoon. gunshot and chaos and destruction only civilian killed during the at- to lend their hands — and some- tack. Cahill liked reading books for times, render their lives in service long stretches of time, visiting fam- to their fellow men.” ily in Alaska and smoking ciga- McHugh awarded Richter the rettes, said Cahill’s brother-in-law, Soldier’s Medal, the most pres- Kevin Murphy. tigious honor a soldier can earn “Just a good man and a heck of a in a noncombat zone. Thirty-two loss,” Murphy said. were wounded that day, and sever- Cahill’s wife, Jolene, said the loss al were brought into his area. Rich- of her husband left a great void at ter said there could have been a lot Fort Hood where the soldiers held more deaths had the shooting tak- great respect for him. en place farther away from the Ar- Over the course of the past year, my’s medical center. each family of the departed has “There were so many people that experienced many firsts without did great things that day, it’s great their loved ones, Maj. Gen. William that so many could be recognized Grimsley told the families gathered for what [soldiers] take for grant- at the memorial. Jeryln Kruger, whose daughter, Staff Sgt. Amy Sue Krueger was ed and what we would do regard- “Maybe it was the first wedding killed during the shooting, embraces a soldier following the less,” Richter said. anniversary without your spouse, unveiling of the memorial at Fort Hood honoring the 13 killed Richter said he could not com- the first big school event with- on Nov. 5, 2009. Colonel Foster salutes during the national anthem at the start of the private ment on the details of what he saw out your mom or dad,” Grimsley remembrance ceremony Friday morning that concluded with the unveiling because of alleged shooter Maj. said. “All of us in the Fort Hood of the granite memorial inscribed with the names of the 13 victims killed Nidal Hasan’s ongoing military and broader Central Texas com- during last year’s shooting. trial. Hasan, an Army psychia- munity share in your grief and trist who was eventually subdued use the loss of your loved ones as by military police, is currently in a source of strength to grow and a pretrial hearing for 13 counts of to be better servants of our nation murder and 32 counts of attempt- on your behalf.” 6 NEWS

6 NEWS Monday, November 8, 2010 Longhorns clean up Waller Creek Fraternity holds benefit Volunteer students stress to fund diabetes research environmental awareness, By Anna Fata something Vishal started when he Daily Texan Staff was in college, so after he passed beautification of campus Flag football was more than just away we wanted to carry his lega- a Saturday morning exercise for the cy on,” Shah said. By Lauren Giudice 40 teams who competed in the Sug- Aerospace engineering senior Daily Texan Staff ar Free Bowl, which raised money Daniel Parrott said he had perfect More than 100 students gave and awareness for juvenile diabe- vision until his senior year, when up sleeping in late on Satur- tes research. he started experiencing symptoms day morning to pull aluminum Delta Epsilon Psi hosted the of Type 1 diabetes including a loss cans, plastic bags and discarded eighth annual event at the UT In- of vision, strange feelings in his clothes out of Waller Creek. tramural Fields. This year, the fra- feet and weight loss. Since then, he The Environmental Health ternity will donate $10,000 for dia- must inject himself several times a and Safety Office and the Tex- betes research to the American Di- day with insulin shots to stabilize as Natural Science Center came abetes Association and the Juvenile his blood sugar level. together for the biannual Waller Diabetes Research Foundation. “It’s a little nerve-racking at first Creek Cleanup. Type 1 diabetic Vishal Bhagat, to give yourself the shot for the first Waller Creek runs from North member of Delta Epsilon Psi, start- time,” he said. “I had to sit there for Austin, through the city and cam- ed the bowl in 2002 as part of the like 15 minutes just psyching my- pus, into Lady Bird Lake down- fraternity’s philanthropic efforts. self up just to stick it in. But after a town. Trash from the streets After Bhagat died in a drown- while, you get used to it.” washes down storm drains ing accident in 2006, his family and Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and into the creek. Carin Peter- friends founded the Vishal Raju when he was 9 years old, biology son, the event’s coordinator and Bhagat Foundation, which rais- junior Sam Deaton said the worst training and outreach coordina- es money to support diabetes re- part of being diabetic is worrying tor for the Environmental Health Stephanie Meza | Daily Texan Staff search and financially aids Sugar about his unpredictable blood sug- and Safety Office, said the 115 Free Bowls across the nation. ar level. Emily and Ethan Doucette play along Waller Creek after a group of volunteers with the Environmental volunteers was an average turn- “The biggest part of diabetes Health Center cleaned up trash Saturday morning. After Bhagat’s death, the fraterni- out for the popular event. ty revamped the Bowl, which con- isn’t the worry of future complica- “Littering is a big problem in tinues to be one of Delta Epsilon tions, the finger pricks, of which I Waller Creek,” Peterson said. we want to help keep it clean.” Psi’s main philanthropic events. do at least 10 times a day, the neces- “What happens is, it’s not just Psychology senior Jose Porras UT alumnus Rupesh Shah was a sity of carrying sugar with me 24/7 campus litter that ends up in the has attended the event twice. new member of the fraternity when or even taking an exam with a high creek. Because the creek flows “I feel that in my encounters Bhagat died. He said although he blood sugar, which has been shown down to Town Lake, we get a with volunteer activities around did not know Bhagat personal- to inhibit cognition,” Deaton said. lot of trash from beyond campus the campus, this has been one of I feel that you can never have enough awareness ly, Shah still works with the foun- “It is how constantly, every hour of that comes down.” the most rewarding and one of dation and has a close relationship every day, regardless of what else I The groups of volunteers fo- the ones where I feel I make the or help around the campus — especially one of with Bhagat’s family. have going on, I am thinking about cused on the portion of the most direct impact on my cam- this size and one with so many students.” “[The Sugar Free Bowl] was what my blood sugar is doing.” creek that starts at Dean Keeton pus,” Porras said. ‘‘ Street and flows down to MLK He said UT students are not Boulevard. aware about what type of im- — Jose Porras, Psychology senior “Littering is a huge problem pact littering can have on the on campus and our department environment. is [a steward] of the creek and “I feel that you can never it’s important to keep the creek have enough awareness or help clean,” Peterson said. “The creek around the campus — especially on and the Roseate Skimmer counting senior Sara Shih, who is a place where students, facul- one of this size and one with so dragonfly rely on the creek to attended Saturday’s event. “You ty and staff can enjoy themselves many students,” Porras said. survive. always see trash in Waller Creek. and relax. Because it’s part of the According to wallercreek.org, “I care about how UT looks It could be so beautiful if we larger water system in Austin, animals like the Great Blue Her- and the environment,” said ac- took care of it.”

jured near Martin Luther King Jr. her late 30s with a gunshot wound. seen going northbound on Airport NEWS BRIEFLY and Airport boulevards early Sun- They transferred the woman to Boulevard and could have possibly day morning. University Medical Center Brack- entered a dark colored sport utility Shooting injures one woman; At approximately 1:08 a.m., po- enridge, where she is in critical vehicle, police said. Police are still lice received a call about a shooting condition, said Cpl. Wuthipong searching for the suspect, and have search underway for suspect on the 2300 block of Airport Boule- Tantaksinanukij, a police spokes- not released the names of either the Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Austin Police are investigating vard. Officers arrived on scene two man. suspect or the victim. Members of the Adrenaline and Ball Hawks flag football teams com- a shooting that left one woman in- minutes later and saw a female in The suspect, a male, was last — Aziza Musa pete during a tournament Saturday at a fundraiser to fight diabetes. 7 NEWS

Monday, November 8, 2010 NEWS 7 Director of science center, chemistry professor dies

By Shivam Purohit by how he tried to stay con- Daily Texan Staff nected with his students. Former students and col- “Besides all his administra- leagues of UT chemistry pro- tive work, he still found time fessor Paul Barbara remem- to do hands-on experiments, ber him as a tireless researcher discuss them and the results who still found time to connect with his students,” he said. with his classes. Barbara advised postdoctoral Barbara passed away Oct. 31 fellow Girish Lakhwani on his after complications from cardi- research on conjugated poly- ac arrest. He was 57. mers, large molecules that con- Barbara established the Uni- duct electricity. Lakhwani said versity’s Center for Nano and Barbara pushed his students to Molecular Science and - become more meticulous. nology and led efforts to ob- “Paul was a perfectionist. He tain a $37 million building on was always critical of exper- campus. He also received a $13 iments that we did which en- Stephanie Meza | Daily Texan Staff million Department of Energy couraged us to do better,” he award in 2009 to study how to said. “His passion and dedica- Texas Cowboy Carlos Nasser panhandles for a cause at the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Sixth improve the efficiency of solar tion towards doing meaningful Street Saturday afternoon. plastic cell material. science is unparalleled.” Paul Barbara A graduate of Hofstra and Associate professor David Chemistry professor Brown universities, Barba- Vanden Bout said Barbara’s Wrangling for the disabled ra taught at UT for the past 12 passion for innovation was ex- er than breaking new ground.” traordinary. Vanden Bout said Barbara The Texas Wranglers were joined While the final total will proba- adults with disabilities in Central years and served as the direc- became consumed with more by more than 400 volunteers for the bly not be released until Tuesday, Texas. tor of the University’s Center “When I was a postdoctoral 13th annual City Wide Hold Up on event organizer finance and busi- “I’m ecstatic,” said Eldredge. for Nano and Molecular Sci- fellow working for him, it was complex experiments. After Saturday where they panhandled ness honors junior Frank Eldredge “It’s always nerve-racking when ence and Technology. In 2006, difficult for us to keep up with talking with Barbara about an on about 25 street corners in Aus- said he expected the groups’ ef- you have this big event and you Barbara was appointed to the the sheer volume of ideas he experiment in his office, he tin. The event is the largest single- forts to raise about $25,000. All of don’t know if Austin is going to National Academy of Sciences. generated.” Vanden Bout said. would receive a phone call ask- day service project in Austin. the proceeds will be donated to respond, and they did.” Visiting researcher Jan Vo- “If an experiment was easy and ing how it was progressing. University Federal Credit Union Easter Seals Central Texas, which Texas Lassos, Kappa Delta and gelsang said he has worked un- straightforward, Paul was gen- “It is his passion for science that is still counting the estimated uses most of the money to care Orange Jackets also participated. der Barbara’s guidance for the erally not interested as it was was evidence in those conversa- $4,000 in coins and $11,000 in cash. for more than 3,000 children and — Emily Sides past year and was impressed likely filling in the details rath- tions that I will miss,” he said. University teams explore innovative technology for prizes

By Shivam Purohit Labs Investment Competition. technology and how it is evolv- College and Dallas Baptist Uni- es and communicate with inter- The design won second place Daily Texan Staff Entrepreneurs, venture ing,” he said. “We see how these versity have already implement- national student entrepreneurs.” in the McCombs School of Busi- Eighteen university teams capitalists and engineers evaluate students bring it to the world ed the system, and the team is at- Penn State displayed Mashavu, ness Global Championship. from nine different countries participants in four categories and that is really neat.” tempting to install a similar mod- a telemedicine system that con- Roma Amin, a premed junior showcased their innovations in a based on the innovation and UT’s team, Digital Proctor, el to monitor Blackboard at UT. nects medical professionals in at Penn State, said the team vis- technology competition in Aus- feasibility of their technology. won second place in the Cock- Hyunji Lim, biomedical engi- Kenya with local citizens. The ited Kenya to implement the sys- tin on Saturday. UT alumnus Scott Collins, rell School of Engineering Glob- neering graduate student, was team hopes to distribute the tem and ran 500 patients through The Clint W. Murchison Sr. Chair the event coordinator, said UT al Championship. part of the team presenting Dig- computer-based system in the the four established stations. A of Free Enterprise at UT hosted the founded the I2P Competition Their project prevents cheat- ital Proctor. African country to collect med- first time participant in I2P Glob- Idea to Product Global Competi- in 2003. Six teams competed in ing by profiling how students in- “I’ve been watching I2P Glob- ical information such as body al, Amin said she was impressed tion, an annual event designed to the first international compe- teract online, such as how they al for the last two years and am temperature and blood pressure by the outreach of the program. explore student innovations. tition and it has since expand- type. The program creates a pro- glad to participate this year,” from citizens. The information is “It is a great way to get social Universities compete for ed to include teams from other file for each user that can later she said. “I2P Global is a great then sent to medical profession- entrepreneurs from across the cash prizes worth $53,500 and a countries. be used by faculty to ensure stu- place to learn different technolo- als who will respond to the pa- world together under one roof,” chance to enter the Texas Venture “It is interesting to see new dents haven’t cheated. Midland gy commercialization approach- tient if needed. she said.

  

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 Sports Editor: Dan Hurwitz ––  E-mail: [email protected] 8 TEAMWORK STARTS HERE Phone: (512) 232-2210 Monday, November 8, 2010 www.dailytexanonline.com www.utrecsports.org SPORTS THE DAILY TEXAN SIDELINE TEXAS 14 KANSAS STATE 39 MEN’S BASKETBALL Kansas State runs wild on Longhorns Texas fails to capitalize against lowest-ranked 2K Sports Classic at Texas rush defense in country Date: Tonight By Laken Litman Time: 8:00 p.m. Daily Texan Staff Where: ESPNU MANHATTAN, Kan. — If there was any team for Tex- as to run the ball against, it was Kansas State. Coming into Saturday night’s game, Kansas State was ranked as the worst rush defense in col- LONGHORNS lege football — literally No. 120 IN THE NFL out of 120 ranked teams. And Tex- as knew that. Colt McCoy, QB Texas also knew that the Wild- cats’ offense had one of the na- 14-19, tion’s fastest running backs in Dan- 174 Yards iel Thomas, who has now rushed Passing, 20 for over 100 yards in six different Yards Rushing, games this season. But Texas al- Rush TD lowed him and quarterback Col- lin Klein to combine for 258 of the Jamaal Charles, RB team’s 261 total rushing yards as Kansas State embarrassed Texas in 15 Touches, a 39-14 romp. 100 Total Yards “I don’t know [why we couldn’t stop them],” said head coach Mack Brown. “I thought we had a real- ly good game plan, and I thought , S we’d line up and stop the running game. I thought it’d be a great test 7 Tackles of us and we didn’t stop it.” (2 for Loss), Kansas State started running Caleb Bryant Miller | Daily Texan Staff 1 Sack the ball down Texas’ throats right Two Kansas State defenders take down Texas running back Fozzy Whittaker, who was forced to run laterally instead of vertically much of the from the first whistle when tail- night, and the Longhorns’ backfield produced only 59 yards against college football’s worst run defense. Whittaker finished with 35 yards. back William Powell returned the opening kickoff for 62 yards. Two wanted to start the game,” said ju- all game long. They didn’t even well,” junior safety Blake Gideon act same mistakes against Kan- Derrick Johnson, LB plays later, Thomas scored on a 38- nior linebacker Emmanuel Acho. have to pass the ball. In fact, Klein said. “They were more physical sas State as it made in the loss- yard sprint to the end zone. Just 53 “That was huge momentum for only went two of four for nine than us, and whenever you can’t es to UCLA, Iowa State and Bay- 8 Tackles seconds into the game, Texas was them and a horrible momentum yards passing. stop the run, there’s no reason for lor — they didn’t cause turnovers (2 for Loss), down 7-0. shift for us.” “They just had a really good a team to pass.” 1 Pass “It wasn’t the way the defense The Wildcats continued to run game plan for us and executed Texas’ defense made the ex- LOSS continues on page 10 Deflection

SPORTS Loss to Wildcats brings program to new low BRIEFLY

three remaining games just to Name: Team falls to 4-5 for year become bowl eligible. Chykie Brown after QB Gilbert struggles, “It hurts,” said offensive tack- Position: CB le Britt Mitchell. “You win some, Height: 6’0” throws five interceptions you lose some — you can’t al- Weight: 194 By Jon Parrett ways be No. 1.” Class: Senior Daily Texan Columnist Garrett Gilbert was the No. Hometown: MANHATTAN, Kan. — As 1-rated quarterback coming out Houston the Longhorns walked off the of high school, but the soph- field Saturday, their heads hung omore hasn’t played like it at low as a cold wind carried the Texas. He hasn’t found any CB Brown out for season chant, “We own Texas,” courte- consistency. He’s not on the with broken right forearm sy of the Kansas State faithful. same page as his wide receiv- looked ers — he overthrows them sim- Texas senior cornerback Chykie glazed over; like they’d been ilar to how a drunken frat guy Brown suffered a broken right fore- searching too long for the an- tosses washers. arm in Saturday’s 39-14 loss to Kan- sas State and will miss the remain- swers that would save their sea- After Kansas State intercepted der of the season, ending his ca- son. Like they’d just lost their him for the fifth time, you were reer as a Longhorn. Brown has start- fifth game of the year. probably screaming from your ed 29 games in 47 appearances in a “If you like this, you should couch for Texas to put in Case UT jersey. quit football,” head coach Mack McCoy, if you hadn’t changed Freshmen cornerbacks Car- Brown told his players after the channel already. rington Byndom and A.J. White will the game. “This is not Texas “[Garrett] hasn’t had much likely fill the void left by Brown’s football.” luck,” Brown said. “I know he’s injury, and safety Kenny Vaccaro After a 39-14 loss to Kansas hurting tonight.” will likely see more time on the field State, Texas is 4-5 and last in the Gilbert’s five intercep- if nickel Aaron Williams moves over Big 12 South. After nine consec- tions tied the school record for Caleb Bryant Miller | Daily Texan Staff to the true corner spot opposite utive 10-win seasons, the Long- Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert drops back to pass in Texas’ 39-14 loss to KSU in the Little Apple. The Curtis Brown. horns have to win two of their GILBERT continues on page 10 Wildcats started three drives inside the red zone solely from from intercepting Gilbert. — Andy Lutz

VOLLEYBALL MEN’S TENNIS BCS Standings

Corrie, Andersen defeated 1 Oregon 2 Auburn

in ITA doubles semifinals 3 TCU

By Wes Maulsby Corrie and Andersen fell 4 Boise State Daily Texan Staff in the first set 6-3 but took Texas experienced its fair share their opponents to a tiebreak 5 LSU of highs and lows this week- in the second set where they end. Senior Ed Corrie and ju- eventually lost. 6 Stanford nior Jean An- “Each team dersen had a held its serve 7 Wisconsin strong show- throughout ing at the ITA the second 8 Nebraska National In- set, and once door Intercol- They played well on we got to the 9 Ohio State legiate Cham- tiebreak, it those big points and 10 Oklahoma State p i o n s h i p s , was a couple executed slightly and the other ‘‘ of points here 11 Michigan State members of better than us.” and there that the team had made the dif- 12 Alabama a few mixed — Ed Corrie, Senior f e r e n c e , ” results at the Corrie said. 13 Iowa Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Texas Invita- “They played Sha’Dare McNeal, Amber Roberson, Juliann Faucette and Rachael Adams celebrate after a set win. tional. well on those 14 Utah The un- big points seeded duo and executed 15 Arkansas of Corrie and Andersen ad- slightly better than us.” Faucette guides Horns past Sooners vanced to the semifinals of the Despite a disappointing re- 16 Oklahoma By Austin Laymance ders and carried the team with ritt Elliott off guard. He said event where they fell to Mis- sult in the semis, Corrie and 17 Missouri Daily Texan Staff a career-high 28 kills as Texas he could feel something brew- sissippi’s fourth-seeded dou- Andersen likely turned a few Juliann Faucette would not let downed Oklahoma 3-1 Saturday ing in the senior leader before bles team. heads with their play, and made 18 Arizona Texas’ eight-match win streak to remain unbeaten in the last the opening serve, and Faucette “Ed and Jean are proving they big strides toward become a come to an end Saturday. The se- nine contests. was not going to allow the rival are one of the better doubles championship caliber team. 19 Mississippi State nior All-American outside hitter Faucette’s outburst did not teams in college tennis,” head put the Longhorns on her shoul- catch Texas head coach Jer- FAUCETTE continues on page 10 coach Michael Center said. TENNIS continues on page 10 20 Virginia Tech 9 SPTS

Monday, November 8, 2010 SPORTS 910

SOFTBALL SWIMMING All-Stars outplay Texas for fun Livingston sets

By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff early tone for UT After Friday night’s sec- ond inning began with a lead- off home run by senior Ray- gan Feight, the following nine in huge victories batters contributed to a 10-run inning for Texas. Seven more Texas picks up win over diving coach Matt Scoggin runs were added over the next said. “That’s a positive sign in four innings, as every Long- Michigan, Indiana with the right direction, to dive as horn reached base. well as he did.” This success led to a 17-0 win strong weekend efforts The 200 breaststroke helped over Western Texas College. By Lauren Giudice the team take the lead with a Freshman Brejae Washing- Daily Texan Staff one-two-three finish with Nick ton’s two-run, inside-the-park Diver Drew Livingston and D’Innocenzo, Eric Friedland homer assisted in Texas’ vic- swimmer Jackson Wilcox both and Scott Spann. tory, as did freshman Mandy collected two wins each on Fri- Although the team won, Ogle, who went 3-for-4. day in the Longhorns’ victories head coach Eddie Reese sees Pitcher Blaire Luna allowed over Indiana and Michigan. room for improvement. Western Texas only one hit in Texas defeated Michigan “We seemed to get bet- her four innings of play time. 160-140 and Indiana 181-119. ter in the races at the 200- Six opposing players were Wilcox and Michael Mc- yard distances,” Reese said. struck out after Rachel Fox Broom finished one-two in “We weren’t very good in the stepped in for the final stretch. both the 1000 and 500 freestyle 50s; like in the 200 medley re- Play continued over the races. lay. Otherwise, we’re right weekend, as the women host- Cole Cragin won the 100 where we need to be this time ed the NPF All-Stars, including Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff backstroke while Dax Hill was of year.” former Longhorns Cat Oster- victorious in the 100 freestyle. Reese was impressed with man, Megan Willis and Loryn Texas senior shortstop Raygan Feight looks out at the field with the rest of her teammates in UT’s 2-0 loss. Livingston set a pool re- D’Innocenzo’s performance Johnson. cord at Indiana’s Counsilman- and the distance swimmers. Osterman’s pitching proved pitcher said. “It was sad to re- son and gave Texas not only a out of the lineup, but I like that Billingsley Aquatic Center “Jackson Wilcox, Michael too much for Texas, as the game alize this was my last game on fun-filled end but also showed we were able to build up to this with a score of 405.70 points in McBroom and Jim Robertson ended 2-0. this field ever, though.” the team what needs to be at the end of the season,” head the 1-meter event and he also all did a really good job with “I felt like I was throwing Although the team’s season tweaked before the spring sea- coach Connie Clark said. “I’m won the 3-meter event. their heavy load in the distance well, so all-in-all, we got what ended on a loss, it was the per- son starts up in February. liking the situation we have with “He knows he can do events, though we didn’t sprint we wanted,” the former Texas fect close to a successful fall sea- “In the fall, we see girls in and our depth and versatility.” so much better than that,” well at all today,” Reese said.

Under Brackin’s guidance Strong performances were Bruycker, as Ellis was able to cova of California. pionship since Lucie Ludivoga turned in across the team. SPORTS BRIEFLY earn a straight-set victory, 6-2, Ellis went up quick with their in 1994, but instead will have to girls continue to improve Freshman Lily Moldenhauer 6-1. The victory matched Ellis first set, winning with a score of settle for an exceptional effort. continued to impress by com- Ellis advances to semifinals in with third-seeded Kristy Frill- 6-2. “Aeriel came into the match “It was a battle until the very pool times, performances ing home with a win in the 100 NYC, beats two top seeds ing of Notre Dame. Frilling had confident and ready,” said Tex- end,” Klaic said. “She left it all By Sara Beth Purdy backstroke as well as several previously triumphed over Ellis as assistant coach Darija Kla- out there. But she takes a lot of Daily Texan Staff key second place finishes while After receiving an “at-large” last month in the opening round ic. “Aeriel just kept making big confidence from this tournament After two weeks of broken sophomore Kelsey Amund- invitation, sophomore Aeriel El- of the ITA All-American Cham- shots like she had all week and with the caliber of players she records by sophomore Laura sen made a name for herself lis participated in the ITA Na- pionship in Los Angeles. Frill- really put pressure on her op- has beaten here in New York, Sogar, don’t be discouraged by by significantly contributing tional Indoor Intercollegiate ing was able to get a little taste ponent. She played a very big with a win over the No. 3 seed the fact that she clocked a time to the Texas point total. Soph- Championships this past week- of her own medicine in Friday’s first set, physically and mental- and nearly a win over the No. 2 slightly slower than her most omore Maren Taylor led the end and was able to advance all match, as Ellis achieved a com- ly.” After falling behind 3-1 in seed. Reaching the semifinals at recent “fastest in the nation” re- team coming in third in the one the way to the semifinals. She manding victory, winning 7-5, the second set, Ellis persisted to a national championship event cord. Despite this, Sogar along meter dive. competed in the 32-player sin- 6-1 and advancing to the quar- even the score at 3-3. Howev- can only help her even more in “As expected, it was a battle,” gles draw, and the event took terfinals. er, Juricova outlasted Ellis in the the spring.” with juniors Karlee Bispo and place at the site of the U.S. Open Later on Friday, Ellis went end, winning with a score of 7-5. As the 2010 Leah Gingrich, lead the Long- said head coach Kim Brackin. — the USTA Billie Jean King Na- up against Kristie Ahn of Stan- Juricova was also able to take Newcomer of the Year, Ellis has horns to a solid 163-137 win “The Aggies always bring it, tional Tennis Center in ford. Ellis persevered to beat the third set, with a narrow finished her fifth straight national over the Aggies. With this win, and our team did as well. It was Flushing, N.Y. the formidable Ahn two sets victory of 6-4. championship event with the com- Texas now holds a command- a total team effort. There were Ellis’s first opponent was Zoe to one after losing her first set. Ellis was hoping to become pletion of the ITA National Indoors. ing 3.5-1.0 lead over Texas A&M several outstanding individual DeBruycker of North Carolina. This placed her in the semifinals Texas’s first singles finalist at in the State Farm Lone Star efforts, but we certainly picked She had little trouble with De- against second seeded Jana Juri- the ITA National Indoor Cham- — Alex Endress Showdown. up the win today as a team.” Come and enjoy a good ‘ol time! THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! One School. Six Campuses. Endless Opportunities.

          

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10 SPORTS Monday, November 8, 2010 LOSS: Future games test bowl chances From page 8 tor Greg Davis called back-to-back passing plays — one was incom- and they allowed the Wildcats to plete to tight end Barrett Matthews go five of five in the red zone. and the other was caught by receiv- “We were really not helping er James Kirkendoll, but he was our offense much,” Gideon said. called for a holding penalty and “Seems to be a recurring issue that the series, along with the running we aren’t giving our offense a short game, fizzled. field for a change.” “We had to start throwing the Quarterback Garrett Gilbert tru- ball to catch up,” Davis said. “But ly suffered from starting almost there might have been some situa- every series with a long field. His tions where maybe we could have drives weren’t productive as Tex- stuck with the run a little longer. as went scoreless for three quarters, We’ll have to go back and look at he threw five interceptions, one of the film.” which was in the end zone and Texas has tried so hard to have many of his 27 incomplete passes a balanced offense this year, but it were overthrown balls. should have taken advantage of “I put our team in some bad situ- Kansas State’s poor rush defense ations,” Gilbert said. “We dug our- rather than force the passing game in selves a hole and we had to throw the first place. The Longhorns only the ball almost every play in the ran for 140 yards, 88 of which were second half.” by Gilbert. Before the deficit got out of con- The Longhorns don’t have much trol, Texas wanted to run the ball. time to solve their problems and In the first quarter, tailback Fozzy they don’t have time to panic, either. Whittaker ran for two first downs They need to win two of their next in a row and it looked like Texas three games if they want to become Jeff Hiemsath | Daily Texan Staff was going to gain some momen- bowl-eligible, and it’s not going to be Texas redshirt sophomore Alex Hilliard hits a backhand over the net in this weekend’s Texas Invitational. Hilliard and redshirt freshman David tum when it was only down 7-0. easy with Oklahoma State and Texas Holiner had the most success of any Longhorns competing in Austin, advancing far in the consolation draws against Texas A&M. But then offensive coordina- A&M still left on the schedule. TENNIS: Texas Invite provides glimpse of season GILBERT: Brown trusts starting QB From page 8 as Invitational, the theme of and finals, respectively. wound up winning the familiar the weekend continued with In doubles play however, the final in a close match that went From page 8 “We know what [Garrett’s] ca- “In our first couple of match- the doubles teams trump- Longhorns fared much better by down to the final game. pable of doing, so we have his es we took chances to break our ing the singles performanc- setting up an all-Texas final be- “Ben and Daniel played re- number of interceptions in a back 100 percent,” said run- opponent and did that really es. In the singles draws, Tex- tween the teams of senior Kellen ally, really well this weekend, game and brought his total to ning back Fozzy Whittaker. “No well,” Corrie said. “That was as wasn’t able to make much Damico and Holiner, and sopho- especially today,” said Texas 14 on the year. It was his third matter what.” one of our biggest strengths. noise. Only redshirt freshman mores Ben Chen and Daniel White- assistant coach Ricardo Rubio, game of the season with three or Maybe it’s the plays that are We battled well in our ser- David Holiner and redshirt head. Both teams were able to put “They were putting on an ex- more picks. called for him, or maybe it’s just vice games and won some sophomore Alex Hilliard are together strong semifinal matches hibition with their returns and “He’s a guy that will let the way he plays, but Gilbert stares big points.” able to advance in the conso- against a pair of teams from Tex- their volleys, and they earned one play go and come back down his receivers far too frequent- Back in Austin at the Tex- lation draws to the semifinals as A&M. Chen and Whitehead their wins today.” and play the next one, which ly. Doing so allows defensive line- a quarterback has to do,” men to time his passes and tip Brown said. “He has to have a them into the air, making it easy for short memory.” any defender to intercept. Gilbert would probably like to “It was one of those deals where erase a five-play stretch completely Kansas State had all the right calls,” FAUCETTE: Longhorns on nine-game roll after decisive victory from his memory, when he threw Whittaker said. “They were able to the ball three times and was inter- get all the balls that were tipped From page 8 the decisive fourth set that kept the it was easy to get a good kill with to a season-high 10 matches on the cepted on all three attempts. and be in the right place at the Sooners from forcing a fifth and fi- those sets from Kocher.” road Wednesday against Baylor at “I put our defense in some bad right time.” Sooners stop No. 8 Texas (17-5; nal set, and sophomore opposite hit- “With a lot of the injuries that we 7 p.m. situations,” he said. “We dug our- Gilbert says he wants to make 12-2 Big 12). ter Sha’Dare McNeal put the game have going on, I had to take a lot Texas has not tasted de- selves a hole, and we had to throw Texas bowl eligible, but does he “She had a different look in her in the books, following Faucette’s more of a load and I think that it’s feat since an Oct 2. trip to Ne- the ball almost every play in the have the talent to do it? There are eyes; she was really focused and re- four-straight with a kill of her own been good for me.” braska and the team has a fa- second half.” countless great college quarter- ally loud in the locker room before to dispatch Oklahoma (17-8, 9-5). Three other Longhorns finished vorable schedule for the sea- Brown did consider putting in backs that couldn’t make it in the the game,” Elliott said. “I could tell But Faucette was quick to point with double-digit kills to balance son’s final six matches, Case McCoy with seven minutes NFL — maybe Gilbert is a great there was a different energy and fo- out junior setter Michelle Kocher’s out Texas’ attack, and McNeal add- with three games remaining remaining and the game already high school quarterback that can’t cus about her. She pretty much car- role in ensuring quality attacks for ed nine kills of her own. at home. decided, but McCoy wasn’t loose cut it at the college level. If he con- ried the team tonight. When she is1 the All-American. Texas remained a game and a The Longhorns swept Bay- enough. Then Gilbert got a drive tinues to struggle, perhaps it’s time playing that hot, it’s really nice to “I was just motivated and Koch- half behind Nebraska in the Big 12 lor earlier this season at Grego- going, so coaches let him stay in to look elsewhere. He isn’t the only have that on your side.” er was setting a great ball,” Faucette standings and the Longhorns will ry Gym and have won the last and lead Texas to a touchdown. quarterback on the roster. Faucette had four straight kills in said. “I was just feeling the fire, and look to extend their winning-streak 17 meetings. day, month day, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS 3B

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12 LIFE&ARTS Monday, November 8, 2010 Meryl Streep visits theater students By Jody Serrano from Yale University, introduced even though she is a woman actor Daily Texan Staff her to a crowd of over 400 peo- I can learn a lot from her, from her The UT Department of Theatre ple from all aspects of the UT the- style and techniques and the incred- and Dance set quite the scene Fri- atre world. The stage seemed set to ible ability she has in front of the day. The commotion didn’t come open a play, adorned with a com- camera and on the stage.” from the opening of a new play fy armchair, a quaint circular rug, The Department of Theatre and or the excitement of a casting call, and a small hardwood table framed Dance finalized Streep’s visit last but rather from the appearance of with a vase full of bright flowers. week. who many consider to be the great- “I’m in the theater department,” Department head Lucien Doug- est living actress of our time, Mer- Streep said, her eyes twinkling, “I las was astonished at the announce- yl Streep. feel at home.” ment of Streep’s visit. The audience roared when Streep The line of people to get into “A “I said, ‘Who?’” Douglas said stepped onto the stage of the hum- Conversation With Meryl Streep,” with a laugh. “We’re one of the big- ble Payne Theatre, jumping from an audience-based Q-and-A forum, gest theater programs in the coun- their seats and bursting into enthu- began to form at around 12 p.m. try, and any opportunity to build siastic applause. Appearing at UT The air was abuzz with excitement, bridges with the professional world as the most nominated actress in filled with bright eyes, smiles and is absolutely wonderful.” the history of film, Meryl Streep re- breathless anticipation. First-year With a little over a week’s no- ceived a standing ovation, the high- theater student Jonathan Mathews tice, Dorn and the department an- est sign of respect in the theater was one student in a crowd of about nounced the event to its 400 theater world, simply by walking onstage. 40 early birds, waiting impatiently and dance students. The impact was “[Today] is a day 10 years in the for the clock to strike 2:30. immediate, and the “Oh my god!” making, and a true test to the pow- “The things I’ve seen her in, she exclamations rang throughout the Stephanie Meza | Daily Texan Staff er of nagging,” said theater profes- just blows my mind in her style of Winship Drama Building. Deemed Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep talks to theater students at the Winship Drama building sor Fran Dorn. acting and the way she presents her “A Conversation With Meryl Friday afternoon. She discussed the highlights of her career in theater and film and gave advice to students. Dorn, Streep’s longtime friend characters,” Mathews said, “I think Streep,” the free event opened ex- clusively to theater and dance stu- dents and faculty members. Dorn organized the event in hopes of inspiring students to per- severe in the difficult theater indus- try, a business teeming with low job opportunities. Dorn said she hoped students would understand that Streep was a human being aside from being a movie star, someone who started where everyone else did and had her own problems and struggles in her career. “I don’t consider myself the greatest living anything,” Streep said. “If I were in school, I’d be greeting this opportunity with a healthy dose of skepticism. A stu- dent [needs] to look for something that feels true instead of being handed wisdom.” In her discussion, Streep ac- knowledged the rigid and unfair standards of the industry she has thrived in, such as the pressure on actors to keep a certain weight and to acquiesce to society’s stan- dards of beauty. While an actress of Streep’s caliber seems to have been born for the stage, she humbly said that she, too, faced all the challeng- es that UT students face today. “I go back and forth all the time, even right now,” Streep said with a laugh. “When I was in gradu- ate school, I was in my third year towards a [Master’s in Fine Arts] in drama and acting, and I decid- ed to take the law boards because I thought that maybe I wanted to be an environmental lawyer, [but] I slept through the test.” Streep majored in theater and dance at Yale in 1972. As part of their liberal arts program, Streep said she had the chance to learn a little bit about everything, some- thing she noted would be “unfash- ionable” today with the current fo- cus on specific career path educa- tion. Despite her lack of particu- larity, Streep said her experience helped her understand the world and become a better person. Aside from speaking to the De- partment of Theatre and Dance, Streep also went to lunch with the MFA graduate students before the event. MFA graduate student Amanda Morish called the expe- rience “magical” and “humbling,” going on to express multiple levels of gratitude to Fran Dorn and the University of Texas. “We love UT, and Fran is amaz- ing. This visit is such a gift for us as actors because [Streep] is so in- spirational and so amazing at what she does,” Morish said. “She’s one of kind, and to be able to learn from someone like that and be in their space is just a privilege. I feel very blessed.” On the Payne Theatre stage, Streep was in her element. With a series of hand gestures and dy- namic voice changes, she had the audience hanging on to her ev- ery word. She answered students’ questions in a thoughtful, hum- ble and generous tone, completely unafraid of revealing that she had once stuffed her bra to get a role or admitting that she sometimes for- got her lines on purpose to soothe the anxieties of nervous actors. Streep also took the audience on a journey through her college ex- perience, describing a professor that wore English riding boots and took his crop to class. She prompt- ed waves of laughter with the tale of her first emotional theater per- formance, in which she imagined she was the most famous actress in the world announcing her re- tirement, unable to continue work- ing because she had hit the elder- ly age of 45. With only an hour-and-a-half of conversation, Streep had inspired a burning hope in the hearts of ev- eryone in the department. “It just makes you wonder,” said senior Cat Hardy, “Fran Dorn went to school with her, and we’re going to school now. Who are we going to school with that we’re go- ing to have come back and speak when we’re older? Maybe it will be one of us.” 13 ENT Monday, November 8, 2010 LIFE&ARTS 1314 Monday, November 8 , 2010 FUN FUN FUN

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Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: [email protected] 14 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Monday, November 8 , 2010 LIFE&ARTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Festival unites music fans of all tastes, age groups “Weird Al” Yankovic FUN FUN smashes his guitar on stage after playing FUN the ballad “You Don’t Love Me Anymore” at Fun Fun Fun Fest on Friday evening.

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There were UT and high school students, concert veter- ans and children throwing rock horns from parents’ shoulders, head-banging metal heads and swaying dream-pop dancers. A wide assortment of people from the Austin community filled Wa- terloo Park for Fun Fun Fun Fest over the weekend. Although rising ticket pric- es were a concern, Fun Fun Fun Fest remains the most afford- able and most local of “The Big Three,” which includes Austin City Limits Music Festival and South By Southwest. The festival also has a personality of its own with a high-quality lineup of in- dependent bands, hip-hop and electronic artists and the Black Stage where many of the punk, hard rock and metal bands play. Stephanie Meza “Weird Al” Yankovic kicked Daily Texan Staff off the two-day, three-night festi- val with a party Friday night. On making political digs, disembow- ent show each time depending As Best Coast was ending, hip- rock melodies. sounded so musical. Saturday, Os Mutantes took the eling a Sarah Palin figure, spray- on which members play. hop artist P.O.S. had the audi- Later on the same stage, The , A-Trak and audience to a mythical land of ing the crowd with fake blood During the evening, Best Coast ence’s hands raised in the air and French band Yelle sparked a fre- Mastodon wrapped up the fi- Portugese-speaking gypsies. Tim and singing about beastiality. brought their California charm. waving to the beats. An energet- netic dance party. Even if the ma- nale of Fun Fun Fun Fest, each Kinsella of Cap’n Jazz blasted MGMT, RJD2 and Their songs — short, sweet and ic and down-to-earth performer, jority of the audience didn’t un- bringing their different styles to musical lines through a French ended the night with psychedelic straightforward — could cause the man knows how to talk to an derstand French, her electrifying the table. horn, though he held it like a war crooning, electro-hip- anyone to reminisce about a audience. He even stepped down stage presence made up for it. Fun Fun Fun Fest gives Aus- horn, and leaped into the crowd. hop and nostalgia — summer fling, first love or high in the area between the stage and “We are in a jungle and you are tin another brag-worthy festival Delorean, a dreamy dance band a fine representation of the festi- school crush. Front woman Beth- the barricade to get on their lev- the monkey,” she said in Eng- that boasts of varied genres, ris- from Barcelona, made an evening val’s character. any Cosentino won trinkets of el. P.O.S. also puts an interest- lish as the audience echoed her ing talent and a very local vibe. in November feel like a smooth, Sunday began with local band adoration from the audience, ing twist to hip-hop, rapping to monkey sounds. Monkeys never Until next November. summertime evening again. Mother Falcon. With between 10 namely a cigarette, a lighter and GWAR didn’t disappoint in the to 20 members on guitar, orches- a pair of sunglasses to replace theatrics, performing in monster tra instruments and accordion, her own pair that she tossed in costumes of their stage personas, Mother Falcon presents a differ- the crowd.

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Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff The crowd moshes during punk rock band The Casualties’ performance at the Black Stage of Fun Fun Fun #. ,#$(($, *#-&$ --($%+,-&$ +)! Fest Saturday afternoon. Moshing involves bodies shoving around as the crowd surges in all directions. !/$-$,++#"&'(# Violence, dance collide in moshing By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert front of you, they get caught, pain- the week slugging away at school Daily Texan Staff fully bent and pulled away in the and going through the motions just There’s nothing quite like getting tide. If your arms are down at your to survive the week. You throw all    beat up at Fun Fun Fun Fest while side, you don’t have enough time your energy into this for an hour or the lead singer of GWAR shoots to worm your hands up when a two and suddenly you just feel so red dyed water at you. Or getting crowd surfer comes flailing your alive. Maybe emboldened, even. trapped under a fallen crowd surfer way with their foot kicking at The first time I was in a mosh    only to push the body off your head your mouth. pit was at my first concert, which so you can continue jumping and It might sound awful to leave I’m embarrassed to admit was a Gi\j\ek\[`egXike\ij_`gn`k_GGi\j\ekk\[[``eggXikke\ij_`g screaming along to Bad Religion. a music festival with bruises all My Chemical Romance show my  It’s hard to explain to someone over your body, your hair matted, freshman year of high school. Ge-  STUDENTSTUDENT TICKETSTICKETS k_\k_\?ldXe`k`\j@ejk`klk\Xe[k_\ ?ldXe`k`\j @ejk`klk\ who has never experienced the in- a bump blossoming on your fore- rard Way, the lead singer, parted ;\gXikd\ekf]K_\Xki\;XeZ\ tensity of a mosh pit the immense head, your bra strap torn and your the crowd in two halves and then pleasure that comes from thrash- face so grimy that a regular wash- the two halves charged into each K@:B8IKJ%FI>#/''%0/)%9IFLGJ1,()%+.(%'-+/ breath and body odor are right in There’s something so liberating viously. If you have never experi- your face. As people slam you into about screaming with like-mind- enced moshing, I recommend you other people, you find yourself ed people until you’re hoarse. try it at least once for the experi- smeared with their sweat and filth. When a circle pit starts and people ence. If you are female, even more The crowd constantly surges in are running in circles and bang- so. But please, don’t be the girl all directions, so limbs and hard ing their bodies into each other, with her head buried in her boy- bodies shove you around. For there’s something raw and exhil- friend’s shoulder while he wraps someone of my height, that means arating about punching your way his arm around her head, kissing my face smashing into shoulder right in. The mosh pit carries a vig- her soothingly. You are at a rock blades and elbows cutting into my or that wears off the farther away show, not sitting at home watching ribs and boobs. As people claw for from the stage you go, and there’s “The Notebook.” survival, your hair gets ripped and something about being where If the violence is too much for you accidentally rip other people’s all the action is, close enough to you to handle, get in the pit for hair — as proven by the clumps of see the band’s sweat stains, that a band you know will be less ri- foreign strands that cling to your makes you feel like you’re a part otous. The mosh pit for MGMT body after a particularly rough of the show. won’t be the same as the mosh pit mosh pit. With adrenaline coursing for Mastodon. People are packed so tightly through you, sometimes this sense Fun Fun Fun Fest, thanks for the there’s no good place to put your of surrealism hits. It’s difficult to long overdue beating. I might go to arms except for up in the air. If your think of anything outside of the bed tonight aching and still feeling RECYCLE your copy of THE DAILY TEXAN arms are scrunched awkwardly in here and now. Maybe you’ve spent unclean, but it was worth it.