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>> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, October 19, 2011 McCombs school claims best energy finance class TODAY By Megan Strickland won this year’s title and $10,000 in top schools in the nation includ- Ben Beyer, had one weekend to had submitted a good plan for the Daily Texan Staff prize money. ing Yale, Purdue and Columbia. research a case written by Chev- challenge, but understood win- The seventh-annual challenge “We were really thrilled to win ron. The team had to come up ning would be difficult. Calendar Winning the second consec- concluded last month and required against a lineup of really tough with a hypothetical finance plan “We knew we had a good prod- utive National Energy Finance five graduate students in the MBA competition,” said team member that would not only develop an uct and had worked really hard, Challenge for the McCombs program to present a finance plan Chris Wolf. “It shows McCombs is oil field in an impoverished Afri- but we also knew the talent of School of Business proves that the for energy development to some one of the best in the nation.” can nation, but also finance social the other schools,” Wolf said. “We school has one of the best ener- of the energy industry’s most in- Wolf said the team, comprised programs that would benefit citi- were pleasantly surprised to win at Architecture gy finance courses in the coun- fluential leaders. The McCombs of himself, John Shaddix, Jake zens of the nation. and Music try, said members of the team that students went up against 15 other Stroud, Sudamsh Bai Reddy and Wolf said the team knew they ENERGY continues on PAGE 2 Expressing the relationship between music, space and design, the Architecture in Music Symposium will hold performances across campus Gorbachev visits UT, urges US to pull out of Middle East in locations such as the Grand Hall, PCL Loading Dock and By Jody Serrano Waller Creek Bridge. The event Daily Texan Staff will be free and open to the public from 3 to 10 p.m. Editor’s Note: A translator was used during the lecture. Former Soviet Union presi- dent Mikhail Gorbachev urged the United States to pull out of Career Expo Afghanistan and work with Rus- Liberal Arts Career Services and sia and other countries to create the Liberal Arts Council will be a new world order in a lecture at holding the 2011 Career Expo. the Lyndon Baines Johnson Li- There will be opportunities to brary Tuesday night. seek out careers and internships Gorbachev spoke as a part of from companies such as Apple, the Harry Middleton Lecture- J.P. Morgan, Chase and South ship series, an initiative by the by Southwest from 11 a.m. LBJ Foundation to expose stu- to 3 p.m. in the Texas Union dents to high profile speakers. Ballroom. He gave his thoughts on Iran, Afghanistan and Barack Obama. When asked about Russia’s cur- Weird Wednesday rent political state, Gorbachev Weird Wednesday at the Alamo said he thinks current Russian Drafthouse is featuring “Kill and prime minister Vladimir Pu- Kill Again,” the follow up sequel tin should not run for a third to “Kill Or Be Killed.” K&KA is term as president. Putin served best known for its stylistic as president of Russia from 2000 martial arts action sequences to 2008 and has remained as and overly obsessed Karate prime minister. supervillian. Show starts at Gorbachev said Putin inherit- 9:45 p.m. ed a very difficult situation from former president Boris Yeltsin and implemented an extreme Glamour With authoritarian style of govern- Burlesque ment as his way of addressing Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff Former President of the Soviet Union Mikhail Gorbachev and his translator Pavel Palazchenko speak with Mark Updegrove, Director of the It’s that time of the year to put Lyndon Baines Johnson Library, at the LBJ Library Tuesday evening as part of the Harry Middleton Lecture Series. on your top hats and attend the GORBACHEV continues on PAGE 2 Halloween Burlesque show. An- tone’s will be showcasing their Jordan Etier annual Halloween Burlesque was arrested show featuring Delia Dread this over the week- Fans cheer Acappellooza coming Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. end on charges Ticket prices range between of evading $10 to $100. arrest and possession of for reviving choral music marijuana. Etier was released By Andrew Messamore one concert to provide a nice free Tie a Turban from the team Daily Texan Staff concert that anyone can attend, The Sikh Students’ Association on Monday. and we found it appropriate for presents “Tie a Turban,” To the cheers and screams of an this year’s performance to make it a featuring free food from the audience of more than a hundred, benefit for victims of the fires.” Clay Pit and turban tying 10 “Acappellooza” kicked off Tues- The music of a cappella is a style a.m. to 2 p.m. in the West Mall. day night with performances from of choral music including solo- One Note Stand, Hum A Cappella ists and singers mimicking instru- and The Ransom Notes as part of a ments, which has not always been benefit for Bastrop fire victims. popular in Texas, said senior mu- Radio-television-film senior Ali sic and Jewish studies senior Sam Today in history Haji said last year’s director of Ran- Rosen, musical director of The Amanda Martin som Notes created “Acappelloo- Ransom Notes. Daily Texan Staff za.” Acappellooza is the group’s at- “A cappella is basically choral to In 2005 tempt to bring large scale a cap- the tune, contemporary songs with Saddam Hussein is put on trial pella performances to the Univer- a soloist and accompanying sing- in Baghdad for crimes against Athlete punishment depends on team, sity, Haji said. Haji is the current ers who mimic the sounds of in- humanity. director of Ransom Notes, which struments from drums to gui- has held performances since 1996 tar,” Rosen said. “You could say stardom more than their actual crime when it was founded by two Plan that we sing unpopular songs by II students, who began by holding popular artists.” two days after he was arrested? for criminal trespass in 2003 — but rehearsals and auditions in their While The Ransom Notes and Is what Etier did any worse than a missed just one game in his career. dorm room. One Note Stand led with takes on By Trey Scott DWI? Or driving a car into a build- Then in 2006, starting cornerback “This is the second annual Aca- well known pop songs like Cee Lo Daily Texan Columnist ing? Unlawfully carrying a weapon? Tarell Brown was arrested for un- ppellooza,” Haji said. “All the a cap- All of those were acts commit- lawful possession of a loaded 9mm pella groups come together here in A CAPPELLA continues on PAGE 2 If UT’s new standard of discipline ted in the Mack Brown era by foot- handgun and less than two ounc- for an action such as peeing-and- ball players on the Longhorns’ reve- es of marijuana. He was suspend- fleeing is dismissal from the pro- nue-reaping football team. And not ed for one game, albeit one against gram, it’s a good thing the school one of those infractions got a player Ohio State. Quote to note doesn’t dish out retroactive punish- kicked off the squad. In 2007, defensive stars Sergio ments. So, it looks like a supporting mem- Kindle and Henry Melton were ar- “For African What former Texas baseball play- ber of a non-revenue sport got a bad rested on drunken driving charges people in the village, er Jordan Etier did over the week- deal on this one. Evading arrest is an and subsequently suspended three ‘ end — he was arrested on charges of unintelligent thing to do, of course. games. Those arrests came during everything‘ is about evading arrest and a misdemeanor But the administration cutting short the “Book ‘em” period, when six rhythm. When the possession of marijuana after a DPS the final year of his collegiate athlet- football players were arrested in the officer saw him urinating in public ic career sends a message, one both span of four months. That prompt- rooster crows in the — was senseless enough, and a dis- hypocritical and unfair: If a player is ed the Texas head coach to issue a “ morning, the rhythm appointing action from one of the not a star or if they aren’t on the Tex- zero-tolerance” policy. team’s best leaders. Head baseball as football team, their leash is a lot The policy was broken for defen- starts. Rhythm is life.” coach Augie Garrido warned the en- shorter. Call it a double standard if sive tackle Lamarr Houston, who tire team this fall that he would be you wish. was arrested and charged for driving A notable case is Cedric Ben- while intoxicated and was involved — Ibrahim Aminou coming down a lot harder with pun- African drum instructor ishments. son, who was arrested twice while in a two-car accident at 3:15 a.m. the Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff But is this too hard, releasing a in college here — once for posses- Singers from a cappella ensemble One Note Stand rehearse in a LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 player without the option of appeal sion of marijuana in 2002 and once ARREST continues on PAGE 7 stairwell of the Art Building prior to Acappellooza. P2

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Classifi ed Advertising: because we are making these Gorbachev is considered an Barack Obama, Gorbachev said “What we know is all of Gor- (512) 471-5244 suggestions in good faith,” Gor- influential leader in history for he supports the current presi- bachev’s predecessors resist- classifi [email protected] GORBACHEV bechev said. his role in ending the Cold War dent and that current U.S. con- ed the openness and reforms The Texan strives to present all information continues from PAGE 1 Gorbachev said one of the in 1989 and introducing wide- flicts do not fall onto Obama’s that were the hallmark dur- fairly, accurately and completely. If main reasons for the current spread democratic reform in shoulders alone because he in- ing his tenure in office,” Upde- we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail the needs of the nation. It was U.S. domestic unrest and sit- Russia. Gorbachev said the in- herited problems from other grove said. “While it’s difficult [email protected]. perhaps understandable that uation in the Middle East and troduction of his Perestroika presidents. Gorbachev said it to speculate on what would have Putin used certain authoritarian Europe date back to the end of and Glasnost policies, which is not only a strong leader, but happened [had Gorbachev not styles in his leadership because the Cold War when the U.S. de- democratized the Communist a strong country, that is im- been in control], chances are COPYRIGHT of political and economic un- clared victory. Gorbachev said political system, eased eco- portant when the country calls the Cold War may have ended Copyright 2011 Texas Student rest, Gorbachev said, but using America acted arrogantly and nomic restrictions and granted for change. in bloodshed.” Media. All articles, photographs authoritarian methods in gener- tried to build a new empire in- people freedom of speech and LBJ Library spokeswoman Yekaterina Cotey, a compara- and graphics, both in the print and al is wrong. stead of working together with press, was his administration’s Anne Wheeler said the LBJ Li- tive literature graduate student online editions, are the property of “Whenever you have leaders other countries and needs to response to his people’s cry brary worked to find a date for who grew up in Russia, said she Texas Student Media and may not be that rule [for such a long period think in terms of cooperation for change. Gorbachev to speak at the li- remembers Gorbachev’s eco- reproduced or republished in part or of time], the only thing impor- for the future. He received the Nobel Peace brary for nearly a year. She said nomic reforms and how they af- in whole without written permission. tant to those leaders is holding Referencing the late Pope Prize for ending the Cold War more than 1,000 people attend- fected her family. Cotey said she on to power,” Gorbachev said. John Paul II, Gorbachev said the in 1990 and currently heads the ed Gorbachev’s lecture. and her family have mixed feel- Although Gorbachev said he world needs a world order that Gorbachev Foundation, an or- LBJ Library director Mark ings about Gorbachev, but un-

does not make it a habit to give is more stable, more just and ganization dedicated to aid the Updegrove moderated the dis- derstand he played a large role TOMORROW’S WEATHER advice to other countries, he more human. spread of democracy and eco- cussion with Gorbachev. Upde- in their lives. High Low said the U.S. should learn from “We need to start to think nomic liberty. He is also the grove said he hoped students at “It’s not possible to imagine

the mistakes of countries like of how to live in a new world head of Green Cross, a group the event would learn about the life without him,” Cotey said. 76 49 Russia when dealing with issues [where we address] security, that addresses poverty, security importance of Gorbachev’s role “If it wasn’t for him and disin- in Iran and Afghanistan. poverty and challenges to the and environmental degradation. in history and his legacy as a tegration of the Soviet Union, I Is Santa in the building? “I hope you will consider this environment,” Gorbachev said. When asked about President man of peace. wouldn’t be here right now.” Water usage regulations may get stricter, UT unaffected“ By Allie Kolechta ble for managing its own water usage. for Austin Water. The University purchases between Daily Texan Staff City Council announced at a spe- “We want to meet basically the de- 7 and 8 million gallons of water each cial work session Tuesday morning that mands of what an extreme and ex- year from the city and is one of the top I’m not a meteorologist, but we’re The city may have to resort to wa- the city is considering the possibility of tended drought would call for,” Hill ten water consumers in Austin, said ter conservation measures intended for stage three water restrictions beginning said. “In the books [stage three restric- Leonard Friesenhahn, associate di- still in a drought. We haven’t had catastrophes if Central Texas’ drought this spring if the drought continues to tions were] set up for some sort of cat- rector for mechanical distribution for any significant improvement. continues, but UT will still be responsi- get worse, said Jason Hill, spokesman astrophic thing with the water supply, UT’s Utilities & Energy Management — Jason Hill, Austin Water spokesman so we have to look at how it can be cus- division. The University takes domes- tomized to protect and maintain our tic water and drinking water from the water supply during the slow process city and returns wastewater back to of this drought.” them, he said. This newspaper was printed with UT doesn’t have to follow city water The most recent data on UT’s total ic campus irrigation systems saves an tional landscapes, Lentz said. HE AILY EXAN pride by The Daily Texan and estimated 49 million gallons per year “We don’t have to abide by the city T D T Texas Student Media. restrictions, Hill said. water usage is from the 2009-10 school Permanent Staff He said under stage three restric- year, when the University used about and the 2008 renovations to campus of Austin ordinances, but we typically Editor ...... Viviana Aldous Associate Editor ...... Matthew Daley, Shabab Siddiqui tions, no one in the city is allowed to 512.7 million gallons, said Laurie Lentz,“ plumbing are saving an estimated 16 do try to support them,” she said. Managing Editor ...... Lena Price Associate Managing Editor ...... Sydney Fitzgerald water lawns or other landscaping. The spokeswoman for UT’s facility services. million gallons per year, she said. The exception to these water cutbacks News Editor ...... Matthew Stottlemyre Associate News Editor ...... Victoria Pagan, Colton Pence, Huma Munir city of Austin went into stage two water According to facility services num- The University is making efforts is the University’s 4,500 trees, which are Senior Reporters ...... Jillian Bliss, Liz Farmer, Allie Kolechta Copy Desk Chief ...... Austin “no one reads this” Myers restrictions on Sep. 6 after water levels bers, Central Texas last experienced to conserve water by watering cam- worth $25 million and remain under Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Elyana Barrera, Ashley Morgan, Klarissa Fitzpatrick Design Editor ...... Alexa Hart pus landscape zones only one day a constant drip irrigation, Lentz said. Senior Designers ...... Mark Nuncio, Chris Benavides, Bobby Blanchard of Lake Buchanan and Lake Travis fell a major drought during the 2006-07 Photo Editor ...... Andrew Torrey Associate Photo Editors ...... Ryan Edwards, Shannon Kitner below the 900,000-acre mark, he said. school year, when water usage dropped week, turning off the Littlefield and “We’re trying to use water only Senior Photographers ...... Thomas Allison, Mary Kang ...... Lawrence Peart, Fanny Trang, Danielle Villasana “I’m not a meteorologist, but we’re to 427,502 gallons. Turning off the LBJ fountains and installing xeriscapes, where water is needed,” Lentz said. Video Editor ...... Rafael Borges Associate Video Editor ...... Jackie Kuenstler still in a drought,” he said. “We haven’t fountains saves an estimated 300,000 which consist of more drought resis- “Not watering the sidewalks, things Senior Videographer ...... Ashley Dillard Senior Video Editor ...... Ben Smith had any significant improvement.” gallons per month, updating automat- tant plants than the University’s tradi- like that.” Life&Arts Editor ...... Aleksander Chan Associate Life&Arts Editors ...... Katie Stroh Senior Life&Arts Writers ...... Ali Breland, Benjamin Smith, ...... Julie Rene Tran, Aaron West, Alex Williams Sports Editor ...... Trey Scott Associate Sports Editor ...... Austin Laymance Senior Sports Writers ...... Nick Cremona, Christian Corona, Lauren Giudice, Chris Hummer Comics Editor ...... Victoria Elliot Web Editor ...... Gerald Rich Associate Web Editor ...... Ryan Sanchez RECYCLE continues from PAGE 1 Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren ENERGY Multimedia Adviser ...... Jennifer A. Rubin Issue Staff YOUR COPY OF THE DAILY TEXAN that level of competition.” ConocoPhillips, Bank of Ameri- Reporters ...... Lydia Herrera Photographers ...... Tamir Kalifa, Kiersten Holmes The challenge, which began sev- ca, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stan- Sports Writers ...... Hank South Life&Arts Writers ...... Sara Benner en years ago under the direction ley and EMIC a chance to meet Copy Editors ...... Brionne Griffin, Chelsea DiSchiano, Marco Lopez Page Designers ...... Betsy Cooper, Sarah Foster ♲ of the McCombs Energy Finance with students. Comic Artists ...... Emery Ferguson, Trish Do, Betsy Cooper ...... Katherine Palmer, Rory Harman, John Massingill, Tyler Suder Columnists ...... Katherine Taylor, Samian Quazi Group, a student organization, Sudamsh Bai Reddy said he Web Staffers ...... William Snyder, Bicente Gutierrez makes participants think critical- knew the competition would be ly about current issues facing the stiff when they presented their Advertising Director of Advertising & Business ...... Jalah Goette industry, said John Butler, clini- plan for financing social programs Business Manager ...... Lori Hamilton Business Assistant ...... Amy Ramirez cal associate professor at the Mc- to a hypothetical government, Advertising Adviser ...... CJ Salgado Senior Local Sales Associate ...... Brad Corbett Combs School’s Energy Manage- but he said he never expected the Broadcast & Events Manager ...... Carter Goss Campus & National Sales Associate ...... Joan Bowerman Student Advertising Manager ...... Ryan Ford ment and Innovation Center. judges in the final round of com- Student Assistant Manager ...... Veronica Serrato Student Acct. Execs ...... Casey Lee, Adrian Lloyd, Morgan Haenchen “The idea is that Chevron, petition to be so tough...... Paola Reyes, Fredis Benitez, Hwanjong Cho ...... Zach Congdon, Cameron McClure, Edward Moreland who writes the case every year, “They tried to show what hap- Student Office Assistant/Classifieds ...... Rene Gonzalez Student Marketing Assistant ...... Jason Tennenbaum stops and looks around and fo- pens in a real negotiation with a Student Buys of Texas Assistant ...... Lindsey Hollingsworth Senior Graphic Design ...... Felimon Hernandez cuses on real issues they are deal- country’s government,” Bai Reddy Junior Designers ...... Casey Rogers, Bianca Krause, Aaron Rodriquez Special Editions Adviser ...... 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China’s elites call for cultural campaign Rebels nearing Sirte, By Christopher Bodeen The Associated Press NATO officials see BEIJING — The ruling Com- munist Party approved a program Tuesday to enhance its popularity end to conflict soon at home and China’s image abroad at a time when the leadership is BANI WALID, Libya — Libyan fighting has prevented Libya’s new struggling with domestic unrest fighters celebrated the fall of this leaders from declaring final victory and a delicate succession. stubborn former regime strong- and setting a timeline for elections. Ending a four-day annual pol- hold by firing weapons in the air Meanwhile in Brussels, a NATO icy meeting — the Central Com- and hanging revolutionary flags spokeswoman says the military al- mittee, nearly 400 of the power elite on buildings on Tuesday, while in liance is “very close” to terminat- — wrapped up their gathering with another part of the country, their ing the seven-month long bomb- the adoption of a communique on comrades launched a major assault ing campaign in Libya. boosting China’s cultural influence on Moammar Gadhafi’s hometown Spokeswoman Carmen Romero overseas while reinforcing socialist of Sirte. warned, however, that it is still too principles among the increasingly The push from the east of Sirte early to set the exact date because independent population at home. to rout remaining resistance came a of the continuing threat to civilians “More and more, culture is day after commanders announced from pro-Gadhafi fighters. becoming an important ele- they had captured most of a second NATO warplanes have flown ment of comprehensive national stronghold, Bani Walid, 90 miles more than 9,500 strike sorties since strength and competitiveness,” the southeast of Tripoli. March 19. With armed opposition communique said. While welcoming successes in limited to only a few more towns, While the gathering’s stated aim Bani Walid, Libya’s new leaders the alliance has scaled back on the was to hammer out the new cultur- Nh Han Guan | Associated Press have said they would only declare airstrikes, conducting an average of al initiative, the closed-door event Chinese police officers on watch near the Central Committee’s annual meeting in Beijing on Monday, where liberation after the fall of Sirte. 15 a day in comparison to about was an occasion for networking and China’s top 371 members of the ruling party discuss major issues and strengthen professional networks. Revolutionary fighters have been 70-80 a day at the height of the jockeying over the transition when locked in battle in Sirte and suffer- campaign this summer. President Hu Jintao and many oth- ning rise should translate into more growth and feeling entitled by rising tee alternate and former top official ing heavy casualties after launching Romero said on Tuesday the er top leaders begin to step down a respect from other powers and a prosperity to demand change. for overseeing religious groups. what they said would be an all-out decision on ending the opera- year from now. greater say in world affairs. Mean- China’s cultural weakness was Cultural development has lagged final assault on Oct. 7. tion will be taken after NATO The focus on cultural issues — while, at home, Chinese leaders bemoaned in an editorial in the behind rising diplomatic and eco- “We didn’t find a regular army conducts a comprehensive polit- a shorthand for ideology — comes are under pressure from a public overseas edition of the party’s offi- nomic clout, reducing China’s over- but only loyalists of Gadhafi, snip- ical and military analysis of the at a precarious time for the leader- that is upset over income inequali- cial People’s Daily Tuesday penned all influence and exposing it to for- ers with automatic weapons,” said security situation. ship. Beijing feels that China’s stun- ty, corruption and other ills of rapid by Ye Xiaowen, a Central Commit- eign dominance, Ye wrote. military commander Ali Abdel- In an unannounced visit to Lib- Rahman. “Some of the Gadhafi ya on Tuesday, Secretary of State brigades took off their uniforms Hillary Clinton brought pledges and vanished.” of new U.S. aid totaling $11 mil- Malaria vaccine nishes rst trial He said even families had fled lion. That will boost Washington’s The quest for the world’s first ma- the Bill and Melinda Gates founda- the area. “There was a widespread contribution to Libya to roughly laria vaccine appears to have taken tion, used a randomized, controlled, perception that there would be $135 million. a big step. double-blind trial. a massacre here and pools of U.S. officials said that the mon- The first results from a late-stage According to the New England blood, but on the contrary, it was ey was evidence of the administra- test in seven African countries were Journal of Medicine, the RTS,S/ very bloodless, swift and with tion’s commitment to working with released on Tuesday. They show the AS01 vaccine shows protection no resistance.” the National Transitional Council experimental shots cut the number against the Plasmodium falciparum It has been more than two as it consolidates control over the of cases of malaria in half in young malaria, the deadliest form. The full months since the former rebels entire country and moves to hold children. According to the World report is available at bit.ly/qUHQEY. gained control of the capital and free and fair elections. Health Organization, 225 million — The Associated Press much of the rest of the oil-rich Compiled from Associated Press reports cases of malaria occurred in 2010. North African nation. Persistent The study, funded by GlaxoSmith- Kline Biologicals, the PATH Malaria Courtsey of The Associated Press Vaccine Initiative and a grant from

   

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VIEWPOINT More than a suit at the table Monday’s legislative hearing featured a parade of the chairmen — and one chairwoman — of the state’s six public university systems’ boards of regents. Members of the Legislature asked questions ranging from e - ciency to diversity of campuses and from the in uence of the Texas Pub- lic Policy Foundation to the ideal size of boards. One seldom-mentioned topic even found its way to the hearing: the role of the student regent. e position of the student regent was created in 2005, ending various levels of support for the idea over a period of almost three decades. e decision came at the heels of tuition deregulation, which took the power to set tuition out of the hands of the Legislature and placed it into the hands of the regents. e student regent has all the privileges of all of his or her regent counter- parts — except for the right to vote. Of the 39 states that have student regents on their university system boards, 29 of them give the student the right to vote, according to e Texas Tribune. During Monday’s Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Gov- ernance, Excellence and Transparency hearing, Dan Branch, R-Dallas, the Don’t call me a ‘slut’ committee’s co-chairman, asked every board chair about the usefulness of the student regent position and if a student regent should have the right to vote. All of them lauded the value of having a student on the board, but none of By Katherine Taylor cutting, a collective pledge is taken to end it. them showed strong support for handing him or her a vote. Daily Texan Columnist And therein lies the key to their success: an understanding and Student regents are not traditional representatives, as they are not elected direct involvement with the opposition and a collective pledge as a by a body but rather appointed by the governor. But considering that none While I’m sure you’re all used to hearing all the latest news on result to act. SlutWalks lack both of these key elements. e name it- of the other regents are elected either, this in no way justi es precluding a the Occupy Wall Street movement, it’s not the only organized self does not encourage dialogue with the other side but seems to be student regent the right to vote. protest taking place right now. SlutWalks are happening across more of an angry yell of “Don’t call me a ‘slut’; only I can do that!” Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, said the the country, too. We absolutely need to end sexual violence and the resulting short, one-year appointments of student regents makes it di cult for SlutWalks are marches, triggered by an incident at New York blame and shame, but it’s impossible to achieve change without them to be acclimated enough to be voting. A er all, all other regents are University, o en of college students that demand an end to both conferring with the other side. SlutWalks need to  gure out why appointed for six-year terms, and the board’s meetings are at least one sexual violence and the belief that victimized women bear some of these beliefs about “sluts” exist and how these acts are allowed to month apart, though usually longer. Yet the board does not see acclima- the blame for sexual assaults. e name “SlutWalk” is a way for the happen. Perhaps it is chauvinism and is a learned tradition. If so, tion being a factor for its other regents, as they do not have to wait for a movement to try and  ght against that last part of their creed — or  ght it with education. Perhaps sexual violence propagates among year before receiving voting privileges. And, as was brought up during the to show people that it’s not acceptable to think that “sluts” deserve certain socioeconomic classes and portions of the city. If so,  ght hearing by state Sen. Judith Za rini, D-Laredo, rushed appointments in or share any of the blame in sexual assaults. SlutWalks attempt to it with more resources in those areas. Perhaps people are unaware the last year resulted in some individuals to be fully functioning regents reclaim the term “slut” and rob it of its negative connotation and of the pain and shame that victims of sexual violence su er. If so, before they were given training or orientation. replace it with a positive one. explain it to people. Additionally, the original version of the 2005 bill, authored by state Sen. I use the word “attempt” because I think the movement fails in Change will never happen if the opposition is not persuaded Je Wentworth, R-San Antonio, called for the creation of two student regent that aspect. Don’t get me wrong: Protesting sexual violence is a wor- to work with you. SlutWalks will not be e ective until they stop positions that would be appointed to staggered, two-year terms,and the se- thy and necessary act, but I don’t think SlutWalk advocates are going berating people who disagree with them and  gure out why nior student regent would have the right to vote. e bill, which was watered about it the right way. So much attention is placed on the semantics people disagree in the  rst place. Once the other side is better down to its current form, would have provided the continuity necessary to of the movement — there is contention even among supporters understood, SlutWalk will know how to best achieve change maximize the value of a vote by a student regent. about the name itself — that the power of the message is lessened. through collective cooperation. A lack of a vote does not invalidate the role of student regents, and many In the  ght against sexual violence, I’m reminded of another move- SlutWalks need to stop quibbling about semantics and stomping of them have been active in maximizing their positions to provide a quality ment taking place today in Senegal that relies on substance rather around indignantly. If they really want to end sexual violence and student perspective at the highest level. than word politics to achieve change: the movement to end female the practice of blaming victims, they should make people under- However, voting instills the quintessential responsibility of the student re- genital cutting. stand the problems women face. Perhaps they can do that tonight at gent, which is to provide student feedback on issues to the board. If a student ough e New York Times reports that an estimated 92 mil- the showing of the new documentary, “Miss Representation ,” which regent does not have the right to vote, he or she has no incentive to connect lion girls and women have undergone the procedure, more than shows the harmful ways women are portrayed in the media. e with students at di erent campuses across the system, and the hard-earned 5,000 Senegalese villages have joined a growing movement to end event, hosted by the Center for Women in Law and the Women’s position can allow one to go from public servant to public spectator. the practice. e movement is spreading from village to village via Law Caucus, will start at 6 p.m. at the Student Activity Center Audi- No, a student regent does not function as a representative for all students of word of mouth through leaders and families. Its success is owed to torium, Room 1.402, and is open to the public. the system. But surely there’s more than just another suit at the table. education programs that teach the practitioners the harms of this — Shabab Siddiqui for the editorial board. tradition. Once the “opposition” realizes the detriments of genital Taylor is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing senior.

Abortion sign ordinance doomed in courts

By Samian Quazi Indeed, when our neighboring state of Louisiana Daily Texan Columnist passed a law on July 6 requiring abortion providers to post their own signs, pro-choice groups vowed to Four faith-based pregnancy centers  led a federal sue. e Louisiana law requires clinics providing abor- lawsuit against Austin on Oct. 6, charging that a city tions to post signs stating a woman cannot be legally ordinance violates their free speech rights. e ordi- forced to obtain an abortion and that her partner must nance, passed unanimously by the City Council last pay child support, according to Ms. Magazine. Just as year, requires such centers to post signs indicating Louisiana’s law infringes on the free speech rights of they do not o er abortions or birth control. Despite that state’s abortion providers, Austin’s ordinance in- its intentions, the ordinance is bound to be overturned fringes on the business practices our city’s CPCs seek in federal courts. e council should repeal the ordi- to provide. nance, replacing it with a constitutionally-viable one. Federal courts have struck down nearly-identical Proposed by Councilman Bill Spelman in April municipality regulations on CPCs in New York City, 2010, the ordinance was intended to clear confusion to Baltimore and Montgomery County in Maryland. In crisis pregnancy centers’ visitors who may be unsure of the Baltimore case, U.S. District Judge Marvin Garb- the services these centers o er, according to the Austin is issued an opinion  nding signage laws “a form of American-Statesman . e ordinance would also pro- compelled speech” that unlawfully interjects itself on a tect pregnant women who may be considering abor- client-to-center relationship that may or may not focus tion, as many CPCs advertise themselves as abortion on abortion or birth control. facilities but seek to dissuade women from undergoing By defending its ordinance in federal court, the Austin this procedure. Violators can be charged with a Class C City Council will undoubtedly need answers as to why it misdemeanor, punishable by  nes up to $450. can regulate CPC’s speech whereas Baltimore’s law failed e four Austin CPCs in the lawsuit have asked to do the same. But given the string of defeats in federal for temporary and permanent injunctions against the courts against sign ordinances, Austin is doomed to lose. city from enforcing the ordinance. One of the cen- Crisis pregnancy centers nationwide have an unscru- ters, Austin LifeCare, has already complied with the pulous and deceptive history of misleading vulnerable LEGALESE ordinance, but the other three have declined to post women out of their legal and legitimate reproductive Opinions expressed in e Daily Texan are those of the editor, the editorial board or the writer of the article. ey signs. e centers allege they are being penalized for rights. Many screen gruesome (and exaggerated)  lms are not necessarily those of the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of their religious beliefs on abortion and are victims about abortion to prospective clients and ratchet up psy- Operating Trustees. of unlawful viewpoint discrimination, according to chological pressure on women by demanding they sign the Statesman. promissory notes not to get an abortion. EDITORIAL TWITTER ese centers certainly have a controversial his- Time Magazine notes, “ ere are now more than  ve tory in the nationwide abortion debate, and patrons of times as many CPCs in the U.S. as there are abortion clin- Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twitter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest editorials these centers should have no ambiguities of their anti- ics. And many are in close proximity: One Kansas City, and columns. abortion goals. However, it would be constitutionally Mo. abortion clinic even shares a wall with a CPC. Both untenable to require an institution to advertise they do types of clinics are vaguely named, and women setting SUBMIT A FIRING LINE not provide a speci c service. A er all, chiropractors out to go to an abortion provider sometimes mistakenly don’t have to post signs outside their o ces stating walk into a CPC.” Email your Firing Lines to [email protected]. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and liability. they do not provide orthopedic surgery. Nor is Jack- Since the CPCs themselves focus on counseling and in-the-Box legally obligated to post a sign outside their  nancial support instead of direct medical or surgical windows indicating they don’t sell pizza. Such an ordi- services, the council has an opportunity to safeguard SUBMIT A GUEST COLUMN nance sets a bad precedent in terms of business regula- women’s choices in a novel way. It should consider a more The editorial board welcomes guest column submissions. Columns must be between 600 and 800 words. Send col- tions. generalized ordinance requiring all counseling provid- umns to [email protected]. The Daily Texan reserves the right to edit all columns for clarity, brevity e CPCs also point out centers that either provide ers to post signs indicating they do not engage in regu- and liability. abortion or birth control services or refer their clients lated medical procedures. By establishing a delineation to said providers are una ected by this ordinance. that doesn’t speci cally target CPCs or bring in the word RECYCLE Faith-based groups supporting the CPCs point out “abortion,” the council can achieve its objectives protected that Planned Parenthood, for instance, is not required by federal courts. Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back in to post signage at applicable clinics indicating they do the burnt-orange newsstand where you found it. provide abortion or birth control. Quazi is a nursing graduate student. UNIV P5

Wednesday, October 19, 2011 NEWS 5

UT history professor H. Dominance of W. Brands speaks during CowParade to auction “Past, Present dollar unsure, and Future of the American Dollar” as part fake bulls for charity Brands notes of the Game Changers By Sarah White By Lydia Herrera around the world.” series at the Daily Texan Staff Daily Texan Staff Leipsner said CowParade Aus- former Austin tin was made possible by a $75,000 According to Pulitzer Prize fi- City Limits Jay Leno will make a guest ap- donation from U.S. Money Re- nalist and UT history professor H. studio Tuesday pearance Nov. 13 when the paint- serve founder Milton Verret. The W. Brands, the United States dol- evening. The ed cows that have made their auction, which will be hosted by lecture covered lar has dominated the world econ- home in downtown Austin are renowned auctioneer Spanky As- the historical omy in the past, but a continuation auctioned off for charity. siter, will allow winning bidders background of Proceeds from the auction, to keep the cows and take a pic- of its historical strength may not the American which will be held at ACL-Live ture with Jay Leno. be realistic today. dollar and its Brands took the stage in the for- place in rela- Moody Theatre, will benefit Dell The cow auction will be an invi- mer Austin City Limits studio on tion to the Children’s Medical Center’s Su- tation-only event limited to 2,000 Tuesday to speak about the “Past, world currency. perhero Kids program, a founda- seats, Leipsner said. He said the Present and Future of the Ameri- tion offering financial assistance public can receive an invitation by can Dollar.” His lecture was part of to families of children fighting making a minimum donation of the Game Changers series hosted cancer and blood disorders, said $25, or a minimum of $500 for a by the Office of the President and U.S. Money Reserve CEO Dean VIP invitation. the Longhorn Network. Leipsner. The founder of U.S. CowParade surveyed needs of Brands spoke on the historical Money Reserve is a sponsor of the Austin community and decid- background of the American dol- CowParade Austin. ed the Superhero Kids program lar and its successes and failures “This is what happens with was a natural fit for their outreach, from 1792 to the present. CowParade,” Leipsner said. “The said Ray Blue, senior development “Money is the grease that makes money goes to the charity and the director for the foundation. the economy function,” Brands cows go home.” “I think more than the mon- said. “The ideal money system The 40 to 45 cows are expect- ey we’re going to generate, the grows at the rate of the economy. ed to be auctioned for anywhere awareness we’re going to raise However history shows that this is between $500 and $10,000 each, about the center and the fund is very difficult to accomplish.” Leipsner said. He said their mon- going to be so much more valu- Brands said he expects the dol- etary goal from invitations to the able long term,” Blue said. lar to eventually be replaced as auction and bids is to raise half a The money raised will directly the dominant currency by a col- million to a million dollars for the assist families with children going lection, or “market basket,” of Superhero Kids program. through treatment, said John Jo- national currencies. “Every cow has been and con- seph, co-founder of the Superhero He said in the past other na- tinues to be a major piece of art- Kids program. He said it will help tions have based their curren- work,” Leipsner said. “These are pay for things such as bills, trans- cies on the dollar as the standard, not just ceramic cows that have portation and clothing because of- and this was viable because the had paint slapped on them and tentimes a parent has to quit work U.S. economy had been stronger thrown around the city. We are in order to attend medical ap- than the economy of the rest of the Mary Kang one of 71 CowParades that have pointments and care for the child world combined. Daily Texan Staff taken place all across the U.S. and who can’t continue school. “If you have the strongest econ- omy, you can dominate glob- resolution and global economies director of Brand Initiatives, a pro- tive Don Colantonio said the net- Ceramic cows al policy,” Brands said. “Howev- begin to get their fiscal affairs in gram within the Office of the Pres- work will televise the series. Ten located around er, the American economy is no order,” Brands said. ident concerned with representing percent of the content on the net- Austin will be longer the sole lynch-pin in the The lack of a central political the image of the University. work is non-sports, meaning ac- auctioned off on global economy.” body in the European Union could “Part of the reason that we chose ademic, cultural and campus life Nov. 13 to ben- efit Superhero Brands said parallels exist be- be part of the reason for the Euro- Brands is because he has written programing, he said. Kids. tween the financial crises in Eu- pean crisis, he said. 22 different books and conducted Colantonio said the Longhorn rope and the financial crisis in the “Looking to the future, there is incredible research which he incor- Network was pleased to have United States. He said that new the possibility of a world currency porates into his teaching and writ- this opportunity. pensions for government work- but in order to be effective, it must ing,” Mabley said. “This gives us a great platform ers and expanded spending plans be connected to a central political The lecture series was part of for showcasing the prominent and could cause a financial collapse in body,” he said. a University attempt to give stu- accomplished faculty on the net- Ryan Edwards the United States similar to the one The Game Changers series is dents, alumni, staff, faculty and work,” Colantonio said. Daily Texan Staff in Greece. a monthly show that focuses on fans greater access to the academ- “The best possible outcome of varying academic topics, includ- ic and intellectual exchanges that the current global economic un- ing politics and science as well take place at UT, Mabley said. certainty is that there is a narrow as history, said Kathleen Mabley, Longhorn Network representa-

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WHAT TO WATCH

Texas @ St. Louis

Date: Wednesday Time: 7:05 p.m. On air: Fox

BY THE NUMBERS 8 The number of combined wins of the Rangers and Cardinals’ bull- Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff pens so far this Texas middle blocker, Haley Cameron excels on the volleyball court, but she used to be an excellent gymnast as well. Cameron decided to give up gymnastics after tearing her ACL, postseason, which but she still uses the skills she learned in gymnastics on the volleyball court every day and remembers her days on the beam fondly. is four more than the other six teams in the postseason Flips, spikes for Cameron on floor combined. By Lauren Giudice Cameron, a Southern Califor- of just faded away and volleyball “Gymnastics is a really time- and I was always tall back then, 0 Daily Texan Staff nia native, has a little extra help became my main focus.” consuming sport so just having so I didn’t really know any dif- The number of with her volleyball skills from Her sophomore year, she be- that not in your life anymore is a ferent,” Cameron said. “But my World Series titles People usually wouldn’t ex- the sport. But, after tearing her gan getting interest from colleg- weird thing and a big transition,” feet were bigger for the four-inch pect a 6-foot-3 volleyball play- ACL playing volleyball, she left es and realized that volleyball Cameron said. “My knee surgery beam and the bars weren’t quite the Rangers have er to thrive in gymnastics. But gymnastics behind. was a better option for her, even helped with the gradual change.” far enough apart but I made it had in their 50-year up until her freshman year of “I was planning on keeping up though gymnastics was still her Although Cameron is 6-foot- work because I didn’t know any existence (including high school, sophomore mid- with gymnastics for a long time,” passion at the time. She used to 3, she said her height didn’t other way.” their 10 years in dle blocker Haley Cameron was Cameron said. “But then when I compare the two sports a lot, but really affect her that much Cameron loves being on a Washington). competing on the court and on tore my ACL I couldn’t really do eventually she began falling in in gymnastics. the beam. gymnastics anymore so that kind love with volleyball instead. “I started when I was young CAMERON continues on PAGE 7 STAT GUY FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK 10 McCoy disappointed in lack of playing time The number of How Muschamp’s defense championships By Christian Corona Texas head the Cardinals have compares to Diaz’s Horns Daily Texan Staff coach Mack in their 118-year Brown had a an attacking defense with him. disappointing existence. Despite a 12-for-15 showing at So with the season halfway over year last year at By Hank South and with the Longhorns holding UCLA and not throwing an inter- 5-7. But there Daily Texan Columnist a bye week, now’s the perfect time ception in 53 pass attempts this sea- is a new opti- son, Case McCoy did not take a snap 1 mism around to take a peek at Florida to see how The number of When Will Muschamp accepted former Texas defensive coordina- against Oklahoma State. The sopho- this years team, the head coaching position at Flor- tor and head-coach-in-waiting Will more quarterback was understand- after it started meetings between ida last December, Texas fans were Muschamp is doing at the helm of ably unhappy with his playing time the year 4-2. these two teams left stressing over what seemed to the Gators. but is still doing everything he can to all-time, the only be the only sure piece of the football In terms of total defense, the get back on the field. Freshman David Ash has slowly replaced McCoy, get- match up coming program. With the defensive situa- Gators are ranked No. 12 in the in a three game set tion up in the air, it certainly made country, allowing 291 yards per ting more involved in the offense un- for a December to remember. Mis- game. The Longhorns, on the oth- til he had the starting quarterback job in 2004 where the sissippi State defensive coordina- er hand, have allowed 321 yards per all to himself this weekend. Cardinals won the tor Manny Diaz was hired by Tex- “I think [McCoy] was disappoint- series 2-1. as, bringing an electric energy and DEFENSE continues on PAGE 7 ed,” said head coach Mack Brown. “He has really worked hard. He has not given up. He’s competing and wants to play.” SPORTS Brown sees different attitude BRIEFLY Believe it or not, Texas is in the Palmer traded to Oakland same place now as it was after six games a year ago at 4-2. Last season, Tamir Kalifa for pair of first round picks the Longhorns lost five of their last six Daily Texan Staff Despite the recent passing of games but Brown has seen improve- were,” Brown said. “This team right Garrett Gilbert Al Davis, the Raiders continue to ment in his squad’s outlook and per- now is not giving itself credit for against BYU, Texas employed an ef- make bold moves. They traded for spective of themselves. Coming off anything. I think this team under- fective two-quarterback system for the quarterback Carson Palmer, from a big upset win at No. 5 Nebraska in stands that we have to fight for ev- next three games. But Ash took over the Cincinnati Bengals, Tuesday Texas’ last contest against the Corn- erything we get. That’s what a 5-7 against Oklahoma State while McCoy the trade deadline. huskers before they left for the Big season does to you. It gets you back wore a headset the whole game. Nev- The Raiders played a heavy Ten, Brown admitted that the Long- down to earth. It’ll humble you ertheless, Brown claims that the posi- price to acquire Palmer, trading horns got overconfident but does not really quickly.” tion behind center has not been filled a first round pick in 2012 and a Dave Martin | Associated Press see the same trait in his team now. Quarterback spot still wide open yet. conditional first rounder for 2013. Former Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp has excelled at install- “We came back from Nebras- The conditional pick is in the sec- After McCoy and Ash replaced ing his defense at Florida, where they are ranked 12th in the nation. ka thinking we were better than we MCCOY continues on PAGE 7 ond round, and will become a first rounder if the Raiders win a play- WORLD SERIES off game this year. The Raiders made this move shortly after starter Jason Camp- bell was injured in this week- Cardinals pose major threat to Rangers’ title hopes end’s game against the Browns, and Palmer, a former pro-bowler, By Austin Laymance St. Louis is the only team in Major ning in each of their last eight playoff And don’t forget about David is, though, is a better team because seemed like the best option to re- Daily Texan Staff League history to be 10.5 games out of games, a postseason record. Freese, the hometown hero and Na- of it. place him. a playoff birth in August and make it to The heart of the batting or- tional League Championship Se- The Cards also lost Holliday, Pu- Palmer has been holding out Editor’s Note: Austin Laymance cov- the Fall Classic. The Cardinals are the der — Albert Pujols, Matt Holliday ries MVP. The oft-injured third base- jols, Nick Punto, Gerald Laird, Skip from the Bengals since the end ered the St. Louis Cardinals for three hottest team in baseball and are play- and Lance Berkman — is a night- man is the key to the St. Louis offense. Schumaker, Allen Craig, Kyle McClel- of last season, and it remains to months during his summer internship ing their best ball at the right time. mare for pitchers. If Texas manager When he’s hitting, the Cards score lan and Lance Lynn to the injuries in be seen if he will be effective right with MLB.com. Their bullpen is among the best in Ron Washington wants to walk Pu- in bunches. 2011. Still, the Redbirds persevered away. But the Raiders need him to The Cardinals are no strangers to the league and their lineup, from top jols, he better have an answer for the Freese is just one of a host of Car- and became the never-say-die team be if they want to continue their the World Series. But this might be to bottom, has found its swing. The RBI machine that is Holliday and the dinals who spent time on the dis- hot 4-2 start this season. their most improbable run yet. Redbirds have scored in the first in- switch-hitting Berkman. abled list this season. St. Lou- CARDINALS continues on PAGE 7 — Chris Hummer SPTS/CLASS P7

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CARDINALS ARREST continues from PAGE 1 continues from PAGE 6 morning after a Texas football a member of the 2007 recruiting four-game suspension. that manager Tony La Russa covets. game. Houston was suspended for class, and Robert Joseph of the Would things have been differ- The adversity began in spring train- a game. 2006 class. UT let Jones go after ent if Etier was hitting .350 instead ing, when staff ace Adam Wainwright Kindle was at it again in 2009, he was involved in a holdup of an of .237, or had 15 home runs last underwent Tommy John surgery on accidentally driving his car into Austin apartment and was charged season instead of two? Possibly. his right elbow. When the club an- a West Campus apartment com- with aggravated robbery with a Things might have been different nounced he would miss the entire sea- plex at 2:50 a.m. — apparently, he deadly weapon. Joseph, who was if he was the head coach instead of son, few gave St. Louis any chance of was texting — and then getting also involved with Jones in the the second baseman, or if he had making it this far. out of his vehicle, pushing it down robbery, got his pink slip after he an obvious professional future (as But they did. And they aren’t going the street and leaving the scene of was accused of burglarizing cars in the football players did) and didn’t to leave quietly. the accident. a parking garage. instead go undrafted in this sum- Veteran right-hander Chris Car- What part of that is so much Sounds a bit more severe than mer’s MLB Draft. penter gets the ball in Game one. He’s different than running from the what Etier did, don’t you think? I can’t tell you if it was right or 2-0 this postseason with a 3.71 ERA police after they find you urinat- I’d guess the decision to dis- wrong to dismiss Etier from the in three starts. Carpenter shutout the ing in public? miss Etier from the baseball team team. I’m sure those close to him high-powered Phillies in the Division- You probably wouldn’t be sur- wasn’t made entirely by Garri- would call it unfair, and it does Photo courtesy of The Associated Press al round, so he’s capable of silencing prised to learn that Kindle, after do, who, when asked about Etier’s seem easy to agree with that. But the Rangers. Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter will start game one of the World Series this second major incident as a arrest, said he’d have to “meet I do know this: possession of mar- tonight against the Rangers’ C.J. Wilson. Carpenter’s pitching is key to the Longhorn, wasn’t suspended at all. with the administration.” But ijuana and evading police in a foot La Russa, though, hasn’t announced Cardinals’ success in the series, along with the rest of their starters. his starters for the rest of the series. So what does it take to actu- we have to bring up that Garri- chase certainly doesn’t seem like And that isn’t a surprise. The crafty chises with such a stark contrast The Rangers showed interest in ally get released from the Texas do was arrested for driving while something he’d get kicked off the manager will exploit any advantage he in pageantry. Berkman at the trade deadline — fun- football team? Ask Andre Jones, intoxicated in 2009 and served a Texas football team for doing. thinks he may have. But Rangers fans The Cardinals have won a record ny how baseball works. He’s also a Tex- should hope they see Jaime Garcia in 18 NL pennants and 10 World Se- as kid who grew up in New Braunfels, Arlington. The southpaw is dominant ries championships — second only to went to Rice and started his career in at Busch Stadium but struggles might- the Yankees. Houston. But this October, the “Big DEFENSE continues from PAGE 6 ily on the road. The Rangers are going to the Puma” could upset his fellow Texans. The Cardinals rotation has been World Series for the second time Pujols will be a free agent at game up to this point, ranking are allowing just 122 yards per try the past two weeks. a model for inconsistency all sea- in as many years after decades the end of the season, and this them No. 24 in the nation. game, putting them neck-and-neck When Texas lost Muschamp to son. But La Russa is a master at uti- of futility. could be his last hurray in a St. Texas struggled last weekend with the Gators, who give an aver- the Gators, it lost one of the best lizing his bullpen. He’s often credit- While the Cards have several cham- Louis uniform. containing the run, allowing Okla- age of 121 yards a game. in-game defensive adjusters in the ed for the construction of the modern pions on their roster, they acquired a The Cardinals are searching for homa State running back Jere- In the pass-defense department, country. Without missing a beat, bullpen and has a pair of left-hand- number of players at the trade dead- their 11th World Series title in ‘11. my Smith to gain 140 yards and Texas ranks No. 55 in the country, Diaz stepped into a high-pressure ed specialists — Marc Rzepczyns- line searching for a title late in their And if you think they can’t beat Texas, two touchdowns. The Gators had allowing 216 yards per game, while role and has produced a defense ki and Arthur Rhodes — lined up for careers. Shortstop Rafael Furcal and consider this: St. Louis has not board- their own problems earlier in the Florida sits at a stingy No. 12 na- worthy of the Longhorns’ presti- Josh Hamilton. relievers Octavio Dotel and Rho- ed a plane coming off a loss since Au- year with another talented run- tionally, holding opponents to 176 gious standards. As the games go Rhodes was with Texas earlier in des all came to St. Louis in hopes of gust 3. The Cards have dubbed the ning back, as Alabama’s Trent Rich- yards through the air per game. on and as the players continue to the season before being waived and a ring. The same rings true for Berk- streak “Happyflight” and chant it after ardson racked up 181 yards and Remember though, the Longhorns become more familiar with the de- signing with St. Louis. He’ll get a ring man, who signed with the club in each win before heading home. two touchdowns. have played two of the most dy- fensive schemes, expect Diaz’s de- no matter who wins. the offseason and recently agreed to Yes, these Redbirds are ready All of that aside, the Longhorns namic passing offenses in the coun- fense to make a lot more noise. It’s hard to think of two fran- an extension. to soar.

fensive coordinator Bryan Harsin, Brown would like to get rid of will be on the lookout for anoth- postgame handshake CAMERON continues from PAGE 6 MCCOY er quarterback. The Longhorns began the season with four quar- The longtime Longhorns head team and being around friends cartwheels and hand stands. But careful because of her knee. continues from PAGE 6 terbacks but two – junior Gar- coach claims he’s never chased a coach supporting her. She began gym- she stuck with the sport because “Sometimes I do feel myself down like Detroit Lions head coach “Our quarterback situation will stay rett Gilbert and freshman Con- nastics when she was six and she loved it. get claustrophobic and some- Jim Schwartz did Sunday. But he did competitive,” Brown said. “If we feel nor Wood – have since decided to began competing in all events “I would just go out in my times I just want to go do a say he would like to see the custom- like a different combination of both or transfer. Connor Brewer, the third when she was nine. Although backyard and do flips and flips flip,” Cameron said. “Every ary coaches’ postgame handshake go another one will work better is going best high school quarterback ac- she hasn’t competed in gymnas- all day long,” Cameron said. once in awhile I will do some away, along with fans occasionally go- to help us win at Kansas, we’ll do that. cording to ESPN, is committed tics for years, she doesn’t know She said gymnastics has stuff out on the floor like hand- ing onto the field after a game. Brown, If we feel like David needs to continue to play for Texas beginning next which sport she likes better. helped her with volleyball, es- stands and everyone forgets I however, did not have an issue with going, we’ll do that.” year but Brown would like to add a “With volleyball, you defi- pecially when it comes to jump- can do it.” fourth field general to his arsenal. pregame pleasantries with opposing nitely get out of your own head ing and coordination. Being so Cameron had the game-win- “With Garrett leaving, we’re look- head coaches, citing the lack of emo- and it makes going to the com- tall, it is often difficult to main- ning kill in No. 10 Texas’ win Longhorns looking for another QB ing at who’s out there,” Brown said. tion coaches have before a game com- petition part more fun because tain coordination and speed, over Texas Tech last week. Tex- Texas is using the second bye week “We’re looking for who’s interested pared to after one. you can share a win with your but Cameron believes gymnas- as is on a four-game winning of the season to their advantage as and who fits who we are. We’re not “If a guy runs up the score on you, teammates versus just yourself,” tics has helped her with it. streak and will look to continue many assistant coaches will head out going to take unless we feel like you don’t wanna go over to him and 1 Cameron said. Although her gymnastics ca- it tonight as they take on Bay- Thursday after practice on recruiting they’re good enough. We haven’t hug him and say, ‘Hey, great job! I like She began gymnastics be- reer is over, every once in a lor in Waco. The Longhorns trips and return sometime Saturday made a decision whether we’ll take that. Great game. Thanks for scoring cause she could never stay up- while she will do a simple gym- are currently 5-1 in Big 12 play, 80. How’s your family?’” Brown said. right — she was always doing nastics trick — but she has to be while the Bears are 3-4. night.day, month One of day, those 2008 coaches, co-of- one or not.” CLASSIFIEDS 3B

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Actress sues Amazon for revealing her age on IMDb NOVEL continues from PAGE 10 By Gene Johnson Stacks of have my saliva? Somebody took my Franzen. The exhaustive and ab- The Associated Press Amazon.com saliva, because I don’t have it.” sorbing article collects the many boxes with The two men, along with Jon- questions that surrounded the trio SEATTLE — An actress is suing merchandise athan Franzen — author of 2010’s and provides an incredibly de- for shipment, incredibly highly acclaimed “Free- tailed chronicle of their correspon- Amazon.com in federal court in Se- at the attle for more than $1 million for re- Amazon.com dom” — came together in and dences, interactions, jealousies and vealing her age on its Internet Movie fulfillment cen- around New York City as they moments of camaraderie. Database website and refusing to re- ter in Fernley, struggled for success. Franzen, whose novel “Free- move the reference when asked. Nevada. In the past three years, a series dom” also features a character The actress is not named in the of events have propelled this group bearing similarities to Wallace, has lawsuit filed Thursday that refers to of authors from regular old literary also fielded questions about the lit- her as Jane Doe. It says she lives in prominence into mainstream celeb- erary drama. During the Q&A ses- Texas and is of Asian descent and rity status: David Foster Wallace’s sion with Time book reviewer Lev has an Americanized stage name. suicide in September 2008 cement- Grossman at his October 14 ap- The lawsuit accuses IMDb of mis- ed his literary legacy as an Impor- pearance at UT’s Bass Concert using her personal information after tant Author with a capital “IA,” and Hall last weekend, Franzen con- she signed up for the industry insid- the publication of Franzen’s “Free- firmed the accuracy of the New er IMDbPro service in 2008. Shortly dom” secured his place as a major York Magazine feature. thereafter, she noticed her legal date Photo courtesy of force as Time proclaimed him the When asked about Eugenides’ of birth had been added to her pub- Associated Press/ next Great American Author. It’s portrayal of Leonard Bankhead lic acting profile. She requested it be Ben Margot, File. the release of “The Marriage Plot” and whether he believed Wallace removed and IMDb refused, accord- directors, agents-manager, etc. do jection in the industry for each fraud and violation of privacy and that’s galvanized the recent fascina- was indeed his inspiration, Franzen ing to the lawsuit. not give her the same opportuni- ‘40-year-old’ role for which she consumer protection laws. tion with this group, which seems said that although Eugenides was “If one is perceived to be ‘over- ties, regardless of her appearance has interviewed because she does The lawsuit seeks $75,000 in com- to have been something like the “very clever,” Bankhead was not the-hill,’ i.e., approaching 40, it is or talent,” the lawsuit states. not and cannot physically portray pensatory damages and $1 million ’90s version of Fitzgerald and Hem- Wallace’s fictional doppelganger. nearly impossible for an up-and- While she loses opportunities be- the role of a 40-year-old woman,” in punitive damages. ingway’s Lost Generation. “I know what it’s about, and I coming actress, such as the plain- cause of her age, she’s also missing the lawsuit says. Amazon has a long-standing A recent fascinating piece in don’t want to talk about it,” Fran- tiff, to get work as she is thought work because of her youthful ap- The online retailer and its movie da- practice of not commenting on ac- New York Magazine explored the zen said, perhaps invoking more to have less of an ‘upside,’ there- pearance, the lawsuit says. tabase subsidiary, both based in Seat- tive litigation, spokeswoman Mary intricacies of the relationships be- literary intrigue rather than fore, casting directors, producers, “Plaintiff has experience re- tle, are accused of breach of contract, Osako said Tuesday. tween Eugenides, Wallace and quieting it.

STARCRAFT continues from PAGE 10 OCCUPY continues from PAGE 10 not the case anymore. en, also an aerospace engineering ing “Call of Duty,” “Rock Band” and it, there was just a treasure trove of But according to UT American technique called ‘detournement’, a “We told ourselves that we don’t senior. “Not only the prize pool — of course, regular CSL league play. things I knew you could connect to Studies Associate Professor Ran- kind of ‘turning’ of common images want to be the average gaming or- that’s a quantitative way we’ve dou- That’s where 240 schools across the idea,” he said. dolph Lewis, whose research inter- into something provocative or radi- ganization,” said aerospace engi- bled — but we’ve also grown in our North America battle against their After comedian Patton Oswalt ests include the relationship between cal,” he said. neering senior Tyler Rosen. “We scope and vision.” rivals: “not on the football field, but picked up on the joke, Occupy Ses- art and politics in the United States, For example, Lewis said, these Sit- want to see how far we can take Physical proof of that growth will instead on the virtual landscape of ame Street gained traction and soon Occupy Sesame Street isn’t necessar- uationists would satirize kung-fu things. We wanted to really stretch be evident comes at the end of Oc- StarCraft,” as it’s described on the sports and pop culture humor site ily as fleeting as the joke it originat- films by creating Marxist subtitles the limits and ask ourselves, ‘can a tober when the combatants, each CSL website. Tauntr had created its own Mup- ed from — the co-opting of “Sesame for them. collegiate organization really com- one with his or her own comput- TeSPA, which was a finalist pet-infused images, including one of Street” is an expression of American “It didn’t make sense with the pete with a huge league like MLG?’ er and Ethernet cable in tow, de- in the campus-wide Swing Out Elmo pinned to the ground by police frustrations with Wall Street. high-kicking action, but the new Every time we push, we look at the scend upon 54 tables in the Ball- Award in the Best Social Organi- as he is being handcuffed. “We feel nostalgia for ‘Sesame work sparked some good publicity limits and realize those aren’t really room and duke it out in space. The zation Category last semester, plays And a website, occupysesamestreet. Street’s’ fairness and innocence at a for their playful radicalism. Occupy limits any more.” best matches will be projected live against a different school in the ‘Ex- org, emerged as an Internet reposito- time when this other iconic street, Sesame Street comes out of this sa- The limits have been steadi- on a screen while two commenta- ecutor’ division each Friday. They ry for the meme, even selling T-shirts. Wall Street, seems inequitable and tirical tradition,” he said. ly pushed back with every TeSPA tors “live-cast” the games from a most recently played against Texas All the while, Fines was unaware of cynical,” Lewis said in an email mes- Lewis also likens Occupy Sesame “StarCraft II” tournament since desk setup below the screen. People A&M and won. The organization, how his one-off joke had taken off. sage. “They are two opposing visions Street as a reflection of how deep- the first one in November 2010. who can’t make it to the Ballroom which is undefeated this year, will “I spent about an hour thinking of America, one a pure fantasy, the ly intertwined American politics has With each event, there has been but still want to watch the tourna- play Colorado State University on about it when I made the first few other a cruel reality.” become with pop culture. more. More gamers, more specta- ment can stream the games live via Oct. 21. League games can also be tweets, but then it didn’t cross my Lewis said that Occupy Sesame “Instead of Lincoln or Jeffer- tors, more sponsors, more mon- Twitch TV, a streaming site that streamed live online. mind again until someone sent me Street is not the first time seeming- son, we’ve got celebrity politicians ey — even more all-you-can drink also sponsors TeSPA. Anthony Nguyen, a TeSPA mem- a link to articles about it. It’s incredi- ly unrelated pop culture references speaking in soundbites and posing Redbull and catered Chipotle bur- Last March during the spring ber and the coordinator of UT’s ble, really,” he said. “Occupy Sesame have intersected with politics. for television cameras. One side has ritos for participants. The Rosens “StarCraft II” event, the tourna- “StarCraft II” team, said that he en- Street is innocuous, but it does show “The French Situationists in the Big Bird, the other has Sarah Palin,” said the organizing has taken a lot ment’s channel saw about 12,500 joys the sense of community that the power of social media.” late 1960s practiced a subversive art he said. of work, but that’s to be expected unique viewers. This time around, the gathering of passionate, univer- with grand ambition. the Rosens said they’re hoping for sity-level gamers will bring. “The way I’ve been thinking closer to 25,000. “I love tournaments, especially about it is every tournament we’ve When there aren’t tournaments when they’re this big,” Nguyen said.
 
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Courtesy of The Associated Press/Mel Evans The release of Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel, “The Marriage Plot,” has incited a gush of interest in the real-life cohort of writer friends David Foster Wallace and Jonathan Franzen. Literary friends inspire novel

By Katie Stroh Daily Texan Staff

It doesn’t take much deduction to figure out that much of Jeffrey Eugenides’ new novel “The Mar- riage Plot” is rooted in Eugenides’ own 20-something experience. The novel has brought a flurry of inquiry about how much of its David Foster Wallace events and characters are rooted in the informal group of writers, Author including Wallace and Franzen, that Eugenides became a part of Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff in the early 1990s. Twin brothers Tyler and Adam Rose, co-presidents of the Texas e-Sports Association on campus, and Olivia Lin, the tournament coordinator, are “The Marriage Plot,” which organizing the Texas StarCraft Showdown. The tournament, the largest of its kind for college students, has attracted big-name sponsors and players. centers around three friends in their final year at Brown Uni- By Aaron West versity as they struggle to un- 15 universities will fight it out re- world. In South Korea, StarCraft is WHAT: Texas StarCraft Daily Texan Staff motely during the online portion of on par with professional sports, with Showdown derstand the post-college world, the tournament. Then, 64 players — 600,000 to 700,000 people attending interweaves Eugenides’ experi- WHERE: Ballroom in SAC for LAN ence at his alma mater Brown, In the 26th century, 60,000 light the better half of the first group — tournaments each year, according to Tournament years from Earth, three civilizations will return on Oct. 29 to face-off in Bloomberg.com. Some professional his Greek heritage, his Detroit WHEN: Oct. 22, online play ( 4 Jonathan Franzen clash, wreaking havoc and spilling person in the Ballroom of the Stu- gamers in the U.S make up to six fig- upbringing and his post-gradu- p.m.); Oct. 29 LAN tournament ate trip to India to volunteer for Author blood — both alien and human — dent Activity Center. Up for grabs ures playing the game. (9 p.m.) as they battle for total dominance are control of the Koprulu sector, For a collegiate tournament, the Mother Teresa. of the Koprulu sector. Or, for those bragging rights and $3000 — more StarCraft Showdown is in a league of WEB: twitch.tv/texasesports So when similarities surfaced these denials, it seems impossible (tournament streaming); who don’t want to wait until the year prize money than ever before. its own, according to Tyler and Adam between the character Leonard that Wallace didn’t have influence studentorgs.utexas.edu/ 2500 for the carnage, that same con- “StarCraft II,” which was devel- Rosen, association co-presidents and Bankhead — a charismatic and on Eugenides’ portrayal of Bank- tespa/showdownregister.html oped and released in 2010 by Bliz- twin brothers from Houston. Besides intellectually brilliant but men- head, however unintentional. flict will be taking place over the (registration site) next two weeks during the Texas zard Entertainment, sold 1.5 million offering a bigger prize than any other tally disturbed student with a Bankhead even parrots Wal- StarCraft Showdown Tournament. copies of the game within the first e-Sports collegiate tournament in his- TICKETS: $12 to register for proclivity for chewing tobacco, lace’s words; in a manic episode, TeSPA members (registration bandanas, philosophy and lit- Bankhead asks, “Who took my Hosted by the Texas e-Sports As- 48 hours of its release, according to tory, the upcoming event has attract- closes Friday), $15 for erary theory — and Eugenides’ sociation, UT’s own competitive technology blog TechCrunch. It was ed big-name sponsors like AT&T and nonmembers, $5 for spectators saliva? Do you have my saliva? gaming student organization, the the best-selling PC game of 2010 and star gaming talent, which isn’t too former friend David Foster Because I can’t find mine right Texas StarCraft Showdown, now in is the fastest-selling real-time strate- common within the StarCraft Colle- Wallace, the comparison didn’t now.” The line is uncannily sim- its third year, is the most ambitious gy game of all time. With so many giate StarLeague — the league des- Major League Gaming circuit, but seem far-fetched. ilar to a quote from Frank Bruni’s student-hosted tournament of its passionate players, it’s only natural ignated for university clubs such as because of TeSPA’s dedication, that’s However, Eugenides has de- 1996 profile of Wallace: “Do you kind in North America. On Satur- that “StarCraft II”-focused tourna- TeSPA. The Rosens said that sort of nied any connection between day, 128 “StarCraft II” gamers from ments would spring up around the glamour is usually reserved for the STARCRAFT continues on PAGE 9 Wallace and Bankhead. Despite NOVEL continues on PAGE 9 ‘Rhythm is life’ for African drum teacher #occupysesamestreet By Sara Benner more than just a meme Daily Texan Staff “I mean, yeah, we can put a count on [the beat], but it makes it boring; you become a machine,” Ibrahim Aminou said, as he tapped out an uninspired beat on his talking drum in the beer gar- den behind The Sahara Lounge, a club he co-owns with his wife and stepson. “To make a beat hu- man, you have to put the soul in- side,” Aminou said, pounding out a contagious rhythm so passion- ately that his glasses fall from his face to the ground. An immigrant from Niger, Aminou teaches African drum- ming classes at the George Wash- Photo courtesy of Creative Commons ington Carver Museum and Cul- Occupy Sesame Street, an Internet meme created by designer tural Center. Aminou said he has Justin Fines, has integrated into the Occupy Wall Street Movement. had a relationship with rhythm and music since infancy. His first By Aleksander Chan legitimize Occupy Wall Street as a rhythmical experiences came Daily Texan Staff fixture of political discourse. from his mother rocking him to Most of the Twitter messag- sleep on her back as she pounded Zachary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Occupy Wall Street, a demon- es and Facebook posts related to yam in the village of Dineye. Tanya Pennie watches as Ibrahim Aminou adds new steps to a dance on Saturday. Aminou teaches drum- stration movement decrying wealth Occupy Sesame Street are made “For African people in the vil- ming classes at the George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center with his band, Zoumountchi. and income inequality in the Unit- jokingly and when the first image lage, everything is about rhythm. ed States, has built considerable of the meme — Kermit the Frog When the rooster crows in the drumming technique and a few a grown up, I started having all momentum in its one month of ex- yelling, “Skip class! Radiohead WHAT: Zoumountchi & Hard istence. Satellite Occupy protests morning, the rhythm starts,” basic beats. these feelings. It was just like it Proof is here dawg!” — was created, it Aminou said. “Rhythm is life.” “When a student says they don’t woke up something inside of me,” have cropped up in other major wasn’t meant to be anything more WHERE: The Sahara Lounge, In the village of Dineye, rhythm have rhythm, I say, no, everybody Bristol said. U.S. cities, including a small, fer- than amusing. 1413 Webberville Rd. served as a method of communi- has rhythm. You can lose it, but you Bristol believes in reincarna- vent following in Austin. Brooklyn-based designer Justin cation facilitated by griots, or mes- have to find it. You have to bring it tion, so from a religious perspec- WHEN: Sat. doors at 9 p.m.; show In fewer than 30 days, the grass- Fines, who drew inspiration from at 10 p.m. sengers, on talking drums. Talking from inside out,” Aminou said. tive, the rhythm of life provides roots campaign has already become a friend’s involvement with Occu- mainstream political thought, at drums are hourglass shaped drums In his lessons, he encourages stu- her comfort. WEB: saharalounge.com py Wall Street, created that first im- that can be manipulated to mimic dents to improvise. Once students “[Growth and decay] is just the least among native New Yorkers age of Kermit. — according to a Quinnipiac Uni- the tone of the human voice. get the hang of the rhythm, Amin- natural rhythm in the world, pe- TICKETS: $5 at the door “[My friend] had been tweeting “African music is a country mu- ou then becomes the student. riod. Knowing there’s a rhythm versity poll released Monday, two- relentlessly about it for several days. sic. African music is a rock music, “I learn every day from my stu- helps you be more patient. When thirds of New York City voters sup- And after seeing the #OWS tweets port Occupy Wall Street. African music is a funk, jazz, rum- dents. As human beings, mu- things aren’t going well or you rhythms made me come back of her’s popping up over and over, But perhaps as an even truer ba music, it’s a cha-cha-cha. From sic comes in a different way from have failures or setbacks, you re- to normal, to get back my abil- I tweeted ‘#occupysesamestreet’ It measure of the movement and its ethnicity to ethnicity, people speak different people. No one thinks, alize that if you keep trying, the ities and to also understand that seemed so obvious, really,” Fines message’s pervasiveness in the cul- different languages and their in- lives, learns or processes things energy will open up again and I will die, too, that anyone can said in an email. ture, ancillary establishments — struments have a different tune. the same way,” he said. things will go smoothly again,” die. We’re just part of the nature, With the Twitter message in such as the comical, tongue-in- But it doesn’t matter what kind of After taking some of his class- she said. it’s part of the discipline that we mind, Fines drew further inspi- check Internet meme Occupy Ses- music it is because all music has a es, his wife, Eileen Bristol, no- After witnessing an accident go through.” ration from the 1985 live action ame Street — bear credence. beat going on,” Aminou said. ticed improvements in her bass that claimed the life of a friend, As the product of a tight- “The Muppets Take Manhattan” Indeed, while Occupy Sesa- In his classes, Aminou teaches guitar playing technique and Aminou attributes his abili- ly knit, family-oriented commu- (where he found the image of Ker- me Street is primarily a collection students how to harness the com- rhythmic precision. ty to regain balance in his life to nity, Aminou believes music ed- mit on the phone), a title befitting of the Muppets digitally insert- forting consistency of rhythm to She is a member of Aminou’s band, rhythm and his roots with friends ucation helps children stay in the moment. ed into protest photos with Pho- become creatively minded musi- Zoumountchi, which plays modern, and family. touch with their roots. His teach- “Once I started to think about cians. For students new to drum- West African-style music. “I’ll play sometimes for four- toshop (one features Grover being ming, he first teaches proper “When I started playing bass as teen hours,” Aminou said. “The BEAT continues on PAGE 9 detained by police), it does help to OCCUPY continues on PAGE 9