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1 Taco Stand by Me Miss UT Asia unites Freshman golfer LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 features school bus Asian-Americans wins big for Texas of Honduran delights EXPOSURE PAGE 9 SPORTS PAGE 7 TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 78 63 Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com TODAY Justice seat may go to UT alumna By Alex Geiser ni Association. Wood is also a se- of Chicago faculty members, who own thinker.” Daily Texan Staff nior lecturer of law at the Univer- believe her intellect will make her Martha Nussbaum, a law pro- Calendar A UT School of Law alum- sity of Chicago. an attractive candidate. fessor at the University of Chica- na has emerged as a possible re- She was a con- Judith Miller, go who has worked with Wood, placement for Supreme Court tender to replace who worked with said Wood’s intelligence and in- Hey, batta’ batta’ Justice John Paul Stevens after he Justice David Wood at a Wash- formed reasoning makes her ap- Baseball squares off announced on Friday that he will Souter when he Her [judicial] skills ington law firm pealing to a political diverse pop- retire this summer. retired in June. and as a Supreme ulation. against Texas State. UFCU are greatly admired Disch-Falk Field, 6:05 p.m. Judge Diane Wood, who has Justice Sonia So- Court clerk in the “Her [judicial] skills are great- served on the Seventh Circuit tomayor eventu- from the left and the ’70s, said Wood ly admired from the left and the Court of Appeals since 1995, ally filled his po- ‘‘ is capable of ad- right,” Nussbaum said. “The Take my picture graduated from UT’s School sition. If appoint- right.” dressing a variety quality of her legal argumenta- Karen Zimmerly and John of Law in 1975 with high hon- ed, Wood would — Martha of issues and will tion is so high. It is possible to Mattson photography ors and went on to clerk for a be the first UT Nussbaum not cater to one bridge these ideological gaps by exhibition opens at the L. judge on the Fifth Circuit Court School of Law party or the other good legal reasoning.” Nowlin Gallery and runs of Appeals and for Justice Har- graduate to hold University of Chicago if appointed. Nussbaum cited Wood’s in- through May 22. ry A. Blackmun on the Supreme the position of a law professor “She is cer- volvement in Bloch v. Frischholz Court. From there, she worked Supreme Court tainly some- as an example of her reason- Tango tizzy in the U.S. Department of State justice since one who under- ing. In the 2008 case, the Blochs, and then as an associate in a law Judge Tom Clark stands the impor- a Jewish family, sued its condo- The University Argentine firm, where she specialized in an- resigned in 1967. tance of civil lib- minium association after mem- Courtesy of the Associated Press Tango Club is offering a titrust cases. This year, Wood re- The attention she has received erties, while one of her special- bers of the association repeatedly Diane Wood, a graduate of the UT free beginners class. Texas ceived the Outstanding Alumnus lately has created excitement ties is antitrust laws,” Miller said. School of Law, is a contender for a Union Showroom, 7:30 Award from the UT Law Alum- among both UT and University “Diane would certainly be her JUSTICE continues on page 2 seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. p.m. Rock the vote Vote today in the primary runoff. Visit the Travis County Clerk’s Web site to find your polling location. Cultural pageant crowns Miss UT Asia Event activities celebrate Asian-American women, showcase various talents Today in history By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Houston, we’ve got a The voices of diverse Asian- problem! Today in 1970, an American women filled the Texas oxygen tank explodes on Union Ballroom during the fourth Apollo 13 en route to the annual Miss UT Asia Cultural Pag- moon. eant on Monday night. The ballroom was awash with the bright colors of the evening dresses the nine contestants wore as they showcased their talent, cre- ativity and cultures in different por- tions of the Inside INSIDE: pageant. The Check out more event, orga- In News: photos of the nized by the pageant on page 9 Asian Amer- Anthropology assistant ican Cul- professor wins teaching ture Commit- award pg. 6 tee, part of the Stu- dent Events Center, showcased the In Opinion: diversity and strength of Asian- Daily Texan editor American women, co-chair Millie weighs in on eliminating Chen said. Vietnamese language “Most people have a mindset program pg. 4 already about Asian-American women, and sometimes it’s not Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff Shara Kim Ma, winner of Miss UT Asia 2010, peaks onstage during the pageant. The Miss UT Asia pageant celebrates the strength In Sports: ASIA continues on page 2 and diversity of Asian women and serves to unite members of the Asian community at UT. Longhorn baseball bounces back from slump stronger than ever pg. 7 In Life&Arts: “Tallest Man on Earth” Low attendance forces discusses his new sound, Mayor of Juarez visits UT, upcoming show pg. 12 addresses violence in city delay of cafe resolution By Shabab Siddiqui that all of the parties who have By Katherine Noble borders and the drug war. steady pay and housing for work- Daily Texan Staff an interest in the Cactus Cafe can Daily Texan Staff Ferriz said many of the mur- ers, causing an influx of 100,000 The Faculty Council was be part of these conversations.” Quote to note The mayor of Ciudad Juarez, ders in Juarez over the past two people to Juarez from surround- forced to adjourn without touch- The council serves as the offi- Mexico, spoke Monday about the and a half years can be attributed ing states each year. This led to a ing on most of its agenda items, cial voice for UT faculty and ap- government’s plans to control the to the economic infrastructure of lack of social structure common including a resolution about proves changes to curricula. city’s drug wars, which led to the the city. During the past 40 years, the Cactus Cafe, after failing to Facing a recurring 2-percent, murders of about 2,660 people in Juarez factories have offered MAYOR continues on page 2 meet quorum during its month- University-wide budget cut, the Juarez in 2009. ly meeting Monday. Texas Union Board of Directors Jose Reyes Ferriz, the city’s The resolution, written by the recommended on Jan. 29 to re- “As soon as you try mayor, spoke to a full house in council’s eight-person executive purpose the on-campus music the Texas Union, and police were committee, requests that students, venue and phase out the infor- too much, you fail forced to turn away about 50 faculty, staff, administration and mal classes program by August. people after the Santa Rita Room “various groups who have an E-mails obtained through pub- in this game. It’s a reached capacity. interest in [the cafe’s] mission” lic records revealed that admin- game for 12-year- A reporting team from the BBC should be included in any discus- istrators at the Texas Union had ‘ named Juarez as one of the most sions concerning its functions. made the decision to close the olds. No‘ matter how dangerous cities in the world in Janet Staiger, a radio-television- cafe as early as December. old you are, you go November. film professor and chairwoman All recommendations made by Ferriz’s talk was followed by of the council, said that while she the board must go through Pres- out and play like questions from a panel that in- was aware of conversations Uni- ident William Powers Jr. for final cluded assistant anthropology versity administrators were hav- approval. Staiger said the execu- you’re 12 years old.” professor Cecilia Balli and Ricar- ing with some interested groups, tive committee decided to draft do Ainslie, a professor in the De- she does not feel they incorporat- the legislation after they received — Augie Garrido partment of Educational Psychol- ed everyone who has a stake in news that the Union Board had Texas baseball coach ogy. NPR correspondent John the 31-year-old cafe’s fate. not been fully informed about Burnett also joined the panel. Bur- Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff “Faculty and staff are part of the situation when it made its nett and Balli have done exten- Jose Reyes Ferriz, the mayor of Juarez, speaks to students, citizens the University community, as SPORTS PAGE 7 sive reporting on the U.S.-Mexico and the media about government plans to curb the war on drugs. well,” Staiger said. “We hope VOTE continues on page 6 TIP OF THE DAY PRESENTED BY If it’s OK with your professor, hand in assignments by printing on both sides of the page to save paper. P P interOnet.net Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy 2 2 NEWS Tuesday, April 13, 2010 6 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 185 25 cents MAYOR: Panelists grill speaker over human-rights abuse CONTACT US From page 1 in Mexican culture, he said. With Main Telephone: working parents and no extend- (512) 471-4591 ed family present, kids wound up Editor: in the streets after school, learning Jillian Sheridan from older gang members. (512) 232-2212 “During the 1980s, we lost may- [email protected] be two generations of kids on those streets, and now they are Managing Editor: grown up, leading the violence in Ana McKenzie Juarez,” Ferriz said.