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1 THE DAILY ServingT the UniversityEXAN of Texas at Austin community since 1900 @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, April 2, 2013 dailytexanonline.com Mark Payton INSIDE Leighelena hits riding career- the Drag. high 16-game hit LIFE&ARTS streak. NEWS PAGE 10 SPORTS Executive Vice PAGE 6 President and Provost Steven Leslie spoke at a luncheon Monday POLICE afternoon about the future UT-Austin medi- cal school, set to open PAGE 5 UT closes in on Dahlstrom replacement Alec, the Patron Saint and official mascot of the Cockrell School By Alberto Long and law enforcement offi- Police Department, Miami McCandless has 31 years of of Engineering, visited cials, selected the finalists University Chief of Police experience in law enforce- and posed with students from a pool of 75 applicants. John McCandless and APD ment and has served as Mi- on April Fool’s Day. In preparation for UTPD Each candidate is college- Assistant Chief of Police ami University chief of po- PAGE 5 Chief of Police Robert Dahl- educated and has more than Raul Munguia. lice for nine years. Munguia strom’s retirement in May, 20 years of experience in law Carter has worked with has 26 years of experience SPORTS a committee in charge of enforcement, according to a APD for 29 years and has and has served as an assis- overseeing the selection of UTPD press release. served as an assistant chief tant chief of police for APD Ryan Crouser takes UT’s next chief has nar- The finalists include of police since 2007. Zak since 2010. home Texas Relays rowed their search to four Austin Police Department is a commanding officer Dahlstrom will end his shot put crown after final applicants. Assistant Chief of Police with 21 years of experience seven-year stint as chief of overcoming a torn liga- The committee, made up David Carter, Captain Me- who oversaw the South- Robert Dahlstrom ment and a throat of numerous city, University lissa Zak of the Los Angeles west region of Los Angeles. UTPD continues on page 2 UTPD Chief of Police infection. PAGE 6 After racking up 34 hits last weekend, CITY CITY Texas looks to bounce back at home against Texas A&M-CC. PAGE 6 Weekend Torie Schmidt faces her younger sister for festivities the first time as the Longhorns look to pick see lower up their ninth and 10th straight wins against crime rate McNeese State. PAGE 6 By Alberto Long LIFE&ARTS A weekend that brings in Bats are back. Don’t tens of thousands of people touch them. Don’t hit to Austin from the around them with a tennis the state saw a decrease in racket. PAGE 10 crime rates from previous years, police say. “The Burgess Boys,” UT hosted the 86th driven by diverse cast of Clyde Littlefield Texas Re- characters and engag- lays from Wednesday to ing plotline, deals with Saturday at Mike A. Myers complex themes . Stadium and Soccer Field. PAGE 8 The annual track meet showcases the state’s top track athletes from high Anik Bhattacharya | Daily Texan Staff school, junior college, col- lege and professional lev- VIEWPOINT els. According to a spokes- woman for the Austin The public fight be- Visitor Center, the event tween the UT regents brought in 40,000 people and administration lacks Sixth Street, fifth place to the city this year. visionary leadership. Police made a total of 22 PAGE 4 arrests on Friday and Sat- Forbes lists Austin as one of the five Cities were ranked on the DWI or alcohol related car urday, a decrease from the strictness of state laws based crashes and injuries in 2011 36 arrests made last year on drunkest cities in America,not an honor on the “Rating The States” in Austin. the same days, said senior report conducted and writ- Statistics regarding the police officer Vaneza Brem- TODAY By Zach Lozano Austin on the list were Mil- ten by Mothers Against number of drinkers in the ner. Bremner said most waukee, Wis.; Minneapolis- Drunk Driving. The report various categories were of the arrests took place UT Pride Week St. Paul, Minn.; Columbus, considered factors such as taken from the Centers around downtown. Queer Students Alliance Student life on any col- Mo; and Boston, Mass., whether the state has passed for Disease Control and Bremner listed public in- hosts the 2013 Pride lege campus can often con- respectively. Cities were laws forbidding open con- Prevention’s Behavioral toxication, disorderly con- Week celebration, sist of the occasional sip of ranked on the basis of five tainers in cars or laws re- Risk Factor Surveillance duct, possession of mari- promoting visibility alcohol. Recently, Austin categories: strictness of state garding the regulation and System Survey conducted juana and failure to obey and welcoming of the was ranked by Forbes as laws, number of drinkers, sale of alcohol. in 2004. According to the lawful orders as the lead- LGBTQ community on one of the top five drunk- number of heavy drinkers, According to the Texas survey, adults who reported ing causes for arrests made campus. Events include est cities in America. number of binge drinkers Department of Transpor- a kickoff celebration, Other cities ranked above and rate of alcoholism. tation, there were 1,129 DRUNK continues on page 2 CRIME continues on page 2 free HIV testing and open discussions and panels. Events will be held across campus over the next UNIVERSITY UNIVERSITY week. For more info visit Steven Brint, texasqsa.blogspot.com vice provost of University fast-tracks undergraduate ‘Get Sexy, Get education at UC-Riverside, Consent’ search for new provost spoke to UGS Theatre for Dialogue students about presents “Get Sexy, By Jordan Rudner why he’s the Get Consent,” a highly best candidate interactive one-hour for the new dean performance that The search committee to position at the examines how we find a University provost will Main Building on negotiate sex, consent, meet for the first time Tues- Monday boundaries and safety. The day, beginning a process more afternoon. event will be held from 11 expedited than is typical for a.m. to noon in the Texas Union Building (UNB), the high-level position. Sinclair Suite 3.128. Free The committee, led by Pres- Sam Ortega lunch is included. ident William Powers Jr., will Daily Texan Staff consist of five other members. Steven Leslie In contrast, the search com- vice provost of UT mittee that recommended outgoing provost Steven Leslie thorough and expeditious in UGS interviews dean hopeful What is today’s was a committee of 18. the search, given that Provost Leslie announced his res- Leslie will be leaving his post By Miles Hutson Paul Woodruff resigned. recommendation for dean reason to party? ignation in February after fairly soon,” UT spokesman Lawrence Abraham is cur- to President William Pow- serving for six years. Gary Susswein said. rently serving as interim ers Jr., Brint said he wants The process will also be The other five members Steven Brint, current vice dean while the school the School of Undergrad- shorter than previous pro- of the committee are Faculty provost for the University searches for a replace- uate Studies to be an effi- vost searches have been. The Council Chairwoman Martha of California at Riverside, ment. Brint is the fourth cient part of the Universi- search for Leslie began in Hilley; Ugeo Williams, Student interviewed with students candidate to interview for ty that helps students find May 2006, and he was ap- Government vice president; from the Undergraduate the position. their academic passion. pointed the following Janu- Linda Hicke, dean of the Col- Studies Council on Mon- Brint spoke with UT “I have had some of the ary. The search for Leslie’s lege of Natural Sciences; Randy day as one of five finalists Austin faculty early most inspiring students I replacement, which formally Diehl, dean of the College of for the position of dean of Monday, and is slated to have worked with … start begins Tuesday, will be expe- Liberal Arts; and a staff mem- the school. talk with UGS staff on off in a field that was not dited so a new provost can be ber from the provost’s office. The school has been Tuesday. At his meet- meant for them,” Brint SEE COMICS installed by the time he steps At last month’s Faculty without a permanent dean ing with students, who said. “There’s something down in August. since the summer of last will work with faculty PAGE 9 “We want to be both PROVOST continues on page 2 year, when former dean and staff to present their DEAN continues on page 2 2 2 News Tuesday, April 2, 2013 | FEATURED PHOTO UTPD FRAMES continues from page 1 police on a high note. In his Volume 113, Issue 132 time with UTPD, the depart- ment received accreditation with the Commission on CONTACT US Accreditation for Law En- forcement in 2007 and the Main Telephone: International Association of (512) 471-4591 Campus Law Enforcement in Editor: 2008. Dahlstrom was voted Susannah Jacob police chief of the year by UT (512) 232-2212 System directors in 2012 for [email protected] exhibiting “leadership and quiet strength.” Managing Editor: According to the press Trey Scott (512) 232-2217 release, a series of two-hour managingeditor@ public question-and-answer dailytexanonline.com sessions with each final- ist will be held throughout News Office: April. The candidates will (512) 232-2207 take the public’s questions [email protected] and discuss the future of Multimedia Office: UTPD. The sessions will be (512) 471-7835 broadcast via a livestream dailytexanmultimedia@ provided by the University gmail.com Office of the Associate Vice President for Campus Safety Sports Office: (512) 232-2210 and Security.