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1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Republican presidential candidate Weekend Preview SPLASH OF COLOR Women’s tennis travels to Durham Gov. Rick Perry speaks on his past choices Check out today’s reason to party to play in the Duke Invitational OPINION PAGE 4 SPORTS PAGE 7 COMICS PAGE 10 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, September 16, 2011 WEEKEND Professors, students worry FRIDAY budget cuts trump learning By Megan Strickland Because of budget cuts, universi- Martinez said she remembers a Daily Texan Staff ties have been focusing on educating decade ago when educational insti- ‘Pumped Up students more efficiently, said Anne tutions, students and parents em- Kicks’ Shifting toward educational ef- Martinez, assistant professor in the phasized the importance of small- If you can’t make it to ACL or ficiency means increased class siz- Department of History, at a Liber- er class sizes and one-on-one com- just want to keep the party es, cutting back on some courses al Arts Council discussion about the munication with instructors. She going, check out the official and not giving students an oppor- importance of studying the human- said with federal and state bud- ACL Aftershow featuring DJ tunity to explore different fields, ities and social sciences. get cuts, universities are competing Thomas Allison | Daily Texan Staff sets by Foster the People, said professors and students at a “What’s the buzzword of the Anne Martinez, assistant history professor, speaks about the benefit of Cults and Reptar. 9 p.m. at discussion Thursday. year?” Martinez said. “Efficiency.” BUDGET continues on PAGE 2 smaller classes at an Liberal Arts Council forum Thursday. Republic Live. Tickets are $10. ‘80s Dance Party UT network Come out decked in your ’80s best and dance your cares away to hip-hop, synth-pop may charge and all-around best dance beats the ’80s had to offer. 11 p.m. at The Highball dorm students additional fee Texas Volleyball By Liz Farmer The UT volleyball team will Daily Texan Staff take on Santa Clara Broncos on day one of the Time Warner Cable Invitational. ESPN is paying the University $300 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Gregory Gym million over the next 20 years so they can produce the Longhorn Network, but to watch it on campus, students may have to absorb an extra fee being paid to the campus cable provider. The University’s Division of Hous- SATURDAY ing and Food Services is using reserve funds to cover this year’s $69,280.50 ‘Take it Easy’ increase in subscription fees to its ca- Bright Eyes will be ble provider, Grande Communica- performing with Kurt Vile and tions, said Laurie Mackey, director of the Violators at this official administrative services at the Divi- ACL Aftershow at Stubb’s. 8 sion of Housing and Food Services. p.m. Tickets are $27. “[The fund] is used for any types of costs that weren’t budgeted for that year,” Mackey said. Black Ops She said the division will consider Show your skills at this Black Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff increasing student costs for contracts Ops tournament benefiting next year if the division cannot cover Radio-television-film junior Samuel Davis getting his makeup done before going onto the set of his third feature film, “Abel’s Field” on the Bastrop Area Fire the rates themselves. Saturday afternoon. The film also features Kevin Sorbo, who is best known for his lead role in the TV series Hercules. Department. Winner receives “Grande charged each room in the a cash prize. 4-7 p.m. at Jester residence hall $5.85,” Mackey said. Center Malcolm X Lounge “They are charging an additional $1.50 to cover Longhorn Network.” UT student fares well in film industry Kevin Hegarty, vice president and chief financial officer, said it is impor- SUNDAY By Benjamin Smith and humble self-awareness — at times you have Kevin Sorbo. Shot on location 35 miles north- tant to carry the network on campus Daily Texan Staff to prod him into talking more about himself. east of Austin in Thrall, the film’s cast and crew for the students, and the agreement Cinesundays Last Saturday was the final day of produc- is 95-percent Texan. puts the Longhorn Network on a ma- I Luv Video will be showing Radio-television-film junior Samuel Davis tion for “Abel’s Field,” which stars Davis as Seth “This is a Texas film. It’s a Texas story,” said jor cable provider for Central Texas. the mockumentary “Fubar” as carries himself with an almost apologetic bold- McArdle, a troubled high school senior who de- producer Tore Knos. “The audition tapes that “We want this network to be part of their weekly free movie ness. Standing on the set of his third feature velops an unlikely friendship with his school’s event. 8:30 p.m. at 29th Street film, he speaks with both an easy confidence groundskeeper, played by journeyman actor ACTOR continues on PAGE 6 NETWORK continues on PAGE 2 Ballroom at Spider House Social Dance Attend the Sunday Social ACL expected to aid Austin economy Dance back-to-school Workshops focus on celebration, featuring By Jody Serrano Office of the Mayor, said ACL is an what we’ve done here,” Curtis said. partnered Charleston, waltz, Daily Texan Staff incredible asset for the Austin com- “[Which means] coordinating public swing, salsa, tango and more. munity and that the Mayor’s Office safety and communications among 7:30-10:30 p.m. at Anna Hiss suicide prevention The Austin City Limits festival this has worked very hard to harness the city departments and communica- Gym 136 weekend not only includes world-fa- opportunities offered by the festi- tion outreach to all the neighbors mous musical performances but also val and to accommodate it. Austin is and businesses affected by ACL.” features an influx of people from all ready, he said. Curtis said ACL brings around for college students over the world and is expected to “We [speak] with mayor’s offic- $100 million into the local econo- boost the local economy. es around the country who want By Nicholas Hadjigeorge suicide before,” Becker said. Matt Curtis, spokesman for the to know how they can replicate ACL continues on PAGE 2 Daily Texan Staff These statistics are startling, Beck- er said, who is part of an effort to The purpose of this year’s upcom- train the UT Police Department, res- ing suicide prevention week is clear: to ident assistants, media, faculty and inform and educate students about the students to be prepared in an effort to Quote to note measures they can take make these situations if they think someone less likely to occur. they know is at risk of Becker said it is im- “Dr. Berry never suicide, said Counsel- Eighteen percent responded “ portant to recognize ‘ ing and Mental Health that their thoughts of suicide the warning signs of married or had ‘ Center officials. were serious and 8 percent of suicide, which may children of her Suicide Prevention undergraduate respondents include a noticeable week runs from Sept. said they had attempted change in behavior, own, but there 19 to 24, although a suicide before. highly negative lan- related workshop was “ guage or an overall — Marty Becker, CMHC graduate assistance were thousands held Thursday to ad- detachment from so- dress issues concerning ciety. of UT students suicide among college “Students often who considered students and how it come to the counsel- can be prevented. Marty Becker, grad- ing center at the last minute while in her like a second uate assistant at the Counseling and a crisis,” Becker said. “It’s much easi- Mental Health Center, said 50 per- er to prevent this situation if they are mom.” cent of college students have had sui- brought [in] at an earlier time.” cidal thoughts, according to a nation- Another crucial step to preventing al survey. suicides is to emphasize the availability “Eighteen percent responded that of professional help, Becker said. — Kathy Talley their thoughts of suicide were seri- “It’s important to listen and be there, UT Alumna Elisabeth Dilon | Daily Texan Staff ous and 8 percent of undergraduate NEWS PAGE 5 A security guard monitors the flow of traffic outside of an entrance to Zilker Park on Thursday. respondents said they had attempted SUICIDE continues on PAGE 2 2 2 NEWS Friday, September 16, 2011 THE DAILY TEXAN continues from PAGE 1 Volume 111, Number 39 SUICIDE but don’t feel solely responsible. That’s CONTACT US the job for the professionals,” Becker said. “The key is to get them to counseling as Main Telephone: soon as possible.” (512) 471-4591 The way media covers suicide sto- ries can also influence people to act on Editor: their suicidal thoughts, said Marian Viviana Aldous Trattner, suicide prevention coordina- (512) 232-2212 tor at CMHC. The phenomena of copy- cat and contagion suicides, in which peo- [email protected] ple are influenced by the descriptions or glorification of previous suicides, can be Managing Editor: prevented by the behavior of the media, Lena Price Trattner said. (512) 232-2217 “The impact of news media on sui- managingeditor@ cide is big,” Trattner said. “But the me- dailytexanonline.com dia can also play a huge role in suicide prevention.” News Office: To help prevent suicides, the media (512) 232-2207 can avoid glorifying suicides and avoid [email protected] detailed descriptions of the method or place of death, Trattner said. Multimedia Office: Jani Rameswaran, nursing senior and (512) 471-7835 internal training captain of Longhorn [email protected] Emergency Medical Services, said these programs are beneficial to the commu- Sports Office: nity.

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