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>> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Obama’s proposed cuts could impact Pell Grants TODAY By Lauren Giudice Grants, need-based grants for low-income up to $5,500 in the fall and spring and $2,775 ly as effective as they had hoped it would Daily Texan Staff students, could undergo drastic cuts. The in the summer. Obama’s proposed bud- be,” said Miguel Wasielewski, assistant to the federal government provides the money for get would cut funding for the summer Pell director at Student Financial Services. President Barack Obama proposed cut- Pell Grants, and students do not have to re- Grant program, which the government in- The Pell Grant could be further impact- Calendar ting higher education by $89 billion over the pay them, said Thomas Melecki, UT’s direc- stituted three years ago, and increase the in- ed by a House bill that would decrease the Women’s next decade to ease the impact of the pro- tor of Student Financial Services. terest rates for some student loans. His plan maximum grant from $5,500 to $4,705. jected $1 trillion budget deficit Monday. “Pell Grants usually go to our poorest stu- would also remove the subsidized portion of “That is the major change that [the Basketball The cuts to higher education spending dents who are least able to pay for college,” student loans for graduate students. House is] looking at,” Wasielewski said. Texas Women’s basketball will will be reallocated for primary and second- Melecki said. “What Obama’s proposal seems to point play Nebraska at 7 p.m. at the ary education, according to the budget. Pell Currently, students can receive Pell Grants to is that the summer Pell Grant is not near- GRANTS continues on PAGE 2 Frank Erwin Center. ‘Hors de prix’ Powers home This 2006 French film, featuring Audrey Tautou and Marie- Christina Adam, will be shown from hospital; free at 7:30 p.m. in GAR 1.126. date of return ‘Scream Blacula Scream’ unconfirmed Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will be playing the film “Blacula” at 9:45 By Katrina Tollin p.m. in honor of Terror Tuesday Daily Texan Staff and Black History Month. Tickets are $1. Doctors released UT President William Powers Jr. from St. Da- vid’s South Austin Medical Center Stand Up on Sunday following treatment for a pulmonary embolism. Comedy Powers, 64, is resting at home Kick Butt Coffee at the Triangle and being kept current on Univer- is hosting a stand-up comedy sity affairs, said Don Hale, UT’s vice open mic at 8 p.m. president for public affairs. “There is no definite date set for his return to the office,” Hale said. Today in black Doctors discovered history the blood clot on Feb. In 1804 8 during an New Jersey became the last examination, Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff northern state to abolish new and Powers slavery and enacted legislation UT freshman Andre Treiber marches toward the Human Resources building with members of the Pride and Equity Faculty Staff Association entered the during a rally to advocate same-sex partner insurance benefits and symbolically enroll partners for benefits. Although all private schools in that slowly phased out existing hospital that Bill Powers Texas offer competitive benefits for same-sex partners, UT does not. slavery. day, accord- ing to a press release issued by the University. Faculty, students march across campus According to the Austin Ameri- can-Statesman, Powers started ex- Campus watch for same-sex partners’ equal benefits periencing chest pains while at the Super Bowl in Arlington. Classic coming- UT violates its own anti-discrimina- in love with equality” to promote com- A pulmonary embolism is a of-age tale tion policy because of its failure to pro- petitive insurance benefits including blood clot that blocks blood flow 100 W. 21st St. RALLY vide insurance benefits for same-sex coverage for same-sex partners for UT to the lungs. Usually originating A UTPD guard reported a very partners of faculty and staff, a UT staff- faculty and staff. in the leg, the clot can be caused intoxicated subject being FOR er said at a rally on Monday. Students, faculty and staff members by prolonged sitting or inactivi- carried by two other people EQUALITY The Pride and Equity Faculty Staff spoke before the group of about 60 as they ty, said Dr. Steven R. Bailey, a vas- on the north side of the Association held signs bearing slogans marched to the North Office Building cular surgeon and director of the University Teaching Center. By Allie Kolechta such as “Gays are family members, too,” The intoxicated subject was “Value all Longhorn families” and “Fall RALLY continues on PAGE 2 POWERS continues on PAGE 2 a UT student celebrating his 21st birthday. He could not walk, stand or sit on his own. His clothes were covered in vomit and he was also having a wardrobe malfunction. The student was released to EMS and transported to the hospital FOWL PLAY for possible alcohol poisoning.

Quote to note “Quidditch is not Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff just ‘some nerdy Bruce Porter, James Fan and Ken Baker watch Watson, an automated game, ‘you may question-answering machine they helped IBM research and develop, compete on a televised episode of “Jeopardy!” on Monday afternoon. look a little off on a broom, but this sport is physical. Two ‘Jeopardy!’ champions We have at least two broken brooms contend with AI computer every game, and By Yvonne Marquez at 74 games in the show’s histo- Daily Texan Staff ry, and Rutter won more mon- Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff seeing someone ey than any previous contestant at On any given Sunday, Ginny’s hosts Chicken Shit Bingo, a game that packs every square inch of bleeding has Students and faculty watched a $3.25 million. the tiny bar on Burnet Road. The game has been attracting a crowd for the last ten years with its historic “Jeopardy!” match Mon- At the end of the first show, high stakes — a $2 ticket can win $100 — and popular country music acts that provide toe-tapping become natural. I day between two human champi- Watson was tied for first place music. love this sport.” ons and a machine made possible, with Rutter. The match will con- in part, by the research of three tinue through Wednesday. UT professors. On the web: UT alumnus James Fan, an IBM Check out a video slideshow of a Sunday afternoon of Chicken Shit Bingo at — Erik Rangel Watson, a deep question-and-an- researcher and one of the Watson Civil engineering swer computer, competed against developers, spoke at the watch par- Ginny’s Little Longhorn Saloon sophomore “Jeopardy!” champions Ken Jen- ty to answer audience questions @dailytexanonline.com nings and Brad Rutter. Jennings LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 has the longest winning streak MATCH continues on PAGE 2 2

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A where faculty and staff attempt- CONTACT US ed to fill out insurance forms for their partners. Main Telephone: Lindsey Schell, women’s studies li- (512) 471-4591 brarian and chair of the association’s Editor: competitive insurance benefits com- Lauren Winchester mittee, said the demonstration was (512) 232-2212 meant to point out flaws in the sys- [email protected] tem. Twenty-three faculty and staff members signed up to fill out forms prior to the rally, she said. Managing Editor: All private colleges in Texas in- Claire Cardona cluding Rice University, South- (512) 232-2217 ern Methodist University, Trini- managingeditor@ ty University and Baylor College of dailytexanonline.com Medicine offer competitive insur- ance benefits for their employees, News Office: Schell said. (512) 232-2207 “It’s very telling that even a school [email protected] as conservative as Baylor recogniz- es that in order to keep their medi- Multimedia Office: cal and dental schools competitive, (512) 471-7835 they need to offer these kinds of [email protected] benefits,” she said. The association held a rally in fall 2008 with roughly the same turnout Sports Office: and success but no results, Schell (512) 232-2210 said. UT must begin offering these [email protected] kinds of benefits to retain GLBT Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff faculty and staff members and keep At the conclusion of the rally for same-sex partner benefits, Carl Matthews, associate professor in the College of Architecture, and other mem- the competitive edge required of bers of the Pride and Equity Faculty Staff Association, fill out insurance forms to symbolically enroll their partners for insurance benefits while Life & Arts Office: the UT and Texas A&M University inside the elevator of the Human Resources building. (512) 232-2209 systems by state law, she said. [email protected] “The real travesty here is that have the authority to offer compet- A small group — formed by “Many people think that this isn’t staff and faculty, said Sarah Car- we’re still having rallies about this itive insurance benefits based on President William Powers Jr. that a student issue because it only ap- swell, who graduated from the Uni- in 2011,” she said. “With so many Texas’s Insurance Code, which de- includes Schell and Student Gov- plies to faculty and staff,” he said. “I versity of Michigan in 2007 and Photo Office: factors keeping people from health fines a spouse as a member of the ernment President Scott Parks — think that’s a narrow way to look at earned her master’s at UT’s School (512) 471-8618 care, homophobia shouldn’t be one opposite sex, he said. has been working with human re- this problem. When our queer fac- of Social Work. [email protected] of them.” “This was many, many years ago. sources on other benefits such as ulty and staff are not treated fair- “I would actually argue that we Comics Office: UT has to go through the UT Finding authority or changing the leave benefits for GLBT faculty and ly, that sends a signal to every- should have plus one benefits for all (512) 232-4386 System and chancellor to make interpretation of authority would staff, Carter said. one, even our queer students, that faculty, staff and students on cam- changes, said Julien Carter, associ- be helpful with the UT system’s rep- The loss of queer faculty and staff this is not a safe place to flour- pus,” she said, “But what I’m real- ate vice president for Human Re- utation as an employer,” he said. and the discriminatory campus at- ish and live proudly, and that’s a ly fighting for is a more democrat- Retail Advertising: source Services. After working with “It’s also a competitiveness issue. I mosphere caused by our current huge problem.” ically run university, and I think (512) 471-1865 system attorneys, UT officials de- do hope at some point, authority policies have huge impacts on stu- A university such as UT should that’s true for a lot of other folks [email protected] termined the University did not might be provided.” dent life, Parks said. award domestic partner benefits to here as well.”

Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 [email protected] MATCH continues from PAGE 1 POWERS continues from PAGE 1 The Texan strives to present all information during the show’s breaks. He was one of the most difficult concepts aware of artificial intelligence Janey Briscoe Center of Excellence from a fast heart rate to what fairly, accurately and completely. If in Cardiovascular Research at the people usually report as short- we have made an error, let us know one of the 25 researchers who for computers. before Watson, but now it is about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail worked on the project since 2007 “The challenge in natural lan- more public. UT Health Science Center in ness of breath and chest pain, [email protected]. and one of the first researchers to guage processing is ambiguity. “Suddenly we have Watson,” San Antonio. said Austin vascular surgeon test Watson. Every word in English has multi- Wiley said. “It’s like taking Google Powers received blood thin- Dr. Jeffrey Apple. “I’m actually one of the ear- ple meanings. Every sentence has to a whole new level. You’re tak- ners as treatment, according to a “Once [people] get above 60 COPYRIGHT ly contestants or test subjects for many interpretations, and Wat- ing a search engine, but now statement made by his doctor in and especially above 80, their Watson,” Fan said. “We were stay- son has to figure out of all these you’re able to link knowledge.” the daily University updates. chances of getting a blood clot are Copyright 2010 Texas Student The symptoms can range extremely high,” Apple said. Media. All articles, photographs in ‘Jeopardy!’ players. We knew possible meanings,” Porter said. Aerospace engineering senior and graphics, both in the print and about 40 percent of the trivia.” Research scientist Ken Bark- Nathan Knerr said he was amazed online editions, are the property of Fan said that there are four er said IBM made a great contri- by the children who attended the Texas Student Media and may not be challenges that computers have bution through the help of many watch party and asked fan ques- reproduced or republished in part or in the “Jeopardy!” game: the projects and research from all tions about Watson. in whole without written permission. wide range of topics, the difficul- over the world in one system. “More importantly than what GRANTS continues from PAGE 1 ty of language, time constraints “There’s a lot of research going it actually does or does not do is “They don’t want to really affect “I think this will really af- and confidence. on in the world right now on ar- how all the 6- to 8-year-olds in anything affecting the student loans fect those who are unable to IBM Corp. recognized three UT tificial intelligence,” Barker said. the audience will someday make or work study.” pay for college,” Ochoa said. TOMORROW’S WEATHER computer science faculty members “Putting Watson on ‘Jeopardy!’ is this all work in its more gener- He said the House bill would “There could be potential for for their research that helped with a good example of applying that al form so we can all use,” Knerr be more prone to impact low- students to drop out of college High Low the development of Watson. Com- research to a task that captures said. “It’s ultimately perhaps the er-income students than and be discouraged in attending puter science department chair the public’s imagination.” greatest factor that’s put into it, 73 59 Obama’s proposal. four-year universities.” Bruce Porter, who helped with the Electrical engineering fresh- is getting [kids] interested in this Nearly 11,000 UT students re- She said scholarship opportu- research, said natural language is man Andrew Wiley said he was type of thing.” I don’t know what’s funny anymore. ceived federal Pell Grants dur- nities should increase to coun- ing 2010-2011 school year. 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Obama reveals reduced 2012 budget By Andrew Taylor The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Putting on the brakes after two years of big spending increases, President Ba- rack Obama unveiled a $3.7 trillion budget plan Monday that would freeze or reduce some safety-net programs for the nation’s poor but Hani Mohammed | Associated Press turn aside Republican demands for Yemeni anti-government protesters in Sanaa shout slogans demanding more drastic cuts to shrink the gov- reform in one of many demonstrations inspired by the upheaval in Egypt. ernment to where it was before he took office. The 10-year blueprint makes “tough choices and sacrifices,” Egyptian revolution sparks Obama said in his official budget message. Yet the plan, which sets the stage for this week’s nasty con- protests across Middle East gressional fight over cuts in the bud- get year that’s already more than are the objectives. The Egypt effect, one-third over, steers clear of deep- Yemen, Bahrain, Iran strive it seems, is elastic. ly controversial long-term prob- to topple autocratic regimes For the Iranian opposition — not lem areas such as Social Security following popular uprisings seen on the streets in more than a and Medicare. year — it’s become a moment to re- The budget relies heavily on the Alex Bradon | Associated Press By Brian Murphy assert its presence after facing relent- recovering economy, tax increas- Copies of the U.S. Government budget for Fiscal Year 2012 are stacked up at the U.S. Government The Associated Press less pressures. es and rosy economic assumptions Printing Office in Washington on Monday. Tens of thousands of protesters to estimate that the federal deficit DUBAI — The possible heirs of clashed with security forces along would drop from this year’s record and research as necessary invest- Egypt’s uprising took to the streets some of Tehran’s main boulevards, $1.6 trillion — an astronomical fig- ments that he judges to be impor- CHANGES FROM 2011 Monday in different corners of the which were shrouded in clouds of ure that requires the government to tant to the country’s competitiveness Agriculture 1.5% Housing and Urban Middle East: Iran’s beleaguered op- tear gas in scenes that recalled the borrow 43 cents out of every dollar in a global economy. Development 15.5% position stormed back to central Teh- chaos after the disputed re-election it spends — to about $600 billion af- But he also raises taxes by $1.6 Commerce 13.9% ran and came under a tear gas attack of President Mahmoud Ahmadine- ter five years. trillion over the coming decade, by police. Demonstrators faced rub- jad in June 2009. A pro-government Obama foresees a deficit of $1.1 much of it from allowing recently Interior 4.4% ber bullets and birdshot to demand news agency reported one bystander trillion for the new budget year, renewed tax cuts for families mak- Corps of Engineers 6.1% more freedoms in the relative wealth killed by gunfire. which begins Oct. 1, still very high ing more than $250,000 a year to ex- Justice 5.1% of Bahrain. And protesters pressed “Death to the dictator,” many yelled by historical benchmarks but mov- pire in two years — he signed a two- Defense 5.8% for the ouster of the ruler in poverty- in reference to Ahmadinejad. Others ing in the right direction. year extension of them into law just Labor 27.2% drained Yemen. took aim Iran’s all-powerful Supreme The president claims $1.1 tril- two months ago — and from curb- Education 38.5% The protests — all with critical in- Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei with lion in deficit savings over the com- ing their tax deductions for charita- NASA 0.9% terests for Washington — offer an chants linking him with toppled rul- ing decade for his plan, a 12-percent ble contributions, mortgage interest Energy 12.7% important lesson about how groups ers Hosni Mubarak in Egypt and Tu- cut from the federal deficits the ad- and state and local tax payments. State 0.7% across Middle East are absorbing the nisia’s Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali. ministration otherwise projects. But Despite his spending cuts and Environmental message from Cairo and tailoring it “Ben Ali, Mubarak, it’s Seyed Ali’s that figure includes almost $650 bil- tax increases, the government’s to- Protection Agency 11.2% Transportation 68% to their own aspirations. turn,” protesters cried. lion in spending cuts and new trans- tal debt would still mushroom from The heady themes of democra- Monday’s protests mirrored the portation revenues the administra- $14.2 trillion now to almost $21 Health and Human Veterans Affairs 4.5% cy, justice and empowerment re- calls in Egypt and Tunisia against the tion won’t specify. trillion by 2016. Republicans as- Services 1% main intact as the protest wave works leaders there who had been in power Obama would trade cuts to some sailed his blueprint for failing to take it way through the Arab world and for decades: “The people want the re- domestic programs to pay for in- the lead on the nation’s daunting Homeland Security 1.8% beyond. What changes, however, gime to step down.” creases in education, infrastructure fiscal problems.

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gallery OVerVIeW Budget cut teamwork

UT and Texas A&M alumni groups are teaming up today to implore the state Legislature to minimize cuts to higher educa- tion. Such collaboration between the two rival universities em- phasizes the importance of investing in higher education. Last month, the Legislative Budget Board proposed a $93.2-million cut to UT funding for the 2012-13 biennium. Because the University has already cut hundreds of thousands of dollars from various academic programs around campus, students have already begun to see the effects budget cuts have on the quality of education UT can offer. It is imperative that UT fight to preserve as much funding as possible. Providing funding for higher education is an invest- ment — doing so generates more money and more jobs for the state. Though the $93.2-million cut may temporarily alleviate some of the deficit the state faces, it will only perpetuate those deficits in the long run, as cuts to the University will inhibit its ability to provide the future workforce with a holistic educa- tion. UT’s Texas Exes and A&M’s Association of Former Stu- dents will visit the offices of all 181 legislators, according to The Daily Texan. We hope this effort will show legislators the impact these reductions will have on higher education and on the future of the state.

Ensure accuracy in the census

After the U.S. Census Bureau releases detailed results from the 2010 census this week, state legislators will engage in the redis- tricting process. However, reports from the Office of the Inspec- tor General raise questions about the accuracy of census data. An undercount could present a serious threat to the redis- tricting process, which is meant to ensure that constituents are appropriately and accurately represented in the Legislature. The Census Bureau resurveyed areas in August and September to determine whether some minority groups were undercounted, according to the Houston Chronicle. Technical problems and some census bureau employees’ failure to follow procedure have increased the possibility of Water rights, water fights miscounts and errors, according to the office’s report. More specifically, census workers sometimes assumed people’s eth- nicities or relied on Internet sources to complete the count, according to the report. By emily grubert and leave dripping from a faucet costs my Shifting water rights from agriculture Unfortunately, data from the survey conducted in August and Daily Texan Columnist housing organization the same amount as to cities is good in some cases. There are September will not be released until 2012, after the Legislature the water I need to live. And notice that plenty of water-intensive crops that could redraws district lines. An undercount of minorities in the 2010 Texas needs to manage Texas’ water re- additional incentive mismatch: Even if be replaced with little or no effect on the census could lead to unequal representation in the Legislature. sources in Texas’ best interests. Water is a I were motivated by the cost of water to food supply, and water does enable eco- Moreover, census data is collected in March and April, and vitally important resource for human life, use less, I don’t pay my water bill based nomic development in cities. If rice farm- because the student population fluctuates regularly, the results health, prosperity and enjoyment. While on use. My rent is the same whether I take ers in the water-stressed areas of Cali- often poorly reflect the demographic of students. Because a people should have the freedom to suggest three hot showers a day or use only what fornia and Texas are willing to switch to census occurs only once per decade, the results will signifi- best uses and to pay for rights to water be- is necessary to keep me alive. Water is not a drought-tolerant crop and sell their re- cantly impact voting districts for many elections to come — yond that needed for immediate life and priced as though we’d all die without the maining water, that’s probably in the states’ that is, until the Legislature decides to redraw district lines health-related purposes, like drinking and next gallon, which is good. Nor is it priced best interests. The problem is that the eco- again before the next census. As a result, the results from the sanitation, choices about water use that are to prevent us from using the 300th gallon nomic motivation to sell water rights is 2010 census will likely affect students who were not included in an individual’s best interests do not ag- that day. strong. Food prices would rise in response in the count, and their interests will not be represented by gregate into choices that are in the whole We use a lot of water for things including to shortages caused by lack of water, but their respective legislators. population’s best interests. The government food (crops need to be irrigated) and elec- lots of cropland would be gone before that The process of census data collection is inherently flawed, but has a duty to ensure that water is protected tricity (power plants need to be cooled). happened. It’s actually in everyone’s best we hope that through redistricting, state legislators sincerely at- for use and protected from overuse. Irrigation and power plant cooling in par- interest to leave enough water in the agri- tempt to unite demographics with similar political interests and I am not suggesting that the government ticular use gargantuan quantities of water, cultural sector, even though it might be in to accurately account for the growing population. always knows best or that the government so water usually needs to be cheap. Nei- an individual’s best interest to transfer that should micromanage water resources. ther farming nor electricity generation is water to cities. However, the government can define cat- a hugely profitable business unless you’re The Texas Legislature is considering a egories and delineate some boundaries to in an unusual situation, such as Enron. It’s bill (Senate Bill 332) that would reaffirm protect the state’s interest in well-managed true that this water is usually lower quality landowners’ rights to pump groundwater THe FIrINg lINe water resources that benefit Texans in the than drinking water. Crops and hot equip- from beneath their land. Groundwater is long run. Texas needs to set restrictions so ment can handle some contaminants that less well-characterized than surface water that people can make choices in their own people shouldn’t or don’t want to drink. in Texas (as in most places), so its man- Instability in Egypt best interests within the broader context of But often, the water we use to irrigate agement can be particularly challenging. Regarding the giant “Free at last” headline in Monday’s our best interests. crops and cool power plants is accessible As water stress in Texas grows, whether Texan, I’d like to remind the celebrants and onlookers Economic incentives around water are enough and of high enough quality that landowners are allowed to pump unlim- that ousting a dictator does not achieve freedom. It complicated. Not all units of water are it could easily become a source of drink- ited amounts of water to sell is becoming achieves instability. The question is: who will rush in equal — try drinking a glass of ocean wa- ing water. Increasingly, agricultural users contentious, especially because pumping to fill the power vacuum? As the largest opposition ter. Not even all physically, chemically, spa- are choosing to sell their legal right to use groundwater in one place can drain water group in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood obviously will tially and temporally equal units of water water to residential and commercial de- from beneath other people’s property and be influential in the proposed Egyptian elections. An are equal. Most of the water I use comes velopers. The water is worth more as mu- can reduce stream flows. Managing water Islamic theocracy is not equivalent to freedom, even if it’s voted in ... which is why democracy, as such, is insuf- directly out of the same tap, but the water nicipal supply than it is as irrigation water. is tricky, and SB 332 could make it harder. ficient to guarantee individual rights. I need to drink is worth a lot more to me You can’t build houses if they don’t have Not passing SB 332, however, could make If Egypt becomes another Iran, even by popular vote, than the water I pour out of my drinking water, so the value of the opportunity wa- a lot of people mad. But that’s how water they will only have traded one dictatorship for another. cup onto my houseplant. I’d pay basically ter enables motivates people to pay more conversations always go, isn’t it? — Alan McKendree anything for water if I were about to die of than the value of irrigated crops for water UT staff thirst, but the water I flush my toilet with rights. Grubert is an environmental and water resources engineering graduate student.

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Tuesday, February 15, 2011 NEWS 5 UT research center Campus fair promotes healthy hearts By Yvonne Marquez ercise and heart conditioning with receives grant for Daily Texan Staff heart disease later in life. “We think that it’s important Although Valentine’s Day might for students to know that, so they normally be a time for exchanging can start taking steps to prevent it solar cell systems candy and paper hearts, students now, so they have a greater chance also learned about their flesh- of living a longer, healthier life,” and-blood hearts Monday. ect will cover the remaining Herrejon said. By Ahsika Sanders Students who wandered to the 20 percent of the cost of the Herrejon said the carnival came Daily Texan Staff Spanish Oaks Terrace near Jest- solar installation. at a perfect time to coincide with er learned about the importance American Heart Month and Val- A $1.6 million grant from the Andrew Townsend, co-direc- of cardiovascular fitness from five entine’s Day. The council sold State Energy Conservation Of- tor of the Campus Environmen- student organizations through var- carnations and hot chocolate to fice will help fund two solar cell tal Center, said although solar ious carnival games such as “pin go along with the healthy hearts systems at the J.J. Pickle Research panels are fairly effective at sav- the heart on the human” and ac- theme and to benefit scientific Campus in North Austin. ing money, solar heating sys- tivities such as jumping rope and research and education in com- The grant will cover 80 per- tems, such as the one on the Hula-Hooping. New members of munities through the American cent of the costs of the pan- Norman Hackerman Building, the Natural Sciences Council or- Heart Association. Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff el installation at the J.J. Pick- are better systems. Systems such ganized the event to promote a UT’s Science Undergraduate Komola Azimova, a junior studying cell and molecular biology, participates le Research Campus, said fa- as the campus power plant are healthy heart and raised $725 for Research Group gave away healthy in a game of Valentine’s themed darts for the Healthy Heart Carnival. cilities services spokeswoman best because it is more effective the American Heart Association. snacks, such as granola bars and Laurie Lentz. to generate heat than electricity. “We wanted to raise awareness raisins, if students answered high blood pressure which can lead UT Nursing Students Association “The Pickle Research Cam- “Our power plant is an extreme- on campus of heart disease be- heart-related trivia correctly. The to heart disease later in life. members gave blood pressure assess- pus, unlike the main campus, ly efficient system,” he said. “Its effi- cause it’s the No. 1 leading cause College of Natural Science’s Dean’s “The biggest thing right now is ments. Vanessa Castellon, nursing se- buys power from Austin Energy, ciency ratings are within the 80th to of death in the U.S., and lots of Scholars talked to students about stress and anxiety and how it is nior and UTNSA vice president, ad- so this installation will allow us 90th percentile, which is extremely people at the collegiate age don’t being organ donors. so prominent in the college-age vised students to monitor their blood to generate a portion of our own high for a natural gas power plant, know that,” said biology freshman Rezwana Rahman, psycholo- group, so we came up with a sym- pressure at an annual checkup. power at the campus,” she said. so it saves us a lot of money and a and organizer Juan Herrejon. gy and premed junior and Student bolic thing of writing your stress “It’s easier to manage if you The solar panels are expected lot of energy.” He said many college students do Health Advisory Committee mem- on magic paper and dissolving it catch it early on than having heart to reduce the campus’ electricity The campus panel installa-

not normally associate the lack of ex- ber, said too much stress can lead to away,” Rahman said. disease later on,” Castellon said. consumption from Austin Ener- tion began Monday, but will not gy, which will save a substantial be fully ready to use until late amount of money over the next this May.

25 years and reduce the carbon A solar installation similar to Harvard report calls for career-specific training, counseling footprint for the campus, said the system at the research cam- Juan Nunez, campus associate pus will be installed on top of By Katrina Tollin About 80 percent of freshmen that would be vocational or career shrunk to 41 percent, with a rising director for facilities services. Manor Garage this summer, said Daily Texan Staff that entered UT in 2004 complet- education. We’re suggesting we need for workers who have some “We buy power from plants Campus Environmental Center ed a bachelor’s degree within six need to raise the quality.” “ college experience but not neces- that use natural gas and release co-director Rachel Aitkens. The United States needs to reeval- years, according to data from the Symonds said because of the in- sarily a degree. uate higher education because of emissions,” he said. “So the more “We’re working with a so- Office of Information Manage- creasing failure to prepare young Almost 30 percent of work- high dropout rates, according to a re- power we generate with solar lar proposal that was submitted ment and Analysis at UT. That people for future success, both high ers with licenses or certificates, port by the Harvard Graduate School panels, the less carbon power a few years ago by some engi- which require less education than of Education. plants have to emit and the less neers on campus who used dif- an associate’s degree, were earning The report challenges the pre- money we spend.” ferent technologies to determine more than people with bachelor’s the best option for a garage,” sumed need for all young people to Nunez said the campus orig- We need to offer students multiple degrees, according to the report. she said. go to a four-year college and calls inally considered switching to Mike Midgley, vice president biodiesel sources of energy to Aitkens said beginning next for the development of vocation- pathways to success. of instruction at Austin Com- save money and reduce carbon semester, students will pay a $5 al training for young adults and an — William Symonds, Primary report author munity College, said many jobs emissions, but found that solar “green fund” fee during the long increase in career counseling. once available directly from high panels would be more efficient. semesters and a $2.50 fee during “The reason we are failing to pre- school now have more advanced “Biodiesel has already had its the summer some of which will go pare so many young people is because technical requirements and addi- run, and it’s not that feasible,” toward funding future projects. we are taking an overly narrow ap- number is higher than the nation- schools and colleges need to put more he said. “When we did our re- The Green Fund Task Force proach to education and youth devel- al average of 56 percent. emphasis on career counseling, help- tional training is required to pre- “ pare students. search we found that many cars — which consists of members of opment,” said William Symonds, proj- The report challenges the idea that ing students decide what they want to that went that route aren’t able to Student Government, the Cam- ect director and primary author of the the path to success for young people do and how to best achieve it. “What’s driving that shift is this be used anymore, so we took the pus Environmental Center, the “Pathways to Prosperity” report. means attaining a four-year degree, According to the study, positions evolving level of technology,” Mid- money from that project and put Student Assembly and two regu- “While we put a lot of emphasis Symonds said. that were once suitable for people gley said. “You are getting into the it toward the solar system.” lar undergraduates — will be in on sending kids to college, many of “We need to offer students mul- with a high school diploma or less zone when you simply can’t do The money originally ear- charge of distributing and col- them are not successfully complet- tiple pathways to success,” Sy- in 1973 made up 72 percent of the these jobs anymore without an marked for the biodiesel proj- lecting the fund. ing,” Symonds said. monds said. “For some students job pool. By 2007, that number had ability to work with technology.”

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6 NEWS Tuesday, February 15, 2011 Funds to restore, move fossil pending Council’s resolution stresses opposition to concealed carry

By Matthew Stottlemyre During the discussion, as- Daily Texan Staff sociate English professor and council member Phillip Barrish The Faculty Council unani- said his experiences in the Per- mously passed its second reso- ry-Castañeda Library last year, lution in two years affirming the when Colton Tooley fired an as- current ban on concealed fire- sault rifle several times on cam- arm carry on campus at a Mon- pus and took his own life, pro- day meeting. vides tangible context to support According to the resolution, the the council’s resolution. He said carrying of firearms on the Uni- armed bystanders would have versity campus by anyone oth- caused confusion for the first of- er than law enforcement officers ficer on the scene. is detrimental to the safety of stu- “Again I thought to myself dents, faculty and staff. what would have happened if Faculty Council chair Dean Colton Tooley had already start- Neikirk presented the resolution ed going up the stairs when the on behalf of the council’s eight- officer entered the lobby, and member executive committee. He there was somebody else there said when a similar bill appeared with a gun,” Barrish said. “I know during the last legislative session officers receive training for that

two years ago, the council wrote sort of situation, but I think it and passed a resolution with the would have been a very difficult same text. The 2009 bill did not moment for that officer.” pass into law. Barrish also provides facul- Jono Foley | Daily Texan Staff “Given that there are two bills, ty support to the campus orga-

The Glen Rose Dinosaur Tracks, housed in a small building north of the Texas Memorial Museum, will be removed from their present location to one in the Senate and one in the nization Students for Gun Free better preserve the 112 million year old fossils. House, concerning firearms on Schools, which opposes the bills. campuses, the executive commit- Jeff Shi, a computer sciences se- By Lauren Giudice as Memorial Museum, which is cli- Texas Memorial Museum direc- der certain conditions can under- tee felt it was appropriate for the nior and president of Students for Daily Texan Staff mate controlled,” Owen said. “The tor Ed Theriot said the conservation go chemical deterioration.” Faculty Council to discuss this,” Concealed Carry on Campus, said new exhibit will also improve pub- work should take 12 to 24 months. “ The museum has not yet raised Neikirk said. concealed carry license programs The Texas Natural Science Cen- lic viewing of the tracks.” “There certainly has been a lot the $1 million it requires to move Because the council cannot teach license holders to assess ter will restore a 112-million-year- The slab must be disassembled of deterioration,” Theriot said. the tracks. lobby the Legislature, Neikirk the situation before acting, which old deteriorating dinosaur tracks and taken out the front of the build- “Particularly, there has been a loss “So far the University has con- said the council’s resolution re- would prevent them from firing fossil before moving it to the Texas ing. It will then be taken for treat- of surface detail. There has been tributed roughly $200,000 toward mains broad and focuses only on on other innocent people holding Memorial Museum. this conservation study,” Theriot the faculty’s opinion on the is- a gun. He said they are also taught The tracks, which have been at said. “Unfortunately, we began this sue. The resolution does not di- to consider self-defense first and UT since 1941, are currently on a campaign just about the time that rectly reference the bill. lethal force as a last resort. slab of mortar inside of a non-cli- Getting [the tracks] inside ... will give the economic downturn began and mate controlled building made spe- people the opportunity to see them we’ve had to proceed slowly. It’s not cifically for the tracks. a simple matter to raise a million NEWS BRIEFLY The sauropod tracks in the slab in a whole different way. dollars under any circumstances.” are important because they are Christina Cid, the director of Faculty Council moves to end weigh in on those decisions a the standard to which other sim- — Christina Cid, Director of Education at Texas Memorial Museum education at the Texas Memorial unequal say in personnel votes second time. ilar tracks are scientifically com- Museum, said the dinosaur tracks Friedman said different schools pared, said Pamela Owen, senior will help with teacher training and Certain faculty members cur- and departments make person- paleontology educator at the Tex- education for kids who can learn rently weigh in twice on Univer- nel decisions differently, but the as Memorial Museum. ment and conservation before be- some chemical decomposition of what dinosaur tracks say about sity personnel decisions, said a resolution will remedy this com- “The track slab will be treated ing brought into the museum. The the stone. The whole thing is not animal behavior. faculty council member. mon problem between the aca- and then placed in the Hall of Ge- slab is extremely heavy and must be turning to dust — it’s still quite “The tracks will give us increased The council unanimously demic units. “ passed a resolution Monday to “Circumstances differ around ology and Paleontology in the Tex- handled with great care, Owen said. solid — but with time, stones un- opportunities for programming,” Cid said. “I think it will also give eliminate the practice, campus but the idea is that you visitors renewed interest in coming English professor and council should participate on one level or to the museum.” chair-elect Alan Friedman pre- the other but not both,” Friedman She said the current location sented the resolution during the said. “You don’t want people to does not provide visitors with council’s meeting Monday on be- review their own decisions.” optimal viewing. half of the eight-member execu- Friedman said the resolution “The tracks are hard to see tive committee. applies only to personnel matters. And The Friedman said certain facul- He said department or school lev- where they’re currently located,” Cid said. “Getting them inside, es- ty and administrators current- el voting rights on curriculum de- pecially the way we are planning ly participate twice in person- cisions will remain unchanged. to display them, will give people nel decisions. They get to vote According to the text of the res- Winner Is … the opportunity to see them in a on hiring, promotion, or tenure olution, “In matters such as curric- whole different way. It will be an decisions on their department ulum review, participation at both exciting time to bring additional or college level because they the departmental/school and re- visitors into the museum.” are voting members of the fac- view levels is appropriate.” ulty. Then those who also sit on budget or tenure review boards — Matthew Stottlemyre Moody Theater opens to tune of Texas country icon Willie Nelson Eco-friendly expansion fans take Get caught reading brings Austin City Limits pictures of The W Hotel’s The Daily Texan and to Willie Nelson Boulevard logo donned with braids in Willie Nelson played his sec- Out of honor of the YOU COULD WIN ond show at the new Austin City Red Headed Limits Moody Theater on Mon- Stranger’s first the stands 5 Regal movie tickets day night. performance The state-of-the-art theater, locat- at the newly each week in February! ed on Willie Nelson Boulevard, will opened ACL into YOUR be the new home to Austin City Moody Theater. And … to sweeten the deal, pick Limits, the longest-running music the Academy Award winners series in American television. hands. The venue itself will host con- correctly and you could win free certs year round in addition to movie tickets from The Daily Texan the concerts hosted by the tele- vision program. The switch to and Regal Entertainment Group Moody Theater from Studio 6A at the University of Texas has in- creased available seating to a ca- HOW TO ENTER & WIN: pacity of more than 2,700. In addition to more available 1. Visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/ space, the theater was built with dailytexanregalcontest green building standards and is significantly more sustainable than 2. Select one nominated fi lm from each its previous location on campus. of 8 categories. — Jono Foley Jono Foley 3. Print your selections for your reference Daily Texan Staff and tune in to the big award show on Sunday night, February 27. ♲ RECYCLE The winners will be selected from all correct answers in a drawing that will take place on Monday, February 28, 2011. 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Younger Shipley looks to start KANSAS STATE where sibling left off By Trey Scott (1) KANSAS here were his two World All-Star game. touchdowns in Pasa- The spotlight has been on dena against Alabama, Jaxon since fifth grade — just the tide-turning kick- people wanting to see if the off return against younger Shipley would be any- Oklahoma, the 80- thing like the older one. “Jaxon has been in that shad- yardT catch and run against Cen- TWEET OF THE DAY tral Florida, the toe-dragging ow since he started playing touchdown against Arkansas football,” their father Bob Ship- and all the clutch third-down ley said. “But he doesn’t mind it. conversions he ever caught. It gives him some encourage- Former Longhorn Jordan ment to see everything that Jor- Vince Young Shipley’s celebrated feats were dan did and know that he can @VinceYoung10 missed last year. The season af- do the same thing.” The start of his high school ter Texas’ all-time leader in re- Weather here n ceptions graduated, the offense career at Coppell High School struggled to fill the void he left was the year that his father — Austin is nice today in the passing game and the re- who was head coach in high a lot of great times turn game missed his magic. school to both Jordan and Jax- on — knew that he had raised a here. “Hook Em” Maybe his younger brother second premier wide receiver. Jaxon can help. “His sophomore year at Cop- “I have been looking forward pell he had a really good year,” to playing for Texas my whole Bob said. “It was evident that he life,” Jaxon said. “Next season’s had a chance to be pretty spe- going to be great.” cial, and I knew that he would Jaxon became the first ver- play Division I college football.” bal commit of the 2011 class at Jaxon committed to Texas the last year’s Junior Day. Texas fans February after his junior sea- Rookie of the Week were buzzing before they even son (Bob took the Lions’ head had a chance to see his high- coaching job after Jaxon’s soph- Tristan Thompson #13 light reel. A large part of the omore year). The decision was a Position: hype was because of the name no-brainer. Forward on the back of his jersey. “It wasn’t hard at all for Texas Height: 6’ 8” But his play speaks for itself. to get my commitment,” he said. Class: Jaxon finished his senior sea- “I knew that’s where I wanted to son at Brownwood High School go the whole time.” Freshman with 87 receptions for 1,653 His senior season, with the Hometown: yards and 27 touchdowns. Ri- eyes of Texas watching his every Brampton, Ontario vals.com ranked him as the move, Jaxon took his game to ninth-best wide receiver in his another level. With every catch class and the 62nd-best player and every punt return — he Thompson was named Big 12 in the nation. He was selected took five back for touchdowns Courtesy of Brownwood Bulletin Conference Rookie of the Week on to the Army All-American team Future Longhorn Jaxon Shipley stiff arms a defender in a Brownwood High School game last season. Monday. This is the third time this season and also played in the USA vs. SHIPLEY continues on PAGE 8 Shipley graduated high school last year and is living with his brother, former Longhorn Jordan Shipley. he has received the honor. In two games last week, Thompson averaged 14 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game in wins over Oklahoma and Baylor. FOOTBALL

TRIVIA TUESDAY Akina returns to Texas after brief absence Jordan Shipley is Texas’ By Jon Parrett sive backs coach Jerry Gray leaves for back and am looking forward to get- fresh start, will really be fun for me.” all-time leader in recep- Daily Texan Staff the NFL, Duane Akina, the man Gray ting to work with Manny Diaz and the Akina left the Longhorns in mid- tions with 248. Who has replaced, returns to Texas to reprise defensive staff,” Akina said. “There are January for Arizona, where he had the second most in Long- What a long, strange trip it’s been in his role as assistant coach and defen- so many things about Texas that you served as the defensive backs coach

Duane Akina horn history? Austin this off-season. sive backs coach. can take for granted after being there 241 Williams, Roy Answer. Two days after newly hired defen- “I’m really excited to be coming for a while, so getting back, with a AKINA continues on PAGE 8 Defensive backs coach ? BIG 12 MEN’S BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AP TOP 25 Kansas takes over top spot in rankings Horns look to start MEN’S BASKETBALL By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff 1 Kansas Since falling for the first time this new streak tonight 2 Ohio State season on Jan. 22 at home against Texas Texas — a loss that broke Kansas’ 69- 3 game home winning streak — the Jay- 4 Pittsburgh hawks have been on a tear. Bill Self’s against Nebraska squad claimed the top spot Monday 5 Duke in both the AP and ESPN polls. By Alexandra Carreno But the Jayhawks won’t be Daily Texan Staff 6 San Diego State perched at the top of the college PREVIEW basketball world for long. Kansas’ Texas is looking to rebound 7 BYU 84-68 loss to unranked rival Kansas after its five-game win streak State Monday night will almost cer- was snapped in a blowout loss to VS. 8 Notre Dame tainly drop KU from the top spot in Baylor on Saturday. 9 Georgetown next week’s polls. The loss against the top- Date: Tonight Prior to Monday’s loss, Kan- ranked team unmasked a num- Time: 7 p.m. 10 Wisconsin sas had won six in a row and redis- ber of Texas’ (16-8, 5-5) weak- Place: Frank Erwin Center covered its scoring touch after the nesses that were just no match 11 Purdue Longhorns held the nation’s No. 6 for the Bears’ game. offense to just 63 points when the Texas’ offense proved to be Arizona Goestenkors said. “Every game 12 teams met in January. During that one-dimensional against Bay- in the Big 12 is a battle, and we stretch Kansas put up over 90 points lor. While junior Ashleigh Fon- 13 Connecticut can’t dwell on the past.” per contest and won by an average tenette led Texas with 23 points, Moving forward will come in the Florida of 21 points. But the Jayhawks de- freshman Chassidy Fussell, who 14 form of tonight’s match-up against fense was also responsible for KU’s averages 18 points, was held to Nebraska (12-12, 2-8 Big 12). Villanova success—limiting opponents to only just 11 points, shooting a measly 15 The Huskers, who have lost 66 points in four of the past seven 4-of-17 from the field. four of their last five contests, 16 Louisville outings. “We got beat in every way,” are led by sophomore Lind- Junior forward Marcus Morris head coach Gail Goestenkors Syracuse sey Moore and freshman Jor- 17 received Big 12 Player of the Week said after Saturday’s game. “In- dan Hooper. As point guard, honors Monday after averaging 19 side and outside, their penetra- Vanderbilt Moore is averaging 14.5 points 18 points and 9.5 rebounds last week tion, their transitions.” per game in Big 12 play, while in victories over Missouri and Iowa Ultimately, Texas was out- 19 North Carolina Hooper leads the Huskers with State at home. Morris, the confer- played the entire game. Stop- 14.8 points per game. Missouri ence’s leader in field goal percent- ping the Bears’ Brittney Griner 20 For Nebraska, keeping up age, shot 66.7 percent from the field proved to be impossible for the its stamina proved to be a large Texas A&M in the two wins and recorded his Longhorns as she outscored Tex- 21 setback in its most recent loss fifth double-double of the season. as by herself in just the first half. 22 Kentucky For many squads, discourage- against Oklahoma State. ment after a tough loss is inevi- “We were ready to play, but it’s Temple Aggies pull out close wins also a matter of being able to sus- 23 Texas A&M needed overtime table. But for Texas, reminiscing tain it for long periods of time,” Xavier to down Colorado on the road in Orlin Wagner | Associated Press about the past is not part of their 24 Kansas forward Markieff Morris makes a dunk in Saturday’s win over game plan. NOTEBOOK continues on PAGE 8 Iowa State. The Jayhawks are now the No. 1 team in the nation. “We’re moving forward,” HORNS continues on PAGE 8 25 Utah State 8 SPTS/CLASS

8 SPORTS Tuesday, February 15, 2011

WOMEN’S GOLF Longhorns remain in sixth entering final day in Florida By Stephanie Yarbrough On her last 13 holes she made par Daily Texan Staff and ended tied for 14th place at 1-over 145. Sophomore Haley Stephens Sophomores Pressel and Kate- showed no signs of cooling off, lyn Sepmoree are the only other finishing Monday with an even- Longhorns in top 20. Pressel is tied par 72 after her season-best 69 for 14th place overall with a total on Monday at the UCF Challenge score of one-over 145 while Sep- in Florida. moree is tied for 18th, one stroke She had four birdies, two bogeys behind her teammate. and one double bogey on the sec- ond day of competition to put her Texas is still sixth overall in the 36-hole total at three-under 141. team rankings at eight-over. Coast- Stephens had a bogey on 15 and a al Carolina finished in first with a double bogey on the 16th, but she one-over 298, South Carolina is in closed with two pars on her last second place trailing Costal Car- two holes to end even on Monday. olina by four strokes. Tulane tops She is tied for sixth place heading off the leaderboard in third place into Tuesday’s finale. at three-over 579. Sophomore Madison Pressel The tournament concludes this ended the day with a one-over. She morning with a 7:45 tee-time in a Derek Stout | Daily Texan File Photo had a pair of bogeys on the first shotgun start from the fourth, fifth The Longhorns run out of the tunnel prior to last week’s win over Kansas. Texas hopes to bounce back after its five-game win streak was two holes, a pair of pars on the and sixth holes. Texas plays along- snapped on Saturday against Baylor. next two and found a birdie op- side fourth-place Kentucky and portunity on the par-4 fifth hole. fifth-place Minnesota. HORNS continues from PAGE 7 LEADER BOARD said Nebraska head coach Con- 12’s highest-scoring freshmen, Fus- be important for Texas in the com- after the Baylor loss will undoubtedly nie Yori. “There’s a certain tough- sell and Hooper. Fussell leads the ing games. Senior Kat Nash leads the be difficult for the Longhorns, but the 1. Coastal Carolina (-2) 4. Kentucky (+6) ness about that, but it’s also about league as the top freshman scor- league in free throws, making 72-of- squad is ready to move forward. being able to play enough kids to er, while Hooper leads conference 79. Junior Ashley Gayle is second in “We have a new battle in front of sustain energy.” freshmen in three-pointers with 53. blocked shots, averaging 3.4 per game. us tomorrow when we host Nebras- 2. South Carolina (+2) 5. Minnesota (+7) The Longhorns hold a 13-6 advan- Fussell is currently trailing Hooper’s In an attempt to get back over the ka,” Goestenkors said. “We’re focus- tage all-time over the Huskers. three-pointer count by only two shots .500 mark, Texas is keeping its focus ing our efforts on beginning a new 3. Tulane (+3) 6. Texas (+8) Tonight’s matchup will feature a behind the arc. on the future. streak as we come down the confer- showdown between two of the Big Focusing on its strong suits will Getting back to their winning ways ence stretch.”

AKINA continues from PAGE 7 NOTEBOOK continues from PAGE 7 from 1987 to 2000, with a four-year and my family, I thought it was a season with the Longhorns, is one Brown also said that Akina will Boulder on Thursday, then the Ag- thrashing by Texas on Jan. 19. stint as defensive coordinator from move I needed to make,” he said. “I of the most highly regarded sec- play a significant role with coach- gies went down to the wire Sat- 1992 to 1995. went to Arizona to be closer to my ondary coaches in the country. ing the special teams, which strug- urday against Texas Tech in Lub- Cyclones can’t buy a win Akina said that family consider- family and some of those circum- Texas finished 5-7 last season, but gled at times last season. bock for their second-straight win It’s been a rough start to 2011 for ations were the driving force in his stances changed.” had the second-best pass defense “You can’t imagine the excitement to move into third place in the Big Iowa State. The Cyclones lost their decision to return to Texas. The hire couldn’t have come in the Big 12. I’ve already heard from the play- 12, behind Texas and Kansas. The sixth-straight game Saturday against “I know this has been difficult more quickly for Brown and the “Like everyone within our pro- ers, to have back one of their favor- Aggies won both games by only Kansas and have just two wins since for everyone involved, but when Longhorns, who have had one of gram, [Akina] will be starting out ite coaches since we’ve been here,” three points but showed the grit the New Year. ISU has been the vic- Mack Brown and I talked about the the most tumultuous off-seasons in with a clean slate,” Brown said. Brown said. “Akina’s a guy who, needed to get back on the winning tim of a few bad breaks — it has lost opportunity, and considering what recent memory. “That has been our primary focus with spring practices starting, can track after dropping three games two games in overtime and four of a difficult month it has been for me Akina, who will enter his 11th moving forward.” hit the ground running.” in a row. its past eight losses have been by six “You have to be good and you or less points, including a pair of have to be lucky, and we were a little one-point defeats. bit of both,” said A&M head coach “You have to find a way to make Mark Turgeon. “We know we are the big play down the stretch, a cou- continues from PAGE 7 going to be in a lot of close games.” SHIPLEY ple games we win if we find a way to The Aggies will need a lot more of — it became more and more appar- at 6-feet tall, will soar up and grab Austin and Brownwood, and they wide receiver position from than get a defensive rebound with under both if they hope to catch the rival ent that head coach Mack Brown the football out of a crowd, can plan to also work out in Cincinatti, Jordan Shipley. Jaxon has had that Longhorns at the top of the con- two minutes to play,” said head coach had reeled in the perfect player to play both the slot and flanker posi- where Jordan plays in the NFL. luxury his whole life, watching ference, but they still had reason Fred Hoiberg. “When you have a six- help revive the offense. tions and punters will learn to kick “I think the thing Jordan can first-hand as his brother went from to celebrate Saturday. With the 70- or an eight-point lead, you’ve got to “I’d like to start my freshman away from him for the fear of giv- teach Jaxon the best is the mental high school standout to NFL play- 67 victory over the Red Raiders, find a way to make those plays to al- year, and I’m going to put in a lot ing up a touchdown — all just like side of the game,” Bob said. “They’ll er. Now, it’s his turn. Turgeon tied Bob Rogers for sec- low your team win the game.” of hard work for that,” Jaxon said. his brother. probably work on route running “To have the opportunity to play ond on the Aggies’ all-time victory The Cyclones will have a tough “I’m going to go out and achieve Though he graduated early from and things like that, but Jordan will for Texas is something I’ve been list with 92. He will have a chance task ending their losing skid. ISU my goals.” Brownwood, Jaxon decided not to give him pointers on how to adjust working hard for,” he said. “I’m ready for the record Wednesday when has an unfavorable schedule ahead Jaxon plans to inherit the No. 8 enroll this spring at Texas. Instead, to and handle the pressures of the to1 put on that Longhorn jersey.” Iowa State invades College Sta- featuring three-straight games jersey from his older brother. He he’ll spend his spring living and college game.” The timing couldn’t be better. tion, but it won’t come easy for Tur- against ranked opponents, starting runs crisp routes, has tremendous working out with Jordan. The two There aren’t many better peo- Texas fans sure have missed that geon as his team has lost their last with a road matchup against No. 21 hands and plays bigger than he is have been spending time in both ple to learn the ins and outs of the number eight. two at home, including a 20-point Texas A&M on Wednesday. day, month day, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS 3B

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10 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, February 15, 2011 From chillwave to ballads, album releases sure to please By Francisco Marin By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff Underneath the Pine Daily Texan Staff Hardcore Will Never Die, Chazwick Bundick, who goes by Toro y Moi If Mogwai’s sound were ever But You Will the stage name Toro y Moi, never manifested into visual form, the Mogwai Genre: Pop Genre: Post-rock really associated himself with the For those who like: product would be familiar-yet-for- chillwave canon of musicians that gotten ancient ruins of something For those who like: Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti, Nite included artists such as Neon In- once great and majestic that retains Explosions In The Sky, Cougar, This dian, Washed Out and MillionY- Jewel, Washed Out its beauty against the elements of Will Destroy You oung. It was obvious in the inter- Grade: B+ time. The build-ups and crescen- Grade: B views he gave people that he want- dos into harshly beautiful walls of ed to set himself apart from the sound composed of smatterings of an active effort to make their lat- sic genre appreciated by few, even hype and didn’t want to feel con- tight arrangement and decidedly ized. The song starts with a haunt- distorted guitars and ambient mel- est album more listenable than re- amidst the relative success of Aus- strained to the genre. And while retro rhythms compliment his soft ing, discordant piano arpeggio be- odies upon a deep bass and pow- cords past. The atmospheric swells tin instrumental giants Explosions Causers of This, his first prop- croon; on “Before I’m Done,” woo- fore slowly introducing Bundick’s erful drums somehow manage of synth coupled with buzzing gui- In The Sky. That’s mostly because er full-length album, was a wa- zy synthesizers and acoustic guitar slow, doleful murmuring. Halfway to create an illustrious identity of tars atop meaningful guitar riffs of the genre’s intensely long songs tershed for indie music last year, swirl around Bundick’s spiderweb- through the song, which only lasts something that has come to pass and drum beats allow you to just that offer no lyrics and a more Bundick was also going off the thin vocal delivery. a little more than two minutes, the and even retain its former glory. fall back into your seat and reflect complex linear song structure. rails with his dance music project However, the album falters sound crossfades from ear to ear, Scotland’s favorite sons of post- on the music, your life and what- Hardcore Will Never Die, But Les Sins and his indie-rock single when Bundick’s vocals aren’t in the folding inside itself in psychedelic rock make very little deviation ever else captures your interest You Will fights some of these para- “Leave Everywhere.” picture; “Divina,” an instrumental measures, like gasoline rainbows from this identity on their latest at the time, enrapturing you in a digms to a minor degree, but at the And now, a little more than a tack, aims for grandiosity but with in a puddle of water. work on the intriguingly named thoughtful, pensive state. same time, the question of ethics year later, Toro y Moi is back with its cheesy synthesizers and simple The album is a gradual depar- Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Any album capable of doing that Underneath the Pine, Bundick’s drumming, it sounds more like ture for Toro y Moi, a slow evolu- Will. ought to be considered, at the very arises out of allowing for more lis- most focused and strongest effort John Swihart’s corny jams on the tion into something more akin to Up front, Hardcore Will Never least, a little special. tenable music at the expense of art. yet. In place of the previous album’s “Napoleon Dynamite” score. The refashioned AM pop in the vein Die, But You Will is not Mogwai’s The songs are all shorter than In this case, Mogwai pulls the ef- chest-thumping bass and thick highlight of the album, howev- of Ariel Pink and R. Stevie Moore most brilliant piece of work, but in previous records and have more fort off quite tactfully, but the cor- synth beats, there’s live drumming, er, is “Good Hold”. Here, Bundick rather than chillwave, but for fans nonetheless a redeemable effort noticeable hooks, creating a more rectness of such ideals still remain, vintage Rhodes piano and acoustic makes the process of listening to of the original chillwave icon, it’s a to be proud of. Perhaps admirably, accessible feel. Post-rock has tradi- perhaps for a future generation of guitar. On “New Beat,” Bundick’s the song intimate and fully real- pleasurable listen nonetheless. or frustratingly, Mogwai makes tionally been a relative niche mu- post-rock consumers to discuss.

By Christopher Nguyen ist who has uncompromisingly and message. Don’t expect some Top 40 goodbye” to the destruction by war. Daily Texan Staff quietly diversified her discography grab here. Harvey deftly adapts her voice to Let England Shake into the far reaches of blues, rock Instead, Harvey has crafted clear the songs’ themes. On “Written on There are a great many of writ- and even pop for almost two de- and pure music that is unassum- the Forehead,” she pushes her upper PJ Harvey ers who closely follow the adage cades. Her latest work Let England ing and uncluttered. Piano crescen- register to the limit, her lithe vocals Genre: Alternative “write what you know,” disguising Shake continues to awe and perplex. dos echo and fall, vocals harmonize, straining to break free, yet the whole For those who like: their novels in thinly veiled refer- After the quiet, reflective White guitar strums flow sweetly, tambou- time she maintains control. Emotion ences to their actual lives. However, Chalk, Let England Shake has Harvey rines tip and tap. They add up to in singing doesn’t equate with a vast Radiohead, Bon Iver, Björk there are those special striking writ- recharged with some urgency. Based melodies that sound warm and fa- and perfected ten-octave range. ers, like Vladimir Nabokov or Jona- around a motif of war from the Gal- miliar, like a hymn from a long ago Let England Shake puts the lis- than Franzen, who can pull experi- lipoli campaign in the First World pastoral England. However, once teners under its haze with its surre- Grade: A ences much larger than themselves War to modern day conflicts in the the lyrics kick in, the music takes on al images of both beauty and devas- to build something wholly original Middle East, the album is content to a more sinister tone. tation. In a world in which most mu- ON THE WEB: with each work. be what it is: a look at war, savage- “On Battleship Hill” evokes im- sic, indie or not, are short sentences In the realm of alternative music, ry and loss. Let England Shake star- ages of pain at Gallipoli while “Bit- of vague interest, this album is a nov- Check out reviews of Bright Eyes’ and La Sera’s latest releases @dailytexanonline.com PJ Harvey is one of the latter, an art- tles in the way that it persists in its ter Branches” features cries of “wave el — thoughtful and complete. SUPER SUPER

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Misconduct seen as social trend BROOM continues from PAGE 12 chaser is the offensive player with tween the legs. He also has his team out-of-hand. By Aleksander Chan the objective of getting the quaffle play a little dodgeball and a three- “Quidditch can be a really phys- Daily Texan Staff (volleyball) into one of three hoops. on-three scrimmage so they get an ical game; the rulebook states, only Meanwhile, the beaters try to knock actual feel for the game. one-handed tackles, no lowering of Charlie Sheen can apparently do the other players off of their broom- “The way you learn is by playing the shoulders and no headlocks,” no wrong in the eyes of his fans. The sticks using the bludger (dodgeball), it,” Martinez said. “After a few days said civil engineering sophomore “Two and a Half Men” star has been the keeper protects the hoops from of running with a broom between Erik Rangel. “There are many oth- making headlines again in an even the chasers and the seeker is after your legs, you start to get the hang er rules too, we as captains have to grander fashion for his public mis- the golden snitch (tennis ball). of it.” teach our team and help them un- behavior, most recently for his re- “I thought it was going to be a In addition to learning to run derstand the severity of the game.” moval from New York’s Plaza Ho- piece of cake,” Rodriguez said. “It with a broom between the legs, the The teams have their own ref- tel for causing $7,000 worth in dam- really is like rugby on a broom. position of the snitch differs dras- erees, usually the captain of one of ages while under the influence of al- There’s never a time-out and, just tically from the books and mov- the teams not playing, to keep the cohol and cocaine and with a fright- like any sport, it takes a lot of work ies. The snitch is not just a fast, games fair. ened adult film actress hiding in the closet. Sheen was also hospitalized in to master.” flying ball. A cross-country run- “I love the fact that it’s coed and late January for reportedly agitating a The best Quidditch player has ner or wrestler is generally recruit- an even game for everyone,” Bur- hernia, which TMZ reports was the to come with qualities every sport ed for this job and is not consid- ton said. “There’s not softer balls result of heavy laughter from a 36- needs: speed, strength, stamina, ered a member of either team. In- for women or rules saying you can’t hour party with more drugs, drinks awareness, agility and, most impor- stead, this person ties a long sock to tackle girls.” and adult film stars. By the end of tantly, being able to play with your their waist with a tennis ball tucked The coed aspect to the sport is January, Sheen had entered rehab for team. inside. It’s the job of the snitch to one of the drawing factors. Addi- the second time in a year — the pre- “It’s surprising how athletic peo- evade the seeker using any physical tionally, being able to play the same vious time after being arrested in a ple are,” Burton said. “We watched means with no fear of retaliation. sport Harry Potter and his friends domestic violence dispute where he some [Quidditch] World Cup vid- “[The snitch] needs to be fast played creates a connection to the reportedly threatened his wife at the eos and they look like they’ve been and entertaining because it makes game. time, real estate investor Brooke Mu- playing rugby for years. It’s not just the game more fun for the specta- “Quidditch is not just some nerdy eller, with a knife (the couple filed for a bunch of scrawny nerds running tors,” Burton said. game, you may look a little off on a divorce last November). around on brooms.” Although the snitch has the broom, but this sport is physical,” Unlike Sheen, his hit CBS sit- To keep Ravenclaw in competi- most freedom, the IQA created a Rangel said. “We have at least two com is weathering his scandal near- tive condition, Martinez starts off lengthy book on rules against un- broken brooms every game, and ly unscathed: The show continues to with ball handling and then teaches necessary physical aggression to seeing someone bleeding has be- dominate the ratings, routinely plac- them how to run with a broom be- keep the game from getting too come natural. I love this sport.” ing in the number one spot for both its Monday night time slot and for the evening. It is currently the 10th Chris Pizzello | Associated Press highest-rated program on television. Actor Charlie Sheen and his ex-wife Brooke Mueller arrive at the 61st That the show is largely unaffect- Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles on Sept. 20, 2009. continues from PAGE 12 ed by Sheen’s off-camera scandals is TUNES possibly indicative of a greater, re- Kimmel goes on to describe these sexuality is paradoxical: It’s a way to systems. For more information for the prize reveal that something They’re still under Merge Records, cent cultural trend of “infantilized about upcoming shows at Moody is different about this year’s winner: an independent record label that men,” said UT sociology professor type of men, most prevalent in col- fame that can also come back to bite lege, whose description reads almost you, she said. Women can use their Theater, visit acl-live.com. There were the obvious contend- was only founded about 20 years Susan E. Marshall. ago. All of the other nominees had Marshall said that overgrown like the logline of another Apatow sexuality in a way that men cannot ers such as Lady Gaga’s The Fame movie: “They don’t really have a plan. — men are not sexual objects in the Arcade Fire’s moment in the sun Monster and Katy Perry’s Teenage the luxury of major label publicity children characters such as Sheen’s and fame. Granted, Arcade Fire is in “Two and a Half Men,” as well as In college they drift from hookup to same way women are made to be, she On Sunday night, Twitter and Dream. Eminem’s Recovery was one at nearly unheard-of levels of star- those in “The Hangover” and Judd hookup. They commit to a group of said. Marshall said after viewing the of the best-selling albums in 2010 guys — ‘bros before hos.’ When they Facebook were abuzz with excla- dom for an independent band and Apatow films such as “Knocked Super Bowl ad for Sketcher’s Shape- graduate, they don’t have a sense of mations of shock, surprise, horror and even Lady Antebellum’s medi- Up,” are given greater latitude when Ups, which featured reality TV star aren’t necessarily “indie” — they where they’re going.” and excitement over Arcade Fire’s ocre take on Nashville country in it comes to their indiscretions be- Kim Kardashian (who rose to fame aren’t DIY or playing house shows These behaviors seem tied to Grammy win for Album of the Need You Now got a Grammy nom- cause they are seen as “kids” and for her sex tape with R&B artist Ray around their hometown. But the men’s changing, complicated rela- Year. Why? Arcade Fire’s The Sub- ination (keep in mind that Capitol thus not completely held responsi- J), she was taken aback by the harsh band’s Grammy win shows that the tionship with women. “Two and a comments (one described her using urbs was the underdog in the com- Records, a major music label un- Recording Academy members are ble for their actions. Half Men” has (along with the recent “[Sheen] is getting away with pri- a strong female epithet) directed at petition. A quick once-over of the der the EMI umbrella, put out their reaching new levels of relevance spate of raunchy, male-targeted com- Kardashian. original nominees in consideration latest record). But the Arcade Fire? and hipness. vate conduct because it is so simi- edies) a strong preference for crude, lar to his character,” she said. “Is the Charlie Sheen’s behavior, both on debauched and childish humor and and offscreen, appear symptomat- public confusing fact and fiction?” characters that Marshall said are a ic of this argument that the childlike Maybe. Marshall isn’t the only ac- part of the “cultural backlash” against behavior exhibited in modern men, ademic who has picked up on the women progressing professional- propagated further by being positive- increase in childlike behavior in ly and fulfilling the leadership and RECYCLE men. She points to Michael Kim- managerial positions once dominat- ly depicted in the media, stems from a mel, a sociologist and State Univer- ed by men. If men are the children, resentment toward the increased sex- your copy of The Daily Texan sity of New York professor, who has then women are the adults, she said. ual and professional powers of their studied the subject at length for his But not in “Two and a Half Men,” female counterparts. “Two and a Half book, “Guyland: The Perilous World whose female characters are por- Men” is the highest-rated comedy of Where Boys Become Men.” In an viewers ages 18 to 49, the favorite ♲ trayed as either pretty, ditzy and gull- interview with Toronto newspaper ible, or as controlling shrews. “Cur- amongst advertisers and is unsurpris- Globe and Mail, Kimmel details an rently, Guyland offers women two ingly popular with men. Sheen’s time emerging life stage for young men choices: you can be a babe or a bitch,” in rehab has forced CBS to place pro- between the ages 16 and 26 when Kimmel said. duction of the show on hold for three “binge drinking, fleeting sexual re- “There’s definitely a sexual double months, but precognition seems un- lationships and hazing” are the dis- standard but not across the board,” necessary to predict the ratings upon tractions “for young men to get seri- Marshall said. its return; to fans, Sheen’s putting on ous about their lives.” The commodification of women’s just the show they like.

ANIME continues from PAGE 12 self to spend the night at Tsukimi’s home, she re- no soundtrack, unique character designs and dim- LAST veals that she is actually the cross-dressing son of ly lit locations lends the show a surreal quality that a politician. fits the dream-like narrative. Each episode reveals All of these elements could make up an angst- more about the city’s crime overlords and the super- ridden teen drama, but “Princess Jellyfish” embrac- natural forces fighting against them. Unlike similar es an upbeat pace and light-hearted humor that shows, an episode rarely ends on a cliffhanger. The CHANCE! gives insight into the world of these young girls’ in- show trusts that the haunting mood and oblique securities, interests and character-defining child- character motives will be enough to keep viewers CACTUS YEARBOOK hoods. When the show features self-confessional captivated. monologues or history lessons — such as one that explains Japan’s booming economy in the ’80s in re- The Tatami Galaxy SPRING PHOTO STUDIO lation to the girls’ wealthy families — they are nar- rated by a talking jellyfish. It’s silly, but that’s the Masaaki Yuasa DON’T MISS THE LAST CHANCE TO HAVE YOUR point. has become recog- The Tatami Galaxy The best part is that the characters develop with- nized as one of the PORTRAIT TAKEN FOR UT’S CACTUS YEARBOOK! out a man or rejection of their geeky interests be- few auteurs of an- Genre: Comedy ime to emerge over ing the catalyst for self-confidence. This is a show Episodes: 11 that focuses on overcoming shyness and embracing the past decade. geeky interests, and it does so without patronizing His feature film Streaming on: Hulu.com, young, female otaku. Instead, it celebrates them. “Mind Game” and YouTube.com television series Durarara!! have never been re- The most revered leased in America, but many have sought them out anime are often the Durarara!! online, discovering the dense, philosophical and vi- most esoteric. Cel- sually rich worlds Yuasa creates. “The Tatami Gal- ebrated shows such Genre: Action/Mystery axy” is Yuasa’s first series to come to the West. The dedicated might claim it’s not nearly weird as “Neon Gene- Episodes: 24 sis Evangelion” enough, but Yuasa has created his most accessi- UNDERCLASSMAN? JUST WALK IN! and “Serial Exper- Streaming on: Crunchy- ble show yet. “Tatami” highlights his bizarre sense iments Lain” are as roll.com of humor and visual genius without stumbling on SENIOR? MAKE AN APPOINTMENT! confusing and ob- dense plotlines. scure as their ti- The unnamed protagonist goes episode-to-ep- CALL 471.9190 tles, impenetrable to the casual viewer who isn’t isode, remaining the same university loner living into mechs and metaphysics. “Durarara!!” finds a out the same inhibitions and shortcomings. It’s like OR GO TO: middle ground between being a traditional heroic “Groundhog Day” in a Japanese university. Every narrative and something much darker and surreal, episode finds him joining a new school club, being WWW.TAKEOURPICTURE.COM/CACTUS without losing a coherent plot and consistent tone. egged on by his devilish friend Ozu, finding dis- The show, based on a short novel series, follows satisfaction in his misery and chasing after his at- Ryuugamine Mikado’s transfer to a Tokyo high tractive classmate Akashi. Repeating plotlines and school. After meeting up with a childhood friend scenes make the show seem limited in scope, but he once played with near his home in the country, as the series progresses, connections are made be- he is inducted into modern life in Japan’s busiest tween events and the reasons for this structure are city. This vision of Tokyo captures both the neon- revealed, lending an existential, fourth-wall-break- light allure and seedy alleyways of the metropolis. ing narrative to be expected of Yuasa. The problems of teen suicide and crime, often unmentioned in Japanese television, give the city a The relentless dialogue and surreal, pop-art vi- grim and troubled feel, like Batman’s Gotham City. suals of the show compliment a whimsical love sto- ry that feels like Japanese coming-of-age literature But family reputations and societal formalities of- CACTUS YEARBOOK PHOTO STUDIO ten get in the way of the characters’ emotions and (think “Kokoro”) on fast forward. The main com- foreigners draw the attention of Japan’s natives, plaints made against the show are lodged by West- TEXAS FEBRUARY 21 - 25 | 9 A.M. - 5 P.M. grounding the show in Japan’s unique social world. erners who can’t keep up with the subtitles. If you STUDENT HEARST STUDENT MEDIA BUILDING (HSM) 3.302 “Durarara!!” shares the director and production aren’t a speed reader, “Tatami” will make you into MEDIA CALL 471.9190 FOR DETAILS house of “Princess Jellyfish,” but its moody atmo- one, and it will give you some eye-candy to look at cactusc yearbook sphere couldn’t be more different. The delicate pia- in the process. 12 LIFE 12 IFE RTS Tuesday, February 15, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Amber Genuske,L Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 & | [email protected]

Quidditch teams train, look toward season’s tournaments By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff

“ Brooms down,” the referee orders. Immediately the seven players on both sides lay their brooms down beside them and lower their heads. “The snitch is loose.” Then, after the snitch has had time to hide, it’s “brooms up,” and the magic begins. “You’re obviously not flying, you’re just constantly running,” said exercise science sophomore Alejandro Martinez. “But at the same time it’s not easy; it’s a contact sport.” This season the House Cup Tourna- ment is one of the more highly anticipated events, since it will help decide which team is the best. The tournament is also the first of its kind on campus since UT established its Quidditch teams last spring. The brack- et tournament will take place in late April or early May, giving the Quidditch teams something to look forward to. Because Wizarding Quidditch is based on fictional devices and concepts such as mag- ic, Muggle Quidditch has been adapted for play on the ground, with game play con- fined to a playing field comparable in size to a football field. Texas Quidditch is composed of four teams that rotate competing against each other, three house teams and one varsity, each representing the four houses at Hog- warts: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ranvenclaw and Slytherin. They practice separately and Gryffindor, deemed varsity, will be traveling across the state to play other collegiate Quid- ditch teams this spring. The biggest difference between Gryffind- or and the other three house teams is that Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff Gryffindor is the only team with a tryout Civil engineer sophomore Erik Rangel of Slytherin faces rushing opponents in a Quidditch game at Clark Field. The Gryffindor team will travel to College Station and Lubbock process. The tryout is a necessity because for tournaments this spring. the team will be competing in two tourna- for a tournament after the Aggies had helped because of their rough and physical nature sport has become. Currently the Interna- Allyson Burton. “Some people haven’t read ments this season, one at Texas A&M Uni- the Longhorns build up their Quidditch they brought to the field, but this spring, tional Quidditch Association (IQA) is rep- the books or even seen all of the movies. It’s versity and the other at Texas Tech Univer- teams. UT’s expectation for success wasn’t Gryffindor has been striving to become a resented in 45 states and has even spread to not just for Harry Potter fans, it’s for people sity. Additionally, Gryffindor will be play- high, but they ended the tournament in sec- more aggressive team to give themselves a other countries with teams or leagues that wanting to get involved in a new sport.” ing Louisiana State University, giving them- ond place after beating their biggest in-state chance to beat one of their biggest rivals. Al- play by IQA rules. There are seven players allowed on the selves a chance for redemption from their rival. However, they came up short against a though the location of the LSU showdown “Once people realize it’s a big thing, that field for each side at any given time. The loss to LSU last spring. more physical LSU team. hasn’t been decided, it’s exciting for the cap- it’s not just an isolated game, it changes peo- Texas made the decision to travel to A&M Last season LSU had the edge on Texas tains and their teams to see how big the ple’s perspective,” said English sophomore BROOM continues on PAGE 11 Arcade Fire garners Grammy, ACL Live venue opens doors right bass are all prominent in the Web anime put fun, poignant spins on classic themes band’s bluegrass-heavy set. By Francisco Marin In 1992, you’d be lucky to find games or anime. They aren’t interest- The new Austin City Limits any anime at all at your local vid- ed in boys either. In fact, they are terri- venue TV TUESDAY fied of them. Jellyfish Princess eo store. Back then, there was only Whiskey Business Construction of the Austin City “Princess Jellyfish” opens with Tsu- (kuragehime) By Allistair one American distributor: A.D. Tonight at 10 p.m., Clyde and Limits Live at the Moody Theater Pinsof Vision. Now, many companies kimi telling of her childhood ambi- Clem’s Whiskey Business will take tion of growing into a fashionable, tall Genre: Comedy venue was recently completed and buy the rights to anime series and the stage at Hole in the Wall, and opened this week with a strong line- stream them online on sites such as woman and the cruel reality of her fall- Episodes: 12 ing a bit short. Now, as a jobless, boy- there’s no reason why you shouldn’t up of upcoming performers. The Hulu.com and Crunchyroll.com as soon as a week after they air in Japan. Streaming on: Hulu.com stop by if you have the time — it’s 2,700-seat, $30 million venue in the Despite the Internet putting Americans in access to more obscure an- friend-less young adult, she hides away in her bedroom, obsessing over jelly- free. One late night in November, I W Austin hotel will be host to Swed- ime, the general prejudice that anime is exclusively about schoolgirls in love, fish. It takes an ocean of courage for happened to stop by Hole for a req- ish chanteuse Robyn on Thursday, mechs and Pokemon remains. Here are three anime series from 2010 that her to walk the streets of the Shibuya uisite drink with coworkers and had ’70s prog rock band Styx on Saturday will dispel this belief by virtue of their unique visuals and stories that are un- district, where any other woman could be mistaken for a model. Talking, the chance to see Whiskey Business and queen diva Diana Ross on Feb. like any other animated shows in the states or Japan. even discussing, men is out of the question in her all-female household. In- play the tail end of their set. It’s diffi- 27. According to the venue’s website, stead, they escape into their own world of samurai dramas, kimono thread- cult to characterize their music – it’s Moody Theater will host 60-100 con- Princess Jellyfish (kuragehime) ing and rituals only known to them. best to see the band live for yourself certs a year in addition to live Aus- Otaku, the Japanese equivalent of “nerds,” are typically depicted as being This all changes when Tsukimi is befriended and saved from a heat- and make your own interpretation. tin City Limits tapings and features pimply, awkward males who hide from the social world within the man- ed conflict by a beautiful, tall woman. After this stranger invites her- It’s definitely whiskey-drinking mu- state-of-the-art lighting and sound ga and electronic shops of Tokyo. But, in “Princess Jellyfish,” Tsukimi and sic with Southern-fried flair: Guitar, her four otaku roommates are female and aren’t interested in manga, video ANIME continues on PAGE 11 banjo, kazoo, washboards and up- TUNES continues on PAGE 11