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By Audrey White normal students,” Talbert said. Daily Texan Staff “SG does do good things, and Presidential candidate Austin there are good people in it, but it Talbert and his running mate, Joe needs to be more open.” Zimowski, have never had any As a result, the team has built a connection to Student Govern- campaign platform based almost ment, but they said this is exactly completely on open communica- what makes them the best option tion between students and SG so for students. that representatives can work with The recent Cactus Cafe contro- the University administration and versy inspired the pair to file for Legislature to accomplish things candidacy, Talbert said. He said students care about, he said. he considers the lack of student “I want to communicate with representation in that process the students and educate them and other recent decisions unfair on how SG can use their ideas to and frustrating. make this campus a better place,” “The longer you are in SG, the more disconnected you are from SG continues on page 5

Inspired to run Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff in the upcom- Senior marketing major Emmanuel Winston, left, and Matt Morgan were victims of a hate crime early Saturday morning in the ing student parking garage of City Hall. government elections City leaders speak out their sexual orientation on aware if investigators had Attack shocks Austin because of Saturday morning outside any potential suspects. the Cactus for tolerance as APD of City Hall. Chuck Smith, interim ex- softball team; players Cafe’s closing, At a City Hall press con- ecutive directory of Equal- Austin Talbert begins investigation ference held Thursday, City ity Texas, said many hate involved in protest and his run- ning partner Council members Laura crimes continue to go unre- By Kate Guerra Joe Zimowski By Alex Geiser Morrison and Randi Shade ported or lack the evidence Daily Texan Staff believe they Daily Texan Staff — who is openly gay — needed for prosecution. Athletes from the Shady will make a An alleged attack, which spoke out against the vio- “It’s important for the city Ladies gay softball team were good President left two gay members of lence in an attempt to raise of Austin to take a stand confident that they were safe and Vice the Shady Ladies softball awareness of hate crimes in and say that we are not go- in a city as diverse as Aus- President team battered and bruised, the community. ing to tolerate bias crimes in tin — a confidence which because of prompted an outcry against “This is an opportunity for the city,” Smith said at the was badly shaken last Friday their close hate crimes in the city. heightened awareness and conference. when the team found out connection to It began as a night of pre- dialogue within the commu- Despite being victim to an about an attack on their fel- students. season revelry for a soft- nity,” Morrison said. attack that he believes was low teammates. ball team looking to start The attack is being inves- motivated by his sexuality, Two softball players from the season off on the right tigated as an assault and Winston, a marketing senior, one of the teams were at- foot, but UT senior Emman- could only be elevated to said he will not let this inci- tacked last Friday night out- uel Winston and Matt Mor- hate-crime status after sus- dent control the way he lives side of City Hall garage while gan, members of the open- pects are charged said Den- his life and instead will try wearing their team jerseys. ly GLBT-friendly team, were nis Farris, a spokesman for and use it as an opportunity Emmanuel Winston, a UT alledgedly beaten by four the Austin Police Depart- unknown men because of ment. He said he wasn’t GLBT continues on page 2 BALL continues on page 2 Danielle Villasana Daily Texan Staff Problem-solving Web site Law school symposium explores how border walls affect liberties opens to alumni, students By Shamoyita DasGupta The conference began in the complete reversal of that by walls Daily Texan Staff Eidman Courtroom of the law appearing everywhere. The more Service aims to collect and faculty and staff. While Spig- said Geoff Leavenworth, spe- Multidisciplinary professors school with the keynote speech we see globalization, the more it has implemented similar pro- cial assistant to the president and from across the U.S. and around by Wendy Brown, a professor of we see the dark side of globaliza- input from past, present grams at companies such as Cisco Web site administrator. “It forces the world joined University pro- political science at the University tion, in a sense.” and Southwest Airlines, UT will the institution to relook at the is- fessors at the UT School of Law of California, Berkeley. In her speech, Brown dis- scholars on the 40 Acres be its first university. sue and [if the idea is not imple- on Thursday in a symposium “There is a paradoxical phe- cussed globalization and how By Shabab Siddiqui Tso said the platform allows not mented] provides an opportunity about the building of walls and nomena that we see,” said Yishai the idea relates to the walls that Daily Texan Staff only ideas to be posted, but also to answer why it can’t be.” their effect on human rights. Blank, a senior lecturer at Tel have been erected, whether be- Students may get the oppor- the best ideas to come forward. The faculty and staff version The symposium, which contin- Aviv University’s Buchmann Fac- tween the U.S. and Mexico, Isra- tunity to have their ideas imple- “Each person has [his or her] of the software will be separat- ues today with a series of panel ulty of Law. “The more globaliza- el and Palestine or in other coun- mented at the University through own reputation score based on ed from the student-alumni ver- discussions with the professors, tion actually proceeds, the more tries around the world. a Web outlet designed by the Of- their quality of contributions and sion. Leavenworth said it is im- is the sixth annual conference we see construction of walls all “What we have come to call fice of the President. if [the contribution] gets a lot of portant to keep the interests of hosted by the Bernard and Au- over the world. [With] globaliza- globalization harbors fundamen- The University will launch a thumbs up on it,” Tso said. “Ulti- the two different groups separate. dre Rapoport Center for Human tion, everything is opening up tal tensions between opening and student and alumni version of mately, you get a 360-degree feed- The two entities also have differ- Rights and Justice and the Texas and the world is becoming one the Ideas of Texas Web site on back into the platform itself.” ent categories. International Law Journal. big village, and then you see the WALLS continues on page 5 Monday. The platform, which al- As of press time, more than lows people to share ideas that 260 ideas have been posted on will help advance the Univer- the faculty and staff site, and sity, mirrors a faculty and staff about 4,000 faculty and staff version that was implemented have viewed the suggestions. in October. Everybody’s looking Currently, the top ideas are pro- The Ideas of Texas site states at ways to increase viding free gym membership for the purpose of the site is to “stim- ef ciency.” faculty and staff and increasing ulate and recognize creative ‘‘ staff vacation time. problem-solving at UT Austin” — Paul Walker Some ideas posted by faculty through “discussion, review and and staff have already been ap- voting.” Categories range from UT presidential assistant proved. A suggestion to grow curriculum and teaching to stu- native plants in the flowerbeds dent life and University funding. by Garrison Hall and Hogg Au- After a student posts his or her ditorium by Jackie Dana, sociol- idea, other students and alumni Students on the Web site can ogy advisor and vice president will be able to rate and discuss it. check the top-ranked ideas any of the Staff Council, was ap- The number of votes and amount time they log in. At the end of proved last month. The Univer- of discussion help determine the the semester, the top ideas will be sity will start implementing the popularity of an idea, as well as sent to the president’s office and changes in the fall. the credibility of the poster. then distributed to the appropri- Paul Walker, special assistant The software was created by ate departments. The administra- to the president, said he believes California-based IT firm Spig- tion has two weeks to respond the Ideas of the Texas platform it. Director of marketing Richard to the poster of the idea with ei- could help the University during Tso said the company was ap- ther a promise to implement it or a harsh economic climate. proached by President William a reason as to why they will not “Everybody’s looking at ways Powers Jr. over the summer to de- be able to. to increase efficiency,” Walker Daniela Trujillo | Daily Texan Staff velop a way to increase collabora- “It’s useful to have a way to Hart Murphy stands in the foyer of the Eidman Courtroom at the UT School of Law. The school hosted an tion between the administration comment and evaluate ideas,” SITE continues on page 5 event discussing border walls and their effects on human rights. 2

2 NEWS Friday, February 26, 2010 GLBT: Victim THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 158 BALL: Team familiar with homophobia 25 cents refuses to let CONTACT US From page 1 Emmanuel Winston of the Main Telephone: Shady Ladies student, and Matt Morgan were attack change (512) 471-4591 walking back from Oilcan Har- softball team ry’s, a popular gay bar in down- prepares to Editor: town Austin, when they were al- swing at a daily routine Jillian Sheridan ball during a legedly verbally harassed and (512) 232-2212 recent practice. then attacked by a group of four [email protected] men. Despite the trauma of such Winston was From page 1 back on the an experience, neither player re- Managing Editor: playing field for grets their decision to join the to motivate the community. his team short- Ana McKenzie team, which over time has be- ly after being At the end of the pre- (512) 232-2217 come more like a family. the victim of season celebration with his managingeditor@ To draw attention to the issue an alleged hate softball team at Oilcan Har- dailytexanonline.com of hate crimes, members of the crime attack. ry’s, Winston said both he team have given interviews and and Morgan, 29, left the club News Office: the team has organized a protest about 2:30 a.m. to return to a (512) 232-2207 against violence called the Aus- car parked in the City Hall [email protected] tin March Against Hate. Partici- garage. Shortly after they pants will walk with Winston and left the club, Winston said Web Office: (512) 471-8616 Morgan to retrace their steps from Courtesy of he noticed they were being that very early Saturday morning. Emmanuel Winston followed by a group of four [email protected] The gathering will start at 2 p.m. men that he said beat and at Oilcan Harry’s, and the crowd they offer a comfortable environ- Series, which features teams from tion to the Ladies’ pink and ba- then verbally accosted them Sports Office: will march toward City Hall at 3 ment for gay athletes to compete around the country. Last fall in by-blue jerseys — complete outside of City Hall a few (512) 232-2210 p.m. More than 800 people have in a high-level league. Butler, Milwaukee, the C division Shady with a picture of a softball play- minutes later. [email protected] RSVPed to the Facebook event. who said he comes from a small Ladies team finished third, be- er swinging a sun umbrella. The Morgan called police, who “Joining the Shady Ladies was town that did not approve of his crowd laughed and yelled inap- responded quickly but were Life & Arts Office: the best decision I made since I sexuality, is familiar with trials propriate jokes. unable to do a thorough (512) 232-2209 moved to Austin,” Morgan said. that gay athletes face. When the game was over, search of the garage because [email protected] “A lot of people look at what “As an athlete, it shouldn’t As an athlete, it there was silence. they were understaffed, Win- we do as recreational softball,” matter if I’m gay or straight. It shouldn’t matter if I’m “We kicked their ass, 23-1,” ston said. The identities of the Photo Office: head coach Jeff Butler said, “and should only matter than I’m an gay or straight.” Butler said. attackers are still unknown, (512) 471-8618 when you think of that, you think athlete,” he said. “I think that’s Unfortunately, that heckling police said. [email protected] of a group of people are just out important for kids of all ages to — Jeff Butler was just a taste of what was to Winston had come to terms Retail Advertising: there to have fun — and if you know. If you’re an athlete, the Team Coach come. Winston says that since with his own sexuality in the win, that’s great. Our team isn’t fact that you’re gay shouldn’t the attack, his view of the Aus- past year but had not yet told (512) 471-1865 like that. We want to have fun, matter. There are people who are tin atmosphere has been shat- his parents, employer or many [email protected] but we’re not all friends because gay in every walk of life: lawyers, tered. He was quickly comforted friends he is gay because he Classified Advertising: we were friends off the field and doctors, police officers, firemen, by his teammates, who are nor- was afraid of how they might (512) 471-5244 decided to play ball. We became athletes. They’re just people. You mally together on a regular basis react. After Saturday morn- classifi[email protected] friends because of softball and be- don’t have the follow the stereo- coming the first team from Aus- outside of softball. ing’s incident, saving other cause we share a common interest types.” tin to bring back a trophy from “There was immediate anger people from the physical and to play in a competitive league.” Every player on the two teams the Softball World Series. from the team when they real- emotional pain he has gone But it’s hard to ignore the fact will tell you that his main goal is The Shady Ladies also play ized they were targets of hate through took precedence. The Texan strives to present all infor- that the Shady Ladies are a spe- to get to the North American Gay a few games against straight crime,” Winston said. “They “I didn’t want to wait un- mation fairly, accurately and complete- cial kind of softball team in that Amateur Athletic Alliance World teams in Austin. Butler re- wanted something to be done til someone died,” he said. “I ly. If we have made an error, let us know about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail called the memory of their and were more passionate about want the gay community to not [email protected]. first game against a straight retribution. As a team, it shook be ashamed of themselves.” team and the crowd’s reac- us to the core.” Despite his swollen face, Retribution is not on the mind Wilson participated in Shady of Winston and Morgan, but Ladies’ practice Saturday COPYRIGHT raising awareness certainly is. morning after three hours of     “We have some emotion- sleep and played in the sea- Copyright 2009 Texas Student Individuals with the following al damage, but we’re fine,” son’s kick-off game Sunday. Media. All articles, photographs  qualifications: Morgan said. “At this point, Federal legislation has and graphics, both in the print and


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Wire Editor: Megan Gottlieb 3 www.dailytexanonline.com WORLD&NATION Friday, February 26, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Educators declare decision to appeal recent mass f irings By Ray Henry The firings came after the state The Associated Press identified Central Falls High School PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The entire as among the six worst in the state staff of teachers fired in a radical at- and ordered it to make improve- tempt to improve one of the worst ments by selecting one of four re- performing high schools in Rhode form plans outlined in federal law. Island will appeal their dismissals Superintendent Frances Gal- to school authorities, the head of lo said she initially hoped teach- the teachers union said Thursday. ers would agree to a package of The board of trustees oversee- changes, including lengthening ing the school system in Central the school day, requiring teachers Falls voted Tuesday to fire 88 high to offer more tutoring, get addi- school teachers, administrators and tional training and eat lunch with other staff by the end of the year. students once a week. Those teachers will appeal their Gallo said she decided to fire her dismissals to the school district’s teaching staff after union officials board of trustees, said Jane Ses- said they were not getting paid sums, president of the Central Falls enough for the additional work. Teachers’ Union. She plans to meet Gallo said she does not intend with union lawyers and other labor to resume negotiations over the representatives in the coming days firings, although she said there before deciding whether to take ad- will be talks with the union over ditional legal action. other aspects of the school’s turn- “We need to get together, we around plan. Gallo hopes to re- Manish Swarup | Associated Press need to talk about this, we need hire some of the dismissed teach- Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao shakes hands with her Pakistani counterpart, Salman Bashir, before the start of a meeting in New Delhi reach a resolution,” Sessums said. ers, she said. on Thursday. India and Pakistan held high-level peace talks for the first time since the 2008 Mumbai attacks. India, Pakistan begin peace talks By Tim Sullivan of Kashmir. But terrorism was the low for Thursday’s talks, which an Foreign Secretary Nirupama The Associated Press focus — an emphasis Pakistan were seen as little more than Rao said after the discussions. “We NEW DELHI — India and quickly made clear would only a symbolic first meeting and have set out to take a first step to- Pakistan held their first official slow further talks. which India had billed as “talks wards rebuilding trust, and I be- talks Thursday since the 2008 “The only way forward is to about talks.” lieve my meeting with the Paki- Mumbai siege, with both sides engage meaningfully across the But just meeting after 15 stan foreign secretary has consti- saying they wanted to rebuild board and not hold the relation- months was a significant dip- tuted that first step.” trust shattered in that attack but ship hostage” to the issue of ter- lomatic achievement — even if There was no immediate talk of acknowledging that the meeting rorism, Pakistani Foreign Secre- it came in the wake of months a second meeting, with Rao say- was just a first step toward a re- tary Salman Bashir told reporters of pressure from Washington, ing only that she and Bashir “have newed peace process. after the meetings. India has long which is eager to see Pakistan agreed to remain in touch.” Discussion in the four-hour argued that Pakistan has not done shift resources away from the In- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary meeting between the nuclear- enough to rein in militants operat- dian border and toward support- Clinton expressed hope there was Butch Adams | Associated Press armed rivals ranged from shared ing from its soil, an accusation that ing the U.S. in its fight against the more to come. “The United States Central Falls High School teachers protest before a committee meeting water resources to the status of Pakistan denies. Taliban and al-Qaida. has encouraged a dialogue, and Tuesday. They announced Thursday their plan to appeal the commit- the disputed Himalayan region Expectations were extremely “Our aims were modest” Indi- we certainly hope it will happen.” tee’s vote to fire every teacher at the end of the school year. Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: [email protected] Associate Editors: Jeremy Burchard 4 David Muto Friday, February 26, 2010 Dan Treadway OPINION THE DAILY TEXAN

GALLERY ENDORSEMENT The State Board of Education Editor’s note: This is the last of the editorial board’s endorsements for the Texas primaries. Today is the last day of early voting. Vote today in either the Democratic or Republican primary at the Flawn Academic Center. Regular voting will take place March 2. To find your polling place, visit www.sos.state.tx.us/elections/voter/ index.shtml.

There are few governing bodies in America as contentious as the Texas State Board of Education. Controversy involving far-right board members and their attempts to shape state curriculum to conform with their ideol- ogy has made national headlines and overshadowed the hard facts sur- rounding the state of public education in Texas today. Texas, in fact, leads the nation in dropouts and ranks near the bottom of the nation in sever- al subjects. On March 2, Texans will have the opportunity to vote to take the board in a new direction. While the University itself is a part of District 10, stu- dents registered south of Lady Bird Lake will vote in District 5. At the Central Texas Candidate forum on Feb. 4 at UT’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, the Republican and Democratic candidates for the District 5 seat debated one another. The Democratic debate hardly looked like a debate at all, with all the candidates in agreement on most issues. They presented a united front and plea to the general public to — for the sake of education — vote one of them into office come November rather than one of their Republican opponents. We recommended that Democrats and independents vote Monday in the Republican primary to, above all, oust Gov. Rick Perry from office. But we feel the clear choice in the Democratic race for District 5 is likely front- runner Rebecca Bell-Metereau. Currently a professor of English and film Anybody but Azemi at Texas State University, Bell-Metereau has worked in education for 28 After a slew of controversy and calls for ition dollars will go to supplement the years, winning several awards and commendations for her efforts. his resignation, Rajagopalan simply put cost of the next SG president’s personal In the Republican primary, incumbent Ken Mercer, a dentist from Bry- By Joshua Avelar together a task force that made what he ambitions. In the spirit of assuring that an, is battling Tim Tuggey, a lawyer and lobbyist. Daily Texan Columnist did no longer against the rules. Great re- the University’s budget is allocated re- Neither candidate has any tangible experience as an educator, but it’s formers, huh? sponsibly, let us finally elect someone painfully clear that Mercer — an ideologue who claims in a campaign vid- This inner circle from the Eyes of Tex- that conveys the message of working for eo that “liberals want to continue their nationwide culture war to rewrite The UT student body has reached as has been intact for years, as evidenced the students alone, not for some circle of American history” — should not be sitting on the board. While every oth- a boiling point when it comes to its by a firing line that Azemi wrote in 2008 campus “insiders.” er candidate for board has touted the importance of extricating politics elected leadership, and we now have a as a freshman just beginning to make Admittedly, the alternatives to the from education, Mercer has been unabashed in his belief that conserva- chance to change the atmosphere of Stu- his way up the ranks, praising his men- Azemi-Stein alliance are not without tive ideals are the only foundation on which to educate children. When dent Government. The only way to as- tor Rajagopalan. This close-knit group their own drawbacks. But those draw- campaigning, Mercer, who has served since 2006, also cites Texas’ low ed- sure a true change for SG is to neglect of Eyes members has essentially made backs are minor ones when compared ucation rankings from 2008, blaming low state performance on education any consideration of voting for Minotar SG a mere peddler to the administration to Azemi’s track record. Scott Parks bureaucrats. Azemi for president. and has continued to assert its elite sta- and Muneezeh Kabir — who are on the Tuggey, while not an ideal candidate, has demonstrated that he is more In the spring of 2009, then-Election tus over the rest of the student body. ballot as an executive alliance — may concerned with improving the state of education in Texas than with flood- Supervisory Board co-chairman Cesar Last Fall, O’Rourke and the rest of the have actively campaigned for O’Rourke ing curriculum with conservative-approved content. We recommend Martinez Espinosa e-mailed 21 students Tuition Policy Advisory Committee felt and SG Vice President Ma last year, but Tuggey, who will hopefully serve as a moderate voice on the Republican- and former students just three days be- that their meetings for developing the many people on this campus mistook dominated board. fore the start of the SG elections he was “student” suggestion for tuition rates O’Rourke’s campaign for positive lead- For students north of Lady Bird Lake, District 10 presents a less compel- responsible for supervising. In the e- were better off held without any input ership at the time, including the edito- ling but equally important collection of candidates. With incumbent Cyn- mail, Espinosa urged the recipients to from the rest of the student body, say- rial staff of The Daily Texan. Austin Tal- thia Dunbar — more famous for her paranoid remarks on public educa- mobilize support for current SG Presi- ing that matters of tuition regulation bert, who is in an executive alliance with tion than for her ability to serve any constructive purpose on the board dent Liam O’Rourke as well as current were “complex.” Frankly, I cannot un- Joseph Zimowski, was involved with a — having decided not to seek re-election, Republican candidate Rebec- University-wide Representatives Azemi derstand why O’Rourke would want to campaign goof-up for last year’s Phillip ca Osborne stands out. Though lacking legislative experience (all of the and Justin Stein, who is now in an exec- represent students since he feels we are Tau-Sarah Michelle Stearns campaign. candidates do), Osborne’s educational background serves the position utive alliance with Azemi. Espinosa fre- generally too stupid to understand how As for Aaron Walther and Lara Grant, well, and she could offer a direct connection to the students as a Round quently referred to an entity he called tuition should be regulated. well, I guess we all need a light chuck- Rock Independent School District high school teacher. Additionally, she’s “Eyes,” the anonymous campus orga- This infiltration of Eyes of Texas affili- le every now and then during election the only Republican candidate who hasn’t promised to infuse education nization The Eyes of Texas. Espinosa re- ates such as Rajagopalan, O’Rourke and season. with politically polarizing ideals or use curriculum to politically influence ferred to Azemi as “our Eye-prentice.” now Azemi has turned a board of elect- Azemi claimed to be “surprised” that children. Furthermore, former SG President ed students into pawns for the higher- he was included in the Espinosa e-mail Meanwhile, Judy Jennings is the lone Democratic candidate, but her Keshav Rajagopalan sent out an e-mail ups to which they should be advocat- when it first surfaced. I can only hope merits are worth mentioning. Her experience in education policy, close – ending with his presidential title – to ing on our behalf. Tuition will continue that he is even more surprised when the work with the Texas Education Agency and commitment to teaching from five fraternity presidents the day be- to rise over the next several years, and student body refuses to give in to his qualified textbooks — and not attempting to rewrite them — make Jen- fore the elections, also campaigning for while signature UT entities like the Cac- two predecessors’ plans for SG’s future. nings a name to remember come November. O’Rourke, Stein and Azemi, a clear vi- tus Cafe and Informal classes have been olation of the election code at the time. compromised to save money, our tu- Avelar is a government senior. — The editorial board Texas education needs reform Read the signs that sure isn’t a great belief to adhere icons like Newt Gingrich and Phyllis to for a man who oversees the well- Schlafly — were inserted into the state University. Several other public institu- being of the public school system. standards, while liberal ones were dis- tions such as elementary schools and ju- By Calvin Sloan The results of having such charac- proportionately disregarded. nior high schools serve as state polling By Anna Russo Daily Texan Columnist ters on the board have been extremely The standards are being altered — places, and the placement of signs on Daily Texan Columnist detrimental for the educational integ- history is being altered — in front of their lawns is not seen as disruptive to rity of Texas, as to be expected. our eyes. As reported by Traci Shurley the educational and business process- Perhaps it was the lack of TV cam- The board proposed amendments of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Don This week, several students have ques- es of their institutions. If anything, the eras present that inspired Don McLe- requiring students to assess the expla- McLeroy successfully proposed that tioned UT’s commitment to free speech, placement of signs on these schools’ roy, former chairman of the Tex- nations regarding the “inconsisten- “imperialism” be replaced by “ex- claiming that the University violated lawns only reminds people that it is time as State Board of Education, to be so cies” in the fossil record and to consid- pansionism” and that any mention of state law by removing gubernatorial to vote. candid with Mariah Blake from the er whether or not natural selection is “propaganda” be taken out of the sec- campaign signs outside of the Flawn Ac- The University’s claim that the signs Washington Monthly when she inter- in fact the sole cause of the complexity tion on World War I. ademic Center, a state polling location. could be viewed as an endorsement for viewed him for her recent article, “Re- of cells. These amendments effectively In response to the latter of McLe- Members of the organization Stu- a candidate on behalf of the UT is also visionaries.” In the interview, McLe- replaced the polemical “strengths and roy’s proposals, board member Pa- dents for Debra Medina say they con- senseless. roy proclaimed, “Evolution is hooey,” weaknesses” of scientific theories (in- tricia Hardy objected, and declared, ferred with the Texas secretary of state’s Such locations attract a diversity of and revealed that he is of the firm be- cluding evolution) proposal that was “Guys, you’re rewriting history now. office and confirmed that the Univer- political signage, making claims of bias lief that the United States is “a Chris- rejected last March. Every book will tell you that propa- sity, a public institution, could not re- nonsensical. In fact, after members of tian nation founded on Christian prin- As McLeroy boasts, “Science stan- ganda was one of the reasons for U.S. strict political sign placement outside of Longhorns for Kay Bailey Hutchison ciples.” dards are lightyears ahead of any oth- entry into World War I.” In a true the prescribed limits of an early voting heard about the Medina signs, they When discussing how he evaluates er state when it comes to challenging showing of the tyranny of the majori- location. planted their own signs — all of which history textbooks, McLeroy admitted evolution.” Unfortunately, that means ty, Hardy’s criticism was ignored, and UT is also violating its own mission the University removed. that first he looks at how “they cov- we’re going lightyears in the wrong the amendment was added. of fostering free speech. The Universi- The University’s interests in its dai- er Christianity and Israel. Then [he] direction. Unfortunately, the vote over the so- ty speech code states that “the freedoms ly educational and business processes see[s] how they treat Ronald Reagan Although much press has focused cial studies curriculum standards — of speech, expression, and assembly are and maintaining neutrality in state pol- — he needs to get credit for saving the on the manipulation of the natural which are rewritten only once a de- fundamental rights of all persons and itics are both important, but this case world from communism and for the sciences, social studies have also been cade — will take place from March are central to the mission of the Univer- presents no threat to these interests. The good economy over the last 20 years targeted by the conservative right for 10-12, after the primaries, yet before a sity” and that students “are free to ex- real threat is to UT’s mission of fostering because he lowered taxes.” ideological gain. shake-up of the board’s composition. press their views, individually or in or- free speech. Keep in mind that McLeroy is ar- Partisan-driven members of the The implications are grave not only ganized groups, orally or writing by oth- This is not the first time in recent guably the most powerful member board are working to exaggerate the for future generations of Texans but er symbols, on any topic, in all parts of memory that the University has threat- of a board that oversees the $17.5 bil- religious influences of the Founding also for Americans across the country. the campus, subject only to rules neces- ened its own interest in free speech. In lion Permanent School Fund, sets the Fathers, to decrease the importance Publishers adjust textbooks to fit the sary to preserve the equal rights of oth- the 2008 presidential election, two stu- academic standards for the state and of the civil rights movement, to jus- qualifications of the biggest buyers. ers and the functions of the University.” dents were forced to take down a cam- selects the textbooks for 4.7 million tify the actions of Sen. Joseph McCa- With California in a fiscal hole, Tex- Jeffrey Graves, the University’s asso- paign sign that they had placed in their schoolchildren. rthy and to overall promote a Repub- as is set to become the nation’s largest ciate vice president for legal affairs, told dorm room window. Furthermore, as reported by Paul lican agenda. market and subsequently the nation’s KXAN in regard to the signs that the ad- After a bout of embarrassment from Burka of the Texas Monthly, McLe- Conservative organizations such leader in education policy. Now that ministration must ensure that “educa- the national media, the University finally roy recently said in a debate, “One of as the Heritage Foundation, the Mor- is “hooey.” tional and business processes are not dropped the disciplinary actions pend- the first real breaches of limited gov- al Majority and the National Rifle As- disrupted” and must guard against the ing against the students and changed ernment was public education.” Well, sociation — as well as conservative Sloan is a government senior. “risk of [the signs] being misinterpret- its policy on campaign signs in dorm ed as belonging to the University and windows. that the University is endorsing a specif- The University should swallow its ic candidate.” pride, as it did in 2008, and allow Stu- The University’s interests in removing dents for Debra Medina and other polit- LEGALESE SUBMIT A FIRING LINE these signs are insubstantial. It is hard ical organizations to place signs outside Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the writ- E-mail your Firing Lines to [email protected]. to imagine how the placement of 4-by- of the FAC in conjunction with state law er or editor. They are not necessarily those of the UT adminis- Letters must be fewer than 300 words. The Texan reserves the 8-foot campaign signs on the grass in and in the name of free speech. tration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board right to edit for brevity, clarity front of the FAC interferes with the edu- of Operating Trustees. and liability. cational and businesses processes of the Russo is a government and women’s and gender 5 UNIV

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6 NEWS Friday, February 26, 2010 UT among schools to receive funding for research center By Radhika Sakalkale ter, where they will discuss their Daily Texan Staff research, Hillis said. UT, along with four other uni- The theme of this project is to versities, has been granted $25 view evolution in action. Specif- million by the National Science ic applications of evolutionary bi- Foundation to establish a multi- ology are studied — for instance, university center for promoting looking at a virus as it affects hu- evolutionary biology research in man health, Hillis said. both digital and natural settings. “A good example, current- The BEACON center, or Bio/ ly, is influenza. The reason we computational Evolution in Ac- need to have a new flu vaccine tion CONsortium, will act as the each year is because influenza central research facility and will evolves so rapidly. New strains synthesize scientific discoveries emerge [through] the evolution into computer science and engi- of influenza in short periods of neering designs. These compu- time,” Hillis said. tational methods will be used to The digital aspect of this re- solve problems in evolutionary search is based on a program biology, said foundation spokes- that shows evolution in action woman Lisa-Joy Zgorski. with the use of computer organ- “The neat thing about this sci- isms, MSU Principal Investiga- ence technology center is that it tor Erik Goodman said. The com- capitalizes on collaboration. [The puter program can account for Maxx Scholten | Daily Texan Staff center] really does draw cut- variables, like mutations, to help Mary Robinson, the first female president of Ireland, addresses an audience in the LBJ auditorium Thursday. Robinson, who was also the for- ting-edge research abilities from show the concept of natural se- mer United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, focused on the role of ethics in a world leader’s job. a number of different entities,” lection, or survival of the fittest. Zgorski said. Hillis said the computer pro- Researchers from Michigan gram can be used to track epi- State University, the University demics in human populations, of Washington, the University make predictions about which Irish president delivers address of Idaho, North Carolina AT&T strains of the virus may be emerg- State University and UT will ing and use this information for By Aziza Musa protection for the GLBT commu- stature that encourages gender challenges, to develop networks collaborate using video-confer- development of new vaccines to Daily Texan Staff nity and providing the local com- equality in government. through which students can com- encing courses and workshops deal with influenza. The first female president of munities with bigger voices. She currently teaches Practice municate and to inspire students to provide long-distance educa- Zgorski said the universities Ireland reflected on her 20-year She said the focus of the U.S. of International Affairs at Co- to become leaders, said Howard tion to graduate students, said involved were chosen through a career as a fierce advocate for government has shifted away lumbia University and continues Prince, director of the LBJ School integrative biology professor competitive peer-review process. human rights on the UT cam- from human rights since the to take part in numerous leader- of Public Affairs and co-chair- David Hillis. A blue-ribbon panel with experi- pus Thursday. 9/11 attacks. ship opportunities that advocate man of the conference. Video conferencing will also enced colleagues has extensively Mary Robinson, former Unit- “It’s desirable that human human rights. Prince said Robinson fit into be used to facilitate research reviewed these proposals. ed Nations high court com- rights and security should work Robinson’s focus on the rela- the goals of what the conference among the researchers at the There were 247 schools apply- missioner for human rights, together,” Robinson said. tionship between human rights was trying to accomplish. universities. ing to receive the grant and par- opened the Hatton W. Sumners While she was president, and security and her experience “I heard her speak about five “Each of the universities in the ticipate in the research program. Student Leadership Conference Robinson worked to ensure in Africa attracted English grad- years ago, and I was inspired grant brings a set of strengths to Of that number, 45 schools were in front of a crowd of more than the security of several Afri- uate student Molly Hardy. and impressed about what she the center,” Hillis said. “That’s invited to submit full proposals 100 people. can countries, including Soma- Hardy said Robinson’s will- had to say and what she had ac- why all those different universi- and the science foundation visit- Robinson said after ascend- lia and Rwanda. She rushed to ingness to criticize people and complished,” Prince said. ties were chosen — to try to de- ed 11 of the schools. From those ing to the Irish presidency, she the people’s aid after the geno- their actions she believed to be Prince said Robinson wanted velop those strengths across the visited, five schools — including always wondered how to fulfill cides by building awareness as unjust make her an admirable to change the religious and con- nation. [This research effort] ben- UT — were chosen for the grant. the expectations of the popula- the high commissioner for hu- political figure. servative Irish society by holding efits undergraduate students by The funds will be distributed in tion and the promises she made man rights under the United Robinson was one of the four a leadership position. the creation of new things.” increments throughout a five- to them. She spoke of the difficul- Nations. Since leaving her posi- confirmed speakers for the sev- “She is a very good role mod- Students and researchers will year span, Zgorski said. ties she encountered in Ireland, tion at the United Nations, Rob- enth annual conference, which el for future women leaders,” engage in face-to-face meetings Additional reporting by Gabrielle including religious conflicts be- inson remains involved in the brings college students from Prince said. “We [wanted her] to once a year at the BEACON cen- Cloudy. tween Protestants and Catholics, human rights movement. She across the U.S., as well as from come because [she sees] the val- chaired the Council of Women some from universities in Mex- ue in contributing to the educa- World Leaders, which brings to- ico. The conference seeks to in- tion and development of the next gether about 30 women of high crease awareness of leadership generation of leaders.”

 



    
  

 
 


 
 

  

 
 

  


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By Hannah Jones in UT’s Counseling and Mental Daily Texan Staff Health Center. An article released Thursday A 2000 study found the victim from The Center for Public Integ- rate was 27.7 rapes per 1,000 fe- rity discussed sexual assault cases male students. The study wasn’t among college students that were specific to one population or one not properly handled by campus age bracket and looked at different- law enforcement. sized universities, Wiley said. Kristen Lombardi, the lead re- Based off that study, Wiley, porter for the campus assault who estimates there are 25,000 fe- project for the center — an inves- male students at UT, said she as- tigative journalism nonprofit or- sumes there are between 800 and ganization — has been releasing 900 attempted rapes against fe- a series of stories since early De- males in one year. cember from a 12-month campus “We try to get the word out to assault investigation. survivors here on campus to let Lombardi said the stories are them know what their reporting meant to shed light on system- options are,” Wiley said. ic failures. His report states that Martha Compton, adminis- these felony crimes are not treated trator of the Office of the Dean as harshly as they should be within of Students said the outcomes the campus judicial process. Cam- of students charged for sexual Daniela Trujillo | Daily Texan Staff puses do not want to be arbitrators assault vary depending on the Robert Draper answers questions after his lecture Thursday afternoon. The discussion chronicled his career, including his roots as a of criminal law, she said. case. The cases she has been in- former Daily Texan writer and Austin Chronicle staffer. The article covers a former volved in at UT-Austin with stu- Texas A&M student that raped dents in violation have resulted four women before being arrest- in suspension or expulsion. ed. He is now serving time in a “If a student is suspended, Texas prison. which means they can return to the A large number of sexual at- University, there are typically oth- Racial tension inspires new book tackers are repeat offenders be- er conditions imposed on the stu- cause their crimes often go unre- dent prior to or upon their return,” By Priscilla Pelli azine. Before he began to work at to find events that showed slow Texans believed in him nonethe- ported. According to the study, 95 Compton said. “[That] can include Daily Texan Staff national publications, Draper was tectonic shifts taking place [in his- less. Obama does, too, and it’s in- percent of sexual assault victims things like a psychological assess- Robert Draper’s interviews a reporter for The Daily Texan and tory].” teresting to see how Draper re- do not report the incident. ment, removal from University with the creators of two 1970s sit- Texas Monthly. Draper has written sever- veals them and how the public in “These cases of campus assault residence halls and an expectation coms — detailed in his upcom- Draper’s talk focused on his al books, including “Dead Cer- this forum responds.” are rarely taken to local courts be- that they not contact the survivor.” ing book — revealed the essence upcoming book on race relations tain: The Presidency of George W. Jeff Patterson, assistant dean of cause most district attorneys often Compton said the goal of the of- of racial tensions and inspired the in the U.S. within the past 40 Bush,” a book that chronicles the the LBJ School of Public Affairs, do not take types of cases where fice’s disciplinary process the is to theme of race relations. years, starting with the 1960s Civ- events of the Bush administration said Draper was an invaluable there is little physical evidence, provide accused students with all The LBJ Center for Politics il Rights movement and culminat- from 2001 to 2007 and revealed speaker for students in the LBJ only ‘he said she said’ accounts of their due process rights while and Governance hosted Draper, ing with the election of President many events that were unknown School learning about reporting and no eyewitnesses,” Lombardi holding them accountable to the a UT alum and former National Barack Obama. to the media. He also wrote “Roll- and political experience. said. “Because there are not enough University’s behavioral standards. Geographic reporter, as a part Draper said his book does not ing Stone Magazine: The Uncen- Patterson said the center’s prosecutors in local courts, victims According to the crimes and of its Perspective Series. The se- just focus on well-known events sored History” and a novel called mission was to integrate politi- have only one avenue: the campus statistics of the UT Police Depart- ries brings prominent speakers like the assassination of Martin “Hadrian’s Walls.” cal dialogue and policy to make judiciary process.” ment Web site, in both 2006 and from across the nation to speak Luther King Jr. He also relates per- Austin resident Shirley Can- sure the transition between the Meredith Lohn-Wiley, director 2009, there were no cases of rape about policy and public affairs. sonal experiences from his trips to ada said Draper was a fantastic two is as profitable and function- of Voices Against Violence, said reported. In 2008, there were two In the past, the series has fea- the South to conduct research. speaker and his two books re- al as possible. there is a huge disparity between rape cases reported and one was tured Newsweek Editor Jon “I was restrained [by the pub- veal flaws in both the Bush and “Any time we can bring some- the number of incidents that cleared. In 2007, there was one at- Meacham and former Houston lishers] to some degree, and I Obama administrations. body that’s got a lot of profession- have occurred and number of in- tempted rape reported and the Mayor Bill White. could not report [on] all things I “The issue itself between the al experience in public affairs [or] cidents reported. Voices Against charge was cleared. Draper is also a contributing wanted to,” Draper said. “I had two books is very controversial,” reporting, and to share experience Violence is a sexual violence ed- Additional reporting by Karishma writer for The New York Times to pick and choose which events Canada said. “The Bush admin- and insight for students, is a posi- ucation and counseling program Hossain. and a correspondent for GQ mag- I wanted to write about. I wanted istration had its flaws, but many tive experience,” Patterson said.

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SIDELINE BASEBALL No. 3 Texas vs. No. 18 Stanford Winter Olympic Medal Count Texas wants to put slow start in past G S B USA 8 12 12 Team cuts loose on snow day, Germany 8 11 7 wins against Dallas Baptist Norway 7 6 6 to prepare for tough Stanford Canada 8 6 2 By Austin Ries Russian Fed. 3 4 6 Daily Texan Staff Austria 4 3 5 Before playing Dallas Baptist on Korea 5 4 1 Wednesday, the Texas baseball team took Tuesday to forget about the week- France 2 3 5 end’s series against New Mexico by hav- China 4 2 3 ing team competitions in the batting cage and even playing in the snow. Switzerland 6 0 2 Indoors, the offensive players split Sweden 4 2 2 into teams to play a hitting game they Netherlands 3 1 2 call “front-end net game,” that awards one point for hitting the net, two points Czech Republic 2 0 3 for hitting the back net and five points Poland 0 3 1 for hitting random objects like a cup or Italy 0 1 3 glove. “It’s a great concentration game to see Australia 2 1 0 the ball and hit it every time,” junior out- Belarus 1 1 1 fielder Kevin Keyes said. “It helps us stay relaxed and create team chemistry.” Slovakia 1 1 1 Meanwhile, after stretching and throw- ing the ball around, Texas pitchers built a 3-foot snowman complete with a Long- horn jacket, baseball hat and black sun- NCAA Men’s Top 25 glasses. “We got them out here having fun,” South Carolina 61 said head coach Augie Garrido. “We No. 2 Kentucky 82 played games and that’s how you put Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff stuff behind, by having fun.” Tulsa 52 Third baseman Tant Shepherd, right, and outfielder Kyle Lusson round the bases against New Mexico. Shepherd and Lusson, It worked for No. 3 Texas. They defeat- No. 5 Duke 70 along with the rest of the Longhorns, hope to get more offensive production this weekend against Stanford. ed the Patriots 7-2 with a solid pitching No. 6 Kansas State 83 effort from Cole Green and timely hits in end at Disch-Falk field. Garrido said. “But when you win, you Texas’ pitching continued to shine Texas Tech 64 the third, fourth and fifth innings. Above “It’s tough to talk about things that go congratulate everyone for the win but Wednesday as Cole Green gave up only all, the win took the pressure off losing wrong after losing because players start then say, ‘Here’s what went wrong,’ so it No. 19 Wisconsin 78 before facing No. 18 Stanford this week- feeling guilty and bad and start to press,” opens that door for you.” BASEBALL continues on page 9 Indiana 46

Georgia 94 No. 20 Vanderbilt 96 F/OT MEN’S BASKETBALL No. 21 Texas at No. 22 Texas A&M DELIVERY TAKEOUT NCAA Women’s Top 25 No. 2 Stanford 62 370-2473 wingzone.com Arizona State 43 Horns look for third win in a row No. 16 Kentucky 65 on James led the way with 19 SATURDAY: No. 21 Texas (22-6, Super Special Mega Deal No. 4 Tennessee 81 Texas builds momentum points, and Dexter Pittman con- 8-5 Big 12) at No. 22 Texas A&M during stretch run; must trolled the lane as he finished (19-8, 8-5 Big 12) 15 Wings 30 WINGS Miami (FL) 62 with 16 points, eight rebounds No. 9 Florida State 87 overcome rival Aggies WHERE: Reed Arena (College + Wedgefries and three blocks. Station) + 2 APPETIZERS By Will Anderson Avery Bradley and Jordan Northwestern 47 Daily Texan Staff WHEN: 1 p.m. No. 10 Ohio State 78 Hamilton both reached double If you stopped following No. digits in scoring but were in- $12.99 $25.00 21 Texas after they beat Texas consistent from the floor, while ON AIR: ESPN Jacksonville State 39 Code 862 No. 13 Georgetown 70 A&M on Jan. 16 and then tuned J’Covan Brown played a paltry back in for Wednesday’s vic- 16 minutes and missed all six of No. 15 Iowa State 57 tory over Oklahoma State, you his field goals. Longhorns will try to ride that Kansas 54 probably thought nothing had In short, it was the same team energy into Saturday’s game in changed. that beat North Carolina and College Station — set to begin at Arkansas 53 Texas (22-6, 8-5 Big 12) has Michigan State back in Decem- 1 p.m. and airs on ESPN. 451-7505 No. 20 LSU 70 been battered and bruised since ber. Texas is also regaining some The Aggies have won three out it last played No. 22 Texas A&M of the momentum it had earlier of their past five matchups but FREE $30 certifi cate for your birthday (19-8, 8-5 Big 12), but the win in the season. The team has won lost a crucial conference game to NBA over Oklahoma State was a re- back-to-back games for the first Go to Benihana.net and click on Chef’s table turn to form. Forward Dami- time in more than a month. The BASKET continues on page 9 Milwaukee 112 Indiana 110 SPRING FOOTBALL Cleveland 108 Boston 88 Mack pledges stronger running game SPORTS Coach plans to use more BRIEFLY under-center sets; Texas prepares for Gilbert era Texas swimmers continue to shine at Big 12 championships By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff The Texas men finished Thurs- It probably comes as no surprise day’s competitions at the Big 12 to anyone who has watched Texas Championships with another sweep run the ball the last two years that of all events. Mack Brown’s main concern this Sophomores Jimmy Feigen and spring is to fix the ground game. Neil Caskey and seniors Ben Van Roekel and Dave Walters triumphed The fact that it’s above lead- in the 200-yard freestyle relay. Feigen ership and securing the quar- has taken first in the 50 freestyle in terback position — where the 19:34. Van Roekel placed second and Longhorns lost college foot- Walters, fourth. ball’s all-time wins leader — Freshman Austin Surhoff showed should tell you something Bryant Haertlein | Daily Texan Staff what he can do. The Longhorn took about how bad Texas was at top honors as he broke Olympian running the ball. Texas running back Tre’ Newton didn’t have much of an impact in Ricky Berens’ meet record in the 200 “We’re playing better de- the national championship game, but will be counted on in 2010. individual medley in 1:43.26. He be- fense, and that gives us the came the third-fastest Texas swim- ability to be more patient,” “One of the things I look at of running backs. ]hhm" mer in the event and gained auto- Brown said. “It’s hard to criti- is the history of this school,” Sophomore Tre’ Newton will 5DYfZYWhDc]bhcZJ]Yk@U_Yg\cfYgYfYb]hm"7]hmYlW]hYaYbh"@@U__Yg\\cfYgYfYYb] matic qualification for the NCAA cize your offense when you’re Brown said Thursday morning handle the bulk of the respon- championships. Berens took second scoring 42 points a game ... We at the first press conference of sibilities after being named with a time of 1:44.37. don’t want to go back to scor- the spring season. “This school the starter, but it’s a competi- Sophomore Jackson Wilcox led the ing 24. But we’ve got to get was built on running the ball, tion Brown is keeping a steady Longhorns to a one-two-three fin- back to having more balance.” playing man-to-man defense eye on. ish in the 500 freestyle with a time Brown is doing what anyone and stoning everyone. I’d like “I told our backs we’d like of 4:16.25 — college swimming’s who saw Alabama and Ohio fourth-fastest time. Juniors Scott to see us be more physical and to separate [them],” he said. State pound the ball down the Jostes and Jim Robertson placed sec- take control of the game and “When you have four backs, ond and third, respectively. throat of Texas’ usually stout de- not force the quarterback to you’d like to have one. But Bck@YUg]b[6fUbX BYk5dUfhaYbh

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SOFTBALL MEN’S TENNIS No. 21 Fresno State 5, No. 13 Texas 4 No. 4 Texas 4, No. 23 Rice 3 Bulldogs hand Horns first loss Longhorns take By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff It might be warmer and sunnier close one, change in Southern California, but the Tex- as softball team may have brought some of the icy and snowy weath- er with them from Austin. focus to weekend The 13th-ranked Longhorns suf- fered their first defeat of the 2010 By Rishi Daulat SUNDAY: No. 4 Texas vs. season, losing 5-4 to No. 21 Fres- Daily Texan Staff Laredo Community College, St. no State in the opening game of With their torrid start to the Edward’s the Cathedral City Classic tourna- match, it seemed as though the WHERE: Penick-Allison Tennis ment in Cathedral City, Calif., on No. 4 Texas tennis team would Center (Austin) Thursday. crush No. 23 Rice. Texas (11-1) got off to a good But just as the Texas coaches WHEN: 1 p.m. start with a base hit by designated predicted before the match, Rice hitter Alexis Bennett, and a walk put up a huge fight in the singles by catcher Amy Hooks, threaten- session. In the end, the Long- singles, 6-2, 6-4. ing early in the top of the first. The horns came out with a tight 4-3 The Owls made it interest- Longhorns later drew first blood win in Houston. The Horns are ing after that. Rice got their first with an RBI double to right field now 8-1 this season with their win at fourth singles when the by third baseman Nadia Taylor. only loss coming to No. 2 Ten- Horns’ Jean Andersen suffered The Bulldogs (8-1) managed to nessee at the Intercollegiate Ten- only his second loss of the sea- score one run in the bottom of the nis Association National Indoor son, to Rice’s Sam Garforth-Bles, second, but the floodgates opened Championships. 7-6, 6-3. for Fresno State in the third. Texas took control of the match With the Horns needing only The Bulldogs scored four runs Eric Ou | Daily Texan Staff right away. In the doubles ses- one match to clinch the victo- in the inning off of Texas freshman Texas pinch runner Torie Schmidt avoids the tag of DePaul catcher Simone Ashkar to score in the Longhorns’ 3-1 sion, the Horns cruised at the ry, the matches at first, fifth and starting pitcher Kim Bruins. Bruins win Feb. 12. After an 11-0 start, the Longhorns lost their first game of the season to Fresno State on Thursday. first and third spots to secure the sixth singles all went to third got herself into a jam after an er- point while Ed Corrie and Kellen sets. ror by shortstop Raygan Feight but Damico were also leading their Ben Chen was the next Long- gave up a three-run homerun and The Longhorns responded well had the tying run on second but lie ahead for Texas in the Cathedral opponents at No. 2 doubles but horn to fall, 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Chris- four total in the third. in the top of the fourth with two couldn’t bring the run in. City Classic. Tomorrow, Texas will didn’t need to finish. Texas’ ITA tina Saravia at sixth singles. In Head coach Connie Clark put in runs. Hooks’ walk followed by The Longhorns demonstrat- play No. 4 UCLA, as the Long- No. 8 doubles team of Josh Zava- a battle between two of the top Erin Tresselt to stop the bleeding. Taylor’s homerun, cut the Texas ed patience at the plate with four horns look to bounce back from la and Dimitar Kutrovsky defeat- players in the country, Rice’s ITA Tresselt managed to pitch 3.2 in- deficit to one. walks, but couldn’t get the bats siz- their defeat. They take on Syracuse ed the No. 31 doubles tandem of No. 19 Rosa defeated Texas’s ITA nings of shutout ball to round out However, the Longhorns zling in the loss. and California-Davis on Saturday Bruno Rosa and Oscar Podlews- No. 13 Kutrovsky at the first sin- the game. couldn’t bounce back and even This is the first of five games that and Oregon State on Sunday. ki, 8-6, while newcomers Jean gles spot in a tough three-setter, Andersen and Daniel Whitehead 6-1, 2-6, 6-4. rolled over Isamu Tachibana and However, senior and ITA No. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jonathan Chang, 8-4. 54 Zavala was the hero for Tex- No. 14 Texas vs. No. 11 Oklahoma Corrie and Damico made sure as as he came back from a set to finish first in the singles ses- down to beat Tachibana, 3-6, sion, however, as the two juniors 6-4, 6-2 and earn the team win grabbed an early 3-0 lead for Tex- for the Longhorns. Goestenkors wants team to stop being hesitant as. In his first match as the new Next up, the Texas team will ITA No. 4, Corrie made quick revert to last weekend’s format By Sameer Bhuchar SATURDAY: No. Texas (19-7, 8-4 work of Rice’s ITA No. 116 Po- when they face two teams at the Daily Texan Staff Big 12) vs. No. 11 Oklahoma (19- dlewski at No. 2 singles, 6-1, 6-3. same — this time against defend- Texas will be fighting multiple 8, 9-4 Big 12) Damico, a Colorado native, fin- ing junior college champions, battles Saturday at the Frank Er- WHERE: Frank Erwin Center, ished just a few minutes after his Laredo Community College and win Center. (Austin) doubles partner when he took St. Edwards in Austin on Sunday The Longhorns have to fight down Michael Nuesslein at third at 1 p.m. to get the losing monkey off WHEN: 4 p.m. their backs after dropping two big games in a row. They have to cently passed the 1,000-point pla- tackle their up-again down-again teau but only scored eight points BASKET: tournament resume. They will against the Cowgirls. Rivalry game will impact need to scratch to get to their third But Oklahoma is not necessari- 20-win season in a row, and they ly playing its best basketball either. Big 12 standings, tourney hopes will also have to find the time The Sooners have dropped two to beat their heated rival to the of their last three games. Howev- From page 8 Oklahoma State from the point North, the Oklahoma Sooners, for er, they have a star player in Dan- and finished with three assists round two. ielle Robinson. The junior was re- Baylor on Wednesday evening. to no turnovers. He scored one It can be said that the Long- Peter Franklin | Daily Texan Staff cently announced as one of 30 can- “We just couldn’t get it done,” point on a single free throw but horns put this onerous weight on Texas senior guard Brittainey Raven looks to head coach Gail didates for the 2010 Women’s Nai- A&M coach Mike Turgeon said played solid defense against their own shoulders. After win- Goestenkors for advice. The Longhorns have lost two straight games. smith Trophy given annually to the after his Aggies lost a close 70-66 James Anderson, the confer- ning six games in a row, the Long- women’s college basketball player battle to the Bears. ence’s top scorer, holding him horns have taken two steps back- If the Longhorns are to do the lem the Longhorns still have not ad- of the year. Robinson averages 16.7 Texas A&M is now tied for to five field goals. wards. By failing to secure at least latter, they are going to need stel- dressed. The Longhorns are ranked points and 5.1 assists and is one of fourth in the Big 12 with Texas Brown and Jai Lucas also got one win in their last two games, lar play for a full 40 minutes. ninth in the Big 12 conference in the the most consistent point guards in and Baylor. An A&M loss would some lip service at the point the No. 14 Longhorns (19-7; 8-4 Struggling late in games has been assist to turnover ration. women’s college basketball. drop them behind the Long- but were careless with the ball, Big 12) have put themselves in a a reoccurring problem for Texas For Texas, there is a bright spot Both teams know that a loss horns and the Bears, while a win seemingly overwhelmed. Brad- precarious position in the Big 12 that coach Gail Goestenkors can amid all this negativity. Longhorn this close to the end of the sea- would split the season series and ley was the only other Long- standings. not quite explain. After Texas’ lat- Brittainey Raven has consistent- son would be detrimental to their give them a leg up in the confer- horn to match Mason’s three Though they are technically in est loss to Oklahoma State, she ly been a high scorer even dur- ranking. For the Longhorns, a win ence standings. assists, and the freshman pro- fourth place in the conference, a talked about this issue. ing Texas’ recent skid. She netted against this highly ranked oppo- With only three regular-season vided some mid-range fire- loss could propel them into the “I don’t know what the answer 17 points against Oklahoma State nent would not only bolster their games left, Saturday’s contest also power. bottom of the pack without a first- is, but I think we did become a lit- and Texas A&M. resume, but help create a sense of represents a crucial litmus test as While Pittman finished on a round bye. A win, on the other tle tentative,” she said. “They put However, in order for the Long- security. teams prepare for the conference high note, he only scored one hand, could help them secure a a little press on us. We didn’t have horns to beat the No. 11 Sooners Texas has a full list of things tournament. Neither Texas nor field goal in the first half against top four seed and a way out of the a lot of poise against the pressure (19-8; 9-4 Big 12), they are going to they are fighting for this Saturday, A&M will finish the season below OSU. His help defense was sol- first round come time for the Big and turned the ball over.” need help from their supporting but if they lose one, they may very .500, but a win on Saturday would id, but Texas will face a much 12 tournament. Giving the ball away is a prob- cast of scorers. Kathleen Nash re- well lose them all. go a long way in bolstering either larger and more physical front- squad’s resume. court against A&M. The biggest question for Tex- “We’ve got to get him the ball as remains the point guard po- more,” said Texas coach Rick sition. Justin Mason played Barnes about Pittman. “We’ll SPRING: Texas has work BASEBALL: Garrido wants most of his 35 minutes against keep working on it.” to do on many positions to see more from offense

From page 8 ing a battle between Sherrod From page 8 WEEKEND: No. 3 Texas (2-2) vs. Harris and two incoming fresh- No. 18 Stanford (4-0) Another reason for the em- men, Connor Wood and Case two runs on five hits, with five phasis on the running game McCoy, for the backup spots. strikeouts in five innings of work. WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field will be the change in the per- But that’s not to say Brown The Horns’ bullpen also came up (Austin) son handing off. expects Gilbert, a sophomore, big, shutting down the Patriots WHEN: 3 p.m., Fri.; 2 p.m., Sat.; 1 You didn’t have to search to perform at the same level as the rest of the way and pitching p.m., Sun. far into the disappointment of McCoy, who set an NCAA re- four innings of hitless baseball. ON AIR: AM 1300 “The Zone” the BCS championship game cord for completion percentage “It was good for our team to get defeat last month to find a sil- his junior year and finished a win after losing two in a row,” ver lining for the Longhorns. No. 2 all-time for his career. Green said. “It gets us ready for against New Mexico and against Texas lost its quarterback of “We will expect Garrett to this weekend.” Dallas Baptist, he’s hitting .143  the present early but found its be out there full speed and go And while the Longhorns with a pair of hits.  quarterback of the future a lit- now. We expect him to be re- scored seven runs “You can’t get  tle later in the form of Garrett ally good,” Brown said. “[But] on eight hits, Gar- frustrated, you  30 Gilbert, who recovered from you should never have the de- rido gave their just have to take a terrible start to lead Tex- pendence of the game on the performance at what you can Years in Austin as within three points of the performance of one player or the plate a “C.” You can’t get get,” Keyes said. Crimson Tide. the health of one player.” In fact, since Sat- frustrated, you just “Russell is one But instead of trying to fill Gilbert won’t be the big- urday’s game have to take what you of the best hit- 


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MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK Big 12 Indoor Championships Todd’s road to recovery leads to title defense nally getting back on his own feet. Sophomore overcomes WEEKEND: Big 12 Indoor But all of his work over the sum- Championships two stress fractures, bout mer came to a crashing halt once school started up again. WHERE: Lied Recreation Center SUNDAY: No. 4 Texas vs. with mono to compete (Ames, Iowa) Laredo Community College, St. When Todd went to the doc- By Jim Pagels tor on Sept. 1, he learned that he Edward’s WHEN: All day Daily Texan Staff had refractured his foot, requir- WHERE: Penick-Allison Tennis Think you’ve had a rough ing another extended rehab cycle Center (Austin) year so far? Don’t tell that to until the end of October. Unfor- “It’s a big deal being in the lock- WHEN: 1 p.m. Patrick Todd. tunately, that wasn’t the only is- er room and looking over to see The track sophomore burst onto sue Todd had. your biggest competition right the scene last year after winning “I took eight weeks off. I re- next to you,” he said of Gonzales. the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 In- member it was a Monday when Gonzales finished second in door Championships. I got cleared to start running the 1,000 meters at the Big 12 last Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff He continued his success into again. I felt kind of out of breath year, less than one second behind Texas runner Patrick Todd competes in a relay during last season’s Texas Relays. The sophomore will defend the outdoor season, but while the previous week, but I just Todd. The junior is having a bit his Big 12 title in the 1,000 meters this weekend after overcoming injuries and illness. running in the Big 12 Outdoor thought it was from training re- of a homecoming at the Big 12 In- 800-meter preliminary heat, his ally hard in the pool,” he said. door Championships in Iowa this To gain sixth conference weaknesses before championship capitalizing on the quality, not the foot gave out. “So I started running, doing just week, having grown up just 15 season. Now, it’s time to put that quantity, that they bring to each “I was running a good race, and 10 minutes easy on the grass, and miles from the track. title, women will need to preparation to the test. event. This puts added pressure the pace was something I’m com- I felt like my heart was going to After being held out of the Ar- “If you mess up now, there’s on each athlete, but it is also gives fortable with,” Todd said. “Some- explode,” he said. “I was like, ‘I kansas dual meet, Todd finally rely on mental toughness no excuses because we’ve had so them a chance to shine. thing just didn’t feel right, but I know I’ve been out for a while, got back into competition Jan. 23 By Ryan Betori much time to work on mechan- “Everyone is really excited. didn’t know what it was.” but surely I should be in better at the Texas A&M dual meet at Daily Texan Staff ics,” Cooper said. We’re going to put together our After months of strain from in- shape than that.’” College Station. With five to their name since Cooper has also had a lot of best performances by feeding off tense training, Todd had stress- After visiting a doctor, Todd was “Once I ran in that first meet 1996, the women’s track and field time to think about her perfor- each other,” said Betzy Jimenez, fractured his left foot. diagnosed with infectious mono- and realized I was in decent shape, team is all about Big 12 Champi- mance in that A&M upset. If this redshirt junior and middle-dis- “People started flying past me, nucleosis — also known as mono. it just kind of lit that fire of ‘Hey, I onships. That’s why head coach weekend comes down to anoth- tance specialist. at a part [of the race] where I’m He was surprised to learn that he gotta go defend this,’” he said. Beverly Kearney has never been er neck-and-neck finish, Cooper After missing last year’s cham- strongest, the last 200 meters,” he had actually had the disease for Since then, it has been full throt- 1 too concerned with winning reg- knows she’s ready. pionships due to injury, Jimenez said. “I just had nothing, and as over a month. tle for the defending champ. Todd ular season meets. Those were “I’ve already prepared men- is especially excited to compete. soon as I crossed the line and start- “The hits just kept on coming,” clocked a personal record 4:02.84 just warm-ups. But now, as the tally for it to come down to She described Friday as a “com- ed walking, it was just instant pain he said. “I just didn’t really no- in the mile at the Husky Classic in team travels Friday to compete in that,” she said. ing-out party,” and she’s ready to day, month day, 2008 LASSIFIEDS in my foot.” tice it because I was doing differ- Washington two weeks ago,C shav- the Big 12 Indoor Championships According to Kearney, it will be show everyone the athlete 3Bshe’s The recovery process required ent types of workouts, just being ing nine seconds off of his previ- in Ames, Iowa, it’s time to play this type of mental — not physical become since the injury. This year, Todd to stop running for nine tired all the time and falling asleep ous best. for keeps. — preparation thatWeekly separates the Rates: Jimenez has already collected weeks. Stress fractures are small in class.”Campus “I never thought I’d have a “We focus for conference and Longhorns from the pack. two provisional marks as well as cracks in a bone caused by unusu- The mono only kept Todd out chance to be here four months nationals,” Kearney said. “Our “Once you get $100to this point, – ev Large- a place in the Texas record books al or repeatedADVERTISE stress. for two weeks, but he had to ago,” he said. “But I definitely feel goal is always to win a champion- eryone’s prepared physically, so it with the fourth-fastest mile time According to Jonathan C. Rees- take things very slowly to avoid 100 percent right now.” ship. That’s Texas.” comes down to$50 who’s prepared– Medium in school history. er, a researcherYOUR STUDENT at the Marshfield contracting chronic fatigue syn- The campaign to defend his Big This season, the Longhorns have mentally,” Kearney said. Jimenez isn’t the only impres- Clinic ORGANIZATION!Research Foundation, stress drome — a disease that can be 12 title will take a slightly different done a solid job of putting them- Young and oftentimes$25 – over Small- sive athlete. Senior shot-putter fractures are most common in athC- causedORKBOARD by rushing into too much route this year, though. Todd will selves in a position to contend for looked, the Longhorns have de- Jordyn Brown is an All-American letics, and they occur in anywhere physicalContact activity. Joan atcompete 512-232-2229 in the distance medley re -or aemail championship. [email protected] Five individu- veloped a blue-collar attitude ranked third in the Big 12. Fel- from 5 to 30 percent of athletes and “Coming back from mono, I ac- lay with teammates Gonzales, An- als and a relay team have com- throughout the course of the sea- low All-American Chantel Ma- military recruits each year. tually had to be more cautious dre Thomas and Tevas Everett. bined for 15 provisional marks. son. Kearney has repeatedly lone picked up provisional marks For most track athletes, going than when I first broke [my foot],” The relay will take place be- The highlight of the season came stressed the importance of “go- in the long jump, triple jump and just one day without training is he said. tween the preliminary and final earlier in the year, when the team ing to work,” and that theme has 400 meter. Also solid has been difficult. The extra caution held Todd out heats for the 1,000 meters, possi- upset No. 1-ranked Texas A&M at made for a mentally tough team. sophomore All-American Angele “That’s crazy to think about,” of full practice for five more weeks bly taking a bit of energy out of College Station by edging them To pull out a victory this week- Cooper, who picked up provi- he said. “I can’t even imagine go- until the beginning of December. Todd’s step. out in the final 4x400-meter relay end, the team will have to rely sional marks in the 200 meter and ing through that right now.” “For a while there, it didn’t even The Horns have a major obsta- by three-tenths of a second. heavily on that toughness. The 400 meter. After only two weeks of rest, look like I’d be able to compete in cle in the path to winning their “Past performances don’t mean Longhorns lack the depth that With preparation behind them though, Todd was back in training the indoor season,” he said. fifth-straight Big 12 Champion- anything, so that was just prac- they’ve had in the past. This holds and the pieces in place, there is mode. He got into the pool at the After being out from May to De- ship, as they will have to beat No. tice,” said sophomore Angele particularly true in the 60-meter only one thing left for the Long- Texas Swim Center, where he did cember, Todd was back in compe- 1 Texas A&M. Cooper, the anchor of that 4x400- hurdles and the 200- and 800-me- horns to do come Friday. water aerobics exercises to simu- tition shape — thanks in large part But after everything Todd’s meter win. According to Cooper, ter dashes. Since the team won’t “This is like a battle,” said Coo- late running motions. Afterward, to encouragement from teammate been through, the Aggies are just regular season meets are a just a have as many athletes compet- per. “Texas is our country, and he moved onto cycling before fi- Logan Gonzales. a minor hurdle. chance to adjust technique and fix ing, it will have to earn points by we’re going to fight for it.”

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Steel Train is of- show award went to an interme- months with ten identified as diate contestant,” Bartos said. “He someone I don’t having a clas- made a really cool dragon cake. He like is painful,” sic rock sound, was the clear winner.” Quin said. “But spurred in part Although Lodge said the judg- we met Steel We want to be more by their 2004 es tend to not discriminate against Train, we liked EP 1969. inexperienced chefs, they do pre- their record, and modern and push “I’d much fer realistic-looking cakes with ad- I met Jack’s par- things into what we rather be part of vanced technical skills to frivolous ents, and that ‘‘ a class of mod- or cartoonish ones. want the future kind of sealed ern bands push- In keeping with the contest’s ul- the deal.” to look like.” ing things for- tramodern theme, Bartos has add- Steel Train is ward than part ed a “Cakes of the Future” category touring in ad- — Tegan Quin, of a revival- this year, in which participants cre- vance of the re- co-singer and ist thing, which ate recipes that anticipate upcom- lease of their third co-songwriter of we were into ing taste trends. full-length album, for a while,” “This can mean anything from which is yet to be Tegan and Sara Antonoff said. gluten-free ingredients to using a unnamed. Front “We want to be lot of boysenberries, because may- man Jack Antonoff more modern be everyone in the future will love told the Texan that and push things Courtesy of Lindsey Byrnes boysenberries,” Bartos said. they have produced 1,000 copies into what we want the future to Jack Antonoff of Steel Train, second from right, said he references personal experiences and emotions Kitchens’ futuristic recipe idea of the Steel Train Is Here EP to en- look like.” when writing love songs. emphasized a recent dessert fad courage fans to look forward to Showgoers can expect a toe- that combines chocolate with salty the new album. tapping night of passionate per- shows, and there are always we tour and play, the better we ferent eras of Tegan and Sara be- flavors such as chipotle spices. “I’m excited, but it also makes formances from three acts re- parts when we try to interact get. We’ve brought on an amaz- cause we’re playing a lot of new “I want to make a chocolate cake me queasy to think about people nowned for energetic live shows. with our audience and tell them ing lighting director, and he’s go- stuff as well as bringing back a covered in bacon,” Kitchens said. hearing it,” Antonoff said. “It’s got “Our shows are always rock a story,” Quin said. “The more ing to help differentiate the dif- lot of older songs.” “That’s my dream.” EVENT: Student dramas hold themes overcoming past, innocence From page 14 self. There’s nothing else I’ve found The Tides of Aberdeen develop into a play at that point. sort of a ghost story.” she is excited, she has mixed feel- more pleasurable. It’s the highest “I didn’t know I was writing Phillips drew inspiration for the ings about finally seeing her vision In the midst of the excitement, I’ve ever felt. I guess that’s why I This weekend, UTNT will fea- this play then,” Phillips said. “It play from her experiences living come to life. there has been some difficulty in keep doing it.” ture “The Tides of Aberdeen” by has taken shape in a lot of differ- in the Northwest, where the play “I wonder if it’s going to mean putting together “Blue Point.” Audiences were lucky Schmidt Erin Phillips, who is happy to have ent ways, and I’ve probably done takes place. the same thing to anyone else that Schmidt said because the play has did keep doing it. “Blue Point,” spent the past three years exploring about eight drafts. It’s taken a real- “[The Northwest] has a really it’s going to mean to me — if I’ve autobiographical elements, it has which tells the story of two boys her craft. ly long time to find its form, but I unique energy,” she said. “The sky done a good job of telling the sto- been tough to put his work in pub- growing up in rural Iowa, was “An M.F.A. in playwriting is sort think it has now.” is very different; there’s not a lot ry,” she said. “It’s a mystery too, lic view. a raw, imaginative and refresh- of like a gift because you get three “The Tides of Aberdeen” cen- of sun during the winter, and it’s so there’s a lot of elements where “I’ve been struggling a lot with ing play. The plot follows the boys years to just write and not have to ters on a broken family in the small pretty much dark by four. It rains a you’re just not sure how it’s going this play,” he said. “In some ways it through a series of New Year’s Eve do anything else,” Phillips said. town of Aberdeen, Washington. lot and it’s just very grey, especial- to read to the audience. I’m more resembles my life, and it resembles and 4th of July celebrations, show- “The people you work with and The play follows two best friends ly Aberdeen. It’s a very sad place, of a comedy writer, and this is my a life I never had. You’re putting ing that while their lives change, your collaborators are probably go- trying to break the world record and there’s something that reso- first drama. I don’t have the come- something very personal in front they always remain friends. The ing to be your collaborators forever, for holding their breath underwa- nates about those kinds of places dy to sort of fall back on.” of people. There’s always fictitious boys face the throws of divorce, so it’s a good place to network.” ter, while also learning something with me.” While most playwrights stuff ... and there’s always a grain of death and loneliness, but through it During her first week of gradu- about small-town rumors. After three years of writing wouldn’t be in the room during truth. It’s very scary to show peo- all, there remains an innocent sim- ate school, Phillips began the first “[It’s about] the past and how and working on the play, Phil- production and tech times, she has ple, but that’s part of the thrill — plicity in their lives that invokes a version of “The Tides of Aberdeen,” the past can sort of rule your life lips switched gears from come- used this opportunity to produce showing them something of your- sense of nostalgia. though she did not realize it would and haunt you,” Phillips said. “It’s dy to drama. She said that while the end result with the entire crew.

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By Sarah Pressley mistakes and do things,” Schmidt Daily Texan Staff said about his graduate school ex- University of Texas New The- perience. “I had time to write. It’s atre — or UTNT — is an annual been nice.” event for candidates in their third Schmidt’s play, “Blue Point,” was and final year of school for a Mas- featured last weekend as a part of ter’s in Playwriting. It showcases the UTNT production. Schmidt be- what students have learned and gan writing “Blue Point” for a UT worked on during their graduate workshop, but it took encourage- studies and also gives the writers ment for him to realize the poten- a chance to collaborate and take tial of the play. part in the entire creative process “I wrote a 10-minute version of of putting on a play. ‘Blue Point’ and it was different The New Theatre has already than anything I had ever done be- featured “Blue Point” by Kyle John fore,” Schmidt said. “[My professor] Schmidt from Feb. 19-21 and will encouraged me to keep working on present the last in the series, “The it. I fought back. I didn’t want to do Tides of Aberdeen,” by Erin Phil- it. Then I realized this was the play I lips, beginning tonight. needed to be writing.” While Schmidt has written and Blue Point produced his own plays before, the professionalism and production val- Kyle John Schmidt decided to ue of UTNT was a new experience. switch from acting to playwriting “Usually it’s me and my friends when, during a train ride to Con- bootlegging together, and this is necticut, he realized the change actually produced,” Schmidt said. meant choosing writing over mem- “[This time] I’m writing and work- Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff orizing monologues. Once he saw ing with people I don’t know. We’ve Food Network Challenge winner and judge Mike McCarey, of Mike’s Amazing Cakes, will teach a chocolate molding class and how time-consuming writing full- actually had a tech period and de- judge several competitions at the “2010: A Cake Odyssey” on Saturday and Sunday. length plays can be, Schmidt decid- signers. It’s a very interesting pro- ed to take advantage of the opportu- cess — a very new process.” nities graduate school has to offer. Chefs, pastry lovers hope to take the cake at annual festival “I had time and space to make EVENT continues on page 13 By Madeleine Crum lenge competitor, and Atlanta Street”-themed Food Network WHAT: “2010: A Cake Daily Texan Staff sugar artist Nicholas Lodge — challenge. She sculpted an Odyssey” cake competition Decorated pastry chefs and best known for creating Prin- Elmo cake. Kitchens described amateur dessert lovers alike cess Diana’s wedding cake. her experience on the show as WHERE: Crocket Center, will come from all corners of In addition to teaching new- exciting but stressful. 10601 N. Lamar Blvd. the galaxy — or at least the comers the ways of their craft, “Food Network challenges WHEN: Saturday, Feb. 27: country — this weekend to Kitchens and Lodge will be require that you use 100 per- 10:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.; Sunday, partake in Capital Confection- judges at the competition. cent actual cake, because they Feb. 28: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. er’s sixth-annual cake festival, “These type of competitions want a disaster to happen,” WEB: thattakesthecake.org/ “2010: A Cake Odyssey.” are important for the cake Kitchens said. “Competitions The event, to be held Feb. world because there aren’t spe- like the one this weekend aren’t 27-28 at the, will feature both cific schools for cake decora- like that. They’re just looking to nifer Bartos also created sep- tasting and sculpting competi- tors,” Kitchens said. “They’re showcase great work.” arate competitions for differ- tions in addition to instruction- a great resource to get people In addition to providing a ing skill levels — from begin- al classes taught by renowned excited about cake, plus they relatively stress-free environ- ners and children to cake afi- cake specialists. Two such cu- offer an opportunity to learn.” ment for the contest by includ- cionados. Bartos emphasized linary celebrities are Lauren Although Kitchens special- ing divisions which allow con- that although there are many Kitchens, a Dallas cake design- izes in wedding cakes, she re- testants to make their cakes Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff er and Food Network Chal- cently partook in a “Sesame at home, show director Jen- FESTIVAL continues on page 13 Sydney Andrews rehearses her lines with a fellow cast member in the dressing room while she finishes getting ready. Center, magazine honor ‘Catcher’ author’s life Richie Haven hits Austin By Susannah Jacob Daily Texan Staff WHAT: A Tribute to J.D. Salinger with Woodstock nostalgia A month after J.D. Salinger’s death, WHERE: Tonight, doors at 6:30 p.m., By John Ross Harden cal prowess in Greenwich Village, the Harry Ransom Center and the Aus- show at 7 p.m. Daily Texan Staff the east-coast, counterculture epi- tin-based literary magazine American I’ll never forget what I saw center of the ‘60s. This is where he WHEN: The Prothro Theater in the Short fiction will pay tribute to the while aimlessly surfing channels hoped, like many young people Harry Ransom Center author of the American classic “The about six years ago. I came across during the early parts of the de- Catcher in the Rye” at an commemo- TICKETS: Free Michael Wadleigh’s 1970 docu- cade, to reinvent himself. ration event tonight. It will be held at mentary, “Woodstock,” whose He did just that when he the Ransom Center’s Prothro Theater. namesake is widely considered picked up the guitar and be- The Ransom Center’s collection of tion with the opening of a small exhibit to be the greatest music festi- gan playing in an open-tuned Salinger’s letters and manuscripts with some holdings from the Ransom val of all time. There on stage — style, a type of playing that in- will be showcased at the event, and Center’s Salinger collection. Manu- wearing a sweat-drenched tunic volves tuning the strings to a local writers will be reading from the scripts, letters and inscribed books will and accompanied only by a sin- chord that can be achieved with- the collection. Some of the writers par- be on display at the Ransom Center gle bongo drummer and another out using any frets. He quickly ticipating in the reading include Nick until March 12. The center is one of six guitarist — Richie Havens took a grasped the style and used it to Flynn, Elizabeth Crane, Amelia Gray, libraries in the country that has a Salin- deep breath and began to rapidly achieve the fast-paced rhythms ZZ Packer and John Pipkin. ger archive, and its holdings are some strum his six-string while crying he is known for today. Both Molly Schwartzburg, curator of of the most extensive. “Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!” With more than 30 albums re- British and American literature at the Meyers said the event is meant to to the audience. leased and an impressive resume Ransom Center, and Jill Meyers, editor do more than just show off the collec- Within seconds, the crowd of that features performances along- of American Short Fiction, had a hand tion but also to show that some of the more than 100,000 was on its side Bob Dylan and Jimi Hen- in selecting the material scheduled to most revelatory information about feet, matching its energy with drix, Richie has successfully im- be read throughout the evening. the author, his published works, is Havens’. plemented this same style over “We picked funny and vibrant let- freely available. Fortunately, Austinites won’t the course of the developing mu- ters to read that show off [Salinger’s] By getting caught up in the possi- have to rent the “Woodstock” sic scene. voice, dialogue and moments in his bility of unpublished work and let- DVD to get a feel for the entertain- On Saturday night, when Ha- work that are celebratory and won- ters written by Salinger, one could ment Havens is capable of provid- vens takes the stage, the audi- derful,” Meyers said. easily miss some of the greatest trea- ing, as he will be performing at ence will not only get to relive Meyers said the event coordinators sures of all: the books and stories Austin’s One World Theater on Havens’ earlier music, includ- wanted to display “Salinger’s celebra- published willingly and eagerly by Saturday night. ing the hit, “Freedom,” but they tion of innocence,” which she said of- the author himself. Although Havens, 69, is more will also get to hear from his lat- ten falls side-by-side with his “en- Tonight, doors will open at 6:30 than 40 years removed from his est album, Nobody Left to Crown, gaged criticism of the world.” p.m., and the reading will begin at 7 highly acclaimed Woodstock per- released in late 2008. To capture that contrast, “A Perfect p.m. Since the Prothro Theater has lim- formance — the first act of the fes- Just as Havens was able to Day for Bananafish,” a story from Salin- ited seating and the Ransom Center is tival — don’t doubt his ability to captivate me from my couch six ger’s collection “Nine Stories,” was se- anticipating an enthusiastic turnout. continue to bring a heavy rhythm years ago, the man who preaches lected to be part of the program. Those interested in attending should and soulful lyrics. through song will do the same to The event was organized in conjunc- plan to arrive early. Courtesy of the Harry Ransom Center Havens developed his musi- audiences Saturday. Tegan and Sara bring indie-pop style to campus venue

By Audrey White such a vibrant, music-loving city rated much more on Sainthood than WHAT: Tegan and Sara with Daily Texan Staff and because she and sister Sara on previous efforts. This was in- Holly Miranda, Steel Train UT’s Bass Concert Hall will Quin have friends who live here. spired after watching the Tom Pet- transform into a hotbox of indie- “People really appreciate mu- ty documentary “Running Down a WHERE: Bass Concert Hall pop wonder tonight, with sis- sic in Austin, and they know how Dream,” in which Petty works with ter-duo Tegan and Sara, rising to be a great audience,” Quin said. other artists like Jeff Lynne. WHEN: Tonight at 7 p.m. rock group Steel Train and sing- “We’ve played Stubb’s a bunch “We only literally wrote one er-songwriter Holly Miranda and done the gauntlet of great song on the record together, but TICKETS: $15 for students at box poised to take the stage. venues. Austin has its own thing we collaborated on all of them,” office, up to $35 otherwise All three acts are Austin vet- going on, and it’s really great.” Quin said. “The songs changed erans, but none have played the The band is touring in support of magically. Sara and I have been She said the process of picking Bass Concert Hall, which was its newest album, Sainthood. Quin making music for 14 years as a who to tour with is always a dif- completed in January 2009. Tegan said the new album is much more duo, and we always thought of ficult one because they have so Quin, co-singer and co-songwriter optimistic than 2007’s The Con, writing as a very independent ac- many friends in the industry, but Courtesy of Tegan and Sara of Tegan and Sara, told The Dai- which expressed a lot of the “ag- tivity and something we shied they try to choose artists that they ly Texan that Austin is one of her gressive sadness” they were feeling away from doing together. We felt Tegan and Sara will be playing the Bass Concert Hall for the first time favorite cities to play because it is at the time. The sisters also collabo- like we need a challenge.” INDIE continues on page 13 tonight at 7 p.m.