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TODAY Public weighs in on cafe’s future Second forum provides Calendar outlet for discussion of Clean up, clean up three possible options Volunteer for a two-hour shift By Shabab Siddiqui to clean up Barton Springs. Visit Daily Texan Staff www.austinearthday.com for more Within the first few minutes information. 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. of his presentation Wednesday afternoon, Juan González, vice Civil rights panel president for student affairs, made it clear that the “Cactus The Heman Sweatt Symposium on Cafe lives on.” Civil Rights presents a discussion The following two hours be- panel on integration at the came a debate of “how” and “in University. Texas Union 3.502, 12:30 what manner.” p.m. to 2 p.m. González hosted the second open forum regarding the future On rebuilding Iraq of the 31-year-old on-campus mu- Rear Admiral David J. Nash speaks sic venue at the AVAYA Auditori- on the rebuilding of Iraq. ACES um. Three-fourths of the room’s 2.302, 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. 200 seats were filled by various community members, students, cUT the Carbon! staff, faculty and administrators. The UT Campus Environmental In the first forum, held primar- Center hosts a free cUT the Carbon ily for student leaders on cam- Earth Day concert on the Main Mall, pus last week, González outlined six guiding principles and three 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. possible options regarding the future of the cafe. For Wednes- Real, in color day’s forum, González scrapped The Black and White Years perform his PowerPoint presentation and at Stubb’s, 10 p.m. summarized the guiding princi- ples of preserving the cafe in a Shop, eat, be green self-sustaining business model More than 50 local Austin and of increasing student input Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff businesses are donating 5 percent and access. Advocates of the Cactus Cafe formed a human chain outside of the Texas Union on Wednesday and displayed a scroll containing about 6,000 of their gross sales to regional González also announced that signatures from supporters hoping to keep the cafe open. nonprofits who help the community the University will no longer con- and the environment. Visit www. sider giving the Cactus to a third- was overwhelming to that con- ing a hybrid model. The hybrid Facing a recurring 2-percent by August. austinearthday.com for a list of party vendor, which was fol- cept.” model details a partnership with University-wide budget cut, the E-mails obtained through pub- businesses. lowed by applause from the au- González said the two remain- KUT and students. KUT would Texas Union Board of Directors lic records requests revealed that dience. ing options include continu- be charged with providing pro- recommended on Jan. 29 to re- administrators at the Texas Union “It’s simply not viable,” he ing as a self-operating entity un- gramming on the days the cafe is purpose the cafe and to phase Today in history said. “The negative [feedback] der a University office or pursu- not booked by students. out the informal classes program CACTUS continues on page 2 In 1976 Barbara Walters signs a $5 million Students go for gold at Longhorn Olympics Group voices contract with ABC, making her the first news anchorwoman in network By Shamoyita DasGupta history. Daily Texan Staff concern over Strapped into a harness and bound by a bungee cord, finance junior Jonathan Semt- uoride level ner raced his friend across an inflatable track Wednesday at Clark Field, hoping to reach Inside the finish line before the cord pulled him in city water back to his starting position. In News: Semtner was among more than 50 UT stu- By Alex Geiser Business fair, concert raise Earth dents to attend the first Longhorn Olympics. Daily Texan Staff Day awareness page 5 Hosted by the Federation of Lesbian, Ally While many city officials tout and Gay Sports, the event featured a sports the benefits of adding fluoride In Opinion: tournament with soccer, volleyball and bas- to the public water supply, some Viewpoint criticizes UT for turning ketball matches. The Olympics also featured Austin activists question the safety a deaf ear to students page 4 a variety of inflatable games provided by of the practice on the grounds that Bounce Across Texas. These included an ob- the additive is a hazardous waste. stacle course, a bungee run and a rock ’n’ roll Members of Fluoride Free Aus- In Sports: joust, where opponents tried to knock each tin distributed fliers warning Track stars jump, vault their way other off an inflatable pedestal with mallets against fluoridation — a practice past the competition page 6 in the center of a bounce house. that has been used in Austin for “The main reason for Longhorn Olympics nearly 30 years — as part of an In Life&Arts: is to introduce sports to students who usually Earth Day celebration Wednes- Structured shapes stride down don’t play and to have tournaments for peo- Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff day at the Austin Farmers’ Market at Triangle Park. Rob Love, a psy- runway for senior show page 10 ple who usually play sports to be able to par- Undeclared freshman Margaret Wittenmyer challenges her brother John Wittenmyer, ticipate in,” FLAGS president Daniel Otero a Plan II junior, at the bungee run at Clark Field during the Longhorn Olympics on chology graduate student at UT said. “We’re just trying to create a fun envi- Wednesday. and member of Fluoride Free Aus- ronment for students to come participate in.” tin, said fluoride is only beneficial Semtner said he came to support his cause the organization is founded on shat- music from UT student DJ Trey and were to oral health if applied topically. friends participating in the sports tourna- tering stereotypes,” he said. “I haven’t seen also given free food from Pluckers. FLAGS “Look at your tube of tooth- ments and to take advantage of the recre- any of the other organizations do anything so hopes to continue this tradition and host the paste,” Love said. “Do you want ational games available. monumental.” “I think [Longhorn Olympics] is good be- Attendees of the Olympics listened to OLYMPICS continues on page 2 WATER continues on page 2 Quote to note “I have nothing against College houses could receive tax break fried chicken,‘ bacon By Audrey White ductible donations to 501(c)(3) pha and psychology senior who ‘ Daily Texan Staff organizations — a category of traveled to Washington for the or cheese. But such Students who live in off-cam- nonprofit groups that are ex- conference with Nathan Sultze, culinary revisionism pus, nonprofit residences such empt from some federal income a member of Zeta Psi and mar- as Greek houses could catch a taxes. This could in turn give keting senior. “A lot of times, the cannot be allowed to tax break that would help them grants to off-campus, nonprof- first things that get cut are main- stand. What’s next? make necessary safety and infra- it housing entities to make spec- tenance and safety improve- structure improvements, such ified improvements. The legisla- ments that should be done.” Soup on a plate? Pizza as the addition of fire sprinklers tion has been addressed in Con- One notable effect of the bill’s pas- and smoke detectors. gress for the past nine years, and sage would be that alumni of Greek with the crust on Two UT students spent Sun- students have lobbied for it since groups could make a tax-deductible top? A fillingless day through Wednesday in 2004, but it has never passed. donation marked specifically for Washington, lobbying on behalf This year, around 100 students safety and infrastructure improve- Hot Pocket?“ of the Collegiate Housing Infra- participated. ments to national fraternal or soror- Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff structure Act during the annual “There are budget cuts for uni- ity organizations, which are usual- — Dave Player Geography senior Robin King relaxes in her room at the French House North American Interfraternity versities and programs across the ly 501(c)(3) compliant. The national Daily Texan columnist Co-op. Most co-ops are already eligible to receive tax-deductible dona- Conference. nation, and we are all having fi- organization could then give the tions for building improvements, but the College Housing Infrastructure The bill would make it possi- nancial problems,” said Danielle OPINION PAGE 4 Act could extend that eligibility to other off-campus housing. ble for people to make tax-de- Brown, a member of Zeta Tau Al- GREEK continues on page 5 TIP OF THE DAY PRESENTED BY Carry a tote bag for shopping so you don’t need to use a plastic bag. If you get a plastic bag, reuse it!

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THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 192 25 cents OLYMPICS: GLBT group unites students through sports CONTACT US From page 1 Main Telephone: Longhorn Olympics every year, Otero said. (512) 471-4591 The winners of the sports tournament were given prizes donated by the Division of Rec- Editor: reational Sports, including TeXercise passes, Jillian Sheridan gift cards to the University Co-op, intramural (512) 232-2212 summer passes and RecSports water bottles. [email protected] The recreational aspect of the Olympics attracted the attention of many different UT Managing Editor: students, some of whom used the opportu- Ana McKenzie nity to relax. (512) 232-2217 “It’s pretty cool because it’s stress-reliev- managingeditor@ ing,” said Gloria Delgadillo, an undeclared dailytexanonline.com freshman who ran the inflatable obstacle course with a friend. “Finals are coming up, News Office: and you kind of need to get out of your dorm (512) 232-2207 and get some physical activity.” [email protected] The organization was created in the fall for GLBT students to have an environment Sports Office: where they could participate in sports at all (512) 232-2210 levels of competition, Otero said. [email protected] “Really, our mission is to promote commu- nity [through] sports and recreational events Life & Arts Office: like Longhorn Olympics,” he said. (512) 232-2209 Otero said that by holding an event that was [email protected] open to anyone, FLAGS hoped to help bring more diverse groups of UT students together. Photo Office: “[The Longhorn Olympics] just keeps ev- (512) 471-8618 eryone involved,” said Dustin Haley, an exer- [email protected] cise science sophomore who played in the soc- Retail Advertising: cer tournament. “It raises awareness for gen- der equality and keeps everyone open-mind- (512) 471-1865 ed. It shows the whole campus that everyone Chris Kosho | Daily Texan Staff [email protected] can have fun in the same way.” Biochemistry freshman Jennifer Akaluso catches her breath between jousting rounds during the first Longhorn Olympics. Classified Advertising: (512) 471-5244 classifi[email protected] WATER: Official says fluoride is beneficial CACTUS: Thousands petition The Texan strives to present all infor- mation fairly, accurately and complete- From page 1 The Mosaic Company, a glob- teopenia, a precursor to osteopo- ly. If we have made an error, let us know al producer of phosphate fertil- rosis, was in a high-risk group for in favor of keeping cafe open about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail [email protected]. to swallow those ingredients? izer, produces the hydrofluoro- fluoride poisoning because of the No, but we are forced to consume silicic acid for Austin and other large quantities of water he con- From page 1 ing it more relevant to students them in our drinking water.” cities. Mosaic mines phosphate sumed. Since then, the group, through more diverse program- Many big cities add fluoride in rock form and adds sulfuric which has had many supporters had made the decision to close ming and internship opportu- COPYRIGHT to the water supply as a means acid to the rock to produce a gas, and a solid core of 10 people, has the cafe as early as December. All nities. Some of Smith’s students of improving dental health. But a which liberates fluorine and sili- been addressing the City Council of the board’s recommendations also spoke at the forum. Copyright 2010 Texas Student must go through President Wil- “It has infinite possibilities,” Media. All articles, photographs number of smaller environmental cone from the rock. and plans to speak at Thursday’s liam Powers Jr. for final approval. Smith said. “It could improve the and graphics, both in the print and groups and opponents say it pos- Mosaic logistics coordinator council meeting. González and Dean of Students brand of the Cactus, improve the online editions, are the property es substantial health risks. Andy Martin said trace amounts In the city’s 2009 report, Phil- Soncia Reagins-Lilly have spent of Texas Student Media and may Fluoride naturally occurs at of heavy metals, including arse- ip Huang, medical director of the brand of KUT and improve the not be reproduced or republished about 0.2 milligrams of fluoride per nic, are in the hydrofluorosilicic Travis County Health and Human the past five weeks discussing brand of the University. [Students in part or in whole without written liter of water. The Centers for Dis- acid at about 0.1 milligrams per li- Resources Depart- the future of the cafe with a six- interested in the music business] permission. ease Control and Prevention calls ter but are not dangerous at min- ment, said ad- person committee. Biology grad- are scraping for morsels of expe- fluoridation one of the 10 greatest ute levels. verse effects uate student Hayley Gillespie rience. To have this opportunity public health achievements of the Jane Burazer, assistant direc- associated INSIDE: and fine arts senior Matt Portillo on campus would be fantastic.” CORRECTION 20th century and defines optimal- tor of treatment at the utility, said with the in- Check out a story serve as student representatives Andrew Nash, a theater and ly fluoridated water as containing the fluoride additive from Mosaic gestion of about Earth Day on the committee while Camer- dance junior, president of the Due to a reporting error, The between 0.7 and 1.2 milligrams of meets all the purity requirements on Smith, director of marketing Student Events Center and mem- excessive on page 5 Daily Texan misidentified the group fluoride per liter of water, depend- set by the National Sanitation amounts of at Texas Perform- ber of the Union that is considering a resolution ing on the maximum temperature Foundation and is safe. Buraz- fluoride only ing Arts, and board, showed encouraging the University to in the region. For warmer regions er said opponents of the practice occur after long- Brad Stein, chair- his support for reconsider its policy on political like Texas, cities use less hydroflu- view Mosaic’s mining process term exposure to high lev- man of the Aus- the KUT propos- signs in Tuesday’s front-page story orosilicic acid, assuming that peo- negatively because they see it as a els of the element. Skeletal fluoro- tin Music Com- al, saying that entitled “University’s sign policy mission, serve as It is my rm belief students should sees further deliberation.” The ple drink more water. byproduct of the phosphate fertil- sis, or bone disease, occurs when According to a November re- izer industry. people ingest more than five times community rep- that the KUT plan not be subsidiz- group considering the resolution is resentatives. ing a venue that the Student Affairs Committee. port by the city of Austin, the Aus- “They have the ability to pro- the amount of fluoride typically T h e f o r u m will provide an does not serve The Texan regrets the error. tin Water Utility uses on average duce and sell two different prod- found in fluoridated water, and ‘‘ about 0.75 milligrams of fluoride ucts,” Burazer said. “A lot of dental fluorosis, seen as brown was preced- opportunity to pump them. per liter of water, well below the books refer to [hydrofluorosilicic stains on teeth, requires more than ed by a dis- a new sense of life “The reason play of taped-to- Environmental Protection Agen- acid] as a waste product, but it’s 30 times the optimal amount. into the Cactus Cafe.” that you don’t see TODAY’S WEATHER cy’s 4-milligrams-per-liter maxi- how you look at it — either as a “It has been rigorously eval- gether petitions more students mum contaminant level. waste stream or a dual stream.” uated,” Huang said in an inter- signed by about — Andrew Nash here [at the fo- High Low 6,000 communi- rum] is because Rae Nadler-Olenick, founder Nadler-Olenick agrees with the view with The Daily Texan, “so I Student Events 79 67 of Fluoride Free Austin, said the former. She founded the group agree with what most other major ty members in they just don’t group is also concerned with the in 2008 after she learned her hus- health groups say, that it has very favor of keeping Center president care,” Nash said. He’s got to keep off all source of the hydrofluorosilicic band, a construction worker who positive public health benefits and the cafe open in “It is my firm be- the Goodall Honeys. acid — the fluoride additive. had been diagnosed with os- it is safe.” its current form lief that the KUT and location. Da- plan will provide vid Kobierowski, an opportunity to This newspaper was written, a member of the nonprofit group pump a new sense of life into the HE AILY EXAN edited and designed with pride T D T by The Daily Texan and Texas Friends of the Cactus Cafe, said Cactus Cafe.” Student Media. the display captures the energy Betty Soo, a UT alumna and a Permanent Staff and passion the community has singer-songwriter who performs Editor ...... Jillian Sheridan for the historic music venue. at the cafe, advocated for a joint Managing Editor ...... Ana McKenzie Spring 2010 Associate Managing Editors ...... Erin Mulvaney, Sean Beherec SpringSpring 20102010 “It’s very seldom you see in- model that would keep the cur- Associate Editors ...... Jeremy Burchard, Dan Treadway, David Muto ...... Lauren Winchester, Roberto Cervantes dividuals so enthusiastic to sign rent management while allowing News Editor ...... Blair Watler Associate News Editors ...... Pierre Bertrand, Lena Price a petition,” Kobierowski said. KUT to broadcast the shows...... Claire Cardona, Viviana Aldous “Many of [the signees] were in “I don’t know why they would Senior Reporters ...... Gerald Rich, Audrey White, Alex Geiser HealthHealth ProfessionsProfessions ...... Shabab Siddiqui, Bobby Longoria, Priscilla Totiyapungprasert disbelief that UT would do this need to come in here and take Copy Desk Chief ...... Nausheen Jivani Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Cristina Herrera, Vicky Ho, Matt Jones with their mission to support the over the booking because many Design Editor ...... Olivia Hinton Senior Designers ...... Shatha Hussein arts and the community.” of us who play [at the cafe] are LectureLecture SeriesSeries ...... Veronica Rosalez, Mustafa Saifuddin Smith, who teaches a class on the KUT playlist and could Special Projects ...... Thu Vo Photo Editor ...... Sara Young at UT called “Artist and Venue use the support,” Soo said. “It Associate Photo Editors ...... Bryant Haertlein, Peter Franklin Senior Photographers ...... Mary Kang,Tamir Kalifa Management,” showed his sup- seems really ignorant when peo- ...... Peyton McGee, Daniela Trujillo, Bruno Morlan Life&Arts Editor ...... Ben Wermund port for the KUT model because ple say that the current Cactus Associate Life&Arts Editors ...... Amber Genuske he feels it can keep the culture of staff is not uniquely qualified to Senior Entertainment Writers ...... Rob Rich, Frankie Marin, Jr...... John Ross Harden, Lane Lynch, Kate Ergenbright the cafe intact while also mak- keep the place running.” Features Entertainment Writers ...... Gerald Rich, Mary Lingwall Sports Editor ...... Blake Hurtik Associate Sports Editor ...... Michael Sherfield Senior Sports Writers ...... Dan Hurwitz, Laken Litman, Austin Ries, Chris Tavarez Comics Editor ...... Carolynn Calabrese Multimedia Editor ...... Juan Elizondo “Careers in the Health Professions” Associate Multimedia Editors ...... Rachael Schroeder, Blas Garcia Senior Videographer ...... Carlos Medina Web Editor ...... Ryan Murphy Follow us on Twitter! Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren Issue Staff twitter.com/thedailytexan Welch 2.224 Reporters ...... Shamoyita DasGupta, Radhika Sakalkale Photographers ...... Chris Kosho, Shannon Kintner, Bobby Longoria Sports Writers ...... Jim Pagels, Ryan Betori, Rishi Daulat Columnist...... Dave Player Page Designers ...... Alexa Hart, Hollis O'Hara Copy Editors ...... Kaitlin Kaufmann, Gabriella Fontes, Andie Shyong 2:00pm - 3:00pm Wire Editor ...... Keith Gardner Comics Artists ...... Gabe Alvarez, Katie Carrell, Victoria Elliott, James Miller ...... Edgar Vega, Ryohei Yatsu, Carolynn Calabrese, Claudine Lucena LIVE NEAR UT Videographers ...... Allan McQuinn - Open to all UT students - Associate Web Editor ...... Kayla Young 3105 Lafayette 3 Br/2 Ba, Huge Outdoor Advertising Living Rm, Big Lot, 2 Car Director of Advertising ...... Jalah Goette Retail Advertising Manager ...... Brad Corbett Account Executive/Broadcast Manager ...... Carter Goss Ga., Wood Floors, $425,000 Campus/National Sales Consultant ...... Joan Bowerman Assistant to Advertising Director ...... C.J. Salgado Student Advertising Director ...... Kathryn Abbas 3107 Hemphill Park 4 Br/4.5 Ba, Stone Friday,Friday, AprilApril 23rd23rd speaker:speaker: Student Advertising Managers ...... Ryan Ford, Meagan Gribbin Student Account Executives ...... Anupama Kulkarni, Ashley Walker, An Ly Home + 1/1 Ga. Apt, ...... Cameron McClure, Daniel Ruszkiewkz, Lauren Aldana ...... Josh Phipps, Tommy Daniels Classified Clerks ...... Teresa Lai Wood Floors, Almost Special Editions, Editorial Adviser ...... Elena Watts Web Advertising ...... Danny Grover 1/2 Acre Lot, 2 Blks to Special Editions, Student Editors...... Kira Taniguchi Graphic Designer Interns ...... Amanda Thomas, Lisa Hartwig UT, $799,000 Charles D. Fraser, M.D. Senior Graphic Designer ...... Felimon Hernandez

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Friday, 12 p.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) www.AustinInformation.com Wire Editor: Keith Gardner 3 www.dailytexanonline.com WORLD&NATION Thursday, April 22, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN NATION Obama weighs abortion rights in decision BRIEFLY At least 11 missing as oil rig President to consider explodes off Louisiana coast NEW ORLEANS — An explo- court nominee who sion rocked an offshore oil drilling platform, sending a column of fire backs women’s rights into the sky and touching off a fran- tic search at sea Wednesday for 11 By Ben Feller missing workers. The Associated Press Most of the 126 workers on the WASHINGTON — President rig Deepwater Horizon escaped Barack Obama, treading careful- safely after the explosion about 10 ly in the explosive arena of abor- p.m. Tuesday, the Coast Guard said. tion and the Supreme Court, Three were critically injured. said Wednesday he will choose The rig, more than 50 miles a nominee who pays heed to the southeast of Venice on Louisiana’s rights of women and the priva- tip, was still burning Wednesday af- cy of their bodies. Yet he said he ternoon. It was tilting about 10 de- won’t enforce any abortion rights grees. There was no estimate of “litmus tests.” when the flames might be out. Obama said it is “very impor- Helicopters and boats searched the Gulf of Mexico for any sign of tant to me” that his court choice the workers who had not been ac- take women’s rights into ac- counted for. count in interpreting the Consti- “We’re hoping everyone’s in a life tution, his most expansive com- raft,” Coast Guard Senior Chief Pet- ments yet about how a woman’s ty Officer Mike O’Berry said. right to choose will factor into his decision. He plans to choose someone to GM repays billions in government succeed Justice John Paul Stevens loans five years ahead of schedule within “the next couple weeks,” WASHINGTON — Fallen gi- he told CNBC. ant General Motors Co. an- Obama accelerated his political nounced the repayment of $8.1 outreach and his conversations billion in U.S. and Canadi- with candidates, positioning an government loans five years himself for one of the most con- ahead of schedule. sequential decisions of his presi- The Obama administration dency. He invited Senate leaders Alex Brandon | Associated Press crowed about the “turnaround” at — Republicans as well as Demo- President Barack Obama and Vice Joe President Biden sit with Senate leaders on Wednesday to discuss the Supreme Court vacancy left by GM and fellow bailout recipient crats — to discuss the issue at the the retirement of Justice John Paul Stevens. Chrysler LLC, saying that the bail- White House and commented out is paying off. briefly to reporters before their The president is consider- port a woman’s right to choose, thing that’s very important to shrined in it.” Much of the improvement private meeting. ing about 10 people, including Obama said: “I am some- me, because I think part of what The Supreme Court declared in comes from GM slashing its debt His rejection of the idea of “lit- a newly confirmed name, feder- body who believes that women our core constitutional values 1973 through its Roe v. Wade de- load and workforce. But the auto- mus tests” was standard presi- al appeals court Judge Ann Wil- should have the ability to make promote is the notion that in- cision that a woman has a consti- maker is a long way from regain- ing its old blue-chip status: It’s dential language, keeping him liams of Chicago. often very difficult decisions dividuals are protected in their tutional right to an abortion, and still losing money — $3.4 billion from being boxed in and protect- Among the candidates are ap- about their own bodies and is- privacy and their bodily integri- close questioning on the issue in last year’s fourth quarter alone. ing his eventual nominee from peals court judges Diane Wood, sues of reproduction.” ty. And women are not exempt has been a feature of Senate con- And while its car and truck sales charges of bringing preconceived Merrick Garland and Sidney He said he would not judge from that.” firmation hearings for some time. are up so far this year, that’s pri- decisions to the bench. Thomas, former Georgia Chief candidates on a single-issue abor- “I think a litmus test is when Federal courts have battled with marily due to lower-profit sales Obama’s pick is not expected Justice Leah Ward Sears, Solici- tion test. you say, will you ask a direct the ramifications of the landmark to car rental companies and other to change the ideological balance tor General Elena Kagan, Mich- “But I will say that I want question about — do you believe decision, although the core ruling fleet buyers. on the court, though Stevens, the igan Gov. Jennifer Granholm, somebody who is going to be in- this? Do you believe that?” White has gone untouched. Chrysler, now run by Italy’s Fiat leader of the court’s liberals, has Homeland Security Secretary Ja- terpreting our Constitution in a House press secretary Robert Obama’s language largely Group SpA, said Wednesday it played a major role in the court’s net Napolitano and Harvard Law way that takes into account indi- Gibbs said. “I think the presi- meshed with what he said dur- lost almost $200 million in the first upholding of abortion rights. Ste- School Dean Martha Minow. vidual rights, and that includes dent will ask any nominee dis- ing a Democratic primary debate quarter. vens, who turned 90 on Tuesday, When asked if he could nom- women’s rights,” Obama said. cuss how they view the Constitu- in November of 2007 during the is retiring this summer. inate someone who did not sup- “And that’s going to be some- tion and the legal principles en- presidential campaign. Compiled from Associated Press reports

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( & ! # !   Editor in Chief: Jillian Sheridan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: [email protected] Associate Editors: 4 Jeremy Burchard David Muto Thursday, April 22, 2010 Roberto Cervantes Dan Treadway OPINION Lauren Winchester THE DAILY TEXAN GALLERY VIEWPOINT Caring about the Cactus

Just nine days before the Texas Union Board will be asked to make a deci- sion on the future of the Cactus Cafe, Juan González, the vice president of stu- dent affairs, held on open forum Wednesday for anyone who wanted 180 sec- onds behind a microphone. Not surprisingly, the community representation was as diverse as the opinions — a “show of hands” response to an attendee’s question indicated a relatively even showing among students, alumni, musi- cians and community members. González prefaced the forum by laying out the options left for the cafe: continue the cafe under a self-operating model or bring in KUT, UT’s public radio station, to partially handle the operations. And while a consensus among the speakers was hardly found, forum attend- ees agreed that those options need more development and substance. Some students praised the KUT plan as a way for the student body to have more of a stake in the cafe. Others felt that the cafe should continue to oper- ate independently from the University-run radio station, and most communi- ty members tied the renown of the cafe to its current management. Others ac- cused González and Texas Union Director Andy Smith of conspiring to close the cafe. On the whole, more student involvement and awareness, yearlong management and booking, responsible budget practices and different music performance genres were all ideas tossed at González. But does it matter at this point what people say? While the process of “re- thinking” the closed-door decision to close the cafe has its obvious ups — like the fact that González now promises to keep the cafe open and eventu- ally wants it to be the “hottest ticket in town” — the administration has been largely unresponsive in implementing outside suggestions. González, whose most-repeated response to criticism and input was “thank you,” appeared resistant to the opinion that the fate of the cafe needs to be discussed further and more options need to be explored. As students, we want to see the cafe opened up as a performance area for students and as a practical education resource for those interested in music business and man- agement. It would also be nice to see more unplugged performances from art- ists who have a strong student following or from those already in town for things like “Austin City Limits” tapings — all ideas previously addressed on these pages and in public forums. Unfortunately, González has made it quite clear that he’s running the show and that, while he may hold a forum to tell the public what the options are, he doesn’t need to take any input into consideration. Recently he even reneged on the idea of adhering to the six “guiding principles” set forth by a commit- tee designed specifically to discuss the right path to take with the cafe. The goal of an event like this is to increase communication and foster ideas, but in holding these forums, González simply shows he is quite willing to take Don’t call it a sandwich — and very capable of deflecting — criticism. And that’s not the point. Those commanding the fate of the cafe have an unspoken obligation to take this in- Be it sub, club, panini or bocadil- A few seconds of handling the put seriously. If, and how, they do it will ultimately show their true colors. lo, sandwiches the world over share pseudo sandwich will leave your a defining trait: bread. The Double hands greasy enough to lubricate a By Dave Player — Jeremy Burchard for the editorial board Down boasts that it doesn’t need a small car. Daily Texan Columnist grained companion. If anything, the Double Down is The Double Down would prefer the antithesis of what a sandwich is Monday, April 12, 2010: A date to label itself using the verb form of meant to embody. If you’re unsure, that has burned itself into the hearts the word “sandwich,” which is used I invite you to swing by KFC on the and minds of Americans. Or maybe to describe the act of placing mate- way to your next poker night. Try GALLERY just caused heartburn. rial between two other objects. By cradling the Double Down in one Last week, fast-food restaurant that definition, its two fried chick- hand while you arrange your cards KFC debuted the Double Down, a en patties are “sandwiching” its slic- in the other. See if your dinner does chicken “sandwich” that consists es of cheese and bacon. Yet, to accept not directly impair your ability to of cheese, bacon and mayonnaise such a liberal usage of the word is to shuffle or deal. Harden yourself for placed between two fried chicken turn against its very etymology and the condemnations of your fellows patties. Promoted by KFC with the to spit in the face of history. as oiled-up cards slip through your slogan “So meaty, there’s no room The source of the term “sandwich” now-greasy fingers. for a bun,” the Double Down packs can be traced back to the 18th centu- I have nothing against fried chick- a whopping 540 calories, 32 grams of ry and the English Lord John Mon- en, bacon or cheese. But such culi- fat and 1,380 milligrams of sodium. tagu, the fourth earl of Sandwich, for nary revisionism cannot be allowed Pushing the boundaries of the whom the Sandwich Islands of the to stand. What’s next? Soup on a fried-foods frontier is nothing new. South Pacific are also named. Sand- plate? Pizza with the crust on top? A As anyone who’s ever been to the wich itself is a small coastal town in fillingless Hot Pocket? State Fair of Texas can attest, if you southeast England. To go on parading the Double fry it, they will come. Fairgoers in According to legend, the earl was Down as a sandwich is not just a past years have been tempted by an avid card player and would often crime against food — it’s the first fried candy bars, fried Twinkies, take his meals at the table to avoid step on a slippery slope toward dis- fried bacon strips and, most recent- missing a hand. But he found that in order and anarchy. ly, fried butter. doing so, his fingers became covered Polls show that Americans don’t However, the unveiling of this in messy grease, soiling his playing trust their own government. The concoction appears to be the first cards. To prevent this disaster, the economy is still in the midst of a re- time such a product has been mar- earl instructed his servants to wrap cession, and we’re fighting two wars keted and distributed on a national his dinner in two pieces of bread. He on the other side of the world. scale. The move is especially surpris- was then able to dine without get- Someone, somewhere, must take a ing considering the recent fast-food ting grease on himself and could stand, put their foot down for what industry trend toward offering more thus continue his game. they know is right so that our chil- health-conscious dishes (I’m looking The litmus test for the validity dren will inherit a world unpollut- at you, Taco Bell Drive-Thru-Diet). of a sandwich, then, is clearly es- ed by the toxins of our own excess- But the real tragedy of the Dou- tablished: If you can eat it with- es and hubris. LEGALESE ble Down is not its heart-stopping out a Wet-Nap, it’s authentic. And, It’s not a sandwich. Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are not necessarily those of the UT administration, nutritional content — it’s the dish’s therein lies the fatal flaw of the the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. flawed labeling. Double Down. Player is a Plan II and history senior.

unteered my services. I’m no longer affili- Another sign of the poor state of Texas protesting military spending and tax cuts a facade of loathing to most efficiently reach THE FIRING LINE ated with SCCC, but I’m still writing, still education was Kory Zipperer’s insinuation during George W. Bush’s presidency for their ends. Unfortunately for the republic, researching and still doing it all for free. in a Tuesday Firing Line, “Students for con- their contribution to the deficit. some of these protesters fully believe Rove’s Guns can save lives, too I’m now married to an amazing woman cealed carry,” that if 25 people protest guns Grodin’s praise for them exposes an speech is not protected and that he should In his Monday Firing Line, John Woods who, when we met (at SCCC’s first national on campus and 55 take a handgun licensing obvious double standard: Why are their face trial for his influence on policy. If these suggested that, because I’m not a student, conference), was a full-time college student. course, an overwhelming majority of stu- protests a sacred expression of patriotism radicals had their way, they would play my involvement in the fight to legalize She’s planning on going back to school next dents on campus support arming the stu- while those against Rove’s speech are some- judge, jury and executioner. licensed concealed carry on campus is noth- year, and neither she nor I would support dent body. Get real. But more importantly, how limiting free speech? Rove serves as a lightning rod to provoke ing more than “astroturfing (fake grass- campus carry if we thought it might make take a statistics course. This is shown in the juxtaposition of debate over which measures are necessary roots) by the gun lobby.” her less safe on campus. What we want and the second- and third-to-last paragraphs. to secure America’s national security with- My involvement began as I watched what every person fighting for campus carry — Patrick Meaney When congressmen are “shouted down” out jeopardizing civil rights. My Republican breaking news of the Virginia Tech massa- wants is to ensure that state law never forces Government senior by tea party members, they are being held cohorts and our Democratic political rivals cre. Hearing initial reports, I thought about a concealed handgun license holder on a col- accountable, but when Rove, a former believe political debate is necessary in a the play I’d attended three days earlier on lege campus into the awful position of reach- Protesters not denying free speech II government official, is “shouted down” by functional democracy. the campus of Texas State University with ing for a last line of defense that isn’t there. protesters, he is being denied his freedom We also believe the peaceful exchange of my girlfriend at the time, a Texas State I am not shocked to hear outrage over of speech. And this is used as an example of power is also a staple of our liberal political student. Listening to accounts of students — W. Scott Lewis the supposed denial of free speech imposed the hypocrisy of the left? system. It is disheartening for me to wit- being gunned down as they hid under Austin resident on Karl Rove by protestors, as expressed by ness a small but vocal minority who seems desks or ran for exits, I wondered what I Jeremy Grodin in a Firing Line on Tuesday. — Zach Wegner to believe free speech is only protected for would have done if a madman had opened Protesters not denying free speech This meme has been repeated by the right Computer engineering sophomore those they agree with, and that political fire in that theater. for years in an attempt to claim that the left predecessors who differ ideologically are Would I have grabbed my girlfriend and With all of the discussion about con- actually despises free speech. Fringe protesters are ‘fascists’ guilty of crimes and deserved to be jailed, made a run for the exit? Would we have cealed handguns and Karl Rove, there’s This is an extremely simplistic viewpoint or worse. hidden under our seats, waiting and hoping been a lot of rhetoric about protesters that ignores the fact that suppression of In the days leading up to the Karl Rove It is easy for my side to deride these — as a wounded Virginia Tech student later “denying” speakers their right to free free speech is inherently an act of govern- event on campus, a troubling revelation sur- people as radical liberals, members of recalled doing — that the gunman wouldn’t speech. It’s a sign of the poor state of the ment. One’s freedom of expression is not faced. Lost in my own naivete, I was under University Democrats who forgot to take get to us? What if there had been nowhere Texas education system when college violated when one is told to “shut up” by the impression that the attacks on Rove as their lithium dosage this morning. to run and nowhere to hide? Would I have students don’t understand that the Bill of a fellow citizen (as Rove demonstrated in a war criminal who should face jail time Besides being factually inaccurate (there found myself reaching — as one survivor of Rights protects citizens from the govern- his response to a protester). It happens only were nothing more than the political hyper- were a number of paleoconservatives who the 1991 Luby’s massacre recalled doing — ment, not from each other. Protesters shout- when our government is the suppressor. bole one sees routinely directed at divisive espoused these views while protesting), for a gun that wasn’t there? Would my last ing down Rove or John Ashcroft are not One would hope that a government major figures when substantive arguments are it is dangerous to not recognize the fringe thought have been of a pistol secured in a denying them their rights — they’re deny- would be able to grasp this distinction, lacking. protesters for who they are. They are neither lockbox under the front seat of my car? Or ing them their platform. though Grodin is certainly not alone in Thorough policy arguments rarely make Democrats nor Republicans, neither liberals might I have survived, only to watch my In fact, these protesters are exercising making the same mistake. catchy signs or chants, so I was convinced nor conservatives. They are fascists. To think girlfriend die? their right to free speech, which they can Grodin also lauds the tea party protesters that the radical protesters were oversim- of them as anything else is a gross misun- That afternoon, absent any motivation or exercise simultaneously with any other as fulfilling a civic duty in standing up to plifying their points through exaggerated derstanding of their intentions. compensation from the gun lobby, I started citizen. It may be in poor taste. It may inap- government. I happen to agree in principle, terms, in the same way an attention-whor- researching and writing about this issue. propriate. It may even be detrimental to though the tea party movement itself has ing 10-year-old tells his parents he hates — Geoffrey Geiger Four months later, I heard about Students their own cause. But it is not an abridgment not expressed much that I find worth listen- them because they refuse to buy him the lat- History senior for Concealed Carry on Campus and vol- of anyone’s “rights.” ing to. I wonder how many of them were est video game. There’s no real animus, just College Republicans at Texas UNIV P5

Thursday, April 22, 2010 NEWS 5 T  -   GREEK: Students lobby in Washington to push bill for collegiate housing act From page 1 cause many alumni of Greek organizations are financially successful, they may be able money as a grant to a local chapter for the to donate to fraternities and sororities with specified improvements, said Alex Green- or without a tax break. Due to budgetary berg, a member of Sigma Alpha Mu and stresses facing the country, he said he was University-wide representative in Student not sure legislators would support a bill that Government. would take away tax monies. The act could also apply to other clubs “It may be difficult to try to get [the act] to and organizations that have houses, such come back to life in Washington, D.C.,” he as Tejas Club, Greenberg said. He worked said. “People are already freaking out about with professors in the business school to de- the deficit, and this would only add to it. termine exactly how the bill would affect Every little bit does count, and who is going tax codes. to push a bill that says we need to add to the “The ultimate goal is to allow people deficit to help fraternities and sororities?” who donate to fraternities and sororities for However, Donovan said student safety the reasons specified by this bill to get tax should be a No. 1 priority, and he supports deductions,” he said. “It allows this hous- the bill if it is the only way students living in ing to be at the same level of tax breaks that these houses will be able to make necessary people get when giving to an on-campus improvements. housing unit. Alumni will have better in- Sultze said that although it is a tough centive to give to college students to make year to move legislation, he is optimistic their houses cheaper and safer.” about the lobbying students did this week. Originally, the students working on be- He and Brown went to Washington with half of act thought it would also apply to the support of both the 2009-10 and 2010-11 cooperative-living houses, Brown said. But SG assemblies — both passed resolutions in because most of those are already 501(c) support of the act. (3) organizations, people can make tax-de- “Because it’s an election year, both par- ductible donations directly to the houses ties are going to be hesitant,” Sultze said. for improvements under the existing tax “We’re not done yet. We’re still making calls Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff code, said Brian Donovan, the general ad- and writing letters and e-mails to let [mem- A couple dances at the Capitol during the event “T is For: Two hundred two-steppers on the steps of the Texas Capitol” on ministrator of the Inter-Cooperative Coun- bers of Congress] know this is an issue that Wednesday afternoon. The event is part of Fusebox, an annual art festival in Austin that encourages artists and audiences to cil in Austin. students care about and that can really af- explore new ideas. Donovan said he was concerned that be- fect housing on college campuses.” Doctor studies cancer treatment UT celebrates Earth Day with fair, concert By Radhika Sakalkale booths to demonstrate environmen- Jon Burklund & The Recycled Red- through personalized therapies Daily Texan Staff tally friendly initiatives. Net Impact’s necks and Mobley. Earth Week, which stresses the impor- goal is to educate students on sustain- “A concert is a great way to gath- By Radhika Sakalkale lating a gene or a cell receptor that causes tance of being environmentally friendly ability and to connect them to green- er students from a variety of differ- Daily Texan Staff abnormal cell growth. at UT, will come to a close Friday with business professionals. ent backgrounds and with a variety A UT System doctor hopes to improve “Instead of having the attitude ‘one various events, including a business “A lot of these things are not talked of different beliefs,” said Andrew treatment for lung cancer by using a size fits all’ [for treatment], we decided fair and a carbon-themed concert on the about in classes, so this fair allows for Townsend, assistant director of the method that would personalize medica- that we were going to perform biopsies Main Mall. students to be exposed to environmen- center. “The CEC wanted to bring tion to target each patient’s condition. on each of the patients that we studied,” For the past three days, UT organi- tally friendly business practices,” said new groups of students into the sus- For the past few years, Dr. Edward he said. zations have been preparing for Earth Elaine Hsu, academic director of the or- tainability conversation.” Kim, an oncology professor at the UT Currently, scientists have not officially Day with a week of events that stressed ganization. The program will also feature MD Anderson Cancer Center, has been identified the biomarkers associated with the importance of being environmen- A few of the companies include Re- speakers who will address issues such working on a unique study that could in- lung cancer, and this study, which is in its tally friendly. The Campus Environ- newable Energy Systems Americas Inc., as climate change, the future costs of dividualize the treatment of lung cancer. early exploration stage, aims to identify mental Center has organized and pub- which promotes clean energy; Theo carbon use and the importance of car- The current treatment for the disease is biomarkers in lung cancer to find more licized a week full of events promoting Chocolate, which sells fair-trade choco- bon neutrality. two-drug chemotherapy — or, if the can- effective drugs for the disease. the practice of sustainability. The stu- late; and Green Living Everyday, which “[Student] involvement will hope- cer progresses, a single-drug chemother- After the biomarkers were studied dent-run organization manages differ- sells eco-friendly products. fully lead to a growth in awareness of apy. By using the new technique, patients in the tumor tissue, Kim said he want- ent projects around campus that focus Since UT students will eventually en- Earth Day and sustainability, which will can be given specific treatments to target ed to specialize treatment for each pa- on the preservation of the Earth. ter the workforce, it is important for further Earth Day’s ultimate goal — to their individual condition. tient based on his or her biomarker pro- The Green Business Fair will be them to have a sense of social responsi- inspire people to protect our planet,” “Personalizing therapy for lung cancer file. At the time, none of the drugs used held by Net Impact Undergraduate on bility for the environment, Hsu said. Townsend said. has never been done before,” Kim said. in the trials had been approved by the the McCombs School of Business pla- To round off the week, the Cam- Events held earlier this week includ- “It opens up a new paradigm for con- Food and Drug Administration to treat za today to promote green business pus Environmental Center is hold- ed a recycling taste test, the distribution ducting new research.” lung cancer. practices. Various student organiza- ing cUT the Carbon, a concert fea- of free aluminum water bottles and tree In 2005, Kim applied for a grant from “In a preliminary fashion, we found tions and local companies will set up turing three bands: Channel One, planting by the Gardening Committee. the U.S. Department of Defense to pur- certain markers in which therapies may sue this study. After receiving the grant in work better or worse,” Kim said. “This April of 2006, he began clinical trials the will be the subject of further research.” following November. He then began his Kim has made a repository of all the preliminary study, which was completed tissues collected to further explore differ- in October of 2009. ent markers and to determine the bene- RECYCLE For the clinical trials, researchers took fits of various drugs, such as Gleevec and your a biopsy of 250 to 300 patients’ tumors Herceptin, which were both used in his copy of and measured certain biomarkers to see clinical trials. which drug would match a patient’s spe- “We knew that we wouldn’t have all THE cific condition. A biomarker is an area in of the answers,” he said. “But since we a cell that shows irregular growth and is saved tissue, we can go back and look DAILY more likely than other parts of the cell to at additional samples and explore dif- TEXAN experience mutations that lead to cancer, ferent markers in association with these Kim said. It can be a gene, a protein regu- treatments.”

  



  
 

     
  


      

 
    
 

       

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Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (512) 232-2210 6 www.dailytexanonline.com SPORTS Thursday, April 22, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN SIDELINE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD NBA Playoffs

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Jamaican high jumper carries Charlotte 77 weight of his native country Orlando 92 every time he competes NHL Playoffs By Jim Pagels Daily Texan Staff The track stands were almost empty at Washington 6 last week’s dual meet against Arkansas, Montreal 3 but high jumper Jamal Wilson still knew that he had thousands of eyes on him. Vancouver 6 Wilson, a Jamaican native, is one of the Los Angeles 4 top jumpers in the small track and field- crazed nation. While his performances at Buffalo 2 Boston 3 F/2OT UT may not attract very much media atten- tion, he is regularly covered in The Bahama Journal, The Nassau Guardian, and other MLB Jamaican publications. “It can be intense at times,” Wilson National League said. “But every time I get out there on the track, I know that there are people Florida 4 watching me.” Houston 5 Competing for one of the most presti- gious athletic programs in the country at Milwaukee 8 UT is especially pressure-filled for Wil- Pittsburgh 0 son considering where he was at just five months ago. Chi Cubs 9 Wilson spent the first two years of his NY Mets 3 college education at Southwest Mississip- pi Community College in Summit, Miss., LA Dodgers 14 a city of less than 1,500 people. That’s Cincinnati 6 half the size of Jester. Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff Texas’ Junior high jumper Jamal Wilson clears the bar during the Texas Relays earlier this season. Wilson, a Jamaican native, St. Louis 9 JUMP continues on page 7 has grabbed the attention of his native newspapers because of his success while in the U.S. Arizona 4

San Francisco 2 Freshman pole vaulter inches San Diego 5 closer to school record despite Colorado 4 only three years of experience Washington 6 By Ryan Betori Philadelphia 2 Daily Texan Staff Atlanta 0 Natasha Masterson is one of the most decorated pole vaulters in Texas history, American League and she’s only a freshman. Kansas City 4 Masterson tied the indoor record Toronto 3 F/10 (4.12 meters) in January, and last week, she notched the school’s second-highest Texas 7 outdoor clearance (4.20 meters) at Bay- Boston 8 F/12 lor’s Michael Johnson Classic. The feat, which puts Masterson a mere two inch- Cleveland 0 es away from former Longhorn Ashley Minnesota 6 Laughlin’s record, was accomplished in spite of strong winds and poor weath- Tampa Bay 12 er. Because pole vault is highly techni- Chi White Sox 0 cal, such conditions can hinder a perfor- mance tremendously. Detroit 4 With clear skies forecasted for this LA Angels 3 week’s Penn Relays in Philadelphia, one of the premier track events in the nation, NY Yankees 3 she could potentially perform even better. Oakland 1 Masterson’s potential is made all the more impressive because of her history. Baltimore 1 She has only been competing in the vault Seattle 4 for three years. Coincidentally, Masterson was first introduced to the event at a Tex- Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff as track and field summer camp that she Freshman pole vaulter Natasha Masterson clears the bar during Texas Relays. Masterson has already tied the national record for indoor pole vault and is only two inches away for the Texas outdoor record. VAULT continues on page 7 SPORTS BRIEFLY

NFL DRAFT MEN’S TENNIS Astros extend winning streak TEXAS 7, TEXAS A&M 0 to four with win over Marlins Geoff Blum’s first career pinch-hit Two Horns triple drove in two runs in the sev- enth inning to propel the Houston Astros to a 5-4 win over the Florida expected to Texas clinches share of Big 12 title Marlins on Wednesday night. Blum’s hit off Burke Badenhop By Rishi Daulat The ITA No. 23 duo of juniors (0-2), gave the Astros their fourth- be rst round Daily Texan Staff Ed Corrie and Kellen Damico straight win and fifth in the past six The stage was set to decide the rolled to an 8-2 victory over Al- games after an 0-8 start. regular-season Big 12 champion. berto Bautista and Alexey Grig- Humberto Quintero had two hits, UT’s Penick-Allison Tennis orov, and UT newcomers Vasko including a homer for the Astros to dra picks Center was nearly filled to ca- Mladenov and Jean Anders- send the Marlins to their first series pacity, by far the largest crowd of en clinched the point with their defeat of the season. the season, and fans of both No. 8-5 win over Alexis Klegou and Wilton Lopez (1-0) allowed one By Michael 3 Texas and No. 9 Texas A&M Marcus Lunt. Seniors Dimitar hit and no runs in two innings Sherfield were in full force. Kutrovsky and Josh Zavala im- for the win, and Matt Lindstrom Daily Texan And once again, the Long- proved their No. 6 doubles rank- pitched a scoreless ninth for his Columnist horns did not disappoint as they ing after beating No. 3 Austin fourth save. destroyed the Aggies, 7-0, to Krajicek and Jeff Dadamo 8-6, Houston had consecutive sin- clinch at least a share of the reg- even though the doubles point gles by Pedro Feliz and Kaz Matsui I’m not sure if you’ve heard, but in the seventh inning before Blum’s ular-season Big 12 championship was already won. the NFL Draft is coming up. two-RBI triple with one out gave and the No. 1 seed in next week’s The singles were much more Forgive me, I couldn’t keep my- Houston a 5-4 lead. The hit com- Big 12 tournament. self from making a small joke about interesting, though. pleted a comeback for the Astros Texas started off the match Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff a gargantuan, oversized and just a Andersen was the only Long- who trailed 4-1 after Florida’s four- with a bang as it swept all three little over-hyped occasion. horn who had an easy time with Senior Dimitar Kutrovsky goes after a ball in Texas’ shutout win run fifth inning. doubles matches to grab the ear- over Texas A&M to clinch a share of the Big 12 title and guarantee The draft has gotten so big that Michael Bourn doubled in the ly point. TENNIS continues on page 7 a Texas victory in the year long Lone Star Showdown. this year, ESPN is showing it over sixth inning before a walk by Jeff three days in prime time, starting Keppinger. Lance Berkman reached tonight. It’s also gotten so big that it on a fielder’s choice, and Keppinger has overtaken the military draft as SOFTBALL was out at second, leaving Bourn “the draft” in casual conversation. TEXAS 4, TEXAS A&M 1 stuck between second and third. That’s pretty big. Hanley Ramirez got an error after And while more than a few foot- crashing into Bourn after the fourth throw of the run down, allowing ball fans — and almost all non-fans him to reach third. — will rightfully roll their eyes at Horns guaranteed Lone Star Showdown title Carlos Lee drove in his first run Mel Kiper’s self-importance (and of the year on a single to left field in his hair), for the 255 players who By Kate Guerra down competition. always have special instructions the game differently,” Luna said. Daily Texan Staff Texas has the best pitcher of on how to face Meagan May. “I just wanted more revenge, the sixth to get Houston within 4-3. will be picked over the course of the Astros starter Bud Norris didn’t Wednesday night’s game the Big 12 in Blaire Luna. The She’s put up amazing numbers, just wanted to get the outcome weekend, this is as big as it gets. allow a hit until Dan Uggla’s single against Texas A&M would be a Aggies have Meagan May, the she’s a great hitter, but we cer- this time. I had the same mind- About five to eight of your favor- to start the fifth inning. He walked ite former Longhorns are among big deal, regardless of who was freshman superstar who leads tainly had a plan of attack.” set going in of just going out John Baker before striking out Cody that 255 on the team. However, this par- the conference with 18 home The two teams have a lot there and doing my thing, and Ross. A single by Gaby Sanchez While for the past four years, ticular matchup’s clash of the ti- runs and a whopping 55 RBIs. in common. Both are relative- having the defense back me up, scored Uggla to tie it at 1 before Texas football has started and end- tans added a little something Texas hadn’t played in seven ly young teams who have re- which they did.” Baker scored on a sacrifice bunt by ed with quarterback Colt McCoy, extra to the intensity that is the days. With all of these factors, ceived extraordinary produc- A&M grabbed the first run of Johnson. Maybin pushed the lead the soon-to-be Mr. Rachel Glandorf State Farm Lone Star Show- the game was a toss-up. tion from their freshmen. In the game in the top of the fourth to 3-1 with his run-scoring triple, isn’t going to be the first Longhorn down, as Texas beat A&M 4-1. “My only concern was that their last meeting in College inning, when Kelsey Spittler which fell just behind a sprinting drafted. That distinction will be- The game tied the season se- we hadn’t played in a week, so Station, Aggie freshman Melis- had a one-run triple to deep Bourn in center field. long to safety Earl Thomas, who ries between the two opponents when you’re used to playing so sa Dumezich had the walkoff center. Center fielder Britta- Norris left after giving up three tied a school record with eight at 1-1 and helped guarantee the much, you wonder how that’s hit in the seventh inning to win ny Chalk tried to chase the ball hits and four runs with five strike- Longhorns’ win over the Aggies going to show up,” Texas head the game 1-0. outs in five innings. DRAFT continues on page 7 in the yearlong Lone Star Show- coach Connie Clark said. “We “I don’t think I approached WIN continues on page 7 — The Associated Press SPTS P7

Thursday, April 22, 2010 SPORTS 7 JUMP: Juco national champ excels at UT DRAFT: Houston, Shipley, From page 6 meet against Texas A&M in Janu- where you have to walk around “I feel it’s my duty to UT to go McCoy to go later in draft ary. While Wilson has only been a all the time, and classes can be like out there and win the Big 12 cham- “I was actually supposed to go Longhorn for four months, coach two miles apart.” pionship [in three weeks],” he said. potential general managers look for to [the University of] Alabama af- From page 6 Bubba Thornton has had his eyes Since winning that first meet, The determined jumper is also in a top-10 pick at quarterback, but ter high school, but I wasn’t aca- on him for much longer. Wilson has improved his height trying to qualify for the Olympics interceptions last year, or defen- he’s a safe bet for a second-round demically eligible, so it just became “We knew about Jamal when each meet and finally broke the someday, but for now, he just wants sive end/outside linebacker Ser- pick with a chance to compete a matter of which school had an in- he was coming out of high 7-feet mark last week against Ar- to take things one step at a time. gio Kindle, who had 16 sacks the for a starting spot on a bad team terest,” he said. “That ended up be- school,” he said. “A talent like kansas. He credits his new team- That next step will be at this past two years. or backup on a good one. Kansas ing Southwest Mississippi.” that doesn’t go unnoticed in the mates for helping him through the weekend’s 116th annual Penn Re- Thomas, who declared for the City, Buffalo and Cleveland at the After winning the high jump at recruiting process.” process of transferring. lays, which start today. The event is draft after only two years of playing top of the second are likely desti- the NJCAA Championships last For Wilson, coming from rural “The guys here are cool peo- the largest in the nation, attracting time as a redshirt sophomore, was nations. Pack a coat, Colt. year, Wilson thought it was time to Mississippi to downtown Austin ple, and they made sure that I was over 100,000 fans each year. the biggest playmaker in the Texas He might be joined in his new move to a bigger program. has been quite a change. comfortable,” he said. “At first, it “It’s absolutely good prepara- defensive backfield. He has every- home by Jordan Shipley, the re- “The tradition is what real- “It was definitely a big transi- was kind of hard for me in terms of tion for nationals, not so much thing an NFL team could want in a ceiver McCoy made his name ly brought me to UT. I know they tion, especially the mental factor, competition, but no matter what, about the competition, but just defensive back: intelligence, speed throwing to the past two years. have a good high jump program, just trying to figure out how ev- no matter how I did, they would about how we handle this kind of and versatility. Except for size, that Not blessed with top-end NFL and I just wanted to be a part of it,” erything worked, put everything try and motivate me and make me experience,” Thornton said. “There is; Thomas bounced off a few tack- speed, and perhaps having to he said. in place, and bring it all together,” do better for next time.” are so many distractions they have les in college, which could be a big- overcome the stereotypes associat- Wilson joined the team in Jan- he said. “It was difficult just get- Wilson will need all the moti- to get though before they even get ger problem in the NFL. ed with being a white wide receiv- uary, joining fellow Jamaican Kei- ting used to a faster pace of life. Be- vation he can get in order to break on the track.” That could mean his future lies er, Shipley is expected to fall some- ron Stewart as the only Caribbe- ing at a smaller school, classes are his personal record 7 feet, 3.75 inch Wilson’s already been through somewhere between safety and where between rounds two and an natives on the team. He had easier, everything is more compact, jump set two years ago. But he al- this kind of pressure, though. After corner back, but no matter where three, where he could go to offen- an immediate impact on the team, so it doesn’t take a big toll on your ready seems to have plans down all, he has an entire nation watch- he ends up, he’ll make plays. Ex- sively challenged Cleveland. The winning the high jump at his first body compared to being at UT, the road. ing his every jump. pect him to fall no lower than two major injuries that robbed him Houston at 20. of two seasons at UT don’t help his Kindle should be the next case, and at 24, he’s one of the old- Longhorn off the board, with ex- er draft prospects. pectations somewhere in mid-to- Rounding out the marquee VAULT: Former heptathlete relies on family for support late first round or early second. of Texas men is the oft-forgot- While his senior year didn’t yield ten Lamarr Houston. In any oth- From page 6 ple wrong.” pressure can sometimes cause Mas- plishments. “But we’d like to the type of sack production many er year, Houston would be a top- In fact, Masterson has been aim- terson to become “her own tough- see her be able to do it in the big wanted (six total, with 2 1/2 com- 20 pick. This year, he’s the third- attended after her sophomore year ing to prove people wrong since est critic.” meets, the pressure meets, the ing in the BCS title game), his first best tackle coming out of his own of high school. She turned out to be the day she set foot on campus. “It probably is the pressure,” meets that count.” season as a full-time defensive conference and will most likely a natural, winning the state cham- “I’ve had people in the past say Masterson said about the hard- At the Penn Relays, Master- end showed up much better on be a second-round pick, where pionship in her senior season. that I’d just blend in at Texas, or est adjustment in college. “Ev- son will have the chance to do just film than on paper. he will be a steal. After bounc- Still, Masterson was recruited as that I should go to a small school eryone looks from the crowd, that. He also has a couple other ing around from end to tackle a heptathlete. Although it is com- because they could put more time expecting Texas to do well. For Masterson, success will come things going for him. First, ver- and dealing with injuries, Hous- posed of seven different events, the and effort into Having a bad not from a more fine-tuned focus satility and pass rushing are very ton exploded last year, coming heptathlon is not scored very high me,” she said. “I meet can really but rather from stepping back and “in” right now in the NFL. A second on the team in sacks and for its difficulty. knew that could hit home when letting her skills take over. player who can hit a quarterback first in unnoticed tackles at the “In the words of coach Bev [Kear- happen, but I you’re wearing “I put too much pressure on ac- one play as an end, drop back in line of scrimmage. He could be ney], ‘The heptathlon is the most knew the oppor- that burnt or- tually winning the event instead coverage the next and then stuff a joining Thomas in Houston as a grueling event for 10 points,’” Mas- tunities here were Having a bad meet ange.” of just going out there for myself,” running play for good measure is second-round pick. terson said. “So we thought it was so much great- These nerves she said about past meets. in demand. From here, it’s a crap shoot. the best move to gain points as a er than any other can really hit home have come out at Brimmer seconded this belief. This brings us to McCoy. The Linebacker Roddrick Muckel- vaulter since I was excelling at it.” school.” ‘‘when you’re wearing the team’s larg- “She was too uptight for those concerns around the NCAA’s all- roy is the most-likely other Long- Masterson believes the shift to Texas was also that burnt orange.” er meets. Both of meets. She just needs to relax and time wins leader are as well-doc- horn to be drafted, but that will just one event has contributed to appealing because her records were vault,” she said. umented as his impressive skills: come on the last day, while kick- her rapid progress. of its proximity to — Natasha set at small regu- Although Masterson’s fami- his small stature, inconsistent deep er Hunter Lawrence and the three “In the beginning of the season, Masterson’s family Masterson lar-season meets ly won’t be making the journey throwing and occasional terrible graduated offensive linemen will I had so many other events going in Pflugerville. She that have little im- to Philadelphia, she will look for decision. The good: off-the-charts likely have to work their way on on,” Masterson said. “But now that goes home near- Freshman pole vaulter pact on the out- support from teammate and close accuracy, great athlete and great to teams as free agents. it’s just pole vault, it’s allowed me ly every weekend come of the sea- friend Jessica Doyle. The two count leader without use of eye-black or But what do I know? Spend to focus and break the vault down and has her par- son. However, at on each other for both encourage- screaming. your whole weekend watching and really take it all in.” ents at the track for the Big 12 indoor ment and coaching. McCoy doesn’t have the type of to find out. Despite this additional practice, home meets. championships “We feed off each other,” Doyle even she has been surprised by the “She has a great family support and the Texas Relays, two of the said. “We know what to say to get impact she’s had on the team this base,” assistant coach Rose Brim- largest, most heavily scrutinized one another over the bar.” year. But she refuses to use her inex- mer said. “Whether she vaults meets of the year, Masterson did After working so closely with perience as an excuse. good or bad, they’re her No. 1 not perform well. She placed 10th Masterson, Doyle has confidence in WIN: Horns take down A&M “I think people expect to me to fans. And she needs that.” at both events, clearing 3.88 meters her ability to step up at big meets. use that as a crutch, the fact that This added support helps a lot at and 3.86 meters, respectively. Mas- She believes Masterson will shine I’m a freshman and I haven’t been a place like Texas, where a winning terson called both meets “very dis- at the Penn Relays and beyond. with pair of two-run homers doing this that long.” Masterson tradition also creates extra pres- appointing.” “I think she can do it. She works said. “But that makes want to do sure to succeed. Although it helps “I think it’s great,” Brimmer so hard and is so levelheaded.” From page 6 the game and got two insurance it that much more and prove peo- to push her, trying to live up to this said about Masterson’s accom- Doyle added. “She’s a phenom.” runs from a Bennett home run in down but ran into the fence and the sixth. had to leave the game after the “Especially this game, I know collision. we came out ready to beat this The Longhorns wasted no team,” Bennett said. “They beat TENNIS: Texas secures win with dominant singles play time in retaliating. Sophomore us at their field, and there’s al- Lexy Bennett knocked a single ways that rivalry. I don’t think From page 6 er in the country, Krajicek, No. 11 lost a close second and then fought the Aggie beatdown. through the left side, and with anyone is thinking that it has to Kutrovsky lost the first set and back in the third set in his 6-4, 4-6, The win helped the Horns clinch one out, third baseman Nadia be just one person to do it; it’s his opponent as he cruised to a 6-4, then had a set point, up 6-5 in the 6-2 win over No. 43 Dadamo. a 10-5 win in the Lone Star Show- Taylor launched a home run to going to take everyone. And it’s 6-3 victory over Grigorov. The next second. Kutrovsky hit a perfect No. 96 Damico, a Colorado na- down, which is the annual all- left field to take the lead. Fresh- not just nine people, it’s 15 of us, match wouldn’t be over for anoth- passing shot that would have gone tive, was the last to finish but may sports competition between the man Luna (23-5) kept the Ag- and we’re all going to do it in er 45 minutes. right past his opponent, but in- have had the most exciting match two schools. gies at bay for the remainder of some way.” After a relatively close first and stead, the ball clipped the net and against No. 124 Klegou. Both play- second set, Mladenov blew past flew out, putting the game back at ers served unbelievably, and in all Colin Hoover in the third set, 3-6, deuce. Krajicek then blasted two three sets, just a single break of 6-3, 6-0. Zavala clinched the over- first serves to win the game and serve decided each set. Damico all team win when he pulled out force the set into the tiebreaker. won the first set 6-3 but then lost a tight first set and then cruised Instead of folding after such an a tight service game at 4-5 down in in the second for a 7-6 (1), 6-2 win unlucky moment, Kutrovsky put the second to lose the set 4-6. over Bautista. on a display of incredible shot- Even though the match was REACH YOUR FITNESS GOALS Even though the win was al- making in the tiebreaker and meaningless in terms of the overall ready in the bag, Texas’s top-three pulled even before riding his mo- team win, Damico, to the delight of singles players all still won thrill- mentum in the third for an amaz- all his Longhorns teammates and ing matches to complete in the ing 4-6, 7-6 (2), 6-2 win. fans, fought back in the third and shutout. At second singles, No. 21 Ed came through huge in the clutch Facing the sixth best play- Corrie battled through the first set, with a 7-5 third set win to complete

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Thursday, April 22, 2010 LIFE&ARTS 9 DATING: Website fails to give Triple threat takes off on national tour an answer for serious daters By Kate Ergenbright tainment industry, started train- Daily Texan Staff ing and performing at an early age. From page 10 leftover MySpace pictures (you From the moment Arielle Jacobs She started dancing when she was 3 know, the bathroom shot where opens her mouth to sing, she cap- years old and singing at 7. who would show up at my door- he’s not wearing a shirt, and it tivates audiences with her power- “When I was younger, I thought step with a handle of Jack Dan- was obviously taken with a cam- house voice — a surprisingly large I wanted to be a pop singer,” Ja- iel’s at 3 a.m. on a school night. era phone) and offensive profile sound from such a small person. cobs said. “I wanted to be like Ma- You know, because he doesn’t pseudonyms. Jacobs is starring in the first na- riah Carey, so I started doing a lot have a job or go to school or do My first few hours on the tional tour of “In the Heights” as of singing and community theater, ... anything. site were promising. I found a Nina Rosario, a bookish young girl but I wasn’t sure musical theater Naturally, this method of 23-year-old Austin resident who home from her freshman year at was what I wanted to do with my “dating” quickly proved to be likes “bike riding and books.” Stanford University. The show is life.” a bust. This seemed promising. But he playing in Austin through Sunday. Jacobs began her career in the After whining for a bit to my never messaged me back. And I “In The Heights,” winner of entertainment industry almost by friends, I caught wind of OkCu- was stuck with an inbox flooded four Tony Awards and a Gram- fate. When it was time to search pid. Unlike larger dating sites with messages like, “Blahblah- my, is a musical about the vibrant for colleges, she applied for theater like eHarmony.com, OkCupid is blahblahblahblahbeer?” community of Manhattan’s Wash- and music at New York University dedicated to connecting mem- And then it dawned on me: ington Heights and its inhabit- but applied for environmental sci- bers of a younger crowd — espe- Using OkCupid for dates is ants’ daily struggles to get by ence at every other school. NYU cially because it’s free to use and just like sitting at a bar pound- while enjoying life’s simple plea- was the only school that she was the object of the site isn’t to link ing Jameson and waiting for a sures and dreaming of better jobs accepted to, and Jacobs went on to people up for marriage. Basical- classy guy to fall in love with and better opportunities. graduate magna cum laude with a ly, OkCupid is like Facebook, ex- you. Jacobs said there are many sim- bachelor’s in music. cept with no pretenses. It will never work. The peo- ilarities between herself and her Originally playing the role of Ga- With nearly 735,000 unique ple who are decent enough for character, Nina. briella in the theatrical version of visitors in the month of January you to actually be interested in “She’s very academic, very much “High School Musical,” Jacobs was alone, according to comScore, an aren’t interested in dating the the girl next door. In some ways I surprised at the overwhelmingly online research firm, the proba- version of you at the bar. And, think I am like her, ” Jacobs said. “I positive response she received from bility of finding a suitable match invariably, the people who will put a lot of pressure on myself to audiences. on OkCupid seemed reasonable notice you in a bar are not the always succeed in everything I try “It was kind of like being part of — or so I thought. people you want to date. and put my mind to and in a lot of The Beatles or being in a rock con- I’m not quite sure what I did Four months later, I’m still at ways, I take on too much respon- cert,” Jacobs said of her experience to attract the scum who began step one of the dating game, but sibility. When I’m struggling with touring with the show. “Literally, filling my inbox. Maybe it was at least I’m out of the matrix. But something, I try to fix everything these kids were so obsessed that the fact that my interests includ- if chatting it up with “[blank] myself, and I think Nina does that when the lights went out at the be- ed “eating contests and avoiding Destroyer” while gazing at cir- as well.” ginning of the show, they would getting on ‘Snapped’” or that my ca 2004-style softcore camera- She said the show’s music and be screaming. They wanted to be only prerequisite for messaging phone porn is your thing, then dancing are the reason for its a part of it so bad.” me was the warning, “No idi- OkCupid is your Shangri-la. popularity. To her surprise, starring in such ots.” But whatever it was, it rang I’d almost rather be the girl at “It’s just very lively, joyous and a beloved role placed Jacobs in a Courtesy of In the Heights in about a hundred dudes with the bar. contagious, the way that it’s so leadership position. Arielle Jacobs plays Nina Rosario in the first national tour of the award- beautifully melded together,” she “I used to receive e-mails from winning play “In the Heights.” said. “I don’t think I’ve ever seen girls who were having a hard time a show that the choreography is so in school, who were having a hard started the website as a resource ing habits and the realities of not DESIGNER: Senior looks to create tied into the lyrics.” time with their confidence,” she where I could let kids know that really having a home while on the She says the play’s positive said. “It put me in this mentor posi- there is a place they can go and road. But she acknowledges being made-to-order, quality clothing portrayal of the Latino commu- tion that I had never been in before. read about the environment, just part of “In the Heights” is worth nity also contributes to its wide- It was weird for me to think of my- hoping that if they thought I cared the hardship and that touring does From page 10 the amount of work that goes into spread popularity. self as someone whose advice they about it then maybe they’d think it have its advantages. designing clothes,” French said. “It’s the only show out there that were going to take so seriously.” was cool to care about it too, even it out to give the presence of a so- “Making a structured pattern represents Latinos in a good light,” While touring with “High School if their parents and community phisticated woman,” French said. takes a lot more time than any- Jacobs said. “Most of the time you Musical,” Jacobs used her influ- didn’t.” WHAT: “In the Heights” She said she could see her cock- thing that’s mass-produced, and see them as gangsters or servants, ence as a mentor to raise aware- Although the idea of touring tail dress going for about $400, but there’s so much room for mathe- and this is the only show out there ness among her young fans about as a cast member of such a wildly it’s her distinct detail and two and matical error if you try to change that allows you to experience their environmental issues through her successful show may sound glam- WHERE: Bass Concert Hall a half weeks of labor that make it the sizes. That’s why I want to culture as something that is beauti- website, helphealtheearth.com. orous, Jacobs admits that it’s not worth it. make made-to-order clothes for ful. It really gets you back in touch “Because all these kids are look- always easy living out of two suit- WHEN: Through Sunday “I value individual style, and individuals. You’re buying for with being proud of where you 1 ing up to me, I thought maybe cases. She said she frequently gets sometimes I feel like mass-pro- quality. They’re lifetime pieces came from.” I can make a difference,” Jacobs frustrated with the lack of con- WEB: texasperformingarts.org/ duced clothes don’t appreciate that no one else has.” Jacobs, like many in the enter- said. “So, that’s basically why I trol she has over her life, her eat- event/intheheights day, month day, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS 3B

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Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: [email protected] 10 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Thursday, April 22, 2010 LIFE&ARTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Relationship Seniors stitch up fashion sculptures hopeful fails to find date on website

By Mary Lingwall Daily Texan Staff Imagine waking up to an e-mail alert informing you that “[insert de- rogatory word for female genitalia] Destroyer” has sent you a message. Would you be confused, maybe of- fended or turned off? This happened to me a few days ago. And I can attest to being all of the above and more when I saw the subject line: “Want some?” Thank- fully, it didn’t take me long to fig- ure out that “[blank] Destroyer” was one of my noble matches from the popular dating website OkCu- pid.com. And after reading his elo- quently graphic and horrifyingly unattractive message, I began won- dering: How did I let this happen? Well, it all started in January when I realized I had never been on a date. And by date, I mean an agreed- upon time when an agreed-upon person comes in his automobile to pick me up from my place of resi- dence and takes me somewhere, Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff then brings me back to my house Above, Ashley Westerman, a textiles and apparel and marketing senior, adjusts a piece in her women’s collection, which will be featured in before sleeping at his house. the upcoming UT fashion show on April 29 at the Frank Erwin Center. Right, a sketch by Westerman. Dating had always sounded very old-fashioned to me. But dates Editor’s note: This is the fourth sto- unique garments with architectur- girl who graduated who works at to give corsets their shape. By in- have to be consistent. It’s all about looked so damn nice in movies, and ry in a series that highlights trends al and sculptural qualities. Marc Jacobs.” serting boning, or sticks usually having control.” my friends seem to have so much for the upcoming UT fashion show, It’s not just students who have a Westerman’s collection was in- made of plastic or steel, the fabric The fabric in her collection dou- fun going on them that the fact that which will be held April 29 at 8 p.m. hard time affording these designs. spired by well-fitted men’s suits, can be made to maintain a tighter, bles over like paper, creating ac- I had never been on a date became a in the Frank Erwin Center. At the height of the recession, high- reflecting her own mix of busi- more structured shape. cents like two sharp, diagonal folds little depressing. So, when I became end designers sharply cut back on ness and fashion to help make her- Another way designers create running along the back of her oth- single in January, I decided that a By Gerald Rich haute couture in favor of minimal- self more marketable in an already sculptural designs is through sew- erwise soft brown skirt, which she date might be a nice thing to try. Daily Texan Staff istic looks with lower price points. tough business. ing. By treating the fabric like a paired with a flowing ivory silk And then nothing happened. While the current issue of News- “The thing about this major Combining a short skirt with piece of Japanese origami, senior blouse with dark-blue and bright- I soon discovered it is very diffi- week magazine screams “America that’s indicative of the fashion ma- a peplum curving out at the hips designer Michelle French sewed red splotches reminiscent of Japa- cult to get an official date. And be- is back!,” the truth is that the fash- jor as a whole is it’s very rough to and a light-blue flowing tank, she the fabric into a structured pattern nese calligraphy. lieve me, I’ve tried. I’d go out to a ion industry isn’t — something get in,” said Ashley Westerman, says she wanted to capture the with hard folds and creases. “Even though origami is not bar or a show and meet someone, that is on every graduating senior a marketing and textiles and ap- hard structure of masculine de- “The sewing is very elaborate,” delicate and soft like flowing silk, exchange numbers, and then all of a designer’s mind. parel senior. “Some people wind signs while imbuing it with the French said. “You have to take into I wanted something that had a sudden, I would figure out my spe- Yet, that hasn’t stopped de- up doing something else entire- femininity of softer fabrics to fur- consideration all the different di- rough edge yet [would] still be ef- cial someone was actually a weirdo sign seniors from making highly ly. They could end up working for ther “one-up it.” mensions and seam allowances. feminate, something that balanced structured collections and want- an ad firm or as a flight attendant. One key in getting a garment to Each line that you sew has to be a DATING continues on page 9 ing to continue making incredibly It’s kind of scary, but I also know a remain fitted is boning, also used sharp angle, and all those angles DESIGNER continues on page 9



 
 
 

 

  




 
 
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