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82ND LEGISLATURE TODAY Bill would lift ban on Sunday liquor sales By Marty McAndrews duced the bill at the hearing, and his spokes- If passed, the repeal could provide more The Texas Package Store Association, Calendar Daily Texan Staff man Jeremy Warren said the repeal of the than $7 million in tax revenue to the strug- which protects liquor stores’ interests, is op- Sunday ban would update liquor law to the gling Texas economy, Warren said. Texas is posed the bill. The association’s Executive Di- A bill in the Texas Legislature that could re- alcohol regulations already in place. facing an estimated $15 billion to $27 billion rector Lance Lively said alcohol sales would peal the ban on Sunday liquor sales caused an “Texas law designating sales of alcohol right budget deficit. not justify overhead costs of keeping a loca- Texas softball uproar from several liquor store owners dur- Longhorns play Texas State at now are incongruous,” Warren said. “You can “The main inspiration is revenue creation,” tion open on a Sunday. Although the law would ing public testimony Tuesday. go to a restaurant or bar and purchase alco- Warren said. “It’s not a big revenue enhanc- McCombs Field tonight at 6:30 not require liquor stores to open on Sundays, The Sunday liquor ban is an example of a hol, you can go to a grocery store and pur- er, but we are facing an enormous deficit p.m. Tickets start at $5. competition from large chain stores could force blue law, or one that upholds religious stan- chase wine or beer, but this one vestige of the right now, so $6 million here, $7 million there dards. Sen. Rodney Ellis, D-Houston, intro- blue law remains.” means a lot.” LIQUOR continues on PAGEE 5 Open your mind John Hopkins School of Medicine neurosurgeon Dr. Ben 30-year plan Carson will talk at the Texas Union Ballroom tonight from 7 - 8 p.m. to be voted on

Play it again, by city council Jiao By Allie Kolechta Butler School of Music doctoral Daily Texan Staff student and pianist Jiao Zhang will be performing tonight in Austin’s next 30 years could be Jessen Auditorium in Homer decided at tomorrow’s City Coun- Rainey Hall from 7:30 - 8:45 p.m. cil meeting, when council members look at whether or not to endorse a plan for the future of the city. Seeing red City Council will hold a public Alamo Drafthouse Ritz is hearing Thursday to decide if they screening SXSW 2010 Accepted should support Imagine Austin, a Film “Mars” tonight at 9:30 p.m. comprehensive plan for the city’s fu- Tickets are $9.50 and a Q&A ture. The plan details how the city can featuring director Geoff Marslett accommodate new residents, jobs, will follow the film. mixed-use areas, open space, tran- sit and transportation for the next 30 years. It will also address many of the challenges the city will face as it continues to grow. The Imagine Austin Commission Today in history will present the Imagine Austin Plan Framework, which deals with chal- In 1862 lenges, and the Preferred Growth Sce- The Battle of Hampton Roads nario, which deals with accommo- ends after a standoff between dations required. The plan suggests the USS Monitor and the CSS Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff building safer routes to schools, devel- Virginia, prompting navies Local band Georgette plays a Haiti benefit concert at Hill Country Bible Church on Tuesday evening. All of the proceeds are going to help oping accessible community gathering around the world to begin rebuild the agriculture economy and build trade schools to educate Haitians in sustainable farming. places and constructing a variety of building ironclad ships instead new housing throughout the city. of wooden-hulled ones. One week after the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that destroyed most of Hai- The entire plan is based on public ti, exercise science sophomore Taylor Lackey remembers switching on the input and community decisions, said television to catch a “60 Minutes” report. He saw images of Haiti reduced Imagine Austin spokesman Matt Du- SINGING FOR to a pile of rubble and hundreds of dead bodies on the street. By the end of gan. Council members will look at the special, Lackey said he felt God’s call to help Haiti. the Preferred Growth Scenario and Lackey threw the “Grow Hope in Haiti” benefit concert at Hill Coun- the Plan Framework while making try Bible Church last night to raise money toward their $360,000 goal, the decision, he said. Campus watch which would fund a school for teaching agriculture and trade. The concert The plan establishes directions to Writing on the Wall HAITIAN was the most recent of the church’s numerous efforts to provide relief in address environmental, social and Haiti, which has remained economically and structurally destroyed since economic challenges the city faces, San Antonio Parking Garage the earthquake. Dugan said. According to the plan, A UT Police Officer discovered a About 20 people attended, and the event raised $474. one of the main goals is to integrate word written in black spray paint EDUCATION “A lot of charity events go towards intangible things,” Lackey said. “This all three elements to create commu- on the north exterior wall of the nities with improved air quality, bet- parking garage. Estimated loss: By Jody Marie Serrano HAITI continues on PAGE 2 $50.00. IMAGINE continues on PAGE 2 82ND LEGISLATURE Cuts to Planned Parenthood spur protest By Jody Marie Serrano so Vargas attended Planned Parent- $27 billion budget deficit. Currently, Daily Texan Staff hood’s classes as a sophomore. The Planned Parenthood receives about course introduced girls to the con- one-third of its funding from the Memorial High School senior cept of sexually transmitted infec- state’s Women’s Health Program, es- Nicole Vargas stood a head short- tions and stressed that actions had tablished in 2005 to provide preven- Quote to note er than most of the crowd at Tues- consequences, she said. tative care to low-income women. day’s Planned Parenthood demon- “Teen pregnancy is a big issue in The organization offers health “ We all have a stration at the Capitol. Her opposi- services in the form of birth control, tion to proposed state cuts for the my community because a lot of girls different niche believe being pregnant is common,” annual woman health exams, STI ‘ program, however, was just as big as testing and sex education for just less and we ‘all have a that of every protester in the sea of Vargas said. than 300,000 people in Texas every Vargas joined Planned Parent- pink shirts. year, said Alan Kramer, board mem- different focus on hood advocates from all across Tex- Vargas, a San Antonio resident, ber of the Planned Parenthood Trust as to protest the proposed state cuts what we do, but said her mother had her first child at of South and Central Texas. we all share the 15 years old and received treatment to Texas Health and Human Servic- The demonstration followed a I-Hwa Chang | Daily Texan Staff from Planned Parenthood. Memori- es Commission’s programs because continues on PAGE 5 aesthetic of loving Kathy Miller, president of the Texas Freedom Network, talks to stu- al didn’t offer sex education courses, of the state’s estimated $15 billion to CUTS dents about how important it is for young people’s voices to be heard Susie things that have about improving sex education in public school. McDonald been loved, even attends the Planned though they’re Parenthood sometimes banged- Students, leaders speak out rally at the Capitol on up and scratched Tuesday for evidence-based sex ed at noon. and broken. It’s Supporters gratifying to be able By William James nence-only policies currently in place. from all around Daily Texan Staff Mackenzie Massey, president of Texas came to to pass UT’s Texas Freedom Network Student protest state budget cuts to Sex education in Texas public Chapter, helped organize the event it on.” the program. schools will become more compre- to promote a bill authored by Rep. hensive if student lobbyists and a state Joaquin Castro, D-San Antonio. representative get their way. — Janette Bibby Under the bill, public schools will Assistant manager and About 75 students from across Texas teach abstinence-only as the most ef- vendor, Uncommon assembled at the Capitol on Tuesday to fective way to prevent teen pregnan- advocate for what they call age-appro- Objects cy. Schools will also have to pres- priate, evidence-based sex education in Fanny Trang LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 public schools, as opposed to the absti- SEX continues on PAGE 5 Daily Texan Staff 2

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The Daily Texan NEWS BRIEFLY Volume 111, Number 163 Google to oversee webmail after UT confirms contract Students can say goodbye to CONTACT US the clunky orange UT webmail interface and claim a new Uni- Main Telephone: versity e-mail account hosted (512) 471-4591 through Google next month. After students complained Editor: for years about the inefficien- Lauren Winchester cy and lack of space, the Uni- (512) 232-2212 versity’s Information Technolo- [email protected] gy Student Advisory Commit- tee prepared proposals to send Retail Advertising: to different vendors to create a (512) 471-1865 new interface. After reviewing [email protected] three finalists, the University signed its contract with Google Classified Advertising: last week. (512) 471-5244 “It became clear that Google’s [email protected] services were both technically and aesthetically what students would probably like best, so we The Texan strives to present all information decided to pursue a relationship fairly, accurately and completely. If we have made an error, let us know with them,” said Student Gov- about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail ernment President Scott Parks. [email protected]. Through Gmail, students’ ac- counts will hold up to seven gi- gabytes of space and be easier to navigate, said Liz Aebersold, COPYRIGHT Director of Communications Copyright 2011 Texas Student and Strategy Management for Media. All articles, photographs Information Technology. and graphics, both in the print and “[Students will have] larger inbox sizes and a more modern online editions, are the property of Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff Texas Student Media and may not be interface,” Aebersold said. reproduced or republished in part or In the past, students had to Ruben Cenea tells his story of how he survived the 2010 earthquake in Haiti. Cenea is a part of the aid organization Mission of Hope and is in whole without written permission. stop using their UT e-mail once traveling to college campuses around the U.S. to help raise money and awareness for victims of the earthquake. they graduated. Under the new contract, they will be allowed to keep the account as alumni. The University is now focus- HAITI continues from PAGE 1 TOMORROW’S WEATHER ing on finding a name for the new e-mail service. Students is a really tangible thing, to build and everyone’s doing something,” lief, classifies Haiti as a “food defi- cause they began a campaign called High Low with ideas for names should a school.” said Jeremy Schurke, co-founder cient country,” meaning the country “10 For Haiti,” where members submit them to ideas.utexas.edu. The concert featured local Austin of Lespwa Means Hope. “The only produces less than half of the food it would solicit donations from 10 of 75 43 The deadline for idea submis- group Georgette as well as speakers thing I can offer you is my word that eats. In Haiti, 60 percent of people are their friends, who in turn would tell sions is Friday. from Lespwa Means Hope, a nation- what we’re doing is changing a coun- farmers and more than 90 percent of more people. It hurts so good. —Shamoyita DasGupta wide youth organization dedicated try — it just depends on who gets in- the land is barren because people don’t In four days, the church had raised to improving life in Haiti. The event volved here in America.” know how to take care of it, he said. more than $18,000 to send to Hai- was part of a larger Lespwa Means Schurke first spoke about the cri- Schurke, who visited Haiti both ti. Inspired by its success, the church This newspaper was printed with Hope campaign to increase aware- sis in Haiti at the church last fall in an- before and after the earthquake, said expanded its efforts and raised more pride by The Daily Texan and The Daily Texan Texas Student Media. ness and raise funds for Haiti at U.S. other program to elicit support. The Haiti looked the same now as short- than $300,000 in four months to build college campuses. World Food Program, an organiza- ly after the earthquake because Hai- a hospital to provide prosthetic limbs. Permanent Staff “In Austin, everyone has a cause tion that provides humanitarian re- tians have been unable to rebuild. In two days, Williams, Lackey and Editor ...... Lauren Winchester Managing Editor ...... Claire Cardona Collin Huber, Hill Country’s 14 other church members will board a Associate Managing Editor ...... Bobby Cervantes Associate Editors ...... Viviana Aldous ...... Doug Luippold, Dave Player Group Life and Missions Director, flight to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, to help News Editor ...... Lena Price Associate News Editor ...... Will Alsdorf, Aziza Musa, Audrey White said the church was so moved by the rebuild the still-devastated country. Senior Reporters ...... Melissa Ayala, Allie Kolechta, Marty McAndrews ...... Matt Stottlemyre, Ahsika Sanders Copy Desk Chief ...... Sydney Fitzgerald Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Ashley Morgan, Austin Myers, Reese Rackets Design Editor ...... Veronica Rosalez Senior Designers ...... Jake Rector, Martina Geronimo ...... 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Jon Parrett, Austin Laymance Comics Editor ...... Carolynn Calabrese us that we’re heading in the right she said. “It’s hard to find something Associate Comics Editor ...... Victoria Elliott Multimedia Editor ...... Joshua Barajas direction and to keep going,” bad about it. My only concern would Associate Multimedia Editor ...... Rafael Borges 2011-2012 TSTV Station Manager Senior Video Editor ...... Patrick Zimmerman he said. be, how are we going to accommo- Senior Videographer ...... Janese Quitugua Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren 2011-2012 KVRX Station Manager Imagine Austin advocates and City date people when more and more of Council should focus on not getting them start moving here?” Issue Staff 2011-2012 Texas Travesty Editor ahead of themselves because it’s hard The city should be thinking about to predict what will happen 30 years planning the future of Austin as it Reporters ...... Shamoyita Dasgupta, William James, Jody Serrano Copy Editors ...... 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Libyan rebels, Gadhafi supporters enter violent stalemate By Maggie Michael & spoke Tuesday and agreed that the ob- to overthrow the other,” he said. Paul Schemm jective must be an end to violence and Later Tuesday, Gadhafi made a sur- The Associated Press the departure of Gadhafi “as quickly prise appearance at a hotel hosting as possible.” foreign correspondents in Tripoli, ar- TRIPOLI, Libya — After dramatic A spokesman for the opposition’s riving just before midnight. He raised successes in past weeks, Libya’s rebel newly created Interim Governing his fist in the air as he walked from his movement appears to have hit a wall Council in Benghazi, meanwhile, said car to the hotel, then he went into a of overwhelming power from loyal- a man who claimed to represent Gad- room separated by curtains for exclu- ists of Moammar Gadhafi. Pro-re- hafi made contact with the council to sive interviews with a Turkish and a gime forces halted their drive on Trip- discuss terms for the leader of four de- French television station. oli with a heavy barrage of rockets in cades to step down. Mustafa Gheriani He stayed about an hour, then the east and threatened Tuesday to re- told The Associated Press the council he left without speaking to the capture the closest rebel-held city to could not be certain whether the man AP and other news organizations the capital in the west. was acting on his own initiative or did waiting outside. If Zawiya, on Tripoli’s doorstep, is in fact represent Gadhafi. “Gadhafi was in a very good mood ultimately retaken, the contours of a “But our position is clear: No nego- and he wanted to clarify the situa- stalemate would emerge — with Lib- tiations with the Gadhafi regime,” said tion in Libya,” Abdelmajid al-Dur- ya divided between a largely loyal- Gheriani, who declined to say when si, Gadhafi’s director of foreign media ist west and a rebel east as the world contact was made or reveal the identi- said afterward. wrestles with the thorny question of ty of the purported envoy. Zawiya, a city of 200,000, was sealed how deeply to intervene. Libyan state television denied that off under a fifth day of a destructive President Barack Obama and Brit- Gadhafi had sent an envoy to talk to siege, with conflicting reports of who ish Prime Minister David Camer- the rebels. was in control. A brigade led by one of on agreed to plan for the “full spec- In London, British Foreign Secre- Gadhafi’s sons, Khamis, is believed to trum of possible responses” on Lib- tary William Hague said that neither be leading the assault, shelling neigh- ya, including imposing a no-fly zone Gadhafi nor rebel forces appeared borhoods with tank and artillery fire to prevent Gadhafi’s warplanes from currently able to establish suprema- from the outskirts and trying to push Hussein Malla | Associated Press striking rebels. According to a White cy. “At the moment ... it seems that ei- troops in to the city’s central Martyrs An anti-Gadhafi rebel fires his anti-aircraft machine gun at pro-regime warplanes in the town of Ras Lanouf on House statement, the two leaders ther side lacks the immediate power Square where rebels had set up camp. Tuesday. Libyan warplanes launched at least three new airstrikes Tuesday.

Damian Dovarganes | Associated Press Voters stand in line to cast their ballots in the special election in Bell, Calif., on Tuesday. Voters have a chance to clean house after months of outrage. Political corruption in Californian town sends voters to polls

By John Rogers at a preliminary hearing. They are The Associated Press among the eight current and former Bell officials facing charges in BELL, Calif. — Voters went to the corruption scandal. the polls Tuesday with a chance Hernandez and Councilman to elect a group of reformers in a George Mirabal had been up for blue-collar Southern California re-election but decided not to run community that became the face after the scandal broke. Artiga, of municipal corruption in the whose term would have expired in country when officials were ac- 2013, resigned after he and the oth- cused of paying themselves six-fig- ers were arrested. ure salaries while the city was go- Vice Mayor Teresa Jacobo, ing broke. whose term also expires in 2013, A steady stream of voters lined chose to remain in office and fight up at four polling places in Bell to the recall launched last summer cast ballots for candidates for all after residents learned of the gen- five seats on the City Council. erous salaries, including an annu-

Four council members were tar- al compensation package of $1.5 { } geted for recall, although one has million for Rizzo. Not a Longhorn resigned and two others aren’t seek- It was “corruption on steroids,” ing re-elec- Los Angeles ROWDY is an African White Rhinoceros, not a Longhorn. But he lives a very sustainable tion. All four County District life amidst Texas longhorns, giraffes, zebras, wildebeests, impalas, and hundreds of have plead- Attorney Steve other African, Australian, Asian, European, Middle Eastern, and American animal ed not guilty Cooley said to dozens of about the sal- species at the TDS Exotic Game Savanna on the outskirts of Austin. fraud and oth- As long as we have “ aries and doz- er charges ac- honest people in ens of low-inter- You can see Rowdy and friends on our website. He’s living proof of our Responsible cusing city of- est loans of city Resource Management mission that we envisioned when we founded TDS 34 years ficials of loot- there, absolutely money to fa- ing the city of vored people. ago. And while he’s no Longhorn, Rowdy could certainly give Bevo a few pointers more than $5.5 we will be in better The replace- on body armor! million. ment candi- Authorities “shape. dates represent say they drove Texas Disposal Systems is a family-owned, family-operated company that has — Danny Harber, Candidate a cross-section Bell into as of the city. They developed what may be the most unique integrated landfill, composting, recycling much as $4.5 include an attor- and repurposing facility in the world. In fact, the letters TDS could just as easily million in debt ney, high school stand for Texans Deserve Sustainability. in the process. English teacher, L o r e n z o health care ad- Velez, the only ministrator, real In the months and years ahead, you’ll be hearing more from the company that’s giving member of the current council who estate agent, small-business own- Responsible Resource Management the local, regional, national and international was not charged, is seeking re-elec- er, construction contractor, truck focus it deserves. Hook ’em, Rowdy! tion. He was paid just $7,500 a year driver, social worker, retired baker for his part-time service. and environmental activist. “As long as we have honest peo- Municipal elections in Bell typ- ple in there, absolutely we will be in ically draw few voters. Two years better shape,” Danny Harber, one of ago, only 1,332 of the city’s 9,395 17 candidates seeking election, said registered voters participated. Tuesday as he buttonholed voters This one was expected to be on their way to the polls. “We’ve got different. There are now 10,485 a long way to go, but this is a start.” registered voters, and more texasdisposal.com A few miles away in downtown than 2,500 of them signed the Los Angeles, Mayor Oscar Hernan- recall petitions. ECO-LANDFILL s RECYCLING FACILITY s RENEWABLE RESOURCES s CARBON FORESTRY dez, former Councilman Luis Ar- The race was complicated by ORGANICS s COMMODITIES s TRANSPORTATION s CONSTRUCTION s ECO-INDUSTRIAL tiga, former City Manager Robert the death Friday of Miguel San- EXOTIC GAME SAVANNA Rizzo and former Assistant City chez, one of the front-running can- COMMUNITY CIVIC CENTER s ECO-RETAIL s EDUTAINMENT s Manager Angela Spaccia sat in a didates. He died after becoming ill courtroom listening to testimony with flu-like symptoms. 4 piniOn he aily exan O Wednesday, March 9, 2011 | T D T | Lauren Winchester, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | [email protected]

OVerVIeW gallery Battered, not beaten Hell hath no fury like an Aggie scorned. At least, that’s what The Battalion editor-in-chief Matt Woolbright and the rest of our colleagues over at the official student paper of Texas A&M discovered last week. The saga began on Monday, Feb. 28, when the paper ran a story titled “Poor choices follow candidates” that documented how A&M junior Joshua Light was cited for underage drinking in 2010. The citation was significant because Light was at the time in the midst of an election campaign for the position of “Junior Yell Leader.” Yes, you read that correctly: A&M decides their head cheerleaders by popular election and, based on the ensuing outcry, it’s a very big deal. Light was part of the “5 for Yell” ticket, a group of five members of A&M’s “famed” Corps of Cadets that run for the five yell leader positions every year. For those unfamiliar with Aggieland, the Corps of Cadets is the student military organization at Texas A&M most well-known for marching in step and brandishing swords at football games. The response from the Corps was immediate. Being the bastions of free speech that they are, on Monday morning several members of the Corps were seen emptying several campus newsstands of all copies of The Battalion that featured the offend- ing story. The theft cost The Battalion more than $5,000; even though the publication is free for students, the paper is still accountable to advertisers for the missing product. Outrage spilled out from supporters of the Corps and of The Battalion. While Woolbright defend his paper last Thursday in an editorial titled “No re- grets,” opponents of the paper set up a Facebook event calling itself a “Petition to Remove The Bat- Support new laws for cottage foods talion’s Funding from Student Fees.” As of Tues- day morning 2,144 people had registered as “attending” the petition, and 2,289 indicated they were way to get started. It exempts some small- when they are buying from a friend, a “not attending.” By Kate Clabby scale producers, known as “cottage foods neighbor or an acquaintance at a farmers Part of what makes the petition so ridiculous is Daily Texan Columnist producers,” from the commercial kitchen market, they can talk to the producers and just how paltry a sum The Battalion receives from In Texas, it is illegal to sell food pre- requirement. To qualify, producers have make those decisions. The transparency of student fees. For last year’s budget, the paper split pared in your home kitchen. The cakes at to have a gross annual sales of less than a direct producer-to-consumer relation- $22,000 with the school’s yearbook. That amount the church or elementary school bake sale? $150,000 and sell their products directly to ship provides a much stronger check on a comes out to less than 50 cents per A&M student. The homemade lemonade your 6-year-old consumers. The bill only covers foods that producer’s practices than any government Yet for some, those 50 cents are an egregious and neighbor sells from his front yard? Yes — the FDA considers low-risk for food-borne regulation could. tyrannical offense that must be rectified. these are technically illegal. All food of- illness, such as baked goods, jams, vinegars Yes, student newspapers that receive funding Because cottage foods will be clearly la- fered for sale must be prepared in a certi- and dried herbs. from student fees should be accountable to their beled, anyone who is uncomfortable buy- fied commercial kitchen. It also requires producers of cottage respective student bodies. However, the criticisms ing food not prepared in a commercial This is generally a good law. It’s designed foods to obtain a cottage food produc- leveled at The Battalion are poorly constructed. In kitchen can choose not to. People with se- to protect consumers from producers who tion operation permit and to take a state- the aftermath of a single news story, the paper — vere food allergies, for example, know not might otherwise cut corners when it comes which publishes thousands of stories a year — has to eat food from buffets or food prepared to cleanliness and safe handling practices. been accused of holding an overarching bias. by friends and neighbors, and they will A certified commercial kitchen is subject Additionally, it is hard to take accusations of bias know not to buy cottage foods. to unannounced inspections by health of- seriously given how the paper has handled the in- Many of us graduating this year, next ficials and must be kept clean. It also must cident. While publishing a single editorial in their This bill would make it year or even the year after that are worried have certain equipment, such as separate own defense, the editors have published several let- about how to find a job in this stagnant sinks designated for meat, vegetables and possible for students ters from readers directly attacking the paper and economy. Young, creative people unsatis- hand washing. the editors for their policies. fied with their corporate job prospects of- These requirements were written to ac- and recent graduates College newspapers serve an important func- ten make the best entrepreneurs, but the commodate large food processing operation within their communities. Like thousands to enter the growing start-up costs of getting a small business tions that ship their goods to stores, restau- of other college journalists and writers across the off the ground can be prohibitive. This bill rants and other processing plants around artisanal foods market. country, we attempt to shed light on campus issues would make it possible for students and the country. They had to be. But they are that would otherwise be lost in the shadows. Pa- recent graduates to enter the growing ar- not scaled for new, small-scale produc- pers such as The Battalion provide a fundamental tisanal foods market. By the time cottage ers working with low-risk foods. A home service to their constituencies that is impossible to foods producers get big enough that they kitchen cannot be certified as a commer- replicate. The Bryan/College Station Eagle, the clos- need a commercial kitchen, they will know cial kitchen, and a commercial kitchen can est local newspaper to The Battalion, is not going to that it is a worthy investment. Cottage food easily cost tens of thousands of dollars to accredited course on basic food safety. The be focusing its coverage on campus-specfic issues operations can stimulate local economies. build. If a home baker wants to try sell- food would need a label that included in- such as the concealed carry debate or the rising cost And when cottage producers scale up, they ing cakes and cookies to her friends and gredients, the address of the home kitchen of tuition. will start providing jobs. neighbors just to see whether there is a and the following statement: “Made in a A college newspaper is just as much a part of cam- Twenty-five states have laws similar to market for them, she has no legal, finan- home kitchen that is not routinely inspect- pus tradition as any hand gesture or border collie. H.B. 1139, and several others are consid- cially feasible way to do so. ed by a state or local health authority.” Student funding, though it may only constitute 2 ering them. Texas legislators, faced with a As evidenced by the proliferation of Food safety is important, but the pro- percent of the paper’s budget, is significant even if it mind-boggling budget deficit, have a lot of charity bake sales, the commercial kitchen ducers covered by this bill can produce only serves as a symbolic endorsement of the com- difficult decisions to make this session. The requirement is not always enforced. But food safely without the financial burden munity’s valuation of the freedoms of speech and Cottage Foods Bill, which requires no state sometimes it is — and for someone try- of a commercial kitchen. We need regu- expression. spending, will stimulate the local economy ing to run a long-term business, operating lations because our industrialized food The entire incident has been an embarrassment and could help provide jobs, should be an under-the-table is usually not the wisest or system makes it impossible for consum- for our sister university to the east and, even for a easy one. Call your state representative and the safest choice. ers to personally evaluate the food safety group that we love to see embarrassed, it is hard to ask him or her to support H.B. 1139. Texas H.B. 1139, the Cottage Foods Bill, practices of every factory that produces stomach. would give home food producers a legal every product at the grocery store. But Clabby is an English senior. — Dave Player for the editorial board

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Wednesday, March 8, 2011 NEWS 5 DUDE, WHERE’S MY CAR? UT, Mexican law school begin partnership By Shamoyita DasGupta and Mexico. ration,” said Assistant Law School Daily Texan Staff “We don’t only share the bor- Dean Kirston Fortune. der, but we share a common her- Students can apply for the pro- UT law students can earn a dual itage, history, traditions,” Dulit- gram now, and each school will law degree from the UT School of zky said. “There are a lot of eco- begin offering coursework for stu- Law and from the Instituto Tec- nomic interactions between Texas dents from the other in fall 2012. nológico Autónomo de México in and Mexico, and many Texan law Students who begin at UT must Mexico City through a new program firms have partners or offices in complete two years at UT and four currently accepting applications. Mexico, so it was very easy for us semesters at the Institute, while Law school Dean Lawrence to make that connection.” students who begin at the Insti- Sager and Jorge Cerdio, dean of The program will allow partici- tute must complete four years at the Department of Law at the In- pating students to earn their Juris the Institute and two years at UT. stitute, spent several years devel- Doctor degree from UT and the Second-year law student Apar- oping the program, which aims Mexican equivalent, a Licenciatu- na Talluri said although she will to increase the number of law- ra en Derecho, from the Institute. not apply to the program, it is a yers who are able to practice in Once students receive both de- great opportunity for students to both countries. grees, they will be eligible to sit for learn more about other cultures “In a globalized world, there are the bar exam in the U.S. and ap- and thereby further improve their more and more legal transactions ply for a license to practice law in knowledge of the law. and interactions,” said UT Law Pro- Mexico. It is the first program that “Because business is crossing fessor Ariel Dulitzky. “Establishing links a top-tier U.S. law school to national borders, our legal system these types of programs is an idea one in a Latin American country. has to, as well,” she said “If you’re to prepare first-rate lawyers, both “I really think it’s a terrific op- dealing with policies abroad, you in Mexican law and U.S. law.” portunity for students in the pro- need to be well aware of their pol- The deans also decided to cre- gram, as well as for citizens in the icies and law[s] in order to be I-Hwa Cheng | Daily Texan Staff ate the program as a way to country, because we’ll be able to the best lawyer you can be for Jairo Rodriguez waits for his ride home as people walk toward Sixth Street before the festivities of Fat Tuesday. strengthen ties between Texas achieve greater levels of collabo- your client.”

LIQUOR CUTS continues from PAGE 1 SEX continues from PAGE 1 continues from PAGE 1 recent decision in February by the that perform abortions and pro- ent information about the effective- According to the Center for Dis- stinence education successfully re-

U.S. House of Representatives to ban posed an amendment to a state bill ness of methods including condoms ease Control and Prevention, Texas duces self-reported sexual involve- smaller liquor stores to open an federal funding for Planned Parent- that would deny funds to programs and oral contraceptives the U.S. Food had the third-highest teen birthrate ment among students. extra day. hood and all organizations that pro- such as Planned Parenthood. and Drug Administration has ap- in the nation in 2006. For every 1,000 “In light of recent studies showing “Auto dealers can only stay vide abortion services. However, no Victoria Heckenlaible, president proved for reducing the risk of sex- teens between the ages of 15 and 19, the positive health benefits of absti- open six days a week,” Lively said.

government funding can help proof University Life Advocates, said ually transmitted infections and pre- nence education, it is unfortunate that “I ask them, ‘Why?’ They look me vide abortions, so all funding for the issue at hand was difficult but venting pregnancy. Congress has zeroed out abstinence in the eye and say, ‘We’re not go- Planned Parenthood’s abortion ser- one she felt would pass in the Leg- education in favor of sex-ed programs ing to sell more cars if we’re open “This legislation will make sex ed- vices come from private sources, ac- islature because of the success of ucation medically accurate, focusing that advocate high-risk sexual behav- on a Sunday.’ It’s not an impulse cording to the organization. the sonogram bill, which requires This legislation will “ buy. You’re not riding around on on both abstinence and contracep- ior when it is children and young teens “There’s nobody in America who women to see a picture of the fe- tion,” Massey said. make sex education who suffer the consequences,” Perkins a Sunday and saying to yourself, ‘I does more to prevent the need for tus and listen to its heartbeat before really need some vodka,’ or ‘I real- At the event, Castro encouraged said. abortion than Planned Parenthood,” an abortion. The bill passed in the students to be a voice for their peers medically accurate, Under former President George ly need a Chevrolet.’” said Holly Morgan, a spokeswoman House on a 103-42 vote last week. Greg Wonsmos, Centennial Fine and claimed this piece of legislation focusing on both W. Bush’s administration, states that for Planned Parenthood of North “I understand Planned Parent- to be the most important bill legisla- taught abstinence-only sex education Wine and Spirits president, asked Texas. “If they really hate abortion hood does offer many services to abstinence and if opening liquor stores on Sun- tors consider this session. in public schools could receive feder- they should be helping us provide women in education and other Castro also explained that under contraception. al funding for their programs. Ac- days will lead to Texans consuming more birth control, family planning health benefits,” said Heckenlaible, “ more alcohol. Education Works, schools would — Mackenzie Massey , President of UT’s cording to the CDC, Texas received and care, sex education and preven- a rhetoric and writing junior. “But have the option to opt out of teaching Texas Freedom Network Student Chapter more abstinence-only funding than “Is that something that we tative health care.” I feel if you’re going to receive that want?” he asked. “If you can’t get sex education altogether, and parents any other state, but has the highest One of the supporters of the pro- much funding from the state you who do not approve of comprehen- repeat teen pregnancy rate. what you need 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., posed cuts to Planned Parenthood is need to not be involved in such con- six days a week, then perhaps sive sex education could pull their In 2010, Congress redirected the Sen. Bob Deuell, R-Greenville, who troversial issues as abortions.” you’ve got a larger problem that children out of classes that teach it. funds to states that promote compre- questioned whether funding Planned Vargas planned to lobby repre- needs to be addressed.” “We have tried the abstinence- there are 63.1 live births. Mississippi hensive sex education. Since that deci- Parenthood was constitutional. sentatives after the rally. Tom Duck, owner and operator only policy for quite a while, and has the highest rate, at 68 live births sion, Texas has had to fund its sex ed- In a statement released last year, “I have learned the choices I of Star of Texas Liquor in Dripping the numbers speak for themselves. per 1,000 teens. ucation solely on a state level. If Cas- Deuell, a licensed family physician, make will affect me in the future,” Springs, said the repeal would es- It just doesn’t quite work in Texas,” But the conservative think-tank tro’s bill passes, the state could again said he wanted to discuss how best Vargas said. “And I am here speak- pecially hurt small businesses. Castro said. Family Research Council claims ab- receive federal funding, he said. to use state money to expand wom- ing for the women in my commu- “I have only four employees at my en’s access to health care without nity who are too afraid to speak store,” Duck said. “If I were to open funneling money to organizations for themselves.” on Sunday, I would have to hire one, if not two, more employees.” The repeal would not require any additional resources from the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com- mission, said agency spokeswoman Carolyn Beck. The commission does not have an opinion on the bill, but is prepared to enforce further possible regulations, she said. Abel Mulugheta and Sameer Desai The bill is currently waiting on a committee vote and may be Natalie Butler and Ashley Baker heard on the Senate floor later VOTE MARCH 9TH AND 10TH this month. AT UTEXASVOTE.COM

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By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff SUNS The Jayhawks locked up their 10th Big 12 regular season title over the weekend and ensured themselves a difficult road to the championship game of the conference tournament, which begins today in Kansas City. Kansas, the No. 1 seed, sits in the NCAA top half of the bracket along with third-seeded Kansas State — one DEPAUL of only two teams to have beaten Kansas in 2010-11. In its first game, Kansas could also face Ne- braska, a team that nearly knocked off KU in Lawrence. (19) CONNECTICUT The Jayhawks’ half of the bracket also includes Colorado, Okla- homa State and Iowa State. With their first-round bye, they face either Nebraska or OSU in the second round on Thursday. “We are playing in Kansas City against rivals that would like noth- LONGHORNS ing more than to beat us to en- hance their situation,” said Kan- IN THE NBA sas coach Bill Self on Monday. Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff Kansas State senior point guard Jacob Pullen calls out a play during the Wildcats’ 75-70 win over Texas in Austin on Feb. 28. Pullen scored 20 Lamarcus Aldridge points against the Longhorns and his improved play of late has K-State poised to make a run for the Big 12 Tournament title. BIG 12 continues on PAGE 8 26 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block

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Date: Tonight Horns relieved to be back in Austin Time: 7:30 p.m. By Chris Hummer [we] look forward to actually be- On air: Fox Sports SW Daily Texan Staff ing able to play at our own stadium this week.” VS. After a rain-soaked weekend in The Longhorns went 2-1 over Louisiana, the 12th-ranked Texas Date: Tonight the weekend with wins against Time: 6:30 p.m. Longhorns are ready to be home Pittsburgh and Hofstra. Tex- Place: McCombs Field again and play against a couple (Austin, Texas) as suffered a tough one-run loss TWEET OF THE DAY of familiar faces — Texas State against the hometown LSU Ti- and Houston. gers, who had the stands filled up yourself down.” “We’ve come off a long cou- and rocking. The Longhorn’s only three ple of road games, being away “It was great and challenging losses of the year have all come Avery Bradley and traveling a lot [and] just be- to be in a new setting with their in one-run nail biters, including @Aabradley11 ing tired with that,” said senior fans and their crowd,” said fresh- this past weekend’s against LSU. shortstop Raygan Feight. “We’re man outfielder Brejae Washing- Despite how frustrating these Got to meet Obama glad to have a couple of home ton. “They had a lot of people out defeats are for the team, Texas games and just get a couple of so it was really loud and crazy, so today. more games under our belt and continues on PAGE 8 Jeff Roberson | Associated Press you really had to reset and calm HOME Texas freshman Tiffany Moore, left, and junior Ashley Gayle battle a Missouri player for possession Tuesday during the Longhorns’ opening-round win at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Mo. Longhorns advance; SPORTS BRIEFLY tourney hopes alive ESPN to broadcast Longhorns’ spring football game on April 3 Texas fans won’t have to travel after beating Tigers to Austin to get a glance at the state of the football program before the By Sameer Bhuchar sive attack with each starter scoring season begins, as ESPN announced Daily Texan Staff in double figures. Senior Kathleen it will broadcast the Orange-White Nash led the team with 16 points For the fourth season in a row, game on April 3. The intrasquad and freshman Chassidy Fussell add- game will begin at 2 p.m. at Darrell Texas (19-12; 8-9) faced Missouri ed 13 of her own. K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium (13-11: 5-12) in the first round of Junior Yvonne Anderson contin- and is the last of 15 spring practices the Big 12 tournament and, for the ued her recent good play and con- for the Longhorns. The scrimmage fourth time in a row, the Longhorns tributed 12 points — the 20th time is one of three spring games that prevailed. she has scored in double-digits this ESPN will air in April, Arkansas Texas, still hoping to prove its Lawrence Peart | Daily Texan Staff and LSU being the other two. worth to the NCAA selection com- Nadia Taylor heads for home before celebrating with her teammates during a recent Texas home — Austin Laymance mittee, showcased a balanced offen- ALIVE continues on PAGE 8 game. The Longhorns return to McCombs Field after playing their last nine games on the road. 8 SPTS

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TENNIS Tar Heels rally to send Longhorns to first loss of season UNC upsets Texas on road after falling behind early, dominate singles matches By Wes Maulsby Daily Texan Staff

As North Carolina rushed the courts, the team’s chant of “Tar! Heels!” could be heard echoing throughout the Penick-Allison Tennis Center on Tuesday. UNC came into the match against Tex- as needing a signature win, and it got one. Texas had come into the match ranked No. 3 in the nation, but was unable to top the intensity that the No. 30 Tar Heels brought with them to Austin. “North Carolina fought hard- er than we did. They deserved to win,” said Texas head coach Michael Center. Trailing two points to three, Longhorn senior Ed Corrie’s rally in the third set fell short, seal- ing the win for the Tar Heels. Af- ter taking the first set 7-5, Cor- rie conceded the next four games to trail in the second before making a small push to lose 2-6. Corrie got out to another slow start in the third and trailed 5-2 before starting a comeback. With North Carolina only needing one point to take the match, Corrie held serve to prolong the match. He tightened it further after breaking North Carolina’s Jose Hernandez to pull within 5-4, with a chance to serve top set up the tie breaker and keep Texas alive. Fanny Trang | Daily Texan Staff Corrie was able to hold off the Texas freshman David Holliner returns a serve Tuesday during the Longhorns’ loss to North Carolina. The Tar Heels rallied to beat the third-ranked Longhorns 5-2 at the Penick- first match point but was unable Allison Tennis Center. The loss marked the first of the season for head coach Michael Center’s club. The Longhorns had won 11-straight heading into their match with UNC. to keep Hernandez from breaking his serve on match point two ing in the No. 2 spot with junior doubles game remains strong, hav- third set. omore Daniel Whitehead and red- close out with a one-set lead and to give the Tar Heels the clinching Jean Andersen out. He was able ing claimed all but one point, Tex- With the exception of Dami- shirt freshman David Holiner both a second-set tie-break to lose in fourth point. to burn through his entire point as’ singles play has been a let- co’s, all of the matches were drawn falling in straight sets, followed by the third.

Texas jumped out to a two-point in less than an hour. The other down on multiple occasions. With out as Texas continued to try to fellow sophomore Vasko Mladen- “That’s disappointing because lead after senior Kellen Dami- point came from doubles as Texas each match being close across the get back into every match. Lead- ov losing in a second-set tie-break- this team of ours has a lot of great co won in straight sets for the was able to take two out of three board, North Carolina was able ing 2-0, North Carolina was able er. With the match already sealed competitors,” Center said. “But, to- third-consecutive match. Dami- games to claim the first point of to close out when it needed to, al- to wrap up three points almost all for North Carolina, freshman Su- night, North Carolina just wanted co continues to be productive fill- the match. Though the Longhorns’ lowing only two points to go to a at the same time with Texas soph- danwa Sitaram was unable to it more.”

HOME continues from PAGE 7 BIG 12 continues from PAGE 7 “Our goal is to go win the most recent Associated Press regular season and prepares for vorite to win the tournament, not can learn some useful lessons from this year for the Longhorns has been the tournament.” poll at No. 19. the postseason. “ only because of its immense in- them and capitalize on those experi- their inability to move runners on Fourth-seeded Kansas State may Kansas State’s strength-of- Nebraska is no joke, either. dividual talent — junior Mar- ences in the future when close-game base. In their three losses of the year, provide the most daunting obsta- schedule is one of the highest in The Cornhuskers’ scoring de- cus Morris won conference play- situations arise. the Longhorns have left a combined cle to Kansas repeating as tourney the nation at No. 4, according to fense is among the top in the Big er of the year honors on Sun- “Not being able to pull through is 21 runners on the base paths, a num- champs. The Wildcats are on a six- day — but because Self has been kind of hard, but it’s a lesson learned, ber the team is looking to improve game winning run, including vic- there before, winning it all a re- and it’s not how you start, it’s how you upon in the next few games. tories over then-No. 7 Texas and cord four times. Even with in- finish.” Washington said. “We need to capitalize when we then-No. 20 Missouri. juries, the Jayhawks look like As Feight put it, the Longhorns en- have runners in scoring position,” The Wildcats’ hot streak all the strongest team in the Big 12 joy playing one-run games — even said freshman infielder Taylor Thom. started on Feb. 14, when they de- It’s a credit to Bill Self and it’s a and the most likely to garner a when they come out on the wrong “We scored quick in the LSU game feated top-ranked Kansas 84-86. It credit to his assistants. No. 1 seed. side of the scoreboard — because as and then we couldn’t capitalize in the was a complete performance from “It’s a credit to Bill Self and it’s a competitors those are the games they game, we had 10 runners on base and the North division’s second-best credit to his assistants,” said Kan- enjoy and remember. we just have to able to fix that.” team, and their top scorer, Ja- — Frank Martin, Kansas State head coach sas State head coach Frank Mar- “That’s what you live for, really, This week is different in the way cob Pullen, put up a career-high tin. “It’s a credit to their efforts those big moments you love playing it is structured for Texas. The Long- 38 points against the Jayhawks, in recruiting, their consistency in,” Feight said. “I look back when we horns are not playing in a series or a showing that the senior guard in handling young men, making were playing Florida out there, going tournament, but they are still going to can step up in big games. They’re RealTime RPI. All of that experi- 12, which Kansas found out when them perform and getting peo- into [the] ninth inning and I was like, go out there and work to improve as also entering the tournament rid- ence against tough competition it eked out a close 63-60 victory ple to coexist and put their egos ‘Man this is awesome.’ In my last year they continue to creep toward the all- ing a wave of national recogni- “seems to be paying off as the team on Jan. 15. aside and play for the unity of playing in this big-time game against important Big 12 conference play. tion, finally making it back it into hits its stride at the end of the Still, Kansas is the odds-on fa- the team.” a big-time team, it was really awe- “Even though we’re in the middle some. As hard it is losing by the one of March and haven’t started confer- run, it’s still something you will al- ence yet, we’re looking to get as good ways remember.” as we can be to start the conference ALIVE continues from PAGE 7 A big issue in the one-run losses games coming up.” Feight said. season. Prior to this year, she had Goestenkors, referring to Gayle’s el- Tired legs and all, Texas faces only posted double-digit points evated play a couple of games back. the league’s second-best team, Tex- Texas at Texas A&M STORIES six times. “I’m so happy for her.” as A&M, today. The Aggies were Date: Tonight For Junior Ashley Gayle also boasts The Longhorns have reached the granted a bye in the first round of Time: 5 p.m. VIDEOS a little streak of strong play, which quarterfinals of the Big 12 tourna- play so they will certainly be rest- Place: Sprint Center (Kansas WEB PHOTO GALLERIES she continued on Tuesday. She post- ment every year under Goestenkors ed. The Longhorns lost both match- City, Mo.) ExCLUSivE ed her seventh double-double of the but have yet to win it all. This year they ups against the Aggies earlier in the & MORE season with 11 points and a team- are hoping to change that trend, but season, but the most recent game ter first half. @dailytexanonline.com high 10 rebounds, and it was her the road to victory is no easy task in was close. To the Longhorns, the confer- second double-double in the last this conference. Texas dropped the game 68-65 in ence tournament is a new season three games. “The depth from top to bottom is Austin when they battled two weeks and a chance for redemption, but “She has been working so hard in just unmatched,” Goestenkors said ago and might have had the chance they will undoubtedly have a tall MCAT® | LSAT® | GMAT® | GRE® practice lately,” said head coach Gail of the Big 12. for an upset had they played a bet- order ahead.

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TEXAS UTSA Walk-off homer lifts Horns Shepherd saves day with late-game blast as offense awakens By Trey Scott ball this year. The Texas team is deal- Daily Texan Staff ing with a shortage of power hitters and a new NCAA-mandated bat that Senior Tant Shepherd had been plays so much like a wooden bat, having a rough night. drastically reducing the distance of He was 0-for-4 with three strike- every hit, that it has made the long outs when he stepped up to the plate ball an endangered species. “I in the bottom of the 11th inning of was totally surprised by it,” Gar- a 5-5 game. He had two runners in rido said. “But most of the time scoring position, but there were two this sport is determined by outs. He quickly went down 0-2 in the unexpected.” the count, and it looked like Kev- Shepherd wasn’t fazed by the in Clarke, UTSA’s pitcher, was about pressure or his previous failures at to hand him his fourth strikeout the plate. of the game. The odds were not in “No matter what happens in the his favor. past, every pitch is a new moment,” The unexpected happened. Clarke Shepherd said. “We preach here that threw him a pitch to hit, a curveball, every inning is a new inning. I think and Shepherd turned on it and drove repetition of that phrase helped me in it deep to left field, about 340 feet — that last at-bat.” just long enough to clear the wall for His coach could not have been a walk-off home run. more proud. Lauren Gerson | Daily Texan Staff “It’s the most exciting thing that “You could see the will and deter- Texas senior Tant Shepard connects for a walk-off home run Tuesday in the Longhorns’ 8-5 win over UT-San Antonio. Shepard sent Texas can happen to you in baseball,” Shep- mination he had in that last at-bat,” home with the win after the bullpen blew a five-run lead in the eighth inning. The first baseman had left four runners on base before his herd said. “You just try to control Garrido said. “He battled.” game-winning homer. your emotions running around the Shepherd’s dramatic three-run bases so that you don’t look like an shot saved his team Tuesday night. idiot or a fool.” It was neither expected nor pre- It was Texas’ second home run of dicted. In fact, it was the most un-

Texas downs UTSA in extra innings the season. The first one came in the likely way the Longhorns could second inning, 364 at-bats into the have won the game, as a single or a season, when junior Jordan Etier hit sacrifice bunt or fly is the By Will Anderson at-bat he was more determined by remaining nine batters. nitely felt more comfortable. I was one to left field, a little to the right of way they’re accustomed to Daily Texan Staff his failures.” “It kind of hurt, but I just came able to throw it where I wanted where Shepherd would hit his. scoring runs. The Roadrunners (6-9) tied out the next inning with the and was able to get ahead of hit- “You could see after once one “One of the mystiques of Clean-up duty turned into a the game with a five-run eighth same mindset, throwing strikes,”“ ters.” happens, another one happens,” the game is that the unexpect- triage situation for Texas reliever inning. Texas set-up man Stay- he said about recovering from Texas left 12 runners strand- Etier said. ed plays a huge role in success,” Corey Knebel on Tuesday night at ton Thomas allowed two runners the two runs scored on him in ed but continued to get into scor- But both of them came as a sur- Garrido said. Disch-Falk Field. on, both of whom later scored the eighth. ing position by stealing eight bas- prise to Texas head coach Augie Gar- And on a night when the odds were Knebel (1-1) came on in the es. It was up to Knebel to keep rido, who just last weekend talked stacked against Garrido, Shepherd and eighth with UTSA rallying, but the game manageable for Tex- about how his team would have to the Longhorns, they’ll take a win in any gave up just one hit in 3.2 innings as in the extra innings. He struck learn how to win without the long fashion. Expected or not. for his first collegiate win as fifth- out two in the 10th and then re- ranked Texas triumphed 8-5. That’s a ball player. In his last at- tired all three Roadrunners in or- “It feels great,” the right-hand- bat he was more determined by der in the 11th. Garrido planned ed pitcher said. “I was just expect- to replace Knebel in the 12th ing to get a save there.” his failures. with Holby Milner but never got The Longhorns (8-4) got out the chance. to an early lead, gaining a five- — Augie Garrido, Texas head coach “Corey was outstanding,” Gar- run advantage by the end of the rido said. “He brought the game third inning. They didn’t score back under control for our side.” again until the 11th, but it came UTSA cycled through five on a walk-off, three-run homer on fielding errors. Then Kend- Starting Texas pitcher Cole pitchers as the Longhorns got by Tant Shepherd that delivered al Carrillo allowed two more to Green did his part, bouncing ahead early. D.D. Towler started the victory. “reach base. back from a two-inning perfor- but was pulled after giving up five It was Shepherd’s first hit of the Finally, Knebel showed up with mance versus Stanford on Satur- runs. Reliever Kevin Clarke kept night, a blast over the left-field a ground-rule double against day to pitch four scoreless innings the Roadrunners in it wall and into the UTSA bullpen. his first batter tied the score at against UTSA. He struck out nine, with nearly four scoreless in- He went 1-for-5 but saved his best 5-5 but the inning ended on the including consecutive hitless innings and five strikeouts but performance for late. next batter. nings in the third and fourth. picked up the loss when Shep- Lauren Gerson | Daily Texan Staff “That’s a ball player,” said Texas Afterward, starting in the “I had fun today, it was an awe- herd homered off him in Longhorns’ second baseman Jordan Etier fields the ball during Texas’ coach Augie Garrido. “In his last ninth, Knebel struck out six of the some game,” Green said. “I defi- the final inning. 8-5 win Tuesday. The junior homered to lead off the third inning.

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Wednesday, March 9, 2011 LIFE&ARTS 11 Website cleans up unflattering posts for Facebook users By Ali Breeland sponse to the growing trend of em- Daily Texan Staff ployers utilizing social networking sites to gain further insight on po- As our culture moves deeper into tential job candidates. the technological sphere, what is To help users, Socioclean has a considered the public realm is be- database of 4,000 to 5,000 key words coming more and more digitized. it looks for, Harshavat said. While some say this is more conve- “The words are divided into dif- nient and efficient for our needs and ferent categories: obscenity, racial, desires, others argue this poses cer- alcohol, drug and aggression related tain problems. words and phrases,” he explained. Among the most prominent of As of now, Socioclean does not these issues is the implication of utilize photo recognition software having a permanently stored ar- to catch potentially incriminating chive of social interactions. In ev- photographs. eryday communication, error in Socioclean’s speech and inappropriate com- creation comes ON THE WEB: ments that individuals witness ex- in the midst Check out the ist for limited amounts of time. of people’s un- website These instances are only preserved rest with Face- in the minds of those immediate- book’s privacy @socioclean.com ly involved for as long as whatever policies and ir- Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff said was relevant. Rochester Insti- ritation at the com- Ronnie Gerry and her mother Hariette Kushman explore the vast expanse of antiques during their first visit to Uncommon Objects on South tute of Technology graduate Pri- moditization of their personal in- Congress. yanshu Harshavat’s latest entrepre- formation. Other groups are trying neurial project offers a solution to to tackle the problem by establish- this with Socioclean.com. ing entirely new methods of social According to Harshavat, no one networking, exemplified by Apple- UNCOMMON continues from PAGE 12 was doing personal brand manage- seed and Diaspora. While Diaspo- ment. To account for this, he devel- ra and Appleseed are constructed currently fascinate Wiman. He recent- and to best show something, you we do, but we all share the aesthet- put the money down, buy it, bring oped Socioclean to help college stu- upon individually owned domains, ly purchased a gurney that he thought have to put it next to something ic of loving things that have been it back,and design your station dents clean up their social network- Socioclean operates within the es- would be a perfect coffee table. else,” said assistant manager and loved, even though they’re some- around it. The process is visceral.” ing profiles prior to entering the tablished framework of social net- Uncommon Objects has gotten vendor Janette Bibby. “[Wiman] times banged-up and scratched and A few vendors have been with Un- work force. working sites and doesn’t alter any- recognition nationwide since its has inspired all the vendors to see broken,” Bibby said. “It’s gratifying common Objects since the begin- The essential premise of Socio- thing, but instead allows the user to opening. Publications such as The the display as an art form.” to be able to pass it on.” ning, while others have been there for clean is to find content that may be change what is already there. New York Times, Harper’s Bazaar, Bibby sells her antiques in Sometimes, vendors sim- five to 10 years. Harrison, the newest considered vulgar or inappropri- Harshavat plans to develop Southern Living and Elle Decor the back-left nook of the ply buy something for its member, has been with the store for ate, making it visible to the users the technology even further to have named the antique store as treasure-packed store en- ON THE WEB: immediate appeal. Van only about a year, but his juxtaposed who can then delete the content at take on other problems in so- either a must-see place in Austin sconced within a deli- Harrison, another ven- aesthetic of industrialism and decay- their discretion. Socioclean con- cial networking. Check out a video on or a home decor treasure trove. cate pastel room of dead dor at the store, didn’t ing nature makes his station one of nects to Facebook — or other so- “We’re looking at ways to let par- Uncommon Objects’ “We have an international fan wasps’ nests, stained 20th anniversary know what to do with the most intriguing to behold. From cial networking sites such as Twit- ents control cyber bullying,” Har- base with a lot of visitors from Cali- lace curtains, china tea a colossal glass tube balloon-sized light bulbs to an child’s ter — and scans the user’s profile shavat said. “We want to give par- @dailytexan fornia and New York,” Wiman said, cups and Depression- online.com he found until after he eight-foot-long cotton picking bag and activity for words mentioned ents access to those tools so that adding that the success stems from era furniture. Her favorite bought one. It turned out that’s stained with tar and resin to a in the database, providing links they can monitor children, especial- the vendors. item at the moment is a mid- to be a massive print ma- boar’s skull with ivory tusks, Harrison to deal with the problems. Users ly in their teen years to help them Three mornings out of the week century patio chair in her favorite chine and now sits front and center is drawn to the bizarre. receive a grade assessing the ap- avoid cyber bullying.” and a few hours before the shop color, aqua. Still structurally sound, in the store. “If I don’t love it, then I’m not go- propriateness of their profile. The The Socioclean team plans to be opens, vendors come in and rear- flakes of paint have peeled off to ex- “It didn’t matter what it was ing to buy it — because if it doesn’t grade is accompanied by a further in Austin next week for South By range their merchandise to give pose the tarnished metal. for,” Harrison said. “It was pow- sell, then I have to live with it,” Har- breakdown of the user’s problems, Southwest for recruiting, workshops each “exhibit” a fresh, new look. “We all have a different niche and erful. It was amazing. When you rison said. “And I can I live with organized by category. on online reputation management, “Sometimes, it’s about context we all have a different focus on what see something wonderful, you just anything I have here.” The website was developed in re- and meet up sessions.

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American art and antiques abound Artists-turned-collectors revive antiquated items to sell at celebrated shop By Julie Rene Tran Daily Texan Staff

A black-and-white ensemble, made up of a white water jug and a vintage magnifying glass amplifying “The Ecology of Pro- tozoa,” is wedged between the entrance and the store’s prized item, a blue print machine. The display sets the stage of Uncom- mon Objects, an antique store located on South Congress Av- enue, for the customers’ eclec- tic and mesmerizing journey through the store. Stocked from floor to ceiling with vintage treasures and odd- ities, Uncommon Objects could almost be an eyesore. Just take a step backward and amazing items, such as a decaying Victo- rian butterfly display case, grab your attention. The antique store has seen numerous captivating treasures and will see its 20th anniversary this summer. The shop first opened in 1991 a couple doors down in a smaller space and later moved to its current location in 1993. According to owner and antique dealer Steve Wiman, Un- common Objects started by chance. Also an artist, Wiman Shannon Kinter | Daily Texan Staff often incorporated different Uncommon Objects owner Steve Wiman looks at the collection of unusual and repurposed antiques in his store, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Uncommon found objects into his pieces. Objects has achieved national fame in the past two decades and is a must-see for both Austinites and visitors. Combining art and antiquing, Uncommon Objects is a shared jects is also important. From 1987 until shortly after use the crates as shelves. on the bigger prize. WHAT: Uncommon Objects space where 25 vendors each Most of the vendors have the shop opened, Wiman would What he bought and sold at “The treasure hunt is finding have their own stations to show- backgrounds in fields other go to antique markets in cit- the time were things he loved, the next big thing that I haven’t case their found treasures, simi- than antiques and came into the ies such as Santa Fe, N.M., and which ranged from handmade seen or nobody’s seen before,” WHERE: 1512 S. Congress Ave. business because of their pas- Nashville, Tenn., and set up his crafts to paint-by-numbers. he said. lar to mini-exhibits. Though the WHEN: When: Mon-Thu, vendors’ main incentive is sales, sion for American culture, craft, miniscule collection. Carrying While he is still drawn to items Now-obsolete industrial discards Sun 11am-7pm; moving objects around and cre- design and furniture history, his works in wooden crates, he he would buy back then, now- Fri-Sat 11am-8pm ating an overall collage of ob- Wiman said. used to unpack them and then adays his eyes are usually set UNCOMMON continues on page 11

GAME REVIEW Skillshots in “Bulletstorm” reward players for destroying enemies in increasingly brutal and creative ways.

Courtesy of EA Mechanics of controversial game provide shallow, fun experience By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff Bulletstorm People Can Fly & Epic Games After hearing a character shout, “What the dick?” and performing a Genre: First-person shooter move called the “rear entry” on an enemy for the first time, it becomes For those who like: apparent that “Bulletstorm” is de- “Gears of War,” “Painkiller,” “Serious signed with controversy in mind. Ev- Sam” erything else comes secondary. Ever since developers People Can Fly and Epic Games (“Gears of War”) grade: C announced they were teaming up for this project, first-person-shooter fans anticipated the return of relent- mies into the sky and shooting them your survival. More points are re- less, nonsensical run-and-gun action as they descend in slow motion (the warded for teamwork, such as one that defined the genre in the ’90s. “flyswatter”). Performing these moves player kicking an enemy into the air Games such as “Doom,” “Blood” and is essential to progress, as each suc- while another finishes him off with “Quake” favored skill, speed and ac- cessful “skillshot” rewards the player a shotgun blast. However, the mul- curacy over the cinematic storytell- with points that can be spent on am- tiplayer is unplayable with strang- ing and reward-based game design munition and weapon upgrades. ers, because most will do their own of its contemporaries. When you strip away the novel- thing, resulting in a loss for the team In more ways than one, “Bullet- ty of the moves, you are left with a every time. storm” is just that. The problem is that subpar shooter with brain-dead ene- The game’s relentless stream of its older influences are paired with mies that beeline toward you when- dick jokes and sexual innuendo have some terrible, post-dial-up-modem ever they aren’t stumbling on geom- succeeded in getting Fox News’ at- gaming trends. The game has the per- etry. The same can be said of simi- tention and delighting foulmouthed sonality of a foul-mouthed 12-year- lar games, such as “Serious Sam” and middle school kids who manage to old you often find in an online “Call People Can Fly’s “Painkiller,” but these get their hands on the game. But the of Duty” multiplayer match. It ob- offered challenge and amusement game’s clever marketing campaign sesses over the idea of point-based re- through the sheer number of ene- and bold attitude can’t make up for wards and suffers from the same nar- mies present on screen. The biggest the game’s misinformed, contradic- row level design that plagues every flaw of “Bulletstorm” is that it favors tory design decisions. modern shooter to follow “Halo.” high-fidelity backgrounds and player The game isn’t as smart as it likes The game works on the “skillshot” models over hordes of enemies. to think it is, but neither is it as stu- system, which presents a preset list of In addition to a six- to eight-hour pid. Rather, it’s just a sometimes ways to kill an enemy. Deaths range story, there is a score-based challenge amusing, often brash adventure with from finishing off an enemy with a mode and a cooperative multiplayer a couple of buff marines trying to round in a most uncomfortable region mode that plays similar to the Horde find their way off of an alien planet. of the body (the aforementioned “rear Mode of “Gears of War 2,” except you In other words, this “murder boner” entry”) to bouncing a group of ene- are fighting for points in addition to is flaccid.