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THE DAILY TEXAN 73 60 Friday, April 16, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin Community Since 1900 1 SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Softball defends its honor in Norman ‘Beer is proof that God loves NEWS PAGE 9 us and wants us to be happy’ University debuts dual master’s degree TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 73 60 Friday, April 16, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com WEEKEND Debate continues over FRIDAY destiny of Cactus Cafe By Shabab Siddiqui hosted by Juan González, vice University-wide budget cut, the Gun-Free Rally Daily Texan Staff president of student affairs, al- Texas Union Board of Directors Students for Gun-Free Schools and Faculty members and students lowed administrators to update recommended on Jan. 29 to repur- University Democrats are hosting expressed concerns and bounced interested parties about the cur- pose the cafe and to phase out in- a rally to commemorate the third ideas off of administrators about rent state of Cactus-related con- formal classes by August. The de- anniversary of the Virginia Tech the Cactus Cafe on Thursday in versations. Various representa- cision was made on a day when shootings. Tower steps, noon. the first public forum regarding tives from the administration and all three of the board’s faculty rep- the on-campus music venue since the University Union sat along the resentatives were absent. President William Powers, Jr.’s back row as two security guards E-mails obtained through Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff Served & delivered town hall meeting on Feb. 2. manned the entrance. Faculty members and students attend a talk discussing UT administra- Women’s tennis takes on Nebraska. The Student Leader Forum, Facing a recurring 2-percent CACTUS continues on page 2 tor’s future plans for the Cactus Cafe. Penick-Allison Tennis Center, 1 p.m. A Step in Time Texas Ballroom hosts the Austin Open 2010 youth, collegiate and Panel seeks adult competition. Texas Union Legend inspires player’s dream Ballroom, 6 to 10 p.m. public input Reveille plays catch Baseball faces rival Texas A&M in the in textbook Lone Star Showdown. UFCU Disch- Falk Field, 6:05 p.m. showdown Chelsea Showtime By Audrey White Stand-up comic Chelsea Handler Daily Texan Staff performs at Bass Concert Hall, The Texas State Board of Ed- 8 p.m. ucation published its proposed and revised social studies curric- ulum standards on the Texas Ed- ucation Agency Web site Thurs- SATURDAY day, marking the start of the 30- day public comment period be- Racing Razorbacks fore board members take a final Men’s track competes in a dual meet vote on the changes in mid-May. against Arkansas. Mike A. Myers Any person can visit the site, Track and Soccer Stadium, All day. read the proposed revisions and offer comments online. There Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library will also be a public forum when One man’s trash the board meets again May 19- The Student Engineering Council 21. The vote on all final revisions hosts its second annual Austin UT outfielder inspired is scheduled for May 21. electronic waste drive. LBJ Library The board’s suggested revi- parking lot, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. by Dodgers infielder, sions received national media attention and widespread crit- Doggone walk icism when they were debated Texas Hearing and Service Dogs color-barrier breaker in March. Critics, including pro- attempts to break the Guinness By Austin Ries fessors, students and politicians, World Record for largest dog walk at Daily Texan Staff said they feared the board’s the 12th Annual Mighty Texas Dog On a clear, warm April day last season, changes were ultra-conservative Walk. First Street Bridge, 9 a.m. Kevin Keyes walked through the doors at and would present a skewed or Disch-Falk Field before Texas’ series fina- limited view of history to K-12 le against Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. He students. At the time, board Backhand strutted down the hallway past the Horns’ chairwoman Gail Lowe told The Women’s tennis plays Iowa State. weight room, turned the corner and head- Daily Texan she hoped people Penick-Allison Tennis Center, noon. ed toward the clubhouse when one of the would wait until actually seeing team’s trainers stopped to remind him it the proposed standards before Forehand was April 15. Men’s Tennis squares off against That day, 62 years ago, another man TEXTBOOK continues on page 6 Texas A&M. Penick-Allison Tennis walked into a much quieter clubhouse at Center, 4 p.m. Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, dressed in a cam- The full list of revisions proposed el-hair coat to block out the brisk morning by the Texas State Board of air. He found his uniform hanging on an Education to the statewide social empty wall behind a folding chair because studies curricula are available on SUNDAY he didn’t have a locker yet. the Texas Education Agency Web With the opening pitch to Boston Braves site, www.tea.state.tx.us. Visit Checkmate batter Dick Culler, in front of an average- the site to submit comments, The Chess Club hosts a 12-round sized crowd, Jackie Robinson stood at first concerns and suggestions Jeff McWhorter | Daily Texan file photo related to the revisions over the quick chess tournament at Gregory base for the Brooklyn Dodgers and broke Left, Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers. Above, Texas junior Kevin Keyes leads off next 30 days. Gym Game Room, 10:30 a.m. to DREAMS continues on page 8 first base during Texas’ 6-2 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi on April 7. 4 p.m. Today in history Police won’t ‘weed’ out festival attendees Angry citizens rally By Bobby Longoria In 1963 Daily Texan Staff Martin Luther King, Jr. pens his With the return of the 2010 at Tea Party protest famous “Letter from a Birmingham Austin Reggae Festival comes care bill. The event was or- Jail.” three days of food donations, Group comes together ganized by Texans for Ac- reggae music and public mari- to protest health care, countable Government, a juana use, something the Austin non-partisan political action Police Department will watch taxes for second year committee. Quote to note for as they monitor the event. By Alex Geiser Regardless of why they This weekend, vendors will Daily Texan Staff came out to protest, John set up booths selling marijua- About 50 Austin residents, Bush, executive director of na-related items ranging from angered by what they per- Texans for Accountable Gov- hemp clothing to three-foot wa- ceive to be abuses of feder- ernment, said they were all ter pipes, all within sight of al power, gathered in the rain together for an all-encom- law-enforcement officers only on the south steps of the state passing reason that they feel steps away. Capitol building Thursday is resonating at the state and “A student without a “Officers are keenly aware evening — a group far small- the federal level. what’s going on within a cer- Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff er than the 1500 people who “The message we are trying mustache is a student tain segment of the spectators,” Attendees hula-hoop at last year’s Austin Reggae Festival by the main assembled at the Capitol on to promote is that the people APD Cpl. Scott Perry said. “If stage at Auditorium Shores. tax day last year. of the U.S. are fed up with in- not worth knowing.” they find someone in front of The crowd consisted of trusive government and that ‘ them blatantly smoking a pipe, in it.” pate that changing, he said. Republicans, Tea Party sup- we should unite under the ‘ then they will take enforcement APD treats Reggae Fest just Simply possessing para- porters and Democrats who banner of representative gov- — Aaron Walther action, but we aren’t there walk- like any other event, Perry said. phernalia purchased within waved flags and held signs ernment,” Bush said. “It is Philosophy senior ing up to each person, because There have not been any prob- festival grounds is not illegal reprimanding recent federal not about party politics. It is in that situation, you will get a lems in the past to raise con- government actions, includ- LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 lot of innocent people mixed up cern, and APD does not antici- FEST continues on page 6 ing the passage of the health TEA continues on page 2 TIP OF THE DAY PRESENTED BY Save paper by using refillable binders instead of notebooks. Or go electronic and take all your notes on a laptop. Source: U.S. Dept. of Energy 2 2 NEWS Friday, April 16, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 110, Number 188 25 cents TEA: Crowd speaks CONTACT US Main Telephone: out against federal (512) 471-4591 Editor: Jillian Sheridan government action (512) 232-2212 [email protected] From page 1 the microphone to enthusias- Managing Editor: tic applause. Medina, who ran Ana McKenzie about reforming the system as for the Republican gubernato- (512) 232-2217 a whole.” rial nomination against Gov. managingeditor@ The Tea Party movement, Rick Perry and Sen. Kay Bailey dailytexanonline.com which has been gaining mo- Hutchison, who describes her- mentum in the country over self as a staunch constitution- News Office: the past year as a result of alist and a supporter of both (512) 232-2207 disapproval with the federal property rights and state sov- [email protected] government, advocates limit- ereignty. Despite losing the ed government, reduced nomination, her following Photo Office: government spend- in Texas has remained (512) 471-8618 ing and individu- strong among Tea Par- [email protected] al property rights.
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