1 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 14 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 14 House of Torment offers Halloween thrills, chills Austin rapper stops battling, begins work on releasing albums SPORTS PAGE 8 Longhorns add to win streak with defeat of Huskers TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 76 46 Thursday, October 28, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Proposed SG reforms address low student input TODAY By Audrey White clude a condensation of the agency the role of running the meetings. bers and not just directors.” “Not all student organizations Daily Texan Staff structure, reduction of the number “We’re making more opportu- The recommendations also in- aspire to have a relationship with Student Government’s internal of SG agencies from and the addi- nities for students to get involved clude suggestions about how to SG, but we should get interested structure could receive some major tion of several positions to the leg- in agencies,” said task force chair- most effectively interact with Sen- parties into the same room to talk Calendar changes with a recommendation islative body, including a parlia- woman Cecilia Lopez. “It will ate of College Councils, Gradu- about what resources SG has and from the SG Reform Task Force. mentarian to oversee meeting or- change the structure and create ate Student Assembly, Faculty and how these organizations can col- The task force voted to approve der, a clerk to take meeting minutes more avenues for students to be Staff councils, registered student laborate with SG,” said task force Women’s day of an outline of its recommendations and run logistics and a chair, who involved, because we are recom- organizations and the student body action Tuesday night. Major changes in- would replace the vice president in mending that agencies have mem- at large. REFORM continues on page 2 In celebration of National Young Women’s Day of Action, this event in the Texas Union’s Santa Rita Room from noon to Early voters 2 p.m. will encourage political Giants take World Series lead at home involvement and also serve as a forum for a discussion of from Texas’ women’s rights and equality. urban areas Dating in the Arab world increasing Ghada Abdel Aal, Egyptian By Nolan Hicks blogger and author of “I want Daily Texan Staff to get married!” will discuss Election records from around personal dating stories and Texas indicate that early voting her works about what it means for the 2010 midterm election is to be single and young in the up sharply in several Rio Grande Arab world. The talk is from Valley counties as well as key ur- 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the AT&T ban areas throughout the state Executive Education Center, when compared to 2006. Classroom 105. During the first eight days of early voting, turnout in Hidal- go County is almost triple what it was during 2006 midterm elec- “Open tion. Webb County saw turnout Happiness” almost double when compared to The Coca-Cola Company’s 2006. Democrats in Webb County, Heritage Communications will which contains the city of Laredo, discuss how the characteristics believe multiple factors have con- of this trademark brand are tributed to the dramatic increase preserved at this lecture hosted in voter turnout. by the Society of America “Webb County is unique in the Archivists. The lecture is in Valley because we moved our Mezes 1.306 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. municipal elections and school district elections up to Novem- ber instead of having them all separate during various points Ghostland of the summer,” said Sergio Gar- Observatory Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff cia, chairman of the Webb Coun- The indie rock and electronic UT students Mike Burney, Jesprey Brown, Adam Foster and Miguel George watch in despair as the Rangers lose game one of the World Series ty Democratic Party. band duo composed of Aaron Wednesday night at Cain & Abel’s, located on 24th and Rio Grande streets. He said turnout for the general Behrens and Thomas Turner will elections in Novembers past had take the stage at the Cedar Park been depressed because the parti- Center at 8 p.m. Tickets start at san races are decided in the Dem- $28. Rangers fans revel in championship hopes despite loss ocratic primaries, which happen in the spring. By Alexandra Carreno But the Texas-sized wait is started, we Rangers fans keep the comfort of their dorm or liv- “In Webb County, not only Daily Texan Staff over, the World Series is final- hoping for the best and enjoy- ing room. Donning their ruby has [White] been here numer- The beer was flowing and the ly here. Neither team hails from ing every second of it,” said red and royal blue hats and T- ous times, they have invested a Today in history chips and queso were plentiful. the Bronx or Boston, but the electrical engineering freshman shirts, fans came out by the doz- lot of money and resources into Rangers faithful came out by excitement Rangers fans have Greg Pruss. ens to watch the Rangers take running a well-tuned, highly the dozens Wednesday night to for their team’s first World Se- While San Francisco is 1,503 the field at Cuatro’s on 24th and technological get-out-the-vote In 1954 cheer for their team in game one ries appearance was evident miles away from Austin, many San Gabriel streets. The bar was effort,” Garcia said. “We have Ernest Hemingway wins the of the World Series, which Texas Wednesday night. Texas fans did not restrict them- “Ever since the playoffs have selves to watching the game in VALLEY continues on page 2 Nobel prize for literature. lost 11-7 to San Francisco. RANGERS continues on page 10 State attorney general race heats up Students raise money By Aziza Musa in Texas history,” he said. “This race Daily Texan Staff puts someone with a proven record for cancer awareness If elected as state attorney general, of fighting against government man- Quote to note Houston lawyer Barbara Ann Radnof- dates from Washington, D.C., and By Matthew Stottlemyre vention and treatment programs sky, a Democrat, promises to sue Wall myself versus someone who embrac- Daily Texan Staff since it was created in 1982. “I’m a bit of a Street firms. But Republican incum- es growing government.” Civil engineering senior Chris- Fuentes said her friend, who is bent Greg Abbott is already involved Despite the lead, Democratic can- tine Fuentes said she has expe- like a sister to her, went through haunted‘ house in a suit against the federal govern- didate Barbara Ann Radnofsky said rienced breast cancer through a chemotherapy and three years of purist, and‘ if you ment over individual mandates in the she remains optimistic that her cam- family friend who was diagnosed surgeries during her treatments. national health care reform law. paign, which is based on suing Wall with the disease in 2006. She said the cancer spread and aren’t here to Like many other Republican can- Street firms such as AIG for fraud — Fuentes and about 20 students part of her lung had to be re- didates this election cycle, Abbott the true reason for the state’s mas- danced to hip-hop and electroni- moved, but the cancer has now scare people, then is seeking to make regulations and Greg Abbott sive budget shortfalls, she said. Rad- ca music Wednesday on the Main been in remission since 2009. Washington, D.C., mandates cen- Republican incumbent nofsky said the proposed lawsuit Mall at a dance-a-thon hosted by “Being with her, it’s like I’m ex- you shouldn’t be tral to the campaign, while also talk- will send billions of dollars back to Sigma Lambda Gamma. periencing [breast cancer] emo- here. I can’t stop ing about border security and sexual the state. The Susan G. Komen for the tionally, too,” Fuentes said. “It’s crimes. The two-term attorney gen- “My proposal is not novel nor un- Cure raises money and awareness hard to be strong emotionally for and tell a crying eral leads his Democratic rival 55 to usual,” she said. “It’s just Mr. Abbott to fight breast cancer and sup- her and also help her be strong.” 35 percent in the latest UT/Texas Tri- doesn’t want to do it. While I’m pro- port survivors of the disease. Ac- Hillary Martinez, an unde- kid everything’s bune poll, released Monday. posing to fight Wall Street, he has cording to its website, the Dallas- clared sophomore who orga- The attorney general enforces Texas filed a number of pointless lawsuits based international organization nized the event, said the founda- OK and that it’s laws and challenges state boards and that won’t bring a penny to Texas.” has invested nearly $1.5 billion just an act. I’d ruin agencies who do not adhere to them. Abbott also faces opposition from for breast cancer research and pre- DANCE continues on page 2 The office also holds one of five seats Libertarian candidate Jon Roland, the show for ev- on the state legislative redistricting who promises to expand the role of board, a group designated to redraw grand juries to include investigation eryone. When I’m district lines every decade if the state of complaints of local public corrup- in costume, I’m legislature fails to do so. Barbara Ann Radnofsky tion. Roland said the other candidates Abbott served as district court Democratic candidate are not proposing to do anything supposed to be judge in Harris County and a state about the issue of local corruption, Supreme Court justice before reach- but hopes the future attorney general the bad guy, so I ing the attorney general’s office in will bring his agenda forward.