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P1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Fozzy Whittaker looks to rebound Check out the deals Record Store Day has from injury and make an NFL roster to offer SPORTS PAGE 6 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 10 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Friday, April 20, 2012 Arrested protesters released, continue activism TODAY By Samuel Liebl noon to reiterate their message and can studies junior Jessica Alvaren- fails to ensure the basic rights of fac- no pedophilia,” Shingavi said. Daily Texan Staff rally support. ga addressed the crowd. Assistant tory workers producing UT apparel The University should instead Calendar The protesters, who are members English professor Snehal Shingavi because it is beholden to the corpo- join the Worker Rights Consortium, All 18 protesters arrested of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free and education professor Noah de rations it ostensibly monitors. an independent labor rights organi- El día de los Wednesday in the lobby of Presi- Coalition, drew more than 50 peo- Lissovoy also spoke on the steps in “Asking the FLA to verify that zation that protects workers’ rights, dent William Powers Jr.’s office were ple to the rally. Coalition members support of those arrested. there are no human rights abuses Shingavi said. niños: Relive released from Austin Police Depart- including Asian studies senior Wil- Shingavi said the Fair Labor As- is like asking [former Pennsylvania Standing near the marble plaque your childhood ment custody Thursday morning liam Yates, former UT student Bi- sociation, the labor monitoring or- State University football coach Jer- Bring back childhood memories and gathered on the Tower steps at anca Hinz-Foley and Latin Ameri- ganization with which UT affiliates, ry] Sandusky to make sure there is PROTEST continues on PAGE 2 at the Mexican-American Culture Committee’s Reliving Your Childhood event. The event will have free food, games, prizes, a human-size Budget cuts Lotería game, juego de canicas, concurso de baleros, inflatables, bungee running, jousting and a Fashioning the future consolidate dunking booth. This event is free and will be held at Gregory Gym Plaza from 10 a.m.- 2 p.m. Planned Today in history Parenthood By Alexa Ura In 1999 Daily Texan Staff At 11: 20 a.m. two teenagers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, After losing state and feder- began shooting students at al funding, regional branches of Columbine High School in Planned Parenthood in Austin, Littleton, Colo. The SWAT team Waco and Dallas-Forth Worth will didn’t arrive until 3 p.m. and in merge into a single organization to the end 13 people were killed reduce program costs and keep as and 23 wounded. This tragedy many clinics as possible open. shocked and rattled the people The board of directors for the of Littleton and the nation. three Planned Parenthood branch- es, which lost a combined $5 mil- lion in funding, unanimously voted Wednesday to merge into Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, a deci- sion that was in the works for about a year. The nonprofit will consist of 26 health centers throughout the region beginning Sept. 1. Sarah Wheat, interim Co-CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Tex- as Capital Region, said the merger was highly influenced by funding WATCH TStv ON cuts to the program. CHANNEL 15 “We’ve been getting a lot of sup- port from the community and work- Sunday Morning ing more closely than ever with indi- Andreina Velazquez | Daily Texan Staff vidual donors to keep our three clin- - 24Seven Model Ashley Kim prepares to go out on the runway in designer Janie Kang’s bridal gown for the Contour fashion show ics open here in Austin,” she said. On April 22, TSTV kicks off Thursday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. Twenty-three graduating designers showcased about 120 original designs. “But the merger is a good fit geo- #24Seven with a kickoff party bit.ly/dt_fashion_grads graphically and will help us stretch at midnight, all broadcasted our donors’ dollars.” on air! The live marathon Planned Parenthood organiza- continues all week long. 24 tions in Texas were forced out of hours a day. 7 days a week. Graduating students exhibit takes on ‘Contour’ theme the Women’s Health Program last Tune in for all sorts of fun, month after the Texas Legislature live shenanigans! By Sylvia Butanda parel seniors sent about 120 origi- theme “Contour.” ery designer interpreted it a differ- passed a law to exclude clinics affil- Daily Texan Staff nal designs down the runway at the Marketing senior Angeli Aguil- ent way into their outfits.” iated with abortion providers from 13th annual Division of Textiles era, vice president of the University Judges of the show included local the program. The program provides From psychedelic mushroom- and Apparel fashion show spon- Fashion Group, said the theme of industry professionals who award- health care, including cancer screen- inspired dresses to a “Buffy the sored by the University Co-Oper- the show was meant for the design- ed prizes for Best Fashion Collec- ings and reduced-cost birth control Vampire Slayer”-inspired collec- ative Society and in collaboration ers to incorporate lines and shapes tion, Most Innovative Fashion Col- for low-income women. The fed- tion, graduating designers show- with the School of Human Ecolo- in their clothing. lection, Most Marketable Fash- eral government, which funded 90 cased their final works at the Frank gy. The University Fashion Group “It was really up to the designers ion Collection, Best Constructed percent of the program, announced Erwin Center on Thursday night. organized and produced this year’s to take the theme and figure out Twenty-three textiles and ap- fashion show focusing on the what it meant,” Aguilera said. “Ev- FASHION continues on PAGE 2 BUDGET continues on PAGE 2 6-7 p.m. College of Communication honors Walter Cronkite with plaza dedication "Talk-u-py" By David Maly Cronkite began his education at Communication Building. A show that discusses the sci- Daily Texan Staff UT in the fall of 1933, but left The piece will be displayed ence, news and poetry of so- without earning his degree dur- from dusk until midnight each cial revolution on campus The Communication Plaza will ing the fall of 1935. night “indefinitely,” said Nico- and around Austin. glow bright each night with the The dedication speech was las Hundley, spokesman for the work of a former UT student, as accompanied by a digital art in- College of Communications. the plaza was dedicated Thurs- stallation by media artist Ben Rubin answered audience ques- SUNDAY day evening in honor of journal- Rubin entitled “And That’s the tions about the piece prior to ist Walter Cronkite. Way It Is,” named for an icon- the ceremony. 11 p.m. - midnight The dedication of the Walter ic catchphrase used by Cronkite The purpose of the work is to "Chocolate Cronkite Plaza took place yes- at the end of many of his news both honor Cronkite and foster terday in front of the Jesse H. broadcasts. The piece was com- research regarding the differenc- Primate Jones Communication Center. missioned for the College of es between past and present news Magnetosphere" Cronkite served as anchorman Communication by Landmarks, coverage, Rubin said. One of the longest running for the CBS Evening News from the University’s public art pro- “It’s really just a way to accu- shows in KVRX history. Ob- 1962-1981, a period of major na- gram, and will use lighting to mulate a lot of data and analyze scuro nuggets that are even tional controversies including the display images and text from it,” he said. “You never know what more underground than your U.S. Civil Rights Movement, the Cronkite’s news broadcasts, we can do with it.” Rebecca Howeth | Daily Texan Staff cousin from Leander's gothic assassination of President John F. along with current news cover- Artist Ben Rubin (right) watches as his digital installation in honor of country solo project. Kennedy and the Vietnam War. age, across the south side of the CRONKITE continues on PAGE 2 Walter Cronkite is projected across the side of the CMA building. physicians on-site 9am-9pm daily most insurance accepted (2120 Guadalupe - on the Drag) P2 2 NEWS Friday, April 20, 2012 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 112, Number 159 PROTEST continues from PAGE 1 where the University’s Core Value CONTACT US — to transform lives for the benefit of society — is engraved, de Liss- Main Telephone: ovoy said the University should (512) 471-4591 stand behind the arrested students. Editor: “Instead of prosecution, the Uni- Viviana Aldous versity should think about support- (512) 232-2212 ing these students,” de Lissovoy said. [email protected] “They acted upon the principles that any decent liberal arts and sciences Managing Editor: education should stand for. We as Audrey White educators should support this.” (512) 232-2217 As of 6 p.m. Thursday, more than managingeditor@ 20 UT faculty members had signed dailytexanonline.com an online open letter to the admin- istration requesting that the Uni- News Office: versity drop all charges against the (512) 232-2207 students. [email protected] The group has been protesting Multimedia Office: the University’s affiliation with the (512) 471-7835 FLA for at least two years. [email protected] Speaking on behalf of the Uni- versity’s administration, director Sports Office: of media relations Gary Susswein (512) 232-2210 said Wednesday’s protest has not [email protected] changed the University’s stance on the issue. UT will maintain its af- Life & Arts Office: filiation with the FLA and will not (512) 232-2209 join the WRC, he said.