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TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 67 41 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com Students heed call to service UT to vote on Green Fund referendum By Audrey White about $400,000 each calendar year Daily Texan Staff and be managed by a committee In the campus-wide gener- composed primarily of students, al election today and Wednes- along with faculty and staff with day, students can vote on a ref- expertise in energy and environ- erendum for the creation of a UT mental fields. Any student, facul- Green Fund that would allow stu- ty or staff member could suggest dents to create projects and con- sustainability-related projects. duct research focused on envi- The fund would also create stu- ronmental sustainability using tu- dent jobs and internships in envi- ition dollars. ronmentally rele- The Green vant fields, Bint- Fund is the only liff said. referendum on In 2009, the the ballot in this This is an opportunity state House of year’s election. for students to become Representatives If it passes, each empowered and passed a bill al- student will pay ‘‘ lowing univer- an additional $5 take control over a sities to put “en- in tuition fees portion of the budget vironmental ser- for each long se- for a program that is vice fee” initia- Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff mester and $2.50 tives to a student Peace Corps director Aaron Williams, center, speaks with former colleague Samuel Scott, right, and volunteer Ben Freelom, who for each summer important to students vote. Texas State served in Guatemala from 2007 to 2009, following a moderated interview at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. session for five — environmental University passed years. Jacob Bint- their own green liff, the referen- sustainability.” fund based on dum’s campaign — Jacob Bintliﬀ student demand Peace Corps set to increase stipend for returning volunteers director, said the in 2004, and Rice increase will most Green Fund campaign University passed By Joshua Michaels development, such as agricul- tion during that time. Wil- stationed in 76 countries with likely take effect director a green fund on Daily Texan Staff tural training, business devel- liams said that an increase in 7,300 men and women, 68 of in spring 2011, Wednesday. UT Peace Corps director Aar- opment or English instruction. the Peace Corps budget un- whom are from UT. While once the fund re- and seven oth- on Williams announced at a Returning Peace Corps volun- der President Barack Obama Obama made a campaign ceives final ap- er state universi- moderated interview Mon- teers receive a $6,000 stipend would allow the program to promise to double the number proval from the UT System Board ties will vote on green funds this day that the volunteer organi- from the government to help raise the allowance. of current volunteers by the of Regents semester, including three other zation will increase the $6,000 cover the costs of transitioning The service program has re- organization’s 50th anniversa- “This is an opportunity for stu- schools in the UT System. stipend for returning Peace back to the United States. ceived bipartisan support in ry in 2011, the 2011 fiscal year dents to become empowered and The effort was organized by Corps volunteers. During the audience ques- Congress. When Obama allo- budget places the Peace Corps take control over a portion of the the ReEnergize Texas coalition, The Peace Corps is a nation- tion-and-answer session fol- cated $373 million to the pro- on track to reach only 11,000 budget for a program that is im- a statewide environmental ef- al, governmental service pro- lowing the interview, a for- gram in the 2010 fiscal year volunteers by 2016, according portant to students — environmen- fort that has focused its efforts on gram that places volunteers in mer Peace Corps volunteer budget, the House and the to the PolitiFact Web site. tal sustainability,” Bintliff said. developing countries. Volun- voiced concern that the sti- Senate increased that amount The Obama administra- The fund would accumulate GREEN continues on page 2 teers are typically employed pend has not increased in 20 to $400 million. in jobs relating to international years or adjusted for infla- The Peace Corps is currently CORPS continues on page 2 Patrick Meaney, government senior and co- director of the Green Fund Referendum Organization’s director visits UT campaign, asks students pass- Economic downturn better global citizens. I think ing the Gregory that it also gives you a chance Gym Plaza to is a cause for increased to consider what you might vote for a bill want to do with the rest of that would cre- interest in peace group your life.” ate a UT Green #Z4IBCBC4JEEJRVJ Williams sat down with The Fund. This bill Daily Texan Staff Daily Texan before his campus gives students Peace Corps director Aar- visit Monday to discuss the or- a chance to on Williams has watched ap- ganization’s mission, success- decide whether plicants to the program that es and challenges. extra money “changed his life forever” sky- The Peace Corps was start- should be rocket by 18 percent since last ed by former President John spent to fund year; all it took was presiden- F. Kennedy and Robert Sar- environmental research proj- tial prodding and a worldwide gent Shriver in 1961 with the ects on economic belt-tightening. goals of promoting world campus. “I think the overriding pop- peace and friendship by train- Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff ularity has to do with [Pres- ing men and women in devel- Bonnie Drenik, a Peace Corps volunteer in Bulgaria from 2003 ident Barack Obama’s] call oping countries, while helping to 2005, listens to Corps director Aaron Williams at the Etter- to service,” Williams said. “I Harbin Alumni Center on Monday. think people want to become PEACE continues on page 2 Stephanie Meza Daily Texan Staff

Student Government Elections Barton Springs night swimmers may face fees March 2 and 3, 8 a.m.- 5p.m. By Audria Choudhury clean. During the spring clean, Daily Texan Staff the dams that keep the pool full Austinites who enjoy swim- are opened, dropping water lev- Students can visit utsg.org to cast their votes for: ming in Barton Springs Pool at els enough to allow Austin city t4(QSFTJEFOUBOEWJDFQSFTJEFOU night may soon be charged a officials and volunteers to scrub t3FQSFTFOUBUJWFTJOUIF4(BTTFNCMZ CPUIGPSJOEJWJEVBMDPMMFHFTBOE fee that is being proposed at to- the pool’s natural surface clean in 6OJWFSTJUZXJEFSFQSFTFOUBUJWFT night’s city Aquatic Division time for the summer season. Jon- t4UVEFOU&WFOUT$FOUFSQSFTJEFOU meeting. athan Beall, head of The Friends t&EJUPSJODIJFGPG5IF%BJMZ5FYBO The Aquatic Division of the of Barton Springs Pool’s service t5FYBT4UVEFOU.FEJB#PBSE.FNCFST city’s Parks and Recreation De- committee, said this time will also t5XPTUVEFOUNFNCFSTPGUIF6OJPO#PBSEPG%JSFDUPST partment will hold the meeting be used for other groundskeeping t5XPTUVEFOUNFNCFSTPGUIF6OJWFSTJUZ$PPQ#PBSEPG%JSFDUPST to address the safety concerns tasks including cleaning, planting t(SBEVBUF4UVEFOU"TTFNCMZQSFTJEFOUBOEUXPWJDFQSFTJEFOUT caused by large numbers of night flower beds and painting and re- t5IF(SFFO'VOESFGFSFOEVN swimmers. pairing the bathhouse’s roof. Not all students can vote for all positions depending on academic clas- Victor Ovalle, program man- The department will also gath- sification. For a complete list of candidates, see page 3. For Daily Texan ager for the Parks and Recreation er public suggestions at the meet- editorial board endorsements, see page 4. Department, said that, if passed, ing, said Tom Nelson, manager of the fee would cover the cost of the aquatic division. Catalina Padilla | Daily Texan Staff lifeguards to increase safety dur- “People want to continue with Texas Primary Elections ing night swims. A worker dredges Barton Springs during the annual spring cleaning free [swimming during night “In the evening hours, there are Monday morning. Water levels are dropped so workers can clean the hours], and we’ll look at it as part March 2 up to 1,000 people,” Ovalle said. pool for the upcoming summer session. of an option,” Nelson said. “We’ll “You don’t want that many peo- will vote on it. The pool may re- for the fee, but swimmers during be taking more input [tonight] 7JTJUUIF8FCTJUFPGUIF5SBWJT$PVOUZ$MFSLUPGJOEPVUZPVSQPMMJOHMP- ple without a lifeguard, and the open after a routine cleaning on the day are currently charged be- and then formulate a plan to pres- DBUJPOTJOUPEBZTQSJNBSZFMFDUJPO4UVEFOUTXIPMJWFPODBNQVTDBO department is trying to outfit the March 13 with a fee for swims tween $1 and $3, depending on ent to the Parks board [later this WPUFBUUIF'MBXO"DBEFNJD$FOUFS*UFNTPOUIFCBMMPUJODMVEF%FNP- costs.” between 9 and 10 p.m., which their age. month].” DSBUJDBOE3FQVCMJDBOHVCFSOBUPSJBMDBOEJEBUFT If the department passes the are currently free of charge. Offi- The pool will be closed until proposal, Austin City Council cials have not yet set an amount March 12 for the annual spring SPRINGS continues on page 5 2

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THE DAILY TEXAN CORPS: Volume 110, Number 160 Group GREEN: Some 25 cents draws support G CONTACT US say increase Main Telephone: across parties (512) 471-4591 in fees would From page 1 Editor: Jillian Sheridan tion’s goal mirrors similar at- vex students (512) 232-2212 tempts by the former George W. [email protected] Bush administration, which also From page 1 pledged to double the number Retail Advertising: of Peace Corps volunteers im- implementing green funds. (512) 471-1865 mediately after 9/11. The pro- Student Government passed [email protected] gram peaked in 1966 at 16,000 the referendum on Nov. 17. volunteers. University-wide Rep. Justin Classiﬁed Advertising: Stein, a vice-presidential can- (512) 471-5244 didate in the SG election, au- classiﬁ[email protected] thored the bill and said SG was overwhelmingly supportive of the referendum because it gives The Texan strives to present all infor- We need to get to mation fairly, accurately and complete- students an opportunity to de- ly. If we have made an error, let us know know them better, cide for themselves whether about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail [email protected]. and they need to get they want to spend the extra ‘‘ money for the fund. to know us.” “This is a neat opportunity COPYRIGHT — Aaron Williams we have been afforded when we each make a small contri- Copyright 2009 Texas Student Peace Corps director Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff bution that adds up to a whole Media. All articles, photographs Jacob Santolaya, a pre-med biology junior, waits for a friend at Terra Burger on Guadalupe Street on lot,” Stein said. “There are so and graphics, both in the print and Monday night. many initiatives that students online editions, are the property want to see happen on campus, of Texas Student Media and may Williams said he wanted to like ride-sharing and better re- not be reproduced or republished expand the Peace Corps pres- cycling, but when the budget is in part or in whole without written ence in Muslim countries. tight, those things aren’t a pri- permission. “We need to get to know them PEACE: Most recruits recent graduates ority. This is about making sure better, and they need to get to there is funding for things stu- TODAY’S WEATHER know us,” Williams said. From page 1 fields such as education, health Corps member in the Domini- dents want.” The Peace Corps currently op- care, agriculture or technolog- can Republic in the late 1960s. He To offset the possible financial erates in Jordan and Morocco and impact of the fund on students High Low foster cross-cultural understand- ical development. Before the said the experiences of all Peace is restoring its program in Indone- ing through interaction. Peace Corps can begin working Corps volunteers help foster cul- who have extreme financial-aid 60 38 sia, which holds the world’s larg- Volunteers commit to 27 in a country, the organization tural sensitivity and develop needs, 20 percent of the fund est Muslim population, this year. months of service and work in must receive permission from the strong language and leadership will go back into the overall fi- country’s government. skills, ultimately opening up ca- nancial aid pool, Bintliff said. Volunteers are provided with reer possibilities in the long run. “If there is a student who ab- RECYCLE money for training, travel and “We work in a very respect- solutely can’t afford $5, I really your copy of living costs through their tenure ful way,” Williams said. “You hope they are eligible for finan- THE DAILY TEXAN and receive tuition deferment, learn patience and the ability to cial aid,” he said. partial tuition cancellation and a listen. It allows you to cross that There is no organized opposi- one-time adjustment check. Al- bridge and lets you become a bet- tion group to the fund. Howev- TSM most 85 percent of Peace Corps ter global citizen.” er, not all students support the EXECUTIVE volunteers are fresh-out-of col- Williams said one of the Peace bill. Engineering Rep. Adam lege graduates. Corps’ emerging challenges will Rosen was one of the most vo- COMMITTEE “College students have graduat- be increasing food security across cal SG members against passed and have been trained for four the world through comprehen- ing the referendum. MEETING years now and are prepared to take sive agriculture plans. Volun- “It places an undue burden Friday on a new role in life and in our soci- teers will assist local populations on students who are already ety and the world,” Williams said. in developing new farming tech- having a hard time,” Rosen said. March 5, 2010 As of this year, UT ranks first niques, using different seeds and “I would support it if it were 1:00 P.M. and ninth in the number of gradu- increasing access to the market- an optional fee, and I wrote an ate and undergraduate alumni, re- amendment for that which did William Randolph Hearst Bldg. place. spectively, who work in the Corps As the second African-Amer- not pass. I don’t think that if 51 HSM Room 3.302 for a total of 84 former Longhorns ican director of the 49-year-old percent of students want to [cre- 2500 Whitis Avenue who are currently serving. Wil- program and a former recruit- ate the fund], they should be Austin, Texas liams said the University’s in- er, Williams said he hopes to in- able to force the other 49 percent volvement in the program brought crease minority representation, of students to pay for it, too.” Visitors Welcome him to Austin. which stands at 15 percent, by University Democrats en- We encourage any community member “I’m hoping to encourage and engaging historically black col- dorsed the referendum, partly who has any kind of temporary or assist my colleagues who work leges and Hispanic institutions, as a show of support for envi- permanent disability to contact Texas in recruitment here to get more among others, to attract a broad- ronmental efforts but also be- Student Media beforehand so that students at UT to join the Peace er American clientele. cause it is economically viable appropriate accommodations can be Corps,” Williams said. Recruiting more minorities in the long-term, said Brittany made. Anyone is welcome to attend. Before becoming director, Wil- into the Peace Corps will im- McAllister, University Demo- liams served as the vice president prove the representation of the crats and Sierra Club member. of business development with RTI diverse face of America, Wil- “This is the most worthy in- International and as senior manag- liams said. vestment students can make,” er for the U.S. Agency for Interna- “In some villages, we may be McAllister said. “This will put tional Development. Williams re- the only Americans that the pop- UT on the forefront of sustain- placed Ronald A. Tschetter as di- ulation will see,” he said. “It’s ability, and it makes sense finan- rector, who was appointed by then- important that Peace Corps rep- cially because these sustainabili- President George W. Bush in 2006. resents the true American face ty efforts pay for themselves be- Williams served as a Peace across the world.” cause they cost less to maintain.”

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Wire Editor: Kelsey Crow 3 www.dailytexanonline.com WORLD&NATION Tuesday, March 2, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Obama to choose Federal Reserve board chairman By Jeannine Aversa they had worked on Wall Street or The Associated Press in the banking industry, said Anil WASHINGTON — Federal Kashyap, professor of econom- Reserve Vice Chairman Donald ics and finance at the University Kohn’s decision to step down at of Chicago’s Graduate School of the end of June gives President Ba- Business. rack Obama a chance to put a big- Given a double-digit unemploy- ger imprint on the central bank. ment rate, there could be pressure Kohn, the Fed’s second-highest on Obama to fill the open seats ranking official, has played a ma- with people who are considered jor role in shaping the Fed’s strat- more “dovish,” meaning they are egy in fighting the worst finan- more concerned about unemploy- cial and economic crises to hit the ment than they are about infla- country since the Great Depres- tion, some analysts said. The ad- sion. ministration is expected to name a His departure will open up a replacement before he leaves. third seat on the seven-member A veteran of the Fed, Kohn first Federal Reserve board in Wash- joined as an economist in Kan- ington. Board members are picked sas City in the early 1970s. He has by the president and must be con- been a member of the Fed board firmed by the Senate. There are since 2002, and a confidante of two vacancies on the board. Bernanke as well as his predeces- The president will have a del- sor, Alan Greenspan. Roberto Candia | Associated Press icate task before him. In select- “He will be greatly missed,” Maria Isabel Pena searches for her belongings after a magnitude-8.8 earthquake struck Chile on Saturday morning. ing new Fed members, Obama Bernanke said. “needs to stand up to this pop- In a letter to Obama, Kohn an- ulism” and not be afraid to pick nounced his intention to step people with the right economic down when his term as vice chair- Chile reacts to quake damages and financial credentials even if man ends on June 23. Vice Chairman 19 others missing, the National w a l l s t o r e a c h t h e m , s a i d f i r e er Soler said officers arrested 55 Donald Kohn Police search buildings tesitifies on Emergency Office announced, in department Commander Juan people for violating a curfew im- Capitol Hill in a magnitude-8.8 quake that Presi- Carlos Subercaseux. posed after looters sacked near- for survivors, enforce city Washington curfews to fight looting dent Michelle Bachelet called “an Only the chop of military he- ly every market in town. Troops on March 5, emergency without parallel in licopters flying overhead broke ordered into the city by Bache- 2009. He will Chile’s history.” the silence demanded by rescu- let patrolled to enforce security. be leaving the By Eva Vergara & Michael Warren Some coastal towns were al- ers straining to hear signs of life A few looters re-emerged to rob Federal Reserve The Associated Press most obliterated — first shaken inside the building. Firefighters a market on Monday. in June. CONCEPCION, Chile — Res- by the quake, then slammed by a had already pulled 25 survivors The U.N. said Monday that cuers found signs of life in the tsunami that carried whole hous- from the structure. it would rush aid to Chile af- wreckage of a 15-story build- es inland and crushed others into Mayor Jacqueline van Ryssel- ter Bachelet appealed for inter- ing Monday as the world offered piles of sticks. berghe told Radio Cooperativa national aid. U.N. humanitari- aid to victims of an earthquake In Concepcion, the biggest that some food aid was arriving an spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs that killed more than 700 people. city near the epicenter, rescu- in the city of 200,000 Monday for said. She said access to health ser- Troops and police arrested doz- ers heard the knock of trapped distribution to the hungry. Elec- vices will be a challenge and not- ens of people for violating a cur- victims inside a toppled 70- tricity was still out, however, and ed that indigenous people living few designed to prevent looting. unit apartment building and water was scarce. in adobe homes were most at risk Susan Walsh The toll of dead rose to 723, with began to drill through thick Concepcion police chief Eliec- from damaged infrastructure. Associated Press

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QUOTES TO NOTE “The student Union is a business.” — Andrew Nash, candidate for Union Board representative, responding to how receptive the Union Board should be to community interests

“Betrayal.” — Austin Talbert, candidate for SG president, describing the current SG administration in a single word

“To be honest, I didn’t do much.” — Milam Miller, candidate for University-wide representative, responding to what accomplishment he was most proud of while an SG member

“Serotonin shots.” — Aaron Walther, candidate for SG president, when asked how he would keep UT students happy without allowing dorm visitation hours

“It was a clusterfuck.” — Carly Castetter, candidate for University-wide representative, describing this year’s SG assembly “This mutual respect and trust I have ... built with the administration will enhance my ability to represent [student] voice.” — Minator Azemi, candidate for SG president, explaining what makes him better than his opponents “The Union Board does so much more than Taking a gamble and hoping for change kill dreams.” — Cameron Allison, candidate for Union Board representa- One year ago, the Daily Tex- tion couldn’t shake SG’s reputa- Muneezeh Kabir, we — perhaps tangential. With the position of vice tive, explaining how he would change the Union Board an editorial board — encouraged tion as a lazy, shrouded organiza- foolishly — see two students who president suited to candidates with by the removal of a ticket system tion, failing to pass meaningful stu- could represent students. legislative experience, we’re curi- that had for years virtually closed dent legislation and closing key tu- Parks, a business and urban ous as to why Kabir — who sin-

“I look forward to ruling you all.” the Student Government election ition-policy meetings to students at studies senior, and Kabir, an Eng- glehandedly gives the campaign a — Aaron Walther, candidate for SG president, when asked process to many candidates — en- the direction of the administration. lish and women’s and gender stud- dynamic air — is not running for for closing remarks dorsed in the SG presidential race O’Rourke capped off his term by ies major, have — like most of the president. for the first time in three years. making local headlines as a pawn presidential campaigns — commit- Much of our endorsement for “I am proud that my supporter base is a far Impressed by his qualifica- of administrators who decided ted to pushing for tuition afford- Parks and Kabir, though, rests on cry from homogeneous.” tions and plans to strengthen stu- hastily to close the Cactus Cafe. ability and transparency in SG. In the weakness of their main op- — Muneezeh Kabir, candidate for SG vice president, explain- dent involvement on campus, the Maybe we should know better their alliance, Parks, an SG insider ponents. Minator Azemi and Jus- ing why she is better than her opponents board endorsed candidate Liam by now. We’ve arrived back where and the “business” side of the duo, tin Stein, two current Universi- O’Rourke, expecting him to bring the editorial board likely found it- nicely balances Kabir, who brings a ty-wide representatives who last purpose and relevance to an or- self four years ago, reluctant to passion for social justice with her year were revealed as members of

“It’s rhetoric.” ganization long decried for doing publicize an organization whose history as the director of the Wom- the Eyes of Texas, have displayed — Scott Parks, candidate for SG president, when asked to nothing but pad resumes. leaders — with significant resourc- en’s Resource Agency, which, as an no creativity in signaling that their explain a promise for “lower tuition” in a campaign video Not even a week later, the Tex- es and structure and the ability to agency of SG, acts closely with the administration could take SG to- an acquired information that impli- harness the support of thousands Gender and Sexuality Center. ward truly representing students “There are two brains that do disagree and cated a number of SG student lead- of students — consistently fail to Taking cues from the Barack and away from administrative have disagreed. ... So, there are two brains ers affiliated with an annonymous deliver on their promises to trans- Obama election machine in its re- entanglements. on-campus organization, the Eyes parently act to tangibly improve liance on slick graphics, YouTube “I believe that this mutual re- there.” of Texas, in violating election codes student life. videos featuring a chorus of di- spect and trust I have already built — Justin Stein, candidate for SG vice president, when asked to swing the race in O’Rourke’s fa- We’ve even come to doubt verse voices and “yes we can”- with the administration will en- about an issue he and running mate Azemi disagree on vor. Controversy engulfed SG af- whether it’s possible for SG to like slogans, the two have run a hance my ability to represent [the fairs the rest of the semester, cast- function as true representation focused campaign. Parks and Ka- student] voice,” Azemi wrote in a “I might not get a letter of recommenda- ing doubt on the promise of a new for students to the administration bir say they’ll change the culture of Daily Texan questionnaire. tion to law school, but I’m not going to law student administration that had while operating under — and like- SG — the inefficiency, secrecy and The two entrenched establish- campaigned on ridding SG of its ly at the behest of — the Office of disengagement from campus — ment candidates, whose leader- school, so, I’m not in it for that.” uselessness. Student Affairs, an administrative by changing the people involved, ship skills and mastery of SG pro- — Austin Talbert, candidate for SG president, when explain- The O’Rourke administration branch. Maybe we’re just too hard folding students with no previous tocol we don’t doubt, have viewed ing the need for a “change of SG culture” could have come away from the on an organization hampered by SG experience into the process. this election as a coronation. And controversy stronger, using a mo- a broken system that makes rep- We’re not sure whether to deem while we’re unsure exactly what to ment of collective exasperation resenting students impossible and this strategy admirable or gim- expect from a Parks/Kabir admin- with SG to reshape student opin- instead forces SG to represent the micky. But in Kabir, especially, we istration, we’re certain that an Aze- For full audio of the editorial board’s en- ion on an organization that could administration to students. see a proven advocate for social mi/Stein administration would dorsement interviews with all of the execu- have value on campus. Yet in presidential candidate justice whose involvement with only function to serve Azemi, Stein tive alliances, visit dailytexanonline.com. But the O’Rourke administra- Scott Parks and his running mate, SG, as she says, has been largely and the administration.

The Green Fund inspiring, Butler is certainly competent and Castetter is an SG veteran — the only cur- re-election. organizations outside of SG, as well. In the has been effective in her previous roles. rent University-wide representative we are past year she’s worked closely with the The Green Fund referendum is the first endorsing. Castetter has followed through Philip Wiseman Communication Council to help address opportunity for students to directly affect on several important initiatives meant to Wiseman was involved in SG over the the needs of the college as well as begin UT’s environmental sustainability efforts. Wintress James reform SG from the inside. Last year, when past year as a legislative aide, where he plans to formulate a college-wide newsletter. The fund serves as a direct connection The SG assembly needs lots of different poor decisions by SG leaders marred a assisted in researching various bills. He Fazende is well versed in the workings of between students and campus environment kinds of leaders with different priorities. So, largely successful election, Castetter took authored legislation to support closing a SG and is worthy of re-election as a commu- issues and will largely support itself by cre- while we usually aren’t impressed by candi- it upon herself to fix the election code to loophole that would allow gun shows on nication representative. ating self-supporting initiatives. While few dates with a focus on small campus issues, protect SG’s integrity in the future. She was campus and in favor of expanding UT’s students enjoy rising costs, the additional $5 like encouraging freshman involvement in an important part of passing election reform mental health services to both students and Engineering representatives per semester is a miniscule sacrifice when SG, we are excited about James. this fall. staff. Based on his record, we feel Wiseman considering the merits of a student-led James has dedicated a lot of time to Castetter was also a co-author of this is worthy of serving in the assembly next Jose De Anda sustainability effort. We enthusiastically improving UT without ever having served year’s most controversial proposal, the year as a Liberal Arts representative. De Anda has never been involved in endorse the Green Fund referendum. in SG. She has worked for freshman admis- speaker legislation, which would have creat- Student Government but has a very clear sions and was actively involved in bringing ed of a speaker of the assembly. She sees the Natural Science representatives idea of what he plans to accomplish as a the Barbara Jordan statue to campus. speaker legislation as the natural extension University-wide representatives representative. He places particular impor- James believes that, by reaching out to of these reforms. Whether or not you agree Joseph Lee incoming students to make them aware tance in recruitment and retention of under- Austin Carlson with her, the legislation was innovative and Lee served as a Natural Sciences of SG and its resources, SG can ultimately represented minorities and improving the Carlson has a proven record of leader- well-researched. Representative for SG last year and seems more effectively meet student needs and food options available to students in the ship as a former member of the Texas A&M Castetter has done something with her to have a solid vision for what he plans to represent a broader cross-section of UT stu- engineering college. De Anda provides very Student Assembly and has been actively time in SG. She has advocated for and co- achieve next year in the same position. He dents — and she has a plan to facilitate bet- specific ideas to improve the student experi- involved in the Graduate Student Assembly authored legislation. She has even attempt- notes that he would like to serve the needs ter outreach. James has the enthusiasm and ence for engineering majors. as a first-year law student this year. ed to communicate with students by writing of his constituents and avoid larger projects, commitment to improve SG. Carlson plans to focus on creating a more a piece for the Texan. We appreciate her which tend to lack focus. He’s very in-tune transparent budgetary process, which we resolve and her openness. with what the position requires and seems Texas Union Board might consider overly ambitious if he hadn’t Matt Portillo more than qualified to carry out the respon- helped to successfully implement a similar Cameron Allison and Britnie Portillo says he is running for SG to “fix Ashley Baker sibilities associated with it. process at Texas A&M. the system starting with [him]self.” Despite Franklin Carlson demonstrates enthusiasm for stu- Baker is young and inexperienced. As holding a small and relatively inconsequen- Both Allison and Franklin demonstrate dent involvement — suggesting a wider use such, she is understandably less informed Matt Daley tial position as external appointee to Spirit some understanding of the Texas Union’s of student referendums to gauge student than some of the other candidates. However, Daley also served as a Natural Sciences & Traditions Council, Portillo has energeti- mission. Both have held leadership posi- opinion on issues before decisions are made. her ambition and notable intelligence make representative last year. In this capacity, he cally gone above and beyond in Student tions in the student events center, Franklin Finally, we are willing to overlook her well-suited for the position. We believe was very active in issues affecting his col- Government, particularly regarding the as chair of the African American Culture Carlson’s Aggie status because we know he that she will use her time in the assembly lege, including helping organize a successful Cactus Cafe controversy. Committee and Allison as chair of the isn’t using this position to pad his resume. wisely to learn about UT’s pressing prob- letter-writing campaign that urged profes- Portillo appreciates SG’s need to represent Tournaments and Games Committee, and You can’t get into law school more than lems and how to address them. sors to submit book requests in a timely students, even when it is unpopular with both appear to appreciate the Union Board’s once. And we are just guessing, but we bet manner. His emphasis on improving advis- administrators, an uncommon trait in SG. role of balancing the interests of students, his future employer won’t be impressed by ing and registration within his college are It is also exciting that Portillo wants to Liberal Arts representatives the administration and the community. Student Government involvement. Carlson practical ambitions for the office he seeks. revive the push for a voting student regent is doing this because he cares. Shana Mirhosseini on the UT System Board of Regents. Mirhosseini has never been involved in Jesus “Jesse” Hernandez Student Events Center president Natalie Butler SG, but she has shown initiative in educat- Jeremy Yager ing herself on how it functions as well as Hernandez has experience serving as a Taylor Steinberg You can’t get much more establishment Longhorn Legislative Aide and was recently Although he has never served in SG, its most important legislation. Mirhosseini As current chair of the Music and than Natalie Butler. But, unlike many SG appointed to fill a vacated seat in the Yager is undoubtedly among the most has a solid idea of what she would like to Entertainment Committee in the Student representatives, she has a track record of Natural Sciences Representative Caucus. In informed University-wide candidates. He accomplish as a Liberal Arts representative. Events Center, Steinberg has had to cope working for students — facilitating logistical the past year, he’s displayed a great willing- has extensive experience in working with We endorse her campaign as we feel she has with budget cuts already. His main goal is feats such as moving UT Safety Week to the ness to become involved in SG by conduct- legislators on behalf of students as an active the ability to be an active voice in SG. to include more students in the process of beginning of the school year and instituting ing research to assist with drafting legisla- member of the University Democrats. deciding how to spend the student fees that the Sure Walk program. tion about various topics. Yager is enthusiastic about entering the center allocates. He aims to make all She plans to continue working to improve John Lawler the assembly and prepared to learn the events relevant to students and to ensure safety by improving lighting on campus and parliamentary procedure he lacks. We are Few members of SG have been as visible Communication representative that the center spends responsibly. increasing awareness of Sure Walk. convinced that Yager will be an effective as John Lawler over the past year. Lawler’s Most importantly, Butler understands that advocate for students. passion for student government, as well as Editor’s note: Races for which we did not endorse SG’s job doesn’t end with the passage of leg- his visibility on campus, are attributes that Sydney Fazende were either uncontested or candidates for the islation. She understands using legislation as his fellow representative should strive to Fazende served as a communication rep- position did not seek The Daily Texan’s endorse- a jumping off point for effecting real change. Carly Castetter emulate. Based on his body of work, we resentative last year and is active is several ment. Vote today at utsg.org. While we don’t find her particularly give Lawler a resounding endorsement for 5 NEWS

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SPRINGS: Drastic Researchers nd alternative treatment for PTSD decline in visits UT professors test rats ication, according to TexVet: Part- “We have measured some in- selves in rats that have been ex- disorder are rising among re- ners Across Texas. The researchers teresting genes that might give posed to stress stimuli and in rats turning veterans from Iraq and in collaborative study used rats to test drugs known as us new hints in terms of ther- that have not [been exposed],” Afghanistan, according to the not expected HDAC inhibitors, which are cur- apy for treating post-traumat- Ponomarev said. “We found sev- U.S. Department of Veterans Af- with UCLA psychologist rently used to treat Alzheimer’s ic stress syndrome,” said Pono- eral unexplored genes that are re- fairs. At UT, veterans enrolled at From page 1 By Katherine Noble and Huntington’s diseases. The marev, a pharmacy research as- sponsive to stress in rats, and these the University can find support Daily Texan Staff findings, which were published sistant professor. “So far, these genes could also be responsive to through counseling at the UT Wayne Simmons, the depart- UT professors have discovered in February on the science jour- drug treatments have not been severe stress in humans.” Counseling and Mental Health ment’s aquatic program coor- possible alternative treatments nal Nature’s Web site, suggest the considered useful for this When a person undergoes a Center and through student dinator, said he does not an- for post-traumatic stress disorder, drugs may be useful in treating disorder.” traumatic event, the parts of the groups. ticipate the number of visitors which currently affects at least the disorder. Michael Fanselow, a psychol- brain set to regulate stress can Bill Bowman, vice president of to reduce drastically because one out of every eight veterans, According to the TexVet Web ogy professor at the Universi- be overrun to the point where the UT’s Student Veterans Asso- of the fee but that the number according to the U.S. Department site, post-traumatic stress disor- ty of California, Los Angeles, they cannot normalize new fear ciation, works to assimilate stu- might instead spread evenly of Veterans Affairs. der is an anxiety disorder that replicated human fear response and stress stimuli. The victim’s dent veterans into campus life in throughout the day. Ivan Ponomarev and R. Adron can occur after a person has ex- in rats. Ponomarev said he and amygdala, the part of the brain re- Austin. Architectural engineering ju- Harris, both researchers with UT’s perienced an intensely stress- Harris worked with the rats to sponsible for learning and mem- “There are over a hundred stu- nior Ariel Creagh said she goes Waggoner Center for Alcohol and ful event, ranging from physi- measure which genes are acti- ory, is incapable of processing dent veterans currently at UT,” to the springs three or four times Addiction Research, worked to- cal abuse to natural disasters. vated in the brain sections re- fear-related stimuli. Instead, the Bowman said. “We want to show a week during the summer and gether with researchers in Cali- Symptoms of post-traumatic sponsible for “fight or flight,” a amygdala can respond incorrect- them around the city and make would not be concerned with a fornia to explore new methods of stress disorder include guilt, de- biological response to stressful ly to stress, causing the person to them feel at home. That is the fee if the proposal is passed. treating post-traumatic stress dis- tachment, irritability, difficulty situations. be overly anxious in mild-stress hardest part for them about com- “I’m pretty apathetic about order, which is currently treated concentrating and reliving the “In our case, we look for the situations. ing back — feeling like they are it,” Creagh said. “I don’t see a with therapy and depression med- stressful event repeatedly. different genes that express them- Cases of post-traumatic stress at home.” problem with it.” SUPER COMING SOON The SUPER TUESDAY COUPON section on the TSM iPhone App GRAND OPENING SPECIAL!

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Remey Ko, Michael R. Levy and Moses Saldana, com- Facebook could misioners at the Austin Regional Intellegence Center discuss provide 200 jobs public safety and “fusion center” issues. The central- with expansion ization of information By Chris Thomas good for the economy.” from agencies Daily Texan Staff Facebook spokeswoman Kath- across Central Austin could gain 200 jobs by leen Loughlin said the deal is Texas and the offering Facebook a $200,000 in- completely contingent upon City possible future installation centive to develop its first major Council’s approval. of cameras in U.S. operations expansion out- “Facebook is investigating lo- Downtown side of its headquarters in Palo cations around the U.S. to estab- Austin created Alto, Calif. lish an additional online sales a lot of diver- The City Council will meet and operations office,” Lough- gences at the Wednesday to view a presenta- lin said. “Austin is among the cit- City Hall meet- tion on the proposal, but voting ies under consideration because ing on Monday will not take place until a public of the area’s many attractive at- evening. hearing set for March 11. tributes, including a deep talent If the incentive passes, Fa- pool and strong leadership.” cebook will start leasing office Facebook began talks with space in May, beginning with Austin’s Economic Growth and 20,000 square feet spread over Redevelopment Services Office Fanny Trang several Austin in mid-January. Daily Texan Staff areas includ- “By govern- ing down- ment standards, town, South this deal is actu- Congress Ave- Facebook is a good ally going pret- nue, East Aus- t for Austin. It’s an ty fast,” said Bri- Center aims to add surveillance tin and along an Gildea, who is Research Bou- emerging industry ... ” in charge of eco- By Bobby Longoria be compromised in the future. executive leadership, a strong pri- cy policy be open for amendments levard. The ‘‘ nomic develop- Daily Texan Staff The center has been under vacy policy and in-depth training before being reviewed by the development — Lee Leﬃngwell ment for the of- The Austin Regional Intelli- scrutiny for months by political for the center to rise above the commission. project should Austin mayor fice. “[The deal] is gence Center is one step closer to advocacy groups that are wor- faults of other centers in the na- “There needs to be proper con- be completed a good thing for being formed. The Public Safety ried it may follow in the footsteps tion, Carter said. trols with regard to the individ- by Oct. 1. Austin. It will cre- Commission voted unanimous- of other centers in the nation and “We want this center to oper- uals that work at the center and The incen- ate local jobs and ly Monday to continue its devel- violate citizens’ constitutional ate with transparency. The prob- careful handling of information to tive is part of showed a posi- opment on the condition that the rights to privacy. lem we know, in looking at fusion respect the right of assembly and a proposed $1.4 million invest- tive gain when run through our Austin Police Department main- “We want to see legitimate safe- centers across the country, is that free speech,” said commission ment by the Texas Enterprise Economic Development Analy- tain an open discussion with the guards in place through local and they didn’t really grasp the con- chairman Michael Lauderdale. Fund, a seven-year-old business sis. [Facebook] is also a growing commission and the public. state policy so that when Chief of cept of transparency,” Carter said. The next step for the fusion incentive program supported by business, one which hopefully The center will be a centralized Staff David Carter and APD Chief “We will have some feedback center is to have a contractual taxpayer subsidies. will have a future in Austin.” data collection agency that will Art Acevedo are gone down the mechanisms showing that we are agreement accepted by the sever- The initiative is an econom- Facebook representatives were compile information gathered road, and we have a new po- protecting civil liberties while ac- al participating agencies. Carter ic agreement with Facebook and present at a career and internship from law enforcement agencies lice chief ... he is then not able to tually fighting crime.” expects to present the agreement is subject to certain standards, fair run by the College of Liber- across Central Texas. Participants use the fusion center for nega- Before the center can be fully op- to the City Council in April. such as the number of jobs cre- al Arts Career Services on Feb. will include the Austin, Round tive purposes that negate consti- erational, its privacy policy must APD CMDR. Troy Gay de- ated, sales, upgrades and other 24. Students who attended the Rock and UT police departments, tutional acts,” said John Bush, ex- be approved by the city council, scribed the progress of APD’s economic indicators that would fair could apply for full-time on- as well as the Travis, Hays and ecutive director of Texans for Ac- which formed the commission to camera system, which will sup- determine if the partnership is a line operations analyst positions. Williamson County sheriff offices countable Government. be an open forum for airing issues port up to 30 cameras across the positive asset to Austin, Mayor Talk of Facebook’s impending and smaller agencies. Bush said he would like the pro- about public safety in Austin. Al- city, at Monday’s meeting. Initial- Lee Leffingwell said. development in Austin helped The commission heard updates cess of the center’s development though the commission has been ly, APD intends to set up three “Facebook is a good fit for Aus- the event’s attendance, said Rob- from APD officials regarding the to be slowed down to allow for given the power to review issues cameras at two sites: Rundberg tin. It’s an emerging industry — ert Vega, employer relations co- center as well as a proposed cam- more public discussion and adver- concerning public safety, it is only Lane and Interstate Highway 35, one with a future that we would ordinator for Liberal Arts Career era system that will provide sur- tisement to citizens who may be able to make recommendations to as well as in the downtown area. like to be a part of,” Leffingwell Services. veillance for public safety. Advoca- unaware of its existence. the city council that could either Gay said the camera proposal said. “Austin has an abundance “Speculation about Facebook cy groups are concerned that with- The center will have oversight be adopted or not. will go before the City Council in of people well suited to work in building offices here definitely out transparency regarding the two from an executive board chaired Advocacy groups at Monday’s late June with an implementation a company like Facebook. This generated some interest,” Vega issues, citizens’ civil liberties may by Carter. It will require strong meeting requested that the priva- date set for July or August. deal will be good for the city and said.

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The Austin City Council plans to discuss the construction of Governor grants a new Animal Services Center during a meeting set for post-death pardon March 11.

By Betsy Blaney The family had sought a par- The Associated Press don from Perry, who was sym- LUBBOCK — Gov. Rick Perry pathetic but maintained that he pardoned a man Monday who could not legally grant a posthu- died in prison after serving more mous pardon. The state attorney than 13 years for a wrongful rape general clarified the law in Jan- conviction. uary, clearing the way for Mon- Perry granted the state’s first day’s pardon. posthumous pardon to Tim Cole While Cole’s family was hap- in Austin after receiving a recom- py to receive the news from Per- mendation from the Texas Board ry, there was also sorrow. of Pardons and Paroles. “We do feel very sad that Cole was convicted of the 1985 he’s not here,” said Cory Ses- rape of a Texas Tech University sion, Cole’s youngest brother. student in Lubbock. The Army “We knew somehow, some way veteran was cleared by DNA evi- it was going to happen that his dence in 2008, nine years after he name would be cleared. We just died in prison at age 39 of com- didn’t know that it would come plications from asthma. with the tragedy of his death. We “I am so happy,” Cole’s moth- didn’t know it would take this Sara Young er, Ruby Session, said from her long.” Daily Texan Staff Burleson home. “I just know that Cole is also the first Texas Tim is up there smiling.” man to be posthumously cleared Perry called Session person- by DNA testing. The 2008 test ally Monday after signing her cleared Cole and implicated con- son’s pardon. victed rapist Jerry Wayne John- Animal facility placed on agenda “We have a rainy, rainy day,” son, who confessed in several Session said she told Perry. “And letters to court officials that date Construction of second itat facility. The center will also be euthanized. Due to the growing to the LEED Web site, LEED I said, ‘Those are his tears of back to 1995. house a number of environmen- ing number of animals received, certification is given to buildings joy.’” Johnson cannot be prosecut- shelter to ease overflow tal features, including solar pan- if an animal is not adopted in a that achieve “design, construction In a statement, Perry said he ed for the rape that sent Cole to garners citizen support els, solar hot water heating and timely manner or has health or and operation of performance had been looking forward to the prison because the statute of lim- recycled bricks. behavior concerns, he or she may green buildings.” day he could call Session and tell itations has expired. By Layne Lynch The council removed the con- be euthanized, according to the Members of the council will her he’d pardoned her son. Last year, state District Judge Daily Texan Staff struction of the new animal cen- center’s Web site. vote on a construction contract “The state of Texas cannot give Charles Baird pronounced Cole After the indefinite postpone- ter item from the agenda Jan. The Austin Humane Society in the amount of $12,085,000 at back the time he spent in prison innocent during an exoneration ment of an agenda item regard- 28, indefinitely postponing the called for citizens to contact the the March 11 meeting. Accord- away from his loved ones, but to- hearing. Baird said mistaken ing the construction of the city’s construction of the facility. mayor and City Council to urge ing to the agenda, the approv- day, I was finally able to tell her witness identification, question- new Animal Services Center, the The plan called for an addition- them to put the item back on the al of the contract allows 430 cal- we have cleared his name and able suspect lineups and a faulty City Council has included the al facility of the Town Lake Ani- agenda before March 25. If the endar days for the completion of hope this brings a measure of police investigation led to Cole’s item in the March 11 meeting mal Center, the largest animal cen- council does not put the item the project. peace to his family,” Perry said. wrongful conviction. agenda. ter in Central Texas. The building back on the agenda before Austin voters approved the is located in the downtown area April 9, the construction bids $12 million construction of an of East Austin, just off Levander will expire, forcing the ap- animal services center in No- Loop at the Betty Dunkerley Cam- proval process to be restarted. vember 2006 due to overcrowd- pus of the Health and Human The public health and human ing in the Town Lake Animal Services Department. services subcommittee did Center. According to the con- According to its Web site, the not return calls to The Daily struction contract, the new facil- Town Lake Animal Center hous- Texan by press time. ity will continue current open- es an estimated 23,000 animals Lisa Starr of the Austin Hu- intake procedures, taking in any each year. With the growing mane Society said citizen sup- animals regardless of their age, number of stray dogs and cats port for the animal center al- health or behavior. 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Sports Editor: Blake Hurtik E-mail: [email protected] 8 Phone: (512) 232-2210 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 SPORTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN BASEBALL SIDELINE Texas Pan-Am at CURLING No. 3 Texas NCAA Men’s Top 25 No. 20 Georgetown 68 Longhorns’ Curling takes Austin by storm No. 8 West Virginia 81

Oklahoma 76 Milner gets No. 25 Texas 87 rst chance NBA New York 93 on mound Cleveland 124 By Chris Tavarez Orlando 126 Daily Texan Staff Philadelphia 105 Texas-Pan American’s batters won’t be the only ones seeing Dallas 89 Hoby Milner for the first time. Charlotte 84 The freshman will be making San Antonio 106 his first collegiate start against New Orleans 92 the Broncs at UFCU Disch-Falk Field tonight. Atlanta 116 Milner has high expectations to Chicago 92 meet, especially following the performance of his teammates against Portland 103 Stanford this past weekend. The Memphis 93 Cardinal entered the series batting .336, but the Texas pitching staff Toronto 92 was able to hold them to just .189 Houston 116 with 28 strikeouts. Cole Green, last week’s mid- Denver 85 week starter, won’t be taking the Phoenix 101 mound because of his extend- ed relief appearance on Sunday, Utah 104 when he got his second win of the Los Angelas 108 season with five perfect innings. Milner, along with the rest of the NCAA Women’s Longhorn rotation and defense, Rachel Taylor | Daily Texan Staff Top 25 will certainly have his hands full. The Austin Curling Club hosted a free event Sunday to teach people from Central Texas how to curl. More than 400 people attended UT-Pan American can flat out hit the clinic at the Chaparral Ice Center in which beginner curlers learned the basics of the sport. No. 1 Connecticut 76 and produce runs. No. 8 Notre Dame 51 UT-Pan American enters this By Jim Pagels Curl” session Sunday morning several hours to attend. 42-pound stone toward the tar- game averaging over 12 runs a No. 7 West Virginia 48 Daily Texan Staff at the Chaparral Ice center. Af- game — a ridiculous statistic. “I came all the way here get while his or her teammates Syracuse 67 Compare that with Texas’ aver- We’ve all seen it on our tele- ter learning about the event, I from San Antonio,” said Hen- — known as “sweepers” — age of 8.6, which is a lot for any visions over the past two weeks, eagerly went out to the rink to ry Loesner, another curling en- follow the rock down the ice Seton Hall 49 ball club, especially considering entangled in the myriad of NBC- finally try out the sport I had thusiast who has been avidly and furiously clear a path with No. 11 Georgetown 71 that both LSU and Texas, the two sponsored channels and Bob spent so many hours watching. following the sport for the past brooms. After eight stones top teams in college baseball last Costas fireside chats. The Win- The club will hold another free two weeks. “I really hope a club from each team are thrown, No. 19 St. Johns 77 year, averaged less than eight ter Olympics once again thrust session Sunday at 9:30 a.m. can get started up closer to my the team with the rock closest Pittsburgh 65 runs per game. into the national spotlight one of According to club member Ja- home, though.” to the target scores points. the world’s most interesting and net Hunter, the staff only expect- Austin resident Catherine Because the Austin club plays BASEBALL continues on page 10 misunderstood sports: curling. ed about 60 people at the event Hart shared Loesner’s interest. its games on a public skating Most Americans know very Sunday morning. “I’ve lived right down the rink, setting up the ice takes TODAY: Texas Pan-American (4- little about the sport. In their They clearly underestimated street for years and never heard time. Rubber “hacks” — what SPORTS 0) at No. 3 Texas (4-2) minds, it seems to only exist ev- the recent explosion in interest. of this before,” Hart said. “I nev- the curler pushes off to throw BRIEFLY ery four years, and mostly just Somewhere between 300 er knew they had this going on a stone — have to be frozen WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field in Canada. and 400 curious people shuf- at the skating rink.” into the curling sheet, and the Don’t tell that to mem- fled into the ice center, and Curling is perhaps best de- process of “pebbling” requires Longhorn football holds first WHEN: 6 p.m. bers of Austin’s Lone Star by the time the event started scribed as “shuffleboard on spraying small droplets of open practice of the spring Curling Club. at 9:30 a.m., the line was well ice.” On a surface 146 feet in The Texas football team will ON AIR: 1300 AM The club put on a “Learn to out the door. Some even drove length, a thrower releases a CURLING continues on page 10 host its first open practice of the spring today at Darrell K Royal- Texas Memorial Stadium. Admis- sion is free for the event, which MEN’S BASKETBALL MEN’S TENNIS starts at 3:30 p.m. The Longhorns will take the No. 25 Texas 87, Oklahoma 76 SMU at No. 4 Texas field in front of their fans for the first time since losing to Alabama in the BCS National Champion- ship in Pasadena, Calif. Seniors shine in last home SMU begins dicult Fans will have their first opportunity to see defensive back A.J. White and quarterbacks Con- March slate for Horns nor Wood and Case McCoy in Longhorn uniforms. game in win over Sooners By Rishi Daulat “We play SMU home and Head coach Mack Brown Daily Texan Staff away every year, and they are an will be missing from today’s Texas freshmen Brown There’s only one match to go old Southwest Conference foe, open practice as he is mourn- before the telling weekend. so they always play us tough,” ing the loss of his mother Kath- and Hamilton combine Texas may be looking forward Rubio said. “This whole month erin Brown passed away Sunday for 27 points in big win to its anticipated matchups at of March is so tough. We have of pancreatic cancer in Cookev- No. 21 Duke and No. 1 Virgin- away matches at Duke and Vir- ille, Tenn. By Will Anderson ia on Friday and Sunday, but ginia and home matches against The Longhorns will hold an- Daily Texan Staff there’s still one bout remaining: a Michigan and Florida State, but other practice on March 8, in ad- In his last home game as a trap match against No. 73 SMU for now, I don’t see us looking dition to the annual Spring Jam- Longhorn, forward Damion at the Penick-Allison Tennis Cen- ahead. Right now, [we] are fo- boree, which is scheduled for April 4. James orchestrated a second-half ter on Tuesday. cused only on SMU.” — Dan Hurwitz comeback that enabled Texas to Texas assistant coach Ricardo Texas (11-1) has been domi- beat Oklahoma 87-76 on Monday, Rubio believes that this whole nant against the lower-ranked despite trailing for the majority of month of matches is going to be Thumb surgery forces Shaq the game. crucial for the Longhorns. TENNIS continues on page 10 to miss rest of regular season The senior from Nacogdoches INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — amassed 24 points, his highest to- Cleveland Cavaliers center Sha- tal in almost a month. Chris Kosho | Daily Texan Staff quille O’Neal had surgery on his Dexter Pittman and Gary John- injured right thumb Monday and son added 14 points each for the Senior Damion James fights for a rebound over a Sooner defender in the Longhorns 87-67 win. James scored 24 points in the victory. seems likely to miss the rest of Longhorns. Pittman reached dou- the regular season. ble digits in scoring for just the tered his first ever double-double. the Sooners. If he gets back in time for the second time since Jan. 30 while Hamilton and Johnson com- “They were the tougher team playoffs, though, O’Neal is prom- Johnson, who added eight re- bined for five straight baskets dur- down the stretch,” said Oklahoma ising to make up for his time out. bounds, had his most complete ing a crucial second-half stretch coach Jeff Capel. “I thought we O’Neal will miss about eight game in over two weeks. that gave Texas its first lead. Texas played well for 31 minutes. Then weeks, the team said. He was ex- In all five Texas players scored trailed by as many as 13 early on their older guys stepped up.” amined Sunday by specialist Dr. at least 12 points, including fresh- but used a number of such scor- Thomas Graham at the National man Jordan Hamilton, who regis- ing runs to catch and finally nip WIN continues on page 9 Hand Center in Baltimore, who performed the surgery Monday morning. “He feels like he let us down, James, Pittman propel had each senior’s face blown up Griffin at mid-court, and once he but we understand injuries hap- to monstrous proportions danc- gained control, James chucked it pen in the game,” said teammate Longhorns to comeback ing behind the baskets, there was inside the paint to Pittman. Jamario Moon, who got a text win against Oklahoma no volcanic eruption when each “It’s winning time. Me being from the star center along with player came out to mid-court to a senior, I gotta put forth that the other Cavs. “I think he’s re- By Laken Litman be acknowledged. extra effort and lead by exam- ally down about being out ... He Daily Texan Staff Even if the Longhorns’ season ple,” James said. “I saw Dex un- let us know it’s time to continue The fans at the Frank Erwin hasn’t gone according to coach der [the basket], him and [Okla- playing basketball and he’s going Center who came to watch Texas Rick Barnes’ plan, there were homa forward Tiny] Gallon, and to be all right.” play Oklahoma on Senior Night still expectations for the seniors I had a good feeling Dex could The recovery timeline means made more noise for Colt McCoy to go out with a bang in their last probably jump. I threw the ball, O’Neal, who turns 38 on Satur- when he was presented with the home game. And despite Tex- and he was able to dunk it. My day, may not be ready for the start of the playoffs April 17. The AT&T All-American Player of as having another typical slow teammates gave me a hard time Cavaliers acquired him last sum- the Year trophy in the middle of start, the seniors ended up mak- about it, but I told them I can mer with an eye toward the post- the first half than they did when ing the most of their final home pass, too.” season, after Dwight Howard the Longhorns’ three seniors game by bringing the Longhorns The alley-oop sparked life into and Orlando eliminated them in were honored before tip off. back from a 13-point deficit to an the crowd and became the cata- the Eastern Conference finals. Texas seniors Dexter Pittman, 87-76 win. lyst for the up-tempo style Tex- “Will be out for a min [sic] Justin Mason and Damion James There were about 10 minutes as played with for the remainder but when I return it is on,” were acknowledged for their left in the game when James and of the game. O’Neal posted on his Twitter ac- successful college careers in front Pittman flipped a switch — al- “I had a feeling [a change] was count Monday morning. “Win da of about a three-quarters full are- ley-oop style. about to happen,” James said. “I Scott Squires | Daily Texan file photo ring for da king! Luv my team, na before the game. James stole the ball from Okla- Daniel Whitehead serves in a doubles match for the Longhorns. Cavs baby!” Though the student sections homa guard Tommy Mason- JAMES continues on page 9 Texas will host former Southwest Conference rival SMU today. — The Associated Press 9 SPTS

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INTERNATIONAL SOCCER Tottenham forward scores twice against Bolton By Rishi Daulat understatement — he scored twice wrong to never give Pavlyuchenko League. The Spurs barely lead the Daily Texan Staff in the final 18 minutes. significant playing time, Redknapp quartet of teams fighting for the With a coach that didn’t like him After Pavlyuchenko confirmed now claims he is happy to see the fourth spot; Manchester City is tied and basically no playing time with what many fans and pundits be- Russian play well. with them on points at 49, Liver- the Tottenham first team, soccer lieved all along — that he was an “He took his goals well. He is a pool is one point back and Aston fans around the world, as well as incredible striker and would score quality finisher, and he has proven Villa is four points back with two his teammates, were starting to feel goals — Redknapp had no choice that again,” the Tottenham manag- games in hand. sorry for Roman Pavlyuchenko. but to start the Russian in the team’s er told the Press Association. “Last At the top of the table, Chelsea The Russian desperately wanted next match against Bolton. week, he was excellent in training, continues to falter after being de- to go to a club where he could play In Tottenham’s midweek clash he was the best player in everything stroyed at home by Manchester first-team soccer, and no one could with the Wolverhampton Wan- we did, he looked like he wanted City 4-2 after some questionable blame him for wanting to leave the derers, Pavlyuchenko set White to play. Nobody wants to see him goalkeeping from Henrique Hi- London club. Hat Lane ablaze with two brilliant do well more than me; it makes my lario, who is filling in for the in- He was set to switch teams dur- goals, again making Spurs fans job a lot easier. He is a very nice lad, jured Petr Cech. Manchester Unit- ing the January transfer window, wonder about Redknapp’s decision but he is laid back and some days ed are the Carling Cup Champions but at the last minute, Tottenham to keep the striker on the bench for he needs a rocket. He’s playing like after their 2-1 win over Aston Vil- manager Harry Redknapp decid- nearly three-quarters of the sea- he’s had a rocket.” la at Wembley Stadium and now ed he didn’t want to let the strik- son. This weekend was more of It’s been five goals in a week’s sit only one point behind the Blues. er leave. Redknapp didn’t increase the same for Pavlyuchenko as he time for the opportunistic striker, Arsenal have been the most solid of Pavlyuchenko’s playing time di- scored the opener in their huge 2-1 and if he keeps his current form, the top three recently, even though Sean Dempsey | Associated Press rectly after deciding to keep him, victory against Everton. Tottenham may earn the last of they lost to United and Chelsea not Tottenham Hotspur’s Roman Pavlyuchenko, left, and Everton’s Phil so the move didn’t seem to make Despite not admitting he was the Big Four spots in the Premier even a month ago. Neville battle for the ball in Sunday’s 2-1 Tottenham win. much sense. Last weekend however, after seeing his team’s offense stall against Wigan, Redknapp finally gave Pavlyuchenko a chance. He substituted the Russian striker in for prolific goal-scorer Jermain Defoe in the 72nd minute. To say Action Ahmad Pavlyuchenko took full advan- tage of the rare opportunity is an

WIN: Horns’ ‘older guys’ take control in final half From page 8 Tony Crocker led Oklahoma with 24 points on 8-of-13 shoot- ing. Cade Davis added 22 points and six treys as the Sooners went 10-of-24 from beyond the arc, although they managed just three in the second half. “They wanted it more,” Da- vis said. “We kind of ran out of steam.” Texas came out of the break down by just two but missed its first five shots of the second half while the Sooners scored 11 un- answered points to go up 51-38. “We bogged down a little bit,” Barnes said. The Longhorns climbed back into contention with the scoring of Johnson and Hamilton. Then, after capturing an offensive rebound that careened wildly off the rim, James set up Pittman on an alley-oop dunk that tied the game, brought the burnt orange crowd to its feet and drew a time- out from Capel with 9:54 to play. Seconds later J’Covan Brown made a jumper to give Texas a 58- 56 lead, its first of the game. The freshman scored just three points in the first half but turned it up in the second to finish with 15. The Longhorns never trailed for the rest of the contest and out- scored the Sooners by nine in the final eight minutes to pull away. “It was our inability to defend and get some stops,” Capel said. The win ensured Texas won’t finish worse than 9-7 in conference play. The Long- horns face Baylor in their final regular season contest this Sat- urday in Waco. “We are what we are,” Barnes said. “These guys have never quit on each other. They’ve strug- gled, but they’ve never, ever quit on each other.”

JAMES: Senior looks to make March better Jawad Ahmad doesn’t wait for success to ﬁnd him. From page 8 Every day, he’s showing the world what he’s made of. just had a feeling.” James ended up finishing Every day, he’s feeding his life, his career and his future. the game with 24 points, going 8-of-14 from the field and 8-of- 12 from the free throw line. He also nabbed eight rebounds. Feed your future at www.pwc.tv Pittman also had a solid performance in the end, as he gar- nered 14 points, going 5-of-8 in field goals and a perfect 4-for- 4 in free throws. Mason didn’t have as great a game statistical- ly as his classmates, but his hus- tle and effort were omnipresent. “It’s a new month. The past is in the past, and we’re moving forward,” James said. “It always feels good to win on Se- nior Night — or any other night — because at the end of the day, that’s all that matters. It feels good for my last game at the )!&#!$" !" !#"!"!%*!&#!$" !"+!!"#!&#!$" !" &!##( !#!" !"# Frank Erwin to be a win. And #'#! $!"#!&#!$" !"#&!!#!!!"##&!&"" !# ###(! !$# my team played great, so that’s !#% # $ !#$#( (! all that matters to me.” 10 CLASS1

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Tuesday, March 2, 2010 LIFE&ARTS 13 Cliches engulf disappointing lm FOOD: Restaurant cooks up By John Ross Harden gry infected townspeople and the simply average health food Daily Texan Staff U.S. Army, which acts more like a From page 14 ed in the microwave for about a What happens when a deadly, foe than a friend. These problems, minute and a half, were soft and government-manufactured dis- commonly used in the genre, al- organic skim milk, yogurts, organ- did not have an elastic texture. ease contaminates a small town’s low the audience to pick apart ic peanut butter and strawberry And the sweetness of the bananas water supply? and predict the course of nearly jam in. and the nectar made you forget it I say predictability, but others the entire film. The restaurant’s philosophy is was a healthy option. could just call it “The Crazies.” What made this film particu- about saying no to frozen, artificial, Their spaghetti and meatballs Shot mainly in the small town larly ridiculous, aside from ev- processed, unbalanced and canned recreate the classic dish with or- of Lenox, Iowa, director Breck Eis- erything mentioned so far, was foods. Ortiz said they want to take ganic whole-wheat pasta and ner’s attempt at recreating George the overly exaggerated sense of the food back to its basics and cre- homemade sauce. For the meat- A. Romero’s 1973 horror-thriller- nonstop excitement. Eisner’s in- ate meals in the simplest form. balls, they used lean, free-range, slasher flick, “The Crazies,” has terpretation of how the infect- They don’t use any white sug- grass-fed, locally sourced bison fallen miserably short of expecta- ed should move and interact re- ar, white flour or sweeteners and meat. Sanchez said bison meat is a tions. volved around the idea that the avoid excess seasonings and salt. healthy choice for protein because Eisner, who also directed the disease should almost physically “People should get used to eat- the meat is lean with little fat. And 2005 fantasy-adventure film “Sa- enhance the person, as opposed ing food the way it is meant to as for their pasta sauce, Sanchez hara,” said that with this film, to Romero’s infected, who would be cooked,” Sanchez said, adding said they make tomato sauce from classic horror-filmmaker Rome- walk (not run) and were closer to that what your body is getting is scratch using local, farm vegeta- ro gave him full license to make the traditional idea of a zombie. real, clean fuel. bles instead of canned products. the movie with his own ideas and However, Eisner doesn’t think He said the restaurant tries to in- While traditional spaghetti and twists — unlike most remakes, the differences from the original corporate local products as much meatballs is flavorful with a hint which are recreated simply for fi- will be an issue for audiences. as possible but is unable to do so of oregano and garlic, the restau- nancial game. “Ninety-nine percent of the 100 percent of the time because it is rant’s version lacked taste. The “I came on [to the production] people who come to see this a growing business and has yet to pasta was cooked perfectly, and and had my ideas for remaking movie haven’t seen or heard of develop buying power. However, the sauce was decent without hav- the movie,” Eisner said. “Rome- the original,” Eisner said. “They he said the company does alter its ing any excess salt added, but the ro basically said, ‘Look, I’ve made don’t need to. Any connection to menu to reflect the season’s crop. downfall of the dish was the ex- this movie. I’ve already done it. the original is unnecessary to see “We found food that was really tremely dry and bland meatballs. Go do it your way.’” the movie.” appetizing and worked backwards Even though Simply Fit Meals’ Eisner called this moment a The 2010 version of “The Cra- to creating [it],” Sanchez said. “We food does not taste like cardboard, “blessing,” but audiences may zies” proves to be a movie to didn’t try to make things [up off] which is often the expectation of disagree. The movie opened Fri- rent, at best. The plot is gener- the top of our heads. We went health foods, it definitely did not day and faces its first week at the ic in terms of horror/zombie straight for comfort food.” live up to the restaurant’s hype. box offices this week. flicks, which leads to a very pre- For their Camp Gladiator Pow- Simply Fit Meals also offers a Aligned with a reasonably tal- dictable film. The movie is acted er pancakes, which are made up getting fit program. For $500, cus- ented cast spearheaded by Timo- out to the best of the actors’ abili- of organic whole-wheat flour, ba- tomers get breakfast, lunch and thy Olyphant (“Live Free or Die ties — Joe Anderson (“Across the nanas, walnuts, protein powder dinner, plus 42 snacks, for three Hard”), the film pits four peo- Universe”), does a great job as a and organic flax seed, agave nec- weeks. The program also includes ple against a vast number of ut- supporting actor, but his perfor- Photo courtesy of “The Crazies” tar is incorporated in the pancake three consultations with a regis- terly incomprehensible problems: mance isn’t enough to save a pe- “The Crazies” hit theaters Friday and failed to overcome the pitfalls of mix to sweeten the taste and to act tered dietitian and a three-week the rapid spreading of an uncon- rennial bust. predictability. The film is a remake of a 1973 horror-thriller movie with as a substitute for syrup. membership to Camp Gladiator, a trollable disease, the blood-hun- Grade: C- the same name. The pancakes, after being heat- boot camp. TV: Innovative ideas could save sport TOMS: Shoe-giver speaks about his unique path ly through a trap door. If the “gimmick” matchups in which From page 14 tion] is used as a public forum businesses based on their own in- From page 14 to discuss how personal val- terests. crowd gets upset or asks what teams compete inside a steel someone who wants to make a Create a team of strang- ues shape philanthropy,” Krue- “I hope to inspire those in the happened, inform them that the cage or on top of scaffolding. positive change in the area of ers collected from a ger said. “[The shaping] can hap- room to go out and create their team is jumping through time. critical human needs,” Krueger flight from Sydney, pen in a variety of ways. It all de- own business, based on their lives 5 Australia, to Los An- Allow the United States said. pends on personal experience, and passions,” he said. “Also, geles, and give them Give each team a theme team to show up to each Krueger said Mycoskie’s social- and with Blake, he just met some show that it is possible to go your clothes from various decades. song chosen from cur- match with one addition- ly conscious business and story is kids who needed shoes.” own way, achieve success with- Have them always show up in rent modern rock hits, 7 al team member. Change in line with the series’ theme of Mycoskie said he hopes that out sacrificing your dreams and outfits from different eras, and 6 create a video to go the official motto of the team to “My Values, My Philanthropy.” by sharing his story, he will moti- to make a difference in the world then, before the game is con- along with it and allow the play- “17 players and counting,” add- “[The series and the founda- vate students to create their own — all at the same time.” cluded, flash a blinding purple ers to enter the arena in a showing a number each time. light throughout the arena and er of sparks and pyrotechnics. 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Life&Arts Editor: Ben Wermund E-mail: [email protected] 14 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Tuesday, March 2, 2010 LIFE&ARTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Entrepreneur has step-by-step plan to save the world By Victoria Heckenlaible WHAT: Blake Mycoskie, founder Daily Texan Staff of TOMS shoes If you go to UT, you are probably familiar with the canvas-ma- WHERE: AT&T Executive terial Argentine-style shoes called Education & Conference Center TOMS. You may even own a pair Ballroom or two, whether it’s because they WHEN: Today at 6:30 p.m. are trendy, comfortable or because they help children — for every COST: None. RSVP at http:// pair purchased, a pair is given to www.utexas.edu/lbj/rgk/events/ a child in need. tomsshoes.php Today, Blake Mycoskie, the founder and chief shoe-giver of “With TOMS, I saw children TOMS, will be speaking at the who needed shoes and found a AT&T Executive Education & way to provide for them,” My- Conference Center as part of the coskie said. “They don’t have any Frances Moody Newman Distin- possessions or running water, yet guished Lecture Series. they’re so happy.” “Not only is [Mycoskie] an en- Through its customers, whom trepreneur, but a philanthropist,” the company refers to as giving said Sarah Krueger, a market- partners, TOMS has provided ing specialist for the RGK Cen- over 400,000 pairs of shoes to chil- Katherine Medlin | Daily Texan Staff ter for Philanthropy and Commu- dren in need. nity Service. “[Mycoskie] is real- Krueger said she hopes My- Patrick Ortiz from Simply Fit Meals on Nueces Street prepares 400 pancakes for an event the restaurant catered. The establishment offers nutritious foods for students on the go. ly young and tells such a differ- coskie’s combination of philan- ent story.” thropy and entrepreneurship will Mycoskie started as a traveler inspire students to think creative- in Argentina, where he befriend- ly and to make a difference. ed children who had no shoes to “[A social entrepreneur] is Restaurant sells nutrition to go protect their feet. This inspired him to found TOMS. TOMS continues on page 13 By Julie Rene Tran calorie content. The microwave- Ortiz, who has a background choice for a new small business Daily Texan Staff able meals remain fresh for up in food and beverage manage- to invest in a large space. As a Blake In a space barely bigger than to five days. ment, began working with ca- result, the company is split into Mycoskie a college dorm room sits two The idea of Simply Fit Meals sinos in Louisiana and Las Ve- two, with all cooking done in founded small, round tables, a wall of was born when college bud- gas after college, overseeing East Austin and the West Cam- TOMS, a shoe company refrigerators and a small, black dies Chris Sanchez and Patrick food production. Ultimately, he pus store, a place for customers based on microwave in the corner. As an Ortiz combined all of their pas- wanted to be in the kitchen. to pick up their pre-packaged social entre- all-natural, organic-food res- sions — food, health, fitness and So, Sanchez combined his food. preneurship taurant, one would think Sim- traveling. business ideas with Ortiz’s food Ortiz spends eight hours dur- that donates ply Fit Meals would be against Sanchez started out as a per- background and created Simply ing midday or evening prep- a pair for instant cooking, but pre-pack- sonal trainer and later worked Fit Meals. ping and cooking the food in the every pair aged food and eating on-the-go in the marketing department of Ortiz said cooking for Sim- company’s East Austin kitchen, purchased. is what the new restaurant is all Whole Foods Market. It wasn’t ply Fit Meals has increased his where it is then delivered to the about. until he became a consultant for appreciation for details. Mak- store for labeling and stocking. Simply Fit Meals, located on a business similar to Simply Fit ing the food has taken a lot of Sanchez said because Sim- Nueces and 24th streets, offers Meals that Sanchez decided he discipline and refinery, he said. ply Fit Meals’s concept is about pre-packaged breakfast, lunch, wanted to revitalize health food He has to take raw ingredients being on-the-go, the store could dinner and snack options made companies. At that job, how- and make meals that taste good, be even smaller, without tables from scratch with fresh pro- ever, he could only give ad- without depending on artificial and chairs — stripped down to duce. The meals are marketed vice and had little control over flavorings and preservatives for just the refrigerators and a ca- toward active, health-conscious the company’s actions. He said quick results. shier. The store also sells prod- Austin residents. the company would claim their Since West Campus’s retail ucts like whole-wheat bread, Meals are offered in “5K” and food was fresh when it was ac- space is extremely expensive, “10K” sizes, which are based on tually frozen. Sanchez said it was not a smart Photo courtesy FOOD continues on page 13 of TOMS shoes Off-beat tactics could keep curling on camera if there’s one thing I’ve learned to knock the other team’s stones turing the other team members from the bits and pieces of the out of the house, the judges can until a consensus is reached. TV TUESDAY games that I have watched, it’s let him have it. “That was awful. By Robert Rich that curling is awesome. The That was a wedding curler per- Create a team of “gui- drama, the pageantry — it’s all formance. I was so bored that I dos.” Ensure that the fantastic. But, rumor has it that wanted to go watch old episodes 3 team always shows up Television conventions the game may be nixed from the of ‘Ally McBeal.’” drunkenly late and leaves Olympics very soon. This cannot with the trashiest members of might spice up Olympic happen, and that’s why I’ve tak- Put a crazed United the crowd, who they will call the en it upon myself to offer some States counterterrorist next day on their duck phone. event lacking in vigor agent on each team. As tips for NBC to keep things inter- 2 each team prepares for its Create hype for each esting by borrowing from other I didn’t watch much of the turn, have the agent switch from game by circulating ru- popular series. Olympics, mainly because I pre- dramatic whispering to insane mors that members of fer the summer games but also yelling. “Is that where you wan- 4 each team took to the sky Introduce judges, and in- because NBC’s decision to be- na throw the stone!? TELL ME!” in a hot air balloon. Then, show clude at least one British Photo courtesy of Associated Press gin their broadcast with 15 min- If the team fails to make a deci- photos of an empty one. utes of Bob Costas flying in a man. Every time a play- sion quickly enough, have the Sweden’s Niklas Edin yells during the men’s bronze medal curling match plane is beyond excruciating. But 1 er misses a stone or fails agent begin systematically tor- against Switzerland at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. TV continues on page 13

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