1 HE AILY EXAN TWednesday, September 29, 2010 DServing the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900T www.dailytexanonline.com Gunman terrorizes campus UT student kills self a er firing AK-47 on 21st Street By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff The UT campus was on lockdown for nearly four hours Tuesday because of a shooting incident that ended when the gunman, armed with an AK-47 rifle, took his own life after unleashing a barrage of bullets and being cornered by police on the sixth floor of the Per- ry-Castañeda Library. Campus admin- ON THE WEB: istrators identified Video recap of the the gunman as day’s events 19-year-old mathe- matics sophomore @dailytexan Colton Tooley. online.com A half-dozen law enforcement agencies, including the Austin Police Department, University of Texas Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Austin Independent School Dis- trict Police Department, responded to the shooting and its aftermath. Officials said no students were hurt in the shooting, although a couple of stu- dents were mildly injured during the evacuation process. “I am grateful to our campus commu- nity for the way it responded to the emer- gency that took place at the Perry-Casta- Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff ñeda Library [Tuesday] morning,” UT Austin police prepare to enter Calhoun Hall on the South Mall on Tuesday morning after a gunman opened fire near the Littlefield Fountain and later fatally shot himself on the sixth floor of the Perry-Castañeda Library. Austin Police Department and SWAT officers suspected an additional gunman was in Calhoun Hall but quickly determined the shooter acted alone. SHOOTING continues on page 7

At rst, I thought, ‘Is this really happening?’ ... You don’t Friends, family recall INSIDE: expect a shooting to happen when you go out for your day.” shooter’s personality, ‘‘ — Ashley McCrory, Computer science freshman Author talks on why re ect on motivation guns cut down on crime By Collin Eaton of Tooley and a former Daily Page 2 Daily Texan Staff Texan staffer. Friends remember Colton “He was a quiet boy,” Pla- Tooley, a mathematics soph- tis said. “He was always so re- omore from Austin, as quiet, spectful and sweet.” Vigils and classes will intelligent and helpful. His family was mostly un- be held tomorrow Although former high willing to comment, but Mar- school classmates cus, a family spokesman who Page 5 said he stood out would not dis- as an exceptional- close his last ly bright student, name, said he Former members of his presence at UT wanted people to was largely over- understand how UT community share looked until now. Tooley lived and experiences from ‘66 Craig Shapiro, not how he died. principal of Crock- “He couldn’t shooting. ett High School, or wouldn’t hurt Page 5 said Tooley gradu- a fly,” Marcus ated seventh in his Colton Tooley said. “If he was class and excelled Math sophomore depressed, you in every subject. would never Mental health impact “His teachers recall him know it.” and options with words such as brilliant, Mark Maxwell, a Depart- meticulous and respectful,” ment of Mathematics clinical Page 7 Shapiro said in a statement. professor and director of ac- Caleb Bryant Miller | Daily Texan Staff In high school, none of his tuarial studies, said he should Business freshman Trevor Egan looks out of Jester Center at the line of police in front of the PCL. classmates would have sus- have known about Tooley be- pected that Tooley was capa- cause he tries to meet students Timeline of events in ble of violence, said Plan II even before they get to campus south campus area. and journalism junior Rachel Platis, a high school classmate TOOLEY continues on page 7 Page 7 Witnesses recount school lockdown calculus class in Garrison Hall. She appeared to be a ski mask. She saw Unexpected morning event decided to go to class. At around him holding a long gun, which Aus- Site of shooting causes University response 8:10 a.m., McCrory said she saw tin Police Chief Art Acevedo later Camri Hinkie | Daily Texan Staff Complete coverage a masked gunman fire about five said was an AK-47. Page 5-7 of camaradarie, confusion rounds in the air. She hid behind “At first, I thought, ‘Is this real- By Aziza Musa a pillar of a nearby building as she ly happening?’” McCrory said. “I Daily Texan Staff saw the man run into the Perry- was wondering if this was a joke — Computer science freshman Ash- Castañeda Library. a really bad joke. You don’t expect For additional coverage ley McCrory got off the Forty Acres When the shooter was out of a shooting to happen when you go throughout the day, visit shuttle bus near Dobie Center on sight, McCrory approached a Dobie out for your day.” what she thought would be a regu- maintenance worker to make sure McCrory went to Benedict Hall, dailytexanonline.com lar Tuesday morning. what she saw actually happened. where students streamed news on McCrory was debating wheth- McCrory said the armed man was their laptops to learn more about er she should return to her room at wearing all black — a jacket that Littlefield Dormitory or go to her looked like a trench coat, and what HALL continues on page 7

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THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 78 25 cents Speaker advocates concealed weapons CONTACT US Main Telephone: Despite change of venue, (512) 471-4591 withdrawal of sponsorship; Editor: economist expounds views Lauren Winchester (512) 232-2212 By Nick Mehendale [email protected] Daily Texan Staff Managing Editor: A scheduled talk Tuesday eve- Sean Beherec ning by an advocate for concealed (512) 232-2217 carry on campus was moved to managingeditor@ an off-campus bookstore because of the shooting incident at the dailytexanonline.com Perry-Castañeda Library and the News Office: lockdown that followed. (512) 232-2207 John Lott, an economist at the [email protected] University of Maryland at Col- lege Park, wrote a book titled Web Office: “More Guns, Less Crime,” which (512) 471-8616 urges states to pass laws that al- [email protected] low law-abiding citizens with concealed carry permits to pos- ses firearms in all public areas, Sports Office: including on college campuses. (512) 232-2210 The lecture was moved to [email protected] Brave New Books, a self-pro- claimed libertarian bookstore Life & Arts Office: on Guadalupe Street. The talk (512) 232-2209 was sponsored by Students for [email protected] Concealed Carry on Campus, Photo Office: the Libertarian Longhorns and the Objectivism Society. The UT (512) 471-8618 chapter of the Federalist Society, [email protected] which originally invited Lott, re- Retail Advertising: scinded its support of the event (512) 471-1865 after the shooting, while the na- Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff [email protected] tional chapter maintained sup- John Lott, author of “More Guns, Less Crime” and senior research scientist at the University of Maryland, gives a lecture at Brave New Books on port for the talk. Tuesday. Lott presented his research findings and argued that gun bans may do more harm than good. Classified Advertising: Jeff Shi, president of Students for (512) 471-5244 Concealed Carry on Campus, said classifi[email protected] the shooting prompted the Liber- advantage. It is only the law-abid- laws on campuses are misdirecting Scott Lewis, the student Lewis said Tuesday’s shooting tarian Longhorns to approach the ing citizens that turn in their guns.” their fear to law-abiding citizens, group’s legislative director, said should not influence the debate bookstore to host the event. He said the lack of concealed who must pass mental health test- there was no reason not to go on about concealed carry on cam- The Texan strives to present all information carry laws may increase the ing rules and eight hours of train- with the talk. pus because Colton Tooley, the fairly, accurately and completely. If Lott said concealed handguns we have made an error, let us know would have benefited students number of fatalities when a gun- ing, instead of those cases in which “There is always going to be math sophomore who opened about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail man opens fire in a public place. mental illnesses were a factor in somebody crying foul, who says fire on the campus, did not have [email protected]. during Tuesday’s shooting on campus because those with a con- “At UT, we almost have these school shootings, Shi said. this is inappropriate at this place a concealed weapon. cealed weapon would be able to signs in neon up, essentially telling “Crazy is the problem,” Shi and time,” Lewis said. “But this “It’s part of the political cli- defend themselves from gunfire. [potential shooters] that the poten- said. “We are taught to fear a shooting was not perpetrated mate in America and through- COPYRIGHT “Criminals are going to be the tial victims they are facing are not completely different category by a concealed handgun license out the world that we tend to Copyright 2010 Texas Student only ones with access to weapons,” going to be armed,” he said. of people. We are taught to fear holder. It’s not anything that become hypersensitive about is- Media. All articles, photographs he said. “This puts them at a huge Opponents of concealed carry law-abiding citizens.” contradicts our stance.” sues we oppose,” he said. and graphics, both in the print and online editions, are the property of Texas Student Media and may not be reproduced or republished in part or in whole without written permission. National survey offers grad school information By Audrey White understand, but the information tain criteria to be ranked, includ- lot of master’s degrees, but what based rankings — measure re- TOMORROW’S WEATHER Daily Texan Staff buried in the details may prove ing a requirement that there be at really gives us our academic heft sponses to a faculty questionnaire A long anticipated survey of the most comprehensive tool yet least 25 universities with that doc- and makes us one of the most im- based on their valuations of the High Low doctoral programs from the Na- for students seeking the right fit toral program. For example, UT’s portant universities in the world 20 variables and an overall rank- 90 64 tional Research Council may re- for Ph.D. studies. decorated petroleum engineering is the quality of our doctoral pro- ing based on regression-derived quire a statistics degree to fully The council collected data from doctoral program was not ranked grams.” weights of a school’s reputation, 2005 to 2007 at 212 institutions because there are fewer than 25 in Rather than presenting pre- respectively. based on 20 variables ranging the nation. cise rankings of each program, “This is really the first attempt from the number of awards per The survey, released publicly the survey’s results offer five sets at trying to do a data-informed faculty to the percent of interna- at noon Tuesday, is the first that of statistical measures that give a analysis of doctoral programs,” tional students. It considered pro- explores this type of data analy- range of possible rankings assert- said Graduate School Associate grams in 62 fields, including 57 sis and the first from the council ed with 90 percent certainty af- Dean Marvin Hackert. “There are at UT. Programs had to meet cer- since 1995. ter 500 iterations of data for each a lot of things we can learn from “Reputation and ranking and category. For example, there is a this process going forward that prestige of any university de- 90-percent chance that UT’s doc- could improve the process. 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Tuesday’s events were undeniably tragic. students, parents and friends relied on Twit- helped cultivate a sense of community that nie Klick, idiotically tweeted that it was “[t] First and foremost, we would like to thank ter to instantly disseminate information that, is rare on a university of this size. Through- oo bad for UT students that Conceal Carry on the Austin Police Department, the UT Police at the time, they considered life-saving. out the day we received messages, tweets and Campus did not pass during the last legisla- Department, UT administration and all oth- Thousands of students learned about the texts making sure we were OK, often from tive session.” Obviously this event will reig- er officials who effectively handled the situ- event via Twitter, shared it on Facebook and people we had not spoken to in years. This nite discussions about guns on campus, but ation. Through text alerts, e-mails and press then used social media to stay informed helped produce a sense of solidarity and com- making overtly political statements in the conferences, they established order and deliv- throughout the morning. The initial news fort whose value cannot be underestimated in heat of a crisis is wildly inappropriate and ered information. and subsequent updates instructed those on a crisis. tasteless. Students should also be thankful for anoth- campus about the safest course of action, and However, social media can be equally Though some abused social media, it was er resource that helped the UT community get these instructions were immediately re-tweet- harmful when used improperly. Panic and generally an incredibly useful tool throughout through the crisis: Twitter. ed to thousands. With so much uncertain- uncertainty can make one susceptible to ru- all stages of the crisis. From the initial warn- Since its inception and explosive popular- ty Tuesday morning, clear instructions from mors and misinformation, and the immediacy ing to the “all clear,” social media assisted in ity, many have questioned Twitter’s value, University officials were vital, whether they of social media can amplify those uncertain- the dissemination of timely information and considering it nothing more than an indul- came via e-mail, text message or Twitter. ties, making them appear credible. In a crisis, helped minimize mass chaos and confusion. gent way for self-styled web divas to share In addition to enabling safety precautions, users must be cautious not to unwittingly use We commend the University’s swift and what cereal they ate for breakfast or give their social media also allowed those on campus to social media as an outlet to fuel confusion. tactful response to the situation, and we look personal insights into national politics. Hope- update loved ones as to their whereabouts. In Some also opted to use social media to po- forward to seeing UT develop even more tools fully occasions such as this can convince skep- a crisis, a status update can immediately in- liticize the shooting or make tasteless “jokes.” for social media, especially those that impact tics of the legitimate utility of social media be- form thousands of your safety and reassure Within hours of the shooting, the chair of the campus safety. cause during Tuesday’s events, thousands of you of others’ safety as well. New media also Tarrant County Republican Party, Stepha- — The Daily Texan Editorial Board

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By Muneezeh Kabir A question unanswered Daily Texan Guest Columnist Sept. 28 is now forever marked in UT’s history as the day By John Lawler ing room, half-eaten toaster strudel a campus unfamiliar to violence a gunman opened fire on campus, eventually killing him- Daily Texan Guest Columnist in hand, staring blankly at the lo- for so many years, seems impossi- self and forcing the University into a temporary lockdown. cal news. As one person reads the ble to define. It leaves more ques- But on Sept. 28, something remarkable also happened — One day, waking up an hour headline on the TV, or another qui- tions than answers. a generation accused of spending too much time on Face- late for your communication eth- etly flips open a cell phone won- So as we move on, trying to re- book, Twitter and cell phones used its expertise to keep a ics class means an absence in the dering why that friend from high turn to our tests, delayed labs and campus safe. record book. Simply and quanti- school is suddenly texting you, papers, I can’t think of anything Few students needed to watch the news or even hear tatively, the absence means little waking up an hour late has the po- else to do except reflect on a ques- the sirens to learn that the University was shutting down. more than a lower grade and may- tential to bring about a life-stirring tion unanswered. A friend of mine Within seconds, students were texting their friends, tweet- be an awkward e-mail asking for moment. put it this way: “Now is not the ing concise warnings and writing on Facebook walls to in- that day’s notes. However, despite Life is weird, you know? time to debate the causation or im- quire about one another’s whereabouts. In fact, most stu- its inconsequence, few can deny Simply and quantitatively put, plications of such an event, but dents turned to our very own student-run publication, The the slightly guilty feeling in the the Longhorn community lost a instead a moment to reflect on a Daily Texan, for actual news coverage, as the paper proved pit of your stomach saying, “Now member yesterday. But few can question of life.” Policies, proce- itself to be a quick and reliable source of information. Oth- why’d you go and do that?” deny the discomforting feeling dures and philosophies aside, hu- er students, however, took it upon themselves to record However, as weird as life is, within, echoing a sentiment we’ve man life can end at any given mo- their own history, filming and posting a YouTube video in waking up an hour late for your all heard before, “Now why’d he ment. As to why this happens, or which they sing an original song titled “The UT Shooter communication ethics class on an- go and do that?” why it needs to happen, I’d have to Blues” that describes the lockdown experience from inside other day can make all the differ- We may never know what led say we’ll probably never know. a dorm. ence in the world — it can be the to the tragic events of yesterday’s We faced such a question yes- But why? Because we are Longhorns. And in moments of difference between sitting in a lec- shooting. With all honesty, I’d terday on campus, one which I am crisis, we set aside differences and remember that we all be- ture, unaware of a tragedy unfold- say we never will. To be sure, the afraid we are not capable of an- long to one family. ing outside your classroom’s door, physical events, transactions and swering. UTPD and other emergency officials were also incredible or it can just as easily be standing timeline will be uncovered, but with their response rate. Students soon received text mes- awestruck in your apartment’s liv- what actually led to a shooting on Lawler is an SG liberal arts representative. sages from the University’s emergency alert system about the incident and were suddenly thankful for all the siren re- hearsals that allowed Tuesday’s warning to be transmitted smoothly. SWAT teams began sweeping through hallways and securing perimeters. President Powers held a press conference without much delay, quickly informing the pub- lic about the day’s goings-on. On the whole, countless good SUBMIT A FIRING LINE EDITORIAL TWITTER lessons were learned. But perhaps the simultaneously most obvious yet least E-mail your Firing Lines to firingline@dailytexanonline. Follow The Daily Texan Editorial Board on Twit- discussed lesson here is that despite the University’s top- com. Letters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 ter (@DTeditorial) and receive updates on our latest notch resources, some students are still falling through the words. The Texan reserves the right to edit all submis- editorials and columns. cracks. Instead of reserving our spirit of goodwill for mo- sions for brevity, clarity and liability. ments of crisis, we ought to be helping one another year- round. We ought to take it upon ourselves to learn about the warning signs and help our peers before it’s too late. LEGALESE RECYCLE! We are all deeply saddened for the friends and family of the young man who took his own life on Tuesday. So, put Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the your horns up. Put your horns up for them and hold them editor, the Editorial Board or the writer of the article. paper in one of the recycling bins on campus or back high, so that we might always remember the importance of They are not necessarily those of the UT administration, in the burnt-orange news stand where you found it. helping our own. the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. Kabir, SG vice president, writes on behalf of the Student Government Executive Board. 5 NEWS

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 CAMPUS SHOOTING 5 Technology keeps students updated during lockdown

By Audrey White any developments.” Daily Texan Staff Parks said student leaders are During a campus-wide lock- trying to determine the best way down Tuesday, students sought to respond to the incident. The information, prayer and sup- SG reaction may include an on- port using social networking out- campus gathering and a public lets such as Facebook, Twitter “thank you” to University offi- and text messaging. Throughout cials and police forces for their re- the week, they will continue that sponse to the situation, he said. reaching-out process in person There are also at least three dif- with a series of vigils and events. ferent opportunities for students Facebook and Twitter were to gather in prayer today. At 7:30 both riddled with updates assur- a.m., students from the Aus- ing personal safety, seeking infor- tin Stone Community Church mation about others and offering will gather at the Tower steps in news and photos during the lock- prayer. At noon, members of dif- down, which lasted four hours. ferent campus ministries will sta- In some cases, this information tion themselves throughout cam- was factually misleading or pure pus to give prayer and support to rumor, but it also ensured that those who need it. At 8 p.m., the the news traveled quickly so that University Interfaith Council will Daily Texan file photo people remained safe. One group hold an interfaith prayer service of students created a YouTube at the University Catholic Center. The body of Charles Whitman is carried out of the University’s Main Building shortly after he was killed atop the Tower on Aug. 1, 1966. video titled “UT Shooter Blues” “It is so scary when things like to describe the scenes and emo- this happen that seem random tions while they were on lock- and senseless, and people start down in a UT dorm. to wonder what is their purpose “My classroom didn’t have and meaning,” said Plan II senior Past acts spur quicker response phone signal, so we were unin- Grace Jamail, who helped orga- formed of the UT text messag- nize the UT Tower vigil. “Prayer Better resources, increase Whitman’s, two years after Dave Ramiro Martinez was one of the 1966, this was a novelty,” Hall es sent out,” said government se- is the avenue we use to con- McNeely was editor of The Dai- respondents to the Tower shoot- said. “By 2010, sadly, there is nior Jacklyn Verdin, who was in nect with God, and we wanted in communication provide ly Texan. ing in 1966. He was one of the a history of this in the United a Mezes Hall classroom during to come together and call out to up-to-date information McNeely knew Whitman two officers credited with shoot- States — that is to say shootings the lockdown. “I was browsing God on behalf of our campus.” through a mutual friend, Larry ing Whitman, along with Hous- on campus. The police are very through Facebook and saw sta- University administrators By Daniel Sanchez Fuess, who played lead guitar ton McCoy. Martinez was at much up to date on this.” tuses with information we didn’t spent the day coordinating a re- Daily Texan Staff for McNeely’s band at the time. home off duty until 3 p.m. when Hall said because he wit- have and I felt comforted that sponse, including a number of The shooting incident at the McNeely even attended Whit- the Whitman shooting occurred, nessed the Tower shooting in there were several people on Fa- UT alert text messages and two Perry-Castañeda Library on man’s birthday party weeks be- but he volunteered his services, 1966, he expects the student cebook and Twitter updating campus-wide e-mails from Presi- Tuesday morning was not UT’s fore the Tower shooting. arriving to campus close to 12:30 body and faculty to be paranoid constantly.” dent William Powers Jr. Officials first encounter with a gunman “I think there was a sociopath p.m., he said. around campus. Student Government President said student cooperation helped on campus. in him,” McNeely said. “The only thing I can say is “For the next couple of Scott Parks said he was glad to events go more smoothly than In 2008, Jason Liao was arrest- McNeely was at the Universi- back in ’66 I hoped and prayed weeks, a fair number of peo- see the UT community work to- might have been anticipated. ed for unlawful carrying of a ty United Methodist Church for that nothing like that happened ple on the faculty and amongst gether to share information and “People take pride in the way weapon in a prohibited place af- a reunion group meeting when again,” Ramirez said. the student body will be fright- respond efficiently to constantly the students responded this ter showing off a gun to friends the sirens first went off Tues- Retired history professor Mi- ened,” Hall said. “It’s because changing information. morning — they did what they that he brought onto the 40 Acres. day morning. He said the big- chael Hall said he was at home they’re hysterical.” “I have faith in the Longhorn were supposed to do, followed That same year, UT student Jus- gest difference between the Tow- shaving, listening to Nation- But because of the ease of community to pull together and instructions and got out of harm’s tin McCelvey was charged with er shooting in 1966 and yester- al Public Radio when he heard communication, Martinez said, stay calm and keep moving as way,” said UT spokesman Don making terroristic threats, say- day’s incident was law enforce- about Tuesday’s shooting. When a tragedy like that of the Tower best they can,” Parks said. “My Hale. “The way people commu- ing that he would act as a sec- ment’s response to the case. the Whitman shooting occurred shooting was avoided Tuesday. deepest sympathies go to all nicated was effective in this cri- ond Tower shooter, alluding to “There were SWAT teams, ar- in 1966, Hall was an assistant pro- “The student body and profes- students who were involved in sis. We’ll evaluate how we did, the 1966 incident when Charles mored vehicles,” McNeely said. fessor on campus. He said after sors were alerted to remain un- today’s incident. It was pretty but so far the response has been Whitman killed 14 and wounded “They were so better equipped to the shooting, people often talked der shelter or not to come to the neat to see students taking care that people felt they were well- 32 from the Tower after murder- [handle] this now than then. They about the Tower shooting, nev- campus,” Martinez said. “We did of students and using social me- informed about what happened. ing his own mother and wife. were prepared to deal with doz- er thinking another incident like not have those resources back in dia to make sure we all stayed It’s a scary situation and moving The incident Tuesday was the ens of shooters if they had to.” that would ever occur again. ’66. I’m so glad modern technol- safe and everyone was aware of forward we’ve got to evaluate.” first shooting on campus since Retired Austin Police Officer “The biggest difference is in ogy was in place [Tuesday].” FBI investigates case, shooter’s background Procedure keeps University until their buildings were cleared. Students were told to barri- safe; state combines forces cade their classrooms. In Calhoun Hall, engineering from APD to Texas Rangers sophomore Mark Divalerio sat By Collin Eaton with other students barricaded Daily Texan Staff for two hours in his classroom. At 8:12 a.m. Tuesday, a call- The second shooter was thought er alerted the UT Police Depart- to be in the area of the building, ment to the presence of a masked so when a student in the hall- gunman on campus. Seven min- way tried to open the classroom utes later, the dispatcher sent door, they almost panicked, Di- a text message warning 53,000 valerio said. people, and the University si- “They tried to open up the ren sounded five minutes later. barricaded doors; that was Shortly afterward, eight UTPD scary, but other than that we just officers and two Austin police turned out the lights and hung officers chased the man up the out,” he said. stairs to the sixth floor. At 9:53 Eventually, the rumors sub- a.m., police announced the gun- sided and the police depart- man was dead on the ments decided the cam- sixth floor of the Perry- pus was safe. Castañeda Library. ON THE WEB: “We had infor- UTPD Chief Rob- Audio slideshow mation that possi- ert Dahlstrom said with photos of the bly there was an- the procedure for day’s events other shooter, and this sort of situation that just comes from @dailytexan is simple — start the online.com the excitement, but hunt and eliminate the we can’t just say, ‘Oh, threat before anyone gets that’s all it is,’” Dahlstrom hurt. UTPD sent every officer said. “We have to check it out un- they had on hand to respond. til we feel very comfortable.” “Once they got on the sixth A significant number of agents floor, they found him fairly quick- from the FBI arrived on the ly,” Dahlstrom said. “They called scene, helping local authorities it in, saying he was down.” as a matter of practice, said FBI But UTPD couldn’t give the spokesman Erik Vasys. The FBI all-clear yet as rumors spread is currently helping the police of a second gunman. The police departments shed light on the department began setting up a shooter’s background. In Tues- perimeter with road blocks and day’s shooting response, Va- electronically locked down 23 sys said the FBI personnel were nearby buildings, sweeping the present mostly in case UTPD or National Clandestine Service. area with APD and Travis Coun- APD officers tired out. YOUR MISSION: TRANSLATION Your foreign language skills can ty SWAT, Texas Rangers and “We didn’t have to put forth IN DEFENSE OF THE NATION. keep America safe. It’s more UTPD. An armored SWAT vehi- a tactical response, but we had than just translating. It’s about cle sat near the library as well. one prepared if they needed interpreting nuances and conveying The protocol for clearing the backup,” he said. “A lot of times BECOME AN NCS cultural insights for meaningful campus of additional unknown manpower gets worn out from intelligence acquisition. 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A police helicopter circles the University grounds Tuesday morning following reports of University on gunfire on LOCKDOWN campus. Caleb Bryant Miller Daily Texan Staff

Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff Police escort a student to safety across from the Perry-Castañeda Library after math sophomore Colton Tooley brought an AK-47 rifle to campus and fired multiple shots before ending his own life on the sixth floor.

Michael Baldon | Daily Texan Staff APD officers canvas the third floor of the University Teaching Center while searching for the suspected second gunman.

Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff A police support vehicle drives toward the Perry-Castañeda Library on 21st Street, where there were reports of gunfire on campus.

Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff APD Chief Art Acevedo and Mayor Lee Leffingwell talk in the background as UT President William Powers Jr. answers questions at a press briefing about the shooting at the Perry-Castañeda Library on Tuesday morning.

Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff Operations management professor Uttarayan Bagchi waits to hear updates on the lockdown situ- ation after being held for one and a half hours in class at the University Teaching Center. 7 PHOTO PG

Wednesday, September 29, 2010 CAMPUS SHOOTING 7 SHOOTING: Students helped police locate gunman

From page 1 came down the street honking its Shooter timeline horn to warn the students, but he President William Powers Jr. said didn’t think much of it until he saw Illustration by Camri Hinkie | Daily Texan Staff in a statement issued Tuesday after- students running. noon. “I extend my sympathy to the “So I start advancing toward the family, friends and classmates of the entrance and a man — pretty tall in young student who took his life.” a black business suit, ski mask and The lockdown was lifted at 12:15 an AK-47 — runs in front of me, so p.m. The University was then closed I froze,” Peart said. “He was run- and nonessential personnel were re- ning down the 21st Street along leased for the remainder of Tues- that brick wall that’s beside the PCL day. UT shuttles routes ran, but and he glances over at me. He Gunman is first seen only in the outbound direc- looked at me in the eyes 8:50 a.m tion so students and staff then waved his arm as if on campus at 21st ON THE WEB: Police contain the gunman on could get home, said UT to say, ‘Don’t come in and Whitis, wearing a spokeswoman Rhonda Slideshow of photos here. Go away.’” ski mask and suit and the sixth floor of the library Weldon. shot throughout Officers chased carrying an AK-47 rifle. where he takes his own life. The incident began the day Tooley off the street just after 8 a.m. as Tooley @dailytexan and into the library, walked from 21st Street online.com said Austin Police Chief near Guadalupe Street, Art Acevedo. Once inside, heading deeper into campus Tooley ran to the stairwell and wearing a dark suit, ski mask and climbed the stairs to the sixth floor, carrying an AK-47 in his hand. where he took his own life at 8:50 The University sent the first emer- a.m., Acevedo said. gency text messages warning of an “Almost immediately, members armed man on campus at 8:23 a.m. of [APD] and [UTPD] ended up on The message was quickly followed campus, spotted the suspect and by a warning from UT officials for gave chase to that suspect,” Aceve- students and staff to find shelter and do said. “I want to commend the lock all doors. students of the University of Tex- “He had a black mask and he was as that led the way to the suspect walking down the street,” said Ru- — that as our officers ran and tried ben Cordoba, a maintenance worker to find and chase after him, the stu- at Dobie Center who was working dents kept pointing [the officers] in on the plaza level of the dormito- the right direction.” ry, which is three stories above 21st In the immediate aftermath, tac- Street. “I thought he was joking be- tical response teams from APD and cause he had an AK-47 in his hand DPS searched surrounding build- ... I heard three shots to the left and ings for a rumored second suspect. three shots to the right.” However, officials ruled out the pos- Other eyewitnesses said they sibility and said reports of a second heard as many as 10 shots, and said suspect resulted from conflicting de- they thought he was shooting at the scriptions of the shooter. University Catholic Church and the “There’s no doubt that the train- 8:15 a.m South Mall. After shooting, he con- ing paid off in this situation and pre- Suspect fires eight to 10 shots tinued to run toward the PCL. vented a much more tragic situa- near Littlefield Fountain before Lawrence Peart, an international tion than what we had happen this relations junior, was locking up his morning,” Dahlstrom said. running toward the PCL. bike at the library when he heard — Additional reporting by Ger- the first gun shots. He said a taxi ald Rich

Camri Hinkie | Daily Texan Staff HALL: Commotion shocks eyewitnesses TOOLEY: Student showed no signs From page 1 thought someone had gotten into fice to retrieve papers. a fight. One minute later, all of “When I got upstairs, I saw po- the incident. these cops stormed the building lice with assault rifles,” she said. “I of mental trouble “I was in shock until then,” Mc- and told everyone to get out.” was taken aback.” Crory said. “As more policemen He said the police, armed with The SWAT team told professors From page 1 came, more realizations came to automatic rifles and dressed in to lock their doors, and Gerber me that this actually happened.” bulletproof vests, headed toward told all students to move toward and knows most of the senior ac- Pre-public relations freshman the elevators while a few manned the back of the room, away from tuarial majors. It is still unclear Andrew McWaters and pre-jour- the doorways. windows. whether Tooley was pursuing a nalism freshman Skylar Isdale “They were surrounding the “I was watching students to see specialization in actuarial studies said they heard three to four gun- PCL and moving in as we were how they were reacting,” Gerber or was already in the program. shots coming from behind them moving out,” he said. “Then they said. “There were some who were Physics freshman Devon Sepe- as they walked along 21st Street to announced over the intercom the unsettled by the da said Tooley was not the most their class at the University Teach- severity of the situation. People whole thing. I popular student in high school, Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff ing Center. [were] pretty shaken up,” Azari think any di- ON THE WEB: but no one gave him any trouble. Police officers secure the street where gunman Colton Tooley’s family “We turned and we looked and said. version you “We always had a good time lives in South Austin. Video of campus saw birds flying out everywhere,” During the lockdown, Azari can have in the classroom,” Sepeda said. response to the “He helped everyone that asked stand why Tooley didn’t come to “I talked to him last semes- McWaters said. “We didn’t know saw a group of students in a is better in shooting what it was.” prayer circle at Benedict Hall led these sit- for it. Of all people at UT, I nev- someone for help before ending his ter but I [hadn’t] been able to @dailytexan Isdale said a guard led them by history sophomore Rachel Tan- uations, so online.com er would have thought it would life. He was reflectively quiet, nev- this semester,” he said. “But it into the lobby of the UTC. She and isha Bush. we ended up have been him.” er intense and just had to take time seemed like he had no problem McWaters saw the shooter run by “I’ve tried to call and talk to ev- watching peo- Sepeda said he doesn’t under- to open up to people, Sepeda said. talking to me.” as they stood near the windows. eryone I know to make sure they ple’s favorite YouTube videos.” “His left arm was tucked under are OK,” Bush said. “It just broke Gerber said she did not feel like his jacket,” Isdale said. “He smiled our hearts for this campus. There she was in imminent danger, but at us and waved with his right have been a lot of emotions.” was rattled. hand. It was really creepy.” Following the incident, Uni- “I felt very confident that it was Counseling available for affected More police arrived on scene versity officials urged students under control,” she said. “I think shortly afterward and advised via text message and e-mail to re- police presence and direction was By Audrey White There is no record that shoot- students to leave the PCL and en- main indoors. The lockdown last- an important part of that. We are Daily Texan Staff er Colton Tooley, who died by To learn more, access the UT Coun- ter the nearest building because of ed nearly four hours. very fortunate that the young man The Counseling and Men- suicide during the incident, ever seling and Mental Health Center: an active shooter in the library. Business senior lecturer Linda did not want to harm other peo- tal Health Center is encouraging sought help from any of UT’s Online at cmhc.utexas.edu/ “There was all of this commo- Gerber, who teaches an interna- ple, and we did very well under students to seek support in light counseling services, said UT By phone 24 hours a day at (512) tion in the PCL,” said government tional trade class in the UTC, orig- the circumstances.” of Tuesday’s on-campus shoot- spokesman Don Hale. 471-2255 sophomore Michael Azari, who inally scheduled an exam Tuesday — Additional reporting by Daniel ing and has extended its walk-in Mental health services spokes- works in the lobby of the PCL. “I morning and went back to her of- Sanchez hours until 8 p.m. for the rest of woman Jane Bost said it is imper- In person at the Student Services the week. ative that students be aware of the Building from 8 a.m.-8 p.m. until Counseling and Mental Health mental health resources on cam- Friday. Services is funneling its staff to pus so they will seek help before For specific information about the offer the strongest response to it is too late. Be That One Suicide Prevention the incident. In addition to the The center saw a steep increase program, visit cmhc.utexas.edu/ extended walk-in hours, the cen- in students seeking services during bethatone/ ter will maintain its 24-hour sup- the 2009-10 school year, especial- port services and is creating a ly in those seeking crisis services, special program where groups which reflects national trends, Bost Students for Gun Free Schools, of students can come to counsel- said. This may have a dual cause was a student at Virginia Tech ing sessions together. — both that seeking mental health in 2007 when a student gun- These services may be essential services are losing their stigma so man killed 32 students, includ- for students who were impacted more students are willing to seek ing Woods’ girlfriend, in the most by the incident — especially those help, and that more students are deadly school shooting in U.S. his- who witnessed it, were in the area finding themselves needing coun- tory. After learning of Tuesday’s or knew the shooter, said associate seling services, she said. shooting, he said he was stunned vice president for human resourc- “I am deeply saddened and and grateful that no one was in- es Julien Carter. The University very sorry to hear that it was one jured except for the shooter. Employee Assistance Program is of our students, one of our com- He said he hopes this event will also offering additional support to munity members,” Bost said. “Be- encourage students in need of faculty and staff. cause it’s a large university and counseling to seek help from Uni- “As something like this un- there are lots of people here, lots of versity services and friends. folds, it shakes a person to their numbers, people can get lost, but “Things like this happen core in a variety of ways,” Carter we have a huge number of won- when individuals fall through said. “There are people who will derful resources. There is always the cracks,” Woods said. “Peo- need to process it so they can try to an alternative and the sad part to ple should do what they can to make sense of it and move on from me is that it didn’t have to be that make sure they are never the ones Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff the incident. Without it, they may way. There were alternatives for who fall through the cracks, that Students Paige Raiczyk, Veronica Rivera and other UT students and faculty wait for updated text mes- dwell on it, and it can affect their that person.” they always have people to talk to sages inside Benedict Hall on Tuesday morning during the early stages of the campus lockdown. sense of safety and well being.” John Woods, the president of about what’s going on.” 8 COMICS

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5 Yesterday’s solution 1 3 9 7 8 2 6 5 4 5 3 1 6 8 4 2 5 3 1 6 9 7 8 7 6 1 3 7 8 6 4 9 5 2 1 3 2 8 3 9 2 1 4 8 5 7 3 6 9 9 3 7 9 5 8 6 3 1 4 2 7 6 3 4 5 6 7 3 9 2 4 1 8 5 3 9 5 6 3 9 2 1 7 8 5 4 6 5 2 4 3 8 5 6 7 2 4 3 8 9 1 4 8 4 1 5 6 9 7 3 2 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 LIFE&ARTS 912 CULTURE: Aussie builds rapport BILL: Research goes against body stereotypes with freshman From page 12 But while this poorly thought Heather Rae Young was the BMI scale, which is what sized people. But in praxis, we out article suggests that college named February 2010’s “Play- the Centers for Disease Con- seem to operate just fine. From page 12 also interests me are the actual men think “fat” women are in- trol and Prevention would cat- Maybe there is something ideas of beauty, attractiveness herently disgusting, research egorize as “underweight.” The to be said about Mark Nolan’s Jewish nor involved in Greek life, and sexiness that are support- seems to suggest that this pop- average (healthy) BMI, accord- statement that advertising and she has found her niche in what she ed by scientific research and ular trope has less evidence in ing to the CDC, is between 18.5 the fashion industry are sim- calls “the uni life.” even personal experience. the real world than it does in Recent research has and 24.9. ply giving consumers a fanta- “I chose Texas because of its fun Two weeks ago, Johns Hop- popular advertising. And though Young has one sy that we want. And it seems college life, ability to live near cam- shown that both kins’ student newspaper pub- Recent research has shown hell of a low waist-to-hip ra- equally convincing that some pus and it’s also so different from lished a (now deleted) editorial that both “overweight” and “overweight” and tio (23.5 inch waist and 33 inch people are harmed or harm the rest of the states,” Chong said. “I deriding “fat chicks” who went “obese” women are having just hips), research has consistent- themselves because of the ab- was surprised to see that there was “obese” women are to a fraternity-hosted “Linger- as much sex as women in the ly confirmed that men prefer surd standards set by the pop- actually a city and a downtown and having just as much ave.” Among other things, the “normal” weight category (and low waist-to-hip ratios “in the ular media. not just cowboys, desert and west- editorial used words such as that they might even be having sex as women in the normal weight range,” accord- But I think the conversation ern bars.” “elephant” and “mammoth” to more sex), according to Bliss ing to Satoshi Kanazawa, an needs to recognize the actual She chose to study in the U.S. be- “normal” weight describe the “fat” women who Kaneshiro of the University of evolutionary psychologist in behaviors and not just the at- cause she thought language would category. dared go to the party in their Hawaii in the September 2008 a (poorly titled) blog post for titudes of normal people. Be- be the least of her worries here. Al- underwear (like everyone else) issue of Obstetrics & Gynecol- psychologytoday.com. cause maybe if we talked more though she insists the application and claimed that these female ogy. Moreover, other studies Photoshop tricks, tiny mod- about the positive — like the process to get to Texas was easy, the intruders were the only bad have suggested more nuanced els and rogue douchebag stu- fact that people of all sizes can numbers make it appear otherwise. part of an otherwise successful ways that sexiness in real-time mate of the Month” by Playboy dents seem to paint the picture enjoy satisfying lives, sexual “You pick six schools to apply repast of eye-ogling over “hot does not necessarily correlate magazine. At 5-foot-7 and 102 that we have a big problem and otherwise — we wouldn’t for and it must be a school that has chicks.” with the sex that sells. pounds, Young yields a 16 on with larger, or even normal, have to censor the negative. a partnership with the University of New South Wales,” Chong said. “Texas selects five students from those that apply.” As soon as Chong found out she was coming to Austin she prepared herself for the interactions that were Utah police investigate TV family for bigamy to come. “Every time I open my mouth By Jennifer Dobner people know I’m from Australia,” The Associated Press Chong said. “People here are real- SALT LAKE CITY — The fam- ly excited I’m from Sydney, where- ily with four wives had hoped its as in Sydney, people don’t really re- participation on a TLC reality TV act to it. But playing the Australian show would shed light on polyg- card here really helps.” amy but is now the target of a big- Even though Chong is two years amy investigation by Utah police. older than the freshmen class, she “Sister Wives,” which pre- had never lived on her own before. miered Sunday, chronicles the “In Sydney people don’t live away life of 41-year-old advertising from home, it’s just too expensive,” salesman Kody Brown, his four Chong said. “We stay with our par- wives, 13 children and three ents until we get married.” stepchildren. The Browns, of Since Chong had never lived Lehi, have said they hoped that away from home, independence is the peek into their lives would just as new to her as it is to Epstein help broaden the public’s under- and the rest of the freshmen class. standing of plural families. “Here I’m a lot more indepen- Lehi police are investigating dent now,” Chong said. “It’s good whether the family is violating I’ve made friends with people that bigamy laws in plain view on ca- have transport. I’ve learned how ble TV. Brown is only legally mar- to do my own things, like paying ried to Meri but also calls three for myself and getting my own other women his spouses: Janelle, documents.” Christine and Robyn. While it’s Chong that’s going “...When we decided to do this through the life-changing experi- show, we knew there would be ence of being in a foreign country, risks,” the Brown family said in Epstein is gaining a new cultural a statement Tuesday. “But for the outlook as well. sake of our family, and most im- “When Candy leaves in Decem- portantly, our kids, we felt it was ber it will be really different,” Ep- a risk worth taking.” stein said. “I won’t know what to ex- Most polygamist families pect. I don’t know if Towers will as- practice in secret, but it has en- sign me another roommate for sec- tered the national dialogue giv- ond semester. If they don’t, it’ll be en its portrayal on the HBO Bryant Livingston | Associated Press a lot quieter, but if they do, I don’t scripted drama “Big Love.” The In this publicity image released by TLC, the Browns, from left, Janelle, Christine, Kody, Meri and Robyn from the TLC series, “Sister Wives,” are know how I’ll feel about that.” modern Mormon church ex- shown. Police in Utah say they’ve launched a bigamy investigation into a polygamous family starring in the reality television show. Even though the two have only communicates members found lived together for a little more than engaged in the practice, which self-described fundamental- families are less hesitant to seek of up to five years. Under the Utah Utah last prosecuted a polyg- a month, Chong’s easygoing Auss- was disavowed by the church in ist Mormons continue to believe help when needed, Principle Voic- law, a person can be found guilty amist for bigamy in 2001. Tom ie nature has already begun to rub 1890 as part of a push for Utah’s and/or practice polygamy, believ- es co-founder Anne Wilde said. of bigamy through cohabitation, Green, who was married to five off on Epstein. statehood. ing it brings exaltation in heaven. The Brown family’s decision not just legal marriage contracts. women and drew the attention “You never know what you’re On a TLC ad for “Sister Wives,” Over the past 10 years, Utah’s to do a reality TV show was sort Lehi police said the evidence of Utah authorities after pro- going to get with a potluck room- one wife says: “I think we’re nor- historically insular polygamist an extension of that education gathered from the probe will be moting his lifestyle on nation- mate,” Epstein said. “If I hadn’t had mal, and then I go out and then community has worked to educate work, said Wilde, who knows turned over to the Utah Coun- al TV talk shows, was convict- a roommate that takes advantage of I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, I can’t tell any- the public and state agencies about1 the family well. ty attorney’s office for possible ed on bigamy, criminal nonsup- everything that Texas and Ameri- body about my normal family.’” its culture. State agencies now bet- Although it is rarely prosecuted, prosecution. A message left for port and child rape charges. He ca has to offer, I wouldn’t have had Across Utah and parts of the ter understand the unique aspects bigamy is a third-degree felony in Paul was not immediately re- spent six years in prison and was such an optimistic outlook myself.” western U.S., an estimated 38,000 of polygamous culture and plural Utah, punishable by a prison term turned Tuesday. released in 2007. day, month day, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS 3B

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Capitol serves as stage for classic game VOLLEYBALL By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff Capture the flag can be a dif- vs. ferent game than it was in ele- mentary school. The objective of the game is the same: You and your team must capture the oth- No. 9 Iowa State vs. No. 13 Texas er team’s flag without surrender- Date: Today ing your own or getting caught. Time: 6:30 p.m. However, the competitiveness with which a particular group of Where: Gregory Gym students approaches this goal is over the top. A few times a month, a group of students gather on the lawns of the state Capitol for a few hours BIG 12 VOLLEYBALL of capture the flag. The partici- STANDINGS pants really get into the spirit of the game — many wear all-black 1. Nebraska 12-1, 4-0 clothing and eye black to blend in with their surroundings. Play- 2. Iowa State 10-2, 3-1 ers creep along the ground and through bushes to progress un- 3. Oklahoma 10-4, 2-1 seen. Trickery and deceit add to the competitive atmosphere. On 4. Texas 7-4, 2-1 occasion, even the Capitol’s night 5. Texas A&M 8-5, 2-1 guards have joined in the game. UT alumna Claire Dewstow 6. Missouri 10-4, 2-2 started the capture-the-flag team with a group of friends. As a 7. Kansas State 7-7, 2-2 freshman, there was a strong fol- 8. Colorado 5-5, 2-2 lowing of students who would play on Friday nights. Howev- 9. Kansas 10-5, 1-3 er, once their leader graduat- ed, the game fell apart. As a ju- 10. Baylor 7-7, 0-3 nior, Dewstow brought it back Shiyam Galyon | Daily Texan Staff — keeping the tradition alive by Members of the Texas capture the flag team square off against each other at the Texas State Capitol last Friday. 11. Texas Tech 2-11, 0-4 playing on the Capitol’s exten- sive lawns. bers his first experience well. Capitol lawn [where I] grabbed cording to Dewstow, students at Dewstow said. Now that Dewstow and the “I hadn’t ever played before, the flag near the chapel, raced all Tech play a more extreme game The main thing stressed by the original group have graduated, so I was under everyone’s radar,” the way down to the south en- that extends across the Raider team is that the games are open to mechanical engineering senior Berg said. “Out of five games we trance of the Capitol grounds for campus. In the end, the UT group anyone. People from every ma- Chris Berg leads the unofficial played that night, my team won the win.” protected their home turf and jor, every age level and many dif- SPORTS capture-the-flag team and is ex- four and I captured the flag three Once in a while, school rival- came out with the win. ferent organizations come and BRIEFLY cited to follow in their footsteps. of those times — once in epic ries find their way to the Capitol. “Beating them made losing play. The team has it’s own Face- Berg has been playing capture the fashion, running the long way In 2009, a few Texas Tech students to Tech in football the year be- book page where game schedules Houston’s Keenum opts to wait flag at UT since 2009 and remem- up the southeast corner of the traveled to Austin to compete. Ac- fore a tiny bit easier to swallow,” are posted. to make decision about future HOUSTON — Case Keenum VOLLEYBALL MEN’S GOLF limped into the team’s auditorium on crutches Tuesday, a bulky brace protecting his mangled right knee. The senior quarterback for Hous- ton was closing in on several NCAA Horns fire event’s career records when he tore his ACL trying to make a tackle dur- ing a 31-13 loss at UCLA on Sept. 18. That came a week after he suf- low round, finish fered a mild concussion in a victory over UTEP. Keenum will undergo knee sur- gery on Wednesday, and he’s put- sixth at tourney ting off any decisions about his fu- ture beyond that. He hasn’t ruled By Trey Scott tional championship,” Fields said. out trying to play one more sea- Daily Texan Staff “We need to get to know it.” son with the Cougars by asking the The Longhorns capped a sol- Of all the Longhorns, sopho- NCAA for a medical exemption. id weekend of golf Tuesday at more Cody Gribble might have Or, he could turn his sights to next the PING/Golfweek Preview, a made the best impression. Last year’s NFL draft. “No matter which way I go, I’m 15-team tournament at Karsten year’s Big 12 Newcomer of the going to push to get healthy as Creek Golf Club in Stillwater, Year had a tough time with the quickly as I can,” he said. “It really Okla., finishing in sixth place. course in the first round on Sun- doesn’t matter where I’m playing. Texas and its head coach John day, but saved his best perfor- That’s not really the pressing issue Fields are content as the Long- mances for the final two days, fin- right now. The pressing issue is get- horns showed some fight against ishing with identical 2-unders on ting healthy.” a loaded tournament field. The Monday and Tuesday. The Dallas NFL draft consultant Gil Brandt Ryan Smith | Daily Texan Staff Longhorns slowly crept up the native tied for sixth place overall said Keenum’s stock won’t drop be- leader board, jumping from 10th on the individual leaderboard at Setter Hannah Allison prepares for a point in the Longhorns’ Sept. 4 win over Long Beach State. The cause of his injury as long as doc- Arkansas native is already making strides for an inexperienced Longhorn team. place on Sunday, eighth on Mon- 4-over, giving him eight top-10 fin- tors clear him in time for next year’s day and sixth on Tuesday. In the ishes in his young career. combine. And Brandt is confident last round, Texas played the best Other Longhorns also turn- that Keenum would get selected if round of the day with a 3-over, a ing in solid performances were he comes out. Freshman continues to improve good enough score to vault them junior Dylan Frittelli and senior “Obviously, the guy has some- to the six-spot for the final tourna- Bobby Hudson, ending the tour- thing going for him,” Brandt said. By Shabab Siddiqui To prepare for the change ry of Allison’s performance has ment standings. nament ranked 13th and 17th, “Is he going to become a great play- Daily Texan Staff of venues, Allison graduat- been her preseason roommate, “We did not have a great tour- respectively. er? I don’t think so. But I do think The words “fast track” and ed from high school in Decem- Rachael Adams. The junior mid- nament, but there are a good Also encouraging was the play he has the traits that lead to success, “culture shock” might be the ber and enrolled at Texas in the dle blocker is boasting a career- amount of positives we will take of Julio Vegas. In his first collegiate and I think he could possibly do it.” best two-word combinations to spring, though not before mak- high 2.51 kills per set, as well as from our sixth-place finish,” Fields start, the sophomore from Venezu- describe freshman Hannah Alli- ing two demands that Elliott a .377 hitting percentage, good Compiled from the Associated Press reports said. “It was a great tournament ela carded a 15-over for the tour- son’s volleyball journey thus far. readily accepted. enough for third in the confer- field playing at a great course and nament, giving him a tie for the Yet, the always-smiling, 5-foot- “Prom and graduation,” she ence. Allison has also helped there are a good amount of les- 43rd spot. 11 setter maintains her upbeat said. “I made sure I could go to complement Adams in produc- sons to be learned.” “The team had another solid persona when describing her those two things.” ing blocks and creating tougher Perhaps the best of those would round today,” Fields said after the own outlook. Early enrollment has become shots for the other team. be the experience of playing at the last round had ended. “Julio Vegas GOLD STANDINGS “I’ll say it’s been a bit of an ad- an increasingly common trend “I think the connection has difficult course. Earlier in the week, gave us a solid score, which was venture,” Allison said. for fall sports, made most pop- been there for a while,” Allison Fields cited the importance of the outstanding. Cody Gribble’s 70 to 1. Oklahoma State +14 Allison has rarely looked out of ular by the football program. Al- said. “We’re in a system where opportunity of playing at the site go with his 70 the day before was place after emerging as the start- lison said that while there were we’re able to get Rachael the ball 2. UCLA +18 of the national championship ear- great, as well.” ing setter to begin the season. some downsides, she doesn’t re- a lot more when you have all ly on in the season, as it gives the In a few months time they’ll play 3. Georgia +19 Her 9.11 assists per set is sec- gret the decision. three options like that. It makes players a good feel for the layout. again at Karsten Creek — and will ond among freshmen in the Big “Mainly, it’s the time to get [opposing] blockers be honest 4. Texas A&M +23 Cut out of a blackjack oak forest, be gunning for a higher finish — 12 and she set a new career-high used to the classes and play- and when the ball’s there, she 4. Augusta State +23 Karsten Creek is an intimidating as it will be for the 2011 Men’ Golf last Wednesday with a 58-assist ing and building relationships can’t be stopped.” and challenging course designed Championship. But for now, the 6. Texas +27 outing at Missouri. with my teammates,” she said. Allison has also benefitted to distract golfers off the tee. No. 11 ranked Longhorns will fo- “She’s special,” said head coach “The pros that came out of it were from the tutelage of junior Mi- 7. Georgia Tech +28 “This is a place where you’d like cus on their next tournament Oct. Jerritt Elliott. “She’s improved sig- so much better than anything I chelle Kocher, a former Big 12 your team to see the golf course 11 at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational 8. Texas Tech +31 nificantly from day-to-day, and missed out on.” Freshman of the Year. before they have to play in the na- in Columbus, Ohio. I’m not quite sure I’ve had a play- Elliott has focused on creat- “In the spring, I learned so 9. Oregon +40 er in quite some time show that ing a more balanced offensive at- much from Michelle, and I still 10. Virginia +51 growth on a daily basis.” tack this year, which has put the do every single day,” Allison While the majority of her team- onus of ball distribution on Al- said. “She’s the most technically mates are products of competi- lison. The Longhorns have also sound setter that I’ve ever been tive AAU circuits and club pro- had early-season struggles with able to play with and that’s what grams, Allison comes from a rela- passing, which has in turn limit- I lack. It’s really been a pleasure tively less experienced volleyball ed clean setting opportunities for to have her as the other setter ev- background in Arkansas. the team. ery day during practice.” Coming to UT also meant “There’s a lot being thrown While she’s now a big play- leaving her small hometown of at me and the team, but I think er on a big team in a big school INSIDE Siloam Springs, Ark. — which there’s enough talent and in a big city, some parts of Al- boasts a population just a bit enough returners that they keep lison have remained the same larger than the College of Lib- you comfortable with their ex- — though it may have taken Check out today’s eral Arts. Allison continues a perience,” Allison said. “[As for some time and some prodding fine Longhorn setting tradition me], it’s just about decision-mak- from teammates. special OU edition of which, in the last few years, has ing and bettering the ball, [which “When I got here, I was so included former All-Americans means that] it doesn’t have to be quiet,” she said. “I opened up Double Coverage Michelle Moriarty and Ashley a perfect set, but setting up the so much more since then and Catalina Padilla | Daily Texan Staff Engle, and current junior and as- best opportunity.” that’s something that doesn’t Junior Dylan Frittelli checks out the line for a putt in last season’s sistant captain Michelle Kocher. Perhaps the biggest beneficia- happen instantly.” Morris Williams Invitational. 11 ENT

Wednesday, Setember 29, 2010 LIFE&ARTS 11 ‘Halo: Reach’ presents engrossing finale Drafthouse offers Final franchise addition addition but one that adds a Some gamers do not let new layer of strategic depth. It WHAT: “Halo: Reach” Tournament refines series staples, seems to stand alone, however, addiction intrude on life; WHERE: Jester West Fireplace patrons a revived brings little innovation in being a bold, new change for others try to manage time Lounge the series. WHEN: Thursday, 7 p.m. By Allistair Pinsof For the most part, every- By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff thing you liked about “Halo Daily Texan Staff drive-in cinema Never mind that Bungie, the 3” has returned in some form, In dorm rooms across campus, stu- work, Olivarez said that he calmly developers of Halo, claimed to only bigger and better. “Fire- dents are glued to their TV screens, turned the television off, put down By Allistair Pinsof time-consuming and dangerous have “finished the fight” three fight,” a cooperative mode forgoing sleep, procrastinating on the controller and did his work. Af- Daily Texan Staff production. years ago with “Halo 3,” what where you and your friends their homework and battling evil ter he finished, he picked up the Republic Square Park, sur- For the first time, “Movies was supposed to be the final en- take on endless hordes of en- aliens to make it to the next level. This controller and went back to the vi- rounded by skyscrapers down- in the Park” is sponsored by try of the series at the time. Af- emies, has been renewed with is “Halo: Reach,” the most recent in- brant colors of the television screen town, will once again turn into Fantastic Fest instead of Time ter the spinoffs, “Halo Wars” seemingly limitless variations, stallment in the “Halo” series. On — filled with explosions and epic a makeshift movie theater to- Warner Cable. This allows for and “Halo 3: ODST,” Bungie including one that lets you Sept. 14, Halo was released to thou- fights — but only after he finished night as part of the “Movies in League and the other curators has returned for what is once play on the enemy side against sands of fans across the country, in- his work, of course. the Park” series put together by to pick films that aren’t the most again said to be the series’ swan your friends. “Forge” has been spiring all-nighters, deep dedication To this day, Olivarez can calmly Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and family friendly. song. As is always the case with redubbed “Forge World” and and the occasional black circles under and happily say he is not addicted its affiliates. Tonight’s presentation will this popular series, high expec- for good reason: You now have the eyes: This is Halo addiction. to “Halo.” Sporadically over the last be “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure,” tations have been set. Howev- the ability to create more ex- Like in the game, Halo addiction “Halo” has been a longtime fa- month, Alamo Drafthouse’s off- which contains just enough er, once again they have made pansive maps with far less can take on many different stages vorite in the “shooting games” arena shoot company Rolling Road- creepy moments to ramp up to enough refinements and long- frustration. In addition to all of and it usually doesn’t start off as ad- for XBox 360. Manufactured by Bun- show has been assembling a gi- the series’ Halloween-inspired awaited tweaks to please even this, you have the traditional diction. Take the case of computer sci- gie, “Halo: Reach” is the prequel to ant inflatable screen and a trailer finale, “Poltergeist,” which will the most jaded fans. multi-player modes that return ence freshman Glen Olivarez. Oliva- “Halo” one, two and three. that doubles as a projection be presented on Oct. 14. The options available upon with all of the customized op- rez can stop playing at any time he All the hype behind “Reach,” as booth (35 mm is the Ironically, “Poltergeist” starting the game can be over- tions you never asked for. wishes, no matter how amazingly well as a formidable reputation be- medium of choice carries a PG rating whelming at first and the con- There is a workman-like epic the graphics are, and still get his cause of the past “Halo” games, struck for the events) to ON THE WEB: that inspired the voluted menus don’t help. Once quality that went into “Halo: work done on time. straight into the heart of the UT cam- display movies for For future listings, Motion Picture As- you start your game of choice, Reach.” Rather than fix what Others might love the game on a pus, forming a dedicated fan base. The free in the evening. go to sociation of Amer- you’ll soon find that this is the has always been wrong with different level, like in the case of geo- days leading up to “Reach’s” impend- David Pappen- ica to create the logical science sophomore Nathan ing Sept. 14 release were filled with hagen and Katie fantasticfest. PG-13 rating in ‘84. same “Halo” that you’ve grown the series — the lackluster com to love or hate over the years. team A.I., redundant nature van Oort, who played Halo for six to anxious students yearning to get their Newgren, like many It’s not the most kid- It just looks a bit better. The of the campaign and needless- seven hours nonstop for two days. hands on the game no matter what. others who came out friendly film because of graphical overhaul is very im- ly complicated story — Bungie In extreme cases of dedication, we Van Oort attended Midnight for the event, brought their some horrific and graphic pressive, but how could it not focuses on what has always meet people like undeclared fresh- Madness at Highland Mall in Aus- own chairs, towels and food. scenes that make it easy to label be when compared to “Halo 3,” worked and somehow found man Charles Graham, who spends tin. Embarrassed that he attend- For what is a much more ex- under the genre of horror. with its horribly detailed play- ways to improve on it. You’ll several hours playing the game, ed the event and determined to be pansive and public place, the League and other Alamo staff er models and blocky outdoor still find playing the campaign thinking about the game and talking a semi-responsible college student, park had an intimacy and en- pretend the park is their theatre landscapes. alone to be a frustrating affair about the game. van Oort pulled out his homework ergy you’d expect to find in a for the night, allowing people to The most significant addi- because of incompetent team There is a fine line between enjoy- to finish while he waited. crowded theatre on the week- eat and be loud as they want. tion to single-player and multi- A.I. and the infuriating check- ment and addiction. It would be the last time he would end. This is mostly because of Unlike a theatre, the park is not player is the equipment spread point system. The game might Olivarez, however, is not addicted do any resemblance of work for two the selection of films that fo- a controlled environment nor throughout the campaign (or not have the impact or time- to “Halo: Reach.” days, the average amount of time it cus on ‘80s cult classics, such as one that Alamo staff can easily chosen during your load-out liness of past series entries, He does his homework before takes players to pass the game. “Raiders of the Lost Ark” and expel a rowdy audience mem- phase in multi-player) that but its improvements make it even daring to pick up the sleek, “I kind of stopped studying for a “The Wizard” which played ber from. gives you new abilities, such as a worthwhile investment for black XBox 360 controller; and if he while,” van Oort said, “for the first earlier in the month. Pappenha- “It’s rambunctious but it’s all a jetpack or the ability to make those still interested. has a test, he doesn’t even risk look- two days, I probably [played] six or gen came out with his friends part of the show. Crowds are to see “The Last Starfighter,” a hologram of yourself to dis- Grade: B ing at the television. seven hours nonstop.” pretty good about not making tract enemy fire. It’s a simple “The game is beautiful,” Oliva- The same can be said for Graham, one of his favorite films. an incredible mess. We guilt trip rez said, “but you have to know although he fulfilled his need to play “We don’t really have a drive- them into it,” League said. in in Austin anymore, so may- your limits.” “Reach” a bit differently than van WHAT: “Pee Wee’s Big To Olivarez, balancing school and Oort and Olivarez. be it’s just a makeshift replace- Adventure” “Halo: Reach” is a no-brainer. He “I was in somebody else’s room ment for that kind of experi- didn’t go to “Halo: Reach” Midnight playing the game the whole time,” ence,” said Alamo founder Tim WHERE: Republic Square Park Madness, the grand reveal of the Graham said, “so I [technically] had League said, who was responsi- (Fourth and Guadalupe streets) game that took place at stores such as the game.” ble for putting together the first Best Buy and GameStop all around On Sept. 14, “Halo: Reach” was re- outdoor screening event spon- WHEN: 8 p.m. the nation, because he had a class in leased to the world. Two weeks later, sored by the theatre chain. Ini- the morning. Rather, he bought the it is still going strong. tially, when Rolling Roadshow WEB: fantasticfest.com game the day it came out and worked “If Halo was a drug, would I be started in 2004, they would diligently, with a wild and passionate addicted to Halo?” Graham said. erect scaffolding and stretch the TICKETS: Free gleam in his eyes, to beat it on Leg- “Absolutely.” screen across it — a much more endary difficulty, the hardest level of the game. Courtesy of Bungie When it was time for home- Come and enjoy a good ‘ol time! Enjoy free stuff from our sponsors & watch TEXAS the game on a big screen tv under the tent!! STUDENT MEDIA

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Life&Arts Editor: Amber Genuske E-mail: [email protected] 12 Phone: (512) 232-2209 Wednesday, September 29, 2010 LIFE&ARTS www.dailytexanonline.com THE DAILY TEXAN Roommates exchange cultures Media contributes conflicting ideas about body image parency in the creation of unat- tainable beauty standards could be a positive step toward cul- tivating a healthier body-size standard. But some members of the fashion industry, like Lon- HUMP DAY don-based photographer Mark Nolan, think the proposed laws By Mary Lingwall are encroaching on the glam- orous, icon-making nature of In June, U.K. legislative repre- fashion itself. sentatives introduced a bill that “I think they should back would force advertisers and ed- right off. The media is driv- itorial magazines to issue notic- en by the consumer,” Nolan es on photographs that have un- said in an interview with CBS dergone Photoshop alterations, News. “Magazines should be such as airbrushing. Though not an icon for looking your best. yet approved, the proposal has [Readers] know what they get already been dubbed the “Pho- are the most glamorous; the toshop Law,” and the idea has best-looking girls. It’s always quickly spread to legislators in been that way.” France. Initially introduced with But what interests me most is the aim of preventing eating dis- the huge disparity between the orders, the “Photoshop wars” in accepted and advertised epit- the U.K. and France are shed- ome of beauty, attractiveness ding light on some of the over- and sexiness that we constant- whelming issues embedded in ly blame for our culture’s issues Mylan Torres | Daily Texan Staff body image discourse that are with everything from eating Australian exchange student Candelle Chong and UT freshman Daley Epstein spend some time together in front of Chong’s wall, which is more than familiar on both sides disorders to depression. What covered with notecards displaying common Australian lingo along with the English translations. of the Atlantic. Legislating for more trans- BILL continues on page 9 Students create Australian-English dictionary on UT dorm room wall

By Lindsey Cherner ery time Candy says a word that to me making the wall.” ers was primarily Jewish and into Daily Texan Staff I don’t know, she puts it on the Although both countries are Eng- Greek life,” Epstein said. “I kind of On the wall by her bed are at wall with a translation on the lish speaking, there are differences had negative expectations at first least 30 note cards, each with an bottom, as my own Australian/ in names of items such as “jump- about the possibility of culture clash Australian word and its closest English dictionary.” er” for “jacket” or “lift” for “eleva- — the fact that she’s two years old- English translation. This make- Chong first thought to make the tor,” in addition to quirky phrases er than me — she would be living shift dictionary is how Plan II and wall because of some difficulties like “shrimp on the Barbie.” with three other freshmen Jewish business freshman Daley Epstein in communication she was having Epstein went to a potluck for a girls, and I do keep kosher. Since I and Candelle “Candy” Chong, with Epstein. roommate at the off-campus dorm keep kosher, I have separate dishes a junior Australian foreign ex- “I didn’t realize there were University Towers with little con- and I didn’t know how she would change student, are able to under- so many words people didn’t cern about the luck. Instead, she react to this, but she’s upbeat and stand each other. know,” Chong said. “There lucked out with a sweet surprise enjoys learning about Judaism.” “I feel like I’m getting my would be little things I would when she found out she would be Even though Chong is neither own foreign exchange student say to her that she wouldn’t un- living with Chong. experience,” Epstein said. “Ev- derstand, and that eventually led “I knew that University Tow- CULTURE continues on page 9 Illustration By Carolynn Calabrese | Daily Texan Staff




 



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