1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Applications such as Hoot.Me can be an Is Rick Barnes looking educational resource for students for someone to blame? LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 7 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, February 1, 2012 SG passes tuition referendum despite opposition TODAY Student body By Jody Serrano they support proposed tuition increas- ry Committees might be undermined President Daily Texan Staff es and if they would accept cuts to a with the referendum. Natalie Butler wide variety of university services and “In no way shape or form am I at- (right) listens Calendar Students will be able to voice their programs. tempting to undermine those efforts,” to an argument opinions on tuition increases and Student voters would have the op- said Lawler, an urban studies senior. against an Latinos in funding cuts during the campus-wide portunity to respond to the questions “I really think this referendum will be amendment to general election in March after a Stu- with “yes,” “no” or that they do not a healthy addition to the things like the legislation Communication for a campus wish to respond. TPAC and CTBAC that have already The Association of Latinos in dent Government vote Tuesday night. wide tuition Communication is holding their It is the first such referendum in Liberal arts representative John happened on campus.” referendum. first general meeting tonight in SG history. The nonbinding referen- Lawler introduced the legislation last Although student body President MEZ 1.102 from 7 - 8 p.m. dum is essentially a poll that will form week and said the opposition to the Natalie Butler supported the increase Elisabeth Dillon the official SG position on tuition and initiative came from student leaders in the TPAC recommendation last fall, Daily Texan Staff budgeting. In addition to electing offi- involved in the tuition conversation many members of SG as well as mem- cers for SG and other campus organi- who felt their efforts in the Tuition bers from Occupy UT said the voices Butler said although she is not a fan get and understand the reasons why zations, there will be two questions on Policy Advisory Committee and the of the few did not represent the voices of the referendum, she hoped students Poetry on the the electronic ballot asking students if College Tuition And Budget Adviso- of the entire student body. would educate themselves on the bud- TUITION continues on PAGE 2 Plaza The spring season of Poetry on the Plaza kicks off with their event “Love,“ and just in time for Project aims Valentine’s Day. The readings will be held in the Harry Ransom Center plaza from Plan reuses water, cuts costs to educate on noon - 1 p.m. Texas Women’s Christianity Basketball The Lady Longhorns will go up faith, Gospel tonight against Kansas State at the Frank Erwin Center. By Christina Noriega The game will start at 7 p.m. Daily Texan Staff and tickets range from $5 - 16 and LASP holders get in free Throughout February, 72 campus depending on ticket availability. ministries will participate in Beau- tiful Feet, a campus-wide project to engage students in religious conver- sation about the Christian faith. Campus Renewal Ministries, the Today in history organization behind uniting the reli- gious organizations, says it hopes to In 1884 reach 10,000 students by the end of The first section of the Oxford the month. English Dictionary is published. Kimberly Chung, staff member The OED is considered the at Campus Renewal Ministries, said most comprehensive and most the Christian ministries have been accurate dictionary of the part of a partnership for 17 years English language. and agreed to dedicate a month to spreading the Gospel across cam- pus. She said that the project is not meant to impose Christianity on anyone but instead is an opportuni- ty for students who have never heard the Gospel to learn about it. “It’s not a mass conversion effort,” Chung said. “Our intention is to start conversations with people and gain their perspective.” Thomas Allison| Daily Texan Staff Chung said Beautiful Feet intends Quote to note The Walnut Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility is reflected in a pond of recycled greywater Tuesday evening in East Austin. to address any questions concern- ing the Christian faith that students By Kayla Jonsson for watering and irrigation of gar- scaping,” said Austin city council According to the proposal, staff have. Daily Texan Staff dens and landscapes. The decision member Chris Riley. “With grey- support and resources could be of- “We’d rather talk to people and ‘ to offer more greywater systems, water systems, those water needs fered to residents through the Aus- explain our side and at the same ”I wonder‘ what my time see their viewpoint than have Single-family residences in Aus- approved last week, is a result of the could be met largely with wa- tin Energy Green Building Program grandpa would tin will have the opportunity to im- Stage 2 Watering Restrictions cur- ter that might otherwise go right which currently offers green build- people walking with misconcep- plement greywater systems to in- rently in effect in Austin due to the down the drain.” ing and construction guidelines. tions of what Christians are like,” think. He’d proba- crease conservation and lower costs widespread drought, according to Receiving a permit to implement Incentives such as rebates may Chung said. bly say, ‘we should under a new city council proposal. the proposal. a greywater system in single-family also be offered to encourage Rusty Teeter, director of Texas Properly designed greywater “Water will continue to be a ma- residences will become much easi- greywater systems, according to Wesley United Methodist Campus be getting paid for systems allow water from bath- jor concern for the foreseeable fu- er than in the past, when only one the proposal. Ministry, said Texas Wesley joined this,’” room sinks, showers, bathtubs and ture, and much of our potable wa- Austin residence legally qualified, clothes washers to be safely reused ter is used to water yards and land- Riley said. WATER continues on PAGE 2 CHRISTIAN continues on PAGE 2 — Alissa Galindo, advertising senior Program to install bike-sharing kiosks Study offers new perspective NEWS PAGE 2 Will Shumaker, a student at on treating, diagnosing cancer Garza High School, works By Bobby Blanchard showed that multiple cancer cells to- on a broken Daily Texan Staff gether cause healthy cells to die be- shifter cable cause the healthy tissue becomes at Yellow Bike Potential for a new perspective on confined, while the cancer cells con- Project Monday diagnosing, predicting and treating tinue to grow. morning. cancer may result from a research “So what happens is the cancer- study involving 3-D models show- ous cells tend to multiply while the ing the mechanical property chang- healthy tissue tends to die,” Bonne- WATCH TStv ON es that a cancer cell undergoes, said caze said. CHANNEL 15 Chemical Engineering Department Bonnecaze also said due to the chair Roger Bonnecaze. fact that cancer cells bind less, it is “What’s really interesting about easy for cancer cells to break free and this work is it provides a unifying spread to other organs. 9:00 p.m. perspective to think about cancer,” Bonnecaze said while cancer is Bonnecaze said. still ultimately caused by genetic and ‘The Current’ Bonnecaze said the 3-D model was The producers of That’s environmental factors, this study built relying on knowledge from pre- Awesome! discuss what Shannon Kintner showed how mechanical changes are vious studies which show that can- makes good comedy and the Daily Texan Staff a proximate cause of cancer. cer cells are softer than healthy cells “In order for tumor growth to oc- manliest drinks. By Kayla Jonsson ber when the Capital Area Met- vate partner and has received spon- — they bind differently — and that cur, the cancer cells need to under- Daily Texan Staff ropolitan Planning Organization sorships from Austin companies to cells die or divide depending on how go these mechanical property chang- 9:30 p.m. agreed to give a $1.5 million grant support the program. stretched or confined they are. es — these binding changes,” Bonn- ‘College Austinites will soon have a new to a private partner if they were will- “We all think of Austin as a big “We decided to put all those ele- ecaze said. way to travel around downtown ing to raise an additional $500,000 cyclist city and know it is cheap- ments together in a computational Postdoctoral fellow Parag Katira, Crossfire’ through the upcoming Bike Share to get the program started. Craig er to paint a white stripe down the simulation to see how those work to- who worked on the study along with Our panelists debate Program between a local bike shop Staley, general manager of Lance road for a new bike lane than it is gether for tumors to grow,” Bonneca- Bonnecaze and Muhammad Zaman the latest in Longhorn sports and a city organization. Armstrong’s Mellow Johnny’s Bike ze said. and more. The program began in Decem- Shop, said he offered to be the pri- BIKE continues on PAGE 2 Bonnecaze said the 3-D model CANCER continues on PAGE 2 2 2 NEWS Wednesday, February 1, 2012 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 112, Number XX CANCER WATER continues from PAGE 1 continues from PAGE 1 CONTACT US UT will not be affected by this pro- Main Telephone: of Boston University, said they are posal because it is currently imple- (512) 471-4591 working on doing more research to menting a water reclaiming system get more experimental verification.