THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin Community Since 1900

1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900

‘CACHED CURSES’ SHAVE AND A HAIRCUT, TWO BITS HORNS REFLECT Show features eclectic art by Wooten Barber Shop offers quick, Women’s basketball looks inward Texas-based artist Eileen Maxson affordable trims on the Drag before taking on Lady Red Raiders SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 EXPOSURE PAGE 10

>> Breaking news, blogs and more: dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Wednesday, January 26, 2011

LOBBYINGtheLEGE GOALS:

TODAY University Democrats will be lobbying to: • Prevent disproportional cuts to higher Calendar Cuts unite student political groups education • Keep guns off campus By Melissa Ayala Democrats spokesman Cameron Mic- ommendation included cutting more Safety first sity • Oppose voter ID bill A campus safety discussion Daily Texan Staff ulka. “The thing we’re going to be most in- than $400 million from student finan- hosted by University Resource volved with is watching how the Legislature cial aid programs and a proposal from the Groups and featuring UTPD University Democrats and College Repub- tackles the budget. One of the first things House to eliminate funding for at least four College Republicans will be Chief Robert Dahlstrom is taking licans may butt heads on most issues this leg- that is going to be on the chopping block is community colleges. lobbying to: place from noon - 1 p.m. in islative session, but both will lobby to fight higher education.” College Republicans President Justin May • Ensure University budget cuts target room 212 of the Main Building. higher education funding cuts. The Legislative Budget Board, a joint said the focus of the group’s lobbying will administration first “Obviously, we disagree with the College committee that recommends state bud- suggest administrative and bureaucratic cuts • Maintain levels of financial aid and salaries Music for airports Republicans on several issues, but I think get appropriations, released proposals last in the University budget. at UT what we really want to try to do is focus week to balance the state budget short- Bang on a Can All-Stars are • Eliminate in-state tuition for non-citizens on issues we can all agree on,” said Univer- fall of $15 billion to $25 billion. The rec- continues on PAGE 2 performing with special guest LOBBY • Allow concealed carry on campus Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche INSIDE: Read about Texans rallying against the bill targeting undocumented immigrants on page 2 tonight at Bass Concert Hall. Student tickets are $10. 82ND LEGISLATURE ‘Rapid decompression’ Punk band Against Me! is Along party lines, voter ID bill moves forward playing at Emo’s tonight with supporting acts Cheap Girls Law would require voters and Fences. Tickets are $14 and to show government-issued doors open at 9 p.m. identification to cast ballots Come one, By Shamoyita DasGupta Come All Daily Texan Staff The Ritz Alamo Drafthouse is holding an open screen event, State senators passed a bill along where anyone can bring a video party lines Tuesday that would re- to be played, tonight at 9:40 quire voters in Texas to provide p.m. Tickets are $5. adequate government-issued identification in order to vote. The bill would require voters to present an unexpired identifica- Today in history tion card issued by the Texas De- partment of Public Safety, military In 1950 identification, a passport or a cit- After three years of izenship certificate with a photo- independence from the United graph. Texans over the age of 70 Kingdom, India officially are exempt from the law, and stu- became a republic. dent ID cards or any other type of identification that are not issued by the government will not be valid. Sen. Troy Fraser, R-Aus- Campus watch tin, said the bill he filed on Jan. 12 would minimize voter fraud Manifest Destiny by only counting votes from Jackson School of Geology, #10 eligible voters. East Mall “The danger of voting fraud has A non-UT person entered into threatened the integrity of the elec- a second floor office wanting toral system,” Fraser said. “Every to talk to a professor about an fraudulent vote effectively steals a idea of digging a canal from the legitimate vote.” Mississippi River to Austin, then Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff Legislators introduced a similar out to California and back to Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, left, discusses matters with an aide while Sen. Fraser, R-Horseshoe Bay, the author of a bill requiring photo iden- continues on PAGE 2 Nevada. The officer informed tification at the polls, is challenged by the Committee of the Whole over specifics of the bill. VOTE him that he needed to leave since no one was available to discuss his idea. The subject asked for directions to the Forum discusses reductions Lower Colorado River Authority Blanton receives grant for school tours and left the area. By William James to Liberal Arts ethnic centers Daily Texan Staff By Ahsika Sanders dent Government and Senate rep- Daily Texan Staff resentatives attended, as well as Kindergarten students might be

members of The Students Speak, a more concerned with finger paint- Both polite questions and an- group formed in November in re- gry accusations marked a Col- ing than with paintings from the Ital- action to the cuts lege of Liber- ian Renaissance, but this year they that they say

al Arts open fo- will have more opportunities to ex- will negatively Quote to note rum Tuesday plore the works at the Blanton Mu- impact students. night, when stu- seum of Art. “It’s outrageous The Burdine Johnson Founda- dents and college “ It’s outrageous that that we have to deans met to dis- tion awarded a $150,000 grant to the “It was so standard we have to fight to fight to keep eth- ‘ cuss a $1 million Blanton Museum of Art to support — even church-like‘ nic studies alive, the museum’s initiatives to expand its recommended cut keep ethnic studies something that to various ethnic K-12 programs. — and there wasn’t alive ... we had to fight and identity stud- “ The Art Central program, which to get here in the even food. You felt ies centers. —Leticia Silva supports museum visits for K-12 first place,” said The Liber- Latin American studies senior schools, provides students with uncomfortable if Leticia Silva, a al Arts Coun- transportation to and from their Andrew Prewitt | Daily Texan Staff Latin American your chair squeaked.” cil and the Senate schools and teachers with compre- Blanton museum educator Shandra Noyes describes an installation to studies senior. of College Coun- hensive educational materials to pre- students of Caldwell Elementary during an afternoon tour at Blanton The Academ- Museum of Art on Tuesday morning. cils co-sponsored ic Planning and Advisory Com- pare the students for their museum the COLA State of the College Ad- mittee experience. — Jess Sauer proposed the cuts to 14 cen- said museum spokeswoman teachers to optimize the museum dress for students to exchange di- ters and institutes, with the Centers The foundation’s grant will al- Co-founder of Teleportal Kathleen Stimpert. experience, with the goal of draw- Readings alogue with the college’s adminis- low the Blanton to support tours tration regarding last November’s with more schools in Trav- The Blanton education depart- LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 budget cuts proposal. Many Stu- CUTS continues on PAGE 6 is and Hayes counties each year, ment works closely with the school BLANTON continues on PAGE 6 2

2 NEWS Wednesday, January 26, 2011

The Daily Texan Volume 112, Number 133 VOTE continues from PAGE 1

CONTACT US bill in 2009, but House Demo- crats used parliamentary pro- Main Telephone: cedures to stall the legislation. (512) 471-4591 Fraser said the department Editor: could distribute ID cards for Lauren Winchester free to make them more af- (512) 232-2212 fordable and widely accessible. [email protected] The bill will cost approx- imately $2 million to imple- Managing Editor: ment, and Fraser did not spec- Claire Cardona ify how supporters will fund (512) 232-2217 the bill. managingeditor@ Senate Democrats said dailytexanonline.com Fraser’s bill included too many restrictions and were con- News Office: (512) 232-2207 cerned about the unintended [email protected] consequences that will accom- pany the passage of the bill. Sports Office: “[The bill will] disenfran- (512) 232-2210 chise people who are unable to [email protected] obtain this [ID] card,” said Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston. Photo Office: Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort (512) 471-8618 Worth, said many citizens are [email protected] unable to allot the time needed to obtain a new ID. She pre- Retail Advertising: sented a chart that illustrated (512) 471-1865 the circular process of getting [email protected] Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff an ID — some form of identi- Citizens from all over the state marched to the Capitol yesterday to rally against proposed bills that could lead to racial profiling in Texas. The Classified Advertising: fication is always needed in or- laws resemble Arizona’s S.B. 1070 and would also affect college tuition for undocumented students. (512) 471-5244 der to make a new ID card — [email protected] to demonstrate the difficulty in obtaining identification for eligible voters. Democratic senators also Texans march against profiling legislation The Texan strives to present all information said many counties in Texas fairly, accurately and completely. If By Mary Ellen Knewtson additional charges. islative emergency list, which allows dent group at Lamar University in do not have DPS offices, and we have made an error, let us know Daily Texan Staff Jannell Robles, an organizer with state lawmakers to begin debating Beaumont. about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail constituents there would have [email protected]. Houston United, said laws simi- bills on the subject. Rally organiz- “We invest in education for all stu- no choice but to travel con- A blend of Spanish and English lar to Arizona’s bill would lead to er Michael Espinoza said the move dents,” Perales said. “They’ve grown siderable distances to find a cries rose up to the Capitol’s south racial profiling. will only appease Perry’s conserva- up here in Texas, and to deny them a DPS office. steps at a rally against proposed legis- “It’s not the humane thing to do, to tive voting base. right to higher education would put COPYRIGHT Representatives from differ- lation that would target undocument- go around asking people for their pa- “Securing our borders is serious,” their hope down.” ed immigrants in Texas. Copyright 2010 Texas Student ent organizations also attended pers,” she said. Espinoza said. “But what’s also se- Perales’ organization worked to More than 200 people from various Media. All articles, photographs to voice their concerns about Robles said police officers waste rious is ensuring the safety, securi- pass the DREAM Act, which would and graphics, both in the print and organizations and university groups the bill. their time inquiring about citizen- ty and integration of people already have granted citizenship to undocu- online editions, are the property of The bill would discriminate gathered to protest, among other Texas Student Media and may not be things, a bill state Rep. Debbie Rid- ship status. here. This is one of many more ral- mented college students and active against minorities, the elder- Although the organizing group is lies to take place during the legisla- duty soldiers and veterans. Since the reproduced or republished in part or ly and the working class, said dle, R-Houston, proposed that is sim- in whole without written permission. based in Houston, activists from Dal- tive session. Our message today is bill failed in the U.S. Senate in De- Rosa Rosales, founder and di- ilar to one enacted in Arizona in April 2010. The Texas bill would allow law las, Austin, San Antonio and South that we’re all family.” cember, the organization shifted its rector of the National Alliance enforcement officials to ask about the Texas were present at the rally. The protestors also assailed a bill focus to telling undocumented high of Education and Equity. citizenship of someone who is in their Gov. Rick Perry recently included that would require undocumented school students who aspire to go to TOMORROW’S WEATHER “It’s like bringing back the custody for another crime. If federal sanctuary cities — where GOP law- students to pay out-of-state tuition at college about proposed legislation poll tax, which is regressing,” records show the person is an undoc- makers believe city officials flout fed- Texas public colleges, said Jesus Per- that threatens to put college out of High Low she said. “Our priorities should umented immigrant, they may face eral immigration statutes — on a leg- ales, former vice president of a stu- reach financially, he said. be in educating our chil- 61 38 dren, not in creating barriers I’m so random. Albino squirrel. to vote.” LOBBY continues from PAGE 1 “We are trying to make sure faculty Donna Howard, Austin Democrats, Simpson, R-Longview, and state permit should have the right to de- members are still given a good salary and their home district representa- Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Anto- fend themselves on campus. We be- Try ouT and that students are given the finan- tives. Strama will speak at tonight’s nio, filed bills proposing the legal- lieve violence does not stop at the cial support they need to pursue their UDems meeting. ization of concealed carry on col- borders of our university,” May said. studies,” May said. “We acknowl- “We are planning on having lob- lege campuses. Last session, Went- “We know that it doesn’t just by see- For The Daily Texan edge that [the Legislature] is going by days, a couple rallies and mak- worth and state Sen. Joe Driver, R- ing what happened last semester.” Jan. 18 - Feb. 3 to have to cut back state spending, ing sure we get the campus informed Garland, pushed similar bills that Even if college campuses are desig- but we really don’t think we should on all the issues we’re trying to tack- passed in the Senate but failed to nated gun-free zones, the bill will en- We are currently hiring in all departments. see a disproportional hit for higher le,” Miculka said. “We want to raise reach the House floor. sure student and faculty safety, said Come sign up in the basement of HSM. education funding.” awareness to make sure people know May said the Sept. 28 incident Kory Zipperer, Students for Concealed Questions? UDems and College Republi- what is going on in the Legislature.” when mathematics sophomore Col- Carry on Campus vice president. e-mail us at cans both have their first meetings Aside from focusing on bud- ton Tooley fired several rounds with “There’s a difference between feel- [email protected] of the semester tonight. Miculka get cuts to higher education, Mic- an AK-47 before taking his own life ing safe and being safe,” said Zipper- said UDems will encourage mem- ulka said UDems will also lobby in the Perry-Castañeda Library fu- er, a psychology senior. “We don’t bers to get involved in the lobbying against concealed carry of handguns eled their lobbying efforts to allow think the campus merits any restric- process by writing local lawmakers on campus. concealed carry on campus. With tions. We would like to see the bill such as state Reps. Mark Strama and In November, state Rep. David 101 House and 19 Senate Republi- signed by Gov. Rick Perry.” This newspaper was printed with cans — solid GOP majorities in both The College Republicans also sup- pride by The Daily Texan and The Daily Texan Texas Student Media. chambers — he said he believes the port a bill filed that would elimi- bill is likely to pass. nate in-state tuition for non-citizens Permanent Staff “We believe very strongly that and undocumented immigrants, Editor ...... Lauren Winchester Managing Editor ...... Claire Cardona those who own a conceal and carry May said. Associate Managing Editor ...... Bobby Cervantes Associate Editors ...... Viviana Aldous ...... Doug Luippold, Dave Player News Editor ...... Lena Price Associate News Editor ...... Will Alsdorf, Aziza Musa, Audrey White Senior Reporters ...... Melissa Ayala, Allison Kroll ...... Matt Stottlemyre, Ahsika Sanders Copy Desk Chief ...... Sydney Fitzgerald Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Ashley Morgan, Austin Myers, Reese Rackets Design Editor ...... Veronica Rosalez Senior Designers ...... Jake Rector, Martina Geronimo NEED MONEY? ...... Mark Daniel Nuncio, Simonetta Nieto Photo Editor ...... Jeff Heimsath Associate Photo Editors ...... Lauren Gerson, Danielle Villesana Senior Photographers ...... Andrew Torrey, Tamir Kalifa ...... Shannon Kintner, Erika Rich Life&Arts Editor ...... Amber Genuske Associate Life&Arts Editors ...... Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, Gerald Rich SAVE A LIFE. Senior Life&Arts Writers ...... Allistair Pinsof, Maddie Crum, Francisco Marin ...... Katherine Anne Stroh, Julie Rene Tran Sports Editor ...... Will Anderson Associate Sports Editor ...... Dan Hurwitz Donating plasma at Senior Sports Writers ...... Andy Lutz, Trey Scott ...... Jon Parrett, Austin Laymance Comics Editor ...... Carolynn Cakabrese Associate Comics Editor ...... Victoria Elliott BioLife Plasma Services Multimedia Editor ...... Joshua Barajas Associate Multimedia Editor ...... Rafael Borges Senior Video Editor ...... Patrick Zimmerman Senior Videographer ...... Janese Quitugua can save a life and Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren Volunteers pay you back.

Reporters ...... Mary Ellen Knewtson, Preethi Srikanth ...... Trey Gerlich, Joe Layton, Shamoyita Dasguota Receive up to $200 per month, and for a Copy Editors ...... Danielle Wallace, Lara Berendt Editorial Cartoonist ...... Lauren Thomas limited time, bring the Bonus Coupon to Sports Writers ...... Sameer Bhuchar Life&Arts Writers ...... Suzanne Schultz Comics Artists ...... Trish Do, Katie Carrell, Riki Tsuji your first donation for an extra $10...... Rory Harman, John Massingill, Garrett Sullivan Need to have your Open Saturdays from noon to 4pm, wisdom teeth beginning January 29 Advertising Director of Advertising & Creative ...... Jalah Goette Assistant to Advertising Director ...... CJ Salgado Local Sales Manager...... Brad Corbett removed? Broadcast Manager/Local Sales ...... Carter Goss Campus/National Sales Consultant ...... Joan Bowerman Student Advertising Director ...... Kathryn Abbas Don’t go to the ring. Student Advertising Manager ...... Ryan Ford, Meagan Gribbin SCHEDULE YOUR DONATION TODAY AT Student Acct. Execs ...... Cameron McClure, Daniel Ruszkiewkz ...... Josh Phipps, Selen Flores, Patti Zhang We have a research study...... Sarah Hall, Maryanne Lee, Ian Payne 512.251.8855 Student Office Assistant/Classifieds ...... Rene Gonzalez Broadcast Sales Assistant ...... Aubrey Rodriguez Senior Graphic Design ...... Felimon Hernandez Right now, PPD is looking for men and Biolife Plasma Services Junior Designers ...... Bianca Krause, Alyssa Peters Special Editions Adviser ...... Elena Watts women for a post-surgical pain relief research Student Special Editions Editor ...... Sheri Alzeerah 14415 Owen Tech Blvd • Austin, TX 78728 Special Projects Assistant ...... Adrienne Lee study of an investigational medication. Surgery for qualified study participants will be performed www.biolifeplasma.com by a board certified oral surgeon. Financial

The Daily Texan (USPS 146-440), a student newspaper at The University of Texas at Austin, is published by Texas Student compensation is provided upon study completion Media, 2500 Whitis Ave., Austin, TX 78705. The Daily Texan is published daily except Saturday, Sunday, federal holidays BONUS COUPON and exam periods, plus the last Saturday in July. Periodical Postage Paid at Austin, TX 78710. News contributions will be accepted by telephone (471-4591), or at the editorial office (Texas Student Media Building 2.122). and the surgery is performed at no cost. For local and national display advertising, call 471-1865. For classified display and national $10 FOR NEW DONORS ONLY classified display advertising, call 471-1865. For classified word advertising, call 471-5244. Entire contents copyright 2008 Texas Student Media. The Daily Texan Mail Subscription Rates Bring this coupon with you to your second One Semester (Fall or Spring) $60.00 Two Semesters (Fall and Spring) 120.00 Summer Session 40.00 For information, call plasma donation and receive a $10 bonus. One Year (Fall, Spring and Summer) 150.00 462-0492 To charge by VISA or MasterCard, call 471-5083. Send orders and address changes to Texas Student Media', P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713-8904, or to TSM Building C3.200, or call 471-5083. *Bonus redeemable only upon completion of a full POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Texan, P.O. Box D, Austin, TX 78713. 1/26/11 donation. Coupon cannot be combined with any Monday ...... Wednesday, 12 p.m. Thursday...... Monday, 12 p.m. other BioLife offer. UTD Texan Ad Tuesday...... Thursday, 12 p.m. Friday...... Tuesday, 12 p.m. Expires 3.31.11 Classified Word Ads 11 a.m. Deadlines Wednesday...... Friday, 12 p.m. (Last Business Day Prior to Publication) 3 W/N orld atioN 3 W Wednesday, January& 26, 2011N | The Daily Texan | Reese Rackets, Wire Editor | dailytexanonline.com

Obama stresses recovery, deficit in address The Associated Press President Obama is President Obama sketched out applauded by his vision and goals in an era of Speaker of the divided government as he spoke House John to the nation in his State of the Boehner and Vice President Union address Tuesday night. Joseph Here are the highlights: Biden while delivering his State of the ECONOMY Union address Obama hailed the signs of eco- on Capitol Hill. nomic recovery — a booming Mohammed Zaatari | Associated Press stock market and a jump in cor- porate profits. A protester carries a picture of outgoing Prime Minister Saad Hariri and a Lebanese flag in front of burning tires in Lebanon on Tuesday. “Now that the worst of the recession is over, we have to con- front the fact that our government spends more than it takes in. That is not sustainable,” Lebanon’s Prime Minister he said. Obama proposed a five-year freeze on nondefense spending handpicked by Hezbollah that would reduce the deficit by By Elizabeth Kennedy most powerful military force. more than $400 billion over the & Zeina Karam Seeking to calm sectarian ten- next decade. He agreed to work The Associated Press sions, Prime Minister-desig- with lawmakers on deeper budget nate Najib Mikati called for a cuts, vowed to veto bills with law- BEIRUT — The billionaire busi- unity government. makers’ pet projects and called for nessman chosen by Hezbollah and “My hand is extended to all Leba- simplifying the tax code. its allies as Lebanon’s prime min- nese, Muslims and Christians, in or- ister called for a unity govern- der to build and not to destroy,” said HEALTH CARE ment Tuesday, a sign that the Ira- Mikati, whose moderate credentials nian-backed militant group does Obama strongly defended his and Harvard education make it dif- not want to push its growing pow- health care overhaul law, now un- ficult for opponents to cast him off er too far and risk isolation abroad der siege from Republicans. He as a pro-Hezbollah figure with a mil- Pablo Martinez and an escalation of sectarian ten- expressed a willingness to im- itant agenda. Monsivais sions at home. prove the law, including eliminat- A telecoms tycoon and former Associated Press In Washington, Secretary of State ing an onerous bookkeeping re- prime minister, Mikati, a 55-year- Hillary Clinton warned that forma- quirement for small businesses. old Sunni, is seen as a neutral figure In Afghanistan, the drawdown of GOVERNMENT POLITICS tion of a government dominated He also indicated he was open to in Lebanese politics. U.S. forces will begin in July as the REORGANIZATION Obama acknowledged the linger- by Hezbollah would mean chang- Thousands of Mikati’s fellow Sun- GOP ideas on medical malprac- American troops have captured ing divisions from a fierce election es in U.S. relations with Lebanon. nis poured into the streets across tice reform. Obama scoffed at a government Taliban strongholds and trained and pleaded with Republicans and The U.S. deems Hezbollah a terror- the country, burning tires, throwing “So instead of refighting the in which the Interior Department more Afghan security forces. Democrats to work together, espe- ist organization and has imposed rocks and accusing Hezbollah of a battles of the last two years, let’s oversees salmon in fresh water “Our purpose is clear — by pre- cially as they gathered just weeks af- sanctions against the group and coup d’etat. fix what needs fixing and move and Commerce handles salmon venting the Taliban from re-es- ter the shooting rampage in Tucson its members. In the impoverished northern city forward,” he said. win saltwater. tablishing a stranglehold over the “And I hear it gets even more that seriously wounded Rep. Gabri- Hezbollah’s opponents maintain of Tripoli, a hotbed of Sunni funda- Afghan people, we will deny al- complicated once they’re smoked,” elle Giffords. “What comes of this having an Iranian proxy in control mentalism and Mikati’s hometown, FOREIGN POLICY Qaida the safe haven that served he joked. moment will be determined not by of Lebanon’s government would be protesters torched a van belonging In a speech largely devoted to as a launching pad for 9/11,” Obama promised to merge, whether we can sit together tonight, disastrous and lead to internation- to Al-Jazeera, apparently accusing domestic issues, Obama touched Obama said. consolidate and reorganize the but whether we can work together al isolation. The militant group has the Arab satellite channel of bias in on foreign policy, saying the U.S. He said the U.S. stands with federal government, a proposal tomorrow,” Obama said. its own arsenal and is the country’s favor of Hezbollah. commitment to Iraq has been kept the people of Tunisia and all peo- that he would submit to Congress and the war is coming to an end. ple striving for democracy. for a vote.

Day one and we’re in this together

�� EXAS TUDENT EDIA OARD OF RUSTEES Want to learn more with a chance to win an iPad? T S M B T Download your QR code reader by texting EYQUIZ to 22333. APPLY THIS SEMESTER Then snap a pic of the code and take our quiz.

The Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees has an opening for four student board members. One student from the College of Communication (2-year term) and one for a 1-year, unexpired term. There are also two student At-Large positions which are 2-year terms from June 2011 to May 2013. This board oversees the largest student media program in the United States. �� Your job as a board member? • Adopt annual budget • Review monthly income and expenses • Select KVRX station manager, TSTV station manager, Texas Travesty and Cactus yearbook editors, The Daily Texan managing editor • Certify candidates seeking election to TSM board and for The Daily Texan editor • Review major purchase requests •

Time commitment? About ﬁ ve hours per month (one meeting, reading before meeting, committee work).

Pick up an application at the Hearst Student Media building (HSM), 25th and Whitis Ave, Room 3.304, or print a application from our website: http://www.utexas.edu/tsm/board/ The Board will certify applicants at their next meeting at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2011, in the College of Communication (CMA), LBJ Room #5.160, 2600 Whitis Avenue. TEXAS STUDENT �� Deadline is noon on Tuesday, February 1, 2011. MEDIA LLP. Young & Ernst 2011 © 4 piniOn he aily exan O Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | T D T | Lauren Winchester, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | [email protected]

OVERVIEW Stop cuts to financial aid

College is expensive, as every university student knows, and the costs are only rising. It’s one of the few unassailable truths of our time. But now, legislators attempting to balance Texas’ budget are looking to severely cut the precious financial aid that helps keep students afloat. According to proposed budgets, financial aid would be slashed by hundreds of millions of dollars in 2012-13 — $431 million in the House version and $381 million in the Senate version. Meanwhile, Gov. Rick Perry is pushing through “emergency” legislation that is as unnecessary as it is costly. According to Senate Democrats, the Voter ID bill, which Perry deems especially urgent, could cost millions. Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, said one of the bill’s provisions that requires the Texas DPS to issue free identification cards to voters would cost $3 million per year. That’s just one stipulation of the bill. Call us crazy, but perhaps those millions would be better spent on TEXAS Grant, a need-based scholarship that will see its budget cut by 41 percent. That means that entering UT freshmen will face more obstacles to receiving an education, especially those who come from less privileged financial backgrounds. UT is an excellent public university that prides itself on offering the best education possible to Texas’ brightest, regardless of the size of their wallets. Thomas Melecki, director of student financial services at UT, told the Austin American-Statesman that about 4,800 students are currently recipients of the grants. For many of those students, attending UT is not a possibility without grants.

UT group lobbies on behalf of undocumented students

There are more than 25 bills in the Texas Legislature that could make obtaining an education more difficult for undocumented students. With the DREAM Act failing to pass, the University Leadership Initiative’s efforts at the Capitol to support undocumented students are more important than ever. A third way out of the budget crisis One bill, filed by state Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington, would require undocumented students to pay out-of-state tuition. Another bill, filed by State Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, would require public schools to take head counts of undocumented stu- By Brandon Curl clock.org. By contrast, the Texas debt is just under dents. Riddle’s chief of staff claims the head counts would be used Daily Texan Guest Columnist $260 billion (with a ‘b’), or 22 percent of Texas’ GDP. to calculate how much money the state spends on undocumented We can stand to borrow $30 billion more. Of course, immigrants’ education, and the numbers would not be used as a Let’s imagine you’re the state of Texas. Your gover- this requires an amendment to the Texas constitu- means to push students out of the education system. We’re skeptical nor was re-elected for an unprecedented third term tion allowing an imbalanced budget as is the prac- about this line of reasoning, regardless of intent. ULI President Lo- on the coattails of economic prosperity for the state tice of the federal government. ren Campos made the cogent point that parents of undocumented despite a national recession. In campaign ads, you But what if deficit spending spirals out of control? students might shy away from the public education system for fear watched him tout “tough conservative decisions” re- In a worst-case scenario, the federal government that it is another arm of Immigration Services. sulting in “billions in surplus.” would provide a bailout. Last week, a New York It’s disappointing that legislators are focusing their efforts on But less than a year later, your Legislature meets Times article revealed policymakers in Washington punishing undocumented students — many of whom were brought to determine how to solve a budget deficit esti- are working behind the scenes to come up with a to the U.S. when they were children — by making an education mated to be somewhere between $15 billion and way to allow states to declare bankruptcy, much like more difficult to obtain. A more prudent and reasonable course $27 billion. General Motors did nearly two years ago. would be to fix the flaws in the immigration system. Of course, The so-called “surplus” mentioned previously Should the national debt saddled with a Texas that solution would require more thought and effort to propose; it turns out to be a $9.4 billion Rainy Day Fund that bailout spiral even further out of control, the United would be much more difficult than, say, targeting undocumented legislators refuse to use. Budget cuts loom large. States could always refuse to pay it. We’ve done it be- immigrants within the education system under the guise of trans- What is a state to do? fore with debt accrued by the annexed Confederate parency or money-saving. You have two familiar options. You must make States of America during the Civil War. Or we could Legislators in favor of these bills should realize that obscuring more money or spend less. print more money. That didn’t work out too well for the path to education is not a solution. It’s just lazy governing. For Texas, making more money means raising Weimar Germany, though. taxes, but that’s something many Republicans prom- Look, I’m not John Maynard Keynes. I’m not even ised not to do. So our only alternative is to spend an economics student. The budget is complicated, less to the tune of $31.1 billion in cuts, primarily to and no doubt I have oversimplified and satirized it LEGaLEsE education and health care services. here. Certainly, deficit spending is not always a good But spending less is hardly a desirable option. The thing, but it’s not always a bad thing either. Opinions expressed in The Daily Texan are those of the editor, the Edi- proposed budget cuts include $711.6 million from What is bad is running a structural deficit, a def- torial Board or the writer of the article. They are not necessarily those of higher education, of which $100 million will come icit that persists even when the economy is doing the UT administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Media from the University of Texas at Austin. At more than well, which is something that Nobel Prize-winning Board of Operating Trustees. a quarter of the University’s overall budget, that’s no economist Paul Krugman agrees Texas has. small potatoes. UT President William Powers Jr. has Gov. Rick Perry’s so-called “tough decisions” are stated that course availability, class sizes and sala- just irresponsible. Refusing to raise or even levy tax- RECYCLE ried positions will all be affected. es (Texas has no personal income tax) and then cut But there is a third option: deficit spending. vital state funding instead is shortsighted. Reform of Please recycle this copy of The Daily Texan. Place the paper in one of the In other words, we continue to spend money we the way Texas generates revenue is greatly needed, recycling bins on campus or back in the burnt-orange news stand where don’t have. and, until that happens, we should be willing to en- you found it. Before you balk, remember that deficit spending gage in deficit spending. is practically a national pastime. With the exception There’s an expression in economics known as of a short time during Andrew Jackson’s presidency, “starving the beast,” which means cutting taxes in sUBMIT a FIRING LINE the United States has always been in debt. The need order to create deficits that force the government to to pay off our debt, in the short term at least, is a cut spending. In Texas, the beast is already starved. E-mail your Firing Lines to [email protected]. Let- myth, especially during a recession when spending The beast is dead. All that’s left is a college kid with ters must be more than 100 and fewer than 300 words. The Texan is actually needed. (See: the Great Depression) no girlfriend who eats Ramen noodles seven times a reserves the right to edit all submissions for brevity, clarity and li- Currently, the national debt exceeds $14 trillion week. Quietly, he dreams of a better life. ability. (with a ‘t’), or 94 percent of the GDP, according to the National Debt Clock viewable online at usdebt- Curl is an advertising graduate student.

Write for the Texan THE FIRING LINE Support honest elections addressed unless it is “rampant.” To allow any known voter fraud to continue, even if it is just By You History. one case, would indicate that each individual’s Daily Texan columnist Barack Obama may not be a I would like to address Monday’s overview, vote is insignificant and would be an injustice to “Vote down voter ID.” I agree that this legisla- frequent reader, but a copy of our democracy. Have something to say? Say it in tion shouldn’t have been deemed an “emergency the Texan runs across UT Presi- It should be noted that S.B. 14, which is cur- print — and to the entire campus. measure.” However I think it is an opportunity to dent William Powers Jr.’s desk rently in committee in the Senate, provides access ensure the integrity of our elections. To compare The Daily Texan Editorial Board each day, and the opinions on this to a free personal identification certificate that this legislation to poll taxes and literacy require- is currently accepting applications page have great potential to affect would suffice as proper ID to vote. If a voter does for columnists and cartoonists. University policy. ments demonizes the authors and sponsors of these bills (there are multiple versions in the House not bring proper ID, he or she can cast a provi- We’re looking for talented writers If interested, please come to the sional ballot and return within six days to have and artists to provide as much di- and Senate). By drawing this conclusion you are Texan office at 25th and Whitis likening our representatives to those who thought his or her identity confirmed and ballot submit- versity of opinion as possible. Any- streets to complete an application it was their responsibility to decide who had rights ted. The bill also provides the Secretary of State one and everyone is encouraged to form and sign up for an interview and what those rights were. with the tools needed to inform the public of the apply. time. If you have any additional The purpose of this legislation is not to dis- change and ensures that voters who cast provi- Writing for the Texan is a great way questions, please contact Lauren criminate but to verify that the people who are sional ballots know the procedure for having their to get your voice heard. Our colum- Winchester at (512) 232-2212 or casting their ballots are who they attest to be. This ballots verified. nists’ and reporters’ work is often syn- [email protected]. will ensure that our elections are legitimate and Ensure that your vote counts and that our elec- dicated nationwide, and every issue that each individual’s vote counts. The article tions remain legitimate. Support honest elections. of the Texan is a historical document You can be a Daily Texan columnist makes it clear that voter fraud shouldn’t be — Jordan Nichols, Economics sophomore archived at the Center for American or cartoonist. 5 UNIV

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 NEWS 5 Philanthropists, center director UTPD reviews goals for reaccreditation By Allison Kroll safety agency, IACLEA Director of partments, and they have joint ac- Daily Texan Staff Accreditation John Leonard said. creditation, Dahlstrom said. “Both the administration and CALEA and IACLEA set profes- among picks for Powers’ award The UT Police Department will agency have made a commitment sional standards that UTPD aspires keep meeting a set of internation- not only to achieve the standards to meet, said Lt. Amber Calvert, By Preethi Srikanth al conduct standards because of a but to retain them,” Leonard said. UTPD’s accreditation manager. Daily Texan Staff continued affiliation with two pub- The University’s affiliation with IA- “We take those standards and lic safety associations. CLEA began in 2008 and in 2007 craft our policies and procedures to The four recipients of this year’s UTPD Chief Robert Dahlstrom for CALEA. achieve them,” Calvert said. “This is Presidential Citation Award come announced over winter break that The agencies inspect UTPD ev- the what to do — not how to do it.” from a diverse range of fields, but the International Association of ery three years to make sure they IACLEA standards specific to they share a common dedication Campus Law Enforcement Ad- are meeting about 460 standards college campuses include cam- to the University and its impact on ministrators and the Commis- and also following five-year strategic pus crime reporting, blue-light the community, UT President Wil- sion on Accreditation for Law En- plans created by Dahlstrom, who is phones, safety escort services and liam Powers Jr. said. forcement Agencies reaccredited a member of the IACLEA Accredi- video surveillance. The University created the award the department. tation Commission. “The agencies help us formalize program in 1979 to recognize dis- “IACLEA and CALEA make sure UT was fourth in the state to be our processes,” Calvert said. “They tinguished alumni or members of our police department is follow- accredited by both agencies, Dahl- help us with liability issues and also the UT community, and each year ing the best procedures,” Dahlstrom strom said. help us get out and work with the the UT president chooses two to said. “They give us a set of standards, “Both organizations are known community more, which allows us four nominees to honor. This year, protect us in lawsuits and attempt to throughout the world, and IACLEA to stay transparent.” Powers chose United States Trade make sure the community trusts us is specific for college law enforce- Department personnel constantly Ambassador Ron Kirk, a UT Law and that we’re an accredited agency.” ment,” he said. “They’re both presti- monitor their work to help with the School alumnus; Shirley Bird Per- Some of the standards address gious to have. It’s strenuous because affiliation process. For example, a re- ry, UT’s Senior Vice President and the use of deadly force, sexual ha- it takes the entire department work- cruiter is responsible for updating a UT alumna; philanthropists and rassment and bias-based profiling, ing year-round to meet the stan- the recruiting plan and collecting in- UT alumni Joe R. and Teresa Lo- requirements for training involv- dards set by both agencies.” formation on those that apply, and zano Long; and Thomas Staley, ing weapons proficiency and oth- UTPD is also accredited with an internal affairs lieutenant gathers the director of the Harry Ransom er standards concerning the man- CALEA, which sets standards spe- information on complaints and pub- Center and a renowned humani- agement and operations of a public cific for municipal and county de- lishes that information. ties expert. Powers said while the selec- tion process is difficult, hon- oring outstanding faculty and graduates is one way the Uni- City Council subject of county attorney inquiry versity can give thanks. By William James office with two council members at “In my “Each of the recipients have giv- Daily Texan Staff a time, one hour before each gener- experi- en so much back to UT,” he said. al meeting. Rodgers said the may- ence, there John Smith | Daily Texan Staff / Associated Press “We talk about taking education Travis County Attorney David or met with only two members at a is abso- from UT and making a difference Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Aliquam Escamilla will lead an inquiry into time to avoid establishing a quorum, lutely no with it, and these are the people vestibulum lorem eu augue interdum et tincidunt magna con- whether Austin Mayor Lee Leffin- which would have violated the Act. intent on changing the world.” gwell and city council members vi- The Austin Bulldog, an investiga- the part of Staley came to the Universi- olated the Texas Open Meetings Act tive blog, released a conversation be- any mem- ty in 1988 and focused on acqui- Andrew Prewitt | Daily Texan Staff by discussing how they plan to vote tween Rodgers and Council Mem- b e r o f Shirley Bird Perry, senior vice president of the University of Texas, was sitions and cataloging manuscripts before general council meetings. ber Chris Riley on Tuesday. Rodgers the Aus- for student use. He wrote or edited recently announced as one of the recipients of the Presidential Citation “The complaint alleges that the Chris Riley Award, which recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary said Riley told him most council tin City 15 books on topics including James Mayor and Council have coordinat- contributions to the University. members finalize their votes before Council Austin City Council Joyce, Italo Svevo and modern Brit- ed a regular series of private gather- going to the Thursday meetings. to circum- Member ish women novelists. An accom- ings of Council members in num- “No one in the council denies vent the plished humanities scholar, Staley in numerous leadership roles and seeks to create a better historical re- bers less than a quorum to conduct that they do this, and they will have Open Meetings Act,” Riley said. is promoting the growth of modern clubs around campus. She start- cord of the University. private discussions, thereby avoid- to stop meeting in private,” Rodgers Leffingwell released a state- literature and said he wants to see ed her career at UT as program “We pick key people to inter- ing the public notice and meeting said. “When Riley told me that the ment assuring the City Council’s the center acquire more photogra- director and eventually became view and do research on back- requirements of the Act,” Escamilla council already knows how they’ll willingness to cooperate with any phy and film. Union director. Perry then served ground and facts with oral histori- said in a statement. vote on Thursdays, I sat there angri- legal proceedings. “This award is very important to as vice president and vice chancel- ans from the Briscoe center,” Per- According to the Act, every meet- ly thinking about how community “We’ve been advised by the City me not just for its honor, but be- lor for development and external ry said. “We then conduct inter- ing conducted by a government body activists pour their time and energy Attorney that meetings between in- cause it makes my service at UT relations with the UT System un- views which are archived via call must be open to the public unless it is into making our city a better place dividual Council members do not meaningful,” Staley said. til 2004, when she became UT’s se- transcripts and videos. This way, meant to discuss a personnel matter, to live — unaware that the council’s violate the Open Meetings Act, but Perry’s nomination for the award nior vice president. we have raw materials to look at of land acquisition or legal counsel. votes are set before they even walk we will cooperate fully with the comes after a half-century-long ca- She now works with the Briscoe our University’s history with vary- Austin activist Brian Rodgers said into the council chambers.” County Attorney’s review,” the state- reer at UT, when she was involved Center for American History and ing perspectives.” he believes Leffingwell meets in his Riley denied these accusations. ment said.

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

One School. Six Campuses. Endless Opportunities.

Houston Austin Brownsville Dallas El Paso San Antonio

For more than 40 years, The University of Texas School of Public Health has been protecting and transforming the health of people in Texas, across the nation and around the world. Visit www.sph.uth.tmc.edu to discover more reasons to choose The University of Texas School of Public Health and benefit from the best in public health.

MPH • MS • DrPH • PhD

• Best value among top 10 schools of public health • 15 dual degree and 4 graduate certificate programs • #1 ranked program in health promotion • World-class research in genetics and disease prevention

APPLICATION DEADLINES: Fall 2011 _ Feb. 1 Spring 2012 _ Aug. 1 www.sph.uth.tmc.edu 6 S/L

6 NEWS Wednesday, January 26, 2011

CUTS continues from PAGE 1 for African and African American, A recent evaluation determined Middle Eastern, Mexican Amer- the Center for European Studies, ican and Latin American studies which got increased funding in receiving the largest blows. The the first proposal, will also have its proposal is the first of a series of budget reduced. steps that Dean Randy Diehl said Liberal Arts Council President will be complete later in the semes- Carl Thorne-Thomsen said he ter after the deans have taken input thought the forum was a success from students and faculty. because it allowed students to give Diehl said at the time the cuts input to the deans. were initially proposed, admin- “We certainly understand how istrators had just learned that a students might have felt that they proposed $90 million liberal arts haven’t had a say in some in these building would not receive fund- decisions, [so] it’s pretty reassuring ing from the Board of Regents to know that they are coming out and the state. The college had to to listen,” Thorne-Thomsen said. choose between the building or a The Students Speak spokesper- budget re-evaluation. son Bernardino Villasenor said the “We could scuttle the building forum was great in terms of getting project or develop an alternative way students to come out, and he is to fund the building, and we decided hoping the student input will have to go with the latter,” he said. more of an impact. The Students Diehl said the new building is Speak invited the deans to come “critical to the future” of the College to its public forum Feb. 1 to hear of Liberal Arts, and it is important to from more concerned students. build it now because costs are low. Villasenor said their forum will be Associate Dean of Academic Af- the beginning of actions they will fairs Richard Flores said in Decem- take this legislative session. ber that without the pending 10-per- “We are completely against these cent cut from the State Legislature, cuts and we are going to try to keep the $3.5 million cut that includes the them from happening here,” he said. centers’ cuts would be unnecessary. “That means we are going to have to Phillip Tran | Daily Texan Staff The college is still trying to determine evolve our fight and go to the Legis- A liberal arts student speaks out against the College of Liberal Arts budget cuts at an open forum in the University Teaching Center on Tuesday evening. how to cut the other $2.5 million. lature, and we will do that.”

Biology and pre- BLANTON SG restructures agencies, pharmacy sophomore continues from PAGE 1 Christie Trinh reinforces judicial branch uses the ing connections between students’ new parking turnout at programs students are meters as lives and the world around them, By Audrey White a part of Stimpert said. Daily Texan Staff interested in attending.” her daily Jamie Pettit, an art teacher at Zilk- The new agency organization will commute er Elementary School, has participat- Student Government passed a allow for more extensive recruit- on 25th and ed in the Blanton’s K-12 program for set of broad reforms to its internal ment of students who are not al- San Antonio eight years. She said she was excited structure and external operations ready involved with SG, Lopez said. streets on to learn the Burdine Johnson Foun- in its first meeting of the semester “When students ask how to get Tuesday dation is making efforts to expand Tuesday. involved, [SG members] will have afternoon. the program. An SG Internal Reform Task more to say than just to come to a “The Blanton offers amazing tours Force began work over the summer meeting,” she said. that teach students art beyond the to create a series of changes to SG’s The reform also creates several surface,” Pettit said. constitution and bylaws, includ- positions within the assembly, in- Zilker Elementary sends its fifth ing the rejuvenation of the judi- cluding the creation of a clerk po- cial branch, added positions to the sition to take minutes and manage Charlie Pearce grade class to the Blanton four times Daily Texan Staff a year, free of cost to its students and assembly and increased efficiency meetings’ logistics and an assem- teachers. Jennifer Fleischman, an in the agency system, the primary bly chair who will run the meet- structure for outreach and student art teacher at Caldwell Elementa- ings, a role the vice president cur- programming. ry School, also takes her students on rently fulfills. The

“Hopefully, new constitution Plans to place parking meters regular tours with the help of the Art this will start also includes the cre- Central program. an ongoing ation of two first- “For many of the children this is the process of re- When students ask year seats, which first time for them to come to a muse- form and cre- freshmen, first-year in neighborhoods put on hold um,” Stimpert said. “We are so thank- how to get involved, ate more ways transfer students ful that the Burdine Johnson Founda- By Joe Layton gram. At a recent citywide Parking The city established a pilot pro- for students to [SG members] will and first-year grad- tion has an interest in outreach to stu- “ Daily Texan Staff Benefit District stakeholders meeting, gram along San Antonio Street be- interact with have more to say uate students would a group of students, business owners tween Martin Luther King Jr. Boule- dents, and particularly those students SG and make “ The city is delaying a plan to in- be eligible to run for and other representatives decided to vard and West 26th Street in January that might not have the opportunity to than just to come to a stall new parking meters in the West SG more ac- each fall. delay the presentation of the program 2006. There are also plans to develop visit a museum otherwise.” Campus area until stakeholders fi- countable,” said meeting. Because SG ap- to the Austin City Council for delib- another pilot program in the Rain- Foundation trustee Bill John- nalize plans for a city-wide imple- the task force’s proved the reform, eration so that they could come to ey Street area. In 2006, City Coun- son said the organization has always mentation program. The delay may chair, Cecilia —Cecilia Lopez it has to go be- agreement on the program’s terms. cil approved a zoning overlay in the been committed to art education for Lopez, a high- SG task force chair fore a campus-wide last six to nine months. school-aged children in Austin and “Neighborhoods would still only West Campus area to increase resi- er education vote. SG will hold The Parking Benefit District pro- be receiving 30 percent of the left- dential density. A small part of the its surrounding areas. administration a special election gram aims to put solar powered me- over revenue from the parking, mi- revenue from the Parking Bene- “The foundation’s gift is a con- graduate stu- to approve the re- ters that accept credit cards through- nus flat rate deductions for costs of fit District program would improve tinuation of longtime support [for] dent. “I didn’t form on Feb. 9 and out the city, according to the City of the meters,” said John Lawler, a Lib- the area’s aesthetics, according to the the Blanton’s educational programs,” think we were going to be able to 10 so that students can elect the Austin website. Some of the profit eral Arts representative in Student city’s website. Johnson said. accomplish as much as we did in 2010-11 executive and assem- the parking meters generate will be Government. “In terms of actu- “Currently the city has no plans to In 2010, the Art Central program the time that we had.” bly members under the new SG used to improve pedestrian ameni- al sidewalks and street lighting for put new parking meters in the West allowed more than 11,000 students The task force’s recommen- constitution during the March ties such as sidewalks and trees. West Campus, [that is] only portions Campus area,” said Steve Grassfield, from 125 schools to visit the muse- dations helped fulfill campaign general election. “We used the revenue from the of a few city blocks.” transportation regulatory manag- um, including 3,800 students that promises that SG President Scott During the meeting, SG also [Parking Benefit District] to supple- Lawler is also an official student er of the Austin Transportation De- come from lower socioeconomic Parks made during the February appointed a new University-wide ment the funding for the Rio Grande representative for the University partment. “Once the Parking Bene- schools that are traditionally under- 2010 campaign season, Parks said. representative to fill the seat that project and the enhancement of pe- Area Partners neighborhood asso- fit District plans are finalized, neigh- served in the arts. “Something that we campaigned business senior Alex Greenberg destrian amenities on the street,” ciation. He worked to pass a reso- borhood associations can request The museum has served more on a lot was our agency structure, vacated at the end of the fall se- said George Adams, the assistant di- lution last fall that condemned the implementation of the [meters].” than 3,200 K-12 students so far in and this provides a much more ef- mester. Government junior Yaman rector of the Planning and Develop- current proposal and requested no Businesses could request me- the first quarter of this fiscal year ficient and sustainable organiza- Desai will take the seat. Desai is in- ment Review. parking meters be implemented ters be installed around their prop- and, with the help of this grant, the tional structure for our agencies,” volved with University Democrats Some city and student representa- along streets, except on parts of Rio erty once the program is finalized, number of visiting students will con- he said. “We’ll be able to program and was part of the Internal Re- tives said they are skeptical about the Grande Street that back up into re- which could take six to nine months, tinue to increase, Stimpert said. better for students and get better form Task Force. actual financial benefits of the pro- tail establishments. Grassfield said. Try ouT

The Daily Texan Jan. 18 - Feb. 3

We are currently hiring in all departments.

• News Reporters • Entertainment Writers • Features Writers • Photographers • Columnists • Sports Writers • Designers • Copy Editors • Multimedia Reporters (video/audio) • Comics Artists • Web Technicians

Come sign up in the basement of HSM. Questions? e-mail us at managingeditor@ dailytexanonline.com 7 SPTS

ENTER NOW TEXAS CUP SOCCER WINNING STARTS HERE PORTS www.utrecsports.org 7 S HE AILY EXAN Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | T D T | Will Anderson, Sports Editor | (512) 232-2210 | [email protected] MEN’S BASKETBALL No. 7 TEXAS at OKLAHOMA STATE SIDELINE NBA Johnson’s tenacity, L.A. CLIPPERS leadership paying 105 MAVERICKS dividends for UT 112

By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff PREVIEW NCAA When trying to discern the differences between last year’s KANSAS team and this one, look no fur- VS. ther than Gary Johnson. After the 7-10 skid to finish Date: Tonight 82 2010, three players left for the Time: 6:30 p.m. Place: Gallagher-Iba Arena NBA. Head coach Rick Barnes (Stillwater, Ok.) decided to install a new, more On Air: ESPN COLORADO structured offense to keep players from improvising too much 78 and turned to Johnson for leadership on the court. Johnson, along with fellow se- niors Dogus Balbay and Matt LONGHORNS Hill, stepped up, determined not to let this season’s team suffer IN THE NBA the same self-destructive fate. “We knew what the cancer D.J. AUGUSTIN, was to the team,” Johnson said Point Guard about last season. “I think guys 16 points, 2 re- had self-identity issues, felt like bounds, 2 assists they could do it all from time to time. That was a big downfall.” Now Johnson’s most impor- DANIEL GIBSON, tant role is that of field gener- Point Guard al. He does everything well— 4 points, 2 re- third in scoring on the team bounds, 3 assists with 11.8 points per game, third in rebounding, fourth in minutes—but focuses on keep- ing everyone tuned in to the NATIONAL PLAYER team’s goals. OF THE WEEK “It was imperative for us to concentrate on guys actual- Jordan Hamilton, #3 ly getting to know each other more,” he said. Position: So between cleaning up the Guard boards, scoring on second- Height: 6’ 7” chance opportunities and pro- Class: viding a dangerous mid-range Sophomore threat, Johnson must also con- Hometown: centrate on relaying Barnes’ or- Compton, Calif. ders to everyone on the floor. Photos by Derek Stout | Daily Texan Staff Top, senior forward Gary Johnson attacks the basket during the Longhorns’ 81-60 victory over Texas A&M earlier this season. Bottom, JOHNSON continues on PAGE 8 Johnson prepares for a recent Texas game. The Houston native is third on the team in scoring and rebounding. Hamilton also received Big 12 Player of the Week honors after averaging 22 points and 8.5 rebounds last week in wins against ranked opponents Kansas WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WOMEN’S BASKETBALL and Texas A&M. Hamilton leads Texas NOTEBOOK TEXAS at TEXAS TECH in scoring and is third in the Big 12.

Big 12 primed Horns face tough test against Red Raiders SPORTS By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff BRIEFLY for ‘big week’ Spurs’ Popovich will coach West Five games into Big 12 play and the Longhorns have given themselves a at NBA All-Star game in L.A. By Andy Lutz good, hard look in the mirror before Daily Texan Staff San Antonio coach Gregg facing their next opponent on the road Popovich will coach the West team tonight, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders. The last three undefeated teams in league play — in the NBA All-Star game after Baylor, Texas A&M and Oklahoma — are prepar- Coach Gail Goestenkors under- guiding the Spurs to the league’s best record. ing for a busy week that will see at least one of those stands that a little reflection is important for a team that must learn to Popovich has led San Antonio squads pick up a loss. to a 38-7 start, the best in franchise The sixth-ranked Aggies travel to face No. 13 Okla- overcome itself before overcoming its opponents. She said that her squad is history. Buoyed by the play of Tim homa tonight and then host the top-ranked Bears on Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Tony always in positions to win, but it has Sunday in College Station. Parker — the first time in three “This will be a big week in the Big 12,” said Okla- allowed teams to steal games by way seasons all three players have been homa coach Sherri Coale. “This is an opportunity to of a lack of focus. healthy heading into the All-Star hold serve on our home court.” When asked what her letter grade break — the Spurs have taken the Both Oklahoma and Baylor made it to the Final for the team would be, Goestenkors NBA by storm. Four last season and look just as dominant this year. gave them a B- because they have yet Popovich is no stranger to the All- Star game — he coached the West in A&M is currently on a hot streak, blowing out league to put together a complete game. “We have got to learn to finish,” a losing effort in 2005 (the same year opponents by an average of 30.25 points. The Bears are the Spurs won the NBA Finals). Goestenkors said. “When we get teams currently riding a 15-0 tear of their own, and Oklaho- Duncan, Ginobili and Parker are ma has two of the conference’s top-10 scorers. down by nine or 11 or 14, it’s then all worthy of All-Star selections “I think it’s going to be a great weekend,” said A&M finding that way to put them away and but it is unlikely that all three head coach Gary Blair. “This is what you dream about not let them back in the game.” will be selected to play for the as coaches. You live for these weekends.” The Longhorns (12-7, 1-4) are West. The All-Star starters will be coming off a sloppy 63-56 victo- announced Jan. 27. Baylor maintains top spot in ESPN poll ry over Oklahoma State, their first — Austin Laymance conference win of the season. They The No. 1 Lady Bears of Baylor have maintained went through stretches of huge the top spot in the collegiate rankings for the fourth leads that they eventually squan- Houston reaches agreement week in a row after two convincing wins last week. dered and then re-established. with left-hander Rodriguez Brittney Griner led the ladies from Waco in their Today they take their show on the road to one of the Big 12’s most intim- Pitcher Wandy Rodriguez and the last game — a 64-51 win over No. 25 Texas Tech, re- Houston Astros avoided arbitration cording 25 points, 7 rebounds and 6 blocks to over- idating places to play women’s basketball: Lubbock. and reached an agreement Tuesday power the Red Raider interior. Baylor (18-1) will face on a $34 million, three-year deal. Freshman guard Chelsea Bass, perhaps their toughest test of the rest of the season The Astros said the contract will this Sunday when they travel to College Station to who gives Texas a C+ thus far, said be finalized after Rodriguez takes take on No. 5 Texas A&M. The Aggies have matched getting the initial win was some- a physical on Thursday. The deal the Lady Bears’ 5-0 start in Big 12 play (along with thing that came as a bit of relief for includes a vesting option for 2014 the Texas players who desperately that would increase the overall value No. 13 Oklahoma). This pivotal matchup will go a Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff long way in determining the winner of the conference need momentum. to $44.5 million. Junior point guard Ashleigh Fontenette drives the lane in Texas’ 63-56 win down the road. The Big 12 race was supposed to in- “It felt so good to beat Oklahoma Rodriguez was 11-12 with a State, and I think it will push us a lit- over Oklahoma State on Saturday. 3.60 ERA last season. The 32-year- clude Texas (1-4), but with the Longhorns’ slow start old lefty won eight of his last 10 that’s no longer the case, and it appears to be a three- tle bit more since we really want to get another one,” Bass said. “I just want to Texas Tech has three players averaging scoring counterattack. All but two of decisions and had a 2.03 ERA over way race at the top of the standings. his final 18 starts, the best in the NL do the best I can and be there for my double digits in conference play. Texas’ 12 wins this season have been Goestenkors expects the Lady Raid- by double-digit margins, and the after June 24. teammates because I know it’s a really He is 62-64 in six seasons, all with UConn’s Walker transferring to Kentucky ers to come out hungry. Longhorns are averaging around 82 tough place to play.” the Astros. The Lady Raiders (16-3, 3-2) are in- “We know it’s going to be a battle,” points a game. The Lady Raiders aver- Rodriguez made $5 million Maybe losing one game does make a big difference deed a force to be reckoned with when she said. “They gave Baylor a heck of age nearly 67 points per game. last year. He had asked for $10.25 after all. After having their record 89-game winning playing on their home court. They are a run the other night, so I’m sure they So with the Longhorns’ scoring million this year and the Astros 11-0 at the United Spirit Arena, led by have a lot of confidence.” offered $8 million. BIG 12 continues on PAGE 8 junior Kierra Mallard, their top scorer. Statistically, Texas boasts a high- HOOPS continues on PAGE 8 — The Associated Press 8 SPTS

8 SPORTS Wednesday, January 26, 2011

JOHNSON continues from PAGE 7 Conferences “He can do everything,” Bal- ing to be a big-time player,” and only career 3-pointer last season bay said. “He can play at the Smith said. “I told him, ‘You’re versus North Carolina in Dallas. receive record three, he can play at the four. going to be a big-time ball play- Johnson is 0-for-2 this year He can get rebounds, he can er. You’ve gotta stay hungry but from beyond the arc, but hasn’t payouts from play defense. He’s a complete also keep your humility.’ Now given up hope on notching an- player. He’s a leader as well. He’s he’s a great player, but he also other trey. everything about this team.” likes to laugh.” “This year I’m in a position BCS bowls That do-anything mentali- where I’m on the wing a lot ty began in high school. Play- more,” he said. “It’s not my forte, By Frederic Frommer ing at Aldine High in northern but yeah, I plan to get one.” The Associated Press Houston, Johnson was an all- But Johnson remains most state forward who led the Mus- involved in his leadership role, WASHINGTON — College tangs to consecutive state tour- where he serves as captain and football conferences will get a re- naments. At 6-foot-6, John- mentor to the younger players. cord take of about $170 million son was one of the top power It’s important that “ “He’s helped me a lot. I look from this year’s Bowl Champi- forwards in Texas, but he also up to him as a big brother, onship Series games, including a practiced as a guard at times— we concentrate personally,” freshman Tristan new high of $24.7 million for the whatever Aldine head coach on everything Thompson said. “You always five conferences that don’t get au- Ezekiel Smith asked of him. want someone to push you.” tomatic bids to the BCS bowls. “When he first came in, he got we have to do Against Kansas last Saturday, BCS officials say the higher fig- people to follow him through his Johnson missed his first six ures were fueled by the new tele- actions,” Smith said. “By the time “ ahead of us. shots from the field, including vision contract with ESPN. In ad- he left he was more of a verbal a lay-up directly under the bas- dition, the five conferences that leader and somebody guys could — Gary Johnson, Forward ket. But Barnes played him for don’t get automatic bids were really follow.” 32 minutes, second-most on helped by the automatic berth In one game against Nimi- the team, because every time earned by TCU. Those conferenc- tz , Johnson puts those skills Johnson ran back down the es got slightly more than last year’s to use. With Aldine down by court he was calling out orders $24 million. The distribution of double digits and only about to the defense. money has been a main point of three minutes left in the game, It was a proud moment for contention for congressional crit- Smith asked Johnson to de- It’s Johnson’s defense that Johnson and the rest of the ics of the BCS, who argue that it fend the opposing team’s best makes him so valuable to Tex- Longhorns as they beat Kansas shows the system is unfair. In the guard, who was tearing them as head coach Rick Barnes, inside Allen Fieldhouse for the last congressional session, Rep. David Kadlubowski | Associated Press up from the perimeter. The but the senior has developed a first time in program history. Joe Barton, R-Texas, pushed legis- Auburn running back Michael Dyer (5) celebrates with a teammate tall, lithe Johnson stepped out complex offensive skill set to go But after four years at Tex- lation aimed at forcing the BCS to during the Tigers’ 22-19 win over Oregon in the BCS Championship. to guard his much shorter as- along with it. He’s still a force as, 986 career points and 573 re- switch to a playoff system rather signment, nearly up at the half- down low and backing up to- bounds, Johnson isn’t content to than the ratings system it uses to which each had two teams in BCS ic bids will receive a record take court line. wards the basket, but he’s also linger on what’s behind the team. set the games that determine the bowls, will receive about $27.2 for the second year in a row. He Johnson shut him out the accurate from mid-range with That’s not what leaders do. college championship. million each, while the ACC, Big said the numbers demonstrate rest of the game and Aldine a low-arching jumper. “It’s important that we con- Under the BCS system, six con- East and Big 12 will each receive the “strength and fairness of the won by three. He’s even able to knock down centrate on everything we have ferences get automatic bids to roughly $21.2 million. current system. The fact is that “He always knew he was go- shots from long range: he hit his one to do ahead of us,” he said. participate in top-tier bowl games Bill Hancock, the BCS execu- all of Division I football is bet- while the other five don’t. The Big tive director, noted that the con- ter off because of the BCS, finan- Ten, Southeastern and Pac-10, ferences that don’t get automat- cially and otherwise.” BIG 12 continues from PAGE 7 streak snapped by Stanford ear- tivation of Walker’s basket- Walker will be eligible to play HOOPS continues from PAGE 7 lier this month, coach Geno Au- ball career differ sharply from following next fall semester, per riemma’s Connecticut Huskies the seemingly bitter Auriemma, NCAA rules. Her role with the statistics taking ranks, why are the Texas Tech snags nearly 10 more great team and it’s not going to be encountered a bit of a person- who has said Walker is strug- struggling Wildcats is expected Lady Raiders off to such a hot start rebounds than its opponents as easy. This game is really important.” nel shakeup. UConn, ranked No. gling to stay committed to the to be a big one, as she is a pro- as compared with Texas’ cold one? compared with Texas’ four re- Fontenette agrees more with 2 in the most recent poll, will sport. A 6-foot-1 forward who jected starter when she is eligible Bass says it is a matter of winning bound advantage. Goestenkors that the team is play- have to play the rest of the year played regularly for the Huskies to play again. the battle of the boards. Junior guard Ashleigh Fontenette ing at around a B grade level. But without impact freshman Sama- and averaged about six points “Samarie is a talented play- “They are a great rebound- said the Texas Tech matchup will be Bass, Fontenette and Goestenkors rie Walker, who announced her and six rebounds per game in er who will have an excellent ing team and that’s something we a good barometer for how well the said they see in their team a po- decision to transfer to Kentucky 17 appearances, Walker appar- opportunity to make a signif- struggle with,” Bass said. “We have rest of the season shapes up. tential for a “front-of-the-class” earlier this week. ently could not deliver the “en- icant impact at Kentucky on to force them out of the paint and “We are turning our ship around, caliber squad. UK head coach Matthew ergy and commitment that [she] and off the basketball court,” grab some rebounds of our own if but we can’t get ahead of ourselves,” “Its coming,” Bass said. “An A+ Mitchell’s opinions on the mo- needs to be successful.” Mitchell said. we want to win.” Fontenette said. “Texas Tech is a game is on the way.”

Thirteen Andres Amador Andre Anderson names as Chamila Ariyachandra Spencer Coon valuable CJ Haynes-Dale as our own Carlos Mejia Jennifer Preis Ford Sasser Khushbu Shah You don’t build a 200-year history of excellence in ﬁnancial services without learning a few things. Like how to recognize and celebrate colleagues with exceptional qualities. And the importance of training and Marshall Smith developing them throughout their careers. We are proud to welcome the thirteen University of Texas at Austin students who will be joining us full- Samantha Strauss time this summer. Congratulations to them on all their success. Arturo Vargas jpmorgan.com/careers Samuel Wolrich

An Equal Opportunity and Afﬁrmative Action Employer M/F/D/V. © 2011 JPMorgan Chase & Co. All rights reserved. 9 COMICS Wednesday, January 26, 2011 SUDOKUFORYOUCOMICS 9 5 1 Yesterday’s solution 7 8 3 1 2 4 5 9 6 7 6 9 SUD 4 6 9 5 3 8 2 1 7 2 7 5 6 9 1 5 2 9 7 6 8 3 4 3 7 1 8 9 4 2 6 3 7 5 1 OKU 4 2 8 6 2 3 7 4 1 5 6 8 9 8 3 7 6 1 5 7 8 9 4 2 3 FOR 9 8 2 5 3 3 7 8 6 9 2 1 4 5 4 5 2 9 4 1 8 5 7 3 6 2 YOU 7 9 5 2 6 3 4 1 9 7 8 Arrr matey. This scurrvy beast is today’s answerrrrrr. Crop it out, or it’ll be the the fishes for ya!

3 5 8 9 6 1 2 4 7 7 6 9 4 5 2 3 1 8 2 4 1 3 8 7 5 6 9 5 2 3 6 7 4 9 8 1 1 7 4 2 9 8 6 3 5 8 9 6 1 3 5 7 2 4 9 8 2 5 4 6 1 7 3 6 3 7 8 1 9 4 5 2 4 1 5 7 2 3 8 9 6 10 CLASS/SPTS/ENT

10 EXPOSURE Wednesday, January 26, 2011

cleancut sharp& finish

Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff George Shelley, who has lived within five minutes walking distance from Wooten Barber Shop his whole life, gets a flat-top haircut from barber Ralph Torres on Monday afternoon.

John Murphy, an undeclared natural sciences ON THE WEB: sophomore, gets Check out an audio his hair cut at slide show of the Wooten because barbershop it’s reliable and @dailytexan Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff inexpensive. online.com “There’s places Chemistry senior Travis Tinney inspects his newly cut hair as Grant in Austin where Gomez adds the finishing touches. “I love it. It’s great,” said Gomez of his you can pay like job, which he has held since August. 30 or 40 bucks for a haircut. I’m not going to do that,” Murphy said.

Danielle Villasana Daily Texan Staff

Barber Don Stafford steps out from Wooten Barber Shop to make a quick trip to the bank on Monday afternoon. The shop, which offers hair cuts for $15 and includes an electric shoul- Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff der massage, is Francisco “Cisco” Johnson cuts radio-television-film sophomore Nikolas located on the Brasselero’s hair. Brasselero, who said he was getting a haircut to be more Drag beneath the responsible, was attracted to the shop by its low prices and short waiting Goodall Wooten time. Dormitory. Stafford, who has cut hair at Wooten for 18 years, enjoys the relaxed and friendly atmo- sphere. 1

Danielle Villasana Daily Texan Staff day, month day, 2008 CLASSIFIEDS 3B

ADVERTISING TERMS There are no refunds or credits. In the event of errors made in advertisement, notice must be given by 10 am the fi rst day of publication, as the publishers are responsible for only ONE incorrect THE DAILY TEXAN insertion. In consideration of The Daily Texan’s acceptance of advertising copy for publication, the agency and the advertiser will indemnify and save harmless, Texas Student Media and its offi cers, employees and agents against all loss, liability, damage and expense of whatsoever nature arising out of the copying, print- AD RUNS ing or publishing of its advertisement including without limitation reasonable attorney’s fees resulting from claims of suits for libel, violation of right of privacy, plagiarism and copyright and trademark infringement. ONLINE FOR All ad copy must be approved by the newspaper which reserves the right to request changes, reject or properly classify an ad. The advertiser, and not the newspaper, is responsible for the truthful content of the FREE! ad. Advertising is also subject to credit approval. word ads only CLASSIFIEDSLASSIFIEDS Self-serve,C 24/7 on the Web at www.DailyTexanOnline.com HOUSING RENTAL 420 Unf. Houses ANNOUNCEMENTS 785 Summer Camps 790 Part Time 840 Sales 349 Vacation Rental GO WIFI COLLEGE Houses - Houses - Houses 530 Travel-Transportation BARTENDING! AGENT Now Hiring Col- SOUTH PADRE ISLAND $300/DAY lege Sales Agents for go- 3- 6 Bedroom Houses WiFi to sell wifi to local CONDO $200/night 1 In west and north campus still SPRING BREAK POTENTIAL bedroom or $275/night 2 SKI TRIP 2011 ! businesses. Earn up to bedroom www.urentez. available for pre-lease No experience neces- $115 per sale in as little Breckenridge • Vail • Keystone sary. Training provided. com Going Fast! Beaver Creek • Arapahoe Basin as 15 minutes and make Call 512.474.9400 Have the Summer Age 18+. 800-965-6520 your own hours. Seek- 370 Unf. Apts utrealty.net of Your Life! ext. 113 ing motivated students looking to build business at a prestigious coed b id PART-TIME skills, improve resume, @ th 400 Condos-Townhouses REAL ESTATE SALES reckenr ge sleepaway camp in the The Village 47 SWIM and make money. No ex- beautiful Pocono Mountains p erienc e ne c e s s ar y. C on - 1-Beds from $495 NW 2/1 110 Services of PA, 2 1/2 hours from NYC. INSTRUCTORS 20 Mountains tact [email protected] or 2-Beds from $775 gnd.fl .unf. condo for x ID 3023168 We’re seeking specialty Hiring Swim Instructors visit www.gowifi .com rent, ABP, pool, Rock- 5 Resorts counselors in a wide for Westlake! Full train- for more information. Newly renovated interior wood/Anderson area, 120 Houses range of activities. ing provided, must love MAKE EXTRA $$$ pass- and exterior call 5124768007 1 Price children. $9-11/hr (p/t). ing out FREE discount Go to islandlake.com • New Flooring prescription cards. Meet- to see all open positions and • New Appliances 425 Rooms Resume to austinhiring@ ing on Sat, Feb 5th @ to apply. FROM plus t/s iswimemler.com. ATT Conf. Center RM 202 • New Countertops AVAILABLE ONLY • 1 Block from the UT On-campus AB !BARTENDING! Up to at 3pm. 713-725-9732 Red River bus line IMMEDIATELY interviews Feb. 2 $300/Day! We train you! central Austin, large qui- NOW PRELEASING For more info call www.alliedbartenders. 870 Medical Call Today et room in lovely home, 5/3 - $3875 800-869-6083 com OR 888-575-TIPS EGG DONORS NEEDED 512.451.4111 or share bath, $500+utili- Sweet Custom Home 9–5 eastern time M–F (8477) Respected National Egg ties, near shuttle, per- 512.474.9400 5/3 - $3750 WWW.UBSKI.COM Donation program is in fect for grad student! 1-800-SKI-WILD • 1-800-754-9453 800 General Help Wanted need of Egg Donors. Earn 352-284-0979 Pool, Brykerwood 600 West 28th St, Suite #102 790 Part Time $5,500 and help create a 6/3 - $3300 MUSCULAR MALES STUDENTPAY- family for deserving par- Hyde Park EMPLOYMENT Ages 18-28 Wanted for OUTS.COM ents. All races, educa- Physique Photography. tion levels needed. Visit 4/2.5 - $3200 Paid Survey Takers 783 Internship $150/hour. 512-927-2226 SimpleDonations.com SEE WHAT OUR HP, Garage, Yard, HUGE Needed In Austin. 100% to apply from your com- 4/4 - $3000 SI MAGAZINE young FUN JOB, FREE To Join! Click On puter and learn more Surveys. You West Campus womens publication. about Egg Donation. writers, photographers, GREAT PAY! 3/2 - $2200 When your profi le is cho- ONLINE designers. Mad Science needs BREWERY sen, Simple Donations HP, Hardwood, Granite part time animated instructors to & WINERY will pay you $250 just for saw 2/1 - $1200 conduct entertaining matching with one of our swimsuitillustrated.com SYSTEM Pool, Gated hands-on, after-school EQUIPMENT Intended Parents! www. Austn regional publica- programs and/or chil- CO. SimpleDonations.com 512realty.com tion dren’s birthday parties. Seeks shipping clerk. PT/ it Must have dependable has to offer, [email protected] FT. $12 hr, N. Austin. En- 875 Medical Study car and prior experience gineering/Science back- working with groups of x ID 3023005 ground helpful. Must and place elementary age children. in have an interest in wine/ x ID 3023006 We provide the training super tuesday beer. Email resume to: and equipment. If you [email protected] FOR SALE YOUR AD enjoy working with chil- COUPONS dren and are looking to EARN $1000-$3200 A Trade Stuff the NOW! work only a few hours month to drive our brand per week, this is the job new cars with ads placed NEED CASH? Sell your for you! Pay: $25 - $35 on them. www. AdCar- old or new gold and sil- Driver.com ver jewelry. Fast cash! REMEMBER! dailytexanclassifi eds.com clip and save! per 1 hr. class. Call 892- 1143 or website at www. Gold_ManATX@msn. Texan every week madscienceaustin.com recycle com 512-431-1673 11 ENT

Wednesday, January 26, 2011 LIFE&ARTS 11

ComiC book reviews CACHED continues from PAGE 12 Maxson to reinvent tired kitsch by assemblage appears uncluttered, ef- taking common objects and imag- fortless and elegant. es apart piece by piece and reassem- The artist, who was present at the Pirate comic offers grotesque beauty bling them. Her sculpture, titled opening night of the show, said she “The Real Thing,” is a case in point. hopes viewers will find the environ- by Ao meng troversy over the grimness of a sto- Colors mesh the elements of the ment at Fluent~Collaborative “less Daily Texan Staff ry about murderous pirates abduct- piece — the yellow hair and red lips contained” than a traditional mu- ing an infant. The Littlest Pirate King (Le Roirose) of a poster of Zack Morris (a char- seum or gallery. The show begins Iconoclastic French cartoonist But there’s no hint of irony in By David B. based off the original short story by acter from “Saved by the Bell”), the in the front yard, proceeds through David Beauchard illustrates a chill- the telling — the structure perfect- Pierre Mac Orland (Lettered By Alexa Koenings) red Coke towel, the blue chair cush- the entry where bound inkjet prints ing tale of cursed pirates, creating a ly mirrors that of a traditional chil- ion of a chrome chair and the red, and jellybeans await the viewer, dark European fairy tale that chills dren’s tale. There are plenty of hu- Genre: Children’s Horror blue and yellow cosmic lava of a moves on towards the living room to the bone in his newest release, morous slapstick moments, though. Pages: 44 picture puzzle of outer space. Their and ends in the dining room. “The Littlest Pirate King.” A pirate drains a flask and smashes For those who like: Based off a late-1920s children’s it in anger. He then is immediately Mike Mignola, Roald Dahl story created by prolific bohemi- sorrowful because now he can’t pre- an writer Pierre Mac Orlan, “Pi- tend to drink anymore. It’s familiar, Grade: B rate King” is the story of the Fly- it’s comforting, it’s safe. And that’s POETRY continues from PAGE 12 ing Dutchman, a ship of pirates when Beauchard, who only claims damned to a life of eternal un- an illustrative credit here over the demons become characters them- nuts“) type of blocky, cartoonish Sauer was already in a multi-facet- tings, such as bars, allows readers death by some vaguely Catholic de- original story, takes the reigns. selves, taking the shapes of terrible artwork is shown here, and David ed state of mind. The initial plan to feel as though they are active- ity. They sink below the sea during Beauchard, or David B. as he’s serpentine monsters. B.’s formalist mastery over his panel for the series was to film an out- ly contributing to the experience the day and rise to prowl at night, more commonly known, became It’s the cartoonist’s self-professed composition is a pleasure to see. of-state author reading in front of — rather than being lectured. Ac- raiding ships and killing unwary a big name in 2006 with the pub- love of drawing monsters and battle This is expertly executed genre a green screen, upon which the cording to Sauer, while Austin has sailors in futile attempts to bring lication of “Epileptic,” a memoir scenes that feeds this book; designs horror, and while it might be a bit editors would place footage of the always had a rich literary scene, back any feelings they may have chronicling the cartoonist’s trou- of fish and sea monsters are beau- too much for younger audiences, it’s event location, creating the illu- reading events have typically been left. One night, they find a toddler bled childhood and his brother’s tiful in their grotesqueness. The enjoyable for all ages. Beauchard’s sion that the author is present. perceived as promotional and are among the exploded remains of an lifelong fight with the debilitat- undead pirates reflect elements of art never fails to surprise on near- “We realized that a film just quickly being replaced by blog ocean liner and resolve to eventu- ing disease. “Epileptic” feels tru- Mexican calaveras, lending an Az- ly every page. “The Littlest Pirate doesn’t have the same effect as if tours and book trailers. Nostalgic ally make the boy into one of their ly epic and is a perfect example tec savagery to Beauchard’s charac- King“ has a beating heart, leaving someone is actually there, so our for the creative energy and spon- undead crew. of the subjective nature of com- ters. A sort of Guy Davis (“BPRD,” the reader with sympathy for the video artists started to play with taneity of the Beat Generation, she If this were American children’s ics. His characters are shaped by “The Marquis“) meets Tony Mil- pirate-borne child whose scream it to make it artistic,” Sauer said. hopes that her events promote dis- literature, there might be some con- their inner demons — until their lionare (“Maakies,“ “Billy Hazel- tears across the last page. “Someone would look like they cussion and sharing of ideas. were at the San Jose downtown, “All you read about is the Kin- then suddenly they’d be underwa- dle Apocalypse, and maybe they’re ter or in front of a gigantic fire.” right — maybe printed books are The concept of an artistic film to dying. But literature certainly isn’t,” Concepts swirl in ‘stream of consciousness comic’ complement the out-of-town read- Sauer said. “I’ve met so many writers’ work took off from there. In a ers since we started these events. by Ao meng entity. This is the key to unwind- recent video, Eileen Myles reads in People can sit by a pool or at a bar Daily Texan Staff ing the comic’s complex elliptical Mascots front of a scrapbook-esque back- and listen and socialize.” meta-narrative. By Ray Fenwick drop upon which the words of Fountain agrees that inter- Canadian artist Ray Fenwick’s This is reflected in the fact that her poem are scribbled as she ar- activity enhances her literary “Mascots” is an avant-garde mix of the book is comprised of individ- Genre: Post-modern ticulates them, high school love- experiences. illustration and typography that at- ual paintings on hardcover books For those who like: Swiss Dots note style. Other films are more “Teleportal Readings take some- tempts to give a face to the daily bar- with the same canvas-like cover documentaries, Harmonie Korine, abstract; as Ed Hirsch reads lines thing like poetry, that is so tre- rage of information — that rising material as “Mascots.” All of the Paper Rad, Kevin Huizenga from his recent collection, neon mendously solitary, and make it tide of noise from all sides. contents of the individual books hues swirl and pulsate, creating collaborative,” she said. “When There’s not much of a story to are never alluded to or disclosed. Grade: B an effect similar to a psychedelic you read something aloud, you re- “Mascots,” and the first read is one of “Your casual even joyful use of screensaver. alize there’s a person behind ev- surprise and confusion. It’s a stream the word ‘mindblowing‘ is a prob- “I think people are afraid to ery poem ... it’s not just a bunch of consciousness comic — sentenc- lem,” pontificates Cthulhu. “It is personal diary amusingly titled “Mascots” is a testament to the un- combine books with other art, of ideas bouncing around in es, visuals and motifs suddenly drop part liquifaction, part putrefac- “Fuck You and Your Blog.” knowable. Fenwick pokes fun at this because it’s like you’re saying the your head. into one another or shift to some- tion. You have no word for it.“ Fenwick’s beautiful artwork approach throughout the book, with book isn’t enough,” Sauer said. Fountain also believes that lo- thing completely different. The ef- “Mascots” is Fenwick’s sec- comes from a strong design back- repeating images of a clown with sad “But really, we’re one of the last art cal authors play a vital role in es- fect is similar to surfing through ond book. The first, “Hall of Best ground. Many pages in “Mas- eyes chasing after and never captur- forms to jump on the bandwagon. tablishing a city or state’s identity. channels late at night with a perfect Knowledge,” is the artist’s take on a cots“ are illustration-free except ing an elusive butterfly. It’s man ap- Popular song is multimedia — it’s Though she has lived in Austin for stream of surface-level musing that medieval illuminated manuscript, for hand-lettered texts, which proaching the unapproachable as words enhanced by music.” 10 years, her first book, published never seems to go anywhere. taking its didactic form to deliv- he believes have the power to though it can be easily captured. In addition to promoting over- in 2009, is about the small town And then Cthulhu the Omni, er philosophical treatises on top- evoke, to color and to stand alone The artist plays with the idea of laps in artistic genres, the founders she grew up in near Las Cruces, the closest thing “Mascots“ has to ics such as theater or beauty. Com- as images. enlightenment and ultimately finds of Teleportal Readings are look- NM. Fountain will read her nar- a main character, interrupts. De- ics-wise, he’s a regular contributor to It’s probable that the reader will it a near-unattainable goal, as im- ing to foster interaction between rative and spiritual poems from scribing itself as all things at once, Fantagraphic’s “Mome” series. The approach “Mascots” as a puzzle, possible as grabbing pockets of air. local writers and readers. Host- “Burn Lake” at Thursday’s Tele- including the book itself, Cthul- only other work he’s credited for on something to be cracked on a level But the journey, full of adventure ing readings in relaxed social set- portal Reading. hu is just several forms of the same Amazon.com is an illustrated blank beyond the page. In one of its forms, and knowledge, is where the fun is.

PLANET continues from PAGE 12 shouldn’t be overlooked. Visuals and beta and a week on store shelves, but given tool set, but the possibilities APPLICATION DEADLINE animations on par with early Pixar “LittleBigPlanet 2” is already filled are almost endless for those that films can be created with ease. This with so much promise. Few will com- do. Who knows what’s in store for is the way you’ll want to give your mit to watching the 50 video tutori- this digital revolution six months FOR next in-class presentation. als and perfecting their craft with the from now? While the additions to the tool NICK JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER M. BEAU set open the door to new possibil- STAHL JACKSON CLARK GARRETT DAILY TEXAN EDITOR ities (already we are seeing first- “AN EMOTIONALLY UNFLINCHING PORTRAIT OF INSECURE YOUNG MEN.” person shooters and role-play- –Stephen Holden, THE NEW YORK TIMES ing games), the game is still held back by many of its precursor’s limitations. Currently, online play QUALIFICATIONS: is practically broken; connecting “STYLISHLY DIRECTED.” “PSYCHO NOIR.” with other players online leads to 1. Candidates must be registered students at The University of Texas at Austin in the semester the constant crashes, prolonged load –THE NYC MOVIE GURU –NEW YORK PRESS election is held. times and disconnections. The first game’s physics and depth per- 2. Candidates must have a minimum grade point average of 2.50 on all work undertaken at The ception — every level has a back, University. middle and front path you can go KALAMITYKALAMITY 3. Candidates must have: WHAT’SWHAT’S TEARING TEARING YOU YOU UP UP INSIDE? INSIDE? between — remain cumbersome. — Completed at least one semester as a permanent staff member of The Daily Texan in news, KALAMITYMOVIE.COM The developer said it is a neces- ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE LAMAR 6 sports or on the copy desk. 1120 South Lamar Boulevard, Austin (512) 476-1320 sary evil to keep the millions of lev- SPECIAL SCREENING TODAY FREE! Please arrive early, seating is first-come, first-seated! — Completed at least one semester as an issue staff member of The DailyTexan in an area other els created for the first game intact. than the one covered above. However, players can tweak these — Completed J360 (Media Law) before taking offi ce or demonstrate competency in media law as things in their own creations if they determined by the Texas Student Media Board of Operating Trustees. are patient enough. The laser beam-shooting camels — Obtained signatures from at least fi ve members of the Texan staff supporting the candidate for and the ability to shoot cupcakes at editor. It is a goal of Texas Student Media and The Daily Texan to encourage staff to run evil monster cupcakes in the cam- for editor. It is preferable to have at least two certifi ed candidates. paign only hints at what lies in store online. Any student desiring to run with one of the above qualifi cations waived, must complete a Media Molecule has overcome waiver form and present evidence supporting waiver. Waiver Forms available in HSM 3.304. the first game’s biggest fault and made organizing, recommending GENERAL PROVISIONS: and reviewing user-created content a breeze. In addition, you can search for new content by trends 1. The editor shall be a registered student in accordance with UT institutional rules. The editor may and tags while adding levels to take no more than 12 semester hours as an undergraduate or 9 semester hours as a graduate or law your queue at the new website, student, but no fewer than 3 semester hours, during each long term. The editor need not enroll for LBP.me. With so many level de- classes during the summer session. signers getting jobs in the game 2. The term of offi ce shall be June 1, 2011 through May 31, 2012. industry for their beloved contri- 3. Any member of the Board of Operating Trustees of Texas Student Media who becomes an appli- butions to the first game, this is cant for editor shall resign from the Board at the time he or she applies. the perfect way to build a com- 4. Any person who shall have served a regular full term as editor shall be ineligible for a second term. munity to highlight the awesome, wacky and just plain weird (e.g. a virtual shrine to Winona Ryder). It’s only had a couple months in

The TSM Election is held concurrently with the Student Government Election. SKI SPRING BREAK 2011 !

breckenridge TEXAS DEADLINE FOR APPLYING STUDENT Vail • Beaver Creek • Keystone • Arapahoe Basin MEDIA Noon, Tuesday, February 1, 2011 20 Mountains. 5 Resorts. 1 Price.

FROM ONLY Applications must be picked up and returned to the Ofﬁ ce of the Director of plus t/s Texas Student Media, HSM 3.304, or you may download the application from our web site: http://www.utexas.edu/tsm/media/texan/. The Board will certify applicants at their next meeting at 1 p.m. on Friday, February 4, 2011, WWW.UBSKI.COM in the College of Communication (CMA), LBJ Room #5.160, 2600 Whitis Avenue. 1-800-SKI-WILD • 1-800-754-9453 12 LIFE 12 IFE RTS Wednesday, January 26, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Amber Genuske,L Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209& | [email protected]

GAME REVIEW LITTLEBIGPLANET 2 Community revamp makes sequel huge for users’ creations

By Allistrair Pinsof nal’s slogan. This is now a platform Daily Texan Staff for games. Whereas the first “Lit- tleBigPlanet” let you make levels, After numerous updates and this one lets you make games. more than three million user-cre- Although the presentation, ideas ated levels, Media Molecule has and pacing of the campaign are given their “platform for platform- top-notch, it lacks the challenge ers” a much-needed shot in the and cerebral puzzles that made arm. the original’s campaign better than The arrival of “LittleBigPlanet most of the user-created content 2” sparks the imagination in the that followed. This is a much more way Facebook and YouTube once deliberate display of the tool set. did. With a revamped community After a visually stunning opening system, a new tool set and a host with cinematic and clever cred- of other tweaks, they have creat- its sequence (narrated by Stephen ed something much larger than Fry), it’s clear how much effort has the original ever hinted at. This is been put into improving the pre- Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff a social network for video games; sentation, or rather, the ability to Morgan Coy and Jess Sauer co-founded Teleportal Readings, a multimedia show that combines literary readings with film, music and graph- a portal into games, interactive present your own creations. ic design. Sauer thought of the concept a year ago to make poetry readings more entertaining, relaxed and artistic. stories and films that are relative- Sackbots (non-player controlled ly easy to make and a pure joy to characters) can now populate the experience when crafted with dil- world and be controlled by the lev- igence and vision. el designer — the lifeless, awkward As with the first title, Media cardboard cut-outs that halted the READ puts people Molecule has created a short but Teleportal story in the first game are no more. LOCAL excellent campaign that highlights Additionally, lighting and cam- what is possible within the gam- era control now lend designers the By Madeleine Crum back in poetry er’s tool set. That is to say, you can ability to make a spooky level (See: do a lot. Where in the first game the awesome tribute level, “Lit- you could recreate World 1-1 of Editor’s Note: This is the second commitment to literature: May- credibly boring or it’ll be some- WHAT: Teleportal Readings tle Dead Space.”) or a bright, gau- installment of a column exploring be your parents were right about one wearing a beret and carrying featuring Carrie Fountain, “Super Mario Bros,” in this you dy music video. Most will be play- the literary world in Austin. law school. a poodle,” Fountain said. Shannon McCormick, Timothy can create an entire “Pac-Man” ing and building levels, but the ca- Your eight-page essay is not “The problem with a lot of Indeed, many young readers Donnoley, video artist Amanda or “Wolfenstein”-like game. From pability of “LittleBigPlanet 2” to due for at least a few days, and readings is that even great read- are turned off by the thought of Joy and Jonathan Meiburg of side-scrolling shooter levels to produce compelling video content there are not any great happy ers can be held back by a bad am- attending a literary event when Shearwater puzzle mini-games, the new en- hour deals tonight, so you decide biance,” said Jess Sauer, co-found- the format is akin to a formal WHERE: The ND (Fifth and gine merits a retake on the origi- PLANET continues on PAGE 11 to go to a poetry reading. When er of Teleportal Readings, a series lecture. Sauer noticed this issue Brushy Streets) you arrive, you’re certain the guy that features videos of published while working toward her mas- WHEN: 8 p.m. next to you has been wearing that writers, live readers, literary vid- ter’s in poetry at Columbia Uni- LittleBigPlanet 2 same turtleneck for the past few eo art and music. “It’s easy to feel versity and was required to attend weeks, and you’re even more cer- trapped when you’re in a room four- to five-hour thesis readings. WEB: teleportalreadings.org By Media Molecule tain that coffee and saltines do with fluorescent lights, Cheez-Its “It was so standard — even not qualify as sustenance. Both and snooty people.” church-like — and there wasn’t Genre: Platformer sisted upon a departure from the Platform: Playstation 3 soothed and irritated by the flick- Carrie Fountain, a graduate of even food,” Sauer said. “You norm: a relaxed, open-air setting ering overhead lights, you would UT’s Michener Center for Writers felt uncomfortable if your and the incorporation of multime- For those who like: probably fall asleep right now if and a 2009 National Poetry Series chair squeaked.” dia. Because Monofonus special- New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mine- you were not focusing so hard on winner, echoes this sentiment. So when the record label she izes in cross-genre art, packaging craft, creating things stifling your overwhelming need “Poetry gets a bad rap because worked for, Monofonus Press, be- albums with poetry or art books, to sneeze. The poetry is great, when you think of a poetry read- gan brainstorming ideas for a new Grade: A but you begin to question your ing, you think it’ll either be in- reading series in 2009, Sauer in- POETRY continues on PAGE 11 ‘King’s Speech’ reigns over Oscar noms

By Gerald Rich On a negative note, the Acade- Daily Texan Staff my’s decision to brush off “Incep- TOP 5 OSCAR tion” has raised some eyebrows The Academy of Motion Picture from outlets such as the UK’s NOMINEES Arts and Sciences announced the Telegraph and the New York Daily 2011 Academy Award nomina- News, among others. Despite be- • The King’s Speech 12 tions Tuesday, with the Brit-flick ing placed in the best picture cat- • True Grit 10 “The King’s Speech” garnering the egory, director Christopher No- • Inception 8 most attention with 12 nomina- lan (“The Dark Knight”) did not tions. Critically acclaimed films secure a best director nod. In an • The Social Network 8 “The Social Network” from David April interview with the Los Ange- • The Fighter 7 Fincher (“Fight Club”) and “True les Times, Nolan said he had been Grit” from the Coen brothers playing around with and perfect- (“The Big Lebowski,” “No Coun- ing the story since he was 16. As for “Winter’s Bone,” the Times try for Old Men”) both earned 10 Instead, the Academy shifted is already calling this the Sun- nominations. their accolades elsewhere and gave dance Film Festival’s year since it From a local standpoint, “True its best picture nod to Pixar’s “Toy and “The Kids Are Alright” both Grit” gaining the academy’s atten- Story 3” and the dark indie mys- got high praises at the annual in- tion could be another feather in tery “Winter’s Bone”. Never mind dependent film festival in Utah. the cap of the burgeoning Austin if an Oscar gets placed in the toy If this does indeed mark a shift movie scene. The remake was shot box with Buzz and Woody, their from the widely distributed films, in the Austin area in May 2010, nomination for best picture marks here’s to next year being South By Phillip Tran | Daily Texan Staff according to Austin360.com, and the third time in history the Acad- Southwest’s time to shine come “Idioms of Desire”, a mountain of videocassette tapes, is one of many art pieces in the “Cached Curses” employed Austinites as extras. emy nominated an animated film. awards season. show at the Fluent~Collaborative gallery. Gallery features art in residence by repurposing kitsch from ’90s

By Suzanne Schulz generation of Texas-based artists WHAT: Eileen Maxson: “Cached Daily Texan Staff working in an experimental idi- Curses” om, Maxson was only 25 years old WHERE: Fluent~Collaborative, Nestled on a small North Cam- when she was awarded the Art- 502 W. 33rd St. pus street, between the Wheatsville house Texas Prize in 2005. Max- Food Co-op and La Tazza Fresca, son followed this success by par- WHEN: Through Feb. 27; Thursdays from 6-8 p.m. is a tangled pyramid of bronze and ticipating in a two-year residen- green reptilian coils. Illuminated cy in Amsterdam’s de Ateliers, WEB: fluentcollab.org by a lawn-mounted red floodlight, a studio program funded by the the chaotic pile appears to be smol- Dutch government. dering. The installation, “Signal to “Cached Curses” brings Max- family portrait. A sculpture titled Noise,” is one of many in the eclec- son closer to home in more ways “Idioms of Desire,” a tower of clear tic solo show “Cached Curses” at than one. The work, a medley of and black plastic videocassettes, the Fluent~Collaborative gallery. sculptures, videos and prints with lays stacked by the screen like a Opened Sunday at the art gal- early 1990s cast-off junk, utiliz- large and maniacally organized lery and suburban residence of cu- es the domestic setting of the gal- family collection. Courtesy of Paramount Pictures rator Laurence Miller, the show is lery. “Signal to Noise” sits in the Set in a city that perhaps makes Directors Ethan Coen, left, Joel Coen and actress Hailee Steinfeld are shown during the filming of “True the sixth in the lineup of “Just Be- front yard like a gardener’s pile of too much of retro and vintage, Grit.” The Coen brothers were nominated for an Academy Award for best director for “True Grit,”. The cause,” a series that highlights the leaves. A looped video installa- the show is an opportunity for Oscars will be presented Feb. 27 at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. work of emerging artists such as tion featuring the artist lip-synch- Eileen Maxson. One of a younger ing hangs over the fireplace like a CACHED continues on PAGE 11