12 Hours with President Powers
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1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Find out about the creative, experimental Longhorns take two art of lomography from Oklahoma State LIFE&ARTS 14 SPORTS 8 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Monday, April 16, 2012 EVENT PREVIEW Pride Week unites different 12 Hours with President Powers UT student organzations TODAY Students around campus will raise a rainbow-colored flag this week in efforts to promote a stronger and safer LGBT Calendar community on campus. Wild about Today marks the beginning of Pride Week, a week-long ed- Majors Bazaar ucational awareness campaign meant to unite the University’s Talk directly with students LGBT community and provide about their majors from a comfortable place for peo- multiple schools and ple to talk about their sexuality. colleges on campus. Free Kent Kasischke, deputy director food, T-shirts and more. This of the Queer Students Alliance, will be hosted on Speedway said this year’s Pride Week is a at 24th St. 1-3 p.m. lot bigger than it has been in the past, encompassing more than 15 events and featuring Design a major undergraduate students, gradu- ate students and UT alumni. with Humanities Pride Week is highlight- ing two events happening to- Humanities allows students day starting with a “Word! Your to design an interdisciplinary Language Matters” workshop major around a research by Voices Against Violence at 6 interest such as human p.m. The Federation of Lesbian, rights, health-care, politics, Ally and Gay Sports will also philosophy and much more. host a dodgeball tournament. Learn more about this Queer Students Alliance, a program in GEB 1.206 3:30- Student Government agency, 4:30 p.m. hosts Pride Week every year in conjunction with many LGBT organizations on campus. Ka- See the Universe sischke said his agency has been Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff working on Pride Week all se- from a rooftop President William Powers Jr. walks to the Margaret Berry atrium ceremony at the Student Activities Center. The Daily Texan spent Friday shad- mester, and he encourages peo- owing President Powers as he tended to his day-to-day activities. ple to go out to the events. Join the Department of “One of the things about Astronomy for an evening By Liz Farmer my job, Powers said. he’s a Navy guy. issues, including how the UT Sys- Pride Week is that people of telescope viewing. This Daily Texan Staff tem Board of Regents delay in set- 7:20 a.m. 8:15 a.m. feel the events are restrict- viewing party is free and will ting tuition will affect preparation ed to LGBT individuals, but be on the roof of RLM from On the Main Mall, Powers pre- Powers caught up with emails, read of the budget. From meeting with big Texas char- we’re very open to any allies,” 8:30-10:30 p.m. sented the Air Force ROTC the The Daily Texan and conversed with acters to enjoying delicate appetizers, President’s Cup, an athletic compe- colleagues about issues such as the Kasischke said. President William Powers Jr. worked tition between the ROTC branch- recent tobacco ban on campus. Pow- 10:30 a.m. Kasischke said one of the Harvest Dinner from sunrise to sunset Friday, and es that he started five years ago. The ers is a cigar smoker and said, “At this Former Student Government Vice events he worked hard on is a The Daily Texan went along for the Air Force ROTC presented Powers very moment, I’m missing them.” President Ashley Baker met with blood drive occurring Wednes- at dining halls ride. with a T-shirt that he put on over Powers for a private discussion. “I’ll day sponsored by the Queer Meetings, speeches and receptions his button-up dress shirt. Students 8:30 a.m. have days where students come in for Students Alliance, Ameri- Enjoy a night of homegrown filled the day and left few moments teased that his untucked shirt was advice.” Powers said it’s easy for him can Medical Students Associ- and home-cooked food all for meals and recharging. Today is not within ROTC regulations. Pow- The University Budget met for grown within 150 miles of what I’d call the ceremonial side of ers said he tries not to pick sides, but several hours to discuss a variety of POWERS continues on PAGE 7 PRIDE continues on PAGE 2 the university. Enjoy this dinner in J2 and Kinsolving Dining from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Forty Acres Fest hosts booth Earth Day events, Minus the Bear show Celebrate Earth by attending an event featuring food, eco By Kayla Jonsson artists, and ended with the in- pledges, a film screening Daily Texan Staff die rock band Minus the Bear as and more. This celebration the headliner. is hosted by Engineers for a Rather than rushing from “We all need this right now,” Sustainable World and will class to class with books in Melissa Herman said, organi- take place on the West Mall hand, students strolled campus zation co-chair and American and ECJ 1.202 from 11 a.m.- from booth to booth with priz- studies sophomore. “The end of 7 p.m. es in hand down the South and the semester can be a stressful East Malls. time because of finals and ev- The 20th annual Forty Acres erything, so it’s definitely nice Fest Saturday hosted almost to have the opportunity to beat Today in history 100 organization’s booths offer- up a car for a couple of dollars ing food, games, henna tattoos, on campus.” caricatures and inflatable obsta- Herman said the committee In 1943, Swiss chemist Al- cle courses. Entertainment was bert Hoffman accidentally took provided by multiple student FEST continues on PAGE 2 some LSD-25 that he created as part of his research. After con- suming the drug he saw random shapes, a kaleidoscopic display Gabriella Belzer | Daily Texan Staff Psychology sophomore Kerri Matulis and nursing sophomore Kristen Matulis warm up before participat- of colors, along with many im- Ceremony at SAC honors Berry’s ing in the two-mile portion of the Longhorn Run Saturday morning. ages. After the effect wore away, he realized the substance had a lifetime of contributions to UT hallucinogenic effect. By David Leffler ground floor atrium of the Student Second annual Longhorn Run Daily Texan Staff Activity Center will be named after On the web Berry. Hundreds of students, facul- After her many contributions to ty, staff and alumni gathered outside the University, Margaret C. Berry’s the activity center to commemorate raises funds, attracts protesters presence will now be permanently Prevalent mal- the event. ingrained on the Forty Acres. By David Maly Berry, who has been involved ware shakes “It was amazing shooting off the working conditions of apparel On Friday, President William Daily Texan Staff Mac’s credibility ‘Smokey,’” Hardee said. “It’s always manufacturers,” she said. Powers Jr. announced that the BERRY continues on PAGE 2 fun going to races and getting to Three protesters were issued Campus fundraising efforts were do cool stuff like I did today. I love warnings for criminal trespass by For many Mac lovers around the met with both support and pro- world, the unthinkable has hap- UT and any opportunity I have to UT police officers, one of whom was test Saturday at UT’s second annu- stay involved.” later arrested, said UTPD spokes- pened: a trojan virus has landed al Longhorn Run. for OSX. Amid these festivities arose politi- person Cindy Posey. Roughly 2,300 runners came out cal protest from the Make UT Sweat- “The three protesters entered a to participate in the event, which shop-Free Coalition, an affiliate of restricted area and unlawfully hung consisted of both a two-mile and the national organization United a banner,” she said. “Initially, the of- 10K race, with proceeds benefiting Students Against Sweatshops. ficers tried to give them warnings, Student Government and RecSports Protest efforts consisted of flyer but when one UT-student protester Excellence Funds, two Universi- distribution, signs, chanting and the refused to give officers his name, he ty endowments that fund initiatives act of race participants veering out was arrested for failure to ID.” to better the community in their re- of the run just feet before the finish Brandon LaVoppui, mathemat- spective areas. Accompanying the line, said Bianca Poitier, philosophy ics sophomore and 10K finisher, race was music by UT’s Longhorn senior and member of the Make UT said the protesters definitely made Band, the distribution of free mer- Sweatshop-Free Coalition. themselves heard. chandise by local sponsors and the “We’re here because we would “There were so many of them, setting off of “Smokey” the cannon like to see UT sign onto the Work- I thought that the sweatshop Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff by Trey Hardee, 2006 UT alumnus Margaret C. Berry smiles after being surprised by Alpha Phi Omega bit.ly/dt_malware er’s Rights Consortium, an organi- and professional decathlete. zation that internationally monitors RUN continues on PAGE 2 with a giant Texas flag at the AT&T Conference Center Friday night. 2 2 NEWS Monday, April 16, 2012 THE DAILY TEXAN NEWS Volume 112, Number 155 BRIEFLY Woman mugged on CONTACT US campus, suspects not yet identified Main Telephone: A woman was mugged on (512) 471-4591 campus early Saturday morn- ing, according to UT Police Editor: Department officials and an Viviana Aldous incident alert emailed to stu- (512) 232-2212 dents Saturday night.