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1A SPORTS PAGE 6 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 Hula-hooping around Austin The final four greatest children’s sports movies LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 Austin transplant tries Texas country in the A-List TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 99 75 Friday, July 30, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com WEEKEND Council votes down settlement FRIDAY City to fight civil rights suit in court Race divide ‘Right where I belong’ triggers The Flatlanders and the Greencards play a show at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets start resolution at $33.50 and the show begins at 8 p.m. controversy ‘Vittoria, Leader of Austin NAACP Vittoria, Vittoria’ The KVRX Summer Concert demands justice; officials Series presents Built By Snow, accused of ‘white racism’ Focus Group, Marmalakes and By Nolan Hicks Federal! State! Local! at the U.S. Daily Texan Staff Art Authority. Doors open at 9 Racial tensions, which have p.m. with a $5 cover. been driving the City Council’s debate over whether to settle with Nathaniel Sanders’ fam- ily, explod- SATURDAY ed when Councilman ‘Way before Chris Riley proposed Nirvana’ an alterna- Bowling for Soup, The Dollyrots tive settle- and Holy Moly play The Parish ment that at 9 p.m. Tickets cost $15. would have Nelson Linder substantial- President of the ly reduced Lots of laughs Austin NAACP the previ- “Last Comic Standing” season ously nego- two winner John Heffron does tiated payout. stand-up at the Capital Comedy The motion, which indicat- Club. Tickets cost $15 and doors Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff ed the council’s reluctance to adhere to the terms of the ten- open at 8 p.m. City manager Marc Ott speaks to Mayor Lee Leffingwell during the City Council meeting Thursday before a public hearing on a settlement tatively agreed-to settlement, with the family of Nathaniel Sanders. caused several African-Ameri- can community leaders to leave the meeting room. SUNDAY Members also reject alternate proposal with lower payout, no culpability “Black folks know, in this city, we don’t have a thing ‘Ditto’ By Michelle Truong facts and the jury make the deci- 5-2. Riley’s motion was support- in a packed The Paramount Theatre shows called ‘justice,’” said Nelson Daily Texan Staff sion,” Leffingwell said. “The hon- ed by Shade, who said it was im- chamber. Linder, president of the Austin the 1990 hit “Ghost” at 3 p.m. After hours of heated delibera- est and most open way to see this portant in improving relations be- The Austin chapter of the National Associ- Tickets cost $9. Come by an tion, City Council members reject- through is to reject the settlement. tween the city and East Austin’s Police Asso- ation for the Advancement of hour before the show to paint ed a $750,000 settlement with the Sanders was fatally shot by African-American community. ciation, led Colored People. “This is white your own pottery. Sanders family Thursday for the Quintana in May 2009, and his The Austin Police Accountabil- by Wayne racism at its very best.” shooting of Nathaniel Sanders by family filed a federal lawsuit ity Coalition, an activist group Vincent, ex- He called Mayor Lee Leffin- ‘I walk the line’ former Austin Police Department against the officer and the city composed of concerned citizens, pressed its gwell and Mayor Pro Tem Mike officer Leonardo Quintana in 2009. weeks after Nathaniel died, claim- remained neutral regarding the opposition Chris Riley Martinez “cowards” for not Jeremy Steding and The Band The motion failed on a 4-3 vote, ing excessive force and equal-pro- settlement but continues to push to the settle- of Bastards, Austin Volunteer City councilman supporting the settlement, and with Mayor Lee Leffingwell, Mayor tection violations. The rejected set- for police department reform. ment, while criticized council members Ri- Orchestra, Shandon Sahm and Pro Tem Mike Martinez and coun- tlement means the Sanders’ suit “We support the Sanders fami- Nelson Linder, president of the ley and Randi Shade for back- more play The Johnny Cash cil members Chris Riley and Randi will now go to court. ly as they seek justice, but whether Austin chapter of the National As- ing a compromise resolution Bash at Threadgill’s World Shade voting against the proposal. Before the council rejected any [the council] settles with the fami- sociation for the Advancement of that would reduce the amount Headquarters starting at 6 p.m. Leffingwell said although he settlement, Riley surprised those in ly or not, they haven’t settled with Colored People, pressed the coun- of money paid by the city to the Tickets cost $15 on the day of opposes the settlement, he agrees attendance by introducing an alter- the community,” APAC member cil to settle with Sanders’ family. Sanders family. the show. with the rest of the council that the nate settlement totaling $500,000, Tane Ward said. “We need a real “If we don’t treat people like hu- “They’re snakes and we’re go- proposed settlement does not indi- which he said would allow the system of police accountability, man beings — regardless of their ing to beat them,” Linder said. cate the city acknowledges the un- city to apologize for Sanders’ death and there is not a working system backgrounds, resumes and certifi- “Remember Randi Shade. Re- justified shooting of Sanders. without admitting wrongdoing. of police accountability. And that is cates — we’ll have problems on a member bicycle man Chris Ri- “After much thought, I think the The alternative motion was met the reason that there isn’t trust.” perennial basis,” Linder said. ley; he thinks bicycles are more best [chance] that we have is to let with disdain from several citizens The council’s decision was pref- this process go forward and let the before being denied by a vote of aced by reactions from citizens MEETING continues on page 2 RACISM continues on page2 Soraya Giaccardi and Repurposing critic her son Jaron, 3, participate in the ¡Alto ICE! vigil at the Quote to note lauds KUT’s efforts state Capitol on Thursday night. By Collin Eaton were also in attendance. The event was Daily Texan Staff Like all KUT Cactus Con- held in reaction “The‘ beautiful After the third KUT “Cactus versations, media outlets ‘ to SB 1070, the Conversation” meeting Thurs- were not allowed to attend controversial thing about the day, a Student Friends of the — an effort by KUT to ensure Arizona illegal hoopers is that Cactus Cafe co-founder and participants felt comfortable immigration vocal critic of the original Jan. and open to discussion. law. for a long time, 29 announcement to repur- Also in attendence were nobody knew pose the Cactus Cafe said he John Kunz, the owner of Wa- is becoming optimistic about terloo Records & Video in about it except the KUT’s new shared manage- Austin; Sam Scorpino, a rep- ment of the Cactus Cafe. resentative in the Gradu- people that were “It sounds like [the KUT ate Student Assembly; and into it, so it was a staff] have a big vision. It KUT programming manager sounds like they’re listening Hawk Mendenhall. Accord- small community. to us, and I think they get ing to the meeting agenda, Erika Rich Daily Texan Staff ... Over the past it,” said Matt Portillo, Stu- the participants spoke about dent Friends of the Cactus specific artists and the types five years, it’s Cafe co-founder. “The Divi- of music that contributed to sion of Student Affairs peo- the history of the cafe. Hundreds gather to support Arizona ruling gone from you ple didn’t get it. God love Portillo said participants may know one or them, but they didn’t get it. I in the meeting compared the Judge delays enforcement With candles lit and flashlights public places — a move aimed at think KUT does understand, cafe to clubs in New York that dimmed to a glow by paper bags, day laborers who congregate in two people who and my healthy skepticism have solid, weeklong book- of part of immigration law people of all ethnicities hummed parking lots across Arizona. The is turning into optimism.” ing, and said that there may with temporary injunction along to the music of local band judge also blocked officers from hoop to suddenly About 12 people other be an expansion from a one- Son Armado and questioned making warrantless arrests of 20 or 30 in your than KUT staff attended the man booking position to a By Destinee Hodge passers-by, “Do I look illegal?” suspected illegal immigrants. afternoon meeting, includ- booking team at some point. Daily Texan Staff In her temporary injunction, Arizona asked an appeals court immediate circle ing Texas musician Darden “It was scary at the begin- Hundreds gathered on the Bolton delayed provisions of the Thursday to lift Bolton’s order that hoop.” Smith, freelance writer Spike ning,” Portillo said. “It was south gates of the Texas Capitol law, including a section requir- blocking most of the state’s immi- Gillespie and humorist Mary like someone was telling on Thursday in support of Arizo- ing officers to check a person’s gration law. Gordon Smith, and discussed you there’s a pot of gold at na U.S. District Judge Susan Bol- immigration status while enforc- UT graduate student Rocío Vil- the “music heritage and op- the end of the sidewalk, but ton’s decision to withhold cer- ing other laws. She also barred lalobos, the main organizer of the — Georgina Toland portunities” of the Cactus it’s a mile-long sidewalk and tain sections from Arizona’s im- enforcement of parts requiring event, said she and her friends Professional Hula-hooper Cafe.

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