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TODAY Powers’ job safe after controversy

By Liz Farmer Excellence and Transparency met cy statements that support splitting Don Evans, for- Today Daily Texan Staff with current and former chairs of research and teaching budgets in mer chair of the the state university systems for its order to place more scrutiny on re- UT System Board Sonic torture The UT-Austin president and second meeting on Monday. The search funding. Sen. Judith Zaffiri- of Regents, testifies about Associate professor Joshua Gunn UT System chancellor’s jobs are committee formed this spring fol- ni, D-Laredo, committee co-chair, will lead a talk starting analyzing policy practices safe, according to a statement lowing controversy surrounding a said it does not seem like the board in front of the music as a form of torture. “Killing made by the UT System Board of conservative think tank’s seven so- has policy independence separate Joint Oversight Them Loudly: Rhetorics of Sonic Regents chair during a Monday lutions to higher education. from the think tank. Committee Torture” is free and will start at forum designed to address ques- The think tank, the Texas Pub- “My concern is that they were for Higher 12:30 p.m. in CMA LBJ Conference tions regarding a recent research lic Policy Foundation, has suggest- the only one who had such an in- Education. Room 5.160. controversy. ed that public universities mea- fluence and that they hijacked the The state Oversight Committee sure teaching efficiency more sys- Fanny Trang ‘Do you feel on Higher Education Governance, tematically and has published poli- JOBS continues on PAGE 2 Daily Texan Staff like I do?’ Legendary guitarist Peter Frampton will be performing in the ACL Live studios at the Moody Theater tonight at 8 p.m. You Concert raises money for Bastrop fire victims can still find some tickets online starting around $50. Benefit gathers $500,000 with help of guitar vir- tuosos, documentaries

Today in history By Brianna Pelayo Daily Texan Staff In 1968 The U.S. Olympic Committee Texas musical legends Willie suspended two black athletes for Nelson and George Strait donat- giving the “black power” salute ed their time and talent to aid during a victory ceremony at the Bastrop residents in rebuilding 1968 Mexico City games. their community during a benefit concert held at the Frank Er- win Center Monday night. Fire Relief: The Concert for Inside Central Texas, was proposed by In News: American guitarist Eric John- New undergrad research son as a way to raise money for certificates page 2 the community of Bastrop in light of September’s wildfires. In Opinion: UT joined with the Frank Erwin Center, The Medina Group, the Support student loan extensions Austin Community Foundation page 4 and various Texas Musicians in organizing the event, hosed by In Sports: screenwriter and actor Turk Pip- Fantasy football quick picks kin and actor Kyle Chandler of page 8 Friday Night Lights. “We’ll get through this,” John- In Life&Arts: son said. “The sun will shine Best of Ben Folds page 12 and everything will be alright.” According to western musi-

cian Ray Benson, Johnson start- Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff ed the idea of getting together Joe Satriani performs at a benefit concert in Austin on Monday night. Fire Relief: The Concert for Central Texas took place at the Frank Erwin the benefit concert in hopes of Center and featured various country artists in an effort to raise funds for the damaged Texas counties. Campus watch rebuilding not only the homes of the Bastrop victims, but also ceeds gained from the concert went mance by Chris Cross and proceed- Nelson, the Avett Brothers and the country and all on their own time their spirits. towards the Texas Wildfire Re- ed with performances by Johnson, Dixie Chicks. George Strait ended just to be here for this benefit con- Tailgate troubles “Bastrop county will survive, lief Fund. About 24,000 people at- Benson, Terri Hendrix, Joe Satri- the night with a few popular songs cert,” Pipkin said. MIKE MYERS STADIUM, 707 Clyde it will come back from this,” tended the concert and raised about ani, the Texas Tornados, the Randy and thanked the audience for their Pipkin and Chandler encouraged Littlefield Bastrop fire chief Henry Perry $500,000 for the victims. Rogers Band, Asleep at the Wheel, support. Disorderly Conduct-Fighting: A said. The concert began with a perfor- Lyle Lovett, Shawn Colvin, Willie “People came from all over the continues on PAGE 2 non-UT subject stumbled into Tickets, T-shirts and all pro- CONCERT the middle of a tailgate party and fell down. The subject then began fighting with a subject who was attempting to help him up. During the Veteran infielder investigation, the officer learned the suspect had been argumentative towards others attending the tailgate. The removed from team suspect was taken into custody for DOC-Fighting. During a search of the subject, the officers located a small plastic after misdemeanors baggie containing marijuana in his sock. By Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff

Jordan Etier has been released from the Texas baseball team, school officials announced Monday. The senior infielder was ar- Quote to note rested over the weekend for possession of marijuana and evad- Being a minority or ing police, both misdemeanors. Etier will remain enrolled at the woman‘ in investment Victoria Montalvo | Daily Texan Staff University of Texas but will be banking, where‘ there After Thursday’s city council meeting, Chris Nielsen’s electric cab company is one step closer to operating prohibited from participating in Austin. in any team-related functions. are few, is similar to Etier will not be able to appeal walking into a cocktail the punishment. Jordan Etier Electric cab company strives to drive legally According to the official party where you don’t By Nicole Sanseverino day that would allow Nielsen’s Elec- and the endeavor has been worth arrest report, Etier was ap- dropped what was later to be know anyone. It’s not Daily Texan Staff tric Cab of Austin and other “elec- fighting for. proached by a Department of identified as an ATM receipt tric-low speed vehicles,” which oper- “That’s really the fight here — Public Safety trooper while with his credit card informa- impossible to navi- After more than 200 tickets, mul- ate solely on electric power and can whose city is it?” Butler said. “Does urinating under a pedestrian tion and marijuana into the be- gate, however it takes tiple arrests and a three-year debate go up to 25 miles per hour, to oper- it belong to just a few people who bridge near the 1600 block of low bushes. with Austin City Council members, ate within the downtown area. are able to get into political power or Trinity Street on Friday after- Etier could not be reached more effort. Chris Nielsen’s electric cab compa- The council must approve a sec- does it belong to everyone?” noon around 2:25 p.m. for comment Tuesday evening. ny has turned a corner in what he ond and third writing of the ordi- Butler said for the last few years Etier fled, leading the troop- A starter at second baseman — Nina Godiwalla calls a rollercoaster ride in gaining nance Oct. 20 before it goes into ef- Electric Cab received “vociferous” er through heavy pedestrian last season, Etier, a graduate Author and UT alumna legal support for his company. fect, but Robert Butler, marketing opposition from the council. traffic and into a parking ga- of Westlake High School, had Council members approved the director for Electric Cab, said things rage. Etier ran up a ramp to the a .237 batting average and hit LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 first writing of an ordinance Thurs- are moving in the right direction CABS continues on PAGE 2 second floor of the garage and two home runs. 2

2 NEWS Tuesday, October 18, 2011 NEWS BRIEFLY THE DAILY TEXAN Powers plugs donation drive Volume 112, Number 61 that would promote progress UT President William Powers Jr. released a statement Monday CONTACT US discussing the Campaign for Tex- as, a fundraising effort that has raised more than $1.7 billion for Main Telephone: the University. (512) 471-4591 UT uses the donations to at- Editor: tract top faculty, create new op- Viviana Aldous portunities for students, enhance research, develop academic pro- (512) 232-2212 Bill Powers [email protected] grams and improve campus fa- cilities. UT President Managing Editor: “Progress is going to be based Lena Price on innovation that comes out (512) 232-2217 of universities today,” Powers schools where they excel, but managingeditor@ said. “We will not compete in the their families can’t even imagine dailytexanonline.com world unless we are at the very paying for higher education. But forefront of creating and apply- they can come here, because we News Office: ing that knowledge.” have people that make financial (512) 232-2207 resources available to them.” Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff The University released a short [email protected] video discussing the importance The goal is to raise $3 billion to Audience members at the Erwin Center watch a video calling donations. The audience for the benefit of donations for students in need help establish UT as the best pub- Sports Office: concert was composed of civilians and volunteers who helped during the fires. in and around Bastrop. of financial aid to continue their lic research university in the na- (512) 232-2210 education. tion, and Powers said the money [email protected] CONCERT continues from PAGE 1 “Giving to UT is a game-chang- will transform the institution in er,” said retired executive Will terms of competitiveness, impact Life & Arts Office: the audience to donate what they ing a minimum donation of $10 the musicians and sponsors. O’Hara in the video. “You have and quality. (512) 232-2209 could to the relief fund between to the relief fund was displayed on “The goal was to help peo- students that come from high — Rachel Thompson [email protected] each act, and short films and doc- the screens. ple effected by the fire regain umentaries were shown of the vic- Pipkin said the benefit concert their livelihood,” Pipkin said. Photo Office: tims and their losses. After each could not have been so successful “This fire is not going to get (512) 471-8618 film, an advertisement encourag- without the voluntary efforts of us down.” [email protected] JOBS continues from PAGE 1 Comics Office: (512) 232-4386 Student researchers to be acknowledged higher education agenda,” the UT System chancellor’s Frame- Zaffirini said. work for Excellence Action plan. Retail Advertising: By Allie Kolechta guals acquire, organize and assess dents to add a sense of practicality Zaffirini said there were rumors “There were a lot of people looking (512) 471-1865 Daily Texan Staff two languages in order to target lan- to their education because research about interest in firing UT-Aus- at what was happening and [jump- [email protected] guage milestones in typically devel- promotes further exploration and a tin President William Powers Jr. and ing] to conclusions,” Powell said. Classified Advertising: Undergraduate researchers from oping bilingual children and identi- deeper understanding of a topic.” Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa. “What we really care about is, what (512) 471-5244 across the 40 Acres will be able to fy ways to determine language im- Students could yield significant “They are both very much respect- was the end result?” classifi[email protected] earn a certificate in research for the pairments. benefits from this program such as ed and loved by members of the Leg- Zaffirini said she has seen many first time, after the Senate of College Jacobson said undergraduate re- improved academic performance, islature,” Zaffirini said. confidential emails of UT System re- Councils unanimously passed a res- searchers who dedicate time outside higher retention and graduation Zaffirini said she had been told the gents that concern her, and she did olution. of the classroom should have a cre- rates and a greater development of university presidents had been muz- not think any of them should be The Senate and the Undergrad- dential to show on their degree. critical thinking, Hirsch said. Con- zled by the Board of Regents. marked confidential. The Texan strives to present all information fairly, accurately and completely. If uate Research Council created a “Undergraduate researchers ded- solidating research methods and “This session I was absolute- Powell said Rick O’Donnell, a for- we have made an error, let us know resolution this semester calling for ly shocked at the limited communi- mer researcher for the Texas Pub- about it. Call (512) 232-2217 or e-mail icate hours of time outside of the inquiry-based courses into a tran- [email protected]. an undergraduate research certifi- classroom to working on important script-recognized academic certif- cation from regents and presidents lic Policy Foundation who was cate intended for student research- projects,” she said. “That achieve- icate will facilitate engagement in about the impact in reductions in fired amid research controversy, ers at UT. The resolution passed 15 ment deserves some sort of ac- undergraduate research, expand ac- funding,” Zaffirini said. “The direc- was the most qualified to be hired to nothing at a Senate meeting held knowledgement and a certificate cess to research opportunities and tive was don’t whine, don’t complain as a special advisor to the Board Thursday. When the certificate pro- would do just that.” introduce students to the research and that they could deal with those of Regents. gram goes into affect will be depen- Currently, there is no formal re- process early in their undergraduate reductions in funding.” “I would say that it was a mis- dent on students working with ad- search-based program at the Uni- careers, she said. UT System Board of Regents take on my part,” Powell said. COPYRIGHT ministrators to create the program, versity that is available to all under- The certificate program could chair Gene Powell said the rumors “I got very good reports from said Senate spokesperson Michael graduates, said biology sophomore also encourage students to enroll in are unfounded. those people and it turned out to Copyright 2011 Texas Student Morton. Ryan Hirsch, co-chair of the under- more research-based courses by en- Powell said he did not know of not work.” Media. All articles, photographs A certificate program will give graduate research council. hancing the visibility and support any muzzling and only mentioned Powell said he did not want to re- and graphics, both in the print and recognition to undergraduates who “Creating a research certificate for undergraduate research partic- how the chancellor should approach veal who gave him the recommenda- online editions, are the property of take the initiative to get involved in program can really make under- ipation, Hirsch said. The program the Legislature. tion about O’Donnell because they Texas Student Media and may not be extracurricular research, said Shan- graduate research a seamless part that the resolution calls for will also “I said I would like for the chan- had not given him permission to reproduced or republished in part or non Jacobson, a communication of the academic culture here at be cost efficient because it will draw cellor to present these problems in a identify them. in whole without written permission. sciences and disorders junior. Ja- UT,” Hirsch said. “A program like from resources already available at positive light,” Powell said. “They sure had an impact based cobson is researching how bilin- this would enable all types of stu- the University, she said. She said chairs should not micro- on their recommendation,” Zaf- manage the universities they serve. firini said. “It falls under the When asked about the controversy, charge of not only governance, but Powell said the discussion allowed for of transparency.” CABS continues from PAGE 1 “It’s really just a matter of poli- good alternative for people who electric-low speed vehicles down- TOMORROW’S WEATHER tics and who is given permission in are downtown and want to go just town. the city to operate business down- a short distance without getting “Well, whenever we hit the road, Code for America pushes High Low town,” Butler said. back in their car without walking,” we started getting pulled over,” In May, voters elected place Tovo said. Nielsen said. “And kept getting 77 52 three councilwoman Kathie Tovo, Nielsen said his initial idea for pulled over. At first the police just public works for creators who now co-sponsors the ordi- Electric Cab was to provide free didn’t know what to make of it.” By Brianna Pelayo ment in each city’s mentality through It looks like a tampon. nance. rides and accept tips. The city cur- After more than three years, Daily Texan Staff public service, according to the web- “The electric vehicles offer a rently does not allow electric-low Nielsen said he is ready to be legal site. speed vehicle drivers to accept tips, and hopes to make a profit soon. Recruiters from a technological tal- “It’s a mechanism to bring the pas- but Nielsen said the company gen- He said he expects Thursday’s vote ent agency are searching for Austin sion and skills of startup and Internet erates some profit from advertis- to go well. residents who could use their elec- communities into local government This newspaper was printed with THE DAILY TEXAN pride by The Daily Texan and ing. “The council members are very tronic and computing skills to better and to expose those talented, tech-sav- Texas Student Media. Nielsen said if the company apologetic for how long it took,” the community. vy leaders into the public sector,” said Permanent Staff Editor ...... Viviana Aldous was not undergoing so much legal Nielsen said. “Obviously if this Code for America, a program government relations director Alissa Associate Editor ...... Matthew Daley, Shabab Siddiqui Managing Editor ...... Lena Price trouble, they would be doing great wasn’t a viable business and it which recruits technological talent Black. Associate Managing Editor ...... Sydney Fitzgerald News Editor ...... Matthew Stottlemyre financially. Prior to this year, coun- wasn’t safe, it wouldn’t have sur- Associate News Editor ...... Victoria Pagan, Colton Pence, Huma Munir from U.S. cities, requires participants Black said the program selects cities Senior Reporters ...... Jillian Bliss, Liz Farmer, Allie Kolechta Copy Desk Chief ...... Austin Myers cil had not considered allowing vived all the controversy.” to spend a year building civic plan- for participation based on the amount Associate Copy Desk Chiefs ...... Elyana Barrera, Ashley Morgan, Klarissa Fitzpatrick Design Editor ...... Alexa Hart ning software to help cut city costs, of known leadership within the com- Senior Designers ...... Mark Nuncio, Chris Benavides, Bobby Blanchard Photo Editor ...... Andrew Torrey improve resources and improve en- munities in addition to how commu- Associate Photo Editors ...... Ryan Edwards, Shannon Kitner Senior Photographers ...... Thomas Allison, Mary Kang gagement with citizens. Boston, Phila- nity leaders and residents explore and ...... Lawrence Peart, Fanny Trang, Danielle Villasana Video Editor ...... Rafael Borges Associate Video Editor ...... Jackie Kuenstler delphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C. work together to solve problems. An Senior Videographer ...... Ashley Dillard Senior Video Editor ...... Ben Smith RECYCLE were previously chosen and current- application process is also involved. Life&Arts Editor ...... Aleksander Chan Associate Life&Arts Editors ...... Katie Stroh ly have their own projects. According “We evaluate those problems and Senior Life&Arts Writers ...... Ali Breland, Benjamin Smith, YOUR COPY OF ...... Julie Rene Tran, Aaron West, Alex Williams to the Code for America website, web- really look at if we build a solution for Sports Editor ...... Trey Scott ♲ Associate Sports Editor ...... Austin Laymance THE DAILY TEXAN based applications designed by resi- them, if it is a reusable solution that Senior Sports Writers ...... Nick Cremona, Christian Corona, Lauren Giudice, Chris Hummer Comics Editor ...... Victoria Elliot Web Editor ...... Gerald Rich dents within each city will be shar- can spread through other cities and Associate Web Editor ...... Ryan Sanchez Editorial Adviser ...... Doug Warren able with other participating cities in counties throughout the country, be- Multimedia Adviser ...... Jennifer A. Rubin GOT PARKING? order to support transparency and cause our goal is to build reasonable Issue Staff TSM Assigned Garage Parking Available! Reporters ...... Nicole Sanseverino, Rachel Thompson, Brianna Pelayo THE CASTILIAN RESIDENCE HALL collaboration. solutions, and part of that is to use Photographers ...... Victoria Montalvo, Pu Ying Huang, Jorge Corona across the street from UT Life&Arts Writers ...... Robert Starr, Jessica Lee 2323 San Antonio St. The program is intended to create open-source technology,” Black said. Columnist...... Samantha Katsounas BOARD Copy Editors ...... Amyna Dosani, Alexandra Feuerman, Michael Fraser 478-9811 (ask for Heather) immediate impact through its prod- City of Austin officials plan to cre- Page Designers ...... Jaime Cheng www.thecastilian.com Comic Artists ...... Gillian Rhodes, Aaron West, Gabe Alvarez, Riki Tsuji, Nicole Bernard ucts as well as long-term improve- ate an easier way to access informa- ...... Aron Fernandez, Brianne Klitgaard, Connor Shea, Caitlin Zellers MEETING SPACES ARE LIMITED & GOING FAST! Editorial Cartoonist ...... Stephanie Eisner Videographer ...... 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Vatican investigates cult-like conditions

By Nicole Winfield numbered about 900 women and a The Associated Press few dozen men, make promises of poverty, chastity and obedience like VATICAN CITY — The Vati- nuns do, though they enjoy none of can has proposed giving hundreds the legal protections nuns have that of women who live like nuns within make it difficult for their orders to the troubled Legion of Christ order kick them out. greater autonomy after a Holy See Legion officials have repeated- investigation found serious prob- ly declined to provide statistics on lems in their regimented commu- how many remain in the move- nities. ment. Former members say many The pope’s delegate running the women have either left amidst ear- Legion, Cardinal Velasio De Paolis, lier scandals or are taking time to said in a letter published Monday discern whether they still have a that the problems of the consecrat- vocation. ed women of the Legion’s lay branch In his letter, De Paolis said those were “many and challenging.” Of who remain are happy and pro- particular concern is that they have viding a valuable service to the no legal status in the church. church. In a 2010 Associated Press ex- “However, the issues regarding pose, former consecrated wom- personal and community life that en spoke of the cult-like conditions have emerged from this same visi- they lived in, with rules dictating tation on an institutional level ini- nearly every minute of their day tially appear to be many and chal- — from how they ate to what they lenging,” he wrote. watched on TV — all in the name He said the women should have Ted S. Warren | Associated Press of God’s will. greater autonomy from the Legion Benjamin Fodor, a self-styled superhero who goes by the name “Phoenix Jones,” wears his mask after he appeared in court in Seattle. The women described emotional in their personal and community and spiritual abuse they suffered if lives and that they need a legal sta- they questioned their vocation, and tus that corresponds to canon law. Arrest marks growing pains for superhero movement of how they would be cast aside if They would, however, maintain their spiritual directors no longer a “link of participation” with the By Gene Johnson perhero ended up in jail for investiga- voted to the cause. “What I tell these told police there had been no fight. had any need for them. Legion. & Manuel Valdes tion of assault after using those tactics guys is, ‘You’re no longer in the shad- He was briefly booked into jail for in- The Associated Press The Vatican ordered the inves- De Paolis said the women would on another group of clubgoers, send- ows. You’re in a new era. ... Build trust. vestigation of assault, but prosecutors tigation after word of the abuses have to rewrite their norms, but ing pangs of anxiety through the small, Set standards.’” haven’t charged him yet. He appeared emerged during a broader Vatican that for now the statutes guiding SEATTLE — Fabio Heuring was mostly anonymous community of It’s not clear how many costumed in court last week while wearing his probe into the Legion. their life that were approved by the standing outside a Seattle nightclub on masked crime-fighters across the U.S. vigilantes there are in the U.S. The superhero costume under a button- The members, who at their height Vatican in 2004 remain intact. a Saturday night with a friend when a Patrolling of city streets by “real life website reallifesuperheroes.org lists 660 down shirt. man bolting from a bouncer ran into super-heroes” has been getting more members around the world. them. The enraged man ripped off his popular in recent years, thanks largely Benjamin Fodor, better known as shirt in the middle of the street and to mainstream attention in movies like Phoenix Jones, is part of a collection prepared to give Heuring’s buddy a last year’s “Kick-Ass.” Many fret that of vigilantes who appeared in Seattle beating. even well-intentioned vigilantes risk over the past year. About two hours af- Just then, in swooped a bizarre sight: hurting themselves, the public and the ter he saved Heuring and his buddy, a self-proclaimed superhero in a black movement. the 23-year-old man charged a group mask and matching muscle-suit. He “The movement has grown ma- of people leaving a nightclub. doused the aggressor with pepper spray, jorly,” said Edward Stinson, a writer Fodor insists he was breaking up a much to Heuring’s shocked relief. from Boca Raton, Fla., who advises fight when he hit the crowd with pep- A couple hours later, though, the su- real-life superheroes on a website de- per spray; the people who got sprayed Everybody counts on having safe, effective medicine for anything from the common cold to heart disease. But Putin praises making sure medications are safe is a complex and careful process. self as most At PPD, to help evaluate medications being developed – maybe like you. You must hardworking meet certain requirements to qualify, including a free medical exam and Russian leader screening tests. We have research By Mansur Mirovalev studies available in many different The Associated Press lengths, and you’ll ﬁnd current studies listed here weekly. MOSCOW — Prime Minister Vladimir Putin lauded himself Mon- PPD has been conducting research day as Russia’s hardest-working lead- studies in Austin for more than 25 years. er since World War II, putting him- to ﬁnd out more. self above Communist-era titans like Stalin and Khrushchev in his first lengthy interview since announcing that he will return to the presidency next year. The nationally televised display of bravado was remarkable even for a man known for his extreme self-confidence, obsession with his public image and virtually unquestioned control over Russia’s most important in- stitutions. Putin announced last month that Wed. 26 Oct. through Sat. 29 Oct. he will run for a third term as presi- Thu. 3 Nov. through Sat. 5 Nov. Men and Women Up to dent in March elections, and his vic- Healthy & Non-Smoking Thu. 10 Nov. through Sat. 12 Nov. BMI between 19 and 30 tory is seen as a certainty. He told the Yana Lapikova | Associated Press 18 to 45 $3000 Thu. 17 Nov. through Sat. 19 Nov. heads of Russia’s three national televi- Russian Prime Minister Vladmir Putin meets with foreign investors Outpatient Visit: 23 Nov. sion channels that the Soviet Union’s in Moscow on Monday. Communist-era leaders were not ed perestroika and the democratic predecessors of making people feel physically capable and willing to run changes that led — against his will — unsafe and monopolizing ideological the country the way he does. to the 1991 Soviet collapse. and economic power in ways that led Men and Postmenopausal Tue. 1 Nov. through Fri. 4 Nov. or Surgically Sterile Up to “I can’t recall Soviet leadership af- Healthy & Non-Smoking Sun. 13 Nov. through Fri. 18 Nov. Putin accused his Communist-era to the collapse. Women BMI between 18 and 30 $3800 Multiple Outpatient Visits ter World War II who worked as 18 to 55 hard,” the former KGB colonel said. “They did not know what to do because of their physical capabilities or misunderstandings.” Thu. 3 Nov. through Mon. 7 Nov. The channel heads took turns ask- Thu. 10 Nov. through Mon. 14 Nov. Men and Women Up to Healthy & Non-Smoking ing Putin a series of polite questions BMI between 18 and 30 Thu. 17 Nov. through Mon. 21 Nov. that ranged from deferential to obse- 18 to 50 $4200 Weigh between 110 and 220 Thu. 1 Dec. through Mon. 5 Dec. quious. One of them compared Pu- Outpatient Visit: 9 Dec. tin to a hawk — to which the prime minister replied with a condescend- ing smile. “A hawk is a good birdie,” he said. Fri. 4 Nov. through Mon. 7 Nov. Men and Women Up to “But I am against any cliches.” Healthy & Non-Smoking Fri. 11 Nov. through Mon. 14 Nov. 18 to 65 $1800 BMI between 18 and 29.9 None of the interviews questioned Outpatient Visit: 21 Nov. Putin’s favorable comparison of himself to the Soviet Union’s post-WWII leaders. Those leaders include Joseph Sta- Fri. 11 Nov. through Sun. 13 Nov. lin, who turned most of Eastern Eu- Fri. 18 Nov. through Sun. 20 Nov. Men and Women Up to Healthy & Non-Smoking Fri. 2 Dec. through Sun. 4 Dec. rope into a Communist bloc; Nikita BMI between 18 and 30 Fri. 9 Dec. through Sun. 11 Dec. 18 to 65 $3000 Weigh more than 132 lbs Khrushchev, who provoked the Ca- Fri. 16 Dec. through Sun. 18 Dec. ribbean missile crisis, sent the first Outpatient Visit: 23 Dec. man in space and banged his shoe on the table in the United Nations prom- ising to “bury” the Western world; XXXQQEJDPNtt5FYUi11%wUPUPSFDFJWFTUVEZJOGPSNBUJPO and Mikhail Gorbachev, who start- 4 PINION HE AILY EXAN O Tuesday, October 18, 2011 | T D T | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | [email protected]

OVERVIEW Support the extension of student loans Higher education By Samantha Katsounas the loans back with interest. Any illegal immigrants that would bene t Daily Texan Columnist from the legislation do so at no cost to taxpayers, negating Rodriguez’s “fundamental” qualms. happenings As tuition continues to rise and employment continues to fall, many Other detractors complain that Proposition 3 allows the state to is- UT students are aware of the classic catch-22 of nancial aid. Middle class sue new bonds without voter approval. Houston’s Tea Party has urged its families o en do not qualify for basic federal loans but still struggle to members to vote against the proposition. Its website claims the measure Thanksgiving with the Powells pay tuition. e Hinson-Hazelwood student loan program has helped forces Texas to “stay in debt” by perpetuating bonds using an “’autopilot’ Monday’s higher education hearing featured a long-awaited public middle class students in Texas fund their educations for decades, is self- debt model”. But this argument is illogical. Renewing bonds that have dialogue between Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of funded and costs nothing to taxpayers. been repaid is a sound educational and economic investment for the Regents, and the Legislature, which has been less than exuberant about Almost predictably, various chapters of the Tea Party in Texas are plan- state. Texas gives students money to go to school, and those students pay the board’s behavior under the San Antonio-based businessman. Powell’s ning to annihilate a bond proposition this November which would ex- back the money with interest a er they graduate. biggest critic, State Sen. Judith Za rini, D-Laredo, has made it no secret tend these student loans. e Tea Party has hijacked Proposition 3 on Moreover, saying that the Hinson-Hazelwood loans are a model of that the creation of the Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education a question of pure ideology, ignoring the concerns of the hard-working “autopilot” debt is irrational and misleading. e scal notes prepared Governance, Excellence and Transparency was born out of a perceived students it would bene t. for the bill speci cally state that “no scal implication to the state is an- threat to the direction and reputation of public universities in Texas. Proposition 3 allows the state to authorize new bonds for loans under ticipated.” e money isn’t being thrown down the drain of alleged big Last spring featured widely-circulated rumors about the contentious the Hinson-Hazelwood program as soon as old ones have been paid o government waste. It’s being given to credit-worthy students who would state of Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s job. Powell, knowing that he and is widely recognized as sound policy. It has been in force for almost not otherwise be able to a ord higher education. would have to address the rumors, put on a display of brown-nosing- half a century and has been renewed seven times with support from Underlying the issue is the persistence of Tea Party activists to push turned-brown-facing for the Legislature, plugging the brilliance and members of both parties. an at-all-costs agenda, ignoring the clear bene ts of Proposition 3 and its unanimous support of Cigarroa and his Framework for Advancing Ex- e proposition does not increase the borrowing limit and does not associated legislation. In Texas, what the Tea Party wants, the Tea Party is cellence with the persistence that ESPN plugs e Longhorn Network. raise taxes because it is funded by loan repayment. Raymund Paredes, likely to get. In the legislative session earlier this year, the powerful coali- Powell conceded some mistakes in the handling of the higher educa- commissioner of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, em- tion managed to pass some of its pet projects, including, most notably, tion controversy, including hiring Rick O’Donnell, a former senior fellow phasized that the “strong” program “does not hurt taxpayers at all,” ac- voter ID and sonogram bills . ough the party’s in uence has waned, the at the Texas Public Policy Foundation. cording to the San Antonio Express-News. threat of its passionate membership is the looming specter that can kill However, Powell — though he swore o metaphors a er receiving Some Texas chapters of the Tea Party movement have cried foul be- Proposition 3. backlash comparing degrees from various universities to di erent cars cause the loans could theoretically go to illegal immigrants. “We funda- If that happens, the results would be catastrophic. Failure to pass Prop- last spring — compared the debate to preparing anksgiving dinner. He mentally have a problem with that,” George Rodriguez, president of the osition 3 would limit the Hinson-Hazelwood loan program such that its implied that too many people focused on the messy and chaotic kitchen San Antonio Tea Party, asserted to Texas Public Radio last week. Activists funding could zzle out before the Legislature reconvenes in 2013. rather than the nished product. insist that the bene ts of these relatively low-interest loans should not go Rodriguez claims to “recognize the potential impact” of defunding What Powell fails to realize, however, is that the controversy was not to students who are in the country illegally. tens of thousands of students in order to nab a smattering of illegal immi- born out of an aversion to the messy kitchen of healthy debate, but rather However, Hinson-Hazelwood loans have credit requirements which grants. Instead of expressing contrition, he promises to “make sure [the a fundamental mistrust of misguided and agenda-driven chefs. ensure that the number of qualifying illegal immigrants “is miniscule,” impact] falls on the legislators” who put Proposition 3 on the ballot. We hope that the hearing serves as a reminder to our regents to act on according to e Dallas Morning News. Dominic Chavez, spokesman Sadly, the blame doesn’t lie with the legislators. It lies with the cabal the best interest of the students and universities. A er all, we want a Ca- for the coordinating board, a rmed to Texas Public Radio that every stu- of Tea Party activists who insist on undermining higher education to dillac-like turkey for anksgiving — not a Chevrolet Bel-Air-like quail. dent must “prove a pretty high level of credit-worthiness” to be eligible. attempt to further their essentially convoluted policy goals. Continuing is scal responsibility ensures that the loans are paid back. Su cient low-interest loans for college students reinforces the state’s goal of in- Editor’s Note: e following quotes are from the second hearing of the Legisla- loan repayment is part of what has allowed the program to continue for creasing access to higher education, and it is something every UT student ture’s Joint Oversight Committee on Higher Education Governance, Excellence 45 years without interruption. should support. and Transparency held Monday at the Capitol. In any case, Hinson-Hazelwood loans are just that — loans. e program is not directly paid for with tax dollars because the students pay Katsounas is a business and government sophomore. “ ose rumors are unfounded.” — Gene Powell, chairman of the UT System Board of Regents, addressing a question by State Sen. Judith Za rini, D-Laredo, on whether there was an interest among the regents to re Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa and President Wil- liam Powers Jr. amidst the higher education controversy earlier this year.

“I would say that it was a mistake on my part.” — Powell on hiring Rick O’Donnell. “So if I see your ngers in, I can slap them?” — Za rini to Powell a er the latter agreed to the recommendation of Hunter Rawlings, president of the American Association of Universities, for regents to stick their noses in [but keep their] ngers out’ when it comes to implementing university policy.

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By Liberal Arts College Tuition and Budget Advisory Committee refocused toward helping students graduate in four years. Finally, Daily Texan Guest Columnist we would like to see students have the opportunity to sit down with an adviser and develop a personalized four-year graduation plan Over the past decade, the amount of money given to UT as a that would allow them to make sure they are on track from semes- percent of the state budget has decreased. Meanwhile, tuition has ter to semester. All of these advising changes would help students done just the opposite and has increased by thousands of dollars. understand what classes they need to take and reduce the number e time has again come to reconsider tuition, and this time, stu- of students unknowingly taking classes that do not count toward dents have a more signi cant voice than ever before. In the College their degrees. of Liberal Arts, we, the members of the liberal arts College Tuition Second, we recommended that the college increase the number and Budget Advisory Committee, have been diligently working to of summer courses it o ers. Speci cally, we would like to see the gather student input on this issue, and last week, we released our college provide six free hours of summer coursework to full-time rst set of recommendations to Dean Randy Diehl. ey are based liberal arts students. Also, we recommended that the college in- on lengthy deliberation, and they rely heavily on the results of a crease funding for a summer enrollment program for incoming student survey and e orts to communicate with students through freshmen with a speci c concentration on those that are entering social media. with few college credits. We believe the courses o ered should in- A er a record number of responses from our survey, one thing is clude those that have corresponding Advanced Placement cred- clear: Students in the college do not want a tuition increase. Howev- its, core requirement classes that tend to be in high demand and er, we recognize that this may be unavoidable. If that is the case, we prerequisite courses. is would allow students to acclimate to the would like to see those funds directed toward the top priorities of our rigor of classes at a top institution, improve course availability and students. ese priorities include top faculty, smaller classes, advising increase academic integration. If implemented, these recommen- and career services. We believe that increasing course availability is the dations would improve graduation rates. best way to address these priorities, and with the students’ priorities in We are pleased with the consideration the deans of the college mind, the liberal arts CTBAC made two recommendations. have given to our recommendations, and we applaud them for their First, we recommended that the college improve advising ser- dedication to student involvement. ough tuition decisions will vices. is recommendation can be broken down into three parts. ultimately be made by the UT Board of Regents, they primarily We recommend that students should be required to meet with an a ect students. We have worked hard to bring student input into adviser or ll out an online advising form, with the caveat that they this process, but student involvement does not end with our cur- be able to opt out. We felt students would nd this useful as they rent recommendations. Many students have already engaged the try to maintain their path to graduation and complete their degrees issue of tuition, and we look forward to countless more joining us on time. Additionally, we recommended the training of advisers be in the future. Stephanie Eisner | Daily Texan Staff 5 UNIV

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Founder of Mobile Film School Lisa Queer Bengali cinema makes Williams speaks to another panelist at campus debut, sparks debate the Juvenile By Nicole Sanseverino ma in an attempt to retrieve stories Support Daily Texan Staff Network nested within the “shadow zones of Conference suggestion.” Monday Chapal Bhaduri paints white dots “Normally the discussion of afternoon. along his forehead, cinches his waist- queer lives falls through the cracks Individuals coat, ties peacock feathers to his wrist of history and biography writing,” from the panel and slips on a pair of high heels. Ghosh said. gave insight, The scene was part of a film clip Ghosh said she is using a visual showed videos shown to a group of students and fac- archive to get a sense of what’s hap- and answered ulty Monday depicting the real Bha- pening beyond a topic that remains questions from duri, a legendary actor known for his somewhat socially unacceptable to the audience about having portrayal of female roles on the stage write about. successful cre- in a time when women did not per- “[Ghosh] brings up issues of mar- ative organiza- form. The Bengali film “Just Another ginalization and of alienation that tions for court Love Story” does not just present an have not been addressed in the sort involved youth. account of the cross-dresser’s life, but of traditional approach to the field, also tells the story of a transgender bringing to light these issues that have documentary filmmaker whose bi- sort of been there but not addressed sexual lover is the cinematographer. adequately,” said Syed Hyder, associ- The 2010 film is just one of many ate professor of Asian studies. included in a new genre, referred to as In 2003, the Indian government “queer Bengali cinema.” These films, banned a queer film saying it pro- Pu Ying Huang which emerged during the past two moted perversion and endangered Daily Texan Staff decades in Bengal, center on “queer” the institution of marriage. This led protagonists and challenge heterosex- to the first public debate of sexual- uality in India, said Shohini Ghosh, a ity and took the movement to new professor at India’s AJK Mass Com- heights, Ghosh said. Art outreach empowers at-risk youth munication Research Centre. Ghosh “The post-liberalized media has a spoke to those involved in the UT more uninhibited approach to issues By Rachel Thompson well as presentations of those in- and federal level, 45 percent are late skills acquired on stage such Hindi Urdu Flagship program, de- of sexuality and queer activism that is Daily Texan Staff volved with creative projects de- African-American males and 25 as conflict resolution and charac- signed for students looking to further saying ‘Let’s make this space and let’s signed specifically for helping percent are Latino males. ter development to everyday life, their research in Hindi-Urdu lan- have these debates,’” Ghosh said. UT professors are joining Aus- court-involved youth. “We’re here to champion a group he said. guages and culture. Kamala Visweswaran, associate tin community members to culti- Marcum, director of educa- of people who are often over- “You don’t have to be de- “There is an increasing amount of professor of anthropology and South vate creativity among adolescents tion and outreach for the Society, looked, who are often written off,” fined by the past choices you’ve space devoted to discussions of sex Asian studies, said Ghosh’s work otherwise considered derelicts by gave the first presentation and de- Saenz said. “The kind of messag- made,” Torres said. “You can use and sexuality in the print and elec- to archive these films is important some members of society. scribed how one-on-one guitar es they should be hearing are that your experience for the benefit of tronic media [in India],” Ghosh said. not only to the future of Indian atti- Travis Marcum of the Aus- classes help students develop skills they have potential to be success- your community.” The 1990s witnessed a radical re- tudes toward an emerging third-gen- tin Classical Guitar Society said such as problem-solving and be- ful, to be cared for, to be loved.” Lisa McWilliams, executive di- structuring of India’s urban media, der, but also to assessing prejudices of he once asked a class of court-in- ing open to constructive criticism. A variety of panelists presented rector and founder of the Mobile globalization and the rapid prolifer- the past. volved youth, those under the age He said each student has a small their creative projects designed to Film School, discussed the im- ation of satellite television channels, “[The visual archive] points to a of 18 considered dependent and part in the ensemble and has op- help engage and support court-in- mersion environment her pro- creating new outlets for questioning kind of a horizon,” Visweswaran said. delinquent, if they felt they were portunities to compose his or her volved youth. gram uses to get students thinking sexuality, according to Ghosh. “The visual archives point to a set of good at something. He said most own music, perform for family Patrick Torres, a program direc- about personal values and ways Ghosh said she is tracing the possibilities, not only for the future of them answered no. By the end and staff members as well as cri- tor for the Theater Action Proj- to communicate those thoughts emergence of queer Bengali cine- but how we encounter the past.” of a program designed to help stu- tique other students. ect, the largest provider of arts ed- through self-made films about the Shohini Ghosh, dents build confidence and devel- “This conference is to increase ucation in Central Texas, said the communities they come from. She a professor at op positive habits, those same stu- awareness of issues that face low- program for court-involved youth also said collaboration is a large the AJK Mass dents said they were proud of their income, at-risk students,” said was inspired by a rising trend of part of the process and students Communication acquired skills in music and were Wanda Nelson, spokeswoman for gang membership. take away critical thinking skills Research Centre eager to perform for others. UT’s Division of Diversity and “We believed that the arts, par- that can benefit them later in life. in India, speaks This kind of positive engage- Community Engagement. “Ulti- ticularly drama and theater, would She showed two animated videos about Bengali ment for at-risk youth was the mately, we want students to re- be a good way to reach these stu- made by students to tell their per- queer cinema subject of Monday’s Juvenile Sup- turn to their communities and to dents,” he said. sonal stories of abuse and gang vi- at the Hogg port Network Conference, titled add something positive to those Torres said 90 percent of the olence. Building on Monday. “Creative Pathways to Engaging communities.” students involved in the project “We ask them, what’s important

Youth.” The conference featured Assistant Professor of Edu- showed improvements in positive to you?” McWilliams said. “What Fanny Trang discussions on building confi- cational Administration Vic- communication skills and peer story do you want to tell?” Daily Texan Staff dence, a showcase of local youth- tor Saenz discussed incarceration and family relationships. The idea engaging organizations such as the rates at the event and said of the behind the program is to use the- Austin Classical Guitar Society, as 2.1 million inmates at the state ater as an intervention and to re-

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Fresh faces emerging everywhere JETS By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff

Everyone expected change. But not this much. Mack Brown hired six new coaches for a reason. He want- TWEET OF THE WEEK ed to shake things up and through half of the regular season, his wish has come true. Marquise Goodwin The Longhorns were 4-2 this time last year as well but are @FlashGoodwin much improved. “We wanted to go unde- “I Woke up this feated at the start of the season but we understand we’re morning and going to have some ups and downs,” running back Fozzy couldn’t do nothing Whittaker said. “We’ve got two losses here but we’re still the but thank God.. Not same team that we were when only cause he woke came out at the beginning of the season.” me up this morning, Texas has a new quarterback in David Ash, although the last but he also cancelled one (Case McCoy) was new, too. At the midway mark this season, class!” the Longhorns have a featured back in Malcolm Brown while Whittaker has had success in the kick return game and out of the “Wild” formation, one of the many new wrinkles co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff has introduced. Freshman running back Malcolm Brown set new career-highs with 135 yards rushing and two touchdowns while averaging 7.1 yards per carry Under the direction of first- against Oklahoma State. The five-star prospect is one of many underclassmen who have shined in their first seasons as Longhorns starters. year defensive coordinator SPOTLIGHT Manny Diaz, the defense has Texan MVP Awards BY AUSTIN LAYMANCE remained the strength of the team but has done it with many MVP: FOZZY WHITTAKER DEFENSIVE MVP: EMMANUEL ACHO Haley Eckerman, #10 different players, especial- Position: ly in the secondary, where Whittaker has been the surprise of the season and the Longhorns’ Acho is making the most of his final season in Aus- Outside Hitter Carrington Byndom has tin. The linebacker is the heart and soul of most improved player. The senior running back is finally healthy and it Height: 6’ 3” shined recently. the defense, and plays like it. He leads the shows on the field. Whittaker has done just about everything for Texas Sport: The sophomore this year: run, block, catch, pass, return kicks and, most importantly, Longhorns with 58 tackles, eight tack- Volleyball has stood out among score. He leads the team with seven touchdowns (one receiving, four les for loss and 10 quarterback hur- Hometown: the trio of young de- rushing and two on kick returns). Whittaker is second with 43 carries ries. He’s also tied for the lead in sacks Waterloo, Iowa fensive backs that for 220 yards and third with 12 catches (85 yards). In three games since with two. Acho can do more than just includes sophomore being named kick returner, Whittaker has eight returns for 372 yards (46.5 stop the run, though. He’s defended two The Longhorns continue to roll Adrian Phillips and average) and two touchdowns — both covering 100 yards. He’s scored passes and broken up another pair. Acho has and Haley Eckerman is a big reason freshman Quan- 42 points, second only to placekicker Justin Tucker’s 46. Whittaker five games with double-digit tackles, includ- why. dre Diggs, holding The freshman outside hitter ing a season-high 13 against BYU. His best per- last year’s Biletnikoff started hot against Rice, when he was the first Longhorn to score a earned Big 12 Rookie of the Year Fozzy Whittaker formance came against UCLA at the Rose Bowl Award winner Justin rushing and receiving touchdown in the same quarter since 2006, honors Monday for the second time a n d hasn’t tailed off. His 677 all-purpose yards are tops on the team. when he had 10 tackles, one sack, two tack- this season after notching 21 kills in Blackmon to 74 yards, the sec- two matches last week, both Texas He’s been successful out of the “Wild” formation, scoring three times off les for loss, a pass breakup and three QB hurries. Emmanuel Acho ond-lowest total of his career. wins. The Longhorns swept both Acho has done well transitioning to defensive co- “Fearless,” was how Diaz de- the direct snap. Whittaker’s given Texas everything he has and the Long- Texas Tech at home and Kansas State scribed Byndom. “He’s got a horns are praying he stays healthy. ordinator Manny Diaz’s new scheme and should continue to improve. on the road as Eckerman hit .333 in bright future. Sometimes we the two victories. Only sophomore gave him help and sometimes OFFENSIVE MVP: JAXON SHIPLEY MOST VALUABLE FRESHMAN: MALCOLM BROWN Bailey Webster had more kills than Eckerman last week, registering we didn’t give him help. He re- 26 and a .778 hitting percentage ally responded and I think he’ll The freshman wideout burst onto the scene with a touch- The freshman tailback has breathed life into a once against Kansas State. have a lot of confidence going Throughout 16 matches, Eckerman down grab in his first game and hasn’t looked back. Shipley dormant Longhorns ground attack. Brown leads forward. We’ve played an all- leads the Longhorns with 192 kills. leads the Longhorns with 28 catches and is second with 391 Texas with 103 carries for 516 yards and has been star team of wide receivers Eckerman garnered Big 12 Rookie receiving yards. His three touchdown catches are tied with of the Week honors two weeks the last two weeks but Car- a workhorse out of the backfield so far in 2011. He tight end D.J. Grant for tops on the team. He’s also third averages a clean 86 yards per game and five yards ago after she set career-highs with rington Byndom has real- 20 kills against Iowa State and 21 with 459 all-purpose yards (76.5 yards per game). Shipley per carry. Brown’s debut against Rice (86 yards on ly played well.” against Oklahoma. She became Texas has started three is an all-around player who’s done almost everything on a 16 rushes) was the second best for a freshman since the third player to be named the different quarterbacks in football field this year — even pass. He threw a five-yard Jamaal Charles in 2005. He broke the centu- conference’s top freshman of the its first six games and touchdown against UCLA and connected on a 23-yard ry mark in only his third game, a 110-yard per- week, joining Missouri’s Emily Wilson and teammate Khat Bell. several others have tak- pass against BYU. Shipley’s best game came on the formance against UCLA. Brown’s best game en snaps. Wide receivers road at Iowa State, when he caught six balls for 141 came against Oklahoma State, when he carried — Christian Corona Jaxon Shipley and John yards and a touchdown. The rookie is also involved in 19 times for a season-high 135 yards and two touch- Harris have even thrown the run game, carrying 10 times for 32 yards. So far, Ship- downs. He’s only the 13th freshman to rush for at least touchdown passes. ley’s made people forget about his older brother, Jor- Malcom Brown 500 yards and is on pace to be the Longhorns first Junior Garrett Gilbert dan, and started his own legacy at Texas. 1,000 yard rusher since Charles in 2007. SPORTS took his last snap in the second quarter against BRIEFLY BYU. The Longhorns used Jaxon Shipley Texas picks up slick shortstop a two-quarterback sys- five-star running back prospect same day Etier kicked off team tem in the next three contests, on the 40 Acres and is halfway with Ash’s role expanding af- to 1,000 rushing yards. On the same day Tex- ter each one until he became “1,000 yards would be real- Quarterback plot continues to thicken as lost a middle infielder, it the outright starter against ly great,” Brown said. “Com- signed another. Oklahoma State. Klein Collins shortstop C.J. ing out with a Big 12 champi- Ash made his first “He’s gotten better and better Hinojosa and the Longhorns onship or a national champion- career start Saturday each week and needs an oppor- baseball program came to an aid ship would be even better. Wins By Trey Scott against Oklahoma tunity to go play,” Harsin said. agreement, meaning the high are what I’m worried about.” Daily Texan Columnist State, becoming the “We still had a couple turnovers Ash and Brown aren’t the third different Texas school All-American will enroll that we’ve got to get rid of. That only freshmen flying around on quarterback to take at Texas in January after he grad- We don’t know for sure if continues to be part of the deci- offense. Jaxon Shipley is mak- the first snap of a uates in December. The addition Texas is back to being a good sion-making. The more oppor- ing it seem as if his older broth- game. of Hinojosa comes on the heels team. We really don’t. Its 4-2 tunities he gets, the better he’s er, Jordan, never left, catching of senior second baseman Jor- record is identical to the one it going to get.” a team-high 28 passes for 391 dan Etier getting kicked off the held last year after six games. Despite returning their lead- yards and three touchdowns in Tamir Kalifa team after he was arrested and But here’s one thing we do ing passer and rusher, the his first six career games. Dom- Daily Texan Staff charged with possession of mari- know: If the second half of the Longhorns first-team offense inic Espinosa has been the start- juana and evading arrest. season comes close to being Monday afternoon and Tues- him last spring, he seemed like now includes true freshmen at ing center from the first snap of Hinojosa was regarded by as intriguing as the first, then day morning): a candidate to redshirt. Well, both quarterback and running the year and Josh Cochran may many experts to be one of the we’re in for a wild ride. 1. The emergence of David Connor Wood transferred, back. McCoy, especially against soon take over at left tackle. finest fielding shortstops in the The five most notable sto- Ash as quarterback has been, Garrett Gilbert got shoulder UCLA, and Whittaker have As for the Texas 2012 MLB draft class but proved been impressive as well. Brown rylines of the season, as of by far, the biggest surprise. Ash surgery and Case McCoy must his ability to contribute offen- has met the towering expecta- press time (who knows what was an early enrollee but with sively, batting .405 and hitting 16 tions that go along with being a CHANGE continues on PAGE 8 the hell could happen between three quarterbacks ahead of STORYLINES continues on PAGE 8 homeruns while stealing 12 bases as a junior last year. The 5-foot- 11, 175-pound shortstop was rat- STILL TO GO ed as the No. 2 prospect in the state of Texas and No. 13 in the UT VS. KANSAS UT VS. TECH UT VS. MISSOURI UT VS. KANAS STATE UT VS. 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FANTASY FOOTBALL Frank Gore has Rangers, Cardinals rushed for at least 125 yards and a touchdown in each of his last three ready for Fall Classic games despite averaging less By Ben Walker White Sox. than 50 in his The Associated Press Game 1 is Wednesday night in St. first three con- Louis, with aces Chris Carpenter of tests of the year. Albert Pujols and Josh Ham- the Cardinals and C.J. Wilson set to ilton in a matchup of MVP slug- start. The opening odds see Texas as gers. Nelson Cruz and David a small favorite. Freese becoming bigger names “The Rangers are scary. They’re a with each home run swing. Pitch- scary team,” said Freese, the NLCS ing staffs full of shaky starters and MVP. “You look at that lineup, you shutdown relievers. look at that staff. It’s going to be Plus a Rally Squirrel and a b att l e .” the Claw. “I think we’re a team that can The Texas Rangers and St. Lou- match up with them a little bit. And is Cardinals, with a lot of symme- they’re confident, we’re confident. try, are all set to get acquainted in the It’s been a tough road. I’ve definite- World Series. ly been watching the ALCS for sure. Leave it to ol’ Arthur Rhodes to That’s some good ball over there,” make the introductions. The 41-year- he said. old lefty specialist began the year And, oh, about those previ- with Texas, wound up in St. Louis ous Cardinals-Rangers games. St. and is likely to get a ring either way. Louis won two of three in June Besides, it takes someone who’s 2004, with the Cardinals’ lone loss been around a bit to remember the coming when Young and Texas last time these teams played. hammered Carpenter. Paul Sakuma It was 2004, in a three-game set Carpenter will see a packed Tex- Associated Press in Texas. Even in this era of inter- as lineup, including Young, in league play, that’s the only time the the opener. Cardinals and Rangers have met “I haven’t thought a lick about when it meant something. Accord- it,” Carpenter said after Sunday ing to STATS LLC, that matches the night’s clincher. “I’m excited for Gore impressive for third straight week fewest games between a pair of op- our ballclub, I’m excited for our ponents in the majors, tying Mets- organization. Unbelievable.” By Chris Hummer formance this weekend against the 3. kicker “hot,” but Bailey has fits. But this week against the Eagles, Daily Texan Staff previously undefeated Lions. Gore is earned the praise. He has made 14 he was back to being bad, throwing now a must play every week as the of 15 field goals as a rookie and has four interceptions before heading to Week six of the fantasy season is 49ers continue to roll. been clutch. Even better, he kicks the bench. Going into the Redskins’ over, and there were some perfor- for an explosive Cowboys offense, bye week, Grossman’s future as the mances to note and some that just so he should see plenty of oppor- starter is now in doubt. didn’t float with fantasy owners. Jacoby Jones, tunities to put the ball through the Here’s what you need to know. goal posts. Bailey is still available Houston Texans in 79 percent of ESPN leagues. If Peyton Hillis, HOT 2. Andre Johnson was hurt this your kicker isn’t getting it done, week and Jones took advantage. He pick him up. Cleveland Browns Frank Gore, had 76 yards and a touchdown fill- The Madden cover-boy has had NOT 2. San Francisco ing in for their superstar receiver. a terrible start to 2011 so far, and Jones should continue to see num- Rex Grossman, his fortunes didn’t improve much 1. I would like to offer an official bers as long as Johnson is out, and on Sunday. He only rushed for 14 apology to Mr. Gore, because only he might even be an option when Washington Redskins yards on six carries before leav- a few weeks ago I proclaimed he Johnson comes back if he can 1. In Chicago, Grossman was fa- ing the game with a hamstring in- might be old and done, and recom- prove himself during this stretch. mous for having two distinct sides of jury. Hillis has been hurt much of mended everyone pick his backup. Dan Bailey, himself, “good Rex” and “bad Rex.” the year and it looks like the trend But since then, Gore has put up 391 The first five weeks of the season for might continue. Look for his backup Charlie Riedel | Associated Press yards in his last three games, includ- Dallas Cowboys the Redskins, it was all “good Rex,” Montario Hardesty to get the carries The Texas Rangers won their second straight American League pening a 141 yard, one-touchdown per- You wouldn’t usually consider a and fantasy owners reaped the bene- in Cleveland. nant and are hoping to capture their first ever World Series title.

STORYLINES continues from PAGE 7 CHANGE have done something to scare and a dedication to running the continues from PAGE 7 the coaching staff off — Mc- ball have helped, but Brown is Coy won the BYU game, threw living up to the hype he re- defense, it’s struggled at times, two touchdowns against UCLA ceived as a five-star recruit. especially against Oklahoma, and started against Iowa State, 4. Admit it: You thought but has been a relatively reliable so I have no idea what went Texas’ young combo of cor- unit. The Longhorns allowed wrong — and now, suddenly, nerbacks would get toasted just three touchdowns in the Ash finds himself as the quar- this season. So far, that’s only first 15 quarters of the season terback of the future. happened in the Oklahoma and, excluding two long touch- By the way, Greg Davis re- game. Carrington Byndom has down runs, held the nation’s cruited Ash. So you can thank emerged as the next in a line top scoring offense at Oklaho- ’ole GD for that. of lockdown corners, Adri- ma State mostly in check. 2. Speaking of quarterbacks, an Phillips has lined up at just “Our struggle defensively is you just could not make up the about everywhere in the sec- going from good to great,” said latest chapter of the Garrett ondary and freshman Quan- defensive coordinator Man- Gilbert saga. The former prep dre Diggs has provided a share ny Diaz. “When you have a star, who came close to slay- of big plays. This unit could team like [Oklahoma State], ing mighty Alabama, entered be the best in the conference they’re only going to give you this season as the starter, was next season. so many chances and you have benched after six quarters, got 5. A week after getting cruci- to capitalize.” Texas hasn’t come across a win season-ending shoulder sur- fied by allowing eight sacks to gery a week later and then de- the Sooners, the offensive line in either of its last two games but SIGN UP THIS WEEK! clared his intent to transfer. No stepped up with a big game Sat- has found a shutdown corner- word yet on where he intends urday against Oklahoma State. back in Byndom. to go, but Southern Methodist For the first time in a while, The good news is Texas has could be the likely destination. Texas has a group whose first its two toughest games behind 3. Texas’ leading rusher last step is forwards and not back- them. The bad news is those two year was Cody Johnson, who wards. David Snow has flexed games were both losses. What- finished the year with 592 his versatility, going from cen- ever happens in the second half yards. Malcolm Brown — who ter to guard, Mason Walters is of the regular season, the Long- has started four games — is 76 one bad man and true fresh- horns won’t lose five of their last yards away from eclipsing that man Josh Cochran looks like six games like they did last year. mark, with six more games to the left tackle you’ll finish your Too much has changed for go. An improved offensive line college career with. that to happen. [email protected] For more info E L C Y C E R ♲ ! FIFA 2012 & SUPER SMASH BROS. BRAWL ! " YOUR ! COPY OF ! THE " DAILY TEXAN &'()$%"#" 9 COMICS

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10 LIFE&ARTS Tuesday, October 18, 2011 Urban CD REVIEW Outfitters’ line of Navajo- THE GREAT ESCAPE ARTIST branded clothing and accessories has set Jane’s Addiction updates alternative rock off a firestorm online and By Eli Watson tener’s attention. to remain a part of rock’s present-day within the Daily Texan Staff Opener “Underground” explodes universe, Jane’s Addiction solidifies Navajo Nation with fuzz guitar and bass. Farrell itself alongside Radiohead and Pearl government, with allega- Jane’s Addiction has been a defini- and Dave Navarro’s harmonies are Jam as alternative rock’s godfather. tions of trade- tive force since its inception in 1985. haunting, evoking feelings of dis- The band’s new sound comes at mark violations Helping pioneer and redefine the comfort like Stone Temple Pilots or a price: At times the album can be and criticism of alternative rock scene that grew with Alice in Chains. “Curiosity Kills” is overwhelmingly moody. Past albums the products fellow acts Red Hot Chili Peppers, like a Nine Inch Nails song, the dis- like their debut Nothing’s Shocking — particularly Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam, Jane’s cordance between the eerie piano was a rocking pendulum that moved underwear and Addiction rose to prominence with keys and diving guitars interlocking from roaring hard-hitters (“Moun- a flask — that hard riffs and funk-laced beats. The with Farrell’s distorted vocals. tain Song”) to poppy guitar jangles some tribal always eccentric Perry Farrell fronts Jane’s Addiction finds beauty in (“Jane Says”) in a way that made the members see the band with Iggy Pop ruthlessness darkness. They have broken away album digestible and listenable. The as tasteless and disrespectful. and David Bowie theatricality. from their past and, like the risk tak- Great Escape Artist does not. There Returning with The Great Escape ers they are, have renovated their is no real contrast in between songs Artist, Jane’s Addiction strives to re- sound in ways that their contempo- and although penultimate track main relevant in rock’s ever-chang- raries either failed to do, or never did. “Broken People” attempts to retrieve ing realm and succeeds with a few Where alternative acts The Smash- lost ears with melodically melanchol- minor blemishes. ing Pumpkins have found it difficult ic chords, it comes too late. Jane’s Addic- The Great Escape Artist is tion’s strong point The Great Escape Artist a fitting name for Jane’s Ad- has always been Jane’s Addiction diction’s return. They es- their songwrit- Genre: Alternative rock cape from their self-brand- ing. Each song re- For those who like: Alice in ed sound and reinvent mains captivating Chains, Pearl Jam, Temple Pilots themselves as magicians of from beginning alternative rock darkness, to end, providing only to fall short of great- smooth transitions Grade: B- ness with an album that re- that snatch the lis- lies on overused tricks.

Occupy Wall Street. I think the Godiwalla: People of privi- movement has been a great outlet lege will have an easier time any- Q&A for people to voice their concern where. At almost every job I’ve continues from PAGE 12 that, even though Wall Street ex- had. There have been people who ecutives have money and power, aren’t great at what they do, but Matt York “Suits.” Before getting it pub- they need to be held accountable no one is willing to ruffle feath- Associated Press lished, I got an MBA and worked just like everyone else. ers because they are the “son of in brand management at Johnson a client” or “daughter of a ma- & Johnson. A couple of years ago, DT: In the book you say, “In jor investor.” It’s the reality of our when the economy started to tank college, I would’ve laughed at world. I’ve let go of some of my and my corporate job wasn’t as the idea that being in business idealism and just learned to ac- Navajo label causes controversy rewarding, I dusted off my “Suits” could be different for wom- cept it. manuscript and found a publish- en than for men, but only a few By Felicia Fonseca no response but says it remains threatened legal action, law profes- er. I now run MindWorks [mind- weeks into my Morgan Stanley DT: One fascinating part of The Associated Press “cautiously optimistic” it can per- sor Bill Hennessey thinks it has a workscorp.com] which teach- experience, I completely under- the book is when you describe suade Urban Outfitters to adopt strong case. He said the tribe could es leadership courses focused stood.” What advice would you feeling the callousness of senior FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — Urban another name and trademark. argue the products cause confu- on stress management and self- give to women and minorities in officers rubbing off on you. You Outfitters’ line of Navajo-brand- “When products that have ab- sion among customers about who awareness. Through MindWorks, college at UT seeking careers in describe feeling like someone ed clothing and accessories has set solutely no connection to the Na- manufactured them. I’m teaching leadership courses at business? with a split personality. Could off a firestorm online and with- vajo Nation, its entities, its people, Hennessey points specifically to McCombs this year. I’m also part Godiwalla: Being a minority you say a little more about that in the Navajo Nation government, and their products are marketed a trademark governing textiles that of a national speaker’s bureau and or woman in investment bank- phenomenon? with allegations of trademark vio- and retailed under the guise that was registered to a Navajo Nation present on leadership and diver- ing, where there are few, is simi- Godiwalla: Sometimes we lations and criticism of the prod- they are Navajo in origin, the Na- enterprise in 2008. sity issues. lar to walking into a cocktail par- think we can go into an expe- ucts — particularly underwear and vajo Nation does not regard this as “If you’re going to maintain ty where you don’t know anyone. rience and come out the same. a liquor flask — that many tribal benign or trivial,” said Brian Lewis, control over your mark, the more DT: Obviously you wrote this It’s not impossible to navigate; Not always. In my banking ex- members consider disrespectful. an attorney for the tribe. “It takes quickly you bring an action against book a while ago, but since then however it takes more effort. Just perience, the hours were so gru- Native American-inspired prints appropriate action to maintain the infringer, the more likely the problems on Wall Street have being aware of this and knowing eling that there were few per- have shown up on runways for distinctiveness and clarity of val- federal court is going to grant an not gone away. How do you you may have to put in extra time sonal outlets. I was cut off from years, and it’s common for design- id name association in the market injunction order prohibiting Ur- think the Wall Street culture to navigating the system will put friends and family. Because I was ers to borrow from other cultures. and society.” ban Outfitters from continuing to you wrote about in the book has you ahead of others. so immersed, despite the fact But the Navajo government’s is- Urban Outfitters, which has use the word ‘Navajo,’” said Hen- played a role in accountabili- that I didn’t like the way some sue with Urban Outfitters is the stores across the country and over- nessey, who teaches at the Univer- ty issues that have sparked pro- DT: In the book you men- senior managers treated others, clothing chain’s use of the name seas, said it has not heard from the sity of New Hampshire School of tests like “Occupy Wall Street?” tion “celebrity kids,” interns they started to rub off on me. “Navajo” on its products and in Navajo Nation and has no plans to Law. Godiwalla: One of the reasons who have landed the internship Choosing a job where you feel marketing. The tribe holds at least alter its products. Urban Outfitters labels more I teach leadership courses fo- through family connections, comfortable with the corporate 10 trademarks on the name that “Like many other fashion than 20 products on its website cused on stress management and and mention they were spread culture is critical cover clothing, footwear, online re- brands, we interpret trends and with the word “Navajo,” includ- self-awareness is because dur- across intern teams so other in- because it is tail sales, household products and will continue to do so for years to ing jackets, earrings, scarves and ing my Wall Street experience, I terns could pick up the slack more likely ON THE WEB: textiles. come,” company spokesman Ed sneakers. But the two items that saw how detrimental it can be to for them. How prevalent was it is going The tribe’s Department of Jus- Looram said. “The Native Ameri- have sparked possibly the most have leaders who operate on fear. this kind of favoritism on Wall to change To read the rest of the interview with tice sent Urban Outfitters CEO can-inspired trend and specifical- controversy online are the “Nava- There tends to be more blame Street and do you think that, for you than Godiwalla, check out Glen Senk a cease-and-desist letter ly the term ‘Navajo’ have been cy- jo Hipster Panty,” and the “Navajo than personal accountability. people in privileged positions, y o u a r e in June, demanding that the com- bit.ly/ cling through fashion, fine art and Print Fabric Wrapped Flask.” Both I’ve been called on by major me- it is still easy to find success on going to dt_lifearts pany pull the Navajo name from design for the last few years.” have geometric designs common dia many times to comment on Wall Street today? change it. its products. 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CD REVIEW BIOPHILIA Björk channels Mother Earth in her latest, interactive effort Musical chameleon adopts Even though the electronics may all things, the forming of gems. Yet, it sound familiar, Björk also used tablets is probably her most wicked single in avant-garde media to tell and instruments like the Tesla coil to about a decade as the songs turns into history of natural world conduct music. Essentially, it’s Björk’s jittering beats in the end. “Solstice,” like By Christopher Nguyen middle finger to the traditional LP al- its representation of gravity, lures the Daily Texan Staff bum, attempting to create an interac- listener into its calming, gentle lulla- tion with listeners. Yet, for all that hub- by. However, Björk sometimes overin- Björk is the Madonna of the alter- bub, the music is what it comes down dulges in the avant-garde, like the sag- native world. With every album, she to and Biophilia does indeed succeed. ging “Cosmogony” and the inert “Dark transforms her sound and image, mov- Like Terrence Malik’s recent film Matt e r.” ing from pop-culture-referencing indie “Tree of Life,” Biophilia attempts to tell For all the talk of the apps and the queen (Post) to cold, electronic dom- history of nature — from the moon to post-modern artistic ideas, Biophilia inator (Homogenic) to gentle roman- human DNA — through the scope of stands up surprisingly well as a stand- tic (Vespertine). And like Madonna, a modern lens, an interesting twist de- alone album, proving that Bjork re- she seems to be in a musical rut. After spite the futuristic, tech-heavy origins of membered joy of music and that she the obtuse, vocal-filled Medúlla and the the album. Single “Crystalline” features once sang, “My headphones, they saved supposed comeback but actually lim- dubstep-tinged electrobeats about, of my life.” pid Volta, Björk found herself losing in- 1 fluence and fans. Her latest album, Biophilia, is pur- Björk portedday, month to finally day, be 2008 a return to her past Biophilia CLASSIFIEDS 3B glory — with melodies that are catchy, vocals that screech and wail and beats Genre: Alternative that sound out of this world. And she For those who like: has gone all-out with a digital extrava- Joanna Newsom, PJ Harvey ganza. The album serves as the foundation of a multimedia project that uses apps for each song, art installations and Grade: A- live shows. Photo courtesy of Björk

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Marketing and business honors AUTHOR Q&A: NINA GODIWALLA program senior, Matt Hochman, left, music composi- tion senior Walter Alumnus notes efforts Nichols, center, and history and Plan II honors sophomore, Arjun Awasthi, as a woman on Wall St. right, prepare for Acapellooza on Sunday evening in By Clayton Wickham first internship with JP Morgan the Union’s Sinclair Daily Texan Staff your freshman year and contin- Suite. Members In her revealing memoir, ued interning with prestigious of Ransom Notes, Wall Street firms for the rest of including Hochman “Suits: A Woman on Wall Street,” Nina Godiwalla describes the your college career. What was and Nichols, came it like being so immersed in together with cost of being different in a fast- members of Hum paced, white male-dominat- the financial world as a college A Cappella, included society powered by a thirst student? Do you feel like you

ing Awasthi, and for power and money. From day missed out on the typical col- members of One one of her undergraduate intern- lege experience? Note Stand for the ship at J.P. Morgan, Godiwalla Godiwalla: My college ex- fundraiser. was an outsider. As a woman, a perience was a little reversed. I UT student and the daughter of started interning in intense Wall

two Indian immigrants, she was Street environments my fresh- a cultural anomaly among the man year, while many of my UT white, affluent, Harvard Business classmates were taking it easy. Julia Bunch School types on Wall Street. It seemed like they didn’t really Daily Texan Staff Though the deck was load- start taking their classes and job search too seriously until their “ ed against her, Godiwalla found success on Wall Street through junior year. With two Wall Street skill, hard work and shame- internships by my junior year, I less assimilation. She describes had it easy because I was ahead A cappella groups sing for fire relief of everyone. I got to pick from memorizing the scores of Knicks games to avoid embarrassment any job I wanted. I did miss out By Jessica Lee So, Acappellooza was born. The and watching senior officers on socializing my first two years, Daily Texan Staff event features Ransom Notes, One but then got to make up for it my We are a musical group that imbibes culture swap special currency for an ex- Note Stand and Hum A Cappella. clusive strip club during their last two years while everyone else Three of UT’s a cappella groups Each group will perform a set of their aspects from our various backgrounds as well corporate dinner. “I was both in was working hard around me. are coming together tonight in an at- own before coming together to per- awe of their power and disgust- tempt to raise money for victims of form a medley to end the evening. as contemport pop and rock music of today. ed by their callousness,” Godi- DT: What did you do after the recent Texas wildfires. Originally created as a form of re- walla writes of some of her su- leaving investment banking? A cappella is a form of sing- ligious music, a cappella originated in — Pragnya Maruwada, President of Hum A Cappella periors. Somewhere between the Godiwalla: After I left Morgan ing without instrumental accom- universities during the early 20th cen- grueling, 80-hour work weeks, Stanley, I worked in a couple oth- paniment. While the lead vocalist tury. Since its formation, collegiate a the fancy dinners saturated with er finance jobs in New York City. sings, the other members of the en- cappella groups have become wide- chauvinist remarks and her con- By then I was four years out of semble create the music themselves, ly celebrated, entertaining crowds by Lo Green’s “Forget You” and One “We are a musical group that im- stant fear of screwing up, Godi- undergrad and most of my coun- sometimes mimicking the sounds taking popular songs and arranging Note Stand’s rendition of Estelle’s bibes cultural aspects from our vari- walla found the time to ask her- terparts were applying to MBA of instruments. them into a new musical form com- “American Boy.” ous backgrounds as well as contem- self a very important question: Is programs. I, however, wasn’t sure After attending an event at Texas pletely devoid of instruments. A quick “Unlike the other groups, Hum A porary pop and rock music of today,” this worth it? I was ready for business school. A&M University last year in which YouTube search of “a cappella” reveals Cappella, an entirely South Asian cap- said Pragnya Maruwada, president of Nina Godiwalla will be a fea- I felt I missed out on the “taking multiple a cappella groups did a joint more than 24,000 videos, and NBC pella ensemble, opts to perform Hindi Hum A Cappella. tured author at the upcoming classes for fun” concept in under- performance, Samantha Strauss, the airs its own a cappella singing compe- tunes as well as songs found on the ra- The second annual Acappelloo- Texas Book Festival this weekend grad so I enrolled for a MA in lib- former director of UT-based a cap- tition called “The Sing Off.” dio. They have found a way to fuse the za event is free, but donations are and spoke with The Daily Texan eral arts at Dartmouth. My thesis pella group Ransom Notes decided Some of those popular songs that two styles of music in their mash-up encouraged. All of the proceeds earlier this week. for my MA was the first draft of it was time to show off UT’s singing will be performed tonight include of the popular Hindi song “O Re Piya” will be donated to victims of the groups. the Ransom Notes’ version of Cee and Adele’s “Rolling in the Deep.” Texas wildfires. Daily Texan: You started your Q&A continues on PAGE 10

CD REVIEW THE BEST IMITATION OF MYSELF: A RETROSPECTIVE Folds goes above and beyond in retrospective album’s scope Extended three-disc release rewards folk artist devotees with unreleased material By Robert Starr Daily Texan Staff

Ben Folds loves his fans, and if they needed any proof, they now have it in the form of his new release, The Best Imitation of My- self: A Retrospective. Not content just putting together a simple “best-of” album, Folds throws nearly four hours worth of material at his fans, including music from all stages of Photo courtesy of Ben Folds his career, most of it previously The Best Imitation of Myself covers the best of piano rocker Ben unreleased. It’s the kind of release Folds’ career over the past 20 years. most musicians promise but never get around to putting togeth- presented as more of a bossa nova Folds’ career for those who aren’t er and, though there’s a lot here, tune than a rocker. that familiar with his work, but quantity never trumps quality. The included live recordings the additional two discs are the Folds’ trademark piano style, (mostly on the second disc) also meat of this collection. which is at least as percussive as sound fantastic. Folds is an ener- Still, even with all that’s in- it is harmonic, complements his getic performer who doesn’t need cluded, there’s always a desire for distinct voice that lends itself just any more than a microphone and more. It would have been nice to as well to goofy songs (“One An- a piano to put on a good show have had something from the re- gry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Fac- and we get to hear a lot of that cording sessions that Folds did es”) as it does to heartfelt ballads on this release. Still, there are with William Shatner that re- (“The Luckiest”). The range is well some surprises, including guest sulted in the unexpectedly won- represented on this retrospective, appearances by Rufus Wain- derful album, Has Been, and it which begins with demos that wright on a cover of Wham!’s couldn’t have hurt to have includ- he recorded in his pre-Ben Folds “Careless Whisper” and a perfor- ed examples of some of Folds’ live Five days and goes all the way to mance of “Just Pretend” with Ben Chatroulette improvisations. the present, up to and including Lee and Ben Kweller, who toured Those are minor gripes, his surprisingly catchy cover of with Folds under the name of though, and it’s hard to have Ke$ha’s “Sleazy.” The Bens. much complaint with the abun- All of the favorites are here, There are two releases of the dance and quality of what’s in- from “Brick,” which was one of album, a single disc version and cluded here. For Folds fans old the few hits that Ben Folds Five a three-disc one, though fans and new, this retrospective ex- released, to “Philosophy,” “Rock- shouldn’t waste their time with ceeds expectations and tru- in’ the Suburbs” and pretty much the former. The single disc rely represents the best of the every other song that a fan of his lease is a nice introduction to artist’s work. would want to hear. And while some tracks are the same as we’ve heard on the original album re- The Best Imitation of Myself: leases, or at least very similar, A Restrospective most are not. Many songs are in- Ben Folds cluded as live performances or Genre: Rock via four-track demo form so we For those who like: can hear what they sounded like before they were fully polished. Eels, Flight of the Conchords STSTUDESSTUDENTTUUDDENTE “The Best Imitation of Myself,” for instance, sounds completely Grade: A different than the album version,