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1 NEWS PAGE 5 Tre’ Newton mourns end of football career, looks to future Invisible Children screens documentary on campus SPORTS PAGE 7 LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 Faculty members showcase art, talent in exhibit TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 74 44 Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com State demands additional budget cuts TODAY By Nolan Hicks The cuts would be in addition to the “With 10 months left, we’re looking for “This is a new development, and I think Daily Texan Staff 5-percent cuts already ordered for the cur- more reductions as a prelude into budget it’s prudent in light of where the revenue Texas needs to cut its spending an addi- rent budget biennium, which covers 2010 cutting in the session,” Straus said. shortfall seems to be heading,” Branch said. tional 2 to 3 percent for the current budget and 2011. State leaders say they will still re- Public colleges and universities will not “If I was a college president, I would be pre- Calendar cycle as state revenues lag almost $4 billion quest an additional 10-percent cut for the be exempt from the latest round of budget paring to do another 2 to 3 percent.” below projections, Lt. Gov. David Dew- next budget that covers 2012 and 2013 — cuts, said Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, chair- The short time frame universities have to Alejandro hurst and Texas House Speaker Joe Straus which could amount to a 17- to 18-percent man of the House Committee on Higher Escovedo announced Monday. budget cut for many agencies. Education. BUDGET continues on page 2 The Austin-based singer- songwriter will perform at the Continental Club at 10 p.m. Operation APD reports Christmas Child University celebrates diversity Check out the Texan’s latest increase in video at dailytexanonline. com on Operation Christmas Child’s efforts to send presents homicides to children in developing countries. The campaign runs during 2010 through Nov. 22. By Aziza Musa Beyond the Daily Texan Staff Barrio The Austin Police Department is Symposium on “Beyond El facing its fifth spike in the number Barrio: Everyday Life in Latina/o of murders committed during the America,” explores how Latinos past 15 years — despite an overall are approached in the media drop in the violent crime rate. and public policy, featuring UT Murder rates usually average professors Frank Guridy, Cary in the low to mid-20s every year, Cordova and John McKiernan- and 2007 marked the latest rate increase, said APD Cmdr. Julie Gonzalez. San Jacinto O’Brien, who oversees the violent Conference Center, Room 207 crimes division. But since January AB. 2010, police have reported 31 ho- micide victims, 14 more than the Foreign Service same time last year. Careers O’Brien said although sever- As part of International al homicides happened in unusu- Education Week, former al ways this year — such as the U.S. ambassador to Eritrea death resulting from Austin res- Ronald McMullen will host an ident Joe Stack flying his plane information session on careers into the Echelon Building on Feb. in the U.S. Foreign Service. McCombs School of Business, APD continues on page 2 3.202. 12:30-1:30 p.m. Eid al-Adha Of the 31 The Islamic Dialogue Student Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff murders in 2010: Association will host its Plan II freshman Lucy Junker teaches Zeal Desai, an international relations and global studies junior, the steps to Irish folk dances at a free celebration of Eid al-Adha, or workshop as part of International Education Week on Monday. tBMUFSDBUJPOUZQF the Feast of Sacrifice in UTC, tGBNJMZWJPMFODF 4.104. 6:30-8 p.m. Cultural exchange promoted through International Education Week tSPCCFSZSFMBUFE tHBOHSFMBUFE By Vidushi Shrimali The University’s second annu- ranging from lectures on traveling at the U.S. Embassy’s Office of De- tEFGFOTFPGTFMGPSPUIFST Daily Texan Staff al International Education Week, tips to foreign film screenings and fense Cooperation in Ukraine and tVOLOPXONPUJWBUJPO Campus watch More than 2,000 students left Monday through Friday, cele- a world trivia competition Thurs- later serving as the chief of the de- tNPUJWBUFECZESVHT Austin to study abroad last school brates cultural diversity on cam- day night. fense cooperation branch in Ka- tTFYSFMBUFE I have no money year, and this fall about twice as pus and promotes international On Monday, Russian language zakhstan. Nowacky said that as tPUIFS many international students from exchange. and East European and Eurasian a diplomat he often had to follow Carothers Dorm, 2501 Whitis Ave. 115 countries came to the city to Thirty-five campus organiza- studies graduate student Elliott Source: APD Reports Public Intoxication: A UT staff study at UT. tions will host 55 events this week, Nowacky spoke about interning ABROAD continues on page 2 member reported a UT student was wandering from dormitory to dormitory while exhibiting a physical reaction to the over- consumption of alcohol in several locations. The officers UT explores hydrogen fuel, located the subject in the hallway. He became combative toward the officers when he realized they had found sparks government interest his wallet further down the hallway. When he discovered By Lauren Giudice their type and use “the fuel of age unit. Daily Texan Staff the future,” said program man- The team worked together to Austin EMS was there to assist UT’s Center for Electrome- ager Richard Thompson. build and test the vehicles, but him, he began yelling, “I can’t chanics, along with Atlanta- The team increased hydrogen UT’s center developed the high- afford this!” and kicking at the based Center for Transportation storage and maximized efficien- energy battery that was essential officers. Because of the student’s and the Environment, delivered cy in weight, volume, cost, safe- for the creation of the vehicle. intoxication, he was transported two hydrogen-powered utili- ty and commercialization po- “[The Department of Defense to a local area hospital for ty vehicles to the U.S. military’s tential. To make the vehicle as is] very interested in the use of further treatment. Occurred on: largest combat support agency. efficient as possible, the team hydrogen-fueled transportation Saturday at 11:23 p.m. The cars have a much great- used high-energy batteries and Allen Otto | Daily Texan Staff er range than other vehicles of a high-pressure hydrogen stor- FUEL continues on page 2 Marketing department representative Linda Golden whispers to Elizabeth Cullingford, an English department representative, on Monday. Council seeks alternate Quote to note “I know a lot of the appraisal of professors students have com- By Nick Mehendale Although the new committee is ‘ Daily Texan Staff not seeking to change the way eval- mented ‘and came UT’s Faculty Council creat- uations are conducted, Neikirk said ed a new committee at its Mon- the committee would open discus- up to me and said, day meeting to determine the best sion to new proposals about evalu- ‘Wow, I didn’t even way to conduct annual evaluations, ations from outside sources. hoping to ensure the faculty has a “Some people in the state and na- know so-and-so say in how professors and staff are tionally are not sure that their facul- made work like that’ reviewed. ty is working at their maximum,” Faculty Council Chairman Dean said Janet Staiger, a radio-televi- or ‘I haven’t seen Neikirk, an electrical and comput- sion-film professor and former er engineering professor, proposed council chairwoman. “We think al- more work from that the committee reach a consensus most all faculty is doing a great job. artist in a long time.’” about the way the faculty would We need to explain what we do, like to be evaluated. Under current that we are not overpaid and that, evaluation procedure, students re- many times, we are overworked.” — Jade Walker view non-tenured teachers every Neikirk cited a Texas Higher Ed- Senior program coordina- Erika Rich | Daily Texan Staff semester. These teachers also sub- ucation Coordinating Board rec- tor of the Visual Arts Research engineers Clay Hearn and Michael Lewis stand alongside program manager Richard Thompson in mit annual reports to administra- ommendation that would have Center front of a hydrogen fuel bus project at the J.J. Pickle Research Center. The bus preceeded their invention of tors, who review any research or LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 two hydrogen-run cars that have recently been delivered to the Department of Defense in Georgia. papers they have published. PROF continues on page 2 2 2 NEWS Monday, November 16, 2010 THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 111, Number 112 BUDGET: Shortfalls push board to inspect revenues 25 cents From page 1 5-percent spending cuts didn’t election, it’s that people want [the CONTACT US make the cuts could mean signif- save as much money as initially government] to live within their icant reductions in financial aid intended. means,” he said. “We’ve got to Main Telephone: and summer school courses, said “When you look at the [federal look at available revenue, mon- (512) 471-4591 Eva DeLuna Castro, a senior bud- money] and a probable $4 billion itor all of our revenues as close- Editor: get analyst for the progressive shortfall [in revenue in the current ly as we can and if we stumble Lauren Winchester think tank Center for Public Pol- budget], you all can do the math across a non-tax revenue, consid- (512) 232-2212 icy Priorities. as easily as we can — we’re talk- er that.” Straus wouldn’t say if public ing about $15-16 billion [shortfall When asked if his estimate of [email protected] for the next budget],” said Dew- the shortfall included increas- education and health and human Managing Editor: hurst, who chairs the Legislative ing enrollment in public schools services would be as largely pro- Sean Beherec tected from this round of cuts as Budget Board.

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