1A LIFE&ARTS PAGE 4 SPORTS PAGE 6 Internationally inspired ‘StrEat’ food fails to wow Seven Longhorns head east in the MLB draft OPINION PAGE 3 A closer look at SBOE recommendations TOMORROW’S WEATHER High Low THE DAILY TEXAN 93 77 Thursday, June 10, 2010 Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 www.dailytexanonline.com UT System works to recruit TODAY community college students Calendar By Collin Eaton during the past decade, other colleges within the UT Daily Texan Staff System saw graduation rates for these students in- Ever fallen in The UT academic institutions are recruiting trans- crease by 10, 20 and 30 percentage points, according fer students from community colleges in larger num- to data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinat- love? bers as the graduation rates for those students rose ing Board. The Buzzcocks perform at the over the past decade in Texas. “Community college students [who transfer to Mohawk at 9 p.m. Tickets will Across the UT System, the number of transfers four-year institutions] actually perform better, in cost $22 at the door. from community colleges spiked between 2008 and terms of graduation rates, than do students who be- 2009 with an increase of 11.3 percent to UT academic gin their college studies at four-year universities,” Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff institutions, the largest increase of any single group UT System spokesman Matt Flores said. “There’s a Like a burst of UT psychology junior Jonathan Wu waits outside his Spanish classroom that year, according to a May 12 press release. charge for higher-education institutions to graduate at the ACC Rio Grande Campus, where he is currently taking summer Though the graduation rate for transfer students dirty thunder ... classes. from two-year colleges hovered around 70 percent UT continues on page 2 The ROT Biker Rally begins with Gallagher and his Sledge-O- Matic, Blue Öyster Cult and the world-famous Wall of Death. The World Cup comes to Austin Shoot ‘em up The Harry Ransom Center’s Local bars, restaurants “Making Movies” film series shows the western “Duel in prepare to host broadcasts the Sun.” The show is free and of soccer’s biggest event starts at 7 p.m. By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff Do you put your luggage in the trunk of your car or the boot? Do you ride the elevator or the lift? Is it the bathroom or the loo? French Today in history fries or chips? The debate will be settled — In 1935 at least momentarily — on Satur- Dr. Robert Smith drinks his last day, when England and the United drop and co-founds Alcoholics States face off in their first match at the 2010 World Cup. Anonymous in Akron, Ohio, Unfortunately for soccer fans in with Bill Wilson. this burnt-orange bleeding city, it can still be tough to find bars that will broadcast the beautiful game. That’s why we at The Daily Tex- an have compiled this easy-to-fol- low list of some of the best places to watch the World Cup in all its Inside multicultural glory this summer. In Opinion: Cuatro’s The Simkins Hall debate You’ll find an eclectic but most- continues page 3 ly college-aged crowd at this West Campus hot spot. Soccer games In Sports: have become a large part of the Nebraska to move to the bar’s identity and, as the capaci- Big Ten page 6 ty crowd attending last month’s Champions League final attests, a Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff In Life&Arts: CUP continues on page 2 Cuatro Kowalski, right, owner of Cuatro’s on 24th Street, watches sports coverage with his friend Russel Louis on Wednesday afternoon. Screaming Females bring the basement punk page 4 Perry, White duel over financial details TxDOT puts By Nolan Hicks ator company on whose board of directors he cap on funds Daily Texan Staff served before he took office as mayor in 2004, A dispute erupted between the Bill White to supply much-needed portable generators and Rick Perry gubernatorial campaigns af- to power water pumps at the Lynchberg Res- for highway ter the Perry camp accused former Hous- ervoir in Baytown. The reservoir provides ton Mayor Bill White of personally profiting water for 600,000 people and much of Hous- construction Quote to note from an emergency contract awarded in the ton’s “Refinery Row,” and was in danger of aftermath of Hurricane Rita. running dry in the days after Rita. The White campaign dismissed the charges In a statement, Gov. Perry called on White By Destinee Hodge ““[There’s] a bunch and accused the Perry campaign of “lying.” to resign from the race and for local authori- Daily Texan Staff of excitement. It’s Yesterday morning, the Perry campaign ties to investigate if the claims were true. The Texas Transportation ‘ pounced on an Associated Press story that re- “I’m calling for him to immediately resign Commission put a 10-percent something‘ that you ported Bill White suggested the Coastal Wa- Bill White Rick Perry cap on the difference between ter Authority hire BTEC Turbines LP, a gener- WHITE continues on page 2 Former Houston mayor Texas governor contracted budget prices and dream of as a kid the actual reimbursement a city growing up playing receives for highway projects Tuesday. T-ball and wiffle ball in Each year, after cities and coun- the backyard. You dress ties throughout Texas submit Alliance observes 20-year SOS budget proposals for highway improvement projects, the com- up as a player in the As Monday marked 20 years of op- mission selects the ones that will big leagues, and then eration for the Save Our Springs Alli- ance, the environmental protection or- be feasible to support. you find out, ‘Oh hey, ganization hosted more than a week’s “The projects compete with worth of events that began June 1 and other projects, so you may or now I get out and put culminated Wednesday evening with may not get it,” said Chris Bish- that uniform on after a documentary screening. op, spokesman for the Texas De- On Wednesday, the Alamo Draft- partment of Transportation. I get done here.’ It’s a house Cinema on South Lamar In a method of payment called showed Laura Dunn’s 2007 docu- “pass-through financing,” after dream come true.” mentary “The Unforeseen,” which a city proposes its projected ex- chronicles the story of a fight penses for a plan, the commis- — Cameron Rupp against real-estate development that sion negotiates an amount that it catcher would have had a negative impact will be contracted to reimburse Texas baseball team on Barton Springs. Alliance Exec- to the city after the completion utive Director Bill Bunch said the of the project. film shows the reality of urban de- SPORTS PAGE 6 “[When] the commission and velopment and “its devastating Texas Department of Transpor- force in natural habitations.” Bunch said it was important to tation call for [proposals] for host a number of intimate and ed- projects, they’re narrowed down ucational programs to connect with [and] we go into negotiations TRY OUT FOR supporters and those unfamiliar with [the] city or county,” said with the group’s activities. Karen Amacker, spokeswom- The Save Our Springs Alliance an for the department’s Gov- THE TEXAN! began as a coalition of citizens con- ernment and Public Affairs Di- Come pick up an application cerned about the development that vision. “Once it’s built, we pay in the basement of HSM and has threatened the Barton Creek wa- it back.” sign up for tryouts. Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff tershed, according to the group’s Austin resident Brent Cushman slides into the water just outside the east side of Barton Springs Pool on website, sosalliance.org. Wednesday evening. — Skyler Sanchez TXDOT continues on page 2 2A 2 News Thursday, June 10, 2010 The Daily Texan NEWS Volume 111, Number 6 25 cents BRIEFLY They row their boat CONTACT US Sales-tax revenues grow Main Telephone: for second straight month (512) 471-4591 The Texas state comptrol- ler’s office reported sales-tax Editor: collections increased slightly Lauren Winchester in May 2010 when compared (512) 232-2212 with revenue from May 2009. [email protected] Collections increased by .1 percent, generating $1.78 bil- Managing Editor: lion in revenue. 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