1 THE DAILY TEXAN Serving the University of Texas at Austin community since 1900 Nicki Minaj releases her second album Wildcats win their eighth national title with help of her alter ego, Roman Zolanski against Kansas LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12 SPORTS PAGE 7 >> Breaking news, blogs and more: www.dailytexanonline.com @thedailytexan facebook.com/dailytexan Tuesday, April 3, 2012 University shifts orientation focus to academics TODAY By Megan Strickland Powers Jr. said the increasing em- “Look at the map and think, ‘OK, so Powers said graduating in four ins and outs of living on their own Daily Texan Staff phasis on academics will include if I want to get to Boston there are years is something parents expect, while becoming oriented. making sure students know differ- a number of ways to get there, but I and without doing so students and “What goes on outside the class- With two months until the class ent pathways to graduation, to re- ought to start out heading out some- parents spend more on tuition, liv- room is a major part of what I call the Calendar of 2016 begins arriving on campus duce the number of students who where Northeast.’ You have a lot of ing expenses, and face the additional overall education of students, wheth- to register for their freshman classes, take more than four years to grad- students who get to their sophomore cost of lost income caused by late en- er they are working for The Dai- Terror Tuesday University officials announced Mon- uate. No specific programs have year and will report, ‘I started west try into the workforce. ly Texan, or Student Government or The Alamo Drafthouse is day a significant shift toward focus on been finalized. on I-10, rather than northeast. So we Powers said new students will still a political religious student organi- showcasing The “Toolbox academics for undergraduate orienta- “Any time you are on a journey you are trying to get people off to a good be able to experience the richness and zation,” Powers said. “That’s a very Murders” as part of their weekly tion this summer. have to actually sit down and think start [so they] think about what these diversity of opportunities for campus University President William Terror Tuesday special. Actor ‘Were is it I want to go?’” Powers said. pathways are.” involvement as well as learning the ACADEMICS continues on PAGE 2 Cameron Mitchell stars as a toolbox murdering landlord who may appear harmless on the outside but soon after Awareness is pierce a guys torso with a screwdriver. The horror starts at 10:15 p.m. with an admission instigated of $1. Emotions in for disorder By Reihaneh Hajibeigi Decision Making Daily Texan Staff Professor of Marketing Raj Raghunathan presents a talk Starting tonight, build- about the role of emotions ings in downtown Austin will versus rationality in our shine blue in honor of Autism choices and decisions. The Awareness Month. lecture begins at 5 p.m. in the Autism Speaks U and Tau University Teaching Center Kappa Epsilon hosted an Au- (UTC) 3.1222 tism Block Party Monday to raise awareness for this grow- Student Budget ing disorder as well as fund- raising to support research. Workshop The goal of the event was to Learn how to create and use educate students about a dis- a daily budget, save money, order that is not common- maintain and grow a savings ly acknowledged, said Steph- account and build credit for the anie Schirber, psychology se- college lifestyle. The workshop nior and Autism Speaks U begins at 4 p.m. in Waggener vice president. Hall (WAG) 420. “April is Autism Aware- ness Month, so we wanted ECE presents to do something to support special keynoter this national campaign,” Schirber said. The Department of Electrical & New statistics show that the Computer Engineering presents Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff number of children affected a seminar with Dr. Ian Galton by autism has grown recent- titled “Enhancement Techniques Mark Kelly, astronaut and husband of former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, center, speaks at a reception after his lecture presented at the Lady Bird Johnson auditorium Monday evening. ly, so it is necessary to make for Fractional-N PLL Frequency people more aware of what Synthesizers.” The seminar will the disorder actually is, Schir- be held in NHB 1.720 at 11 a.m. ber said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre- Astronaut gives inspiration vention’s March 30 report, one in 88 children are affected On the web: By Hannah Jane DeCiutiis June 2011. He is well known for hav- her in recovery for more than eight Kelly spoke about his early strug- by autism, an increase from Daily Texan Staff ing commanded several shuttle mis- months. UT is the first University in gles in flight school and said he re- the previous statistic of one Check out what pranks Students who want to become ef- sions, including Space Shuttles En- Texas to host Kelly as a speaker. fused to let his failure to excel allow in 110 children. According websites pulled for April fective leaders need to have a drive deavour and Discovery, and has the Kelly gave a lecture titled “Endea- him to falter in achieving his ultimate to the centers’ website, “Au- Fool’s Day. to succeed and the ability to over- distinction of being one of only two vour to Succeed” as part of the Stu- goal of becoming an astronaut. Kelly tism spectrum disorders are come hardship, said renowned for- people in the world to have visited dent Endowed Centennial Lecture- said his drive to succeed was the key a group ofdevelopmental dis- mer American astronaut and United the International Space Station four ship, which brings prominent speak- to his accomplishments later in life. abilities that can cause signif- States Navy Capt. Mark Kelly in a lec- times. He is the husband of former ers to the University each year and is “I was not a particularly good icant social, communication ture Monday evening. Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, funded by students through an op- pilot,” Kelly said. “I really, really and behavioral challenges.” Kelly is a noted American astro- who was the victim of an assassina- tional $2 donation during the regis- naut and naval aviator who retired in tion attempt in January 2011, leaving tration process. KELLY continues on PAGE 2 AUTISM continues on PAGE 2 UT alumna Beth Ferguson UT aids in migrant education performs maintenance By Samuel Liebl Innovative education. on the solar Daily Texan Staff “For 25 years, renewed by eight charging sta- http://bit.ly/dt_april_fools commissioners of education, from tion outside With UT’s help, some migrant the Reagan administration to the of the Perry- students follow both the harvest and Obama administration, this pro- Castañeda their academic dreams. gram has not changed,” Glessner said. Library. The University’s Migrant Student “Leaders have come and gone, but the Ferguson Graduation Enhancement Program, program remains solid.” founded The Sol Design a service provided by the K-16 Edu- During its quarter century of oper- cation Center, marked its 25th year Lab that ation, the program has enrolled more installed the on Monday with a ceremony honor- than 26,000 students, many of whom ing 40 high school migrant students solar power have gone on to attend college, Gless- charging who completed distance learning ner said. station. Quote to note courses through the program, said One of those students was Jessica Linda L. Glessner, executive director I just wasn’t feeling of the department of Continuing and MIGRANT continues on PAGE 2 comfortable‘ in the Gabriella Belzer ‘ Daily Texan Staff box, I talked to the coaches and worked Texas alumna establishes solar charger on a lot of things By Sylvia Butanda idea to install the station was first pro- Ferguson said. by myself, and I just Daily Texan Staff posed by three students to the Green In addition to designing the solar Fee Committee, which funds environ- station to look like an old-fashioned tried to get back into Students on campus can now mental projects on campus, including gas pump station, Ferguson said she the swing of things. charge their electrical devices outside the solar station. wanted the station to be conveniently using solar energy without the hassle This is the third solar station in Aus- structured for students. And right now it’s of trying to find an electrical outlet in tin. The other two are located in East “There are lots of students who feeling pretty good. or around a campus building. Austin and the South Congress area. use the outlets in the hallways where The Sol Design Lab, founded by Ferguson said she got the idea there aren’t tables or chairs, so I de- UT alumna Beth Ferguson, recent- for the solar station when she pur- cided to add chairs and tables to my ly installed a solar power charging sta- chased an electric scooter as a design along with the bike rack,” Fer- — Tim Maitland tion in front of Perry-Castañeda Li- graduate student. guson said. center fielder Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff brary for students to charge any electri- “I had no place to charge it, and Environmental science senior Eric Ajnes Aguilar (right) applauds during a ceremony honoring students of cal device, from a laptop to an electric that’s when I had idea that UT SPORTS PAGE 9 UT’s Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program on Monday. scooter, in a sustainable manner. The could have a solar charging station,” SOLAR continues on PAGE 2 2 2 NEWS Tuesday, April 3, 2012 as an outlet for everyone to Lark Kwan THE DAILY TEXAN come and learn about autism, Choi, UT Austin student, talks Volume 112, Number 147 AUTISM said Doris Kisel, Autism Speaks U president and communication to Autism Speaks U mem- science and disorders junior.