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Students fill Gregory Gym to take advantage of free fitness classes By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff It’s 9 p.m. Tuesday at Gregory Gym, and 10 to 15 people line up against the wall for a turn on an exercise machine. Students squeeze past one another in the crowded weight room as a swarm of students clusters outside the aerobics room for free TeXercise classes. The combination of Free P re v i e w We e k , r u n n i n g through Friday, with those determined to keep their New Year ’s exercise resolutions seems to have caused a fitness frenzy at UT gymnasiums. But this frenzy is shortlived as most personal train-

ers at Gregory Gym know One of the main reasons they fall short of their lofty that fitness regimes can eas- people tend to drift away goals, said RecSports personily burn out. from their New Year’s fitness al trainer Joanna Williamson. Williamson also said college students, especially at the beginning of a semester, will be realistic when making time in their schedule to exGive it a couple weeks... and the crowd ercise. Once schoolwork, extracurricular activities and starts thinning out.” parties start taking up more — Christina Stylianov, of their time, exercise gets TeXercise instructor the axe, she said. “You have to take it easy at first and build up gradually but consistently,” Williamson said. “Usually, people think “Give it a couple weeks... resolutions is because they they can just pick up where and the crowd starts thin- try too hard at the beginning they left off last time.” ning out,“ said Christina and eventually injure themKerri Brown, an Stylianov, TeXercise instruc- selves, wear themselves out GYM continues on page 2 tor and nursing senior. or feel discouraged when

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UT students back from Copenhagen By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff In the early days of winter break, three UT students traveled halfway around the globe to sit among heads of state and United Nations members to provide input in climate talks that would lead to the Copenhagen Accord. Geography graduate student M. Anwar Sounny-Slitine, government junior Rachel Aitkens and Emily Grubert, an energy and earth resources graduate student, attended the conference that lasted from Dec. 7 to Dec. 18. The students were able to participate in lectures as well as some meetings open to nongovernmental organizations. “If you get a few handpicked scientists, their solutions might sound good, but at the same time, there may be better solutions out there,” Sounny-Slitine said. “It’s a good thing for academics to be in the audi-

such as reducing global emissions and sharing technology among nations, which would curtail environmental damage caused by less environmentally friendly technologies. Sounny-Slitine was selected to attend the conference by the Association of American Geographers. Aitkens represented the Sierra Student Coalition, and Grubert represented a delegation through Stanford University. Aitkens said that overall, she was disappointed in how the conference in Copenhagen was Bobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff handled. She said the bureaucracy of the conference made Geography and environment graduate student M. Anwar Sounnyit difficult for an individual to Slitine and government junior Rachel Aitkens attended the 2009 have a voice, particularly durUnited Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, ing the second week, when Denmark in early December. nongovernmental organizaence to ask questions that need accords on Dec. 18, but it is not a tions had limited attendance within the conference due to to be asked.” legally binding document. U.S., China, India, Brazil, The accord outlined several the presence of governmental South Africa and several other actions to take in order to comcountries ultimately drafted the bat destructive climate change, SUMMIT continues on page 2

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Tuition raise faces mixed commentary More than 50 attendees voiced their frustrations during public discussion

Turbokickboxing instructor Christina Stylianov leads a class at Gregory Gymnasium Wednesday night. The class is designed to keep the heart rate up with constant punches and kicks.

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By Viviana Aldous Daily Texan Staff A police officer stood by as some of the more than 50 attendees voiced their frustrations with the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee’s recommended tuition increase during the public forum Wednesday that went 30 minutes past schedule. The committee, which proposed a 3.95-percent tuition increase per year for the next two years, hosted the forum in the Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building to gather student input on the recommendation. The committee, comprised of nine voting members including four students, presented tuition recommendations to President William Powers Jr. in December, and Powers will submit his own recommendations to the Board of Regents within the next couple of weeks. The regents, responsible for setting tuition, will vote on the proposal in March. “We’re trying to get the word out to help people understand the logic behind the recommendations,” said Kevin Hegarty, committee co-chair and UT’s vice president and chief financial officer. According to recommendations made by the committee, without a tuition increase, the University would face budget shortfalls of more than $17 million during the 2010-2011 school year and more than $14 million the following year. The funds would eliminate the University’s potential deficit but would leave no extra money to hire new faculty or staff. Powers refrained from offering his opinion about the proposed tuition increase.

Impact on Students The tuition increases, which include a two-time $65 fee for the construction of the new Student Activity Center, would increase tuition for a Texas-resident undergraduate student from $4,468 to $4,709 during the 2010 fall and 2011 spring semesters. In 2011-2012, tuition would cost $4,895. Nonresident undergraduates who entered UT after the spring of 2006 could pay up to $714 more in the fall of 2011. Resident graduate students, who now pay $3,882 on average, would pay $218 more per semester next year and another $162 per semester in 20112012. Nonresident graduate students who enrolled after spring of 2008 could pay an increase of up to $379 in the fall of 2011. Lauren Ratliff, a committee member and Senate of College Councils president, supports the

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STUDENT REACTIONS

“It’s absolutely conservative, considering the needs and the cutbacks that are already being discussed. I wish it didn’t have to be that way, but I’m dragging my heels and I admit that it’s a necessary disappointment.” Zachary Kinnaird, Chemistry senior

“I have four younger brothers, so raising tuition wouldn’t be good for my family. I understand needing it, but at the same time, tuition is already a lot higher than it used to be. That limits the [number of] people who are able to come here, which isn’t fair at a public university.” Frances Deavers, Pyschology senior

“At first, higher tuition is a little terrifying. However, it’s totally understandable having to raise costs because inflation happens with every product.” Kevin Lindsay, Mechanical engineering freshman Photos by Jeff Heimsath | Daily Texan Staff

Printing press remains on campus, awaits sale Despite lack of offers, groups express interest in purchasing machine By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff The printing press formerly responsible for the production of The Daily Texan and Texas Travesty still remains in the William Randolph Hearst building’s basement almost one year after it was put up for sale. The Texas Student Media Board, the entity that oversees all campus student media, put the printing press up for sale in

March to curb a general downturn in advertising revenue and make way for plans to remodel the basement’s infrastructure. Printing has been outsourced to Austin American-Statesman press machines since June. Though no offers have been made, Jennifer Hammat, interim director of TSM, said between nine and 12 organizations have expressed interest in purchasing the press. “We’ve definitely had more interest in it than I thought we would, but it’s been a challenge,” Hammat said. “We would have had a lot more success if we had

sold it 10 years ago.” Wanda Cash, director of the board’s executive committee, said it has been difficult trying to sell the printing press, considering the current climate of the newspaper industry. “We have had people inquire about it,” Cash said. “A few even came to take a look at it, but most of them have just been tire-kickers.” Tech-Energy Co., a printingpress repair company located near San Antonio that has worked with TSM in the past, came to look at the press but did not make an offer.

Several companies in Latin America have also made calls to the brokerage firm the board hired to oversee the advertising and sale of the press. Hammat said the process of physically moving the 50-by-8foot press out of the basement of the William Randolph Hearst Building can be daunting. If a Latin American company eventually purchases the press, it may need to hire a crane to haul it out of the building and a boat Andrew Rogers | Daily Texan file photo to move it overseas. “The costs just start to add In April, Arnold Wiggins organizes editions of The Daily Texan produced by the printing press, which has been up for sale for almost one year. PRESS continues on page 2

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From page 1 anthropology and psychology junior, waited for an exercise machine in the gym Wednesday. Brown said she was intimidated when she first came in but realized most people were on a level similar to hers. Brown said she will try to make exercise an obligation in her weekly schedule instead of just “something to do whenever I have time.” To stay on track, students should set a time to work out and write it down on their calendars, Williamson suggested. She added that students should not let themselves become thrown off when they return from spring break festivities. Stylianov suggested students come to the gym with a friend if they feel uncomfortable or intimidated starting a workout routine. If they feel embarrassed working out alongside a more fit friend, they can try participating in intramural sports, which offer different skill levels. Business junior Mohammad Haider said he prefers to work out alone. “Going to the gym is a person-

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al experience,” Haider said. “I’m just focusing on myself, not on what other people are doing.” Haider entered Gregory Gym for the first time Wednesday afternoon. Though he learned proper exercises years ago, he slacked off in using them and now wants to start focusing on his health, he said. Stylianov teaches a variety of classes for RecSports, including a core-strengthening AbLab, Latin dance-inspired

various options to people who want different intensity levels or people recovering from injuries. That way, people of varying skill levels can work out together. Stylianov said she tries to give her TurboKick class a dance-party atmosphere with both her energetic style and music choices. “A lot of the time, people who give up just haven’t found what they’re good at or

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Going to the gym is a personal experience. I’m just focusing on myself, not on what other people are doing.”

— Mohammad Haider, business junior

Zumba and her personal favorite, TurboKick, a high-energy kickboxing class. Despite her hectic schedule, which includes a 6 a.m. nursing clinic, teaching ice skating and working at Lifetime fitness, Stylianov said she would not change her busy schedule for the world — as long as she has the chance to help her peers lead healthier lifestyles. For her classes, Stylianov said she starts with basic moves. She also tries giving

what they enjoy yet,” she said. “That’s why it’s great to try different things if you haven’t found something you like yet.” Although Stylianov and Williamson encouraged people to add more physical activity into their lives, they warned against the dangers of working out improperly and using incorrect technique. “I’ll see undergrad guys go crazy in the work room,” Williamson said. “They’ll try

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something they see without knowing the proper way to go about it.” As an example, Williamson described students who put on more weights than they can handle when they bench press and arch their backs to lift the weights, which can cause a back injury. She also noticed that women tend to lack body awareness and control over their movements in their workout routines. Improper technique will cause damage to the body, Stylianov agreed. She cited lunges as an example, where people commonly stepped forward and let their knees go past their toes. Knees should always stay behind the toes, she said. Stylianov said she motivates her students to focus on health instead of strict weight loss. “Girls come in with a mindset [that] they have to lose five pounds or 10 pounds,” Stylianov said. “I don’t talk about weight. I never try to motivate them by telling them to burn more calories, or burn all the bad food we ate today.” Instead, people should focus on becoming healthier and use exercise as a stress reliever, she explained. “People who are feeling down can come here, forget about the test they had that day or their breakup,” Stylianov said. “Just work it all out.”

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representatives. However, Aitkens said the youth in attendance were heard during political action backing the island state of Tuvalu, which sought greater reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. “We need to make our priority in this country to be a leader in climate-change issues and to make a difference and have a legally binding agreement,” Aitkens said. “The biggest thing people can do is to start talking about climate change. The more you talk, the more pressure you will put on our representatives and the more likely they will do something about it.” Of the 193 countries that attended the conference, only nine have formally agreed to the accord so far, despite a Jan. 31 deadline to sign the document. The U.S. has not yet made a formal agreement. U.N. climate chief Yvo de Boer said Wednesday at a press conference that countries may associate themselves with the accord even after the “soft deadline.” He said although the Copenhagen summit wasn’t a full success, it produced three key outcomes. First, it brought climate change to the attention of high government officials. Second, it reflected a political consensus on longterm global response. Finally, negotiations produced a nearly full set of decisions to implement rapid climate action. “You can say that although Copenhagen didn’t produce the final cake, it left countries with the right ingredients to bake a new one in Mexico,” Boer said, referring to the location of the 2010 U.N. Climate Change Conference. Grubert said she attended the conference as a true observer. She participated in many conversations with peers, professors and delegates but chose not to take on the role of an advocate or activist for any given topic or theme. “I was encouraged by the community’s growing realization that it’s not anathema to consider climate-change adaption issues in addition to emissions mitigation strategies,” Grubert said. Sounny-Slitine said the biggest drawback to the conference was the occasionally difficult interaction between developed and developing countries. However, he said the conference opened talks of funding developing countries in order to improve their technology. “Maybe it was a little premature, but at least it got everyone up and on the same page,” Sounny-Slitine said. “At least the idea now is everyone in the world paid attention to this, and the countries on their own can

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Tears run down a woman’s face as she attends a group prayer in a makeshift shelter in a street of Port-au-Prince, Wednesday, 2010. International aid flowing into Haiti after last week’s earthquake has been struggling with logistical problems, and many people are still desperate for food and water.

Haitian refugees flee aftershock By Mike Melia & Paul Haven The Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A frightening new aftershock Wednesday forced more earthquake survivors onto the capital’s streets to live and sent others fleeing to the countryside, where aid was only beginning to reach wrecked towns. The strongest tremor since the Jan. 12 quake struck at 6:03 a.m., just before sunrise while many still slept. The 5.9-magnitude aftershock lasted only seconds but panicked thousands of Haitians. A slow vibration intensified

into side-to-side shaking that lasted about eight seconds — compared to last week’s initial quake that registered 7.0 magnitude. The death toll was estimated at 200,000, according to Haitian government figures relayed by the European Commission. The commission raised its estimate of homeless to 2 million, from 1.5 million, and said 250,000 people needed urgent aid. The damaged hospitals and emergency medical centers set up in Port-au-Prince needed surgeons, fuel for generators, oxygen and countless other kinds of med-

ical supplies, aid groups said. Wednesday’s aftershock was yet another blow: Surgical teams and patients were forced to evacuate temporarily. A helicopter landing pad was designated nearby for airlifting critical patients to the U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort. [The Comfort] joined the aircraft carrier Carl Vinson and other U.S. warships offshore, along with the French landing craft Francis Garnier, which carried a medical team, hundreds of tents and other aid. The seaborne rescue fleet will

soon be reinforced by the Spanish ship Castilla, with 50 doctors and 450 troops, and by three other U.S.-based Navy vessels diverted from a scheduled Middle East mission. Canadian warships were already in Haitian waters, and an Italian aircraft carrier, the Cavour, will join the flotilla with medical teams and engineers. But Wednesday’s aftershock, and the tears and upstretched hands of helpless Haitians made clear that the country’s tragedy will continue for months and years as this poor land counts and remembers its losses.

By Dena Potter & Vicki Smith The Associated Press APPOMATTOX, Va. — The victims of a gunman’s rampage in central Virginia included the suspect’s sister and brother-in-law, as well as two other adults, three teenagers and a 4-year-old boy, according to authorities who charged the alleged shooter with first-degree murder on Wednesday. Christopher Bryan Speight, a 39-year-old security guard, surrendered to police after leading authorities on an 18-hour manhunt following the slayings at a house in rural central Virginia where deputies found a mortally wounded man and seven bodies. Speight was charged with one count of first degree murder, but other charges are likely. He’s being held at a jail in Lynchburg. Speight co-owned and lived in the home where some of the bodies were found. Speight’s mother deeded the house to Speight and his sister in 2006, shortly before she died of

cancer. His mother’s obitary listed the daughter as Lauralee Sipe and her husband as Dewayne Sipe. State police identified the Sipes, both 38, as two of the victims, along with 16-year-old Ronald Scruggs; 15-year-old Emily Quarles; 43-year-old Karen and Jonathan Quarles; 15-year-old Morgan Dobyns; and 4-year-old Joshua Sipe. Police were alerted to the bloodbath when they found the wounded man on the side of a road. Then sheriff’s deputies discovered seven more bodies — three inside the house and four just outside. When officers converged on the area, the suspected shooter fired at a state police helicopter, rupturing its gas tank and forcing it to land. The shots revealed his location, and more than 100 police swarmed into the woods until Speight gave up the following morning. The county’s four schools remained closed for the day, the high school flag at half staff.

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To provide a vision and direction for the SEC; To interpret, implement, and execute the SEC By-Laws; To preside over the Executive Council meetings; To create and update long-term goals for the SEC; To meet with major student organizations in order to create long-term collaborations and mutual support; To sit as a voting member of the University Unions Board of Directors; To represent the SEC by giving reports at monthly Board meetings and semi-annual Alumni Advisory Council meetings. Candidates must meet the following requirements: Candidates must have a grade point average of 2.5. Candidates must have served on the Student Events Center as an active member for a minimum of two full regular semesters and must currently be an active member.

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Two messages were clearly presented by the Tuition Policy Advisory Committee at Wednesday’s open forum. The first was that the 3.95 percent tuition increase proposed was truly modest compared to the 18 percent tuition increase that would be needed to, in the words of the committee, continue progress toward being the “number 1 public university in the nation.” (According to the U.S. News and World Report, UT currently ranks tied for 15th). Secondly, the University should not expect, despite the tuition increase, “business as usual” given the current funding limitations and potential reductions in state appropriations. This means even more budget cuts are to be expected. So much for being 15th. Current undergraduate tuition stands at $4,468 per semester. With the proposed tuition increase, that number would rise to $4,709 per semester in 2010-2011 and $4,892 per semester in 2011-2012. Included in the tuition increase for 2010-2011 is a fee of $65 that will go toward the construction of the new activity center on campus. Students did have a say on this particular increase, however — in 2006, when the referendum to fund the activity center was passed by the student body at the time. If you don’t remember this, it’s because you were likely still in high school when the issue came to a vote. Many of the questions asked at the forum came from students who attended the event wearing placards around their neck that displayed the amount of debt they were currently in as a result of student loans. Snehal Shingavi, a graduate student, cited the recent failures of UTIMCO, a private investment firm in charge of overseeing the University of Texas’ endowment fund, as the main culprit for why tuition was being increased. He likened the tuition increase to the current economic crisis, with the students being forced to bail out the University because of a private entity’s poor decisions. The meeting left most in attendance dissatisfied as it was revealed that we will be forced to make financial sacrifices with no guarantee that things will improve. And perhaps even more disheartening, it left absolutely no indication that there will be a tuition freeze in the near future. TPAC is composed of four students, two deans, one faculty member and two administrators. Perhaps the students involved would have been well-advised to pay more attention to their colleagues pleading for some tuition relief or to make some effort to gauge the opinion of the student body they were representing on this committee. TPAC could have been more open while they underwent the process of determining that a tuition increase was necessary. But ultimately the Legislature is primarily to blame for this tuition increase. UT is chronically underfunded. We have nothing but respect for the students who had to make this difficult recommendation, and we applaud their desire to improve UT. But we regret that they missed an opportunity to tell the Legislature and the Board of Regents that UT students are not willing or able to pick up the slack in higher education funding. UT is a public institution, and as such, its primary responsibility is accessibility. Admissions to UT should always be limited by the contents of applicants’ minds and never the contents of their bank accounts. But that is just our opinion. Voice yours at the next public hearing taking place Jan. 26th from 1-2:30 p.m. in the ACES building. President William Powers Jr. and the Board of Regents still need to act on these recommendations. — Dan Treadway for the editorial board

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The Republican Party has offered Texas strong leadership across the state for more than a decade now. This election cycle, some of our strongest candidates can be found in the gubernatorial primary. Thanks to The Daily Texan for its coverage of all the candidates, especially the strong campaign of Debra Medina. I would like to encourage any student interested in our candidates to get out there, check their Web sites, watch the debates, volunteer in the student campaigns on campus, and make a difference. But don’t forget the deadline to register to vote. The March primary is Monday, Feb. 1. If you’re not registered to vote, see any of the great Republican groups on campus or visit the Secretary of State’s Web site — so get out there, and do your civic duty!

— Justin G. May Government junior Republican Precinct 148 Chairman

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America’s odd holidays ing to end. The holidays cancel each other out. Another issue I have is attempts By Douglas Luippold to rename the holiday honoring Daily Texan Columnist George Washington’s Birthday to “Presidents Day.” Washington raised and led an army that won a I honored the legacy of Dr. Mar- war against impossible odds, and tin Luther King Jr. on Monday the then he served judiciously as our same way as most Americans: I first President. went to the bar on Sunday night, I understand why Washington’s slept until noon and spent the birthday should be honored, but do rest of the day sitting around. I we really need Presidents’ Day? We had a dream Sunday night after I give the President and his family got home from the bar, so I think free housing, food and security. The that puts me a cut above most in song “Hail to the Chief” literally my reverence for the late civil hails him every time he walks into rights leader. a room. There is also the incentive As I sat around on Monday, I re- that, if you’re a really good presialized that American holidays are dent, we will carve your face into a odd. To be clear, I do not mean mountain. Isn’t that enough? real holidays such as ThanksgivI was glad to learn the offiing, Christmas or my birthday. cial name for the holiday remains The holidays to which I am refer- Washington’s Birthday, and not ring are the ones that fall on Fri- Presidents Day. If the holiday’s days or Mondays, name were offihonor exceptional cially changed, Americans and do it would require not make much the president to sense sometimes. sign a law estabIt is odd to reclishing a holiday My final qualm ognize the contrito honor himself. butions of both That type of naris that there Christopher Cocissistic behavior are holidays for lumbus and Dr. is expected from Martin Luther a king or empertrees, flags and King Jr. The lator, but not our groundhogs, but ter was a Nopresident. bel laureate who My final qualm not one honoring helped enfranis that there are a woman. Given chise groups to holidays for that our country overcome institrees, flags and tutional discrimgroundhogs, but is more than 200 ination through not one honoring years old, I’m nonviolent proa woman. Givtest, and he was en that our counsure there has assassinated for try is more than been at least one his cause. 200 years old, I’m Columbus is sure there has woman worthy of the mascot of a been at least one a holiday. European conwoman worthy quest that resultof a holiday. ed in a genocide Perhaps Abiof the native peogail Adams, who ple, a pillaging of pushed her hustheir land and reband John Adams sources and the destruction of their to remember the ladies in construcway of life. tion of our country. Or Jane Adams, Columbus did not discover a Nobel laureate who was a pioneer North America nor was he the first in social work, civil rights and femito realize that the world is round, nism. I would suggest Susan B. Anand he never set foot in what is thony, but she already has a coin. now the United States. If there is One may think I am advocating going to be a holiday celebrat- the elimination of some of these ing European settlement in North holidays, but on the contrary, I beAmerica, it would make sense for lieve there should be more. Our it to involve the discovery of the country has countless exceptionUnited States. “Mayflower Day” al citizens, and they should all has a festive ring to it. get a holiday. Americans work too It is strange that King and Chris- much anyway. topher Columbus are both honored In Europe, workers are usually with a holiday considering that the given four to six weeks of paid holEuropean settlement of America iday per year while Americans only led to the establishment of planta- get around 13 days. Martin Luther tions, which eventually led to the King Jr. day is a wonderful holiday, African slave trade. and there should be many more Slavery resulted in the insti- like it. tutional discrimination against blacks that King is honored for try- Luippold is government and journalism junior.

We are writing to express our deep disgust from reading Michael F. Boyce’s poor excuse for an opinion in Tuesday’s Firing Line titled “Capitalism and Football.” Does he not realize the point of a university is education, research and advancement, which would be impossible without the many hardworking faculty and staff who indeed work very hard? The same graduate students he insulted are the ones who T.A. our courses and grade endless papers while managing their own research projects at all hours, including nights, weekends and holidays. Sure, if football coach Mack Brown is bringing in so much money, I agree he should get rewarded handsomely, but not at the expense of graduate tuition increases. Does he know how much graduate students get paid? Does he know what we even do? I assure you it has nothing to do with chairs, as noted in Boyce’s uninformed opinion. Does he even know what a grant is? Is he aware that 52 percent of every grant awarded goes to the University? I’m sure if we calculated 52 percent of every grant on campus, the revenue they bring in far surpasses anything else, yet the salaries of those responsible for bringing in the grants fall far short of $5 million a year. Based on all Boyce had to say, there is clearly no point in trying to explain to him the importance of grants—or scientific contributions, for that matter. Mother Nature doesn’t exactly write a check every time a paper gets published, so is Boyce implying that, for this reason, it is of no value to the student body? Would he like to say that to the many notable scientists on our campus? How about the MBAs he was also quick to insult — is he unaware of the prestige and revenue generated from the business school? Ultimately, Brown is part of a team — not just the football team, but the UT team. Even he would not stand up for an opinion as ignorant as Boyce’s. Boyce owes every graduate student an apology.

— Azadeh Nasrazadani and Danielle Ebelt Graduate students

The weakest link Among the biggest menaces in the impending future is the declining supply of fossil fuels. American prosperity depends on continued availability of these fuels, but world supplies cannot possibly keep up with the soaring demand. The invention of agriculture about 100 centuries ago allowed us to build cities as well as develop technology and human knowledge. Ample food supplies also allowed human populations to grow to present-day, unsustainable levels. Our production and delivery of food to livestock as well as people rely on oil and natural-gas supplies. In the early 1900s, just as natural fertilizers began to run low, two industrious Germans invented the Haber-Bosch process, which allowed production of ammonia from atmospheric nitrogen and water by burning it at high temperatures with natural gas methane. When combined with nitrogen, the resulting ammonium nitrate can be used both as a fertilizer and as an explosive (some say Germany could never have gone to war without this complex technology). This technology came to the rescue of agriculture and helped feed billions of hungry humans. But such technology has led us out onto thin ice; everything now depends on fossil fuels — and these will soon be exhausted. Greed is a natural human instinct that drives us to allow short-term financial returns to override long-term prospects. Our economic system, based on the ongoing pursuit of profits and runaway greed, is insane because it requires that growth to continue forever, an obvious impossibility in a finite world. To stop the economic bubble from bursting, we must rein in runaway greed. Fuel shortfalls will lead to food shortages and higher prices, ultimately deepening the present recession and, quite likely, leading to worldwide depression. We cannot afford to ignore the upcoming crunch and wait to react. We must be proactive and use the last of our diminishing oil reserves to invest in infrastructure, especially electricity grids and railways. We should also develop and install green technologies, such as solar water heating systems as well as photovoltaic and wind turbine driven electrical generating plants. Earth was a pretty durable spaceship for all its earthlings, but we humans have managed to trash its life-support systems, especially the atmosphere and oceans. In the past century we have burned fossil fuels that took millions of years to form. Humans now consume (primarily via agriculture, fisheries, forestry and pastoral activities) half of the planet’s total production. Today we consume more than half of the available freshwater as well as over half the solar energy trapped by plants. Many species have gone extinct due to human pressures over the past century, and many more are threatened and endangered. The planet can no longer dissipate the solar energy that falls to its surface, let alone the excess thermal waste heat generated by burning fossil fuels. Access to more energy would lead to the ultimate ecocatastrophe — thermal collapse. If humans survive, our descendents will live much more frugally than we have.

— Eric R. Pianka Integrative biology professor

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Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff

Biology freshman Chris Rajan helped create the latest Usher music video over winter break in the Got Noise nationwide competition.

Student films Usher music video By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff Chris Rajan, a reserved biology freshman, sits on the edge of his bed surrounded by the usual clutter of a Jester dorm room. Despite his lack of equipment or experience, Rajan recently completed a music video for R&B superstar Usher. Rajan was one of 20 teens selected from over 5,000 applicants for the Got Noise competition to help make Usher’s next music video for his song “More.” Body By Milk, the advertisers behind the “Got Milk?” campaign, sponsored the competition. While most students were cramming the week before finals in December, Rajan was asked to fly out to Los Angeles for the shoot. “I told my biology teacher, and she was like, ‘Yeah, you have to do it. Do whatever you need to do,’” Rajan said. “I was really surprised and scared because I’m a freshman, and I didn’t think they’d care [about my opportunity], but they did.” Upon arriving in Los Angeles, he and the other teenage con-

testants were split up into two teams. Rajan was placed in Team B and charged with the task of writing, casting, shooting and editing the music video. For many of the contestants, the experience was larger than life. The contest specifically picked a variety of teens, some with little or no previous expertise in film.

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Even though everyone collaborated on the project, Rajan spent most of his time editing video footage in post-production. “It’s really cool because you can be really analytical yet creative at the same time about what you find. It’s like being in art and math at the same time,” Rajan said. “I’ll take five hours

Usher’s actually a bit shorter than I thought he’d be.”

— Chris Rajan, biology freshman

Although Rajan received most of his experience behind the camera at Coppell High School’s television station KCBY, the process of casting a music video was entirely new to him. “I was first intimidated by [the casting process] because it was me — this 18-year-old — telling 24and 34-year-olds what I want,” Rajan said. “But, I enjoyed it because it was something different.”

just to get something the way I want it.” Dreaming Tree Films provided interns who had previously worked with the program to oversee the team’s production. Originally based in Chicago, the national program provides high school and college students from different backgrounds and experience levels with an opportunity to express themselves through film.

“Usher was on our list of potential musicians, but once he heard that we were trying to give teens an opportunity to nurture their creativity, he quickly jumped on,” said Alana Bardauskis, Dreaming Tree Films senior publicist. Rajan also noticed that Usher was extremely nice on set, listening to everyone’s ideas and giving feedback. “Usher’s actually a bit shorter than I thought he’d be,” Rajan said jokingly. The experience has even inspired Rajan to change his major from biology to business, with the eventual goal of entering the entertainment industry. “Doing the program really made me realize how much I missed doing film,” Rajan said. “Thankfully, my parents have always told me, ‘You do whatever you want to do as long as you can support yourself.’”

By Nehal Patel Daily Texan Staff To foster more interaction between faculty and students, senior systems analyst Morrie Schulman encouraged more faculty members to incorporate clicker systems into their classrooms at a workshop Wednesday. Instructors at the University have used classroom response systems, or clicker systems, for more than six years. Clickers are generally believed to engage students in active learning. The first clicker system on campus was the CPS system. Although approximately 25 percent of instructors at UT who use clicker systems still rely on CPS, many have switched to the iClicker system, Schulman said. “In a regular classroom, there usually isn’t a lot of interaction between students and faculty,” Schulman said. “The clicker systems make it easy for professors to ask questions on the fly, and if students are talking and getting immediate feedback, they’re more likely to retain information.” The three clicker systems utilized on campus are iClicker, CPS and Turning Point. The iClicker and Turning Point systems cost $37.35, and the CPS system costs $24 at the University Co-op. All three systems allow students to respond anonymously to questions instructors ask and see the responses. Instructors can also use clickers to ask practice questions, take attendance and polls and give quizzes and tests. The responses can then be uploaded to Blackboard. Biological sciences lecturer James Bryant has used clicker systems since 2005 as a way to ask questions as well as questions that do not necessarily have a correct answer. “I grade my students on attempt, not by their answers, and it helps me see what they are

understanding and not understanding,” Bryant said. “[The clicker system] keeps my class more relaxed.” Approximately 75 University classes utilize a clicker system, and about 10,000 students are registered users, Schulman said. Students must register their clickers online so instructors will know which clicker’s serial number is associated with which student. “I’ve seen classes with 20 to 200 students using iClickers,” Schulman said. He said he thinks the response system’s popularity will continue to grow until it functions totally on the Internet and doesn’t require the use of physical clickers. The UT Division of Instructional Innovation and Assessment has created a clicker iPhone application, but it is not ready to be used in classrooms. If the response system does move to the Internet, any device capable of accessing the Internet could utilize the system. “Using iClickers for attendance or extra credit is fine, but I don’t like using them for timed assignments,” said business sophomore Neelam Mistry. “Everyone thinks at a different pace, and it’s hard to regulate how much time should be spent on each question. It doesn’t let you skip questions and look over them later, either, so it puts more pressure on students.” The clicker systems can help reduce paper costs and save time in class, said Joyce Harris, a communication sciences and disorders professor. “I give note card quizzes, which work out very well because students who don’t normally speak out in class are able to respond, and I get very interesting answers,” Harris said. “But with budget cuts, using note cards is very expensive, and iClickers record responses faster.”

Vote for Chris Rajan and Team B on got-noise.com. Voting ends Feb. 1.

Project aims to train, certify future principals High turnover rates spur University to partner with Dallas school districts By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff After years of research followed by almost a year and a half of preliminary planning, a UT principal-certification program has gained momentum and will begin its training program this summer. The University of Texas Collaborative Urban Leadership Project aims to prepare graduate students in education for principalships in Texas, specifically in urban districts. The program is funded by a $3.3 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education awarded to the College of Education in September 2008. The specialized program came as a response to a University research team that found

high turnover rates for principals in secondary education. Upon receiving the grant, the University chose to partner with the Dallas Independent School District because it met the program’s standards. Current DISD principals can nominate teachers for the principalship program by Jan. 31, and all applications are due Feb. 15. Applicants will then be assessed through a series of tasks. The final principalship group will consist of 24 graduate students who will formally begin the certification process in the summer. The next group of 24 students in the Dallas district will start in 2012. Edward Fuller, associate director for research at the University Council for Educational Administration, served as the internal evaluator for the project and helped conduct the research leading to the project’s development.

Fuller said that over a fiveyear timespan, at least half of the principals in Texas leave their posts. “At a secondary level, it is unlikely that a principal will stay for an entire length of a student at a school,” he said. “Right where we need the lowest turnover, we have the highest turnover.” Fuller attributes part of the high principal-turnover rate to the demands of the job, particularly the constant pressure to increase test scores in low-performing schools. If a school’s test scores do not meet the standards required by the Texas Education Agency for three years in a row, the Campus Improvement Team is authorized to replace any and all members of the staff, including the principal, said agency spokeswoman DeEtta Culbertson. Mark Gooden, director of the

principalship program and coprincipal investigator, said the two-year program will be tailored to the individual needs of each district it partners with, the first of which is DISD. District teachers and administrators from DISD will mentor the students in the certification and master ’s programs. The program site in Dallas has not yet been determined. “We are working in partnership with Dallas Independent School District to increase student achievement by increasing the number of secondary principals in schools,” Gooden said. He said he hopes school districts will endorse each graduate of the program and immediately place them in positions upon certification. Gooden said the program will expand to the Houston Independent School District in 2011

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Lauren Joseph, a School of Sociology employee, uses an iClicker to answer questions at a presentation at the McCombs School of Business on Wednesday morning.

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White House photographers speak to crowds from the speakers about the levBy Radhika Sakalkale el of access they had to the presDaily Texan Staff From documenting behind- ident while working, said library the-scenes footage to interacting spokeswoman Anne Wheeler. “One of the photos of mine that with the U.S. president on an intimate level, several award-winning I like is [the Obamas] in the elevaWhite House photographers cele- tor sharing a moment,” Kennerbrated President Barack Obama’s ly said. “He’s giving his wife, Michelle, his coat. inaugural anniT h ey w e re o n versary on camtheir way to one pus Wednesday. of 10 inaugural Pulitzer Prizeballs.” winning photograThe best job in These moments pher David Hume Washington is really are captured afKennerly, whose work is featured in to be a White House ter a certain level of comfort is the Lyndon Baines photographer: You reached, KennerJohnson Library make your own ly said. and Museum on “One of the campus, brought schedule. You take most important together fellow pictures you things about beWhite House phowant to take.” ing a persontographers Daphotographer vid Valdez, Rob— Robert McNeely al to the president ert McNeely, Eric White House is the trust facDraper and Frank Wo l f e t o d i s photographer tor between you and your boss — cuss their time as that’s the presiWhite House staff dent,” he said. photographers for McNeely and Kennerly also disseveral administrations. “The best job in Washington is cussed their collaboration with really to be a White House pho- other authors in writing “Barack tographer: You make your own Obama: The Official Inaugural schedule. You take pictures you Book,” which explores behind-thescenes photography during the inwant to take,” McNeely said. The program featured stories auguration process.

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Eric Draper, former White House photographer for President George W. Bush, shares photos at the LBJ Auditorium on Wednesday. Other White House photographers in attendance included Robert McNeely, David Valdez, Frank Wolfe and David Hume Kennerly. The book ranges from the minute that George W. Bush left the White House to Obama’s drive around Capitol Hill to several inaugural balls. The book’s concept came shortly before the inauguration, and was published on the 100th day of Obama’s presidency, Kennerly said. Kennerly indicated that his job as a photographer enabled him to

delve deeper into the president’s personality. “Barack Obama is one of the most fascinating political figures I’ve photographed,” he said. “He’s very at ease in front of the camera. He comes across as a genuine person, which I think he is.” Kennerly won the 1972 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography after he was sent to Saigon as a com-

bat photographer for United Press International. His portfolio also includes photos of Pakistani refugees in Calcutta, the 1971 Muhammad Ali-Joe Frazier boxing match and the Vietnam War. Kennerly has also photographed every president since Nixon. “It’s because of Kennerly’s connections to the other renowned photographers that we were for-

tunate enough to hold this program,” said Erin Purdy, spokeswoman for the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Both the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History will upload a video of the presentation to their Web sites before Wednesday for those who were unable to attend.

PROJECT: Students enjoy intimate class size From page 5 and the Harlandale Independent School District in 2012. The two districts, along with DISD, contain 14 percent of Texas students who live in poverty. “Schools tend to have challenges with stability,” Gooden said. “Research confirms that

the principal is second only to the teacher in terms of student achievement.” Fuller said the training and certification program will better prepare graduate students for positions as principals because of the in-depth selection process and the intimate size. “We’ve been really success-

ful in training students in our Austin program,” he said. “Our graduates — a large percentage — get hired. A fairly high percentage of our principals are successful in staying in the job and raising student achievement.” For more information about the program visit utprincipalship.org

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Marcin Rusinkiewicz, a comparative literature graduate student, wears a sign showing his student debt as he listens to audience members at a Tuition Policy Advisory Committee forum.

TPAC: Group set to host another forum Attendees’ Input

From page 1 proposed increase but admits it’s not enough. “I’ve heard from many students in engineering and natural sciences that classes they need to graduate are being closed,” Ratliff said. “The [potential tuition] increase, it does not prevent this stuff from happening.” Ratliff and other committee members agreed that $50 to $60 million in new funds each year, which translates to a tuition increase of about 18 percent over the next two years, would be necessary to become a more competitive public university. Opponents of the increase argued that raising tuition would deter low-income students from attending the University. “Accessibility is every bit as important as excellence,” said Doug Dempster, dean of the College of Fine Arts and a committee member. “This seems to be a very balanced effort to not neglect excellence altogether but not to abuse access, either.”

After briefly summarizing the committee’s reports, members took questions from students, faculty, staff and community members in the audience. Some students displayed signs with the amount of debt they have accumulated so far. Some students questioned the amount of student input that was included in the recommendation process. “To what extent were students really engaged?” urban studies sophomore John Lawler asked the committee. “I respect the students on TPAC, but to what extent do you ever go out to, say, the West Mall to poll students?” Powers said the committee could always use more input. “I think we have a good process,” Powers said. “We can always improve student engagement, and I’m all in favor of the different ways to do so.” Committee members repeatedly committed to providing opportunities on the TPAC Web site for student fedback. Wednesday’s forum was livestreamed on the committee’s

Web site and will be podcasted later, members said. Senior radio-television-film lecturer Anne Lewis recommended the University provide students, faculty and staff with clear information about how budget money is spent and cut. She also suggested students, faculty and staff have “a real, voting share in the governance of this University.” “Many of my best students work very hard, even outside of class, to contribute to their education,” Lewis said. “They don’t come from privileged families. I would hate to see fewer of those students here at the University. In the current economy, I think we’ll see students drop out and go deeper in debt.” The committee will host another forum Tuesday at 1 p.m. in the Avaya Auditorium, Room 2.302, of the Applied Computational Engineering and Sciences Building. “I’m hoping the discussions don’t end here,” said Liam O’Rourke, Student Government president and a committee member. “TPAC’s recommendations are finalized, but Powers’ recommendations are still up for feedback.”

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SIDELINE NCAA Men’s Top 25 Baylor 75 No. 3 Kansas 81 No. 4 Villanova 94 Rutgers 68

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No. 6 Duke 74 North Carolina State 88

Colt bids farewell

Iowa 63 No. 7 Michigan State 70 No.14 Georgetown 74 No. 11 Pittsburgh 66 No. 12 West Virginia 68 Marshall 60 Wyoming 66 No. 13 BYU 81 Xavier 72 No. 17 Temple 77 Michigan 48 No. 19 Wisconsin 54 St. John’s 59 No. 21 Connecticut 75 Wake Forest 82 No. 23 North Carolina 69 South Carolina 57 No. 24 Mississippi 66

NBA Sacramento 97 Atlanta 108 Indiana 98 Orlando 109 Portland 98 Philadelphia 90 Dallas 94 Washington 93 Miami 65 Charlotte 104 Boston 86 Detroit 92 Memphis 111 New Orleans 113 Toronto 107 Milwaukee 113 Oklahoma City 94 Minnesota 92 New Jersey 94 Phoenix 118 Utah 105 San Antonio 98

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Late offensive surge lifts Horns over Cowgirls Goestenkors records 100th win over a ranked foe

Chicago 97 LA Clippers 104

NHL Florida 0 New Jersey 2 St. Louis 4 Montreal 3 F/OT Vancouver 3 Edmonton 2 F/OT Bruno Morlan | Daily Texan Staff

NCAA Women Saint Louis 50 No. 10 Xavier 92 No. 11 West Virginia 74 Marshall 42 No. 13 Oklahoma 62 Missouri 61 Kansas 42 No. 21 Iowa State 53

SPORTS BRIEFLY Trio earns All-American honors from Volleyball Magazine Volleyball Magazine tabbed senior setter Ashley Engle as a firstteam All-American along with fellow senior outside hitter Destinee Hooker, who also earned co-player of the year, sharing the honor with Penn State’s Megan Hodge. Junior Juliann Faucette was named a second-team All-American. The trio led Texas to its first national championship appearance since 1992. After storming out to a two-set lead over Penn State in the championship match, the Horns dropped their next three sets to fall 3-2. — Chris Tavarez

Senior guard Erika Arriaran, who had a career-high 28 points in Wednesday’s win, looks to pass the ball against Oklahoma State.

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Djokovic, Davydenko advance; Ivanovic out By John Pye The Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia — Nikolay Davydenko moved into the third round of the Australian Open in the low-key manner which has typified an 11-match winning streak, including title runs at the World Tour Finals and Doha. The sixth-seeded Russian beat Ukraine qualifier Illya Marchenko a 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 Thursday on Show Court 2, which is No. 4 in the pecking order of courts at Melbourne Park. The 28-year-old Davydenko doesn’t have the profile of Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal, and he’s never made a Grand Slam final, but nobody has been playing better of late. Former No. 1-ranked Ana Ivanovic has the profile, but no recent form to go with it. The 22-year-old Serb extended her run of poor results in a second-

round 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 loss to Gisela Dulko of Argentina. Dulko was broken twice while serving for the match before finally breaking Ivanovic’s serve — helped by two double-faults from the 2008 French Open champion — to clinch a place in the third round on her sixth match point. Ivanovic, who lost the 2008 final here, has slipped to No. 21 in the rankings and didn’t win a tournament in 2009. It was her first loss to Dulko in their three meetings. In another early women’s result, No. 10 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland advanced 6-0, 6-2 over Russia’s Alla Kudryavtseva. Davydenko beat both topranked and No. 2 Nadal on his way to two titles in the last two months, including the Qatar Open this month where he

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By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff A second-half surge led by senior guard Erika Arriaran took the Longhorns to a 77-63 win against No. 12 Oklahoma State on Wednesday. After falling behind seven points early in the second half, the Longhorns went on an 18-3 run including eight straight from Arriaran who came off the bench to score a career-high 28 points for Texas. “We were never out,” said coach Gail Goestenkors. “We just kept on fighting, kept working.” With the win, Goestenkors earned her 100th win over a top-25 opponent.

Arriaran’s career night proves vital in Texas’ come-from-behind victory By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff Most coaches do not have the ability to see into the future. For one night, Gail Goestenkors, Texas women’s basketball coach, did. “I felt like [guard Erika Arriaran] was going to have a good night,” Goestenkors said. “I told her at shoot around, ‘You are going to be on fire tonight.’” Coach Goestenkors could not have been more right about her prediction. Down

by seven points in the second half with 13:39 remaining and the game slipping away from the Longhorns, Arriaran came off the bench to lead a fiery No. 20 Texas team (135, 2-2 Big 12) to a 77-63 win against No. 12 Oklahoma State (15-3, 3-1). In total, Arriaran shot a staggering 64 percent from the field, with a new career benchmark of 28 points — 19 of which came in the second

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Lucas brings intangibles to Horns Florida transfer traded playing time, points for hopes of a championship By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Though Longhorn guard Jai Lucas has not scored the most points — only 44 in nine games — and has only played 116 minutes, his teammates recognize that sometimes being a good team player is not just about game recognition or court appearances. Lucas, a junior transfer from the University of Florida who became NCAA eligible during winter break, played his first game in burnt orange against North Carolina on Dec. 15. “Being on a team this good, and when I started playing [in December] they were already so good, I didn’t really need to impact that much,” Lucas said. “But I do contribute where I can. I try to be a spark player and come off the bench and try to change the game when I get

Junior guard Jai Lucas, who recently became eligible to play, goes up for a shot against Gardner-Webb earlier this season

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that chance.” three assists and added seven Lucas’ breakout game this sea- points. There’s still a long road son was against Arkansas a few ahead this season, and Lucas is a weeks ago in which he played 21 minutes, totaled a game-high LUCAS continues on page 8

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to lowest score of season From page 7 The Longhorns run came from great defense in addition to the shooting of Arriaran and company. After allowing more than 90 points in the first three games of Big 12 play, the Longhorns held Oklahoma State to a season low 63 points, 31 of which came from senior Andrea Riley. “They take pride in their defense,” Goestenkors said of her team. “So these last three games were rough for us.” Texas created tough shots for the Cowgirls and forced turnovers which led to easy points. The defensive spark came from an unexpected player, in Yvonne Anderson who earned the job of defending Oklahoma State’s most dangerous player, Riley. “She still had 31 points,” a modest Anderson said. “I just went in with the mindset that I had to do my job. Luckily tonight, I got the opportunity to play and show what I can do.” After senior Brittainey Raven recorded two early fouls, Goestenkors was forced to rotate between Anderson and Ashleigh Fontenette. Anderson spent most of the

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arriaran: Senior sets Big 12 record From page 7

second half having to chase Riley around the court, who combined with teammate Tegan Cunningham for 50 of their team’s points. “I think that [Anderson] really did a good job tonight,” Riley said. “She was really active on defense. She has active hands and she doesn’t back down.” The Longhorns success defensively translated well offensively for Texas who only turned the ball over ten times, which was pleasing to the entire Longhorn squad. “Every time that we take care of the ball, we always have good games,” said junior guard Kat Nash. “That has always been one of our keys.” But that wasn’t the only reason the Longhorns enjoyed limiting their turnovers. “It means we don’t have to run as much in practice tomorrow,” Nash said. “That rarely happens.” Nash got the team going early on and finished with 11 points, eight of which were scored in the first half, as she spent most of the second half watching Arriaran drain three pointers one after another. “We expect her to do it for every game for now on,” Nash joked.

tennis: Henin defeats Dementieva From page 7 saved two match points before a comeback win over Nadal in the final. His best run at the Australian Open ended in a fourth-round loss in 2008. He did not play here last year due to a left heel injury, breaking a streak of 29 straight Grand Slam tournaments back to the 2001 U.S. Open. If players progress according to their seedings, Davydenko would meet 15-time Grand Slam singles champion Federer in the quarterfinals here. Federer was playing later Thursday against Victor Hanescu of Romania. Only seven matches into her

comeback, Justine Henin held off fifth-ranked Elena Dementieva 7-5, 7-6 (6), winning the last three points of the tiebreaker to clinch a second-round victory worthy of a final on Wednesday night. She ended it on her second match point — 24 minutes after she missed her first chance against the Olympic champion. Henin, who retired in May 2008 while she was ranked No. 1, knows she’s capable of reproducing the form that took her to seven major singles titles. “I lived so much emotion on the court this evening. It was magical,” she said. “I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to do it, but it was the kind of situation I needed to refind my confidence.”

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Coach Gail Goestenkors looks on as Erika Arriaran shoots a jumper in Texas’ 77-63 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday. The win improved Goestenkors’ career record against top-25 opponents to 100-82. Arriaran went set a Big 12 record with eight 3-pointers.

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lucas: Back home in Texas, with old friends From page 7 key part of the Horns’ rotation. Once Lucas started playing for Texas, the team was already on the road to the No. 1 spot, and he didn’t have to contribute that much. However, his motivation and mood-lightening skills were important intangibles. “You have to keep everyone at ease,” he said. “When you’re about to play a big game, you don’t want your teammates to be too tight or too intense because then, you mess up under pressure. I always remember to love the game. That’s the way I approach it, and I try to rub it off on the other guys.” It’s apparent that the Longhorns are on a fierce run to win it all this season. With serious attitudes and a “can’t lose” mentality, the team needs to remember to have fun and keep the mood upbeat. And that’s where Lucas’ pep comes in. Lucas is from Houston, and after two years at Florida, he decided he wanted to be closer to home but still compete at the highest level for a national championship. So Texas it was. He arrived in Austin last spring, but per NCAA transfer rules, he could only practice with the team and was not able to travel to or participate in

games until Dec. 15. Though he only spent a year and a half at Florida, Lucas said he does not regret spending his first collegiate season there. “You have to get through things in life for the experience, and I think [Florida] is an experience I’ll take with me, and I’ve learned from it,” Lucas said. “I don’t regret it. You always hope every decision works out for the best, but that one didn’t.” Texas had its eye on Lucas all throughout his high-school career and recruited him, but Lucas chose to go to Florida for more immediate playing time. “I wanted to play right away as a freshman,” he said. “I didn’t want to sit on the bench, and I saw that opportunity at Florida.” The Gators certainly lost a beneficial part of their team when Lucas left. While at Florida, Lucas averaged 8.5 points per game, started in all 36 games as a freshman and earned a spot on the SEC AllFreshman team. However, being closer to home was a priority, and now the Longhorns are reaping the benefits. On a team that has one of the deepest benches in the country, playing time is sparse. And though Lucas said he definitely

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half alone. She sank bucket after bucket, rolling off high picks that allowed her to easily drain eight of 11 three-pointers, a new career high. Arriaran also set the Texas record for the most three point shots made in Big 12 games, as well. With numbers like those, her confidence almost seemed to glow. Arriaran believes that her coach was the root of her selfassurance. “When Coach Goestenkors talks to me and gives me words of advice, it boosts my confidence so much,” Arriaran said with a beaming smile. “She is my coach, and I love playing for her, so it really helps when I know that she is confident in me.” Even Oklahoma State coach Kurt Budke said he was impressed by her ability to light up the score board at will. “She got hot tonight on her home floor,” Budke said. “When you bring a high school AllAmerican off the bench, that’s a luxury to have ... She has a beautiful jump shot.” With the Longhorns unable to consistently produce on offense or generate turnovers on defense early in the second half, Arriaran entered the game and instantly took over by draining a three pointer from the top of the arc. She led her team on an 18-3 run that put the game out of reach. The Frank Erwin Center crowd, which had been subdued most of the night, got behind the senior guard and helped to fuel her momentum. “[The crowd] put chills up my spine,” Arriaran said. “It was a great feeling to have that home court advantage, plus my mom was there. It felt I was in a dream.” Yet, what was seemingly a dream to Arriaran was a clear and definitive reality to the awestruck Oklahoma State cowgirls, the Longhorns and every fan lucky enough to watch the game.

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got more playing time while at Florida, the transfer was worth it because he has the opportunity to be a part of a championship team. “I did get more playing time at Florida, but it’s a different situation here,” Lucas said. “We weren’t at the same caliber in Florida as we are here. We have a chance to win the national championship here, and I am so excited to be a part of that. It’s what every player dreams of.” A lot of guys on the team call him a jokester, but Lucas doesn’t think of himself that way. “I’m not a jokester, not at all,” he said while laughing. “Some guys think I am, but I’m not really. I just like having a good time.” Senior center Dexter Pittman sees it a little differently. “Jai is definitely the funny guy of the team,” Pittman said. “He cracks a lot of jokes in the locker room and to me, since he’s so small, he’s like a little gnat. I try to shoo him away sometimes.” Lucas towers over no one on the team at 5 feet 10 inches and only 150 lbs. The next shortest Longhorn is junior guard Dogus Balbay at 6 feet 1 inch tall and 175 lbs. “I’ve always been the smallest guy on my teams, so I’ve gotten used to it,” Lucas said. “Growing up, I was the smallest kid in class and on the team. You get used to it, but I think it’s kinda fun.” Lucas has been around the game, loving it his whole life. His dad, John Lucas II, was a 15-year NBA player during the years of Magic Johnson and Larry Bird. He played for a number of teams, most notably the Houston Rockets and the San Antonio Spurs. Jai’s brother, John Lucas III, played college basketball at Baylor and Oklahoma State and led OSU to the Final Four in 2004. Lucas also grew up playing with a few fellow Longhorns like forwards Damion James and Gary Johnson in the Houston area – another reason he felt comfortable transferring to Texas. “It’s great having Jai here,” James said. “He brings a lot of laughs to the team, and he’s a great point guard. He’s really focused and contributes a lot.”

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Big name guests indicate O’Brien’s ‘Tonight’ farewell Late-night television gets another revamp after shifts in network’s lineup

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Damon Jones, manager of The Highball, talks about how people have to line up outside some nights because the facility will reach its maximum occupancy. Highball is an 18-and-up establishment and offers activities like bowling, karaoke and dining. 1

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things played into it,” said Tim tion Army vacated the space, the League, who owns and operates couple decided to investigate its ic scorekeepers for an old-fash- The Highball as well as the Ala- potential for events. E ioned add-it-yourself Drafthouse Cinema chain “We just noticed they had vaERTIS ENscorecard. Tredefined mo V D A D “In a lot of ways, it’s with his wife, Karrie. cated one day, and that left this giU ST ION!said Dathe theater T YOURexperience,” A NIZ mon Jones, ORGAThe Highball’s general manager. “You aren’t bothered by kids. It’s a place for adults to act like kids, not kids to act like kids.” Executive chef Trish EichelIt’s a place for adults to act like kids.” berger whips up comfort food with a modern spin, emphasizing the use of produce pur— Damon Jones, General manager chased from local farmers’ markets. Items on the menu include everything from chicken and herbed dumplings to bananas Foster to the favorite: cast-iron fried chicken. “We like to sing karaoke, we The Leagues seem to have a ant space available,” Tim League like to go bowling and we like knack for catering to the Aus- said. “We ended up throwing a very nice cocktails, so all those tin social crowd. After the Salva- bunch of parties there, and based

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on that, we thought it would be nice to have a space available for special events.” Adjacent to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema on South Lamar, the bowling alley provides the feel of a nightclub without all the downtown Austin hassle. “There’s the allure that we’re not on Sixth Street,” Jones said. “We have that nightclub feel without the Sixth Street environment.” After hosting a five-coursedinner New Year ’s Eve bash that filled the bowling alley to capacity, Tim League said the staff members are looking forward to putting on more and more events, including dance parties and pub quizzes. “We just hope all the choices we make will be successful and that people will love them,” Jones said.

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cd reviews

Album releases mark expansion of indie territory By Francisco Marin Daily Texan Staff

sion will be matched with equal and deserving praise.

Grade: A-

Transference Spoon What many current Spoon fans fail to realize is that, despite the band’s past hits — perfectly crafted pop songs such as “I Turn My Camera On” and “Black Like Me,” for instance — the Austin-based four-piece has never, ever been afraid to experiment. Got Nuffin, an EP released late last June, was a precursor for the wildly different sonic attributes that Spoon would show in its seventh full-length, Transference. Specifically, “Tweakers” demonstrated Britt Daniel and Jim Eno’s expanding vision of a band not constrained by the limits of chart-topping pop songs. And now with Transference, Spoon has synthesized all the experimental elements of Got Nuffin into something really terrific — all the dexterity that Spoon is known for, amplified by a willingness to explore uncharted sonic territories. Songs like “Is Love Forever?” highlight Daniel’s grizzled vocals, echoing and delaying between punctuated, jabbing guitar work — “Is love forever-er-er-er/Is loveove-ove-ove?” And on songs like “Who Makes Your Money,” which starts off with a chilly, Portishead-like synth beat, Daniel unflinchingly sings to the listener, vocals combfiltered and reverberating into dissonant obscurity. But Transference isn’t all about elaborate audio effects. Don’t be mistaken, this is still the Spoon that true Austinites grew up with. “I’m not standing here/Oh, I’m not standing here,” Daniel agonizingly screams into the mic on “Written in Reverse,” carrying with it the emotional burden of his unrequiting lover. In theory, Spoon has created an album that should appease both longtime listeners and a hip crowd more intent on blogworthy bands than on local standbys. Only time will tell if the band’s masterful vi-

Contra Vampire Weekend Just three songs into Vampire Weekend’s second full-length album, Contra, it becomes apparent that the faux prep-school band with an affinity for South African melodies has seriously developed its song structures. No longer content with the restrained minimalism that bridled their self-titled debut, Contra feels brighter, more vibrant and much more global in genre than listeners could have expected for only a two-year interlude. But despite the cutesy adjectives that could only describe a Vampire Weekend album, Contra is undoubtedly weirder than anything they’ve put out since they came together as Columbia graduates in 2006. Tracks like “White Sky” and “California English,” which could fit in nicely in a post-2008 Animal Collective B-side compilation, only prove that to draw influence from ‘60s and ‘70s African melodies is currently in vogue. Detractors of Vampire Weekend’s first album will still find a way to hate on the quartet, especially on album-opener “Horchata,” a song abounding with “Rugrats”-like marimbas, stacked vocalizations and lyrics that manage to rhyme “horchata” with “balaclava.” Where the band shines, however, is on songs like “Diplomat’s Son,” where the band dips its toes into electronic water, building a swirl of reverberating vocals and violins over a processed, reggae-synth beat. But if you want to hear the real thing, just find a copy of African Brothers Dance Band International’s self-titled album and play it wherever you see Oxfords and cardigans for extra cool points.

Grade: B+

Book: Dystopian novel

provides insight, critiques From page 12 to marry a wealthy social climber and become the male heir to a substantial string fortune. But, upon meeting Jane, Edward’s priorities slowly begin to shift as he realizes there may be more to life than color perception. Fforde’s carefully constructed Chromatica is fascinating. “Shades of Grey” has all of the dystopian qualities of George Orwell’s classic “1984” laced with comedy and sarcasm. Fforde never takes himself or Chromatica too seriously and would rather entertain his audience than make an overreaching societal critique, appealing to a wider range of readers.

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The intricacy of Fforde’s world can be difficult to understand and may leave readers, at times, with a nagging feeling that they are missing a thinly veiled joke or sarcastic quip. But, this in no way detracts from the entertainment value of the novel, but rather increases its reread value. It takes a substantial portion of the book for readers to become fully immersed and invested in Chromatican society and Edward’s future, but once engaged, Fforde leaves his readers craving more. Thankfully, they won’t remain unsatisfied for long as “Shades of Grey” is the first volume in a proposed trilogy.

Grade: A-

dining: Suppers expand with popularity From page 12 “I try to let in all the single people I can because I think it’s brave to attend alone,” she said. “I’ve noticed men very rarely RSVP alone, and more women are more willing to attend alone. I think this is a lost opportunity for the men out there. You could meet single ladies.” While attending the first underground dinner party of 2010 on Tuesday at Austin’s Big Red Sun, it is apparent that this has become an art form to Calvert and her chef Taylor Hall, who also runs his own catering business. In a long process of planning that includes selecting the secret location, planning the menu, ordering the table and chairs, working with a graphic designer to create the invitation, deciding the number of people to invite, e-mailing invites on a Monday and finalizing the guest list on Tuesday, Calvert admits that she still experiences moments of anxiety. “Without fail, I always have a moment when I’m nervous that we won’t have enough chairs,” she said.

However, Calvert has found that the kitchen is the one thing she doesn’t have to worry about the night of the dinner. “[Chef Taylor Hall] is incredibly organized,” Calvert said. “You can’t be disorganized, especially when you are working in a foreign space. Every move has to be efficient.” As eclectic mixes of guests ranging from their early 20s to late 50s arrived at the dinner party Tuesday, Calvert had her game face on. Introducing herself to guests, leading everyone to the dining room, she unveiled a beautiful dinner table already set, encapsulated in a clear, temperature-controlled tent. Everything down to the dozens of tea lights nestled in birds’ nests on the table had been thoroughly planned by Calvert and her team. As the night continued, diners were at moments actively engaging in conversation and at other times quietly savoring their decadent four-course dinner of cumin-carrot soup, beet salad, braised beef short ribs and dark chocolate mousse. “This is my fourth dinner with

Hannah,” said Alissa Bayer, owner and founder of Milk & Honey Spa, who has also lent her home as the location of one of the dinner parties. “You always meet someone new at the dinners and somehow end up running into them all over Austin.” As the list of those wanting to attend continues to grow, Calvert is always thinking about ways to innovate her parties, such as teaming with other local businesses like Flip Happy Crepes. “I’d love to partner with local vendors, even local artists or musicians,” she said. For those students on the list waiting for their invitations who are inspired to create their own dinner party, Calvert and Hall have some advice. “Use fresh and seasonal ingredients,” Hall said. Calvert said not to overcomplicate things. “Just plan ahead, take help from friends and keep it simple,” she said. “Most people can’t tell the difference between seven ingredients versus 17.” For more information visit supperunderground.com

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Sundance showcases another year of independent films PARK CITY, Utah — Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival is always aiming to discover new talent — and letting established talent try something different. The nation’s premiere showcase for independent cinema, the festival opens Thursday, loaded with A-list actors from hit TV shows and big studio flicks branching out to low-budgeted films, whether on-screen, behind the camera or both. Far from corporate Hollywood, Sundance remains a place where unknowns and veterans can premiere films side by side. Among the nearly 200 feature and short films playing during the 11-day festival are directing debuts from Philip Seymour Hoffman with the romance “Jack Goes Boating,” in which he costars with Amy Ryan; Mark Ruffalo with the faith-healing drama “Sympathy for Delicious,” reuniting him with “You Can Count on Me” co-star Laura Linney; and “How I Met Your Mother” star Josh Radnor. The festival highlights the world of independent film. — The Associated Press

hsu: UT alumnus finds balance between art, science From page 12 “Architects tend to lean towards the absence of color — blacks, whites and grays,” Hsu said. “But it really is alarming how big of an impact two shades of one bold color can have on the mood of a room.” One project in which this philosophy is undeniably present is Hsu’s involvement with the “Real World: Austin” house. Fluorescent western decor complemented vibrant pink and red furniture, creating a mid-century Las Vegas ambiance. The house, located on San Jacinto Boulevard, is now occupied by Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant. “It was like designer’s playtime,” he said. “All of the usual restrictions were off.”

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A first-generation Chinese immigrant and a third-generation artist, Hsu’s lineage inspired him to pursue a career in architecture. “My grandfather was one of the first architects in the Republic of China, and I know he was happy with my career path,” he said. “A lot of first-generation immigrants are pressured to pursue math or science, so my choice to do something more creative was unique.” Hsu graduated from UT in 1992 with a degree in architecture, but the path that led him there was far from decisive. Initially enrolled in electrical engineering, he later felt that fine arts would be more fulfilling. “I liked the whole ‘art meets science’ thing,” he said. “It was sort of a combination of my previous failed degree attempts.”

But after graduation, Hsu found work hard to come by. Austin lacked the bustling, creative economic climate necessary for a young designer to blossom. “I was painting houses because there was no work,” Hsu said. “But in the ‘90s, the city began to flourish, and I’m certainly glad that I stayed.” After 11 years at Dick Clark Architecture, Hsu opened his own widely successful design office, Michael Hsu Design Office, responsible for such buildings as Uchi, Amy’s Ice Cream Headquarters, Olivia, Fino and Bess Bistro on Pecan. Hsu’s more recent focus is on mixed-use developments, or buildings that house anything from apartments to medical offices to retail stores. This architectural trend

creates a more livable community in which residents’ daily needs are more accessible. In the future, Hsu wishes to expand his architectural repertoire by engaging in less private, commercial projects. “Creating something of the civic nature would be great,” Hsu said. “I’d love to build a theatre, performing arts center or significant library.” Hsu offers the same advice to design-minded students in search of the perfect dorm-room color scheme that he does to architectural aficionados. “Experimentation is key,” Hsu said. “People are always afraid to build something new and innovative because there is such a sense of permanence, but it’s always best to do something bold.”

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BOOK REVIEW

SHadeS of Grey

Novel offers lighter take on society yet to come

By Kate Ergenbright Daily Texan Staff In his new novel â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shades of Grey,â&#x20AC;? Jasper Fforde, author of the bestselling â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thursday Nextâ&#x20AC;? series, creates a futuristic, dystopian society strictly ruled by a chromatic hierarchy, where â&#x20AC;&#x153;color, and the enjoyment thereof, was everything.â&#x20AC;? Every citizen in Chromatica lives under a Colortacracy, a caste system that bases social status on levels of color perception and adheres to the Word of Munsell, the prophetic creator of an arbitrary set of inane rules detailing citizensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; every move, such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;complementary colors are absolutely forbidden to marry.â&#x20AC;?

Ffordeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carefully constructed Chromatica is fascinating.

Its citizens are shielded from intellectual stimulation and encouraged to marry based on the potential color perception levels of their offspring. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shades of Grey,â&#x20AC;? Edward Russett, a young Red, is sent to the Outer Fringes of Chromatica once he begins to question the food service queuing system, unintentionally threatening Chromaticaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carefully maintained balance of ignorance. Once Edward arrives in the Outer Fringes, he meets Jane, a snarky, hostile Grey resigned by birth to a life of manual labor. Initially, Edward sets out to serve his time in the Outer Fringes without complaint in the hope of quickly returning home

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Austinites meet up for secret suppers Underground dinners provide alternatives for couples, singles By Layne Lynch Daily Texan Staff In 2001, restaurant owner Michael Hebb created uproar in the culinary world by commencing a food revolution. Hebb started Family Supper in Portland, Oregon and turned traditional dining on its head. He hosted an array of guests for family-style dinner parties in the most quirky of secret locations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from a freeway median to an airport hangar, a parking garage, and an industrial glassblowing studio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; mixing art, provocative dinner party conversations and gourmet cuisine. Little did he know his idea would go on to inspire Hannah Calvert, creator of Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unique dinner party experience, Supper Underground, as well as many other underground dinner parties across the country. For Calvert, the typical restaurant dining experience was dull, so a dinner party that embodied all the characteristics of a secret society became all the more appealing. She was flipping through the pages of Food & Wine magazine in 2005 and stumbled upon a story about Hebbâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner parties. Suddenly, her life changed. With her free time outside of her public relations consulting job, she wanted to bring underground dining to Austin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I wanted to use his idea but tweak it a bit,â&#x20AC;? Calvert said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to do family-style dining.â&#x20AC;? So in April 2006, putting on

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Above, Chef Taylor Hall prepares corn polenta for the Supper Underground guests that gathered at the Big Red Sun offices on East Cesar Chavez on Saturday, Jan. 16. Below, a tray of bread with goose pate spread was served to Supper Underground guests. a dinner party for 17 friends all by herself, Calvert created a menu that included fried green tomato Caprese salad, chilled asparagus soup with lump crab meat, gnocchi with wild mushroom and finished with a dessert of strawberries and mangos with a balsamic zabaglione. Even though Calvert said that the night was nerve-racking and hard to handle alone, she decided to continue putting on the Austin underground parties.

Now, almost four years later, the 50 friends on a the original e-mail list has grown to over 2,100 foreign faces with eager mouths waiting for their invite. Once a month, Calvert hosts a dinner party at a private homeowner â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s residence or an Austin venue for 25-30 guests. When it comes to selecting her guests, Calvert struggles to finalize the list but admits that she has noticed a pattern.

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Michael Hsu describes his style as efficient; focuses on simplicity By Maddie Crum Daily Texan Staff It would be difficult not to make yourself at home at Uchi, a chic sushi restaurant on South Lamar. A crackling fire glows from a stone hearth. Echoes of laughter bounce off the walls as sunlight pours through floorto-ceiling windows, illuminating the bold red floral pattern of the wallpaper. Every component of Uchi and of several other definitive Austin locations â&#x20AC;&#x201D; such as Amyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ice Cream Headquarters and the former â&#x20AC;&#x153;Real World: Austinâ&#x20AC;? house â&#x20AC;&#x201D; is decidedly inviting, thanks to local designer, Michael Hsu. With a history of indecision and unfulfilling jobs, Hsu has worked his way to the top of Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior design world, doing his part to enhance the vibrancy and sustain-

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Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff

Michael Hsu, a UT alumnus and architect, designed Uchi, a Japanese restaurant located on South Lamar Boulevard. ability of the city. He describes his style as modern, minimalist and efficient. As a materially focused designer, he avoids odd shapes and eccentric palettes. Traditional shedshaped roofs, stones that stray from Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s native limestone

and neutral color schemes, are staples of Hsuâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s buildings. Though Hsu typically concentrates on simplicity of form, he also is of the mindset that a safe idea is not always the best idea.

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By Audrey Campbell Daily Texan Staff Walking into The Highball is like traveling back to your grandparentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; era, when dinner and dancing went hand-in-hand, when the clink of an empty cocktail glass and continuous clouds of cigarette smoke pervaded all senses. With the same intoxicating retro feel as AMCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s popular television show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mad Men,â&#x20AC;? itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no wonder that Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest and classiest bowling alley on South Lamar Boulevard has become a hit with the 18-and-up crowd. Aside from the glamorously nonchalant atmosphere, customers flock to the bowling alley to partake in an activity that provides the illusion of exercise with all the benefits of relaxation.

Patrons can bowl for hours with a cocktail or a quail hot wing in hand, feeling the endorphin high that sets in after multiple strikes and spares. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been bowling in years,â&#x20AC;? said government senior Wes Hambrick. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I came with friends a few weeks ago and really liked it. The last time I went bowling, there definitely werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as many good food choices or drinks.â&#x20AC;? The Highball offers plush leather booths for diners, a dance floor, karaoke and eight vintage bowling lanes, the makings of which were purchased from the original Rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Bowl in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Each lane has scoring tables and pinsetter machines that are more than 50 years old, contributing to the atmosphere by substituting the usual tacky disco ball lights and electron-

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