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Staff council set to discuss campus-wide smoking ban

Enlightenment

The Tower will be lit orange with “75” in the windows to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Plan II Honors Program established in 1935.

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Brazilian Night

Cactus Cafe presents the acoustic Brazilian music of Susanna Sharpe, Anne Simoni and Antonio Dionisio at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $8 and $5 with UT student ID.

Ying Yang Twins

Phi Delt Theta’s Phiesta 2011 will be featuring the Ying Yang Twins at San Pedro House at 6 p.m. Tickets are $15.

Three-6 Mafia Republic will be hosting Three-6 Mafia at 9 p.m. with a variety of other rappers. Tickets are $15.

SATURDAY Longhorns play Kansas at McCombs Field at 1 p.m. Tickets range from $3-$9.

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Emily Lloyd, a member of the Austin Ballet Academy, stretches before learning choreography from the Broadway version of Mary Poppins. Lloyd is a part of the trainee program, which represents the most senior level of the academy. Jeffrey Pilcher, a professor in the history department at the University of Minnesota, gave a talk on the global history of Mexican food at the Long Center on Thursday night.

Carmen in 3-D

The Alamo Drafthouse Village will host the Royal Opera and Christine Rice, Bryan Hymel and Aris Argiris perform Bizet’s opera which will be presented in operatic 3-D at 11:20 a.m.

SUNDAY ‘Make-Up’s Deadly Cover Up: Not Just a Pretty Face’

Today in history In 1965 A civil rights march led by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. makes it to the Alabama state Capitol, where King gives a speech.

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Quote to note “The heroes I admire are the everyday folk, who, every once in a while, we especially notice. They pretty much do what they do because that is what they were called to do. They are heroic and beautiful and most often invisible.” — Kevin Foster Assistant professor in African and African diaspora studies. NEWS PAGE 5

AltCar Expo offers public, professionals opportunity to view innovative vehicles By Donovan Sanders Daily Texan Staff

Pi Beta Phi and the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies will host this free talk and panel discussion about the ugly side of the beauty and cosmetics industry at Jester A121A at 2 p.m. Photo Illustration by Lizzie Chen Daily Texan Staff

Professor reviews spread of Mexican food in world By WIlliam James Daily Texan Staff

Most people understand the tacos they eat are no more representative of Mexico than pizza is of Italy. Jeffrey Pilcher, a history professor at the University of Minnesota, explained the globalization and global history of Mexican food in a talk called “Planet Taco” on Thursday. Charles Hale, director of UT’s Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin

American Studies, introduced Pilcher to his audience and said his talk today was a part of a larger series that will officially begin in fall 2011. “Through studying cuisine, we are able to enter into the history of a culture,” Hale said. Pilcher discussed the taco revolution that spread so rampantly because of U.S. companies such as Taco Bell, rather than because of the Mex-

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Auto companies visit Austin to showcase fuel alternatives Instead of spending of $3.50 per gallon on gas, people may be able to run their cars with a rechargeable battery. The Austin AltCar Expo showcased nine vehicles Thursday, including cars, buses, ambulances and motorcycles. All vehicles came equipped with modern technology to save gas and lead to a cleaner environment. The event also offered visitors the option to test drive a few of the cars it had on display. “I think it is important for companies to keep striving for better ways to power cars because right now cars play a major role in the damage of the ozone layer, and if we have the power to change that, we should,” said Michael Walker, a professional driver who attended the expo. According to event documents,

the new technology will reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the environment at a time when cars, trucks and power plants contribute to the depletion of the ozone layer. For example, the Chevy Volt

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It’s kind of like bringing your back up charger with you wherever you go.

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University President William Powers Jr., said he opposes a campuswide ban on smoking in his annual address to UT staff on Thursday. Powers told Staff Council a complete ban on smoking would overstep the appropriate limits the University currently places on where individuals can smoke. “What we’re doing is saying we are going to limit the freedom of the person who wants to smoke for the benefit of the people who don’t want to be in a smoke-filled office or room,” Powers said. “I think that is perfectly appropriate, and I agree with that.” This month, Student Government passed a resolution calling for a seven-year process to ban smoking campus-wide. The resolution would also make the University Health Services’ Quitters smoking-cessation classes available to faculty and staff without a fee. The four-class program is already available to students free of charge and to staff and faculty for a fee. SG’s version of the rule would al-

— Craig Eppling,General Motors spokesman

can run completely on battery power. The battery can be charged straight from a regular outlet with an estimated com-

pletion time of 10 hours, General Motors spokesman Craig Eppling said. He said charging the battery fully would cost $1.40 — steep savings over gas prices topping $3.50 per gallon nationally. A fully charged battery on the Volt will last you 25-50 miles depending on terrain, weather and the driver’s style, he said. The Volt’s engine powers a generator that produces electricity. The process makes the car more efficient, Eppling said. “It’s kind of like bringing your back-up charger with you wherever you go,” he said. A new Ford bus called the Micro Bird has the option of running on propane, diesel or gasoline. “It’s better for the environment because it burns cleaner than the buses on the road right now,” said Ford spokeswoman Linda Stone. Since the Micro Bird emits less carbon dioxide, it requires fewer oil changes, she said. “It does cost more money than a normal bus, but because of grants available and its lifetime, the funds should even out,” Stone said.

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Bill seeks to change standard for treatment of wastewater By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff

The Austin City Council championed a state senate bill that could improve the quality of water in Barton Springs at a meeting Thursday. The bill would change standards for the treatment of wastewater — water left over from industrial uses.

Developers and contractors dump wastewater into creeks and streams that open up into the Edwards Aquifer and Barton Springs, and Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, wants to improve the water quality. Watson, who authored the bill, worked with officials from the Bar-

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Paul Flood sits on a police motorcycle explaining to Louis Rogers that the 100-percent electric bike releases zero carbon emissions at the Austin Clean Cities AltCar Conference. The event, held at the Palmer Events Center, displayed alternative technology cars, trucks, buses and mopeds.

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WATER continues from PAGE 1 ton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District to create the bill. Watson has pushed for an outright ban of discharging wastewater directly into the contributing zone for the past two legislative sessions, and although that ban did not go through, this bill is the next best step, he said. Watson’s past attempts did not gain enough momentum to make it onto Senate floor. “It would make a difference in the quality of our water,” he said. “Had this law been in place, the state wouldn’t have been able to make what I consider to be an unfortunate decision and allow one of the larger developments in that area to discharge its wastewater into the contributing zone.” The bill would create high standards of treatment for wastewater dumped into the contributing zone of the aquifer and springs, Watson said. It would also place restrictions on developers, requiring them to treat their wastewater to drinking water standards instead of wastewater standards, which are not as high, said Kirk Holland, general manager of the Barton Springs/Edwards Aquifer Conservation District. The district chose to champion the bill because the aquifer provides a daily water supply to 60,000 residents, and the bill would protect that drinking water, along with Barton Springs in Zilker Park, he said. “It’s an option for developers that doesn’t stop growth,” he said.

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Belterra, a planned community near downtown Austin, received a permit to discharge wastewater into creeks and streams that make up the contributing zone of the aquifer and springs, said city engineer Chris Herrington. The wastewater eventually ends up in the swimming area of the springs. The developer could potentially release 500,000 gallons of wastewater every day, a huge amount of water to be dumped into the contributing zone, Herrington said. The city currently dumps the majority of its wastewater into the Colorado River, which has a proportionally large amount of water, he said. There are currently no limitations on the treatment of wastewater that is discharged into the contributing creeks and streams, Herrington said. The bill would require significantly more treatment to remove things such as nutrients that are currently left in wastewater so discharging would have less of an impact on the environment, he said. The monetary cost is hard to estimate because there are different methods that could be used, he said. Because Barton Springs is an area frequented by UT students, any bill that might improve the quality of water in the springs is a positive one, said radio-televisionfilm junior Andrew Frazier. “Barton Springs is a big hangout for college students on the weekends,” he said. “The cleaner, the better.”

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low certain exceptions to the ban, similar to the way tailgating and the bar at the Cactus Cafe have become exceptions to the drycampus policy, said SG administrative director Nathan Bunch when the student assembly passed the resolution. Powers said he understands limits on smoking in certain areas, possibly including outdoor areas, but said a complete ban alienates too many people. “I think we ought to have reasonable places for our family — staff, students, faculty — whether I agree with them smoking or not, to accommodate their interests,” Powers said. “There are students

TACO continues from PAGE 1 ican population. He also examined the underlying origins of the cuisine itself and its global history, which started with the indigenous people in Mexico, the Mesoamericans and the Spaniards. However, because so many cultures and outside influences have shaped Mexican cuisine from its initial formation, by focusing on the globalization of the taco, we are able to better reflect on its influence on cultures. Pilcher’s “Planet Taco” presentation began by introducing how the globalization of Mexican cuisine has

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and faculty and staff who smoke. Do we want to say to them, ‘You can’t work here?’” Staff Council chairman Ben Bond said members of the council have expressed support for each side of the issue. He said the council will discuss a resolution during its next monthly meeting. “I honestly don’t have a sense of where the council is going to come down on this,” Bond said. Phillip Hebert, administrative associate in the College of Natural Sciences and council member, said he completely opposes a smoking ban. He said he thinks dealing with the possibility of more staff layoffs should take precedence to any work on a smoking ban. “We are facing extremely hard times right now, with colleagues being laid off and positions being lost to attrition,” Hebert said. “I think it’s

the wrong time to focus energy and resources on something as insignificant as smoking while you’re walking outside.” During his address, Powers said more small-scale layoffs could be on the way for staff, in addition to hundreds of layoffs during the last budget cycle. He said whether more staff are laid off and how many are laid off depends on the state’s general allocations and on specific departments’ plans for dealing with budget shortfalls. The Legislative Budget Board, an agency that recommends cuts to state agencies, suggested a $93.2 million cut to the UT budget. The University will probably be able to avoid any large-scale layoffs requiring reorganization of administration, he said. “I wish I could say we have budget plans that will avoid all layoffs, but I can’t say that,” Powers said.

become a recent phenomenon and compared an authentic Mexican taco to that of Taco Bell’s. “The spread of tacos around the world is referred to by sociologists as the process of ‘McDonaldization,’ the corporate process of the rationalization of food and kitchen labor for standardization and efficiency,” Pilcher said. Taco Bell’s founder Glen Bell is credited for initially franchising the taco but, according to Pilcher, was not credited for globalizing the taco itself. Surprisingly, the U.S. military and surfers are responsible for making the taco as popular as it is today. Pilcher said Bell institutionalized the premade taco shell, which allowed the chain to produce tacos much more quickly.

UT alumna Amenity Applewhite attended the lecture and said that Mexican food from her home state of New Mexico is surprisingly different from the Tex-Mex so vastly available around UT’s campus. “They use more red and green chilies rather than jalapenos, and it’s over all spicier Mexican food,” Applewhite said. Pilcher said Mexican food takes on a local character in each place it is popular, which explains the difference in New Mexico’s take on Mexican food versus Texas’s approach. Pilcher travels throughout the world trying Mexican food in different countries and cities to acquire material for his Planet Taco presentation. However, he said, the best tacos are found in Mexico.

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Indian villagers are covered in colorful dye as they chat during celebrations of Holi, the Hindu festival of colors in the village of Jaav 113 miles south of New Delhi, India, on Monday. The festival marks the end of the winter season.

NATO members to take control of Libyan no-fly zone operation,” Fogh Rasmussen said. ty to coordinate the operation in Lib“We are considering whether NATO ya. The logjam appeared to have broshould take on the broader respon- ken earlier Thursday when Turkey, BRUSSELS — After days of sibility in accordance with the U.N. which had sought assurances that hard bargaining among its mem- Security Council resolution, but that the NATO operation would be limited, finally gave its assent. The alliance bers, NATO agreed late Thursday decision has not been reached yet.” to enforce the no-fly zone over Libya — but not other military operations there. The agreement will allow the United States to hand over command and control of part of the international operation, as it has been eager to do. But it appeared that some NATO — Anders Fogh Rasmussen, NATO Secretary-General members balked at any involvement in attacks on targets on the ground. NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, who announced the NATO agreement in Brussels, said U.S. warplanes will continue flying needs the approval of all 28 members the alliance would proceed in parallel strike missions over Libya, the Penta- to take such action. with the bombing campaign carried gon said earlier Thursday. Turkey’s parliament authorized the out by coalition aircraft. NATO offiNATO’S top decision-making government to participate in military cials said they expected to begin op- body, the North Atlantic Council, operations in Libya, including the noerations within 72 hours. had been struggling for six days to fly zone. Turkey is NATO’s only Mus“At this moment there will still be reach an agreement on using its mil- lim member. a coalition operation and a NATO itary command and control capabiliBefore the approval of the mission,

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hundreds of people, including members of left-wing political parties, protested against the deployment outside Turkey’s Parliament as well as the U.S. Embassy, where protesters chanted slogans against NATO. Separately, the 27 European Union heads of government issued a statement saying the EU stood ready to assist in building a new Libya “in cooperation with the United Nations, the Arab League, the African Union and others.” In Rome, Italy’s parliament approved the country’s involvement in Libya with back-to-back votes in both houses. The lower Chamber of Deputies gave its approval on Thursday, a day after the Senate. Italy has offered the coalition attacking military targets in Libya the use of seven military bases for its aircraft. It has also made available eight of its own jets for use in missions. But it has been pushing for NATO to take over command of the operation.

GOLDEN, Colo. — About 8,500 homes were evacuated Thursday after a major wildfire started in a second outlying Denver suburb, with winds of 30 mph and stronger fanning flames, authorities said. Officials ordered the evacuation of homes within a 4-mile radius of the fire near Franktown, about 35 miles southeast of Denver. The fire started Thursday afternoon in a wooded area and quickly grew to about 100 acres. Several homes were threatened, but none have been damaged, fire officials said. Smoke from the blaze was visible from south Denver suburbs, and a helicopter was dropping water on the flames. A Red Cross evacuation center was set up at the Douglas County fairgrounds for people and at least 100 horses that were evacuated. It’s not known how the fire started. The densely populated area is mostly flat plains with some hills and wooded areas. The other wildfire has charred a little more than 2 square miles in rugged canyons just outside Golden, about 15 miles west of downtown Denver. Crews are still trying to contain that fire. Authorities said 289 homes are in the immediate area but none are considered to be threatened. No

homes have been destroyed, and evacuation orders have been lifted. U.S. 6, a busy highway that connects Denver with the casino towns of Blackhawk and Central City, has been closed because of heavy firetruck traffic. It will remain shut down until engineers can determine whether helicopter water drops have loosened any rocks and left them in danger of tumbling onto the road. Colorado Transportation Department spokeswoman Stacey Stegman said she didn’t know when the inspection would be done. Gov. John Hickenlooper issued an emergency disaster declaration Thursday, allowing the state to spend up to $1.5 million to cover firefighting costs. It also opens the door to asking for federal help, if necessary. Winds and extremely dry weather helped the Golden fire spread quickly when it started Sunday. Since then, wind has periodically grounded the helicopters that drop water on the blaze, now listed at 1,500 acres. Helicopters were able to fly Wednesday, but winds were expected to pick up again Thursday, with gusts up to 40 mph in the foothills in the afternoon. Investigators concluded the fire near Golden was human-caused and are asking for help from the public to find out who started it. They set up a tip line to take information about any suspicious activity in the area on Sunday.

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Firefighters work the fire line in Golden Gate Canyon during the Indian Gulch fire in Jefferson County, Colo., on Wednesday.

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“It’s basically impossible to get elected in Austin unless you are a Democrat.” — Andy Brown, chair of the Travis County Democratic Party, on the upcoming City Council election, according to KUT.

“They’re listening, and this is the result.” — UT System spokesman Anthony de Bruyn, responding to the System’s decision to redefine the role of newly hired special adviser Rick O’Donnell in light of criticisms from lawmakers regarding O’Donnell’s views on university research, according to the Texas Tribune. O’Donnell will keep his $200,000 salary.

College for inmates:

“We don’t provide free college tuition for anyone else like this, so with the budget crisis we’re facing, why should we for convicted felons?” — House Corrections Committee Chairman Jerry Madden, R-Richardson, on his support to cut a program that funds college tuition for inmates, according to the Austin AmericanStatesman.

“The statistics show more inmates who participate have a lower recidivism rate. There is an advantage from a program like this.”

— Windham School District Superintendent Debbie Roberts, who argues that the program allows inmates to prepare for life outside prison, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Voter ID:

“I think it’s about disenfranchising groups of people who do not historically vote for the Republican Party.” — Rep. Dawnna Dukes, D-Austin, said about the controversial bill recently passed by the Texas House of Representatives which requires voters to present photo identification at the polls, according to the Austin AmericanStatesman.

“This bill is colorblind.”

— Rep. Larry Gonzalez, R-Round Rock, expressed his support of the newly passed voter ID bill, according to the Austin AmericanStatesman.

“[Voting] should have at least the same integrity as renting a movie, boarding a plane or cashing a check.” — Rep. Patricia Harless, R-Spring, voicing support for the voter ID bill, according to the Dallas Morning News.

“We have studied this for almost eight years and have not been able to find any widespread voter impersonation in Texas.” — Rep. Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, regarding the voter ID bill, according to the Dallas Morning News.

My body is my temple The amendment was eventually tabled, but I still can’t get over the insidious nature of it. How on earth are two female legislaAs a man, I have to deal with a lot of things tors in a position to dictate what I do with that women just don’t understand. I’m taller my body? What is this state coming to? I on average, making it more difficult to sit in airline seats, I have to shave my face for job interviews, which sometimes results in inconvenient cuts on my face and I have to stand up when I pee, which can make your legs really tired if you’ve already been standing for awhile. With these life constraints in mind, I can’t tell you how horrified I was by an amendment introduced by Rep. Marisa Marquez, D-El Paso, and Rep. Naomi Gonzalez, D-El Paso, to House Bill 15, better known as the sonogram bill. The sonogram bill, introduced by Rep. Sid Miller, R–Stephenville, requires a woman seeking an abortion to have a sonogram at least 24 hours in prior to the procedure. The medical professional would show the woman live images of the fetus, provide an explanation of the images, such as which limbs have formed, and play audio of the mean, I would recommend that Marquez and Gonzalez try having a vasectomy perheartbeat. While discussing the bill in the house, formed on themselves before putting forth Marquez and Gonzalez put forth an amend- such an amendment so that they may have ment that would allow a woman who decided some idea of what a traumatizing and invaagainst an abortion following information sive procedure it is. But I can’t do that bedivulged to her from the sonogram to seek cause they’re women, and they have no way a court order mandating a vasectomy on the of knowing the true nature of the procedure unmarried man who got her pregnant if he which they felt certain men should be repreviously fathered at least two children with quired to undergo by state law. “If you do believe that government should different women out of wedlock. By Dan Treadway Daily Texan Guest Columnist

How on earth are two female legislators in a position to dictate what I do with my body? What is this state coming to?

‘Glee’ and social change By alyssa Davis Daily Texan Guest Columnist

I have a confession to make: I used to have qualms with homosexuality. I was never the hate-spewing kind of homophobe, but I was someone who thought being gay meant you were inherently different from us, the allegedly “normal” straight people. So when I got caught up in the frenzy of pure teenage entertainment known as “Glee,” I had no idea what I was in for. Enter Kurt, the awkward adolescent still trying to come to terms with his sexual identity. Kurt is a teenager who struggles with the same issues so many other teenagers do, including me: not fitting in, recovering from the loss of a parent and being bullied. He also happens to be gay. But instead of feeling slightly uncomfortable at the thought of his sexual orientation, it didn’t matter to me. In fact, it made me sympathize even more with him, as he went through the same struggles all teens did, but felt even more alienated and unaccepted due to his sexuality. I became so emotionally invested in Kurt

that I found I was cheering him on a bit more than the other characters on the show. I celebrated his happiness and I bemoaned his sadness. I felt his ups and downs as he navigated the treacherous world of high school. I think it originally clicked for me during Kurt’s first day at a new school when he stumbled upon the Warblers singing “Teenage Dream,” and there was Blaine, with his smooth moves and beautiful voice. I was giddy as Kurt and Blaine made dead lock eye contact and energy filled the screen — the same kind of energy that heterosexual couples have on TV shows and the same kind of giddiness I usually feel for them. When Kurt found out Blaine was gay, I felt a glimmer of hope that maybe Kurt had found someone who could understand and appreciate him. I melted with audiences everywhere when Blaine and Kurt sang “Baby It’s Cold Outside,” and I was devastated when Blaine admitted to being into another guy, when he pulled the “just friends” card and when he thought that maybe he was into girls after all. Then, during the most recent episode, there was “the moment” (spoiler alert!). Blaine final-

ly fell for Kurt and everything seemed to come together for Kurt with the most romantic kiss “Glee” has seen yet. Something that would have previously made me uneasy instead gave me a sense of joy unparalleled to any other I’ve felt during my viewing of “Glee.” It had happened: My two favorite characters had gotten together and their gender or sexual orientation mattered not one bit. Maybe we need more stories like this one. If we’re ever going stop discussions about homosexuality as an “alternative lifestyle,” we need to show the homophobe out there that the “lifestyle” of a gay person does not mean they deserve fewer rights. Perhaps “Glee” gives us a small insight into a way we could create social change in this nation. Protesting, petitioning and lobbying are important efforts to secure rights for the homosexual community, but another path to advocate for equality is working to change people’s deep-seated views through art and through narratives like Kurt’s. Davis is a Plan II and sociology junior.

be making medical mandates, then we ought to have this amendment and divide responsibility evenly,” Marquez said in regard to the amendment. “What’s good for the goose is good for the gander.” Last time I checked, this is America, and by all indications I have full control over my goose and my gander, and no liberal lawmaker has the right to tell me what I should do with my body. What it comes down to is a question of liberty. When a man has sex, he is literally killing millions and millions of sperm in the process, but it is his right to do such based on American law, and his personal decision about what he does with his body should have no governmental repercussions. I can hardly believe the gall these lawmakers have in proposing a bill that requires a gender that already goes through such physical hardships to undergo a vasectomy. What’s even more troubling is that it appears the amendment was based on nothing more than a personal ideology that they hold which they are trying to mandate as law. The Legislature has a lot of pressing issues to be dealing with this session. With elementary schools, universities and retirement homes in desperate need of attention, the last place they should be concerned with is my bedroom. What’s next, telling me the Bible isn’t a government document? Treadway is a political communication senior.

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Talk explores UT’s path to integration Former UT housemother Almetris Duren provided a source of critical support for many of the first black students at UT, said two speakers at a talk Thursday. Students, faculty and members of the community learned about Duren’s impact in the 1940s and 1950s at the third talk for the 25th Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights. The talk featured Louise Iscoe, who co-authored “Overcoming: A History of Black Integration at the University of Texas” with Duren and Kevin Foster, assistant professor in African and African diaspora studies. They discussed the racial climate of the University following the 1950 Sweatt v. Painter decision, which granted black students admission to UT. At the time, Austin was still a segregated city, and Duren played an important role for those students. “The heroes I admire are the everyday folk, who, every once in a while, we especially notice,” Foster said. “They pretty much do what they do because that is what they were called to do. They are heroic and beautiful and most often invisible.” Before the Civil Rights Act of 1964, black students who were granted admission to the University

following the Sweatt v. Painter decision — which resulted in integration at UT — were not allowed to share the same dormitories as white students. Black male students were sent to live in old barracks, while female students were sent to live in the Eliza Dee Dorm near East Avenue and 12th Street. Duren was sent to work

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as housemother and became an important presence for black students at the time. “She immediately became Mama Duren,” Iscoe said. Though black students were not allowed to hold meetings on or attend other social events on campus,

Duren allowed them to have parties and meetings at the dormitory and gave them more freedom than they were granted on campus, Iscoe said. Duren’s rapport with the students meant that she influenced many to persevere through their educations at UT, Iscoe said. “She was responsible for keeping more students from dropping out than anybody on campus, just because she wouldn’t let them,” Iscoe said. The book was printed in 1979 and was based on a compilation of newspaper and magazine clippings Duren made regarding blacks at UT. “She thought it was very important that these articles become the basis of a book that would record the integration of blacks,” Iscoe said. “She was scared that if there was no way for people to access it, then the history would be forgotten.” Though the book is no longer in print, an updated version that expands on the content in the first book will be available soon. Attendees thought the talk will help UT continue to change, said UT alumnus Brandelyn Franks. “I think that it’s important for people to know their pasts,” Franks said. “People need to know about what issues occurred here on campus, how we’ve moved forward and what still needs to be done.”

History center receives funds for renovation By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff

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John Mackey, co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods, answers questions posed to him by students of the McCombs School of Business on Thursday evening. Mackey addressed several issues, including obesity and entrepreneurship in America.

Whole Foods CEO lectures about business philosophy By Joe Layton Daily Texan Staff

Whole Foods Market co-CEO John Mackey used to wash dishes at a Houston restaurant, and now he oversees an international chain of organic food stores — a success story Mackey shared with business students at a lecture Thursday night. Tom Gilligan, dean of the McCombs School of Business, led a question-and-answer session with Mackey during which the co-CEO gave his views on his company’s success. Although Mackey studied philosophy as a UT student in the 1970s, he has always been interested in healthy living. In 1978, Mackey borrowed $10,000 from his father to start a natural food store. Two years later, he launched the first Whole Foods with a group of partners. “I’m on fire about the idea of educating people on how to eat,” Mackey said. “Our country is sick, and we spend so much money on health care, but the medical system can’t cure it — only the individual can.”

With that, the audience of about 300 erupted in approval. The mission of Whole Foods is to create a synergistic culture between customers, employees, stakeholders and leaders — not just to make profit, Mackey said. While growth is a goal of Whole Foods, spreading healthy food to the world takes precedent in the company’s business model. “We are a mission-driven company,” Mackey said. “We have a mission to sell healthy food and to have a different relationship with our stakeholders.” Fortune magazine ranked Whole Foods one of the “100 Best Companies to Work For” the past 14 years in a row. When asked how Whole Foods motivates its employees, Mackey said you can’t really motivate someone; it’s easier to select enthusiastic people. “Once you create a conscious culture, it selects itself,” Mackey said. “The human condition is to be fundamentally happy, and you have to set up a business for that to flourish.” Mackey’s theory of “Conscious

Capitalism,” which drives Whole Foods, has four parts: a business must have a higher potential than to just make money, a stakeholder model recognizing that there are several stakeholders that have interest in the business, conscious leadership and a culture that supports stakeholders and leadership. “Whole Foods is very nontraditional,” Gilligan said. “They are among the pioneers that have taken a novel approach and been successful.” Whole Foods is planning to open wellness clubs at stores in major cities that members can join to get discounts on the healthiest foods. Whole Foods is taking it upon itself to educate people about healthy lifestyle choices, Mackey said. “As a skeptic foodie, I wanted to know if [Whole Foods’] business practices were as conscious as they claim,” said international nutrition junior Jackie Anderson. “You can tell that it’s not just a business goal but a life goal. He cares about the community, and the profit drive is for the stakeholders.”

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A $1 million gift from the Terry Foundation will allow a UT historical facility to renovate for the benefit students and visitors. The $1 million, which was a personal gift from UT alumnus Howard Terry and his wife Nancy, will go toward renovations and upgrades of student and visitor facilities at the Winedale Historical Complex in Round Top, Texas, said Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Winedale is home to the University’s Shakespeare at Winedale program, a music program, special events and historical buildings. “We want to upgrade really anything that might be used by stu-

dents and visitors,” Carleton said. “We’re going to try to bring facilities up to current standards. It’s going to make a much better facility for students to use.” The Briscoe Center plans to spend the money on new furniture and carpets, upgrading the bathrooms, painting, redoing the kitchen and anything else to improve the complex, Carleton said. Briscoe Center administration will rename the conference center and classrooms after the Terrys, he said. “It’s just a godsend, frankly,” he said. “It’s going to be incredibly important to Winedale. This is a very generous and timely gift that’s going to really enhance the visitation experience, not only for students but for everyone who comes.” Howard Terry grew up in the small town of Cameron, Texas, and

attended UT on a football scholarship in the 1930s, said Ed Cotham, president of the Terry Foundation. Terry and his wife formed the foundation to give back to Texas by providing scholarships to needy students, he said. The Terry Foundation will provide about 700 students from eight different universities, including UT, with scholarships this year, Cotham said. Each year the Terry Foundation and its scholars have a picnic in the spring at the Winedale Historical Complex, he said. “Winedale is such a special place,” he said. “The students just love going there, and the Terrys just found the people there to be really special. They began thinking about something they could maybe do for Winedale and all the folks up there at the Briscoe Center.”

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For just the second time in a month, the Longhorns won’t be playing in the comfy confines of UFCU Disch-Falk Field. And this time, they don’t get a trip to Hawaii. Instead, Texas is in Stillwater, Okla. today for a three-game series against Oklahoma State (16-5, 1-2 Big 12), its second conference series of the season. “This away series will be a little bit easier to focus on,” said senior pitcher Taylor Jungmann. “We’re in Oklahoma, not in Hawaii. There’s no beach.” Jungmann’s topographic knowledge is spot-on, and he is also well informed about the Cowboys’ ballpark, Allie P. Reynolds Stadium — regarded as a hitters’ park. “I remember the ballpark from when I was a freshman,” he said. “It was freezing, and the wind blows out. It’s a Cracker Jack box.” It will certainly be a different type of venue for the No. 5 Longhorns (16-5, 3-0), who are used to their pitching-and-defense-friendly setting at the Disch. Here, pitchers can afford to give up a long fly ball because the outfield walls are so tall and far — 405 feet at its deepest parts. The Longhorn batters have only hit four home runs all year, and their pitchers have given up the same amount. So, with dimensions about 10 feet shallow-

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Junior pitcher Taylor Jungmann fires a pitch to catcher Jacob Felts in a game against Stanford earlier in the year. Jungmann, who is 5-0 with a .63 era and 35 strikeouts, will start tonight’s game against the Cowboys.

er than the Disch, will the Longhorns treat Reynolds Stadium as a launching pad? “With the new bats this year, I’m not sure,” said junior Jordan Etier. “But I remember we were taking batting practice there my freshman year, and some people were hitting balls way out.” Oklahoma State’s hitting numbers reinforce their ballpark’s reputation. The Cowboys are batting .319 as a team and have a .485 slugging percentage, a statistic used to measure power numbers. They go deep fre-

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Sophomore Blaire Luna is already 15-2 this year, with one of those wins being a perfect game. Luna and the Longhorns face off against Kansas this weekend.

Horns ready for conference season By Sara Beth Purdy Daily Texan Staff

There is no easy path through the Longhorns’ conference schedule. Seven of the nine Big 12 opponents that Texas will face this season are ranked in the top 25 of the USA Today national softball ranking. Texas is currently ranked second in the Big 12 behind Texas Tech, which only has one loss in the season. Though they were ranked behind Tech in the pre-conference season rankings, the Longhorns are now ranked the highest in the Big 12 in several of the national polls.

“We are pretty excited,” said sophomore Taylor Hoagland. “We are going to see some good competition.” Texas will host Kansas for a two-game series this weekend at McCombs Field in Austin. The Longhorns’ current 26-3 season record indicates good preparation for their rigorous upcoming schedule. Texas will bring a pitching staff that earns weekly honors and an offense that can light up scoreboards in Big 12 play. In the past week, the Longhorns have faced seven different opponents, most of them in away games. Even

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There, but for the lack of instant replay, go I. A number of college basketball coaches must be repeating that phrase to themselves this week as they reflect on their second- and third-round tournament victories in preparation for this weekend’s action. You have the half second that was never added back to the clock in the North Carolina-Washington game. Then there was the inexplicable fivesecond call against Texas in the Longhorns’ third-round loss to Arizona. But it goes back even further — in the Big East tournament, St. John’s escaped with an egregious non-call when Justin Brownlee stepped out of bounds and then heaved the ball into the stands with 1.7 seconds left on the clock to beat Rutgers. Forget the missed fouls and phantom charging calls, which are not reviewable under current NCAA rules or in most major professional sports — clock issues should be immediately reviewed and corrected in the high-stakes, bigmoney world of college basketball. It’s a common occurrence in college football, and basketball referees have the ability to consult instant replay to correct clock operator errors. They often do, and the vast majority of referees, if not all, do their best to call a fair game. But a top-down emphasis from the NCAA must be pushed that stresses correcting clock errors, es-

pecially with the added safeguard of technology. Basketball purists might accuse replay consultation of slowing down the game and ruining its flow. It’s an argument often repeated in sports such as professional soccer, where such breaks in the action are frowned upon. But the English Premier League is planning to test out some goalline technology this season and FIFA is considering using it in the next World Cup. Closer to home, tennis long ago embraced the advantage of instant replay and MLB now uses it to rule on home-run calls. College basketball, especially in America, should be at the forefront of such advances. I understand not wanting to come out and criticize officials in the final weeks of the season — the statement issued by Big East commissioner John Marinatto acknowledging the mistake in the St. John’s-Rutgers game was surprising. But the NCAA should be making sure that critical seconds aren’t being left or taken off the clock in close-game situations. Anything less is an affront to students, alumni, fans, boosters, coaches, and family, not to mention the young men and women who spend their entire college careers practicing basketball with the hopes of postseason success. That such errors still occur, when there exists the technology to correct them, is embarrassing for a tournament that tries to position itself as the most exciting in sports.

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Baylor (14-7, 1-2)

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Texas escapes from first day of NCAA meet with first-place rank The Longhorns finished the first day of NCAA Championships in the lead, but individual and relay victories still elude the team. Jimmy Feigen, Scott Jostes, Dax Hill and Neil Caskey started the finals portion of the day with a sixth-place finish in the 200yard freestyle relay. Although they qualified in third, they followed Stanford, UC Berkeley, Auburn, Arizona and Southern California in the finals. Texas had two swimmers in the 500 freestyle finals in Jackson Wil-

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quently, with already 10 homers on the year — more than double Texas’ number. VS. “Their stats are better than ours,” said Texas head coach Augie Garrido. “Their batting Date: Fri.,Sat., Sun. average is very credible, and they always play Time: 6:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 1 p.m. Place: Allie P. Reynolds Stadium us tough. Just like our team is built for this (Stillwater, Okla.) place, their team is built for that park.” But the ‘Pokes have yet to face anything for opposing hitters to solve, with a comquite like Texas’ pitching staff. The trio of bined 9-2 record and 2.31 ERA between the Jungmann, Cole Green and Hoby Milner has proved a daunting and difficult puzzle ROAD continues on PAGE 7

cox and Michael McBroom. Wilcox finished in fourth with a time of 4:15.85 and McBroom finished in eighth with a time of 4:21.03. Their finishes earned the Longhorns 26 points. Last year, Texas did not score any points in this event. Sophomores Austin Surhoff and Nick D’Innocenzo led the Longhorns in the 200 individual medley. Surhoff, who qualified for the A Final, finished in fourth with a time of 1:43.58 and gave the Longhorns 15 points. He won the event last year. D’Innocenzo finished 11th overall with a time of 1:44.51 and earned six points. Feigen, who qualified fifth in

the 50 freestyle, finished third in the event with a time of 18.97. That time was the 12th-fastest performance ever. Ahead of him were Auburn’s Adam Brown and UC Berkeley’s Nathan Adrian. Adrian finished in first with a time of 18.66 — a new American record. Drew Livingston, who qualified in second in the one-meter diving event, finished in third in the finals with a score of 413.2. Purdue’s David Boudia, who held the record from last year’s championship, won the event with a score of 461. Texas A&M’s Grant Nel

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Texas looks to defend its 2010 national championship this weekend.

Neftali Feliz will keep closing games instead of starting them for the AL champion Texas Rangers. Feliz, who set a major league rookie record with 40 saves last season, had been stretched out this spring in case the Rangers decided to use the hard-throwing righty as a starter. Instead, he will remain in his familiar role. “Right now, for our organization, he’s better in the bullpen,” manager Ron Washington said. “We haven’t closed the door on him being a starter. It’s just not now. We wanted to make sure that we continue to be strong in every area. With Feliz being at the closing end, we’re certainly strong.” Feliz took over the closer’s role during last year and went 40-for43 on save tries, going 4-3 with a 2.73 ERA. —The Associated Press

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Win over rival Sooners would give team boost By Wes Maulsby Daily Texan Staff

After a promising start to the season, Texas took a step back over the past three weeks. Losses to Ohio State, North Carolina, Southern California and Virginia have spoiled the Longhorns’ perfect season, but with conference play starting, they can regain their confidence and re-establish themselves as an elite team in a rugged Big 12. With five teams in the top 30, conference play will give Texas a great opportunity to get the season back on track, starting today against Oklahoma. The Sooners are ranked No. 30 in the nation and are entering the match at 9-3 fresh off a 4-3 win over TCU after also suffering a loss to Virginia a week ago. Texas’ most recent outing featured a loss to Virginia on Sunday and then a shutout win against St. Edwards that same night. The Longhorns’ doubles game has been amongst the best in the nation and will be key if they are to have success in conference. Led by

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the duo of senior Ed Corrie and junior Jean Andersen, Texas has won the last seven doubles points and has only dropped one all season — to Illinois. While the doubles game play has been elite, its singles players haven’t been able to find the same kind of consistency. At the ITA National Team Indoor Championship in February, Corrie posted wins against multiple

top-five opponents, but he has not matches and pick up singles wins been able to get back to that same where it can get them. level since. Fellow senior Kellen Damico stepped into the No. 2 slot No. 4 Texas at No. 30 and performed well in the lineup oklahoma with Andersen out. Date: Friday If it can live up to its potential in Time: 6 p.m. the singles game, Texas can once Place: Headington Family again be amongst the nation’s elite, Tennis Center but until then, Texas will rely on its (Norman, Okla.) doubles game to give it the lead in

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Texas looks to build upon strong season in Houston By Julie Thompson Daily Texan Staff

The No. 7 Longhorns look to continue their success at the second outdoor meet of the season this weekend at the Victor Lopez Bayou Classic in Houston. The women ended the in-

door season with a secondplace finish at the NCAA championships in College Station. Last year, the team finished 42nd, but this year’s success came thanks to 38 points f rom 5 , 0 0 0 - m e te r r u n n e r Mia Behm and high jumper Shanay Briscoe. Last weekend, the team par-

HORNS continues from PAGE 6 without a home-field advantage, Texas was able to come out of the weeklong grind unscathed. “You get into the grind of the season and [want to] see how they respond going back-to-back games,” said head coach Connie Clark about her two pitchers, sophomore Blaire Luna and freshman Rachel Fox. “I was very pleased with their performance.” This week, the National Fastpitch Coaches Association and USA Softball each named Luna the national player of the week for her lights-out performances in a five-game stretch in California. Luna has shut out each of her last four opponents and threw her first perfect game against fourthranked Washington last week. She has not given up a run in her past 33 innings pitched. “You wouldn’t know if we were up by 15 or if it is an even ball game,” said Clark about Luna. “She stays very focused even if she gives up a hit.” While it is often said that pitching wins games, the Texas offense has proven that it can

ROAD continues from PAGE 6 Longhorns’ weekend starters. It will be their responsibility to hold in check an Oklahoma State offense that is averaging eight runs a game. “When you have a mid-week game [Texas’ 12-0 win Wednesday over Houston Baptist] where you have a lot of pitchers who have thrown already, it’s important to go pitch deep into the game in weekend series,” Jungmann said. “I have to go out there and stay focused.” But don’t expect Jungmann to change anything about his game plan just because Oklahoma State has a smaller ballpark. “We have to go out there and play our game to get the win,” he said. “We’re not going to change anything for anybody.” Garrido agrees. “We try to build a consistency based on our own team,” he said. “We can’t control anything the other team does, but we try to control our own performance.”

too. Hoagland currently holds the Big 12 record for consecutive games with a hit at 26. With a .438 batting average, junior Lexy Bennett leads the team on offense so far this season with 39 hits. The entire team has been contributing to this team’s offensive power. With the exception of the pitchers, every member of the team has scored a run, had a hit and produced an RBI. “We have a lot of ways to score runs,” said Clark. “We can be very aggressive on offense.” Even with their impressive record, the Longhorns aren’t letting success get to their heads. They have been focused in their preparation for their season. They have goals of making it to the softball College World Series and understand that a strong non-conference record will mean nothing if they can’t play well in the Big 12. “We won those games, and now we are here,” said senior catcher Amy Hooks. “Even though it was great, we are getting ready for conference this weekend.”

ticipated in the University Peter who finished with a perof Central Florida Black and sonal best 23.22 seconds. Gold Challenge meet. The women boasted 13 personal bests at the meet, as well as No. 7 Texas at Bayou the nation’s top times in the Classic 200-meter and 400-meter hurDate: Fri. - Sat. dles. Texas took the top three Place: Wendel D. Ley Track spots in the 200-meter hur(Houston, Texas) dles, led by freshman Allison

SWIM continues from PAGE 6 finished in second with a score of 425.85. Going into the last event, the 400-yard medley relay, Texas was leading the pack with 105 points. Cole Cragin started the relay off strong in the backstroke. After Scott Spann lost the lead in the breaststroke portion of the event to UC Berkeley, Texas could not get back in front. But Caskey and Feigen gave Texas a solid second-place finish with a time of 3:06.1. UC Berkeley finished with a pool record in 3:02.28. “I would like to have come out perfectly, but you just never get that,” Reese said. “It’s the first day and it’s a slugfest. Everybody’s in the meet. All you have to do is come out and race. It’s the name of the game right now.” Texas finished the day in first with 139 points, Stanford in second with 136 and California finished in third with 134 points.

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The No. 17 Longhorns look to rally after placing 10th at the NCAA Indoor Championship with a home tri-meet this weekend against No. 14 Arkansas and No. 24 UCLA. They want to improve the outside perception of the team after an inconsistent indoor season. “It was difficult,” said junior Trevante Rhodes. “There were a lot of ups and downs during the indoor season, but it’s a step in the right direction.” High expectations can be seen as both a good and bad thing. Although it seemed as though the Longhorns did not perform well, it was the Longhorns’ eighth top-10 finish in the last nine seasons. Last year, the Longhorns finished seventh in the outdoor championship with current stars Jamal Wilson and Keiron Stewart leading the way.

A strong youth movement played a role in last year’s run to the outdoor championship. Freshmen were helping to pull much of the load for the Longhorns last May. First-years such as Keiron Stewart, Hayden Baillio and Jarard Bruner all did their part to push the Longhorns to a seventh place finish. Stewart finished third, Baillio finished fourth, and Bruner finished 13th. “It was more of a rebuilding year,” Rhodes said. “We are moving in a positive direction, and I think with the young guys we have, we are confident.”

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WoMEN’s TENNIs opponent. The Longhorns’ last two victories took place here i n Au s t i n a g ai ns t M i s s ou r i and Colorado. The women’s tennis team travAt No. 16, sophomore Aeriels to Kansas this weekend as el Ellis is the highest-ranked ITA they take on Kansas State on Friplayer in these events. day and Kansas on Saturday. —Alex Endress In its last meeting against Kansas State, which was on March 19, Texas won by a score of 7-0. The No. 26 Texas at Kansas Longhorns also prevailed against state Kansas in their last encounter, Date: Friday beating them 7-0. Time: 2 p.m. Texas will try to keep its unWhere: Manhattan, Kan. beaten streak intact, as they have beaten every conference

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Grade: B Unfortunately, the rest of the film lacks the polish Snyder has applied to the visuals. The script is something of a mess, wielding a lot of interesting ideas, especially about gender politics, but it doesn’t seem like it knows what it wants to say. The cast is equally uneven. Most of the film rests on Browning, but all she’s asked to do is look good holding a samurai sword and occasionally do a bit of emoting, leaving her character something of a blank slate. Far worse are Vanessa Hudgens and Jamie Chung as participants in Baby Doll’s escape plan. The two barely register, and their character arcs are mostly nonexistent. On the other end of the spectrum are Scott Glenn as a character literally named “Wise

Man” and the underutilized Jon Hamm, who brings his usual magnetic presence to his brief appearance in the film’s ending. The best role in the film goes to Oscar Isaac, whose portrayal of an orderly named “Blue” is a genuinely menacing wild card. With “Sucker Punch,” Warner Brothers continues its tradition of taking big chances on established directors, a gamble that worked well for them with last year’s “Inception” but doesn’t seem to go quite as well here. The film isn’t nearly the disaster it could have been, mostly thanks to its distinct visual style and memorable action sequences, but with a few rewrites and a shorter leash for Snyder, it could have been so much more.

TSTV continues from PAGE 10 than shows in the past by actually being allowed to film outside of the studio, lending to the realistic portrayal. “We were given the opportunity to create pretty much whatever we wanted and chose to play on the real-life aspects of college,” Mullins said. “[We went] for emotion that students would feel; it’s more of a drama than anything else.” Each season is comprised of six episodes, each roughly 15 minutes in length. The show has evolved from its first season to a much more competitive second season, with the internship quickly approaching. For example, at the end of the sixth show of season one, Riley Hinrichs, who played Kieran in the show, was kicked off, as part of a decisive ending that moved toward the climax of the show — winning the internship position. Unlike some other shows at TSTV, “Still Life” is scripted, isn’t filmed in the studio and isn’t live. But even though the filming takes place at various Austin locations, the cast doesn’t feel like a separate entity from the studio. “I never feel left out or not included just because we don’t film at the studio,” said Mystie Pineda, a radio-television-film sophomore who plays Abby on the show. “I don’t think we got involved in this for the TSTV connection; it’s more because we like to act.” Pineda is known on the show as the “almost overly nice girl.” However, as the show progresses, she breaks up with her boyfriend and day, month day, 2008

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becomes more independent. “These characters [aren’t] typecasted; we’re really not at all like them,” Pineda said. “Michael is the passive boyfriend, Ryan is the womanizer, and Vince is the smart-ass boss.” Yet the actors have all had instances where they have seen themselves in one of the character’s actions or thoughts. “From [my character, Ryan’s,] backstory, I get that he’s trying to prove someone wrong and prove he’s the best,” said Ryan Wilson, radio-televison-film sophomore. “I think I can understand that — not that I’m on some revenge path — but striving to be my best.” Although Mullins writes the script, if something doesn’t feel fitting to the characters, it’s changed. Emily Mitis, journalism junior and Alexis on the show, had Mullins write in a happier scene for her character after too many episodes were she felt her character had been too mean. Additionally, Mullins purposely doesn’t give out the scripts to his cast until very close to filming days to keep them on their toes and to show the progress a character was making, so that “Still Life” is never stagnant. “It’s a different kind of show. We’re constantly evolving and molding into these characters,” Mitis said. “‘Still Life’ prepares you to work for a narrative rather than just in a studio. It’s so offbeat compared to the rest [of the shows on TSTV].”

nal product, the group faced a series of obstacles in the production process, including two unrelated emergency room visits by Kutner and Reynolds, difficulty obtaining rights to the play and the arduous task of transporting a large living room set from a high school in San Antonio. “Despite everything that we’ve been through, I’m extremely pleased with how it turned out,” Reynolds said. “It completely exceeded my expectations.” Reynolds plays the part of Cassie Cooper, a neurotic wife who has serious suspicions about her husband’s fidelity and obsesses over a large quartz crystal, which she loses down the toilet. Kloc said she and Kutner allowed actors to shape their own characters. Some, such as Glen Miglin, Plan II and aerospace engineering sophomore, who played the role of the oblivious analyst Er-

And of all the emo bands that resonated with me the most, Dashboard Confessional was the one that kept my emotions in check. The Swiss Army Romance, the band’s 2000 debut, is the perfect introductory emo album. Its first track, “Screaming Infidelities,” along with “Ender Will Save Us All,” are to the emo genre what “Good Golly Miss Molly” was to rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s or what “Keep it Comin’ Love” was to disco in the 1970s — monumental in their appeal, decadent in their approach and catchy as hell. But as with a lot of genres that deviate from well-known and wellworn formulas, emo fell by the way1 side, giving way to the burgeoning popularity of screamo, its more sonically aggressive cousin, fol-

lowed by post-punk, indie rock and finally, today’s extremely popular lo-fi movement. Carrabbas, however, never quite gave up. Dashboard Confessional’s 2003 album, A Mark, A Mission, A

nie Cusack, took their roles in directions she never anticipated. “Glen is one of the main people who came up with something new every time,” Kloc said. “When we went off book for the first time, people just kept missing their lines, and he would cover for everyone and just say their lines.” Kloc said she had not really been able to envision the character of Cookie, Ernie’s wife, when they cast Wright for the part and she was impressed with how Wright created a voice and mannerisms to fit the part, which was heavy on physical comedy. Wright said that by drawing from her own goofy tendencies, she was able to slip easily into the role of Cookie, who suffers from chronic back spasms during the play. “I just made my normal dance moves more exaggerated,” she said, referencing a scene where the guests pretend to be dancing certified gold as well. The last two albums Dashboard released, 2007’s The Shade of Poison Trees and 2009’s Alter the Ending, never made it past 18 on the Billboard charts, but even that is impressive considering most people were hopping on the electroindie bandwagon at that point once bands such as MGMT and Passion

And of all the emo bands that resonated with me the most, Dashboard Confessional was the one that kept my emotions in check. Brand, A Scar, was most likely the peak of the band’s popularity — it was No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold. The 2006 followup album, Dusk and Summer, also reached No. 2 on the charts and was

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“Play the hostess,” Ken Gorman tells his wife Chris as the other guests begin to arrive at a dinner party gone awry after the original host’s failed suicide attempt. “Play the hostess?” Chris Gorman responds, giving her husband a horrified look. “There’s no food out; there’s no ice in the bucket. Where’s the help? Where’s the cheese dip? What am I supposed to do, play charades?” In the Broccoli Project production of the play “Rumors,” the Gormans arrive at the wedding anniversary dinner for Deputy Mayor of New York Charley Brock to discover that his wife Myra is missing, and Charley has shot himself in the earlobe in a suicide attempt. Ken, Charley’s lawyer and friend, enlists Chris in a cover-up attempt that eventually draws in all eight guests in a tumult of lies, confusion and miscommunication. It doesn’t take long for all the characters to completely lose control in this bourgeoisie farce. “Rumors,” written by Neil Simon, will show at the Black Box Theatre, a new theater space in the Student Activity Center. The play is produced by Alex Reynolds, a Plan II and business honors senior, and Laura Wright, a Plan II and biology sophomore, and is directed by Jenny Kutner, Plan II junior, and Katherine Kloc, a Plan II and advertising junior. The play coincides with the Plan II Honors program’s 75th anniversary weekend. The Broccoli Project is a student-run theater troupe that takes a collaborative approach to theater and provides full-time students with an opportunity to work theater into their already busy schedules. Although it is a Plan II student organization, it is open to any student interested in getting involved. Though not noticeable in the fi-

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Life&Arts

Friday, March 25, 2011 | The Daily Texan | Amber Genuske, Life&Arts Editor | (512) 232-2209 | dailytexan@gmail.com

Emo concert offers chance to relive high school angst By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff

I had just deleted my entire Dashboard Confessional discography from my iTunes library in fall 2006 at the behest of my best friend Joshua. “Nobody listens to that anymore,” he told me with mild disgust. “The Best Deceptions,” a song from the emo group’s 2001 album, The Places You Have Come to Fear the Most, had just come on through the speakers I had bought earlier that day. To hear lead singer Chris Carrabba’s voice yearning with open-ended candor and emotional vulnerability had made us uncomfortable. That same emotional honesty had been paramount to my coming-of-age in high school, though.

The same goes for Joshua. At the height of our emo phase, we listened to bands such as Dashboard Confessional, Saves the Day, Taking Back Sunday and The Starting Line, completely entranced by how in touch with their feelings they were. Their love-gushing lyrics, their disaffected and jaded outlook on the world and their ability to beautifully convey any emotion with a lyric made us into emo music fanatics. It resonated with us strongly at that time because we were in love with girls we could never possibly date, but we understood that the chase was sometimes more fulfilling than actually getting the girl. Emo music happened to be the perfect representation of that chase.

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Reid Mullins and Adrian Hernandez, co-creaters of the TSTV show “Still Life”, film behind the bars on Sixth Street.

UT filmmakers flip the script on TV drama By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff

“Still Life” is anything but still. The TSTV show is shot on a constantly moving handheld camera and follows the daily lives of four college students competing for an internship, illustrating that both life

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Sucker Punch

Film delivers great visuals, suffers from flawed plot By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff

“Sucker Punch” is a film that’s going to draw tons of criticism. After all, it’s written and directed by Zack Snyder, who’s usually targeted for going after style at the expense of substance. “Sucker Punch” is Snyder’s first foray into wholly original material after getting his start in ambitious remakes and adaptations. Unfortunately, “Sucker Punch” isn’t as original as it thinks it is, cribbing from an endless number of films ranging from “Inception” to “Lord of the Rings” to “Girl, Interrupted,” as well as any number of war and women-in-prison films. The film focuses on Baby Doll (Emily Browning), who is locked in a mental institution after her stepfather goes insane and murders her little sister. Baby Doll plunges herself into an elaborate fantasy where the asylum becomes a burlesque house; the psychiatrists are the madams; the orderlies are the pimps. As she plans her escape with some of the other patients, Baby Doll’s burlesque dances take the form of elaborate, genre-themed adventures in which she and her companions must fight dragons, robots and steampunk WWI soldiers. Ever since the film’s trailer debuted this summer, the selling point has not been the film’s convoluted escape plot but rather Snyder’s stylish, elaborate visuals, and they’re predictably fantastic. While the mental institution and the burlesque parlor look a bit too similar, each of the film’s big action sequences carry their own looks. It helps that these lengthy set pieces take up big chunks of the film and are fluid and exciting in all the best ways. One incontestable point about “Sucker Punch” is the quality of its action, which has a blatant disregard for the laws of physics, especially in a mostly slow-motion fight with robots aboard a speeding bullet train.

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and film are constantly evolving. “You know there’s still-life photos and paintings, but they’re like freeze frames in time,” said Reid Mullins, radio-television-film senior who is in charge of directing, script writing, filming and most editing. “Even though each scene has a freeze frame, it’s never real-

ly going to be still.” Currently in its second season, the show revolves around four photojournalism students completing photography assignments and learning how to balance everyday life. At the end of the season, an internship at The Denver Post will be awarded to the photojour-

nalist that has produced the best work over the course of the year. Mullins proposed the idea after an opening for a show became available on TSTV last year. He was given the opportunity to go a different direction with “Still Life”

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Courtesy of Dashboard Confessional