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A member of the Austin Police Department SWAT unit inspects a shotgun following a standoff with a suspect on the roof of Apple Bar on Fifth Street on Tuesday night. Officers fired a bean-bag round to subdue the unidentified man, who was later taken into custody.

Man flees police, threatens suicide atop Fifth Street bar; SWAT called to location By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff Multiple Austin police divisions, the city’s entire SWAT team and numerous medical and fire units cordoned off a large swath of downtown Tuesday night when a man, chased by police, threatened to end his life on the roof of Apple Bar. The confrontation started at about 8:06 p.m. when APD officers noticed a man at Sixth Street and Congress Avenue slumped over and smelling of marijuana. When officers approached the

man, he fled down an alley beside Ruth’s Chris Steak House where he then climbed onto the roof of the Fifth Street bar. The man was supposedly armed, but officers were not able to retrieve a weapon or any drugs from him. “Apparently he knew the building well and when he reached airconditioning units threatened to hurt his person,” said Austin Police Department Sgt. James Mason. “At that point it becomes a barricaded-person situation.” Mason said police called off the

chase, preferring instead to evacuate nearby restaurants and pedestrians while negotiators tried to reason with the individual. By 10:48 p.m., the man, who remains unidentified, was in police custody. Officers had to subdue him with a bean-bag round to ensure his compliance with officers. Police closed Lavaca Street to Congress Avenue and Seventh to Fourth streets. SWAT team officers and snipers could be seen taking positions around and on the roof of the bar looking for the suspect, and small

ees violated the Texas Open Meetings Act. UTMB laid off many of its faculty and clinical staff last year after Hurricane Ike devastated the Galveston area, causing nearly $700 million in damages to the school. Under the terms of the settlement, UTMB will give hiring priority to previous staff members for the next 36 months when new jobs become available. If a former employee is qualified for the position and no other candidates are more qualified, he or she will get the job. The settlement also

subjects disputes over hiring decisions to arbitration proceedings with a Harris County judge. Kathy Shingleton, UTMB human resources director, said former employees are already given priority in rehiring. “The main difference is that it extends the re-employment period from 12 months to 36 months,” she said. The association’s attorney Joe Jaworski said the settlement was a victory for the plaintiffs. “Now, when you’re applying for the job, as long as you’re qualified,

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you’ll get that job,” Jaworski said. “If you don’t, you have an option for binding arbitration.” As of March, UTMB had rehired almost 500 employees, most of them nurses. If the regents’ plan to repair John Sealy Hospital and build a new surgical tower in Galveston recieves legislative funding, the hospital will likely hire more employees in a largely clinical capacity. UTMB has other legal and legislative issues to contend with. The medical school announced

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TSTV pushes for $85,000 digital transmitter to ensure viability

Jeffrey McWhorter | Daily Texan Staff

Radio-television-film freshman Shea Jones works on production of the Texas Student Television show “Videogame Hour Live” on Tuesday. TSTV wants to invest in an advanced transmitter that could expand its reach and viewership.

By Amy Bingham Daily Texan Staff Despite Texas Student Media’s projected losses of more than $150,000 for the 2009-10 fiscal year, Texas Student Television hopes to invest in an $85,000 digital transmitter that could broadcast a clearer picture to about 17 times its current audience, 24 hours per day, seven days per week. With a digital transmitter, the student-produced television station could increase its potential audience from 50,000 to nearly 850,000, according to some estimates. This expanded audience is expected to increase advertising revenue and turn TSTV into a profitable venture for Texas Student Media. “This is a bad time to be investing because heaven knows we’re losing money hand and foot,” said Dan Knight, TSTV station advis-

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crowds of onlookers gathered outside nearby bars to witness the event. UT English junior Neil Ferguson said he overheard the initial confrontation between the man and APD and said he saw officers on their bikes chasing the man before he scaled the walls of Apple Bar. “I work at the Chase Bank garage, and I heard a commotion,” Ferguson said. “I heard police saying ‘put your hands up.’” The bar was closed for the

UTMB faculty settles lawsuit against Board of Regents By Mohini Madgavkar Daily Texan Staff University of Texas Medical Branch faculty members settled their wrongful termination lawsuit against the UT System Board of Regents on Monday, ending some of the branch’s legal troubles. In return for $22,500 in legal fees and changes to UTMB’s rehiring policy, the Texas Faculty Association and former UTMB faculty members Kay Sandor, Diana Puccetti and Allen LeCornu agreed to drop the suit, which alleged that the regents’ decision to lay off nearly 2,500 employ-

By Melissa Pan Daily Texan Staff Adopting domestic-partner benefits would help the University recruit and retain top faculty and staff, UT employees said before state lawmakers Tuesday. University faculty and staff testified at a House hearing in favor of a bill that would support domestic partner benefits in the UT and Texas A&M systems. “Texas wants to keep its riches, but we’re giving them away,” said Lynne Milburn, chairwoman of the Pride and Equity Faculty Staff Association’s Domestic Partner Benefits Committee and director of Counseling, Learning and Career Services. Insurance committee chairman Rep. John Smithee, R-Amarillo, said the bills reference “other qualified individual” as the recipient of health-insurance benefits is problematic. Under the proposed bill, the UT System Board of Regents would define who is eligible as a “qualified individual.” “There’s a problem with saying a ‘qualified individual’ and letting the institution, instead of elected officials, define who he or she is,” Smithee said. “Someone who has a chronic illness could go to an unmarried person or a person with no dependents and receive coverage that way.” Bill author Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, cited Florida, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and Ohio as states with definitions of marriage that resemble Texas’ interpretation. He said those states have implemented the wording of “qualified individual” successfully into their legislation for insurance

er and radio-television-film lecturer. “[With this new transmitter] … we would be providing something that no other school in the country is doing.” TSTV station manager Brandon Farmahini will petition the student media board for $40,000 at its May 1 meeting. The station received $26,000 from the Student Services Budget Committee and has raised nearly $10,000 in donations from alumni and other supporters. TSTV currently broadcasts six hours per week on cable public access Channel 16, UT dorm Channel 15 and antenna Channel 9. About 130 student volunteers produce 12 shows for the station, ranging from local news and UT sports programs to celebrity gossip segments and music videos.

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Junior Jeffrey Goodwin listens as UT staff and faculty testify in favor of a bill supporting domesticpartner benefits in the UT and Texas A&M systems.

At panel, athletes speak on role-model status, student misconceptions

By Matt Stephens Daily Texan Staff Several UT athletes believe the student body’s perception of them is inaccurate. “Sometimes I try not to wear burnt orange around campus because I want to hide my identity a little to mingle with people that aren’t athletes,” said Eddie Jones, football player and education junior. “I think they notice and they judge us for being athletes.” Two separate panels met Tuesday with student athletes from several men’s and women’s sports teams to discuss misconceptions about athletes on campus. They discussed dealing with the pressure of being role models, the strict structure of their academic careers and their struggles with time management. “I’ll bet if you followed an athlete, they’re spending extraordinary hours on the things they love to do beyond class time,” said Women’s Athletic Director Christine Plonsky. UT football player James Kirkendoll said time management is a crucial part of his life. On an aver-

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At a panel on Tuesday addressing the studentathlete experience, Rachel Adams and Ashley Gayle discuss stereotypes they face as female athletes.

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John Higgins, chief of staff for state Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, talks on his cell phone in the outdoor rotunda at the Capitol on Tuesday morning. The rotunda, which was built in 1993, is part of the Capitol extension that extends north of the building.

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after standoff at downtown bar From page 1A night, and no one was threatened or hurt, Mason said. Lillian Arnold said she was walking down Sixth Street and made her way toward the commotion when she noticed police surrounding the bar. About 20 police cars barricaded the intersection of Sixth and Colorado streets.

“We just bolted when we saw the police,” Arnold said. “We wanted to see something sweet.” For others, the two-hour ordeal became a nuisance. “We were having dinner at Ruth’s Chris when we noticed all the police lights,” said Linsey Davis as she overlooked the scene. “Our car is stuck there, so we are here for the long haul.”

REGENTS: Medical Branch taking

legal action to keep hospital open From page 1A last week that it is taking legal action to stop the impending closure of Shriners Burn Hospital, claiming that the hospital is responsible for millions of dollars in shared research programs. Legislative appropriations for UTMB are also on uncertain ground. Barry McBee, the

UT System’s vice chancellor for government relations, said legislators have not yet made plans to allot the $55 million UTMB requested to compensate for lost operational funding. Jaworski said the settlement is important for the future of the UTMB community. “Most essentially, it’s a mechanism for people to get back into Galveston,” Jaworski said.

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changing majors difficult, athletes say From page 1A age day, he gets up at 5 a.m. to work out from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. After attending classes from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Kirkendoll then practices until 6 p.m. When Kirkendoll was a freshman, he also attended study hall sessions from 7 to 9 p.m. He said this is his routine from Sunday to Thursday during the offseason and that it does not include Saturday games during football season or the time he sets aside for studying and class work. “You have to look at it ahead of time,” Kirkendoll said. “You have to write stuff down and schedule. You’ve got to act right, make good grades and perform.” According to UT Athletics, there are 620 student athletes at the University. More than 40 have a GPA of 4.0, and all but three teams have an average GPA above 3.0. The University has 10 academic All-Americans and an 88-percent graduation rate among student athletes who exhaust their eligibility. Jim Vick, a mathematics professor and faculty representative of the Men’s Athletic Council, said student athletes have different academic requirements than other students. The “40-60-80 rule”requires athletes to complete 40 percent of their degrees by the end of their second year in school, 60

percent by the third year and 80 percent by the fourth year. Vick said the rule makes changing majors difficult. “I’m a freshman and I already have to commit to a major,” said swimmer Kathleen Hersey. Student athletes’ schedules do not allow them to take summer classes or study abroad in many cases. Their schedules also make it difficult to have active social lives, said freshman volleyball player Ashley Gayle. “You don’t leave the gym until 8 p.m. at night. You don’t have a life,” Gayle said. “And you don’t meet people outside of your sport because of the limited amount of time you have.” While student athletes face a lot of pressure, there are also some perks, said UT swimmer Ricky Berens, who won a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. Berens said he has already seen Beijing, Australia and Brazil and plans to see Rome during the summer through his travels during competition. Help from personal tutors before a test or in the middle of the night is provided at the athletes’ convenience. Junior football player Sam Acho said one of the hardest parts is being a role model and being under strict scrutiny. Acho said players have been kicked off the team for comments made on their Facebook

profiles or for going out past curfew too many times. “You make a mistake that if a regular person made it might not be as big of a deal, and it’s all over Rivals and ESPN,” Acho said. Former UT football player Kwame Cavil, who played wide receiver from 1997 to 1999, said black athletes face difficulties because the media portrays a disproportionate number of African-Americans as athletes. “There are other ways of achieving success,” he said. Leonard Moore, an assistant vice president of the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, said 51 percent of black high school males polled believed their first job would be as a professional athlete. Moore said there are only 1,300 African-Americans in professional sports, while there are 90,000 black engineers and 50,000 black attorneys. Many athletes spoke of the possibility of playing professionally, though they said they realize their academics at UT are just as important as athletics. “More than likely, you’re not going to play a sport forever, so you have to do something with your time here,” said junior volleyball player Ashley Engle. “Whether you graduate or burn out, you can always say, ‘I’ve got a degree from the University of Texas. Let’s do something with that.’”

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ODDLY ENOUGH Children’s cries of glee too much for San Antonio man SAN ANTONIO — A fed-up Texas homeowner has issued a noise citation against his neighbor — an elementary school. Police in suburban Universal City say they had to issue the citation after Butch Armstrong complained about the noise coming from Olympia Elementary School during the school’s Family Fitness Day on March 20. Principal Terri LeBleu said the school had already built a fence, removed loudspeakers and installed noise-reducing backing on basketball goals in response to Armstrong’s previous complaints. A court date for the citation has been set for May 12.

Bank has held centenarian’s cents for more than 80 years FRANKSTON — A 102-yearold East Texas man who’s been married for 81 years has banked at the same place longer than that. First State Bank of Frankston will hold ceremonies Tuesday recognizing its 100-year anniversary and some longtime customers, including James “Heavy” Scott. The retired trucker and Neches River Authority worker said he has kept his money in First State Bank of Frankston since he was a teenager. Frankston is a town of about 1,300, located 95 miles southeast of Dallas. Compiled from Associated Press reports

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North Korea restarts nuclear program, ceases cooperation

Appeals court delays alleged Naziâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extradition to Germany

SEOUL, South Korea â&#x20AC;&#x201D; North Korea said Tuesday it was restarting its rogue nuclear program, booting U.N. inspectors and pulling out of disarmament talks in an angry reaction to U.N. Security Council condemnation of its April 5 rocket launch. Pyongyang ordered U.N. nuclear inspectors to remove seals and cameras from its Yongbyon nuclear site and leave the country as quickly as possible, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. North Korea told the IAEA it was â&#x20AC;&#x153;immediately ceasing all cooperationâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;has decided to reactivate all facilities and go ahead with the reprocessing of spent fuel,â&#x20AC;? according to a statement from the U.N. agency. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs condemned the decision, saying the international community will not accept North Korea until it abandons what Washington calls its pursuit of nuclear weapons. The North must â&#x20AC;&#x153;cease its provocative threats,â&#x20AC;? he said.

CLEVELAND â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The return of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany for trial on war crimes was delayed again Tuesday by a federal court, shortly after six immigration officers removed the retired autoworker from his suburban Cleveland home in a wheelchair. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a stay until it could further consider Demjanjukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motion to reopen the U.S. case that ordered him deported, in which he says painful medical ailments would make travel to Germany torturous. The government planned to continue its legal battle in court, said Justice Department spokeswoman Laura Sweeney. An arrest warrant in Germany claims Demjanjuk was an accessory to some 29,000 deaths during World War II at the Sobibor camp in Nazi-occupied Poland. Once in Germany, he could be formally charged in court. Citing the need to act because of the possibility of Demjanjukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imminent deportation, the court issued the stay without addressing the U.S. governmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s argument that the court had no jurisdiction to rule on Demjanjukâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appeal.

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Bolivian president ends strike after congress enables reelection

LA PAZ, Bolivia â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Evo Morales ended a five-day hunger strike Tuesday after Boliviaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s congress broke a political deadlock, approving a law that lets him run for re-election in December. Morales, a husky Aymara Indian, looked exhausted and a few pounds thinner as he formally enacted the law before a crowd that chanted â&#x20AC;&#x153;Evo, the people are with you!â&#x20AC;? Morales, 49, had spent the weekend reclining on a mattress in the presidential palace, drinking chamomile tea and chewing coca leaves, a mild stimulant that helps suppress the appetite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The people should not forget that you need to fight for change. We alone canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t guarantee this revolutionary process, but with people power itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible,â&#x20AC;? the leftist leader said before dawn, flanked by 13 union activists who joined him in the fast. The legislative compromise, reached at 4 a.m. Tuesday, also reserves seven seats for minority indigenous groups in the 130-seat lower of house of the new congress, and enables Bolivians living abroad to vote, potentially adding about 300,000 new voters, most of whom live in Argentina, to the roughly 4 million eligible domestically. The election law, a follow-up to a new constitution voters overwhelmingly approved in January, also sets stricter standards for voter authentication, introducing a $30 million system of biometric identification, based on votersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; fingerprints. Compiled from Associated Press reports

Reza Saberi, left, the father of American-Iranian journalist Roxana Saberi, who has been in jail for more than two months in Iran, listens to Roxanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, in his Tehran office on April 9. Roxana has been charged with spying.

Iran puts US journalist on trial By Ali Akbar Dareini The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Iran said Tuesday that its national security court put an American journalist on trial behind closed doors on allegations she spied for the U.S. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a charge Washington calls baseless. The unusually swift one-day trial threatened to anger the U.S. at a time when the Obama administration is showing willingness to engage its longtime adversary after many years of rocky relations. Roxana Saberi, a 31-yearold dual American-Iranian citizen, was arrested in late January and initially accused of working without press credentials. But an Iranian judge leveled a far more serious allegation against her last week, charging her with spying for the United States. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yesterday, the first trial session was held. She presented her final defense,â&#x20AC;? judiciary spokesman Ali Reza Jamshidi told reporters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The court will issue its verdict within the next two to three weeks.â&#x20AC;? It was unclear why the trial was moving at such a fast pace â&#x20AC;&#x201D; especially because the

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charges leveled against Saberi were so serious. Under Iranian law, those convicted of spying normally face up to 10 years in prison. Saberi has been living in Iran for the last six years, working as a freelance reporter for news organizations including National Public Radio and the British Broadcasting Corp. Her father has said his daughter, who grew up in Fargo, North Dakota, was finishing a book on Iran and had planned to return to the United States this year. Her lawyer, Abdolsamad Khorramshahi, said he was not authorized to speak to the media about the trial, which he was permitted to attend. Washington has described the charges as â&#x20AC;&#x153;baselessâ&#x20AC;? and has repeatedly called for Saberiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release. Last week, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the United States was â&#x20AC;&#x153;deeply concernedâ&#x20AC;? about the espionage charges. State Department spokesman Robert Wood said Tuesday that the U.S. is committed to getting Saberi released. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We remain very concerned

about her situation,â&#x20AC;? he said. But Jamshidi criticized the U.S. for saying Saberi was innocent and calling for her release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That a government expresses an opinion without seeing the indictment is laughable,â&#x20AC;? he told reporters. One analyst said it was not a coincidence that the charges against Saberi come as Obama is making overtures to Iran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are powerful hardline factions in Tehran that do their best to torpedo or sabotage efforts to improve (U.S.Iran) relations because they stand to lose both politically and financially, and I think I would put Roxanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case in that context,â&#x20AC;? said Karim Sadjadpour, an Iran expert at the Washington-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Since taking office earlier this year, Obama said his administration is looking for opportunities to open direct talks with Iran and has pledged to rethink Washingtonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with Tehran. The U.S. broke off diplomatic relations with Iran after the 1979 Islamic Revolution and the takeover of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

by hard-line students. Under former President George W. Bush, relations deteriorated. Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s overtures have drawn lukewarm responses from hard-line Iranian leaders. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who has the final say on major policy decisions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has criticized Obama, saying he would continue the policies of the Bush administration. Hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad also has said Iran would welcome talks with the U.S. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but only if there was mutual respect. Iranian officials say that means Washington must stop accusing Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism, charges Tehran denies. Saberiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s jailing also comes months ahead of Juneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crucial presidential elections. Ahmadinejad is up for re-election, but his popularity has waned as the economy struggles with high inflation and unemployment. The race is pitting the hard-liners against reformists â&#x20AC;&#x201D; led by a former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who support better relations with the U.S.

Two women face federal charges for $1 million life-insurance scam LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; It was quite a send-off for Jim Davis, or so the people paying his funeral bills were led to believe. They were told Davis was laid to rest at Abbey Memorial Park in Compton after being placed in an ornate, top-of-the-line casket lined with elaborate floral arrangements. Altogether, the bill to bury Davis at the palm-lined cemetery came to nearly $31,000. But there was a problem: There was no Jim Davis. He was dreamed up by a group of scam artists, authorities say. And prosecutors say the coffin that was lowered into the ground was made out of cheap plywood or cardboard, filled with either rocks or butchered meat and animal bones, apparently to convince those who handled it that there was a body inside. Faye Shilling, 60, and Jean Crump, 67, were indicted last week on federal charges that they scammed insurance companies and funeral-related businesses out of as much as $1 million by taking out policies on fictitious people and then staging their funerals. The indictment lists two fabricated deaths, but authorities said there may have been as many as seven. Compiled from Associated Press reports

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Editor in Chief: Leah Finnegan Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Audrey Campbell Josh Haney Jillian Sheridan Abby Terrell Mary Tuma

T HE DAILY T EXAN

GALLERY VIEWPOINT

Don’t mess with the press

Rather than clarifying and strengthening the vague, porous election code it was appointed to review, the Election Reform Task Force has decided that the way to fix the Student Government election system is to censor the media. In a woefully misdirected move, task force members determined on Monday that The Daily Texan should not be allowed to endorse candidates in SG elections. They reasoned that because a portion of student fees — about $6 per student per year — goes to the Texan, the endorsements force unendorsed candidates to indirectly support their opponents. They claimed that the Texan’s endorsements violate the current election code, which states that organizations cannot use student fees to campaign for a candidate. Task force members also felt that endorsements were injurious. “In trying to make these elections as fair and as on an even playing field as possible, you can’t expect another candidate who didn’t get endorsed and who pays student fees to in some ways pay for something that is detrimental to their campaign,” said Carly Castetter, a University-wide representative present at the meeting. But in presenting endorsements, the Texan is simply doing its job. On the page of the paper clearly marked “Opinion,” the Texan’s editorial board expresses its recommendations to voters after reviewing each candidate (an auxiliary panel conducted the endorsement process to the editor of this paper). This action is not only within the Texan’s rights but is central to its primary purpose. The editorial board exists to provide educated commentary on issues pertinent to the student body. It endorses candidates in local, statewide and federal elections. To date, no other governing body has expressed concern over the fairness of our endorsement policy. By attempting to gag the press, the task force is further undermining the validity of the election system that it is supposed to be repairing. It is contributing to the secretive nature of the elec-

tions and SG, fostering exactly the type of behind-closed-doors whispering and calculations that have come to color our campus’s governing body as inaccessible, fraudulent and irrelevant. Instead of trying to muzzle free speech, the task force should embrace open discussion by encouraging anyone who wishes the right to endorse candidates. But perhaps the most bizarre and disturbing soundbites that emerged from Monday’s meeting came from the mouths of those who assume that SG’s election code can trump the U.S. Constitution. “While the Texan has a First Amendment right to free speech, there is a restriction to what that paper can and cannot say,” said task force member Charles Maddox. This attitude reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of the First Amendment and the rights and purpose of the media. Free speech and press are protected by the Constitution expressly because they are essential to democracy. During elections, the need for media scrutiny of government and candidates is crucial. It is a newspaper’s responsibility to educate the electorate. In the case of SG elections, this purpose becomes expressly clear. There is no other newspaper in the world that will give nonpartisan visibility to candidates and provide students with reasonable recommendations. The Texan has faced similar threats to its integrity. In 1974, then-Regent Frank Erwin responded to articles in the Texan opposing his policies and supporting the Vietnam War by attempting to cut the newspaper’s funding, famously saying, “We do not fund what we do not control.” The Texan’s editorial board publicized his statement, and the battle received attention across the United States. Erwin subsequently backed down in the face of national scrutiny. It seems that the task force has borrowed a page from Erwin’s book. It will encounter the same resistance. — Jillian Sheridan for the editorial board

HIS AND HERS

101 reasons not to read Maxim or Cosmo A materialistic hegemony Rational men should consider the climate this thinking provokes and try to consciously comBy Mary Tuma bat it. Speaking as a female, I know that this Daily Texan Columnist game plan has a much better chance of winning the affection of a woman. But the magazine — a reflection of society’s Most of us can agree that we live in a soci- value system — doesn’t want you to take such ety that upholds a male value system that en- a reasonable approach to life and love. Like all courages violence, chauvinism and excess in brilliant marketing strategies, it sells you an several forms. unattainable idea (in this case, scoring a date This may seem like nothing new, but the hy- with the “impossibly beautiful” cover girl) pocrisy of those marketing this value system through its conception of “manliness.” Co— the ones behind the pages of men’s maga- incidently, this involves maintaining both an zines — should be. Constructed on the basis unrealistic luxury lifestyle and upholding an of dehumanizing not only women but the men equally unrealistic rugged facade. Yet while they target to sell either the priciest sports car touting these ideals, the magazine simultaneor the idea of securing an unattainable female, ously oppresses the reader in a cyclical catthe system works with the intention of shap- and-mouse game of corporate consumerism. ing the concept of what it In a laughable attempt to means to be a man. “defeat the recession” withThe male value system out “capsizing your checkputs a premium on three ing account,” Maxim suggests ideals: success, dominapurchasing an Armani watch It may be too tion and a tough exterior. It for a “mere $195,” and a idealistic to imagine strategically creates a culbrand-new red sports car for a society that praises ture in which wooing atabout $30,000. Money and matractive women is seen as a terials translate directly into men for doing goal that can only be met if success within the male value meaningful work these three ideals are met, system, and if these pages say rather than lucrative regardless of the expense nothing else, they claim that to a man’s individuality, fiwomen covet both. work and for being nancial stability and self-reBut if the magazine truly respectful instead of spect. prioritized helping “get you crude, but we should We a s s o c i a t e “ b e a u t y the girl” you would be better magazine” with the latest all make a conscious served by sound relationship issue of Glamour or Cosadvice or 101 ways to please effort to try to make mopolitan: a colorful inyour woman — sections comthese changes. struction manual on how to pletely amiss in men’s magplease your man with a few azines. Instead, men are infashion tips sprinkled in bestructed to purchase luxury tween airbrushed ads. You items to attract the opposite do not need to be an ardent sex. By defining success as feminist to find this female fodder offensive to monetarily based, the magazine, advertisers women. But after analyzing Maxim magazine, and corporate institutions win, leaving males I realized that men should be equally offend- shortchanged financially and romantically. ed by the choices offered to them. The dangers inherent in conforming to this Oddly enough, I found the overt male chauvalue system are serious. As a female, I notice vinism of Maxim magazine less disturbing men plagued by overwhelming self-doubt rethan (yet equally as shameful as) the subtle garding their level of assertiveness and toughand skillfully contrived version of it. Obvious ness as well as feelings of financial and mais the hackneyed notion that men enjoy seeing terial inadequacy. Many feel pressured to descantily clad women — a social construction of reality the magazine propagates through mean women rather than salute their achievethe pages. Less apparent is the systematic deg- ments. We cannot attribute these constructs solely to men’s magazines. They are carefulradation of professional, successful women. In an ostensible effort to celebrate female ly fostered by a hypocritical system that extols accomplishments, a section titled “Happy certain ideals to maximize profits and mainWomen’s History Month” lists “great strides” tain patriarchal hegemony. It may be too idewomen have made this year, including reports alistic to imagine a society that praises men on ridiculously large breast implants and the for doing meaningful work rather than lucraoldest active showgirl. Another section shows tive work and for being respectful instead of pictures of “foxy” financial broadcast report- crude, but we should all make a conscious efers, while the following page labels Gov. Sar- fort to try to make these changes. Ironically, a pull quote from the magazine ah Palin a GILF. By audaciously trivializing female accom- itself says it best. A reflection of the mindplishments and devaluing successful females, numbing contradictions found both in Maxthe magazine not only solidifies itself as chau- im and the value system, the quote is juxtavinistic but implies that professional women posed with a woman in lingerie before mulshould not be taken seriously. A man who is tiple-page cover girl and baseball spreads. It truly confident and comfortable in his own reads, “I find it sexy that he’s into something skin will praise and respect a woman with other than chicks or sports.” This is a maxim goals rather than call her “adorable,” as the to which I can safely concede. magazine does. Workplace inequality ferments with this type of misogynistic mindset. Tuma is a jounalism senior.

Have sex, burn calories

up with a list of 50 fun things to do with your clothes on. The magazine constantly emphasizes that you By Dan Treadway have to do certain things, mostly related to sex, Daily Texan Columnist to please a guy. This “guy” is also referred to as “your man” and “him.” To make the magazine As Mary Schmich, a Chicago Tribune colum- as relevant as possible, Cosmo tries to generalnist, once famously wrote, “Do not read beauty ize all men into one person. One feature, titled, magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.” “Guy Truths They’d Tell If They Had the Guts,” From the perspective of someone of the gen- was written by Robert Buckley, who is “the acder that these magazines are supposedly giving tor who made us sweat as Man Candy on Lipwomen tactics to impress, even I can testify to stick Jungle.” Buckley, who apprently speaks for how off-base and ridiculous a lot of the advice in all guys, offers up heady thoughts such as the beauty magazines is. fact that he doesn’t enjoy women singing to him When I first glanced at the cover of the May and hates the small dogs that all women own. 2009 edition of Cosmopolitan magazine, I didn’t An excerpt that struck me in particular was one know where to start. There was simply so much in which he wrote that “calling just to ask ‘Whatto take in. cha thinking about?’ is never cute.” Reading this, “Sexy,” “naughty” and “dirty-licious” were I thought that if this guy really had guts, he’d but a few of the adjectives that greeted me. Just be able to admit that he likes it when his sigin case I didn’t get the idea, a big stamp in the nificant other takes the time to call just because top right corner read “The Sexy Issue.” While she’s thinking about him. But alas, our apparent this certainly caught my attenspokesman prefers that womtion, I was most intrigued by en not be overly opinionated the fact that “50 Fun Things and constantly make sex accesto Do Bare-Assed” was writsible. Major guts there, Bob. I think it would be an ten mere centimeters away Any guy who requires a interesting exercise from “How to Makes Choices woman to meet the absurd exYou’ll Never Regret.” pectations placed in this magto see if the writers at Cosmo claims that it will azine clearly must suffer from Cosmo could come provide various ways for a some remarkable inadequaup with 50 fun things woman to improve herself cies himself. Even if a womand her relationships, yet it an doesn’t read this magazine, to do with your seems that if a woman were to it still creates the expectations clothes on. actually do take its advice, it and culture for our generawould be bad for business, as tion when it comes to sex. The she would no longer need to act itself is de-romanticized so read the magazine. Thus, Cosmuch that it is referenced as a mo writers sprinkle in little quips here and there weight-loss tactic, and for the most part, it is porto make the reader question herself in between trayed as nothing more than relationship currentheir supposed advice. For example, the maga- cy. zine suggests you watch sensual movies rather I can’t speak for all guys — and unlike Costhan comedies when you’re naked because “a mo, I’m not trying to — but I will say that what jiggly tummy won’t make you feel good.” The I find attractive in a girl is someone who is comwriters don’t bother to mention that the laugh- pletely confident and comfortable with who she ter induced from watching a comedy releases en- is. The sad irony is that it seems this magazine dorphins that do make you feel good. Rather, for does nothing but rob women of confidence and the low price of $4.29, they discreetly assert that attempt to make them feel uncomfortable with even when you’re by yourself, you have to be who they are. For this reason, Cosmo serves as aware of your flaws. nothing more than a slap in the face to its readSome of the advice the writers gave seemed ers and the greater public. at best irrational and at worst Jessica SimpThe world isn’t airbrushed, and maybe that’s son. One feature, titled “Drop 5 Pounds in a a good thing because, as Karen Nave once wrote, Week,” suggested that you drink mainly water “Sometimes we strive so hard for perfection that and have nightly “you-on-top” sex to burn extra we forget that imperfection is happiness.” calories. In another section, the magazine conAll this being said about the magazine, I do dones cooking naked — but tells you not to iron think its suggestion of running through sprinnaked. After glancing through the periodical in klers bare-assed is an all-around great idea. its entirety, I think it would be an interesting exerTreadway is a political communications junior. cise to see if all the writers at Cosmo could come

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College students deal with rising credit card debt Spokeswoman: Families must plan ahead to avert unanticipated difficulties

By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff A recent survey conducted by student loan company Sallie Mae claims that college seniors will graduate with an average credit card balance of $4,100, which is $1,000 more than in 2004. The survey found that undergraduate students used credit cards more last year than any previous year surveyed. One third of the 1,200 students who responded to the survey cited direct tuition costs as part of their debt. Sallie Mae spokeswoman Patricia Christel said debt often results for three reasons: lack of financial aid, the convenience of a credit card and families underestimating the total cost of education. “It’s not just tuition and textbooks,” Christel said. “It’s equipment, research trips, going to and from home for the holidays and other things.” Parents should plan ahead and look at the cost of the full college degree plan instead of just one year, Christel said. Other ways she said students can lower their credit card balance are limiting credit card use to emergencies, not accepting limit increases on their credit and not putting off payments. Kimberly Sherfey, a pre-journalism and rhetoric and writing sophomore, said that although she has not had any debt or payment problems,

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charging for tuition and textbooks has taken a toll on her overall spending. On top of education expenses, Sherfey said, paying for rent means cutting back on going downtown and cooking at home instead of eating at restaurants. Food was the next most-cited expense after education, according to the survey. Cosmetics, clothes and travel were the other top expenses. Damion Thomas, a representative from the Wells Fargo bank on the Drag, said he has not seen many students with credit card trouble. “I think it depends on whether parents explain bank accounts, because it’s the ones who aren’t credit savvy and don’t do their research who overdraft their accounts or can’t pay back their debts,” he said. Most instances of payment trouble are been due to the mismanagement of personal finances, he said. He added that from his observations, personal purchases such as clothes and food are more related to debt more than educational expenses. But psychology senior Sarah Fraley said her credit card balance has seen a definite increase over the years and that she has had trouble making payments a couple of times. Fraley uses her credit card for textbooks, graduation-related expenses and organization dues and supplies. “I’ve actually spent less money on myself than I have in previous years,” Fraley said. “I put off groceries, I don’t go shopping and I try to curb social spending.”

Dancin’ to the beat UT alumnus Daniel Oroco salsa dances with UT staff member Jennifer Smith during the Noche Caliente Festival de Colores hosted by the Mexican American Culture Committee on the Main Mall Tuesday night.

Bryant Haertlein Daily Texan Staff

Study: Neighborhood safety affects stress levels By Ben Wermund Daily Texan Staff UT journalism junior Mackie Bays’ time spent living on East Riverside Drive was riddled with stress, which she credits to more than just school. “I was definitely a bit more stressed then,” Bays said. “There were drug dealers living above me, beside me, below me. There were a lot of drug busts in my complex, and a lot of cops came through with automatic guns.” Bays’ higher stress and anxiety levels while living in the Riverside area — which she perceived to be dangerous — are common, according to a study conducted by two UT researchers. The study, published in the March issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, showed that living in neighborhoods that are perceived as dangerous can affect residents’ mental well-being.

“I worry a little, but not to the extent to where I’m stressing out about it.” — Alyssa Nardone, West Campus resident The study drew information from surveys conducted in 1995, 1998 and 2001 that asked questions about participants’ neighborhoods as well as personal questions, such as education level and psychological questions pertaining to trust and mistrust. Catherine Ross, a sociology professor who co-authored the study, attributed these mental effects to a lack of trust that builds in individuals who live in areas perceived as dangerous — perceptions that she said are often based on reality. “If you report there’s a lot of vandalism in my neighborhood or there are kids hanging out on the street that seem threatening, those

reports are based on reality,” Ross said. “But it’s those perceptions that indicate threat.” Sarah Browning, a journalism sophomore and former Daily Texan staffer who lives on Riverside, said the location does not cause her unease. “I don’t feel stressed out living here any more than I would in any other neighborhood,” Browning said. “From what I understand, West Campus has crime rates to compete with Riverside.” While some perceive West Campus as having comparably high crime rates, Austin Police Department statistics have shown significantly higher rates of rapes, thefts

and burglaries of both residences and vehicles on Riverside than in West Campus for the last 18 months. Alyssa Nardone, a biology and government junior and West Campus resident, said that even when she hears of crime in her neighborhood, she does not worry too much because her complex is gated. “I worry a little, but not to the extent to where I’m stressing out about it,” Nardone said. “I think it would be different if I lived in a condo or something where my door was right out in the open.” Still, it all comes down to residents’ perceptions, according to the study. Bays now lives with her dog and significantly less stress in Hyde Park, a neighborhood she perceives to be safer. “It’s a stress relief being able to walk my dog in a neighborhood setting,” Bays said.

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BILL: Students

show support with march, rally at Capitol From page 1A benefits for university faculty and staff. Because insurance enrollment numbers for 2010 and 2011 have already been submitted, the Legislature would not bear additional costs caused by the bill for those years. Costs incurred due to greater insurance enrollment would increase beginning in 2012, when new data is submitted. Naishtat estimated the bill would cost approximately $60 million over the course of two years. Karen Landolt, assistant director of the McCombs School of Business, said she would be forced to quit her job if she could not cover her partner’s health benefits. They would relocate to Boston, where Landolt worked as an attorney before coming to UT to recruit faculty and teach first-year MBA students. “My partner has a chronic inner-ear disorder that prevented her from working for four straight months last year,” Landolt said. Gregory Vincent, vice president for diversity and community engagement, said an investment of between $500,000 and $1 million is needed to sustain a faculty member in the College of Natural Sciences. An additional $600,000 per year is needed to cover the insurance benefits the bill would offer. “Since the time I first came here in 2005, 20 faculty members have left, and scores more of individuals have declined to apply for faculty and staff because of the lack of benefits,” Vincent said. Before the hearing began, students participated in a walkout and rally from the UT Tower to the Capitol to support the bill. Plan II and biology sophomore Katie Fife organized the rally after reading about the hearing on a Facebook group for domestic partner benefits at UT. About 50 students attended. “It’s ridiculous that these benefits aren’t already available,” said Benjamin Brown, an Asian studies and linguistics junior.

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Willie Jessop, a member for the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and other members of the church watch Anne Heiligenstein, commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services, testify Tuesday morning about the agency’s response to allegations of abuse in the Yearning for Zion Ranch last year.

Bill proposes harsher penalties for child abuse By Nehal Patel Daily Texan Staff In response to last year’s controversy at a West Texas polygamist ranch, state Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, proposed a bill Tuesday that would make child abuse a Class A misdemeanor and send repeated offenders to state jail. Last April, the state took custody of 468 children from the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, owned by members of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Supreme Court of Texas upheld a ruling from the Third Court of Appeals last May to revoke the custody order on unproven grounds of physical and sexual abuse. Hilderbran’s bill would also clarify when Child Protection Services should remove suspected perpetrators, rather than children, from a home. Perpetrators would be removed only if there is evidence that the parent who would remain at home, would monitor the residence and report any attempt by the per-

petrator to return. “The safety of children is paramount, and that is our first priority,” Hilderbran said. The House Human Services Committee also heard testimony on the state’s response to allegations of child abuse at the ranch last year. Willie Jessop, a member of the fundamentalist church who spoke on his own behalf and not on behalf of the church, said a policy for regulating underage marriage has always been in place in the church. Hilderbran’s proposed bill attacked a specific group’s way of life, Jessop added. “If you’re not a lawbreaker, let’s go pass new laws that make you a lawbreaker and make it difficult for you to live,” he said. The case began with a report of a 15-year-old girl living on the ranch who called a family help hot line on March 30, 2008 claiming she had been physically and sexually abused, said Anne Heiligenstein, commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

“The children on the ranch are Texas citizens and deserve the same protection as every other Texan.” — Scott McCown, executive director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities Investigators arrived at the ranch on April 3 and found journal entries detailing repeated sexual abuse of girls, saw pregnant children and discovered records and marriage photos of 12- and 13-yearold girls married to men who were several decades older. “Out of 43 girls from 12 to 17 years old, there were 12 confirmed cases of sexual abuse,” Heiligenstein said. “One girl told a Child Protection Services worker that no age is too young to get married.” Just, 18 girls were removed from the ranch until it was decided that all the children should be removed to ensure their safety, Heiligenstein said. “Nothing could have prepared our staff for what happened last

year,” Heiligenstein said. “When the first investigation group went to the ranch, they thought there were only 100 to 150 residents, not over 500.” Scott McCown, executive director of the Center for Public Policy Priorities, said the case proved to be much more complex than anyone had imagined and that there were not enough resources to deal with it. “Child Protection Services asked for too much, so it got too little,” McCown said. “I’m not critical of how they acted, however, because they made decisions quickly and didn’t realize that so many children were involved. They had an almost impossible task because teenagers

are the most difficult age group to work with no matter the issue, and the children on the ranch had grown up with the idea that underage marriage is acceptable. They wouldn’t answer questions or admit to being abused.” McCown defended the state’s actions, saying that though it is necessary to be sensitive to different religions, a state should not stop protecting a child because of a deeply held religious view. “The children on the ranch are Texas citizens and deserve the same protection as every other Texan,” McCown said. When state Rep. Drew Darby, R-San Angelo, asked for Jessop’s word that similar cases would not happen again within the church, Jessop replied that they wouldn’t. “I don’t know what authority Jessop has because he said he is speaking for himself,” said Susan Hays, an attorney from Dallas who has experience in child abuse cases. “If he said the church will not perform any more underage marriages, it means nothing.”

TSTV: Digital update required

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Since its inception in 1989, TSTV has broadcasted from an analog transmitter atop the UT Tower. The signal covers about a 2-mile radius and can be picked up at any time with an antenna, Farmahini said. “Analog is kind of like some dude on the top of the tower yelling,” Farmahini said. “The farther away you get, the worse the signal is, which is why our signal in West Campus is kind of crappy.” In 1996, Congress granted each existing analog station its own digital channel and initially required that all broadcasting switch to digital transmission by Feb. 17, 2009. UT’s student television station must have a digital broadcast under way by Jan. 24, 2010 or it will lose its rights to digital Channel 29. “It would seem to many people that this would not be the best time to ask for the transmitter, but in actuality it is,” Farahini said. “From our perspective, it’s now or never.” In promoting the move to digital television, the government cites improved picture and sound quality and higher efficiency. “Digital is crisp, it’s clear, it’s nice, and it would go much farther,” Farmahini said. “Digital would get us to Riverside and everything in between.” Unlike analog transmission, digital channels contain subchannels. Instead of digitally

broadcasting content solely on Channel 29, for instance, UT’s student media would hold channels 29.1, 29.2, 29.3 and 29.4. Knight said he envisions TSTV shows airing on 29.1, student radio station KVRX broadcasting on 29.2 and The Daily Texan posting multimedia and blog content on 29.3. The remaining subchannel could be auctioned off to advertisers, further boosting profits. “I look at this as more than just a television station,” Knight said. “It is a media-distribution channel.” TSTV has has only made a profit twice in the last fifteen years, said Texas Student Media Director Kathy Lawrence. In 2008, the station cost Texas Student Media more than $11,000, and it is $1,600 over budget as of March 2009. Farmahini said acquiring the new transmitter is the only way in which TSTV can become a profitable asset for the media board. “We want to move toward a model that would let us give back and not just take and take,” Farmahini said. Broadcast journalism lecturer Kate Dawson said her students produce Texas Newswatch, a news program that airs once a week on TSTV, and that the transmitter would greatly benefit the broadcast department. “One of the best ways for journalism students to learn is to have accountability,” Dawson said. “That accountability comes

from viewers watching your show and from feeling that sort of pressure knowing that a large audience is watching.” Richard Finnell, the Texan’s editorial adviser, said he supports purchasing the transmitter because it would benefit the media board’s budget outlook and allow students to practice with technology they will use after graduation. “TSM has had a great history and can have a great future if we can maintain our revenue level,” Finnell said. “This gives TSTV the potential to increase their revenue quite a bit and offer some relief, because with more revenue all [student] media will be better off.” Student Media Board President Ben Trotter said the board may have to dip into its reserve fund but that the transmitter will be a priority in consideration of next year’s budget. Lawrence said the timing of the request may be problematic. “If the request had come last spring, I don’t think anybody would’ve blinked about it,” Lawrence said. “We must ensure that student involvement in student media is insured for the future. [Purchasing the transmitter] is one of those ways.” The board is holding an executive session today at 8:30 a.m. in the Texas Student Media conference room to analyze possible budget revisions that would allow for the purchase of the transmitter. The meeting is open to the public.

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Wednesday, April 15, 2009

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Texas 5, Texas A&M- CC 2

Horns win 6th straight

By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Dormant since winning the College World Series in 2005, the Longhorns have taken on the persona of an active volcano this season. Ninth-ranked Texas has been an exciting team to watch because of its impressive stats, reminiscent of that 2005 season. For example, the Longhorns’ pitching staff has combined to pitch six shutouts on the season — the highest number since 2005. “Everything is starting to click,” said second baseman Travis Tucker. “We’re starting to have more total offense. Our defense and pitching have led the way for our team.” The Longhorns (25-8, 9-6 Big 12) kept it up Tuesday night with 5-2 win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (13-23, 5-13 Southland Conference) at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, marking their sixth win in a row. Coming off a successful weekend sweep of Nebraska, the Longhorns took it to the Islanders from the first inning when second baseman Brandon Belt singled to right field and stole second shortly after. Russell Moldenhauer plated Belt with a double to right-center to give Texas a 1-0 lead. The Longhorns immediately went back to work in the second inning as right fielder Kevin Keyes reached first on a powerful hit up the middle and swiped second on the next pitch. Then catcher Cameron Rupp was hit by a pitch. Center fielder Connor Rowe reached first on a fielder’s choice to load the bases. With one out, Tucker doubled to right center, bringing home Keyes and Rupp, making Texas’ lead 3-0. In the third, Tant Shepherd hit a oneout double to left center and then stole third. He was then plated when Keyes hit his second single of the night. With pitcher Kendal Carrillo relieving Texas starter Austin Dicharry in the fourth, the Islanders got on the scoreboard after catcher Stephen Flora came home on a ground ball following a leadoff double. Flora provided the rest of the Islanders’ offense, hitting a solo home run in the eighth. But Rupp answered with a solo shot of his own to round out the scoring. Closer Austin Wood finished off the Islanders to earn the save. “I think we died off after the first four runs,” said Texas coach Augie Garrido. “But I was still really pleased to see us respond. When they got one, we got one. I thought [the game] was a step forward from that point of view. They didn’t just write it off. They didn’t just come out and throw their gloves out there. They played.” Tuesday’s game was another close mid-week nonconference game for the Longhorns. “We see teams that are more scrappy [during mid-week games].” Tucker said. “We see more diversity of pitching and different styles of play. It’s a different look and a different atmosphere.” The Longhorns and Islanders will head back to UFCU Disch-Falk Field tonight at 6 p.m. to face off in the concluding game of their mid-week series. WEDNESDAY: Texas A&M- Corpus Christi (13-23) at No. 9 Texas (25-8) WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field WHEN: 6 p.m. ON AIR: AM 1300 The Zone

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Shortstop Brandon Loy, left, and second baseman Travis Tucker converse at second base during Texas’ 5-2 win Tuesday night.

Hard-nosed Morse sets pace for Texas

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Texas senior Jake Morse leads the pack at the Big 12 Indoor Championships earlier this year. Morse has overcome injuries and developed a reputation as a tough and gritty competitor. He is the top distance runner for the Longhorns, who are preparing for the bulk of their outdoor schedule.

Senior known for gritty running style attributes success to ‘roughneck upbringing’ By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff As they said in the film “Fight Club,” “Skinny guys fight till they’re burger.” That’s Jake Morse in a nutshell. The shaggy-haired welterweight distance runner relies heavily on his grit. “He’s downright tough,” said Texas coach Bubba Thornton. You could say that about all distance runners, but Morse is different. Morse attributes his self-described rugged individualism to his Ozark upbringing, as his entire family hails

from Missouri. His father instilled a competitive edge in him at an early age, and his one-eyed grandfather set a hardy example. “After a while, you begin to emulate those down-to-earth roughnecks,” Morse said. “That comes out in me when I race. I really just like beating people more than anything.” The senior first took an interest in running at the age of 13 when his family moved to Texas and cross country was the only sport in season. “When I asked my dad if I should

do it, he said, ‘Sure, you’re skinny,’ and I’ve been running since then,” Morse said. He struggled during his first two years, but eventually his fiery competitiveness led to improvements. In high school, he found the race that was made for him: the steeplechase. A grueling test of endurance and strength, the steeplechase is a distance race with a twist: Runners have to hurdle four 3-foot barriers per lap, one of which stands in front of a deep, inclined pit of water. In 2004, as a senior at Arlington High School, Morse set a Texas Relays

record in the 2,000-meter steeplechase. At nationals, he broke his foot on the treacherous water jump but still managed to finish the race. “I didn’t know how he would recover from that injury, but he’s just a guy that never quits,” Thornton said. Competing in cross country in the fall and track in the spring, Morse rarely stops running. During cross country season, he runs early in the morning to beat the heat, typically amassing up to 200 miles a week.

WOMEN’S GOLF

Cousins share love of game at Texas By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff Eleven years ago, Alex Richards and her older sister Helen attended the 1998 NCAA Women’s Golf Championship in Madison, Wis., kindling their love for the sport. Then Alex caught her first glimpse of the Texas Longhorns and saw her cousin Martha Richards, former assistant coach for the Texas women’s golf team. Now, Alex is playing for the cousin she grew up idolizing, who also happens to be the head coach. “It’s kind of ironic,” Alex said. Alex and Martha Richards’ relationship extends far beyond the fairways of golf. Their fathers were brothers in a family of six, and it tends to get quite competitive in the Richards household. “Sports are a very big part of the Richards family,” Martha said. “We’re a basketball family by nature, but we love to be outdoors.” For Martha Richards, coaching her cousins isn’t anything new. She coached Helen at Vanderbilt University when she was the head coach for the Commodores. Only two years apart, sisters Alex and Helen have a tight bond despite their differences. “[As a child], Alex was pretty quiet,” Martha said. “Helen had a very loud and opinionated personality. Alex just wanted to do her own thing and didn’t have to be the center of attention. Both are very bright and fun ladies to be around.” Helen started golfing first, but then Alex picked up the clubs to follow in her sister ’s footsteps. “Helen fell in love with the game,” Alex said. “It was just one of those things where I wanted to be like her and play, too.”

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Junior golfer Alex Richards has enjoyed playing for her cousin, Texas head coach Martha Richards, since last season. The cousins share a common passion for the game. Alex’s family moved to Austin when she was 13. She att e n d e d L a k e Tr a v i s H i g h School and quickly built up her golf resume as a heralded recruit, receiving three-time All-State recognition and being named Lake Travis Female Athlete of the Year during her senior season. Alex placed third in state her senior year, the biggest accomplishment of her golf career. Alex later narrowed her decision to play golf at the University of Wisconsin or UT. But the decision wasn’t too difficult. “Texas is just amazing,” Alex said. “I love the tradition and golf course they have. The weather is amazing here, too.” After her freshman season, the Longhorns experienced a coaching change as Martha Richards took over as head coach. It would be an awkward situation for some, but Alex was very excited to hear the news about her new coach. “It was an easy transition for

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SOFTBALL

Texas at Texas Tech

Longhorns look to end skid at Tech

By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff Last week, the Longhorns looked unstoppable during an eight-game winning streak. But after dropping their last three conference games, the No. 24 Longhorns (31-14, 7-4 Big 12) have come back down to earth. Senior first baseman Desiree Williams said the team is still confident heading up to Lubbock to take on Texas Tech (14-32, 2-9 Big 12) tonight. “I think that after our past three games, we’ve hit a few bumps in the road,” Williams said. “It’s an uphill climb, but I think you just have to keep going.” Texas shut out the Red Raiders in five innings late last month and leads the overall series 19-5. Out of the nine games played in Lubbock, the Longhorns have only lost one. Williams said the team might be able to repeat the strong performance in Red Raider territory. “We have to be able to take the same mentality and the same level of confidence from the first game into the second game tomorrow,” Williams said. “We’ve seen [pitcher] Ashley Jacobs before, and we’re ready for her.” Sophomore pitcher Brittany

SOFTBALL continues on page 2B WEDNESDAY: No. 24 Texas at Texas Tech Jordan Gomez | Daily Texan Staff

Texas coach Martha Richards is in her second season with the Longhorns after seven years at Vanderbilt.

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BOXING COLUMN

Questions about Ali arise with new documentary By Colby White Daily Texan Columnist

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard Muhammad Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boisterous rhymes, promotional bragging and entertaining (but at times offensive) verbal jabs over the years, making them iconic sound bites of American sport culture. But now, when his legacy may need it the most, Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice has fallen silent. While history has told the story of the third epic battle between Ali and Joe Frazier largely through the perspective of Ali, Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s HBO documentary â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrilla in Manilaâ&#x20AC;? took a different angle. Fans finally got to see the historic 1975 fight through the eyes of Frazier, a legend in the sport but a man who hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen nearly as much adulation as his rival. And with the new viewpoint comes a new outlook â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and many questions.

John Dower â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s documentary sheds light on what history has left in the dark over the years. Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taunts. The same taunts that have entertained so many over the years crossed a line when it came to Frazier. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Uncle Tomâ&#x20AC;? and guerilla rhetoric were racially charged and seem out of line considering Frazier went to great lengths to help Ali re-earn his boxing license after he refused to fight in Vietnam. But the question that remains is â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why?â&#x20AC;? While Frazier was tracked down in his Philadelphia gym, Ali could not be swayed to sit in front of the camera to explain. (One report said Ali declined to comment. Dower has said his aim was to tell the story from Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view without confirming.) All we are left with is a brief interview from the â&#x20AC;&#x2122;70s of Ali saying Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insistence on calling him Cassius Clay as a reason for the Uncle Tom taunts. But why did that not bother Ali when Frazier was helping him? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a question fans need to hear Ali answer for himself.

Adding to the pre-fight hoopla that surrounded the event, the documentary points to a moment when Ali showed up in the middle of night at Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hotel with a replica toy gun. Unaware it was a toy, Frazier understandably feared for his life at the time. No media were around for the incident, so Ali canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possibly say he did it to promote the fight. Why, then, frighten Frazier to such a degree? Another question with no answer from Ali. History remembers Ali as the winner of that bout in the Philippines when Frazier â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cornerman Eddie Futch called the fight after a brutal 14th round. But the documentary alleges that Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hips were locking up so bad after that round that he actually asked for his gloves to be cut off. (Renowned boxing writer and Ali biographer Thomas Hauser is in the film saying Ali confirmed the fact to him years later.) Ali quitting the round is no knock on him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the amount of damage inflicted on both men

MORSE: Runner eyes 2012 Olympics From page 1B

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cross country is great and interesting, but once itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over and track starts, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge relief,â&#x20AC;? Morse said. When training for track, he â&#x20AC;&#x153;onlyâ&#x20AC;? runs about 80 miles a week but does much more strength training. Because of the amount of running Morse does, one might expect that he follows a Michael Phelps-like diet of 12,000 calories a day, but the 145-pounder carefully watches his nutrition and takes in close to 3,200 calories a day.

His intense competitive fire and training regimen landed him a nickname with teammate Tevas Everett, who competes on the distance medley relay team with Morse. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I call him â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Poacher,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Everett said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When he races, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got that swagger like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s out for the kill. Plus, he trains like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already at the next level.â&#x20AC;? Morse red-shirted during last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor track season to prepare for the U.S. Olympic Trials, where he placed fourth. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was a rewarding experi-

ence for me,â&#x20AC;? Morse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime you go to another level, you see a bigger world of new possibilities, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very exciting.â&#x20AC;? In his last season racing in burnt orange, Morse is eyeing conference and national championships in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. After graduation, he plans to step into the ring with the heavyweights. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to continue running and focus on the 2012 London Games,â&#x20AC;? Morse said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got fourth at the trials last year, and I think I can do a lot better.â&#x20AC;?

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Muhammad Ali lands a punch on Joe Frazier in the boxersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; famous â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thrilla in Manilaâ&#x20AC;? fight in 1975. A new documentary about Ali provides Frazierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point of view and raises questions about Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy. during that round has become legend over the years â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but it would mean that, at best, the fight should be considered a draw. Most boxing historians already consider it one, but the record books still claim Ali overcame his biggest rival. How would his legacy change with that? Unfortunately, Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease has made Ali a a shell of his former self, but hearing from him

From page 1B me,â&#x20AC;? Alex said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to go through getting to know a new coach. Our relationship has gotten closer since sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been here.â&#x20AC;? Alex immediately knew what to expect from Martha as a person and coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very organized,â&#x20AC;? Alex said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all according to her plan, and she has all her stuff together. She pushes me to become better.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a balancing act for the

UConnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thabeet to forgo senior season for NBA draft

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two cousins, walking the line of the coach-player relationship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been very helpful,â&#x20AC;? Alex said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She knows me really well, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to identify my strengths and weaknesses.â&#x20AC;? Alex, now a junior, has been working hard to improve her game this season with the help of her cousinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coaching. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s played great this fall and spring,â&#x20AC;? Martha said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This spring, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been knocking on the door to make her way in our lineup all year. She brings a great attitude [to

Boxing legend De La Hoya announces retirement LOS ANGELES â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Oscar De La Hoya called it quits in the ring Tuesday, ending a career in which he won 10 world titles in six divisions and became boxingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most popular fighter. He announced his decision at an outdoor plaza across the street from Staples Center, where a statue of the 36-yearold Golden Boy stands. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to the conclusion that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over,â&#x20AC;? the East Los Angeles native said before hundreds of fans, including comedian George Lopez and Oscar-nominated actor and former fighter Mickey Rourke. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over inside the ring for me.â&#x20AC;? De La Hoya retires four months after he was thoroughly beaten by Manny Pacquiao, his fourth loss in his last seven fights. He has not defeated a formidable opponent since Fernando Vargas in 2002. Compiled by Associated Press reports

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the team].â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just Martha teaching Alex though. Martha has learned a lot from her younger cousin. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She has a set of real diverse interests,â&#x20AC;? Martha said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She loves music and has been introducing me to some new music to listen to, like My Morning Jacket and What Made Milwaukee Famous.â&#x20AC;? Learning about new music may not be as important as the golf lessons Martha gives Alex, but in this case, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all relative.

points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.2 blocked shots per game in helping the Huskies to a 31-5 record and a Final Four berth. He becomes the 11th player from Connecticut to declare early for the NBA draft. Nine of the others were picked in the first round, and eight of those were lottery selections.

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Twitter read, referring to a quote that came from Ali in the early â&#x20AC;&#x2122;90s when his Parkinsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s disease began to set in. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done what I did without him, and he couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have done what he did without me.â&#x20AC;? Times change but thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about a re-hashed Twitter post that leaves me wanting more from a man who never was camera shy while he belittling Frazier.

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on those final moments would provide valuable enlightenment for fans. About three hours before the documentary aired, Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official Twitter, which displays a different famous quote from Ali each day (and assumedly not maintained by Ali himself) seemed to understand Aliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice needed to be heard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Joe Frazier is a good man,â&#x20AC;? the

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Texas first baseman Desiree Williams prepares to bat earlier this season.

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Barnhill will probably take care of the pitching for Texas. When the Red Raiders played in Austin several weeks ago, Barnhill held the team to two hits and no runs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We obviously try to earn a win every game, so I have a feeling she might get the ball tomorrow,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pretty confident regardless of who is in the circle.â&#x20AC;? Converting hits into runs seems to be the biggest issue for the Longhorns. During Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game against Nebraska, Texas left nine runners stranded on base, three of them in the seventh inning. Texas also ended last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home game against Baylor with three runners on, and two of its last three games were decided by one run. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve really been working on our situational hitting with runners on,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Especially at the end of games, we just havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been able to put our heads together to get those runs in. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been focusing on.â&#x20AC;? After the match in Lubbock, the Longhorns will return home to compete in a two-game series against Kansas over the weekend.

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a cause for fear. The riskiest sexual activity is not anal sex but rather unprotected sex of any kind. That being said, anal sex is not for everyone. You should absolutely never let anyone pressure you into changing your behavior to include anal sex if you are turned off by the idea. However, under optimal conditions, anal sex can be a safe and pleasurable way to explore your sexuality and increase intimacy with a longterm partner. So what are these optimal conditions? Most current and cutting-edge literature on sexuality includes the following as standards for enjoyable anal sex: the use of a latex condom, plenty of lubrication, communication and trust. I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t suggest an initial foray into anal pleasure with a casual partner, because trust and comfort are essential to the bodyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s readiness for backdoor exploration. But once you are in a trusting relationship with an equally anal-curious partner, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need to stock up on lube and condoms. Because the anus is not familiar with incoming objects, sex expert Paul Joannides suggests in his book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Guide to Getting It Onâ&#x20AC;? that beginners spend a few weeks with anal play and massage, both alone and with a partner. When both partners feel ready and a condom and plenty of lubricant have been applied, the next best step is to take it slow, both going in and coming out. Communication between partners is also key. If there is any pain, it is absolutely imperative that it be expressed and you and your partner figure out a solution (which might mean stopping altogether). Not everyone is interested in anal sex, and it can be an absolutely horrible endeavor if done incorrectly (i.e., without lube or rushed). But for the anal-curious, if the experience is done carefully and with thoughtful preparation, anal sex can be a worthwhile experience for all.

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NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One small step for NASA, one giant running leap for Stephen Colbert. NASA announced Tuesday that it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t name a room in the international space station after the comedian. Instead, it has named a treadmill after him. NASA earlier held an online contest to name a room (or â&#x20AC;&#x153;nodeâ&#x20AC;?) at the international space station. With write-in votes, the name â&#x20AC;&#x153;Colbertâ&#x20AC;? beat out NASAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four suggested options: Serenity, Legacy, Earthrise and Venture. On Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Colbert Reportâ&#x20AC;? on Comedy Central, astronaut Sunita Williams announced that NASA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which always maintained it had the right to choose an appropriate name â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would not name the node after Colbert. Instead, Node 3 will henceforth be called Tranquility, the eighth most popular response submitted by respondents in the poll. The nodeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name alludes to where Apollo 11 landed on the moon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the Sea of Tranquility. NASA and Colbert compromised by naming a treadmill used for exercising in space after Colbert. NASA, itself an acronym (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), often names things so they spell out something fun. And thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what they did with the Combined Operational Load Bearing External Resistance Treadmill (COLBERT).

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By Emily Macrander Daily Texan Staff In the taping of â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Life,â&#x20AC;? MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new non-reality reality show, four University of Wisconsin freshmen were equipped with handheld cameras and instructed to tape what they thought would make good TV. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not enough money in the world to make me relive some of the more embarrassing moments of my freshman year, let alone on national television. But hey, to score a prime time slot on a teen network and an instant fan base? Even I would reconsider my position. As the opening credits rolled, the school published a disclaimer: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not endorsed by the University of Wisconsin.â&#x20AC;? It was clear Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hit a trashy TV gold mine. Let the bad decisions begin.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Lifeâ&#x20AC;? manages to successfully capture the milestones of freshman year.

The cast is a mixture of the people I ignored in high school and those I desperately wished would invite me to their house parties. Here they are, the less wholesome Breakfast Club: the Nerd, the Texan, the Virgin and the Tool Bag. The Nerd is that guy who makes a point of letting everyone know he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do school spirit. He does latenight arcade visits, handheld gaming systems and lonely evenings in the dorm. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the least skilled at holding his camera steady, so I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be seeing much of him this season. The Texan will claim a lot of screen time. But, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s full of drama, crying about this or that and never turning off the camera. In her first week, the Texan uses her southern charm to flirt her way into a relationship with a Wisconsinite. Then, she blows him off when he calls her his girlfriend. I guess itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not easy being easy, especially when she has to find a way to covertly tape the whole situation. The result is awkward, Blair Witchstyle footage that is difficult to watch. The Virgin, on the other hand, is fun to watch. She is that ironic girl who wears revealing clothing and a lot of makeup but scoffs at the idea of premarital intimate relations. The contradiction of her hard partying but abstinence from drinking and hooking up made me like her instantly. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m counting down the episodes until Booneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Farm gets spilled on her halo. Tool Bag ditched his wings way back in high school, determined to spend every night boozing. I appreciated MTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nod to studying when it showed TB failing his first math midterm after a long night of partying. Instead of blaming it on the alcohol, he invited his tutor over to drink and review. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Lifeâ&#x20AC;? manages to successfully capture the milestones of freshman year. The cameras take viewers to the first day of class, the first party in which they ended up sleeping on a toilet and the first time calling home. I was startled by how I could see someone I know in each of the cast members and how similar their experiences were to my own. But again, I beg the question: Why would anyone subject themselves to being judged by millions of people with TV sets? The show reminds me of the song â&#x20AC;&#x153;I Love College,â&#x20AC;? except these men and women really did tape that crazy party last night. This is not quality programming, but would I watch it again? In a heartbeat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College Lifeâ&#x20AC;? is like reliving those moments youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never tell Mom and Dad â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over in a half hour, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no hangover in the morning.

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Sonam Shahani, winner of Miss UT Asia 2009, is interviewed after the beauty pageant while her friend Lanre Barbalola holds up a sign he made for her.

After four-round cultural competition, junior wins Miss Congeniality, $500 scholarship By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff Enthusiastic cheers and applause erupted from the audience when Sonam Shahani was crowned winner of the Miss UT Asia culture pageant Tuesday night. Representing India, the marketing and education junior won a $500 scholarship presented by members from the Gamma Beta fraternity. She was also chosen as Miss Congeniality by her peers. A panel of judges including Miss United States ambassador Aurora Bisig, Student Events Center president Thomas Trinh and senior Asian studies lecturer Hoang Ngo named Shahani the winner. The event, held in the Texas Union Ballroom, was coordinated by the Asian American Culture Committee with additional help from the fraternity. “I hope that people see how creative, smart, well-rounded and beautiful these girls are,”

said Amy Hoang, the event’s co-chairwoman. “If people thought Asians were underrepresented before, they won’t think that after this.” For the first round, the 15 contestants showcased a colorful array of clothes from the countries they represented including South Korea, Vietnam, India, Taiwan, Iran and China. The second part consisted of a talent round in which contestants performed various acts, including a Japanese martial art duel and a fusion of classical and modern dances. Other performances included songs in various languages, musical-instrument performances and even a step routine. After the judges narrowed the group down to 10, the contestants went backstage, Elizabeth Moskowitz | Daily Texan Staff where they were given three minutes to dig through a Mohana Banerjee performs a traditional Indian dance for the talent portion of Miss UT Asia box and pick out clothes and 2009. The talent part was the second round of the competition, and contestants performed acts ranging from cultural dancing to Japanese martial arts. Contestants represented their heritage PAGEANT continues on page 3B from countries such as South Korea, India and Taiwan.

This past week, my work was cut out for me as I scoured campus in search of people willing to talk about anal sex. Many ran away from me. A few told me that they had tried it but that it hurt or just wasn’t great enough to try again. The majority told me that they think anal sex is just plain scary. Nationally, a little more than 30 percent of college-aged men and women have engaged in anal sex, a Centers for Disease Control study reported in 2005, the most recent year for which data is available. At UT, the numbers are a little lower than the national average. Twenty-five percent of UT undergrads are estimated to have tried anal sex, according to the latest results from the National College Health Assessment. Of this 25 percent, only about 4 percent of both men and women continue the activity on a regular basis. These numbers got me thinking. Anal sex has had a history fraught with shame and secrecy. It had long been illegal in the U.S., even as late as 2003, when in Lawrence v. Texas, the Supreme Court struck it down. But perceptions of anal sex started shifting long before Lawrence v. Texas, and today you can find positive anal sex information in many mainstream locations (like columns in Cosmopolitan magazine and in sex guides available at such booksellers as Barnes & Noble). Student apprehensions about the safety of anal sex — that the rectum is more prone to tearing and is more absorptive of foreign substances like semen, which can transmit almost all STIs, including HIV — are based in fact. But the fear need not be so pronounced. It is true that the rectum has a different epithelial topography than the vagina (i.e., The rectum is neither stretchy nor self-lubricating). But when practicing safe sex techniques — correctly and consistently using condoms for both vaginal and anal sex and making sure to use a more than generous amount of lubricant during anal sex — neither act has to be especially dangerous or

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Art Bra Fashion Show celebrates women, Austin cancer survivors More than two years after diagnosis, survivor to don lingerie to mark successes

By Rachel Meador Daily Texan Staff Two and a half years ago, Amy Huss described herself as a boring soccer mom with a 3-year-old son and a baby girl on the way. Today, the housewife will prepare to take the runway in her bra. Her unexpected journey to become an art-bra model started with a routine self-breast exam. Five months into pregnancy, Huss was in the shower doing a self-breast exam. She squeezed her left breast and got colostrom, pre-milk, which she knew was normal based on her previous pregnancy experience. Her excitement quickly turned to fear when her right breast produced blood. “I was a little freaked,” she said. “I initially thought it was just a duct kicking up. I didn’t think a whole lot of it at the time, but my ob-gyn did take it seriously and got me into a breast surgeon right away.” Huss’s mastectomy revealed two tumors of invasive cancer. Struggling to find information about cancer during pregnancy, she turned to the Breast Cancer Resource Centers of Texas in hopes of learning more about her

unique circumstance. The center invited her to participate in group talks and even got her in touch with another woman who had gone through the same experience a few years earlier. The organization started the GRAPHIC project three years ago. Artists, musicians, celebrities and regular citizens donate bras they have decorated to the auction. Twelve of the bras were selected for a 2010 calendar, which will feature breast cancer survivors donning the bras at different iconic locations throughout Austin. One autographed by Los Lonely Boys looks like a guitar on the Austin City Limits stage. Another, designed by UT advertising senior Kaydee Hodell, an intern at the center, is covered in purple, green, copper and gold beads with peacock feathers. “It’s a cause I believe in, and I think we get overlooked by the public a lot,” she said. “I think it’s a great way to get the word out about BCRC.” UT adjunct instructor Brenda Ladd has been involved with the calendar since its inception three years ago in honor of her sister, who had breast cancer. She conceptualized the theme this year, recruited Avenue 5 Salon to donate hair and makeup services and oversaw the photography, offering shoots to her photo-

journalism students to boost their portfolios. “It’s passion that drives you to contribution, and it can really be such a rewarding voyage,” Ladd said. “The students can say, ‘Look, we contributed to this.’ I think people get charged up about charity and, as women, who is not affected by breast cancer? If you don’t know anybody right now who has breast cancer, wait a year. It really does run deep.” While pregnant, Huss did four rounds of chemotherapy and had four surgeries in two months. The chemo was safe for the baby, but she lost her hair and her mobility. The treatments also caused premature contractions that forced her to stay in bed, leaving her husband to handle their active son by himself. “Being bald and pregnant is not fun,” Huss said. “I always got the double look. People see the head and say ‘Aww.’ Then they see the belly and don’t know how to react.” Today, her daughter is almost 3-years old, and Huss describes her as wild, crazy, smart and beautiful. Huss is now a chairperson for the center and will model Saturday at the Art Bra Fashion Show. “It is a celebration of who we have become, like a butterfly coming out of its cocoon,” she said.

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Above, Barbara Formichelli and Deborah Carroll model decorative bras that will be up for auction in the third annual Graphic III Art and Art Bra Event on Saturday with UT students Kaydee Hodell and Samantha Higdon. Right, Amy Huss was diagnosed with breast cancer five months into her pregnancy two and a half years ago. “Being bald and pregnant is not fun,” she said. Huss, a self-described “girlygirl,” is looking forward to being pampered and made-up before she steps out onto the runway to celebrate her journey to recovery. “I love having someone do my hair and makeup, but on the other side it is very empowering — a sign of strength and survival,” she said. “Here is a group of women who have gone to hell and back; most of us have lost our hair, breasts, fertility. It’s nice

to go out there in your bra and say, ‘Here I am. I’m still beautiful. I kicked cancer’s butt and I can do this too.’” The 2009 calendars are available through the center and at Betty Sport, BookWoman and Nau’s Enfield Drug Store. Kinky Friedman and Christina Chavez will emcee the runway show and silent auction at the Design Center of Austin on South Congress Avenue. Tickets are still available.

Photo courtesy of Alecia Goode