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Election Review Task Force: Texan can endorse University-wide Rep. says Student Government lacks jurisdiction over paper

Rachel Colson | Daily Texan Staff

Task force members Sara Haji, Keshav Rajagopalan and Cindy Quintanilla skim over campaign rules at a meeting Sunday night.

Talk of secession raises questions of legality, sparks media rumpus

By Erin Mulvaney Daily Texan Staff Gov. Rick Perry stirred political controversy and became the butt of national jokes and criticism when he warned the federal government that Texas has the option to secede. Questions remain, however, about the governor’s intentions and the legality of his suggestion.

News of Perry’s threat made its way into a Jay Leno monologue on NBC’s “The Tonight Show.”

“If Texas did secede from the union, then we could invade it for the oil,” Leno said.

Last week, Perry spoke to a crowd of approximately 100 anti-tax protesters at a Tax Day Tea Party. As Perry denounced the federal government, the angry crowd began to chant “Secede!” Afterward, an Associated Press reporter asked Perry specifically about secession.

“My hope is that America and Washington in particular pays attention,” Perry said. “We’ve got a great union. There’s absolutely no reason to dissolve it. But if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, who knows what may come of that.”

Though he did not directly endorse Texas secession, his words led to a media firestorm. A debate has ensued as political experts discuss the possibility of Texas leaving the United States.

Historians and law professors have said that no state has seriously considered secession since the Civil War, but later Wednesday Perry stood by his assertion that it is a possibility.

“Texas is a very unique place, and we’re a pretty independent lot to boot,” he said.

Among Texans, 31 percent said they believe the state has the right to secede from the U.S., but 75 percent would vote to stay, according to a Rasmussen Report poll released last week.

Calvin Johnson, a UT law professor, dismissed Perry’s comments as “political theater” and said there is not a serious possibility of secession.

“We are so integrated into the U.S., it is impossible to think of Texas seceding,” Johnson said.

Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University, called Perry’s comments “idiocy.”

“When Texas came back to the Union, there was a document that Texas agreed to that renounced

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By Amy Bingham Daily Texan Staff The Election Review Task Force decided Sunday that any organization, including The Daily Texan, should be allowed to endorse candidates during student body elections.

Task force members decided at their April 13 meeting that because the student newspaper receives student fee money, its editorial board should be prohibited from making endorsements.

After consulting with The Daily Texan’s editor-in-chief and reflecting on last week’s meeting, members of the group changed their minds and decided to recommend the elimination an election code clause that prohibits organizations that receive student fees from endorsing candidates.

“We needed to step back from last week’s discussion,” said University-wide representative Carly Castetter, who has attended each task force meeting. “We were trying to target an issue, and maybe we did it the wrong way.”

The task force was created to amend the election process after this year’s election controversies and will provide recommenda-

“We needed to step back from last week’s discussion. We were trying to target an issue and maybe we did it the wrong way.”

— Carly Castetter, University-wide representative tions to the Student Government assembly this fall that suggest changes to the election code.

Castetter said other entities on campus should be actively encouraged to publicly endorse candidates to decrease the impact of the Texan’s endorsements.

“SG doesn’t have any jurisdic-

tion over [the Texan] and neither does the University, but I do think we should try and involve other organizations to make the Daily Texan endorsements not as important,” Castetter said. “We need more than one opinion. We need

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Reggae, rasta and reefer

Peyton McGee | Daily Texan Staff

Pap Diop relaxes in The Reggae Store merchant tent at the Austin Reggae Festival. Diop was one of several vendors selling Bob Marley merchandise Sunday afternoon. Large crowds, reggae music and relaxation were defining aspects of the festival. Go to page 6B for full story.

After 19 hour debate, House passes $178.4 billion budget Higher education funding increases by nearly 8 percent as overall spending expands

By Viviana Aldous Daily Texan Staff The Texas House of Representatives unanimously passed a twoyear, $178.4 billion budget Saturday after it was approved by the House

Masculinity and massacre: A look into Juarez

Appropriations Committee earlier this month.

The budget, a 5 percent increase from the last two-year period, includes $11 billion in federal stimulus money, which will help fund expenses including education, Medicaid and transportation.

“Texas faces a budget gap of more than $5 billion this session,” said Jim Pitts, the chairman of the appropriations committee. “The gap is not ar-

tificial nor is it manufactured. It is very real. This is a budget that meets the needs of this state and its population and, where possible, does much more.”

Higher education funding will total $22.8 billion, a 7.9 percent increase from the 2008-2009 budget. Financial aid will receive a 23.8 percent increase, almost 25 percent more than last two-year period.

“This is something that we can be

Nancy Ewert and Kamala Visweswaran attend anthropology instructor Cecilia Balli’s lecture on violence in Mexico on Friday. The lecture analyzed the Ciudad Juarez killings in the contexts of violence against women and the expression of hypermasculinity by means of militarism. Go to page 5A for full story.

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Photo ID bill must be OK’d by federal officials Under Voting Rights Act, US Attorney General will advise Legislature on bill

Emily Kinsolving | Daily Texan Staff

proud about,” said Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio. “This is something that distinguishes what we accomplished in appropriations more than the Senate.”

The debate, which lasted nearly 19 hours, was one of the most open and peaceful budget debates the House has seen in a long time, said state Rep. Pete Gallego, D-Alpine.

By Andrew Martinez Daily Texan Staff Federal officials have determined that Texas’ proposed voter ID law needs federal approval.

Under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, Texas is required to get approval from the U.S. Department of Justice or a federal court before passing the legislation, which would require voters to show a valid form of photo identification before casting a vote.

All of the jurisdictions subject to Section 5, including states, counties and townships predominately in the South, had enacted racially charged voter restrictions

prior to 1965.

In a letter, the American Civil Liberties Union of Texas asked the Justice Department to give the state Legislature advice on the bill.

Christopher Coates, chief of the voting section the department’s civil rights division, said state officials will be required to have the bill submitted for approval by U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder or a federal judge in the District of Columbia because of the letter.

Coates said that the federal official would determine whether the proposed change would discriminate against minority voters.

“This strengthens our opposition to this politically motivated and unnecessary piece of legislation,” said Terri Burke, executive director of the ACLU of Texas, in a statement. “We feel the

provisions would violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and place an undue burden on minority voters.”

The bill will require voters to show a voter registration certificate, a driver’s license or some other form of photo identification that establishes a person’s identity before casting a ballot.

A copy of a current utility bill, a bank statement, a government check, a paycheck or any other government document that shows the person’s name or address may also be used. A voter who cannot fulfill any of these requirements may cast a provisional ballot.

In 2004, 35.5 percent of all provisional ballots were rejected according to the Election Assistance Commission. Texas’ rejection rate was 10 percent higher than the national average.

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for diversity in endorsements From page 1A diverse opinions.�

Task force chairman and former SG President Keshav Rajagopalan said he felt unsettled after last week’s meeting and asked Leah Finnegan, the Texan’s editor-in-chief, to attend Sunday’s meeting and provide her point of view. “I think there’s a lot of animosity about the elections, and a lot of that was directed toward the Texan,� Finnegan said. “It does not serve [the task force] to try and regulate us because they can’t, and it will just make things worse.�

Task force member Cindy Quintanilla, an accounting and Mexican American studies senior, said she thought the Texan should be the voice of stu-

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dents. While she is supportive of the Texan’s right to endorse, Quintanilla expressed discontent with how those endorsements were chosen.

While the process fluctuates with each editor, Finnegan said that this year she and two other Daily Texan editors chose the endorsements based on candidate surveys and interviews with each of the presidential and vice presidential candidates.

Quintanilla said the paper’s endorsements should be chosen by a diverse group of students from across the University, not by the editorial board. “People of color’s issues and concerns are usually ignored,�

Quintanilla said. “I think it’s good to have other people from all walks of life to challenge the norm and prevent groupthink.�

the original secession,� Jillson said. “They agreed that it is no longer an option for the future.

It is not a right of Texas or any other state.�

Jillson said Perry should know that secession is not an option available to the state. “I wouldn’t rule out ignorance, that he simply doesn’t know Texas history,� he said. “The right to revolution is even more irresponsible of him to suggest. It’s hard to know what he is up to.�

Texas joined the Union under the U.S. Congress’ Joint Resolution for Annexing Texas on March 1, 1845. The Joint Resolution allows the state to divide itself into as many as five states, but there is no clause allowing secession from the Union.

Some argue that the state’s Constitution allows for Texas independence.

Article I of the Texas Constitution states that “Texas is a free and independent state, subject only to the Constitution of the United States ‌ The faith of the people of Texas stands pledged to the preservation of a republican form of government ‌ they have at all times the inalienable right to alter, reform or abolish their government in such manner as they may think expedient.â€?

UT government professor Bruce Buchanan said Perry’s statement is an appeal to the conservative wing of the Republican Party in Texas and that Perry hopes to unite the

Design team works to create hospital gowns that cover more Fearing favoritism, Michigan RALEIGH, N.C. — Federal law mayor asks for speeding ticket

WARREN, Mich. — A Michigan mayor says a warning wasn’t enough after he was stopped for speeding. So he asked for a ticket instead — and got it.

Warren Mayor Jim Fouts was pulled over Monday on the way to City Hall for going 45 mph in a 40 mph zone. The officer told him to watch it next time.

Fouts says he was uncomfortable the entire day with just a warning, thinking it might be construed as favoritism. So he called the deputy police commissioner and demanded the ticket.

Police delivered it to Fouts’ office and Fouts paid the $100 fine.

Fouts told The Detroit News that he “had to set an example.�

— Bill Minutaglio, UT clinical journalism professor

conservative base of his party for his upcoming re-election battle against Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. “That’s why he cares about uniting his base,� Buchanan said. “This attitude represents his best chance.�

On his program Thursday, conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh said that Perry’s statement might awaken conservatives to action. “This is not insignificant when the governor of Texas talks about ‘we could secede,’�

Limbaugh said.

Bill Minutaglio, UT clinical journalism professor and author of “First Son: George W. Bush and the Bush Family Dynasty,� said Perry has been accused of being emotionally flat in the past and has a reputation for being unflappable. “When I saw him being very animated and enthused in his mannerism, my first reaction was that what’s going on here was born out of personal political expediency,�

Minutaglio said. “What he is doing is trying to show he can get fervent about an issue, to be more adventurous, electric and commanding.�

bels behind us, and collectively as a unit, we did what was best for the majority of Texans, the majority of the time,� said state Rep. Helen Giddings, D-DeSoto. “Our actions acknowledge

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the difficult times we live in but also acknowledge the hope and the ingenuity that Texans are known for.�

The Senate passed a $182.2 billion budget on April 1 that prohibits the use of state money to fund embryonic stem cell research, a provision not included in the budget passed by the House.

Neither the Senate’s nor the House’s version of the budget takes funds from the state’s emergency Rainy Day Fund, which will total more than $9 billion by the end of the year.

The House and Senate will compromise on a final version of the budget when five House members and five senators meet in a conference committee.

A story in Friday’s Texan titled “UT performances take stage on Main Mall for Texas Revue� should have said that 2,200 people attended the event.

The Texan regrets the error.

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Minutaglio said that the possibility of Texas secession seemed remote, but that there may be another motive for Perry’s statement. “People are trying to coalesce a movement in the United States, urged through the radio pulpit and Fox News pulpit in the sense,� Minutaglio said. “[Perry] decided to seize the moment here and ride that wave.�

He said the Republican Party is in search of a leader. “Rick Perry, being a smart guy, schooled in the political world by George W. Bush and Karl Rove, might be sitting there saying, ‘This is an opportunity to make a better name for himself,’� Minutaglio said.

Minutaglio said the Obama administration is standing on one side of a partisan dividing line, advocating an intrusion into states’ rights. “Texas was once its own country and has a long, complex history of government deregulation,� Minutaglio said. “Resistance to federal initiatives and federal imperatives goes back decades, if not centuries.�

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prevents hospitals from revealing information on a patient, but hospital gowns occasionally allow a patient to reveal too much of themselves.

The News & Observer of Raleigh reports that a North Carolina State University design team is working to end the issue of partial disclosure.

It’s not the first time someone has tried to conceal what is sometimes exposed because of the gown’s flimsy fabric and loosely tied open back. But North Carolina State textile design professor Traci Lamar has the financial backing and research to develop a restyled garment that could finally be practical for hospitals across the country.

Lamar has been working on a solution since November 2006.

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Houston firefighters search the water for a vehicle that went into the bayou after heavy rains drenched the area Saturday. A fire official said that five Houston children are feared dead after the car was swept away by high water.

Driver in car accident faces charges Five kids die after vehicle crashes into Houston area ditch during storm

By Juan A. Lozano The Associated Press HOUSTON — Police plan to bring charges against a driver suspected of being intoxicated when he lost control of his car while using his cell phone, plunging the vehicle into a rain-swollen ditch and killing five children, a spokesman said Sunday.

Meanwhile, the body of one of two girls who remained missing following Saturday’s accident was found Sunday, police said.

The two girls were ages 1 and 3.

Police believe it was the 1-yearold who was found, but a positive identification won’t be made until the medical examiner’s office examines the body.

Four counts of intoxication manslaughter are being prepared against Chanton Jenkins, 32, Houston police spokesman Kese Smith said.

Smith said Jenkins failed a field sobriety test after the accident, which followed torrential rain storms. The results of a blood alcohol test are pending.

The bodies of three boys — ages 4, 7 and 11 — were found inside the vehicle. The driver and another adult escaped from the vehicle, along with a 10-yearold girl.

The car crashed into a tributary about two miles away from where it feeds into Greens Bayou, a waterway that begins in northern Harris County and flows eastward and then south for about 40 miles before emptying into the Houston Ship Channel.

Smith said that a helicopter spotted the body of the girl at about 11:25 a.m. Sunday about half a mile from where the vehicle went into the ditch. By midafternoon, police were no longer searching by air, but a search on the ground continued and a police dive team was expected to search as well.

Texas EquuSearch, a volunteer search organization, had about 45 people helping in the search, said Frank Black, a coordinator for the group.

Before the discovery of the body on Sunday, family members and friends joined the search, walking with police officers along the grassy tributary, which was no longer filled with raging waters.

“We know they are not going to be found alive. But we’re hoping that they can just find them,” said Cheri Smith, 40, whose cousin is the mother of the two little girls. The girls, who are sisters, were cousins of the other children in the car, she said.

At least 30 family members and friends gathered at the accident site earlier in the day. After the discovery of the body, some gathered in a circle and prayed.

Family members indicated that they were too upset to talk after the body was found, saying only that their main concern was finding the second girl’s body.

The accident was called in at around 5 p.m. on Saturday but police didn’t locate the vehicle, which had filled with 9½ feet of water, until 2½ hours later.

“The water was so strong and the current so treacherous that the dive team determined it wasn’t safe to go into the vehicle,” said Kese Smith, the police spokesman.

The dive team wasn’t able to go into the vehicle and recover the bodies of the three boys and determine that those of the two girls were no longer inside until 11:30 p.m. Police said the vehicle

was swept 100 feet from the spot where it left the road.

Both passenger side windows were down and the back window was broken, but there is no way of determining when that happened, Kese Smith said.

But before the dive team was able to reach the vehicle, a police helicopter searched the bayou with a thermal imaging device to detect any body heat, he said.

“Up until the time when we pulled the car out, we were hoping all five children would be recovered in the car,” he said.

Police said the adult passenger, who is Jenkins’ brother, told police Jenkins was the father of four of the children, including the 10-year-old girl who escaped.

Jenkins’ brother told police rain was falling heavily when Jenkins answered a cell phone. He said Jenkins lost control when he hung up the phone and the car flew down an embankment into the ditch, Smith said.

At least one other traffic death was blamed on the powerful storms that swept across southeast Texas.

Smith said he did not know if Jenkins had an attorney to speak for him.

SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea accepted North Korea’s proposal for talks on a troubled joint industrial complex Sunday, setting up the first official dialogue between the two countries in a year amid tensions over the North’s recent rocket launch.

Unification Ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said officials from the two Koreas would meet in the border town of Kaesong on Tuesday to discuss the factory complex.

The industrial zone on the northern side of the border is the last major joint project between the rival Koreas and a key source of foreign currency for the impoverished North’s communist regime.

Ties between the Koreas have been strained since conservative President Lee Myung-bak took office in Seoul last year with a tougher line on the North. North Korea responded by cutting off ties.

In recent months the North has restricted access to the industrial complex by tightening border controls, raising concerns among participating South Korean companies about the project’s viability.

The meeting comes amid rising tensions over the North’s rocket launch and its weekslong detention of a South Korean man in Kaesong accused of denouncing the North’s political system.

North Korea has expelled in-

ternational monitors, vowed to quit six-nation disarmament talks and restart its nuclear program to protest the U.N. Security Council’s condemnation of the April 5 launch.

US, Netherlands to boycott UN anti-racism conference THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Dutch foreign minister announced Sunday he is boycotting a U.N. anti-racism conference because some nations are using it as a platform to attack the West.

The Obama administration has also said it would not attend the meeting scheduled to start Monday in Geneva.

There are fears in the West that the meeting will be marred by heated debate over Israel that cast a shadow over the last anti-racism conference eight years ago in the South African city of Durban, especially as Iran’s hardline president — who has called for Israel’s destruction — is to attend.

Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen said in a strongly worded statement that a proposed closing declaration for the April 20-25 meeting was “unacceptable.”

Verhagen said some countries were planning to use the summit to put religion above human rights and rein in freedom of speech.

The U.S. pulled out of the conference “with regret” Saturday citing similar reasons, saying Israel could be singled out for criticism.

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 TEXAN

GALLERY

THE EDITORS WEIGH IN

Independent as a hog on ice As Gov. Rick Perry publicly debates the merits of secession, the editors ponder what it really means to be a Texan.

Keeping home close to heart In June, I’m moving away from Texas for the first time in my life. As a memento, a friend gave me a necklace with a small, silver Texas emblem bearing a carefully engraved heart in the middle. The idea is that my heart, when I move to the cold Northeast, will remain firmly rooted in Texas.

When I wore it recently, a classmate of mine pointed to it and said, “Wow, you don’t seem like the type to wear that.” She must have been thinking of my disdain for some Texas politicians — Gov. Perry has never impressed me — as well as Texas’ reputation for big guns, big hair and big oil money. My values do not align in many ways with those of the people in my home state. My lack of reverence for the Second Amendment is tantamount to blasphemy here, and I resent the state’s ruthless opposition to gay marriage.

But I love it here. While I do not endorse restricting the definition of marriage to one between a man and a woman, I value the state’s respect for family. I admire Texas’ culture, in which politeness and grace reign supreme, and even though I make fun, I love Texas frat boys. There’s something endearing about boys who, trained from birth to be chivalrous, southern gentlemen, wear tight, light-wash Wrangler jeans and cowboy boots. It’s cute.

Most of all, I love Texas’ pride, unparalleled by that of any other state. That’s why I’m happy to wear my Texas necklace — and why I’ll never forget my roots.

— Abby Terrell

Scared as a sinner in a cyclone The summer before I moved to Texas from New York, I lived in a suburb of Paris with an old French woman, the ghost of her dead husband and a poodle named Lalique. Needless to say, I have never experienced culture shock more profoundly than when I tried to assimilate as a Texan.

The first thing I couldn’t get over was how noisy pickup trucks were. Shuttered in my tiny, dark apartment, I assumed every day was garbage day before I learned that the ruckus was just the guttural groanings of my neighbor’s Ford F-150.

Once I mustered the courage to open my windows and my mind, I learned all that was to like about this state: palm trees, desert heat, Texas Bison Week and above all, its sense of humor. Living here for the last three years has been like an extended vacation, and after coming head-tohead with lobbies left and right on issues I never thought a logical government would consider (evolution, guns on campus, abstinence-only sex education), the strange, friendly and lackadaisical nature of Texas politics will forever perplex me.

But really, what more can you conclude about a state whose Legislature conducts most of its business at El Chilito?

— Leah Finnegan

Coming to terms, thanks to Austin I have often only felt embarrassment when telling others that I was a native Texan. When I travel to other states, I am always careful to hide any southern drawl I might have. My enthusiasm for history has always flagged when it came time to tackle our state’s origins, which can be described as monotonous at best. And I feel that if people haven’t stereotyped Texans enough as horse-riding, border-patrolling gun-toters, Gov. Perry’s proposed secession is certain to tip the scales and reinforce any preconceived notions about us all.

Until I came to UT, my attitude toward Texas could be correctly characterized as disdainful, even resentful, convinced as I was that I should have grown up in a utopian hippie-land far from Houston’s urban sprawl and Texas’ ultra-conservative reputation.

But since arriving in Austin, I’ve discovered that I have a lot to be proud of. Our University is nationally respected for its research, its diversity and its many sports and educational programs.

Austin is a melting pot of cultures and a hot-bed of free-thinking and free speech.

Though the city doesn’t necessarily represent Texas as a whole, I think it shows the best traits of our state — enthusiastic political participation, open debate, progressive ideals and acceptance of others. Political partisanship and conservative lobbyists aside, I am proud that my city has a reputation for being strong, influential and charismatic, and I hope it will continue to set an example for the rest of Texas.

— Audrey Campbell

After 21 years, a Texas-sized breakthrough When I was weighing my college options as a high school senior, I dreamed about pursuing a higher education saturated in the drama and excitement of one of America’s great urban centers. I looked to Chicago and New York as hubs of sophisticated civilization, places where ideas were always new and powerful. If I could find success there, my very existence would be validated in some way.

Persuaded by my parents — and the top 10 percent rule safety net — I “settled” on staying in-state and studying at UT. After a few months drearily shuffling my feet around campus, I realized that Texas could be culturally relevant and even intellectual at times.

And while most Texans were a far cry from the refined cultural vanguard I naively idolized, what they lacked in subtlety they made up for with their trademark blend of benevolence and sincerity.

Molly Ivins once wrote, “I love the gritty, down-on-the-ground quality of Texans, their love of a good yarn and the piss and vinegar of their speech, not yet watered down to Standard Television American.” While something associated with piss and vinegar may sound less than appetizing, I’ll be the first to admit: It’s an acquired taste.

— Josh Haney

I would like to address Phillip Kleiman, who was quoted in the April 17 article “Students Protest Handgun Bill With Walkout,” and any other student who shares his views.

I wonder if Kleiman and these students subscribe to the UTPD Campus Watch, which proves to be both scary and entertaining at the same time. I read it every day, and every day, without fail, there is a report of a negligent student who abandons his or her laptop for five minutes and is stunned to return and discover it’s not there.

Basketball-playing students in Gregory Gym cannot even leave their backpack, iPod or cell phone at the edge of the court because it’s practically guaranteed to be gone when the game is over. Petty crime takes place every day at UT. I wholeheartedly believe a “license to carry a gun” doesn’t really make a difference. In the article, it was mentioned that not everyone will be able to obtain a gun ... legally. Sure, a gun owner must be 21 years old, pass a background check, be of sound mind and take a safety training course —

points of view? It’s time for the end to all editorializing by the Texan editors. The truth is a tricky thing, and until we as a society are able In the aftermath of the 2009 Student Govern- to successfully distill platonic, unfiltered, virginment election, students demanded change in how al truths, we must ignore the recommendations the democratic process is carried out at the Uni- and advice given by those in a position to give versity. Last Monday, that change occurred: The them. Offering one’s unsolicited opinion is a very Election Reform Task Force decided The Daily rude practice, and the Texan editors must underTexan must stop its practice of endorsing SG can- stand that just because they happen to have acdidates, saying that the Texan receives some stu- cess to journalistic production resources and a dent fees to produce the paper and should not be printing press, they needn’t abuse that privilege paid to make biased recommendations. by expressing their thoughts on the direction of To this proclamation I say: Bravo, Election Re- the University. form Task Force, for displaying keen insight into Just as a student should not be subjected to the proper function of the Fourth Estate. For far paying for the endorsement of his or her oppotoo long (109 years, to be exact), The Daily Tex- sition, students should not pay to read the Texan an has gathered knowledge editors’ opinions with which and research about relevant they disagree. If the Texan edissues affecting students and itorial board issues a viewrudely used that information point that illegal hazing must to recommend how students be curbed, how fair is it that The Opinion page cast their ballots. What right the pro-hazing faction of the of the Texan is rife do the editors of the campus University must pay for the newspaper have to employ editors to write this? In fact, with viewpoints, their resources to express a the Texan should refrain from perspectives and viewpoint they believe is best publishing any news whatbeliefs, and this is for the students? soever that could potentialIf you think the answer ly harm any student’s reputaunacceptable. to that question is, “the First tion or happiness. Six dollars Amendment,” you are wrong. goes a long way, and most stuSure, on the surface, the First dents would rather eat twelve Amendment reads, “Congress Jack in the Box tacos than read shall make no law ... abridgabout something disconcerting the freedom of speech, or of the press ...” But ing in the Texan. let’s look at the subtext. James Madison obviousIn fact, this column should not exist. I implore ly wasn’t talking about newspaper content that you, reader, to forget what you have read over could hurt those in power. If SG is unable to use the last few minutes, write me personally to extheir well-oiled machinery to seat their preferred press disgust that I am voicing a call to action, candidates, lunch tray policies will run amuck and and then write UT President William Powers to campus will be deprived of more LCD screens in plead with him that my tuition payments be rethe Union. This is a future the Framers only con- jected by the University. sidered in their most terrible nightmares.

On an unrelated note, this year’s last issue of But SG didn’t go far enough in calling for the the Travesty comes out tomorrow. Pick it up for end of the Texan’s endorsements. The Opinion status quo-approved viewpoints. page of the Texan is rife with viewpoints, perLuippold is a radio-television-film senior and editor of the spectives and beliefs, and this is unacceptable.

Texas Travesty.

How dare the Opinion page editors offer their

By Ross Luippold Special to the Texan

The Austin affordability challenge

THE FIRING LINE The petty theft equation

A biased Opinion page?

I want my money back!

but can you guarantee that a gun thief would also meet that criteria?

We live and work on a campus where emotions are often high and erratic. A student can easily lose their cool when a bad grade is received, an internship isn’t offered, a lover breaks his or her heart or an offer for a dream job doesn’t come.

When a gun falls out of the owner’s hands, who will be able to promise me that its next handler will “be of sound mind?”

Until this campus can go one month (or even one week) without an iPhone or a backpack getting stolen, then we can discuss allowing “licensed” people to bring guns to school. Until that day comes, I would rather keep guns off my campus.

Anonymous UT Staff member (Editor’s note: The Texan typically abstains from printing anonymous letters, but UT administration, faculty and staff are barred from publicly speaking out on this issue.)

Food for thought I lived in Moore-Hill Hall for

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two years between 1969 to 1971.

During that time I had a handgun in my dorm room and regularly went over to the armory when they had civilian’s night to target shoot. There were two others on my floor who also had handguns, one of whom regularly packed his in a backpack.

Now, if there were three of us on one dorm floor with handguns, you have to believe there were many more on campus. Thus, I don’t believe what happened at Virginia Tech could have happened when I was attending UT. (I know you can point to the Whitman killings, but I think that is apples and oranges.)

For the record, I am a dyedin-the-wool liberal — I am the only psychologist in Kansas who has publicly supported abortion and homosexual rights — and I have always believed in the right to carry a concealed weapon. Native-born Texican (San Antonio, 1951), BA, UT, 1973; MS, Texas A&M, 1975, Ph.D., UT, 1980. I have been a licensed psychologist since 1982.

Douglas E. Mould, Ph.D. UT alum

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By Melessa C. Rodriguez Daily Texan Guest Columnist Everyone knows Austin is unique, but a recent study found that the city is setting itself apart for reasons that should concern every student who wants to call Austin home.

In an examination of the Austin housing market directed by the City of Austin, BBC Research & Consulting took a serious look at who lives here.

On many fronts, Austin resembles other communities, including an aging Baby Boomer generation. But what the authors noted was unique to Austin, was “its declining population of recent college graduates, who may be finding employment elsewhere or leaving, as Austin becomes more expensive than other cities in Texas, such as Dallas.”

The average rent in Dallas is $738 a month, compared to $810 a month here. That adds up to a difference of more than $800 per year. Meanwhile, the median price of a house is $50,000 more in Austin than it is in the Big D. Dallas is not only cheaper, but it pays better too. Forget the big -time lawyer jobs. When the researchers compared salaries for public school employees, the average Dallasite banked $4,000 more per year.

It doesn’t stop there. An Austin American-Statesman study of voting patterns by neighborhood went further: If you struggle to afford to live here, you’ll struggle even

harder to be heard. The Statesman reported that precincts in the West Austin neighborhood of Tarrytown vote at eight to 27 times the rate of precincts in Dove Springs, a Southeast neighborhood. West Austin, like Central Austin, is slated to hold zero percent of Austin’s future affordable housing. Southeast Austin, however, has been allotted more than 90 percent.

So if Austin figures into your long-term plans — even in this tough job market — now is the time to get involved with the current City Council elections.

One candidate has approached this dilemma from both sides.

Perla Cavazos originally came to Austin on a fellowship from the National Council de la Raza to promote affordable housing policies in Austin. A native of the Rio Grande Valley, Cavazos and her siblings grew up with their grandmother, whose drive took them from poverty to running a family-owned business.

Cavazos has been a leader in empowering people whose voices are too often left out — from serving as President of the Austin Women’s Political Caucus to promoting the bond election for the Mexican American Cultural Center to being a participant and advocate for Austin’s arts community.

Today, Cavazos is bringing all sorts of people together. At a recent Economic Roundtable, the LBJ School grad and public policy expert brought together health expert Ann Kitch-

en, former 3M Executive and local business leader Bill McLellan and Teo Tijerina, the executive director of a local non-profit that promotes entrepreneurship in disadvantaged areas.

The focus was getting Austin’s economy moving again while making sure everyone benefits from future opportunities and growth. Ideas included the city assisting with health care premiums for small businesses (70 percent of small business employees are uninsured, yet small businesses create half of all jobs), increasing financial literacy to help families through a tough economy and strategic promotion of environmentally friendly commuter and light rails in ways that will encourage multi-use development and spur jobs.

The most surprising part of the event is that the discussion is not at City Hall. Fortunately, Austin city elections are no longer decided along ideological lines, as most candidates are genuinely progressive. The choices, rather, are based on vision and on the less talked about quality of being able to hear other voices.

Cavazos understands that unless more voices are at the table, ideas and perspectives are lost. And unless we deal with issues of basic affordability and opportunity, we risk losing more voices, including those of soon-to-be graduates.

Rodriguez is a political communication and Mexican-American studies senior.

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Time Warner Cable halts plans for tiered billing system

By Andrew Martinez Daily Texan Staff Time Warner Cable halted plans last week to introduce a tiered Internet billing system that would charge customers based on the amount of bandwidth they use.

The plan was set to be implemented in four major cities, including Austin and San Antonio, in October, but after weeks of public and political outcry, Time Warner Cable announced it will shelve the idea.

“It is clear from the public response over the last two weeks that there is a great deal of misunderstanding about our plans to roll out additional tests on consumption-based billing,� said Glenn Britt, chief executive officer of Time Warner Cable, who released a statement Thursday after speaking with Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. Schumer warned Britt of the public’s overwhelming disapproval of the plan.

Britt said his company still believes that consumption-based billing is the best pricing plan for its consumers and that Time Warner will provide measurement tools to allow customers to see how much bandwidth they consume. “Time Warner’s decision to put their proposal on hold appears to be a short-term victory for Austin,� said mayoral candidate Lee Leffingwell in an e-mail Friday.

Leffingwell has been vocal in his criticism of Time Warner’s tiered

payment plan since the company announced Austin as a trial city earlier this month.

Leffingwell said the plan would single out Austin’s businesses and penalize them for using the Internet to deliver goods and services at a time when Austin is trying to save and create jobs. He said he was concerned about the impact it would have on Austin families who would have to begin monitoring their Internet usage. “Internet access should be ex-

panded and made more affordable, not restricted and made more expensive,� Leffingwell said.

Time Warner’s tiered payment plan would force its customers, who currently enjoy unlimited bandwidth access, to choose a payment plan dependent on their bandwidth usage per month. A 5-gigabyte bandwidth limit per month would cost $29.95, while 40 gigabytes would cost $54.90.

Customers would be charged $1 for every gigabyte they used over

their allotted amount. Plans for 100 gigabytes or more had yet to be determined.

One gigabyte is equivalent to 1,000 megabytes. Depending on format, the file size for an average movie download is roughly 1 gigabyte. A high-definition movie download is 4.7 gigabytes or more, while the average song is about 4 megabytes. An online game like “World of Warcraft� averages 44 megabytes of bandwidth usage per hour.

Instructor examines violence, gender roles in Ciudad Juarez

Melissa Dominguez | Daily Texan Staff

Greg Abbott, attorney general of Texas, and Luis Carlos TreviĂąo Berchelmann, attorney general of Nuevo LeĂłn, announce increased cooperation between their offices, while translator EvĂĄn De La GĂĄrza looks on.

Texas, Nuevo LeĂłn attorneys general agree to increase collaboration between states

By Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott signed an agreement Friday with the attorney general of Nuevo León, Mexico, to strengthen ties between the two officials’ departments and to allow for increased collaboration on cases that involve both states.

The document, a memorandum of understanding, allows for the creation of joint task forces to combat human trafficking and crimes against children. It also commits the two offices to share information on human trafficking, weapons and drug smuggling, financial crimes and crimes against children.

The agreement also commits the two to hold periodic meetings and initiate exchange programs to train law enforcement from both sides in all stages of

investigation and prosecution of criminal cases.

Abbott said the goal of the agreement was to “share information from investigations that will allow us to follow up leads that go into Mexico and vice versa.�

Statements both officials made before signing the agreement focused on crimes against children. Attorney General Luis Carlos TreviĂąo Berchelmann said children on both sides of the border are “one of the most vulnerable groups.â€?

Teresa Farfan, deputy press secretary for Abbott, said the agreement stemmed from past cooperation between the two offices. “Child support is something that both attorney generals have been working on,� Farfan said.

The Nuevo LeĂłn-Texas bor-

der accounts for fewer than 10 miles of the 1,248-mile border Texas shares with Mexico. Much of Nuevo León’s northern territory extends to the east near the border, but it is buffeted by a thin stretch of land belonging to neighboring Tamaulipas.

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By Laura Ceglio Daily Texan Staff Painted cinder blocks and a wooden cross were arranged as a makeshift grave for one of the female victims of violence in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

This was one of many images illustrating anthropology instructor Cecilia Balli’s research during her Friday presentation, “Militarization in Mexico: The Regeneration of Gendered Violence.�

Balli discussed the link between the machismo attitude — the exaggerated masculinity prevalent in Mexico — and maquiladoras, foreign-owned factories in Juarez that take advantage of cheap labor.

Since maquiladoras opened in 1965, violence against women has steadily increased, Balli said. “The workers were initially mostly women, at around 80 percent,� Balli said. “Many women in Juarez became financially independent, upsetting this idea of patriarchy, and since then, there has been a strong backlash from men.�

Murdering women was a way men preserved their masculini-

ty, Balli said. Her research deals specifically with how the history of militarization contributed to a hypermasculine attitude. “Most of [the drug cartels] have adapted their surveillance methods and weapons to reflect the military, and Juarez is one with a long history of militarization,� she said.

Balli said that despite the number of murders, Ciudad Juarez can offer opportunities to women that other places in Mexico cannot. “Although it is easy to vilify Juarez, we don’t want to discount it,� she said. “It is one of the few places women can go alone with their children to flee from domestic violence and support themselves.�

Nancy Ewert, program coordinator for the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies, said Balli’s presentation gave insight to why the killings are taking place. “Because she is an anthropologist, she gives you a human aspect and a different perspective than that of a law-enforcement officer,� Ewert said.

Men are increasingly the victims of violence in Juarez as the

“Many women in Juarez became financially independent ... and since then, there has been a strong backlash from men.� — Cecilia Balli, anthropology instructor military presence increases and soldiers step up the use of torture on civilians to get information about the cartels, Balli said.

Rawan Arar, a women’s and gender studies graduate student, said that in order to find a solution in Mexico, it is necessary to look at what is going on with men as well as women. “The point of her research was to look at who was really being affected and the pathologies of men,� Arar said. “The government placed thousands of soldiers [in Juarez], and it only proved that violence begets more violence.�

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House strikes down stem-cell-research budget rider

By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff An amendment to the state budget bill that would have prohibited state funding of stem cell research was struck down in the state House of Representatives on Friday.

The Alliance for Medical Research, a national organization that educates the public about the science behind medical advancements, held a press conference at the Capitol before the meeting to encourage legislators to vote against the amendment.

The amendment was proposed by state Sen. Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, who could not be reached for comment. The provision was similar to another bill Ogden filed last month, which would limit the use of state money or facilities for research involving the destruction of human embryos. The bill is currently being considered in committee.

State Rep. Rick Hardcastle, RVernon, said an issue like embryonic stem cell research should not be dealt with in an appropriations bill. “You could spend hours talking about the scientific community in this state and how they all agree that we don’t need to be deciding prohibitions at a legislative level,�

Hardcastle said. “We need to let the scientific communities make these decisions.�

Kaylen Silverberg, medical director of the Texas Fertility Center, explained the process embryos go through before being used for stem cell research.

When couples go to a fertility clinic for in vitro fertilization, doctors fertilize up to 10 eggs in a laboratory. The two or three healthi-

Dr. Kaylen M. Silverberg, founding partner and medical director of the Texas Fertility Center, attends a press conference at the state Capitol on Friday morning.

The center opposes a bill that prohibits state funding of embryonic stem cell research.

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est-looking embryos are re-inserted into the woman’s uterus, and the remaining fertilized eggs are usually destroyed. “We have researchers who are eminently capable of using those embryos and to develop lines of

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State Rep. Glenn Hegar talks to other representatives before Sen. John Cornyn’s press conference at the state Capitol on Friday morning.

stem cells that hold incredible promise for the potential cure of diseases that otherwise we have absolutely no hope of curing in the near future,� Silverburg said.

Silverburg said there is a lot of misinformation circulating about

stem cell research. “We are not proposing the creation of new embryos for their subsequent destruction,� Silverberg said. “We are proposing an alternative mechanism to allow embryos that are otherwise destined

for destruction by their owners to be used for the good of society.�

State Rep. Ellen Cohen, D-Houston, said the appropriations committee meetings were too closed off to the public to be an appropriate forum for discussing embry-

onic stem cell research. “I don’t pretend for a minute that the subject of stem cell research is ever going to reach unanimous consent,� Cohen said. “But each side has to be heard, and we must have open discussion.�

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At convention, Young Democrats focus on youth participation

University raises funds for new computer sciences building

Cornyn announces plan to start committee to evaluate agencies

State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte’s keynote speech for the Texas Young Democrats Convention made the party’s focus on youth for the 2010 elections clear.

Van de Putte and other state Democratic Party veterans spoke at the Thistle Cafe in downtown Austin on Friday night for the opening fundraiser of the weekend-long convention. Speakers stressed the importance of elections on all levels — state, county and city — in regaining ground since the party lost the majority in the state Legislature in 2002. The convention focused on the organization and mobilization of young voters and the use of social media. “The goal is to get as many young people under the age of 40 engaged in politics as possible,� said Shondra Wygal, president of the Texas Young Democrats.

Van de Putte criticized Gov. Rick Perry’s remarks earlier this week about secession, saying that they damaged Texas’ image. “I’m embarrassed,� Van de Putte said. “It’s sad.�

Boyd Richie, chairman of the Texas Democratic Party, said it was critical for the party to retain the enthusiasm that drew gains in November’s elections. Like other speakers, he said that a younger generation held the most potential for garnering more votes during the 2010 elections. “It is incumbent upon us, but es-

pecially upon you, to work harder than we worked this last campaign,� Richie said. — Hudson Lockett

Sen. John Cornyn plans to create an eight-person bipartisan committee in Washington to evaluate the effectiveness of federal programs and agencies.

The committee will be modeled on Texas’ Sunset Advisory Commission, which was created in 1977 and has eliminated dozens of state agencies which no longer serve any purpose. “We ask a very simple question: ‘Does the purpose for which this agency was created still exist?’� said state Rep. Carl Isett, R-Lubbock and chairman of the commission. “If the answer to that is no, then it needs to go away.�

The Sunset Commission has eliminated 8 percent of the state agencies it has reviewed in the past 30 years, said state Sen. Glenn Hegar, R-Katy and vice-chairman of the commission.

Cornyn said without some kind of review process at the federal level, government agencies take on lives of their own and continue spending money past their usefulness. “If we can bring the same sort of transparency and oversight to the federal government, we can do a lot to help save tax dollars and eliminate wasteful Washington programs,�

Cornyn said. “This is not a new idea, but it is part of my objective to make Washington more like Texas.� — Lena Price

New center at law school to study legal issues of medical innovation The UT School of Law will open the George McMillan Fleming Center for Law and Innovation in Biomedicine and Healthcare, a dual law and health care research facility, early next month.

UT Law alumnus George Fleming created the center in honor of his father, a hospital administrator who worked in Houston and San Antonio.

The faculty at the center will conduct research on how the law impacts medical advancements, including the ethical dilemmas surrounding the development of new drugs and therapies. “The Fleming Center addresses the broad sweep of human concerns implicated at the junction of law, medicine, ethics, public policy and the management of health care delivery,� said Kirston Fortune, assistant dean of the law school.

The center will open on May 1.

During the first two days of the month, the center’s board will host a conference examining the moral and legal debate behind stem cell research. “The societal debate over the use of embryonic stem cells has enmeshed law, politics and science in controversy since the ability to culture human stem cells was announced in 1998,� Fortune said. — LP

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J Strother Moore, chair of the Department of Computer Sciences, is offering those who donate money toward the construction of a new computer sciences building the opportunity to be part of a digital revolution.

UT’s computer sciences department is one of the top 10 in the nation, but Moore said the new complex, comprised of two buildings joined by an atrium, is crucial to its continuing success. “The faculty is now scattered in six different buildings,� Moore said. “By bringing us together under one roof in the new complex, we’ll be able to expand and strengthen our educational and research programs.�

The University announced a $30 million donation from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for the building on Friday. The University still needs to raise $60 million to reach the $120 million necessary fore construction to begin.

The complex, which will contain 10 research clusters housing faculty and visiting researchers, will provide space to encourage entrepreneurial thinking among students, Moore said. “[The complex] will let us compete more strongly with the other top computer science departments in the country for the best faculty and students,� Moore said. — Laura Ceglio

At Online Journalism Symposium, speakers focus on media’s future Journalists from around the world came to UT for the International Symposium on Online Journalism this weekend.

Now in its 10th year, the event was broadcast live over the Internet, blogged about and covered on Twitter and photosharing service Flickr by both journalism students and the audience.

Rosental Alves, the Knight Chair in Journalism and organizer of the symposium, said that nearly 300 people registered for the two-day event, which is held in an auditorium that accommodates about 200. “This is the highest showing in the 10 years we’ve been doing it,� Alves said.

Fast-growing journalism media, such as Twitter, were discussed alongside long-standing issues such as falling newspaper circulation and the value of crowd-sourcing. “I think we are discussing the fundamental problems of the revolutionary times we are passing through,� Alves said.

The prospect of charging for online content — a practice already in place at some outlets such as The Wall Street Journal — drew criticism from Editor & Publisher columnist Steve Outing and was one of the many topics that received coverage from all angles during the symposium.

While arguments occasionally arose, Alves viewed them as productive. “Even the disagreements are healthy,� he said. — HL

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Texas pitcher Brandon Workman, left, outfielder Tim Maitland, center, and catcher Preston Clark, right, hold their Horns high after Texas defeated Oklahoma 8-5 on Sunday. With the win, Texas swept the series and is now the No. 1 team in the Big 12.

Horns’ resurgent offense highlights improvement, pushes Texas past rival Sooners out of it.”

The weekend started out on a positive note for Texas when it captured the first game of its doubleheader with a 7-3 win over Oklahoma.

Sophomore right-hander Chance Ruffin started for the Longhorns and was credited with the win. Ruffin, who pitched a season-high 10 strikeouts, held Oklahoma to three runs on seven hits in 6.1 innings. Senior closer Austin Wood came in for relief and earned his ninth save of the sea-

son in 2.2 hitless shutout innings.

In game one, Texas (29-8, 12-6 Big 12) reached home plate first with five runs in the bottom of the second inning. The Longhorns were led offensively by sophomore outfielders Tant Shepherd and Kevin Keyes, who both went 2-for3 with one RBI. Infielders Michael Torres, Brandon Belt and Brandon Loy, and catcher Cameron Rupp all had each hit as well.

“We’ve improved so much over the last month, where we would get three or four hits and win 3-1,”

Rupp said. “Now, we’re scoring six or seven runs per game with 10-plus hits in the last 10 games.

We’ve been hitting the ball well and we want to keep that going.”

With runners on first and second, Rupp smashed a single to right field, plating Shepherd and giving the Horns their first run of the series. Loy batted next and doubled to right center to drive in Rupp and Keyes, extending the lead 3-0. Seconds later, Loy scored

sal. The No. 1 team in the Big 12 traveled to face the No. 2 team in the standings, and whoever took the series would be placed firmly in the driver’s seat on the road toward a Big 12 Championship.

By Austin Talbert The Texas fans knew how much Daily Texan Staff was at stake in the series. On SaturStrictly looking at the numbers, day, they came out in burnt-orange this series’ importance was colos- droves to form the largest crowd

UFCU Disch-Falk Field has seen since the stadium added UFCU to its name. On Sunday, as the Sooners rushed into their bus to catch their flight home, those same fans reminded their least favorite team from north of the Red River exactly what happened over the weekend.

“Texas swept Oklahoma,” fans yelled from the parking lot. “First

place.”

Not that the Sooners needed reminder of their weekend trip in Austin.

“It’s a disappointing weekend,” said Oklahoma coach Sunny Golloway. “They outplayed us in all three games and knocked us

By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff If there were any questions about Texas’ grit and toughness caused by their struggles at the beginning of conference play, straight wins against its rival, the No. 1 team in the Big 12, showed what the team is made of.

“Sometimes, your prayers are answered,” head coach Augie Garrido said. “There’s been spirit that exists around this team from the beginning, and we’ve had our struggles and now we’re coming

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Horns set 14 personal bests at Texas Twilight

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Texas freshman Angele Cooper lunges at the finish line in the 4x100meter relay. Cooper took the race for Texas, winning by only .03 seconds.

By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Staff It was all smiles for the Longhorns on Saturday as they continued to ride their success at the Texas Relays.

Last time the they were on the track, the Horns posted 11 personal-best times. This time around, at Texas Twilight, they put up 14.

Credit the great weather. Credit the lack of media pressure. Maybe even credit their Hall of Fame coach, Beverly Kearney.

That’s exactly what freshman sprinter Stacey-Ann Smith did.

“I owe [Kearney] big time,” Smith said smiling after Kearney gave her a hug.

Smith was smiling because she had just run a personal best and NCAA regional qualifying time of 52.90 seconds as she took first place in the 400-meter run.

Smith’s best performance came after she ran her best time in a 400 as the anchor leg of the 4x400 relay at Texas Relays but was barely beaten by LSU’s team in the last 100 meters. She said the loss motivated her to work harder and that her performance in the race proved to her that she had the ability to run as fast as her coaches told her she could. This weekend, it all came together to give her the gold.

“I’m a little speechless,” Smith said.

“I didn’t really see it coming. It was a real big accomplishment for me — I’m very happy right now.”

Smith was also the first leg of the 4x100 relay team that took first place on Saturday. The race came down to the wire, with Texas beating the second-place finishers by .03 seconds with a time of 44.47 seconds. The finish was too close to call for everyone watching — everyone except for Angele Cooper, who ran the anchor leg.

“I knew I got her,” Cooper said.

Another member of that winning 4x100 team was senior Alex Anderson. After the relay was over, Anderson ran her first 200-meter race of the outdoor season and posted a winning, regional-qualifying time of 23.05 seconds. Though she won the race, Anderson said she wasn’t thrilled with her performance.

“It’s alright, first 200, it’s cool,” Anderson said. “I opened up with a faster time last year, but there’s nothing you can do about it — it’s already up there.”

Another Longhorn who was less than pleased with her gold-medal performance was junior high jumper Destinee Hooker. Hooker took

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Pitching shines as Horns drop Jayhawks

By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns continued their dominance in front of the home crowd in a series sweep against Kansas this weekend.

Sophomore Brittany Barnhill improved her record to 22-9, earning both wins that shut down the Jayhawks, making her the Big 12 leader in wins.

The Kansas offense was only able to produce two runs against Barnhill, who threw every pitch in the short two-game home stand.

Barnhill struck out 12 Jayhawks for the weekend but credits her catcher for the work.

“I think Amy [Hooks] did a really great job of calling the pitches,” Barnhill said. “We were just going with what was working, and we tried to keep them off balance to keep them guessing at the plate.”

Known for the velocity on her fastball, Barnhill was able to fool the Jayhawk batters using her offspeed pitches.

“We’ve been working [off-speed pitches] a lot in practice, so I’m glad that we were able to use it effectively tonight,” Barnhill said. “Amy did a great job of using them even in a full-count situation.”

With Barnhill dominating in the circle, she did not need much run support but managed to get enough from her supporting cast.

Freshman Courtney Craig was the offensive highlight of Saturday’s game.

Working her way into the starting lineup a month ago, Craig’s production has moved her up to the No. 2 spot in the lineup.

“Nothing has really changed much with me moving up to that spot,” Craig said. “My bunting game has to be more reliable at that position, but there isn’t more pressure for me.”

Craig had four hits for the weekend and fell a triple short of hitting for the cycle in Saturday’s 5-0 victory.

“She plays like an upperclassman already, because she makes such quick adjustments on the fly during an at-bat,” head coach Connie Clark said.

“That’s something that typically takes a year or two for them to do, and that’s something she does exceptionally well.”

Loryn Johnson continued to improve her team best .426 batting average, hitting two doubles and driving in all three runs for the Longhorns in their 3-2 victory on Sunday. “[Johnson] did a nice job of resetting from yesterday,” Clark said. “She actually struggled for Loryn Johnson yesterday, but she came out very confident and was significant for us.”

Fifth-year senior Desiree Williams added her name to the top of another Longhorn record, tying Keely Franks for games played and Jodi Reeves in starts.

Williams, despite being the longest-tenured Longhorn, still gets teased from her teammates for being at Texas for so long. But the team continues to respect her performance and enjoy seeing her on the field every game.

“She has been a real cornerstone for our program,” Clark said. “She runs well, can play multiple positions and she is a real leader.”

Williams will likely be on the lineup to surpass the previous record holders on Wednesday in Waco as the Longhorns have a pivotal matchup against the Bears.

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Texas shortstop Alexis Bennett slashes the ball into play against Kansas. Bennett scored three runs and drove in another during Texas’ sweep of Kansas.

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By Austin Ries Daily Texan Staff Less than 24 hours after hearing the news that Croatian standout Katarina Susac signed a National Letter of Intent for next year, the Texas rowing team had to shift its focus to the present: the Lake Natoma Invitational in Sacramento, Calif.

Rowing against eight other programs — five of them ranked — Texas failed to finish first in any of its races, grabbing one secondplace finish and five third-place finishes. Texas finished the Invitational by claiming second place in the group three final.

“This weekend’s race results were disappointing,� head coach Carrie Graves said. “Our team needs to own its races consistently, and when they do that, they will have more consistent results.�

In the first session on Saturday morning, the Longhorns’ second varsity eight was comprised of coxswain Annie Heiner, Jacqueline Gorcyca, Allison Weiland, Stephanie Matejka, Callie Mattrisch, Courtney Nicklas, Anna Thomson, Laura Perkins and Angela Kirchner finished second with a time of 6 minutes, 57.87 seconds, behind No. 16 Wisconsin (6:46.56).

Texas’ first varsity eight fin-

ished third behind Wisconsin and UCLA with a time of 6:51.56, while the varsity four finished third in its race with a time of 7:49.45. The Longhorns’ first novice boat lost its race against Central Florida with a time of 7:15.68 to UCF’s 6:55.45.

At the second session Saturday afternoon, Texas competed against No. 3 California and No. 20 Minnesota, finishing third in all three races. Texas’ first varsity eight finished with a time of 6:51.63.

The Longhorns’ second varsity eight finished with a time of 6:57.69 behind the Bears (6:42.00) and the Gophers (6:57.21). The

Longhorns’ varsity four-team boat posted a time of 7:54.02 behind Cal (7:26.84) and Minnesota (7:31.78).

Sunday, Texas’ first varsity eight claimed second in its final behind Sacramento State with a time of 6:42.37. The second varsity eight also finished second with a time of 7:00.97 behind UCF. Texas’ varsity four boat posted a time of 7:46.49 and finished second behind UCF, while the novice boat claimed a victory in its dual race with UCLA. In preparation for next year, Texas head coach Carrie Graves announced Friday the new addition to the 2009-2010 recruiting

take first in 4x100 relay

class. Along with fall signees Laurel McCaig, from Bisbee, Mass., and Charity McDonald from Cupertino, Calif., Texas added Susac from X. Gimnazija “Ivan Supek� school in Croatia.

Susac has rowed for Jarun Rowing Club for six years and earned a second-place finish in her single at the Croatian International Rowing Regatta. She placed in the top three at the state championship in each of the past four years. Susac also posted four topthree finishes at the International Regatta in Austria and two topthree finishes at the International Regatta in Italy.

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From page 1B first with a mark of 6 feet 3/4 inches, nearly 3 inches shorter than the mark that earned her a Texas Relays victory. “[I] at least [wanted] to do better than Texas Relays, but once again, came up short,� Hooker said with frustration.

The team’s next meet will be the 100th running of the Drake Relays, hosted by Iowa State.

SWEEP: Texas powers past OU From page 1B on an OU wild pitch, and sophomore center fielder Connor Rowe scored in the same series on an error by the OU catcher, putting Texas up 5-0. “We are definitely hitting our stride at the right time,� Wood said. “Offensively, we’re doing great and the guys have really come alive, and it’s helped out immensely.�

Oklahoma (29-11, 8-7 Big 12) got on the scoreboard with two runs in the top of the fourth when first baseman Aaron Baker knocked in two Sooners with his 10th home run of the season. But the Longhorns kept the runs coming in the sixth and the eighth, leaving OU out to dry with only three runs.

After a 30-minute break, the Longhorns took to the field again with continuous momentum.

Texas jumped out to a quick 4-0

— Austin Wood, Longhorn closer lead after three innings and ended up winning the second game of the doubleheader, 6-2. The sweep put Texas in first place in the Big 12 standings, ahead of Baylor and Texas A&M. In game two, Torres led the Texas offense, going 3-for-4 with two doubles, one RBI, one run and one stolen base. Rupp led the team with three RBI in a 2-for-4 performance that included his fifth home run of the season. Also notable was the fact that eight of the nine Longhorn starters registered at least one hit, and Belt extended his career-

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Wood said. “I think that Kansas series was a wake-up call for sure.

It’s never fun to lose three games in conference, or any time really. Ever since then we’ve kind of turned things around offensively.�

Wood explained that the keys to the Longhorns’ pitching are superb coaching and a positive aura. “We have fun doing it,� Wood said. “We’re a close-knit group and we enjoy being around each other. We have a good time in the bullpen and we want to pick each other up. And luckily, we’re pretty good at it.�

In Sunday’s series finale, it was the same song, third verse.

This time, Oklahoma got on the scoreboard first as it raked in two runs after the second inning. But Texas responded in the third with four runs, taking advantage of four walks to claim a 4-2 lead. The lead flipflopped a few times before the Horns kept it for good in the bottom of the fifth.

Freshman pitcher Taylor Jungmann earned the series finale win with 4.1 innings of scoreless relief as he gave up five hits and struck out three before Wood came in to earn his 10th save of the season. This substitution marked Wood’s 100th career appearance. He is only the fourth Longhorn to do so, joining a club comprised of Randy Boone (106), J. Brent Cox (106) and Houston Street (105). He also moved into a tie with Mike Hamer for fifth place on Texas’ career save list with 10. “I didn’t really think anything of it today,� Wood said. “One day I’ll probably look back on it and think it was really cool, but the season isn’t over, thankfully, and hopefully I’ll get a few more opportunities. It’s a good feeling.�

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By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff When running the 800-meter, the first lap is about speed and the second lap is about endurance.

Tevan Everett and Jacob Hernandez have found a way to thrive off each other’s strengths. “Me and Tevan just try to get a good feel for each other, and I work off of his pace for the first lap,� said Hernandez, a two-time NCAA Champion in the event. “I keep up with him on the first lap and go from there.�

The blazing Everett took his typical early lead over the field at Saturday’s Texas Twilight Invitational track meet. Bursting out in front of the competition, Everett took the same type of lead he had at the NCAA Indoor National Championships in February.

But once the first lap was over, Hernandez took the lead with which he has become so accustomed to finishing. “The curve was open so I went around him,� Hernandez said. “I definitely wanted to push the pace for us so I opened it up.�

The Texas Twilight was the first time that the two have competed against each other since the championships, and it was anyone’s guess how they would finish. “He feeds off of my speed on the first lap, and I feed off of his endurance for the second,� Everett said. “It’s been a huge advantage to both of us to be able to compete alongside each other.�

In the final stretch, Hernandez had his usual commanding lead, but for once, Everett had a strong finish and made a legitimate push for the win. Hernandez clocked in first at 1 minute, 47.58 seconds and Everett fol-

By Rishi Daulat Daily Texan Staff No. 32 Texas is heading into the Big 12 Tournament as the second seed with some wellearned momentum.

After suffering its first conference loss of the season to Baylor last week, Texas bounced back, easily defeating Kansas and Kansas State.

Spearheaded by an excellent performance in singles play, the Horns earned their first shutout of the year in a 7-0 match against Kansas.

Texas took two out of the three matches to capture the doubles point. At the second, Krista Damico and Amanda Craddock took their match 8-5 while Stephanie Davison and Caro-

line Larsson won 8-2 at the third doubles spot.

The doubles loss for the ITA No. 34 duo of Vanja Corovic and Marija Milic is crucial, however, as their hopes of garnering an ITA All-American honor are in jeopardy after a second consecutive loss.

The singles session was a no contest.

Only one of the matches even went to a third set, and that was at second singles when the freshman Damico ultimately fought off a furious rally by Kansas’ Ekaterina Morozova and prevailed, 6-2, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8).

Corovic, Larsson, Maggie Mello, Craddock and Davison also picked up singles victories

against the Jayhawks.

The next day Texas travelled to Manhattan, Kan., and collected a second blowout.

Texas captured the doubles point before taking five out of six singles for a 6-1 win. The Horns kept their doubles lineup intact, and all three tandems picked up wins. Sarah Lancaster returned to the singles lineup after being awarded a day off against Kansas and put in her usual triumphant performance, 6-1, 6-0. Corovic, Larsson, Mello and Craddock all secured comfortable straight-set victories as well.

Texas finishes the regular season with a 14-6 overall record and a 10-1 conference record.

The Big 12 Championships start Friday in Norman, Okla.

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Texas pole vaulter Will Paine soars over the bar during Saturday’s Texas Twilight. Paine finished fourth, clearing 5.10 meters. lowed right behind with a personal best of 1:47.79. “Every week, I’m seeing improvement, and that’s definitely a good feeling,� Everett said. “It’s a load of confidence to finish so close to him in the opener — give me 5 more meters, and I might’ve had him.�

Everett and Hernandez later teamed up with Danzell Fortson and Tevas Everett to win the mile relay. “Our guys gave a good showing of where they’re at right now,� head coach Bubba Thornton said. “It’s a big step for us to prepare for what’s ahead.�

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out of first place. We need to regroup and focus on the rest of the season.�

While the Sooners may be looking ahead, it will be hard for them to forget what transpired in a wild and wacky seventh inning in the series opener Saturday.

First there was the pine tar incident. No, not the famous George Brett pine tar incident, but the confusion that stopped the game for more than 10 minutes and had umpires leaving the field to search for answers in the rule book when Garrido questioned one of the Sooners’ bats.

Then the Sooners, who were down 6-3 at the time, loaded the

bases. After that came the interference call. One second OU appeared to have added another run on an infield hit, and the next Golloway was ejected for questioning a call that took a run off the scoreboard and added an out, effectively ending the Sooners’ chance of a rally.

Frustrated, Oklahoma center fielder Jamie Johnson slid hard into second to try to break up a force out, joined his coach in ejection and nearly started a brawl as both of the rivals benches cleared.

Oklahoma could never battle back from the deflating seventh, dropping the second game Saturday 6-2 and falling again 8-5 on Sunday. After Sunday’s

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In the other dugout, the Texas-sized smiles told the story for the Longhorns. “It was an awesome series for us,� Texas coach Augie Garrido said. “Mathematically it was a huge weekend.�

Sunday’s win over Oklahoma put Texas in control of the Big 12 with three series left to be played.

But while he is excited about being in control of the Big 12, Garrido has bigger goals for his team. “We like to drive the bus,�

Garrido said. “We are expected to drive the bus. But we have to drive the bus to Omaha.�

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From page 6B assembling a ragtag crew of actors for the “Enterprise,” featuring some relatively unknown actors like Chris Pine as Captain Kirk working with oddballs like Simon Pegg as “beam me up” Scotty. Perhaps these casting choices will create characters worth caring about amid the over-the-top Starfleet battles.

spotlight to Ginn, because can you really smoke with Henry Rollins barking at you?

‘Out of Step’ Minor Threat Minor Threat was a straight-edge band that eschewed drugs, alcohol and casual sex, which makes its music extra-appropriate to do all those things to. Ian MacKaye cries out “Don’t smoke/ Don’t drink/Don’t fuck/At ‘Discreet Music’ least I can fucking think/I can’t keep up/I’m out of step Brian Eno with the world.” This is the Another long, ambient jouropportune time to rip a huge ney that provides an opportubong hit. nity to “reflect on life.” The 30 minutes can feel like a lifetime but in the best way possible.

You might get sucked into a black hole if you’re not careful.

‘Got to Get You into My Life’

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Jennifer Montemayor, Emily Overfield, Divina Villanueva, Susan Fox and Ruchi Bagrodia celebrate a point scored at Oozeball Saturday afternoon. Oozeball is an annual mud volleyball tournament hosted by Texas Exes Student Chapter.

MOVIE REVIEW

‘Flags’ creates portrait of Wilco from ashes of band’s final tour

Earth, Wind & Fire The Beatles’ ode to weed, funked up by Earth, Wind & Fire, is more of a boogie wonderland than “Boogie Wonderland.”

‘Pwntendo’ Venetian Snares Forget Crystal Castles, this song is a major head trip of relentless beats and video game noises. Venetian Snares’ stuff can be so beat-heavy at times that you may a need a joint to take the edge off.

‘The Process of Weeding Out’ ‘Smokin’ and Leanin’’ Black Flag

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Punk-rock guitar wizard Greg Ginn was an avid smoker, which may have led to Black Flag’s slower tempos and increasingly complicated guitar lines in the later part of the band’s career. “Weeding” is an instrumental jam that gives the

Though the deceased Houston legend remixed his records to replicate the effects of sippin’ on sissurp, tokers have taken a liking to his records too. “Smoke till you can’t smoke no more” — couldn’t have said it better myself.

By Lawrence Lander Daily Texan Staff Wilco is from Chicago. It formed there, it practices there, it calls Chicago home.

However, its new film, “Ashes of American Flags,” proves without doubt that it is not a Chicago band. It is an American band — arguably the hardest-working American band playing and making music today.

“Flags” is an 88-minute crosssection of Wilco’s last tour across the country. The film splices together footage from multiple venues and individual interviews with all active members of the group to paint a portrait of the 15-year-old band’s evolving identity.

In an hour and a half, directors Brendan Canty and Christoph Green intimate-

ly show what life on the road is like for the six members of Wilco. The private interviews conducted with each band member show that the musicians respect each other’s talent and value the friendships forged by the challenges of touring.

Canty and Green chose to only use concert footage from sound-checks before shows and the last songs of encores, bookending the five performances from which clips were taken.

This collage of preparation and finales, combined with candid post-concert conversations, effectively conveys how the musicians walk the tight rope between artistic expression and a moderately paying 9 to 5.

“Flags” works better as a

supplement for Wilco fans than as an introduction to the group.

The film explores familiar characters deeper and closely examines subtle dynamics. While the selection of songs is reflective of the band’s entire discography, the movie is not meant as a definitive Wilco collection.

It represents a few songs out of a library of dozens, taken from just five venues out of hundreds played, separated by only a few thousand miles out of the millions Wilco has traveled to share its craft. This movie offers one piece of the puzzle in finding the motives behind the tireless work of a little band from Chicago.

The DVD version of “Ashes of American Flags” is in stores now.

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‘Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen,’ June 24

Don’t expect this installment in the “Terminator” franchise to break new ground like “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” did, but if the movie is half as explosive as Christian Bale’s onset meltdown, be prepared to get blown away.

Get ready to turn your brain off again when Michael Bay’s next “Transformers” movie hits theaters. These kinds of movies define summer entertainment, with bareminimum plots and enough explosions to wipe out the Western Hemisphere. If giant robots duking it out just isn’t enough, feel free to be overwhelmed when it hits IMAX.

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‘Public Enemies,’ July 1

This may be one of the few original ideas in the form of a big blockbuster this summer. Michael Mann, famous for making stylish crime dramas, will put a nice gloss over this depression-era gangster flick featuring Johnny Depp and Academy Awardwinner Marion Cotillard.

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By Andy O’Connor Daily Texan Staff Marleyfest may have passed this weekend, but the stench of third-rate reggae still lingers. Unless you’re Frank Zappa, marijuana consumption and music-making have always gone hand in hand. For some tokes, though, you need a change from the typical Bob Marley and Incubus. Here are some choice cuts to enjoy with your friend Mary Jane.

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Children climb a rock wall at Auditorium Shores during the Austin Reggae Festival on Saturday.

Long-running reggae festival brings so-so music, quality products, plenty of pot to Austin

By Roxanna Asgarian Daily Texan Staff The sticky smell of good marijuana mingled with dust on a beautiful Sunday afternoon as hippies of all varieties hit their pipes in plain sight. I donned a sundress and spent the day at the Austin Reggae Festival as the weekend’s rainy weather came to an end.

The festival, which has been going on since 1994, is Austin’s longest-running outdoor music event. This year, the Skatalites and the Wailing Souls headlined the event held at Auditorium Shores.

It was my first time to attend the festival, and I have to admit that I’m not

that knowledgeable about reggae music.

The lilting beats were calming, though, which created a nice vibe.

My friend and I immediately spotted the Moon Bounce slide near the edge of Lady Bird Lake. After stopping for a minute to admire the view of the lake, we hit up the slide. Two tickets got each of us unlimited rides once we introduced ourselves to Randy, the ride operator.

“I can’t wait until it’s my 420,” Randy told us. “I got some purple burning a hole in my pocket!”

We sympathized and made our way past Randy to climb up the air-filled slide, sandwiched in line between 5-yearold kids.

“420 fun for the whole family!” my friend said, and we took our cue from the little boys, barreling down the slide sideways.

Needless to say, sundresses and blowup slides can be a tricky combo, and we emerged from the Moon Bounce with scrapes and burns.

After that, we made our way to the vendors, whose products impressed me more than the music being played. The quality of the Rasta gear and handmade jewelry was exceptional. That said, the prices ranged from pretty high to really high — the awesome dress I wanted cost $85.

There was also a lady giving massag-

es in a tent, and Austin Harm Reduction was on site, handing out material on the benefits of using clean needles and selling T-shirts with shocking images. One, for example, had a depiction of the Virgin Mary with needles, instead of rays of light, sticking out behind her.

Tickets were $15 both Saturday and Sunday, but there was no re-entry free.

Parking at the Palmer Events Center was an additional $7, so the festival was maybe a little pricier than your average weekend plans. But still, spending a sunny day getting high by the lake and listening to reggae music is a pretty righteous 420 ritual.

Electric Wizard The British quartet pushes its Orange amps to the limit, creating a heavy, almost suffocating sound. And the album from which this song derives its name has a wizard taking a huge bong hit on the cover. Need I say more?

‘I Talk to the Wind’

Not-so-promising summer offers 5 sure hits

By Michael Thompson Daily Texan Staff Frankly, this summer can’t hold up to those of years past.

A couple summers ago, audiences were treated to six movies that formed the third part in six series. Although some of these threequels, like “Spiderman 3,” were disappointing to say the least, the behemoth blockbusters kept people going to theaters in droves.

This summer, there aren’t

as many big-name sequels to lure in crowds — the guaranteed smash hits appear to have slowed to a trickle. And though this could have been Hollywood’s chance for originality, it missed the mark on the majority of the upcoming films coming down the pipeline — for example, Eddie Murphy’s “Imagine That,” another subpar, cliched children’s comedy.

Play it safe with these sure-fire hits instead.

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‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine,’ May 1

It’s been almost 10 years now since Hugh Jackman first appeared on the big screen in the original “X-Men.” You can thank the original for the past decade of countless superhero movies, and “Wolverine” does not look like it will let the genre down. Sure, seeing Jackman getting launched at a helicopter may look silly, but after playing such

a badass for so long, the mutant has done more than enough to earn his wings.

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‘Star Trek,’ May 8

This reboot/re-imagining of the “Star Trek” franchise from director J.J. Abrams is one of the more solid entries for the summer.

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King Crimson The most mellow of King Crimson’s songs features lots of flute and more Mellotron than you can fit in your bong. If you smoke enough, you’ll definitely be telling the breeze about your relationship problems.

‘A Passage to Bangkok’ Rush Pretty much any of Rush’s ’70s and early ’80s works require the listener to smoke in order to make sense of the lyrics. “Bangkok” is a metaphor for drug smuggling and is loaded with references to marijuana hot spots.

In the ’70s, lots of people had those “golden Acapulco nights.”

‘Sweet Leaf’ Black Sabbath This song basically explains why Ozzy Osbourne is the way he is. Slow but not sluggish, the song highlights Tony Iommi’s riffcraft, which has caused many a dropped jaw and dropped joint.

‘Phaedra’ Tangerine Dream Clocking in at just under 18 minutes, this is the German electronic group’s magnum opus. “Phaedra” is an ever-shifting but ultimately relaxing synthesizer work.

This is a journey into another world — you know what to bring.

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