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All 18 protesters arrested Wednesday in the lobby of President William Powers Jr.’s office were released from Austin Police Department custody Thursday morning and gathered on the Tower steps at
noon to reiterate their message and rally support. The protesters, who are members of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition, drew more than 50 people to the rally. Coalition members including Asian studies senior William Yates, former UT student Bianca Hinz-Foley and Latin Ameri-
can studies junior Jessica Alvarenga addressed the crowd. Assistant English professor Snehal Shingavi and education professor Noah de Lissovoy also spoke on the steps in support of those arrested. Shingavi said the Fair Labor Association, the labor monitoring organization with which UT affiliates,
fails to ensure the basic rights of factory workers producing UT apparel because it is beholden to the corporations it ostensibly monitors. “Asking the FLA to verify that there are no human rights abuses is like asking [former Pennsylvania State University football coach Jerry] Sandusky to make sure there is
Fashioning the future
At 11: 20 a.m. two teenagers, Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris, began shooting students at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. The SWAT team didn’t arrive until 3 p.m. and in the end 13 people were killed and 23 wounded. This tragedy shocked and rattled the people of Littleton and the nation.
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ery designer interpreted it a different way into their outfits.” Judges of the show included local industry professionals who awarded prizes for Best Fashion Collection, Most Innovative Fashion Collection, Most Marketable Fashion Collection, Best Constructed
After losing state and federal funding, regional branches of Planned Parenthood in Austin, Waco and Dallas-Forth Worth will merge into a single organization to reduce program costs and keep as many clinics as possible open. The board of directors for the three Planned Parenthood branches, which lost a combined $5 million in funding, unanimously voted Wednesday to merge into Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, a decision that was in the works for about a year. The nonprofit will consist of 26 health centers throughout the region beginning Sept. 1. Sarah Wheat, interim Co-CEO of Planned Parenthood of the Texas Capital Region, said the merger was highly influenced by funding cuts to the program. “We’ve been getting a lot of support from the community and working more closely than ever with individual donors to keep our three clinics open here in Austin,” she said. “But the merger is a good fit geographically and will help us stretch our donors’ dollars.” Planned Parenthood organizations in Texas were forced out of the Women’s Health Program last month after the Texas Legislature passed a law to exclude clinics affiliated with abortion providers from the program. The program provides health care, including cancer screenings and reduced-cost birth control for low-income women. The federal government, which funded 90 percent of the program, announced
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Model Ashley Kim prepares to go out on the runway in designer Janie Kang’s bridal gown for the Contour fashion show Thursday evening at the Frank Erwin Center. Twenty-three graduating designers showcased about 120 original designs.
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Graduating students exhibit takes on ‘Contour’ theme By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff
From psychedelic mushroominspired dresses to a “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”-inspired collection, graduating designers showcased their final works at the Frank Erwin Center on Thursday night. Twenty-three textiles and ap-
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no pedophilia,” Shingavi said. The University should instead join the Worker Rights Consortium, an independent labor rights organization that protects workers’ rights, Shingavi said. Standing near the marble plaque
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parel seniors sent about 120 original designs down the runway at the 13th annual Division of Textiles and Apparel fashion show sponsored by the University Co-Operative Society and in collaboration with the School of Human Ecology. The University Fashion Group organized and produced this year’s fashion show focusing on the
theme “Contour.” Marketing senior Angeli Aguilera, vice president of the University Fashion Group, said the theme of the show was meant for the designers to incorporate lines and shapes in their clothing. “It was really up to the designers to take the theme and figure out what it meant,” Aguilera said. “Ev-
College of Communication honors Walter Cronkite with plaza dedication By David Maly Daily Texan Staff
The Communication Plaza will glow bright each night with the work of a former UT student, as the plaza was dedicated Thursday evening in honor of journalist Walter Cronkite. The dedication of the Walter Cronkite Plaza took place yesterday in front of the Jesse H. Jones Communication Center. Cronkite served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News from 1962-1981, a period of major national controversies including the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the Vietnam War.
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Cronkite began his education at UT in the fall of 1933, but left without earning his degree during the fall of 1935. The dedication speech was accompanied by a digital art installation by media artist Ben Rubin entitled “And That’s the Way It Is,” named for an iconic catchphrase used by Cronkite at the end of many of his news broadcasts. The piece was commissioned for the College of Communication by Landmarks, the University’s public art program, and will use lighting to display images and text from Cron k ite’s ne ws bro adc ast s , along with current news coverage, across the south side of the
Communication Building. The piece will be displayed from dusk until midnight each night “indefinitely,” said Nicolas Hundley, spokesman for the C ollege of C ommunications. Rubin answered audience questions about the piece prior to the ceremony. The purpose of the work is to both honor Cronkite and foster research regarding the differences between past and present news coverage, Rubin said. “It’s really just a way to accumulate a lot of data and analyze it,” he said. “You never know what we can do with it.”
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PROTEST continues from PAGE 1 where the University’s Core Value — to transform lives for the benefit of society — is engraved, de Lissovoy said the University should stand behind the arrested students. “Instead of prosecution, the University should think about supporting these students,” de Lissovoy said. “They acted upon the principles that any decent liberal arts and sciences education should stand for. We as educators should support this.” As of 6 p.m. Thursday, more than 20 UT faculty members had signed an online open letter to the administration requesting that the University drop all charges against the students. The group has been protesting the University’s affiliation with the FLA for at least two years. Speaking on behalf of the University’s administration, director of media relations Gary Susswein said Wednesday’s protest has not changed the University’s stance on the issue. UT will maintain its affiliation with the FLA and will not join the WRC, he said. “Our position remains the same,” Susswein said. “The issue is closed.” Yates said Wednesday’s acts of civil disobedience opened up a new period of opportunity for the movement to eliminate the production of UT trademarked apparel in sweatshop conditions. Yates serves as a regional coordinator for Unit-
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International relations and global studies senior Billy Yates (right) is embraced by a friend as he prepares to speak out against the arrests of 18 students at the UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition’s protest Wednesday.
ed Students Against Sweatshops, which broadly defines sweatshops as any place where the human rights of workers are abused, according to the USAS website. “This is really a new beginning,”
Yates said. “[Wednesday’s events] have really reinvigorated our campaign. Community members, donors and alumni are upset that students are being arrested for this. Now it’s a matter of mobilizing these
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Fashion Collection and Best Evening/Bridal Gown. Textiles and apparel senior Sofia Maldonado, was the first designer to showcase her collection, “Mercado.” Maldonado said she was inspired by her half-Salvadorian ancestry and the marketplaces in El Salvador where fabrics are sold and made. “I also have a strong theater background, and one of my most passionate plays that I performed
in and designed took place in the 18th and 19th century and was inspired by those silhouettes,” Maldonado said. “Along with that, I incorporated color and natural fabrics and combined with them with the actual market fabrics to make a chic summer line that is marketable and desirable.” Maldonado said it was a long process for all the designers to complete their collections from the drawing boards to the pattern
making and final fittings. “It’s very time-consuming and you learn that time management is really important,” Maldonado said. “Personally, I’ve had to sacrifice a lot this semester and not see my friends and family, but these other designers are my family and we’ve spent allnighters trying to figure out problems on our own, but experience is always the best way to learn.” Karen Bravo, faculty adviser for University Fashion Group, said
Backstage volunteers attach a headpiece to a model wearing a piece from Rebekah Hoffer’s collection as part of the Contour fashion show at the Frank Erwin Center Thursday evening.
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people to take it to the next level.” The coalition’s plan is to use its momentum to make President Powers aware that many members of the UT community support the University joining the WRC, Yates said.
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she wanted the show to impress the estimated 5,000 people in the audience and the people from a national and international scale who watched the live webcast. “I wanted people to leave here amazed that the school can put on a professional New York Fashion Week production, which I think we gave them,” Bravo said. Textiles and apparel senior Ashley Trevino, one of the designers, said her collection was inspired by the style of the 1940s and the movie, Casablanca. “I wanted to update those things with fun colors and luxurious fabrics and make it a lot of fun to see,” Trevino said. “I hope that when somebody sees it, it makes them smile and reminds them of the beach because it is resort wear.” English junior Tyler Neal, director of public relations for University Fashion Group and male model for senior designer, Albert Zhou, said Zhou’s collection was friendly for all seasons. “It’s classic menswear with a little twist with a European cut that’s very sophisticated,” Neal said. “I can wear the pants in the summer or in the winter and wear different shirts with it, as well.”
“This whole next week we will have delegations of community supporters — from students, from nonprofits, from faculty — deliver letters to the president’s office,” Yates said. “It should be peaceful.”
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Cronkite’s in-depth and informative coverage of these events brought him to national prominence, earning him the nickname of “the most trusted man in America,” said Don Carleton, executive director of the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History and a personal friend of Cronkite. “[Cronkite’s] work earned him the respect of an entire generation of journalists,” he said. Brian Jones, UT alumnus and anchor for CBS Sports Network, spoke at the event about his experience growing up watching Cronkite and the way the nation was able to gain important political clarification from his reporting. “Cronkite represented certainty in an uncertain world,” he said. “We now strive to continue Cronkite’s traditions at CBS everyday.” UT Provost Steven Leslie cited Cronkite’s education at UT and later success as a signifier to future students that anything is possible. “His work represents what this University stands for,” he said. “He shows us that what starts here changes the world.”
APD opens internal investigation after officer shoots, kills dog Sarah White Daily Texan Staff
In response to community outcry, the officer involved in a fatal shooting of a dog in East Austin has been reassigned and an internal investigation has been opened, said Austin Police Department representative Sgt. David Daniels. Officer Thomas Griffin responded with backup to a 9-1-1 call reporting a domestic disturbance at 2613 E. Fifth St. on Saturday afternoon. Dog owner and Austin resident Michael Paxton resides at the address and was outside at the time, playing Frisbee with his dog Cisco. The dog ran towards Griffin as soon as he stepped from the car, Daniels said. Griffin
BUDGET continues from PAGE 1 they would stop federal funding for it because Texas violated federal Medicaid laws by choosing which clinics could receive funding. The health system in Texas is in a 90-day transition into a fully state-run $33 million-a-year program. Wheat said Planned Parenthood continuously treats a high number of college students, and it is important to maintain clinics and continue providing screenings for students who often seek the program for inexpensive help. The merger will eliminate duplicate administration positions in order to consolidate their staff and reduce program costs, she said. Ken
yelled at Paxton to restrain his dog, even though Paxton had no opportunity to react, Daniels said. Griffin then shot one round into the animal, which was fatally wounded. Daniels said the address given to Griffin was not the residence of the individuals involved in the domestic disturbance. Although reports conflict as to why Griffin was at Paxton’s address, most indicate that he received the wrong address. Travis County Animal Control documents published by KVUE indicate that Cisco had a history of aggressive behavior. William Harris, a neighbor of Paxton’s, filed a report with Animal Control in March complaining of an incident with a violent animal at the same address to which officer Griffin report-
ed on Saturday. Harris confirmed that the dog he reported in March is Cisco. “It’s the same dog without a doubt,” said Harris. “I recognized the animal as soon as I saw images of it on the news, only I think the photo that is being distributed must have been of when that dog was a puppy. He looked much more vicious and dangerous [at the time of the reported incident].” Harris said the dog was acting very aggressively and he felt so threatened that he took off his backpack and prepared to defend himself. He said Paxton was holding the dog by the collar which was the only thing that stopped the animal from attacking. “[Paxton] warned me to stop yelling and said that if I continued to make noise the dog would bite me,” Harris
said. “I will never forget that day. I will never forget the look in the dog’s eyes.” Harris said he does not like to see an animal get killed, but he feels like he can relate to the experience of officer Griffin. Astronomy sophomore Travis Cormier said he knew Paxton through a local motorcycle group. Cormier has helped organize a Facebook group designed to raise awareness about Cisco’s death. The group is titled “Justice for Cisco” and has received over 95,000 likes online. “I just hope that we spread the news,” Cormier said. “The cop had other means of protecting himself. From what I was told, he had a Taser and pepper spray. Why he chose a firearm, I don’t think any of us will ever know.”
Lambrecht, CEO of Planned Parenthood North Texas, will serve as CEO of the new organization. “The programs for which funding was eliminated from are programs that have been in place for over 40 years,” she said. “These programs have historically been supported with government dollars because they are vital for early cancer screenings.” Catherine Frazier, Gov. Rick Perry’s press secretary, said Planned Parenthood is using the merger as a scare tactic to make women think their care is compromised. Frazier said Planned Parenthood should instead be advocating for renewed federal funding. Fran Hagerty, head of the Women’s Health and Family Planning Association of Texas, said existing health care providers not affiliated with Planned Parenthood are also
suffering because of the funding cuts. These health providers receive funding from the state’s family planning budget, which the Women’s Health Program falls under, but the budget has been depleted with the loss of federal funding, Hegarty said. “Even in the best circumstances, existing providers can’t offer the services Planned Parenthood offers these women for the same cost,” she said. “These cuts have been devastating across the board.” Most of the clinics that the association represents have lost 85 percent of their budgets, while half have been completely defunded, Hagerty said. Pre-journalism sophomore Rachel Bush, president of Texas Students for Life, said the anti-abortion group was happy that Planned Parenthood was defunded and must now scramble to keep clinics open.
She said she was unaware that other non-affiliated clinics were being affected by federal funding cuts. “We need to find a way to make a distinction between defunding Planned Parenthood and other medical groups that provide good services left caught in the crossfire instead of profiting from abortion,” Bush said. The Obama administration’s decision was a political move to appease the abortion rights base while pulling the rug from unaffiliated individuals, including 100,000 women and 2,500 health care providers under the Women’s Health Program, Frazier said. “Planned Parenthood has no entitlement to our tax dollars,” she said. “If you are in the business of providing or promoting abortions, we don’t think Texas should be in the business of funding your efforts.”
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US policy on Syria a tacit nod to Assad’s power By Anne Gearan The Associated Press
BRUSSELS — Despite oft-repeated U.S. demands that Syrian President Bashar Assad step aside, the Obama administration’s policy now reflects a consensus that Assad has a firm hold on power and that nothing short of an outside military strike will dislodge him quickly. With rebel forces poorly armed and disorganized, efforts to pay them by Arab Gulf states failing, and sectarian divisions looming in Syria, the U.S. and its allies seem prepared to leave Assad where he is. Even if he could be ousted, the near future in Syria could involve civil war among ethnic groups now under Assad’s boot, or a slow and bloody war with rebels or proxy fighters armed from the outside. The U.S. has edged toward supplying the rebels with communications gear and other nonlethal aid but has ruled out both a military assault or a supply of heavy weaponry for rebel forces. “We are at a crucial turning point,” U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday. Either a United Nations-brokered cease-fire takes hold “or we see Assad squandering his last chance before additional measures have to be considered,” Clinton said. But even as she implies tougher international intervention, Clinton
Syrians climb the dome of the grand mosque during an anti-Bashar Assad protest after the Friday prayer in Douma, a suburb of Damascus, Syria last Friday. The U.N. Security Council on Saturday approved the deployment of a first team of observers to Syria to shore up a brittle truce, even as a new surge of violence threatened the internationally brokered peace.
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press
is not expected to announce a shift in the U.S. stance during a diplomatic huddle on Syria in Paris on Thursday. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Kimoon said late Wednesday he still believes there could be progress in
Syria and recommended the Security Council increase the number of observers to 300. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, Ban told the council he will consider developments on the ground, including consolidation
By Alicia A. Caldwell The Associated Press
Donald Walters Associated Press
Mutated fish in Gulf two years after spill
BARATARIA BAY, La. — Open sores. Parasitic infections. Chewedup-looking fins. Gashes. Mysterious black streaks. Two years after the drilling-rig explosion that touched off the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history, scientists are beginning to suspect that fish in the Gulf of Mexico are suffering the effects of the petroleum. The evidence is nowhere near conclusive. But if those suspicions prove correct, it could mean that the environmental damage to the Gulf from the BP disaster is still unfolding and the picture isn’t as rosy as it might have seemed just a year ago. And the damage may extend well beyond fish. In the past year, research has emerged showing deep-water coral, seaweed beds, dolphins, mangroves and other species of plants and animals are suffering.
“There is lots of circumstantial evidence that something is still awry,” said Christopher D’Elia, dean of Louisiana State University’s School of the Coast and Environment. “On the whole, it is not as much environmental damage as originally projected. Doesn’t mean there is none.” Reports of strange things with fish began emerging when fishermen returned to the Gulf weeks after BP’s gushing oil well was capped during the summer of 2010. They started catching grouper and red snapper with large open sores and strange black streaks, lesions they said they had never seen. They promptly blamed the spill. The illnesses are not believed to pose any health threat to humans. But the problems could be devastating to some prized types of fish. There’s no saying for sure what’s causing the diseases in what is still a relatively small percentage of the fish. The Gulf is assaulted with all kinds of
contaminants every day. Moreover, scientists have no baseline data on sick fish in the Gulf from before the spill. The first comprehensive research may be years from publication. Still, it’s clear to fishermen and researchers alike that something’s amiss. For the second year, fishermen like Wayne Werner, who catches red snapper commercially, are calling in with reports of lesions. He and others said they want to get to the bottom of the problem, which is forcing them to take longer trips to fishing spots outside the spill zone and making them fear for their livelihoods. “Every time we talked about bad fish, everybody kind of went nuts on us. Just like, ‘You’re hearsaying,’ you know? And we’re saying, ‘Well, they’re there,’” the Louisiana boat captain said this week. “They’re still there. Now that the water is getting warm again, we’re starting to see more and more again.”
pass idea and mayor Eberhard van der Laan says he wants to negotiate a workable compromise with the country’s Justice Minister Ivo Opstelten. Lawyers for the cafe owners told a judge at The Hague District Court that the move — aimed at reining in problems caused by foreign “drug tourists” who buy marijuana in the Netherlands and resell it in neighboring countries — is “clearly discriminatory.” Lawyer Ilonka Kamans argued that Dutch drugs policy gives citizens “the fundamental right to the stimulant of their choosing” and should not deprive visiting foreigners of the same right. He said the government wants to bring coffee shops back to what they were originally intended to be: “small local stores selling to local people.” Marc Josemans of the Easy Going coffee shop in Maastricht said he expects the government will lose
because it hasn’t thought through consequences or tried other ways of achieving its aims. “We understand that this topic is something that’s of interest to tourists, but it’s equally important to our Dutch customers, which is most of them,” he told the AP ahead of Wednesday’s hearing. “The limits on membership are going to lead to immediate problems in cities that don’t have enough coffee shops.” Josemans said that if the court’s April 27 ruling goes against them, the Maastricht coffee shops plan to disregard the ruling, forcing the government to prosecute one of them in a test case. Though the weed pass policy was designed to resolve traffic problems facing southern cities, later studies have predicted that the result of the system would be a return to street dealing and an increase in petty crime — the original reason for the tolerance policy started in the 1970s.
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Reform, led by Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., sought details of the Secret Service investigation, including agents’ disciplinary histories. In a letter to the Secret Service director, Issa and Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the committee’s senior Democrat, said the agents “brought foreign nationals in contact with sensitive security information.” The lawmakers have demanded that Sullivan provide them by May 1 with detailed information about the incident, including a full timeline of the events and assurances that none of the women involved were under the age of 18. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid called the Secret Service employees under investigation “stupid” and said there is not much Congress can do to stop others from making similar choices. Issa said Thursday he would wait until the Secret Service finished its internal investigation before deciding whether to launch his own committee probe. While congressional lawmakers pushed for more answers from the Secret Service, the White House, frustrated by the election-year embarrassment, pleaded for patience. “What I’m not prepared to do is to offer you sort of day-by-day commentary on new revelations or even new actions taken with regards to this investigation while it’s still under way,” White House spokesman Jay Carney said. “I don’t think that’s helpful to the process.”
Afghans denounce recent photos of US military posing with limbs
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghan President Hamid Karzai condemned photographs of U.S. soldiers posing with the bloodied remains of three suicide bombers as “disgusting” and said Thursday that only a quicker exit of international forces can prevent such missteps. Karzai joined top American officials in denouncing that 2-year-old photos, the latest in a string of embarrassing controversies that have jeopardized relations between the two countries in the midst of negotiations over the withdrawal of foreign troops. The photos were published in Wednesday’s Los Angeles Times. One shows members of the 82nd Airborne Division posing in 2010 with Afghan police holding the severed legs of a suicide bomber. The same platoon a few months later was sent to investigate the remains of three insurgents reported to have accidentally blown themselves up — and soldiers again posed and mugged for a photo with the remains, the newspaper said. A photo from the second incident appears to show the hand of a dead insurgent resting on a U.S. soldier’s shoulder as the soldier smiles.
Alabama, FCC ban certain beers because ‘bastard’ is offensive
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — You can buy Fat Bastard wine in Alabama, but you’ll have to go elsewhere for Dirty Bastard beer. The state alcoholic beverage control agency said Thursday it has banned the sale of Dirty Bastard beer in the state because of the profanity on its label. Beer and wine are commonly sold in grocery and convenience stores and anyone can see the labels, so staff members rejected the brand because parents may not want young people to see rough language on the shelves, said Bob Martin, an attorney with the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. “That’s the whole reason for the rule, to keep dirty pictures and dirty words away from children,” he said. “Personally, I believe the staff made the right call.” Workers at the agency consulted sources including the Federal Communications Commission and Wikipedia to develop a list of objectionable words that should not appear on product labels, Martin said, and the list includes “bastard.”
NASA retires shuttle Discovery, Smithsonian will hold treasure
CHANTILLY, Va. — NASA turned over space shuttle Discovery on Thursday to the Smithsonian Institution, the first in its orbiter fleet to be transferred to a U.S. museum. The U.S. Marine Drum and Bugle Corps, astronauts and several thousand visitors greeted Discovery. It will retire as an artifact representing the 30-year shuttle program. The world’s most traveled spaceship has been lifted off its Boeing 747 carrier and towed to the museum near Dulles International Airport.
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WASHINGTON — A top lawmaker briefed on the investigation into a Secret Service prostitution scandal said more firings could be imminent following the ouster of three agency employees. “I wouldn’t be surprised if you saw more dismissals and more being forced out sooner rather than later,” Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., said Thursday. King is being updated on the investigation by Secret Service Director Mark Sullivan. “You may see a few more today or tomorrow,” King added. The Secret Service has moved quickly to quell the scandal that erupted late last week, when at least some of 11 agency employees implicated in the incident brought prostitutes back to their hotel in Cartagena, Colombia, where they were setting up security for a visit by President Barack Obama. So far, three people involved have lost their jobs. The service said Wednesday that one supervisor was allowed to retire, and another will be fired for cause. A third employee has resigned. In Washington and Colombia, separate U.S. government investigations are under way. The Secret Service has investigators in Colombia, and King said he has assigned four congressional investigators to the probe. The House Committee on Oversight and Government
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Weed tourism in Amsterdam to end in 2013
AMSTERDAM — Dutch coffee shop owners went to court Wednesday in a last ditch bid to block a government plan to stop foreigners from buying marijuana in the Netherlands. Lawyers representing the coffee shops oppose what would be the most significant change in decades to the country’s famed soft drug tolerance: turning marijuana cafes into “members only” clubs open solely to Dutch residents. Members would only be able to get into the coffee shops by registering for a “weed pass” and the shops would only be allowed a maximum of 2,000 members. The move comes into force in the south of the country May 1 and is scheduled to roll out nationwide on Jan. 1, 2013. Whether it will be enforced in Amsterdam, whose coffee shops are a major tourist draw,
The United States backs the cease-fire between Assad’s forces and rebels, but the deal also inherently acknowledges that Assad controls the armed forces and holds the power to suspend attacks on civilians and rebels.
More firings soon in prostitution scandal
A fish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico with unusual lesions and infections. Two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded, the latest research into its effects is starting to back up those early reports from the docks.
By Cain Burdeau The Associated Press
of the cease-fire, before deciding on when to expand the mission beyond the 250 observers initially envisioned. The Security Council was scheduled to discuss Ban’s letter and recommendations at a closed meeting Thursday morning.
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QUOTES TO NOTE Editor’s note: From the honoring of a legend to the fight for workers’ rights, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days.
“Students took lessons that they learned in the classes taught here at UT ... and applied them to the real-world situation of the conditions of their own education and asked the University to commit to real monitoring agencies under the Worker Rights Consortium. Instead of being praised for their convictions, the administration has sought to vilify them for ‘trespassing.’” — UT assistant professor Snehal Shingavi, in his open letter
to UT administrators, on the arrest of 19 protesters Wednesday in the lobby of the Main Building, according to his blog.
“As one of the college’s most accomplished sons, Walter Cronkite epitomized the traditional values of journalism — accuracy, courage, independence and integrity — that we seek to imbue in our students.” — College of Communication Dean Roderick Hart on the
dedication of the Walter Cronkite Plaza on Thursday, according to a press release. Cronkite, who was a UT student in the 1930s, died in 2009.
“If lawmakers choose to go the other direction and preserve the waste, fraud and abuse that exists in today’s Texas budget while raising taxes and fees to close the gaps, then we shouldn’t be surprised when we become the next big satirical target.” — Talmadge Heflin, director of the Center for Fiscal Policy
at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, on Gov. Rick Perry’s new proposal for a more conservative budget, according to his column in The Houston Chronicle.
“Does Red McCombs have the right to throw his money into Blackwater, make a profit and then put his money into the University? Of course he does. At least, President Powers seems to think so.” — Thomas Palaima, classics and Middle Eastern studies
professor, on the appointment of billionaire and major UT donor Red McCombs as director of Academi, according to The Daily Texan. Academi was previously known as Blackwater USA, a controversial private security contractor.
“The Republican primary is over. Mitt Romney will be our nominee, and I will strongly support him in every way that I can. But I think endorsements, frankly, are kinda overrated, so I don’t think its going to affect the outcome of the election.” — Sen. John Cornyn on his endorsement of Republican
Waiting for you, @PresidentPowers By Katherine Taylor Daily Texan Columnist
It is time for UT to step out of the dark ages. It is time for UT to leave Plato’s cave and enter into the light of Internet expression. It is time for President William Powers Jr. to get a Twitter. Look, President Powers, I like you. That fact surprises even myself given my intense disagreement with the way the budget crisis has been handled. But after Monday’s feature titled, “12 Hours with President Powers” in The Daily Texan, I found myself impressed by your hard work and inspired by your attitude. I think other students will like you, too, if you give them the chance to get to know you better. Plus, I saw in the article’s accompanying video segment that you have an iPhone. Twitter is literally at your fingertips. And now you can have something to do with your fingers when you’re jamming out to rap music in the car. Remember those students on Wednesday
who “occupied” your office? Rather than sending other University officials outside to talk to them, you could’ve tweeted them yourself. Maybe the whole thing could’ve ended with a better understanding between you and the students, without student arrests. You can use Twitter to bolster your online personality and as a means to reach out to more students, not just the ones who are granted special audiences with you. Plus, you would be at the forefront of university presidents on Twitter, given that there’s just a few out there on it right now. Even University of Houston President Renu Khator has a Twitter account with almost 6,000 followers. Since when do we let ourselves get behind? The political realm has already figured out the benefits of direct communication with constituents and jumped on the Twitter bandwagon. President Barack Obama has more than 14 million followers. Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker has recently become a Twitter sensation — spawning the hashtag #CoryBookerStories — after his
daring fire rescue a week ago. Even more than the potential “celebrity” status garnered from tweeting is the ability to directly connect with students. As president of our University, you have first access to budget news that you could share with us sooner. If you want to gauge student opinion about a political issue, you could ask an audience that would be all too eager to respond. When you want to let students know about the causes for which you spend your day lobbying on Capitol Hill or the successes you hear about, put it on Twitter. You would have a captive audience. Sure, you have a blog. I hate to tell you this, but unless your blog is covered in Ryan Gosling pictures, it’s not going to get much traction among students. Take your message directly to the students. Show us that you want to reach us. Shows us that our opinions matter and that you’re listening. I promise you I’ll be listening to you. @KTay725, when you get a chance. Taylor is a Plan II and rhetoric and writing senior.
presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to The Houston Chronicle.
“It’s our job to make sure agencies are doing their jobs effectively with what they’ve been tasked to do. ... Don’t expect that we’re going to put a poison pill in the sunset bill to end the lottery.” — State Rep. Dennis Bonnen on whether the Sunset
Advisory Committee, of which he is the chair, will eliminate the lottery system, according to The Dallas Morning News.
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Construction workers take a break at the intersection of San Jacinto Boulevard and 23rd Street Thursday afternoon.
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Magazine launches competition to find fittest Austinite By Rachel Thompson Daily Texan Staff
On any given day in Austin, joggers circle Town Lake and countless students zip through Gregory Gym to complete daily workouts. Soon we will find out which one of them are the fittest of the fit. This year, Austin Fit Magazine is upgrading their “10 Fittest” contest and launching a competition to find the 10 fittest people in the city through a variety of tests that measure strength, endurance and overall physical fitness. The two-day event will take place on June 9 and 10 at Camp Mabry. Austin Fit magazine editor-inchief Melanie Moore said the annual August issue is centered around the city’s 10 fittest people each year, but in the past, candidates were selected by popular vote rather than designated fitness tests. “Austin is the fittest city in the
country, and we hope the test demonstrates this empirically,” she said. “This year, the [competitors] will prove their fitness, as will Austin.” Aspiring fitness prodigies will compete in 10 events including a 40-yard dash, pull-ups, burpees and a 1-mile run, which Moore said help test the concept of functional training. “Functional training is all the muscles working together to accomplish something,” she said. “And that’s what these tests are designed around. Somebody may not be able to do one pullup, and that’s okay. They could do really well in something else.” The test is also designed to attract fitness lovers of all ages, especially those beyond the typical 20-something competitors, Moore said. “We’re trying to be inclusive about the whole thing,” she said. “We wanted to encourage people of all ages and lifestyles to live a more healthy and fit lifestyle.”
Each age group will have a maximum of 100 competitors with 50 males and 50 females, Moore said, and the tests are scored based on a standard so competitors will be able to compare results from year to year. The competition will also showcase celebrated local athletes as well as hold a team competition, she said. Winners will be featured in the August edition of the magazine and will receive financial awards. In a fit city, UT parallels the region’s emphasis on exercise and general health consciousness, said Fitness Institute of Texas director Phil Stanforth. “I feel like the University does a great job,” he said. “I think in general, people have a pretty good idea of what their fitness level is, and students have so many options to exercise.” UT RecSports Fitness and Wellness coordinator Betsy Baker said the University’s emphasis on fitness reflects a larger trend throughout the city.
“I think the nature of Austin itself really contributes to the amount of participation in our classes and fitness in general,” she said. “There are so many opportunities to get active, whether it’s hiking through the mountains or running around Town Lake.” For Moore, the August issue’s focus on the competition offered a chance for her to try out the fitness tests herself, she said. “When we got out there, it was like a grown-up field day,” she said. “It’s fun to try it. It’s not an endurance thing, like a marathon or a triathlon. ” Moore also said she hopes Austinites will be inspired by the fitness tests to continue to train and improve overall health long after the winners have been crowned. “It’s about living a healthy life every day, not just training for a long run and then sitting on the couch each day after that,” she said. “We hope it will be a very fun event for people to come out to.”
Fundraiser benefits hospice, honors Austin icon Leslie By Alexa Ura Daily Texan Staff
Friends of the late Austin icon Leslie Cochran are planning a fundraiser to help the hospice facility that saw the homeless hero through his last days. Leslie Fest 2012 will be held on June 24, the day that would have been Leslie’s 61st birthday. Proceeds from the celebration will benefit Hospice Austin’s Christopher House, a nonprofit organization that cares for terminally ill individuals in the community. Benefit organizer Brently Heilbron, comedian and television actor, said Leslie Fest will be a festival-like benefit in honor of Leslie’s spirit. The benefit will be an all-day event held at Club 606 with a variety of live entertainment including stand-up comedians and a lineup of musical performances on two stages. Heilbron said special musical guests are still in the works. Leslie was well known for his eccentricity when walking the streets of downtown Austin in heels and a leopard-print thong. Heilbron said he encourages everyone to dress up for the celebration in true Leslie style. It was Leslie’s family who requested proceeds from the celebration to benefit Hospice Austin’s Christopher House, Heilbron said. “Hospice Austin does so much not just for the homeless, but for anyone who can’t pay for medical care,” Heilbron said. “They do hard work right until the end, and we want to help them for Leslie.” Every year, Hospice Austin provides $2.5 million in health care services for patients at no cost. They provide specialized care to patients in their homes, hospitals and nursing homes. Hospice Austin’s Christopher House is an inpatient facility where Leslie, who died on March 8, spent his last days. Melinda Marble, spokeswoman for Christopher House, said they are honored to have been able to
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Leslie opened the door for Austin to feel free and be itself. — Valerie Romness, friend of Leslie
take care of Leslie in his last days and appreciate the support from his friends. “Leslie was such a huge part of the community and gave it its heart and soul,” she said. “Taking care of him lined up so closely with our mission of caring for the community that takes care of us.” Hospice Austin regularly cares for homeless individuals, Marble said. Some are treated at Christopher House, while others are offered treatment wherever they may be staying, such as in their cars or under bridges, she said. There are more than 2,300 homeless individuals living on the streets or in shelters on any given night in Austin, according the city of Austin’s website. During his time in Austin, Leslie quickly rose to local celebrity status. Leslie channeled his popularity into bringing attention to the treatment of others, including the homeless. Valerie Romness, friend of Leslie and his power of attorney, said Leslie’s family is looking forward to having his memory help the homeless. “His family and immediate friends feel like Austin is a great city to live in because Leslie lived here,” she said. “It’s because of him that we can be ourselves.” Romness said the celebration will provide a feeling of assurance to Leslie’s friends who keep his memory as a reminder of what he stood for. “Leslie opened the door for Austin to feel free and be itself,” Romness said.
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Fozzy looks to shake injuries in NFL Fozzy Whittaker
Overall career stats
Rushing attempts 263 Rushing Yards 1,233 Rushing Touchdowns 12
Freshman Year
64 carries 284 yards Missed three games to knee injury
Sophomore Year
53 carries 212 yards Four touchdowns Missed three games to knee injury
Junior Year
80 Carries 351 Yards Two rushing touchdowns Missed one game to injury
Senior Year
66 Carries 386 rushing yards six rushing touchdowns two kickoff returns for touchdowns Missed four games to knee injury
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Editor’s Note: This is the fourth in being fully recovered six months afan eight-part series about Longhorns ter having surgery to repair his knee, hoping to be drafted into the NFL. which took place in January. Whittaker said he would like to participate in an NFL training camp but knows there’s a chance that he might not be good to go in time for Week One. If NFL DRAFT 2012 he goes undrafted, Whittaker plans on pursuing a deal as an undrafted free agent. Whittaker hasn’t worked out for By Christian Corona or interviewed with any NFL teams, There was a lot to like about last but the fact that he was invited to season. Texas won three more games the NFL Combine in Indianapothan it did the year before, includ- lis in February despite only being ing a bowl game, and signed anoth- able to participate in the bench press er top-five recruiting class. But Fozzy is encouraging. “I may or may not [get drafted],” Whittaker’s knee injury was probably Whittaker said. “I’m one of those the lowest point. Whittaker, a senior running back, people on the bubble where I’m just had established himself as a threat waiting to see what will happen on out of the “Wild” formation and had draft day.” The way Whittaker made his mark become the first player in school history to return kickoffs 100 yards in his final season at Texas should for a touchdown in back-to-back serve him well at the professional games. He led the country with 42.4 level. The roles that third-down tailyards per kick return when he tore backs and special team stalwarts play his ACL in Columbia against Mis- are usually reserved for young playsouri, effectively ending his college ers selected in the later rounds of the NFL Draft or even those signed as football career. “You lose part of your heart, part undrafted free agents. Fortunately for of the soul of this team. You can’t re- Whittaker, that’s exactly what he did. “Not too many teams in the NFL place that,” said Longhorns defensive coordinator Manny Diaz after the right now focus on having one spedevastating injury. “From the football cific tailback for first and third down,” side, you lose a guy that can score on said Whittaker. “So, being able to play any play. His tape says that anywhere on third down and being able to play on the field he can go the distance. in the Wildcat formation, will be able There’s only so many of those guys in to help change the pace up. On top of that, not everybody returns kicks. the country.” Whittaker has no problems walk- Being able to do that helps me get on ing but still can’t run. He’s still hoping that he can realize his initial goal of FOZZY continues on PAGE 7
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Senior high jumper Victoria Lucas came up short of nationals during indoor track season, but will use that as motivation in the outdoor season.
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The Longhorn distance runners had a rocky start on Thursday at the Mt. SAC Relays in Walnut, Calif. The outcome of the first event that kicked off the 54th year of the relays was an allaround letdown. Going into the meet, 160 runners were listed on the roster for the university/open 1500-meter. Of the three UT runners originally entered in the race, one did not compete and one failed to cross the finish line. The only Longhorn, Julie Amthor, whose name did make the race’s results list had a disappointing performance. Only five days following her season-best and top collegiate finish in the 1500-meter at the Texas Invita-
tional, the junior tacked on over seven seconds to her time, landing her on the cusp of the bottom quarter of final ranks. In the open 3000-meter steeplechase, Brittany Marches was able to breathe a little life into the Longhorn squad, improving her Texas Relays time by more than 13 seconds. Nonetheless, compared to the competition, her finish was mediocre, taking ninth out of 19 athletes. Participating in the event for the first time this year, senior Laleh Mojtabaeezamani closed out last night with another ninth-place finish for UT in the Olympic development elite 10000-meter run. Lead by middle and long distance coach Stephen Sisson, four
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Considering the fact that Texas did not bring back either of its three starting pitchers from last year, the Longhorns’ starting pitchers have done well this season. They’ve done particularly well in the team’s last five games, four of which have been Texas triumphs. Dillon Peters, Nathan Thornhill, Parker French and Ricky Jacquez — all freshmen, except sophomore Thornhill — have a combined 1.16 ERA, hold batters to a .200 batting average and strike out more than four times as many hitters as they walk. “They’re coming together,” said Longhorns head coach Augie Garrido of his pitching staff. “There’s been steady improvement. We’ve got young pitchers that have developed as the season goes on, and that’s what we want for the whole team — is to get better from the wins and from the losses.” The Texas lineup, on the other hand, has not performed as well during that stretch. The Longhorns are batting
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Victoria Lucas was in disheartened disbelief. After four years of unwavering dedication, the final indoor season of her collegiate career had been stopped unexpectedly short. “Watching the live results, I was just sitting there really upset and I thought, ‘This isn’t worth it — to not be happy.’” Searching for the eye, some semblance of calm and order, in the storm of her emotions, Lucas looked on as former high school rival Shanay Briscoe competed as the sole Longhorn in the high jump at the 2012 NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships. “I was so frustrated not going to nationals, where I should have been an All-American,” Lucas reflected, the slightest tone of resentment apparent in her voice. In a final attempt to attain NCAA qualifying marks, the two high jumpers went head-to-head at a Last Chance meet in Arkansas. Topping six feet for
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.234 and have struck out nearly three times as much as they’ve walked. Over a 17-game period beginning with its first win over Texas State in March, Texas scored 7.6 runs per game but have scored less than three times in its last four contests heading into a threegame home series against Kansas beginning Friday night. “We’ve got to take quality at-bats and build our innings more consistently,” Garrido said. “I’d like to see us get back on top of getting that leadoff hitter on and getting them over, extending rallies, extending rallies with two outs, extending at-bats with two strikes. That’s the type of game we have to play to win big.” The only loss over this five-game period was last Friday, when the Longhorns spoiled a superb outing by Thornhill, who left the game with 1-0 lead in the seventh inning. Texas ended up falling, 3-1, to Oklahoma State in 11 innings but Thornhill will look to improve to 5-2 against the
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Dylan Frittelli was named a cowinner of the Byron Nelson Award on Tuesday with Georgia Tech’s James White. The award is given to honor graduating seniors who best combine character, scholarship, playing record and citizenship. Frittelli, who is currently ranked as the No. 2 player in the nation, is a two time All-American at Texas and has nine top-10 finishes in 11 events this season. The native South African is also a twotime Academic All Big 12 recipient, and is a frequent volunteer at many local organizations throughout the Austin community. “Obviously it is a huge honor to receive the Byron Nelson Award,” said Frittelli. “Coming from Texas you hear all that Byron Nelson stood for on and off the golf course. I see this as recognition of my efforts on the golf course and in the community, as well. It’s an honor to be recognized by the selection committee and earn such a prestigious honor.”
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The Longhorns will remain in their comfort zone this weekend as they welcome three other Texas teams to Austin for the Longhorn Invitational. Athletes representing the University of Houston, McMurry and UT-San Antonio will join Texas’ 34 men selected to compete in the one-day competition. Similar to last weekend’s Texas Invitational, the events will be run only on Saturday. After falling to No. 7 this week in the NCAA 2012 Outdoor Track and Field rankings, the Texas men will use this day as an opportunity to regain their footing and propel themselves back into the top six. The men’s 4x100-meter sprint relay will kick off the day’s running events. The Longhorns’ quick-footed group in Mark Jackson, Marquise Goodwin, Emerson Sanders and Trevante Rhodes are expected to set the standard for Texas early on. The team of four is coming into the race with a seedntime of 39.23. A sea of burnt orange will constitute a majority of the pack par-
PITCHING continues from PAGE 6 Jayhawks today. “I feel like I’m getting more and more comfortable every week,” said Thornhill. “Throwing the fastball early and then coming in with a changeup, that’s kind of what I do.” The following day, French turned in by far the best outing of his young day, month day, 2008
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ticipating in the 1500-meter run, as Texas will showcase 11 distance runners. The Longhorns’ top three times headed into the race belong to junior Patrick McGregor (3:44.27), redshirt sophomore CJ Jessett (3:46.53) and junior Brock Simmons (3:47.20). The 110-meter hurdles will lack a familiar face in junior Keiron Stewart, as he will not compete in the event on Saturday. Instead, it will be senior Kenny Greaves representing the Longhorns, coming in with a seed time of 14.99. Stewart will conserve his energy in order to run the anchor leg in section A of the evening’s 4x400 relay. A mixture of UT former and future greats will constitute the 400-meter dash, as Texas’ Kyle Thompson and Dereck Dreyer compete alongside two former UT track stars, Trey Hardee and Danzell Fortson. The 100-meter dash will be nothing short of explosive and action-packed. Texas’ seven athletes set to compete are all coming in with times well inside the 11-second mark. Goodwin represents the top time for Texas at
10.32, with Rhodes close behind with a 10.33. Decathletes Isaac Murphy and Petter Olson will also be among the seven to compete. The two multievent specialists will also both participate in the 4x400 relay, pole vault and shot put. The 400-meter hurdles will feature freshmen Josh Brudnick and Sheroid Evans. Evans currently lacks a recorded time in the event, so this will be an excellent opportunity for him to get an idea of where he stands among other competitors at this point in the outdoor season. Rhodes will head into the 200-meter dash with the second best seed time of 20.81. Teammates Aaron Scott and Alex Williams are coming in fourth and eighth with a 21.34 and 21.82, respectively. Closing out the men’s running events will be sections A and B of the 4x400 relay. Texas’ Murphy, Dreyer, Evans and Stewart will be vying for a title as the second seeded group with a time of 3:10.00. The Longhorns’ section B team in Greaves, Olson, Brudnick and Scott are four seconds off that mark at 3:14.00.
college career and arguably the best performance by a Texas starting pitcher this year. He did not allow a run in eight innings, extending his streak of consecutive scoreless innings at home to 25.1. He’ll have an opportunity to add to that impressive mark Saturday. “The comfort of pitching at home has helped,” French said. “The sinker was moving late and being able to mix in the slider and changeup kept them off balance. Starting in around the fifth
inning, they just started pounding the ball into the ground. The defense went to work. It was awesome.” Kansas is in a four-way tie for last place in the Big 12 standings at 3-9, and is the only team in the conference with an overall losing record at 15-23. But these starters — Thornhill, French and Jacquez — will come in handy when Texas takes on the likes of No. 9 Texas 1 A&M next weekend and No. 3 Baylor, who has yet to lose in 15 games against Big 12 opponents.
the field.” Whittaker will graduate in May with a master’s degree in kinesiology and spent some of this spring semester as an intern as a member of the football operations team. One of the projects Whittaker helped out with during that internship was the unveiling of Ricky Williams’ statue before the Orange-White spring game earlier this month. “It was a real-eye opener,” Whittaker said. “As a football player and as an athlete, we’re just focused on playing the game. You don’t really put too much thought into what needs to happen for everything else to fall into place.” Texas may not have a running back as good as the Heisman Trophy-winning Williams but having guys like Malcolm Brown and
LUCAS continues from PAGE 6 and in the kind of jumping shape that you need to be in [to succeed] at the peak moments,” explained assistant coach Rose Brimmer. For high jumpers like Lucas, this competition year is a “three-peak season” — that is, their goals are to peak during indoors, then in outdoors and finally come back and peak at the Olympic Trials. Lucas admitted that her indoor peak fell short. Instead of a competitor on the field, the senior was a spectator on the sidelines. With her last outdoor season as a Longhorn up next, she knew something had to change. “Coming into my senior year, I wanted to be so determined and so focused,” she said. “I just wanted to focus on school and track — not have any distractions. And I think it really started to backfire on me because it was all I was thinking about and all I wanted
RELAYS continues from PAGE 6 Texas athletes will attempt to prove UT’s above-average abilities in distance events on day two of the Mt. SAC Relays. At 2:25 p.m., Katie Hoaldridge will start the day for the Longhorns with the open 800-meter. Two of UT’s finest, sophomores Sara Sutherland and Marielle Hall, will strive to make Texas’ presence known in California, competing alongside each other
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the critical third-down back and the Wild formation person. He’s doing a great job with that and he’s done a great job this whole spring.” Hills, Brown and Bergeron could very well go on to have a great year in 2012, when Whittaker says Texas can seriously contend for a national championship. But Texas will miss Whittaker. He did anything and everything he was asked to do, whether it was carrying the ball as a tailback, mentoring fellow tailbacks like Brown and Bergeron, extending drives with third-down conversions out of the Wild formation, changing the game as a kick returner or even helping arrange the ceremony for Williams’ statue unveiling. “Fozzy epitomizes what we all want in college student athletes,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. “He’s a person that has given a lot more to Texas than he’s gotten back. He’ll fight for a chance to play in the NFL but he’ll have a great career at something.”
to do. I just wanted to be so serious ... I needed to have some kind of balance.” In the midst of her doubts, Lucas realized that the flaw that had obstructed her from reaching her peak performance was not so much physical as it was mental. So, she embarked on a quest of finding equilibrium in the social, academic and athletic aspects of her life. Last weekend, it finally paid off. In the days leading up to the Texas Invitational, Lucas had been having “awful practices;” struggling with a minor injury, the senior was unsure if she was going to compete after being held to a 1.81-meter mark for two consecutive meets. However, Lucas wasn’t flustered and was determined to improve. “I feel like I’ve been stuck at [1.81-meters] this whole year. It was so frustrating because I didn’t have an answer, and I wanted an answer.” In hindsight, the balance that she had been striving for presented the answer. By refraining from putting too much pressure on herself, Lucas was
able to relax, which in turn set her up for a season-high 1.83-meter jump, a feat that she believes will also set her up to reach her goal peak in the outdoor season. “I think that now that I’ve gone past the barrier of 6-feet ... it should only be easier for me to go up from there.” After clearing 1.85-meters as a junior in high school, Lucas competed in the 2008 Olympic Trials. Before she closes out her athletic career at UT, she is set on surpassing her 2007 personal record and, furthermore, on making the 2012 Olympic team. “Staying really disciplined ... and being extremely confident that I can hit the heights that I need to go to [London]; if I can maintain [this mind-set] throughout July, then I think I should be alright,” She said. The future of Lucas’ high jump career is largely contingent on how she performs this summer. Nevertheless, she must maintain her newfound balance if she wants to have a shot at achieving a fulfilling third and final peak as a Longhorn.
in the Olympic development elite division of the 5000-meter. The last Longhorn to take the track at the Mt. SAC Relays will be Jessica Harper, who is also competing in a section of the 5-kilomenter run. Although Harper’s performance late tonight will conclude the competition week for Texas distance runners, approximately two dozen women will be gearing up for Saturday’s Longhorn Invitational in Austin. Beginning at 11:30 a.m., they will take on competitors from the University of Houston, McMurry
University and UTSA. A handful of pros will also be thrown into the mix including former Longhorns Chantel Malone, Raasin McIntosh and Alexandria Anderson. Saturday’s home meet — the second in a row for No. 8 Texas — is a strategic opportunity for Longhorns to prepare for the upcoming post season. “[Both the Texas Invitational and the Longhorn Invitational] were specifically designed for us to focus on our individual events and getting ready for Conference scoring and NCAA qualifying,” said head coach Beverly Kearney.
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Linklater, McConaughey discuss background behind ‘Bernie’ film By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff
In “B er nie,” Aust in -b as e d filmmaker Richard Linklater’s newest film, Jack Black plays real-life Texas criminal Bernie Tiede, a mortician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with millionaire Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine). When the friendly, unassuming Bernie is driven to murder the curmudgeonly Marjorie, District Attorney Danny Buck (Matthew McConaughey) swoops in to pick up the pieces. The Daily Texan participated in a roundtable interview with Rich-
Bernie Richard Linklater Genre: Comedy Runtime: 104 minutes
ard Linklater and Matthew McCo- got that idea of town gossips naughey during last month’s South reading all that because, if you By Southwest Film Festival. think about it, Mrs. Nugent’s not around and Bernie can’t deThe Daily Texan: How long ago fend himself, so it’s a gossip did you find the Texas Monthly chain that the story is absorbed article that inspired the film? through. I thought, “I’ve never Richard Linklater : I read it seen a movie that told its story when it came out. I think it was through town gossips,” because December ’98? I immediately that’s really strong in a small called the writer, Skip Hollands- town. It’s a huge social element worth, started talking about the and I thought it was appropriate story and, at that point, there for the storytelling. hadn’t been a trial. At that point, it looked like Bernie was going DT: Matthew, your character is to get off, and that was kind of kind of the voice of reason in a joke. That was the angle of that the movie. What’s the imporarticle. They weren’t going to be tance of having that guy who able to get a prosecution. I went tells everybody else, “You peoto the trial and went through the ple are nuts?” whole process, that’s all very per- Matthew McConaughey: Voice sonal to me. I was at that court- of reason? That’s what is realhouse, I saw what the jury looked ly interesting about the whole like. A lot of the dialogue, what story. Cases are moved all the Matthew’s character says in the time because they don’t think trial, that’s all firsthand. they can get an acquittal. This one was moved to try and get DT: Did the material from the a guilty verdict. In research, townspeople come from actual you’re not finding many other interviews? cases like that. You talk about Linklater: So much of it. Skip, where you’ve got the info from. in his journalistic work, had a You’re getting it from the peobig file full of interviews. The ple. And then, Danny gets in people in the movie are a hope- there and, as a good prosecufully flowing mix of actors, peo- tor would, paints a different ple from the area who knew of picture that may or may not the story, and some people who be true. They work to get the were next-door neighbors or verdict that they’re after, so he knew Bernie. kind of exaggerated, really. Bernie wasn’t a serial killer, but it DT: There are so many quot- worked! This was my first time able moments. to prosecute [in a film]. Linklater: A lot of those jokes Linklater: He was like, “I’m alwere in the actual transcripts ways getting these guys off that I of interviews Skip had done. I think are really guilty. Finally, I
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Jack Black stars in Richard Linklater’s “Bernie” as the real-life Texas murderer Bernie Tiede.
can nail somebody.” DT: With this character and your character in “Killer Joe” [another SXSW film], it really feels like a departure from the kind of roles that people associate you with. McC onaughe y : I’ve tried to stay fluid with my career choices. I was looking for some things that were different, offbeat, not straight down the line comedies. “Killer Joe” was a great script that came off the page for me. I could taste it. It was something different. Independents are better stories, more interesting stories for
me right now, and that doesn’t mean I’m not going to do more studio pictures. It doesn’t mean I’m not going to do more romantic comedies down the line.
there’s not a demarcation line between behind the camera and in front of the camera. There’s just an easy flow. It’s very fun for an actor and creative. Linklater: I like getting those calls from Matthew, too, as he’s building up that character. It’s fun. We can talk forever if he wants to. Wherever he’s at in his development, I’m glad to be there any way I can be.
DT: You guys worked together before on “Dazed and Confused.” What’s it like working together again on this film? McConaughey: We’ve got real trust in each other. I really feel like he brings out the best in me. I like to listen to him. We like to “Bernie” releases April 27. play verbal ping-pong. We have Check back next week for an ina real shorthand, and it’s fluid. terview with Jack Black and a reFrom the beginning, in “Dazed,” view of the film.
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DT: Did you have to set certain deadlines for chapters to get it all done? Conrad: Going into this, I had no idea how to do it, so the first book was definitely a struggle to schedule because I think a lot of times it wasn’t as much of a priority. It would be like I would have to write in my spare time, but now we learned that I have to schedule whole days dedicated to writing.
attendees to be a part of the Record Store Day Crawl. Present your receipt from any of the stores participating in Record Store Day to another record store, and you’ll get a discount. Musicmania manager Bernard Vasek said he’s excited for Record Store Day because of how supportive it is of local artists and of keeping record stores alive. It’s not an easy task — throughout the years multiple record shops have closed in Austin, including Encore Records and Backspin Records, which shut its doors for the final time last fall. “We’re competing with the big chains,” Vasek said. Along with the pressures of chains stores like Best Buy and Target, independent record stores also have to battle against digital downloads and music piracy. Although independent record stores face tough times, Vasek is glad that, with the resurgence of vinyl, a younger generation are seeking out vinyl releases. “We do record conventions here [in Austin] and the youth have taken it up,” Vasek said. “It’s nice to have a 12-by-12 record in your hands that comes
Conrad: No, usually just at night to the top? with a glass of wine. Oh, I’m worth- Conrad: I’ve had so many internless in the mornings. ships, gosh, I’ve worked in a showroom, at a magazine, in a PR office, DT: It seems like you’re always but I think that you just learn so working on something new, but much about your industry. While where do you find the motiva- the tasks I was doing as an intern tion to work on so many things weren’t necessarily important, I was at one time? being exposed to every aspect of Conrad: I think it’s so exciting to the industry. I think I’m also much start something new and I’ve been kinder to interns now. lucky to work on so many things that I enjoy. DT: So your beauty blog, The DT: Where do you get most of Beauty Department, turned a your writing done? DT: You’ve gone from being an in- year old today. Congratulations! Conrad: (laughs) In bed. tern to creating your own brands. How did that project start? What lessons did you learn as an Conrad: I’ve been working with DT: Like as you’re drinking coffee? intern that you carried with you my hairstylist and makeup artist for probably five years now, and we’ve talked about starting it for a while. Both of them are so good at what they do and they just love beauty, so I think when you really love something you just want to share Genre: Young Adult all of the things you’re learning. We wanted to create a community to discuss trends we love but also to projects that you’re working on? — Lauren Conrad, Author teach people how to get looks. Conrad: Right now I’m really focused on the second book of “The DT: Do you have any upcoming Fame Game.”
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I think it’s so exciting to start something new and I’ve been lucky to work on so many things that I enjoy.
LOVE continues from PAGE 10 “I have good memories of being with him but that’s all they are, just memories, and you shouldn’t let those stop you from moving on to new h abit s an d n e w m e m or i e s ,” Hembd said. Hembd believes the key to
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moving on from an ex once and for all is to appreciate what once was and to stop trying to relive the past. If you chase your dating past you’re bound to make the same mistakes over again, creating a vicious cycle that will only leave you alone and feeling painfully pathetic. “Going back to an ex can work for some people but only if you can fix the mistakes. If you’re going to be in the same
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exact relationship but just at a later time, you’re missing out on the excitement of getting to know new people,” Hembd said. The risks of getting back together with an ex are no different than those of getting together with someone new, except the stakes are higher. Reuniting with an ex places all your emotional attachments to them on the line when you realize that the person that makes you hap-
piest also possesses the power to make you miserable. Since every breakup carries with it unique circumstances, there is no such thing as right advice to give on whether or not you should get back together with someone. Keep in mind that reuniting should not translate to reliving the relationship the same way it used to be, but instead actively improving it to make it better than before.
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with a sound much warmer than what you get through a regular download.” St. Edward’s psychology and advertising student Jacob Torres enjoys going out and searching for vinyl. Torres enjoys vinyl records for their nostalgic value and often discovers hard-to-find releases at Waterloo, End of an Ear and various thrift stores. “When I collect [vinyl], it’s like I’m collecting little pieces of history,” Torres said. “For example, I can put on Getz/Gilberto, the best selling album of 1964, and just imagine the original listeners, sitting in their living rooms enjoying it, unaware that their record would find its way into my living room.” Record Store Day continues to keep the art and spirit of music alive. It lends a helping hand to those searching for exclusive releases, or maybe even those who are just looking for classic, oneof-a-kind vinyls. “That’s the great thing about collecting vinyl,” Torres said. “To hold on to ephemera, and know that they have seen so many days and have survived crazy advances in technology. It’s mind-blowing.”
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Waterloo Records employee Pablo Wilder organizes albums on the shelves while the store prepares for Record Store Day. Record Store Day, celebrated on the third Saturday of April, was created in 2007 and draws the support of music lovers around the nation.
Local shops anticipate Record Store Day By Elijah Watson Daily Texan Staff
Skateboarders have Go Skateboarding Day, comic book aficionados have Free Comic Book Day and record connoisseurs have Record Store Day, an internationally celebrated event that occurs on the third Saturday of April each year.
When I collect [vinyl], it’s like I’m collecting little pieces of history. —Jacob Torres, St. Edward’s student
The event has been drawing support from record lovers since its inception in 2007. The idea for Record Store Day originally began with Bull Moose record store employee Chris Brown’s idea. With assistance from a handful of co-founders, including Alliance of Independent Media Stores president Eric Levin, Brown’s Record Store Day took off nationally and soon began to make an impact overseas. “[Record Store Day] is all about maintaining a sense of independence,” said online record seller Tosin. “It helps out the small man against large conglomerates.” Tosin’s record website, The Screw Shop, originally started selling southern and Texas hip-hop back in 1997, when he moved to Austin from New Orleans. On Record Store Day, record collectors can choose from over 300 different exclusive releases ranging from hip-hop and soul to rock
and punk. Some releases feature groups Animal Collective, Childish Gambino, Coldplay and M83. “There’s so many things to choose from,” said Waterloo Records manager Martin Coulter. “And all of these releases and other deals, are only available on Record Store Day.” Concerts also take place on Record Store Day. Waterloo will be bringing in alternative rock act Garbage. The group will be doing a meet and greet for those who purchase the band’s exclusive 7”, or who pre-purchased their upcoming album, Not Your Kind Of People. Waterloo is not the only store participating in the festivities. Musicmania, Antone’s and Trailer Space, will also be contributing to Saturday’s events. With each store offering something different, Record Store Day encourages
Record Store Crawl Participating Stores •Antone’s Record Shop •Austin Record Store Convention •Breakaway Records •Cheapo Records •Friends Of Sound •Musicmania •Trailer Space •Waterloo Records •Whetstone Audio
The many reasons people often get back together with an ex include, but are not limited to: the comfort of being around someone you’ve already gotten to know, toe-curling chemistry inside and outside the bedroom, and the fact that Nicholas Sparks has single-handedly convinced us that true love is a little painful. Wh i l e s om e p e opl e s e e k the thrills of first-date butterflies and the process of getting to know someone new, others just want to fast forward through the immediate awkwardness to the part of the relationship where you already know each other’s favorite colors and embarrassing habits. Getting to know someone often feels like an investment, so you justify getting back together with an ex as seeking a return on your investment of time and energy. Ryan Ford, advertising senior and student advertising manager for Texas Student Media, said he believes couples that have broken up and get back together do so for two reasons: a mix of comfort and laziness. “Meeting new people is hard and it’s a lot of work,” he said. “I’d rather fight sometimes instead of having to start all over with ‘okay, so tell me about you.’” Ford related his experiences
with getting back together with an ex-girlfriend to the simple concept of trial and error. “It’s like you keep taking stabs at the same recipe but your skills as a chef get better and you’re hoping that one day you’ll get the recipe right,” he said. Additionally, many people who are hung up on their exes believe that misery is just as much part of the relationship as love. Like author Nicholas Sparks has demonstrated in “ The Notebook” (and pretty much ever y book he’s written), you have to hit your lowest point before you’re rewarded the bliss true love has to offer. “What is love without the absence of pain?” Ford said. “In some ways the heartbreak you feel after a breakup only makes you realize how much you still care for an ex and why you should get back together with them.” On the other hand, just because a memory of an ex brings you comfort doesn’t always mean it’s good for you. Advertising senior Allison Hembd said she faced postbreakup challenges while trying to move on from an ex by avoiding places and social situations where she might run into him. Though she admitted to sometimes feeling cheated out of a potentially good time by avoiding a place she could run into an ex, she didn’t want to risk falling back into a pattern of her past.
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HORNS UP Descendants of Dickens and Tolkien are teaming up for a series of audio fantasy books for young adults.
Season four of “Arrested Development” to hit Netflix all at once. 10 new episodes of Bluthian hijinks.
Michael Fassbender in the creepy promos for “Prometheus.” The new Ridley Scott movie features him as a very humanlike android.
Rita Ora’s “How We Do (Party).” She’s been dubbed Jay-Z newnew dubbed Jay-Z’s protege and and this thissong song is catchy catchy. is
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During the Q-and-A portion of Lauren Conrad’s book signing, a man proposes to her after having his question drawn from a basket. BookPeople hosted Conrad Thursday evening for her novel, “The Fame Game”.
Q-and-A with Lauren Conrad on latest book, work experience By Anjli Mehta Daily Texan Staff
Reality TV star turned onewoman-brand Lauren Conrad signed copies of her new book, “The Fame Game,” at BookPeople Thursday night. Conrad sat down with The Daily Texan to discuss the book, a spin-off from her first trilogy, “L.A. Candy.” Conrad also spoke on the lessons she’s learned from being an intern at Teen Vogue on MTV’s reality show “The Hills,” and on building her own brand as a New York Times best-selling author,
fashion designer and blogger. The Daily Texan: I feel like you’re definitely perceived as one of Hollywood’s good girls, and in your new book, “The Fame Game,” you switch gears from the first trilogy and write from the bad girl’s point of view. What was that like? Lauren Conrad: It was really fun actually. I think it’s like playing dress-up, you get to kind of be someone else for a little bit and you get to sort of imagine what it’s like to see things from an absolutely different perspective.
DT: What lessons did you learn from the first trilogy, “L.A. Candy,” “Sugar and Spice” and “Sweet Little Lies,” that you used with writing the next trilogy for “The Fame Game”? Conrad: The entire “L.A. Candy” series was a learning experience for me, everything from just going through the whole writing process to sticking to a schedule to book touring. Just learning the whole deal was new for me, so I sort of feel like I know what to expect with the new books.
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Mitt Romney “considering” hosting “Saturday Night Live.” It could be fun, Mitt!
Hologram Tupac.
You can only get large-sized fried rice at Ming’s after 4 p.m. If those are the rules ...
Thinking the Time 100 matters. Too obscure! Too populist! Too many celebrities! Who cares?
The 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee gets 12 miles per gallon in city driving. It’s the least efficient in Jeep’s lineup.
Pulitzer’s snub snub of fiction. Pulitzer’s fiction. Enough with the statements about the State of Literature.
The trailer for “Magic Mike,” the Channing Tatum stripper biopic.
“Girls” backlash. We’re looking at you, Katie Roiphe.
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