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Bikapalooza is a day of fun and giveaways with an emphasis on bike safety. An obstacle course in Gregory Plaza features basic bike safety rules. The event will be from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. in the Gregory Gym Plaza.

Tuesday UT Orchestra Performs

The UT University Orchestra performs works by Edward Elgar and Ottorino Respighi in preparation for performances in London and Rome. The event will be from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Bates Recital Hall.

Wednesday Campus Climate Public Meeting

The Diversity and Equity Student Advisory and Action Council (DESAC) sponsors a town hall discussion of activities on campus that contribute to or detract from a welcoming, safe and inclusive environment on campus. The meeting will be from 6-8 p.m. in UTC 2.112A.

Thursday Women’s Health Panel Discussion Politics Becomes Personal: The Fight for Women’s Health in Texas is a panel discussion moderated by Susan Sage Heinzelman, director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies. RSVP to Piper Stege Nelson at nelson@ texasobserver.org or by phone at 512-477-0746. The event will be from 6-8 p.m. in Burdine 106.

Friday Annual Orange & White Ball

Attend the Orange & White Ball - A Night in Monte Carlo, featuring grand ballroom music by the Nash Hernandez Orchestra, casino games, a record-spinning DJ, photo opportunities, cash beverages and hors d’oeuvres. The event starts at 9 p.m. and will be held in the SAC Ballroom and tickets are $30 online.

Today in History In 1564

It is impossible to be certain of the exact birthdate, but it is theorized that the great English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare is born in Stratfordon-Avon on April 23, 1564.

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UT selects private legal team for Fisher case By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan Staff

At the request of President William Powers Jr., UT has chosen a private legal team with noted experience defending affirmative action to represent the University in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. UT has selected lawyers from the profitable Washington D.C. law firm Latham & Watkins instead of

state Attorney General Greg Abbott and his lawyers, who hold the responsibility of representing the University and have defended UT’s position at the district court level through the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Fisher v. University of Texas was filed in 2008, when two UT students were denied admission. The two contended that the University’s admissions policies, which take race into consideration when not

automatically admitted as the top percentile, violated the plaintiff ’s right to equal protection of the laws under the 14th Amendment. Rachel Michalewicz has since withdrawn from the suit and Abigail Fisher, now a senior at Lousiana State University, is the only remaining plaintiff. In a March 29 letter to the state Attorney General’s office requesting the use of outside counsel, Powers stated that the

University was at “critical juncture for briefing and argument b efore t he Supreme C our t.” Powers also mentioned that such counsel would possess significant experience in higher education and the Supreme Court. The private legal team includes attorneys Maureen Mahoney and Scott Ballenger, who both successfully defended University of Michigan’s affirmative action program in the landmark 2003 Supreme Court

decision Grutter v. Bollinger. Former U.S. solicitor general Greg Garre, who represented the federal government before the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2009, heads the legal team. Garre has argued a total of 34 cases before the Supreme Court. The law team was not available for comment on the case since the proceedings are ongoing, Latham

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Insecta Fiesta helps people appreciate bugs By David Leffler Daily Texan Staff

All kinds of insects, creepycrawlers and bugs were on display for people to see, touch and learn about on Saturday. Insecta Fiesta, which was held at the UT Texas Natural Science Center’s Breckenridge Field Lab, offered the chance to learn about insects in various ways, such as an insect petting zoo, arts and crafts and a competition to see who could spit a dead cricket the farthest distance. In attendance were many UT students, faculty, Austinites and children. John Abbott, curator of entomology and integrative biology professor, organized the event. Abbott said the goal of Insecta Fiesta was to cultivate an interest in insects for the general public. “We wanted to educate, excite and inform about insects,” Abbott said. “There are more insects on the planet than any others group of animals, and we want to get people as excited about them as we are.” Abbott said although many people view insects as strange, he hoped the fun activities being offered would spark an interest and understanding of the creatures. “If they don’t have an outright interest in something, they certainly have a curiosity,” Abbott said. “Our goal through lots of different mechanisms, from arts and crafts to talks to holding live insects, is just to get them excited and over their fears in some cases.”

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A young girl reaches towards a monarch butterfly during Insecta Fiesta at the UT Texas Natural Science Center’s Breckenridge Field Lab Saturday. The event offered people of all ages the chance to learn about insects and interact with them.

Abbott said he hoped the event grabbed people’s attention and excited them about insects. “I just want everybody to appreciate them for the amazing group of organisms that they are,” Abbott said. “Sure, there’s some

that are pests, but most of them are not, and they’re so amazing in so many different ways.” Christina Cid, director of education at the Texas Natural Science Center, said Insecta Fiesta offered several teacher work-

shops to help integrate insect studies into grade school curriculum. Cid said 151 teachers from throughout the state traveled to attend the workshops. “The idea behind the teacher workshops is for teachers to learn

Statue celebrating music icon Willie Nelson unveiled By David Maly Daily Texan Staff

Willie Nelson and supporting fans sang together at the unveiling of a monument dedicated to the Austin resident and country music legend on April 20, a counterculture holiday nationally associated with marijuana use. The monument was unveiled around 4:20 p.m., with the number 420 holding particular significance within cannabis culture. Nelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana and sits as a co-chair on the advisory board of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws. The bronze statue depicts Nelson sitting relaxedly with guitar in hand. Erection of the statue was funded by Capital Area Statues, Inc., a private organization that works to celebrate the history and culture of Texas through public sculptures. It was placed in downtown Austin at the corner of Lavaca Street and Wille Nelson Boulevard, adjacent to the Moody Theater, the current home of the PBS music program Austin City Limits. Nelson received one of his first big breaks when he performed during the recording of the pilot episode of Austin City Limits in 1974. According to Lawrence Wright, president of Capital Area Stat-

how to directly integrate insect-related curriculum into their teaching,” Cid said. “That way, they’re getting the content and the teaching skills to incorporate it.”

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Willie Nelson signs his album, Before His Time, for a fan at his statue unveiling Friday afternoon on Willie Nelson Boulevard.

ues, Inc., the date of the unveiling was a total coincidence as his group had no idea of the political connotation associated with April 20. “Once we realized what we were stating we just decided to roll with it,” he said, referring to the addition of the planned 4:20 p.m. unveiling of the statue. “It’s a part of keeping Austin weird.”

The event came one day after the release of Nelson’s new single “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die,” a collaboration between Nelson and music ar tists Snoop Dogg and Kris Kristofferson. Among people celebrating the unveiling were Kristofferson and city of Austin mayor Lee Leffingwell, both of whom spoke about

Nelson’s major impact on the country music world and the city of Austin through his success. “He is the man who really more than, I think, any other person makes Austin the live music capital of the world,” Leffingwell said. Arising from humble begin-

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A Capital Metro bus ran over and killed an intoxicated student over the weekend near University Estates Apartments. The accident happ ene d at 1300 Crossing Place at approximately 2 a.m. on Friday said Sgt. David Daniels . 22 year old Andrew Ching-Nien Wang was intoxicated and struggling to exit the bus when he lost his balance and fell under the back wheels of the bus as it departed . An advertising senior, Wang was from Katy, Texas. The bus had picked up him and a friend f rom downtown e arlier t hat night. He was taken to Brackenridge hospital and pronounced dead soon after the accident. A representative of Capital Metro could not be reached for comment on Sunday. Austin Police Department officials have requested that anyone who observed the accident or has more information contact APD Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-8212 .

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The Daily Texan Volume 112, Number 160

Memorial held for long-time University benefactor

Daniela Herrera, a Terry Scholarship recipient and second year advertising and psychology junior, lays a bouquet of flowers on a bench dedicated to Howard and Nancy Terry at the Harry Ransom Center Sunday evening after a memorial service for Howard Terry.

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Alumnus Howard Terry, whose foundation has donated millions of dollars worth of University scholarships, died Friday. A group of scholarship recipients gathered at the stadium Sunday to pay tribute to his legacy. Many of those attending told their stories about how the scholarship made it possible for them to attend college and how the Terry Foundation fosters a support system for the scholarship recipients. The foundation asks students to give back to the foundation and their community in a way that reflects the approach Terry took in helping students succeed.

INSECTA continues from PAGE 1 Cid said it’s important for teachers to integrate insects into their teachings, because it allows for more practical lessons. “ These teachers can go into their back yards and collect grasshoppers for their classes,” Cid said. “It’s really something that’s accessible to them, and easy to integrate into their curriculum for hands-on learning.” Cid said this type of handson learning is critical in order to engage children in the world around them. “It’s vital,” Cid said. “Science is around us, and we need to engage kids in getting hands on and getting outside.” Sam Shook, a junior at the Liberal Arts Science Academy and a volunteer at the event,

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Terr y graduated from the University in 1938 with a bachelor’s in business administration after he captained the football team, according to the Terry Foundation website. The Terry Foundation works with eight state universities, including UT Austin and the University of Texas at San Antonio, according to the foundation website. Student Financial Services director Tom Melecki said since Terry established the foundation in 1986, it has provided about 1,100 University students with about $46 million in private scholarship funds. “Even after all this, Mr. Terry was always looking for more ways to help young Texans,” Melecki said. Melecki said Terry and his wife said insects have interested him since he was a child. “I’ve been collecting insects for a while now, ever since I was a kid,” Shook said. “I love insects. There’s just a massive variety of different kinds to look at, which you don’t really get with many of types of living things.” Shook said events like Insecta Fiesta are important in helping people truly understand insects. “This kind of thing is really helpful, because most people don’t have a whole lot of interaction with insects,” Shook said. “These kinds of displays help lessen some of the fear factor for them. It makes them less unknown.” Shook said he hopes the event will breed a positive attitude toward insects. “Insects aren’t just scary, weird pest creatures,” he said. “They can be really cool and interesting looking. They’re something you should study and learn more about.”

Nancy personally contributed $230,000 in scholarships to 50 students who transferred into the University in 2011 to 2012. “Howard Terry represented the best of the American dream — a self-made man who amassed a fortune with skill and hard work, but who understood that a cadre of bright, hard-working, well-educated individuals are the most enduring legacy any citizen can leave to his community, his state and his nation,” Melecki said. “UT Austin and its students have lost a dear friend, and the state of Texas has lost a giant.” Alumna Honey Habingreither graduated in 2000 with a finance degree and told the other students and alumni that the scholarship allowed her to pursue her desires in-

FISHER continues from PAGE 1 lenger said. “We’re honored to have been retained by the University in this important case and look forward to presenting our arguments to the Supreme Court,” Ballenger said. Patricia Ohlendorf, vice president for legal affairs, said the legal team’s experience in successfully briefing and defending Michigan before the Supreme Court in 2003 was “very significant” in their selection. “UT believes that in order to achieve a diverse student body the admission of those freshmen students not admitted through the percentage plan must be done through a full holistic review that includes consideration of many factors, including race and ethnicity,” Ohlendorf said. “This type of holistic review is based upon the 2003 decision by the Supreme Court in Grutter v. Bollinger.”

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UT was “absolutely not” concerned with the previous performance of the state Attorney General’s office in defending the case, Ohlendorf said. “The Attorney General’s office, specifically Solicitor General Jonathan Mitchell and Assistant Solicitor General Jody Hughes, did excellent work on the case,” Ohelndorf said. “It was agreed that if we could get the team who had briefed and argued Grutter v. Bollinger in the U.S. Supreme Court and their Supreme Court practice leader, that it would bring very special expertise and considerable Supreme Court experience to the case.” In a response letter to Powers authorizing the use of outside counsel, Daniel Hodge, first assistant Attorney General, said Abbot’s office was “ready, willing and able to continue representing the University of Texas in the Fisher case,” but was still willing to defer this decision to the University. The Supreme Court is expected to schedule oral arguments in October or early November, and issue a decision in the spring or summer of next year.

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The Seton Healthcare Family, which operates 15 hospitals and clinics in Texas including University Medical Center Brackenridge, plans to spend $250 million on a new hospital that will include Austin’s first medical school. Seton negotiated a 100-year lease with Austin’s Central Health to build the modernized facility, which will potentially improve health care in Austin and replace the teaching hospital UMCB with a local medical school, according to the Austin American-Statesman. No legally binding contract exists at this point, although the Central Health board signed a letter of intent to establish the medical school on Saturday. This letter indicates that the future medical program will be affiliated with UT and will expand upon the services offered by UMCB, according to the Statesman. Seton is planning to fund the new hospital with resources from its parent company, Ascension Health, along with donations. Officials expect the $250 million to cover all costs of new equipment and construction, with an estimated three years needed to complete the hospital, according to the Statesman. Central Health could receive an extra $390 million over five years from the federal government for improving local health care and by increasing the number of lowincome patients as a result of the new hospital. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, signed into law in 2010, includes a Medicaid overhaul that could increase the federal funding states receive, which Central Health has pledged to Seton as part of the new hospital agreement, according to the Statesman.

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nings, Nelson, 78, has gone on to become the recipient of 10 Grammy Awards, nine CMA awards and dozens of other honors for his albums, of which he has sold about 40 million copies. Acknowledging his fame at the unveiling, Nelson joked to a fan who suggested he run for president. “I would run, but I might win,” he said. Nelson’s personal style is what inspired the private group to originally have the statue created, Wright said. “It’s about this sense of engagement that you feel,” he said. “Willie is a superstar, but unlike most people in that category, he is down to earth. He really relates to people, and we love that quality of his.”

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stead of being restricted by debt. “It’s hard to listen to these stories because it’s all of our stories,” Habingreither said. “The Terry Foundation believed in all of us.” Undeclared freshman Madison Russ said the scholarship makes all the difference because she comes from a single-parent household. She said she could never understand why other people didn’t worry about getting things done, but said with the scholarship she feels less concerned about paying for college. “It’s weird because this person who you never met is gone, but they did so much for you,” Russ said. “I want to thank Mr. Terry for investing his time and money with me when most other people wouldn’t.”

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QUOTES TO NOTE Editor’s note: From the election of a mascot to the re-election of a governor, these are among our favorite quotes from the past several days.

“It’s certainly good to have someone who’s [an] expert at Supreme Court practice.” — Harry Reasoner, a partner at law firm Vinson & Elkins, on UT’s

decision to hire an outside law firm for its upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case, according to the Austin American-Statesman. The case, Fisher v. University of Texas, calls into question the constitutionality of the University’s top 10 percent admissions policy. Latham & Watkins will be paid almost $1 million.

“This has the potential to be a localized health care reform [initiative]. ... I’m really excited about this and think it’s going to be a big deal for this community.” — Frank Rodriguez, a board member of Central Health, on the Seton

Healthcare Family’s pledge to pay $250 million toward a new medical school and teaching hospital in Austin, according to the Austin AmericanStatesman. The new hospital would replace University Medical CenterBrackenridge, which is currently owned by Central Health and operated by Seton.

“The impression that one receives is of reasonably coherent core standards augmented by an excruciatingly long and tedious list of minor, questionable additions wrapped in stilted and garbled language.” — Ze’ev Wurman, a former adviser to President George W. Bush, on the

new math standards for public schools, according to The Texas Tribune. Many business leaders contend that the standards, approved by the State Board of Education on Friday, are not rigorous enough.

“I’m certainly going to give that the appropriate consideration. My instincts are very positive towards it right now, but we’ll wait until after the legislative session to make that announcement.” — Gov. Rick Perry on whether he would consider running for gover-

nor again, according to CBS. Perry is the longest-serving governor in the state’s history.

“There is a big deal. Right now, at this moment, it’s [important] for future generations so they can look back at us students and say we had a voice and were able to choose what the mascot was going to be.” — Frank Orozco, a student and employee at UT-Brownsville, on tak-

ing part in the process to pick a new mascot for the university, according to The Brownsville Herald. After a bitter divorce between the university and its junior-college counterpart, UT-Brownsville has put the selection of a mascot to a student vote from the student body. The finalists for the mascot are: ocelot, vaqueros, jaguarundi, parrots and bull sharks, one of which will replace the previous mascot of Scorpions.

THE FIRING LINE More options for student loans

Heba Dafashy’s column titled “Shining through the cloud of student debt,” which ran Thursday, outlines an additional method for allocating student loans. Depending on the individual, loans through SoFi may or may not be preferable to loans through the federal government such as Stafford Loans. First, “SoFi investors receive a 5-percent to 8-percent” return on their loans, which may or may not be lower than the interest rates offered by the federal government. Second, SoFi does not offer subsidized loans — students are responsible for interest that accumulates while in school. Finally, it appears as if loans through SoFi do not discharge in bankruptcy, and neither do loans through the federal government. There is a big problem at hand: the amount — $1 trillion — and growth rate — $100 billion per year — of student loan debt. The employment-to-population ratio for 18 to 24 year-olds is near a record low at 54 percent, with an associated unemployment rate of more than 15 percent. Furthermore, according to Fitch, “as many as 27 percent of all student loan borrowers are more than 30 days past due.” Since the majority of loans are disbursed through the Federal Family Education Loan Program and these loans are federally guaranteed, the implication of this problem is clear: taxpayers are on the hook for any future bailouts to the program. In this context, the benefits of the SoFi model, minus a federal guarantee, become apparent. One advantage of the SoFi model is its ability to motivate students. In a free market, interest rates are a function of several variables, among them the level of risk in an investment. Thus, the least risky investments — that is, the best students — would receive the best interest rates, which would encourage all students to do their best. Finally, one additional method for allocating student loans would be to combine the SoFi model with a proposal published in The Economist, which would allow students “to sell equity in their future earnings.”

Bus rapid transit: glamorous but ineffective By Drew Finke Daily Texan Columnist

Students who rely on the 1, 3 and 101 bus routes to get to and from campus will be able to take advantage of improved bus services in about two years’ time, according to an announcement made by Capital Metro earlier this month. During a press conference downtown, officials from Capital Metro and the Federal Department of Transportation announced funding for Metro’s long-awaited rapid bus system, which is intended to provide faster service along the city’s two most popular bus routes. The transit agency has branded the service “MetroRapid,” but despite its name, the $47.6-million project is unlikely to yield much significant improvement in travel times according to the agency’s own projections. Students who use the existing 101 route, which will be replaced by MetroRapid service, will see no more than an 11-percent improvement on existing travel times and, in some cases, no improvement whatsoever. Rapid bus systems have been used in cities worldwide, most famously in Curitiba, Brazil, where buses run in dedicated lanes physically separated from slower-moving automobile traffic. Systems like Curitiba’s provide faster service by separating buses form traffic and ensuring that higher-capacity buses don’t get bogged down among single-occupant cars and trucks during rush hour. The system proposed for Austin includes dedicated bus lanes only on portions of the routes that pass through downtown. Because of this, it is unlikely

to provide the same level of service as that enjoyed by passengers in Brazil. The new MetroRapid buses, which will be nearly twice as long as the buses the agency currently uses, will have capacity for 118 passengers per bus and are expected to carry more than 20,000 passengers per day between the two new lines. Despite the buses’ high capacity, most of the two routes will take place in lanes shared with private vehicles carrying two or fewer passengers per car. During rush hour, full buses will compete for space on the street with single-occupant cars. The stoplight prioritization technology meant to improve travel times will provide minimal utility in the gridlocked traffic that forms every weekday evening on Guadalupe and Lamar. Much of the faster travel times trumpeted by Capital Metro are gained from marginal increases in boarding speed, and a reduced number of stops when compared to bus lines that already exist along the new service’s route. Bus stations that are elevated slightly above curb height will provide easier boarding, and passengers with prepaid fare cards, such as a university ID, will be allowed to enter at any of the bus’ three doorways, reducing crowding at the station and at the front of the bus. These improvements will provide a more sophisticated and convenient transit experience that will no doubt be welcomed by existing bus riders at the University. Though any improvement to the city’s busiest bus routes is to be applauded, a more fundamental reconsideration of priorities along the city’s key transpor-

tation corridors will be necessary in order to accommodate population growth. Increasing density in the city center, including the University area, will make single-occupant car trips impractical and unnecessary. Though Austin is not yet an easy place to get along without a car, an emphasis on high-capacity transportation systems could change this. Austin’s high 2.8-percent growth rate will necessarily transform the city, and as more people fight for space on city streets, it will be more efficient to give road space to a bus or train carrying more than 100 passengers than to an equivalent number of lower-capacity automobiles carrying significantly fewer people. The generation of students currently in high school and college has proven reluctant to embrace a car-centric way of life, and are driving less and buying fewer cars than generations before them. Some analysts even suggest that the US is experiencing “peak car,” a phenomenon whereby car ownership and vehicle miles travel cease to grow. As the driving force behind this trend, students must insist that transportation authorities prioritize high-capacity public transit over low-capacity personal automobiles. Though MetroRapid will make riding the bus more glamorous, dedicated transit lanes along the majority of its route could provide improvements that would make a more meaningful difference in the schedules and lives of students who, by necessity or choice, rely on public transportation to get around the city. Finke is an urban studies and architecture senior.

Joseph Gauthier UT alumnus

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TSTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 24-hour programming to attract advertisers, branding By Shreya Banerjee Daily Texan Staff

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Plan II and economics junior Richie Gill founded Mr. West Campus, a real state agency geared toward helping students find housing near campus. Mr. West Campus is Gillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second business. He started an online advertising company in high school and sold it after two years.

Student starts West Campus real estate business By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff

By age 17, Richie Gill, Plan II and economics junior, knew he did not want to work under a boss for the rest of his life. So while still in high school, Gill earned his real estate license and started an online advertising business. After successfully running the business for two years, he sold it to improve his college GPA, but could not resist the urge to run his own business and earn money once again. Gill started Mr. West Campus, a real estate agency for students looking to live close to campus in late 2010. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My parents always motivated me to make money,â&#x20AC;? Gill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a job at Walgreens and I just said â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Screw this. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to listen to my boss anymore. I want to do what

I want. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to make only $7 an hour selling cigarettes all day,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to wait six years to have a good job, so I started my own business.â&#x20AC;? Mr. West Campus now has seven employees, helps hundreds of students find apartments every year and includes longhornleasing.com, which focuses on helping students sub-lease. The service provided is free for students because Gill said the company makes money through the apartment complexes willing to work with him. He said he wants the company to encompass as many local apartment complexes as possible to give students multiple options to suit their needs. Gill said he works 60 hours a week and very late nights while remaining a full-time student. He said the work is worth it because he loves the

business and he loves the students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students are great to work with,â&#x20AC;? Gill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re smart. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re quick. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re easy to work with and they need the help because many are freshmen and first-time apartment shoppers,â&#x20AC;? Gill said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to be there for them to be sure they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get scammed and to be with them every step of the way. I love to bring real estate experience and student experience together.â&#x20AC;? Bobby Cave, 1984 UT alumnus and supervising salesperson and office manager, said at their first meeting, at Starbucks, he immediately saw the potential of the young man and wanted to help on his journey as a business owner. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean to sound like I love the guy, but I love the guy,â&#x20AC;? Cave said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He did not go to Padre over spring break. He was probably working. He

is so passionate and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do anything for that guy to be successful. He wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t toot his own horn, but he is so honest and really wants to help people. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so rare to see a 22 year-old who has his life together the way Richie does.â&#x20AC;? Gillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s girlfriend, history junior Morgan Caridi, said Gill is the hardest worker she knows and is proud of him for his accomplishments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honorable for someone to balance school and work and do so well in both,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of his time is spent on his computer. Us hanging out is us watching a movie, but he is always on his computer. Always working. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing.â&#x20AC;?

Texas Student Television is hosting a live marathon for 24 hours every day for a week. The marathon started Sunday at midnight and will go on until 11:59 p.m. Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The last time TSTV did this was five years ago, so we decided to try it again,â&#x20AC;? said Derek Lewis, TSTV assistant staff director and journalism senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We thought it would be a good way to promote the TSTV brand as well as bring in more advertisers.â&#x20AC;? The members of TSTV have full control of what they want to focus on, and the shows are generally geared towards events and issues that relate to the typic a l UT student. L e wis and one of his colleagues decided to host a show to give advice about relationships. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually do sports so it was interesting to get out of that realm and try something else,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our show ran three hours longer than we had planned, and it was my first time doing an offthe-cuff type of show, so it was definitely a learning experience.â&#x20AC;? Many of the shows are similar to talk shows where the hosts focus on a certain subject and have callers comment or bring up things related to that issue. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to be careful about what you say during the show because people will call and try to get you to talk about cont rove rs i a l or t r i cky issu es ,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said. The marathon will also be helpful for TSTVâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s advertising department as there are more opportunities for advertisers to market their products since the shows run all day. Many of the advertisers are affiliated with

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already increased our number of advertisers in just one day and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of social media attention.

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UT, such as MunchyMart, an online convenience store started by two UT students, and Miltoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mediterranean Cafe, a restaurant near campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already increased our number of advertisers in just one day, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a lot of social media attention,â&#x20AC;? said Morgan Williams, assistant TSTV marketing director and journalism junior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really try to help marketers by doing things such as creating the videos that will air on TV for them.â&#x20AC;? Most of the shows airing during the marathon are test runs for the fall. They are all written by TSTV members, although the slots are open to any student interested in doing a show. â&#x20AC;&#x153; The marathon is definitely going to bring more publicity to TSTV, which we have already seen in Twitter,â&#x20AC;? said Steven Zurita, TSTV station manager and radio-television-film s e ni or. â&#x20AC;&#x153;B e i ng on 2 4 hou rs f orc e s u s t o b e re a l l y c re ative and try new shows like a pie-eating show.â&#x20AC;?

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NEWS BRIEFLY Wal-Mart paid extensive bribes to secure monopoly in Mexico NEW YORK — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. hushed up a vast bribery campaign that top executives of its Mexican subsidiary carried out to build stores across that country, according to a published report. The New York Times reported Saturday that Wal-Mart failed to notify law enforcement officials even after its own investigators found evidence of millions of dollars in bribes. The newspaper said the company shut down its internal probe despite a report by its lead investigator that Mexican and U.S. laws likely were violated. The bribery campaign was reported to have first come to the attention of senior executives at Wal-Mart in 2005, when a former executive of its largest foreign subsidiary, Wal-Mart de Mexico, provided extensive details of a bribery campaign to win market dominance. The Mexican executive, previously the lawyer in charge of obtaining construction permits, said in emails and follow-up conversations that Wal-Mart de Mexico paid bribes to obtain permits throughout the country in its rush to build stores nationwide, the Times reported. Wal-Mart’s growth in Mexico has been so rapid that one of every five Wal-Mart stores now is in that country. It is Mexico’s largest private employer, with 209,000 employees there.

Fireball falling over Nev., Calif. was just a meteor, science says RENO, Nev. — Astronomers say a loud explosion heard across a large swath of Nevada and California on Sunday morning was likely caused by a meteor. Around 8 a.m. yesterday the explosion rattled windows and shook houses from Reno to Winnemucca in Nevada, and from the Sacramento to Bakersfield areas in California. Some people in the two states reported seeing a fireball streak across the sky at the same time. Dan Ruby of the Fleischmann Planetarium at the University of Nevada, Reno, says the reports indicate the meteor broke up above Earth somewhere southwest of Reno. — Compiled from Associated Press reports

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Larry Mayer | Associated Press

A soldier waves to his family as the Montana Army National Guard 484th MP Company departs from Edwards Jet Center in Billings, Mont. on Tuesday. The unit is headed to Afghanistan, where they may be one of the last companies to serve as troops, as opposed to military advisers over the next 10 years.

US, Afghanistan sign pact to end occupation by 2014 By Heidi Vogt The Associated Press

KABUL, Afghanistan — The U.S. and Afghanistan reached a deal Sunday on a long-delayed strategic partnership agreement that ensures Americans will provide military and financial support for at least a decade beyond 2014, the deadline for most foreign forces to withdraw. The pact is key to the U.S. exit strategy in Afghanistan because it provides guidelines for any American forces who remain after the withdrawal deadline and for financial help to the impoverished country and its security forces. For the Afghan government, it is a way to show its people that their U.S. allies are not just walking away. “Our goal is an enduring partnership with Afghanistan that strengthens Afghan sovereignty, stability and prosperity and that contributes to our shared goal of defeating al-Qaida and its extremist affiliates,” said U.S. Embassy spokesman Gavin Sundwall. “We believe this agreement supports that goal.” After 10 years of U.S.-led war, insurgents linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida remain a threat and

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as recently as a week ago, launched a large-scale attack on the capital Kabul and three other cities. The draft agreement was worked out and initialed by Afghan National Security Adviser Rangin Dadfar Spanta and U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker. It must still be reviewed in both countries and signed afterward by the Afghan and American presidents. U.S. forces have already started pulling out of Afghanistan, and the majority of combat troops are scheduled to depart by the end of 2014. But the U.S. is expected to maintain a large presence in the country for years after, including special forces, military trainers and government-assistance programs. Neither Afghan nor U.S. officials would comment on the details of the agreement. A Western official said it outlines a strategic partnership for 10 years beyond 2014. White Hous e National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor said President Barack Obama expects to sign the document before a NATO summit next month. Many had started to worry that Karzai and Obama would miss that goal as talked dragged on and Karzai continued to

announce new demands. The final document is likely to be short on specifics. U.S. officials involved in the negotiations have said previously that the strategic partnership will provide a framework for future relations, but that details of how U.S. forces operate in the country will come in a later agreement. The initialing ceremony means that the text of the document is now locked in. But the countries will have to go through their own internal review processes, Sundwall said. “For the United States, that will mean interagency review, consultation with Congress as appropriate and final review by the president,” Sundwall said. In Afghanistan, the agreement will have to be approved by parliament. The Afghan foreign minister will brief Afghan lawmakers about the document Monday, the Afghan president’s statement said.

SANFORD, Fla. — By questioning a state investigator on the witness stand during a routine bail hearing, George Zimmerman’s defense attorney showed some of the weaknesses in prosecutors’ claims that the neighborhood watch volunteer committed second-degree murder, legal experts say. A judge ruled Friday that Zimmerman can be released on $150,000 bail while he awaits trial on murdering 17-year-old Trayvon Martin during a Feb. 26 confrontation in a Sanford, Fla. gated community. Zimmerman apologized to Martin’s parents, who were in the courtroom for the bail hearing, in a surprise appearance on the witness stand. Zimmerman is pleading not guilty and claims self-defense. The apology came after Zimmerman’s defense attorney, Mark O’Mara, questioned an investigator for the special prosecutor, sentence by sentence, about a probable cause affidavit the investigator signed outlining certain facts in the case. Investigator Dale Gilbreath testified that he does not know whether

Martin or Zimmerman threw the first punch and that there is no evidence to disprove Zimmerman’s contention he was walking back to his vehicle when confronted by Martin. The affidavit says “Zimmerman confronted Martin and a struggle ensued.” But Gilbreath also said Zimmerman’s claim that Martin was slamming his head against the sidewalk just before he shot the teenager was “not consistent with the evidence we found.” He gave no details. Prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda dismissed any notion that the investigator’s testimony chipped away at their case. “You have not heard all of the evidence,” de la Rionda said after the hearing. “Please be patient and wait for the trial.” Bail is not unheard of in seconddegree murder cases, and legal experts had predicted it would be granted for Zimmerman because of his ties to the community, because he turned himself in after he was charged last week, and because he has never been convicted of a serious crime. As part of the bail hearing, Zimmerman’s family testified that he wouldn’t flee if released and would be no threat to the community.

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Gideon hoping for chance in NFL Editor’s note: This is the fifth in During his time at Texas, Gidean eight-part series about Long- on posted 276 tackles, 10 intercephorns hoping to be drafted into tions, 20 pass break ups and two sacks. Although Gideon was not the NFL. invited to the NFL Combine, he felt he did well at Texas’ Pro Day. Gideon wishes some of his numbers were better, but he is reNFL DRAFT 2012 lieved that Pro Day is over. He said all of the players had been working for two-and-a-half months for just one day. By Lauren Giudice “There were a couple things I Blake Gideon has witnessed wish I had done better,” Gideon plenty of ups and downs during said. “I didn’t look and see what his four years at Texas and his 52 everybody was writing down on career starts as safety, from droptheir own pad, but hopefully guys ping an interception during Texwere calling back to their facilities as’ game against Tech in 2008 and saying that Gideon showed to catching an interception durup today. I hope they were all ing the national championship good things.” game in 2009 to Texas’ 5-7 season Gideon’s future is still up in the in 2010. air and it is unclear whether or His streak of 52 starts is not he will be drafted. Still, leaderthe second highest in UT ship is one thing Gideon has going football history. for him. He groomed a young UT “It has flown by, and I’ve ensecondary as a senior. joyed every bit of it,” Gideon said “He’s been in so many big earlier this season. games, it’s to the point that he This season, Gideon was vital doesn’t understand just defense, in leading the defense — which he understands offense,” defenranked first in the Big 12 and 14th sive coordinator Manny Diaz said. in the nation. The defense was key “That’s very hard to get to within the team’s bouncing back from out a lot of at-bats, and Blake the 2010 season. has had a lot of at-bats. So he’s a Gideon grew up on football and calming presence.” hopes to continue playing football Texas has put out a lot of dein the NFL. fensive backs in the NFL, a select “I’m going to be a consistent group Gideon would like to join. guy,” Gideon said. “I think I’ve “There are a lot of guys that treated these past four years like have come out of that room and a professional so I already know made a lot of money and made a what that life is about. I can also name for themselves pretty early say that I have dedicated a large in their careers in the NFL,” Gideportion of my life to football alon said. “We will see how the next ready so I’m not going to have any issues that they need to worry about off the field.” GIDEON continues on PAGE 7

Overall career stats 52 starts 276 tackles 10 interceptions 20 passes broken up Two sacks Eight tackles for loss Two forced fumbles Two fumble recoveries

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Texas head coach Augie Garrido has no idea where it came from, but the Longhorns’ fifth inning rally, which broke up a no-hitter, was timely and completely changed the flow of the game. “The offensive rally kind of came out of nowhere,” Garrido said. “But that’s typical of no-hitters, though; you’re going so well and one thing happens and the domino drops out of nowhere.” In this case, the domino was a Jordan Etier single up the middle, but that only came after four innings of solid pitching from Kansas starter Thomas Taylor. The first time through the lineup, the Texas hitters weren’t making much happen, they were making weak contact and the only base runners in the four innings came off a trio of walks. Taylor was a little wild with his location, and the Texas hitters were working long counts, but they just weren’t making good contact. That all changed in the fifth frame. In the beginning of the inning, it looked like more of the same for the

Longhorns as freshman Brooks Marlow quickly grounded out. But from there, a combination of timely hitting and patience at the plate resulted in a Texas lead. The rally started with a Kevin Lusson five pitch walk, but even then Taylor had yet to give up a hit. That all changed on the very next pitch when Texas’ nine-hole hitter, Etier, smoked a line drive up the middle. It broke up the no-hitter and, more importantly, gave Texas multiple base runners for the first time all game. “Jordan’s hit really did get things going for us, it was key,” sophomore Erich Weiss said. Next up was Payton, and he did what he has done all season long — get on base. He reached first on a five pitch walk, his third of the game. After that, freshman Taylor Stell strolled up to the plate with the bases loaded, and lifted a bloop single that went just over the shortstops’ glove for the first Texas run of the game. Then with the bases loaded, Weiss opened up the flood gates with a hard hit ball into right field for a run scoring double on a ball that almost left the

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John Curtiss retired the first 10 batters he faced on Sunday to help UT beat Kansas, 7-2.

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Texas pitches its way to series win By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff

John Curtiss and Hoby Milner both began the season as starting pitchers. But after going a combined 1-4 in five starts, Curtiss and Milner moved to the bullpen, where they have been stellar this year. Freshman Dillon Peters, making his sixth career start and first during the weekend, struggled as he allowed two runs while giving up a pair of hits and issuing three hits.

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as he brought them in against the top of the order.” Curtiss replaced Peters in the second after the fellow freshman pitcher walked the leadoff man. Curtiss went on to retire the first 10 batters he faced before allowing a one-out single in the fifth inning and making way for Milner, who sat down the first six hitters he faced. Sophomore closer Corey Knebel finished the game with his eighth save of the year.

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The No. 5 Longhorns won another Big 12 series this weekend, going 2-1 against the Oklahoma State Cowgirls at home. Friday night featured a close, lowscoring 3-2 victory while Saturday saw a 3-0 shutout loss. The Longhorns then came out to finish the Cowgirls in a 5-1 win that was characteristic of the Texas offense this season. The Longhorns are now 37-7 on the season and 11-5 in Big 12 Conference play. Saturday’s game also marked the Longhorn’s second annual Pink at the Plate game to support breast

But Curtiss and Milner each turned in great relief outings to help No. 23 Texas (23-14, 11-4) take down Kansas (16-25, 4-11) 7-2 Sunday afternoon at UFCU Disch-Falk Field. “[Peters] found the air to be a little bit thinner on game day in a Big 12 conference game that you must win versus a Tuesday game,” said Augie Garrido, Texas head coach. “I think [pitching coach] Skip [Johnson] did an outstanding job of positioning the pitchers and made very timely changes with the pitching staff

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Blaire Luna pitches against Oklahoma State during Sunday’s 5-1 win. Luna struck out nine and allowed one unearned run.

cancer research. The Cowgirls went up 1-0 early in game one before the Longhorns posted a three run third inning on the bats of sophomore Karina Scott and senior Nadia

Taylor. Oklahoma State made a strike in the top of the fifth inning in an attempt to stage a comeback, but it was not enough.

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Two former Longhorn baseball players, Brooks Kieschnick and Curtis Thigpen, battled it out at the Dell Diamond Sunday afternoon in Reckless Kelly’s 4th Annual Celebrity Softball Jam. The nine-inning game, followed by hours of musical entertainment raised money for youth sports in the Central Texas Area. The Miracle League, a youth league that provides opportunities to children with special needs, as well as other leagues in Austin, Montopolis and Balcones are the main benefactors of the afternoon. Former softball pitcher Cat Osterman was supposed to play alongside Thigpen for the Sultans of Sing, but she was unable to attend. Osterman, who is still revered on the 40

Acres for her success with the Longhorns, helped lead the United States to a gold medal in the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Kieschnick took the mound Sunday afternoon as one of the pitcher’s for the One Hit Wonder team. He threw a slow, unfamiliar, underhanded pitch from the mound. Although he gave up a couple of home runs and several singles, Kieschnick had a home run of his own in the eighth inning. Kieschnick had his number, 23, retired by Texas after winning the Dick Howser Trophy for National Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year twice, in 1992 and 1993. He spent six years in the Majors after being selected in the first round by the Chicago Cubs in 1993. The former pitcher is

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SPORTS BRIEFLY Longhorns name head coach, Capitani joins UT from Georgia

Carol Capitani will be the Longhorns’ next women’s swimming and diving head coach, the university announced on Friday. Capitani comes to Texas after previously serving as the associate head coach at Georgia. Capitani replaces Kim Brackin, who coached for six seasons at UT. Capitani is the 10th coach in the program’s history. “Carol has been instrumental in recruiting and building champions and leaders at Georgia, and we know she will bring that mentality,” said Chris Plonsky, UT women’s athletics director. “She is obviously a strong program manager, technical coach and trainer. But what sets Carol apart are her skills as a master motivator and communicator.” At Georgia, Capitani helped the Lady Bulldogs win four NCAA team titles (1999, 2000, 2001 and 2005).

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yard for a grand slam. After that, Jonathan Walsh added the fourth run of the inning with a deep sacrifice fly to right field that allowed Stell to tag up from third and score. So if Garrido doesn’t know what happened to start up the rally, who does? Etier had a pretty good solution: toughness at the plate and the willingness to grind out at bats. “We just continued to fight and grind it out,” Etier said. “There was a lot of gut during those [at-bats], and that’s what brought it around for all of us.”

The Longhorns held on another two innings to scrape by with the win. Sophomore Rachel Fox came out with the win Friday night to improve to 10-0 on the season and remains the only Longhorn starting pitcher that is still undefeated on the season. Junior Kim Bruins took the loss for the Longhorns on Saturday afternoon and is now 7-4 in the circle for the season. Bruins gave up 11 hits in the 3-0 loss. The Oklahoma State defense frustrated the Texas batters all day. The

CURTISS continues from PAGE 6 “You don’t know how the game’s going to develop,” Curtiss said. “You just have to sit out there and be ready. Today, they went to us a little earlier and we knew that we could go more innings than they usually need us to.” Like Milner, Curtiss has put up much better numbers as a reliever than as a starting pitcher. Milner picked up his team-leading sixth win of the season after Texas scored four runs in the fifth inning, despite not even registering a single hit in the first four frames. Senior shortstop Jordan Etier broke up Kansas junior pitcher Thomas Taylor’s no-hit bid with an RBI double before sophomore right fielder Mark Payton walked day, month day, 2008

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The Sultans of Sing went up early by a score of 6-1 off of the two home runs by Thigpen. Despite a comeback aided by Kieschnick’s home run in the eighth inning, the Sultans beat the One Hit Wonders 6-4 in nine innings. “It was a lot of fun, it was great,” said Reese Ryan, co-owner of the Round Rock Express along with his brother Reid Ryan and father Nolan Ryan. “We have 364 days to prepare for next year.”

physical culture and sport. After his playing career is over, Gideon hopes to be a coach. His father was a high school football coach. “I want to coach at the college few years go and see if I amount level when it’s all said and done,” to that.” Gideon graduated in De- Gideon said. “It’s what I love. c e m b e r w i t h a d e g r e e i n It’s what I grew up around and

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FRESA continues from PAGE 10 glimpse of the rows of plump, red, naked birds sweltering on top of the large open grill, sparks occasionally exploding around them. The smell of roasting chicken emanated from the bag. The chicken was succulent, juicy and tender. It tore easily from the bone and was intensely flavorful. The seasoning was wellbalanced and didn’t detract from the savory chicken’s natural flavor. The warm tortillas tasted of freshly ground corn. They soaked up the juice of the chicken and the grilled onions well. Fresa’s charro beans were good — salty and substantial — and the Mexican rice was tasty too, although not life-changing. The jalapeno-lime salsa, on the other hand, was phenomenal. It was spicy, creamy and perfect for dipping the pieces of

chicken that didn’t fit in the four corn tortillas given. The salsa roja was less impressive, but a familiar throwback to more traditional al carbon restaurants. The guacamole was pureed into a smooth and creamy dip that was good, although less avocado-forward than chunkier guacs. The meal consisted of plenty of food to share between two people (with guacamole left over), and while the meal costs nearly twice as much as El Pollo Rico, a lunch at Fresa’s isn’t too hard on the pocketbook when shared. Expect to spend between $8 and $10 a person without beer or wine. While the long wait time was a strike against the restaurant, the quality of the food at Fresa’s far outweighs the temporary inconvenience.

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Screenshots taken from the Android 1.50 version of the Glassmap application show the program’s location tracking and messaging features. Glassmap uses real-time location technology and provides more privacy options than other friend-finding applications.

said. “You know, at first the Internet seemed scary and then Facebook was revealing too much. But now that Facebook and Twitter have added the location feature, it seems that this is the direction social media is going.” Users have said they like Glassmap because of the simplicity behind it, since Glassmap is a Google map and a list of online and offline friends. According to Yo, the application can be useful for finding friends on Sixth Street and also an aid to find out where friends are to maintain more face-to-face contact. “We’ve all had those times when we are trying to meet up with friends, or even forgetting to send a text notifying people of where we are,” Vo said. “I want people to be able to see me. I like getting to see friends I maybe wouldn’t normally see on a regular basis.” Unlike similar friend-finding applications such as Highlight and Find My Friends, the team behind

Glassmap has developed a passive relay technology that they say more efficently maintains battery life because the server updates locations automatically. Users such as Orth have said they notice the application seems speedy and they like not having to update their location every time they move. In addition to its real-time location technology, Glassmap provides a layer of messaging, including the ability to “wave” at nearby friends (similar to the “poke” on Facebook) and send friends messages to coordinate meet ups. Glassmap users say this reduces the need to make additional calls or jump in and out of text or other messaging applications. It also provides more privacy settings than some of its competitors, allowing users to choose which of their Facebook friends they wish to share their location with, and which friends they’d like to track. Additionally, users can block people

without notifications. Since Facebook friends aren’t automatically updated on their friends’ real-time locations, Orth insists Glassmap maintains more privacy. However, the balance between the revelation of too much information and also the desire to keep up with the increasing social nature of new applications has led to some conflict between whether or not these applications have the proper amount of privacy. The creators have said an application with the right amount of privacy and simplicity doesn’t border on creepy. However, some reviewers of Glassmap, such as Liz Gannes from the tech website All Things D, believe that “the claws are already out” because applications similar to Glassmap are currently available to the public and have the potential to endanger users’ privacy. However, users insist as long as care is taken to ensure only the

people that should see your location are allowed to do so, information remains private. “[Glassmap] has the potential to be creepy, but random people can’t start following you because it’s within your Facebook friends, and you can always turn it off,” Orth said. “I have faith that the application is secure.” However, even some of Glassmap’s most dedicated users at UT were once skeptical about sharing private information, such as their location, publicly. In fact, many users had not ventured into the location sharing applications before being introduced to Glassmap. “I could see for those people that have thousands of friends on Facebook that security could be a problem,” said Austin Franks, petroleum engineering junior and recent Glassmap user. “I guess there’s danger if you don’t keep track of who has it, but for now it’s so small. Once it goes viral I may worry.”

Shanley Caswell makes for a likeable enough heroine, and the chemistry she shares with Josh Hutcherson is the best thing “Detention” has going for it. Hutcherson is getting increasingly more impressive the more we see of him, and between this and “The Hunger Games” franchise, he’s proving to be an unexpectedly solid young leading man. Dane Cook manages to avoid embarrassing himself as a high school principal and Spencer Locke gives an interesting, multi-layered performance as head bimbo Ione. As an exercise in postmodernism taken to its natural excess, it’s hard to critique “Detention.” It’s attention deficit disorder in movie form and couldn’t exist if other movies hadn’t paved the way for its plot and told the jokes for its characters (there’s even a reference to “nuking the fridge”). As a film, there’s a lot to pick apart, but Kahn throws everything at you at such a dizzying

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Genre: Comedy Runtime: 89 minutes

rate that it’s much easier to just sit back and watch. “Detention” has problems from head to toe, but the act of absorbing them is surprisingly painless, and at least it’s better than “Torque.”

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Cluckin’ Good Chicken

Application allows people to track others By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff

By Brittany Smith Daily Texan Staff

Convenience meets quality at Fresa’s, the newly opened drivethrough on North Lamar Boulevard downtown. The chicken al carbon restaurant, opened last Monday by well-known restaurateur Larry McGuire (of Perla’s, Lamberts, Elizabeth St. Cafe and recently, Jeffrey’s), has experienced a deluge of diverse customers ranging from hipster professionals, suitand-jacket businessmen and regular ol’ middle-aged Austinites. The concept is that of a traditional al carbon restaurant. You can order either a half or a whole charcoal grilled chicken and it comes with house-made tortillas, charro beans, Mexican rice, grilled onions and jalapeno and two salsas. But Fresa’s differentiates itself from chains like El Pollo Regio by offering trendy flavor combinations (the chicken is seasoned either with achiote and citrus or oregano and cracked pepper) and taking pride in the fact that all of their chickens are supplied by Peeler Farms, a local free-range farm that doesn’t cage or medicate its birds. Besides the grilled chicken, they also offer tortas (including one for vegetarians), salads and sides — Mexican street corn, grilled vegetables and guacamole. They sell beer by the six-pack and wine by the bottle, along with a house made margarita mix — in other words, no need to make a second stop at the gas station on the way home. The drive-through is the best option if you’re going to pick up your chicken and eat it, say, on a picnic bench at the nearby Duncan Park or in the nonjudgmental comfort of your home (go for it: take home a whole chicken and forget about the silverware and the napkins). One obvious setback of the Fresa’s arrangement is that the drivethrough is not clearly marked. It’s easy for commuters on Lamar Boulevard to think they are turning into a driveway that leads to more parking in the back of the restaurant,

Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff

Fresa’s Chicken al carbon serves charcoal grilled chicken along with sides like Mexican street corn, grilled vegetables and home-made tortillas. The drive-through and walk-up restaurant, located on North Lamar Boulevard downtown, opened last Monday.

only to get stuck in a line of cars all idling patiently in wait of chicken. There’s no way to get out of the line once someone has driven in behind you and if it’s lunch time, you could be stuck for a half hour or more. By the time you inch up to the speaker, you might as well order a chicken, or at least a scoop of madefrom-scratch helado (ice cream). Although the long wait was frustrating, the food quickly makes up for it. On my trip to Fresa’s, I ordered the half chicken seasoned with achiote and citrus with a side order of guacamole and chips. Through the sliding window, a employee handed me a brown paper bag and I caught a

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Restaurant Details What: Fresa’s Chicken Where: 915 North Lamar

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Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff

Juan Llano, head chef of Fresa’s Chicken, grills and flips chickens in the tiny kitchen Saturday afternoon. The restaurant serves two types of grilled chicken seasonings, achiote and citrus flavor or fresh oregano and cracked pepper.

Deceased author’s political critiques republished By Robert Starr Daily Texan Staff

Christopher Hitchens never followed the rules of polite dinner party conversation. Boisterous, argumentative, stubborn and, most frustratingly, often right, he had a way of making his views — often about politics and religion — known using the most efficient of language, never giving a damn what anybody else thought of them. Although he died this past December after a bout of esophageal cancer, his memory lives on, as do his numerous debates via YouTube and several of his books. Unfortunately, books go out of print from time to time, and some of his most impressive works have become difficult to find. Twelve Books, a publishing company intent on releasing no more than a dozen books per year, each culturally significant, has made an effort to correct this by reprinting three of Hitchens’ most controversial works. The three books each take aim at a different well-known figure, effectively eviscerating Bill Clinton (“No One Left to Lie to,” originally published in 1999), Henry Kissinger (“The Trial of Henry Kissinger,” in 2001) and Mother Teresa (“The Missionary Position,” in 1995). Those familiar with Hitchens’ other work will already be aware of his style, which is sharp, yet restrained. He’ll go straight for the jugular, but never let his passion for the subject get the better of him. His arguments are usually very persuasive. Although it’s difficult to sum up a person’s life in a few hundred pages, by the time a reader finishes with any of these three books, it’s likely that at the very least, he or she will reconsider their position on the given figure. With Kissinger and Clinton, Hitchens makes it clear that they’re politicians in the worst sense of the word, caring more about selfpromotion and preservation than doing what’s right, even when it

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Christopher Hitchens

Genre: Political Nonfiction Pages: 128 rsulted in the deaths of innocent people. In both cases, these figures ordered military strikes based on bad intelligence to further their political careers, rather than protecting our nation’s security or defending democracy overseas. The two of them are also, in Hitchens’ estimation, compulsive liars. However, Hitchens really knocks it out of the park with “The Missionary Position,” the shortest of the three books here, in which he attacks Mother Teresa, accusing her of hypocrisy, corruption, narcissism, simple-mindedness and, above all else, making situations worse by refusing to offer modern medical assistance to those in need, despite having the financial means to do so. Although he’s writing a book criticizing one of the most revered figures of the 20th century, Hitchens isn’t just adopting a contrarian viewpoint to be argu-

“The Trial of Henry Kissinger” Christopher Hitchens

G enre: Political Non-fiction Pages: 304

mentative: He has evidence to back his position up, often in the form of quotes from Teresa herself or those who worked with her directly, and he firmly believes, when judging Mother Teresa by her words and actions, she does not live up to her reputation. All three books are genuine Hitchens, who, if he ever wrote a bad sentence, has kept it well hidden. Although they’re all fairly brief and written with a large typeface, they’re not short on content and, despite delving into some of the most horrible atrocities of recent history, are an absolute joy to read, thanks to the author’s dry wit. Additionally, although Kissinger and Clinton are no longer in positions of power and Teresa has been dead for more than a decade, the books remain relevant. Clinton is perhaps even more lionized by the left now than when he was when in office and

“No One Left to Lie to: The Triangulations of William Jefferson Clinton” Christopher Hitchens

Genre: Political Non-fiction Pages: 240 Teresa is in a position to be canonized by the Catholic Church. While Kissinger is perhaps not viewed as positively as the other two, he can still be brought to trial as a war criminal, which was Hitchens’ purpose for writing the book in the first place. Although these three books are by no means even a summary of the work that Hitchens created during his prolific career, they do a fine job of representing why he was so revered. While he spent most of his life arguing against specific people and positions, it’s clear that he did so not out of bitterness, but out of a genuine belief in justice and the power of his ideals. The subject matter isn’t always pleasant. However, reading Hitchens is always inspiring, and in the context of these posthumous re-releases, somewhat bittersweet as well.

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‘Detention’ uses excessive post-modernism, lacks plot By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff

“The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and in Practice”

As sociology junior Taylor Orth waited for friends to pick her up, she watched their faces move closer and closer to her location on the map. Even though they were running late, she knew they were nearby after checking their location on Glassmap. Glassmap is an application for iPhones and Android phones that enables users to find their friends’s locations, and is also a means to give each user more relevant social information, including parties in the area and the ability to create events. The application was launched mid-February by three Stanford engineering students, who have since dropped out to continue working on Glassmap. The creators designed the application with a 3D, futuristic holographic map in mind and will be releasing a Texas-optimized version in the coming months. Thuydung Vo, public relations junior and campus representative for Glassmap, is one of 10 representatives across the country. The number of representatives has grown as more and more students are made aware of the application. Vo said the creators’ approach to Glassmap makes it easier to meet up with friends, and she is appreciative that she can now be made aware of friends’ locations via the application instead of social media. “Technology is starting to change our communication for the better,” Vo said. “I’m sometimes so ashamed of what I know about my friends on Facebook, so I hope people see the value of this as not just some new technology, but as a new way of meeting up with friends and family.” To login to the application and begin using its features, users must create an account via Facebook or email. Once the account is set up, users search for friends already using Glassmap on Facebook or can invite friends to join. “I love seeing how much technology has grown over the years,” Orth

“Detention” director Joseph Kahn spends pretty much the entirety of the film’s runtime alternating between daring his audience to hate him and making it clear how little he cares either way. From the very first scene, he’s making jabs at the concepts of thematic consistency and narrative clarity. But he’s also not above mocking his own career: A character early on rips on “Torque,” Kahn’s debut that bizarrely cast “Parks and Recreation” star Adam Scott as a hardened FBI agent. The film’s plot is barely even a plot, a mishmash of staples from almost every genre shoehorned into your standard high school melodrama. Shanley Caswell stars as Riley, a militant vegetarian loner who carries a torch for the tragically hip Clapton (Josh Hutcherson). The high school is rocked by the demise of local queen bee Taylor Fisher (Alison Woods), and when a killer seri-

ously resembling the title character of the movie-in-the-movie “Cinderhella” attacks Riley, things start to get weird. Kahn got his start in music videos, and he takes a lot of his cinematic cues from that background. “Detention” could best be described as a candy shop of a film, full of bright colors and flashy displays and empty calories. There’s not a single human moment in the whole thing. Its characters are ideas more than defined figures, and some of them are built entirely from a pastiche of pop culture references. Even so, the way the film is constructed allows it to deftly dodge many of the criticisms that could be thrown at it, be it through an oddly familiar plot twist or the introduction of a time machine. “Detention’s” cast isn’t given much to do beyond spout p op c u ltu re referenc es , but there’s no obvious weak link.

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Dane Cook plays a high school principal in the perplexing film “Detention.”