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Austin currently free of swine flu, official says By Avi Selk Daily Texan Staff Austin got a clean bill of health for swine flu Monday, but the extent of the disease elsewhere in Texas — and the world — remained as unclear as its origins. “The cause is for concern, not for panic,” said Mayor Will Wynn at a press conference with county health officials, who said there were still no known or suspected cases of the virus in Travis County. Since cases of the mysterious virus were first confirmed in the United States last week, anyone who has come to clinic or hospital with flulike symptoms has been tested for swine flu, said David Lurie, the director of the Austin/Travis County

Health and Human Services Department. He said most cases tested negative but that some were sent on to state or federal laboratories for more advanced testing. Lurie’s agency is working to stock up some small clinics that might not currently have enough testing supplies, he said. He did not know exactly how many people in the county had so far been tested but said they’d all been cleared of the virus. The number of confirmed U.S. cases rose to more than 40 on Monday, as the European Union advised its citizens to avoid nonessential travel to the United States and the World Health Organization warned that a global pandemic is more likely. The World Health Organization has

said it is too late to contain the outbreak — believed to have originated in Mexico — and that resources must be focused on mitigating the harm wherever people were infected. Two common forms of antiviral medication seem to be effective against the virus. Gov. Rick Perry requested an additional 850,000 courses of the medication from the federal government Sunday, which would more than double the size of the state’s stockpile. Over the weekend, officials closed 14 schools and two office buildings in a San Antonio-area school district, where all three of Texas’ confirmed cases of swine flu have been discovered.

Dr. Philip Huang, medical director for the Austin/Travis County Health and Human Services Department, gives an update on the recent swine flu outbreak Monday afternoon at City Hall.

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Historic Landmark Commissioners Joe Arriaga, Timothy Cuppett and Patti Hansen hear citizens’ arguments at a public hearing Monday night over the Travis House’s owners’ request to demolish the building.

Commission votes against the demolition of historical apartment house By Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff The Historic Landmark Commission voted unanimously Monday night to deny an application to demolish the Travis House, a 1945 apartment house located at the intersection of 18th and Guadalupe streets. Following a presentation by Susan Villarreal of the Historic Preservation office, the commission initiated a historic zoning case for the area, giving the preservation office three weeks

Gabriel Faust and David De Lara look at art pieces displayed at Spider House on Saturday. The art show and ice cream social were intended to bring young people together to learn about City Council candidate Chris Riley. Melissa Dominguez Daily Texan Staff

for additional research before the proposition makes its way to the City Council. The decision came after debate by citizens over the building’s architectural and historic value. The Travis House opened in 1945 as a 30-unit apartment building before it was converted into the Hotel Guadalupe in 1949, according to a history of the location compiled by the commission. In 1955 the YWCA bought the three-story brick building and used it as a wom-

“[Demolishing the Travis House] is a liability to the neighborhood it is in.” — Gary Hamilton, Juno Development’s senior vice president of design and construction en’s dormitory for more than 30 fenders under the Travis Counyears. ty Justice System, according to In the 1990s the YWCA moved the report. its headquarters out of TravGary Hamilton, senior vice is House, which served briefLANDMARK continues on page 2A ly as a halfway house for ex-of-

Title IX lawsuit key to creation of some teams for UT women Editor’s note: This is part two of a three-part series on Title IX and its effects on athletics at Texas. By Ben Freed Daily Texan Staff In 1992, Texas was at the top of women’s athletics. The department won 14 NCAA team titles and 39 individual championships in less than a decade and was the “gold standard” of a women’s athletics department, said women’s athletics director Chris Plonsky. There was, however, trouble in paradise. The UT women’s basketball team enjoyed an undefeated season and won the NCAA championship in 1986, but despite strong funding and successful athletes and teams, Texas was not in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX was established to ensure equal opportunity for women at federally funded schools. In 1979, the U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare developed a three-pronged test to determine whether schools were in compliance with Title IX. One of the prongs required athletic and other opportunities to be available in proportion to the number of enrolled students of each gender. Texas’ student body was 47 percent female at the time, so 47 percent of student athletes should also have been female. At the time, there were more than 300 male and fewer than 100 female student-athletes. Six female soccer players decided to take the University to court in an effort to create a varsity women’s soccer team. The women, who were members of Texas’ club team, used the first prong of the health department’s test as their main argument. Jody Conradt, who had just replaced Donna Lopiano as the women’s athletics director, was taken aback by the lawsuit. “It felt as if we were being picked precisely on because we had made a strong commitment to women’s athletics,” Conradt said. “Our program was a test case for cases across the country, because if Texas could be proved to be in non-compliance, then so could a lot of others.” The case came before Judge Sam Sparks, a former Texas swimmer and federal judge in the West Texas District Court. “I advised the parties, as I do in most cases, that the case is going to decide how conduct is going to be at the University for a period of years,” Sparks said. “And it’s always best for the parties

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Candidates appeal to youth with creative campaigns By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff Dozens of students went to Spider House Patio Bar and Cafe on Saturday expecting to hear live music. Many of them left with free vegan ice cream and blue and green Chris Riley campaign stickers. Riley, who is running for City Council Place 1, hosted the Triple Scoop event to engage people who do not normally vote in city elections. “That includes young voters,” Riley said. “It also includes people who, for one reason or another, never felt connected to their city government. Art-

ists, musicians, bicyclists, people who hang out at places like Spider House and other coffee houses.” The event featured music from local bands, ice cream and a small art show. Follow That Bird! was one of the eight bands that played on Saturday. Drummer Tiffanie Lanmon said the idea of combining music and art is a progressive way to attract young voters. “It’s at least getting people at least interested in what he’s saying,” Lanmon said. “And there’s free ice cream, alcohol and music — the three best things about Austin.” Riley is not the only candidate who

is trying to target young voters. Coming off of the success of Barack Obama‘s presidential campaign, other local candidates are trying new ways to draw first-time voters to the polls. Mayoral candidates Brewster McCracken and Lee Leffingwell participated in a “rhyme-off” at Mohawk on April 21 and answered questions submitted on Twitter and Facebook. Candidates have also participated as guest bartenders at Mohawk. These events attract not only young voters but also young people who are

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against preserving structure from page 1A president of design and construction at Juno Development, a firm representing property owner Travis Hotels LLC, said the building has no historical value and doesn’t warrant restoration or preservation of its front facade, an alternative mentioned earlier in the night. “It’s not worthy of the designation being proposed,” he said. Hamilton said the company, which bought the property more than than five years ago, was contacted by the district attorney’s office following a January fire at the Travis House with a request to apply for demolition. “It is a liability to the neighborhood it is in,” Hamilton said.

ODDlY eNOUGH Doggie reunited with owners after storm sweeps her away WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Tinker Bell has been reunited with her owners after a 70mph gust of wind picked up the six-pound Chihuahua and tossed her out of sight. Dorothy and Lavern Utley credit a pet psychic for guiding them on Monday to a wooded area nearly a mile from where 8-month-old Tinker Bell had been last seen. The brown long-haired dog was dirty and hungry but otherwise OK. The Utleys, of Rochester, had set up an outdoor display Saturday at a flea market in Waterford Township, 25 miles northwest of Detroit. Tinker Bell was standing on their platform trailer when she was swept away.

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Susan Minter, property manager for the last five years, described the building’s draw to homeless people and fire risks as a cause of concern and the reason for worried calls during her employment. “It’s a constant nightmare,” Minter said. Austin resident Ores Houston said the importance of the building’s architecture matters less than its role as a YWCA housing center. “It was the only place that African-American students at the University could stay,” Houston said. John Rosato, the commission’s vice chairman, said the case was not a matter of the building’s disrepair. “The commission is charged with deciding if a place is historical or not,” Rosato said.

from page 1A to work out their own guidelines rather than have a judge rule it and then the parties appeal and drag out the process for a couple of years.” Conradt and Plonsky both recall that some UT administrators wanted to try to fight the case. Instead, the parties involved took Sparks’ advice and came to a settlement before the case went to trial. “It was really [then-UT] President [Robert] Berdahl who called everyone in and said, ‘We’re not going to win this. We need to come to a settlement,’” Plonsky said. Berdahl was a “new unbiased face” and served as an “honest broker” in the case, Conradt said. Managing to settle the lawsuit quietly helped keep the Texas’ women’s athletics program from losing face nationwide. Brown University was not so lucky. Brown’s administration decided to fight a similar lawsuit all the way to the Supreme Court before the university lost, dragging Brown’s name through the mud the entire way. The Texas settlement led to the establishment of women’s soccer, softball and rowing teams as varsity sports. In all, the settlement added more than 120 opportunities for female scholarships and walkon athletes. The settlement also stipulated better roster management on men’s teams, especially football, which would often have as many as 100 walkons per season. While other schools across the country decided to cut men’s sports such as wrestling or golf to comply with Title IX, Texas never considered that option. “It would have been over

Car an unwelcome surprise in Brownsville family’s garage BROWNSVILLE — Wrong house. Wrong entrance. A Brownsville family ended up with someone else’s car crashing through a brick wall and into their garage. Security surveillance video from a house across the street shows the car going out of control, wiping out a mailbox then smashing through a wall and into the garage. Brownsville police Sgt. Jimmy Manrrique say the driver suffered minor injuries in the wreck. Police do not believe the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs, but he’s expected to be held financially responsible for the damage from Thursday’s accident. Compiled from Associated Press reports

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Chris Plonsky, UT’s women’s athletics director, said the University preferred to create sports teams for women rather than cut any of its men’s programs. Jody’s dead body, [men’s Athletic Director] DeLoss [Dodds’] dead body and my dead body if they were going to cut any men’s sports here,” Plonsky said. The early 1990s were a turbulent time for Texas athletics: It had a new women’s athletic director, a new University president and a new conference — the Big 12 — to worry about, in addition to the Title IX lawsuit.

But, both the men’s and women’s departments managed to come out of the period with a continued commitment to success for every team that Texas put on the field. “Ultimately, it turned out the best way it could have,” Conradt said. “When it gets right down to it, we all represent the University of Texas, and we all take pride when any team lights the Tower — women’s or men’s.”

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willing to participate in the campaign process. “I think the campaigns are targeting young people because there are more young people leading the campaigns,” said UT alumnus Mike Litt, field director for the Riley campaign. Riley said campaigns have been trying to recruit young people to leadership positions for a long time but that it really took off during the last presidential election.

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CORReCTION The story in Friday’s Texan titled “Law firms ask grads to defer job offers” should have said UT law student Jhett Nelson’s job deferral was involuntary. The Texan regrets the error.

people] want for the future,” Rowan said. “He is trying to create new jobs so people who graduate don’t have to leave Austin.” Marketing senior Casey Zhang, who attended Riley’s Triple Scoop event, said she went to listen to music but learned more about Riley while she was there. “I think our generation is pretty passionate about everything,” Zhang said. “We aren’t too jaded yet, so we’re a pretty good target audience.”

A statement attributed to Jim Franklin in a story in the April 16 edition of the Texan titled “Tax filing deadline has passed; penalties include interest, fines” should have said those who did not file their taxes should calculate how much they owe, file their return and pay as soon as possible, which can be done via check or online with an electronic transfer from their bank account or credit cards. Another sentence in the story should have said taxpayers who are single and make less than $8,950 a year usually do not owe taxes and may not have to file; although they will have to file if they wish to receive money that has been withheld or take advantage of refundable credits.

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NATION BRIEFLY Craigslist killing suspect cannot afford attorney BOSTON — The Boston University medical student accused of slaying a 25-yearold masseuse he met on Craigslist owes more than $130,000 in student loans and cannot afford an attorney, according to court papers. Philip Markoff, 23, also does not get money from his parents and has been unemployed for a while, making him eligible for an appointed attorney paid through public funds, court documents showed. “[Markoff] stated he did not receive financial support from his family,” said an April 23 document signed by a probation officer. “[Markoff] further stated he was unemployed for a lengthy period of time and was essentially living off student loans in the amount of $130,000.”

91 disability supporters arrested at White House WASHINGTON — U.S. Park Police say they have arrested 91 protesters in front of the White House, including some in wheelchairs who chained themselves to a fence. The protesters are calling on the president to support legislation that would give people with disabilities in need of long-term care alternatives to nursing homes. Sgt. David Schlosser says a large group gathered on a sidewalk outside the White House on Monday without a protest permit required for groups of more than 25 demonstrators. Police used a bolt-cutter to cut the chains.

Planes near Ground Zero spark outrage from mayor NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he is furious that the federal government flew a presidential Boeing 747 and a fighter jet near ground zero. The incident on Monday caused a brief panic among workers, who said they were not notified in advance. Bloomberg said the flyover so near the World Trade Center site showed “poor judgment” and was insensitive. He says he is furious that the NYPD and another city agency were notified last week, but did not tell him. Bloomberg said he would have tried to stop it. The Federal Aviation Administration and the Air Force said the flight was a government photo opportunity and training mission involving a presidential plane. Compiled from Associated Press reports

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A woman casts her ballot at a polling station in Sochi, Russia’s Black Sea resort, on Sunday. The subtropical Russian city, which will host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, elected a mayor Sunday after a tightly controlled campaign that underscored the government’s determination to ensure victory for its favored candidate.

Candidate claims fraud in Olympic city vote By Steve Gutterman The Associated Press SOCHI, Russia — The Kremlin favorite won an overwhelming victory in the mayoral election in Sochi, the Russian city that will host the 2014 Winter Olympics, an election official said Monday. An opposition candidate called the vote a fraud and vowed to challenge the result. With all the ballots counted, acting Mayor Anatoly Pakhomov had 76.8 percent of the vote, Sochi elections commission spokeswoman Valentina Tkachyova said. Kremlin critic Boris Nemtsov was a distant second with 13.6 percent. The results were still preliminary. Nemtsov accused the authorities of pressuring vulnerable state

workers to vote for Pakhomov, the candidate from Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party, in early balloting. Those votes accounted for more than a quarter of the total votes cast. “Thirty-thousand people voted under pressure, blackmail and threats,” Nemtsov told The Associated Press. “This is blatant fraud and falsification.” Nemtsov claimed on his Web site Monday that exit polls conducted by his campaign showed he had garnered 35 percent of the vote, with Pakhomov taking 46 percent. If that was the case, a run off should have ensued as neither breached 50 percent. The Sochi vote was Russia’s most prominent election since Dmitry Medvedev succeeded

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Mironov, a 40-year-old lawyer, after casting his ballot at a rundown high school in the sprawling resort city that stretches from the Black Sea shore to soaring mountains. “They did nothing but talk about the acting mayor and sling mud at the rest.” The election was a must-win for Putin, whose reputation is riding on a successful Olympics in a city that must build most of the facilities from scratch amid the global financial crisis. Putin personally backed the Sochi

bid and made the city practically a second capital during his eight-year presidency. Nemtsov, who served as deputy prime minister under former Russian President Boris Yeltsin, asserted that “Putin and his team” used the levers of power to silence Pakhomov’s challengers and ensure that he did not face a runoff. “This is not an election. This is fraud,” Nemtsov said. “This is fraud because of manipulation and censorship.”

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Lean times call for Leffingwell Mayor: lee leffingwell

Joining an exponentially increasing number of voices from across the city, we firmly endorse Lee Leffingwell for mayor of Austin. While we were initially skeptical of the authenticity of a man who could get the endorsements of such a wide variety of organizations — some with seemingly conflicting political agendas — we believe that the wisdom of the masses speaks to Leffingwell’s credibility. Brewster McCracken, Leffingwell’s most formidable opponent, has highly specialized knowledge in fostering new economic growth in up-and-coming industries. This is vital to ensuring future growth and prosperity. Unfortunately, this is not the only skillset a mayor should have, and we believe that what McCracken can do for growing industries, Leffingwell can do at all levels of city government. Leffingwell has proven he can navigate the swampy bureaucracy of Austin politics more adeptly than any of his competitors. This is apparent in his skillful negotiations on a wide range of contentious issues such as land development above the Edwards Aquifer and the city’s economic development policies. Other notable achievements include crafting the successful proposal to extend the term of the city auditor, leading the effort to create a program to help Austin veterans and working to reform the way lobbyists do business at City Hall. Though many accuse Leffingwell of lacking ambition, it takes more than raw passion and excitement to get results. City leaders must have an inspiring vision, but they must also work with others and incorporate the best of everyone’s ideas to make tangible progress. Austin will be better off with Leffingwell at the helm, but it would undoubtedly suffer without innovative voices like McCracken’s. We hope the city continues to call on McCracken’s expertise and insight. We would like to specifically commend him for his leadership role in repealing the ban on domestic partner benefits for city employees. We appreciate the enthusiasm and profound love for UT former mayor Carole Keeton Strayhorn brought to this race, but we question the feasibility of some her campaign promises, specifically her proposal to create a medical school in Austin. With the Legislature and the UT System finally giving UTMB the attention it deserves, we think any push to open a school here would only distract attention and funds from that already precarious project. What candidates David Buttross and Josiah Ingalls lack in political savvy they make up for in sincerity and candor. They have offered perspectives that would have been sorely lacking without their presence. What we expressed in an earlier editorial still stands: We aren’t ready to give them the keys to the city, but we have thoroughly enjoyed being part of their exposure.

Place 1: chris Riley In a shrewd move to captivate Austin’s youthful and typically politcally disinterested core, Chris Riley’s energetic campaign has capitalized on residual strains of Obamamentum. But beyond his well-designed lawn signs, informational potluck dinners and events featuring free vegan ice cream, there is a genuine civil servant in Riley. Riley’s candidacy brings us calm in the midst of the storm of problems Austin faces. It will be easy for the so-called “smaller” issues — bike lanes, parks, libraries — to get lost among the larger ones in the coming years. But we’re confident that Riley genuinely cares about these issues, and he has the experience to back up his concern. An Austin native, Riley’s long record of service includes chairing the Austin Planning Commission, serving on the Austin Parks Foundation board of directors and co-founding both the Alliance for Public Transit and Austin CarShare, Inc. We believe that Riley’s priorities — the economy, the environment and transportation — are appropriate for the times, and his plan to combine economic recovery with environmentally friendly initiatives is both innovative and plausible. Of the two candidates for Place 1, Riley better demonstrated both an understanding of the nuts and bolts of city government and the imagination to bring new initiatives to fruition. Though Perla Cavazos is an intelligent, qualified and personable candidate, we believe that the scope of her ideas exceeds the possibil-

ities of city government. We forsee Riley becoming a key face in worth noting that he put forth a promising effort to engage the Austin politics. community in his campaign. We’re impressed by his plan to improve neighborhoods with a “match program” that would split the labor and resource costs for neighborhood improvements Place 2: Mike Martinez between residents and the city. Incumbent Mike Martinez has based his campaign on three lofty tenets: Accountability, responsibility and transparency. Keeping the city’s difficulties in mind — including the shaky in- Place 6: Sheryl cole frastructure of CapMetro (the board of which Martinez sits on), Noticeably reserved Place 6 incumbent Sheryl Cole has long and a $30 million to $40 million budget deficit, Martinez’s work been criticized for being too passive in her current role. But Cole is cut out for him. sees the accusations of ineffectiveness differently. “I’m not a But we believe him to be the best man for the job. A firefight- media hog,” she said. er by training, Martinez was elected to City Council in 2006 and The certified public accountant and graduate of the UT School clearly has a zeal for public service and for Austin. He’s cham- of Law believes her actions and credentials determine her reputapioned causes for underrepresented districts, especially in East tion, rather than her visibility in the media. We agree. Austin, and wants to use his seat to rebuild trust with the comThe understated Cole becomes animated when talking about munity at large. He prides himself on being a forthright and the Waller Creek Redevelopment project, which will seek to dehonest council member and supports the idea of single-memvelop park services and flood control along the creek. She also ber district representation on City Council to engage more Aussaid one of her goals on City Council is to remedy the divide betinites in municipal activity. We urge Martinez to thoroughly tween two juxtaposed sides of the city, which she plans to do by flesh out this plan and bring the much-discussed idea to fruition pushing for the CapMetro system to be revamped. during his next term. Her opponent, ACC government teacher Sam Osemene, lacks policy specifics and has centered his campaign on unleashing Place 5: Bill Spelman barrages of verbal attacks on Cole. We believe Cole’s reserved nature is not a drawback but a fitThough former cicty councilman and UT urban policy professor Bill Spelman is running unopposed for the Place 5 seat, it is ting contrast to the more boisterous members of City Council.

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The pirate’s dilemma By Wayne Cheong Daily Texan Columnist

The skull and crossbones flag flew at half-mast on April 17 when the Stockholm district court found the four operators of The Pirate Bay, a BitTorrent search engine, guilty of assisting making available copyrighted material. Peter Sunde, Fredrik Nelj, Gottfrid Svartholm and Carl Lundstrom face respective one-year jail terms and $3.6 million in fines. But here’s the point of contention — the men behind The Pirate Bay didn’t do anything criminal. All the Web site did was act as a search engine for torrents. There wasn’t any pirated content hosted on its server. Since the verdict, more than 8,000 people joined the Pirate Party, a Swedish political party that hopes to reform copyright and patent law. Many view piracy as a black-and-white issue. Is stealing bad? Sure. But often there’s an upside to it. Pirates offer something that corporations are unable to supply — timeliness and choices. Piracy occurs when the avenue of supply isn’t readily available for the demand. If someone in Thailand can’t catch the latest episode of “The Office” on TV, he or she will find it on a BitTorrent site instead. The Fox/NBC joint venture Hulu is a great model for hosting shows for free while generating advertising revenue. Missed that last episode of “Fringe?” Log on to Hulu and watch it in its entirety. The site has been

so successful that other industries are mimicking its business model. But alas, Hulu is only available in the U.S., leaving everyone else to turn to piracy. People also resort to piracy to circumvent monopolies. Take, for example, the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Many view piracy as a black-and-white issue. Is stealing bad? Sure. But there’s an upside to it.

The pharmaceutical industry is one of the most profitable industries in the world, thanks to patents that have allowed it to maintain a stranglehold on the new medicines it develops. Because of the monopoly, prices for such drugs are exorbitant, which means that the majority of HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries cannot afford the drugs. In 2000, Dr. Yusuf Hamied reverse-engineered the word’s best anti-AIDS drugs and made his own affordable copies for the poor. The heads of GlaxoSmithKline and Merck & Co. called Hamied a “pirate and a thief.” But Hamied did not steal the work of others. He gave the work new meaning by redistribution. And just as media monopolies place a stranglehold on

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content, pirates find a way to redistribute the information for free. In his book “The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Reinvented Capitalism,” writer Matt Mason said that instead of working to combat piracy, we should learn from the model and watch the profits roll in. After Monty Python’s Flying Circus posted their sketches for free on a YouTube channel, their DVDs climbed to No. 2 on Amazon’s Movies & TV bestseller’s list, with increased sales of 23,000 percent. Authors such as Cory Doctorow and Neil Gaiman have embraced the free culture movement by having posting their works online gratis. Similarly, Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor, an outspoken critic of the way the music industry distributes its product, uploaded his band’s last two albums onto BitTorrent sites. According to the band’s Web site, they made $1.6 million in sales one week after Ghosts I-IV was uploaded. “South Park” creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker have often said that they are in favor of their work being downloaded illegally. In an interview with the magazine Reason, Parker said, “We worked really hard making that show, and the reason you do it is because you want people to see it.” To date, “South Park” hasn’t declared bankruptcy. There’s no denying that we live in the information age. The Internet has changed everything and made clear that to get anything at all, you have to give a little for free. Too bad newspapers didn’t take note of that 20 years ago. Cheong is a screenwriting graduate student.

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Representative initiates efforts for impeachment of Sharon Keller Judge’s decision to close court before execution sparked controversy By Israel Perez Daily Texan Staff State Rep. Lon Burnam, DFort Worth, called for the impeachment of Sharon Keller, presiding judge of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, on Monday afternoon at the Capitol. Burnam is spearheading the calls for impeachment after Keller made the controversial decision in September 2007 to close the doors of her court at 5 p.m., refusing to keep them open an extra 20 minutes to receive a last-minute filing from the attorneys of death row inmate Michael Richard. The attorneys claim they were having computer issues that prevented them from turning in the motion on time. Richard was executed just hours after Keller shut her doors, which violated the 49-year-old convicted killer’s Fifth Amendment rights, Burnam said. The execution came just before a nine-month moratorium on executions in Texas while the U.S. Supreme Court considered a challenge to the constitutionality of lethal injection. “We cannot allow a judge with a self-declared bias against capital defendants to continue deciding execution appeals,” Burnam said. “I believe this represents a gross neglect of duty and willing disregard for human life.” Burnam said the only alternative to the impeachment process is an 18-month deliberation by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is likely to lead to “a slap on the wrist” rather than immediate removal from office. “Because death-penalty cases exemplify the state at the zenith of its power over the individual, those who do page these decisions must be held to the highest ethical standards,” Burnam said. “It’s an embarrassment to the state of Texas. It’s an embarrassment to the Republican Party that she represents in this division, and it’s an embarrassment to her legal profession.”

NEWS BRIEFLY Election Review Task Force cancels Monday meeting The Election Review Task Force meeting was canceled Monday night because the majority of task force members could not attend. The task force had planned to discuss how candidates distribute campaign information, as well as consider e-mail and mailing list usage guidelines. “I think on the relative scale of what we’re doing, as long as we don’t make this a habit, we’re okay,” said task force member Charles Maddox, a history and government junior. Created by former Student Government President Keshav Rajagopalan, the task force has met regularly since March to discuss possible revisions to the campus election process in light of this year’s election controversies. It is composed of nine students who were chosen through an open application process. The group will make recommendations on ways to reform student elections to the incoming SG assembly by June 1, Rajagopalan said. “It was just one meeting, and we’ve been meeting pretty regularly,” Rajagopalan said. “Even with just three meetings left, I’m hoping we will be able to wrap up our work before June. I’m not worried about it.” The task force’s next meeting is Sunday at 9 p.m. in the Student Government office located on the fourth floor of the Student Services Building. All task force meetings are open to the public. — Amy Bingham

Gloria Rubac, a member of the Texas Death Penalty Abolition Movement, applauded Burnam’s comments and said Richard’s execution was wrong. “It’s unbelievable that somebody in [Keller ’s] position would allow a man to be executed when she knew, like I knew, a few hours earlier in the day the U.S. Supreme Court had in effect overturned executions.” Daniel Hagood, a Dallas defense lawyer who has known Keller since the late 1980s and served as her campaign treasurer when she first ran for office in 1994, said that Burnam would find that there is no basis for impeachment because Richard’s attorneys had every opportunity to stay the execution.

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State Rep. Lon Burnam, D-Fort Worth, outlines impeachment allegations against Judge Sharon Keller, including a charge of “judicial homicide” for Keller’s decision to deny an appeal in a controversial death-sentence case. “She’s an embarrassment to the Republican Party and to the court,” said Burnam, who plans to put the motion to impeach Keller to a vote once he is sure he has enough votes to win.

“We cannot allow a judge with a self-declared bias against capital defendants to continue deciding execution appeals. I believe this represents a gross neglect of duty and willing disregard for human life.” — Lon Burnam, state representative “Nothing prevented those lawyers from filing a motion before five o’clock,” Hagood said. “There’s nothing magical about a hand-written motion. Any competent lawyer would [know that].” Hagood also said that even if the doors were closed, the attorneys could have handed the motion to any of the nine judges on the court, including Keller. Burnam said that he would move as quickly as he could with the impeachment of Keller, putting the motion to a vote by the House as soon as he was sure he had enough votes to win.

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Paige Anderson, a senior at Steele High School in Cibolo, said she was unconcerned when she learned last week that her schoolmate Hayden Henshaw had the flu. “I didn’t think anything of it until Saturday, when I woke up and my dad was like, ‘They closed down the school for a week,’” she said. Henshaw’s was one of the first confirmed cases of swine flu in the United States.

“I didn’t think anything of [my schoolmate having the flu] until Saturday, when I woke up and my dad was like, ‘They closed down the school for a week.’”

— Paige Anderson, Steele High School senior

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Rene Gonzalez closes his umbrella while boarding the Forty Acres bus Monday afternoon. The rain caused many students to seek alternate means of transportation on campus.

Anderson said students received voicemail messages over the weekend from a state health official advising them to avoid church and parties and stay inside as much as possible. She said even healthy students from her school are being shunned by locals afraid of the mysterious disease, which has killed up to 149 people in Mexico but produced mostly mild flu symptoms in other countries. When she and her sister tried to go grocery shopping Sunday, H-E-B employees kicked them out of the store, she said. A few older residents in her town have started wearing dust masks, but no one seems to be panicking, she said. Anderson, who said she feels fine, mostly stays inside now and tries to avoid other people while she waits for more news. “Hand sanitizer’s my new best friend,” she said.

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Horns embrace underdog status at conference championships Despite recent struggles, No. 20 Texas hopes to stay focused, come out on top

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Sophomore right-hander Cole Green pitched in game two of the Longhorns’ series against Kansas State last weekend. He allowed two runs on seven hits while striking out five over 6.1 innings.

After four consecutive unsuccessful outings, tonight a must-win for Longhorns By Austin Talbert Daily Texan Staff Texas was riding a 10-game winning streak. Was. Since falling to No. 2 Rice on April 21, Texas has yet to win another game. That is three straight losses and a tie. Yes, a 10-inning tie after Big 12 travel rules forced Sunday’s game against Kansas State to end at 6-6. Texas State, on the other hand, is tie-free, and has won 12 straight games — the longest winning streak in the NCAA. And while the two teams may be riding two completely different clouds into tonight’s showdown at UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Texas is still confident. “We battled back and forth with [Kansas State] all weekend,” said Texas third baseman Michael Torres. “I am very proud of this team. Our heart is still in it. We still have a confident team. This series hurts now, but it will help us in the long run.” The Bobcats, 12-3 on the road this season, will be riding up Interstate 35 as the proud owners of the nation’s second-best roadwinning percentage — including two wins against Baylor in Waco. Texas State (31-10, Southland Conference 18-5) is also in first place in the Southland Conference. Before dropping its weekend series to Kansas State, Tex-

“You have to look at the good things. We battled. We never gave up. I tip my cap to Kansas State, and now it is time to move on and get things going again.” — Cameron Rupp, catcher as was leading the Big 12. Now the Longhorns (12-8-1 Big 12) are in third place behind Baylor (13-8 Big 12) and Oklahoma (11-7). “We had one of our best hitting games today,” Texas coach Augie Garrido said of Sunday’s game. “We struck the ball well. It was just without the runs we needed. Things just didn’t go our way. The baseball gods were being pretty rough.” This weekend wasn’t the first time Texas has failed to secure a win in a Big 12 series this season. The last time Texas went four games without a win was also after a mid-week loss to Rice, when Kansas swept a weekend series from Texas in March. “The losses were very similar to the Kansas losses,” Garrido said. “The emotion of it was very similar. Whatever could go wrong, did go wrong. We have to keep our heads up.” Tuesday will mark the second time the Longhorns and Bobcats

square off this season. Texas ruined the opening of Texas State’s newly renovated Bobcat Stadium in March with a late rally, scoring two runs in a wacky balk and error-filled eighth inning to take a 6-5 win. The Longhorns’ win ran their early season record to 10-0. Texas is ready to get back to playing like it did early this season, or in its most recent 10-game winning streak. “We have to stay with the fundamentals,” Torres said. “This last series hurts. But we haven’t gone all the way back to the drawing board. We have to continue to do what we have been doing, staying close in games, and the ball will bounce our way.” In the earlier matchup, Texas State out-hit Texas 10-9, something the Bobcats have done a lot this season. The Bobcats are hitting .342 as a team this season; Texas is only hitting .284. Bobcat outfielder Spenser Den-

TUESDAY: Texas State (3110, 18-5) at No. 8 Texas (29-111,12-8-1) WHERE: UFCU Disch-Falk Field

By Matthew Searcy Daily Texan Staff There is nothing wrong with being the underdog. That is what the Longhorn golf team is telling itself as it participates in the Big 12 championships this week. The Longhorns have struggled down the stretch this season and will have to play their best golf of the year to have a chance at toppling the two-time defending champs and tournament favorites Oklahoma State. To make matters even worse, the No. 4 Cowboys have been playing some of their best golf lately. They swept both the team and individual titles at the Aggie Invitational at Traditions Golf Club just two weeks ago. Meanwhile, the No. 20 Longhorns have been toiling in mediocrity for the better part of the last two months. The Horns’ lone top-five finish in the past couple months was a fourth-place showing at the Morris Williams Invitational. “We obviously haven’t played up to our potential as of late, but we are remaining focused and as positive as possible,” said freshman Dylan Frittelli. “With all eyes on Oklahoma State this week, we have a perfect opportunity to fly under the radar and turn some heads if we play up to our potential.” If there is anybody on the team who knows about turning heads, it’s Frittelli, who is participating in his first-ever Big 12 championship. The freshman captured the individual championship at the Puerto Rico Collegiate earlier this semester. His play in Puerto Rico has been the most impressive tournament performance for the Horns all season, but he will need to duplicate this kind of play to give the Horns their best chance this week. The Longhorns may very well be the underdog

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nis leads the team with a sizzling .462 batting average, the third best average in the NCAA, and has added 42 RBI. First baseman Paul Goldschmidt provides power for the Bobcats, racking up 13 home runs and a NCAAleading 70 RBI. With two starters — Dennis and center fielder Bret Atwood (.425) — batting over .400, the Bobcats will be looking to hit their way past the Longhorns. Six Bobcats have an average over Texas’ leading hitter Brandon Belt’s .341. While hitting has carried Texas State all season, the Longhorns have relied on their arms. Texas’ pitching staff has the nation’s lowest ERA — its 2.45 ERA is almost half the size of the Bobcats’ 4.72 ERA. “You have to look at the good things,” Texas catcher Cameron Rupp said after Sunday’s tie. “We battled. We never gave up. I tip my cap to Kansas State, and now it is time to move on and get things going again.”

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Sophomore Donald Constable shot an 8-over 78 in each round Monday in the Big 12 championships.

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Draft analysts should find new expertise By Colby White Daily Texan Columnist

Hype, speculation mislead fans; more often than not, predictions are inaccurate

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Texas Tech wide receiver Michael Crabtree holds up a jersey with nFL commissioner Roger Goodell after he was selected as the ninth overall pick by the San Francisco 49ers in the weekend’s draft.

We didn’t need Bill Cosby dressed up in a football jersey to prove that the NFL Draft has become one of the most uneventful sporting events. Most fans understand that the draft is ridiculously overhyped. And yet, year after year, it is shoved down our throats until we spout off trendy scouting terms that we really don’t understand. Hip flexibility? Really? All the draft amounts to at the end of the day is a spreadsheet full of names. Most of the NFL hopefuls who are drafted won’t last long in the league, let alone star in it. Granted, there is some intrigue when it comes to the trades (bold

move, New York), and fans want their team to be focused on the right positions — it’s about time the Saints drafted a cornerback. But these slivers of excitement have been blown way out of proportion, allowing teams to throw so much misdirection at fans, it makes it pointless. And who brings those distractions to the fans? The so-called draft experts. I took 10 mock drafts of the more notable draft experts and compared each first-round to what actually happened Saturday just to get an idea of which mocker we should be mocking the most. Turns out, they all need to be laughed at. Excluding Matthew Stafford, who signed a contract before NFL Draft day, and deciding to not worry about the trades — they would affect each analyst the same — the nine mockers combined to get an underwhelming 64 of a possible 310 picks right. That means a whopping 80 percent of their picks were wrong. The worst? Danny O’Neil of

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The Seattle Times, with only four correct picks. The best? Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch with nine. Months of in-depth reporting and so-called expert analysis, and nine picks makes you the best. Even worse, almost half of those came with picks two through six (not counting Stafford, remember), meaning after the first couple of selections, it’s a crapshoot. Apparently, all those sources didn’t know anything about University of Southern California’s

Rey Maualuga. All 10 of the mock drafts had Maualuga going first round. Matt Maiocco of The Press Democrat and Kent Somers of The Arizona Republic both had Maualuga going No. 16. To go beyond these 10 professional guessers, Sports Illustrated’s cover story this week was on University of Southern California’s linebacker trio of Maualuga, Brian Cushing and Clay Matthews setting an “unprecedented” mark,

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as it is so rare to see three from the same school and position go first round. Instead, Maualuga was taken in the second round behind guys like Louis Delmas and Patrick Chung, who weren’t mentioned by either of the mockers as first rounders, making Sports Illustrated’s story presumptuous to say the least. ESPN The Magazine’s draft preview included a story on Bruce Johnson, who writers said would be the only Miami product to be taken in the draft. The story was only half right. Miami only sent one to the pros, but it was Spencer Adkins, who was never mentioned in the story. Johnson went undrafted. This is what the endless barrage of draft speculation gives fans: lots of hope and misguided stories. Reportedly, ESPN’s Mel Kiper, who only got seven picks correct in my collection, has already declared who will be the first pick in the 2012 draft. Here’s my prediction: He’ll be wrong.

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Quan Cosby blasts through the Baylor defense as he races to the end zone during the 2008-2009 season. After receiving multiple offers to play in the NFL post-draft, he decided to join the Cincinnati Bengals. Quan Cosby may not have been one of the four Longhorns chosen in the NFL Draft this weekend, but he won’t be unemployed. The 26-year-old receiver signed a free agent deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, joining former Longhorn Cedric Benson. The Bengals were one of seven teams to give Cosby an offer after the draft. Cosby was not chosen in the draft out of concern for his small height — 5 feet 9 inches — hid age and his lack of game-changing speed. “Quan Cosby was an older guy when he came here, and he showed outstanding leadership for our young guys since the day he got here,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. “He’s a playmaker. Some people talk about what he doesn’t have. What he does have is heart and the ability to beat you.”

Cosby, a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist for the nation’s top receiver and first-team Academic All-Big 12 selection, caught 92 passes (No. 2 on UT’s single-season list) for 1,123 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Longhorns in 2008. A former baseball player for the Anaheim Angels, Cosby was the hero of the Fiesta Bowl, setting a UT bowl-game record for most receptions with 14, as well as two touchdowns, including the game-winner. Cosby and his wife were in New York watching the draft with comedian Bill Cosby (no relation) and made several appearances with ESPN reporter Erin Andrews during the draft coverage. The Cosbys met when Bill performed a show in Austin. — Daily Texan staff

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SAN ANTONIO — Tim Duncan has never lost a first-round playoff series, and only once since the Spurs won their first championship in 1999 has San Antonio not advanced in the postseason. But down 3-1 to the Dallas Mavericks, the third-seeded Spurs must win at home Tuesday night in Game 5 or their season is done. Unmoved by the daunting task facing San Antonio are the Mavericks, who want to seal their first playoff series victory in three years and not be lulled into a Game 6 back in Dallas. “We should know the importance of closing a team out when you get the chance,” Mavs forward Dirk Nowitizki said. “But they’re a great team with a lot of pride that plays well at home.” The Mavs have been here before: Up 3-1 against the Spurs in the 2006 conference semifinals, San Antonio rallied to even the series and forced Dallas to wrest the series in overtime of Game 7. San Antonio knows the drill: Stage a miraculous comeback, and it’s the Spurs’ smart and tested playoff veterans who put them among the few NBA teams who can out of such a big hole. Lose, and they’re an aging and fading NBA power whose better days are behind them. Duncan and Parker combined for 75 percent of San Antonio’s points in a 99-90 loss in Game 4, and it still wasn’t enough. The duo made 25 of 42 from the field, and everyone else had 6 of 28. It appeared to underscore how much the Spurs are missing Manu Ginobili, who is out for

standout will join the team next fall along with Cody Gribble, the top-ranked high school senior in the state. “We’re very pleased that Johnathan and Cody have elected to join our program,” said head coach John Fields. “Johnathan is a proven winner on the AJGA cir-

cuit, and he is long and strong off of the tee. Johnathan completes our signing class for this year.” Whether the two recruits will make an impact next year remains to be seen. Right now, all that matters for the Horns is capturing the Big 12 championship.

the playoffs with a stress fracture in his ankle. “They’re missing a big part of what has been the nucleus of their team” Mavericks guard Jason Terry said. “Manu Ginobili is 35-40 percent of their offense. When you’re missing that, it’s a big hole.”

plot changes a little, the outcome never does. No matter how things are going or who’s been slumping, the Houston Astros get to Cincinnati and win. They’ve been doing it for three seasons. Lance Berkman hit his 20th homer at Great American Ball Park, the most by any visiting player, and Hunter Pence hit a tiebreaking double in the ninth inning Monday night, leading the Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Reds. Pence’s two-run double off Francisco Cordero (0-1) broke a 1-all tie and sent the Astros to their 10th straight win at Great American, a streak that started near the end of 2007 and is the longest such stretch in the majors. Houston is now 31-15-1 at Great American. The only surprise for the Astros was that Roy Oswalt couldn’t add to his 23-1 career mark against Cincinnati. The right-hander gave up only Joey Votto’s RBI single in seven innings, leaving with the game tied. Chris Sampson (2-0) got the last four outs, saving a bullpen that’s missing its closer indefinitely. Oswalt escaped the Reds’ biggest threat in the sixth, when Cincinnati loaded the bases with two outs. Miguel Tejada had three hits for the Astros, including a single that set up the ninth-inning rally off Cordero. Pence hit a ball into the gap in right-center to drive in two runs, and later scored on Geoff Blum’s sacrifice fly. The Astros are without closer Jose Valverde, who has spent the last week fighting through a strained right calf.

After trailing, Young homers; Rangers rally past Orioles 6-4 BALTIMORE — Michael Young homered, David Murphy broke a tie with a two-run single in the sixth inning and the Texas Rangers rallied to beat the Baltimore Orioles 6-4 Monday night. Matt Harrison (1-2) gave up four runs in the first two innings, then retired 16 straight batters before Robert Andino hit a twoout single in the seventh. Texas trailed 4-0 after the second before coming back against starter Jeremy Guthrie and Matt Albers (0-1). The Rangers took three of four from the Orioles to hand Baltimore its first home series loss. Texas got its first run back in the fourth when Hank Blalock doubled and scored on a single by Marlon Byrd. Young hit his sixth homer in the fifth after Murphy hit a two-out single. The Rangers then took the lead against Albers with a three-run sixth. Blalock singled and Chris Davis walked before Taylor Teagarden hit an RBI single. Ian Kinsler drew a two-out walk before Murphy lined a single to center. Frank Francisco worked the ninth to earn his fifth save and third in the series.

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Bob Dylan’s newest release, Together Through Life, is packed with more of the same elements we’ve come to expect from the artist’s later years: a heavy emphasis on country-rock, great lyrics and Dylan’s signature guttural vocals. In the old days, when it wasn’t clear whether Dylan actually had vocal cords scarred by sandpaper, it was cool — it was a fresh and unique mystery. But now that he’s up there in years, it’s just annoying. I’m quite certain there’s an animal of some kind trapped deep within the recesses of Dylan’s throat. The one thing that seems to never falter with Dylan is his lyrical prowess. It’s amazing how many albums he’s released and how sharp the words have been on each and every one. The same can’t be said for the music, but the message is sure as hell there. Such is the nature of Together Through Life. Musically, it’s nothing groundbreaking, but then again, music on Dylan albums rarely is. Lyrically, it’s as solid as ever, with a legendary old man reflecting on an amazing career — one that Dylan has decided isn’t quite finished yet. — Robert Rich

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The main criticism leveled at Blank Dogs is that all of their songs sound the same. Though the mysterious masked man behind the project has certainly taken his music in new directions since his early cassette releases, the sonic palette he uses hasn’t evolved much. On every track, ‘80s synthesizer sounds and distorted guitars cut through a dense layer of gloomy atmosphere, pulsing bass guitar and static drum machine cadence. Watery, garbled vocals add to the macabre scene, leaving the songs on the same gloomy sonic territory as Joy Division. Though Under and Under doesn’t branch out much, Blank Dogs still has a way of making incredibly catchy music. The most surefire method is the inclusion of repetitive, anthematic choruses like that of the infectious “Setting Fire to Your House.” Just as endearing, but more subtly so, are the three-note guitar runs that slither through songs like “No Compass.” Piercing the sonic din that is always draped over Blank Dogs’ songs, these minimalist guitar lines are deceptively simple but give the listener something to latch on to amid the pervasive murk of Under and Under. While these tried techniques carry a majority of the album, the songs that drift away from the traditional Blank Dogs sound tend to be the most exciting. The acoustic instrumentation on “L Machine” is enough to set it apart from the rest of the album, and its energetic song structure and triumphant chorus make it the high point of the album. “Slowing Down” also distinguishes itself from the rest of the pack by changing up the tempo, as the drum machine decelerates from its frenetic pace long enough to showcase a multi-layered, psychedelic pop song. Even with these slight permutations, Under and Under remains a dark, monolithic record. Sounding like Suicide fronted by Ian Curtis, this demented, low-fidelity music certainly isn’t for everyone. But for those already under the shadowy spell of Blank Dogs, Under and Under is a solid addition to the oeuvre. 1 — Brad Barry

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May proves good time to try new video games

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PlayStation Portable: ‘Patapon 2’ (May 5) Sequel to the critically acclaimed “Patapon,” “Patapon 2” puts players in charge of the titular tribe and tasks them with using drum beats and strategy to defeat other tribes. Interestingly enough, “Patapon 2”is not a Universal Media Disc release like most PlayStation Portable games, but a downloadable title. This means you’ll need a good-sized memory card to download it, but it also means you’ll be able to get it at a far lower price — the manufacturer’s suggested retail price is $19.99.

PC, Xbox 360: ‘Battlestations: Pacific’ (May 12)

PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: ‘Bionic Commando’ (May 19) Better late than never. “Bionic Commando” is a sequel to a 1987 arcade cabinet release. For those of you who have never heard of the series, players act as super-soldiers who use a robotic arms to grab, smash and swing around the landscape while taking on a terrorist army. It’s like “Spider-Man 3” with guns but minus the teen angst.

PC, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3: ‘Fuel’ (May 26) “Fuel” is one of those games that might look very generic at first glance, but a deeper look proves it’s got a great concept that might really reinvent the genre as we know it. “Fuel” is an off-road racing game set in a world ravaged by climate change, and the “no-boundaries” level design looks to remake racing games by allowing players to really go off-road without penalty. This might be the revolutionary game that fans of “Dirt” and “Motorstorm” have been waiting for.

PlayStation 3: ‘inFAMOUS’ (May 26) From the creators of the “Sly Cooper” series, “inFAMOUS” is the story of a man who survives a catastrophic event, only to begin developing superpowers. However, it’s not all just fun and games — as you develop your powers, you’ll be pitted against new villains, and the citizens of Empire City will react to your presence based on your actions.

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By Jonathan Briseno Daily Texan Staff After a lackluster April, May looks to be a slightly better month for AAA, high-quality, high-budget video game releases. Here’s a partial list of the most promising titles you’ll be playing this month. (Note: All release dates are subject to change.)

“Battlestations: Pacific” is a bit difficult to describe. It’s effectively a mixed-strategy and action game, in which players plan attacks and then carry them out by taking personal control of ships, submarines or aircraft. The game is set in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and in addition to the usual American campaign, publisher Eidos has provided a Japanese “what-if” campaign as well, where players can explore what may have happened if the Japanese had gained the upper hand.

Courtesy of Mates of State

Indie rock husband-and-wife duo Mates of State, made up of Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner, recently had their second daughter and released their second album, “Re-Arrange Us.”

MaTes: Duo leads structured lifestyle From page 6B also find a way to work collaboratively.” H a m m e l a n d G a rd n e r have managed to care both for their artistic careers as well as their family. They pull it off by living a very regimented lifestyle: Their kids are given a solid day-today routine, and when the couple sits down to make music, they focus. Free time

ENTERTAINMENT BRIEFLY Snoop Dogg takes stand, denies hitting fan in Seattle SANTA MONICA, Calif. — Snoop Dogg told jurors on Monday that he didn’t hit a man suing him for millions of dollars with a brass-knuckle microphone during a melee at one of his 2005 concerts. The rapper (real name: Calvin Broadus) took the stand for nearly two hours and denied that he hit Richard Monroe Jr. during the show near Seattle. Broadus said he went back to his

is a luxury. “We’ll have ideas individually, and we can talk about those ideas with each other, but we really flush them out, and they become what they are when we’re behind the instruments,” Hammel said. But as mundane as this couple may be, they have a special code of honesty that is a treat to hear. “Art is a personal endeavor, so a lot of times you’re lay-

ing out emotions and feelings and thoughts that you have to trust somebody else to not ridicule you for or someone that respects those raw emotions,” Hammel said.

tour bus immediately after Monroe jumped on stage and was tackled by security. Monroe sued in 2006, claiming he was seriously injured after Broadus and members of his entourage and security detail struck him and poured alcohol on him during a performance of the hit “Gin and Juice.” He sued for $22 million; a jury will decide whether he receives any money. Broadus described the people who were on stage during a melee in which Monroe claims he was seriously injured. He identified several people near the struggle as being affiliated with The Game, a fellow rapper who toured with Snoop on the “How

the West Was Won” tour. Monroe testified on Friday that he woke up backstage, naked and in a pool of blood after the altercation. He said he was responding to what he thought was a call for audience members to join Snoop on stage. Broadus’ attorneys have argued that Monroe was wrong to come on stage and that the rappers’ security thought Snoop was being attacked. “The best way for the injuries not to have occurred [was] for him to stay in his seat and enjoy the show like the rest of the fans,” Broadus said. — The Associated Press

WHAT: Mates of State and Black Kids WHERE: La Zona Rosa WHEN: Tonight, 7 p.m. TICKETS : $25

I can already tell that Sweet Leaf does business differently than other companies. Christopher is young, tan and wearing sandals. He says things like “we like to make sure the line between work and play is as gray as possible” with such authenticity that I forgive him for how cheesy it sounds. But this is just how things are done at Sweet Leaf Tea Co. The company was founded in 1998 by Christopher and his childhood friend David Smith, after Christopher lamented that there was no bottled tea on the market “as good as my grandmother used to make.” In other words, they used sugar and actual tea instead of high-fructose corn syrup and “tea flavoring.” With $10,000 and an idea, Christopher and Smith started the company, doing everything on-site, using real tea leaves and organic cane sugar, steeping tea in panty hose and pillowcases and brewing it in giant metal crawfish tanks. Though they had a good idea, it was too ambitious. The company shut its doors in 2001. One year later, Sweet Leaf Tea reopened with a new business model: outsource all the production and focus instead on maintaining the energy and attitude of the business side of the company. It worked. Today, the company is growing at 100 percent or more per year. While people might be cutting back on big investments in today’s economy, they can still afford a $1.59 bottle of iced tea. “We’ve done better because our product is high quality,” Christopher says. Christopher and Smith market the teas with a unique and authentic flair. Both are in their 30s and have found a successful niche in marketing to, well, themselves. They hand out thousands of free bottles of tea at music festivals around the country. At food expos, they’re the ones mixing up Sweet Leaf and vodka cocktails at 4:30 in the afternoon. They utilize social media tools like blogging, Facebook and most recently, a Twitter account that Christopher updates. “Consumers aren’t stupid,” Christopher says. “They know when something is authentic. We don’t try to market to someone we’re not, because that just wouldn’t be true.” Through the realization that they cannot please everyone, Christopher and Smith created Sweet Leaf loyalty. And it’s this love for the quirky independent label that spurns mixed feelings among Sweet Leaf fans about Nestle’s investment in the company. Buzz has been accumulating

around the Nestle investment, as loyal consumers speculate about what the possibility of being taken over by one of the big corporate giants means for Sweet Leaf. “I associate Sweet Leaf with Austin, with local business,” said Tammie Beassie, a Plan II junior. “When I hear [possible Nestle buyout], it just makes me associate them with all the other ‘big guys’ … now, why wouldn’t I just buy something that’s cheaper?” But, Christopher says that for the most part, the company has actually received very little negative feedback about the announcement. “Honestly, many people have been congratulating us. They’re happy, because now they’ll be able to find the tea all over the country,” he says. “Yeah, I was worried, but fortunately most of our feedback has been very positive.” Christopher ’s reasoning makes sense: If you can’t beat the big guy, you may as well make the best of it by joining them. “I want every consumer to be able to have the choice to buy our product, and Coke and Pepsi own 80 percent of shelf space in stores,” he says. “If we’re not backed by a major company, the odds of our little independent business getting in there are very slim.” Nestle’s investment offer, or what Christopher calls “an entrepreneur’s dream,” will allow the company to focus on a variety of new projects, including developing new flavors (Christopher’s assistant walks past me, sipping a children’s juice box as the company taste-tests competitors’ products to research its own kids’ line), hiring more employees and reaching out to more locations in different parts of the country. The company currently sells tea to all 50 states and has multiple production plants, but it’s looking to significantly increase production. In Christopher’s opinion, the decision to have Nestle invest in the company was not out of line with Sweet Leaf’s ideals. “We chose Nestle because they have 100 percent ‘green’ plants and are leaders in reducing plastic in their bottles,” Christopher said. “Plus, their product is bottled water. You don’t get much healthier than that.” For now, Christopher and Smith will continue to run the business as usual, even with the Nestle investment. And later? “If they buy the company, they could change the recipe, and we’d have no control over it,” Christopher says. “But why would they do that? They’d be ruining what the basis of our company is founded on.” He lets out a little laugh. “Besides,” he says, “if they ruin our recipe, we’ll just take the money and start over again.”

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room full of small cubby holes and livening it up with bright-red metal ceiling beams and bold “Sweet Leaf Tea” logos painted on the walls. The insignia of the classic Sweet Leaf mascot, “Granny” (Clayton’s grandmother) appears in “Where’s Waldo?” fashion; I see her face appear on walls, bumper stickers and boxes as I look around the room.

By Raquel Villarreal Daily Texan Staff You’re driving along the highway with your best friend on a carefree Sunday afternoon. With your windows rolled down, a cool breeze strolls through your hair. From the car’s speakers you can hear Mates of State’s Re-Arrange Us, and it fits the scene perfectly. Mates of State is comprised of Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner, a married couple from Connecticut who quit their day jobs to become musicians and have since released five albums. Combining simple, honest lyrics with harmonious vocals and rhythmic keyboards and drums, the two have successfully expressed their lives through music. Their latest album, Re-Arrange Us, depicts a period of time in which the couple were moving their lives around — moving into a new house, welcoming a new baby and working on a new album. At this point, Hammel considered quitting the band. “We were trying to figure out how we were going to continue being a rock band with two babies,” he said. They’re not the first to try it, and they probably won’t be the last — but they just might be the first to talk about it in their songs. The band’s lyrics are an honest depiction of the pair ’s everyday lives, which at first glance seems ordinary. But, Hammel says they’re not an ordinary couple. “I think we genuinely like each other, and we really think each other are good artists/ musicians,” he said. “I think we respect one another as individual artists, and we’ve

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Courtesy of Sweet Leaf Tea Co.

Clayton Christopher, founder of Austin-based Sweet Leaf Tea Co., stands in front of a Sweet Leaf Tea display shelf. The company recently received a $15.6 million investment from Nestle, and in a few years, the Swiss-based corporation will have the option of buying the company.

Owners optimistic after Nestle announces it will invest millions into Sweet Leaf Tea By Leigh Patterson Daily Texan Staff As I sat in a class last week, I watched a classmate pop open a glass bottle of Sweet Leaf Mint & Honey iced green tea. He took a big gulp, his eyes closing as he let out a small sigh. He looked at the student next to him, and they exchanged knowing nods. “Man,” he said, “this stuff’s good.” Clayton Christopher, the founder of Sweet Leaf Tea Co., couldn’t

make up a better story of customer satisfaction. From the pickedover shelves at Whole Foods to the sweaty vendor stands at Austin City Limits Music Festival, the bottled teas are familiar landmark beverages that embody both Austin’s adoration of all things organic and love of small, local businesses. I’m sitting in Christopher’s office at the company’s flagship location in a small, second-story building on

South Congress Avenue, exactly one month after the company announced it would be receiving a $15.6 million investment from Nestle Waters North America Inc., a branch of the wellknown Swiss corporation. In a few years, Nestle will have the option to purchase the company. As I sit across from Christopher, I look around the Sweet Leaf headquarters. They’ve made good use of the cramped office space, stuffing the

Band ‘mates’ try to balance raising kids, making music

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