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UT raises $910 million since fund launch Effort is part of University campaign, soliciting $3 billion in donations to secure financial future By Hudson Lockett Daily Texan Staff The UT Capital Campaign, a comprehensive fundraising effort at UT-Austin, has amassed $910 million as of the end of last

week since the campaign’s inception three years ago, UT officials said. The $3 billion campaign began feeling the effects of the economic downturn around Janu-

Study says goals, counseling effort cut dropout rate degree,” said Sara GoldrickBy Yijiao Zhuang Rab, researcher and author of Daily Texan Staff The high dropout and transfer the study. “We found that sturate of first-generation college dents whose parents went to students at four-year institutions graduate school are at the bigis largely dependent on parents’ gest advantage because obviously, if they went education and to grad school, can be reduced they must have with guidance also had a good and goal setting, undergraduate according to a We found that experience.” study presented students whose What Golthis weekend. drick-Rab and The study, “Inparents went to her co-author stitutional Transgraduate school Regina Deilfer and Manageare at the biggest Amen found ment of Risk in was that firstHigher Educaadvantage because, mition,” which was obviously if they went generation, nority and lowpresented this to grad school they er-income stuweekend at the annual Amermust have also had a d e n t s w e r e likely to ican Sociologigood undergraduate more engage in a “recal Association experience.” verse transfer” meeting, claims four-year the primary — Sara Goldrick-Rab from to two-year incause of dropresearcher and author stitutions. They out and transare also more fers to two-year likely to lack universities decritical resourcpends on the education of a first-generation stu- es such as guidance, goal setting, the ability to find academic help dents’ parents. “If college went well for par- and encouragement to pursue a ents, they are more likely to pass bachelor’s degree. down to their kids good information on getting a bachelor’s STUDY continues on page 2

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Cap Metro plans cuts to balance the books Reductions in service and fare increases could be part of budget request By Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff In light of anticipated budgetary shortfalls, Capital Metro may increase bus fares and eliminate downtown ‘Dillo service, starting in January, in an effort to balance the transit authority’s budget. In a presentation made during Monday’s public meeting, Randy Hume, Capital Metro’s executive vice president of finance and administration, said the transit authority wants to increase the amount of money in its reserve fund by the end of the next fiscal year.

As the budget stands, the transit authority will have roughly half of what it aims to generate. But by the end of the 2010 fiscal year, Hume said Capital Metro hopes to generate $10 million. To make up the difference, the transit authority proposes to raise bus fares. “How to balance the budget and keep as much service as possible is of course the objective that we are doing and the decisions we have to make,” Hume said. Budget officers at Capital Metro anticipate sales-tax revenue to the city will decrease by $14 million by the end of the 2009 fiscal year. They also project an additional decrease of 5

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ary, said John McCall, associate vice president of the University Development Office. The impact has been most prevalent among mid-level donors — those giving between $250,000 and $1 million — he said. The eight-year campaign is a departure from previous campaigns both in the scope of its

goals and faculty involvement, as well as the financial environment it is operating in. “All told, given the economy, that’s not a bad place to be,” McCall said. McCall said the biggest chunk of campaign funds came from donors giving $5 million or more.

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billion at its outset in 1997. By the end of its seven-year run, it brought in $1.6 billion. The current “Campaign for Texas” was spurred by recommendations from the Commission of 125. The report was crafted over the course of two years

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Changes coming to W. 6th St. Effort aims to attract upscale demographic and area investment By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff The West Sixth Street district will undergo renovations during 2010 that will add to and transform aspects of the area’s character and commercial viability. Plans to renovate the area will include building redevelopment, as well as the reconceptualization of the area to attract a more mature and affluent demographic. Bars undergoing renovation projects include Star Bar, Hi-Lo bar and Mother Egan’s Irish Pub. Also, a new bar, the Kung-Fu Saloon, and a hotel will be added to the district in the near future. Mother Egan’s will undergo extensive renovations, which will include a complete tear-down of the building’s interior. General manager Grant McMichael said the bar established in 2000 will lose its lease in May 2010 to the Womack brothers, who own the Chuggin’ Monkey and recently began running the Molotov Lounge. “The character of West Sixth Street has become very different than what it was when Mother Egan’s opened,” McMichael said. “These other bars popped up, and they have been changing the dynamic to a more upscale expensive attire — more like Dallas.” Stratford Property Group President Chris Horne is a developer for the new hotel project and a managing partner with Nick Adams on the development of the Kung-Fu Saloon. The hotel will have 16 suitestyle rooms and the property will be a mixed-use project encompassing a cocktail lounge open to the public, a street-side coffee house, small office spaces for lease and a conference center. “The hotel will be a firstclass, garden-style, low-rise, contemporary boutique hotel,” Horne said. At this point, the renovations are not within the city of Austin’s downtown redevelopment plan. Michael Knox,

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Two people walk by Mother Egan’s Irish Pub on West Sixth Street on Monday afternoon. A new bar and hotel are planned as renovations to the neighborhood get under way. city downtown officer and Economic Growth and Redevelopment Office co-project manager, said the city may consider the West Sixth Street district as part of a city-sanctioned redevelopment. “A portion of West Sixth may be looked at as part of the Downtown Austin Plan

district planning in an upcoming phase,” Knox said. Adams said the Kung Fu Saloon will be a relaxed, upper-scale concept featuring vintage arcade games such as “Ms. Pac Man,” classic table games including Air Hockey and a full bar. McMichael said West Sixth

has been going in a new direction for the past two and a half years and that it is far different than what it was 10 years ago. He said Mother Egan’s business has been stable even within the recession and that this was not a

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Facebook spying not healthy for lasting relationship Canadian researchers say stalking lover could lead to jealousy, tension

A woman gets on the 101 Capitol Metro bus at the bus stop across from Dobie Mall on Monday evening.

“Surprisingly, though, we have not seen a decline in the smaller donors of $1,000 or less,” he said. The current situation would call for the University to raise more than $400 million a year, McCall said. The last capital campaign, “We’re Texas,” aimed to raise $1

By Brittany Wisch Daily Texan Staff Researchers in Canada are blaming Facebook for relationship troubles. A team of researchers from the University of Guelph in Ontario , comprised of Amy Muise, Emily Christofides and Serge Desmarais, released a survey which found people who use Facebook to spy on their significant others are more likely to question their partners’ honesty and fidelity.

They also questioned whether the amount of time users spent on the Web site would increase as a result of jealousy. Men reported having 100 more friends than women. According to the study, women outscored men on a jealousy scale, averaging a score of 3.29 out of 7, while men scored 2.81. “Facebook will ruin a relationship,” said Danielle Lussier, a UT biomedical engineering graduate. The undergraduates were asked questions like, “How likely are you to become jealous after your partner has added an

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Facebook may be the cause of relationship troubles and could provoke jealousy among partners, according to Canadian researchers.

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Goldrick-Rab said she believes the best way to combat this problem is for students and faculty members to be more hands-on. “Students should be encouraged to get out and talk to people,” said Goldrick-Rab, who is also a professor of educational policy at the University of Wisconsin. “I tell my students it is okay to come in to office hours without having an agenda — just come in.” Many programs at UT acknowledge the difficulties students face in the transition to college, especially those that come from underrepresented high schools, or are of minority or first-generation backgrounds, said Ge Chen, as-

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sistant director of the Longhorn Center for Academic Excellence. “Underrepresented students are usually less involved with their peers and their teachers because their parents don’t have a college education and didn’t instill a college culture,” Chen said. “While they receive less encouragement from their parents, they also have higher expectations since they are often the first person within their family to go to college and have a lot of financial responsibility to uphold.” One of the biggest factors to the retention rate of disadvantaged students is that they’re not aware of all the resources UT has to offer, said Alan Constant, director of the UT Learning Center.

“I see many students reluctant to come in because they don’t want to ask for help,” Constant said. “That may be a cultural thing because students are taught that there are certain things you have to do to be successful.” Constant said his experience working with students has shown that the most telling factor of a student’s success is the way he or she responds to adversity. “In a typical situation, you have a good student come in who was very successful in high school but then comes to college and doesn’t make as high of a grade at first,” Constant said. “What they don’t realize is that the environment has changed and the expectations are higher. Our goal is to help

them understand and meet those expectations instead of blaming themselves or giving up.” While the study done by Goldrick-Rab and Deil-Amen examined students from Chicago public schools, one critical factor that is more pertinent to Texas is its geographical problem. “Latinos in Texas are much more likely to attend or transfer back to a two-year college simply because there may not be a fouryear school nearby,” GoldrickRab said. “There is a cultural factor that ties Latino students closer with their families, and when they want to move closer to home and don’t have a university to turn to, they go to community college instead.”

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Adrian Alvarez and Jesus Ramos perform bike tricks in the parking lot of the Sun and Ski Sports Expo on Anderson Lane.

A figure in the July 9 story “Regents buy land at board meeting,” should have referred to $6.4 billion as the total market value of all endowments held by the UT System Board of Regents. Inappropriate expenditures represented 1 percent of the market value of the sample of endowments reviewed. The Texan regrets the error.

deciding factor in the bar losing its lease. “They are knocking this place down and building an entirely new concept,” McMichael said. “Yeah, it’s not destroying the character of Austin — obviously we are in a recession and the city is still opening up new businesses and bars. It’s not what I want to happen, but [in the] big picture, it’s what’s best for the economy.”

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UT’s Marine Science Institute in Port Aransas will host the site to a new state-of-the-art building facility. The building will be used for research labs for the MissionAransas Reserve, office space for faculty, meeting rooms and a resource center for field operations, said Steven Lanoux, assistant director of the Marine Science Institute. Planning began approximately three years ago with the building’s $21 million in funding provided by UT, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and private and state donations. “The building is purposed for the expansion of existing programs, such as outreach, research and hosting of visiting scientists and graduate students,” Lanoux said. “The resources will go primarily to support the ecosystem dynamic and biogeochemistry programs.” Construction broke ground on the site on Aug. 1, and completion of the site is estimated for January 2011. “We are very excited for this new building,” Lanoux said. “It will be equipped with state-ofthe-art equipment and built to be environmentally sensitive to its surroundings.” — Yijiao Zhuang

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will be increased by one quarter, from 75 cents to $1. The cost for a fixed-route metro pass will Do not raise the fares. increase by 50 cents to $2 and ... Stop this nonsense; people with disabilities will be charged 25 cents. MetroAccess you are driving monthly passes will cost $35, people off the bus.” 10-Ride booklets will cost $12 and senior 31-day passes will — Glenn Gaven cost $10. UT shuttle route operator Sandra Seekamp, who uses an electric wheelchair for mobility, criticized the proposed fare increase on disabled and senior get that does not change,” passengers. Seekamp said. “I know people “I am on a very limited bud- who wouldn’t be able to leave

their homes except to go grocery shopping or to their doctor’s office. They will essentially almost be prisoners in their own homes.” Glenn Gaven, who operates a UT shuttle route and has been a passenger on Capital Metro buses for 23 years, said the fare increases will prompt more people to return to their cars rather than commute by bus, offsetting the transit authority’s goal of doubling ridership. “Do not raise the fares,” Gaven said. “Do not even entertain

the notion. Stop this nonsense; you are driving people off the bus. This system is probably the most efficient way to clear the air, and we have to make use of it and not drive people back in their cars.” Margaret Gomez, chairwoman of Capital Metro’s board of directors, said she will listen to the public’s input. “Nothing is in cement,” Gomez said, adding that the board will likely vote on the fare increase and the ‘Dillo service in early September.

MONEY: University’s colleges assisting in fundraising efforts From page 1 to serve as a guide for the next 25 years of development at UT. It called for, among other things, reducing the student-tofaculty ratio and increased support for graduate students. McCall said the commission still held some sway over the use of campaign funds raised and will act as general guidelines overlaying college and campus-based goals. Susan Brown, assistant dean of the College of Pharmacy, said she thinks stalwart supporters would pull through for the campaign. “I think its challenging, but I think people that have always given to the University, I think those loyal donors are always going to be there,” Brown said. Brown, who was at UT during the “We’re Texas” campaign, said more faculty and student input had gone into setting the goals of the current campaign. “The colleges have worked very hard to make sure that we are doing what the faculty really need and what the students need,” she said. In the pharmacy school, the goals were drafted first by faculty members before being hammered out with an advisory council for submission to the main office, she said. “Our college is small, so we can do that,” Brown said, adding that the college had raised

about $5 million of its $35 million goal. Julie Hooper, assistant dean of the School of Architecture, said a combination of council members and faculty came to the conclusion that more graduate student support was needed even before the campaign began. “Our student body in the School of Architecture is more than half of the student body’s graduate students,” Hooper said. She said the school had raised $4.9 million of its $31.5 million goal. alumni support from the school and University at large was a major source of funding, Hooper said. Lisa Avra, associate director for development at the Harry Ransom Center, said the center often drew funding from outside sources, in lieu of the alumni other schools enjoy. The center had raised more than $6 million so far in pursuit of its $15 million goal, she said. “Our donors are not necessarily University of Texas alumni,” Avra said. The core groups being supported by the current campaign were literature and photography, she said, in contrast to building needs in the previous one. Avra said the effort now centers around endowments and matching donors with their interests. “We have a number of opportunities where a donor can help us meet our goals,” she said. Gregory Perrin, assistant direc-

tor for development of UT libraries, said this was the first campaign to include the libraries. “Part of what the libraries are most concerned with is building our collections,” Perrin said. Increased digital access and preservation are the focus of the fledgling fundraising effort, he said, adding that the libraries hoped to draw support from the many non-alumni users. Perrin said the $2.8 million raised left a long way to go until the $33 million goal, but that he hoped for a boost from the possible renaming of three libraries on campus in conjunction with large donations. The Architecture and Planning Library, the Life Sciences Library and the Doty Fine Arts Library were all in the running, he said. “Those are big, multi-million dollar contributions that will take to name those libraries,” Perrin said.

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WORLD BRIEFLY USGS: Huge earthquake hits in Indian Ocean, no tsunami WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Monday reported that a huge 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean and issued a regional tsunami watch for India, Myanmar, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh that was lifted later. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was about 160 miles north of Port Blair in India’s Andaman Islands and about 20.6 miles deep. “The danger for a tsunami is real,” William Leith, an earthquake manager at the USGS, said in an interview. By comparison, however, Leith said that Monday’s Indian Ocean quake, though very large, was “many times smaller” than a massive earthquake in December 2004 off Indonesia’s western island of Sumatra that triggered a tsunami that killed more than 230,000 people. The tsunami alert was later lifted. Also Monday, an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.6 shook Tokyo and surrounding areas.

50 drug barons on US ‘kill or capture’ list in Afghanistan KABUL — A U.S. military “kill or capture” list of 367 wanted insurgents in Afghanistan includes 50 major drug traffickers who give money to Taliban militants, U.S. military commanders told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. U.S. and NATO troops are attacking drug warehouses and militant-linked narco dealers in Afghanistan for the first time this year, a new strategy to counter the country’s booming opium poppy and heroin trade. NATO defense ministers approved the targeted drug raids late last year, saying the link between Taliban insurgents and the drug trade was clear. According to a report to be

issued by the committee this week, U.S. commanders have no restrictions on the use of force against the targets, “which means they can be killed or captured on the battlefield,” the report states. When the nexus between a drug trafficker and the insurgency is clear enough, the drug trafficker is put on a list of insurgent leaders wanted by U.S. forces, said Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, the top U.S. spokesman in Afghanistan. “The list of targets are those that are contributing to the insurgency, so the key leadership, and part of that obviously is the link between the narco industry and the militants,” Smith said.

Beached whales die off Fla. shore

Iranian hardliners purge Intelligence Ministry ranks TEHRAN, Iran — President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad tightened his grip on Iran’s powerful intelligence services, ousting four senior officials in a widening purge against authorities who challenged the harsh crackdowns after June’s disputed elections, lawmakers and media said Monday. The shake-up at the Intelligence Ministry — the nation’s main spy agency — deepened the rifts straining Iran’s conservative ranks over Ahmadinejad’s strong-arm political tactics and the crushing response to the pro-reform opposition since the June 12 election. It also sought to bolster Ahmadinejad allies in the Revolutionary Guard, which led the assaults and arrests against protesters who claimed the election was rigged. But now officials from other groups, including the police and judiciary, say abuses occurred and have called for investigations into the deaths and alleged torture. The latest purge was reportedly linked to the refusal of some top officials to back the government’s claims that the wave of protests were part of a “velvet revolution” aimed at overthrowing the Islamic leadership.

NATION BRIEFLY Ohio mom of 6 pleads guilty in cancer con of friends’ money COLUMBUS, Ohio — A mother of six from Ohio has pleaded guilty to conning friends and family out of more than $800,000 by claiming her husband suffered from cancer. Thirty-year-old Melanie Chen of Columbus pleaded guilty Monday to one count of theft. One count of receiving stolen property was dismissed. Chen originally pled not guilty to both charges. She fled to Utah after being indicted in March and was apprehended about a month later. Her husband, 38-year-old Phylip Chen, has pleaded not

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guilty to both charges. His trial is scheduled for Aug. 19. Melanie Chen faces up to 10 years in prison and a $20,000 fine. Her attorney, Shawn Dominy, says Chen is relieved to have this phase of the case completed and wants closure. Authorities say the couple solicited money from July 2005 to August 2008, claiming they could not afford medical expenses.

47 spend ‘surreal’ 6 hours on grounded plane in Rochester MINNEAPOLIS — By its sixth hour sitting on a deserted tarmac, Continental Express Flight 2816 had taken on the smell of diapers and an overwhelmed lone toilet. What should have been a 2 1/2hour trip from Houston to Min-

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A rescuer pets a baby whale on a beach in Hollywood, Fla. on Monday. Rescuers were trying to save the baby whale and its mother, both of which had beached themselves.

neapolis had moved into its ninth hour, and the 47 passengers on board had burned through the free pretzels and drinks handed out early in their Friday night flight from Houston. Passengers on another flight that had been diverted to the airport in Rochester, Minn., because of storms were allowed to disembark and were put on a bus that would take them the 85 miles to Minneapolis. And the terminal, where passengers could at least stretch their legs, breathe fresh air and use the vending machines, was a mere 50 yards away. But it wasn’t until 6 a.m. Saturday — six hours after landing — that Flight 2816’s passengers were allowed out of the plane. Compiled from Associated Press reports

Calls for tighter airspace rules after NYC collision By Joan Lowy & Larry Neumeister The Associated Press NEW YORK — The collision of a sightseeing helicopter and a small plane over New York’s Hudson River has intensified pressure to tighten the rules governing one of the world’s most crowded air corridors — a largely unregulated airspace some pilots compare to the Wild West. Among the ideas to improve safety: Assigning low-flying aircraft different altitudes, requiring them to carry collision-avoidance equipment or completely closing the area over the river. “You don’t have the concentrated levels of traffic anywhere else. There is no getting around it that the New York airspace is one of the busiest airspaces in the world,” said Matt Zuccaro, president of the Helicopter Association International union. According to the National Transportation Safety Board, about 225 aircraft fly each day within 3 miles of where a private plane crashed into a tourist helicopter on Saturday. Nine people were killed. The planes all fly at or below 1,100 feet, where air traffic controllers cannot track them, and pilots are left to navigate on their own. Air traffic controllers do not attempt to separate aircraft. It’s up to

By J. Pat Carter The Associated Press HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Rescuers failed in a frantic bid to save a mother whale and her baby after the pair ran aground off a South Florida beach Monday as hundreds looked on, many in tears. Neither animal survived despite efforts to keep them alive with moist towels and umbrellas to protect their drying skin from the scorching sun. A team of marine mammal specialists tried to save the distressed whales after they became trapped in shallow waters at Hollywood beach, just north of Miami. The mother died and the calf had to be euthanized, authorities said. Swimmers spotted the whales around 1 p.m. in waist-deep water and tried to encourage them to head back toward deeper water. The whales briefly swam away, but returned and headed toward the beach. The mother — which experts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration identified as a beaked whale — was about 10 to 12 feet long. The calf was about half her size. Some placed towels on the whales trying to keep them moist, and volunteers waded into the water and held umbrellas over the animals in hopes of further shielding them from the sun as a summertime crowd of about 300 tourists and residents looked at the somber scene. After the mother died, the calf was brought next to her and euthanized by a NOAA marine mammal specialist. “I have tears in my eyes,” said Eileen Vulpis of Coral Springs. “Everyone here is upset, everyone really thought they were going to try to save the baby.” Blair Mase, a stranding coordinator for NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, said beaked whales normally do not survive in captivity, and that the calf would have been unable to live without its mother. Dozens of people with video and still cameras waded into the water, trying to get closer to the whales as authorities kept others back behind yellow police tape. A police helicopter hovered nearby. Experts will perform necropsies on both whales, Mase said.

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The helicopter that was hit by an airplane and crashed in the Hudson River is repositioned by a crane in Hoboken, NJ on Monday. pilots to avoid collisions, primarily by watching out the window. Rep. Jerrold Nadler, a New York Democrat, on Monday urged the Federal Aviation Administration to ban flights by small aircraft unless they are equipped with collision-avoidance systems and transponders that report altitude and identification. He also said the planes should be required to file flight plans like larger commercial aircraft. “It is unconscionable that the FAA permits unregulated flights in a crowded airspace in a major

metropolitan area,” Nadler said. “The Hudson River flight corridor must not continue to be the Wild West.” Divers on Monday found the wreckage of the small plane and the body of one of two victims who had remained missing since the crash. The wreckage of the single-engine Piper was found in about 60 feet of water in the middle of the river, indicating it had drifted from the spot where it crashed, closer to New Jersey’s riverbank, police said.

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In Texas, you have to be 16 years old to get a drivers license, 18 years old to smoke a cigarette or buy a lottery ticket and 21 years old to have a legal right to a margarita. Lawmakers created these restrictions in the best interest of the nation’s youth — to protect minors from the decisions they are unprepared to make for themselves. But when it comes to crime and punishment, lawmakers seem callously indifferent to the effect certain forms of punishment have on juveniles. For instance, in Texas one must be only 14 years old to be tried, and sentenced, as an adult. “From Time Out to Hard Time,” a study released last July and directed by Michelle Dietch of the University’s LBJ School of Public Affairs, examines the way courts throughout the nation handle juvenile sentencing. The report concluded that the current system treats far too many children as adults. Every state allows juveniles to be tried as adults, and more than 20 states permit children as young as 7 years of age to be tried in adult courts. Juvenile court judges send about 80 children ages 13 and under into adult courts per year, according to the report. In adult facilities, youth face much higher risks of physical and sexual assault and suicide than they would face in juvenile facilities, according to the report. Children who are convicted and sentenced as adults are much more likely to become violent offenders than children tried as juveniles. They are also more likely to end up in jail a second time. While the study does not prove causality, the correlation is significant enough to merit concern, the report continued. Many argue that if children can commit crimes like adults, they can be tried like adults. But criminality is not an adult characteristic. Minors actually have a less-developed understanding of the consequences of their actions than their adult counterparts. When minors commit heinous crimes, they are not proving their adulthood, but indicating deep-seated problems accented by immature minds. The U.S. Supreme Court agreed in the 2005 case Roper v. Simmons, which held that children who commit crimes when under the age of 18 are not eligible for the death penalty. As The New York Times wrote, “Justice Anthony Kennedy drew on compassion, common sense and the science of the youthful brain when he wrote that it was morally wrong to equate the offenses of emotionally undeveloped adolescents with the offenses of fully formed adults.” Even if the ability to commit a particularly disturbing crime somehow demonstrated unusual maturity, courts would be sending excessive numbers of minors to the adult system. The decision to treat children as adults is not based on the seriousness of their crimes. As H. Thomas Wells Jr., president of the American Bar Association, wrote in The New York Times, “The data suggest, for example, that children 13 and under who commit crimes like burglary and theft are just as likely to be sent to adult courts as children who commit serious acts of violence against people.” And the number of children judged to have broken their ways into adulthood is growing. “Between 1985 and 1997, this country doubled the number of youths in adult prisons,” Wells wrote. “By 2001, we were trying 200,000 juveniles in adult courts each year. It’s time we enact reforms.” According to the study, “on a single day in 2008, 7,703 children under age 18 were held in adult local jails and 3,650 in adult state prisons.” That is more than 10,000 children facing unnecessarily high risks of assault and suicide, 10,000 kids who are more likely to commit violent crimes than the minors placed in the juvenile system. There is a reason the law treats minors differently from adults — fundamental differences in development between minors and adults — differences that violent acts do not erase. — Jillian Sheridan for the editorial board

Wanted: leadership interference with Obama’s ideas. The strategist also noted that he has spoken with several Democratic congressmen who agreed Political analysts currently find themselves with his sentiment. enamored with the dilemma of lacking ReThe story is the same here in Texas. Politipublican leadership. At the national level, cos note infighting between Gov. Rick Perry Republicans continue to lick their wounds and Sen. Kay Baily Hutchison, Texas’ senior from the 2008 election, which has made it senator, and claim that it’s clear evidence difficult for those on the right to identify a there is no single Republican in charge here leader who is in charge of the party. at home. Perhaps a leader will come from the curThis is quite the opposite of what has really rent political scene. Sen. Mitch McConnell of been happening. Perry has dutifully fulfilled Kentucky and Rep. John Boehner of Ohio are his obligations during the past legislative the obvious candidates, given that they both session, and Hutchison has been able to vote have “leader” in their job titles. Some talking on key legislation and represent the voices heads say being just one person in a 100- or of Texans in Washington. Perhaps the larg435-member chamber, respectively, makes it er story is the lack of leadership of the Texdifficult to stand out as much as a true lead- as left. Obviously, the Democratic Party will er of the party needs to right now. field candidates for the governor’s race and Others say that leadHutchison’s soon-to-be-vaers of the Republican Parcant Senate seat. There are, t y e m e rg e d d u r i n g t h e however, no clear frontrun2 0 0 8 p re s i d e n t i a l e l e c ners for either. tion. A Conservative PolitHouston Mayor Bill ical Action Conference poll White is among the most Obviously, the showed that the party’s popular Democrats in the Democratic front-runners, according state. He has done fairly to younger conservatives, well serving Texas’ largest Party will field were Mitt Romney and Sarcity only because he works candidates for the ah Palin. This works well with businesses. Would he for the mainstream media, have had the foresight to governor’s race given that both of the forturn down the unemployand Hutchison’s mer governors are favorite ment insurance Funds, as targets for insults from the many business groups in soon-to-be-vacant left. Also, given that both the state had called for? If senate seat. There no longer hold executive he would have, Democrats positions that would allow will have a tough time beare, however, no them to show leadership lieving he is the best canclear front-runners skills when faced with poldidate for senator, espeicy decisions, it is tough to cially since Hutchison herfor either. discern how either would self has declared that the lead in a national position. state should have taken But for all of the consterthe money. nation on the right, who Though John Sharp, is the left’s leader? President Obama was the former comptroller, remains popular meant to be the agent of change for the Unit- in the state, he declared his disinterest in ed States and usher in a new era of policies the governorship. and politics. But a recent Washington PostFormer Austin mayor and current state ABC poll shows that public support for the senator Kirk Watson is also expected to anpresident’s health care plan has recently nounce his candidacy for the governor ’s dropped below 50 percent, and his overall race. But when one looks at his legislative approval numbers have begun to hit the low record, there is nothing of note. The only 50s — falling from the high 60s in January. thing he may be remembered for is appearWith policies like cap-and-trade, trillion-dol- ing on MSNBC’s “Hardball” and not belar bailouts and government-subsidized car ing able to name a single thing that thencompanies unlikely to stop, don’t look for candidate Obama accomplished in his time those numbers to spike any time soon. in the Senate. Keeping with the left’s leadership problem, Given the Democratic Party’s predicasome point to Speaker of the House Nancy ment, it’s no wonder why so much emphaPelosi, the first female speaker and third in sis is being placed on pointing out a lack the line of succession to the presidency. She of leadership potential in the Republican may have ambitious plans and confidence Party — rather than finding effective Texas in her legislative abilities, but Dan Gerstein, Democratic leaders. a Democratic strategist, said recently that it Prelosky is a government senior was time for Pelosi to step down due to her By Nick Prelosky Daily Texan Columnist

Eat at Freebirds

By Dave Player Daily Texan Columnist

This past Saturday, I was enjoying a meal at Freebirds, a franchise of burrito restaurants native to Texas. In the dining area, a short bar faces a wall on which various newspapers from that day are hung for the customer to peruse while ingesting their burrito. It was there that I first saw a syndicated Associated Press report with some disturbing news: economist and weekly columnist Ben Stein had been released by The New York Times. Stein, perhaps most widely recognizable for his role as the attendance-taking, monotonous teacher in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” had been a contributor to the Times for decades as a commentator on economic and political issues. Stein’s cardinal sin, according to the Times management, was accepting a role as a spokesman for a credit report company — a move that had put him under fire by fellow writers due to the company’s questionable ethical conduct. The move raises questions about journalistic objectivity in today’s media, an issue as hot as Freebirds’ fiery habanero sauce. Part of the issue is the nature of the company Stein represents. The former columnist first drew fire from Reuters blogger Felix Salmon, who described the Web-based company as “predatory” and “a sleazy company which exists only to extract large sums of money from those who can least afford it.” The site bills itself as a service that allows customers to view their credit scores for free. However, unlike Freebirds, where prices are always low, Freescore.com charges customers a $30 monthly fee to access their credit reports. The catch? The only service that offers free credit reports is AnnualCreditReport.com, a governmentmandated reporting agency that entitles every American to a free report at least once a year. We rely on our news organizations to provide us with accurate, unbiased reporting. For the most part, they do. Accusations of ideological bias are rampant, but serious claims regarding commercial influence are rarely made. The papers themselves are commercial entities with their own financial interests. After all, their ultimate goal

THE FIRING LINE Indoctrination trumps education I‘d like to make a couple of comments concerning Monday’s firing line responses to the story, “UT prepares teachers for Bible classes.” As an atheist, I don’t have any problem with the Bible being taught as an elective. However, do not harbor any delusions: This is about Christian indoctrination. The proponents of this law were not thinking about the fact that Texas schools are some of the worst in the country when they wasted their time and taxpayer money trying to get this law passed. What they are thinking about is indoctrination. While I’m not going to argue the constitutional merits of the Establishment Clause, at the very least, this new addendum to the curriculum opens the door to forcing public schools to now have electives in all other religions (as well as atheism) or it will be,

is to report the news, and turn a profit. Stein is also interested in being profitable. He has the liberty to use his own celebrity to better himself, just like diners at Freebirds have the liberty to choose from four different types of tortillas. After all, a significant portion of the Times’ revenue comes from advertisements. What discerns the paper ’s product promotion from the type of advocacy Stein took part in? For one, the advertisements in the Times are clearly marked as distinct pieces separate from the paper’s content. Readers can distinguish between advertisement and what the paper is reporting as facts. Without that distinction, the Times would be like a steaming-hot burrito from Freebirds in which the cheese has melted over the sizzling steak cutlets to entwine itself with the fresh-roasted peppers. Ultimately, the distinction lies in the Times’ powerful brand identity. Readers trust the Times to provide accurate and objective journalism simply because it has for more than 150 years. In the same way, diners trust Freebirds to get their orders right even if they phone them in, fax them in, or order online. In Stein’s case, even though he did not directly endorse Freescore.com in his column, his position covering economic issues indirectly brought the Times into the picture. In his commercial, Stein is introduced as an “Economist and Finance Writer.” These qualifications are facilitated by The New York Times, without which he is neither. By employing Stein, the paper was empowering him to advise citizens to visit said Web site. By doing so, Stein was in conflict with the Times’ code of ethics, which states, “staff members may not engage in financial counseling (except through the articles they write.)” Ben Stein is Chipotle. And the fine line between journalistic integrity and professional prudence will continue to be an open issue — just like Freebirds, which is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., and until 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Player is a plan II honors junior

rightfully so, considered biased. For example, I now expect Texas schools to have a class on atheism that discusses the historical accuracy, philosophical and physical veracity of all these superstitious claims. Why? Because if I’m going to pay for a Bible class, you’re going to pay for an atheism class. It’s moronic, at best, to even suggest such an addition to the curriculum at a time when Texas schools are some of the worst in the country. Educators should be figuring out how to improve education in Texas schools — not wasting time and money adding Bible class electives as an attempt to sneak their religious zealotry in the back door. The term “child neglect” comes to mind. This issue should not be examined solely in the vacuum of First Amendment legality. These are children’s lives being discussed.

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unknown member of the opposite sex?â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;How likely are you to monitor your partner â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s activities on Facebook?â&#x20AC;? Most participants answered that they were very likely to become jealous and monitor their partnersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; activities. The students also said they spent an average of 40 minutes on Facebook each day, with women spending more time than men, according to the study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gender is an important factor in this study,â&#x20AC;? said Jorge Pena, a UT communication studies assistant professor. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Females tend to experience more jealousy than males.â&#x20AC;? Jealousy also increases peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time on the site and several participants admitted to being addicted to the site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People with more jealous personalities and traits tend to resort to Web sites like Facebook,â&#x20AC;? Pena said. Bo Yu, UT senior engineering student said he is no longer friends with his girlfriend on Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People will get on just to see who is in a picture with who or who wrote what on whose wall,â&#x20AC;? Yu said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then you start to make conclusions about what is going on in the picture and you really have no idea what is really happening. Facebook is no good.â&#x20AC;? More than 300 undergraduate students completed an anonymous online survey about their Facebook habits and more than half said they were seriously dating one person. The researchers plan on doing further research on Facebook. Nearly $50,000 in grant money awarded by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada will help them continue studying how youth and adults disclose personal information on the site. day, month day, 2008

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as well as design in the Department of Art and Art History. The lab will present the exhibition in order to share the facultyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s influence on city art with the Austin community. Carolyn Porter, assistant director of the Department of Art and1 Art History, said the Austin art community is multifaceted and encouraging.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Austin art community is unique for its ability to celebrate a number of different kind of art forms, discuss and encourage a number of different conversations relating to the art world, and to develop an experience and accessible audience of art enthusiasts,â&#x20AC;? Porter said. The opening reception will be held from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 12

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Sports Editor: Austin Talbert E-mail: sports@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2210 www.dailytexanonline.com

T HE DAILY TEXAN

COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Recipe for another title: Experience plus Tebow By Chris Tavarez Daily Texan Columnist

Two out of three is good. Three out of four is even better. But back-to-back is the best, and it’s unprecedented. That’s exactly what the Florida Gators will be going for — history — and odds are that they’ll do it. Since the BCS’ inception, no team has won back-toback championships. I know what you’re thinking and I’m not wrong. Yes, USC was going for its third-straight national championship when Texas took it down for the title in 2005, but USC only won one BCS title, and that was in ’04. In 2003, it was a split championship, (which is what the BCS was created to prevent, but that’s a whole other column) with the Trojans getting the AP title and LSU winning the BCS championship over an OU team that was crushed in the Big 12 title game, keeping Texas out of BCS picture for another year. But I digress — what’s important is that this year’s Florida team is as stacked with talent, loaded with veterans, fast and dangerous as any other team in the country. Florida has a non-conference schedule that could rival Texas’ in easiness, and it doesn’t have to worry about facing off against Ole Miss in the regular season. Plus, Florida only has one potentially dangerous road game on the schedule with a trip to LSU. These are the ingredients for history, and the team’s got two master chefs in Urban Meyer and Tim Tebow. Tebow, the golden child of college football, decided to come back for his senior year to play some football while attending his one and only class in the fall semester. He won the Heisman trophy for a reason back in 2007, was a finalist last year for good cause, and is a preseason favorite this year because he’s one of the best leaders and most versatile quarterbacks in college football. He can throw it downfield, run right over you, jump and throw a touchdown pass at the same time and leap tall buildings in a single bound (at least that’s what ESPN wants you to think). He has this kind of hype for a reason because he should be getting fitted for his third ring in January. Helping Tebow in his quest for another title will be a defense that returns all 11 starters and 10 of its 11 backups. It is completely absurd to have a defense as unscathed as the Gators’ from one year to the next. And the man throwing all of these ingredients together — one part best defense in the country, one part potent offense, a full serving of outstanding special teams and a hearty helping of leadership on both sides of the ball in Tebow and linebacker Brandon Spikes — is Urban Meyer. Meyer was the mastermind behind Utah’s rise to prominence as the first BCS buster in 2004, and he’s shown his genius in his move to the big time by winning two national championships in his four years at Florida. Meyer’s resume is quickly making him one of the best coaches in the country. This year he is coaching the best team in the country. A combination like that usually makes for big results. They say that offense wins games, but defense wins championships. With an offense led by a Heisman Trophy-winner and a defense that is stacked (literally two deep) with veterans, count on Florida to keep that adage true for 2009.

Phil Sandlin | Associated Press

Florida coach Urban Meyer talks with Tim Tebow during the Gators’ first day of practice last week.

Photos by Harrison Diamond | Alligator Staff

Above, with all eyes focused on Florida, quarterback Tim Tebow, who ran through Alabama in last year’s SEC Championship, must battle the No. 1 hype. Below, Gator quarterback Tim Tebow powered through the SEC last season. Tebow looks to do the same and lead the Gators toward another title this year.

Gators aim for back-to-back titles By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff We all know Superman has one weakness — that pesky kryptonite. But does Tim Tebow, the Florida Gators’ superman, have a weakness? You won’t find his flaw watching game film or dissecting Tebow’s statistics. But if you did watch last month’s ESPY Awards, you might have noticed it as he accepted his secondconsecutive ESPY for Best Male College Athlete that Florida’s superman is nearsighted. Just because he might be nearsighted doesn’t mean that he can’t focus on a second-consecutive national title this season. And while it would be a super task, Tebow and the Gators are built to capture another crystal ball and another SEC Championship. “Our goals are always the same as it was in 2005, as it is in 2009, and that is we want to do everything we can to get to Atlanta,” said Florida head coach Urban Meyer. “We wake up every morning to try to achieve that goal.” Tebow knows this firsthand. After winning the championship in 2007, the Gators couldn’t keep up the mojo in 2008, and missed out on the opportunity to repeat. No team has ever won two-straight BCS Championships. “I love the game of football. My No. 1 drive and passion, in football, is to be the best player I can be and I do not feel that I have accomplished that at all; not even close,” Tebow said. “I have a lot of work left to do. I’m working to improve everyday.” The pressure will certainly mount as the season progresses for Florida. This season is reminiscent of Southern California’s 2006 campaign, where the media was quick to crown the Trojans as the best team ever until Vince Young and company dethroned the defend-

ing champs. And the extra attention brought from the media’s hype might be Florida’s biggest opponent this season. “With the success we have had — two national championship teams — we know how to win and know that believing in the hype is not a way to win a national championship,” said linebacker Ryan Stamper. “We have to be focused on every team, every game and not be complacent. With the leadership returning this season, we know we can win.” But the Gators want those kinds of expectations. They want to run the table and finish a perfect 14-0, winning another SEC and national championship. While Tebow doesn’t need glasses on the field, he probably won’t recognize the receivers he’s throwing to. Tebow must find a replacement for former Gator wideout Percy Harvin and Harvin’s play-making ability. The Gators will still have speed, but young receivers will have to step up to help Tebow carry the load. Tight end Aaron Hernandez, last season’s third-leading receiver, will be Tebow’s go-to guy — especially on his signature jump-pass. On the defensive side of things, the Gators still have a strong bite. Florida has a nice 1-2 pass rush combination of defensive ends Jermaine Cunningham and Carlos Dunlap up front. And, like Tebow is to the offense, linebacker Brandon Spikes is the heart of the Gators’ defense. “Coming into the season ranked No. 1, the whole team realizes we want to work every day. Our coaches do a great job keeping our heads level and focusing on our goal to win the Southeastern Conference Championship,” Stamper said. “Our offseason has been very tough for us. Our coaches are not treating us as a national championship team. Our mind-set is to work hard and get back to where we left off last year.”

Team name: Florida Gators Head coach: Urban Meyer Conference: SEC 2008 record: 13-1

No. 1

Key players: r Tim Tebow — Senior — QB 2008: 2,746 pass yards, 30 pass TD, 673 rush yards, 12 TD Arguably the best player college football has seen. What more can Tebow do to solidify his legacy as the best player of all time? Another BCS championship. r Brandon Spikes — Senior — LB 2008: 93 tackles, 4 int The captain, anchor and leader of the defense. Spikes is looking to bring the best out of himself and his defense this year. Game to watch: Oct. 31 vs. Georgia at Jacksonville, Florida Florida’s toughest opponent right now, who has the potential to shatter the Gators’ repeat chances. The Bulldogs are better than last year, and will seek revenge after last year’s 39-point blowout to the Gators. The word on Florida: The Gators have the talent needed to win a national title this season. Expectations and pressure placed by the media will be difficult to overcome for the defending champions, as we’ve witnessed in the past decade.

SWIMMING

Swimming can’t catch up to technology, blame it on the polyurethane By Will Anderson Daily Texan Columnist Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably noticed Michael Phelps decided to go all, well, Michael Phelps on the 13th annual FINA World Championships at the Foro Italico in Rome late last month. The winningest Olympian of all time put on a tutorial in the water even though he wore the technologically inferior Speedo LZR bodysuit for much of the competition. It wasn’t until after Milorad Cavic, Phelps’ rival in the 100-meter butterfly, called Phelps out

and offered to buy him the newest swimwear that the 14-time gold medalist got serious. Phelps’ performance in the water against Cavic was phenomenal, flawless and even he referred to is as a classic showdown. Despite wearing the LZR, Phelps bested Cavic by .13 seconds in the final. He also set a new world record in the event, eclipsing the mark of 50.01 that Cavic had set the day before. Even Cavic posted a new time under his previous best, proving that these two have a serious rivalry. Then in the 4x100-meter medley relay, which Phelps and the American team won, every single squad in the top four finished beneath the previous world record.

And that is where the trouble starts. Last weekend’s meet set a total of 43 new world records; it is being collectively referred to as, “the plastic meet,” according to USA Swimming National Team Director Mark Schubert. “It is pretty sad. ,” said Christine Magnuson, an American swimmer at the championships. “Overall, I don’t think the athletes are very happy right now.” Between 1990 and 2000, 23 world records were broken by male swimmers. So far in this decade, the record books have already been amended 68 times. Many competitors were embarrassed by the fiasco in Rome and, at large, in swimming, as if they needed to apologize for their

sport’s technological innovations. “I’m wearing a suit that I hope will be made illegal as soon as possible,” said Amanda Weir, an American who set a new record for women in the 100-meter freestyle in a polyurethane suit. A select few even heaped praise on the suits and the mind-boggling times. They claimed that faster records are good for the sport, even though the technology should be outlawed below the professional level to avoid discriminating against lower-income participants. None of that matters, though, as FINA set a mandate this summer to ban all polyurethane suits beginning Jan. 1 of 2010. FINA’s ban, effectively revers-

ing the progress of time in swim technology, raises some interesting questions. First, when does technology constitute an unfair advantage in competition? The other end of the spectrum includes equipment and uniform modification. In collegiate and professional lacrosse, for example, players are not allowed to cut the palms out of their gloves, although no one will ever tell you that an open palm ever won a game. Second, what right does an athletic governing body have to relegate innovation? What right does any governing body have for that matter? FINA apparently believes that if they move swim-

ming back into the pre-polyurethane age, things will simply stay that way, although the immense history of human nature begs to differ. The Steroids Era has hurt baseball and apparently desensitized much of the public to the ideals of parity and fairness. Instead, it’s all about slugging percentage, home runs and the biggerthan-life players who hit them. Does the audience really care what swimmers are wearing if they can continue to defy physics and logic by posting ever-lower times in the 100-meter freestyle? Don’t hold your breath. Only time will tell, but FINA might outlaw that sometime soon as well.

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Life&Arts Editor: Leigh Patterson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com

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Cool cooking in summer heat Studios to exhibit promising winter films for theaters

By Alex Regnery Daily Texan Staff Summer is coming to a close. Many have faced the mass exodus from West Campus and is, more than likely, dealing with the form of homelessness that apartment complexes love to inflict upon young students. Even the movie theaters provide very little comfort. Only â&#x20AC;&#x153;District 9â&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inglourious Basterdsâ&#x20AC;? offer the last bits of hope for summer theater-goers. So why not get a little excited for the films that lie ahead? Here are a few that look worth your time.

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Spring rolls make a delicious snack or meal without requiring the use of an oven during hot summer months. By Leigh Patterson Daily Texan Staff As the end of the summer approaches, I find myself craving simplicity; the desire to get away from the complications of moving, buying textbooks and, most notably, the heat. With less than three weeks until the start of the fall semester, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m boycotting turning on my oven until the first signs of cooler weather. That being said, spring rolls â&#x20AC;&#x201D; light, fresh, cool and easy to prepare â&#x20AC;&#x201D; have been my go-to meal of choice lately. I bought enough ingredients to make probably 20 spring rolls for less than $5. Once you master the art of wrapping the rice paper, you could make this dish with your eyes closed. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how to do it painlessly: Submerge each piece of rice paper individually in a medium-sized bowl filled with warm water until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soft and pliable. Spread it out on a cutting board or plate and stack about 2 tbsp. worth of ingredients (from personal experience, the less ingredients the better â&#x20AC;&#x201D; if you overfill a wrapper, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prone to break easily) in the center of the rice paper. Gently pull away an edge of the wrapper from the work surface and wrap over the filling. Fold in the two sides so the rice paper and ingredients are â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;sealedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t spill out the

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sides, then continue wrapping. These fresh spring rolls can be filled with basically anything you want; mine are vegetarian, but you could easily add in chicken or shrimp. Also, fresh herbs, such

as mint or basil, would be a great addition if you had them on hand. From here, you can fry them in oil or bake them on an oven sheet if you want crispy wrappers, but again, that would require turning on the oven.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Serious Manâ&#x20AC;?

In theaters October 9 After hitting the lowest low of their career with â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Ladykillers,â&#x20AC;? the Coen Brothers bounced back with the masterfully tense â&#x20AC;&#x153;No Country for Old Menâ&#x20AC;? and the constantly quotable â&#x20AC;&#x153;Burn After Reading.â&#x20AC;? Now comes something a tad different: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Serious Manâ&#x20AC;? seems to be playing to the Coensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strengths of dark comedy and blundering buffoons. The trailer tells you almost nothing, but somehow itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all you need to know. The coming attraction features Michael Stuhlbarg as a physics professor whose life is falling apart all around him. With a sound track that builds upon itself with each subsequent clip, the trailer for â&#x20AC;&#x153;A Serious Manâ&#x20AC;? borders on art and is one of the best edited trailers since 2006â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s preview for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Children.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Mr. Foxâ&#x20AC;?

In theaters November 13

Wes Anderson has become more and more fanciful with each subsequent film. For him to finally tackle a Roald Dahl book seems like a match made in heaven. Unlike the slick stop-motion animation from the likes of Henry Selick (â&#x20AC;&#x153;Coralineâ&#x20AC;?), â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Mr. Foxâ&#x20AC;? has a sort of vintage quality that makes the film look even more endearing. With a cast comprised of George Clooney and Meryl Streep as well as Anderson veterans Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman and Owen Wilson, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Mr. Foxâ&#x20AC;? preps you for what could be another fantastic film from the chic director.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bonesâ&#x20AC;?

In theaters December 11 It feels like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been forever since Peter Jackson released a movie. After nearly four years of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lord of the Ringsâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;King Kongâ&#x20AC;? in 2006, it seems like heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken a really long sabbatical. In actuality, the Kiwi director has been hard at work producing â&#x20AC;&#x153;District 9â&#x20AC;? as well as writing and directing the adaptation of Alice Seboldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lovely Bones.â&#x20AC;? The film focuses on a young girl who looks down from heaven, observing her family and her killer after she has been murdered. While the trailer seems conventional, there are some great-looking moments of Saoirse Ronanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Susie Salmon in the afterlife which hearken back to Jacksonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heavenly Creatures.â&#x20AC;? Plus, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s child-murderer Stanley Tucci, donning his scariest hair piece since â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Core.â&#x20AC;? Movie trailers can be accessed through themoviebox.net.

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Wes Andersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stop-motion adaptation of Roald Dahlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fantastic Mr. Foxâ&#x20AC;? will be released in November.

CD REVIEWS

While â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Twangâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; is Strait-jacketed, Young Mammals offers new pop sound

Twang George Strait Mainstream country is probably the most isolated genre of popular music. No matter what happens, it keeps to itself. There are television channels dedicated solely to the style, ra-

dio stations that play nothing but country and it even gets its own awards ceremony. Despite the goings on elsewhere, country can basically do whatever the hell it wants and have absolutely no effect on anything else. Be it a product of this isolation or not, one thingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for certain: A lot of recycling goes on. But, as painful as same old same old is in the world of pop and modern rock, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty harmless in the country world. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come to be expected: nothing new, nothing to advance the genre, but pure unadulterated sameness for loyal listeners. So, take all of that and couple it with a legendary country musician, and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got a best-selling album. Twang, the newest release

from megastar George Strait, fits che and overdone, and that can in nicely with everything else be just as bad. heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done. Chord progressions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Rich are similar, hooks sound a little too familiar and the lyrics are firmly entrenched in celebrating the good olâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; boys. Aside from a slightly disturbing, overly sexual album cover, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing really to take note of on the entire thing. For fans of Strait and the genre, listening to the title track or other decent tunes like â&#x20AC;&#x153;Living for the Nightâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Where Have I Been All My Life,â&#x20AC;? will be a thoroughly entertaining, albeit familiar experience. Carrots The problem with Twang, and country music in general, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Young Mammals After countless shows and the that the music is awful. In fact, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far from it. However, it is cli- critical success of its self-titled EP

(later re-titled The Dimes EP), Houston indie band Young Mammals has finally released a full-length album dubbed Carrots. Though it incorporates similar aesthetics where bands like Animal Collective become obtuse, Young Mammals retains conspicuous ties to simplistic pop bands like The Beach Boys. Carrotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opening track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Confettiâ&#x20AC;? rumbles with an intoxicating combination of avant-garde noise and traditional guitar hooks and drum breaks. The marriage of traditional pop with experimental noise makes for arrangements that always surprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;848â&#x20AC;? is by far the catchiest song on the album, featuring a slow crescendo with jangly guitar detailing before a raucous denouncement that

will have any listener singing along. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Analogue,â&#x20AC;? situated in the middle of the album, features ghostly, siren-like melodies from vocalist Mlee Marie above the piano stylings of Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bill Baird. The track is a lo-fi lullaby except that instead of lulling a listener to sleep it maintains a steady beat rife for dancing. Other notable tracks include high-energy â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wires & Buttonsâ&#x20AC;? and the soothing twangy tunes â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man in the Cannonâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mosquitobots.â&#x20AC;? But the best part of Carrots is that it shows that the Young Mammals have something to offer a fan of any leaning â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re into the weirder spectrum or the more mainstream offerings available today, the Young Mammals can deliver. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mary Lingwall

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