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INSIDE UT approves graduate business building 7

By David Leffler

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Students looking to pursue a graduate business education at UT may have to look beyond the iconic Red McCombs School of Business on 21st Street and Speed-

UT is taking measures to accommodate one of the largest freshman classes on record

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How David Ash is adjusting to being Texas’ new quarterback

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The top 10 freshman mistakes (and how to recover from them)

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A column published in 1957 offers advice to today’s freshman

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Quote to note “We’re still going to be focused on getting more students, particularly African-American and Latino students, to college. We’re going to continue to tell the Texas Legislature to give more financial aid for these poor students. For us, it’s business as usual.” — Dominic Chavez

spokesman for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

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way. To be specific, they may only have to walk a few extra blocks to get to the glossy new building dedicated to graduate students. In its August meeting, the UT System Board of Regents approved plans for an estimated $155 million to spend

on a new building, parking garage and an expansion of the AT&T Conference Center to be completed by February 2017. The new building falls under the System’s Capital Improvement Program, an initiative to enhance and renovate UT System facili-

ties. It will specifically house the Master in Business Administration program. According to the board’s Facilities Planning and Construction Committee proposal, they hope the new building helps attract professionals returning to school to

get their degrees. In addition, the proposal also emphasized a separation between business undergraduate and graduate students. “The mixture of professional graduate students with

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ACL doubles up next year CITY

By Joan Vinson

Austin City Council approved the extension of ACL Aug. 16 after C3 Presents, the entertainment planning company that produces ACL, and the City of Austin finalized negotiations. The expansion will bring ACL to Austin for two weeks beginning next year. Holding ACL for two weekends will give more students the chance to attend the TX-OU game, allow for greater sales opportunities for Austin businesses and give pedicab drivers an extra weekend to take advantage of the flux of people in need of rides. “We are pleased that the Austin City Council passed the resolution to negotiate a new contract for the rental of Zilker Park for the Austin City Limits Music Festival,” C3 Presents spokesperson Sandee Fenton said. According to a 2011 KXAN news story, ACL rakes in more than $73 million in visitor spending and total economic impact for Austin, so many expect the extra weekend will increase this number. The extended ACL will operate exactly like traditional festivals, giving some people a

Thomas Allison | Daily Texan file photo A Audience members cheer for TV On The Radio Saturday afternoon at the Austin City Limits festival.

second chance to attend. The TX-OU football game is taking place Saturday, Oct. 13 this year, right in the middle of the ACL festival — students and football fans will have to

choose between the two. Although students have the opportunity to attend both the game and the festival, psychology junior Paige Schutze said the price of each ticket might

hold them back. “Both the TX-OU game and ACL are expensive, so I think students will still end up having to make a choice between the two events,” Schutze said.

Advertising junior and pedicab driver Colby Belcher said ACL is probably the busiest time in Austin for pedicab

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West Nile strikes in Texas By Sarah Kuta

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DALLAS (AP) — Communities across North Texas are boosting efforts to educate people about the West Nile virus as health officials await results of a weeklong aerial assault on a mosquito population that has put Texas at the center of a nationwide outbreak.

Workers in Dallas are passing through neighborhoods to hand out educational materials, drain standing water and apply larvicide to puddles. Other suburban communities are providing tablets to kill mosquito larvae and using automated phone messages and social media to spread word about the mosquito-borne illness. The strategies were imple-

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mented this summer as the virus has infected hundreds of people and killed more than 20 others across Texas — more West Nile deaths than all other years combined. The Dallas County area has been the hardest hit, with about 300 falling ill and the death count around a dozen. The illnesses prompted

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LM Otero | Associated Press Mosquitos are sorted at the Dallas County mosquito lab in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 16.

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Hispanic business face UT on track for medical schools challenges, survey says By David Leffler

By Alex Raisch A new survey by the McCombs School of Business has identified specific challenges faced by Hispanic business owners in Texas. The study was performed by mail-in survey to Hispanic businesses in Texas between July 2011 and August 2012. The survey was done to benefit the Texas Association of Mexican American Chambers of Commerce and was presented to them Aug. 17 at a conference in San Antonio. Renee Hopkins, a spokeswoman for the McCombs School of Business, said the ultimate goal of the study was to identify how to help expand the employment opportunities

Hispanic businesses offer. “The reason we did the study is because Hispanicowned businesses play such a large part in the Texas economy, and to help that demographic create more employment in the state we had to understand it’s challenges,” Hopkins said. One of the main challenges the study identified was that while many of these business owners have education beyond high school, their employees do not have sufficient training to perform their duties. 24 percent of respondents indicated a need for team leadership training, and 16 percent indicated a

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Although plans for UT medical schools in Austin and South Texas are being carried out simultaneously, each comes with its own set of questions. The UT System Board of Regents announced plans for a new medical school in South Texas Aug. 17. These plans come three months after the board announced support for a UT-Austin medical school. Although they are being created simultaneously, the Austin program and the South Texas program are not identical, differing in areas such as their funding, infrastructure and expected completion date. UT System spokesman Anthony de Bruyn said the two medical schools differ in their funding and scope.

“These are two independent programs. The school in Austin is directly linked to UT-Austin, a tier-one research university,” de Bruyn said. “The other is very regional in its scope. Both incorporate very different approaches.” Long-term funding for both institutions has not been set in stone. While there is some uncertainty regarding how both programs will be fully funded long term, De Bruyn said a large portion of revenue for each school will come from their surrounding economies. The UT System has pledged to fund $30 million annually to cover operating costs for a UT-Austin medical school. In South Texas, the system is relying on existing UT and state resources. “Along with the UT System and the state of Texas, a large

percentage of the funding for the medical programs will come from both commercial and private sources in their respective areas,” he said. The Seton Healthcare Family, a Central Texas health care provider, has pledged $250 million for a new teaching hospital in Austin to replace University Medical Center Brackenridge, a public teaching hospital. The health care provider already has a relationship with UT and currently funds 200 UT-Southwestern Medical Center residents along with hundreds of UT medical faculty members. At a conference earlier this month, UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said the infrastructure for the South Texas medical school will come from existing UT facilities and other

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need for business or customer relations training. Matt Montes, an accounting and sports management senior, said he wasn’t surprised to hear Hispanic businesses face challenges that others don’t. “Hispanics face obstacles throughout their lives. It

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After an insurgence of public doubt, UT has named a three-person panel to review geology professor Charles Groat’s research study on hydraulic fracturing, a gas extraction method. Groat failed to reveal ties to the oil and

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Barton Springs receive more customers than usual. Shady Grove manager Rusty Zagst said ACL brings a new clientele to his restaurant because of the number of people from out of town. “Business during ACL can be a little troublesome because of all of the cars and traffic, but we do have the chance to expose ourselves to a new audience,” Zagst said. “Two weekends, bring it on.”

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“Most people leaving the festival are usually going to hotels or parking garages nearby, so it is easy to drop customers off and then loop back to the exit to pick up more people,” Belcher said. “ACL is like Christmas for pedicabbers.” Barton Springs Road serves as a direct route into ACL, so hordes of people walk the street during the festival. More than 70,000 people attend each day, so the businesses on

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gas industry, violating UT standard procedure on outside employment. The panel does not have a time limit for reviewing the study. Gary Rasp, a spokesman for UT’s Energy Institute, which published the study, said any consequences Groat may face for failing to reveal ties are still unknown and appropriate action will be taken by UT Provost Steven Leslie. “Provost Leslie has agreed to follow the panel’s recommendations regardless of what the panel finds. We will wait to see the panel’s conclusions and recommendations, which will give us guidance on how to proceed” Rasp said. The panel is made up of three experts from varying fields and includes Norman Augustine, a former CEO of Lockheed Martin, a U.S. company specializing in emerging energy capabilities; James Duderstadt, a University of Michigan science and engineering professor and Rita Colwell, former president of the National Science Foundation. Leslie ordered the review after reports by the nonprofit Public Accountability Initiative revealed Groat was a paid member of Plains Exploration and Production, a Houston oil and gas company. Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is the process of injecting sand, water and chemicals to harvest natural gas from shale beds underground. Groat’s study concluded there was no

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evidence to support that fracking led to the contamination of groundwater in the area. “I ask that the panel assess the impact of Dr. Charles Groat’s failure to disclose his affiliation with Plains Exploration and Production both in the report and to the university,” Leslie said in a letter to Cowell in early August released to The Daily Texan. “Furthermore, I ask the panel to evaluate the impact Dr. Groat’s position as a member of the Plains Exploration and Production board of directors may have had on the substance of the report.” Geological sciences professor William Fisher, a former dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences, said he does not believe this scandal will affect UT’s tier one research status. “It’s hard to comprehend something that would constitute something so grievous as to affect tier one status,” Fisher said. “Tier one is built up from a lot of things, not just one particular publication.” Fisher said a scandal where a professor takes money to alter his study is virtually unheard of. “I’ve been here 52 years, and this is not anything I’ve seen,” Fisher said. Lauren Birks, a research student in the McNair Scholars Program, which supports undergraduate student research to prepare them for doctoral work, has also never heard of an incident of this kind happening. If the panel finds that Groat did have a conflicting interest, Burks said she could see how that might tarnish UT’s image. “I’ve never heard of a professor taking under-thetable money,” Birks said.

state resources. UT-Austin is currently scouting for a spot for its medical school close to University Medical Center Brackenridge. Unlike the South Texas program, there is no projected date for the first medical students to graduate from UTAustin. However, de Bruyn said, each school is on course to be completed. “Both programs are on track from when the plan of action was first proposed,” he said. Shortly after the regent’s announcement, state Senator Eddie Lucio, D-Brownsville, released a statement stressing the need for an independent medical program in the Rio Grande Valley. “South Texas is home to fast-growing communities with unjust healthcare disparities,” Lucio said. “We are undoubtedly the part of Texas most in need of a medical school.”

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continues from page 1 undergraduate students impairs the School’s ability to meet all of the unique needs of either group,” it stated. “Our plan is to have a large number of small learning spaces to allow for negotiation and teamwork projects to take place, which is essential in the business world,” Eric Hirst, associated dean for graduate programs in the McCombs School, said. With graduate and undergraduate business students currently in the same building, professors must market their curriculum to larger crowds. However, professors will have more flexibility in the new facility. “These classrooms will permit our faculty to teach more hands-on custom courses focusing on a variety of interesting topics,” Hirst said. “This will expose our students to a plethora of new learning experiences, and improve the quality of their education by a long shot.” In order to put the Mc-

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makes accomplishing specific goals that much more exciting,” Montes said. The survey showed that if improvements were made to get rid of these obstacles, the Texas economy would see sustained growth along with lower unemployment for Hispanic employees, which supports census results that show business owners tend to hire more employees in their own ethnic groups.

Lucio applauded the progress made by the UT System in its effort to implement a medical program in this region. “By committing to graduating students by 2018, UT has given everyone in South Texas reason to celebrate,” he said in the statement. Pre-med and biology senior Allan Lara said having a medical program in the Rio Grande Valley will allow students and doctors from that area to give back to their communities. “Being from South Texas, I know it will be important having a medical school nearby to keep students like myself linked to their families and close to home,” he said. “Coming from a Hispanic background, family is a tradition I was raised with. This will help maintain the connection with my loved ones back home.” “This will bring about leaders from surrounding communities and create role models who can push many students to pursue a higher education,” Lara said.

and other city employees have shifted their focus toward stamping out the growing epidemic, which the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has called one of the largest West Nile outbreaks seen in the U.S. More than 1,100 illnesses have been reported across the country, about half of them in Texas.

Combs School ahead of its competition, Hirst said the new graduate school will draw upon the experiences of other business masters programs. “We want to learn from both the successes and the failures of others,” Hirst said. “We’re planning on going ahead. We’re Texas after all.” Although the current graduate business students probably will not attend classes in the new building, Hirst said its potential to improve McCombs’ reputation will benefit all its graduates. “This is part of a longterm plan,” he said. “This facility will help draw top tier business grads and put us solidly among the top business schools in the country. The quality of the degree will only go up, which is a huge benefit for everyone.” Brian Williams, president of the Black Graduate Business Association, said he thinks having a separate building for business graduate students will be a great improvement and help recruit quality students. “This is a huge step in the right direction, considering the rigors and challenges of being a McCombs graduate student,” he said. “This will give McCombs a graduate building on par with other top-tier institutions and dedicate to us the resources we need for our programs.” Williams said a new graduate building would only add to the McCombs School’s already strong reputation. “So many people wish to come to McCombs because they know it’s a special place,” he said. “This really takes it up a notch, though.” Williams said this project is representative of UT’s increasing campus size and effort to accommodate a growing student population. “I will definitely be jealous about not being able to take classes there,” Williams said.

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Editor-in-Chief Susannah Jacob

Advice from the archives Editor’s note: Between 1935 and 1971, Harry Ransom served as a UT professor, the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the University president and the chancellor of the UT System. His column offering advice below was published originally in the August 9, 1957 issue of The Daily Texan, at the beginning of that school year when Ransom was a dean. Presumably the pursuit of ideas is one of the major undertakings of a university freshman. It is a highly personal undertaking, as unpredictable in its opportunities as it is in its rewards. A canny freshman will begin by finding out what his university provides him in regular course and what he will have to get on his own. The measure of his educability the first years will be the amount of sense he makes out of the university’s provision and the amount of intellectual responsibility he is willing to shoulder independently. No other period in life provides so much time for the free pursuit of ideas as the hours and days and weeks

and years of undergraduate study. In no other context of life is so much machinery manned to assist the individual or so many experts engaged on his behalf. Nor will ideas presented to him ever again be quite so new, so accessible, so varied — not even if he goes into one of the “creative” occupations or learned professions. Against these advantages certain disadvantages of the university should be counted. By sheer abundance of fare the college experience can sicken. Overstuffed geese are starvelings compared with undergraduates who must take five or six disciplines at a clip, week in and week out. Heaven help those who diet uncritically. A snippet of Plato, a dash of quantum mechanics, a sonnet from one class, a battle from another, a political theory (for which the sonnetwriter went to jail), a philosophy lecture (reverting to Plato or the bit of physics) — all this may produce a straight-A average but no abiding sense. Very early in his first year, an alert student finds means

to relate and judge those ideas which his university experience brings him. To each of its free citizens, however differently constituted and however variously mo-

a towered city. Others take reading assignments like carefully prescribed fingerexercises. In either case, to put books to use (from picture books to mathematical

all lecturing. Yet lecturers in classes (and “visiting lecturers” at the university) are often the source of the critical student’s most usable ideas. Discriminating fresh-

Every great university trusts its competent students to wide search, knowing that each student is educated, in part, by accident. — Harry Huntt Ransom, 1957 tivated, the university presents certain opportunities in common. First in potential importance are the library and the laboratory. To the freshman who is appalled by the number of its holdings (“One million books are too many for one person to read”), the library still remains the likeliest source of ideas. Some students storm whole bookstacks as if they were

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tables) is the surest way to turn the university into a field of ideas. To learn something about the method of laboratories is to provide at least a partial assurance against mere gullibility about ideas — including, of course, those in books. Nor should listening be neglected. Because some lecturers have turned the arts into an unendurable bore, some listeners damn

men will keep their ears open — however often those ears may be dulled or disappointed by mere classroom routines or academic cockcrowing. Good listening will also come, of course, outside large educational assemblies. It will come in the small class, in private conference, in highly impromptu (and sometimes imprudent) tack upon big problems by a

seminar, in coffee conversation, in the idle hour. Every great university trusts its competent students to wide search, knowing that each student is educated, in part, by accident. Thus the briefest glance will assure the freshman that in the matter of mere supply the university will not fail him. Yet in the midst of loud noises made by old ideas like the dignity of man and newer ones like negative matter, we often avoid the conditions most fertile for the growth of ideas — aloneness and silence. A student may choose his courses, pore over his texts, listen to his teachers, exchange opinions with his contemporaries, and fill in the sands of library cards to good effect but still miss the main chance for developing ideas significant to him. If he is to complete the pursuit of ideas, he will get off by himself, shut up, and think. Too much higher education today neglects that lowly exercise. — Dr. Harry Huntt Ransom, (1908-1976)

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I’m not going to deny it: Bike helmets are lame. They look lame, they feel lame, if you don’t bombard them with Febreeze on a regular basis their smell surpasses lame and goes straight to repellant. The website of the hip bike manufacturer Public underscores the undesirability of the humble helmet: Public’s front-page boldly displays a slideshow of hip, diverse bike riders, each and every one of them — you guessed it — riding without a helmet. So I won’t try and deny it. I know just as well as the next person that bike helmets are deafeningly loud in their lameness, like orthopedic shoes or unironic overalls. But I don’t care. Cyclists, wear your damn helmets. Last year, French researchers released a study of over 13,000 road trauma records that found that wearing a bicycle helmet resulted in an overall “protective effect” against head and facial injuries. A Swedish study conducted in 2007 looked at the incident rate of head injuries in Sweden

over time and found that a decrease in head injures in school children coincided with observational data about an increase in helmet use. Though more study of the efficacy of bicycle helmets is needed, chances are you don’t advocate that the UT football team take to the field bareheaded. And why is their crashing into a linebacker any different than your crashing into a car while on your bicycle? You probably believe that you are less likely to be in a potentially injury-inducing collision than a football player. And while that’s true (I haven’t known anyone to be tackled while strolling by the Tower), the UT campus and Austin, as a whole, have seen their share of cycling accidents. In 2010, according to the National Center for Statistics and Analysis, there were 42 pedalcycling fatalities in the state of Texas, or 6.7% of the national total. Between 2006 and 2010 there were nine cyclists killed in motorist accidents in Travis County according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. On the UT campus, there have been nine traffic collisions with injuries in 2012 alone (though the statistics do not specify how

many of these collisions were with cyclists). Now some of you are no doubt about to scold me for promoting bicycle helmets in lieu of other cycling safety measures — namely, knowledge of how to ride safely in traffic. And here comes the truth of this opinion piece: there are a lot of ways to protect yourself while cycling, and many of them have nothing to do with helmets. But there is strong evidence that helmets offer some protection against head injury. And, as a devoted helmet wearer, who struggles with the demonstrated effectiveness of helmets and their undeniable un-coolness, fellow bike-riders, I’m begging you: let’s make bike helmets the harem pants of the upcoming school year— unflattering, unusual and so widely accepted as a trend that no one looks twice. So cyclists, please, wear your damn helmets. Cover them with stickers, spray-paint them gold, bedazzle them if you must. Wear them so often that the trend of noggin-protection (bulky and unflattering though it can be) becomes the only smart, stylish thing for a UT cyclist to do. Wright is a Plan II and biology major from San Antonio.

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Zero emission hydrogen bus set for Forty Acres trial Originally published June 6, 2012

By David Maly and Alex Raisch Students around campus have another bus to choose from in addition to the white and burnt orange Forty Acres bus, one that is resoundingly green. On June 6 at UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s J.J. Pickle Research Campus, speakers from the UT Center for Electromechanics, Capital Metro and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality came together to unveil a new zero emission hydrogen hybrid bus and its hydrogen fueling station. The bus runs solely on electric and hydrogen power,

producing only water emissions. Over the course of the next year it will operate on UT shuttle lines, alternating between the Forty Acres and Intramural Fields routes. This technology was funded by the Gas Technology Institute and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, said Michael Lewis, senior engineering scientist for UT-CEM and manager of the project. During its one year in service, faculty and students from UT-CEM will study the bus and fueling station to help improve the feasibility of hydrogen fuel technology in the hopes that it can become more mainstream, Lewis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We plan to demonstrate and evaluate the hydrogen

storage used to fuel the fuel cell and also the advanced lithium ion batteries,â&#x20AC;? Lewis said, in addition to â&#x20AC;&#x153;finding the shortfalls in this technology and educating the transportation authorities on the use of alternative fuel vehicles.â&#x20AC;? Capital Metro spokeswoman Misty Whited said the bus is part of an experiment to test the feasibility of using hydrogen-electric buses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The purpose is to see how the bus performs, see if it breaks down, how it performs under high temperatures,â&#x20AC;? Whited said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really tested the bus in warmer climates such as Austin. Another reason being that the J.J. Pickle research campus is home to one of the

only hydrogen-fueling stations in the country.â&#x20AC;? Eric Bigelow, project manager for bus manufacturer Protera, said Austin was chosen for the pilot program because it is the perfect testing ground. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Austin is a progressive city with a strong interest in renewable and green energy, which makes it a great fit for running the fuel cell bus,â&#x20AC;? Bigelow said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In addition, Capital Metro has been very supportive and helpful as we work to get the bus into daily service.â&#x20AC;? Ben Phillips, UT alumnus and UT shuttle rider, saw the study as an overdue step in the right direction in terms of UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environmental efforts. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With UT making strides to promote a more sustain-

able campus, their diesel consumption needed to be addressed at some point,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said. Erica McKewen, Capital Metro spokeswoman, said the experimental bus costs about three times that of a diesel-powered bus, making its implementation as a new standard impossible for the time being. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This technology is new and very expensive right now,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This precludes it from being viable, but by participating in this type of research the idea is that we will learn more about the technology, so that improvements can be made, and it will ultimately be something that transit companies can use.â&#x20AC;? Current Capital Metro efforts to promote environmen-

tal consciousness are always growing, McKewen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are implementing a very stringent environmental business model here at Capital Metro,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We already have a water reclamation system that saves us about 400,000 gallons of water a year, three diesel electric hybrid buses and about a dozen other environmental projects in place.â&#x20AC;? The bus is painted with signs indicating its environmental impact, and by putting it into the community the hope is that public acceptance of such resources will rise, Lewis said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s to increase commercial acceptance and awareness of fuel technology,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to demonstrate it and make it known.â&#x20AC;?

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Austin PD responds to increase of downtown crime Originally published August 5, 2012

By David Maly While Austin and the state of Texas are seeing an overall drop in crime, downtown Austin is experiencing the opposite, forcing local authorities to implement new strategies to deal with growing safety concerns. Crime statistics for the downtown Austin area show a 24.8 percent overall increase in violent crime and a 0.5 percent increase in property crime from May 2011 to May 2012, according to the Austin Police Department. In response to this growing problem, APD is taking crime-preventative measures, including increasing the number of officers downtown, placing extra lighting in high-crime areas and requiring all downtown officers to carry a whistle to better gain pedestrian attention in emergency situations, APD Assistant Chief Raul Munguia said. This represents a growing trend for the 78701 ZIP code, which encompasses the downtown area. Over the last five years, 78701 has seen a 49.7 percent increase in violent crime and a 20.5 percent increase in property crime. APD defines violent crime as homicide, sexual assault, robbery and aggravated assault. Property crime is defined as burglary, theft, motor-vehicle theft and arson. Munguia said APD’s most recent measure to deal with growing downtown crime has been adding eight extra patrol officers to the downtown night shift. Along with those officers, an undetermined number of additional officers will be added this

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8.1% month for what Munguia calls the “back-to-school” spike. The spike refers to a period of annual increased violent and property crime in the downtown area during the months of August and September, when the summer is ending and students are returning to school. “It almost seems like they want to have their fun before they have to hit the books again,” Munguia said. For the 78701 ZIP code, APD statistics show a 35.2 percent increase in violent crime and a 16.3 percent increase in property crime from 2010 to 2011. Those numbers include a 62.5 percent rise in the number of robberies, a 22.6 percent rise in the number of aggravated assaults and an 11.9 percent rise in the number of motorvehicle thefts. In the UT area, the campus saw a 2.4 percent decrease in violent crime and a 6.1 percent decrease in property crime last year. The 78705 ZIP code, encompassing the areas west and north of campus, saw a 8.1 percent increase in violent crime and a 29.5 percent decrease in property crime during the same period. Economics senior Kathy Garin has been working

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as a hostess at Iron Cactus, a Mexican bar and grill in downtown Austin, for the last year-and-a-half. Garin said she has definitely noticed increased crime downtown and has witnessed many incidents firsthand. “It’s definitely something that needs to be taken care of,” she said. Garin said out of all the criminal activity she’s seen while working downtown, there is one incident that stuck out to her. “I literally saw someone get stabbed,” she said, referencing a stabbing on East Sixth Street. Garin said while she does feel safe in her workplace, it is only because walls shield her from most violent Sixth Street crime.

Munguia said APD is well aware of the recent rises in crime, as they constantly monitor crime statistics from all parts of Austin in order to most effectively distribute police resources and implement new strategies. “We call it intelligenceled policing.” he said. “For example, downtown and up around Eighth Street, we were seeing a lot of aggravated assaults, so we added extra officers and also temporary lighting. We soon saw that the lighting was very effective in deterring crime by watching the statistics from that area, prompting us to experiment with extra lighting in other areas as well.” Munguia said APD is currently in talks with Austin Energy to permanently

place extra lighting on East Eighth Street near Congress Avenue and temporary lighting in the area immediately west of Interstate Highway 35 between East Third and Fifth Streets, where there has been a rise in motor-vehicle thefts. APD Lieutenant Patrick Connor said despite the rising crime levels, he believes the downtown area is safe for students as long as they remain alert at all times. “The key is to be aware of your surroundings,” he said. “Stay with your friends, and control your alcohol intoxication. Don’t let yourself be caught off guard.” Connor said the highest level of crime occurs downtown between the hours of 2 and 3 a.m. when bars are

closing, and people are beginning to make their way home in large numbers. He said he also advises students to avoid leaving valuables visible in their vehicles and to park in a safe location — car thefts are up 12.2 percent city-wide from this time last year. Of all downtown crime issues, Connor said the largest growing problem is the increasing number of “punch and run” robberies. “That was the biggest trend that we have seen in the downtown area — intoxicated individuals walking alone to find their friends, their hotel, a cab or something like that, and then being attacked from behind for their cell phone,” he said.

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If Austinites don’t watch their steps this summer, they may end up crushing a cricket. However, chances are another one will quickly take its place. High rainfall earlier this year and hot temperatures these past few months have brought a rise in the local cricket population. UT biology lecturer John Abbott said this spike in population occurs every few years when there is the right combination of weather conditions, such as heat and last year’s drought. He said drought conditions killed many predators that eat crickets, which have contributed to the cricket abundance, although the infestation only lasted a few weeks.

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Brace yourselves — the freshmen are coming. University officials have spent the summer months preparing for what might be its largest incoming freshman class on record and what could be the second largest overall enrollment in UT history. By adding more sections, lecturers, advisors and First-Year Interest Group programs, or programs that place freshmen into small groups to support their academic performance, University officials said they are confident that the school is ready for the freshman class. Kedra Ishop, vice provost and director of admissions, said estimates for the incoming freshman class are currently around 8,000 students. This is an approximate 900-student increase from last year’s 7,149 students. Currently, the year 2002 holds the title for most first-time enrolled freshmen with 7,935 students enrolled as first-time freshmen and 8,419 students classified as freshmen. The University will not know if it broke its past records until the twelfth class day, when enrollment is officially counted. “It’s too close to call,” Ishop said in an email, speculating whether this entering freshman class would be the University’s largest. “Our largest prior class was just over 7,900. So it could be.” Although the University says it is ready for this incoming freshman class, the increased enrollment will place a strain on the University for years to come. Professor William Cunningham, who was president of the University from 1985 to 1992, faced similar issues because of enrollment growth in 1988 when enrollment reached an all-time high. Cunningham compared the problem to a bubble. “If you have a problem in freshman courses this year, then next year you will have a problem in sophomore courses,” Cunningham said. “So you will have to put some more resources into sophomore courses, but UT officials know that. It’s not rocket science.” David Laude, senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management, said the University will have to add sections and redirect resources for years to come. This means for returning students and for all students going forward, officials will continue to add sections and lecturers to various colleges and schools as this freshman class moves through the University. “The reason you don’t make decisions right now about where to put them is because students generally tend to migrate in lots of general directions,” Laude said. Laude said he has been involved in conversations with the deans across all of the schools, particularly in the professional schools like business, engineering and communication, about the possibility of expanding. “As that happens and as they take on those additional students, it will be required that we take the money we have available associated with the increased enrollment and create additional sections in the majors they end up populating,” Laude said. Among the incoming freshmen, certain colleges and schools have been more heavily impacted. Marc Musick, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts, said he noticed the largest increases in the School of Undergraduate Studies, the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Fine Arts. “I handled orientation for the University, so I can see the numbers we’re experiencing across all the colleges,” Musick said. He was appointed to oversee New Student Services and the large changes made in the orientation program by UT President William Powers Jr. in April.

• Hired three new advisers • Increased number of First-Year Interest Groups from 15 to 24 • Received approximately $300,000 in addition to their budget from the Provost's office • Added 1,300 additional seats this upcoming fall, spring and summer semesters. • UGS is offering 8,000 seats this fall.

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• Hired nine new lecturers and assistant instructors • Added 16 new class sections for Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 • Received an additional $306,000 from the Provost's office The School of Undergraduate Studies faces more than a 50 percent increase in enrollment — from 900 students last year to approximately 1,400 this year. Initial numbers in the beginning of the summer indicated 1,574 students were planning on attending UGS in the fall, but since then almost 200 students have decided to not attend. Incoming UGS interim dean Larry Abraham said when the school first heard about the number of incoming students, their initial concern was actually not about the number of classes offered but whether the school had enough advisors. Assistant UGS dean David Spight said the school has hired three new advisors, who started the second week of August, a few weeks before students arrive. Abraham said the school was also concerned about whether there would be enough seats in classes. “There was a panic mode where students were saying there won’t be enough seats. We’ve never had this many students try to take freshman courses, whether they are signature courses or introduction to biology or whatever,” Abraham said. “The University has responded to that.” In order to respond to both its increased enrollment and the entire school’s increased enrollment, UGS has added more than a total of 1,300 seats in signature courses to the 2012-2013 school year, bringing the total to 11,300. Signature courses, introduced in 2008, are each assigned a unique topic and aim to introduce the student to the University and its resources. The 1,300 additional seats includes the fall, spring and summer semesters. Patricia Micks, UGS senior program coordinator, said about 8,000 of those seats are the fall semester, when UGS hopes a majority of freshmen will take their signature course. Micks said UGS did a combination of adding new signature courses and increasing the class size of some already-existing signature courses. “We were very careful. If we’re going to bump any class sizes, we were sure to strategically select professors who really shine in these large classes,” Micks said. UGS also increased the number of academic FIGs offered within the school from 15 to 24. In order to pay for this, Abraham said the provost’s office gave UGS approximately $300,000. Thanks to the funding provided by the Provost’s office, Abraham said UGS has dealt with advising and seating concerns. Spight said the school is now focusing to ensure students can make a smooth transition to their desired school after UGS. “Our job is to help them find all the options and set them up for success, but in the end the student has to be successful in their courses and the programs have to be willing to say they will take those students,” Spight said. “That concern is going to

be a little bit bigger for us this year simply because there are more students that we are worrying about.” Spight said there has been increased collaboration between UGS and other colleges. For example, of the nine additional FIGs added to UGS, Spight said a few natural-sciences-oriented FIGS were added because a large number of students in UGS had selected the College of Natural Sciences as their first choice. “We tried to make sure the FIGs that we added addressed those areas of interests,” Spight said. “The courses that were associated with those FIGs, whether it be the signature course topics or the other courses in the FIG clusters, we made sure they were along those lines in the sciences.” In the College of Natural Sciences, freshman enrollment is expected to rise by about 15 percent. Last year, the college had about 1,835 students enroll, and this year it is expecting 2,152 students. Sacha Kopp, associate professor and natural sciences assistant dean, said the college has seen an increase in freshman enrollment in the past three years and this will be the largest class the college has ever seen. The College of Natural Sciences has added sections and additional seats to prepare for this class, but Kopp said he could not say how many sections and seats were added since the college is still watching the enrollment numbers and is adjusting accordingly. Kopp said the college is not adding these classes just for students in that college. And in the College of Fine Arts, which houses many of the courses required to fulfill the visual and performing arts undergraduate degree requirements, enrollment is expected to increase by 400 students, or 20 percent. The college has responded by adding several hundred seats to these courses to accommodate non-majors, said Andrew Dell-Antonio, College of Fine Arts associate dean. Officials from other colleges are on board to prepare the University for this large incoming freshman class, even if their college is not seeing an enrollment increase. For example, Musick said COLA was adding additional sections. “We serve students in other colleges as well,” Musick said. “Even though it’s not technically liberal arts students, they are UT students and they do need our classes.” Richard Flores, a Senior associate dean for academic affairs, said the University added 16 new sections in the College of Liberal Arts. The college is in the process of hiring a combination of nine additional lecturers and assistant instructors. The provost’s office provided the College of Liberal Arts with $306,000 in funding for this increase. The first day of class is Aug. 29. The official enrollment count will be conducted Sept. 14.

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Supreme court case puts spotlight on current UT admissions policy Implications of race on admissions process under close inspection

Michael Williams has been researching the top ten percent rule as a means of discovering the effect of an applicant’s race on the admission practice.

Originally published August 5, 2012

By Jody Serrano

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differently. Ishop said the recruitment of a diverse student body is a top priority for UT and President William Powers Jr. “Race and ethnicity are some of the many factors of personal achievement,” Ishop said. “It has no bearing in priority on the process of holistic review. With the premise of holistic review, everything is weighed in context.” UT is the only school in the U.S. to use both the top 10 percent rule, considered a race-neutral policy, and racial factors in special circumstances. Other Texas universities, like Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University, do not consider race in the admissions process. Regarding whether the admission process would be greatly affected if race were thrown out of the

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picture, Ishop said she had no comment. She said admissions will evolve as necessary. Lauren Gaskill, an incoming education freshman, said it was very difficult to get into the TTP at her school and she focused more on building her resume, working two jobs and doing extracurricular activities. She said although she did not feel being white played a part in her admission to UT, she had other white friends who were denied admission and felt race was a factor. “I don’t think UT accepted me because of the color of my skin but because of the student that I am,” she said. Gaskill said she thinks UT should throw race out of the admissions process and evaluate potential students on a solely academic basis. Kayla Celeste, an incoming radio-television-film freshman, said it was also very competitive to get into TTP at her school. Celeste said she did not expect to get into UT and was already planning on going to Emerson College in Boston. Celeste said she knew UT and other colleges look at race in admissions. Celeste, who is black, said race definitely plays a part in admission, but it doesn’t mean that anyone who might be accepted on a racial basis is any less prepared to be a college student. “The fact that I am black could have been the thing that put me over and put me on the admitted side,” Celeste said. “I would like to think I was admitted because I was more prepared. I am going to do my studies and have that mind-set.” Dominic Chavez, spokesman for the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which works to coordinate access and efficiency for schools across the state, said minority recruitment has been very important to the board. Chavez said the board has very specific goals for increasing the number of Hispanic and AfricanAmerican students in its various programs. Although Chavez would not comment specifically on Fisher v. UT, he said the board wants to do more to increase participation in higher education by minorities and all Texans. “Regardless of any lawsuit, I don’t think that goal is going to change at all,” he said. “We’re still going to be focused on getting more students, particularly African-American and Latino students, to college. We’re going to continue to tell the Texas Legislature to give more financial aid for these poor students. For us, it’s business as usual.”

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that create a disadvantage for students. Until there is true equal opportunity, we are always going to need racial preferences in these situations.” For students, like Fisher, not automatically admitted by TTP, UT determines admission based on their Academic Index and Personal Achievement Index, according to the Office of Admissions. The Academic Index evaluates students based on class rank, completion of required curriculum and SAT/ACT scores. The Personal Achievement Index evaluates students based on essays, extracurricular activities, leadership, honors and awards, service, work experience and special circumstances, which include race and ethnicity. Their combined score on both determines whether they get into UT. Director of Admissions Kedra Ishop said UT has been using race and ethnicity in its admissions process since 2005. Before 1996, UT also had affirmative action policies that allowed for minority students to be considered

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Three years ago, when he first stepped on campus, someone told Michael Williams he would not be at UT if it were not for the top 10 percent rule. Williams is black, and the words he heard that day echo arguments a rejected UT applicant is making to the U.S. Supreme Court. “It’s a pride thing,” Williams, a sociology and applied learning and development senior, said. “I would hope I would be admitted even if I was not in top ten percent.” The debate on this question will open on the national stage in October when the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas, a case brought by rejected UT applicant Abigail Fisher, who claims she was denied admission because she is white and said she was just as qualified as her minority counterparts. UT will be submitting its briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court Aug. 6. Fisher did not graduate in the top 10 percent (TTP) of her class. Williams said although race is not the only factor in admissions, it is important. “This is a case that will affect admissions and a lot of schools of higher education,” he said. “It’s not just going to change UT, it’s going to change a nation. I don’t know if students know that.” Since February, Williams has been researching black male students admitted to UT under the Texas policy, and presented his findings Aug. 1. Based on his findings, as a black UT student, if he had not been in the TTP of his class, the odds of admittance would not have been in his favor. Passed in 1997 during the tenure of former Gov. George W. Bush, the law was created as a raceneutral policy to increase minority representation in Texas universities. The program grants certain students automatic admission to any public university in Texas if they graduate in the top 10 percent of their high school class. Williams found the plan had succeeded, with TTP black male enrollment at UT rising steadily over the years. However, he found the number of black males admitted to UT who were not in TTP of their graduating class had declined. Choquette Hamilton, UT associate director for development in the department of African and African Diaspora Studies, and other researchers conducted similar research on the relationship between TTP admittance and black students in 2011. She said TTP has played a major role in increasing UT access to Asian and Latino students, but not black students. Hamilton herself was admitted under TTP and said she did not think she would have gotten into UT otherwise. Hamilton said minority students could be negatively impacted if race is thrown out of the admissions equation as a result of the Fisher case. “Policies like affirmative action and Top Ten Percent play a major role in minority admission,” she said. “Race is closely tied to class, race is tied to opportunity, race is tied to these inequitable institutions

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UNIVERSITY

Regents decline tuition proposal

UT System Board of Regents member Alex M. Cranberg and Executive Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Scott C. Kelley applaud during the meeting.

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Originally published May Powell said the gap will be 4, 2012 made up with funds from the Available University Fund, the investment inBy Liz Farmer come from West Texas oil lands that are managed by In an unprecedented the UT System. decision, the UT System The University is the only Board of Regents declined UT institution that can use part of the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rec- the AUF funds in this way, ommendation to increase according to UT System tuition at a meeting early Board of Regents press reMay, but did not do so lease. The endowment will for any other UT System provide an additional $6.6 institution. The regents million for each of the next froze tuition for in-state two academic years. Powell undergraduates for the said the University should next two academic years not count on the funds and raised tuition for all for more than two years other students. because they may not be This concluded the sec- available at that point. ond day of one of the six The regents did not follow regular meetings that oc- Powersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; recommendation cur each year and is the to increase in-state underlatest the regents have set graduate tuition by 2.6 pertuition since 2004. The cent each year for the next regents approved a 2.1 two academic years, which percent increase for out- would have left both outof-state undergraduates, of-state students and gradinstead of the proposed 2.6 uate students faced with a percent increase, for the 3.6 percent tuition increase next two academic years. each year for the next two The regents approved a 3.6 academic years. The e-mail percent increase for gradu- Powers sent out after the ate students that followed decision inaccurately refPresident William Powersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; erenced the recommendarecommendation, but only tions Powers proposed for for one year. In the plan, out-of-state undergraduates the University will still re- in December. ceive funds that the proPowers said the AUF posed 2.6 percent increase funds will help to some for in-state undergradu- degree, but it is not a reates would have generated. curring source of revenue Regents Chairman Eugene like the revenue generated

by tuition. He said recurring revenue is necessary to establish and maintain programs that the UT System desires. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every penny of it is needed and would be put towards student success,â&#x20AC;? Powers said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am disappointed that our very thoughtful proposal was not adopted. It was very carefully worked out in consultation with students.â&#x20AC;? Powell commended programs aligned with UT System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Framework for Excellence Action Plan that debuted Aug. 25, 2011, which aims to increase productivity and efficiency. However, he said the tuition rates that were approved will provide a bridge between implementing the programs and the cost savings that the programs will eventually produce. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This has not been an easy process, but we want to continue our responsibility to have the finest institutions in America,â&#x20AC;? Powell said. Powell said setting tuition rates is a delicate balancing act and a tremendous number of compromises were weighed and balanced in order to maintain tierone research status and control affordability.

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Controversial UT gay parenting study found inaccurate by journal Mark Regnerus, UT associate professor of Sociology, led the New Family Structures Study, which sought to answer how the children of gay parents fare in comparison to children of heterosexual parents.

Originally published July 27, 2012

By David Maly The editor that ran a controversial gay parenting study by UT associate sociology professor Mark Regnerus has released an audit critizing the study’s validity and the steps that led to publication. James Wright, editor of Social Science Research, the sociology journal that published Regnerus’ study, ordered an audit of the study and found the peer-review process used to evaluate it failed to identify “significant, disqualifying problems” with the study and highlighted conflicts of interest between the study’s peerreviewers, according to audit documents obtained by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Wright said he ordered the inquiry into the study to protect the journal’s credibility due to skepticism from academic professionals about the study’s validity. “These are professionals in the field, people I know and respect,” Wright said in an interview with The Daily Texan. “It became obvious that to protect the credibility of myself and the journal, rather than me trying to answer these questions, I should simply ask somebody other than me to undertake an audit and issue a report.” The study, “How Different Are the Adult Children of Parents Who Have Same-Sex Relationships?” found that children raised by gay parents are at a significant disadvantage compared to children raised by heterosexual, married couples. The study received widespread media attention and academic criticism following its publication.

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Joseph Randazzo, UT Law student and member of OUTlaw, the gay, lesbian and bisexual law school alliance organization, said he is pleased the truth about the study’s validity is being acknowledged by its publication. “I think it’s important that the truth prevails, and that we approach with skepticism any study that could be seen as an attack on any social group,” he said. “I’m confident that someone’s gender preference does not affect his or her abilities as a parent.” The audit was done by Darren Sherkat, a professor of sociology at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale and member of the journal’s editorial board. Sherkat said the study’s definitions of “gay father”

and “lesbian mother” were flawed, leading to the analysis of child subjects that were not truly raised by gay couples. For example, a woman could be identified as a “les-

the two women raised the child together. Sherkat said possible conflicts of interest with the peerreviewers exist because three of the six peer-reviewers

I think it’s important that the truth prevails, and that we approach with skepticism any study that could be seen as an attack on any social group. — Joseph Randazzo, UT law student

bian mother” in the study if she had a relationship with another woman at any point after having a child, regardless of the length of the relationship and whether or not

are on the record opposing same-sex marriage and some of them have connections to Regnerus. In an interview with The Chronicle of Higher Educa-

tion, Sherkat said, “In reality, only two respondents lived with a lesbian couple for their entire childhoods, and most did not live with lesbian or gay parents for long periods, if at all.” Wright said the audit will be published in the November issue of Social Science Research and expects to receive updated information on the study from Regnerus in response to recent criticism. “He has done some reanalysis based on some of the various criticisms of how he handled the data on the first go around,” Wright said. UT spokeswoman Tara Doolittle said UT’s inquiry into complaints of scientific misconduct against Regnerus is currently ongoing and will last until late August. The Uni-

versity has 60 days from the inquiry’s initiation, which began June 25, to finalize its findings and decide how to proceed, she said. Provost and executive vice president Steven Leslie said the UT administration is sure those conducting the UT audit will carefully evaluate the study and related reports and declined further comment as to preserve the integrity of the UT audit. “We are confident the group conducting the current inquiry will look at a wide range of factors, including this audit of the Social Science Research journal,” he said. “It would be inappropriate for us to comment at this time on either the audit or the journal editor’s remarks, lest it undermine the integrity of this inquiry.”

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STATE Texas may reconsider sending prostitutes to prison for felony offenses

Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff Computer science sophomore Daniel Monroy created the UTexas Memes Facebook page in February because he wanted to centralize UT themed memes. The University Co-op announced in June it would begin selling UTexas Memes t-shirts on their website.

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June without proper credit. Monroy, a computer science sophomore, gets a percentage of profit for every By Bobby Blanchard T-shirt sold. “We’re seeing how it starts and if it’s selling,” Monroy said. With 18,500 likes and count- “It’s going to be a fun projing, the UTexas Memes Face- ect. I’m going to be looking book page has not left the spot- forward to it.” light yet. Page creator Daniel Memes are comical ideas Monroy said he thought his Fa- shared by Internet users, and the cebook page would have died out UTexas Memes page is made up by now — but it hasn’t. The page of the more common ones, machas continued to attract new fans ros. Macros are generic photos and “likes” and is now bringing with lines of text that usually in the bucks, a development that make a comical comment about has prompted both excitement certain situations in everyday life. and disappointment. In the case of UTexas Memes, The University Co-op an- the memes typically refer to nounced in June it would begin University of Texas culture and selling four UTexas Memes de- news on the UT campus. Co-op signed T-shirts on its website. officials said that currently the Monroy announced the Co-op T-shirt with the highest sales is a partnership on the Facebook reference to an incident in May page. Some users said they were where UT student Nick Engexcited to buy one, while others mann was hit by a Capital Metro were upset because they felt the bus during the biannual foam Co-op was capitalizing on the sword fight. The T-shirt reads: site and making profits. In ad- “No cruze en frente del autobus dition, students have also voiced [sic]/Challenge accepted.” complaints that memes they Co-op promotions manager posted on the Facebook page William Kelleher said he first are being used on the T-shirts contacted Daniel a few weeks

after the page launched in February. The page had received more than 4,000 “likes” within the first 24 hours of launching, and it hit 10,000 just a few days later. Memes infested Facebook users’ news feeds, which some hated and others enjoyed. “We’re all fans of the page here at the Co-op,” Kelleher said. “As soon as UTexas Memes came out, we immediately saw how everyone kind of gravitated toward this.” Monroy chose to keep his identity a mystery initially but decided to go public and reveal his part in the project Feb. 12. His Facebook page and identity were featured in several media outlets, including The Alcalde, The Horn and The Daily Texan. Kelleher said many at the Coop were impressed a freshman founded the page. “We thought it seemed like a good partnership, and Daniel has been excited from the getgo,” Kelleher said. Kelleher said the deal to develop products featuring UTexas Memes has been a four-month process. He said it took a while to get Co-op management

on board with the idea to sell shirts, but they eventually gave him approval. He said the Co-op selected some of the more popular memes on the site and used the text only, redesigning the art for the T-shirt. Kelleher said the Co-op is waiting to see if online sales are successful before they begin offering them in-store. Kelleher also said there were plans to make more T-shirts and sales have already been made. Radio-television-film and Asian cultures and languages senior Anthony Fisher, who originally posted the “No cruze en frente del autobus/Challenge accepted” meme, said he was excited at first to see his meme turned into a T-shirt until he realized he wasn’t given credit. “Why didn’t they ask me for my permission?” Fisher said. “I heard nothing about it before it launched.” Fisher said he messaged Monroy inquiring if he was entitled to credit or a share in profits, but Monroy told him uploading memes to Facebook grants the page free use of the images.

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There is a disclaimer on the page that says: “Any meme you post in the page can be freely used by the page.” “I don’t think the Co-op did anything morally wrong. I just kind of wish I had notification ahead of time,” Fisher said. “I’m not against it, though. I might even buy a shirt.” But Matt Evans, a recent UT graduate, said he had more problems with the idea of the Co-op selling the T-shirts. He is the creator of the “What starts here [Sixth Street]... Is forgotten tomorrow” meme, which is being printed on a T-shirt. Co-op representative Kelleher said the Sixth Street T-shirt meme is currently the second most sold meme T-shirt. “It does bug me a little bit,” Evans said. “Not necessarily because of the cash or money aspect. I honestly think the guy who created it did a great thing for the school, but I think it’s going a little too far by taking ideas from other people and trying to make a profit from it.” Evans said he felt the T-shirts were changing what the page is about. “I don’t think it’s fair that the Co-op is taking these ideas from students and making Tshirts out of them,” Evans said. “This was a page students used to take a break in between classes, and now it feels like the Co-op is taking that away from them by trying to make a profit off of it.” Evans said he did not have plans to buy a T-shirt. Kelleher said the Co-op redesigned the art of every meme used on T-shirts. “We’re not taking the exact design from the memes. We’re taking the idea and changing it up and making it T-shirt-ready,” Kelleher said. “We actually had someone in-house take the T-shirt and change up the design. But Daniel has the rights to those, since they were posted to his Facebook page.”

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The expense of housing hundreds of prisoners with prostitution records could force Texas to reconsider a state law that allows prosecutors to charge prostitutes with a felony after three misdemeanor convictions The Austin AmericanStatesman (http://bit.ly/ MUchl4) reported Sunday that more than 350 prostitutes currently occupy bunks in state prisons, and some officials are wondering whether that makes sense. “It’s nuts that we’ve got this many prostitutes in prison, people that we’re not afraid of, but we’re just mad at,” state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, told the newspaper. All the state is doing is “warehousing” people who would be better served getting treatment “so they can get out and stay out of this business,” he added. The law in question was enacted in 2001 when Texas lawmakers had the mentality of locking up all types of offenders after three strikes. It was also designed to clear up Dallas’ problem with truck stop and street prostitution. But the issue is expected to return when the Legislature meets in January as officials seek to save money and be smarter in dealing with crime. According to the newspaper, it costs between $15,500 and $18,538 a year to house a convict in a state prison or lower-security jail. By contrast, community-based rehabilitation programs cost about $4,300 a year. Melissa Farley, who heads the San Francisco-based Prostitution Research and Education organization, said Texas is the only state she’s aware of that makes prostitution a felony. “Jail is simply not the place for these women,” she said. Kathryn Griffin-Townsend is a former prostitute and cocaine addict who now leads a treatment program at the Lucile Plane State Jail in Dayton, Texas. She says prostitution is “a revolving door that can be stopped,” and she tries to help offenders kick substance abuse and find jobs and places to live. One such woman is Beatryce Hall, who’s been busted for prostitution 32 times in 17 years. Hall, 42, says she made between $300 and $400 a night as a prostitute but “couldn’t get out of that cycle.” Hall says GriffinTownsend’s program has been beneficial, and she doesn’t want to return to prison once she gets out in November. “I’ve got to change everything about me,” Hall told the newspaper.

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DREAM Act supporters celebrate executive order allowing work permits, halting deportation of young immigrants Originally published June 15, 2012

By Bobby Blanchard UT graduate Daniel Olvera would not have been able to apply for a high school job teaching social studies June 14 because of his undocumented status. On June 15, it was a different story. President Barack Obama made an executive order Friday morning halting the deportation of young immigrants if they came to the U.S. before the age of 16 and lack a criminal history. The executive order also allows undocumented immigrants to apply for a two-year work permit if they meet the above requirements and are under the age of 30. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is relief; it is something that will grant release to nearly one million students who are undocumented right now,â&#x20AC;? Olvera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dreamers,â&#x20AC;? a term people who support the DREAM Act use to describe themselves, and members of University Leadership Initiative gathered in front of the Littlefield fountain June 15, chanting, shouting and holding up signs in celebration and support of Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent executive order. The University Leadership Initiative is a UT organization that advocates for the DREAM Act, a bill that would give undocumented immigrants a pathway to citizenship. At the celebration, many members said while they are happy with the executive order, they will continue to push for the DREAM Act. Obama has supported the DREAM Act since he was a senator. In December 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act but failed to pass 60 votes in the Senate. In a statement Friday,

Zen Ren | Daily Texan Staff Students chant in front of Littlefield Fountain Friday afternoon in celebration of President Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s executive order to halt the deportation of young immigrants and allow those who met certain criteria to apply for work permits.

Obama said his action was targeted to young people who study in U.S. schools. The president said his executive order would go into effect immediately but was not a pathway to citizenship. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not amnesty, this is not immunity,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.â&#x20AC;? Texas Governor Rick Perry released a statement after Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s announcement calling the move an

â&#x20AC;&#x153;election-year tactic.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The laws of this nation are not open to selective, convenient or political interpretation; they are the very foundation of our freedom, and the protections they guarantee make our nation strong and attractive to immigrants around the world â&#x20AC;&#x201D; millions of whom abide by our laws and processes and seek legal entry,â&#x20AC;? Perry said in his statement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are decisions that should be thoroughly debated within the halls of Congress. But Olvera said Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action was not a politi-

cal move but something he did because it was the right thing to do. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something that happened because of the push and because of the activism of the youth movement nationwide,â&#x20AC;? Olvera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And we managed to make sure President Obama granted us relief before the re-election. If this was a political move, he would have promised to do it after the election, but he did it beforehand.â&#x20AC;? Spanish senior Jonathan Hernandez, who is also undocumented, said the Uni-

versity Leadership Initiative will continue to support and push for the DREAM Act. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is only the first step,â&#x20AC;? Hernandez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Obama did give us permission to work and he did stop the deportations, but like he said, this is not a pathway to citizenship, which is what we want in the end.â&#x20AC;? Hernandez said Dreamers will take advantage of this executive order and prove they can contribute to the country. He said the presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s action was especially important to immigrants who have already graduated.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will be able to practice their careers; they will be able to practice what they spent so much time studying here at UT,â&#x20AC;? Hernandez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing for all of us. Not just though for us at UT but for future generations who are going to come.â&#x20AC;? Alfredo Galvan, an undocumented high school senior, said he was glad Obama took action in support of the Dreamers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can finally get a job. I can graduate from college and not hit a brick wall,â&#x20AC;? Galvan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can put my degree to work.

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Mass burials scar Damascus town amid massacre By Jamal Halaby Associated Press

AMMAN (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dozens of bloodied bodies were buried Sunday in mass graves in a Damascus suburb where activists claim more than 300 people have been killed over the past week in a major government offensive to take back control of rebelheld areas in and around the capital. The British-based activist group Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said 32 more dead bodies were found in the streets of Daraya on Sunday and that they had been killed by â&#x20AC;&#x153;gunfire and sum-

mary executions.â&#x20AC;? Among them were three women and two children, the group said. It put the toll for the past week as at least 320. Another activist group, the Local Coordination Committees, claimed 300 bodies were discovered Saturday in Daraya and 633 people have been killed there since the government launched its assault last week. President Bashar Assad, in comments carried by state media, reiterated his long-standing claim that a foreign plot was behind the uprising against his rule and said he would not allow it to succeed â&#x20AC;&#x153;whatever the price might be.â&#x20AC;?

Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minister for Middle East affairs, Alistair Burt, meanwhile, said if confirmed, the massacre â&#x20AC;&#x153;would be an atrocity on a new scale requiring unequivocal condemnation from the entire international community.â&#x20AC;? He added that it â&#x20AC;&#x153;highlights the urgent need for international action to bring an end to the violence, end this culture of impunity and hold to account those responsible for these terrible acts. Burt said he had discussed the killings with U.N. and Arab League Joint Special Representative for Syria Lakhdar Brahimi. It was impossible to inde-

pendently verify the death tolls because of severe restrictions on media coverage of the conflict. However, activists and residents have reported excessive use of force by the regime in major battles, with indiscriminate shelling from the ground and the air.The Local Coordination Committees said some of those killed by regime forces in Daraya were buried in mass graves on Sunday. Video footage posted by the group showed bloodied bodies wrapped in colorful blankets lying next to each other with branches of date palms strewn over them. Another video posted on the Internet and dated

Saturday showed dozens of bodies on the floor of a mosque in Daraya. Most of the bodies were bloodied and wrapped in blankets. The anonymous commentator said there were at least 150 bodies there and blamed a pro-government militia known as shabiha for the killings. The authenticity of the two videos could not be independently confirmed. The Local Coordination Committees said an additional 1,755 people had been detained in Daraya, suggesting that hundreds more might turn up dead. The battle for Daraya showed the regime to be struggling to control Damas-

cus and its suburbs though the firepower available to it is far superior to anything the rebels might have. Government forces are stretched thin, with a major ongoing battle for control of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest city, Aleppo in the north, as well as smaller scale operations in the east and south. On Sunday, regime forces also used helicopter gunships and tanks to pound rebel-held areas in the northern city of Aleppo and the restive southern town of Daraa along the Jordanian border. The Observatory said it had reports of fatalities, but did not have exact numbers yet.

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Ash does not have to emulate McCoy, Young Originally published July 9, 2012

by trey Scott With a defense that will be among the best of any not in the Southeastern Conference and the triumvirate of talented running backs Malcolm Brown, Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray, the Longhorns have enough pieces to contend for a Big 12 Championship come November. They won’t mean anything, though, if David Ash doesn’t take the next step as quarterback. With voluntary workouts underway, the heat is on Ash, who was 3-3 last season as a starter. To be fair, he was thrust into the role without much warning. This time a year ago, with Garrett Gilbert in the lead at quarterback and Case McCoy and Connor Wood behind him, Ash was preparing to redshirt. You know what followed. Ash looked much more comfortable in the spring, though, completing five of six passes for 83 yards in the OrangeWhite scrimmage. “I thought I played better football this spring than I did last season,” Ash said afterward.

lawrence Peart | Daily Texan file photos With a strong supporting cast in 2012, the Longhorns’ sophomore signal caller David Ash (14) just needs to manage games for UT.

You’d hope so, considering he completed just 57 percent of his passes and threw eight interceptions to four touchdowns. Co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin thinks Ash is better off for it. “The anxiety of not knowing where to go in practice, what the drills are or where we go is gone,” Harsin said. “The anxiety of not knowing what the formation is or not knowing how to call the play in the huddle is gone.” Ash was wide-eyed as a

freshman, at times unwilling or unable to take complete control of the offense or the huddle. The fact that he’s feeling more comfortable and not looking over his shoulder means that he’s probably ready to be just the guy the Longhorns need: a game manager. I wouldn’t put much stock in a quarterback controversy this fall. The days of throwing the ball 58 times a game (Colt McCoy vs. Ohio State, 2009) or asking a quarterback to amass 336 yards of offense (Vince Young vs. Colorado,

2005) are long gone. If Texas has that kind of special quarterback, then great. If it doesn’t — and most teams do not — then Texas will just need one who will protect the football. Take Alabama’s AJ McCarron: not considered a once-in-a-lifetime quarterback by any means, he guided Alabama to the BCS Championship. McCarron wasn’t asked to win games — just not to lose them. In 328 attempts, McCarron only threw five interceptions. Had Ash attempted that many passes, the

I thought I played better football this spring than I did last season. — David Ash, starting quarterback numbers project he would have thrown 15 picks. Yes, to a fan base spoiled from years of watching Young and McCoy, it sounds a little boring, especially in the age of the quarterback, where exceptional names — Griffin III, Luck and Newton,

most recently — bubble up every year. David Ash doesn’t need to be nearly as good as any of those guys, not with the other parts Texas has in place. He just needs to be a lot better and smarter with the football than he was as a freshman.

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White Sox clubhouse home to Danks reunion Originally published August 6, 2012

by Christian Corona The next time John and Jordan Danks take the field together, it will be the first time they’ve done so since the 2003 5A state title game. Once high school teammates, the Danks brothers are now in the same clubhouse once again, this time with the Chicago White Sox. Not including a handful of spring training games over the last few years, they have not played together since their Round

Rock team’s 5-4 loss to the Fort Bend Elkins in the state championship game nearly a decade ago. Because John underwent season-ending shoulder surgery earlier this year, he and his little brother will not have the opportunity to play together in a meaningful game until next April. “You have to catch yourself not taking it for granted,” John Danks said. “It’s rare to not only have two brothers in the big leagues but to have them playing on the same team. I have fun with it. I wish I was active and actually pitching while he was out

there. Hopefully next year we can actually be in the same game together.” John signed with the Texas Rangers, who took him with the No. 9 overall pick in the 2003 MLB Draft, while his younger brother went on to play three seasons with the Longhorns. In 161 career games at Texas, Jordan batted .324 with 13 home runs and 105 RBIs while drawing nearly as many walks (117) as the number of times he struck out (122). “It’s funny because we still haven’t actually been able to play together yet

because of his injury,” Jordan Danks said. “I know it’s killing him to not get out there.” In his first year in the big leagues, Jordan is hitting .333 with five RBIs and five runs scored in 20 games. Before being shut down for the season last month, John Danks was 3-4 with a 5.70 ERA in nine starts. He had three straight 10-win seasons from 2008 to 2010 before going 8-12 with a 4.33 ERA as the White Sox Opening Day starter last season. Jordan is one of several former Longhorns playing in the big leagues, joining

a group that includes Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, Padres All-Star closer Huston Street and Reds center fielder Drew Stubbs. They are just a few of the many top-notch prospects that Longhorns head coach Augie Garrido signs every year. “He does have the resources to bring in anyone he feels like he can get, but the draft is also a threat,” Jordan Danks said. “He definitely signs really good players, like my brother, for example. He signed with Texas and ended up going pro. It’s hard signing the top play-

ers in the state and country that go in the draft and wonder what they’re going to do.” Jordan is also part of the fourth pair of brothers to play together in White Sox history. But baseball is a business, and there is the chance that they’ll face each other someday. “I don’t know what Mom would do,” John said of his mother, Renee. What would happen if John hit Jordan? “I’d probably charge the mound,” Jordan said. Thankfully, for now they don’t have to worry about that.

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Vaccaro, Okafor have to earn back right to represent Longhorns Originally published July 23, 2012

By Sara Beth Purdy The only question surrounding the Texas defense this summer was just how good they could be as an overall unit. A lot of that expectation came from a star-studded returning cast that included safety Kenny Vaccaro and defensive end Alex Okafor. Okafor and Vaccaro, both seniors, are expected to lead a staunch defense this season. In 2011, Texas finished 11th in total defense and hopes to finish even higher this season. The public heard exactly what to expect out of this year’s defense from head coach Mack Brown and defensive coordinator Manny Diaz at the Big 12 Media Days last month in Dallas. However, the public did not get to hear from defensive leaders Okafor and Vaccaro. Due to an off-season incident, the seniors had been banned from addressing the media until September and did not make it to Dallas. In May, Okafor and Vaccaro, along with senior tight end Barrett Matthews and former Longhorn Eryon Barnett, were arrested in downtown Austin for failing to obey a lawful order. The four athletes refused to leave a downtown pizza establishment after being asked by several individuals, including police. The incident led to their arrest and charges of class C misdemeanors. “They are paying hard for really being disrespectful to authority figures,” Brown said. “It’s our job to make sure that we all keep

lawrence Peart | Daily Texan file photo Senior safety Kenny Vaccaro’s name has found its way to numerous preseason awards watch lists, including the Thorpe.

the respect of the authority figures that we have. Our police department has a very, very difficult job. If they ask you to leave, you should leave, and you should leave quickly.” All charges in the case against the players were dismissed, and the Longhorns will not face any serious legal ramifications because of the incident, but other penalties were handed down by the Texas coaching staff. Although they will not miss much, if any, game time when the season starts,

the three players were to not represent the team in public until school starts this season. “These guys will be able to address it when we start back in the fall but not until that point,” Brown said. “We want them to earn that right from their teammates to represent our team publicly.” Vaccaro, four-year defensive back, was chosen for the All-Big 12 first team in 2011 and was honorable mention for Defensive Player of the Year. In 2011, Vaccaro started at safety

in 13 games and posted two sacks along with two interceptions. For the 2012 season, Vaccaro has been named to the Thorpe watch list for the nation’s Best Defensive Back, the Bednarik watch list for the Defensive Player of the Year and the Nagurski watch list for Most Outstanding Defensive Player. Vaccaro was also named to the preseason All-Big 12 team for 2012. In 2012, Okafor started in all 13 games, finishing with seven sacks and one fumble recovery. He was

also named to the 2011 All-Big 12 first team and was a 2011 AFCA FBS Coaches’ All-American. In addition to also being named to the Bednarik and Nagurski watch lists, Okafor was named to the 2012 Lombardi Award watch list for the Lineman or Linebacker of the Year and the Walter Camp Player of the Year watch list. Okafor is a pre-season All-Big 12 team member and preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year. “These are three leaders on our football team,”

Brown said of the trio and their roles on the field. Okafor and Vaccaro may not have been on hand in Dallas, but the success of the Longhorns’ defense this season is strongly tied to their ability to disrupt opponents’ offensive game plans and lead the Texas defense. The hope was that barring the pair, along with Matthews, from speaking with the media until this season would allow them to focus on off-season preparation and be fully focused once the season begins.

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Orakpo teaches pro skills to Austin youths Originally published July 16, 2012

by Nick Cremona For two days in mid-July, two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker and former Longhorn Brian Orakpo held what he hoped would be the first of many youth football camps in Austin. “I was really happy that we had such a good showing for my first camp in Austin,” Orakpo said. “I plan on continuing to sponsor camps and letting it grow.” Safely tucked away among the rolling hills at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy, just west of the city limits, Orakpo offered his time to roughly 100 kids from the ages of 7-18 eager to soak up his vast football knowledge. While he spends his time on the defensive side of the ball in the NFL, Orakpo was still able to assist young offensive-minded players as well. “They’re able to run drills and have a good time, and that’s what it’s all about is the kids,” Orakpo said. “It’s a great thing to put on, because it allows the kids to get better through practice and work on their technique.” After splitting players into groups by position, Orakpo and several other coaches from around the state didn’t waste any time setting the tone of the camp. Orakpo could be seen taking a literal handson approach with many of the defensive linemen drills while offering them

Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Former Longhorn Brian Orakpo, a two-time Pro Bowl outside linebacker, speaks to participants at his youth football camp at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy.

advice on techniques that have helped him in his time playing football at the highest level. But for Orakpo, it wasn’t only about helping kids better grasp the game of football. “At the same time I’m out there helping out, I can work with coaches and other professionals to improve myself as well,”

Orakpo said. For the kids, however, it wasn’t all about work. Orakpo took a short intermission from drills and sprints and signed autographs for everyone in attendance. While he rested his hand in between signing footballs and posters, Orakpo took a moment to talk about the upcoming NFL season. After finishing last season

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Penn State kicker transfers to UT in wake of NCAA penalties Originally August 6, 2012

with a 5-11 record, Orakpo and the Washington Redskins are looking to make a move in the NFC East and make the playoffs for the first time in five years. “I’m excited about the future of the Redskins,” Orakpo said. “We’ve got a lot of young guys in Washington. It’s like our own youth movement.” Part of that youth move-

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ment includes former Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III, who was selected second overall in this year’s NFL Draft. Orakpo and Griffin have a bit of history playing against each other, with Orakpo and the Longhorns claiming bragging rights with a 45-21 win at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium back in 2008. “Robert is ready for the

season to start and to get out there with the rest of us,” Orakpo said. This will be the first season that Orakpo and Griffin play on the same team, but another former Longhorn also joins the Redskins’ defensive ranks this year. Keenan Robinson was selected in the fourth round and will likely find himself backing up Orakpo.

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by Sara beth Purdy Anthony Fera, a former Penn State kicker granted his release after the NCAA levied sanctions on the program, has announced his intent to transfer to Texas for the fall of 2012. Fera, a junior originally from Cypress, Texas, will add depth to the Longhorns’ inexperienced roster as a kicker. “His folks reached out to us. There’s a sickness in the family. A lot of things had to happen for this to work for him and for us,” head coach Mack Brown said in a summer press conference. “He promised Coach Paterno when he got to Penn State that he would graduate from Penn State, so it’s all been worked out that he will come here, he will be on scholarship, he will be a junior so he has two years of eligibility left. He has worked it out to where he can graduate from Penn State by having some hours transferred back, which is what he wanted.” Fera comes to Texas from Penn State University and is a product of the NCAA’s decision to allow immediate transfers with no loss of eligibility in the wake of the scandal in University Park, Penn. “The past few weeks have been extremely difficult as I’ve wrestled with the decision on my future,” Fera said in a statement. “It’s been tough to endure, not only for me but for my entire immediate family back in Texas and the Penn State football family.” In 2011, Fera was named to the first team All-Big Ten as a punter and was a semifinalist for the Lou Groza Award, which recognizes the top placekicker in the country. He was a hopeful for the Ray Guy Award for top punter as well. “We felt like that we could also help him, and we had to do what was best for Texas because he needed to get closer

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to home,” Brown said. “Again, he’ll have to have some paperwork done, he’ll have to get into school, he’ll have to pass physicals. It’ll probably be a couple of days before he joins us at practice as well.” He was the Big Ten special teams Player of the Week three times in the 2011 season for the Nittany Lions. In 2011, he averaged 42 yards per punt on 64 punts, placing 18 of those inside the red zone. His field goal percentage of 82.4 was third in the Big Ten last year when he went 14-of-17. Fera was a perfect 20-of-20 in extra point attempts and accounted for 62 total points for Penn State. “I like the fact that we’re not putting so much

The past few weeks have been extremely difficult as I’ve wrestled with the decision on my future. — Anthony Fera, kicker

pressure on young, talented kickers and punters now,” Brown said. “We’ll at least have experience as an option. I don’t think he would have come if there was not the sickness in the family. I think he really needed to get back close to home. And since he promised Coach Paterno, he needed to get a Penn State degree, so he’s not leaving Penn State so much as he’s coming here. He loves their new coaches. He wanted to stay there and fight against the public perception that they might not be very good.”

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Longhorns, Brown ready to RISE above last season Originally published June 18, 2012

By Sara Beth Purdy Be “Relentless,” have “Intensity,” “Sacrifice” in order to achieve “Swagger,” and play with “Emotion,” or R.I.S.E, is the slogan that the Longhorns are living by as they prepare themselves for the upcoming fall football season. After winning just 13 games over the course of the past two seasons, everyone around the Forty Acres is looking forward to September and the start of a new chapter in Texas football. This year’s slogan arose from the belief that eight wins, while better than five, is not enough for the Longhorns. This summer, the Longhorns believe they can R.I.S.E up above eight wins and are hard at work trying to prove that. The Longhorns concluded spring workouts with diligence in the weight room and on the practice fields for a summer of player-led workouts. With summer workouts came a new freshman class that have both the coaching staff and upperclassmen excited. “The varsity guys are already buzzing about the freshman class,” said head coach Mack Brown. “They think they’re really good.” At the conclusion of spring practice, Brown had a laundry list of concerns to be dealt with when the team reconvened this month. Among those concerns are who will step up at tight end and whether or not he can keep his team healthy. Above all, Brown is hoping to improve his offense’s passing game and get back to an elite status as a program.

andrew Torrey | Daily Texan Staff Head coach Mack Brown meets with the media during a press conference to discuss his team’s progress during the offseason and to address the forthcoming football season.

“We need to get more explosive plays. We need to throw it more often, and we need to throw it better,” Brown said. “We got all over the place offensively last year because we had people hurt at receiver, we had people hurt at running back. We were shuffling quarterbacks...it was really hard to do anything except try to win a game. You couldn’t build in a certain area and get a lot better.” Next year looks to see the emergence of a new position under the label “T and Z.” Offensive coor-

dinators Bryan Harsin and Major Applewhite, along with receivers coach Darrell Wyatt, are in the process of developing a new offensive position that combines the tailback and Z receiver. The position is designed to utilize the talents of senior running back D.J. Monroe and freshman athlete Daje Johnson, both exceptionally elusive athletes that will push each other for playing time come fall. “We feel those guys are speed guys and can get the ball in their hands and help us with explosive plays,”

Brown said. “They’re working hard this summer on getting packages to get [Monroe] more involved and [Johnson] to get him involved early in the process, because we think he has a chance to be a good player with his explosive speed.” The attrition of several players to transfer and injuries, notably two offensive tackles, does not worry Brown, who insists that the losses don’t hinder the Longhorn’s offseason progress. However, Brown had little to say at the time about the starting quarterback

position and who had the upper hand at the conclusion of spring workouts. On the other side of the ball, the coaching staff is focusing on creating turnovers and developing more quality depth at each position. With the loss of four-year starting linebacker Emmanuel Acho and safety Blake Gideon, the defense is also still searching for a leader on the field. “We’ve got to have ends that can pass rush. We have to have tackles that can pass rush,” Brown said. “You have to have enough depth to go five and six defensive backs

and still have the linebackers that can cover if they’re throwing it on the early down. Our staff is continuing to work on that.” Fall camp began on August 5, a month before the Longhorns’ season debut against Wyoming. “It’s always amazing to me when people say, ‘How is your team going to be?,” Brown said. “Nobody really knows ... if they work, yes, we’ll be a top team. If they don’t, we won’t be. We have a tough schedule. We’re going to have to play well, be physical, tough and confident.”

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Hamilton hopes to repeat second season improvement in NBA Originally published July 16, 2012

By Trey Scott DENVER — The difference between Jordan

Hamilton’s freshman and sophomore years at Texas was stark. The former Longhorn swingman is hoping for the same kind of improvement as he enters his second year

with the Denver Nuggets. “That jump,” Hamilton said, “is a learning experience.” As a freshman, Hamilton was behind Justin Mason in the Longhorns’ rotation. Hamilton, who would not beat out a senior for a starting spot, carved a role for himself as an offensive spark plug off the bench. Every so often, though, Hamilton would force shots, perhaps in an effort to compensate for a lack of playing time. “A couple of guys played my position. You couldn’t take away from what Justin had accomplished in his [college] career,” Hamilton said. “I wasn’t going to come in and start right off the bat just because I was highly recruited.”

It wasn’t the easiest season, but Hamilton learned a lot. That much was evident when, as a sophomore, he led Texas in scoring with nearly 19 points per game, earned a spot on the All-Big 12 First Team and came off as a smarter, more mature player. Now, it’s ‘deja vu’ all over again. Although he was drafted in the first round of the 2011 NBA Draft, Hamilton sat on the bench for most of his rookie year with the Nuggets, playing in just 26 games. He was surrounded by players of his mold — scorefirst wingmen — and last summer’s lockout, which prevented Hamilton from working out with the Nuggets’ staff, didn’t help.

Head coach George Karl wasn’t especially familiar with Hamilton’s game, so he played the veterans he knew. “In the shortened season, Coach played the guys who he believed in, the guys he knew,” Hamilton said. “There was no training camp. The rookies didn’t have much preparation time to show the coaching staff what we could do.” Hamilton has turned himself into a gym rat this summer. He’s working out at the Nuggets’ facilities Monday through Friday and has trimmed down from 238 to 220 lbs. Offense has always come naturally to Hamilton, so he’s working on the other aspects of his game.

“I get hands-on treatment with the coaching staff now,” Hamilton said. Nuggets general manager Masai Ujiri privately believes Hamilton would have been drafted within the top 10 picks if he had come out this season, and the coaching staff expects Hamilton to get much bigger minutes this season. That luxury has allowed the Nuggets to sleep peacefully as shooting guard Rudy Fernandez heads back to Spain and take their time with the draft process, selecting French project Evan Fournier. The Nuggets also traded shooting guard Arron Afflalo, who started 62 games last season.

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Nicholson replaces Harmon as assistant coach Originally July 16, 2012

Former Longhorn Tommy Nicholson returns to Texas as assistant head coach. Nicholson played under Texas head coach Augie Garrido from 1998-2000.

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By Harry Jung IV The Texas baseball program is defined by success, pride and tradition, and very few know of or exemplify those points better than Tommy Nicholson. At the end of June, Nicholson was named the new Texas assistant baseball coach, replacing Tommy Harmon after Harmon’s 23-year tenure came to end when he was fired earlier the same month. “Right now, I can’t wait to get started,” Nicholson said. “I’m really excited to start coaching and get my feet on the ground. Elderly gentleman with furnished room for rent. Private Bed, Bath, Study & Entreeway. Accomodations for male students only. Located south/central Austin $400. Call Tom 512-462-3516

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Austin and the baseball program here feel like home.” Nicholson, 31 years younger than Harmon, played at Texas for three years under current head coach Augie Garrido, from 1998 to 2000. A second baseman, Nicholson was part of the program’s 27th appearance in the College World

Series in Omaha in 2000. After a brief period of playing professional baseball, Nicholson came back to Disch-Falk Field and spent two years as a volunteer assistant coach during the 2009 and 2010 seasons. He then spent the two most recent college baseball seasons (2011-2012) at Sacra-

mento State, where he served as the team’s infield and hitting coach. Under Nicholson’s guidance, the Hornets finished the 2012 season with a singleseason record .979 fielding percentage and committed only 47 errors in 59 games. Though he has had much

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UT commit ready to improve tight end corps Originally published July 9, 2012

By Harry Jung IV Bo Scaife, David Thomas and Jermichael Finley are all names that come to mind when one thinks of the great tight ends to have played for the Longhorns. Now, after a four-year absence of an offensive threat at the tight end position, Texas is making it an emphasis in its recruiting strategy. Two tight ends committed to its 2013 recruiting class, one of whom is 6-foot-6inch, 230-pound Durham Smythe from Belton. Smythe is currently ranked as a top-50 recruit in the state of Texas and is the No. 13 ranked tight end in the nation, according to Rivals.com. During his junior year of high school, he snagged 22 catches for 341 yards and three touchdowns. Most notably though, Smythe is coming from the same school as current Texas quarterback David Ash. “It’s pretty cool to refuel and be back at school with him again. He’s a great leader,” said Smythe. “I only got to compete with him my sophomore year, so I didn’t play with him much, but I look forward to being under his lead and learning from him as a Longhorn.” Smythe represented the U.S. in the IFAF Under-19 World Championship this past weekend and was able to spend time on the Forty Acres in his off time. “It’s a pretty rare but cool opportunity to play for your country, and I’m enjoying meeting some of the players my age that will head off to college soon as well,” said Smythe.

andrew torrey | Daily Texan Staff Durham Smythe, a former teammate of current Texas quarterback David Ash at Belton High School, will join the Longhorns in 2013. The high school junior hopes to eventually join the ranks of former Texas tight ends to make it to the NFL.

Despite losing to Canada by a score of 23-17 in the gold medal game, Smythe hauled in four catches for 33 yards, and was named to the All-Tournament

Team after producing seven receptions for 55 yards throughout the week. Although Smythe has one more year of high school ball to play, he

still expressed excitement about being a future Longhorn despite growing up on the opposing side of Texas his whole life. “It’s a pretty crazy story

that I actually ended up here,” said Smythe, referring to his decision to come play football at Texas. “I had a dad that played at Baylor, a sister that at-

tended Tech and many of my friends are going to Texas A&M. So it’s weird that I actually ended up in

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ery player is a little different, and so I hope to teach each of them differently to get the best out of them,” Nicholson said. “I hope each player can get better and reach their full potential at the plate.” While Nicholson has made coaching leaps of his own, he also stated that he looks forward to working with his former coach. “I honestly can’t wait to be under [Garrido’s] guidance again. He truly is the best in the game,” Nicholson said. “I learned a lot from him while I was under him as a player, and

again as a volunteer assistant, and now I’m looking forward to learning more.” Garrido welcomed back his former students, and believes he will bring much to the table, especially in the recruiting field. “Tommy will be our recruiting coordinator, and he is a very bright guy,” Garrido said. “He has a magical touch everywhere he goes, and that’s been the case since his days in high school. He is a very unique person and one of the young coaching geniuses in this country.”

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Then came the Americans’ first real test, Lithuania. The Lithuanians, 1-2 in prelims, took the U.S. to the final minutes and even held a slight two-point lead with a little under six minutes to go. Then LeBron James’ clutch gene kicked in as he scored nine of his last 20 points in the final four minutes to help outlast Lithuania 99-94 to remain undefeated in the Olympic Games. “I feel like it was my time to step up offensively,” James said. “I am here to do the little things, whatever the team needs in Coach K’s perspective, and I was able to make a few buckets down the stretch.” Through the first week of Olympic basketball play, the United States and Russia are the only teams that remain undefeated with identical 4-0 records. “We still have a lot of work to do, but that’s the beauty of it all,” Durant said. “We’re all coming together in such a short time. We’re having fun playing. Guys don’t worry about points, rebounds, assists; we just want to play to win.”

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win over France. “We know everybody else expects us to win by 40 points,” forward Carmelo Anthony said in a statement after the team’s first win. “For us, a win’s a win. We expect every game to be like this one.” After making quick work of Tunisia shortly thereafter in a 110-63 effort, the new dream team made history. In its third preliminary match, the team established the highest scoring mark by any basketball team in Olympic history with its 83-point victory over Nigeria, 15673. Carmelo Anthony recorded a Team USA singlegame record of 37 points, including an unprecedented 10-of-12 shooting performance from beyond the arc. His 10 three-pointers were the most 3-pointers made or attempted in a single Olympic game by one player. “Our guys just couldn’t miss tonight, and they shared the ball,” head coach Mike Krzyzewski said. “We had 41 assists. When you hit 29 threes, it’s very difficult to lose in a game like that.”

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Longhorn swimmers earn medals at London games Originally published August 6, 2012

By sara Beth purdy The University of Texas boasts a strong swimming program that has brought

home numerous national titles over the last couple of decades. The Longhorns have also sent quite a few swimmers to represent the United States in Olympic competition. At the London Olym-

pics, former Longhorns Brendan Hansen and Ricky Berens finished at the top of the podium, each bringing home a gold medal to Texas. Berens medaled in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay, his second gold medal in this event. He joined the Michael Phelps, Ryan

Lochte and Conor Dwyer relay team to finish at 6:59.70, a second slower than the world record they set in Italy in 2009. The gold marks the second medal in London for Berens, who claimed silver in the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 4x100meter freestyle relay that occurred earlier in the

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Names you should know: 4 horns to watch Originally published August 6, 2012 By Nitya Duran With a new fall semester comes a new college athletic season. Here are four Texas players who are somewhat under the radar and primed for breakout. Be sure to keep an eye out for them this fall.

MYck Kabongo basketball Last year, Kabongo was one of the highest-ranked basketball recruits in the nation. As a freshman, he averaged 9.6 points, 5.2 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game for the Longhorns. At times he showed that he could be a special player but still flashed signs of immaturity as well. After the Longhorns’ loss in the NCAA tournament in March, he decided to hold off on the NBA draft for at least another year, hoping to further refine his skill set at the collegiate level. Kabongo headlines a group of five returning sophomores that logged plenty of minutes as freshmen, and with the arrival of another heralded recruiting class, Kabongo will have plenty of options when looking to dish the rock to a teammate. Another solid year with the Longhorns and Kabongo could be on his way to the league like many a Longhorn before him has done.

jordan spieth golf Spieth is not under the radar by any means in the golf world, but not many know of his accomplishments outside of those who follow the sport closely. He’s already made his mark at Texas and was the only freshman on the Longhorns team that captured the NCAA Golf Championship in early June. In 12 events in 2011, Spieth led the Longhorns with a 70.92 stroke average as well as a final round scoring average of 70.83. Since then, Spieth has participated in the U.S. Open, the AT&T National, the John Deere Classic and the Nationwide Children’s Hospital Invitational on the PGA Tour via sponsors’ exemptions. His ability to consistently hit fairways coupled with an innate putting stroke are just two reasons he is perhaps the best golfer to ever attend Texas. He’s still young, 19-years-old in fact, but he’s already shown he can become one of the world’s best. With Spieth leading the way, Texas has a good chance of repeating as NCAA Champions.

brooke gilbert soccer As a freshman, Gilbert was one of two Longhorns to start all 21 games last season, earning her a spot on the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team. She only scored one goal last season on 11 shot attempts, but that goal was a gamewinner. She played alongside U.S. Women’s National Team members Hope Solo and Stephanie Cox this summer, which has made her stronger and more prepared for her second season with the Longhorns. Gilbert also played for Seattle Sounders FC this summer and will look to parlay her experience with the team into success on the field for Texas.

Sara Hattis volleyball Hattis is the latest in an increasingly long line of excellent recruits brought to Texas by head coach Jerritt Elliott. As a senior at Cleveland High in Rio Rancho, N.M., she totaled 289 kills with a .485 hitting percentage. She was the No. 9 ranked recruit in the nation and was actually a better basketball prospect coming out of high school. She has since fully devoted her time to volleyball training and looks to make an immediate impact for Elliott’s Longhorns. Hattis stands at a tall 6-foot-4 at the middle blocker position, so expect to see lots of dominant play from her from the center of the court this fall.

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Longhorn golf brings National Championship back to the 40 Acres Originally published June 4, 2012

By Derek Lewis

It took three years, but Texas finally avenged its 2010 BCS National Championship Game loss in football to the Alabama Crimson Tide. Well, almost. Albeit in a different sport, men’s golf defeated the Tide for its third national title and the first since the 19711972 back to back titles. “I heard from Mack Brown last night. He didn’t win his last one against Alabama, so he told us to go win today,” head coach John Fields said. Unlike the football game three years ago, the match came down to the wire, with the Longhorns and Tide both vying for the national title up until the 18th hole of the 2012 Golf Championship match-play final. The first match to finalize came down to an eagle and birdie on the 17th and 18th holes by Alabama’s Bobby Wyatt to defeat Texas junior Toni Hakula. Next, Alabama’s Hunter Hamrick defeated Texas redshirt senior Julio Vegas in just 13 holes in the most lopsided match of the day. That’s when Texas junior Cody Gribble finished off his match against Scott Strohmeyer with a 2-and-1 win. Gribble led Strohmeyer through all 17 holes, never giving up the lead. Followed by the match-up between two of golf ’s best amateur players, Jordan Spieth of Texas and Justin Thomas of Alabama squared off, with Spieth emerging victorious with a 3-and-2 win. It all came down to the pairing of Alabama’s Cory Whitsett and Texas’ Dylan Frittelli. Frittelli birdied the 17th hole to tie up the final at two games apiece and sent fans in droves to the all-deciding 18th hole.

On 18, Whitsett bogeyed, leaving Frittelli needing only a two-putt to clinch the team title. Instead, the senior rattled home a 30foot putt from the edge of the green for the win and the national championship. “I was sure he was going to make the chip,” Frittelli said. “To get my mind right I had to pretend it was go-

ing in. I wanted to make the putt no matter what. When I saw him miss, it made it a little easier on me, but I still wanted to put it in.” Texas took home its 46th all-time NCAA Championship team title and 50th overall National Championship. It is the first team title for Texas since Men’s Swimming and Div-

ing were crowned NCAA Champions in the spring of 2010. “A lot is expected of us at Texas,” Spieth said. “When you commit to play any sport at Texas, you are committing to do everything you can to win a championship.”

To get my mind right I had to pretend it was going in. I wanted to make the putt no matter what. — Dylan Frittelli, golfer

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By Laura Wright

1. Misunderstanding the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;YOLOâ&#x20AC;? as it relates to your partying schedule Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true, you only live once. However, there are two lines of argument that follow: YOLO, so go hard while you can; and YOLO so make it long and prosperous. I suggest not following the former line of reasoning every single weekend (try it out only on the ones with the best parties.) 2. Thinking that restaurant on the drag is capital-G Great Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tendency while living in a dorm to think that any food not served on beige cafeteria flatware is, like, seriously the best food ever. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not. If you find yourself fawning over an establishment that does little more than assemble ingredients you could assemble at home yourself, you might have fallen into this trap. 3. Forgetting that Bevo Bucks are made of real dollars Once the beloved mascot throws his horns behind an almost-currency, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy

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school, college friends can cycle. And as the friends of convenience you met at orientation cycle out, new friends (no doubt more lasting ones) will cycle in. 7. Thinking you have to have sex/not have sex/ worrying about anything related to sex in college besides having it safely and with someone who treats you well Pro-tip: The Student Health Services Center offers free condoms (and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry, no one will give you a weird look for taking them). And if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re wondering how to judge if a person â&#x20AC;&#x153;treats you well,â&#x20AC;? I suggest you ask yourself the following question: If I were to sleep with this person, would he/she make me an omelet the following morning? If the answer is no, calmly remove your pants from their floor and say â&#x20AC;&#x153;adios.â&#x20AC;?

4. Thinking the PCL is the only library on campus The Perry-CastaĂąeda Library is not the only library on campus. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just the only one that looks and feels most like a prison complex. Recognize that you can crowd the tables with your studying at these alternatives: the Life Science Library, the Architecture Library and the Fine Arts Library. 5. Getting lost in RLM Let me help you out here. If it seems like the elevators donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even go to that floor, then they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Take the escalators instead. 6. Not everyone you meet is your new BFF You spent a glorious three days talking about high school and dissing Jester. You shared fries in the PCL and rolled your eyes at the pop culture references in the orientation programming. You even have the same major! And yet, the friend you made at orientation is nowhere to be found come fall. Never fearâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;just like in high

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8. Clinging to high school, through a relationship, a letter jacket or relentlessly rewatching videos of your high school band Nobody wants to hear about that time in band or how you won the election for student body president back in 2011. Put the letter jacket away and press pause on the DVD. Instead, step outside your dorm room and recognize that you

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10. Thinking you have to be best friends with your roommate or roommates with your best friend Sometimes the best thing a roommate can be to you is a good roommate: someone who cleans their side of the room and respects the shared space. If you have siblings, I ask you to remember how often you â&#x20AC;&#x153;respected their spaceâ&#x20AC;? versus how often you took their spot on the couch when they went to the bathroom for no reason other than the pleasure of seeing their annoyance. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d probably say that you did the latter more often, and for that reason living with someone whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;like a siblingâ&#x20AC;? to you should probably be avoided.

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Arcade bar offers more to Sixth Street

Thomas Abruzzese, playing an ogre character, thrusts his greatsword at an enemy during a live-action roleplaying game in May. The prop weapons used by players are padded to reduce the risk of injury.

Originally April 19, 2012

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By Anjli Mehta

Nathan Goldsmith Daily Texan Staff

LARPing provides fantastical fun Originally published May 2, 2012

By Karin Samelson For a few hours every few months, a small group of Austinites live in a world of monsters, gnomes, spell bags, swords and elves. The Austin chapter of Heroic Interactive Theatre participates in live- action role-play, or LARP, and have been involved in events since January. The first role-playing games were played in the ’70s and have many different styles. In some groups, participants play upon a set of rules and create elaborate characters and costumes. The interaction is very gamelike and was influenced by tabletop games where role-playing was used, like Dungeons and Dragons. “It’s kind of like improvisational theater,” said Donald McCullough, also known by his character name,Thurgar the Warrior. The main goal of LARP is to have fun while interacting and uncovering secrets along the intended story line. Killing monsters before they kill you is another goal. The last event took place on June 23,

but the group hopes that the events could become monthly sometime in the near future. “I’ve been playing Dungeons and Dragons since I was four, and I’m 37 this year,” McCullough said. “I’ve studied various forms of weapon combat for just as long, and I thought I would put my skills to good use.” Costumes play a vital role in the events. Since all participants have their own characters, the costumes are sometimes elaborate, and their weapons are intricate and include spears, swords, glaives and battle-axes with spear tips on the end. McCullough’s costume consists of chainmail armor that acts as extra hit points, so he can take some hits before it affects his character’s health. Some outfits are more complicated than others, but the group had the idea to make painted masks this time, since wiping off face paint while switching characters seemed to be too difficult at the last event. The weapons have to follow certain protocol, like not being too long and having to have two hands on the weapon at all times if you want to gain points in battle. All of the weapons are made of PVC

pipe covered in pipe insulation foam. Everything used is relatively soft and hitting places like the head, hands and groin are off-limits. “It’s not like online play. It’s a fun bunch of people to play with and have real simulated sword combat, which isn’t that common,” said Charles Bowling, or Bufurd the Two-Handed Warrior. LARP isn’t only about killing the monsters and surviving; it’s about interaction with the other players and puzzle solving. At one of the events, there was a locked chest full of in-game money, and monsters would drop papers that turned into a combination that could eventually open the lock. Each person will play the same character throughout the events unless they are killed too many times. This is when the head of plot and logistics’ fantasy plan comes into play. John Garcia, the group’s leader and head of plot, decided that once you’re killed a number of times, your character will die off and you will have to invent a new one. “Sometimes bad stuff happens to your character or your friend’s character,” Garcia said.

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“It gets emotional.” Each player has a character with a specific weapon, power and points. There is a general rulebook, but the head of plot and logistics makes up secret plans, a general plot and scenarios that the rest of the characters act out. The only time a person can break character is if they need clarification of a rule. Garcia played several different monsters for the June event. “I could be the scorpion that fights them, and then I could be a skeleton boss,” Garcia said. Garcia knows all the secrets, since he has written the plot, and other characters don’t know some of the consequences like getting killed too many times. He keeps a lot of the story line to himself so the game will stay exciting. McCullough, or Thurgar, runs the tavern where he charges in-game currency for meals. He has a feast planned: chicken skewers, pita bread, stuffed mushrooms, sausage, sweet tea and much more. Each item is paid for with gold or silver currency that has been acquired in one way or another throughout the game. Yvonne McCullough, a.k.a. Torlia of the Sun Settler Clan and wife of Donald, is a blue sea elf that doubles as a spell caster. She painted her entire body blue for the event. “I like the sense of community and combining all my favorite hobbies together: we can hike in the woods, create costumes, live in a fantasy world and make a bunch of really cool friends,” Garcia said.

Parties, video games, alcohol and kicking back with his friends — these are a few of Recess Arcade Bar owner Paul Chokota’s favorite things. Recess opened in February, just in time for the South By Southwest Sixth Street rush. After buying the space that was once a Hard Rock Cafe, the Aces Lounge and Venue 222 on the corner of East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard, Chokota wasn’t sure what to do with it. All he knew was that he wanted it to be a bar with a retro vibe that Sixth Streeters would flock to. To Chokota, it seemed like the perfect time for Recess. “In Austin, you can go to like 20 bars a night, but I wanted to make a bar with such a cool concept that you actually want to stay there all night,” he said. “Almost like when Coyote Ugly first started and the movie came out, that fun party atmosphere is what I want.” Chokota’s plans to renovate the venue started with sketches on a cocktail napkin. The result: walls were torn down to create an open space where a heavy hand-carved, wooden, circular bar takes center stage with a mountain of shiny glass liquor bottles in the middle. Almost 20 arcade games, including throwback games like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and

San Francisco Rush, line the walls. Hot pink, ‘80sinspired ski ball machines light up a corner nook. There are also multicolored spotlights that pulse to the beat of the music, ranging from dubstep to hip-hop, producing an almost trance-like effect if you look at them for too long. “The games are just something else to do, and they’re a great way for someone to break the ice with a date,” Chokota said. “Like, yo, let’s go racing.” Senior finance major and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) social chair Graham Brown has been to the bar with his friends and is planning a FIJI bar tab at Recess in the coming weeks. “The bar has a lively atmosphere, and the games are good for when you want to do something other than small talk. Instead, you can get competitive with your friends,” Brown said. UT alumna Monica Patel said she could see her crowd of friends making Recess one of their go-to bars when they go out. “All of it, the really good music and DJs, the cheap drinks, free games — it’s a totally social and fun vibe,” she said. Recess Arcade Bar’s intricate lighting fixtures and custom-built bar are far cries from most of its neighboring bars and bring a taste of what’s typically considered West Sixth Street’s contemporary and upscale style to what many students fondly refer to as “Dirty Sixth.”

Marisa Vasquez | Daily Texan Staff Owner Paul Chokota stands behind the bar at Recess Arcade Bar located on the corner of East Sixth Street and San Jacinto Boulevard.

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