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Zachary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Make UT Sweatshop Free Coalition members Sydney Dwoskin, Jessica Villarreal and Jessica Alvarenga, three of 18 who were arrested during a sit-in last spring, all face criminal trespassing charges filed against them by UT. The sit-in was meant to force UT to join the Worker Rights Consortium, an organization that monitors working conditions of factory employees internationally.
By David Maly Members of the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition are preparing to go to court next week for criminal charges filed against them by UT. A group of 18 UT students was arrested last spring during a sit-in meant to force UT to join the Worker Rights Consortium, an organization that monitors working conditions of factory employees internationally. Although UT announced plans to join the consortium in July, the 18 students will appear in court Friday facing charges for criminal trespass, a class B misdemeanor punishable by a fine of up to $2,000 and 180 days in jail. They must, at that time,
either take one of two plea options offered to them earlier this summer or continue to fight the charges against them. According to Lucian Villasenor, Mexican-American studies senior and arrested student, the plea options offered are as follows: The first plea would immediately dismiss the charge and force the students to sign an admission of guilt to a class B misdemeanor criminal trespass charge. The case would remain dismissed as long as the students completed 20 hours of community service and did not get arrested for anything above a class C misdemeanor traffic ticket over a subsequent six-month period. If successful in meeting those conditions,
the students could then apply for expungement of the charge, and if unsuccessful, the county could re-file the case and use the admission of guilt in court. The second plea would defer the charge to a class C misdemeanor of failure to obey a lawful order. Within a three-month period, the students would have to pay a $1 fine and relevant court costs, complete 15 hours of community service and remain arrest-free. If successful in meeting those conditions, the students could apply for expungement of the charge following a twoyear waiting period subsequent to the arrest-free three months. The coalition wanted UT to join the Worker Rights Consortium because they
Environmental science majors Tim Eischen and Hank Star are the minds behind the xeriscaping project at the Harry Ransom Center.
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SATURDAY Have you ever watched Roller Derby? Catch the Texas Rollergirls in their last home bout of the 2012 season on Saturday, Sept. 8. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. at the Austin Convention Center.
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UT Sailing Club invites you to join them for sailing on Lake Travis from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. No experience necessary, but please bring a swimsuit, towel, water, lunch and sunscreen. Carpool meets at 27th St. & Wichita surface parking lot.
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Xeriscaping helps UT save water By Bobby Blanchard While UT is saving 233,000 gallons of water annually by using rock gardens and drought-tolerant plants, landscapers in the facilities department are looking to save even more. UT’s Campus Planning & Facilities Management is looking to expand xeriscaping on campus. The University has been xeriscaping, which is a landscaping practice that saves water by replacing different landscape plots across campus with more drought-tolerant plants, since 2009. Two rock gardens at the Harry Ransom Center, which are saving 72,000 gallons of water annually, are the newest efforts made to conserve water on campus. Officials said they are hoping to xeriscape a third plot at the Harry Ransom Center if they get approval from UT. The installation in front of the Ransom Center cost
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“We really do believe that UT will do the right thing and get the charges dropped.” — Bianca Hinz-Foley Arrested sophomore
felt the organization overseeing production of UT apparel in foreign countries, Fair Labor Association, wasn’t adequately monitoring working conditions. UT is currently part of both organizations. In a statement released
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After initially prohibiting news boxes at the Belo Center for New Media, the College of Communication announced it has recognized the demand for The Daily Texan and will place a box on-site sometime in the future. Roderick Hart, College of Communication dean, said in an e-mail that the college has asked its architect to design a Daily Texan newspaper box for the center and choose where on the site the boxes should go. Hart could not provide a timeline or a sense of when a news box would be added. The Daily Texan printed an article about the college’s stance on news boxes Thursday, after which there was a strong online response. Thursday morning, a blog about the issue was posted on media institute Poynter’s Web site. Posts on CollegeMediaMatters.com and Jim-
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$31,000. Markus Hogue, program coordinator for irrigation and water conservation, said the Ransom Center saves 72,000 gallons of water every year with this technique, which amounts to more than $500 in water costs. UT’s overall xeriscaping effort amounts to more than $1,600 in annual savings on its water bill. Brett Gustafson, a landscape installation supervisor, said the previous landscape was costing the University a lot of water. “When we came in here, we ripped out all the existing plant materials that were just water suckers,” Gustafson said. Environmental science seniors Hank Star and Tim Eischen pushed for the project along with one other student. They proposed a landscape makeover to the Ransom Center’s Green Fee Committee, an on-campus committee that reviews green-project proposals and awards funds.
annual water savings on campus ~72,000 gallons at Harry Ransom Center (~$517 saved) ~68,000 gallons at site east of Tower ~93,000 gallons at 24th Street site TOTAL SAVINGS 233,000 gallons ~$1,675 Source: Markus Hogue
“It took a long time, dealing with everyone that wanted to be involved, and it finally happened,” Star said. “But this is what we are moving towards, more drought-tolerant and climate-tolerant landscapes.” Previously, Gustafson said the University has worked on the landscape plots east of the tower. The xeriscap-
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Former UT VP dead, inspired racial equality By David Maly When he graduated high school in the 1940s, James Hill could not attend UT because of the color of his skin. Years later, Hill held one of the University’s highest offices. Hill, a special assistant to the University president, died Sunday of prostate cancer at the age of 84. Born in 1928, he spent a lifetime advocating equal rights and became UT’s first black vice president. Hill participated in many anti-discriminatory organizations at UT, including the Martin Luther King Jr. Sculpture Project Committee and the Black Faculty and Staff Association. Philemon Brown, president of the Black Faculty and Staff Association and a friend of Hill’s, said he recalls the positive effect Hill’s work had on people. “Being the first AfricanAmerican vice president at the University put forth an inspirational goal for others, saying ‘You, too, can do this in light of the lack of people of color in high-level places,’ and so he provided that inspiration for students and staff as well as faculty.” Brown said. In 1993, Hill was appointed associate vice president for administration and public affairs and went on to become vice president for community
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and school relations from 2000 until 2007. The Black Faculty and Staff Association recognized Hill multiple times during his life for his work at UT. The association awarded him the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006 and established the Dr. James L. Hill Education Scholarship in 2001, an effort, Brown said, he is thankful for, because it will enable Hill’s legacy at UT to live on for years to come. “He was a great person, and some of his legacy will live on now,” Brown said. “His legacy will inspire others to do great things and to continue to create a space where the University welcomes every person.” Hill’s daughter, Jacqueline Howard, said she admired the way her father was willing to work hard for the rights he and others deserved. “He was a champion for the undeserved and always worked hard in every posi-
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PLEAS continues from page 1 last month, UT spokeswoman Tara Doolittle said the University administration is not taking further action in this case because they feel it is simply out of their hands. Doolittle said the students were arrested for trespassing, not for expressing their opinions. “The legal process for the trespassing charges is out of the University’s hands and lies with the [Travis] County Attorney’s Office,” she said. Corby Holcomb, assistant trial director for the Travis County Attorney’s Office, said while his office does have the final say in the matter with cases involving criminal trespassing, input from the victim or entity in the case is normally taken into consideration when making charging and sentencing decisions. “Normally, on a criminal trespass case, say, the property owner where the per-
son was trespassing, they would definitely have input,” he said. Holcomb declined specific comment on the University’s ability to influence this case, as it is still ongoing. Bianca Hinz-Foley, a Plan II Honors sophomore arrested in the sit-in last spring, said she and other students arrested hope the UT administration will make an effort to have the charges dropped now that they have realized the importance of joining the Workers Rights Consortium. “We really do believe that UT will do the right thing and get the charges dropped,” she said. Naomi Paik, assistant American studies professor, said she supports the actions of the arrested students and opposes their criminalization in this case. “The representatives of United Students Against
WATER continues from page 1 ing there is saving the University 68,000 gallons of water per year. Before that, the University worked on a plot at 24th Street, which is saving the University 93,000 gallons a year. Gustafson said these rock gardens and drought-tolerant plants don’t require watering on the University’s part once they get planted and settled. Xeriscaping is part of a
greater UT effort to save water across campus. The University installed a central irrigation system across the campus last semester, which has the ability to automatically turn itself off when the areas do not need water because of rain. The system also automatically alerts Facilities Services and Landscape Services when there is a leak on campus.
Sweatshops acted as thoughtful citizens of their community, which we should always encourage, exercised their rights to free speech, and, importantly, exhausted regular avenues of raising their concerns well before they organized a peaceful sit-in,” she said. “Instead of treating peaceful students as criminals, we have a responsibility to take seriously their ethical concerns.” Villasenor said he hopes the UT community will come together to support the charged students as their trials approach, but he has not seen much support for them recently. “Right now, it just does not seem like there is much energy behind it,” he said. Villasenor said some members of the Make UT Sweatshop Free Coalition are in the planning stages of initiatives to raise community support before the trial.
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Gang leader linked to drug lords, loads HOUSTON — The leader of a notorious street gang has pleaded guilty in a South Texas case of protecting drug lords and their loads. Federal prosecutors in Houston Thursday announced Jeffrey Juarez of Sugar Land pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and ecstasy. The 35-year-old Juarez faces up to 10 years in prison when he’s sentenced Dec. 18. The former leader of the Tri-City Bombers could also be fined as much as $4 million. He remains in custody. Juarez was among 13 suspected gang members indicted in February 2011 over operations in the McAllen area since 2008. Eleven codefendants have pleaded guilty and await sentencing.
Texas Court stays voter registration injunction
AUSTIN, Texas — An appeals court has stayed an injunction that had blocked enforcement of parts of Texas’ new voter registration laws. The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided 2-1 Thursday with the state and stayed a previous injunction by U.S. District Judge Gregg Costa. Costa had struck down five provisions of the law and imposed an injunction. Texas Attorney General Gregg Abbott called the latest ruling “a victory for voter integrity” that “helps Texas prevent fraud in the voterregistration process.” The non-partisan group Voting for America says the laws make it harder to register people to vote. It also complains that they unconstitutionally restrict voter registration drives from gathering public voter information. The new laws limit who can hand out voter registration cards and who can collect completed registration forms.
By Samantha Critchellap Associated Press
NEW YORK — Donna Karan mingled with Miss Piggy, Michael Kors judged karaoke with Debra Messing and Kim Kardashian signed perfume sets Thursday as shoppers broke out their stilettos — and their wallets — for the fourth annual Fashion’s Night Out. The celebrity-studded night was designed to lure shoppers into stores for celebrity spotting, music, giveaways, food and drinks, and, of course, shopping. By early evening in New York, the basement beauty floor of Bergdorf Goodman was packed. The event — launched in 2009 in New York by Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour — has proven so popular that it’s now a fixture in some 19 countries, over three weeks involving tens of thousands of shoppers. In New York, Kim Kardashian was signing $123 gift sets of her perfume True Reflection at Lord & Taylor. Aaron Ward, 26, a personal trainer from the Bronx, bought the Kardashian perfume gift set for his mother and has purchased more than 50 other items from the Kardashian brand as gifts. “I love Kim, but I am not a girl,” he added. “I am a Kim Kardashian curator.” At an Ann Taylor store, women headed inside for a chance to be made over by stylist Mary Alice Stephenson and get counted among 50 women to pose in the store’s windows for
Jacques Brinon | Associated Pres Fashion models walk in the streets of Paris Thursday, Sept. 6 2012, during Fashion’s Night Out, where fashion shops open their doors at night to encourage consumers to support the fashion industry.
the crowds outside. “We call it window glamming,” Stephenson said. By dusk in Paris, the luxury shopping district was awash with thousands of people — both the serious shoppers and those who just wanted to enjoy themselves. “There are too many people here to buy clothes. But people get to know the brands, and buy another time. Today, it’s all about fun,” said Corine Marneffe, 50. Chloe produced one of the best spectacles in Paris: a parade of dancing cheerleaders who descended in camp style from a Chevrolet truck. In London, models Yasmin and Amber Le Bon
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(wife and daughter of Simon) were walking in a fashion show at the Westfield shopping center along with Lizzy Jagger (daughter of Mick). Does all the starpower and hoopla help at the register? “Ask me tomorrow,” Max Azria said with a laugh backstage before his BCBG presentation at New York Fashion Week. He said it can’t hurt to meet shoppers. Stores across the U.S. are also holding events, though they’re less star-studded. In Chicago, Saks Fifth Avenue will offer free cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and music; in Atlanta, Lenox Square Mall is giving out gift bags,
will hold a fashion show at Banana Republic and offer makeup touch ups at Aveda. In Dallas, fashion shows were planned at Galleria Dallas and NorthPark Center, where the Neiman Marcus will show “The September Issue,” provide snacks and a contest for a $2,500 gift card. NBG Productions analyst Brian Sozzi said Fashion’s Night Out started inconspicuously but has gained traction over the years. “It gets customers into stores in a non-peak hour after work and it gets them energized,” he said. “It’s a win-win for retailers who are piggy backing on Fashion’s Night Out’s own
marketing so it’s not a bi investment for them.” In Paris, Fashion’s Nigh Out is also an opportunit for young fashion design ers to showcase their work Rising star Anthony Vacca rello — now a staple fixtur of the Paris fashion-wee calendar — moved int trendy boutique Colett for the evening to show o his new work. It include an exquisite one-shoulde white satin gown. “Here in Paris it’s abou window shopping, look ing, celebrating fashion In New York, the empha sis is on purchasing. It just two different style of the same evening said Vaccarello.
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Fort Hood suspect conflicts with Army rules on beards FORT HOOD, Texas — After the government turned him down in January, Maj. Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist charged in the 2009 Fort Hood massacre, offered to plead guilty again last month without a deal — and also tried to challenge Army rules that prohibit a judge from accepting a guilty plea to murder in a death penalty case, said Lt. Col. Kris Poppe. The revelations came before the judge, Col. Gregory Gross, who ruled Hasan must be clean-shaven or have his beard forcibly shaved before his murder trial, which is on hold again because Hasan’s attorneys will appeal the order. Beards are a violation of Army regulations, and soldiers who disobey orders to get rid of facial hair can be shaved against their will. Hasan told the judge last week that he grew a beard because his Muslim faith requires it, not as a show of disrespect. Gross said Thursday that the defense didn’t prove Hasan is growing a beard for sincere religious reasons. Hasan’s attorneys discussed his attempts to plead guilty while disputing prosecutors’ claims that he grew the beard this summer to make it more difficult for witnesses to identify him at his trial or to intimidate a witness because it’s a sign he’s trying to affiliate with the mujahedeen, Muslim guerrilla fighters.
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Celebrities, shoppers honor fashion
Bill Kostroun | Associated Press Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Kevin Ogletree (85) scores a touchdown Wednesday in East Rutherford, N.J.
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Cowboys tackle Giants in 24-17 season opener EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Eli Manning and Martellus Bennett connected on a 9-yard touchdown pass with 2:36 remaining in the fourth quarter to bring the Super Bowl champion New York Giants within 24-17 of the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL opener Wednesday night. The score capped a 12play, 79-yard drive. Tony Romo threw his third touchdown pass, connecting with Miles Austin, as the Cowboys stretched their lead to 24-10. The drive appeared to stall when the Cowboys picked up consecutive 10yard penalties. Faced with a first-and-30 from the Giant’s 34, Romo found Austin who outleaped two defenders with 5:57 remaining. The Cowboys had expanded their lead on a 33yard field goal by Dan Bailey with 40 seconds left in the quarter. Ahmad Bradshaw’s 10yard touchdown run brought the Giants to 14-10 late in the third quarter. The key play on the drive was a spectacular leaping grab by Domenik Hixon in traffic, a 39-yard play to the Cowboys’ 10.
It was a solid answer by New York after Romo hit Kevin Ogletree with a 40yard touchdown pass, their second of the game, earlier in the quarter. The Cowboys marched 80 yards on the first drive of the second half with Romo hitting Ogletree deep down the right side. The Cowboys scored on their final drive of the first half. Romo found Dez Bryant streaking down the right side for a 38-yard gain that moved the ball to the Giants 15. Two plays later, Romo lofted the scoring pass to Ogletree with 1:01 left in the half. Earlier in the quarter, Michael Boley’s 51-yard interception return set up a 22yard field goal by Lawrence Tynes as the Giants opened the scoring. Boley returned the pick of Romo to the Cowboys 2 and a horse-collar penalty gave New York a first-and-goal from the 1. The Giants lost ground on two runs by Bradshaw and a third-down pass to the end zone failed. Tynes kicked the field goal with 9:10 remaining. Giants cornerback Michael Coe left the game with a hamstring injury. —Associated Press
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The Daily Texan tried to not take personally the College of Communication’s banning of our newsstands from the new Belo Center’s front lawn. The word “ban” is hotly contested — in an email to The Texan, College of Communication dean Roderick Hart wrote “For the record, there was never an intention to ‘ban’ the boxes.” But inarguably, our iconic, orange Texan newsstands were not, and are still not allowed on the Belo Center’s plaza. Initially, the College of Communication’s administrators justified their decision to keep the newsstand at bay by claiming they attract trash. Then, yesterday, after the Texan published a story about the banning, the College of Communication revised the original policy. The college’s administrators still won’t allow our newsstands on their side of the street. Instead, the Belo Center’s architect is building a specially-designed box from which our readers may pick up the most recent issue.
The episode left us equal parts outraged and amused. In the best light, the College of Communication, where the School of Journalism resides, perhaps inadvertently overlooked the importance of making the more than 100-year-old, official college daily of The University of Texas at Austin readily available at every street corner on campus. The Daily Texan survives as a vibrant print product because it meets people where they are. Students pick up the Texan to read in passing periods, at dining hall breakfast tables or on bus rides home. Daredevils read it as they walk to class. In an age when access to unlimited information opens to college students the outside world but isolates them from one another, The Daily Texan provides a selection of stories and information, a browsing experience,that connects a football player to a physics graduate student. The Texan and its man-
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Far from Fisher Pete Stroud
My academic qualifications came about not in spite of my circumstances, but because of them.
Daily Texan Columnist In 2008, high school senior Abigail Fisher was in a position to which many of us can relate: She had applied to UT and was anxiously awaiting the school’s reply. She didn’t qualify for automatic admission because she wasn’t in the top ten percent of her graduating class. But she had great test scores, extensive extracurricular activities and good essays, so she had little reason to worry. Until she was rejected. Abigail and her lawyers surmised that she had been unfairly denied in favor of applicants from underrepresented minorities who were equally or less qualified than her. They blamed this on UT’s admissions policies, which are meant to promote greater diversity on campus and in the classroom. She sued the University under the Equal Protection clause of the 14th Amendment, and this October her case will be heard by the US Supreme Court. In 2011, before I even knew who Abigail Fisher was, I also found myself awaiting word of my admission into UT. Just before my senior year, the magic number had shrunk to eight percent, leaving me just outside the pool of automatically admitted applicants. But I had a great SAT score, two essays that several professional writers assured me were top-notch and good grades, so I figured I was golden. I’ll admit that in my hubris I even considered UT my “safety” school. So it surprised me when the letter arrived and told me I wouldn’t get to be a Longhorn in the fall. Adding insult to injury, immediately after I’d sent in the application, my high school updated my class rank and I moved up a couple of spots into the top eight percent. Citing this change as evidence, I sent a letter to the UT Appeals Committee, which denied my plea for reasons they apparently couldn’t be bothered to explain. With no other options that would put me on the Forty Acres, I accepted Arizona State University’s offer of admission and moved to Tempe. I’m not writing this to invite pity, or thumb my nose at the UT Admissions Office (tempting though that may be). Nor am I writing this to express my solidarity with Ms. Fisher. Those are the easy options. I’m writing this to say that while I completely sympathize with her frustration, I’m throwing my support behind the University instead. UT’s policy is officially intended to promote campus diversity based on the Grutter v. Bollinger decision, in which the high court ruled that diversity in public universities serves “a compelling interest.” But my opinions are not based upon by court precedent, and the reason I support the University’s policy is about fairness. Because while I was woefully unlucky with UT Admissions, I hit the jackpot on the day I was born. I was lucky enough to be born to a comfortably middle class family of white Anglo-Saxon Protestants in the wealthiest nation in the world. My parents were both employed. They had the luxury of choosing where we lived, and so for my entire life I went to excellent schools.
Due to my astounding good fortune, I have never gone hungry. I have never slept without a roof over my head. I have never been called a racial slur. I have never been in the minority. And until I was denied by UT, I never had to work for anything. My academic qualifications came about not in spite of my circumstances, but because of them. I’ve known from the time I knew what the word meant that I was going to college. After all, everyone in my family on both sides had gone to college as far back as we could remember. That was just what you did after high school. It was a shock when I found out that wasn’t true for everybody. According to a report by the American Council on Education, the year before Abigail Fisher applied to UT, 45 percent of college-age whites were enrolled in highereducation institutions, compared to 33 percent of African Americans and 27 percent of Hispanics. That vast discrepancy isn’t because we’re smarter. It’s because of centuries of slavery, segregation and the kind of institutionalized discrimination that kept black students from UT until 1956. In the race to the top, Ms. Fisher and I have enjoyed a 350-year head start. Affirmative action programs like UT’s admissions policy don’t tilt the playing field in favor of minority candidates; they return the already-tilted field to level ground. As far as I’m concerned, Ms. Fisher and I are unfortunate but inevitable casualties in the morally justifiable struggle for equal opportunity. I’m okay with that, because my denial by UT was the first time that things didn’t roll my way, and it was about damn time. After my rejection last year I could have sued on the same grounds as Ms. Fisher if I’d wanted to. But in retrospect that rejection was the best thing that ever happened to me. For the first time in my life, I was tested. At Arizona State University, I pulled all-nighters, studied for tests, avoided the world-famous ASU party scene and worked to keep my GPA as high as possible. I tried once more to get into UT, and this time, the hard work paid off. I can now look everybody on campus in the eye knowing I actually worked to get here. That wouldn’t have happened if they’d let me in the first time. I can’t speak for Ms. Fisher. Maybe this is the latest in a lifelong string of setbacks and adversities for her. But one fact remains as true for her as it was for me: She could’ve studied a little harder in high school to make it squarely into the top ten percent. Stroud is an international relations and global studies major from San Antonio.
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On various occasions I’ve thought about recording a tape and pressing “play” whenever I meet yet another new person: “Hi! My name is Maria, I’m an exchange student from Germany. I’m from a city called Freiburg, in southwest Germany. I major in English and minor in Portuguese; and I’m in my third year. The biggest differences between Germany and the United States, I find, are that everybody seems to be more friendly here (but also more superficial); Austin’s missing pedestrian areas, a historic city center, and the one million bicycles that can be found in Freiburg. Here, unlike there, the University isn’t all over town, but on one massive (and very beautiful) campus.” I can’t count the times I’ve shared these pieces of information in one order or another since I arrived here three weeks ago. I wonder if people are really interested in hearing that kind of stuff, or if they’d rather know my favorite poem, how I met my boyfriend, or what I hope to find when I’m traveling. Starting classes has been a nice change, the chance to discuss literature, something more meaningful than small talk and something I love. It also gives me the possibility to finally experience university in the United States. From what I’ve seen so far, the classes are smaller and less formal. I have to get used to doing regular homework, though, and to writing various essays instead of one final exam or term paper. I also have to stop knocking on my table at the end of each session. That is a tradition in Germany: At the end a class or a lecture all students knock on their tables to show that they appreciate the effort the professor put into the session. During the last week, I was the only one who knocked on her table and that was a bit awkward. But I guess that’s what going abroad is about: Getting out of your routine, forcing yourself to cope with new situations, leaving behind what you’re familiar with. Choosing courses without really knowing what the instructor is like. Getting lost in the city without Google maps. Not knowing where you can get a really good coffee. Going abroad means exposing yourself to loneliness for a while. But also means I have possibilities, many of them I might not have back home. This is an open road, who knows what’s behind the next turn of it. And if someone asks me a little more than about the surface, I will tell them. My favorite poem is Henley’s “Invictus”. I met my boyfriend at a night club. And when I’m traveling I hope to find people with a story to tell, because I love stories, and I hope to find people who like listening to stories because they love them, too. Hardt is an English major from Freiburg, Germany.
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UT libraries begin offering remote printing By Lazaro Hernandez Students in desperate need of a quick printout now have the ability to print their documents from the comfort of their own rooms and retrieve them from select printers around campus. UTprint, a system implemented by UT’s Information Technology Services this semester, allows students to send their print jobs from any location in Austin to one of the many printers available in labs and print kiosks across campus. Students can then pick up their printouts at their convenience with a swipe of their student ID cards. To access the service, students must use a new proximity ID card that can be obtained from the ID center at the Peter T. Flawn Academic Center at no cost and install the UTprint software through Information Technology Services’ BevoWare website. First time users will be required to register for the service by swiping their ID cards at any UTprint location. “It is a benefit to students because now they can pick up their prints from any printer,” Laurie Mackey, director of administrative services at the UT Division of Housing and Food Service, said. All residence halls equipped with computer labs, including Jester, Carothers, Andrews, Kinsolving, Creekside and San Jacinto residence halls, will be able to use the UTprint system. “Our computer labs have
Ben Chesnut | Daily Texan S A student walks by the PCL printers Thursday afternoon. UTprint, the university’s new wireless printing system, has made the process much easier for UT students at designated locations around campus.
always been connected to ITS, and when they went to UTprint, so did we,” Mackey said. Students can also access the UTprint service at the FAC’s Student Microcomputing Facility, the Welch Computer Lab and several other major-specific computer labs. More than 50 printers around campus use UTprint, Mackey said.
Audiology junior Amy Ortiz said she is reluctant to use the UTprint system because of its limited payment options. The UTprint service can only be paid for with Bevo Bucks, a prepaid monetary account reserved for students that can be used at participating locations on and off-campus, including Cypress Bend
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Legislators considering new state retirement plan By Mary ellen Knewtson With Texas legislators looking for ways to trim spending for the January legislative session, retirement plans for new UT faculty and staff may look more like 401(k) plans than the predetermined pension plans state employees currently receive. The proposed defined contribution plan for public employees would work much in the way a 401(k) plan does, guaranteeing a set pension after retirement based on salary and years of service. 401(k) retirement accounts are savings plans into which employees and their employers deposit money to be withdrawn after retirement. Jim Branson, an organizer for the Texas State Employees Union, said these benefits can attract individuals to state employment. Branson said many choose to work in the private sector because of the higher salaries. “It is not fair,” Branson said. “Employees want an idea that when they retire, they will have something there.” Under the predetermined state plan, UT employees receive a set pension payment after retirement, determined by salary and years of service. While the university’s employees all fall under the plan, UT is a public institu-
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tion and is not involved in determining the plan. Branson said the union does not have an antagonistic relationship with UT. The union’s UT chapter recruited University employees Thursday in front
of the Perry-Castañeda Library. With 12,000 members, the Texas State Employees Union is the largest public employees union in Texas and the UT chapter is several hundred strong, Branson said. Members advocate for higher wages, benefits, health care and pensions. “For workplaces to have any kind of security is a result of union work,” Branson said. “We are protecting what people struggled to win.” State Rep. Ana Hernandez Luna, D-Houston, said a public hearing scheduled for Wednesday regarding the state retirement plan will illuminate what changes need to be made. Hernandez Luna, a member of the House Pensions, Investments and Financial Services Committee, said the current predetermined plan will remain effective through 2075 for current employees. New employee retirement plans would be the plans adjusted to the defined contribution format, the plan similar to a 401(k). “We expect a lot of testimony,” Hernandez Luna said. “The defined contribution plan is a transfer of
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risk from the employer to the employee.” Hernandez Luna said the defined contribution plan is one of many potential new plans. At this point, she said it is unclear whether the contribution plan would reduce the state’s retirement plan expenses. “If the Texas State Employees Union is on campus raising awareness, I think that is great because everyone should be concerned about what their legislature is doing,” Hernandez Luna said. The union relies on members’ dues, which is the only way half of union members participate, Branson said. Other members, including library assistant Kathryn Kenefick, table on campus and visit legislators at the state Capitol on behalf of the union. Kenefick said she joined to have more influence on the system that employs her. “Unions help by specifying work conditions and strengthening the infrastructure so employees can work with confidence and security,”
Cafe and Subway. “I do not want to be forced to get Bevo Bucks if I want to print something,” Ortiz said. “If I find I need to print on campus, I would rather just borrow a friend’s printer.” Katie Vichensont, a human development and family sciences junior, said she prefers the UTprint system over the one used at the Perry-Casta-
ñeda Library. “I felt like at the PCL, it was a little bit harder and a little more complicated last year having to name your prints and jobs,” Vichensont said. “[UTprint] is a lot better. You just need to register once to print, and if you need money on your Bevo Bucks [account], then you can just do it easily
from the website.” Vichensont, who on recently obtained her n proximity ID card, h only used the UTprint s vice once but already loo forward to using it again the future. “I like it better,” she sa “I am definitely going to printing a lot more usi this system.”
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ACL may repeat smoking ban By Alex raisch Smokers attending the Austin City Limits music festival may be constrained for the second year in a row because of a burn ban set for all of Travis County. The Travis County Commissioners Court approved a ban on all outdoor burning after moisture readings indicated the soil was drying up. In the wake of the Bastrop County complex fire, which destroyed more than 30,000 acres, the county also issued a burn ban last year that restricted smoking at Zilker Park, where ACL is held. Travis County fire marshal Hershel Lee said only those who abide by hot work procedures will be allowed to burn anything. He did not comment on whether smoking restrictions will be seen at
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this year’s ACL festival. Last year, a ban restricted smoking and building fires at ACL, forcing patrons to remove themselves from the grounds before lighting up. “Only those who abide by the hot work procedures of cutting, welding and grinding are the exception,” he said. Procedures include making sure that the surrounding 25 feet of workspace is free from vegetation, always having a fire extinguisher handy and making sure a fire watch person is nearby at all times. Biology junior Alex Moore bought tickets for the upcoming festival and said she thinks it is a smart idea to initiate a smoking ban. “Although personally I don’t smoke cigarettes, I completely understand the seriousness of a burn ban
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and would understand a smoking ban was imp mented,” Moore said. She did, however, ha other concerns. “Do you know if the b includes marijuana? B cause if so, I’m going have to get high befo hand,” Moore said.
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Horns start slow, lose at home By Rachel Thompson
Despite a loud Longhorn crowd and a 33-game homewin streak, Texas lost to No. 14 Minnesota in four sets Thursday night. Junior outside/opposite hitter Bailey Webster led the Longhorns, tying her career best with 17 kills and hitting .368 for the match. Freshman Nicole Dalton had a season-high 21 assists as well as 10 digs and one kill. Minnesota’s Katherine Harms had 24 kills with 13 digs, allowing Minnesota to snap the Longhorns’ record home-win streak. Senior Sha’Dare McNeal opened the first match as the libero for the Longhorns. Harms added three kills later to make it a 24-18 advantage for the Golden Gophers. Webster’s kill sparked four straight points for Texas, but Harms closed out the set with her ninth kill as Minnesota took the first set, 25-22. The Longhorns were held to less than 20 points for the
first time this season in the second set. Minnesota’s 11-3 run allowed them to take the set, 25-13. After shifting the starting lineup to include junior Sarah Palmer at libero and McNeal at utility, the Longhorns managed a close third set, powered by Webster’s six kills. Texas won the set 29-27 and forced a fourth set. As set four drew to a close, McNeal’s massive kills tied the score at 21, placing Texas in set point position at 24-22. Texas had another set point due to a Minnesota attack error, but Minnesota’s Tori Dixon evened the score. Khat Bell and Dixon both posted kills to bring the score to 26-26, but it was Harms who launched another kill, handing the lead back to Minnesota. Despite one final kill by Bell, a Texas hitting error gave match point to Minnesota as Harms polished off the win with one last kill. “Obviously, we are disappointed in the loss,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “We tried a new lineup and thought we were
By Garrett Callahan
Texas comes back in third set to challenge Cougars Thursday night definitely wasn’t the ideal match for the Longhorns, but some valuable lessons surely came out of each set. After going down 0-2 in the first two sets, the Longhorns fought back to win the third set but saw their comeback bid fall just short in the fourth set. Texas didn’t quite look like it was ready to play in the first two sets, but the team regained its composure in the third set. A big part of their close comeback was a huge block by Texas middle blockers Khat Bell and Nicole Dalton in the third set, resulting in a Texas point. The block gave Texas a 1918 lead which helped carry the Longhorns to victory in
Blocking makes the difference in 3-1 loss Coming up with blocks in pivotal volleys was a vital part of this match between the Gophers and the Longhorns. Minnesota dominated this aspect of the game for the first two sets coming out with 7.5 blocks while Texas only tallied 4. The Gophers
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Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff Bailey Webster tied her career-best 17 kills during the loss to the Golden Gophers. She had six kills during the third set and helped force a fourth set.
going to do some good things with it, but we couldn’t get any continuity early on. Minnesota did a good job putting pressure on us. They were efficient, and we were very deficient in our defense and blocking.”
Sophomore Haley Eckerman said she thought the mentality of the team was not up to par to face an opponent like Minnesota. “Minnesota is a good team, and I think we just weren’t
fully prepared,” she said. “We were prepared, but not mentally there at the beginning of the set.” The Longhorns will face Minnesota again tonight in Gregory Gym at 6:30 p.m.
recorded a total of 13 assisted blocks but only five single blocks. Texas came on strong in the third set tallying five team blocks while their opponent only tallied another two. The six assisted blocks in the third set were a big part of Texas’ game. For both teams, digs proved to be vital elements of their respective games. The Golden Gophers logged 67 during the four sets, which saved multiple points for them. While Texas only tallied 46 digs, they were just as important. On multiple occasions, Texas diggers saved losing a set for the Longhorns, keeping their hopes alive. Senior Sha’Dare McNeal, who started at libero, recorded 11 digs for her Texas team while freshman Nicole Dalton, finishing with 10 digs, also gave her team an advantage with her play. Head
defeat. In the past three games, Texas has been outscored 10-1. The road doesn’t get any easier for Texas as it travels to Salt Lake City to take on a Utah team that is riding a four-game unbeaten streak that includes three wins. Utah also handed BYU its only loss of the season in late August with a 1-0 win. Texas will have to recover from this game quickly if it wants to reverse some of the momentum that has piled up against it. Texas and Utah kick off at 1 p.m. Saturday.
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Zachary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Sha’Dare McNeal started at libero for the Longhorns. McNeal usually plays utility and had three kills during the loss.
coach Jerritt Elliott knew his “She is good and we knew team’s strengths, but they just that. I thought we did a betcouldn’t capitalize. ter job in sets three and four, but then she got hot again Harms stumps the Long- in set four. She hurt us early horns with 24 kills and we knew we had to key Both teams had their in on her and be all over standout players for the her,” Elliot said. night. For Minnesota, SeThe Longhorns were led nior Katherine Harms out by junior opposite/outside of Albertville, Minn., led hitter Bailey Webster. She her team with 24 kills and tied her career best 17 kills 13 digs. While hitting .319 and hit .368. Dalton also with two assists, she helped was a key player with a seaher team get the win. Head son high 21 assists, 10 digs, coach Elliott definitely knew and one kill. The freshman she would be troubling go- definitely showed potential ing into the match. in loss.
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Zachary Strain | Daily Texan Staff Though the Cougars scored five goals in the second half, goalie Ava Vogel made eight saves for the Longhorns.
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goalkeeper Ava Vogel matched a career high in saves with eight. Vogel has made 18 saves throughout the last three games. The Cougars just had too many shots and scoring opportunities that overshadowed Vogel’s performance. This marks the third time this season Texas has been the victim of a shutout loss, but this one is sure to sting more than the others. After two consecutive 1-0 losses in mid-August, Texas lost 3-0 to Virginia and 2-1 to New Mexico to go along with Thursday’s five-goal
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In just their second game away from Austin Thursday, the Longhorns were looking for their first signature win of the season. And if only one half had been played, Texas might have had a shot. After a scoreless first half, BYU came out for the second half firing and defeated the Longhorns, 5-0. The Texas defense gave itself a chance following the first 45 minutes of the game. It was able to withstand bursts from BYU to keep the Longhorns in the game going into the second half, but Texas’ inability to get any momentum on offense put all the pressure on the defense, who couldn’t hold off the high-powered Cougar offense. “Full credit to BYU. That is one of the most explosive teams I have seen in a long time,” said Texas head coach Angela Kelly. “We will learn from this match, and it will make us stronger.” Although the score may not reflect it, sophomore
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Comeback not enough, home win streak ends the set. While most of Texas’ points came from good plays, Minnesota helped them out after some miscommunication and poor serves, giving Texas some easy points. A key part of the Longhorns’ comeback attempt was confidence. After the break following the second set, the Longhorns came out of the gate with energy and a mission. Blocks would be key for the Longhorns to keep pace with Minnesota, which they definitely accomplished.
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Coming off its first national title since 1972, Longhorn Golf will begin their title defense this weekend at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga. Expectations this season are high for the Longhorns as they begin the year ranked second behind Alabama in both the Golf World/Nike and Golfweek polls. Texas suffers a slight drop-off in the rankings from a year ago, as it sat at the top spot for all but two weeks last season. The three-day event will play host to a 15-team field this weekend, including five of the top-15 ranked teams in the NCAA. Alabama, Auburn, Georgia Tech and North Florida figure to be the Longhorns’ toughest competition in the tournament. The Longhorns enter their first event of the year eager to repeat last year’s success. In addition to winning its third NCAA championship, Texas came out on top in seven regular season tournaments last season. Sophomore Jordan Spieth will headline the Longhorns’ lineup this weekend after a strong freshman campaign. He begins the year as the sixth
ranked amateur player in the world after winning the 2012 Big 12 Conference Player of the Year and medaling four times last year. The Longhorns will also send senior Julio Vegas, who recorded six top 10 finishes in 2011-12, to Georgia this weekend. Junior Cody Gribble was originally slated to be Texas’ second golfer in the 2012-13 season opener before falling ill. Freshman Brandon Stone, who is the 30th ranked amateur player in the most recent world rankings, will make his debut this weekend for the Longhorns. Rounding out the lineup for Texas will be sophomore Kramer Hickok, who competed in six events last season, and junior Johnathan Schnitzer, who will be playing in his 15th tournament with the Longhorns after redshirting last season. The Longhorns have high hopes to repeat as champions this season and their first test of the season will begin Friday when they tee off at 9:30 a.m.
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WEEKEND PREVIEW women’s soccer | sarah white After yesterday’s loss to BYU, the Longhorns will meet Utah on the soccer field Saturday for the first time in the history of both programs. Saturday’s game will be Texas’ third away game this season and will follow right on the heels of yesterday’s 5-0 loss against BYU on the road. This season, the Longhorns have performed well during the first half, only allowing a total of 26 shots in the initial 45 minutes of each of their eight games. Last Thursday night was no exception as Texas kept the game tied 0-0 through the first 45 minutes of action but allowed all five goals to be scored in the second half. Yesterday’s loss was by far the largest margin this season and leaves the Longhorns 3-50 for the season. In the eight games that have taken place so far, the team has tallied only eight goals.
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The Longhorns went into the BYU game Thursday owning a 3-1-0 advantage in the all-time series. Fans can only hope that the Longhorns’ track record against first-time opponents is a better predictor of success than their record of wins against the Cougars. Historically, the team has performed well against first-time opponents, going 9-4-1 since 2009. In their only other firsttime match of the 2012 season, the Longhorns defeated Toledo 3-0 Aug. 26. Texas currently holds a 2114-7 record against current members of the Pac-12 Conference. This season, Utah is the only Pac-12 team they are scheduled to play. After tomorrow’s game, there are only two more non-conference matches on the 2012 Texas schedule. This year, the Longhorns are looking to earn a place in the Big 12 Championship Tourna-
ment. If they make it, they will become the only team to play in the tournament every year since its establishment in 1996. Currently, the Longhorns share this honor with Texas A&M, who are now a part of the Southeastern Conference. The team has earned a bid in the NCAA Tournament in 10 of the past 11 years. The only exception was the 2009 campaign, in which the Longhorns finished 9-9-3. However, with only three victories so far, the Horns have some catching up to do.
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For the second year in a row, No. 4 Texas faces the Minnesota Golden Gophers twice in the same weekend. After a tough 3-1 loss Thursday, the Longhorns need to bring their best in order to avoid a repeat of last year, when Minnesota swept Texas 3-0 in both matches. According to head coach Jerritt Elliott, the players “come from a really solid background of volleyball,” and although they suffered a loss in four games last night, their skills were very evident on the court. “We will get back and have been trying to mix with our lineup a little bit and haven’t had a whole lot of time to train,” Elliott said.
He said he will watch the tape and make adjustments to prepare for tonight’s game. Currently in her third season at Texas, libero Sarah Palmer said the team has “always had ups and downs, but overall it’s been a really great experience.” The older girls on the team were able to help her adjust to the system, and now with a few years of experience, she is able to assist Kat Brooks, a freshman libero, also from Hawaii. Having already played club together for a few years, it makes the transition a little easier for the incoming player. Along with providing Brooks the ease of having a familiar player on the court, the coaches
have also been integra ing her really well, Brook said, which fits well wit Texas’ proposal to recru top players from all ove the nation. A win against Minnesot will not be an easy one, bu the Longhorns definite stand a chance with the diverse team members an dedicated attitude.
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The Record is a weekly Life & Arts series by Andrea Macias-Jimenez dedicated to featuring the many people and traditions that make The University of Texas at Austin a distinct place. For our inaugural edition, we talk to Kelly Decker about super strength, fairies and her love for costuming.
Full name: Kelly Decker Major: Textiles and Apparel/Costume Design Classification: junior 3 words that describe you: strong, passionate, creative The Daily Texan: What inspired you to get into costuming? Kelly Decker: ‘The Lord of the Rings.” It was the first movie I saw where I actually looked at the costumes and thought, ‘I guess someone has to make them.’ When I saw the appendices and watched them go through the costume shop, I knew that was what I wanted to do. DT: Why do you think people find wearing costumes so appealing? Decker: Because it allows us to act outside the bounds of who we are. People tend to have one personality, and their friends and family would think it odd if they suddenly started acting differently, which is a shame, because that’s actually very confining. Pretending to be someone else is a way to experience life in a different way. DT: Have you worn a costume that brought out a
hidden side of you? Decker: My first fairy costume. I always thought that I was terrible with kids, but I wore the costume, and they loved me! Looking at the world through different eyes can help you see your problems differently. Being a character provides an outside view of yourself and your actions that you normally wouldn’t see. DT: You have an affinity for superheroes, sci-fi and fiction. How does that influence your work? Decker: I can’t sew normal clothes. [Laughs] I wish I could, but everything that I make is too odd to wear outside of the house. DT: If you could have a costuming superpower, what would it be? Decker: As in to help me costume, or to help other people? If it’s the former, super speed. I could sew a costume that normally takes a week in half the time. If it’s the latter, it’d be super strength. How does super strength relate to costuming, you ask? If you’ve ever ironed a garment for 30 minutes with a gravity feed iron, you’d know why. DT: Sounds intense! What
activity would you compare costuming to? Decker: Running a marathon is a great analogy. It’s a long, slow process sometimes, and you have to have the stamina for it. Also, if you are making everything for the costume, like a hat, finding the shoes, etc., then it’s sort of like a triathlon. DT: OK. You have 30 seconds to come up with a concept for the craziest superhero ever. What does it look like? Decker: Oh man. The craziest superhero costume would probably be something normal. A pair of jeans and a nondescript shirt would be such a departure from what is acceptable that everyone would look at them and think, ‘What’s up with that girl? She’s not a superhero!’ Which would be interesting, because a female superhero choosing practicality over a statement is so different. They’d probably call her Ms. Pragmatic or something. DT: Do you want to dedicate yourself to designing superhero costumes? Where could you pursue that? Decker: L.A.! All of these superhero movies are being made, and I have to be a part of that. I am so excited to be entering the industry when my favorite
Amdrea Macias-Jimenez | Daily Texan Staff Kelly Decker is a Costume Design/Textiles & Apparel junior with her sights set on designing for movies.
characters are coming to life. DT: Speaking of the costuming industry, where do you see yourself in 10 years?
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DT: Lastly, what is the secret of creating a great costume? Decker: Passion. It really takes a dedication that can only come from loving what you do.
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Facility Services keeps fountains green, clean By Stuart Railey
Fountains, graffiti and a few dozen turtles may seem like they have nothing in common, but that’s only in the eyes of a student. In the uncommon eyes of the fountain maintenance crew, Zone 4, these seemingly unrelated words could be the bread and butter of any given workday. To most, Zone 4 might sound strangely reminiscent of SEAL Team 6. Although these two specialized task forces may not be direct equivalents, they certainly have their similarities. This group of experienced fountain fanatics handles not one, not two, but yes, 11 different water displays around the campus. Charlie Cromartie, supervisor of South Campus Maintenance, oversees 20 employees, all of whom thwart the tyranny of algae, vandalism and faulty pipes while protecting the freedom-loving, reptilian citizens of Turtle Pond. Thanks to Zone 4 and several other dedicated teams at Facilities Services, the University of Texas boasts a stunning campus. Lavish displays of florae are scrupulously maintained on every square inch of the property, beautiful Spanish barrel tile decorates the center campus buildings and a golden trimmed Texas Tower looks out protectively over the grounds. The Littlefield Fountain, a familiar frontispiece of Texas’ college brochures, fits right in with this reputation of opulence. Sitting directly in front of the tower and six pack, water cascades from the two top tiers into a lower basin while jets project a series of steady streams over the wild cavalry of the sculpture. As the fall semester starts here, however, students will
Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Zone 4 workers Spencer Collins and Kevin Winslett check the filter system as part of maintenance work on Littlefield Fountain Thursday afternoon.
notice that Littlefield is in fact the only fountain that seems to be switched on. Since money is still flowing here at UT, the more cantankerous students may want to know why the fountains aren’t flowing as well. By switching off the fountains here on school grounds, 300,000 gallons of water are saved each month, according to Laurie Lentz, the communications coordinator at UT’s Facilities Services. In layman’s terms, 200,000 toilet flushes are avoided every 30 days. During the hottest weeks of the year, drought condi-
tions are abated by restricting the use of water on both public and private property in Austin. With Stage 2 Water Use Restrictions taking effect this past Tuesday, the fountains remain an impractical, let alone expensive, use of the available water. Although each of the fountains is capable of recirculating, heat causes most of that water to evaporate, necessitating constant refills. For typical homeowners in the Austin area of Travis County, sprinklers can only be used at times of the day when the temperature is low enough to avoid this evaporation. The
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University of Texas is not a homeowner, however, nor is it typical. The school is actually so atypical that it is not required to follow water restrictions imposed by the city. During the Gone to Texas rally Aug. 28, Littlefield Fountain was turned on at full pressure without needing the consent of city administration, since restrictions function more like guidelines than anything else. In many parts of the world, water scarcity is an increasingly problematic and life-threatening circumstance for millions of people. Limited and restricted resources are a common
motif of conflict abroad and at home. With these considerations in mind, UT stands proudly behind its motto: “What starts here changes the world.” Turning off the fountains mirrors the school’s successful zeroscaping initiative and general cutbacks in irrigation. Since the launch of a water recovery program 30 years ago, water has been collected from multiple sources and reused to help supplement losses in the cooling towers. As of 2011, treated water from sewage plants is now being pumped through the sprinkler sys-
tems (the toilet flushes weren’t a joke). But will these fountains remain arid relics from a bygone age of unchecked water consumption? The future of the fountains is not something that has come up often, explains Lentz. For now, dry season happens to be a welcome convenience for Zone 4 workers. After the LBJ fountain was drained last spring, a leak was discovered and subsequently fixed. Until the fate of these displays is determined, Zone 4 will continue to work hard at a job they enjoy and a school they love.
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Female-driven comedy delivers By Alex Williams The classics of modern comedy are almost universally male-driven — “Caddyshack,” “Vacation” and “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy” are all films defined by their male leads, and the women are usually relegated to the position of love interest. However, the success of last year’s “Bridesmaids” proved there is just as much potential for a quality comedy dominated by female leads. “For a Good Time, Call ...” continues that trend with its affecting examination of female friendship. Co-writer Lauren Anne Miller stars as the thinly disguised Lauren Powell, a tightly wound girl whose boyfriend leaves her with an apartment she can’t afford and a life in shambles. Enter Katie (Ari Graynor), the audacious girl who once threw a cup of urine into Lauren’s face at a college party (an encounter detailed in a broad, funny flashback). Ten years later, the two get off to an understandably rocky start when mutual friend Jesse (Justin Long) sets them up in Katie’s over-sized, over-priced apartment. After Lauren discovers that Katie is a phone sex operator, her business acumen kicks in and the two start
to build a bond as their unconventional venture becomes massively successful. Miller wrote the film with her best friend, Katie Anne Naylon, whose real-life experience as a phone sex operator gives the film tons of comedic material to work with. “For a Good Time, Call ...” is often very funny, and the phone sex scenes are its most overtly comedic. Graynor handles these moments with unapologetic boldness, and her fearless, perfectly honed delivery makes it clear that she is a truly distinct comedienne. A few choice cameos (including one from Miller’s beau Seth Rogen) make each sexual interlude distinct, but what truly stands out is how Graynor runs the show, even when she’s talking to some of the most prevalent voices in modern comedy. While its comedic side is strong, “For a Good Time, Call ...” truly shines when it’s focusing on Katie and Lauren’s budding friendship. As Graynor and Miller slowly fall into the easy rapport that comes with being best friends, Miller’s script takes on genuine emotional resonance. While both leads have romantic interests, the film is really a romance between two friends. While that certainly makes for a few predictable
notes, the strong chemistry between the central duo helps to disguise the fact that “For a Good Time, Call ...” has the same structure as any other romantic comedy. Also worth mentioning is Long’s baffling, scene-stealing performance as Jesse, the duo’s gay best friend. It’s a role that could have come across as extremely stereotypical, but Long throws himself into it with such vigor that it’s impossible not to laugh every time he’s on screen. Mark Webber is an actor I’m not very familiar with, but his work as a customer of Graynor’s takes a character that’s creepy on the page and makes him unexpectedly sweet. It’s a nuanced, earnestly romantic performance from Webber, and his scenes with Graynor have tangible chemistry, even when they’re merely bantering on the phone. “For a Good Time, Call…” almost certainly won’t have the cultural impact of “Bridesmaids,” because its subject matter isn’t as accessible and because its stars don’t have the bullet-train comedic efficiency of Kristin Wiig. Nonetheless, it’s an easy-going, undeniably entertaining examination of female friendship, and its often-hilarious script makes it a painless use of 90 minutes.
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