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Mourners march against death toll of Afghanistan, Iraq wars sembled at Austin City Hall on MonBy Hannah Jones day evening to begin their procession Daily Texan Staff Activists walked silently down Con- to and from the Ann Richards Congress gress Avenue Monday, carrying three Avenue Bridge. The members wore all small coffins draped in American, Iraqi black, including black veils, to mourn the deaths and neither and Afghan flags. spoke nor reacted to onCodePink Austin, lookers. a branch of the na“It’s really sad there’s tional grassroots ornot more people here for ganization formed by It’s really sad there’s peace” said member Mac women, organized not more people here McKaskle. “We keep losthe memorial as part ing and losing the war.” of the United Nafor peace.”

In addition to the coftion’s International Day of Peace to hon— Mac McKaskle fins, the mourners caror the lives lost in the CodePink Austin member r i e d t o m b s t o n e s i n scribed with the death wars in Iraq and Aftoll from each of the ghanistan. three countries. AccordCodePink is a ing to the tombstones, women’s peace and social justice movement that seeks posi- about 1,000,000 Iraqis, 28,000 Afghans tive change through creative action, ac- and 5,180 U.S. soldiers have died. cording to their Web site.

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Brack Tract plans raise faculty woes Powers says faculty plans better for the long-term interests of the University

Above, Susan VanHaitsma pulls a replica of a soldier’s coffin across the Congress bridge on Monday afternoon. Susan took part in the Mourning March to inform the public of the war’s death toll. Below, Fran Hanlon leads the march across the Congress bridge.

The march was organized by the Austin branch of the women’s grassroots anti-war organization CodePink.

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By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff A member of a faculty committee charged with drawing up recommendations for the redevelopment of the Brackenridge Tract said Monday that their suggestions have been ignored by design firm Cooper, Robertson & Partners, LLP. UT integrative biology professor David Hillis led the five-person committee, which presented its recommendations at a Faculty Council meeting Monday. Their plan would expand classroom space on the tract and build a public science outreach center. The faculty’s plan emphasized the development of the Brackenridge Field Lab to free up general classroom space on the main campus.

The tract, which sits on Lake Austin off MoPac Boulevard, contains graduate student apartments, the Lyons Municipal golf course and UT’s biological field lab. Col. George Brackenridge donated the 345-acre tract to UT in 1910 to be used for “educational purposes.”

One of two Cooper, Robertson proposals would move the field lab to an alternative location and the other would leave the lab at its current location but reduce its size. Both would eliminate the golf course and significantly expand commercial housing, while moving graduate student apartments off the tract. Cooper, Robertson was hired by the UT System Board of Regents to assess development possibilities on the tract.

UT President William Powers Jr. said the proposals from the New York consulting firm Coo-

per, Robertson were not in the long-term interest of the University. Powers said the faculty committee plan would give the University more flexibility because it would allow UT to develop the land in stages and put it to multiple uses. The Cooper, Robertson plan would decide the fate of the land in one plan driven primarily by housing and retail.

“Our committee was quite disappointed with [the Cooper, Robertson] proposals,” Hillis said.

“We felt like none of the information brought forward by the faculty and the administration from UT were represented. Those proposals didn’t really meet the academic needs of UT.” The faculty committee had monthly meetings with Cooper, Robertson over the summer to make sure the University’s academic interests were represented in the plan, but Hillis said the faculty’s wishes were not reflected in the final product. If it is further developed under the Faculty Council’s plan, the field lab could attract approximately $20 million in grants as well as graduate students, he said.

A committee of UT System regents including Printice Gary, Gene Powell and Janiece Longoria is currently reviewing the two Cooper, Robertson proposals. The faculty committee will present their recommendations to the regents’ sub-committee at a specially-called meeting later this fall, which has not yet been scheduled.

The regents hired Cooper, Robertson in March 2008 to create two redevelopment plans for the tract after they determined that the University was not making the best financial use of the land.

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Program aids students with finances

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff About 40 students and researchers seeking scholarships and funding got help from University librarians Monday as part of an outreach program offered for the UT community.

The program pointed participants to a variety of resources, including an online tutorial called

Finding Funding Opportunities, which is available through the library Web site. The interactive tutorial includes information about money available through state, federal, University and private programs, including Community of Science, an archive of grants and funding resources.

“It’s funding particularly for research, but also for scholarships,”

Citywide event features music for artists’ benefit

By Rachel Platis Daily Texan Staff Austinites and students have almost 100 reasons to enjoy musical performances all over the city today for the fourth annual Austin Musicians Benefit Day. The event, hosted by the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, features 95 singers and bands playing in venues and restaurants in an effort to raise money for health insurance for local artists. The 170 participating businesses will give 5 percent of their day’s profit or a donation to the cause.

Starting at 6 a.m., music fans can enjoy performances at some Austin businesses, including Antone’s, Pita Pit and Potbelly Sandwich Works on the Drag.

“The community has come to expect this day,” said Caro-

lyn Schwarz, executive director of the alliance. “It’s becoming a milestone event in Austin where many people take off work to come and shop around and enjoy the music.”

Since its inception in 2005, HAAM has served more than 1,600 local musicians by providing low-cost primary health care services, basic dental care and mental health counseling. Last year’s benefit day brought in $150,000.

Most of the musicians are performing for free, and the majority of those participating are clients of the alliance, Schwarz said.

“Many of our clients earn about $15,000 a year, so even being able to afford rent and clothing is hard enough,” Schwarz said. “This is why the alliance

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said Larayne Dallas, an assistant engineering librarian who led the class. “Some people are looking for scholarship money, some people are here because they work in a department where they try to help other people know about other ways to find money.”

Those in attendance ranged from undergraduate freshman to professors seeking money for

a variety of projects. The class is offered every semester as a part of the library’s informational session series.

“I haven’t been able to find any scholarships,” said violin performance freshman Chiharu Shimano. “I came to get new information.”

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UT President William Powers Jr. and history department chairman Alan Tully discuss the new merit pay system Monday.

Judge dismisses suit after police do not show Suspect’s attorney thinks illnesses not to blame for two officers’ absences

By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff One of three cases related to the May police shooting of Nathaniel Sanders ended in dismissal Monday, but charges could be re-filed by the county attorney.

Michael Franklin’s trial began Monday with the intention of jury selection in the early afternoon. But after the officers involved in Sanders’ shooting didn’t arrive in court, Judge Nancy Hohengarten dismissed the case. “[Monday] morning at around 9 we got a phone call that two of the most important officers were sick,” said Assistant County Attorney Julie Trumm. “We approached the judge and asked for a continuance. The judge

didn’t grant it, so we couldn’t go forward.”

But Franklin’s attorney said he did not think illness was the reason for their absence. “[The prosecutors] are claiming [the officers] were sick,” Franklin’s attorney Jason McMinn said. “In my opinion they didn’t want to subject the officers to cross examination.”

According to his arrest affidavit, Franklin, 28, was the driver of the Mercedes-Benz station wagon with Sanders and Sir Lawrence Smith riding as passengers on May 11, the night Sanders was shot by Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana.

After the shooting and a search of the vehicle, approximately half an ounce of marijuana separated into 13 bags was found. Two of the bags contained Franklin’s fingerprints resulting in possession of marijuana charges filed

against him June 9. McMinn denies the marijuana ever belonged to Franklin.

For two days leading up to May 11, officers Quintana and John Alexander Hitzelberg had been involved in the investigation of several car robberies and deadly conduct calls. The officers found the station wagon, which matched the description of the vehicle used in the robberies, on May 9 in the parking lot of Walnut Creek Apartments in East Austin. The officers received a tip during their investigation that the car had previously been occupied by the people responsible for the robberies and that several weapons were present in the car.

The officers returned to the complex on May 11 at 5:07 a.m. and once again found the station wagon. Quintana made contact with Franklin and detained him without incident.

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ings two weeks ago, Trumm said Quintana had “massive amounts of reasonable suspicion” to detain Franklin.

Soon after, Quintana investigated Sanders and Smith, the remaining passengers in the vehicle. After a struggle between Quintana and Sanders, Quintana fired five shots into the vehicle, two of which struck and killed Sanders. Quintana’s dashboard camera was not turned on during the shooting.

During his testimony in early September in Hohengarten’s court, Quintana said he did not turn on his dashboard video camera because he was preoccupied with watching Franklin.

“My fear is that he was possibly reaching for a weapon or something,” Quintana said.

He said that there was urgency for him to get out of his car,

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PROGRAM: Few aware of money opportunities From page 1 Some, like architecture graduate student Maggie McIntosh, were there seeking ways to find money to fund specific projects. She said she was interested in finding funding for Design Build Alliance, a nonprofit that develops sustainable, low-income housing in Austin. “The opportunities are there, and, as always, in the libraries we want people to know about resources they might not otherwise know about,� Dallas said.

Although this information is available to everyone through the library’s Web site, those who attended the info session got a guided tour of how to best use those resources.

Eric James, a research sciences associate in the College of Natural Sciences, said he was unaware of many of the resources available to find funding. He works with the Environmental Science Institute, a campus research group, and said they are looking to build awareness of the field among K-12 students. “This online tutorial is certainly very helpful and points to a lot of different places on the Web where you can get information,� he said.

Jordy Wagoner | Daily Texan Staff The class will be offered again near the beginning of the spring Plan II and linguistics senior Udelle E. Robinson listens Monday afternoon to Larayne Dallas explain how to find opportunities for state grants, semester. scholarships and research funding through online sources.

PINK: Statistics

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The members of CodePink said that they got their statistics from British Medical Journal, Human Rights Watch and the U.S. Department of Defense. A Sept. 18 Reuters report put the number of Iraqi civilian deaths between 93,108 and 101,608. “Some numbers people dispute,� said CodePink member Jim Turpin. “We’re trying to make this real for people and for them to see the numbers.�

Although there were fewer than a dozen mourners present at the march, many cars and pedestrians reacted to the 40-minute procession by honking and flashing peace signs. “It was very respectful,�

Turpin said.

Many CodePink members have been active in promoting peace for a long time. As a former UT student, Jamie Josephs said she marched in 1974 on campus to demonstrate against the violence in Cambodia at the time. “We have to make the idea of peace visible,� Josephs said. “If it doesn’t affect people right here, right now, it doesn’t matter.�

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with high cost of living From page 1 exists: to provide access to health care that hasn’t been available.�

Management senior Sierra Fernandes interned with HAAM over the summer and recruited businesses to become involved in the benefit. “We wanted to get UT more involved, so we recruited places on the Drag like Pita Pit,�

Fernandes said. “Students love these places and just by eating there [today] they’re giving back – even if they don’t know it.�

Joe Ables, owner of the Saxon Pub, has been involved with HAAM and the Benefit Day since it began. “As soon as we heard about it, we wanted to be involved,�

Ables said. “It was a no-brainer.�

The Saxon Pub will host four bands tonight starting at 6 p.m.

Though Ables said the live music business has been slow lately, he expects people to come out for the event. “I can’t think of anything better than [the alliance] as far as local musicians that are living here struggling with the high cost of living,� Ables said. “Austin used to be such a great place to live and work and now it’s quite a chore.�

The Topfer Family Foundation agreed to match up to $25,000 in customer donations. “The alliance has helped so many people already, and it might encourage other musicians to move here because of what they do,� Ables said. “This city has great volunteer work.�

Musician Paul Minor is playing at the Hole In The Wall at 6 p.m. Minor first got involved with the program when he worked in public relations for the company. After his own insurance ran out, he became a client. “When I first started working for the Health Alliance, I had a self-employment insurance policy that was so full of holes that I could never get covered for anything,� Minor said. “I’m so grateful for the service they provide. The Health Alliance helps me survive.�

Customers make a contribution by going to the restaurants and businesses hosting musicians. “Musicians create the vibe that Austin is famous for and that so many people capitalize on,� Minor said. “The people that benefit from Austin’s music scene can connect with musicians by helping to support this cause and feeling like they’re part of the synergy.�

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CASE: Franklin trial

dropped from court without conviction From page 1 which “took precedence over hitting [his] lights and camera.�

Assistant County Attorney Corby Holcomb said that with every case, prosecutors have two years from the date of the offense to take action. He said Franklin’s case is susceptible to continued investigation and

County Attorney David Escamilla could decide to re-file the case. The attorneys are also involved with a possession of marijuana case against Smith, which Holcomb said is pending.

McMinn said now that Franklin’s case is dismissed there is not much more the defense can do. He said he hopes his client is released from jail soon.

campus watch Take me home tonight ALMETRIS DUREN RESIDENCE HALL, 2624 Whitis Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A non-UT subject, who was under the age of 21, was reportedly carried into a dormitory by two other people. The subject was then reportedly carried to a third floor dormitory room.

When officers responded, they could hear a voice inside the 3rd floor room yelling for a person to wake up. Officers discovered the unconscious subject lying on the floor of the third floor room. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point Austin-Travis County EMS needed to transport the subject to a local hospital for the treatment of alcohol poisoning. Occurred on 09/19/09 at 1:00 a.m.

Watch out for the bus DARRELL K ROYAL TX MEMORIAL STADIUM, 405 East 23rd Street Public Intoxication: A UT student was stopped after being observed stumbling into two consecutive trees as he attempted to walk along the sidewalk. When the student was stopped he promptly turned and stumbled into a parked bus. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was deemed to be a danger to himself, area trees and others. Occurred on 09/19/09 at 8:03 p.m.

Just another brick in the wall DARRELL K ROYAL TX MEMORIAL STADIUM, 405 East 23rd Street Public Intoxication: A non-UT subject was observed stumbling down a flight of stairs before running directly into a wall. The subject was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was deemed to be a danger to himself. Occurred on 09/19/09 at 8:00 p.m.

Having a ball GREGORY GYMNASIUM, 2101 Speedway Disorderly Conduct (Fighting in a Public Place 2-counts): Two UT students began to argue when one student, who was on a losing basketball team, refused to leave the court after a basketball game

to allow a new challenging team to take the court. The two students threw basketballs at one another. When one of the students was struck in the head with a basketball, he ran toward the other student and struck the other in the face with his fist. Occurred on 09/20/09 at 10:35 p.m.

Party like it’s 1999 SIMKINS HALL, 2501 San Jacinto Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT staff member reported a shirtless and shoeless UT student hunched over a porcelain bowl located inside a first floor men’s restroom while paying homage to Dionysus, the Greek God of Wine, through offerings of his stomach contents.

During the investigation, the student stated he believed the year was “1999� and that he had consumed “a lot� of alcohol. The student was found to be under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point Austin-Travis County EMS needed to transport the student to a local hospital for the treatment of alcohol poisoning. Occurred on: 9-19-09 at 3:15 AM.

Soda pop theft DARRELL K ROYAL TX MEMORIAL STADIUM, 405 East 23rd Street Theft: A non-UT subject approached a concession stand located near Gate 25 and ordered a fountain drink. When the subject learned the concession stand did not take credit cards, the subject took the drink and began to walk away as he did not have the cash to cover the cost of the drink. Occurred on 09/19/09 at 7:45 p.m.

Too much 2000 Speedway Public Intoxication: A UT student was found passed out while sitting beside the road. The student showed classic signs of intoxication, but he demonstrated a moment of lucidity when he was asked how much he had to drink as he replied, “probably too much.� The officer agreed and determined the student was under the influence of an alcoholic beverage to the point he was a danger to himself. Occurred on 09/19/09 at 9:00 p.m.

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TRACT: Powers

also discusses merit pay raises From page 1 “The Cooper, Robertson proposal would essentially develop this area into a high-density residential area,� Hillis said. “I think that [the faculty’s] plan is much more respectful of the donor’s wishes, which explicitly state that it is for the purpose of advancing University education.�

Powers appeared at the meeting to also informally field faculty questions related to the University’s budget and this year’s change to the faculty merit pay policy. Instead of eliminating all funding for merit pay increases, Powers recommends that the chairs of every department select approximately 25 to 35 percent of faculty members to receive raises. Previously, department chairs could award as many merit pay raises as they thought were appropriate. “Investment money is down, and will continue to be down for years to come,� Powers said. “It will be flat not just this year, but for some years to come.�

Although UT is in a better financial situation than other universities across the country, there is less money available this year for faculty to receive pay increases based on merit, he said.

English department Chairwoman Elizabeth Cullingford said that in larger departments, handing out merit increases to such a small percentage of faculty could cause morale issues. “Giving large raises to 16 people in a department with 62 could create new inequalities,�

Cullingford said.

Different departments should be able to handle the money in different ways, as long as they do not hand out small merit increases across the board, Powers said. “But one size definitely does not fit all,� he said.

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By Anne Gearan & Lara Jakes The Associated Press WASHINGTON, D.C., — The White House is considering expanding counterterror operations in Pakistan to refocus on eliminating al-Qaida instead of mounting a major military escalation in Afghanistan.

Two senior administration officials said Monday that the renewed fight against the terrorist organization could lead to more missile attacks on Pakistan terrorist havens by unmanned U.S. spy planes. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because no decisions have been made.

Top aides to President Barack Obama said he still has questions and wants more time to decide.

The officials said the administration would push ahead with the ground mission in Afghanistan for the near future, leaving the door open to send more U.S. troops. But Obama’s top advisers, including Vice President Joe Biden, have indicated they are reluctant to send many more troops — if any at all — in the immediate future. In weekend interviews, Obama emphasized that disrupting al-Qaida is his “core goal” and worried aloud about “mission creep” that moved away from that direction. “If it starts drifting away from that goal, then we may have a problem,” he said.

The proposed shift would bolster U.S. action on Obama’s longstated goal of dismantling terrorist havens, but it could also complicate American relations with Pakistan, long wary of the growing use of aerial drones to target militants along the porous border with Afghanistan.

The prospect of a White House alternative to a deepening involvement in the stalemated war in Afghanistan comes as administration officials debate whether to send more troops — as urged in a blunt assessment of the deteriorating conflict by the top U.S.

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A soldier from the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 509th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), based at Fort Richardson, Alaska, trains his weapon at a base in Zerok District, East Paktika province in Afghanistan on Sunday. commander there, Gen. Stanley McChrystal.

The two senior administration officials said Monday that one option would be to step up the use of missile-armed unmanned spy drones over Pakistan that have killed scores of militants over the last year.

The armed drones could contain al-Qaida in a smaller, if more remote area, and keep its leaders from retreating back into Afghanistan, one of the officials said.

Most U.S. military officials have preferred a classic counterinsurgency mission to keep al-Qaida out of Afghanistan by defeating the Taliban and securing the local population.

However, one senior White House official said it’s not clear that the Taliban would welcome al-Qaida back into Afghanistan.

The official noted that it was only after the 9/11 attacks that the United States invaded Afghanistan and deposed the Taliban in

pursuit of al-Qaida.

Pakistan will not allow the United States to deploy a largescale military troop buildup on its soil. However, its military and intelligence services are believed to have assisted the U.S. with airstrikes, even while the government has publicly condemned them.

The Pakistani Embassy in Washington did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

Over the past few weeks, White

House and Pentagon officials have debated the best way to defeat al-Qaida — and whether to send more troops to Afghanistan to battle the extremist Taliban elements that hosted Osama bin Laden and his operatives in the 1990s and have continued to aid the terrorist group.

McChrystal has argued that without more troops the United States could lose the war against the Taliban and allied insurgents.

“Resources will not win this

war, but under-resourcing could lose it,” McChrystal wrote in a five-page Commander ’s Summary that was unveiled late Sunday by the Washington Post. His 66-page report, which was also made public by the Post, was sent to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Aug. 30 and is now under review at the White House.

White House officials have made clear that Pakistan should be the top concern since that is where top al-Qaida leaders, including bin Laden himself, are believed to be hiding. Very few al-Qaida extremists are believed to still be in Afghanistan, according to military and White House officials.

On Capitol Hill, lawmakers divided largely on party lines over whether more U.S. troops should be sent to Afghanistan. Several said McChrystal’s assessment shows that the American strategy in Afghanistan remains murky, and renewed demands that the general personally explain his conclusions to Congress.

“We have reached a turning point in Afghanistan as to whether we are going to formally adopt nation-building as a policy,” said Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., a former secretary of the Navy during the Reagan administration.

High-level Obama aides said the Pentagon’s case to send more troops was being pushed most aggressively by Joint Chiefs chairman Adm. Mike Mullen.

White House officials were caught off guard last week when Mullen told a Senate panel that more troops were all but certainly needed in Afghanistan, and that a second report asking for the additional forces would be delivered “in the very near future.”

Gates has said he has not decided whether he agrees that more troops are needed, and Obama made clear in his weekend interviews that he is far from ready to decide.

Zelaya’s surprise return whips up Global leaders gather in New York commotion; government uneasy

By Freddy Cuevas The Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Deposed President Manuel Zelaya made a dramatic return to Honduras’ capital on Monday, taking shelter from arrest at Brazil’s embassy and calling for negotiations with the leaders who forced him from the country at gunpoint.

The interim government ordered a 15-hour curfew, but thousands of Zelaya supporters ignored the decreed 4 p.m. shutdown and remained outside the embassy, dancing and cheering.

Others in the capital started rushing home, lining up at bus stands and frantically looking for taxis.

The leftist leader’s homecoming creates a sharp new challenge for the interim government that has threatened repeatedly to throw him in jail if he returns.

Zelaya told The Associated Press that he was trying to establish contact with the interim government to start negotiations on a solution to the standoff that started when soldiers flew him out of the country on June 28.

“As of now, we are beginning

to seek dialogue,” he said by telephone, though he gave few details. Talks moderated by Costa Rican President Oscar Arias have been stalled for weeks over the interim government’s refusal to accept Zelaya’s reinstatement.

He also summoned his countrymen to come to the capital for peaceful protests and urged the army to avoid attacking his supporters.

“It is the moment of reconciliation,” he said.

The government of interim President Roberto Micheletti, who took power after Zelaya’s ouster, said the curfew would continue to 7 a.m. Wednesday due to “the events of the last few hours.” Micheletti, who has promised to step aside following scheduled presidential elections in November, made no other comment on Zelaya’s return.

The interim government was caught off guard by Zelaya’s appearance. Only minutes before he appeared publicly at the embassy, officials said reports of his return were a lie. Zelaya’s presence could revive the large demonstrations that disrupted the capital following the coup and threatens to overshadow the

presidential election campaign.

The U.S. State Department had already announced on Sept.

4 that it will not recognize results of the presidential vote under current conditions.

OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza called for calm and warned Honduran officials to avoid any violation of the Brazilian diplomatic mission, saying “they should be responsible for the safety of president Zelaya and the Embassy of Brazil.”

Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorin said neither his country nor the OAS had any role in Zelaya’s journey before taking him in.

Zelaya said he had “evaded a thousand obstacles” to return, traveling 15 hours by land in different vehicles. He declined to give specifics on who helped him cross the border, saying that he didn’t want to jeopardize their safety.

H i s s t a u n c h s u p p o r t e r, Chavez, described the journey: “President Manuel Zelaya, along with four companions, traveled for two days overland, crossing mountains and rivers, risking their lives. They have made it to Honduras.”

Esteban Felix | Associated Press

Honduras’ ousted President Manuel Zelaya, center, waves to supporters from inside Brazil’s embassy in Tegucigalpa on Monday.

By Edith M. Lederer The Associated Press NEW YORK — Among the world leaders gathering this week at the United Nations to tackle problems ranging from climate change to the spread of nuclear weapons will be many new faces, including the presidents of the United States, Russia and China.

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi will also be making his first U.N. appearance after 40 years as ruler of the oil-rich north African nation, an appearance which has generated widespread interest and controversy.

Demonstrators have announced protests against Gadhafi over Scotland’s controversial recent release of Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi, the only person convicted of the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 259 people on the plane and 11 others on the ground.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, a veteran of U.N. General Assembly meetings, will also be the target of demonstrators protesting the recent disputed election which gave him a second term as well as his anti-Israeli views and questioning of the Holocaust.

More than 120 presidents and prime ministers and dozens of foreign ministers will attend the General Assembly’s annual ministerial meeting, which runs through Sept. 28. They include the leaders of the five nuclear powers who are permanent Security Council members — President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Chinese President Hu Jintao, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Secretary-General Ban Kimoon invited leaders to come to New York a day before Wednesday’s opening of the U.N. General Assembly’s annual ministerial meeting for a climate summit to generate political momentum ahead of crucial talks in Copenhagen in December on a new treaty to curb global warming.

The fact that over 100 leaders will attend Tuesday’s summit — the largest number ever to discuss climate change — shows that they realize “this is an issue of great urgency ... requiring global partnership,” Ban told a

Mary Altaffer | Associated Press

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, joins Libyan diplomat and General Assembly President Ali Abdessalam Treki, center, as he opens the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly. news conference Thursday.

This will be Obama’s debut on the world stage, and diplomats say he is likely to get a standing ovation after his General Assembly speech because of the shift in the U.S. tone to global engagement.

Foreign ministers from the five permanent council nations and Germany, will meet with the European Union’s top negotiator on Wednesday to discuss prospects and expectations for lower-level talks with Iranian officials on Oct. 1.

In U.N. corridors, there has been much speculation on whether Obama and Ahmadinejad will meet and shake hands.

They are both invited to the secretary-general’s lunch Wednesday following the opening of the ministerial session — and they are both expected to be

part of the annual group photo of all participants.

Gadhafi and Obama are almost certain to meet because the Libyan leader addresses the General Assembly immediately after the U.S. president on Wednesday.

Obama plans to bring two opponents together: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. They will meet the U.S. leader on Tuesday for what will be the first Israeli-Palestinian meeting since Netanyahu took office in March.

However, the Israeli and Palestinian leaders remain far apart on what it takes to resume peace talks that broke off in 2008, under Netanyahu’s predecessor, and it appears unlikely Tuesday’s trilateral meeting would restart negotiations.

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OVERVIEW A new plan for the Brackenridge Tract At the beginning of the summer, a team of consultants advised the UT System Board of Regents to transform the Brackenridge Tract — the University’s 350-acre stretch of West Austin land — into “a natural extension of downtown” and Austin’s “new lakefront district.”

The consultants called for the construction of housing developments, shopping centers and spa-hotels. They also advocated relocating or destroying part of the Brackenridge field laboratory, which, with a municipal golf course, covers much of the existing land. The plan, which emphasizes opportunities for profit, would be detrimental to the University’s mission if implemented.

It would displace the serious, academic work of the University to make room for a University-owned commercial area.

UT faculty began protesting the plan at its unveiling, and they proved Monday they could do more than criticize when the Faculty Council presented its own innovative plan for redevelopment.

The council advocates creating an environmental science campus on the tract that would add to the field laboratory by moving the University’s plant and natural history collections into a new science center on the tract. The center would act as a museum, research center and public-outreach site, according to the Austin AmericanStatesman.

The tract would also host a technology transfer center for research on biofuels, biotechnology, clean energy and environmentally-friendly architecture.

UT will use its property more wisely and honor its academic mission if it chooses to pursue the Faculty Council’s plan. Even amid economic strains, UT must prioritize its commitment to planet-improving education and research rather than irreparably damaging a resource that offers such promising possibilities.

Asking to endorse On Sunday, members of the Student Government Internal Affairs Committee voted to recommend that SG “require candidates to expressly consent to an endorsement before it is publicized,” The Daily Texan reported Monday. The committee was reviewing the Student Affairs Committee’s revisions to the election code.

SG is developing an independent Web site on which candidates can list their approved endorsements so that students can better decide for whom they should cast their vote. University-wide representative Carly Castetter said the rule was enacted to prevent organizations from endorsing candidates in bad faith. She also said that it would allow candidates to reject endorsements from organizations whose mission statements don’t line up with the candidate’s personal beliefs.

But obscuring information — even information as innocuous as endorsements from campus organizations — can’t be good for the student body. This requirement hinders transparency.

There may be inevitable farcical endorsements, and candidates may feel a twinge of nausea at the prospect of an endorsement from an organization he or she doesn’t agree with — though we think this would only display a candidate’s ability to appeal across partisan lines. But the trade-off is a more open election process.

Since the student government election debacle last year, the Texan has repeatedly called for openness in the election process. Keeping in mind that the election code revisions were prompted by SG’s back-room dealings during last year’s election, it seems counterproductive to require candidates to consent to endorsements. Let organizations speak for themselves, whatever their perceived intentions.

We’re glad SG is working to reform a flawed election code, but requiring candidate consent before publicizing endorsements isn’t the reform we need.

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THE FIRING LINE Longhorns behaved appropriately I’d like to edit a sentence in Dan Hurwitz’s Monday column “Fans’ behavior deplorable in Saturday’s win.” The second paragraph should read “With plenty of Texas Tech fans making the trip to Austin this weekend, trash talk was expected, but maybe not to the extent that it occurred in my immediate vicinity.” If he had written about how the few people around him during the game annoyed him, his column would have been more accurate. Maybe the Longhorns around him were acting wild (as sports fans are wont to do), but it’s unfair to generalize based on personal experience. At Posse East, where I went to have a cheeseburger with my game, Raiders and Longhorns sat at tables together.

Everybody was having a good time watching the game, and only the occasional “Tech sucks!” showed any animosity toward our fellow Texans.

Hurwitz’s column is simply whiny. Did he expect us to sit and golf clap when Potts was slammed to the ground, his helmet thrown wild? Yes, jolly good show, Tech. See you next year then, chaps.

Here’s another basic rule for sports fans: If you can’t take the heat, stay out of the kitchen. That applies to the Raiders who showed up to our home stadium as well as to Hurwitz, who was surprised Longhorn fans had a few things to say to the opposition that weren’t nice and pretty.

— William Hubbell Journalism freshman

Not all Republicans are teabaggers Friday’s “An open letter to Republicans”

highlighted some current problems with the GOP. But a few things should be noted.

First, Player incorrectly used the terms “Republican” and “teabagger” interchangeably. Being a Republican does not make one a teabagger, nor does being a teabagger make one a Republican. While folks angrily waving Obama-Hitler signs participate in Tea Parties, such protesters are not representative of the GOP as a whole. People of all kinds of political persuasions — Republican, Democrat, Libertarian — have participated in Tea Parties. Just before Obama’s address to Congress, Sens. Jim DeMint and Kay Bailey Hutchison delivered a petition opposing the federal government’s takeover of health care.

I guarantee you that the petition — which included 1.2 million signatures — was not exclusively signed by Republicans.

Second, Player failed to mention the upcoming gubernatorial race. This election’s results will have a huge impact in Texas. In 2010, Texans will have the chance to vote Rick Perry out of office and get the GOP back to the party it once was — the party of Reagan and Lincoln, of fiscal conservatism and of principles. Perry has doubled our state debt, increased taxes by more than $1.5 billion and asked “Recession? What recession?” despite the fact that 62,000 Texans lost their jobs last month and the unemployment rate rose to 8 percent. Because a Democratic win in the governor’s race is unlikely, Hutchison is the only chance Texas has to turn things around.

As our senator, Hutchison is standing up for Texans as she fights the federal government’s takeover of health care. She is fighting for what Texans want: choice, access and affordability. After faithfully representing Texans in Congress, she will represent Texas values here in Austin from 1010 Colorado St.

— Melanie Schwartz History sophomore Longhorns For Kay, Gov. Of Texas 2010

The Student Aid Act and: The race for governor

By Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist

Texas students

By Rebecca Counts Daily Texan Columnist

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is making plenty of headlines with news of her possible resignation from the Senate to run for governor of Texas. According to the nonpartisan ontheissues.org, Hutchison’s Republican primary opponent, incumbent Gov. Rick Perry, has proposed a budget that includes $88.3 million for “general revenue for anticipated growth in enrollment in colleges and universities.”

While Hutchison may be preparing for her anticipated resignation, she should consider spending some of her remaining time in Washington working to edge out Perry on higher-education issues.

Last week, the House of Representatives passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act. According the House Committee on Education and Labor ’s Web site, the bill is set to invest $40 billion in increasing maximum annual individual Pell Grant awards to $5,550 in 2010, with the ultimate goal of increasing the maximum to $6,900 by 2019. $3 billion will be spent to support “college access and completion support programs,” ensuring that students graduate.

Under the bill, universities would convert new federal students loans as of July 2010 to the Direct Loan program, rather than relying on lenders subsidized by taxpayers. Most importantly, the bill will make need-based federal student loans interest rates variable beginning in 2012, when they are set to rise to 6.8 percent.

According to finaid.org, two-thirds of four-year undergraduates graduated with some debt in the 2007-2008 school year. Eighty percent of those graduating four-year students who applied for federal student aid accumulated an average debt of $24,651. These statistics do not even include figures for students who stayed for more than four years in pursuing their bachelor ’s degrees. For graduate students, statistics for borrowed money are even more staggering, with the average cumulative debt for a graduate degree ranging from $30,000 to $120,000. The median additional debt for a master’s degree comes in at $25,000, a doctoral degree at $52,000 and a professional degree at $79,836.

It is obvious that most American students must borrow money to get through college.

There is no telling just how many qualified students across the nation and are pressured to forgo pursuing a college degree because of the cost, and an increase in the amount of aid allotted to students will do more for campus diversity than any university initiative.

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act will fight to protect the student loan procedure from the peaks and troughs of the economy, ensuring that there will no longer be a “bad time” to attend college because of economic instability.

According to The New York Times, opponents of the bill call it a “massive entitlement spending spree,” insinuating that this is just a handout to the most promising young people in America to do with it as they please. In fact, education is one of the best investments the government can make.

Hutchison will surely attempt to appeal to young voters in the upcoming primary, and a victory in the general election for her is likely.

This bill and Hutchison’s support for or opposition to should be noted by student voters. Hutchison would be wise to stay in Washington, D.C. until it is passed.

On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would make the federal government the sole provider of student loans. Any student who has taken out loans to help pay for college should demand that the Senate take a similar step.

The House bill would end the practice of the federal government subsidizing loans financed by private companies. Ending these subsidies would free up more than $80 billion over 10 years, according to Congressional Budget Office estimates. President Barack Obama would like to see the savings used for a variety of education programs, mostly affecting public primary, secondary schools and community colleges.

But as The Washington Post reports, the bill also contains substantial benefits for college students. Pell Grants, the main federal college scholarships for lowand middle-income students, would be increased by $40 billion. This would raise the maximum award from $5,350 per student to $6,900 by 2019, adjusted for inflation.

The Chicago Tribune notes that the proposed changes to bill financing will also benefit students at the expense of private banks. Students will still have the option to borrow from private banks (no longer receiving government subsidies) or borrow from the federal government. For government loans, the interest rate would never reach more than 6.8 percent.

But perhaps most significant for those of us who have to find private lenders and deal with the Office of Student Financial Services each semester is that the bill would simplify paperwork requirements, making the FAFSA a manageable form. It’s not quite the abolishment of FAFSA that Obama proposed during the campaign, but I’ll take any of the hours it will save me trying to figure out what each numbered box wants to know.

These changes are particularly needed in Texas, which has the second-highest rate of default on student loans in the country, at 9.3 percent. The Dallas Morning News noted that while the recession has certainly played a role in this default rate, Texas also has relatively less state-level aid, thus leading students to rely more on federal funding. About two-thirds of all student aid in Texas, in fact, comes from federal student loans, with the national average at 54 percent.

Reforming the federal loan system will make it easier for Texas students to afford college.

Opponents of the measure argue that this amounts to a government takeover of the student loan business. But they overlook the fact that the majority of student loans were already guaranteed and subsided by the government — the government puts up the cash and takes on the risk.

Moreover, as Reuters reported, the 2008 credit crisis forced the federal government to bail out many of the banks benefiting from this program. If the government had not done so, millions of students who rely on loans may not have been able to afford to continue college this year.

This bill does nothing to extend the government role in student loans; it simply cuts billions of dollars in payments to unnecessary middle men.

According to the Post, the alternative embraced

by Republicans is to keep the subsidy program as is while investigating changes at a later date — in other words, to keep everything as is until public outrage against the lending industry has subsided and the window of opportunity for change has passed.

Waiting until later is not good enough for the students whose parents have found themselves without jobs or savings as a result of the economic downturn.

The Senate should act soon enough for the bill to take effect for the 2010-2011 school year.

Avelar is a government senior.

Counts is a plan II honors, business honors and history senior.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

Current hiring boom may not be long-lasting

By Lara Berendt Daily Texan Staff The Austin metropolitan area had a net increase of 900 jobs in August after two consecutive months of losses, but experts say a seasonal trend was responsible for much of the growth and long-term employment recovery is a distant prospect.

Job gains — primarily in retail, education, leisure, hospitality, professional and business services — slightly outweighed losses in government, construction and manufacturing. The added jobs lowered the Austin unemployment rate slightly to 7.2 percent. The statewide unemployment rate of 8 percent in August was still below the national rate of 9.7 percent. “This is just a seasonal blip,� said Alan Miller, executive director of Workforce Solutions-Capital Area, a nonprofit organization management group. “We don’t see anything yet to suggest a positive trend overall.�

Hiring in the retail and education sectors can be attributed to “back-toschool� shopping, the state’s “taxfree� weekend and added staffing at school districts preparing for the new academic year, said Weston Sythoff, a spokesman for Workforce Solutions. He said those added jobs are part of a seasonal hiring pattern and not a long-term trend. “It’s a good sign, but it doesn’t tell us that we’re in the clear,� Sythoff said.

Local annual trends indicate that unemployment will remain the same or jobs will be added in September, but unemployment is expected to lag behind the rest of the recovery in the long term, Sythoff said.

Stacey Rudnick, director of MBA career services at the McCombs School of Business, said that 44 percent of MBA graduates have found jobs in Austin since June, compared to only 17 percent in previ-

ous months. This could be attributed to the slight increase in professional and business services. “Some of that is certainly a result of our students choosing to focus their search in Austin, but it does also speak to the opportunities that have existed for MBA students locally,� Rudnick said.

Career Consultants Staffing Services, an Austin-area firm, has seen an upward trend in business in recent months, said recruiter Grant Simpson. The success of their business is measured in the volume of hours billed weekly by workers that the firm has placed in jobs.

Since the beginning of August, their weekly billing has increased on average, he said.

Simpson said high-tech jobs for workers with very specialized skill-sets, as well as customer service and call centers, hire most of their employees.

Despite gradual increases in business, signs of a shaky job market persist. The staffing firm’s business typically consists of an even ratio of temporary versus temporary-to-hire placements. Currently, the firm is placing about 70 percent temporary and 30 percent temporary-to-hire employees, an indication of hesitance on the part of employers, Simpson said. “[Companies] need people to service their clients, but they’re not willing to offer full-time jobs just yet,� he said.

A dip in business is expected around the holiday season, followed by an overall increase and stabilization around February, which Simpson said is a normal seasonal trend that will probably be exaggerated this year.

For now, he said, it’s still a buyer’s market for hiring companies. “For every resume that I receive that I’m happy with, I’ve got 10 who are overqualified,� Simpson said. “It’s alarming.�

Erik Reyna | Daily Texan Staff

David Witty criticizes Capital Metro for not providing the disabled with necessary accommodations. Minorities and disabled citizens have been impacted the most by the rise in bus fares.

Capital Metro ignores budget pleas

By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Capital Metro riders made impassioned pleas to reconsider the allocation of federal stimulus funds and not increase fares during the public hearing Monday night after agency officials discussed their 2010 budget.

Capital Metro Chief Financial Officer Randy Hume read through the entire planned budget, set for approval Sept. 28, before opening the floor to questions. He said the top priorities this coming fiscal year are to maintain service and to re-build their depleted reserves.

This is the second time this month that citizens came out and criticized the shortcomings of Capital Metro’s budget plans. The first

FCC promotes broadband usage Commissioner utilizes Austin’s online resources as model for education

By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff A recent high school graduate who made use of a Hispanic achievement program that helps Spanish-speaking students transition to American schools explained from the Valley via videolink how the program helped her succeed academically.

The forum was one of three UT programs that are part of the FCC’s National Broadband Plan discussed Monday at the Thompson Conference Center by FCC Commissioner Meredith Baker. “The Internet is a critical educational tool,� Baker said. “We came to Austin first. It is a model for educational benefits over the Internet.�

The FCC began its national tour Monday with the forum, drawing attention to the broadband plan with the student’s explanation presented through videolink. The plan — meant to accelerate the use of broadband programs in education — is part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act passed in February to increase employment and college affordability, among other things.

Sheila Alvarado graduated from Donna High School with the help of the Language Learners at the University of Texas at Austin Center for Hispanic Achievement, which, along with the transitional program, offers online courses. “I challenged myself to improve my English,� Alvarado said, explaining how far the program pushed her. “This pro-

NEWS BRIEFLY National Night Out promotes safety, fun for neighborhoods The Austin Police Department announced plans Monday for this year’s Oct. 6 National Night Out. The program is designed to foster relationships between public safety officials and community members.

The night’s activities will begin with a free kickoff celebration for

public forum was held Sept. 14.

The agency struck a nerve with many citizens in attendance when they said they plan to use the $2.6 million in federal stimulus funds to keep bus fares down until August. Tom Stacy, chair of the Downtown Austin Alliance, expressed disapproval for the agency’s stimulus fund plans, adding that the money should instead be used to expand services. “When the stimulus package came out, the proposal was to use for capital improvements,� he said. “It’s an unwise choice. It’s really important that we not use longterm capital money for a shortterm fix for seven months.�

Mayor Pro Tem Mike Martinez, a Capital Metro board mem-

ber, said despite the public’s concern, the fare increase will still happen in August. He said the fare increase was meant to be a two-part process and the second phase will come next summer with an additional increase. “There’s a lot of burden in this budget, but it’s shared,� Martinez said.

Commissioner Margaret GĂłmez said the budget process has been very difficult because of the lagging economy, and the board has been as careful as possible with cuts, but the bus fare hikes will hurt. “The pain is going to be next year,â€? GĂłmez said. “We will see what the future brings. Pain is something that people have to get prepared for.â€?

Disabled riders also took issue with extended wait times for the Paratransit system. Riders will need to be at stops 15 minutes before the scheduled pick-up time and be prepared to wait an additional 15 minutes.

Carlos Aleman, a frequent Capital Metro rider who is blind, said extending the wait time would make using the transit system even more difficult for the disabled and that he was disappointed in the agency. “I am here to represent the growing feeling of frustration in the community with Capital Metro,� he said, addressing the commissioners. “We have the perception that funds and transit authority is being mismanaged.�

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University of Texas Dean of Continuing & Innovative Education Judy Ashcroft lauds the opportunities that the Federal Communication Commission’s National Broadcast Plan will bring to students statewide. gram was a great help to me.�

The Migrant Student Graduation Enhancement Program, another form of distance learning offered by UT’s Continuing and Innovative Education division, offers children of migrant workers an alternative to classroom schooling.

Amy Pro, principal of the UT Online High School, said that children of migrant workers have the lowest graduation rate and TAKS scores. “Migrations result in frequent disruptions in education,� she said.

The UT Online High School is a basic distant learning program, which offers 48 online courses in various subjects.

Pro said that thanks to the program and a grant from the Texas Education Agency, these children can learn through print, CD-ROM and online lessons at no cost to schools or the students.

Erick Sanchez said that before

entering the program, he constantly fell behind on his school work. The 17-year-old is now a high school graduate attending St. Edward’s University — something he attributes to the migrant program.

Dean Judy Ashcroft of the continuing education organization, said the online school, the Hispanic achievement program and the migrant program are working to help students from across the world graduate high school by offering more flexible and personal alternatives.

Kathleen Tyner, assistant professor in the Communication School, said although students miss out on visual and verbal cues, distance education technology is improving. “Distance education can now create a learning environment and dialogue through the use of chat,�

Tyner said. “It is increasingly accommodating to both content delivery and critical dialogue.�

the public from 5-7 p.m. at Chinatown on North Lamar Boulevard, where live music and dragon dancers will provide entertainment.

APD Chief Art Acevedo and several City Council members will be in attendance.

Neighborhood block parties from 6-9 p.m. will provide a venue for neighbors, police officers, EMS and firefighters to get to know each other and discuss ways for citizens to act as the eyes and ears of the police department. “National Night Out is an out-

standing opportunity for emergency responders to meet with citizens and form positive relationships that help make homes and families safer,� said Rosie Salinas, community liaison and program coordinator for the Austin Police Department.

Three million Texans and 36 million people from across the U.S. participated in National Night Out 2008, which Salinas called the single largest celebration of citizens and law enforcement officials. — Lara Berendt

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McCoy fought flu symptoms, Red Raider defense

By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff With his offense reeling and his hands shaking, Colt McCoy turned to an old remedy to get his team past Texas Tech Saturday night.

McCoy had been quietly suffering from flu symptoms through most of the week, even missing a day of practice and being quarantined from the team, and it was showing on the field as Texas limped into halftime with a 10-3 lead. At the break, McCoy dined on peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, a staple of the Texas halftime diet, and chugged some grape flavored Pedialyte, a children’s hydration drink.

It made quite the impact. The Texas offense scored touchdowns on its first two drives to start the second half, and McCoy threw his only touchdown of the game early in the fourth quarter as the offense finally found its rhythm.

“I didn’t have flu symptoms on the sideline. I felt the results of having the flu,” McCoy said. “I was quarantined for a couple of days. Once my adrenaline got going, and I was ready to play, I started shaking. My legs were shaking, my arm was shaking.”

The Texas offense didn’t score a touchdown in the first half as McCoy went just 9 of 16 and the Longhorns converted only three of their eight third downs.

McCoy was forced to wear a surgical mask for some of the week and had his contact with other players and footballs in practice limited.

He was one of three players on the team who showed symptoms.

“We had to keep him away from the others,” Texas head coach Mack Brown said.

“Colt tried to shake my hand last week and I said, ‘Uh, uh, big boy.’”

Caleb Miller | Daily Texan Staff

TEXAS continues on page 8

Colt McCoy sat out of a practice and missed multiple drills last week due to the flu. McCoy blamed his poor first half performance on the illness, but was able to recover enough at halftime to elude Marlon Williams and Colby Whitlock and throw for a touchdown in the second half.

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Bears hibernate against Huskies, Buffaloes wake up for Wyoming

Chelsea fans watch the big match at Cuatros in West Campus, a new favorite for loyal soccer fans.

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Soccer fans find a safe haven for their version of football European football takes center stage at Cuatros for EPL play in the fall

By Matt Hohner Daily Texas Staff Hours before the Wyoming vs.

UT football game, a sea of blue and red filled Cuatros in West Campus. Diehard fans, dressed in their favorite team’s kit, nurse pints of beer and make sure everyone knows their team is the best team. A strange aroma of alcohol and coffee fills the air as fans of a different sort celebrate their favorite teams.

Saturday morning at the bar was reserved for European soccer.

A group of twenty to thirty Chelsea fans were fixated on the huge, multi-screen television on the patio, watching their Blues

take on Stoke City.

Jens Busch, founder of the Austin Blues club and London native, has been coming to Cuatros for the past year to get his fix of Chelsea games during the season.

For years, Busch couldn’t follow his Blues in America due to the lack of coverage and could only stay up to date with his version of football through a weekly magazine. He calls this period his dark years.

“I miss the atmosphere outside Stamford Bridge before the games,” Busch said. “There is [a bar across the stadium] where you can get your drink on and sing for a couple of hours before the game. There are all the vendors outside the stadium selling... stuff with blue and white all over it. The singing is what I miss the most.”But now, Busch and fellow

soccer fans don’t have any trouble catching the game on television through networks such as GolTV, Fox Soccer Channel, and ESPN. ESPN recently signed a contract this summer with the English Premier League and La Liga, Spain’s top league, to televise soccer matches.

Busch and his football brethren searched for a bar to watch their football matches after high alcohol prices and complaints from the manager of their first haven forced the football fanatics to leave.

Busch approached Louis “Cuatro” Kowalski IV, the owner of Cuatros, with the idea and he welcomed the football fans with open arms.

“It’s kind of one those informal deals where [they needed] a

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City’s celebration leads to last-second loss

By Rishi Daulat Daily Texan Staff When it was all said and done, the match ended as perhaps the best Manchester derby of all time.

Manchester City, rightfully playing without featured striker Emmanuel Adebayor due to suspension, kept answering Manchester United’s goals, but ultimately Michael Owen’s superb shot in the fifth minute of stoppage time ended the classic battle.

City spent close to $500 million in the past year buying big names such as Adebayor, Robinho, Carlos

Tevez and Kolo Toure with hopes that these stars could help them once again crawl back into Premiere League title contention. The team’s New York Yankee-esque style of buying was working; up until this weekend’s fixture, City had earned 12 points in four games.

But United proved once again that they are still a notch ahead of their formerly insignificant Manchester rivals.

Wanye Rooney started the festivities for United in just the second minute by receiving a pass from Anderson and showing

some nifty footwork in the box before finishing the pass by scoring on goalkeeper Shay Given.

Gareth Barry, a summer signing for City from Aston Villa, took an easy goal to level the match at one apiece in the 16th minute.

Tevez was the key behind City’s first goal as he forced United keeper Ben Foster into a costly error. Foster clearly misjudged Tevez’s speed on a seemingly harmless ball back to the keeper and Tevez took advantage by stealing the

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By Wes Devoe Daily Texan staff The Red Raiders came to Austin after a week of the media talking about how they were in for a long night under the lights in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and in front of what turned out to be a record breaking crowd of 101,297. But Mike Leach and company didn’t get the memo that they were supposed to get blown out, as many of the experts on ESPN’s College Gameday predicted.

Minus a miscue on Jordan Shipley’s punt return and a few costly turnovers, Tech held steady for the majority of the game. Taylor Potts, Graham Harrell’s replacement, proved he is the next big thing in Lubbock completing 46 of 62 passes for 420 yards and three touchdowns. Tech proved it’s still a team on the radar and that they have a chance shake things up in the Big 12.

for 235 yards and three touchdowns with their ferocious running game, and scored on three of their first four drives. Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III was 17 for 26 and ran for two scores in the losing effort. The Bears have a good chance to rebound from the loss and elevate their status in the Big 12 with Northwestern State coming to town this week.

They were in for a long night under the lights in Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium and in front of what turned out to be a record breaking crowd of 101,297.

Baylor Bears fall Art Briles took his team to Wake Forest in the first week of the season and proved the Bears were no longer in the cellar of the Big 12. After a week off, Baylor returned home for a rather simple three-game stretch with a chance to start the season 4-0 for the first time in years. First up on the agenda was Connecticut, whom the Bears were seeking revenge against after last season’s loss.

But things didn’t go the way they had hoped in Waco. The Huskies pounded the ground

Oklahoma’s Landry Jones gaining confidence Since Sam Bradford’s injury and the Sooners’ loss in the opening game of the season against Brigham Young, Oklahoma has given up as many points as there are snowflakes on a hot summer day in Texas: zero. In their last two games at home, the Sooners have shutout Idaho State and Tulsa 64-0 and

45-0, respectively. Landry Jones, Bradford’s replacement, has slowly developed into his new role as the leader of the offense.

In his first two starts, Jones has had Xbox-esque performances throwing for nine touchdowns and 622 yards. With no game this weekend, the Sooners hope to get Bradford back before they have to travel to Miami to take on the surging Hurricanes. But if Bradford isn’t ready to go, then Bob Stoops probably feels a little more comfortable now throwing Jones into the mix against the Hurricanes than he did two weeks ago.

Colorado Buffaloes get back on track The Buffaloes avoided becoming the laughing stock of the already underperforming Big 12 by finally romping over Wyoming 24-0 at home over the weekend. In their first game of the season, the Buffaloes lost to Colorado State at home 23-17, and then followed up that performance by getting thumped by Toledo 54-38. In what some were predicting to be a rather good year for the Buffaloes, Colorado has clearly not lived up to expectations thus far, and it doesn’t get any easier. The father-son tandem of Dan and Cody Hawkins hit the road to take on West Virginia in Morgantown, and then travel to Austin for a date with the Longhorns before finally returning home for a tussle with Kansas.

The next three weeks will surely illustrate what direction this team is headed.

Taylor Pott’s moxie against this tough pass rush from Kheeston Randall proved his legitimacy as a quarterback.

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time proves to be too much for Man City From page 7 ball out of Foster’s hands and passing to a wide open Barry. The vengeful Tevez, who left United this summer after complaining about a lack of playing time, showed why City spent so much money on him this summer: His tireless pressure on United’s defense created a plethora of chances for City.

In the second half, Darren Fletcher, not known for his goalscoring prowess, scored two goals on headers yet each time revived forward Craig Bellamy struck back, his final goal coming in the 90th minute.

Manchester City went wild in celebration thinking that at worse they had earned a draw, but because of their prolonged celebration, the referee added one more minute of stoppage time, which, in the end, proved to be City’s demise.

Manchester City’s boss, Mark Hughes, was left fuming after the referee’s decision, but in the end his team was the culprit after a critical, late defensive collapse.

After the win, Manchester United find themselves in sole possession of second place with 15 points while Chelsea heads the table with 18 points in six games.

Manchester United’s Michael Owen, right, breaks through against Shaun Wright-Phillips, second right, to score the winning goal against Manchester City.

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CUATROS: Bar welcomes ‘European football fanatics’ every Saturday From page 7 place to watch football,� Kowalski said. “The tradition keeps going on and on.�

The atmosphere is similar to an English pub where the booze is flowing and the football chants are rampant and vulgar. But, Busch couldn’t fathom this sort of atmosphere when the group started visiting Cuatros a year ago. “From the first time I walked in there and convinced Cuatro to

make it a ‘footie’ bar, I would of never imagined the support of the football community which has arrived after just one short year,� he said.

Many of the European football fanatics posed strong opinions about America’s view of sports.

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Parston is a regular at the Cuatros scene every Saturday, coming out to support his Arsenal Gunners. Parston even scheduled his classes around televised matches shown during the week. “It’s the most popular sport in the world for a reason,� Parston said. “Soccer is all about athleticism and skill.�

Busch says his friends in London are at a bar near the Chelsea stadium but aren’t able to watch the game live like his crew can watch it at Cuatros. “In England, all of the football matches aren’t televised live,� Busch said. “One match is picked to air live, and the rest are televised later on. I’ll have my mates call me from London [asking] ‘Did you see the goal?’ I’ll reply ‘Yeah, I’m watching the game live.’ He’s at a bar across from Stamford Bridge with a pint [of beer] and can’t even watch the game live.�

The second half begins and Chelsea fans start to yell in unison, “Come on Chelsea, Come on Chelsea.�

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-- off Chelsea, F--- off Chelsea.�

One football fan sarcastically mentions how he loves coming to Cuatros, because he can shout curse words and no one will really care. “I’d rather be a loser with everyone [at Cuatros], than watch the game as a loser at my own home,� says an Arsenal fan over the chorus of yells.

A large group of Arsenal supporters at the bar have their eyes glued on the Arsenal vs. Manchester City game. Manchester City is up by one goal, and Arsenal fans are patiently waiting for the equalizer. A small group of Manchester City fans are in the bar, but they are outnumbered by the group of Arsenal supporters.

Arsenal striker Robin van Persie ties the game with one kick at the 62nd minute, and the place erupts. Van Persie chants fill the air and Arsenal fans are optimistic about their chances to come away with a win.

However, Arsenal fans are quickly silenced when Manchester City scores a goal to once again give them the lead. One Manchester City fan runs across the bar, as if he scored the goal himself. A wave of Manchester City goals quickly put the game out of reach and douses the Arsenal fan’s fiery spirit.

On the other side of the bar, the attention now focuses on the

Chelsea match. Blues fans are hoping to come away with a victory in the waning minutes of their match. Chelsea had been pounding away at the Stoke defense near the end of the game, trying to come away with three points. Finally, during injury time, Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda scored the lead goal to secure the victory.

Blues fans jump up and down with joy as their dream of a regular season win has come true.

You would have thought they had just won the championship with the way they celebrated.

Chelsea fans quickly sing in perfect unison the chant, “When the Blues come steaming in.� “That’s the beauty of the game,� replied Busch with a big grin on his face. “You keep hammering away for that one goal, and [it] comes when you least expect it.�

However, will America catch on to that same beauty that Busch and millions all over the world are captivated by each weekend? “It is in the cards eventually, but not for a while longer,� Busch said. “Places like Cuatros is really bringing up the exposure of the game and ESPN2 getting the contract [to televise games] will also really help. But I still believe we are a ways away. But, I feel it coming on ... I really do.�

TEXAS: Muckelroy earns Big 12 honors From page 7

Big D in the Big 12 For the second week in a row, Texas player was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

Linebacker Roddrick Muckelroy took the honor this week for his outstanding performance in Texas’ 34-24 win over high-scoring Texas Tech. Muckelroy played his part in a first half defensive effort that stifled the Red Raiders, holding them to only three points. The middle linebacker finished with 10 tackles, including two for a loss, and a sack. “I think he’s done that before, consistently, with some big hits and timely plays,� said defensive coordinator Will Muschamp. “The biggest play he made was before the half on a screen he

SPORTS BRIEFLY Astros fire Cecil Cooper with 13 games left on schedule

Jon Super | Associated Press

HOUSTON — The Houston Astros fired manager Cecil Cooper on Monday with 13 games left in another disappointing season.

Third-base coach Dave Clark was named interim manager and things didn’t change much Monday night as the Astros lost their eighth straight, 7-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals, to drop to 70-80.

General manager Ed Wade said

Sophomore safety Nolan

Brewster has been rewarded for his play in the early season in place of the academically ineligible Christian Scott with a co-starting spot on the Texas roster. Brewster has one of the Longhorns’ two interceptions and has rotated with fellow sophomore Blake Gideon for playing time. The two are now listed alongside each other as starters. “Nolan, given his opportunities, has played well,� Muschamp said. “It’s more of what he’s done instead of what Blake hasn’t because Blake’s been very productive. When you face this many passing teams you have to get fresh legs on the field ... vote of confidence to Nolan, he’s doing a heck of a job.�

Gideon, who had shoulder surgery in the offseason, also suffered a slight shoulder injury against Tech.

the change couldn’t wait until the end of the season. He added that more changes could be coming for a franchise just four years removed from its only World Series appearance. “We’re tasked with evaluating all aspects of our situation,� Wade said. “At the end of the day, we’re going to try to address those off-field issues that exist. We’re not walking away from it. The issue we had to address here, in the short term, was the managerial issue and that’s why we moved forward today.�

The 59-year-old Cooper was hired on Aug. 27, 2007, to replace

Phil Garner. Houston went 171-170 under Cooper, who was the bench coach under Garner between 2005-07.

Cooper became the fourth manager to get fired this season, all in the National League. Arizona dismissed Bob Melvin on May 7, Colorado replaced Clint Hurdle on May 29 and Washington fired Manny Acta on July 13.

Wade said Clark would be considered a candidate during the search for a new manager. Cooper did not answer calls to his cell phone and his voicemail was full. — The Associated Press

took three linemen out and allowed Emmanuel Acho to make the strip ... things like that he does that don’t go noticed, but a play like that is huge for our football team.�

Defensive tackle Lamarr Houston claimed the honor last week after getting a sack and two tackles for losses in the 41-10 win over Wyoming.

No more Norton Senior linebacker Jared Norton will undergo season-ending surgery on his injured shoulder. After an injury-plagued offseason, Norton was hurt in the opening game against ULM. Norton will apply for a medical redshirt and eligibility for the 2010 season, Brown said.

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Oxfam tells students earth’s clock is ticking

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Oxfam-UT partnered with Oxfam Action Corps Austin to put on a flashmob on the West Mall Monday to draw attention to climate change and global warming.

The flashmob consisted of about 25 Oxfam members who gathered to portray human clocks — their ticks intended to reflect lost time in the fight against global warming.

Oxfam International promotes social justice and the eradication of poverty and hunger. The group’s leaders consider climate change initiatives an important part of their work. “Right now climate change is one of our biggest campaigns because it affects our poorest people the most,� said sociology junior Sarah Magnelia, the Oxfam-UT climate change campaign leader. “Often they don’t have the means to adapt to climate change.�

Monday’s event was one of many planned activist programs leading up to the UN’s climate change conference in Copenhagen in December to write a new climate treaty that will replace the Kyoto Protocol. Oxfam-UT hopes the Obama administration will attend and encourage the U.S. to become active in international climate change efforts. “We’re urging them to create a climate treaty that is fair, amday, month day, 2008 bitious and binding,� Magnelia said.

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stration, and a few signed up to get more information about Oxfam’s programs. “I was looking at the table about fighting poverty and hunger, I thought that was something I’d be interested in,� said religious studies freshman Angie Avera. “Then there were a bunch of people, and I didn’t know what was going on. They just started ticking.�

She said her surprise encouraged her to sign the e-mail list.

Lauren Deanna, a Latin American studies senior and OxfamUT president, said this shows the demonstration was a success. “I wanted people to notice and come over and ask questions,�

Deanna said. “The big thing about doing an action like this is that people see you and are like ‘What are you doing?’ They come over and start asking.�

Austin Oxfam Action Corps organizer Charmagne Coston said even those who don’t consider themselves activists may become interested or at least aware of the work Oxfam is doing if the group puts itself in the public eye. “I heard some jokes about the demonstration, but it doesn’t really phase me,� Coston said. “It’s volume — it’s how many you speak with — they will end up responding. �

Oxfam International and Oxfam-UT will host events throughout the semester in preparation for the December UN meeting.

Students can learn more at www. oxfamut.tk/.

By Vidushi Shrimali Daily Texan Staff Tens of thousands of men around the world will try to further a tradition as they give up their razors this November to promote cancer awareness and raise funds for research.

The Movember movement, named after the Australian slang for moustache, originally began in Melbourne, Australia in 2003 by three friends who decided to raise money for cancer research.

The movement has now spread to seven countries worldwide, as organizers hope to register 16,000 “Mo Bros� around the U.S. for the event, which is in its third year in the states.

Mo Bros gain financial supporters by talking to friends and family about why they are growing their moustaches. They then attend costume gala parties in big cities around the world at the end of the month to show off their facial hair. The man with the wackiest costume wins the title of “Man of Movember.�

The movement coincides with “No-Shave November,� an event that many American males participate in. However, Movember gives not shaving for a month a purpose.

Architectural engineering freshman Carlos Rodriguez, who is participating in “No-Shave November� for the second time, said he 1 would consider participating in Movember as an extension of “NoShave November� this year.

LASSIFIEDS “I will think about it,� Rodriguez said. “People obviously will get curious, and when they ask about your moustache — why you are growing it — [it] gives them something to think about.�

Movember works through its “Mo Bros� and “Mo Sistas� around the world, who either register as grow a moustache and it literalmoustache-growers themselves or ly changes the face of men’s health pledge to help promote the move- because it changes your face. It’s a ment. The movement has raised great conversation starter, people $45 million for cancer research ask you about it and you can talk since the movement began. about the campaign.�

Aaron Brost, a spokesman for The movement focuses on prosthe Movember Foundation, said he tate and testicular cancer, two of hopes the group will raise $2 mil- the most common cancers in males. lion this year in the United States. While prostate cancer affects an The grassroots campaign spreads older demographic of 50 years of awareness to its key demograph- age and up, testicular cancer is ic, males ages 20-35, through so- most common among males 15 to cial networking sites like Face- 40 years old. book and Twitter but primarily by The money raised is given to the word-of-mouth.

Prostate Cancer Foundation and “What’s so great is that it’s fun,� the Lance Armstrong Foundation Brost said. “It’s a good time to for cancer research.

The “Movember� movement encourages men to give up shaving and sport their moustaches during the month of November to promote men’s cancer awareness and prevention.

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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

MUSIC: Lo-fi albums attempt to bring back ‘80s-style synthesizers From page 12 handclaps into drum machines and their yells into feedback — thankfully, a gleeful New Order guitar hook cuts through it all. Coming from an album that spends the majority of its time being loud and fun, “Count Backwards from Ten” is one of the most heartbreaking album finales in a while. As a testament to their skill, the band finds a way to turn a rock ‘n’ roll cliché like “we’re better off dead” into an earnest lyric.

A Brief History is the kind of record that leaves you bewildered on the first listen, transfixed on the second, and addicted by the third. The Big Pink ignore established trends in favor of form new ones, making any tired genre labeling all the more difficult. There is a confidence and personality to The Big Pink that far outranks the mild tributes that many other bands have offered this year.

For better or worse, A Brief History shows that The Big Pink have created a sound of their own.

— Allistair Pinsof

Girls Album Girls are a band from San Francisco who, despite having one of the least-Googleable names in music, have generated mountains of hype over the past year. From Pitchfork to Rolling Stone, Girls have been praised as this year’s next big thing: The New York Times even proclaimed that their songs are “like templates for others to follow.”

Media hype can be hit-or-miss, but the verdict for Album, Girls’ debut, rings loud and clear: believe the hype.

Girls frontman and songwriter Christopher Owens grew up in over a dozen different countries as a member of the religious cult Children of God, until the age of 16 when he ran away to Amarillo. He hitchhiked his way to New York City, then eventually made his way to the West Coast. There, Owens formed a band called Curls with his girlfriend and became friends with bassist/producer Chet “J.R.” White. When Owens’ girlfriend dumped him

and the band, White joined in, and Curls became Girls.

Together they have created the perfect late-summer pop record.

On Album, Owens channels Elvis Costello and Buddy Holly, mixes it with lo-fi, surf rock and a bit of androgyny, and creates something wholly of itself. The album is mostly upbeat, but tinged with the subtle remnants of personal conflict and despair. What makes Girls unique, however, is that through the shifts and intricacies of the music, the conflict is ultimately transcended with a bittersweet message of hope.

“Hellhole Ratrace,” a seven- minute epic in the middle of the album, is Album’s stand-out track. It starts with relaxed, hazy guitar chords and slowly progresses into an allenveloping wall of sound. Lyrically, Owens is disillusioned, but offers a strong plea for hope in the resolution of the chorus. Like many songs on Album, Owens suggests that redemption can be found in human relationships, and it is that alone that makes life worth living.

Last week, seminal lo-fi group Pavement announced a 2010 reunion. While this is exciting news, it also brings to mind the fact that lo-fi indie rock is over 20 years old, and the genre is starting to wear out as dozens of bands grab our attention for a few minutes, only to lose it just as quickly. Album is a refreshing reminder that unique music is still being created.

— John Meller

Monsters of Folk Monsters of Folk Supergroups are scary.

On paper, they always look fantastic: a collection of phenomenal artists mixing and matching their styles until it becomes an amalgamation of brilliance, some unknown mash-up that tickles our eardrums and stimulates a struggling music industry. In reality, they’re often pretty underwhelming, and a lot of times they just suck. So, for the avid listener, the best thing to do is hope for something that’s average and unspectacular, but at least entertaining.

Which brings us to Monsters of

Folk. Comprised of Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis of Bright Eyes, and singer/songwriter M. Ward, the band formed five years ago when the musicians would sit in on each other’s sets. They decided to make an album, and what resulted is pretty much exactly what folks heard during the live concerts.

Despite the fact that James and Ward are two of the best folk-rock artists today (we’ll ignore the basic irrelevance of Oberst and Mogis), they simply don’t mesh well together. There’s not a song on the group’s self-titled debut that’s bad, but it all sounds entirely too familiar. Depending on who’s singing lead vocals, each track simply plays as a My Morning Jacket, M. Ward track or Bright Eyes track, with some extra guest musicians singing backup.

Songs like “Whole Lotta Losin’” and “Baby Boomer” have the bopping ‘50s throwback feel of most of Ward’s songs, and could have easily fit in on his last release, Hold Time.

On the other hand, “Man Named Truth” and “Map of the World” have a darker tone — a minorchord laden tension you’ve come to expect from Bright Eyes. James’ tracks play out the same way, recalling early My Morning Jacket records, before he decided to take a more Prince-like vocal approach.

All of this combines to make Monsters of Folk an interesting but inconsistent release. The four play well together, and when they do harmonize it’s a pleasant mix of some of folk rock’s past and present key players, but there’s nothing to write home about. This album won’t blow your mind, but it will give you pause as you try to decide whether to keep it labeled Monsters of Folk in your iTunes or split up the album into its respective parts, putting each song with its proper singer.

— Robert Rich

haps unwillingly, captured the hearts of even the most stoic hipsters. Praised by the harshest of critics, their synth-soaked love ballads recycled the very brightest points of the 1980s (think the euphoria of “Just Like Heaven”) but avoided lumping them with the countless other bands that have joined the synthesizer revival. The New York quartet is not simply resting on their immense success of earlier this year. Higher Than the Stars, their latest EP, boasts four originals that are easily polished enough The Pains of Being Pure at for a full-length release.

Heart It seems premature to deem a sound “quintessential” after only Higher Than the Stars one album, but this EP proves that The Pains of Being Pure at The Pains of Being Pure at Heart Heart’s self-titled debut, per- have established themselves in

Courtesy of Nobunny

Justin Champlin, better known as Nobunny, will preform his helium-high, two-chord pop songs at Mohawk tonight.

Mask-wearing Nobunny to put on show in Austin

By Ben Cox Daily Texan Staff A little over a year ago, Bay Area garage rocker Justin Champlin, better known as Nobunny, was spray-painting paper covers onto record sleeves found in the trash for his debut album, Love Visions.

In the intervening year, the record has been showered with praise by smitten bloggers, and Champlin has toured and recorded with a constantly rotating cast of backing musicians.

“There is nothing permanent about Nobunny,” Champlin said, reflecting on the evanescence of a rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. “There are no constants. There is nobody.

There is Nobunny. The only thing of which I’m certain is that I’m not.”

Before donning his trademark bunny mask and creating his own bizarre backstory, Champlin honed his skills for writing disturbingly catchy — and often simply disturbing — pop songs as a member of Tucson’s Okmoniks, which he is bringing along on

the European stint of his current tour.

Nobunny’s particular brand of helium-high two-chord pop songs draws from ‘60s bubblegum pop and early punk.

Tracks like “I Am a Girlfriend” and “Mess Me Up” bear the disarming simplicity of a man who has spent countless days pouring over and absorbing minutia from the sickeningly sweet singles of 1910 Fruitgum Company and Redd Kross’s snotty ineptitude before finally spitting out his own mutant pop.

“I purchased records and sold my soul. I was able later to trade said records for a decent used soul a few years back,” he said in what amounts to a fitting metaphor for the pastiche of pop styles that make up his music.

Like his records, his live show displays his simultaneous obsession with the prepubescent and the perverse; besides the childish fuzzy bunny mask, he usually wears women’s undergarments and heels, when he wears anything at all. His cavalier atti-

tude toward society’s standards of proper dress is elucidated in his mantra: “not afraid of death, and I’m not afraid of life.”

Currently, Nobunny is slated for an album on Jay Reatard’s Shattered Records imprint, and while he relies on a backing band during his live performances, his recording sessions tend to be solo affairs.

“Sometimes alone, sometimes with others,” he said of the recording process. “My friend Helene from the Okmoniks is playing piano and violin for me a lot because I can’t play that stuff.”

Despite Nobunny’s claims of his own impermanence, his songs actually tunnel into the brain and set up residence like an incurable infection, recurring every time it seems to have disappeared from the body’s system, destined to stick around far longer than its host vector.

“I’m starting to annoy myself,” Nobunny said. In that case, the illness analogy seems quite apt.

Nobunny plays tonight at the Mohawk.

their sugary pop chops so well that an exception must be made.

Higher Than the Stars continues the snappy chronicles of teenage trauma, narrated by Kip Berman’s sleepy voice, so smooth and unassuming that songs about death wishes can sound like the sweetest sentiments.

Title track and single “Higher Than the Stars” epitomizes what the band gives listeners.

Recounts of awkward romances could have easily functioned with only the strummed guitar buried at the heart of this song, but here they’re accompanied by dominant, dreamy synth chords and an ambient lead guitar. “Falling Over” continues to draw heavily on the ‘80s inspired screaming synthesizers, but this time a jangly

guitar sound is added.

“103” and “Twins” let guitar power chords take the lead, with a loud, fast sound reminiscent of The Ramones, whom the band names as one of their influences.

Even with the increased intensity, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart retain their sweetness with the tinny harmonizing vocals of Peggy Wang-East.

Higher Than the Stars is a quick, taunting peek of what’s to come and can only be faulted for its EP, rather than LP, length. If The Pains of Being Pure at Heart is capable of this kind of consistency with short releases, fans can only expect that the best is yet to come with their next full-length album.

— Abby Johnston

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T HE DAILY TEXAN

Student fashion group to assist with Style Week behind the scenes at the event.

By Andie Salazar The 25 UFG dressers working Daily Texan Staff For those questioning the fash- backstage will face the daunting ion trends of 2009, Tribeza, an task of organizing each look for Austin lifestyle and culture mag- an assigned model and dressing and styling that model in the azine, is here to help.

Tribeza begins its 6th annual time span of about two minutes, Style Week with a fashion show according to Stefant Phonthepthatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sure to wow audiences and hasone, the assistant director of teach Austin a little something public relations for the organizaabout styling for cooler weather. tion. Such a high-pressure situaThe show is produced by well- tion allows students to gain firstknown fashion stylist and pro- hand experience, as they must think on their ducer Michael feet in a profesH o l d a w a y, i s sional setting. scheduled to take UFG members place at 8 p.m. tonight at the Long The Tribeza Fashion will also assist in selling T-shirts Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outdoor Show provides an for the event, the City Terrace. Fall opportunity for profit of which fashion trends will go to the from much-loved aspiring fashion group. This conAustin boutiques students to dip tact with the real like By George, their feet into the world of fashion Adelante, Luxe enterprise gives Apothetique and industry.â&#x20AC;? the collection of c.jane will be business, design, featured on the retail merchanrunway. dising and psyThough the chology majors fashion show doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin until 8 p.m., the who are part of this organization doors open at 6:30 p.m. to allow the chance to network and apply guests ample time to listen to live their skills and passions within the music from of Matt Wilson and en- industry.

Style Week â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;09 will continue joy a pre-show cocktail or two. After the main event, the featured beyond the fashion show with a fashions will be displayed, and au- downtown open house of Ausdience members are invited to visit tin boutiques Wednesday and a tents provided by David Yurman, Fashion Street Party at The DoBYD Austin, The Long Center and main shopping center Thursday. other sponsors.

TONIGHT: Tribeza fashion Beyond bringing style and show flair to Austin, the Tribeza Fashion Show provides an opportuWHERE: Long Center City nity for aspiring fashion students WHEN: 8 p.m. to dip their feet into the industry.

Members of the University FashTICKETS: thelongcenter.com, ion Group, a UT student organiza$35 tion, will work both publically and

Summer corn provides fall treat

Rachel Taylor | Daily Texan Staff

Corn chowder uses delicious and hearty vegetables to cretae the perfect fall entree or appetizer.

Different take on clam chowder includes versatile veggie favorite

By Lisa HoLung Daily Texan Staff With Tuesday marking the fall equinox, we may have to say goodbye to summer, but with a tasty corn chowder, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to say goodbye to golden summer corn.

Corn is a transitional vegetable, with its most popular harvesting season beginning in the summer and carrying over into the fall. This creates a variety of

uses for occasions ranging from the Fourth of July and Labor Day picnics to Thanksgiving feasts. Cornâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s versatility allows it to make appearances in casseroles, breads and soups.

By incorporating it into a creamy chowder, you are

able to get sweet corn flavor and a slightly crunchy texture in every spoonful. Fans of New England clam chowder will find that this recipe does not yield the same smooth consistency, but the potato and carrot chunks bring lots of flavor.

Crispy bacon pieces or celery are also welcome additions to this comforting soup that can be served as a meal as well as an appetizer.

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Washed Out Life of Leisure Washed Outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name perfectly sums up their sound.

Drawing in equal measures from neon-tinged dance music and pale bedroom lo-fi, Life of Leisure, Ernest Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut EP as Washed Out, flickers between sounding like some fuzzy broadcast from the future and a half-remembered afternoon.

It does have a lot in common with recent bands like Neon Indian, Memory Tapes and even MGMT, who have all experimented with a hazy-synthpop style, but Washed Out dabbles more in whimsy.

While all of this may make Life of Leisure seem hopelessly introverted, the songs are for the most part incredibly catchy and accessible. Synth hooks fade in and out of the foreground like puffs of smoke, but Greeneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reassuring vocals keep everything very human-centered. This record could very likely pass for weird â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;80s synthpop if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for the thick layers of reverb piled on top

of everything.

On album standout â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll See It,â&#x20AC;? gaudy synth flutes and electronic blips act as the driving force while the vocals are doused with so much reverb they turn into a smeary chorus. Working out the lyrics is pretty much impossible, but the feeling behind them is transferred with intense clarity.

One thing that sucks: Every song is under the 3-minute 30 second mark. Greene has a real knack for creating musical landscapes that feel like they could roll on forever, but more often than not it feels like the plug gets pulled before the song is actually finished. The third track, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hold Out,â&#x20AC;? comes to a rather abrupt halt. But, there are definitely worse problems a band could have than forcing the listener scramble to hit the replay button at the end of a song. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Theoryâ&#x20AC;? takes some cues from the music found in John Hughes movies and actually manages to increase the feeling of nostalgia those songs create. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plaintive and definitely vulnerable, but like everything else here thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a very slacker, tossed off feel to it that Greene uses to hide how pretty these songs actually are.

Washed Out is very focused on remembrance, and everything Greene does, from the blurry photographs he uses as album covers to the name he picked out and even the song lengths, makes for some bittersweet music. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; David Sieloff

The Big Pink A Brief History of Love With the coveted NMEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best New Act award in their back pocket and four standout singles released over the past 12 months, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fair to say that The Big Pinkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut album has a lot to live up to.

As â&#x20AC;&#x153;Crystal Visionsâ&#x20AC;? starts off the album, it becomes apparent that The Big Pink are working with too much talent for someone to define the band by a single or two. The duoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ability to create dissonant walls of sound while keeping melodies and individual elements moving forward puts David Sitekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work with TV on the Radio to shame. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dominosâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Velvetâ&#x20AC;? are aggressive pop songs juxtaposed with such flamboyant undertones that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tempting to call The Big Pink the new Pet Shop Boys, but that title would become completely irrelevant a track later. A Brief History of Love certainly has a dud or two, but the constant variety, production and great sequencing helps to elevate the album above the few missteps it makes.

People will have their favorites, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;At War with the Sunâ&#x20AC;? encapsulates what will be many indie fansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most cherished moments of 2009. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the sort of happy-go-lucky pop song that can make anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s day a bit brighter, except The Big Pink are broadcasting from a purgatory where ominous forces are turning their

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