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Chef entices visitors with Latin American home style dishes.
Symposium outlines 2020 campus goals for sustainability.
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Cuts proposed for medical program By Alexa Ura
Additional cuts to a medical program for economically disadvantaged students may impact student enrollment and the state’s ability to keep prospective doctors in Texas. Passed in 2001 by the Texas Legislature, the Joint Admission Medical Program, JAMP,
guarantees eligible college students a spot in one of the state’s nine medical schools. The program will face a $3 million cut in funding by 2013. However, state officials will consider an additional $1.4 million cut proposed by Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, which would be effective by 2015, during the upcoming legisla-
tive session. The joint admission program maintains an enrollment of more than 500 students a year. The budget cut forced the program to go from enrolling 150 students in every incoming class of sophomores to 96 students, program executive director Scott Wright said. Wright said the joint ad-
mission program council, which is made up of deans and professors from Texas medical schools, voted to cut down the students it accepts per class rather than reducing scholarships for enrolled students. Although the program used to accept up to 150 students per class, it reduced that number to 96, the bare minimum mandated by the state
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legislature. With additional cuts looming overhead, the joint admission program administration will have to cut other services for students to make up for lost funding. “The money will have to come out of somewhere,” Wright said. “Part of the pipeline plan is to bring
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COLA week offers events for students By Bobby Blanchard
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“This is How You Lose Her” offers nine enjoyable failed love stories.
TODAY How to avoid plagiarism
Attend a session on avoiding plagiarism at the Perry Castañeda Library (PCL 1.124) 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. to learn strategies and techniques for properly identifying sources in your writing.
Natural Sciences Career Expo
More than 160 employers interested in hiring natural science students will be at the Frank Erwin Center 1-6 p.m.
Bevonomics 305 Employee Benefits
Learn how to capitalize on 401(k) plans and other employee benefits in BUR 224 at 4-5 p.m.
College of Liberal Arts Event
A lecture and discussion on the role of religion plays in American politics 5:30-7 p.m. at SAC 2.302.
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Fees fund sustainability By Miles Hutson UT will use $500,000 gathered from student fees to fund various new sustainability projects on campus this year, a move some hope will make the university’s green initiatives more widely known. The Green Fee Initiative, funded by a $5 fee on every student’s tuition, will fund green projects including a rooftop garden, a micro farm, energy efficiency initiatives and a bat house. Collin Poirot, student vice chair of the Green Fee Committee, which coordinates
the funds, said more project applications demonstrate student awareness of the initiative have grown. “Students are finding out more and more that this resource exists for them,” he said. Since its inception in 2010, the Green Fee has funded a tree nursery, recycling initiatives, water bottle filling stations on fountains and various composting projects. Architecture senior Daniella Lewis received funding for the Micro Farm, a student initiative to grow
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With more than 50 majors in the College of Liberal Arts, defining a liberal arts student is not always easy. But this year’s Liberal Arts week will attempt to explore that, starting with an essay contest and a panel on religion in American politics. Government senior Morgan Caridi, president of the College of Liberal Arts council, said this year’s annual Liberal Arts week will showcase the college’s resources for students. Caridi said the Liberal Arts week is held annually, and students outside of the college are encouraged to attend. Each year has a theme, and this year’s theme is “You know you’re in Liberal Arts when ...” Plan II Honors senior Christine Thorne-Thomsen,
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Nathan Goldsmith | Daily Texan Staff Architecture senior Daniella Lewis lays down cardboard while volunteering at Micro Farm Saturday morning.
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Kent Hance, Texas Tech University system chancellor, and UT System Cancellor Francisco Cigarroa at the Texas Tribune Festival Saturday.
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TribFest discusses UT issues By Bobby Blanchard & David Maly Higher education costs and procedures were a frequent discussion topic at the Texas Tribune Festival this past weekend and offered what some say is a preview of the upcoming legislative session. Sponsored by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit digital news outlet focusing primarily on Texas politics, the second annual festival featured Texas politicians, experts, UT administration and other relevant speakers
who participated in panels. Gov. Rick Perry made higher education a talking point in the festival’s opening session when he endorsed freezing student tuition at UT-Austin for the next four years. The UT System Board of Regents raised tuition in some form at all UT System institutions this past May. Perry has been adamant about decreasing higher education costs in the past and said he would not support any tuition increase. The freeze would lock in tuition for each entering freshmen class students for four years.
“If you get out of the University of Texas with a $50,000 debt, I don’t know if we’ve served you well,” Perry said. Perry said if students do not graduate in four years, they can expect to see tuition rates increase during their fifth year. UT’s current four-year graduation rate is 52.2 percent. According to an Associated Press report, the average student at a state university in Texas is paying 55 percent more for their education than they
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continues from page 1 students from all geographical regions into the pipeline preparing them for medical school with the ultimate goal of keeping them in Texas.” All nine UT System universities are part of the 65 participating public and private four-year undergraduate institutions in the JAMP program. The program has matriculated 350 students into medical schools since 2003, the first year it accepted students. Azael Arizpe, biochemistry pre-medical senior and joint admission program student ambassador, said the program has been a vital part of his preparation for medical school. Arizpe said the program exposed him to medical school firsthand through summer internships at state medical schools where he worked alongside current medical students. “This program is great at informing students what is expected from them and how to do it
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successfully,” Arizpe said. “This is something that as a disadvantaged student I took as gold. I did not have someone in my family that could tell me what I needed to do or what I should focus on.” The joint admission program helps students stay in Texas instead of attending medical school out of state, Arizpe said. David Laude, faculty director for the University’s chapter and senior vice provost for enrollment and graduation management, said participation in the program has grown in recent years despite legislative cuts because most students apply to the program for the educational benefits and guaranteed admission to a medical school. “Even with the most recent cuts, a large class of accepted students was achieved last year,” he said. During a Senate Committee of Higher Education interim hearing this month, Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, questioned the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board’s proposed cuts to the Joint Ad-
mission Medical Program. “You’d agree with me that making sure we educate and that we get more doctors in the state of Texas is a critical area,” West said at the hearing. “But we are talking about cutting a program that provides a return for the state when it’s been successful. It makes no sense.” Raymund Paredes, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board commissioner of education, said it’s difficult to justify policy shifts when tough cuts have to be made. The coordinating board oversees legislature appropriations for state financial aid programs, including the Joint Admission Medical Program. Paredes said the program promotes initial access to a bachelor’s degree. “We aren’t going to have any doctors if they don’t complete baccalaureate degrees first,” he said at the hearing. The Texas Legislature will determine financial appropriations for the 20142015 biennium, including funding to Joint Admission Medical Program, during this year’s session.
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did a decade ago, when the legislature deregulated tuition, allowing schools to set their own rates. Later that weekend, UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said he would support a tuition freeze for students. However, Cigarroa said
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it is also important for UT-Austin to address the needs of students who may not be able to graduate in four years because of other responsibilities, such as those with hectic work schedules. “I think one has to be careful to make sure one size does not fit all,” Cigarroa said. Not all undergraduate degrees at UT can be obtained in four years. For example, a professional bachelor’s degree in architecture is a five-year program. Neither Perry or Cigarroa said anything regarding UT students in five-year programs. The festival hit a loud note Friday when about 300 individuals from across the state came to Austin to protest Perry’s stance on Texas health care during the opening session. Protesters chanted “Rick makes me sick” outside the AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center Friday night, as Perry spoke inside in a question-and-answer forum with Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief of the Texas Tribune. The protesters wanted Perry to endorse the Affordable Care Act, a federal initiative that would give Texas more federal funds for the low-income program Medicaid and other health initiatives. college ski & board week breckenridge
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At the 83rd Legislative Session Preview, a panel covering higher and public education Saturday, an audience member asked higher education legislative officials about the possibility of giving the student regent member of each university system a vote. Texas State Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, said adding a student vote would bring the total number of voting board members to 10 and boards could reach impasses on issues. But State Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, said the issue is complicated and students would need to consider qualifications for a student regent, as current voting regents have years of experience. “There is some support for a student regent voting, but I do not believe the votes are in place to pass it,” Zaffirni said. Later Saturday, an audience member asked Cigarroa about his stance on Fisher v. Texas — the upcoming Supreme Court case challenging the UT’s consideration of race in admissions. Cigarroa said he believes a holistic admissions process is important. “I’m not sure UT would be getting the rich diversity it is getting right now without this process,” Cigarroa said. Additional reporting by Olivia Arena.
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continues from page 1 sustainable food on campus. Lewis said the farm works across several sustainability groups and hopes to make a visible difference with the funding it receives this year. “I think part of a wellrounded education includes thinking about food and where it comes from,” she said. Lewis said while her project is still in its beginning stages, she hopes it will eventually provide food for UT’s Division of Housing and Food Service like spices, herbs and organic tomatoes. While the Green Fee has had more applications each cycle than it can fund, it is set to expire after summer 2016, according to the committee. In 2009, the state legislature authorized the fee and put a five-year limit on the collection. To be enacted after fall 2015, the fee must be voted on by a student referendum. “There are going to have to be students who will
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continues from page 1 program director on the Liberal Arts council, said trying to define what makes a liberal arts student is a challenge. “It is not just one definition,” Thorne-Thomsen said. “I think that is what makes us liberal arts students. We are all over the place. We are passionate about all different things.” On Monday, “The Liberator,” the College of Liberal Arts’ news-magazine, is hosting an essay contest with a $250 prize. The winning essay will also be published in the October edition of “The Liberator.” The topic is “How would your liberal arts education influence your personal platform for the presidency of the United States?” Mallory Foutch, communications director of Liberal Arts council, said this is the second year the College of Liberal Arts has hosted an essay contest with a cash prize. “It is very common that if you’re in the liberal arts college, you have good writing skills, just because they’re critical no matter what your major is,” Foutch said. The essay is due at 5 p.m. by email to utlacpromotions@gmail.com. The council is also hosting a panel Monday discussing religion’s role in American politics. “We have such a diverse college, we really like to highlight the smaller
gather themselves up for a campaign to reenact it,” UT Director of Sustainability Jim Walker said. “I think we’re implementing it really well, but stories about how well campus did on the green fee are going to be what enable students to feel confident about reenacting it again.” Ladybird Johnson Wildflower Center also received funds this year to establish a green roof on what once was a patio cafe. Director of Gardens and Growing Andrea DeLong-Amaya said the roof should make some of the center’s research into green roofs more accessible to people. DeLong-Amaya said while plans haven’t been finalized for the green roof ’s layout, they have tentative plans for what it would look like. “We want to have seasonal planting,” she said. “The idea is to have moveable walking surfaces, like grates that would be movable, and that they would cover plants that were dormant, and feature plants that are actively growing and blooming and looking nice.”
departments,” Caridi said. “We’re showcasing a professor that specializes in different religions.” Politics is a consistent theme throughout this year’s week, Caridi said, because of the presidential election in November. Tuesday, the council is hosting an open discussion on the 2012 presidential election called “The Amazing Presidential Race.” Caridi said some of the topics they will focus are the roles of media and mud-slinging in the election. Thorne-Thomsen said not all of the events will be strictly serious. On Wednesday, the council is co-hosting a game of New York Times Jeopardy with a New York Times representative. The council is also informing students about destressing techniques on the West Mall. Caridi said the Wednesday event is the last big event of the week — she said the week is “top heavy.” Throughout the week, the College of Liberal Arts will have a white board near the Six Pack, where liberal arts students are encouraged to write why they love being a part of the college and have their photo taken. The photos will be used as part of a collage in the new Liberal Arts building when it opens in the spring. Cardi said Monday through Wednesday on the West Mall, the Campus and Community Focus committee of the Liberal Arts Council is partnering with Hook the Vote to register students to vote.
College of liberal arts Events What: Liberator Essay Contest Date: Monday When: Due at 5 p.m. Details: A 500-700 word essay answering: “How would your liberal arts education influence your personal platform for the presidency of the United States?” Email essays to: utlacpromotions@gmail.com What: You know you’re in liberal arts when ... religion is like politics. Date: Monday When: 5:30-7 p.m. Details: A lecture and discussion on the role religion plays in American politics. Where: SAC 2.302 What: The Amazing Presidential Race Date: Tuesday When: 6 p.m. Details: An open discussion on the 2012 presidential election, featuring three government professors. Where: MEZ 1.306
What: New York Times Jeopardy Date: Wednesday When: 6 p.m. Details: A game of jeopardy hosted by a New York Times representative. Questions will come from New York Time stories. Where: PHR 2.110
What: “You know you’re in liberal arts when ... you already need to d-stress!” Date: Wednesday When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Details: Learn about various mental health services the University offers, while beating out your stress on bongo drums.
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Voting rules change, may deter Hispanics WASHINGTON — The combined effects of voter roll purges, demands for proof of citizenship and photo identification requirements in several states may hinder at least 10 million Hispanic citizens who seek to vote this fall, warns a new report released Monday. Hispanic voters are considered pivotal to the presidential election this November, and should they turn out in large numbers, could sway the outcome in several swing states. In an analysis based on government data, civil rights group The Advancement Project identified legal barriers that could deter voter registration and participation among eligible Hispanics. In some of those states, the group’s researchers said, the number of voter-eligible Latino citizens potentially blocked by those barriers exceeds the margin of victory in the 2008 election.
Illegal Libyan militias ordered to disband BENGHAZI, Libya — The Libyan army on Sunday said it raided several militia outposts operating outside government control in the capital, Tripoli, while in the east, the militia suspected in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. Consulate said it had disbanded on orders of the country’s president. President Mohammed elMegaref said late Saturday all of the country’s militias must come under government authority or disband, a move that appeared aimed at harnessing popular anger against the powerful armed groups following the attack that killed the U.S. ambassador. — Compiled from Associated Press Reports
Photo courtesy of Simrik Air | Associated Press In this photo provided by Nepalese airline Simrik Air, an injured victim, center, of an avalanche is rescued at the base camp of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, Sunday. The avalanche swept away climbers on a Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said.
Nine killed, six missing in avalanche By Binaj Gurubacharya Associated Press
KATMANDU, Nepal — An avalanche hit climbers on a high Himalayan peak in Nepal on Sunday, leaving at least nine dead and six others missing, officials said. Many of the climbers were French or German. Police official Basanta Bahadur Kuwar said the bodies of a Nepalese guide and a German man were recovered and that rescue pilots had spotted seven
other bodies on the slopes of Mount Manaslu in northern Nepal, the eighth highest mountain in the world. In Madrid, Spain’s Foreign Ministry said one of those killed was Spanish, but did not release the person’s identity. The identities of the other victims were still being confirmed. Ten other climbers survived the avalanche but many were injured and were flown to hospitals by rescue helicopters, Kuwar said.
Rescue pilot Pasang, who uses only one name, said three injured French citizens and two Germans had been transported to hospitals in Katmandu. He said rescuers were also attempting to bring the bodies of the dead back to the base camp. Weather conditions were deteriorating and it was not possible to continue air searches of the mountain Sunday afternoon, Kuwar said. The avalanche hit the climb-
ers at a camp at 7,000 meters (22,960 feet) early in the morning as they were preparing to head toward the summit, which is 8,156 meters (26,760 feet) high. There were Italian, German and French teams on the mountain, with a total of 231 climbers and guides, but not all were at the higher camps, officials said. It is currently the beginning of Nepal’s autumn mountaineering season. The autumn season comes right after the
end of the monsoon rains, which make weather conditions unpredictable, and is not as popular among mountaineers as the spring season, when hundreds of climbers crowd the high Himalayan peaks. Officials were investigating the cause of Sunday’s avalanche. Nepal has eight of the 14 highest peaks in the world. Climbers have complained in recent years that climbing conditions have deteriorated and risks of accidents have increased.
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When the resolve doesn’t meet the rhetoric By Stephen Ollar Guest Columnist
One would be hard-pressed to find anyone advocating against doing ever ything possible for the veterans of our nation’s two most recent wars. Most Americans recognize the great adversity those veterans face today. The unfortunate reality is that veterans’ needs are not being met by the entities that are supposed to work on their behalf. One of these is the Registrar’s Office here at the University of Texas at Austin. In order for student veterans to receive the federal and state benefits promised to them by the Veterans Administration, the University of Texas must first certify the eligibility of their classes. That requirement is currently the largest road block preventing student veterans from accessing their education benefits, which cover tuition, books and a monthly stipend for housing. Since the war in Iraq has ended and as the conflict in Afghanistan comes to a close, the number of veterans seeking educational opportunities has greatly increased. At UT’s veterans’ banquet last year, a guest speaker from the Student Veterans of America spoke about the exponential growth in veteran enrollment across the nation. Despite this trend, UT has failed to hire an adequate number of Registrar personnel to handle the growing burden class certification presents. The challenges student veterans face in the certification process include complex requirements, uncertainty, frequent delays and lost paper work. My own paper work for the summer semester was lost and my paper work for the fall semester has only just been certified after five months. From my discussions with personnel within the Registrar, I know out of the roughly 750 individuals using VA benefits, only about 150 were certified as of the third week of classes. Veterans are a distinct group within the university in that none of us are claimed as dependents. Many students, if they encounter delays with financial aid, can call on parents to provide financial assistance. Veterans, on the other hand, have gone out into the world, worked full time jobs, paid taxes and become
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I have been required to sell shares of my retirement funds to cover costs that were supposed to be paid by federal and state programs. self-sufficient. We generally do not have the luxur y of hiding under our parents’ financial umbrella. We pay for our educations with VA benefits and savings from our time in the militar y, and delays in certification mean that we must cover our tuition out of pocket. I have been required to sell shares of my retirement funds to cover costs that were supposed to be paid by federal and state programs. Delays like these create financial burdens for veterans and reduce the effectiveness of programs designed to support their transition into civilian life. I am not accusing the Registrar’s Office of malicious intent; indeed my obser vation has been that they are committed to doing all they can to aid student veterans. Rather, it seems that they’re understaffed and unequipped to handle veterans’ needs and the certification process. If UT is committed to ser ving student veterans’ needs, they need to hire more personnel and streamline the certification process. Ultimately what is really required is a paradigm shift in the way UT views veteran benefits. Student veterans do not regard these VA programs as “benefits” but rather payment for ser vices rendered. They were guaranteed in our enlistment contracts and many of us paid into the system during our militar y ser vice. These benefits should be recognized as a paycheck veterans earned for their sacrifices. When they are recognized as such, the obstacles that UT has put in veterans’ way are clearly inexcusable. If UT President William Powers, Jr. went months without salar y, there would be administrative hell to pay, but for the roughly 700 student veterans on campus it is allowed to happen semester after semester. Ollar is an economics senior from Midlothian, Texas and the president of the UT Student Veterans Association.
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What to Watch Sept. 24-28 Every Monday we’ll provide a list of the top three opinion-worthy events to expect during the coming week.
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If you’re a freshman, remember to vote in the Student Government First Year Representative election Wednesday. Log on to utexasvote.org to cast your ballot.
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President William Powers, Jr. will deliver his seventh State of the University address at 4 p.m. Thursday. You can catch the speech at the B. Iden Payne Theatre, on the Longhorn Network or on campus cable channels 11 and 13.
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Austin City Council will vote on an amendment that would make it more difficult to build cooperative and Greek housing in neighborhoods around campus Thursday. The council will vote on the issue around 5 p.m. at Austin City Hall. “Save the Co-ops,” a group opposing the amendment, will host a teach-in at City Hall beginning at 3 p.m.
Facing consequences is a part of protesting By Travis Knoll Daily Texan Columnist
In the past two weeks a debate has arisen about UT students’ right to free speech. On Sept. 15, 18 UT students who occupied President William Powers Jr.’s office to persuade the administration to join the Workers Rights Consortium attended a hearing in a downtown courtroom. 17 students ended up accepting plea deals rather than continue fighting the trespassing charges. Because UT did in fact engage in talks with the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition and joined the Workers Rights Consortium this past summer (presumably because of the students’ argument, although this has been denied by the administration) it has been argued that the administration is inconsistent in praising the students but failing to drop the charges, and pressing charges will discourage future student activism. I strongly disagree with all of these assertions, and believe that when one protests, one chooses to accept the consequences. I do commend and admire the students for protesting and eventually accepting the plea deals that were offered. They showed selflessness and highlighted what Lucy Griswold, spokeswoman for the Make UT Sweatshop-Free Coalition, called the “collective struggle that has always been at the heart of our movement.” These students have set a fine example of the “maturity” that President Powers spoke of after meeting with the Coalition. Other columnists have argued that the administration’s refusal to drop the charges, even while conceding to the protesters’ demands, sets “a tone” regarding “nonviolent protest or even freedom of speech.” Griswold says the arrests send the message that consideration of students’
grievances only comes “after a night in jail.” She argues, “It sends the message that no amount of rationality in [the students’] argument, in their facts, and in their tactics will ever undo the single ‘irrational’ act of getting arrested.” This argument is lacking because it sets up a false dilemma for President Powers. He can either agree with the protesters and drop the charges — possibly setting a precedent that will encourage other, less noble protest activities — or remain stubborn in his position so as to uphold what he believes to be the rule of law. Griswold’s argument also ignores the difference between the ability to speak one’s mind without fear of reprisal and blanket immunity from normal sanctions against illegal actions. I propose a different mindset for the protesters: Celebrate your victory and accept, without complaint, the penalty for violating laws for the sake of the greater good. In 1917, Gandhi, one of the founders of modern nonviolence action, faced trial for intervening illegally on behalf of workers who were being treated improperly by indigo planters in the Champaran district in the Indian state of Bahir. He resolved “to submit without protest to the penalty of disobedience.” In explaining his reasoning he “ventured to make this statement [to the judge] not in any way in extenuation of the penalty to be awarded against me, but to show that I have disregarded the order served upon me, not for want of respect for lawful authority, but in obedience of the higher law of our being-the voice of conscience.” Gandhi affirmed that in civil disobedience, one must follow one’s conscience, and those who make and enforce the laws must allow for the sentences prescribed by law. Participation in nonviolence requires a cheerful acceptance of the penalties imposed upon you. President Powers, in bowing to the pressure to talk to the protesters
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and eventually joining the Consortium, recognized the substantive allegations behind the protesters’ complaints. This recognition does not, however, release him from his duty to allow the law to be enforced. My father, an anti-nuclear protester in the 1970s, always refused to intervene when I wound up in in-school suspension for physically defending myself or others, even as he agreed that I was not wrong in doing so. He reminded me that he had arranged trespasses with the police in order to stop the construction of a nuclear power plant in Tulsa, Okla. He gladly paid the resultant ticket because he knew, as Gandhi did, that to satisfy one’s conscience, one sometimes has to break laws. In order to maintain justice, one also must pay the penalties for that disobedience. Trespassing laws, while inconvenient, deserve respect. If students truly believe in their cause, they should consider the trespassing fines immaterial. They should not allow the punishment to impede their activism. When students learn that every action has consequences, and that the price is worth paying without complaint, then this campus will see more, not less, activism. Activists who look to Gandhi’s example will become stronger and less deterred by penalties, whether they be jail time or fines. This mettle can inspire other activists, and hopefully grab the serious attention and respect of those in power. Knoll is a Latin American studies senior from Dallas, Texas.
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UT reviews plans for campus sustainability By Joshua Fechter
Aiming to integrate sustainability with UT’s needs and identity, UT officials met Friday and presented additions to the campus master plan designed to make the University more environmentally friendly. Members of the UT community presented research and proposals at the University’s third annual sustainability symposium Friday. David Rea, campus planning and capital projects management director, said UT is focusing on eight areas to accommodate population growth and revitalize the core campus using sustain-
able methods. There are three phases to the plan, including identifying campus needs, exploring sustainability options and review and implementation of the final plan. UT is currently in the first phase of the plan and hopes to implement it in upcoming years. Rea said aspects of the plan include forging strategic partnerships with businesses and neighborhoods in surrounding areas and facilitating safer and more efficient mobility on campus, among other initiatives. Jeri Baker, assistant director of parking and transportation services, said UT plans to increase environmentally friend-
ly forms of transportation on campus by encouraging students to ride bicycles, join carpool programs and ride Capital Metro buses when commuting to and from campus. “It’s time for everyone to embrace the idea that having burnt orange blood on this campus is the same thing as bleeding green,” she said. Only people who register their bicycles are allowed to park them on campus. Baker said more than 10,000 bicycles are registered with Parking and Transportation Services. She said the University hopes to encourage more students, faculty and staff to ride bicycles by holding bicycle sales and waiv-
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ing the registration fee. Baker said UT has about 75,000 daily commuters but only about 15,000 parking spaces, and UT is trying to encourage commuters to carpool. She said UT’s carpool program currently has 1,100 members. Steve Kraal, associate vice president for campus planning and facilities management, said the University plans to reduce campus energy use by 20 percent. To do this, it will derive 5 percent of its electricity, or 17 million kilowatt hours, from alternative energy such as solar power. Kraal said UT also plans to reduce its water consumption to 20 percent by 2020. He said
the University currently uses 900 million gallons and reclaims 100 billion annually. In addition, Kraal said the University aims to derive 40 percent of its water usage from reclaimed sources and divert 90 percent of campus waste from landfills by emphasizing recycling. “[Recycling] will require a significant change in campus behavior,” Kraal said. In August, The Daily Texan reported UT produced 140,000 pounds of trash and 66,400 pounds of recyclable waste per week during the spring semester. Jim Walker, office of sustainability director, said the University aims to implement sin-
gle-stream recycling, a method that allows recyclable materials to be deposited in the same bin. UT’s Division of Housing and Food Service is currently implementing single-stream recycling in residential and dining halls across campus. Architecture professor Lawrence Speck said he does not think using less energy and fewer resources is a sacrifice. For example, he said he stopped using fluorescent lighting in his office, which makes it easier for him to see his computer screen and makes conversations with students and faculty more engaging. “It’s not a sacrifice, it’s an asset to your life,” Speck said.
CRIME Antonio Buehler speaks with supporters after his release from Travis County jail Friday afternoon. Buehler was arrested near the 1300 block of West Sixth Street at approximately 1:30 a.m. Friday morning.
Students protest Calderon, UT By David Lowenberg Chanting slogans in Spanish, UT students and community members marched into the Texas Union building Friday afternoon and disrupted a conference hosting top Mexican government officials. Holding signs written in Spanish such as “We are the Outraged” and “Felipe Calderón: Murderer,” the demonstrators protested a potential teaching position being offered to Mexico’s outgoing president, Felipe Calderón. Some said they belonged to the Yo Soy 132 group, a group fighting the democracy in Mexico, and that they believe that Calderón is responsible for crimes against humanity and the deaths of thousands of Mexicans. Demonstrators expressed concern that a teaching position at UT would be a way for the Mexican president to avoid prosecution in Mexico. “There’s currently a petition going around in Mexico and the international community to get Calderón to be tried by an international court for crimes against humanity for the deaths of over 60,000 people,” Spanish-Portguese graduate student Rene Carrasco said. “[A teaching position] is a way to open the doors for immunity and not to get justice done.”
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I wanted to hear their views articulated more fully, and I was disappointed that their participation was mainly in the form of chants and slogans rather than substantive questions and challenges to the speaker. — Charles Hale, director of Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies
In August, the Dallas Morning News reported that Calderón and President William Powers Jr. had met at least twice to discuss the idea of teaching at UT after his term is over in November. The protesters aimed to convey their opposition to Mexico’s Secretary of Interior, Alejandro Poiré Romero, who spoke at the conference. They held signs accusing Calderón of crimes against humanity and said they hoped their message of opposition would reach the Mexican president. UT Police Department officers responded to the protest but no arrests were made because it was a peaceful protest, police said. UT spokesperson Tara Doolitte declined to comment on any talks regarding Calderón and his future teaching position at UT. Charles Hale, director of Teresa Lozano Long Institute for Latin American Studies, said he welcomed the view-
points of the demonstrators, but that they could have been expressed in a more constructive manner. “[The Institute] strongly endorses the principles of free speech,” Hale said. “In this particular case, my reaction was to endorse and respect the protesters’ right to express their views. In fact, I wanted to hear their views articulated more fully, and I was disappointed that their participation was mainly in the form of chants and slogans rather than substantive questions and challenges to the speaker.” The Friday workshop in the Union Building was organized by the Long Institute for Latin American Studies in collaboration with the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs and the UT School of Law. Speakers included Poiré, Instituto Federal Electoral advisor Benito Nacif Hernández and Mexican election judge Manuel González Oropez.
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Activists arrested for filming police Police said a UT art history graduate student and a 35-year-old man were arrested while filming Austin Police Department officers Friday. Antonio Buehler and Sarah Dickerson were both arrested around 1:30 a.m. near the 1300 block of West Sixth Street and charged with interfering with public duty — a class B misdemeanor punishable with a fine of up to $2,000 and up to 180 days in jail, according to police. Both Buehler and Dickerson were released on
bond later that day. Buehler and Dickerson were filming Austin police officers conducting a field sobriety test at a drivingwhile-intoxicated stop on West Sixth Street, when an officer involved in the stop asked them to back away. It is not illegal to film police officers in the city of Austin unless it begins to interfere with a police investigation, police said. Police said Buelher and Dickerson failed to follow
a police order to move to a specific location while filming, causing their arrest. Buehler and Dickerson said they followed orders and were arrested anyway. Since Buehler’s first arrest in January, he has founded the Peaceful Streets Project, a grassroots organization that works to increase police accountability. The coalition films officers and works to better educate the community about their legal rights. —David Maly
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Defensive recruit lights up receivers Junior cornerback Antwuan Davis became the 14th member of the Longhorns’ 2013 recruiting class. The Bastrop Bears product hasn’t given up a pass through four games, establishing himself as a serious threat to opposing quarterbacks.
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By Michael Marks Every time the Bastrop Bears defense takes the field, University of Texas commit Antwuan Davis lines up at cornerback. Every time the offense snaps the ball,
Antwuan Davis instinctively glues himself to an opposing receiver’s back hip. And every time Antwuan Davis looks for his opponent’s eyes to get wide at the sight of the ball coming their way, they don’t. The ball doesn’t come toward Davis too much.
“He hasn’t given up a pass all year,” Bastrop head coach Gerald Perry said after Bastrop’s fourth game of the season, a 21-12 loss against Manor. Davis is the definition of a shutdown corner. Opposing offenses rarely allow themselves to be frustrated by his
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sticky coverage — they simply disregard his side of the field altogether. “They know better,” Anthony Davis, Antwuan’s father, added. “[Manor] said they were going to throw at him. They said they had something for him.”
That “something” amounted to Manor quarterback Christopher Johnson testing Antwuan Davis only two times during Friday’s game. Antwuan Davis deflected the first pass, slapping the ball
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McNeal leads Horns against Oklahoma By Rachel Thompson
Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Senior utility player Sha’Dare McNeal records a kill Saturday night against Oklahoma in the Longhorn’s Big 12 season home opener. McNeal had a career-high nine blocks and nine kills.
Horns easily sweep Oklahoma By Sara Beth Purdy It was almost too easy. The No. 9 Longhorns blew past Oklahoma effortlessly in three sets during their first home Big 12 match of the season Saturday night at Gregory Gym. The Longhorns, who extended their record over Oklahoma to 39-3, used the energy of the crowd during their 3-0 win (25-18, 25-14, 25-10). With the win, the Longhorns improved to 9-3 on the season and 2-0 in Big
12 conference play. The win firmly cemented the Longhorns atop the Big 12 conference. They maintain a one game lead over Kansas, TCU and Iowa State who are tied for second with one win apiece. The crowd showed up loud and proud and in droves Saturday night for the match, which also featured the Texas Traditions spotlight. The showing was more than twice that of the previous weekend. Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott praised the crowd for their
spirit against rival Oklahoma and commented that the energetic audience played a huge part in the victory. “First and foremost, I want to take the time to thank the fans for coming out,” Elliott said after the match. “It was a great environment for our team, made them feel real special, and it is nice to have that kind of support behind us in a big match.” The team turned in a combined hitting average of .365 while committing only 10
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Senior utility Sha’Dare McNeal made her presence known with a career-high nine blocks, surpassing her previous record of seven blocks in 2010. McNeal also posted a season-high 13 digs and nine kills, just missing a tripledouble in a performance that greatly aided the Longhorns in a victory over Oklahoma. McNeal credited much of her success to the vibrancy of the crowd. “Just [playing] off the fans was a big thing and coming into the match really energetic, focused, knowing what we had to do on our side of the net, and executing it,” she said. Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott highlighted McNeal’s performance as one of the strongest of the night. “I thought Sha’Dare McNeal had a career night, not only in terms of attempts but also her blocking,” he said. “I haven’t seen her block like that in her career.” Consistent error improvement Texas committed a total of only 10 errors, four of which were service errors, a vast improvement from previous games. Texas committed 10 service errors against Illinois
and 13 against Cincinnati during the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational tournament last weekend. Elliott noted service errors were one particular area the Longhorns needed to polish up before heading into Big 12 play. “We pretty much scored 45 percent of the points for the other teams,” Elliott said of that tournament’s service errors. “It is part of being young and part of understanding how to manage a game. It is key for us.” Blocks remain strong point Texas ranked second in the nation in blocking heading into Saturday’s game, and the Longhorns upheld their strong blocking reputation against Oklahoma. Sophomore middle blocker/outside hitter Khat Bell tied her season-high of five blocks, while junior outside hitter Bailey Webster had three solo blocks. Sophomore outside hitter Haley Eckerman had one block along with McNeal’s careerhigh nine blocks. “Overall, I thought we played consistent the entire night and things that we have been working on in practice carried over in terms of our blocking and sequencing,” Elliott said. “We scored high in transition and we did a nice job on the defensive side.”
Texas gets new softball assitant
Over the weekend, Texas softball head coach Connie Clark hired Shanna Diller as a special assistant to the program. Diller comes to Texas after two years with the University of Illinois as one of their Assistant Directors of Marketing. Diller also played for the Fighting Illini as third baseman from 2005-2008. After college, Diller played professional softball for the Rockford Thunder and the Tennessee Diamonds.
Texas scouts local running back
Texas co-Offensive Coordinator Bryan Harsin was spoted over the weekend at the Lake Travis high school football game against A&M Consolidated in Austin. Harsin is speculated to be scouting Lake Travis junior running back Shaun Nixon. Nixon has 453 rushing yards and 323 receiving yards on 22 catches through four games this season. He has logged eight touchdowns this year, five on the ground and three in the air. Against Consolidated, Nixon racked up 208 yards rushing with two touchdowns and 77 yards receiving with five catches. He is listed as a fourstar recruit at Rivals.com —Sara Beth Purdy
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soccer | WES MAULSBY One week after finishing its nonconference schedule strongly, Texas began conference play the same way. A dominant 4-0 win against Iowa State followed by a 1-0 win over Oklahoma sealed an outstanding opening weekend for the Longhorns. After having five scoreless first halves in the early portion of the season, Texas got on the board early against Iowa State with two goals within three minutes of each other in the first half. Sharis Lachappelle got the scoring started in the 14th minute with an assist from Hannah Higgins.
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Lachappelle set up a goal for Kristin Cummins to put Texas up 2-0 in under 20 minutes. “We have to be very advantageous in every situation,” Texas head coach Angela Kelly said. “I thought we did a good job taking of our opportunities tonight.” Texas took 14 shots to Iowa State’s 10, while forcing five more corner kicks against the Cyclones in a physical game that saw 31 fouls between the two teams. Nursing a two goal lead, Texas put the game away later in the half with two goals from Lindsey Meyer in the 29th
and 40th minute with the assists from Gabby Zarnegar. In the net, Abby Smith pitched a shutout in her first Big 12 game, registering four saves. On Sunday, Texas had a much closer game against the Sooners. Lachappelle logged her fourth goal of the season in the 9th minute in what would be the only goal in the game. The deciding goal came off of one of Texas’ four corner kicks with Zarnegar connecting with Lachapelle for a header. “Set pieces are a huge part of the game of soccer,” Kelly
said. “We have to have structure within how we play.” After suffering through a four game stretch where they were outscored 11-1, The Longhorns have settled into a groove and outscored their last four opponents 11-3. The wins extend Texas’ unbeaten streak to four games, and have put it at the top of the conference with six points. West Virginia also had two wins over the weekend creating a tie for first place with Kansas three points behind. Oklahoma State suffered two losses to begin its conference slate and are now facing an
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errors. The low error count was a sharp improvement from last weekend’s error riddled performance in the Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational. The team broke the .400 hitting mark during the last two sets, turning in averages of .406 and .419. The Longhorns held the Sooners to a hitting average of .037 throughout the match. In the final set, the Sooners turned in their highest average of the night of .056. Sophomore All-American outside hitter Haley Eckerman led the Longhorns Saturday night with 14 kills while hitting .345. She also turned in two service aces, a season high two assists and five digs. Sha’Dare McNeal also had a good outing against
Oklahoma. The senior utility player turned in a career performance with nine blocks, nine kills and 13 digs. Junior outside hitter Bailey Webster posted 12 kills and three solo blocks. Keila Rodriguez led the Sooners with eight digs and nine kills. The loss brought the Sooner’s record to 12-4 on the season and 1-1 in Big 12 conference play. The Longhorns snapped the Sooner’s six game win streak which featured a 3-0 sweep over No. 11 Kansas State. The Longhorns held the Sooners to 42 combined points, the fewest allowed by Texas in the series since 2001. “We were most focused on doing our job, playing as a team, and being consistent,”
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Let us count the ways: He holds the Guinness World Record for largest collection of pizza memorabilia; he has a caricature of himself, eating pizza, tattooed on his back with the phrase “Totally saucesome!”; and he is the driving force behind Pizza Brain, which he describes as the nation’s first pizza museum. The quirky but unassuming establishment that Dwyer just opened with three partners in Philadelphia is part art gallery, part eatery. It’s a place to enjoy a slice or two of artisan pie while gawking at pizza-related photos, records, knickknacks and videos. “We thought it was a funny idea, and we started doing some research,” Dwyer said. “And when we discovered that nowhere on earth was there a physical place, a monument built to pizza, we said, ‘This is going to be huge.’” He was right: Hundreds of people turned out for the Sept. 7 grand opening of Pizza Brain, which occupies a pair of row house storefronts in the city’s Fishtown neighborhood. One wall is covered with framed pizza-related photos and magazine covers; another boasts dozens of vinyl records, like the soundtrack to “Mystic Pizza” and a holiday album from Domino’s. Display boxes are scattered throughout the eclectic space — including built into the floor — to show off pizza-bearing figurines from Homer Simpson and SpiderMan to the Tasmanian Devil
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“I think, at the end of the day, it’s this big art installation masquerading around as a pizza shop,” Dwyer said. Speaking of which, what about the pizza? The menu offers pies with an array of artisan ingredients and offbeat toppings, including beef brisket, pulled pork and meatloaf; one pizza made with gruyere, mozzarella, caramelized onions and fresh thyme tastes like French onion soup. On his first visit to the shop last week, customer Sean McGettrick said that while he’d heard talk about the fancy pies, he wanted to play it safe. He downed a plain slice garnished with basil leaves, gave it a thumbs-up and pledged to return. As for the decor, McGettrick said, “Obviously they can’t have it all out at once. But it’s nice what’s out there ... As a pizza fan, I enjoyed it, especially the Ninja Turtles memorabilia.” And in case you’re looking for dessert, Pizza Brain shares space with Little Baby’s Ice Cream, a specialty purveyor of flavors like Earl Grey Sriracha, blueberry ginger and — yes — pizza.
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Jorge Corona | Daily Texan Staff (From left to right) The Pechuga de Pollo, Bandeja Paisa (bottom), Tamal Valluno (top), and Ceviche at Casa Colombia, a Latin American restaurant in east Austin.
Chef keeps food close to home Editor’s note: The interviews Before their partnership in this article have been trans- the place was originally lated from Spanish. called “Mi Colombia,” managed solely by the current By Jorge Corona chef, Hurtado, and nearing bankruptcy. Nuñez recalled the times: The themed lamp posts and “[Emilia] had Mi Colomthe small benched waiting bia, and she was about to area, conjuring the Alamedas close [permanently]. Then my and the central plazas of many husband — an American — Hispanic cities, announce to said we couldn’t lose the only the prospective diner that he restaurant dedicated to Latin won’t be in Texas much lon- American food.” ger. Not completely, anyway. As friends of Hurtado’s, NuInside, the walls are adorned ñez and her husband stepped with maps of Colombia and in, managing the house while small “fachadas,” miniature fa- Hurtado focused on the kitchcades of colonial house fronts en. Nuñez’s intention was to that instantly remind of child- partner up for a year only. hoods left behind. “Now we have five years with Such is the enchantment Casa Colombia, and it’s been of Casa Colombia, a restau- going very well,” Nunez said. rant of eponymous genre Casa Colombia evokes deephidden on East Seventh seated emotions in the visitor, Street and helmed by man- Latino or not, with its carefully ager Jazmin Nuñez and chef crafted elements of nostalgia. Emilia Hurtado. Centerpiece to this is the food;
a potpourri of South American options that are as close to comfort food as comfort food gets. Hurtado’s touch keeps the platters as typical Latin American home style as she can. Pechuga de Pollo, a chicken filet, grilled and bathed in a smooth lemon butter sauce, served with green beans, fried yucca (a potato-like vegetable) and a white rice pilaf tastes like a recipe that a grandmother could have made but forgot to. Much of the same can be said of the Churrasco, a steak served with an olive oil chimichurri sauce, a South American staple. Or for those willing and wishing to go big, there’s the Bandeja Paisa, a meat lover’s delight with beef skirt, chicharron and egg over white rice, fried plantains, avocado and a thin bread called “arepa.” For the fish-driven, the Ceviche Peruano with fried plantain is fresh, limey, avocado-y
hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11a.m.-9p.m. Friday & Saturday 11a.m.-10p.m. Sunday 11a.m.-7p.m. Closed Monday location: 1614 East seventh Street, Austin, TX 78702 Website: casa-colombia.com For more, check out our video on Casa Colombia at http://bit. ly/dt_casa
formidable and homey taste of her food. “I am not a ‘chef.’ I didn’t go to any culinary school to get any training. What I make are home recipes. They’re not every [Colombian] recipe, but what I can, I make. I’ve tried to preserve that. To keep the food like that ... typical,” Hurtado said. Hurtado’s effforts have paid off, earning her accolades from organizations like spanish news publication El Mundo.
Then, not-a-chef Hurtado smiled a slow, building smile with a bright, honest shine in her eyes. “My source of great pride is that people come here from all over. Central Americans, North Americans, Asians ... all nationalities,” Hurtado said. “That’s what satisfies me the most. To see that someone of humble origins like myself is making something that everyone who comes here loves. That brings me great pride and I thank God for it.”
Break-up book breaks hearts, details nine failed love stories
After an acting stint in Los Angeles, comic Katie Pengra is now a regular performer at The Velveeta Room on Friday nights.
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Comic draws from Roseanne, real life for stand-up routine
A recent stand-up show at the Velveeta Room included all sorts of funny, but Katie Pengra’s funny stood out amongst the other locals. Whether it was waxing about the shape of her moles or detailing the intricacies of scraping Cheetos dust off her fingers with her teeth, Pengra’s comedy felt more human than
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and delicious. For Chef Hurtado, a shy and humble emigre from Colombia, owning her own restaurant was always a dream. But it was not easy. “I learned [to cook] by observing. I worked as a housekeeper, where I learned a little,” Hurtado said. After arriving in Austin in 1994 and working in local schools, she started selling tamales and empanadas from home, as well as making meals for her group of friends. Hurtado’s dream was always to open her own restaurant. Hurtado is quick to correct with humility. “My dream was always — not a restaurant like this ... but [just] selling rotisserie chickens and roasted potatoes. That was my dream,” Hurtado said. She cites her lack of formal training as the source for the
most other comics’ overlyrehearsed spiel. Local comic Bob Khosravi feels that Pengra’s connective human element comes from “a sweet welcoming charm that enables her to explore darker premises without losing her audience.” When it was mentioned that Pengra’s fourth Google image result was a picture of Roseanne Barr holding a machine gun, her face cracked a wide smile. It
seems Pengra has quite the affinity for Miss Barr. “I love Roseanne so much mainly because my dad forbade me from watching [‘Roseanne’] growing up for it being so trashy,” Pengra said. “As an adult, I appreciate that it showed the parents constantly struggling with employment and kids being fuck-ups. But Roseanne Barr herself is just a loud-mouth
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With all of its heartbreak, loneliness and womanizing, Junot Díaz’s new book “This is How You Lose Her” carries all the impact of a drawnout, screaming break-up. “This is How You Lose Her” is a gut-wrenching composition which — like any great work of literature — builds itself around the poor choices and relationships of a flawed protagonist. Yunior, the reckless “sucio” with a bumbling approach to love, is a recognizable figure to readers of Díaz’s work. He appears to be the same Yunior who narrated both of Díaz’s previous books. Composed of nine short stories, “This Is How You Lose Her” tracks Yunior’s failed pursuit of love. These disjointed snapshots chronicle Yunior’s childhood immigration from the Dominican Republic, the death of his older brother and his betrayal of almost every woman in his life. Díaz’s mixed use of English and Spanish slang intertwines through all nine stories though they range across decades of Yunior’s life. Yunior is older in these stories than in Díaz’s previous books. He is middleaged, plagued by childhood trauma and struggling through love and a lack of it. As the title suggests, Yunior’s love life is saturated with infidelity and its consequences. Díaz is unabashed in his descriptions of Yunior’s cheating, and his dissection of the emotions that follow. With the exception of “Otravida, Otravez,” a story
Book: “This Is How You Lose Her” Author: Junot Díaz Publisher: Riverhead Books genre: Fiction shortstory collection from a woman’s perspective and the only one not featuring Yunior, the stories of “This Is How You Lose Her” are agonizing snapshots from Yunior’s life. As Yunior says, “There are surprises, and there are surprises and then there is this”: a broken, inter-connected web of stories that wound the reader in a way that only a master of composition and prose can. The last story of the book, “The Cheater’s Guide To Love,” sadly lacks the finesse and power of the previous eight. At 37 pages, the length of the story buries the beauty of Yunior’s struggle with a second person narration that is awkward and often distracting. Few authors can succeed with a second-person narrative and, while Díaz does it better than most, the story is the weakest. “This Is How You Lose Her,” is a return to first love: the short-story collection. His debut collection “Drown” received mixed reviews when it was released in 1997, but was reappraised as an important piece of contemporary American literature after the publication of “The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao” in 2008. Díaz’s highly praised novel
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was awarded both the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Díaz’s reign in American literature continues in these stories of cheating, loss and the grapple for cultural identity. “This Is How You Lose Her” is more realistic and more compact than the writing of “Oscar Wao,” but nearly every story exemplifies the narrative voice and concise style that readers of Díaz adore. The heaviness that settles deep in the bottom of the stomach and stays there like a weight pulled down by all of the heartbreak, loneliness and desperation of each story is the brilliance of “This is How You Lose Her.” Junot Díaz will be speaking at 7 p.m. Tuesday, September 25th at BookPeople.