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Kokabee trial a ‘diplomatic issue’ By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff

Physics graduate student Omid Kokabee pled not guilty to charges of communicating with a hostile government and receiving illegitimate funds on Tuesday in Iranian court, according to the Associated Press. Kokabee, an international Iranian student, was arrested nine months ago under initial accu-

sations from the Iranian government that he was leaking Iran’s nuclear secrets to the United States. His arrest sparked outcry from various academic representatives and organizations for his release. Michele Irwin, an international program administrator for the American Physical Society said the society sent a letter on July 25 to the Grand Ayatollah of Iran clarifying that Kokabee was an optics major with no nu-

clear background and demanded his release. “Nobody really knows why he’s in jail and being treated this way,” Irwin said. Eugene Chudnovsky, member of the American Physical Society and the Board of the Committee for Concerned Scientists, said he believes that Kokabee’s student visa and stipend may be to blame. “They do have a history of de-

taining scientists,” Chudnovsky said. “This is the first time a student visa has been considered as associating with a hostile government, however. We suppose his stipend from the University of Texas at Austin is what they are calling illegitimate funds.” Chudnovsky said information relayed to him Tuesday was not hopeful for Kokabee’s release. “The lawyer said that he was not very optimistic because the

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The Greg Williams Quartet plays for the lunch crowd on Congress Avenue on Tuesday afternoon to benefit the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, which offers health insurance to musicians who could otherwise not afford it.

Benefit held for musicians’ health care By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan Staff

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punishments handed down in court today were quite harsh,” Chudnovsky said. Kokabee was not permitted to defend himself in court other than by written statement, Chudnovsky said. “According to an email from his lawyer, Kokabee was not even allowed to speak in court,” Chudnovsky said. “He was only

Without health insurance, many Austin musicians would be without work or the ability to support their busy schedules, said Nakia Reynoso of Nakia and the Blues Grifters. He said that without the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians there would have been many days where he would

be in bed, sick and unable to perform. Downtown Austin was made into a music venue Tuesday as part of a day-long benefit for the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians. The benefit included more than 170 performances by local Austin musicians, including Nakia and the Blues Grifters, Akina Adderley & The Vintage Playboys, Greg Williams Quartet and others at participating retailers,

music stores and restaurants, said executive director of HAAM Carolyn Schwarz. “It’s a way for everyone to get involved. You just go out and do what you normally do,” Schwarz said. “When you shop at one of the venues, 5 percent of all the sales go toward the musicians.” HAAM provides affordable health care for low-income, working Austin musicians who live on an income of less than

$27,000 a year. The benefit, which is now in its sixth year, is hosted by HAAM in hopes that it will reach a goal of $250,000 from business grants, donations and sales during the benefit. Participating venues included Whole Foods, Waterloo Records, Thundercloud Subs, Romeo’s Italian Grill and Bar and others. “The benefit is for the musi-

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Deaf instructor raises awareness Assistant English instructor Rachel Mazique is the only deaf member in the English department and she utilizes two interpreters who voice for her during her class. As Miss Deaf America, she said she uses her title to raise awareness about the deaf community and their unlimited capabilities. Miss Deaf America, ambassador for the National Association of the Deaf (NAD), discussed her experiences with the organization, deaf culture and deaf advocacy during a coffee style chat Tuesday in the Student Services Building. Services for Students with Disabilities at the University of Texas hosted Mazique as the first in a series of events to acknowledge of Disability Awareness Month. The goal is to expose people to NAD and explain how the organization works to promote advocacy for the rights of deaf and hard of hearing people in the

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U.S., Mazique said. “Ninety percent of deaf children are born to hearing parents, so there is often that lack of exposure to someone the same as themselves,” said coordinator of the event, Lauren M.B. Kinast, who is herself hard-of-hearing. “So as someone being in this capacity, [Mazique] can really raise awareness of being a role model in the community.” Mazique is an example of breaking the glass ceiling of incorporating a person with a disability into a teaching role at the university level, Kinast said. “Often times, we’re under the notion that [the deaf and hard-

of-hearing] have to teach at a university for the deaf, and why should we be limited to that?” Kinast asked. “Why not teach at any university with the understanding that we’d have to have interpreters?” Until recently, University funding was not provided to faculty and staff for interpreter services and was left up to the individual departments to provide, said Linda Millstone, associate vice president for the Institutional Equity. As the Americans with Disabilities Act coordinator for UT,

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STUDY continues on PAGE 5 Bob Metcalfe, UT professor and Ethernet inventor, answers a question at a lecture held at the AT&T Center last night.

Rachel Mazique, Miss Deaf America, discusses the difficulties of being the only deaf teacher in the English Department at UT.

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Research shows the ineffectiveness of single-sex education, in which students are segregated by sex, and its contribution to the increase of gender stereotypes, according to a report released Sept. 23 by psychology and women’s and gender studies professor Rebecca Bigler and members of the American Council for CoEducational Schooling. The report is called “The Pseudoscience of Single-Sex Schooling” because there is no scientific evidence that boys and girls learn differently from each other, and it looks at why single-sex schooling exists, Bigler said. She said there are conflicting hypotheses about the benefits of single-sex schools. “Gender stereotypes restrict [childrens’] friendships and the skills they learn from other kids, such as verbal skills, reading emotions and using nonphysical ways of influence,” Bigler said. “[Without diversity they] miss out on what could be learned from others, and it affects career goals because kids that endorse more gender stereotypes have much different occupational goals.” One of the major arguments for single-sex schooling is that boys and girls have different brains and different ways of learning and therefore needed to be separated, but research found otherwise, Bigler said. The researchers, including Lise Eliot, a neuropsychologist who studies brain development, found no

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Forum discusses innovating within University startups By Sarah White The Associated Press

Innovations that start at UT are central to the way the University changes the world, said engineering professor Robert Metcalfe. Through University startup companies these innovations can materialize to have maximum impact, he said. On Tuesday, the Austin For um on S cience, Te chnology and Society hosted Metcalfe, who spoke about innovating with University startups. “The Austin Forum is a premier

monthly speaker series on the topic of science and technology,” said Faith Singer-Villalobos, spokesperson for the Texas Advanced Computing Center. “All of our speakers are thought leaders in their fields. We have a wide range of subject matter, experts and topics.” The forum has hosted a variety of speaker topics ranging from gaming to a clean energy economy, she said. “[We chose the issue of University startups because] the foundation

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Millstone said she looks at disability issues as a whole, and argued that faculty and staff are employees of UT and should receive centralized funding and the individual departments shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to pay for interpreter services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This happened during the time when the University was looking at finances and central allocations underscore

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Kelsey Oliver, a theater and dance freshman, does an assemblĂŠ in Anna Hiss Gym on Tuesday. She and her classmates were going â&#x20AC;&#x153;across the floorâ&#x20AC;? while practicing a new routine for dance class.

STARTUP continues from PAGE 1 of this topic is innovation, which UT endeavors to foster across the University,â&#x20AC;? Singer-Villalobos said. Metcalfe is a new professor of innovation at the University. He has worked as an engineer, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, journalist and now a professor. He received the National Medal of Technology and Innovation in 2003 for inventing Ethernet, todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s local networking standard. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Innovation is what happens after invention and discovery,â&#x20AC;? Metcalfe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Invention is carefully cultivated and tended, but innovation grows like a weed.â&#x20AC;?

He said that networking is especially crucial in establishing successful startups. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Some of the main factors in university startups] are innovation and the lifecycle of startups, startup competition, university research, students and successful networking.â&#x20AC;? Metcalfe listed what he considered the six species of innovators: research professors, graduating students, venture capitalists, entrepreneurs, strategic partners and early adopters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Universities are the best bet for innovation,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is important to continue combining teaching and research at UT [for continued success].â&#x20AC;? Metcalfe discussed the position of UT as a top-10 research uni-

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versity in the U.S. He said this was due in part to the endowment, the scale of research and also the commitment to research at UT. Catherine Polito, executive director of the Center for Lifelong Engineering Education, and the CLEE encouraged student attendance of

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allowed to submit answers in writing. After all these months he has not been allowed to talk to his lawyer.â&#x20AC;? Chudnovsky said thousands of other Iranian nationals may now delay traveling back to their homeland as a result of the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are quite a many Ira breckenridge

cians and the city,â&#x20AC;? said Waterloo Records manager Matt McCarroll. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to keep our Austin musicians healthy. This has been going on as long as Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly going to be happening a while longer.â&#x20AC;? the forum. She said that Metcalfe teaches a one semester class on startups and that CLEE sponsored the event and publicized it with engineering students on campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is the group that [Metcalfeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] message really resonates with,â&#x20AC;? she said about UT

nian or Iranian-American students who are exactly in the same situation and are scared,â&#x20AC;? Chudnovsky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sentence may be anything from a year in prison to decades in prison or death. Can you imagine a death sentence for simply being a UT-Austin student?â&#x20AC;? John Keto, UT physics graduate adviser, said Kokabeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Iranian classmates now fear going home to Iran. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most are now concerned about travel back to Iran, even for a visit,â&#x20AC;? Keto said. The physics department is working delicately with scientific organizations to help advocate for Kokabeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s release, Keto said. He said he learned in May that Kokabee had been

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the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to persons with disabilities,â&#x20AC;? Millstone said. Now that Mazique is in a teaching position, Kinast hopes that it will open the door for other departments to consider bringing on other deaf and hard-of-hearing faculty. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Raising awareness] makes for a better human interaction,â&#x20AC;? Mazique said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It helps to make people realize that being deaf is not just a lack of something, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cultural thing with a language, history, tradition, heritage. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way of being.â&#x20AC;? Schwarz urged people to come out in support of Austin musicians, saying that $30,000 would come from sales at participating vendors alone, highlighting the fundraising ability of Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s drive. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ever y dollar counts â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $1 or $10,â&#x20AC;? Schwarz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It just really means a lot to us to get this message out to help our musicians get the health care they need.â&#x20AC;? graduate students. Metcalfe said he considered students to be the vehicles for the innovation that he discussed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Students already come here with great knowledge and ability,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At UT, we cultivate the talents that they already possess.â&#x20AC;?

arrested and jailed in solitary confinement in a political prison in February before he was to depart back to the United States. The department remained fairly quiet as other organizations wrote letters and drafted petitions on Kokabeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behalf. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A serious outcry from the U.S. may have been interpreted by the Iranian courts as interference and evidence confirming the allegations of Omidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working with the U.S. government,â&#x20AC;? Keto said. â&#x20AC;&#x153; This was why for the first four months Omidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family requested that we keep our knowledge of the situation confidential.â&#x20AC;? Chudnovsky said he believes the U.S. State Department may be the only resource standing between Kokabee and prison now. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a d ipl om at i c i s sue,â&#x20AC;? C hudnovsky s aid. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are tr ying to mobilize the State Department. Never before has a student visa been considered communicating with a hostile government. The State Department is going to have to do something.â&#x20AC;?

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By Zeina Karam The Associated Press

BEIRUT â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Syrian troops going house to house have detained more than 3,000 people in the past three days in the rebellious town of Rastan, which saw some of the worst fighting of the 6-month-old uprising recently, activists said Monday. Over the past week, the military fought hundreds of army defectors who sided with anti-regime protesters in Rastan. The fighting demonstrated the increasingly militarized nature of the uprising and heightened fears that Syria may be sliding toward civil war. The activist group Local Coordination Committees said fighting in the town has now stopped after the military operation that left dozens dead. The group and a Rastan-based activist confirmed about 3,000 in the town of 70,000 had been detained. The activist told The Associated Press that detainees are being held at a cement factory, some schools and a massive four-story compound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ten of my relatives have been detained,â&#x20AC;? said the activist, who asked that he be identified only by his first name Hassan for fear of retaliation. He said he was speaking from hiding in Rastan. Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s opposition movement has until now focused on peaceful demonstrations, although recently there have been reports of protesters taking up arms to defend themselves against military attacks. Army defectors have also been fighting government troops, particularly in Rastan, the town just north of Homs that government forces retook on Saturday. The fears of civil war, possibly along sectarian lines, were also heightened by the assassination Sunday of the 21-year-old son of Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top Sunni Muslim cleric â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the latest in a string of targeted killings. The state-appointed cleric, Grand Mufti Ahmad Badreddine Hassoun, who is considered a loyal supporter of President Bashar Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime, accused the opposition of creating the climate for his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killing and blamed rival, anti-Assad Sunni clerics for allegedly issuing fatwas, or religious edicts, inciting against him.

By Christopher S. Rugaber & Martin Crutsinger The Associated Press

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Syrians and Jordanians hold a candlelight vigil for 18-year-old Zainab al-Hosni, believed to be the first woman to die in Syrian custody since the uprising began, in front the Syrian embassy in Jordan on Monday.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;My brothers who were misguided and carried arms, you should have assassinated me because some clerics issued such fatwas. Why did you kill a young man who did nothing and harmed no one?â&#x20AC;? Hassoun, holding back tears, said in a sermon at his sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s funeral, aired on Syrian TV stations. The killing was the latest in a series of targeted executions of prominent people including a nuclear engineer, university professors and physicians. The men, a mixture of Alawites, Christians and Shiites, were all killed in a hail of bullets in the past week. The regime has accused â&#x20AC;&#x153;terrorist gunmenâ&#x20AC;? of the killings, while the opposition in turn accused the regime of trying to foment sectarian strife to maintain its grip on power. Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s volatile sectarian divide means that an armed conflict could rapidly escalate in scale and brutality. The Assad regime is dominated by the Alawite minority, an offshoot of Shiite Islam, but the country is overwhelmingly Sunni Muslim. Alawite dominance has bred resentments, which Assad has worked to tamp down by pushing a strictly secular identity for

By Linda Stewart The Associated Press

DALLAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Dr. Bruce Beutler is sharing this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nobel Prize in medicine but on Tuesday he was singled out and praised at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas where he began his major research. Beutler shares this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nobel Prize in medicine with French scientist Jules Hoffman, 70 and Canadianborn Ralph Steinman, 68. Beutler started his scientific career at UT Southwestern and served on the faculty from 1986 to 2000. He is the fifth Nobel laureate on the faculty at UT Southwestern. After p ostgraduate training at UT Southwestern, he com-

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Whoever wins, Christie said he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seeking vice presidency. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I have the personality to be asked,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not looking for that job.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Beth DeFalco and Kasie Hunt The Associated Press

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standing-room-only crowd in a campus auditorium. Beutler, who holds dual appointments at UT Southwestern and as a professor of genetics and immunology at the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, Calif., is currently splitting his time between both institutions but said he plans to be in Dallas full-time in November. Dr. Gregory Fitz, executive vice president for academic affairs, provost and dean of UT Southwestern Medical School, said the idea for the center was born 18 months ago when a group of faculty leaders approached him about the need for the school to commit itself to further explore immunology given its importance in so many aspects of medicine, especially infection, cancer and autoimmune diseases.

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pleted a two-year fellowship at Rockefeller University. It was there that he first met Canadian-born Ralph Steinman, who was to have shared the prize along with Beutler and French scientist Jules Hoffmann. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I admired him a great deal from the start,â&#x20AC;? Beautler said of Steinman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a great scientist.â&#x20AC;? Steinman, a pioneer in understanding how the cells of the body fight disease, died of pancreatic cancer Friday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was really very sad,â&#x20AC;? Beutler said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tragedy that he came within three days of knowing that he had won the Nobel Prize.â&#x20AC;? According to the citation award for the 2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bruce Beutler and Jules Hoffmann discovered receptor pro-

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TRENTON, N.J. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After a surge of new speculation, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie declared with finality Tuesday that â&#x20AC;&#x153;now is not my timeâ&#x20AC;? to run for president, dashing the hopes of Republicans still searching for someone other than front-runners Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. Christie had insisted for months that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t run. But then came an intense weekend of reconsideration before he made a firm announcement at a news conference at the New Jersey Statehouse. His decision means the campaign now basically belongs to Romney and Perry, battling to take on President Barack Obama three months before the first GOP voting.

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including many in the United States, have been systematically monitored and harassed by embassy officials and others believed to be acting on behalf of the government. In some cases, relatives back home have been detained, beaten and harassed to silence relatives who are protesting overseas. Some families in Syria appear to have been forced to publicly disown their relatives abroad. The AP has reported on recent attacks that appear to be part of a fearsome new tactic of retaliating against protestersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; families to snuff out the uprising, including the beheading of 18-year-old Zainab al-Hosni to pressure her activist brother to turn himself in and an attack on the parents of Syrian pianist Malek Jandali. The uprising began in mid-March amid a wave of anti-government protests in the Arab world that have so far toppled autocrats in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya. Assad has reacted with deadly force that the U.N. estimates has left some 2,700 people dead.

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Dr. Bruce Beutler, corecipient of the 2011 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, has taken an appointment as the new and founding director of UT Southwestern Medical Centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center for the Genetics of Host Defense.

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the state. He has exploited fears of a civil war fears by portraying himself as the only power who can keep the peace. Meanwhile, Russia and China vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Tuesday that threatened sanctions aganst Syria if it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately halt its military crackdown against civilians. European members of the Security Council tried to avoid a veto by watering down the language on sanctions three times, but they failed. The vote was 9-2 with four abstentions â&#x20AC;&#x201D; India, South Africa, Brazil and Lebanon. The Security Council has been divided over a response to the violence, with Western nations and some supporters in Africa and Latin America pressing for tough action against Syria while Russia, China and other members opposed even mentioning the threat of sanctions. In a sign that Assadâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s regime might be reaching beyond Syriaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s borders in its crackdown, Amnesty International said in a report released Monday that Syrian expatriates in eight countries,

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Europe has a debt crisis. America has a jobs crisis. Corporate profits could be in trouble. World financial markets are in turmoil. And no one seems prepared to ride to the rescue. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke bluntly warned Congress on Tuesday of what most of America has sensed for some time: The economic recovery, such as it is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is close to faltering.â&#x20AC;? The central bank chief spoke on a day when the stock market spent most of the trading hours in bear market territory â&#x20AC;&#x201D; down 20 percent from its most recent highs in April. A late-day rally helped the market finish higher. Bernankeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exchange with lawmakers seemed to capture the growing belief that no one is prepared to help the global economy in any meaningful way anytime soon. Speaking in unusually frank terms, he also captured the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sour economic mood. The Fed chief was asked about protests around Wall Street, which went on for an 18th day as demonstrators railed against corporate greed and expressed frustration over the economy.

Bernanke replied: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think people are quite unhappy with the state of the economy and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening. They blame, with some justification, the problems in the financial sector for getting us into this mess. And theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dissatisfied with the policy response here in Washington. And at some level, I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t blame them.â&#x20AC;? Throughout the day, traders and U.S. policymakers kept one eye on Europe. Investors worry that a messy default by Greece could hurt European banks and their American counterparts. Bernanke told Congress there was little the Fed could do about Europeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s problems. Bernanke said he believes the Fedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s latest move to help the economy would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;meaningful but not an enormous supportâ&#x20AC;? for the economy. The program, known as Operation Twist, is designed to lower long-term interest rates so people and businesses will spend more money. The Fed has used most of its tools to help the economy. It said this summer that it expects to keep interest rates super-low into 2013. Congress is inclined to cut, not raise, spending. Europe is resisting bold steps to save its most troubled economies. And fears are rising that a recession is on the verge of seizing Europe and eventually spreading around the world.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com

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Recent discussions and criticisms of the Board of Regents have largely centered on the role of the board in relation to universities. But perhaps it’s time to take a step back and examine the role of an equally important entity: the UT System. The UT System is made up of nine universities and six health institutions, bound together by the words “University of Texas,” a nine-story headquarters in downtown Austin and not much else. Student populations range from 4,000 to 51,000. At UT-Brownsville, about 48 percent of students receive Pell Grants and about 66 percent are part time, while at UT-Austin, about 21 percent of students receive Pell Grants and only 7 percent are part time, according to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Almanac. Only UT-Arlington and UT-San Antonio play in the same athletic conference — the Southland Conference — though, UT-Dallas and UT-Permian Basin both had high schools from their city play in the final game in Friday Night Lights. The same hodgepodge arrangements of institutions persist at the five other state public university systems. And that’s not even getting into the medical institutions. At last month’s legislative hearing on higher education that dealt primarily with governance, Aims McGuinness Jr., a senior associate at the National Center for Higher Education Management Systems, testified before committee members about the challenges that face a consolidated system board. McGuinness said one challenge is the tendency for regents to focus on the flagship at the exclusion of the other institutions, typically because many regents tend to be graduates of the flagship. The University of Houston-Victoria tried to get a bill passed in the last legislative session that would have moved them to the Texas A&M University System because some felt the University of Houston System was too focused on the needs of its main campus, according to The Texas Tribune. Eight of the 10 UT System regents are Longhorns. Other challenges McGuinness listed include a propensity for micromanagement, an advocacy for a one-size-fits-all policy and a difficulty in determining the needed amount of oversight. The stability of any entity lies in part to a clear delineation of roles among the members of the organization. The broadness of institutions in a university system such as UT’s lends itself to a structural confusion, which can allow for controversies such as last year’s to happen. One possible remedy is to restructure the higher education governing system by grouping together similar institutions. UT and Texas A&M, along with aspiring-tier one institutions could be lumped together in a single system that is dedicated to pursuing the large, public research university of the future. This is the model used by higher education institutions in California, where then a second system would be comprised of universities dedicated to teaching and a third system would be community colleges. The restructuring would better define roles of university systems, their administrators and their regents. It would also provide a better framework for cross-university collaborations, as institutions would have much more in common with each other. However, there are multiple drawbacks to this new type of structure. One major issue is funding. Return on investments are much easier to quantify for research universities, and during tough economic times, legislatures may choose to simply appropriate money based on that. To an extent, the value of a degree from an institution is prejudged by people. Explicitly tiering, or labeling some degrees as more valuable than others, further accentuates the gap between institutions. It creates JV and varsity universities of the state and allows us to take the easy way out by judging a person’s degree rather than a person’s education. Restructuring higher education governance would require legislative action and would put an end to more than 100 years of tradition. But a quest for the best way to serve students in Texas public universities needs to continue. — Shabab Siddiqui for the editorial board

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Consider alternatives to reduce traffic congestion By Larisa Manescu Daily Texan Columnist

Austin is frequently dubbed the epitome of an environmentally friendly city. In fact, our city ranks 10th, the highest among the four Texas cities on Popular Science’s list of America’s 50 greenest cities, which included raw data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Geographic Society’s Green Guide and criteria such as electricity, transportation and living and recycling. But a recent report from the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A&M University depicts our green city as having the third worst traffic congestion in the nation. While the greenest cities list emphasizes the high quality of our air, the study suggests Austin suffers from heavy air pollution. The study uses the travel time index, which measures how much longer a journey during heavilycongested rush hour traffic takes compared to the same trip in free-flowing traffic. Over the past 28 years, this difference has increased from 8 percent longer in 1981 to 28 percent longer in 2010. To put the issue into perspective, Austin’s rush-hour wait time is tied with bustling metropolitans such as New York City and San Francisco. The more time spent idling in traffic, the more fuel is burned. This excess fuel pollutes the atmosphere, impeding the city’s environmental progress made by bike-friendly routes and the provision of widespread public transportation.

As UT students and residents of Austin, the opportunities for lowering traffic congestion exist all around us. However, one’s chosen method of transportation is a ritualistic lifestyle choice. If a student is used to riding his bike or taking a bus, he’ll do so daily. On the other hand, students with available cars are accustomed to driving. Although many students may prefer having their own vehicles, UT provides access to a variety of alternative transportation options that are far from inconvenient. Whether a student lives on- or off-campus, the paid agreements between Capital Metro and the UT shuttle system give UT students frequent and free rides to almost any desirable location. For commuters from nearby cities, the Capital MetroRail is a useful, free service that runs from Leander to downtown Austin, making several stops along its 32-mile route. The only disadvantage is that it does not run during the evenings or on weekends, but there are plans for change within the next year, especially if the MetroRail experiences a significant increase in passengers. The increasingly diversified options to get around the University, city and beyond decrease the substantial carbon footprint imposed by driving. For those who must drive, carpooling with their fellow students significantly divides our carbon footprint; five footprints can easily become one with a little coordination. This method of transportation is also economically beneficial,

as the University incentivizes it by offering special carpool permits which reserve parking spaces and discount the permit price by $50 per person. Additionally, less money is spent on gas. Some students prefer two wheels instead of four, and the increase in bikers in the West Campus area has motivated the construction of two-way bike lanes on Rio Grande Street, which will eventually run from Martin Luther King Blvd. to 29th Street. This advance in road infrastructure, lobbied for by students, is a prime example of city officials’ willingness to respond to the evolving options of alternative transportation. Although we have a glaring problem in traffic congestion, which students have read about in the news or experienced firsthand on the city’s roads, Austin is not stagnant with respect to it. The city already possesses and continually develops reliable and affordable solutions to congestion. It is our responsibility to familiarize ourselves with the various options and take advantage of their accessibility. That doesn’t mean always sacrificing a car ride for a long, complex bus or bike route. Students, faculty and staff must create a fitting balance of transportation methods for their lifestyles. With this shift in paradigm, perhaps Austin can eventually scratch “third worst traffic congestion” from its reputation and embrace its progressive environmental image. Manescu is an international relations and journalism freshman.

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STUDY continues from PAGE 1 differences between girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and boysâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; brains supporting single-sex schools, Eliot said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our argument is that not only do [single-sex schools] not promote academic achievement over coeducational schools, but they have the downside of causing kids to be more sexist and being institutionally sexist,â&#x20AC;? Bigler said. She said that from research of children, whenever a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s environment is organized and labeled by a social group, he or she develops stereotypes and prejudices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College students should care about the direction of education and [consider if] we want to put tax money into creating single-sex schools when thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no evidence it works,â&#x20AC;? Bigler said. According to the U.S. Department of Education, Title IX of the U.S. Education Amendments outlaws discrimination on the basis of sex in schools receiving federal funds. Bigler said that changes were made in the interpretation of Title IX that for the first time allowed for single-sex public schools. Public schools that were single sex had been illegal for decades until 2006, and now single-sex public schools have been opening around the country, she said. The Ann Richards School for Young Women Leaders is a sin-

Psychology professor Rebecca Biglerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s research, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Pseudoscience of Single-Sex Schooling,â&#x20AC;? reports that there is no tangible scientific link between gender and learning.

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gle-sex public school in the Austin Independent School District, said Michelle Krejci, executive director of the Ann Richards School Foundation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a process where the appli-

cants are selected based on grades, TAKS scores, teacher recommendations and an essay,â&#x20AC;? Krejci said. She said they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look for the straight-A students but the girls who do exceptionally well in all areas to

get a diverse background of girls. Krejci also said they are like other magnet schools in Austin because students must submit applications, and the best candidates are chosen based on performance and their desire to

attend college. â&#x20AC;&#x153;One of the things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned is that there has been a debate about single-sex schools for years, all I know is that Ann Richards School is successful and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s working here in Austin,â&#x20AC;?

Krejci said. AISD proposed opening two more single-sex middle schools, according to AISDâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Draft Annual Facilities Recommendations, which is set to be finalized by Dec. 12.

Austin Petroleum LHN teaches about reality of industry Extension Service expands to Houston By Andrew Messamore Daily Texan Staff

Attempts to bridge age gap, increase productive capacity allow company to add jobs By Megan Strickland Daily Texan Staff

As the price of oil took a nosedive in 1983 and 1984, many oil workers lost their jobs and did not return once the market recovered, said director of the Petroleum Extension Service at UT John Hoopingarner. With a shortage of middleaged workers and increasing demand to fill open positions with younger people, PETEX has expanded its Houston location to increase capacity. To help bridge the age gap in skilled oil field workers, PETEX recently opened a new, larger Houston location to offer adult education services that will help the organization train more students, Hoopingarner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We teach mainly people who are new in the industry,â&#x20AC;? Hoopingarner said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are not a lot of guys between the ages of 35 and 50 in the field. The guys going into their 60s want to retire.â&#x20AC;? The idea of the oil industry as a bad career move has changed, chemical engineering junior Alexander Wong said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I talk to a lot of people going into the petroleum field,â&#x20AC;? Wong said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a lot of

demand for that. Oil is going to be around for 50 or more years, so career-wise Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been told it is a good move.â&#x20AC;? T h e n e w Hou s t on f a c i l ity has increased capacity by 50 percent to help keep up w it h g row i n g d e m an d , Hoopingarner said. PETEX spokeswoman Debby Denehy said the site was much more appropriate for teaching than the old location at a Lone Star College campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an over 3,000 square feet facility retrofitted for our needs,â&#x20AC;? Denehy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We added a classroom. We will be able to better ser ve our students trying to get certificates and continuing education hours.â&#x20AC;? Dan Comstock, instructor at the facility, said the new space also allows PETEX to work inside with equipment. He said outdoor limitations hindered productivity before. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has more room in it and it is indoors,â&#x20AC;? Comstock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s windy, papers donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get blown away. When itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rainy, we can still have class.â&#x20AC;? Comstock encourages students who have an interest in the petroleum field to explore the centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s programs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I tell students if they want s ome t h i ng t hat is re w ard ing, challenging and just a great contribution to society then the oil field is for them,â&#x20AC;? Comstock said.

Broadcast journalism is a difficult business to get into, but once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten the first bite itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an awesome thing to be a part of, Longhorn Network anchor Lowell Galindo said. As part of the fall lecture series hosted by the Communication Council, the Committee for Career and Alumni Relations presented speakers from the Longhorn Network in an effort to allow communications students to get a perspective on how communication skills are applied outside the classroom, said Bobby Hammelman, vice president of

Communication Council. The speakers, Galindo, Brittany Horine and Andrea Williams, began with introductions about who they were and their roles at the Longhorn Network. They then proceeded to answer questions about their struggles and successes in the field of journalism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The biggest thing we want to stress is that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re about to go through one of the toughest businesses out there,â&#x20AC;? Galindo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re set to go â&#x20AC;&#x201D; but that first part, the breaking in, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to kick you around a bit.â&#x20AC;? The speakers answered many audience questions about the

Longhorn Network and the challenges they faced in forming the first university network. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As great as an opportunity as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going into the unknown,â&#x20AC;? Williams said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go off of, say, the University of Arizona and see what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done, because this is it. There isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t another guy.â&#x20AC;? Galindo also addressed the blame the network has faced in the loss of Texas A&M from UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s athletic conference and the feared break-up of the Big 12. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would say the biggest challenge is that we have to have thick skin,â&#x20AC;? Galindo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There was a dicey two-week period where we were blamed for losing the Big 12,

and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been blamed for holding UT football hostage. I had no idea what this network was going to do â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part of negotiations.â&#x20AC;? Ultimately, all the speakers were very satisfied with the network and encouraged students to take advantage of it by applying for internships or by communicating with them personally, going so far as to offer their own emails to the audience in case they needed help with anything from their work to their resumes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have the opportunity to take advantage of ESPN being just down the street,â&#x20AC;? Galindo said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so much fun. We get paid just to watch sports all day.â&#x20AC;?

West Campus committee pushes for rent, height limits By Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff

The Central Austin Neighborhoods Planning Area Committee reached an agreement on a plan that could potentially leave some rooms in major West Campus apartment complexes priced for rent at 55 percent of UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cost of attendance. CANPAC convened Tuesday night to further discuss taking action on height restrictions on complexes and affordability in the West Campus area and other residential areas near campus. The committee intends to discuss taking their plans to City Council for review after another subcommittee meeting and official committee meeting. New buildings in the central West Campus areas will have the option of increasing height and providing at least 10 percent of rooms for 40

years at 75 percent of the undergraduate cost of attendance at UT or keep their current height limits and provide an extra 10 percent of rooms at 55 percent the cost of attendance, said Mike McHone, a realty developer in the West Campus Area. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We contacted the [City of Austin] task force and have received no objections to withdrawing any height inquiries from West Campus,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They seem to think that our height restriction amendments would create the least confusion and create some opportunities for commercial affordability.â&#x20AC;? If students double up in bedrooms, this could leave them with rent payments as low as $350 to $260, McHone said. Outer West Campusâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s height restrictions will not be affected, he said. Regardless of any amendments to

the height proposal, anything that is built in the West Campus area nearest to campus will be required to pay one dollar per square foot regardless of whether it has added the additional 24 feet, said Mike Hirsch, a member of the Hancock Neighborhood Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An advantage to increasing density in the central West Campus Area is that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a certain number of students that want to be housed not in Riverside or North Campus, but closer to campus,â&#x20AC;? Hirsch said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we could increase the density in central West Campus, we could decrease the demand for density in Riverside and North Campus.â&#x20AC;? A subcommittee met after CANPACâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting in late September to try and reach a compromise on the height proposal that all of CANPAC could agree on, said CANPAC co-president Nuria Zaragoza.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The rationale that the subcommittee came up with was two-fold,â&#x20AC;? Zaragoza said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First off, affordability, but also the belief that there should be density in the University overlay, not necessarily because of the affordability argument.â&#x20AC;? Height increases will benefit the West Campus area by increasing density in the area close to campus, while affordability will come from initiatives such as requiring all new complexes build to pay one dollar per square foot instead of 50 cents, the amount theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently paying, Zaragoza said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After we discussed it in the subcommittee, we did not really see the correlation between affordability and height,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Affordability increases will come from changes in the affordable housing program, not from height increases.â&#x20AC;?

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Skills are in the genes for Allison, Roberson

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Some might say sophomore setter Hannah Allison and senior outside hitter Amber Roberson have a genetic advantage on the court. Both girls were born into athletic families. Allison’s mom Kelly played basketball at Baylor and her sister, Sarah, is a senior middle blocker at Oklahoma Baptist University. And her dad played high school basketball, baseball and football. Allison followed in her mother’s footsteps and played basketball all throughout high school until her senior year, when she graduated early and came to Texas in the spring. But her mom was not upset when she chose volleyball. Although she grew up playing basketball and still loves it, volleyball won her over. “I loved both sports but I think I was just better at volleyball than I was basketball,” Allison said. “I knew volleyball would take me farther than basketball and the more I played it, the more I fell in love with it.” She said growing up in such a competitive household shaped her personality and gave her a competitive spirit. “My sister and I weren’t ever allowed to keep score in any games we played so that we didn’t fight,” Allison said. “It was definitely competitive all the time.” Everything was a competition between the two siblings. Allison and her sister would race down the stairs or attempt to walk to the store faster than the other. In high school, the sisters played on the same team during Sarah’s senior year and Hannah’s freshman year. “Luckily we’ve been on the same team, because it would be a lot more competitive, obviously, if we had been on separate teams,” Allison said. She believes that the competition between the two of them

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Sophomore Hannah Allison was born to play a Division I sport, as her mother and her sister have both played sports in college. Allison’s mom played basketball at Baylor, and her sister is a middle blocker at Oklahoma Baptist University.

helped make them both better volleyball players. “I think competition transfers to your work ethic and how good you want to be and how high you set your goals,” Allison said. “Watching my sister grow up and be in front of me and how hard she worked, I learned from her work ethic. My mom is the hardest working person I know and even though I didn’t watch her play sports, it’s just the way that she is. It’s the way both of my parents are.” Roberson, who has four sisters and two brothers, also has a very athletic family. Her father played basketball at New Mexico State and profession-

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Scott’s frustrating year continues, Cobbs’ return timely for defense By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff

Safety out indefinitely Christian Scott’s senior campaign isn’t going the way Texas had hoped. The safety injured his right wrist against Iowa State and will be out indefinitely, head football athletic trainer Kenny Boyd said. Scott was suspended for the first three games of the season after being charged with misdemeanor assault this summer. He’ll watch the Oklahoma game from a familiar spot — the sidelines. Scott saw early action against the Cyclones and registered a quarterback hurry in the first half. But just when it looked like things were finally going

his way, his injury occurred. Without Scott, the Longhorns’ depth in the defensive backfield will be tested against the Sooners’ pass-heavy attack. Last week, junior safety Nolan Brewster was forced to quit football because of concussion symptoms, leaving Texas with a pair of freshmen as backup safeties. “It puts us back in a situation where we’re very thin in the secondary,” said defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. “We get to freshmen fast. I feel bad for Christian, but it’s a stress to us.” Mykkele Thompson and Sheroid Evans will back up starters Blake Gideon and Kenny Vaccaro against No. 3 Oklahoma. Gideon, though, expects the youngsters to fill the void right away. “They’ve come to all the same

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ally overseas. Her mom played volleyball at New Mexico State. Her sister Ashlee played for the Texas Tech women’s basketball team and her brother plays basketball at Colorado. Although Roberson played basketball in high school and earned all-district, all-city, all-region and all-state honors her senior season at Wagner High in San Antonio, she decided to go with her mom’s roots and play volleyball in college. “Volleyball fit my personality a lot better,” Roberson said. “I feel like volleyball is more me, es-

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meetings and been at all practices,” the senior said. “We’re five games into the season. By now they need to be able to have a good understanding of our defense. There’s really no reason why somebody else shouldn’t be able to step up and do their job.” Sophomore cornerback Adrian Phillips can also fill in at safety.

Cobbs ready to make season debut Demarco Cobbs couldn’t have timed his return any better. The sophomore linebacker will play this week for the first time in 2011 after missing the first four games with a broken right forearm. Cobbs provides the Longhorns with some muchneeded depth at linebacker with

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Senior Amber Roberson comes from a very athletic family, her parents both played Division I sports at New Mexico State.

Longhorns prepare for GameDay rubber match By Trey Scott Daily Texan Staff Editor ’s note: The following piece appears in ESPN College GameDay’s Student Ambassador section in anticipation of No. 11 Texas’ showdown with No. 3 Oklahoma Saturday at the Cotton Bowl.

The buzz is growing for Saturday’s Red River Rivalry. Oklahoma is undefeated, ranked No. 3 in the nation, with maybe the best pass-andcatch tandem in college football. No. 11 Texas has a perfect record as well and is proving that last season may have been a fluke after all. Just when you think the game can’t get any bigger, ESPN’s College GameDay comes to town.

“There’s a big spotlight on the game,” said sophomore cornerback Adrian Phillips. “There is a lot of outside noise — College GameDay, national TV. We have to make sure we’re in tune to our game plan.” For the fifth time, GameDay will broadcast live from the State Fair in Dallas, Texas, beginning at 8 a.m. across from the Texas Hall of State and then moving inside the Cotton Bowl for the last hour, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Texas and Oklahoma have a split series when the GameDay crew is in attendance. The Sooners won in 2001 and 2002 — by a combined score of 2749 — and the Longhorns won

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Beltre’s three solo home runs propel Rangers to next round By Fred Goodall The Associated Press

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Texas Rangers are headed back to the AL championship series, thanks to a power surge by Adrian Beltre that few players in major league history have matched. Beltre hit three straight home runs and the defending AL champions advanced again, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in Game 4 Tuesday to win their playoff match-up. Texas ended the Rays’ remarkable run to the AL wild-card spot, and will play for the pennant against the winner of the Detroit Tigers-New York Yankees series. Beltre became just the seventh player to homer three times in a postseason game, and the first since Adam Kennedy of the Angels in 2002. Babe Ruth, Reggie Jackson and George Brett also are on the list.

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The Texas slugger connected in his first three at-bats. Given a chance to tie the big league record of four homers in a game, Beltre hit a routine flyout in the eighth. Neftali Feliz gave up a run in the ninth inning before closing for his third save of the series. Texas won for the fifth straight time on the road overall — all at Tropicana Field — in the opening round. The Rangers eliminated Tampa Bay in five games last year. Ian Kinsler led off the game for Texas by homering on the second pitch from rookie Jeremy Hellickson. Then it was Beltre’s turn. He came into the game in an 1-for-11 slump Photo courtesy of The Associated Press in this series before breaking loose. “The first couple games their pitch- Texas Rangers’ Adrian Beltre, right, hits a solo home run in front of Tampa Bay Rays catcher Kelly ing was really good,” Beltre said. “To- Shoppach and umpire Greg Gibson during the second inning of Game 4 of the ALDS. day something changed, I felt more comfortable at the plate, and I did season after playing last year in Bos- been on a late-season tear going into I came to this team. We’re looking something to help my team win.” ton. He and Kinsler tied for the team the playoffs. good right now, but we still have a Beltre signed with Texas in the off- lead with 32 homers, and Beltre had “That’s one of the main reasons long way to go,” he said.

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NBA to cancel games if no deal is reached by Monday The NBA has canceled the remainder of its preseason games on Tuesday after failing to come to a labor agreement, and if there is no deal reached by Monday the first two weeks of the regular season will be canceled, according to ESPN. The players and the owners met for four hours on Tuesday, but came no closer to moving away from the impasse in negotiations. This is in spite of a discussion of a 50-50 split of the income between the two sides. “We were not able to make the progress that we hoped we could make and we were not able to continue the negotiations,” said NBA commissioner David Stern. No further meetings are scheduled. The players have been locked out since July 1, and have in the months that have followed the lockout seen few signs of progress of getting a deal done. Which is why there is a real possibility of regular season games being missed. “By Monday, we will have no choice but to cancel the first two weeks of the season,” Stern said. — Chris Hummer

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Texas starts season off right Team fights back on final day Whitehead one victory away by winning its opening event to finish fifth in tournament from reaching ITA main draw By Peter Sblendorio Daily Texan Staff

Texas won its first tournament of the season on Tuesday, finishing with a 20-stroke victory at the Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate. No. 7 Texas combined for a score of 836 for the tournament, good for 4 under par. Alabama, the host of the event, and Clemson tied for second with a score of 856 (+16). The Longhorns were led once again by senior Dylan Frittelli, who finished as the second leading individual scorer for the second tournament in a row, shooting a 203 (-7). Only Corbin Mills of Clemson, 201 (-9), recorded a better score. Two other Longhorns joined Frittelli in the top 10. Junior Cody Gribble finished fifth with a score of 209 (-1) and freshman Jordan Speith tied for sixth place by shooting an even par 210. In addition, junior Julio Vegas shot a 215 for the tournament, with sophomore Toni Hakula recording a score of 220.

The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate was just the second tournament of the year for the Longhorns, who finished in fifth place at the Olympia Fields Invitational last month. Following the victory, Texas head coach John Fields was pleased with the performance of his golfers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played really well on a great golf course against a really fine field,â&#x20AC;? Fields said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m really happy with our guys.â&#x20AC;? Texas will have an opportunity to win a second consecutive tournament next week at the Jack Nicklaus Invitational in Columbus, Ohio.

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The climb was tough, but completely doable for the Longhorns. Texas finished the first two rounds this past Monday with a total score of 306 (+30), which put them in 12th place going into Tuesdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final round. The Longhorns had a prompt 7:48 a.m. start time on Oct. 10, and they were paired with UC Davis and Tulsa who shared 12th place with them. They finished the round with the third lowest final round score of 293 (+5), which propelled them seven places on the leaderboard to finish in the top five. Their final tournament score of 35 over par 899 (304-302293) gave them a fifth place finish in the Windy City Classic. Juniors Desiree Dubreuil and Madison Pressel led the Longhorns throughout the tournament. Both finished at nine over par 255 in a tie for 25th place. In her sec-

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The Longhorns are one victory away from adding one of their own to the main draw at the ITA All-American Championships in Tulsa this week after one of their top players posted two consecutive wins in the qualifying rounds. Junior Daniel Whitehead fought through a three-set match against Sander Gille of East Tennessee State, 6-2, 1-6, 6-1, on Tuesday, after defeating Grant Ive of Tulsa in straight sets on Monday. One more win over Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Peerakit Siributwong would put Whitehead in the main draw of the tournament, which starts Thursday. In the doubles draw, sophomore David Holiner and freshman Soren Hess-Olesen won their first match against a duo from Tennessee Tech in the round of 64, and will need two wins on Wednesday to make the main doubles draw. Also posting a win in the dou-

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and a freshman will rotate in at quarterback, throwing to a receiving core comprised of mostly 18- and 19-year-olds. That, of course, is just on offense. Two sophomores and one freshman will line up at cornerback â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carrington Byndom, Adrian Phillips and Quandre Diggs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and will have the daunting assignment of slowing down OUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ryan Broyles and Kenny Stills. Mistakes will be made and the momentum pendulum will swing back and forth all afternoon long, but Texas needs its young players to remain composed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Those guys have done a great job so far, and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see a reason why they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be able to

relax and make plays this weekend,â&#x20AC;? said senior safety Blake Gideon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They have to have the same focus, attitude and preparedness theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had the past weeks.â&#x20AC;? Gideon remembers his first Red River Rivalry, a 45-35 Texas win. The stage was similar: overachieving Texas, with a crop of young players â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two freshmen safeties and two sophomore cornerbacks â&#x20AC;&#x201D; matched up against an elite Oklahoma offense. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They had Sam Bradford back then, and now they have another Heisman hopeful with [Landry] Jones,â&#x20AC;? Gideon said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They just reload every year, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never a down year for them.â&#x20AC;?

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess we had a feel for it naturally,â&#x20AC;? Roberson said. Her father was also very happy when she decided to come to Texas and play volleyball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My dad supports my decision no matter what I go with,â&#x20AC;? Roberson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He would have loved it if I played basketball as well, but volleyball was a good choice.â&#x20AC;? Like Allison, Roberson and her

siblings have some healthy competition in their house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as competitive as we were when we were little, but we definitely are competitive,â&#x20AC;? Roberson said. Allison, Roberson and the Longhorns are hoping to improve their 2-1 Big 12 conference record tonight as they face Texas A&M at Gregory Gym.

pecially with all the cheering and how exciting it is.â&#x20AC;? She said that when she was younger, her and her older sister were passed around in the stands while her mom played volleyball.

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bles draw on Tuesday were Chen and Whitehead, who beat Idan Mark and Joe Young from Tulane, before falling to Billy Federhofer and Nassim Slilam from Florida in their second match. Contributing to the win column on Tuesday were Chen, who won his consolation match against Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Steven Rooda in three sets, and Hess-Olesen, who beat Michiganâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shaun Bernstein. Holiner won his first match against Ben Dunbar of New Mexico on Monday before falling to Spencer Newman of Florida in his second match.

in 2008 and 2009. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wit h it b e i ng a r iv a l r y game, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re extra motivated,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said. While Oklahoma is favored by 9.5 points, the Texas players feel they match up well with the Sooners. Good enough, in fact, to pull off the upset. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being favored doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter,â&#x20AC;? Phillips said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Both teams have to show up and just play your football. We have a little of that usagainst-the-world feeling.â&#x20AC;? To do that, many young Longhorns will have to handle their nerves in the pressure cooker that is the Cotton Bowl. A true freshman will start at running back and a sophomore

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starter Jordan Hicks nursing a sore right hamstring. Cobbs was the No. 1 recruit in Oklahoma two years ago at Tulsa Central, but turned down the Sooners to play for Texas. He appeared in all 12 games last season on special teams and as a defensive back. During spring practice, though, Cobbs made the switch to linebacker. Cobbs should see a good amount of playing time this week against Oklahomaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s high-octane offense. He played quarterback, tailback, wide receiver and safety as a high school athlete and is one of the Longhornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; most versatile linebackers. That will come in handy against a Sooners team that plays at a blistering pace. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demarco brings us great speed and athleticism,â&#x20AC;? Diaz said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Demarco is a runner and a hitter, you can never have enough of those on defense. With some of the packages that we like putting together where we can flood the field with speed, Demarco is the guy. Going against spread offenses that are going to throw a lot of screens out on the perimeter, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice to have a guy that can play in space.â&#x20AC;? day, month day, 2008

ond collegiate event, freshman Bertine Strauss finished in 35th place with a score of 228 (+12), while juniors Haley Stephens (7476-79) and Katelyn Sepmoree (7879-72) tied for 42nd at 225 (+13). In the final round on Tuesday, the Longhorns had the best stroke averages at 78.00. Oklahoma State (882, +18) held off second place Arizona (883, +19) by one stoke, taking first place in the Windy City Classic.

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iPhone 4S is an upgrade but no godsend By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Columnist

to be a geek to realize that this dual-core processor is fast. Apple is claiming that it can run graphics seven times faster now. That means if you use your phone like as a computer, you’ll have no problem multitasking in between and during classes. Notifications — Taking another cue from Android, the new system will feature a flip-down bar at the top of your phone. You can flick down to see notifications such as texts, emails, appointments, weather and stocks from the lock screen or within applications so it won’t interrupt what you’re doing.

It was just weeks ago that the mythical iPhone 5 seemed like a complete game changer with rumors flying — such as it can function as a credit card or it would have a sleek teardrop shape. In reality however, the iPhone 4S and its iOS 5 are just reactive releases to catch up to the latest smartphones. Here’s a brief breakdown of Apple’s big announcement. Pre-orders open up for the new phone on Friday and it will be available for purchase on Oct. 14. HORNS DOWN Price points start at $199 with the Siri — Say hello to the real Hal16 gigabyte model, followed by the 9000. Siri, a voice command com32 GB and 64 GB models for $299 pany bought by Apple about a year and $399. ago, has been integrated into the HORNS UP new phone as a built-in app. Say Camera — Some of the more anything from, “Remind me to call genuinely exciting features are my mom,” to “Book a reservation solely related to the phone’s pho- for two at Uchi,” or even ask “Do I to capabilities. The new iPhone need a raincoat?” is aiming to be a point-and-shoot While this may sound awesome, camera killer with an eight-mega- Android phones already have an pixel sensor, improved white bal- extensive voice command sysance and basic photo editing capa- tem, and how good will it be after bilities built in to iOS 5. a night out on Sixth Street? Can Although Samsung already had it translate slurred speech? Will it an 8 MP sensor on their phone, hear, “Call my girlfriend,” and start and there are some Android dialing your ex? smartphones that come with 12 Best and most terrifying scenarMP, this power, coupled with Ap- io, it can tell that you’re drunk and ple’s software, will result in some respond, “I’m sorry Gerald, but I stunning photography. Just look at can’t allow you to do that.” the Hipstamatic photo taken on an Switching between antennas — iPhone 4 that won third place for So instead of redesigning the glarPicture of the Year International, a ing problem with antennas that contest sponsored by the Reynolds the iPhone 4 had, Apple has simJournalism Institute. ply designed to work around it. While some photographers critIf you recall back to when the icized New York Times photogra- iPhone 4 first came out, users who pher Damon Winters for his use held the phone to their ear wound of the iPhone and the app, photo- up blocking the cellphone’s recepjournalism professor Eli Reed en- tion. Essentially, Apple created a courages users to express them- not-so-smart phone that couldn’t selves through photography. even make phone calls. “The technology may not be as Apple’s response was to altergood as a DSLR, but you got to nate between the two antennas loget in the game if you’re interest- cated on the sides of the phone. If ed,” said the Magnum photogra- you block one, then you’ll receive pher. “And if you’re really interest- data from the other. Additionally, ed, you’ll learn.” the iPhone 4S claims to be able to A5 Processor — You don’t have download at speeds faster than 14

OtterBox Defender Series case protects iPhone 4 By Gary Hsu Daily Texan Staff

Paul Sakuma | Associated Press

Apple CEO Tim Cook talks about the iPhone 4S during an announcement at Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., on Tuesday.

megabytes per second. In an ideal world that would be pretty amazing, but in cities such as Austin, especially during festivals, the actual speeds will vary. In-depth Twitter integration — Apple and Facebook don’t get along. Last year, the lead developer for Facebook’s iPad app jumped ship and joined Google. That being said, Apple is trying for the next best thing with a deeper Twitter integration. Unfortunately, Twitter is a very narrow market. According to the Pew Research Center, in June only 13 percent of adults used Twitter. Even The Daily Texan’s own web-

site sees more users coming from Facebook and Facebook Mobile than Twitter. The upside is that more than half of those users access Twitter from their phones. Paired with the new camera capabilities, expect a deluge of Instagram photos and tweets related to anything and everything you’re doing on your iPhone. “Who cares if you just went to the bathroom or saw this movie?” said Bob Liu, finance sophomore and ITS technical consultant. “The [iPhone 4S] is just a new phone in an old body. I feel like they’re holding out for the iPhone 5.”

and the speakers are not covered by the case, sound was not distorted. Even with the screen protector on, the iPhone was still very responsive. The screen does look a bit washed out with the screen protector on, however, and it makes viewing the iPhone screen a bit challenging when it is very bright outside. Also, because the case has a silicone backing, the phone does not slide when put on a slanted surface. The case is built like a tank: It’s thick, it’s bulky, but it protects the iPhone like no other case. While it isn’t the most stylish case, it does come in numerous color combinations. At $49.95 however, this type of protection does not come cheap. But compared to having to pay Apple $99 dollars to replace the front glass plate and $29 to replace the back glass plate on the iPhone, the Defender Series case may actually be a cheaper option. For those who want the most protection when it comes to the iPhone 4, or for those who are very clumsy, OtterBox’s Defender Series case is your best option.

Your phone has to survive the daily punishment of not only continuous usage but also the occasional drop. The iPhone 4 may have one of the most beautiful designs on the market, but its glass panels on the front and back of the phone can shatter when dropped. OtterBox, a cell phone case manufacturer known for making some of the best protective cases, has created a special case for the fragile iPhone 4. For those who want the most protection for their iPhone, OtterBox offers the Defender Series. The cases are marketed as offering “practically indestructible protection.” With hundreds of cases on the market specifically built for the iPhone 4, does this case stand out when it comes to protection? The Defender Series comes in two parts: The inner part is made from high-impact polycarbonate and the outer part of the case is silicone. The case itself wraps around the entire phone and even has a thick, built-in screen protector. The case is meant to protect against everything from shock, drop and even dust intrusion, but it is not water resistant. While the iPhone by itself is only .37 inches thick, with the case, the thickness of the device jumps to .66 inches — making the case noticeably thicker and heavier. It takes a while to get used to holding the phone with the case on. The case covers up all of the ports, but all of the buttons are still easily accessible. With the case on, the phone is practically indestructible. After doing some drop tests, both intentional and unintentional, the iPhone and the case didn’t get a scratch. Only when a pair of scissors was dropped on the case did Courtesy of OtterBox the screen protector get scratched. The OtterBox Defender Series of The phone operates normally with iPhone 4 cases will definitely prothe case on. Since the microphones tect your phone, but at a cost.

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TRUST NOW

Prince Rama wades deep into psychedelic territory By Eli Watson Daily Texan Staff

It would be an understatement to define Prince Rama as a band that is out of this world. Their eclectic blend of psychedelic, Arabian-esque chords and avant-garde, minimalist instrumentation results in a sound that is part Animal Collective, part The Velvet Underground. Having released four albums since 2007, Prince Rama ventures into an even larger, psychedelic abyss in their latest release, Trust Now. Trust Now, the band’s second release from Paw Tracks, the record label run by members of Animal Collective, shows

Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff

James Palaima tests out a guitar Tuesday afternoon at South Austin Music, located on South Lamar Boulevard. The owner of the store, Bill Welker, concentrates on customer’s requests in running his business.

Music store owner tunes in to patrons By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff

Almost 20 years ago, South Austin Music owner Bill Welker picked up the phone at his store and heard a voice on the other end ask for the guitar strap department. “Small of a store as I am, I thought that was pretty humorous,” Welker said. “I put him on hold and then I got right back on the line. I said, ‘This is Billy in guitar straps, how can I help you?’” The potential customer asked if the store carried a specific elastic strap. When Welker said he did, the caller told him he was with singer/songwriter James Taylor’s tour group, and could he please deliver the item to the Four Seasons Hotel as soon as possible? “I get to the Four Seasons thinking I was going to meet James Taylor’s guitar player or someone in the band,” Welker said. “But then I’m standing in the lobby and here comes James Taylor. When you grow up listening to ‘Sweet Baby James’ and all those hits, and then you get to meet the writer, that’s

pretty special.” Meeting his childhood idol was a highlight of Welker’s long career at South Austin Music, but he has no shortage of good memories. Oct. 1 marked the official 25th anniversary of the store’s opening, according to the original resale certificate Welker still has hanging above the counter. The business owner started the store after graduating with a business degree from Midwestern State University. Although he doesn’t play any instruments, he put himself through school working at a music shop in Wichita Falls. “A lot of people have a natural ability when it comes to the guitar, and there are some people that really have to work at it pretty hard,” Welker said. “I’m one of those that had would have had to work at it really hard. I know a lot about guitars from years of experience, but my main interest is helping musicians.” He said the store, which has been in the same location on South Lamar Boulevard since it opened, looks a lot different than it did 25 years ago. Today it is covered floor to ceiling with guitars, banjos, amps

and every conceivable accessory. In 1986, Welker said South Austin Music only had six or seven guitars in its inventory, but he tried to build up his business by taking customer’s requests. Brent Wilson, a longtime South Austin Music employee and guitar player, said Welker still has the same “we’ll get you what you need” attitude he had when the store opened. “He tries to support his customers by going to see them play live whenever he can,” Wilson said. “After working a full day and going home to take care of three kids, it would be just as easy to say ‘I’m tired, I don’t want to go out.’ But that’s not what he does.” By building relationships with Austin musicians, Welker tries to ensure there’s always a few people in the shop testing out the instruments. But in an economy where many people are strapped for cash, Welker said it can be difficult converting browsers into customers. Sometimes the shop can feel more like a museum than a guitar store. “I tell everyone to make sure they’re having conversations with

WHAT: South Austin Music WHERE: 1402 South Lamar Blvd. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday WEB: southaustinmusic.com

people,” Welker said. “You might be talking about music, or instruments. You might even just be talking about the weather. When you have conversations with people in your store, it always leads to something and you hope that it leads to future business.” Hispanic studies junior Adrian Haynes lives close to South Austin Music and has been visiting the store for the past four years. Several months ago, he brought his guitar into get serviced before recording an EP with his band. “It’s like taking your car in to get it fixed,” Haynes said. “You don’t want someone you don’t know messing with your car, and it’s the same with this. I know the guys there and feel comfortable around them.”

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the band is still trying to channel their inner weirdness, while also incorporating a more digestible song-writing formula. Unfortunately, the band falls short in their delivery, picking up momentum halfway through the album with the tracks “Portaling” and “Incarceration.” “Portaling” sends listeners to a world filled with melodic vibes and tribal drums, with splashes and dashes of cymbal hits that provide a smooth transition into a strange, ethereal void filled with grungy, Lou Reed guitar strumming and eerie, echoed vocals from sisters Taraka and Namai Larson. “Incarceration” moves with jangly guitar and thumping toms, while the ‘70s-laced psychedelic organ adds tension to a chorus that delivers with distorted, Sonic Youth intensity. The Larson sisters sing like

an acid-fueled congregation as they make their pilgrimage towards musical nirvana. Prince Rama shines when they are not trying to be too weird or eccentric. Where Animal Collective and even its individual members have learned to connect psychedelic, lo-fi weirdness with pop sensibilities, Prince Rama has yet to do so. There are moments when they are on the right track, such as in opening track “Rest in Peace.” Buzzy synths, dark ringing bells and the discordant, monastic chants between the Larson sisters make “Rest in Peace” a track that could have been Charles Manson’s burial song. Prince Rama could be like their Paw Tracks label mates, but they fail to captivate at the very beginning of their songs. Most of the songs on Trust Now feel cluttered and not every idea conveyed in each song harmonizes well with the rest. Running at six songs, Trust Now does not deliver in a way that is indicative of any growth. The band sacrifices coherence for weirdness, and ends up creating songs that are disconnected from one another. The result is a psychedelic oddity that slumps and staggers towards success, but never gets there. Trust Now is a small step forward from its predecessor, Shadow Temple. There are still onslaughts of sound that can be overwhelming, but the album shows flickers of hope in its more cohesive, guitar-driven tracks.

Trust Now Prince Rama Genre: Psychedelic rock For those who like: Animal Collective Web: princerama.com

Grade: C-

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REGAL RAVIOLI

THE SUMMER YEARS

Food trailer offers tasty pasta fit for a king

Producer’s beats fall flat

By Sara Benner Daily Texan Staff

Taking up residence next to the Trailer Perk, a coffee and deli trailer that shares its name with the food trailer park on East Sixth Street and Comal, the self-proclaimed king of ravioli, Regal Ravioli, is serving up handcrafted and locally sourced pockets of love. Regal Ravioli’s menu offers five ravioli fillings (beet, squash, mushroom, cheese and sausage with bell peppers) and five sauces (lamb Bolognese, marinara, pecan pesto, veloute and vegetable ragu), to encourage entree customization. For those who are a little indecisive or apprehensive when facing these unusual ravioli stuffings, the friendly trailer staff offers pairing suggestions. The squash ravioli, made with roasted butternut squash and a kick of poblano pepper for an unexpected hint of heat, is complemented by the creamy veloute sauce and plated in a disposable paper basket with a sprinkling of chopped green onion. The eye-catching yellow squash filling almost perfectly matches the trailer’s cheerful paint job and mingles beautifully with the white cheesy sauce and the green onions for a rich, buttery symphony of flavor. Regal Ravioli’s cheese ravioli topped with the lamb Bolognese sauce is a tasty version of an Italian classic. The cheese stuffing features four types of typical Italian cheeses: ricotta, mozzarella, fontina and Par-

Jono Foley | Daily Texan Staff

Regal Ravioli serves up a variety of Italian dishes from their East Sixth and Comal trailer, such as a butternut squash ravioli covered in veloute sauce.

mesan, with a noticeable presence of extra virgin olive oil and lemon for added flavor. When paired with the sweet, wine-laced lamb sauce, it becomes a dish that is reminiscent of old Italy, yet modern. Portions are fair, with eight generously-sized, though difficult to eat, ravioli per dish and a slice of bread. For those with smaller appetites, their servings are plentiful. However, sporks are not made for ravenous ravioli consumption. For good Italian food in Austin,

paying $10-$20 per person is to be expected. But for trailer food, one usually expects to pay less than $10. Each entree at Regal Ravioli is $6-$9, which is borderline pricey. Taking into consideration the quality of the food this trailer produces, a romantic dinner for two with a bill around $20 bucks isn’t too outrageous. The trailer park Regal Ravioli occupies is clean, with plenty of seating. As the sun sets on Austin’s east side, despite its flaws, Regal Ravioli is a fantastic place to stuff yourself.

Regal Ravioli Cuisine: Italian Hours: Lunch, Tues-Fri 11 a.m.; Dinner, Thurs-Sat 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Location: E. 6th and Comal Street Cost: $10-$15 per person Web: regalravioli.com

Grade: A-

By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff

In terms of intellectual insight and emotional depth, Tabi Bonney’s latest album, Summer Years, is a wasteland devoid of both of those things. Summer Years, for the most part, is just a compilation of trite, marketable hip-hop songs, rather than an album conveying something deeper. Bashing Tabi Bonney or Summer Years would be too easy — in fact, despite its surface-level flaws, the album has a fair amount of merits all its own. While the West African-born, Washington D.C.-raised Tabi Bonney is interesting within himself, the most redeeming qualities of Summer Years come predominately from producer Ski Beatz. Beatz, after a lengthy hiatus from hip-hop, got back into the game fairly recently, producing for artists such as Bonney, Murs and Curren$y. Prior to his break, Beatz had amassed an impressive resume of artists he’s collaborated with, including the likes of Lil Kim, Nas and Jay-Z. While the majority of the album’s beats are compelling and en-

joyable, Beatz fails to deliver at certain points on the record, namely on the track “Hello & Goodbye,” which is laden with irritatingly high synth lines and poorly executed subtle dubstep wobbles that don’t really make sense on the song or the record, given the lack of dubstep influences elsewhere on Summer Years. The production on “Frontin” misses the mark as well in its resemblance to a failed Soulja Boy beat. In its entirety, Beatz does a very interesting and praise-worthy job of creating electro-infused beats that exist within a very unique space previously unoccupied by Hip-hop. For the goal he’s trying to achieve (creating an upbeat, hip-hop record with mass appeal), Bonney does a good job with the framework Beatz lays for him. Bonney makes songs that are just fun and don’t require a lot of thought, and Summer Years definitely exemplifies this. The record isn’t conscious on any level, but Bonney makes it easy to have a great time — and that, combined with Beatz’ seasoned prowess, make Summer Years a record worth streaming at the very least.

The Summer Years Tabi Bonney

Genre: Hip-hop For those who like: Dom Kennedy, Smoke DZA, Curren$y

Grade: C+

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Prince Rama wades deep into psychedelic territory By Eli Watson Daily Texan Staff

It would be an understatement to define Prince Rama as a band that is out of this world. Their eclectic blend of psychedelic, Arabian-esque chords and avant-garde, minimalist instrumentation results in a sound that is part Animal Collective, part The Velvet Underground. Having released four albums since 2007, Prince Rama ventures into an even larger, psychedelic abyss in their latest release, Trust Now. Trust Now, the band’s second release from Paw Tracks, the record label run by members of Animal Collective, shows

Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff

James Palaima tests out a guitar Tuesday afternoon at South Austin Music, located on South Lamar Boulevard. The owner of the store, Bill Welker, concentrates on customer’s requests in running his business.

Music store owner tunes in to patrons By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff

Almost 20 years ago, South Austin Music owner Bill Welker picked up the phone at his store and heard a voice on the other end ask for the guitar strap department. “Small of a store as I am, I thought that was pretty humorous,” Welker said. “I put him on hold and then I got right back on the line. I said, ‘This is Billy in guitar straps, how can I help you?’” The potential customer asked if the store carried a specific elastic strap. When Welker said he did, the caller told him he was with singer/songwriter James Taylor’s tour group, and could he please deliver the item to the Four Seasons Hotel as soon as possible? “I get to the Four Seasons thinking I was going to meet James Taylor’s guitar player or someone in the band,” Welker said. “But then I’m standing in the lobby and here comes James Taylor. When you grow up listening to ‘Sweet Baby James’ and all those hits, and then you get to meet the writer, that’s

pretty special.” Meeting his childhood idol was a highlight of Welker’s long career at South Austin Music, but he has no shortage of good memories. Oct. 1 marked the official 25th anniversary of the store’s opening, according to the original resale certificate Welker still has hanging above the counter. The business owner started the store after graduating with a business degree from Midwestern State University. Although he doesn’t play any instruments, he put himself through school working at a music shop in Wichita Falls. “A lot of people have a natural ability when it comes to the guitar, and there are some people that really have to work at it pretty hard,” Welker said. “I’m one of those that had would have had to work at it really hard. I know a lot about guitars from years of experience, but my main interest is helping musicians.” He said the store, which has been in the same location on South Lamar Boulevard since it opened, looks a lot different than it did 25 years ago. Today it is covered floor to ceiling with guitars, banjos, amps

and every conceivable accessory. In 1986, Welker said South Austin Music only had six or seven guitars in its inventory, but he tried to build up his business by taking customer’s requests. Brent Wilson, a longtime South Austin Music employee and guitar player, said Welker still has the same “we’ll get you what you need” attitude he had when the store opened. “He tries to support his customers by going to see them play live whenever he can,” Wilson said. “After working a full day and going home to take care of three kids, it would be just as easy to say ‘I’m tired, I don’t want to go out.’ But that’s not what he does.” By building relationships with Austin musicians, Welker tries to ensure there’s always a few people in the shop testing out the instruments. But in an economy where many people are strapped for cash, Welker said it can be difficult converting browsers into customers. Sometimes the shop can feel more like a museum than a guitar store. “I tell everyone to make sure they’re having conversations with

WHAT: South Austin Music WHERE: 1402 South Lamar Blvd. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday WEB: southaustinmusic.com

people,” Welker said. “You might be talking about music, or instruments. You might even just be talking about the weather. When you have conversations with people in your store, it always leads to something and you hope that it leads to future business.” Hispanic studies junior Adrian Haynes lives close to South Austin Music and has been visiting the store for the past four years. Several months ago, he brought his guitar into get serviced before recording an EP with his band. “It’s like taking your car in to get it fixed,” Haynes said. “You don’t want someone you don’t know messing with your car, and it’s the same with this. I know the guys there and feel comfortable around them.”

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the band is still trying to channel their inner weirdness, while also incorporating a more digestible song-writing formula. Unfortunately, the band falls short in their delivery, picking up momentum halfway through the album with the tracks “Portaling” and “Incarceration.” “Portaling” sends listeners to a world filled with melodic vibes and tribal drums, with splashes and dashes of cymbal hits that provide a smooth transition into a strange, ethereal void filled with grungy, Lou Reed guitar strumming and eerie, echoed vocals from sisters Taraka and Namai Larson. “Incarceration” moves with jangly guitar and thumping toms, while the ‘70s-laced psychedelic organ adds tension to a chorus that delivers with distorted, Sonic Youth intensity. The Larson sisters sing like

an acid-fueled congregation as they make their pilgrimage towards musical nirvana. Prince Rama shines when they are not trying to be too weird or eccentric. Where Animal Collective and even its individual members have learned to connect psychedelic, lo-fi weirdness with pop sensibilities, Prince Rama has yet to do so. There are moments when they are on the right track, such as in opening track “Rest in Peace.” Buzzy synths, dark ringing bells and the discordant, monastic chants between the Larson sisters make “Rest in Peace” a track that could have been Charles Manson’s burial song. Prince Rama could be like their Paw Tracks label mates, but they fail to captivate at the very beginning of their songs. Most of the songs on Trust Now feel cluttered and not every idea conveyed in each song harmonizes well with the rest. Running at six songs, Trust Now does not deliver in a way that is indicative of any growth. The band sacrifices coherence for weirdness, and ends up creating songs that are disconnected from one another. The result is a psychedelic oddity that slumps and staggers towards success, but never gets there. Trust Now is a small step forward from its predecessor, Shadow Temple. There are still onslaughts of sound that can be overwhelming, but the album shows flickers of hope in its more cohesive, guitar-driven tracks.

Trust Now Prince Rama Genre: Psychedelic rock For those who like: Animal Collective Web: princerama.com

Grade: C-

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REGAL RAVIOLI

THE SUMMER YEARS

Food trailer offers tasty pasta fit for a king

Producer’s beats fall flat

By Sara Benner Daily Texan Staff

Taking up residence next to the Trailer Perk, a coffee and deli trailer that shares its name with the food trailer park on East Sixth Street and Comal, the self-proclaimed king of ravioli, Regal Ravioli, is serving up handcrafted and locally sourced pockets of love. Regal Ravioli’s menu offers five ravioli fillings (beet, squash, mushroom, cheese and sausage with bell peppers) and five sauces (lamb Bolognese, marinara, pecan pesto, veloute and vegetable ragu), to encourage entree customization. For those who are a little indecisive or apprehensive when facing these unusual ravioli stuffings, the friendly trailer staff offers pairing suggestions. The squash ravioli, made with roasted butternut squash and a kick of poblano pepper for an unexpected hint of heat, is complemented by the creamy veloute sauce and plated in a disposable paper basket with a sprinkling of chopped green onion. The eye-catching yellow squash filling almost perfectly matches the trailer’s cheerful paint job and mingles beautifully with the white cheesy sauce and the green onions for a rich, buttery symphony of flavor. Regal Ravioli’s cheese ravioli topped with the lamb Bolognese sauce is a tasty version of an Italian classic. The cheese stuffing features four types of typical Italian cheeses: ricotta, mozzarella, fontina and Par-

Jono Foley | Daily Texan Staff

Regal Ravioli serves up a variety of Italian dishes from their East Sixth and Comal trailer, such as a butternut squash ravioli covered in veloute sauce.

mesan, with a noticeable presence of extra virgin olive oil and lemon for added flavor. When paired with the sweet, wine-laced lamb sauce, it becomes a dish that is reminiscent of old Italy, yet modern. Portions are fair, with eight generously-sized, though difficult to eat, ravioli per dish and a slice of bread. For those with smaller appetites, their servings are plentiful. However, sporks are not made for ravenous ravioli consumption. For good Italian food in Austin,

paying $10-$20 per person is to be expected. But for trailer food, one usually expects to pay less than $10. Each entree at Regal Ravioli is $6-$9, which is borderline pricey. Taking into consideration the quality of the food this trailer produces, a romantic dinner for two with a bill around $20 bucks isn’t too outrageous. The trailer park Regal Ravioli occupies is clean, with plenty of seating. As the sun sets on Austin’s east side, despite its flaws, Regal Ravioli is a fantastic place to stuff yourself.

Regal Ravioli Cuisine: Italian Hours: Lunch, Tues-Fri 11 a.m.; Dinner, Thurs-Sat 5 p.m.-10 p.m. Location: E. 6th and Comal Street Cost: $10-$15 per person Web: regalravioli.com

Grade: A-

By Ali Breland Daily Texan Staff

In terms of intellectual insight and emotional depth, Tabi Bonney’s latest album, Summer Years, is a wasteland devoid of both of those things. Summer Years, for the most part, is just a compilation of trite, marketable hip-hop songs, rather than an album conveying something deeper. Bashing Tabi Bonney or Summer Years would be too easy — in fact, despite its surface-level flaws, the album has a fair amount of merits all its own. While the West African-born, Washington D.C.-raised Tabi Bonney is interesting within himself, the most redeeming qualities of Summer Years come predominately from producer Ski Beatz. Beatz, after a lengthy hiatus from hip-hop, got back into the game fairly recently, producing for artists such as Bonney, Murs and Curren$y. Prior to his break, Beatz had amassed an impressive resume of artists he’s collaborated with, including the likes of Lil Kim, Nas and Jay-Z. While the majority of the album’s beats are compelling and en-

joyable, Beatz fails to deliver at certain points on the record, namely on the track “Hello & Goodbye,” which is laden with irritatingly high synth lines and poorly executed subtle dubstep wobbles that don’t really make sense on the song or the record, given the lack of dubstep influences elsewhere on Summer Years. The production on “Frontin” misses the mark as well in its resemblance to a failed Soulja Boy beat. In its entirety, Beatz does a very interesting and praise-worthy job of creating electro-infused beats that exist within a very unique space previously unoccupied by Hip-hop. For the goal he’s trying to achieve (creating an upbeat, hip-hop record with mass appeal), Bonney does a good job with the framework Beatz lays for him. Bonney makes songs that are just fun and don’t require a lot of thought, and Summer Years definitely exemplifies this. The record isn’t conscious on any level, but Bonney makes it easy to have a great time — and that, combined with Beatz’ seasoned prowess, make Summer Years a record worth streaming at the very least.

The Summer Years Tabi Bonney

Genre: Hip-hop For those who like: Dom Kennedy, Smoke DZA, Curren$y

Grade: C+

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