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Partnerships bring progress Collaboration between hospitals, med school provide opportunities

By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff The UT System Board of Regents approved a partnership between the UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas and the Seton Family of Hospitals in Central Texas on Monday, allowing UT Austin and several other UT System institutions the op-

portunity to expand biomedical research programs.

The decision will also increase the amount of doctors in training at Seton hospitals from 180 trainees to approximately 300 over the next few years, which could lead to a larger number of doctors working in Central Texas, said Kenneth Shine, UT System’s executive vice chancellor.

“The demographic in Central Texas is changing,” Shine said.

“More people are retiring while the population continues to

grow. Unless we train more physicians, we will not have an adequate number of them to care for the growing population.”

Central Texas currently has about 155 physicians for every 100,000 people, which is about 40 percent below the national average.

Seton will invest $100 million over the next four years to cover most of the costs of expanding the medical programs.

“As a community service organization, it’s important for us

to invest not only in the care of our patients but to ensure the future of those patients is secure,” Seton president Charles Barnett said.

This partnership could be a step toward re-evaluating the possibility of a medical school in Austin, which has been discussed for years by the Board of Regents.

The agreement will also facilitate collaborative research between UT

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Groups reinterpret US holiday

Karina Jacques | Daily Texan Staff

Kenneth Shine, UT System’s executive vice chancellor, answers questions during a press conference at the Regents Building on Monday.

UT student dies after jumping off parking garage Investigations continue in search of motivation for apparent suicide

Erik Reyna | Daily Texan Staff

Flower petals were tossed around and traditional Aztec music was played as an introduction to the 2009 Día de la Raza Celebration at the Mexican American Cultural Center.

Día de la Raza sheds light on conceptions of early colonization

By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff A line of singers, guitar and conch shell players, and instrumentalists with red cloth tied around their heads marched into the center of a full auditorium.

The performers sang and danced as part of a ceremony Monday night at the Mexican American Cultural Center at the 24th annual Día de la Raza celebration.

The United East Austin Coalition and the Friends of the MACC organized the event as an alternative to Columbus Day. Columbus is often inaccurately portrayed as the first European explorer of the Americas. In fact he established Spanish colonization and set a precedence for future European colonization of the “New

World,” which left a legacy of violence and ravaged much of the continent’s indigenous population. Día de la Raza was created as an opportunity to praise the Mexican “mestizo race,” or the mixture of Spanish and indigenous cultures.

“Día de la Raza is celebrated all over the world by native people who were exploited by the Spanish conquerors,” said Lori Cervenak-Renteria, co-coordinator for Friends of the MACC and secretary for the coalition. “Natives all over the world celebrate it as an alternative to Columbus Day.” The coalition and friends use the event to recognize the individuals, groups and companies who provided time and money to the center.

This year’s event is the third held in the new MACC building. Cervenak-Renteria said the organizations have, in the past, held the event at The Scoot Inn and an old maintenance barn where they held the celebration from 1998 to 2000.

“We cleaned it up as best we could and declared it our Mexican American Cultural Center until we could raise enough money and support,” she said.

She said the organizations ultimately aim to turn the Día de la Raza celebration into a week-long citywide event that would involve many groups around Austin.

Raul Alvarez, member of the Austin Community College Board of Trustees and

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At emergency meeting, interim director approved Texas Student Media Board Member Ryan Ellis listens to the discussion in which it was eventually decided that Jennifer Hammat, assistant vice president of student affairs, is to serve as interim director of Texas Student Media.

The decision places Hammat as the temporary head of TSM until the position is filled with a permanent director.

Erik Reyna Daily Texan Staff

By Bobby Longoria & Pierre Bertrand Daily Texan Staff A male UT student jumped to his death from the seventh floor of the San Antonio Garage at the corner of 25th and Nueces streets Monday afternoon.

University spokeswoman Rhonda Weldon said the name of the student will not be released until the medical examiner’s office has completed its investigation and the student’s family has been notified. She said the investigation is a joint effort by the Austin Police Department and UT Police Department.

Austin police officers responded to a call at 2:15 p.m. by a female UT student who was engaged in a text conversation with the victim moments before he jumped. She told police he sent her a text saying he was going to “end it all,” said APD Sgt. Mike Larner.

Larner said the female student called APD believing the male was at his residence, which is approximately four blocks from the

garage. By 2:21 p.m., police were alerted by a second call that a man had jumped from the parking garage.

“It was obvious from cameras inside the garage that he was not pushed or forced over the edge,” Larner said. “There was no note or weapon of any kind that we know of [found at the scene].”

Edwin Garcia, an international relations and global studies sophomore, said he arrived on the scene at about 2:40 p.m. and saw emergency medical technicians attempting to revive the man for about 10 minutes.

Architectural engineering senior Connor Leach was walking down the street at about 2:45 p.m. and said he saw a single police vehicle and the student lying on the street. The man was not covered until approximately 2:50 p.m.

Larner said forensic detectives will further investigate the incident through the use of photos taken at the scene, witness interviews and a medical examiner’s analysis of the body and the scene.

Officers will return to the student’s residence to look for a note or similar items.

Board unanimously votes on appointment, students voice concerns

By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff After two weeks without a director, the Texas Student Media Board confirmed Jennifer Hammat, the University’s assistant vice president for student affairs, to serve as interim director until a permanent replacement can be hired.

The board unanimously approved Hammat at an emergency meeting Monday. TSM oversees all University student media outlets, including The Daily Texan and the Cactus Yearbook.

Juan Gonzales, vice president of student affairs, nominated Hammat in a previous meeting held soon after former director Kathy Lawrence resigned in September. But the nomination was considered invalid after board mem-

bers found that, according to the TSM Handbook, Gonzales has the power to make recommendations, but the board must vote to finalize the decision.

Hammat chose not to be present at the meeting, so the board members could “openly” discuss alternate options for an interim director. As interim, Hammat will have the ability to sign contracts and oversee TSM financial decisions.

“Because I was never officially appointed, Dr. Gonzales did not want me involved with the direct day-to-day operations of TSM,” Hammat said. “But I’ve continued to do the normal things I do concerning TSM through my current job.”

Several student managers of media entities voiced concerns about hiring a University representative to be so involved in the workings of TSM, which

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Erik Reyna | Daily Texan Staff

APD Cpl. Wines secures the scene of the incident that occurred at the San Antonio Garage in West Campus.

Program offers tips, counseling for stress Campus begins training counselors in debriefing tense social workers

By Lara Berendt Daily Texan Staff UT’s Institute on Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault has begun a two-year program to help social workers across the country cope with the emotional fatigue of working with victims of child abuse.

The project, funded by a $500,000 federal grant, will use national research to determine how staff members and volunteers face “compassion fatigue,” — a condition counselors experience when they encounter traumatic stress, sometimes re-

sulting from working with domestic violence victims. The research will create a training curriculum to be implemented by managers nationwide with the goal of reducing stress.

The institute is a research center which aims to advance the community’s knowledge of domestic violence.

“People who work in high-intensity, high-emotion situations often feel the same grief and trauma as their clients,” said Noël Busch-Armendariz, director of the institute and principal investigator for the project. “If you feel that enough over time, the compassion you feel for the client starts to fatigue you as

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focuses on unity, past obstacles From page 1 sponsor of the event, said the celebration stands as testimony to how the indigenous, Latino and Mexican communities have kept their culture alive. “It is important that we take time once a year to remind ourselves of the past and how we can pull together to overcome obstacles before us,� he said.

The Big Read, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts focusing on getting people to read, partnered with ACC to sponsor the celebration for the first time this year.

Christopher Smith, an ACC student who attended as a representative of the Big Read, said the initiative and ACC chose to promote “Sandstone and Shadows,� a book of Mexican short stories, to draw a connection between Mexican American culture and Aus-

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tinites at the event.

Following the celebration, the organizations presented the Raza Awards — framed certificates recognizing those entities who provided the most money, time or talent to the cultural center.

The Center for Mexican American Studies at UT also received a Raza Award recognizing their monetary contributions to the cultural center in the form of funding for events.

The studies center, however, did not participate in the event this year. Luis Guevara, program coordinator for the center at the University, said they have built a good relationship with the MACC over the years, but they were too stretched. “We have a major event going on at the end of the week,� Guevara said. “There is only so much time and there are only so many dollars going around.�

Anne-Marie Huff | Daily Texan Staff

Lisa Duke, a music graduate student in harp performance, practices “Vers La Source Dans Le Bois� by Marcel Lucien Tournier in the Music Building on Monday afternoon.

STRESS: Group eases emotional burnout members and volunteers. Addi- and associate director of the in- Kalergis said. tionally, some experienced staff stitute.

Kalergis said she hopes to well, which then leads to burn- members leave the field, which “We’re starting from the per- start national surveying by Noout.� vember or December, and beIn the project’s first phase, staff gin presenting the training curand volunteers will be surveyed riculum in July or August. At about current methods of dealleast one of the training sessions ing with “emotional burnout,� will be located in Texas. The fiand this research will be used to This field has as much opportunity for compassion nal product should be complete create a model of the best ways two years. She said she’s satisfaction as it does for compassion fatigue.� within to address these issues. Then, 75 glad that people are beginning managers across the country will ask the question of how this — Karen Kalergis, project director to be trained in how to implement type of work can impact staff and associate director and volunteers. this model within their organizations. The managers will have “We’re really excited to be a certain number of staff mempart of helping to answer that bers and must be able to commit question,� Kalergis said. “This to the project for at least a year. has an impact both on clients spective that the organization field has as much opportunity The results of this burnout are and the rest of the staff, said should be doing something to for compassion satisfaction as it negative attitudes among staff Karen Kalergis, project director build resiliency in their staff,� does for compassion fatigue.�

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The opening flower ceremony was performed by Xinatchli, “a Grupo de Danza Azteca.� The ceremony was held in memory of lives lost as a result of violence during Spanish and European colonization.

campus watch Signed, sealed, delivered DKR TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM, 2200 Robert Dedman Consumption of Alcohol by a Minor: An underage UT student was discovered with a flask in his pocket. The subject was escorted to the Dean of Student’s. The student then displayed his desire to be a lawyer and began to represent himself. After refusing to sign the citation, the subject was taken into custody. Occurred on: 10-10-09, at 8:30 PM.

It was all yellow UNION BUILDING, #4 West Mall Criminal Trespass Warning: A non-UT subject was reported urinating on the tile floor on the sec-

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ond floor of the building. The subject was issued a warning and was escorted from the building. Occurred on: 10-11-09, at 2:17 AM.

Seeing Double DKR TEXAS MEMORIAL STADIUM, 2200 Robert Dedman Possesses More than One Valid DL: A UT football fan notified the UT Police Department of a disturbance. The officers saw one subject attempt to conceal the contents of his wallet as he removed his driver’s license. They observed a second Texas DL stashed behind the first. The second DL was confiscated and the subject was ejected from the stadium. Occurred on: 10-10-09, at 8:17 PM. Compiled by UTPD Officer Darrell Halstead

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Promoting a healthy lifestyle The Health Promotion Resource Center held the first of four “Nutrition 101� classes Monday at the University.

Katie Cadigan, a nutrition education graduate student, gave a presentation over basic nutrition information and encouraged the two students in attendance to ask questions and share their own nutritional goals with Cadigan and other participants. “[The class] gave good advice on how to be healthier; it’s a multi-faceted thing,� said chemistry graduate student David Ostrowski. “It’s not just about food.�

Karina Jacques | Daily Texan Staff Key topics from the presentation were staying hydrated, eating Nutrition education grad student Katie Cadigan talks about nutrimoderate portions, handling stress tion and wellness at the Gregory Gym this Monday afternoon. and meal planning tips.

Cadigan will teach two othtion and resources they need to The goal of the class is to er classes this semester entitled make informed decisions,� Cadi“empower students to prac“Your Heart� and “Your Healthigan said. tice healthy lifestyle behaviors est Body.� — Hannah Jones and give them access to informa-

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Netanyahu: Israelis will never be tried for war crimes

By Josef Federman The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday vowed never to allow Israeli leaders or soldiers to stand trial on war crimes charges over their actions during last winter’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip, furiously denouncing a U.N. report in a keynote address to parliament.

Netanyahu’s fiery rhetoric — and his decision to open the highprofile speech with remarks on the report — reflected the deep distress felt among Israeli leaders after a U.N. commission accused Israel of intentionally harming civilians when it launched a massive attack in Gaza to stop years of rocket fire. “This distorted report, written by this distorted committee, undermines Israel’s right to defend itself. This report encourages terrorism and threatens peace,� Netanyahu said in his address at the opening of parliament’s winter session. “Israel will not take risks for peace if it can’t defend itself.�

The U.N. report, compiled by a team led by former war crimes prosecutor Richard Goldstone, accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes and possible crimes against humanity. It specifically accused Israel of using disproportionate force, deliberately targeting civilians and destroying civilian infrastructure, and using people as human shields. It accused Hamas of deliberately targeting civilians and trying to spread terror through its rocket attacks.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during the opening of the Israeli Parliament’s winter session in Jerusalem on Monday. but to take harsh action against militants who were terrorizing southern Israel. They also blame Hamas for civilian casualties, saying the Islamic militant group took cover in residential areas during the fighting. However, Goldstone’s strong credentials as a respected South African jurist, his

Jewish faith and past support for Israeli causes have made it hard for Israel to dismiss the claims.

Netanyahu angrily noted the report’s portrayal of Israeli leaders as war criminals. “The truth is exactly the opposite. Israel’s leaders and its army are those who defended the citizens of Israel from

war criminals,� he said. “We will not allow Ehud Olmert, Tzipi Livni and Ehud Barak, who sent our sons to war, to arrive at the international court in the Hague,� he said.

While Netanyahu has repeatedly lashed out at the U.N. report, Monday’s comments appeared to

be a direct response to a new Palestinian push for a vote on the report in the U.N.’s Human Rights Council. If the vote takes place, the matter could be referred to higher U.N. bodies that could theoretically push for war-crimes prosecution.

Earlier this month, Abbas’ gov-

ernment had agreed to delay the vote for six months. That decision, which came under heavy U.S. pressure, sparked sharp criticism and protests across Palestinian society, particularly from the rival Hamas government in the Gaza Strip.

U.N. spokeswoman Michele Montas said Monday that Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke with Abbas on Sunday about the matter and said he would support Abbas’ proposal to reopen discussion of the Goldstone report at the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

In contrast to predecessors who have used parliamentary addresses to speak of bold visions of peace, Netanyahu spoke in far bleaker terms. He focused on past Jewish suffering and criticized the futility of previous peace efforts, blaming Arab adversaries for their failure. “The right to a Jewish state and the right to self-defense are two of the existential rights of our people,� he said. “These basic rights of the Jewish people have been under greatly increasing attack.

Our prime mission is to stave off this attack.�

President Barack Obama has been trying to persuade the Israelis and Palestinians to restart peace talks.

The Palestinians say they will not resume negotiations until Israel freezes all construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank and east Jerusalem.

Netanyahu says some settlement construction must continue to accommodate growth in the Jewish populations.

In local votes, Putin’s party towers Americans win economics Nobel Prize

By Lynn Berry The Associated Press MOSCOW — The pro-Kremlin party dominated an election for Moscow city council and other local votes across Russia, results released Monday showed.

With 99 percent of the Moscow vote counted, United Russia won 66 percent and the Communist Party 13 percent. No other party cleared the 7 percent threshold to win seats on the city council.

United Russia is a power base for Vladimir Putin, now the prime minister and party head, who has not ruled out a return to the pres-

idency in 2012. President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated party leaders on their “convincing� victory, which he said showed “the authority the party has acquired from our people in recent years.�

Underscoring the marginalization of Kremlin opponents, police in riot gear swiftly broke up a protest over the Moscow vote in a central square Monday evening, dragging demonstrators away.

The liberal Yabloko party fell short of the threshold, with less than 5 percent, and will no longer be represented on the council, where it previously provided

the only opposition to Moscow’s powerful mayor, Yuri Luzhkov.

The Communists claimed there were mass electoral violations during the voting.

More than 7,000 local elections — for mayors, district leaders, regional and local legislatures — were held in 75 of Russia’s 83 regions, including in Chechnya and other republics in the North Caucasus where there has been an upsurge in violence.

Russian election commission head Vladimir Churov said the elections were held in accordance with the law.

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Elinor Ostrom, 76, known for her work on the management of common resources, is the first woman to win a Nobel in economics. She shares this year’s prize with Oliver Williamson, 77, who pioneered the study of how and why companies structure themselves and how they resolve conflicts.

Monday’s final prizes of 2009 capped a year in which a record five women won Nobels.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said it chose Ostrom and Williamson for work that “advanced economic governance research from the fringe to the forefront of scientific attention.�

Ostrom showed how common resources — forests, fisheries, oilfields, grazing lands and irrigation systems — can be managed successfully by the people who use them, rather than by governments or private companies. “What we have ignored is what citizens can do and the importance of real involvement of the people involved — as opposed to just having somebody in Washington ... make a rule,� Ostrom, a political scientist at Indiana University, said.

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Redirecting Austin Energy

An entirely self-sustaining Whole Foods Market draws a crowd of Austinites with zero at-home carbon footprints as a no-emissions city power plant transports energy to a 100-percent wind-powered Capitol building.

It’s an exaggerated, yet uniquely Austin, futuristic imagining of a progressive city whose energy utility recently announced an ambitious plan to obtain roughly 35 percent of the city’s energy from renewable resources by 2020. The plan’s goals, which target global warming and pollution concerns, are certainly laudable.

But in a time of economic distress — even in a state that has taken softer fiscal hits — the city-owned Austin Energy should reevaluate the proposal’s potential impact on citizens’ utility bills. Though the impacts of pollution disproportionately afflict low-income communities, the poor stand to suffer financially under an overly zealous plan whose immediate passage proponents have too-hastily encouraged.

Austin Energy, whose proposal includes plans to boost the city’s wind-energy consumption by nearly 120 percent and cut coal use by 40 percent, has conceded that it will likely be forced to raise rates in the future to pay for these renewable-energy models, which are currently more costly to establish and run.

But Austin Energy consultants have found that without these green initiatives, rates would eventually have to be hiked anyway to offset the ever-rising costs of coal and natural gas, and that a move toward renewable energy will actually prove cheaper by 2020 than maintaining current levels of fossil fuel use.

But the proposal’s auspicious long-term fiscal and environmental forecast finds itself at odds with short-term economic concerns. The utility has indicated that it will not be waiting until 2020 to raise bills: Representatives have said a new rate structure could take effect as soon as 2012, and the Catholic Diocese of Austin — which provides low-income families with utility assistance — has calculated that prices could rise substantially within the next five years.

“We help a lot of people who can barely afford to keep the lights on now,” diocese chancellor Ron Walker recently told the Austin American-Statesman.

In stable economic times, Austin Energy might have reason to prioritize long-term investment over short-term pain. But while reports suggest that Austin could be one of the first cities in the nation to see economic recovery, the city’s poor citizens may be forced to shoulder rising costs while facing economic difficulty that could persist long after the recession officially subsides. Costs could also outpace funds that Austin Energy has on hand to assist low-income families, and higher rates could deter businesses from settling in Austin.

In scaling back expectations, Austin Energy and environmental advocates can keep Austin uniquely Austin without transferring an economic load to those least able to afford it. The 2020 proposal need not be scrapped entirely, but a dose of realism could help remedy an excessively lofty set of blueprints that includes, for example, plans to lay $5 billion transmission lines to transport wind energy from West Texas.

The utility could look to moving its goalposts for renewable sourcing past 2020 — offering more time for families to recover from economic losses incurred during the recession — or take further steps to encourage conservation and maximize energy efficiency in homes and workplaces.

We encourage the city to work toward maintaining its reputation as an environmental trailblazer, but in bounding ahead with its liberal sensibilities in tow — toward that image of the Austin skyline dominated by a self-sustaining Capitol building — we hope the city can sacrifice some of its environmental ideals to avoid bounding ahead of its neediest citizens in the process.

— David Muto for the editorial board

GALLERY

Perry unseats an appointee and just when it found a chairman to bring it back into a calm and steady era, the governor decided to replace him with one of his own people.

Linus Wright, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dallas real estate investor R. David Kelly, a current Teacher Retirement System of Texas, was informed by board trustee, will be Wright’s replacement as chairman, Gov. Rick Perry’s office over the weekend that he will be as stated in the Statesman. According to Forbes magazine, replaced, according to the Austin American-Statesman. In- Kelly is senior vice president of the ENGlobal Corporation terestingly enough, Wright said that he was not given any of Houston. Though Kelly has the resume of a good dereason about why this replacement will occur. cision-maker, there is definitely reason to believe his apAfter taking the position in January, Wright shaped up pointment is a part of the governor’s personal agenda. The a then-broken board, riffed apart over investment deci- Statesman reports that Kelly is a member of the finance sions. After the previous chairman Jim Lee stepped down, team for Perry’s re-election campaign. citing an intention to start a new business – though some Perry just may be fed-up with the board not abiding by claim that it was because of a gambling requests he makes. In 2006, the Austin debt controversy – Wright quickly creatBusiness Journal reported that the goved new morale within the board. Being ernor asked the board to invest $600 a retired superintendent, Wright undermillion of the system pension fund into stood the needs of educators and how to the Texas Emerging Technologies Fund, properly deal with their requests. which at the time stood at $200 million.

Outgoing trustee Mark Henry, who is In 2008, Perry asked the board to inThe board refused also the superintendent of the Galena vest in several of the state’s transporPark School District, told the Statesman tation endeavors, according to the Texto pursue either of that Wright was just the “influence” that as Classroom Teachers Association’s these investments the board needed after the bad experiencWeb site. es with Lee, and stated that Wright was The board refused to pursue either ... and now Perry able to earn the trust of both the business of these investments, according to the has found a way and education community.

Statesman, and now Perry has found In his short time as chairman, Wright a way to make sure these refusals do to make sure these emerged as a transformational figure. not happen so often in the future. The refusals do not His unexpected replacement is questiontransportation endeavors and the techable, to say the least. Given Perry’s hisnology fund were products of Perry and happen so often in tory with the board, the situation is even his administration. the future. more disconcerting.

With a chairman clearly on his side In June, Perry vetoed House Bill 2656, and a board continuing to be comwhich would have strengthened the voice posed of solely-appointed members, of actual retirees on the board, accordthe strength of teachers’ pensions may ing to the Longview News-Journal. The be dependent on the success of the Perboard consists of nine members, all of ry’s own agenda. whom are appointed by the governor for The affects that these moves can have six-year staggered terms. Currently, only one of the mem- on young teachers – as well as future teachers in UT classbers on the board is selected from a group of candidates rooms today – are worrisome. Perry is playing politics with nominated by members of the Teachers’ Retirement Sys- the pensions of members of one of the most important protem. House Bill 2526 would have replaced two appointed fessions in society. In an era where education in the U.S. – positions with retired system members solely elected by and especially Texas – is in dire need of reform, irresponsimembers of the retirement system. ble handling of the Teachers’ Retirement System is sending Perry had a problem with actual system members and the wrong message to current teachers and paints a trouformer members having too much of a say with the func- bling picture to future teachers of how little respect they tions of the system itself. Actual retirees having a say in will encounter. their pensions was too much for the governor to handle.

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The Associated Press wire report gives the barest justification for the death sentence Paul Devoe received last week: “Jurors agreed that the man, Paul Devoe, left, should not be sentenced to life in prison because he would continue to present a threat to society even from behind bars.”

The decision will be appealed, but it brings the question of the death penalty home to Austin for the first time in two years. As KUT reports, this is the first death sentence handed out by a Travis County jury in two years; prosecutors in Travis County don’t usually seek the death penalty.

The sentence comes at a contentious time for the death penalty, both nationally and locally. Nationally, the debate has been focused on Ohio, where state officials tried to kill a convicted murderer for two hours before returning him to death row. The New York Times has followed the fallout in that state, including stays of execution ordered by the governor for two other inmates. The debacle has raised questions of whether lethal injections should be considered cruel and unusual punishment, adding fire to evidence that the com-

bination of drugs used in most states merely masks pain by paralyzing facial muscles. As the Times has noted, the combination of drugs most commonly used is considered illegal when used to euthanize animals because of the extreme pain it causes.

Here in Texas, two recent cases have highlighted the growing controversy around the death penalty. In September, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled 6-to-3 that evidence of an affair between the prosecutor and the judge in a capital murder case was not raised soon enough to substantiate an appeal of mistrial, the Times reported. The Court of Criminal Appeals, which is the highest criminal court in the state, did not decide whether the evidence would have meant a mistrial, instead focusing on the timing issue.

It is hard to imagine that the sworn confessions by both the judge and prosecutor about their affair wouldn’t be a teaching-moment example of mistrial. With this decision, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed its barbaric reputation of denying reasonable appeals by death-row inmates.

The Austin American-Statesman has been following the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was exe-

cuted for setting a fire that killed his three daughters. Before the execution, an arson expert raised an urgent warning that there was not sufficient evidence to confirm the verdict. Gov. Rick Perry refused to stay the execution. At the end of last month, the arson expert’s report found “no credible evidence of Willingham setting the fire. It said the arson evidence used was based on discredited techniques once common among fire investigators and wives’ tales about how fire behaves,” according to The Dallas Morning News.

Perry responded to the public release of this report by replacing the head of the fact-seeking commission investigating the fire with the former D.A. of Williamson County, John Bradley. Bradley, a political ally of Perry, has taken steps to handicap the commission, including canceling meetings. Perry has helped avoid justice with his own stalling tactics, taking his time appointing other members of the committee. These delays affect other inmates serving time for questionable arson convictions.

It’s time for Texas to reconsider its policy of injecting first and asking questions later.

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UT computer science senior My Luc watches an object-oriented programming class at Parlin Hall on Monday.

Female science majors combat sexism

By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff Female science majors shared their challenges and gender stereotypes within the male-dominated field with four industry panelists Monday.

Five female students and Sarah Coates, a First-year Interest Group mentor, listened to the panelists speak about success, status and sexism in the technical professions.

Coates said women are underrepresented in computer science, and the goal of the FIG is to recruit and retain females in the major.

“A lot of people might come into [the major] and feel the minority and get out really fast,� Coates said.

Between 2000 and 2005, the number of college women studying computer science in the U.S. plummeted 70 percent. Last year, only 21 percent of computer science graduates were women, down from 37 percent in 1985, according to the Forbes Web site.

But the lack of equality is not only limited to the student body.

Representation of women faculty members in the Jackson School of Geosciences has barely improved

when the school, which only had one female faculty member in 2006, added six in the fall of 2008, according to the UT Gender Equity Report released in 2008. There were a total of 42 professors in the school in 2008, according to the report, which is meant to assess the climate for and representation of female faculty at the University.

The report also outlines how women must compensate for being treated unfairly, stating that “women faculty members — generally those in the physical sciences — are more likely to feel that

Austin residents, officials focus on city modifications

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff City planners, council members and some Austin residents are working together to establish a new comprehensive plan for the city of Austin to replace the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, which first took effect in 1979.

The new plan will focus on some issues included in the previous plan including neighborhood and environmental protection, while adding new topics like homelessness and climate change. “These things aren’t really problems. These are elements a municipal government deals with. It is part of the physical structure of a city and how the city operates,� said Mark Walters, a member of the principal planning team. “During the course of our planning process, we may find that there are some particularly strong issues, but we don’t know what those are yet because we’re just getting started.�

In forming a comprehensive plan, municipal governments outline the key initiatives they hope to accomplish in the future.

Senior planner Matt Dugan said the event is just the first of many ways the city plans to engage the public in the creation of the plan.

The Austin Convention Center hosted a kickoff event Monday designed to introduce the public to the new comprehensive plan. It included displays detailing different aspects of the plan, including its key tenants

they have to work harder to be perceived as legitimate scholars by their colleagues.�

Patti Spencer, computer science director of operations, and computer science professor Kathryn McKinley shared their own experiences and advice in the science field.

One computer science student asked how to deal with sexism among peers. “To be competent and to dissipate sexism, get A’s,� said McKinley. “Study harder than others. You have to be willing take the extra time.�

Spencer shared her own experience while she was in graduate school in the 80s. “I had a professor say only young, white men could do math,� she said. “Sexism is clearly still functioning, or we would have more women in our field.�

Panelists also talked about committing to the field. Spencer said that if someone is not thrown in over their head, they’re not going to grow. “The single most important thing is to take yourself seriously internally,� McKinley said.

Southwestern, UT Austin and UIF 4FUPO )PTQJUBMT “UT Austin has absolutely superb basic science and genetics programs,� Shine said. “But they would like to expand beyond very fundamental research, so that some of it can be translated from the laboratory to the bedside.�

The agreement will become effective Nov. 30, but the changes will not be immediately implemented. Shine said there will be a lot of fundamental and transitional work, including finding new faculty members to oversee the expanded residency program.

Daniel Podolsky, president of UT Southwestern Medical Center, and UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa both said the partnership would benefit all parties involved. “It’s a conscious step in our research and education program,� said board chairman +BNFT )VGGJOFT During its meeting, the board nominated Robert Nelsen, associate vice president for academic affairs at Texas A&M University, as the sole finalist for the president’s position at UT-Pan American.

There will be a 21-day wait period while the UT Regents review his records before he officially takes the position.

Charles Sorber, the interim president at UT-Pan American, has been serving for almost a year.

UT-Pan Am’s former president Blandina “Bambi�

Cardenas announced in January that she was stepping down from her position, citing health reasons. She had, in the months leading up to leaving her post, been accused of plagiarizing pieces of her 1974 doctoral dissertation in education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Sarah Stone holds Mabel Jacques at the open house Monday. The open house gave people a chance to learn about the city of Austin’s planning. and how to get involved. Other activities included an Austin trivia quiz, live music and games for kids. “The citizens are really going to drive this process and this plan,�

Dugan said. “Today’s event and our other public outreach activities are important because it’s citizens’ chance to provide input, tell us what they like about Austin and what they want Austin to be in the future. We’re going to take that input and use it to create the comprehensive plan.�

Austin residents and activists were in attendance to learn more about how the new plan will affect them. West Austin resident Rachel Jacques recently earned a graduate degree in urban planning from the University of Wis-

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Cory Walton, president of Austin Neighborhoods Council, said his organization wanted to make sure their interests and needs are represented in the comprehensive plan. “The Austin Tomorrow plan was really a seminal plan, it was visionary, and it really set the table for all of the qualities that Austin’s growth should have been. The problem was it was ignored,� Walton said. “I hope it picks up where Austin Tomorrow left off. There was a huge investment of time and money in that plan, and we’re going to have another huge investment of time and money into this one.

I hope there is some impetus to actually enforce it when all is said and done.�

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TASTY TUESDAY

Craftsman shares unique skill Sticks of meat are a delectable treat at Dobie eatery

Curt Youngblood | Daily Texan Staff

By Lisa Holung Daily Texan Staff The food trailers that line street corners city-wide are testaments to Austin’s affinity for delicious grab-and-go food.

The trailer taco or cupcake connoisseur has multiple options to choose from, but what about those who desire something out of the ordinary?

Luckily, curious palettes don’t have to travel far for street flavors. Stick or Treat, a local restaurant located inside the Dobie food court, serves up a variety of kebabs and halal sandwiches.

Stick or Treat is owned and operated by chefs Joe and Geraldine Tellus, who met while working at Tao, a restaurant in New York City. Fond memories of Astoria street vendors and flavors from the Philippines and East Asia inspired Stick or

Treat’s concept.

Their sticks are offered with beef, chicken, pork or tofu. The meats are seasoned with a special homemade rub before being tossed on the grill and brushed with a light coating of gingerteriyaki sauce. The sticks can be paired with sauces ranging from familiar ranch dressing to exotic Thai sweet chili sauce.

Stick or Treat’s menu also includes halal French bread sandwiches with chicken or lamb.

The lamb kebab burger is one of the establishment’s best-selling items. “We take a lot of pride in our halal options,� Joe Tellus said. “It’s hard to find grab-and-go halal food, so I’m glad we’re here to provide that.�

In addition to restaurant

FOOD continues on page 8

Aaron Gross, owner and craftsman at Austin Art Glass, works with glass to create a type of piece called a snake. A completed snake is a curvy, cylindrical piece of glass that has is and cooled in a shape that resembles its namesake. Gross has been working with blown glass for 21 years and has owned the shop on South Congress for seven years.

Aspiring glass blowers flock to artist for inspiration, techniques

By Molly Wahlberg Daily Texan Staff Aaron Gross loves glass.

He made poor grades at the California College of the Arts, never finished his degree in ceramics, the area of study under which he was technically enrolled, or in glass blowing. And he hated the “very oppressive hierarchical system� of the school. But Aaron Gross loves glass. “My teachers weren’t teaching me,� he said. “They were ‘artists’ and discouraged the whole glass blowing craft as being anything less than the fine art side of it.�

During class, Gross and his peers would have critiques during which they had to give reasons for why they made a specific piece — something Aaron never quite understood. “They didn’t like it to be a cup or a bowl,� he said. “If it was a cup or a bowl, it had to have some decoration on it to make it art. It couldn’t just be a bowl for the sake of making a nice, perfect bowl.

I just wanted to make a something that didn’t have the bottom breaking out of it. And I wanted that every day.�

So, every day for the past 21 years, Aaron Gross has been blowing glass. To-

day, this occurs at Austin Art Glass, a small shop located on South Congress Avenue that Gross owns.

And, according to Gross, it’s addictve. “Once you watch for a while, you want to try it,� he said. “Once you try it, you’re in trouble.�

Coming out of an art institute armed with more passion than official certification, Gross began his career by accepting a job working for a woman in San Antonio.

For the most part, Gross was doing the work and receiving none of the credit.

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Chef Geraldine Tellus manages Stick-or-Treat restaurant located in Dobie Mall with husband Joe Tellus.

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serves beginner students From page 7 “That gets to be pretty unsatisfying when you’re making someone’s work for them and they get to take the credit for it and say it was their idea,” he said. “I decided I needed to find another job. So I quit, and I opened this shop with a partner.” Gross runs Austin Art Glass with his wife and a dozen eager apprentices since buying out his partner’s share in the company. “[My wife] does all the bookwork and works in the gallery, so I concentrate on making stuff and teaching classes,” he said.

G ro s s t e a c h e s p r i v a t e , hour-long sessions as well as an informal, five-week course through UT that meets twice a week and amounts to about 25 hours of instruction time.

After 21 years of experience as a self-proclaimed “slowlearner,” Gross has great patience with his beginning students.

“It’s fun to watch beginners,” he said. “Well, funny.

Some people don’t see the humor in it, but most of the classes find it funny too. It’s just an object, nothing to get too attached to. If it doesn’t work out, just try it again.”

Aside from teaching, Gross also takes custom orders from collectors all around Texas and

the United States. He is currently working on the biggest project of his career for a client living in a penthouse in downtown Austin.

“It’s a lighting project that will be 20 feet long,” he said.

“It’ll have 40 glass flowers with a lot of shaped glass throughout and all lit up by fiber optics.”

The client came up with the concept, but Gross designed how it would work. But, big commission pieces aren’t Aaron’s favorite thing to do with glass.

“I like making wedding glasses. Wine glasses are my passion,” he said. “It seems like important work to make something so special, knowing people are going to save it, hold onto it and treasure it for so long.”

He also enjoys the challenge.

“They’re really difficult to make,” he said, delicately holding a particularly colorful and ornate piece. “It takes multiple people and split second timing. Two seconds too slow makes the difference between your piece turning out or not.”

Austin Art Glass is located on 1608 South Congress Ave. and is open Sunday through Thursday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Curt Youngblood | Daily Texan Staff

Aaron Gross, owner and craftsman at Austin Art Glass, works on the base of a glass created from blown glass.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Vintage shop makes fashion sense

By Jessica Lee Daily Texan Staff Nestled behind Mi Casa Gallery on South Congress Avenue, Feather’s Boutique is a treasure trove coveted by those who have the privilege of knowing about it.

From the start, the store is inviting, from the bright teal blue exterior paint job to the music of Johnny Cash, Edith Piaf and Radiohead streaming through the doors, drawing shoppers into the vintage mecca.

Co-owners Emily Hoover and Masha Poloskov both had previous experience in vintage fashion retail when they opened Feathers in October 2005. Hoover had previously worked in New York before she decided to settle down in Austin and open her own vintage boutique. Now, four years later, the business is still going strong and the pair’s love of fashion shines through the pieces featured throughout the store.

The fact that Poloskov considers Rachel Zoe her fashion icon is apparent through her own personal style. Dressed in a long ‘70s-style printed dress, her look is exactly what you would expect from the owner of a vintage boutique in Austin.

Three separate rooms filled with clothing racks arranged by color house articles ranging from the ‘40s to the ‘90s. The shop also carries six new jewelry lines and soon will be selling shoes from Dolce Vita and Jeffrey Campbell.

While browsing through the store, one might stumble across a ‘50s bright pink tulle dress, a plethora of owl necklaces or even a classic pillbox hat.

Staying true to the name, peacock feathers can be found interspersed throughout the store’s interior. Poloskov describes the boutique as a “selective” and “edited collection of vintage.”

“Customers don’t have to search through racks of clothes to find what they want,” she said.

Rather than having to dig through an overabundance of inventory, customers are more likely to find something that will appeal to their sense of style since both Poloskov and Hoover personally select each piece in the store.

From high schoolers looking for retro shorts and tanks to es-

Karina Jacques | Daily Texan Staff

Masha Poloskova, one of the owners of Feathers Boutique on South Congress Avenue, organizes the shoe section of her store Monday. The vintage store is celebrating its fourth anniversary Friday. cape the Texas heat, to women in their 60s searching for the perfect sequined evening dress, an array of fashionable ladies who appreciate vintage and affordable clothing can be found perusing the racks, Poloskov said.

The average price of any given piece in the store is between $30-$35, so it can be said that the

boutique definitely caters to students on a college budget.

The boutique will be hosting its four-year anniversary party on Friday, Oct. 16 from 6 p.m. - 9 p.m. Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served, while everything in the store will be 25 percent off the original price.

WHAT: Feathers Boutique WHERE: 1700 South Congress Ave. WHEN: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. everyday INFO: To sell vintage clothing to the boutique, call 512-912-9779

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Group’s project a success, artists’ lyrically based venture may be ‘musically trite’ Flaming Lips’ new release offers unexpected sound, maintains vocal quality

By Abby Johnston Daily Texan Staff When delving into a new Flaming Lips album, expect the unexpected. It’s impossible to approximate the band’s sound accurately, which makes it difficult to sum their stylistic complexities up in anything less than a short story.

How does one explain the brightness of hits like “Do You Realize?” alongside the rowdy punch of “Kim’s Watermelon Gun”? Since 1984, the acid-washed Oklahomans have developed a distinctive sound while throwing innovative curveballs.

Double albums are often viewed as pretentious, unfocused projects that would have faired better as an edited single disc. Embryonic, the band’s ringleader Wayne Coyne admits, may fall into this category. While the album is not without its musical rambles, the 18-song journey avoids lulling audiences by

focusing on romping anthems.

It’s these upbeat tracks that make Embryonic’s foreboding life messages easier to swallow.

The album begins with the distorted guitar calls of “Convinced of the Hex,” setting a strong pace that is quickly diminished by the proceeding tracks. “Evil” starts the descent into a string of slow ballads in the vein of the band’s 1999 masterpiece The Soft Bulletin. Just when this section of synth-lead laments begins to hint at a tamed version of the Flaming Lips, a bass-heavy electronic pulse interrupts the flow of the songs, epitomizing their predictably unpredictable nature.

“Gemini Syringes” begins the return from the down-tempo explorations. With a Pink Floyd-style buildup of slowly ascending choruses, it feels like Roger Waters will burst in with a cathartic release of raucous energy at any moment. Rather, Coyne transitions into the instrumental explosion “Your Bats,” finally giving the tempo

Mountain Goats album offers inspiring lyrics, lacks musical strength

lift that was anticipated three songs back.

The second half of Embryonic reveals some surprising musical guests. The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s Karen O provides the playful animal calls on “I Can Be a Frog,” and joins in the vocals again for closing track “Watching the Planets.” The pure psychedelic-rock jam “Worm Mountain,” which contends as one of the best on the album, features electronic megastars MGMT. The Flaming Lips have managed to maintain interest and, for the most part, pace with this lengthy double album.

By Robert Doty Daily Texan Staff John Darnielle, the creative force behind The Mountain Goats, has always been a poet first and a musician second. He began his career in music by taking his poetry and playing crude guitar chords as a simplistic backdrop. And though he has certainly matured as a musician, the power of his lyrics continues to outweigh his relatively slight musical capabilities. On The Life of the World to Come, Darnielle and his accompaniment, Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster, have created an uneven work that is emotionally gripping but sometimes musically trite.

As with many of The Mountain Goats’ albums, World to Come features a central theme.

In this case, that theme is the Bible; or more specifically, “12 hard lessons the Bible taught me,” according to Darnielle. In

fact, each song, with the exception of the final one, is named after a particular verse in the Bible that allows some interesting insight into the songs.

On previous albums this thematic spine allowed Darnielle to weave a massive tapestry of emotions, at once diverse and coherent. However, the Bible, being the massive, diverse work that it is, robs Darnielle of the coherence of previous albums such as Get Lonely, that focuses solely on the emotional tumult that follows a severe break-up.

But that doesn’t make the album a failure — it merely forces the listener to value each track on its own merits.

With the opening track, Darnielle sets the bar extremely high.

“1 Samuel 15:23” features an aching pastoral melody set to lyrics that juxtapose the meaninglessness of modern life with folkloric imagery. “Genesis 3:23,” the track chosen for the single, is classic Mountain Goats. It’s a song about struggling to recapture a lost happiness, but its lyrical power is undercut by the

atrociously generic pop music that lays underneath the words.

After discovering that the song was inspired by Adam and Eve’s banishment from Eden, I decided to give the song’s refrain “I used to live here” another shot but quickly realized that the music makes the song — even with powerful lyrics — sound like a downtrodden Ace of Base jingle.

The rest of the album plays out much like these two songs.

Darnielle’s lyrics shine throughout. But, without appropriate accompaniment, they feel strangely immature. Luckily, only a few songs feel wildly out of sync, but the discord keeps the album from being one of his best.

FOOD: Chef couple serves

innovative eats to patrons From page 7 operations, the chefs also remain busy with their catering business, which has gained popularity because of their halal offerings. Stick or Treat caters to small and large events, including student organization meetings.

These catering events, in addition to word of mouth, have put this mom-and-pop establishment on the radar for students searching for an affordable meal.

Government junior Thane Barkley recently visited Stick or Treat for the first time. He ordered a hot dog, which comes on a French bread roll.

“The bread is really good, and I will definitely come back and try out other things,” Barkley said.

The owners are always brainstorming new foods to offer to their customers. The latest addition to the menu is their line “Fast Food for the 21st Century,” featuring Stuffers, calzoneinfluenced pastry pockets that are filled with ingredients ranging from vegetables to barbecue brisket.

The next time you are out for lunch and looking for something unusual, head on over to Stick or Treat, and take heed of the unofficial motto: “Skip the slice, our sticks are nice.”

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TSM: Search to fill

director’s position raises concerns From page 1

Anne-Marie Huff | Daily Texan Staff

Commuters get caught in daily rush hour traffic jams on Interstate Highway 35 off of Martin Luther King Boulevard on Monday. The typical heavy traffic between Austin, San Antonio and surrounding cities contributes greatly to air pollution.

Emission standards on the rise

By Lara Berendt Daily Texan Staff The Austin-area campaign to reduce ozone emissions succeeded this summer in meeting federal emissions standards, but those standards are about to get tougher. day, month 2008 The city’sday, “Big Push� effort to reign in emissions during the peak months of August and September was helpful in meeting the current standard, but the EnTISE T AgenRProtection vironmental E V D N A DE ! that cy announced September R STinUthe ION and they will YOUreview ZATstandard I N A will likely ORGpropose a new, stricter one in December. “We’re kind of back at square one now with the new ozone standard,� said Theresa Pella, section manager of Air Quality Planning at Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

In keeping ozone emissions below 75 parts per billion, the Austin metropolitan area avoided a designation of “non-attainment� status, which would have led to restrictions on business development and delays in plans for new transportation infrastructure. Because Austin had trouble meeting the current standard over the

last three-year measurement period, some believe “non-attainment� status may become a reality over the next few years. “We just barely made the current standard at 75, so based on our three-year average, with any standard lower than that, we will not be in attainment,� said Bill Gill, Air Quality Program coordi-

Advanced Micro Devices. These through programs like the Texefforts, along with cooler weath- as Emissions Reduction Plan that er, played an important role in re- retrofit old equipment with newduced emissions, he said. er, more efficient engines. “We’ve tried to convey the 1 Another goal is reduction in message to local businesses and the number of commuter vehicles the public that what everybody on the road by reiterating the valdid was successful in attaining ues of carpooling, telecommuting LASSIFIEDS the current standard; that’s the to work and bringing lunch from good news,� Gill said. “The bad home to reduce the number of car trips residents make in a day.

Gill said a “non-attainment� designation would put restrictions on transportation planning, They said it couldn’t be done, and we were able to leading to a more time-consuming process in executing new do it. We’ll need even more people working toward transportation projects. New that common goal next ozone season.� businesses that produce signifamounts of air pollution — Deanna Altenhoff, CLEAN AIR Force icant will be subject to stringent emisof Central Texas executive director sions reductions requirements, he said.

Deanna Altenhoff, executive director of CLEAN AIR Force of nator at Capital Area Council of news is that the EPA has decid- Central Texas, is optimistic that Governments. ed that the standard is not strict Austin residents and businessGill said this may create the enough.� es will work together as they did need for another “Big Push� or Without numerous manufac- this year to meet the EPA’s new similar public outreach cam- turing plants or refineries in Aus- emissions standards. paign. This summer’s publici- tin, Gill said the city’s biggest “They said it couldn’t be done, ty measures conveyed the im- contributors of unhealthy ozone and we were able to do it,� Altenportance of reducing emissions are cars, trucks and heavy utility hoff said. “We’ll need even more to the public, local industry and equipment on and off the roads. people working toward that comlarge employers such as Dell and One option for improvement is mon goal next ozone season.�

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operates independently from the University. �I think the appointment of Jennifer Hammat could send the message that in times when we don’t know what to do, we will let the University tell us what to do,� said Brennan Lawler, Cactus Yearbook’s editor-in-chief. “And even the appearance of that could harm our credibility.�

Wanda Cash, director of the board’s executive committee, said Hammat was qualified to fill in as a short-term replacement for Lawrence. “I don’t think the University has any interest in running The Daily Texan or Texas Student Media,� Cash said.

The board had the opportunity to nominate alternative candidates. A triumvirate of assistant directors, comprised of Frank Serpas, Merry Tillman and Jalah Briedwell, was suggested, but they all agreed they could not serve due to the demands of their day-to-day jobs.

Jack Simons, Lawrence’s former administrative assistant, and The Daily Texan adviser Richard Finnell were also suggested, but both declined. Simons reiterated that he will serve as a liaison between the board and Hammat. “I’m in a position to help the

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Board members and student managers agreed that they would review and discuss any major policy changes before the changes reach Hammat.

The board established a loose timetable to find a permanent replacement for Lawrence. A new job description could be available as early as Friday, and the board hopes to find a replacement for Lawrence by February at the earliest. “This search process is going to be a serious undertaking,�

Cash said. “I think we are going to receive a lot of interest from people in professional media, as well as a lot of interest from people in college media.�

Lawler said the board needs to be especially diligent in monitoring the decisions of the interim director during the transition period. “Knowing that someone in the president’s office can’t just appoint someone to fill that position is the kind of responsibility that this board needs to be willing to take on,� he said. “Every member of this board needs to know where the power lies.�

Contact Joan at 512-232-2229 or email joanw@mail.utexas.edu

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MLB: Howard’s two-run home

run secures Philadelphia win From page 12 stepped into the basepath to field Todd Helton’s slow grounder, and his quick flip to second base was wide right and mishandled for an error by Rollins.

That put two on for Tulowitzki, and Ryan Madson relieved starter Cliff Lee in a double-switch that also brought in left fielder Ben Francisco to replace Raul Ibanez.

It paid an immediate dividend when Francisco raced in and made a diving catch of Tulowitzki’s bloop to left for the second out. But Francisco couldn’t get to Giambi’s single fast enough to keep Fowler from scoring the tying run from second base.

Then, Torrealba sent a two-run double to the gap in right-center for a 4-2 Rockies lead.

The Phillies led the National League in homers for the second straight season with a franchise-record 224, but they had only gone deep twice in this series before Shane Victorino sent a 99 m.p.h. fastball from Ubaldo Jimenez into

the Rockies’ bullpen in the first.

Werth sent an 85 mph changeup into the Phillies’ bullpen next door in the sixth for a 2-0 lead.

Those were the only runs Jimenez allowed in seven otherwise spectacular innings that included seven strikeouts and six hits. He left with the Rockies trailing 2-1 through seven innings after throwing 126 pitches, one shy of his career high.

Lee, who gave up six hits in his complete game win in the series opener, allowed three runs on five hits in 7 1-3 innings, and only one of the runs was earned. Lee repeatedly worked out of jams until the eighth.

The Rockies had hoped to rely on their resilience that saw them overcome a 18-28 start under Hurdle to finish with a franchise-best record of 92-70. They sent righthander Aaron Cook ahead to Philadelphia on Monday morning to rest up for a Game 5, but he’ll fly home instead.

The Rockies made it 2-1 in the sixth on Tulowitzki’s RBI double, but Tulowitzki was doubled up

on Garrett Atkins’ sinking liner to third baseman Pedro Feliz.

At 45-29, the Rockies posted the best second-half record in the National League, but they missed out on a chance to win the division and secure home-field advantage when they lost at LA on the nextto-last day of the season, when Jorge De La Rosa, whose 16 wins after June 1 were tops in baseball, strained his groin and was shelved for the series against Philadelphia. “I’m sure they’re going to be back here in years to come because they’re good and they’re young,�

Phillies manager Charlie Manuel said.

NOTES: The Phillies are now 5033 on the road. ... The Phillies are 6-2 in their last eight road games. ...

Torrealba’s single and double gave him 15 postseason hits, one more than Kaz Matsui for most all-time in Rockies history. ... The weather warmed considerably Monday after a cold front moved out of Colorado, with a gametime reading of 48 degrees after Game 3 was played in the mid-20s.

TEXAS: Whittaker expected to start From page 12

Michelle Connolly | Daily Texan file photo

Senior Charlie Holland takes a swing during a Texas golf tournament. Holland and the rest of the Texas golf team had to sit out Monday due to inclement weather.

No. 9 Texas got an unexpected day off Monday thanks to Mother Nature.

The Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate golf tournament, hosted by The University of Alabama, was supposed to start Monday with 36 holes, but because of non-stop rain, the action never started at Old Overton Country Club in Vestavia Hills, Ala. The Longhorns, scheduled to compete in the 12-team tournament, will instead tee off on Tuesday for a shortened 18-hole tournament. — Chris Tavarez

yards on seven carries before suffering a left shoulder injury.

Both of their statuses are unknown for Saturday.

Meanwhile, back-ups Cody Johnson and Foswhitt Whittaker have been moved to the top of the depth chart. Whittaker has only five carries on the year but has scored twice, adding a 12-yard score where he reversed field against Colorado late in the game on his only carry. “Fozzy’s really fast, really smart,� Brown said. “He can do the third down passing stuff, and he can be the reguMay-Ying Lam | Daily Texan file photo lar back. When he’s played he’s been really good. He’s just been Sophomore Foswhitt Whittaker rushes the ball against UTEP and is banged up.� expected to start against Oklahoma.

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BIG 12: Nebraska is in the driver’s seat From page 12 hardest part of Texas’ schedule coming up in the next three weeks, it will surely have to be better if Colt McCoy and company want to still have any aspirations of playing for the crystal ball. This weekend against No. 20 Oklahoma in Dallas would be a good place to kick things into gear.

Cornhuskers sit at top of Big 12

North standings Someone forgot to tell Big Red that a football game consists of 60 minutes. Nevertheless, it wasn’t a problem for the Cornhuskers as they proved that they are back on track to being a legitimate contender in the Big 12 for seasons to come.

In his second year at the helm, head coach Bo Pelini has transformed Nebraska back into a team to be reckoned with come gameday. In what was a rain- drenched

evening in Columbia, Ohio, the Cornhuskers trailed 12-0 up until the fourth quarter when they launched an attack on the Tigers. After scoring 27 unanswered points, Nebraska was able to walk away with a rather impressive victory. If the Cornhuskers can stay undefeated until their big matchup with Kansas, they could find themselves playing for the Big 12 Championship, assuming they can beat the Jayhawks.

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USA: Argentina still hoping to qualify From page 12 Honduras. Conor Casey netted two goals while Landon Donovan scored on a perfectly placed 21-yard freekick. Honduras had a chance to tie the game with a penalty kick in the 87th minute, but Carlos Pavon fired his shot over the crossbar. The U.S. can secure first place in the CON-

CACAF table if they earn a win in their last qualifying match against Costa Rica. The U.S. currently sits atop the table with 19 points, one point ahead of Mexico. It is the sixth straight time the U.S. has qualified for the World Cup. England, who had already clinched a berth in the World Cup, as well as first place in

their group, suffered its first defeat of the qualifying campaign with a 1-0 loss to Ukraine. England played most of the match with 10 men after their goalkeeper, Robert Green, was sent off in the 14th minute.

There are a few spots for South Africa still unsettled, and the final World Cup qualifying matches will all take place Wednesday.

Miami hands New York second loss

By Steven Wine The Associated Press MIAMI — With 10 seconds left and the game on the line, the Miami Dolphins went with the wildcat.

Running back Ronnie Brown took the snap and scored on a 2-yard keeper up the middle on third down, and Miami came from behind three times in the fourth quarter to beat the New York Jets 31-27 on Monday night.

Newcomer Braylon Edwards gave the Jets a big boost, and two fake punts fooled the Dolphins. But they gained 110 yards with the wildcat, which was instrumental in three touchdown drives, including the last one.

Starting from their own 30yard line with 5:05 left and trailing 27-24, Miami drove 70 yards in 13 plays for the winning score.

The march included four wildcat plays for 25 yards, and Brown fell into the end zone on the last with 6 seconds to go.

The Dolphins (2-3) climbed back into the AFC East race after losing their first three games. The Jets (3-2) fell into a tie with New England for first place and have lost two straight.

The lead changed hands five times in the fourth quarter as the game became a shootout reminiscent of the Dolphins’ Dan Marino days. Filling that role just fine was Chad Henne.

In only his second NFL start, Henne completed 20 of 26 for 241 yards and two touchdowns. He threw deep to Ted Ginn Jr. for a 53-yard score to give Miami a 2420 lead with 10:10 left.

The Jets kept answering with Edwards. He caught one scor-

ing pass and set up New York’s other two touchdowns. The Jets also fooled Miami with fake punts twice to set up a TD and a field goal.

The Dolphins’ trickery came via the wildcat, which they ran 16 times. On the game’s opening drive, Miami threw out of the wildcat for the first time this season, and Brown connected with tight end Anthony Fasano for a 21-yard gain. Ricky Williams then ran for 18 yards from the wildcat, and Brown scored on a 1-yard plunge on third down to cap a 7½-minute drive.

The Dolphins used the wildcat five times in a touchdown drive that consumed nearly 9 minutes of the second half. They relied on ball control for much of the game but also showed a newfound ability to strike quickly.

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Defensive front helps stop the run USA books its trip to World Cup, Portugal still has hope

Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff

Lamarr Houston, a key factor on a defensive front that is stifling opponents’ rushing attacks, attempts to break through the ULM offensive line. The Texas defense has held the past three opponents to less than 50 combined yards and currently has the top-ranked rushing defense in the nation, allowing less than two yards per rushing attempt and only one touchdown.

Inconsistent running game takes now faces injuries to two starting backs

By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff If the Colorado running game was a test, the Texas defense probably set the curve for the rest of the class Saturday night. Fueled by a dominating defensive line, the Longhorns kept the run-heavy Buffaloes to a meager 42 yards on 34 carries, doing their best to answer any lingering questions about their run-stuffing ability.

“The defense is playing the best since we’ve been here,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. “[Defensive tackles] Ben Alexander, Kheeston Randall and Lamarr Houston played maybe the best they’ve played as a group since they’ve been here. That was really, really important for us to see ... if they could stop the run, and they did a great job with that.”

The results were so overwhelming that Brown is calling for a retake.

“Stopping the run is still a concern. We’ve still not been tested because Colorado does not run the ball near as well as Oklahoma, so we will be able to deter-

mine if we can stop the run after upset at what he’s seeing this week. the game,” Brown said. “This will Houston, like most of his teambe the last [test] for sure. Until the mates, played down the importance of the polls, which saw Texas next week.”

The Longhorns should have their fall to No. 3 in the AP and lose some hands full Saturday with the Soon- ground to Alabama in the coaches ers’ talented running duo of De- poll. The AP poll does not factor in to the BCS rankMarco Murray and ings, which will Chris Brown, who come out for the have combined first time Sunday. for more than 700 “We’re not a meyards and six touchdowns on the The defense is playing dia darling right now, people choose ground this year. the best since we’ve who they want to Texas has held chosoe,” he said. been here.” its last three op“Honestly, I don’t ponents to a com— Mack Brown care. If we’re undebined 45 rushing yards, while keephead coach feated and 15th in the polls, we won ing both Coloraall of our games.” do and UTEP to The Longhorns less than 130 total have seen their yards. lead over formerly No. 3 Alabama drop over the past three weeks, fiVote of confidence nally giving way when the CrimIt’s a good thing Lamarr Hous- son Tide swept aside Ole Miss on ton doesn’t pay much attention to the road while Texas struggled at the polls, or the big man might be home against Colorado.

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By Rishi Daulat Daily Texan Staff Before Saturday’s matches were played, there was a distinct possibility that two of the world’s best players could potentially miss out on next year’s World Cup. However, after weekend wins by Portugal and Argentina, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are now in much improved positions to qualify with one round of matches left to play.

Though Ronaldo limped off the field in the 27th minute of Portugal’s match against Hungary after re-aggravating an ankle injury, Portugal still managed to dominate the match without its star winger, winning 3-0. Portugal is now second in Group One, thanks in part to Denmark’s 1-0 win over Sweden, and if it wins its next fixture against Malta, the team will be placed in a playoff of eight second-place teams, four of which will qualify.

Argentina needed some last minute heroics by striker Martin Palermo to stave off World Cup elimination. With the game tied at one apiece and being played in torrential rain, the rarely-used striker scored in the dying minutes of stoppage time to give Argentina the win over Peru. Argentina next faces Uruguay in a match between two teams that are vying for the final automatic CONMEBOL (South America) World Cup qualifying spot.

The U.S. team officially booked its place in South Africa after a comeback 3-2 win over

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It’s a controversy Texas players and coaches are familiar with, after they saw their 2008 season come down to style points and algorithms, ultimately causing them to miss out on a chance to play in the national title game.

It’s also a controversy they are keen to avoid.

“I’ve always said the coaches know more about it than the writers,” Brown said, shrugging the issue away with a smile.

Running on empty After seeing its running attack sputter and stall against Colorado, Texas got some more bad news on the rushing front. Both Tre’ Newton and Vondrell McGee, who have rotated as starters this year, are listed as day-to-day after suffering injuries Saturday. Newton didn’t get a carry after receiving a mild concussion on special teams early in the game, while McGee struggled to earn 14

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BIG 12 FOOTBALL

Claudio Cruz | Associated Press

Landon Donovan celebrates with teammate Stuart Holden after scoring against Honduras during a 2010 World Cup qualifying soccer match.

MLB

Shipley’s efforts are earning him Heisman hype Phillies’ late rally secures a

By Wes DeVoe Daily Texan Staff

Bradford barely back Sooner fans were all cheers when they saw their Heismanwinning quarterback take the field for the first time in over a month Saturday after he limped off the field Sept. 5 with a knee injury. He apparently tweaked a lingering knee injury that had bothered him

throughout the preseason, but it turned out to be nothing serious.

Oklahoma’s offense was non-existent the first half, only managing 14 points. And Bradford certainly didn’t look comfortable in the early going. But, as time progressed, he eased back into his usual self and finished the day 27 of 49 for 389 yards and a touchdown, despite 12 dropped passes in the winning effort.

Now the real test comes for Bradford as he gets set to face No. 3 Texas this week in the Red River Rivalry.

Shipley for the Heisman?

This Longhorn team has been anchored by wide receiver Jordan Shipley since the beginning of the season.

The game against Colorado on

Saturday wasn’t any different.

Texas’ offense mustered only two offensive touchdowns over the weekend — one of which came from none other than Shipley.

In a game where the Longhorns couldn’t get anything done offensively, Shipley decided to put the team on his shoulders and carry it to victory. He had 147 yards on 11 receptions for two touchdowns – one coming from a 74-yard punt return in the fourth quarter.

Shipley should definitely be in the names discussed for the Heisman Trophy – even the ESPN announcers referenced the idea during Saturday’s telecast.

Longhorns slip to No. 3 in AP poll

Caleb Miller | Daily Texan file photo

Reining Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford returned to the Oklahoma lineup Saturday after missing the past two weeks to a knee injury suffered in the Sooners’ season opening loss to BYU. Bradford shook off a slow start before finally looking in top form later in the game.

Sure, Texas is still ranked No. 2 in the USA Today Coaches’ Poll, but people are beginning to notice the slow starts that are accompanying the Longhorns – particularly the Associated Press voters who vaulted Alabama over Texas in this week’s AP Poll.

Of course, none of it matters until early December when the final BCS poll comes out. Yes, the Longhorns are still in a very good position to play for the national championship assuming they can run the table, but the offense thus far this season has been i n c o n s i s t e n t . Wi t h t h e

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second-straight NLCS trip

By Arnie Stapleton The Associated Press DENVER — Chase Utley ducked near second base. The rest of the Philadelphia Phillies never flinched.

Ryan Howard hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth inning and scored on Jayson Werth’s single as Philadelphia rallied past the Colorado Rockies 5-4 in Game 4 Monday night to reach the NL championship series.

Brad Lidge, bouncing back from a rugged regular season, earned his second consecutive save by again retiring cleanup batter Troy Tulowitzki with runners on second and first for the final out.

Tulowitzki, who flied out to conclude Game 3, struck out this time and the Phillies celebrated on the infield at chilly Coors Field before retreating to the clubhouse to spray champagne.

Next, the World Series champions play Thursday night against Los Angeles at Dodger Stadium in an NLCS rematch from last season. This marked the fourth straight year that none of baseball’s first-round series went to a winner-take-all Game 5.

“These couple of games have been kind of character builders,” Howard said.

After Dexter Fowler’s hurdle of Utley sparked Colorado’s three-

run rally in the eighth, Howard and the Phillies responded with a three-run rally of their own against closer Huston Street.

Street was 35 of 37 on save chances this season, but took the loss in the ninth in Game 3 when he allowed Howard’s sacrifice fly to break a 5-all tie. He came in again to face the Phillies, and trouble ensued.

Jimmy Rollins singled with one out and Utley drew a two-out walk on a full count. Howard tied it with two strikes when he doubled up against the right-field wall and Werth followed with a soft single to right-center.

“We were a strike away from making a trip to Philadelphia,” lamented Rockies manager Jim Tracy, who went 74-42 after taking over from Clint Hurdle on May 29.

The Phillies, the NL’s best road team, swept both games at Coors Field, where the wild-card Rockies went 44-17 under Tracy’s tutelage.

The Rockies looked as if they were going to send the series back to Philadelphia when Yorvit Torrealba’s two-run double broke a 2-all tie in the eighth. That came after Fowler scored the tying run on pinch-hitter Jason Giambi’s two-out single.

Fowler hurdled Utley, who

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