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THE DAILY TEXAN Monday, October 18, 2010
THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY Journalism and steroids
Malcolm Moran, a Penn State sports journalism professor, and Steven Ungerleider, a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee Sport Psychology Registry, will discuss the significant amount of attention journalists have given steroid use over the past five years. The event starts at 3 p.m. in CMA 5.160.
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Campus groups draw students to early voting By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Early voting starts today and campus political organizations are funneling students from the West Mall to the Flawn Academic Center to cast their ballots. The groups will
highlight the gubernatorial election — a race that both Republicans and Democrats have called pivotal for the future of Texas — as well as local candidates. College Republicans and Young Conservatives of Texas are active-
ly seeking pledges from friends, family and strangers to vote for incumbent Rick Perry as part of a statewide competition through the Home Headquarters program, an initiative to encourage individuals to seek vote pledges for Perry. The
Texas student group that earns the most pledges will get to host an oncampus event featuring Gov. Perry. On the other side of the West Mall, University Democrats and Longhorn Students for Bill White are rallying around the Democrat-
Horns derail Huskers’ title hopes
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Last call
Final day an undergraduate may, with the dean’s approval, withdraw from the University or drop a class except for urgent, nonacademic reasons. Wednesday is also the last day to apply to graduate in December.
THURSDAY
FRIDAY ‘Feel Good, Inc.’
Gorillaz, with special guest N.E.R.D., will play the Frank Erwin Center beginning at 7:30 p.m. Mezzanine tickets start at $51.50.
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Quote to note “It’s just a shame where it’s gotten to this point where people don’t want to buy music but pirate it. It’s seriously killing the industry.” — Paul Oakenfold DJ LIFE&ARTS PAGE 12
UT provides little detail concerning staffer’s leave
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WEDNESDAY
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Texas defensive back Kenny Vaccaro trips up Nebraska redshirt freshman quarterback Taylor Martinez, who was held to just 21 yards on 13 carries.
Defense back on track with dominating performance in Lincoln Curtis Brown came out to return a punt. Off of a booming punt from Nebraska’s Alex Henery, Brown mishandled the ball as it fell to the ground around the 23-yard line of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium. Having crucial fumbles lost on punt returns in both of the Longhorns past two games — rare backto-back losses to UCLA and Oklahoma — Longhorn fans were probably on the edge of
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throwing their remote controls through the television in frustration. But before Longhorn fans could rip all of their hair out, Brown was able to quickly pick the ball up and return it 24 yards — setting up solid field position for the Longhorns who, eight plays later, got three points off a Justin
Singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens will perform at the Michael & Susan Dell Hall beginning at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $30.
By Dan Hurwitz Daily Texan Columnist En route to beating the Cornhuskers 20-13 on Saturday, the Longhorns avoided making the major mistakes that doomed them in their previous two games in which they combined for seven turnovers and 17 penalties. After stopping the Nebraska offense on its first possession on three plays, cornerback
ic candidate as an alternative to the status quo. On Tuesday, the White group will host a “Rally to Restore Competence” featuring White at 4:30 p.m. on the West Mall.
By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff An associate athletics director for football operations responsible for everything from team travel to housing and recruiting weekends is on administrative leave from the University, an athletics official confirmed to The Daily Texan on Sunday. UT athletics spokesman Nick Voinis confirmed Bryant is on administrative leave for personal reasons but did not provide additional details. Cleve Bryant According Associate athletics to the Austin A m e r i c a n - director for football operations Statesman, a former female employee of the UT athletics department hired California-based attorney Gloria Allred “in reference to” Bryant. Allred has represented plaintiffs in several highprofile sexual harassment cases, including those involving O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson and Scott Peterson. Calls to Allred’s office were not returned Sunday. UT spokesman Don Hale said he did not know anything about Bryant’s leave of absence. A woman who declined to identify herself answered a phone call to Bryant’s
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MIT Professor Mildred Dresselhaus will lecture about recent advancements in nanotechnology and how they impact people’s daily lives. The event starts at 12:30 p.m. in the Avaya Auditorium.
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Hundreds participate in AIDS walk By Nick Mehendale Daily Texan Staff For many of the people who showed up to the AIDS Walk Austin on Sunday, the disease has made a personal impact on the lives of their friends or families. “My cousin died from AIDS and my wife’s cousin is living with it,” said Austinite Jake Amato. “It’s been a very hard Paul Susuico and friends walk along Riverside Drive on Sunday afternoon during the AIDS Services of Austinsponsored AIDS Walk. AIDS services of Austin raised $160,000 to offer help and support to affected community members.
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situation for all of us.” Amato, who came to the walk with his son and wife, said he has regularly attended events to raise awareness about HIV, adding he has been to “too many to count.” “People feel ashamed, and they shouldn’t. AIDS and HIV are not a death sentence,” he said. “People need to have the emotional support and the ability to openly talk about
it. People view AIDS in a negative light. They need to feel like they are able to be open about it and we need to create an environment that allows them to do that.” Amato was one of the 1,300 people who participated in the 23rd annual walk to donate money and raise awareness of the effect of
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Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff
Five-year-old Hayden Moore peruses children’s books during the 15th annual Texas Book Festival on Saturday.
Former first lady Laura Bush headlines Texas Book Festival
By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff Former first lady Laura Bush told an audience of about 1,200 people at the Paramount Theatre that reading is the guiding principle of her life, but she ON THE WEB: never thought she would actually write a book. Photo slideshow Bush, who co-founded the Texas Book Fesof the Texas Book tival while her husband was Texas governor, Festival was back in Austin on Saturday to promote @dailytexan her new memoir, “Spoken from the Heart,” at online.com
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GHOSTLAND OBSERVATORY Find FREE TICKETS for the Oct. 28 Cedar Park Center show inserted randomly every day in THE DAILY TEXAN on campus Oct. 11 – Oct. 26 6