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Horns escape with victory over rival OU By Michael Sherfield Daily Texan Staff DALLAS — Colt McCoy and his teammates stood in the middle of the Cotton Bowl with a rising sea of burnt orange at their backs, soaking in as much of this moment as they could. McCoy’s voice was long lost to sickness. His body was bruised by a defense that pummeled him for 57 minutes. Yet his hands were fixed upward in celebration as the clock made its steady march to zero. By the smallest of margins on the biggest of stages, the Longhorns had triumphed, 16-13, over Oklahoma on Saturday, and that was all that mattered. “It’s such an awesome feeling. It’s one of the greatest games in college football,” a hoarse McCoy said. “To be able to be a part of it, to know that you’re going to win at the end, know that it wasn’t that pretty but that you gave it your best effort … I’m speechless.” It wasn’t the game everyone expected, not even close. The two

sides swayed back and forth, propelled by defensive stops, pulled back by their own mistakes and penalties. For the seven scoring drives the two teams combined for, they turned the ball over eight times. For the endless list of big hits and momentum swings, they combined for only two total touchdowns. This was football of a different era. “I thought it was more like a fight,” said Texas coach Mack Brown. “People knocking each other out for three-and-a-half hours.” The first casualty was one of the biggest. The battle of opposing Heisman Trophy candidates didn’t make it through the first quarter, as Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford was knocked out of the game on the ninth offensive play with a recurrence of the shoulder injury that has already cost him much of the season. McCoy’s day wasn’t much better. He was on the ground after

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The government is responsible for creating the best possible schools, but it can’t be there to run the PTA.” — Barack Obama, President of the United States

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San Antonio resident Matthew Medina directs an anti-Obama protest outside of the Rudder Auditorium at Texas A&M University. Medina led the crowd in chants of “Tell the truth” and “Obama been lyin’.”

Obama gets mixed welcome By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff COLLEGE STATION - More than 2,000 students, volunteers and civic leaders greeted President Barack Obama with applause and whoops of approval inside Rudder Auditorium on the Texas A&M University campus Friday. Obama accepted an invitation from former President George H.W. Bush to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Points of Lights Institute and

the passage of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act. The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which passed in March, received the strongest bipartisan support of any bill proposed by the Obama administration. The act expanded AmeriCorps, an organization that matches potential volunteers with community service work across the country. Bush called on American citizens to serve their com-

munities during his 1989 inaugural address, calling for “a thousand points of light” to start small projects in their own neighborhoods. He created the daily award to acknowledge individuals and groups who were fulfilling their community’s needs. The next year, the institute was founded in response to Bush’s call for action. Although the atmosphere on the inside of the venue was friendly, about 1,000 peo-

ple rallied outside the auditorium and in nearby Spence Park. A strong police presence on campus suggested that the campus anticipated larger protests, but the demonstrators were peaceful and no arrests were made. For the most part, the protestors were not A&M students. Middle-aged men and women protesting the expansion of government stood next

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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy smiles while wearing the Golden Hat, presented to the winning team in the Texas vs. Oklahoma game.

UT updates racial, ethnic categories By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Some students who feel underrepresented by the University’s method of reporting race and ethnicity now have a chance to more accurately identify themselves. The revised method includes a two-part section related to ethnicity and race, which applies to all University documents or any instance in which the University requests someone’s ethnicity and race. The first question asks whether the subject is Hispanic

or Latino, which gives people the option to culturally identify themselves regardless of their race. The second part lists five races and allows people to check however many apply. The format, which was introduced by the federal government’s Office of Management and Budget and first used on the 2000 census, now extends to students, faculty and staff from educational institutions across the country from preschools to colleges and universities.

Nicholas Jones, chief of the Racial Statistics Branch of the Census Bureau, said the revisions to the 2000 census were instituted in 1997, and all federal agencies were required to comply with the new standards by 2003. The revision was called for by the general public, some of whom felt they were being underrepresented, Jones said. “People should be allowed to report more than one race to better reflect their racial heritage,” Jones said.

Maryann Ruddock, associate vice president at UT’s Office of Information Management and Analysis, said the University has been altering all of their paperwork to fit the revisions for two years, but there is still a lot to be done before the changes can be implemented. “Anything that reported race codes previous to fall 2010, everything in the statistical handbook, everything that went to the federal government [and] everything

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Karen Casale walks through an area near the law library where renovations are scheduled to begin later this year.

Activist groups walk to eliminate AIDS stigma Renovations will increase Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Much has changed since the first AIDS Walk Austin in 1987, but the message of the event has stayed the same. The 5k walk raises awareness and funds for HIV/AIDS services hosted by AIDS Services Austin. More than 121 teams participated in the 22nd annual AIDS Walk Austin on Sunday in front of Austin City Hall, including a team advocating the legalization of medical marijuana and a team led by City Councilwoman Laura Morrison, who walked in memory of her brother who died of AIDS in 1995. “The walk started as a public statement that there shouldn’t be a stigma attached to the disease and that we’re going to be publicly showing our support,” said Micah King, spokesman for AIDS Services Austin. “It brings media attention to the disease and raises funds for lifesaving services.” By the time the walk began on

Local band Quiet Company played during registration, and a transvestite named Rebecca Havemeyer led stretches and helped pump up the crowd, shouting “Let’s tear up this city!” “This walk brings out so much of the city because by this point in its history, the epidemic has evolved and it has really touched all parts of the city,” said Marilyn Willson, the nonprofit’s development director. An estimated 6,000 Central Texans are currently living with AIDS, according to AIDS Services of Austin, and the number is growing every year. This year, the nonprofit created Austin Red Week Eric Ou | Daily Texan Staff — a week of projects intended Gary Johnson, a sign language interpreter, signs the lyrics to the Star to promote the walk in the week Spangled Banner at AIDS Walk Austin. leading up to it. Red lights shone from City Hall and other buildSunday, more than $110,000 of the ey raised goes directly to AIDS ings throughout the week, and $125,000 goal had already been Services Austin, a nonprofit that 41 Austin Walgreens stores raised collected, but King said he ex- provides medical care and gener- money for the organization. pects people will continue to do- al services to HIV and AIDS panate after the event. All the mon- tients in Central Texas. AIDS continues on page 2

law library, seminar space By Jim Pagels Daily Texan Staff The UT School of Law is planning a $7 million renovation of the Tarlton Law Library in Jesse H. Jones Hall in the northeast corner of campus. The project, which is slated to begin following finals in December, will convert third floor offices into library space and open the fifth and sixth stories for seminar rooms and faculty offices. A new roof is also in the works. “For a number of years now, it has been clear that the law school has really had an acute need for more space,” said law school Dean Lawrence Sager. A recent study by a San Antonio firm illustrated that the law school facilities are currently 40,000 square feet short of office space relative to other

universities. “None of us were eager to embark on a major construction project of a new building, though,” Sager said. He said that the best option was the library renovation, which will start with converting the fifth and sixth floors of the library into offices and seminar rooms. Most of the library’s collection will be transferred to a climatecontrolled storage facility near campus where students will be able to request books for checkout while the shelving floors are being remodeled. While the School of Law has had discussions about possible expansion for the past three years, it wasn’t until late this summer that the Houston-based

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LIBRARY: Renovations to finish in 2010 From page 1 Morris Architects created the actual renovation plans. Funding for the project will largely come from law school reserves, but the program is also seeking support from donors and the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s $3 billion capital campaign. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are currently in an era in which some of the needs for library space [at universities] have greatly shrunk. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very unusual for law students to study using books anymore.â&#x20AC;? Sager said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re constantly doing research online and reading case studies.â&#x20AC;?

Sager has hosted two town hall meetings this semester with students and faculty to communicate the details of the construction, including one last weekend exclusively concerning the library renovations. A committee of three students will hear input from library patrons on ways they can help them work through the renovations. It is likely that the library will not be fully completed until the end of 2010, which would affect the spring and fall semesters. Law student Elaine Balagia said she believes the law school is doing everything it can to help students during the renovations.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had concerns, but I got a chance to talk to the dean and I really feel that the law school is making an genuine effort to aid students during the construction,â&#x20AC;? Balagia said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of us donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t use the library for books. We just use it for studying, so it shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be an issue.â&#x20AC;? Sager said that the school is taking measures to accommodate the studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Finals are sacred,â&#x20AC;? Sager said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do anything we need to do to accommodate studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; needs, from providing coffee to opening up additional seminar and interview rooms on campus.â&#x20AC;?

AIDS: Student teams walk for a cause From page 1 UT students showed their support at the walk as volunteers and participants. Members of the pre-med society Alpha Phi Sigma helped collect donations, and groups including Face AIDS Austin and the Communication Council sponsored walking teams. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are here because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great way to come out and

help a great cause,â&#x20AC;? said Patrick White, a Spanish and advertising sophomore and Communication Council external director. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fun way to spend the afternoon, not just with our fellow communications council members, but with a general caucus at-large of people fighting to end AIDS and HIV.â&#x20AC;? Lee Manford, a retired executive director of AIDS Services of Austin, said the group will con-

tinue hosting the AIDS walk and working to combat the disease as long as AIDS continues to affect peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our responsibility to keep this community talking about this epidemic,â&#x20AC;? Manford said to the crowd. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is continuing to grow locally. As long as there is no cure, we must come together to see that we have the resources necessary to continue this fight.â&#x20AC;?

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entries for mixed heritages From page 1 that went to the state government will have to be in the new format,â&#x20AC;? Ruddock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a major undertaking.â&#x20AC;? She wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t specify exactly what changes will be made or what they will cost the University. In an e-mail recently sent by the University to all faculty, staff and students, Ruddock encouraged everyone to go online and update their information regarding race and ethnicity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;New students are already using the new format for reporting their ethnicity and race,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s federally mandated, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to give up better information on what our campus looks like and how people see themselves.â&#x20AC;? JeneĂŠ Jahn, vice president of the board of directors for the MAVIN Foundation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an organization whose goal is to bring awareness to mixed heritage people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; said that this is a good starting point that could help with the retention of students, but the interpretation of the results is key. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything with it, or you misinterpret it, it can be misunderstood,â&#x20AC;? Jahn said.

She said misconceptions about mixed-heritage people can fuel the misinterpretation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some think we have the same experiences because we are mixed,â&#x20AC;? Jahn said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not true.â&#x20AC;? The new format is a step in the right direction but is not without its faults, said Michele Guzman, an associate educational psychology professor and assistant vice president for diversity education initiatives at UTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it will open up an interesting dialogue about ethnicity and race as separate systems of categorization,â&#x20AC;? Guzman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For some people, it does add a different level of identification, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t add much for nonHispanics.â&#x20AC;? She said the option of checking more than one racial identification box adds a level of complexity and accuracy to the report, but ethnically, it falls short. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re racially white, but you identify as Irish, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a place to put your ethnicity,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people may feel a little unsatisfied that they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a place to write that.â&#x20AC;?

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A woman and a child walk by police officers at the Jacarezinho slum in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. Brazilian officials are insisting security wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be a problem for the 2016 Olympics despite gang violence that plunged Rio de Janeiro into a day of chaos just two weeks after it was picked to host the games.

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By Dan Elliott The Associated Press FORT COLLINS, Colo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The story that a little boy had floated away in a giant helium balloon was a hoax concocted to land a reality television show, authorities said, and the boyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parents will likely face felony charges. The stunt two weeks in the planning was a marketing ploy by Richard and Mayumi Heene, who met in acting school in Hollywood and have appeared on the ABC reality show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wife Swap,â&#x20AC;? Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden said. The Heenes have reportedly been working on a reality TV deal in Los Angeles. Six-year-old Falcon Heene may not have even been hiding in the rafters of the familyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s garage during the intense f i v e - h o u r s e a rc h f o r h i m Thursday, Alderden said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For all we know he may have been two blocks down the road playing on the swing in the city park,â&#x20AC;? the sheriff said. The stunt temporarily shut down Denver International Airport and caused the National Guard to scramble two helicopters in an attempt to rescue the boy, who was believed to be inside the flying-saucer shaped homemade balloon that hurtled more than 50 miles across two counties. The drama played out on live television to millions of viewers worldwide. When the balloon landed without the boy in it, officials thought he had fallen out and began the grim search for his body. In fact, the balloon â&#x20AC;&#x201D; which was held together with duct tape â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would not have been able to launch with the

37-pound-boy inside, Colorado State University physics professor Brian Jones has determined. The parents werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t under arrest, the sheriff said. He said he expected to recommend charges of conspiracy, contributing to the delinquency of a minor, making a false report to authorities and attempting to influence a public servant. Federal charges were also possible. The most serious charges are felonies and carry a maximum sentence of six years in prison and a $500,000 fine. Alderden said they would be seeking restitution for the costs, though he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have an estimate. The cost for just the two military helicopters was about $14,500. Richard and Mayumi Heene were shopping for snacks at Walmart with their three sons as Alderden told reporters that the whole thing was a hoax. Richard Heene told The Associated Press he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;seeking counsel,â&#x20AC;? though it was unclear whether he was talking about hiring an attorney. Alderman said the ACLU was representing the family, but the ACLU didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t return messages left Sunday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This thing has become so convoluted,â&#x20AC;? Heene said as tears welled in his eyes. He said his wife was holding together better than he was. The sheriff said all three of the Heenesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sons knew of the Thursday hoax, but likely wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t face charges because of their ages. The oldest son is 10. One of the boys told investigators he saw his brother get in the balloonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s box before it launched.

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HORNS UP, HORNS DOWN Horns up: A citizen’s voice in Cap Metro On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court discussed the possibility of adding an ordinary Austin resident to the nine-member Capital Metro Board, according to a report in Community Impact Newspaper. In accordance with a new state law, Cap Metro is at liberty to appoint one of its officials or an Austin resident to the board. The former law required that the new appointee be a member of the Commissioners Court. Calling the handling of Cap Metro’s affairs in recent years an embarrassment and disgrace would be an understatement. Perhaps bringing in a fresh voice, that of a citizen who actually uses Cap Metro as a primary source of transportation, will help remedy the situation. With more route cancellations and discussions of raising fares by as much as 25 percent, a new voice on the board likely couldn’t make things any worse.

Horns down: Partisan protests at a celebration of volunteerism Predictably, President Barack Obama’s presence in College Station this week was met with approximately 1000 protesters wielding handmade signs. Some of the signs were downright embarrassing: Trite and even comical in their absurdity, if comparing Obama to Josef Stalin could ever be funny. Presumably anticipating the outpouring of protestors, former president George H.W. Bush wrote a letter to the Bryan-College Station newspaper, The Eagle, asking that critics respect Obama’s visit, because it is “not about politics.” Indeed, Obama spent his time at A&M praising bipartisanship and volunteerism and lauding the H.W. Bush administration’s call to service, a Thousand Points of Light. In his 20-minute speech, Obama declared that some moments require Americans to “embrace a common purpose that is bigger than our differences.” It’s a nice sentiment, but the people who needed to hear that message were too busy with their picket signs to listen.

Horns Up: More medicine for Austin The University of Texas System regents recently approved an affiliation agreement with the Seton Family of Hospitals and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas that will essentially double the number of resident doctors (students in training) in Austin. The agreement is great news for Central Texas, which already lacks doctors, and a projected doctor shortage in the near future threatens to negatively impact the availability and quality of health care in the area. Bringing in more resident doctors is a timely solution to the problem. Even more promising, the agreement may represent the first step toward establishing a medical branch in Austin, a long-running goal of the UT System Board of Regents that has suffered setbacks along with the fluctuating economy. Whether the possible branch would be a satellite campus of Southwestern is still uncertain, and the agreement de-emphasizes the role of UTMB in Austin. Still, despite lacking specifics or a concrete commitment to a branch in Austin, increasing the medical system’s presence and research in Seton Hospitals and Austin is certainly a step in the right direction.

Vote for Prop 4 By Brian Haley Daily Texan Guest Columnist Proposition 4 on the November ballot presents exciting opportunities for students — current, past and future — and, indeed, all Texans. Yet UT’s chapter of the Young Conservatives of Texas has recently announced its opposition to the proposed Texas constitutional amendment that would provide increased research funding for targeted Texas institutions of higher learning. The group argues, without presenting evidence, that university research is a poor economic investment and the state should instead invest in classroom teaching. As a fellow conservative, I do not disagree that there is a need to increase classroom investments, but I am shocked by the assertion that cutting-edge research has little value for our state. Such a notion is short-sighted and not based in reality. I question why opponents of Prop 4 believe in a zero-sum game in which investments in research do not improve the classroom environment. As a UT student, I have benefited from research on campus, as I have not only had the opportunity to learn from some of the best thinkers in the world, but also have been able to obtain a degree that is valued on the reputation of this institution. This value is based, in

THE FIRING LINE Not a holocaust Anita Quintanilla wrote a Firing Line on Oct. 15th regarding Dia de la Raza and its history that I find to be grossly inaccurate. Quintanilla states that Columbus “initiat[ed] the worst holocaust in human history” with his treatment of the indigenous peoples of America. Quintanilla, who views this as a “revelation of historical truths” to UT students, should perhaps experience a revelation of historical truths of her own. The Holocaust, the one that is capitalized like the Depression in order to represent its

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large part, on the campus’ research. Here is the truth: Texas’ ability to compete globally is based on its ability to attract innovative thinkers and provide opportunities for discovery. There is no stronger catalyst for innovation than top-tier research institutions. Texas currently has three top-tier research institutions. But it is critical that we build on our success. A recent report issued by economic analysis firm Perryman Group showed that four new tier-one schools could generate $307 billion per year for the Texas economy and create 1.2 million jobs by 2035. As a young Texan, such opportunity is exciting. Never before has the prospect for innovation been more promising for Texas. Texas has a history of producing innovative problem solvers and big-picture thinkers. With a past as grand as our own, it is important that we continue to make strategic investments in higher learning to ensure that our future is just as bright. Texans have an opportunity this November to push for our state to continue leading in global innovation. I urge my fellow Texans to make the smart choice and vote for Prop 4. Brian Haley is a law student and served as the 2006-2007 student regent for the UT System and as the 2003-2004 UT Student Government president.

significance and everlasting association with the word, was the worst holocaust in human history. Native Americans did not die nearly as much from torturous treatment as they did from disease. And while dying from disease is terrible, it is far from a holocaust, and far from the atrocities suffered by the 12 million people who were systematically slaughtered by Hitler and his Nazi party. I suggest Quintanilla not utilize a word such as holocaust simply for shock value. Hitler, Pol Pot and Mao Zedong committed a holocaust. Columbus spread infection.

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Avoiding a coal future By Emily Grubert Daily Texan Columnist The Public Citizen suit filed against the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on Oct. 6 read a bit like a headline from The Onion in the headlines: “Public Citizen Sues TCEQ!” “Area Man Asks Why We Can’t All Just Get Along!” As it turns out, Public Citizen is a DC-based advocacy group with a branch in Austin, and “Area Man” is my housemate. Public Citizen’s suit claims that TCEQ should not be able to permit new coal-fired power plants in Texas until greenhouse gas emissions are added as a limitation for the permit. Depending on how you count, there are between 5 and 15 new coal-fired power plants up for permits in Texas right now, which is a lot, considering there are fewer than 20 currently operating in the state. I happen to agree that anthropogenic climate change — not global warming, please — is a significant enough risk to provoke serious global action. One of the reasons I’m comfortable supporting strong action is that there are many benefits of most emissions reductions. Renewable power? We’ll have to do it eventually, and when we do, emissions other than greenhouse gases will go down. Efficiency? As a mathematician and an engineer, I like efficiency on principle. It’s elegant, and given the challenges associated with capturing and converting energy, why waste? This category does not even need to include conservation, by the way. To me, efficiency means your TV uses less power to

give you the same service it did before, not that you stop watching TV to reduce your energy consumption. What I don’t like are the strategies aimed specifically at preventing greenhouse gases from entering the air once they’re generated — particularly carbon capture and sequestration (CCS). The idea here is that you burn fuel (coal, usually) andcapture the CO 2 before it reaches the atmosphere. It’s expensive, partly because of the equipment, and partly because it generally cuts power generation efficiency by about a third, meaning that 30 percent more coal must be mined and burned. If the United States regulates greenhouse gas emissions — and it looks like it will — this is likely the way that existing coal-fired power plants will be retrofit and brought into compliance. The mining impact of CCS is huge. Most of the proposed Texan coalfired plants would be using low energy density coal from the Powder River Basin in Wyoming (and Montana, where mining is as of yet less extensive). The lower the energy density, the more surface disturbance necessary to extract sufficient coal, as the volume of coal needed to provide the same amount of heat is much higher. In regard to the Public Citizen suit, even those who do not believe that climate change is a valid reason to reduce dependence on coal-fired power plants have good reasons to oppose the expansion of coal-burning plants. Investing in coal plants represents a decade-long commitment to increasingly difficult and environmentally damaging coal mining.

This mining will involve toxic content, difficulty of access, proximity to water resources and scenarios like “the coal is under my house, which means my house won’t be there when you’re done mining.” These complications all make coal more expensive, as do problems of transportation. Especially in Texas, where there is incredible opportunity to develop cleaner power sources like natural gas and wind, investing in coal does not make sense. As long as TCEQ refuses to comment on greenhouse gas emissions because they aren’t a part of the permit-granting process, Texas is at risk of being forced into expensive unplanned retrofits. Operational costs would shoot up because of increased demand for coal if and when federal regulations require greenhouse gas controls. More mining, more surface disturbance, more water contamination, higher cost. Other sources will almost certainly be cheaper and more flexible in the long run. In the meantime, TCEQ, it’s not helpful to argue that doing anything will push jobs to India and China. That’s pretty unlikely, and India and China aren’t football teams we need to triumph over. They’re countries, full of smart people struggling with the same problems we are, and the recent American trend to argue for or against environmental regulation in “America vs. Everyone” terms, where everyone is usually China and sometimes India, scares me as much as a locked-in coal future. Grubert is an energy and earth resources graduate student.

A seat at the negotiating table By Roberto Cervantes Daily Texan Columnist Recently, a respected Washington D.C. journalist told me, “If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu.” Nothing is more important in Washington than securing a seat at the negotiating table. If you don’t claim a chair, you better be content with being a mere footnote. Add that pressure to the short attention span of a city filled with overachievers, and making your imprint here can become quite a test of patience and determination. Last weekend, the gay rights movement was put to the test as it descended on Washington to take part in the National Equality March. The movement had its work cut out for it. It had to show that it was a force to be reckoned with in national politics. It had to tell the country, through TV screens, that its cause is mainstream and has broad support from every corner of this nation. There’s no question that gay rights activists came out in force, as police put the number of marchers at about 250,000 on Sunday. But in an attempt to turn the nation’s attention to the discrimination and inequality the LGBT community faces everyday, the gay rights movement cracked. The gay establishment in Washington has been a fixture in D.C. politics for longer than most might think. These are the experienced, mature voices who yearn for moderate progress on gay rights and all too often continue to support politicians who drag their feet on issues of equality.

After Proposition 8 passed in California last year defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, journalists hailed a new era of gay rights activists – calling them Stonewall 2.0. These are block-walking, door-knocking people who work tirelessly to kill anti-gay rights propositions and press local officials to embrace equality. This is the younger crowd spurred to action by the contradiction they witnessed on Election Day 2008. As a biracial man was elected president of a country with a storied past of racial bigotry, a fundamental civil right was again rescinded by a popular whim as Proposition 8 was passed. For the most part, the grassroots owned the march, which was organized by longtime gay rights leader and creator of the AIDS quilt Cleve Jones. When the news broke that President Obama would be speaking at the annual dinner of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay rights organization and epitome of the Washington insider club, the grassroots was holding its breath. Deeply critical of the president’s inaction on their issues, they nonetheless saw Obama’s address to the HRC – only the second time a sitting president has spoken to a gay rights group – as a sign that he was in fact still committed to their cause. For them, though, his wasn’t an open invitation. They wanted to hear something new – not just the promises of equality they had heard from him on the

campaign trail. They wanted concrete plans of action on some of their most treasured issues, including repealing the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy and the Defense of Marriage Act. They didn’t get it. They, once again, felt duped by the president and the establishment. But, perhaps most importantly, they seemed even more fired up. As the number of marchers began to swell, a reporter asked Jones, “You realize you just split the gay movement in two?” He simply nodded and grinned. Whether that split, which was a long time coming, was for better or worse is not the question. There is little that can be done now to mend fractured relationships. That will take time, which, frankly, the gay rights movement doesn’t have at the moment. The movement as a whole needs the push for change to come from both the grassroots and those who can penetrate Washington’s elite inner circles. Don’t expect any reconciliation soon, but both sides should remember that they need each other. While the work of securing civil rights in this country will never be finished, both sides of the gay rights movement will look back at the progress that will surely be made and know that none of their results could have been achieved without the contributions of the other. Cervantes is a government and journalism junior studying in Washington D.C. this semester.

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Activists rally to end warfare, fix health care

Darwin BondGraham and Patricia Zawala listen to one of the many musical performances that were part of the Health Care NOT Warfare rally at City Hall on Saturday. Both Bond and Zawala are members of the Workers Defense Project.

By Alex Geiser Daily Texan Staff Only a few remained in the stands as activists and concerned citizens representing uninsured Americans and fallen soldiers lay on the ground outside Austin City Hall on Saturday afternoon at the “Healthcare NOT Warfare” rally. The rally, which marked the 8th anniversary of the invasion of Afghanistan, protested the war and called for affordable health care with music, poetry and speeches from veterans and other anti-war organizations. Roscoe Overton, chairman of the Austin Center for Peace and Justice, said the event was a way to bring the community together and to lead by example. The Campus Antiwar Movement to End the Occupation, a UT organization, was represented along with CodePink, an anti-war, pro-health care organization that focuses on mobilizing women— the International Socialist Organization and other groups. Medea Benjamin, co-founder of CodePink, said health care is a human right and nobody should profit monetarily from it. “We want to be a culture that celebrates life, not a culture

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that causes death,” she said to the animated crowd. “We must keep fighting.” The crowd enthusiastically applauded and shouted words of encouragement to the guest speakers. The presenters all touched on the importance of cutting military spending to improve the health care system in the U.S. According to a speech made by President Barack Obama, $533.7 billion will go to the Department of Defense in 2010, while $76.8 billion will be appropriated to the Department of Health and Human Services. Bobby Whittenberg, a 27-yearold Iraq war veteran, also said that health care is a human right. “How is it that we can afford to kill people, but we cannot afford to heal people?” he asked the crowd. Whittenberg, who grew up in a conservative, religious home, said that through his experiences in the service, he came to see the injustices of war and now identifies with anarchistic and communistic ideals. “I have a real sense of urgency about bringing liberation of justice to the people and building a world based on love, not hate,” he said.

NEWS BRIEFLY Days before attack, slain Tyler teacher worried about student A Tyler teacher, who was the victim of a fatal stabbing in his classroom, called a friend days before the attack saying he feared that the teenager who is now being held in his death was capable of killing. Special education teacher Todd Henry, 50, had told his friend, Mitch Shamburger, a Smith County justice of the peace, during a chilling phone call that he was concerned about a “Katrina kid” — so named because he had survived Hurricane Katrina. “This kid — he’s got serious problems,” Henry told Shamburger. “If somebody doesn’t do something, soon, this kid is going to kill somebody.” Shamburger recalls advising his friend to document his concerns and alert his bosses. Henry said he already had. Henry died a few days later on Sept. 23 after he was stabbed in the heart in a classroom at John Tyler High School. Authorities are holding one of his students for the murder. A Texas Education Agency spokesman says it was the first teacher slaying in a Texas classroom that anyone in the agency can recall. The 16-year-old suspect had a history of mental illness and had been accused of other violent acts, The Dallas Morning News reported Sunday. Smith County prosecutors are considering whether to try the youth as an adult. The youth’s mother described Henry as a caring teacher, and said her son regretted everything. “He said, ‘Mom, just tell everybody that I’m sorry.’” — The Associated Press

Study finds that small businesses are disadvantaged by higher health care costs By Priscilla Pelli Daily Texan Staff The employees of Austin’s small businesses are at risk under the current health care system, according to a recent study. The study, conducted by the Texas Public Interest Research Group, examines how the current health care system negatively affects smaller businesses across the nation. Many of the effects of the system that pertain to Austin include increases in the cost of health care premiums for employees as well as businesses’ inability to provide insurance coverage for employees because of high costs. The study also shows a problem in smaller businesses’ inability to attract and retain high quality employees due to the

lack of incentive to work for businesses with no promise of insurance coverage or health care benefits. Elizabeth McClellan, program associate for the group, said that the high costs of the present health care system are placing smaller businesses in a serious competitive disadvantage because of the insurance rates. “Basically, larger businesses get much better insurance rates because these larger businesses bring more employees to the table,” McClellan said. “They have much more incentive to work for them.” The group discovered that annual premiums for family coverage for smaller business employees have more than doubled

since 1999, increasing at a rate of 12 percent each year, yet family incomes rose only 29 percent over the decade. “Health care companies have no reason to invest in small businesses,” McClellan said. “It makes it clearer that the present health care is making life very difficult for businesses all across the nation, especially in Austin.” The study also shows that without health care reform, health care costs will force smaller businesses to cut 178,000 jobs by 2018. Fifty-nine percent of smaller businesses provide health care coverage, a 9 percent decrease from similar studies conducted in 2000. John Grey, co-owner of Clayworks, an Austin-based archi-

tectural ceramics shop, said that the cost of insurance was too much to pay. “Our son has a disease, and the insurance company refuses to cover him,” Grey said. “If he is on a health insurance policy, it raises our rates so incredibly high. We simply just cannot afford it.”

Grey said that because his family has been declined by more than three insurance companies, the family pays for the Texas Health Insurance Pool, which costs double the average insurance coverage. The pool was created by the Texas Legislature to provide health insurance to eligible Texas residents who, because

of medical conditions, are unable to obtain coverage from commercial insurers, according to the program’s Web site. “More than half the people who work here are family,” Grey said. “The business hasn’t been able to provide insurance coverage for the past 10 years because of the costs.”

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FORUM: Obama, Bush call for civic action to supplement government From page 1 to college students waving â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a jackassâ&#x20AC;? signs. A&M sophomore Berta Salazar attended the protest rally to make sure people who were not present knew that the bulk of the protesters were not A&M students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an embarrassment to our institution,â&#x20AC;? Salazar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most of the people protesting here arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even students, but people wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember that. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll only remember that a massive protest took place at A&M, and we want people to know that not everyone here hates the president or the government.â&#x20AC;? The theme of the forum was the use of community service to achieve national priorities. Texas resident Barb Stauffer objected to the content of Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s speech. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m concerned about the mandatory service that he is trying to implement for our 18-to 25-yearolds,â&#x20AC;? Stauffer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have four sons, two of them went to A&M, and I do not appreciate the fact that he is mandating what my children should and should not do.â&#x20AC;? Texas State University student Daniel McCarthy traveled from San Marcos to protest Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expansion of AmeriCorps â&#x20AC;&#x201D; an organization he likened to a Hitler youth group. Meghan and Lauren Parnell, two sisters who attend A&M, were invited inside the auditorium. Because of their work at Heartland assisted living facility in San Antonio, they received a Daily Point of Light award from the Institute in 2004. They joined 150 other award winners in celebrating the increased atmosphere of volunteerism since the inception of the institute. The number of people between the ages of 15 and 30 who volunteer each year has doubled from 23 million to 46 million since the instituteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inception. More than 4,500 individuals or groups have received the award, which is given daily by the institute. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being invited to the forum and getting a chance to hear Obama and Bush was almost like winning the award for a second time,â&#x20AC;?

Tamir Kalifa | Daily Texan Staff

President Barack Obama addresses Daily Point of Light recipients and civic leaders at Texas A&M on Friday. Obama joined with former President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to promote the idea that community service is essential to fulfilling national priorities. Meghan Parnell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reminder of what we did and an incentive to keep going.â&#x20AC;? Before Obama and Bush gave their remarks, a panel of civic leaders discussed the role of the government in community service. Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council, and former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk participated in the discussion. Robert Gates, the secretary of defense and for-

mer A&M president, also joined the two presidents on stage. Obama said the need for action will always exceed the limitations of the government. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The government is responsible for creating the best possible schools,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be there to run the PTA, or to make sure a child does their homework after school.â&#x20AC;? Bush, an A&M alumnus, said

the College Station campus was an appropriate venue to celebrate the anniversary because â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Bush School of Public Affairs trains and motivates future leaders who are ready to step in and advance the work of nonprofit organizations.â&#x20AC;? Obama emphasized that he was trying to change college studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attitudes about community service. He said service shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just be done for a year after stu-

dents graduate from college before finding a â&#x20AC;&#x153;real jobâ&#x20AC;?; it should be something they absorb into their lives. Mallory Myers, a political science junior at A&M, was recognized for outstanding service at the forum. She received the Daily Point of Light Award for organizing A&Mâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s annual Big Event, where 12,000 students plant trees and build homes for College Sta-

tion and Bryan residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Each of us has a role to play, and we all have something to contribute,â&#x20AC;? Obama said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Bush] didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t call for one blinding light shining from Washington, he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just call for a few bright lights from the biggest non-profits. He called for a mass galaxy of people and institutions working together to solve the problems in their own backyards.â&#x20AC;?

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Life&Arts Editor: Leigh Patterson E-mail: lifeandarts@dailytexanonline.com Phone: (512) 232-2209 www.dailytexanonline.com

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Lauren Gerson | Daily Texan Staff

Lauren Massey, 13, from Buda, Texas, rides the Viper at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Saturday afternoon.

The fairest of them all

Stepher Keller | Daily Texan Staff

Christopher Way, 26, takes a break to do a few yo-yo tricks at the State Fair in Dallas on Saturday.

Sara Young | Daily Texan Staff

Anita Barthelemy waits to collect tickets at the main entrance gates during the final weekend of the Texas State Fair in Dallas.

By Ben Wermund Daily Texan Staff Blue lights burst to life along every spoke of the towering â&#x20AC;&#x153;Texas Star,â&#x20AC;? the State Fair of Texas ferris wheel. The lights popped in and out of existence in waves as the wheel turns high above the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neon explosion. Behind it, the sun hands the horizon over to the perfect October sky, as cold autumn winds blow through tunnels of plush animals and flashing lights. I sit and watch, struggling to find peace in the beauty, as my stomach, bursting with fried everything from butter to bananas to bacon, curses me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Would you buh-leeve a sixlegged turtle â&#x20AC;&#x201D; alawve!â&#x20AC;? an unmistakable Texas drawl squawks from a loudspeaker hanging off the corner of a small booth. The word â&#x20AC;&#x153;ALIVEâ&#x20AC;? is scrawled across it, among images of all sorts of reptilian freaks, including a twoheaded rat snake, chicken snake and rattlesnake. As fascinating as the beasts seem, my focus is on my mission for the day â&#x20AC;&#x201D; tasting some deepfried butter. The loudspeaker repeats the same line incessantly for each reptile in the booth, drawing the attention of several people around me in line for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s addition to the fairâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fried food arsenal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of other state fairs have signature foods,â&#x20AC;? says Steve Boston, a resident of Greenville, Tex-

Bryant Haertlein | Daily Texan Staff

State Fair employees take a break outside the Texas Hall of State as the sun sets Saturday evening. as, who also came to the fair with butter in mind. He waits with his family in line next to me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fried foods are part of the ambiance of the fair. There arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a lot of places where theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll fry anything.â&#x20AC;? For 30 minutes, I wait in line as rivers of burnt orange and red pass on either side of me, the Cotton Bowl relieving thousands of college football fans whose faces

show every spectrum of emotion from ecstasy to grief. The thought of fried butter weighs heavily in my mind. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not exactly hungry; my day started with a corny dog and an orange soda, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m eager and relieved when the server finally hands me my red and white paper basket containing four small golden balls resting in a puddle of purple liquid.

I step back from the counter and push my fork into one of the butterballs, moving it around in the grape jelly sauce, then take a bite. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It tastes like a homemade biscuit,â&#x20AC;? Boston says. It may be the most disappointing moment of my trip to the fair. Literally, it is only a ball of batter. It tastes like a buttered biscuit

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Costumed cyclists congregate for charitable cause By Audrey Campbell Daily Texan Staff Light glistened on endless racks of chrome bicycles as a nun quietly chained her bike under the bright Saturday sun. The nun was one of many costumed patrons â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Abe Lincoln and Lance Armstrong were also in attendance â&#x20AC;&#x201D; who participated in the Tour de Fat at Fiesta Gardens, a festival sponsored by the New Belgium Brewing Company that pays homage to everything bike-friendly. The festival, named after the brewing companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s trademark Fat Tire ale, has traveled throughout the country, hosting performances in Denver and San Francisco before venturing to Austin. The festival is well-known for encouraging environmental consciousness through various carnival acts, including band performances and acrobats. Dallas native Kari Kessler attended the festival with her friends after designing costumes for each of them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our friends went to [the festival] in Colorado and they did an â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Alice in Wonderlandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; theme, so I made everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s costumes for today,â&#x20AC;? Kessler explained as she sat watching a performance, dressed as the White Rabbit in satin bunny ears, a red bow tie, lensless glasses and a giant wooden pocket watch hanging from her belt loop. The event welcomed young and old to support the local bicycling community and

promote eco-friendly alternatives. As a band sang about the virtues of recycling and composting, Fox Luu, a friend of Kessler, said he had been looking forward to the event for a long time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We came down specifically for this,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my first time in Austin and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great, even though weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re sharing a house with 18 other people.â&#x20AC;? Festivalgoers sipped New Belgium beers and munched on funnel cake and popcorn as they watched â&#x20AC;&#x153;Carpocalypse Now,â&#x20AC;? a funeral procession for the car of a volunteer who had traded it for a bike. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just love it,â&#x20AC;? said Susie Truxillo, membership chairwoman of the Austin Cycling Association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I love the costumes. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just so Austin.â&#x20AC;? Truxillo and her husband have been members of the Austin Cycling Association since 1996. The group advocates bike-friendly additions to the Austin community. Proceeds from the festival benefitted a few of Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cycling groups, including the Austin Yellow Bike Project, Austin Cycling Association and Austin Ridge Riders Mountain Bike Club. Truxillo said this was her third year attending the festival, explaining that she was just in it for the fun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t actually drink beer, but if I drank anything, it would be Fat Tire because of what they do for the biking community,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a big fan of Belgium Brewing.â&#x20AC;?

Kari Rosenfeld | Daily Texan Staff

Augustine Marsee and Amaru Marsee are taken for a ride by Mark Marsee and Tohra Gray on Austin Bike Zooâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bike â&#x20AC;&#x153;double troubleâ&#x20AC;? at the Tour De Fat. Tohra and Mark changed the name to â&#x20AC;&#x153;family troubleâ&#x20AC;? for their day at festival.

Leatherbag singer dishes on collaborative wishes

Leatherbagâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Randy Reynolds talks to The Texan about Somnioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe and how his band was almost named Eli Whitney.

MUSIC MONDAY By Brad Barry

Austinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Leatherbag finds a way to reconcile the folk-rock stomp of Rod Stewart with the more hardedged, angular sound of protopunk bands like Television and The Modern Lovers. Front man Randy Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice often channels Dylan, but his look â&#x20AC;&#x201D; complete with thick, black-rimmed glasses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and guitar playing are more like Elvis Costello. After the release of two EPs earlier this year, the band is in the process of recording a new album. In anticipation for their slot opening for Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears at The Continental Club tomorrow, Reynolds told The Texan a

Photo Courtesy of Spike Walker

little about himself.

RR: It was either this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ACL running. Festival or when we played on DT: Where is your favorite place The Daily Texan: What album ACLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stage Left. to eat in Austin? have you listened to the most in the RR: Somnioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cafe on South last week? DT: What was the worst show First, The Clay Pit and Thai Randy Reynolds: Rank and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever played? Kitchen. Fileâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s debut album Sundown. It RR: A few years ago, we did a came out on Slash Records in 1982 private party at a friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house. I DT: Do you have a day job? and features a young Alejandro was terribly sick with the flu and RR: I work for KLRU-TV in Escovedo. I still donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t remember much of the the communications building on performance. campus. DT: If you could collaborate with any musician in the world, who DT: What is your favorite song DT: What is your favorite Web would it be? to play live? site? RR: Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really a long list: RR: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Here Comes Change (YesRR: allmusic.com Chris Stamey, Glenn Mercer, Elvis terday Tomorrow Today)â&#x20AC;? [from Costello, Alex Chilton, Paul West- the Tomorrow EP]. DT: What is a perfect day for erberg, Jonathan Richman and you? Nick Lowe, to name a few. DT: When you were forming RR: Recording in the studio the band, were there any alternate from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., then coming DT: What was the best show band names you didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick? home and making dinner with my youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever played? RR: Eli Whitney was in the fiancee.

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Program to recruit young poll workers for future elections

Josh Boulet, a Green Reefer comic artist, smokes a pipe at the Smokeout on Sixth Street at Momoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on Saturday. The event was hosted by the Texas chapter of NORML to recruit members and gain support for the legalization of marijuana.

Institute receives grant to train college students, raise youth participation

munication and participation in the upcoming elections. According to the 2004 EAC Election Day Survey, 5.8 percent of polling places and 4 percent of precincts reported having By Priscilla Pelli too few poll workers. The averDaily Texan Staff A new program hopes to in- age voter in Travis County is 72 crease the number of college years old. Ashlyn Gentry, coordinator of students involved in the election process with the help of a the poll worker program, said the grant provides an opportuni$53,000 grant. The Annette Strauss Institute ty for the University to create social networking for Civic Parprograms to reticipation at the cruit college stuUniversity endents to work the acted the new polls. The proHelp American gram also plans Vote College Poll to increase stuWorker Program, [The program] is dent participation which will recruit working to increase in elections by enand train univerunderstanding and gaging in peersity students to to-peer recruitbe non-partisan participation of ment campaigns poll workers for college students in t h ro u g h i n d e the 2009 and 2010 elections.â&#x20AC;? pendent studies elections. classes and social The institute is â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Deborah Wise media outreach one of 13 in the Director of methods such as nation to receive aday, $53,000 grant month day, 2008 Educational Outreach Facebook. â&#x20AC;&#x153;College stufrom the Unitfor the Annette Strauss dents with the ed States ElecInstitute basic technologition Assistance cal skills that we Commission to E have, just by being increase and fosS I T R T N able to work Faceter student E ADVEparUD book, are certainly ticipation inST the ION! R U YO process. IZAT able to work poll elections,â&#x20AC;? Genelection N A G OR Wise, director of edu- try said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re always looking for Deborah cational outreach for the institute, opportunities to get college stusaid that the program will increase dents more engaged in politics.â&#x20AC;? The institute hopes to register participation in the election pro50 young people for each eleccess for a newer generation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[The program] is working to tion through 2010. The program increase understanding and par- will also fund surveys to find out ticipation of college students in how valuable students think their elections as well as increase civ- votes are in national, state and local electiowns in order to identify ic engagement,â&#x20AC;? Wise said. The UT poll worker program better methods for reaching out to plans to collaborate with other younger students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They get to figure out how campus organizations and universities in Travis County to re- the election process works and cruit a variety of people, includ- how they view their vote differing bilingual, minority and dis- ently after working on election abled students, to facilitate com- day,â&#x20AC;? Gentry said.

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Marijuana activists â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;smoke outâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; executive director. Activist group hosts 1 NORMLâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The chapter and cooperatevent to raise support ing groups sold merchandise distributed pamphlets at for drugâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legalization and the event amid the psychedelic CLASSIFIEDS tunes of five local bands.

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By Bobby Longoria Daily Texan Staff The pungent aroma of burning marijuana filled the air above Momoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s outside patio Saturday night as patrons expressed their support for marijuana legalization. The Texas chapter of The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws, commonly known as NORML, held the Fourth Annual Sixth Street Smokeout to recruit members and garner support for the legalization of marijuana. The event drew support from organizations that support legalization of the drug. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Adults should not have to worry about being prosecuted, locked up or being fined even for using marijuana. It just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense,â&#x20AC;? said Josh Schimberg, Texas

Cannabis was the third leading active ingredient of patent medicines for sale in America in 1900, according to Gregory T. Carter, a doctor with the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine. However, after the 1910 Mexican Revolution, antidrug campaigns began to raise fears about the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Marijuana Menaceâ&#x20AC;? as Americans were introduced to recreational cannabis use, Carter said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rational minds need to take over the war on drugs, separating myth from fact, right from wrong, and responsible, medicinal use from other, less compelling behavior,â&#x20AC;? Carter said in the review. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, introduced a medical marijuana bill authored by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., during the

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2007 legislative session, but it was never voted on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In [Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] opinion, it is not a wise choice to use and abuse many of the substances that are illegal today. However, it is a matter of personal freedom and choice,â&#x20AC;? said Rachel Mills, a spokeswoman for Paul. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People should be free to make their own choices and be responsible for the consequences.â&#x20AC;? Many politicians question the medicinal effectiveness of legalizing marijuana. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To legalize marijuana will undermine ongoing efforts by the drug enforcement community to fight the costly war on drugs,â&#x20AC;? said Lauren Bean, spokeswoman for Rep. Michael C. Burgess, R-Texas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it is obvious that it hits kids at an early age and affects them for the rest of their lives. It can shatter families.â&#x20AC;? Bean said Burgess has practiced medicine for 25 years. In 1997, he cited a National Institutes of Health report that Bean

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Food Network star finishes book tour at Whole Foods With characteristic wit, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good Eatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; host signs books, talks about media By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff Sun poured through tree-like sculptures Sunday afternoon, illuminating famous chef Alton Brown as he signed books at the Whole Foods Market downtown. This visit was the last stop on the tour for his latest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Eats: The Early Years.â&#x20AC;? The book compiles much of his knowledge, quips and recipes from each episode of his original Food Net-

work show, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Eats.â&#x20AC;? In addition to the show, Brown acts as the main commentator on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iron Chef Americaâ&#x20AC;? and has published seven other books. His first book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking,â&#x20AC;? won the highly coveted James Beard Foundation Book Award in 2003, and his show â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Eatsâ&#x20AC;? received the prestigious Peabody Award in 2006. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What sets Brown and his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good Eatsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; gang apart,â&#x20AC;? says the Peabody Awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Web site, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is how much they know and include in their half-hour programs about history, anthropolo-

Alton Brown signs a copy of his newest book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Eats: The Early Years,â&#x20AC;? at Whole Foods on Sunday.

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gy, math, chemistry, physics and popular culture. In an installment of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Good Eats,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; a viewer is almost as likely to hear or see a reference to Batman or Werner Von Braun as baguettes or balsamic vinegars.â&#x20AC;? At the Whole Foods Market appearance, Brown provided humorous, albeit abrasive, witticisms while signing books. After grumbling about the number of bloggers present at the media meet and greet, he praised printed media and recalled his own memories growing up around a printing press. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My family did newspaper and radio, and I used go around and scrape the wax off the floor,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about the sound of a printing press thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still very visceral to me. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a shame that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s becoming more nostalgic.â&#x20AC;? The event, organized by BookPeople and Whole Foods Market, is his only stop in the Southwest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He is a big fan of Austin,â&#x20AC;? said Richard Gabaree of Whole Foods Marketing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He ran around the lake this morning and loved it so much he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to leave.â&#x20AC;? Over 700 Alton Brown fans came from all over Texas to the Austin signing, including one couple who drove six hours from McAllen, Texas. Another family, Aaron and Christina Westerfield, drove from Houston with their two sons just to get books signed. For fans who missed the event, a limited number of signed copies, as well as unsigned copies, of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good Eats: The Early Yearsâ&#x20AC;? are available at BookPeople for $37.50.

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Cedar Hill residents Gergory Coleman, 42, and his daughter Kyndall, 3, ride on Winky the Whale at the State Fair on Saturday.

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Monday, October 19, 2009

MCCOY: Senior displays leadership down the stretch

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Texas striker Hannah Higgins zeroes in on a ball against Nebraska on Friday. Higgins scored one of the Hornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; goals in a 2-1 win.

Texas drops to 4th in conference

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While McCoy led Texas to victory, fans were deprived of another classic quarterback duel when Oklahoma starting quarterback Sam Bradford re-injured his throwing shoulder on the Soonersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second possession of the game.

From page 12 In 2004 Vince Young was not able to overcome Bob Stoopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; outcoaching of the Longhorn offensive staff. Chris Simms was not able to overcome it any season at Texas. McCoy did not let the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s poor offensive strategy prevent them from winning.

To make matters worse, McCoy hurt his thumb in the first quarter when he hit it on Oklahoma defensive tackle Gerald McCoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helmet. He also played with a cold and sounded hoarse after the game. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to come out. He wanted to keep playing,â&#x20AC;? Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the type of competitor Colt is.â&#x20AC;?

After the Longhorns stopped Oklahoma and got the ball back, they needed four yards on third down to get the first and run out the clock with 2:35 to play. With four yards needed for the victory, the Longhorns dialed McCoyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number and he delivered, running the quarterback draw for the first down.

McCoy might not have the prettiest stats in the nation right now, but you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t find anyone who plays with more heart. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that heart that led to him beating Oklahoma three out of his four years at Texas, just the third Longhorn quarterback to do so in the 104-game history of the rivalry.

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Team barely misses top 3 after Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final round By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns took home a season-best fourth place finish at the Stanford Intercollegiate Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif., Sunday afternoon. The Long-

horns finished ahead of higherranked opponents like Southern California, Arizona and Oklahoma State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any time this team is allowed to play with the best and see how their games compare, [the play-

ers] seem to just feed off of it and play that much better,â&#x20AC;? said Texas head coach Martha Richards. The Longhorns were ranked third overall with a ninestroke lead going into the final round of the 54-hole tourna-

ment, but a collective 16-overpar 300 ruined their chances of a top-three finish. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Sunday] was a little more of a struggle for us,â&#x20AC;? Richards said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a few more mistakes that caught up with us, and it always seems like mistakes on the last day are harder to recover from.â&#x20AC;?

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The tight rope that leads to the Big 12 Championships is slowly growing thinner and thinner for the Texas soccer team. Heading into the weekend, the Longhorns (7-7-2, 3-22 Big 12) were tied for third place in the conference. But after falling short of a two-win weekend, they currently sit in a three-way tie for fourth. Before dropping to fourth place in the league, the Longhorns had an encouraging 2-1 victory over the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top ranked offense, Nebraska, on Friday night at Mike A. Myers Track and Soccer Stadium in Austin. The Huskers (9-3-4, 3-2-2 Big 12) entered the match averaging 23.5 shots per outing and 3.57 goals per game, and the Horns were able to hold them to just nine shots and one goal. Texas also became just the third team to outshoot Nebraska this season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very proud of our girls tonight. That may be our best performance of the year,â&#x20AC;? said Texas head coach Chris Petrucelli. In the Hornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; victory, underclass-

men Kylie Doniak and Hannah Higgins were to thank for the two goals. Doniak scored her team-leading fifth goal of the season, while Higgins posted her third tally and second game-winner of the year. Sunday afternoon, the Longhorns were not as fortunate as they fell to Iowa State (7-6-4, 2-5-0 Big 12) 1-0 in Aimes, Iowa. The Cyclones scored the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lone goal in the middle of the first half and the Horns could not capitalize on a number of created opportunities. Texas was almost out of trouble when freshman Sophie Campise had a one-on-one with ISU keeper Ann Gleason, but Campise didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t score. Texas did out-shoot Iowa State 11-8, and forced Gleason to make five saves, tying her season high. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started poorly and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play well early, and were on our heels really up until they scored,â&#x20AC;? Petrucelli said. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Laken Litman

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chemistry and the things that we are trying to do in order to win a Big 12 championship.â&#x20AC;? The Longhorns rode the success of sophomore outside hitter Juliann Faucette, who crushed the Red Raidersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; spirit with a match-high 22 kills and a .778 hitting percentage. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She was great,â&#x20AC;? Elliott said of Faucette. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been trying to find her some good rhythm as the season has gone on. It is something we are looking at and it gives us opportunities to do different things as a team.â&#x20AC;? Faucette accounted for 24 of Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 60 offensive points in the Hornsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 23rd-consecutive regular season win. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Chris Tavarez

Second-ranked volleyball team remains unbeaten with sweep No. 2 Texas (14-0, 9-0 Big 12) continued its dominant ways on Saturday with a 3-0 sweep of Texas Tech (2-15, 0-8). â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was a good win,â&#x20AC;? said Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are getting a lot of teams that are playing really well against us because of our ranking and our record. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of our team to be able to make adjustments when necessary and to play well. That says a lot about our players and our team

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FOOTBALL COLUMN

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McCoy off in stats but displays heart FOOTBALL: Texas trumps in slugfest of a champ at end By David R. Henry Daily Texan Columnist

DALLAS — In a perfect world, Colt McCoy would have put up big numbers in a blowout victory over Oklahoma to make his case for the Heisman Trophy. That’s not what happened Saturday, and based on his stats, his chances at the Heisman Trophy may have gotten slimmer. But if you take away the stat sheet, McCoy’s play epitomized what a Heisman Trophy winner should be. And no, I didn’t watch a different game than the rest of you. He showed toughness, leadership and made the plays needed to win the game. “It’s not going to be pretty every time,” McCoy said. “I just gave it my best effort and trusted God with the results.” With Texas up 16-13 in the fourth quarter and going in for the kill, McCoy threw an interception in the red zone. Oklahoma defensive back Brian Jackson had a wide open field ahead of him for an easy pick six. Only one person was standing in his way — McCoy. The senior quarterback made a solid hit on Jackson to take him down before he could get away, and the Longhorn defense held

Oklahoma on its next possession. “He looked like a safety on that play,” said Longhorn safety Earl Thomas. It could have been a 20-16 Oklahoma victory if it wasn’t for McCoy’s tackle. He did throw the interception in the first place, of course. But that interception wasn’t really his fault — freshman receiver Marquise Goodwin ran the wrong route, out instead of in. “There was some miscommunication,” said Texas head coach Mack Brown. While McCoy’s passing numbers, 21 of 39 for 127 yards and an interception, were less than stellar, it was his running, like a first down run he had late in the game, that won the game for Texas. McCoy finished with 14 carries for 65 yards. “I told him we’re going to need him to run the ball today, and he said ‘Dial it up coach,’” said offensive coordinator Greg Davis. Oklahoma pulled out all the stops to shut McCoy down, which is part of the reason his numbers were so poor. They refused to let him throw to Jordan Shipley and pressured him all night. “They showed four or five blitzes that I’d never seen before in my life,” McCoy said. “We came in thinking we would have the middle of the field open and they took that away from us.”

MCCOY continues on page 11

McCoy completed just 21 of 39 passes against Oklahoma, but his 65 yards on the ground were crucial to the Horns’ win.

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Freshman Marquise Goodwin strides into the end zone during the third quarter of Saturday’s game against Oklahoma. Goodwin’s score, which came on a 14-yard pass from Colt McCoy, was Texas’ only touchdown of the game.

From page 1 almost every play, hurried and hit into his worst passing game of the season, 21of-39 for 127 yards, with one touchdown and one interception. On his first drop back, McCoy was floored by a vicious blind side hit from Auston English and fumbled away possession, a sign of things to come. But as they have done all year, the Longhorns stood strong. The defense, back on the field after allowing an opening drive field goal, sacked and knocked out Bradford on the next play. Cornerback Aaron Williams, who has spent most of this season in lockdown anonymity, shutting down opposing receivers so well he has rarely had a ball thrown his way, hit Bradford hard and drove him to the bench, possibly for the rest of the year. That set the tone for an emotional roller-coaster of a first half that nonetheless left the 96,009 fans at an anticlimactic 6-3. “They are the best defense in the country,” McCoy said of the Sooners. “We didn’t have time to throw the ball to the middle of the field.”

Instead, the Longhorns were forced to abandon their four and five wide receiver sets that were so successful last year for extra blockers. Jordan Shipley torched the Sooners last year from the flex tight end position, but Texas’ Dan Buckner was held without a catch from that spot on Saturday, while Shipley had just four receptions for 22 yards. It was the running game that finally made the difference. After a dismal outing against Colorado that saw Texas only gain 42 rushing yards, the Longhorns grinded out 142 against Oklahoma. The Sooners, meanwhile, had -16, putting the game on backup quarterback Landry Jones’ arm, and he faltered down the stretch. Texas ran for 102 yards in the second half, reaching the end zone when McCoy found freshman Marquise Goodwin for a 14-yard touchdown in the third quarter, giving the Longhorns a 13-6 lead. The defense finally broke, giving up a 35-yard touchdown pass to receiver Ryan Broyles after Williams missed a tackle in the flat, but Texas had the momentum. After regaining the lead on another field goal and forcing a turnover at the Oklahoma

Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff

Oklahoma’s Brian Jackson picked off McCoy in the fourth quarter, but McCoy makes a diving tackle to stop Jackson’s return. 20, there was still time for a little more drama. Brian Jackson picked off McCoy at his own nine and had the end zone gaping in front of him. McCoy wouldn’t let that happen though, flying to the near sideline and bringing Jackson down himself. The other No. 12 on the Texas roster, Earl Thomas, took care of the rest, intercepting Jones on the next drive to put Texas on the brink. Needing a first down on third-and-four, Texas bet the game on McCoy’s legs, and he delivered a 6-yard run. A penalty later, the Sooners were out

of time-outs and out of time, leaving the clock to run out and the confetti to rain down on one of the ugliest, most memorable Red River Rivalries ever played. “We just had to find a way to win,” McCoy said. “That’s what good teams do.”

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Horns’ defense saves the day for second-straight week with late interception what matters.” Still, while the Texas offense came away from the game with more question marks than ever, the defense cemented itself as the constant for this year’s Longhorns. By Blake Hurtik “Our expectations are realDaily Texan Staff DALLAS — Colt McCoy chose ly high and we came out here an interesting adjective to describe pumped up and well-prepared,” said cornerback Aaron Williams. Saturday’s Red River Rivalry. “SEC-style,” the Texas quarterback said. In other words, the Longhorns’ 16-13 victory was the complete opposite of last year’s It’s a win. You can’t barn-burning shoot-out at the take any win Cotton Bowl. for granted.” Texas fans accustomed to the Longhorns scoring 45 points — Sergio Kindle per game were disappointed, defensive end but those who enjoyed smashmouth defensive struggles more than got their fill. So were the Texas defensive players walking with a lit- “DeMarco [Murray] is a great tle more pride after holding the running back, the receivers are Sooners to a single touchdown good and it was just a tough a year after giving up 35 points? game.” Were they happy for putting up Murray and the Oklahoma an SEC-type defensive showing running game were bottled up in a conference that has devel- by Texas. Murray finished with oped a reputation of being all-of- -3 yards on five carries. Chris fense, all the time? Brown rushed 12 times for 23 “It’s a win. You can’t take yards. The Sooners as a team: 22 any win for granted,” said de- carries for -16 yards. fensive end Sergio Kindle. “You “It’s big,” said linebacker Rodnever want to give up that drick Muckelroy. “It’s what we many points, but a win is a win. work hard for.” We got the [Golden] Hat. That’s The Sooners didn’t fare much

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better through the air. Quarterback Sam Bradford was knocked out on Oklahoma’s second possession of the game by Williams, who came untouched on a corner blitz. While McCoy was surprised by the blitzes thrown at him, Texas defensive coordinator Will Muschamp put one over on Oklahoma. Williams broke free because the Sooners shifted their blocking scheme to the opposite side to compensate for end Sergio Kindle, who showed blitz. Instead, Kindle dropped into coverage and Williams was already in the backfield before they knew it. “I talk to Coach Muschamp every day about how I can get to the quarterback an easy way,” Williams said, “And the easy way is to disguise and hide it.” Williams did more than just knock out Bradford. He had a leaping fourth-quarter interception to make up for his earlier missed tackle on Ryan Broyles’ touchdown reception. “Once you make that mistake, you have to come back with a big play,” Williams said. “I was really upset with myself, but in a big game, a big situation like that, you have to have a quick memory and let it go.” He also played a big role in

Bryant Haertlein | Daily Texan Staff

The Longhorn defense collapses on Oklahoma running back Chris Brown. Brown entered Saturday’s contest averaging almost 5 yards per carry but finished with just 28 rushing yards. limiting Oklahoma’s passing game. Despite giving up 327 passing yards, the Longhorns forced the Sooners into a limited attack based on screens and short routes. Most of Murray’s game-high 116 receiving yards came on a 64-yard screen.

“I think we played solid all the way around,” said safety Earl Thomas. Thomas had a big day as well, intercepting Landry Jones for the second Texas pick in the fourth quarter to seal the game. The sophomore now has five inter-

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ceptions, tied for most in the nation with Utah’s Robert Johnson. “It kind of floated a little bit and I was able to pull it in and I was able to make a play for our defense,” Thomas said. It just happened to be the last and, fittingly, it was a big one.