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City, UT unite to improve cyclists’ safety

By Israel Perez Daily Texan Staff To cater to Austin’s large population of bicyclists, UT teamed up with the city to study four experimental lane designs.

The city of Austin and the UT Center for Transportation Research are studying the effects of the designs to improve the safety of bicyclists and motorists on the streets of Austin. The designs include shared lane markings — or “sharrows” — painted bicycle lanes, signs and bicycle boxes, said Nadia Barrera, city bicycle project coordinator.

A bicycle box is a separate lane that extends across intersections to allow cyclists to stop ahead of cars at traffic signals and stop signs.

“The ultimate purpose of the study is to improve safety on roadways,” Barrera said. “We would like to add to the body of knowledge regarding bicycle markings for the country as a whole.”

The mayor’s 2007 Street Smarts Task Force and the 2009 city of Austin Bicycle Master Plan both recommended the study, Barrera said.

Barrera said installation of the devices was to begin last week, but rainy weather delayed the group’s plan. She said she hopes Tuesday’s weather will cooperate.

“The plan is to study the devices for a month before the end of the year,” Barrera said. “We will use video imagery to study the effects the devices have on

Powers discusses issues over lunch with Longhorns

By Lena Price Daily Texan Staff UT President William Powers bestowed his seal of approval on the grilled chicken and salad served in Jester Center West on Tuesday.

Powers joined 30 resident assistants for lunch in Jester’s allyou-can-eat dining hall to hear about issues concerning the student body directly from students.

Every resident assistant on campus received an e-mail invitation, and the students were selected on a first come first serve basis.

The attendees had the chance

highway users.”

Randy Machemehl, director of UT’s Center for Transportation Research, said the city asked the University for help studying the devices based on their previous research on bicycle safety, including work for the Texas Department of Transportation.

“The hope with all traffic control devices is that they will help provide the safest and most efficient experience for all users,” Machemehl said.

Machemehl said the project’s success could mean the devices being included in the Federal Highway Administration’s Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, which sets the standard for traffic control devic-

es on the nation’s highways and streets.

“The manual is a living, breathing document that grows with time. If someone has an idea, they must get permission from the Federal Highway Administration to implement and test the device,” Machemehl said. “If the results show that they are effective, then in the future they can become part of the manual and all cities can use the devices.”

Rob D’Amico, president of the League of Bicycling Voters, said the devices, particularly the sharrows, are a tremendous idea for improving the safety of bicyclists.

“The sharrows are particularly

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The City of Austin is conducting research on new roadway features to improve safety for bicyclists.

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to ask Powers about life on campus or anything else they had on their minds. And they did — Powers fielded questions about everything from sustainability issues to the possibility of getting a day off if the Longhorns make it to the national championship.

“It’s not actually within my legal rights to cancel a day of classes scheduled by the state,” Powers said. “But that is a very serious issue.”

The offhand nature of the conversation gave the president an

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Anna Terrell weeps outside of the state capitol at the loss of her son, death row victim Reginald Blanton, moments before his execution in Huntsville, Texas. Blanton received a lethal injection Tuesday evening for the shooting of 22 year old Carlos Garza in April 2000.

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University President William Powers speaks to resident assistant Zak Kinnaird before of the start of the luncheon. Powers discussed campus issues concerning the student body with a group of 30 R.A.s at the Jester Center West dining hall.

Study finds graduates lack workplace professionalism More than one-third of employers report that recent hires neglect skills

By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff New college graduates may not meet employers’ expectations of professional behavior when entering the workforce, according to a study from York College of Pennsylvania.

The college conducted a survey of more than 500 human resources professionals and business leaders to report on their definition of “professionalism” and how well the recent college graduates they hired exhibit it.

More than 37 percent of the participants reported that “less than half of [the recent graduates they have hired] exhibit professionalism in their first year.”

Most respondents characterized professional employees as being courteous, listening well and completing tasks.

UT has 15 career services offic-

es, one for each college, as well as offices like the Texas Exes and Longhorn PRIDE offices. They serve as resources for students and recruiters in the employment process. In 2008, the Princeton Review ranked the McCombs Career Services Office first in the nation for “best career/job placement services.”

Students who use the University’s career services offices have the benefit of connecting with employers and recruiters and learning the expectations of companies.

Matthew Berndt, director of placement for the College of Communication career services office, said that students need to learn and follow cultural protocols of the industry they are trying to enter because what is appropriate and what is not appropriate varies.

“The world of work is not going to change to suit [students],” said Berndt. “Sometimes

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By Vidushi Shrimali Daily Texan Staff Anti-death penalty activists joined two exonerated death row inmates Tuesday to deliver a petition for a moratorium on the death penalty to Gov. Rick Perry.

The protestors unveiled large papers covered with more than 6,000 signatures asking for a halt to executions in Texas.

After the unveiling, supporters joined former death row inmates Shujaa Graham and Curtis McCarty as they presented the petition to Perry’s office.

Perry did not accept the petition himself.

Graham, a volunteer for Texas Moratori-

um Network, said he dedicated his life to the abolishment of the death penalty after being found guilty for the murder of a prison guard that he didn’t commit and spent six years shuffling between death row and county jails.

McCarty spent 19 years on death row despite winning three appeals that proved that he did not commit the murder of a woman he had barely known.

McCarty was exonerated after the FBI reevaluated his case and determined DNA evidence from the crime scene and victim’s body did not match his own. After five years on death row, the government released him

from jail.

Graham and McCarty now travel around the country educating people about what they believe are fatal weaknesses in the death penalty system. Under the Texas Moratorium Network, they support the passage of a bill proposed by state Rep. Elliott Naishtat, D-Austin, that suggests a moratorium on the death penalty.

Naishtat has pushed for the bill since 2001.

“Sometimes it comes to court, sometimes even to hearing. We will keep filing it. That’s the right thing to do,” said Dorothy Browne,

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Researcher highlights power of ‘gay dollar’

By Molly Triece Daily Texan Staff About 70 people piled into an auditorium Tuesday at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse to hear market researcher Jon Hockenyos speak about the economic impact of the gay community in Austin.

The Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce hosted the speaker as part of its monthly luncheon series to give an update on the economic situation in Austin and put the “gay dollar” into context.

BusinessWeek recently ranked Austin as the second strongest city economy in the nation.

Hockenyos said this doesn’t mean the Austin economy is in good shape, but that it is in relatively good shape compared to the rest of the country.

Hockenyos said he approxi-

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Jon Hockenyos, a local Austin economist, was the guest speaker at the Austin Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce event Tuesday afternoon at the Alamo Drafthouse south. Hockenyos gave an informative speech regarding the role the LGBT community plays in Austin’s economy. mated the buying power of the alyzing economic information gay community in Austin by an- from a sociological and psycho-

logical point of view.

“I’ve done some preliminary estimates on the value of the gay dollar here, and frankly it’s bigger than I thought,” Hockenyos said.

In 2006, the latest data available, the buying power of gays and lesbians is estimated at $660 billion and is expected to reach $835 billion by 2011, according to marketresearch.com.

He said Austin’s demographics have a large effect on this value. The University brings in a younger and more migrant population.

“At the end of the day, what we’re really good at is being a place that smart and creative people want to settle down,” Hockenyos said.

Chamber president Chad

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execution: Activists march for change Former death row inmate Shujaa Graham carries a 6,000 signature petition asking for a moratorium on the death penalty to Gov. Rick Perry’s Office.

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Browne says that though the public majority is currently prodeath penalty, the majority is slowly shrinking, especially because of cases like Cameron Todd Willingham.

Willingham was executed in 2004 for the death of his three children in a house fire he was accused of starting.

In August of 2009, Texas Forensic Science Commission investigator Craig Beyler released a report evaluating the crime scene, details

and case history, which concluded the fire was not arson, and therefore Willingham was not guilty on the charge of arson.

Anti-death penalty and pro-moratorium groups and individuals across the nation are hoping that Willingham’s story will prevent another innocent man from being executed for a crime they did not commit.

A statement e-mailed by Perry’s office, said that, despite Beyler’s report, “like most Texans, Gov. Perry supports the death penalty for those who commit the most hei-

nous crimes.”

McCarty said out of the 1,200 death row sentences since 1964, 138, or roughly 10 percent, have been exonerated.

“Todd Willingham shows us we have to remember law enforcement officials, judges and juries are human beings. We want them to be perfect but they can’t [be]. So we can’t risk the death penalty. If your bank told you there was a 10 percent rate of failure each month, you wouldn’t put your money there.

If the school buses had a 10 percent chance of an accident, they

wouldn’t put their children there,” McCarty said.

Nicholas Prelosky, executive director of Young Conservatives of Texas, said he believes while Todd Willingham’s case is unfortunate, it shouldn’t justify the removal of the death penalty.

“Juries and judges should have options available to them. Because [they] can make mistakes doesn’t mean they should be stripped of their right to [give] correct punishments,” Prelosky said. “If there is the slightest doubt in a case, then maybe they should consider a different punishment. But if there is concrete evidence, if the crime is heinous enough to merit [the] death penalty, capital punishment should be on the table.”

Anna Blanton, mother of Reginald Blanton who was executed Tuesday afternoon for a murder he professed he did not commit, came to a protest at the steps of the Capitol on Tuesday to support the moratorium effort.

Austin resident Scott Cobb, president of Texas Moratorium Network, hoped that the petition would convince Perry, who, despite the results of Beyler’s report, refuses to clear Willingham of any guilt.

“Perry is trying to hide the fact that he is the first governor in the nation who sentenced an innocent person to death during his tenure,” Cobb said.

Powers: UT is close to admissions goals From page 1 opportunity for levity generally absent from his routine.

Corporate communications junior Diane Nguyen did use the occasion to bring up a serious issue.

She asked Powers what opportunities the University will have to expand in the next five to 10 years in the face of a flat University budget.

“We’re close to where we want to be in terms of the number of students we admit,” Powers said.

“And the adjustment in the top 10 percent rule will give us even more flexibility with our admissions procedure.”

Marketing and business honors sophomore Erica Brody said she

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wanted to ask the president about creating more leadership opportunities for freshmen.

“I think that’s a huge issue,” Brody said. “I know a lot of freshmen in my hall that might want to be more involved on campus, but it’s very difficult, and they might not know how.”

Powers did briefly address some of the budget concerns facing the University, but for the most part, the mood at the luncheon was lighthearted.

He sat at the head of a table, next to a student wearing an “I Heart Powers” T-shirt.

When an RA asked if it would be possible for the president to have more regular communication with students, Powers said the Her experiments with the external effects of the environment on the endocrine system have earned her a $841,000 grant from the Office of Science Education of the National Institutes of Health, which she will use to study how the body reacts to pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), organic chloride compounds.

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school was working on developing a some type of blog — but probably not a Facebook or a Twitter.

Zak Kinnaird, a writer for the Texas Travesty and owner of the cheeky T-shirt, got a chance to chat with the man the Travesty devoted a center spread to last year. Kinnaird was one of the primary contributors to a fake Twitter account maintained by the Travesty which poked fun at Powers. The account was shut down by the social networking site in May. Powers thought the Travesty coverage and the fake Twitter were both funny and didn’t hold any grudge toward him, Kinnaird said.

He added that Powers was a personal hero of his, as well as “a very stylish and classy man.”

“This is the first time I met the president, and I did appreciate his sweet baritone voice,” Kinnaird said. “But I didn’t feel like there was enough time to get to know the man that is Powers.”

Kinnaird might not have been satisfied with his one-on-one time with the president, but Powers gave the group some general life advice.

“The only thing that gives me any ability to talk about this is the fact that I’ve lived a very long time,” Powers said. “But if you’re excited when you get on the bus or train or car in the morning, and you’re excited when you get on the bus or the train or the car in the evening, I’d say you’re pretty lucky.”

Epigenetic Effects of PCBs on Neuroendocrine Systems,” will search for the mechanisms that create disfigurements and disorders when a living organism is exposed to chemicals.

Gore used rats in a previous study to investigate the effect that early exposure to endocrine-disturbing chemicals can have on developing organisms. Results showed that such exposure can lead to impaired fertility and diseases like obesity and thyroid disorders.

Gore stated that she was concerned about the long-term consequences such chemicals, which the

average individual is exposed to everyday, will have for future generations.

Gore studies reproductive development and aging mechanisms in her laboratory, focusing on the neural mechanisms of puberty, the effects of environmental and hormonal factors on reproductive functions and neural mechanisms for reproductive aging.

Gore was awarded the grant after completing an extensive online application process under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, which supports federal spending on health care.

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for city’s support, funding From page 1 Peevy said the topic of this event was particularly relevant in the matter of receiving funding from Austin City Council. The more value that City Council members see gays and lesbians bringing to the community, the better the Council will support the Chamber’s cause, Peevy said.

The chamber does not receive funding from the City of Austin, but some minority groups like the Austin Asian-American Chamber of Commerce do.

“We deserve the same treatment as other minority chambers,” Peevey said.

Financial planner Kermit Jones said he was concerned more with the higher cost of living faced by same-sex partners rather than their impact on the economy.

“Honestly, I’m not a believer in the gay dollar,” Jones said.

“The issue for most gay people is that things cost more if you have a partner because they don’t get benefits. That’s the angle I’m here for and it’s an unfortunate situation here in Texas.”

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can cloud students’ ethics From page 1 students learn that quickly.

Sometimes, they learn that the hard way.”

The help some students receive from career services may not be enough for students feeling intense pressure to find a job.

In August, Jeffrey Chiang, a UT business honors student, allegedly forged a job offer from Bank of America to make himself a more desirable candidate for a job with Morgan Stanley. According to Dealbreaker, an online business tabloid and Wall Street gossip site, Chiang has been blacklisted by almost 30 firms, including Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, JPMorgan and Citibank.

“We did not extend an offer [to Chiang],” said Kelly Sapp, a Bank of America spokeswoman.

“The e-mail was not authentic and Diana Parks, our associate, did not write the e-mail.”

Bank of America representatives made no comment about possible legal action.

public response to roadway changes From page 1 effective in providing bicycle safety,” D’Amico said. “They’ve proven to be successful in other parts of the country, and we’re excited to finally have them implemented here in Austin.”

D’Amico also said he’s inter-

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“I’ll be interested to see the results of the study because there are some great uses for these [devices].”

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On Oct. 23, Paula Murray, associate dean of the McCombs business school undergraduate program, released a statement detailing the school’s commitment to ethics and honor.

The school’s purpose is “to prepare the next generation of individuals who will act responsibly; improve quality of life for themselves and others; and serve the communities in which they live and work,” according to the release.

The McCombs school administrators are aware of the information that has appeared online wrote business school spokesman David Wenger in an e-mail to The Daily Texan. Because of strict policies protecting student privacy, they are not able to publicly discuss matters related to any individual student.

“There is absolutely no reason to act unethically. It will come back to get you, I believe,” Berndt said. “Lying to an employer is grounds for immediate termination.”

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event said they felt the issue of sexuality in business is important as people start to become aware of political and economic effects of the gay community.

“I think the gay dollar helps to give political credence to those of us who are gay and lesbian who might be overlooked in the community,” said member Mari King.

“Our dollar spends just as well.”

King attends the monthly event meetings for the gay and lesbian chamber of commerce and said she brought friends to this one because she felt the buying power of the gay community is relevant information for everyone.

“This is one of our bigger events,” said Julie Nelson, a chamber of commerce board member.

“Our monthly luncheons tend to draw 40 to 50 people.”

The chamber of commerce is volunteer-run, and Nelson said that these luncheons help the membership community grow.

“We wanted a speaker to basically give us the economic update on the Austin community. It helps us because we want people to see that we are bringing in valuable speakers,” Nelson said.

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President Barack Obama speaks Tuesday during his tour of the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center in Arcadia, Fla., about his new plan for generating renewable energy.

By Charles Babington The Associated Press ARCADIA, Fla. — President Barack Obama made a pitch for renewable energy Tuesday, announcing $3.4 billion in government support for 100 projects aimed at modernizing the nation’s power grid.

The president urged greater use of several technologies to make America’s power transmission system more efficient and better suited to the modern digital age. The projects include installing “smart” electric meters in homes, automating utility substations, and installing thousands of new digital transformers and grid sensors.

“There’s something big happening in America in terms of creating a clean-energy economy,” Obama said.

He said modernization would lead to a “smarter, stronger and more secure electric grid.”

Under muggy skies, Obama toured the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center, which is designed to generate enough energy for about 3,000 residential customers of the utility FPL. It is the nation’s largest photovoltaic electricity facility.

Obama believes that a modern grid could give consumers better control over their electricity usage and costs, and spur future development of renewable ener-

gy sources such as wind and solar power.

The $3.4 billion in grants from the government’s January economic stimulus program will be matched by $4.7 billion in private investments. The smallest grant will be $400,000 and the largest $200 million.

“We have a very antiquated (electric grid) system in our country,” Carol Browner, assistant to the president for energy and climate change, told reporters. “The current system is outdated, it’s dilapidated.”

Matt Rogers, the Energy Department official involved in the program, said the 100 projects were selected from 400 proposed.

The money will be distributed over the next two months and the work is expected to be done over the next one to three years, he said.

Even as Obama pitched more efficient and renewable energy use, his trip to Arcadia made it clear that old habits and dependencies die hard. He arrived in a motorcade of gas-guzzling SUVs. While waiting for the motorcade to get started, several vans kept their engines running to provide air conditioning for occupants.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which has been at odds with Obama over health care, energy and other matters, praised the clean-energy initiative.

By Nasser Karimi The Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran will seek “important changes” in a U.N.drafted plan to ship enriched uranium out of the country for processing, state TV reported Tuesday, raising alarm bells among Western leaders who are pushing the deal to ease concerns over Iran’s nuclear program.

The TV report said Iran would agree to the “general framework” of the plan but also request unspecified changes. That suggests Tehran will accept the idea of sending the uranium abroad — something it had previously appeared reluctant to do — but that there could be a tussle with the U.S. and Europe over how it will be sent and how much.

France’s foreign minister is upset with Tehran, saying it is trying to have the proposal “thoroughly reworked.” Bernard Kouchner said he doesn’t think the plan needs dramatic changes and warned Iran, “It cannot take forever. We wait for answers.”

The plan was formalized by the United Nations last week after talks between Iran and the United States, Russia and France. It calls for Iran to ship 70 percent of its enriched uranium abroad for further enrichment. The U.S. and its allies back the deal because it would at least temporarily leave Iran’s uranium stockpiles too low to build a nuclear weapon. Iran denies any intention to develop a bomb.

Iran’s state-run Arabic-language channel Al-Alam cited an unidentified official saying Iran will formally reply on the deal within 48 hours. Iran “will agree to the general framework” of the plan “with

a request for important changes,” the official said.

The report did not specify the amendments Iran will seek. Another Iranian state channel, Press TV, said Tuesday that Tehran is opposed to sending the entire shipment abroad at once, suggesting it wants to do it in stages.

Iran has also given hints that it may want to send less than the 70 percent of its stockpiles abroad.

On Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said Iran might agree to “deliver part of (the low enriched uranium) fuel which we currently don’t need.”

A French diplomat said he expects Iran will seek to dramatically reduce the amount of uranium it would ship. The diplomat in Paris spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation.

Speaking in Luxembourg, France’s Kouchner showed impatience with Iran, suggesting it was drawing out its reply on the deal.

“We have been waiting for almost three years for the light at the end of the tunnel. And we still wait,” he said.

Javier Solana, the European Union’s foreign policy chief who is also negotiating with the Iranians, said “the deal was a good deal and I don’t think it requires fundamental changes.”

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with the nuclear program in his first comments since the deal was put forward last week. He did not mention the plan directly, and instead lashed out at Israel, which is widely believed to have an arsenal of nuclear weapons.

Anti-abortionist plans fiery protest

By Ann Sanner The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry is calling on people to burn effigies of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid this Halloween, as part of a “Burn in Hell” video contest to protest the health care legislation in Congress.

Terry, founder of Operation Rescue, said Tuesday that the contest serves as a political statement that “gives people a chance to peacefully vent their rage.”

“If Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid force us to pay for child killing and they die unrepentant, they will burn in hell for this,” Terry said in a phone interview.

But House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-Md., called the contest “unfortunate.”

“I don’t think appealing to people’s anger and in effect inciting them to acts which either display or in any way project violent acts is consistent with rational discussion of very critical issues,” Hoyer told reporters.

A YouTube video of the contest instructions shows how to print a poster of Reid and Pelosi and construct a stand for it. The clip shows a person dousing the Democratic leaders’ images with flammable liquid. The next scene shows their picture going up in flames. People are then encouraged to take pictures, record and submit their protests online.

“No, this is not a threat to their

WORLD BRIEFLY Al-Qaida affiliate in Iraq claims responsibility for twin bombings BAGHDAD — Al-Qaida’s umbrella group in Iraq claimed responsibility for the twin suicide bombings in the heart of Baghdad that killed at least 155 people, including 24 children trapped in a bus leaving a day care center.

The al-Qaida branch, known as the Islamic State of Iraq, said in a statement posted on the Internet late Monday that its “martyrs ... targeted the dens of infidelity.”

Massive car bombs have been the hallmark of al-Qaida and Sunni insurgents seeking to overthrow the country’s Shiite-dominated government in Iraq.

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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., right, speak outside the White House Oct. 6. body,” an unidentified man says in the instructional video, “but it is a threat to their soul.”

Terry insisted the contest was not a threat to Reid or Pelosi. He said that the Democrats’ plan to overhaul health care would allow federal funding of abortion.

Currently, a law called the Hyde amendment bars federal funds for abortion, except in cases of rape and incest or if the mother’s life would be endangered. The law applies those restrictions to Medicaid, forcing states that cover abortion for low-income wom-

en to do so with their own money. Separate laws apply the restrictions to the federal employee and military health plans.

House Democrats are trying to address anti-abortion lawmakers’ concerns by specifying that people receiving government subsidies to buy health insurance couldn’t use that money for abortions.

The top prize in the video contest includes a weekend in Washington during the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

of the Iraqi capital struck the Justice Ministry and the Baghdad Provincial Administration. It was Iraq’s deadliest attacks in two years and it raised more fears about the country’s ability to protect itself as it prepares for January elections and the U.S. military withdrawal.

Among the dead were two dozen children, killed on a bus that was leaving a day care center near the Justice Ministry at the time of the explosions, said an official at the hospital where the bodies were brought. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to the media.

istan’s capital Tuesday, just days after a similar strike killed a military official and signaled Islamist militants are turning more to assassination tactics.

Armed extremists in Pakistan have staged several assaults in recent weeks against security forces and other targets, apparently to retaliate for the army’s offensive in their stronghold of South Waziristan, a tribal region along the Afghan border.

Last Thursday, gunmen fired on an army jeep in another part of Islamabad. A brigadier and a soldier died in the attack. It was believed to be the first ever assassination of an army officer in the capital.

Police said that the officer and his mother were driving to a bank when attacked.

Attack on Pakistani army officer, mother disrupts violent capital ISLAMABAD — A gun attack on a senior army officer and his mother caused no casualties but rattled Pak-

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Perry’s Texas legacy

Gov. Rick Perry spent Monday and Tuesday in the Big Apple, touting the supremacy of Texas to New Yorkers. Specifically, Perry praised Texas’ low taxes, abundant jobs and minimal business regulation. But his tour was more than an apologia for Texas and himself — it was also meant to entice New Yorkers to consider relocating to the Lone Star State.

So, New Yorkers, if you’re thinking about leaving behind your inordinately expensive 450-square-foot apartment, grime-caked subways and unbelievably high crime rate, here are some things you should know about Texas or, rather, Perry, who is running for a third term as governor.

You may have heard that we like to execute people in Texas. As the state holds the nation’s highest execution rate, it’s no wonder you came to that conclusion.

But here’s something you probably didn’t know: Texas apparently has no qualms about executing innocent people — Perry doesn’t, at least.

Last month, as the Texas Forensic Science Commission was set to examine the controversial execution of death row inmate Cameron Todd Willingham, Perry abruptly replaced three of the commission’s members. The new head of the board canceled the meeting, which has yet to be rescheduled. Willingham was sentenced to death after a jury found him guilty of setting fire to his house in 1991 and killing his three children. Perry was in office during the execution in 2004.

Now, emerging evidence has caused experts to raise serious doubts about whether arson was the cause of the fire. The foremost arson expert in the nation, Craig Beyler, studied the Willingham case and concluded that the evidence used to convict Willingham was based on junk science. A meeting to discuss these findings would appear to be of paramount importance, but not for Perry, who obstinately insists that Willingham is guilty and says he replaced the members merely because their terms had expired.

In fact, reshuffling appointees is Perry’s signature move. He has done it with our state’s public university system as well. University regents who have publicly supported Kay Bailey Hutchison, Perry’s rival in the Republican gubernatorial primary, have resigned from their posts, claiming that they were coerced to do so by Perry’s office.

In their places, Perry has appointed big-time donors who, it seems, will maintain blind allegiance or risk losing their jobs. According to Perry’s governing philosophy, there is no problem that cannot be fixed by reshuffling the appointee deck. Better luck next time.

Another Texas fact you might find interesting is that our governor appointed an ideological creationist to head the State Board of Education. Twice. Our current creationist, Gail Lowe, was appointed to the post this summer after the Legislature refused to confirm the reappointment of our former board head/outspoken creationist Don McLeroy.

Lowe, however, has called herself “ideologically aligned with McLeroy,” according to the Austin American-Statesman. One of Lowe’s first moves as chairwoman was to appoint David Barton to a panel to review the state’s social studies curriculum. Barton recommended that Texas history textbooks be revised to remove any mention of Mexican civil rights leader César Chávez and Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

Make no mistake, we’re critical of our governor because we love our state. As a New Yorker, you’re no stranger to dysfunctional government and cronyism.

As Perry said, Texas is more than barbecue and cowboys. Most importantly, we have an economy that has gone relatively unscathed by the national recession. If you find yourself enticed by our state, come on down. Just make sure to time your arrival properly — the Texas primaries are on March 4.

— Lauren Winchester for the editorial board

GALLERY

The pluses and minuses of plus/minus grading

By Daniel Earnest Daily Texan Columnist With the coming and going of midterms, it’s that time of the year again where students begin to crunch numbers, attempting to determine what grades they need on the remaining assignments to receive their preferred letter grade. Personally, I am the type of person who might spend as much time calculating what grades I need as I do actually studying.

But the implementation of the plus/minus system has complicated grade calculation quite significantly.

My initial reaction to the plus/ minus grading system was one of confusion and vehement hatred. As a student whose averages generally fall around the 89-to92 range, I felt as if I was being punished by the new grading system, as the benefit of receiving a B+ in some circumstances is far outweighed by the negative pull of an A-.

And indeed, for students who generally score within the Arange, the current system only offers a penalty. Many said that to offset this undesired punishment, the University should offer the A+, which would be worth 4.3 grade points. This, as you know, never materialized, despite all the sense that it makes.

I also never understood why the rule was not grandfathered in.

In other words, why did the Uni-

versity choose to apply the new grading scale to all students and not just to incoming and future graduating classes? What would a GPA calculated as a hybrid of the two systems look like, and how would it affect students looking to apply to graduate school?

In defense of the plus/minus system, the University has said that a majority of the top public U.S. universities already use the plus/minus system. The fact that students have to cope with A-’s and B-’s is just part of attending a highly esteemed school with a rigorous curriculum. Also, if the University wants to become America’s premier public university, then employing the more competitive plus/minus system is an absolute must.

The University also contended that the plus/minus system does a considerably better job at identifying student performance. Having only five categories (A, B, C, D and F) to calculate a student’s grade does not accurately represent quality of the work.

For instance, someone who barely skated by with a 79.5 would have been assigned the same exact letter grade as someone who may have worked tirelessly only to end up one point on an exam short of an A. In the plus/minus system, however, there would be a 0.66-point difference between these two students’ grades (3.3 versus 2.67).

Despite these defenses, I still

find myself opposed to the plus/ minus system. I work hard for my 90s and 91s, and attaching a minus sign to my coveted A only assigns a negative value to my hard work. In my perfect world, the plus/minus system would only subsist as a plus system — that way, students who work particularly hard and fall just short would be rewarded for doing so.

Think about it. Is there much difference between a 92 and a 96 on an exam? Sometimes this could be just one multiple choice question’s worth of difference or even a silly arithmetic error. It only makes sense to reward students within the upper margin of a letter grade so as to mitigate any perceived unfairness.

But I know that my grading system utopia is not a feasible option and that the system we have now is here to stay.

Many ideas are grand in the theoretical realm but are absolute disasters in their practicality (see: health care reform proposals). The plus/minus system may be one of those ideas.

While I understand the reasoning behind the system, students are punished by the system rather than rewarded by it. Yes, it may be ideal that we have a criterion that can differentiate everybody’s work and achievement, but at what expense?

Earnest is a finance junior.

Stereotypes in ‘Glee’

By Anna Russo Daily Texan Columnist

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I have a confession to make. I love “Glee.”

The show — a musical comedy that airs on Fox and follows a misfit high school show choir — is funny, witty and innovative. Its characters are just the right amount of lovable, detestable and perfectly fashioned to resemble some kid you went to high school with. The music is so catchy that my friends and I find it hard to resist breaking out in song with Rachel or Finn, and I know that all of you who watch the show are still perfecting the Beyonce “Single Ladies” dance.

“Glee” is a cultural phenomenon, plain and simple. But is America’s obsession with the show simply a pleasure, or a guilty pleasure?

Every character in “Glee” fits a stereotype of a certain sector of America. The Glee Club is composed in part of Mercedes, the token voluptuous/angry black woman; Finn, the cliche star quarterback; Quinn, the pious/slutty head cheerleader; Kurt, the obviously closeted gay guy; Rachel, the overly ambitious nerdy girl secretly obsessed with the star quarterback; Artie, the physically handicapped kid who gets picked on by the football team; and Tina, the signature shy Asian girl.

These stereotypes contribute to the show’s hilarity.

I know Kurt’s mannerisms perpetuate a harmful ste-

reotype of gay men, but I still laugh. So the question that I have to ask my fellow “Glee” watchers and myself is this: Should we feel bad?

No, we shouldn’t. As college-educated people, we can sniff out harmful stereotypes. We know the show employs stereotypes, but we’re aware that these stereotypes are simply just that. As long as we enjoy the show with a critical eye and don’t buy into the stereotypes, we can enjoy the show guilt-free.

The stereotypes, in fact, ultimately end up serving a greater purpose. Every episode praises diversity and the value of the outcast in some manner. In a recent episode, the Glee Club rallied support around Quinn, the now-shunned pregnant head cheerleader. The moral of the show is simple: A diverse group of people can come together and create something amazing. Is there no value in that?

Although all of our stereotype alarms are going off (as well they should be) when watching, we should give ourselves and the show a little more credit. We’re smart, perceptive individuals and have the ability to shuffle through what is truth and what is hyperbole.

And though it may seem that every popular television show’s creator is out to exploit, they, at times, write value into their product.

Yes, stereotypes can be harmful, and we should all be aware of this fact. But don’t beat yourself up too much about enjoying an episode of “Glee.”

Remember, the end can justify the means.

Russo is a government and women’s and gender studies senior.

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SG addresses internal rules, public persona Representative Alex Ferraro

By Viviana Aldous suggested some SG members Daily Texan Staff For nearly one hour af- are too focused on improving ter Tuesday evening’s Student SG’s image.

“Focusing on your image Government meeting, seven members addressed the images doesn’t improve your image,” Ferraro said. “If you can point to and perceptions of SG. During the meeting, graduate specific accomplishments, that’s representative John Woods sug- how to fix our image. I think gested the Assembly discuss the we’re so focused on fixing our fact that too much time during image, it’s hurting our image.”

He also said debates over meetings is spent addressing internal issues rather than issues parliamentary procedure are that affect the student body. A held at the expense of efficient 20-10 vote prohibited the dis- meetings and the discussion of issues that directly impact stucussion.

“We’re taking more time to dent life.

An Assemdiscuss how bly-wide meetwe discuss the ing will soon be rules,” Woods held outside of said. “I suggest Focusing on the general aswe not bring up your image sembly meeting, as many bills doesn’t improve Ma said. about internal At the meetrules and let the your image.” ing, the Assemrules work as — Alex Ferraro bly unanimousthey do.”

Legislation University-wide ly passed a resolution in supcan take one of representative port of Propotwo forms: Bills sition 4, which affect internal would create a rules, while resnew national reolutions pertain to external affairs. At Tuesday’s search university fund for Texmeeting, a ninth bill to call for a as institutions if passed Nov. special election was introduced 3. Seven universities, including to the Assembly. Usually, there four schools within the UT Sysare two bills per legislative ses- tem, could receive tier-one stasion, said Executive Director tus and have access to the fund if they meet specific criteria.

Natalie Butler.

“There have been changes [to UT-Austin, Texas A&M Univerthe rules] every week,” Butler sity and Rice University already said. “[The rules are] not sup- qualify as tier-one universities.

“There really are no negaposed to be changed this often.

If there is a change that really tive consequences to [Proposineeds to be made, that’s great, tion] 4,” said University-wide but small changes are not going representative Minator Azeto last. These rules don’t mat- mi. “It gives future students a ter at the end of the year be- wider variety of institutions to cause the next assembly writes choose from. If there are more options, it can relieve the giganits own.”

Five representatives, includ- tic student body that we have. If ing Woods, and two executive there’s more competition, hopemembers, Butler and Vice Pres- fully that will lead to more comident Shara Ma, stayed for the petitive tuition rates, perhaps discussion. University-wide even lower tuition rates.”

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David Carmichael, director of the Georgia Division of Archives and History, speaks about the importance of saving records during disasters.

Archivist urges need for preservation

By Israel Perez Daily Texan Staff In a talk tuesday titled “My Life in Disaster Preparedness,” a nationally known archivist spoke at the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum about his experience after Hurricane Katrina and his attempts to preserve state records nationwide.

David Carmichael, director of the Georgia Division of Archives and History, expressed how important records are in an emergency such as Hurricane Katrina.

Carmichael began the lecture by talking about his admiration for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which provided $2.6 million in grant money to assess government preparedness for keeping records safe.

“I want to talk about loving FEMA, which I hear not too many people like FEMA too much,” Carmichael said. “How-

ever, FEMA has a very good understanding of the importance of preserving records.”

Weeks before Katrina in August 2005, the Council of State Archivists elected Carmichael president at the New Orleans Hilton, a position he held until 2006.

“I was smiling on that day because I didn’t know what was coming in a couple of weeks,” Carmichael said.

Weeks later on Sept. 7, the Council of State Archivists became involved in the emergency management business after Hurricane Katrina hammered the Gulf Coast, Carmichael said.

After Katrina, Carmichael toured the hardest hit areas of Mississippi. He said state archivists were unprepared for Hurricane Katrina and that they needed to reassess how prepared archivists were for such large disasters.

“It’s very difficult to envision

what this looks like because you have to picture standing some place and turning in a circle, and everywhere you look, it looks like this,” Carmichael said. “I could not believe what I was seeing.”

Carmichael spoke about training state officials to determine what is essential in an emergency.

“Probably only about 4 or 5 percent of [state] records are valuable, and less than that are valuable during a disaster, so we need to train state governments on distinguishing their most valuable and necessary records,” Carmichael said.

Olivia Primanis, senior conservator for UT’s Harry Ransom Center, said the center has an emergency plan in place.

“Fortunately, we haven’t had to test it recently,” Primanis said.

“Our response would be similar to Dr. Carmichael’s except that we wouldn’t have the same delay

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as Katrina caused.”

Primanis said the procedures for handling records after emergencies vary. She said water-damaged documents would most likely be frozen to prevent mold from growing.

“We have so many valuable documents — some dating back hundreds of years — so a plan is a great thing to have,” Primanis said.

Elizabeth Garber, president of the Society of American Archivists UT-Austin Student Chapter, helped organize the event as part of Archives Week, which ends Saturday. She spoke about the importance of records to students.

“When records are destroyed, and when history is destroyed, it has a huge impact on historical research because it can leave gaps in the record,” Garber said.

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Japanese businessmen Kunihiro Suguro, Long Ngyun, Tai Trung and Masami Ono tour the state capitol during a brief visit to Austin.

City’s economy second in nation Small businesses, stable housing market uphold economy in recession

By Hannah Jones Daily Texan Staff According to a new ranking from BusinessWeek, Austin is currently the second strongest metropolitan economy in the nation, receiving praise for its low unemployment rate and stable housing market.

Research from the Brookings Institution’s new MetroMonitor study, used in BusinessWeek’s ranking, is based on job growth, home prices, unemployment change and gross metropolitan product, a measure of all goods produced in Austin.

“As the state capital and home to one of the world’s top research universities, Austin has an unmatched balance of

high-quality living, cuttingedge science and technology and a business-and-entrepreneur-friendly climate,” said Donya White, Austin Chamber of Commerce spokeswoman.

“Austin also leverages one of the country’s most innovative and educated young work forces with the resources that businesses need to establish roots and grow exponentially,” White said.

Austin’s strong, diverse base of small companies lessened the effect of the nationwide recession on the city according to Michelle Frith, outreach and marketing coordinator for the city of Austin’s Small Business Development program. On average, 86 percent of businesses nationwide are small businesses. In Austin, small businesses make up 94 percent of all businesses in the city.

Austin’s Small Business De-

velopment Program, which provides tools and resources and guidance for new businesses, is one of the only business development programs in the nation funded by a city council. The city’s funding is a reflection of how valuable small businesses are to the Austin’s economic stability, Firth said.

“People really support small businesses [in Austin], and owners aren’t afraid to start anything new or unusual,” Frith said. “Our culture supports starting new businesses.”

Austin’s diverse economy also prevented the recession from causing intense suffering, said Daniel Hamermesh, a UT economics professor.

This particular recession has not hit heavy in the industries that Austin is heavy in, which are government and technology,” Hamermesh said. “Also, the past four years [Austin]

did not see a very big housing boom. So when bad times came, we didn’t have a big bust.”

City Councilwoman Randi Shade said the housing market is helping Austin’s economy.

“We have a comparably affordable house market,” said Shade. “Those amongst other factors allow us have to a striving economy, including recession-proof industries here, like the University.”

The state of Texas had six other metropolitan areas in the Brookings Institute’s top 20 metro areas including San Antonio, which was ranked No. 1. This week, Gov. Rick Perry traveled to New York with Texas business leaders to encourage businesses there to relocate or expand into Texas.

“Texas overall is a good place to live,” Hamermesh said.

“The economy has done very well here.”

Campaign mobilizes against animal abuse Student activist groups display scenes of cruelty, violence to raise support

By Jordan Haeger Daily Texan Staff Students walking along Speedway this week may be surprised to see shocking images of human and animal cruelty, which are part of a four-day campaign by peta2 and Students Against Cruelty to Animals.

The organizations set up a display that compares images of animal cruelty to those depicting humans in similar situations. The groups are working together to promote vegan and vegetarian options in food and cosmetics, and to bring an end to animal research conducted at UT. Life-sized posters on 10 rectangular pillars juxtaposed human prisoners and caged primates, a pile of dead pigs and a mass grave of corpses and the branding of a cow with that of a slave.

The display, part of peta2’s Liberation Project, a national campaign to bring attention to the similarities between animal cruelty and human suffering, will be on Speedway through Thursday.

Peta2 is the youth outreach division of PETA, said spokeswoman Adrianne Burke. The group targets middle school, high school and college campuses and advocates such things as vegetarian options in school cafeterias and eliminating the dissection of animals in science classrooms, Burke said.

The Liberation Project is targeted to colleges and critiques the ways in which humans have once suffered the same cruelty that animals are now suffering, Burke said.

Peta2 targets youth specifically because they are “the future of animal rights,” Burke said.

Kelly Sloan, the director of Students Against Cruelty to Animals, said the display is

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Selena Solis looks at a display that is part of a joint campaign between peta2 and Students Against Cruelty to Animals to raise awareness about animal cruelty. meant to make people think about animal suffering in a different way.

“In the past, we’ve oppressed people because we thought they were different from us,” Sloan said. “People have the same mentality against animals.”

The groups aim to make students aware of the inhumanity of animal research, which is used in the UT System, Sloan said.

Sloan said she doesn’t know specifically what the animals are used for because animal research is so secretive.

Dr. Glen Otto, director of the Animal Resources Center, the center that monitors the treatment and use of animals as research subjects at UT, said the animals are extremely important in medical breakthroughs that help both humans and animals.

“The same technological advances that have revolutionized human medicine have helped

animals too,” Otto said.

For instance, researchers have been able to create new pain medications that make the use of animals in research more humane, he said.

Otto said the University closely regulates how the animals are treated.

“There are a tremendous number of laws and regulations on how people get funding, approval and how the animals are maintained,” Otto said.

The center houses more than 100 animals used in research at the University, Otto said in an April 2009 interview with The Daily Texan.

Of the students who passed by the display, some were affected while others paid no attention to the graphic images.

Biology senior Abigail YoungSing said the images were effective because they “grab your attention.”

“It makes you really think about it,” Young-Sing said. “It

relates humans to animals.”

Sloan said people should care about animal cruelty because people who abuse humans start out by abusing animals, and the display connects those two actions.

Government junior Eva Shonuga said she never related animal cruelty to human suffering, and she did not know about the inhumane treatment of animals that was depicted in the display.

“It doesn’t make me want to go vegetarian, but I will be more aware in the decisions that I make concerning meats and things,” Shonuga said.

Burke said the display attracted a lot of people who were interested in joining Students Against Cruelty to Animals and students who were affected by the images, including a student who said he was a deer hunter.

“It doesn’t matter what your background [is], we can all agree, this sucks,” Burke said.

By Jordan Haeger Daily Texan Staff An Austin business has joined a campaign to make the White House a fair trade household.

Handmade Expressions is a part of the nationwide “Fair Trade the White House” campaign to invite Michelle Obama to support the movement by using fair trade products in her home.

The fair trade movement aims to promote sustainability and better working conditions by guaranteeing a pay standard for producers and artisans in developing countries.

The fair trade movement began in the United States in 1946, campaign spokeswoman Karen Snyder said. Since its inception, Europe has surpassed the U.S. in awareness and repeat purchases of fair trade products, she said.

This campaign aims to raise awareness for the movement and directly cut down on poverty, Snyder said.

Snyder said Obama could be an effective advocate for the movement.

“Her husband loves Honest Tea, a fair trade tea,” she said. “She has a heart to impact poverty.”

Juan Portillo, a spokesman for Handmade Expressions, said a lot of the problems in the economy can be traced back to unsustainable products.

“We have to become conscious buyers,” Portillo said.

Kitty Bird, the manager of Ten Thousand Villages, another fair trade store in Austin, said her store is involved in educating people about the principles of fair trade through schools and churches. Bird said the store plans to support the White

House campaign.

“Fair trade is vital to disadvantaged artisans globally,” Bird said.

“If we treat people fairly by paying them what their labor is worth, we can all be treated equally.”

Bird said she sees Obama as a good candidate for the movement because she has become a role model to both adults and children.

The movement is important because it helps to sustain poor communities, said Oxfam UT President Lauren Deanna.

“Fair trade requires that a certain amount of the profits go back into the community for schools and infrastructure,” Deanna said.

Oxfam UT, a group that aids communities in developing countries, has shifted its focus from fair trade issues to climate change this year, Deanna said.

Ana Portillo, a social work graduate student, said she sees the value in fair trade, but doesn’t expect that many college students will commit to the idea.

Since fair trade products tend to be expensive, it is a big — but worthwhile — sacrifice for most college students to make, AnaPortillo said.

She said she would not be affected by Obama’s decision to make the White House a fair trade household.

“I don’t need a public figure to do it — I understand why it’s important,” she said. “But hopefully, it will inspire others. It could have a trickle-down effect.”

Juan Portillo and Bird feel that if Obama adopts the philosophy of fair trade, she could serve as a pivotal advocate for it.

“What she has done for J. Crew, we could only hope she could do for fair trade,” Bird said.

Holocaust survivor gives insight into horrific time

By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff For many audience members, hearing a Holocaust survivor’s story for the first time resulted in painful tears, full-body trembles and uncomfortable cringes at revolting mental images.

For Holocaust survivor Walter Kase, reliving the story almost seven decades later incites no milder of a response.

“This is probably the 1,200th time I have told this story, and I cry every single time,” Kase said.

“I still can’t see how human beings could do these things to other humans.”

Kase shared the horrors of living as a Jew in Nazi-controlled Poland during World War II at the Texas Union on Tuesday afternoon.

The event was hosted by the Center for Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies. Allegra Azulay, outreach coordinator for the center, said the event was held to educate UT students about the tragedy from a first-hand perspective while it is still possible.

“It’s important to know the actual facts about these things that happened, which seem like so long ago, so that people understand the horror of the experiences and how anti-Semitism impacted society at that time,” Azulay said. “The results are still affecting people today.”

Kase chronicled his journey, starting as an 11-year-old boy wearing a Star of David, to being sent to from hard-labor camp to hard-labor camp, to being separated from his mother, to watching his eight-year-old sister shot by the soldiers because she was too young for labor.

Kase said starvation was the biggest enemy, and his biggest

break came when the Nazi soldiers assigned him to be a potatopeeler, a job he said is the equivalent of being Colt McCoy for a day. He said the Nazis would pat him down after kitchen duties, but he would sneak food to his father by taking potato peels, squeezing them together and smearing the paste on to the inside of his clothing.

“I knew that if I got caught with any trace of food, they would take me outside and shoot me,” he said.

“But I also knew that my father was going to die without the food.”

Kase and his father survived the brutal conditions of the labor camp until American soldiers found them in May 1945. He came to the United States through an American relief agency program.

Kase said he did not begin speaking to large audiences until recently and that he hopes to serve as a symbol for the atrocities that can originate from simple prejudice and hatred. He said he is disappointed with the steps the world has taken to avoid such catastrophes.

“Race, religion and culture are three gifts that God gave us to enrich the population, and people use them to create mayhem,” he said.

“I don’t see much improvement on what is happening today.”

David, an electrical engineering freshman who didn’t want his last name printed, said he attended out of curiosity and interest, and took away much more than he expected.

“It serves as a reminder of who we are and what we should do,” he said. “I didn’t expect it to be so strong and emotional, but I guess it has to be strong and emotional if you want to prevent history from repeating itself.”

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Walter Kase, a Holocaust survivor from Poland, spoke to students Tuesday about his experiences at concentration camps and his life after the war.

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McCoy, Longhorn Texas looks for win at A&M offense close to resembling 2008

By Blake Hurtik Daily Texan Staff Colt McCoy’s 269-yard, threetouchdown performance against Missouri was a sign to many that the Texas quarterback had returned to 2008 form.

Even Texas coach Mack Brown went so far to say, “We’ve got the Colt of old back now,” after the Longhorns’ 41-7 win.

But that doesn’t mean the senior has nothing left to improve on. First on the list: cutting down on interceptions. McCoy has thrown an interception in each of Texas’ seven games, giving him eight on the year after throwing just seven in all of 2008.

His interception against the Tigers came early in the second half when Missouri linebacker Sean Weatherspoon cut underneath Texas receiver Malcolm Williams’ route for an easy pick.

Still, McCoy and offensive coordinator Greg Davis weren’t too unhappy with the miscue because McCoy made the correct read. It’s the ones where he doesn’t that make Davis red in the face.

“I get upset when we’re going the wrong place or when there’s a force ... when he’s trying to force a ball into [receiver Jordan] Shipley,” Davis said.

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had just two interceptions that weren’t tipped or the result of an outstanding play by a defensive player.

“We’ve had four balls go right through guys’ hands and there happened to be a defender right there behind him, and it falls into their hands,” McCoy said.

“Those are unlucky.”

Part of the reason is the Texas offense itself, McCoy said.

With multiple receivers running quick, short routes, a small mistake can have big repercussions.

“I don’t like that at all, but there’s a difference between interceptions that are your fault and then there’s also some where you can’t do anything about it,” McCoy said.

The ‘Goon Squad’ is out Lamarr Houston upset a few of his teammates when he made public that the Texas defense has dubbed itself the “Goon Squad.” But since the senior defensive tackle came up with the nickname last season, he felt that he had the right to divulge the information.

“It was a secret, but they can go hit the sheets,” Houston said, laughing.

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Jordan Shipley sprints down the field to score a touchdown against Missouri. Shipley was recently named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist.

By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff It’s been 364 days since the second-ranked Longhorns last tasted defeat in the regular season, and all they have to do to keep their 25-match winning streak alive is mimic Oklahoma.

Not beat OU, just copy them for now. The Longhorns look to defend their perfect record against No. 25 Texas A&M and to do that, they simply have to replicate what the Sooners did last week. Oklahoma strolled into College Station with a 5-4 conference record that was far from perfect and handed Texas A&M its first home loss in nearly a year.

“I was a little surprised to see them get swept 3-0 on the home court,” said Texas head coach Jerritt Elliott. “But it just shows the energy and enthusiasm you have to play with to beat A&M at their place.”

The Aggies rely on an impressive passing game to help the team attack. Texas A&M ranks second only to Texas in the Big 12 Conference in hitting percentage at .251. But, while that sounds impressive, it takes the Aggies, on average, four attacks to get a kill, while Texas typically gets one in three at .333.

Texas A&M ranks third in the conference in service aces and digs, but Texas will focus on attacking a much more exposed weakness. The Aggies ranked seventh in opponenthitting percentage, largely due to ranking dead last in blocking.

A&M’s 1.67 blocks per game is more than a full block less than Texas’ 2.69.

“We’ve been trying to eliminate the opponent’s blocking as much as possible,” Elliott said.

“Our hitters do a good job of hitting above the block, and it could be a huge factor in the match.”

But stats and records are always forgotten when Texas heads into College Station.

Probably the most important record to consider is 21-12, which is Texas’ all-time record in College Station. Sure, Texas has won their last 10 meetings, including the Sept. 30 home sweep. A&M played close in that match, and they’ll play even tougher at home with more at stake.

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Freshman Bailey Webster looks to spike the ball back at Texas A&M earlier this season when the Aggies came to Austin. Texas travels to College Station tonight in hope of beating A&M again. diehard fans there, and it’ll be a fun atmosphere,” said outside hitter Juliann Faucette. “It should be a tough place to play against a good team.”

The Aggies have a threatening senior outside hitter in Sarah Ammerman. She’s averaging more kills per set than any Texas player other than Destinee Hooker. Ammerman had 14

kills when she visited Austin in September, and her teammate and fellow senior outside hitter, Jennifer Banse, had 15 kills.

“Banse has been a driving force for them all season long,” Elliott said. “They’ve got several players that have been hot and cold all year long, and we’ll have to do a better job of stopping them, especially on the road.”

WHAT: No. 2 Texas (160, 11-0 Big 12) vs. No. 25 Texas A&M (13-5, 6-4 Big 12) WHERE: Reed Arena, College Station WHEN: 7 p.m.

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UT golf squad struggles in Dallas USC, Oregon climb up Texan’s ranking

By Travis Measely Daily Texan Staff The fourth-ranked Longhorns ended their fall season on a slightly sour note early this week as they finished eighth out of 12 teams at the Baylor Intercollegiate in Dallas.

Rain cut the afternoon round Monday at Royal Oaks Country Club short, and the Horns could not muster a run at the title when they resumed play Tuesday morning to complete the second and third rounds, finishing at 23-over, 27 strokes behind eventual winner Texas A&M .

As a team, the Horns struggled through the first two rounds on the par 71, 7,068-yard course, shooting 13-over 297 in round one and 12-over 296 in round two, removing them from contention before the beginning of the final round Tuesday afternoon. Texas turned it around during the final 18 holes, however, ending the year with a 2-under 282.

“I’m happy we came back with the 282 in the final round ... but we have a lot of work to do,” said coach John Fields.

“We’ll try to put the clubs down for a little while after having a positive fall. Now, it’s time to refocus for the spring and make the right adjustments.”

Sophomore Dylan Frittelli and freshman Cody Gribble were bright spots for the Longhorns on Tuesday, finishing with rounds of par or better, and continuing their solid play from last week’s UTSA Lone Star Invitational. Frittelli, who finished tied for seventh individually, had four birdies in his final round en route to a 1-under 70 and a three-round total of even par (72-70-71).

Gribble, who is a Dallas native, had the best round of the tournament for the Longhorns on Tuesday afternoon, firing a 3-under 68, a round which in-

By Laken Litman Daily Texan Columnist

Yesterday, our fearless sports editor, Austin Talbert, courageously went under the knife to repair an intramural football ACL injury. Needless to say, he was unable to write his weekly top 10.

I was forced into putting Boise State in my top 10 even though I don’t think they deserve it. No, I haven’t forgotten that they beat Oregon in the first game of the season. But since then the Broncos have only played teams like Miami (Ohio), Bowling Green and Tulsa, whereas Oregon has beaten teams like Utah, Cal and Washington (who beat USC).

There’s nothing good in Boise except for potatoes, and I don’t even like potatoes because they have too many carbs.

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Senior Lance Lopez pauses before teeing off at the University of Texas Golf Club. cluded five birdies. Gribble finished with a three-round total of 221 (75-78-68), 8-over par.

“Cody Gribble really experienced the first tough tournament of his career, but he came back and played well in the final round,” Fields said. “That’s the measure of a really fine player.

I’m happy for Dylan Frittelli to get another top-10 finish.”

Junior Donald Constable and sophomore Alex Moon also finished strong, shooting three-

round totals of 8-under par.

Moon shot a final round 1-under par 70, carding two birdies and only one bogey. Sophomore Steffan Schmieding struggled to a three-round total of 28over par. Freshman Johnathan Schnitzer, who competed as an individual, shot 22-over for the three rounds.

The Longhorns won’t return to tournament play until Feb. 21, 2010 at the Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Mar, Puerto Rico.

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The Crimson Tide had a little scare this weekend when they almost lost to Tennessee in a last-second field goal.

Luckily for Bama, noseguard Terrence Cody blocked the 44-yard attempt and the Tide rolled in another victory, 12-10.

The Longhorns looked like their 2008 selves when they thrashed Missouri this weekend 41-7. Quarterback Colt McCoy finished the game with 269 yards and three touchdowns and went 26-for-31 in passing. If McCoy continues to perform like he did against the Tigers, he could climb back atop the Heisman ladder. An

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University of Southern California wide receiver Ronald Johnson makes a diving catch for a touchdown as Oregon State safety Lance Mitchell gives chase during the game on Saturday. impressive win against Oklaho- for 1,540 yards and seven touchma State this coming weekend downs thus far. in Stillwater could move the Longhorns up in the polls and Iowa possibly the BCS. The Hawkeyes squeaked past Michigan Florida State last weekend, 15-13. This is Like Alabama, Florida the first time Iowa has gone 8-0 had a less than impres- in school history, so there’s got sive weekend against Missis- to be a ton of momentum riding sippi State. The Gators’ offense on that. struggled, and quarterback Tim Tebow accidentally threw two inTCU terceptions in one game, but the The Horned Frogs are BCS still gave the Gators the No. No. 6 for a few reasons: 1 spot. If Florida can be perfect the rest of the year, they’ll win they’ve beaten a couple solid ACC out, as they have Georgia, Van- teams, their defense held BYU derbilt and the like left on their to just 188 yards in the air and sacked quarterback Max Hall four schedule. times this past weekend. They’re also a fellow team from the state USC of Texas.

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USC will face Oregon this Oregon weekend on ABC primetime teleThis weekend is makevision. USC always has one fluke or-break for the Ducks loss every season, so we’ll just pretend they didn’t lose to Washing- as they host USC. A win would ton in week three. Freshman quar- probably knock the Trojans out terback Matt Barkley continues to lead the Trojans and has thrown TIGERS continues on page 8

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Mark Ingram, Alabama, RB Ingram was the lone offensive weapon for the Crimson Tide as they escaped with a win against Tennessee last Saturday. The sophomore tailback rushed for 99 yards against the Volunteers as he broke the 1,000-yard mark for the season. It is unlikely that Alabama would still be undefeated without their star running back, which is why Ingram remains at the top of the Heisman watch.

3 Tim Tebow, Florida, QB Tim Tebow’s legend took a hit this week after he threw two interceptions that were returned for touchdowns in the Gators’ win against Mississippi State. Last week’s game proved that the Gators are capable of winning even without Tebow at the top of his game. Tebow threw for 127 yards against the Bulldogs and ran for 88 yards and a touchdown. The 2007 Heisman winner is still loved by the voters, but he will need to get back to his elite status. Tebow has only thrown for more than 200 yards twice this season, which are not Heisman numbers for a quarterback unless you are Eric Crouch.

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Colt McCoy, Texas, QB McCoy had his best game of the year against Missouri last week completing all but five of his 31 attempts for 269 yards and three touchdowns.

The game against the Tigers was one of the rare times this year the McCoy looked like the player everyone saw in 2008. But, he did throw another interception, bringing his total to eight this year, which will definitely hurt his Heisman chances.

McCoy’s season stats include 1,806 yards and 14 touchdowns, and he is one touchdown away from his 100th career touchdown pass.

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Texas: In their most compelling win of the season, the Longhorns are finally looking like a team that deserves its No. 3 ranking. McCoy was electric from the beginning, completing his first 11 passes and finishing with 269 yards and three touchdowns. On the defensive side, the Horns knocked out another quarterback for their third straight week and didn’t let the Tigers score in the second half.

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Oklahoma State: Even without offensive leaders Dez Bryant or Kendall Hunter, the Cowboys are finding ways to score points. Zac Robinson completed 23 of 27 passes for 250 yards, leading OSU to a 34-7 victory over Baylor. The Cowboys have the third-ranked Longhorns coming to town Saturday in what many believe to be the Big 12 game of the season.

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Oklahoma: Sam Bradford returned for the first time since week one, but the Sooner fans were treated to another slow start by Oklahoma against Kansas. Bradford, who probably scared most of the Oklahoma crowd after limping off the field after his first series, had enough in the second half, throwing for 389 yards and a touchdown in the 33-7 win.

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Baylor: The Baylor Bears are hoping to rebound from their 34-7 loss last Saturday with a home game against the 1-2 Nebraska Cornhuskers. Too bad it won’t happen. The Bears (3-4, 0-3) still don’t have the answer offensively after Robert Griffin’s injury. Baylor has only scored 24 points in its last three games while surrendering 91 points.

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Colorado: After scoring on their first drive against Kansas State, the Wildcats silenced the Buffaloes the rest of the game. In fact, Colorado didn’t cross midfield until there were less than 6 minutes left in the game. With Cody Hawkins back as quarterback, the Buffaloes just couldn’t get anything going.

SPORTS BRIEFLY Adams wants Young to start over Collins against Jaguars NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jeff Fisher has stayed away from a quarterback controversy all through the Tennessee Titans’ dreadful start.

Now, team owner Bud Adams reportedly wants a change.

Adams told Fisher he wants Vince Young to start over Kerry Collins this weekend against Jacksonville, according to The Tennessean. The Nashville newspaper cited sources Tuesday that Adams

apparently told Fisher his preference after the Titans lost to New England 59-0 on Oct. 18 and became more insistent during the bye week.

The Titans are one of three remaining winless teams in the league — St. Louis and Tampa Bay are both 0-7. Fisher wants to shake up things for a team that has lost eight straight games since last season, when Tennessee sprinted out to a 10-0 start en route to the NFL’s best mark at 13-3.

Collins has completed 108 of 197 passes with five touchdowns and eight interceptions this season.

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The Tigers bounced back from their loss to Florida by drubbing Auburn, 3110 last weekend. They’ll get a little breather this weekend when they play Tulane at home, but then it’s off to Tuscaloosa the next week to play Alabama.

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Cowboys’ quarterback Zac Robinson lit up his team’s passing game with 250 yards and three touchdowns against Baylor. This weekend will be interesting when the Longhorns come to town in what is being hyped up as the most anticipated Big 12 game of the season.

Case Keenum, Houston, QB Keenum threw for a season-low 233 yards and one touchdown last week against SMU but still raised his totals to an FBS best 2,734 yards and is second in touchdowns with 20. Keenum has five more opportunities to boost his stats, but another loss will destroy his chances.

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ception in mop-up duty only in each of the past two losses. His last start other than the 2008 regular season finale that was meaningless was the 2008 season opener in Nashville against the Jaguars. That was the game in which he was intercepted twice and had to be told by Fisher to go back into the game. He hurt his knee a few plays later.

The Titans have been down this path before, as Young replaced Collins during a winless start in 2006.

Young went on to win Offensive Rookie of the Year, helping Tennessee finish 8-8 after an 0-5 start.

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Astros hire former Red Sox’s Mills as manager

By Chris Duncan The Associated Press HOUSTON — Brad Mills is finally getting his chance to run a big-league team.

The 52-year-old Mills was hired by Houston on Tuesday after six seasons as Terry Francona’s bench coach in Boston.

He’ll manage in the majors for the first time.

“One thing that I’m going to bring in is a freshness, being with a champion and bringing that freshness in,” said Mills. “It’s a fresh voice, it’s a new voice.”

General manager Ed Wade said Mills agreed to a two-year contract, with a team option for the third. The Astros made an offer to former Nationals manager Manny Acta over the weekend, but Acta took the Cleveland Indians’ job instead.

Houston owner Drayton McLane spoke with Francona about Mills by phone on Sunday. Francona said Mills practi-

cally ran the Red Sox at times, allaying McLane’s concerns about his lack of major-league managing experience.

The Astros fired Cecil Cooper on Sept 21. Third-base coach Dave Clark served as interim manager for the final 13 games and Houston finished 74-88. Clark was one of 10 candidates to interview for the full-time position.

Clark was guaranteed a position on next year’s staff if he was not hired as the full-time manager, and Wade said Clark will return as Houston’s thirdbase coach.

Mills sold the Astros with his emphasis on communicating with players, a problem in the clubhouse when Cooper was manager.

“He talked a lot about respect, that you gain the respect of the players,” said Wade. “He’s not saying, ‘These are the new rules, there’s a new sheriff in town.’

His approach is, ‘We’re going to

be consistent, they’re going to know what the plan is, they’re going to know what the expectations are.’”

Mills has plenty of work to do.

The Astros have endured two losing seasons in the four years since reaching the World Series in 2005, and Mills is the fourth manager hired since the middle of the 2004 season.

McLane is hoping Mills brings some stability.

“That was one of the ingredients we saw,” McLane said. “He’s a young man, as far as a manager candidate is and he can relate to players.”

Mills said his work will start at spring training, where he’ll stress preparation and cohesiveness.

“Everybody on the ballclub is important, and we’re going to communicate with all of them,” Mills said. “We’re going to start from day one working together and playing the game solidly and in a winning way.”

BROWN: Horns wary of BCS rankings From page 7 He was inspired by the movie “The Goonies.”

“It’s just a pack of guys who are good friends and really close just trying to do whatever they can to survive through that whole movie,” Houston said.

“That’s kind of how we are.

We’re just a really tough, rugged, blue-collar group who does whatever we can to survive.”

BCS talk Rather than cut his players off completely from the hype that surfaced when the Bowl Championship Series rankings were announced last week, Brown spelled it all out for the Longhorns.

He goes over the biggest games each week and even breaks down games in which teams were upset, highlighting the importance of showing up each and every week.

The Longhorns learned a tough lesson last year about how much impact the BCS can have after a controversial tiebreaker determined the Big 12 South champion by using the BCS rankings.

Brown wants his team to make sure that no computers or logarithms will be needed when the regular season is over.

“We want to control our own destiny,” tailback Fozzy Whittaker said. “You can’t ever relax and get too comfortable with yourself.”

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named as semifinalists for the national awards for the top player at their respective positions.

McCoy is one of 15 candidates for the Davey O’Brien McCoy, Shipley named Award, which names the top semifinalists quarterback in the nation. He McCoy and Shipley were was a finalist for it last sea-

School Bowling Green Kansas San Diego State Minnesota Cincinnati Georgia Texas Georgia Tech Notre Dame Syracuse

son. Vince Young won the award in 2005.

Shipley is one of 10 candidates for the Biletnikoff Award, which names the nation’s top wide receiver. Texas has never had Biletnikoff winner, though Quan Cosby was named a finalist last season.

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Library seeks public feedback on proposed building design Computer lab and Wi-Fi access among suggestions for improving facilities

sentatives present at the meeting, said creating comfortable reading spaces will be one of their primary focuses.

“We also really want the space for children’s programBy Molly Triece ming, and not only for young Daily Texan Staff The Austin Public Library children but also for teens,” h e l d a p u b l i c - i n p u t m e e t - Spradling said.

The library previously had ing Tuesday to gather feedback from the community on the construction of John Henry Faulk Central Library’s new location.

The project was approved by voters in 2008 and is planned Its a great way to to be completed by 2014. draw more people in.”

“In the early ‘90s, librarians and directors started to notice — David Spradling we were outgrowing the buildCentral library ing,” said Central Library Serservices manager vices Manager David Spradling.

The library was constructed in 1979 and lacks facilities for the library to update its pro- a n a u d i t o r i u m , b u t i t w a s cesses to keep pace with ad- closed for space reasons, which vancing technology. Many who cut down on the library’s abilattended the meeting request- ity to host events. The library ed that Wi-Fi and a computer had too many books and used lab be available. the auditorium to hold the ex“People have a lot of ideas,” cess.

Spradling said. “A thing we’re Spradling said he hopes the seeing a lot is sustainability and new building will have adnice places to sit and relax.” equate facilities for hosting Lake|Flato is the architec- authors. ture firm hired in conjunction “It’s a great way to draw with Shepley Bulfinch to de- more people in,” he said. sign the library, and Steve RaiAnn Harris attended the pubke, of four company repre- lic- input meeting and said she day,one month day, 2008

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Carole Wedge, a Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott architect, asnwered questions about ideas for the new central library downtown.

Another public input meeting will be held tonight at the Austin Public Library Ruiz Branch location at 6 p.m.

thinks the improved aesthetics of the new building will attract more patrons than she has seen at the library.

“I think the library will just be an amazing place to be in, and people will come to it because of that,” Harris said.

Carole Wedge, president of Shepley Bulfinch, spoke about including a small coffee shop and various other facilities, including a plaza, balconies and bookstore.

“Just being a wonderful place of resources is not enough.

We have to have coffee shops or parties,” Harris said. “But that’s not why most of us go.

Most of us still go for the collection.”

Other concerns raised at the meeting included the issue of homeless people sleeping or loitering around the library.

John Gillum, APL’s facilities planning manager, said that issue was not being considered during the construction of the new facility.

“A public library is a democratic institution. Only democracies believe in public libraries,” Gillum said. “That means that we let the public into the library. Now we, as a consci- 1 entious library staff, will try to make sure it is a safe and secure place for everyone who uses it.”

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Savio stressed the necessity of an additional water plant as a backup in case the other two aging plants currently serving the area lose functionality or require repair.

An estimated 3,800 jobs will be created during the construction of the plant.

“That’s going to be from people who are driving backhoes to engineers and everything in between,” said Jill Mayfield, spokeswoman for Austin Water Utility.

Building now, during the economic downturn, could save taxpayers an estimated $23 mil-

lion to $45 million in construction costs, according to the utility’s Web site.

The plant is expected to be completed in early 2014 and produce about 50 million gallons of water a day in its first phase, Mayfield said. The use of gravity flow instead of expensive uphill pumping to transport water will prevent significant amounts of greenhouse gas emissions, Mayfield said.

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Aside from construction of the water treatment plant, the project also includes building two water mains to transport water from the plant’s Lake Travis location. Many of the new jobs created will be focused on the tunneling or trenching required for underground watermain construction.

The job growth in Austin’s construction industry should be a welcome development, as the sector has not yet completely pulled out of the recession, said Kim Allen, associate director of knowledge management

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North Austin at FM 620 and Bullick Hollow Road, is expected to not only create immediate construction, engineering, project management and purchasing jobs, but also to spur longterm business growth in the Austin area.

“This affects our ability to go out and recruit new businesses to come to Austin,” said Harry Savio, executive vice president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Austin.

“No one wants to move to an area where you’re under water restrictions all of the time. Recruiting new businesses is an extremely competitive, dog-eat-

tute conducts research for more than 100 member firms in the engineering and construction industries.

The bond money to fund the water plant was approved in a 1984 referendum, which simplifies budgeting issues that may be holding up other construction projects.

“Funding is the issue, whether that’s through government or private funding,” Allen said.

“Construction loans are very difficult right now. Owners have been tightening up their purse strings.”

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lineup of excellent cinema From page 12 melodrama rears its saccharine head once or twice, but it does nothing to lessen the impact of this incredible movie.

And more films sit on the Austin horizon. “The Road” and “Up in the Air” round out the marquee series but many smaller-budget films will be playing around town. “Tenure” and “Love and Tambourines”

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Halloween specials return to TV Seth Rogen discusses his “You can improvise a lot as a voice actor because the charnewest voiceover project acters mouths are quite easy to Rogen told The and success in animation manipulate,” Daily Texan.

have piqued my interest.

For those of you without badges or tickets that just want to check out some good cinema, I highly recommend getting into line and giving it a shot. The Paramount Theatre, where the marquee screenings play, seats 1,200 and has yet to fill up this year, and most smaller screenings are easy enough to get into at a moment’s notice.

PUMP: Jack-o’-lantern

carving brings to life tradition from youth From page 12 from the hole at the top of the orange gourd, while “Rugrats” and “Doug” holiday specials aired on the TV. I would draw black lines all over the cold, orange skin. My dad would use a knife to break into the pumpkin with ease, following every line I had drawn.

I was always a fan of the classic design: triangle eyes and a one-or-two toothed smile. My dad frequently branched into the avant-garde, carving out sports team logos to be backlit by a lone candle.

We would save the seeds, and on Halloween night, after hours of filling my bag with candy, I would come home exhausted to the scent of roasting seeds.

But that year, with the wind blowing the leaves outside my window, I knew it was not going to happen. Somehow we had forgotten the one most important tradition. I felt my youth fading. My childhood was one more step behind me.

This year, after a week away from pumpkins, I was ready to return to the beat and get that piece of my childhood back.

Determined, I headed to HEB’s pumpkin patch. I competed with small children who presented pumpkins to their parents with pride. I was set to find one right for carving — one with a smooth, clean sur-

face, round in shape.

With the right pumpkin purchased, three knives of varying shape and size chosen and my table covered with newspaper, I was ready to begin the tradition again.

I drove the biggest of the three knives right in, carving a hole at the top through which I reached in to feel the old, familiar mush. I removed the seeds and set them aside for roasting later.

Wi t h a f a c e a w k w a rd ly drawn over the grooves of the gourd and the insides all ripped out, the pumpkin was ready. I soon understood why my dad did all the carving. He always made it look like carving butter, but it’s really next to impossible to make anything other than triangles. I have a newfound respect for his Yankees jack-o’-lantern that I once thought to be so ridiculous.

Eventually, the face was carved and the candle was lit and carefully lowered in. A soft glow emitted as I flicked off the light switch. Then, after I set the top back in place, the jack-o’-lantern came to life, wildly flickering orange like I had always remembered. It was finally ready to be set outside where it could greet the world with its crooked, triangle eyes and its jagged, twotoothed smile.

Seth Rogen provides the voice for B.O.B, a blob-like movie character, in a spooky spin-off special of Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space. Rogen has offered his voice in other animated productions.

By John Ross Harden Daily Texan Staff For years, Halloween television has consisted of the traditional scary movies and season specials, such as “The Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror.” But, this year’s lineup will include a shift from the standard Halloween-time fare.

Tonight at 8 p.m., NBC will air the DreamWorks animated special “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space”. This special, based on the chart-topping movie, has retained the original films’ all-star cast of Reese Witherspoon, Seth Rogen, Hugh Laurie, Will Arnett and Rainn Wilson.

In the special, as in the movie, audiences are introduced to a gelatinous blue blob, fittingly named B.O.B. (Bicarbonate Ostylezene Benzoate). The oneeyed monster is a spontaneous character who is able to provide the audience with endless laughter and amusement — much like the man who provides B.O.B.’s voice, Seth Rogen.

Rogen is no rookie to lending his voice to film projects, voicing a character in “Shrek the Third” and starring in the $630 million grossing project, “Kung Fu Panda.”

He attributes his success as a 3-D character to this experience and his childhood as an avid cartoon-watcher.

“I mean, I really enjoy [voice acting] ... ” Rogen said. “I’ve always been a fan of animation.”

Rogen, 27, not only praised tonight’s special but also addressed the issue of his Halloween costume.

“I have a girlfriend now, and we have entered the unfortunate world of paired costuming,” Rogen said, stating that couple costumes are not for him. “I always end up being the lamer half ... it’s like she’s always the dog, and I’m a fire hydrant.”

With costumes and candy awaiting, the “Monsters vs. Aliens: Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space” TV special should prepare it’s viewers for a spooky-good weekend.

SANDWICH: Shop offers inconsistent food, jarring atmosphere From page 12 cumbers, mayonnaise, pâté and the occasional flaming heat of a chili pepper.

These basics are then further enriched by a choice of grilled pork, cured hams, chicken, meatballs or tofu to create the perfect, cheap gourmet food to go.

Unfortunately, not everyone can consistently deliver the gourmet’s ideal. Bite Mi falls into this category, managing only to serve up quick, passable sandwiches.

The first sensation one expe-

riences upon entering the door is not the pleasant aroma of fresh French bread, but the overwhelming and pounding bass of hip-hop beating against the eardrums. There is nothing wrong with this music, but its presence in a benign-looking sandwich shop seems disjunctive.

Then, the eyes are met by the glint of sparkling jewelry from a small, glass display stand. While this may also strike some as odd, the bigger question is how much jewelry shopping do customers

plan on doing in a small Vietnamese sandwich to-go shop?

As for service, Bite Mi still has a lot to learn; their bánh mì is mostly inconsistent.

When they get the order correct, some sandwiches provide barely any meat while others are packed. This can be especially disappointing after ordering a spicy, savory meatball bánh mì only to discover there are only two meatballs in the sandwich.

Unfortunately, the food is also unexceptional. The sometimestough baguette and mayonnaise-

smothered ingredients obscure the beauty of the other flavors and textures. Foodies who simply must take a bite into Bite Mi should definitely add some Sriracha hot sauce; it marries many of the flavors of the sandwich and adds a lip-tingling piquancy.

Bite Mi’s sandwiches are not horrible; they’re simply unremarkable. Casual eaters should definitely check out the restaurant if they’re in the area and looking for a fast lunch on the go that’s an alternative to the typical Drag staples.

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By Robert Doty Daily Texan Columnist The Austin Film Festival has reached a halfway point.

The conference has come to an end and the films have just started premiering all over town. At this point, it seems an appropriate time to reflect on the conference but also look ahead to the festival.

While attendees at other festivals might jabber about spotting actors on the street or the latest Oscar-bait, the first question asked by any amicable stranger at the festival is always, “So, do you have a film here, or are you shopping a script?”

Nearly everyone attending has translated their love of films into a fervent desire to make them, giving its attendees a certain nervous but nonetheless friendly charm. They may not know you, but they know what it’s like to be you. I started my conference experience with a panel titled “The AFF Conference: How to Work It.” Though I didn’t quite know what it would help me work, I thought that be-

cause I was a first-timer, I would check it out.

Two festival alums (Julie O’Hora and Karl Williams) headed the panel and explained, in strikingly paternal tones, how they had used the festival to jump-start their film industry careers. It was a curious mix of inspiring the supposedly

Nearly everyone attending has translated their love of films ... into a desire to make them. anxious writer types to network and deterring them from acting overly aggressively.

As the panel came to a close, those in attendance glanced around the room and began striking up conversations with one another, employing their newfound networking abilities. But the real miracle of the

festival is that they found they weren’t only networking but actually enjoying themselves.

They were in a room of individuals much like themselves — driven to create but never knowing if the seeds they would sow would reap anything at all.

Of course, not everyone in attendance feels this same sense of camaraderie, but it seems to be the feeling that sets this festival apart. It gently instructs its attendees about the difficulties and possible triumphs that lie ahead, treating them more like a family than an audience.

In addition to the panels, there are, of course, the films. I was rather busy with panels as the conference went along but I was able to check out “Precious,” the brutal story of an obese, black 16-year-old, pregnant with her second child. The film has received critical praise at every festival it’s been shown. It supposedly received a 20-minute standing ovation at Cannes and lived up to its reputation. Admittedly,

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Actor Ron Howard is interviewed during “Apollo 13” Red Carpet event at the Paramount Theatre on Saturday evening.

Pill’s effects cause painful period

Daily Texan columnist Ben Wermund begins to carve out the mouth for his Jack-o’-lantern while former Texan staffer Erin Mulvaney picks the seeds out of the guts.

Crooked eyes and jagged smiles flicker, guarding doorsteps and driveways and beckoning costumed kids for tricks and treats.

Dotting Halloween landscapes from Sleepy Hollow to Halloweentown, the jacko’-lantern remains a constant icon of the holiday — an icon I once forgot, but refuse to let go again.

The cold crept in through my bedroom window, waking me before my alarm could. It was Halloween and the leaves were ratEditor’s Note: This is the sixth tling as the trees held their part in a series about the autum- own against an impending cold front. I lay in bed, thinknal obsession with pumpkin.

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HUMP DAY

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Hormone-based birth control methods can cause severe side effects

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Dear Mary, Three months ago, I began taking birth-control pills. I was prescribed the generic version of Yasmin. In the three months since, I have gained seven pounds, suffered through my first yeast infection and recently had the most painful period of my life because it was accompanied by two days of diarrhea and vomiting.

I want to tell my doctor that I want some other form of birth control, and I am wondering if there is anything available that doesn’t have hormones?

—Sick of Hormones Dear Sick of Hormones, Yasmin and Ocella, the generic version of Yasmin, may have adverse side effects just like any other combined hormonal method. But since every woman has a slightly different physiology, everyone reacts differently to specific medications.

Often Yasmin and other combined hormonal methods are adequate and well-liked by the

ing not of the middle school math homework I had only half-completed the night before but of the night ahead.

All was perfect except one thing: There was no jack-o’lantern on our front porch.

The realization struck me hard and cold. It was Halloween morning and my family had not carved a pumpkin.

There wasn’t even a pumpkin in the house to carve.

It was the most crucial Halloween preparation; most years, we would even carve two.

Each year, I would pull dripping guts and soaked seeds

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women taking them.

With that said, I must admit that Yasmin and Ocella have some uniquely problematic side effects, a few of which you mentioned in your question.

In the FDA clinical trials, Yasmin users noted side effects including “headaches, menstru-

al changes or problems, breast pain, abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting, vaginal discharge, acne, vaginal yeast infections, diarrhea and back pain,” according to a study by pharmacist Kristin Monson and Dr. Arthur Schoenstadt available at medical

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Bite Mi, a Vietnamese restaurant, specializes in bánh mì sandwiches. The new restaurant also offers a variety of drinks, such as the Thai tea pictured here.

By Gerald Rich Daily Texan Staff The bánh mì (BUN-mee), or Vietnamese sandwich, has been growing in popularity for years and was most recently heralded by an April New York Times

feature. So when the sign for Bite Mi — a bánh mì specialty restaurant — appeared on the Drag a month ago, enthusiasts were excited.

An ideal bánh mì is a gastronomic explosion of textures

and flavors.

Biting down, the mouth tastes the crunch of the French baguette, the spike of cilantro, daikon radish, pickled carrots, cu-

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