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House of Torment offers Halloween thrills, chills
Austin rapper stops battling, begins work on releasing albums
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Longhorns add to win streak with defeat of Huskers
THE DAILY TEXAN Thursday, October 28, 2010
TODAY Calendar Women’s day of action
In celebration of National Young Women’s Day of Action, this event in the Texas Union’s Santa Rita Room from noon to 2 p.m. will encourage political involvement and also serve as a forum for a discussion of women’s rights and equality.
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Proposed SG reforms address low student input By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Student Government’s internal structure could receive some major changes with a recommendation from the SG Reform Task Force. The task force voted to approve an outline of its recommendations Tuesday night. Major changes in-
clude a condensation of the agency structure, reduction of the number of SG agencies from and the addition of several positions to the legislative body, including a parliamentarian to oversee meeting order, a clerk to take meeting minutes and run logistics and a chair, who would replace the vice president in
the role of running the meetings. “We’re making more opportunities for students to get involved in agencies,” said task force chairwoman Cecilia Lopez. “It will change the structure and create more avenues for students to be involved, because we are recommending that agencies have mem-
bers and not just directors.” The recommendations also include suggestions about how to most effectively interact with Senate of College Councils, Graduate Student Assembly, Faculty and Staff councils, registered student organizations and the student body at large.
Giants take World Series lead at home
Ghada Abdel Aal, Egyptian blogger and author of “I want to get married!” will discuss personal dating stories and her works about what it means to be single and young in the Arab world. The talk is from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at the AT&T Executive Education Center, Classroom 105.
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Quote to note “I’m a bit of a haunted house purist, and if you aren’t here to scare people, then you shouldn’t be here. I can’t stop and tell a crying kid everything’s OK and that it’s just an act. I’d ruin the show for everyone. When I’m in costume, I’m supposed to be the bad guy, so I just have to walk off have people think, ‘Wow, he’s mean.” — Michael Coronado, House of Torment actor LIFE&ARTS PAGE 14
Rangers fans revel in championship hopes despite loss But the Texas-sized wait is over, the World Series is finally here. Neither team hails from the Bronx or Boston, but the excitement Rangers fans have for their team’s first World Series appearance was evident Wednesday night. “Ever since the playoffs have
started, we Rangers fans keep hoping for the best and enjoying every second of it,” said electrical engineering freshman Greg Pruss. While San Francisco is 1,503 miles away from Austin, many Texas fans did not restrict themselves to watching the game in
Early voters from Texas’ urban areas increasing
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UT students Mike Burney, Jesprey Brown, Adam Foster and Miguel George watch in despair as the Rangers lose game one of the World Series Wednesday night at Cain & Abel’s, located on 24th and Rio Grande streets.
By Alexandra Carreno Daily Texan Staff The beer was flowing and the chips and queso were plentiful. Rangers faithful came out by the dozens Wednesday night to cheer for their team in game one of the World Series, which Texas lost 11-7 to San Francisco.
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the comfort of their dorm or living room. Donning their ruby red and royal blue hats and Tshirts, fans came out by the dozens to watch the Rangers take the field at Cuatro’s on 24th and San Gabriel streets. The bar was
The Coca-Cola Company’s Heritage Communications will discuss how the characteristics of this trademark brand are preserved at this lecture hosted by the Society of America Archivists. The lecture is in Mezes 1.306 from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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“Not all student organizations aspire to have a relationship with SG, but we should get interested parties into the same room to talk about what resources SG has and how these organizations can collaborate with SG,” said task force
By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Election records from around Texas indicate that early voting for the 2010 midterm election is up sharply in several Rio Grande Valley counties as well as key urban areas throughout the state when compared to 2006. During the first eight days of early voting, turnout in Hidalgo County is almost triple what it was during 2006 midterm election. Webb County saw turnout almost double when compared to 2006. Democrats in Webb County, which contains the city of Laredo, believe multiple factors have contributed to the dramatic increase in voter turnout. “Webb County is unique in the Valley because we moved our municipal elections and school district elections up to November instead of having them all separate during various points of the summer,” said Sergio Garcia, chairman of the Webb County Democratic Party. He said turnout for the general elections in Novembers past had been depressed because the partisan races are decided in the Democratic primaries, which happen in the spring. “In Webb County, not only has [White] been here numerous times, they have invested a lot of money and resources into running a well-tuned, highly technological get-out-the-vote effort,” Garcia said. “We have
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The indie rock and electronic band duo composed of Aaron Behrens and Thomas Turner will take the stage at the Cedar Park Center at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $28.
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State attorney general race heats up Students raise money for cancer awareness By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff If elected as state attorney general, Houston lawyer Barbara Ann Radnofsky, a Democrat, promises to sue Wall Street firms. But Republican incumbent Greg Abbott is already involved in a suit against the federal government over individual mandates in the national health care reform law. Like many other Republican candidates this election cycle, Abbott is seeking to make regulations and Washington, D.C., mandates central to the campaign, while also talking about border security and sexual crimes. The two-term attorney general leads his Democratic rival 55 to 35 percent in the latest UT/Texas Tribune poll, released Monday. The attorney general enforces Texas laws and challenges state boards and agencies who do not adhere to them. The office also holds one of five seats on the state legislative redistricting board, a group designated to redraw district lines every decade if the state legislature fails to do so. Abbott served as district court judge in Harris County and a state Supreme Court justice before reaching the attorney general’s office in 2002. During his two four-year terms, he has focused on protecting families and children through programs such as the Cyber Crimes Unit and the Fugitive Unit. For the November 2010 election, Abbott said he wants to add programs targeting money laundering and other crimes associated with the drug trade. “I have a proven record of fighting crime, having arrested more criminals than any other attorney general
Greg Abbott Republican incumbent
Barbara Ann Radnofsky Democratic candidate
Jon Roland Libertarian candidate
in Texas history,” he said. “This race puts someone with a proven record of fighting against government mandates from Washington, D.C., and myself versus someone who embraces growing government.” Despite the lead, Democratic candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky said she remains optimistic that her campaign, which is based on suing Wall Street firms such as AIG for fraud — the true reason for the state’s massive budget shortfalls, she said. Radnofsky said the proposed lawsuit will send billions of dollars back to the state. “My proposal is not novel nor unusual,” she said. “It’s just Mr. Abbott doesn’t want to do it. While I’m proposing to fight Wall Street, he has filed a number of pointless lawsuits that won’t bring a penny to Texas.” Abbott also faces opposition from Libertarian candidate Jon Roland, who promises to expand the role of grand juries to include investigation of complaints of local public corruption. Roland said the other candidates are not proposing to do anything about the issue of local corruption, but hopes the future attorney general will bring his agenda forward. “The main purpose of a candidacy like ours is to shift the direction of public discourse and of public office,” said Roland, who has run against Abbott twice before. “It’s not about winning or losing. It’s about shaping policy. If a third-party candidate gets 5 to 10 percent of the vote, the other two parties are going to be scrambling to adopt their issues.”
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By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff Civil engineering senior Christine Fuentes said she has experienced breast cancer through a family friend who was diagnosed with the disease in 2006. Fuentes and about 20 students danced to hip-hop and electronica music Wednesday on the Main Mall at a dance-a-thon hosted by Sigma Lambda Gamma. The Susan G. Komen for the Cure raises money and awareness to fight breast cancer and support survivors of the disease. According to its website, the Dallasbased international organization has invested nearly $1.5 billion for breast cancer research and pre-
vention and treatment programs since it was created in 1982. Fuentes said her friend, who is like a sister to her, went through chemotherapy and three years of surgeries during her treatments. She said the cancer spread and part of her lung had to be removed, but the cancer has now been in remission since 2009. “Being with her, it’s like I’m experiencing [breast cancer] emotionally, too,” Fuentes said. “It’s hard to be strong emotionally for her and also help her be strong.” Hillary Martinez, an undeclared sophomore who organized the event, said the founda-
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Sorority sisters Sabrina Rodriquez and Vanessa Price dance at the Sigma Lambda Gamma dance-a-thon for breast cancer awareness.