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than a slab. Without social security cards or birth certificates, the Gusts are starting over. They say the community response has been incredible and local organizations have tried to help the displaced families settle back into routine, but they are still restless in their new surroundings. Alicia glances at the black table stacked with
Editor’s note: This is the last in a four-part, weekly series examining System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s plan to increase efficiency across UT institutions. Each of the UT institutions confront different cultural, financial and geographical challenges that affect the philanthropic revenue that can be generated. Philanthropy efforts go towards scholarships, construction and endowments. Under Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa’s Framework for Excellence Action Plan, he calls for the UT institutions to “enhance philanthropic success.” About 72 percent of philanthropy for the UT System is brought in by three out of the 15 UT institutions. The top three fundraising institutions include UT-Austin, UT-Southwestern Medical Center and UT-MD Anderson Cancer Center, which raised a combined $510.2 million in the 2010 fiscal year. Patrick Mulvey, vice president for development at UT-MD Anderson, said fundraising for medical education is based on maintaining donor relationships and has been more difficult in recent years because of the frail state of the economy.
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HAAM Benefit Venues and restaurants across the city will donate a portion of their proceeds to the Health Alliance for Austin Musicians, which provides health care for uninsured musicians. For a complete list of shows, visit www.myhaam.org.
WEDNESDAY Better Shape Up Need a study break? Stop by the Alamo Drafthouse Village to sing along with the 1978 musical “Grease.” Show starts at 7 p.m.
THURSDAY Michael Ian Black The writer, comedian and director will speak at 7 p.m. in UNB 3.202. Students can get free tickets on a first come, first serve basis from SAC 1.112.
FRIDAY All Star Comedy Shaquille O’Neals All Star Comedy Jam will bring together a group of comedians who have performed at NBA All-Star weekends over the past three years. Show starts at 8 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre.
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Nicholas, Tony, Alicia and Mackenzie Gust moved into a rental house in Smithville, Texas, after losing their home in Bastrop to the wildfires. The Gust family credits their insurance, realtors, local organizations and community response for helping them resettle in new surroundings.
Family copes after fires By Claire Cardona Daily Texan Staff
Tony Gust sits on a laminate floor assembling a black bookshelf while his 2-year-old son Nicholas giggles beside him. On the porch of the wooden rental home in Smithville, plastic bags filled with clothes and shoes lay untouched. New donations come in almost every day from friends and family across the state, even relatives the Gusts haven’t spoken
to in years. “We probably have 35 new toothbrushes,” said Alicia Gust, Tony’s wife, who he calls a “professional volunteer.” “Same with tubes of toothpaste. I will never have to buy toothpaste again for the rest of my life.” Of the 40 homes on Cardinal Loop in Bastrop, where the Gusts lived, only three remained after the fires blew through on Labor Day. Within a couple of hours, the fire reduced their two-story limestone home to little more
Austinites volunteer for Service Day By Sarah Lawson Daily Texan Staff
Sunday was the 142nd anniversary of Gandhi’s birth. Gandhi’s words of wisdom, “Be the change you wish to see in the world,” sparked the “Be the Change” National Day of Service held this Saturday. Last year was the first time Austin chose to participate in the event. There were approximately 500 volunteers
for 15 different service projects in attendance. This year, about 1,000 volunteers participated in 20 different photo projects. Ramey Ko, associate judge of the City of Austin Municipal Court, was emcee for the day’s kickoff at the State Capitol. “Last year, approximately 3,000 people in the country participated. We have a third of that number here today,” Ko said. “Think about what a tremen-
dous accomplishment that is.” Ke y note sp e a ker Vinay Bhagat said the National Day of Service is a good way to kick start community members into becoming involved in helping others. “We have to view ourselves as a conduit for other people’s giving and other people’s want to help,” Bhagat said. In his speech, Bhagat used
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Ali Khademhosseini and Sara Sawyer have received the 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.
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Independent research work earns Early Career Awards for scientists
“This game was big on our checklist. We don’t speak of revenge, but we all had a nasty taste in our mouth after this game last year.”
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Chemical engineering junior Vaibhav Agarwala sings a solo at the Capitol on Saturday. Hum A Capella, a musical group, performed in the opening ceremonies for the National Day of Service.
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Two UT scientists earned 2011 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers for work in their independent research careers. Ali Khademhosseini, Harrington Faculty Fellow in the biomedical engineering department, and assistant biology professor Sara Sawyer won the award, which was established by President Bill Clinton in 1996. The awards are coordinated by the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Khademhosseini received the award because his contributions to micro-engineering, such as the generation of controlled micro-scale environments and regulation of cell behavior and fabrication of tissue-like structures, according to a release. “Our research is based on generating biological tissues that can be transplanted into patients to treat various diseases,” Khademhosseini said. “The ability to generate tissues outside the body can be used to alleviate the challenge in a lack of or-
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the examples of three active volunteers to make the point that volunteers are inspired by passion. “All three of these people I just spoke of are change agents,� Bhagat said. “They have mastered Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘be the change you wish to see’ philosophy.� Bhagat said he founded a social venture entrepreneurship company, Convio, to aide nonprofits by technologically advancing their software. “At Convio, we help nonprofits be more efficient and reach more people with the software we have created,� Bhagat said. Following Bhagat’s speech, volunteers got to work on various service projects around Austin. “I love being here as a community on this day to start this great work,� said Harish Kotecha, volunteer and founder of Hindu Charities for America. “Our purpose is to give back to the local communities where Hindus live.� Volunteer Sandra Tinney left the event quickly to begin working on volunteer grounds. “We couldn’t waste a minute of time. It is so thrilling for us to be a part of this day and this community, but we definitely have a lot of work to do,� Tinney said. Bhagat ended the speech by telling community members to find what really moves them and to find a way to contribute to it. “[Poet] Kahlil Gibran once said, ‘You give but little when you give of your possessions,’� Bhagat said. “‘It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.’�
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Yemeni military planes bomb own army position By Ahmed Al-Haj The Associated Press
SANAA, Yemen — A government warplane bombed an army position in southern Yemen, killing at least 30 soldiers involved in months of intense battles against al-Qaida members, officials said Sunday. The strike appeared to be a mistake, but the soldiers hit were from a unit that had defected to side with protesters seeking the president’s resignation, raising questions about whether the bombing might have been intentional. Yemen’s government and the renegade military units both consider Yemen’s al-Qaida branch an enemy. But the president’s political opponents accuse him of allowing Islamic militants to seize control of towns in southern Yemen earlier this year to spark fears in the West that without him in power, al-Qaida would take over. The airstrike, which took place on Saturday evening in Abyan
province, targeted an abandoned school that soldiers of the army’s 119th Brigade who were battling the al-Qaida fighters were sheltering in, military and medical officials said. The school is located just east of Abyan’s provincial capital, Zinjibar, seized in May by Islamic militants taking advantage of Yemen’s political turmoil to expand their reach. In recent days, fighting in the area has been heavy; 28 soldiers and militants were killed there Saturday. After the airstrike, militants inspecting the site shot and killed soldiers who were wounded by the bombing, the military officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to release the information. Yemen’s turmoil is of deep concern to the United States and Europe in large part because of the possibility that al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula will benefit from it and carve out an even bigger haven in Yemen from which to plot attacks on the West.
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A defected Yemeni soldier protests for the resignation of Yemen’s president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Yemen on Wednesday.
New Jersey governor may enter race By Kasie Hunt The Associated Press
MANCHESTER, N.H. — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s entry into the 2012 presidential race could dramatically reshape what has become a two-man race between Mitt Romney and Rick Perry. But Christie, who’s under pressure from party elders to run, hasn’t faced national scrutiny — and he could join other early favorites who burned out fast. The budget-cutting Christie is the latest heartthrob of Republicans who have been looking for a more exciting candidate than Romney. Perry jumped in to much fanfare only to sweat under the scrutiny his first national campaign brought. Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann rallied restive conservatives long enough to win a key test vote in Iowa but just as quickly receded to the background. Christie said in January he wasn’t “arrogant enough� to run for president. Now he is reconsidering in light of encouragement from GOP luminaries like Henry Kissinger, Nancy Reagan and Barbara Bush. If he runs, Christie probably would be able to raise millions for a campaign, though his rivals are ahead. As a Republican governor of a Democratic mid-Atlantic state, he could appeal to those who like Romney’s business background but want more charisma. If he does run, Christie would push a long list of second-tier candidates even further to the back of the pack. He would also face a national spotlight that’s much harsher than those on the state or local stage. “The swimming pool looks a lot better until you jump right in. The water may not be quite as warm as you think,� Sen. John McCain, the Republican nominee in 2008, warned Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.�
“The best thing to be is a potential candidate,� said Rich Galen, a Republican strategist. “I don’t think anybody can stand up to that scrutiny without laying the groundwork for a long time before.� Just ask Perry. Two months ago, Republicans were pushing him to run. He shot to the top of national polls after his announcement in mid-August. A few shaky debate performances and many attacks from Romney later, Perry has already begun to fade due in part to a bill he signed that allows illegal immigrants to receive in-state tuition at Texas universities. Perry aides point to the fact that he has been running for about six weeks, while Romney has been preparing his second presidential bid since the first one ended. But they acknowledge that starting later has made Perry’s path more difficult and say Christie could face similar problems. “The scrutiny that will come on his ideological and fiscal policies and social policies will be magnified greatly because of the short time period,� said David Carney, Perry’s top strategist. Christie favors some restrictions on gun rights, civil unions for gay couples and opposes abortion but described himself as “pro-choice� at the beginning of his political career. That will provide plenty of fodder for Romney, whose campaign has moved steadily through repeated rounds of other candidates. “The Romney campaign has been built to withstand all elements and endure every candidate scenario,� said Kevin Madden, a senior Romney aide in 2008 who now serves as an informal adviser. And a Christie entry could end up actually helping Romney. “Everyone will aim at the perceived frontrunner,� said Galen. “It helps Romney because it will keep
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie ducked questions Thursday about his GOP presidential bid, while helping Louisiana’s Republican Party fund raise for the state’s fall election cycle.
the pressure off of him for the next three to four weeks, and depending what happens with the calendar, Romney just has to gather himself and sprint to the finish.� But top operatives there say they haven’t yet heard from Christie’s team, and the story is much the
same in New Hampshire. “Gov. Christie would make a compelling candidate for president, but there is no evidence whatsoever that he has reached out to top Republican officials and opinion leaders,� said Mike Dennehy, a top New Hampshire Republican strategist.
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QUOTES TO NOTE Public funding for academic research
“Short-term research makes money for a company. Long-term research, if done well, instead will create new companies. It will create new markets. It will create new industries.” — Computer science professor Calvin Lin at the College of Natural Science’s Importance of Funding Research panel Friday, advocating for the need for the government and for universities to fund pure academic research. One of the criticisms of the public university model is that research benefits companies and should be privately funded.
“Why on earth would you give $100 million of your tax money to me study frog gastrulation? If instead of saying ‘I’m very interested in frog gastrulation,’ I say instead, ‘I’m using the animal models for human birth defects,’ then suddenly it makes a little bit more sense.” — Associate biology professor John Wallingford at the panel, arguing that researchers should better communicate the potential benefits of their research.
IN NEWS: Read the full story on Friday’s panel on page 7 Texas A&M’s SECession
“The SEC is a perfect fit for us. It is a 100-year decision. We are confident it will be there 100 years from now. We are not so confident that the Big 12 is going to be here 100 years from now.” — John Sharp, Texas A&M University System chancellor, in an interview Thursday with The Texas Tribune on A&M’s decision to bolt the Big 12 and join the SEC.
“The fact that one is in one conference and the other is in another conference has absolutely nothing to do with whether or not you continue those games. That is a game since 1894 that has belonged to the people of Texas.” — Sharp in Thursday’s interview on the issue of continuing the Texas-Texas A&M game each Thanksgiving. Sharp has supported continuing the tradition, while UT Athletics Director DeLoss Dodds has said its continuation is unlikely.
UT student faces espionage charges By Samian Quazi Daily Texan Columnist
UT graduate student Omid Kokabee is scheduled to face espionage charges Tuesday in his native Iran. Kokabee, who had been studying optics as a first-year graduate student in the UT physics department, stands accused of leaking Iranian nuclear secrets to the American government. The UT community shamefully has remained silent on Kokabee’s ordeal, and this silence has serious implications for international students throughout the United States. The 29-year-old Kokabee traveled to Iran during winter break. After failing to return and not responding to e-mails, many of Kokabee’s faculty members became worried about him. Word eventually leaked out that Kokabee was arrested by Iranian authorities upon landing at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, and he was transferred to Iran’s notorious Evin Prison sometime in early February. Since his incarceration, Kokabee has been charged by the Iranian government of “communicating with a hostile government” and “illegitimate/illegal earnings.” According to the ScienceInsider magazine, the government has accused Kokabee of selling off intelligence on Iran’s nuclear technology and actively colluding with the CIA. Under Iran’s penal code, charges related to espionage can carry the death penalty. These allegations against our fellow Longhorn would be laughably ludicrous if Kokabee’s situation weren’t so grave. The American Physical Society, our nation’s largest organization of physicists, recently published a letter calling for his release that said, “Mr. Kokabee has no training in nuclear physics, is not politically active and
is not associated with any political movement in Iran. Rather, his primary concerns were his science studies in the field of optics. This area of physics has essentially no overlap with nuclear technology.” Our campus certainly attracts top-notch students from around the globe, but our departments aren’t geared for recruiting and cultivating potential spies on foreign nuclear programs. Moreover, Kokabee’s extensive research on optics both in his previous academic career and here at UT lacks even a tangential relationship to nuclear physics. His UT webpage lists impressive research, conferences and educational background in optical laser technology. There are some theories abound as to why Kokabee was arrested. Iran’s theocratic Shiite government may have sought to suppress ethnic and religious minorities from entering the ranks of the academic elite, as Kokabee is from the mostly Sunni Turkmen ethnic group. More likely, Tehran may have sought to try Kokabee as a warning to its diaspora and students abroad as a chilling effect on pro-democracy advocacy against the regime. In any case, UT’s failure to generate public awareness of Kokabee’s condition will embolden other authoritarian regimes to muzzle their international students. If UT administrators can’t advocate for the release of a strictly non-political Iranian student, could we really expect them to defend a UT student arrested in China or Burma or Belarus? It could be argued that since Kokabee isn’t American, he doesn’t deserve the support of UT. But the University’s nondiscrimination policy states our students should be treated equally regardless of citizenship. UT student groups can similarly find comfort in espousing generalities on
Transforming gender roles in higher education By Zoya Waliany Daily Texan Columnist
Recently, School of Information professor Lecia Barker was featured in The Daily Texan for her commitment to increasing the number of women involved in computer and information technology-related careers. Barker received a $442,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to find new methods to enlist and retain women in technology fields. Barker argues that American women need to increase their visibility in technological areas, and the lack of female participation impedes our nation’s ability to compete internationally in an increasingly technological world. She draws her arguments and statistics from her experience as a senior research scientist for the National Center for Women and Information Technology, a nonprofit organization aiming to increase the number of women pursing careers in technology. Barker’s argument is apt, as there is a shortage of women studying technology at UT. According to the Office of Information Management and Analysis, in 2010 the Cockrell School of Engineering had 1,669 female students and 5,993 male students, whereas the College of Liberal Arts had 5,875 females to 4,939 males. This male disproportionality in technology fields proves true throughout our nation’s higher education institutions. The Guardian reports that in 2009, only 15 percent of university engineering and technology-related majors in the United States were women. Commendably, UT recognizes the importance of female participation in technology, supporting programs such as the Women in Engineering Program, an initiative within the Cockrell School of Engineering to increase female enrollment from 22 percent to 50
percent. The need for greater female presence in these types of stereotypically male-dominated fields links to the gender gap in the nation. The gender gap can be defined in a multitude of ways, including the difference between female and male income earnings or participation in the work force. While women have made leaps and bounds in their presence across the board — from increased political participation to claiming greater roles in civic engagement — technology is one field where women still lag significantly behind men. Thus, this field has acquired the reputation of being a traditionally male-dominated one, while, the stereotype continuing, women are more likely to be found in fields such as education. Archaic ways of thinking about the woman’s place in higher education has led to the development of the belief in “traditional academic roles.” The stereotype of traditional academic roles goes so far as to even permeate the roles of our nation’s president and first lady. Generally, many people view the work done by our country’s first ladies as work appropriate for females, as their programs often deal with topics including nutrition, education and fitness (these generalizers seem to be forgetting the work of one of our most noteworthy first ladies: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton). To demolish this stereotype, women must increase their presence in fields such as computer science, engineering and information technology. Not only is increased presence imperative to bridging the gender gap in all respects and ending the stereotype of “traditional subjects” of female study, but Barker also notes that the technology field is brimming with career opportunities for women. She said the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics foresees a faster growth in the number of professional computing and information science jobs than all other forms of science combined through 2018. Barker poses a pertinent
argument about natural sciences, as the Office of Information Management and Analysis reports that the College of Natural Sciences is the second most popular among female students with 4,583 incoming women in 2010 — 107 more female than male students. Thus, if the regulatory feminist argument for equality among the genders isn’t convincing enough, perhaps watching a couple of Republican debates about the lack of jobs in the United States will scare women into thinking further about the budding career avenue of technology. I’m not calling for women studying business or liberal arts to pack up and switch majors. Unquestionably, there is still a significant demand for female participation in politics, academia, business and other fields. The United States ranks 72nd in the world in women’s participation in politics. Of the 61 professors of the UT government department, only nine are female. USA Today reports that only 2.6 percent of Fortune 500 Companies were led by female CEOs in 2009. Increased female participation across the professional world is still vital to the plight for gender equality. However, the work of Barker and others on the struggle to increasing female participation in technology fields is likewise extremely vital. Business Week argues that increasing women’s presence in technology will unlock a major source of growth to fuel our country for years to come, rendering the United States more eligible to compete on a global scale with countries that focus on technological growth. Increasing female participation calls for improved recruitment and retainment tactics, as Barker is researching, and interest in female students from these technological companies and organizations. Moreover, the current societal assumptions of traditional educational roles must be broken if we wish to further our nation’s progress. Waliany is a Plan II and government senior.
supporting international justice and human rights, but Kokabee gives us a face of a fellow member of our community in need of our open support. Iran’s government has a storied history of arresting both its own citizens as well as foreigners on trumped-up charges of espionage. Freelance journalist Roxana Saberi was arrested for espionage in 2009, and three American hikers who accidentally wandered into Iran from the Iraqi border were convicted of the same charge two years ago. In each case, the respective detainees were freed after widespread international attention and strong pressure from foreign governments for their release. But sadly, Kokabee’s case has garnered very little media attention. To their credit, the American Physical Society has joined the international optics society SPIE, the Optical Society of America, the European Optical Society and other reputable scientific organizations in writing open letters to Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, imploring his release. Ironically, Khamenei himself personally honored Kokabee for the latter’s academic achievements. The two met years earlier at a meeting of Iran’s National Elite Foundation, and Kokabee had demonstrated his intellectual and academic prowess by ranking as 29th in that country’s nationwide entrance exams. UT administrators, faculty and students alike need to break the silence on Kokabee’s condition. Denied of a fair trial, and forced to confess under interrogation, a UT student risks becoming a symbol of selective injustice worldwide. As his trial gets underway, UT needs to raise awareness and activism for his freedom. Quazi is a nursing graduate student.
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Mackenzie Gust, 7, and Nicholas Gust, 2, play with toys that were donated from community response. The large amount of donations led Mackenzie to think that her birthday had been extended, as it was her birthday 10 days after the fires blew through.
Mackenzie Gust, 7, brushes her teeth while her mother Alicia Gust cleans their new house in Smithsville and helps her children get ready for bed. The Gust family received many donations from friends, family, coworkers and even strangers.
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Like many other evacuees, the Gusts had no time to pack and didn’t think it was necessary. Tony and Alicia grabbed the kids, their two dogs and the two cats they could find before heading out to a friend’s house, then to a shelter in Paige and eventually to Alicia’s mother’s house in Wimberley. In a fog, Alicia remembered to grab what remained of her baby blanket, her laptop and the ashes of their first child who died at birth. The crowns and banners from her pageant days are now indistinguishable from the rubble. Looking back, it’s apparent what they would have taken. “My father’s gun,� Tony said. The gun and some pictures on his computer were all that was left of Tony’s father, who died about 10 years ago. “Photos,� Alicia said, recalling the five boxes of photos from different stages of their lives that she had neatly packed away. “They would have taken two seconds to grab ... and that [cherry-red] Jeep,� she added. Weeks later, things left at friends’ houses or at stores are be-
hangers and chairs set up in the middle of the room by the kitchen. It doesn’t look anything like the huge open kitchen of her old home, graced by ample counter space and a pot rack hanging over the island. Mackenzie, their 7-year-old daughter, pops up behind the couch brandishing a pink Nintendo DS she got for her birthday a few days earlier. It’s playing a message recorded in her voice. “I love you, Mommy. I love you, Mommy.� Alicia cracks a smile and goes into her empty pantry to retrieve a basket of artifacts found at the site of their home. The eyes and hair of Mackenzie’s glass dolls have disappeared without a trace, leaving behind the hollow shells. “I collected a lot of antiques, and not like Henry VIII foofy crap,� Alicia said, recalling her great grandmother’s china set she brought from
Bavaria during World War II and pieces of rusted farm equipment she placed around her home. Alicia’s father, Fred Moses, came down from California with a trailer to put on his daughter’s property while they sifted through the ashes. Now, he sits at the table entertaining his grandson and surveying the bookshelf construction. Moses, a volunteer firefighter for more than 30 years, said the average house fire usually burns at 1,500 degrees, but glass melts at 3,200 degrees. Some pieces of a china set survived the flames to be added to Alicia’s new antique collection. Alicia says the creepiest remnant is their son’s Radio Flyer wagon, which was found behind the house — a bright red spot against the ashen backdrop. On Sept. 5, the Gusts were celebrating when the sirens went off an-
nouncing a fire the next street over from their home in Circle D-KC Estates. They got in the pool just as the winds shifted, sending a pine tree from the forest encircling their home down almost on top of the family. Mackenzie was hysterical. “We all got dressed and just got her calmed down when the sheriff came by and said, ‘Get out. Don’t pack your things. Get out now,’� Alicia said. Now, an eerie quiet hangs in the corridor between Bastrop and Smithville. The forest, once lush and opaque, stands thin and pierced with blackened tree trunks. Once Tony returns to the solarelectric company where he works in Austin, he will have to make the drive every day through what remains of their town. For now, they only have to go as far as Mackenzie’s school by their old house. Occasionally, Tony catches himself wanting to take the turn toward their old home. “It sucks,� he said. “But the good thing is, we only lost stuff and one cat.�
ginning to surface. The silly things normally forgotten now become the most important. “In my work truck, I just so happened to have all my rock-climbing gear and a koozie and spatula and a skillet,� Tony said. “It’s just like this silly koozie, but now it’s like, ‘This is my koozie! This is the only koozie I have left.’� It might not seem that way, but the Gust family is lucky. For the care they received after the fire, Alicia credits their insurance and the realtors who pooled together to find the victims temporary houses. Others without insurance have not been as fortunate. But the Gusts don’t plan to move back to the place they lived — to the house surrounded by pine trees from a different region that grew “by some fluke of nature,� Alicia said. “I have moments where I’m so grateful for this house and this stuff and that we’re safe,� she said. “But then I have other days where I just wake up crying and spend most of the day crying and go to sleep crying.�
Tony bangs a hammer against the nails to put the finishing touches on the shelf that will house some of the donated toys. Nicholas struts across the room splashing cereal and milk onto the floor and yelling something incomprehensible. “Are you going to eat your cereal?� Tony asks. “Oh, you’re going to put that bug in the cereal,� Alicia laughs. Nicholas jumps around not bothered by the spilled milk. Oblivious to the situation, he lifts up his shirt and dances for his parents. Even with all the donations and new things they bought, the Gusts still feel like they’re in somebody else’s house wearing somebody else’s clothes. “You just want to lay down in your bed, lay down in your hammock and watch your TV and kick your feet up on your couch,� Tony said. “But it’s not even about the stuff,� Alicia said. “It’s not about the couch or the hammock, it’s about the feeling of home.�
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Comic author Jim Ottaviani speaks about physicist, art to students
Melony Davis checks Leo Garcia’s blood pressure at the Health and Lifestyle Expo. The event provided information regarding different aspects of healthy living from diet to daily cardiovascular exercise.
By Sarah Lawson Daily Texan Staff
Physics meets graphic novels in Jim Ottaviani’s newest graphic novel about the famed physicist, Richard Feynman. O tt av i ani s ai d mo st p e o ple aren’t aware of the many nuances that come into play when writing a graphic novel. He said he has to create the s cene throug h his writing for artists to refer to w hen t he y are d r aw i ng out the graphic novels. “I think a lot of people are totally wrong about comics. There is definitely a lot that comes into play,� Ottaviani said. “I mean I might sit there and write out an 800page script for a 200-paged graphic novel.� Many of the attendees at a speech by Ottaviani in Robert A. Welch Hall on Friday were physics majors, and physics graduate student Maria Becker said she was interested in the graphic novel because of her admiration of Feynman’s work on quantum mechanics. Feynman received the Nobel prize in physics in 1965 for his work in the field. “I was primarily interested in hearing about Feynman, and I knew the book was going to be here as well. Of course, I was also interested in the graphic novel,� Becker said. Ottaviani detailed the planning, processing, drawing and editing of graphic novels. “The way it starts for me is page one, panel one. Give the artist a feel for the setting,�
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HealthPoint fair gives health tips to UT employees By Matthew Stottlemyre Daily Texan Staff
UT employees had the opportunity to learn about what it takes to live a healthy lifestyle at the J.J. Pickle Research Campus on Saturday. The Commons Learning Center at the Pickle Campus and UT’s occu-
pational health program, called HealthPoint, hosted the fair for employees. They offered chair massages along with resources that included information about nutrition and tips on dealing with sleep disorders. The event also included food samples and a prize raffle. University Health Servic-
es was on hand to provide flu shots, which are offered at no cost to employees with the UT Select insurance plan. UHS will continue to offer flu shots at no cost to students and employees with certain types of health insurance until Oct. 20, or until vaccine supplies run out, at various locations on campus.
Perry counters criticism of immigration policy by highlighting image of credibility, experience By Steve Peoples The Associated Press
HAMPTON, N.H. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry, facing criticism for his immigration record, has begun to counter by portraying himself as the presidential candidate with the most credibility on the issue. Perry’s Republican rivals for the 2012 nomination have made inroads by highlighting his support for a policy that gives illegal immigrants instate tuition at Texas colleges. No one in the GOP field, Perry said at a town hall meeting Saturday in New Hampshire, “has been any stronger on securing our border.� Perry said it was a state’s rights issue that the majority of Texas officials
thought would benefit the local economy. The question, he said, was whether illegal immigrants would be on the “government dole� using state social welfare programs or a subsidized education program that would allow them to become productive members of society. In Hampton, Perry went over his immigration record. He said he vetoed a Texas bill that would have given illegal immigrants driver’s licenses, helped pass a bill requiring voter identification at the polls, spent $400 million on security measures to help secure the state’s border with Mexico, and strongly opposed granting amnesty to illegal immigrants.
He also said he may favor sending U.S. troops into Mexico to combat the drug trade. “It may require our military in Mexico working in concert with them to kill these drug cartels and keep them off of our borders,� he said. The host of the Hampton town hall, conservative activist Jennifer Horn, said that Perry’s revamped immigration message was stronger. “It is extremely important for him to convince Republican primary voters that he’s not, so-called ‘soft,’ on illegal immigration,� she said. When asked if he convinced her Horn didn’t answer directly. “I want to hear more. I want to hear him be consistent in that message,� she said.
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Jim Ottaviani, author of the comic novel “Feynman,� stressed the importance of graphic novels in literature and the impact Richard Feynman’s life had on the physics community.
Ottaviani said. “You want to give the artists a feel for the setting by including those really minute details.� O tt av i an i s h are d s om e of the tricks he uses to make his g r aphic novels w it h t he aud ienc e. “If you want a surprise to happen, you put it at the top left-hand side of an oddn u m b e r e d p a g e ,� h e s a i d . “ Then, the reader turns the page and bam!� Ottaviani said that after he writes the scripts, his degree of us efulness to the projec t varies on how much he trusts the artist. He said sometimes he is ver y involved while other times he realizes he would just interfere with the
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Panel discusses importance of research By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff
As federal research funding faces budget cuts and shifting priorities, some UT faculty have emphasized the importance of maintaining funding for investigative science research. The National Science Foundation cut its budget almost 1 percent from $6.926 billion in 2010 to $6.859 billion in 2011 but has requested a budget of a $7.767 billion, which would be a 12.1 percent increase from appropriations in 2010. Such programs have been prioritizing “applied research� to solve specific problems over “basic research� which seeks to investigate phenomena, said biological sciences research educator Antonio Gonzalez. Gonzalez said the USDA has stopped funding research on Arabidopsis plants, which are often used as model organisms in basic plant research, to focus more on crop science research. He said the line typically drawn between basic research and applied research is a false dichotomy. “It’s very difficult to predict what
basic research will yield and when it will yield it,� Gonzalez said. “So you can think of it as some kind of progression or continuum.� Biology freshman Juan Herrejon, student and faculty chair for the Natural Sciences Council, said the group organized a panel discussion Friday for Natural Sciences Week in response to budget cuts in the past couple of years from federal programs that fund research, such as the USDA and the National Science Foundation. Herrejon said such cuts threaten the University, which is known for its research. “At UT, we’re known for being a research institution, and a lot of the stuff that goes on here is basically research-driven,� Herrejon said. Associate biology professor John Wallingford said basic biological research has helped in past health crises including the emergence of AIDS, SARS and the H1N1 bird flu virus. “A new epidemic could come along, and there’s going to be a group of people who have been studying this and nobody cared, and Sarah Palin’s mocking them, and they have the answer,� he said.
Wallingford said researchers should make efforts to communicate the potential benefits of their basic research to the public more effectively, especially when taxpayers fund the research. “Why on earth would you give $100 million of your tax money to me to study frog gastrulation?� Wallingford said. “If instead of saying, ‘I’m very interested in frog gastrulation,’ I say instead, ‘I’m using the animal models [to study] human birth defects,’ then suddenly it makes a little bit more sense.� Computer science professor Calvin Lin said it’s crucial for government programs and universities to fund basic research because private firms are unlikely to do so because it’s not immediately profitable. “Short-term research makes money for a company,� Lin said. “Long-term research, if done well, instead will create new companies. It will create new markets. It will create new industries.� Lin said the creation of new industries, such as the Internet, from long-term research helps create new jobs but that such research can also have psychological benefits. “Part of what makes us human
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Antonio Gonzalez stresses the importance of funding research to promote education at a panel Friday afternoon. Gonzalez was one of three panelists at the event hosted by Natural Sciences Council.
is this desire to learn more and to think of basic research differently. make progress,� he said. “Even though it seems like [basic Prepharmacy freshman Tania research] is not doing anything to Joakim Jr. said the panel made her maybe politicians, it could actual-
ly be important in the future,� Joakim said. “It can lead to applied research, so that’s why I disagree with decreasing funds.�
CPR lessons at National Night Out kick off UT safety week By Sylvia Butanda and Allie Kolechta Daily Texan Staff Training 80 percent of the student body to conduct CPR chest compressions is one of the many safety goals of John Suffredini, Longhorn Emergency Medical Services director. He demonstrated proper CPR execution Friday during the city’s tenth National Night Out at Jasper Park as a part of the kick-off for UT’s annual Campus Safety Week. National Night Out was the first safety week event sponsored by Student Government and the University of Texas Police Department. The event covered topics of safety and security and included children’s games and activities and hosted organizations such as Longhorn EMS, University Health Services, Austin Fire Depart-
ment and the UT Police Department. Also in attendance was a Target representative who gave away school supplies for students of all ages. The event had many tables, each of which displayed topics related to neighborhood and crime awareness, children’s education and health and safety. “Ten years ago, Austin’s National Night Out started out with one sponsor and only two people showed up,� said Darrell Halstead, UTPD Crime Preventions Unit officer. “Now, we have a great turnout of both people and university and city departments.� Campus Safety Week will continue to address one different crime or safety issue per day, focusing on student safety. Student Government, UTPD, the Residence Hall Program Team, the University Residence Hall Association, Uni-
versity Health Services, RecSports and Parking and Transportation will all bring events to students. Activities for the week will include a Rape Aggression Defense System workshop, a fire safety demonstration and National Night Out, said Ashley Baker, SG vice president. “This week is tremendously important because it is promoting safety and wellness through various different educational campaigns and awareness initiatives,� said Alisha Patel, Student Government campus safety agency director. “It is promoting all aspects, including physical, emotional and sexual safety, both on campus and in student residential areas.� Student government chief of staff Andrew Townsell said safety is the most relevant topic for students to focus on, and
many organizations joined the effort because they felt the same way. “One of our primary objectives is to make sure students are safe,� Townsell said. “It’s one of our commitments as an administration. We have to be relevant to student life, and nothing is more relevant than safety.�
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The Longhorns are playing their best ball at the right time. Texas turned in its most complete performance of the season on Saturday and easily handled Iowa State, 37-14, to remain unbeaten heading into the biggest game of the year against Oklahoma at the Cotton Bowl. The Longhorns (4-0) benefitted from three Cyclones turnovers in the first half as they jumped out to a 34-0 lead. It was quite a role reversal from a season ago, when Iowa State won the turnover battle and the game. “Everybody knows the effect that getting turnovers or having turnovers can cause on a season — the outcome of a ballgame,” said senior safety Blake Gideon, who had his first interception of the season. “That was definitely one of the main emphasis Charlie Neibergall | Associated Press throughout spring ball and camp Senior safety Blake Gideon (21) runs by Iowa State wide receiver Darius Darks (6) after an interception during Texas’ game against Iowa State and these early weeks of the seaon Saturday. Iowa State turned the ball over three times during the game and committed eight penalties. son. It’s good to see all the hard work has come to fruition.” Freshman quarterback David Ash showed he’s more than a running threat, completing seven of 12 pass attempts for 145 yards and the first two touchdown passes of his career. Texas, though, did not finish By Christian Corona ond quarter and fellow freshthe game strong as it was outDaily Texan Staff man Josh Turner took it all the scored 14-0 after halftime. That way back. The play epitomized will need to improve if the LongThis time last year, he was how Texas’ youngsters domihorns want to beat the Sooners t h row i n g t ou c h d ow n s f or nated its 37-14 win over Iowa next Saturday in Dallas. B elton. Now, he’s doing it State as the Longhorns’ leading “In the second half, we have to for Texas. passer, rusher and receiver were dominate better than that,” said David Ash was one of many all true freshmen. senior tailback Fozzy WhittakLonghorn freshmen to turn in Ash had split snaps with er. “We still have a lot of potenfantastic performances, throwCase McCoy for most of the tial left in us.” ing for his first two career last three games but had not Still, the Longhorns have imtouchdown passes. Mykkele seen the field as much as his proved wit h e ach week and Charlie Neibergall | Associated Press Thompson, who was at Stevens sophomore counterpart. That Freshman wide receiver Jaxon Shipley runs past Iowa State defensive High School in San Antonio last WIN continues on PAGE 9 back Jacques Washington during a first half touchdown reception. fall, blocked a punt in the secASH continues on PAGE 9
Freshmen lead offense, overwhelm Iowa State
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Texas can finally breathe easy, rest in second half By Trey Scott Daily Texan Columnist
It was a nice win for Texas on Saturday night, exacting revenge for last year’s loss to the Cyclones — pretty boring second half though. And that’s a good thing. Fans of this team have been treated to nail-biters and wrongended blowouts since the 2010 season. So I don’t think anybody’s complaining that the Longhorns finally got to rest their starters, play some backups and switch the dial to cruise control.
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Texas came out strong for the second straight weekend against an overmatched opponent and improved to 2-0 for the fall season with an easy 15-1 win over St. Mary’s on Friday night. “This gives us a good measuring stick and gives us a good opportunity to get back to work and get better,” said Texas head coach Connie Clark. The star on offense was senior outfielder Courtney Craig who went 4-for4 with two RBI and three scores. Junior Taylor Hoagland and sophomore Brejae Washington also had productive nights with
“If you would have asked me last week if we would have won this one 34-17, if I would have liked it, I would have said I would be really excited about it,” said head coach Mack Brown. This isn’t to say it’s okay for Texas to lose the second half 3-14, just that it’s a nice luxury the team hasn’t been able to afford lately. Last season saw the Longhorns fighting for their lives in the second half — coming up short in comeback attempts against UCLA, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor and Texas A&M. I left Oklahoma State and Kansas State out of there because, if we’re being honest, the
Longhorns had no chance in those games. With the exception of Jordan Hicks and Dominic Espinosa — who should be able to go for the Oklahoma game — Texas managed to get its starters cleanly off the field, as well as keep both quarterbacks alive and intact. Even bigger was the opportunity to play members of the vaunted 2011 recruiting class. Josh Turner, Leroy Scott, Mykkele Thompson and Sheroid Evans made up an allfreshmen secondary by the fourth quarter. Scott got called for pass interference on a deep ball but, hey, it’s part of the learning curve.
Steve Edmond, that big bad beast of a linebacker, got some valuable action (while we’re at it, here’s a motion to play Edmond frequently throughout the game and not just in the final frame — he could be the best run-stopper on the team). So did Kendall Thompson and Tevin Jackson, who was technically a member of the equally vaunted 2010 recruiting class but was unable to play last year after he was flagged by the NCAA Clearinghouse. “We had nine true freshmen out there most of the fourth quarter on defense,” Brown said. “They hung in there pretty good.
They’re growing up.” The Longhorns need these guys to get acclimated to the college game quickly, and not just for this year. The semi-dynasty that Brown fielded from 2003-09 was due in part to backups getting so much game action in Texas-sized blowouts that by the time it was their turn to actually start, they didn’t miss a beat. “They’ve been to the Rose Bowl now and played in front of 60,000 here on national TV, so they’re veterans now,” Brown said. That’s the good, here’s the bad:
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two hits each. Washington contributed further with two scores and two RBI. All four Texas hurlers saw time in the circle with junior Kim Br uins re c eiv ing cre dit for the win. Junior All-American Blaire Luna started off the first two frames. Luna walked three and gave up two hits that led to St. Mary’s only score of the night. Bruins came in at the start of the third and threw two no-hit innings. “It’s a sign of us having a lot of returners,” Clark said of the win over St. Mary’s. “They pick up Julia Bunch | Daily Texan Staff where they left off. It really kind of bodes well for how hard they Senior Courtney Craig prepares to run during Texas’ dominating victory over St. Mary’s. Craig went fourfor-four, scored three runs and had two RBIs. Texas had fifteen hits and fifteen runs in the win. worked over the summer.”
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Longhorns finish third at tough Austin meet Behm’s third place finish leads Horns to win Tunningley’s time of 25:43 earns him fifth place finish in his first race since 2009
was good for fifth at the Grass Routes Grand Prix on Friday. The junior runner helped Texas to a third place finish at the event despite the difficulty of the course. “I think our team just wantBy Wes Maulsby ed to come out here and put in a Daily Texan Staff good effort before our next meet in Wisconsin,� Tunningley said. Rory Tunningley led the LongThe hilly course combined horns with a time of 25:43, which with the 8:15 a.m. starting time
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presented some challenges to the field. “I thought it was fantastic. The atmosphere out here was really nice,� Texas assistant coach John Hayes said. “It’s early in the season, but it was a great atmosphere. We had some teams and some great individuals that were running hard, and I hope it’s a tradition that we can continue.�
team spot, with its second team, Texas Horns, placing fourth. “I am really happy with their performance,� said Texas head coach Stephen Sisson. “I would like to see faster times, but you should do video footage on this course to show people how difficult it is.� Texas’ next event will come in two weeks on Oct. 15 at the Chile Pepper Festival in Fayetteville, Ark.
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changed Saturday when Ash completed four of eight firsthalf passes, one more than he had attempted in his first three games combined, for 113 yards and two touchdowns. B oth he and McC oy were 7-for-12 passing. “I thought the rotation went well,� McCoy said. “David played really good. He made plays, and it worked out for us. We’re 4-0.� The ro okies made their mark on defense, too. Texas forced three first-quarter turnovers for the second straight game, scoring after each of them once again. The Longhorns got a field goal off the first one before Quandre Diggs popped the ball loose on the ensuing kickoff and Tevin Jackson fell on it. Fittingly enough, both Diggs and Jackson are freshmen. Texas scored its first touchdown on the following possession. “ Tonight, we forced the turnovers,� said head coach Mack Brown. “If you force a lot of turnovers and you protect the ball like we did tonight,
The SEC West rivals held the first two spots in The Associated Press college football poll released Sunday as the second-ranked Crimson Tide jumped past No. 3 Oklahoma. Alabama’s rise gives the Southeastern Conference the top two teams in the country for the 10th time in the last four seasons. The Tide beat Florida 38-10 on Saturday night in Gainesville, then received 12 first-place votes in the media rankings. Wisconsin also moved up after a big victory, jumping three spots to No. 4. The top eight in the AP poll were all undefeated, with No. 6 Oklahoma State followed by Stanford and Clemson. Oregon was ninth and Arkansas was No. 10. Three more unbeaten teams were next: No. 11 Texas, which faces rival Oklahoma on Saturday in Dallas, No. 12 Michigan and No. 13 Georgia Tech. Nebraska fell six spots to No. 14 and Auburn jumped back into the poll all the way to No. 15 after the Tigers beat South Carolina 16-10 on the road. The defending national champions have fallen out of the rankings twice this season. No. 16 West Virginia is the only Big East team in the rankings. No. 17 Florida dropped five spots after getting thumped by Alabama and No. 18 South Carolina dropped eight spots. No. 19 Illinois has its best ranking since the final regular-season poll of 2007. No. 20 Kansas State is ranked for the first time since Oct. 14, 2007. The final five were Virginia Tech, Arizona State, Florida State, Texas A&M and Baylor. — The Associated Press
Texas placed three runners in the top five to win the Grass Routes Grand Prix at Morris Williams Golf Course last Friday. The Longhorns were led by senior Mia Behm, whose time of 21:33 was good enough for third place in the competition. The
course was a challenge because of its hilly nature. “The race today was pretty rough,� Behm said. Rounding out the top five for Texas were sophomores Sara Sutherland and Marielle Hall. “It felt like they wanted to make it as hilly as they could, but I was really proud of our team,� Behm said. Texas Hook ‘Em took the No. 1
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appear poised to give the Sooners all they can handle. Co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin didn’t hold back any of his trick plays against the Cyclones and is doing all he can to give Oklahoma plenty to prepare for. In the second quarter, Harsin dialed up one of his signature gadget plays. Whitt a ker took the snap before handing the ball off to wide receiver Jaxon Shipley who in turn flipped it to Ash before streaking down the sideline and hauling in a 40-yard touchdown. “We haven’t saved a whole lot,� Harsin said. “We called that play because we needed it. There’s no holding back.� Yes, it’s full speed ahead for the Longhorns as they continue their four-game stretch against teams that beat them in 2010. The revenge tour has gone as planned, so far, with the Longhorns blowing out UCLA 4920 on Sept. 17 before handing Iowa State (3-1) its first loss of the season. “This game was big on our checklist,� said sophomore quarterback Case McCoy. “We don’t speak of revenge, but we all had a nasty taste in our mouth after this game last year.� Texas, though, isn’t flying under the radar any more. “I’m not sure a lot of people would’ve thought five weeks ago we would’ve been 4-0 right now,� said head coach Mack Brown. “Guys are playing with a lot of confidence. We know a lot more about us now than we did when we started the season.� The Longhorns will find out a lot more about their team next weekend in Dallas against the top-ranked Sooners.
LSU and Alabama are the top two teams in the country one month before their game in Tuscaloosa.
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Alex Hilliard came back to win both of his matches over the weekend. He defeated Southern Illinois’ Jorge Cavero and Memphis’ David O’Hare. The draw will occur today. draws this weekend. Players have consecutive wins, pre-qualifying Junior Alex Hilliard and sophogive players berths in tournament more David Holiner won two matches on Sunday to move in to the qualifying singles draw, which starts today. There they will join teammates Daniel Whitehead, Ben Chen and Soren Hess-Oles-
you’re going to win a lot of football games.� Eventually, the defense got tired of setting the offense up for scores. So they got one of their own. With the Longhorns leading 20-0, the Cyclones lined up for their second punt of the game. That’s when Thompson blocked the 75th kick in the Mack Brown era, the Longhorns’ first blocked punt returned for a touchdown since Malcolm William’s in 2009. “I saw that ball got tipped so I just grabbed it and went,� said Turner, who was playing high school football in Oklahoma last season. “I was thinking I was about to score. It was a momentum shift, and it helped us a lot.� On the offensive side, Malcolm Brown and Jaxon Shipley continued their fantastic first-year campaigns. Brown ran for 63 yards on 15 carries against a defense that honed in on the Texas backfield. Iowa State stacked the box and opened up throwing lanes for Ash and McCoy, who
en, who are also in the draw. Holiner posted a straight-sets victory over USC-Upstate’s Edgar Rodriguez in his first round match and won the first set 7-5 over SMU’s Arturs Kazijevs, before Kazijevs retired. Hilliard fought back from a set down
in both of his matches, getting the victories over Jorge Cavero of Southern Illinois and then David O’Hare of Memphis. Sophomore Sudanwa Sitaram and junior Chris Camillone also posted first round wins. Both lost their second
round matches. Also competing in the doubles qualifying round are the teams of Holiner and Hess-Olesen and Chen and Whitehead. — Lauren Jette
BREAK continues from PAGE 8 both found Shipley for long gains. Ash hit Shipley for a 40yard touchdown seconds after Shipley pitched the ball to him while McCoy found Shipley for 49 yards on an acrobatic grab on the sideline in the second half. The impressive catch wasn’t surprising. Shipley has been spectacular all season, as evidenced by his six-catch, 141yard showing against Iowa State this past weekend. But Ash’s pair of touchdowns, Thompson’s and Turner’s blocked punt return for a score and true freshmen accounting for nearly 60 percent of Texas’ total offense? No one saw that coming.
If Saturday night provided glimpses of talented defensive depth, it also showed that Texas is a couple of injuries away from being in big trouble on offense. Jaxon Shipley and Malcolm Brown are no longer exciting freshmen — they’re now also the team’s best two skill players. If something was to happen to Brown — and he’s certainly taking some hard hits — the running game might revert back to its dismal form of 2010. We’ve learned by now Fozzy Whittaker is best served as a change-of-pace, takethe-direct-snap-and-run tailback. If the Longhorns were to lose Shipley, it’d be Mike Davis and a bunch of guys who haven’t proved much this season (paging: Darius
White). Not to say the rest of the young offensive members aren’t talented, but there has to be a reason Texas just scored three points in the second half. “I didn’t think we ran the ball effectively,� said co-offensive coordinator Bryan Harsin. “We had a couple opportunities on third downs, we didn’t execute. And when you’re stopping yourself, if doesn’t look very good.� At the same time, stopping yourself when the game’s already won seems a whole lot better than being stopped by another team. And that might be the difference — finally — between the Longhorns of a year ago and the ones we saw Saturday night.
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Struggling Cowboys blow 24-point lead, lose to Lions By Stephen Hawkins The Associated Press
ARLINGTON — Tony Romo put the Dallas Cowboys ahead by 24 p oints wit h his third touchdown pass right after halftime. That lead wasn’t enough af ter he fol lowe d t hat w it h three interceptions. Two of the picks were returned for touchdowns, and the third set up Detroit’s game-winning score with 1:39 left as the Cowboys blew their largest lead ever to lose 34-30 to the undefeated Lions on Sunday. “It hurts,� Romo said, not even talking about the still-sore ribs that forced to him take another pregame injection. “We were obviously in a position to win this game. ... It doesn’t feel good right now.� Especially knowing the Cowboys (2-2) are going into their bye week and won’t play again for two weeks. “It’s devastating,� linebacker Sean Lee said. The Cowboys had won two in a row since a season-opening loss at the New York Jets when Romo had an interception and a fumble at the 3 as Dallas blew a 14-point fourthquarter lead for the first time in franchise history. A week after that, Romo threw for 201 yards in the fourth quarter and overtime of a win at San Francisco despite suffering a fractured rib and punctured lung early in the game. They Cowboys were coming off a win over NFC East rival Washington six days earlier. “I view the success we have, I view what he does well and I put the mistakes right in with what he does well and don’t in any
way get discouraged about our future with Tony,â€? owner Jerry Jones said. “There’s no issue about faith in Romo, any place in this organization, period. ... If you’re going to try to make plays, then you’ve got a chance to have some bad plays. But however we go, we’ll go with Tony. As Tony goes, we’ll go.â€? The C owboys led 27-3 after Romo hit Jason Witten for a 1-yard touchdown only 2½ minutes into the second half. Then came the two interceptions in a span of three throws. Bobby Carpenter, the former first-round pick by the Cowboys and one of Romo’s good friends, returned the first one 35 yards for a touchdown and Chris Houston took another one back 56 yards for a 27-17 score. Jason Hanson kicked a 51-yard field goal to get Detroit within 30-27 soon after Cowboys coach Jason Garrett declined a penalty that would’ve pushed the Lions back 10 yards, but given them an extra down. On the first snap after Hanson’s second field goal in his 299th career game, Romo threw while trying to avoid pressure and came up short to Witten. Stephen Tulloch intercepted, setting up the Lions at the 40. “I just didn’t get enough on the throw. ... I thought it was going to be a big play for us, honestly,â€? Romo said. “It’s disappointing because I thought he was coming open past all the linebackers and there’s no safety help to that side. I wish I could have that throw back and just throw it further.â€? Instead, Dallas-born Matthew Stafford led the Lions on a seven-play drive that ended with his second touchdown to Cal-
vin Johnson, a 2-yarder with 1:39 left. This was a bizarre way for the Cowboys to end an NFL-record streak of nine straight games decided by a field goal or less. The final play was wacky, too, with Felix Jones catching a short pass with no one around him on fourth-and-20, then running out of bounds after only gaining 8 yards. While Stafford has the Lions off to their first 4-0 start since 1980, and they have won an NFL-best eight in a row, Romo and the Cowboys have another bitter loss. “Nobody’s lost faith in Romo,� said safety Gerald Sensabaugh, who was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the third quarter. “We believe in him. He’s our guy and we’ll fight through it,� Witten said. “We just need to eliminate this roller coaster of a ride, and that’s the next step for us.� Dallas’ previous biggest blown lead was 21 against Washington on Nov. 28, 1965, when the Cowboys led 21-0 in the second quarter on the way to a 34-31 loss. Stafford had dozens of relatives and friends in the crowd, including his high school coach. His first pass to Johnson was intercepted, leading to Dallas’ first touchdown and the defense was constantly in his face. He had a tough first half, but finished 21 of 43 for 240 yards and did a better job of finding Johnson after halftime. The gamewinner came against tight coverage on a play when the Cowboys had 12 defenders on the field. Johnson caught eight passes for 96 yards, and tied Cris Carter’s NFL record of catching two
TDs in four straight games. Romo was 34 of 47 for 331 yards, with three touchdowns. Dez Bryant caught two TDs before Johnson even had a single grab, and Laurent Robinson had seven catches for 116 yards.
Romo was on a roll of completing 13 of 14 passes, the only incompletion a clock-stopping spike, when Carpenter made a leaping interception and a weaving 35-yard return. “I know he’s going to get beat-
en up by (the media) this week,� Carpenter said of Romo. “He’s the same quarterback he was two weeks ago when he was the hero. He’s a tremendous player and a top-five quarterback, in my opinion.�
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Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) is pushed out of bounds by Lions free safety Louis Delmas during the Cowboy’s loss to the Lions. The Cowboys had a 24-point lead at the beginning of the second half.
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In this Sept. 22 photo, Joe Schofield stands in front of a 340-ton rock as he and other workers prepare to transport the rock from Riverside County to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art at Stone Valley Materials in Riverside, Calif. 1
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LOS ANGELES — King Sisyphus, it turns out, had little on the folks at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. In Greek mythology, Sisyphus was condemned by the gods to push a giant rock up a hill for eternity. In modern-day LA, the city’s largest museum has spent months — and $5 million to $10 million — trying to get a 340ton boulder from a dusty quarry in Riverside onto its campus west of downtown. When the teardrop-shaped chunk of granite finally arrives, it will become the focal point of acclaimed earth artist Michael Heizer’s latest creation, “Levi-
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FEST continues from PAGE 14 mansion in the woods could have been a commonplace home invasion film, but thanks to director Adam Wingard and screenwriter Simon Barrett, “You’re Next� is a smart, funny and often scary twist on the genre. Thanks to the film’s quick pace, skill at subverting the audience’s expectations and relentless, confident execution of its premise and characters, Wingard has crafted a true crowdpleasing slasher flick and perhaps the best American horror film of the year. “You’re Next� will probably see theatrical release sometime next year, and this one is more than worth the wait.
“We Need to Talk About Kevin� There was no better performance at Fantastic Fest than Tilda Swinton’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin� tour-de-force and director Lynne Ramsay’s challenging gut punch of a film is a red-tinged examination of the odd relationship between a psychopath and his bewildered mother. Swinton’s mother, torn between her maternal obligation to her son and her instinct to get away from the malicious Kevin (Ezra Miller), is a fascinating character to watch, and Swinton sells the internal struggle with everything she has, from the barelycontained sanity as an infant Kevin sobs from sunrise to sundown to the pure devastation of the film’s final moments. “We Need to Talk About Kevin� is enthralling, disturbing stuff and a very hard film to shake, executing its deeply unsettling material with a nuance that makes the potentially exploitative feel creepily plausible.
“A Boy and His Samuraiâ€? Who would have thought one of the best films at Fantastic Fest wouldn’t have a body count? Yoshihiro Nakamura’s understated romantic comedy about a time-traveling samurai (RyĂ´ Nishikodo) is perhaps the sweetest and most wholesome film of the festival, and its predictable formula has enough new elements and easy charm that its predictability is more or less irrelevant. Really, “A Boy and His Samuraiâ€? proves that Fantastic Fest-ers are a bunch of big softies at heart. Even if a film doesn’t fit into the traditional confines of the festival, it will still be wholly embraced if it’s as great as this one.
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of a program called “Longhorn Extra,� an hour-long “daily record of all Longhorn sports� that airs new episodes weeknights at 10 p.m. Fivehour blocks of that show are accompanied by various decades-old football games against Oklahoma and episodes of “Friday Night Lights.� All of this being said, I think it’s too early to really be able to judge the Longhorn Network based on its programming schedule alone. The original ESPN’s first broadcast in 1979 began with a women’s tennis recap on “Sportscenter� and followed with coverage of a professional slow-pitch softball game. The network proved innovative enough to diversify itself and become the cable giant that it is today. The same minds are at work behind the Longhorn Network, but whether or not diversity is even an attainable goal for a venture with such a narrow focus is the real question, and one that will ultimately dictate the fate of the niche channel.
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Russell Torretto, owner of Trapeze Austin, pulls down on the safety net Thursday night in order to launch a cutaway bar up to the “catcher� above.
TRAPEZE continues from PAGE 14 more keen on details. We pay attention to the little things that most people never think of.� A majority of the clientele are women in their early 20s to 40s, but all of the instructors believe the art isn’t limited to women or a specific age range. A Boy Scout troop came recently, and all of them learned each skill and immediately wanted
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NICOSIA, Cyprus— A Houston-based museum exhibiting a set of rare 13th-century frescoes that were looted from Cyprus more than three decades ago has agreed to return them, the leader of the divided island’s Orthodox Christian church said Friday. Archbishop Chrysostomos II said the Menil Collection plans to return the Byzantine frescoes early next year after the church insisted that they not “allow them to remain there even for one second longer.� “I salute this decision by the Menil Collection because embarking on a court battle would honor neither us nor the Collection,� the Archbishop said. Antiquities smugglers looted the frescoes from the Ayios Themomianos church in northern Cyprus following a 1974 Turkish invasion that split the island into a Turkish-speaking north and a Greek-speaking south. Menil C ollection founder Dominique de Menil obtained the frescoes in 1983 and struck an agreement with the Cyprus church to keep and exhibit them at a purpose-built chapel in Houston. A decade later, the Cyprus church granted the museum a loan extension until February 2012 in recognition of its efforts
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“While this moment is bittersweet, the story of these frescoes — from their rescue, to their long-term loan to us, and now to their return — very much reflects the essence of the Menil Collection, its focus on the aesthetic and the spiritual, and our responsible stewardship of works from other nations and cultures,� Josef Helfenstein, di-
rector of the Menil Collection, said in a Sept. 23 letter to friends and supporters. The frescoes depict Christ Pantocrator surrounded by a frieze of angels, as well as the Preparation of the Throne attended by Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist. Another section depicts the Virgin flanked by Archangels Michael and Gabriel. The Cyprus Antiquities Department will oversee the transportation of the frescoes back to Europe, department Director Maria Hadjicosti said. The church says scores of religious artifacts, including icons and mosaics, were looted from Greek Cypriot churches in the island’s north. Many have since appeared on the international art market. Chrysostomos said “millions� have been spent purchasing them with the purpose of repatriating them. The church’s biggest success was the recovery of several priceless 6th century mosaics. “We’ll rest only when all our antiquities, all our ecclesiastical objects return to where they belong,� he said. Christianity in Cyprus stretches to the faith’s earliest years. The Apostle Paul is said to have preached the gospel in Cyprus in A.D. 45 and converted the island’s Roman governor Sergius Paulus — the first Roman official to undergo conversion.
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cal challenge the art presented him. He tries to instill this same sense of passion into each of his lessons so his students will leave with the same love for the trapeze. “The feeling is indescribable, and everyone around you is a professional artist,� Torretto said. “What stops a lot of people is the mind, so I tell them to just go for it.�
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This undated photo provided by the Cyprus church shows the fresco of Christ Pantocrator that the Church of Cyprus said will be returned to the island next year along with other rare frescoes from an American museum where they have been exhibited for the last 28 years.
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to return to the class. “When most people come, they say they’re going to try it once, but they keep coming back,� Torretto said. “Every time they come back, they realize their bodies are capable of doing more and more.� Originally, it was these same sentiments that hooked Torretto. He loved the pain and the physi-
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“Juan of the Deadâ€? is both the first independent film to come out of Cuba in 50 years and a relatively fresh, original take on the zombie comedy genre. As Juan, Alexis DĂaz de Villegas is likeable even as he exploits the impending apocalypse for financial gain, and writer/director Alejandro BruguĂŠs stretches his budget to impressive levels, working in a few large-scale scenes of zombie mayhem and one of the most memorable mass undead decapitations to ever grace the silver screen. “Juan of the Deadâ€? is heartfelt, just gory enough and oddly, kind of touching, and one can only hope it finds a U.S. distributor so zombie fans all over can see this unique film.
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Kris Sundberg catches Casey Dellinger on the flying trapeze Thursday evening at Trapeze Austin. The group offers weekly lessons in the rafters of an indoor soccer stadium in South Austin.
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Margret Johnson lets out a shrill scream as she jumps off of the platform, both hands firmly gripping the swinging bar. As body positions are called to her from the ground, she matches the timing as the bar swings overhead before finally releasing her grip and, with the aid of the momentum, does a backward flip into the net below. “Oh my goodness, it’s terrifying. It’s so hard,” Johnson said after her first attempt at the flying trapeze. “It’s so fast. It’s hard to know what to do at the right time.” Flying trapeze has been around for more 150 years, but Trapeze Austin only started two years ago. Owner Russell Torretto learned the art form nine years ago while in Mexico working on a circus set design. The trapeze artists noticed him and waved him over to try it. He said he’s been hooked ever since and even ch of Cyprus traveled the country performing e fresco with small circuses before working turned to his way into The Ringling Brothers. merican “I was taught by circus families s. how to perform, but when I started teaching, I had to relearn a more domestic approach,” Torretto said. Trapeze Austin is the only instructional trapeze facility in the
central United States. With the as- bar with assistance. Once the safesistance of Cassandra DeBakey, ty belts are secure, they climb the Kris Sundberg and Jay-Bird Gib- ladder to a 25-foot platform and son, Torretto has been teaching be- attempt the trick they have seen ginner to intermediate level flying and attempted at the lower level. trapeze for the last five years. “If your head is up and your hips are “Circus arts are completely differ- forward, you can do anything in traent and illogical,” Torretto said. “It’s peze,” Torretto said. “All of the tricks a unique process we teach you — it’s happen at the apex of the swing.” all about what As s o o n you do with as the stuyour body durdents reach ing the float.” the platform, Although listening beuncommon comes key. to practice inThe instrucdoors, Torretto tors are pullhas a makeshift ing on the net he bui lt safety lines h i ms el f t hat while callhangs above an ing out speindoor soccer cific instrucplaying field. tions at the — Russell Torreto, owner exact peak of The lessons have a routine the swing of structure that the bar while has been able the students to teach those try to match who have never taken a flying tra- their body movements to the inpeze class and reinforce previous structions. lessons for those that have been “It’s nothing about thinking; it’s coming for years. Beginning with about getting the feeling, the swing, the simple stretches followed by a weightlessness,” Torretto said. “Once demonstration of the desired trick you accomplish that, it’s a great feeling.” by the instructors, the students Unlike gymnastics, the bar swings then practice on a low swinging toward and away from the flyer mak-
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Longhorn Network needs to get back to home roots By Benjamin Smith Daily Texan Columnist
Knowing the network’s history, it’s difficult to understand ESPN’s insatiable compulsion to create more and more programming with narrower and narrower focuses. In 1978, Bill Rasmussen, the newly unemployed former communications director of the New England Whalers conceived an idea for an all-Connecticut cable sports channel. He went to RCA Americom with the intention of purchasing transponder time on their flagship commercial communications satellite, Satcom 1. There were probably six people in 1978 that understood the potential of cable television, so RCA was having a difficult time selling the transponders, which were used to relay programming information to ground-based cable providers. Low demand forced RCA to restructure its pricing so that it was actually more cost effective to purchase one of the satellite’s 24-hour transponders than the ones Rasmussen initially bid for that only transmitted for several hours at a time. Wanting to take advantage of this but knowing that he couldn’t fill 24-hours of airtime with Connecticut-only programming, Rasmussen was forced to expand the scope of the network to encompass sports from all markets. ESPN’s latest venture, the Longhorn Network, doesn’t
benefit from that kind of foresight. Watching the Longhorn Network is akin to watching some kind of bizarre CNN that only reports on things that happen in your neighborhood. There’s barely enough news in the entire world for CNN to not have to cut away to a YouTube video of a bear on a trampoline every 15 minutes; imagine what it would become if its coverage area were a mere 40 acres. I caught up with the Longhorn Network early Sunday morning just as it was wrapping up a Texas-OU football game from 1994. From then on, most of the day’s programming featured the same dated editions of ESPN College Football Final and the Longhorn Network’s Texas GameDay Final. Texas GameDay Final is a well-produced program that recaps Texas football’s performance every Saturday. It runs for an hour and a half and is an hour too long — ESPN College Football Final is a national recap show that only lasts an hour. That rotation was broken up by a three hour program entitled “The Season: 2005 Texas Longhorns,” a documentary about the 2005 UT national championship team that I’m pretty sure you can buy at the airport for $5. At 6:30 p.m., one more block of Texas GameDay Final and ESPN College Football Final followed coverage of the Texas-Iowa State game — not that Texas-Iowa State
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ing each movement in each trick all about timing and fluidity of motion. All of the instructors stress looking at your hands before, during and after the swing to prevent flipping the wrong way over the bar. “Less is more when it comes to body movement,” Torretto said. “There’s no physical strength — you don’t want to use muscles when you learn trapeze, that comes later.” Torretto recommends anyone with a fear of heights to come out and try the art. He believes it’s only by standing on the edge of the platform with the safety belt on that one will conquer these fears and also embrace them. “We use it as a metaphor to face fears that you wouldn’t expect to face, and ultimately they leave with a product they never expected,” Torretto said. Since its opening, Trapeze Austin hasn’t had a single injury. The instructors attribute their overall safety to their attention to detail and hope to remove the misconceptions concerning the safety behind the flying trapeze. “They see flying trapeze and they think of falling, breaking a neck, but it’s safer than your drive over here,” Torretto said. ”We’re
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like “Juan of the Dead” and “A Boy and His Samurai” were discussed at length, heralded as the best of the festival, and additional screenings sold out quickly. Thanks to the staff at Fantastic Fest, actually attending the movies was made much easier. In previous years, lines formed outside the Drafthouse around 9 a.m. every day of the festival — not an easy schedule to keep when most attendees are operating under the explosive combination of midnight movies and plenty of beer for the entire fest. This year, online ticketing was available, a huge benefit that removed the drawback of roasting in line outside the Drafthouse to get tickets. As always, Fantastic Fest remains the most fun and unusual of Austin’s three large film festivals, with opening night’s human centipede-themed party, the first-ever Fantastic Fest prom and a closing night superhero carnival where the deep-fried culinary options could clog your arteries on sight. To put it simply, any Austin movie buff who misses out on Fantastic Fest is missing out on much more than the films — they’re missing out on a wonderful week where a small community springs up at the Alamo Drafthouse, fueled by a mutual love of food, beer and movies, and there is no better place to be in the last week of September.
Fantastic Fest, which was held at the South Lamar Alamo Drafthouse from Sept. 22 to 29, is an annual film festival composed entirely of genre fare, from horror to sci-fi to fantasy to whatever genre the average Japanese film falls into. It’s also arguably the best week of the year to be a film fan in Austin, both for the sheer eclecticism of the films offered and the great community of movie buffs that springs up at the Alamo Drafthouse. Attendees range from Austinites, filmmakers, fans from around the country and even from the furthest corners of the world. While previous festivals have held their opening night gala at the Paramount Theatre, often screening a hotly anticipated genre film, this year, the entire festival relocated to the Drafthouse, resulting in a smaller scale that carried over to the festival. While last year’s opening night included a double feature of “Buried” and “Let Me In,” this year gave us the revolting “Human Centipede II.” In fact, very little love was lost for major studios at this year’s festival. Lionsgate, which purchased the award-winning “You’re Next” after its Toronto debut, canceled a second screening of the film, making its sole Saturday midnight screening one of the most in-demand of the festival. Paramount’s “The Loved Ones” was pulled from the program Here are a few of the best films a few days before its first screening of Fantastic Fest: (although they did make it up to the crowd with an early screening of “You’re Next” “Paranormal Activity 3.”) While the lack of major features The story of crossbow-wielding, was apparent at this year’s festival, this just made room for a wide animal mask-wearing menaces terrange of wonderful, under-the-ra- rorizing an anniversary dinner at a dar titles that became popular as the festival went on. Small titles FEST continues on PAGE 13
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Tilda Swinton stars as the mother a demented child in Lynne Ramsey’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin.”
Organizations foster interfaith discussions Spirit of
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By Audrey White
friends and learn about each other’s ideas and cultures, Spencer said. Rich Harrison started attending Red Bench dialogues about a year and a half ago after learning about the program through the Ethical Society of Austin, of which he is a member. The ESA emphasizes individual worth and dignity and the creation of a more humane society, values Harrison said fit quite well with interfaith involvement. “It’s always fascinating to learn what other people believe and prac-
tice, and I hope I can contribute as well,” Harrison said. “Most people grow up searching, I know I did. There is quite a lot to talk about.” The student division of the University Interfaith Council tries to bring similar dialogue to UT. President Imad Khan has been working to revitalize the group for about three semesters and said up to 100 people attend their monthly programs. “Here on campus, we want to teach people about other faiths and cultures so they get a better under-
standing,” Khan said. One of the council’s programs pairs random students with each other and encourages them to make plans for lunch or coffee, and Khan said students have made close friends. Spencer said he hopes to reach out to the UIC to create a partnership that would allow iACT to bring its programs to a younger community. He said because many college-aged students are discover-
A Christian Scientist, a member of the Ethical Culture movement and a Methodist-Unitarian explained how certainty relates to their faith while a Buddhist moderSPIRIT continues on PAGE 13 ated their conversation at the Interfaith Action of Central Texas Red Bench discussion last week. This type of interfaith dialogue is critical in a global climate that often encourages religious isolation, fear and violence, said Tom Spencer, the CEO of iACT. The organization encourages faith and spiritual communities around Austin to connect with one another through dialogue and service work. “Undercutting the threat of fear and working to prevent violence isn’t something we can just rely on happening in Cairo and Jerusalem,” Spencer said. “All those historic tensions exist here in our backyard, and we have to make a difference where we can.” The organization iACT, formerly Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, has regular activities including a monthly dinner and Red Bench dialogue meetings, a refugee resource and education program and bi-annual home-buildMary Kang | Daily Texan Staff ing weekends. These different programs allow people who wouldn’t Christ-Singh Khalsa listens as Kelly Koonce talks about certainty and faith at the Interfaith Action of normally interact to become Central Texas Red Bench Discussion.