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THE WEEK AHEAD TODAY Architecture professor speaks about creativity

By Liz Farmer Daily Texan Staff

As a part of the Academic Transformation Speaker Series, Larry Speck will present his lecture, “Teaching Creative Problem Solving,” from 3-4:30 p.m. at FAC 328. Admission is free.

TUESDAY Funding Study Abroad

Attend a session to learn the financial ins and outs of studying abroad. The seminar from 2 - 3 p.m. in the Sanchez building is free for students and includes tips on how to find the best funding options to study abroad.

WEDNESDAY Kids BBQ Fundraiser

The Texas Wrangler Darlins will be grilling barbecue in order to raise money for the local speech and therapy clinic. The benefit starts at noon and goes until 3 p.m. Admission is $5 and open to student and UT faculty.

THURSDAY Zeds Dead

Popular Toronto-based dubstep production company Zeds Dead will be performing at Republic Live at 9 p.m. with tickets ranging from $10 - $20.

FRIDAY Jazz Orchestra Performance

Performing the music of artists such as John Mills, Gabriel Santiago, Alex Heitlinger, Michael Sailors and Adrian Ruiz, the UT Jazz Orchestra will hold its concert from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the Butler School of Music Bates Recital Hall. Admission for $5 for students and $10 for the public.

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Quote to note Can it be festive and cheery and Christmas-y but also godless and disgusting simultaneously?

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Kerry King of Slayer plays on the Orange Stage during Sunday of Fun Fun Fun Fest. Slayer headlined the festival.

For the fun fun fun of it INSIDE: full coverage of Fun Fun Fun Fest PAGE 12

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Occupy Austin protesters march to Wells Fargo bank By Nick Hadjigeorge Daily Texan Staff

Approximately 100 Occupy Austin protesters gathered at City Hall on Saturday morning and marched to the Wells Fargo branch at Congress Avenue and East Riverside Drive to participate in National Bank Transfer Day. Dave Cortez, the head of the Occupy Austin bank action committee, said Saturday’s protests resulted in 11 customers closing their accounts and approximately $15,000 withdrawn from the international bank. As the protesters marched to the Wells

Fargo branch across the Congress Avenue Bridge, many chose to walk in the street without an official permit to do so. Cortez said the police told him this was an illegal action and then screened him for outstanding arrest warrants. For the march back to City Hall, police agreed to escort protesters across the bridge in one lane. Despite the disobedience by some protesters on the bridge, Sgt. Lee Syga of the Austin Police Department said Saturday’s march occurred without any incident. “It went great,” Syga said. “It was peaceful, and there was nothing really going on.”

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Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff

Brithe Thompson prepares for Occupy Austin’s march against banks Saturday morning before protesters marched from City Hall to the Wells Fargo on South Congress Avenue.

Moonlight Prowl conducts 500th UT tour By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff

From stories about the University’s first dormitory to the birth of “The Eyes of Texas,” the campus has a rich history the UT community explored over the weekend. Students, staff and UT Alumni “prowled” around campus Friday night for the 500th Moonlight Prowl tour, exploring different parts of the original Forty Acres and the history and stories behind several locations on campus. Jim Nicar, Texas Exes director of campus relations, leads the 500th Moonlight Prowl tour Friday evening.

— Todd Strauss-Schulson

Harold and Kumar director

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High demand for classes makes registration a hassle for students, but recent budget cuts make it more difficult for students to get into classes necessary for graduation. Limited classroom space and lack of funds to hire more class instructors restricts course availability, said Theresa Thomas, senior academic adviser in the College of Communication. She said some classes with reputations for being easy fill up faster than other classes that satisfy the same requirements. Thomas said compared to astronomy, physical science has a reputation for being one of the “better sciences,” but more students plan to take the course than it can hold. “There just aren’t enough seats for every student to take it,” Thomas said. Thomas said there is less space available in courses that First-Year Interest Groups reserve seats in, such as Psychology 301. She also said Spanish 601 is in high demand every semester since so many

Julia Bunch Daily Texan Staff

One tour stop discussed old Brackenridge Hall, commonly known as B-Hall, which was an inexpensive men’s dormitory in the 1890s that housed students who came to Austin with as little as a single change of clothes. “B-Hall students were the classic stories of poor boys to doctors and lawyers,” said Jim Nicar, tour guide and Texas Exes’ director of campus relations. “We even had two U.S. Senators come out of B-Hall.” A tour stop revealed the use of “sit-ins” on Guadalupe Street

during the Civil Rights Movements of the 1960s, where protesters sat in a location until they were evicted or arrested. Friday marked the 50th anniversary of this protest strategy at UT which began at the Varsity Theater on Guadalupe in 1961, Nicar said. “African-Americans who attended only the UT Law School couldn’t do anything on the Drag without being segregated,” Nicar said. “The sit-ins

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Longhorn EMS to promote first aid training on campus By Sylvia Butanda Daily Texan Staff

According to a 2010 comparison conducted by the Austin/Travis County Emergency Medical Services, only 34 percent of cardiac arrest patients received bystander CPR in the Austin area compared to Seattle, where more than 60 percent of patients received bystander CPR. Pierr Bojaxhi, spokesman for Longhorn EMS, said the students will participate for the first time in the Annual National Collegiate EMS Week, which is in its 12th year. The UT group will participate by hosting first aid training events for students on campus on Monday and Tuesday. “We have contributed to solving this issue by directly teaching over 700 individuals bystander CPR with most of them being either students or faculty in the campus area,” Bojaxhi said. Monday’s event will promote National CPR Day by focusing on bystander CPR and compression-only training where students will be taught what to do in case someone falls down or passes out. “We want to increase campus safety and increase awareness of

EMS services in general,” Bojaxhi said. Longhorn EMS has teamed up for this event with Take Heart Austin, a branch of a national Sudden Cardiac Arrest Survival Initiative and Take 10, a 10-minute training session that teaches compressiononly CPR. Yang Liu, Community Education captain of Longhorn EMS, said the most important thing for students to learn is the compression training. “CPR is one of those skills you never hope to use, but when you have to, you do it properly and know the steps to take,” Liu said. “It’s really all about muscle memory, just practicing over and over again until you get good at it.” Tuesday’s event will concentrate on first aid classes and training, such as bandaging for bleeding control. Longhorn EMS is a fairly new branch of Student Government that is looking forward to working with the University, Liu said. The program is part of the National Collegiate EMS foundation, made up of all the collegiate EMS

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THE DAILY TEXAN Volume 112, Number XX

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TOUR continues from PAGE 1 swept the nation, and after six months, the Varsity Theater agreed to integrate and the rest of the Drag followed.� Nov. 2 marked the 50th anniversary of the nation’s largest “panty raid� in 1961, where more than 3,000 male students made their way to several women’s dormitories and sorority houses and demanded their underclothes. “The movement was protesting against entry restrictions to campus dorms of the opposite gender,� Nicar said. The last stop of the tour discussed the timeline of the University’s football and baseball programs and how students went from building the first football stands to an entire football stadium. “Students wanted some stands for the last football game of the season, and in less than two weeks with less than $600, they built stands that seated around 3,500 people,� Nicar said. One student was surprised and interested in the several stories Nicar shared about the University’s early student generations. “The activities of the students were so focused on the campus, whereas nowadays, it seems like everyone does their own thing,� said history senior James Sutton. “Everyone was so connected.� The 500th Prowl was significant to one staff member who wanted to know more about the campus’ interesting history. “I was interested in his little tidbits and behind-the scenes information that you don’t know about,� said Cynthia Aranda, administrative associate in the School of Law. “When I saw it was going to be the 500th Prowl, I thought it would be a good time to go to be a part of history.�

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Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viviana Aldous Associate Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Matthew Daley, Shabab Siddiqui Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lena Price Associate Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sydney Fitzgerald News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Matthew Stottlemyre Associate News Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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A man walks along South First Street Bridge on Saturday morning. The bridge is also known as the W.F. Drake Jr. Bridge, named after the mayor of Austin from 1951-1953.

OCCUPY continues from PAGE 1 The staff of the Wells Fargo branch was unable to comment on the protests. Former Wells Fargo customer Cameron Field said the process of closing his account went smoothly, and he is now going to open an account with a credit union. “[Wells Fargo] was very polite, and they knew why we were out there,� Field said. “Now, it feels good to not have my money tied to a bank that made risky investments and got bailed out.� In an interview with the Daily Texan last week, senior finance lecturer Regina Hughes said the primary difference between credit unions and commercial banks is the ownership. Hughes said commercial banks, such as Bank of America and Wells Fargo, are forprofit entities owned by shareholders. Credit unions are controlled by their members, who directly make policies for other members and are not necessarily looking to make huge profits. They also do not provide the same variety of services, such as types of investments, offered by major commercial banks. Commercial banks, she said, are corporations that invite people to become customers, but their goals can be different and sepa-

rate from those customers. Cortez said he is involved with Occupy Austin’s committee to provide informational tool kits for people who are interested in closing their bank accounts and switching to a local credit union. “In Austin, we have coordinated the withdrawal of over $430,000 from the major banks,� Cortez said. “It shows that people have some power against the big banks and is a tangible morale booster for the [Occupy movement].� Current Wells Fargo customer Andrea Street said she is seriously considering closing her account because of the way the major banks treat their customers. “Wells Fargo is making their customers pay extra fees to cover for the fines the federal government is making them pay for their violations,� Street said. “We are out here to hit them in the pocket where it counts.� Protester Leslie Perry said she closed her Wells Fargo account in 1994 to join a credit union and is excited to see more people doing so now. “I am very anxious yet optimistic to see what’s going to come out of all this,� Perry said. “People are finally realizing our whole monetary system is set up to serve the rich.�

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students take it to fulfill a language requirement. “There are only so many sections of it, and they can only put so many students in it because of the way the course is taught,� Thomas said. Thomas said the $92 million cut in state funding from the last legislative session makes it more difficult to pay enough faculty to teach, which is a problem across the University. “Within every major, there are classes that are high demand so they have to funnel all of their students through it,� Thomas said. Government sophomore Glen Olivarez said he stayed on the waitlist for Introduction to Theater for a few weeks last year until he got into the class. Olivarez said he specifically wanted to take theater to fulfill his fine arts credit because he’s been involved in theater since sixth grade. He said it frustrated him as a freshman to try to sign up for Spanish 601 since he could not get a spot. “It was never open,� Olivarez

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said. “I didn’t even have a chance.� He said he had to wait to take Spanish until he had a better registration time this year, and he still had difficulty in finding a section that fit into his schedule. “Some kids can’t graduate on time because they can’t get the classes they need,� Olivarez said. “They need to take into account that this goes towards your degree, and if you don’t get in you have to wait a semester.� Architecture and engineering senior lecturer Hillary Hart said the degree plans within some colleges and schools are less flexible. She said some examples are engineering sequences. “They have to be taken in order, so if you don’t get them you’re messed up,� Hart said. She said the lack of funding is the most significant factor that makes it difficult for students to get the classes they need. “We don’t have enough faculty — that’s the bottom line,� Hart said.

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help a person, you’ll use the skills you learned.� Monday’s CPR training will be held in front of Jester from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Tuesday’s first aid classes will be hosted in CMA A3.112 from 5 to 5:45 p.m. and from 6-6:45 p.m.

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‘Unexplained’ earthquake increase in Oklahoma By Justin Juozapavicius The Associated Press

SPARKS, Okla. — Clouds of dust belched from the corners of almost every room in Joe Reneau’s house as the biggest earthquake in Oklahoma history rocked the two-story building. A roar that sounded like a jumbo jet filled the air, and Reneau’s redbrick chimney collapsed and fell into the roof above the living room. By the time the shaking stopped, a pantry worth of food had been strewn across the kitchen and shards of glass and pottery covered the floor. “It was like WHAM!” said Reneau, 75, gesturing with swipes of his arms. “I thought in my mind the house would stand, but then again, maybe not.” The magnitude 5.6 earthquake and its aftershocks still had residents rattled Sunday. Two minor injuries were reported from Saturday’s quakes by the Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management, which said neither person was hospitalized. And, aside from a buckled highway and the collapse of a tower on the St. Gregory’s

University administration building in Shawnee, no major damage was reported. But the weekend earthquakes were among the strongest yet in a state that has seen an unexplained increase in seismic activity. Oklahoma typically had about 50 earthquakes a year until 2009. Then the number spiked, and 1,047 quakes shook the state last year, prompting researchers to install seismographs in the area. Most of the earthquakes have been small. Saturday night’s big one jolted Oklahoma State University’s stadium shortly after the No. 3 Cowboys defeated No. 17 Kansas State. Fans were still leaving the game. “That shook up the place, had a lot of people nervous,” Oklahoma State wide receiver Justin Blackmon said. The temblor sent Jesse Richards’ wife running outside because she thought their home was going to collapse. The earthquake centered near their home in Sparks, 44 miles northeast of Oklahoma City, could be felt throughout the state and in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, northern Texas and some parts of Illinois and Wisconsin.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Among the alliances of convenience in the Middle East, one is so unusual that the partners can barely hint about it publicly: Israel and the Gulf Arab states’ shared fears over Iran’s nuclear program. While their deeper disputes on the Palestinians block any strategic breakthroughs, the recent warnings from Israel and the West about mil-

itary options against Iran invariably draw in the Gulf and its rare meeting of minds with Jerusalem. The Gulf states — a cornerstone for U.S. diplomatic and military pressure on Iran — are indispensable parts of any effort to confront Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. And even Israel, which has no direct diplomatic outreach to the Gulf, is likely brought into the Gulf-centric policymaking with U.S. envoys acting as go-betweens, experts say. “I would be surprised if there is

NEWS BRIEFLY Rebel group confirms death, reasserts 47-year old mission BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombia’s main rebel group has acknowledged the death in combat of its leader, Alfonso Cano, and has declared illusory any notions it means the end of their 47-year-old insurgency. The leftist Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, is characteristically defiant in a communique that derides the “guffaws” and “enthusiastic toasts” of Colombia’s establishment. The communique posted on the Sweden-registered Anncol website late Saturday is signed by the FARC’s senior command. It pays homage to Cano, who was killed Friday. The brief message makes it clear Cano will be replaced. It says he died fervently convinced of the need for a political solution to Colombia’s long-running conflict.

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Jess Burrow, left, and James Patterson, look over the damage caused outside the home of Joe and Mary Reneau when their chimney was toppled by Saturday’s earthquake, in Sparks, Okla., Sunday.

Richards estimated it lasted for as pictures hanging in their living room getting to be a regular occurrence,” much as a minute. One of his wife’s were knocked askew. said Richards, 50. But, he added, “I cookie jars fell and shattered, and “We’ve been here 18 years, and it’s hope I never get used to them.”

Israel, Gulf Arab states share concerns over Iranian nuclear program By Brian Murphy The Associated Press

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no knowledge about the Saudi positions (in Israel) or knowledge in Saudi of the Israeli positions,” said David Menashri, director of the Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University. It’s part of a complicated mix of mutual worries and divergent risks — the Gulf, unlike Israel, has critical commercial and diplomatic ties with Iran — that puts Washington in the middle as the common ally and chief Western architect of pressure tactics on Iran.

The next moves are expected after the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency releases an intelligence report Tuesday to its 35 board members. Early leaks from diplomats suggest the document will indicate Iran has made computer models of a nuclear warhead and conducted other weapons-related work, which would strongly reinforce suspicions that Iran is working toward atomic weapons. Iran denies it seeks to develop nuclear arms and claims its program, including uranium en-

richment labs, is only for energy and research. In response to the reports last week, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi accused the International Atomic Energy Agency of giving in to U.S. pressure to level the accusations, which he said were based on fabricated intelligence. “Iran has already responded to the alleged studies in 117 pages. We’ve said time and again that these are forgeries similar to faked notes,” Salehi told reporters in Tehran.

Rescuers search for survivors after mudslide in northwest BOGOTA, Colombia — Rescuers are searching for signs of life amid mud and rubble after a rain-fueled landslide buried homes in northwestern Colombia, killing at least 21 people. Red Cross rescue director Cesar Uruena says between 20 and 40 people remain missing from Saturday’s landslide in Manizales, 165 kilometers (102 miles) northwest of the capital, Bogota. Uruena said Sunday that 29 bodies have been identified. The landslide was caused by heavy rains that caused part of a mountain slope to collapse. Rescuers are using back hoes and earthmovers to search for survivors. Uruena says they think “there is still a chance of finding life.” — Compiled from Associated Press reports

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Monday, November 7, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com

QUOTES TO NOTE From the controversy surrounding the Occupy movement to our favorite GOP presidential candidates, the following quotes are among the best from the last few days.

“To raise the issue is not necessarily an expression of class warfare, as critics’ bromides would have it; it can be an expression of deep concern about the health of our democracy.” — From the controversy surrounding the Occupy movement to our favorite GOP presidential candidates, the following quotes are among the best from the last few days.

“We want to be good neighbors. We’re doing the best we can.” — Occupy Austin spokesman Carl Lindeman on the movement’s relationship with the City of Austin in a statement to the Austin American-Statesman.

“If I had been running this campaign the way the pundits think I should be running it, I would have dropped out at the end of August ... [But] when people get on the Cain train, they don’t get off.” — Herman Cain at an event hosted by the Texas Patriots PAC on Saturday.

“If I am elected, I will take a wrecking ball to the Washington establishment so we can get America working again.” — Gov. Rick Perry in an op-ed published Thursday in The Washington Times addressing what he would do if he won the presidential election.

“It’s a new world. We just happen to be leading the parade.” — DeLoss Dodds, UT men’s head athletic director, on The Longhorn Net-

work, according to Bloomberg Businessweek. With UT on the receiving end of much finger-pointing regarding athletic conference instability across the country, Dodds sat down for an interview with Businessweek that was published last week.

THE FIRING LINE Failing to see the big picture in the MyEdu debate Allow us to introduce ourselves as three recent UT graduates who are loud-and-proud — and non-“Perry backing” — employees of MyEdu. Whether it is through familiar channels including Facebook, Twitter and email or even old-school telephone calls and face-to-face conversations, we interact with thousands of students who utilize MyEdu to benefit their academic careers. Using words such as “indispensible” and “the best thing to come out since sliced bread,” these students are not simply looking for the “easiest” professors or for A’s. They rely on MyEdu to help navigate the bumpy path to earning a degree and overcome academic setbacks. Recent articles and commentary fail to see the big picture and facts surrounding MyEdu’s partnership with the UT System. Yes, education is in a crisis. Thankfully, the UT System Board of Regents recognizes that future success requires radical change. Kudos to the regents for stepping up to the plate and doing something about it. Time will tell, but we know they made the right choice. We are excited that our alma mater is a part of a system that is dedicated to helping students. It is an incredible advantage to be three of the few people who actually know how and why this start-up company formed. And there is something special about being a part of all the hard work and decisions that motivates us to fulfill our mission of improving students’ college journey in a revolutionary way.

April Bennett, Kristina Jakstas and Jeremy Rachel MyEdu employees, UT alumni

MyEdu decision process flawed By Larisa Manescu Daily Texan Columnist

Many students, especially during the rushed chaos of registration, have familiarized themselves with the Austin-based website MyEdu. com, an online tool that offers professor reviews, schedule planners and an active forum for students to discuss and exchange recommendations and advice on different courses. The site plays on our generation’s gravitation toward social media, as “more than 75 percent of undergraduates at Austin are already registered with the service,” said MyEdu Senior Vice President Frank Lyman, according to a recent article from Inside Higher Ed. The private company’s growing popularity with students, in combination with the ever-present desire to increase the University’s four-year graduation rate, influenced the UT Board of Regents to partner with My Edu, making a hefty investment of $10 million — 22.5 percent of the entire company. The investment is wrapped up in the rhetoric of student democracy; positive verbal feedback about MyEdu in general has been used to justify the recently exposed deal. However, two main issues reveal a flawed decision-making process. The investment was made without any prior consultation with UT faculty, and its benefits are grossly overstated, as no substantial evidence about how successful MyEdu would be in improving graduation rates. “MyEdu will help our students graduate in less time and significantly reduce their overall cost of education,” Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa insisted in a statement. This explanation for the investment heavily simplifies the solution to lingering and complex problems facing the University. Moreover, it is troubling that UT President William Powers Jr., who emphasized the need for higher graduation rates in his State of the University Address, does not support the $10-million investment. According to the Austin American-Statesman, in a speech to UT Faculty Council, Powers stated he would have had “different priorities” for the $10 million and that the decision was one “of the board, not a decision of the campus.”

Additionally, UT faculty are upset that they were not included in the dialogue. Last week’s Faculty Council meeting reflected key concerns expressed by the members. Some faculty members said the information on MyEdu has been “inaccurate” or “out-of-date,” and the site’s emphasis on the historic grade distributions for different courses and professors might encourage students to chart a path of least resistance.” Although the idealistic notion is that this investment will improve the accuracy of MyEdu, such a considerable investment in a private company should be done with the reassurance that the company is already well-established and known to be effective. From a student’s perspective, the concern about students relying on the grade distribution can be pacified with the knowledge that many students look at more than just this distribution, sharing advice about whether the professor provides useful resources, gives interesting lectures and is generally fair, likable and interested in the success of his students. However, faculty reserve the right to be concerned about what specifically this investment will do. Since it was initially undertaken in such a clandestine manner, there is no reassurance that there will be financial transparency in the specifics of the money distribution. The decision of the UT Board of Regents to invest in the private company MyEdu appears impulsive, poorly deliberated and, most controversially, exclusive to key officials. Members of the board are scrambling to defend the investment as generous and rationalize the perceived benefits as valuable to professors, students and the reputation of the University. However, even if the decision was made with honorable intentions, the failure to include all previously listed interests in the decision-making process undermines its potential success. More representative debate prior to the investment could have resulted in a decision that ensured the University has its priorities straight in its persistent struggle to tackle issues such as less-than-acceptable graduation rates.

Discrimination and Texas’ brand and prattle By Zoya Waliany Daily Texan Columnist

In the current political climate, buzzwords such as “oil,” “the Middle East” and “terrorist” are constantly thrust into the faces of the American public. Including modern-day witch-hunts in Congress, blatant stereotyping in the media and outright acts of hatred, a new type of racism is pervading our society. The latest villain of America comes in many forms — the Muslim, the Arab, the Arab Muslim — but can best be summarized by a single phrase unfortunately immortalized by the popular film Team America: World Police — “Dirka dirka!” Texas, no stranger to discrimination of many varieties, has participants in this new vilification of Muslims and Arabs as well, perpetuating the stereotype of uninformed, ignorant Texans throughout the United States. The Los Angeles Times published a story Nov. 1 about the radio ad of Texas handgun instructor Crockett Keller. In the ad, which was played on the local station near Keller’s hometown of Mason, Texas, about 100 miles west of Austin, Keller advertises his beginner’s concealed handgun class. Later in the ad, Keller qualifies, “If you are a socialist liberal and/or voted for the current campaigner in chief, please do not take this class. You’ve already proven that you cannot make a knowledgeable and prudent decision as required under the law. Also, if you are a non-Christian Arab or Muslim, I will not teach you this class.” The video has reached more than 37,000 hits on YouTube and has sparked intensive debate on the issue of ter-

rorism and ignorance in America. Speaking in that slow, familiar Texas twang, Keller blatantly discriminates against Arabs and maligns liberals as incapable socialists. As the YouTube clip went viral, Keller encountered much criticism from both YouTube users and news stations across America reporting on the intolerant ad. One resounding agreement among YouTube commenters: “Texas is a disgrace to America.” In the eyes of many, Texas has proven itself to be the prejudiced simpleton of the South, wielding weapons and name-calling a minority. From the legacy of questionable politicians cum president (and potential president) to the presumed regard that Texas should be an independent republic, the most damaging stereotype is that of the racist Texan. Though not true of all Texans, this stereotype continues because of a lack of sufficient condemnation of discriminatory language or actions. While this video may seem a far cry from the opinions of most educated Texans, this form of racism has manifested itself even in politically modern cities such as Austin and, even more disappointingly, on UT’s campus. For committing crimes as repugnant as riding the E-bus or purchasing gas from 7-11, Muslim students, in addition to Indian students, have encountered discrimination in the form of racist epithets, threats of physical altercations and demands to “go back to [their] own country.” At a campus as diverse and notable as UT, these forms of outright discrimination are disgraceful and contrary to our university’s achieving progress and success in the future. Though Texas is characteristically considered

racist, we cannot disregard the racism exercised by our entire country. How can we prevent this plague of prejudice within our society when many elite figures, including wildly popular politician Herman Cain, are spreading these stereotypes? Attempting to generate widespread appeal, he regularly expresses his contempt and lack of trust for American Muslims and Arabs. In addition to stating that any community has the right to ban mosques, he also charges that he would issue a “loyalty test” to only Muslims were he to ever appoint them to government positions and erroneously fears the spread of Sharia law in American courts. The fact that the current top Republican presidential candidate overtly harbors ill will to a specific segment of our population demonstrates that this discrimination is becoming normalized in society. Keller’s ad has now been removed from air, but the YouTube clip remains popular on the web, just as the idea of prejudice against American Muslims and Arabs remains prevalent. This dangerous discrimination not only affects the lives of American Muslims and Arabs, a vital part of our country’s “melting pot” population, but also damages our society as a whole. As Texas increasingly becomes one of the most influential states, Texans need to reject these prejudices and abolish the perception of our state as a hub for racism. Harsher condemnation for discrimination, such as Herman Cain’s suggested policies, and education and dialogue about unfamiliar cultures are mandatory for our country’s progress. Waliany is a Plan II and government senior.

Manescu is an international relations and journalism freshman.

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Protesters gather to oppose transnational oil pipeline By Stacy Anderson The Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Thousands of protesters gathered in Lafayette Square across from the White House on Sunday to oppose a plan for a transnational oil pipeline they fear could harm the environment. At one point, the crowd linked hands to surround the White House, keeping up pressure on President Barack Obama as his administration decides whether to approve the massive Keystone XL project. Demonstrators chanted, “Yes we can, stop the pipeline,� while other protesters carried a plastic tube simulating the pipeline that would run 1,700 miles through six states. The protest drew support from actor Mark Ruffalo, Presidential Medal of Freedom winner John Adams and NASA scientist James Hansen, each of whom spoke to the crowd. The proposed pipeline by developer TransCanada would carry oil derived from tar sands in Alberta, Canada, to refineries in Houston and Port Arthur, Texas. Opponents say it would bring “dirty oil� that requires huge amounts of energy to extract and could cause an ecological disaster in case of a spill. They are calling on Obama to block the $7 billion project, which is currently being re-

viewed by the State Department. Obama missed most of the protest while he played golf at Fort Belvoir in Virginia during the afternoon. Dan Quigley, a freshman at St. Michael’s College in Colchester, Vermont, traveled by bus with about 40 students to attend the protest. The 19-year-old said the pipeline could have an adverse effect.. “It’s putting a lot of time and effort into something that’s pulling us into a wrong direction,� he said. “If we are going to do anything this large scale it has to be something that’s proactive for helping the environment.� TransCanada spokesman James Millar said the pipeline would help reduce American dependence on oil from the Middle East and Venezuela while creating thousands of new construction and manufacturing jobs. “Killing Keystone just leads to more of the same — hundreds of oil tankers shipping millions of barrels of higher priced oil across our oceans to American shores,� Millar said in a statement. Bill McKibben, founder of the climate safety grassroots movement 350.org, said demonstrators hoped Obama would live up to the image that helped him win election in 2008. “He’s completely capable of doing the right thing,� McKibben said.

Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff

UT alumna Nikki Hampson and studio art senior Miriam Weber discuss a photo at the “Looking for a Fight� exhibit in the Visual Arts Center on Friday night. The exhibit features the work of three artists who combine traditionally feminine and overtly aggressive elements in their artwork.

Art exhibition features work of students By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff

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Demonstrators march with a replica of a pipeline during a protest to demand a stop to the Keystone XL tar sands oil pipeline outside the White House on Sunday in Washington.

In two adjacent rooms, the Visual Arts Center now has an exhibition featuring three undergraduate art students’ work and one featuring almost 1,000 DVDs with video art by Israeli artists. About 200 people attended the opening of the two exhibitions Friday. In “Looking for a Fight,� three studio art students — Lucy Parker, Isabella Burden and Layne Bell — showcased their work in an exhibition produced by the Center Space Project, a student organization at the VAC. The Mobile Archive, a traveling collection from the Israeli Center for Digital Art, will be at the center through Dec. 17.

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Studio art senior Parker, one of the artists showcased in the student exhibition, said the theme of female gender roles has a deep connection to the artists’ personal lives. “We have to think about it every day because we’re constantly reminded of our bodies and of our relationships,� Parker said. “There’s no way we can’t think about our aesthetics because they really are a part of our personal lives.� Noah Simblist, a 2010-2011 VAC curatorial fellow, organized the Mobile Archive exhibition with current curatorial fellow Kate Green. Simblist said the exhibition would give students a unique opportunity to view video art. “Video is often the kind of thing

that is not usually very accessible just because a lot of video art is sold in editions,� Simblist said. “If it’s a video, often we can’t reproduce it too many times because that’s the work of art itself.� Allie Underwood, president of the Center Space Project, said the student exhibition was one of four exhibitions the group chose in collaboration with Visual Arts Center staff this year from 24 student proposals. Underwood said she was intereste d in t he students’ feminist theme. “I like this idea of the feminine but then it also making you sort of uncomfortable,� Underwood said. “It’s an interesting way to think about female and the female body, but then also how there’s also sort of a pow-

er to it.� Underwood said the Center Space Project provides a unique opportunity for students, especially undergraduates, to learn how to put together art shows as curators and artists. “There’s not a class on how to put together an exhibition, how to propose a show or anything like that, and this space has allowed us to do that,� she said. Studio art senior Sarah Jumper said she enjoyed the variety of artwork in the Looking for a Fight exhibit. “I really like how they incorporated video and sculpture and photography,� Jumper said. “It shows that they have a broader spectrum of ways of working and thinking.�

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Volunteer group hosts benefit concert, raises money for retirement home prom out day on Saturday, Nov. 12 for t he g re ater Aust in and UT community. Saints of Valory, a local alter“The money we raised tonight native band, rocked the Student should be more than enough to Activity Center to raise money hire a DJ and buy some cute for senior citizens. decorations for a nice Senior The Saturday benefit concert was planned by the UT organization Senior Smiles. Senior Smiles is a service organization under the University of Texas Student Volunteer Board. Senior Smiles works to give back to the elderly community in Austin. All proceeds from the benefit concert will be used to throw a Senior Prom for a local retirement home. Director of the organization, pre-pharmacy sophomore Ash— Breighl Mobley, Senior Smiles ley Fosshat said she got the idea for Saints of Valory to play because she won a Facebook ticket contest and got hooked on their music. “Basically, I won the tickets Prom,� Fosshat said. to one of their shows,� Fosshat The co-director of Senior said. “That gave me the idea of Smiles, Breighl Mobley, said inviting them to UT, and when the organization also volunteers they said yes, I was so happy.� at local retirement homes, and Fosshat said Senior Smiles its mission is to bring smiles raised roughly $600 total, and to the faces of senior citizens there will be a volunteer reach who may not be visited often by By Sarah Lawson Daily Texan Staff

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I think it’s so awesome that the band agreed to do this for the senior community.

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About 6 percent of the 25,000 drunken driving accidents in Texas last year occurred the same day a Texas football team was playing, and the Texas Department of Transportation was on campus Saturday to discourage post-game DWIs. The department positioned a truck outside Gate 25 of Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, which processes many student tickets, as part of a campaign to spread awareness of the dangers of drinking and driving on football game days. About 40 people stopped to take pictures at the truck, which featured a mock living room with six people watching a game and two cutouts of football players taking keys outside the truck. The truck has been traveling to different locations in the state during the college and professional football seasons since last year. The campaign also includes radio and television advertisements.

Terry Pence, Texas Department of Transportation traffic safety director, said Texas leads the nation in the number of alcohol-related crashes and fatal accidents. “A lot of times people get into situations when they’re tailgating or watching a game for multiple hours, and they’re not paying attention to the amount of alcohol that they’re consuming because they’re sitting there having a good time, visiting with friends and family,� Pence said. Pence said people should plan ahead to have a designated driver if they want to drink. He also advised sober people to take keys from impaired friends and make sure they get home safely. Samantha Traeger, student cochair of ATX Rides, said the organization began offering free rides to and from downtown in fall 2010. Typically, 40 to 50 volunteers from four Christian ministries drive people from two West Campus pick-up locations two Fridays a month and take them home later from a stop downtown. They serve an average of

300 to 400 people each night. Traeger said the members are invested in the safety of campus, which drunken driving threatens. “We never want to see our friends, our peers or classmates in a situation where they’ve experienced a major negative consequence from drunk driving,� Traeger said. Traeger said sometimes people’s plans to have designated drivers can fall through, but ATX Rides can provide a backup. “Many times, that is their plan, but as they go downtown, they lose their plan more and more,� Traeger said. “I just think it’s always good to have familiarity with pickup locations for other designated drivers.� Houston Army recruiter Joe Batten said he didn’t think the campaign would actually stop anyone f rom drinking and driving. “People who drink and drive are generally irresponsible anyway,� Batten said. “They’re not going to care about what this little thing says. They know what they’re doing is wrong anyway.�

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Julia Bunch | Daily Texan Staff

Jacki Camarillo, account assistant for ThinkStreet, passes out fans to people attending the Texas vs. Texas Tech football game on Saturday morning. ThinkStreet ran the campaign against game day drinking and driving.

A concert attendee talks to a friend during the Saints of Valory performance in the SAC Blackbox Saturday night. The concert proceeds will fund a Senior Prom for the elderly community.

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Longhorns expose Texas Tech Ash leads offense, shows improvement in dominating win By Christian Corona Daily Texan Staff

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Cornerback Carrington Byndom (23) takes down Texas Tech’s Austin Zouzalik during Saturday’s game. The defense held the Red Raiders to just 30 yards total rushing and had 13 total tackles for loss. By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff

The Longhorns didn’t skip a beat without their leading rusher and receiver. Joe Bergeron rushed for 191 yards and three touchdowns on 29 carries as Texas manhandled Texas Tech up front en route to a 5220 win at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday. The Longhorns (6-2; 3-2 Big 12) pounded out 439 yards on the ground, their second straight game with at least 400 rushing yards. Texas drove into the red zone six times and came away with six touchdowns — all rushing. For the first time this season, UT didn’t punt. The only drives that didn’t result in points were two short possessions to end each half. Freshman tailback Malcolm Brown, who leads the team with 635 rushing yards, missed the game with turf toe, and No. 1 receiver Jaxon Shipley was held out with a knee injury. Both were game-time decisions, and Texas head coach Mack Brown said he didn’t expect such a lopsided score minus his two biggest offensive threats. “I’m a little shocked,” said Brown, who improved to 11-3 against Tech. Bergeron, who celebrated his 19th birthday Saturday, picked up right where he left off a week ago

against Kansas, when the freshman rushed for 136 yards and two scores. He burst free for a 51-yard gain in the second quarter, the longest run for Texas this season. He capped a 7-play, 68-yard drive with a nine-yard touchdown run in the second quarter, his first of the game. He also scored from five and 12 yards out. Bergeron’s 29 carries were a career high, and he got stronger as the game wore on and the Red Raider defense tired. “After a while, the defense will crack,” Bergeron said. “When you keep pounding the ball, eventually they will crack. And then you keep pounding the ball.” That’s exactly what the Longhorns did. Texas rushed 54 times, compared to just nine pass attempts. But when freshman quarterback David Ash did drop back, he found open receivers downfield on play-action. Ash went 4-for-7 for 125 yards and for the first time in his three games as a starter, didn’t turn the ball over. Texas Tech (5-3; 2-3) drove down the field on the game’s opening possession, with quarterback Seth Doege completing 9-of11 passes. The Red Raiders had a first-and-goal from the 2-yard line but after a slew of penalties, settled for a field goal. The Longhorns defense again stopped Tech in the red zone in the second quarter after the Red Raid-

ers drove 61 yards in seven plays. “It was huge,” said senior safety Blake Gideon. “We want to keep them out of the end zone; that’s the main thing. If we can hold them to field goals, we know our offense is going to catch up eventually.” The Longhorns scored on their opening possession for the second time in as many weeks. After Fozzy Whittaker’s 12-yard touchdown run in the second quarter to put UT ahead 10-3, the Longhorns never looked back. Whittaker finished with 10 carries for 83 yards and two scores. He picked up 41 yards and both touchdowns when taking direct snaps out of the “Wild” formation. That package was very effective against the Red Raiders. Junior tailback D.J. Monroe took a handoff from Whittaker and carried 12 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter, his first of the season. The Longhorns outrushed the Red Raiders by 409 yards and held them 19 points below their average. That’s the blueprint Texas needs to reach their goal of 10 wins. “If you don’t turn the ball over, run the ball and stop the run, you have a chance each week,” Brown said. Malcolm Brown could have played, but Bergeron assured the Longhorns could afford to rest their leading rusher. The coaching staff said they expect Brown to play next week at Missouri.

After the game, he signed more autographs than the number of passes he threw during the contest. But David Ash made the most of them. The freshman quarterback attempted just seven passes, completing four with three of them going for at least 24 yards. In his third career start, Ash threw for 125 yards and ran for 59 more on only four carries. He was sacked only once and, most importantly, did not commit a turnover for the first time in more than a month. “He’s really getting efficient as a quarterback,” said head coach Mack Brown. “The third down and four where he ran for 47 yards was a good decision. He made some great throws.” Ash made significant strides in Texas’ 52-20 win over Texas Tech, its seventh straight over the Red Raiders at home. In his first game after being made the full-time starter, Ash averaged just 3.5 yards per attempt. Against Texas Tech, that number skyrocketed to 17.9. Ash also remained interception free after being picked off five times in his last three games. Decision-making had given Ash problems in previous contests, but the few times his number was called, he made the smart move. On the third-and-

four, the final play of the first quarter, Ash looked at two receivers, saw they weren’t open and took off for a 47-yard gain. Later in the first half, Ash was flushed out of the pocket, realized no one was open and threw the ball away. Joe Bergeron scored two plays later. “That’s hard to learn,” Ash said. “You always want to keep competing and make that big play. To be able to realize nothing’s there — they covered it, you can’t run, don’t take the sack and throw it away — that’s huge.” Case McCoy replaced Ash in the fourth quarter and capped off his only drive with a 31yard touchdown toss to Darius White on his only throw. When McCoy and Ash were splitting snaps earlier in the season, a few players admitted Ash was the quieter quarterback. But, according to some after the game Saturday, Ash is gaining command of the Longhorn huddle. “He’s been a lot more confident these last couple of weeks,” said junior wide receiver Marquise Goodwin. “He’s definitely assumed more of a leadership role. He’s matured a lot more.” Goodwin, like Ash, was efficient and explosive with the few chances he got. His three touches — two runs on reverses and a reception — netted 82 yards. Mike Davis also had

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They put up a valiant fight, but ultimately the Longhorns fell to the Oklahoma State Cowgirls, 1-0, in the semifinal round of the Big 12 Championship Tournament. Texas took the No. 2 team in the countr y through two overtimes before a late shot from the Cowgirls prevented the Longhorns from advancing to the final round. The loss pushes Texas to 11-8-1 on the season and 3-5-1 in conference play. Earlier this season, the Longhorns drew with the Cowgirls 1-1 in Stillwater after two overtimes proved not enough to sever the tie. Both teams were almost even in shots taken during regulation

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Freshman David Ash completed four of seven passes for 125 yards in his third career start. He ran for 59 yards on four carries.

time. After 90 minutes of play with the score tied 0-0, the game went into overtime. During the first overtime, the Cowgirls took five shots on goal to the Longhorn’s zero, but the Longhorn defense was able to push the game into a s u d d e n d e at h second overtime. With two minutes left in the second overtime, junior goalkeeper Alexa Gaul missed a shot by Oklahoma State’s Kristen Kelley that ended the game. Oklahoma State faced Texas A&M Sunday evening in the final round of the tournament. The Longhorns hope their postseason efforts and regular seaKiersten Holms | Daily Texan Staff son record will earn them a spot in the NCAA post-season tour- Freshman Whitney Jaynes (9) had a defensive save on the backline during Texas’ double overtime loss to nament. Selection for the tourna- No. 2 Oklahoma State on Friday. The Cowgirls found the back of the net with 2:07 remaining in the second sudden death overtime period. Alexa Gaul had five saves in the match. ment is this evening.

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HERE ARE FOUR OBSERVATIONS FROM TEXAS’ VICTORY OVER TEXAS TECH. BY CHRISTIAN CORONA

NCAA president Mark Emmert came to Austin to watch the first half of Texas’ 52-20 win over Texas Tech, the first Longhorns football game he’s attended, before traveling to Tuscaloosa to watch LSU’s overtime victory over Alabama. Emmert met with University of Texas president William Powers Jr. and the school’s athletic department. He hopes and expects most football conferences to approve the additional $2,000 stipend for

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Sophomore Bailey Webster (23) set career highs with 17 kills and three solo blocks in Texas’ victory on Saturday. She hit a .308 clip. By Chris Hummer Daily Texan Staff

Every team has off nights, but the good ones are able to push through and come out with a win. That’s exactly what the Longhorns did Saturday, downing Kansas 3-2 (25-20, 18-25, 25-19, 16-25, 15-8). The Jayhawks (13-12, 1-11 Big 12) are perhaps the weakest team that the No. 9 Longhorns (16-4, 9-1) will face in conference play this year. But Texas weathered

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the assault from the Jayhawks, as the two teams traded sets back in forth throughout the game. It ended up coming down to the fifth and final set to decide the match, and the Longhorns came up strong in the clutch. Texas got out to a quick 4-1 lead in the final set and never relinquished the lead. The game was ultimately sealed on a Bailey Webster block. Webster was the Longhorns best player throughout the game, connecting on 17 kills and a .306 hitting percentage.

student-athletes the NCAA just approved, aims to cut the NCAA rulebook in half and isn’t opposed to conference realignment as long as it’s done properly. “It can be perfectly sensible,� Emmert said. “When we have people making decisions for bad reasons with bad information and not considering what this means for student-athletes or in a way that creates animosity for schools, I find that very distasteful.�

Jackson Jeffcoat and Alex Okafor each recorded a sack against Kansas last week, the first time that had happened all season. Against Texas Tech, they picked up right where they left off, combining for five tackles of loss and 3 1/2 of the Longhorns’ four sacks. After combining for just two sacks in Texas’ first six games this year, Jeffcoat and Okafor have 5 1/2 between them in their last two contests. That includes Jeffcoat’s first 2 1/2

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Texas’ rushing performance dominates The 441 rushing yards the Longhorns amassed last week was the most they ran for in 96 games. But that mark was nearly bested Saturday as Texas ran for 439 yards without its leading rusher, Malcolm Brown. Head coach Mack Brown said he could have played if the Longhorns needed him, but thanks to fellow freshman Joe Bergeron, they didn’t. Bergeron celebrated his 19th birthday in style,

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running for 191 yards and three touchdowns. “It’s the offense that Ricky [Williams] ran,� Mack Brown said. “Texas ran the ball when we were good. That’s who we were. Then we’d throw deep and play good defense. That’s what we want to get back to.�

sacks of the season, possibly because of a simple piece of advice from defensive coordinator Manny Diaz. “[Diaz] said, ‘Go out there and have fun,’� Jeffcoat said. “Guys that don’t have fun don’t make as many plays. So he said, ‘Have fun. This is a game you know how to play.’�

After going three games without a completion of at least 35 yards, Texas got two from David Ash against Texas Tech. As productive as their rushing attack was, the Longhorns didn’t need much from the passing game. But Ash took his share of shots Saturday, connecting on three of them — two to Davis for 24 and 48 yards and one to Marquise Goodwin for 37 yards. “He showed us a lot of

great things,� said senior guard David Snow. “He took charge. He’s thrown a lot of long balls. He’s doing a good job getting the ball down the field. I was really pleased with him tonight.�

ASH continues from PAGE 7 catches of 24 and 48 yards. Goodwin’s lone catch was a 37-yarder in the third quarter and characterized a downfield passing game that had been nonexistent in the last three games, a stretch where Texas had just one pass play of at least 24 yards.

With the Longhorns running for 439 yards, their secondstraight week with at least 400 yards rushing, they didn’t need Ash to do much. “When we did throw it, we were very effective,� Brown said. “We’d like to be more balanced.

When you’re running the ball as well as we were, it’s hard to make yourself throw it.� If Ash keeps this up, he’ll be signing more autographs. But if Texas keeps running the ball like this, he might not be throwing more passes.

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In “A Very Harold and Kumar 3D Christmas,� the eponymous duo reunite for more slapstick, raunchy stoner humor and encounters with a satirical Neil Patrick Harris. The Daily Texan spoke with Todd Strauss-Schulson, who directed the third film in the franchise as his first feature project. DT: So how did you get involved with this project? Todd Strauss-Schulson: I’ve never made a movie before. This is my first movie. But I’ve wanted to make a movie my whole life, and I made short films in high school obsessively, and went to film school in Boston and came to L.A. to make music videos thinking if I could make music videos, I’d be able to get into features. Music videos had died two years before I moved to Los Angeles. There was no more money in it, day, itmonth 2008 I spent three and a and was aday, disaster. half years trying to become a successful music video director so I could transition into film like Michael Bay or David Fincher or one of those guys, and it never worked out. I quit music videos and had three years of super odd stuff. I shot virals for chewing tobacco companies and behind-the-scenes footage for things, and I was in Asia for a while doing a reality show for MTV. DT: Were there any challenges coming onto an established franchise? Strauss-Schulson: You wanted it to be good for the fans because it has such an intense fanbase. I’m part of the fanbase! The first movie, I found in college, stoned with my friends. T he s e c ond mov i e I s aw op e n i ng night in theaters. I really wanted to book and make the movie because all I could picture myself opening night not wanting to be bummed out by the third movie in the franchise. I very much had the idea of an audience member in mind while making it. Like, what would happen if I’m bored while I’m watching it? How crazy do I want this to get? How much shit do I want coming out at my face in 3D?

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Author writes of grief, daughter’s death, Mormon religion put in national spotlight dwells on fear, negativity following loss because of Romney’s presidential candidacy By Clayton Wickham Daily Texan Staff

“Blue Nights�

In her award-winning memoir, “The Year of Magical Thinking,� Joan Didion wrote about losing her husband to a sudden heart attack in 2003. Knowing Joan Didion’s daughter had also died by the time the book was released made the heartbreaking read even more tragic. In her new memoir, “Blue Nights,� Didion, 76, delves deeper into her grief as she mourns her daughter’s death and struggles with her own feelings of frailty and loneliness in old age. Though bravely rendered, the Didion story itself is laced with the fear that accompanies aging and loss. In fact, the book is more a portrait of fear than a portrait of her daughter Quintana Roo, who Didion admits “is one of the areas about which I have difficulty being direct.� Didion’s fears and regrets intensify through the repetition of certain phrases throughout the book. The recurring voices, whether from Quintana, Ecclesiastes or Didion’s own head, are haunting. They resurface and deepen in significance until they seem to suggest the relentless ebb and flow of grief itself. Didion presents vivid snapshots of her daughter at different points in her life. We see Quintana wearing a braid on her wedding day, her plume-

Joan Didion

Genre: Memoir For those who like: Maya Angelou, Norman Mailer

Grade: B+ ria tattoo visible through her veil; we see her being dropped off for school in Malibu backed by the big blue pacific. Didion portrays Quintana as a precocious child. She describes how Quintana, an anxious but self-assured 5-year-old, once called the local asylum to inquire about “What she needed to do if she goes crazy� and once asked Didion’s agent “When do you give her the money?� after being dragged along to a meeting. “Shush, mom is working� — something Quintana wrote as a child on her list of “Mom’s Sayings� — painfully repeats as Didion dwells on fears that she may have pushed her child away. Maybe it is because “Blue Nights� is not structured chronologically or because Didion too frequently digresses with stories about now dead friends, but for whatever reason, a warm-blooded Quintana does not emerge from Didion’s grief and the handful of

well-wrought images presented in the book. Ultimately, the real Quintana seems obscured by Didion’s grief, not revealed by it. Didion’s prose is most poignant in the parts of the book where she describes the corrosion of self-trust that she has experienced with age. “When we lose our sense of the possible, we lose it fast,� she writes of her diminishing physical and cognitive ability. She describes fainting one day in her New York apartment and lying bloodied on the floor, “visualizing the unreachable telephones� in the house and being too exhausted to move. After the fainting spell, she was taken to the hospital and misplaced in the cardiac unit, where nurses reproach her for her ignorance about the heart condition she doesn’t have. As Didion reflects on her past homes, her dead friends, incompetent doctors and her daughter, her understandable negativity seems, at times, like the only glue keeping the pieces of the memoir in place. Didion gives us no cohesive story, no direct narrative to take solace in. This may be what she intended. Regardless, Quintana Roo is mostly absent in this book while Didion’s pain is intensely real, and this makes “Blue Nights� a difficult book to read. The effort of reading “Blue Nights� pays off in certain brilliant moments but not consistently as one would hope for with a writer like Didion. Her reflections on old age and its loneliness are riveting. One of the most moving moments occurs near the end of the book when Quintana enters one such reflection. “How could I not still need that child with me?� Didion asks, making the depth of her loss painfully clear.

Melissa Smith, English PhD student, and Carlos Tovias, senior mechanical engineer, teach each other dance moves at the Church of Latter Day Saints in Friday afternoon. Students were encouraged to study or play games after Friday lunches.

Julia Bunch Daily Texan Staff

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff

In his campaign for president, Mitt Romney has come under scrutiny for his religion, Mormonism, or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For UT Mormons, Romney’s running is an opportunity for others to learn more about their religion. About 300 18- to 30-year-olds attend classes at the Institute of Religion, a house of study for LDS Church members, said Institute Director Eric Johnson. The institute also houses Sunday services for single adults in that age range. Many participants are UT students, Johnson said. “Politics and the media, they’re going to do what they’re going to do,� he said. “Members of the church are being given more opportunities to say ‘this is who we are and this is what we’ve been, and it points to the savior Jesus Christ.’� The church is nonpartisan, and a lot of LDS Church members probably won’t vote for Romney, said health promotion senior Nick Elizondo. He attends classes at the institute but goes to another church service for families with his wife. The LDS Church divides its congregations by age and geography. “The church doesn’t encourage party affiliation, but it does encourage us to participate in the voting process,� Elizondo said. “Romney’s campaign is a great opportunity for people to learn about the church, but Romney is just

a member like any of us.� Romney’s political campaign has corresponded with the arrival of the “I Am A Mormon� ad campaign in Austin last month. The videos feature people of diverse backgrounds and perspectives sharing their experience with the faith and encourage viewers to go to mormon.org for more information. English doctoral student Melissa Smith said she learns about her own faith by watching the videos by others. For example, Smith said she was surprised to see a video by The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers because his song lyrics sometimes diverge from Mormon values. But everyone lives their faith differently, she said. “I was reading a profile of someone from a different culture, and the person was talking about a particular principle, and I learned more about that principle and why we live it than I had understood ever,� Smith said. “I learned what it was like to live the Gospel from a different cultural perspective.� Both the Romney presidential run and the I Am a Mormon campaign are giving LDS Church members the chance to share their faith, students said. For many, that simply means clarifying that the LDS Church is a Christian church and not a cult, as one Dallas Baptist pastor pronounced with regard to Romney. Brian Seigfried and Lucas Brook are elders at UT. Many LDS men

go on two-year missions to evangelize in their late teens and early 20s. They agreed that Austin feels like home and get positive reception from those they speak to — whether in formal meetings or in random encounters around campus. “I love the ad campaign, it clears up a lot of misconceptions that people have about this church,� Brook said. “It helps when we’re out talking to people, they see us and say ‘oh, these are the Mormons.’� Evangelizing serves an important function in the church, since many members come to LDS later in life, they said. For example, Elizondo said he joined the church when he was 18 after growing up Presbyterian. The classes at the Institute helped him understand Biblical scripture in a new way, he said, and he finds spiritual growth in reading the Book of Mormon as well. “With a real study of the scriptures, I was very much drawn to the church, and I prayed to know if the church was the church that the Lord would have me join,� Elizondo said. “I felt true conviction in my heart that that is what I needed to do.� As controversy and growing awareness of the church continue, students at the Institute said they’ll continue to try to live out their faith by being kind to others and following Jesus’ message.

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Chaos, booty-shaking and, most importantly, great live music. Fun Fun Fun Fest’s first day foreshadowed the fun that would occur throughout the weekend. Day one was a strange concoction of hyped-up performances, stage dives and rockstar tantrums (kudos to you Glenn Danzig). But throughout all of the chaos were great, unforgettable

moments. For example, Freddie Ross, better known as Big Freedia, and his rambunctious crew of booty-shaking, hyped-up women were amusing in every way possible. Between having seizure-like dance competitions and bringing a group of enthusiastic, aspiring dancers on stage, Freedia and his posse had everybody working their rumpshakers. And hip-hop’s dynamic duo, Public Enemy, has still got it. Backed by a live band, the group went through classics

“Fight the Power,” “911 is a Joke” and many others. Hypeman Flavor Flav has exchanged his reality TV spotlight for his trademark giant clock and quotes, and we would not have it any other way. Passion Pit had plenty of surprises for their fans as they took the stage: classics “Sleepyhead” and “Folds in Your Hands” oozed with bubbly synths and frontman Michael Angelakos’ near-flawless falsetto, and their encore featured two new songs that were well-re-

ceived from their legion of dedicated electropop fans. And for those of you who did not hear about it, Glenn Danzig may have lost his Austin pass for life. The renowned king of bluesy, sludge metal gave his fans a performance (or lack there of ) that they will always remember. Consisting of outbursts, tawdriness and a desire to incite a riot during his performance, Danzig’s set was nothing we thought it would be and, unfortunately, more.

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Christopher Owens of the band Girls sings to a packed crowd at Auditorium Shores during Fun Fun Fest on Saturday.

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By Julie Rene Tran Daily Texan Staff

The sixth year of Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest was the biggest yet. The dusty event at Auditorium Shores, with headliners Slayer, Public Enemy and Danzig, brought out about 15,000 people a day. “Blue Valentine”

Day two picked up with a mighty gust — but it was more dirt squalls than anything. Despite killer sets from shoegaze soloist Active Child and experimental pop band Purity Ring, the early vibe in the sandbox was mostly flat. Perhaps it was the annoyance of breathing through bandana masks or how vast the park was for an indie festival, but the lackluster crowd appeared hard to please.

Still, artists managed to get the crowd moving. Saturday’s lineup was a definite win on all four stages (Hot Snakes, Dan Deacon, Neon Indian, Major Lazer). However, with Spoon headlining and Lykke Li and M83 and solid acts including the Joy Formidable, Ra Ra Riot and Girls opening, orange stage was the place to be. The main stage included a celebratory set from Tuareg band Tinariwen, who got a standing ovation even from actor Ryan Gosling, to a

performance complete with feathers and neon paint from tUnE-yArDs. Spoon snapped out of their streak of subpar hometown performances, playing fan favorites like “I Turn My Camera On.” The band managed to shine even after following amazing euro stars M83 and Lykke Li. The dreamy new wave French band M83 effortlessly rocked the shore with their early hits, including “Kim and Jessie,” “Teen Angst,” “Run Into Flowers” and “We Own Sky,” setting the muted ambiance

Comedian Brody Stevens incorporates crowd surfing as part of his comedic act at the yellow stage Sunday afternoon.

actor Ryan Gosling also put in an appearance. Here are a few highlights from all three days of the festival.

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Trent Lesikar | Daily Texan Staff

Actor Ryan Gosling eats a popsicle at Fun Fun Fun Fest. Gosling attended all three days of the festival, leading to the creation of a blog chronicling fan sightings.

ON THE WEB: For more photos of all three days of the festival visit: Day 1: http://bit.ly/ffffd1 Day 2: http://bit.ly/ffffd2 Day 3: http://bit.ly/ffffd3

of the evening with their soft lyrics and spellbinding guitar numbers, and then awaking the crowd with their hot single, “Midnight City.” After a 20-minute late start that got the audience antsy, the mystic Swedish pop princess Lykke Li topped the festival with billowing black drapes, a megaphone and lots of lust. Performing most of her hits, including “Dance, Dance, Dance,” “I Follow Rivers” and “Jerome,” Lykke Li gave more than “Little Bits.”

By Aaron West Daily Texan Staff

On the third day, the dust settled a bit and the people knew that it was good — but not good enough to take those bandanas off yet. Sporting their multicolored pieces of fabric like dust-bandits, stylish festival-goers endured a final day of fun (fun fun) with $9 Tecates in their hands and dusty displays of fashion wrapped around their faces. And really, who can blame them? When a dust bowl springs up around you, don’t waste a perfectly good chance to show off that bandana that’s been sitting in your closet all year.

The day started off damp but still ripe with the much-hyped musical diversity that set this Fun Fun Fun Fest apart from any local festival in recent memory. The disparity in the lineup — featuring the undeniable talents of acts such as Slayer, comedian Brian Posehn, Blonde Redhead, Odd Future, Flying Lotus and more — was reflected in the crowds, which were basically all-you-can-eat buffets for any aspiring people-watchers. There were definitely all types at Auditorium Shores on Sunday. The park was filled with hipster people, hiphop people, metal people, even people who liked NoBunny, which, for anyone who was too busy waiting in

line for a pack of bargain cigarettes at “The Marlboro Experience” to catch the show, was the punk band fronted by the guy in the zebra-striped tightie whities and the mangy bunny mask. All of the fan archetypes at Fun Fun Fun Fest managed to live in harmony, except, of course, when they didn’t. That was generally during those special, terrifying moments when everyone was busy smashing violently into each other in the middle of epic circle pits like the one that rattled Cannibal Corpse’s show. Everything had been relatively normal until the lead singer threatened to go to the houses of anyone who wasn’t “smashing” and “fucking kill them.”

Pu Ying Huang Daily Texan Staff

Other festival moments, such as “Paige and Stephen’s Fun Wedding” for example, were noticeably more light-hearted. Hundreds of strangers gathered in celebration of two other strangers who had signed up to get hitched at a festival-endorsed, Henry Rollins-officiated ceremony. Rollins delivered an uncharacteristically touching speech and for a brief few minutes, the audience at the Yellow Stage forgot what they would soon become — a blood-thirsty mosh organism, manhandling everything in sight in the name of Slayer, Odd Future or maybe just good, loud music in general, which was what this festival specialized in.

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