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Education prioritized for next legislative session By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff With cuts to higher education on the horizon and textbook costs rising, college affordability is on the minds of many students, Texas student government leads said at a conference to set lobbying goals for the next legislative session. The Texas Students Association, a group
of student government leaders from Texas colleges and universities, met this weekend and voted to prioritize these topics when they lobby at the state legislature in the session that begins in January. The lobbying goals — tax free textbooks, maintaining state funding of universities — impact all students, representatives said. “We have so many opportunities this leg-
islative session to make a difference,” said John Lawler, the association’s chair and a liberal arts representative in UT’s Student Government. “These are things that if you walk up to a student on the sidewalk and ask if they support this, you won’t find anyone who doesn’t agree.” Issues like domestic partner benefits, which would provide insurance benefits to
the partners of GLBT employees, and concealed carry on campus did not make the list of legislative goals because it would be hard to accomplish goals that fall along such partisan lines, Lawler said. Questions of partisanship came up anyway, as some representatives questioned
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TODAY Season opening The Longhorn basketball team will kick off their season at 8 p.m. at the Frank Erwin Center.
TUESDAY ‘Amélie’
The Alamo Drafthouse Downtown will present a special screening of the French film at 7 p.m. Tickets start at $8.50.
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Reel Rock Tour presents the fifth annual showcase of top rock climbing videos from around the world. The event begins at 7 p.m. in the Gregory Games Room. Admission costs $5.
Lyle Lovett
The Texas singer-songwriter will play a show at the Paramount Theatre. Tickets start at $50 and doors open at 8 p.m.
THURSDAY Veterans Day
The city will host a parade to commemorate the holiday. Lineup begins at 7 a.m. at the Ann W. Richards Congress Avenue Bridge, and will begin marching toward the Capitol at 9 a.m.
FRIDAY Election debriefing
If you aren’t burnt out on politics, stop by New Politics Forum’s Election Debrief Conference from 1 to 9 p.m. in the Capitol. Panelists will give an overview of the midterm and discuss what it might mean for the next legislative session.
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Above, On the one year anniversary of the Fort Hood shooting, a relative of Michael Grant Cahill, the only civilian killed during the attack, mourns following the unveiling of a granite memorial stone honoring the 13 victims killed. Below, A pair of boots, an M-16 and a helmet stood at the center of the stage during the public remembrance service attended by hundreds of family members.
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By Collin Eaton A young boy made faces and held tightly to his father’s army fatigues as they smiled for a photograph with the secretary of the Army. Maj. Steven Richter led the medical operation during last year’s Fort Hood shooting and was nearby when he heard gunfire rip through the air 50 feet away in an adjacent building. But Friday morning, only a breeze swept through a
silent memorial as friends and family gathered to honor the living for their courage and to remember their ON THE WEB: fallen comrades at the ceremony for the shooting’s See our Fort Hood one-year anniversary. memorial slideshow Secretary of the Army John McHugh awarded 52 @dailytexan medals to service members and civilians for acts of online.com
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Former Longhorn killed by gunshot, woman left injured By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Family and friends laid to rest two former UT students this weekend after a Nov. 2 incident in North Austin left them dead and one woman injured. Phu Truong and Howard Huynh met through their involvement in the Vietnamese Student Association and IC2 Productions, a community service and social organization. They later lived together with two other roommates in a home near MoPac Boulevard and Parmer Lane. Huynh worked at an Asian fusion restaurant, Sea Dragon, while Truong graduated from UT with a philosophy degree in spring 2010 and who friends said wanted to pursue law. Friends remembered both as helpful, loyal and full of life.
Doan Bui, a UT alumnus who joined both organizations with the two, said Truong was nice, hard-working and motivated. “Sometimes I think how nice he was got the best of him because he was always willing to help,” he said. “He went out of his way to help me move when everyone else was busy with finals.” At about 5:20 a.m. on Nov. 2, Austin Police responded to a shooting call in a residence near 12300 Tomanet Trail. The officers approached the front door, and Huynh fired at them. He fled the scene when Officer Jason Martin fired back in response, said Senior Police Officer Veneza Aguinaga, an APD spokeswoman.
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By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff Oscar Brockett, a former UT professor who was considered one of the world’s foremost theater historians, died early Sunday morning from a stroke. He was 87. Brockett served as dean of the College of Fine Arts from 1978 to 1980. He left the post to run the Department of Theatre and Dance’s doctorate program, which he expanded from five students to 30. “He was probably one of the Oscar Brockett most imRetired UT professor portant theater historians, not only nationally but internationally,” said Richard Isackes, a UT theater professor who worked with Brockett. “He’s had a profound effect on theater students for the last three or four generations.” Isackes said even though Brockett had retired from teaching full-time, he kept an office in the basement of the Winship Drama Building where he would talk to groups of graduate students throughout the day. “He would regale them with stories about the department and about his teaching career,” Isackes said. Theater professor Fran Dorn, who helped engineer Meryl Streep’s visit to the UT campus on Friday, said Brockett was known for empowering his students. “He was frank and brilliant,” said Dorn, who moved into Rockett’s office after he retired. “Fortunately, I’m in his old office, and the vibe is very good in there.” In 2001, the Winship Drama Building’s Theatre Room was renamed the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre in his honor. His friends
Vicky Formica, a two-year breast cancer survivor, waits for her ride near the survivor tent as the Komen for the Cure’s festivities come to a close Sunday afternoon. The Austin affiliate was founded in 1999 and has donated nearly $7 million toward the fight against breast cancer. Danielle Villasana Daily Texan Staff
Austin hosts eighth Race for the Cure By Nick Mehendale Daily Texan Staff Cancer treatments left Austin resident Nancy Thibert too weak to walk the 5K route at Sunday’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Instead, she sat at the finish line to support her family and other participants. “I come here every year to show
my support for the cause,” Thibert said. Thibert underwent a single mastectomy, the result of a breast cancer diagnosis three years ago. She said both of her daughtersin-law were diagnosed with cancer — the first with breast cancer in March and the second with brain and lung cancer in June,
when she was pregnant. The baby was delivered two months premature and is now doing fine, Thibert said. “We all help each other,” said Thibert, whose sons and daughters-in-law walked in the race. “We depend on each other for
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and family also established a $500,000 trust to help pay for the theater’s productions and facility maintenance. “I was totally shocked and surprised but very appreciative,� Brockett said after learning of the honor. Born in 1923, Brockett grew up on a tobacco farm in rural Tennessee. He served aboard a troop transport ship in World War II, which delayed his undergraduate education. When he returned home from the war, he earned both his master ’s and doctoral degrees at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. His 1968 book, “History of the Theatre,� is one of the most widely used texts in theater history courses. It has been translated into almost a dozen languages and is in its 10th edition. Throughout his career, Brockett received many honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship and Fulbright Award. He was also a fellow at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C.
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CURE: More than 20,000 participants walk From page 1 support and guidance.� More than 20,000 people walked the Austin race at the Domain shopping center, the 13th held in the city, to raise money for breast cancer research. Susan G. Komen for the Cure, which started as a 700-member foundation, is now the world’s largest breast cancer organization. Since its inception in 1982, the group has raised $1 billion toward breast cancer research, screening and treatment programs. The organization has 12 affiliates in Tex-
as, including offices in Austin and San Antonio, with its state headquarters in Dallas. The Austin affiliate raised $741,000 of its $1.2 million goal. The organization will accept donations for the race on their website until Nov. 30. About 75 percent of the money raised in the Austin race will help fund organizations that provide breast health education and breast cancer treatment programs for women without health insurance, according to the group’s website. The remaining 25 percent supports the national Susan G. Komen for
the Cure Grants Program, which funds breast cancer research, meritorious awards and educational programs around the world. “This is a way for people to come together and show their support for a disease that affects or will affect all of us in some way,� said race co-chair Kheira Ardjani. Breast cancer is a widespread disease that randomly afflicts women and men of all ages and races. About 1.3 million people are diagnosed annually, which makes breast cancer the most prevalent form of cancer in the world today, according to the foundation’s website.
An estimated one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime, according to the National Cancer Institute. Cathy Ramoin, diagnosed with breast cancer last summer, strongly encouraged women to get regular mammograms to catch the cancer before it reaches the later stages. “To everyone struggling with cancer of all forms, keep your spirits up,� Ramoin said. “It can only beat you if you let it beat you. There is a network of survivors ready to support you. If you [have] seen someone who has fallen, pick them up.�
SHOOTING: Friend attempts to make sense of tragedy From page 1 Officers heard more gunshots down the road, where they found a 29-year-old female with a gunshot wound, police said. Travis County EMS transported the woman to Round Rock Medical Center, where she was in stable condition. Officer Will Ray found Huynh in the parking lot of a Jaguar dealership on the 12300 block of North MoPac. Authorities said Huynh pointed an assault rifle at the officer, which prompted Ray to shoot the suspect. Huynh was
pronounced dead at the scene. Officers later found the body of 26-year-old Truong in the home, where the fire department received the first call. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police have not yet identified a motive for the shooting. “I think it’s something that happened in the heat of the moment and just got out of hand,� Bui said. “They were almost like brothers — they loved each other and sometimes got into little arguments.� Friends at Huynh’s funeral service in Arlington Saturday es-
pecially recalled his love of traditional Vietnamese folk music. “He was always singing it,� Bui said. “He was never afraid to be himself. He always told us, ‘Be proud of who you are,’ and that we should not be embarrassed of it.� Bui said after graduating, he and Huynh remained close. Bui said he last saw Huynh in late September at a friend’s wedding, where Huynh seemed to be the same, light-hearted guy. Helena Kean, a graduate nursing student at UT-Arlington, said she hung out with
Huynh and Truong whenever she came back to Austin. She said the men were reliable, caring and genuine. When she heard about the incident from a friend’s text message, she said she was in disbelief and stayed home that night to grieve and contemplate. “It was hard to swallow and accept that this tragedy occurred,� she said. “Now, I know it has happened, and regardless of how it happened, what I’m feeling now is how I’m going to miss my best friends. I’m going to miss them so much.�
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whether the state legislature would be willing to prioritize higher education funding and financial aid while it tries to fill the estimated $21 billion budget shortfall in the spring. However, the group voted to go ahead with a push for increased funding and financial aid. “I don’t care that it’s a Republican congress, if we want it and students want it, we should go get it,� said Oliver Sudduth about the fight against higher education budget cuts. Sudduth, an associate justice with the University of Houston-Downtown believes increasing state funding to higher education is a key part of keeping universities from having
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Gay activists gather for protest in Spain Pope denounces abortion, same-sex marriage in push to disparage Spanish laws By Nicole Winfield The Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain — Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended traditional families and the rights of the unborn Sunday, directly attacking Spanish laws that allow gay marriage, fasttrack divorce and easier access to abortions as he dedicated Barcelona’s iconic basilica, the Sagrada Familia. It was the second time in as many days that Benedict had criticized the policies of Spain’s Socialist government and called for Europe as a whole to rediscover Christian teachings and apply them to everyday life. As he headed to the basilica, about 200 gays and lesbians staged a ‘kiss-in’ to protest his visit and church policies that consider homosexual acts “intrinsically disordered.� Later, a few hundred women marched to protest their second-class status in the church and the Vatican’s opposition to birth control. But in contrast, some 250,000 people came out to cheer the pope and watch as he formally inaugurated Barcelona’s newest basilica, an architectural marvel still unfinished after more than 100 years of construction. Benedict has focused much of his pontificate on trying to fight secular trends in the West such as the legal recognition of same-sex unions. He has visited Spain twice and has a third trip planned next year, an indication he sees this once staunchly Roman Catholic country as a battleground for the future of the faithful in Europe. During his homily Sunday, Benedict noted that the church of the Sagrada Familia — a soaring,
Senate leader open to banning complicated ‘earmark’ projects WASHINGTON — Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell says banning pork-barrel projects known as “earmarks� from congressional legislation is more complicated than it appears but that he is willing to consider such a ban. McConnell says that ending the common practice of slipping funding requests for home-state projects into legislation won’t cut spending. A ban on earmarks will only limit the discretion of where to spend the vast federal budget and not curb spending. Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina has said he wants to ban all lawmakers’ requests for specific spending. President Barack Obama has backed that idea. McConnell says Republicans are ready to cut federal spending but says banning earmarks is not a realistic way to do that. McConnell spoke Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.�
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Gay activists protest against Pope Benedict XVI’s visit in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday holding banners reading “Father why did you leave us� and “God loves all.� Art Nouveau basilica with sandcastle-like spires — was initially conceived of as a temple to the sacred family of its name, Jesus, Mary and Joseph. He railed against same-sex marriage and divorce, saying families are built on the “indissoluble love of a man and a woman� who should be provided with financial and social benefits from governments. He criticized policies allowing for abortions, saying “the life of children [must] be defended as sacred and inviolable from the moment of
their conception.� Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero’s Socialist government has supported a legislative agenda that has deeply angered the Vatican, allowing gay marriage, quicker divorces and easier abortions. On Saturday, Benedict blasted such policies, saying today’s “aggressive� anti-church, secular movement in Spain was reminiscent of the 1930s, when the church suffered violent persecution as the country lurched from an unstable de-
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gay ‘kiss-in’ who smooched as his popemobile went by. Sergi Benavent, a 22-year-old nursing student, said he joined the ‘kiss-in’ to show his opposition to those “who want to love in just one way.� “This is a peaceful demonstration that there are more ways of expressing one’s love,� he said. At a separate, feminist-inspired demonstration, upwards of 500 people marched behind banners reading “The woman decides to be a mother� and “Condoms save, the pope damns.�
LAS VEGAS — Authorities say they have found what looks like a hand grenade inside a knapsack dropped by a gunman at a Las Vegas-area Wal-Mart. A Las Vegas fire spokesman says the knapsack was secured by a bomb-squad, but investigators weren’t immediately able to determine Sunday if the object inside was a real or fake hand grenade. Metro Lt. Steve Herpolsheimer told the Las Vegas Sun the incident began Saturday when the Henderson store refused to cash a man’s check. A guard followed him outside where the man allegedly struck the guard with a gun and fled, dropping the bag. Las Vegas police say the suspect remains at large. A week earlier, a disgruntled Walmart employee in Reno shot and wounded three of his managers before surrendering. Compiled from Associated Press reports
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Americans visiting stores this weekend probably noticed the yearly seasonal shift of Halloween decorations being replaced by autumn and holiday-themed merchandise. This week, UT students will notice a similar shift in ambiance as the political signs and stickers indicating election season are suddenly absent. However, one election-themed entity shouldn’t go into the attic next to Halloween costumes and the hopes and dreams of Democrats: Hook the Vote. Established in 2008 by a coalition of political organizations including University Democrats, Student Government and LULAC as a thinly veiled guise to register young Obama supporters, the program evolved into a major campus operation registering thousands of new voters through block-walks and political events, and it served as a truly nonpartisan facilitator of student political action. Throughout the semester, the program received tremendous acclaim from the press, UT administration and, in typical SG fashion, itself. Now that the election is over, Hook the Vote leaders are faced with a decision that will fall somewhere between two extremes. Will they suspend the program until the 2012 election or use the infrastructure they worked to establish and use the program to develop a perpetually political UT student population? We support the latter — Hook the Vote leaders are clearly good at what they do, and they should continue their efforts, though all the while making sure the focus remains on students. Their next target would probably be the Texas Legislature — and for good reason. Republicans control 99 of the 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives and 19 of the 31 seats in the Texas Senate. This, coupled with a multibillion dollar state budget shortfall, does not bode well for the University. We sincerely hope Hook the Vote is planning lobby days, rallies and marches to involve students with the Legislature. However, Hook the Vote should not become primarily focused on lobbying the Legislature. It should also direct its efforts toward engaging students. The UT student body is not the serious political force it should be, on or off campus. If there had been an active UT student political force when the recession began and it had been pressuring the Legislature and administration throughout the entire crisis, we don’t think education would be in such a precarious position. If Hook the Vote continues its effective campaigns of student engagement in the holistic political process, then UT will have a solid foundation to protect student interests past this legislative session and throughout the next election cycles. Essentially, Hook the Vote can help make students proactive instead of reactive for important issues and decisions. This weekend, the Texas Student Association (TSA) held a conference in Austin as part of an attempt to become a formidable political force once again. The TSA has the potential to represent hundreds of thousands of college students throughout Texas. If successful, the TSA may become a viable statewide political force that the Legislature will be forced to take seriously. If the TSA represents students in lobbying efforts, and Hook the Vote engages them for rallies, marches and other mass events, then UT students can join in on that formidable political force. Abraham Lincoln once said, “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend six hours sharpening my ax,” and Hook the Vote should take the same approach. Its leaders could treat the program like a Christmas ornament; something shiny and impressive that everyone anticipates but is only taken out once a year — but that approach would waste the impressive infrastructure and relationship with the UT student body that Hook the Vote’s leaders built. Instead, Hook the Vote should take President Lincoln’s approach and continue engaging students to build a foundation for UT student political involvement. — Douglas Luippold for the editorial board
Eating local and organic, affordably average around $30 a week for enough vegetables to feed a family of four. And that’s a family who eats a lot of vegetables. If you Last Friday I peeked into the cardboard box split a share with three friends or roommates, in the refrigerator. I found a bag of crisp green you’ll have as many veggies as you can eat beans, three eggplants, jalepenos, arugula, cu- each week for just $7.50. If a quarter-share cumbers, squash and several less-celebrated proves too abundant, split it even further and vegetables, such as the bulbous purple relative of broccoli known as kohlrabi. I live at a co-op, so I don’t buy my own food. But every other week, two of our members work at a local farm, Johnson’s Backyard Garden, in exchange for that week’s Community “Community Supported Agriculture share of vegetables. Supported A CSA is an arrangement between farmers and consumers in which the consumers, Agriculture is an known as “members,” pay at the beginning of affordable way the season for a portion of the farm’s harvest to support local throughout the season. Each week, members pick up a box filled with a variety of seasonfarmers and make al vegetables. Some weeks, a farm might have local, seasonal food a particularly heavy harvest, and the boxes will be overflowing with ripe produce. Otha significant part er weeks, if Texas’ summer heat or a late frost of your diet.” has taken a toll on the crops, the boxes will be sparsely filled. By joining a CSA, members agree to share the risks of farming as well as the rewards. It’s hard to make a living as a small farmer, and the CSA model has helped many farms pay even less. Lots of students see the beneget started and be sustained through good fits of eating fresh, organic, local produce, but years and bad years alike. Because mem- find its cost prohibitive. Community Supbers pay at the beginning of the season, farm- ported Agriculture is an affordable way to ers can pay for up-front costs such as seeds support local farmers and make local, seasonand equipment without going into debt. And al food a significant part of your diet. And while CSA members do share risks with guaranteed customers, farmers are free to spend less time marketing and selling their with the farmer, farmers work hard to keep their members well-fed. CSA farms are highly produce and more time farming. But the model benefits members, too. The diversified, so one crop’s failure is often commost important benefit is cost. CSA shares an pensated by another crop’s abundance. JohnBy Kate Clabby Daily Texan Columnist
son’s Backyard Garden, for example, didn’t get a very heavy fall tomato crop this year. But they did get lots of okra, green beans and squash, so their boxes have still been full. Another benefit of a CSA is that you can learn to cook new vegetables and to appreciate seasonal combinations. Some people are intimidated by the idea of figuring out what to do with so much fresh food, especially when some of it won’t be familiar. But many farms offer recipes with each week’s share. I first encountered the vegetable kohlrabi in a CSA over the summer. I had no idea what it was, and I didn’t have access to the Internet, so I improvised. I cooked up the leafy green tops and ate them with my eggs, and I turned the knobby round base into a makeshift sauerkraut. Both were delicious. I’ve since learned that kohlrabi can be peeled and eaten like an apple, grated into salads or chopped and cooked into soup and stir-fry. I never would have bought kohlrabi unless a CSA had introduced me to it, but now, I’ll incorporate this Vitamin-C packed food into my meals whenever it’s in season. At least a dozen farms in the Austin-area offer CSAs. For a list, visit edibleaustin. com and search “CSA.” Most CSAs drop off weekly shares at convenient locations such as the downtown Austin Farmers’ Market or Wheatsville Co-op at 29th and Guadalupe. For those who are interested in saving even more money and spending time on a farm, many farms also offer work-trade agreements. You can help them plant or harvest produce in exchange for a free or reduced-price CSA share. Contact the farms for details.
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As you walk through the West Mall to class today, you’ll see yet another rally. You’ll immediately try to look busy somehow in case they want you to do something or commit to something or give them something. But today, they only want your signature on a petition and your support for “Get the Blood Out of Burnt Orange” — to make UT merchandise sweatshop-free. I’m sure everyone agrees that sweatshops are bad — the working conditions and schedules are gruesome and the pay is unfair. But the issue is removed from campus and even this country in manyof cases. Even when we know products come from sweatshops, we often choose the lower price over the working conditions of a person we don’t know. People don’t naturally question or think about the origins and conditions of production of the products they buy. This is how businesses — UT included — get away with partnerships with, or ownership of, sweatshops. It’s easy to stick a big recycling machine in the University Co-op to say we’re “going green” or invest in LEEDcertified buildings on campus. These projects end up benefitting the school by conserving energy or creating positive publicity for the university. But to become a sweatshop-free institution would put more strain on the University financially. Aside from making us look and feel better, the benefits would not be seen on campus, though they would change
thousands of lives and many communities across the globe. Many colleges have gone “sweatshop free” over the years as a result of student protests. Knights Apparel, a leading supplier of collegiate apparel, and the Workers Rights Consortium have been working together over the years to create good conditions and to secure at least a minimum wage for workers. More than 180 colleges and universities are affiliated with the partnership, including Harvard, Ohio State, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Vanderbilt. UT should be on that list, and that’s what the petition today is for. Why is it so important that UT make this change? The Longhorn brand is the most profitable in the country by a long shot. If all of the Longhorn apparel and paraphernalia were to become sweatshop-free, it would make an actual difference in the industry. It would also, if only for bragging purposes, make us one of the first of the major public universities in the South to become sweatshop-free. This is one of those issues that defines what an institution really stands for. The problem is obvious, but the solution is unpopular and difficult. Sweatshops are responsible for our plentiful, cheap burnt orange (insert pretty much anything here), and ending our partnerships with them will affect all of us monetarily. So today, instead of avoiding the protesters at all costs, stop by and sign the petition. Even if you’re stressed or in a hurry, it’s worth it to participate. It only takes a minute, and it could actually make a big difference if they get enough signatures. Gleim is a journalism freshman.
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Panou Xiong and the family of Spc. Kham Xiong grieve in front of his photo at a memorial service for the Fort Hood shooting on its one year anniversary Friday afternoon.
Jeryln Kruger, whose daughter, Staff Sgt. Amy Sue Krueger was killed during the shooting, embraces a soldier following the unveiling of the memorial at Fort Hood honoring the 13 killed on Nov. 5, 2009.
Colonel Foster salutes during the national anthem at the start of the private remembrance ceremony Friday morning that concluded with the unveiling of the granite memorial inscribed with the names of the 13 victims killed during last year’s shooting.
courage during the shooting. A soldier then pulled back the cloth covering a memorial stone that read, “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal; love leaves a memory no one can steal.” Under the inscription were the names of the 12 soldiers and one civilian who were killed. McHugh said the story of Nov. 5, 2009 will always be one of overwhelming sadness for the Army and Fort Hood, but there is another story about courage and sacrifice in the face of deadly challenges. “For all its glory, this is really a story that is very common in this great land and in our history,” McHugh said. “Our hope is lifted and our resolve is strengthened by those who rush toward the burning building, toward the sounds of gunshot and chaos and destruction to lend their hands — and sometimes, render their lives in service to their fellow men.” McHugh awarded Richter the Soldier’s Medal, the most prestigious honor a soldier can earn in a noncombat zone. Thirty-two were wounded that day, and several were brought into his area. Richter said there could have been a lot more deaths had the shooting taken place farther away from the Army’s medical center. “There were so many people that did great things that day, it’s great that so many could be recognized for what [soldiers] take for granted and what we would do regardless,” Richter said. Richter said he could not comment on the details of what he saw because of alleged shooter Maj. Nidal Hasan’s ongoing military trial. Hasan, an Army psychiatrist who was eventually subdued by military police, is currently in a pretrial hearing for 13 counts of murder and 32 counts of attempt-
ed murder. Hasan’s trial will resume on Nov. 15. Hasan could face the death penalty if convicted of the shooting. Mental Health Noncommissioned Officer Aaron Puckett, a 31-year-old Kentucky native, said he was watching the events unfold when Spc. Logan Burnette burst through the double glass doors 50 feet away. Puckett, who was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, then charged outside and dragged Burnette inside the building before applying first aid to the wounded soldier. “If I live to be 300 years old, I’ll never see nothing like that again,” he said. “All the newspapers back home asked me, ‘Do you feel like a hero?’ But, you know, we just reacted.” Michael Cahill was a physician’s assistant at Fort Hood and was the only civilian killed during the attack. Cahill liked reading books for long stretches of time, visiting family in Alaska and smoking cigarettes, said Cahill’s brother-in-law, Kevin Murphy. “Just a good man and a heck of a loss,” Murphy said. Cahill’s wife, Jolene, said the loss of her husband left a great void at Fort Hood where the soldiers held great respect for him. Over the course of the past year, each family of the departed has experienced many firsts without their loved ones, Maj. Gen. William Grimsley told the families gathered at the memorial. “Maybe it was the first wedding anniversary without your spouse, the first big school event without your mom or dad,” Grimsley said. “All of us in the Fort Hood and broader Central Texas community share in your grief and use the loss of your loved ones as a source of strength to grow and to be better servants of our nation on your behalf.”
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Longhorns clean up Waller Creek Volunteer students stress environmental awareness, beautification of campus By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff More than 100 students gave up sleeping in late on Saturday morning to pull aluminum cans, plastic bags and discarded clothes out of Waller Creek. The Environmental Health and Safety Office and the Texas Natural Science Center came together for the biannual Waller Creek Cleanup. Waller Creek runs from North Austin, through the city and campus, into Lady Bird Lake downtown. Trash from the streets washes down storm drains and into the creek. Carin Peterson, the event’s coordinator and training and outreach coordinator for the Environmental Health and Safety Office, said the 115 volunteers was an average turnout for the popular event. “Littering is a big problem in Waller Creek,” Peterson said. “What happens is, it’s not just campus litter that ends up in the creek. Because the creek flows down to Town Lake, we get a lot of trash from beyond campus that comes down.” The groups of volunteers focused on the portion of the creek that starts at Dean Keeton Street and flows down to MLK Boulevard. “Littering is a huge problem on campus and our department is [a steward] of the creek and it’s important to keep the creek clean,” Peterson said. “The creek is a place where students, faculty and staff can enjoy themselves and relax. Because it’s part of the larger water system in Austin,
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Emily and Ethan Doucette play along Waller Creek after a group of volunteers with the Environmental Health Center cleaned up trash Saturday morning. we want to help keep it clean.” Psychology senior Jose Porras has attended the event twice. “I feel that in my encounters with volunteer activities around the campus, this has been one of the most rewarding and one of the ones where I feel I make the most direct impact on my campus,” Porras said. He said UT students are not aware about what type of impact littering can have on the environment. “I feel that you can never have enough awareness or help around the campus — especially one of this size and one with so many students,” Porras said. According to wallercreek.org, animals like the Great Blue Her-
on and the Roseate Skimmer dragonfly rely on the creek to survive. “I care about how UT looks and the environment,” said ac-
counting senior Sara Shih, who attended Saturday’s event. “You always see trash in Waller Creek. It could be so beautiful if we took care of it.”
jured near Martin Luther King Jr. and Airport boulevards early Sunday morning. At approximately 1:08 a.m., police received a call about a shooting on the 2300 block of Airport Boulevard. Officers arrived on scene two minutes later and saw a female in
her late 30s with a gunshot wound. They transferred the woman to University Medical Center Brackenridge, where she is in critical condition, said Cpl. Wuthipong Tantaksinanukij, a police spokesman. The suspect, a male, was last
seen going northbound on Airport Boulevard and could have possibly entered a dark colored sport utility vehicle, police said. Police are still searching for the suspect, and have not released the names of either the suspect or the victim. — Aziza Musa
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Fraternity holds benefit to fund diabetes research By Anna Fata Daily Texan Staff Flag football was more than just a Saturday morning exercise for the 40 teams who competed in the Sugar Free Bowl, which raised money and awareness for juvenile diabetes research. Delta Epsilon Psi hosted the eighth annual event at the UT Intramural Fields. This year, the fraternity will donate $10,000 for diabetes research to the American Diabetes Association and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Type 1 diabetic Vishal Bhagat, member of Delta Epsilon Psi, started the bowl in 2002 as part of the fraternity’s philanthropic efforts. After Bhagat died in a drowning accident in 2006, his family and friends founded the Vishal Raju Bhagat Foundation, which raises money to support diabetes research and financially aids Sugar Free Bowls across the nation. After Bhagat’s death, the fraternity revamped the Bowl, which continues to be one of Delta Epsilon Psi’s main philanthropic events. UT alumnus Rupesh Shah was a new member of the fraternity when Bhagat died. He said although he did not know Bhagat personally, Shah still works with the foundation and has a close relationship with Bhagat’s family. “[The Sugar Free Bowl] was
something Vishal started when he was in college, so after he passed away we wanted to carry his legacy on,” Shah said. Aerospace engineering senior Daniel Parrott said he had perfect vision until his senior year, when he started experiencing symptoms of Type 1 diabetes including a loss of vision, strange feelings in his feet and weight loss. Since then, he must inject himself several times a day with insulin shots to stabilize his blood sugar level. “It’s a little nerve-racking at first to give yourself the shot for the first time,” he said. “I had to sit there for like 15 minutes just psyching myself up just to stick it in. But after a while, you get used to it.” Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 9 years old, biology junior Sam Deaton said the worst part of being diabetic is worrying about his unpredictable blood sugar level. “The biggest part of diabetes isn’t the worry of future complications, the finger pricks, of which I do at least 10 times a day, the necessity of carrying sugar with me 24/7 or even taking an exam with a high blood sugar, which has been shown to inhibit cognition,” Deaton said. “It is how constantly, every hour of every day, regardless of what else I have going on, I am thinking about what my blood sugar is doing.”
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Members of the Adrenaline and Ball Hawks flag football teams compete during a tournament Saturday at a fundraiser to fight diabetes.
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Texas Cowboy Carlos Nasser panhandles for a cause at the intersection of Lamar Boulevard and Sixth Street Saturday afternoon.
Wrangling for the disabled
The Texas Wranglers were joined by more than 400 volunteers for the 13th annual City Wide Hold Up on Saturday where they panhandled on about 25 street corners in Austin. The event is the largest singleday service project in Austin. University Federal Credit Union is still counting the estimated $4,000 in coins and $11,000 in cash.
While the final total will probably not be released until Tuesday, event organizer finance and business honors junior Frank Eldredge said he expected the groups’ efforts to raise about $25,000. All of the proceeds will be donated to Easter Seals Central Texas, which uses most of the money to care for more than 3,000 children and
adults with disabilities in Central Texas. “I’m ecstatic,� said Eldredge. “It’s always nerve-racking when you have this big event and you don’t know if Austin is going to respond, and they did.� Texas Lassos, Kappa Delta and Orange Jackets also participated. — Emily Sides
By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff Former students and colleagues of UT chemistry professor Paul Barbara remember him as a tireless researcher who still found time to connect with his classes. Barbara passed away Oct. 31 after complications from cardiac arrest. He was 57. Barbara established the University’s Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology and led efforts to obtain a $37 million building on campus. He also received a $13 million Department of Energy award in 2009 to study how to improve the efficiency of solar plastic cell material. A graduate of Hofstra and Brown universities, Barbara taught at UT for the past 12 years and served as the director of the University’s Center for Nano and Molecular Science and Technology. In 2006, Barbara was appointed to the National Academy of Sciences. Visiting researcher Jan Vogelsang said he has worked under Barbara’s guidance for the past year and was impressed
by how he tried to stay connected with his students. “Besides all his administrative work, he still found time to do hands-on experiments, discuss them and the results with his students,� he said. Barbara advised postdoctoral fellow Girish Lakhwani on his research on conjugated polymers, large molecules that conduct electricity. Lakhwani said Barbara pushed his students to become more meticulous. “Paul was a perfectionist. He was always critical of experiments that we did which encouraged us to do better,� he said. “His passion and dedication towards doing meaningful science is unparalleled.� Associate professor David Vanden Bout said Barbara’s passion for innovation was extraordinary. “When I was a postdoctoral fellow working for him, it was difficult for us to keep up with the sheer volume of ideas he generated.� Vanden Bout said. “If an experiment was easy and straightforward, Paul was generally not interested as it was likely filling in the details rath-
Paul Barbara Chemistry professor er than breaking new ground.� Vanden Bout said Barbara became consumed with more complex experiments. After talking with Barbara about an experiment in his office, he would receive a phone call asking how it was progressing. “It is his passion for science that was evidence in those conversations that I will miss,� he said.
University teams explore innovative technology for prizes By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff Eighteen university teams from nine different countries showcased their innovations in a technology competition in Austin on Saturday. The Clint W. Murchison Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise at UT hosted the Idea to Product Global Competition, an annual event designed to explore student innovations. Universities compete for cash prizes worth $53,500 and a chance to enter the Texas Venture
Labs Investment Competition. Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and engineers evaluate participants in four categories based on the innovation and feasibility of their technology. UT alumnus Scott Collins, the event coordinator, said UT founded the I2P Competition in 2003. Six teams competed in the first international competition and it has since expanded to include teams from other countries. “It is interesting to see new
technology and how it is evolving,� he said. “We see how these students bring it to the world and that is really neat.� UT’s team, Digital Proctor, won second place in the Cockrell School of Engineering Global Championship. Their project prevents cheating by profiling how students interact online, such as how they type. The program creates a profile for each user that can later be used by faculty to ensure students haven’t cheated. Midland
College and Dallas Baptist University have already implemented the system, and the team is attempting to install a similar model to monitor Blackboard at UT. Hyunji Lim, biomedical engineering graduate student, was part of the team presenting Digital Proctor. “I’ve been watching I2P Global for the last two years and am glad to participate this year,� she said. “I2P Global is a great place to learn different technology commercialization approach-
es and communicate with international student entrepreneurs.� Penn State displayed Mashavu, a telemedicine system that connects medical professionals in Kenya with local citizens. The team hopes to distribute the computer-based system in the African country to collect medical information such as body temperature and blood pressure from citizens. The information is then sent to medical professionals who will respond to the patient if needed.
The design won second place in the McCombs School of Business Global Championship. Roma Amin, a premed junior at Penn State, said the team visited Kenya to implement the system and ran 500 patients through the four established stations. A first time participant in I2P Global, Amin said she was impressed by the outreach of the program. “It is a great way to get social entrepreneurs from across the world together under one roof,� she said.
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Kansas State runs wild on Longhorns Texas fails to capitalize against lowest-ranked rush defense in country By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff MANHATTAN, Kan. — If there was any team for Texas to run the ball against, it was Kansas State. Coming into Saturday night’s game, Kansas State was ranked as the worst rush defense in college football — literally No. 120 out of 120 ranked teams. And Texas knew that. Texas also knew that the Wildcats’ offense had one of the nation’s fastest running backs in Daniel Thomas, who has now rushed for over 100 yards in six different games this season. But Texas allowed him and quarterback Collin Klein to combine for 258 of the team’s 261 total rushing yards as Kansas State embarrassed Texas in a 39-14 romp. “I don’t know [why we couldn’t stop them],” said head coach Mack Brown. “I thought we had a really good game plan, and I thought we’d line up and stop the running game. I thought it’d be a great test of us and we didn’t stop it.” Kansas State started running the ball down Texas’ throats right from the first whistle when tailback William Powell returned the opening kickoff for 62 yards. Two plays later, Thomas scored on a 38yard sprint to the end zone. Just 53 seconds into the game, Texas was down 7-0. “It wasn’t the way the defense
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By Jon Parrett Daily Texan Columnist MANHATTAN, Kan. — As the Longhorns walked off the field Saturday, their heads hung low as a cold wind carried the chant, “We own Texas,” courtesy of the Kansas State faithful. The eyes of Texas looked glazed over; like they’d been searching too long for the answers that would save their season. Like they’d just lost their fifth game of the year. “If you like this, you should quit football,” head coach Mack Brown told his players after the game. “This is not Texas football.” After a 39-14 loss to Kansas State, Texas is 4-5 and last in the Big 12 South. After nine consecutive 10-win seasons, the Longhorns have to win two of their
Two Kansas State defenders take down Texas running back Fozzy Whittaker, who was forced to run laterally instead of vertically much of the night, and the Longhorns’ backfield produced only 59 yards against college football’s worst run defense. Whittaker finished with 35 yards. wanted to start the game,” said junior linebacker Emmanuel Acho. “That was huge momentum for them and a horrible momentum shift for us.” The Wildcats continued to run
all game long. They didn’t even have to pass the ball. In fact, Klein only went two of four for nine yards passing. “They just had a really good game plan for us and executed
well,” junior safety Blake Gideon said. “They were more physical than us, and whenever you can’t stop the run, there’s no reason for a team to pass.” Texas’ defense made the ex-
act same mistakes against Kansas State as it made in the losses to UCLA, Iowa State and Baylor — they didn’t cause turnovers
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CB Brown out for season with broken right forearm
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Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert drops back to pass in Texas’ 39-14 loss to KSU in the Little Apple. The Wildcats started three drives inside the red zone solely from from intercepting Gilbert.
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Corrie, Andersen defeated in ITA doubles semifinals Corrie and Andersen fell By Wes Maulsby in the first set 6-3 but took Daily Texan Staff Texas experienced its fair share their opponents to a tiebreak of highs and lows this week- in the second set where they end. Senior Ed Corrie and ju- eventually lost. “Each team nior Jean Anheld its serve dersen had a throughout strong showthe second ing at the ITA set, and once National Inwe got to the door IntercolThey played well on tiebreak, it legiate Chamthose big points and was a couple pionships, executed slightly of points here and the other and there that me mb e rs o f better than us.” made the difthe team had ference,” a few mixed — Ed Corrie, Senior Corrie said. results at the “They played Texas Invitawell on those tional. big points The unand executed seeded duo of Corrie and Andersen ad- slightly better than us.” Despite a disappointing revanced to the semifinals of the event where they fell to Mis- sult in the semis, Corrie and sissippi’s fourth-seeded dou- Andersen likely turned a few heads with their play, and made bles team. “Ed and Jean are proving they big strides toward become a are one of the better doubles championship caliber team. teams in college tennis,” head TENNIS continues on page 10 coach Michael Center said.
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Sha’Dare McNeal, Amber Roberson, Juliann Faucette and Rachael Adams celebrate after a set win.
Faucette guides Horns past Sooners ders and carried the team with a career-high 28 kills as Texas downed Oklahoma 3-1 Saturday to remain unbeaten in the last nine contests. Faucette’s outburst did not catch Texas head coach Jer-
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three remaining games just to become bowl eligible. “It hurts,” said offensive tackle Britt Mitchell. “You win some, you lose some — you can’t always be No. 1.” Garrett Gilbert was the No. 1-rated quarterback coming out of high school, but the sophomore hasn’t played like it at Texas. He hasn’t found any consistency. He’s not on the same page as his wide receivers — he overthrows them similar to how a drunken frat guy tosses washers. After Kansas State intercepted him for the fifth time, you were probably screaming from your couch for Texas to put in Case McCoy, if you hadn’t changed the channel already. “[Garrett] hasn’t had much luck,” Brown said. “I know he’s hurting tonight.” Gilbert’s five interceptions tied the school record for
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By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff Juliann Faucette would not let Texas’ eight-match win streak come to an end Saturday. The senior All-American outside hitter put the Longhorns on her shoul-
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ritt Elliott off guard. He said he could feel something brewing in the senior leader before the opening serve, and Faucette was not going to allow the rival
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Texas senior cornerback Chykie Brown suffered a broken right forearm in Saturday’s 39-14 loss to Kansas State and will miss the remainder of the season, ending his career as a Longhorn. Brown has started 29 games in 47 appearances in a UT jersey. Freshmen cornerbacks Carrington Byndom and A.J. White will likely fill the void left by Brown’s injury, and safety Kenny Vaccaro will likely see more time on the field if nickel Aaron Williams moves over to the true corner spot opposite Curtis Brown. — Andy Lutz
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By Bri Thomas Daily Texan Staff After Friday night’s second inning began with a leadoff home run by senior Raygan Feight, the following nine batters contributed to a 10-run inning for Texas. Seven more runs were added over the next four innings, as every Longhorn reached base. This success led to a 17-0 win over Western Texas College. Freshman Brejae Washington’s two-run, inside-the-park homer assisted in Texas’ victory, as did freshman Mandy Ogle, who went 3-for-4. Pitcher Blaire Luna allowed Western Texas only one hit in her four innings of play time. Six opposing players were struck out after Rachel Fox stepped in for the final stretch. Play continued over the weekend, as the women hosted the NPF All-Stars, including former Longhorns Cat Osterman, Megan Willis and Loryn Johnson. Osterman’s pitching proved too much for Texas, as the game ended 2-0. “I felt like I was throwing well, so all-in-all, we got what we wanted,� the former Texas
Texas picks up win over Michigan, Indiana with strong weekend efforts
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Texas senior shortstop Raygan Feight looks out at the field with the rest of her teammates in UT’s 2-0 loss.
SPORTS BRIEFLY Ellis advances to semifinals in NYC, beats two top seeds After receiving an “at-large� invitation, sophomore Aeriel Ellis participated in the ITA National Indoor Intercollegiate Championships this past weekend and was able to advance all the way to the semifinals. She competed in the 32-player singles draw, and the event took place at the site of the U.S. Open — the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, N.Y. Ellis’s first opponent was Zoe DeBruycker of North Carolina. She had little trouble with De-
pitcher said. “It was sad to realize this was my last game on this field ever, though.� Although the team’s season ended on a loss, it was the perfect close to a successful fall sea-
son and gave Texas not only a fun-filled end but also showed the team what needs to be tweaked before the spring season starts up in February. “In the fall, we see girls in and
out of the lineup, but I like that we were able to build up to this at the end of the season,� head coach Connie Clark said. “I’m liking the situation we have with our depth and versatility.�
Bruycker, as Ellis was able to earn a straight-set victory, 6-2, 6-1. The victory matched Ellis with third-seeded Kristy Frilling of Notre Dame. Frilling had previously triumphed over Ellis last month in the opening round of the ITA All-American Championship in Los Angeles. Frilling was able to get a little taste of her own medicine in Friday’s match, as Ellis achieved a commanding victory, winning 7-5, 6-1 and advancing to the quarterfinals. Later on Friday, Ellis went up against Kristie Ahn of Stanford. Ellis persevered to beat the formidable Ahn two sets to one after losing her first set. This placed her in the semifinals against second seeded Jana Juri-
cova of California. Ellis went up quick with their first set, winning with a score of 6-2. “Aeriel came into the match confident and ready,� said Texas assistant coach Darija Klaic. “Aeriel just kept making big shots like she had all week and really put pressure on her opponent. She played a very big first set, physically and mentally.� After falling behind 3-1 in the second set, Ellis persisted to even the score at 3-3. However, Juricova outlasted Ellis in the end, winning with a score of 7-5. Juricova was also able to take the third set, with a narrow victory of 6-4. Ellis was hoping to become Texas’s first singles finalist at the ITA National Indoor Cham-
pionship since Lucie Ludivoga in 1994, but instead will have to settle for an exceptional effort. “It was a battle until the very end,� Klaic said. “She left it all out there. But she takes a lot of confidence from this tournament with the caliber of players she has beaten here in New York, with a win over the No. 3 seed and nearly a win over the No. 2 seed. Reaching the semifinals at a national championship event can only help her even more in the spring.� As the 2010 Big 12 Conference Newcomer of the Year, Ellis has finished her fifth straight national championship event with the completion of the ITA National Indoors.
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By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff Diver Drew Livingston and swimmer Jackson Wilcox both collected two wins each on Friday in the Longhorns’ victories over Indiana and Michigan. Texas defeated Michigan 160-140 and Indiana 181-119. Wilcox and Michael McBroom finished one-two in both the 1000 and 500 freestyle races. Cole Cragin won the 100 backstroke while Dax Hill was victorious in the 100 freestyle. Livingston set a pool record at Indiana’s CounsilmanBillingsley Aquatic Center with a score of 405.70 points in the 1-meter event and he also won the 3-meter event. “He knows he can do so much better than that,�
diving coach Matt Scoggin said. “That’s a positive sign in the right direction, to dive as well as he did.� The 200 breaststroke helped the team take the lead with a one-two-three finish with Nick D’Innocenzo, Eric Friedland and Scott Spann. Although the team won, head coach Eddie Reese sees room for improvement. “We seemed to get better in the races at the 200yard distances,� Reese said. “We weren’t very good in the 50s; like in the 200 medley relay. Otherwise, we’re right where we need to be this time of year.� Reese was impressed with D’Innocenzo’s performance and the distance swimmers. “Jackson Wilcox, Michael McBroom and Jim Robertson all did a really good job with their heavy load in the distance events, though we didn’t sprint well at all today,� Reese said.
Strong performances were turned in across the team. Freshman Lily Moldenhauer continued to impress by coming home with a win in the 100 backstroke as well as several By Sara Beth Purdy key second place finishes while Daily Texan Staff After two weeks of broken sophomore Kelsey Amundrecords by sophomore Laura sen made a name for herself Sogar, don’t be discouraged by by significantly contributing the fact that she clocked a time to the Texas point total. Sophslightly slower than her most omore Maren Taylor led the recent “fastest in the nation� re- team coming in third in the one cord. Despite this, Sogar along meter dive. “As expected, it was a battle,� with juniors Karlee Bispo and Leah Gingrich, lead the Long- said head coach Kim Brackin. horns to a solid 163-137 win “The Aggies always bring it, over the Aggies. With this win, and our team did as well. It was Texas now holds a command- a total team effort. There were ing 3.5-1.0 lead over Texas A&M several outstanding individual in the State Farm Lone Star efforts, but we certainly picked up the win today as a team.� Showdown.
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test bowl chances From page 8 and they allowed the Wildcats to go five of five in the red zone. “We were really not helping our offense much,� Gideon said. “Seems to be a recurring issue that we aren’t giving our offense a short field for a change.� Quarterback Garrett Gilbert truly suffered from starting almost every series with a long field. His drives weren’t productive as Texas went scoreless for three quarters, he threw five interceptions, one of which was in the end zone and many of his 27 incomplete passes were overthrown balls. “I put our team in some bad situations,� Gilbert said. “We dug ourselves a hole and we had to throw the ball almost every play in the second half.� Before the deficit got out of control, Texas wanted to run the ball. In the first quarter, tailback Fozzy Whittaker ran for two first downs in a row and it looked like Texas was going to gain some momentum when it was only down 7-0. But then offensive coordina-
tor Greg Davis called back-to-back passing plays — one was incomplete to tight end Barrett Matthews and the other was caught by receiver James Kirkendoll, but he was called for a holding penalty and the series, along with the running game, fizzled. “We had to start throwing the ball to catch up,� Davis said. “But there might have been some situations where maybe we could have stuck with the run a little longer. We’ll have to go back and look at the film.� Texas has tried so hard to have a balanced offense this year, but it should have taken advantage of Kansas State’s poor rush defense rather than force the passing game in the first place. The Longhorns only ran for 140 yards, 88 of which were by Gilbert. The Longhorns don’t have much time to solve their problems and they don’t have time to panic, either. They need to win two of their next three games if they want to become bowl-eligible, and it’s not going to be easy with Oklahoma State and Texas A&M still left on the schedule.
GILBERT: Brown trusts starting QB From page 8 number of interceptions in a game and brought his total to 14 on the year. It was his third game of the season with three or more picks. “He’s a guy that will let one play go and come back and play the next one, which a quarterback has to do,� Brown said. “He has to have a short memory.� Gilbert would probably like to erase a five-play stretch completely from his memory, when he threw the ball three times and was intercepted on all three attempts. “I put our defense in some bad situations,� he said. “We dug ourselves a hole, and we had to throw the ball almost every play in the second half.� Brown did consider putting in Case McCoy with seven minutes remaining and the game already decided, but McCoy wasn’t loose enough. Then Gilbert got a drive going, so coaches let him stay in and lead Texas to a touchdown. day, month day, 2008
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as Invitational, the theme of the weekend continued with t h e d o u b l e s t e a m s t ru m p ing the singles performances. In the singles draws, Texas wasn’t able to make much noise. Only redshirt freshman David Holiner and redshirt sophomore Alex Hilliard are able to advance in the consolation draws to the semifinals
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the decisive fourth set that kept the Sooners from forcing a fifth and final set, and sophomore opposite hitter Sha’Dare McNeal put the game in the books, following Faucette’s four-straight with a kill of her own to dispatch Oklahoma (17-8, 9-5). But Faucette was quick to point out junior setter Michelle Kocher’s role in ensuring quality attacks for the All-American. “I was just motivated and Kocher was setting a great ball,� Faucette said. “I was just feeling the fire, and
From page 8 Sooners stop No. 8 Texas (17-5; 12-2 Big 12). “She had a different look in her eyes; she was really focused and really loud in the locker room before the game,� Elliott said. “I could tell there was a different energy and focus about her. She pretty much car1 ried the team tonight. When she is playing that hot, it’s really nice to have that on your side.� Faucette had four straight kills in
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Academy Award-winning actress Meryl Streep talks to theater students at the Winship Drama building Friday afternoon. She discussed the highlights of her career in theater and film and gave advice to students.
By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff The UT Department of Theatre and Dance set quite the scene Friday. The commotion didn’t come from the opening of a new play or the excitement of a casting call, but rather from the appearance of who many consider to be the greatest living actress of our time, Meryl Streep. The audience roared when Streep stepped onto the stage of the humble Payne Theatre, jumping from their seats and bursting into enthusiastic applause. Appearing at UT as the most nominated actress in the history of film, Meryl Streep received a standing ovation, the highest sign of respect in the theater world, simply by walking onstage. “[Today] is a day 10 years in the making, and a true test to the power of nagging,” said theater professor Fran Dorn. Dorn, Streep’s longtime friend
from Yale University, introduced her to a crowd of over 400 people from all aspects of the UT theatre world. The stage seemed set to open a play, adorned with a comfy armchair, a quaint circular rug, and a small hardwood table framed with a vase full of bright flowers. “I’m in the theater department,” Streep said, her eyes twinkling, “I feel at home.” The line of people to get into “A Conversation With Meryl Streep,” an audience-based Q-and-A forum, began to form at around 12 p.m. The air was abuzz with excitement, filled with bright eyes, smiles and breathless anticipation. First-year theater student Jonathan Mathews was one student in a crowd of about 40 early birds, waiting impatiently for the clock to strike 2:30. “The things I’ve seen her in, she just blows my mind in her style of acting and the way she presents her characters,” Mathews said, “I think
even though she is a woman actor I can learn a lot from her, from her style and techniques and the incredible ability she has in front of the camera and on the stage.” The Department of Theatre and Dance finalized Streep’s visit last week. Department head Lucien Douglas was astonished at the announcement of Streep’s visit. “I said, ‘Who?’” Douglas said with a laugh. “We’re one of the biggest theater programs in the country, and any opportunity to build bridges with the professional world is absolutely wonderful.” With a little over a week’s notice, Dorn and the department announced the event to its 400 theater and dance students. The impact was immediate, and the “Oh my god!” exclamations rang throughout the Winship Drama Building. Deemed “A Conversation With Meryl Streep,” the free event opened exclusively to theater and dance students and faculty members. Dorn organized the event in hopes of inspiring students to persevere in the difficult theater industry, a business teeming with low job opportunities. Dorn said she hoped students would understand that Streep was a human being aside from being a movie star, someone who started where everyone else did and had her own problems and struggles in her career. “I don’t consider myself the greatest living anything,” Streep said. “If I were in school, I’d be greeting this opportunity with a healthy dose of skepticism. A student [needs] to look for something that feels true instead of being handed wisdom.” In her discussion, Streep acknowledged the rigid and unfair standards of the industry she has thrived in, such as the pressure on actors to keep a certain weight and to acquiesce to society’s standards of beauty. While an actress of Streep’s caliber seems to have been born for the stage, she humbly said that she, too, faced all the challenges that UT students face today. “I go back and forth all the time, even right now,” Streep said with a laugh. “When I was in graduate school, I was in my third year towards a [Master’s in Fine Arts] in drama and acting, and I decided to take the law boards because I thought that maybe I wanted to be an environmental lawyer, [but] I slept through the test.” Streep majored in theater and dance at Yale in 1972. As part of their liberal arts program, Streep said she had the chance to learn a little bit about everything, something she noted would be “unfashionable” today with the current focus on specific career path education. Despite her lack of particularity, Streep said her experience helped her understand the world and become a better person. Aside from speaking to the Department of Theatre and Dance, Streep also went to lunch with the MFA graduate students before the event. MFA graduate student Amanda Morish called the experience “magical” and “humbling,” going on to express multiple levels of gratitude to Fran Dorn and the University of Texas. “We love UT, and Fran is amazing. This visit is such a gift for us as actors because [Streep] is so inspirational and so amazing at what she does,” Morish said. “She’s one of kind, and to be able to learn from someone like that and be in their space is just a privilege. I feel very blessed.” On the Payne Theatre stage, Streep was in her element. With a series of hand gestures and dynamic voice changes, she had the audience hanging on to her every word. She answered students’ questions in a thoughtful, humble and generous tone, completely unafraid of revealing that she had once stuffed her bra to get a role or admitting that she sometimes forgot her lines on purpose to soothe the anxieties of nervous actors. Streep also took the audience on a journey through her college experience, describing a professor that wore English riding boots and took his crop to class. She prompted waves of laughter with the tale of her first emotional theater performance, in which she imagined she was the most famous actress in the world announcing her retirement, unable to continue working because she had hit the elderly age of 45. With only an hour-and-a-half of conversation, Streep had inspired a burning hope in the hearts of everyone in the department. “It just makes you wonder,” said senior Cat Hardy, “Fran Dorn went to school with her, and we’re going to school now. Who are we going to school with that we’re going to have come back and speak when we’re older? Maybe it will be one of us.”
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Cap’n Jazz’s lead singer Tim Kinsella crowd surfs during his performance on the Orange Stage on Saturday afternoon at Fun Fun Fun Fest in Waterloo Park.
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During the Live Stunt Show Jacob Calle of “What the Hell,� Calle asks the crowd to throw tomatoes at him on the Yellow Stage on Saturday. The french band Yelle performs at the fifth annual Fun Fun Fun Fest Sunday night.
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“Weird Al� Yankovic smashes his guitar on stage after playing the ballad “You Don’t Love Me Anymore� at Fun Fun Fun Fest on Friday evening.
By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff There were UT and high school students, concert veterans and children throwing rock horns from parents’ shoulders, head-banging metal heads and swaying dream-pop dancers. A wide assortment of people from the Austin community filled Waterloo Park for Fun Fun Fun Fest over the weekend. Although rising ticket prices were a concern, Fun Fun Fun Fest remains the most affordable and most local of “The Big Three,� which includes Austin City Limits Music Festival and South By Southwest. The festival also has a personality of its own with a high-quality lineup of independent bands, hip-hop and electronic artists and the Black Stage where many of the punk, hard rock and metal bands play. “Weird Al� Yankovic kicked off the two-day, three-night festival with a party Friday night. On Saturday, Os Mutantes took the audience to a mythical land of Portugese-speaking gypsies. Tim Kinsella of Cap’n Jazz blasted musical lines through a French horn, though he held it like a war horn, and leaped into the crowd. Delorean, a dreamy dance band from Barcelona, made an evening in November feel like a smooth, summertime evening again. GWAR didn’t disappoint in the theatrics, performing in monster costumes of their stage personas,
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making political digs, disemboweling a Sarah Palin figure, spraying the crowd with fake blood and singing about beastiality. MGMT, RJD2 and Bad Religion ended the night with psychedelic indie rock crooning, electro-hiphop and punk rock nostalgia — a fine representation of the festival’s character. Sunday began with local band Mother Falcon. With between 10 to 20 members on guitar, orchestra instruments and accordion, Mother Falcon presents a differ-
ent show each time depending on which members play. During the evening, Best Coast brought their California charm. Their songs — short, sweet and straightforward — could cause anyone to reminisce about a summer fling, first love or high school crush. Front woman Bethany Cosentino won trinkets of adoration from the audience, namely a cigarette, a lighter and a pair of sunglasses to replace her own pair that she tossed in the crowd.
As Best Coast was ending, hiphop artist P.O.S. had the audience’s hands raised in the air and waving to the beats. An energetic and down-to-earth performer, the man knows how to talk to an audience. He even stepped down in the area between the stage and the barricade to get on their level. P.O.S. also puts an interesting twist to hip-hop, rapping to
rock melodies. Later on the same stage, French band Yelle sparked a frenetic dance party. Even if the majority of the audience didn’t understand French, her electrifying stage presence made up for it. “We are in a jungle and you are the monkey,� she said in English as the audience echoed her monkey sounds. Monkeys never
sounded so musical. The Descendents, A-Trak and Mastodon wrapped up the finale of Fun Fun Fun Fest, each bringing their different styles to the table. Fun Fun Fun Fest gives Austin another brag-worthy festival that boasts of varied genres, rising talent and a very local vibe. Until next November.
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The crowd moshes during punk rock band The Casualtiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; performance at the Black Stage of Fun Fun Fun Fest Saturday afternoon. Moshing involves bodies shoving around as the crowd surges in all directions.
Violence, dance collide in moshing By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nothing quite like getting beat up at Fun Fun Fun Fest while the lead singer of GWAR shoots red dyed water at you. Or getting trapped under a fallen crowd surfer only to push the body off your head so you can continue jumping and screaming along to Bad Religion. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to explain to someone who has never experienced the intensity of a mosh pit the immense pleasure that comes from thrashing with it and the consequences of being thrashed. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smelly breath and body odor are right in your face. As people slam you into other people, you find yourself smeared with their sweat and filth. The crowd constantly surges in all directions, so limbs and hard bodies shove you around. For someone of my height, that means my face smashing into shoulder blades and elbows cutting into my ribs and boobs. As people claw for survival, your hair gets ripped and you accidentally rip other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hair â&#x20AC;&#x201D; as proven by the clumps of foreign strands that cling to your body after a particularly rough mosh pit. People are packed so tightly thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no good place to put your arms except for up in the air. If your arms are scrunched awkwardly in
front of you, they get caught, painfully bent and pulled away in the tide. If your arms are down at your side, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough time to worm your hands up when a crowd surfer comes flailing your way with their foot kicking at your mouth. It might sound awful to leave a music festival with bruises all over your body, your hair matted, a bump blossoming on your forehead, your bra strap torn and your face so grimy that a regular washing canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get rid of all the dirt. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not. Not for me anyway. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something so liberating about screaming with like-minded people until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hoarse. When a circle pit starts and people are running in circles and banging their bodies into each other, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something raw and exhilarating about punching your way right in. The mosh pit carries a vigor that wears off the farther away from the stage you go, and thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something about being where all the action is, close enough to see the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sweat stains, that makes you feel like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re a part of the show. With adrenaline coursing through you, sometimes this sense of surrealism hits. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difficult to think of anything outside of the here and now. Maybe youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve spent
the week slugging away at school and going through the motions just to survive the week. You throw all your energy into this for an hour or two and suddenly you just feel so alive. Maybe emboldened, even. The first time I was in a mosh pit was at my first concert, which Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m embarrassed to admit was a My Chemical Romance show my freshman year of high school. Gerard Way, the lead singer, parted the crowd in two halves and then the two halves charged into each other. It was love at first crash. Moshing is not for everyone, obviously. If you have never experienced moshing, I recommend you try it at least once for the experience. If you are female, even more so. But please, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the girl with her head buried in her boyfriendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shoulder while he wraps his arm around her head, kissing her soothingly. You are at a rock show, not sitting at home watching â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Notebook.â&#x20AC;? If the violence is too much for you to handle, get in the pit for a band you know will be less riotous. The mosh pit for MGMT wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be the same as the mosh pit for Mastodon. Fun Fun Fun Fest, thanks for the long overdue beating. I might go to bed tonight aching and still feeling unclean, but it was worth it.
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