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‘South Pacific’
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s play “South Pacific“ comes to the Bass Concert Hall stage. Doors open at 8 p.m. and tickets range from $25-$64 depending on the seating level.
Chinese-language cinema fest screens “Beijing Bicycle.” The film will be shown in ART 1.102 from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Deputy Director for Art and Programs Annette Carlozzi discusses El Anatsui’s work in the exhibition “El Anatsui: When I Last Wrote to You About Africa.” The discussion will be at the Blanton from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
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Joe Paterno
The year was 1994, and Penn State had just beaten arch-rival Michigan, en route to its perfect football season. I was 3 years old as my dad hoisted me on his shoulder so I could see the team returning from Ann Arbor. Seventeen years later, in the
wake of one of the biggest scandals in NCAA history, Joe Paterno, the longest-tenured and most winningest coach in D-I college football, was fired by the Penn State Board of Trustees late Wednesday night. My parents will have to correct me on this, but by the time I was 3, there were four non-Sesame Street people I could name if they appeared on television. One of them was Paterno, and he was the only
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one that mattered. I was born in State College, Pa. to two foreign engineering graduate students who quickly learned to embrace the football fever that defines the small college town — even if huddling with 100,000 Nittany Lion faithfuls at Beaver Stadium in November will also get you a different kind of fever. Over the weekend, the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office filed criminal charges against Jerry
Top 10: After-hours eateries for students Patrons enjoy dinner at Magnolia Cafe on South Congress Avenue. Magnolia displays work from local artists and photographers on its walls and has become a Austin mainstay since opening its first branch on Lake Austin Boulevard in 1979.
Dr. Jim Bryant and Dr. Sam Gosling present Science Study Breaks from 6 to 7 p.m. Utilizing scenes from various Sherlock Holmes TV shows they show Holmes’ use of statistics and observations of the everyday human personality. All ages are welcome and there will be free pizza from Austin’s Pizza.
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Quote to note “Coach [Michael] Center came to Denmark to watch me play and convince me to choose Texas, so I chose Texas. I know if I want to be a better tennis player, this was the best choice I could make.” — Soren Hess-Olesen Tennis player SPORTS PAGE 6
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the morning. Decked out in 1950s-style decor, the 24 Diner features daily specials from area farmers as well as gluten-free options and a full bar. Wander down to Sixth Street and Lamar Boulevard after a night on Sometimes on-campus din- the town for what the diner’s ing doesn’t cut it at 2 a.m., and website calls “chef-inspired UT students are forced to find comfort food.” food beyond Jester City Limits 2. Frank: Serving “hot dogs, or the Texas Union. This week’s cold beer,” Frank is open until Texan Top 10 lists a variety of restaurants and eateries open midnight on weeknights and 2 late to serve the needs of starv- a.m. on weekends with a latenight menu featuring a variety of ing students. hotdogs and cheese fries topped all things unhealthy. The 1. 24 Diner: If the name with joint on Fourth and Colorado doesn’t give it away, the 24 streets offers drinks, sides as Diner is open 24 hours every well as desserts. day except for Wednesday, when it’s open from 1 to 6 in 3. Kerbey Lane: The Kerbey
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Magnolia Cafe offers a variety of dishes on its 24-hour menu such as vegan pancakes, portobello burgers and pasta dishes.
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UT scientist explores, studies Mediterranean marine world By Jennifer Berke Daily Texan Staff
A UT senior research scientist will be spending the next eight days exploring the Mediterranean waters from offshore Haifa to offshore Gaza Strip. Senior research scientist James Austin Jr. from the Institute for Geophysics will study the geologic evolution of Israel’s continental margin next week. Austin said he and his team will also be studying biological communities that often develop along interesting geological features such as faults and canyons while aboard the E/V Nautilus, which has a satellite dish that allows them to transmit live video feed on the Internet. Depending on what they find, the area may be designated as a deep-water marine sanctuary, he said. “Our purpose is to study the area through means of ocean exploration,” Austin said. Working in part with Robert
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Apple released a revolutionary MP3 product, the iPod, a product that could hold up to 1,000 CD quality songs in an portable design that fits into your pocket.
Sandusky, a former Penn State defensive coordinator, for 40 counts of sexual abuse of children with nine different victims. A sickening, 23-page grand jury investigation alleges that Sandusky would bring boys from a program for troubled youth through the Penn State facilities. In one particular incident in 2002, Sandusky was caught performing anal sex on a 10-year-old
Ballard, the well-known oceanographer who discovered the sunken Titanic, Austin will use Nautilis Live to webcast a live scientific expedition. People can use Nautilis Live to view live video feeds and submit questions 24 hours a day. The website also posts current statuses, photos, schedules and introduces team members. “Bob Ballard owns Nautilus,” Austin said. “He preaches the three ‘E’s’ — education, excitement and exploration. We all buy into his vision. He and I have been friends and colleagues since the 1970s.” Austin said he used Nautilus and its remote-operated vehicles to study this margin in September 2010. The Israelis wanted them to continue their work and revisit the area, and so they’re back, he said. Biology sophomore Richard Gillett said he thought the way the project was being broadcast was very interesting.
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Undergrads now allowed to drop one course after official deadline By John Farey Daily Texan Staff
Undergraduate students will now be allowed to drop a single class past the deadline to withdraw once during their college career without suffering academic penalty, according to a document provided by the registrar’s office. The new “One Time Exception” provision means that undergraduate students who may not have urgent, substantiated or nonacademic reasons such as illness can withdraw past the mid-semester deadline providing they do so before the last day of class and have not yet received a final grade for the course. The drop appears on the student’s academic record as the symbol “Q,” denoting that the course was discontinued without academic penalty and counts toward the six-drop limit available to undergraduate students, according to the document. Sophomores, juniors and seniors will only be allowed to request an OTE drop if their average in the class is a D+ or lower. Livy Knox, senior academic adviser in the Cockrell School of Engineering, said there are many understandable situations in which an OTE drop might be necessary. “Sometimes, students are overconfident picking courses, and maybe should have started [further] back in a sequence, and they didn’t realize until they get that second midterm back,” Knox said. “For first semester students, they start out in a major and don’t know what it is until they get into it, and they want out of the class.”
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Class teaches English to immigrants Editor’s Note: Some portions of interviews were translated from Spanish. By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff
In the spring, international relations junior Leslie Wise participated in a class unlike any offered at UT. Once a week at Casa Marianella, a center for Latin Americans in the immigration process, she helped teach English to immigrants. Wise said the experience stood out to her because she saw how important it was for the immigrants at Casa Marianella to learn English. They learned it to survive, Wise said. “I never had to tell anyone to be quiet,” Wise said. “I saw people who came and were working really hard to learn English and establish themselves here.” Wise is one of 12 UT students participating in the first annual “Jornadas Fronterizas” conference, sponsored by the IC2 Institute, an organization that promotes innovative and creative thinking on
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Leslie Wise will participate in an immigration conference this weekend along with 80 other students from Mexico and the U.S.
campus. The conference runs Nov. 11-12, bringing together 80 students from Mexico and the U.S. to discuss border issues such as immigration, security, job creation, education and create solutions to these problems. Marco Munoz, IC2 Institute assistant director, said the institute organized the conference in an attempt to solve issues facing people
from the U.S.-Mexico border. “University students from both the U.S. and Mexico are an incredible resource for coming up with these solutions,” Munoz said. “It’s important to empower them to improve life in our region by providing a forum for their voices and opinions.”
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PENN STATE continues from PAGE 1 boy in the facility by a graduate assistant, who informed Paterno, who then reported the incident to Penn State’s athletic director, Tim Curley. The issue was never brought to the authorities. Curley and Gary Schultz, the university’s senior vice president for finance and business, have also been charged for failing to report the sexual assault to authorities and for lying to the grand jury about the incident. Additionally, the trustees decided to oust Penn State President Graham Spanier for approving Curley’s handling of the affair in 2002. This is where Paterno comes in. He reported the incident to Curley, therefore absolving himself from legal fault. But how one of the most highly revered public figures in the country failed to notify the authorities or even follow up on the incident as Sandusky popped in and out of the university’s facilities for the next nine years is what has shattered the previously unshatterable and questioned the previously unquestionable. College athletics is a compliance-based industry; Offi-
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cials aren’t paid for doing what is right but rather paid for doing what is not wrong. And as a society, we tend to ride along, shifting our frame of reference from the moral to the legal. But every once in a while, an inhumane, stomach-turning incident such as this one can reshift that focus. Paterno made a conscious decision to aim higher than the illegal but not higher than the immoral. This is what crushes people. Pate r no’s re put at i on w a s never solely based on a winning percentage. It was how he weaved character and academics through the seams of the navy blue-and-white fabric and always seemed to be the one teaching and inspiring other coaches to do the same. It took 46 years to create one of the most respected and recognizable brands in the country, and certain individuals deemed it too risky to derail it, especially considering the fickle nature of our perception-based higher education system. The institutional similarities of Penn State and Texas are many, ranging from similar un-
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Munoz said 12 students from the conference will be selected to attend a national conference in Washington and present their solutions to lawmakers. Wise said living in Austin gave her a different perspective on U.S. and Latin American relations and inspired her to focus on Latin American studies for her degree. Wise said all the media coverage on border issues inspired her to apply for the conference because she kept hearing news about the border but felt she could not do anything about it. “We attract [immigrants], and then we vilify them,” Wise said. “In Alabama, they have a really strict immigration law, and they can’t find anyone to fill the jobs there.” Jose Luis Perez, owner of the Burrito Factory restaurant in the Dobie Center, said on a recent trip to Mexico he saw a large increase of soldiers on the border and a calm scene. Perez came to the U.S. as an illegal immigrant more than 20 years ago and is now a U.S. citizen. Despite the soldiers, Perez said he still did not feel safe
dergraduate enrollment numbers to a large football stadium and from similar U.S. News and World Report rankings to similar Playboy’s Party School rankings. Penn State’s arena is called the Bryce Jordan Center, named after a Penn State president who is also a former UT president. But to ask, “What if this happened at Texas?” does a disservice to the comparison. “JoePa” and the Nittany Lions aren’t part of the town’s identity — it is the identity. It has the kind of power that can win over two foreign graduate engineering students with no background in football. I think back to the hazy memory of 3-year-old me as part of the crowd ready to give a hero’s welcome to the victorious team. I don’t remember if Paterno made a speech that night. I just picture the legend who, no matter how much older I got, seemed to stay the same, pacing the sidelines with his navy blue jacket and long out-of-style glasses. And now, all I’m left saying is: Say it ain’t so, Joe. Say it ain’t so.
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traveling across the border. He said there are many stories of the Zetas, one of Mexico’s largest drug cartels, masquerading as soldiers and then threatening people for money on the bridge. “For Mexico to change, you have to get rid of all the corrupt politicians,” Perez said. “I don’t think the U.S. can do anything more to help Mexico.” Wise said she was very excited to talk to students from Mexico because immigration issues are shared problems between the two countries. “It’s hard to start the conversations about these issues in everyday life,” Wise said. “I hope people show me solutions I never thought of, and I hope I can do the same for them.”
Boulevard and South Congress Avenue, serves breakfast, TexMex, sandwiches, soups, salad and more. Take your food and a T-shirt to-go after stopping by the Magnolia gift shop.
7. Pluckers Wing Bar:
Located along Rio Grande Street in West Campus, the “original” Plucker’s serves favorites such as fried macaroni and fried pickles alongside chicken wings that come with the diner’s choice of 19 different wing sauces. Open until 2 a.m., Plucker’s also serves burgers and salads for those not so into chicken.
Quiet, classy and with a beautiful view of the Lake Austin, Mozart’s Coffee Roasters serves gelato, bottomless coffee, cappuccino, cheesecake and other baked goods until midnight every evening. The late-night coffee shop is great for studying, 8. Big Bite Pizza and Grill: post-date talk sessions or just For those who can’t decide winding down. what to order at the restau5. Trudy’s Tex-Mex rants mentioned before, Big Bite Restaurant and Bar: With on 24th Street offers signature the original North Campus “Phat Sandwiches” featuring a location nestled along 30th little bit of everything. Options Street, Trudy’s is open until 2 like the “Phat Goomba,” which a.m. every evening. Offering serves chicken fingers, moza twist on Tex-Mex, Trudy’s zarella sticks, french fries and serves traditional enchilada marinara all in one bun, keep platters alongside chicken fried late-night eaters more than full. steak, salad and salsa. Celebrate Open until 4 a.m., Big Bite also 21st birthdays with a Mexican offers regular meals such as pizza and paninis. martini on the house.
6. Magnolia Cafe:
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9. Subway: If the thought of eating cheese sticks and chicken strips on a sandwich makes one worry about calories, those looking to stick to their diet can stop by the Subway located on Guadalupe and 29th streets until 2 a.m. for “fresh-fit” meals that account for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
10. Ken’s Donuts: Situated down the street from Subway, Ken’s Donuts serves breakfast pastries, doughnuts and kolaches as well as coffee and assorted beverages day or night. Unlike conventional doughnut shops which close after breakfast hours, Ken’s Donuts is open 24 hours to serve all sweettooth needs.
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ISRAEL continues from PAGE 1 “Anything that allows people to see what’s going on is pretty cool,” Gillett said. “There’s a big difference between hearing things and actually being able to see them.” Austin said he will be using ROVs, Remotely Operated Vehicles, which are connected to the ship to get electrical power but still have a lot of flexibility. He said he
will also collect high-definition video, samples of both biology and geology, and will use the two ROVs in a 3-D towing arrangement to see actual underwater spaces near the seafloor. “It sounds so awesome,” biology sophomore Christa Cook said. “They’re really far away, so it’s cool they can connect.”
campus watch Rude awakening GATEWAY APARTMENT COMPLEX, 1616 West Sixth St. Criminal Trespass Warning / Assist Outside Agency: A UT Police Officer observed a non-UT subject sleeping in an established campsite set up inside the gazebo. The subject raised his head and looked at the officer as he drove by in a mark patrol vehicle. The subject returned to his slumber as the officer passed by. During the investigation, the subject looked up to the officer as he returned on foot, and told him he was leaving. The officer soon discovered the subject had
four outstanding Outside Agency arrest warrants. The subject was taken into custody and transported to Central Booking. In addition to the law enforcement action taken, the subject was issued a written Criminal Trespass Warning. Occurred on: 11-08-11, at 7:51 a.m.
Potty paintings PERRY-CASTANEDA LIBRARY, 101 East 21st St. Graffiti: Words written in blue and black paint were discovered on a wall inside a sixth floor men’s restroom. Additional paint was discovered on the floor below the wannabe Rembrandt’s attempt at art. Estimated repair: $50.00. Discovered on: 11-8-11, at 8:00 p.m.
In plain sight 200 BLOCK EAST 21st St. Criminal Trespass Warning / Assist Outside Agency: A UT Police Officer observed a non-UT subject riding a pink and purple women’s style bicycle. The subject rode up to a recycling bin and began removing the recyclable materials and placed them inside a plastic bag. During the investigation, the officers asked the subject for his ID card. The subject explained he did not have any identification on him, even though the officers could see an ID card in the outside portion of the subject’s backpack. The officers soon learned the subject had an outstanding Outside Agency arrest warrant. During a search, the officers discovered the subject was in possession of two stolen cellular telephones. Occurred on: 11-08-11, at 2:16 p.m. Compiled by UTPD Officer Darrell Halstead
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DROPS continues from PAGE 1 Knox said students in the engineering school would not be allowed to request an OTE drop before discussing their situation with an academic adviser. “We’re going to sit down with a student no matter what and see what their situation is,” Knox said. “If it’s nonacademic, we can refer them to support services such as a healthcare provider or disability services.” Finance sophomore Scott Hickle said he believes in second chances for students looking to maintain a high GPA. “A high GPA is probably one of the top three things graduate schools look at, and it’s essentially an indicator of how well you can be trained how good you are at learning,“ Hickle said. “If you’re doing really well in a course but you bomb an important midterm, it’s like a one-off get-out-ofjail-free card. My only concern would be that it might cause grade inflation, but that seems unlikely.” The OTE will not be available to students in the Graduate School, the College of Pharmacy, the LBJ School of Public Affairs, the School of Law or the School of Information. A spokesperson from the registrar’s office was unavailable to comment Wednesday.
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NEWS BRIEFLY Perry says eliminate 3 agencies, can’t name last group in debate ROCHESTER, Mich. — Republican presidential hopeful Rick Perry says he would eliminate three federal agencies. Just don’t ask him to name them. “Commerce, Education and the — what’s the third one there? Let’s see,” the Texas governor said during a debate Wednesday night. Perry’s rivals tried to bail him out, suggesting the Environmental Protection Agency. “EPA, there you go,” Perry said, seemingly taking their word for it. But that wasn’t it. And when pressed, the candidate drew another blank. “Seriously?” moderator John Harwood, one of CNBC’s debate hosts, asked. “You can’t name the third one?” “The third agency of government I would do away with — the Education, the Commerce. And let’s see. I can’t. The third one, I can’t,” Perry said. “Oops.” Later in the debate, Perry revisited the question and said he meant to call for the elimination of the Energy Department. After the debate, Perry bee-lined it to the crush of reporters gathering to interview campaign surrogates — and he immediately indicated that he knew he had made a really bad mistake. The first words out of his mouth as reporters crowded around: “I’m glad I had my boots on because I really stepped in it tonight,” he said. Perry added: “People understand that it is our conservative principles that matter.” “We all felt very bad for him,” Michele Bachmann, the Minnesota congresswoman also running for the nomination, said after the debate. The next few days will shed light on whether voters care about the misstep — and punish him for it. — The Associated Press
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Amid flood catastrophe, Thais ready for festival By Todd Pitman The Associated Press
BANGKOK — Every year when the moon is full and the rainy season draws to an end, Thailand’s waterways fill with millions of floating lotus-shaped lanterns — a symbolic, centuries-old gesture once meant to placate to the country’s goddess of water. Today, many Thais still believe the candlelit boats launched during Loy Krathong can carry misfortune away with them, allowing past sins to be cleansed and life to begin anew. This year, flood-ravaged Thailand has plenty of reason to pray for rebirth — and little reason to celebrate. The festival, due Thursday, comes on the heels of a cataclysmic waterborne disaster that’s drowned one-third of the country in three months, killing 529 people and wiping out rice fields and factories and livelihoods along the way. The flooding is the worst in Thailand since World War II, and it’s not over yet. Damage so far is likely to exceed $6 billion. Recovery will take months. “Most people don’t feel like celebrating this year — there’s been too much sadness and suffering,” said Saithong Sateankamsoragai, a Bangkok flower vendor who sells the tiny boats, called krathongs, that are an integral part of the annual festival. Saithong fled her own home late last month after chest-level water engulfed it. Now she lives with her sister in a drier part of the capital, a refugee forced to flee by the water this Southeast Asian kingdom is ironically paying tribute to. Tragedy in mind, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has canceled all official celebrations in Bangkok, including those along the Chao Phraya river — the
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Thai people make floats for the Loy Krathong festival at a flower market in Bangkok, Thailand, on Wednesday. Every year when the moon is full and the rainy season draws to an end, millions of Thais fill their country’s waterways with miniature lotus-shaped boats, setting them adrift with flickering candles in a centuries-old homage to a water goddess.
chocolate-colored waterway that snakes through the city of glittering condominiums and decrepit apartment blocks. In recent weeks, the river’s banks have brimmed to record levels, forcing a halt to dinner cruises and fueling fears the mighty water way could swamp downtown. Outside the capital, in cities floodwaters have spared, festivities are going ahead. They include the northern town of Suk-
hothai, where the tradition is believed to have been born. Revelers there have already begun setting off fireworks this week, filling the skies with the spellbinding spectacle of balloon-like lanterns. The mood in Bangkok, where many neighborhoods remain submerged, is far more subdued. The Culture Ministry is calling for revelers to float just one boat per family, or float them online through websites on which you can light digital candles and in-
cense and watch yours float on a full-screen rendering of lake. The Bangkok Metropolitan Authority, meanwhile, is urging people in flooded zones not to launch any at all. Close to a million krathongs are typically set adrift annually in the capital alone, and there is concern they could trigger fires in abandoned homes or clog drains and canals critical to helping ease the massive pools of runoff bearing down on the metropolis of
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Thursday, November 10, 2011 | THE DAILY TEXAN | Viviana Aldous, Editor-in-Chief | (512) 232-2212 | editor@dailytexanonline.com
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Setting the system standard Earlier this week, UT-Arlington President Jim Spaniolo recommended to the university’s tuition review committee a tuition freeze for the 2012-13 school year. The freeze would be UT-Arlington’s first, as tuition has risen at the school each year since tuition was deregulated in 2003, according to The Texas Tribune, and follows decreased funding and support from the state. UT-Arlington’s tuition review committee is largely composed of students and is the counterpart to UT-Austin’s Tuition Policy Advisory Committee, which is composed of nine voting members, including four students. TPAC will host an open forum Nov. 16 and will soon recommend a tuition rate to President William Powers Jr., who will submit a recommendation to the Board of Regents in December. Undergraduate in-state tuition at UT-Arlington averages $9,292 per year, compared to UT-Austin’s $9,416 per year. If approved, UT-Arlington’s tuition freeze would respond to the rising cost of higher education and the increasing student debt. A poll released Wednesday by Demos and Young Invincibles indicates that three out of every four 18- to 34-year-olds believe college has become increasingly difficult to afford in the last five years, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education. This year, the regents have limited requests for tuition increases to 2.6 percent for undergraduates and 3.6 for graduate students across the UT System. Moreover, all requests for increases need to be tied to efforts to improve four-year graduation rates. Given the recent budget cuts — which resulted in a $92-million reduction of UT-Austin’s budget over the current biennium — a tuition increase at UT-Austin seems inevitable. However, two years ago, the last tuition-setting year, each institution in the system requested a 3.95-percent tuition increase per year for the following two years, ultimately resulting in a 3.95-percent base increase across the system. The question now is whether institutions will try to align their requests again this year. Spaniolo’s request for a tuition freeze is the first public indication in the system of an institution’s upcoming tuition policy. Other system institutions that would have used the Legislature’s higher education budget cuts to justify tuition increases will now need to find more individualized reasons for a tuition increase. Spaniolo’s decision to seek a tuition freeze shows that despite budget woes, institutions need not rely on a tuition increase to maintain their operations. Of course, UT-Austin differs from UT-Arlington; UTAustin is a Tier 1 university, while UT-Arlington aspires to attain Tier-1 status. TPAC should take Spaniolo’s recommendation into consideration but should also realize that UTAustin’s needs may differ from other system institutions.
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The path of no return By Rui Shi Daily Texan Columnist
A recent Bloomberg article sheds light on a unique relationship that has been developing between U.S. universities and the Chinese government. Hanban, a Beijing-based organization with close ties to the Chinese government, has spent more than $500 million since 2004 to create 350 Confucius Institutes around the world, including 75 in the United States. Through these Confucius Institutes, China hopes to promote and broaden its image across college campuses with the establishment of Hanban-sponsored language and cultural programs. On the surface, these Confucius Institutes seem to be promoting a general goodwill between China and the U.S. However, this is not the case as Hanban’s financial contributions come with strings attached: Universities are forbidden to discuss sensitive topics such as Tibet. The Confucius Institutes’ promotion of Chinese language and culture is admirable, but they are undermining their initial goal of cultural promotion with these restrictions. By saying that they’ll provide this money as long as nobody talks about Tibet, these institutes make it seem as though the Chinese language programs are a way to discourage political opposition. These conditions seriously damage the ideal of academic freedom and act as a soft form of propaganda. Academic freedom is the belief that scholars
should have the freedom to teach any ideas or facts without reprisal. The ultimate goal of higher education is to teach students how to think, not what to think. The best way to achieve this is to strip students naked and challenge all of their preconceptions until they can reach a conclusion on their own. By explicitly prohibiting a student’s exposure to a certain topic, universities wall off the potential for progress. True diversity on a university campus includes the free flow of different ideas along with tolerance for race, gender or religion. Students need to be exposed to open dialogues so that all viewpoints, even controversial ones, are heard. Where professors lose the ability to talk about sensitive topics, there is a problem. If students are unable to learn about the issues concerning Tibet and Taiwan or China’s human rights record, then they will never be solved and will forever remain “sensitive” issues. Restriction of academic freedom is tied to the larger problem of the corporatization of higher education. The prohibition of topics mentioned above based on financial considerations highlights a disturbing trend that challenges the integrity of higher education. Corporations have become increasingly visible and influential on college campuses. Trustees and regents are increasingly the executives of large companies. Universities have also been contracting out more and more of their services, from dining areas run by fast food chains to uni-
versity book stores run by Barnes & Noble. The corporatization of higher education has meant that decisions regarding academic issues such as curriculum and research are determined by financial considerations rather than academic merits. In a time of scaled-back government funding, universities have become more and more reliant on corporate funding. The influx of corporate money means that corporations, rather than universities themselves, are determining the direction of certain programs. For example, by providing funding for a specific endowment or chair, a corporation determines which topics are important and which ones are not. This development shows that higher education is heading toward becoming the breeding grounds for corporate interests and practices. In a worst case scenario, higher education will become fully commercialized and instruction will become a commodity. By attaching conditions to the funding of university programs, organizations such as Hanban can essentially dictate their academic direction to fit their own ideologies or interests. This creates a great conflict of interest, as the goal of academic institutions is to promote knowledge and learning. Institutions of higher education must re-examine their missions and decide whether they want to continue down the path of no return. Shi is an electrical and computer engineering junior.
THE FIRING LINE Don’t lower standards in science classes In his Nov. 9 column, “Inflate grades in STEM programs,” Samian Quazi recommends lowered standards in grading as a solution for our nation’s declining science preeminence. His argument seems to be that if we pass unqualified students, their future employers will protect us from the incompetent. Perhaps he should consider the duty that the University of Texas has to ensure that all its graduates are indeed qualified in their respective fields. Passing more science students just to produce more unqualified graduates would be the surest way to destroy the integrity of U.S. science. I tell all my biology students that if they all master the material, they are all capable of earning As (and I would have no problem assigning all As in that situation). By the same reasoning, if none of them learn the material, they should all earn Fs. Every faculty member wants all of our students to excel and master the material that we teach, but effort is required on the part of students as well. Simply awarding high grades to the students who do not make the effort, or who lack the appropriate skills, is a recipe for certain decline in STEM fields. Inflated, unrealistic grades are also extremely unfair to the excellent students who do master the material. Yes, there are easier majors and easier pathways to a high GPA on campus; that is a very poor reason for science faculty to lower their standards in their classes.
David M. Hillis Integrative biology professor
Reverse MyEdu decision or resign The August MyEdu decision by the Board of Regents involves much more than making an investment decision that bypassed the vetting expertise of the regents’ own investment advisers. The real policy fiasco is the designation of MyEdu as a “UT System official” for purposes of access to student records. This takes the “corporation as a person” notion far beyond the recent “Citizens United” Supreme Court decision (supporting unlimited corporate donations in political campaigns). The next Board of Regents meeting is today at 8 a.m. in the Board Room of Ashbel Smith Hall at 201 West Seventh St. An investment report is scheduled for the finance and planning committee at 3:35 p.m. Any board that displays such a fundamental disregard for its fiduciary responsibility (for example, seemingly neglecting to exercise appropriate financial stewardship as exemplified by the MyEdu decision) should either reverse such a decision — even if it entails breach of contract consequences — or resign.
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A construction worker walks away after securing an iron beam of the framework of a building under construction next to the Student Activity Center on Wednesday morning. The finished building, projected to open to the public in January 2013, will be the home of a new computer science center and will feature a receding facade resembling stepped pyramids.
Professor links struggles to history of immigration By Shreya Banerjee Daily Texan Staff
Mexican-American history in Texas and the U.S. directly impacted the current situation facing Mexican immigrants, said anthropology professor Martha Menchaca on Wednesday. In a recently published book, Menchaca said she outlines the struggles Mexican immigrants faced in becoming citizens during the late 1800s and the struggles they continue to face. Menchaca said she decided to examine how Mexicans approached the issue of naturalization throughout U.S. history and focused especially on Texas because of the prevalence of illegal immigration issues in the state. “Over time, the way people view Mexican immigration goes through cycles, which is often related to the economic prosperity or uncertainty of that time,” Menchaca said. She said the economic uncertainty in the late 1800s fueled a stronger sense of anti-Latino sentiment, and a political movement
called the People’s Party began taking measures to prevent Mexicans from voting in elections. The party’s efforts repealed a previous bill which allowed non-U.S. citizens to vote, provided they could show evidence of having started the naturalization process. “The interesting thing is that Germans [who were not U.S. citizens in Texas] were still allowed to vote, but Mexicans were not,” Menchaca said. The children of illegal immigrants are currently considered citizens if they were born in the U.S., regardless of their parents’ citizenship status. In states such as Alabama, however, new laws are preventing immigrants from getting basic services such as education, said sociology professor Nestor Rodriguez. “A lot of these changes happen when we are asleep, and it shows how fast everything is changing,” Rodriguez said. Juliet Hooker, associate professor of African diaspora studies and associate director of the Teresa Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies, said she invited the students in
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Anthropology professor Martha Menchaca discusses her book, “Naturalizing Mexican Immigrants: A Texas History.” The book examines how the history of Mexican immigration in Texas has affected present-day controversies surrounding the topic.
her undergraduate studies class — race, nation and empire — to attend the event. “The class is about the way ideas of race lead to national movements, and I hope this will give them a historical context of the long history of the debate surrounding MexicanAmericans and immigration,” Hooker said. The historical perspective provided a way
to compare the issue and its controversies to the current situation of Mexican immigrants, said Nathan Elling, an electrical engineering freshman who is in Hooker’s class. “[The event] helps me to understand and justify modern trends because it paralleled history and accurately compared the two,” Elling said.
Energy Institute research disproves harmful effects of fracking By Kayla Jonsson Daily Texan Staff
“Things go on in and around the surface that we need to pay attention to,” Groat said. “Accidents happen, but being educated can prevent them.” For the remainder of the study, Groat and his team will interview residents of fracking areas, review popular media concerns of fracking and make suggestions on government regulations of the method.
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Electrical engineering junior Leonardo Gomide said this study proves how much scientists still need to learn. “This really shows how little we know about what we are doing to the environment and how quickly things change in the engineering field,” Gomide said.
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Electrical engineering freshman Shawn Bhalla said he will feel more comfortable about fracking when more research is done. “I still think there needs to be more safety precautions set in place,” Bhalla said. “I think we will be able to frack with more efficiency [after more research is done.]”
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There is no direct link between fracking and contamination of groundwater, according to preliminary results of a study by UT’s Energy Institute. Hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking, involves shooting highpressure water mixed with sand and other chemicals into shale rock causing it to shatter and release natural gas. Though fracking has been used for decades, environmentalists have recently become concerned the process may be polluting ground water, said Charles Groat, geology professor and Energy Institute associate director and project leader. Research began in May to separate fact from fiction, Groat said. He said the Barnett, Marcellus and Haynesville shales, areas which range from Northeast Texas to the Northeast U.S., have been scientifically tested. “The basic thing we found out was that the subject so many are concerned about is not actually happening,” Groat said. Reports of groundwater contamination are rare, Groat said, and when they occur, fracking is not to blame. Rather, above-ground leaks, the mishandling of waste water and poor casing or cement jobs could be causing the contamination. “If you spill something or something leaks, those are things you have to pay attention to,” Groat said. “Those are problems with
anything, though, and not specific to shale fracking.” This study covers a six-month period and Groat said much more research is needed to find the longterm, cumulative effects and risks of fracking. His study will continue for the remainder of 2011, but he said he recommends an additional baseline study be implemented to learn more about long-term effects.
Radio stations and TV channels all over the country aired a nationwide Emergency Alert System test Wednesday to unify communication in the case of a national emergency. The Federal Emergency Management Agenc y, along with the Federal Communications Commission and the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, organized a nat i ona l e me rge nc y bro a d c ast alert that would signal an undisclosed national emergency, said FEMA spokeswoman Stephanie Moffett. “We are doing the test now to see what works, what doesn’t and what improvements need to be made,” Moffett said. “It’s been in the works for months, and we wanted to do this when there was a time to test things out before something happens — if something happens — to merit the use of the system.” In case of a national emergency, messages will be aired on televisions and radio stations nationally just like the local alert systems people are familiar with now, Moffett said. The only difference is that this was the first nationwide test, and all radio stations and TV channels to participated, she said. Ann Arnold, president of the Texas Association of Broadcasters, said that the alert system is a useful diagnostic test for communicating with people across the nation. “ T he E AS test is c e r t ai n ly st i l l a v i abl e m e ch an i s m for distributing information,” Arnold said. A younger generation may be more interested in newer forms of technology, but broadcasting is the most reliable means of communication, Arnold said. The Amber Alert test, which notifies people about child abduction through local and regional broadcast channels, exemplifies the effectiveness of using this medium, she said. “Internet goes in and out, and cell phones don’t always have the best reception to receive text messages,” Arnold said. “Part of this is [also] testing the equipment and machiner y of the system to make sure everything works in the case that we would need it to.” FEMA spokeswoman Rachel Racusen said in a statement that FCC and FEMA are currently collecting data about the results. “This initial test was the first time we have tested the reach and scope of this technology and what additional improvement s t hat shou l d b e mad e to the system as we move forw ard,” R a c u s e n s ai d. “O n ly through comprehensively testing, analyzing and improving these technologies can we ensure an effective and reliable national emergency alert and warning system.”
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Hess-Olesen adjusts to UT after leaving native land By Lauren Jette Daily Texan Staff
Making the transition from high school to college can be tough. Making the transition from being a high school athlete to a college athlete is even tougher. Making that transition more than 5,000 miles away from home while speaking a different language can seem flat-out impossible. But tennis player Soren Hess-Olesen hasn’t let those challenges, or the notorious Texas heat, affect his performance out on the courts in his first fall season in burnt orange. Hess-Olesen was recruited out of Aarhus, the second-largest city and principle port of Denmark, by head coach Michael Center to join the Longhorns. Hess-Olesen’s recruitment started with an email sent by his father to Center about his son’s skills as a player. As it turned out, associate head coach Ricardo Rubio knew HessOlesen’s coach, and after some reseach Center decided to fly to Denmark to see Hess-Olesen play in the Danish National Indoor Championships. Center liked what he saw and offered Hess-Olesen a scholarship. “He’s a very good competitor,” said Center. “I felt like he would be a guy that would come in and be a very good player for us right away and continue to develop during his time here.” For Hess-Olesen, the decision to travel 5,000 miles to Austin to play tennis wasn’t a difficult one.
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alk about a reunion. Angleton High School will be well-represented at Faurot Field on Saturday when Texas visits Missouri. Longhorns cornerback Quandre Diggs and tailback D.J. Monroe grew up in Angleton with Mizzou running back Henry Josey, and for the first time since 2007, all three will be playing on the same field. Diggs and Monroe circled this game on their calendars before the season started, and with MU leaving the Big 12 for the SEC next year, this will more than likely be their only chance to play against their close friend Josey. “I’m really excited to see him,” Monroe said. “We actually have been waiting for this. I haven’t seen him in so long, I’m going to give him a hug.” Diggs and Josey met back during their Pop Warner days and their friendship blossomed throughout high school. When they weren’t busy throwing the pig-
skin around, they were taking fishing trips to the Gulf of Mexico. Back in Angleton, there was hardly an instance when the two weren’t side by side. “We just look at each other like brothers,” Josey said. “Me and Quandre pretty much talk every day. Growing up throughout high school, we were always together. We have a real close bond. It kind of just grew on us because we were always together.” There was a time when Diggs would have welcomed Josey finding the end zone. After all, he was the quarterback at Angleton High, where the Wildcats used an option rushing attack. Now, the freshman corner will be looking to stop the Big 12’s leading rusher. Make no mistake, there will definitely be some chatter between the two, and Josey will be sure to have a response should Diggs tackle him.
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Longhorns sweep Red Raiders on road By Lauren Giudice Daily Texan Staff
The Longhorns didn’t skip a beat without one of their top players. In No. 8 Texas’ (17-4, 10-1 Big 12) first game without Khat Bell this season, fellow freshman Haley Eckerman stepped up and posted a career-high 23 kills on Wednesday as the Longhorns swept Texas Tech in Lubbock. The Longhorns had a .396 hitting percentage in the game. Sophomore setter Hannah Allison has been putting up strong numbers all season, but in the win, she had 39 assists, eight digs and a career-high of five kills.
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Texas began the first set with a bang and took a 9-2 lead. Back-to-back kills by senior middle blocker Rachael Adams ended the set 23-14. She had six kills and a.556 hitting percentage in the win. The Longhorns took an early 9-1 lead in the second set. Although the Red Raiders came back and made the score to 1210, Eckerman had five kills in the set and Texas finished the set 25-15. The third set was closer than the first two with Texas leading 18-16 at one point. But Eckerman’s four kills in the set helped lead the Longhorns to the 25-18 set win. The Red Raiders were held to .126 hitting and had the Longhorns had eight blocks. Texas is currently in first place in the Big 12 with five games left in conference play.
Freshman Haley Eckerman spikes the ball in Texas’ win over Iowa State on Oct. 28. She had 23 kills on Wednesday against Texas Tech, a careerhigh.
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Penn State sex scandal leads to firings, outrage By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff
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SPORTS BRIEFLY Longhorns sign eight recruits, bolster young pitching staff
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Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, right, talks with PSU President Graham Spanier. The two were fired on Wednesday.
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Penn State trustees fired football head coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier on Wednesday night in the latest chapter of the school’s sex scandal. The decision came after outcry over the school’s handling of sex abuse allegations against former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky.
The firings came just hours after Paterno announced plans to retire at the end of the season. He’s been the Nittany Lions head coach for 46 years. Still, the reaction following Sandusky’s arrest on molestation charges was too great for the board to overlook. Speaking at his house in front
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Texas bolstered it’s baseball team on Wednesday as the Longhorns received National Letters of Intent from eight of the top high school recruits. “Once again, Tommy Harmon, our recruiting coordinator, is putting together an outstanding class,” said head coach Augie Garrido. “It’s early in the signing period, but we are already pleased with the talented players we have already had sign.” The group included two catchers, one outfielder and five pitchers. All eight players are from Texas. The catchers include Steve Bean from Rockwall High School and Wyatt Mathiesen from Corpus Christi Calallen. The lone outfielder was Courtney Hawkins from Carroll High School in Corpus Christi. The pitchers include three righthanders: Tyler Gonzales from San Antonio Madison High School, Holden Helmink from Conroe Willis High School and Chad Hollingsworth from Waco Robinson High School. Two southpaws, Ty Culbreth from Bryan High School and Travis Duke from Pearland Dawson High School, rounded out the recruiting class. Texas is expected to sign more recruits before the early signing period ends on Nov. 16. — Austin Laymance
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D.J. Monroe, left, watches an Angleton High football game alongside Quandre Diggs. The former high school teammates were reunited this season at Texas.
DENMARK continues from PAGE 6 “I hadn’t seen this place before, but I knew it was a good team with a tradition in sports and tennis,” Hess-Olesen said. “[From] the things [coach Center] told me about it, I just got excited by hearing that, so I never really doubted where I wanted to go.” Tennis came to Hess-Olesen at an early age in life. His father used to play the sport and passed it down to HessOlesen and his brothers. “When we went on vacations with my family, we just played a bit just for the fun of it,” Hess-Olesen said. “Then my older brother started to play. Then my twin brother and I started to play just one or two years after my older brother.” He started playing competitively when he was 10 years old but split his time between tennis and soccer until he decided to focus solely on tennis at the age of 15. The decision paid off, as he quickly became one of the top players in Denmark and played with the Danish national team, which toured throughout Europe. “When I was a sophomore, I started thinking about going to college to play tennis,” Hess-Olesen said. “For me, I had two choices: I could try and play full time in Denmark or go [to UT].” Realizing that turning professional wasn’t the most viable option, Hess-Olesen started looking at the college route. “Coach Center came to Denmark day, month day, 2008
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3. Tim Tebow, Denver Broncos — He certainly doesn’t look pretty throwing the ball, but he is effective as a fantasy player, averaging 19 points a game. While the majority of his points come from his running ability, as an owner, they’re points 2. Percy Harvin, Minnesota Vi- either way. Tebow is a must start in kings — Harvin has been riddled any league. with injuries much of the year. Combine that with a rookie quarterback throwing him the ball, and he has Sit 1. Andy Dalton, Cincinnabeen an ineffective player all season. But this week, the Vikings go against ti Bengals — He has been scorchthe high-powered Packers. Expect ing as a quarterback early on in his the Vikings to fall behind quickly and career, leading the usually terrible throw the ball to catch up, making Bengals to a 6-2 start. But this week Harvin an intelligent play this week. he will face his biggest test so far, in
2. Darren McFadden, Oakland Raiders — The early season rushing leader has been out with a foot injury the last few weeks, and he was expected to be back tonight to face the San Diego Chargers. However, he has yet to even test out his foot and is highly doubtful to play. Sit McFadden tonight before the game, and if you can, play his backup Michael Bush.
ministration building, chanting, “We want Joe back!” then headed to Beaver Stadium. Paterno and other school officials did not inform police in 2002 after a graduate assistant informed him that he saw Sandusky sexually assaulting a child in a school shower. Paterno says he should have done more in hindsight. Spanier has said he was not told the details of the attack. Sandusky has denied all charges. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will serve as interim coach. Rod-
“These decisions were made after careful deliberations and in the best interests of the university as a whole.” He said Paterno was told by telephone that he was out. Paterno won a pair of national championships . “The past several days have been absolutely terrible for the entire Penn State community,” Surma said. “But the outrage that we feel is nothing compared to the physical and psychological suffering that allegedly took place.” — Additional reporting by the Associated Press
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1. Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans — It’s hard to believe that anyone would ever consider sitting Johnson after his fantasy performances his first three years in the league, but 2011 has been terrible for him. Johnson has been the biggest bust of the year for fantasy owners, averaging only three yards per carry. However, last week he showed
PATERNO continues from PAGE 6 of dozens of students, Paterno said, “Right now, I’m not the football coach, and I’ve got to get used to that. After 61 years, I’ve got to get used to it. I appreciate it. Let me think it through.” The coach greeted many of those gathered outside his home, many of 1 whom were in tears. But others were still upset and a large crowd rallied outside the ad-
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and 15 touchdowns in 2009. “You never knew who had the ball or who was going to get the ball. Each one of us had our special thing that we could do with the ball because we were all fast.” Yes, speed is a common theme among Angleton backs. While Josey leads the nation with 43 runs of 10-plus yards, Monroe has the same big-play ability. He averages 7.9 yards per carr y, slightly less than Josey’s 8.6 average. “It’s the Angleton running backs, that’s just how we do it,” Monroe said. “We were a running team in high school and stuff like that we live for. We expect it.” When asked to describe Josey’s running style, Monroe summed it up shortly. “I call him thunder and lightening,” he said. “He can turn his speed into power.” On Saturday, the old fishing buddies won’t be talking about who had the biggest catch. The bragging rights will come down to who wins the game. But whatever the outcome, at least one Angleton Wildcat will be victorious.
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to watch me play and convince me to choose Texas, so I chose Texas,” he said. “I know if I want to be a better tennis player, this was the best choice I could make.” While Hess-Olesen doesn’t think the move to Austin from Denmark gave him much of a culture shock, he does admit that there’s a difference in the competition he faces here. “It’s really about the mental game,” he said. “You can lose to anybody here if you’re not mentally prepared because there are so many good players. Every single school has one or two top players, so the competition is so much bigger. It’s a challenge, [but] a good one.” Hess-Olesen has done pretty well with that challenge so far this season. In four tournaments, he has made it to the finals in two, but perhaps the bigger feat was his run to the quarterfinals in the ITA All-American Championships, one of three championship tournaments on the collegiate tennis circuit. After getting his career as a Longhorn off to a strong start, Hess-Olesen is ready to continue building on that success. “I’m looking forward to the spring, to start competing against other schools,” Hess-Olesen said. “I hope we can win the Big 12 conference title because I know that’s a very prestigious thing.”
“I haven’t planned out what I’m going to say yet, but I will say something to him,” said Jos e y, laug hing. “We’ l l j oke around, stuff like that. It won’t be anything that gets us kicked out the game.” Diggs didn’t need to watch much tape of Josey this week, though, considering he’s been following his former running mate closely. He makes sure to catch all of Missouri’s games and keep an eye on Josey. After each game, Diggs offers a word of encouragement in a text message. “I’ve got to keep up with my brother,” Diggs said. “He’s doing such a great job. I support him with everything he does. We both support each other. I try to watch him as much as I can.” So far, Diggs has seen nothing but the best from his dear friend. Josey’s four straight games with more than 100 rushing yards brought about memories of his junior season at Angleton in 2009, when he led the Wildcats to an 11-2 record and a district championship. “It was a crazy year,” said Josey, who rushed for 1,369 yards
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BEAVIS continues from PAGE 10 reality lineup — shows like “Jersey Shore” and “Teen Mom.” It’s the kind of brevity MTV has been in dire need of since the first manipulative piano melody was laid over some wide shot of Lauren Conrad walking on a beach in an effort to make you feel things about her white girl problems. Mike Judge created “Beavis and Butt-Head” in 1992 for two animated shorts that later aired on MTV’s “Liquid Television” — an Emmy Award-winning animation showcase that ran from 19911994. MTV gave the dim-witted duo their own series in 1993 — its popularity sparked the 1996 feature film “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America” and the spin-off series “Daria.” Beavis and Butt-Head’s middleaged neighbor Tom Anderson also served as the precursor to Hank Hill, the main character of Mike Judge and Greg Daniels’ animated series “King of the Hill.” The show has retained a cult following in the years since its cancellation, but over the past decade, the series’ mainstream p opu lar ity in yout h c u lture
After watching the first four episodes, it’s clear that reviving the series is the best decision MTV has made since they got rid of Carson Daly. faded. The belated release of a series of three-disc DVD sets beginning in 2005 did a lot to turn that around and lay the groundwork for the second coming of “Beavis and Butt-Head.” Prior to this, “Beavis and ButtHead” had an essentially nonexistent home video presence largely due to the legal complications of obtaining the rights to the music videos in the series. Syndication had trailed off by the 2000s and Judge noted in a 2005 interview with the Houston Chronicle that not even he knew the whereabouts of all 200 original episodes. The release of what MTV and Paramount Home Entertainment labeled as “Beavis and Butt-Head: The Mike Judge Collection” introduced the series to a new generation of teenagers. Since 2005, the series has cultivated its popularity anew, rising out of the dustbin of 1990s nostalgia beyond the majestic Furby and all of the movies with excessive amounts of Melissa Joan Hart to a renewed position of relevance. MTV reported that the season premiere pulled in 3.3 million total viewers — a ratings hit according to the New York Post. “Beavis and Butt-Head” airs Thursdays at 9 p.m. on MTV.
HERBS continues from PAGE 10 Jeffrey Zurlo, an acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner, has been working at The Herb Bar for 10 years. He interacts with customers and helps clients find the right cure and method of administration for their troubles. “Many people feel like, ‘Well, my friend said this herb would help me, and I took it once and it didn’t do anything.’ Well, it’s because you didn’t take it the way it’s best to take it. There are certain herbs that you need to take regularly throughout the day for a few days at least, and then a couple times a day after that to make sure it’s really gone. If you don’t take it enough, it’s not going to give you enough support to help you significantly,” Zurlo said. The reason some people choose alternative medicines over conventional methods, Zurlo said, is because improper use of antibiotics can cause an overgrowth of bad bacteria that instigate other medical issues. An example of bacteria overgrowth
that is typical among women is a cycle of yeast infections that can follow antibiotic use, said Zurlo. “One of the biggest challenges with Western medicines, as my professor said, [is that] many doctors are trained to use antiaircraft guns to kill mosquitos,” Zurlo said. “Almost inevitably, an antibiotic will kill both bacteria that’s trying to mess with you and a bunch of beneficial bacteria that your body needs to absorb certain vitamins, support healthy digestion and support your immune system.” The remedies that The Herb Bar offers are a few options in one’s medical treatment for various maladies. “What we try to do is match a remedy to the severity of the issue. We’re never going to tell someone not to see a doctor. That’s silly. But very often, if you catch something early, if you kind of have a handle on what’s going on, herbs are a more appropriate strength remedy and do less collateral damage,” Zurlo said.
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A form of complementary medicine that is based on the use of essential oils, which are concentrated extracts of the roots, leaves, seeds or blossoms of plants. EXAMPLE PRODUCT:
According to Zurlo, their essential oil blend Brainstorm, a blend of rosemary and eucalyptus essential oils, wakes your brain up and is comparable to drinking a cup of coffee or a 5-Hour Energy Shot. THE SCIENCE SAYS:
According to a 2008 article from Medical News Today, though research has shown that essential oils make people feel better, they do not necessarily have a physiological effects on one’s health.
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A homeopatic medicine on based on the healing properties of crystals or flower essences, which restore vibrational equilibrium or resonance, and are typically used to treat emotional disturbances, like anxiety or stress.
Medicine based on the combination of certain herbs to promote general health and cure maladies. EXAMPLE PRODUCT:
Deep Health from Herbs, Etc. is a multi-herbal mushroom supplement.
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Flower essences are sun-steeped water and flower infusions typically preserved in brandy. The Herb Bar carries Loving Thoughts by Star Essence, a product intended to strengthen the user’s coping abilities.
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A study at Tokyo University has found Deep Health’s primary ingredient, Reishi mushrooms, have immunity boosting qualities.
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According to a 2005 study in the European Journal of Paediatric Neurology, flower essences do not have a statistic impact on children with ADHD in comparison to placebos.
Pets to receive variety of Internet study reveals most teens consider holiday gifts this season peers on social-networking websites kind By Sue Manning The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES — Just over half of American pet owners will buy gifts for their pets this holiday season, and they’ll spend an average of $46 on their animals, with toys and treats topping the list, according to a new AP-Petside.com poll. Sixty-eight percent of pets getting gifts can look forward to a toy, 45 percent to food or another treat, 8 percent new bedding, 6 percent clothing, 3 percent a leash, collar or harness and 3 percent new grooming products, the poll showed. (Some pets will get more than one gift.) “Christmas is about the pets,” said Gayla McCarthy, 58, of Kekaha, Hawaii, whose Australian shepherd, Echo, will find a toy under the tree. McCarthy even got a shirt for her husband as a gift to him from the dog, and she’ll be giving collapsible bowls that she ordered online to all their friends’ dogs. Although the average budget for pet gifts among those surveyed was $46, 72 percent of those polled said they’d spend $30 or less. Those who bought gifts for their pets last year said they spent $41 on average. Overall, 51 percent of those polled this year said they would buy holiday gifts for their pets, a figure that’s been relatively stable in the last few AP-Petside.com polls. Income does matter. Those making $50,000 or more say they plan to spend an average $57 on their pets. Those making under $50,000 say it will be $29. Major pet retailers have been taking part in the Black Friday
and Cyber Monday frenzy for a few years. Petco Animal Supplies Inc. plans a 72-hour “Black Friday Weekend Blowout,” said Greg Seremetis, vice president of marketing. Products for both pets and pet owners will be available, he said. “Including pets in holiday gift-giving has been a growing trend in the last few years. More and more pets are being treated as family members and being included in holiday traditions, including having a gift waiting for them under the tree,” he said. PetSmart Inc. plans to open stores at 7 a.m. on Black Friday, followed by a “Countdown to Christmas” sale beginning on Dec. 16, said spokeswoman Stephanie Foster. Online retailer Foster & Smith Inc. plans a live, streaming webcast full of sales and giveaways on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, spokesman Gordon Magee said. “As far as we know, with the exception of QVC ... no other retailer has done a live broadcast like this on Black Friday and Cyber Monday,” Magee said. Younger pet owners are more apt to say they’ll buy their pet a holiday gift, including 56 percent of pet owners under age 50. Among those ages 50-64, it’s 47 percent, and among seniors, 39 percent, the poll showed. The AP-Petside.com poll was conducted Oct. 13-17 by GfK Roper Public Affairs and Corporate Communications. It involved landline and cellphone interviews with 1,118 pet owners. Results among all pet owners have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.6 percentage points.
Surveyed teenagers report witnessing peer cruelty, befriending parents online NEW YORK — Despite all the worries about online bullying, more than two-thirds of teenagers on social-networking sites say their peers are mostly kind, a new study from the Pew Internet and American Life Project finds. Still, 15 percent say they have been the target of mean or cruel behavior, and 88 percent say they have witnessed such behavior directed at others. One-fifth of teens who use social-networking sites say they
have personally joined in such bullying, and four-fifths say they defended someone who was a victim of meanness or cruelty. In all, 12 percent of all teens say they experienced bullying in the past 12 months, either in person, online or by text message or phone call. The study, released Wednesday, also found that about 40 percent of parents of teens have friended their children on a social-networking site. But that tends to lead to more conflicts between parent and child over experiences on such sites. The study’s co-author, Mary Madden, notes that children can present a limited profile to
their parents and use private messaging channels to engage with friends. Most teens say they employ privacy controls on social networks. Only 17 percent say that the profile they use the most is completely public. The findings are based on a telephone survey of 799 teens and parents from April 19 to July 14. The margin of sampling error was plus or minus 5 percentage points. The portion covering 623 teens who use social-networking sites had a margin of error of 6 percentage points. — The Associated Press
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‘Robot’ kiosk to personalize coffee orders on campus By Lindsey Cherner Daily Texan Staff
Charles Studor was fascinated by the women he saw in Honduras and their ability to create smooth, creamy coffee that couldn’t seem to be replicated in the U.S. Now, years later, replication will be possible with his unique coffee kiosk. “It took three or four tries, but I built a little machine that replicated what the little women in Honduras were doing,” said Studor, founder and chief technology officer of Briggo. “I think if you can follow the coffee down from the beans to the cup, you can truly be precise and have a good cup of coffee.” The Briggo team, composed of Studor, president and CEO Kevin Nater, chief information officer John Craparo and director of coffee and kiosk operations Patrick Pierce, created an intelligent kiosk to replicate precision with every cup while still having the same quality of flavor that any other local coffee shop could offer. Drinks can be customized to the customers’ preference all by a computer screen, by saved preferences on your cell phone and through the automated kiosk, the first of its kind. Briggo will open on Nov. 15 in the lobby of the Flawn Academic Center, offering students a variety of espresso drinks, lattes and fresh-brewed coffee with possibilty of more drinks to come, including hot chocolate, iced drinks and energy drinks. To use the kiosk and initiate the robotic commands, the user must swipe a credit or debit card, select their beverage, make any modifications and wait for assistance from one of the attendants. The attendants then set up the cup under a silver door on the side panel that leads into the robotic framework that creates each cup of coffee in minutes.
WHAT: Thrive Austin WHEN: Friday, Nov. 11 from 4 p.m. to 2 a.m. WHERE: Pine Street Station, 1101 East Fifth St. ADMISSION: $12 advance, $15 at door Celebrating local businesses and artists, Thrive Austin Festival is a day full of music, workshops and goods. The lineup includes performances from Rattletree Marimba, Atash and Minor Mishap Marching Band and there will be classes on how to live sustainably. WHAT: Anarchy Championship Wrestling WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 12 at 5:15 p.m. WHERE: The Mohawk ADMISSION: All ages, $8 The feisty men and women of Anarchy Championship Wresting will be duking it out in the sixth annual Lonestar Classic on Saturday on the outside stage of the Mohawk.
Amanda Martin | Daily Texan Staff
Patrick Pierce, Kevin Nater, Charles Studor and John Craparo are the brains behind Briggo, a coffee kiosk with a “robotic barista” that will open in the Flawn Academic Center on Nov. 15. Briggo allows customers to order online, by mobile phone or at the kiosk with a drink preparation time of less than three minutes.
“Precision is everything,” Nater said. “You get a command from a cloud and a sequence is called up. After that, everything is measured to the 10th of a gram, and your coffee comes out through this silver door.” Even with the unorthodox appearance, the team of coffee experts still anticipates a smooth transition into a technological coffee drinking experience with the assistance of the two attendants. In addition to setting up the coffee cup, these attendants will be in charge of pressing the green start button and answering questions
new users may have. “One of the reasons we have attendants is to guide them through the process so they don’t mess with too many of the settings,” Nater said. “With high quality ingredients, you don’t have to add as much sugar, and it’s very precise.” Briggo currently uses Cafe Femenino Peruvian organic and fair trade coffee beans, hormone-free milk and an emulation of the best baristas. The Briggo kiosk will also allow coffee drinkers to choose the type and quantity of syrups, sweeteners and non-dairy options to ensure it suits their taste.
“With a bad barista, great beans and overall high-quality ingredients go to waste,” Studor said. “We use this precise process with high temperatures and pressures so you get that great shot of espresso every time.” Briggo plans to remain competitive with other local coffee businesses through the use of social media. Their goal is to have their customers take their coffee and share it with family and friends, making the drinking experience a social one. “You can save your coffee online, name it and then retrieve it later,”
Nater said. “You can even post it on your Facebook account.” The Briggo team believes this is just the beginning when it comes to smart beverages, and they have been discussing plans for putting four to five more kiosks around the Austin area over the next few years. They believe once students and faculty try just one cup of coffee, they’ll be hooked on the intelligent kiosk. “It’s a robot, not a machine,” Studor said. “You’re not tearing packets; it’s all prepared for you. We basically built a robot to replicate what a champion barista can do.”
Local store specializes in alternative remedies personalized for individuals’ medical concerns By Sara Benner Daily Texan Staff
Tucked behind South Congress Avenue is a quaint vine-covered store filled with alternative remedies for everything from allergies to anxiety. Though The Herb Bar has been around for 25 years, owner Twila Willis has been in charge for the last 16. Willis learned the art of healing from her grandmother during the summers of her childhood. “It was just a lifestyle; it was the way I was raised. [She taught me to] eat fresh food that you grow yourself, and if you don’t feel good,
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go out in the field. If you’ve got a cough going on, go pick some mullein,” Willis said. Since taking over, Willis has expanded the shop from one room carrying a few essential oils and herbs, to a colorful and airy oasis carrying a few thousand different products, including teas, supplements, incense, candles, ritual kits, various body care products, teapots, chimes and books. But the remedies aren’t worth taking unless they are suited to your constitution and you take them as directed. “We talk to them about their symptoms, their mucous and
WHAT: The Magic Flute at the Austin Lyric Opera WHEN: Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. WHERE: The Long Center ADMISSION: Starting at $19 The Austin Lyric Opera is bringing the Magic Flute, Mozart’s famous fairy tale fantasy, to life this weekend. The two-act opera illustrates a twisted plot and acomplex story of light versus darkness. WHAT: Austin Art Cow Auction WHEN: Sunday, Nov. 13 at 6 p.m. WHERE: ACL Live ADMISSION: $25 The 40 painted cows that have been grazing around the city will be mooving to new homes. The herd will be auctioned off at any where from $500 to $10,000. All proceeds will benefit the Superhero Kids at Dell Children’s Hospital of Austin. — Compiled by Julie Rene Tran Jenny Hudson trains Elliott Ybarra at the cash register at The Herb Bar. The Herb Bar, located just behind South Congress Avenue on Mary Street, has been around for 25 years.
WHAT: Stay Healthy this Winter: Nutritional & Herbal Weapons Against Everything from the Flu to the Blues seminar with Jeffrey Zurlo WHERE: 200 W. Mary St. WHEN: 10:30 - 11 a.m. COST: Free
elimination. Then, we pick for their specific situation,” Willis said. “Someone doesn’t come in, say they have a cold, and we hand them something in a jar. gle answer. Everything is on an say ‘Okay! Here’s your fix!’ and There’s more to it than the one sin- individual basis.”
Trent Lesikar Daily Texan Staff
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‘Beavis and Butt-Head’ returns, Stand improves connection between Apple keyboard, tablet recaptures audience of original Ethic’s WINGStand allows for the use of Apple keyboards with touchscreen tablets and smartphones.
Photo courtesy of MTV
Mike Judge’s “Beavis and Butt-Head” successfully returned to MTV 14 years after going off the air.
By Ben Smith Daily Texan Columnist
Before Oct. 27, it had been 14 years since new episodes of “Beavis and Butt-Head” last aired. After watching the first four episodes, it’s clear that reviving the series is the best decision MTV has made since they got rid of Carson Daly. The revival of the show about
two bawdy, snickering teens picks up right where it left off 14 years ago without missing a beat. The only real difference between the show’s old and new formats is that instead of solely watching and criticizing music videos, as was a cornerstone of the original “Beavis and Butt-Head,” the two now mostly lend their unique brand of sardonic commentary to MTV’s
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WHAT: WINGStand
COST: $14.95 (black or white) WEB: wingstand.com
Photo courtesy of Ethic
By Gary Hsu Daily Texan Staff
The tablet is a revolutionary device marred by one fundamental flaw: It has an inefficient input method. Virtual keyboards, while aesthetically pleasing, make it difficult to type words, let alone thesis papers. Companies such as ASUS have tried to tackle the problem by creating tablets that feature physical, pull-out keyboards, such as the ASUS Transformer and Slider. These solutions make tab-
lets thicker and bulkier and majority of consumers aren’t warm to the idea. Daniel Haarburger, the founder and CEO of Ethic LLC, has a different solution. Ethic has created a small portable stand, the WINGStand, that physically connects a tablet or a smartphone to an Apple wireless keyboard. The stand is a simple idea that makes inputting on a touch screen device much easier and faster. The stand itself is composed of two recycled plastic clips that are
designed to connect to each other when not in use. The clips themselves come in either white or black, are small enough to easily fit in a pocket and are very sturdy and stiff. Setting up the stand is a simple affair of sliding both clips on either sides of the wireless keyboard. Once done, the tablet can be rested in a upright position similar to a traditional laptop. When typing on the keyboard, the stand does not move or slide around. The WINGStand is designed only to hold the tablet or smartphone
upright, and it does it well. However, the stand does have some flaws. The slot used to hold the tablet or smartphone in place is too narrow for tablets and smartphones with thick cases will not be able to fit those devices in the slot. The stand was built to work with Apple’s wireless keyboard; other Bluetooth keyboards are incompatible. It should be noted that the stand can stay upright without a keyboard attached to it and can be used as a standalone. This stand allows the tablet to replace a traditional laptop for class note taking. Laptops can be bulky, large and loud, so using a tablet is ideal for these types of settings. The WINGStand’s small size and portability allows tablets to become a serious productivity tool. What the WINGStand lacks in features, it more than makes up for with its minimalist design. For those who want the ease of use of a tablet but want to be as efficient as possible, WINGStand should suit your needs.