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TODAY Calendar The Arthur Miller Dialogue
Twelve panelists, including fourtime NBA all-star Otis Birdsong, former CBS sports producer Ted Shaker and several UT professors and athletes will participate in a discussion of “Sports, Media and Race: The Impact on America,” moderated by Arthur Miller, one of the nation’s leading legal scholars and commentators. The discussion takes place from 3:30 to 5 p.m. at the LBJ Presidential Library and Museum.
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Bill seeks concealed carry for college campuses By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Concealed carry of handguns on college campuses has been a divisive issue in the Texas Legislature since 2007, and elected officials will go another round on the issue once the new session starts in January. State Rep. David Simpson, R-Longview, filed a bill on Monday that would allow those who possess a concealed handgun license to carry a handgun on university campuses. To obtain a concealed handgun license, applicants must be of sound mind, have no criminal record, be at least 21 years
of age and take a course on proper concealed carry procedure. “We shouldn’t ask students to choose between being educated and being able to protect themselves,” Simpson said. “It excites me and gives me much hope as I meet with young people who are concerned about their government and want to get involved. If we can make the bill better, let’s make it better.” Simpson said he would seek extensive input from students who both support and oppose the legislation as he continues to revise it. He said he wants to add an amendment to allow private colleges and universities to set
their own policies on concealed carry. He said he attended a Students for Liberty conference at UT this weekend and spoke with several students in College Republicans, national libertarian group Students for Liberty and other groups who expressed support for concealed carry, but he is interested to hear from students with opposing views. He is also seeking input on his Facebook page. Jeff Shi, president of the UT chapter of Students for Concealed Carry on Campus, said he is glad the issue will find its way into the legislative conversation, but his organization
will not decide whether to endorse the bill until the session actually begins. He said he did not think the 48-seat Republican majority in the new state House would necessarily impact the outcome of such a bill. “There is going to be a misconception that the fight to get concealed carry passed will be a partisan one, which it is not,” Shi said. “Students for Concealed Carry is a nonpartisan organization, and our make-up comes from both Democrats and Republicans who support the bill.”
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‘Off the Charts’
The University’s show choir, the Longhorn Singers, will have their first fall show today with music and dance from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. The singing begins at 7:30 p.m. at McCullough Theater and admission is $10.
Bhangra Night
A form of dance and music that originated in Punjab, India, bhangra will be celebrated on the South Mall from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. The free event hosted by the Sikh Students Association will also have music from DJ Prince and free food from Clay Pit.
‘Extraordinary, Ordinary People’
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Julius Whittier looks on from the field at Daryl K Royal-Memorial Stadium on Wednesday.
Condoleezza Rice makes a stop in Austin at BookPeople at 7 p.m. to promote her book “Extraordinary, Ordinary People” and to chat with KXAN’s Leslie Rhodes. Wristbands for the event will be handed out starting at 9 a.m. to those who have purchased Rice’s book from BookPeople.
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ulius Whittier made an impromptu visit to Texas football practice Wednesday afternoon. If the players didn’t know who the man was as he walked onto the field in blue jeans and a black sweater, they certainly knew who he was by the end of the day. Per the request of head coach Mack Brown, Whittier addressed the mass of kneeling players after practice. He spoke in the subjects such as hitting the books, holding the goal of a college degree to utmost esteem and finding something they love to study. The players might have thought they were being lectured by an old college professor if not for the introduction given by Bill Little, the longtime overseer of Texas Media Relations.
Julius Whittier sat out his freshman year but played on the 1970 national championship team.
Defense lawyer Robert IcenhauerRamirez has been chosen to represent former Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana in two lawsuits.
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Lawyer pursues doctorate in history By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Deadlines have ruled attorney Robert Icenhauer-Ramirez’s life for the past 31 years. From completing doctoral assignments to writing briefs, the lawyer has become an expert in time management. He spends his spare time in the courtroom reading about history. Icenhauer-Ramirez, 55, practices mostly criminal defense but defends clients in civil cases as well. He currently represents former Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana in two civil lawsuits concerning
the May 2009 Nathaniel Sanders II shooting. The full-time attorney is simultaneously pursuing a doctoral degree in American history at UT. The attorney, a Hebbronville native, graduated from Texas A&M University with a history degree in 1976. He ended up applying to and was eventually accepted into UT’s School of Law the same year. Upon receiving his law degree, Icenhauer-Ramirez worked in attorneys’ offices in Port Arthur and later in Austin, but he said his interest in history lingered. “History allows you to look
at the bigger world,” he said. “It lets you escape into something that you don’t really have any awareness of when you grew up, sheltered in a town with 3,000 people.” History professor and graduate adviser James Sidbury said he does not have any doubts that Icenhauer-Ramirez will complete the doctoral degree while practicing law even though it conventionally consumes an individual’s full-time attention for six to eight years.
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College cuts ties with UT System after rent dispute By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The 19-year-old agreement between Texas Southmost College and the University of Texas at Brownsville that allows students to transfer from the junior college to the four-year university will phase out by 2015, the UT System Board of Regents decided Wednesday. A dispute began between the
UT System and TSC earlier this year over $10 million in building rent that UTB owed the junior college. The disagreement came to a head when the UT System proposed combining the UT campus and the community college into one legal entity governed by the UT System Board of Regents. The TSC Board of Trustees
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Graduate school celebrates centennial of education By Mary Ellen Knewtson Daily Texan Staff UT’s Graduate School celebrated its 100th anniversary with steel drums and sheet cakes on the West Mall on Wednesday. More than 600 graduate students from diverse programs and their coordinators and advisers stopped by for the event. Victoria Rodriguez, dean and
vice provost of the graduate school, said the school has awarded about 125,000 master ’s and doctoral degrees over the course of its history. According to the University’s website, the number of students enrolled in the school has increased from 32 in the first class to more than 11,500 this year. The school currently offers about
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However, John Woods, executive director of UT Students for Gun-Free Schools and a graduate representative in Student Government, said the election results were worrying because several anti-concealed carry representatives lost their seats. He encouraged students from both sides of the conversation to call their state representatives about the issue. Woods said the topic of campus suicides should be featured more prominently in discussions about the legislation, noting that guns are the most common weapon in suicide attempts and that suicide is the second-highest killer of college students. “We have had zero homicides [on campus] in the last three years and only three in 30 years, but we have three to four suicides every year,� Woods said. “By adding additional means, we could be putting more students at risk of suicide.� In October, SG passed a resolution affirming their support for the continued ban of concealed weapons on college campuses. The resolution gives representatives and executive board members the authority to lobby against concealed carry in the state legislature.
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Music performance graduate student William Saad and piano freshman Robert Beckham play in the UT Steel Pan Ensemble at the Graduate School’s 100th birthday celebration.
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GRADUATE: Faculty, students celebrate anniversary From page 1 100 graduate programs. “We’re very happy with our birthday celebration,� Rodriguez said. “It’s an important milestone.� Many success stories punctuate the history of UT’s graduate school, said spokeswoman Kathleen Mabley. She said she recently edited “Changing the World,� a reference book that chronicles 100 stories of notable alumni. J.M. Coetzee, who received his doctorate in English from UT and went on to win the Nobel prize in literature in 2003, is featured in the book. Other famous graduate school alumni include former first lady Laura Bush and former Secretary of Commerce Don Evans, Mabley said. “Some names [in the book] you
will recognize and others not,� she said. “All of these people, in their own ways, are changing the world.� One less familiar name in “Changing the World� is Yohannes Gebregeorgis, who received his master’s in library science from the University. Gebregeorgis immigrated to the United States and eventually obtained a job as a children’s librarian in California, Mabley said. When he realized his native language, Amharic, did not have any children’s books, he decided to write one. The proceeds from his book went to improving literacy in Ethiopia. “Changing the World� will be available in the University Co-op starting Nov. 12. While remembering past successes was a part of recognizing
the anniversary, the current students were not overlooked. “In this day and age a graduate degree has become much more important to advance in your career,� Mabley said. Many of the graduate students at the celebration, including landscape architecture student Britta Johanson, said in some fields the master’s degree is the new bachelor’s. “I felt that my bachelor’s was pretty much worthless in getting me the career that I wanted,� she said. Johanson, originally from Minnesota, also considered the University of California, Berkeley when selecting a program but settled on Texas because of two faculty members she wanted the opportunity to work with, she said.
BROWNSVILLE: UTB, Texas Southmost College to split From page 1 rejected the proposal, and after waiting three weeks for a counterproposal, the regents decided to end the agreement no later than 2015. Since 1991, TSC students have been automatically admitted to UTB from the community college by maintaining a high grade point average. The separation will mean students will have to apply and will not be guaranteed admittance. In an October TSC board meeting, trustee RenĂŠ Torres said the trustees should have a right to determine the future of TSC while
it collects local taxes. Juliet Garcia, president of UT-Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, said over the years UTB brought $100 million in state funds to the campus that also serves TSC community college students, and the state dollars outweigh the debt owed. Board of Regents Vice Chairwoman Janiece Longoria said the current partnership agreement does not meet the fundamental requirements to have a productive relationship. “In our repeated good faith efforts to negotiate an acceptable
partnership agreement, we have been both ignored and rebuffed,� Longoria said. “We cannot afford to be held hostage by unreasonable and unrelenting demands of new members of the TSC Board of Trustees.� Francisco Rendon, chairman of the TSC trustees, said he was surprised when he heard the news of the separation Wednesday, but it may prove beneficial for both institutions. Rendon said the change will create a transfer process between TSC and UTB that students will have to traverse, but it should
be no more difficult than the requirements already in place. “The junior college mission is very different than the UT System mission,� Rendon said. “Over the last 20 years, we did what we needed to in order to bring higher education to South Texas through the partnership, but UTB has gotten big enough that they feel we should go our separate ways.� He said the disagreement stemmed from fundamental differences in opinion about the rent UTB owed TSC for use of its buildings. “Instead of paying the rent, they proposed, ‘Well, why don’t you give us all your assets and we’ll take them over,’� Rendon said. Board of Regents Chairman Colleen McHugh said UTB cannot put its standards of excellence in higher education on hold. “We cannot live under the status quo of an outdated agreement at the expense of putting UTB’s principles of accountability and transparency at risk,� McHugh said.
An electrical fault caused a fire in a North Campus apartment near Dean Keeton Street and Harris Park Avenue on Wednesday, displacing one woman and killing her cat. No one was inside the unit at the time of the fire but the woman’s cat died from smoke inhalation. The Austin Fire Department received a call at 11:53 a.m. and arrived at 606 Elmwood Place about three minutes later. Firefighters contained the fire to the apartment’s living room by 12:05 p.m., said Battalion Chief Thayer Smith. Smith said misuse of a surge protector, with six additional outlets, led to the electrical fault. Smith said only one unit in the 5-unit complex was affected by the fire, and it caused $5,000 in structural damage and $3,000 in damage to personal belongings. The complex manager will assist the resident by providing alternative living arrangements.
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Board of Regents approves Longhorn sports station The University is gearing up to create a cable and satellite television station devoted to Longhorn sports programming. After closed-door discussions of the potential new Longhorn sports station, the UT System Board of Regents approved a motion Wednesday to allow UT President William Powers Jr. to pick a network partner, such as ESPN or FOX, to establish the television station and finalize its organizational and operational structure. The distribution of UT content will not be limited to television — UT will utilize web and other digital distribution, according to the motion. Regent Steve Hicks, the board’s athletic liaison, said he worked on the idea with Powers and UT athletics director DeLoss Dodds for several months. “I think this is a unique opportunity not only for our athletic department but hopefully the academic departments going forward,� Hicks said. “It’s a wonderful idea and I hope that we’re successful in our negotiations.� The University will have to complete construction of studio space for network operations in the northern end zone of the Darrell K Royal-Memorial Stadium to give the network ample operating space. According to The Associated Press, ESPN has confirmed it is in talks with the University about the station. “I just hope that I can get streaming content on my iPad,� said board Vice Chairwoman Janiece Longoria.
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US president’s plans affected by volcano Indonesian volcano causes further travel delays for international airlines The Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia — An Indonesian volcano forced President Obama to cut short his visit to the country, and some international airlines again canceled flights over concerns about air safety. Mount Merapi has spewed massive clouds of ash and gas high into the air for more than two weeks, killing at least 153 people and causing travel chaos and at one point forcing two nearby airports to shut down. Obama sliced several hours off his whirlwind 24-hour tour Wednesday and flew to South Korea for the Group of 20 summit. Syaiful Bahri, who oversees operations at Jakarta’s international airport, said concerns about the ash also forced several international carriers to again cancel flights into and out of the capital. Among them were Cathay Pacific, Value Air, Qantas and Malaysia Air. One of the world’s most active volcanoes, Merapi has erupted many times in the last century, killing more than 1,400. But last Associated Press Friday was the mountain’s deadliest day since 1930, with nearly Mount Merapi spews massive clouds of ash behind Prambanan temple in Klaten, Indonesia, on Wednesday. The volcano has forced President 100 lives lost. Obama to cut short his visit to the country, and some international airlines are canceling flights over concerns about air safety.
Al-Maliki keeps position after talks with Sunnis By Rebecca Santana The Associated Press BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers agreed late Wednesday to meet on forming a new government as Kurdish and Shiite officials said an agreement had been reached that would allow Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to keep his job. If confirmed, the deal would break a nearly eight-month impasse that has paralyzed the government and raised fears insurgents were taking advantage of the political deadlock to stoke violence.
The officials said a Sunni-backed coalition that had been opposing the prime minister finally decided to join his government. “Finally, fortunately, it’s done. It’s finished. All the groups are in it,� said Kurdish lawmaker Mahmoud Othman, who took part in the nearly seven hours of negotiations. Ali al-Dabbagh, a government spokesman and member of al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition, said the Sunni-backed coalition, Iraqiya, had decided after extensive talks to accept the parliament speaker’s job and cede
al-Maliki the prime minister’s job. An official with Iraqiya confirmed that the coalition had agreed to take the parliament speaker’s position but would not go as far as to say that the bloc would support alMaliki for the prime minister’s job and take part in his government. His stance left open the possibility that Iraqiya would continue to fight after accepting the parliament speaker post. The Iraqiya official did not want to be identified because of the sensitivity of the negotiations.
Ever since the March 7 vote, Iraqi lawmakers have tussled back and forth over who would lead the new government. Iraqiya was able to capitalize on widespread Sunni frustration with the Shiite-led government to get 91 seats in the election, compared to 89 for al-Maliki’s bloc. But Iraqiya was never able to find the political partners it needed for a majority, and recently al-Maliki gained momentum as he gathered new allies, like followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.
NEWS BRIEFLY Alleged Mexican cartel letter offers pact to government MEXICO CITY — Authorities say a letter allegedly signed by organized-crime leaders offers to dissolve a major Mexican drug cartel if the government promises to protect citizens in the western state where it’s based. Prosecutors say they couldn’t immediately verify the letter’s authenticity — or the offer’s sincerity — but stressed the federal government doesn’t negotiate with drug cartels. Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office says the one-page letter allegedly signed by La Familia drug cartel was dropped Tuesday in the streets of some mountain towns in the western state of Michoacan. It also showed up as a banner above an overpass and was sent as an e-mail to reporters.
NASA finds cracks in fuel tanks, delays Discovery’s final flight CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA discovered cracks in Discovery’s fuel tank Wednesday, an added problem that will complicate trying to launch the space shuttle on its final voyage this year. The two cracks — each 9 inches long — were found on the exterior of the aluminum tank, beneath a larger crack in the insulating foam that covers the 15-story tank. The cracks are in an area that holds instruments, not fuel. NASA spokesman Allard Beutel said engineers believe the tank can be repaired at the launch pad, although it’s never been tried before. It’s unclear, though, whether the work can be done in time to meet a Nov. 30 launch attempt. Discovery was grounded Friday by a hydrogen gas leak that cropped up during fueling Friday. It was the latest in a weeklong string of technical and weather postponements. A 20-inch crack in the foam was discovered soon after the last countdown was halted. NASA managers said at the time they did not know if the foam crack itself would have postponed liftoff. But on Wednesday, officials said they will not attempt another launch until the foam and tank are patched.
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Editor-in-Chief: Lauren Winchester Phone: (512) 232-2212 E-mail: editor@dailytexanonline.com Associate Editors: Viviana Aldous Susannah Jacob Doug Luippold Dave Player
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Reign in regent spending When Colleen McHugh took over as the head of the UT System Board of Regents in March, her sense of discipline was praised as an especially valuable trait for the leader of a university system wading into precarious financial waters. But McHugh and the Board have spent University funds quite generously in the past years on “official business” that includes staying at five-star hotels while attending UT football games. In January, before she was elected head regent, McHugh spent $950 at the indulgently lavish Montage Beverly Hills hotel while attending the BCS National Championship game, according to documents obtained by The Daily Texan. The Montage is a five-star luxury hotel on Rodeo Drive whose amenities include 500-thread count sheets, 100-percent Turkish cotton robes, and if you book a suite, complimentary access to a fleet of MercedesBenz cars to drive during your stay. Only the best for UT regents. In 2009, McHugh spent a total of $22,000 to attend UT System functions, which included frequent lodging at The Four Seasons hotel in Austin. The Four Seasons seems to be a favorite of the regents, who collectively spent $122,000 at the posh hotel during the past five years. Former regent John Barnhill prefers the Ritz-Carlton, however. Barnhill was reimbursed $1,669 for his stay at the Ritz during the 2006 Rose Bowl, and he currently holds the record for largest expense by a regent. The money bankrolling these expenses comes from the Available University Fund: money pooled from the system’s investment returns on the endowment. The AUF has recently been used to pay for expenses such as electricity thanks to cutbacks (being in the midst of a budget crisis and all). There’s no limit to how much regents can be reimbursed, and the lack of spending oversight has led to an egregious misuse of UT money. As UT faculty have their travel budgets slashed and students have their tuition raised, regents mock our new found asceticism by spending, spending, spending. Defending the regents as public servants who volunteer to ensure the well-being of the system is as insulting as it is predictable. Of course the regents are expected to interact with donors to raise money, but the level of thoughtless extravagance practiced is unnecessary and undermines the funding situation faced at UT. We were especially disappointed by former student regent Ben Dower’s response to the regents’ spending. He justifies their bloated tab by arguing that donors need to feel like they are “involved” and “participating in an ongoing relationship.” Forgive us if we sound ungrateful, but spending extravagantly to solicit donations does not seem like a prudent and sustainable strategy in a recession. Regents should be held to the same standard of frugality as the universities they purport to represent. That may mean roughing it at a four-star hotel, but it’s time the regents share the burden of budget cuts. — Lauren Winchester for the editorial board
Valuing the humanities By Jonathan Rienstra Daily Texan Columnist Last week the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board submitted a proposal to Gov. Rick Perry and the Legislature that would affect how public colleges and universities receive funding. One part of the plan would target funding based on graduation rates rather than enrollment numbers. Under the proposal, degrees given in fields such as science, technology, engineering and math would be considered high-priority. This ranking system is worrisome, because it could have a detrimental effect on the humanities. If the state more heavily funds degrees in those fields, then what incentive does UT have to continue funding the departments that cater to the humanities? This, in turn, raises the question of whether the humanities are outdated or impractical in an academic world that increasingly emphasizes future employment. I posed this question to two professors at UT; English professor Kurt Heinzelman and philosophy professor Ian Proops. “Try to imagine a world without the humanities and the intellectual and cultural benefits they produce,” Proops told me. “Would you enjoy living in it? Would you be able to thrive in it?” To be fair, I’m not sure the world would fall apart if we didn’t study literature or history or philosophy. Business could still be done in boardrooms and scientists would still pump
out ground breaking research to keep the world healthy. But what would exist outside of that? Few people care to talk about work outside of the office — it is culture that drives a society. Fewer people are majoring in the humanities now than 40 years ago. Only 8 percent of American undergraduates majored in a humanities field in 2007, compared with 17 percent in 1966, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Business has become the most popular degree for undergraduates, constituting 21 percent of bachelor’s degrees in 2008, according to the Department of Education. With fewer students graduating with humanities degrees than in the past, and the proposed legislation in Texas, does the University need the humanities to produce capable graduates that can thrive in the real world? Heinzelman believes that the humanities and sciences are not enemies or antitheses of one another, but rather, linked to each other. “In studying the humanities, we learn about creative thinking, thinking that is non-linear and non- (but not anti-) analytic,” he said. “Pervasive metaphorical language and conceptual thinking are in all of our disciplines, including science and math.” The humanities get a bad rap for being elitist. The image of the collegiate humanities evokes dreamy New England falls where privileged undergraduates discuss Chaucer and Locke on the quad of some small liberal arts school, far removed from the practicality that a petroleum
engineering degree might provide. And I get it, college has become so expensive that it is now about getting a job once you’re out to pay off the massive debt that most students accrue. But the world deserves beauty. It demands exploration, and not just the kind that comes in a lab or in a proof. As Heinzelman said, “Literature gives us narratives that will aid us in constructing better ways of accomplishing what we want to accomplish. Surely one of the reasons that Soviet regime failed so miserably at last is that it failed to produce any significant achievements in literature. Psychologically, emotionally, intellectually — in all the ways we have of being human — that kind of expressiveness is certainly something that we desperately need at all times and in all places.” There is still real world application in learning the humanities. It teaches us our past, it analyzes who we are and it dictates policies. Certainly, the sciences and technology sectors deserve consideration as we lag behind other countries in those fields, but it should not be at the expense of the humanities. If it is, then it is at the expense of those scientific fields as well. Those majors up for heavier weighting by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board might be the ones that make the world spin, but it is the humanities that make the world worth spinning. Rienstra is a journalism junior.
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Pointless pomp and circumstance By Joshua Avelar Daily Texan Columnist I picked up my cap and gown from the University Co-op last weekend. I’m still not sure why. I thought it was going to be a huge moment for me, one that would help me realize how close I am to completing this important chapter in my life and how proud my parents will be to see their only son walk across the stage at a university commencement ceremony — something they never got to do themselves. Instead, I could only think about how pointless the pomp and circumstance of Dec. 4 will be, especially considering that the commencement ceremony will be nothing short of a grandiose kickoff party for finals week. And I know December graduates are not alone in feeling bamboozled out of a real, sensible commencement ceremony, as those who will graduate next August will go through what amounts to an elongated pre-summer school celebration in May. Commencement ceremonies are supposed to be events where the next stage of your life begins, but for those participating in December ceremonies, that statement could not be further from the truth. UT’s fall commencement ceremonies are, relatively speaking, very early. The first week in December will hardly be a time for celebration since final exams begin shortly after commencement. The fall commencement ceremonies at Baylor, Texas Tech, Texas A&M and UT-San Antonio will be on the weekend of Dec. 18. The official graduation date on our diplomas is also the 18th, but I guess having the actual ceremonies meant to commemorate graduation on — or at least close to — that date would just make too much sense for a prestigious university such as UT.
So what gives? Why cross the stage two weeks before we actually graduate? The Frank Erwin Center must already be booked that weekend, right? But it’s not — the weekend of Dec. 18 is a vacant space for the Erwin Center, sitting between a men’s basketball game on Dec. 14 and WWE Monday Night Raw on Dec. 20. Even if the center were booked, an event as important to the mission of the University as commencement should trump all entertainment options. Perhaps the first week of December will ensure that more people actually show up to commencement. After all, Dec. 18 is winter break! People have ski trips and other fun things to do. Maybe the University thinks sitting through some boring commencement ceremony won’t be enticing enough for degree candidates, their friends or their families to come to Austin six days before Christmas. However, if Tech thinks they can entice people to come to Lubbock, well, any time of the year, I’m sure Austin wouldn’t be that hard of a sell. So maybe the concerns are related to faculty and administration participation. They are people too, after all, with things to do and family to see during break as well. However, if the ceremony were to be scheduled at a more sensible date, I would give our well-respected faculty the benefit of the doubt that they would recognize the importance of this ceremony to their students and hold off vacation for another weekend. No UT graduate receives his or her diploma during commencement, regardless of whether he or she crosses the stage in May or December, but to rob December and summer graduates of that feeling of true completion, of a real sense of finally writing the last word to that life chapter at the ceremony is both illogical and disconcerting. Avelar is a government and journalism senior.
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Quintana out on bail, awaiting trial Ex-fiancee adds allegations of assualt to list of charges against former APD officer By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff Former Austin Police Department Officer Leonardo Quintana was released from the Williamson County Jail on Tuesday night after posting his $8,000 bond. Police arrested Quintana on Tuesday for four previous misdemeanor crimes during two incidents. The charges included two counts of assault, one count of criminal mischief and one count of trespass in two separate altercations with his former fiancee, Lori Noriega, who is also an APD officer. Will Mitchell, a criminal defense attorney at the Law Offices of Jamie Balagia, said the main question is why Leander police arrested Quintana a year later. “Certainly nothing has happened in the past year,� Mitchell said. “[Noriega] did not believe Quintana was criminally responsible for anything at the time. Allegations resurfaced
when Quintana was fired the second time, and protective orders were filed.� According to probable cause affidavits, Quintana demanded that Noriega return an engagement ring after she said she wanted to end their five-year relationship. Quintana, who was under the influence of alcohol, tried to pull the ring off of Noriega’s finger, causing her to withdraw her hand. He grabbed Noriega’s neck in response and rammed her into the door. Quintana also flipped over Noriega’s office desk, damaging her computer because he could not log in, the documents said. Nearly a year later, Quintana invited himself over to Noriega’s home after the two went to a local football game. Court records show that Noriega reported he “drank an unknown quantity of beer� and began to ask her about her dating situation at the time. She didn’t want to talk about her personal life and proceeded to kick Quintana out of her house. When Quintana would not leave, Noriega threw out all of his be-
longings. He attempted to enter her home, but she blocked him. According to affidavits, Quintana grabbed Noriega by the upper arm and pushed her back, causing her to fall and hit her head against a sheetrock wall. APD officials refused to comment on Wednesday because Quintana is no longer serving on the force. Quintana faced public scrutiny after he fatally shot Nathaniel Sanders II in May 2009. He received a 15-day suspension for his failure to activate his dashboard camera at the time of the incident. The former officer was charged with driving while intoxicated in January 2010 after he crashed his car in a Leander neighborhood. APD Chief Art Acevedo indefinitely suspended Quintana following the charges, but Quintana appealed and was reinstated on Oct. 21. He was fired shortly afterward for violating company policy following Noriega’s assault allegations. Mitchell said Quintana has denied any wrongdoing and expects to go to trial.
ATTORNEY: Success calls for balance of cases, study From page 1 “Earning a Ph.D. in history is quite difficult,� Sidbury said. “That Robert is taking on this while working full time as an attorney says everything you need to know about his work ethic.� The attorney undertakes about 40 to 50 cases at any given point, down from the 100 he assumed at a younger age, and has worked with clients in high-profile cases. He represented Forrest Welborn — one of the suspects in the yogurt shop murders in which Austin police found four girls dead in a North Austin establishment in 1991 — and eventually got him acquitted. Now, Icenhauer-Ramirez represents the former officer who became the center of controversy after fatally shooting the 18-yearold Sanders.
Quintana was patrolling East Austin when he spotted a car reportedly seen at several crime scenes in the area. Quintana found Sanders and 22-year-old Sir Lawrence Smith sleeping in the car and tried to wake them up. When Sanders pulled out a gun, the former officer fatally shot Sanders in the chest. Sanders’ family and Smith have filed separate lawsuits against Quintana since the incident. Although Quintana was fired and arrested for misdemeanor charges, Icenhauer-Ramirez said he does not have a problem differentiating between the lawsuits’ issues and his client’s other legal troubles. “If something is going on in the other side of the case or in someone’s personal life, you have to realize that it will affect in some
way how the person handles the case,� he said. “I try to limit myself to looking at these specific issues and not worry too much about where it goes from there.� Bobby Taylor, an Austin attorney who has worked both with and against Icenhauer-Ramirez in the past, said the attorney’s straightforwardness and honesty make him stand out. “When he says something, he does it,� Taylor said. “When he represents his client, he does it very zealously. I take faith in what he says. If he commits to or says something, he’s going to stand behind it.� Icenhauer-Ramirez said he hopes to complete his doctoral degree — with just the comprehensive exam and doctoral thesis remaining — in the next three to four years, but will continue practicing law after attaining the degree.
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Mok Yoo, a psychology senior, signs a 6-foot thank you card outside Gregory Gym. The card is part of UT’s Thanks Day, which lets students show their appreciation to donors.
Thanks Day event displays student gratitude to donors By Ahsika Sanders Daily Texan Staff A six-foot-tall thank you card and free Tiff’s Treats drew students to a celebration of Thanks Day on Gregory Plaza on Tuesday afternoon. Students Hooked on Texas and the Texas Exes Student Chapter helped multiple campus organizations set up tables for students to make thank you cards to mail to UT donors. Students received cookies and free T-shirts along with information about yearly donations. Student leaders organized the event to thank individual donors, alumni and parents who provide money to support education at UT. According to a 2009 report on tuition and funding, 10 percent of the University’s budget — about $216 million — comes from endowments and gifts. Student Government President Scott Parks said Thanks Day was necessary to make students aware of the people behind the scenes making the campus flourish.
The thank you card, which more than 1,500 students signed, will be on display for alumni at the University Development Office and at the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center. “We needed something like this to assure donors their contributions are recognized and the students appreciate them,� Parks said. The organizations will post a video chronicling the day’s event to the Texas Exes website and the Development Office’s home page. Each college council set up a table on their plaza to inform students about Thanks Day and allow them to make personal thank you cards, said Julie Lucas, assistant director for development at the University Development Office. “I was excited that so many groups were willing to get involved, but the amazing thing was the level of student participation,� she said. “Students gave personal thank yous on the video and I think that will provide an intimate feeling donors will appreciate.�
According to information from the University Development Office, last year the University collected about $299 million from alumni and friends as either designated funds specified for a center or school, or as unrestricted funds allocated in the University budget. Each college has a gift office that works to get donors involved, said Carolyn Connerat, executive director for development. “We work to keep the alumni engaged in the University because every alum was once a student, and the giving and receiving goes both ways,� she said. Connerat said some donors give because a gift office contacted them, while others choose to donate because they continue to work closely with UT and still feel connected. “Some of our donors are very active at the alumni center, so they may see what a student is doing on campus and decide it’s something they want to support,� she said.
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Speak Week event fights stereotypes about blacks
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UT alumna Karla Resendiz, an undocumented and longtime resident of the United States, stands with supporters to urge Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison to pass the DREAM Act on Wednesday. Under current law, Resendiz and many others are unable to get jobs or pay taxes.
Immigrants, allies rally for DREAM By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Supporters of the DREAM Act sought to highlight the military service of undocumented immigrants outside the J.J. Pickle Federal Building on Wednesday. Organizers said they timed the event to fall the day before Veterans Day. “We want to thank them for their service,� said Karla Resendiz, a UT alumna who helped organize the event. “But we also want to emphasize that the DREAM Act does have a military component because there are many young people who would prefer to join the military rather than choose the education route.� The demonstration followed a rally on campus Tuesday dur-
ing which several UT students attended the event. Two Latino came out as undocumented im- veterans spoke at the event. migrants. Activists plan to end Don Arellano, a Vietnam veta week of events by delivering eran, talked about the historical a petition to the contributions of Austin office of Latino immigrants Sen. Kay Baito the U.S. ley Hutchison, He said 19 perWe want to thank R - T X , u rg i n g cent of Latino sol[veterans] for their her to vote for diers who served the bill during in the Vietnam service.� the lame-duck War died, which c o n g re s s i o n a l — Karla Reseniz is a testament to session. commitment UT alumna the “Let us of Latino people to Dream, let us the United States. serve, let us be The event cofree,� read one of the signs at the ordinators said they reached Let Us Serve press conference out to conservative speak held by DREAM Act supporters. ers to show that the bill has About 30 people, including vet- bipartisan support. erans, activists and UT students “The DREAM Act is not am-
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nesty and does not use taxpayer dollars,� said Lauro Garza, Texas state director for Somos Republicans, a conservative Hispanic organization. “The DREAM Act provides the opportunity for undocumented immigrant youth to prove worthy to become legal residents and, eventually, an American.� Other speakers emphasized how the DREAM Act will enable them to accomplish lifelong dreams. Julieta Garibay, who has a master’s degree in nursing from UT Austin, wants to be a nurse in the Marines. “I hope that someday I’ll be able to serve as a military nurse to give a healing hand to those soldiers and bring them back to health,“ she said.
By Matthew Stottlemyre The Daily Texan To unify the black community on campus, students need to take the time to get to know individuals, rather than make assumptions based on stereotypes, said education senior Cierra Campbell. Campbell was a panelist at the Black Student Alliance’s Speak Week event Wednesday night. The event, Things You Want to Ask but Can’t, allowed students to ask questions of a panel of representatives from different social groups within the black student community. “You should take your responsibility to get to know that person before you make assumptions because you don’t know their story,� Campbell said. The alliance’s faculty advisor, Kyle Clark, said Wednesday’s event was planned to break up the more serious topics covered at other Speak Week events this year. Monday’s panel discussion addressed suicide in the black community and Wednesday’s focused on gender roles. “Today is supposed to be more lighthearted and let them talk about things they wouldn’t normally talk about,� Clark said. Students submitted questions in advance at the alliance’s publicity table in Jester Center, and the panel took questions from the audience of more than 80 packed
into a classroom in the Jackson Geological Sciences Building. Jasmine Kyles, the alliance’s freshman action team chairwoman and a journalism sophomore, said the group hosts Speak Week to bring the black community together and to address a history of black students not interacting with one another. Kyles said in the past black students tended to avoid each other because stereotypes and ignorance led them to look down on each other. She said Wednesday’s event aimed to bridge the gap between different groups within the black community. “Just by being here we’re taking the first step to unifying the black community, which is understanding different social groups,� Kyles said. In response to an anonymous advance question about perceptions of athletes as egotistical, Cokie Reed, a communications sophomore and UT basketball player on the panel, said she hopes the black community in general and black athletes can gain a better understanding of each other. “I wanted to be part of [Black Student Alliance] because I wanted to be part of the black community at UT, not just some stuckup athlete,� Reed said. “My goal is to combine the black community and black athletes and become a unified community.�
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No. 5 John Chiles has played wide receiver, quarterback and running back during his career at Texas. While being recruited out of high school at Mansfield Summit near Fort Worth, Chiles was ranked above current NFL rookies Dez Bryant, Golden Tate and Joe Haden. Chiles was always an anomaly for Texas coaches. Despite his success at quarterback in high school, Chiles was a five-star recruit at receiver out of Mansfield Summit. By most accounts, he was a better receiver than current NFL rookies
Dez Bryant, Golden Tate and Joe Haden. He was a more heralded recruit than current Heisman candidates Cam Newton of Auburn and Kellen Moore of Boise State. “He’s a heck of an athlete,� said Texas offensive coordinator Greg
Davis when Chiles arrived in 2007. “I don’t think there’s any question about that.� So what has gone wrong for Chiles at Texas? Te x a s h e a d c o a c h M a c k Brown told him that he would
have a chance to play quarterback. But McCoy’s success foiled that, and after his sophomore year, Chiles had finally had enough.
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Hamilton leads Longhorns to win over Louisiana Tech By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff Texas head coach Rick Barnes doesn’t put much stock in who starts games but rather who finishes them. Jordan Hamilton was sitting on the bench when the final whistle blew Wednesday night but hardly left the floor in the Longhorns’ 89-58 win over Louisiana Tech. The sophomore forward played 30 minutes, nearly 11 more than he averaged last season, and notched a game-high 19 points plus four rebounds against the Bulldogs.
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By Jordan Godwin Daily Texan Staff With his time at Texas winding down, senior John Chiles sat in front of his locker, head buried in his hands, wondering what has gone so miserably wrong. “A lot of things in life don’t go your way,� Chiles said. “That’s what I’m learning to try to take from all of this.� He had forgotten the submerged and suffocating feeling of being on a losing team. In the midst of Texas’ monumental fall from grace, Chiles might be the biggest victim of Texas’ stubbornness on offense. “We’ve taken everything for granted for a long time, and now those little things are starting to come back to bite us,� he said. If there’s anything or anyone that has been taken for granted, it’s Chiles. Being mishandled and misused is nothing new for him. “We want Chiles, we want Chiles,� Longhorn fans often chanted in 2007 during his freshman year. As the backup quarterback to Colt McCoy for his first two seasons, Chiles was a popular guy. McCoy struggled at times, and when Chiles had his chances, he shined. For fans still hung over from the 2005 national championship, the dual-threat quarterback was much more like Vince Young than McCoy would ever be. But McCoy’s stardom took off, and Chiles was forced to rummage for opportunities. He was far too talented to sit the bench, so coaches used him as quarterback, running back and receiver in his sophomore season. In everything he was asked to do, he excelled.
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“I want him to get in even better shape,� Barnes said. “That’s why I played him, hoping he could fight through some fatigue.� Hamilton made the second start of his collegiate career last night and kept the Texas offense in motion by either cutting to the basket or pulling up to shoot. The energetic swingman showed his grit with two field goals in the paint but also nailed a long 3-pointer and some mid-range jumpers. “He’s doing a lot more good things away from the ball defensively,� Barnes said. “As long as
he’ll continue to try to do that he’ll continue to get better.� Tristan Thompson added 17 points and senior Gary Johnson scored 15. But the scoring came from less likely sources as well, including eight points apiece from Jai Lucas, Cory Joseph and Dogus Balbay. The Texas bench outscored its Louisiana Tech counterpart 37-18. Brandon Gibson led Louisiana Tech with 16 points and forward Olu Ashaolu added 13, but they
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five points in the season openBy Dan Hurwitz er on Monday, isn’t getting Daily Texan Staff Cory Joseph doesn’t get too down about his struggles to score. tired. He can play all night. “It doesn’t affect me that On Wednesday, he did. “ H e c a n p l a y f o re v e r, � much,� he said. “People have said Texas head coach Rick bad days. People have good days.� Barnes. In his senior year of high The freshman played 37 of 40 minutes in Wednesday’s school, Joseph averaged 18.8 89-58 win over Louisiana points a game. There to Tech. Though see it all was his line score former high may not look school teamtoo impressive m a t e Tr i s t a n at first glance, Thompson who Joseph conhad a little adtributed plenvice for him. ty in only his “You got to second colleWhile Joseph shot keep shooting,� giate game. Thompson “There’s only three for nine said. “Shootnothing he from the field for ers always can’t do,� go through Barnes said. eight points, he tied slumps.� “ T h e re ’ s n o t While Joone part of the for a team-high seven seph may congame he does not underrebounds and added s i d e r t h i s a bad game, his stand.� four assists and four coach sees no While Josuch thing. seph shot steals. “He never only three for has a bad day,� nine from the Barnes said. field for eight “He will make points, he tied some mistakes, for a teambut it won’t be high seven rebecause of a bounds and added four assists and four lack of effort. He will keep getting better, better and better.� steals. His hard-work attitude is When his shot isn’t falling, there are other places where one way that he will keep improving. Joseph has been reJoseph contributes. “I try to impact on my abil- ceiving praise throughout this ity to create for the other early season for the effort he guys,� Joseph said. “I try to puts in at the gym and during rebound and do whatever it practice, becoming notorious takes for the team win.� Joseph, who only scored GUARD continues on page 9
Horns extend unbeaten streak Playing without junior Amber Roberson, Texas relied heavily on its captain to provide offensive firepower, and Faucette delivered a career-high performance to go along with 15 digs and two blocks assisted. She tied her previous career-high of 28 over the weekend against Oklahoma. “I’m proud of her,� Elliott said. “She has been through some tough times, but she has always stuck with it and continued to build. We told her you are going to find your rhythm at some point during the season and when you do, we are going to be scary. She continues to work hard and her
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Texas signs six recruits during first day of early signing period OF Josh Bell (Dallas Jesuit), LHP Toller Boardman (Bellhair HS) and RHP Dylan Bundy (Owasso, Okla.) headline the Longhorns’ first day of the early signing period. Boardman and Bundy are both 2010 Louisville Slugger All-Americans, while Bell was named the 2010 District 8-5A MVP. Texas coach Augie Garrido expects to sign more players before the early signing period ends on Nov. 17. —J. P.
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By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff Senior Juliann Faucette continued her hot streak Wednesday with a 30-kill performance as the seventh-ranked Longhorns beat Baylor 23-25, 25-19, 2725, 25-17 to extend their winning streak to 10 games. Texas dropped the first set before fighting back to capture the next three and extended its current streak against the Bears to 18. “I was really pleased with our team tonight,� said head coach Jerritt Elliott. “Baylor came out and played really well in the first set. They were steady and sided out at a high percentage. I have had so much fun with this group. They fight in the crunch time.�
Texas-San Antonio, Texas State and Denver will join the Western Athletic Conference at the beginning of the 2012-13 season. The schools join the conference to offset the departures of Boise State, Fresno State and Nevada to the Mountain West. Texas State and UT San Antonio will reportedly pay $250,000 each to leave the Southland Conference. Denver will not pay to leave the Sun Belt. Denver will not participate in football because it does not have a FBS team. The WAC now has eight football schools and nine men’s and women’s basketball. —Jon Parrett
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Former Longhorn runner returns as coach By Julie Thompson Daily Texan Staff When Steve Sisson considered where he would go to college, he wanted more bang for his buck. A Texas state high school champion in the 3200 meter run, Sisson had plenty of options — West Point, UCLA, Oregon and Dartmouth among them. In the end, he decided to attend Texas. “There is this power to Texas, that if you grow up in the state, and you aren’t already an Aggie, you want to go to Texas,� Sisson said. Sisson has returned to Texas as a track and field assistant coach and the head coach of the Texas cross country team. “I bring to the table a lot about Texas, the spirit, the attitude and what I call bleeding orange,� Sisson said. Sisson was a three-time AllAmerican. In 1993, he finished third in the 5,000 at the NCAA indoor meet and fifth in the 10,000 meter run at the NCAA outdoor event. “I know the pressure. We are a team that is always vying to win a national championship,� Sisson said. “I can bring to the table an understanding of the pressure.� After graduating from UT in 1993, Sisson moved to Colorado to train with legendary coach Joe Beehill. Sisson competed in the International Association of Athletics Federations World Half-Marathon Championships in Brussels. “He has said that going from high school to college is exponentially more difficult, but going from college to the world level is unclassifiably different,� Sisson’s long-time friend John Schrup said. “In that one particular race, even though it takes a little more than an hour, you blink and that hour is gone.� But training was intensive and led to a severe case of anemia for Sisson. After giving up on professional running, Sisson taught English in Japan and worked at a subsistence farm in Ecuador before returning to Austin. Since his return, Sisson worked for RunTex and then started his own company, Rogue, which trains
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Cross country coach Steve Sisson looks on during practice. Sisson was a three-time All-American at Texas and finished third in the 5,000 meter NCAA indoor meet in 1993. older runners. His own difficulties as a professional runner have inspired him to coach a post-collegiate team of athletes that are working toward Olympic and national goals. “Only a handful of runners in the world are considered millionaires,� Schrup said. “You are talking about running a couple of hours a day, every day for years. That means you don’t get to go out and party, you have to live this monk-like existence, and running becomes an hourly rate job.� After founding Rogue, Sisson began coaching at Texas on a vol-
unteer basis in 2005. He was hired full-time in August 2006 and compromised the amount of time he spent coaching older runners. “I jumped in as a collegiate coach at the age of 36, which is very unconventional because you don’t usually get to jump into an assistant coaching position at a school like Texas,� Sisson said. “I said this is something I want, and I’ve always been someone that follows my heart.� Pursuing his goals with heart is something Sisson hopes to instill in his athletes. “The most important piece of my
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job is making sure these girls walk out of this collegiate experience being wonderful human beings and tougher women,� Sisson said. “Life is similar to distance running, you have to put a goal out there, work for it every day and fight over the tough points.� His proudest moment as an athlete came during his senior year, when he returned after a year off to place in three events and helped his team win the conference meet. Now his goals include an NCAA Championship and encouraging his team to pursue what they think is impossible.
“He has been known to have a quiet motivation,� said runner Mia Behm. “He makes you feel confident in yourself, he builds you up and makes you feel like the work you put in will bring you success.� After all the ups and downs o f h i s c a re e r, a n d j u g g l i n g coaching at Texas and running his own business, Sisson still feels as though he is living the dream. “Personally it is a pride issue,� Sisson said. “ I feel so proud to have been able to represent my University as an athlete, a student and now as a coach.�
“I talked to my family, the coaches and everyone close to me and came to the realization that I can really help the team at receiver,� Chiles said at the time. “I’m willing to do anything to help us win games and make another run at a championship, which is the ultimate goal.� Chiles had no bitterness about the move and had finally found a way to emerge from the shadows to. His 34 catches for 319 yards in 2009 helped Texas reach the national championship game. Enter Garrett Gilbert. With Chiles no longer McCoy’s successor at quarterback, the coaches put all of their faith in Gilbert. But now Texas is 4-5, and digging a continuously deeper hole with Gilbert at the helm. Human nature would presumably instill discontent in the man who was meant to be the star. But that’s not the case for Chiles. Instead of hounding coaches for his right to win at Texas like he had envisioned, Chiles is there to mentor Gilbert. He experienced the same head-swirling side effects of the position. “I talk to him almost every series to make sure he’s not getting frustrated,� Chiles said. “When he’s flustered, our whole offense is shot.� In a few weeks, Chiles will wear the Texas uniform for the final time. It has been a turbulent three years of moving, watching from the sideline. It’s impossible to predict his future and whether there’s a place for him in the NFL. But the biggest curiosity is not what he could become but rather what he could have been. “Losing really frustrates me at night,� Chiles said. “Most of the time, I don’t get much sleep. But whatever happens, we have to hold our heads high.�
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WHITTIER: Former player pushes studies From page 1 “This is Julius Whittier, and he was the first African-American to ever letter in football here. This is history,� he said. When Whittier came to Texas in 1969, he did so against the advice of his close friends and family. “Everybody told me not to come play football here,� he said. “They told me that they were racists and they had the Ku Klux Klan and all that. But everything I was told about the University of Texas wasn’t true.� Forty years ago, freshmen weren’t eligible to play, so Whittier watched as teammates defeated Arkansas for the 1969 national championship. In 1970, Texas was once again a national champion. This time, Whittier played. As an offensive guard at a time when Texas, under legendary coach Darrell Royal, ran the famed “three yards and a cloud of dust� wishbone offense, Whittier paved the way for those running behind him. One of the first to recognize Whittier as he entered the field was longtime fan and friend of Royal, Louis Murillo. Murillo is the man who says Bobby Layne, the star quarterback of the 19441947 Texas teams, is the best he’s ever seen play, so it would be safe to say that Murillo knows a little something about his Longhorns. “There have been a lot of guys to come through this program since I’ve been here, but none of them played like Julius Whittier,� Murillo said. “He was so strong and so quick, and I haven’t seen an offensive lineman with that combination of skills since he left.� Whittier will always be remembered and embraced for was what he did to get onto the field, not what he did while on it. Despite being the first black letterman in the team’s history and one of roughly 100 black students at Texas at the time, Whittier said he didn’t face any true racial hostility. As for the affect that he had on the future of the program, he doesn’t feel that he did anything that anybody else couldn’t have done, given the opportunity. “I’m not a pioneer,� Whittier said. “I wasn’t a hero. I wasn’t being put in a capsule and going out to the moon. I just wanted to play football and Texas wanted me to play for them.� Sure, the Texas coaches wanted Whittier to play for them; his talent and intangibles were obvious. But not everybody at the University felt the same way. Though integration had been mandated, there were still many who thought that the football field should be a place without color. day, month day, 2008
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those are all situations that both are confident will get worked out. “He’s capable of doing whatever he needs to do,� Thompson said. Barnes does see room for improvement for Joseph in becoming more of a vocal leader but is pleased with what he has seen so far. “He’s two games in and he has already done a lot of terrific things for us,� Barnes said.
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Whittier blocks for Darrel K. Royal’s wishbone offense. Whittier was the first African-American to play football at Texas. “Most whites at UT were not for integration,� Whittier said. “I have to thank Coach Royal for making it possible that I played here. He stuck his neck out for me and he believed that UT should be an opportunity for people of all colors, despite what everybody around him was saying otherwise.� By the time Whittier graduated from law school and went on to pursue his career as a district attorney, the cultural makeup of the football program had begun to change. Whittier was instrumental in the recruitment of Roosevelt Leaks, who went on to star as running back. Leaks’ success led to the arrival of Earl Campbell, who would win the Heisman Trophy in 1977. Last year, 21 of Texas’ 25 football recruits were AfricanAmerican. Five years ago, a black quarterback led Texas to the national championship. Whittier is in town for today’s Arthur Miller Dialogue, a panel
discussion on sports, media and race at the LBJ Auditorium. “There’s going to be a lot of people hoorah-ing the idea blacks should have the opportunities to play in front of thousands of people,� he said. “But I would like to talk about the dangerous head injuries that football is generating today. I talked to a lot of people about that at [Wednesday’s] practice.� Topics of conversations at practice ranged from the head injuries to the number of school libraries available to students. He talked about LeBron James with junior kicker Justin Tucker and made sure to ask freshman quarterback Case McCoy how Colt was doing with the Cleveland Browns. He greeted a long line of players and coaches after his brief talk with the team. When practice was over, Whittier still had one more person to talk to. As he walked to the parking lot, he saw a larger-than-life
picture of a smiling Darrell Royal on the side of a Texas equipment truck. Displaying the athleticism that earned him a football scholarship many years ago, Whittier jumped up and gave the picture a tap and let out a big, “What’s up, Coach!� Smiling, he turned away from the truck. “Man, Coach was the best,� he said. “I owe everything to him.� Royal had coached a lot of football players in his time, but he’ll always have a special place in his heart for Whittier. “He was an outstanding player and an outstanding person,� Royal said. “I wish I had had about six Julius Whittiers.� WHAT: Panel on Sports, Media and Race 1
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were the only Bulldogs to reach double digits. The visiting team as a whole shot 32.8 percent from the field. “I think we got baptism by fire,� said Louisiana Tech head coach Kerry Rupp. “They are the type of team we want to be.� Barnes is now just two wins short of 500 career victories, a plateau currently shared by only 11 active NCAA coaches. The Longhorns got off to a slow start Wednesday and had a tough time penetrating the Bulldogs’ lanes. They converted just two field goals in the paint for the first nine minutes. Still, they managed to shake off the Bulldogs and establish an early 15-point lead. A short run cut the advantage to 31-22 with 4:16 remaining in the half but Louisiana Tech didn’t get closer than 11 the rest of the night. “Tonight was the best job we’ve done ... coming out at the
Kocher, Palmer in win From page 7 work ethic is a tribute to where she is now. When she plays like this, we are a great team.� It was a night of career-highs as junior setter Michelle Kocher notched a personal best 59 assists and freshman libero Sarah Palmer tallied 26 digs. The team also got double-digit kills from its regulars, including sophomore Sha’Dare McNeal, junior Rachael Adams and senior Jennifer Doris. Senior Lauren Dickson,
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WEEKEND seen as ignored by media American Short Fiction Fall Issue Launch Austin’s local literary journal will host a reading that takes audience members out of a stuffy, academic setting and into Domy’s latest exhibit, “Monster Show Five.” Matt Hines from The Eastern Sea will kick off an evening of music, prose and art. WHAT: American Short Fiction Fall Issue Launch WHEN: 7 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Domy Books TICKETS: Free, with a suggested donation
Fall Fashion Show The University Fashion Group, UT’s premiere fashion student organization, will be holding their fall fashion event this Friday. Dress up, get to know UT’s rising designers and munch on some food as attendees will be awarded for thrifty, glamorous and most eco-friendly, to name a few awards. WHAT: UFG Fall Fashion Event WHEN: Friday WHERE: Launch 787, Patio 606 East Third Street HOW MUCH: Free for members, $7 for non-members
Tim & Eric Awesome Show Eric Wareheim and Tim Heidecker will bring their comedic efforts, originally aired on television in Philadelphia and eventually the Internet, to Austin this weekend. Their digital shorts are sure to be comical in the form of a live show and are comparable to the always quirky Flight of the Conchords. WHAT: Tim & Eric Awesome Show WHEN: 8 p.m., Saturday WHERE: Paramount Theatre HOW MUCH: $25
From page 12 The stereotype does not end there. Cuellar goes on to claim that the media does not cover Millennial issues or Millennial voices. She recalls reading an article in The New York Times that begrudged Millenials for moving back home with their parents after college instead of “roughing it out” in the real world. “The [media] is belittling us and talking down [to] us,” Cuellar said. “They’re not ignoring us, but they’re not making us feel good either.” Douglas Luippold, a Daily Texan columnist and government and journalism senior, agrees, likening the relationship to a crime scene investigation in which the eyewitness’ friend is interviewed instead of the eyewitness. The media doesn’t write for Millennials. They write for the parents. “Take Fox News, for example,” Luippold said. “News is supposed to reflect reality, yet a person that watches Fox News is living a completely different reality as opposed to someone watching CNN.” Luippold also notes that mainstream media continually focus on entertainment and conflict instead of what directly affects the Millennials. In addition to the student panel, the summit will also host
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a panel of three middle school teachers to discuss the impact of the news on the younger Millennials, often called “Wave Two” Millennials. At this point Cuellar and Luippold agree the main problem with the news media is the failure to report on topics that directly affect Millennials. The news media has also been extremely resistant in embracing technology as a journalistic medium. Nevertheless, Poindexter, Cuellar and Luippold hold out hope for the future of news media, calling the summit a “call to arms.” “Don’t give up on Millennials,” Luippold said. “Don’t treat Millennial issues as Millennial issues. I’m not a homeowner, so I don’t see why I should care about foreclosure rates, but if you explain to me that these foreclosure rates will impact me in this way in the future, then I’ll start to pay attention.”
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Christen Perez as Dani and Matrex Kilgore as James go toe-to-toe in the ring for “Fight.”
BOX: Training, teamwork bring play to life and then it takes another giant step to get into the mouths and character have an actual boxing bodies of the actors and into the minds of the directors and dematch on stage each night. “It’s three rounds of two min- signers, and then from those utes that will be fought in real minds collaborating, it takes another big step to actually end up time,” Lee said. In addition to the excitement of on a stage in front of people.” The process has also been excitthe on-stage boxing, Lee is excited ing for Kilgore, who found a lot just to see her play come to life. “It’s all those things that you of creative liberty in developing a might imagine,” Lee said. “When character that no one else has ever you write something, it stays in- played before. “The excitement is that no one side your head and it takes a giant step to get down to the page, has an idea of what this charac-
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WHAT: “Fight” WHERE: Oscar G. Brockett Theatre WHEN: Friday, Sunday, Nov. 17, 18, 19 at 8 p.m. , Saturday, Nov. 21 at 2 p.m. WEB: texasperformingarts.org ter should be like because you are the first one to breathe life into it,” Kilgore said. “I am the alpha, I am the beginning of this thing.”
THIRSTY: Absinthe, champagne form sweet concoction his cocktails. Whether that actually meant he was a diabetic is the typical absinthe drips’ sugar still a matter of debate, since he with champagne because of his could have merely had his sweet alleged diabetes. tooth replaced with a booze Noted on several diabetes tooth and didn’t want to sugar websites such as diabeticlive.com up any of his drinks. and dlife.com, Hemingway was For those who hate the never partial to adding sugar in strength of anise, this is a great cocktail to try your first absinthe. The champagne’s sweet effervescence dilutes the high-proof alcohol and anise content of the absinthe to create a cloudy, greenish mixture. Ingredients: The only downside is 1 oz. of absinthe that the bubbles can create 3 oz. of champagne a sweetened absinthe soda. But if you’re just looking for Source: “So Red the Nose, or a quick fix, then grab some Breath in the Afternoon,” edited by cheap Andre champagne and Sterling North & Carl Kroch some absinthe from Spec’s, Twin Liquors or any number
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of online liquor retailers. However, if you really want to live it up, you might want to find out which champagne goes well with which absinthe, since Hemingway wasn’t particularly specific on the liquor. As for the controversy regard-
ing absinthe, Baker later notes that even though many people thought it was a hallucinogenic liquor, any mind-altering effects were caused by “a little thing known as the DTs” or delirium tremens. Sometimes when an extreme alcoholic withdraws from
imbibing, he or she will suffer from feverish hysteria. So if the DTs truly were the culprit, it wouldn’t be a far stretch considering that Baker says the green fairy was proofed at 140 to 160 proof, or 70- to 80-percent alcohol by volume, back in the day.
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Cocktails provide glimpse into Hemingway’s life THIRSTY THURSDAY
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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series exploring the history and notoriety of the cocktails associated with Ernest Hemingway. There are writers who drank, and there was Ernest Hemingway — an author who continues to influence countless writers. His stripped down, journalistic style is like cubism is to Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque; he owned it, and before he succumbed to extreme alcoholism,
A Farewell to Hemingway Ingredients: 2.25 oz of Kirsch (or 1.5 jiggers) 0.25 oz of cherry or raspberry syrup (or a 0.25 pony) juice of 1 lime How to: shake and pour with ice into a collins glass fill the rest with club soda Source: Charles H. Baker’s “The Gentleman’s Companion, Being an Exotic Drinking Book or Around the World with Jigger, Beaker and Flask”
he managed to produce an extensive canon. “Don’t you drink?” asked Hemingway in a letter to fellow writer Ivan Kashkin. “I have drunk since I was 15 and few things have given me more pleasure. When you work hard all day with your head and know you must work again the next day what else can change your ideas and make them run on a different plane like whisky? ... The only time it isn’t good for you is when you write or when you fight. You have to do that cold.” Of course many people know Hemingway loved mojitos and his stronger version of a daiquiri, but those weren’t his only drinks of choice. Figuring out all of them would be a massive scholarly undertaking, but here are two lesser known cocktails that illuminate more of the author’s life. Hemingway’s friend and cocktail journalist Charles Baker starts off this recipe by saying it has “no reason” relative to other allegedly medicinal mixtures. The farewell was simply made for Hemingway and their other friend, bullfighter Sidney Franklin, the night before they went off to loyalist Spain where he would go on to write about the Spanish Civil War. Don’t worry if you’re not familiar with or haven’t even heard of kirsch, or kirschwasser as it’s known in Germany, because it’s more easily known as a fruit brandy. A brandy will typ-
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Thirsty Thursday explores the different alcoholic beverages that were popular in Ernest Hemingway’s life and books. ically use wine, and then distill it by boiling it and capturing the condensated alcohol. Instead of grapes, kirsch uses black cherries from the Black Forest region of Germany.
Hemingway allegedly loved the slightly bitter liqueur, according to Baker, and drinks such as the Hemingway Daiquiri, Death in the Gulf Stream and mojito all use a bit of lime to compound the
Millenials challenge traditions of news coverage By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Envision the television, with its perfectly groomed anchors and catchy theme songs. Imagine the newspaper, with its bold black headlines and the crisp feel of the pages between your fingers. Finally, picture the radio, hosted by the compelling voice of the anchor most urgently saying, “We have breaking news.” For the generation that grew up with the faces of Walter Cronkite and Peter Jennings, the picture above is probably a familiar one. Millenials — the generation consisting of teens and men and women in their twenties — however, have no Walter Cronkite. Instead, they have the Internet. The debate over the future of news media isn’t a new argument. With decreasing newspaper subscriptions and the plummeting television news ratings all across the country, professionals have been scratching their heads and wracking their brains, wondering why the up-and-coming generation of Americans is simply not interested in the news. “The media has focused on what it has always focused on: breaking news, world news and the economy. And [my] generation just isn’t interested in those topics,” said public relations senior Jerrica Deloney. “My mother ’s generation sought the information. [Today], information comes to us, whether through Twitter, Facebook or other outlets.” While the conversation may seem old, today’s “Millennials and News Summit: The Real Chal-
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Doug Luippold, James Whitely and Jena Cuellar, all journalism seniors, will speak at the Millennials and News Summit to address issues surrounding youth and how the news is covered. lenge to the Future of Journalism and Journalism Education” promises to bring a new perspective on the tired argument. Along with prominent figures in the news media industry such as Tod Robberson, a Pulitzer-prize winning editorial writer for the Dallas Morning News, journalism professor Paula Poindexter has inserted a groundbreaking new variable in the news media equation: the Millennials. This is the first time such a discussion has included the Millennials, a generation consisting of people born between the early ’80s and ’90s; a category nearly every person in their teens
and twenties falls into today. Poindexter organized the event in conjunction with her class, “Journalism, Society and the Citizen Journalist.” She broke up the class into four groups and challenged them to address the problems of journalism in capturing the Millennial generation. Poindexter told the students to vote for a Millennial representative from each group to speak at the summit. Among those students is journalism senior Jena Cuellar, who noted that with a college student’s busy schedule, there simply isn’t much time to pick up a newspaper or turn on the
evening news anymore. “A lot of the older generation gets this misconception that we don’t care or we don’t want to watch the news,” Cuellar said. “[But] that’s not true. We simply have other ways of receiving the news.”
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bitterness. So to send him off, a Taking its name directly from round of farewells was whipped “Death in the Afternoon,” Hemup in the “muggy, half-breath- ingway’s meditation on bullless night” to properly prepare fighting, this cocktail replaced the two for their long flights to THIRSTY continues on page 11 New York and Spain.
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FIGHT
Actors prepare for student produced, boxing-based play By Sarah Pressley Daily Texan Staff On one side of the boxing ring is Dani Perez, waiting to tap gloves with her opponent James, who waits anxiously on the opposing side, each hoping for the final knockout. They are about to fight in one of the biggest matches of their lives so far, and audience members at the premiere of the new UT production “Fight” will be there to watch as they duke it out on stage. “Fight” tells the story of a young girl named Dani Perez, who is abandoned by her mother and moves to Brooklyn to begin training as a boxer at the same gym her father fought at. Through her rigorous training, Perez struggles to make connections with those around her and finally discovers a place where she feels that she belongs. Kimberly Lee, an MFA playwriting candidate at UT, who wrote and directed “Fight,” was
inspired to create the show after she took up boxing herself. “I really developed a great love for the sport and the history of it,” Lee said. “It’s a world that is populated with a lot of characters.” To prepare for “Fight,” the actors portraying boxers have been training at a local gym since June. Lee, who is a certified boxing coach, worked together with local boxer Ray Perez to get the actors in top shape for the show. The actors trained and now fight in accordance with the amateur USA boxing rules. “It’s been pretty intense,” said Matrex Kilgore, the actor portraying the boxer James. “We’ve been training with one of the best trainers in Austin. We’ve been sparring almost every day and training like a real boxer would.” All of this training will be put to use when Kilgore and another
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