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UT System plans to push for more state funding By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff The UT System’s chief governmental relations officer said Thursday that System leaders must continue to push for increased state funding during the next legislative session, even in the face of a massive state bud-
get deficit. Barry McBee, general counsel for the UT System, said the next Legislature could face the worst budget shortfall in Texas history, and budget maneuvers used to quell the $10 billion shortfall in 2003 cannot be used again. He said UT will need more — not less
— state funding in the 2012-2013 biennium to keep up with the cost of growth. “We will ask as further cuts are made to be treated equitably and not bear a disproportionate percentage of further reductions,” McBee said. “We all acknowledge the need of UT-Austin for
more funding in its quest to become the nation’s greatest public university.” The previous Legislature spent $6.4 billion in temporary stimulus funds to fill its own budget gap, including $9.9 million for UT. So the Legislature will begin its session behind where it would nor-
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The New Politics Forum will hold its fall 2010 election debrief conference, which will include a look toward the 82nd Legislature and a keynote address by former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Event starts at 1 p.m. at the State Capitol, and the tickets cost $25 for students.
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Veteran Dan Dopkant salutes while singing the national anthem. Serving in the Air Force was “the best duty I could ask for,” he recalls. Dopkant and fellow veterans were honored under the Tower on Thursday.
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Joshua Radin performs at La Zona Rosa at 8 p.m. Tickets cost $17
SUNDAY ‘Bohemian Like You’ The Dandy Warhols will perform at La Zona Rosa. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets cost $18
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Kimber Lee, a masters in fine arts candidate, presents her play, “Fight,” at the Oscar G. Brockett Theatre. Show starts at 2 p.m. and admission is $20
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An anonymous helmet and boots, along with wreaths from various organizations, honor fallen soldiers.
Restaurants to replace vancancy on the Drag By Allison Harris Daily Texan Staff Three new restaurants will debut next spring in the space where Follett’s Intellectual Property bookstore once stood on the corner of 24th and Guadalupe streets. The space will host The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Qdoba Mexican Grill and Noodles & Company. Anita Howard, controller and marketing director for Lone Star Bean, which will operate The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, said the presence of three tenants in the building has created unique challenges. “The planning process has taken a little longer, but we are all pleased and excited about this location,” she said. The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf cafe will likely begin construction in December, Howard said. Construction and set up will take about three months, putting the opening time at around early March. The store, the sixth in the Austin area, will occupy the ground-level corner location on 24th and Guadalupe streets, with an entrance on both streets. Howard said the local franchise chose the loca-
tion because of heavy foot traffic in the area. A Starbucks Coffee store sits nearby at the corner of 24th and Nueces streets, but Howard said the store is not afraid of the competition. “There are lots of potential guests in the area, and we hope to win over our share,” she said. The Qdoba Mexican Grill will begin construction next month, said Kortney Otten, owner of franchise Q-Up Texas, LLC. The restaurant will be located on the side of 24th and San Antonio streets, directly across from Starbucks. Otten said the new location would give the franchise a greater chance to become involved in the University community. “We feel that Qdoba brings a not only a good, fast casual alternative option but also complements the food options already in place,” she said. Noodles & Company will open its first Texas restaurant in late spring, said corporate spokeswoman Jill Preston. The main entrance will be on the east side of the building off of Guadalupe Street.
By Amy Thornton Daily Texan Staff The nationwide Veterans Day celebrations were brought closer to home for students with a ceremony under the Tower and commemorative displays on campus Thursday. Graduate student Nick Hawkins has a different relationship with Veterans Day than other students walking around campus. Unlike most of the student population, Hawkins spent the
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five years after his high school graduation in the military, experiencing “life abroad” on a yearlong tour of Iraq. “Coming to UT after my time in the military was a tough transition,” Hawkins said. “Everyone is obviously younger, and the college atmosphere is completely different than the military life I had been a part of for five years.” Hawkins is now the president of the Student Veterans Association, a social club that provides a place for veterans to go for support and camaraderie with other veterans on campus.
A talented group of performing house cats ride skateboards, jump through hoops and play in a rock band. Show starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $15 at the door. The Marchesa Hall & Theatre.
The 2010 Austin International Wine Fest, which will include local musicians and a silent auction. The event starts at 4 p.m. and admission is free.
mally be, he said. The state’s shortfall goes back to 2006, when legislators slashed property taxes but failed to generate enough revenue from new business taxes to sustain the budget. The sales tax also failed to
By Collin Eaton Daily Texan Staff Several academic centers in the College of Liberal Arts face budget cuts next year after a college committee recommended cuts based on performance reviews. The centers provide classes for students who are interested in specialized courses and obtain specialized research grants for UT. The cuts from the college also affect how many grants the centers are likely to receive. Liberal Arts Dean Randy Diehl formed the Academic Planning and Advisory Committee last year to advise him on which areas of the budget to cut in light of a $3.75 million deficit in the college. Diehl said the committee has worked hard over the course of the year to make the changes and will help him make an informed final decision. The committee began collecting data in April from each of the academic centers, which most of the centers provided by late summer. APAC made recommendations to Diehl on Friday, but there is no deadline for when the final decision on cuts will be made. Richard Flores, liberal arts associate dean for academic affairs, said the committee chose how much to cut from the centers based on several performance metrics, including total number of semester credit hours offered, total number of students in the major and monetary input. Flores said UT told the college a year ago that its budget would remain flat over the next two years, creating a budget deficit. “We had laid out some assumptions in our plan based on recurring money we thought we would be getting,” Flores said. “When that didn’t happen, we had to go back to the drawing board.”
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Former Secretary of State attributes success to college By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff In her new book, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gives a candid view of her childhood and college years, especially how they influenced her tenure as the country’s top diplomat. Rice stopped by BookPeople on Thursday, greeting about 350 people, to promote her new book “Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family.” In her discussion with KXAN’s Leslie Rhode, Rice shared details of her family, childhood and how she became the person she is today, all topics addressed in her book. Rice said her parents’ value of education eventually determined her success in the Bush administration. “It really started with my grandfather,” Rice said. “He really believed, along with my parents, in the transforming power of an education — not only for me, but for everyone. They passed this belief on to me.” Rice’s memoir not only addresses her education and rise
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Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses her book, “Extraordinary, Ordinary People,” on Thursday evening at BookPeople. to success but also the challenges she overcame in her life, including racism and her parents’ deaths. As a child in Birmingham, Ala., Rice said 1968 was the year of her political awakening and represented a turning point in her life, recalling the assassinations of
Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy. “So much happened in that year,” she said. “At 13, I felt the country was falling apart. I remember being quite frightened of what was going on in the world.”
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