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THE DAILY TEXAN Tuesday, November 2, 2010

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Find your polling location at the Travis County Clerk’s website. http://bit.ly/traviscountyvote

Election Night watch party UT Hook the Vote and the Department of Government will host an election night watch party in the UT Tower. Associate professor Sean Theriault will provide analysis on results. Main 212. 7:00 p.m - 11:30 p.m.

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Cut foreign language programs revived By Collin Eaton & Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Vietnamese language instruction will return to campus next summer as part of an intensive immersion language program that will also include Czech, Russian and Modern Greek. In an effort to keep UT’s smaller language programs alive, the College of Liberal Arts will launch a

new multi-language summer program next year that will bring together students from UT and other universities to learn a year’s worth of foreign languages in two months. Last spring, the University’s Department of Asian Studies cut the Vietnamese language program in response to a state-directed 5-percent budget cut to the University as a whole.

Thomas Garza, associate professor and director of the Texas Language Center, said the multi-language program is a trial balloon and will be open to the public. It will test whether it can generate revenue from the larger fees that non-UT students will pay. Garza said in light of budget cuts, each language department is trying to find ways to get students through

their programs more cost effectively without reducing the quality of education, and the new summer program will help keep smaller language courses running if it is continued each summer. “We have a wonderful Spanish program, but to ignore all those other wonderful languages that are out there would just be a travesty,” he said. “We don’t want to see

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“The lack of production in the red zone has been unbelievable. That percentage is killing us.”

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Technical troubleshooters for the Travis County Clerks Office David Dale and Derek Singleton set up polling booths at the Univeristy Co-op on Monday.

Parties clash over accusations of bias at Travis County polling centers “The Travis County Republican Party held a training [session] where they told people to go to precincts that are in East and Southeast Travis County,” said Andy Brown, chairman of the Travis County Democratic Party. “We are asking them why they are only sending people to the high-minority precincts. It appears they’re

Hometown hero physics professor awarded for work

of NASA’s Wilkinson Microwave By Shivam Purohit Anisotropy Probe science team. Daily Texan Staff Using the satellite, Komatsu Physics professor Eiichiro Komatsu remembers listening to sto- and his team measured the radiaries as a child about the late Hideki tion left from the Big Bang to gain Yukawa, Japan’s first Nobel Lau- a deeper understanding of the earreate in physics. He never thought ly universe, he said. Since the mission he would one day be was launched in awarded the honor2001, the team has ary Nishinomiyamapped the Cosmic Yukawa Memorial Microwave BackPrize for physics. ground radiation to “My father was produce a complete the vice principal of map of the microan elementary school wave sky, calculatin Nishinomiya, [Jaing the approximate pan], where a stone age of the universe monument comand determining the memorating YukaEiichiro Komatsu approximate perwa’s achievements Physics professor centage composition was,” Komatsu said. He said he often visited the monu- of dark energy in the universe, acment as a child and was impressed cording to NASA. Komatsu will travel to Nishiby Yukawa’s accomplishments. Komatsu, director of UT’s Texas nomiya, his birthplace, to receive Cosmology Center, was honored the prize at its city hall on Nov. 4. with the distinction for his studies of the early universe as a member SCIENCE continues on page 2

Increase in early voting implies high interest level

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Party charged that Travis County sent out an urgent call for staffers last weekend because of a shortage because they hadn’t contacted potential Republican poll-workers. Travis County Democrats retaliated, charging that Travis County Republicans had dispatched poll workers to predominately minority precincts to intimidate.

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only targeting those precincts.” Brown said that during the Republican training, one of the GOP volunteers asked jokingly if he could wear camouflage and bring a baseball bat to the poll he was watching. Travis County Republican Party chairwoman Rosemary

Hook the Cure hosts a panel of experts on medical and cultural aspects of diabetes. Union 3.116. 7-9 p.m.

By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff With polls opening on Election Day at 7 a.m., Democrats and Republicans have spent the past several days dueling over allegations of voter intimidation in heavily minority precincts in Harris and Travis counties. The Travis County Republican

something as stupid as a budget cut be the reason why we lose all of our incredible intellectual content.” When UT alumna Nickie Tran learned of the cut in April, she spent the weeks leading up to her May 2010 graduation working with Student Government, Senate of College Councils and

By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff Republicans and Democrats are both certain that record-high early voting totals in Travis County indicate support for their respective party’s candidates, and both are fighting to get voters out to the polls today. According to Travis County records, about 134,000 people voted early this year, up from 99,000 in the last midterm election in 2006. Usually, about 50 percent of the electorate votes early, so the county is expecting vote totals to reach at least 250,000, said Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir. Statewide, early voting totals are up 61 percent from 2006, according to records from the Secretary of State. “We’ve got a hot ticket this year,” DeBeauvoir said. “There are races that are competitive starting right there at the top, and you can mark your way down the ballot with tight races.” The Travis County Democratic and Republican parties will both have volunteers working at the county’s 211 voter precincts, as well as phone banking and reaching out to Election Day voters with signs and personal interactions. Polls show incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry ahead of Democrat Bill White by about 12 points, according to a statewide newspaper poll, but Democratic Party representatives said they are confident the results will favor them.

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Barry Salzberg, CEO of tax and consulting firm Deloitte LLP, is part of the McCombs School’s distinguished speaker series. UTC 2.102A. 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Beauford H. Jester Center-West Possession of Alcohol by a Minor: A UT staff member reported a UT student was passed out in the hallway outside a 10th floor dormitory room. The officers located the subject and noted he was wearing evidence on the front of his shirt that he had experienced an adverse physical reaction to the overconsumption of alcohol. The student was asked who the president of the United States was and he stated, “Not I.” As the student was entering his room with the officers’ aid, the officers observed two bottles of alcohol, a shot glass and glass mixer sitting on a table. The student looked at the bottles, then at the officers, and stated, “That will be a problem.” The officers had already determined the student was under the legal age of 21. Occurred on Sunday at 5:20 a.m.

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Samuel Bean, Beki Halpon, and Karon Rilling take part in a rally supporting Proposition 1 at City Hall. The legislation, up for vote today, proposes a $90 million overhaul of bike and pedestrian road facilities.

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Austinites split over Prop. 1 proposal By Anna Fata & Vidushi Shrimali Daily Texan Staff Austin residents will decide Tuesday whether a $90 million bond proposal to fund road improvements and build sidewalks and bike lanes is an effective solution to the city’s transportation problems. Get Austin Moving, a group that supports Proposition 1, held a final rally Monday at City Hall Plaza to lay out the reasons behind its support for the package and to thank

supporters. Representatives from the organization and other groups in favor of the proposition said the improvements are necessary for the city. “It’s going to pass,” said Glenn Gadbois, a Get Austin Moving volunteer. “What I wish is that we get the people of Austin to vote for it, to get this trend of multimodal transportation going.” George Cofer, executive director of the Hill Country Conservancy, said the proposition is a need-

ed solution for the city’s current traffic congestion and that the improvements would connect East and West Austin, which have been separated by Interstate Highway 35 since its construction in the 1950s. “It’s good for the businesses of Austin,” Cofer said. “It addresses water and air pollution. Proposition 1 begins to bring the city back together.” Cofer said Austin voters do not

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The UT System is accepting applications for its sixth Student Regent, a non-voting member of the Board of Regents whose primary duty will be to act as a communicator between students and the board. Student Regents are expected to read 300 pages of agenda material before attending Board of Regents meetings, go through eight hours of training on UT System issues and disclose their personal finances to the Texas Ethics Commission. Each Student Regent is appointed by the Governor of Texas after going through a process that involves Student Government, said UT System spokesman Matt Flores. “First, Student Government submits its list of recommendations to the Chancellor [of the UT System,]� Flores said. “From among those, the Chancellor can whittle down to as few as two, but the Governor doesn’t have to choose from among those two.� The term for the current Student Regent, Kyle Kalkwarf, ends on May 11, 2011. The job of student regent also entails going to each campus, speaking with student leaders and relaying the information back to the Board of Regents. — Collin Eaton

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Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Winchester Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Beherec Associate Managing Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Claire Cardona Associate Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Viviana Aldous, Susannah Jacob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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Reporters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anna Fata, Shivam Purohik, Vidushi Shrimali Photographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anastasia Garcia, Allen Otto, Andrew Torrey Sports Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lauren Giudice, Julie Thompson Life&Arts Writers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Christopher Nguyen, Jody Serrano, Alex Williams Columnists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mikael Garcia, Emily Grubert Page Designers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ksenia kolesnikova, Allison Kroll Copy Editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brenna Cleeland, Amyna Dosani, Morgan Miles, Danielle Wallace Comics Artists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gabe Alvarez, Michael Bowman, Denise Chee, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rory Harman, Aron Fernandez, Sammy Martinez, Kathryn Menefee Videographers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patrick Zimmerman

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Director of Advertising & Creative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jalah Goette Assistant to Advertising Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . CJ Salgado Local Sales Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brad Corbett Broadcast Manager/Local Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carter Goss Campus/National Sales Consultant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joan Bowerman Student Advertising Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kathryn Abbas Student Advertising Manager. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Ford, Meagan Gribbin Student Acct. Execs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron McClure, Daniel Ruszkiewkz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Josh Phipps, Josh Valdez . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sarah Hall, Maryanne Lee, Ian Payne Student Office Assistant/Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rene Gonzalez Broadcast Sales Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aubrey Rodriguez Senior Graphic Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Felimon Hernandez Junior Designers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bianca Krause, Alyssa Peters Special Editions Adviser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Elena Watts Student Special Editions Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheri Alzeerah Special Projects Assistant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adrienne Lee

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SCIENCE: Mentor looks to dark energy athan Ganc has been researching cosmic inflation under Ko“What is really special about matsu’s guidance for about two this prize is that it is coming years. He said that Komatsu’s from my hometown,� he said. award reflects well on Texas and “My father passed away in 2005, the department. but my mother thinks that if he “We are all very excited for would have known, he would him,� Ganc said. “Besides his have been thrilled.� hardworking and modest nature, Komatsu now plans to explore what is really impressive about dark energy using the Hobby-Eber- him is that he tries to make scily Telescope in West Texas, he said. ence a collaborative effort, bePhysics graduate student Jon- tween departments at the Uni-

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versity and between universities themselves.� Komatsu has also advised astronomy graduate student ChiTing Chiang on his Cosmic Microwave Background research. “He is very good at explaining things and also makes an effort to spend time with his students,� Chiang said. “He is also the only one who can unify diverse concepts: physics and astronomy, theory and observation.�

POLL: Department of Justice to intervene From page 1 Edwards told the volunteer that he could not bring those items. “If that is the mentality of the volunteers that are going to be watching the poll, they should pull the program down,� Brown said. The Travis County Republican Party is sending poll watchers to minority-dominated precincts in Travis County because of voting irregularities during the past few elections, said David Nalle, spokesman for the party. He said many of the complaints were because non-English speakers had trouble casting ballots.

“It’s not widespread,� Nalle said. “Travis County doesn’t have a lot of problems. Our elections are pretty well-run.� In Harris County, Democrats charge that Republicans are using predominately white poll watchers trained by King Street Patriots, a tea party group, to intimidate minority voters in heavily Democratic precincts. “The Department of Justice has been called in, and they will be monitoring polling locations on Election Day,� said Anthony Gutierrez, deputy executive director of the Texas Democratic Party. “All of the people who

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are familiar with this would testify that this is far beyond anything we’ve ever seen before.� Gutierrez said the poll workers trained by the King Street Patriots had been overstepping their bounds, talking to voters and peering over voters’ shoulders as they cast votes. Republicans counter that Democratic poll workers have been roughing up King Street Patriot poll watchers. “There is no factual basis for the complaint. Poll watchers just observe,� said Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of the Liberty Institute, which provides legal representation for the Patriots.

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link turnout to frustration From page 1 “Bill White is still within spitting distance, and if folks get out there and vote, Bill White can win. If you want a new governor, go vote for one,� said Katherine Haenschen, the coordinated campaign director for the Travis County Democratic Party. However, Travis County Republican Party chairman Rosemary Edwards said that the high voter turnout indicates a statewide frustration with federal politics. “There has been so much pentup anxiety about the overreach of the federal government,� Edwards said. “This is clearly a referendum on the Obama administration and his failed policies.� To handle the higher-thanusual turnout expected at the polls tomorrow, DeBeauvoir said county precincts have ramped up tech support and will have 1,500 paid workers at the polls after meeting a projected 100-person worker shortfall this week. “We gear up for election day.,� she said. “We’ll send extra troubleshooters to make sure judges have their supplies and everything is running smoothly.�

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Immigration law Eruption adds damages faces grievances to recovering Indonesia in appeals court By Paul Elias The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Arizona’s immigration law faced tough scrutiny from a federal appeals panel Monday as Gov. Jan Brewer appeared in person to support the controversial provision the day before the election in which she’ll seek her first full term. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals signaled it was ready to toss out the provision of Arizona’s law that criminalizes the failure to carry immigration papers showing lawful residency in the United States. U.S. Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler argued Monday that the provisions in question violate laws making immigration enforcement the exclusive domain of the federal government. Among the provisions at issue is the requirement that police — when enforcing oth-

er laws — must question the immigration status of people they have reason to suspect are in the country illegally. Kneedler responded that requiring local law enforcement officials to check the immigration status of everyone they suspect as being an illegal immigrant takes away from their investigatory discretion. He also said the law intrudes upon foreign policy and diplomacy, areas that are left for the federal government. Hundreds of protesters gathered outside the federal courthouse in San Francisco before the hour-long hearing. Opponents of the law in this liberal city outnumbered supporters. Afterward, Arizona’s governor said she intended to appeal any adverse ruling to the U.S. Supreme Court. Illegal immigrants are overwhelming Arizona’s health care systems, schools and prisons, she said.

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Rick Oltman shows his support for Arizona’s immigration law outside of a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in San Francisco.

By Slamet Riyadi The Associated Press MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia — Deafening explosions of hot gas rattled evacuees miles from an Indonesian volcano Monday, the latest eruption in a week. The country reported increased rumblings at 21 other active volcanoes, raising questions about what’s causing the uptick along some of the world’s most volatile fault lines. No casualties were reported in Mount Merapi’s new blast, which came as Indonesia struggles to respond to an earthquake-generated tsunami that devastated a remote chain of islands. The two disasters unfolding on opposite ends of the country have killed nearly 500 people and strained the government’s emergency response network. Merapi has killed 38 people since it started erupting a week ago. Officials have also raised alert levels at some of the 129 active volcanoes in Indonesia, with two under watch for possible eruption within two weeks and 19 showing increased activity — more than double the usual number on the watch list, an official said. Indonesia, a vast archipelago of 235 million people, is prone to earthquakes and volcanoes because it sits along the Pacific “Ring of Fire,� a horseshoe-shaped string of faults that lines the western and eastern Pacific. Booming explosions sounded during Monday’s eruption, which shot massive clouds from the glowing cauldron and sent ash cascading nearly four miles down the southeastern slopes, said Subrandrio, an official in charge of monitoring Merapi’s activity. Even in the crowded government camps, miles away from the mountain, the explosions sent evacuees scurrying for shelter. The government has raised alert

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Mount Merapi erupts in Indonesia on Monday. Indonesia’s most volatile volcano unleashed its most powerful eruption in a deadly week, spewing searing clouds of gas and debris thousands of feet into the air. levels of 21 other volcanoes to the second- and third-highest levels in the last two months because they have shown an increase in activity, said Syamsul Rizal, a state volcanologist. Geophysicist Pall Einarsson of the University of Iceland said that

such an increase could be an indication that some of the volcanoes — if any are very close — could be affecting one another. He said this idea is a new one for volcanologists, but they are increasingly seeing evidence of interplay between neighboring mountains.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has cleared space shuttle Discovery for its final flight. Mission managers gathered at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Monday morning for the traditional flight review. They voted unanimously to press toward a Wednesday afternoon liftoff. The forecast calls for a 70 percent chance of favorable weather. This will be Discovery’s grand finale. NASA is close to wrapping up its shuttle program. Only one other mission remains on the official lineup, by the shuttle Endeavour. Discovery and its crew of six will head to the International Space Station with a load of equipment, including a humanoid robot. It will be the 39th flight for Discovery. Its first was in 1984. Liftoff is set for 3:52 p.m. — The Associated Press

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A disservice to all Texans Barring a 21st-century version of Dewey defeats Truman, Gov. Rick Perry will (unfortunately) be elected to a third term tonight. The occasion will mark the end of a year-long gubernatorial campaign that has been an insult to Texans and Perry’s own supporters. Through his cavalier approach to the office of governor and refusal to subject himself to any significant scrutiny, Perry has done a disservice to all Texans. But he will be re-elected later tonight, and the campaign will end. To celebrate the end of this travesty of a campaign, we will analyze some of Perry’s actions and what they imply about his attitude toward Texans, especially his supporters. Let’s approach this task in reverse chronological order. Yesterday, Perry announced he would embark on a nationwide book tour to promote his new book. In other words, Perry will leave the state in which he is currently serving as governor to advertise himself to the rest of the country. As glad as we are that Perry will be out of the state for a while, we would prefer the state’s governor to remain working on behalf of the state’s citizens. Perry also said he could not commit to serving the full four-year gubernatorial term. He told the Houston Chronicle, “It’s always very premature to be making a statement about what you’re going to be doing two, four, six or eight years from now — I don’t ever take anything off the table.” Actually, making a statement about what you’re going to be doing two, four, six or eight years from now is pretty common — its called a contract. Athletes, businessmen and politicians do it all the time. The day before winning a contest, Perry is essentially saying he might not even want the prize. What do these two things indicate about Perry’s attitude toward Texans? For one, it’s obvious that he cares more about himself than Texans. We feel a little contrived making this point because the Bill White campaign has made Perry’s self-interest a central campaign point, but seriously, leaving the state and possibly the office shortly after being elected reeks of self-interest. Republicans who love Texas more than Perry should consider his admitted lack of commitment to the state before pulling the lever. Moving backward in his campaign controversies, we arrive at Perry’s refusal to debate Bill White or meet with newspaper editorial boards. Traditionally, candidates for public office meet with newspaper editorial boards both as a sign of respect for the media and as a means of broadcasting their views to the newspaper ’s readership. Perry said he would rather meet with Texans than editorial boards. If Perry wanted to communicate with as many Texans as possible, using a medium whose utility is its ability to reach the masses would have been a good place to start. By ignoring the newspaper, Perry is telling the world his supporters do not read newspapers. Similarly, Perry has refused to debate White. Although Perry will win, White still has substantial support throughout the state. White supporters, Perry opponents and the press have all criticized Perry significantly for the decision, so we won’t touch on this too much, except suffice to say Perry either doesn’t think Texas voters deserve to see him debate a man for whom millions of Texans will vote. This implies Perry doesn’t think his supporters have anything but blind loyalty to him. Lastly, and now we’re going very far back in time, is Perry’s temporary mansion. Perry’s palatial mansion costs upwards of $10,000 a month. To be sure, the governor deserves a nice home, especially after the trauma of somebody trying to burn down his old house, but $10,000 is pretty steep. Hopefully we won’t be charged the rent when Perry is on his book tour. Perry’s campaign has been incredibly insulting and disrespectful to his supporters and constituents. He has not engaged in the public discourse expected for a democracy to function, and he has insulted his supporters in the process. — Douglas Luippold for the editorial board

Elect to lead, moderately By Emily Grubert Daily Texan Columnist As Texas and the United States vote today in the 2010 elections, one has to wonder: What’s the big issue? A recession, poverty, energy security, environmental security, health care, education, governance, funding and myriad other issues confront us, and it’s difficult to know what to prioritize. I think that Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert have the right idea with their Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear, which took place in Washington, D.C. and spawned satellite rallies around the country, including in Austin. The goal of the rally? To call attention to the majority of Americans who aren’t political extremists (on either side). As the rally’s website explains: “We’re looking for the people ... who think the only time it’s appropriate to draw a Hitler mustache on someone is when that person is actually Hitler. Or Charlie Chaplin in certain roles.” Stewart and Colbert are correct to focus on an underlying issue that, if confronted, could make addressing all of our social and political challenges a lot easier. Namely, it’s really hard to get things done without a stated willingness — I’ll go so far as to say a stated goal — to compromise; to concede that we have financial, infrastructural and social constraints; and to acknowledge that we live in a multi-issue world. My issue — the focus of my graduate work — is energy’s impact on the environment. Most of what I do involves constant acknowledgment that there is no perfect solution to problems such as supplying energy to people and keeping us all healthy and happy. Climate change presents us with a large risk — we don’t really know exactly what will

happen, but we suspect a large potential for it to be bad. But some methods of reducing carbon emissions hurt water systems; others are costly or don’t work well with our existing infrastructure. And suddenly an engineering problem about supplying low-carbon energy becomes a massive international discussion about empowerment, land use, women’s rights and all sorts of other important facets of our lives as humans. Similarly with reducing water pollution and conventional air pollution (such as smog): Cleaning one stream might mean killing fish in another, and whatever you do, you’re stepping on property rights. So I really think that our best bet is not to focus on issue politics. Pledging to clean 1,000 miles of streams or to reduce air emissions of nitrogen oxides by 30 percent can be good goals, but they need to be made in a context of holistic thinking, willingness to consider a daunting scope of needs and acceptance of the idea that no solution is perfect. We need to stay alert and try to minimize both anticipated and unanticipated secondary effects. What’s Texas poised to do? We live in the second most populous state in the country, blessed with bountiful of natural resources and a lot of people who care deeply about Texas. This state is in a position to make a deep impact as a leader in the United States and the world. A couple of disclaimers before I comment on today’s gubernatorial race: First, I mainly pay attention to energy and environmental issues, so that’s what I’m going to talk about. Second, I don’t vote in Texas. I’m glad to be visiting from the most populous state in the

Abuse of privilege By Mikael Garcia Daily Texan Columnist Certain cities are notorious for being playgrounds where the local power-elite can get away with virtually anything, places like Chicago or the fictional Gotham City. One city that usually doesn’t come to mind, though, is our beloved city of Austin. But in March, state Rep. Eddie Rodriguez, who represents Southeast Austin in the Texas House (including all of Riverside, for those of you who live and vote there), was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated. And although the dash-cam for the stop shows a clearly inebriated Rep. Rodriguez walking in and out of frame, his case was mysteriously dropped last week by a Travis County Judge on grounds that his traffic stop was “invalid.” Rep. Rodriguez and the judge have effectively tarnished the reputation of good-natured politics in Travis County. Rodriguez was pulled over by an APD officer in March on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. The officer had seen Rodriguez “swerve approximately 25 feet into the bike lane,” which prompted the traffic stop. The dash-cam shows Rodriguez swaying back and forth, even admitting on camera to drinking “about four glasses of wine” prior to driving his vehicle. When the officer asks Rodriguez to take the field sobriety test, Rodriguez begins to comply — only to resist a few moments later, commenting that his lawyer advised him to not take any tests. Rodriguez is then promptly arrested and spends the night in jail. Fast forward to last week: while Rodriguez was awaiting charges, his case was dropped by a judge who commented that “weaving in a driver’s own lane doesn’t constitute a traffic violation [that] warrant[s] pulling the driver over.” This is all fine and dandy, but it completely ignores Rodriguez’s 25-foot swerve into the bike lane and what horror may have happened had there been a biker riding in that lane at that moment. Rodriguez’s opponent, Marilyn Jackson, argues that Rodriguez wouldn’t have known what to tell the police officer had this not been a regular occurrence, implying that

his late-night liquored-up joyride might not have been his first. This argument holds water. I mean, let’s face it: Most of us don’t have a get-out-of-jail-free card, but Rodriguez seemed to have one that night. However, considering the nature of some of our elected officials in Texas, I’m not so surprised or bothered that some might have a DWI-backup plan they intend on executing someday. (Rodriguez’s attorney’s website proudly boasts that he is the “go-to lawyer in Texas for DWI, DUI and complex federal white-collar crime in the state.”) Several things about the situation are irksome. The first is that, when analyzing the evidence, it’s clear that there is some funny business going on in this ruling. Perhaps Rodriguez wasn’t involved directly, but most of us know that if it had been us behind the wheel that evening in March, we would have to pay for our crimes behind bars. The baffling thing about this, though, is that this decision seemed to be conveniently timed with the election. However, it doesn’t make any sense for Rodriguez to seek a dismissal this election cycle. He had already suffered all of the damages he was going to suffer from this back in March when he was arrested. Dismissing the charges called attention to Rodriguez’s wrongdoings, not against them. Had he owned up to his DWI and not played the legal system, this would all be water under the bridge. Politically, it doesn’t make any sense for Rodriguez to seek an acquittal; it opens him up for accusations of cronyism (as it has done in the past week). In trying to save his reputation, all he has now is egg on his face. If we don’t hold our elected officials accountable, they’ll keep abusing their privileges. By not caring and not noticing when there might be a better choice on the ballot, we tacitly endorse their behaviors. If you think Rep. Rodriguez deserves another go in the House, I encourage you to vote for him. But if you think Southeast Austin has had enough corruption and cronyism for the past eight years and it’s time for a change, don’t be afraid to give him the boot he so pointedly deserves. Garcia is a government senior. Editor’s note: Garcia is a former member of Marylin Jackson’s campaign

country, also blessed with huge amounts of natural resources and a lot of people who care deeply about California. Actually, my Californian ballot includes a controversial proposition that has explicitly brought some of the big differences between the Texan and Californian views of environment into sharp relief — another reminder that reasonable people can often disagree on important problems. In looking at Texas’ Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Perry’s statements on energy and the environment, then comparing them to Democratic candidate Bill White’s, I wonder whether Texas is willing to make compromises and help to lead the nation in innovative energy and environmental strategies. Both candidates are aware of Texas’ enormous bounty of energy resources. Oil, gas, solar, wind and other resources are found in abundance here, and Texas is responsible for supplying many other American states with energy. Both candidates claim to be committed to using these resources wisely. Both also claim to want to make Texas a leader in energy and environmental issues, but I am concerned by the relative lack of commentary on how that might happen. Perry in particular mentions past accomplishments in a tone that implies enough has happened already, and no increased effort is necessary. I hope that Texas is willing to step forward and assume the mantle of leadership to which it is well-suited. As a nation, we need to prepare to make compromises and acknowledge the moderates; reasonable leadership from qualified quarters is going to be vitally important. Grubert is an environmental and water resources engineering graduate student.

THE FIRING LINE Reconsider For the past two months I’ve worked with Judy Jennings on her campaign for the State Board of Education and as such, I would respectfully disagree with The Daily Texan’s endorsement of Marsha Farney. The endorsement focused primarily on the need for educators experienced in writing curriculum, and on that basis I fail to see a difference between Dr. Farney and Dr. Jennings. Dr. Jennings has more than 15 years of experience as an educator, holds a doctorate in educational psychology and currently works with teachers in preparing curricula best suited for teaching and assessing students. On a far more important note, Dr. Farney has made some extremely inflammatory comments that have

clearly set her on the side of the social conservative bloc currently on the board. Despite her claims of nonpartisanship, her association with the Tea Party, her statement that Democrats are “America-hating” and her support of anti-evolution and pro-abstinence education definitely set her right of center. Dr. Jennings is a true moderate who wants to take politics out of the classroom and focus on preparing our children with a 21st century education. Unlike her opponent, she will not let her personal, religious or political beliefs skew her vote when deciding what is best for our public schools. I would urge you to reconsider your support of Marsha Farney.

— Caitlin Gilchrist Plan II freshman

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Human development senior Perla Hernandez shares information about diabetes while tabling for Diabetes Awareness Week at the West Mall on Monday afternoon.

Groups to tackle diabetes with week-long campaign By Anna Fata Daily Texan Staff Two out of three people with diabetes die from heart disease or stroke, according to the American Diabetes Association. To spread the word about the severity of the disease, several UT student groups will host a series of events for Diabetes Awareness Week. Event organizers rallied on the West Mall on Monday to invite students to the week’s events and hand out information about the disease. The Hispanic Student Association and the Hispanic Health Professions Organization will join several other campus organizations to host events all week. Experts will speak about diabetes in the Texas Union today at 7 p.m. The League of United Latin American Citizens will host a fitness field day in the South Mall lawn Wednesday at 6 p.m. Proceeds from Thursday’s benefit dinner will go to the American Diabetes Association. Tex-

as Latin Dance will lead a salsa workshop Friday afternoon. All of the events lead up to the Step Out Walk to Fight Diabetes on Saturday morning. Eunice Castro, vice president of the Hispanic Health Professions Organization, said diabetes is prominent in the Hispanic community because traditional food is high in fat and carbohydrates. Hispanic groups on campus will be hosting most of the Diabetes Awareness Week events. According to the American Diabetes Association’s website, diabetes is more prevalent in minority communities. Although genetic, cultural and economic factors increase diabetes in minorities and everyone is at risk, said Daniel Foster, a diabetes and metabolic research professor at UT Southwestern Medical School. “Diets are bad everywhere,� he said. “All you have to do is look at the commercials for hamburgers; it’s not just minorities that are obese with poor diets.�

Foster said that unlike cancer, diabetes can be cured through weight loss, but only 5 percent of diabetics make the lifestyle changes necessary to lose weight. John Ivy, professor of kinesiology and health education, said although it is best to get 30 to 45 minutes of aerobic exercise a day, any little bit helps. “If you take somebody who is very sedentary and get them walking daily, there are big gains, and they will improve as they increase frequency and intensity,� Ivy said. Type 2 diabetes involves the body’s resistance to insulin and can be prevented through diet and exercise. Type 1 is genetic and cannot be prevented. Ivy said that because Type 2 is about 10 times more common and preventable, it receives more attention than Type 1. Diabetes causes other health complications, such as kidney failure, blindness and gangrene, which can require limb amputation, he said.

By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff The Austin Police Department will be the first law enforcement agency in the nation to use door triggers to activate an updated dashboard camera system in patrol cars and motorcycles. Public Safety Commission chairman Michael Lauderdale said the developments are an overall step in the right direction, but he questioned the officers’ ability to deactivate the dash-cam triggers at their own discretion. “I think [keeping the cameras on] is critically important because in the long run, it protects the officer,� he said. “But what I think is more important is that it provides information to us, as citizens. It lowers the likelihood of questions being raised around the conduct and integrity of the officer.� Lauderdale said that if the police department had digital cameras earlier, there would have been fewer questions of propriety in officer-involved shootings, includ-

ing when former Officer Leonardo Quintana fatally shot 18-yearold Nathaniel Sanders II in May 2009, without activating his dashboard system. The existing system requires officers to manually turn on the cameras to record footage, which is operated by VHS tapes. APD officers save the tapes for 180 days before wiping the footage and reusing them — only if the tapes do not contain criminal evidence, according to current department rules. Under the new system, dashcams will be automatically activated through various triggers on police vehicles, including when officers turn on their lights, sirens or are involved in a crash. Camera footage will be stored on a card and will be wirelessly transmitted to APD headquarters downtown from substations across the city. The new system will cost an estimated $15.5 million, and the department has used $3.5 million to buy equipment and carry out staff

services. The city borrowed the money and will be under contractual obligations until the debt is paid, generally over a five-to-seven year period. “When I look at the amount of money and look at potential settlements of the city being sued, I think it’s a good investment,� Lauderdale said. The police department recently chose a server and wireless transmitter network for the dash-cam system. APD will continue to test the substations and receive officer input to ensure the system meets their internal standards, said Sgt. Art Arevalo, supervisor for the police and technology unit. “We’re looking for a solution that is going to last us for the next five to 10 years,� he said. “So we’re trying to pick our product wisely and to use the money wisely.� APD plans to employ the new system in 38 vehicles in January and will ask City Council in February to approve the additional $12 million to finalize the project.

PROP: Critics say bond will not reduce congestion From page 1 support the arguments by those who oppose the proposition. He specifically cited Sensible Transportation Solutions’ efforts to defeat the proposition, including advertising efforts in the Austin American-Statesman and stirring up disaffection with the proposition among East Austin neighborhood groups that are largely Mexican-American. Jim Skaggs has donated $10,000 to Sensible Transportation Solutions and is on the executive board of another advocacy group, the Coalition on Sensible Transportation. He said engineering firms and nonprofit groups support Proposition 1 for their own special interests. “If you want to make beautiful streets by reducing their capacity

to carry vehicles, then promote it as that,� Skaggs said. “Don’t promote it as a traffic congestion solution because it’s not that.� Skaggs pointed to an incident in 2000, when the public seemed to be in favor of a citywide transit rail line. “The entire city was for that rail,� Skaggs said. “We won that election.� Despite supposed popular support for the rail, voters did not pass the proposal. Skaggs has similar hopes for Proposition 1. In addition to Proposition 1, the Austin City Council will discuss spending an additional $1.1 million on bike lanes around the city on Thursday. City spokesman Matt Curtis said Mayor Lee Leffingwell supports Proposition 1, and city leaders will continue

to discuss efforts to decrease traffic and environmental pollution in the city. “Austin roughly doubles in size every 25 years since the 1870s, and there is no sign that we will stop growing,� Curtis said. Investing in alternative transportation will help keep the city of Austin sustainable through growth, he said. “Oftentimes bicycle commuters are very savvy in their route and can move more freely on their route to get where they need to go, so it certainly has the effect of reducing congestion,� Curtis said. Collier Miers, an engineering junior and bicycle mechanic at University Cyclery, said bike lanes make bicyclists feel safer on the roads and cause less frustration among drivers.

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The San Francisco Giants celebrate after beating the Texas Rangers in Game 5 of the World Series. The title has not been claimed by the Giants since 1954. the second time in a week. The two-time NL Cy Young winner gave up three hits over eight innings and struck out 10. Brian Wilson closed for a save, completing a surprising romp

through the postseason for a pitching-rich team that waited until the final day to clinch a playoff spot. Manager Bruce Bochy enjoys calling his Giants a ragtag bunch.

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Junior Aaron Williams enters Darrel K Royal-Memorial Stadium before the Longhorns’ loss to Baylor on Saturday. Williams and his teammates have struggled catching punts this season.

Brown calls for aggression on field ers are the best the team has and they’ll continue to play that role. After Brown dropped two punts against Baylor inside the 20-yard-line, Mack Brown said this week they would try out new players. “Punt block/return has been the best in the country for us for years, and it has been a real struggle to say the least,” Brown said. Curtis Brown is ranked 13th in the country in punt returns and has averaged 14.9 yards per reMaking changes turn this season. However, he’s For the past few weeks, punt really struggled in that position. returners Aaron Williams and Brown said that defensive backs Curtis Brown have muffed quite a Christian Scott and Adrian Philfew punts. But when asked if he’ll lips and receiver Mike Davis make a change, Brown has been adamant that those two playTEXAS continues on page 7 Brown said. “That percentage is killing us.” Brown told offensive coordinator Greg Davis that they need to be more aggressive if they want to score more points, and one way to do that is to have quarterback Garrett Gilbert run more. “I told Greg to go back and turn it loose,” Brown said. “We gotta score and we gotta take more chances.”

By Andy Lutz Daily Texan Staff This weekend, ESPN College GameDay will head to Salt Lake City to cover possibly the biggest game that the Mountain West Conference has ever put on. Kyle Whittingham’s No. 5 Utah Utes will host the powerful No. 3 TCU Horned Frogs in a game that will leave one team right in the thick of things in the BCS race and one team likely out of BCS talks altogether. The Horned Frogs are led by senior quarterback Andy Dalton, a four-year starter who has completed 66 percent of his passes this year, and a vaunted defense that hasn’t yielded double-digit points in its last five games (including two shutouts). Sophomore quarterback Jordan Wynn leads the Utes who, under Whittingham’s notoriously tricky playbook, have averaged 49.0 points per game this season, good for third in the nation. Both teams have played considerably soft schedules, with Utah’s best win coming at home in overtime over currently unranked Big East leader Pittsburgh. TCU has two notable victories; a season-opening 3021 win over Oregon State and a 45-10 stomping of Big 12 South leader Baylor. To the Frogs’ credit, every inferior team they have played, they’ve stomped.

GameDay host finally loses The home team hosting GameDay finally lost for

the first time this season last week, as the USC Trojans weren’t able to hold off LaMichael James and the explosive Oregon offense in a 5332 loss at the Coliseum. TCU will look to continue this new trend and pull out a win in Salt Lake City. Last year, it was Gary Patterson’s Horned Frogs who spoiled BYU’s GameDay in Provo on their way to a date with Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl. TCU should be able to stay disciplined on defense and stifle some of Utah’s trick plays and use enough big plays from Dalton to pull out a crucial road victory.

New athletic director Pat Haden and university president Max Nikias announced before Saturday’s game against No. 1 Oregon that the University of Southern California will start raising funds to build a long-anticipated $70 million athletic center on the Los Angeles campus. The new complex, which will be adjacent to the famed-yet-jaded Heritage Hall, will be two stories tall and more than 110,000 square feet in size. According to Haden, who has had myriad scandals and adverse conditions to deal with in his first year as USC athletic director, construction on the new center will begin in January, with a scheduled completion date of July 2012. The building will take up

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Freshmen add much needed depth recruits expected to play immediately and have a large impact. Unlike last year, these two enrolled at the University during the first session of summer school and began practicing with the team in May. “It’s a tremendous advantage,” Barnes said. “It’s the difference in night and day.” In 2009, Jordan Hamilton and Avery Bradley enrolled in the second summer session, and thenfreshman Brown did not arrive until the fall semester. Because of Two early birds Derek Stout | Daily Texan file photo Like last year, the incoming their early arrival, Cory Joseph and Tristan Thompson have adapted Sophomore Jordan Hamilton faces Western Carolina in one of the freshmen are nationally regarded much quicker, Barnes said. Longhorns’ games last year.

sure to bring the ball up like last year so I’m happy with that.” With the addition of freshman Cory Joseph, the Longhorns have a point guard who demands the attention of opposing defenses for the first time since D.J. Augustin. “We’re putting guys at their strengths,” said senior Gary Johnson. Johnson added that this team has a higher basketball IQ than the last one.

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By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns’ stat sheet after every game has been misleading when it comes to red zone conversions this year. For example, last weekend against Baylor, Texas was 4 of 4 in the red zone, but that’s because kicker Justin Tucker made four field goals, not because the offense scored touchdowns. Head coach Mack Brown said at this time last year, the team was 24 of 38 in the red zone and this year they are 15 of 36. The Longhorns are driving downfield and getting into scoring position, they just aren’t finishing with touchdowns. “The lack of production in the red zone has been unbelievable,”

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By Ben Walker The Associated Press ARLINGTON — The prize that eluded Willie and Barry at long last belongs to the San Francisco Giants, thanks to a band of self-described castoffs and misfits and their shaggy-haired ace. Tim Lincecum, Edgar Renteria and the Giants won the World Series on Monday night, beating the Texas Rangers 3-1 in a tense Game 5 and taking the trophy home to the city by the Bay for the first time. It was an overdue victory — the Giants last wore the crown in 1954, four years before they moved West. So much for a franchise that never quite got it done in October despite the likes of baseball giants Willie Mays, Barry Bonds and Juan Marichal. It’s November, and now new stars stand tall in San Francisco. “This buried a lot of bones — ‘62, ‘89, 2002,” Giants general manager Brian Sabean said, ticking off losing Series appearances. “This group deserved it, faithful from the beginning. We’re proud and humbled by the achievement.” Lincecum outdueled Cliff Lee in an every-pitch-matters matchup that was scoreless until Renteria earned the Series MVP award by hitting a stunning three-run homer with two outs in the seventh inning. Nelson Cruz homered in the bottom half, but Lincecum returned to his wicked self and preserved the lead. Lincecum won this game of Texas Hold ‘em, beating Lee for

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Out for the season Senior Michael Huey has likely played his final snap as a Longhorn. The starting left guard is out 4-6 weeks with a right knee injury that he suffered in the first half of the Baylor game last Saturday. The timetable, however, is really code for out for the season as team trainer Kenny Boyd told Brown that Huey will not be healthy in time for Texas A&M,

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That put a runner at second base for the first time in the game and brought up Huff, who led the Giants in home runs this year. So what did he do? He expertly put down the first sacrifice bunt of his career. Lee struck out Pat Burrell to keep the runners put, but Ross began hopping home as soon as Renteria connected, sending a drive that kept sailing and landed over the left-center field wall. And just like that, all the Giants’ past troubles seemed like ancient history.

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their best songs always had an off- and substantial to the blender on kilter, hard edge to them. The exu- their next album. berance and the joy of their debut For fans of: Sleigh Bells, Blink-182 album get lost with Sidewalks be- and Discovery cause the tracks begin to become indistinguishable. They all sound almost too perfect and too calculated to be fun songs. Oddly enough, the songs that stick out the most are the slower ones that build up to something more than ear candy. On “Northeast,� singer Matt Johnson longingly sings for his favorite part of the country over restrained synths, tambourines and piano chords. With songs like that, Matt and Kim lose the guise of being only about Matt and Kim jamming out. Sidewalks provides a little more Sidewalks than 30 minutes of ear candy, but Grade:B Matt and Kim would do well to stick something a little rougher

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Film defies genre; director astounds with final scenes One man’s life provides for exhilarating story of rebirth and redemption

Danielle Villasana | Daily Texan Staff

Nicole Duson, an employee of UT’s School of Social Work, begins writing with fellow authors at Dragon’s Lair Comics & Fantasy minutes after midnight on Halloween to kick off National Novel Writing Month. The international event challenges writers to complete a 50,000 word novel in 30 days.

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By Jody Serrano Daily Texan Staff Last night at 12:01 a.m., more than 200,000 people all over the globe booted up their computers and typed the first of 50,000 words of their novels into a blank document. After 10 long months of waiting, it is finally November, and National Novel Writing Month has begun. Known as NaNo by its participants around the globe, National Novel Writing Month is a 30-day competition that takes place throughout the month of the November. Participants, self-titled “WriMos,� have one month to write a 50,000-word

novel, roughly 175 pages, and must submit it to NaNo’s website by midnight on Nov. 30. National Novel Writing Month started as a small challenge in the Bay Area of California in July 1999. Austin regional staff Emily Bristow said founder Chris Baty and his friends had always told themselves they would write a novel one day. However, because of work, life and grueling selfcriticism — called the internal editor — they had never quite realized that dream. In the summer of 1999, Baty and his friends decided that they would write that novel they’d been putting off. They gave themselves one month to write the novel and set the goal

at 50,000 words. On Aug. 1, 1999, one month after the start of their challenge, Baty and his friends reached their goal. Their stories were unedited and unplanned, but they were finished. Furthermore, they had achieved this without the traditional novel-writing method of isolation and careful thought. Instead, their process consisted of get-togethers, food, talking, indulging in hideous amounts of caffeine and simple, unabridged writing. “When you learn to read, it [seems] every step of the way you’re being corrected, you’re being constantly judged,� Bristow said. “You learn the order of the alphabet, you learn how to put a

sentence together, and you learn the rules of grammar and syntax. With NaNo, nobody’s judging you.� In one month, Baty and his friends had developed a quick way of realizing the seemingly impossible dream of writing a novel. They had made two key revelations in their experiment. One, that deadlines gave people motivation to do things they wouldn’t otherwise attempt, and two, that writing for quantity instead of quality set off a rush of creativity and defeated the tormenting self-judging process that prevents most people

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By Alex Williams Daily Texan Staff Every few years, there’s a sudden glut of films in a very specific genre. Twelve years ago, it was the asteroid flick, with “Armageddon� and “Deep Impact,� and this summer had a rush of menon-a-mission films with “The Losers,� “The A-Team,� and “The Expendables.� However, if 2010 has one defining trend, it’s unquestionably the claustrophobic film, which feature a handful of characters trapped in a confined space. Earlier this year, “Frozen� and “Devil� started the pattern with a chair lift and an elevator, respectively. “Buried,� set entirely in a coffin, released last month to little fanfare. However, the best of these films, and one of the best of the year, is easily “127 Hours.� Based on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston (James Franco), “127 Hours� is a film that almost defies classification into any given genre. It’s moving enough to be a drama, it’s brutal enough to be a horror flick and funny enough (mostly thanks to star James Franco’s dynamite performance) to be a comedy. Fortunately, director Danny Boyle handles the shifts in tone effortlessly. Continuing to reinvent himself with every film he makes, Boyle brings his trademark kinetic energy to every shot of the film, which is remarkable considering the majority of it takes place in the cramped space where Aron’s arm is trapped under a rock. James Franco is the only person on screen for much of the film, and he gives the best performance of his career, likable and riveting.

Franco convinces the audience to not only care about him, but invest in him, and it makes Aron’s eventual triumph all the more moving. While a few moments are ill-conceived, Franco’s infectious sense of humor and determination keep things moving along quickly. (After this point, I’ll be discussing the ending of the film, which is common knowledge: Spoilerphobes who don’t know the story are warned). Boyle’s buildup to Aron’s escape is methodical, impeccably building hopelessness in the character and viewer until it’s clear that amputating the trapped arm is the only option for escape. The climactic scene, which reportedly caused fainting at the film’s world premiere in Telluride, isn’t quite restrained. Boyle revels in making the audience squirm with a few key shots but is by no means over-the-top, respectful of Aron’s plight but not above forcing the audience to feel his pain. However, where the film hits its highest point is after Aron’s escape, as he staggers his way to rescue. These are the film’s best scenes, a moving and triumphant catharsis that is inspiring in all the right ways without being the slightest bit cheesy or overwrought. Boyle has always struggled with third acts (especially in 2007’s “Sunshine,� an otherwise perfect film), but the final moments of “127 Hours� are some of the finest you’ll see in a movie theater this year. “127 Hours� is unquestionably a tour de force. It’s Danny Boyle’s best film yet and deserving of every award it will hopefully get at the end of this year. It’s exhilarating; a transformation of the worst five days of a man’s life into a story of rebirth and redemption.

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Tweeting for goodwill updates giving process By James Jeffrey Daily Texan Staff Austin entrepreneur Sarah Vela has established a way for social media to do good through her online company HelpAttack! by combining the use of platforms such as Twitter with the act of making charitable donations. HelpAttack! is a website where Tweeters can pledge 5 cents or more for every tweet made in a 30-day period to any of the 5,000 nonprofit organizations listed on the company’s ON THE WEB: database. Visit the HelpAttack! At the end of the 30 website, helpattack. days, the com Tweeter returns to the website, pays the amount generated by the activity and can commit to a longer period. Currently the facility is established for Twitter, however, Vela said the plan is to utilize Facebook next and other social media in the future. She said people are increasingly tracking their activities online, be it counting chores, calories or fitness activities. This “idea of life streaming� allows HelpAttack! to benefit. “If you can count it, you

can pledge it,� Vela said. Vela said the usual model of nonprofits sending out requests for sponsorship donations could be revamped to make the request into the support itself. “What if that was turned around and instead of always asking, you were just giving, simply by being online,� she said. “Instead of always sending out a tweet [asking for support], the tweet itself was the support.� Vela was heavily influenced by her politically active parents who regularly supported a number of nonprofits. Her parents made donations solicited through the mail, though she said people don’t respond through snail mail anymore because they live online and want to be reached online. When situations are not related to a dire event such as a natural disaster, it can be hard for nonprofits to get a response, a problem they have been trying to solve for some time. “This is hopefully a solution,� Vela said. “You can decide which causes are relevant to you and can make giving to them integrated into your everyday activities online.� The website went live on Aug. 21, so it is in its early days with plans for expansion.

Shannon Kintner | Daily Texan Staff

Through the website HelpAttack!, created by Austinite Sara Vera, tweeters can donate to a chosen non-profit organization anything from a penny to a dollar every time they tweet.

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Diverse stories, humor offer twist on sports TV Entering its fifth and final season, the show takes you to the fictional town of Dillon, By Dan Hurwitz small Texas, where high school footBurnt out on your favorite sports ball is life. It originally aired on team? Can’t bear to watch the NBC but after poor ratings was Longhorns or Cowboys anymore? forced to move to DirecTV’s 101 While you may have to wait Network in the beginning of its for another run to a champion- third season in 2008. After each ship next season, this season season is completely aired on there are still tons of great sports DirecTV, it is then rebroadcast to watch. Yes, all of the excite- months later on NBC’s Friday ment on the field is great, but so night lineup. is the other sports entertainment FNL, as many choose to call it, on the small screen. is pretty much “The O.C.� with A handful of sports TV shows a little bit of football. The show are scattered through the air- has a little of everything — cute waves and becoming popular girls and football. But seriousamongst viewers. ly, there are love stories, humor, These shows are mostly aimed drama, controversial issues such at the 18- to 30-year-old male as abortion and race and some of viewership — the beer-drinking, the best characters who you just butt-scratching, fist-pounding love to love and love to hate. dudes that will shape the future And if all that isn’t enough, it’s of America. This audience brings got the Texas pride that we all similar themes in many of these know so well. shows including raunchy humor, attractive women and, surprisingly, not much in the way of sports. “Eastbound and Down� Some of these shows are funny, Kenny Powers is the most riand some are serious. Some are diculous character on TV. He is dirty, some really dirty and oththe most self-centered, arrogant ers are flat out grotesque. Some person that the small screen has are popular, and some you may ever seen. have never heard of. But believe Powers, played by Danny it or not, they are all entertaining. McBride, is a combination of John Rocker, Terrell Owens and Ron Artest. In other words, he “Friday Night Lights� is a jerk. But he sure does know This is the best show that no- how to put on a show. body watches. “Friday Night “Eastbound and Down� tells Lights� gets amazing reviews, Powers’ story of trying to get but it struggles to gain the audience it deserves. TV continues on page 8

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“127 Hours� is based on the true story of Aron Ralston (James Franco) and his harrowing hiking trip that ends in a life or death decision.

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