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Environment report reveals gas prices could cost struggling families millions By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff Texans could save about $16 million in gas costs traveling this Thanksgiving holiday with more fuel-efficient cars, according to a Environment Texas report released Tuesday. Four environment experts gathered at an old gas station at the 1500 block of San Jacinto Boulevard to discuss the newly released report, “Gobbling Less Gas for Thanksgiving: How Clean Cars Can Save Americans Money and Cut Oil Use.” “We’re here today because efficiency is the best of all worlds,” said Andy Wilson, Public Citizen policy analyst for global warming and campaign finance reform. “Texas families need to be protected from high fuel costs at a time when everyone is struggling to pay their bills. We have the technology to meet these goals — we know we can do this.”

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Austin police will intensify patrols over Thanksgiving for auto-fatality prevention By Aziza Musa Daily Texan Staff The entire Austin police force will take to the streets during the next month for a department-wide initiative to decrease the amount of traffic injuries and fatalities during the holiday season. The program, Home for the Holidays, requires every officer, from corporals to Austin Police Department Chief Art Acevedo, to patrol the city for aggressive and

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To counteract the rise in hazardous driving behavior during the holiday season, APD is starting its fourth Home for the Holidays program.

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UT professor says profiling not effective against terror

Thanksgiving on ice

The Barton Creek Resort & Spa will open its 3,800-square-foot ice rink at noon, and it will be open every day through Jan. 2.

Eisley

The indie pop group will play a show at The Parish for $15. Doors open at 8 p.m.

‘No one ever leaves a star’

The Alamo Drafthouse Ritz will present a special screening of the 1950 classic “Sunset Boulevard” at 7 p.m. for $12.

Hey Monday

The pop-punk group will play at Emo’s with Cartel, The Ready Set, This Century and We Are The In Crowd for $15 beginning at 7 p.m.

Today in history In 1869 Charles Darwin publishes “The Origin of the Species.”

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Former basketball player Kris Clack has returned to UT to finish his degree in corporate communications. He left UT in 1999 for the NBA draft but never officially signed to a team.

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2700 block of Guadalupe Street Two UT students reported being approached by an unknown subject as they were heading back to their dormitory at 2:12 a.m. on Nov. 23. While waiting for the traffic light to change, a man approached them and tried to start up a conversation. He began asking personal questions and wanted to know where they were going. As soon as the light changed, both students took off running to the dormitory where they notified the police. Officers searched the area with negative results.

Retired basketball player focuses on coaching, finishing education

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will call out. Kris Clack started for the Longhorns bass he strolls into class in the Jes- ketball team from 1996 to 1999, finishing his se H. Jones Communication career seventh overall in scoring and fourth Center, he looks like any other overall in rebounding in Texas history. He student looking to get in a lit- was named to the All-Big 12 second team tle last-minute studying before his junior and senior years. After pursuing a the day’s exam. But a few fellow students professional career overseas and in the U.S., Clack is back at UT to finish his degree. still recognize the 6-foot-5-inch man. “Kris was a starter and our most consis“Hey Kris, I watched you play,” someone

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“I love doing comics in the socalled traditional format because it makes them easy. I think they’re more readable, affordable and accessible.”

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tent player from the day he walked into the door,” said former Texas head coach Tom Penders, who coached the Longhorns from 1988 to 1998. The Boston Celtics took him with the 55th overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft. But after failing to land a roster spot, he decided to take his game to Italy.

By Allison Kroll Daily Texan Staff Racial profiling is a “fundamentally flawed” method of catching terrorists, and is no more effective than random sampling techniques, according to a recent study by a UT computer science professor. William Press addressed the weaknesses of racial profiling as a means to identify terrorists in his Nov. 18 article, “To Catch a Terrorist: Can Ethnic Profiling Work?” published in Significance, the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society and American Statistical Association. According to Press’ study, racial profiling is dependent on the idea that specific ethnic or racial groups are more likely to commit criminal acts than other groups. Press took a mathematical and statistical view on the process and compared it to the effectivness of random sampling techniques. No racial profiling strategy is actually any more effective at catching terrorists than random sampling, he said. In fact, Press writes, uniform sampling works surprisingly well. Because, according to the article, “It is robust against false assumptions, it is a deterrent, it is easy to implement, it is about as effective as any reallife system can be.” “The most basic idea behind it being a faulty approach is that it’s based on stereotypes and overgeneralizations about specific groups of people,” said Germine Awad, an assistant educational psychology professor. “We as human beings are not always accurate at predicting racial categories for certain individuals.”

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Former House Majority Leader Tom Delay waits for his attorneys in Travis County courthouse on Oct. 26.

By Nolan Hicks Daily Texan Staff The Travis County jurors deciding the fate of former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay told the trial judge on Tuesday that they were making progress but would need more time to arrive at a verdict. Jurors will return Wednesday to continue deliberating on DeLay’s fate. He faces charges of money laundering and conspiracy to launder money, which stem from his role in helping to orchestrate the controversial 2003 redistricting of Texas’ congressional districts. “It’s going to be a long deliberation because of the complexity of the case,” said Gary Cobb, Travis County’s lead prosecutor on the case. “We’re not concerned about the time it’s taking them to

come to a decision. We are heartened by the fact they say they are making progress.” DeLay’s defense attorney, Dick DeGuerin, promised to appeal any convic-

hard because they’re writing intelligent questions,” he said. “It means they’re looking very hard at the evidence. I think they’re zeroing in right on the weaknesses of the prosecution’s case.” The indictment was based on questions about the propriety of money used to help finance Republican candidates for the Texas House in the 2002 election. DeLay’s Texas political action comIt’s going to be a long mittee, Texans for a Republican Majority, sent $190,000 in corporate campaign deliberation because of the contributions to an arm of the Republicomplexity of the case.” can National Committee in October 2002, along with a list of seven candidates to — Gary Cobb donate money to and how much money Lead prosecutor to send to each campaign. Just a few days later, the RNC sent a total of $190,000 from a separate bank account — money that could be contribtion on grounds that Texas’ ban on cor- uted to campaigns in Texas — to the sevporate campaign contributions is an un- en listed candidates. constitutional violation of a corporaThe Travis County District Attorney tion’s right to free speech. DELAY continues on page 2 “We know [the jurors] are working

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In an annual community event, the Four Seasons Hotel in Austin unveiled their gingerbread village and lit the lobby tree Tuesday evening. The ceremony at the hotel included the lighting of several

Christmas trees and the unveiling of 18 gingerbread houses as about 700 Austin residents gathered to celebrate the upcoming holiday season with complimentary refreshments and live music by Andrew Heller.

From page 1 According to the report, the inefficiency of cars on the current 26.4 miles per gallon fuel economy standard is why Texas tops the list of states that spend the most on gasoline — second only to California. The report estimated that Texans would use 5,925,000 fewer gallons of oil and save roughly $16 million during Thanksgiving weekend if the fuel economy standard were increased to 60 mpg. The report used regional Thanksgiving travel projections

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by the American Automobile Association to determine how many Texans would be traveling more than 50 miles by car. With about 1.4 million Texas families on the road this Thanksgiving, they are forced to use more fuel than necessary and are expected to spend about $29 million on gas for their holiday travel, said Joyce Yao, clean air energy associate for Environment Texas. “This Thanksgiving, Texans should be clearing out their plates, not their wallets,” Yao said. “We should give thanks to the technology that exists to-

day to make our cars cleaner and more fuel efficient.” The next step is for the Obama administration to press forward with clean air standards, Yao said. “The average citizen can contact the White House and let them know that they support a 60 mpg fuel economy standard and reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” she said. Central Texas Clean Cities coordinator Stacy Neff said switching to a 60 mpg fuel economy standard would result in a healthier economy, improved national security and cleaner air. “The new standard would re-

duce petroleum use, make our country less dependent on foreign oil, save consumers money and reduce emissions,” Neef said. State Rep. Mark Strama, who represents parts of Austin, said he got involved in the issue after gasoline hit $4 a gallon and after he saw the pollution in China on a recent trip. “It’s a genuine health crisis,” Strama said. “Our industry needs to create solutions that will help consumers solve their problems. In the next 30 years, whoever figures out a solution to these problems is going to make a lot of money.”

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ets,” Dusterhoft said. “This isn’t about revenue. This is about going out there and making sure people change their culture.” During the 2009 initiative, APD issued more than 930 tickets for hazardous driving, such as running a red light and speeding, and more than 1,035 tickets for nonhazardous violations, such as expired inspection stickers. Officers gave nearly 2,750 warnings and arrested about 200 people. This year, police have reported 43 traffic fatalities — 19 fewer than last year and 30 fewer than in 2004. “Every fatality that we have affects somebody,” Dusterhoft said. “Every time a friend is taken away, it affects all of their friends and all of their family. Each time a child is taken away, it affects our whole community. So while one [fatality] is too many, obviously a reduction in 30 is pretty huge.” UT Police Department Chief

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Robert Dahlstrom said campus traffic improves during the holidays because most people return home, but UTPD officers still look for traffic violations, including DWIs, on and off campus. “Alcohol is consumed more than usual at this time of the year, and we’re always aware of those situations,” Dahlstrom said. “So, all of our students, faculty and staff need to be aware and drive safely. Be a defensive driver. A lot of people get hurt and killed in just a split-second mistake. It can really change people’s lives.” Acevedo said the worst thing police officers do is to arrive on the scene of a traffic collision where body parts are maimed, burned or broken and lives are taken. “They all have a common denominator, and that is that every one of those instances is driven by behaviors, by a violation of the law,” Acevedo said. “And every one of them is preventable. At the end of the day, we’d rather you be upset at us for getting a ticket, but home for the holidays.”

From page 1 Racial profiling is problematic because it’s based on stereotypes that aren’t normally accurate, and innocent people can be harassed in some cases because of these stereotypes, Awad said. “You’re angering people who are innocent, and can be driven to have less faith in their government in terms of protecting them,” she said. “This could cause anger toward the establishment for initiating the racial profiling.” Assistant sociology professor Simone Browne said she agrees that racial profiling may not be the most effective deterrent for terrorists. “It’s awful because these security measures that screen for objects instead of behavior almost always go back to racial practices, which are inherently unethical,” Brown said, “Customs officers are human, and airports are not outside of the condition we live where racial profiling is practiced.”

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Officers will begin patrolling today and continue until Jan. 1, 2011, he aily reckless driving behaviors, includ- the next “No Refusal” weekend. ing speeding, intoxication and tailAPD Cmdr. Jason Dusterhoft exan gating. APD implemented the ini- said the program began because tiative in 2007 to reduce traffic ac- the chief of police wanted to make cidents during the holiday season. a difference in the way people drove in Austin. Acevedo wanted to ensure that the police deThis newspaper was printed with partment could get officers on the pride by The Daily Texan and Texas Student Media. road during the deadliest season for traffic fatalities, he said. Permanent Staff “This isn’t about writing tickEditor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lauren Winchester

The hotel sold the gingerbread houses to raise money for the Seton Shivers Cancer Center and raised $7,000 this year, said Four Seasons spokeswoman Kerri Holden. “The great thing about this event is that it allows the commu-

charged that the money swap was money laundering and indicted DeLay. His defense claimed it was standard practice in politics. “I don’t think there’s enough money in politics,” DeLay said during an earlier pre-trial hearing. “Money is corruptible to the corruptible; it is up to the individual. There is nothing wrong with participating in the process and [raising money to help] candidates get elected. I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve done.” During the closing days of the trial, the prosecution repeatedly argued, while the defense strenuously objected, that DeLay’s motive to conspire and launder money to GOP candidates for the Texas House was to push through what would become the controversial 2003 redistricting of the state. Retaking the Texas House was essential to DeLay’s plans to redraw Texas’ congressional districts, with the aim of cementing GOP control of the U.S. House of Representatives, said Dave McNeely, a retired longtime political columnist for the Austin American-Statesman. “TRMPAC was allegedly founded as a means of shuttling corporate money to help Republicans in targeted races in the Texas House of Representatives,” McNeely said. “It was obviously aimed at electing [state] Rep. Tom Craddick, [R-Midland], as speaker of the Texas House, and then having him oversee the drawing of new congressional districts that would punish senior Democrats and help DeLay pad the Republican majority. It worked.” McNeely said the extra seats were needed to ensure there were enough votes for Craddick to defeat then-Speaker Pete Laney, a Democrat who had some Republican support. Encouraged by DeLay and Gov. Rick Perry, Craddick spearheaded the controversial 2003 midcycle redrawing of Texas’ congressional districts, which resulted in Texas sending an additional six Republicans to the U.S. House.

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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak has a briefing at the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul on Tuesday.

By Hyung-Jin Kim & Kwang-tae Kim The Associated Press INCHEON, South Korea — North and South Korea exchanged artillery fire Tuesday along their disputed frontier, raising tensions between the rivals to their highest level in more than a decade. The communist nation warned of more military strikes if the South encroaches on the maritime border by “even 0.001 millimeter.” The skirmish began when North Korea warned the South to halt military drills near their sea border, according to South Korean officials. When Seoul refused and began firing artillery into disputed waters — but away from the North Korean shore — the North retaliated by shelling the small island of

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“Enormous retaliation should be made to the extent that [North Korea] cannot make provocations again,” he said. The United States, which has more than 28,000 troops stationed in South Korea, condemned the attack. The White House said President Barack Obama was “outraged” by North Korea’s actions. Top national security aides planned to meet later Tuesday to discuss the situation. The White House said it would work with its international partners to determine the appropriate next steps. Gen. Walter Sharp, commander of U.S. forces in South Korea and the U.S.-led U.N. Command, said in a Facebook posting that the U.S. military is “closely monitoring the situation and exchanging information with our [South Korean] allies as we always do.” China, the North’s economic and political benefactor, which also maintains close commercial ties to the South, appealed for both sides to remain calm and “to do more to contribute to peace and stability on the peninsula,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned North Korea’s artillery attack, calling it “one of the gravest incidents since the end of the Korean War,” his spokesman Martin Nesirky said. Ban called for “immediate restraint” and insisted “any differences should be resolved by peaceful means and dialogue,” the spokesman said. The clash “brings us one step closer to the brink of war,” said Peter Beck, a research fellow with the Council on Foreign Relations, “because I don’t think the North would seek war by intention, but war by accident, something spiraling out of control has always been my fear.” South Korea holds military exercises like Tuesday’s off the west coast about every three months, and they typically provoke an angry response from North Korea, but Tuesday’s confrontation was far from typical.

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In the nearly 30 years the AIDS epidemic has raged, there has never been a more hopeful day than this. Three striking developments took place Tuesday: U.N. officials said new HIV cases are dropping dramatically worldwide. A study showed that a daily pill already on pharmacy shelves could help prevent new infections in gay men. And the pope opened the way for the use of condoms to prevent AIDS. “I don’t know of a day where so many pieces are beginning to align for HIV prevention and treatment, and frankly with a view to ending the epidemic,” said Mitchell Warren, head of the AIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, a nonprofit group that works on HIV prevention research. “This is an incredibly opportune moment and we have to be sure we seize it.” President Barack Obama said the groundbreaking research on the AIDS drug “could mark the beginning of a new era in HIV prevention. The U.N. report said that new cases dropped nearly 20 percent over the last decade and that 33.3 million people are living with HIV now.

TAMPA, Fla. — They’ve been called molesters, threatened with physical violence and ordered not to touch “my junk.” One woman headbutted a TSA officer who was searching her laptop. Other screeners report being punched, kicked and shoved during patdowns. However, security officers performing increasingly invasive searches say they want Thanksgiving travelers to know they’re just doing their jobs, and trying to save lives. “Even though the agents face some considerable stress from passengers, they are determined to keep the traveling public safe,” said Sari Koshetz, a TSA spokeswoman in Tampa on Tuesday. Most passengers are docile when going through an airport’s security checkpoint. But Ricky D. McCoy, a lead transportation officer and president of Local 777 Illinois and Wisconsin, a union for the TSA workers, said the atmosphere has changed in the past two weeks. Last week, McCoy explained the search to a passenger. “The guy looked me straight in the face and said, ‘I don’t know what I might do to you if you touch me.’” — The Associated Press

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

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Budget cuts all over again The frustration behind the Students Speak meeting on Monday night is justified. At the meeting, more than 100 UT students, faculty and staff gathered to discuss the proposed $1 million budget cuts recommended by the Academic Planning and Advisory Committee targeting specialized academic centers, especially those of African-American, Mexican-American, Latin American and Middle Eastern Studies. Budget cuts have left us raw and these cuts “gut” UT’s resources, to use the words of assistant English professor Snehal Shingavi. We also commend the effort to bring together ideas and frustrations and to channel them into something productive. Through petitioning, working with administrators and grassroots outreach, members of Students Speak hope to include ideas on how to stem the proposed cuts. We hope, for everyone’s sake, that these efforts include a more specific plan to convince higherups of the worth of the centers, enough to merit augmenting traditional ways of voicing protest before the state legislature and lobby — the ones endorsed by Student Government — with protests. We understand those methods have not always produced results in the past, and while in recent months it feels like all discussions about budget cuts have reached a breaking point, the latest cut falls into another, tired category. Specifically, these cuts are another case of state-mandated budget cuts being responded to with lopsided proposals for how to implement them. In this case, threefourths will be used to effectively dismember some of our strongest academic centers. So we look with eagerness to the new organization that promises to organizes students energies into a forceful, convincing voice, which aims to preserve these centers students in numerous fields find essential. The value of the centers bearing the brunt of the proposed cuts, and the detriment that would be an effect of the loss of them, is not to be underestimated.

Paving the way for electric cars The city of Austin is planning to install 100 to 200 charging stations for electric cars at libraries, City Hall and other public buildings. The station installations will be staggered over the. We commend this effort to encourage drivers to switch to electric cars and applaud it as an effective use of federal stimulus money. Stations not funded by the stimulus money will cost individual firms $2,500. Presently, there are roughly 12 electric cars in the city, and the hope is that the installation of charge stations will encourage the purchase and use of more. The hunch is that the number of electric cars in the city is expected to increase — to 160 next month, according to Austin energy spokesman Carlos Cardova, a prediction based on the forthcoming launches of electric cars by Chevrolet, the “Volt,” and Nissan, the “Leaf.” Electric cars will certainly improve our air and make Austin more energy efficient, and if any city is a good candidate for electric car stations, it is ours. The concern that electric cars have yet to take off in a way that would assure this is not a futile use of stimulus money remains, and in addition, the mere installation of charge stations does not guarantee that Austin’s infrastructure, if not modified, will accommodate electric car use in its current stage. The news is a step in the right direction and will prove effective if both Austin residents and city officials embrace electric cars.

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Recruit women to science and technology fields By Marc Nestenius Daily Texan Columnist I don’t tend to become uncomfortable at the sight of breasts, but this month’s Wired Magazine made me feel a little awkward when I read the cover story on breast tissue engineering in public. Apparently the editors thought the best way to attract readers was with a blownup picture of cleavage. Predictably, the cover has drawn a lot of criticism, not only for the picture but also for the message it sends. As an influential publication in the tech world, Wired has effectively solidified the stereotype of the male-dominated technology industry. In response to the salacious cover, Cindy Royal, an assistant journalism professor at Texas State, wrote on her blog, “I guess no women have done anything notable in the technology industry unless it had to do with their bodies.” Royal then listed other instances in which Wired used women as sex objects and argued that women deserve a fair representation on the magazine’s covers. As publicity surrounding the post grew, Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired, defended the picture by writing that there are “not enough high-profile women in the tech industry who are recognizable to sell a cover.” Apparently to be covered in a tech magazine, a woman can’t be covered up in a picture. What does Anderson’s business model tell us? First, the that the magazine industry has reached a new point of desperation. And second, that technical fields still openly disregard women. The second point is particularly sig-

nificant to UT and higher education in general. America is on a steady decline when it comes to training a workforce to enter fields in science and technology. Our students are ranked 19th internationally in math and 14th internationally in science, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Universities are tasked with reversing the trend by increasing the number of graduates in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors. But from an engineering major’s perspective, I have to say that our country’s resurgence in STEM fields should be more about who, not how many, we try to recruit. Specifically, universities aren’t going to convince a higher rates of males to study engineering than are already in the field. Instead, women have the most potential to make a difference. Women are largely unexposed to STEM majors, many of which have wide gender disparities. Focusing on recruiting females will bring about the greatest gains in total number of graduates. Just look at UT’s department of computer science. Out of its 1,113 undergraduates, a measly 13 percent are female, according to the department’s website. This disparity is largely attributed to a lack of outreach and unappealing stereotypes of the major. Making the major more welcoming to females would be the simplest step to increasing enrollment. “Really all it takes is exposure [to the tech industry],” said Amy Schendel, computer science senior and president of Women in Computer Science. The campus organization provides female computer science majors with a com-

fortable environment to socialize in, and members are informed about the many opportunities that their degrees offer. The department itself holds a First Bytes summer camp targeting prospective female students. Signs are encouraging, as 146 females are now enrolled in computer science, up from 123 last year. Over on the engineering block, there is just as severe of a gender disparity. About 22 percent of engineering majors at UT are women, and electrical/computer engineering has the highest disparity at 13 percent. But its not as if the Cockrell School of Engineering isn’t trying to fix the problem. Two years ago, only 15 percent of mechanical engineering majors were women, according to the school’s website. After increasing the number of $2,000 scholarships awarded to females, the school saw the number jump to 23 percent for incoming freshmen. If UT wants to support our country’s STEM revitalization, then focusing on female students should be the top priority. It is the easiest and most promising way to attain a higher number of graduates in these areas. Regarding the Wired debacle, Schendel responded, “It is not so much the picture that is insulting, but the way it reflects how the tech industry is not very women-friendly.” Sure, giving money to lure students always helps, but creating a culture of openness in technical fields is more important. Women will lead the push in STEM areas, and Wired will have to start treating them as subjects rather than objects. Nestenius is a mechanical engineering sophomore.

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Blood drive pits A&M against UT By Emily Sides Daily Texan Staff As Thursday’s football game against the Aggies approaches, the rivalry between UT and Texas A&M University deepens as the Blood and Tissue Center of Central Texas gives a new meaning to the tradition. The center launched “What Color Do You Bleed? UT vs. A&M Blood Drive Challenge,” which aims to help the center meets its need of 200 donations a day to serve 10 counties with more than 37 hospitals and medical facilities. Every donor casts a vote for their favorite team. “During the holiday season, blood donations will go down because schools are not in session and students travel,” said Cindy Rowe, a center spokeswoman. “We rely on 50 percent or more from high school students and college students.” Rowe said the process takes 45 minutes and involves a survey about health history with snacks and burnt orange or maroon Tshirts provided afterwards. She said every donation of one pint can help save or enhance two lives. “When I was in the hospital, I knew people who died because they didn’t have his or her rare blood type,” said center spokesperson Ty Gibson, whose juvenile diabetes caused kidney failure 10 years ago. Gibson’s mother donated her kidney, but he also needed a pancreas from a deceased donor. In one year, Gibson received six

NEWS BRIEFLY Travis County Republican calls for recount of Texas House race Republican Dan Neil announced Tuesday that he would request a recount of the ballots of the race against incumbent state Rep. Donna Howard, an Austin Democrat. The Neil campaign, which expects the recount to begin next week, does not think it will take too long, said Zach Vaughn, a campaign manager for Dan Neil.

“It’s a close race,” he said. “We just want to make sure we’re doing everything we can to make sure that every vote is counted.” Late calls to the Texas Democratic Party, Travis County Democratic Party and the Donna Howard campaign were not returned by press time. If the recount comes up with enough votes for Neil to overcome Howard’s lead, Republicans would gain a super majority in the Texas House of Representatives, rendering Democrats powerless.

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Catherine Doughty glances at her right arm while she donates blood at the Central Texas Blood and Tissue Center. Every pint of blood donated can help save or enhance two lives. blood transfusions. “It was the type of feeling you get if you’ve stayed up for 42 hours and you’re about to fall asleep,” he said about his physical condition before receiving blood. “And when I’d get the blood, it was like a jolt of life.” Since receiving treatment to manage his diabetes, Gibson said he spends half of his time speaking to people about his experience. He

has been with the center for more than a year and a half and has also been volunteering for more than four years with Texas Organ Sharing Alliance. Phlebotomist and Texas A&M alumnus Philip Green said regardless of a donor’s team preference, donating has a real benefit. “As of today, I’ve gotten married, opened my own business and adopted my own baby girl,” Gib-

son said. “It was pretty rough time. Without [the donations], I would’ve been done.” The campaign began Nov. 20 and continues through Wednesday until 5 p.m. The closest location to campus is 4300 N. Lamar Blvd. As of early Tuesday afternoon, the agency had a total of 84 UT donors and 39 A&M donors. — Additional reporting by Michael Baldon

Retention rates worry, push community colleges By Shivam Purohit Daily Texan Staff If current higher education trends continue, the current generation of college-age Americans will be less educated than their parents for the first time in U.S. history, according to a report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement. The study found that 45 percent of students who enter community college earn a degree six years later and slightly more than 50 percent of first-time, full-time students in community colleges return for their second year. The authors sur-

veyed more than 400,000 students at 658 institutions. To meet the challenge of graduating more students, the report recommends adding professional development opportunities for faculty, increasing student engagement in the classroom and making students more aware of support services. More high school graduates are pursuing higher education and more older workers are returning to school to sharpen their skills, bumping up enrollment in community colleges, said Arleen Arnsparger, program manager for the

Center for Community College Student Engagement. Arnsparger said that this diversity brings widely differing goals and academic backgrounds into the colleges. “This puts enormous pressure on community colleges to accommodate the wide variation of student needs,” she said. College administrators are reevaluating their data to formulate effective interventions such as including a wider range of subjects or having more internships and field experiences, Arnsparger said. Kay McClenney, a College of

Education senior lecturer and director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement, said changes such as integrated advising and revised policies, including more homework and tests, are critical to make students competitive in the contemporary job market. “Graduation rates are unacceptably low,” she said. “Colleges need to become the educational support that is necessary for people to succeed.”

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Fourteen-year-old Roderick Riggins slides down the side of a steep overpass on a piece of cardboard at Rosewood Park in East Austin on Tuesday. Roderick and his friends like to get together at the park after school.

Federal rules endanger state health care By Yvonne Marquez Daily Texan Staff Texas could be barred from administering some of its health care programs if it does not have an operating health insurance exchange for the unemployed and underinsured that passes a 2013 federal review, said Billy Millwee, the Texas director of Medicaid on Tuesday. By 2018, an estimated 5 million Texans will be in health exchanges, which are a way for people not covered by their employers to shop for health insurance at competitive rates. Millwee said the state must begin planning how it will operate the exchanges. But state leaders need more guidance from federal health officials before they can plan a state exchange, Millwee said in a joint hearing between the Health and Human Services and State Affairs committees. Under the federal health care law, states are mandated to create the exchanges or turn the process

over to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “I think the dilemma is that in order to be operational by the time we get ready to distribute, we really [need to] begin to start planning and design now, and that’s in the absence of a whole lot of details that may come later from the federal government,” Millwee said. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Department of Insurance are expected to release a joint study in December that will analyze the impact on Texas’ health care system if the state opts out of federal Medicaid or sees a severe cut in federal health funds. Texas only receives 7 percent of the national Medicaid funds, while the state has 10 percent of the national population living below poverty and a 14-percent uninsured population, said Thomas Suehs, commissioner of the state Health and Human Servic-

es Commission. “The methodology for distributing Medicaid funds is fundamentally flawed, and is based on a per capita income allocation and doesn’t recognize a state’s large poverty populations,” Suehs said. State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., DBrownsville, said whether the federal government takes over the state’s health exchanges or not, he hopes any legislation upholds a right to health care. “It should be a fundamental right of every man, woman and child to be able to see a doctor or check into a hospital,” Lucio said. “I hope that we can come up with solutions.” In a response to Lucio’s comment, state Sen. Jane Nelson, RFlower Mound, said one solution is for Texans to become more aware of health concerns because the government cannot afford to treat preventable diseases.

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Barnes notches 500th career win as Texas tops Sam Houston State

By Laken Litman Daily Texan Staff Rick Barnes got his 500th career win Tuesday night as No. 22 Texas beat Sam Houston State 84-50. Barnes, who got sentimental after the game, is the 12th active men’s basketball Division I coach and 50th coach in NCAA Division I history to reach the 500-win milestone. “I’ve been blessed in my lifetime,” Barnes said. “I have an incredible family, and I wouldn’t be here today if it wasn’t for them. I’ve been lucky to have been at great universities with great presidents and great athletic directors and great players.” Barnes said that on his drive to the Frank Erwin Center on Tuesday afternoon, he thought about all the players he’s coached during his time at George Mason, Providence, Clemson and Texas. “I told the team before the game that life is a vapor; it goes by quick,” Barnes said. “I can close my eyes and tell you exactly what I wore that first game at Rutgers and what I said to my team. It seems like yesterday.” Barnes’ first head coaching job was at George Mason, and in the Bulldogs’ first game against Seton Hall at Rutgers, he wore a blue pinstripe suit with a green tie. “I promise you it matched,” he joked. In the locker room after the win last night, the team celebrated and presented Barnes with the game ball.

BARNES continues on page 7 Jai Lucas guards the perimeter during Texas’ 84-50 win over Sam Houston State on Tuesday.

Rick Barnes’ Career Highlights April 12, 1998 — Rick Barnes replaces Tom Penders as the Longhorns’ head coach after four seasons at Clemson. Barnes was 74-48 at Clemson and coached the Tigers to three consecutive NCAA tournament berths. Dec 2, 1998 — Barnes gets his first win at Texas, an 87-77 win vs. Oral Roberts. Barnes and the Longhorns began the season 0-4, but finished 19-13 and regular season Big 12 champions. March 30, 2003 — Barnes takes the Longhorns to their first Final Four in 56 years with an 85-76 win over

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Michigan State. Texas would fall to eventual champion Syracuse. March 17, 2006 — Barnes leads Texas to its first 30-win season ever after a 60-52 win over Penn in the first round of the NCAA tournament. Texas would fall to LSU in the Elite Eight a week later. Jan 11, 2010— Texas is awarded its first No. 1 ranking in school history after starting the year 15-0. The Longhorns would win twice more before having their unbeaten streak snapped and losing their No. 1 ranking.

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Senior Juliann Faucette will play in Gregory Gym for the last time during the regular season in tonight’s game against the Aggies.

Horns gearing up for Texas A&M By Austin Laymance Daily Texan Staff Before the Longhorns carve the turkey, break out the fine china, turn on the football game and sit down for a Thanksgiving meal, they still have business to take care of. Rival Texas A&M comes to town Wednesday, in what amounts to the final regular season home match for No. 8 Texas — it’s the big game before the big game Thursday night. Head coach Jerritt Elliott isn’t overlooking the Aggies (13-15; 7-11 Big 12) as they invade Gregory Gymnasium the night before Turkey Day. He knows just how dangerous A&M can be and is preparing his team for a tough matchup. “When they put it together, they’re a scary team,” Elliott said.

“They’re very efficient, play well and fight hard. When you play a rival, you throw out the records. It’s going to be a battle on our home floor this time. We’re excited to play that match.” The atmosphere on the court will surely be heightened tonight, but it’s something the Longhorns (21-5; 16-2) are ready for as their rival finally comes to town. It will be the final Lone Star Showdown for seniors Juliann Faucette, Jennifer Doris and Lauren Dickson. “It’s what college athletics is all about,” Elliott said. “It’s what they’ll look back on when they’re done here.” Faucette has keyed the Longhorns’ 13-match winning streak and has turned up her play as the season winds down. The outside hitter was named Con-

ference Player of the Week for the second straight week Monday and has been a load for opposing teams to handle. But it hasn’t been an easy road for Texas as players have been in and out of the lineup during the Longhorns’ hot streak, as the injury bug has bitten the team at times. Players have had to step up into new roles and fill the voids left by those on the sidelines, keeping Elliott and his staff busy with adjustments. “It’s amazing how many players we’ve had improve with their different positions,” Elliott said. “We’ve got a lot of confidence as a staff, and we’re excited about where we’re headed, but we understand that this is going to be a very tough week for us.”

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By Alexandra Carreno Daily Texan Staff While the women’s basketball team may be a youthful squad, recent wins have proved that confidence and youth can go hand-inhand. An impressive season-opening home stand has done wonders to silence any critics, as the Longhorns have been winning — not just games but also the hearts of their fans. “[The freshmen] come in with a lot of confidence and energy,” said Texas head coach Gail Goestenkors. “The returners do a great job of helping them through because they are still really learning the system. I love the energy they are bringing and the confidence to this team.”

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Chassidy Fussell, the only freshman featured on the Longhorns’ starting lineup, has continually proved that she is capable of the confidence and effort it takes to win a game. On Monday, Fussell earned her first Big 12 Conference honor as she was named Phillips 66 Big 12 Conference Freshman of the Week. In the freshman’s last two outings, she averaged 20.5 points and seven and a half rebounds. She also became the first true freshman to start her Longhorn career with three consecutive double-digit scoring efforts since 2001. But Fussell is not alone in her efforts, as two other freshman teammates, Anne Marie Hartung

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Freshman guard Chassidy Fussell has started every game this season for Texas and leads the team in scoring with 17.7 points per game.

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clack: Former player returns to Texas to pursue certificate From page 1 “Real life set in, and I had to make money,” Clack said. While Clack was a solid player in Italy, averaging 14.3 points a game over six seasons, he said his first year there was a bit of a culture shock. “When I first got there it was hard to adjust to the language and culture,” Clack said. “It was the simple things that were the hardest, like going to the grocery store and not being able to buy cereal.” The simple things didn’t include the crazy fans who would attend European games and were especially vulgar toward Americans, he said. “The management was nervous of fans,” Clack said. “People would throw water on me and spit on me.” Other Americans Clack played with had hot pennies thrown at them and fans sometimes shot off flares inside the arena in celebration. The arenas in Europe, which often lacked temperature control, would feel scorching in the summer and freezing in the winter. And after halftime, players returned to a smoky gym. “Everyone would light a cigarette at half, so the court would have a cloud of smoke when we came back for the second half,” Clack said. Cultural differences aside, he still considers the skill level in Europe very high because the kids are placed in a skill academy at a young age and are fundamentally sound by the time they reach the pros. “The coaches were hard on the players when they did something wrong,” Clack said. “Sometimes they’d get kicked in the shin [after making mistakes].” He left Europe in 2006 to play for the Austin Toros in the newly formed NBA Development league. “The overseas experience burned me out, and I knew eventually I’d be going back to school and playing in Austin gave me the opportunity to,” Clack said. He played for the Toros for a year and then moved on to the New Mexico Thunderbirds the next year before retiring a few months later. “I just didn’t like the coach; first time in my career I ever had a problem with one,” he said. “I said, ‘Screw it. I’m going home to my

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Kris Clack was the first McDonalds All-American in Texas history and played for the Longhorns from 1995 to 1999. Clack was selected 55th overall by the Boston Celtics in the 1999 NBA draft, but never signed with an NBA team. daughter and my family.’” Clack is back at Texas now to get his undergraduate degree and teaching certificate with his eyes turned toward coaching. He aims to become a high school coach after finishing up his hours at UT, and is working as a coach with the Austin Wildcats, a development program for kids from fourth to 12th grade, and at St. Gabriel’s Catho-

texas: Summer workouts helping lineup From page 6 and Chelsea Bass, have done their part to push the Longhorns over their opponents. Last Sunday against Boston University, Hartung posted a career-high 14 points. “They’re doing a great job listening, it starts in practice,” said junior Ashleigh Fontenette. “But everyone is doing a great job helping everyone out.” As a whole, the team has been extremely successful in implementing the run-and-gun game. Dominating in their transition game as well as continually working to improve mistakes made in games before has been a large goal of Goestenkors. The fast tempo conditioning the team endured throughout the off-season has done wonders for their ability to not tire during a game. “I would definitely say our preseason conditioning and all that training is definitely showing now. It was a really day, month day, 2008

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From page 6 “It’s great. I hope he gets another 500,” said senior guard Dogus Balbay. “It feels great to be a part of it.” Asked if Barnes would get off his players’ backs now that he’s reached this extraordinary mark, sophomore forward Jordan Hamilton laughed and said, “No, he’s getting old, that’s all.” Sam Houston State head coach Jason Hooten, who is a first-year coach and only has two wins under his belt thus far, aspires to accomplish what Barnes has some day. “Rick is a top-of-the-line guy,” Hooten said. “I look around at other coaches and other programs and he’s a guy you try to mold your program after.” In Barnes’ 500th win, Hamilton exploded for a team-high 25 points and nine rebounds. In the last three games, Hamilton has averaged 26 points and eight rebounds.

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The Longhorns travel to Ames, Iowa, to take on No. 16 Iowa State on Saturday in the final match of the regular season, setting up a tough road for Texas as they look to run their win streak to 15. But with a pair of tough matchups ahead, it’s a chance for the team to work out the kinks before the NCAA tournament. “It’s good for us to be able to play this level of match because you know A&M is going to bring their A game and Iowa State is always a battle,” Elliott said. “We’re going to be tested this week, which we need to [be] before the NCAA tournament.” The tournament begins Dec. 2 with first and second round games as well as the regional final to be played at Gregory Gym.

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GOLDENEYE 007, JAMES BOND 007: BLOOD STONE

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“Goldeneye 007” is a reimagining, rather than remake, of the classic Nintendo 64 shooter. The dull, white text celebrating your victory has a depressing effect. It reminds the player that this isn’t “Goldeneye 007” on the N64, nor is it “Call of Duty.” This is some cash grab in between the two.

Bond over the years, sometimes you’ll settle for a generic Bond title if it’s good enough. Despite the shortcomings of “Blood Stone,” it’s a thrilling ride that captures the spirit of the series in a way few Bond games have. “Blood Stone” plays like “UnGrade: C charted” without the numerous For fans of “The Conduit,” “Call of set pieces and “Splinter Cell: ConDuty” and terrible Russian accents. viction” except it is far less forgiving when the player breaks from James Bond 007: Blood Stone stealth. Sprinkled in between the game’s combat sections is a se(PC, PS3, Xbox 360) ries of hit-and-miss car chase seIf you are a James Bond fan, the quences, which shouldn’t come type that knows which films Jaws as a surprise given developer appears in and what actors played Bizarre Creations’ history with

driving games (“Blur,” “Project Gotham Racing”). Even at its worse, there is enough variety in location and action to keep the momentum you’d want from a Bond adventure intact — it’s far less lethargic than “Goldeneye 007,” released on the same day. The multiplayer mode is just as generic as the campaign without the music, quality voice acting and colorful locations that make the singleplayer campaign worth playing.

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For fans of “Splinter Cell,” “Uncharted” and “Split/Second.”

Holiday homecoming calls for helpful hints

HUMP DAY By Mary Lingwall

For this column I typically like to provide sound, statistically suggestive information about sex and sexuality to The Daily Texan audience, but since we’re about to leave for a break that will invariably bring most of us to our parent’s houses for at least a few days, I feel that some good old-fashioned advice from the heart is appropriate. As a senior, this is my last year to trek to Dallas and sleep in the same room I slept in from infancy to 18 with no one interesting in my vicinity except my parents. And in the last three years of my fall familial pilgrimage, I have actually learned almost as much about sex and my own sexuality as I have from actually having sex here in Austin. The following are a few pointers on how to become a better, or at least more self-assured, lover while not having sex at your parent’s house.

a breakup. I suggest to Skype ents are notoriously anti-sex, so your way through this one. maybe they aren’t going to work well in this schema), you can probably learn exponentially more from Your parents are them than from your peer group.

probably cooler than you think.

One of the reasons I became interested in studying sexuality in college is because I didn’t have much guidance when I was growing up. I never had a “sex talk” with my parents and I never knew what their expectations were regarding my sexual behavior. This was freeing on one hand — I didn’t have a

“Lust is alright / when you’re drunk every night.”

at 10 p.m., it’s a little bit easier to keep your head clear enough to decide what you really want from the person you’re dating or not dating or whatever. Because lust really is alright when you’re drunk all the time, but since you have a few days of potential clarity in front of you — use it to the fullest.

It’s a line from one of my faI can’t miss you if you vorite songs (“Regret in Paradise”) by the now defunct band won’t go away. Japanese Motors, and I feel like Another great use of time it speaks to life as a college stuwhen you’re away from your dent on campus. It’s already significant other is to actually be away from them — as in: Leave them the hell alone. I know texting has turned “conversation” into one never-ending stream of Your parents might not seem like bastions of helpful what I’m sure is really imporsexual knowlege but ... they have decades tant and stimulating lingual exof dating on you. change, but in the wise words of my father: “I can’t miss you if you won’t go away.” Be busy. Don’t pretend to be busy, but really occupy yourself. Engage negative force telling me that what hard to navigate the chutes and your parents in real conversaI wanted to do was wrong. But on ladders that lay between chemtion instead of waiting for the the other hand, I also didn’t have istry and relationships and all buzz of your friend’s “LOL” remuch support. But when I came to the weird little compromisply, read a book, start your novcollege, my parents treated me dif- ing situations in between. And el, build a train or actually help ferently, especially since I turned when most of that navigation with the cooking and then have 21 last year. And I cannot express takes place between 10:30 p.m. a real conversation when you get to you how fulfilling it has been and 2 a.m., the navigation turns back to Austin. It’s like peopleto inquire into their opinions on into just trying to make it home Don’t bring your detox, and it feels fantastic. sex. Start small with parents, be- in one piece and hopefully getsignificant other. cause they get really awkward. ting to have sex at all. If you’re I know the movies Ask about dating, their dating his- like me and don’t have much make it look really amazing to tory, dating mishaps, etc., and sex to do in your hometown, take bring your boyfriend or girlfriend will invariably come up. Your par- the time to think about what home for the holidays, but since ents might not seem like bastions you really want. When your we live in a world without well- of helpful sexual knowledge, but biggest night-time temptacrafted scripts, your well-inten- you’ve got to face it: They have de- tion is whether you’re going to tioned plan to bring your main cades of dating on you. And un- watch “Shawshank Redempsqueeze to the Thanksgiving ta- less you have obvious reason to be tion” with your dad for the ble will more than likely end in wary of them (I know some par- 100th time or just go to sleep

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By Allistair Pinsof Daily Texan Staff

“Goldeneye 007” is not an improvement on the Nintendo 64 classic. That game, unfortunately, is destined to remain locked away until Rare and Nintendo make good in court. In the meantime, we have this reimagining that borrows from current leaders of its genre while retaining enough memorable touch points to conjure up a faint sense of nostalgia. These bouts of nostalgia — what the game’s marketing campaign is banking on — are often interrupted for naught. The first mission places you in a faithful recreation of the dam sequence from the original game (and film), except the graphics look much better. The same cannot be said for Daniel Craig, who replaces the original leading man in this update, looking more troll-like than usual on the Wii’s limited hardware. Watches with laser beams have been forgone, along with the original leading man. Soon enough, the level changes into something unfamiliar: You are sneaking by guards and making a getaway in a scene that would fit in a “Call of Duty” title. Unfortunately, the game cannot keep up the pace. After plodding through generic factories and jungles, you’d be happy to replay through the game’s pointless club scene that has you pointing a camera at a crowd of people, trying to find a contact. The multiplayer mode plays like “Call of Duty,” except more chaotic and with the skill and variety sucked out. The old maps barely resemble their originals, and the new ones are no good — players often leave a room when they are picked.

VEGGIES: Seasonal food

shelves, the strawberries will lack the nutrients and fresh taste of recently picked strawberries. “The trick is to also eat locally,” Barger said. “Even places like Whole Foods [Market] and Central Market rely on imported goods because it’s hard to buy in large scale from local farms. Texas is lucky because we have a year-round growing season.” Barger has operated East Side Cafe for the past 22 years, but it wasn’t until she went to the Sunset Valley Farmer’s Market (now called Barton Creek Farmers Market) for the first time seven years ago. Describing the market as a “carnival of food,” Barger said the experience was so gratifying that she converted to learning about eating seasonally and locally. Since East Side Cafe did not start out as strictly seasonal, it was too difficult to pull the plug on customers’ favorite dishes, Barger said. Instead, Barger bought two more acres of farm land to grow her own ingredients and added a seasonal menu. Other restaurants that serve local food include Somnio’s Cafe, Texas French Bread, TacoDeli and Kerbey Lane Cafe. College students who feel they do not have the time to shop at a farmer ’s market

once a week can sign up for a community-supported agriculture program that delivers a box of fresh produce once a week from various farms around Austin, Casnovsky said. Not only is it economical, but it ensures a varied diet with more fruits and vegetables, she said. Winter vegetables include collard greens, lettuce, carrots, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, beets and turnips. Eggplants and tomatoes, although coming to the end of their season, are also still producing because of the warm weather. Fruits in season include grapefruits, tangerines, apples, persimmons and pomegranates. While working in the Peace Corps in Bolivia, Carnovosky said it was interesting to see how in-tune people were with the seasons and what fruits to buy. People stayed away from the apples imported from Chile because they were more expensive and the people knew the apples wouldn’t taste that good, she said. “Being tied to the earth is a part of being human,” Casnovsky said. “Humans wouldn’t exist without the earth, and as new technology and systems create a divide between people and authenticity, it’s nice to learn about how natural processes work.”

ORIGINS: Reason for customs

lost; different meaning found From page 10 even knows what it is,” she said as she waved her arm to indicate the mass of people walking by. Celebrating Thanksgiving has become a custom of tradition rather than a reflection on the trials it took to preserve social liberties. Most of us are alright with that, however. Though there is always a faction of people who search for the deepest meaning in everything, it seems

that most people find themselves giving thanks for a holiday to just relax and enjoy great food with family. Perhaps that is why naturalized citizens such as Meter have never realized why they actually celebrate the American holiday, or why international students such as Barghouty are just excited to relax and have turkey with their cousins, and herein, perhaps, lies the actual meaning of Thanksgiving.

COMICS: Writer finds inspiration

in favorite childhood characters From page 10 poop jokes. “I’ve always liked gag comics,” Bertino said. “I loved strips like ‘Peanuts’ and ‘Garfield’ when I was a kid. I think my first comics were products from me tracing old ‘Garfield’ strips.” F i n a l l y, c l o s i n g c o m ic “Below Us” is a psychological horror affair. It feels like a one-off, with a subtly scratchy line. A teen boy shaves his head to reveal a horrible scar and takes a jog a c ro s s t h e n e i g h b o rh o o d , where he experiences what may be ghosts, visions or hallucinations brought on by childhood trauma. More of Bertino’s eclectic influenc-

es show; the waking nightmares that bedevil the protagonist are straight out of early Mat Brinkman. “I don’t know. They all look the same to me,” Bertino said. “I don’t think I consciously reference these artists when I work. I just do whatever seems to support the story or theme.” “Trigger #2“ was released last month at the Alternative Press Expo in San Franc i s c o . T h e s t o r y “ G ro w n Ups“ continues in the new issue and through the third issue, which Bertino plans to release next spring. All of Mike Bertino’s comics can be found on his website mikebertino.com.

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American feasting baffles immigrants By Jonathan Hyak Daily Texan Staff Thanksgiving is a truly American holiday, rooted in the tale of the pilgrims breaking bread with the Native Americans. The pilgrims were thankful for escaping religious persecution and were also appreciative of the natives for teaching them how to subsist in the New World. The freedom pilgrims sought has translated to the freedoms that Americans now take advantage of and immigrants seek. From this view, it seems that immigrants would be likely to find more enjoyment in this holiday than jaded, natural-born citizens. Contrarily, it may be true that in fact, jaded Americans have obscured the meaning of the holiday to immigrants. Journalism senior Julia Meter moved to the United States from Russia while in the second grade. During their first Thanksgiving, her family was invited to congregate with her parents’ coworkers, and her family has since “had a Thanksgiving dinner every year as far as [she] can remember.” Now a naturalized citizen, Meter will have turkey with her parents and family friends this upcoming holiday. The invitation to their first Thanksgiving dinner from her parents’ coworkers is an action that seems to embody the spirit of the holiday. However, the meaning of Thanksgiving may have been absent from the invitation. Meter seemed astonished when she realized she was clueless as to why her family has celebrated the holiday since their arrival in America. “I don’t think we even think twice about why we celebrate it. We forget why we celebrate it and what it symbolizes,” Meter said in a miniature revelation. “We do it

because it’s tradition and part of the culture.” Meter ’s saturation into the Thanksgiving tradition began her first November in grade school, and she has never questioned its presence in her life since then. Schools failed to instill the importance of the holiday to an immigrant child. Instead of feeling a need to give thanks, Meter realized she “just can’t get away from [Thanksgiving].” She does enjoy the holiday, however. The holiday has an even less consequential meaning to Lubna Barghouty, an undeclared freshman in the School of Geosciences. This is her first year at the University as an international student from Saudi Arabia, and she will be having turkey this Thanksgiving not as a celebration, but as a casual excuse for her to convene with her cousins and friends. Since she cannot return home to Saudi Arabia during the holiday, she sees Thanksgiving as a time to take a break from school and just hang out. “My cousin is hosting it even though we don’t celebrate,” Barghouty said. “We’ll probably eat turkey to try and experience it.” Outside the custom of consuming this specific fowl, though, she does not know the tradition of Thanksgiving nor does she believe most people in general do. Barghouty, who was unsure of whether the holiday was exclusively American or not, knows the holiday was based in American history and had “something to do with the Indians.” Although curious as to what the true tradition of the holiday was, Barghouty downplayed her lack of Thanksgiving knowledge by comparing her understanding to that of others’. “I’m not sure everyone here

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Dorsey Barger, owner and founder of East Side Cafe, grows and harvests her own fruits and vegetables, which she uses at her restaurant.

Feast staples have historic roots By Priscilla Totiyapungprasert Daily Texan Staff It’s the typical scene in the week leading up to Thanksgiving Day: people swarming the grocery store for potatoes, yams, cranberries and other holiday food. The foods known as Thanksgiving foods are known that way for a reason, and they serve as a reminder of a time when Americans had no choice but to eat whatever was in season. “Thanksgiving traditions were born from a time when people were forced to eat whatever was ripe and ready

at the time,” said Dorsey Barger, owner of East Side Cafe and HausBar Farm. “People then were thinking about what they could harvest before the freeze and store in their cellar.” Farmers all over Texas right now are harvesting sweet potatoes and green beans that are coming to the end of their season, so it makes sense these kinds of foods make up a Southern tradition, Barger said. After Thanksgiving, many Americans will return to regular eating habits, which include eating summer fruits and vegeta-

bles in the winter. “Most people don’t pay much attention to the veggies and fruits they’re eating,” said Joy Casnovsky, a program director at the Sustainable Food Center. “The market system is set up to stock everything, so we’ve become accustomed to everything always being there.” People have become disconnected with nature and how it works, Casnovsky added. Eating seasonally means eating in a way that is in tune with the way vegetables and fruits naturally grow, Barger said. Fruits and vegetables begin

losing vitamins as soon as they’re taken out of the ground, so the longer they sit on the truck, the fewer nutrients they have, she explained. In order to stock strawberries, for example, vendors in the winter must find strawberries from places where they are in season. Cultivators must then pick strawberries before their peak so they can survive the journey and packing process without getting bruised. Although they appear ripe by the time they reach grocery

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Photo illustration by Mary Kang

“Trigger,” a quarterly series by artist Mike Bertino, is an anthology of comics that differ significantly in style and tone.

Artist embraces classic comic forms ‘Trigger’ cartoonist rejects budding alternative styles, releases short installments By Ao Meng Daily Texan Staff L.A.-based artist Mike Bertino is putting out old-school pamphlet anthology comics like they never went out of style. His quarterly series “Trigger” is a fun throwback to alternative rags such as “Eightball” and “Optic Nerve.” There’s been a movement over the past couple of years among alternative cartoonists away from traditional comics and toward the more “substantial” European graphic album format. Precipitated by artists such as Chris Ware, who published his seminal “The Acme Novelty Library” hardcover back in 2005, this format allows creators to put work out on their own schedules, unconstrained by the perceived pressure to have stuff out quarterly or even annually. The end result is nominally a product with a higher production value that can be sold in traditional bookstores or on Amazon and probably with a reflexively higher price tag. Bertino, however, feels differently. “Trigger #1” is short

and sweet, but there’s light energy and vitality to the pages that the aplomb of a serious graphic album can sometimes lose. “I love doing comics in the so-called traditional format because it makes them easy,” Bertino said. “I think they’re more readable, affordable and accessible. I like the idea that you can just fold them and stuff them in your back pocket.” Bertino’s art on the cover instantly catches the eye with a noisy explosion of colors and weird characters (none of which I could tell were in the book itself). The colophon is lettered in a stream-of-consciousness flurry, much like the doodles on the back of a bored high schooler’s notebook. This looseness is the perfect palate cleanser for the issue’s meticulously drawn stories. Bertino’s three comics in “Trigger #1” vastly differ in style and tone. Yet they still bear the artist’s distinctive mark, particularly in the earnest smiles of his characters. The first story is the beginning of a longer narrative called “Grown Ups.” The story follows a fresh-meat, first-year teacher ’s first day instructing at an urban high school. For an

alternative comic book, it goes about as well as you’d think — he learns the hard way in his first morning class that you have to earn the respect of the kids you teach, and by the end of the night, he’s piss-drunk, and for the first time he realizes how the future is going to pan out for him. The art here is Hergé meets Adrian Tomine, and Bertino’s line is clear and immediately attractive. “I like the idea of showing a story in parts,” Bertino said. “I mean, I don’t have this all written out or concretely plotted. I kind of like the fact that the reader is discovering the growth of the story and of the characters as I am.” Then comes lighter fare; the hilarious “Flannels are Cool Again!” begins with the main character making the titu lar declaration as he unpacks a dusty box labeled “1990s.” Here, Bertino’s art is much more cartoonish, sort of like if Ron Regé Jr. and the guy who designed “Rocko’s Modern Life” decided to draw a “Johnny Ryan” comic. It’s campy, silly stuff; the main character ’s best friend is a unicorn named “Buttface.” There are

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