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TUESDAY In News: The early bird catches the worm Early voting for the gubernatorial primaries begins today. Visit the Travis County Clerk’s office to find your polling place: www.co.travis.tx.us/ county_clerk/election
In Life&Arts: Looks like we’ve got a situation! TV Tuesday takes a look at Jersey Shore in Miami.
In Sports: Knocking it out of the ballpark Softball vs. Centenary College, McCombs Field, 6:30 p.m.
WEDNESDAY In News: Want to save the Cactus Cafe? First meeting of Student Friends of the Cactus Cafe at 6:30 p.m. in the Texas Union Quadrangle Room.
In Life&Arts: We work hard, we play hard The Daily Texan reviews this week’s video game releases.
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Above, Keith Pierce catches his breath at the finish line after winning the Austin Marathon, while Gov. Rick Perry congratulates him. Pierce finished with a time of 3:20:35.00. Below, Runners of the half marathon run up a hill on 15th Street. The half marathon course split from the full course at Enfield Road and Exposition Boulevard.
Nearly 13,500 runners raise money, awareness for their causes at annual city race By Audrey White Daily Texan Staff
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As dawn approached Sunday morning on Congress Avenue, Braveheart waited to use a portable toilet, a Valentine’s Day fairy stretched her wings and Batman planned to save the day. They were anticipating the 7 a.m. start time of the 2010 Austin Marathon and Half Marathon, along with 13,500 other runners. Thousands of supporters and volunteers milled around them, preparing for a morning rich with displays of athletic ability and endurance. The runners were there for many reasons — to raise funds for a cause, to memorialize a friend or family member or just out of love for the feeling of shoes on asphalt. Vendors and information teams set up
Women’s basketball vs. Kansas State, Frank Erwin Center, 7p.m. Men’s basketball at Missouri, ESPN2, 8 p.m.
THURSDAY In Life&Arts: Taking it to the streets of Austin The Daily Texan talks to local street artist “Failure.”
FRIDAY In News: That certain part of the female body The Women Resource Agency presents their production of “The Vagina Monologues,” 7 p.m. in the Rec Sports Center, Room 2.104.
In Life&Arts: Ring in the Year of the Tiger A look at Chinatown’s Chinese New Year celebration
FRIDAY ROOT, ROOT, ROOT FOR THE HOME TEAM Baseball season opener vs. New Mexico, Disch-Falk Field, 3 p.m.
University monuments spur praise, controversy By Destinee Hodge Daily Texan Staff Every day is Presidents Day for three U.S. presidents who have made their permanent home on the 40 Acres. The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum and statues of George Washington and Woodrow Wilson have fueled both controversy and admiration throughout the years. “The LBJ Library is one of 12 — soon to be 13 — presidential libraries that have been created for every president since Herbert Hoover under the Presidential Libraries Act of 1955,” library director Mark Updegrove said. “While President Johnson was still in office, UT sought out having the LBJ Library on its campus as an academic and cultural resource.” The library, dedicated in 1971, houses 45 million pages of historical documents from the public career of Johnson, as well as personal items and White House memorabilia. “Neither President nor Mrs. Johnson wanted the library to be a
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booths along the street. Battalion 553, stationed at Fort Hood, volunteered with the “love crew” to hold on to runners’ extra jackets and clothes until after the race. They were among 2,000 volunteers who helped make the behind-the-scenes logistics of the race function smoothly, marathon spokeswoman McKinzey Crossland said. “I have a battle buddy running in the full marathon, and I wanted to come out and support,” Battalion 553 Specialist Steven Hackett said. “It’s just like the military. Everybody has a role, and we all make it work.” On the sidewalk next to a tent, Washington, D.C., resident Mark Thornberg prepared to run the half marathon dressed in a
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Students rally to rescue Cactus Cafe Group works to preserve University’s iconic venue with community’s help By Shabab Siddiqui Daily Texan Staff While Cactus Cafe critics have repeatedly pointed out a lack of student presence in the live-music venue, one newly formed student group is hoping to change that perception. The Student Friends of the Cactus Cafe became an official UT student organization Friday and will have its first meeting Wednesday in the Union’s Quadrangle Room at 6:30 p.m. “We wanted to make sure that there was an organized group on campus for all students who are interested in keeping the Cactus Cafe going,” said Hayley Gillespie, an integrative biology graduate student and co-founder of the group. Facing a recurring 2-percent, University-wide budget cut, the Texas Union Board voted Jan. 29 to repurpose the 31-year-old Cactus Cafe and to phase out the informal classes program by August. The board, which is composed of six students and three faculty members, as well as two non-voting administrators, made the decision in a closed-door executive committee meeting on a day no faculty board members were present.
The three other cost-cutting proposals the board considered included decreasing the number of hours the Union stays open, cutting 30 percent of the Student Events Committee budget or cutting permanent Union staff members. The board serves only as an advisory council, and the ultimate decision will be made by President William Powers Jr. Zachary Bidner, a government senior and member of the group, said its short-term goal is to convince the board members to keep the cafe running at its current location. Bidner said the board will meet Feb. 26, which will give stuBobby Longoria | Daily Texan Staff dents a chance to air their sugGovernment senior Zach Bidner is a member of Student Friends of the gestions and opinions. Cactus Cafe, which became an official UT organization Friday. Bidner said part of the group’s long-term goal is to gear the cafe Graduate panel decries President, the Student Governmore toward students without ment executive board, state Rep. losing its status as a cultural icon. lack of input in closing Elliott Naishtat and the UT SysHe said one preliminary idea inof Regents. of cafe; forms resolution tem“ItBoard cludes holding competitions for is important for the Universtudent performers and allowBy Aziza Musa sity to understand that students ing the winner to open for largDaily Texan Staff do use the Cactus Cafe and are er acts. Bidner also said promoA panel of graduate students passionate about saving it,” said tion of the cafe has been a probannounced its rejection of deci- Sam Scarpino, ecology graduate lem in the past, and that it could sions made by UT concerning the student and one of the authors serve as a resource for entrepreCactus Cafe because of a lack of of the resolution. “Our resolution neurial business students. direct input from graduate stu- seeks to do that by highlighting The Cactus Cafe has been dents. the importance of the cafe to the viewed by many as an alumni The panel’s participants, mem- graduate student population.” and community hub as opposed bers of the Graduate Student AsJohn Woods, one of the resoluto a student hub. Gillespie said sembly, formalized the resolution tion’s authors and graduate stuthe cafe mirrors other UT atentitled “In Support of the Cactus dent representative for SG, said tractions, including the Harry Cafe” on Feb. 11 and sent a copy that the Texas Union Board does of the legislation to different ofGRAD continues on page 2 fices, including the Office of the GROUP continues on page 2
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monument to LBJ or his presidency,� Updegrove said. “It’s meant to symbolize the openness of the institution. People can use the archive the library holds to look firsthand at the Johnson presidency and make their own assessment.� Johnson, who was the second Texan to become president, is the only president represented on campus who has an affiliation with the University. Johnson’s wife, Claudia “Lady Bird� Johnson, earned her bachelor of arts degree in 1933 and her journalism degree in 1934 from the University. The Main Mall is home to statues of the first U.S. president, George Washington, and the nation’s only president to hold a doctoral degree, Woodrow Wilson. The statues were both created by Italian-born sculptor Pompeo Coppini. The Washington statue, 9 feet 6 inches of bronze, was funded by the Texas Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and erected in 1954. When plans were announced for the Washington statue in 1932, an editorial in The Daily Texan protested placing Washington, instead of a prominent Texan, in the spot of honor on the Main Mall. The statue of Woodrow Wilson was commissioned by Maj. George Littlefield as one of the six statues that line the Main Mall and the Littlefield Fountain. Wilson is the only 20th-century figure in the group. “Wilson was a Southerner — by birth in Virginia — and during an
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The Main Mall’s George Washington statue was commissioned by Maj. George Littlefield and created by Italian sculptor, Pompeo Coppini. era when there weren’t any other Southern presidents. Texas liked him for that reason,� history professor H. W. Brands said. There have been many debates about whether or not Wilson and the other Confederate sympathizers represented in the Littlefield monument should be removed. Some contend that having Wilson represented on campus is a show of support for the racist ideals that he held. Others hold that despite his ideas on race, his political contributions should be celebrated. “During that political era, his [policies were] based on the ideology of individual work and little government,� government senior Meskerem Negash said. “The idea of celebrating political contributions, I think, is ideal because we do have Martin Luther King’s and Cesar Chavez’s statues, and I would think it’s a part of being di-
UT employee arrested for illicit conduct toward minor A UT employee was arrested Tuesday for allegedly having sexually explicit conversations with a Somervell County police officer posing as a 12-year-old girl. Robert Riffle, who was employed at the Institute for Advanced Technology at the Pickle Research Campus, might face up to 20 years in prison if he is
officer was posing as the girl, allegedly initiated a number of explicit conversations and sent nude pictures. Chief Deputy Derrell McCravey said that the decision to have conversations with Riffle was completely random. “There were no targets,� he said. The deputy said that once they had gathered enough evidence, they gave the information to UT Police Department officials. Riffle is currently on paid leave from the University. — Destinee Hodge
verse.� Still, in 2000, some unidentified UT students vandalized the statue by splattering it with latex paint. Coppini’s correspondence with Littlefield, housed at the Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, states that he hoped his sculptures would be a unifying force. By having figures that represented both the north and the south, it would accurately represent the “new� America — one where opposing sides were able to coexist. For Updegrove, Presidents Day gives University students the chance to reflect on the legacy of the men who have, like Coppini, sculpted America’s past. “I think Presidents Day is an opportunity to recognize how instrumental the office of the presidency and the men who have held the job have been in shaping our country’s history,� he said.
creation of endowment have visited the Cactus Cafe, it is an important place for graduate students looking for different cultural experiences. Scarpino said he has visited the cafe for shows, study groups and get-togethers. “The Cactus Cafe has promoted education and knowledge in manners similar to the Blanton Museum, Harry Ransom Center and University auditorium[s] by exposing the University community to a diverse array of artists and cultural experiences,� Scarpino said. “Promoting the arts is also a central tenet of the University’s mission, something the Cactus Cafe excels at.� The resolution also established an ad hoc committee to work with organizations and community members to develop a plan to preserve the cafe. The assembly backed the creation of an endowment — a fund that allows for proceeds and continuous interest — for the cafe in the resolution, although the grants’ specifics are still in the initial stages of discussion, Spikes said. “The resolution gives GSA and representatives, including myself, a chance to be involved in discussions on how [the endowment] will look, who is going to create it and who it will come from,� Spikes said. “We plan to be part of the solution, and we want to be actively involved to make sure we support this initiative to preserve the Cactus Cafe.�
ating more educational and entertainment opportunities for Ransom Center and the Texas students.� Memorial Museum, which are Gillespie said the cafe is also more frequently used by alum- used more heavily by graduate ni. She said the group is work- students than undergraduates. ing toward a balance between The Graduate Student Assembly the two. unanimously passed a resolution “The Cactus Cafe is one of the to keep the cafe running during birthplaces of live music in Aus- their meeting last week. Currently, tin, and we want to keep [it] as there are no graduate school repa music venue,� Gillespie said. resentatives on the Texas Union “We want to keep the fundamen- Board. tal operations of the Cactus the The formation of the Student same while finding ways for cre- Friends of the Cactus Cafe group
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not include representatives from the almost 12,000 graduate students, who make up nearly 25 percent of the student body. The nine seats on the board are held by the SG president, the Student Events Center president, two students elected by the University population, two students selected by the SG president and three faculty members appointed by the UT president. Assembly president Daniel Spikes said that he expects a discussion at the assembly’s next meeting about a resolution calling for graduate student representation on the board. UT officials announced Jan. 30 that the cafe and informal classes would be phased out by the end of August. Several student and alumni groups have opposed the decision, which would have saved UT about $122,000. “I think that an unsatisfactory job was done on the part of the Union administration, the Union Board of Directors and the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs in consulting all stakeholders in the Cactus Cafe, particularly the graduate students whose fees are used to support initiatives in the Union,� Scarpino said. The assembly was the first organization to pass a resolution to preserve the Cactus Cafe. Woods said while many undergraduate students may not
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comes a little more than a week after the nonprofit Friends of the Cactus Cafe group was started by UT alumnus and Austin attorney Reid Nelson. Nelson said both groups have similar goals and will work together to find a solution for the Cactus Cafe. “They have support on campus, [and] we have support in the community,� Nelson said. “And this decision of the union management is a decision that affects both the Austin community and the campus community.�
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US public schools suffer from sparse stimulus funding By Terence Chea The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — The nation’s public schools are falling under severe financial stress as states slash education spending and drain federal stimulus money that previously staved off deep classroom cuts and widespread job losses. School districts have already suffered big budget cuts since the recession began two years ago, but experts say the cash crunch will get a lot worse as states run out of stimulus dollars. The result in many hard-hit districts: more teacher layoffs, larger class sizes, smaller paychecks, fewer electives and extracurricular activities available, and severely decimated summer school programs. The situation is particularly ugly in California, where school districts are preparing for mass layoffs and swelling class sizes as the state grapples with another massive budget shortfall. The crisis concerns parents like Michelle Parker in San Francisco, where the school district is preparing to lay off hundreds of school employees and raise class sizes because it faces a $113 million budget deficit over the next two years. “I’m worried they’re not going to have the quality education that’s going to make them competitive in a global society,� said Parker, who has three kids in district elementary schools. Around the country, state governments are cutting money for schools as they grapple with huge budget gaps triggered by high unemployment, sluggish retail sales and falling real es-
tate prices. A recent report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities found that 41 states face midyear budget shortfalls totaling $35 billion. “The states are facing a dismal financial picture,� said Jack Jennings, president of the Center on Education Policy. The Obama administration’s $787 billion federal stimulus package provided roughly $100 billion for education, including $54 billion to stabilize state budgets. In October, the White House said the stimulus created or saved 250,000 education jobs. But many states have used most of their stimulus money, leaving little to cushion budget cuts in the coming fiscal year. Experts say the looming cuts could weaken the nation’s public schools, worsen unemployment, undermine President Obama’s education goals and widen the achievement gap between students in rich and poor districts. Wealthier communities are filling school budget gaps with local tax increases and aggressive fundraising, but could worsen inequality and undermine the larger system for paying for public schools, said John Rogers, head of the UCLA Institute for Democracy, Education and Access. In Michigan, which currently has the nation’s highest unemployment rate, school districts lost 2 percent of their state money this year and could potentially lose approximately 4 percent next year because of a projected government shortfall of $1.6 billion. Most of more than $1 billion in federal stimulus money is gone.
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A U.S. soldier returns fire as others run for cover during a firefight with insurgents in the Badula Qulp area, west of Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, on Sunday. The unit is operating in support of a U.S. Marine offensive against the Taliban in the Marjah area.
NATO rockets miss target, kill 12 By Alfred de Montesquiou The Associated Press MARJAH, Afghanistan — Twelve Afghans died Sunday when two rockets fired at insurgents missed their target and struck a house during the second day of NATO’s most ambitious effort yet to break the militants’ grip on the country’s dangerous south. In the town of Marjah, the focal point of the operation, Marines and Afghan troops battled through sniper fire and an afternoon sandstorm Sunday that cut down their visibility to a few feet. They tried to advance through the town, clearing houses one-
by-one of explosives. But gunfire forced them numerous times to take cover in drab mudbrick compounds that they hadn’t yet cleared of booby-traps. To the north, U.S. Army troops fought skirmishes with Taliban fighters, calling in a Cobra attack helicopter against the insurgents. NATO said two rockets from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System were aimed at insurgents firing on Afghan and NATO forces, but struck 1,000 feet off of their intended target. The rockets struck a house, killing 12 civilians, NATO said. The civilian deaths were a blow
to NATO and the Afghan government’s attempts to win the allegiance of Afghans and get them to turn away from the insurgents. “We deeply regret this tragic loss of life,� said Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in Afghanistan. “The current operation in central Helmand is aimed at restoring security and stability to this vital area of Afghanistan. It’s regrettable that in the course of our joint efforts, innocent lives were lost.� McChrystal said he had apologized to Afghan President Hamid Karzai for the accident and had suspended use of the rocket sys-
tem until the incident can be fully reviewed. Karzai ordered an investigation into who fired the rocket. Before the offensive began on Saturday, Karzai pleaded with Afghan officials and foreign military leaders to be “seriously careful for the safety of civilians.� NATO said one service member was killed in a bombing in southern Afghanistan but it was unrelated to the offensive in Marjah. Coalition forces have so far had two casualties in the offensive — an American and a Briton. Afghan officials said at least 27 insurgents have been killed in the operation.
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THE FIRING LINE An unproductive Student Government Dave Player’s column, “SG is fighting the wrong battle,” regarding the current battle over a “speaker of the assembly” position is absolutely correct. In the two-hour Student Government meeting, 75 percent of the time was spent deciding how to run future meetings as opposed to coming up with ideas to help students. After attending SG meetings over the past year, I’ve seen fights such as this occur numerous times between the representatives. As of Tuesday’s meeting, the current assembly has met 20 times and come up with 17 bills, 12 of which deal with internal rules. This is less than one bill per meeting. The fault belongs to the representatives, a group of people who, for the most part, are either too lazy to go searching for ways to help or think the work will be too difficult. By running for a position, SG reps are responsible for working harder than everyone else to improve campus. This is not to say that SG should be abolished. In fact, SG has the resources to improve student life both on and off campus. Last week’s fundraiser for Haiti was an example of SG leaders taking the reins, using contacts in the administration and executing a successful project in a short period of time. Representatives need to be held accountable. As the SG elections near, ask candidates about their specific goals for campus improvement. Ask representative incumbents why they haven’t worked harder over the last year to make SG more productive. Finally, don’t be hesitant to attend SG meetings, because motivated individuals have the power to change the SG Assembly for the better.
Steady Medina loses her cool Last week, things were looking up — way up — for Republican gubernatorial candidate Debra Medina. After her steady performance in two debates, polls were showing the formerly unknown, “Tea Party”-backed libertarian activist moving from the single digits into the double digits and, more recently, within striking distance of Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison. That changed Thursday morning when, while on a call with Glenn Beck on his radio program, Medina denied rumors that she harbors Sept. 11 conspiracy theories but went on to admit that she thinks “some very good questions have been raised in that regard.” A media firestorm ensued as Medina spent the day on the defense, insisting that her comments were misconstrued — that she was merely attempting to stay on message by sticking with campaign rhetoric urging citizens to challenge government. We’ve appreciated the honesty Medina has displayed since her rise in politics: her grounded articulation of conservative economic thought, her frankness with the press. Though she emerged from a fringe — albeit right-wing — movement, we take the candidate at her word that she has no connection to Sept. 11 “truthers.” But Thursday’s events and Medina’s furious, muddled backpedaling — she’s still suggesting that challenging government and challenging the government’s role in committing acts of terrorism are one and the same — showed the cracks in a candidate whose inexperience was bound to cost her at some point. It remains to be seen whether this gaffe will send voters running. For now, Medina’s not helping herself by equivocating on the legitimacy of conspiracy theories for the sake of a consistent campaign message.
Fix the rules By Douglas Luippold Daily Texan Columnist
Something about hair Good news! Farouk Shami’s gubernatorial campaign may start to grow — in a follicle sense. In a meeting with the Houston Chronicle editorial board last Friday, Shami, whose Chi hair staightener is possibly the biggest innovation in hair care since the wig, revealed he will soon announce the release of his next earth-shattering hair-related invention: a blow dryer that grows hair. The announcement will surely buoy his troubled campaign, which has had to overcome him telling a reporter that, “We still don’t know who killed John F. Kennedy, who’s behind it.... Will we ever find the truth about 9/11?” as well as his inability to tell the Austin American-Statesman the names of the state comptroller, attorney general or his own state representative and state senator. None of that is important anymore. Shami has likely garnered the vote of every bald man in the state of Texas not named Bill White, his fellow Democratic candidate running for governor, and we think Bill White may join the bandwagon, too, if the invention works like we imagine it will. According to Shami, the invention exposes hair follicles to near-infared light, which can grow small veins. These new veins will be able to grow hair, according to Shami. “If you have a small cut and you’re exposed to infrared, you will heal in 40 to 50 percent of the time. ... If you can grow veins on the hand for a cut, think about it for the hair,” he explained. While Shami may leave something to be desired in government experience, there’s no questioning the man’s passion for hair.
The “Tea Party” movement will complain about tax increases a month after a $400 billion tax cut. They will say unemployment is too high but lament any government involvement in the private sector. They will march against the deficit, only to take to the streets when a tax increase is introduced to combat it. Critics of Student Government often take the same approach. Specifically, they complain that SG is not an effective advocate for student issues but then grumble when the assembly spends meeting time addressing internal issues to make the organization run more efficiently and better serve students. Many were unhappy that SG spent its most recent meeting discussing a proposal that would redistribute responsibilities to create a more autonomous and effective assembly. The argument is that SG should focus on more substantial issues, such as tuition and textbook prices, rather than deciding who gets to run the meetings. While this is a compelling argument at a visceral level, it is misguided. If a car breaks down, what will fix it: turning the ignition and pumping the gas, or lifting up the hood to find the problem? SG is the same way — without a solid internal foundation, the SG assembly will never be able to handle the biggest issues. The most common word I hear when speak-
ing to SG reps about their assembly is “mess.” They say there is not a clear and autonomous power structure and they are essentially subservient to the executive board, composed of the SG president and his appointees. Many admit that this is why the assembly seems to only handle cosmetic issues while the executive does more of the heavy lifting. Whether that heavy lifting is for students or the administration is for you to decide. All of the time spent on internal, assembly-related issues is done so with the goal of making the assembly run independently and efficiently. Every year, candidates will talk about changing SG so that it works more on behalf of the students — and that is exactly what John Lawler, Carly Castetter and the rest of the reps working on internal issues are doing. They are looking at the institutional reasons the organization is ineffective and trying to change it so it can represent students. SG campaigns are approaching. Aside from avoiding the West Mall at all costs, this also means we will be inundated with talk about transparency and better student representation. When voting, remember that Einstein said insanity is repeating the same action while expecting a different result. If you are frustrated that no matter how many new, revolutionary SG representatives we send to the Student Services Building, the assembly remains a pathetic excuse for student advocacy, remember that individuals can only be as effective as their institutions allow. Luippold is a government and journalism senior.
An apology and call to action: Save the Union
By J. Hulett Jones Daily Texan Guest Columnist
I need to apologize — apologize that my generation was unable to preserve for you what was a phenomenal community space for students. This apology comes as a warning. The people we fought who were changing our community space are still at it. Some of the folks you have elected to office in Student Government have made a decision to do you and future generations of students an enormous disservice. I know, because I have seen what is happening right now happen before. I was a student at UT in the late 1980s and early 1990s. When I started at UT, the Texas Union was a vibrant part of the campus community. Many students who lived off campus were able to get meal plans with the Union — meal plans with fresh, healthy (and granted some unhealthy) food, better than could be found in the dorms. I was one of those students. At the time, we were proud to say that we were one of two public universities in the states that had bars on campus. Then Andy Smith was hired as director and made a push to close most of the functions that many students held dear, instead turning them over to franchises or “returning the spaces to the inventory for student use”. We did fight. Many students (myself included) showed up to public hearings in protest. We were told that these programs and amenities were losing money. The figures were a moving target. We requested the books be open for public scrutiny. They never were.
There were two public “town hall” type meetings, and then ... gone. While many missed the unique nature of the building prior to all of the franchise food services that went in, one of the most missed amenities by everyone, hands down, was the Texas Tavern. The Tavern was the main campus pub. At one point, it boasted the state’s longest bar. Teachers and students could mingle there for happy hour and into the evening discussing, debating and extending the classroom. If the Tavern were only that, it would have been worth preserving. But the Tavern was much more. The Tavern also worked with various student groups to allow all manner of functions. Groups held parties there, deejayed events — you get the picture. The space was large enough to hold them. There was Latino night and soul night, both of which provided great social outlets for the diversity of students at UT. All with access to a bar, a stage and a sound system. It goes without saying that all Longhorn sporting events could be seen on TV at the Tavern, away games and home games for students who didn’t have tickets. To top it off, in the same space on Friday and Saturday evenings, the Tavern was an integral part of the Live Music Capital of the World. I could list the world-class bands I saw there (Pixies, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ziggy Marley, Uncle Tupelo, Dinosaur Jr. to name a few), but I could also list a host of bands composed of students who maybe never made it past their senior year. I saw several members of the band Spoon start at the Tavern. On weekends, the Tavern hosted the loud,
electrified music branching and bridging many genres — alternative, indie, hip hop, funk, zydeco, you name it. So you know, the Tavern was in the space where Quizno’s is, and the bands played and parties were thrown in the showroom. The Tavern’s music was not booked by students. Students usually brought their own DJs for parties, but the Tavern managed and set up the space for them so it was “plug and play” when they got there. Thursday through Saturday the Tavern was, for the most part, filled with people and music. It is gone because Union Director Andy Smith convinced the student board members at the time that it would be good for students if it were gone. Budget cuts were needed. The student board members were assured that doing so would help lower student fees, etc. All that happened was that amenities were lost and businesses moved in to fill the space. They are trying to hoodwink you just as they did my generation. I spent this entire letter telling you of amenities you do not have and not focusing on what you are about to lose. I had lots of fun in the Tavern. At the Cactus, my horizons were expanded. It is not an easy feat to run a music venue. You have to stay on top of all the potential performers to figure out if they will fill your space and for how much. If you want to know why there has been such an uproar over this decision to close the Cactus, it is because it is a rarity. We have a jewel here, and it is because of the stellar booking talents of Griff Luneburg and the staff who know how to interact with the com-
munity. Students have a phenomenal, world-class, unique listening room (trust me, I have traveled the world listening to live music), and the folks you have elected now want to repurpose it and let students program the space. This sounds great as a sound bite, but think on it. If you ran a company and you had one small division that did their job so well that people the world over call them the best at what they do, would you want to “revamp and repurpose” that? This is not a decision that benefits students. I’ve seen it before. It benefits lazy management. To be clear, I mean the lazy management of the Union and not the management of the cafe. It is easier for them to make their salaries by only having to take in rent checks and renegotiate leases. Otherwise, they have to oversee and manage employees — employees who are there to serve you. I believe it is also driven by an urge to get rid of public bars on campus. Check that. The last public bar on campus. How sad. Why would you pay dues for a building that rents the bulk of the space you use to businesses? I can’t help but wonder what an amazing facility the Union would be if the director had the vision to create something for the whole building what the folks at the Cactus have done for such a small space. Stand up to save the Cactus Cafe and informal classes and demand the Tavern back. Demand the resignations of all management and directors who do not share your vision. Jones is a 1993 alumnus and faculty at Cal Poly.
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SG is fighting the right battle In Dave Player’s Feb. 11 column, “SG is fighting the wrong battle,” he says he wants transparency in Student Government. So do I. Transparency for an assembly means writing good rules and policy and following those rules. If the Union board had policies about informing the public about its meetings before the meetings occurred and included the Cactus Cafe issue on its agenda, students would have had a chance to provide input on the Cactus and informal classes. Policy ensures transparency and access. A transparency-and-access struggle is underway in SG. The president and vice president represent the majority. Representatives in the assembly mostly represent schools, which are minorities within the student body. That’s why we have an assembly — to make sure the minority’s rights are balanced with those of the majority. Player chastised SG for debating rules. He’s right. No one should debate rules; we should follow them. But what happens when we don’t? That’s why we wrote legislation to create a speaker of the assembly. If the vice president abuses her power as chair to squash the minority repeatedly, we have no recourse but to walk out. But if we walk out, we punish students. The vice president should represent the majority — most of the time. The exception is when chairing the assembly. The chair is supposed to be an impartial arbiter, faithful to the rules and to providing those representing minorities with voices. But if the chair picks a side, that individual cannot properly execute his or her job; and if the chair breaks the rules repeatedly, the assembly becomes nothing more than a rubber stamp on the actions of the executive board. You want to see a strong, vocal SG. You want to see legislation on budget cuts and tuition. But even if these were introduced in our assembly, the executive board has shown that it could (illegally) simply hold them off the agenda — just like the speaker legislation. We cannot enforce existing rules in the face of a too-powerful executive board. That is why two-thirds of your representatives in Student Government are sponsors of the speaker legislation.
— John Woods graduate school representative, SG Assembly
Time to re-start UT Watch Back in the Bush-era, a group of smart and courageous muckrakers unmasked the unscrupulous and greedy politics behind the University and the UT System. They outlined where our tuition was going, the nonsense of tuition deregulation, falls in state funding, endowment insider-ism and the privatization of the University. Their work can be seen still at utwatch.org. With news that UT is closing the Cactus Cafe and news of protests in California over tuition hikes started by our former UT Chancellor Mark Yudof, I think it is time for University students and Student Government to thoroughly investigate what is going on in higher education in the state. With the advent of blogs and social networking, it is easier to share and see what we can learn from our Californian brothers and sisters in their fight against university privatization (see the blogs Changing Universities and Remaking the University) and ally with unions and faculty associations. Like California, we have critical faculty like professor Tom Palaima and political support from state Sen. Steve Ogden, who has criticized the opacity of UT decisions and research support from George Reamy’s Texas Faculty Association blog. In my years of progressive advocacy I have settled on one truth: Within the budget is power. The sooner Student Government or a refounded UT Watch begins to work on the inconsistencies, mysteries and lies of privatized state university budgets, the sooner Texas can go back to having a quality education system affordable to all.
— Anand Bhat Alumnus
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Freshman Nidhi Reddy stands on the West Mall and asks students walking by to sign their name on the imprint of a red hand.
Handprints petition for justice By Julie Bissinger Daily Texan Staff The White Rose Society braved the cold and recruited passers-by to sign red handprints to commemorate Red Hand Day on Friday in an effort to educate students about the dangers facing child soldiers in developing countries. The White Rose Society is a Holocaust remembrance organization that seeks to educate the public on crimes against humanity. “Red Hand Day is an international event that other organizations do around the world to demand a ban on child soldiers,� said Zoya Waliany, a Plan II junior and Holocaust education chairwoman for the organization. “We have students make a red handprint and sign it as a petition.� Red paint and paintbrushes were spread out on the organization’s table, along with stacks of
white paper. Since the weather was so cold, the organization provided pre-made handprints on which students could sign their names and write where they’re from. The red handprint is an international symbol used to represent banning the use and recruitment of child soldiers, according to Red Hand Day’s Web site. On Feb. 12, 2002, the U.N. adopted a pact that was meant to protect children from being recruited and used as child soldiers. Despite the ratification of the pact among 126 U.N. member states, enforcing the pact with legal action has proven difficult since there are currently more than 300,000 child soldiers, according to the U.N. Web site. “This is the second year that we’ve held Red Hand Day, and we want to make it permanent until the U.N. enforces their ban,� Waliany said. �Last year, we had around 200
handprints, and this year we are hoping to get at least 500.� By press time, the organization had gathered about 250 handprints. The organization sent all 200 handprints received last year to U.N. offices in New York, said Shomya Tripathy, a government honors junior and new-member coordinator. “The handprints are a form of letter-writing to call attention to this issue,� Tripathy said. Posters that hung next to the White Rose Society’s table detailed the six demands that the organization wants the U.N. to meet. The organization wants the U.N. to implement a straight-18 standard, which requires all soldiers to be at least 18 years old in order to serve; penalize nations recruiting and using child soldiers; provide former child soldiers with neces-
sary medical attention; offer political asylum; and expand aid programs to reintegrate child soldiers into society. “Countries that have a lot of child soldiers are also committing genocide, and the child soldiers are used to carry out genocide,� said Himani Reddy, a government senior and advocacy coordinator for the group. “Both boys and girls are kidnapped and forced to become soldiers.� Child soldiers range in age from 4 to 15 years old and are often brainwashed and given drugs, Reddy said. Katy Grunewald, a Latin American studies honors sophomore, stopped by the table to make a handprint. “Here in the U.S., we have this idea of the sanctity of childhood, and we need to stop the use of child soldiers,� Grunewald said.
By Chris Thomas Daily Texan Staff To avoid creating another recession, corporations need to be more transparent and have more integrity, said Pamela Friedman, a UT finance lecturer and speaker at the 2010 McCombs Executive Summit. The event, which was held Saturday in the McCombs School of Business, brought seven highly trained executive professionals from different corporations around the country together with more than 100 McCombs students to talk about the government’s role in business in today’s economy. “Corporate social responsibility used to be a given. I hope we can eventually return to where that is again the case,� said Paul Markovich, senior vice president of residential services for clean-energy provider Green Mountain Energy Co. The summit began with a discussion panel involving all seven speakers, who discussed the government’s influence on their respective corporations. Mike Crowley, marketing manager for Ford Motor Co., said the government doesn’t play a huge role in the marketplace at Ford. “Free trade will drive free thinking,� he said. Markovich agreed with Crowley.
“In terms of energy, at least, the government has a hands-off role in Texas,� Markovich said. After the opening panel, the summit split into two different groups. Half of the students attended an energy breakout session led by summit committee member Alan Goldstein, and the other half attended a finance breakout session led by finance senior Ankit Dalal. A third breakout session on the health industry was canceled because snowstorms in Washington, D.C., prevented several of the health care executives from traveling to Austin. In the energy session, Crowley, Markovich and Shell Oil executive Kelley Lang discussed what the government can do in the current economic climate and how their own companies are responding. Jeffery Gunther, assistant vice president of the Dallas Federal Reserve Bank, said during the finance session that the country needs to be careful to avoid a complete economic meltdown, as was the case in Greece and Iceland. Dalal called the event a huge success. “It was meant to put students in touch with big-name executives in America’s corporate world, and it did just that,� Dalal said.
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C. P. Smith, left, asks a question during an energy panel discussion, part of the McCombs Executive Summit on Saturday.
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Not your usual walk in the park From page 1 full Batman costume to raise money for the Danny Fund, which helps those affected by cancer pay for expenses. “Batman is awesome. We’re in the city of bats, and I’m here to help my buddy raise money for cancer,” Thornberg said. “We’ve raised over $25,000 already, and I figured if there’s anything I can do to raise that number even a little bit, that’s great.” As the starting gun went off and runners surged forward to begin their
13.1- or 26.2-mile journeys, Abby Browning, a UT communication studies senior, said she was excited and nervous to run her first half marathon after three months of training. “I love the way running makes me feel,” Browning said. “And I’m excited to run here. I don’t think I would run anywhere else for my first.” At mile seven, supporters cheered as the first runners came through. A woman screamed “¡Viva Mexico!” and kissed her husband as he ran past. Austin resident and runner
Jeanine Swanson said she had three friends in the race and was excited to see them run by. “Most of our friends are running,” Swanson said. “We all do triathlons and races, and it offers so much encouragement to know people care and come out and support you.” Raucous sections of supporters peppered the entire length of the course, but by mile 24, the weariness was visible in those runners who braved the full marathon. Supporters of nonprofit CureDuchenne, a group that collects
funds to research a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, passed out water to runners in the last mile. CureDuchenne was part of 26 Miles for 26 Charities, a program in which 26 different charities operate water stations throughout the race to help runners. CureDuchenne water-stop volunteer Donna Taylor said she has a son with Duchenne muscular dystrophy and that she hopes working at the race will help encourage people to get involved with the organization. “Duchenne means I can’t run fast,
but the people here are taking water from us so they can,” said Nathan Rothe, a 7-year-old boy with Duchenne who helped at the stop. “I hope I can run fast one day.” Live bands and a lively announcer welcomed the runners as they crossed the finish line between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. It was the third marathon in three months for siblings Kacie Sulak, Jason Sulak and Kaylie Sulak-Stroud, They ran the Dallas and Houston marathons in December and January as well as the Aus-
tin Marathon in memory of their father, who died of esophageal cancer in June. “We all ran marathons in the past with our dad,” Sulak-Stroud said through tears. “He trained for a marathon last January while going through chemotherapy and radiation, and he finished it. And we all ran the half here last year. His goal was to run the Dallas, Houston and Austin marathons this year. After he passed away, we knew we had to run them for him.”
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Texas survives double-overtime battle in Kansas By Sameer Bhuchar Daily Texan Staff Watch out, Connecticut. There is a new winning streak in the world of women’s basketball. The No. 14 Texas women’s basketball team may not have put together a 64-game winning streak yet, but with their latest 85-82 double overtime victory over Kansas, the Longhorns have now won five in a row. In a conference as competitive top to bottom as the Big 12, that’s no easy task. “[The Big 12] gets better every year,” Texas coach Gail Goestenkors said. “We talked before about the ACC, SEC, Big Ten. They’re good at the top, but as far as top to bottom, the Big 12 has been the complete conference since I’ve been here. This year we’re even better and we’re even deeper, so it just keeps getting better and better.” It is no mystery then that even a team like Kansas, which appears weak on paper, gave Texas quite the scare during Saturday’s battle in Lawrence. Sophomore Ashleigh Fontenette led Texas with 20 points, and freshman Cokie Reed added 18 of her own. Fontenette missed two free throws at the end of regulation that would have sealed an early Texas victory, but she redeemed herself by having two strong overtime periods. With the Longhorns trailing by three and only one second left, she drained a trey to push the game into double overtime. Texas jumped on Kansas early in the second overtime period, but the resilient Jayhawks stormed back. With a chance to push the game into a third overtime, Kansas’ LaChelda Jacobs launched an unanswered prayer
from beyond the arc. Part of Texas’ game plan was to out-rebound the Jayhawks. Before the game, junior Kathleen Nash stressed the importance of a rebounding attack. “The more rebounds we get, the more chances we create,” Nash said. “We’ve been out-rebounded a lot, which led to some of our losses, but if we can control the boards against [Kansas], we should be fine.” The Longhorns won the battle of the boards with 48 rebounds, compared to Kansas’ 36. While the Jayhawks were without their injured leading scorer Danielle McCray, they found a new potential star in freshman Carolyn Davis. Davis finished with a careerhigh 29 points. The Houston native also grabbed 14 rebounds and recorded five blocks. The Longhorns are no strangers to close calls. This is Texas’ second double-overtime victory of the season, the first against Texas Tech on Jan. 16. With this victory, the Longhorns sit in a third-place tie with Iowa State in the Big 12. They trail undefeated Nebraska by three games and Oklahoma by a halfgame. Texas will play Kansas State on Wednesday before facing a flurry of highly ranked teams. Those games will be a real barometer for judging the Longhorns’ readiness for the Big 12 and national championship tournaments in March. At the high level they are playing at right now, Nash thinks they can take on any challenge. “I knew that we have always been a good team,” she said prior to playing Kansas. “I think we can take on anyone if we just focus.”
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Sophomore guard Ashleigh Fontenette led Texas with 20 points and hit a crucial 3-pointer at the buzzer in an 85-82 win Saturday.
Luna leads Texas to 4-0 start Pitching, timely hits propel Longhorns to first tournament title By Kate Guerra Daily Texan Staff The Longhorns believed they had a shot coming into the season-opening Time Warner Cable Texas Invitational at home. They had high hopes for freshmen right-handed pitchers Kim Bruins and Blaire Luna, and Erin Tresselt’s career 1.75 ERA spoke for itself. Did they think they would go undefeated? Probably not. But they did just that this past weekend, winning the championship game 2-1 against LSU at McCombs Field on Sunday. In addition to downing the 13th-ranked Tigers, Texas defeated No. 20 DePaul and No. 19 North Carolina over the weekend. Beating the Tigers on a freezing cold Saturday night 1-0 in extra innings, the Longhorns knew LSU would be looking for revenge in the championship game. The Tigers advanced to the final after downing North Carolina 4-1 in the semifinals. And the Tigers gave the Longhorns a run for their money. Texas got into trouble in the top of the third inning when LSU pinch runner Tiffany Shaw stole second base and advanced to third on an Amy Hooks throwing error. Jessica Mouse brought her home with an RBI single, and two consecutive singles by center fielder Kirsten Shortridge and designated player Ashley Applegate loaded the bases with only one out. Freshman standout pitcher Kim Bruins kept her cool and got two quick outs to end the inning with Texas trailing 1-0. Texas was able to play catch-
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Freshman pitcher Blaire Luna threw a no-hitter in her first college start against North Carolina on Friday, then struck out 17 batters against DePaul the next day.
Luna throws no-hitter in first career start as Texas sweeps weekend By Matt Hohner Daily Texan Staff The Blaire Luna pitching project started with a silent bang Friday night. The freshman tossed a nohitter against No. 19 North Carolina in her first official outing as a Longhorn. Despite battling temperatures in the mid-30s and even pushing through an extra inning of work to cap off her pitching gem, Luna found a way to keep her fastball sizzling and showed her opposing batters a warmer seat in the dugout.
Luna was even surprised at the end result of her Texas debut. “I really didn’t expect anything,” said Luna. “I expected to do well, but I certainly didn’t expect a no-hitter. I knew my defense was backing me up, so I knew that it would be okay.” Luna’s performance didn’t come as a shock to head coach Connie Clark. “I think she is really talented,” Clark said. “She’s so deceptive. The ball just seems to disappear on those hitters sometimes, but she will continue to get better, too.” It only got finer for Luna through the rest of the weekend. Luna came in to relieve
starting pitcher Erin Tresselt against No. 13 LSU on Saturday. Luna was perfect through three innings of work, striking out seven batters, including her last six, and allowing no walks or hits. Texas rallied in the seventh inning and put two runs on board and earning the freshman another win. Clark stuck with Luna for the semifinal against No. 20 DePaul, and she didn’t disappoint. The Austin native tossed another complete game, striking out 17 of the 21 batters she faced. The Blue Demons found a way to put some aluminum on the ball, though, managing just four hits. “She’s still working some kinks out,” Clark said. “She
actually had to work through some things [against DePaul]. We wanted to see her work through those things because she’s been blowing people away.” Luna did it all in front of one of her role models, legendary Longhorn pitcher Cat Osterman. “It gives me something to live up to,” Luna said. Osterman, who is an assistant coach for the Blue Demons, was standing 60 feet to Luna’s left as a first-base coach. She got to see the future of Texas softball unfold right before her eyes. “She came by and told me congrats,” Luna said. “It was really cool, but I didn’t get her autograph.”
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TEXAS 91, NEBRASKA 51
Freshmen, ball movement key to Texas’ blowout win Texas offense finally goes as planned; Horns record crucial conference win By Will Anderson Daily Texan Staff So that’s what Rick Barnes meant. In practice and pre-game speeches all year, the Texas coach stressed the importance of assistto-turnover ratio for his team. The Longhorns finally seemed to grasp the concept in Saturday’s 91-51 rout of Nebraska. Texas (20-5, 6-4 Big 12) had 19 assists, the most in a conference game this season, while turning the ball over just 13 times. In comparison, the team gave it up 17 times and had just six assists in last week’s loss to Kansas. The Longhorns racked up 11 assists on their first 14 field goals as they scored more points in the first half than Nebraska (13-12, 1-9) managed all game. “That’s what we’ve talked about — moving the ball, making simple plays,” Barnes said. “In terms of playing the way that I envisioned us to play, today was
the first day all year that I thought we [did that].” Avery Bradley benefited from that ball movement as he scored 25 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the floor. He also led a long-range barrage, hitting six treys as the Horns converted 11 of 23 from beyond the arc. “My teammates saw that I was open and making shots, so they got me the ball,” Bradley said. “That’s what we’ve been focusing on.” J’Covan Brown, making his first start since Nov. 29, made a game-high six assists and added 12 points of his own. He was one of five Longhorns to reach double digits in scoring. Brown also limited his turnovers, which have plagued him all year and kept him out of the starting five. Brown attributed his improved ball control to going for smart passes instead of the most spectacular ones. “I’ve got to step up and be a big player with this team,” Brown said. With just under five minutes to go in the first half, Texas’ Jai Lucas passed to Brown from his back,
and Brown lofted a ball toward the basket when he saw Bradley streaking down the baseline. Bradley caught it with one hand and then stuck the alley-oop dunk to make it 38-22. It also showed that Brown, while more restrained in his passing, is still not afraid to go for the big one once in awhile. “I was like, ‘Whatever happens, if I turn this ball over, it’s on me,’” Brown said. “When I threw it I saw [Avery] go get it, and I was like, ‘Oh yeah, that’s a dunk.’” The dunk was also part of a 20-0 run by the Horns in the opening period. They entered the break-up by 27, their largest halftime lead in a Big 12 game and their first since facing Colorado on Jan. 9. “We didn’t want to go long possessions without scoring,” Barnes said. “For the most part, we did a pretty good job of that.” Nebraska was forced to pick its poison. The Huskers doubled Texas’ posts for much of the game, leaving Bradley and Jordan Hamilton open on the perimeter. Hamilton scored 16 and
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Freshman guard Avery Bradley scored 25 points as Texas routed Nebraska on Saturday at the Erwin Center. Bradley hit 9-of-12 field goals and 6-of-7 from the 3-point line.
Brown finding his place on the court as Texas gets back on track with victory
Barnes decided to start freshman J’Covan Brown for the first time since November. Brown earned the start after his gamehigh 28 points and impeccable By Laken Litman performance against Kansas last Daily Texan Staff Monday. Rick Barnes has been waitBrown had his most complete ing for his team to click for 25 game of the season against Negames, and in the Longhorns’ braska, racking up 12 points on 91-51 romp over Nebraska on 4-of-11 shooting, 2-of-6 from Saturday, everything did. 3-point range, six assists, two Things started rolling for No. rebounds and two steals in 30 14 Texas before tip-off when minutes.
After the game, Barnes explained it wasn’t anything he told Brown to get him going. It was more about timing and Brown’s internal passion for the game. “I can’t tell you what makes the timing for some guys,” Barnes said. “All I do know is this: What we do here, it works. It works. I don’t know why it took J’Covan Brown [this long to
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for bigger games, smarter play al championship game,� Brown said. “So I gotta step up and be a understand the game], because big player with this team.� One player who has not let he’s one of the smartest players we’ve had. It takes getting out missed shots get in the way of of your comfort zone. It’s harder his performance all year is freshthan you think, and he’d tell you man Avery Bradley. After workit’s harder than he ever thought. ing through some inconsistency, Bradley found his groove and But he’s figuring it out.� Barnes said what’s really set was a star against the CornhuskBrown apart from others is his ers. He went 6-for-7 from 3-point range and scored 25 points in 26 preparation and drive. “J’Covan has really taken his minutes. “Avery Bradley has had as preparation and practice to a different level,� Barnes said. “We came in to shoot [Saturday] morning at 10:30, and he had already been there for an hour. He really understands the game. He My job is to take really works at it off the court, watches more tape than maybe over this team and any player we’ve ever coached get us to the national and he’s really continued to championship game.� work defensively. It’s exciting where he is.� — J’Covan Brown During the pre-game warmGuard up, Barnes told Brown that missed shots cannot hinder his performance. He also wanted Brown to focus on the assist-toturnover ratio. Brown took that good a freshman year as anyto heart and had six assists to one in the country,� Barnes said. three turnovers. As a whole, the “You just look at his face and Longhorns had 19 assists com- know he has a way to dig deeppared to 13 turnovers. er and compete. He’s a very fero“My job is to take over this cious competitor. He’s not going team and get us to the nation- to back down from anybody.�
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Freshman Jordan Hamilton was also back to his best Saturday. He added 16 points (went 5-of-10 from the field, 3-for7 from 3-point range, 3-for-4 in free throws), five rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 21 minutes. Hamilton has brought a halfgreedy, half-novice aura to the court this season, but on Saturday, he passed the ball instead of taking poor shots, and he worked on defense instead of watching his teammates do his job. “Jordan, I point-blank told him, ‘The way you want to play, you’re not going to be able to do that at Texas. If that’s what you want, you’re going to have to leave. We’re not changing. If you want to play here, this is what you have to do, and you better understand it right now, or you won’t play another minute this year.’ And I’ve told him that since November,� Barnes said. Barnes explained that Hamilton doesn’t take good looks at the basket. Even in the Oklahoma State game where Hamilton scored 27 points on 11-of-16 shooting, Barnes said, “Of those shots he took, I promise you, a bunch were terrible shots.� Barnes has constantly preached there are good shots and there are great shots. Up until the Nebraska game, Hamilton had taken the former. “I don’t have a problem with Jordan if he’s open. He has deep range,� Barnes said. “But what I have a problem with is him not being ready and shooting it. His shot-fake should be lethal. Get his man up in the air and then move in and drive or make a mid-range jumper at 6-foot-7. My whole deal with him is you have to defend. You can’t score 15 and give up 20. You can’t do that.� Because Barnes and Hamilton have butted heads throughout the season, Brown took it upon himself to step in and give Hamilton the same advice, but from a teammate’s perspective. “I told Jordan, ‘If you want to be the person that everyone thinks you are, don’t worry about your offense. Your offense is always going to be there,’� Brown said. “I also had to learn that in order to win games, we have to play defense. Jordan and I had to take that big step.� Bradley’s defense has been right on the money all season, but now that Brown and Hamilton are jumping on the bandwagon, Texas just might be able to save its season.
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Junior Betzy Jimenez, left, set a personal-best mile time and the fourth-fastest in school history as Texas prepared for the Big 12 Championships with another meet at College Station this weekend.
Longhorns tune up for Big 12 Championships Brown, Malone record wins as Texas partners with Big 12 competitors By Ryan Betori Daily Texan Staff With the Big 12 Championships right around the corner, the goal at Saturday’s Texas A&M Big 12-SEC-Conference USA Challenge was to keep momentum high. With four provisional marks and two record-book performances, the Longhorns did just that. Going against the likes of No. 1 Texas A&M, No. 5 Tennessee and No. 15 UTEP, the Longhorns delivered a solid performance all around. The team placed runners in the top five in six different events, including two individual wins. Delivering these victories were senior Jordyn Brown and sophomore Chantel Malone. With her shot put throw of 50-10, Brown tallied her third win of the season and her fourth provisional mark. Both individually and as a
Big 12 runs away with win as teams prepare for conference tournament By Jim Pagels Daily Texan Staff The Texas men’s track and field team was forced to team up with some unlikely allies this weekend. Texas joined Texas A&M and Texas Tech — usually its rivals — to represent the Big 12 at the Big 12-SECConference USA Challenge this past weekend in College Station. Alabama, Mississippi and Tennessee competed for the SEC while Houston, Rice and UTEP made up the Conference USA team. As the last meet before the Big 12 Indoor Championships in two weeks, UT’s coach Bubba Thornton hoped the team would be able to finalize its strategy before it heads to Ames, Iowa. “We have most of our positions set,� he said before the meet. “It’s
member of the Big 12’s top 4x400 meter relay team, Malone has been a force for the Longhorns all season. It was no different Saturday, and Malone notched the other first-place finish with her 400-meter time of 54.27 seconds. Perhaps more crucial for the Longhorns than these individual wins has been the resurgence of redshirt senior Betzy Jimenez. After sitting out all of 2009 due to injuries, the middle-distance specialist came back with some added pep in her step. Saturday, Jimenez recorded a personal-best 4:44.95 mile time that was good for the fourth-fastest in school history. Despite the highlight, assistant coach Steve Sisson feels Jimenez can do even more. He believes Jimenez is just now starting to come around. “I’m happy that Betzy’s time puts her competitive in the school record books,� Sisson said. “But my guess is that if she runs the way her and I know she can, she can have all the school
records in the next few years.� Jimenez wasn’t the only one to establish her place in the record books. Freshman Natasha Masterson’s pole vault height of 13-5.75 earned her two secondplace distinctions, one at Saturday’s pole vault event and another in the Texas record books. Earlier this year, Masterson tied the Longhorn record with her personal-best height of 13-6.25. Also notable at Saturday’s meet was sophomore Mia Behm’s personal-best mile time of 4:54.38, good for sixth place. Saturday’s meet was scored by conference rather than on an individual team basis. The Longhorns were paired with other Big 12 squads, the very teams Texas will compete against for a Big 12 title on Feb. 26. If the Longhorns continue their trend of consistency and improve upon the momentum they displayed Saturday, come Feb. 26 Texas could find itself boasting something a lot more meaningful than provisional marks and personal-best times.
just a matter of making sure the guys are comfortable and ready to go for what we’ve been focusing on all year.� The Big 12 won easily, totaling 309.5 points while the SEC and Conference USA trailed behind with 143.5 and 116 points, respectively. Texas was a key contributor to the Big 12 point total, winning three events last weekend. The Longhorn trio of sophomore Jacob Thormaehlen, freshman Hayden Baillio and senior Brandon Drenon once again dominated, finishing 1-2-3 in the shot put. The three previously swept the podium in their first three meets of the season before ending the streak last weekend in New York. Thormaehlen ended Baillio’s streak of four consecutive shot put victories, throwing a personal record 61-11 to win the event. It was the first time Baillio lost an event since high school. Baillio and Thormaehlen over-
shadowed Drenon’s personal record throw of 60-3. All three throws were NCAA provisional qualifiers. The Horns just missed in the pole vault as junior Maston Wallace and freshman Hayden Clark took second and third, respectively. Texas also dominated on the track, winning two events in the middle distances. Senior Tevas Everett ran a season-best 1 minute, 49.79 seconds to take the 800-meter while junior Brian Rhodes-Devey clocked a personal best 4:09.44 to win the mile. Many of the Texas athletes were held out of competition last weekend after a grueling four-week schedule to start the season. Freshman Marquise Goodwin did not compete in the 60-meter or long jump events while recent sophomore transfer Jamal Wilson sat out the high jump. The Horns have next weekend off as they rest up for the Big 12 Indoor Championships in two weeks.
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just match up with them like some people may be able to.� had three assists. Texas shot just 35 percent from But when Nebraska tried to the field in the second period as press out, Texas found other ways Barnes put on the breaks. The to score. The Longhorns’ 14 offen- Texas coach played his entire 13sive rebounds led to 17 second- man active roster as Shawn Wilchance points, and forwards Dami- liams and Justin Mason sat out on James and Gary Johnson each with foot injuries. had 13 points and nine boards. “It’s the best we’ve done all “From the get-go, it was men year,� Barnes said. “We definiteplaying with boys,� Nebraska ly made some strides as a team coach Doc Sadler said. “We can’t today.�
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players stepped up each day. “I love the way we’re competing,� Clark said. “I love that we’re getting contributions from different people at different times. The team has put up some tremendous goals up on the board, and they’re always talking about ‘It’s we, not me.’� Such selfless play got the Longhorns a tournament championship, and they are looking to take that attitude into the next game of the 2010 season on Tuesday at home against Centenary College. “Normally we don’t take enough time to enjoy the win,� Clark said. “We’re usually so focused on the next game. But I want them to be excited because they put a lot of things into motion that they’ve talked about as a team in this initial weekend.�
up their next turn at bat when designated hitter Lexy Bennett scored right fielder Taylor Hoagland on a day, month single to left day, field.2008 Hoagland scored again with a deep solo home run to center field in the fifth inning. The highlight of the weekend was the outstanding performance of Luna, E who pitchedEtwo games RTIScomplete DV relief NT E and hadAtwo appearances for D U ST IOMost ! N R a total of 32 strikeouts. impresU YO no-hitter ZAT debut against sive was her GANI R O North Carolina on Friday night. “I didn’t really focus on getting a no-hitter,� Luna said, “I just went out there and did my best.� Head coach Connie Clark was very pleased with her team’s performance and the way several different
By Rishi Daulat Daily Texan Staff Just because the No. 8 Texas tennis team plays pretty much all of its matches outdoors doesn’t mean it can’t play well indoors as well. The Longhorns destroyed No. 9 Stanford, 4-0, in the first round on the ITA National Indoors and then, in the upset of the tournament, exacted revenge for last year’s national semifinal loss by beating No. 1 USC, 4-2, in the quarterfinals. But the Longhorns’ run came to an end Sunday morning as they lost 4-1 to No. 4 Tennessee in the semifinals. Tennessee took the doubles point after their wins at the first two spots and then picked up wins by No. 2 John-Patrick Smith,1 No. 22 Rhyne Williams and Tennys Sangren in the singles to grab the win. Josh Zavala was the sole Mary Kang | Daily Texan Staff LASSIFIEDS Longhorn to win his singles match as he defeated No. 52 Matt Brew- Senior and No. 1 singles player Dimitar Kutrovsky led the way for Texas as the Longhorns topped No. 1 USC at the ITA National Indoors on Saturday. Texas fell to Tennessee in the semifinals. er, 6-3, 6-3. In the previous match, Texas rode the backs of its top two sinThe Trojans put up more of a the Horns. He also came back Corrie said. “I knew I just had to gles players against USC. fight in the singles. from a set down and, after win- hold serve for one more game. It’s In the doubles session, Ed CorAt the first singles spot, No. 5 ning a tight second set, cruised the best feeling I’ve had in college rie and Kellen Damico got the Kutrovsky earned what may have through a comfortable third set so far.� Horns off to a huge start when been the best victory of his career. over the top-ranked singles playA newcomer also came through they crushed Daniel Nguyen and He showed incredible resiliency er in the country, Steve Johnson, huge for the Horns. Jason McNaughton, 8-1. ITA No. and came back from a tough first- 3-6, 7-5, 6-3. Jean Andersen, a transfer from 22 Dimitar Kutrovsky and Zava- set tiebreaker loss to beat No. 14 “At that stage, it’s just player- South Africa who has yet to lose la cruised to victory over No. 13 Farah, a player he lost to in two against-player in the crunch-time this season, continued his torrid Steve Johnson and Robert Farah, previous matches, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 6-2. situation. Dimitar Kutrovsky did run of form at the fourth singles 8-2, at the first doubles spot to earn No. 9 Ed Corrie’s match at sec- a great job of coming back against spot as he rolled to a straight-sets the doubles point for Texas. ond singles was the clincher for Farah to get me in that position,� win over Peter Lucassen, 6-3, 7-5.
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Event aims to inspire talk on women’s issues By Victoria Heckenlaible Daily Texan Staff From sex toys and flirty Roller Derby costumes to daily female experiences, this year’s Week of Women is discussing a variety of feminine issues. In the past, UT’s Orange Jackets organization was the only host of the event. This year, Orange Jackets collaborated with the Women’s Resource Agency, Texas Feminists and The Vagina Monologues to cover a broader range of women’s interests. “We all do the same thing for the same reasons, but it’s hard to get everyone together to collaborate,” said Sara Haji, Women’s Resource Agency co-director, Orange Jackets member and Texas Feminists co-founder. “We have the opportunity this year to make something bigger. Since I had so many connections [with the student organizations], it was logical to put it all together.” “Putting [the issues and the organizations] together in the week is creating a cohesion that normally doesn’t exist,” Haji said. “In this context, people can realize these are all women’s issues.” Anna Russo, co-director of the Women’s Resource Agency, coproducer of The Vagina Monologues and Daily Texan columnist, said this week culminates with the monologues on Thursday, and each day represents an aspect explored in the monologues.
Tuesday Texas Feminists will feature “The Line,” a film that deals with rape and explores appropriate sexual boundaries. Russo said the subject is about “when to say yes and no” and “the more serious parts” of women’s issues. “‘The Line’ is clearly a women’s issue, but it is traditionally an issue of fear,” Haji said. The screening will be at 7 p.m., followed by a moderated discussion about sexual boundaries.
Wednesday The Women’s Resource Agency will show “The Dildo Diaries” at 7 p.m. Directors Laura Barton and Judy Wilder will be answering questions about the Austinmade film afterward. The film explores sections of the Texas Penal Code that used to ban dildos and vibrators. These and other sex toys had to be sold under the guise of “safesex demonstration aides.” Russo said that while the film may not seem as serious as the
previous film, it still discusses an important aspect of female autonomy. “[The film is] serious in the sense of women’s emMuneezeh powerment,” Kabir she said. “It brings the aspect of women being able to take control of their sexuality.” Haji added that this movie is about the relationship between women’s sexuality and politics. In this particular situation, women’s sexuality is being directly influenced by the law.
Thursday The final day includes The Vagina Monologues and coffee with the Texas Roller Derby Lonestar Rollergirls at the Tejas Club House. Russo said the monologues are from the viewpoint of a vagina as a woman goes through “certain experiences, such as rape, sex, orgasm and birth.” “It’s a dialogue for us women to talk about how our bodies have been used against us, as well as being a symbol for your liberation and empowerment,” Russo said. The Rollergirls will also take part in the Week of Women. Haji said they will come in costume and talk about the sexuality of their costumes as sort of a branding of feminism. Honey Homicide, a member of the Rollergirls, sees their costumes as more feminine than feminist, though. For her, the costumes allow for an alter ego. “For a lot, of women their Derby name is a bit of an outlet and allows your normal self to do things you normally wouldn’t do,” she said. The Rollergirls will also discuss how they represent the next wave of feminism, Homicide said. “Women have been fighting for 150 years for equality,” she said. “Now, we are in the political and social sphere. Now that we have all of these resources, we can do whatever we want. You can be a tomboy or a lesbian or skate around in fishnets, beating the crap out of your friends.” Honey Homicide, La Muerta, Smarty Pants and Alison Chains will each give seven-minute talks about the Roller Derby as it relates to being a woman.
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Valerie Walden, co-founder and director of Austin Art Space, admires some of the work depicting different concepts of love in the exhibit “For the Love of Art,” open now through Feb. 27.
Art features love in many forms By Sarah Pressley Daily Texan Staff Dinners and movies can be overplayed, and spending a romantic evening in your dorm is a challenge with a roommate two feet away. If you are strapped for date ideas during the month of love, try springing for something with culture. One interesting option could be trading a cliche date for a love-inspired art exhibit, such as “For the Love of Art” at Austin Art Space this month. “Anytime you can change up the expected [date], it’s just more memorable,” said Valerie Walden, co-founder and director of Austin Art Space, a cooperatively managed studio and gallery. “For the Love of Art” opened Feb. 8 and celebrates various aspects and types of love and emphasizes the ability to use art as a tangible expression of emotion. Since Valentine’s Day rolls around quickly after Christmas, a lot of people never leave the gift-giving mode. “The concept really came around from a giftgiving season and the idea of trying to give art as a gift,” Walden said of the origin of the exhibit, now in its fifth year.
The theme of the exhibit is love, but it is up to the entering artists’ interpretation. This year the exhibit features depictions of everything from motherly love to longing for loved ones. Artists were allowed to use any medium, so entries vary from acrylics and oils on canvas to digital photography and sculpture. “It’s your expression of what love is,” Walden said. “For the Love of Art” is a juried exhibition that started with more than 200 entries, which were narrowed down to the 49 works currently on display. While a majority of the featured pieces come from local artists, some entries were sent in from around the country and overseas.
One of the most striking paintings in the exhibit is “Precious Love” by Deborah Thomas. The painting depicts two hands forming a heart with the feet of a baby cradled between them. The image depicts the unbroken bond and love between a parent and child. Another piece, “Hot Property” by Mitzi Easley, depicts a couple peacefully sitting under an umbrella on a secluded beach with an azure ocean in the background. Walden said the exhibit is a great alternative date idea. “A year ago, someone told me the perfect date idea — going by one of those trailer food spaces, then an art show, then going to get dessert somewhere. I thought that sounded pretty good,” Walden
WHAT: “For the Love of Art” WHERE: Austin Art Space Gallery & Studios WHEN: Through Feb. 27 TICKETS: Free admission said. However, even single students can enjoy taking an afternoon to focus on love. “It’s funny because you get into these blue funks, maybe I just hadn’t seen the sun enough,” Walden said. “I came in and started hanging the show, and I’ve had this high ever since. Seeing any great art is a great thing.”
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Southern favorite gets sweet The traditional combination of biscuits and gravy is revamped by a chocolatey sauce. The gravy is made with butter, cocoa, sugar, flour and milk.
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Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a fivepart series offering up out-of-the-ordinary options for every course on the menu. By Layne Lynch Daily Texan Staff The aroma that fills a kitchen after a batch of flaky, buttermilk biscuits have baked would make even the laziest college student spring out of bed at 9 a.m. for a taste. One of America’s breakfast staples is the biscuit, and despite often being smothered with sweet toppings such as honey and jam, biscuits are also frequently served with savory gravy. Instead of the typical brown or cream gravy, however, this week’s recipe is for a sweet chocolate gravy. While it calls for some of the ingredients found in traditional gravy, such as flour and milk, cocoa and sugar make this recipe interesting and delicious. Even though there are several ways to make gravy, it is best to tweak and make changes to a traditional recipe. Sauces are difficult to change because they are very formulaic, but that doesn’t mean it can’t be done.
Chocolate Gravy Ingredients 1/3 stick butter 2/3 cup sugar 2 tablespoons all -purpose flour 1/3 cup cocoa 2 cups whole mi lk
Directions r Heat butter in a cast-iron skillet over low heat. Mix in sugar, flour and cocoa. r Slowly pour 1 cup of milk into the skillet and whisk well to remove lumps. r Whisk in remain ing milk, stirring constantly, until mixtu re is thick, being careful not to scorch. Serve hot over bis cuits. Recipe by Paula De en
On that note, I pulled a perfected chocolate gravy recipe from Food Network host Paula Deen. Keep in mind, this dish is heavy and quite sweet. Don’t overdo it on the serving portions because your stomach, and jean size, might not be so forgiving. Now on week four, readers learned that
almost all recipes can be changed a bit. Looking at something like gravy, think of all of the possible ways to create something that will shock the people you serve it to. This creative nature and curiosity are what make the best cooks.
Theater depicts drama between Tudor queens By Layne Lynch Daily Texan Staff When German poet and historian Friedrich Schiller penned his play “Mary Stuart� more than 200 years ago, he wanted to tell the story of the frequently misunderstood and forgotten queen of the Tudor dynasty, unlike that of her famous cousin and rival Queen Elizabeth I. Derived from the Tudor’s true family drama, Schiller’s story portrays the bitter disagreement between Elizabeth and Stuart over who would ascend to the throne to rule all of England in the 1500s. However, in writing his play, Schiller drafted a scene that never happened between the two women: a violent, verbal, face-to-face confrontation over the future of the crown. Now, local theater company Austin Shakespeare is the first theater in the Southwest awarded the rights to the play. Admiring Schiller’s work, Ann Ciccolella, Austin Shakespeare artistic director, said she was most fascinated by the confrontation scene. “[Schiller] was an idealist. He had conceived the idea of this scene even though it never happened,� Ciccolella said. “History has things as they are, but literature has things as they ought to be. That was the drive to do the play.� As the play unfolds, it becomes clear there is not one main theme. Drawing on themes such as love, religion, pride, fear and loyalty, the two women must constantly watch their backs in order to keep their heads from being cut off. Christina Gutierrez, a UT theater and dance graduate student, expressed her thrill that a Shakespeare company is doing a play featuring two strong female leads. Coincidentally, Shakespeare wrote and performed many of his plays for Queen Elizabeth I. “In about one-half to two-thirds
WHAT: Austin Shakespeare presents Mary Stuart WHERE: Long Center for the Performing Arts WHEN: Through Feb. 28 at 8 p.m. TICKETS: $15 for students [of his plays], Shakespeare has an attractive female character in two or three scenes, but that is it,� Gutierrez said. “Since men played the female roles in his time, you wouldn’t write such complex female roles [because] a man would have to play them.� Indeed, the two women are complex. In a time when men were considered superior, the women had to exert their authority. Scott Daigle, who plays Robert Dudley, the love interest of both women, said the two women must embody the spirit of a ruthless man in order to be respected. “Both of the women have to grapple with this weight of authority, and they can’t show as much sympathy because they would have been seen as weak to their superiors,� Daigle said. Throughout the play, the women don’t just contend with each other — the conflicts inside themselves are the most daunting. Helen Merino, who plays Mary Stuart, said Stuart’s inner conflict is the most profound of the conflicts in the play. “She is a soul tottering on the brink of bliss, but it’s her inability to forgive herself of her past life that keeps her from transforming,� Merino said. “The play is a series of tests in which her own purity and integrity must be proved, not just to God, but more importantly, to [herself].� As Stuart and Elizabeth feud, they come into their own as women, sealing their fate as royal figures and tortured souls — the way history would remember them.
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