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In last night’s debate, Romney and Obama are sedate but not settled.

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Proposed hospital avoids contraceptives

By Joshua Fechter Abortion and family planning services including birth control pills and emergency contraceptives will not be available at a proposed UT teaching hospital because of the operator’s religious beliefs.

The UT System Board of Regents pledged $30 million to a proposed Travis County medical

school in May after receiving a $250 million preliminary commitment toward the hospital from the Seton Family of Hospitals, a Catholic hospital network.

Neither a location nor a timetable for the hospital has been decided.

“It isn’t a matter of preaching to anyone,” Seton spokesperson Steven Taylor said. “We try to live within the teachings of the Catholic Church.”

Seton does not provide abortions, birth control pills, emergency contraceptives or sterilization. In addition to Seton’s pledge, Proposition 1, a Nov. 6 ballot initiative, would increase property taxes allocated to Central Health that would help fund the hospital and provide care to underserved citizens of Travis County.

Representatives from Seton and Central Health, a taxing au-

thority that provides health care to Travis County citizens, said patients seeking family planning services will be directed to other health care facilities that do provide the services.

Central Health spokesperson Christie Garbe said, for example, female patients seeking a tubal ligation, a form of sterilization, after giving birth will be directed to St. David’s Medi-

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University fundraising goals close to completion

UT jumped into the top 25 on a worldwide ranking of universities.

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Immediately after, the president turned his attention to the future.

“But we all know that we’ve still got a lot of work to do,” Obama said. “So the question here tonight is not where we’ve been, but where we’re going.”

Romney offered a different perspective on Obama’s economic agenda.

“I’m concerned that the path

With two years to go, the University’s Campaign for Texas is more than halfway toward reaching its $3 billion fundraising goal despite harsh economic times.

First announced in 2008, the Campaign for Texas is an eightyear, $3 billion fundraising effort that aims to fund future University goals. Different UT entities have specific goals, ranging from $5 million to $350 million. The College of Education, the College of Fine Arts and the Jackson School of Geosciences have already reached their original goals, totaling $213.5 million. The campaign has raised $1.9 billion to date and will end in August 2014.

David Onion, senior associate vice president for development, said the colleges and schools who have met their goal are in the process of setting new goals and priorities to continue their fundraising beyond campaign goals. The LBJ School of Public Affairs and the School of Nursing are also very close to meeting their goal, he said.

“We are literally knocking at the door of $2 billion, which we feel pleased with considering the tough economic conditions we have been weathering for six years,” Onion said. “State fund-

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Defensive tackle lives up to nickname.

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Local entrepeneur brings absinthe, legal since 2007, to Austin.

National Night Out

Jester Block Party is held in collaboration with National Night Out and focuses on safety and security. Enjoy inflatable games, music, free food, and T-shirt giveaways.

Held in the Jester Spanish Oaks Terrace (JES) from 6-9 p.m.

“The Climate Fight” Author Bill McKibben will discuss “The Climate Fight.”Attend a talk by Bill McKibben, author of a dozen books about the environment, beginning with “The End of Nature” (1989), the first book for a general audience on climate change. From 7-9 p.m. in the Belo Center for New Media (BMC), auditorium 2.106

Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Members of University Republicans gathered at Varsity Bar above Austin’s Pizza on the Drag to watch the presidential debate Wednesday.

Various venues tuned into the live debate for viewers to hear Obama and Romney discuss health care, Social Security and the economy.

All eyes on first debate

Presidential candidates debate domestic policy

By David Loewenberg Students across political ideologies organized various watch parties on and around campus for the first presidential debate Wednesday night. At Cuatros students and community members chanted “Fired up! Ready to go!” prior to the start of the debate at an event

hosted by student organization University Democrats.

The two presidential candidates, President Barack Obama and Republican challenger Mitt Romney, sparred on economic policy, the deficit, health care and the role of government during the 90-minute political showdown, live from the University of Denver. The debate, the first of three, was moderated by former news anchor Jim Lehrer.

In his opening statement

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Obama said despite the economic troubles that existed when he took office, the country has managed to see steady economic improvement.

“Because of the resilience and the determination of the American people, we’ve begun to fight our way back,” Obama said. “Over the last 30 months, we’ve seen 5 million jobs in the private sector created, the auto industry has come roaring back and housing has begun to rise.”

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Health Job Fair

The Kinesiology & Health Education Job & Internship Fair is an excellent opportunity for students to learn about internships, network with various employers and familiarize themselves with the job market. Located in Bellmont Hall (BEL) 628 from 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

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cal Center, which performs the procedure and also contracts with Central Health.

Garbe said the Central Health board of managers passed a measure that allows contracted providers to bill Central Health for family planning services cut by the state.

Central Health also funds clinics that provide family

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Yaguang Zhu | Daily Texan Staff Dr. Lino Graglia and Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund staff attorney Thomas L. Mariadason discuss Fisher vs. Texas at a panel Wednesday afternoon.

Race affects admissions

By Taylor Hampton Panelists challenged each other’s views on the role race plays in university admissions Wednesday afternoon.

“No one was prepared for that,” Courtney Weaver, a public affairs and social work graduate student, said after the forum.

Weaver said the level of frustration conveyed by the panelists added an honest and open element to the forum.

The Public Affairs Alliance for Communities of Color hosted the forum discussing how the Supreme Court decision on Fish-

er v. University of Texas will affect affirmative action in the United States. The panel included three professors and an attorney. UT admits close to three-fourths of its incoming students automatically based on high school class rank and the remaining capacity is filled by students that are chosen based on factors such as academic achievement, personal achievement and special circumstances. The special circumstances factor is comprised of eight categories; one of these is race and ethnicity.

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UT law student Cody Wilson is making headlines as he continues to develop software that would allow anyone with the funding to easily build a gun from the comfort of their own home.

Wilson has been working with several other researchers and financial backers to create a design for a gun that could be shared through the internet and printed using a 3D printer, a piece of machinery used for manufacturing solid objects

from digital designs. Although the printers cost between $10,000 and $30,000 on average, there is no permit required to purchase or lease one. As a result, some are raising concerns that current gun laws have not kept up with changing technology.

Wilson said the software is near completion, and he is facing increasing opposition to it.

The company he leased a 3D printer from, Stratasys, took back procession of it earlier this week, citing legal concerns about what Wilson could do with it.

In a press release issued Wednesday, the company wrote, “We believe Mr. Wilson intended to use Stratasys property to produce a weapon that is illegal according to the Undetectable Firearms Act of 1988 (a.k.a. “the plastic guns” law) which prohibits the manufacturing or possession of a gun undetectable by airport metal detectors.”

Wilson said he has no intentions to break any laws with his project, and he has been carefully

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that we’re on has just been unsuccessful,” Romney said. “The president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years [ago,] that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more — if you will, trickledown government — would work. That’s not the right answer for America.”

Discussing college student loan rates, Obama said his administration has cracked down on wasteful student loan lending practices.

“We were sending $60 billion to banks and lenders as middlemen for the student loan program,” Obama said.

“We said, ‘Why not cut out the middleman?’ And as a consequence, what we’ve been able to do is to provide millions more students assistance, lower or keep low interest rates on student loans. And this is an example of where our priorities make a difference.”

Responding to a claim made by the president, Romney said his education plan would not cut from student support.

“Mr. President, you’re entitled as the president to your own airplane and to your own house but not to your own facts,” Romney said. “I’m

not going to cut education funding. I don’t have any plan to cut education funding.”

UDems president Leslie Tisdale said Romney misrepresented statements made by Obama during the debate.

“I think a lot of good points were brought up during the debate,” Tisdale said. “However, I think a lot of the truths that Obama was trying to convey were twisted by Romney.”

The College Republicans at Texas held a watch party at Austin’s Pizza where spokesperson Danny Zeng said he was pleasantly surprised by Romney’s performance.

“Romney did terrific,” Zeng said. “I wasn’t expecting it, honestly. I think he led the debate. He controlled the floor, and Obama, for whatever reason, tonight looked very fatigued and wasn’t engaging the debate or the audience.”

The style of the debate, which was void of any buzzers, bells or strict time restrictions, lent itself to direct engagement between the two candidates. While most of the debate was dominated by economic and health care discussion, the candidates did offer their take on public and higher education.

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through the annual giving program, Onion said.

Other donors have committed to the University through planned gifts promising to donate part of their estate or recording their donations on their wills.

Onion said these gifts average $350,000, but 30 percent of these types of gifts are not counted toward the campaign’s goal because of their nature.

“We are not focused on transaction but instead on the long-term relationships we are building with our alumni,” he said. “The most generous alumni give to us year after year, but

we are also building new relationships with new donors.”

Onion said the campaign has increased University endowments by 25 percent benefiting 1,000 more students and faculty across campus.

The Texas Exes, UT’s alumni association, helps the University’s central administration reach out to their alumni base and help on all aspects of the campaign, said Texas Exes President John Beckworth.

The association launched the Forty Acres Scholars Program, a merit-based, full-ride scholarship program, as part of its

ates any weapons.

Wilson said he sees potential hazards with his new technology, as it could allow anyone with the funds to more easily build a gun, but he doesn’t think it would be possible to control the sharing of these files under constitutional freedoms.

“How do you stop that, and should you?” he said. “I think the answer is ‘no.’”

Michael Reyes, the resident agent in charge at the Austin branch of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, said he spoke with Wilson about the project earlier this week and he has no con-

cerns that Wilson is attempting to do anything illegal. “[Wilson’s] done his research into the firearm regulations,” he said.

Reyes said Wilson even went into his office to inquire about the legalities of the project. “[Wilson’s] obviously got his ideas, and he just wants to be careful of what he is doing,” Reyes said.

Wilson said after obtaining any gun licenses that he feels may be applicable to his project, he plans to obtain another printer and continue with his efforts.

“This thing is really growing,” he said.

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Individual alumni donations through annual giving, small gifts made on a year-to-year basis, are up more than 3 percent, making these donations 13 percent of the total funds raised so far. Compared to the previous capital campaign “We’re Texas!” most of these donations come

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examining the legalities of the software throughout its development.

He said he is upset with Stratasys for making accusations about his intent.

“They make it seem like we were about to go break the law or something, which I think hurts us, and Stratasys just doesn’t care,” Wilson said.

“They want to keep their name clean, so they are happy to just throw us under the bus.”

Wilson said he recently got the project’s fund up to $20,000, and hopes recent opposition to the project won’t affect its support base, which has also been growing.

There are legal licenses required to build a gun in some circumstances, and Wilson said he will be obtaining the proper licenses to ensure his efforts are legal before he cre-

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planning services including CommUnityCare, Lone Star Circle of Care, People’s Community Clinic and Planned Parenthood, Garbe said.

UT students may access contraceptive services on campus. University Health Services provides access to condoms, birth control pills and emergency contraceptives.

Douglas Laycock, a former UT law professor who specializes in church and state relations, said about 20 percent of U.S. hospitals are operated

by Catholic health organizations that receive public funds including Medicare, Medicaid and government contracts. He said religious organizations receiving public funds that do not provide family planning services have not presented a substantial legal problem.

“That has never been much of an issue, and the healthcare system could not function without [religious organizations],” Laycock said.

Central Health contracts Seton to manage operations at University Medical Center Brackenridge and contracts with St. David’s and local clinics to perform

Pu Ying Huang | Daily Texan Staff Certified medical assistants Irene Gutierrez, Alesia Bolden and family nurse practitioner Emily Lee loosen up after a day of appointments at the CommUnity Care health center Wednesday afternoon.

services Seton does not perform at Brackenridge.

Dr. Sue Cox, regional dean of the medical education program offered by Seton and UT Southwestern Medical Center, said students who complete residencies in Austin that include family planning components complete those components at community care clinics and St. David’s. Students complete other segments of their residency at Brackenridge and other Seton hospitals.

David Huffstutler, president and CEO of St. David’s HealthCare, was quoted last week in the Austin AmericanStatesman saying he sees no reason why Central Health’s

role would change at the proposed hospital.

During the last legislative session, the Texas Legislature cut the state’s 2012-2013 budget for family planning services from $111 million to $37.9 million. As a result, 53 out of 240 clinics that provide family planning services and received public funds closed statewide, according to a story in The Texas Tribune last week.

Danielle Wells, spokesperson for family planning and contraception provider Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas, said 22,902 patients visited Planned Parenthood clinics in Austin seeking contraceptive methods last year.

Campaign for Texas priorities.

Jeff Melton, executive director for development for the McCombs School of Business, said the school originally planned to raise money for the Texas Exes Forty Acres program but refocused its efforts into its own scholarship program, McCombs Scholars.

“The program has resonated with alumni and friends who understand the need for financial assistance,” Melton said. “It’s our responsibility and our job to work to develop resources for programs established through the campaign.”

The business school has

raised $125 million toward its $225 million goals.

Onion said the University has never raised this amount of money in its history. UT’s previous campaign, “We’re Texas!” which ran from 1997 to 2004, had a $1 billion goal and ended up raising more than $1.6 billion — the largest capital campaign at the time for a university without a medical school.

Onion said the creation of a UT medical school could give the campaign access to additional research contributions only available to universities with medical schools.

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continues from page 1 as is a lawsuit filed in 2008 by two white students who were denied admission. The case challenges the constitutionality of affirmative action — giving admissions preference to minorities. On Wednesday the Supreme Court will hear the Fisher case.

Thomas Mariadason, an attorney for the Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, filed a formal statement in support of UT. He said ho-

listic review is nothing new in higher education.

The Top 10 Percent rule has never determined who will become a successful student or professional, Mariadason argued. He said losing the ability to do a review with race as a factor of each candidate will lead to a loss in intellectual diversity in the student population.

UT law professor Lino Graglia said students should be admitted based on test scores. Graglia said admitting students who do not test at a level that competes with university standards is a disservice to the student.

“Blacks, like everyone else, do better in terms of grades, graduation, admission to graduate school in schools [for] which they are fully qualified,” said Graglia.

Public affairs professor Edwin Dorn said minority students are represented on campus without aid from affirmative action.

“The percentage of African-Americans and Hispanics that come into the University of Texas under the Top 10 Percent rule is higher than the percentage of African-Americans and Hispanics that are admitted under this sort of generic thing that we call affirmative action,“ Dorn said.

Dorn said the issues with affirmative action are rooted in white privilege. He said instead of retreating from racial problems we should face the struggles.

Leonard Moore, vice president for UT’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement, said in “UGS 303:Race in the Age of Obama” that he has an ethnic variety of students who have an assortment of ideologies.

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Editor-in-Chief Susannah Jacob

VIEWPOINT

Romney and Obama: dueling policy wonks

Editor’s note: Fewer fireworks flew during Wednesday night’s presidential Debate in Denver than in Tuesday’s debate in Dallas between the two Texans bidding for the open U.S. Senate seat Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Paul Sadler. Republican Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama engaged in some discussion of higher education but focused primarily on health care, the federal deficit, and jobs, primarily. The next debate takes place Oct. 11 at Centre College in Danville, Ky. The highlights from last night’s are included below: On the role of government: Mitt Romney: The president has a view very similar to the view he had when he ran four years ago: that a bigger government, spending more, taxing more, regulating more, if you will, trickle-down government, will work. That’s not the right answer for America.

On tax policy: Romney: What I’ve said is I won’t put in place a tax cut that adds to the deficit.

Barack Obama: And the fact is that if you are lowering the rates the way you describe, Governor, then it is

not possible to come up with enough deductions and loopholes that only affect high-income individuals to avoid either raising the deficit or burdening the middle class. It’s math, it’s arithmetic.

Romney: When the economy’s growing slow like this, when we’re in a recession, you shouldn’t raise taxes on anyone.

Obama: He’s been asked over a hundred times how he would close those deductions and loopholes, and he hasn’t been able to identify them.

On higher education: Obama: Gov. Romney, I genuinely believe cares about education, but when he tells a student that, you know, “You should borrow money from your parents to go to college,” that indicates the degree to which there may not be as much of a focus on the fact that folks like myself, folks like Michelle, kids probably who attend University of Denver, just don’t have that option.

On balancing the budget: Romney: Obamacare is on my list, I apologize, Mr. President … So I’ll get rid of that. I’m sorry Jim [Leh-

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rer, debate moderator], I’m going to stop the subsidy to PBS, I’m gonna stop other things. And I like PBS, I love Big Bird, I actually like you too, but I’m not gonna keep on spending money on things to borrow money from China to pay for.

On Medicare and Social Security: Obama: The way for us to deal with Medicare in particular is to lower health care costs. When it comes to Social Security, you don’t need a major structural change to make sure Social Security is there for the future.

Romney: This is an idea that’s been around a long time: saying, “Hey, let’s see if we can’t get competition into the Medicare world so people can get, the choice of different plans at lower costs, better quality—I believe in competition.

Obama: The essence of [Romney’s] plan is that you would turn Medicare into a voucher program … The problem is that because the voucher wouldn’t necessarily keep up with healthcare inflation, it was estimated that this would cost the average senior about $6,000 a year.

FIRING LINE

Don’t be fooled

Last night’s presidential debate should be eyeopening to Americans, but not for either candidate’s specific answers to questions about the economy, health care, education, military or even the role of government, although proved the most instructive.

This election is about ideology. Does President Barack Obama want a prosperous economy? Of course. But not at the expense of his social agenda that gives the left the political power and control that it craves. Former U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Marshall once said, “The power to tax is the power to destroy.” “Fairness” and “fair share” are terms we hear often from the president in regard to what breeds prosperity (i.e. making the rich pay more to help out the less fortunate).

However, there is no end to human need and prosperity requires that certain people get ahead.

The rich are not rich enough to bankroll the President’s spending ambitions. Americans shouldn’t let his demagoguery fool them.

— Alex Turner, international relations and global studies senior

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How lectures prevent you from learning

By Amil Malik Daily Texan Columnist

Have you ever walked away from a class feeling you haven’t learned a thing?

It’s not necessarily your fault, and you’re not alone.

The conventional, lecturebased approach to teaching, which asks students to master concepts in only one way, slows understanding and makes learning difficult.

The problem isn’t the lectures themselves, but rather that relying on lectures alone limits many students’ abilities to process the information. A more effective approach would be to diversify the way in which material is presented and incorporate multiple learning styles.

A recent study in the Journal of Applied Cognitive Psychology supports this idea.

In the study, researchers at the University of South Florida taught groups of fourth

graders how to calculate the dimensions of a prism. The researchers divided the kids into two groups. One group studied examples of only one type of equation. The other studied four different forms of calculation. Both groups solved the same problem sets by the end of the session, but the children that studied the mixed approaches scored 37 percent higher than their counterparts.

In a column for The New York Times, Benedict Carey further explains the results, “Varying the type of material studied in a single sitting — alternating, for example, among vocabulary, reading and speaking in a new language — seems to leave a deeper impression on the brain than does concentrating on just one skill at a time.”

In other words, variety is the key to understanding. Rather than studying a

concept in the same manner over and over again, we should routinely change our perspective and approach the idea in a different manner.

But how feasible is this in a class of 500, where just covering a couple of concepts can be difficult? Elizabeth Richmond-Garza, an associate professor of English at UT, offers some possible solutions.

In classes of up to 400 students, Richmond-Garza integrates a medley of media to enhance her students’ understanding. These include posting a live Twitter feed in class, recording all lectures and visual supplements and creating a custom, mediabased website for additional information and review.

Though they have made modern adaptations, Richmond-Garza and others’ emphasis on diversified learning is not a new idea. Richmond-

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Lecture-style classes slow understanding and make learning difficult. UT professors James Patton and Elizabeth RichmondGarza are among those combatting that reality.

Garza explains that her class is inspired by, among other things, 19th century poetry.

“Howard Garner’s notion of multiple intelligences and various nineteenth-century poetry which says that students have multiple learning pathways… Many [professors] are using a hybridization, a number of these different learning styles,” Richmond-Garza said.

According to RichmondGarza, students love her class and find the additional tools useful especially before tests.

And although she relies on technology in class, her students attest in anonymous surveys that her recorded lectures are helpful supplements, but not substitutes for the real thing.

She’s not the only profes-

sor at UT who recognizes the value of variety. In his classes of about 100 students, Special Education Adjunct Professor James Patton offers notes from volunteers, three types of test formats (oral, multiple choice and short answer) ten-minute video summaries of the day’s main points, and the option to use most forms of technology in class.

The effectiveness of these methods triggers a debate of its own. By providing students with such supports, some argue that professors like Patton and RichmondGarza are hindering students’ ability to adapt to difficult situations, setting them up for failure later in life.

Patton disagrees, arguing that if the aim is to help

students “acquire knowledge and skills … then I am definitely doing that because these are ways in which they can master what we are going to cover in ways that are conducive to their individual learning styles.”

After discovering which styles work best for them, students can seek them out later when they are not so readily available.

Overwhelming evidence supports a varied approach to teaching, and professors should alter their methods accordingly. After all, if they’re not teaching their courses in the most effective way possible, then we’re not getting our money’s worth.

Malik is a Plan II and Business Honors freshman from Austin.

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UNIVERSITY

UT ascends to spot on world’s top 25 list

Manuel Pacheco stands outside his family-owned Army & Navy Store on North Lamar Street.

By Bobby Blanchard & Alexa Ura

Pu Ying Huang Daily Texan Staff

CAMPUS

Orientation program allows students to regroup

By Bobby Blanchard New Student Services has announced a new program called “New Student Orientation 2.0,” which is designed to help first-year students continue their transition into college.

Orientation 2.0 will host events across campus for firstyear students from 5 to 9 p.m. every night from Monday to Thursday. Alex Kappus, coordinator for New Student Services, said the goal of the program is to target students who might have missed orientation this summer. While every student is required to attend orientation, some still do not go, Kappus explained.

“We’re also trying to get

students who might have missed some required programming,” Kappus said.

UT upgraded their orientation program this summer, increasing college meeting times and adding college programming. For example, Bevonomics, an orientation program that taught students about how to be conscious of their spending, is part of Orientation 2.0.

Revamping orientation is part of UT’s effort to increase four-year graduation rates to 70 percent by 2016. Gage Paine, vice-president of student affairs, said Orientation 2.0 is also an effort to increase four-year graduation rates.

“This is a program that is going to try to give more information about being more

successful while you’re here,” Paine said. “It’s about fouryear graduation rates, but it’s bigger than that. It’s helping students be successful as college students.”

Kappus said students who went to orientation can also benefit from Orientation 2.0.

“For students who breezed through summer orientation, or missed some things, this is their chance to regroup and learn about various resources on campus that can make you more successful here at UT,” Kappus said.

Kappus said New Student Services added new events that were not part of summer orientation. For example, the last event Thursday is “Student Leader Meet and Greet,” where first-year students

UNIVERSITY

New master’s degree put business in focus

By Lazaro Hernandez A new master’s degree program at the University of Texas will offer business students insight into the human side of their profession.

Human Dimensions of Organizations, a new Master of Arts degree offered through UT’s College of Liberal Artsis a four-semester degree plan which draws on Liberal Arts disciplines to teach students in business and nonprofits how to better understand the people inside and outside their organizations.

“There is growing recognition that the disciplines of liberal arts provide a great springboard to enter the business community. However, most business education programs do not provide much background in this area,” Arthur Markman, UT professor of psychology and marketing and founding director of Human Dimensions of Organizations, said. “Our program is the first of its kind to craft a rigorous curriculum for business that is rooted in the disciplines of liberal arts.”

The degree program will receive its first group of students in the fall of 2013. Classes will be offered twice a month on Friday evenings and Saturdays at the UT campus.

According to the program’s website, most graduate students will be employed full time with most having five to 10 years of professional experience.

“The program is geared toward people who are looking to move up to significant management positions within their companies as well as people who serve as consultants and have to be able to develop a quick and accurate understanding of an organization,” Markman said.

The degree will be the first in the United States to offer this type of specialized training, a fact Richard Flores, senior associate dean for academic affairs in the College of Liberal Arts, said will benefit the University.

“We will be offering a very unique, cutting-edge degree,” Flores said. “It will provide an opportunity for the college, and the University as well, to be seen as a viable pathway

to managing positions and executive positions.”

Global business leaders at companies and organizations including Procter & Gamble, ING Direct and scholars in the liberal arts field provided assistance in creating the degree program.

“What Professor Markman has done is taken what I think are key liberal arts curriculum — sociology, psychology, anthropology and English — and is working to take those courses and have them taught with a focus toward understanding people in complex organizations and structures in the business sector,” Flores said.

Marketing senior Alma Colmenero hopes to work for KPMG, a company specializing in audit, tax and advisory services, after graduating. She said she believes having a Master Dimensions of Organization degree could provide her with a competitive advantage when applying for bigger jobs.

“We live in a very diverse country,” she said. “The more a person can diversify him or herself the better chances of them to get a good job, especially in the business world.”

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can meet student leaders on campus.

If Orientation 2.0 is successful it might become an annual event, assistant dean of students Cristi Biggs said.

“It is our hope that the week-long program will become an annual event that we will promote throughout all future summer orientation sessions enhanced by feedback gathered from this year’s participants,” Biggs said.

Students who attend the program have a chance to win a Kindle Fire HD, a tablet with a list price of $199.

The freshman class, at 8,092 students, is the largest freshman class UT has ever seen.

Students can see the full schedule on the New Student Services website.

UT-Austin jumped into the top 25 in a listing of the world’s top universities after ranking 29th last year.

The University ranked 25th best in the world on the 20122013 Times Higher Education’s World University Rankings. The University’s score increased by 3.9 points to 78.8 out of 100 possible points. The rankings are based on 13 separate performance indicators which include teaching, research, industry income, international outlook and citations in research publications.

The University did not participate in the survey for the 2010-2011 rankings. UT ranked 15th in the world in 2004 but fell to 76th by 2009.

UT spokesperson Gary Susswein said many U.S. universities opted out of the survey because of changes in management and methodology. According to a 2011 The Daily Texan article, UT President William Powers Jr. said Times Higher Education worked with some of the universities who eventually decided to participate. Powers said Times Higher Education did not work with UT after they decided to opt out.

“Those issues have been resolved, and we see this as a sound and important ranking,” Susswein said.

UT vice president and provost Steven Leslie said the University’s ranking increased because of several years spent on improving undergraduate core curriculum.

“What we have done is truly representing excellence here at the University,” Leslie said.

“This has happened over a

period of time, but it is coming to fruition now.”

UT’s research score improved by 4.6 points this year to 80.7, above the University’s averaged total. Leslie said the improvement was a result of an increased emphasis on faculty recruitment.

“We have focused on a strategic recruitment of faculty who are leading nationally and internationally in both teaching and research,” he said.

Leslie said that the University has continued to perform at a high caliber despite having to overcome budget cuts during the past year.

“We’ve had cuts without question,” Leslie said. “But we stayed centered on supporting the core excellence of the University.”

In a statement released after the announcement, Powers said he is proud of the University’s ranking compared to the other top universities who surpass UT in private endowments and public funding.

“If we can make the world’s top 25 with the relatively low funding we have now, imagine what we could do with a robust and sustained commitment,” he said.

The UT System Board of Regents and Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa released statements congratulating Powers and the University’s faculty, staff and students.

“The fact that UT Austin’s scores increased during a time when global competition has been strengthening is particularly heartening,” board chairman Gene Powell said in the statement.

Cigarroa said the University’s performance in the rankings proves UT’s motto of “What starts here changes the world.”

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND THE COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS announce

The Keene Prize for LiTeraTure $50,000 award Three runners-up will be awarded $17,000 each.

The Keene Prize will be awarded to a University of Texas at Austin undergraduate or graduate student who writes “the most vivid and vital portrayal of the American experience in microcosm.”

You may submit poetry, plays, and fictional or non-fictional prose.

ApplicAtion deAdline: JAnuAry 22, 2013

Submission forms and rules available at: www.utexas.edu/cola/student-affairs/Programs/ Keene-Prize.php

The Keene Prize is named after Mr. E. L. Keene, a 1942 graduate of The University of Texas. Mr. Keene envisioned an award that would “encourage the writing of good American literature” and “enhance and enrich the prestige and reputation in the world market of American writers both now and in the future.”

Thursday, October 4, 2012

NEWS BRIEFLY Meningitis kills four, plagues five states NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections mostly for back pain, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died, and more cases are expected.

Eighteen of the cases of fungal meningitis are in Tennessee where a Nashville clinic received the largest shipment of the steroid suspected in the outbreak. The drug was made by a specialty pharmacy in Massachusetts that issued a recall last week. Investigators, though, say they are still trying to confirm the source of the infections.

Gay pride march banned in Serbia BELGRADE, Serbia — Serbia’s police banned a Gay Pride march in Belgrade, citing security concerns but also complying with a request from Serbia’s Christian Orthodox church Wednesday.

Police said they were banning the march planned for Saturday because they feared a repeat of the violence in 2010, when right-wing groups attacked a Gay Pride event in Belgrade. That triggered day-long clashes with the police which left more than 100 people injured.

Last year’s gay pride march also was banned by authorities.

The current ban was announced after Patriarch Irinej, the head of Serbia’s Christian Orthodox church, urged the government to prevent Saturday’s march. In a statement, he said such a “parade of shame” would cast a “moral shadow” on Serbia — a conservative Balkan country whose gay population has faced threats and harassment.

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Turkey fires back after Syrian shelling

By Christopher Torchia & Elizabeth Kennedy Associated Press

BEIRUT — Turkish artillery fired on Syrian targets Wednesday after shelling from Syria struck a border village in Turkey, killing five civilians, sharply escalating tensions between the two neighbors and prompting NATO to convene an emergency meeting.

“Our armed forces at the border region responded to this atrocious attack with artillery fire on points in Syria that were detected with radar, in line with the rules of engagement,” the Turkish government said in a statement from the prime minister’s office.

The artillery fire capped a day that began with four bombs tearing through a government-held district in Syria’s commercial and cultural capital of Aleppo, killing more than 30 people and reducing buildings to rubble.

Along the volatile border, a shell fired from inside Syria landed on a home in the Turkish village of Akcakale, killing a woman, her three daughters and another woman, and wounding at least 10 others, according to Turkish media.

The shelling appeared to come from forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime, which is fighting rebels backed by Turkey in an escalating civil war.

“Turkey, acting within the rules of engagement and international laws, will never leave unreciprocated such

Manu Brabo | Associated Press Smoke rises over Saif Al Dawla district in Aleppo, Syria, Tuesday. The U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon made a strong appeal to Syria’s foreign minister to stop using heavy weapons against civilians and reduce the violence that is killing 100 to 200 people every day.

provocations by the Syrian regime against our national security,” the office of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement.

Turkish media said Turkey has prepared a parliamentary bill for Syria that is similar to one that authorizes the Turkish military to intervene in northern Iraq in pursuit of Kurdish militants who have bases there. The bill is expected to be discussed in parliament on Thursday, Anadolu agency reported.

If approved, the bill could more easily open the way to unilateral action by Turkey’s armed forces inside Syria,

without the involvement of its Western and Arab allies.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the U.S. was “outraged that the Syrians have been shooting across the border,” adding that she would speak with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu on the matter.

“It’s a very, very dangerous situation,” Clinton said.

“And all responsible nations need to band together to persuade the Assad regime to have a cease-fire, quit assaulting their own people and begin the process of a political transition.”

NATO’s National At-

Chicago police find 1,500 marijuana plants CHICAGO — In Chicago, a bustling urban metropolis where skyscrapers are as likely to sprout up as anything a farmer might plant, someone decided there was just enough room to grow something a little more organic: Marijuana.

On Wednesday, a day after the discovery of the largest marijuana farm anyone at the police department can remember, officers became farmers for a day as they began to chop down about 1,500 marijuana plants that police said could have earned the growers as much as $10 million.

No arrests had been made as of Wednesday, and police were still trying to determine who owns the property that housed the grow site on the city’s far South Side. But police said they were hopeful that because of the size of the operation, informants or others might provide tips about those involved, including a man seen running from the area as the helicopter swooped low.

— Compiled from Associated

lantic Council, which is composed of the alliance’s ambassadors, held an emergency meeting in Brussels Wednesday night at Turkey’s request to discuss the cross-border incident.

The meeting ended with a statement strongly condemning the attack and saying: “The alliance continues to stand by Turkey and demands the immediate cessation of such aggressive acts against an ally.” It also urged the Syrian regime to “put an end to flagrant violations of international law.”

NATO also held an emergency meeting when a

Turkish jet was shot down

by Syria in June, killing two pilots.

Turkey wants to avoid going into Syria on its own.

It has been pushing for international intervention in the form of a safe zone, which would likely entail foreign security forces on the ground and a partial no-fly zone. However, the allies fear military intervention in Syria could ignite a wider conflict, and few observers expect robust action from the United States, which Turkey views as vital to any operation in Syria, ahead of the presidential election in November.

Salmonella spreads from Indiana farm

By Rick Callahan

Activist gives up St. Peter’s protest VATICAN CITY — An Italian man gave up his protest atop the St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday evening, after more than 24 hours perched on the 130-meter-high (426foot) dome to demonstrate against government reforms.

Two firefighters helped pull Marcello De Finizio inside the basilica a full day after he had eluded Vatican security to scale the dome and unfurl a banner reading: “Help! Enough Monti!” — referring to President Mario Monti, the architect of Italy’s economic reforms.

Kristine Reyna, Wire Editor

Associated Press

Pablo Martinez Monsivais | Associated Press Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, right, and President Barack Obama, left, walk on stage at the end of their first debate.

Candidates trade barbs in presidential debate

By Julie Pace & Kasie Hunt Associated Press

DENVER — Americans demanded details and, boy, did they get them.

In their first debate, President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney delved into dense discussions on taxes, health care, entitlement programs and more. Each candidate unleashed a flurry of statistics and complex equations for bringing down the debt.

And they tossed around references to policy proposals like “Simpson-Bowles” and laws like “Dodd-Frank” that are hard to understand for many Washington insiders, let alone average voters.

“It’s fun, isn’t it?” Romney, a successful businessman, interjected at one point.

The wonkish policy debate was a stark contrast to the monthslong campaign, filled with broad-brush and

harsh attacks by the two candidates on one another.

And it was a clear appeal to the small sliver of undecided voters, both independents and unaffected voters in each party, who are less partisan and more interested in hearing solutions.

Romney, a successful businessman, seemed to relish the down-in-theweeds debate.

Obama, a former constitutional law professor, was willing to play along. But his long, detailed answers may have fulfilled his campaign adviser’s biggest fears. They had spent weeks working on winnowing down the president’s answers, only to watch him revert to the long-winded answers that they believe don’t always connect with the public.

The audience in the debate hall was silent, shrouded in darkness. Their only audible response to either candidate was a quick smattering of applause when Obama opened the debate

by wishing wife, Michelle, a happy 20th anniversary, which fell on the same night of the debate.

At times, moderator Jim Lehrer seemed to struggle to keep control of the conversation. So Romney tried to take over for him.

“Right, right — but —but,” Romney said as Lehrer was competing to speak. And then the GOP nominee got in a retort to Obama: “Virtually everything he just said about my tax plan is inaccurate.”

Some of Romney’s confidence may have come from the fact that many of the detailed points he made on the debate stage have long been a part of his regular campaign speeches.

While his fluency on complex economic issues may not always translate with voters on the campaign trail expecting a rousing speech, it gave him an opportunity to look confident standing toe-to-toe with the president.

INDIANAPOLIS — A federal inspector found two strains of salmonella and unclean conditions at an Indiana cantaloupe farm’s fruit-packing plant during inspections prompted by a deadly outbreak linked to the farm’s melons.

The Food and Drug Administration’s report on the mid-August inspections at Chamberlain Farm Produce Inc. shows an inspector found improperly cleaned and apparently rusted and corroded equipment. The inspector also found what appeared to be algae growing in standing water beneath conveyer belts at the Owensville, Ind., plant, the report said.

Two strains of salmonella were found on cantaloupes in the farm’s fields and on surfaces throughout the packing building located about 20 miles north of Evansville in southwestern Indiana, according to the report, which was posted Tuesday night on the FDA’s website.

One salmonella strain was found on cantaloupes that had been processed in the building and boxed, according to the inspector, who wrote that she saw “indications of poor sanitary practices demonstrating contamination” in the fruit-packing building.

On Aug. 22, about a week after the FDA inspections, Chamberlain Farm Produce announced it had voluntarily recalled all of its cantaloupes due to concerns that some might be tainted with salmonella. Six days later, the FDA disclosed that genetic testing on salmonella col-

lected at the farm matched the “DNA fingerprint” of the salmonella strain responsible for this summer’s outbreak, making it a source for at least some of the bacteria.

FDA spokeswoman Carla Daniels said Wednesday that the agency is still investigating, but the Indiana farm is the only farm that’s been linked to the salmonella outbreak to date.

The outbreak sickened at least 270 people in 26 states and killed three people in Kentucky, according to the FDA. The first cases were reported in July, and the FDA sent its last update on the outbreak Sept. 13.

Gary Zhao, an attorney for Chamberlain Farm Produce, said in a statement Wednesday that the farm has been cooperating fully with FDA officials.

“While we acknowledge that the FDA report notes certain conditions allegedly observed at Chamberlain Farm, there is nothing in the report to indicate the conditions are a source of or contributed to any reported illnesses,” Zhao said.

The Indiana farm last month pulled its watermelons from the market after salmonella was found on some of those fruits, but the farm’s attorney has said that no illnesses had been linked to any of its watermelons.

One food safety advocate said she was disappointed but not surprised by the FDA’s inspection report, which also found that farm managers were not monitoring the level of chlorine in a water-filled tank that’s part of the cantaloupe processing line and had no documentation of the sanitizer’s past use.

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‘Tank’ lives up to comical nickname

By Lauren Giudice

Sophomore defensive tackle Desmond Jackson may not be the tallest player on the defensive line, but he is certainly the strongest.

When he arrived on campus in the spring of 2011, his teammates were shocked to see what he was capable of bench pressing.

At that time he could bench 400 pounds. Now, he is benching 525 pounds, more than any other member of the team.

“I remember coming in and seeing that someone from the 6 o’clock group had done 20-something reps, and I was like, ‘Wow, who’s this dude?’” junior offensive lineman Trey Hopkins said.

“And from then on he just got going.”

Jackson’s teammates call him “Tank.” He has certainly earned that name.

As a freshman, he appeared in all 13 games, recording 10 tackles and two sacks. His first start for the Longhorns was against New Mexico this season. So far in his sophomore campaign, he has three tackles for a loss.

Head coach Mack Brown has been pushing the Long-

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Andrew Torrey | Daily Texan file photo Sophomore defensive tackle Desmond Jackson pummels Mississippi’s Bo Wallace in Oxford. Jackson has played in all 17 games the last two seasons.

horns to be more physical than ever this season. As a member of this dynamic defensive line, Jackson has played a significant role.

“I feel we’ve been really physical on defense, which is something that we’re trying to improve on both

posed to have one of the best defenses in the country. Last season the Longhorns ranked No. 1 in the Big 12 in rushing defense with 96.2 rushing yards allowed per game.

Currently, the team ranks ninth, only above Kansas.

The defense has allowed four rushing touchdowns and an average of 180 rushing yards per game.

“I think there is a little frustration to get back to the way we know we’re capable of playing,” corner-

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sides of the ball,” Brown said. “In fact, we’ve become a much more physical football team than we’ve been in the last five or six years.”

Jackson stands at 6-foot1 but competes for a spot with defensive tackles who are all taller than him.

His strength hasn’t stopped him from getting teased by his teammates. But he’s an underclassman, so it comes with the territory.

“I got picked on the first day I stepped on campus,” Jackson said. “Nobody’s re-

ally seen a short guy like me come through since Casey Hampton came through.”

Hampton, who now plays for the Pittsburgh Steelers, is the same height as Jackson. Hampton has been se-

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back Carrington Byndom said. “Giving up big plays and things like that with missed tackling and stuff like that is just not things that we expect.”

Injuries still a problem After incurring a groin injury this season, kicker Anthony Fera has not seen any action on the field.

Head coach Mack Brown said trainers told him that it would take Fera four to

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Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan file photo Kenny Vaccarro attempts a tackle against Wyoming. Texas’ defense allowed 275 total yards against OSU this past week.

Momentum key in Texas victory

Elisabeth Dillon | Daily Texan Staff Junior outside hitter Bailey Webster notched 12 kills against TCU.

Longhorns topple Frogs, nab sixth straight sweep Despite a skittish second set, Texas relied on powerful performances and team unity to sweep TCU 3-0 at Gregory Gym on Wednesday.

The Longhorns’ defeat of the Horned Frogs marked the fourth straight Big 12 sweep for Texas. Junior AllAmerican outside hitter Bailey Webster posted 12 kills and a .647 hitting average. Sophomore middle blocker/outside hitter Khat Bell tied her season-high 11 kills, while junior setter Hannah Allison nabbed a double-double with 36 assists and 10 digs, becoming the 11th player in Texas history to record 2,000 career assists.

“We came out pretty

strong and played well, then got on our heels a little bit,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “I was very proud of how we responded. We were able to find ourselves and get our rhythm back.”

Texas kicked off the first set with six unanswered points, punctuated by two kills by freshman Molly McCage. UT quickly gained a 10-point lead before the media timeout.

After a five-point run by TCU, outside hitter Haley Eckerman polished off the set.

Set two ran a bit less smoothly for Texas, as the Longhorns struggled to maintain a consistent lead.

The set was tied six times as Texas trailed behind before regaining the lead

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If there was one thing that the Longhorns used to their advantage Wednesday night, it was momentum.

In the first set between Texas and TCU, the Longhorns started out with a 6-0 lead. From there, Texas built it to a 15-9 advantage. While the young Texas team let TCU come back into the set, the Longhorns regained control and won the set.

In the third and final set of the match, the Longhorns once again gained momentum and took control. After a close first ten points, Texas lengthened its lead to 20-11, and then took the match from there.

“We had to be patient with the ball and control the ball to get good swings,” head coach Jerritt Elliott said. “We had a lot of opportunities to do that but we shot ourselves in the foot early on. I told them that we got our foot off the pedal in game one, we made mistakes that are fragile in this conference. They did a good job of responding to that message and the game. We were a lot better in game two.”

TCU defense proves tough While Texas swept the Horned Frogs and took the match, the TCU defense proved tough against the Longhorns.

TCU led for most of the second set due to its great defense. Every point went back

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Horns looking to fix tackling problems this week

During the second play of the game Saturday, Oklahoma State’s Joseph Randle took the ball 69 yards for a touchdown. The defense’s struggles to stop the Cowboy’s run game didn’t end there.

They allowed Randle to accumulate 275 total yards, with 199 coming on the ground.

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Elisabeth Dillon| Daily Texan Staff All-American outside hitter Haley Eckerman led the team in kills against TCU, tallying 13 and one ace.

and forth and the Horned Frogs didn’t let up when Texas took the lead.

Blocks were big for TCU as they doubled Texas’ total, tallying six through the night.

Five of those came from sophomore Mattie Burleson who was a key player for her team throughout the night.

Burleson and teammate Yvonne Igodan kept the team alive in the second set with constant blocks and kills.

Webster, Eckerman shine Wednesday night might have been one of Bailey Webster’s best games. The junior outside hitter had a .647 hitting percentage going 12of-17 with only one error.

She also tallied 12 kills just behind her teammate Haley Eckerman. Eckerman led the team in kills with 13 while recording an ace to continue her streak one a match in every match this season.

“I was not really hot tonight on blocks,” Webster said. “You do not have a great blocking game every time. It is something I need to adjust quickly and improve.”

The duo of Webster and Eckerman has had almost 900 attempts this season with a close to .300 hitting percentage, a very good stat for the two. Both have had consistently effective kills and hitting percentage throughout their season so far. The two have a higher efficiency and hitting percentage than the rest of the team combined.

The all-around consistency of Webster’s play combined with the unpredictable kills for Eckerman makes the duo a deathly combination. The two consistently scare opponents and make Texas a hard team to play against.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Miguel Cabrera became the first player in 45 years to achieve the Triple Crown in the AL Central-champion Detroit Tigers’ 1-0 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night.

Cabrera went 0 for 2 with a strikeout, then left in the fourth inning of the regular-season finale. He received a standing ovation from the opposing fans.

He finished with an American Leagueleading .330 average, 44 homers and 139 RBIs, becoming just the 15th player to achieve the milestone and the first since Boston’s Carl Yastrzemski in 1967.

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Head of Big 12 football officials Walt Anderson apologized to Oklahoma State head coach Mike Gundy for the botched call on a Texas touchdown on Saturday, a source told The Oklahoman.

Anderson “apologized profusely” for the call on Joe Bergeron’s go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes to play. Anderson said the officials were too quick to call the goahead touchdown and that the ball was fumbled before he crossed the goal line. The replay booth reviewed the call and upheld the touchdown.

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Struggling Rangers limp into postseason

By Christian Corona Sports Editor

When asked earlier this year what his favorite rule change in Major League Baseball was, Elvis Andrus didn’t say it was instant replay. Or the designated hitter.

He didn’t say it was interleague play or the fact that the All-Star Game determines which league’s representative will get home field advantage in the World Series.

No, instead, Andrus expressed his approval of the new Wild Card system.

“All of those games make the game more interesting,” he said. “I love the idea of the extra Wild Card. Fans will enjoy that extra game and it’s a chance for another team, so it’s always good for fans to be able to see that.”

“Interesting” may not be the word Andrus would use to describe the new playoff format now.

Not after the Rangers blew a four-run lead for the second time in three days, falling to the A’s, 12-5, Wednesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in their regular season finale. The Rangers were swept by the A’s and did not win the American League West despite leading the division for 178 days — the most by a team that didn’t win its division since the divisional era began in 1969.

Instead of popping champagne, Texas will try to regroup in time for its Wild Card game against the Orioles in Arlington. For a team

that has lost five of their last six games and nine of their last 12, that will be much easier said than done for the slumping Rangers.

Only two teams have erased deficits bigger than the 13-game hole Oakland dug itself out of to win the AL West this year, as the A’s went 57-20 (.740) in their last 77 games, winning their last six.

But even numbers as mind-boggling as those don’t explain the full magnitude of what happened in Oakland, Calif. on Wednesday afternoon.

Josh Hamilton settled under a fly ball in shallow center field off the bat of Yoenis Cespedes. What should have been an inning-ending can of corn turned into a tworun error as the A’s took a 7-5 lead in a six-run fourth inning, one frame after the Rangers pushed five runs across. The A’s would score the last 11 runs of the game.

Hamilton was one of the biggest reasons why the twotime defending AL champion Rangers were in such great position to win a third straight division title. But that moment epitomized Texas’ recent struggles. The Rangers, who held a 13game lead over a previously nondescript A’s team and who held a 5-1 lead over this same squad before the fourth inning began, were suddenly trailing and eventually without a division crown that seemed wrapped up this time last week.

It will be interesting to see how the Rangers respond.

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Longhorns rebound, find ground after early loss

By Christopher Caraveo

Coming off elimination in the qualifying doubles draw, Texas sophomores Lina Padegimaite and Noel Scott took the court Wednesday in search of a victory that previously eluded them.

The duo that lost Tuesday played against Harvard’s Kristin Norton and Hideko Tachibana in the first round of the qualifying doubles consolation bracket in the ITA All-American Championships, and found success, winning 8-3. With the victory, the Longhorns are an even 4-4 in matches played through day five.

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16 at the Duke Invitational, since she missed out on the Longhorn Invitational.

Ellis will make her fourth appearance in the championships, having participated in the event all four of her years as a Longhorn. She will look to improve upon a round of 16 appearances in last year’s meeting and provide Texas with some needed momentum.

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A’s snatch division title from Texas

By Janie McCauley Associated Press

OAKLAND, Calif. — Josh Hamilton made one thing clear: The Texas Rangers will forget their stunning seasonending sweep at Oakland and regroup as an American League Wild Card.

So much for a third straight AL West crown. Texas needed one win against the upstart Athletics in three games, and didn’t get it.

“You guys have a hard time believing we can forget about it and move ahead,” Hamilton said. “But that’s what we get paid to do. We’ll go home, regroup and go figure out what we have to do.”

The Athletics captured the AL West with another improbable rally in a season full of them, coming back from four runs down and a 13-game division deficit to beat the two-time defending league champion Rangers 12-5 on Wednesday.

Hamilton dropped a fly ball in center field for a tworun error that put the A’s (94-68) ahead 7-5 in a sixrun fourth inning. The A’s only added to Texas’ troubles the rest of the way.

“You can have all the experience as you want but when you run into a team that’s hot, experience has nothing to do with it,” Rangers manager Ron Washington said.

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continues from page 7 after a kill from senior utility Sha’Dare McNeal. After TCU gained a three-point lead, Texas answered with a six-point run to take the second set.

“I felt like we were really jittery,” Elliott said of the second set. “We were try-

to the new one-game, Wild Card playoff at home against Baltimore on Friday night, with the winner playing the New York Yankees in the division series.

The A’s get some time off before opening the division series in their first postseason appearance since 2006, playing Game 1 at Detroit on Saturday.

The Athletics needed a sweep and they delivered to win their first division crown in six years and 15th in all.

They overcame a five-game deficit in the final nine days and took sole possession of the West’s top spot for the first time this year.

“We knew this is a beast of a team we would have to beat, and to be able to beat them three games in a row and win the division on top of it, really it’s a magical type thing,” manager Bob Melvin said.

Grant Balfour retired Michael Young on a fly to center for the final out, then raised his arms in the air as the A’s streamed out of the dugout and began bouncing up and down in the infield.

“2012 AL WEST CHAMPIONS” flashed on the scoreboard two days after the A’s clinched a playoff spot Monday and held a wild dance party in the clubhouse.

“I’m glad there’s not one tomorrow or Friday,” owner Lew Wolff said. “I can relax

and go home. I’m running out of underwear.”

Players high-fived fans while taking a victory lap through the rundown Coliseum, where the outfield still has a light patch of grass from football in the venue shared by the NFL’s Raiders.

Soon, the celebratory champagne and beer made its way to the field — and players sprayed it into the stands. The A’s returned to the field almost an hour later to greet fans still gathered along the top of the dugout.

Oakland pulled off another remarkable performance in a season defined by thrilling walkoffs, rallies and whipped-cream pie celebrations by a team that was never supposed to be here.

A club that trailed Texas by 13 games on June 30. A club with a $59.5 million payroll, the lowest in baseball. General manager Billy Beane found ways to get a blue-collar franchise back to the playoffs for the first time since being swept by Detroit in the 2006 AL championship series.

Coco Crisp hit a tying two-run double in the fourth against Derek Holland (127) and Brandon Moss drove in three runs, including a two-run single in the fourrun eighth.

Rookie winning pitcher Evan Scribner (2-0) left the mound in the sixth to a standing ovation from the

sellout crowd of 30,067. He allowed two hits and struck out two in three scoreless innings after replacing struggling starter A.J. Griffin.

Ryan Cook, pitching for a fifth consecutive game, gave up a double to Nelson Cruz before retiring the next three Texas hitters with strikeouts of David Murphy and Mike Napoli. Catcher Derek Norris pumped his right arm as the Coliseum fans jumped to their feet.

Norris then homered leading off the bottom of the eighth for his second RBI. It was his seventh homer and Oakland’s majors-leading 112th since the All-Star break.

“Ever since Day 1 I’ve been here, it’s been, the A’s can’t compete with the payroll, can’t compete with this team or that team,” Norris said. “We’re better off if we’re down. It just gives us the extra energy.”

The A’s join the NL West champion San Francisco Giants as division champions. The Bay Area is already buzzing about a possible Bay Bridge World Series like the 1989 championship swept by Oakland, one interrupted by an earthquake.

Hamilton’s miscue while charging forward might haunt the to-be free agent if his Rangers don’t get past their Wild Card game“I just missed it, man,” Hamilton said.

ing to get good swings, we had a lot of opportunities and we just shot ourselves in the foot early on. We made mistakes and started questioning ourselves, and it’s fragile, the confidence of a game.”

After grappling for the second set, the Longhorns came back stronger and surer for the third set. The set opened with a close battle for points between the

two teams, with four ties in the score before Texas grabbed the reins. Five different Longhorns tacked on kills to sway the third set toward Texas’ favor and complete the sweep.

“Ultimately we were able to get back and get calm, and that was a really pleasing thing to see in terms of how to play the game a little better than we did in game two,” Elliott said.

Despite several strong performances, Texas did not tally as many blocks as expected. The Horned Frogs effectively avoided blocks, changing the rhythm of the game and demanding a response from Texas.

“I think with any team you have to be smart,” Webster said. “They’re going to have good blocks. You have to be yourself and make it work.”

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Running back Malcolm Brown sprained his ankle the first time he touched the ball against the Cowboys and did not play for the rest of the game. He will not play Saturday.

Linebacker Jordan Hicks’ status is still unknown for Saturday.

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Johnathan gray stepping up With Malcolm Brown’s injury on Saturday, freshman Johnathan Gray got the most playing time he’s had all season. He had 68 rushing yards on 12 carries, many of them out of the Wild formation.

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Smith poses challenge No. 8 West Virginia defeated Baylor, 70-63 this past week. Quarterback Geno Smith threw a Big 12-record of eight touchdowns in the game.

West Virginia is not going to be like Oklahoma State. While the Cowboys were a bit forgiving on offense, the Mountaineers will not be. They are third in scoring offense with 53 points per game and Heisman candidate Smith leads the nation in pass efficiency.

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sive game, he was vital in keeping the offense in the game.

“When that does come up, Johnathan was a guy that came in, did a fantastic job in his role,” cooffensive coordinator Bryan Harsin said. “There’s some plays in there, we were backed up. Got great ball security.”

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lected for the Pro Bowl five times and was a firstround draft pick in 2001.

Being the short guy on the line can’t be too much of a disadvantage.

Hopkins said Jackson’s height is beneficial.

“Being a shorter guy, Desmond has a naturally low pad level,” Hopkins said. “He does even better than that by keeping his knees bent with very good leg drive, and he just has a naturally quick get off. He’s very good at keying in on snaps. He’s a strong guy and uses that to his advantage.”

Fellow defensive tackle Chris Whaley said Jackson always has a smile on his

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is not going to have to wait long in April to get his name called,” defensive coordinator Manny Diaz said. “Great player. Great wide receivers. Plays in a great system for success.”

For a defense that is struggling to find its identity, the Mountaineers’ arrival in Austin will be a tough test — potentially the toughest test the defense will face all season.

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face and is a leader of the team, even though he is only a sophomore.

“He’s a great player and a great person,” Whaley said. “He practices hard and he plays hard. He has a great personality.”

Last year, Jackson’s steady improvement was obvious.

He had two tackles in each of the final three games he played in and had sacks in the last two games, including the Holiday Bowl.

This season, he is earning more playing time on the defensive line.

His strength and drive will help the defensive line take on the high-powered West Virginia offensive line and Heisman hopeful quarterback, Geno Smith.

With a nickname like Tank, what else would you expect?

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Cat-sized dino dines on veggies A new dinosaur dating back 200 million years ago has been discovered and it appears to have been a vegetarian, despite its sharp teeth. By looking at the wear on the teeth, scientists have come to the conclusion that the species used them in a way similar to fanged deer of today: as self defense or, perhaps, for digging. The species, pegomastax africanus, is odd-looking, with a parrot-shaped beak and vampire fangs. Unlike some better-known dinosaurs with sharp teeth, it is not particularly terrifying since it is just shy of the size and weight of a typical housecat.

cal Oncology) 2012 Congress in Vienna, show that the general population is uninformed when it comes to cancer prevention. Among the more alarming results were that 90 percent of respondents believed genetics strongly increase cancer risk even though diet and lifestyle account for approximately 90 to 95 percent of cancers. Respondents also generally underestimated the impact of obesity, alcohol and sunlight exposure, which can all significantly put patients at risk of developing tumors. Additionally, many people believed detox diets, organic food and fresh, rather than frozen, fruits would help protect against cancer even though research has not shown that to be the case. The results suggest that the public needs better education about lifestyle choices in order to help battle this deadly disease.

Cancer myths prevail

Fraud in science

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By Robert Starr

Sharp teeth shred veggies

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continues from page 12 “The story goes, Col. Andrew Neill’s ghost can be seen galloping around on his horse around the house,” said Cecille Marcato, the museum’s director.

“Another story claims that Neill can be seen on the second-story balcony with Gen. Robert E. Lee, rocking back and forth in rocking chairs.”

Despite working at the museum for eight years, Marcato can’t attest to any supernatural experiences.

“I’ve been up here working in the middle of the night, sometimes all the way until five in the morning,” she said.

“I haven’t seen or heard anything out of the ordinary, and I’m a pretty observant person.”

One of science’s greatest attributes is its self-correcting nature. If a group publishes a study, several other opposing groups Though she has her own theories about the origins of the museum’s ghost stories, she encourages those interested to come check out the rumors for themselves.

“We’ve had a number of ghost tours and interested kids come by and ask about the stories,” Marcato said.

“We even host events for children where we hand out magnifying glasses and notepads so the kids can look for evidence of ghosts themselves. It’s something I want people to experience on an individual basis.”

For Milligan, considered “the brave one” in her group, Ghost Girls of Austin, the hunt for paranormal activity remains a thrilling part of her life.

“I like to do really ridiculous things that could potentially

jump into action to try and prove the first wrong. Through this process, mistakes may be uncovered and, when they are, the journals that published the initial results retract them. A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows, however, that honest mistakes aren’t nearly as common as outright fraud, which accounts for over two-thirds of all retractions in medical journals. What makes this study more insightful than other similar studies is its depth, going back to the 1940s, and its willingness to investigate the nature of the retractions, which are often hidden or disguised to save face. The authors of this report note that fraud has increased about tenfold since the 1970s and that the retractions show trends related to publication time and location.

Faces influence voting

A computer analysis of the facial features of female politicians in the House of Representatives showed that republican women tend to have more feminine features than those in

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URL: ctparacon.com get me in trouble,” she said. “I haven’t run into anything that scared me so much I had to leave, but the ghosts don’t like growling at me because they know I’ll growl back. I’ve had friends feel or hear things that really freaked them out, and I’m waiting for something like that to happen to me.”

the Democratic Party, whereas democratic men tend to appear more masculine than republican men. The researchers also discovered that the effect was correlated with voting record.

In other words, republican women who voted more conservatively than others in their party typically also had more feminine features. The authors believe that these results are indicative of a society in which voters aren’t looking exclusively at policies or records when deciding on which candidate to vote for, and, in fact, may be looking at how well the candidate fits into his or her respective stereotypical gender role.

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gating 45 wild female baboons found that being nice has its benefits. The researchers analyzed the traits they observed of the baboons and ascribed them a score in each of three categories, nice (friendliness), aloof (aggression) and loner (being alone). The scientists then compiled the data and attempted to correlate the individuals’ attributes with how well other monkeys treated

them as well as how well they kept partners. The results showed that the nice baboons scored highest in sociability and also did fairly well in terms of keeping partners, though not quite as well as the aloof ones. The loners are worse off in both categories and also had high glucocorticoid hormone levels, which indicate their lives are particularly stressful.

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ing, the six-piece band is joined by the Austin-based Tosca String Quartet, who have been playing together since 1997. Comprised of two violins, a viola and a cello, the group appears on seven of the 14 tracks, playing cathartic melodies orchestrated and arranged by Christopher Cox, Falconberry’s melodica player.

“Recording with Dana was great,” said Sara Nelson, cellist of the group, “All of the songs are beautiful and filled with beautiful vocal harmonies; it’s all really great stuff.”

Leelanau is saturated with surprising sound clips, obscure instrumentation and lyrical themes of nature that converge to illustrate flawless romantic landscapes. It is the background music to a hike through Zilker Park, complete with chirping birds and running water.

“This time I was more interested in exploring and creating scenes that couldn’t exist in the real world. I was focusing on a lot of imagery instead of straightforward things like heartbreak and being lonely,” Falconberry said.

Her falsetto vocals are delicate whispers that seem breakable if the volume is turned up too loud. When adjoined with backup singers Gina Dvorak

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and Karla Manzur, the trio operates in perfect harmony and inspires listeners. The multi-layering of high-pitched harmonies is similar to singer/ songwriter Elliott Smith, but the environmental fascination that permeates her work likens her to painters Albert Bierstadt and Thomas Moran.

“I drew a lot of influence Dana Falconberry: from the environment, camping trips, short stories and mov- Leelanau ies, mostly anything that can Released: 10/4/2012 visually transport me to a dif- Genre: Orchestral Folk-Pop ferent world,” Falconberry said.

Length: 43 The gorgeous aural soundscapes take listeners through all four seasons the Michigan’s Leelanau Peninsula experiences. The album ends the way it began, with wisps of guitar plucking layered over Where: Scottish Rite eerie high-pitched sounds, illustrating both the cycli- Theater cal tendencies of the natural world and the likelihood of an When: Thursday’s 8 p.m. audience member to listen to How Much: $10 again and again.

“I just want to play more music and have the same weird adventures. I have no Theater on Lavaca and 18th huge aspirations,” Falcon- streets. Marmalakes and inberry said. “Playing music die rock band Good Field alone is a huge aspiration. will open the show. Dana FalThat’s all I want, nothing conberry and her band will be joined on stage by the Tomore than that.”

Leelanau will be released sca String Quartet and Elaine Thursday at the Scottish Rite Barber on harp.

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Luckily, my parents supported my dreams,” she said.

San Roman’s greatest influence is her father. “He understands my passion for music, the arts and has always supported my dreams,” she said.

San Roman’s father is involved in radio broadcasting, so music has always been a huge part of her life.

At first, San Roman was intimidated by the theater. But after taking classes in the theatre and dance department at UT, her feelings changed.

“I have fallen in love with the art form and I’m so excited about this opportunity,” San Roman said. “This role means so much to me. I see it as a wonderful beginning for my future, and I am so happy and honored

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to be playing a character that positively represents my culture and community.”

According to SchroederArce, San Roman embodies the role of Carmencita effortlessly and is a pleasure to watch on stage. “Aisha takes on this child in a very authentic way.” Shroeder-Arce said.

“I think she is going to knock it out of the park and she is the first Mariachi Girl, which is pretty exciting.”

Amarante Lucero, senior theatre and dance professor, said that it is gratifying to see his own students, like Aisha, blossom and express themselves in work that relates to their everyday lives.

Schroeder–Arce sets out to inspire through all of her work.

Mariachi Girl Where: ZACH’s Theatre for Youth (Whisenhunt Stage)

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URL: zachtheatre.org/ stage/whisenhunt-stage “I think we all have dreams,” she said. “And we need to hear that whatever they are, we can achieve them like Mariachi Girl does.”

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team,” Justin Elliott, bar manager at The Volstead Lounge, said. “As people learn more and more that there’s absinthe that is more or less traditional, produced in Pont but owned by a local guy [Wasilition will] continue to get a lot of good traction that way. ” Wasilition has recently employed the help of three UT McCombs business students, Matt Ciferri, Brian Egan and Sean Kirtman, to continue growing his brand.

“It’s a very exciting spot to be in,” Ciferri, management information system senior, said. “Ever since absinthe was legalized in 2007, people have been waiting for something big to happen and finally have it become a mainstay in the liquor industry.”

Wasilition recognized the same curiosity in Ciferri, Egan, and Kirtman as he had when first delving into the business world.

“You can never really

get involved with something like this unless you ask,” Wasilition said.

“When I first started looking at this type of business, I was emailing these big companies and would get an email back maybe half the time. But then I started talking to smaller companies and you have a lot more luck there. You can get a job with any of these small companies you just have to reach out and do it.”

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Absinthe takes a trip to Austin

By Sarah-Grace Sweeney Graham Wasilition is in the liquor business. He just happens to own and manage a brand of absinthe, an alcohol stereotyped by its green color and supposed ability to cause hallucinations.

Wasilition, once a materials engineer, is now the founder and managing partner of Tenneyson Absinthe Royale, a white absinthe with a name inspired by famous poet and absinthe drinker, Lord Alfred Tennyson.

Absinthe was popular in the 19th century. The phyloxera bug killed off grape vines used for wine in France. But absinthe, created from a sugar beet base, could still be made cheaply and well. However, when the wine business began to flourish again, the wine companies painted absinthe as dangerous and wild.

It was first banned in 1914, but remained illegal after the end of Prohibition due to it’s association with insanity and death.

Wasilition, a Virginia Tech alumnus, moved to Austin for his first job as an engineer in July 2006. While he was not thinking about creating an absinthe brand, Wasilition knew he eventually wanted to work for himself.

“I was kind of an efficiency/innovation engineer,” Wasilition said. “But I’ve always wanted to work for myself. And working for a company like that, you make good money pretty quickly. I felt like if I continued down that path I would be making too good of money too soon and not be able to leave that situation. ” In 2007, absinthe was legalized in the U.S. The drink

Ricky Llamas | Daily Texan Staff Graham Wasilition, a former materials engineer, is now the founder and managing partner of Tenneyson Absinthe Royale, a local distiller of white absinthe.

became exciting again, but more so as a novelty drink that only the most wild and dangerous of bachelor parties would bring out and light on fire.

“There were products that tried to leverage the kind of hallucinogenic, scary history of absinthe rather than actually trying to make a good, quality product,” Wasilition said. “It’s legal. It’s not some drug. And once you realize that, having a company market to you as, ‘this is a drug,’

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it’s not a product a lot of people stick with.”

Intrigued by the mystique surrounding absinthe, Wasilition began his research. He discovered a small absinthe culture that knows how to enjoy the drink properly, with no fire and no hallucinations.

“A classic true absinthe shouldn’t be anymore hallucinogenic than any other high proof booze,” Wasilition said. “Absinthe is just another kind of buzz. It’s a very clear-

minded, clear-headed, creative kind of feel.”

Wasilition drew in people like David Nathan-Maister, author of “The Absinthe Encyclopedia,” with his vision for the drink, a vision that relied less on gimmicks and danger and more on having a unique experience. After two and a half years of experimenting with recipes and brand ideas, Wasilition began selling Tenneyson in 2011. By marketing his product as similar to gin

(white absinthe and gin have the same distilling process) he hoped to make absinthe more accessible.

“People understand gin a lot better than they understand absinthe,” Wasiliiton said. He explained that Tenneyson incorporates juniper berry in their absinthe, the key ingredient in gin, so that while Tenneyson is a true white absinthe, its style is very gin-like and opens the absinthe category to a wider audience.

Tenneyson is currently sold in seven states, even though Wasilition said he doesn’t spend any money on marketing. Tenneyson also won 2 gold medals — for spirit and packaging — at last year’s San Francisco World Spirits Competition. “[Wasilition’s] product in particular will continue to flourish because Austin is a city of homers, people just absolutely root for the home

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Local play embraces culture

By Jasmin Carina Castanon

Pearce Murphy| Daily Texan Staff Local musician Dana Falconberry is releasing her third album, Leelanau, on Thursday. Her six-piece band is also joined on the record by the Austin-based Tosca String Quartet.

Nature feeds new album

By Shane Miller In a town overflowing with indie rock bands, Dana Falconberry’s alternative musical style is as refreshing as the “Crooked River” she depicts in her latest release, Leelanau.

Falconberry lived in Michigan until she moved to Arkansas to attend Hendrix College. She majored in music business and aspired to open up her own dance company. Growing up as a ballet dancer, she ultimately decided to switch her creative medium to music and songwriting.

“When I wrote [songs], it was exactly what I wanted to say,” Falconberry explained, “Dancing was too choreographed and frustrating.”

After graduating, she spontaneously relocated to Austin in hopes of becoming a musician.

“I moved here somewhat blindly. I didn’t even know anything or anyone here; it was crazy,” Falconberry said.

However, since her arrival in 2004, she’s toured the United States and played in Japan,

France, Portugal, the U.K. and the Netherlands. She has released two albums so far, Paper Sailboat in 2006 and Halletts in 2010. She recently signed to Oakland, Calif., record label Antenna Farm and is set to release her third album, Leelanau, on Thursday.

“I’m so excited for her release,” Chase Weinacht, Austin rock band Marmalakes frontman, said. “I have so much respect for her music. I can’t really say enough about how much I like Dana.”

Leelanau marks a dramatic turn from Falconberry’s previous style of sparse instrumentation, which she attributes to the compatibility she found with her band. Although her performances are credited solely to her name, she emphasized the indispensable role other musicians play.

“They’ve changed the way that I write, perform and record,” Falconberry said, “The project is definitely more like a band now than anything else.”

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This October, Teatro Vivo, an Austin-based theater company “dedicated to producing quality bilingual theater” will premiere “Mariachi Girl” at ZACH’S Theatre for Youth. The play showcases the talent of UT actors and playwrights alike.

“Mariachi Girl” is a bilingual musical that tells the story of 8-year-old Carmencita who dreams of following in her father’s footsteps: being part of a mariachi band. Carmencita’s father protests this idea because he believes that only men can be part of mariachi bands. Nonetheless, Carmencita continues to follow her dreams despite the gender stereotypes working against her.

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Roxanne Schroeder-Arce wrote Mariachi Girl and played a major role in the show’s casting and production. Schroeder-Arce is a director, performer and published playwright whose work focuses on Latino theater for young audiences. Several of Schroeder-Arce’s bilingual plays, including Señora Tortuga, Legend of the Poinsettia and Sangre de un Ángel, are shown to young people in theatres around the United States.

“I am always interested in writing about young people — their aspirations and dreams — specifically Latino youth,” Schroeder-Arce said. The idea that people young or old can become whoever they want to be is the common theme in much of her work. “Carmencita is learning that and teaching that, as well. The chil-

dren in my plays are typically very wise and the adults get to learn through and with them,” she said.

Senior theatre and dance major Aisha San Roman was ecstatic when she landed the starring role of young Carmencita.

San Roman values her culture, much like the character she plays in Mariachi Girl.

“I believe in what C a r mencita represents,” San Roman said. Born in McAllen, just 20 minutes away from the Mexican-American border, San Roman had dreams just as big

as Carmencita’s when she was her age.

“I definitely see a little of myself in her. I was a dreamer when I was a child and I still am today.

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Paranormal scene alive and well in Austin

By Alexandra Hart With Halloween on the horizon, ghost stories and haunted houses increase in popularity for those looking for a fright.

But for Jackie Milligan, tales of the supernatural aren’t just a seasonal thrill; they’re what she’s all about.

Milligan, local ghost hunter and founder of the upcoming Central Texas Paranormal Conference, said there’s much in store for this year’s event, which spans the weekend from Friday to Sunday at the Ben Hur Shrine Auditorium in North Austin.

“This is the event’s second year and we began planning

almost immediately after last year’s event ended,” Milligan said. “We’ve got speakers, including cast members from Ghost Hunters, vendors, raffles and investigationsplanned.Itshouldbeapretty good turnout.”

Some of the highlights of this year’s conference are interactive, on-location investigations at various locales around Austin and surrounding areas, where those conference attendees will go out and search for evidence of paranormal activity themselves.

“Saturday and Sunday, we’re doing investigations at allegedly haunted locations,” Milligan said. “One at the hall where the

conference is taking place, one out in Burnet and one at the Blanco County Courthouse.”

Annette Porterfield, coordinator of paranormal investigation group Texas Ghostly Gatherings, attended last year’s Central Texas Paranormal Conference and is looking forward to this year’s event.

“The conference is great for new people who are interested in paranormal investigations but don’t really know where to start,” Porterfield said. “That and smaller groups, like Texas Ghostly Gatherings, are good for those new to the scene. It can be hard to break into, and a lot of groups aren’t very welcoming to totally new people.”

For those unable to attend the conference, otherworldy opportunities abound in and around Austin.

“There’s no shortage of sites in Central Texas,” Porterfield said. “It’s just a matter of finding out where to go, how to get in and how to pay for it.”

Some of the investigation locations Milligan has visited include Buffalo Billiards, Elysium and the Driskill hotel. She’s also explored West Campus’ very own Neill-Cochran House Museum. Nestled between 23rd and 24th streets, the historic Greek Revival style house is shrouded in ghastly legend.

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